Reports that Johnny Depp was offered $10 million to be the front man for Trojans Magnum condom range recently hit the gossip press. Oh yes, we all believe Johnny could fill the role. (Pun intended.)
The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, 44, would be expected to appear in a series of offbeat TV commercials for the company’s new Magnum range, according to the Star
Sadly despite U.K.’s Daily Star and Fox News stories on the marriage of dirty pirate hotness and big boy prophylactics, it is not true. It is a damn shame. The rumor stated that the slogan ad executives were toying with was “Stand up with Johnny for Safer Sex.” Kinda lame, but cheers for the safe sex angle.
Sources close to Johnny stated that he was considering the job, but his reps vehemently deny his involvement with bthe rand. Depp is known for his humanitarian efforts and finds the promotion of safe sex to be vital and a positive influence. Yet there seems to be a lack of fact checking on someone’s part.
“There is no truth to this,” says the spokeswoman, Robin Baum. “He has not been approached.”
Why don’t they just print Johnny’s face on the condoms? That should cause a demand for them that exceeds the cost of a potential lawsuit. Oh, come on! We all have the Jack Sparrow shivering-our-timbers fantasy.
There are many things that I would feel comfortable calling Heidi Montag. Idiot. Embarrassment. Nitwit. Someone with an unexplained ego. I really don’t think it’s necessary for the rest of the world – let alone the freaking New York Times – to compliment Heidi in any way. She’s already full of herself already and doesn’t need the encouragement to further bloat her ego. Or God forbid that of Spencer Pratt, who I’m sure will somehow manage to take credit for the New York Times calling Heidi Montag… wait for it… a “feminist hero.” I’ll just chill here while you clean the vomit up from your floor. Don’t feel embarrassed, same thing happened to me.
What’s Heidi Montag’s reaction to being hailed as a “feminist hero” in The New York Times’ review of The Hills?
“I was very honored to be called a feminist hero,” Heidi tells In Touch. “It’s a big deal to be even acknowledged, let alone complimented by The New York Times by such a profound, famous TV critic.” Her boyfriend, Spencer Pratt, was also a fan of Ginia Bellafante’s review — even though it praised Heidi for refusing to acquiesce to his demands. “Spencer was ecstatic,” says Heidi. “He’s proud of whatever I do.”
The 22-year-old aspiring singer and Heidiwood fashion designer says she considers herself a feminist (“I definitely do!” she exclaims), but was less forthcoming when asked who her own feminist heroes were. “Who are my feminist heroes?” she asked. “ Um… I’ll get back to you on that one!”
After consulting Spencer, who called a friend to look up some names on Wikipedia, Heidi reported that her feminist heroes were Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan. But then Spencer changed his mind and decided Heidi actually preferred bell hooks over Friedan. New York Times’ TV critic Ginia Bellafante’s comments on Heidi aren’t quite so flattering when read in their original context – though they’re certainly not an insult either. But Heidi might want to actually find a copy of the newspaper before she puffs her chest so far out. Oh wait, that’s just the implants. That she got for Spencer.
Defying our expectations, Heidi has emerged as a kind of feminist hero this season, climbing her way to a bigger position at the event-planning company where she orchestrates Nascar parties, and refusing to acquiesce to the demands of her fiancé, Spencer, that she get herself home on time. Her career-mindedness sets their relationship off course. Heidi identifies the problem with no name: a boyfriend who sits around an apartment decorated to look like an ’80s video arcade while trying to deny Heidi a real wedding with the glory of registering. Her groundswell of self-assertion begins when he insists on eloping, prompting Heidi to declare, “This isn’t, like, Spencer’s relationship and you decide what we do.”
Ooooohhh, deep. Gloria Steinem just pumped her fists in the air and burned a bra in Heidi Montag’s name. I don’t think Heidi’s standing up to Spencer about their wedding was about asserting her rights and not being manipulated by a douche bag, I think it was about the desire to throw a ridiculously large party and try to out-do her friends. But if someone wants to make that sound bigger and better than it is, so be it. I’m just worried this might inflate Heidi’s ego to the point that she releases another song. Or worse, a video.
