Wednesday, August 4, 2010

HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (08-04-10)

THE MTV VMA NOMINEES

LADY GAGA LEADS THE VMAS WITH A RECORD-SETTING 13 NOMINATIONS:

The MTV Video Music Award nominees were announced yesterday and LADY GAGA led with 13 nominations. That's more VMA nominations than has been received by any other artist in a single year. EMINEM had the second most this year, with eight. --Gaga received 10 nominations for "Bad Romance" . . . and three for "Telephone", her collaboration with BEYONCÉ. Meanwhile, Beyoncé got five nominations for "Video Phone" . . . which was HER song featuring Gaga. (--Apparently, the "Telephone" nominations belong solely to Lady Gaga, and the "Video Phone" nominations are strictly Beyoncé's.) --PARAMORE singer HAYLEY WILLIAMS is also enjoying some multiple nominations. Her band is up for Best Rock Video for "Ignorance" . . . and she's featured on the B.o.B. hit "Airplanes", which is up for four awards. --It's probably also worth noting that TAYLOR SWIFT and KANYE WEST are both up for one award each. It was at last year's VMA's that Kanye stole the mic from Taylor after she won Best Female Video for "You Belong With Me". (--You know, because he desperately wanted the world to know that Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" was one of the best videos of all time.) --This year's awards go down on September 12th. Voting is open until August 24th and you can cast your vote HERE. Your complete list of nominees starts now . . .

VIDEO OF THE YEAR:

--Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
--Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, "Telephone"
--Eminem, "Not Afraid"
--B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams, "Airplanes"
--30 Seconds to Mars, "Kings and Queens"
--Florence + the Machine, "Dog Days Are Over"

BEST COLLABORATION:

--Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, "Video Phone"
--Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, "Telephone"
--B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams, "Airplanes"
--3OH!3 featuring Ke$ha, "My First Kiss"
--Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind"

BEST FEMALE VIDEO:

--Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
--Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, "Video Phone"
--Taylor Swift, "Fifteen"
--Ke$ha, "Tik Tok"
--Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg, "California Gurls"

BEST MALE VIDEO:

--Eminem, "Not Afraid"
--Usher featuring Will.I.Am, "OMG"
--B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams, "Airplanes"
--Drake, "Find Your Love"
--Jason Derulo, "In My Head"

BEST NEW ARTIST:

--Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, "Baby"
--Ke$ha, "Tik Tok"
--Jason Derulo, "In My Head"
--Nicki Minaj featuring Sean Garrett, "Massive Attack"
--Broken Bells, "The Ghost Inside"
BEST POP VIDEO:

--Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
--Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, "Video Phone"
--Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg, "California Gurls"
--Ke$ha, "Tik Tok"
--B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars, "Nothin' On You"

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO:

--Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem, "Forever"
--B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams, "Airplanes"
--Eminem, "Not Afraid"
--Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz, "On To The Next One"
--Kid Cudi featuring MGMT and Ratatat, "Pursuit of Happiness"

BEST ROCK VIDEO:

--Paramore, "Ignorance"
--30 Seconds to Mars, "Kings and Queens"
--Muse, "Uprising"
--Florence + the Machine, "Dog Days Are Over"
--MGMT, "Flash Delirium"

BEST DANCE MUSIC VIDEO:

--Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
--Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull, "I Like It"
--Usher featuring Will.I.Am, "OMG"
--Cascada, "Evacuate the Dancefloor"
--David Guetta featuring Akon, "Sexy Chick"


BRISTOL PALIN HAS DUMPED LEVI JOHNSTON:

They all said it wouldn't last . . . and, not surprisingly, "they all" were right. BRISTOL PALIN has once again dumped LEVI JOHNSTON. --She tells "People" magazine, quote, "It's over. I broke up with him." --The writing was on the wall back on July 14th, the day Bristol announced that she and Levi were engaged again. On that very same day, he told her that he might have gotten another girl pregnant. --Bristol added, quote, "The final straw was him flying to Hollywood for what he told me was to see some hunting show but come to find out it was that music video mocking my family. --"He's just obsessed with the limelight and I got played." --In a separate statement, she said, quote, "Perhaps I was naive but I really thought Levi was ready." --SARAH PALIN issued a statement, in which she was surprisingly able to contain her glee. She said, quote, "I wish for Bristol to be able to move forward in life with her same forgiving, gracious, optimistic spirit, but from henceforth she'll know to trust but verify. --"Bristol is strong, she is independent, and she knows what is right for her son." --Bristol is reportedly back living with her parents . . . but the story might not end there. --Levi's manager is calling this all a misunderstanding based on, quote, "misinformation." He also said that Levi is, quote, "not happy" about the split.


