March 16, 2010
HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW
KATE WINSLET AND SAM MENDES HAVE BROKEN UP:
KATE WINSLET and director SAM MENDES have broken up after seven years of marriage . . . according to a statement from their law firm. The firm says the split was, quote, "entirely amicable and by mutual agreement." --There will be no further comment. --Kate and Sam each have an Oscar, but not for the same movie. Sam won Best Director for "American Beauty" in 1999 . . . and Kate won Best Actress for "The Reader" last year. --Their only movie together was "Revolutionary Road" in 2008. That one reunited Kate with her "Titanic" co-star, LEONARDO DICPARIO. --Sam and Kate have one child together . . . a 6-year-old son named Joe. Kate also has a 9-year-old daughter from her first marriage, to British director Jim Threapleton.
JOHN MAYER WILL GET NO MORE SEXUAL NAPALM FROM JESSICA SIMPSON:
JESSICA SIMPSON was on "The View" yesterday. And not surprisingly, the subject of JOHN MAYER'S "Playboy" interview came up. --Jessica was pretty clear on one thing. She says, quote, "He'll never have this napalm again." --She also said, quote, "I thought he was stupid for breaking up with me."--Jessica added that ever since John's comments, quote, "more men are looking at me, but I feel like they're undressing me." (--Yeah, because before John's "Playboy" interview, no one ever objectified Jessica Simpson.) (--Here's video . . .)http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/jessica-feels-men-are-mentally-undressing-her-since-mayer-remarks-2010153
MADONNA WOULDN'T LET JESUS LUZ PARTY WITH LINDSAY LOHAN:
JESUS LUZ was hosting a VIP party at some nightclub in Paris the other night, when he found out just how trusting MADONNA is. --According to the not-always-reliable British tabloids, LINDSAY LOHAN was in town . . . and when she found out about the gig, she tried to score an invite so she could party with Jesus. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "Lindsay got her people to phone the club to try and hang out with him . . . --"But when [Madonna's] people got wind of it they put a block on it. Jesus wasn't one to argue, he didn't want to upset Madonna and was just there to work. [Lindsay] had to make do with a night in her hotel."
COREY FELDMAN WILL NOT BE ATTENDING COREY HAIM'S FUNERAL:
This could be a HUGE COREY CONTROVERSY . . . but it's probably not . . . --COREY FELDMAN will NOT attend COREY HAIM'S funeral in Toronto today. But as far as we know, it has nothing to do with any kind of fallout between Feldman and the Haim family. --Corey issued a statement saying, quote, "In the days following my best friend Corey Haim's death, I have spent much time with his mother Judy, who has always been like a mother to me. --"I would love nothing more than to be by her side at Corey's funeral, however, due to their strong religious beliefs and need for privacy, the family has decided to make Corey's funeral on Tuesday a small private affair. --"Understanding the recent media attention and to be respectful of the family's wishes I have decided not to attend. Instead I will remain in Los Angeles quietly mourning and planning his memorial." --Feldman asked the media to follow his lead and stay away from today's funeral. He did, however, invite them to attend the L.A. event . . . which will be more of a celebration of Corey Haim's work. --It's expected to go down sometime around April 2nd.
TORONTO IS *NOT* PAYING FOR COREY HAIM'S FUNERAL:
It would appear that the city of Toronto will NOT be putting up any money for COREY HAIM'S funeral. --A city spokesman says, quote, "The City of Toronto confirms no involvement in funeral costs for Mr. Haim. The City of Toronto has never received an application for assistance with the funeral costs for Mr. Haim." --Still, we were led to believe yesterday that enough money had been collected to meet the costs.
COREY HAIM'S ILLEGAL PRESCRIPTION WAS FOR OXYCONTIN:
The prescription that got COREY HAIM linked to an illegal pill ring was for OxyContin . . . or, as it's sometimes known, HILLBILLY HEROIN. --The California Attorney General's Office says that a prescription for OxyContin was written for Corey on a pad that was not signed by an authorized doctor (--California Attorney General Jerry Brown has announced that one arrest was made in connection with this particular drug ring . . . but he refused to give any details.) --Meanwhile . . . sources say that even if Corey didn't have fatal levels of drugs in his system, his death could still be drug-related. --As we heard last week, authorities found four prescription drugs in Corey's apartment: Valium, Vicodin, a muscle relaxer called Soma and an antipsychotic drug. --The coroner's office says that Corey had pneumonia at the time of his death. And apparently, Valium, Vicodin and Soma all slow a person's respiratory rate. And if that person already has pneumonia, these drugs can stop their breathing. (--BRITTANY MURPHY supposedly died of a combination of pneumonia and prescription drugs.) --Of course, we don't actually know if Corey Haim had taken any of these drugs the day he died. All we know at this point is that he had the meds in his apartment.
CHARLIE SHEEN PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO ASSAULTING HIS WIFE ON CHRISTMAS DAY:
There was no plea bargain for CHARLIE SHEEN yesterday. --Charlie stood in an Aspen, Colorado courtroom and pleaded NOT GUILTY to three charges related to the Christmas Day incident between him and his wife, BROOKE MUELLER. --Those charges are: A FELONY count of menacing and misdemeanor counts of assault and criminal mischief. --The case will now go before a jury, beginning on July 21st. The trial is expected to last three days. --Charlie could get up to five years behind bars if convicted. But experts predict that he probably won't serve significant jail time, since Brooke didn't suffer any significant physical injuries. --There's still no guarantee this thing will go to trial. Charlie and the prosecution could reach a deal before July 21st. --For now, Charlie will be concentrating on getting back to work on "Two and a Half Men". Executive producer Mark Burg says, quote, "Charlie is looking forward to going back to work for the final four episodes. --"He's also looking forward to clearing his name, putting all of this behind him and spending time with his kids during his hiatus."
MILEY CYRUS STILL DOESN'T REGRET LEAVING TWITTER:
Last October, MILEY CYRUS drained some of the vibrant color out of human existence by leaving Twitter. To this day, she still doesn't regret it one bit. --She says, quote, "I was kind of, like, tired of telling everyone what I'm doing. I hate when I read things and celebrities are complaining like, 'I have no personal life.' I'm like, well that's because you write everything that you're doing . . . --". . . I'd tweet, 'I'm here,' and I'd wonder why a thousand fans are outside the restaurant. Well, hello, I just told them. So I'm just, like, kind of thinking doesn't really make a lot of sense." --Miley isn't just avoiding Twitter. She also spends a lot less time on her phone, or on other social networking websites. --She says, quote, "I'm a little bit more social. I have a lot more real friends as opposed to friends who are on the internet who I'm talking to . . . which is like not cool, not safe, not fun and most likely not real. --"I think everything is just better when you're not so wrapped up in [the internet]." --She adds, quote, "I just think it's kind of lame. I feel like I hang out with my friends and they're so busy taking pictures of what they're doing and putting them on Facebook that they're not really enjoying what they're doing. --"You're going to look back and have a million pictures, but you're not going to be in any of them. Because you're not having fun, you're too busy clicking away. --"So I think just enjoy the moment you're in, and stop telling people about it. Just enjoy it." --And Miley is hoping her young fans are listening. She says, quote, "I'm telling the kids, don't go on the Internet, it's dangerous, it's not fun, it wastes your life, and you should be outside playing sports or something." --Meanwhile, Miley's boyfriend, LIAM HEMSWORTH, described how their first kiss went down on the set of their upcoming flick, "The Last Song". --He said, quote, "It wasn't in the script. I read the script and it just said, 'frolicking on the beach.' So the director was yelling things like, 'Splash here! Push her over! Jump on his back!' --"But then she yelled, 'Kiss him!' It was good because you can get nervous with the first kiss. But there was no time to get nervous. And it's not like you can stop and say, 'No!'"
