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Mickey Goes to Jail

Richard Lawson — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:15:00 EDT

[Actor Mickey Rourke was locked up in a Moscow prison for three hours as he prepared for his role playing a Russian villain in the "Iron Man" sequel; image via Splash]

Hilary Swank Cleverly Ensures Third Oscar Win By Revisiting Her 'Boys Don't Cry' Haircut

Molly Friedman — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:10:00 EDT

Last November, the currently off-the-radar Hilary Swank appeared on Oprah and proved just how much holier she is than drug-addled Swank’d victim Chad Lowe by cutting off nine inches of her hair for cancer research. Claiming she’d “been growing her locks long so she could donate them to a cancer sufferer, ‘knowing that it would go to a woman in need,’” Swank’s return to the short hair style that won her an Oscar was clearly a charitable and warm-hearted gesture. But after seeing these photos of Swank taken over the weekend, in which the Oprah-styled chin-grazing look has been replaced by a very Brandon Teena-like cropped cut, we realized the sacrificial gesture will also benefit another worthy cause: the Hilary Swank Oscar-Baiting Campaign! How Swank is saving both cancer victims and her career, plus a closer look at her return to he-she hair, after the jump.

As Var reported back in February, Swank is co-producing and starring as Amelia Earhart, first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic, in Mira Nair's Amelia. Filming began in Toronto two months ago, and despite both Cinemablend and Cinematical expressing their disapproval of Swank's appearance in stills released from the set, we doubt Swank cares very much whether or not she looks like "a total mess," "Corky from Life Goes On," or "a very special person." [Ed. Note — Way to take the high road there, CinemaBlend. Retard jokes? Really?] After all, as the Hiller-Pierson Correlation taught us, Uglification + biopic + strong female role = Oscar gold.

[Photo credits: Splash, Cinemablend]

WHO DOES HILARY SWANK LOOK LIKE WITH THIS NEW HAIRCUT? [Janet Charlton's Hollywood]

Beyonce And Jay-Z Definitely, Maybe Getting Married Today: You Decide

Molly Friedman — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:30:50 EDT

Sometimes a celebrity marriage rumor comes along that you simply can't ignore. Photo agencies bombard you with visual proof, New York State court legislation is involved, and the very fact that the starry couple in question seems destined to stay together begin to haunt you throughout the day until you just can't stay quiet anymore. Today's are-they-or-aren't-they couple, of course, is Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z. Rumors surfaced on Tuesday that the pair had filed for a marriage license upstate, and construction on the rapper's rooftop coupled with reports that floral arrangements and standard wedding gear chandeliers had been shipped to his penthouse are beginning to convince us that the longtime couple is finally tying the knot. We sort through all the fishy and not-so-fishy details after the jump, and leave it to you to tell us whether or not we should "bite the hook," as Bobby Brown would say.

As People reports today, the abundance of J and B's friends descending on New York today would lead observers to subconsciously envision the couple's wedding list come to life. Former bandmates Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland apparently booked a hotel room in New York last night, and TMZ captured Beyonce's mother Tina Knowles there today, though suspiciously clad in all black. And as we can see from these photos taken of Jay-Z's building's rooftop in Tribeca, flowers and tents all signal signs of "I Do"s to come. But this is a couple who have repeatedly shot down marriage rumors in the past, despite continuous reports to the contrary. Do pictures of orchids and tents a rumor justify? You tell us how all these collective rumors and visuals sit before we jump to any conclusions.

[Photo Credits: Splash News, Wireimage]

BEYONCE AND JAY-Z: WEDDING PREP UNDER WAY? [People]
WE ARE SOOOOO NOT BUYING IT [TMZ]

The United Nations Turns Its Attention From Silly Issues Like War And Famine To Focus On 'Glamorized' Celebrity Drug Use

Molly Friedman — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:34:41 EST

Forget Darfur, Iraq and figuring out that whole peace in the Middle East messiness; the UN is currently most concerned with figuring out why the kiddies love crackheads and drunks like Pete Doherty and Lindsay Lohan so damn much! According to the NY Daily News, a United Nations narcotics committee thinks that "Celebrities are often involved in illicit drug trafficking or in illicit drug use and this is glamorized." Oh the glamour of it all. After all, nothing makes us want to hit the pipe harder than seeing Pete Doherty smoke down with his kitten. And we've never wanted a drink so badly until we saw those positively French Vogue-worthy images of Lindsay double-fisting shots. We have a feeling you'll feel the "glamour" of it all racing through your soon-to-be-poisoned veins after taking a look at our gallery of the best moments in downright gorgeous coke-nosed, passed-out, nodding-off celebrity history:

Pete likes a touch of everything, but he looks most glamorous after being punched in the eye, drenched in sweat, and about to fatally fall to the stage in a fit of speedball-influenced seizures, or even more glamorous, share his crack with kitties:

Amy Winehouse's teeth really inspire us to start smoking the hard stuff, and that look of happiness on her face after visibly stuffing white dust up her right nostril is enough to make us move to Colombia and call it a life:

And finally, our favorite former drunk and all-around narcotics nutbag of love, Lindsay Lohan, whose gorgeous mug utterly emulates glamour in all possible ways:

[Photo Credits: Pacific Coast News, Splash News, mikepaulblog.com, celebrity-gossip-net, The Sun, lycos.co.uk]

UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE TAKES ON CELEBRITY DRUG USE [NYDN]

And The Award For Cutest New Non-Couple In Universe Goes To: Amy Adams and Kenneth The Page

Molly Friedman — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:00:02 EST

On Sunday night in New York, paps caught redheaded star Amy "No, I'm Not Isla Fisher" Adams leaving the romantic West Village hotspot Paris Commune with someone that we initially thought might have been her little brother visiting from out of town. But then we caught a glimpse of that infamous ear-to-ear grin that 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer has won the world's love with, and couldn't help but embarrassingly reflect it ourselves. Exiting arm in arm, and judging by Jack's toothier-than-ever mug, the duo couldn't look more adorable. But! Pictures after the jump sadly ruin our plans to send a cappuccino machine to the NBC set...

As this second picture reveals, both of Amy's cute little arms were preoccupied. So who's the second mystery date? Unfortunately for our boy Kenneth, he's a little-known actor named Darren LeGallo, who Amy has been dating since 2006. Cue the violins. But hey, maybe our boy Jack still has a shot at scoring with the Newly Improved Mariah Carey, following their flirty bedroom scenes in her latest video? Not quite as cute (a bit stomach-turning, actually), but we get the feeling that boy could do with a little bit of Mimi Love.

[Photo Credit: Splash News]

WHO'S THAT GUY WITH AMY ADAMS ANYWAY? [TMZ]