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April 2013

Reese Witherspoon ‘Deeply Embarrassed’ About Arrest

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Reese Witherspoon in a scene from Mud. (Photo: Roadside Attractions)

Reese Witherspoon pulled a Tracy Flick-style hissy fit on a cop this weekend — complete with some “do you know who I am?” bullshittery — and got herself arrested while her hubby was being pulled over for DUI. (This type of behaviour will come as no surprise to anyone who’s ever read a gossip blog.) She’s since switched back into sweet southern belle mode and has apologized profusely. Also, the police report is worth a read, mostly because it details how her hubby kept deferring to her when answering the cop’s questions. But I wonder if we’ll ever find out who the backseat passenger was?

-Meanwhile, Jim Toth reportedly “feels awful” that he dragged Reese into this mess. But it’s not like he was the one telling her to get out of the car and shoot her mouth off, was he?

-Oh, and now every joke Reese has ever made about alcohol will be trotted out today.

Jennifer Garner also had a brush with the law (well, she got a parking ticket) and demonstrated how Hollywood mommy types are supposed to react in these types of sitches.

Justin Bieber posted a cuddly photo with Selena Gomez this weekend before quickly deleting it — but not before the entire world grabbed a screenshot.

-A Jamie Foxx/Channing Tatum dance-off? Pray for video, people!

-Meanwhile, here’s our first look at Jamie Foxx in the new Spider-Man movie. Sweet combover, bro.

-And here’s our first look at Halle Berry in X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Amanda Bynes is still Amandy Bynes’ing it up in NYC — and tweeting about Drake.

Miley Cyrus‘ engagement ring is reportedly off again after getting into another fight with Liam Hemsworth last week. Sources insist they’re still engaged, though.

Carey Mulligan is on a role when it comes to adaptations of classic literature. She just signed on to play Bathsheba in Far From the Maddening Crowd (a book I had such a hard time getting through in high school. So many scenes about sheep!)

Bruce Willis is the best wingman ever, according to Gerard Butler.

-E! is developing a spinoff of The Soup called The Soup Investigates, another show I will intend to watch but never actually get around to it.

-I’m really digging Jennifer Lawrence‘s new haircut.

-Remember that sorority sister’s email that went viral last week? Now you can watch Michael Shannon’s dramatic reading of it. I didn’t realize how much I really wanted to see him say the phrase “c*nt punt.”

Friday Night Lights actor Scott Porter got married this weekend. She’s a cheerleader, which is so very Jason Street of him. I love that the FNL boys were there to support him!

This headline is very mean, but Drew Barrymore‘s outfit deserves it.

-Oh, merde. Nicollette Sheridan has been granted a new trial over her Desperate Housewives lawsuit.

-If you were already sad about Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore‘s split, this won’t help. In an interview with Elle, Kim revealed that Thurston had an affair.

-I liked Alison Brie‘s Esquire interview (though I could have done without all the bathing suit photos).

-Speaking of things we didn’t need to see, Rihanna posted some photos of her teeny tiny bikini on Instagram.

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson were spotted together at a gas station. Squeee?

-A new clip from Star Trek Into Darkness has landed. God bless the costume designer for putting Chris Pine in head-to-toe spandex!

Justin Long is all kinds of charming in this interview, which turns into a rom-com quiz.

-There’s a new website called “Right or Rude” which compiles celebrity sighting stories and determines which category a star falls under. Not surprisingly, Ryan Gosling and George Clooney are total menches.

-Oh no. Showtime might be considering a Dexter spinoff focused on Debra.

-I loved this Grantland article on Parks and Recreation and its lack of press coverage because of the “unsexiness of quality and consistency.”

-Forget all the Veronica Mars hype; the real Kickstarter success story is The Lizzie Bennet  Diaries, which ends its campaign tonight by getting eight times what they asked for and ending up in the top 5 highest funded film/video projects ever.

