Author: Deb Medsker (Page 26 of 70)

Do you feel lucky, punk? Well, do ya?

At last, brilliantbutcancelled.com brings us just the thing to cure those end-of-summer blues: It’s a dead pool, but without the guilt. After all, who wouldn’t enjoy sending Skeet Ulrich (odds: 39 to 1) or Anne Heche (odds: 4 to 1) to an early grave, secure in the knowledge that they’ll resurrect themselves in plenty of time to bother us with another poorly executed pilot next fall?

Sign on for Deathwatch 2006, and place your bets as to which of the networks’ new fall series will be cancelled each week. Guess correctly, and you can even win an iPod or a new flatscreen HDTV…but of course, the real reward lies in knowing that you’re smarter than a network programming executive.

Johnny the Ugly

Yes, it’s another incriminating photo of John Travolta.

You can be fairly certain the former Vinnie Barbarino won’t be getting any open-mouthed man-kisses in this getup, modeled on the set of his “Hairspray” remake.

Yeesh. John, you are not a pretty (nor a remotely convincing) woman. Even Harvey Fierstein had a certain perverse charm in the role, but this…this is just embarrassing.

Would you trust this man to save your soul?

Nah, me neither…but that’s not going to stop him from trying.

Born-again Christian Stephen Baldwin — or “Stevie B,” as he likes to call himself — has a new book coming out on September 19. Titled “The Unusual Suspect: My Calling to the New Hardcore Movement of Faith,” the book examines Baldwin’s brand of “extreme evangelism” that uses “hardcore music, extreme sports and ‘gnarly’ people as means that separate his ministry from other Christian programs.”

In a surprisingly compelling interview with The Book Standard, Baldwin discusses his new book; his “Livin’ It”ministry tour/merchandising campaign; his upcoming, “kick-butt rock-and-roll ministry concept” reality show for VH-1; and having “threesomes with God.”

Gnarly, dude.

Nike to sign Team Aniston, Slim Shady

Nike is apparently on verge of signing its largest-ever celebrity endorsement deal with none other than America’s Sweetheart, Jennifer Aniston. This announcement comes on the heels of news that Nike is also working with America’s Most Beloved Misogynist, Eminem, to design a series of limited-edition sneakers for charity. Presumably, Ms. Aniston and Mr. Shady will not be appearing in the same ads together.

Both endorsement deals seem to reflect an effort on Nike’s part to de-emphasize performance-focused messages (for while both Aniston and Mathers are fit, neither is known for his or her athletic prowess) in their advertising in favor of a more lifestyle and fashion-focused message.

It’s not entirely clear how these moves will mesh with the company’s age-old “Just Do It” tagline…but I’ll certainly check out whatever Aniston happens to be modeling once the ads hit the marketplace, and the strategy does seem a slightly smarter bet than the “Scarlett (hearts) Rbk” efforts over at Reebok.

John Mayer explores Jessica Simpson’s “wonderland”

Sorry, Zach Braff. Better luck next time, Dane Cook. Thanks for playing, Jared Leto.

The new man in Jessica Simpson’s life appears to be none other than dorky singer-songwriter John Mayer…whose overall appeal (at least on the shiny surface beyond which we hadn’t thought Jessica capable of seeing) stacks up decidedly lower than that of her hunky, musclebound ex-husband Nick Lachey. Who woulda thunk it?

Oh well. At least Mayer was never in a boy band

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