ERIN ANDREWS' STALKER GOT TWO AND A HALF YEARS IN PRISON:
The man who secretly filmed ESPN reporter ERIN ANDREWS nude through a hotel door peep hole will spend two and a half years in prison. --49-year-old Michael David Barrett was also ordered to pay $7,366 in restitution to Andrews. --Barrett admitted that he stalked Andrews for 18 months and tracked her to three different hotels in three states back in 2008, filming her without her knowledge. --At yesterday's sentencing hearing, Andrews told the court, quote, "I'm being victimized every day . . . and I did nothing to deserve it." --After the hearing, she said she was disappointed Barrett didn't get a longer sentence. She said, quote, "His apology isn't good enough. It doesn't take down the video off the Internet. I've cried enough and it doesn't take the video down. --"It's changed me because I know people look at me differently now. I think about it for every moment of every day."
A WEIGHT LOSS COMPANY WANTS TO SIGN GABOUREY SIDIBE TO AN ENDORSEMENT DEAL:
A weight loss company called AcaiSupply.com wants to sign "Precious" star GABOUREY SIDIBE to an endorsement deal. --They're offering her a one-year supply of their weight loss supplement in return for an endorsement . . . if she loses weight, of course. --In a letter written to Gabourey, the company says, quote, "The only way you can reach your goal of someday winning that Oscar is by being active, fit and most of all, healthy."(--Here's the website . . .)http://www.acaisupply.com/
MICHAEL JACKSON MADNESS
MICHAEL JACKSON IS NOW PART OF THE LARGEST RECORDING DEAL IN HISTORY:
MICHAEL JACKSON could have used this money when he was still alive . . . --Sony just agreed to pay a guaranteed $200 MILLION for 10 Michael Jackson projects over seven years. That represents the biggest recording deal in HISTORY. --And it could actually be worth $250 million with certain incentives. --One of the projects under the deal will be an album of never-before-released recordings. It'll come out in November. --The deal may also include a re-release of Michael's 1979 album "Off the Wall" and a DVD of all his music videos. --The two-disc album that accompanied Michael's "This Is It" movie is one of the projects counted under the deal.
MEL GIBSON'S VIKING MOVIE MIGHT BE THE LAST ONE HE DIRECTS:
We heard recently that MEL GIBSON was going to direct a Viking movie starring LEONARDO DICAPRIO. And now, Mel is saying that it might end up being the last movie he directs. --He says, quote, "I saw it in my mind back when I was teenager. Seriously, it's the first movie I wanted to make. And I think it will be the last film I direct. --"It's the thing I have been going toward, in a way, since I was young, and I think when it's done I may be finished."
SANDRA BULLOCK ALMOST DIDN'T DO "THE BLIND SIDE":
SANDRA BULLOCK almost didn't get her Oscar this year . . . because she almost didn't do "The Blind Side" in the first place. --She says, quote, "It took [director] John Lee Hancock nearly a year to persuade me to meet Leigh Anne, and even then I wasn't sure I could do her justice." (--That would be Leigh Anne Tuohy . . . the character she played.) --"I also don't think I could have done this role even five years ago, but yes, having a family of my own helped clarify the dynamics in my head."
PAULA ABDUL WILL REPORTEDLY HOST "STAR SEARCH":
It's been seven months since PAULA ABDUL said that she was parting ways with "American Idol" . . . and six months since everyone completely lost interest in the 24-Hour Paula Abdul Job Watch, which was never all that interesting. --There have been rumors regarding "Dancing with the Stars", "So You Think You Can Dance" and SIMON COWELL'S upcoming American version of "The X Factor". And now, we've got a new one to add . . . although this one sounds like it's really close to happening. --So called "sources" tell "Entertainment Weekly" that Paula is, quote, "finalizing" a deal to host an updated version of "Star Search" for ABC. --There aren't many details, yet . . . but here's what we know: The show is being developed for a summer premiere . . . and Paula's role, which is still being defined, could include both hosting and judging responsibilities. --Reps for both Paula and ABC have yet to comment on this. (--There's no indication that this would get in the way of Paula doing "The X Factor", which will debut in the fall of 2011. But really, it's too early to be thinking about that . . . since EVERYTHING is hypothetical at this point.) (--The original "Star Search" . . . hosted by ED MCMAHON . . . ran from 1983 to 1995. And Paula's ex-boyfriend, ARSENIO HALL, hosted a short-lived re-launch, which ran from 2003 to 2004. He was also in her "Straight Up" video.)
IS SPENCER PRATT LEAVING "THE HILLS" TO FIGHT CYBER CRIME . . . OR TO ATTEND ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES?
"Hills" morons SPENCER and HEIDI PRATT are pretty absurd . . . in pretty much every way imaginable . . . but that doesn't mean they can't be entertaining. --Spencer has had an epiphany . . . and he's leaving "The Hills" to answer to his true calling: A career as a cyber crime-fighting superhero. --Seriously. --He told "People" magazine, quote, "In the last few months, I have discovered a new passion and new purpose to my life. --"With this in mind, I have decided to take a break from my obligations to MTV's 'The Hills' and discontinue filming any more episodes for this current season." --Spencer . . . who, according to "People", is "studying software engineering with a focus on encryption" at the University of Southern California . . . will apparently be working in the American Defense Enterprises' cyber security division. --He said, quote, "Upon learning of PRESIDENT OBAMA'S declaration that the 'cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation,' I have decided to refocus my energy and devote my full resources to helping America face this and other unprecedented challenges." --He added, quote, "My new mission is this: To do my part in maintaining the technological superiority of the U.S. military and prevent emerging technologies from threatening our nation's security. --"I am saddened to take this break from filming MTV's 'The Hills'. At this time, however I feel I would not be honoring my country or myself if I were to continue this endeavor when I have the opportunity and the ability to assist our nation against these prevalent threats." -He didn't say how long his "Hills" hiatus would be . . . assuming he's coming back. --Of course, like everything involving Spencer and Heidi . . . this might not be all it's cracked up to be. In fact, "Us" magazine is reporting that this cyber crime nonsense is all an elaborate cover for an in-house PUNISHMENT. --A so-called "insider" tells them, quote, "All of that stuff . . . is not true. He is leaving 'The Hills' for six weeks because he was asked to." --Supposedly, Spencer recently lashed out at a female producer on "The Hills", who asked him to do something he didn't want to. The "insider" claims, quote, "He got so crazy that he screamed at [her], 'I should kill you for even asking me to do that!'" --The word is Spencer was banned from the show for six weeks to chill out and attend anger management classes. If he does, he can return to the show afterwards. (--We'll let you know if we hear something definite.)
AND NOW . . . MIKE TYSON WILL STAR IN A PIGEON RACING SHOW:
Yesterday, Animal Planet announced that they're developing a new series called "Taking on Tyson", which they describe as a, quote, "intensely competitive and bizarrely fascinating" show about competitive PIGEON RACING. --And it stars MIKE TYSON. --If you're unfamiliar, pigeon racing is a "sport" in which specifically trained pigeons are taken away from their homes . . . sometimes as far as 500 miles away . . . and they're tracked as they make their way home. The fastest bird wins. --Tyson is a HUGE pigeon fan . . . and has apparently raised pigeons all his life. On the show, he'll be training pigeons with the help of a team of bird experts . . . and he will then participate in the competition. --In a statement, Tyson said, quote, "I feel a great pride acting as an official representative for all the pigeon fanciers out there. I want people to see why we love these birds. It feels good returning to the rooftops of the city where it all started for me . . . New York." --The show will film in New York later this year, and will premiere early NEXT year.
"TRUE BLOOD" HAS A PREMIERE DATE:
For all the "True Blood" diehards out there: HBO has announced that the third season will premiere June 13th at 9:00 P.M.
NEW ON VIDEO TODAY
--"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" - in this one Dakota Fanning joins "Twilight" stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. Bella finds out Jacob is a sexy werewolf. Some vampires attack Bella and then she rushes off to Italy to keep Edward from killing himself, because now he thinks she's dead.
--"Did You Hear About the Morgans?" - Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker play a couple whose divorce plans are ruined when they witness a murder and they go into witness protection together while they're being hunted by a contract killer.
--"Ninja Assassin" - An action flick by the guy who made "V For Vendetta" about a ninja who vows revenge against his clan after they execute his friend. He's played by a Korean pop star named Rain, who you may remember from "Speed Racer".
