George Clooney and Brad Pitt have shamelessly campaigned for him since 2001, but this year’s winner was Bourne to the title. “You’ve given an aging suburban dad the ego-boost of a lifetime,” Damon, 37, told PEOPLE, explaining why he couldn’t possibly accept the crown – which perfectly demonstrates many of the reasons we chose him in the first place: irresistible sense of humor, rock solid family man, heart-melting humility. PEOPLE...  Read More »

If you haven’t heard, rapper Kanye West’s mom, Donda, died last Saturday when she stopped breathing while recovering from plastic surgery procedures she had performed the day before. Her murderer, er, doctor was Jan Adams, a man with a history of questionable behavior. Brought to us by The Hollywood Gossip, here are some of the highlights: *In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Lori Ufondu claims that in 1996, she underwent breast...  Read More »

Jennifer Lopez states the obvious – her monkey man husband has planted his monkey seed and soon they will have a monkey baby…Anything Hollywood Paula Abdul is single. Again. The woman needs to get a clue, stack up on batteries, and call it a day. Hey, we can’t all meet Mr. Right…Bricks and Stones Gossip Britney Spears is a menace to society and really needs to be stapled to a wall somewhere until she faces the truth. And even then she should be...  Read More »

On this day in 1918, at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, World War I came to an end. History.com Veterans Day is largely intended to thank veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to United States national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who served – not only those who died – have sacrificed and done their duty. Wikipedia.org Veterans Day takes on a different meaning...  Read More »

I either have a lot on my mind tonight, or my brain has shut down, because I seem to be having issues focusing on gossip. I’m reading it, but nothing seems to be sticking. Oh my! Did I just say that?? What is my world coming to? As I walked down the busy street, knowing I was late for an important meeting, my eye fell upon one of those unfortunate, homeless vagabonds that are found in every city these days. I saw a person who was wearing what can only...  Read More »

Ummm…..I mean Matthew McConaughey’s bike. Or maybe I’ll encase it in bullet proof glass and just stare at it. In case you were wondering, yes, I would totally accept Matthew McConaughey’s motorcycle as a gift were you to buy it for me. Think you’ll never get the chance to shower me with such love? Think again…..this gorgeous bike is available on eBay….. All proceeds will be shared equally by Matthew McConaughey’s...  Read More »

Now I’ve seen it all! First Duck Hunt, and now this! Video games have come such a long way. What will they think of next? …urinal-based racing game…warns you against drunk driving if you’re not controlling your car…Belgium police didn’t seem to find it too amusing, and have banned the “Place to Pee”…as an indecency offense…engadget As strange as this invention is, it’s actually not the first of...  Read More »

Picketing at Universal today was boisterous not to mention noisy: trucks and cars loudly honked in support. Several members of SAG joined WGA lines including Frances Fisher, Justine Bateman and Marg Helgenberger and walked for many hours. Showrunners like Desperate Housewives’s Marc Cherry, Frasier creator Peter Casey, Drew Carey creator Bruce Helford and CSI’s Carol Mendelsohn were out there, too. Ahmet Zappa drove by and dropped off dozens of...  Read More »

Well I could’ve told them that! This past Saturday I went to a baby shower for someone I met on the first day of first grade, and we’ve been friends ever since. A few weeks ago, I reunited with someone I’ve known since I was two and she was three. TRUE friendship never ends. Here also, a reunion years in the making… Source: Jeanette’s Celebrity Corner From A to Z, a friend… (A)ccepts you as you are (B)elieves in “you” (C)alls...  Read More »

I must have missed the memo about meth heads being brilliant. Brilliant planners, anyway – they’re not so smart when it’s time to implement the plan. The men concealed the ice methamphetamine in the body of a motorized, 3-foot hobby rocket connected by wires to the vehicle’s cigarette lighter…trooper attempted to stop their vehicle on Interstate 70 in Callaway County. The vehicle exited the interstate and entered a restaurant parking...  Read More »

Hollywood writers took to the picket lines early Monday morning, disrupting taping of the Today Show at the NBC Headquarters in New York’s Rockefeller Center. As I mentioned in my previous article, Hollywood Writers To Strike!, this strike could amount to something huge. It may seem like small potatoes on the surface, but Hollywood Writers on strike means no one is writing in Hollywood. The strike is the first walkout by writers since 1988. That work...  Read More »

Monday’s almost over! Larry King made an ass of himself yet again, this time while interviewing Jerry Seinfeld about his new project, Bee Movie. At a point Larry veered off to discuss Jerry’s old show Seinfeld. The clip below is hilarious. Here’s what led up to it… KING: By the way, when your show started, did you know it was going to make it? SEINFELD: No, no. I thought it would be — it was a show we were doing for people like...  Read More »

So I was flipping channels a while ago and came across a soccer game. Not one to pass up the opportunity to look at men in shorts with thighs that could crack walnuts, I stopped and watched some of the game. I’m not a total idiot when it comes to soccer, I know the rules and such. And I know that David Beckham is the hottest player out there, even when he’s throwing up on the sidelines. Aside from the several players with long hair, I noticed that...  Read More »

On July 11, 1969, Harland Stonecipher was involved in a head-on collision. He got away with his life, as well as a mountain of legal fees. Sure, he had car insurance and medical insurance and even a life insurance policy, but he didn’t have any protection from all the legal bills that quickly piled up. So Harland turned to Europe and began researching the legal expense plan industry over there. In 1972 all the pieces came together and PrePaid Legal Services...  Read More »

This just in, from Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily. Check the site often for up to the minute updates. I just heard from a source attending tonight’s Writers Guild Of America general membership meeting that the exact timing of the writers strike will be decided tomorrow morning, then announced in the afternoon… The WGA leadership said tonight it waited until the writers contract expired at midnight on October 31st to see if the Alliance...  Read More »

Former Prison Break actor, Lane Garrison, has been sentenced to spend the next three years and four months inside a real prison because of a horrible and tragic choice he made. Last December, the 27-year-old was driving under the influence of alcohol and (some reports say) cocaine when he jumped the curb and hit a tree. One of his three passengers, 17-year-old Vahagn Setian, later died at the hospital. While receiving his sentence yesterday, Garrison stood...  Read More »