IS TIGER WOODS GOING TO MARRY RACHEL UCHITEL???

This is pretty far-fetched, but it's going around, so we might as well address it . . . The "National Enquirer" claims that TIGER WOODS is making plans to marry RACHEL UCHITEL when his divorce if finalized --There's just one problem, though: ELIN NORDEGREN is dead-set against it. --A so-called "source" says, quote "He's told Elin that he loves Rachel, and they've had screaming fights about it with Elin shouting, 'There's no way my children will start looking at that tramp as their stepmother! --"'I WON'T have it!'" (--Elin, by the way, just "graduated" from Dr. Drew's "Celebrity Rehab", along with JEREMY LONDON, ERIC ROBERTS and the rest of the gang.) (--The word is that she did so well, Drew decided NOT to send her to another clinic . . . which is what he recommended for several of the other patients.) (--She's just going to continue working on her recovery on the outside.)

THE EVA MENDES "SEX TAPE" IS HERE . . . BUT IT'S A JOKE:

EVA MENDES released her "sex tape" yesterday. But it's not what you think. She did a video for FunnyOrDie.com SPOOFING all those rumors that she has a sex tape coming out. (--You can watch it here . . .)
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/0a4d42beff/eva-mendes-sex-tape?rel=player


LINDSAY LOHAN IS BEING TREATED WHERE BRITNEY SPEARS WENT IN 2008:

LINDSAY LOHAN is being treated at the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, which is part of the UCLA Medical Center. It's where BRITNEY SPEARS went during her meltdown period back in 2008. --According to sources, it's a strict place, where Lindsay will get help with her, quote, "underlying issues" . . . whatever they might be. --Resnick's website says it offers, quote, "medical assistance in stabilization of an acute emotional or psychiatric crisis, with our without complications by substance or alcohol abuse or dependence." --Lindsay's attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, says Lindsay is NOT being weaned off Adderall. At least not yet. --She says, quote, "Her doctors are looking at what prescriptions she is currently taking, whether or not the dosages need to be increased, decreased or stopped.--"Lindsay's doctors are looking at everything she is taking, and determining what changes if any need to occur." --Lindsay doesn't have a roommate, but she's interacting with other patients regularly. Someone she doesn't have to interact with is her dad, MICHAEL LOHAN. --TMZ says Lindsay provided the clinic with a list of people allowed to visit her . . . and he's NOT on it.


BILL COSBY IS *NOT* DEAD:

A "BILL COSBY is dead" rumor has gotten some pretty good traction on the web over the last few days. It's not true. --Bill hit up Twitter to say, quote, "I'm rebuttaling rumors about my demise. As you well know, a dead person cannot rebuttal. Therefore, I am rebuttaling to tell you that when I heard the news I immediately began rebuttaling and went into denial." --He also said that he knows "rebuttaling" isn't a real word, but he added, quote, "I don't care, because I'm alive!" --He even called in to "Larry King Live" to set the record straight. He says he found out about the rumors when his daughter called in a panic to see if he was okay. You can listen to his entire seven-minute call HERE.


COULD WYCLEF JEAN BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF HAITI???

WYCLEF JEAN has been hinting lately that he might run for president of Haiti. And now, it's starting to sound like he's really going to do it. --A Haitian politician by the name of Pierre Eric Jean-Jacques says that Wyclef will announce his candidacy tomorrow night, and will run in the November 28th election. --Wyclef's rep says that Wyclef WILL make an announcement tomorrow night. But he refused to say what that announcement would be. --Wyclef . . . who's 37 . . . was born in Haiti, but grew up in Brooklyn. He's not only a popular musician in his native country, but he's also known for his social and political activism . . . especially his hurricane relief efforts.


EMBARRASSING VIDEOS FROM THE PAST - #1: CHECK OUT PAUL RUDD AS A BAT MITZVAH DJ:

Before PAUL RUDD was famous, do you know what he did? He was a party DJ. For real. In fact, video surfaced yesterday of Paul doing a girl's Bat Mitzvah all the way back in 1992. (--Check it out . . .) http://vimeo.com/13856676 (--Paul's first big break was in "Clueless", which came out in 1995.)


