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Kate Gosselin turned on the water works in a TLC special titled Kate: Her Story. The multiples' mama admitted she misses having Jon around and tore through an entire box of tissues in less than an hour.

Country crooner Jessica Simpson opened a can on Melrose Place producers this week. The singer tweeted her disdain for the show and hinted her sister's firing was an ill-advised move.
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Verne Troyer got a mouthful of pavement as TMZ's cameras rolled. Mini Me's known for hitting the bottle on occasion, and the fall suggests he's far from on the wagon...in fact, the wagon's nowhere in sight.

American Idol host Ryan Seacrest is breathing a sigh of relief after cops threw his alleged stalker behind bars. Authorities say Chidi Uzomah Jr. stormed into E's offices, knife in hand, demanding to speak with the Idol host. For some reason, he's in jail now, awaiting trial on stalking charges.
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The Box hits theaters and Warner Brothers promises the movie is better than the title. Cameron Diaz stars as a woman given a box that contains a button that, when pushed, simultaneously kills a stranger and gives her a million dollars.

The reigning king of physical comedy, Jim Carrey, stars in A Christmas Carol. This animated take on the timeless holiday story comes our way courtesy of Disney, who worked their star overtime, as Mr. Carrey voiced eight characters in the film.
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Kate Gosselin fielded softball questions on TLC's You Ask, Kate Answers special. Though some speculated the episode would mark the end of the series, the network has now confirmed it has enough footage to push the end date back to November 23.

ESPN employees have done their share of offending lately. First, Steve Phillips shagged a production assistant and got the boot for doing so. Then, Bob Griese unleashed a Mexican stereotype while promoting a NASCAR program. Anyone else left to offend?...Asians, maybe?
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Michael Jackson's This Is It has hit theaters and we have a peek. The film details the pop star's final rehearsal sessions, giving audiences a look into what MJ's ill-fated London concert series may have been like.

If endless violence is more your style, Boondock Saints Two has you covered. The MacManus brothers are back at it, unleashing their own brand of justice on anyone that makes the mistake of crossing them. Dexter's Julie Benz adds support, so that's reason enough to buy a ticket.
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Twitter has made enemies of Chris Brown and Perez Hilton. Chris
lamented the loss of his girlfriend on the time-killing site, only to be called out by Perez Hilton for doing so. The argument got as heated as a Twitter argument can get, and we have the tweets.
Besides sporting a neatly-trimmed beard and hanging out in a coffin, what can one do to look like Billy Mays? If you have the answer, a tub of OxiClean may be yours! Billy's son announced via his website he's holding a contest to find out who looks the most like his late pops...check it out.
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The Balloon Boy saga continues as reality TV wannabe Richard Heene and crew prepare to face charges for their wheat field-crushing hoax. Several characters have come forward to add solidity to the claim that Mr. Heene's unhealthy obsession with getting his own show has sent him over the edge of sanity.

Jon and Kate Plus 8 could soon come to an end. Speculators are speculating that TLC's upcoming You Ask, Kate Answers special could be the final episode of the show as we know it...maybe ever, unless Papa Gosselin lifts his ban on the network filming his brood.
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Saturday Night Live alum Tracy Morgan is taking on a few of his former coworkers in his new book, I Am the New Black. Tracy calls out Cheri Oteri and Chris Kattan, accusing them of treating him like a lesser life form while they worked together.

Miss California USA officials slapped Carrie Prejean with a lawsuit, claiming she never paid them back for a loan taken out for mammary-enhancing surgery. This comes as the latest in a series of squabbles between Ms. Prejean and pageant officials after a falling out that resulted in Carrie's job termination.
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Astroboy has hit theaters. The character responsible for the anime movement has come alive on the big screen with a little help on vocals from Nicolas Cage and Kristin Bell.

For whatever reason, Lionsgate has made a sixth Saw movie. I'd give you a description, but it's probably easier for you to just think back to any of the five other movies and switch the minor characters' names around a bit.
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Though she rarely passes up an opportunity to step into the spotlight, Miley Cyrus has bailed on her Twitter account, meaning two million Miley Maniacs may need to begin doing something productive with their lives. The Hannah Montana star didn't leave anyone guessing though, as she explained her reasons for leaving via the whitest rap video ever made.

It turns out Michael Jackson's new song "This Is It" is a ripoff of a tune from nearly twenty years ago. The decidedly more obscure artist Safire released the eerily similar "I Never Heard" after buying it from MJ's collaborator Paul Anka. Now, Mr. Anka wants his money and it looks like he'll get it.
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Oprah found herself in an awkward situation when, during an interview on Dallas' WFAA-TV, an anchor asked her if she'd like to apologize for popularizing Dr. Phil. C'mon now, you can't say you wouldn't have wanted to ask the same question.

