January 5, 2010

HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW

TILA TEQUILA'S "FIANCEE" CASEY JOHNSON HAS DIED:

CASEY JOHNSON . . . an heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune AND the same-sex fiancée of TILA TEQUILA . . . was found dead yesterday. She was 30 years old. --Her body was discovered at her Los Angeles home yesterday morning. There's no word on a cause of death. Police say Casey was probably dead for several days when her body was discovered. --There were no signs of foul play, and police are awaiting the results of toxicology tests. --TMZ spoke with Tila yesterday afternoon, and she said Casey stayed at Tila's house on December 28th. But that was the last time she had any contact with her, because they'd had a fight . . . and Casey's phone had been shut off since the 29th. --Casey was a frequent Twitter user, but hadn't been on the site since the 29th. Her last Tweet was, quote, "Sweet dreams everyone . . . I'm getting a new car . . . Any ideas? Can't [be] a two seater 'cause we have a daughter . . . sedan, sports car, suv??" (--Casey had a daughter named Ava, whom she adopted from Kazakhstan in 2007. She's a toddler now. There's no word where she was when her mother died . . . or where she is now.) --Casey was probably best known for her bad behavior. She was reportedly cut off from her family due to drug problems and an arrest this past November for allegedly stealing jewelry, clothing and other items from a model and former girlfriend named Jasmine Lennard. -Last January, Casey's ex-girlfriend, Courtenay Semel, set Casey's hair on fire during an argument. (--Courtenay is the daughter of Terry Semel . . . a former boss at both Warner Brothers and Yahoo!.) (--Courtenay has also allegedly scissored with Tila AND Lindsay Lohan. But not at the same time. Although that would have been pretty hot.) (???) --On December 9th, Casey and Tila announced their "engagement". --Casey's father is New York Jets owner WOODY JOHNSON. --Tila Tequila has already posted several Tweets about Casey's death. Her first was this one . . . quote, "Everyone please pray 4 my Wifey Casey Johnson. She has passed away. Thank u for all ur love and support but I will be offline to be w family." --Strangely enough, she later Tweeted that Casey wasn't dead, but in a COMA. There's no word where Tila got that idea, but it wasn't true. --And Tila's more recent Tweets indicate she's aware that Casey is dead. (--You can check out Tila's Twitter page here . . .) http://twitter.com/OFFICIALtila

KATHARINE MCPHEE DOESN'T EVER PLAN ON POSING NUDE:

I don't know about you, but I find this insanely tragic: KATHARINE MCPHEE doesn't ever plan on posing nude. --She says, quote, "I don't think that will never happen. Unless I, like, lose my mind at some point. I already made the mistake of being in 'Stuff', a magazine that doesn't even exist anymore. --"I was pressured into that. I didn't really want to, and I was assured that it was going to be tasteful. And you know what? I've come to the realization that with those magazines, if they're wrapped in plastic, they're probably never going to be tasteful." (--Katharine's new album, "Unbroken", hits the shelves today.)

LONLEY NO MORE FOR VAUGHN

VINCE VAUGHN married his girlfriend, Kyla Weber, in a small, private ceremony outside his hometown of Chicago on Saturday.--Kyla, a Canadian real estate agent, is 31 years old . . . Vince is 39.

VIDEO OF BRITTANY MURPHY FROM CHRIS CORNELL'S WEDDING SHOWED UP ON CRAIGSLIST:

SOUNDGARDEN singer CHRIS CORNELL is threatening to sue Craigslist, after his wedding video showed up for sale there. --Apparently the selling point was BRITTANY MURPHY, who acted as maid of honor for Chris' wife Vicky at the 2004 ceremony. (--Brittany died December 20th, of an apparent heart attack.) --Craigslist has already removed the video, but that's not enough for Chris and Vicky. They want Craigslist to fork over information on the seller . . . because they claim the video was STOLEN.

NBC HAS CONFIRMED THE CAST OF "CELEBRITY APPRENTICE":

NBC has finally unveiled the cast of the third season of "Celebrity Apprentice", which will premiere on March 14th. The list was essentially confirmed back in October, when the cast was photographed shooting a promo in New York City. --The only name on the official list that we hadn't heard before was former Olympic runner MICHAEL JOHNSON. (--He ran in three different Olympics and picked up his fourth gold medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.) --He wasn't a late add. In fact, he WAS in the pictures of the shoot that were making the rounds online . . . but he was in the back, and apparently no one knew who he was. (--That's a little sad . . . but it's not a big deal. You can't expect to immediately recognize every "star" on the various celebrity reality shows these days.)--Since you've probably long forgotten, here's the rest of the cast:--Cyndi Lauper--Poison singer Bret Michaels--Former baseball star Darryl Strawberry--Actress Holly Robinson Peete--Sharon Osbourne--Disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich--Sinbad--Comedienne Carol Leifer--Australian chef Curtis Snow--WWE wrestler Maria Kanellis--Former WWE wrestler Bill Goldberg--Former Olympic swimmer Summer Sanders--Model Selita Ebanks(--And again, don't forget about former Olympic runner Michael Johnson.)--At least initially, the men will compete against the women . . . and once again, the winner will be given a monetary prize to pass along to the charity of their choice. (--Even Blagojevich has a charity, even though he could probably use the cash.)

