Feb 19
'10
Has Jessica Simpson moved from Billy Corgan back to Dane Cook?

MTV TRL Presents Jessica Simpson & Dane Cook

This is what they call regression. Always trust Jessica Simpson to regress, to never learn from her mistakes. So, back in the day (circa 2007), Jessica had a rumored affair/relationship with her Employee of the Month costar (and I wrote that “Employee of the Mouth” at first, which is appropriate for both of them) Dane Cook. Whatever happened between the two them, it didn’t last for very long, but Dane never really said a bad word about Jessica, and she stayed pretty quiet about him too, so whatever. Although there was a rumor that she was planning a tell-all book last year, in which she would detail her relationship with Dane, John Mayer and Jude Law (seriously).

In any case, Jessica may be feeling a little down in the dumps because her ex John Mayer won’t shut up about her, or because she and Billy Corgan aren’t really dating. So Jessica needed an ego boost, and she may have gotten it from Dane Cook. Oh, girl. Get it together!

John Mayer’s “sexual napalm”—otherwise known as Jessica Simpson—hit the town in Los Angeles last night, and the seedy singer was the last thing on the blonde’s mind.

It seems Jess was more than happy to focus all her attention on her supposed former flame…Dane Cook!

Simpson watched her rumored ex-lover perform at the Laugh Factory Tuesday, and she was all smiles.

“She came in to see [Dane] with two girls and two guys,” says an eyewitness. “They snuck her into the back door right before the show began, and she sat at a table on the floor level.”

Our spy says Simpson, dressed in a Rolling Stones T-shirt with jeans and heels, looked very natural and relaxed as she laughed, dined on cheese pizza and drank Stella Artois beer.

Was the admiration mutual between Jess and Dane? It seems like Simpson has been the media’s mini Jennifer Aniston lately, always being portrayed as the lonesome older sis after splitting with Tony Romo.

Well, we hear Dane was happy to have old flame Jess there and even sent over a round of drinks to her table. He then invited her backstage after the show, natch.

“After the first round of drinks, the waitress went over and said, ‘This round is on Dane,’” dishes our source. “Jessica seemed so excited. Once the show ended, Simpson was taken upstairs to the VIP area where she and Dane flirted and had another round of beers.

“The staff left, but Jessica, Dane and her four friends stayed in the VIP section after hours.”

But not everyone had a great evening.

“Jessica didn’t tip the waitress at all!” adds our sassy insider. “Dane paid for the first round of drinks and then the Laugh Factory comped the rest of the check…But she’s still supposed to leave a tip, and she didn’t leave anything.”

Maybe she was so focused on Dane she simply forgot, right?

[From E! News]

Honestly, I’m constantly surprised that Jessica Simpson is able to manage and function in society so well, considering the staggering breadth of her stupidity. Of course she forgot to tip the waitress. What’s shocking is that she doesn’t walk around naked covered in butter, just because she “forgot”.

As for Dane and Jessica, Agend Bedhead summed it up nicely: “It’s all very repetitive and inane and a little bit sad, like a Dane Cook comedy routine. But on the plus side, this job will get a lot easier if we can just start recycling material from 2007.” If Jessica is regressing, perhaps she’ll go back to Mayer after this?

MTV TRL Presents Jessica Simpson & Dane Cook

MTV TRL Presents Jessica Simpson & Dane Cook

Premiere of Lionsgate's "Employee of the Month" - Afterparty

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Written by Kaiser         36 Comments »
Aug 12
'09
Jessica Simpson plans tell-all on Tony Romo, Dane Cook & Jude Law?

