Country girl on the big-screen
Carrie Underwood is a fabulous entertainer who’s about to add something to her resume. She just scored her first movie role, playing a supporting role in an upcoming movie about surfer Bethany Hamilton. I can’t wait to see her on the big-screen!
Even if some girls think John Mayer‘s sex-obsessed interviews are a hoot, you can bet their moms don’t. Case in point is Taylor Swift‘s mother Andrea, who supposedly laid into the horndog after he took her 20-year-old daughter to Keith Urban‘s Crossroads taping last month. “Andrea pulled John aside and told him point blank to back off,” a source told The Enquirer. “She said a friendship was fine, but there was no way he’d get close enough to Taylor to break her heart if she had anything to say about it…She’s all for music collaborations, but she couldn’t get past his baggage.” Baggage? What, his crack that Tiger Woods should have stayed single? His ruminations about what ex Jennifer Aniston and a stripper named Dimples must have in common? Telling the New York Times he should “have sex with more women?” The Jessica Simpson anal sex rumors? Stop us when we’re getting close, Ms. Swift.
Surprisingly, Mayer didn’t just flick his tongue and hop back on his Twitter. Says the source, “all John could do was to offer Andrea a compliment on raising a lovely daughter. He said he understood completely, and it was an honor enough to call Taylor his friend.” Oh jeez, if this story is true Taylor must be sooooo embarrassed right now.
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This category goes to 25-year-old Sasha Cohen, hands down. In fact, the figure skating cutie is already half way to a legitimate Hollywood career — well, maybe one-hundreth of the way. After she bagged the silver at the 2006 Olympics, Sasha told the L.A. Times that she was considering switching careers to acting:
Skating is not quite what it used to be, and it is a little bit disheartening to skate in front of half-empty arenas. I’m a performer, and it’s tough.
Apparently, her reasoning is that skating is only popular once every four years, whereas she could mesmerize people on the silver screen 24/7. Sasha also explained that her agent was inundated with scripts. Really? Hmmmm. To date, the highlights of her acting career are cameos or small parts in “CSI: NY” and Bratz: The Movie. She’s also in Blades of Glory, but we’re not sure if playing yourself counts.
To be fair, we’re assuming the skater’s training has made a serious stab at acting all but impossible even though she did study for a semester at the New York Film Academy of Harvard. Hey Hollywood, once Vancouver’s over (especially if Sasha wins gold), watch the hell out!
Megan Fox has left quite an impression on Mickey Rourke, her co-star in the upcoming Passion Play, which concerns the love between a winged circus freak and a junkie trumpet player (we’ll let you guess who plays what). “I didn’t know too much about her, except what I read. And I think the pleasant surprise was this girl who’s a world-class beauty turned out to be probably the best young actress I’ve ever worked with,” he told Entertainment Weekly. No small compliment, considering he married Wild Orchid co-star Carre Otis and raised eyebrows by flirting with on-screen daughter Evan Rachel Wood after shooting The Wrestler. And who could forget Lisa Bonet in Crazy Heart? Who didn’t believe it when she dripped chicken blood on her chest?
“I don’t know if a lot of her films have showcased her acting ability more than, say, being action-oriented,” he continued. “But [Megan] really stepped up the plate with this one and was very consistent and professional, beyond her years. At 23, I couldn’t do half of what she’s doing…With Megan and I, there’s a lot of chemistry and a lot of respect.” Will Passion Play reveal there’s more to Megan Fox than her Armani ads? The film has no set release date, but producers hope to have it out by the end of the year. Hmmm, is it too soon to put her in the 2011 Oscar pool?
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Amanda Bynes said she and Kid Cudi were “just friends” last September, but the Hairspray star’s Twitter feed has featured so many bizarre, coy messages concerning a new romantic partner that gossip folks can’t help but find clues connecting them to the “Day ‘N’ Nite” rapper. What we know:
” ” ”If he’s Kid Cudi, he also has a girlfriend, model Jamie Baratta. But no matter who the object of Bynes’ affection is, she might want to consider chilling out for a day—or week. In the last twelve hours she’s posted “I can’t fall for you if you’re not there to catch me ,” “in most situations both people involved are feeling the exact same thing ” and “I feel like any guy that’s afraid of getting married is trying to hide something! real men want to have a wifey!” Every think about just e-mailing these needy pleas to whomever they’re for, Amanda? Posting them on top of your Maxim lingerie shots…it’s just a little desperate.
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Ah, the Lingerie Bowl – America’s most treasured annual sporting event. As you already know, surely, each year the finest females in the country gather to play football in lacy lingerie while millions of men and their disgruntled wives look on via Pay-Per-View.
