March 11, 2010
HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW
THERE IS ONE LESS COREY IN THE WORLD COREY HAIM IS DEAD:
--COREY HAIM . . . one of the TWIN TOWERS OF TEEN IDOLATRY along with COREY FELDMAN . . . died early Wednesday morning. He was 38. --Corey fell ill at his mother's apartment in the San Fernando Valley. He was rushed to a hospital in nearby Burbank, and pronounced dead at about 2:15 A.M. --Authorities believe it was an accidental drug overdose. --We appear to be talking about PRESCRIPTION drugs, though. Ed Winter . . . the L.A. Coroner Assistant Chief . . . says that four prescription bottles were found in Corey's apartment, but they were all, quote, "just normal prescriptions." --He added that NO ILLICIT DRUGS were found. --Winter said that Corey . . . who was staying with his mother to help her battle breast cancer . . . awoke sometime after midnight feeling dizzy and unsteady on his feet. --He tried to stand up, but fell to his knees. His mother helped him back into bed, where he became unresponsive. She called 911 . . . and the rest, you know. --Winter says that Haim's body was, quote, "not in bad shape" . . . and that he'd been battling flu-like symptoms for several days. --Corey's mom, Judy, said quote, "He was a good boy. I'm devastated by his death."
COREY HAIM: THE BIOGRPAHY:
Before we get into the messy details of COREY HAIM'S life, here's the pleasant stuff . . . --Corey broke through in 1985 and 1986 . . . when he played the wheelchair-bound hero in the Stephen King werewolf flick "Silver Bullet" and the title character in the coming-of-age flick "Lucas". (--His co-stars in that movie included Charlie Sheen, Winona Ryder, Jeremy Piven and Courtney Thorne-Smith.) --In 1987, the release of "The Lost Boys" brought us THE DAWN OF THE COREYS . . . marking his first team-up with the man who would become his best friend and most frequent co-star, COREY FELDMAN. --The Coreys would go on to bless us from the late 1980s through the '90s with such cinematic masterpieces as "License to Drive", "Dream a Little Dream" and its sequel, "Dream a Little Dream 2", "National Lampoon's Last Resort", "Blown Away" and "Busted". --Sadly, the quality of those team-ups dropped dramatically over time, and it's pretty much been downhill since then. --The most press Corey's received in recent years was for "The Two Coreys" . . . that A&E reality show he and Feldman did from 2007 to 2008 . . . and for his botched cameo in the "Lost Boys" sequel. --Next month, Corey was supposed to begin directing and starring in a movie called "A Detour In Life" . . . about a man who succumbs to alcohol and, quote, "other self-destructive impulses." (--Here's a trailer for one of Corey's last movies, "American Sunset" . . . which will probably be coming straight-to-DVD in the near future . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbgari6Gwyg
COREY HAIM: THE ADDICTIONS:
COREY HAIM'S drug problems are pretty legendary. --He started drinking when he was 15 . . . on the set of the 1986 movie "Lucas". The following year, while shooting "The Lost Boys", he smoked his first joint. --He started snorting coke . . . which led to CRACK . . . which led to the first of several stints in rehab. --Doctors placed him on prescription drugs . . . but that only seemed to make things worse. --Pretty soon, he was downing 85 Valium per day . . . along with other drugs. In 2001, he suffered a stroke brought on by drugs. --In 2007, he re-teamed with his old friend COREY FELDMAN for the A&E reality series "The Two Coreys". Much of the show centered around the UTTER MESS Haim had made of his life . . . and Feldman's attempts to help him. --The show lasted two seasons . . . and ended with Feldman vowing not to speak to Haim again until he got sober. (--The Coreys were together as recently as three weeks ago, and Corey Haim seemed to be in good health and spirits, as this paparazzi video will prove . . .)(--WARNING!!! There is unedited profanity in this clip . . .)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HHOhGOGETk--Ironically, sources with the show "Celebrity Rehab" say they approached Corey sometime in the last 10 days of his life, but he turned them down. -One staffer says, quote, "[He was] extremely defensive and insulted, saying, 'It's the last show I'd ever do . . . I do not need help.'"(--Here's an interview MTV did with Corey back in 2007 . . . in which he talks about how he got clean . . .)http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1633590/20100310/story.jhtml--For the record, numerous people have come out and said that Corey seemed to be doing well prior to his death and showed no signs of drug addictions. --These include fellow residents of Corey's mother's apartment complex and people he'd worked with on his last few movies.
COREY FELDMAN SPEAKS:
Obviously, COREY FELDMAN is heartbroken over the death of COREY HAIM. Here's his statement . . . --"I was awakened at 8:30 this morning by my brother and sister knocking on my bedroom door. They informed me of the loss of my brother Corey Haim. My eyes weren't even open all the way when the tears started streaming down my face. --"I am so sorry for Corey, his mother Judy, his family, my family, all of our fans, and of course my son who I will have to find a way to explain this to when he gets home from school. --"This is a tragic loss of a wonderful, beautiful, tormented soul, who will always be my brother, family, and best friend. We must all take this as a lesson in how we treat the people we share this world with while they are still here to make a difference. --"Please respect our families as we struggle and grieve through this difficult time. I hope the art Corey has left behind will be remembered as the passion of that for which he truly lived."
COREY FELDMAN WANTS TO KNOW WHERE WE WERE WHEN COREY HAIM NEEDED HELP!!!
COREY FELDMAN is mad as hell, and he's not going to take it anymore. Corey went on "Larry King Live" last night to rage against the evil machine that took the life of his good friend COREY HAIM. --That machine, my friends, is US. --Corey said, quote, "I'm very troubled today, Larry. I'm angry, I'm hurt and I'm sad . . . I appreciate the fact that everybody really cares and is trying to show their expression of sorry right now. --"But where were all these people the last 10 years, the last 15 years of his life? . . . [He was] very broke, very destitute . . . he didn't even have a car. --"Where were all these people to lend a handout, to reach out to him and say, you're a legend, you're an amazingly talented wonderful person who's never really gone out of his way to hurt anyone, other than himself?" --When Larry asked Corey what should have been done, he admitted he didn't have an answer for that. --But he said, quote, "In this entertainment industry, in Hollywood, we build people up as children, we put them on pedestals, and then, when we decide they're not marketable anymore, we walk away from them." --Corey also said he wants people to stop jumping the gun and trying to figure out how Haim died. --He said, quote, "At the end of the day, until the coroner's report comes out, until we have specific evidence, until we know exactly what the toxicology reports say, nobody knows and nobody's going to know." --Feldman said that lately, Corey Haim had been in, quote, "the best frame of mind that he's ever been in." He had even recently started a relationship with VH1 reality skank DAISY DE LA HOYA. --Feldman said that Corey had just started seeing a treatment specialist who put him on a new regimen. --He wouldn't discuss any of the drugs Corey may or may not have taken. But he suggested that maybe the new drugs, quote, "might not have corresponded properly with the medications he was currently taking." --Here's the REAL tragedy in all this: At the time of Corey Haim's death, he and Corey Feldman were negotiating to make a sequel to "License to Drive", called "LICENSE TO FLY"!!! (???)(--Here are some videos of Corey Feldman's "Larry King Live" appearance . . .)http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b171190_corey_feldman_where_were_all_these.htmlhttp://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=9218ad1e-1e1c-49d2-8ea6-d0e42da7714e
JESSICA SIMPSON STILL LIKES TO WATCH TONY ROMO'S "CUTE BUTT":
On "Letterman" last night, JESSICA SIMPSON admitted that she's still friends with Dallas Cowboys quarterback TONY ROMO . . . and perhaps still a little too fixated on him. --She said, quote, "Tony is great, still a friend of mine. I still look at his cute butt in the outfit . . . uniform." --When Dave asked Jessica why they broke up, she said, quote, "You'd have to ask him that. He broke up with me on my birthday . . . [But] we are still good friends." --Jessica also said . . . yet again . . . that she was disappointed when JOHN MAYER leaked their bedroom secrets to "Playboy". --And she added, quote, "It was definitely a compliment, in a way. I don't really want people to know that about me. I'm like the good girl, then that happened." --When Letterman suggested that Jessica could be BOTH a good girl AND sexual napalm, Jessica said, quote, "I am. But he gave away my game." --She also said, quote, "I will always care about him. I think he's a great person, a great musician, but I was very disappointed by the article."(--Here's video from the interview . . .)http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b171169_jessica_simpson_tony_romos_great_dear.html
LEXINGTON STEELE ADMITS THAT HE'S THE GUY IN THE SUPPOSED ROZLYN PAPA SEX VIDEO:
It's official: There is no video of "Bachelor" ejectee ROZLYN PAPA bestowing oral favors on a well-hung African-American gentleman. --We heard yesterday that the video we'd seen was probably an old clip from a movie featuring porno stud LEXINGTON STEELE. Lex is now confirming this. And he confirms that Rozlyn was not his costar. --He says, quote, "I feel for Rozlyn, because that is not her. The girl in the video is from the Czech Republic, all of the girls in this release were shot on location in Prague. That girl has never traveled to the United States of America."