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As many know, Jezebel gets the advanced copies of the weekly tabloids and disseminates them for their readers. They don’t get as in-depth as we do, but they often break stories from the print issues during their weekly “Midweek Madness” tabloid-a-thon. Since the tabloids seem to be in a snit about their online content lately, this story comes from the print issues of Us Weekly and Star, via Jezebel. First, Us Weekly is running a seemingly harmless story about how Jessica Simpson is “turning to alcohol to deal with her breakup” with Tony Romo. Their source? Jessica’s drunken haze at her hairdresser Ken Paves’ birthday party. Over the weekend, Page Six claimed Jessica’s extreme diet was what made her so drunky-drunk, but I guess we’re to believe that she’s just a big lush now that she’s had 200 pounds of Romo douche removed. Puh-lease. It’s not like she’s Brad Pitt!

Us Weekly also has something about John Mayer – apparently, Jessica let him take pictures of her naked, and now Mayer shows those pictures to his friends. I have no idea if these are recent phone pics, or if they’re old. But I do know that Mayer is f-cking disgusting. Anyhoodle, the real Simpson dirt is coming from Star Magazine! They’re claiming Jess is planning a “multi-million dollar tell-all” about her relationships with Tony Romo, John Mayer, Dane Cook and… Jude Law! Oh. My. God. Jessica could have been Jude’s random baby-mama!

Jessica Simpson is planning to write a multi-million dollar tell-all, which will spill details about her ex-boyfriends and her “love luggage” — her weight.

Tony Romo liked her to dress up as a cheerleader, but with garter belts, stockings and high heels. And he’d bring food into the bedroom.

John Mayer would talk baby talk in bed and was always begging her to experiment — he wanted her to go to sex parties “just to look.”

Jess might reveal how she fell for Dane Cook while filming Employee Of The Month “when he made her laugh so hard he made her pee her pants on the set.”

And! A source says: “She’ll probably write about one wild night she had with Jude Law in New York, and how close she came to being his baby mama.”

[From Star Magazine via Jezebel]

What’s shocking to me is that in a story that involved Jessica Simpson, John Mayer and Dane Cook, the word “pee” only made it into the Cook section. As for the Jude Law revelation – do you believe it? It might make sense. We know he’ll put his d-ck in anything. And we know Jessica has horrible taste in men. Sounds like they could have worked it out, at least for a night. Although I tend to think Jude prefers petite, boyish women, I can see him getting hot for Jessica “Look at those D-Cups” Simpson for a moment. On a related note, aren’t there a few guys missing from Jessica’s tell-all? She also hooked up with that Maroon 5 douche, Adam Whats-his-guts… Levine. Or was that an urban legend? And didn’t she also nail Johnny Knoxville at some point? I want to hear about them too!



Here’s Jess and a few of her recent exes.

Posted in Books, Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, John Mayer, Jude Law, Sex, Tony Romo

Written by Kaiser         38 Comments »
Aug 11
'09
Dane Cook’s joke about Vanessa Hudgens nude pics gets cut from broadcast

Vanessa Hudgens got some more (possibly desired) attention at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday night. Dane Cook, feeling it absolutely essential to live up to his reputation as the worst “comedian” of all time, made the world’s lamest, most elementary doi-inducing joke. It was pathetic and meant to poke fun at Hudgens’ second and most recent rash of nekkid photos. Fox cut it out of the broadcast, and now everyone is all atwitter about it.

Those who watched the Teen Choice Awards Monday night still missed one of the show’s most talked about moments.

Dane Cook’s on-stage joke about Vanessa Hudgens’s nude photos was cut from the televised broadcast.

On Sunday, when stars gathered to tape the pre-recorded awards ceremony that aired one day later, the comedian called out the former High School Musical star’s name.

“Girl, you gots to keep your clothes! Phones are for phone calls, girl,” he said, referencing her most recent topless pictures to be leaked online. (Photos of her posing nude in lingerie also surfaced in late 2007, forcing Hudgens to apologize and say she was “embarrassed over the situation.”)

The camera — which panned on her smiling face when he first mentioned the 20-year-old star — zoomed in on her less-than-pleased reaction.

Fox, the network that aired the Teen Choice Awards, cut the clip from Monday’s show.

After the show on Sunday, Cook told Access Hollywood that the joke was a late addition to his bit.

