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more about #defamer more comments → lionel-mandrake: My guess? Comcast is just saying they'll keep Zucker in place so he won't trash the office before they can have security show him out in person. #crai... more » hack-a-rific: I love Conan! But, I have to admit, last night was the first time I watched a full Tonight Show since he took over (blame Jay for scaring me off). It... more » SpyMagician: My Jar-Jar just Binked. *rimshot* #avatar more » themediatrix: You know, Craig's current book and book tour might also have something to do with his numbers. Perhaps a confluence of happy events. #craigferguson more » MrInBetween: I love Conan but he has been uneven, at best, on The Tonight Show. The best thing about Jimmy Fallon's nightly cringe-fest is The Roots. Leno sucks bu... more » DennyCrane: When I grow up I want to fail up like Jeff Zucker. #craigferguson more » SaraRueful: I'm really sorry for Conan, because I like him, but I'm thrilled for Craig, because I love him. Jay Leno is the only one of those mentioned in this p... more » unclevanya: Note to anyone who comes in contact with Jeff Zucker: when he starts swinging his pocket watch back and forth, don't stare into it. Repeat: DON'T star... more » sarrible: Also, Craig Ferguson is really funny. I love his show. #craigferguson more » Richard Petty Bourgeoisie: Poor little guy. I once knew a pixie orthodontist who killed herself. #journalismism more » themediatrix: 1. Craig Ferguson #gossip more » BadUncle: Does Hollywood have any attorneys reviewing anything other than production contracts? #journalismism more » m4ximusprim3: Maybe I've been reading too much Carrie Prejean, but this makes my head spin. Too much news faking other news pretending to be other news. more » Richard Petty Bourgeoisie: On the flip side, I'm suing Fairfield University's student paper for using my trademarked term "raw dog" (though, admittedly, I coined it while descri... more » A Message To Rudy: I'll bet she had to "audition" on the casting holodeck. #avatar more » -
#precious
Mariah Carey's Mustache Still Not in Theaters Soon
More speculation today surrounds the whereabouts of Precious (née Push: Based on a Novel by Sapphire), the celebrated, Benjamin Bratt-terrifying drama that won last month's Sundance Film Festival before tumbling into bidding-war lawsuit limbo. More » -
#push
'Get Your Hands Off My 'Push' Baby!': A Defamer Timeline
Sundance darling Push is at the center of a bitter tug-of-war, with The Weinstein Company filing multiple suits against Lionsgate and Cinetic, the company that brokered the deal, alleging fraud and breach of contract. More » -
#traderoundup
Switch-Hitter Anne Heche Goes To Bat for 'Hung'
· Anne Heche will play the ex-wife of Ray, the anatomically superendowed protagonist of Hung. She replaces Kristin Bauer, last seen being escorted away in a wheelchair, dead-eyed and repeating, "The diameter...the diameter..." [THR] More » -
#feuds
How Many Wrong Buttons Can The NY Times 'Push'?
Remember Push: Based on a Novel By Sapphire, the wild Mariah Carey/Mo'Nique starrer that lit up Sundance (and took home three awards)? Lionsgate took our advice and bought it, and now things have gone haywire. More » -
#sundance
Defamer Futurologists Correctly Predict Sundance Sale of 'Push'
We don't want to toot our horns or anything, but...hey, what's that loud, sustained honking? Shortly after SPC picked up An Education just as we'd prognosticated, Lionsgate has followed our other Sundance advice. More » -
#newintown
Renée Zellweger Taken As POW In 'New In Town' Culture War
Most midwinter dump-jobs are happy just to get some lukewarm reviews and, if they're lucky, $67 million in two weeks of release. But you're really on fire when you've earned a rarer-than-rare "anti-Minnesota" designation. More » -
#filmschooled
How To Market A Chick Flick: Add Heels & "Tug At The Ovaries"
There's an epic piece in this week's New Yorker that's worth your while, and reveals what Hollywood movie marketers think about you: [Jezebel] -
#tylerperry
Tyler Perry Still Having Trouble Settling On Mrs. Right
Yesterday, we relayed the frustrations of gender illusionist/multimedia mogul Tyler Perry in his search for "Mrs. Right"—one of the many sacrifices one makes on the journey up the slippery slope of fame and success. More » -
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#madmen
Unsigned 'Mad Men' Creator Sounds Ominous Season 3 Alarm
Though AMC recently set an optimistic summer return date for the next season of Mad Men, show mastermind Matthew Weiner (whose contract dispute remains unresolved) has a much gloomier forecast, he tells E! More »