Here’s Heidi and Spencer at Perez Hilton’s Quinceanera at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on March 22. Images thanks to PR Photos.
PETA has extended an olive branch to Britney Spears and offered the poptart a job. Considering how much Britney’s life seems to have stabilized as of late, a regular old job could be a great thing for the girl. Unfortunately the offer only stands for a one day gig, but the pay is pretty good: $1000 to the children’s charity of her choice. Though PETA has been criticized for the extremity of its anti-animal cruelty protests, I actually have to commend them for a pretty classy move. The letter they sent Spears is both honest and kind, and without bitterness for their past “disagreements.” They also complement her on the positive changes she’s made in her life, and politely ask that she reconsider some of her previous stances on animal welfare. A few excerpts from the letter:
After seeing your excellent performance on How I Met Your Mother, PETA would like to offer you a real job as a receptionist. It could be for as little as an hour, and you would see—from the inside—why we are so concerned about issues like fur and homeless dogs and cats. As a “thank you” for your willingness to learn and help, we would donate $1,000 to a children’s charity.
…You would also tell people about the misery that foxes, chinchillas, and other animals suffer on fur farms and explain how mother animals caught in traps are so desperate to return to their young that they will often chew off a limb to escape. You will tell callers about the number of animals killed to make one fur coat and how these animals—like us—would prefer to love and enjoy life rather than be strangled, poisoned, or electrocuted. And you will never be the same again.
We might have criticized you in the past for contributing to the dog overpopulation crisis and wearing real fur, but perhaps now that your own crisis has abated, a new day calls for a new relationship, a new outlook, and a new understanding.
While I doubt there’s any chance in hell Britney will be showing up to work at her local PETA office, I think the letter was pretty tasteful. Britney has made some shockingly large changes in her life in a relatively short period of time – though a lot of people attribute that to her father’s influence. Maybe PETA should have addressed the letter to Jaime Spears instead. Supposedly he’s trying to find Britney some type of television work, as he thinks having a steady 9-to-5 type job would be good for her and provide stability. If that fails, I’m pretty sure the PETA receptionists work a standard 40 hour week too. And it might not tax Britney’s acting skills quite so much.
Images from Britney’s guest role as a receptionist on “How I Met Your Mother” last week.
I heard this story last week, but People Magazine is reporting it now, so we may as well cover it: A gay blogger and playwright is slamming Jay Leno for careless remarks he made when Ryan Phillippe was on his show. Ryan played the first gay teenager on television in his first acting job. He played Billy Douglas in the opera soap opera “One Life to Live,” and said that it caused some controversy with the Baptist church in his small town in Delaware. (Phillippe later told Ellen Degeneres that he received letters from gay teens saying he saved them from suicide, but he didn’t realize the importance of his role at the time, because he was 17 and was just glad to have a job.)
Jay told Ryan to show the camera his “gayest look,” but he was talking about the way that soap operas make everything melodramatic for effect, and how the actors look at the camera with piercing eyes. I took it in that context and not as something he came up with as a stereotype of a gay man:
Apparently attempting to become playful during his interview with guest Ryan Phillippe (whose appearance was keyed to his new movie Stop-Loss), Leno, 57, said to the actor, “Can you give me, like – say that camera is your gay lover …”
Despite Phillippe’s instant discomfort, Leno went on to say, “Can you give me your ‘gayest look’? Say that camera is Billy Bob – Billy Bob has just ridden in shirtless from Wyoming.”
“Wow,” replied Phillippe, 33. “That is so something I don’t want to do. Are you just going to embarrass me tonight, or … ?”
“No,” said Leno. “I got more stuff. This is the least of it.”
Among those in the home audience who quickly took offense, reports USA Today, was Tony-winning Avenue Q librettist Jeff Whitty, 36.