“That’s the best part about being a comic when you go, ‘Maybe I can say the thing that everybody is kind of feeling and nobody [is saying].’ The elephant in the room moment. So, I’ll take it, I’ll take the hit. It’s okay.”

[From Us Magazine]

Wait where was the joke? I read US’s article twice and I can’t find it. Ooooh. There. There it is. That is some gentle comedy. While it was (theoretically) embarrassing to Hudgens, I swear to God the real reason Fox took it out was that it was way more embarrassing to Cook, and highlighted his loser status. I’m pretty sure he’s a self-anointed comedian. I don’t know anyone who’s ever called him that without using “air quotes.” I once heard someone laugh at him, but then she explained it’s because he said it in that “this is funny” tone, and it was her knee-jerk reaction. She was obviously mortified and apologized profusely for the offense.

It seems likely Vanessa released those photos herself, seeing as how her star got so much brighter after the first round of boobie-baring shots, and she’s got a movie being released next week. But that doesn’t mean she actually wants to be embarrassed in front of a couple million people. Really though, I think the thing to be most ashamed of here is being associated with Dane Cook in anyway. Boobies can be fun. Dane Cook cannot.

Here’s Vanessa at the Teen Choice Awards. Images thanks to WENN.com .

Posted in Awards Shows, Dane Cook, Vanessa Anne Hudgens

Written by JayBird         34 Comments »
Dec 31
'08
Dane Cook’s brother arrested for stealing millions from him

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It must be hard to be rich and famous sometimes- you never really know who you can trust. In Dane Cook’s case, it appears that the comic can’t even trust his own brother. Cook has employed his brother as his financial and business manager since his career started taking off in the late 90s. But it looks like his brother decided to pay himself with some of Dane’s millions without keeping him in the loop – and now the cops are involved.

Talk about keeping it in the family — sources tell TMZ Dane Cook’s brother (who was also his business manager) has been arrested for allegedly stealing millions from the comedian.

Darryl McCauley — who was in charge of Cook’s financial affairs since the 90s — was arrested today by the Massachusetts State Police and charged with three counts of larceny and forgery.

Authorities say in one case, Dane’s bro forged a $3 million check and deposited it in his account.

McCauley will be arraigned tomorrow in Woburn District Court.

[From TMZ]

If only this were the first instance of something like this- but it isn’t. Lots of celebs end up being fleeced by family or close friends. For Dane, it probably couldn’t come at a worse time. His last movie, “My Best Friend’s Girl,” was a total flop, and his once record-breaking career as a stand-up comedian seems to have faded. Now, he’s more often the butt of other comedian’s jokes than the joke man. There’s no word on who turned Daryl into the authorities or how Cook discovered the missing $3 million. But I’m sure this is going to make the next family get-together more than a little awkward.

Dane Cook is shown on 10/16/08 at the Fallout 3 video game launch party. Credit: WENN

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Written by MSat         12 Comments »
Sep 22
'08
Dane Cook claims he can’t be evicted from apt as it will ruin his comic mojo

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Dane Cook sure has a funny version of reality. It seems like most celebs think the world operates in a way that is uniquely focused on them. To be fair, we all do this a bit, but celebrities often have this notion reinforced. Cook is no exception. He was evicted from his apartment by a judge because he failed to clean up after his constantly pooping dog. The other tenants didn’t appreciate it, so they took action. And not surprisingly, the court sided with Cook.

However the comedian is fighting back – and using humor as his defense. Probably because that’s the only one he’s got. He claims humorous spirits haunt his apartment – not in the literal way, but in the inspiring way. And he’ll lose his joke mojo if he moves.

After a judge ruled to evict Cook from his Hollywood apartment last month because nobody picked up after the comic’s crap-happy dog, Dane has decided to fight the decision with one of the most bizarre legal arguments we’ve ever heard –- that Belushi and Martin’s supernatural leftovers have a serious affect on his career.

