HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (06-29-10)
ANGELINA JOLIE SAID SHE DOESN'T WANT A SEVENTH CHILD BECAUSE *THAT* WOULD MAKE HER FAMILY TOO BIG:
ANGELINA JOLIE is getting out of the adoption game for a while. --In a new interview with "Vanity Fair", Angelina said she and BRAD PITT aren't going to be adopting or creating any kids for a while now . . . because six is FINALLY enough. (--Twins Knox and Vivienne turn two on July 12th. Her other kids are 4-year-old Shiloh, 4-year-old Zahara, 6-year-old Pax-Thien and 8-year-old Maddox.) --Quote, "We want to make sure we can give everybody special time. It's easy when they're small and don't require much emotional support. --"But as they get older they're going to need a lot more talking in the middle of the night, like I did with my mom for hours. We want to make sure we don't build a family so big that we don't have enough time to raise them each really well." --In the interview she also makes it clear that her priorities in life go: Kids . . . marrying Brad Pitt . . . acting. (--So no sequel to "The Bone Collector" in the works then?) --She says, quote, "I don't think I'll [act] much longer. I have a happy home. I got back from work last night and everybody was playing music and dancing and I suddenly found myself dancing around with a bunch of little fun crazy people." --And she and Brad Pitt aren't AGAINST finally getting married but, quote, "it's just like we already are. Children are clearly a commitment, a bigger commitment than marriage. It's for life."
HERE'S A PERSONALITY BREAKDOWN OF EACH OF THE JOLIE-PITT KIDS, COURTESY OF ANGELINA:
In a new interview with "Vanity Fair", ANGELINA JOLIE gave a breakdown of the personalities of all six of her and BRAD PITT'S kids. And here they are . . .
--MADDOX, 8. (--Adopted from Cambodia.) Quote, "A real intellectual, which I can take no credit for genetically. He's great at school, great at history. He feels like he could be a writer or travel the world and learn about places and things."
--PAX, 6. (--Adopted from Vietnam.) Angelina forgot . . . or neglected to . . . mention Pax. (--She did say they want to stop having and adopting kids for a while because six is enough. And this is pretty solid proof.)
--ZAHARA, 4. (--Adopted from Ethiopia.) Quote, "[She's] got an extraordinary voice and is just so elegant and well spoken." (--She turns five next week.)
--SHILOH, 4. (--Biological.) Quote, "Like a little dude. She likes tracksuits. She likes to dress like a boy. She wants to be a boy so we had to cut her hair. She likes to wear boys' everything. She thinks she's one of the brothers. --"Shiloh's hysterically funny, one of the goofiest, most playful people you'll ever meet. Goofy and verbal, the early signs of a performer. I used to get dressed up in costumes and jump around [too]."
--KNOX and VIVIENNE, almost 2. (--Biological, twins.) Quote, "Classic boy and girl. She's really female, and he's really a little dude."
MEL GIBSON'S EX VISITED THE DENTIST THE DAY AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY KNOCKED HER TEETH OUT:
Yesterday, we told you about the UGLY new saga between MEL GIBSON and his ex, Oksana Grigorieva . . . and this one's getting even uglier. --Oksana got a restraining order on Friday because, she says, back in January, Mel punched her and knocked her teeth out while she was holding their newborn baby. Mel says that Oksana was SHAKING the baby and he grabbed Oksana to try to stop her. -Here are three new developments that came out in the past 24 hours.
--DENTIST. The "knocked her teeth out" claim has a little more weight now . . . as TMZ somehow got a hold of Oksana's medical records and found that the day after the fight in January, she went to a dentist. One tooth was knocked out and one was chipped. --Mel's people shot back that if Oksana's teeth were busted, it wasn't because of Mel. They say he didn't hit her in the mouth or anywhere close and, quote, "Mel has no idea what she did after he left the house [that night]."
--DVDS. There's also a rumor that Oksana has SECRET DVDS of Mel that could be damning evidence if they're ever in court. And, apparently, Mel's legal team got a court order to seal those DVDs and ban Oksana from taking them public.
--CHILD SUPPORT. When Oksana was getting a restraining order against Mel, she said he hadn't paid her anything for child support. Mel's lawyer, Stephen Kolodny, fired back on that yesterday. --He says Mel opened up his bank account until Oksana violated their shared custody agreement by refusing to let Mel see their daughter on Father's Day. After that, Mel stopped giving her anything more than exactly what they agreed to in mediation.
JENNIFER CAPRIATI OVERDOSED ON LEGAL PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES:
On Sunday, JENNIFER CAPRIATI was rushed to a hospital in Florida after she ODed. Now, her family wants everyone to know it was an ACCIDENT and they were all LEGAL drugs . . . she's not back to having drug problems. --They say that this was, quote, "an accidental overdose of medication prescribed to Jen by her personal physicians." They didn't say what drugs she took when she overdosed . . . just that she's still recovering.
CHRIS KLEIN HAS BEEN FORMALLY CHARGED WITH HIS SECOND DUI AND COULD GET A WHOPPING FOUR DAYS IN JAIL:
Yesterday CHRIS KLEIN . . . who you might remember as Oz in the "American Pie" movies . . . was formally charged with a DUI, after he was pulled over for swerving back on June 16th. At the time, he was on probation for ANOTHER DUI. --So now, if he's convicted of this one, he could serve a mandatory jail sentence of . . . four whole days. (--Good to see the legal system is taking repeat DUI offenses seriously. That'll teach him.) --On the 16th, Chris blew a .24 on the breathalyzer . . . which is three times the legal limit. After the arrest, he checked himself into rehab in Utah.
MICHAEL DOUGLAS'S EX-WIFE BELIEVES SHE DESERVES A PIECE OF HIS CUT FROM THE "WALL STREET" SEQUEL:
The sequel to "Wall Street" is set to hit theaters on September 24th. Like the original, it stars MICHAEL DOUGLAS. Unlike the original, it also stars SHIA LABEOUF and no one's gonna go see it. --Well . . . Michael Douglas's ex-wife Diandra is excited about "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps" . . . because she thinks it's a ticket to some FREE MONEY. --Even though she got a $45 MILLION settlement when she and Michael got divorced back in 2000, she says she should get a piece of his haul from this new movie because of their 50-50 divorce agreement. --Their agreement said she gets half of anything related to Michael's films from the 23 years they were married. That includes money from residuals, merchandising and spinoffs. And she believes the new movie falls under that description. --Her lawyer says, quote, "It's the same character, same title, just years later." --His lawyer is arguing that this is a sequel, not a spin-off, and, quote, "He doesn't want her to be an albatross around his neck forever." --They have a hearing scheduled for August.
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS WILL GET DRUNK AND SKI NAKED IF SPAIN WINS THE WORLD CUP:
Well I just found the team I'M rooting for in the World Cup now that the U.S. is out. --ENRIQUE IGLESIAS says, quote, "If Spain wins, I'm going to get drunk and ski naked in Biscayne Bay." (--Biscayne Bay is in south Florida. He grew up in that area.) --Spain plays Portugal in the quarterfinals at 2:30 P.M. Eastern today and is a slight favorite. Spain currently has the third-best odds to win the cup according to Vegas sports books, just behind Brazil and Argentina and just ahead of Germany.
SANDRA BULLOCK AND JESSE JAMES HAVE FINALIZED THEIR DIVORCE:
It's official: SANDRA BULLOCK is done with JESSE JAMES. They've officially filed papers to finalize their divorce and end their five-year marriage. --Before Sandra found out Jesse had been cheating on her with every swastika-tattooed hate-skank he could find, they'd been working on adopting an infant from New Orleans. Sandra now plans to raise the baby as a single parent. --According to a source who spoke to "Us Weekly", even though the divorce was messy, Sandra and Jesse are on speaking terms and, quote, "He'd like to reconcile."
AMY LOCANE . . . A.K.A. SANDY FROM "MELROSE PLACE" . . . HAS BEEN CHARGED FOR KILLING A PERSON WHILE DRIVING DRUNK:
We haven't heard much from AMY LOCANE since she was Sandy on the original "Melrose Place". And this is one of the worst ways ever to be reintroduced to her. --On Sunday night, Amy . . . who's 38 years old now and the mother of two children . . . was driving drunk in Montgomery, New Jersey, and slammed into the passenger side of a Mercury Milan. --Helen Seeman was sitting in the passenger seat of that car and was killed immediately. The driver was her husband, Fred Seeman, and he was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition. --Amy was arrested and has been charged with second-degree vehicular homicide. She's also charged with third-degree assault . . . because right before she hit the Milan, she rammed into the back of a different car and fled the scene. --Amy admitted she'd had several glasses of wine before she got in the car. She was driving home after starring in a play called "Missed Connections" at a local theater.
--If she's convicted, she's facing five to 10 years in prison.
MARILYN MONROE'S CHEST X-RAYS HAVE SOLD FOR $45,000 . . . AND ARE SEXIER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK:
People's lust for MARILYN MONROE photos has gone to yet another disturbing level . . . over the weekend, at a memorabilia auction, an anonymous bidder paid $45,000 for a set of Marilyn's chest X-rays. They're from a doctor's visit she had in 1954.
JENNIFER HUDSON OPENS UP ON HER BRUTAL FAMILY TRAGEDY:
JENNIFER HUDSON talked about the horrific murders of her mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew for the first time last night . . . on an episode of VH1's "Behind the Music". (--They were shot and killed by the estranged husband of Jennifer's sister in October of 2008.) --She said, quote, "It's all a blur, it was surreal. It was like I was outside of myself. --"For almost two weeks straight . . . [I was] inside one room with just family and friends coming in and out. I prayed when I'd get up in the morning and prayed before I laid down at night." --She added, quote, "I was definitely thinking of my family when I was singing ['You Pulled Me Through' at last year's Grammys]. I could hear my brother in my head, like, 'Jennifer, you need to kill this, you need to get up and do it.' I knew he would be disappointed if I didn't do it justice." --Jennifer said that her 11-month-old son David . . . (--whose father is her fiancé, David Otunga) . . . has helped her move forward. --She said, quote, "[He] reminds me of my nephew. He makes me feel like the most special person on earth. I want him to get the same love and the same upbringing my mother gave us. […] I channel her, because she was such a great mom."
MEGAN FOX AND BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN JUST GOT MARRIED IN HAWAII:
Well, it's official. BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN is better than you, and now there's a legal document to prove it. --Late last week, he and MEGAN FOX were married in a small ceremony at the Four Seasons Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii. --The news just broke last night. -It's the first marriage for both of them . . . but Brian has an eight-year-old son with VANESSA MARCIL, who he met on the set of "Beverly Hills, 90210". --Megan and Brian have been dating since 2004 . . . when they met on the set of the old sitcom "Hope & Faith" . . . and have been engaged since 2006. --When they met, she was 18 and he was 30. (--Now she's 24 and he's 36.) --Back in November of 2008, Megan said that when she and Brian did get married one day, quote, "The ceremony will be small. You might hear about it the week after." So she definitely followed through with that plan. --About two-and-a-half weeks ago, she said, quote, "It's going to be years 'til I'm married. I'm going to be 44 when I get married." So she definitely didn't follow through with THAT plan.
EMMA WATSON IS DATING A MUSICIAN-SLASH-MODEL-SLASH-BRITISH GUY WE'VE NEVER HEARD OF:
EMMA WATSON . . . who plays Hermione in the "Harry Potter" movies . . . just achieved the dream of any girl who's had ALL of her awkward years recorded on film and watched by billions of people. --Now, at age 20, she's scored herself a rock star model. His name is George Craig. He's 19 and the front man for a British band called One Night Only. --George and Emma met when they were doing a photo shoot for a Burberry ad earlier this year. A few days ago she confirmed that they're dating.
