March 29, 2010

HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW

BEYONCÉ IS NOT PREGNANT:

The denial that we expected has come: BEYONCÉ and JAY-Z are NOT expecting a child. Her rep says the rumor is NOT TRUE. --One more quick note on Beyoncé: Her record label, Sony, isn't letting her post her music videos on YouTube anymore. --If you try to play one, you get the following message . . . quote, "This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds."

KIM KARDASHIAN IS NOT DATING A BRITISH SOCCER PLAYER:

There's a rumor going around that KIM KARDASHIAN is dating a British soccer player named WAYNE BRIDGE. There's only one problem: She's never heard of him. --On Friday, she posted the following message on Twitter . . . quote, "Who the hell is Wayne Bridge? LOL . . . Someone please fill me in because I have no clue." --Meanwhile, REGGIE BUSH hit Twitter to deny that he's nailing January Gessert . . . that blonde who was seen leaving his house one morning a few weeks ago. --He said, quote, "Clarification 4 the dummies aka the media, January is a long time friend of mine and has been dating my best friend for 6 months. Sorry! Lol!"


DENNIS HOPPER LOOKED FRAIL WHEN HE GOT HIS STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME FRIDAY:

As expected, DENNIS HOPPER showed up in person to receive his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday. --Dennis looked frail, and he had bandages on his arm and above his right eye . . . which he said were the result of a fall outside his home. But he was in good spirits. --The audience included Jack Nicholson, Viggo Mortensen, David Lynch, Michael Madsen, Danny Trejo, Johnny Mathis and Dwight Yoakam. --Dennis said, quote, "Everyone here today that I've invited [has] enriched my life tremendously. They've shown me a world that I would never have seen being a farm boy from Dodge City, Kansas, and learning things I would never have learned. --"Everything I've learned in my life I learned from you and the wonderful world that I traveled and saw . . . well, I got it all from you. --"This has been my home and my school. And I love all of you. I just want to thank you. This means so much to me, and thank you very much, everyone." --Dennis . . . who's 73 . . . is battling prostate cancer. Not to mention his wife. (--Here's video from Friday's ceremony . . .) http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b173707_jack_nicholson_viggo_mortensen_david.html


MICHAEL JACKSON DID BLEACH HIS SKIN . . . BUT PROBABLY JUST TO MAKE IT ALL ONE COLOR:

A search warrant in the MICHAEL JACKSON death investigation that was unsealed on Friday shows that Michael apparently DID lighten his skin. But he probably only did so to make it all one color. --Medical investigators who examined Michael's body revealed last summer that he DID suffer from VITILIGO . . . a disease that attacks pigment and causes white patches on the skin. --Well, the warrant that was unsealed Friday revealed that Michael had about 40 tubes of skin-whitening and / or bleaching agents in the rented house where he died. --But given the fact that he really had vitiligo, he was probably using them to keep his skin a uniform color. (--In other words, he probably couldn't DARKEN the skin that had been attacked by the disease. So in order to not look all patchy, he had to LIGHTEN the skin that hadn't been affected by it.) --We recently heard that after Michael's death, DR. CONRAD MURRAY was concerned about rushing from the hospital back to Michael's house in order to retrieve some CREAMS. --He apparently felt that Michael would not have wanted anyone to know he was using them. There's no word if THESE were the creams he was talking about.


DR. MURRAY DOESN'T THINK HE HAS ANYTHING TO BE SORRY FOR:

DR. CONRAD MURRAY is facing manslaughter charges in the death of MICHAEL JACKSON. But a so-called "source" close to him tells TMZ that he has NOT apologized to Michael's family. And he doesn't plan to. --The source says Murray doesn't believe the propofol he administered to Michael killed him . . . and thus, he's not responsible for Michael's death. (--No matter how Dr. Murray really feels, apologizing to Michael's family would be a HORRIBLE legal strategy. It's like admitting he did something wrong. So even if he thinks he DID kill Michael, it wouldn't be wise to say so.)


GILBERT ARENAS WILL DO 30 DAYS IN A HALFWAY HOUSE:

GILBERT ARENAS has been sentenced to 30 days in a halfway house for bringing guns into the Washington Wizards' locker room. He was also fined $5,000 and ordered to do 400 hours of community service. --Team president Ernie Grunfeld says that the team is NOT voiding his contract. He'll be a Wizard again next season. (--Gilbert was suspended for the remainder of the season by the NBA, along with Javaris Crittenton. The two of them pulled guns on each other in the locker room . . . supposedly due to a dispute over a gambling debt.) (--Javaris ended up with probation.)


