day 134

real housewives get real 

bravo's real housewives of new york city are not having the best of luck lately.  newest cast member kelly bensimon was arrested at the beginning of the month for assaulting and punching her longtime boyfriend nick stefanov.  bensimon's now ex didn't show up to his recent court date about the situation and, if he doesn't show to the rescheduled june hearing, the case will be dismissed.  if he does show, kelly faces up to a year in jail.  i smell spinoff for bravo! love-to-hate-her crazy woman alex mccord was recently let go from her position as a "visual merchandizer" (i don't know exactly what that entails) for victoria's secret and is on the search for a job, but can't quite seem to catch one because of her on-screen persona.  and the third, and so far final, victim of this bad lick is countess luann de lesseps.  lulu announced today that she and her husband, the count, will be splitting after 16 years of marriage after he recently admitted to being unfaithful to his fourth wife and mother of his children.  does she still get to keep her title? that i don't know, but that could be a bit of a problem when her book on manners, class with countess, hits bookshelves later this year.  hopefully the bravo series will catch all this drama for the next season, though it probably won't - they tend to only film in then summer.  i wonder if luann's little announcement was made today just to see if viewership would increase for tonight's new ep. 

just a thought...

why is miley cyrus, a 16 year old girl, on the latest cover of glamour?  the magazine's mean readership is women in their mid 30s! i cannot imagine they're interested in the trials and tribulations of a disney starlet.  but, whatever.  as long as the magazine sells, it's all good.  maybe glamour is trying to get more younger readers? the pics inside the mag look cute, but not women's mag worthy.  if teen people were still around, i'd say this would be a better fit.  i can't imagine glamour is the best marketing strategy for april 10th's hannah montana movie.  why not teen mags? just to give you some context, the recent glamour cover girls have included katie holmes, fergie, and christina aguilera, who are much closer in age to the mag's readers, especially when the mag targets 18 year olds at the youngest... 

day 133

90210 cast shake up?

it looks like season 2 of the cw's flagship show 90210 is going to look a little different.  reports are surfacing that current season regular dustin milligan, who plays ethan ward, has been dropped as a series regular and will return in a recurring capacity.  the show recently switched hands in the form of showrunner - former series writer rebecca rand kirschner just inked a deal to run the show for 2 seasons after gabe sachs and jeff judah recently stepped down from the network after a number of disputes over the show's direction.  kirschner apparently wants to take the show in its originally proposed direction, doing what gossip girl did for kids in new york to the youth in lalaland.  basically, the show will be more edgy.  kirschner also wants to stop the "casting people for stunt value" aspect of the show, which i can only interpret as a dig to original series returners jennie garth, shannen doherty, and tori spelling.  all in all, kirschner seems like a grade a beyotch.  but, most people in hollywood are strong minded.  so what will become of dustin/ethan?  the character will reportedly have "run his course" and be back to tie up some loose ends.  to take the "bad boy" place that was originally intended to be ethan's (remember the bj sequence in the first ep?), recent recurring star matt lanter - the tough bartender who naomi is trying to impress - has been bumped up to full time cast member for the next season. milligan really doesn't have the best of luck with the ceedub; his show runaway was supposed to be the star series of the new network in its first year but was quickly dropped by the net after it failed to garner "big ratings."  turns out the show did just about as well as 90210 is doing.  however, no official word has been put out by the network yet.  this should be interesting.  

britney won't leave herself alone

i just don't understand why ms. spears doesn't seem to have her best interest in mind.  or, at least, that's what some people want us to believe.  gossip site jfxonline (yeah, i hadn't heard of it either) got hold of the recording above.  it was allegedly left on britney's lawyer's voice mail.  here's the transcript of the call. 

"hi my name’s britney spears. i called you earlier. i’m calling again because i just wanted to make sure that during the process of eliminating the conservatorship that my father has threatened me several times, you know, he’ll take my children away.

i just want to be guaranteed that everything will be fine with the process of you guys taking care of everything–that things will stay the same as far as my custodial time. that’s it, bye."

now, because it is a voicemail, we can't be 100% sure it is brit brit, but it sure does sound like here.  though, i'm sure there's a person or two out there who has perfected her accent.  the call came in late january, so this kind of action could be taking place right now.  but why?  i don't understand what's so bad about the conservatorship - she's doing what she (allegedly) loves, making a lot of money, and gets more time with her kids than ever! oh well, it is britney.  

just 2 stories again today. 

day 132

this might be...

my favorite picture ever. 90210 star annaylnne mccord left the season 1 wrap party for the cw series at an la nightclub looking completely and utterly throwed! i bet she hurled like no other when she got in the car.  the one plus was that the actress attended the event with a designated driver in toe.  i want to frame this picture, it's so entertaining.  it may even become my computer background.  just wanted to share the loveliness that is miss mccord with everyone.  i don't know if this is the best image to be sending out to people when you play a 16 year old on tv - viewers might get confused. at least annalynne has job security throught 2010 - 90210 has been confirmed a sophmore season on the ceedub. if you want to see some more effed up stars, click here. 

kids choice awards - who the hell won?

after a lot of dramz (the lesbian themed anthem "i kissed a girl" was nominated and chris brown withdrew his name from consideration after that whole rihanna thing), the nickelodeon kids choice awards took place saturday night.  here's the winners from the biggest categories: high school musical 3 took home the best movie blimp, while will smith (hancock) and vanessa hudgens (hsm 3) won for favorite tv actor and actress respectively.  i carly was the kids' choice for fave tv show, while disney stars selena gomez and dylan sprouse took home the top acting honors.  don't worry, folks, miley wasn't completely shut out.  the disney diva was named fave female singer alongside male choice jesse mccartney.  fellow disney stars the jonas brothers were the choice for favorite groups and katy perry's bisexual hit was beat out by beyonce's "single ladies." miley was even moved to tears by her award.  wow. well it seems no matter how hard the orange splatted network tries, they still are beat out by the mouse house - on their own awards show, no less! 