OPRAH RECLAIMS HER SPOT AS THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL CELEBRITY:
"Forbes" magazine just released its annual list of the most powerful 100 celebrities in the world. Last year, in a bit of a surprise upset, ANGELINA JOLIE beat out OPRAH WINFREY for the number one spot. --That's because the list isn't just based off of entertainment earnings . . . which Oprah would dominate . . . but also off exposure in print, on TV, online, on social media and . . . uh . . . most importantly, on radio. --Well . . . after a one-year hiatus to number two, Oprah's back on top this year. In the past 12 months she made around $315 MILLION and got herself plenty of media exposure, too. --Angelina dropped down to 18th place. She still gets a lot of press but didn't have a major film . . . or a major payday . . . in the past year.
--LADY GAGA made her debut on the list this year and came in FOURTH. She made an estimated $62 MILLION last year and, obviously, gets a ton of press.
--BEYONCÉ was second this year, off the success of her album, her tour and her endorsement deals.
--JAMES CAMERON showed up on the list for the first time since 1999 and came in third place. TIGER WOODS came in fifth place . . . clearly proving that no publicity is bad publicity.
(--You can check out the full top 10 and their earnings on the next page.)
Here are the top 10 most powerful celebrities on the new "Forbes" celebrity power list, based off a mix of earnings and media exposure in the past year.
#1.) OPRAH WINFREY, $315 MILLION
#2.) BEYONCÉ, $87 MILLION
#3.) JAMES CAMERON, $210 MILLION
#4.) LADY GAGA, $62 MILLION
#5.) TIGER WOODS, $105 MILLION
#6.) BRITNEY SPEARS, $64 MILLION
#7.) U2, $130 MILLION
#8.) SANDRA BULLOCK, $56 MILLION
#9.) JOHNNY DEPP, $75 MILLION
#10.) MADONNA, $58 MILLION
(--Check out the full list on Forbes.com. For the first time ever it's in a useful, single-page window instead of a painfully annoying 100-page slideshow.)
http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/22/lady-gaga-oprah-winfrey-business-entertainment-celeb-100-10_land.html
THE TRAILER FOR THE FINAL TWO "HARRY POTTER" MOVIES IS OUT:
Yesterday, the first trailer came out for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" . . . which is going to be released in two parts and end the "Harry Potter" saga. And if you're a "Harry Potter" fan it's REALLY going to get you in the mood. --The trailers are spectacular and really focus on ACTION . . . unlike the book which had about 400 pages in the middle of Harry just complaining. They also tease a GIGANTIC final battle between Harry's good wizards and Voldemort's evil ones. --The first part of the "Deathly Hallows" is coming out November 19th, the second part won't hit theaters until July 15th of next year. (--Here's the trailer . . .)
http://www.mugglenet.com/trailer.php
A NEW TEASER TRAILER IS OUT FOR "THE SOCIAL NETWORK" AND IS AN INCREDIBLE WASTE OF TIME:
Yesterday, the first teaser trailer was released for "The Social Network" . . . that's the movie about MARK ZUCKERBERG, the college student who founded Facebook and became a billionaire. And the trailer is . . . an incredible waste. --There's no footage from the film. It's just flashing words like "PUNK" and "PROPHET" . . . and some voice over from actors in the movie setting up the conflict between Zuckerberg and his friends over who really came up with the idea for Facebook. --The movie is set to debut on October 1st. JESSE EISENBERG and JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE are the stars. (--Here's the trailer . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWoUgftTj3Y
THEY'RE MAKING A SEQUEL TO "TITANIC"? REALLY???
So it's finally come to this. Someone's making a sequel to "Titanic". --Now . . . before we all get too fired up about it . . . it's not JAMES CAMERON, LEONARDO DICAPRIO . . . or even BILLY ZANE who's behind this. --It's some obscure company called Asylum Productions that likes taking famous movies and making unauthorized sequels and knock-offs that go straight to DVD. --Some of their previous films include "Transmorphers", "The Terminators", "The Da Vinci Treasure" and, yes, "Snakes on a Train". --In "Titanic 2", a group of people set sail on a modern luxury cruise ship on the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's shipwreck. Everything seems fine until a tsunami tosses an iceberg in front of the new ship and it starts sinking. --BROOKE BURNS from "Baywatch" is the big star of this thing. --BRUCE DAVISON also gets top billing. He's a character actor who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1990 for his role in "Longtime Companion". He's best known as Senator Kelly in the "X-Men" movies. --"Titanic 2" is set to be released on DVD on August 24th.
STEVE CARELL *DOES* PLAN ON LEAVING "THE OFFICE":
STEVE CARELL has confirmed speculation that his days on "The Office" are numbered . . . because he does NOT plan on re-upping beyond this coming season. --He explained, quote, "I just think it's time. I want to fulfill my contract. When I first signed on I had a contract for seven seasons, and this coming year is my seventh. I just thought it was time for my character to go." --But while this will apparently be his final season, Steve expects "The Office" to continue on without him. --He said, quote, "It doesn't certainly mean the end of the show. I think it's just a dynamic change to the show, which could be a good thing, actually. Add some new life and some new energy . . . I see it as a positive in general for the show." --In fact, Steve doesn't even think his departure should be a big deal . . . quote, "I certainly didn't anticipate any sort of hubbub over it. I'm just not going to extend my contract, but I didn't see it as a huge deal. --"The show is great, and the ensemble is so strong, and the writers are great . . . so it's just one part of that ensemble drifting off. They've incorporated so many new characters and so many new, great storylines that I have no doubt it'll continue as strong if not stronger than ever."
MORE TEEN CHOICE AWARD NOMINEES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED:
The "second wave" of nominees for this year's Teen Choice Awards have been revealed . . . and now, the second "Twilight" movie, "New Moon", and "Glee" are leading the way with a total of NINE nominations each. --There are several new categories this year, including Most Fanatic Fans. The nominees in that category are: Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, the "Twilight" cast, the "Glee" cast and David Archuleta. (???) --You can see all the nominees and vote for your favorites at TeenChoiceAwards.com. (--Or, you can find an isolated list of JUST the latest batch of nominations at MTV.com,)--This year's ceremony airs August 9th on Fox. KATY PERRY is hosting.
"COUGAR TOWN" MIGHT ACTUALLY BE RENAMED "FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS" AFTER ALL:
"Cougar Town" creator Bill Lawrence recently said he's seriously thinking about changing the name of the show . . . because the title no longer fits, and he thinks it's actually keeping some people from watching it. --At the time, he joked about changing it to "Friends and Neighbors" . . . with the "Friends" part written in the same font as the old "Friends" sitcom, which also starred Courteney Cox, of course. But maybe he wasn't joking after all. --E! Online says ABC is currently "testing out new names [through] marketing research" . . . and "Friends and Neighbors" was one of the six titles in the running. Here's the list . . . (--along with my take on each.)
--"Friends and Neighbors" . . . which I think is boring and uncreative. Although, I'll admit, doing that "Friends" font thing would be amusing. At least, at first.
--"Friends and Family" . . . which I think is boring and uncreative. And it's already been used for a 2001 movie about a gay couple who are hit men for the mafia.
--"The Neighborhood" . . . which I think is boring and uncreative. And it's already been used in hundreds of student films about young urban kids trying to break free from the adversities they faced growing up, while remaining true to their roots.
--"The End of the Street" . . . which I think is boring and uncreative. I wish I was in the room to see how this went from someone saying "Hey, I've got it: 'The End of the Street'!!!" . . . to it apparently scoring a spot on the short list.
--"The Cul-De-Sac Neighborhood" . . . (???) . . . which I think is utterly absurd. However, on the plus side: It isn't really "boring," and it's definitely not uncreative.
--"Jules Neighborhooding" . . . (??????) . . . which I think must be a joke. For clarification: "Jules" isn't a word, it's the name of Courteney's character on the show, while "neighborhooding" isn't a word, period. I have no idea what this title means . . . or what kind of drugs were involved in its creation. (--OK, that's six reasons why Bill Lawrence should just forget it . . . and keep the "Cougar Town" title. Because like it or not, it could be worse, apparently.)
A NEW LOHAN REALITY SHOW IS IN THE WORKS:
LINDSAY LOHAN'S mom, DINA LOHAN, is telling the "New York Post" that she's shopping another reality show about the LOHAN family, but no network has bit yet. --Dina explains, quote, "I want to prove that we are a good, hardworking family and we don't have the crazy lives that some people claim we do." (--I doubt anyone buys that . . . or the show in general . . . but we'll let you know if it happens.)
TUESDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"America's Got Talent" [Auditions] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on NBC.
--"Primetime: Mind Games" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on ABC.
--"Rescue Me" [6th Season Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on FX.
--"Louie" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 11:00 to 11:30 P.M. on FX. (--A sitcom starring comedian Louis C.K. as a divorced standup comic trying to still be a good dad.)
NEW ON VIDEO TODAY
--"Hot Tub Time Machine" - John Cusack, Rob Corddry, "The Office's" Craig Robinson and a kid named Clark Duke wake up after a night of hard partying in a ski resort hot tub in 1986, then try to change their futures for the better.
--"The Crazies" - A remake of a 1973 George Romero horror flick about a biological weapon that contaminates a small town's water supply and turns everyone into homicidal maniacs. It stars "Deadwood's" Timothy Olyphant.
--"Don McKay" - A psychological thriller starring Thomas Haden Church as a guy who accidentally kills a man after being lured back to his hometown by his high school sweetheart, who claims she's dying. She's played by Elisabeth Shue.
--"Stolen" - "Mad Men's" Jon Hamm plays a detective obsessed with figuring out who murdered a young boy in 1958 after the kid's remains are discovered . . . and he mistakes them for his missing son. --Rhona Mitra plays his wife, Josh Lucas is the father of the murdered boy and "Dawson's Creek" superstar James Van Der Beek is his prime suspect.
--"When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors" - Johnny Depp narrates this documentary about The Doors. It includes interviews with drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Krieger, and keyboardist Ray Manzarek.
--"The Other Woman" - "Melrose Place" minx Josie Bissett is a wife worried she may lose her husband . . . "90210's" Jason Priestley . . . to a younger woman.
--"Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief" - a high school student discovers that the gods from Greek mythology are real and it's up to him to figure out who stole Zeus's lightning bolt, so he can save his mom and keep the gods from going to war.
TV SERIES ON DVD:
--"The Closer: The Complete Fifth Season" . . . a four-disc DVD set.
--"Eureka: Season 3.5" . . . the second half of season three, on a two-disc DVD set. This was the season that Carter was replaced by robotic Sheriff Andy.
--"Warehouse 13: Season One" . . . a three-disc DVD set.
--"Paranormal Cops: The Complete Season One" . . . a two-disc DVD set.
--"Mad About You: The Complete Fourth Season" . . . a four-disc set. (--It ran for seven seasons.)
--"How the Earth Was Made: The Complete Season Two" . . . a four-disc set.
NEW MUSIC OUT TODAY
MAINSTREAM RELEASES:
--"Live at The Forum", The Jackson 5 (--A double-CD of previously-unreleased recordings . . . taken from performances in June of 1970 and August of 1972.)
