The reviews for Hancock, which had its grand premiere yesterday in Hollywood, are here. And they’re not very good, unfortunately. According to various reviewers, despite the great cast and excellent concept, the movie starts to suck in the second half. Incidentally, these are almost the exact same reviews that I Am Legend got last December, and it ended up breaking box office records. So its doubtful that Will Smith is very worried.
After the jump, more premiere pics and some review excerpts.
I’m feeling honest today, so I’m about to do something therapeutic: I’m coming clean about some things I’m ashamed to admit that I enjoy. As part of my job, I have to be judgmental and critical — but sometimes I just want to confess my undying love for the celebrities and shows the public majority views as repulsive. So here’s my list of six things I’m embarrassed to reveal. Admitting my problem is the first step to recovery.
Hollywood Casanova Diddy has a tendency to talk too much, and most of the time nobody really wants to hear the things he has to say. But this plug for his new cologne really takes the cake:
While I’m getting ready I like to relax with a drink — vodka and lemonade — and listen to some James Brown.
Then I’ll have a manicure and pedicure — and yes, I wax as well. Men owe it to women to make sure they are well-groomed. I wax my privates. I also wear my fragrance, Unforgivable Black.
Because if his fragrance wasn’t about to be in the bargain bin before, you can rest assured it will be now.
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At my ‘Harlem To Hollywood’ party [the Walk of Fame bash], the guests … played croquet on the lawn.
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I liked the idea of croquet because it’s a very Gatsby-type activity and I take pride in being a Gatsby figure.
Oh, you take pride in being a sad bastard who longs for real love and surrounds himself with drunk leeches who won’t even come to his funeral when he’s dead? We figured as much, but thanks for finally confirming our assumptions.
Eccentric millionaire Puff Diddy Combs‘ $400,000 Maybach was rendered a mangled piece of shit on Friday night when it was rear-ended by a drunk driver named Charles Lorenzo, who, after getting out of his car to assess the damage he caused, passed out face down on the street.
Drunk driving’s stupid, but so is buying ultra-expensive motorcars, so how ’bout we all just agree to be thankful that idiocy canceled out idiocy and call it a day?
Stop the presses! Diddy has not changed his name back to Puff Daddy. It was all simply a rumor — except, you know, one of those rumors he started himself. But anyway, on to the main point of this YouTube video: Diddy wants everyone to know how awesome he is. Oh, and vote or die.
It’s time for the most important news of the day: The biggest diva in Hollywood, Sean Combs, has “officially” (meaning he made an announcement via MySpace) changed his name back to Puff Daddy. No more Diddy or P. Diddy or Puffy or Diddles.
‘They call me Puff Daddy… he’s back,’ the mogul raps on the remix of O’Neal McKnight’s single ‘Check Your Coat.’ (McKnight is Combs’ former stylist.)
‘Yeah you heard me right – I said Puff Daddy,’ he continues. ‘I’m about to back on that Puff Daddy sh*t.’
Combs also posted on his MySpace page: ‘This is your boy Puff Daddy!!! Yes Puff Daddy.’
Seriously, we can’t keep up.
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Cameron Diaz, John Mayer’s ex girlfriend, is now dating Paul Sculfor, Jennifer Aniston’s ex boyfriend, and Aniston and Mayer are dating each other. Diaz is no longer said to be dating Diddy, who is Jennifer Lopez’s ex, but that’s neither here nor there. Got it? Good, now stay away from Hollywood. It’s a goddamn disgusting petri dish.
• Katie Couric is thisclose to being out at CBS News. Again. [Jossip]
• Jack Black said Brangelina forgave him for spilling the beans about their fetus twins because they didn’t want to hold in their secret any longer. Because they were staying quiet against their will? [ICYDK]
• The world can rest easy: Christina Aguilera plans to produce more babies. [INO]
• In a matter of 24 hours, Cameron Diaz has dropped Diddy and is now flirting with Jennifer Aniston’s ex. Hollywood is so incestuous. [Us]
• Shia LaBeouf’s healthy reasons for taking up acting: “I thought it could bring me security, it could bring me structure, it could bring me my family.” [PS]
The CFDA Fashion Awards, held last night at the New York Public Library, honored excellence in fashion design but also served as a venue for Victoria Beckham to crash as many photo opportunities as possible.
After the jump: How many Poshes can you find? CONTINUED »
Oh, Cassie and Kim. You’ve chosen the wrong man. A rich man, but the wrong man. Because a week is not a week without a Diddy relationship rumor, here’s a first-hand account from the New York Daily News‘ Rush & Molloy about catching Cameron Diaz and Diddy in a near lip lock at Prince’s party last Friday.
Diddy got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this weekend. Finally. To celebrate his total LA domination, he threw himself a “From Harlem to Hollywood!” party, where he proceeded to spew out the best Diddy quote of all time: “I think that it’s important for me to mature and evolve as an artist. I’m trying to get my Black Bruce Willis on.”
Just a reminder: This guy will be remembered forever thanks to his new star.
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Long story short, I was within striking distance of Diddy last night but did absolutely nothing I always told myself I would if I ever got the chance to yell in his ear. He was hobbling around with a cane(?) and flanked by only two bodyguards, and yet I still couldn’t find the gumption to tell him that I think he backstabbed Shyne and has sullied Biggie’s memory. Argh! In my defense, his attendants probably had guns.
The LA Times‘ bitchassness is showing.
New evidence proves that a recent LAT article accusing industrious mouth breather Diddy of knowing in advance of an assassination attempt on rival Tupac Shakur was based on fabricated documents.
Do you have $30 to waste? Here’s the perfect opportunity to spend it: A “No Bitchassness” shirt by Diddy. The word, created by Puff himself, is likely his greatest accomplishment — hence the immediate release of these T-shirts that surely nobody will wear in public.
The origin of “bitchassness” after the jump. CONTINUED »
Danity Kane’s album release party, held last night at NYC’s Tenjune, set the stage for the group’s new “tranny-free” looks, created by Diddy himself. America’s Next Top Model’s Jaslene was obviously confused and assumed she was part of the group. Must have been the big hair and gobs of makeup.
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We hear word that some oddly popular event happened last night in Los Angeles. We’re not really sure what it was all about, but we’ve got pictures of some of the self-congratulatory, insular men and women in attendance after the jump.
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• Big Brother’s new “soulmates” concept has turned into an STD fest. (Video NSFW) [DListed]
• Tina Fey will host the post-strike premiere of SNL. You remember SNL? Neither do we. We think it was an ancient show enjoyed by our forefathers. [CityRag]
• Kirstie Alley has stepped down as Jenny Craig’s spokesperson. Presumably because Scientology does not believe in weight loss. [People]
• Jimmy Kimmel will get revenge by f***ing Ben Affleck. Can we get in on that? [Us]
• Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard: Classy and classier. [INO]
• For as much drama as Diddy gets himself into, he’t not the best with excuses. [TMZ]
• Lindsay Lohan’s whorish charms don’t impress Clint Eastwood. [OK!]
• This girl has the mark of the beast. [BWE]
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