2 stories is better than none, right? 

day 131

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but be back tomorrow.

day 130

beyonce gets creative

beyonce has always been known to bring it on stage, but the current queen of the charts has taken that level of brought-ness to a whole new level.  beyonce kicked off the foreign leg of her "i am..." tour last night in canada and, during her set, decided to honor two of canada's biggest singers.  the vid above shows beyonce rocking the alanis morrisette song "you oughta know" to the sold out crowd.  the song is a bit of a departure for b, but i like it - she should really consider doing an album of rock covers, putting the knowles spin on them.  beyonce also brought down the house with a rendition of sarah mclachlan's "arms of an angel."  click here to check out that performance. what are your thoughts on a beyonce cover album? and, is she going to be honoring each country's big artists in the rest of her shows?  i don't know if croatia, holland, or the czech republic have any pop stars, but if anyone can find something to perform, it's beyonce. the only us tour stop b has announced is in washington on april 1st - the rest of her dates should be sometime this summer or fall.

plea deals are fun

well, for some stars at least. rapper t.i. was sentenced to exactly one year, one day after he negotiated a plea deal today.  t.i. has the next 6 to 8 weeks to turn himself in voluntarily, which he is sure to do - and mtv cameras will probably be there to capture it all.  t.i.'s plea deal in his multiple illegal weapons charge included 1,000 hours of community service prior to today's sentencing (which he completed with the help of mtv's road to redemption series), a $100,000 fine (which is chump change for the star who has racked up millions off his latest album, paper trail), and, finally, another 50 hours of community service once behind bars - say hello to toilet brushes and dish pans, cliff! (t.i. real name is clifford joseph harris, jr.) the one year, one day sentence is probably good for the rapper - it gives him time to work on new material ideas, which he can then record the minute he steps out of jail. most artists take a year or two hiatus between albums, anyway. this little legal scuffle is no more than a smudge in his permanent record - people won't recall it if his music continues to do well.

sound off

time for a newfeature here on dirty laundry.  here are my thoughts on madonna's recent announcement she's adopting again.  why? you already have 3 kids who you probably hire someone to take care of most of the time.  it's great you want to help kids in malawi/abroad, but it seems like you're getting preferential treatment, madge.  the adoption process in malawi is usually a strict one, but madonna is able to pretty much waltz into the african nation and take the child as she pleases.  why not set up a foundation to help other people who want to be parents adopt children from malawi? they seem to like you over there.  oh well, i guess one kid being plucked from squalor and obscurity is better than none.  i just feel bad for people who aren't famous who are on long, long waiting lists to finally get a child over here and who don't have to ability to go abroad and have their pick.  

day 129

three stooges on the big screen 

some interesting casting choices have been made in order to bring the most famous comedy trio in history to a theater near you.  sean penn, benicio del toro, and jim carrey are all attached to star as larry, moe, and curly respectively. the film has been 10 years in the works and is just now getting attention.  the farrelly brothers, the guys behind there's something about mary and dumb and dumber, are backing the flick alongside mgm - their third choice behind columbia and warner bros.  once contracts are finalized, cameras should start rolling this fall and the boys should hit the movies in the summer of 2010.  i think jim carrey is the only casting choice that makes sense, though he will have to gain 40+ lbs to take on the role of chubby curly.  why not just find a fat comedian?  this will be interesting to see - can sean penn and benicio even be funny? sean was only funny in fast times, but he was high during that movie! i'll have to wait and see a trailer for the movie before i can make any decisions; but, knowing the farrelly bros, it'll probably be lol, gross out humor.  

i'm tellin you people - it's a one story week!

day 128

barbara says bye bye to broadcast

legendary broadcaster barbara walters is said to be hanging up her microphone when her contract with abc ends this summer. the 79 year old tv vet has been coming into people's living rooms since the early 60s, when she got her start on nbc's today show.  why take the plunge now? walters believes she's done anything and everything and there's nothing new for her to explore; she doesn't want to waste her last years interviewing the nobodies who pass for celebrities today.  hmm...i would just say babs is out of touch.  plus, it's time for her to retire.  with the exception of her oscars special, barbara isn't really a force in the industry anymore.  the broadcasting brand has to move beyond barbara.  and i'm sure the alphabet net will be happy to invite her back if she wanted to do a special every now and again.  plus, she'll probably stay on as executive producer of the view (as well as popping up from time to time as a cohost).  most people don't work into their eighties, so why should babs?  she needs to retire and take some time to explore the world without working. 

seems to be a one story week. sorry kiddos.

day 127

bynes back to tv

amanda bynes - star of all that, the amanda show, and what i like about you - is (hopefully) making the transition back to the small screen thanks to abc.  the alphabet net has ordered a pilot entitled canned, a comedy about a group of twenty-somethings who all get fired at the same time. after a string of box office hits and misses, like hairspray and she's the man, the tv star is taking on the role of a naive midwestern girl who often pulls all nighters at the office just to get work done.  bynes is the only "name" attached to star in the project - the other yuppies are no names.  that means bynes will be the name they use to promote the show.  it'll be nice to see amanda back on screen, but will she be able to pull of an "adult" role? she's only ever played a teen so the transition will be an interesting one to witness. if the show gets picked up for series, it'll hit abc's lineup this fall.  i'm just hoping she puts down the platinum dye bottle before cameras role. 

just the one story today folks. 

