The CW's unwillingness to screen its Beverly Hills 90210 remake pretty much confirms exactly what you'd assumed but had hoped would be incorrect: the show's going to be worse than Dylan McKay's childhood. Rest easy for now, Gossip Girl.
LC, the star of the number one show (used in Jihad-training videos on why America is the great devil) The Hills, wants to branch out. She told on E! Online, “I love Gossip Girl, I just love it. It’s so gossipy and superficial. It’s amazing.” She want on to mention that she'd like to do a guest-spot, ala Lydia Hearst last season. The problem is Hearst, while not exactly Katherine Hepburn, has never given viewers reason to think that she plausibly can't act, and LC has spent her teenage and early adulthood proving that she is incapable of any emotion besides pouting and having really shiny hair (that's her favorite emotion).
• It's safe to say America Ferrera really hates Blake Lively. [DListed]
• Javier Bardem's mother proudly watched him strip before making it big in Hollywood. Um, OK? [ICYDK]
• Two of our favorite things combined. How did we not know about this earlier? [CityRag]
• Mmmmm, George Clooney. [PS]
• Matthew McConaughey plans to plant baby Levi's placenta in an orchard. In other news, we just vomited. [Yeeeah]
• James Franco should be President: "If you’re ever out of work, make a sign — 'Homeless, Please Help.'" [INO]
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper told Gossip Girl Blake Lively she “smells good” while co-hosting Regis & Kelly today. He sort of looked like he wanted to touch her hair, but then managed to restrain himself to have some girl talk about shoes, diamonds, Willy Wonka and other such things.
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When Miley Cyrus was chosen to host the Teen Choice Awards, which was filmed last night and will air tonight, we're unsure whether or not the producers expected her to hog the spotlight as much as she obviously did. Judging from the pictures, she treated the entire awards show like one of her infamous YouTube videos, including her BFF Mandy in most of her bits and ruining a perfectly good LL Cool J performance.
In other news, Dwight graced the show with his presence, Mariah continued to use a glitter microphone, Arcuhleta's dad still won't go away — and when did Chace Crawford become so good-looking?
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• The latest round of leaked Miley Cyrus photos make us feel like we're on To Catch a Predator. [Yeeeah]
• Mario Lopez looks like a d-bag even when he's just standing still. [INO]
• Jennifer Lopez won't let those pesky twins keep her from starring in box office failures. [DListed]
• There's rumors of childish drama on the set of Gossip Girl. Um, obviously. [PS]
• Jenna Jameson's covered in blood but still working the pole. Commitment. [HT]
• Nevermind, Madonna and Guy Ritchie won't be renewing their vows after all. Let the divorce rumors recommence. [ICYDK]
Gossip Girl costars and roommates Ed Westwick and Chace Crawford can’t get enough of one another’s company:
The twosome showed up at a recent show by Brit popsters The Ting Tings, and a spy says “they were never more than a foot apart. It was freaky.
Remember Gossip Girl’s tres provocative “OMFG” campaign from April, which kicked off the second part of the show’s first season amidst a round of buzz, especially when the Parents Television Council got in a huff over The CW’s marketing department insinuating the f-word?
Good news! More rebellious marketing materials for a show about teen sex, teen drinking, teen drug use and teen wealth. And conservative groups are really going to hate the ones below.
According to media research firm Magna Global, the median age of television viewers is now 50-years-old, older than ever before and one year outside the all-important 18-49 demographic. Of the top five networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and CW) CBS's viewership is the most crotchety, with a median age of 54. By contrast, the CW – home of Gossip Girl – has a fan base with a median age 20 years less than that.
Why are couch potatoes graying? Because the olds don't know how to "googlize" things, nor do they get what those darn "virus videos" are all about.
"The median ages of the broadcast networks keep rising, as traditional television is no longer necessarily the first screen for the younger set," [a spokesperson for Magna Global] wrote.
The absolute oldest viewership of all ad-supported cable networks is that of Fox News' daytime and prime time lineup. Presumably that's also the viewership most likely to be "sick of all your lip" and racist.
Are Gossip Girl cast mates - and real life roomies - Chace Crawford and Ed Westwick secret gay lovers? That’s the alleged word:
Not content to spare the small screen from her lackluster acting chops, Mary-Kate Olsen convinced the producers of Christina Applegate’s excellent Samantha Who? that she’d be a smart choice to play the self-destructive bad girl who reminds Samantha of her younger self. Olsen, of course, also guest starred on last season of Showtime’s Weeds, where she failed to bone up her acting skills before getting on camera to play a pot-smoking Christian gal, leaving her part falling somewhere between “go cast yourself as an extra on Gossip Girl” and “there’s a Valtrex commercial with your name on it.” But: Was she ever the consummate professional! “She showed up alone, ready to work, is great on set and is serious about the job,” says Samantha exec producer Don Todd. “This is a girl who’s been in front of the camera almost literally her entire life.” Well yes, but this is what we see when we think of Mary-Kate in front of the camera:
ALREADY? OMFG! "The makers of 'Gossip Girl' are planning a spinoff series set at a girls boarding school. Producers are hoping to expand the popular CW show by either giving co-star Taylor Momsen her own series or by introducing a new character in the fall who is later spun off. Regardless of which actor is used, the story would likely draw on the arc of Momsen's character Jenny Humphrey in the 'Gossip Girl' book series for inspiration."
This picture is neither necessarily gay nor necessarily straight. It is what it is: Chace Crawford, of Gossip Girl, performing fellatio on a long neck Bud. You can draw your own conclusions.
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Last night, a handful of celebrities who seemingly had nothing in common gathered to honor — what else? — fragrance. The Fifi Awards, known as the Oscars of the fragrance industry, honored such achievements as best packaging and presented Vera Wang with a hall of fame award. But the real show was on the red carpet, where everyone's favorite D-listers (think Danity Kane and Minka Kelly) gathered to have their pictures taken and answer such hard-hitting questions as, "What are you wearing?" CONTINUED »
WHERE IS YOUR TEEN DRAMA NOW? "Despite buzz surrounding 'Gossip Girl,' the CW network is losing steam and faces the possible loss of at least one partner, the Wall Street Journal reports, and its future hinges on the upcoming season’s performance. The network, formed by CBS and Time Warner from the ruins of UPN and the WB, has lost about 28% of its audience this season, and viewership during the May sweeps period has declined 22%."
Tyra Banks and some of her top models attempted to show off how to smile with your eyes at the CW Network 2008 Upfronts last night in NYC. It's safe to say Tyra is still the only one who has mastered that concept, but we applaud Anya (second from right) for making a solid attempt. The rest seem to have just given up hope.
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Gossip Girl's Blake Lively debuted the new diaper chic Chanel line last night at New York's Greenwich Hotel.
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DOWNGRADE "Blogger Emily Brill spotted Gossip Girl’s Chase Crawford and celebridaughter Rumer Willis out partying together Thursday night (they were also seen flirting at a GQ party last December). … Is Bruce and Demi's edgy spawn just the rebound Chace needs to get over wholesome ex-girlfriend Carrie Underwood?"
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