MARIO LOPEZ IS GOING TO BE A DAD:
MARIO LOPEZ is going to be a father. His girlfriend, Broadway actress COURTNEY MAZZA, is pregnant. There's no word how far along she is. --Mario says, quote, "We're very happy. Courtney and I couldn't be more excited. I've waited my whole life to be a dad, this is a true blessing."
BEN ROETHLISBERGER TOLD POLICE HE DIDN'T HAVE SEX WITH HIS LATEST ACCUSER:
BEN ROETHLISBERGER reportedly told police he did NOT have sex with the 20-year-old Georgia woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her last Friday. --Now, the police report states that the woman suffered some kind of head injury after her confrontation with Ben in the ladies room of the Capital City nightclub. And Ben has an excuse for that. --So-called "insiders" say that Ben told police in Milledgeville, Georgia that he had, quote, "contact" with the woman in the ladies room of the Capital City nightclub . . . after which she somehow slipped and fell and bumped her head. --Meanwhile . . . one of Ben's offensive lineman, WILLIE COLON, was club-hopping with Ben the night of the alleged incident. But he told police he didn't see anything. --He said he was nowhere near the bathroom where things supposedly happened, because he was too busy getting down on the dance floor. (--Police have confiscated footage from the bar's security cameras . . . but there's no word if the incident itself was caught on tape.)
MARIE OSMOND RETURNED TO THE STAGE TUESDAY NIGHT . . . AND HERE'S THE VIDEO:
As expected, MARIE OSMOND returned to the stage at the Flamingo in Las Vegas on Tuesday night, to resume her show with her brother DONNY. It was just one day after her 18-year-old son Michael was laid to rest. --After receiving several standing ovations, Marie said, quote, "Don't do that . . . I'm going to have to leave.--"God bless you all. The way the Osmonds survive is we keep singing and that's what we want to do tonight. I know my son would want that and this show is for him." --Donny, of course, was giving Marie props throughout the show. After her solo performance, he said, quote, "I hope you all appreciate what she's going through tonight. She's a strong woman." --Marie mentioned her son several time throughout the night. Then, she broke down while delivering the final line of the show. --It goes like this: Donny sings, "May God keep you in his tender care" . . . and Marie finishes off with, quote, "'Til he brings us together again." (--Here's video . . .)http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=dd39db42-47d3-47ad-8138-021ecbc698fa
ROBERT PATTINSON SAYS HE GOT BEATEN UP A LOT AS A KID:
ROBERT PATTINSON may be on top now, but things were different when he was a not-so-famous kid. --He says, quote, "I got beaten up by a lot of people when I was younger. I was a bit of an idiot, but I always thought the assaults were unprovoked. --"I liked to behave like an actor, or how I thought an actor was supposed to be, and that apparently provoked a lot of people into hitting me."
JULIANNA MARGULIES ONCE WAITED ON JULIA ROBERTS . . . AND SAYS SHE WAS ROTTEN:
20 years ago, JULIANNA MARGULIES was a struggling actress, waiting tables and waiting for her big break. And one night, a very famous JULIA ROBERTS walked into her restaurant . . . and acted like A COMPLETE WENCH. --Julianna says, quote, "She is lovely . . . when you're not waiting on her. --"She and I have talked about it. I said, 'You know, I waited on you once.' And she said, 'Oh God, was I horrible?' I said, 'Yeah, kind of.' --"She said, 'I was young.' We were both 23, but she was a huge star at the time and there were 20 people around her. She admitted it, she was like, 'I'm so sorry.' Then she bought me dinner, and I adore her."
THERE ARE TWO "WIZARD OF OZ" MOVIES IN THE WORKS:
There are two new movie version of "The Wizard of Oz" in the works. --One of them is being done by Warner Brothers . . . and it'll be similar to TIM BURTON'S "Alice In Wonderland", in that it won't be a retelling of the original story, but a continuation. --It'll be about Dorothy's GRANDDAUGHTER going back to Oz to fight some kind of evil. And it'll probably have a darker, more gothic tone to it. --New Line is also working on a "Wizard of Oz" movie, but there's no word at this point what it'll be about.
THE "WALL STREET" SEQUEL HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK:
The "Wall Street" sequel, "Money Never Sleeps", has been pushed back from April 23rd to September 24th. No reason was given for the change.
FINALLY: DETAILS ON BETTY WHITE'S "SNL" HOSTING GIG:
--COREY HAIM . . . one of the TWIN TOWERS OF TEEN IDOLATRY along with COREY FELDMAN . . . died early Wednesday morning. He was 38. --Corey fell ill at his mother's apartment in the San Fernando Valley. He was rushed to a hospital in nearby Burbank, and pronounced dead at about 2:15 A.M. --Authorities believe it was an accidental drug overdose. --We appear to be talking about PRESCRIPTION drugs, though. Ed Winter . . . the L.A. Coroner Assistant Chief . . . says that four prescription bottles were found in Corey's apartment, but they were all, quote, "just normal prescriptions." --He added that NO ILLICIT DRUGS were found. --Winter said that Corey . . . who was staying with his mother to help her battle breast cancer . . . awoke sometime after midnight feeling dizzy and unsteady on his feet. --He tried to stand up, but fell to his knees. His mother helped him back into bed, where he became unresponsive. She called 911 . . . and the rest, you know. --Winter says that Haim's body was, quote, "not in bad shape" . . . and that he'd been battling flu-like symptoms for several days. --Corey's mom, Judy, said quote, "He was a good boy. I'm devastated by his death."
COREY HAIM: THE BIOGRPAHY:
Before we get into the messy details of COREY HAIM'S life, here's the pleasant stuff . . . --Corey broke through in 1985 and 1986 . . . when he played the wheelchair-bound hero in the Stephen King werewolf flick "Silver Bullet" and the title character in the coming-of-age flick "Lucas". (--His co-stars in that movie included Charlie Sheen, Winona Ryder, Jeremy Piven and Courtney Thorne-Smith.) --In 1987, the release of "The Lost Boys" brought us THE DAWN OF THE COREYS . . . marking his first team-up with the man who would become his best friend and most frequent co-star, COREY FELDMAN. --The Coreys would go on to bless us from the late 1980s through the '90s with such cinematic masterpieces as "License to Drive", "Dream a Little Dream" and its sequel, "Dream a Little Dream 2", "National Lampoon's Last Resort", "Blown Away" and "Busted". --Sadly, the quality of those team-ups dropped dramatically over time, and it's pretty much been downhill since then. --The most press Corey's received in recent years was for "The Two Coreys" . . . that A&E reality show he and Feldman did from 2007 to 2008 . . . and for his botched cameo in the "Lost Boys" sequel. --Next month, Corey was supposed to begin directing and starring in a movie called "A Detour In Life" . . . about a man who succumbs to alcohol and, quote, "other self-destructive impulses." (--Here's a trailer for one of Corey's last movies, "American Sunset" . . . which will probably be coming straight-to-DVD in the near future . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbgari6Gwyg
COREY HAIM: THE ADDICTIONS:
COREY HAIM'S drug problems are pretty legendary. --He started drinking when he was 15 . . . on the set of the 1986 movie "Lucas". The following year, while shooting "The Lost Boys", he smoked his first joint. --He started snorting coke . . . which led to CRACK . . . which led to the first of several stints in rehab. --Doctors placed him on prescription drugs . . . but that only seemed to make things worse. --Pretty soon, he was downing 85 Valium per day . . . along with other drugs. In 2001, he suffered a stroke brought on by drugs. --In 2007, he re-teamed with his old friend COREY FELDMAN for the A&E reality series "The Two Coreys". Much of the show centered around the UTTER MESS Haim had made of his life . . . and Feldman's attempts to help him. --The show lasted two seasons . . . and ended with Feldman vowing not to speak to Haim again until he got sober. (--The Coreys were together as recently as three weeks ago, and Corey Haim seemed to be in good health and spirits, as this paparazzi video will prove . . .)(--WARNING!!! There is unedited profanity in this clip . . .)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HHOhGOGETk--Ironically, sources with the show "Celebrity Rehab" say they approached Corey sometime in the last 10 days of his life, but he turned them down. -One staffer says, quote, "[He was] extremely defensive and insulted, saying, 'It's the last show I'd ever do . . . I do not need help.'"(--Here's an interview MTV did with Corey back in 2007 . . . in which he talks about how he got clean . . .)http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1633590/20100310/story.jhtml--For the record, numerous people have come out and said that Corey seemed to be doing well prior to his death and showed no signs of drug addictions. --These include fellow residents of Corey's mother's apartment complex and people he'd worked with on his last few movies.
