What's up with the latest Maxim issue declaring Sex and the City star, Sarah Jessica Parker, as the "Unsexiest Woman Alive?" Well, Maxim conducted a poll for the newest edition of their popular men's magazine asking readers to vote on who they believe deserves the title as "Unsexiest." At the top of the list was Sarah Jessica Parker, the short and skinny television star who has always been berated for being less -than-acceptably good-looking, although her Carrie Bradshaw character is anything, but, being known for her extravagant taste, in both fashion and men. Now, I really don't understand why everyone is so turned off by Parker.
I think she has a very different beauty than other actresses. She's natural, sweet, independent and classic. She may not have outstanding features, but it's her personality and her talent that places her above so many other actresses. Almost all of my friends agree with the Maxim declaration, but I really don't. I recall an episode of Family Guy where Peter referred to Parker's face as looking like a "foot." If anyone is unsexy, I would say Paris Hilton. The woman parades around with her inherited wealth partying, drinking and driving, pretty much thriving off of being a bitch and yet people still awe at her. She has no talent and, in all actuality, only has her dad's money and a media-perfect body to keep her in our interests. I will never consider Sarah Jessica Parker as an unsexy woman. As for her response to the whole "unsexy" title well, check out the video:
The rest of the "Unsexy List" doesn't seem to surprise anybody, as well, but is it even right to have this list? What do you guys think??
What's up with Britney Spears making a guest appearance on the popular CBS show, "How I met your Mother?" Well, the pop singer is confirmed to appear on the show starting March 24 as a receptionist in a dermatology office. Her character, Abby, is a sweet-natured (I wonder if Britney can pull that off without chewing gum) girl with a larger-than-life crush on a guy named Ted, who just doesn't seem to want anything to do with her.
Personally, I think it is wonderful that Spears is getting her life back on track. Ever since her parents, namely her father, have taken over her assets and gotten rid of that terrible, blood-sucking, and money-sucking, manager of hers, her life has progressed better than we have seen in the past 4 years. Of course, with every Britney Spears performance comes a level of controversy. The upcoming guest appearance of Spears on the show has causedCluelessand Batman and Robin star, Alicia Silverstone, to drop out of her own appearance on the show. !E news quoted an anonymous star as saying,
“She [Silverstone] knows that everyone would be going out of their way to look after Britney, and it would be so chaotic nobody would look after her."
While I suppose I can understand why Silverstone would refuse to share air time with Spears as she attempts, once again, to bounce back into good favors, I don't think it is in Silverstone's best interest to be picky on the gigs that she keeps, considering we haven't seen much of her since, what, a guest stint on Beauty Shop? I mean, technically, both Spears and Silverstone are attempting the same thing here, only Silverstone's career hasn't been interrupted yet by crazy marriages and haircuts. But, at least Spears has stayed in the limelight in some aspect. I suppose that is why it wasn't that difficult for the producers of "How I Met Your Mother" to replace Silverstone with Scrubs star Sarah Chalke.
A few clips on Spears' performance on "How I Met Your Mother" have been circulating the Internet, with mainly positive feedback. Personally, I think her comedic performance is well-done, considering. Check it out for yourself and let me know what your opinion is.
What's up with the 2-year divorce settlement battle between Paul McCartney and Heather Mills? Well, for starters, it is finally over. Mills has reportedly received a whooping $48.7 million in the final decision handed down by High Court Justice Hugh Bennett in a London courtroom. As a part of the deal, Mills will receive $28 million for herself and $5 million to purchase a home. She told reporters that "It was an incredible result to secure mine and my daughter's future." What I am wondering is why she needs more than $1 million to "secure" a future? What kind of future does she have in mind for her and their daughter? Mills already receives a hefty paycheck from all the publicity stunts she does, not to mention her past life as a model. The woman is even an activist, notably giving away her entire Dancing With The Starspaycheck to Viva! a well-known animal rights group.
So what does she need almost $50 million for? People out there are living with only $20,000 a year, with at least 3 kids, and they are surviving and even sending thos kids off to college. The ex-Beatle even offered Mills a settlement of $31.6 million, including property, which she turned down flat. My guess is that the lawyers were the real ones at battle here. Mills's lawyer knew she could get more money out of McCartney, who is worth a rough amount of $1.6 billion. The couple were only married for 4 years, and unfortunately for McCartney, without a pre-nup. She was publicly denounced as the number one gold-digger out there. She denied those claims, but it doesn't seem to be saying much for her when she fights for this much money in a divorce settlement. I suppose they can call each other even, considering Mills has already given up part of her left-leg. Now, it's McCartney's turn.
What's up with a new reality show featuring Paris Hilton? Well, MTV is filling in one of its spots for a somewhat serious search for a new best friend for the hotel heiress Paris Hilton. The show, tentatively titled Paris Hilton's My New BFF is already scheduled for ten episodes in which Hilton will shovel through 20 girls, and guys, in what many are hoping to be a vicious and aggressive contest. In a somewhat mockery type of Myspace hottie tycoon Tila Tequila's bi-sexual love search, Hilton is supposedly only searching for a platonic love match. But, the real question seems to be: why is it so hard for Paris Hilton to find her own best friend? Well, when there is money and fame involved, only the latter of which Hilton is somewhat responsible for, I am sure any celebrity could care less on the topic to be issued. http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/08/12/hilton12807_narrowweb__300x438,0.jpg
What I don't understand, however, is how they can actually think that 20 young, fame hungry, men and women would simply go on a show to play wingman and sidekick to one of the biggest, forgive me, but I only quote the mass media, bitches, in Hollywood? I bet you anything that whoever "wins" this show will either have his or her own "special" or will get dropped by Hilton the second the cameras turn off. I mean, seriously, who wants to be friends with a tall, skinny, blond worth millions of dollars anyways?