EMBARRASSING VIDEOS FROM THE PAST - #2: ENJOY THIS 1995 BANK COMMERCIAL STARRING TINA FEY:

15 years ago, TINA FEY was busting her hump in commercials, trying to get noticed. She did her very FIRST commercial back in 1995. It was for a bank. And we have a link for you. (--Enjoy . . .) http://vimeo.com/12620324
(--Tina didn't get her gig with "Saturday Night Live" until 1997. She was a writer at first, but she started appearing on-camera in 2000.)
SANDRA BULLOCK IS HOLLYWOOD'S HIGHEST-PAID ACTRESS:

It's too bad SANDRA BULLOCK has such sucky taste in men. Because outside of that, it's been a really amazing year for her. Two HUGE hit movies, an Oscar . . . (--and a Razzie, but she even made THAT cool) . . . and a new baby. --And now this: Forbes.com has ranked Sandra as Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actress. Thanks to those aforementioned hit movies . . . "The Blind Side" and "The Proposal" . . . Sandra has pocketed $56 million over the past year. --Nobody else was even close. REESE WITHERSPOON and CAMERON DIAZ tied for second with $32 million each. (--Reese hasn't even had a movie in theaters over the past year. Her last was "Monsters vs. Aliens", which came out in March of 2009. But she was paid upfront for stuff she's working on now. That's where all her money came from.)

--Here are Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actresses . . .

#1.) SANDRA BULLOCK, $56 million
#2.) (tie) REESE WITHERSPOON, $32 million
#2.) (tie) CAMERON DIAZ, $32 million
#4.) JENNIFER ANISTON, $27 million
#5.) SARAH JESSICA PARKER, $25 million
#6.) (tie) JULIA ROBERTS, $20 million
#6.) (tie) ANGELINA JOLIE, $20 million
#8.) DREW BARRYMORE, $15 million
#9.) MERYL STREEP, $13 million
#10.) KRISTEN STEWART, $12 million
(--You can see the slideshow . . . complete with explanations of how all these ladies made so much dough . . . at the following link . . .)
http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/02/sandra-bullock-reese-witherspoon-business-entertainment-highest-paid-actresses_slide_2.html


ARETHA FRANKLIN BROKE SOME RIBS IN A FALL:

ARETHA FRANKLIN broke several ribs in a fall on Sunday . . . and will have to bow out of some upcoming gigs in New York City . . . including a birthday party next week for Democratic Representative Charles Rangel. (--If you follow politics, then you know it's probably a good time to miss out on any event also featuring Charlie Rangel . . . so, you know, silver lining.) --Aretha's rep says she was, quote, "very much looking forward to being in Brooklyn and having a foot-long hot dog at Coney Island." (--Aretha is 68 years old.)


DOES CLORIS LEACHMAN HATE BETTY WHITE???

84-year-old CLORIS LEACHMAN stars in a new Fox sitcom this fall, called "Raising Hope". She was out promoting it the other day, when someone asked her about another SEXY SUPERSTAR from her generation: BETTY WHITE. --She said, quote, "I'm so sick of Betty White. Never liked her." Obviously, she was joking. (--These two are AWESOME. And if you agree with me on that, you'll be happy to know they're in an upcoming movie together. It's called "You Again", and it comes out in September.) (--There's no word if they have any scenes together, but we can only hope.)


IF YOU'RE NOT INTO BREASTFEEDING, OR IF YOU CAN'T BREASTFEED, GISELE BUNDCHEN DIDN'T MEAN TO OFFEND YOU:

GISELE BUNDCHEN is backtracking on her statement that all women should be forced BY LAW to breastfeed their children for the first six months. Mainly because there was a backlash on behalf of people who either don't want to breastfeed . . . or CAN'T. --She says, quote, "I understand that everyone has their own experience and opinions and I am not here to judge. I believe that bringing a life into this world is the single most important thing a person can undertake and it can also be the most challenging. I think as mothers we are all just trying our best."


THE PREMIERE DATE FOR THE LAST "TWILIGHT" MOVIE IS SET:

The premiere date for the last "Twilight" movie has been set. "Breaking Dawn - Part Two" comes out November 16th, 2012. "Part One" is scheduled to hit theaters November 18th, 2011. (--A YEAR in between them??? "Twilight" fans, can you handle that???)


CHECK OUT THE TRAILER FOR KATIE HOLMES' UPCOMING HORROR FLICK:

KATIE HOLMES stars in the upcoming horror flick "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark". It's about a family that moves into a new home . . . only to be terrorized by the tiny little humanoid creatures who live inside. --It's actually a remake of a really cool TV-movie that aired in 1973 . . . and it comes out this January. (--The trailer hit the web yesterday. It looks good. Check it out . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WCaXfiO8hk


"E.T." HAS BEEN VOTED THE GREATEST FAMILY FILM OF ALL TIME:

"E.T." has been voted the Greatest Family Film of All Time, in a poll by Britain's "Radio Times" magazine. Here's the Top 10 . . .