--"Streets of Gold", 3OH!3 (--It includes Ke$ha on the song "My First Kiss".)
--"We've All Been There", Alex Band (of The Calling)
SOUNDTRACKS:
--The scores to "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and "The Last Airbender" (--"Eclipse" opens TOMORROW . . . while "The Last Airbender" hits theaters on Thursday.)
VINCE NEIL HAS BEEN BUSTED ON SUSPICION OF DUI:
MOTLEY CRUE singer VINCE NEIL was arrested on "suspicion of DUI" in Las Vegas early Monday morning. (--Which was actually late Sunday night.) --There aren't a lot of details yet . . . and neither Vince, nor any of his representatives have commented . . . but here's a rundown of what we know for now: --"Law enforcement sources" tell TMZ that Vince was pulled over after they got a call about a drunk driver. He was given a field sobriety test . . . and apparently, he failed. --Vince was taken in and booked. He's now free on a $2,000 bond. --E! Online says a Las Vegas Police Department spokesperson told them that the arrest was "accident related." There are no further details on this accident . . . so we don't know what happened or if anyone was injured. (--There's also a report that the authorities were already looking for Vince . . . because some woman claimed he grabbed and broke her camera after she took a picture of him earlier that night. It's unclear how or if this relates to the DUI.) --Assuming Vince was driving drunk, he could be in some serious trouble . . . because this would NOT be his first offense. --Back in 1984, Vince pleaded guilty to DUI and vehicular manslaughter. He was driving drunk, when he crashed into another car. His passenger . . . HANOI ROCKS drummer NICHOLAS DINGLEY, a.k.a. RAZZLE . . . died in the accident. (--And the two people in the other car were seriously hurt. He served 15 days of a 30-day sentence, and shelled out $2.5 million in restitution to the victims.) --So there's that . . . and then there's this: According to TMZ, Vince was also arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of DUI in 2007, but that time he pleaded guilty to reckless driving in exchange for having the DUI charge dropped.
DOES COURTNEY LOVE FIND IT ODD THAT BLACK PEOPLE CAN LIKE ROCK MUSIC???
COURTNEY LOVE reportedly gave an epically bad performance in Washington, D.C. on Sunday night . . . and while that isn't all that surprising, some of the things she did and said onstage are. --Here's a list of what went down, according to a review in "The Washington Post": . . . She began her show an hour late . . . and then excused her lateness by explaining that she'd been out with a "senator friend." . . . She had an assistant who stood and sat onstage . . . in front of her . . . recording the show on an iPhone. When a fan complained that the assistant was obstructing their view, Courtney said, quote, "(Eff) you, she's with me." . . . She would occasionally go as much as 10 minutes between songs, while she rambled on and on about dating, being anorexic and bulimic, various celebrities, and KURT COBAIN'S lyrics. The show went on for around three hours. . . . During a time when she was inviting fans onstage with her, she said to a female fan, quote, "Do you really like rock music? Because you're African-American. That would be like me being into Lil Wayne." (???) . . . The "Post" says, quote, "She wasn't joking." And adds, quote, "[Another] fan came onstage with a poster and asked [Courtney] to sign it . . . [but Courtney said] 'No interaction! Go sit over there.'" . . . And finally, when she came out for her encore . . . yes, there was one . . . she was wearing a "skin-colored, see-through top" without a bra. . . . Maybe that wasn't the look she really wanted, because at some point, she asked the audience for a bra . . . and promised "unlimited merchandise" to whoever gave her one. . . . When someone tossed one up, she went to the corner of the stage, turned her back to the crowd, took off her top, put the bra on, and then put her top back on. --Earlier, Courtney told the crowd, quote, "This is a really weird show. I can't tell if it's really terrible." Yeah. (--Amazingly, we couldn't find video of any of this.)
LADY GAGA HAS DEBUTED A NEW SONG CALLED "YOU AND I":
LADY GAGA debuted a new song while performing at ELTON JOHN'S White Tie and Tiara ball last Thursday night. --She said, quote, "This is a brand new record that no one's ever heard before, ever. This song is called 'You and I', and it's a bit of a rock 'n' roll tune, which means it will most likely never get used as one of my singles, so I guess it's OK to play it tonight. --"This song is very, very dear to my heart and I just wrote it, so here it is." (--You can watch her perform it at the link below, but the audio sucks.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDFC0nttdOU
MAROON 5 HAS ANNOUNCED FALL TOUR DATES:
MAROON 5 will continue their summer North American tour into the fall . . . with a stretch of new dates that run from October 6th in Santa Barbara, California, through October 29th in Mahnomen, Minnesota. (--Here's their full itinerary . . .) http://www.maroon5.com/ (--Their new album, "Hands All Over", hits stores on September 21st.)
JUSTIN BIEBER IS JUST GLAD A WHITE BOY COULD BE NOMINATED FOR A "BET AWARD":
16-year-old JUSTIN BIEBER was not at the BET Awards on Sunday night, despite . . . for some reason . . . being nominated for Best New Artist. --He lost out to NICKI MINAJ, but he's still happy that he could help DIVERSIFY the BET Awards. He says, quote, "I would have been at the [BET] Awards, but [I had a] show booked before the nominees came out, and I don't cancel shows. --"But I do wish I was there too, because I am honored to just be nominated. [It] just goes to show that music is COLOR BLIND!! It is the universal language, and good music brings us all together . . . the way it should be." (--Justin Bieber is now breaking down racial barriers? Is there anything this white boy CAN'T do???)
CARRIE UNDERWOOD HAD A "CHILL" BACHELORETTE PARTY OVER THE WEEKEND IN LAS VEGAS:
CARRIE UNDERWOOD had what sounds like a rather lame bachelorette party last weekend in Vegas. According to reports, Carrie and a dozen or so friends and family members started it off with boring girl stuff like shopping and a spa visit. --They kicked it up a notch later when they hit the Lavo nightclub and hung out at a VIP booth. Carrie wore a "Bride-to-Be" sash and they sucked down Hypnotiqs. (--A blue liqueur that's a "secret" mix of vodka, cognac and tropical fruit juice.) --Eventually, they got drunk enough to bust out some feather boas and dance on the banquette. A source says, quote, "They goofed around. (Carrie) did 'the running man.'" Another source said Carrie was "very chill." (--I know Carrie's level-headed and all, so I didn't expect her to go nuts. But it would've been nice to have a bridesmaid get blitzed and do naughty things with a "chocolate toy". Don't you think?) --By the way . . . everybody is buying into the rumor that Carrie and MIKE FISHER will be getting married on July 10th in Atlanta. Some are even saying it's a done deal. Just thought you should know.)
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE SEX ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION:
--For those of you who've always wondered whether sexy astronauts from around the world meet up at the sexy international space station, unzip each other's sexy flight suits, and explore each other at zero-G . . . they don't. -According to a fun-hating astronaut from NASA . . . the appropriately-named Alan Poindexter . . . quote, "We are a group of professionals. We treat each other with respect and we have a great working relationship. --"Personal relationships are not . . . an issue. We don't have them and we won't." (???) --If you're wondering why it came up, it's because Commander Poindexter and his six crew members were in Tokyo to talk about their re-supply mission to the International Space Station this past April. --That's the one that broke a new record, by putting four women in space at the same time: Three female crew members on the re-supply mission, and one woman who was already on the station. (Telegraph)
SPOUSES ARE A BIGGER SOURCE OF STRESS THAN BOSSES . . . AND WOMEN WORRY MORE ABOUT WEIGHT THAN MONEY:
The results of a new poll in the UK are out, and it's finally official: Your SPOUSE stresses you out more than your BOSS, and women care more about what they WEIGH than what they MAKE. --It was a survey by the electronics company Philips, about work, home, and stress. Listen to some of what they found . . . --Of the 3,000 men and women surveyed, 58% said their spouse or partner was one of the people who stressed them out. But only 43% said the same thing about their boss. --And when you look at men vs. women: 18% of women said their partner or spouse added a lot of stress to their life, while only 12% of men said the same thing. --In other words, spouses are a bigger source of stress than bosses, and husbands are more likely to stress out their wives than the other way around. --But a professor of Health Psychology in the UK named Cary Cooper says the work-home-stress thing is actually more related than that sounds: People are taking their long hours and work stress home with them, and taking it out on their spouses. --And when it comes to the connection between health, stress, and money: HALF of the women surveyed said that weight was important to their health and well-being . . . while only 27% said that their salary was important to their health and well-being. --Men seemed more worried about weight than salary too: 36% thought their weight was important to their health and well-being, and 33% said it had more to do with their earnings. (Daily Mail)
THE AVERAGE WOMAN SPENDS $24,700 ON 469 PAIRS OF SHOES IN HER LIFETIME:
According to a new survey of 3,000 British women by a website called GoCompare.com: The average woman spends $24,700 on 469 pairs of shoes in the course of a lifetime --That's seven pairs of shoes a year . . . for 67 years . . . at an average cost of $53 a pair . . . or $370 a year. Check out some of the other results . . . --The average woman currently owns about 19 pairs of shoes: Three pairs with heels . . . six pairs of flip-flops, sandals, or wedges . . . three pairs of boots . . . two pairs for work . . . four for nights out . . . and another one or two "random" purchases. --Four in ten women say they judge another woman by the shoes she has on. --And over half say they don't have a problem justifying the expense . . . but a quarter rarely tell their partner. (Express.co.uk)
CAN YOU GET A BOOB JOB WITHOUT *ANY* SURGERY AT ALL?
This definitely goes in the 'WAY-too-good-to-be-true' file, but supposedly you can get a boob job without ANY surgery at all. --It's called "Intense Pulsed Light" . . . or IPL for short . . . and you can use it to increase the size of your breasts, make them more firm, lift them up higher, or all three. A couple surgeons in L.A. and London are already doing it, so you may have heard about it. --Basically, the doctor takes a laser-gun-like machine, moves it over your rack for 30 minutes, and the machine emits a micro-beam wavelength that activates the nerves in your chest. --The idea is to increase the blood pressure in your capillaries, thicken tissue, encourage your breast cells to enlarge, tighten the collagen there, and lift your skin. There's even some science behind it . . . --The laser beams encourage the production of a hormone called oestrogen . . . the same hormone that's produced naturally when women go through puberty or pregnancy . . . and the hormones affect the size, shape, and fullness of breasts. --The pro's are that it's totally non-invasive: There are no incisions, needles, injections, or implants. There's just some mild tingling at the beginning of the process, and some firmness toward the end. --The con's are that you need two treatments a month for three months to see any change . . . you can't increase your bust by more than two cup-sizes . . . and it's not effective on anyone with an E or above. --In fact, since the process is so new, there aren't any long-term studies that show whether IPL can actually significantly lift or increase the size of women's breasts. (Daily Mail)
MORE AND MORE TEENAGERS ARE GETTING BOTOX INJECTIONS:
If you're wondering whether those idiot reality TV stars and their plastic surgery really ARE helping ruin our kids, I have some bad news this morning: They are. --According to a report last year from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, there were 12,110 Botox or other wrinkle-relaxing procedures performed on patients 18 and under in 2009. That's up from 8,194 procedures in 2008. --If you ask the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, their count is a little less: 11,889 cosmetic Botox procedures were performed on patients between the ages of 13 and 19 last year. And that's an increase of 2% from 2008. --There's a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills named Dr. Glenn Vallecillos who performs the procedure quite a bit. And according to Dr. Glenn, quote, "We do a lot of Botox, and there's definitely a propensity for younger people doing it. --"I'd say 30% of my clients are 20 to 25 years old, and probably 5 to 8% are under age 20. The trend, at least at our offices, is younger people." --Luckily, there are also new ways to combat the trend . . . other than using common sense, I mean. For example, something called The Physician's Coalition for Injectable Safety has come out against teenagers using Botox injections. --A plastic surgeon from Eugene, Oregon, named Dr. Mark Jewell is a spokesman for the Coalition, and he says, quote, "I've heard from colleagues that kids are coming in with their moms and saying, 'Can I have Botox, too? I feel like I need it.' --"Botox is a blockbuster of a product, but should a teenager be getting it? I think the answer is no." (MSNBC)
(--Just so we're clear on this, Botox CAN be used to treat other conditions, like heavy sweating, crossed eyes, migraines, and certain neurological disorders.) (--But let's face it: these teenagers are mainly using it to smooth wrinkles and prevent the aging process. Before they've even really STARTED to age. And that's messed up.)