Gwyneth Paltrow offered a diplomatic description of the gifts her husband gives her, but then lost all those karma points by saying she really doesn’t want her children to pronounce “pasta” the way British people say it. (“Pass-ta instead of pah-sta”)

-Speaking of Gwynnie, three minutes from the new Iron Man movie have leaked online, but it’s dubbed in Spanish and seems pretty spoiler-free. A better bet is the new official clip featuring Tony and Pepper‘s “lame” date night.

Bradley Cooper Visits Boston Victims in Hospital

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New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman tweeted this photo from Boston Medical Centre where he visited survivor Jeff Bauman Jr. with actor Bradley Cooper. (twitter.com/Edelman11)

-Here’s a spot of brightness on a day filled with terrible news: Bradley Cooper visited Jeff Bauman Jr., the man who had his legs blown off in the Boston attack (and who helped identify the bombers as soon as he woke up), as well as some other victims in the hospital.

-Meanwhile, Amy Poehler taped a Boston-themed episode of Ask Amy and it’s beautiful. “I kind of feel like my eyes need a break.” Word.

Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer dined two tables away from each other. Awkwardness ensued.

-It looks like Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are back together. She showed up in Norway, where he’s touring right now. Also, someone snapped a photo of his iPhone and his screensaver is a photo of her. Evidence, yo!

-Is John Krasinski‘s new beard hot or not? ‘Cause apparently it’s up for a vote.

-My absolute favourite scene of Penn Badgley in Greetings from Tim Buckley has been released, which means you probably don’t have to go see it any more. But you should anyway.

-The awesome Jennifer Lawrence is being honoured with a Down Syndrome Friendship Award because of her awesome relationship with this awesome dude.

-Boo-urns! Joss Whedon says he won’t have time to work on Dr. Horrible 2 until after The Avengers 2.

-I’m glad to see Eddie Pepitone is finally getting some love/fame. He’s a great comedian who’s long overdue for a breakout. His “how’d you get this shirt so fresh?” bit might just be one of my favourite things ever.

Gwyneth Paltrow‘s “please like me” tour continues. She cupped a fellow guest’s crotch on The Graham Norton Show (and was a good sport while being teased about quinoa). Then she hung out with Sarah Jessica Parker and Kate Hudson at a Tiffany event. Too bad about the dress.

This pic pretty much sums up why I’ll be going to see Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy‘s new buddy cop movie.

-I’m not usually a slam poetry fan (Leslie Knope said it best), but this is freakin’ awesome.

-It took a million trillion years (or maybe two), but Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are finally divorced.

Robert Pattinson will reunite with Canadian director David Cronenberg for a new movie called Maps of the Stars, costarring Julianne Moore and John Cusack.

-Meanwhile, RPattz was spotted running errands with KStew yesterday.

Tilda Swinton is just doing her thing. Her weird, incomprehensible thing. (Also, her boyfriend is hawt!)

Glee just got renewed for not one, but two seasons? I think I speak for everyone when I ask whyyyyy?!

-In other TV news, this week’s Big Bang Theory repeat beat American Idol in the ratings. Ouchie!

This video on why you should just watch the Coachella live-stream instead of going to the festival is pretty bang-on. I mean, I love going, but she’s not wrong.

-Speaking of Coachella vids, I adore the 360° videos they’ve released from weekend 1. I was somewhere in that sweaty mess during the Paul Oakenfold one.

Seth MacFarlane has been asked to host the Oscars again.

-It’s James Franco‘s 35th birthday so he posted a poem that “captures” how he feels. Get ready to strain something with all the eyerolling that is sure to commence as soon as you start reading it.

T.J. Jackson has been granted $9,000 a month to be co-guardian of Michael Jackson‘s kids.

-Not surprisingly, the new show from Breaking Bad‘s exec producers, Rectify, is getting rave reviews.

-A clip from Amazon’s new show Alpha House, starring Bill Murray, pretty much just shows him yelling “fuck” over and over while brushing his teeth and shaving at the same time. (In other words, it’s perfect.) Another trailer is below, which oddly doesn’t feature Bill at all.