--"Armored" - Matt Dillon and Laurence Fishburne lead the crew of crooked armored car guards who decide to rob their own truck . . . and "Heroes" stud Milo Ventimiglia plays an unlucky cop that they shoot. It also stars Columbus Short as the young guard who locks himself in the truck with the loot and the wounded cop.
--"The Fourth Kind" - "Resident Evil" minx Milla Jovovich plays a psychologist investigating alien abductions, after she sees a pattern in the videotaped sessions of her patients.
--"Broken Embraces" - A subtitled Spanish movie starring Penelope Cruz. It's about a guy remembering the woman he loved before he lost his sight in a car crash. It's mostly told in flashbacks as he tells the story to his son. Penelope, obviously, plays the love of his life.
--"Wonderful World" - Matthew Broderick plays a pot-smoking pessimist who falls in love with his roommate's sister while his roommate is in a diabetic coma. "The Wire's" Michael Kenneth Williams plays his roommate and the sexy Sanaa Lathan is his cocolicious sister.
--"The Princess and the Frog" --"Dreamgirls" minx Anika Noni Rose is your first black Disney princess . . . and her parents are played by Oprah Winfrey and Terrence Howard. She kisses a frog to try to undo a curse . . . but SHE turns into a frog too. Then both frogs have to search the Louisiana bayou to find a voodoo priestess who can break the spell.
--"Bandslam" - A romantic comedy starring 20-year-old Disney minxes Vanessa Hudgens and Alyson Michalka, of Aly & AJ. Aly asks a geek to help her assemble a group for a battle of the bands competition and then helps him romance Vanessa Hudgens. Lisa Kudrow plays his mom.
--"Astro Boy" - An animated flick about a robot kid with super strength, speed, x-ray vision, and the ability to fly. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's" Freddie Highmore is Astroboy, and Nicolas Cage is the scientist who creates him. The rest of the cast includes Kristen Bell, Charlize Theron, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy, and Donald Sutherland.
TV SERIES ON DVD:
--"Breaking Bad: The Complete Second Season" . . . a four-disc DVD set.--"South Park: The Complete Thirteenth Season" . . . a three-disc DVD set.--"Monk: The Final Eighth Season" . . . a four-disc DVD set.--"Hawaii Five-O: Eighth Season" . . . a six-disc set. (--It ran for 12 seasons.)
NEW MUSIC OUT TODAY
--"Under Great White Northern Lights", The White Stripes (--A live disc, recorded in 2007, that's the companion to a White Stripes documentary of the same name.)
THE 2010 rock and roll hall of fame INDUCTION HAPPENED LAST NIGHT:
The 2010 rock and roll hall of fame induction ceremony went down at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City last night. --Let's start with the ROLL CALL. --As expected, former GENESIS singer PETER GABRIEL was a no-show. Of his absence, guitarist MICHAEL RUTHERFORD said, quote, "He has a very legitimate and genuine excuse. He's actually starting a tour." (--Peter's European tour kicks off in Paris next Monday.) --ABBA wasn't all in one piece either. BENNY ANDERSSON and ANNI-FRID LYNGSTAD . . . or, one of the "A"s and one of the "B"s . . . were in attendance. The other two, BJORN ULVAEUS and AGNETHA FALTSKOG, were unaccounted for. --However, "Mamma Mia!" star MERYL STREEP was there . . . (--although she actually wasn't nominated for anything. Which is sort of rare.) (--That's just at THIS event, though. Her role in "Mamma Mia!" did score her several other nominations . . . including a Golden Globe, and awards at the Irish Film and Television Awards, and Britain's National Movie Awards. Just FYI.) --As for the people that were there, IGGY POP and THE STOOGES had perhaps the most memorable performance. --After being introduced by GREEN DAY singer BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG . . . Iggy tore off his shirt and shouted, quote, "Let's (eff) it up!" . . . and the band performed "Search and Destroy". --Iggy also told the crowd, quote, "Roll over Woodstock . . . we won!" And, quote, "Come on, you're not too rich to be cool!" --Other inductees included: The Hollies and reggae legend Jimmy Cliff. --The non-performers recognized were: Record executive David Geffen . . . and songwriters: Barry Mann & Cynthia Weill, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry, Jesse Stone, Mort Shuman and Otis Blackwell.
BOY GEORGE AND GEORGE MICHAEL HAVE ENDED THEIR BIG GAY FEUD:
Since the 1980s, BOY GEORGE and GEORGE MICHAEL have shared a BIG GAY BEEF . . . (--or FEUD, but that isn't as naughty-sounding.) --Boy George . . . who was openly gay in the '80s . . . disliked how George Michael was passing himself off as straight. The BIG GAY FEUD escalated to the point where George Michael called Boy George a, quote, "(B-word)." --In 2005, Boy George said, quote, "People saw me as the benchmark queer while George Michael was passing himself off as a straight stud. In fact, he was loitering in public bathrooms like some pre-war homosexual. --"It's one thing to keep quiet. It's another to pretend you're someone you're not." --As impenetrably intense as that sounds, these two have recently been able to bridge the BIG GAY GAP between them. --Boy George says, quote, "We have exchanged emails and things are pretty good between us. We've 'spoken' a couple of times and he seems to be doing OK." (--George Michael didn't come out until 1998, after he was busted for trying to get things going with an undercover cop in a public restroom in Los Angeles.)
METALLICA IS WORKING ON CREATING A STAGE SHOW AS EPIC AS PINK FLOYD'S "THE WALL":
METALLICA is planning an EPIC tour for NEXT year. --The band's manager, Peter Mensch, tells "Classic Rock" magazine, quote, "Let's just say that next year you will see a Metallica tour that will blow your mind. They will only play in 10 cities but it will be a huge undertaking. --"It will be Metallica's equivalent of 'The Wall'." (--Pink Floyd's Wall tour happened in 1980 and 1981. You'll find some decent videos from it, here . . .)http://www.youtube.com/user/davidgilmour21--There aren't any further details on the tour yet. (--Metallica is currently touring Latin America. They're also doing a European tour later this spring.)
LADY GAGA HAS UNVEILED THE DATES FOR HER SUMMER TOUR:
LADY GAGA has announced yet another batch of North American tour dates for her ongoing Monster Ball World Tour. The new dates stretch from June 28th in Montreal through September 19th in Raleigh, North Carolina. (--You can find all the dates by scrolling down to June 28th, here . . .)http://www.ladygaga.com/events/(--By the way, if you haven't seen Lady Gaga and BEYONCÉ'S new, nine-and-a-half minute "Telephone" video yet, you can find it at the link below.)(--Interesting Fact: Lady Gaga's 17-year-old sister, Natali Germanotta, makes a brief cameo. She's the girl with Gaga, in sunglasses, at the 2:17 mark.)http://www.ladygaga.com/telephone/#
KINGS OF LEON HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR SUMMER TOUR:
KINGS OF LEON have announced plans for a U.S. tour this summer. It'll kick off in Atlantic City on June 5th . . . and run through a Dallas gig on September 23rd. (--You can find all the dates, here . . .)http://www.kingsofleon.com/pages/news/new-kings-leon-us-tour-dates
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
A LADY IN NEW JERSEY IS ACTUALLY *TRYING* TO BECOME THE WORLD'S FATTEST WOMAN:
We all have goals. Some people want to run their own business. Others want to travel the world. And some people want to set a new world record . . . like 42-year-old Donna Simpson of Old Bridge, New Jersey (--25 miles south of Newark). --Right now, Donna weighs just over 600 pounds. But in the next two years, she hopes to reach 1,000 pounds, in order to become THE WORLD'S FATTEST WOMAN. --That's right, Donna WANTS to become the world's heaviest woman. And she's stuffing her face with 12,000 calories day . . . which is only slightly less than the average person would consume in an entire week . . . to make sure she gets there. --Donna says, quote, "In a typical day I'll eat four burgers and fries, a loaf of bread with peanut butter and jam, four servings of meatloaf and mashed potato, a large pizza, a chocolate cake with ice cream and cream, 12 cupcakes, two cheesecakes and fizzy drinks." --Her grocery bill comes to about $750 a week, which Donna pays for by running a fetish eating website where so-called "fat admirers" pay to watch Donna gorge herself. --And while you might think Donna's boyfriend, 49-year-old Philippe, would have a problem with her goal . . . he doesn't. That's because, as Donna puts it, quote, "He's a real belly man." (???) (New York Post / iVenus)
YOU CAN GET FAKE BREASTS USING THE FAT LIPOSUCTIONED FROM YOUR STOMACH AND THIGHS:
Once in a great while, there's a scientific or medical breakthrough that completely changes the world we live in. The discovery of the genetic code, and the invention of the polio vaccine come to mind. And now THIS . . . --Recently, doctors in the UK started performing a new type of BOOB JOB using a process called platelet injection fat transfer . . . or PIFT. --It involves removing fat from a woman's stomach or thighs, and injecting it directly into her boobs. In other words, it combines liposuction with breast enhancement. (!!!) --PIFT is still experimental, but doctors say it has two advantages over traditional boob jobs:
#1.) Since the fat comes from the patient's own body, there's no chance they'll have an allergic reaction, or that their body will somehow reject the fat.#2.) And since the fat is injected, the procedure doesn't leave an incision scar.
