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The Week in Gossip: Operation Winehouse

Friday, January 16th, 2009

They tried to make me go to a health spa, and I just crawled, crawled, crawled…Amy Winehouse, who is supposed to be detoxing at the Le Sport Spa in the Caribbean, is keeping a low profile—so to speak. Winehouse is so hard-up for a drink that she’s getting on all fours, crawling up to tables, and stealing drinks from other guests—which leads me to our quote of the week: A source at the resort told The Sun that they keep catching Winehouse “crawling past bars, or hiding behind chairs. She grabs guests’ drinks and runs off, like a squirrel with a nut.”

Question: Who packs an empty (but very real) grenade into his carry-on luggage? Answer: Johnny Jackass. LAX security officers noticed a suspicious-looking explosive in Johnny Knoxville’s bag yesterday and pulled him aside for investigation. No explosives were in tow, but a legit grenade was definitely on board. Ha. Ha. Ha. Knoxville was given a citation and promptly released to go make his flight. Special treatment much? [UPDATE: Knoxville says a wardrobe assistant had put the prop in his suitcase.]

Wanna see Ryan Seacrest get the cold shoulder from Brangelina at the Golden Globes? Pop some popcorn. This is good! (And in less important news: Kate Winslet was a big winner, taking home two globes. Slumdog Millionaire went all Michael Phelps on us too, with four globes. “30 Rock” kicked ass, as usual. And then there was Mickey Rourke.) For more serious coverage of the Globes, click here.

Who’s itching for a little more attention before the cool kid comes to town? I’ll give you one guess.

Spears and Poehler and Duff, Oh My! Sarah Jessica Parker reportedly wants Brit-Brit to partake in the Sex and the City movie sequel. Perhaps we should remind SJP that Brit’s last trip to the box office was for a little whoop-dee-doo called “Crossroads,” which proved to be a total flop. In small screen news, Amy Poehler will star in a new “Office”-inspired sitcom on NBC. The sitcom will follow the ins-and-outs of small-town government bureaucrats. Hmm. Finding humor in the incompetence of our government officials and administrators? Sounds more like the “Twilight Zone” to me! And here’s the real kicker: Hillary Duff will star in a new legal sitcom on NBC. Yes, that’s right—a legal sitcom. Duff will play a young lawyer in a Doogie Howser-ish sort of role. The name of the series? “Barely Legal.” And no, it’s not a porno.

TOP GUN OF THE WEEK: Chelsey B. “Sully” Sullenberger III, the “Hero of the Hudson.” Can I get a “W00t! W00t!” for the pilot who kept calm and kicked ass when his plane lost both of its go-go-gadget engines yesterday? Sully’s four decades of experience saved 155 lives, including that of an infant’s, when he managed to execute an impromptu landing in the Hudson River.  Bad. Ass.

And finally — Beyoncé, is that YOU? . . .

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Music News You Can Use: Copycats and “Best of ‘08″ Lists

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

Coldplay Are Copycats? Gasp… Guitarist Joe Satriani said so last week and he is suing the quartet for allegedly plagiarizing off of his 2004 song “If I Could Fly.” The song in question, “Viva La Vida,” is the second single from their latest album and is nominated for a Grammy. Coldplay’s frontman Chris Martin responded to the allegation and said the similarities are “entirely coincidental.” Hmm. You be the judge here.

Rolling Stone Posts “Best Of” Lists… Some of the obvious singles of the year include Lil’ Wayne’s “Lollipop” (gag), Weezer’s “Pork and Beans” (meh), and Santogold’s (now Santi) “LES Artistes” (yay). For albums, don’t be shocked to see the slew of comeback kids like Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy, Nine Inch Nails’ The Slip, and Metallica’s Death Magnetic.

Britney Is Whipped By PETA… The group of animal rights activists are slapping Britney Spears’ wrists for using animals who are “whipped, chained, and beaten” in her newest music video “Circus.” The trainers for the elephants, Greg and Kari Johnson, deny any wrongdoing, and even claim that they have a “love and infatuation” for their elephants. Umm, okay. I guess using eletronic prods is a special way of showing their love.

“Special Surprises” From Pearl Jam?… Four different editions of their 1991 debut albumTen are now available for pre-order at PearlJam.com. Each version will have a digitally remastered version of the original album, remixes by longtime producer Brenda O’Brien, and various unreleased tracks from that era. The “Legacy” edition will also feature a DVD of unreleased performances.

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Daily News Roundup: Oops, We Did It Again

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Nobody said it would be smooth sailing … The New York Times reports that Eric Holder, Barack Obama’s pick to be attorney general, was much more involved in Marc Rich’s pardon than has previously been acknowledged. The most meaty paragraph:

Mr. Holder had more than a half-dozen contacts with Mr. Rich’s lawyers over 15 months, including phone calls, e-mail and memorandums that helped keep alive Mr. Rich’s prospects for a legal resolution to his case. And Mr. Holder’s final opinion on the matter—a recommendation to the White House on the eve of the pardon that he was “neutral, leaning toward” favorable—helped ensure that Mr. Clinton signed the pardon despite objections from other senior staff members, participants said.