#1.) "E.T."
#2.) "The Wizard of Oz"
#3.) "Mary Poppins"
#4.) "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
#5.) "Toy Story"
#6.) "Shrek"
#7.) "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (--That would be the 1971 flick starring GENE WILDER. The JOHNNY DEPP remake used the actual name of the book, which was "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory".)
#8.) "Back to the Future"
#9.) "Jungle Book"
#10.) "The Sound of Music"


DANIEL DAY-LEWIS IS NOT DOING THE "SHERLOCK HOLMES" SEQUEL:

Yesterday, we heard that DANIEL DAY-LEWIS was going to play the villain, Professor Moriarty, in the "Sherlock Holmes" sequel. Well, guess what we found out today? IT'S NOT TRUE. --Daniel's rep busted the rumor yesterday.


HAS NICOLAS CAGE REJOINED "TRESPASS"???

This is far from official yet, but some websites are saying that NICOLAS CAGE has rejoined the cast of "Trespass" . . . which is that movie he reportedly quit just two weeks before filming was supposed to begin. --But now he's back to playing NICOLE KIDMAN'S husband. (--We'd heard that Cage and Kidman were originally supposed to play a couple who get kidnapped by thieves . . . but then Cage lobbied to play one of the thieves instead. For some reason, he changed his mind again.)


JENNIFER LOPEZ PROBABLY WASN'T "AMERICAN IDOL'S" TOP CHOICE:

Technically, we still don't know . . . for sure . . . if JENNIFER LOPEZ will be an "American Idol" judge, but now that it seems like she WILL be . . . there's talk that she was NOT on the top of the producers' list. --In fact, she might not have been Plan B . . . Plan C . . . or Plan G. --A so-called "source" tells PopEater.com that the producers tried to land a SUPERSTAR first . . . like ELTON JOHN or BARRY MANILOW. --The source says, quote, "It became clear that neither Elton nor Barry was ready to stop doing what they did best, writing and performing. --"Plus, they are international legends. They certainly don't want their legacy to be [as] the guy that replaced Simon Cowell on 'Idol'." --Eventually, the producers moved on to artists that were . . . well, not at the height of their careers. But even then, JESSICA SIMPSON had the inside track on the job. -But the source explains, quote, "This was definitely Jessica's to lose and that's exactly what her dad [slash] manager did. Once it became clear it was going to be impossible to negotiate a deal with Joe [Simpson], J.Lo was snapped up." (--In fairness, the big names were probably being mentioned to take over for Simon. J-Lo . . . at least from what we've heard . . . will be replacing ELLEN DEGENERES. The word is that STEVEN TYLER will take Simon's seat.)


THE SECOND SEASON OF "GLEE" WILL FEATURE THE MUSIC OF PAUL MCCARTNEY AND SUSAN BOYLE:

"Glee" creator Ryan Murphy has announced that the show's second season will feature the music of PAUL MCCARTNEY and SUSAN BOYLE. --It doesn't sound like the episodes will be full-on THEMED episodes . . . like the MADONNA and LADY GAGA ones last season. (--Producers previously said that they'd be doing a BRITNEY SPEARS-themed episode this season. And now, "Life & Style" magazine says that Matthew Morrison's character will pay homage to Britney by SHAVING HIS HEAD.) (--Matthew won't be doing it. Producers are looking for a body double.) --Susan Boyle . . . the breathtakingly GORGEOUS woman who was discovered on "Britain's Got Talent" . . . will actually appear on the show. She'll be playing a high school lunch lady in a Christmas episode. (--Susan is reportedly working on a Christmas album . . . so we're assuming that the episode will feature some of her music from that.) --As for Paul McCartney, Murphy said that Paul actually approached HIM about featuring his music on the show. And it's actually a pretty interesting story. --Murphy explained, quote, "I received some fantastic mixed tapes from Paul McCartney a couple of weeks ago. I thought I was being punked! It came out of the blue in a package, handwritten, and it had two CDs and it said . . . --"'Hi Ryan, I hope you will consider some of these songs for "Glee".' --"I had heard that he is a fan of the show. I was gob-smacked . . . so of course we are going to do something with him." (--There aren't any other details on that episode, but it doesn't sound like Paul would be appearing on it.) --By the way, Murphy also hinted that they're working on a deal to do one more THEMED episode this season . . . in addition to Britney's . . . but he didn't say who it would be. (--The rumor is that it's MICHAEL JACKSON. We'll keep you posted.)