--The process of surgically transferring fat isn't new, but it's only recently been considered safe enough for breast enhancement. The downside is that your body eventually absorbs the fat, so your rack could end up looking uneven. --The new treatment supposedly solves those issues by mixing fat from your stomach and thighs with blood cells, before injecting the mixture into your cans. That way the fat isn't re-absorbed as fast, and your new chest lasts up to two years. --And you can get "top-ups" once every six months, until your supply of liposuctioned fat runs out. After that, you'd need to repeat the whole procedure. --Last December, a 25-year-old named Emma Harding became the first person in the UK to have PIFT breast augmentation, going from a B-cup to a C-cup --She says her new cans are, quote, "very natural-looking, indeed, so much better than implants; I'm delighted." (Daily Mail)
WOMEN MAKE 77.8 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR EARNED BY MEN:
In 1963, the federal government passed the Equal Pay Act . . . a law requiring that men and women receive equal pay for equal work. --That was nearly 50 years ago. Yet, according to a new study from a group called Catalyst, women still make just 77.8 CENTS for every DOLLAR earned by men. --And even if they've got an MBA degree, women are still more likely to be hired in at a lower level, and to earn an average of $4,600 less than men with the same amount of education and experience. (AOL Jobs)
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S HUSBAND ASKED A BRITISH NAVY INSTRUCTOR IF SHE WORKED AT A STRIP CLUB:
England's QUEEN ELIZABETH is married to an 88-year-old guy named PRINCE PHILIP. He's also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, and apparently he has a reputation for always saying stupid, inappropriate stuff. Here's what I mean . . . --Last week, the Queen and the Duke visited a Naval base in southwestern England. While they were there, Prince Phillip was going around chatting to people and asking them what they did for a living. --Everything was fine until he met 24-year-old Elizabeth Rendle . . . a Navy cadet instructor who also works part-time as a bartender. For some reason, Prince Philip decided to ask her if she worked in a STRIP CLUB. --According to Elizabeth, quote, "I just said that I worked in a club, and then he asked, 'Oh, what, a strip club?' Obviously I said 'No' and then he said, 'Oh, it's a bit too cold today anyway.' --"I was quite surprised, but I think he was just trying to lighten the mood. I don't think he put his foot in it, it was a joke and I didn't take any offense. I think he was just putting people at their ease." (???) (Daily Mail / AOL News)
SOME IDIOT IN FLORIDA WANTS TO BECOME AMERICA'S FIRST *VAMPIRE* PRESIDENT:
It was my understanding that VAMPIRES are mythical creatures with no basis in reality . . . kind of like werewolves, or LADY GAGA'S female genitalia. --But it seems I was wrong. Just ask 45-year-old Jonathon Sharkey of Tampa, Florida. Jonathon says he's a direct descendent of Vlad the Impaler . . . better known as DRACULA. That would make Jonathon a vampire too. --But Jonathon doesn't want to be just any old vampire. He wants to be the first vampire president of the United States. And yesterday, he called a press conference to announce his candidacy in the 2012 election. --Jonathon used to consider himself an Independent, but after much soul-searching, he recently switched his party affiliation to Republican. --According to a party official in Florida, quote, "He does believe in Republican values. Is he going to make a big splash with his current identification of being a vampire? That's up to the voters to decide." (WTSP News 10 - Tampa) (--You can contact him at: jonathon@theimpalerformngovernor.us. It's an old email address from his run at Minnesota's governorship in 2006, but we bet he still checks it.)
YOU CAN BUY A GRAVESTONE THAT WIRELESSLY TRANSMITS YOUR LIFE STORY TO PEOPLE'S CELL PHONES:
In the last century, technological advancements have vastly changed the world we live in. And yet, in all that time, GRAVESTONES have remained virtually unchanged. Until now . . . --Introducing the Personal Rosetta Stone . . . an iPod-sized device that's capable of telling your life story to anyone with a cell phone, long after you've passed away. Here's how it works . . . --Basically, the Personal Rosetta Stone is a tablet that plugs into your gravestone. It's embedded with a microchip that can exchange information wirelessly with most smart phones. --The idea is that when someone approaches your grave, the information on the microchip . . . your obituary, for example . . . would automatically be transported to their cell phone screen. -A company called Objecs invented the Personal Rosetta Stone. Officials say it can store up to 1,000 words, and it will last for up to 3,200 years. (ABC News) (--You can buy your own Personal Rosetta Stone for $225 here . . .) http://www.personalrosettastone.com/
NAZZY'S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) A BAND RECREATED FAMOUS PAINTINGS IN A MUSIC VIDEO:A band called HOLD YOUR HORSES made a music video for their song "70 Million", and every shot recreates a famous painting, including "The Last Supper," "The Birth of Venus" and "The Scream." (--Search for "Hold Your Horses 70 Million video.")http://flavorwire.com/74342/hold-your-horses-name-that-painting
#2.) A GUY MADE A BASKETBALL SHOT WITH HIS FEET WHILE DOING BACKFLIPS:A guy did a series of back handsprings, grabbed a basketball between his feet in mid-flip, and made the shot. (--Search for "amazing backflip basketball shot.") http://www.break.com/index/amazing-backflip-basketball-shot.html
#3.) A GUY CRASHED HIS BIKE THEN SLID DOWN A HILL ON HIS FACE: A guy got thrown forward off his bike, then landed on a hill, and slid the whole way down on his face. (--Search for "hilarious dirt ramp faceplant." WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS THE "F-WORD.")http://www.break.com/index/hilarious-dirt-ramp-faceplant.html
THE FIVE RUDEST THINGS YOU CAN DO TO SOMEONE ELSE'S FOOD:
Yahoo's food section has a list of the ten rudest things people do when they eat. Some are standards, like double-dipping and chewing with your mouth open. But there are also a few things you probably wouldn't think of . . .
#1.) SPLITTING SOMETHING, THEN TAKING THE BIGGEST HALF. If you're the one cutting the food in half, you don't get to choose which half is yours. You have to offer both halves to the other person and let THEM choose. --If you made a fair cut down the middle, it shouldn't matter to you if they pick first.
#2.) ASKING FOR THE FIRST OR LAST BITE OF ANYTHING. If you do, don't expect to get it. The first and last bites of a meal are the only ones that are sacred.
#3.) STEALING CHEESE OFF THE PIZZA. When the cheese from another slice gets stuck to yours and leaves a naked dough triangle behind, it's your responsibility to put that cheese back. But cheese that oozes into the MIDDLE of the pizza is fair game.
#4.) SAMPLING CHOCOLATES IN THE BOX. Every box of chocolates has a certain type with a certain filling you don't like. But if you bite into one by mistake, DON'T PUT IT BACK. Either choke it down, find someone else to eat it, or throw it away.