CBS HAS STOPPED USING WALTER CRONKITE'S VOICE FOR THE NEWS:

Yesterday, CBS finally stopped using WALTER CRONKITE'S voice to introduce the "CBS Evening News" . . . and replaced his voiceover with a new one by MORGAN FREEMAN. (--Cronkite died back on July 17th.) --CBS News President Sean McManus explained, quote, "As comforting as it is to look back on the great career that Walter had, we're looking forward now and we just felt it was the right time to make the move that at some point had to be made. --"This seemed like the appropriate time since Walter's passing to make the move."

LENNY KRAVITZ HAS CONFIRMED THAT "ANOTHER DAY" WAS A SONG HE RECORDED WITH MICHAEL JACKSON:

LENNY KRAVITZ has confirmed that the 90-second clip of "Another Day" . . . the new MICHAEL JACKSON track that leaked online over the weekend . . . is legit. --Lenny says it's a song that he recorded with Michael a few years ago. --In an online video . . . in which he appears to be nestled in a remote, tropical forest somewhere (???) . . . Lenny says, quote, "As you know and have heard, part of the song leaked . . . not by me, because mine has been locked up in a vault since we recorded it. --"The version that's out is a minute and 30 seconds, roughly, of the track . . . not mixed, but it is the track." -He says he has no idea how the track got out . . . or who the DJs are on the leaked version. He says, quote, "I don't know what their purpose is, but that person has nothing to do with the track." --Lenny says that he wrote, produced and played all of the instruments on "Another Day". He adds, quote, "It was one of the most amazing musical experiences that I've ever had. --"It was done by two people who had respect for each other and who love music . . . that was it." --TMZ says that Jackson's label has been trying to pull the clip from the Internet. --Lenny says a proper release for the song is being worked on, but he doesn't have any details yet. (--Here's video of Lenny . . . in the bush . . . talking about "Another Day" . . .) http://www.twitvid.com/EED87

ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS ARE *NOT* BREAKING UP:

If you're actively following the guys in ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS on Twitter . . . and several thousand of you actually ARE . . . you may have heard that the band came close to splitting up over the holidays. --A few days before Christmas, singer TYSON RITTER and guitarist NICK WHEELER apparently got into a pretty serious argument. It's unclear what it was over, but both of them sent out Tweets referencing it --Ritter said, quote, "Just walked out on dinner with Wheels, I'm over this (crap)." And later, Wheeler said, quote, "Fed up with Ty and his BS . . . I'm out! Forever." --Neither of them said anything else about it until New Year's Eve, when they both announced that they'd patched things up . . . by KISSING. --Ritter said, quote, "Nick and I made up. I mean made out." And then he posted a picture of the passionate moment. Nick added, "And now, all is well." (--Here are two links to pictures of the kiss . . .) http://img124.yfrog.com/i/srwb.jpg/ http://twitpic.com/w68u3


NAZZY'S RANDOM STUFF

PRESIDENT OBAMA APPOINTED A TRANSGENDERED WOMAN TO THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT:

Even if you don't agree with all the moves PRESIDENT OBAMA has made in office, you have to admit he's shaken things up. Here's what I mean . . . --Recently, Obama appointed a former test pilot and rocket scientist named Amanda Simpson to be his Senior Technical Advisor to the Department of Commerce. But presidents make appointments all the time. So why are we talking about THIS one? --Because Amanda used to be a MAN. --About six years ago, Amanda underwent gender reassignment surgery, and it's thought she's the first transgendered person ever to be appointed by a president. --Amanda says, quote, "I'm truly honored to have received this appointment and am eager and excited about this opportunity that is before me. --"And at the same time, as one of the first transgender presidential appointees to the federal government, I hope that I will soon be one of hundreds and that this appointment opens future opportunities for many others." (ABC News / Politico)

AN 11-YEAR-OLD WAS SAVED FROM A COUGAR ATTACK BY HIS GOLDEN RETRIEVER:

11-year-old Austin Forman lives in Boston Bar, British Columbia. --On Saturday, he was collecting firewood in his backyard when his Golden Retriever, Angel, started acting strangely. And then Austin noticed why . . . --Just a few feet away, a COUGAR was charging right for him. (!!!) But get this . . . --Angel leapt over a lawn mower, landing right in the cougar's path, and started fighting with the cougar long enough for Austin to run inside the house. --Austin's mom called 911, and when the cops showed up a few minutes later, they found the cougar underneath the porch chewing on Angel's neck. An officer shot the cougar, killing it instantly. --Austin suffered only minor injuries in the attack. And, amazingly, Angel is expected to survive as well. --Austin says, quote, "I feel very, very lucky. If it wasn't for my dog, I don't think I would be here. She was my best friend, but now she's more than a best friend. She's like my guardian now." (CBC News)