In the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks, stories of horror and bravery … The terrorists targeted foreigners, including Jews, and apparently tortured most of the Jewish hostages before executing them. But as it is in all horrible events, stories are also emerging of acts of heroism. Vishnu Datta Ram Zende, the public-address announcer for Mumbai’s largest train station, calmly evacuated the entire station after he heard a large explosion. Just as the station cleared, attackers reached Zende’s booth and fired inside it. The announcer was unhurt.

We’re in for the long haul … The Dow is up in early trading Tuesday, after falling almost 680 points Monday on news that the U.S. economy has been in a recession since last December. The National Bureau of Economic Research has the task of determining a recession’s beginning and end, and it said the recession began when businesses began cutting jobs in late 2007. The more scary news is that some analysts are saying the downturn won’t end until 2010.

Thai court dissolves government and planes are set to fly … Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled the coalition of parties currently in power committed electoral fraud in the 2007 election that brought them to power. Although current Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat did not resign, as anti-government protesters had hoped, he accepted the court’s decision and said he would enter private life again. Executives from the banned parties, including the prime minister, are barred from participating in politics for five years. The protesters that had kept planes flying for a week at Bangkok’s largest airport said it would reopen to traffic again by Friday.

Barack or Britney? That’s an easy choice … A captivating election, a new face on the political scene—nothing could unseat Britney Spears as the top Yahoo search in 2008, for the fourth year in a row. More frightening is that Barack Obama was only the third-most-searched-for topic—WWE was No. 2.

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The Week in Gossip: Guess Who Got Hitched!

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Brace yourself. Or better yet, pop a bottle—of Pepto. Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag reportedly tied the knot in Mexico last week. And get this: They didn’t even call to prep the paparazzi beforehand. Those posers actually kept the ceremony a secret—probably to keep “the fans” from hurling spitballs at them during their oh so vomitous vows. You know what this means: The spawn of Speidi will soon be upon us. (Dah, dah, DAH!)

Speaking of celebrity offspring—soap please. Guess whose 3-year-old already has an f-ing potty mouth? (Don’t think too hard.)

And Little Miss Crazy’s long-awaited “comeback” album has been conveniently leaked onto the Internet for our listening pleasure—although dragging our nails across a chalkboard would be equally as soothing and a little less predictable—so give it play. The album will drop for reals this Tuesday. And yes, that’s a threat.

Speaking of music, the American Music Awards came and went last Sunday. Chris Brown, 19, stole the night and took home three awards, including artist of the year. His girly, Rihanna, didn’t go home empty-handed either. Power couple much? And it goes without saying that 5-year-old Taylor Swift kicked some adult tail too—what the hell are they putting in those Fruit Loops nowadays?

Just when you thought Kanye West was beside the point, he goes and wins an American Music Award and begins dressing Beyoncé. To. My. Horror.

If you recall, we were all about the sexy last week. We dished on how Hugh Jackman was named People mag’s Yum of the Year. The announcement came as a bit of a shocker (only because our boy Obama was ROBBED) and sources say it even left George Clooney in the cold. Apparently Clooney, who’s had his finger on the pulse of hott for two whole years, gave Jackman a 2 a.m. wake-up call to whine a little—hey, it’s tough being out-of-season sexy.

Who else is bitter? Nicole “I-once-married-Tom-Cruise-so-I-have-no-room-to-talk” Kidman thinks her new hubby, Keith Urban, was totally overlooked for the People mag sexiest title. (He is, after all, the Lady Lovely Locks of country music, y’all.)

Had your fill of sexy? Here’s a fun way to make some ugly. Enjoy.

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Music News You Can Use: New Music for the New Prez

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

BarackStar he is, and the DJs say so. If you’re still partying over the new Prez-Elect, you might want to check here for some Baracked-out cuts to jam to: Q-Tip, Nas, and Daft Punk, to name a few.

Deftones bassist is in a coma. Chi Cheng of the longtime metal band Deftones was involved in a car accident Monday and is in serious but stable condition at a hospital in San Jose, CA. Lead singer Chino Moreno blogged about it here.

Britney and the circus? Sounds about right. The pop tart has revealed her upcoming album cover and tracklist for her sixth studio release, Circus. I know album artwork is almost bust nowadays, but dang Brit, bootlegs look better than that!

Lupe Fiasco is retiring, um okay? The Chi-town emcee says he’s “tired of rapping.” Way to leave us hanging Mr. Superstar. His last album, LUPE.N.D., will be released as a three-disc finale set sometime next year.

FOB’s trying to redeem themselves? Fall Out Boy, everyone’s love-’em-hate-’em cookie-cut band, is trying to recruit a local, unsigned band to open for them for each date of their upcoming tour. The “small venue” tour started this week and will feature songs from their upcoming album, Folie A Deux.

And Lil’ Wayne died again, among other things. That not-so-funny VMA host is in trouble, Ginuwine (or should I say, Ginu-FINE) is back, and lastly, if you want to be in a world tour within the confines of your living room, choose here.

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