Concert-Goer Sues Katt Williams
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Movies, Legal Issues, Meltdowns
Although Katt Williams is known for his over-the-top behavior, one man who attended a recent concert of his feels that the comedian didn't actually deliver much of a performance at all.
Brian Herline is suing the 39 year-old and concert promoter Live Nation on behalf of all the other concert attendees of Williams' November 16 show in Oakland, California. According to the lawsuit - which was filed last Wednesday in Alameda County, California - Herline claims that Williams ended his show ten minutes after he "confronted a heckler, took his clothes off, and attempted to fight at least three audience members."
Herline seeks to claim unspecified damages for "Katt Williams' non-performance" from the lawsuit.
Neither Williams nor Live Nation have commented on the lawsuit.
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Will Ferrell Brands Kristen Stewart a ‘Trampire’
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Movies, Television, Break-ups
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Will Ferrell has branded Kristen Stewart a "trampire" for cheating on Robert Pattinson.
The Everything Must Go star appeared on TV talk show Conan and "broke down" over the actress' split from Robert Pattinson - whom she first me on the set of vampire franchise The Twilight Saga.
When host Conan O'Brien asked a forlorn Will what was wrong with him the comedy actor jokingly opened his heart over his feelings about Kristen's affair with her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders. In what appeared to be a spoof of super-fan Nutty Madam's tearful video post about Kristen's cheating, he said, "I don't know if you follow the news at all, but there's this actress, Kristen Stewart and she goes by K-Stew, and she had a boyfriend Robert Pattinson - he's R-Patz - and she cheated on him. And they've broken up, they're not going to get back together, ever. What they had was so special Conan, you don't even know what they had, they were in love and she just threw it all away."
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Ricky Gervais Isn’t Worried About Popularity
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Movies, Television
The 50-year-old comedian - who is famed for his cutting remarks to celebrities while hosting the Golden Globes and his use of offensive terms - does not want to be a "national treasure" and will not tone down his work so he can be more popular.
"There's only so many nods and winks you can do to reassure people. I can't go round doing anodyne comedy and trying to become a national treasure. Nothing bores me more. I don't lose sleep over being popular; I lose sleep over knowing I did something wrong. And I don't think I've done anything wrong. I like dealing with original subjects, taboo subjects, misunderstood subjects. I like to take the audience to places it hasn't been before."
Despite sticking to his feelings on comedy, Ricky does admit he may come "unstuck" one day if he pushes things too far: "I'm not a politician, I'm trying to make people laugh. But I want them to laugh at things I find funny. I know I might come unstuck. I look at it in quite a Darwinian way: I'm going to do exactly what I want, and see if I survive."
Comic Lisa Lampanelli vs. The Westboro Baptist Church
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Television, Rivalries
Remember the church that wanted to stage a protest at screen legend Elizabeth Taylor’s memorial because she was an active AIDS humanitarian? Well, they’re not big fans of comedienne Lisa Lampanelli, either.
Lampanelli, an outspoken proponent of gay rights, has a show scheduled in Kansas this weekend, where the Westboro Baptist Church is based. The WBC is organizing a protest of Lampaenelli’s show, but she’s going to make sure it backfires.
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Aflac Finds its Voice
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Television
As promised, Aflac has found a voice to replace Gilbert Gottfried’s characteristic screech. The company announced this week that it has hired Minnesota resident Dan McKeague to replace the comedian.
Gottfried was fired after he posted some tasteless tsunami jokes on Twitter. Aflac’s retribution was quick and furious; they can’t have their trademark talking duck associated with anything that might seem to be remotely tacky.
McKeague, 36, is a father of three who competed against approximately 12,500 other voices to get the gig. Aflac has already posted a video featuring their new quacker. The new commercial will air Tuesday night during NBC’s The Voice.
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Samantha Ronson Leaps to Lindsay Lohan’s Defense
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Movies, Music, Break-ups, Child Stars, Drugs, Drunk, Legal Issues, Rivalries
Samantha Ronson has defended Lindsay Lohan after a scathing online attack by Joan Rivers.
The DJ, who was in an on-off 16-month relationship with the troubled actress from the start of 2008, took to her Twitter account to support her former lover after the 77-year-old comedienne left a series of comments laughing at the star’s personal problems and upcoming jail sentence.
“Hey Joan Rivers - you have collagen older than Lindsay, pick on someone your own age, oh wait, I guess people that old can’t hear. #bully (sic)”
Lindsay, 24, later thanked her former girlfriend for sticking up for her, Tweeting, “@samantharonson thank you I love yams x (sic)”
Last Tuesday, Lindsay was sentenced to a 90-day jail term, followed by 90 days in rehab for violating the probation terms of her 2007 driving under the influence (DUI) charge. Since the hearing, it emerged Lindsay had “F**k You” written in tiny handwriting on one of her nails as she sat in front of Judge Marsha Revel.
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Katy Perry, Russell Brand Want a Justin Bieber
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Movies, Music, Child Stars
Russell Brand and Katy Perry want their own little Justin Bieber.
The couple, who got engaged in December, are big fans of the teen singing sensation, and have joked they even have a plan to grow their own version of him.
“Me and my fiancee love him. We want our own Justin Bieber. We can’t have the actual one because he’s busy with his work. I understand he procreates by laying eggs in the sea and then we can fertilise these eggs and have our own Justin Biebers. We could grow Justin Bieber in a jar like sea monkeys,” the comedian said.
The Get Him to the Greek star is even jealous of 16-year-old Justin’s other celebrity fans. When told that Kim Kardashian had “Bieber fever,” Russell joked, “What? My little Justin? Keep away, Kim. I’ll neutralize you with my doctor mitts!”
Internet Addict Russell Brand
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Movies, Television, Rants, Rumors
After having beaten his polygamy tendencies, comedian Russell Brand is now recovering over his obsession with Googling himself.
The Get Him to The Greek actor, who admits he has an addictive personality and has previously beaten heroin addiction, said he eventually gave up typing his name into the internet, as he only saw negative things written about himself.
“It’s the most unrewarding, pointless activity, Googling yourself. I’m doing a lot better. It’s like picking a scab. I have gone a few weeks without looking at it and it divorces you from the slurry of casual vindictiveness.”
He also admitted he toned down his performance as host of this year’s MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), after his appearance last year - during which he referred to then-US president George W. Bush as a “retarded cowboy fella” - caused such an uproar.
“Last year at the VMAs there were death threats, so obviously this year it was deliberately designed not to cause anyone any bother, but be funny and confident. There was a very deliberate removal of self-destruction. I didn’t take the risks I’ve taken in the past.”
Bernie Mac Dies at Age 50
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Television, Breaking News
UPDATE: You can read what many of Bernie’s friends had to say about his passing here.
Comedian Bernie Mac, the Emmy-nominated actor from The Bernie Mac Show, passed away this morning after a battle with pneumonia. He was only 50-years-old.
This announcement is particular shocking given the news released just a few days ago. On Thursday, Mac’s rep said the performer - who had been hospitalized in Chicago since August 1 - was responding well to treatment and was expected to be discharged within weeks. That claim contradicted earlier reports that the Ocean’s Eleven star was in “very, very critical” condition.
Earlier today, publicist Danica Smith revealed the sad news:
“Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital. No other details are available at this time. We ask that his family’s privacy continues to be respected.”
Our thoughts go out to his family.
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