Just because it's Halloween doesn't mean celebrities have to put their need for attention and free stuff on hold. Last night, many A- to C-listers gathered at the BlackBerry Bold launch party to pose with the phone in a variety of awkward positions, from the "I hate my life" to the "I'm trying too hard." We present to you the best of the best.
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DEATH IN THE IDOL FAMILY "The mother of [former] American Idol contestant Elliott Yamin died last night in Richmond, Va. She was 65. Claudette Yamin had been hospitalized over the weekend, but a cause of death was not released. … [Elliott] finished in 3rd place in 2006 on Idol, behind Katharine McPhee and Taylor Hicks."
• "…Hilton has been sexually involved with Lindsay Lohan, Kimberly Stewart, Britney Spears and of course Nicole Lenz." [Queerty]
• Rock of Love 2 is now infecting the airwaves. [DListed]
• Britney Spears is finding it difficult to respect the guidelines given her by a court of law. [PS]
• Here is a purse that resembles breasts! Perfect for the woman who is crazy. [HT]
• Flared jeans are once again in fashion, and yet they're still not cool. [INO]
• Christina Aguilera has released footage of her wedding to fans. Watch it if you're obsessive. [ICYDK]
• Drew Barrymore et al were involved in a bar fight. Do tell! [Yeeeah]
• "WTF is up with Bruno from Dance War's way too tight pants…?" Couldn't tell you, we don't go anywhere labeled Dance Wars. [CityRag]
• On the Road has turned 50! Apparently that's enough time for all the hipsters to forget that Kerouac was a self-loathing, homophobic racist. [NYT]
• I can believe it. And 63 bill is a fair amount. [DListed]
• McPhee is fake pregnant and scaring her boyfriend. [HT]
• Wanna stink of unyielding effort? [ICYDK]
• Did this guy actually siphon funds from charity? Jesus. The Devil wears whatever he's got on. [DS]
• Evan Rachel Wood still being cutely "shocking." [Yeeeah]
• Now that he's been outed as a botox-drenched faker, can we put an end on all the unfunny "Chuck Norris is so strong…" lists? [CityRag]
Even God wants a peek from time to time, he just has the benefit of not needing to rely on the mirror on the shoe. Plus his wrists don't fit in cuffs if things go awry.
More from McPhee's new movie after the jump.
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• Good idea putting the toddler in Burberry so she can rub snot and mud on it. [Yeeeah]
• So theres this guy named Jim Bob in Arkansas with 17 kids…No, seriously, there is. [DListed]
• Richard Gere gerbil joke! Zing from the 80s! [ICYDK]
• Katharine McPhee does the weather. Forecast: hot and vapid. [HT]
• Eddie Murphy's exes like to get together and talk about how funny he was in the James Brown hot tub skit. Or they call him a deadbeat. [CityRag]
• Why two Is in Dannii? The better to see you with? [DS]
The world can be a sad place for those of us unable to accept that bad people will eventually broil in pits whilst horned men with tridents gouge their burned flesh. Whereas a person who believes in hell can take comfort in the knowledge that the able-bodied gent parking in the handicapped spot will pay for his sins with eternal torment, the rest of us remain burdened with the agonizing feeling that most evildoers will probably never come closer to a raging fire than when sitting on their hearths in their Swiss chalets, discussing money.
Nevertheless, it's fun to pretend, and I'd like to think that the heartless bastards that spoil this earth don't burn for their crimes against the world, but instead are forced to live lives as accessory dogs. Though loved at first, once their novelties have worn off these reincarnated pups will be forced to eek out an existence on Orbit gum, Fiji water and errant avocado slices. And oh how cold the house will be when their owners don't come home from Hyde.
I do believe Katharine McPhee just adopted one of the heads of the Axis powers.
• I'm calling it: Most beautiful girl working in Hollywood. Hands down. [HT]
• That Chuck and Larry movie promises to be a 90 minute gay joke, right? No thanks. [ICYDK]
• What an odd and mildly attractive couple. [DListed]
• McDonald's would never stoop so high! [CityRag]
• "Courtney Love is still a fucking mess." [Yeeeah]
Katharine McPhee recently spent some time at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, thereby leading us to believe that maybe her charitable organization is more to her than just a tidy tax shelter. And while spending time with sick children isn't a novel idea for a photo opportunity, Katharine's body language makes her seem just a mite more interested in engaging these kids than this photogenic duo.
• What circle of hell is reserved for girls who literally cry about their bad headshot? Trick question—those girls run hell! [DListed]
• You "don't like the taste"? I don't like your lies. [24/7]
• 14 minutes, 39 seconds and counting. [HT]
• Just do the weird faces and cash the check, goofball. [ICYDK]
• Shocker: Lisa Rinna is desperate for attention. [DS]
• Yep, it's a drug. [Yeeeah]
• Lion vs water buffalo. Not as good as a cock fight, but 100 percent more legal. [CityRag]
• Idol taking nudes on the World War II Memorial in our nation's capital. Best not to let your grandpa see this. NSFW [ONTD]
• "Touch her boobs? That's assault, brotha." [Egotastic]
• Surprisingly, Deal or No Deal producers don't really respect the briefcase girls as talented individuals. [Glitterati]
• Rose McGowan, do you have any idea how tiny that bandage is compared to how glaring your plastic surgery is? [INO]
• Visiting mom in rehab is one of life's simpler pleasures. [ICYDK]
• World's most coveted paperweight. [Jossip]
• Stern having his bluff called really, really loudly. [TMZ]
• Some research discovered that sororities are shallow. OK, big deal, right? But I bet you didn't realize how shallow. This article's depressing. [NYT]
In a new interview with Salon, Katharine McPhee—the ex-idolized American up there being choked by her own boobs—admits that she once took Scientology courses to impress a guy. Sounds like a keeper!
