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trailer park
Jennifer's Body: Another Diablo Cody Horror Movie
Oooh, look! It's Diablo Cody's follow-up to her Academy Award-winning (shoot me) Juno. The redband (NSFW?) trailer for Jennifer's Body, a snarky horror movie about Megan Fox being a righteous man-eating demon, has been released and we're... oddly intrigued. More »
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Comment by DannyNoonan: The Juno hate reads like envy. Just so you know... 25 Responses | Other threads
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trade roundup
Ari Gold to Rep Vince Chase's Blonde South African Lady Friend
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. More »
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Comment by Greganda: Nimrod is actually a pretty popular name for Israeli boys. They pronounce it "neem-rhoad" with a hacky gutteral sound at... 1 Responses | Other threads
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box office report
Unfrozen Dinosaurs and Manic, Raging Robots Broker Tentative Peace Accord
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 Freedom's birthday. More »
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Comment by MeanMadMargaret: I enjoyed Public Enemies mostly because of the actors. But I can't make up my mind about the High Definition... more » | Other threads
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blind items
Which Celebrity Chef Uses Laxatives to Stay Skinny, Rather Than Her Healthy Food?
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 lot, and a reformed drinker who's very cautious about relapsing. More »
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Comment by Tremonius: 2) Rachel Ray. Or M F K fisher. Not Giada. She be so bootyful everybody hope for take-down. 4 Responses | Other threads
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web video
Are TV Networks Screwing Themselves By Putting Their Shows Online?
The Times' Brian Stelter notes today that thanks to television networks placing shows on the internet, more people are watching video on the web for longer periods of time, leading to an explosion of original content created outside of Hollywood. More » -
recaps
Real World Cancun: Please Don't Spit In My Taco
Oh, Mexico. Land of sand and ruins. Place of history and blood. Of vines and mountains. Mexico: where you can get drunk at a laser lightshow nightclub and then spit in your roommate's taco and no one bats an eyelash. More »
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Comment by DahlELama: I still can't get over the pronunciation of Jonna. The only other person I've ever known with that name spelled... 3 Responses | Other threads
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celebrity autopsies
Pathologist Rules Out Suicide in David Carradine's Death
Coroner-to-the-stars Michael Baden says David Carradine's death was not a suicide, and was caused by asphyxiation. You don't say? More »
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By John CookComment by Mount_Prion: If he set up some kind of noose-like loop and hung it from something above him, he could have put... 5 Responses | Other threads
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trade roundup
What Could Be Better Than an Asteroids Movie?
Actresses make a lot of money. As do movie studios who adapt video games into terrible movies. A great actor died, a promising actress takes wing, and new reality shows make us want to do terrorism. More »
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Comment by rudi_freude: I'm still holding out for the "Tetris" movie with Keanu Reeves and Scarlett Johanssen portraying lifeless, two-dimensional angular shapes looking... 6 Responses | Other threads
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blind items
Which Party Girl Is Nearly Bald from Hair Extension Abuse?
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 nice actor couple who are facing cheatin' issues. More »
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Comment by BadUncle: I don't get hair extensions. I mean, why do they exist? Why not just grow your hair long? 9 Responses | Other threads
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inside baseball
Sony Knew What Soderbergh Was Up to on Moneyball Script
Yesterday we posted Sony's take on why Moneyball, the Soderbergh/Pitt film based on Michael Lewis' book, died five days before shooting was to start. Now someone close to the project has provided us with a different version of events.
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Comment by Flippyjack: I hope they find financing and make that damn movie. Do you realize? Billy Beane (the Pitt character) is gay.... 7 Responses | Other threads
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flackery
Dark, Powerful Forces Are Determined to Destroy Charmaine Blake
Yesterday we published the best and worst press release of all time from Charmaine Blake, "the most famous publicist," while she was on a date with Cliff Clavin. Now we've received an email from her "friend" claiming we've been "deceived." More »
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Comment by El Matardillo: The plural of "enemy" is "enemies" not "enemy's". Where do they find you people? A bowling alley? 8 Responses | Other threads
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flackery
The Accomplishments of Famous Publicist Charmaine Blake
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 accomplished? We've prepared a Top 10 list. More »
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Comment by NoWireHangers: Charmaine reps Bobby Trendy, so clearly she's doing something right. 7 Responses | Other threads
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ruminations
Will Public Enemies Be Just Another Hollow Michael Mann Movie?