THE NEW YORK YANKEES HAVE THE HIGHEST-PAID PLAYERS IN THE WORLD:

This will not shock you at all: A British study shows that the New York Yankees have the highest-paid players in team sports . . . in the entire world.--But this might shock you: The next three teams with the highest-paid players are all European soccer clubs. After that, the Top 10 is rounded out by NBA teams.--Here are the Top 10 teams, in terms of the AVERAGE SALARY PER PLAYER . . .
#1.) New York Yankees, $7 million#2.) Real Madrid, $6.3 million#3.) Barcelona, $6.1 million#4.) Chelsea, $5.3 million#5.) Dallas Mavericks, $5.29 million#6.) Los Angeles Lakers, $5.1 million#7.) Detroit Pistons, $5 million#8.) Cleveland Cavaliers, $4.9 million#9.) Boston Celtics, $4.87 million#10.) New York Knicks, $4.86 million


"HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON" IS THE NEW #1 MOVIE IN AMERICA:

You may not think of Dreamworks the same as you do Pixar, but they've still had a lot of success . . . including "Kung Fu Panda", "Madagascar" and all the "Shrek" movies. --Their latest effort, "How to Train Your Dragon", is officially off to a good start. It made $43.3 million in its first weekend. "Hot Tub Time Machine" barely pulled in $13.7 million. Here are the Top 10 movies in the country . . .
1.) (NEW) "How to Train Your Dragon", $43.3 million2.) Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland", $17.3 million (--Up to a total of $293 million in its 4th week.)3.) (NEW) "Hot Tub Time Machine", $13.7 million


UMA THURMAN'S NEW MOVIE MADE $130 IN ITS OPENING WEEKEND AT ONE THEATER IN LONDON:

Have you heard of the UMA THURMAN comedy "Motherhood"? No??? I'm not surprised. It came and went lightning fast when it opened in the U.S. back in October. It's on DVD now. --Earlier this month, the movie had its theatrical premiere in London. It opened in just one theater, so the studio wasn't expecting it to be HUGE. --But at the same time, they were hoping for decent sales, followed by word-of-mouth that could have led to a successful run. --That didn't happen. The weekend it opened, "Motherhood" took in just $130 bucks . . . which means that about 11 people went to see it that whole weekend. On Sunday, only ONE person showed up. --Producer Jana Edelbaum isn't happy. She's blaming the British marketing company for dropping the ball. She says, quote, "Think how much crap succeeds at the cinema. --"'Motherhood' is not bad. It's a very decent movie. I've seen movies that are not half as good." (--"Motherhood" co-stars MINNIE DRIVER and ANTHONY EDWARDS . . . and includes a cameo by JODIE FOSTER. You can check out the trailer here . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9SyLvwAcEQ


CHECK OUT THE DOGGY LINE DANCE IN "MARMADUKE":

"Marmaduke" . . . a movie based on the comic strip about a mischievous Great Dane . . . hits theaters in June. It's mostly live-action, with some CGI mixed in to make the dogs speak and perform other human functions. --OWEN WILSON is doing the voice of the title character. --Well, the trailer hit the web over the weekend. And throughout most of it, you get the vibe that this movie is just MILDLY NOT GOOD. --But judging by the last 15 seconds, this movie could just cross the line into a whole new level of AWFUL. --And it's because of three simple words: Doggy Line Dance. (--Check it out . . .) http://www.bestweekever.tv/2010-03-26/marmaduke-trailer-wow-just-wow/

FOX HAS CANCELLED "24":

It's official: This will be the final season of "24". (--It's the show's EIGHTH.) Fox made the announcement on Friday. --"24" was axed because the ratings had declined this season . . . it was becoming more and more expensive to produce . . . and the show's writers were having trouble coming up with ideas for another season. --Executive producer Howard Gordon said, quote, "If one of the writers came up with a good idea, I'd happily pitch it to [star] KIEFER [SUTHERLAND] and then happily pitch to a network, whether Fox or someone else. --"We just don't have that idea, and that's where everything has to start." --The "Hollywood Reporter" has confirmed talk that the producers were gauging the interest in "24" from other networks. NBC did some sort of cost-benefit analysis before ultimately deciding to pass. (--Adding significantly to the show's cost, Kiefer is one of the highest paid actors on TV. He reportedly makes around $550,000 an episode . . . or $13.2 million a season.) --There's a silver lining here, though. A "24" movie is starting to sound like an inevitability. Kiefer said, quote, "Looking ahead to the future, Howard Gordon and I are excited about the opportunity to create the feature film version of 24."