On his personal blog, Whitty flashes Leno what he considers his “gayest look” – which involves a well-known gesture with his middle finger. Whitty also asks, “Would you ask a guest to make their ‘blackest face?’ Their ‘Jewiest face?’ ”
Following suit, others have posted their “gayest looks” for Leno – also involving the same gesture – at the newly created Web site, My Gayest Look.
I didn’t cover this when I first heard it, because I watched that whole interview carefully and even transcribed some of it, and the comments Leno made did not seem offensive or targeted at gay men to me. Jay was talking about the way that soap operas exaggerate things, from my perspective. Plus I didn’t want to stir up a controversy. Sure Jay Leno made some stupid remarks, but I felt that as a semi-straight woman I’m not the one to say whether it was offensive to gay people or not, and frankly I felt stupid for not recognizing it as potentially offensive in the first place.
Whitty has some valid points that Jay wouldn’t ask someone to make their blackest or Jewiest face, and Leno even seemed uncomfortable when Halle Berry said that a photo of her with her nose photoshopped to look big was her “Jewish cousin.” Producers recognized that Berry’s remark was offensive and removed it prior to the show being aired, but someone has to hit them over the head to see that Jay is doing a similar thing here.
The best thing to come out of this is the website My Gayest Look, which involves tons of people giving Jay the finger. Now that this has some media attention, expect an apology from Jay. Maybe this will make media personalities think twice before making offhand stupid comments about groups of people. Also - I think that Asians are routinely stereotyped and made fun of in the media and that it gets hardly any attention. It’s good that people speak out and let us know when someone is out of line and I feel enlightened in this case, but am kind of humbled that I didn’t see it myself.
Update: Leno has apologized for his comments, saying that he agrees that it was dumb and that is came out wrong. He should have said “most melodramatic look” or “best soap opera stare”
“In talking about Ryan’s first role, I realize that what I said came out wrong,” the host of NBC’s Tonight Show said in a statement to PEOPLE. “I certainly didn’t mean any malice. I agree it was a dumb thing to say, and I apologize.”
Rihanna says she and Chris Brown are best friends, “We are best friends, honestly, like brother and sister.” If you’d do any of the things in these pictures with your brother or sister, I’m calling the cops [Celebslam]
Publicity shots of Chloe Marshall, the first size 16 beauty queen to compete in Miss England [Dlisted]
Due to conflicts with the port of Oakland, the Wayans brothers won’t be able to to build a studio [Bossip]
As a political statement, Ryan Phillippe’s “Stop-Loss” is a failure, but is great in its emotional resonance [Pajiba] Tom Brady channels his inner David Beckham with a sweater/pashmina combo at LAX [Popsugar] Patrick Dempsey will be the new face of a men’s fragrance for Avon [In Case You Didn't Know]
Philanthrophy And Fashion: Padma Lakshmi Wears Them Well [Jezebel]
The Kardashian Sisters Teach Their Young Sister About Her Period. What model educators (Site NSFW) [Drunken Stepfather]
Drama! Sarah Jessica Parker has reportedly upset her ‘Sex and the City: The Movie’ co-stars after being offered the best dresses to wear to the film’s premiere [Hollywood Rag] Janice Dickinson upside down from behind. I don’t think we need to see anyone from that angle [Seriously? OMG! WTF?]
Fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has decided to make Amy Winehouse the new face of his fall 2008 season. Because impetigo is so hot right now [Yeeeah!] Jenna Jameson has a new feature film called “Zombie Strippers” that’s doomed to limited release. Wonder why? [Agent Bedhead]
More - and weirder - pictures of George Clooney’s girlfriend Sarah Larson, including a lovely ass biting shot [The Blemish] Dita Von Teese Says Making Stripping Look Easy Is Hard [I'm Not Obsessed]
Back in the day, Charlize Theron & Teri Hatcher fought it out in a fabulous scene from “Two Days in the Valley” [CityRag] Jennifer Aniston is starting her own production company because she has nothing else to do besides be jealous of Brangelina - according to Star [Mollygood] Katie Holmes gets a Tom Cruise haircut. Because Tom’s egomaniacal behavior was suffering lately [Crazy Days and Nights]
Pregnant Jamie Lynn showing off her ring [Celebrity Baby Scoop] Jennifer Love Hewitt can’t stop the whisperers. When she wore a bikini, she heard about her figure. And when she covered up, it’s baby rumors [WWTDD]
Mena Suvari Bikini Pictures From Miami. She may not have much in the boob department, but man does that girl have an ass [The Bastardly] Ellen Pompeo’s outfit makes us wonder if they’re remaking Saturday Night Fever [Websters is my Bitch]
And speaking of her, Ellen Pompeo’s looking relatively skeletal [Lainey Gossip] Kate Bosworth made an appearance at the “21″ premiere last week, looking extremely skinny - still [The Skinny] Lindsay Lohan has a strangely shaped ass [Derek Hail]
The American Apparel Ads Woody Allen Didn’t Want You To See [Best Week Ever]
Beauty Week review: Celebrity Freeze Face Automobile Lube. [The Circus Hour]
I have to admit, I get really sick of all the svelte actresses that say they eat whatever they want. Oh, and don’t exercise. And don’t have an eating disorder. Look, I’m envious of your genes, but no matter how great they are, they’ll only get you so far. I really doubt there are many women in their early forties that can eat a few different meats for dinner and still be a size two. I realize the reason celebrities probably say this is so they don’t get criticized for unhealthy choices. And to be realistic, it’s not fair to expect them to be rail thin and eat normally. It’s sort of an either or situation. While Sarah Jessica Parker has always struck me as a reasonably down-to-earth woman (Sex and the City costar drama aside), she’s jumped on the “I eat it all” bandwagon and even ticks off her last few meals to People magazine.
“I eat everything,” the actress, 43, told PEOPLE Monday night at a special screening of her new film, Smart People, co-hosted by Allure magazine’s Linda Wells and The Cinema Society. “I’m just an eater. If it’s free, I honestly eat everything.”
As if to prove a point, the Sex and the City star rattled off a list of all the food she’d consumed in the past 48 hours: “Last night I had steak and some lamb shank. And I had some roasted chicken and some cassoulet and some profiteroles and some ice cream and some cheesecake.”
And that’s not all. On Monday, “I had two different tarts from Once Upon a Tart [in SoHo] and toast and a banana and a cup of coffee and a bagel with cream cheese,” she said. Oh, yeah: “And a glass of fresh orange juice.”
Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus seems to have a more honest response when asked about what she eats to keep up a good figure. She says she’s relied on egg whites on the days of big events. It’s certainly not the smartest way to eat, but at least she’s honest about it.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus says actresses who claim to eat whatever they want are full of it. The “Seinfeld” star tells Harper’s Bazaar that she only ate scrambled egg whites on the day of the last Emmy awards because she wanted to look thin. “I don’t know why people thought that was so funny. I guess some people like to pretend they can eat like [bleep] and look great in their dress,” she said. Louis-Dreyfus also tried having small meals delivered to her home, but that only lasted a day. “I tried one of those things . . . I felt like it was a prison sentence, eating that crap.”
I guess there’s a slight chance that Hollywood is overrun with women with some lucky freak gene that lets them consume all the donuts they want while not gaining an ounce. Most celebs already seem to be genetically blessed in other areas, maybe this is just one more way in which they’re superior to the rest of us. Or maybe it’s all a load of crap and Sarah Jessica Parker lives off egg whites and lettuce like I really suspect.
Header image of Sarah Jessica at the 2008 ShoWest Banquet and Awards Ceremony on March 13th. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is shown at the Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7th. Images thanks to PR Photos.
People reports that sources say that Beyonce and Jay-Z registered for a marriage license on Tuesday morning in Scarsdale, NY, which would give them 60 days to get married in the state under that license. Beyonce’s rep had no comment and there is no further information about it.
