• A video of a video of Amy Winehouse doing drugs. Someone put too much effort into something everyone's seen before. [Yeeeah]
• Christopher Nolan hopes Cher can ruin the Batman franchise. [ICYDK]
• Some people still find Paris Hilton attractive. Why? [HT]
• This is actually quite frightening: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes stand next to each other in identical jeans. [DListed]
• Ryan Seacrest shatters America's dreams of a Britney Spears VMA comeback. [PS]
• The paparazzi are no longer interested in John Mayer. Poor thing — it must be devastating to lose all of your friends. [INO]
America must have passed around some sort of petition saying they wanted their next Rupert Murdoch to have frosted tips and a tiny snub nose, because how else would you explain why Ryan Seacrest is becoming the next media mogul? Sorry, not mogul, "media player," which is what happens when someone like Seacrest decides to split from William Morris and take his agent with him (that's a buy out) to start his own empire.
It's a good year to have a fake job. First, all those Bigfoot researchers are getting some airtime. Then Jon Stewart gets fingered as the most trusted man in news. And now "Outstanding Reality Host" is a category at this year's Emmys. Taking this nonsense a step further, the nominees won't just have their names read off a teleprompter — the five contestants nominees will group-host the primetime ceremony. But as we all know in reality show hosting, one day you're in, the next day, you're out. So who's going to show up for the opening of an envelope and hear her own name called?
TMZ has found a picture of a bare-chested Ryan Seacrest from before he was famous. And yes, of course the online garbage dump used this opportunity to say it's too bad alleged child molester Lou Pearlman didn't get to the young Seacrest.
THE EMMYS JUST LOST ALL STREET CRED "The five nominees for top reality show host are not just up for Emmy awards — they're also going to oversee the entire ceremony! American Idol's Ryan Seacrest, Project Runway's Heidi Klum, Dancing with the Stars' Tom Bergeron, Deal or No Deal's Howie Mandel and Survivor's Jeff Probst have all signed on to co-host the Sept. 21 awards show."
In what is sure to be one of the most groundbreaking interviews of our time, Joel McHale stopped by Late Night with Conan O'Brien to discuss the really important matters, like the Kardashians and the art of Bedazzling. But what really makes Joel awesome is the fact that he isn't afraid to make comments like this about his own network: "E! will walk into a needle exchange and ask someone if they want their own show." (Which, to be fair, is accurate.)
Brody Jenner, all-American toy, has inked a deal with MTV to star in Bromance, a reality series that will follow The Hills monkey as he, and we fucking quote, "auditions a group of dudes to fill his 'bro' vacancy."
Each week, losing contestants will be booted from Bromance's bachelor pad in a "hot tub elimination ceremony," until the ultimate broham has been chosen to fill the spot of Jenner's ex-best broseph, Spencer Pratt.
Of course, twee ponce Ryan Seacrest is producing the massive mistake and laughing all the way to the munchkin bank where he gets his twinkle bucks. Sayeth the American Idol dildo, who doesn't at all enjoy the press speculation about his sexuality: "I can speak from experience — girls can come and go, but a 'bromance' can last forever." Let's hope not.
Apparently it's Joel McHale Day here at Mollygood, and we're OK with that because he trumps the Hogans/Spears/Lohans any day. Joel, who says he sometimes feels like he's "doing the Lord's work," gave an awesome interview with The A.V. Club where he provided many, many gems, chief among them this: "On Flavor Of Love, when a woman took a dump on the stairs, I mean, that's like J.R. being shot on Dallas, or like maybe the last episode of M*A*S*H. It's a milestone on television that's covered with chlamydia."
Seriously, he's our favorite celebrity ever. Click through for lots more. CONTINUED »
My future husband Joel McHale paid a visit to the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson for no apparent reason other than to make me fall in love with him all over again. I'd suggest waiting until the six minute mark, where he provides the most accurate description of Ryan Seacrest I've ever heard. CONTINUED »
BREAKING: SIMPSONS LIE "Newlyweds Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz didn't spend their honeymoon in their basement after all. Wentz told Ryan Seacrest Tuesday that they were hiding out at home, 'eating DiGiorno's pizza,' to 'save that 30 grand' days after their wedding. Turns out, they were in the Caribbean."
Ryan Seacrest is continuing his effort to take over the universe with a "new" reality dating show that sounds a lot like every other concept as of late — but this time, one of the major networks has been suckered into the black hole.
[NBC] has teamed with Seacrest for a new reality show dubbed Momma's Boy in which mothers of eligible bachelors 'help their sons pick the right woman,' according to a casting notice for the series posted on NBC.com.
'Producers are looking for moms and their sons who are willing to work together as a team to find the perfect mate,' the ad on NBC's Web site said. 'These mothers should have strong opinions about whom their sons should date and be willing to separate the good from the bad.'
Um, has NBC seen Keeping Up with the Kardashians? If we had any faith left in television, it would officially be killed.
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STRAIGHT TO DVD "[Audrina Patridge] confirmed on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show Thursday that she landed a part in an upcoming film. … Patridge said she'll play 'the girlfriend of this cocky guy who think he's the s–t … and I kind of have him wrapped around my fingers. It's cool.'"
The American Idol machine appears to be falling apart as of late, and a new interview with Brian Dunkleman will likely not help matters. Dunkleman, as you may recall, co-hosted the competition's first season with Ryan Seacrest but stepped aside to allow Seacrest the chance to take over the world. Dunk gave an interview on Adam Carolla's radio show to talk about his time on Idol, where he said he "developed such self-hatred" for taking part in a show he claims was mean-spirited and targeted specific contestants in an effort to break them. It's quite disturbing, if you are one of those people who still thinks this show is completely fair and balanced. CONTINUED »
Ryan Seacrest got very touchy during last night's American Idol results show when talk turned to the Paula Abdul snafu heard 'round the world. Instead of confronting the situation head-on, Ryan insisted on getting defensive and simply saying that the rumors aren't true. Um … except there were about 100 rumors going around, and that doesn't clear anything up. But nice try.
So who got kicked to the curb? CONTINUED »
American Idol's Neil Diamond night was just as disastrous as I feared, and it's safe to assume everyone not named David is in danger of getting axed tonight. Everybody was off their game, including sobriety princess Paula Abdul. Once each contestant had performed their first songs of the evening, Ryan asked the judges to offer their comments; naturally, Paula began giving Jason Castro her critique of both his songs, one of which had yet to be sung. Her excuse: "This is hard."
So what happened? Conspiracy theorists are crying foul, saying the show is fixed and she had written the critiques beforehand, but we're talking about Paula Abdul here. It's quite possible that she just mixed the wrong meds.
SEACREST OUT "It’s no secret that 'American Idol' ratings have taken a turn for the worse this year, so it stands to reason that Fox would start wondering aloud about what can be done to reverse momentum. … An online market research survey was issued last week and, while the suits behind the show probe every aspect of the broadcast, there is a noticeable focus on “'dol' host Ryan Seacrest. While all of the main players were included in the question, 'How important are each of the following people to your overall enjoyment of ‘American Idol’?' the survey asks participants to weigh in on two extra statements: 'I like the interaction between Ryan and the contestants' and 'I like the interaction between the judges and Ryan.' The extra focus has some wondering whether a hosting change might be exactly what the show needs."
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