PUCK FROM "THE REAL WORLD" ADMITS TO DRINKING ALCOHOL BEFORE THE CAR CRASH THAT INJURED HIM AND HIS SON:

DAVID RAINEY . . . a.k.a. PUCK, the total moron from "The Real World: San Francisco" . . . has admitted to drinking alcohol before crashing his car two weeks ago, but he's blaming the accident on a deer. --Puck tells the "National Enquirer", quote, "I broke my neck in three places, and if I try to move, I could be paralyzed for life. The only reason I am alive is that my son saved me." --Puck's eight-year-old son Bogart somehow freed himself from the car, and made it back up to the road to get help by flagging down a car. He's a hero . . . while his dad is still a total loser. --Puck continued, quote, "I drank two shots of Jack Daniels in the car . . . (?!?) . . . but I also ate a sandwich. I was doing about 40 when a deer jumped out in front of me. My seat belt broke, and I was being flung around in the car. --"I ended up trapped, upside down, in water. I didn't know it then, but I had a broken neck. I'd also broken my clavicle, my sternum and both feet." --Puck also told RadarOnline his Blood Alcohol Content was only .03. But he was arrested at the hospital last week for DUI, driving without a license, and child endangerment. (--Here's video footage of the RadarOnline interview, which includes Puck's son backing up his dad's claim that the accident was caused by the deer . . .)http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/03/exclusive-video-interview-real-worlds-puck-admits-i-had-two-shots-jack-daniels-0


CHLOE SEVIGNY HAS APOLOGIZED FOR TRASHING HER OWN TV SHOW:

Last week, CHLOE SEVIGNY . . . who plays Nikki Grant on HBO's "Big Love" . . . trashed her own show in an interview with "The A.V. Club". And now, she's in damage control mode. --Her initial comments came after the interviewer said he was a fan of the show, but NOT the show's most recent season. And Chloe responded by AGREEING with him. She said, quote, "It was awful this season, as far as I'm concerned." --She continued, quote, "I feel like it kind of got away from itself. I mean, I love the show, I love my character, I love the writing, but I felt like they were really pushing it this last season . . . I think they were just squishing too much in." --She also said that co-stars JEANNE TRIPPLEHORN and GINNIFER GOODWIN agreed with her . . . and she finished by predicting, quote, "God, I'm going to get in so much trouble." --But Chloe took it all back in a separate interview, and claimed that she was baited into making the comments she did. --She told "Entertainment Weekly", quote, "I feel like what I said was taken out of context, and the [reporter] I was speaking to was provoking me. --"[I was] really exhausted and doing a press junket and I think I just wasn't thinking about what I was saying . . . obviously didn't mean what I said in any way, shape, or form. --"And I really haven't seen the whole season because I don't have a television. (???) I've only seen about half of it, so I couldn't even really comment having not been able to see it all the way through." (--This is a TERRIBLE backtracking effort.) --Chloe said that she'd apologized to the show's producers, and that they were cool with her. She also told Ginnifer that she was sorry for dragging her into it. --HBO isn't sweating this. They said, quote, "Knowing Chloe, we trust these were taken out of context." --But "The A.V. Club" journalist who wrote the story, one Sean O'Neal, is defending his work . . . saying, quote, "I'm not really sure how a statement like 'It was awful this season' can possibly be taken out of context." --He also released audio from the interview to prove his point. (--You can listen to it by scrolling down at this link . . .) http://www.avclub.com/articles/chloe-sevigny-apologizes-for-av-club-interview,39609/


THE TAYLORS WERE WINNERS AT THE KIDS CHOICE AWARDS:

TAYLOR LAUTNER and TAYLOR SWIFT led the winners at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday night . . . winning two awards each. --And the list of SLIMED stars included Katy Perry, Steve Carell and Tina Fey. (--Lautner won Favorite Movie Actor and Cutest Couple . . . with "New Moon's" KRISTEN STEWART . . . and Swift won Favorite Female Singer and Favorite Song, for "You Belong with Me". You can see all the winners, here . . .) http://www.nick.com/kids-choice-awards/nominees/


IS PAULA ABDUL TAKING CAREER ADVICE FROM ARSENIO HALL?