So Public Enemies, writer/director Michael Mann's slick new crime drama, is getting pretty decent reviews, but reading them doesn't exactly make us excited to see the damn thing. Mann is just so uneven—a technical wizard who ignores everything else. More »
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Comment by anxiousart: Heat, of course, is a masterpiece. Also, I truly believe that The Insider is also in that category. Often overlooked... 6 Responses | Other threads
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midweek madness
This Week In Tabloids: Dead Bodies, Beach Bodies, Weddings & Monkeys
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? Step inside for more weeklies, after the jump. [Jezebel]
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By DodaiComment by Dodgergirl: Justin Ross Lee, "an up and coming Facebook celebrity," sat next to Ashley Olsen on an airplane, took pictures of... 10 Responses | Other threads
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gq
L.A. Parents Don't Want Bruno Pretending to Sodomize Their Kids, Period
You might have thought that Los Angeles is a progressive city, but think again. All it takes is one little wink-wink ass-fucking photo shoot with a movie star and high school students to get parents all upset. More »
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Comment by Angel Leon: I love his characters, but I'm Not sure if its cool doing this with minors, it's almost pedo-gay. I guess... 13 Responses | Other threads
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moneyball
Soderbergh's Moneyball Script Too Real To Get Made
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 Beane isn't a sweaty, foul-mouthed, Hooters waitress slayer? [Deadspin]
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Comment by Steve U: Chip Lambert knows exactly what this script needs: more breasts. 2 Responses | Other threads
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trade roundup
Nothing Says Hollywood Like 'Old Lesbians'
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 center, as do aliens. Also, Grey's Anatomy is everywhere. More »
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Comment by MisterHippity: "Gray's Anatomy in Space"? Is that anything like "Josie and the Pussy Cats in Outer Space"? If so, I'm totally... 2 Responses | Other threads
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blind items
Which Actor Brothers Secretly Hate Each Other?
Just one lone item today, about two actor brothers who are are in a secret, nasty career feud. More » -
hollywood
Why Did Sony Kill the Pitt/Soderbergh Film Adaptation of Michael Lewis' Moneyball?
Last week Sony killed Moneyball, the Steven Soderbergh-directed $58-million baseball film starring Brad Pitt based on Michael Lewis' book about former Oakland A's GM Billy Beane, just five days before filming was set to start. So what the hell happened? More »
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Comment by raincoaster: I'm with Michael Lewis on this. I loved Moneyball, but cannot imagine turning it into a movie. His football book,... 5 Responses | Other threads
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flackery
The Best and Worst Press Release of All-Time
Over the course of any single day, Gawker receives numerous press releases, many of them ridiculous and sad. This one may be the most ridiculous and sad we've ever seen. Poor John Ratzenberger.
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Comment by MisterHippity: MEDIA ALERT: John Ratzenberger Is Getting Laid at This Very Moment! John Ratzenberger, from the hit show Cheers, is inserting his... 7 Responses | Other threads
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celebrity-industrial complex
Megan Fox Is Around - Something Rude Happens!
