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Seven Depressing Things About Scary Movie V That Have Almost Nothing to Do with the Movie Itself

REALLY!?!

Seth Meyers discusses his life's top stories

JACK OF ALL TRADES

Yuk it up with Fred Armisen

The Biggest Celebrity Blunders Of Modern Times

There are a lot to choose from because, just like they soar in special and exciting ways, celebs also mess up with a gigantic splash heard 'round the world. Here are the choices for the worst star boo-boos of our times, as selected by the posters over at datalounge.com: Cher's hair care infomerci ... More >>

Searching for Guy Fieri At Guy's American Kitchen and Bar

I've been making fun of Guy Fieri for a pretty long time. I mean, look at him: If we ever get dragged into World War III, the Axis powers will put his chubby, bleached-blond head on propaganda posters to illustrate what us awful Americans are like. But I'm not alone, everyone makes fun of Guy Fieri. ... More >>

Cher Only Follows 10 People

On Twitter, that is. The divine diva had 784,048 people following her last time I looked--and it's no wonder; her tweets are spicy, honest, and entertaining. But she only wants to read tweets by 10 other people/things! That's one for each commandment and two for each Spice Girl! And it's quite a ... More >>

TRASH TRIBUTE

The Meeting is called to order

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Charlie Sheen Catches a Flying Faygo and Says "Whoop-Whoop Winning" at the Gathering of the Juggalos

all photos by Nate "Igor" SmithCharlie Sheen smiles from the wings. More photos from this year's Gathering of the Juggalos here. Charlie Sheen Hogrock Campground, Cave-In-Rock, Illinois The Gathering of the Juggalos Saturday, August 13, 2011 Better than: Two and a Half Men It's probably our faul ... More >>

Ted Dansons's Role On CSI: Guess Who Turned It Down?

​Ted Danson has stepped into the Laurence Fishburne supervisor role on CSI, but it doesn't look like he was necessarily the first choice for the part. According to EW, the following three names were approached before Ted:

Can Dr. Drew Cure Cable News' Addiction?

Dr. Drew​Now that the Casey Anthony case is over -- not guilty on all murder counts, guilty only of four misdemeanors -- will cable news be able to give it up? More specifically, will Dr. Drew? This case has become cable news' hillbilly heroin and it'll be hard for them to kick. The six-week ... More >>

TREKKIES UNITE!

Raise a glass of Klingon blood to William Shatner

NO, JIMMY, THANK YOU!

Fallon loves being gracious

Roger Ebert Vs. Charlie Sheen!

​This is a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent. A ferocious showdown between a highly respected critic and a spiraling TV star. See, I just got this tweet from esteemed film critic Roger Ebert: "Charlie Sheen made fun of my cancer because I dissed him in Wall Street? "Dude, you ain't s ... More >>

WINNING COMBINATION

No longer just on YouTube

Do You Follow Any Celebs on Twitter?

​Lord knows I do.Part of the fun of the whole thing is that you can chase, I mean follow, anyone you want! (It's not like Facebook, where both parties have to approve of the relationship. Twitter is so much easier for those with stars in their eyes! You just click and follow!) On Twitter, I' ... More >>

5 More Reasons to Unfollow Charlie Sheen on Twitter This Friday: His Defenders Speak

​Why should you unfollow Charlie Sheen on Twitter tomorrow? Sometimes it's best to let the other side speak. Here are 5 commenters who feel strongly that Worldwide Unfollow Charlie Sheen on Twitter Day is an awful, horrible, nasty, vicious idea, detrimental to Charlie, to men, to the freedoms ... More >>

Bruce's "Baker to the Stars" Bakery Migrating From Long Island to Manhattan

​The ex-Wai Café spot on Sixth Avenue and 17th Street will soon be inhabited by Bruce's, a Long Island bakery that bills itself as "Baker to the Stars." Jeremiah Moss noticed the storefront signage, which advises passersby that the "GRAND OPENING" will come "soon."

Is Christina Hendricks the Hottest of Mad Men's Women?

​Here she is in her London Fog fall campaign, looking very alluringly Italian movie star-ish for an American TV star. And let's not forget that Esquire has named Hendricks "the best-looking woman in America" -- and some straight men were included in the voting! And she's even gotten herself ... More >>

The Chelsea Clinton Wedding Lacked Oprah, Other Promised Famous People

​Even adults think their parents are a little lame. Sure, most grown people come to terms with their adolescent authority angst, but even little Malia and Sasha will probably never think Daddy is as ice cold as the rest of the world does. So what must Chelsea Clinton think about Bill and Hilla ... More >>

SNL's Men Get Films Careers, But the Women Don't

​Why is it only the male stars of Saturday Night Live who end up with the big movie careers? Flip back through the years, and think about it: John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Dana Carvey, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Will Ferrell, and tons more e ... More >>