BOWHUNTERS GET MARRIED IN TREE
An Iowa couple with a passion for bowhunting wore camouflage to blend in with the wooded backdrop at their treetop wedding. Forty-two year-old Kim Silver wore a silk gown made by camouflage specialists Mossy Oak, while her 61-year-old groom, Marvin Hunter, was decked out in a camouflage shirt and pants at Saturday’s ceremony. Kim and Marv said their vows atop a tree stand hunting platform at the Anamosa Bowhunters Archery Club.
SQUARE DANCERS CONGREGATE IN KENTUCKY
The 59th National Square Dance Convention came to a close Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky. The three-day annual gathering brought nearly 6,300 dancers to the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center this year, a fraction of the 30,000 that descended on the center the last time Louisville hosted the event 27 years ago. The convention’s organizers relaxed the dress code this year to attract new dancers, but it was mostly longtime attendees who took advantage of being allowed to wear more casual shoes and attire. Next year’s convention will be held in Detroit.
THE MORE MASCULINE OR FEMININE SOMEONE LOOKS, THE FASTER YOU CAN TELL WHETHER THEY'RE LOOKING AT YOU:
There's a new study in a journal called "Psychological Science" about how we determine whether a member of the opposite sex is looking at us. And here's what it boils down to: -The more masculine a guy's face looks, the faster women will notice that he's looking at them. And the same thing goes for guys: The more feminine a woman's face is, the faster guys will notice that she's looking at them. --The study was done by psychologists at two Scottish Universities . . . the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, and the University of Stirling . . . and they figured it out by having people look at pictures of faces with exaggerated or reduced male or female features. --And both women and men could determine more quickly whether the face was looking at them . . . or away from them . . . when the face had exaggerated sexual characteristics. --One of the authors of the research is a psychologist named Benedict C. Jones. He says, quote "Women were quickest to classify gaze direction when they were looking at hunky, masculine-looking guys. Guys were quicker when they were looking at pretty, feminine women." --The researchers think it's because there's a big evolutionary advantage to detecting quickly when a particularly good prospective mate is checking you out. --According to Professor Jones, quote, "If I'm in a bar, and there's a pretty woman looking at me . . . if I wasn't married . . . I would want to catch her eye before someone else did." (Eureka Alert)
HERE'S HOW LONG YOU CAN KEEP CERTAIN FOODS IN THE FRIDGE BEFORE THEY GO BAD:
I don't care how much of a neat-freak you are, if you keep your place like a nasty frat house, or whether you're just the average person who sometimes forgets: We're ALL guilty of leaving food in the fridge too long once in a while. --Luckily, the good people at the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have come up with some handy guidelines for how to safely store food in your refrigerator. Because what else do they have to work on? --Check out some of their recommendations. Obviously, the frozen stuff can be stored indefinitely, but the flavor will change if you go past the recommended time limits . . .
--Raw Ground Beef and Steaks: Three to five days in the fridge . . . six to 12 months in the freezer.
--Raw Pork Roast and Pork Chops: Three to five days in the fridge . . . four to six months in the freezer.
--Raw Chicken: One to two days in the fridge . . . nine months in the freezer.
--Cooked Chicken: Three to four days in the fridge . . . four months in the freezer.
--Cooked Meat, or Soup: 3 to 4 days in the fridge . . . two to three months in the freezer. (Yahoo Shine)
(--For a list of how long a whole bunch of other stuff will keep its flavor when you freeze it, hit up this link . . .)
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/shopping-storing/freezing/how-long-food-last-freezer-10000000687907/index.html?xid=yshi-rs-freezer-061710
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) HERE'S AN AWESOME OLD DUDE DANCING TO LADY GAGA:
Somebody posted a video on YouTube of an old guy at a bar dancing to the LADY GAGA song "Poker Face" . . . and his moves are RIDICULOUS.
(--Search for "grandpa Lady Gaga Poker Face dance." Check out his karate chop move at :27.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIgIXWyQCzA
#2.) HERE'S THE NEW iPHONE 4 BEING SHOT WITH A BULLET, MICROWAVED, AND BLENDED:
A website compiled videos of the new iPhone 4 being destroyed in various ways, including microwaved, shot, and blended. Plus, there's a video of some guy destroying his OLD iPhone with a sun-powered "Deathray."
(--Search for "iPhone 4 destroyed in 4 ways.")
http://www.techxilla.com/2010/06/26/1407/
#3.) HERE'S THE WORLD'S FIRST BIONIC CAT:
A cat in the U.K. named Oscar lost both of his back paws in a combine accident. So his vet had an orthopedic surgeon make peg legs that he embedded directly into the bone. And now Oscar walks almost normally.
(--Search for "first bionic cat video.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CSoroo-bkg
#4.) BOB SAGET, ED BEGLEY JR., AND JEFF GARLIN STAR IN A NEW ONLINE VIDEO:
There's a new video on FunnyOrDie.com where BOB SAGET, ED BEGLEY JR. and JEFF GARLIN from "Curb Your Enthusiasm" run into each other on a bus, then try to flirt with the same girl. But Saget gets her because . . . he's Bob Saget.
(--Search for "Bob Saget Ed Begley Jeff Garlin The Bus FunnyOrDie.com.")
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/237bfdfe75/the-bus/
THREE JOB SKILLS THAT CAN ACTUALLY HURT YOUR CAREER:
The jobs site on Yahoo has a list of skills that are good to have . . . but if you go overboard on them, they can actually HURT your career. Here are the top three . . .
#1.) MULTI-TASKING. If you're constantly multi-tasking, the quality of your work suffers, because you're never concentrating on one thing. -And younger people are more prone to multitask because that's all they know: Kids today can watch television, surf the internet, text their friends, and eat breakfast, all at the same time. But that's not necessarily a good thing.
#2.) STAYING LATE AT WORK. If you don't HAVE to stay late, you shouldn't . . . at least not every night. It can make you look like you're bad at prioritizing, and not good enough at your job to get your work done on time.
#3.) HAVING A CAN-DO ATTITUDE. It can backfire if you start sugar-coating problems and making promises you can't keep. The best employees are optimistic, but they're also REALISTIC. (Yahoo.com)
SITE FOR SORE EYES:
http://www.crankycustomer.com/
CrankyCustomer.com offers tales of spectacular customer service failures. Categories range from computers and financial institutions to public relations, retail travel and service workers.
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http://www.mugshotmuseum.com/
The Mug Shot Museum offers tales of people so stupid, it’s criminal. The site publishes mug shots and police evidence photos, which are part of the public record, along with summaries of the cases.
NO WAY! ON eBay?!
Tree hit by LIGHTNING BOLT
Item number: 170506486251
Bidding ends: July 8th
With no bids at press time, starting bid: $3
Item location: St Louis, MO
Seller says: “Own a piece of an OAK TREE that was hit by a LIGHTNING BOLT around 5 pm on June 12, 2010! The pieces blown off the tree flew over 40 feet across the street! Maybe there are molecular changes, due to the massive power surge.... The pieces available are about 2 x 3 x 5 inches, or 2.5 x 2.5 x 6 inches, all of dense oak wood. Let me know which size you prefer.”
July 4th Crash Warning
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an average of 148 Americans die in car crashes over the Fourth of July holiday. The Insurance Institute says July 4th, August 13th, July 15th, and January 1st are the deadliest days of the year. By contrast, there are 114 deaths on an average day.
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Top Fourth Of July Destinations
Priceline.com has released its annual survey of the 50 most popular destinations for the Independence Day weekend. Chicago’s Millennium Park tops the list this year, replacing New Orleans as the most popular July 4th destination. The top 10 Fourth of July destinations this year include:
1. Chicago, Millennium Park, Loop & Grant Park Area
2. St. Louis, Downtown
3. Boston, Harbor Front/Aquarium
4. Toronto, Downtown South
5. Chicago, North Michigan Avenue/River North Area
6. St. Catharines, Niagara Falls
7. Washington, DC, White House/Downtown
8. Seattle, Downtown/Pike Place
9. Las Vegas, Strip Vicinity South
10. Las Vegas, Strip Vicinity North
The Dream Machine Challenge
PepsiCo has announced the Dream Machine Summer Recycling Challenge, a national call-to-action encouraging Americans to commit to recycle every can and bottle at summertime cookouts beginning this holiday weekend. The more Americans recycle in “Dream Machines,” the more support PepsiCo will provide to the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, a national program offering free training in entrepreneurship and small business management to post-9/11 veterans with disabilities. The Dream Machine recycling initiative was developed to support PepsiCo’s goal of increasing the U.S. beverage container recycling rate from 34% to 50% by 2018. According to Keep America Beautiful, only 12% of public spaces are equipped with recycling receptacles. Since the Dream Machine launch on Earth Day 2010, PepsiCo has formed partnerships that will make the kiosks available in several public locations across the U.S., including:
· More than 150 Rite Aid stores across North Carolina.
· Several locations in Oklahoma, including Reasor’s grocery stores, Oral Roberts University and OneOK Field, home to Minor League Baseball’s Tulsa Drillers, in Tulsa.
· Tropicana Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays.
· Pennsylvania’s Pocono Raceway.
· Various locations across southern California, including California State Polytechnic University Pomona.
Find out more about the Dream Machine at www.facebook.com/DreamMachine.
13th Annual Wacky Warning Labels Contest
This year’s Wacky Warning Labels Contest is more hilarious than ever! Contest creator Bob Dorigo Jones, author of “Remove Child Before Folding: The 101 Stupidest, Silliest and Wackiest Warning Labels Ever,” says, “Absurd and silly labels surround us in everyday places – because America has a lawsuit-happy culture that must be changed!” This year’s finalists include:
· “Never operate your speakerphone while driving,” warns a label on a product called “Drive ‘N’ Talk.”
· A motorized go-cart warns consumers, “This product moves when used.”
· A bottle of swine growth supplement called “Piglet Blast” cautions, “For animal use only.”
· The Bluetooth headset alerts users that “use of a headset that covers both ears will impair your ability to hear other sounds.”
· A pair of swim goggles warns users of the risk of pulling them away from the face, because they may “spring back and cause injury.”
You can watch a video about this year’s finalists at www.wackywarninglabelstv.com/video. Winners will be chosen by a studio audience on FOX Business News’ “Stossel” on July 8th.
Past winners include:
· “Remove child before folding” – on a child car safety seat.
· “Not for use on moving vehicles” – the warning on the “Off-Road Commode,” a portable toilet seat that attaches to a trailer hitch.
· “Danger: Avoid Death” – a warning on a small tractor.
