Wizbang Pop!: January 2008 Archives

Sarah Jessica Parker Making Art a Reality

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 31, 2008 · Comments (1)

Sarah Jessica Parker is co-producing an upcoming reality show that may do for artists what Project Runway has done for designers: make them cutthroat. Parker's production company, Pretty Matches, is joining forces with Magical Elves, the producers of Runway and Top Chef, for a new, as-yet untitled reality series... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (2 votes cast)

Did Anna Nicoles Son Commit Suicide?

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 31, 2008 · Comments (0)

Anna Nicole Smith's son, Daniel, probably killed himself, an expert witness testified on Tuesday at an inquest in the Bahamas. Dr. Lee Hern, lab director for the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office, told the court the 20-year-old died because of a large, "intentional" overdose of methadone. Family friend Ford... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (2 votes cast)

Britney Commited Again

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 31, 2008 · Comments (0)

There really are too many details floating around and they all mean basically the same thing. Brit is back in the hospital. Which one, how, why and by who is all depending on who you ask. We went with TMZ. Last night, Britney's new psychiatrist went to her home and... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (4 votes cast)

Late Night Shows: How are they fairing without writers?

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 31, 2008 · Comments (2)

Jon Stewart is up 17 percent from the same time period in 2007 among viewers 18-34, and is up 9 percent among 18-49s. Colbert is up 21 percent in the 18-34 demo and 15 percent in 18-49s, compared to a year ago, writes Media Life. Colbert and Stewart have... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Buiding is under way for the Residence Antilia

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 31, 2008 · Comments (3)

Construction has begun on what will be the worlds most expensive home. The house -- more like a tower, really -- is estimated to cost $1 billion, and its future resident, Mukesh Ambani, is India's richest man. The glass house -- named Antilia after a mythical island -- was designed... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

ET & The Insider Wont Air Heath Drug Tapes

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 30, 2008 · Comments (0)

ET and The Insider have both dropped plans to air the footage they paid $200,000 for this afternoon. The footage was shot without Heath's knowledge, at the Chateau Marmont hotel in L.A. following the SAG awards on January 29, 2006. So now the two tabloid shows say they wont... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Oprah Statue is anything but flattering

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 30, 2008 · Comments (1)

She has famously battled with her weight - but according to this tribute to the queen of daytime television, it appears to be a battle lost. Controversial American sculptor Daniel Edwards latest work 'The Oprah Sarcophagus', is a very full-figured sculpture of Oprah Winfrey - and that's where the... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

Man Poses as Heaths Father: Cons Celebs

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 29, 2008 · Comments (0)

An impostor who pretended to be Heath Ledger's grieving father was consoled by Tom Cruise in a telephone call, and almost persuaded John Travolta to buy him a plane ticket to the United States, it was reported today. The scammer also tricked staff at the New York funeral home... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Sean Young Checks into Rehab after DGA Scene

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 29, 2008 · Comments (0)

Young was physically thrown out of the Directors Guild of America bash Saturday night for heckling "La Vie en Rose" star Marion Cotillard, then insulting Julian Schnabel, director of "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly." LA gossip site Defamer.com reports Young "began screaming in French" when Cotillard took the... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Peterson Finds new level of Creepy

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 29, 2008 · Comments (1)

A well-placed source at FOX tells TMZ that reps for suspected wife killer Drew Peterson have contacted the producers of the new show "Moment of Truth," asking to hookup their client to a lie detector test on national television. Peterson's wife Stacey has been missing and presumed dead since... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Hulk's Wife Reveals Reason for Split

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 29, 2008 · Comments (0)

Linda Bollea stated in court documents filed this week in Florida that the American Gladiators host tried to trick her into signing a postnuptial agreement in September, after which she withdrew $1.5 million from one of their joint bank accounts to be on the safe side. While the money... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Grammy's Get OK from WGA

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 29, 2008 · Comments (0)

It's official. The Grammys will go on, witty banter and all. A week after striking writers said they wouldn't picket the music shindig, the other shoe has dropped. In a brief statement, the Writers Guild of America announced Monday that it has inked an interim deal with the Recording... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Man arrested in eBay sale of historic documents

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 29, 2008 · Comments (0)

A New York state employee who had access to government-owned archives has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday. Among the missing documents were an 1823 letter by U.S. Vice President John C. Calhoun and... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Britney Drama Goes Full Tilt