Cook claims he only rented the apartment in the first place because his heroes, Belushi and Martin, used to live in the same complex back in the day, and according to the court docs filed in L.A. County Superior Court, he would suffer serious “mental and emotional” damage — and his career would crumble — if he was forced to leave. In the docs, Cook claims, “I know that the presence of those that have lived there before me affects me deeply and provides me with inspiration.”

Cook went on to say, “In the same way that writers can get writer’s block, comedians can really easily run out of ideas and ‘stories’; I am extremely frightened that this will happen to me if I am forced to move out of my apartment. I’ve seen it happen to other comics, that something interferes with their connection to their creative muse, and it’s destroyed careers.”

In the three pages of desperate begging and pleading for the judge to hear his appeal, Cook also adds that he will cut a $40,000 check to the owner of the apartment ASAP to cover all of the suffering that his dookie-droppin’ doggie has caused, if he is allowed to stay.

No word if Cook channeled Belushi to pen this appeal -– but it did smell suspiciously like a bottle of Jack Daniels.

[From TMZ]

I appreciate artistic temperaments and creative are fickle forces, and everyone has their own way of finding inspiration. But I swear to God this better be a joke, and just some lame last-ditch effort to stay in his pad. Honestly, I don’t think it is. Either Cook really believes this stuff or is pretending to believe it. Considering all the bullshit the judge didn’t buy from him before, I can’t imagine he’d go for anything now.

On the other hand, I can’t figure out why it’s so important he stay in this particular apartment, and why Cook would fight so hard instead of just move. I’m not going to say he’s a comedic genius or anything close to it, but maybe he does believe there’s something about that place. Maybe he just associates it with a productive time in his life and that subconsciously helps him out. Either way, I think a U-Haul is in order.

Dane Cook is shown performing on 12/1/07, thanks to PRPhotos.

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Posted in Dane Cook, Legal Issues

Written by JayBird         12 Comments »
Aug 13
'08
Dane Cook bitches about movie poster design for his film with Kate Hudson


Irresponsible dog owner Dane Cook can’t be bothered to pick up his dog’s poop after multiple, multiple warnings. He should be grateful he’s achieved his level of fame despite pretty accurate allegations of jacking other people’s jokes and not making them any funnier. True to form, Cook is complaining on his myspace about the movie poster for his upcoming film with Jason Biggs and Kate Hudson, My Best Friend’s Girl. He’s right, the poster looks slapped together by someone who just learned how to use the pen tool in Photoshop, but maybe he should talk to producers and not air his grievances online. Lesser mortals have been fired for blogging negatively about their jobs. I would guess he has producers’ blessings though and that someone slapped this thing together to give him something to “joke” about and get the film some advance buzz:

Before the downpour let me just say that my new movie, “My Best Friends Girl,” is the best / funniest film I’ve done yet. It’s got a terrific cast. Kate Hudson, Alec Baldwin, Jason Biggs, and myself really kicked the funny around. This movie showcases our talents accordingly as it expands on them. It’s a fun R-rated flick. An edgy comedy with a dash of romance.

That being said, let me address the fact that although I’m not a marketing major, I have a bit of a trusted reputation after 18 years self promoting. I’d like to inform you I had no say in this marketing campaign, but if I did, things would be different since it is obvious that this poster is boring / odd and has zero to do with the movie I performed in.

Here are a few things that truly blow about my upcoming movie poster to promote the release of the film opening on September 19th:

1. Graphics:
Whoever photoshopped our poster must have done so at taser point with
3 minutes to fulfill their hostage takers deranged obligations. They should have called Donnie Hoyle and had him give a tutorial using “You Suck at Photoshop” templates. This is so glossy it makes Entertainment Weekly look wooden.

2. My head:
The left side of my face seems to be melting off of my skull. I guess I am looking directly into the Ark of the Covenant? Are they going for the bells palsy thing here? My left side looks like Brittany Spears’ vagina.

