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trade roundup
Hey Ladies! Now You Can Be Even More Jealous of Eat, Pray, Love
Today it's mostly just casting casting casting, as TV stars make movie moves and movie actors flee to TV. And Elizabeth Gilbert, I mean Julia Roberts, lands the Spaniard of her dreams. More »
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Comment by DahlELama: So is it wrong that I liked Royal Pains? To be fair, the chick from my favorite soap was on... 6 Responses | Other threads
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fameballs
Diablo Cody Posse Craves, Hates Your Attention
Diablo Cody and her Hollywood gal-pals cooperated on today's self-consciously sexy New York Times profile. Odd, then, that they complained people pay too much attention to their looks.
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By Ryan TateComment by MrRewrite: no talent; it's who you know and who you blow. the end. 15 Responses | Other threads
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sushigate
Fish-Free Jeremy Piven Confronts Elisabeth Moss, Press
Jeremy Piven faced quite the gauntlet at last night's Globes: a press pack hungry to douse him in soy sauce and eat him alive, plus his aggrieved former Broadway costar, Elisabeth Moss. More »
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sushigate
Broadway Audiences Prefer Their Casts Mercury-Poisoned
Though we understood why Jeremy Piven's ditched Speed-the-Plow co-stars reamed him onstage Sunday, we couldn't fathom what it was that had made Elisabeth Moss allegedly start "sobbing." Then, we saw the Piven-less box office:
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Comment by Greganda: Team Mamet. Piven is a giant tampon. This is an especially ill-timed slap in the face to Broadway where ticket... 1 Responses | Other threads
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sushigate
SushiGateWatch: Jeremy Piven Attacked By Sobbing Co-Stars!
As so many stories wind down for the holidays, it's comforting to know that the new developments in Jeremy Piven's Sushigate scandal are even more delicious than the soft shell crab roll at Matsuhisa.
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Comment by OldTowneTavern: What the hell does this play do to actors? Didn't Madonna have a meltdown doing it 20 years ago? 4 Responses | Other threads
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kevin smith
'Entourage' Dig At Cupcakeholic Kevin Smith Doesn't Bother Toilet-Shattering Director
Entourage last night offered a fairly brisk half-hour that balanced the science fiction of Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Turtle displaying palpable screen chemistry with a fairly easier-to-swallow story involving Vinnie getting fired by a Wolfgang Petersen-type on the set of the extremely timely Smoke Jumpers. As Ari desperately tries to get the director replaced, loyal assistant/stapler target Lloyd runs through a list of names, offering only commode-demolishing Zack and Miri director Kevin Smith as being available. The suggestion tees up another Ari sledgehammer—we won't give it away except to say Red Velvet gluttony is involved—which elicited this reaction from Smith on his message board: More »
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By SethComment by Midge: Forget Sprinkles, WTF is up with Piven's delivery? That clip has got to be an outtake. Right? 2 Responses | Other threads
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rahm emanuel
Real, Pretend Emanuel Brothers Both Face Agonizing Choices
President-elect Obama asked Illinois Congressman and hard-charging political attack dog Rahm Emanuel to be his Chief of Staff. Emanuel's brother is Ari Emanuel, the Hollywood agent who famously broke away from ICM to start his own agency. On the HBO series Entourage, Jeremy Piven plays an incredibly thinly veiled fictional version of Ari Emanuel, named Ari Gold. Ari Gold, in the new season of Entourage, was weighing an offer to leave his agency to head a studio. Meanwhile, Rahm Emanuel still hasn't decided if he wants to stay on as a powerful Congressional Democrat or move to a position of great power but less autonomy in the Obama White House. Above, watch fictional Ari struggle with the choice, and below, real-life Rahm hems and haws on television. Real life imitates fiction imitating the brother of real life. More »