The only thing more GRIPPING than speculating about PAULA ABDUL'S future . . . is speculating about who's advising Paula Abdul on her future. --The "National Enquirer" claims Paula is taking career advice from her former boyfriend ARSENIO HALL. (--They dated 20 years ago.) --Supposedly, it was Arsenio who convinced Paula to walk away from a rumored gig hosting a new version of "Star Search" . . . because HE hosted a failed revival of the show back in 2003. --A so-called "insider" says, quote, "Paula was very tempted to do 'Star Search' and negotiations went right down to the wire. But at the last minute Arsenio persuaded her not to do the show. --"Arsenio told Paula that she should stake out new ground for herself and not re-hash something that has been done several times. He encouraged her to look to the future, and he believes for Paula, the future is 'X Factor'."


VIDEO OF FERGIE TAKING A SPILL ONSTAGE:

FERGIE slipped and fell onstage during a recent BLACK EYED PEAS show . . . and not surprisingly, the video is already making the rounds online. (--She was OK. She jumped right back up and continued performing. Here's the link . . .)http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=2ae71ccb-d189-49b7-a962-d4f9dfebdb02


WILL MILEY CYRUS' NEXT ALBUM BE HER LAST?

During her appearance on "The View" last week, MILEY CYRUS said that she has another album on the way . . . but that it would be, quote, "the last thing I do in music for a while." --She added, quote, "I just feel like the music industry isn't as positive as I'd like it to be." Instead, she said she wants to focus on her movie career. --Well, it sounds like she's serious about that. --Over the weekend, she told E! Online, quote, "I've got a record coming out in June and then I'm done. I just want to work in movies. That's what I like and that's what I want to be doing." (--There aren't any further details on the new disc.) --Meanwhile, in a separate interview, Miley dropped a HUGE BOMB. She said she's NOT a JUSTIN BIEBER fan . . . but her 10-year-old sister, Noah, is. --She said, quote, "Bieber fever . . . I'm not necessarily a fan. I don't listen to that kind of music. I like KURT COBAIN. [He] is like my dream boyfriend. --"My little sister was obsessed with [Justin], and he actually gave her a shout-out on Twitter. And I thought that was really sweet. So I was like, 'Thank you so much. That meant a lot to her.' . . . He called her a cutie, and I haven't stopped hearing about it."


ROBERT PLANT'S LATEST NON-LED ZEPPELIN PROJECT:

LED ZEPPELIN legend ROBERT PLANT will tour and record a new album with . . . THE BAND OF JOY, which was a band he and drummer JOHN BONHAM were in before they both joined Zeppelin. (--If you're starting to get the impression that Robert Plant is interested in doing anything BUT Led Zeppelin . . . uh, what took you so long?) --The album should be out by this fall, and the tour begins on July 13th in Memphis. (--You can see all the dates he's announced so far at the following link . . .) http://www.robertplant.com/news/robert-plant-and-the-band-of-joy-to-tour-usa/(--It's not clear why Plant has decided to call his latest endeavor The Band of Joy. None of the musicians-for-hire he's working with were even in the original band.)


DIDDY WILL PERFORM ON "AMERICAN IDOL" THIS WEEK:

DIDDY will perform on "American Idol" on Wednesday night. He confirmed the news on Twitter. --Diddy will be doing "Hello, Good Morning" . . . a track from his upcoming album, "Last Train to Paris". (--It comes out June 22nd.) The song features T.I. There's no word if he'll be there. --This is going to be R&B week on "Idol". USHER will serve as the celebrity mentor.


NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF

IS RONALD MCDONALD A BAD INFLUENCE ON YOUR KIDS?

As far as corporate spokesmen go, Ronald McDonald is one of the creepier choices. But is he a BAD INFLUENCE on your kids? That depends who you ask. --On Wednesday, officials with a watchdog group called Corporate Accountability International will ask McDonald's to "retire" Ronald McDonald as its spokesman. --Group officials say Ronald McDonald is a bad influence on kids because he helps contribute to what they consider a, quote, "fast-food-industry childhood obesity crisis." --But according to a McDonald's spokesman, Ronald McDonald is, quote, "the heart and soul of Ronald McDonald House Charities, which lends a helping hand to families in their time of need. --"Ronald also helps deliver messages to families on many important subjects such as safety, literacy, and the importance of physical activity and making balanced food choices." --By the way, even if you think this is ridiculous, you should know that Corporate Accountability International is a force to be reckoned with. They're the group responsible for "retiring" the super-cool Joe Camel of Camel cigarettes fame. (Chicago Tribune / NBC Chicago)