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 28, 2008 · Comments (0)

Several reports have surfaced of major chaos at the Spears home. TMZ reports: Britney and Sam drove up to the gate of her house when she suddenly jumped out of the car crying -- why we're not sure. Britney's paparazzo boyfriend Adnan Ghalib tells TMZ he got a frantic... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

Angelina Jolie Pregnancy Watch - No Booze At SAG Awards

Posted by Adam Stone · Published: January 28, 2008 · Comments (0)

Page Six reports that Angelina Jolie, who wore a dress that could hide any sort of pregnancy bulge, also partied it up after last night's SAG awards without touching a drop of alcohol.... [Full Story]

Rating: 1/5 (2 votes cast)

Britney's Boyfriend Hooked On Penis Enlargers? Not So Fast...

Posted by Adam Stone · Published: January 26, 2008 · Comments (0)

I really wasn't going to cover this because if was such an obvious scam, but since it appears to be spreading it's time to expose the scam behind the story that Britney Spears paparazzi boyfriend Adnan Ghalib gets paid to test penile enhancement creams. Popcrunch and then UK based Now... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

3-Alarm Fire On Top Of Monte Carlo Resort

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 25, 2008 · Comments (1)

Thanks to Zyphlar for pics! SEE LIVE FEED AT CNN.com. A three-alarm fire is in progress on top of the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino at 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. S. The blaze began shortly after 11 a.m. Friday. Dark plumes of smoke can be seen, and fire crews... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

The world's fastest street-legal car

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 25, 2008 · Comments (2)

For about $600,000, you too can drive the Ulitmate Aero at over 250 miles per hour. On Sept. 13, 2007, the Shelby SuperCars' Ultimate Aero became the fastest production car in the world. The event took place on a temporarily closed, two-lane stretch of public highway in Washington State.... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

The Tao of Britney

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 25, 2008 · Comments (0)

Miss Britney Jean Spears, when told to wear a coat against getting sick ... said "I'm already very sick, but in a good way." TMZ caught Spears making two late-night trips to Rite-Aid, where she also attempted metaphysical philosophy by saying Heath Ledger is "... still here, no one... [Full Story]

Rating: 1/5 (1 votes cast)

'Angelina Jolie is pregnant and expecting twins?'

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 25, 2008 · Comments (2)

Angelina Jolie is pregnant with twins, at least according to Star Magazine. The Tomb Raider star is said to have been given the joyful news this week. Angelina, 32, was the subject of pregnancy rumours at the Critics' Choice awards earlier this month when she looked to have put... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (14 votes cast)

Women leave town and children in hands of men

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 25, 2008 · Comments (2)

What would happen if all the women were to disappear from a town, leaving the men to not only work, but also take care of the family and the home? "It will be a disaster, a complete disaster," said Kelly Weatherly, who was sent off for a week at... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.6/5 (5 votes cast)

The SAG Awards: The Red Carpet will be out!

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 25, 2008 · Comments (0)

Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards will be the industry's first red-carpet event in this strike-fractured awards season, and even the prospect of heavy rain hasn't dampened the enthusiasm. "Considering we don't know what's going on with the Oscars and the fact that there wasn't a red carpet at the... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

More Disney Ad Campaigns with Celebs

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 25, 2008 · Comments (0)

Whoopie as The Genie, Marc Anthony & J Lo as Aladdin & Jasmine, Jessica Biel as Pocahontas and Gisele Bundchen as Wendy Darling, Mikhail Baryshnikov as Peter Pan and Tina Fey as Tinker Bell. ... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Scarlett Johansson collaborates with Yeah Yeah Yeahs on new album

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 25, 2008 · Comments (0)

Scarlett Johansson has announced that she will release her debut album, 'Anywhere I Lay My Head' this spring. The Hollywood actress collaborated with Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner on the album, which features 10 covers of Tom Waits songs and one original track. The album is due out... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Owen Wilson hit's Venice Head Shop

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 25, 2008 · Comments (0)

Owen doesn't seem completely over his love of the drugs. Apparently, the Wedding Crashers star was spotted last week at the Green House Smoke Shop in Venice Beach buying a "small monkey pipe" for $25. Then onlookers said he spent nearly $300 on a bong. Possibly paranoid already, he... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

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