Zoolander 2 Is Happening

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Bachelorette x2

The producers of The Bachelor threw viewers a curve ball last night when they announced that next season's Bachelorette would be two women! Both Britt and Kaitlyn were chosen by ABC as the next Bachelorette. So what does that mean? Even ABC doesn't know. Here's their press release, as printed in Time:

"ABC's hit romantic reality series, "The Bachelorette," will kick off its 11th the surprises of this season's 'Bachelor' with the biggest one of all: there will be two Bachelorettes: the charming, charismatic beauty, Britt, who captivated Chris Soules and the rest of Bachelor Nation with a memorable hug on that first night at the Bachelor mansion, and Kaitlyn, the gorgeous, fun-loving, warm-herated, but irreverent firecracker who let down her guard only to have her heart crushed. Who will the men prefer? Eventually, only one woman will be left to hand out the final rose."

Already ABC is facing backlash from viewers who are turned off by the thought that The Bachelorette is changing from a show where men compete for a woman, to a show where women have to compete for the right to have men compete for them. Here's the thing, both the Bachelor and Bachelorette franchises have sucked lately. They really need some stunt casting to liven up the ratings. May I submit two suggestions:

1) Bethenny Frankel

She is used to being on reality TV, and whoever she ends up with will need to get used to it to, because that's how she makes a living. Where better to find a man comfortable in front of reality TV cameras than on a reality show?

2) Jennifer Lopez

She is in the spotlight, and needs a man that is comfortable in the spotlight too. Where better than a reality show to find one? She likes younger men; who wouldn't want to watch the hot cast of competitors that ABC would cast for her season?

Just a thought.

Lauren Conrad On Relationships

Former Laguna Beach and The Hills star Lauren Conrad, 29, recently sat down for an interview with Redbook, where she talked about relationships (Conrad got married last year to William Tell):

"[I was] never a person who was obsessed with the idea of marriage. William Tell was the first person I ever thought I could marry"

On the downside of marrying an attorney:

"I watch The Good Wife with him, and he's like, 'That's incorrect. You would actually do this...' It's a nightmare!"

On working with strong women:

"Over the past few years I've been able to work with several women who I really respected because they didn't take on that role of being a bitch. The were strong, but they were kind and they didn't need to shout to be heard. A lot of women feel like they need to be tough in order to be taken seriously. We have this idea that kindness is weakness, which I don't think is true."

Read the full interview at Redbook

Terri Seymour Is A Mom

TV Personality and ex-girlfriend of Simon Cowell Terri Seymour, 40, has welcomed a child with boyfriend and British model Clark Mallon, 24, reports People. Their daughter was born on Monday, March 9th. Her name has not yet been released.

Finally she's here! We are the happiest Mummy and Daddy in the world. Words can't express how happy we feel ❤️❤️ #TrueLove. Now back to staring at my baby! 😘
A photo posted by Terri Seymour (@officialterriseymour) on Mar 10, 2015 at 5:59pm PDT

Celebrity Real Estate - LeBron James Edition

LeBron James listed his Miami, Florida home for sale for $17 million, but after six months on the market, the mansion is still not moving. Featured in the 12,000 square foot home are six bedrooms, eight and a half bathrooms, custom theater, sommelier's wine cellar, and a dock for two 60' yachts. See pictures of the property at Page Six.

Nick Cannon Already Unhappy In Divorce From Mariah Carey

Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey recently sold their home in Bel Air for $9 million. The problem? Nick Cannon claims that he had no knowledge of the sale. TMZ reports that Carey and Cannon's business manager, Michael Kane, was in charge of the sale of the house, but that Kane was taking direction solely from Carey's people. Cannon is now suing, and demanding that the proceeds of the house be frozen until it is determined how the money is split. As for Kane, he calls the lawsuit frivolous, and calls Cannon desperate.

TV Show Roundup

Renewals:

The Fall has been renewed for Season 3, and Us Weekly reports that both Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan will be returning.

Naomi Campbell and Cara Delevingne Duke It Out Over Rihanna

Page Six reports that Naomi Campbell and Cara Delevingne got into a physical altercation at Paris Fashion Week over who else? Rihanna. They were at a party for Dasha Zhukova's Garage Magazine at the Paris club Castel on Sunday night, when Campbell began screaming at Delevingne, and accusing her of disrespecting Rihanna (Delevingne wasn't; she and Rihanna don't have a problem with one another). That escalated into pushing and shoving, and then Delevingne started trying to snatch Campbell's weave! Campbell eventually calmed down, continued partying at another venue, and true to form, denied that anything had ever happened.