People Really, Really Hate Gwyneth Paltrow

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. (Twitter.com)

Gwyneth Paltrow has been named most hated celebrity in Hollywood, beating Anne Hathaway in a poll. Harsh! To quote Judy Greer, “I know my moral compass doesn’t exactly point due north, but if I say something’s wrong, something’s wrong.”

-Speaking of Anne Hathaway, I’d love to see her hat closet.

-Like the rest of the population, Billy Ray Cyrus doesn’t seem very confident that Miley and Liam Hemsworth are going to make it down the aisle.

-Uh-oh. Even People is reporting that the wedding is “postponed.”

-In this cute videoSteve Buscemi awkwardly meets Vampire Weekend and asks them to explain their lyrics. “You don’t care that people don’t know what they mean?”

-This year’s Cannes Film Festival lineup features the Coen Brothers, Alexander Payne, Steven Soderbergh — but not a lot of Canadians.

Russell Brand says he attempted to get Tom Cruise to recruit him into Scientology on the Rock of Ages set, but Tom was having none of it.

-For the love of God, why hasn’t someone taken away Justin Bieber’s Twitter access yet?! And also Instagram.

Harrison Ford won’t answer Star Wars questions — but at least he has a sense of humour about it.

Bryan Cranston just tweeted a photo he found of some awesome Breaking Bad graffiti inVancouver.

-Meanwhile, his BB costar Aaron Paul is begging Ellie Goulding on Twitter to play at his wedding — and it seems to be working.

Whoopi Goldberg doesn’t care who replaces Joy Behar and Elizabeth Hasselbeck on The View. Seriously. “I take a paycheck every other week. That’s all I do. I could give a sh-t what comes. I do my job — I have a contract. That’s where I stand. I don’t give a f-ck.”

Don’t Trust The B- In Apartment 23 may be cancelled, but at least ABC will release the final two episodes online.

Nick Lachey says Kim Kardashian has been pimping out her life since 2006, recalling the time they went on a movie date and she called the paparazzi to capture their exit.

Stevie Nicks has told Reese Witherspoon “that she’s almost too old” to play her in a movie. Ouch!

Shakira has asked the court to throw out her ex-boyfriend’s $250 million lawsuit.

-Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2013 list has be unveiled, with a different celebrity writing a tribute to each person on the list. Oprah praised Shonda Rhimes, Jodie Foster wrote about Jennifer Lawrence, Jon Hamm gushed over Bryan Cranston, Ed Helms waxed poetic about Mindy Kalling, and Justin Timberlake recalled how Jimmy Fallon launched into an improv set in the middle of his wedding reception.

American Pie star Eddie Kaye Thomas just found out the dangers of one-night stands: a woman he met at a restaurant the night before pulled a kitchen knife on him and threatened to kill him.

-“Oopsie-Daisy Homophobe” is Stephen Colbert‘s amazing response to “Accidental Racist,” featuring Alan Cummings.

Jennifer Aniston wore bell-bottomed jeans on Ellen this week. Are these a thing again?

-Amazon’s Zombieland pilot is now available for viewing — but only if you’re a Prime subscriber.

Kristen Chenoweth is bitching about her “muffin top.” Did I mention that she weighs 88 lbs?

-The title of the next Divergent novel has been revealed: Allegiant.

Alexis Bledel is showing off her new engagement ring — and her choppy new bob.

Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage laughed off his sex symbol status, saying “I don’t believe any of it for a minute.” I’m not sure if it’s because of his sexiness, but I do know that I watch the show a lot more attentively whenever he’s on screen.

Drake is talking about gun violence in Toronto.

Daft Punk‘s new single, “Get Lucky,” leaked a few days ago but you can listen to the official version here.

-It had to happen eventually: Rick Ross has made a rap about Panera Bread.

-There’s a new trailer for Only God Forgives. Is anyone else getting a little tired of Ryan Gosling playing taciturn criminals? Everyone’s favourite fake boyfriend needs to lighten up!

-There’s also a new Lone Ranger trailer that’s surprisingly unsucky.

-Speaking of trailers, here’s the first one for R.I.P.D., in which Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges hunt down dead baddies. I really like how they’re using Mary-Louise Parker in this.