· “Harmful if swallowed” – a warning on a brass fishing
* This product moves when used” – a warning on a popular children’s scooter.
ANGELINA JOLIE is getting out of the adoption game for a while. --In a new interview with "Vanity Fair", Angelina said she and BRAD PITT aren't going to be adopting or creating any kids for a while now . . . because six is FINALLY enough. (--Twins Knox and Vivienne turn two on July 12th. Her other kids are 4-year-old Shiloh, 4-year-old Zahara, 6-year-old Pax-Thien and 8-year-old Maddox.) --Quote, "We want to make sure we can give everybody special time. It's easy when they're small and don't require much emotional support. --"But as they get older they're going to need a lot more talking in the middle of the night, like I did with my mom for hours. We want to make sure we don't build a family so big that we don't have enough time to raise them each really well." --In the interview she also makes it clear that her priorities in life go: Kids . . . marrying Brad Pitt . . . acting. (--So no sequel to "The Bone Collector" in the works then?) --She says, quote, "I don't think I'll [act] much longer. I have a happy home. I got back from work last night and everybody was playing music and dancing and I suddenly found myself dancing around with a bunch of little fun crazy people." --And she and Brad Pitt aren't AGAINST finally getting married but, quote, "it's just like we already are. Children are clearly a commitment, a bigger commitment than marriage. It's for life."
HERE'S A PERSONALITY BREAKDOWN OF EACH OF THE JOLIE-PITT KIDS, COURTESY OF ANGELINA:
In a new interview with "Vanity Fair", ANGELINA JOLIE gave a breakdown of the personalities of all six of her and BRAD PITT'S kids. And here they are . . .
--MADDOX, 8. (--Adopted from Cambodia.) Quote, "A real intellectual, which I can take no credit for genetically. He's great at school, great at history. He feels like he could be a writer or travel the world and learn about places and things."
--PAX, 6. (--Adopted from Vietnam.) Angelina forgot . . . or neglected to . . . mention Pax. (--She did say they want to stop having and adopting kids for a while because six is enough. And this is pretty solid proof.)
--ZAHARA, 4. (--Adopted from Ethiopia.) Quote, "[She's] got an extraordinary voice and is just so elegant and well spoken." (--She turns five next week.)
--SHILOH, 4. (--Biological.) Quote, "Like a little dude. She likes tracksuits. She likes to dress like a boy. She wants to be a boy so we had to cut her hair. She likes to wear boys' everything. She thinks she's one of the brothers. --"Shiloh's hysterically funny, one of the goofiest, most playful people you'll ever meet. Goofy and verbal, the early signs of a performer. I used to get dressed up in costumes and jump around [too]."
--KNOX and VIVIENNE, almost 2. (--Biological, twins.) Quote, "Classic boy and girl. She's really female, and he's really a little dude."
MEL GIBSON'S EX VISITED THE DENTIST THE DAY AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY KNOCKED HER TEETH OUT:
Yesterday, we told you about the UGLY new saga between MEL GIBSON and his ex, Oksana Grigorieva . . . and this one's getting even uglier. --Oksana got a restraining order on Friday because, she says, back in January, Mel punched her and knocked her teeth out while she was holding their newborn baby. Mel says that Oksana was SHAKING the baby and he grabbed Oksana to try to stop her. -Here are three new developments that came out in the past 24 hours.
--DENTIST. The "knocked her teeth out" claim has a little more weight now . . . as TMZ somehow got a hold of Oksana's medical records and found that the day after the fight in January, she went to a dentist. One tooth was knocked out and one was chipped. --Mel's people shot back that if Oksana's teeth were busted, it wasn't because of Mel. They say he didn't hit her in the mouth or anywhere close and, quote, "Mel has no idea what she did after he left the house [that night]."
--DVDS. There's also a rumor that Oksana has SECRET DVDS of Mel that could be damning evidence if they're ever in court. And, apparently, Mel's legal team got a court order to seal those DVDs and ban Oksana from taking them public.
--CHILD SUPPORT. When Oksana was getting a restraining order against Mel, she said he hadn't paid her anything for child support. Mel's lawyer, Stephen Kolodny, fired back on that yesterday. --He says Mel opened up his bank account until Oksana violated their shared custody agreement by refusing to let Mel see their daughter on Father's Day. After that, Mel stopped giving her anything more than exactly what they agreed to in mediation.
JENNIFER CAPRIATI OVERDOSED ON LEGAL PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES:
On Sunday, JENNIFER CAPRIATI was rushed to a hospital in Florida after she ODed. Now, her family wants everyone to know it was an ACCIDENT and they were all LEGAL drugs . . . she's not back to having drug problems. --They say that this was, quote, "an accidental overdose of medication prescribed to Jen by her personal physicians." They didn't say what drugs she took when she overdosed . . . just that she's still recovering.
CHRIS KLEIN HAS BEEN FORMALLY CHARGED WITH HIS SECOND DUI AND COULD GET A WHOPPING FOUR DAYS IN JAIL:
Yesterday CHRIS KLEIN . . . who you might remember as Oz in the "American Pie" movies . . . was formally charged with a DUI, after he was pulled over for swerving back on June 16th. At the time, he was on probation for ANOTHER DUI. --So now, if he's convicted of this one, he could serve a mandatory jail sentence of . . . four whole days. (--Good to see the legal system is taking repeat DUI offenses seriously. That'll teach him.) --On the 16th, Chris blew a .24 on the breathalyzer . . . which is three times the legal limit. After the arrest, he checked himself into rehab in Utah.
MICHAEL DOUGLAS'S EX-WIFE BELIEVES SHE DESERVES A PIECE OF HIS CUT FROM THE "WALL STREET" SEQUEL:
The sequel to "Wall Street" is set to hit theaters on September 24th. Like the original, it stars MICHAEL DOUGLAS. Unlike the original, it also stars SHIA LABEOUF and no one's gonna go see it. --Well . . . Michael Douglas's ex-wife Diandra is excited about "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps" . . . because she thinks it's a ticket to some FREE MONEY. --Even though she got a $45 MILLION settlement when she and Michael got divorced back in 2000, she says she should get a piece of his haul from this new movie because of their 50-50 divorce agreement. --Their agreement said she gets half of anything related to Michael's films from the 23 years they were married. That includes money from residuals, merchandising and spinoffs. And she believes the new movie falls under that description. --Her lawyer says, quote, "It's the same character, same title, just years later." --His lawyer is arguing that this is a sequel, not a spin-off, and, quote, "He doesn't want her to be an albatross around his neck forever." --They have a hearing scheduled for August.
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS WILL GET DRUNK AND SKI NAKED IF SPAIN WINS THE WORLD CUP:
Well I just found the team I'M rooting for in the World Cup now that the U.S. is out. --ENRIQUE IGLESIAS says, quote, "If Spain wins, I'm going to get drunk and ski naked in Biscayne Bay." (--Biscayne Bay is in south Florida. He grew up in that area.) --Spain plays Portugal in the quarterfinals at 2:30 P.M. Eastern today and is a slight favorite. Spain currently has the third-best odds to win the cup according to Vegas sports books, just behind Brazil and Argentina and just ahead of Germany.
SANDRA BULLOCK AND JESSE JAMES HAVE FINALIZED THEIR DIVORCE:
It's official: SANDRA BULLOCK is done with JESSE JAMES. They've officially filed papers to finalize their divorce and end their five-year marriage. --Before Sandra found out Jesse had been cheating on her with every swastika-tattooed hate-skank he could find, they'd been working on adopting an infant from New Orleans. Sandra now plans to raise the baby as a single parent. --According to a source who spoke to "Us Weekly", even though the divorce was messy, Sandra and Jesse are on speaking terms and, quote, "He'd like to reconcile."
AMY LOCANE . . . A.K.A. SANDY FROM "MELROSE PLACE" . . . HAS BEEN CHARGED FOR KILLING A PERSON WHILE DRIVING DRUNK:
We haven't heard much from AMY LOCANE since she was Sandy on the original "Melrose Place". And this is one of the worst ways ever to be reintroduced to her. --On Sunday night, Amy . . . who's 38 years old now and the mother of two children . . . was driving drunk in Montgomery, New Jersey, and slammed into the passenger side of a Mercury Milan. --Helen Seeman was sitting in the passenger seat of that car and was killed immediately. The driver was her husband, Fred Seeman, and he was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition. --Amy was arrested and has been charged with second-degree vehicular homicide. She's also charged with third-degree assault . . . because right before she hit the Milan, she rammed into the back of a different car and fled the scene. --Amy admitted she'd had several glasses of wine before she got in the car. She was driving home after starring in a play called "Missed Connections" at a local theater.
--If she's convicted, she's facing five to 10 years in prison.
MARILYN MONROE'S CHEST X-RAYS HAVE SOLD FOR $45,000 . . . AND ARE SEXIER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK:
People's lust for MARILYN MONROE photos has gone to yet another disturbing level . . . over the weekend, at a memorabilia auction, an anonymous bidder paid $45,000 for a set of Marilyn's chest X-rays. They're from a doctor's visit she had in 1954.
JENNIFER HUDSON OPENS UP ON HER BRUTAL FAMILY TRAGEDY:
JENNIFER HUDSON talked about the horrific murders of her mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew for the first time last night . . . on an episode of VH1's "Behind the Music". (--They were shot and killed by the estranged husband of Jennifer's sister in October of 2008.) --She said, quote, "It's all a blur, it was surreal. It was like I was outside of myself. --"For almost two weeks straight . . . [I was] inside one room with just family and friends coming in and out. I prayed when I'd get up in the morning and prayed before I laid down at night." --She added, quote, "I was definitely thinking of my family when I was singing ['You Pulled Me Through' at last year's Grammys]. I could hear my brother in my head, like, 'Jennifer, you need to kill this, you need to get up and do it.' I knew he would be disappointed if I didn't do it justice." --Jennifer said that her 11-month-old son David . . . (--whose father is her fiancé, David Otunga) . . . has helped her move forward. --She said, quote, "[He] reminds me of my nephew. He makes me feel like the most special person on earth. I want him to get the same love and the same upbringing my mother gave us. […] I channel her, because she was such a great mom."
MEGAN FOX AND BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN JUST GOT MARRIED IN HAWAII:
Well, it's official. BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN is better than you, and now there's a legal document to prove it. --Late last week, he and MEGAN FOX were married in a small ceremony at the Four Seasons Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii. --The news just broke last night. -It's the first marriage for both of them . . . but Brian has an eight-year-old son with VANESSA MARCIL, who he met on the set of "Beverly Hills, 90210". --Megan and Brian have been dating since 2004 . . . when they met on the set of the old sitcom "Hope & Faith" . . . and have been engaged since 2006. --When they met, she was 18 and he was 30. (--Now she's 24 and he's 36.) --Back in November of 2008, Megan said that when she and Brian did get married one day, quote, "The ceremony will be small. You might hear about it the week after." So she definitely followed through with that plan. --About two-and-a-half weeks ago, she said, quote, "It's going to be years 'til I'm married. I'm going to be 44 when I get married." So she definitely didn't follow through with THAT plan.
EMMA WATSON IS DATING A MUSICIAN-SLASH-MODEL-SLASH-BRITISH GUY WE'VE NEVER HEARD OF:
EMMA WATSON . . . who plays Hermione in the "Harry Potter" movies . . . just achieved the dream of any girl who's had ALL of her awkward years recorded on film and watched by billions of people. --Now, at age 20, she's scored herself a rock star model. His name is George Craig. He's 19 and the front man for a British band called One Night Only. --George and Emma met when they were doing a photo shoot for a Burberry ad earlier this year. A few days ago she confirmed that they're dating.