So, this happened at the Valentino show at Paris Fashion Week:

“What say we settle this on the runway... Han-Solo?” Hats off to @maisonvalentino who just owned #PFW with a stellar runway strut from the magnificent Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson #BlueSteel #Zoolander #Stilllaughing Regram @MiraDuma
A video posted by @netaporter on Mar 10, 2015 at 8:57am PDT

Derek Zoolander and Hansel strut down the runway wearing cutting-edge fashion that asks the eternal question, “Où est la bibliothèque?” #Zoolander2 @benstiller
A video posted by Valentino (@maisonvalentino) on Mar 10, 2015 at 7:19am PDT

Backstage with #DerekZoolander, Hansel and Anna Wintour #Zoolander2 #linkinbio watch the show. #pfw
A photo posted by Valentino (@maisonvalentino) on Mar 10, 2015 at 7:28am PDT

Pharrell and Robin Thicke Lose Blurred Lines Lawsuit

The family of Marvin Gaye sued Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for copyright infringement over the song Blurred Lines. The family argued that Blurred Lines copied Gaye's song Got To Give It Up. Variety reports that a jury in Los Angeles ruled yesterday afternoon that Blurred Lines is in fact copyright infringement, and ordered Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to pay the family of Marvin Gaye $7.3 million. Here are the two songs so you can compare:

Didn't we all learn this lesson back when Vanilla Ice was sued for ripping off Under Pressure? Here's his stupid explanation of how his version was "original." He ended up settling out of court and paying an undisclosed sum to Queen and David Bowie.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Free Skate

A post to discuss your nightly TV shows.

How long we gotta stay on Hold Hotch?! Don't they know who we are?!! "Captain Never Smile" and "Chocolate Thunder" here to save the day!!!! 😜😜😜 CRIMINAL MINDS SHOP.SHEMARMOORE.COM
A photo posted by Shemar Moore (@shemarfmoore) on Mar 9, 2015 at 2:49pm PDT

Instagram Pic of the Day

Boy, these youngsters have 0.0 idea what they're missing. #Fullhousehouse. #TURNAROUND.
A photo posted by John Stamos (@johnstamos) on Mar 6, 2015 at 4:23pm PST

Tweet of the Day

Break the Internet with clothes on😎. #majorlooks pic.twitter.com/5BgzbsKC4N
— Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan) March 7, 2015

John Oliver On Daylight Saving Time

Reader's Choice

What's going on in your world today?

Lainey Gossip Blind Item - Skeeve In Real Life Too

Theirs is known as one of the most solid show business marriages. Both of them are talented. Both of them work steadily. Both are well-respected. Both can be rather high-brow though they’ve tried at blockbusters and secretly aspire to big movie status without the big movie star lifestyle though, seeing as they do try to live under the radar. Which works for him because he steps out on her all the time. Sometimes it’s with civilians. One time it was with a young actress with mesmerising eyes and the hair of an angel. It was dirty and undercover, just like their subject matter.

So when you see him in movies, and he always plays the skeevy older creep? It’s not exactly a stretch.

Source: Lainey Gossip

Deep Thoughts

What is your motto in life?

Ariana Grande Falls On Stage

Blind Gossip Blind Item - Underage Girls At The Concert

Here is a story that is being shopped around: A few nights ago, this Singer and his band held a concert. There were a couple of underage girls at the Meet & Greet. The Singer and His Wife (who is a model and a celebrity in her own right) tried to get the girls drunk. The parents of the girls found out, went ballistic, and are now suing the band for preying on innocent underage girls and serving alcohol to minors for nefarious purposes.

Sounds salacious, right? Except… it’s not even close to the truth!

The truth in this case is that there was a concert, but there was no alcohol being served to minors at the Meet & Greet. In fact, the two girls in this story were not even part of the Meet & Greet. The girls and their Mom were privately invited to hang out in the dressing room area with the band and the crew (you’ll understand why in a minute). Everyone was eating and drinking, and The Singer’s Wife walked around offering up shots of tequila. When she got to the girls and their Mom, they begged Mom for permission to do just one shot… but Mom said “No.” When told that the girls weren’t 21 yet, The Singer’s Wife immediately apologized and said that she didn’t realize that they were too young to drink.

So, how do we know that The Singer and His Wife are not “being sued by angry parents for trying to get random underage girls drunk at a Meet & Greet”? Because the person shopping the story around doesn’t realize that the girls’ Mom was actually there…. and that the girls’ Dad is the band’s attorney! Whoops.

It’s interesting, though, that they are shopping around a version that tries to make The Singer and His Wife look as bad as possible. Some unreliable media outlet will probably run it. At least you’ll know the truth.

The Singer:

His Wife:

Source: Blind Gossip

PS: I'll give you three guesses who the "unreliable media outlet" is. Check out #83 ;)

Lena Dunham Won't Marry Boyfriend Jack Antonoff Until Everyone Can Get Married

Lena Dunham recently sat down for an interview with Ellen, where she talked about the issue of marriage. People quotes Dunham as follows:

"Well, it's something that...the idea of having a celebration that can't be fully shared among all the people in my life and all the people that we love just doesn't really feel like a celebration at all. So, until that's something that everyone can join into with no sense of being left out on any level, politically, emotionally, it's just not something that we're gonna do."