3. The Stare.
My character apparently has fallen in love with a strand of Kate Hudsons hair. Kate’s mannequin is desperately in love with the inside of my right ear while Jason is half stunned, half corsage.

4. Lips:
It looks like I’m wearing Maybelline Water Shine Diamonds Liquid Lipstick. My characters name is now Winter Solstice and I’m a hooker with a heart of gold. Jason is my floral carrying pimp, while Kate is my first trick!

5. Fashion:
My character is sporting a very high collar I mean damn they should be snow capped at that altitude. It’s going for the vampire lurking in the castle basement vibe. An Olympic pole vaulter would have a tough go clearing that collar. I’m also able to turn my head comfortably 180 degrees, because I was raised in an abandoned barn by a family of owls.

6. Flesh:
It’s no secret that I’m more rugged facially due to a drunken visit by the teen acne fairy, but according to this poster I’ve got perfect porcelain flesh. I look like the f*@$in’ bathroom floor at Caesars Palace. One of Marie Osmond’s dolls would look at me and say “shit … that guys got flawless skin!”

7. Hair:
It’s actually a close up shot of Tom Sellecks Magnum P.I. mustache they photo-slapped on my noggin’.

8. The set:
Pick one. This entire film takes place:

A. on Gattaca
B. at the Fortress of Solitude
C. inside a crystal wind chime

9. The cast:
Alec Baldwin is so f#&$ing funny in this movie! Is he on the poster? I think so. He plays the wise talking plant Jason is clutching.

10. Final thoughts:
I set out to make a movie like the contemporary men and women, that you and I respect, are making. My generation of comedians, actors, directors and producers that I wish to collaborate with as I build a solid body of work.

Granted, one poster stinking up the joint isn’t the end of the world. Yet it sends the wrong message about our movie and I just wanted you to know, that I feel the pain. I really love the film and I know from past missteps marketing wise that the wrong poster sends the wrong audience into the theater.

Thanks again for all of your support. If you have not seen the red band trailer (which is excellent and represents the flick accordingly) watch it below! Just click of the mute button and your rolling!

PS – “Its funny what love can make you do.” I just threw up all over this awful poster.
Wow, wait … it looks better.

Hey … I love my new movie. Jeez … it IS funny what love can make you do.

[From Dane Cook's myspace via WeSmirch]

Maybe he’s trying in his own back asswards way to promote the film. Cook knows complaining will generate controversy and coverage, and he tries to temper his bitching with plenty of compliments for the movie. It’s possible this whole thing is a publicity stunt and they deliberately put out this bad poster to give fodder to Cook. Maybe it was his idea in the first place. What makes the poster suspicious is that Cook’s face has been obviously altered while both Hudson and Biggs look relatively normal.

Here’s the trailer. It looks completely predictable and annoying – except for Alec Baldwin. That man is teh sex. You can mock me all you want, I’m not changing my mind.

Posted in Alec Baldwin, Dane Cook, Jason Biggs, Kate Hudson, Movies

Written by Celebitchy         24 Comments »
Jul 9
'08
Dane Cook’s eviction trial over dog poop is underway


Comedian Dane Cook’s landlord is trying to evict him for basically never cleaning up his miniature pinscher’s poop from the common areas of his West Hollywood apartment complex. Both Cook and his girlfriend have been warned multiple times and put on notice by their neighbors and the landlord, who was forced to start eviction proceedings when they continually refused to pick up their dog’s nasty presents. There are even “no dog poop” signs right on the yard where Cook was letting his dog defecate without apparently picking up a single pile. The case has now gone to trial, where it will be decided by jury.

Cook’s lawyer questioned potential jurors ahead of the trial, trying to weed out people who have the crazy idea that it’s grosser to step in dog poop than some minty gum:

Cook’s landlord has gone to court, trying to get the “comedian” evicted because his dog habitually craps in the public areas of the apartment building. Dane’s lawyer is asking prospective jurors a number of revealing questions, including:

- What’s worse. Stepping in gum or stepping in dog poop?
- If you live next to a park and saw dog poop, would you avoid that park?
- Would you confront someone about spitting out gum on the sidewalk or not picking up dog poop in a public place?
- Would you confront a neighbor about picking up after their dog?