OPRAH RECLAIMS HER SPOT AS THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL CELEBRITY:
"Forbes" magazine just released its annual list of the most powerful 100 celebrities in the world. Last year, in a bit of a surprise upset, ANGELINA JOLIE beat out OPRAH WINFREY for the number one spot. --That's because the list isn't just based off of entertainment earnings . . . which Oprah would dominate . . . but also off exposure in print, on TV, online, on social media and . . . uh . . . most importantly, on radio. --Well . . . after a one-year hiatus to number two, Oprah's back on top this year. In the past 12 months she made around $315 MILLION and got herself plenty of media exposure, too. --Angelina dropped down to 18th place. She still gets a lot of press but didn't have a major film . . . or a major payday . . . in the past year.
--LADY GAGA made her debut on the list this year and came in FOURTH. She made an estimated $62 MILLION last year and, obviously, gets a ton of press.
--BEYONCÉ was second this year, off the success of her album, her tour and her endorsement deals.
--JAMES CAMERON showed up on the list for the first time since 1999 and came in third place. TIGER WOODS came in fifth place . . . clearly proving that no publicity is bad publicity.
(--You can check out the full top 10 and their earnings on the next page.)
Here are the top 10 most powerful celebrities on the new "Forbes" celebrity power list, based off a mix of earnings and media exposure in the past year.
#1.) OPRAH WINFREY, $315 MILLION
#2.) BEYONCÉ, $87 MILLION
#3.) JAMES CAMERON, $210 MILLION
#4.) LADY GAGA, $62 MILLION
#5.) TIGER WOODS, $105 MILLION
#6.) BRITNEY SPEARS, $64 MILLION
#7.) U2, $130 MILLION
#8.) SANDRA BULLOCK, $56 MILLION
#9.) JOHNNY DEPP, $75 MILLION
#10.) MADONNA, $58 MILLION
(--Check out the full list on Forbes.com. For the first time ever it's in a useful, single-page window instead of a painfully annoying 100-page slideshow.)
http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/22/lady-gaga-oprah-winfrey-business-entertainment-celeb-100-10_land.html
THE TRAILER FOR THE FINAL TWO "HARRY POTTER" MOVIES IS OUT:
Yesterday, the first trailer came out for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" . . . which is going to be released in two parts and end the "Harry Potter" saga. And if you're a "Harry Potter" fan it's REALLY going to get you in the mood. --The trailers are spectacular and really focus on ACTION . . . unlike the book which had about 400 pages in the middle of Harry just complaining. They also tease a GIGANTIC final battle between Harry's good wizards and Voldemort's evil ones. --The first part of the "Deathly Hallows" is coming out November 19th, the second part won't hit theaters until July 15th of next year. (--Here's the trailer . . .)
http://www.mugglenet.com/trailer.php
A NEW TEASER TRAILER IS OUT FOR "THE SOCIAL NETWORK" AND IS AN INCREDIBLE WASTE OF TIME:
Yesterday, the first teaser trailer was released for "The Social Network" . . . that's the movie about MARK ZUCKERBERG, the college student who founded Facebook and became a billionaire. And the trailer is . . . an incredible waste. --There's no footage from the film. It's just flashing words like "PUNK" and "PROPHET" . . . and some voice over from actors in the movie setting up the conflict between Zuckerberg and his friends over who really came up with the idea for Facebook. --The movie is set to debut on October 1st. JESSE EISENBERG and JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE are the stars. (--Here's the trailer . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWoUgftTj3Y
THEY'RE MAKING A SEQUEL TO "TITANIC"? REALLY???
So it's finally come to this. Someone's making a sequel to "Titanic". --Now . . . before we all get too fired up about it . . . it's not JAMES CAMERON, LEONARDO DICAPRIO . . . or even BILLY ZANE who's behind this. --It's some obscure company called Asylum Productions that likes taking famous movies and making unauthorized sequels and knock-offs that go straight to DVD. --Some of their previous films include "Transmorphers", "The Terminators", "The Da Vinci Treasure" and, yes, "Snakes on a Train". --In "Titanic 2", a group of people set sail on a modern luxury cruise ship on the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's shipwreck. Everything seems fine until a tsunami tosses an iceberg in front of the new ship and it starts sinking. --BROOKE BURNS from "Baywatch" is the big star of this thing. --BRUCE DAVISON also gets top billing. He's a character actor who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1990 for his role in "Longtime Companion". He's best known as Senator Kelly in the "X-Men" movies. --"Titanic 2" is set to be released on DVD on August 24th.
STEVE CARELL *DOES* PLAN ON LEAVING "THE OFFICE":
STEVE CARELL has confirmed speculation that his days on "The Office" are numbered . . . because he does NOT plan on re-upping beyond this coming season. --He explained, quote, "I just think it's time. I want to fulfill my contract. When I first signed on I had a contract for seven seasons, and this coming year is my seventh. I just thought it was time for my character to go." --But while this will apparently be his final season, Steve expects "The Office" to continue on without him. --He said, quote, "It doesn't certainly mean the end of the show. I think it's just a dynamic change to the show, which could be a good thing, actually. Add some new life and some new energy . . . I see it as a positive in general for the show." --In fact, Steve doesn't even think his departure should be a big deal . . . quote, "I certainly didn't anticipate any sort of hubbub over it. I'm just not going to extend my contract, but I didn't see it as a huge deal. --"The show is great, and the ensemble is so strong, and the writers are great . . . so it's just one part of that ensemble drifting off. They've incorporated so many new characters and so many new, great storylines that I have no doubt it'll continue as strong if not stronger than ever."
MORE TEEN CHOICE AWARD NOMINEES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED:
The "second wave" of nominees for this year's Teen Choice Awards have been revealed . . . and now, the second "Twilight" movie, "New Moon", and "Glee" are leading the way with a total of NINE nominations each. --There are several new categories this year, including Most Fanatic Fans. The nominees in that category are: Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, the "Twilight" cast, the "Glee" cast and David Archuleta. (???) --You can see all the nominees and vote for your favorites at TeenChoiceAwards.com. (--Or, you can find an isolated list of JUST the latest batch of nominations at MTV.com,)--This year's ceremony airs August 9th on Fox. KATY PERRY is hosting.
"COUGAR TOWN" MIGHT ACTUALLY BE RENAMED "FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS" AFTER ALL:
"Cougar Town" creator Bill Lawrence recently said he's seriously thinking about changing the name of the show . . . because the title no longer fits, and he thinks it's actually keeping some people from watching it. --At the time, he joked about changing it to "Friends and Neighbors" . . . with the "Friends" part written in the same font as the old "Friends" sitcom, which also starred Courteney Cox, of course. But maybe he wasn't joking after all. --E! Online says ABC is currently "testing out new names [through] marketing research" . . . and "Friends and Neighbors" was one of the six titles in the running. Here's the list . . . (--along with my take on each.)
--"Friends and Neighbors" . . . which I think is boring and uncreative. Although, I'll admit, doing that "Friends" font thing would be amusing. At least, at first.
--"Friends and Family" . . . which I think is boring and uncreative. And it's already been used for a 2001 movie about a gay couple who are hit men for the mafia.
--"The Neighborhood" . . . which I think is boring and uncreative. And it's already been used in hundreds of student films about young urban kids trying to break free from the adversities they faced growing up, while remaining true to their roots.
--"The End of the Street" . . . which I think is boring and uncreative. I wish I was in the room to see how this went from someone saying "Hey, I've got it: 'The End of the Street'!!!" . . . to it apparently scoring a spot on the short list.
--"The Cul-De-Sac Neighborhood" . . . (???) . . . which I think is utterly absurd. However, on the plus side: It isn't really "boring," and it's definitely not uncreative.
--"Jules Neighborhooding" . . . (??????) . . . which I think must be a joke. For clarification: "Jules" isn't a word, it's the name of Courteney's character on the show, while "neighborhooding" isn't a word, period. I have no idea what this title means . . . or what kind of drugs were involved in its creation. (--OK, that's six reasons why Bill Lawrence should just forget it . . . and keep the "Cougar Town" title. Because like it or not, it could be worse, apparently.)
A NEW LOHAN REALITY SHOW IS IN THE WORKS:
LINDSAY LOHAN'S mom, DINA LOHAN, is telling the "New York Post" that she's shopping another reality show about the LOHAN family, but no network has bit yet. --Dina explains, quote, "I want to prove that we are a good, hardworking family and we don't have the crazy lives that some people claim we do." (--I doubt anyone buys that . . . or the show in general . . . but we'll let you know if it happens.)
TUESDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"America's Got Talent" [Auditions] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on NBC.
--"Primetime: Mind Games" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on ABC.
--"Rescue Me" [6th Season Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on FX.
--"Louie" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 11:00 to 11:30 P.M. on FX. (--A sitcom starring comedian Louis C.K. as a divorced standup comic trying to still be a good dad.)
NEW ON VIDEO TODAY
--"Hot Tub Time Machine" - John Cusack, Rob Corddry, "The Office's" Craig Robinson and a kid named Clark Duke wake up after a night of hard partying in a ski resort hot tub in 1986, then try to change their futures for the better.
--"The Crazies" - A remake of a 1973 George Romero horror flick about a biological weapon that contaminates a small town's water supply and turns everyone into homicidal maniacs. It stars "Deadwood's" Timothy Olyphant.
--"Don McKay" - A psychological thriller starring Thomas Haden Church as a guy who accidentally kills a man after being lured back to his hometown by his high school sweetheart, who claims she's dying. She's played by Elisabeth Shue.
--"Stolen" - "Mad Men's" Jon Hamm plays a detective obsessed with figuring out who murdered a young boy in 1958 after the kid's remains are discovered . . . and he mistakes them for his missing son. --Rhona Mitra plays his wife, Josh Lucas is the father of the murdered boy and "Dawson's Creek" superstar James Van Der Beek is his prime suspect.
--"When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors" - Johnny Depp narrates this documentary about The Doors. It includes interviews with drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Krieger, and keyboardist Ray Manzarek.
--"The Other Woman" - "Melrose Place" minx Josie Bissett is a wife worried she may lose her husband . . . "90210's" Jason Priestley . . . to a younger woman.
--"Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief" - a high school student discovers that the gods from Greek mythology are real and it's up to him to figure out who stole Zeus's lightning bolt, so he can save his mom and keep the gods from going to war.
TV SERIES ON DVD:
--"The Closer: The Complete Fifth Season" . . . a four-disc DVD set.
--"Eureka: Season 3.5" . . . the second half of season three, on a two-disc DVD set. This was the season that Carter was replaced by robotic Sheriff Andy.
--"Warehouse 13: Season One" . . . a three-disc DVD set.
--"Paranormal Cops: The Complete Season One" . . . a two-disc DVD set.
--"Mad About You: The Complete Fourth Season" . . . a four-disc set. (--It ran for seven seasons.)
--"How the Earth Was Made: The Complete Season Two" . . . a four-disc set.
NEW MUSIC OUT TODAY
MAINSTREAM RELEASES:
--"Live at The Forum", The Jackson 5 (--A double-CD of previously-unreleased recordings . . . taken from performances in June of 1970 and August of 1972.)
--"Streets of Gold", 3OH!3 (--It includes Ke$ha on the song "My First Kiss".)