Fresh off the heels of 'flower-gate,' Megan Fox was involved in another 'hilarity-ensued' moment when paparazzi tried to take a picture of her eating with rumored sweetheart Shia LaBeouf after the 'Transformers 2' premiere last week. And yes, her bodyguards really do give the guy a wedgie. More »
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Comment by TedSez: Yeah, these two just happened to get caught eating together right after the premiere of the movie in which they... 7 Responses | Other threads
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jersey fresh
Real Housewife Danielle Staub's All My Children Scene
When Danielle Staub showed her modeling pictures to her kids in the season finale of RHONJ, she said she was on All My Children. Turns out she was a day player in 2001: One scene, with two lines. [Jezebel]
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By TracieComment by RedLineRage: The way she is holding that wine glass is hilarious! 7 Responses | Other threads
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bad break-ups
You Will Never Unsee Mimi's Revenge
After ex-boyfriend Eminem took a potshot at her on his new album Relapse, Mariah Carey decided to beat the rapper at his own multiple-personality game, by dressing as him on the NYC video shoot for her latest single, "Obsessed" yesterday. More »
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Comment by Seanibus: I am worried that she looks so convincing as a guy. But still, I'd hit it. 6 Responses | Other threads
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knowing your audience
Women: They All Love Project Runway
Fashion design competition show Project Runway is soon returning to us after a long hiatus, on the Lifetime network for ladies. And, in a new promo, the network makes very certain you know one thing: Good women watch Project Runway. More »
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Comment by wednesdayam: Strangely enough, it's actually my bacon and football loving guy friends with a penchant for artistic endeavors who got this... 10 Responses | Other threads
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white house vistors
Dear Mr. President: Please Stop Palling Around With This Man
Barack Obama's bizarre alliance with NBC continued last week when the White House invited network chief/seasoned clubrat Ben Silverman over for a highly publicized meeting just in time for the launch of Silverman's shitty new show, The Philanthropist. More »
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By John CookComment by jessedir: Wow. Such vitriol. Such hate. Silverman is an "awful person." Seriously? On what grounds? He may make shitty TV, but... 5 Responses | Other threads
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8 Is Enough
Jon & Kate: The Writing On The Wall
Last night's episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8 was a compilation, looking back on the (now divorcing) couple's decade-long marriage. After viewing past seasons, we made our own compilation of the obvious indicators that their union was in trouble. [Jezebel]
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By TracieComment by femputer: holy shit, I've never seen any of this show either. She was straight-up abusive!! People say, oh, she... 42 Responses | Other threads
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king of page views
How to Cover Michael Jackson When There's Nothing Left to Cover
Media everywhere are mourning the loss of MJ coverage this week as they regretfully turn back to boring things, like Iraq or Bernie Madoff. Here are today's headline highlights, as the web milks this Google trend for all it's worth. More »
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Comment by MisterHippity: Here's another idea for continued media coverage: How about which Michael will appear on the U.S. Postal Service's inevitable commemorative... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Tweed?
L.A. Weed Dealer Finally Finds a Use for Twitter
California won't let the gays marry but it does let people micro-blog (medical) drug deals. Meet former Northwestern J-school student Dann Halem, who is building an online business selling weed on Twitter. How is this possible you ask? More »
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Comment by metoometoo: Gawker is never more ignorant or tone deaf than when attempting to discuss medicinal marijuana in California. You guys just... 19 Responses | Other threads
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trailer park deluxe
Ricky Gervais, Mike Myers, and Cameron Diaz's Bad Accent: Three Previews
We've got a trio of exciting new trailers today. There's Ricky Gervais' new comedy that he wrote and directed, Richard "Donnie Darko" Kelly's bizarre-looking new horror flick, and a more detailed preview of Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino's new romp. More »
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Comment by TedSez: A prediction: All three of these films will be worth seeing, but none will be as good as we want... 4 Responses | Other threads
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trade roundup
The Triumphant Return of Tionna Smalls
Tionna Smalls is back! Such good news. Also: Law & Order: SVU will keep solving sex crimes, Amy Adams will embarrass herself, and strange casting good make for good television. More »
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Comment by Trulymadlyme: Good for Smalls. Her demise on Gawker (and Shelia's and many, many more folks) was due to Nick Denton's approach... 4 Responses | Other threads
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blind items
Which Former Boy Band Star Is Now a Sad, Coked-Up Mess (Don't Say "All of Them"...)