day 126

efron won't be footloose

zac efron is hopping on the lindsay lohan train of torpedoing your career.  the teen fave is dropping out of sure-to-be blockbuster footloose. the kenny ortega directed flick was going to update the kevin bacon fave with the musical numbers from its broadway makeover and has always been touted as a zefron vehicle.  but, now, the blockbuster is without a star.  efron is said to be tired of all the teen roles and musicals - what a great thing to say right before your family friendly flick 17 again hits theaters! - and wants to move into more serious roles, like his turn in the period drama me and orson welles. so what does this mean for the future of the movie?  the movie was originally start production next month, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen now.  and how about the hairspray sequel?  if zac is done with musicals and teen flicks, then that definitely rules out the late 60s continuation of the musical adaptation.  is zefron stupid? he's totally shooting himself in the foot.  he's not a leading man in the sense that he can compete with the likes of leo dicaprio or jake gyllenhaal.  it'll be interesting to see how this plays out in the next couple of years.

lc loses line

lauren conrad's eponymous clothing line has officially folded. but, the wanna be designer doesn't want you to know that.  instead of admitting defeat, the star is saying the line is going under a refocusing after the current dip in sales from the economic climate.  the line, however, has never sold well - it's all cotton dresses for minimum $200! who wants that?  lauren is hoping to make the line more upscale, with higher end fabrics and additions that she was unable to use the first go around.  i say just give up and stay on tv! mtv is said to be developing other projects for lauren because they don't want to let her go.  a new show might follow lauren's real life, maybe even the development of the newly re-imagined line.  a reality star can never walk away from the cameras completely.  i imagine she'll be back in our living rooms in the fall or early 2010 with a new project on the network that launched her into the instcelebrity she has become. 

just a thought...

yay! self magazine finally did a cover a little differently.  the new issue, featuring house bunny star anna faris, doesn't 

put the actress in the dead center with warrior arms. instead, she's shown full body! but, why is she still in a bathing suit?  i guess you can't change everything at one time.  

day 125

sunday

like most of the time, sundays are pretty name.  just a few updates - bruce willis tied the knot with longtime girlfriend emma heming at the star's home in turk and caicos.  bruce's ex, demi moore, and her husband, ashton kutcher were in attendance ... julia roberts' comeback film, duplicity, was outshined at the box office by the nicholas cage sci fi drama knowing.  is julia just not the power she once was in hollywood?  i think the problem is she stepped out for so long and turned away from the roles that made her famous ... harrison ford and calista flockhart, after almost 8 years of dating, have decided to to tie the knot ... natasha bedingfield, known for her song-turned-hills theme unwritten, also got hitched this weekend to longtime beau matthew robinson ...

that's it kiddos. 

day 124

audrina patridge's acting debut

here it is.  the hills and soon to be solo reality star audrina patridge hits the big screen in october with a remake of 1983's the house on sorority row, simply titled sorority row.  the cast is rounded out by hollywood offspring rumer willis, real world alum jamie chung, and even stevens' vet margo harshman.  it looks like the overall plot of the film has been overhauled since the original so it'll be fresh to viewers.  that's probably about the only plus.  the acting looks pretty ridiculous, especially audrina's.  plus, she dies in the preview! how big can her part be? i guess she just sets up the whole plot?  and why are they releasing the preview so early?  that probably means the movie is a big bomb but they want to create a lot of buzz around it. 

ellen lands oprah

for only the third time, oprah will be sharing the cover of her o magazine.  lady o first shared the cover with gal pal gayle, followed by michelle obama in this month's issue.  next up?  ellen degeneres.  ellen has joked over the past few years that she should get to share some magazine rack space with the diva of daytime and, now, she will.  after ellen called oprah and was put on hold for 11 minutes, oprah decided a cover of her eponymous mag was the least she could do.  check out the video from ellen's friday show above.  i would venture to guess ted no longer has  a job at harpo studios.

lohan gone loopy

i'm a little youtube mad today. check out lindsay lohan's new ad campaign for italian design house fornarina above.  supposedly, the ad is supposed to tell a modernized "alice in wonderland" story, but i just don't see it.  what's with all the words? makes no sense.  but at least she's making some money right?  lohan is also on the cover of nylon's latest issue.  just a whole lot of shameless self promotion, right?  even if lohan has said in her past that she doesn't like press when she's not promoting some of her "art."  lohan spreads what sounds like a line of bull in the issue, saying she's in discussions with sean penn for a new project.  check out the article here.  

day 123

sorry... 

but no blog today. be back tomorrow. 

day 122

the video has surfaced

check out the video that supposedly shows leann rimes and costar eddie cibrian partaking in a tryst.  i still don't know if i buy it - how can we be sure it's even them?  

that's all i got time for today, but i'll be able to update you on all the dirty gossip over the next week.  

day 121

leaan "two timin'" rimes?

there are finally stories to talk about today! are you excited? i am. okay, first up is singer-turned-actress leann rimes and her possible affair.  us weekly is reporting that leann is getting it on with her lifetime movie costar edie cibrian, who you know from his work on ugly betty and third watch.  the duo, who star in lifetime's presentation of nora roberts' northern lights, were supposedly caught kissing on the restaurant of the hotel they stayed at during filming.  the picture is super grainy and could really be anyone.  it could also just be eddie whispering in her ear because the restaurant is too loud.  each of the stars released statements today denying the allegations.  leann's husband, dean, even took to his twitter, exclaiming "i love my wife."  while leann's statement was kind of vague (she said "not everything in our lives is black and white"), i still don't think the affair is real.  when people magazine reports the story, then maybe - just maybe - i'll buy it.  