Jon and Kate Gosselin hit a courtroom in Philly this week after Kate accused Jon of emptying their shared bank account. A judge ordered Jon to decide between replacing the cash or logging time in a jail cell. It's ok to admit part of you hopes he'll choose the latter.
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Law Abiding Citizen hits theaters, proving Gerard Butler would indeed win in a fight against Jamie Foxx...told you. Mr. Butler plays a former spy hoping to take down his family's killers and the crooked DA (played by Mr. Foxx,) that made one of the killers a free man.
Where the Wild Things Are is cleaning up review-wise. Spike Jonze delivers this adaptation of a classic children's book that follows a young boy to an island filled with enormous furry creatures looking for someone to lead them.
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Nancy Grace took on Jon Gosselin when he dropped by The Insider to discuss the drama going on with Kate and the show. Check out the clip that's setting the Net on fire.

Late talker David Letterman has apologized for doing the naughty with a few of his interns. The Late Show host offered a mea culpa to his wife and crew after news broke of an extortion scandal that had a CBS employee threatening to blow the affair wide open unless Dave coughed up two million dollars.
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LeAnn Rimes is apparently a stalker...at least according to Brandi Glanville. The model used to call Eddie Cibrian her husband until LeAnn plucked him out of the picture. Now Brandi tells E! Ms. Rimes has moved in down the street from her, saying it's a bit too close for comfort.

Simple Life star Nicole Richie has dollar signs in her eyes after she says a paparazzi member intentionally plowed into her from behind. TMZ says the starlette has hired famed attorney Mark Geragos to look into filing a lawsuit.
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Vince Vaughn's posse hits the screen in Couples Retreat. This one follows four couples to an island getaway designed to improve their marriages. Though most of the group has no intention of doing any marital work, the trip gets awkward (and supposedly hilarious) when they're forced into it by staff members.

Air drummers unite and head to the nearest theater, because Adventures of Power is your new anthem. Ari Gold (no, not this Ari Gold,) stars as a young man who takes up the air drum in order to win an air dumming competition and save his family's honor. Yep, I'm serious.
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TLC has tossed Jon Gosselin from Jon and Kate Plus 8, saying the recent family shakeup means he'll no longer be needed on set when the next season rolls around. Jon responded by mumbling something then holding up an Ed Hardy shirt.

Whoopi Goldberg felt the need to bring semantics into the equation when discussing the recent Roman Polanski arrest. Though Polanski has admitted to drugging and having sex with a 13 year-old girl, Whoopi insisted he didn't "rape rape" her.
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Though Kanye West vowed to maintain a low profile following the Taylor Swift incident, Mr. Sense of Entitlement has made news once again by flipping out backstage at a benefit concert because he wasn't offered chicken.

A cell phone threw Hugh Jackman off his live acting game. The Wolverine star recently went off script in his Broadway play A Steady Rain to berate an audience member for failing to turn off his or her cell phone. Check out the clip.
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Rob Lowe was nice enough to grant The Toast a mock interview to promote his new movie, The Invention of Lying. Mr. Lowe stars alongside Ricky Gervais and Jennifer Garner in the film which tells the story of the man who first discovered the power of a lie.
The most hated man on Capitol Hill is back with another documentary. Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story takes a look at corporate greed and dissects the recent financial meltdown...take the kids.
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Mackenzie Phillips stunned Oprah and the rest of the world by disclosing that she'd had a ten-year intimate relationship with her father, John Phillips, of The Mama and the Papas. I'll let your stomach settle...OK, shall we continue?
Dancing with the Stars kicked back into gear with a season nine premiere in which Tom "The Hammer" DeLay showed of his dancing skillz...or lack thereof. The former House Majority Leader danced the cha-cha with Cheryl Burke, proving once again that white men can't dance.
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Khloe Kardashian is set to marry her boyfriend of a few weeks, Lamar Odom. The Lakers star and the girl whose sister is famous for a sex tape are reportedly planning to tie the knot in Los Angeles as family and friends look on and take bets on how many days the marriage will last.

Hollywood bad girl Lindsay Lohan tried out her throwing arm in a recent scuffle with the paparazzi. The unemployed actress chucked a beer at photographers as they snapped shots of her leaving an Emmy after-party. This from the girl who doesn't drink.
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Fame hits theaters just in time to give young Hollywood hopefuls a false impression of what it takes to make it in the industry. This one's a remake of the Oscar-winning film that shows a group of students making their way through New York's toughest performing arts school.
Bruce Willis is back in theaters thanks to Surrogates. This sci-fi thriller follows a pair off detectives as they investigate a murder revolving around a man who creates robotic replicas of human beings. Soooo, have a good time there.
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You probably haven't heard, but Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift's award speech at this year's VMAs. After being shunned by nearly all of Hollywood and the president himself, Kanye took to Leno to issue what many say is a half-hearted apology.