#5.) TAKING A CRUSTLESS BITE OUT OF SOMEONE ELSE'S SANDWICH. If someone hands you half a sandwich, and they expect to get it BACK, don't bite the middle. First of all, there's something about it that's just nasty. --But also, it's everybody's favorite bite. The part with no crust. And if someone's nice enough to offer you a bite of their sandwich, don't help yourself to the best part. (Yahoo.com)
KATE WINSLET and director SAM MENDES have broken up after seven years of marriage . . . according to a statement from their law firm. The firm says the split was, quote, "entirely amicable and by mutual agreement." --There will be no further comment. --Kate and Sam each have an Oscar, but not for the same movie. Sam won Best Director for "American Beauty" in 1999 . . . and Kate won Best Actress for "The Reader" last year. --Their only movie together was "Revolutionary Road" in 2008. That one reunited Kate with her "Titanic" co-star, LEONARDO DICPARIO. --Sam and Kate have one child together . . . a 6-year-old son named Joe. Kate also has a 9-year-old daughter from her first marriage, to British director Jim Threapleton.
JOHN MAYER WILL GET NO MORE SEXUAL NAPALM FROM JESSICA SIMPSON:
JESSICA SIMPSON was on "The View" yesterday. And not surprisingly, the subject of JOHN MAYER'S "Playboy" interview came up. --Jessica was pretty clear on one thing. She says, quote, "He'll never have this napalm again." --She also said, quote, "I thought he was stupid for breaking up with me."--Jessica added that ever since John's comments, quote, "more men are looking at me, but I feel like they're undressing me." (--Yeah, because before John's "Playboy" interview, no one ever objectified Jessica Simpson.) (--Here's video . . .)http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/jessica-feels-men-are-mentally-undressing-her-since-mayer-remarks-2010153
MADONNA WOULDN'T LET JESUS LUZ PARTY WITH LINDSAY LOHAN:
JESUS LUZ was hosting a VIP party at some nightclub in Paris the other night, when he found out just how trusting MADONNA is. --According to the not-always-reliable British tabloids, LINDSAY LOHAN was in town . . . and when she found out about the gig, she tried to score an invite so she could party with Jesus. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "Lindsay got her people to phone the club to try and hang out with him . . . --"But when [Madonna's] people got wind of it they put a block on it. Jesus wasn't one to argue, he didn't want to upset Madonna and was just there to work. [Lindsay] had to make do with a night in her hotel."
COREY FELDMAN WILL NOT BE ATTENDING COREY HAIM'S FUNERAL:
This could be a HUGE COREY CONTROVERSY . . . but it's probably not . . . --COREY FELDMAN will NOT attend COREY HAIM'S funeral in Toronto today. But as far as we know, it has nothing to do with any kind of fallout between Feldman and the Haim family. --Corey issued a statement saying, quote, "In the days following my best friend Corey Haim's death, I have spent much time with his mother Judy, who has always been like a mother to me. --"I would love nothing more than to be by her side at Corey's funeral, however, due to their strong religious beliefs and need for privacy, the family has decided to make Corey's funeral on Tuesday a small private affair. --"Understanding the recent media attention and to be respectful of the family's wishes I have decided not to attend. Instead I will remain in Los Angeles quietly mourning and planning his memorial." --Feldman asked the media to follow his lead and stay away from today's funeral. He did, however, invite them to attend the L.A. event . . . which will be more of a celebration of Corey Haim's work. --It's expected to go down sometime around April 2nd.
TORONTO IS *NOT* PAYING FOR COREY HAIM'S FUNERAL:
It would appear that the city of Toronto will NOT be putting up any money for COREY HAIM'S funeral. --A city spokesman says, quote, "The City of Toronto confirms no involvement in funeral costs for Mr. Haim. The City of Toronto has never received an application for assistance with the funeral costs for Mr. Haim." --Still, we were led to believe yesterday that enough money had been collected to meet the costs.
COREY HAIM'S ILLEGAL PRESCRIPTION WAS FOR OXYCONTIN:
The prescription that got COREY HAIM linked to an illegal pill ring was for OxyContin . . . or, as it's sometimes known, HILLBILLY HEROIN. --The California Attorney General's Office says that a prescription for OxyContin was written for Corey on a pad that was not signed by an authorized doctor (--California Attorney General Jerry Brown has announced that one arrest was made in connection with this particular drug ring . . . but he refused to give any details.) --Meanwhile . . . sources say that even if Corey didn't have fatal levels of drugs in his system, his death could still be drug-related. --As we heard last week, authorities found four prescription drugs in Corey's apartment: Valium, Vicodin, a muscle relaxer called Soma and an antipsychotic drug. --The coroner's office says that Corey had pneumonia at the time of his death. And apparently, Valium, Vicodin and Soma all slow a person's respiratory rate. And if that person already has pneumonia, these drugs can stop their breathing. (--BRITTANY MURPHY supposedly died of a combination of pneumonia and prescription drugs.) --Of course, we don't actually know if Corey Haim had taken any of these drugs the day he died. All we know at this point is that he had the meds in his apartment.
CHARLIE SHEEN PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO ASSAULTING HIS WIFE ON CHRISTMAS DAY:
There was no plea bargain for CHARLIE SHEEN yesterday. --Charlie stood in an Aspen, Colorado courtroom and pleaded NOT GUILTY to three charges related to the Christmas Day incident between him and his wife, BROOKE MUELLER. --Those charges are: A FELONY count of menacing and misdemeanor counts of assault and criminal mischief. --The case will now go before a jury, beginning on July 21st. The trial is expected to last three days. --Charlie could get up to five years behind bars if convicted. But experts predict that he probably won't serve significant jail time, since Brooke didn't suffer any significant physical injuries. --There's still no guarantee this thing will go to trial. Charlie and the prosecution could reach a deal before July 21st. --For now, Charlie will be concentrating on getting back to work on "Two and a Half Men". Executive producer Mark Burg says, quote, "Charlie is looking forward to going back to work for the final four episodes. --"He's also looking forward to clearing his name, putting all of this behind him and spending time with his kids during his hiatus."
MILEY CYRUS STILL DOESN'T REGRET LEAVING TWITTER:
Last October, MILEY CYRUS drained some of the vibrant color out of human existence by leaving Twitter. To this day, she still doesn't regret it one bit. --She says, quote, "I was kind of, like, tired of telling everyone what I'm doing. I hate when I read things and celebrities are complaining like, 'I have no personal life.' I'm like, well that's because you write everything that you're doing . . . --". . . I'd tweet, 'I'm here,' and I'd wonder why a thousand fans are outside the restaurant. Well, hello, I just told them. So I'm just, like, kind of thinking doesn't really make a lot of sense." --Miley isn't just avoiding Twitter. She also spends a lot less time on her phone, or on other social networking websites. --She says, quote, "I'm a little bit more social. I have a lot more real friends as opposed to friends who are on the internet who I'm talking to . . . which is like not cool, not safe, not fun and most likely not real. --"I think everything is just better when you're not so wrapped up in [the internet]." --She adds, quote, "I just think it's kind of lame. I feel like I hang out with my friends and they're so busy taking pictures of what they're doing and putting them on Facebook that they're not really enjoying what they're doing. --"You're going to look back and have a million pictures, but you're not going to be in any of them. Because you're not having fun, you're too busy clicking away. --"So I think just enjoy the moment you're in, and stop telling people about it. Just enjoy it." --And Miley is hoping her young fans are listening. She says, quote, "I'm telling the kids, don't go on the Internet, it's dangerous, it's not fun, it wastes your life, and you should be outside playing sports or something." --Meanwhile, Miley's boyfriend, LIAM HEMSWORTH, described how their first kiss went down on the set of their upcoming flick, "The Last Song". --He said, quote, "It wasn't in the script. I read the script and it just said, 'frolicking on the beach.' So the director was yelling things like, 'Splash here! Push her over! Jump on his back!' --"But then she yelled, 'Kiss him!' It was good because you can get nervous with the first kiss. But there was no time to get nervous. And it's not like you can stop and say, 'No!'"