From TMZ

There is no way the defense would pick me for that jury. My husband and I recently moved to Berlin and after a few months I’m still steamed nearly every day when I encounter piles of dog crap on the sidewalk. I was practically screaming when my son got out of the car yesterday and almost stepped in a pile. It is socially acceptable to let your dog crap on the sidewalk here and I have stepped in sh&t more in the few months I’ve lived here than my entire life leading up to this point. I now carry plastic lunch bags in my purses and pick up the crap when I go for a walk it’s near my house and my family is likely to step in it, but it’s hard to avoid it when you’re on a bike. (For the record this is a lovely city and I really like the people and all the great things to do here. I would highly recommend you visit. This is a major pet peeve of mine, though, and the main thing that distracts from an otherwise wonderful place for me.)

TMZ also reports that the jury is due to see a video of Cook’s squatting dog, aptly named “Beast,” which will prove beyond a doubt that he’s the owner who is irresponsibly leaving bacteria bombs all over the lawn. Cook should get his unfunny ass evicted, and he should be forced to pay a fine to the neighbors he’s inconvenienced during the time he’s lived there. Cook could potentially use this experience for material for his mostly plagiarized routine, but Louis CK (link leads to video) probably cleans up after his dog.

Posted in Dane Cook, Gross, Pets, Trials

Written by Celebitchy         25 Comments »
Apr 7
'08
Dane Cook makes his neighbors step in poo

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The main reason I’m covering this story is so I can complain about my hoity toity neighbors and their tiny dogs leaving crap on the grass next to the sidewalk for my husband and me to step in before we get into the car. I live in Berlin and people rarely clean up after their dogs here. It’s been about four months since I moved here and I’ve stepped in dog crap twice as compared to that same number of times in the years leading up to this point. It’s the best place I’ve lived in a lot of ways, but the random scheisse surprises really bring it down a few notches.

So if I thought Dane Cook was an unfunny plagiarist before, I now have a more personal reason to dislike him: he doesn’t clean up after his dog. In fact his neighbors put him on notice to do it, and he still left dog crap on the ground. So they got it on tape and are taking him to court.

Cook is at war with the owners of the West Hollywood apartment complex where he lives for not picking up after his dog, Beast. “Neither he nor his girl friend pick up after the dog,” said a source. “They’ve sent him three notices so far over the last year warning him he’ll be evicted, and they have video. The neighbors all hate him.” The landlord has now filed a complaint in court. “Dane vigorously denies the allegations in the complaint and is looking forward to complete vindication through the legal proceedings,” said his rep Ina Treciokas. Another source said “a number of witnesses” will come for ward to speak on Cook’s behalf if the case goes to trial.

[From the NY Post]

In Germany plastic bags cost like .20 a piece, so you can see people being cheap about carrying them around to clean up, but they’re free in America so you don’t even have that lame excuse. You’re also considered a social pariah in America if you don’t clean up after your dog, and many people do it out of obligation, but not Cook. He doesn’t seem to have moral compass required to actually care if he steals from some and majorly inconveniences others. Maybe it will matter to him once he gets kicked out of his apartment.

Dane Cook is shown at the “Fun Fearless Male of the Year” awards on 3/3/08, thanks to PRPhotos.

Posted in Dane Cook, Gross

Written by Celebitchy         9 Comments »
Apr 1
'08
Two Boston DJ’s name Dane Cook ‘Unfunniest Comedian’

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Here in the Boston area, the number-one afternoon radio show is WBCN’s Toucher and Rich show, which gained popularity after the NYC duo Opie and Anthony were thrown off the air. Over the last couple of weeks, Toucher and Rich have been hosting their own version of March Madness, pitting stand-up comedians against each other and urging listeners to call in to vote for the least funny comedian. Boston’s own Dane Cook is set to be named the winner today, after a record number of local listeners called in to vote.

