Category: Gossip (Page 36 of 50)

By “in private” we meant “via dueling tabloid headlines”

May 14, 2006 / Deb Medsker

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Momentarily choking back enough bile to eat through all of the arachnids in “Starship Troopers,” feuding spouses Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen reached a temporary custody agreement on Friday. The pair also expressed the desire to settle their divorce peacefully and in private:

“Denise and Charlie are working with the Courts to privately resolve their differences regarding their children,” the pair said in a joint statement. “They hope to resolve this matter outside of the public forum and will both continue to make every effort in this regard.”

So, did they reach that decision before or after the restraining order, the sleeping-with-former-best-friend’s-rock-star-husband, and the accusing-estranged-husband-of-watching-kiddie-porn?

After? It was after, wasn’t it? Yes, definitely after.

Um, something about closing the barn door after the horse has escaped comes to mind here. Was that in a Charlie Sheen movie?

Actors, Actresses, Gossip

A fantasy league for the celebrity-obsessed

May 13, 2006 / Deb Medsker

ESPN columnist Bill Simmons, aka the Sports Guy, in trying to build a bridge to his non-sports-oriented wife, has come up with a whole new way for Hollywood gossipmongers like us to waste many precious minutes every day: the Us Weekly fantasy league. Do they honestly think this will increase magazine subscriptions?

The rules are simple:

“Here’s how it works: 10 teams, auction format, $200 cap, five male and five female celebs per roster. Scoring is head-to-head for 22 weeks, playoffs over the last three (so you can have two seasons per year). OK, let’s say you pay $55 for Lindsay Lohan. If she makes the cover of Us, you get 10 points (three for the inset photo). Every other Lohan picture inside is worth one. If she appears in the Fashion Police, you’re docked three. That’s it. Simple.
You can add or drop your celebs each Monday. Like maybe you want to dump Jake Gyllenhaal (because the whole Brokeback thing has played out) and grab Josh Hartnett (because he’s dating Scarlett Johansson). Then again, you might want to hang on to Gyllenhaal. He’s single and his number might be up in the Lohan deli line.”

Of course, as Us Weekly points out, “Gyllenhaal is not single and Lindsay Lohan is now getting her meat from Kate Moss’ ex Jamie Burke — which is why your wife will totally own you in this league. Brilliant idea. Game on.”

Sadly, no online site has yet taken it upon itself to actually facilitate the building of this league. If Us Weekly has any business acumen whatsoever, they’ll rectify that tout de suite.

Gossip, News

HBO’s “Deadwood”: dead?

May 12, 2006 / Jason Zingale

That’s the word on the block, anyways, according to CNN.com:

The pay cable network has opted not to pick up the options of the actors on the show, releasing them to pursue other projects. “Deadwood” creator David Milch is shifting his attention to “John From Cincinnati,” a one-hour project he is writing for HBO. The surfing-themed drama has been ordered as a pilot, subject to finalizing deals on the financial and talent side.

Just more sad news from the TV front, I’m afraid, and only a few weeks before season three is set to premiere. We can only hope that HBO doesn’t plan to conclude their two top-rated dramas (including “The Sopranos”) in the same year. And if they do, then they better have something just as good to replace them.

Gossip, TV, TV Dramas

Paris Hilton forgets name of Paris Hilton-branded video game

May 12, 2006 / Deb Medsker

Paris Hilton disappointed her handlers — but made the day of thousands of pale, sweaty-palmed teenage boys — when she appeared at the Electronic Entertainment Expo conference in Los Angeles yesterday to support her new video game, “Paris Hilton’s Jewel Jam.”

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“Hi. My dog Tinkerbell is smarter than I am.”

According to reports, Hilton arrived late, greeted the crowd, and then said, “I’m really excited to have my new video game, ‘Diamondquest.’”

Hilton’s business partners in the game launch would not comment for the record, though one anonymous game executive did reveal that he was impressed that Paris “even remembered she had a video game at all” and “was willing to forgo her monthly Herpes treatment in order to be here.”

Actresses, Gossip

It’s funny…but not “ha-ha” funny.

May 12, 2006 / Will Harris

Actually, come to think of it, it’s neither. It’s just downright disconcerting.

O.J. Simpson, continuing his streak of odd career choices, has decided to start a “Candid Camera”/”Punk’d”-style show of his own…called “Juiced.” The series, which will start on Pay Per View but eventually be released on DVD with extra footage, includes a prank where O.J. tries to sell his infamous white Bronco…telling the prospective buyer, “It was good for me; it helped me get away.”

Simpson is reportedly getting no money for doing the show. “Basically, O.J. Simpson has decided to do this because he wants to do it, and he wanted to have fun with it,” said the show’s executive producer, Rick Mahr.

Damn, Juice…if you’re going to get back into doing comedy, the least you could do is play Nordberg and join Leslie Nielsen for another “Naked Gun” movie.