project runway goes to jail

one of project runway's most hated finalist, kenley collins, will only be sporting orange jumpsuits for the time being.  the designer wanna-been spent tuesday night in jail after getting into a domestic dispute.  kenley woke up her live-in boyfriend around 7 in the morning by tossing the couple's cat in his face.  so it was also animal abuse, i guess.  the designer-alike then slammed the door on her boyfriend's head when he attempted to leave the room, followed by hurling his laptop at him.  you would think she was done after that, right? wrong.  collins topped her little performance off by throwing a bushel of apples at the man and drenched him in ice water.  according to police documents, kenley then told him "you're lucky - it could have been worse."  her bf then called the police fearing further attack and the reality star was charged with a weapons charge - which object got her that penalty is still unknown.  the couple are now no longer - obviously - but there's no reasoning behind the attack.  the least i can surmise is that kenley was mad about the breakup.  at the least, bitch is crazy.  check out kenley's craziness in her runway audition tape above.  

the hills are definitely not alive

this season will definitely be the last of the hills as we know them.  with lauren conrad already haven wrapped up her story lines and filmed her final scene for the series, its not surprising that other cast members would shortly ink their own deals for future projects.  lauren's former roomie, audrina patridge, announced today that she has signed contracts with mark burnett - the man behind survivor and the apprentice - for her very own show.  the series will follow audrina's "fascinating" life as an actress in la who is in search of love.  wow, creative right? the show does not have a home for the fall, however.  audrina and the show's bosses will be pitching the series to networks starting next week and, most likely, it will go to the cw or mtv.  this is the second hills "spin off" after whitney port's the city.  so, what will be left of the show after the series' farewell starting in april?  it looks like, at least for the next season, lo bosworth will be stepping into whitney's old stilettos as a main cast member.  after that?  the show is said to be refocusing onto stephanie pratt, who mtv has been pushing into doing a variety of press events.  that way they can keep heidi and spencer around.  it will kind of be like when laguna beach's narration moved from lauren to kristin cavallari, which will be interesting to see.  i never really saw stephanie as a show star, but it could work.  

in some sad news, natasha richardson passed away earlier this evening at the age of 45.  the actress, best known to my generation as the mom from the parent trap (lindsay lohan edition), experienced a freak skiing accident on tuesday and was airlifted this morning from her hospital in canada to one in new york.  natasha was reported brain dead last night and had been on life support, which she was taken off of this evening.  she leaves behind her husband, liam neeson, and their two teenage sons.  hopefully the family will be able to recover easily and do something to honor the actress.  

day 120

finally some news!

it looks like andy samberg will be handing out the golden popcorn statuettes this year when the 2009 mtv movie awards hits the small screen in may.  the snl funnyman got his start writing for the awards show when jimmy fallon hosted the show in 2005.  fallon liked the material samberg and his team - who are known as the lonely island and who have written skits like "dick in a box" and recently released a comedy music cd - that he recommended they come out to new york and work for the saturday night staple. and, i guess, the rest is history.  samberg is the only one of his troop to make the transition to featured player on the show.  i guess its nice to go full circle, right?  samberg has had minimal silver screen experience.  his one film, 2007's hot rod, didn't even break even at the box office.  it's very hard for the "not ready for primetime" players of snl to make any sort of transition to the movies.  if they do, it's usually in the form of one of their already perfected recurring characters on the sketch show.  samberg follows in the shoes of eddie murphy, will smith, ben stiller, sarah jessica parker, and lindsay lohan.  mike myers most recently hosted the festivities.  i'll be interested to see how he does - i can't really see him as the "leading man" type and don't know if he'll be able to carry the show alone - mike myers was barely able to last year.

i know it's sad, but i only got the one story today.  hopefully someone will get a dui, get divorced, or get pregnant tomorrow.  i can dream, right?

day 119

seriously, hollywood?

stars aren't doing anything! all i really have to talk about is that lindsay lohan's warrant was dropped after a judge agreed that the star isn't in violation of her parole and is completely compliant with her dui education classes. so i guess her life isn't really that screwed up.  plus, from the video of the star leaving her la pad today, it looks like lilo is back to her natural red roots.  i guess i'll post the e! news now video widget incase something happens between tomorrow and now - check out some lesser stories below.  peace. 

day 118

no hay nada

nothing happened yesterday or today really. sad, but true. check back tomorrow. 

day 117

lindsay lohan's life is a mess

what the fuck is wrong with this girl's life?  an arrest warrant was issued for la lohan today as part of an ongoing investigation involving her 2007 dui incident/accident.  as soon as news broke that the warrant had been issued, lohan released a statement of denial, calling the whole ordeal fabricated and an attempt to harm her career terribly.  she will "loose" [sic] all her current deals, allegedly.  what deals are these? all she's been doing is going to clubs with samantha ronson and working on a spray tan line.  she's afraid of losing that? hmm.  cops have allegedly been surrounding samantha's home in los angeles where lindsay is holed up.  according to the many spectators outside the complex, the couple have been fighting all day, with loud crashes coming from inside.  a window was even shattered at one point.  the cops say they're not there to arrest lindsay, but rather control the paparazzi outside.  when will this girl get her life in order? she's had every opportunity in the world and she's just thrown it all away.  she needs to move to canada or somewhere removed from los angeles and take some time to refocus.  maybe disney will take her back under their wing and work their magic once again.  the only time she was really successful is when she was pushing products from the mouse house.  this story should be developing over the next couple of days. 