COREY FELDMAN SPEAKS:
Obviously, COREY FELDMAN is heartbroken over the death of COREY HAIM. Here's his statement . . . --"I was awakened at 8:30 this morning by my brother and sister knocking on my bedroom door. They informed me of the loss of my brother Corey Haim. My eyes weren't even open all the way when the tears started streaming down my face. --"I am so sorry for Corey, his mother Judy, his family, my family, all of our fans, and of course my son who I will have to find a way to explain this to when he gets home from school. --"This is a tragic loss of a wonderful, beautiful, tormented soul, who will always be my brother, family, and best friend. We must all take this as a lesson in how we treat the people we share this world with while they are still here to make a difference. --"Please respect our families as we struggle and grieve through this difficult time. I hope the art Corey has left behind will be remembered as the passion of that for which he truly lived."
COREY FELDMAN WANTS TO KNOW WHERE WE WERE WHEN COREY HAIM NEEDED HELP!!!
COREY FELDMAN is mad as hell, and he's not going to take it anymore. Corey went on "Larry King Live" last night to rage against the evil machine that took the life of his good friend COREY HAIM. --That machine, my friends, is US. --Corey said, quote, "I'm very troubled today, Larry. I'm angry, I'm hurt and I'm sad . . . I appreciate the fact that everybody really cares and is trying to show their expression of sorry right now. --"But where were all these people the last 10 years, the last 15 years of his life? . . . [He was] very broke, very destitute . . . he didn't even have a car. --"Where were all these people to lend a handout, to reach out to him and say, you're a legend, you're an amazingly talented wonderful person who's never really gone out of his way to hurt anyone, other than himself?" --When Larry asked Corey what should have been done, he admitted he didn't have an answer for that. --But he said, quote, "In this entertainment industry, in Hollywood, we build people up as children, we put them on pedestals, and then, when we decide they're not marketable anymore, we walk away from them." --Corey also said he wants people to stop jumping the gun and trying to figure out how Haim died. --He said, quote, "At the end of the day, until the coroner's report comes out, until we have specific evidence, until we know exactly what the toxicology reports say, nobody knows and nobody's going to know." --Feldman said that lately, Corey Haim had been in, quote, "the best frame of mind that he's ever been in." He had even recently started a relationship with VH1 reality skank DAISY DE LA HOYA. --Feldman said that Corey had just started seeing a treatment specialist who put him on a new regimen. --He wouldn't discuss any of the drugs Corey may or may not have taken. But he suggested that maybe the new drugs, quote, "might not have corresponded properly with the medications he was currently taking." --Here's the REAL tragedy in all this: At the time of Corey Haim's death, he and Corey Feldman were negotiating to make a sequel to "License to Drive", called "LICENSE TO FLY"!!! (???)(--Here are some videos of Corey Feldman's "Larry King Live" appearance . . .)http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b171190_corey_feldman_where_were_all_these.htmlhttp://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=9218ad1e-1e1c-49d2-8ea6-d0e42da7714e
JESSICA SIMPSON STILL LIKES TO WATCH TONY ROMO'S "CUTE BUTT":
On "Letterman" last night, JESSICA SIMPSON admitted that she's still friends with Dallas Cowboys quarterback TONY ROMO . . . and perhaps still a little too fixated on him. --She said, quote, "Tony is great, still a friend of mine. I still look at his cute butt in the outfit . . . uniform." --When Dave asked Jessica why they broke up, she said, quote, "You'd have to ask him that. He broke up with me on my birthday . . . [But] we are still good friends." --Jessica also said . . . yet again . . . that she was disappointed when JOHN MAYER leaked their bedroom secrets to "Playboy". --And she added, quote, "It was definitely a compliment, in a way. I don't really want people to know that about me. I'm like the good girl, then that happened." --When Letterman suggested that Jessica could be BOTH a good girl AND sexual napalm, Jessica said, quote, "I am. But he gave away my game." --She also said, quote, "I will always care about him. I think he's a great person, a great musician, but I was very disappointed by the article."(--Here's video from the interview . . .)http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b171169_jessica_simpson_tony_romos_great_dear.html
LEXINGTON STEELE ADMITS THAT HE'S THE GUY IN THE SUPPOSED ROZLYN PAPA SEX VIDEO:
It's official: There is no video of "Bachelor" ejectee ROZLYN PAPA bestowing oral favors on a well-hung African-American gentleman. --We heard yesterday that the video we'd seen was probably an old clip from a movie featuring porno stud LEXINGTON STEELE. Lex is now confirming this. And he confirms that Rozlyn was not his costar. --He says, quote, "I feel for Rozlyn, because that is not her. The girl in the video is from the Czech Republic, all of the girls in this release were shot on location in Prague. That girl has never traveled to the United States of America."
MARIO LOPEZ IS GOING TO BE A DAD:
MARIO LOPEZ is going to be a father. His girlfriend, Broadway actress COURTNEY MAZZA, is pregnant. There's no word how far along she is. --Mario says, quote, "We're very happy. Courtney and I couldn't be more excited. I've waited my whole life to be a dad, this is a true blessing."
BEN ROETHLISBERGER TOLD POLICE HE DIDN'T HAVE SEX WITH HIS LATEST ACCUSER:
BEN ROETHLISBERGER reportedly told police he did NOT have sex with the 20-year-old Georgia woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her last Friday. --Now, the police report states that the woman suffered some kind of head injury after her confrontation with Ben in the ladies room of the Capital City nightclub. And Ben has an excuse for that. --So-called "insiders" say that Ben told police in Milledgeville, Georgia that he had, quote, "contact" with the woman in the ladies room of the Capital City nightclub . . . after which she somehow slipped and fell and bumped her head. --Meanwhile . . . one of Ben's offensive lineman, WILLIE COLON, was club-hopping with Ben the night of the alleged incident. But he told police he didn't see anything. --He said he was nowhere near the bathroom where things supposedly happened, because he was too busy getting down on the dance floor. (--Police have confiscated footage from the bar's security cameras . . . but there's no word if the incident itself was caught on tape.)
MARIE OSMOND RETURNED TO THE STAGE TUESDAY NIGHT . . . AND HERE'S THE VIDEO:
As expected, MARIE OSMOND returned to the stage at the Flamingo in Las Vegas on Tuesday night, to resume her show with her brother DONNY. It was just one day after her 18-year-old son Michael was laid to rest. --After receiving several standing ovations, Marie said, quote, "Don't do that . . . I'm going to have to leave.--"God bless you all. The way the Osmonds survive is we keep singing and that's what we want to do tonight. I know my son would want that and this show is for him." --Donny, of course, was giving Marie props throughout the show. After her solo performance, he said, quote, "I hope you all appreciate what she's going through tonight. She's a strong woman." --Marie mentioned her son several time throughout the night. Then, she broke down while delivering the final line of the show. --It goes like this: Donny sings, "May God keep you in his tender care" . . . and Marie finishes off with, quote, "'Til he brings us together again." (--Here's video . . .)http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=dd39db42-47d3-47ad-8138-021ecbc698fa
ROBERT PATTINSON SAYS HE GOT BEATEN UP A LOT AS A KID:
ROBERT PATTINSON may be on top now, but things were different when he was a not-so-famous kid. --He says, quote, "I got beaten up by a lot of people when I was younger. I was a bit of an idiot, but I always thought the assaults were unprovoked. --"I liked to behave like an actor, or how I thought an actor was supposed to be, and that apparently provoked a lot of people into hitting me."