JEFF GOLDBLUM IS LEAVING "LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT":

JEFF GOLDBLUM is leaving "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" after two seasons. --If you didn't know he was on the show . . . or that the show was still on the air . . . that's probably because it moved to the USA Network three years ago. --It doesn't sound like there was any drama. Jeff's rep says his contract was up . . . and he decided not to negotiate a new deal. (--The future of "Criminal Intent" is up in the air. USA hasn't decided whether to give it a 10th season.)


YOU CAN'T APPEAR ON CAMERA WITH THE CAST OF "JERSEY SHORE" WITHOUT BEING APPROVED BY PRODUCERS FIRST:

Shocking News: The cast of "Jersey Shore" may appear to create all kinds of HAVOC amongst everyday people . . . but as it turns out, things are much more controlled than they appear. --Some people from "Life & Style" witnessed a taping for Season Three . . . which is currently going down in New Jersey . . . and here's what they saw: --Quote, "We saw producers draw black dots on the hands of girls deemed worthy enough to talk to the cast. They also had to be willing to sign release forms to be on television. Anyone without the mark was strictly off-limits to speak to on camera." --But girls weren't the only ones trying to get some face-time. Supposedly, some guys got into an altercation over appearing on camera with the cast. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "The cast has to be more careful because everyone knows them now. Some of the guys, like the Situation, will have four to six security guys with them to stop people from approaching."


WEDNESDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)

--"So You Think You Can Dance" [Performance] . . . 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Fox.

--"Big Brother 12" [Power of Veto competition] . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on CBS.

--"America's Got Talent" [Performance Show] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on NBC. (--Bret Michaels and Taio Cruz are this week's music guests.)

--"Dark Blue" [Two-Hour 2nd Season Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on TNT. (--"Battlestar Galactica's" Tricia Helfer joins the cast as an FBI agent assigned to lead a joint task force, with the LAPD team headed by Dylan McDermott's character.)

--"Hot in Cleveland" . . . 10:00 to 10:30 P.M. on TV Land. (--"Ugly Betty's" Mark Indelicato guest stars as a high school student who talks Wendie Malick's character into directing a school production of "Romeo and Juliet".)

--"Criss Angel: Mindfreak" [6th Season Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on A&E. (--Illusionist Criss Angel will attempt to jump the Grand Canyon using a hybrid motorcycle-car.)

--"The Real World: New Orleans" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on MTV. (--The police are called to the house when the feud between Ryan and Preston escalates.)

--"Pros vs. Joes" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Spike TV. (--A three-on-three game of basketball is played with Rick Fox, Brent Barry and Chris Mullin.)

--"Marry Me in Mexico: Trish's Dream Wedding" [2nd Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Style. (--Trish Suhr, the yard sale diva from the Style network show "Clean House", gets married in Cancun . . . if you care.)

--"Psych" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on USA. (--"Designing Women's" Jean Smart guest stars as a wealthy widow who ends up in the middle of a murder investigation after her studly, young boyfriend is killed.)


KATY PERRY HAS DEBUTED A NEW TRACK CALLED "PEACOCK":

KATY PERRY premiered a new track . . . called "Peacock" . . . at some event in Malaysia. The song will be on her new album, "Teenage Dream", which hits stores on August 24th. --"Peacock" includes the lyric: Quote, "Are you brave enough to let me see your peacock?" And yeah, that IS what you think. Katy recently said, quote, "Peacock: It's an obvious innuendo, and I love an obvious innuendo."
(--Here's video of the performance . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjVliFpts1o
(--It's also on "Teenage Dream". Katy is randomly releasing songs to iTunes . . . with the hope that fans will purchase each track as it becomes available.) (--Then when the album is out, they could just "complete the album" for an affordable price. It's a way to try to get fans to buy an entire album instead of just the singles.)