day 116

melrose loses mischa 

mischa barton will not be joining the cast of the cw's melrose place 2.0, despite reports that she was confirmed to star.  instead, mischa is headlining another cw pilot that sounds like it'll be quite scandalous.  from the mind of ashton kutcher, a beautiful life follows a group of models living in a co-ed co-op together in nyc. marton will be the focus of the series, playing sonja, a supermodel struggling to hold onto her career.  well mishca's been struggling for a while so this should be easy for her to do, right?  i can totally see a gossip girl cross over with the show.  they could even cast mischa's former oc sister willa holland to reprise her crazy model character from gg.  the show should go into production in the next month or so, with a pick up yes or no decision by august.  the show could be paired with melrose place in the fall, especially because it sounds a lot like the failed melrose spin-off models, inc.  it's just good that barton has realized that she's not a movie star, but a teen tv star - no matter what show she winds up on on the cee dub.  in other casting news, it seems like bond may finally be getting back to its roots.  casting for the past few bond girls has focused on unknowns, but the hollywood "it girl" (think halle berry, denise richards, teri hatcher) may be making a comeback in the form of frida pinto.  the slumdog millionaire actress caught producers' eyes when they were casting for quantum of solice, but was considered too young.  now that the next blonde bond installment is in the works, frida is everyone's first choice.  her being in the movie might actually make me want to see it.  and, finally, one of my favorite, the cult classic heathers (think mean girls with guns), is getting the broadway treatment. the dark teen flick is currently undergoing readings for a stage transition with veronica mars star kristin bell in the lead role. if the show does happen, it will hit the stage - at the earliest - in 2010, hopefully with bell attached to star.  

day 115

aniston without a man-istan

it looks like one of hollywood's cougar couples has called it quits.  john mayer reportedly gave jennifer aniston the boot after she returned to lalaland from a european promotional tour for marley and me.  the couple has apparently been fighting recently and just decided the relationship wasn't the right thing right now.  this is quite the surprise to fans and friends alike - the couple just made their coming out at february's oscar ceremony, which happened to be the anniversary of their meeting.  this is the second break-up for the couple. mayer held an impromptu press conference outside his gym in august of last year explaining he ended the relationship because he didn't want to waste someone's time.  i wonder if it's the same reason this time?  aniston is said to be happy to move on with her life.  it seems like all of aniston's exes move on really quickly - brad moved right onto angelina, vince vaughn recently got engaged...i wouldn't be surprised if john was on to someone new in the next month or so.  hopefully jen  is able to find someone soon - her love life has never been very stable.  

barrymore won't be eclipsed

the creative minds behind the twilight series have decided not to hire actress-turned producer/director drew barrymore as the director for the franchise's third flick, eclipse.  instead, the pic will be helmed by spanish horror director juan antonio bayona.  bayona has yet to do an english language flick - eclipse will be his second attempt at an english debut.  is this a good idea?  a man who has never worked in english directing one of the biggest movies of 2010?  i guess his aesthetic is horror and twilight's look and feel is pretty dark, so it could be a good match.  the thing i don't understand is why not just ask catherine hardwicke back?  she would have had plenty of time to work everything out for the third film and then new moon's director, chris weitz, could helm the fourth.  i guess they just want it to be a big mess.  maybe this means drew is being considered for the fourth installment.  that would be interesting to see - stephanie mayer, the series' author, said the book will be extremely difficult to adapt to the screen and she doesn't see how it will be feasible.  if tween girls are still out there - which i know they will be - a fourth film is inevitable.  i wouldn't be surprised if twilight got the harry potter treatment, either, with the fourth book being split into at least 2 films.  eclipse is set to his theaters in june of 2010.  

britney finally "seeks amy"

britney spears has finally released her much anticipated music video for her next single "if u seek amy."  the song is sure to be a major radio hit, but the video is a bit of a disappointment.  it seems like it was filmed in one day and there are literally no set changes - the whole thing takes place inside a house.  it's simplicity reminds me of her "piece of me" video.  check out the new video above and tell me your thoughts.  i think it's really funny that brit's team decided to poke fun at the fox news reporter who was so up in arms over the controversial lyrics to bookend the vid.  it just seems like the video was rushed without a real concept - and there is almost no dancing - just simple movements and hand gestures.  

day 114

mandy moore, married woman.

mandy moore and her on-again beau, ryan adams, tied the knot in savannah, georgia tuesday to the surprise of many.  the ceremony was reportedly very intimate, with just close friends and family in attendance.  mandy is said to be "very, very happy" now after a string of failed romances with zach braff and dj am, just to name a few.  i'll be interested to see if this is a pairing that will last the test of time, or if it will falter horribly.  the duo were only engaged for about a month before the marriage.  i hope mandy is able to get back in the music or movie biz soon.  she's reportedly stepped away from the spotlight to appease adams, who originally broke up with the star because of "enormous fame."  since when has mandy moore's fame been enormous?  her next album, amanda leigh, is scheduled to be released in late may of this year.  it is the first record to be released by indie label storefront recordings, which was founder by mandy's manager.  a single was released as part of mandy moore's campaign with gain detergent but hasn't taken off.  i hope the new album is a lot more pop-y than her last couple of efforts.  check out "i could break your heart any day of the week" above and tell me what you think.  i like it but don't know if it's meant for radio. 

day 113

mischa's melrose drama

with reports everywhere linking mischa barton to the cw's melrose reboot, people are wondering why the network hasn't confirmed her as cast.  well, apparently mischa's diva ways are getting in the way of a final decision being made.  the people behind the show have been pursuing the former oc star to take on a role but wanted to see the actress audition for the parts first.  here's the problem: mischa thinks she's above auditioning.  that's when interest in barton went from 100% percent to almost none - why would the producers of the show want to work with someone who isn't interested in going through the creative processes.  the kicker is that mischa is apparently desperate for a paycheck and has now asked (yes, asked!) to audition for the roles available.  the creative team wasn't going to appease mischa's diva behavior because the show is an ensemble drama and there is no one star.  if they had just given the actress a free pass into the cast, she would have then thought she was the star and the rest of the cast was beneath her.  but, because interest was once so high in nabbing mischa, i wouldn't be surprised if the network announced her casting in the next week or so, giving them not only one (ashlee simpson is already attached), but two, names to promote and bring buzz to the show.  