I took a couple of courses. It was really all about a guy. It was a guy that I was totally obsessed with — not obsessed with but totally into and, you know, guys and girls can do that to our lives and make us think we're into something that we're not.
Ummmm…I once tried to like Thrid Eye Blind for a girl. I guess that's similar to studying up on your crush's clandestine cult.
Later in the interview, McPhee politely notes that Scientology wasn't for her. Thank goodness she's back to impressing guys with her breasts like normal women.
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While Mary-Kate and Ashley may not have won any Golden Globes, been nominated for any Golden Globes, or have hope to ever clutch a Golden Globes, they still made the red carpet circuit during last night's ordeal in L.A. And naturally, they weren't the only ones: The whole clipboard list of young Hollywood showed their faces, including It-girl hopeful Michelle Trachtenberg, Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka, Katharine McPhee's chest, and, oh look, Mary-Kate again.
Oh, and I heard those Desperate Housewives girls were there too. But they're oooooold.
Doesn't Denise Richard's bird nest-do look like it could perhaps be refuge and wreckage in the wake of Gwen Stefani's blonde wave? They should've just walked around like this all night at last night's Billboard Awards.
In general everyone else looked good: McPhee McRocked her McLegs, Carrie Underwood continued to be super cute and popular despite my never actually having heard her sing, Rihanna maybe wore her dress backwards, Kathy Griffin showed no signs of fatigue after her recent near death experience, Dave Navarro was adequately douchey looking. Yawn. Mary J. Blige was the big winner of the night, taking 9 awards. That's about all I know because I couldnt bring myself to actually watch. Did I miss anything awesome?
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So why shouldn't Hayden Panettiere get her party on with Paris Hilton? Can I get a hell yeah? Shudder. I know this isn't the first time young Hayden has hung with P-Hilt, but we all saw last week how quickly she can destroy a protege.
The girls reunited at VH1's Big in '06 Awards this weekend along with some other *now* celebs like Fergie, Justin Timberlake, Katharine McPhee, Brooke Hogan, Eva Longoria and Keifer Sutherland. Lindsay Lohan couldn't be bothered to take a break from her ruthless auto-inventory, so she sent her mini version, little sister Ali, in her stead. Hopefully Paris didn't get her meat hooks into that little one…yet.
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• I may have to reinstate my Brad Pitt Wall. [CityRag]
• Allllbaaaa, touching faux-Alllllbaaaaaa. Reaching out, touching herself, touch yourself. [Egotastic]
• Shanna Moakler throws herself a Happy Divorce party. Travis Barker responds by yelling on MySpace. Middle School is awesome. [DListed]
• Justin has some suggestions on how to bring middle-aged sexyback: sexy vacations. [PopSugar]
• Someone fire her. [BWE]
• Katharine McPhee is totally there for Nicole Richie, and it in no way is an attempt to become more famous. [I'm Not Obsessed]
• Ben Affleck knows it's best to leave the tights to his wife. [Junkiness]
• Rihanna auditions for a job at Spearmint Rhino. [Hollywood Tuna]
Good old bronchitis and laryngitis is one thing, Katharine McPhee, but breaking your foot backstage like a week after rejoining the tour? I can see right through you. Impressive feat of mind over body, however, I must say. People reports:
The Idol runner-up, 22, was injured Tuesday night when she tripped backstage before a concert at Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, N.C., the New York Post reports.
McPhee went on with the show, singing two songs while wearing slippers. X-rays taken at a hospital afterward revealed a hairline fracture in her left foot, the Post says.
In spite of the injury, McPhee will stay on the "Idols Live" tour. "She's in discomfort, but she's fine," said Roger Widynowski, a rep for McPhee's record label, RCA. "She will continue on the tour and is not defaulting."
Although the tour kicked off on July 5, McPhee missed the first three weeks, citing doctors' orders not to sing while she was sick. She was scheduled to perform with her fellow Idol finalists for the first time on July 27 in Pittsburgh, but her flight was cancelled due to bad weather.
Finally, she gave her first performance in Washington, D.C., on July 28. Announcing that she was still under doctors' orders to limit her vocalizing, she skipped the group numbers, but sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and KT Tunstall's "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree."
I give it a week before she quits the whole tour because of this foot nonsense to resume canoodling with her 41-year-old creepo boyfriend. F-ing runner-up diva behavior. To think, I spent approximately 30 seconds of my valuable time actually considering voting for her on American Idol. Now that she's all too cool for school, I'm almost glad that Taylor Hicks won. Almost.
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• No need for tanning oil when Brandon Davis is around, eh Nicky Hilton? [DListed]
• Maybe things are that bad for Tori Spelling, she's selling her 90210 steez tube dress on eBay. [Bricks and Stones]
• What price Sarah Jessica Parker skin cells? Well, $15.75 I guess. Jack Black's feces? A cool $92. [CityRag]
• Katharine McPhee is well enough to meet the president and cohost the View, just not well enough to share a dressing room with that Kellie Pickler bitch. [A Socialite's Life]
• Fake Paris Hilton will pose in Playboy so men everywhere can take off their glasses and prop up the magazine a few feet away to masturbate. [Jossip]
• Is it just me, or is Justin Timberlake trying to drown that little girl? [JustJared]
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