ERIN ANDREWS' STALKER GOT TWO AND A HALF YEARS IN PRISON:
The man who secretly filmed ESPN reporter ERIN ANDREWS nude through a hotel door peep hole will spend two and a half years in prison. --49-year-old Michael David Barrett was also ordered to pay $7,366 in restitution to Andrews. --Barrett admitted that he stalked Andrews for 18 months and tracked her to three different hotels in three states back in 2008, filming her without her knowledge. --At yesterday's sentencing hearing, Andrews told the court, quote, "I'm being victimized every day . . . and I did nothing to deserve it." --After the hearing, she said she was disappointed Barrett didn't get a longer sentence. She said, quote, "His apology isn't good enough. It doesn't take down the video off the Internet. I've cried enough and it doesn't take the video down. --"It's changed me because I know people look at me differently now. I think about it for every moment of every day."
A WEIGHT LOSS COMPANY WANTS TO SIGN GABOUREY SIDIBE TO AN ENDORSEMENT DEAL:
A weight loss company called AcaiSupply.com wants to sign "Precious" star GABOUREY SIDIBE to an endorsement deal. --They're offering her a one-year supply of their weight loss supplement in return for an endorsement . . . if she loses weight, of course. --In a letter written to Gabourey, the company says, quote, "The only way you can reach your goal of someday winning that Oscar is by being active, fit and most of all, healthy."(--Here's the website . . .)http://www.acaisupply.com/
MICHAEL JACKSON MADNESS
MICHAEL JACKSON IS NOW PART OF THE LARGEST RECORDING DEAL IN HISTORY:
MICHAEL JACKSON could have used this money when he was still alive . . . --Sony just agreed to pay a guaranteed $200 MILLION for 10 Michael Jackson projects over seven years. That represents the biggest recording deal in HISTORY. --And it could actually be worth $250 million with certain incentives. --One of the projects under the deal will be an album of never-before-released recordings. It'll come out in November. --The deal may also include a re-release of Michael's 1979 album "Off the Wall" and a DVD of all his music videos. --The two-disc album that accompanied Michael's "This Is It" movie is one of the projects counted under the deal.
MEL GIBSON'S VIKING MOVIE MIGHT BE THE LAST ONE HE DIRECTS:
We heard recently that MEL GIBSON was going to direct a Viking movie starring LEONARDO DICAPRIO. And now, Mel is saying that it might end up being the last movie he directs. --He says, quote, "I saw it in my mind back when I was teenager. Seriously, it's the first movie I wanted to make. And I think it will be the last film I direct. --"It's the thing I have been going toward, in a way, since I was young, and I think when it's done I may be finished."
SANDRA BULLOCK ALMOST DIDN'T DO "THE BLIND SIDE":
SANDRA BULLOCK almost didn't get her Oscar this year . . . because she almost didn't do "The Blind Side" in the first place. --She says, quote, "It took [director] John Lee Hancock nearly a year to persuade me to meet Leigh Anne, and even then I wasn't sure I could do her justice." (--That would be Leigh Anne Tuohy . . . the character she played.) --"I also don't think I could have done this role even five years ago, but yes, having a family of my own helped clarify the dynamics in my head."
PAULA ABDUL WILL REPORTEDLY HOST "STAR SEARCH":
It's been seven months since PAULA ABDUL said that she was parting ways with "American Idol" . . . and six months since everyone completely lost interest in the 24-Hour Paula Abdul Job Watch, which was never all that interesting. --There have been rumors regarding "Dancing with the Stars", "So You Think You Can Dance" and SIMON COWELL'S upcoming American version of "The X Factor". And now, we've got a new one to add . . . although this one sounds like it's really close to happening. --So called "sources" tell "Entertainment Weekly" that Paula is, quote, "finalizing" a deal to host an updated version of "Star Search" for ABC. --There aren't many details, yet . . . but here's what we know: The show is being developed for a summer premiere . . . and Paula's role, which is still being defined, could include both hosting and judging responsibilities. --Reps for both Paula and ABC have yet to comment on this. (--There's no indication that this would get in the way of Paula doing "The X Factor", which will debut in the fall of 2011. But really, it's too early to be thinking about that . . . since EVERYTHING is hypothetical at this point.) (--The original "Star Search" . . . hosted by ED MCMAHON . . . ran from 1983 to 1995. And Paula's ex-boyfriend, ARSENIO HALL, hosted a short-lived re-launch, which ran from 2003 to 2004. He was also in her "Straight Up" video.)
IS SPENCER PRATT LEAVING "THE HILLS" TO FIGHT CYBER CRIME . . . OR TO ATTEND ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES?
"Hills" morons SPENCER and HEIDI PRATT are pretty absurd . . . in pretty much every way imaginable . . . but that doesn't mean they can't be entertaining. --Spencer has had an epiphany . . . and he's leaving "The Hills" to answer to his true calling: A career as a cyber crime-fighting superhero. --Seriously. --He told "People" magazine, quote, "In the last few months, I have discovered a new passion and new purpose to my life. --"With this in mind, I have decided to take a break from my obligations to MTV's 'The Hills' and discontinue filming any more episodes for this current season." --Spencer . . . who, according to "People", is "studying software engineering with a focus on encryption" at the University of Southern California . . . will apparently be working in the American Defense Enterprises' cyber security division. --He said, quote, "Upon learning of PRESIDENT OBAMA'S declaration that the 'cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation,' I have decided to refocus my energy and devote my full resources to helping America face this and other unprecedented challenges." --He added, quote, "My new mission is this: To do my part in maintaining the technological superiority of the U.S. military and prevent emerging technologies from threatening our nation's security. --"I am saddened to take this break from filming MTV's 'The Hills'. At this time, however I feel I would not be honoring my country or myself if I were to continue this endeavor when I have the opportunity and the ability to assist our nation against these prevalent threats." -He didn't say how long his "Hills" hiatus would be . . . assuming he's coming back. --Of course, like everything involving Spencer and Heidi . . . this might not be all it's cracked up to be. In fact, "Us" magazine is reporting that this cyber crime nonsense is all an elaborate cover for an in-house PUNISHMENT. --A so-called "insider" tells them, quote, "All of that stuff . . . is not true. He is leaving 'The Hills' for six weeks because he was asked to." --Supposedly, Spencer recently lashed out at a female producer on "The Hills", who asked him to do something he didn't want to. The "insider" claims, quote, "He got so crazy that he screamed at [her], 'I should kill you for even asking me to do that!'" --The word is Spencer was banned from the show for six weeks to chill out and attend anger management classes. If he does, he can return to the show afterwards. (--We'll let you know if we hear something definite.)
AND NOW . . . MIKE TYSON WILL STAR IN A PIGEON RACING SHOW:
Yesterday, Animal Planet announced that they're developing a new series called "Taking on Tyson", which they describe as a, quote, "intensely competitive and bizarrely fascinating" show about competitive PIGEON RACING. --And it stars MIKE TYSON. --If you're unfamiliar, pigeon racing is a "sport" in which specifically trained pigeons are taken away from their homes . . . sometimes as far as 500 miles away . . . and they're tracked as they make their way home. The fastest bird wins. --Tyson is a HUGE pigeon fan . . . and has apparently raised pigeons all his life. On the show, he'll be training pigeons with the help of a team of bird experts . . . and he will then participate in the competition. --In a statement, Tyson said, quote, "I feel a great pride acting as an official representative for all the pigeon fanciers out there. I want people to see why we love these birds. It feels good returning to the rooftops of the city where it all started for me . . . New York." --The show will film in New York later this year, and will premiere early NEXT year.
"TRUE BLOOD" HAS A PREMIERE DATE:
For all the "True Blood" diehards out there: HBO has announced that the third season will premiere June 13th at 9:00 P.M.
NEW ON VIDEO TODAY
--"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" - in this one Dakota Fanning joins "Twilight" stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. Bella finds out Jacob is a sexy werewolf. Some vampires attack Bella and then she rushes off to Italy to keep Edward from killing himself, because now he thinks she's dead.
--"Did You Hear About the Morgans?" - Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker play a couple whose divorce plans are ruined when they witness a murder and they go into witness protection together while they're being hunted by a contract killer.
--"Ninja Assassin" - An action flick by the guy who made "V For Vendetta" about a ninja who vows revenge against his clan after they execute his friend. He's played by a Korean pop star named Rain, who you may remember from "Speed Racer".
--"Armored" - Matt Dillon and Laurence Fishburne lead the crew of crooked armored car guards who decide to rob their own truck . . . and "Heroes" stud Milo Ventimiglia plays an unlucky cop that they shoot. It also stars Columbus Short as the young guard who locks himself in the truck with the loot and the wounded cop.