abc to get witchy this fall

the alphabet net has green lit a project that will bring 80s favorite the witches of eastwick to the small screen.  the simply named eastwick will meet somewhere between the updike novel and it's film adaptation, bringing both into modern day.  the story follows 3 witches in the suburban town of eastwick, rhode island, following their relationships and affairs. basically, its  a supernatural desperate housewives.  this will be the third time someone has tried to bring the witches to television.  the first time was in 1992, with 3 unknown actresses in the roles.  the second attempt, 10 years later in 2002, a pilot was filmed starring kelly rutherford of gossip girl, marcia cross of desperate housewives, and lori loughlin of full house and 90210.  that pilot was the jumping off point for this new version, which is set to star rebecca romijn of ugly betty, lindsay price of lipstick jungle, and jaime ray newman, who was most recently seen as a promiscuous medical intern on nip/tuck.  this is probably the most all star cast seen to date and abc is said to be very interested in the project.  it also puts the nail in the coffin of nbc's lipstick jungle.  price is the second star of the series to attach herself to a new pilot, with kim raver working on other projects.  however, if lipstick jungle does get renewed by the peacock net, price and raver will have to (probably begrudgingly) pull out of the pilot projects and return to the nbc drama.  i'm excited for this - it seems like abc is finally getting back to the sitcoms, which is something that's missing from tv.  when networks decided to get rid of the sitcom, they thought the medium was dead.  really, the audience just wasn't interested in what the networks were pushing - the sitcom has always been viable.  look at cbs's monday nights.  

day 112

britney pulls a janet...sort of

at last night's concert, britney spears had a little wardrobe - and microphone - malfunction.  after her "i'm a slave 4 u" number, britney was lowered below her stage for a costume change.  apparently, during the "slave" performance, britney's lady business had been exposed because of her leotard shifting.  if the vajayjay flashing wasn't enough, when britney went into her changing space, she exclaimed "my pussy was hanging out!"  that little statement was broadcast to the entire theater via the singer's live mic.  check out the video above to hear.  my question is why her microphone was on.  or even connected to be turned on.  why not just use a dummy mic?  britney is a known lip syncher and the video's audio of the song sounds like a recording.  so, again, why would her mic be on/why would she need her mic connected to the sound system?  it's not like she's been talking to her audience during the performances.

melrose place gets a new resident

looks like pete wentz is going to be a stay-at-home dad.  ashlee simpson is set to go back to work as an actress, the medium which gave her her start.  the singer has been cast as violet in the 90s soap relaunch.  violet is a girl from a small washington city who has arrived in lalaland to wreck havock.  should be interesting, right? this means ashlee joins katie cassidy, alexis bledel's love interest from the sisterhood of the traveling pants movies, and quite possibly mischa barton.  this is ashlee's first "serious" acting role since she was a regular on the cw's mother channel, the wb, with 7th heaven. simpson recently guested on csi: ny with her husband pete.  that little taste of acting must have gotten the new mom the itch to act once more.  the show finally has a "big name" to lead the cast, but i'm still not sold on it as a well thought out concept.  the audience was there for 90210, but does melrose have a modern audience?  that's something we'll have to see in the fall when the show launches alongside the zip-code themed drama.  and, why is ashlee - who is 24 - playing a character who supposedly just graduated high school?  i hope they bump that up to "college graduate."

another spears to sing?

now that jamie lynn spears has conquered tween television and teen motherhood, the lesser known spears sibling is hoping to become a singing sensation.  the 17 year old singer/actress has reportedly been in nashville recording country demos to send to the industry's big agencies in hopes of a record contract.  yeah, she doesn't even have a label yet! spears is hoping for a jessica simpson like career turn around.  the most singing jamie lynn has ever done was the theme song for her now defunct nickelodeon show zoey 101, which her sister britney actually wrote.  this is another story that will be fun to watch.  can you see jamie lynn as a singer and mother?  i guess she needs something to do now that she's completed her g.e.d. 

day 111

taylor swift gets the pop treatment

all of taylor swift's hits have turned into crossover hits and now her latest single, "you're not sorry," is getting completely popified.  with new music, the song barely even sounds the same. instead of a country crier, the song is now a rock ballad.  i don't know if i like this version better or not - they're almost like two different songs.  the whole reason for this overhaul was for taylor's appearance on csi, in which she guested as haley jones on march 5th, helping the show to bring in nearly 21 million viewers.  click here to check out the episode. the song is available for download on itunes now and will probably be released to radio shortly due to its popularity and prominence on the internets. 

day 110

day o' updates 

there really aren't any new stories today, so i'll just do a couple blurbs about some stories i've covered and some i haven't....it looks like two of hollywood's heartthrobs might be shacking up together. yes, two guys. dating. matt dallas, of the recently canceled kyle xy, and jonathan bennett, who played aaron samuels in mean girls, are said to be an item.  bennett is openly gay whereas matt dallas has continually avoided commenting on his personal life ... as of today, dakota fanning is officially a part of the twilight family.  the young actress finalized talks to star as vampire jane in the second installment of the franchise, which summit entertainment is now highly publicizing on their website.  new moon begins shooting this month ... lindsay lohan is still working on that third album.  the singer/actress is reportedly hoping to cover britney spears' "oops...i did it again" as part of her new project, along with "womanizer.  how about she just makes it a britney cover album, right? ... the cw's gossip girl spinoff, lily, has finalized its cast.  joining brittany snow and krysten ritter as sisters lily and carol are lost's cynthia watros of lost is set to come on board as rhodes family matriarch cece while pretty in pink and lipstick jungle's andrew mccarthy will be playing rick, the girls' father.  ryan hansen of veronica mars and jericho's shiloh fernandez are also set to hop on the 80s bandwagon.  look out for the backdoor pilot sometime in may, which will feature no doubt in a recreation of one of their "pre-fame" concerts ... and, sadly, jimmy kimmel and sarah silverman have decided to call it quits once again, after 5 months back together.  funny how i opened and closed this with relationship news. 