JULIANNA MARGULIES ONCE WAITED ON JULIA ROBERTS . . . AND SAYS SHE WAS ROTTEN:
20 years ago, JULIANNA MARGULIES was a struggling actress, waiting tables and waiting for her big break. And one night, a very famous JULIA ROBERTS walked into her restaurant . . . and acted like A COMPLETE WENCH. --Julianna says, quote, "She is lovely . . . when you're not waiting on her. --"She and I have talked about it. I said, 'You know, I waited on you once.' And she said, 'Oh God, was I horrible?' I said, 'Yeah, kind of.' --"She said, 'I was young.' We were both 23, but she was a huge star at the time and there were 20 people around her. She admitted it, she was like, 'I'm so sorry.' Then she bought me dinner, and I adore her."
THERE ARE TWO "WIZARD OF OZ" MOVIES IN THE WORKS:
There are two new movie version of "The Wizard of Oz" in the works. --One of them is being done by Warner Brothers . . . and it'll be similar to TIM BURTON'S "Alice In Wonderland", in that it won't be a retelling of the original story, but a continuation. --It'll be about Dorothy's GRANDDAUGHTER going back to Oz to fight some kind of evil. And it'll probably have a darker, more gothic tone to it. --New Line is also working on a "Wizard of Oz" movie, but there's no word at this point what it'll be about.
THE "WALL STREET" SEQUEL HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK:
The "Wall Street" sequel, "Money Never Sleeps", has been pushed back from April 23rd to September 24th. No reason was given for the change.
FINALLY: DETAILS ON BETTY WHITE'S "SNL" HOSTING GIG:
88-year-old BETTY WHITE recently confirmed that she WILL be appearing on "Saturday Night Live" this season . . . and now we finally have the details. --She will be hosting the May 8th episode . . . and contrary to early rumors, she will be hosting alone. (--Not as part of a group of comediennes.) --However, it's going to be a special Mother's Day episode . . . which will also feature the returns of six female "SNL" veterans: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer and Rachel Dratch. --So even though Betty will be hosting solo, the "SNL" reunion would allow her to take a more limited role in the sketches, if she chooses to. --But it sounds like Betty is up for anything. She says, quote, "I've got so much energy, it's ridiculous. I love working. My schedule is a feverish one, and I'm used to that." --As you probably know by now, the rush to bring Betty to "SNL" was started by a Facebook campaign called Betty White to Host SNL (please?)! . . . but "SNL" boss LORNE MICHAELS said he's, quote, "always wanted" her to do it. --And Betty backs that up . . . quote, "Years ago, I turned it down three times. It's so New York, and I'm not New York at all. But my agent said he'd divorce me if I didn't do it, and I love my agent."
WILL THIS BE THE FINAL SEASON OF "24"???
This may be the end of "24" . . . on Fox, at least. "Variety" is reporting that Fox is close to announcing that the current, eighth season of the show will be its last. --Supposedly, the cost of producing the show is becoming too expensive, while the ratings have sagged. "24" peaked during Season Five with 13.8 million viewers . . . but it has lost nearly 1 million viewers every season since. --So far, the current season is averaging 11.2 million viewers. (--That's not bad . . . but the show must cost a ton of money. There are no specific numbers, but KIEFER SUTHERLAND alone reportedly pulls down over $13 million a season.) --But that doesn't mean "24" is gone for good. There's a SLIM chance it could be picked up by another network . . . but even if that doesn't happen, the long-rumored "24" movie seems like a sure bet once it's off the air.
KERI RUSSELL HAS BEEN CAST IN A FOX COMEDY PILOT:
WILL THIS BE THE FINAL SEASON OF "24"???
This may be the end of "24" . . . on Fox, at least. "Variety" is reporting that Fox is close to announcing that the current, eighth season of the show will be its last. --Supposedly, the cost of producing the show is becoming too expensive, while the ratings have sagged. "24" peaked during Season Five with 13.8 million viewers . . . but it has lost nearly 1 million viewers every season since. --So far, the current season is averaging 11.2 million viewers. (--That's not bad . . . but the show must cost a ton of money. There are no specific numbers, but KIEFER SUTHERLAND alone reportedly pulls down over $13 million a season.) --But that doesn't mean "24" is gone for good. There's a SLIM chance it could be picked up by another network . . . but even if that doesn't happen, the long-rumored "24" movie seems like a sure bet once it's off the air.
KERI RUSSELL HAS BEEN CAST IN A FOX COMEDY PILOT:
Former "Felicity" star KERI RUSSELL has landed a role in a Fox sitcom pilot called "Wilde Kingdom". The show also stars former "Arrested Development" star WILL ARNETT . . . and is being produced by "Arrested" creator MITCH HURWITZ. --The "Hollywood Reporter" says the show is about, quote, "a Beverly Hills jackass who falls in love with a charitable tree-hugging woman who can't stand his lifestyle or values." (--Keri will play the tree-hugger . . . Will is the jackass.)
A FEW MORE RANDOM PILOT CASTING ANNOUNCEMENTS:
JUDY GREER . . . who played Kitty on "Arrested Development" . . . will star with "Numb3rs" genius DAVID KRUMHOLTZ in a Fox comedy pilot called "Tax Man".
--JERRY O'CONNELL has been cast alongside JIM BELUSHI . . . who overstayed his welcome on "According to Jim" . . . in a CBS legal drama called "Defenders".
--"American Pie" pie-filler JASON BIGGS has been tapped to star in a CBS comedy pilot called "True Love". It also stars DEREK JETER'S girlfriend MINKA KELLY.
--And former "My Girl" star ANNA CHLUMSKY has been cast in a CBS drama pilot called "Quinn-Tuplets". She'll be playing "an ambitious local sportscaster."
LENO AND LETTERMAN ARE CLOSE IN THE LATE-NIGHT RATINGS:
The intrigue over JAY LENO'S return to "The Tonight Show" has already begun to fade. According to the early numbers, Monday's episode drew 4.36 million viewers.--That was still enough to edge out "The Late Show with David Letterman", which had 4.19 million viewers . . . but it was down sharply from last Monday, when 6.6 million people tuned in for Leno's first night back. --Leno beat Letterman every night last week, but it'll be interesting to see where everything is once Leno settles back in. There are already some bad signs. On Monday night, Leno lost the coveted 18-to-49-year-old demographic to Letterman.
A NEW COLDPLAY TRACK HAS HIT THE INTERNET:
A new COLDPLAY track . . . called "Don Quixote" . . . has hit the Internet. It's a fairly clean live recording . . . and singer CHRIS MARTIN introduced the song as being a celebration of their Latin American fans. --He explained, quote, "We decided to write a song about the magic escape that the band receives when we come to Latin America." Whatever that means.(--You can listen to it here . . .)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_U6S6Z6APw
THERE'S NOW VIDEO OF DMX'S COURTROOM RANT:
We've heard DMX threw a little tantrum in an Arizona court on Tuesday evening . . . where a hearing was being held on his most recent arrest for five probation violations. And now there's video. --It shows DMX arriving in the courtroom . . . (--which actually looks more like a cheap Las Vegas wedding chapel.) He's furious that his appearance is being filmed, and once the judge leaves the room . . . the rant begins. --He says, quote, "I'm the only one in here. I'm the only one got arrested today . . . (effing) (C-suckers) do it every time man . . . every time, they do it to me. I gotta be quiet about it. I get my rights violated but I gotta be quiet about it . . . --"It's a (effing) (B-word) man." (--You can see the video at the link below. It's bleeped . . . although you CAN hear that he says the B-word at the end.)http://www.tmz.com/2010/03/10/dmx-earl-simmons-court-arrest-probation-violation-video/ (--According to some reports, he was found to be in possession of cocaine at the time of his arrest, and the Maricopa County Sheriff said he was brought in because he ADMITTED to using cocaine. That would be an obvious parole violation.)