THERE'S A BOOT CAMP FOR DUDES WHO CAN'T GET A DATE:

Dating coaches are nothing new. They're the guys who claim to be experts on relationships and women, and make a living coaching loser dudes in the art of picking up chicks. --There even used to be a show about a dating doctor on VH1 called "The Pickup Artist". --Anyway, Dr. Paul Dobransky is a psychologist and self-proclaimed relationship expert from New York City. He runs a series of weekend retreats for men called the "Omega Male Boot Camp." --The idea is to help guys WRANGLE POON by, quote, "transforming their masculinity." Whatever that means. --Dr. Paul's seminars focus on every aspect of a relationship . . . from the pick-up to the possibility of marriage. And they even include a night out at the bars with Dr. Paul himself. --And all it will cost you to take one of Dr. Paul's weekend "Omega Male Boot Camp" seminars is $1,800. (???) (Asylum)(--Dr. Paul's website is here . . .) http://www.doctorpaul.net/bootcamps/


A GUY TRICKED OUT HIS SCOOTER TO SHOOT 15-FOOT FLAMES OUT THE TAILPIPE:

There's nothing I hate more than tailgating. And I can't tell you how many times I wished I had something like THIS to get people off my back . . . --30-year-old Colin Furze lives in Stamford, England (--about 100 miles north of London). --Last year, he tricked out his scooter so that by flipping a switch, he can shoot 15-FOOT FLAMES out the tailpipe. It's just about the coolest thing ever. But for some reason, local authorities weren't so impressed . . . --On Thursday, Colin was arrested after police officials saw photos of him riding the scooter on a highway. --Now Colin's been charged with possessing an object that's been converted into a firearm. If he's convicted, he could get up to SEVEN YEARS in prison. (???) (Daily Telegraph)(--Check out a video of Colin showing off his flame-throwing scooter below.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UNr1XClnec


NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY

#1.) If your having a little trouble getting moving this morning, this might help lift your spirits. For some reason, this cat stared straight at the camera and hung its mouth open like it was shocked. (--Search for "." It doesn't really look funny until 20 seconds in.)http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/55266dcdf0/omg-cat/

#2.) SKYDIVERS ESCAPED A CRASHING AIRPLANE:A group of skydivers were getting ready to jump when the plane suddenly went into a nosedive. So they had to jump out befoOMG catre it crashed into the ground. (--Search for "least they had parachutes video.")http://www.trutv.com/video/most-daring/least-they-had-parachutes.html?link=truTVshlk(--Amazingly, the pilot also survived. Check out an extended version of this video, here . . .)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzIC7zSDJB0

#3.) BRAZILIAN SOCCER PLAYERS GOT PEPPER SPRAYED BY POLICE:When a group of soccer players confronted a referee during a game in Brazil, police in riot gear came on the field and pepper sprayed the players. (--Search for "Brazil soccer players pepper sprayed." They get pepper sprayed at :20.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPDAmm-NCKA


FOUR PHRASES BOSSES LOVE TO HEAR:

Everyone wants to make more money. But being a good employee is only half the battle. You also have to get in good with the boss without resorting to brown-nosing.
--Here are four phrases your boss would love to hear you say more often . . .
#1.) "GOOD NEWS!" Your boss has to deal with problems all day long. And problems are always BAD news. So whenever you've got GOOD news, speak up.
#2.) "NO PROBLEM." You'd be surprised how much whining and complaining bosses have to put up with from employees. So if your boss asks you to do something and you know you can handle it, let him know it'll get done. --And don't complain about the extra work. He'll remember.
#3.) "IT'S ALREADY BEING TAKEN CARE OF." Sooner or later, you're gonna screw up. So when you do, do two things. First, figure out how to fix it. Then, tell your boss what happened and what your plan is. --If you tell him the problem AND the solution, it won't seem like such a big deal.
#4.) "I FOUND A WAY TO DO IT CHEAPER." This one REALLY gets their attention. Remember, at the end of the day, money is the thing businesses care about the most. --And your boss is under constant pressure to make more, and spend less. Especially these days. So if you think of a way to do EITHER of those, don't be shy. (AskMen.com)