Mel Gibson was supposed to get his big comeback as a tattoo artist in a cameo in The Hangover 2. But then, supposedly the cast and crew objected and Gibson got fired yesterday. A day later, Gibson’s replacement has already been named: The Hangover 2 producers flew in Bradley Cooper’s A-Team co-star Liam Neeson to take Gibson’s place.
“I just got the call to do a one-day shoot on Hangover 2 as a tattooist in Thailand, and that’s all I know about it,” Neeson told Variety. “I just laughed my leg off when I saw The Hangover. I was shooting in Berlin earlier this year and rented it on the hotel TV.”
Hangover Director Todd Phillips released a statement on Thursday after Gibson was cut: “I thought Mel would have been great in the movie and I had the full backing of Jeff Robinov and his team. But I realize filmmaking is a collaborative effort, and this decision ultimately did not have the full support of my entire cast and crew,” he said.
Did you catch Lisa Marie Presley on Oprah on Thursday? If not, I have part of the extremely moving interview below, thanks to AOL and Popeater.com.
Presley decided to do an interview and once and for all answer any questions the world may have about her relationship with her ex-husband, Michael Jackson. And she choose Oprah Winfrey as the lucky interviewer.
Presley started by saying: “Every time I’ve ever had an interview in the past, I tend to get very defensive because I was usually promoting something and it would always cross into my personal life. I wanted to sit and really have a conversation about things that are more on a personal level, before I do have an album coming out next year,” she said.
Presley said she was in England when she found out through a text from John Travolta that Jackson had died. She said she was “crying all day” before she had heard any news and could not understand why she was crying. Her reaction when she finally heard the news? “Real honest to goodness shock, not even tears. I was floored, honestly floored,” she said.
Presley said she didn’t know until right before the divorce that Jackson may have had a drug problem. “I didn’t really suspect and catch on until just before I filed for divorce. There was just an occasion, an incident where he had collapsed and he was in the hospital,” she described a1995 event when Jackson collapsed while rehearsing for an HBO concert and doctors blamed it on a viral infection.
“It was very confusing what was wrong. Every day there was a different report. And I couldn’t tell what was happening. I couldn’t really get a straight answer about what was happening with him and I think we were all a little bit in the dark. At that point, I think I got from various indications that that was going on then.”
Presley wanted to make sure the world knew hers and Jackson’s love, marriage and romance was for real. “I honestly can tell you, it was every sense a normal marriage. One of the very highest points of my life was when things were going really well and he and I were united together and he and I had an understanding about some of the people and things that could go on around him and he was with me on those things and we were a unit and I could take care of him. For some reason, I don’t know what happens when someone passes away and this is what’s come of it. But I’ve come to have all this love again and understanding for him. I don’t know why it had to take all that to have this happen. That upsets me a bit,” Presley said.
As to why the marriage ended, Presley said: “There was a very profound point in the marriage when he had to make a decision; was it the drugs and the sort of vampires or me? And he pushed me away.”
Christina Aguilera has broken her silence on her recently-filed divorce from her husband of 5 years, Jordan Bratman.
Christina told Redbook: “It’s not easy, and there have been a lot of tears and sadness. It’s impossible to redefine yourself and your life overnight. Thankfully, I have my mom and a small group of close friends who are there for me 24/7 and whom I can trust and depend on. On days when it feels impossible to even get out of bed, much less function as a mother, their support and encouragement have kept me moving forward.”
Bill andGiuliana Rancic met up with Mario Lopez of Extra to discuss secrets to a happy relationship and marriage and to promote their new book, “I Do, Now What?”
The happy couple had a lot of great advice to share and you can watch the videos below from the interview. Continue reading →
Oh, no, not TV’s favorite mom, Mrs. Brady! And not on TV-theme night! But alas, it was Florence Henderson who was voted off of Dancing with the Stars during Tuesday night’s elimination show after dancing to the theme of The Brady Bunch.
Florence and her partner, Corky Ballas actually got decent scores on Monday night from the judges, but it appears the fans did not dial in and Florence became the fifth star to leave the show.
After learning she was to leave, Florence said: “I have been in TV for over 50 years, and I have to say in all honesty that this is one of the best-produced shows I’ve ever been on.
“I’ve loved this show since it began. I think it’s just a tremendous show. I hope I’ve inspired people to get up off their behind and move and dance and live and enjoy life.”
This has not been a good year for former Big Brother contestants. The latest one to get in legal trouble is Big Brother 10 contestant Steven Daigle who is sitting in jail after allegedly roughing up his ex-boyfriend and fellow gay-porn actor, Trent Locke.
Daigle had become a hardcore porn star after his stint on Big Brother. He had previously told TMZ of his new career choice: “I didn’t expect my life to take this path, but when I was presented with the opportunity, I dove in head first… literally.”
The 37-year-old Daigle and his former boyfriend allegedly got physical following an argument in West Hollywood which resulted in Locke ending up in the hospital and the 6-foot-2, 185-pound Daigle in police custody.
He was booked for misdemeanor battery and is being held on $20,000 bail pending an arraignment later today.
Poor Locke comforted himself by blogging from his hospital room, denying he hit his ex: “[I] would never take a swing at [Steven]. And I did not,” and saying he felt “deeply embarrassed” about the fight. He also tweeted he’s nursing a broken heart, can’t eat and is getting comfort from his “lucky” dog by his side
OMG! I can’t take my eyes off of it long enough to write about it!
Want to know what goes on at the Team Coco Headquarters on a typical day? Well, now you can.
Starting at 1 PM EST and for 24 hours straight, Conan O’Brien and team have installed a live web cam at their workplace and you can see all the crazy nonsense going on! Thanks Vic for the heads up!
This past Saturday, I attended “an exclusive day of Beauty, Health and Wellness” planned by the LA Times Magazine and held at the scenic Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes.
The day was filled with well-known guest speakers from Dr. Susan Love, to Tracy Anderson, to Katherine Schwarzenneger, to the entire cast of The Doctors (Dr. Travis Stork, Dr. Lisa Masterson, Dr. Jim Sears, Dr. Drew Ordon) to NFL star, Terrell Owens, each speaking on varied topics such as breast cancer awareness, body image and identity, health advice, and beauty prescriptions.
Terrell Owens with Cast of The Doctors
NFL Star Terrell Owens
T.O. and Me
Here is NFL star, Terrell Owens speaking about his reality show, The T.O. Show and his charity:
Cast of The Doctors
Dr. Travis Stork, Raha Lewis, Associate Editor, LA Times Magazine (R), and Me
You can watch what The Doctors had to say on such topics as health benefits of coffee, sun exposure without sun screen on the two videos below:
If all that weren’t enough, there were plenty of exhibitors and sponsors providing pampering services such as massages, facials and reiki sessions.
The event was organized by the following LA Times Magazine staff: Anna Magzanyan, VP of Marketing and Events, Nancie Clare, Editor in Chief, Raha Lewis, Associate Editor, John O’Loughlin, Head of Advertising, and was moderated by author Samantha Dunn.
I loveMark Wahlberg, so, not sure I want to watch that beautiful face of his get pummeled on screen.
But, in case you don’t mind, below is the trailer for The Fighter, based on the early years of boxer “Irish” Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid 1980s.
The Fighter is directed by David O. Russell, of Spanking the Monkey, Flirting with Disaster, Three Kings, and I Heart Huckabees.
Paramount is bringing The Fighter to limited theaters starting on December 10th with an expansion the following week. The movie also stars Amy Adams and Christian Bale.