T-PAIN AND JAY-Z HAVE PATCHED UP THEIR MINI AUTO-TUNE "BEEF" WITH A CHEST BUMP AT THE GRAMMYS:
There was never any SERIOUS beef between T-PAIN and JAY-Z . . . that we know about, at least . . . but when Jay dropped "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" last year, T-Pain had said that he wasn't sure if he should take it as a personal attack. (--T-Pain, of course, has been regarded as the King of Auto-Tune.) --Well, whatever differences they may have had were resolved at the Grammys. --T-Pain said, quote, "We talked at the Grammys. It was a pretty big thing. Word for word, he said, 'That's (effed) up the way you took that song.' I'm a [crazy] (N-word), so we gonna take the song like that. That's how we take songs. --"He was like, 'I didn't mean nothing by that.' I was like, 'I already put out my apology song. So there you go. My bad. I apologize. Apologize for taking the song like that.' We shook hands, did the little chest bump. That was the end of that." --T-Pain will release his next album, "Revolver", later this year. It WILL feature Auto-Tune . . . and lyrics that focus on, quote, "a lot of sex and alcohol." (--There's no specific release date yet.)
NAZZY'S RANDOM STUFF
HEROES IN THE NEWS
A BRITISH SOLDIER PICKED UP A LIVE GRENADE AND THREW IT BACK AT TALIBAN SOLDIERS DURING A BATTLE IN AFGHANISTAN:
I don't have any combat experience. But I'm pretty sure that if I was in a battle, I'd want THIS guy fighting alongside me . . . --Recently, British soldiers in southern Afghanistan were engaged in a battle with Taliban fighters. --One of the soldiers, Rifleman James McKie, was positioned on top of a building near his platoon commander, when a LIVE GRENADE flew through the air, hit his platoon commander, and landed at his feet. --The building was too high for them to jump off of. And even if they had, there's no way they could have alerted their fellow soldiers. So James PICKED UP the grenade and threw it back at the enemy. --A split-second after the grenade left James' hand, it exploded in mid-air. Fragments of the grenade sprayed James' face and arm, and the platoon commander suffered leg injuries, but he was evacuated and is recovering. --James says, quote, "I remember thinking that if I didn't pull this off, it was going to hurt. But at that stage I was pretty much committed . . . My platoon has taken a lot of casualties. I really didn't want to see anyone else get hurt." (Sky News)
A 7-YEAR-OLD CALLED 911 AFTER THREE MEN BROKE INTO HIS HOUSE AND ROBBED HIS PARENTS AT GUNPOINT:
Now it's time to recognize our JYY Hero of the Day . . . an unidentified 7-year-old boy from Norwalk, California (--about 15 miles south of Los Angeles). --On Tuesday morning, the boy was at home when three armed men broke into the house and started threatening his parents at gunpoint. Before they realized he was there, the boy grabbed his younger sister and ran into a bathroom. Then he called 911. --On the 911 tape, the kid can be heard telling the dispatcher that the men, quote, "rang the door, and they have guns to shoot my mom and dad." Then he asks the operator to send the police and, quote, "bring soldiers too." But listen to this . . . --While the boy was on the phone with 911, the robbers realized someone was in the bathroom, so they broke down the door. --And when they asked the boy who he was talking to, he told them it was 911, and the cops were coming. At which point the thieves left the house without hurting anyone, or even stealing anything. --According to a police spokesman, quote, "If not for the brave and educated actions of the 7-year-old boy, this might have ended tragically." (--No doubt. Good work, kid.) (KTLA News 5 - Los Angeles)
MEN DIE SOONER THAN WOMEN BUT STAY SEXUALLY ACTIVE FIVE YEARS LONGER:
Guys . . . I've got some good news and some bad news for you this morning . . . --The good news is that according to a new study from the University of Chicago, you can expect to stay sexually active until you're about 70 years old. --And if you're lucky enough to make it to the age of 85, there's still a 57% chance you'll maintain a healthy interest in sex. --But the bad news is that you're going to die at a younger age than most women. --And even if both you and your partner live to a ripe old age, just 11% of women between the ages of 75 and 85 say they still think about sex on a regular basis.--Overall, the study found that on average, women can expect to remain sexually active until the age of 65 . . . partly because their husbands tend to die first, leaving them with no one to explore their nether regions. --That said, about HALF of all sexually active women between the ages of 75 and 85 would still rate their sex lives as "good." (All Headline News)
GUYS ARE ATTRACTED TO A BROADER RANGE OF WOMEN WHEN THEY'RE STRESSED OUT:
A lot of studies have shown that men and women are more attracted to partners with facial features that are similar to theirs. The logic is that we're more trusting of a "familiar" face. --But a new study from the University of Trier in Germany has found that when a man is STRESSED OUT, he's attracted to a broader range of women. --According to the study, when men are relaxed they find women with very different facial features about 14% less attractive than women who more closely resemble them. --But when they're stressed out, men find women with very different facial features just 9% less attractive than women who more closely resemble them. --In other words, when they're under stress, men find women of different shapes, sizes, and races about 5% more attractive than they normally do. --A woman named Johanna Lass-Hennemann led the study. She says, quote: --"We think that chronically stressful environments should increase out-breeding, because inbreeding may lead to offspring that are not genetically diverse enough to deal with the varying circumstances that a risky and stressful environment imposes on them." --To put that in English: When guys freak out, they instinctively start thinking about how to spawn kids with a more diverse set of skills and abilities, and that causes them to cast a wider net when going after the ladies. (Guardian)
MEN HAVE 30 MINUTES MORE FREE TIME EVERY DAY THAN WOMEN:
I hate to call you out like this, guys, but this is something your girl needs to know . . . --According to a new survey, men have 30 minutes more free time every day than women. And the main reason is because women spend so much more time caring for the kids. (Lemon Drop)
A ZAMBONI FELL THROUGH THE ICE OF A RESORT'S OUTDOOR SKATING POND:
Maybe I'm dense, but I always figured Zamboni machines were only used to groom the ice of INDOOR skating rinks. I didn't know they were sometimes used outdoors too. --My thinking was that it's probably pretty tough to measure how thick the ice is on a lake or pond. And it's going to be a total disaster if the Zamboni falls through . . . --Which is exactly what happened Tuesday night at the OUTDOOR skating rink of Colorado's Keystone Resort. (Denver Post)
THE CHIEF EXORCIST FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SAID THAT THE DEVIL IS "AT WORK INSIDE THE VATICAN":
In some circles, ripping on the Catholic Church is practically a leisure sport. But by and large, people who criticize the Catholic Church aren't members of it, and they're certainly not leaders. Which is what makes THIS so interesting . . . --85-year-old Father Gabriele Amorth has been the Vatican's chief EXORCIST for 25 years. Overall, he claims to have dealt with 70,000 cases of DEMONIC POSSESSION, which makes him something of an expert. --Recently, Father Amorth said that, quote, "the Devil is at work inside the Vatican." --As proof, Father Amorth points to the rash of sex scandals involving priests and other church leaders, as well as a number of, quote, "cardinals who do not believe in Jesus, and bishops who are linked to the Demon." --By the way . . . Father Amorth says he's NOT a fan of the "Harry Potter" books, because they make a, quote, "false distinction between black and white magic," and are responsible for getting kids interested in the occult. --But he IS a fan of the classic film "The Exorcist", because it provides a, quote, "substantially exact" if "exaggerated" depiction of demonic possession. (London Times)
HERE ARE TEN OF THE MOST RIDICULOUS COLLEGE COURSES YOU CAN TAKE:
If you're still clinging to the idea that college isn't a complete joke, you need to hear this list from the Huffington Post, identifying the ten most ridiculous college courses you can actually take at schools around the country. Check it out: -At Santa Clara University, you can take a class called The Joy of Garbage, where you explore "the technical aspects of decomposition and waste processes."
