Heath Ledger Makes
a Come Back!
According the UK’s Metro, Michelle Williams says she’s been visited by the ghost of Heath Ledger. “The first time, she was woken at night after hearing furniture move. In another ‘visitation’, she said he apologized to her for not being there to help raise their two-year-old daughter, Matilda. Williams claimed the hauntings helped her grieve.”
Making a Ratings Comeback?!
Recently, President Bush made an appearance on the hit NBC game show, “Deal or No Deal”. The purpose of his remote video appearance was to cheer on and provide encouragement to a military veteran. The President jokingly admitted that his approval ratings haven’t been that good recently (actually 28% is pretty dismal) and hoped that some of “Deal or No Deal”’s ratings will help him out. Despite NBC’s heavy promotion of the show featuring the President, he ended up bringing down the ratings of this usually top-rated show.
Obamacrombie Conspiracy Revealed!
For a few days last week it ranked right up there with “Who killed JFK” and flying saucers over Roswell, New Mexico. Conspiracy theorists questioned the placement of three Abercrombie & Fitch t-shirt-clad students behind a televised speech given by Barack Obama at the University of Indiana. Was this a new A & F advertising campaign? Were subliminal messages being sent to Obama supporters? Was this proof that Obama was accepting campaign donations from big business after all? Actually, it was none of the above — simply coincidence. The Obama campaign said there was no attempt to promote A & F clothing and A & F said they had nothing to do with it, but wished they had thought of it themselves. I knew immediately after seeing the photo that is was not planned because if it were an Abercrombie and Fitch-staged scene, the boys would have been shirtless with the A & F logos printed on their chests. Get real people.
Michael Phelps Plays
a Merman!
(And I don’t mean Ethel.) Olympic-championship swimmer Michael Phelps recently posed for famed photographer, Annie Leibovitz, for her new Disney Dream portrait series, “The Little Mermaid”. Phelps posed for the role of a Merman. I just can’t get enough of this guy. Also posing for this series was actress Julianne Moore.
Clay Aiken: People Don’t Care!
Clay Aiken appeared recently on “The Billy Bush Show” and told Bush that the only people that care about the love lives of celebrities are the press. Aiken said, “People don’t want to have that type of stuff pushed, people who are living in Omaha or in Charlotte or wherever. They don’t want stuff like that pushed in their face. I don’t think that’s necessary and that’s also not what I’m here for. I mean, I went on “Idol” to be a singer, I went on “Idol” to be an entertainer and that’s what my priority is...I think when you get into anything and you’re not used to people scrutinizing this, that or the other... it bothers you. After awhile you kind of just say, ‘Forget this ... This is not who I am, this is not about me, what I want to do is be a singer, want to be an entertainer, and forget all that stuff.’” Aiken, currently appearing in the Broadway show “Spamalot”, was the season 2 runner-up of “American Idol” and has been the butt of many of Cathy Griffin’s comedy routines.
Neil Patrick Harris is
a Switch-Hitter!
Neil Patrick Harris, star of CBS television’s “How I Met Your Mother”, went on Howard Stern’s Sirius radio show and talked about everything. Yes, everything. Apparently he’s known he liked boys since he was 13, is a switch-hitter (meaning he tops and bottoms) and doesn’t believe in open relationships. Harris told Howard that he knew he was definitely gay when he wasn’t into Ben Stiller’s wife Christine Taylor’s body. He was dating her when he was a teenager. “She’s like the coolest, nicest chick ever. She’s an absolute catch and I thought if I’m not going to feel the super sparks with her, then it probably means that I’m gay,” he said.
HBO’s Looking for a Big Schlong!
(Then again, aren’t we all?) HBO has been given the green light on a new regular series, “Hung”, for which they are now casting. According to Variety, “’Hung’ opens on a man who was once a high school sports legend, but is now plodding along in middle age as a struggling father and high school basketball coach. His luck begins to change, however, when he figures out a way to use his best asset.” I’m sure that with the show’s name being “Hung” his best asset does not mean he has a sparkling repartee. I wish I could help with casting. I’ll even bring the tape measure.
Giving a Whole New Meaning to “Googling”!
Designer Erik De Nijs came up with a new concept for jeans, the “Beauty and the Geek” Jeans. The jeans have built in computer controllers, including a built-in lap keyboard, speakers built into the knees, a pocket for holding the mouse, and do you want to guess where the joystick is? There is no truth to the rumors (which I started) that with the jeans you can purchase optional virtual monitor sunglasses and a hard drive you can insert you-know-where.
