Time for some real talk: if you are ever in a situation where you need to perform emergency chest compressions as CPR, make sure you have the Bee Gee's on your iPod. The number of chest compressions necessary while administering CPR is difficult to gauge while in the heat of the moment, because it's actually a much higher number than people think —around 100 beats per minute— and a new study at Illinois found that medical students had a much higher success rate at achieving the correct amount of pushes to restart a heart if they were listening to a particular song from the 70s disco group:
There are two sides to all celebrities: The squeaky-clean images forced upon the public by PR reps and their actual personalities. To provide you with a glimpse into the real Hollywood characters are Mollygood’s very own readers, telling tales of celebrity encounters big and small. Up this week: Ilnazhad's meeting with Al Pacino, in a way only she can tell it. CONTINUED »
This little guy, Oscar, is one of the world's most popular dogs among Hollywood circles. He has been photographed with the likes of George Clooney and John Travolta thanks to his owner, Dennis Gill, who sold newspapers to celebrities in London. Oscar recently lost his three-year battle with cancer, but his legacy will live on through the animal lovers of the blogosphere.
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THE ODD COUPLE "Miley Cyrus isn't letting her semi-topless Vanity Fair photo scandal slow her down. In between concerts and filming Hannah Montana, she may also be gearing up to record a duet with John Travolta."
• Leather daddy will forever be a good look. Well done, Travolta. [CityRag]
• "Scientology boot camp is probably filled with a bunch of suppressed homos that are just aching to get their jaws around any cock and ass." [DListed]
• Another Spears girl is on the way. And this one will have many more issues than the first two. Huzzah! [PS]
• Patrick Dempsey is campaigning to win the title of "Sexiest Man Alive" this year, which is not the least bit sexy. [INO]
• Benji Madden wrote Paris Hilton a love song entitled "Shine Your Light." It's probably not very good and definitely not original, but Paris only knows what's in front of her, so she loves it. [ICYDK]
• Is Mariah Carey really engaged to Nick Cannon? Thank goodness those two are out of the dating pool! [Yeeeah]
Jeff Conaway is mostly famous for starring in Grease and Taxi — oh yeah, and for having a terrible drug habit.
The good news is, he's recovered: And not by going on VH1's Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. Surprising, right? If a reality show can't cure you, what can?
His answer: Scientology.
Jeff said he was introduced to the religion by former co-star John Travolta: "He couldn't watch me going down the tubes." Also: He couldn't have found a more vulnerable person to brainwash.
"My doctor was like, 'Holy cow.' He says, 'Whatever you’ve been doing keep doing it because it’s really working.'"
Is someone going to explain to Jeff that Tom Cruise is not a certified doctor or should we?
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• AO Scott, eat your heart out! [HT]
• Mike Tyson briefly going back to prison. [DListed]
• Julia Roberts cares a lot about her kids and very little about the handicapped. Fair trade? [PS]
• The striking writers have agreed to go into talks with producers, though no deal is guaranteed. But don't worry, there's four episodes of Women’s Murder Club left before they'll have to go into reruns. [ICYDK]
• This AMA wrap up makes it sound as boring as you thought it was. [Yeeeah]
• Why does this man's hair make us crave McDonald's. [CityRag]
• The fifth circle of hell is apparently making appearances. [EBG]
• Money well spent to look bored in the second most visible spot in the building. [INO]
• "But you say he's just a friend, but you say he's just a friend." (Twice today.) [Yeeeah]
• Wow! Kids are growing up too early. Why are our parents always right? [DListed]
• Keira Knightley and another period film. B-b-b-boring. [PS]
• "It takes a lot of money to look this cheap." [INO]
• We know who Spock is; who's Zachary Quinto? [ICYDK]
• Fabio doing what he does best. [CityRag]
• Ass like an apple? Is that a compliment? [HT]
The 2007 Teen Choice Awards aired last evening on Fox, and for some odd reason, Larry Birkhead was invited. (Choice Litigious Ex-Lover of a Late Junkie?) As usual, this annual recognition of mediocrity stood as a rock solid reminder of why teenagers aren't allowed to make very important decisions.
Winners and photos after the jump.
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• "I doubt the Dread Pirate Roberts here will be scaling up the Cliffs of Insanity anytime soon." [BWE]
• In-N-Out's coming to NYC. Take that LA and cows! [DListed]
• Hilary Duff looking more uncomfortable than usual. [HT]
• Hairspray is out Friday. Travolta will remain very much in. [ICYDK]
• Maxim is still around? Still? [Yeeeah]
• Some probably untrue lesbian rumors. [CityRag]
From today's New York Daily News:
It's no accident that John Travolta sports bosoms the size of zeppelins in "Hairspray." "I love big boobs on a woman," he told us at the movie's premiere, "so I wanted [my character] Edna [Turnblad] to have them. My boobs and butt got a lot of attention on the set. The whole crew kept coming over and groping me. The scary thing is, I liked it."