THERE’s nothing amusing about Dane Cook, according to fellow comics and two Boston radio personalities who are about to name him “The Unfunniest Comic” this afternoon.

WBCN jock Fred Toucher, who co-hosts a talk show with Rich Shertenlieb weekday afternoons in Boston, says Cook is the overwhelming favorite in a tournament patterned after NCAA basketball’s March Madness, where he’s ahead of Jay Leno, Jeff Foxworthy, Carlos Mencia and Paula Poundstone.

“We were talking about how people laugh out loud at nonsense and Dane is a good example of that,” Toucher told Page Six. “We’d listen to him and at the end of four minutes he’d change subjects, and that was it. We couldn’t figure out when the joke was.

“And he’s actually hated. People don’t hate others they way they do him. At least Foxworthy panders to rednecks. Dane’s stories are so weak you wouldn’t want to hear them over lunch.”

Cook, 36, has been accused of stealing jokes by Louis CK, Demetri Martin, Joe Rogan and others. And the big-headed comic is also known for his huge ego and his diva-like demands.

The star of such movie stinkers as “Employee of the Month” and “Good Luck Chuck” allegedly was also once tossed out of Smith & Wollensky steak house because he was so difficult. “His assistant ordered for him. He got a steak and sent it back three times,” said one employee. “The chef was furious. Eventually we told him enough is enough.”

And one insider on the set of the TBS World Series commercials Cook filmed last year said he demanded blocks of tickets for postseason games in return for filming the commercials for free.

“He doesn’t recall ever being to Smith & Wollensky,” said Cook’s spokeswoman Ina Treciokas. “He did go to Houston’s when he was in town a few weeks ago and ordered chicken, which he did not send back. As for the [baseball] campaign, he did it for free. In return, they gave him two tickets to any baseball game over the next three years, and he’s been to five games so far.” Treciokas added: “He is a triple-platinum artist who’s sold 32,000 tickets on his last tour in Boston and 365,545 tickets in 25 cities over the course of the entire tour.”

[From Page Six]

I listened to a lot of the contest, and I must say, Dane Cook may not be the funniest stand up comedian, but I don’t know what he did to deserve so much vitriol. There was a time when Cook was the pride of Boston- selling out the Fleet Center (now the TDBanknorth Garden) in record time and starring in a top-rated HBO stand-up special. But all that changed when he started doing crappy movies and secretly dating Jessica Simpson. Still, I don’t think he deserved to be voted “Unfunniest.” Even the show’s DJ’s were stunned- they had their money on “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno.

Note by Celebitchy: A lot of comedians accuse Cook of stealing their material, and there’s evidence that he does. Red Ban links to an audio comparison of a set that Dane Cook did in 2003 with a 2001 CD put out by Louis CK. Dane did the same jokes in the same set as on Louis CK’s CD. I listened to the comparison and neither was particularly funny.

I wonder if Cook is going to respond to this unfunniest title on his myspace. Either Cook or one of his people got in an extended flame war through myspace last year with Best Week Ever blogger Alex Blagg after he wrote a negative article about him. Dane claims that his myspace was hacked and that it wasn’t him sending all the obnoxious messages.

Dane Cook is shown performing on 12/1/07, thanks to PRPhotos.

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Posted in Contests, Dane Cook

Written by MSat         91 Comments »
Jan 18
'07
Dane Cook is a troll (update: claims it was a hack)

It’s been widely rumored that comic Dane Cook steals his material from other comics and then has his people pay them off under the table to avoid lawsuits. Along with being unoriginal, his people sure take offense when bloggers dare write something bad about him.