Singer Beyonce, 26, and rapper and media mogul Jay-Z, 38, have been together for over five years and this isn’t the first rumor that they were about to tie the knot. In early March there was a story that Beyonce and Jay-Z were out at Butter Nightclub in NY and that Beyonce stashed what looked like a giant diamond engagement ring in her purse when witnesses spotted it.
Back in January there was a rumor that these two were secretly married at Georgio Armani’s house in Paris over the Christmas holidays. They were each seen with matching ring finger tattoos around that time that seemed to signify some kind of commitment.
The NY Daily News reports that Jay-Z was seen meeting up with Beyonce’s younger sister, Solange, in Miami recently, with a source claiming the meeting was about asking her family for permission to marry.
If this is true congratulations to Jay-Z and Beyonce. It would also be nice if they got married in a low-key ceremony without a lot of guests or a huge party. Either way is great for them, but it would be a pleasantly surprise if they got married under the radar.
The Sun claims that burlesque queen Dita Von Teese starred in a lesbian porn movie and that clips are now available online. The scenes with Dita are said to involve “a bizarre sex toy” and some spanking.
This is the first I’ve heard of this. A search on Xtube, the youtube of porn, didn’t turn up anything and this could just be one of those rumors meant to advertise some porn service. The quickest way to get people to subscribe to your site is to claim to have a celebrity sex tape.
Since it’s Dita Von Teese and she’s a glorified stripper, not that there’s anything wrong with that, this is entirely possible.
The stage queen — famed for making the burlesque show mainstream — starred in a kinky lesbian movie.
Explicit clips of the 35-year-old being spanked and pleasured with a bizarre sex toy by women have emerged online.
It is a blow to Wonderbra who only launched her as the new face of their famous push-up bra last month.
They hoped Dita — real name Heather Sweet — would enhance the company’s clean-cut image by designing her own limited edition collection.
But the sleazy flick — shot before she rose to fame — will shock lingerie bosses.
In one scene the former wife of goth rocker MARILYN MANSON romps with a leggy beauty with a sex toy. In another she cavorts with two stunners in corsets.
The Sun is not the most reliable source and they don’t give a website name or any more information about the supposed tape, so it could be a lookalike or a hoax. We’ll keep our eyes peeled, and if this tape does exist someone is bound to find it today.
Dita gave an interview to the NY Times recently in which she comes off as full of herself and as materialistic as her persona. She said that she had her engagement diamond from her ex, Marilyn Manson, transformed into a new ring and that “I feel like I suffered greatly for that diamond, and it needed to be reborn into something better.” As for her divorce, she said “I am happy to have the drugs out of my life.” She talked about the taxidermied animals she has in her house, including a peacock, swans and birds. Dita also said she always keeps a truffle sauce she orders online in her fridge to eat with eggs and that “It [the truffle sauce] is very precious to me.”
Thanks to I’m Not Obsessed for linking the interview. Photos from The NY Times. She does have a fabulous house.
Update: Commentor Milo notes that this “lesbian porn video” is most likely artsy porn director Andrew Blake’s “Pinups 2,” which Dita sells on her own website. (link NSFW) Leave it to The Sun to make it out to be something new and scandalous.
Late comedian and SNL alum Chris Farley’s brother, Tom Farley, has written a book chronicling the star’s last days before his death by drug overdose. The book, with the imaginative title “The Last Days of Chris Farley,” will be hitting bookstores in May, but you can get an early peek in this week’s Playboy magazine, which printed some excerpts from it. Mostly, the book captures the desperation of Chris’ friends, co-stars and family as they tried to stop the actor from killing himself with drugs, alcohol and overeating.
CHRIS Farley’s pals shoved extra helpings of tough love down his throat but still couldn’t save the comic actor from himself, according to “The Last Days of Chris Farley.” The book by Farley’s brother Tom Farley and Tanner Colby quoted several of the actor’s friends, who saw the tragedy coming a mile down the line. Excerpts from “Last Days” will run in May’s Playboy, which hits newsstands Friday. Former “Saturday Night Live” star Chevy Chase recalled how he dressed down Farley while preparing for a reunion show: “Look, you’re not John Belushi. And when you overdose or kill yourself, you will not have the same acclaim that John did . . . You’ll be a blip in the New York Times obituaries page, and that’ll be it. Is that what you want?”
