Author: Deb Medsker (Page 12 of 70)

Product placement at its finest

December 7, 2006 /

They have a product. Her need for that product couldn’t possibly be more apparent. And so, behind the scenes, a lucrative deal was clearly struck between a lingerie company and a fallen pop idol.

The result? This quote from Britney Spears, apologizing for frightening small children with her recent, omnipresent crotch shots, and implying (though not promising) that it won’t happen again:

“Every move I make at this point has been magnified more than I expected, and I probably did take my new found freedom a little too far. Anyway, thank God for Victoria’s Secrets’ new underwear line! I look forward to a new year, new music and a new me.”

Subtle, isn’t it? That’s how good product placement works: they slip that brand name right in there nice and casual-like, in a context that makes sense…so that no one in the audience takes the time to stop and wonder why Britney Spears is mentioning a major consumer retailer in her public pronouncements just in time for the holidays.

Actresses, Gossip

“Big Brother” seeks to destroy the universe

December 7, 2006 /

Apparently looking to up the intellectual factor on their mindless reality show, the makers of the UK version of “Big Brother” are attempting to recruit renowned physicist Stephen Hawking to appear in a celebrity edition of the program.

Though he reportedly found the request ridiculously flattering, sources close to Hawking indicate that the quadriplegic genius is likely to decline the producers’ invitation. Tempted as he is by their offer of a substantial fee; multiple renovations to make the “Big Brother” house entirely wheelchair-friendly; and a guarantee of first dibs at “that one hot blonde floozy,” the scientist knows full well that his appearance on a reality TV show would cause the universe to implode–and therefore it must be avoided at all costs.

So, if Hawking won’t do it, who else might turn up on “Celebrity Big Brother” in his place? Well, according to UK tabloid The Sun, other prime targets include mentally unstable former pop star Adam Ant…and mentally unstable foreign pop star David Hasselhoff.

Oh, my. Could that really happen? Could there actually be a show that puts the King of the Wild Frontier in the same house with…The Hoff?

I shudder to think. And then I check TV Guide to see whether that show is on yet.

Actors, News, TV

Tori Spelling, mender of fences

December 5, 2006 /

Since the only item in her father’s estate left to Tori Spelling was apparently “the shaft,” the former Donna Martin is on the lookout for new revenue streams. She’s already got a reality show lined up with the Oxygen Network, and now she’s working on a memoir:

Among the topics she plans to cover in the book are plastic surgery (“I basically want to lay it out in my terms”), past relationships (“I want to clear up that I was never in a physically abusive relationship, but verbal abuse is just as detrimental”), and her treatment in her father’s last will and testament.

Tori indicated that she hopes the book doesn’t cause more damage within her already fractured family…and then went on to say that she had not yet actually discussed the book with her relatives. In other words, she planned to let them find out about it via the press.

Yep, that’s always a smart strategy for resolving tension among family members: talk to them through the media rather than in person or on the phone. Seems to be working out just fine for Jon Voight and his daughter.

Informed of Tori’s plan to publish what will undoubtedly be a tremendously unflattering tell-all, her estranged mother Candy replied, “Tori can write?”

Actresses, Gossip, News

Clooney’s pal is in hog heaven

December 5, 2006 /

No, the headline above does not refer to George Clooney’s booze-drenched night on the town with Danny DeVito last week, but to a much more somber event: Max, Clooney’s beloved 300-pound potbellied pig, has died.

The 18-year-old pig suffered from arthritis and partial blindness, and occasionally slept in the same bed with Clooney — though presumably not when People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” had female company for the night.

Funeral services for Max will be held this weekend. Following the ceremony, mourners will be invited to Clooney’s Malibu home for a casual barbecue featuring the star’s famous pulled pork sandwiches.

Actors, News

Billboard Music Awards: Now with fewer bimbos!

December 3, 2006 /

Both Britney Spears and Paris Hilton have canceled their scheduled appearances at Monday night’s Billboard Music Awards, according to multiple reports. Though the nightclub-hopping duo were originally scheduled to co-host the event, those plans were changed when Britney abruptly pulled out of her commitment without giving a reason. A few days later, Paris changed her mind as well:

The hotel heiress canceled an appearance at next week’s Billboard Music Awards because she didn’t like the jokes written for her, according to a spokesman.

“It is my understanding that some satirical references ridiculed some of her peers,” her spokesman, Elliot Mintz, said in a statement. “Paris did not want to say anything that could appear hurtful or embarrassing about people she knows.”

Uh, yeah. Because when I think Paris Hilton, I think “classy, considerate dame who has no interest in mocking, snubbing, or otherwise seeking to humiliate her peers.” She is instead much more interested in performing every known sex act — as well as several newly invented ones — with her peers’ boyfriends, relatives, and family pets.

Actresses, Gossip, TV

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