Did a Horrifying Real Satanic Sex Abuse Case Inspire True Detective?

In a recent interview, True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto told Entertainment Weekly that his hit show's fictional inspirations range from high literature to low pulp. But it seems the show drew inspiration from elsewhere as well — an incredibly horrifying real case of satanism and sexual abuse in rural Louisiana in…
Cate Blanchett Wasn’t Thrilled About Being Played Off at SAG Awards

Cate Blanchett won a SAG award last night (hooray!) for her performance as Blanche DuBois in Woody Allen Movie No. 463. She was understandably thrilled about winning, but not so thrilled about getting the hurry-it-along music after 29 seconds, especially since America's stoned older cousin who made us all watch A…
Matthew McConaughey Is Mad Skinny in the Dallas Buyers Club Trailer
The trailer for Dallas Buyers Club, the movie for which shirt-depising actor Matthew McConaughey lost a ton of weight to play a man struggling with HIV in the 1980s, is out. McConaughey's racket in this film is that his character (based on a REAL LIVE HUMAN WHO LIVED), after being told he has a month to live, starts…
Paula Deen Cruise, a.k.a. Titanic For Racists, Adds Additional Voyage
While Paula Deen's backers have been steadily jumping ship since she outed herself as an N-word-using, separate-bathroom-using, down-home deep-fried racist, others of her kind are flocking to support her. In fact, the annual Paula Deen Cruise has tacked on an additional voyage for summer 2014 thanks to high demand.
Matthew McConaughey Lost So Much Weight He Almost Went Blind
Today in smart decisions that actors make, Matthew McConaughey, long known for going big or going home (to play shirtless bongos) lost close to 50 damn pounds to play a dying AIDS patient in his new film Dallas Buyers Club. Weight wasn't the only thing McConaughey lost — apparently his vision started to go out, too.
Is This the Face of Christian Grey in the Fifty Shades Movie?
Beyoncé Tells Vogue That 1-Year-Old Blue Ivy Is Her Best Friend
In the March issue of Vogue, Beyoncé wants you to know that she's neither cyborg-armed Type-A perfectionist nor untouchable pop star. She's a wooooman, W-O-M-A-N. She has never been more aware of her womanity. "Right now, after giving birth, I really understand the power of my body. I just feel my body means…
Leighton Meester and Adam Brody in Love: Life Imitates WB Fanfic
The universe works in mysterious ways, but occasionally a gear will click into place and simplify at least one aspect of your troubled adult existence. Examples: cheese going on fries, and the fact that Blair Waldorf and Seth Cohen are dating. See? Motherfucking TOLD YOU. It's like the plot of The Time Traveler's Wife…
Ashley Judd and Dario Franchitti Split With No Hard Feelings, For Real
Unfortunately, The Year That Love Died appears to be extending into 2013: Actress, vocal feminist and possible Kentucky senatorial candidiate Ashley Judd and her husband, three-time Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti, are divorcing after eleven years of marriage, which is like a golden anniversary in celebrity years.
Jennifer Lawrence Denounces Unflattering Paparazzi Pic: 'That's Not My Butt!'
Like that candy corn in the crack of your sofa cushions, the movie Cool Runnings or the actor Michael Caine, this is slightly old and yet important: When Jennifer Lawrence sat down with David Letterman Thursday, he procured a paparazzi photo of her in a bikini so that she could "answer" for her saggy butt. JLaw…
It's Thursday So Lindsay Lohan Got Arrested Again
Last night Lindsay Lohan went to a Justin Bieber concert. A few hours later, at around 4 AM, she was arrested for punching a woman in the face in a New York club following brief verbal altercation (LiLo said something to the effect of "Give me my space" before clocking the girl). She and friends attempted to flee the…
Jay-Z Unwisely Invokes The Wrath of Robert DeNiro
Alpha males Robert De Niro and Jay-Z's squabbling almost ruined Leonardo DiCaprio's birthday party for everyone. De Niro let Hova have it for mentioning that he'd be willing to record a song for the Tribeca Film Festival and then failing to return any of De Niro's calls to follow through. Jay-Z tried to joke about it…
Liza Minnelli Got a Little Too Fucked Up at a Fancy Benefit
Liza "With A Z, Not Lisa With An S" Minnelli was honored at the New York Landmarks Conservancy awards at the Plaza on Thursday and partied like a sorority girl in a foreign country. Though her beverage of choice is a mystery, Minnelli drank and chain-smoked throughout the night, and by the time she got onstage to…
Matthew McConaughey's Personal Hell: Forced to Keep Shirt On to Prepare For Role
"In The Dallas Buyer's Club the 43-year-old plays a "women loving, drug taking, homophobic man" named Ron Woodruff who in 1986 develops full blown AIDS and is told he has 30 days to live." To prepare, McConaughey had to lose 30 pounds and stay out of the sun, which I imagine must've been difficult for him. If there…
Kate Hudson Annoyed With Lea Michele's Diva Bullshit
Any A-lister who signs on to do a turn on Glee should clench their buttcheeks in preparation for the über-diva behavior from Lea Michele, yet they always seem disgruntled and surprised. WHY IS ANYONE SURPRISED? Kate Hudson, currently filming her guest stint as Rachel Berry's dance teacher, told some source that…