We can’t really even pretend to feign interest in the Lingerie Bowl – we barely make it through the Super Bowl (we lump ourselves into the “Yay! Cool commercials!” group) as it is. But bikini pictures are bikini pictures, and surely someone will want to stare for seconds, minutes even, at the above picture of a woman tossing a football in a way that makes it looks like it’s coming out of her butt. Ah, America.
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The long road to Dr. Conrad Murray‘s arrest for the death of Michael Jackson was supposed to reach it’s end today with his arraignment on manslaughter charges. But TMZ reports that, after months of investigation and case-building (he was originally expected to be charged last August), the District Attorney’s office and LAPD are now feuding over how Murray will arrive in court. Seems the lawyers worked out a plan where the doctor would arrive in court of his own free will. Unfortunately, no one told the cops, who prefer a more public affair when murder is involved—the kind with handcuffs and whirling sirens.
Jackson’s family aren’t the only ones irritated with these delays; Murray’s legal team calls the dilemma “insane.” “Dr. Murray will wait for a call as to where and when he will surrender,” said a representative, but promised they’ll arrive in court at 1:30pm PST if they haven’t been contacted, whether or not charges are filed. Murray has been accused of criminal negligence in his administering of the drug Propofol, leading to the superstar’s lethal overdose. He is expected to plead not guilty.
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Tiger Woods left the Gentle Path rehab clinic in Hattiesburg, Mississippi with wife Elin Nordegren today, according to Radar. While all we could see for ourselves was that Woods may not have been shaving, tabloids have claimed golf star’s weeks-long stint involved plenty of group and individual therapy, a polygraphed confession to his wife (who supposedly came down to the clinic earlier this week) and absolutely no video games whatsoever. Repeat: no video games.
Though Nordegren’s recent refusal to wear a wedding ring gave credence to rumors she’s was planning a divorce, she has since reportedly changed her mind, with the couple now trying to repair their relationship. But while some quality time with their children is next on their agenda, it might not be long before Tiger’s back on the golf course. Australia’s Herald-Sun said the athlete may even attend this month’s Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona, with the event’s director saying Tiger’s participation “would be terrific” even if he couldn’t confirm nor deny. Don’t feel bad about that, dude—it’s not like anyone’s been able to officially confirm anything involving Tiger since this scandal broke.
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Samantha Ronson has possibly become infected with a new disease known as the Lindsay Lohan Drama Virus. This contagious illness is spread by spending numerous hours in the dysfunctional D-Lister’s presence, and symptoms include swearing, screaming, stomping feet, tantrums and the uncontrollable urge to shout “Don’t you know who I am?!”
Sam began exhibiting behavior aligned with LLDV (for which there is currently no cure) when she crashed the DJ booth at H.Wood on Wednesday night. The drama went down after she and Lindsay allegedly got into it during her set earlier in the night at Crown Bar, where Lindsay was spotted chugging vodka and grinding with girls to make her ex jealous. When Sam got fed up and sneered, “Why don’t you just have another drink…You’re a disgrace,” LiLo retaliated by throwing a drink in her face.
Fast forward to later in the night: Sam showed up at H. Wood unannounced and supposedly kicked their house DJ out of the booth to play a mix tape. When the club’s manager insisted she get out, her LLDV kicked in, and Sam began dropping the drama, yelling at the manager and causing a scene. Sources even said she “was barely coherent and she was stumbling when she walked.”
Time to lock up your celebrity daughters, America! Lindsay Lohan Drama Virus is real – and it’s spreading. [Photo: GettyImages]
Barely four months after he brought the filming of Jon & Kate Plus 8 to a screeching halt, Jon Gosselin‘s lack of income has daddy saying uncle. According to Radar, JoGo will let TLC film his children again if they drop the multi-million dollar breach-of-contract lawsuit against him. Though the concerned father claimed in October it wasn’t “healthy” for kids Cara, Mady, Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel to have their lives chronicled on TV, in 2010 he’s apparently a little more worried about the well-being of his wallet at the moment, rich girlfriend or no.
But even if TLC agrees to the terms and drops their injuction against him, allowing JoGo to give high-profile interviews, seek his own reality show and make more stupid Funny Or Die videos, don’t assume a re-tooled Kate Plus 8 will hit the air. The network has already been working on a kidless Kate project, and may decide to see that through. At the same time, it’s hard to iamgine they could resist bringing the kids back for at least a special or two. Bring on the cute!
Take a look back at some of the sexy times we’ve had with JoGo since his split with Kate in the gallery below.
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