Now about those rumors…
PS Let's be done with jeans paired with jackets and ties, OK? That's what one does for frat pictures. It's literally half-assing it. Tony Manero would be fucking disgusted.
More from the Hairspray premiere party after the jump.
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• OK, she's a junkie. Whatever. She's sure got some pipes! [ONTD]
• Not even aliens can bring his hair back. [DListed]
• Homemade denim chaps comin' right atcha! [HT]
• Christina Aguilera letting the Chinese know they may overtake our economy, but they'll never beat our boobs. USA! USA! USA! [ICYDK]
• Somebody just give her a Speak 'n' Spell for her press conferences. [Yeeeah]
John Travolta, who is not smart, is publicly attributing the two deadliest school shootings in American history to one of Scientology's biggest enemies: psychiatry. In a recent interview with W, Travolta is quoted as saying, "I still think that if you analyze most of the school shootings, it is not gun control. It is [psychotropic] drugs at the bottom of it."
While arguments against psychoactive drugs aren't completely without basis, claiming that they're behind the Columbine shooting is as ignorant as saying Marilyn Manson did it. Someone please tell the Scientologists that correlation does not equal causation. I'm too scared to enter their gated castles.
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• I give it six months until this beast has his own television show. Mark my words. [DListed]
• At least this hack's semen can win some. [SH]
• Kelly Clarkson takes her contentious CD and goes home. [Glitterati]
• Heidi Montag begging you to remember her new boobs. [DS]
• Old pictures of an old routine. [HT]
• Of course Tara Reid gets the elaborate Uggs. [ICYDK]
• Travolta upsetting gays—and probably critics—with his new movie. [Yeeeah]
• If the crappy tattoos weren't enough to turn you off, know that this girl calls her vagina her "pie." YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK! Get out of my fantasies, second grader. [CityRag]
Kelly Preston, seen above holding her daughter's head underwater (precious), and husband, John Travolta, are coming under heavy fire for setting out to have a third child while still failing to acknowledge that their first, Jett, may have a problem even more severe than the name Jett Travolta.
Travolta has either pretended there is nothing wrong with Jett, 15, or claimed his condition is Kawasaki syndrome, a disease characterized by high fever, skin rash and swelling of the lymph nodes.
One magazine editor who has interviewed Travolta more than once says that the star's son is disabled - and yet he continues to behave as if nothing is wrong.
"Travolta sits there in interviews talking about how Jett loves to read or play sports, but it is clear that the boy can barely do either," the editor said.
"Scientology is keeping him from acknowledging his son's autism. They see it as a weakness," Kenny told Ebner.
According to the Church of Scientology, people with mental illnesses are "degraded" and capable of curing themselves by working harder on the church's teachings.
"He could do so much good for autism awareness if he would just come forward."
While the scandal surrounding Jett's illness grows, insiders say denial like this is to be expected from John, who famously told Christopher Reeve to "walk it off," and once asserted that Muhammad Ali was being "a trembling, little bitch."
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• This video above is why HBO will never, ever be better than your local public access channel. Ever. [Viceland]
• Beckham nudie shoot or Photoshop? Keep in mind that statistics do give credibility to the uncircumcised penis. [DListed]
• Letterman's widely known for his tough questions. [DH]
• CMT Awards go off as planned as "nu country" continues to shame Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard. [Glitterati]
• Jessica out with the girls. Question: Why do women with big boobs think it's funny to call them "the girls"? [HT]
• Everyone's leaving the tranquil, healthy work environment that is Grey's Anatomy. Weird. [INO]
• For some reason, Scientology practitioners learn to put an inordinate amount of hubris behind their ignorance. [AB]
• A very concise, astute wrestling fan. [INO]
• Eastern European children with black eyes is "cute"? [CityRag]
• Avril Lavigne proving that she can both verbally and physically assault people. [TheBosh]
• Travolta expressing distaste for a problem he promotes. He's stayin' hypocritical. [IDLYITW]
• Hasselbeck playing nice for the cameras. [ASL]
• Anna Nicole judge hammering the last nail into the legal system's coffin. [Jossip]
• Fergie talks about her lesbian experimentation-ilicious. [DListed]
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