--"We've All Been There", Alex Band (of The Calling)
SOUNDTRACKS:
--The scores to "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and "The Last Airbender" (--"Eclipse" opens TOMORROW . . . while "The Last Airbender" hits theaters on Thursday.)
VINCE NEIL HAS BEEN BUSTED ON SUSPICION OF DUI:
MOTLEY CRUE singer VINCE NEIL was arrested on "suspicion of DUI" in Las Vegas early Monday morning. (--Which was actually late Sunday night.) --There aren't a lot of details yet . . . and neither Vince, nor any of his representatives have commented . . . but here's a rundown of what we know for now: --"Law enforcement sources" tell TMZ that Vince was pulled over after they got a call about a drunk driver. He was given a field sobriety test . . . and apparently, he failed. --Vince was taken in and booked. He's now free on a $2,000 bond. --E! Online says a Las Vegas Police Department spokesperson told them that the arrest was "accident related." There are no further details on this accident . . . so we don't know what happened or if anyone was injured. (--There's also a report that the authorities were already looking for Vince . . . because some woman claimed he grabbed and broke her camera after she took a picture of him earlier that night. It's unclear how or if this relates to the DUI.) --Assuming Vince was driving drunk, he could be in some serious trouble . . . because this would NOT be his first offense. --Back in 1984, Vince pleaded guilty to DUI and vehicular manslaughter. He was driving drunk, when he crashed into another car. His passenger . . . HANOI ROCKS drummer NICHOLAS DINGLEY, a.k.a. RAZZLE . . . died in the accident. (--And the two people in the other car were seriously hurt. He served 15 days of a 30-day sentence, and shelled out $2.5 million in restitution to the victims.) --So there's that . . . and then there's this: According to TMZ, Vince was also arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of DUI in 2007, but that time he pleaded guilty to reckless driving in exchange for having the DUI charge dropped.
DOES COURTNEY LOVE FIND IT ODD THAT BLACK PEOPLE CAN LIKE ROCK MUSIC???
COURTNEY LOVE reportedly gave an epically bad performance in Washington, D.C. on Sunday night . . . and while that isn't all that surprising, some of the things she did and said onstage are. --Here's a list of what went down, according to a review in "The Washington Post": . . . She began her show an hour late . . . and then excused her lateness by explaining that she'd been out with a "senator friend." . . . She had an assistant who stood and sat onstage . . . in front of her . . . recording the show on an iPhone. When a fan complained that the assistant was obstructing their view, Courtney said, quote, "(Eff) you, she's with me." . . . She would occasionally go as much as 10 minutes between songs, while she rambled on and on about dating, being anorexic and bulimic, various celebrities, and KURT COBAIN'S lyrics. The show went on for around three hours. . . . During a time when she was inviting fans onstage with her, she said to a female fan, quote, "Do you really like rock music? Because you're African-American. That would be like me being into Lil Wayne." (???) . . . The "Post" says, quote, "She wasn't joking." And adds, quote, "[Another] fan came onstage with a poster and asked [Courtney] to sign it . . . [but Courtney said] 'No interaction! Go sit over there.'" . . . And finally, when she came out for her encore . . . yes, there was one . . . she was wearing a "skin-colored, see-through top" without a bra. . . . Maybe that wasn't the look she really wanted, because at some point, she asked the audience for a bra . . . and promised "unlimited merchandise" to whoever gave her one. . . . When someone tossed one up, she went to the corner of the stage, turned her back to the crowd, took off her top, put the bra on, and then put her top back on. --Earlier, Courtney told the crowd, quote, "This is a really weird show. I can't tell if it's really terrible." Yeah. (--Amazingly, we couldn't find video of any of this.)
LADY GAGA HAS DEBUTED A NEW SONG CALLED "YOU AND I":
LADY GAGA debuted a new song while performing at ELTON JOHN'S White Tie and Tiara ball last Thursday night. --She said, quote, "This is a brand new record that no one's ever heard before, ever. This song is called 'You and I', and it's a bit of a rock 'n' roll tune, which means it will most likely never get used as one of my singles, so I guess it's OK to play it tonight. --"This song is very, very dear to my heart and I just wrote it, so here it is." (--You can watch her perform it at the link below, but the audio sucks.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDFC0nttdOU
MAROON 5 HAS ANNOUNCED FALL TOUR DATES:
MAROON 5 will continue their summer North American tour into the fall . . . with a stretch of new dates that run from October 6th in Santa Barbara, California, through October 29th in Mahnomen, Minnesota. (--Here's their full itinerary . . .) http://www.maroon5.com/ (--Their new album, "Hands All Over", hits stores on September 21st.)
JUSTIN BIEBER IS JUST GLAD A WHITE BOY COULD BE NOMINATED FOR A "BET AWARD":
16-year-old JUSTIN BIEBER was not at the BET Awards on Sunday night, despite . . . for some reason . . . being nominated for Best New Artist. --He lost out to NICKI MINAJ, but he's still happy that he could help DIVERSIFY the BET Awards. He says, quote, "I would have been at the [BET] Awards, but [I had a] show booked before the nominees came out, and I don't cancel shows. --"But I do wish I was there too, because I am honored to just be nominated. [It] just goes to show that music is COLOR BLIND!! It is the universal language, and good music brings us all together . . . the way it should be." (--Justin Bieber is now breaking down racial barriers? Is there anything this white boy CAN'T do???)
CARRIE UNDERWOOD HAD A "CHILL" BACHELORETTE PARTY OVER THE WEEKEND IN LAS VEGAS:
CARRIE UNDERWOOD had what sounds like a rather lame bachelorette party last weekend in Vegas. According to reports, Carrie and a dozen or so friends and family members started it off with boring girl stuff like shopping and a spa visit. --They kicked it up a notch later when they hit the Lavo nightclub and hung out at a VIP booth. Carrie wore a "Bride-to-Be" sash and they sucked down Hypnotiqs. (--A blue liqueur that's a "secret" mix of vodka, cognac and tropical fruit juice.) --Eventually, they got drunk enough to bust out some feather boas and dance on the banquette. A source says, quote, "They goofed around. (Carrie) did 'the running man.'" Another source said Carrie was "very chill." (--I know Carrie's level-headed and all, so I didn't expect her to go nuts. But it would've been nice to have a bridesmaid get blitzed and do naughty things with a "chocolate toy". Don't you think?) --By the way . . . everybody is buying into the rumor that Carrie and MIKE FISHER will be getting married on July 10th in Atlanta. Some are even saying it's a done deal. Just thought you should know.)
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE SEX ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION:
--For those of you who've always wondered whether sexy astronauts from around the world meet up at the sexy international space station, unzip each other's sexy flight suits, and explore each other at zero-G . . . they don't. -According to a fun-hating astronaut from NASA . . . the appropriately-named Alan Poindexter . . . quote, "We are a group of professionals. We treat each other with respect and we have a great working relationship. --"Personal relationships are not . . . an issue. We don't have them and we won't." (???) --If you're wondering why it came up, it's because Commander Poindexter and his six crew members were in Tokyo to talk about their re-supply mission to the International Space Station this past April. --That's the one that broke a new record, by putting four women in space at the same time: Three female crew members on the re-supply mission, and one woman who was already on the station. (Telegraph)
SPOUSES ARE A BIGGER SOURCE OF STRESS THAN BOSSES . . . AND WOMEN WORRY MORE ABOUT WEIGHT THAN MONEY:
The results of a new poll in the UK are out, and it's finally official: Your SPOUSE stresses you out more than your BOSS, and women care more about what they WEIGH than what they MAKE. --It was a survey by the electronics company Philips, about work, home, and stress. Listen to some of what they found . . . --Of the 3,000 men and women surveyed, 58% said their spouse or partner was one of the people who stressed them out. But only 43% said the same thing about their boss. --And when you look at men vs. women: 18% of women said their partner or spouse added a lot of stress to their life, while only 12% of men said the same thing. --In other words, spouses are a bigger source of stress than bosses, and husbands are more likely to stress out their wives than the other way around. --But a professor of Health Psychology in the UK named Cary Cooper says the work-home-stress thing is actually more related than that sounds: People are taking their long hours and work stress home with them, and taking it out on their spouses. --And when it comes to the connection between health, stress, and money: HALF of the women surveyed said that weight was important to their health and well-being . . . while only 27% said that their salary was important to their health and well-being. --Men seemed more worried about weight than salary too: 36% thought their weight was important to their health and well-being, and 33% said it had more to do with their earnings. (Daily Mail)
THE AVERAGE WOMAN SPENDS $24,700 ON 469 PAIRS OF SHOES IN HER LIFETIME:
According to a new survey of 3,000 British women by a website called GoCompare.com: The average woman spends $24,700 on 469 pairs of shoes in the course of a lifetime --That's seven pairs of shoes a year . . . for 67 years . . . at an average cost of $53 a pair . . . or $370 a year. Check out some of the other results . . . --The average woman currently owns about 19 pairs of shoes: Three pairs with heels . . . six pairs of flip-flops, sandals, or wedges . . . three pairs of boots . . . two pairs for work . . . four for nights out . . . and another one or two "random" purchases. --Four in ten women say they judge another woman by the shoes she has on. --And over half say they don't have a problem justifying the expense . . . but a quarter rarely tell their partner. (Express.co.uk)
CAN YOU GET A BOOB JOB WITHOUT *ANY* SURGERY AT ALL?
This definitely goes in the 'WAY-too-good-to-be-true' file, but supposedly you can get a boob job without ANY surgery at all. --It's called "Intense Pulsed Light" . . . or IPL for short . . . and you can use it to increase the size of your breasts, make them more firm, lift them up higher, or all three. A couple surgeons in L.A. and London are already doing it, so you may have heard about it. --Basically, the doctor takes a laser-gun-like machine, moves it over your rack for 30 minutes, and the machine emits a micro-beam wavelength that activates the nerves in your chest. --The idea is to increase the blood pressure in your capillaries, thicken tissue, encourage your breast cells to enlarge, tighten the collagen there, and lift your skin. There's even some science behind it . . . --The laser beams encourage the production of a hormone called oestrogen . . . the same hormone that's produced naturally when women go through puberty or pregnancy . . . and the hormones affect the size, shape, and fullness of breasts. --The pro's are that it's totally non-invasive: There are no incisions, needles, injections, or implants. There's just some mild tingling at the beginning of the process, and some firmness toward the end. --The con's are that you need two treatments a month for three months to see any change . . . you can't increase your bust by more than two cup-sizes . . . and it's not effective on anyone with an E or above. --In fact, since the process is so new, there aren't any long-term studies that show whether IPL can actually significantly lift or increase the size of women's breasts. (Daily Mail)
MORE AND MORE TEENAGERS ARE GETTING BOTOX INJECTIONS:
If you're wondering whether those idiot reality TV stars and their plastic surgery really ARE helping ruin our kids, I have some bad news this morning: They are. --According to a report last year from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, there were 12,110 Botox or other wrinkle-relaxing procedures performed on patients 18 and under in 2009. That's up from 8,194 procedures in 2008. --If you ask the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, their count is a little less: 11,889 cosmetic Botox procedures were performed on patients between the ages of 13 and 19 last year. And that's an increase of 2% from 2008. --There's a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills named Dr. Glenn Vallecillos who performs the procedure quite a bit. And according to Dr. Glenn, quote, "We do a lot of Botox, and there's definitely a propensity for younger people doing it. --"I'd say 30% of my clients are 20 to 25 years old, and probably 5 to 8% are under age 20. The trend, at least at our offices, is younger people." --Luckily, there are also new ways to combat the trend . . . other than using common sense, I mean. For example, something called The Physician's Coalition for Injectable Safety has come out against teenagers using Botox injections. --A plastic surgeon from Eugene, Oregon, named Dr. Mark Jewell is a spokesman for the Coalition, and he says, quote, "I've heard from colleagues that kids are coming in with their moms and saying, 'Can I have Botox, too? I feel like I need it.' --"Botox is a blockbuster of a product, but should a teenager be getting it? I think the answer is no." (MSNBC)
(--Just so we're clear on this, Botox CAN be used to treat other conditions, like heavy sweating, crossed eyes, migraines, and certain neurological disorders.) (--But let's face it: these teenagers are mainly using it to smooth wrinkles and prevent the aging process. Before they've even really STARTED to age. And that's messed up.)