CHECK OUT A VIDEO OF JOHN MAYER COVERING "CALIFORNIA GURLS":

JOHN MAYER covered KATY PERRY'S hit, "California Gurls" . . . or at least some of it . . . at a recent gig. (--Here's the video . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PZnCP0wcPY


WILL.I.AM ISN'T DOWN WITH THE *NEW* MICHAEL JACKSON ALBUM:

Earlier this week, MICHAEL JACKSON'S estate announced that they would be releasing a NEW Michael Jackson album this November . . . featuring 10 previously unreleased tracks. --But WILL.I.AM is NOT down with that . . . because Michael intentionally left most of those songs off his albums, and he doesn't think Michael wanted them released. --He says, quote, "I don't think that should ever come out. That's bad. He was a perfectionist and he wouldn't have wanted it that way. How you gonna release Michael Jackson when Michael Jackson ain't here to bless it? --"Now that he is not part of the process, what are they doing? Why would you put a record out like that? Because he was a friend of mine, I just think that's disrespectful. What's wrong with what he already contributed to the world?" --Obviously, the new music is coming out to satisfy the "demand" for new Michael Jackson music . . . and to make some money in the process . . . but Will.I.Am doesn't think there are any excuses. --He says, quote, "So what? You don't disrespect someone when they're gone. […] How much can you suck from his energy? Freaking parasites!" --The Jackson estate has not responded to Will.I.Am's comments. (--If you're wondering what entitles Will.I.Am to speak about Michael's wishes, you should know that he worked with Michael on the 2008 "Thriller" re-release.)


HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BOOK KISS? OR SELENA GOMEZ?

TheSmokingGun.com has published a list of the dollar amounts needed to book some of today's biggest draws. (--Or at least the biggest draws that The Smoking Gun could dig up the info on. Yeah, that's it.)

--Here's a quick look at a few musicians, and the booking fees they're commanding:

--Rascal Flatts, $702,500

--Kiss, $500,000

--Keith Urban, $487,500

--Drake, $155,000

--Selena Gomez, $100,000

--Former "American Idol" contestant Kelly Pickler, $40,000

--Former "Idol" winner Kris Allen, $12,500

--Former "Nashville Star" winner Chris Young, $7,500

(--The Smoking Gun says that U2 would have easily trumped them all, but that was scrapped when BONO'S back surgery forced the band to take a break. They did not say how much U2 would have pulled down.) (--The Smoking Gun also did not report how much Season Five "Idol" winner TAYLOR HICKS is "commanding" . . . so we'll assume a few burritos and a Big Gulp will still do the trick.)


A FREE SOUNDGARDEN ALBUM WILL COME WITH "GUITAR HERO 6":

SOUNDGARDEN will release a compilation album called "Telephantasm" on September 26th. It'll include a previously unreleased track. --"Telephantasm" will be available for a PRICE in stores . . . or for FREE with "Guitar Hero 6". The game, which is technically titled "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock", will come out two days later, on September 28th. (--Note: To get your free copy of "Telephantasm", you need to be on the ball. The deal is only good for the first week of "Guitar Hero 6's" release.)


CHECK OUT KE$HA'S "TAKE IT OFF" VIDEO . . . OR DON'T:

KE$HA released a new video . . . if you're into that sort of thing. (--No judgments.) The video is for her "Take It Off" song. (--Here it is . . .) http://www.vevo.com/watch/kesha/take-it-off/USRV81000041


JUSTIN BIEBER MADE A TRIBUTE VIDEO FOR HIS FANS:

JUSTIN BIEBER put together a video for his fans, to the song "Love Me". It features performance footage, and random clips of Justin screwing around. (--Here it is . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FyW8J48As4


EXPERIENCE KANYE WEST'S TWEETS . . . AS "NEW YORKER" CARTOONS:

If you've been following KANYE WEST on Twitter . . . you know it's quite the ride. --And now, some people with TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS are bringing his Tweets to life . . . in the form of "New Yorker" cartoons. (???) --So far, there are over 20 of them. Apparently, people are mashing-up actual "New Yorker" cartoons . . . with new captions ripped verbatim from Kanye's Tweets. (--You can find a bunch of them, here . . .) http://www.buzzfeed.com/bfeld/kanyenewyorkertweets


NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF

A WOMAN SHOPLIFTS FROM A JCPENNEY . . . BUT GETS CAUGHT WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY LEAVES HER BABY BEHIND:

Here it is . . . your Meatball Criminal Of The Day! Today's lucky winner is 23-year-old Crystal Whitaker of Lake Park, Florida. --On Friday, Crystal took her 10-month-old daughter to a JCPenney. They went into a dressing room and Crystal jammed $256 worth of clothes into a bag. Then, she sprinted out of the store. --Employees tried to catch her, but she got away. --Crystal had made one big mistake, though . . . she FORGOT to take her BABY with her. --The employees found the 10-month-old, alone . . . right next to Crystal's purse, which she'd also left behind. The purse had her ID, including her address. --The Florida Department of Children and Families came to the store to get the baby. --The police tracked down Crystal . . . and she's been charged with child abuse without great harm, child neglect without causing great harm, contributing to the delinquency of a dependent, and theft. (Palm Beach Post)