that's all i got for today kiddos. 

day 109

dora the explorer gets a makeover 

after ten years on the air, nickelodeon has decided to revamp the series that helped to make their "nick jr" block popular again.  starting with the new season, the currently child size dora will, like her audience, move into tweendom.  everyone's favorite explorer will also move into the "big city," where there will be plenty of new adventures for her to experience in middle school.  this sounds a lot like when nickelodeon decided rugrats should become "all grown up."  the big part of this new initiative is the dora fashion doll, which will be released this fall.  the doll will be interactive, with girls having the ability to plug the doll into the computer. online, they'll be able to play around with an online version of the doll.  now, here's the cool part: when you change your doll's features online, the doll itself will change right before your eyes. you'll be able to change her hair length, eye color, and jewelry.  the hair length part is the thing that would freak me out.  mattel will release the doll this fall alongside disney - they're trying to corner the market that's missing since their acquisition of the bratz dolls - and her look will be kept a secret until then.  apparently the focus groups love the "mystery aspect."  is this a good idea? i don't know.  obviously it will expand her audience, but i don't know how the show will translate.  how do you make bilingual education interesting to middle schoolers? 

day 108

dancing loses 2 stars, gains bunny 

even before the show has premiered, two female contestants have had to drop out of the newest season of dancing with the stars due to knee injuries.  jewel is officially out of the competition, after about a week of speculation that she would have to bow out, as is access hollywood host nancy o'dell, who tore her meniscus.  the alphabet net made the announcement today and confirmed rumors that holly madison of the girls next door will be stepping into jewel's high heels.  as soon as abc made the decision, holly's ex hugh hefner went on record as saying he helped get holly the spot because it's been a dream of hers to dance on the famous stage, which will have a whole new look this season - the entire set has been revamped, according to dancing pro cheryl burke.  so who will take over for nancy o'dell?  that's open to speculation.  no one has been announced and i don't think the network was ready for two female stars to bow out so soon.  there's also talk that gilles marini, of sex and the city: the movie fame, has torn the meniscus in his shoulder.  will he have to step down, too?  as for now, gilles is sticking it out, but an announcement might be made in the next couple of days if he has to pull out, too.  it seems like this season of dancing is quite the cursed one.  we'll see how this all plays out when the eighth edition of the series kicks off monday night.

chris brown, not on lockdown

chris brown is going to have to wait another month until his arraignment.  his official court date was today but the judge is giving the tabloid target until april 6th to find out his fate.  chris did the unexpected and did not enter a plea bargain before court, even though his legal team has been working on various strategies over the past few days.  that pretty much means chris doesn't want to admit that he's guilty.  because of the hearing, the official police report was released today.  the whole incidence did begin because rihanna found text messages from another woman on chris' phone - not because she gave him herpes.  the big news about the whole chris/rihanna drama is that the duo got engaged.  neither star's rep would comment on the impending marriage because of the ongoing trial, which makes me believe that the story is true.  if it weren't, wouldn't you want to deny it? chris is also said to have hired extra security and is halting all communication between rihanna and her family.  this is starting to sound like a britney-adnan-sam lutfi/whitney-bobby thing. leave rihanna alone!

michael jackson's final bow

michael jackson is feeling the pinch of the recession.  the former king of pop is putting on his final ten london performances (ever) - his first in nearly a decade - under the title "this is it" at london's o2 arena, starting in july.  posters went up late last night/this morning at tube stations all over the uk, with a press conference with the strange star happening in the afternoon.  at least wacko jacko was able to put the rumors that he is dying to rest.  this concert series is said to be three years in the making; that's how long it took jackson's team and producers in london to come to an agreement.  i guess that's why he's been so low key the past few years?  he wasn't sure if he would be going on tour or not!  the buzz is that jackson will make $10 million for the performances.  not a bad deal.  jackson's last performance was his solo 20th anniversary concert at madison square garden in 2001, with his last tour having ended in 1997. if you're interested in hopping the pond, tickets for the show go on sale march 13th.  

day 107

glamour honors the glamorous 

 glamour magazine has decided to honor some of the most fearless fashion icons of the past 7 decades. click here to see the complete catalog of the honorees, each of whom is portrayed by a different up-and-comer. emma stone, of superbad and the house bunny, takes on carrie bradshaw's iconic tutu from the opening credits of sex and the city, alexis bledel of gilmore girls and the sisterhood of the traveling pants movies assumes the role of rosie the riveter, emma roberts, julia's niece and nickelodeon star, pays homage to audrey hepburn in funny face, and lindsay lohan takes on madonna, among others.  it's interesting to see who the editors at glamour thought were modern stars who were respectful enough to take this on.  lindsay lohan? really? at least she got madonna - the most risque of the honorees.  alicia keys as first lady michelle obama was interesting to see, too.  hopefully this will become a yearly tradition for the mag; it's one of the most fun photo shoots i've seen recently.  

dancing gets another star?

holly madison, hugh hefner's former girlfriend, is set to strap on her dancing shoes.  the problem?  there aren't any open spots on this season's cast.  holly is this season's "back-up."  every season, the show cast one extra guy and one extra girl in case one of their stars gets injured before the show begins.  this season, holly madison is set to take over for jewel.  jewel recently injured her leg/knee/ankle in pre-season practices and is currently trying to gain her strength back in time to dance on monday's premiere.  but, if jewel does back up, holly will strap on the sequins and heels.  something she should be used to, right?  holly would definitely bring in the male vote.  my question is, if jewel leaves the show, does that mean her unfamous rodeo husband ty murray will leave to?  what's the point of having him on if jewel's gone?  in other dancing news, it turns out the only reason lil' kim agreed to come on the show was because of her former fellow inmates.  kim said that the only show she and her fellow prisoners could agree on to watch monday nights was dancing with the stars. so, she's really just paying back her "sisters."

