Forbes Releases 2010 List of Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Actors – The Honorees Will Shock You.

This is one Forbes list no actor wants to be on. The list I am talking about is Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Actors 2010. Apparently when you are paid the big bucks in Hollywood, you are expected to bring in the big bucks as well. This list lets us know which actors brought in the least amount of revenue per each dollar that they earned. Continue reading

Muhammad Ali Is Honored At Night Of The Masters Awards Ceremony – EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS & VIDEO

Night of the Masters Awards Ceremony
Float like a butterfly.
Sting like a bee.
Your hands can’t hit
what your eyes can’t see.”

~Muhammad Ali

Martial arts enthusiasts gathered together Friday night at the Night of the Masters Awards Ceremony to honor the remarkably-talented celebrities and dedicated martial arts masters who together have showcased awe-inspiring fighting scenes on the big screen and who have entertained audiences around the world over the past 30 years.

Maryum “May May” Ali, daughter of Muhammad Ali, Grandmaster Jerry Bell (C), Celebrity Artist Mark Richmond, aka Skidone R) Continue reading

Movie Screening: “The Infidel” Starring Omid Djalili & Richard Schiff – EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS & VIDEO

MOVIE REVIEW – THE INFIDEL.

Kudos to Levantine Cutural Center, an independent not-for-profit organization which presents the arts and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa and champions greater understanding of the Arab/Muslim world and building bridges between Americans and the Middle East/North Africa.
Recently, they hosted the screening of The Infidel, a movie starring British comic and actor Omid Djalili (The Mummy, Gladiator, Sex & The City 2, Pirates of the Caribbean 3) and Richard Schiff (The West Wing, I am Sam).
Hilarious! Djalili plays Mahmud Nasir, a British Muslim man who, unlike devout Muslims should, doesn’t pray fives times a day or fast every day of Ramadan. He even occasionally has an alcoholic drink, or two. Yet his world is still shattered when he discovers that he was actually adopted at birth and his biological parents are Jewish.
Schiff in a supporting role plays Djalili’s newly-appointed guide into the world of “Jewish-ness.” Djalili as Mahmud begins an odyssey into self-realization and investigation to resolve his identity crisis. Classic comedy, excellent casting and deeper underlying issues of race, religion and identity made it a joy to watch! 
Also present at the screening were Jordan Elgraby, founder of the Levantine Cultural Center, and Persian-American comedians Max Amini and Elham Jazab.

Watch the discussion with the movies’ stars, Omid Djalili and Richard Schiff, along with Jordan Elgraby:

Here is the official Trailer for The Infidel:
Omid Djalili (Center), Max Amini (R) and me 🙂

Omid Djalili (L) Richard Schiff (R)

Elham Jazab and Max Amini

Disney’s Newest Show “Shake It Up!” Premieres Sunday – Watch Exclusive Interview W/The Show’s Brandon Johnson

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW.

  One of the stars of Disney Channel’s newest show, Shake It Up!, R. Brandon Johnson (One Life to Live, Hannah Montana), gave CelebMagnet an exclusive video interview (below) all about the show which is set to premiere Sunday (8:30 p.m., ET/PT) and will be television’s first dance-driven sitcom.

Watch the interview:


Shake It Up!, a show about friendship and following one’s dreams, was created by Chris Thompson (Laverne and Shirley, Bosom Buddies, The Naked Truth) and executive-produced by Thompson and Rob Lotterstein (The War at Home, Ellen).

Gary Marsh, President and Chief Creative Officer of Disney Channels Worldwide said about the show:

Newcomers Bella Thorne and Zendaya make for one of the most likable and engaging BFF duos we’ve ever seen. And while buddy comedies have been around since the start of television, what makes Shake It Up unique is that this is the first time anyone has incorporated dancing into the underlying premise of a sitcom.

Other cast members include Davis Cleveland (Good Luck Charlie, Desperate Housewives) as Flynn Jones, Kenton Duty (Lost) as Gunther Hessenheffer, Roshon Fegan (Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam) as Ty Blue, and Caroline Sunshine (Marmaduke) as Tinka Hessenheffer.

Brandon Johnson and May May Ali (Muhammad Ali’s daughter) at the red carpet for Night of the Masters

Brandon Johnson (R) with Damion Hall (L)

Brandon Johnson and me 🙂

Jessica Alba Wants Meatier Movie Roles

Jessica Alba couldn’t look any cuter on the Elle December cover.

But cute is not the look she wants to go for in her future movie roles as she reflects on her past parts. She tells Elle: “I know I haven’t been swimming in the deep end with some of the movies I’ve done. I wasn’t trying to. I knew what they were.”