--At Cornell University, you can take a class called Tree Climbing.--At Georgetown University, you can take a class called Philosophy and "Star Trek".--At UCLA, you can take a class called Queer Musicology, which explores pressing issues like "the possibility that being gay makes music by gay composers sound different to you than it would if you were straight."--At Pitzer College in California, you can take a class called Learning from YouTube, which . . . shocker . . . consists of "students watching, discussing, and commenting on YouTube videos."--At Stanford University, you can take a class called iPhone Application Programming. (--Actually, if you went to college to get a decent job afterwards, this class might not be such a lame idea.)--At Alfred University in New York, you can take a class called Maple Syrup; The Real Thing.--At Frostburg State University in Maryland, you can take a class called The Science of "Harry Potter".--At Centre College in Kentucky, you can take a class called The Art of Walking.--And at Reed College in Oregon, you can take a class called Underwater Basket Weaving. No, really. (Huffington Post)(--You can get more information on all these classes here . . .)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/09/coolest-college-courses-p_n_491890.html
ANHEUSER-BUSCH IS SUING A COMPANY THAT MAKES BABY BOTTLES THAT LOOK LIKE BEER BOTTLES:
On Monday, Anheuser-Busch filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against a company called Baby Beer Bottles Inc. --Apparently, the company had been selling a line of BABY BOTTLES made to resemble bottles of Budweiser and Miller Lite beer. They were billed as quote, "gag beer bottles for your little drinker." --But a warning on the product website made it clear that the bottles were, quote, "not meant to encourage underage drinking." (???) (Smoking Gun)
48% OF ALL BABIES BORN IN THE U.S. ARE MINORITIES:
Right now, whites make up roughly TWO-THIRDS of the total U.S. population. But at some point in the next 40 years, experts say they'll become the racial minority, and THIS seems to be the first step in that direction . . . --According to the latest census estimates, 48% of all babies born in the U.S. are racial minorities, including 25% who are Hispanic, 15% who are black, 4% who are Asian, and another 4% who are identified as multiracial. (Yahoo News)
THE U.S. IS JUST THE 41ST SAFEST COUNTRY FOR MOTHERS GIVING BIRTH:
Americans are always talking about how we've got the best health care in the world. But the World Heath Organization might disagree. --That's because according to their latest list of the safest countries for CHILDBIRTH, there are 40 other countries in the world where women are less likely to DIE during labor than here in the States. --According to the study, mothers have a higher chance of surviving childbirth in Canada, Australia, and practically ALL of Europe than they do here in the U.S. (AOL News)
AND NOW . . . INTRODUCING "EXTREME COUPONING":
--Apparently, there are people out there who pride themselves on their ability to get good COUPONS. --They call themselves "extreme couponers," and they hang out on Facebook and Twitter, and in website forums, finding and trading coupons with each other. --The goal is to get as much cheap stuff as you can, obviously. And some of these people are insanely devoted. Like Nathan Engels of Villa Hills, Kentucky (--about ten miles southwest of Cincinnati). --Nathan was mentioned in an article about "extreme couponing" in the "Wall Street Journal". At this moment, he's got 30 pounds of meat, 50 pounds of cheese and 200 bags of vegetables in his freezer . . . all bought using coupons. --And he was so proud of the 1,142 packages of Jell-O he got for FREE, that he built them into a six-foot-tall tower. Then he took a photo, and posted it online for all his coupon-clipping buddies to salivate over. (???) (Wall Street Journal)
NAZZY'S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) MARION COTILLARD WAS IN A FAKE AD FOR FOREHEAD BOOBS:MARION COTILLARD won Best Actress in 2008 for that movie you never saw about EDITH PIAF. But you'll appreciate her in this fake commercial for "Forehead Tittaes", breasts that women attach to their foreheads so men will look them in the eye.(--Search for "Marion Cotillard FunnyOrDie.com Forehead Tittaes." The first shot of her wearing them is at :37.)http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/5a52180b80/forehead-tittaes-w-marion-cotillard/
#2.) A HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYER BOUNCED THE BALL OFF ANOTHER KID'S HEAD, AND IT WENT IN:When a high school basketball player tried to save the ball from going out of bounds, it hit the bottom of the backboard, then bounced off an opponent's head and went in. (--Search for "basketball shot off head Rhinebeck SS Seward.")http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7dAmWnRlFY
#3.) A RANDOM GUY WITH A TRUMPET STARTED PLAYING DURING A MARCHING BAND PERFORMANCE:Right before a marching band started playing, a guy with a trumpet sitting on his porch beat them to it. (--Search for "rogue trumpeter joins marching band." He starts playing at :14.)http://www.todaysbigthing.com/2010/03/10
#4.) HERE'S A TRIPPY I.H.O.P. COMMERCIAL FROM 1969:A 1969 commercial for the International House of Pancakes featured a family running through a park holding huge balloons while a chipmunk voice sang the jingle. (--Search for "International House Of Pancakes 1969 ad.")http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt_OS54FFFE
#5.) A DRUNK DRIVER CRASHED OVER AND OVER AGAIN:A drunk driver in Russia slammed into a parked car. Then he crashed a half dozen more times and destroyed his car trying to get away. (--Search for "TrueTv.com drunk driver crashes repeatedly." He hits the car about 12 seconds in.)http://www.trutv.com/video/most-shocking/bad-carma.html?link=truTVshlk
THE FIVE MOST COMMON LIES MEN TELL IN RELATIONSHIPS:
According to "Cosmo", the average man makes up six lies a day. And that's twice as many as women. So a bunch of "relationship experts" came up with the most common lies guys tell their significant other . . .
#1.) "I'M STUCK IN TRAFFIC." Guys say it even when they're not hiding anything, and even when the REAL reason they're late is totally legitimate. According to "Cosmo", it's just easier to say you're stuck in traffic than to explain the real reason. --And guys also tend to say, "I'm on my way" before they've even left.
#2.) "IT WASN'T THAT EXPENSIVE." Guys lie about how much they spend on the stuff they buy so they don't have to deal with the consequences. Plus, they wanna look like they're responsible with money. --But "Cosmo" doesn't mention that WOMEN do the exact same thing.
#3.) "I DIDN'T DRINK THAT MUCH." "Cosmo" says it's one of the top lies guys tell. And they basically say any guy who lies about it is an alcoholic.--Look, if a guy's drunk all the time, it's definitely something to worry about. But let's be honest . . . some guys just don't want to get in trouble for having three beers when they promised they'd only have one.
#4.) "NO, YOU DON'T LOOK FAT IN THAT." Sometimes it's a lie, but it's ALWAYS the right answer for a guy. If you want an honest answer, ask another woman.
#5.) "NOTHING'S WRONG, I'M FINE." According to "Cosmo", 52% of guys have said it when something WAS wrong. So, newsflash . . . a lot of guys DON'T like talking about their feelings. (Cosmopolitan.com)
A FEW MORE RANDOM PILOT CASTING ANNOUNCEMENTS:
JUDY GREER . . . who played Kitty on "Arrested Development" . . . will star with "Numb3rs" genius DAVID KRUMHOLTZ in a Fox comedy pilot called "Tax Man".
--JERRY O'CONNELL has been cast alongside JIM BELUSHI . . . who overstayed his welcome on "According to Jim" . . . in a CBS legal drama called "Defenders".
--"American Pie" pie-filler JASON BIGGS has been tapped to star in a CBS comedy pilot called "True Love". It also stars DEREK JETER'S girlfriend MINKA KELLY.
--And former "My Girl" star ANNA CHLUMSKY has been cast in a CBS drama pilot called "Quinn-Tuplets". She'll be playing "an ambitious local sportscaster."
LENO AND LETTERMAN ARE CLOSE IN THE LATE-NIGHT RATINGS:
The intrigue over JAY LENO'S return to "The Tonight Show" has already begun to fade. According to the early numbers, Monday's episode drew 4.36 million viewers.--That was still enough to edge out "The Late Show with David Letterman", which had 4.19 million viewers . . . but it was down sharply from last Monday, when 6.6 million people tuned in for Leno's first night back. --Leno beat Letterman every night last week, but it'll be interesting to see where everything is once Leno settles back in. There are already some bad signs. On Monday night, Leno lost the coveted 18-to-49-year-old demographic to Letterman.