britney's back

britney spears kicked off her circus tour last night in her home state of louisiana to some of the best reviews of her career.  while the star did lip synch, isn't it expected of her?  the only negative comment that came out of her almost two hour act was the lack of audience interaction - britney only talked to the audience at the very end of the concert to say goodnight and thank you.  my thoughts are that she was nervous and, therefore, did not want to get her mind off track.  the more performances she does, the more likely she is to start talking.  while britney was "miming" (as the english call it), she rerecorded all her vocals so they sounded more "live."  check out a video of her entrance above.  brit's tour continues through june and tickets are starting to go for upwards of $300.  check out this youtube page to see more performances from the show.  i don't understand why no network attempted to get the rights to a recorded version of the concert.  hopefully she'll put out a dvd once it's all said and done.  

day 106

high school will be back in session

disney is willing to milk the money machine that is high school musical for all its worth.  the house of mouse plans to bring the franchise back to the small screen in 2010 with a fourth addition to the series.  none of the original main cast is expected to be back, but the two new characters introduced in the big screen edition - tiara (the new sharpay) and jimmie (the new troy) - are expected to headline the new movie.  the plot will revolve around a love triangle between the east high wildcats and the west high knights.  so, basically, the film will be a west side story rip off, much like the original was an homage to grease.  expectations for the fourth flick are low, with only production crew returning.  director/choreographer kenny ortega isn't even slated to return as he is currently working on the footloose remake, starring zac efron in the role that launched kevin bacon's career.  i'm guessing this fourth installment will be the last of the series - people will tune in for looks, but ratings aren't bound to be high.  plus, its premiere will be so far removed from the original trilogy that interest may be gone by the time of its premiere.  maybe that's what disney wants - enough time to find a new audience?

jimmy fallon premieres big

jimmy fallon relaunched his late night career last night, taking over the seat once occupied by conan o'brien as host of late night.  fallon seemed extremely nervous, which is understandable.  there hasn't been a new host in the post-news time slot since jimmy kimmel debuted in 2003.  plus, kimmel wasn't taking over an established show; he was building a new one.  fallon brought in big numbers, too.  the newcomer bested the show's monday night ratings for the past 3 years and beat out the competition in the form of jimmy kimmel and craig ferguson.  the only person fallon didn't beat was conan on his friday farewell.  fallon's first two guests were robert deniro and justin timberlake.  you can check out jt's interview above, in which he does a couple impersonations and pretty much steals the show from fallon.  the best part is his impersonation of john mayer.  it's dead on.  tonight, fallon has his old weekend update cohort tina fey on, which should provide plenty of laughs for his viewers.  

that's it for tonight.  hopefully tomorrow we'll have some clips of britney's first concert in her home state of louisiana to show. 

day 105

the jobros underwhelm

what was expected to be one of the biggest opening weekends at a the box office ever was a big flop.  the brothers jonas' 3d concert flick came in at number 2 at the weekend box office, behind week-old madea goes to jail.  but how did this happen? everyone was expecting the disney backed movie to come in at a minimum of $30 million, but didn't even crack $15 million.  the film brought in only $12.7 million, which was behind even secondary estimates that the brothers would bring in $17 million.  when i say everyone was expecting the film to be huge, i mean everyone.  major studios held off releasing any new movies this past weekend, knowing that the jonas movie was headed for box office gold.  little did they know that tyler perry's madea would be able to crush tween cash.  the jonas brothers could even be in 3rd place.  official numbers haven't been calculated yet for the weekend's box office and, if they fall short of the $12.7 expectations, slumdog millionaire could bump them into third.  the questions still exists, though: why did it underperform?  a lot of the blame is being placed on hannah montana's shoulders.  miley cyrus' 3d concert experience from last february gave industry estimators the platform to base the jonas movie's numbers. the miley/hannah concert movie brought in $31.1 million its opening weekend in about half as many theaters as the jonas movie.  the thing is, however, that miley's movie came out pre-recession; the jonai's, on the other hand, came out right in the middle.  there's also the idea that the jonas brothers just aren't as popular on screen as their music is; last summer's disney channel original movie, camp rock, starring the trio underperformed expectations on cable and disney has pushed

 back the release date for the brothers' new tv show.  how will disney remedy the conundrum that is the brothers jonas?  that remains to be seen. 

casting couch

some big stars are taking on some interesting new projects. keira knightly is set to headline the sci-fi flick never let me go.  theme-wise, the film seems very similar to 2005's the island, which starred ewan mcgregor and scarlett johannson, with clones made for organ harvesting being at the center of the plot.  knightly will play 1 of 3 clones who grew up in a secluded boarding school who have to find a way out of being used.  this will be knightly's first foray into the world of science fiction and her robotic acting style will be put to use perfectly in the part.  jason bateman is keeping himself busy, adding another project to his in-development comedies the baster and the arrested development movie.  the tv and big-screen funnyman will reteam with his juno director, jason reitman, to star alongside george clooney in up in the air, a workplace comedy all about getting even.  as for tv news, the cw now has some stars for its in development projects.  katie cassidy has been cast as ella flynn in the melrose place reboot while the twilight inspired vampire diaries will be headlined by steven r mcqueen.  both actors are famous due to family ties - katie's dad is david of the patridge family and steven is the grandson of the hollywood icon steve mcqueen.

day 104

nothin'
i'm off today, but i'll be back tomorrow to keep you updated on hollywood's latest headlines.