Hollyweird

There are few constants in life. Time's unwavering insistence, taxes, and the ever steady stream of either egomaniacal or retardily bizarre behavior coming out of hollyweird. From The Superficial:

Nancy Jarecki is an entrepreneur who sells dye for "hair down there." While her product line Betty Beauty is taking off, Nancy needs to learn rule number one in the cutthroat pube dye business: Never out your celebrity clients. Page Six reports:

It's not just women who are interested in matching the carpet to the drapes: Jarecki says so many men have bought the product that she plans to launch a "Betty for Men" line early next year. "I guess man-scaping for guys is really big these days," she says, adding that she recently sent the entire assortment of colors to noted waxing enthusiast Diddy and got back a thank-you note from his assistant.

A Betty spokesperson adds that "Law & Order" brunette Mariska Hargitay, country singer Vince Gill, Jack Black and Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor also use the product.

First, ew, ew, eeeewwwwww.

Second, why?

Ben Stiller has been getting on my nerves A LOT lately. He can't seem to break away from his Mr. Confused-Guy routine. For me, this just seals what a dork he really is.

Jennifer, it's not too late!

Jennifer Love Hewitt, about to turn 30, told S magazine that she wishes she had stayed nude from 12 to 28. She was recently popped by the paps in a swimsuit revealing a somewhat beefier body. By normal standards she looked great. By hollyweird standards she looked fat. As a result, she lost 18 pounds and revealed to US a new body. The article is here.

The US article and pictures.

Well, I would just say . . . Jennifer, it's not too late!

Who is/was The Best?

There was an article somewhere on the web talking about Batman and the various actors that have played him. The article went on to mention other "replacements" in other roles. So, let's play along.

For Batman, they were all pretty good. No one, in my opinion, sucked. But, if I had to pick a favorite it would be George Clooney. Bale would be my very close second choice.

Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October, and others, was best played by Alec Baldwin. Though, Alec would have to join Jenny Craig to play him today. Harrison Ford was way too intense. Plus, he's just not that good an actor.

007. Well, I hated, HATED, Peirce Brosnan. Too much of a weenie. I'm not too crazy about Daniel Craig, but he's better than Brosnan. Actually, I liked Tim Dalton. Though I might be the ONLY person who did. Rodger Moore would be my second choice. Much as I like Sean Connery, he was rather goofy looking when he was younger.

Of the women I can only think of Silence of the Lambs and the role of Clarice. I think Jodie Foster did a better job than Julianne Moore, but I like them both.

I know in the upcoming Mummy with Brendan Frasier, Eveyln, originally played by Rachel Weisz, will be replaced by Mario Bello. That's a tough one. Of course, I haven't seen it yet but I reeeeealy like Rachel Weisz.

Any others?

Celebridiot of the Day 7/2

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Dennis Haysbert likes to believe his portrayal as the first African-American U.S. president on Fox's "24" may have helped pave the way for Barack Obama.
"If anything, my portrayal of David Palmer, I think, may have helped open the eyes of the American people," said the actor, who has contributed $2,300 to the Illinois Democrat's presidential campaign.
"And I mean the American people from across the board — from the poorest to the richest, every color and creed, every religious base — to prove the possibility there could be an African-American president, a female president, any type of president that puts the people first," he said Tuesday.
Haysbert, who now stars on "The Unit" on CBS, made his comments to reporters during a teleconference call promoting the upcoming American Century Celebrity Golf Championship at Lake Tahoe.
Haysbert, who also played Nelson Mandela in the 2007 film "Goodbye Bafana," said his role as President Palmer seemed to "confuse people" who would approach him on the street "every day, almost every hour, and ask me to run."
"I still, even after three seasons into `The Unit' playing Sgt. Maj. Jonas Blaine, I'm still asked by people on the street to run," he said.
Haysbert, 54, said he recently stopped for dinner south of Los Angeles with his daughter in Dana Point, Calif., a town he described as "very wealthy, very white and very Republican."
"I go into this little restaurant with that demographic and a lady comes up to me and says, `You know, I want to vote for you,'" he said. "I don't know if it is a joke or that people just like to say those things. But to me, for them to say it out loud means they are thinking about it."

I wonder if he inspired any baseball players to keep dead chickens in their locker . . . hmm . . . he probably doesn't like to talk about it.

This is the problem, folks. People who play "make believe" then take themselves waaaay too seriously and believe they have the impact on society they think they do.

The other problem is, though, for some, he's probably right.

Who annoys you?

There have been, and are, many actors who don't really act. They just play themselves in different roles. In many cases this isn't necessarily a bad thing. Clint Eastwood comes to mind. Oh, he's tried to expand his range, and I like most of his movies, but he's really the same character in most of his movies. On the comedic side, Jim Carey is another one. He's shown some range, but many of his movies are the same act. But, at least he's funny.

Then there are those who can't seem to be anything but the same character over and over and over again . . . and it's annoying. For me, Will Ferrell is the worst offender. Adam Sandler is another one. But in his case, his movies are just retarded more than anything. Getting close is Jack Black.

Another one? Ben Stiller. And I'm not the only one who thinks so:

I Hate Ben Stiller.

Who annoys you?

No, my kid's a star!

OK. There are guilty pleasures, and there are guilty guilty pleasures. The new VH1 show I Know My Kid's A Star is my new guilty guilty pleasure. All these show have the same premise. Teams compete, and each week a team is sent packing. At the end there is a lone survivor, the winner. The show, hosted by used to be Danny Bonadouchebag, is a star search for the next child star. But, it's as much about the parents as it is about the kids in that they are judged in the manner in which they coach, guide, and parent their children throughout the competition. Danny points out, and correctly so, that the parents have as much at stake as the kids do in adapting to hollywood life. It's an interesting exercise.

On the one hand, it's a horrible thing to put the kids through. I know it's what goes on all the time. But it usually isn't broadcast to the entire country . . . and . . . the kids aren't usually booted by such a loser as Bonadouchebag. That's harsh. To be honest, though, Danny has used his own life as an example of what not to do when moments warranted his advice. So, I'll give him that.

On the other hand, and as one might expect, it's the parents who need a good slap. They get it, too. There's a variety of loser parents on the show. Some have no clue what they're doing, others are trying to do it all . . . include get the attention.

I'll give Danny something else, he picks who goes . . . and he's been right on so far.

The one thing that struck me . . . none of the kids seem like they have "star" quality. It will be interesting to see how it pans out.