GOD BLESS AMERICA

Ugly Betty star opens Latino Film Fest

Jersey Shore Cast On Strike: Season 3 Status in Question

​The cast of Jersey Shore may be getting a little big for their True Religions. TMZ is reporting that everyone except Snooki and The Situation are on strike just as shooting is supposed to start for Season 3. Ronnie, Vinny, Pauly D, Sammi, and JWoww are all holding out for more money, it seems ... More >>

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Emmy Nominations Announced; HBO Maintains Primetime Stranglehold

We will never own one of these. ​Whee, the 62nd Annual (Primetime!) Emmys have been announced. There aren't that many surprises: As usual, HBO rocks, as does Mad Men, True Blood, 30 Rock, Glee, Neil Patrick Harris, and Tina Fey. Losties may get another chance to see the objects of their affect ... More >>

American Idol Season 9, Finale Results

Vince Bucci/FOX Alice Cooper and the Idols​ 8:01pm. It's a sad night, and not because we're saying goodbye to another season of Idol, not because we're saying goodbye to Simon Cowell, but because they managed to drag this out to a two-hour production of group sings and product placements. 8: ... More >>

American Idol Season 9, Live-Blogging Idol Gives Back & Top 7 Results

Michael Becker / FOX Baby-Hugger Simon Cowell​ Two hours? Really? Because tonight's annual philanthropic extravaganza adds an extra hour onto the already too long results show (far too much to ask of any live-blogger, in my opinion), I'll be checking in intermittently throughout the night, ... More >>

Gossip Folks: Horse-Killing Socialite Doesn't Get Facebook; Christina Hendricks, Best Looking Woman in America

​On this wonderful morning, take a minute to imagine what it would be like to be so foreign and so out of touch that you scrambled to hire a big-time publicist to fight rumors started about you on Facebook. Then, close your eyes for a second and think about what it would be like to look like Chris ... More >>

Barack Obama is Golden, Rush Limbaugh is Screwed -- Predictions for the Year of the Tiger!

By Fatimah Surjani Ortega Yes, Tiger, this could be your year​Sunday ushers in the Year of Metal Tiger, which sounds like a golf club. That's actually appropriate, because things look auspicious for Tiger Woods -- as long as he can keep his dick in his pants. Just in time for Chinese New Yea ... More >>

Duly Quoted: 50 Cent Is the "Nicest Dude in Hip Hop," According to Questlove

And thus, ten thousand Okayplayer readers are forced to reevaluate the basic premise of their lives. The occasion? Curtis Jackson bringing his abysmal new single "Baby By Me" to Jimmy Fallon's TV show, where he was stoically backed by the Roots. And indeed, onstage with rap's best live band, one m ... More >>

Thank You, Out Celebs!

​I've spent so much energy all these years railing at celebrities who cower in the closet that it's important I take a step back once in a while and throw some bouquets at the ones who actually opened the door and did us proud. So thank you, out celebs!

Jeez, Chris Brown, Do Better

We do not get paid enough to give the play by play of Larry King's interview with Chris Brown (his first since assaulting Rihanna earlier this year), which is alternately halting and stuttering and defensive and almost entirely objectionable. (King: "Why do you think you were violent?" Brown: "I d ... More >>

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Emmy Nominees Include The Family Guy, Ernest Borgnine; Jon & Kate Snubbed

Emmy-nominated The Family Guy featuring Emmy-nominated Seth MacFarlane. For us the joy of the Emmy Nominations, announced this morning, is in the less-well-known categories. We see that there are only two shows, for instance, up for Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program: Grandpa, Do You Know ... More >>

It's Oscar Night: The Liveblog!

Welcome to the Village Voice's not-really-annual Oscar liveblog! Feel the electricity. Not sure if you've heard, but: This year's Academy Awards will be UNLIKE ANY YOU'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE! First of all: They've hired an architect to design the set. Money well spent. Next: Taking a page from The M ... More >>

Beware the "Downtown Crowd": Watching MTV's The City

With the tragic demise of MTV's highest rated "reality" series The Hills, its lead star Lauren Conrad and marketers are proudly passing the baton to a lesser-known Hills character: Whitney Port, who is now three episodes into The City, her very own New York-based Hills spin-off. Far from the vangu ... More >>

SURE SHOT

No one’s safe when Todd Barry’s on stage

Jessica Alba, Hayden Panettiere in Awful Get-Out-The-Vote Video

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

The pros and cons of sharing a name with a TV heartthrob

Mariah Carey and Barbara Walters' Bizarre Love Revelations

Project Runway: We Hate These People, and They Hate Each Other!

Monotony in the U.K.

Lily Allen rouses her fans, but not herself

Mistress of Her Domain

New Christine resembles old Elaine—not that there's anything wrong with that

Boro Prez Wannabe Catches Tainted Cash

NY Mirror

This Is Your Fall Season on Crack

ABC goes bonkers with hysterical retro housewives, crash dummies, and loopy lawyers

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