Tila Tequila and Chris Brown are going at it via Twitter. For weeks, the pinup has taunted Chris online, comparing bruises from her recent go-around with Shawne Merriman to Rihanna's battered face after Mr. Brown had a go at her. Chris finally responded, telling Tila to stop using his name to extend her time in the spotlight.
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The queen of talk has returned. Oprah launched her new season with a Whitney Houston interview the whole world seems to have watched. Whitney told Ms. Winfrey all about her tumultuous relationship with Bobby Brown, notably the time he used her as a spittoon.
Jon and Kate Plus 8 returned with a new episode showing the now divided family spending time separately with mom and pop. Off the show, Kate made plenty of noise with a guest hosting stint on The View, and rumor has it she may soon snag her own show with Food Network star Paula Deen.
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The Informant hits theaters, starring Matt Damon as a clumsy FBI squealer who nearly blows his cover. The Soup's own Joel McHale makes his major motion picture debut in this one, so throw the man a bone and see the flick...after all, we're old buddies.

If you're missing a pubescent teenage boy, try checking the seats at the nearest showing of Jennifer's Body. Megan Fox stars in this one, so if you're a dude, that's all you need to know...hell, if you're a chick, that's all you need to know.
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A gay male stripper crashed a George Clooney press conference in Italy. The unidentified man stripped down to his unmentionables and professed his love for the actor, begging him for a kiss. Though George declined, one could assume he at least thought about it...or not.

Hangover star Zach Galifianakis had the pleasure of sitting down for an interview with the unbelievably attractive Charlize Theron for his show on Funny or Die. The chat got off to an awkward start, then came an awkward middle, then an awkward end. Check out the clip.
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Jon Gosselin said in an ABC interview he despises Kate, accusing her of separating him from his family and smearing him in the tabloids. Never one to bite her tongue, Kate responded (or so says the National Enquirer,) by calling her ex a "pathological liar." Feel the love?

Ellen DeGeneres is filling the seat vacated by former American Idol judge Paula Abdul. The talk show host announced to her audience this week that she's been tapped to be the fourth judge and she's already started popping pills in order to be just as good as Paula...part of that sentence is made up; guess which part.
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Well, it looks like a few box office flops have yet to deflate Tyler Perry's massive ego. The director has named another movie after himself, unleashing Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself on the world. Way to hog all the space on the marquee, Tyler.

Tim Burton is back with another soul-darkening animated feature. 9 follows a puppet-like creature as he defends what's left of a post-apocalyptic world from evil death machines...is "evil death machine" redundant?
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Chris Brown went on Larry King Live to tell Larry he doesn't remember assaulting Rihanna after a Grammy party in February. Then, Chris told People Magazine he does recall doling out the beating...I thought Larry was supposed to be the one with memory loss.

OMG would you believe Michael Jackson has actually been buried for real seriously this time? TMZ is reporting the King of Pop has finally joined a handful of pop culture's most notable figures in Forest Lawn Memorial.
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Jon Gosselin has broken his silence. The Ed Hardy worshiping father of eight sat down with ABC to knock Kate for making publicity a priority. Jon also had a few sharp words for the tabloids who've so far made his life a living hell...he makes it so easy, though

W's pride and joy Jenna Bush Hager is joining the NBC family as a Today Show correspondent. The former first daughter will soon front human interest stories for the network that's making the bold assumption that she knows how to put together a sentence. The trait doesn't exactly run in the family.
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Gamer hits theaters, starring Gerard Butler as a man caught in Michael C. Hall's dirty little game of humans hunting humans. Mr. Hall was nice enough to sit down with The Toast to talk about the film...though he has no idea he did so.

Sandra Bullock returns to the big screen with All About Steve, the story of a woman whose obsession with a cameraman causes her to follow the little booger all over the country. It's wacky and zany.
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Danyl Johnson gave the best X Factor audition Simon Cowell has ever seen. This, according to mister Cowell himself, but we all know he's probably just saying that to make Danyl feel better. That's the kind of person Simon seems to be.

TLC is reportedly accusing Jon Gosselin of violating his morals clause after seeing the Jon and Kate Plus 8 star frequent every bar and hit on every taste-lacking girl within a fifty mile radius. Some say Jon wants out of the show, hence his minimal on-camera time in recent episodes.
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Michael Jackson may be alive and well according to a new video that hit the Web. The clip posted earlier this week shows an unidentified man exiting a van and entering a coroner's office. The video's anonymous poster claims it's MJ, and that's all I need to hear...because nobody lies on the Internet.