A NEW COLDPLAY TRACK HAS HIT THE INTERNET:
A new COLDPLAY track . . . called "Don Quixote" . . . has hit the Internet. It's a fairly clean live recording . . . and singer CHRIS MARTIN introduced the song as being a celebration of their Latin American fans. --He explained, quote, "We decided to write a song about the magic escape that the band receives when we come to Latin America." Whatever that means.(--You can listen to it here . . .)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_U6S6Z6APw
THERE'S NOW VIDEO OF DMX'S COURTROOM RANT:
We've heard DMX threw a little tantrum in an Arizona court on Tuesday evening . . . where a hearing was being held on his most recent arrest for five probation violations. And now there's video. --It shows DMX arriving in the courtroom . . . (--which actually looks more like a cheap Las Vegas wedding chapel.) He's furious that his appearance is being filmed, and once the judge leaves the room . . . the rant begins. --He says, quote, "I'm the only one in here. I'm the only one got arrested today . . . (effing) (C-suckers) do it every time man . . . every time, they do it to me. I gotta be quiet about it. I get my rights violated but I gotta be quiet about it . . . --"It's a (effing) (B-word) man." (--You can see the video at the link below. It's bleeped . . . although you CAN hear that he says the B-word at the end.)http://www.tmz.com/2010/03/10/dmx-earl-simmons-court-arrest-probation-violation-video/ (--According to some reports, he was found to be in possession of cocaine at the time of his arrest, and the Maricopa County Sheriff said he was brought in because he ADMITTED to using cocaine. That would be an obvious parole violation.)
T-PAIN AND JAY-Z HAVE PATCHED UP THEIR MINI AUTO-TUNE "BEEF" WITH A CHEST BUMP AT THE GRAMMYS:
There was never any SERIOUS beef between T-PAIN and JAY-Z . . . that we know about, at least . . . but when Jay dropped "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" last year, T-Pain had said that he wasn't sure if he should take it as a personal attack. (--T-Pain, of course, has been regarded as the King of Auto-Tune.) --Well, whatever differences they may have had were resolved at the Grammys. --T-Pain said, quote, "We talked at the Grammys. It was a pretty big thing. Word for word, he said, 'That's (effed) up the way you took that song.' I'm a [crazy] (N-word), so we gonna take the song like that. That's how we take songs. --"He was like, 'I didn't mean nothing by that.' I was like, 'I already put out my apology song. So there you go. My bad. I apologize. Apologize for taking the song like that.' We shook hands, did the little chest bump. That was the end of that." --T-Pain will release his next album, "Revolver", later this year. It WILL feature Auto-Tune . . . and lyrics that focus on, quote, "a lot of sex and alcohol." (--There's no specific release date yet.)
NAZZY'S RANDOM STUFF
HEROES IN THE NEWS
A BRITISH SOLDIER PICKED UP A LIVE GRENADE AND THREW IT BACK AT TALIBAN SOLDIERS DURING A BATTLE IN AFGHANISTAN:
I don't have any combat experience. But I'm pretty sure that if I was in a battle, I'd want THIS guy fighting alongside me . . . --Recently, British soldiers in southern Afghanistan were engaged in a battle with Taliban fighters. --One of the soldiers, Rifleman James McKie, was positioned on top of a building near his platoon commander, when a LIVE GRENADE flew through the air, hit his platoon commander, and landed at his feet. --The building was too high for them to jump off of. And even if they had, there's no way they could have alerted their fellow soldiers. So James PICKED UP the grenade and threw it back at the enemy. --A split-second after the grenade left James' hand, it exploded in mid-air. Fragments of the grenade sprayed James' face and arm, and the platoon commander suffered leg injuries, but he was evacuated and is recovering. --James says, quote, "I remember thinking that if I didn't pull this off, it was going to hurt. But at that stage I was pretty much committed . . . My platoon has taken a lot of casualties. I really didn't want to see anyone else get hurt." (Sky News)
A 7-YEAR-OLD CALLED 911 AFTER THREE MEN BROKE INTO HIS HOUSE AND ROBBED HIS PARENTS AT GUNPOINT:
Now it's time to recognize our JYY Hero of the Day . . . an unidentified 7-year-old boy from Norwalk, California (--about 15 miles south of Los Angeles). --On Tuesday morning, the boy was at home when three armed men broke into the house and started threatening his parents at gunpoint. Before they realized he was there, the boy grabbed his younger sister and ran into a bathroom. Then he called 911. --On the 911 tape, the kid can be heard telling the dispatcher that the men, quote, "rang the door, and they have guns to shoot my mom and dad." Then he asks the operator to send the police and, quote, "bring soldiers too." But listen to this . . . --While the boy was on the phone with 911, the robbers realized someone was in the bathroom, so they broke down the door. --And when they asked the boy who he was talking to, he told them it was 911, and the cops were coming. At which point the thieves left the house without hurting anyone, or even stealing anything. --According to a police spokesman, quote, "If not for the brave and educated actions of the 7-year-old boy, this might have ended tragically." (--No doubt. Good work, kid.) (KTLA News 5 - Los Angeles)
MEN DIE SOONER THAN WOMEN BUT STAY SEXUALLY ACTIVE FIVE YEARS LONGER:
Guys . . . I've got some good news and some bad news for you this morning . . . --The good news is that according to a new study from the University of Chicago, you can expect to stay sexually active until you're about 70 years old. --And if you're lucky enough to make it to the age of 85, there's still a 57% chance you'll maintain a healthy interest in sex. --But the bad news is that you're going to die at a younger age than most women. --And even if both you and your partner live to a ripe old age, just 11% of women between the ages of 75 and 85 say they still think about sex on a regular basis.--Overall, the study found that on average, women can expect to remain sexually active until the age of 65 . . . partly because their husbands tend to die first, leaving them with no one to explore their nether regions. --That said, about HALF of all sexually active women between the ages of 75 and 85 would still rate their sex lives as "good." (All Headline News)
GUYS ARE ATTRACTED TO A BROADER RANGE OF WOMEN WHEN THEY'RE STRESSED OUT:
A lot of studies have shown that men and women are more attracted to partners with facial features that are similar to theirs. The logic is that we're more trusting of a "familiar" face. --But a new study from the University of Trier in Germany has found that when a man is STRESSED OUT, he's attracted to a broader range of women. --According to the study, when men are relaxed they find women with very different facial features about 14% less attractive than women who more closely resemble them. --But when they're stressed out, men find women with very different facial features just 9% less attractive than women who more closely resemble them. --In other words, when they're under stress, men find women of different shapes, sizes, and races about 5% more attractive than they normally do. --A woman named Johanna Lass-Hennemann led the study. She says, quote: --"We think that chronically stressful environments should increase out-breeding, because inbreeding may lead to offspring that are not genetically diverse enough to deal with the varying circumstances that a risky and stressful environment imposes on them." --To put that in English: When guys freak out, they instinctively start thinking about how to spawn kids with a more diverse set of skills and abilities, and that causes them to cast a wider net when going after the ladies. (Guardian)
MEN HAVE 30 MINUTES MORE FREE TIME EVERY DAY THAN WOMEN:
I hate to call you out like this, guys, but this is something your girl needs to know . . . --According to a new survey, men have 30 minutes more free time every day than women. And the main reason is because women spend so much more time caring for the kids. (Lemon Drop)
A ZAMBONI FELL THROUGH THE ICE OF A RESORT'S OUTDOOR SKATING POND:
Maybe I'm dense, but I always figured Zamboni machines were only used to groom the ice of INDOOR skating rinks. I didn't know they were sometimes used outdoors too. --My thinking was that it's probably pretty tough to measure how thick the ice is on a lake or pond. And it's going to be a total disaster if the Zamboni falls through . . . --Which is exactly what happened Tuesday night at the OUTDOOR skating rink of Colorado's Keystone Resort. (Denver Post)
THE CHIEF EXORCIST FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SAID THAT THE DEVIL IS "AT WORK INSIDE THE VATICAN":
In some circles, ripping on the Catholic Church is practically a leisure sport. But by and large, people who criticize the Catholic Church aren't members of it, and they're certainly not leaders. Which is what makes THIS so interesting . . . --85-year-old Father Gabriele Amorth has been the Vatican's chief EXORCIST for 25 years. Overall, he claims to have dealt with 70,000 cases of DEMONIC POSSESSION, which makes him something of an expert. --Recently, Father Amorth said that, quote, "the Devil is at work inside the Vatican." --As proof, Father Amorth points to the rash of sex scandals involving priests and other church leaders, as well as a number of, quote, "cardinals who do not believe in Jesus, and bishops who are linked to the Demon." --By the way . . . Father Amorth says he's NOT a fan of the "Harry Potter" books, because they make a, quote, "false distinction between black and white magic," and are responsible for getting kids interested in the occult. --But he IS a fan of the classic film "The Exorcist", because it provides a, quote, "substantially exact" if "exaggerated" depiction of demonic possession. (London Times)
HERE ARE TEN OF THE MOST RIDICULOUS COLLEGE COURSES YOU CAN TAKE:
If you're still clinging to the idea that college isn't a complete joke, you need to hear this list from the Huffington Post, identifying the ten most ridiculous college courses you can actually take at schools around the country. Check it out: -At Santa Clara University, you can take a class called The Joy of Garbage, where you explore "the technical aspects of decomposition and waste processes."