Today we have a cocaine-addled former crotch juggler (boy band singer), a foreign actor who likes to say a really verboten word, and a couple that's not quite as happy as we thought. More »
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Comment by south2nd: Now, more importantly, are you really leaving Gawker, Richard? And where are you going? 24 Responses | Other threads
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sad things
Joe Jackson: Plugging Away
Oh, Joe Jackson. Deceased Michael's monster of a father held a press conference today with Al Sharpton in which he managed tolovingly honor his tragically-fated sonpromote his "record company" and just appear all around looney-tunes. More »
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Comment by Scout 3.0: And he and his wife want the kids and the MJ estate with all of the merchandising rights. 19 Responses | Other threads
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first impressions
Hung and Nurse Jackie: Shows We'll Warily Watch
So who watched Hung last night? HBO's latest installment in its string of series depicting lives lived on the fringes of America is about a well-endowed gym teacher who becomes a gigolo to earn some extra cash. It was... good? More »
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Comment by Voyou_Charmant: Hung was not so good. I turned it off half way though. 1) Self loathing womanizer with a dry sarcastic wit.... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Listicle
Alanis Morissette and Five Other Singers Who Should Act More
Alanis Morissette—angry/thoughtful lady-pop voice of the 90s—sometimes acts. She showed up as God in Dogma and a bisexual on Sex and the City. And now she's appearing on Weeds for seven episodes. And we're pretty happy about it. More »
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Comment by contradicto: Richard, you quit? Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...!!!!!! 16 Responses | Other threads
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pyt?
BET Awards: Lil Wayne Performs Inappropriate Song With Underage Girls
Last night's BET Awards were rearranged at the last minute to serve as a celebration of Michael Jackson's life. For the finale, Lil Wayne sang that he wishes he could "fuck every girl in the world" while onstage with pre-teens. [Jezebel]
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By TracieComment by aftercancer: Ewww, how the hell do we get people to stop listening to shit like 'Lil Wayne and that song? 25 Responses | Other threads
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trade roundup
Call Celine's People, We Might Not Have a 'Best Song' Oscar Category Afterall
The Oscars keep shaking things up to feel young again, a bunch of pictures lurch or glide into production, Canadians make big in American TV, and layoffs plague two LA TV stations. More » -
box office report
Angry Robots Push a Weeping Cameron Diaz Way Out of the Way
Pretty much everything was robots this weekend. Lots and lots of people wanted to see the robots. But other people wanted to see snarky people fall in love in Alaska. Others still wanted drunks in Las Vegas. But mostly, robots. More »
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Comment by naugahydeinplainsight: Even Alec Baldwin would not get me into My Sister's Weeper, but I do you mean the kid from Medium?... 3 Responses | Other threads
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blind items
Which Rock Singer Converted Her Music Festival Port-a-John Into a Cocaine Lair?
Today we have an actor with a too-big head, a riot grrl who turned her Glastonbury portapotty into a coke den, an actress with a secretly miserable marriage, and a nice one about charity and people and stuff. More » -
Evil, Pure and Simple
Why Is CAA Doing Market Research On Michael Jackson's Death?
Monolithic agency CAA is in all kinds of cookie jars, taking percentages of all kinds of famous cookies' salaries. But did you know about their market research firm...that's crowdsourcing answers on Michael Jackson's death the night after it happened?
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By Foster KamerComment by SpyMagician: I don't know what they are researching, but at the end of this process and the powerpoints there will be... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Pop Culture Aneurysm
Bret Easton Ellis Thinks The Hills Is "A Modern Masterpiece"
So: Bret Easton Ellis is on the cover of expensive Amsterdam-based magazine Fantastic Man, drinking a Diet Coke. In it, he calls the soul-sucking experience that is The Hills "the greatest show that I have ever seen in my life."
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By Foster KamerComment by naboo: This is all true. The magazine is also A MONTH old. Slow Sunday? 3 Responses | Other threads
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