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Mandy Moore Has No Taste in Men, but Apparently Digs Comics
I found this interesting little tidbit over to The Superficial and I figured you'd all appreciate it as much as I did. Or didn't, as the case may be. Mandy Moore is an intensely sexy young thing... ...
Interviews
As you may be aware, The Weirding has dabbled a bit in the interviewing arena in the past. As a writer, I have never been one for interviewing much. I'm not impressed with celebrity, largely... Rea...
Brit-Brit Back on Boob Tube
FINALLY! Some Brit-Brit news! How long has it been since we last had a Britney story? A while. Sadly Shockingly, this is not a naughty news item; no, this is a good one. Britney Spears will... R...
Josh Medors Benefit
I have a very long and acidic rant that I started earlier in the week about the state of the US healthcare system and it got even worse today. And then I came home and read this PR I received last......
Ewan McGregor Gets Clean Bill of Health
Even more Star Wars news (kinda): Ewan McGregor had several moles removed and one turned out to be malignant. The 37-year old actor went to a doctor for a routine check-up and his doctor sent him to....
Lord Eddie Izzard?
Comedian, cross-dresser, and The Riches star, Eddie Izzard, told Newsweek he is thinking of getting into European politics! The interview, in the latest issue of the magazine on sale today,... Read ...
50's Scream Queen, Hazel Court, Dead at 82
Hazel Court, one of the original scream queens of the horror classics, died at 82 in her California home near Lake Tahoe. Court, a British actress, appeared in many cult-classic horror films,... Rea...
Norton, Director in No Fight Over Hulk's Direction
The Incredible Hulk star, Edward Norton, was quick to refute rumors that he and director, Louis Leterrier, are in a dispute with Marvel executives over the direction of the film. According to... Rea...
Stan Lee, Romitas to Autograph at NYCC
I don't know why Marvel neglected to mention this in their schedule for the New York Comic-Con. While Stan Lee may not work for them anymore - the same could be true of either or both Romitas - they....
Marilyn Monroe Sex Tape
A sex tape of film starlet, Marilyn Monroe, was sold to a New York businessman for $1.5 million. The businessman, who remains unnamed, said he bought the film to protect her and will not exploit her....
R2-D2 Doing Better
Kenny Baker, the actor who played R2-D2 in the Star Wars films, is still in the hospital, after suffering from chest pains last week. Baker had suffered a bout of pneumonia in 2007 which doctors... ...
Tori Amos Comes to Comics
This is an official Image Comics press release: 9 April, 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - This July the ever-growing relationship between comics and music reaches new heights as Tori Amos and Image Comics... R...
Monk's Psychiatrist Dead at 65
Veteran actor, Stanley Kamel, was found dead of a heart attack in his apartment yesterday. He was 65. While his list of credits is long (including stints on Golden Girls, LA Law, Mission:... Read M...
Charlton Heston, Dead at 84
Planet of the Apes star, Charlton Heston, has died. He was 84. Heston's movie career began in the 1950s. Prior to that, he served in the Air Force. While he was most often associated with... Read...
Personnel to be Reprimanded for Peeking at Britney's File
Workers at the UCLA medical center, where Britney Spears was taken following a standoff with police in her home in January, will be fired or reprimanded for looking at her personal file when she was.....
Britons Soft on Celebs?
UN reports and drug officers in the UK are of the same mind when it comes to charges celebrities face for drug use and possession: they get off too lightly and it sends a bad message to... Read More....
Celebrity Rehab Reunion - Some Thoughts
Tonight was the six-month reunion of the cast from Celebrity Rehab with Drew Pinski. All of the cast was there except Daniel Baldwin and Jessica Sierra and all except Seth Binzer (who apparently... ...
Big-Eyed Britney
Britney Spears' latest video is "animated in the Japanese anime style," according to her publicists. There is no accompanying Japanese comic book in the manga style. Brit-Brit decided to go with an....
Joe Francis Headed to Florida
Joe Francis has been released from a Nevada jail so he can travel to Florida to await charges there. When all of this first came down, I was all-for charging Joe Francis and basically throwing the......
A Night of Too Many... Are These Stars?
Jon Stewart has been tapped to host the second biannual "Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education." The show will be broadcast live on Comedy Central, April 13th. Replays....
No Further Charges for Winehouse
Amy Winehouse will not face any further charges stemming from her husband's alleged attempts to "pervert justice." Winehouse's husband, Blake Fielder-Civil (whose name did he take?) and four other......
DEA Investigating Ledger's Docs
The DEA has confirmed that they are launching an investigation into Heath Ledger's doctors. The investigation is set to determine which doctors prescribed what medications, when, and why. Also to......
The Oscars: Pffft!
When I was a kid, the Academy Awards Show was a big-time, annual event. My folks would turn it on in the living room and we kids would usually watch it together in another room. Mom would warm-up th...
Britney Spears Allowed to See Kids
Britney Spears was allowed to see her kids briefly Saturday.Both Britney and K-Fed agreed to some sort of settlement which allowed her to see her two children for a couple hours yesterday. According ...
