Fried Snail, Bitchy The Hawk And A Minor League Brouhaha [Your Morning Video Wake Up Call]
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Britney Spears S&M Sex Movie “The Knoxville Carjacking Party”
Get ready to watch Britney Spears in a number of disturbing sex scenes as the pop tart is reportedly in discussions to star in a “sadomasochistic sex movie” entitled The Knoxville Carjacking Party. (more…)
Heather Mills Publicist Quits: “Heather Mills Impossible,” Michele Elyzabeth Says
Heather Mills’ publicist Michele Elyzabeth has cut ties with the notoriously difficult former model, branding Heather “impossible” to work for. (more…)
AOL Television Reality TV Awards 2008
Simon Cowell was voted Reality TV’s Best Villain in a new poll conducted by AOL Television on Thursday. The American Idol judge garnered 39 percent of the vote, managing to edge out The Hills’ Spencer Pratt, who took in just 10 percent. (more…)
Video: “Scary Spice” Melanie Brown “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown (Mel B/Scary Spice), co-host of TLC’s The Singing Office on Jimmy Kimmel Live-July 24
Nude Spencer Pratt Playgirl Magazine
File this under Not Safe While Eating. If the prospect of seeing a completely nude Brooke Hogan on the pages of Playboy Magazine didn’t leave you with nightmares, here’s something that might do the trick-Spencer Pratt…naked…for Playgirl.
The Jonas Brothers Ross School Concert Benefit August 9
The student body at the Ross School in East Hampton, NY will be treated to a private concert from The Jonas Brothers on August 9.
The pop culturre brother will perform inside the school’s gymnasium, with all proceeds from the event benefiting a scholarship fund for the private institution, which serves Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12.
Mother Lynn Harless Against Justin Timberlake Jessica Biel Wedding Plans
There’s only one thing standing between Jessica Biel and a dream wedding to boyfriend Justin Timberlake, the former boybander’s mother, Lynn Harless. (more…)
Russell Brand MTV Video Music Awards 2008 Host
MTV has tapped Russell Brand to host the network’s 2008 Video Music Awards, set to air live from Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles September 7.
Heath Ledger Leaves Brooklyn a Bar
Heath Ledger, currently in the spotlight for his role as Joker in The Dark Knight, has also posthumously anchored down his Brooklyn presence in a new nautical-themed bar. The designer behind it, John McCormick, also designed one of Ledger's Manhattan hangouts, the Beatrice Inn.
Down by the Hipster first reported the Greenpoint bar (located on the corner of Lorimer and Bedford) and has now followed up with some photos of the joint. They note that Ledger "was a key backer of the the project and was going to be a full partner. His untimely death put the project in jeopardy, but his father became executor of the estate and because he knew how much the project meant to Heath, he released the funds to finish construction."
Currently called The Five Leaves (after "Swan cigarette papers that tell you when there are just five left in a package"), it's slated to open within the next few months. No word on what Michelle Williams may think about this, but last month it was reported she was worried Ledger’s father would blow the millions before the ex-couple's daughter, Matilda, reached 18.
Photo of The Five Leaves exterior via Down By the Hipster.