Believe it or not, the Elle cover also says she is shy and doesn’t “like being the center of attention.” 

For her future roles, Alba wants to make sure the films she plays in are worth the price she has to pay as a new mother. Alba says: “The time I’m not spending with my kid has to be worth it, so when I sat down with my agents after I was ready to go back to work, I told them: It’s all about the directors.”
Alba is currently filming Little Fockers and Spy Kids 4. We will have to wait and see if those movies are time worthy.

Movie Trailer: Jennifer Aniston & Adam Sandler’s New Romantic Comedy, “Just Go With It”

Joan Collins may or may not think Jennifer Aniston is “beautiful” but even Joan may have a hard time believing, like the rest of us, that a simple pair of glasses would turn the adorable Aniston into a frumpy nerd.

But that is exactly what we’re supposed to buy with Aniston’s eyeglasses-wearing character on her upcoming movie, Just Go With It, co-starring Adam Sandler, Kevin Nealon, Dave Matthews and Nicole Kidman. Continue reading

Joan Collins Still Looking Hot, Calls Mario Lopez “Cute, But Not Beautiful!” – EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS & VIDEO

Joan Collins you are still a beautiful naughty woman! And we love you for it!

With an acting career spanning over 50 years, the legendary British and ever-oh-so-glamorous-yet-so-devilish Joan Collins stopped by the Grove in Los Angeles to have a chat with Mario Lopez of Extra.

Best known to American audiences as the vixen Alexis Colby in the long-running ABC television series Dynasty, as well as being a favorite of Star Trek fans for her appearance as Edith Keeler in the Star Trek episode “The City on the Edge of Forever”, Ms. Collins looked just as beautiful to me as she did in the 80’s.

Joan walked onto the Extra set in a stunning off-white coat, off-white dress, off-white cap, off-white gloves and off-white shoes, making all heads turn. She has an undeniable presence. Even fellow-Brit Simon Cowell would admit that Joan has the “It Factor!”

On her recent role playing David Spade’s mom on CBS’ Rules of Engagement:
“The description of her is ‘dripping in jewels, and slightly crazy.’ So I said, I can do that!”

On her upcoming one-woman show in NYC, One Night with Joan
“It’s a series of outrageous stories about Richard Burton, Bette Davis, Paul Newman and the Dynasty cast of course. Everybody.” [Show plays @ NYC’s Feinstein’s at Loews Regency Ballroom, November 16-27.]
On whether she had to ever do the casting couch:
“I was asked but never did and never would and no one else should!”
On the most beautiful celeb she ever met:
“Ava Gardner.”
On the controversy of her calling Jennifer Aniston “cute” but not “beautiful”:
“I was given a list to pick from on who I thought was cute and who I thought was beautiful and I said Sandra Bullock, Kate Hudson and Jennifer are cute. [Then she turned to Mario and said by way of example:] Your’re cute; you’re not beautiful! But you’re cute.”

Watch the video of Joan talking about her “most embarrassing moment”:



My Fave Celeb TwitPics Of The Week!

CELEBRITY TWITPICS.

 Celebrities love to send TwitPics of themselves and we love to see them! Here is a collection of some of my favorites celeb pics of the week.

Given that it was Halloween, there are some very interesting photos included indeed.


Come back every Friday for more of my favorites!

Jake Pavelka
Jake with Erin Andrews and Evan Lysacek
Kyle Massey
Kyle Massey, Kurt Warner, Rod Stewart
DWTS Cast
Mark Ballas
Mark and Corky Ballas
50 Cent

Weird Al Yankovic

Kim Kardashian

Shaquille O’Neal

 Jenny McCarthy

Derek Hough
Derek with Julianne Hough
 Mandy Moore

Rachel Zoe

Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen with Taylor Swift
Rose McGowan

Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim with Erin Andrews and Stacy Keibler 
LeBron James


Eliza Dushku
Eliza and Rick Fox
Cheryl Burke
Gilles Marini, Emmitt Smith, Kelly Osbourne and Tom Bergeron

Red Hot Chili Peppers Hold Rare Book Signing At Barnes & Noble – EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS

Red Hot Chili Peppers paparazzi

Red Hot Chili Peppers stopped at Barnes & Noble Thursday located at The Grove in Los Angeles for a fan meet and greet for the release of their new book, Red Hot Chili Peppers:  An Oral/Visual History.

Fans were lined up for hours for the chance to meet Michael “Flea” Balzary, Anthony Kiedis, and Chad Smith and to get their idols’ autographs on the newly-purchased books. Continue reading