--At Cornell University, you can take a class called Tree Climbing.--At Georgetown University, you can take a class called Philosophy and "Star Trek".--At UCLA, you can take a class called Queer Musicology, which explores pressing issues like "the possibility that being gay makes music by gay composers sound different to you than it would if you were straight."--At Pitzer College in California, you can take a class called Learning from YouTube, which . . . shocker . . . consists of "students watching, discussing, and commenting on YouTube videos."--At Stanford University, you can take a class called iPhone Application Programming. (--Actually, if you went to college to get a decent job afterwards, this class might not be such a lame idea.)--At Alfred University in New York, you can take a class called Maple Syrup; The Real Thing.--At Frostburg State University in Maryland, you can take a class called The Science of "Harry Potter".--At Centre College in Kentucky, you can take a class called The Art of Walking.--And at Reed College in Oregon, you can take a class called Underwater Basket Weaving. No, really. (Huffington Post)(--You can get more information on all these classes here . . .)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/09/coolest-college-courses-p_n_491890.html
ANHEUSER-BUSCH IS SUING A COMPANY THAT MAKES BABY BOTTLES THAT LOOK LIKE BEER BOTTLES:
On Monday, Anheuser-Busch filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against a company called Baby Beer Bottles Inc. --Apparently, the company had been selling a line of BABY BOTTLES made to resemble bottles of Budweiser and Miller Lite beer. They were billed as quote, "gag beer bottles for your little drinker." --But a warning on the product website made it clear that the bottles were, quote, "not meant to encourage underage drinking." (???) (Smoking Gun)
48% OF ALL BABIES BORN IN THE U.S. ARE MINORITIES:
Right now, whites make up roughly TWO-THIRDS of the total U.S. population. But at some point in the next 40 years, experts say they'll become the racial minority, and THIS seems to be the first step in that direction . . . --According to the latest census estimates, 48% of all babies born in the U.S. are racial minorities, including 25% who are Hispanic, 15% who are black, 4% who are Asian, and another 4% who are identified as multiracial. (Yahoo News)
THE U.S. IS JUST THE 41ST SAFEST COUNTRY FOR MOTHERS GIVING BIRTH:
Americans are always talking about how we've got the best health care in the world. But the World Heath Organization might disagree. --That's because according to their latest list of the safest countries for CHILDBIRTH, there are 40 other countries in the world where women are less likely to DIE during labor than here in the States. --According to the study, mothers have a higher chance of surviving childbirth in Canada, Australia, and practically ALL of Europe than they do here in the U.S. (AOL News)
AND NOW . . . INTRODUCING "EXTREME COUPONING":
--Apparently, there are people out there who pride themselves on their ability to get good COUPONS. --They call themselves "extreme couponers," and they hang out on Facebook and Twitter, and in website forums, finding and trading coupons with each other. --The goal is to get as much cheap stuff as you can, obviously. And some of these people are insanely devoted. Like Nathan Engels of Villa Hills, Kentucky (--about ten miles southwest of Cincinnati). --Nathan was mentioned in an article about "extreme couponing" in the "Wall Street Journal". At this moment, he's got 30 pounds of meat, 50 pounds of cheese and 200 bags of vegetables in his freezer . . . all bought using coupons. --And he was so proud of the 1,142 packages of Jell-O he got for FREE, that he built them into a six-foot-tall tower. Then he took a photo, and posted it online for all his coupon-clipping buddies to salivate over. (???) (Wall Street Journal)
NAZZY'S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) MARION COTILLARD WAS IN A FAKE AD FOR FOREHEAD BOOBS:MARION COTILLARD won Best Actress in 2008 for that movie you never saw about EDITH PIAF. But you'll appreciate her in this fake commercial for "Forehead Tittaes", breasts that women attach to their foreheads so men will look them in the eye.(--Search for "Marion Cotillard FunnyOrDie.com Forehead Tittaes." The first shot of her wearing them is at :37.)http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/5a52180b80/forehead-tittaes-w-marion-cotillard/
#2.) A HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYER BOUNCED THE BALL OFF ANOTHER KID'S HEAD, AND IT WENT IN:When a high school basketball player tried to save the ball from going out of bounds, it hit the bottom of the backboard, then bounced off an opponent's head and went in. (--Search for "basketball shot off head Rhinebeck SS Seward.")http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7dAmWnRlFY
#3.) A RANDOM GUY WITH A TRUMPET STARTED PLAYING DURING A MARCHING BAND PERFORMANCE:Right before a marching band started playing, a guy with a trumpet sitting on his porch beat them to it. (--Search for "rogue trumpeter joins marching band." He starts playing at :14.)http://www.todaysbigthing.com/2010/03/10
#4.) HERE'S A TRIPPY I.H.O.P. COMMERCIAL FROM 1969:A 1969 commercial for the International House of Pancakes featured a family running through a park holding huge balloons while a chipmunk voice sang the jingle. (--Search for "International House Of Pancakes 1969 ad.")http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt_OS54FFFE
#5.) A DRUNK DRIVER CRASHED OVER AND OVER AGAIN:A drunk driver in Russia slammed into a parked car. Then he crashed a half dozen more times and destroyed his car trying to get away. (--Search for "TrueTv.com drunk driver crashes repeatedly." He hits the car about 12 seconds in.)http://www.trutv.com/video/most-shocking/bad-carma.html?link=truTVshlk
THE FIVE MOST COMMON LIES MEN TELL IN RELATIONSHIPS:
According to "Cosmo", the average man makes up six lies a day. And that's twice as many as women. So a bunch of "relationship experts" came up with the most common lies guys tell their significant other . . .
#1.) "I'M STUCK IN TRAFFIC." Guys say it even when they're not hiding anything, and even when the REAL reason they're late is totally legitimate. According to "Cosmo", it's just easier to say you're stuck in traffic than to explain the real reason. --And guys also tend to say, "I'm on my way" before they've even left.
#2.) "IT WASN'T THAT EXPENSIVE." Guys lie about how much they spend on the stuff they buy so they don't have to deal with the consequences. Plus, they wanna look like they're responsible with money. --But "Cosmo" doesn't mention that WOMEN do the exact same thing.
#3.) "I DIDN'T DRINK THAT MUCH." "Cosmo" says it's one of the top lies guys tell. And they basically say any guy who lies about it is an alcoholic.--Look, if a guy's drunk all the time, it's definitely something to worry about. But let's be honest . . . some guys just don't want to get in trouble for having three beers when they promised they'd only have one.
#4.) "NO, YOU DON'T LOOK FAT IN THAT." Sometimes it's a lie, but it's ALWAYS the right answer for a guy. If you want an honest answer, ask another woman.
#5.) "NOTHING'S WRONG, I'M FINE." According to "Cosmo", 52% of guys have said it when something WAS wrong. So, newsflash . . . a lot of guys DON'T like talking about their feelings. (Cosmopolitan.com)
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