Whoever runs Dane’s official myspace sent a baiting message to Best Week Ever writer Alex Blagg after Blagg wrote some crap about him. Then when Blagg got back to Dane’s myspace asking him why anyone cares about what he writes he received a long mistake-filled e-mail back. The diatribe is full of personal attacks and angry accusations and doesn’t make a lot of sense. Someone’s got issues:

you wish you were Dane Cook and that’s one of your problems. your an elitist dolt with nothing but a crappy unfunny bio. Or as we call you “alt”

if i am DC or not doesn’t really matter. i got into your head and thats all i wanted. once you start posting your jealous “remarks” .. and in forums it is not just your private opinion anymore. So not everyone that reads it thinks your an adorable heavy set treat with your witty quips. I demur that position you take sir.

my remark lets see — well — is you’re a nobody douche with low self esteem that wishes he could contribute anything to this world so how do you do it? Hmmm I guess your a critic of people? That is your new title AB the critic of people! How does that pay when you’re not working at the kinkos or is it home depot?

your parents must me so proud. Let’s call them together and tell them about your latest post!

I look forward to your reply. I wager you sit writing and re-writing for well over an hour. Heart pounding trying to think of the perfect phrase or wording to get back at me at someone you dont know at all but you are great at that right? How can you take down someone that gave you the opportunity to speak at all? Go ahead sweetness write back with your well oiled quips — call a friend maybe they will help write it. Or better yet do what you ALWAYS do and take out your lack of worth on Dane Cook and others that work hard, contribute and get their goals — the ones that CAN’T FIGHT YOU because they are too busy and have too much to do to even notice you.

You would never in a million blogs say anything to anyones face you scared kitty. i bet my eyes on it.

Man think about your mom and dad. F*&@ they must wish they had a son that was worth something more than a blogging hater. Don’t worry Alex you’re not the only one who is getting this treatment from me. See you’re not that special even in bs like this. I just love turning the hard light on some of you bitter pills.

THAT is your legacy. Think about those words Alex Blagg. THAT is what your name has earned.

This isn’t the first time this has happened. A commentor on Best Week Ever notes that “I wrote about him slightly negatively on my blog last year and he sent me an email within hours.”

Does anyone think this guy is funny? He only came up on my radar when he appeared in that terribly boring movie with Jessica Simpson and was rumored to be banging her briefly. Pajiba critic Dustin Rowles says of Cook:

Dane Cook is that dumbass who shows up to every (every) concert you’ve ever been to in your life and screams in between every single motherf&#@ing song break, “Freebird! Hey, Man. Play Freebird!”

Apparently, he or his minions also get into drunken fights with the guys trying to watch the concert who tell him to STFU. People who do that online are called trolls.

Dane’s publicist swears he didn’t write that message and says there are all sorts of fake myspace sites out there. The message came from his official myspace page, though, the one he links from his website.

Cook is said to let his sister and family members manage his myspace page and add friends for him, and it’s possible one of them wrote that message. The target of that unintelligible e-mail, Alex Blagg, tells Radar Online:

I can confirm with absolute certainty they came from the Official MySpace Page he’s so famous for, which means if Dane didn’t send them, all his millions of MySpace friends are actually interacting with some other douchebag who can’t take a joke.”

Update: Dane Cook blogged that his myspace was hacked and said that was how the e-mail was sent to Alex Blagg. Given how much better he writes and how different the tone is, I sort of believe it wasn’t him. He doesn’t help his cause by dissing bloggers and going on about how there are more important things in life like people fighting in Iraq. He dismisses all the controversy as noise because he doesn’t agree with bloggers’ opinions. Just like making shit jokes, writing about celebrities online is a job. We’re not making jokes on stage, but it’s entertainment and has a similar place in society. Isn’t he supposed to understand the Internet since he’s an early adopter? (And we also support our troops while hoping they come home as soon as possible. How is caring about the world and dissing people incompatible?)

If Cook is to be believed and he didn’t write it, then a likely scenario is that it was someone close to him with access to the site. He didn’t really endear himself to bloggers in his response, though.

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