John Mayer Talks Taylor Swift

Page Six Blind Item - Bad Reviews

Which movie has got such bad reviews that, at a recent premiere, publicists would only allow the talent to talk to bloggers rather than traditional media outlets?

Source: Page Six

12-Year-Old Ryan Gosling Has Some Sick Dance Moves

...or watch the videos at USA Today

Celebrity Real Estate Gone Wrong

Jackson Rathbone, who played Jasper in the Twilight movies, recently bought a house in The Valley for $1.2 million. He bought the house in part because it contained a recording studio. TMZ reports that before Rathbone took possession of the property, the owners gutted the recording studio, removing all of the equipment and fixtures. Rathbone is now suing the sellers for more that $50K in order to replace the recording studio that he bought as part of the house.

Page Six Blind Item - Happy Endings

Which executives at a recent festival were surprised to be driven around town by a female driver who moonlights as a "masseuse," and ended each ride by saying, "Are you sure there isn't anything else I can do for you?"

Source: Page Six

HBO Starts Streaming Service With Apple, Plus New GOT Trailer

The New York Times reports that HBO will finally be launching their stand-alone streaming service, "HBO Now," in early April. The service will cost $14.99/mo and will be available exclusively on Apple devices (if you don't already have one, Apple TV's are currently going for $69). The service will launch in time for the latest season of Game of Thrones; the show released a new trailer for the next season yesterday. Watch it below, or at Buzzfeed:

Empire Actor Jussie Smollett Comes Out Publicly

Page Six Blind Item - The Diplomat

Which foreign diplomat appointed by President Obama is enjoying his or her posting abroad a bit too much? The parties thrown at the diplomat's residence are becoming so wild, word is starting to filter back to DC. Let's hope the parties are not being thrown on the US taxpayers' dime...

Source: Page Six

Simpsons Co-Creator Sam Simon Has Died

We lost one of the good ones yesterday. Sam Simon, 9-time Emmy Winner and one of the men behind the creation of The Simpsons, passed away from colon cancer at the age of 59. Simon was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer in February of 2013, and was initially given three to six months to live. He spent the last years of his life creating an amazingly charitable legacy. Many tributes to Simon poured in yesterday. Among them:

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk:

"I think Sam died with a smile on his face, knowing that elephants were on their way out of the circus, something that, together with the closure of SeaWorld, he dreamt of and talked about all the time. He said the last two years of his life, since his diagnosis, were his happiest, as he used them to help animals who had nothing, and it gave him great joy to see chimpanzees, elephants, and even a 'gay' bull find freedom from harm because he had worked with PETA to get them all out of hideous circumstances."

Mercy for Animals president Nathan Runkle:

"Sam was a heroic humanitarian whose selfless generosity and boundless courage inspired countless people around the world to be kinder to animals-and each other. His heart was as great as his sense of humor. He never missed an opportunity to speak up for those in need. Sam led by example and showed us all what bravery, kindness, and determination truly were. A more compassionate future draws ever more near because of his legacy of generosity."

Read more of the tributes here, read about his philanthropy here, and read his full obituary at The Hollywood Reporter.

Goodbye Sam. I will miss you.
A photo posted by Jennifer Tilly (@jtillathekilla2) on Mar 9, 2015 at 12:29pm PDT

Monday, March 9, 2015

A Very Special Message From Outtie

Dear Anarchists,
Anarchy, by definition, has no rules. It was my intention to keep it that way on this site, but due to the actions of one relentless commenter, we now have our one and only rule: if you tell another commenter to die or to kill themselves in the comments on this site, you are dead to this site. I have done my best to remove the comments from this one particular commenter whenever they pop up (the only time that I have ever done so) so that you don't have to read them here every day, but I still have to see each and every single one. No one deserves to be subjected to the level of hatred that this person puts out into the universe on a daily basis, and that includes me.
Because of the limitations in Blogger's platform, the comments are now hosted by Disqus. It's not the choice I would have made under any other circumstance, but it was the best available option to keep all of the features that we know and love (subscribing to comments, replying directly to other users, mobile-friendly), while enabling the banning of anyone who would tell someone to die on a public website.
In order to prevent this behavior, the default moderation is set so that the comments of verified Disqus profiles get through immediately, without moderation. If you don't wish to create a Disqus profile, you are allowed to comment as a guest, but all guest comments are automatically moderated. There will be a slight delay before your comment will pop up on the site, but it will make it up eventually. Again, I am not going to suddenly be moderating everyone's posts. People have different opinions, and are allowed to disagree and even fight. What they are not allowed to do is to tell other people to die.
I apologize for springing this on all of you so suddenly, but it had to be done for the good of this awesome community of commenters. Let's all make it a great week!
XOXO,
Outtie