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By PareeneComment by mfnher: Enough about chief of staff. The real question is who will be the white house puppy?! 4 Responses | Other threads
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Seth Green Exclusive
Seth Green Spills All About His Directorial Debut, "The Freshmen"
From his role as the as the unflappable werewolf Oz on Buffy the Vampire Slayer to his part in co-creating TV’s lo-fi nerd-satire Robot Chicken, Seth Green has almost effortlessly amassed an adoring fanbase. The actor hopes to expand on that niche appeal with his first directorial effort for the big screen, an upcoming adaptation of his popular comic book, The Freshmen. We spoke to the ever-amiable, indefatigable Green about tweaking the title for the big screen, seeking advice from George Lucas, and his upcoming cameos in Entourage and Heroes. [io9]
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Comment by bonniegrrl: Hey can I get photo credit for that photo of Seth Green at the top of this article since I'm... 3 Responses | Other threads
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trade roundup
Times Square Set For Election Night JumboTron-Off
· TV networks are going bananas with their election night coverage, including competing Times Square broadcasts: ABC on the JumboTron, Fox News on the AstroVision monitor, and MSNBC on the OlbermannGiantForeheadSonic. [Variety] More » -
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Television's Mid-Fall Report Card
It is already October 15th! How did that happen? I guess you could say that the Earth rotated around the sun a specific number of times and that days winnowed into nights which bled into days and so on and so on in the circle game. I think that's it. So, how have we been spending these ever-marching autumn hours? Watching TV, of course! Lots and lots of TV. Some has been good (Mad Men, The Daily Show), some has been bad (90210), and some has just been puzzling (Two and a Half Men?). So as we approach the ever-important November Sweeps Week—when networks set their ad rates based on inflated, extraordinary episodes that don't actually reflect typical week-in, week-out quality—let's take a second to give a quarter term report card. How has television been faring, you know, quality-wise (because we already know that ratings are in the toilet)? We'll analyze after the jump.
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Comment by bringmemyTofu: "How I Met Your Mother" has really been growing on me. I would give it a solid B+. 9 Responses | Other threads
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do not try and bend the spoon
Tripping Balls With Ari Gold
What's to be done when you've exhausted every conceivable scenario in which to place your series's quartet of homoerotically bonded ne'er-do-wells? In Entourage's case, it means sending them to the desert with Eric "Abs of Steel" Roberts and a bag of magic mushrooms for a mind-expanding journey towards should-Vince-or-shouldn't-Vince-do-a-Benji-movie enlightenment. More »
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By SethComment by Reggie Cameron: I don't watch Entourage, so whenever I see Ari Gold in type (especially when followed by words like BALLS) I... more » | Other threads
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jimmy kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel Reports Back For Awards Duty
· Jimmy Kimmel will return to host his fifth American Music Awards in November; confirmed musical guests include Pink and the Jonas Brothers, who will honor the institution with a Grobanesque medley of songs by influential winners like Kris Kross, New Kids on the Block, Kool and the Gang and many others. [AP] More »
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By STVComment by taraniso: He does have that look on his face like he just pulled that award out of 'somewhere' 2 Responses | Other threads
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Comment by Jackie Gleason's Fart Cave: "What? All I said was I want to fuck the bad taste in clothes out of you!" 1 Responses | Other threads
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emmys
Defamer Predicts the 2008 Emmys: Comedy Edition!