Heidi Montag can't even lip sync correctly, as evidenced by her
gut-turning performance at the recent Miss Universe pageant. Check out the clip that makes Milli Vanilli look like the real deal.
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Taking Woodstock sends audiences forty years back to a time when the music was actually good and the brown acid was...well that was still bad. Ang Lee directs this one that tells the story of a man whose plan to save his parents' motel involves hosting what would become the largest concert the U.S. has ever known.
The Final Destination hits theaters as well. The studio wants to make it seem fresh, so they added the word "The" to the beginning. Really though, it's the same plot, same mediocre acting, same gratuitous gore that somehow sells tickets.
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Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane showed us a new side of himself this week as a video surfaced featuring Eric, his wife, and former Miss US Teen Kari Ann Peniche in the nude. The tape goes down as the lamest celebrity skin flick ever, but that's not stopping Mr. Dane from being pissed off about the leak.

Britney Spears graced the Late Show donning nothing more than a bikini. The pop star has owned headlines lately with her revamped bod, and Letterman's audience more than embraced her presence.
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Former American Idol judge Paula Abdul may want back on the show. MSNBC is reporting after failed negotiations to join Dancing with the Stars, Paula's revisiting an offer from Fox, but both sides have yet to put pen to paper.

The Jon and Kate Plus 8 drama continues as Jon's new girlfriend Hailey Glassman pissed off a few people with her interview on the E! network. Hailey says she's in it for the long haul with Jon and accuses Kate of "playing the sympathy card."
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Who doesn't love a good Nazi-butchering flick? Quentin Tarantino has dropped Inglourious Basterds (yes, the purposely spelled it incorrectly,) on audiences nationwide with Brad Pitt in the lead. Critics love the film, calling it bloody and brilliant.
On the other end of the spectrum, there's Shorts. This one comes our way via Warner Brothers and tells the tale of a group of kids who find a magic wish-granting stone. Trouble comes around, however, when the big bad adults get their hands on the rock and wreak havoc on the planet.
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The pop world is buzzing with the fallout from the Miley Cyrus pole dancing incident at this year's Teen Choice Awards. The child starlette put on a very adult show on national television that included a pelvic run-in with a stripper pole.

Ashley Greene has her lawyers working overtime as she attempts to rid the internet of a handful of nude photos that leaked thanks to Perez Hilton. The Twilight actress insists someone swiped the naughty shots and they're not for public consumption...too late.
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Call the show scripted, but the violent outbursts on The Real Housewives of Atlanta seem to be anything but fake. Case and point, a TMZ-leaked 911 audio clip of show regular Kim saying fellow housewife NeNe choked her during filming for an upcoming episode...Enjoy!

Jon Gosselin says he's not having a midlife crisis...and OJ says he didn't kill Nicole. The Jon and Kate Plus 8 star said in the show's latest episode his recent behavior (the girls, the earrings, etc.) is nothing abnormal for him. Meanwhile, Kate Gosselin went the classy route with an appearance on the Today Show.
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The Time Traveler's Wife hits theaters, and the film's stars, Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams, sat down with The Toast to tell us all about it. As usual, the chat didn't go so well.

It's a slick-talking salesman's dream as Jeremy Piven of Entourage fame hits the big screen in The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard. Critics are far from in love with this one, despite directorial backing from Chappelle's Show phenom Neal Brennan and support from Hangover standout Ed Helms.
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Paula Abdul is saying goodbye to American Idol after contract negotiations with Fox fell through again. The seemingly under the influence judge made a meager salary compared to Simon and, in the end, experts say it all came down to cash. The fact that Kara Dioguardi recently inked a deal to return doesn't help either.

Jon and Kate Plus 8 returned from hiatus with a pair of fairly tame episodes that fell short of addressing Jon Gosselin's bevy of questionable mistresses. Ratings dropped by four million from the infamous "Houses and Big Changes" episode.
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Tiger Woods farted. Seriously, he (or someone near him) farted during the Buick Open and the CBS cameras picked up the flatulence and spewed it to the world. Check out the clip!

When you think of a Native American, you think of Jessica Simpson, right? Well, you should, because the songstress announced this week she's part Indian and offered her heritage as an excuse for her recent "Indian giver" slur.
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Though Meryl Streep is undoubtedly among the finest actresses to have ever walked the Earth, even her performance isn't enough to keep the critics from bashing Julie and Julia. This flick follows a modern-day woman as she cooks her way through a Julia Childs cookbook hoping to strike it rich by blogging about the experience.

With a production price tag of nearly $170 million, Paramount is banking on you going to see G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Don't disappoint Paramount, they hate it when you do that. Besides, what's not to love about Sienna Miller and enough explosions to reduce an entire country to rubble?
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