A MAN SETS UP A BLIND DATE AT OLIVE GARDEN . . . THEN ROBS HIS DATE AND USES THE MONEY TO EAT THERE SOLO:

I'm as big of an Olive Garden fan as anyone . . . that unlimited salad and breadsticks really got me through some tough times in the '90s . . . but this is just going TOO FAR. -On Saturday, 26-year-old Jason Anthony Brown of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, set up a blind date with a 30-year-old woman. And he suggested they meet at Olive Garden. --When the woman got there, Jason walked up to her car . . . pulled out a GUN . . . and demanded all of her money. She gave him $90 . . . and he ran. (--Wow. He REALLY needs a refresher course on the principles of Hospitaliano.) --A few hours later, police caught Jason in the area. He admitted that after he robbed his date, he took the money and used it to eat a delicious meal at the Olive Garden, solo. --He was arrested and has been charged with armed robbery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Jason has priors for trafficking cocaine. (Northwest Florida Daily News)


THE VICTIM OF A HOME INVASION ROBBERY MANAGES TO GET HELP BY TYPING A MESSAGE TO HER BOYFRIEND . . . USING HER TOES:

This is some pretty incredible "MacGyver" stuff right here. --Late on Monday night, a man in a ski mask broke into 39-year-old Amy Windom's home in southeast Atlanta. He tied her arms to the headboard of her bed and started cleaning out her house. --He was about to take her laptop, but Amy lied and told him there was a way to trace it. That spooked him, so he just left it on the bed next to her. --After he left, Amy sprang into action. She used her feet to open up her computer, then used her toes to hit control-alt-delete to unlock it. --She used a toe on the touchpad as a mouse . . . opened her instant message program . . . and started sending messages to her boyfriend.
-At 5:00 A.M., he was waking up for work, and she messaged him, quote, "HELP . . . CALL 911 POLICE . . . I'M HOME TIED TO BED . . . ROBBED." --He called 911 and they went to Amy's house and freed her from the bed. --Amy says the man touched her inappropriately but didn't rape her. He also hit her at some point during the robbery. The police are still trying to track him down but, so far, don't have any suspects. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)


A FAMILY FACING FORECLOSURE CLEANS OUT THEIR HOUSE . . . AND FINDS A COPY OF THE FIRST-EVER SUPERMAN COMIC BOOK:

Who says SUPERMAN doesn't exist? He LITERALLY just saved a family from absolute disaster. --The family, who asked the press to keep their name and their location confidential, was facing FORECLOSURE . . . they couldn't afford the payments their home and the bank was getting ready to bounce them out. --As they packed up their belongings to leave the house, they found an old box in their basement containing about nine comic books. --One of those comic books was "Action Comics No. 1" . . . a.k.a. the comic book that featured the first appearance of Superman . . . a.k.a. the most valuable comic book OF ALL TIME. --They looked it up online and found that copies of that book have sold for up to $1.5 MILLION at auction. So they contacted a comic book auction expert named Vincent Zurzolo who runs the website ComicConnect.com. --He examined the comic and gave it a rating of "very good" based on its condition. Since it's not perfectly mint, it should only make about $250,000 at auction . . . not quite $1.5 million, but still enough for the family to easily save their house. --And while that's amazing for them . . . unfortunately, most Americans DON'T have the most valuable comic book in the world in their basements. In the first six months of this year, more than 1.6 million homes were in foreclosure. (ABC News)


THE MOST CONSERVATIVE STATE IN THE U.S. IS NOW . . . WYOMING:

Gallup just released the results of a nationwide survey to figure out the most conservative and liberal states in the country. --And while there aren't any major surprises . . . go figure, the south is conservative and the coasts are liberal . . . WYOMING did manage to shock Utah, the Dakotas and the entire south to be named the most conservative state in the country. --In Wyoming, 53% of people identify themselves as conservative . . . that's tied with Mississippi for the highest concentration in the country. But in Wyoming, only 9% identify themselves as liberal . . . which is the lowest concentration in the U.S. --In fact, the only TWO places where liberals outnumber conservatives are Rhode Island and Washington, D.C. In every other state, the percentage of conservatives is higher than the percentage of liberals. --That doesn't necessarily mean it's going to be a clean sweep for Republicans in the near future . . . at least 32% of the people in every state are undecided, enough to swing basically any election. --The top 10 most conservative states, in order, are: Wyoming, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Idaho, Alabama, Louisiana, Nebraska and Arkansas. --The top 10 most liberal states, in order, are: D.C., Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Vermont, Oregon, Hawaii, Delaware and Washington. (Gallup) (--You can check out all the states, in order, here . . .)
http://www.gallup.com/poll/141677/Wyoming-Mississippi-Utah-Rank-Conservative-States.aspx#2


