Sh*t Drake Says
Filed under: celebrities, funny stuff, sh*t people say, videos, YouTube
This is perhaps the hottest current meme on the internet, the sh*t someone says series. There have been a bunch, this current one featuring what rapper Drake would say has hit the top of the viral video charts, at least for now.
At Last From the Late Etta James
It’s sad that artists often get more attention in death than in life. Singer Etta James had been battling both illness and the onset of dementia. She had kidney problems and was battling leukaemia. RIP Etta James, now enjoy her most popular song, At Last.
Actor Peter Falk Dead at 83 RIP
Filed under: celebrities, Hollywood Reporter, New York Times, RIP
While there is never any joy when someone passes away, it is sometimes considered to be for the better. Actor Peter Falk passed away last night at the age of 83, which is very sad. However, he had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and his only real contact with the public in the last few years had been a very sad case a few years ago where he was very confused in public. His career was long and varied, as reported here in the New York Times, but it is TV role as the detective Columbo that really defined him, for better or worse. His rumpled rain coat, old car driving detective was loved by many, and in later years he often ended up playing the same sort of character. Good stories from Bloomberg, Entertainment Weekly, and The Hollywood Reporter here. RIP Peter Falk, 1927-2011.
Did Schwarzenegger Father Out Of Wedlock Child?
Filed under: Arnold Schwarzenegger, celebrities, CNN, LA Times, politics
This is certainly the story most like to get talked about today. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the actor, former Muscle Man, former Governor of California, and soon to be former husband of Maria Shriver may be in a whole heap of trouble after revelations that he may have fathered a child out of wedlock with a former employee. It’s a big story, because it hits both the celeb world (TMZ story here), and also the political world. The story was original broken by the LA Times, read it here.. More spin on this one from E! Online, The Guardian, and CNN
Hollywood Herpes Lawsuit
One of the more amusing stories of this week has been the lawsuit filed by an unnamed person (confidental name) suing an “unnamed A-List celebrity” for giving them herpes. Basically, they met up in Las Vegas, spent a night of “”mutual oral copulation, mutual self-gratification, rubbing and massaging each other, play-wrestling, licking and (unprotected) intercourse”. During this session, the person apparently contracted herpes. They are suing for $20 million. If the story stopped there, it would be wild enough, but TMZ.com has learned that there is also apparently a significant sex tape made of these sessions, and now porn tube and video websites are offering well past $1 million for the tapes. Read the story here!
RIP Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2011
Filed under: celebrities, CNN, New York Daily News, RIP, TMZ
Hollywood and the Movie world are in mourning today at the death of Elizabeth Taylor. She passed away, reportedly as a result of the ongoing battle with congenital heart problems. There are stories all over the place: Hollywood Reporter, TMZ, CNN, Montreal Gazette, and so on. Plenty of celebrity reaction too, especially from people like Elton John in this New York Daily News piece. While her health had been declining for years (she was confined to a wheelchair for the last while), he death is still seeming a shocking to many that knew and loved her.
Keith Olbermann Out at MSNBC
An interesting story, especially considering that the Comcast takeover of NBC properties is only a few days on. Keith Olbermann, an 8PM fixture of MSNBC suddenly annouces on Friday that this is his last show on the network. Now, he has come and gone before, but for the last 7 or 8 years, he has been the 8PM fixture, getting good ratings and seemingly solid in the position. Plenty of speculation here, from Comcast not liking him much to his campaign donations getting in the way, but at this point it isn’t clear. What is clear is that the network did allow him to have a reasonable time to say goodbye to his fans, which indicates perhaps that this wasn’t a move in anger, but rather something both sides agreed to. See the sign off goodbye here (at least until they take it down!)
Leslie Nielsen, 1926-2010 – RIP
Canadian born actor Leslie Nielsen passed away on Sunday at the age of 84, reportedly from complications of Pneumonia. Nielsen was possibly best known for his roles in movies like Airplane!, Police Squad, and other Zucker and Zucker zany comedies. While he had spent much of his life as a serious actor, his comedic turn in these films defined him. E! Online has a good story about Leslie Neilsen here. Also stories on CNN, Sky News, and Canada’s National Post here.
Conan O’Brien Returns to Late Night TV
Two years ago, Conan O’Brien was set to be the master of late night. He had been selected to replace Jay Leno on NBC’s 11:30 Late Night show (Jay replaced the late Johnny Carson). But lower then expected ratings for Jay’s new 10PM show (which failed quickly), and sliding demographics on the 11:30PM show didn’t help, and soon Conan found himself on the outside with a big going away payoff, Jay back in his 11:30PM chair, and Conan off the air. TBS (cable superstation) decides to take a risk and get into the late night game, a tonight is the first show of the new Conan show on TBS, starting at 11PM. Read a good story from CNN here. Check out the official Team Coco site here.
Rapper T.I. and Wife Tiny Arrested
TMZ has pictures here of rapper t.i. and his wife tiny getting arrested in SoCal. LA county Sheriff pulled them over for a minor traffic violation, apparently smelled some marijuana smoke, and searched the car. While it is not clear what substance was found, TMZ was told it was not cocaine, and that “The class of the controlled substance that was found includes methamphetamines and ecstasy.”. t.i. was previously found guilty of purchasing illegal guns. E online has more on the drug bust here.