What's up with Robert Downey Jr. parading around with a face about 100 times darker than usual?And no we are not talking "fake" tan, unless of course he set the timer to burnt toast. Well, Ben Stiller wrote a movie; his first in seven years, that is, and comedic parody, it would seem, is the focal point. The movie is entitled "Tropic Thunder" and Downey will be playing the part of Kirk Lazarus, a snooty, and rather dense, Academy Award winner who receives the role of a lifetime. Unfortunately, at first, it is discovered that the part was written for an black actor. Instead of turning down the role, because let's face it: it wouldn't be the humor we are used to from Stiller's comedic mind if it didn't go in this direction, Lazarus (have you caught onto the irony in the name?) decides to play "God" and dye his skin for the role. Given the sensitivity of this subject, and the fact that this taboo topic has been tackled before, and for the most part, mutilated in the process, it is hard to decide whether or not Stiller is striking gold, or just striking out. On the one hand, Downey has the huge role of "Ironman" coming out soon, and I mean huge considering that Downey hasn't had a decent movie role in years, at least not since back when he was on drugs and nobody, well okay everybody, knew. Not to say that I'm not used to stellar stuff from Stiller (forgive me for the alliteration, I had too). In fact, I love Stiller movies, not counting the recent one that just had me shaking my head in confusion. (Let's just say the title wasn't the only heartbreak). It just makes me wonder if these comedic heroes of our time, i.e Stiller, Ferrell, Wilson, and others, are running out of their mojo. Case and point Will Ferrell's recent atom bomb "Semi-Pro." I mean, this one's preview couldn't get me excited. No, I didn't see the movie, but did I really need to? I still have hope that these faves of mine who have kept me laughing can continue, but they'll need to hang up the gloves someday right?
What's up with rapper Eminem writing a memoir? Well, apparently Slim Shady has crawled out of his parental hole just long enough to announce that he plans on releasing an autobiography that will detail specific aspects of his personal life unbeknown to the public. What I am wondering, is what else of his life is left for him to talk about? His songs pretty much speak for themselves, detailing his hatred for his (ex)wife, the fact that he loves his perfect angel of a daughter more than life itself, how his mother was the devil, oh and that it is isn't his fault when kids take his songs meaning the wrong way. Don't get me wrong, I love Eminem's music. I think he is a genius, in fact. But, for a man who has made his millions writing songs about the horrifically sad details of his rapperlicious life on the 8-mile side, to come out and say that he will be writing a book on these very same horrific facts bothers me.
Can't people just go out and buy his albums, at least that way it is narrated and they don't have to read anything. I think this whole writing a memoir fad before the age of forty really needs to stop. Celebrities already live day-by-day with the knowledge that the world is obsessed with knowing all of the facts and specifics of these celebrities lives. I say that unless you have something important to say, then give it a rest already. Sorry Marshal Mathers, it's not that I'm not interested. I just feel like I already know everything about you. If there is more to say, then that either frightens me or annoys me, though I don't know which is worse. Well, who am I kidding. I will probably end up reading it anyways.
What's up with Gary Busey's crazy antics at the 80th Annual Academy Awards? Apparently, Busey was almost to the point of being escorted off the red carpet for harassing American Idol and E! host Ryan Seacrest as he was attempting to interview actresses Jennifer Garner and Laura Linney. Things escalated when Busey then moved on to Garner herself, kissing her unexpectedly on the neck and making her uncomfortable to the point that Linney pulled out the "girlfriend escape card" and dragged Garner away. While I don't remember seeing this moment during the televised pre-show on the red carpet, it didn't take long for the video to circulate the Internet and raise questions on Busey's mental health, if not social health.
I feel kinda sorry for Busey, as he used to be an A-list celebrity, nominated for an Oscar at the high point in his career. Over the years, however, it seems Busey has earned a reputation as a "nut" of Hollywood ever since he suffered brain damage in a serious motorcycle accident, and most people couldn't name a movie he's been in within this decade. In fact, the only movie I can really remember him from is Rookie of the Year where he played, ironically enough today, a famous baseball player whose best years were behind him. Although most of the attention in the movie was drawn away by boyishly cute Timothy Ian Nicholas, Busey's only important line of "Throw the heat" was good enough to render him a slot in our memories. Busey seemed to really want to be interviewed by Seacrest, well, it was more like he wanted for somebody to WANT to interview him.
But, back to the video. I can only assume that Linney was whispering to Garner something along the lines of "this guy is crazy we need to walk away as soon as possible." Linney probably didn't have time to say that Busey is THE Gary Busey and I felt particularly sorry for Garner who didn't seem to even know who Busey is, referring to him as "this man." She looked genuinely scared especially with the absence of hubby Ben Affleck. Even more interesting was the woman Busey was dragging around as his date for the evening. If Busey was attempting to get attention and getting nowhere, this woman was attempting something doubly impossible. She stuck her face into people's conversations, shaking hands with people who looked at her with blank stares. But, I suppose that made her a perfect date for Busey. I don't quite understand what Busey was doing at the Oscars to begin with. I always wondered how old celebrities got invites to the Academy Awards every year. I suppose once you have been nominated for an Oscar you have a permanent invitation to the shindig. Poor Busey. I suggest next time he watch the show from the comfort of his own, camera free, home. It would save him much embarrassment and won't revamp the phrase of 15-minutes-of-fame into 15-things-not-to-do-on-the-red-carpet. In case these things escape you here they are:
DO NOT harass reporters for attention or interviews
DO NOT forget to brush your hair
DO NOT bring a date more desperate for attention than you
DO NOT act like everybody knows who you are
DO NOT talk to people who don't seem to want to talk to you
DO NOT embarrass yourself in front of millions of people
