Wizbang Pop!: February 2008 Archives

Breakfast Club Remake? Yup.

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 29, 2008 · Comments (3)

Veteran producer Bridget Johnson will produce "Bumped," a modern-day version of "The Breakfast Club," with McG protege Anna Mastro attached to direct from a script by Lizzy Weiss. "Bumped" is a comedy-drama revolving around five twentysomethings -- including a corporate go-getter, a musician and a flirt -- who normally... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (3 votes cast)

Even more on Britney

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

The Britney Spears' pregnancy rumors continue. Earlier in the week it was Star, now it's Life & Style. No doubt the two have formed an alliance to grip the country in fear. An eyewitness for Life & Style claims Britney looks "totally pregnant." (Direct quote. I shit you not.) However,... [Full Story]

Rating: 2/5 (3 votes cast)

Landlord to Brit: Pay Your Rent!

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

As if Britney hasn't had enough tsuris, her Malibu landlord tried evicting her this month. TMZ has seen documents sent to the official lessee for Brit -- Love Shack Trust. The documents, dated February 14, states that Brit was more than two weeks late in paying her $35,000-a-month rent.... [Full Story]

Rating: 1/5 (1 votes cast)

Former Hendrix drummer Buddy Miles dies in Texas

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

Drummer Buddy Miles, who played with Jimi Hendrix in his short-lived group, Band of Gypsys, died at his home in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, his publicist said. Miles, who was 60, suffered from congestive heart failure, Duane Lee said on Wednesday. He did not know the official cause of... [Full Story]

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Kidmans Oscar Ice worth 2 Mill!

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

People.com got the dish on those diamonds drapping every inch of the top half of Nicole Kidman. An extraordinary rough and polished diamond sautoir necklace designed by L'Wren Scott debuted on the Red Carpet today at the 80th Academy Awards. The spectacular sautoir, worn by Oscar Presenter Nicole Kidman,... [Full Story]

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The Burgundy and Brokaw show

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

Will Ferrell dragged retired news anchor Tom Brokaw onstage with him during the last night of his "Funny or Die" tour Sunday at Radio City Music Hall. Ferrell, acting as his famous "Anchorman" character, Ron Burgundy, quipped, "I don't know if you remember that broadcasters' convention that you and... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

HSM Star gets new doll with old nose

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 28, 2008 · Comments (2)

When "High School Musical" star Ashley Tisdale's doll was unveiled last month at the TIA Toy Fair in New York City -- complete with outfits based on the 22-year-old's music video and red-carpet looks -- there was one problem. The doll hardly looks like the new Ashley; it resembles... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Delta Burke talks about depression

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

Actress Delta Burke is one of the nearly 15 million Americans who suffer from depression and last month her pain became so bad it forced her to enter a psychiatric hospital. She spoke on GMA today about how she horded every thing from magazines to dinner rolls. "At one... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Jimmy Kimmel really does love Ben Affleck

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 27, 2008 · Comments (1)

The talk show host - who memorably declared "I'm F---king Ben Affleck" in a music video Sunday night - cannot stop singing the actor's praises. "Ben could not have been more sporting," he told PEOPLE of his video costar. "He told us, 'Listen, if we're going to do this,... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Own a piece of Real Estate History

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 27, 2008 · Comments (0)

Welcome to the Wanamaker-Munn Mansion SELLER: Estate of Aimee de Heeren LOCATION: East 90th Street, New York, NY PRICE: $33,000,000 SIZE: 12,200 square feet (approx.) DESCRIPTION: Built in 1917-1919, this unusually grand mansion was designed by F. BurrallHoffman, Jr. for Charlotte Winthrop Fowler. In the early 1920's it was acquired... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

The Shark looks for Manse by the Sea

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 27, 2008 · Comments (0)

Is Greg Norman searching for a dream house for fiancée Chrissie Evert? The golf great was at the auction of Veronica Hearst's foreclosed 52-room mansion in Palm Beach Monday. Norman was seen huddling with top bidders New Stream Capital after the hammer went down, said the Palm Beach Post.... [Full Story]

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Diablo's Skin Seeks Page

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 27, 2008 · Comments (0)

Diablo Cody wants to celebrate her Oscar for "Juno" with yet another wild tattoo. A pal of the ex-stripper-turned-screenwriter, who already has a bikini-clad redhead on her upper right arm, told Page Six: "She's talking about getting a tattoo of ['Juno' star] Ellen Page's face. She's like, 'Wouldn't it... [Full Story]

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Pet Sterilization Becomes Law in LA

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 27, 2008 · Comments (0)

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday signed one of the nation's toughest laws on pet sterilization, requiring most dogs and cats to be spayed or neutered by the time they are 4 months old. The ordinance is aimed at reducing and eventually eliminating the thousands of euthanizations conducted in Los... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Mischa Barton Dinged with DUI, Possession Charges

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 27, 2008 · Comments (0)

The piper always comes calling for payment. Mischa Barton was charged Tuesday with misdemeanor DUI and pot possession in connection with her December arrest in West Hollywood following a traffic stop. Per court documents obtained by E! News, she is facing a count apiece of driving under the influence... [Full Story]

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