44% OF MEN WOULD BE RELUCTANT TO HELP A LOST CHILD BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID THEY'D BE MISTAKEN FOR A PEDOPHILE:

Call this reason number 85,456 to LOATHE, DESPISE and HATE pedophiles. One side effect of their evil is they're scaring off a lot of good, kind-hearted people from trying to help kids. --In a new poll, 44% of adult men say they'd be reluctant to help a lost child . . . because they're afraid someone would suspect they were a pedophile or a child abductor. --Parents are also scared to let their children play outdoors . . . 90% of our generation played in the street with our friends, but today, only 70% of kids are allowed to play around outside without an adult directly supervising them. (Daily Mail)


NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY


#1.) A GUY STARTED DANCING IN THE STREET AND GOT HIT BY AN ICE CREAM TRUCK:

Here's proof that it's never a good idea to start dancing in the street. A guy on YouTube was goofing around . . . and got hit by an ICE CREAM TRUCK. (--Search for "guy hit by ice cream truck." He starts dancing at :20, and gets hit at :40.)
(--WARNING: This video includes the S-word.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E14kNqMwD6s


#2.) A REPORTER KNOCKED OVER AN ICE SCULPTURE THAT TOOK EIGHT HOURS TO MAKE:

This looks like it was staged, but last Friday at the Orange County State Fair in Costa Mesa, California, a local news reporter knocked over an ice sculpture. And to add insult to injury, he did it right after the guy he was interviewing told him it took EIGHT HOURS to make. --The ice shattered on the ground, of course. Then the guy got mad and stormed off. (--Search for "ice sculpture OC Fair video." He knocks it over at :16.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iurBQbs8iy8


#3.) CHECK OUT HOW SEXY THE "HUMAN BENCH PRESS" IS:

There's actually a world record for "The Most Human Bench Presses In One Minute." And it consists of some huge guy trying to bench press a skinny model as many times as he can in 60 seconds. --But instead of lying across the guy's hands like you'd think, the girl straddles a platform on top of him and bounces up and down the entire time . . . which looks VERY sexual. A guy in New Zealand recently broke the record by benching a girl 121 times. (--Search for "human bench press world record.")

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjYzH_eHkfc


#4.) IS THIS THE WORLD'S FARTHEST BASKETBALL SHOT?

There are thousands of videos online of basketball players making trick-shots, but there's a new one on YouTube called "The World's FARTHEST Basketball Shot," and it lives up to its name. -Some guy made a shot from the walkway of the Vulcan monument in Birmingham, Alabama, which is 124 feet above the ground. (--Search for "farthest basketball shot Vulcan monument.")

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz6gFokvOr0



FOUR GROOMING HABITS THAT CAN KILL YOU:

You wake up every day and get ready, but some of the stuff you do is more dangerous than you think. Here are four grooming habits that COULD kill you . . .

#1.) POPPING A ZIT. Dr. Oz calls the middle of your face the "Triangle of Death" . . . because the blood vessels around your eyes and nose drain to the back of your head, and meet up with veins at the base of your brain.

--And every time you pop a zit in that area, or pluck a nose hair, bacteria can get in. And infections can cause vision loss, paralysis, headaches, and even death.

#2.) CLEANING YOUR EARS. If you poke around in your head with a STICK too much, bad things can happen. Here's proof: Three years ago, a Montreal man died of meningitis after bacteria hitched a ride from his outer ear into his brain. -It happened because he punctured his eardrum during an especially passionate cleaning . . . then bacteria from the infection got in through the wound. And doctors said he probably caused the INITIAL infection by cleaning his ears too often.

#3.) USING A TOOTHPICK. You can't digest wood. So if a toothpick breaks and you swallow a piece by mistake, the splinter can pierce the wall of your intestines. Then bacteria can leak into your body and cause sepsis, which can kill you.

#4.) USING SPRAY DEODORANT. In 2008, a 12-year-old kid in England died of abnormal heart rhythms after using WAY too much spray deodorant. --Doctors eventually found out the kid already HAD a heart problem that was just TRIGGERED by the spray. But it still qualifies as death by deodorant.
(ModernMan.com)

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