--"The Fourth Kind" - "Resident Evil" minx Milla Jovovich plays a psychologist investigating alien abductions, after she sees a pattern in the videotaped sessions of her patients.
--"Broken Embraces" - A subtitled Spanish movie starring Penelope Cruz. It's about a guy remembering the woman he loved before he lost his sight in a car crash. It's mostly told in flashbacks as he tells the story to his son. Penelope, obviously, plays the love of his life.
--"Wonderful World" - Matthew Broderick plays a pot-smoking pessimist who falls in love with his roommate's sister while his roommate is in a diabetic coma. "The Wire's" Michael Kenneth Williams plays his roommate and the sexy Sanaa Lathan is his cocolicious sister.
--"The Princess and the Frog" --"Dreamgirls" minx Anika Noni Rose is your first black Disney princess . . . and her parents are played by Oprah Winfrey and Terrence Howard. She kisses a frog to try to undo a curse . . . but SHE turns into a frog too. Then both frogs have to search the Louisiana bayou to find a voodoo priestess who can break the spell.
--"Bandslam" - A romantic comedy starring 20-year-old Disney minxes Vanessa Hudgens and Alyson Michalka, of Aly & AJ. Aly asks a geek to help her assemble a group for a battle of the bands competition and then helps him romance Vanessa Hudgens. Lisa Kudrow plays his mom.
--"Astro Boy" - An animated flick about a robot kid with super strength, speed, x-ray vision, and the ability to fly. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's" Freddie Highmore is Astroboy, and Nicolas Cage is the scientist who creates him. The rest of the cast includes Kristen Bell, Charlize Theron, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy, and Donald Sutherland.
TV SERIES ON DVD:
--"Breaking Bad: The Complete Second Season" . . . a four-disc DVD set.--"South Park: The Complete Thirteenth Season" . . . a three-disc DVD set.--"Monk: The Final Eighth Season" . . . a four-disc DVD set.--"Hawaii Five-O: Eighth Season" . . . a six-disc set. (--It ran for 12 seasons.)
NEW MUSIC OUT TODAY
--"Under Great White Northern Lights", The White Stripes (--A live disc, recorded in 2007, that's the companion to a White Stripes documentary of the same name.)
THE 2010 rock and roll hall of fame INDUCTION HAPPENED LAST NIGHT:
The 2010 rock and roll hall of fame induction ceremony went down at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City last night. --Let's start with the ROLL CALL. --As expected, former GENESIS singer PETER GABRIEL was a no-show. Of his absence, guitarist MICHAEL RUTHERFORD said, quote, "He has a very legitimate and genuine excuse. He's actually starting a tour." (--Peter's European tour kicks off in Paris next Monday.) --ABBA wasn't all in one piece either. BENNY ANDERSSON and ANNI-FRID LYNGSTAD . . . or, one of the "A"s and one of the "B"s . . . were in attendance. The other two, BJORN ULVAEUS and AGNETHA FALTSKOG, were unaccounted for. --However, "Mamma Mia!" star MERYL STREEP was there . . . (--although she actually wasn't nominated for anything. Which is sort of rare.) (--That's just at THIS event, though. Her role in "Mamma Mia!" did score her several other nominations . . . including a Golden Globe, and awards at the Irish Film and Television Awards, and Britain's National Movie Awards. Just FYI.) --As for the people that were there, IGGY POP and THE STOOGES had perhaps the most memorable performance. --After being introduced by GREEN DAY singer BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG . . . Iggy tore off his shirt and shouted, quote, "Let's (eff) it up!" . . . and the band performed "Search and Destroy". --Iggy also told the crowd, quote, "Roll over Woodstock . . . we won!" And, quote, "Come on, you're not too rich to be cool!" --Other inductees included: The Hollies and reggae legend Jimmy Cliff. --The non-performers recognized were: Record executive David Geffen . . . and songwriters: Barry Mann & Cynthia Weill, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry, Jesse Stone, Mort Shuman and Otis Blackwell.
BOY GEORGE AND GEORGE MICHAEL HAVE ENDED THEIR BIG GAY FEUD:
Since the 1980s, BOY GEORGE and GEORGE MICHAEL have shared a BIG GAY BEEF . . . (--or FEUD, but that isn't as naughty-sounding.) --Boy George . . . who was openly gay in the '80s . . . disliked how George Michael was passing himself off as straight. The BIG GAY FEUD escalated to the point where George Michael called Boy George a, quote, "(B-word)." --In 2005, Boy George said, quote, "People saw me as the benchmark queer while George Michael was passing himself off as a straight stud. In fact, he was loitering in public bathrooms like some pre-war homosexual. --"It's one thing to keep quiet. It's another to pretend you're someone you're not." --As impenetrably intense as that sounds, these two have recently been able to bridge the BIG GAY GAP between them. --Boy George says, quote, "We have exchanged emails and things are pretty good between us. We've 'spoken' a couple of times and he seems to be doing OK." (--George Michael didn't come out until 1998, after he was busted for trying to get things going with an undercover cop in a public restroom in Los Angeles.)
METALLICA IS WORKING ON CREATING A STAGE SHOW AS EPIC AS PINK FLOYD'S "THE WALL":
METALLICA is planning an EPIC tour for NEXT year. --The band's manager, Peter Mensch, tells "Classic Rock" magazine, quote, "Let's just say that next year you will see a Metallica tour that will blow your mind. They will only play in 10 cities but it will be a huge undertaking. --"It will be Metallica's equivalent of 'The Wall'." (--Pink Floyd's Wall tour happened in 1980 and 1981. You'll find some decent videos from it, here . . .)http://www.youtube.com/user/davidgilmour21--There aren't any further details on the tour yet. (--Metallica is currently touring Latin America. They're also doing a European tour later this spring.)
LADY GAGA HAS UNVEILED THE DATES FOR HER SUMMER TOUR:
LADY GAGA has announced yet another batch of North American tour dates for her ongoing Monster Ball World Tour. The new dates stretch from June 28th in Montreal through September 19th in Raleigh, North Carolina. (--You can find all the dates by scrolling down to June 28th, here . . .)http://www.ladygaga.com/events/(--By the way, if you haven't seen Lady Gaga and BEYONCÉ'S new, nine-and-a-half minute "Telephone" video yet, you can find it at the link below.)(--Interesting Fact: Lady Gaga's 17-year-old sister, Natali Germanotta, makes a brief cameo. She's the girl with Gaga, in sunglasses, at the 2:17 mark.)http://www.ladygaga.com/telephone/#
KINGS OF LEON HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR SUMMER TOUR:
KINGS OF LEON have announced plans for a U.S. tour this summer. It'll kick off in Atlantic City on June 5th . . . and run through a Dallas gig on September 23rd. (--You can find all the dates, here . . .)http://www.kingsofleon.com/pages/news/new-kings-leon-us-tour-dates
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
A LADY IN NEW JERSEY IS ACTUALLY *TRYING* TO BECOME THE WORLD'S FATTEST WOMAN:
We all have goals. Some people want to run their own business. Others want to travel the world. And some people want to set a new world record . . . like 42-year-old Donna Simpson of Old Bridge, New Jersey (--25 miles south of Newark). --Right now, Donna weighs just over 600 pounds. But in the next two years, she hopes to reach 1,000 pounds, in order to become THE WORLD'S FATTEST WOMAN. --That's right, Donna WANTS to become the world's heaviest woman. And she's stuffing her face with 12,000 calories day . . . which is only slightly less than the average person would consume in an entire week . . . to make sure she gets there. --Donna says, quote, "In a typical day I'll eat four burgers and fries, a loaf of bread with peanut butter and jam, four servings of meatloaf and mashed potato, a large pizza, a chocolate cake with ice cream and cream, 12 cupcakes, two cheesecakes and fizzy drinks." --Her grocery bill comes to about $750 a week, which Donna pays for by running a fetish eating website where so-called "fat admirers" pay to watch Donna gorge herself. --And while you might think Donna's boyfriend, 49-year-old Philippe, would have a problem with her goal . . . he doesn't. That's because, as Donna puts it, quote, "He's a real belly man." (???) (New York Post / iVenus)
YOU CAN GET FAKE BREASTS USING THE FAT LIPOSUCTIONED FROM YOUR STOMACH AND THIGHS:
Once in a great while, there's a scientific or medical breakthrough that completely changes the world we live in. The discovery of the genetic code, and the invention of the polio vaccine come to mind. And now THIS . . . --Recently, doctors in the UK started performing a new type of BOOB JOB using a process called platelet injection fat transfer . . . or PIFT. --It involves removing fat from a woman's stomach or thighs, and injecting it directly into her boobs. In other words, it combines liposuction with breast enhancement. (!!!) --PIFT is still experimental, but doctors say it has two advantages over traditional boob jobs:
#1.) Since the fat comes from the patient's own body, there's no chance they'll have an allergic reaction, or that their body will somehow reject the fat.#2.) And since the fat is injected, the procedure doesn't leave an incision scar.