It's just two days before television's biggest event (that isn't the American Idol finale, the Oscars, or a political convention speech), and we at Defamer are gearing up to fulfill all your Emmy needs — at least, the ones that don't involve white linen slacks. Don't forget, we'll be blogging the Emmys live from the East Coast starting at 7pm EDT/4pm PDT (West Coast spoilerphobes, beware: the Emmys air here tape-delayed). So who do we expect to be taking home the hardware? After the jump, get our official predictions in the Emmys' comedy categories (for dramas, head right here): More »
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Comment by busterbluth: Curb had an especially strong season. So there, Defamer. Mad Men *does* deserve every award it's up for,... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Comment by TedCopacabana: Piven, please let us all in on who gave you that head of hair! more » | Other threads
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short ends
Let Al Roker Attend To All Your Lube Job Needs
· After Al Roker does lines all night, he's primed to give you the best lube job of your life. [Today] More »
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By SethComment by Allie Anne: Yeah, yeah, yeah - Al Roker, gold Kate Moss sculpture - blah, blah ... DAVID DUCHOVY (I'm too excited to check... 3 Responses | Other threads
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entourage
Ari And Lloyd: A Love Story
With just a little over a week until the new season of Entourage begins, we thought we'd take a moment to salute the most complex and rewarding of all relationships in that ongoing industry sausage fest: that of Ari and Lloyd. And no better examples of their glorious co-dependency exist than in those moments when everyone's favorite double-banger-securing Zeus completely loses his shit on his fiercely loyal Gaysian henchman. Defamer videographer Molly McAleer combed through the Entourage archives to find the greatest of all spittle-flecked Ari-Lloyed exchanges—though call us biased, our favorite one didn't make the cut. More »
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By SethComment by Assistant/Atlas: Seriously, can we have a spinoff called "30 Minutes of Ari On the Phone" so I don't have to watch... more » | Other threads
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Comment by WisecrackingBrunette: The heels didn't save Mickey Rourke. Pivs, I see your future... more » | Other threads
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Comment by bess marvin, girl detective: bet you he's still bitter that he got labeoufed by isabel lucas. more » | Other threads
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ben silverman
This Should Help With Those "Party Boy" Rumors: NBC head Ben Silverman, who's never let running a network get in the way of being a party-positive "rock star," will be guesting on the upcoming fifth season of Entourage, says Nikki Finke. What kind of storyline might the HBO brofest have in store for Silverman? We imagine that after sparking up a doob with Vincent at Teddy's, a jealous Johnny Drama will grunt to Turtle, "I want to go hang out with that guy!" Their quest to befriend Silverman will result in a hilarious B-story that ends as all Entourage plotlines do: indifferently, punctuated by loud outbursts from Jeremy Piven. [Deadline Hollywood Daily]
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Comment by HandsomeBwonderful: Here's my pitch for the episode: Vince wants something. He is told he can't have it. Piven gesticulates wildly while ordering... more » | Other threads
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tmz
Error-Riddled TMZ Story Righted By Vigilant Comments Section
In lieu of simply noting the facts of this TMZ story on a lawsuit involving former Malcolm in the Middle star Justin Berfield and his producing partners on an is-it-real-or-is-it-Entourage? Pablo Escobar biopic, we thought we'd instead check in with the 24 Hr. TMZ Fact-Checking Dept.—i.e. their unpoliced comments section—for oversights, omissions, and general findings of note. Defamer's Crack Copy-Editing Team, meanwhile, presents the following with a sprawling blanket [sic]: More » -
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Comment by raincoaster: That hat and that watch are a whole class war, right there. more » | Other threads
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Comment by mattymcd: @roxybebop: It's a long way from that car to his dealer. more » | Other threads
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Comment by Little Mintz Sunshine: "Hey, guys! See you for the rumble on Saturday? Hagop! Dude, make sure you bring some of your grandma's... more » | Other threads
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Comment by Creasy: I soo can't wait for any new Entourage episode, I can't even describe it. Ahhhhh, stop watching Golf and keep... more » | Other threads
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jeremy piven
Jeremy Piven Takes It Upon Himself To Cast New 'Entourage' Star After One Too Many Fruitinis In First Class
