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Aaron Sorkin Rides in on a White Horse to Save Moneyball

The Cajun Boy — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:53:03 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Aaron Sorkin, noted scribe, addict and boner of Maureen Dowd and Kristen Chenoweth, has been hired to write a new draft of...

'Bruno' Bestows His Top Ten Upon America

The Cajun Boy — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:04:23 EDT

Earlier in the week Sacha Baron Cohen shockingly appeared out of character on Letterman's show. Tonight he returned in character as "Bruno" to read the Top Ten—"Top Ten Reasons to See The New...

Perez Hilton, Brüno, And "The Gay-Panic Offense"

Anna N. — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:30:00 EDT

Perez Hilton is getting a storm of publicity after calling someone a faggot, and Brüno, a movie that Dennis Lim calls a "big gay joke," is advertising everywhere. What does this mean for gay...

Real World Cancun: At Least You Weren't Adopted!

Richard Lawson — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:18:00 EDT

newVideoPlayer("/ayiiavsemily_gawker.flv", 506, 423,""); The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.This week was the Cleaning episode. It was also the Blowdown episode. And...

If Will Smith Won't Come to Manhattan, Manhattan Will Come to Will Smith

Richard Lawson — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:41:00 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Today there is news of: Will Smith and a new awful-sounding sappy movie, New Line's new lady policy, a Steppenwolf legend going to...

Which Movie Star Was Caught Getting a Beej from a He?

Richard Lawson — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:58:00 EDT

Today we have a skittish bride who's also on TV, a terribly manly movie star who likes to get blowjobs... from men, and an actress who loves her smokes. 1) "Which television star called off her...

James Franco's Rejected UCLA Speech: 'Who Doesn't F-ing Fall Asleep in Class?!'

The Cajun Boy — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:39:25 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Last month James Franco was supposed to deliver UCLA's commencement address, but he screwed the grads by backing out so he could go...

This Week In Tabloids: Michael's Drug & eBay Addiction; Twilight Star Put In Box

Dodai — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:20:00 EDT

Welcome back to Midweek Madness, where instead of Duck Duck Goose, it's Michael, Michael, Michael, Michael, Twilight. Margaret assists in the deconstruction of Star, Us, In Touch, Life & Style and...

Why Wasn't Sacha Baron Cohen In Character on Letterman Last Night?

Richard Lawson — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:41:31 EDT

Not that we minded, because the real guy is pretty charming and a great raconteur, but it was just curious because in the past the comedian, currently promoting Brüno, has been so committed to...

Michael's Dermatologist: "To The Best Of My Knowledge, I'm Not The Father"

Tracie — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT

newVideoPlayer("/mjklein7809_jez_512K.flv", 475, 270,""); This morning, GMA aired an interview with Dr. Arnold Klein, Michael Jackson's dermatologist (for whom Debbie Rowe once worked). He told Diane...

Which Harry Potter Star Prefers Broomstick to Snitch?

Richard Lawson — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:15:00 EDT

Today we have a singing celebrity who puts on lip gloss, a "magical actor" who we're assuming to be from Harry Potter who's into boys, a thing about B+/minus people and the C+ people they love, and...

Modern Porn Shunning Compelling Narratives, Shockingly

The Cajun Boy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:49:16 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.We don't know about you, but we're pretty fed up with porn that insults our freaking intelligence! You just can't get epic...

Facebook Movie Turns Sean Parker Into Rock Star

Ryan Tate — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:16:24 EDT

The blog ScriptShadow got hold of the first draft of Aaron Sorkin's Facebook movie. The verdict? The movie reads oddly mesmerizing, and has an unexpected hero: Sean Parker, an early investor in the...

Internet Somehow Survives Michael Jackson Funeral

Ryan Tate — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:10:18 EDT

Sure, the Department of Defense designed it to be military-grade rugged, but no one really knew if the internet could handle a memorial service webcast of a pop megastar. Oh, it was brutal. From a...

The Ten Most Important Moments of the Michael Jackson Memorial Mess

Richard Lawson — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:18:41 EDT

Well, that was both horrifying and depressing. The Michael Jackson Public Memorial has lurched to a close and, to paraphrase a commenter, we feel like we've been underwater for hours. Messy and...

The Crowdsourced Celebrity Gay List

Ryan Tate — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:46:46 EDT

Crowds may be wise, but they're not necessarily savvy. Witness this online poll, where the first 2,500 respondents have deemed Mario Lopez flamingly gay, while Kevin Spacey and Vin Diesel get loads...

There Is No Way to Describe How Much the Michael Jackson Memorial Matters

Gabriel Snyder — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:27:18 EDT

newVideoPlayer("/MJ_Hyperbole_Update.flv", 506, 423,""); Yes, the Michael Jackson memorial — going on now! — is being watched everywhere right now. But the only question if you happened...

Liveblogging the Michael Jackson Memorial

Richard Lawson — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Michael Jackson died. And today is the huge, public memorial clusterfuck. On this post we'll be sharing, in the comments, our reactions to the event as it unfolds on every television network ever....