BOWHUNTERS GET MARRIED IN TREE
An Iowa couple with a passion for bowhunting wore camouflage to blend in with the wooded backdrop at their treetop wedding. Forty-two year-old Kim Silver wore a silk gown made by camouflage specialists Mossy Oak, while her 61-year-old groom, Marvin Hunter, was decked out in a camouflage shirt and pants at Saturday’s ceremony. Kim and Marv said their vows atop a tree stand hunting platform at the Anamosa Bowhunters Archery Club.
SQUARE DANCERS CONGREGATE IN KENTUCKY
The 59th National Square Dance Convention came to a close Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky. The three-day annual gathering brought nearly 6,300 dancers to the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center this year, a fraction of the 30,000 that descended on the center the last time Louisville hosted the event 27 years ago. The convention’s organizers relaxed the dress code this year to attract new dancers, but it was mostly longtime attendees who took advantage of being allowed to wear more casual shoes and attire. Next year’s convention will be held in Detroit.
THE MORE MASCULINE OR FEMININE SOMEONE LOOKS, THE FASTER YOU CAN TELL WHETHER THEY'RE LOOKING AT YOU:
There's a new study in a journal called "Psychological Science" about how we determine whether a member of the opposite sex is looking at us. And here's what it boils down to: -The more masculine a guy's face looks, the faster women will notice that he's looking at them. And the same thing goes for guys: The more feminine a woman's face is, the faster guys will notice that she's looking at them. --The study was done by psychologists at two Scottish Universities . . . the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, and the University of Stirling . . . and they figured it out by having people look at pictures of faces with exaggerated or reduced male or female features. --And both women and men could determine more quickly whether the face was looking at them . . . or away from them . . . when the face had exaggerated sexual characteristics. --One of the authors of the research is a psychologist named Benedict C. Jones. He says, quote "Women were quickest to classify gaze direction when they were looking at hunky, masculine-looking guys. Guys were quicker when they were looking at pretty, feminine women." --The researchers think it's because there's a big evolutionary advantage to detecting quickly when a particularly good prospective mate is checking you out. --According to Professor Jones, quote, "If I'm in a bar, and there's a pretty woman looking at me . . . if I wasn't married . . . I would want to catch her eye before someone else did." (Eureka Alert)
HERE'S HOW LONG YOU CAN KEEP CERTAIN FOODS IN THE FRIDGE BEFORE THEY GO BAD:
I don't care how much of a neat-freak you are, if you keep your place like a nasty frat house, or whether you're just the average person who sometimes forgets: We're ALL guilty of leaving food in the fridge too long once in a while. --Luckily, the good people at the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have come up with some handy guidelines for how to safely store food in your refrigerator. Because what else do they have to work on? --Check out some of their recommendations. Obviously, the frozen stuff can be stored indefinitely, but the flavor will change if you go past the recommended time limits . . .
--Raw Ground Beef and Steaks: Three to five days in the fridge . . . six to 12 months in the freezer.
--Raw Pork Roast and Pork Chops: Three to five days in the fridge . . . four to six months in the freezer.
--Raw Chicken: One to two days in the fridge . . . nine months in the freezer.
--Cooked Chicken: Three to four days in the fridge . . . four months in the freezer.
--Cooked Meat, or Soup: 3 to 4 days in the fridge . . . two to three months in the freezer. (Yahoo Shine)
(--For a list of how long a whole bunch of other stuff will keep its flavor when you freeze it, hit up this link . . .)
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/shopping-storing/freezing/how-long-food-last-freezer-10000000687907/index.html?xid=yshi-rs-freezer-061710
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) HERE'S AN AWESOME OLD DUDE DANCING TO LADY GAGA:
Somebody posted a video on YouTube of an old guy at a bar dancing to the LADY GAGA song "Poker Face" . . . and his moves are RIDICULOUS.
(--Search for "grandpa Lady Gaga Poker Face dance." Check out his karate chop move at :27.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIgIXWyQCzA
#2.) HERE'S THE NEW iPHONE 4 BEING SHOT WITH A BULLET, MICROWAVED, AND BLENDED:
A website compiled videos of the new iPhone 4 being destroyed in various ways, including microwaved, shot, and blended. Plus, there's a video of some guy destroying his OLD iPhone with a sun-powered "Deathray."
(--Search for "iPhone 4 destroyed in 4 ways.")
http://www.techxilla.com/2010/06/26/1407/
#3.) HERE'S THE WORLD'S FIRST BIONIC CAT:
A cat in the U.K. named Oscar lost both of his back paws in a combine accident. So his vet had an orthopedic surgeon make peg legs that he embedded directly into the bone. And now Oscar walks almost normally.
(--Search for "first bionic cat video.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CSoroo-bkg
#4.) BOB SAGET, ED BEGLEY JR., AND JEFF GARLIN STAR IN A NEW ONLINE VIDEO:
There's a new video on FunnyOrDie.com where BOB SAGET, ED BEGLEY JR. and JEFF GARLIN from "Curb Your Enthusiasm" run into each other on a bus, then try to flirt with the same girl. But Saget gets her because . . . he's Bob Saget.
(--Search for "Bob Saget Ed Begley Jeff Garlin The Bus FunnyOrDie.com.")
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/237bfdfe75/the-bus/
THREE JOB SKILLS THAT CAN ACTUALLY HURT YOUR CAREER:
The jobs site on Yahoo has a list of skills that are good to have . . . but if you go overboard on them, they can actually HURT your career. Here are the top three . . .
#1.) MULTI-TASKING. If you're constantly multi-tasking, the quality of your work suffers, because you're never concentrating on one thing. -And younger people are more prone to multitask because that's all they know: Kids today can watch television, surf the internet, text their friends, and eat breakfast, all at the same time. But that's not necessarily a good thing.
#2.) STAYING LATE AT WORK. If you don't HAVE to stay late, you shouldn't . . . at least not every night. It can make you look like you're bad at prioritizing, and not good enough at your job to get your work done on time.
#3.) HAVING A CAN-DO ATTITUDE. It can backfire if you start sugar-coating problems and making promises you can't keep. The best employees are optimistic, but they're also REALISTIC. (Yahoo.com)
SITE FOR SORE EYES:
http://www.crankycustomer.com/
CrankyCustomer.com offers tales of spectacular customer service failures. Categories range from computers and financial institutions to public relations, retail travel and service workers.
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http://www.mugshotmuseum.com/
The Mug Shot Museum offers tales of people so stupid, it’s criminal. The site publishes mug shots and police evidence photos, which are part of the public record, along with summaries of the cases.
NO WAY! ON eBay?!
Tree hit by LIGHTNING BOLT
Item number: 170506486251
Bidding ends: July 8th
With no bids at press time, starting bid: $3
Item location: St Louis, MO
Seller says: “Own a piece of an OAK TREE that was hit by a LIGHTNING BOLT around 5 pm on June 12, 2010! The pieces blown off the tree flew over 40 feet across the street! Maybe there are molecular changes, due to the massive power surge.... The pieces available are about 2 x 3 x 5 inches, or 2.5 x 2.5 x 6 inches, all of dense oak wood. Let me know which size you prefer.”
July 4th Crash Warning
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an average of 148 Americans die in car crashes over the Fourth of July holiday. The Insurance Institute says July 4th, August 13th, July 15th, and January 1st are the deadliest days of the year. By contrast, there are 114 deaths on an average day.
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Top Fourth Of July Destinations
Priceline.com has released its annual survey of the 50 most popular destinations for the Independence Day weekend. Chicago’s Millennium Park tops the list this year, replacing New Orleans as the most popular July 4th destination. The top 10 Fourth of July destinations this year include:
1. Chicago, Millennium Park, Loop & Grant Park Area
2. St. Louis, Downtown
3. Boston, Harbor Front/Aquarium
4. Toronto, Downtown South
5. Chicago, North Michigan Avenue/River North Area
6. St. Catharines, Niagara Falls
7. Washington, DC, White House/Downtown
8. Seattle, Downtown/Pike Place
9. Las Vegas, Strip Vicinity South
10. Las Vegas, Strip Vicinity North
The Dream Machine Challenge
PepsiCo has announced the Dream Machine Summer Recycling Challenge, a national call-to-action encouraging Americans to commit to recycle every can and bottle at summertime cookouts beginning this holiday weekend. The more Americans recycle in “Dream Machines,” the more support PepsiCo will provide to the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, a national program offering free training in entrepreneurship and small business management to post-9/11 veterans with disabilities. The Dream Machine recycling initiative was developed to support PepsiCo’s goal of increasing the U.S. beverage container recycling rate from 34% to 50% by 2018. According to Keep America Beautiful, only 12% of public spaces are equipped with recycling receptacles. Since the Dream Machine launch on Earth Day 2010, PepsiCo has formed partnerships that will make the kiosks available in several public locations across the U.S., including:
· More than 150 Rite Aid stores across North Carolina.
· Several locations in Oklahoma, including Reasor’s grocery stores, Oral Roberts University and OneOK Field, home to Minor League Baseball’s Tulsa Drillers, in Tulsa.
· Tropicana Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays.
· Pennsylvania’s Pocono Raceway.
· Various locations across southern California, including California State Polytechnic University Pomona.
Find out more about the Dream Machine at www.facebook.com/DreamMachine.
13th Annual Wacky Warning Labels Contest
This year’s Wacky Warning Labels Contest is more hilarious than ever! Contest creator Bob Dorigo Jones, author of “Remove Child Before Folding: The 101 Stupidest, Silliest and Wackiest Warning Labels Ever,” says, “Absurd and silly labels surround us in everyday places – because America has a lawsuit-happy culture that must be changed!” This year’s finalists include:
· “Never operate your speakerphone while driving,” warns a label on a product called “Drive ‘N’ Talk.”
· A motorized go-cart warns consumers, “This product moves when used.”
· A bottle of swine growth supplement called “Piglet Blast” cautions, “For animal use only.”
· The Bluetooth headset alerts users that “use of a headset that covers both ears will impair your ability to hear other sounds.”
· A pair of swim goggles warns users of the risk of pulling them away from the face, because they may “spring back and cause injury.”
You can watch a video about this year’s finalists at www.wackywarninglabelstv.com/video. Winners will be chosen by a studio audience on FOX Business News’ “Stossel” on July 8th.
Past winners include:
· “Remove child before folding” – on a child car safety seat.
· “Not for use on moving vehicles” – the warning on the “Off-Road Commode,” a portable toilet seat that attaches to a trailer hitch.
· “Danger: Avoid Death” – a warning on a small tractor.
· “Harmful if swallowed” – a warning on a brass fishing
* This product moves when used” – a warning on a popular children’s scooter.
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