Jeremy Piven is important, he will have you know. He can pick up girls in a hooptie. He can cut Stephen Dorff in bathroom lines. He can tell Billy Bush to fuck off on the red carpet and his own mother to fuck off over brunch. And, as Janet Charlton reports today, he can also cast wildly eccentric and ill-suited stars in cameos on Entourage based solely on fun chatter he has with them on airplanes. As the piece claims: More » -
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Comment by Crinkelbert_Fishtybuns: @TheQuestion: Yes, Glory and Faith on the cheerleading squad together. It's like when Lindsay Weir and Kim Kelly worked in... more » | Other threads
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cads
Finally, The Secret To Jeremy Piven's Mystifying Success With Women
Among the many questions we would love to ask Emmy-winning beach yogi Jeremy Piven, one of our most pressing would be how he manages to convince so many bitches to hug him. Somehow the Entourage ringleader has earned himself the Womanizer reputation ever since throwing out his bit-part baldie wigs and zooming package-first into the spotlight. And as we’ve reported in the past, it can’t be due to his masterful pick-up lines. But thanks to a photo shot this weekend, we have ourselves an answer. Piven’s success with women predictably has less to do with his bravado and more to do with one very studly prop. More »
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Comment by roahboah: His face looks like a cheesecloth bag of tofu. Who actually thinks this person is aesthetically pleasing? more » | Other threads
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Areola Squad
Emmanuelle Chirqui's Topless Photo Shoot Lures LAPD's 'Areola' Squad
Though celebrities dropping trou for the glossies has proven both controversial in Miley Cyrus’ case, and “artsy” in Lindsay Lohan’s, both of these spreads were intelligently shot behind closed doors. But when GQ decided to photograph Entourage’s Emmanuelle Chirqui fully exposing her curves in the bright light of day, controversy didn't come by way of conservative media pundits. It arrived in the form of the LAPD’s official nudity-watch squad, who interrupted the shoot toget a closer lookmake sure all was okay on set. As Chirqui recalls, one pervy fed stepped in as art director and instructed the crew "Could you make sure that her areolas aren't showing?" See what all the fuss was about for yourself after the jump: More » -
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boy crazy
Cameron Diaz Spotted Leaving Party With Second Most Famous 'Entourage' Cast Member
Going through a tough breakup is never easy, but the subsequent tendency to canoodle with every available bachelor in town on a weekly basis rarely helps ease the pain. Case in point: Cameron Diaz, who has most recently been spotted "holding hands" with Entourage star and professional party-goer Kevin Connolly. And it seems like only yesterday when Diaz made out with Jason Patric on a beach, and only last week when Diaz was linked to 300 star Gerard Butler. And the list has gone on and on — Criss Angel! Djimon Hounsou! — ever since long-term boyfriend Justin Timberlake headed for curvier pastures last year. We take a closer look at the self-professed "boy-crazy" Cameron's evening with E after the jump. More »
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Comment by raincoaster: @hummingpenguin: amen! Still, she's not too proud to pick up after Nicky Hilton. What a sweet girl. more » | Other threads
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defamer
Jeremy Piven's Passion For Life Misinterpreted As Violent Temper
Here's how we picture Jeremy Piven spent his weekend: Seated in a darkened theater, two attractive brunettes on either side, staring up at Robert Downey Jr. engaged in a delightful bit of business involving not-yet-perfected booster-boot technology, and thinking to himself, "I can do that." That said, here's your latest Piv update, courtesy of Rush & Molloy: More »
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By SethComment by raincoaster: Please: it's not a knock-down if nobody got knocked down. It's not a screaming match unless she screamed back. You... more » | Other threads
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defamer
Jeremy Piven: Responsible Drink-And-Don't-Driver Or Drunken Hooptie Abandoner?
Perhaps Diddy's plan to create a celebrity chauffeur service wasn't such a bad one after all. After leaving a club last night mumbling and grumbling, beach yogi Jeremy Piven made an attempt to drive himself home in a techno-blaring first generation Ford Bronco (we think), but didn't make it very far. Seems the services of hisdealerfriend were needed to act as designated driver and deliver the Pivster to his abode unharmed. But what went down at the gas station where he abandoned his machismo-exuding ride? Tell us, nicotine-addicted witnesses, do tell us! More »
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Comment by disinterested 3rd party: I had one of those Broncos. It probably just broke down. Mine did almost every week. more » | Other threads
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Comment by raquelxx: Is it just me or does the valet look like a blow-up doll? more » | Other threads
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