The Michael Jackson Memorial Clusterfuck

Hamilton Nolan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:40:36 EDT

Michael Jackson's memorial service happens in LA today. Is it a media circus out there? Check out the elephants! Eh? Seriously, it sounds like the media equivalent of the Superdome after Katrina. A...

Baywatch Boobs On the Big Screen!

Richard Lawson — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:29:00 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.News from the internet as it relates to TV, a rising comedy star ponders his many options, a new HBO show could be a disaster or...

Which A-List Actress Had to Be Pulled Off a Party Guest After He Insulted Her?

Richard Lawson — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:16:00 EDT

Today we have a secretly drunken actor, a coked-out famous guy, an actress who just about up and hit a dude, and an actress with, like, a really really bad sunburn. No joke. 1) "Damage control!...

Put Some Damn Pants On Already!

The Cajun Boy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:55:11 EDT

We haven't done one of these alumni reports in a while, so why not? Today we have Defamer's former founding editor scoring a new gig and a former Gawker editor imploring her freelancing colleagues to...

Jennifer's Body: Another Diablo Cody Horror Movie

Richard Lawson — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:35:33 EDT

newVideoPlayer("/Jennifers_Body.flv", 506, 423,""); The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Oooh, look! It's Diablo Cody's follow-up to her Academy Award-winning (shoot me)...

Ari Gold to Rep Vince Chase's Blonde South African Lady Friend

Richard Lawson — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:09:00 EDT

Lots of casting news today, from Charlie Murphy to Clifton Collins Jr. Plus Charlize Theron employs the best person in the business to yell at people for her. Likable workhorse actor Clifton Collins...

Unfrozen Dinosaurs and Manic, Raging Robots Broker Tentative Peace Accord

Richard Lawson — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:47:00 EDT

We have a tie! For now. The actuals will come out soon and one film will beat the other. But now! Ambivalence or equality or peace or something. How perfect, as we stand in the smoky ashes of...

Which Celebrity Chef Uses Laxatives to Stay Skinny, Rather Than Her Healthy Food?

Richard Lawson — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:16:00 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Today we have a cranky author who wants Page Six to write about him more, a celebrity chef who's only skinny because she poops a...

Are TV Networks Screwing Themselves By Putting Their Shows Online?

The Cajun Boy — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:34:47 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.The Times' Brian Stelter notes today that thanks to television networks placing shows on the internet, more people are watching...

Real World Cancun: Please Don't Spit In My Taco

Richard Lawson — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:01:00 EDT

newVideoPlayer("/tacospitting_gawker.flv", 506, 423,""); The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Oh, Mexico. Land of sand and ruins. Place of history and blood. Of vines...

Pathologist Rules Out Suicide in David Carradine's Death

John Cook — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:34:33 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Coroner-to-the-stars Michael Baden says David Carradine's death was not a suicide, and was caused by asphyxiation. You don't...

What Could Be Better Than an Asteroids Movie?

Richard Lawson — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:42:00 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Actresses make a lot of money. As do movie studios who adapt video games into terrible movies. A great actor died, a promising...

Which Party Girl Is Nearly Bald from Hair Extension Abuse?

Richard Lawson — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:41:00 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Today we have a lady who ruined her hair with extensions, a comedy actor whose drug habit is taking a toll on his film work, and a...

Sony Knew What Soderbergh Was Up to on Moneyball Script

The Cajun Boy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:03:54 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Yesterday we posted Sony's take on why Moneyball, the Soderbergh/Pitt film based on Michael Lewis' book, died five days before...

Dark, Powerful Forces Are Determined to Destroy Charmaine Blake

The Cajun Boy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:21:30 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Yesterday we published the best and worst press release of all time from Charmaine Blake, "the most famous publicist," while she was...

The Accomplishments of Famous Publicist Charmaine Blake

Hamilton Nolan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:15:07 EDT

Charmaine Blake, famous publicist, is of course best known for issuing a press release about—and during—her date with Cliff Clavin last night. What else has this famous publicist...

Will Public Enemies Be Just Another Hollow Michael Mann Movie?

Richard Lawson — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:06:52 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.So Public Enemies, writer/director Michael Mann's slick new crime drama, is getting pretty decent reviews, but reading them doesn't...

This Week In Tabloids: Dead Bodies, Beach Bodies, Weddings & Monkeys

Dodai — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EDT

It's Wednesday, so this is Midweek Madness, our tabloid roundup. Star was the only rag without Michael Jackson on the covers this week, maybe hoping people prefer "Beach Bodies" to untimely death?...

L.A. Parents Don't Want Bruno Pretending to Sodomize Their Kids, Period

Hamilton Nolan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:19:00 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.You might have thought that Los Angeles is a progressive city, but think again. All it takes is one little wink-wink ass-fucking...

Soderbergh's Moneyball Script Too Real To Get Made

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:15:58 EDT

The Sony Pictures executive who pulled the plug on Moneyball says that Steven Soderbergh changed the original script because he didn't want anything in the movie that didn't actually happen. So Billy...

Nothing Says Hollywood Like 'Old Lesbians'

Richard Lawson — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:04:00 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Today old people do fun, romantic things. A great TV actor gets a chance to play second-fiddle in a movie. Lesbians go front and...