Despite the noble sacrifice of her couch as a platform for Tom Cruise to proclaim his love for Katie Holmes, Oprah Winfrey did not make the guest list for the couple’s wedding. “I was not one of the invitees. That’s fine. I don’t get invited to everyone’s wedding,” the talk show host told Extra in a segment airing Tuesday. No word on whether she’s planning to crash. Yeah, but will Cruise be invited back to Oprah’s show? I think not.
Dave Chappelle canceled his scheduled appearance Thursday at the Comedy Festival in Las Vegas without providing any explanation. (Perhaps it’s time for another “spiritual retreat?”) Tickets to the show will be refunded, organizers said. This guy is good at sabotaging his own career after the Comedy Central debacle and now this no-show. Maybe he should quit show business.
Casino Royale, starring blond Bond Daniel Craig, premiered in London Tuesday before an audience that included Queen Elizabeth II. Despite initial backlash, Craig is now being hailed by some as the best 007 since Sean Connery. Craig got the Queen all a-flutter.
Eva Longoria denied rumors that she is starring in a lesbian movie with Beyonce, People reports. The Desperate Housewives star said she had seen reports that she would be starring with the singer in an adaptation of Tipping the Velvet, but they are “completely and absolutely not true.” Thousands of men are heard sighing. Bollocks!
Snoop Dogg’s new line of dog toys and apparel will launch on Amazon.com Nov. 21 to coincide with the release of his new album, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment. Items inspired by the rapper include a Dogg-father hoodie sweatshirt and a plush boom box chew toy. Just what your pooch needs for the holidays. How about a pot chew toy?
Gypsies in the village of Glod, Romania claimed they were misled by the producers of Borat and threatening to sue over their portrayal in the film. The villagers assert they were paid pennies for such antics as allowing farm animals into their homes and complain about their poverty, which Borat parodied.
Ms. Dynamite was injured in a 100-mph car crash that occurred while filming British reality show The Race, which pits teams of male and female celebrities against each other. The rapper spun out after AC/DC singer Brian Johnson hit her from behind, but she was not seriously injured, a Sky TV spokesperson said. AC/DC bangs Ms Dynamite rear end. It could be fodder for the band’s next song.
Anna Nicole Smith is on the hunt for another home in the Bahamas due to a legal battle that may see her evicted from the house she is currently occupying. G. Ben Thompson, who says he owns the house Smith has been calling home, went so far as to have the power shut off last week in an attempt to force out the resident TrimSpa spokesmodel. He’s miffed because he’s not getting any nooky from Nicky..
Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas scuttled plans for a wax display featuring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie getting hitched. Pitt’s rep said he found the idea “disturbing,” considering such a marriage hasn’t taken place, and the famed museum stated that its “excellent relations within the celebrity community” led it to nix the idea. Meanwhile, a solo figure of Jolie will be unveiled Wednesday, and it will remain alone until all wax figures in America are allowed to marry. Plastic people deserve waxed figures.
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