--The process of surgically transferring fat isn't new, but it's only recently been considered safe enough for breast enhancement. The downside is that your body eventually absorbs the fat, so your rack could end up looking uneven. --The new treatment supposedly solves those issues by mixing fat from your stomach and thighs with blood cells, before injecting the mixture into your cans. That way the fat isn't re-absorbed as fast, and your new chest lasts up to two years. --And you can get "top-ups" once every six months, until your supply of liposuctioned fat runs out. After that, you'd need to repeat the whole procedure. --Last December, a 25-year-old named Emma Harding became the first person in the UK to have PIFT breast augmentation, going from a B-cup to a C-cup --She says her new cans are, quote, "very natural-looking, indeed, so much better than implants; I'm delighted." (Daily Mail)
WOMEN MAKE 77.8 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR EARNED BY MEN:
In 1963, the federal government passed the Equal Pay Act . . . a law requiring that men and women receive equal pay for equal work. --That was nearly 50 years ago. Yet, according to a new study from a group called Catalyst, women still make just 77.8 CENTS for every DOLLAR earned by men. --And even if they've got an MBA degree, women are still more likely to be hired in at a lower level, and to earn an average of $4,600 less than men with the same amount of education and experience. (AOL Jobs)
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S HUSBAND ASKED A BRITISH NAVY INSTRUCTOR IF SHE WORKED AT A STRIP CLUB:
England's QUEEN ELIZABETH is married to an 88-year-old guy named PRINCE PHILIP. He's also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, and apparently he has a reputation for always saying stupid, inappropriate stuff. Here's what I mean . . . --Last week, the Queen and the Duke visited a Naval base in southwestern England. While they were there, Prince Phillip was going around chatting to people and asking them what they did for a living. --Everything was fine until he met 24-year-old Elizabeth Rendle . . . a Navy cadet instructor who also works part-time as a bartender. For some reason, Prince Philip decided to ask her if she worked in a STRIP CLUB. --According to Elizabeth, quote, "I just said that I worked in a club, and then he asked, 'Oh, what, a strip club?' Obviously I said 'No' and then he said, 'Oh, it's a bit too cold today anyway.' --"I was quite surprised, but I think he was just trying to lighten the mood. I don't think he put his foot in it, it was a joke and I didn't take any offense. I think he was just putting people at their ease." (???) (Daily Mail / AOL News)
SOME IDIOT IN FLORIDA WANTS TO BECOME AMERICA'S FIRST *VAMPIRE* PRESIDENT:
It was my understanding that VAMPIRES are mythical creatures with no basis in reality . . . kind of like werewolves, or LADY GAGA'S female genitalia. --But it seems I was wrong. Just ask 45-year-old Jonathon Sharkey of Tampa, Florida. Jonathon says he's a direct descendent of Vlad the Impaler . . . better known as DRACULA. That would make Jonathon a vampire too. --But Jonathon doesn't want to be just any old vampire. He wants to be the first vampire president of the United States. And yesterday, he called a press conference to announce his candidacy in the 2012 election. --Jonathon used to consider himself an Independent, but after much soul-searching, he recently switched his party affiliation to Republican. --According to a party official in Florida, quote, "He does believe in Republican values. Is he going to make a big splash with his current identification of being a vampire? That's up to the voters to decide." (WTSP News 10 - Tampa) (--You can contact him at: jonathon@theimpalerformngovernor.us. It's an old email address from his run at Minnesota's governorship in 2006, but we bet he still checks it.)
YOU CAN BUY A GRAVESTONE THAT WIRELESSLY TRANSMITS YOUR LIFE STORY TO PEOPLE'S CELL PHONES:
In the last century, technological advancements have vastly changed the world we live in. And yet, in all that time, GRAVESTONES have remained virtually unchanged. Until now . . . --Introducing the Personal Rosetta Stone . . . an iPod-sized device that's capable of telling your life story to anyone with a cell phone, long after you've passed away. Here's how it works . . . --Basically, the Personal Rosetta Stone is a tablet that plugs into your gravestone. It's embedded with a microchip that can exchange information wirelessly with most smart phones. --The idea is that when someone approaches your grave, the information on the microchip . . . your obituary, for example . . . would automatically be transported to their cell phone screen. -A company called Objecs invented the Personal Rosetta Stone. Officials say it can store up to 1,000 words, and it will last for up to 3,200 years. (ABC News) (--You can buy your own Personal Rosetta Stone for $225 here . . .) http://www.personalrosettastone.com/
NAZZY'S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) A BAND RECREATED FAMOUS PAINTINGS IN A MUSIC VIDEO:A band called HOLD YOUR HORSES made a music video for their song "70 Million", and every shot recreates a famous painting, including "The Last Supper," "The Birth of Venus" and "The Scream." (--Search for "Hold Your Horses 70 Million video.")http://flavorwire.com/74342/hold-your-horses-name-that-painting
#2.) A GUY MADE A BASKETBALL SHOT WITH HIS FEET WHILE DOING BACKFLIPS:A guy did a series of back handsprings, grabbed a basketball between his feet in mid-flip, and made the shot. (--Search for "amazing backflip basketball shot.") http://www.break.com/index/amazing-backflip-basketball-shot.html
#3.) A GUY CRASHED HIS BIKE THEN SLID DOWN A HILL ON HIS FACE: A guy got thrown forward off his bike, then landed on a hill, and slid the whole way down on his face. (--Search for "hilarious dirt ramp faceplant." WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS THE "F-WORD.")http://www.break.com/index/hilarious-dirt-ramp-faceplant.html
THE FIVE RUDEST THINGS YOU CAN DO TO SOMEONE ELSE'S FOOD:
Yahoo's food section has a list of the ten rudest things people do when they eat. Some are standards, like double-dipping and chewing with your mouth open. But there are also a few things you probably wouldn't think of . . .
#1.) SPLITTING SOMETHING, THEN TAKING THE BIGGEST HALF. If you're the one cutting the food in half, you don't get to choose which half is yours. You have to offer both halves to the other person and let THEM choose. --If you made a fair cut down the middle, it shouldn't matter to you if they pick first.
#2.) ASKING FOR THE FIRST OR LAST BITE OF ANYTHING. If you do, don't expect to get it. The first and last bites of a meal are the only ones that are sacred.
#3.) STEALING CHEESE OFF THE PIZZA. When the cheese from another slice gets stuck to yours and leaves a naked dough triangle behind, it's your responsibility to put that cheese back. But cheese that oozes into the MIDDLE of the pizza is fair game.
#4.) SAMPLING CHOCOLATES IN THE BOX. Every box of chocolates has a certain type with a certain filling you don't like. But if you bite into one by mistake, DON'T PUT IT BACK. Either choke it down, find someone else to eat it, or throw it away.
#5.) TAKING A CRUSTLESS BITE OUT OF SOMEONE ELSE'S SANDWICH. If someone hands you half a sandwich, and they expect to get it BACK, don't bite the middle. First of all, there's something about it that's just nasty. --But also, it's everybody's favorite bite. The part with no crust. And if someone's nice enough to offer you a bite of their sandwich, don't help yourself to the best part. (Yahoo.com)
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