THE MOST POPULAR DOG NAME LAST YEAR WAS BUDDY . . . AND THE MOST POPULAR CAT NAME WAS LUCY:

Every January, the people at PetFinder.com take a look at their database of registered pet names to determine the previous year's most popular dog and cat names. Here's what they found:
--The ten most popular DOG names of 2009 were: #10.) Lady#9.) Sadie#8.) Jack#7.) Molly#6.) Bella#5.) Charlie#4.) Lucy#3.) Daisy#2.) Max#1.) Buddy

And the ten most popular CAT names of 2009 were:
#10.) Angel#9.) Charlie#8.) Shadow#7.) Oreo#6.) Daisy#5.) Molly#4.) Bella#3.) Midnight#2.) Smokey#1.) Lucy(Paw Nation)

DO PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAMES START WITH THE LETTER "A" LIVE LONGER THAN THOSE WHOSE NAMES START WITH THE LETTER "D"?

I'm always amazed by the ridiculous "academic" studies that manage to get federal funding. --For example, researchers at Wayne State University in Detroit wanted to find out how a person's first name might affect their LIFE EXPECTANCY. So they examined the life spans of more than 10,000 people born between 1875 and 1930.
--What they found is that people whose first name starts with the letter "A" have the longest life expectancy, at 73.4 years.--And people whose first name starts with the letter "D" have the shortest life expectancy, at 69.2 years.--The average life expectancy for all other letters is 71.3 years. Why the difference?
--Well, they're not entirely sure. But according to an article in a science journal called "Death Studies", quote, "The self-esteem that presumably develops in conjunction with having a first name that begins with 'D' may originate in early academic life. --"Throughout life, we're constantly reminded that 'A' symbolizes the best, whereas 'D' is regarded as almost a failure. With very few exceptions, 'D' signifies poor performance." -In other words, people with names that start with "D" subconsciously develop low self-esteem because it's a bad grade in school. And their low self-esteem somehow makes it more difficult for them to fight off illness and disease, which leads to an early death. (???) (Daily Mail)

AND NOW . . . HERE ARE SOME OF THE LAMEST BREAKUP EXCUSES EVER:

Lemondrop.com is a lifestyle website for women that's affiliated with AOL. Recently, a writer there polled her friends in order to come up with a list of the worst breakup excuses they'd ever heard.
--Here's a look at some of the better . . . or worse . . . ones:--"You're too nice."--"I don't want to hurt you."--"I love you too much."--"I might move soon, and I don't want to have to factor a relationship into the decision."--"You suck in bed."--"I'm actually gay."(--Okay, some of these are clearly pretty lame . . . like the one about being too nice, or loving someone too much. And if someone isn't actually gay, but they use it as an excuse to break up, that's weak too.) (--But what about sexual incompatibility? Isn't that actually a valid reason to break up with someone? Discuss.) (Lemondrop)


NAZZY'S SILLY VIDEO'S OF THE DAY

#1.) Here's a mash-up of the top 25 pop songs from 2009.http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1926914(Search Terms: "Top 25 Pop Songs of 2009" mash-up)

#2.) RICKY GERVAIS sang ELMO an extremely loud lullaby on the December 22nd episode of "Sesame Street".http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc20vMz0V7Q(Search Terms: Ricky Gervais lullaby Elmo "Sesame Street")

#3.) When a ST. LOUIS RAMS lineman tossed his shoes into the stands after Sunday's game, two fans lunged for one and ended up falling ten feet onto their heads.http://rams.fandome.com/video/117076/Rams-Fan-Falling-From-The-Stands-Over-Clifton-Ryans-Game-Shoes/(Search Terms: Clifton Ryan game shoes fans fall from stands video)


FIVE THINGS WOMEN HATE TO DO IN FRONT OF MEN:

Women want men to think that they're ALWAYS cute and ladylike . . . but obviously that's not the truth. Here are five things women hate doing in front of men . . .

#1.) EATING MESSY FOOD. Especially when they first start dating you. That's why a lot of women order stuff that's bite-sized and sauce-free on a first date.

#2.) PASSING GAS. Guys, if you smell something and it wasn't you, just blame it on the dog . . . even if you don't have one. --And when it comes to going "number two," women can wait DAYS if they need to.

#3.) STALKING PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK. Women use Facebook to stay in touch with friends . . . but they ALSO use it to find out who's gained the most weight since high school, and who their exes are currently dating.

#4.) WORKING OUT. Most women don't like working out in front of guys because they don't like people checking them out when they feel sweaty and disgusting. But they still know they're being checked out . . . which is exactly why guys LOVE the gym.

#5.) WATCHING TV SHOWS. Some of the stuff women watch is really awful. And most women know it, which is why they prefer watching their soap operas and reality TV by themselves. (Guyism.com)