Farley’s sidekick David Spade said he’s still taking heat for failing to save Tommy Boy: “I got a lot of s - - - at the end about ‘Why weren’t you there for him?’ But being that close, I dealt with it all the time. And in that situation, before the guy’s dead, he’s just kind of an a - -hole. Truth is, you get a junkie who’s wasted all the time and moody and angry and trying to knock you around, you say, ‘OK, you go do that, and I’ll be over here.’ ” Farley overdosed in Chicago on Dec. 18, 1997. He was 33.
I disagree with Chevy- I think Chris Farley was every bit as talented as John Belushi, and his death was a lot more meaningful than a blip on the obituary page. He was one of those actors who would do absolutely anything for a laugh and didn’t care how foolish he looked. Some of my favorite SNL moments are courtesy of Chris, especially his infamous Chippendale dancer audition skit with Patrick Swayze. And who could forget Matt Foley, the motivational speaker who lived- say it with me- in a “van down by the river”! I know I’m not the only one who still misses Chris and wishes he could have straightened himself out. Well, at least I own “Tommy Boy” in DVD.
He’s been called the Jim Morrison of a new generation, but Scott Weiland’s bandmates in Velvet Revolver consider him a giant pain in the ass. The supergroup, made up of members of Guns N’ Roses and Stone Temple Pilots, has been more than patient with the temperamental front man, even during his well publicized fall off the wagon and rehab stint last year. But when Scott started slamming band members in the media after their recent European tour, and expressing interest in getting back together with newly formed version of Stone Temple Pilots, the rest of Velvet Revolver decided that enough was enough.
The announcement came in a terse statement from the group’s management company as Weiland, 40, and his recently reunited original band, Stone Temple Pilots, were set next week to announce plans for a highly anticipated summer tour.
The Pilots, also known by their acronym, STP, already have confirmed a handful of upcoming dates, beginning with the Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio, on May 17-18.
For Weiland, whose career has long been overshadowed by heroin addiction, Rock on the Range will mark his first show with STP since the band played 13 concerts to promote its last album of new material, 2001’s Shangri-La Dee Da.
Following the breakup of STP, Weiland was welcomed as lead singer for Velvet Revolver, the newly formed grunge rock band founded by three former members of Guns N’ Roses - guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum - along with second guitarist Dave Kushner.
Velvet Revolver was confronted from the start with Weiland’s drug and legal problems as it juggled performance schedules, recording sessions and promotional work to accommodate his court dates and rehab.
Last month, Weiland pleaded innocent to a charge of driving under the influence of drugs stemming from his arrest on a Los Angeles freeway ramp in November.
He is free on $US40,000 bail and is due back in court for a pretrial hearing on Friday.
A public feud between Weiland and Velvet Revolver’s drummer already had cast doubt on the band’s future when the statement on behalf of Sorum, Slash, McKagan and Kushner was issued under the headline “Velvet Revolver to Part Ways with Singer”.
“This band is all about its fans and its music, and Scott Weiland isn’t 100 per cent committed to either,” Slash was quoted as saying.
“Among other things, his increasingly erratic on-stage behaviour and personal problems have forced us to move on.”
Well, I say good riddance. I’ve always thought Weiland was overrated, and definitely the weakest link in every band he’s been in. The question now is, will Velvet Revolver continue without him- and who will replace him? There’s been speculation that Axl Rose will rejoin the fold, thus reuniting the original lineup of Guns N’ Roses (without Traci Guns), but given the animosity between Axl and guitarist Slash, there is no way that’s gonna happen. My vote for the new frontman is former Soundgarden and Audioslave singer Chris Cornell. THAT would be a supergroup.
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