Get Ready For 2 Years Of Lindsay Lohan "Snow White" Jokes, America

hortense — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:30:00 EST

Lindsay Lohan is reportedly in talks to play the title role in a modern day adaptation of "Snow White" called The Stepsister Scheme. Megan Fox and Miley Cyrus are also allegedly up for roles. [ShowbizSpy]

James Franco is a bit tired of answering questions about his on-screen kiss with Milk co-star, Sean Penn. "It's like you can never answer in the right way. If I'm too casual it looks as though I'm making fun of the film. If I don't answer, it looks as though I'm uncomfortable. I can't win," Franco said, before adding, with a smile, "God, I'm being way too serious! OK. You want the simple answer? I had no problem with kissing Sean Penn." [Guardian]
George Clooney has returned to the set of E.R., and Extra has the photographic proof, showing Clooney in his ol' Dr. Ross scrubs.[Extra]
80's teen queen Molly Ringwald is pregnant with twins. In 16 years, she will totally forget their birthdays, setting off a wacky chain of events that culminates with one of her kids being swept away by Jake Ryan outside a church somewhere. [People]
Is John Cleese's 27-year-old girlfriend really45? [DailyMail]
Gossip Girl star Kelly Rutherford has been awarded custody of her 2-year-old son, Hermes, and will be allowed to bring him to NY while she films the series. [Chicago Tribune]
Drew Barrymore is reportedly gearing up for Charlie's Angels 3: ""It's percolating up," says Drew's producing partner, Nancy Juvonen, "It's rising to the surface."[E!]
Lily Allen doesn't need an alter-ego to perform: ""I am ... Sasha Fierce," Lily said, after hearing abouy Beyonce's album title, "Good for her. I wake up, check my BlackBerry, have a cup of tea and a fag, and then I am ... Lily Allen. I'm not knocking anyone, but I am not performing." [NYPost]
In Jennifer Aniston's "uncool" comment to blame for the lack of Academy Award nominations for The Changeling (NO) A "source" says Angelina "feels that Jen's interview had a part to play in her losing out. Critics lauded Angelina's performance in Changeling as phenomenal and there's been lots of Oscar buzz, but now she doesn't think she stands a chance. The judges are notoriously moralistic and they'll think nothing of ensuring that a worthy candidate misses out if they've been embroiled in any scandal." Which makes NO sense, people, because both Brad and Angelina were nominated. [ShowbizSpy]
In bad idea news: Fox has given the green light to an Americanized version of Absolutely Fabulous, while ABC has ordered a pilot based on The Witches of Eastwick.[EW]
Robert Pattinson, sparkly vampire extraordinaire, says he likes talented girls. ""If she’s really talented, I don’t really care about the other things," Pattinson says.[ShowbizSpy]
However! He also believes in love at first sight: "It's absolutely possible that you can meet someone on the street and suddenly fall in love with that person." [ShowbizSpy]
Will Biggie's murder ever be solved? His mother, Voletta Wallace, still hopes so: ""I am still waiting for that day to come," she says, "But I'm confident, based on evidence that has been brought forth, that in my life time I will see justice done in this case, and that's all I have to say."[People]
In news that I should have typed in 1998: former LFO singer Rich Cronin says he was stunned when Jennifer Love Hewitt broke up with him. "She has a big heart, but she is more than I can handle," Cronin says, "She would say, 'I love you so much we are never going to break up.' When she dumped me, I was like, 'What?'" He then added: "New Kids on the Block had a bunch of hits, Chinese food makes me sick. But I think it's fly when girls stop by for the summer, for the summer."[USMagazine]

Angelina Jolie In Negotiations To Replace Tom Cruise In Spy Flick

Dodai — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:00:00 EDT

Screenwriter Kurt Wimmer is rewriting the script of a spy thriller called Edwin A. Salt: It was supposed to star Tom Cruise and now Angelina Jolie is replacing him. Oh, and Angie will also star in an adaptation of the Ayn Rand novel Atlas Shrugged. Next, Angelina will adopt Suri. Unstoppable. [Hollywood Reporter]
Uh, apparently Angelina Jolie and porn star Tera Patrick have an e-mail relationship? And have been talking about who should play Catwoman in the next Batman movie? [Page Six]
Nikki Blonksy's dad, who's been locked up in a Turks and Caicos jail for over a week, has just been released. He's due to appear in court on August 19 at 9:00 a.m. [ET]
Carl Blonsky can't leave the island because authorities have his travel documents. [TMZ]
Um, this report says Carl is back in New York. [Page Six]
Jake Gyllenhaal is "all bulked up and 'bear' chested for his role in the fantasy flick Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time." No, really, He looks like Conan. [E!]
Director Malcolm Lee heard about the deaths of Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes and was in shock: They're both in his film Soul Men, which opens November 14. "It had to be some sort of bad dream that these two giants would die on the same weekend, and both would be in my movie." Lee says that Mac would entertain the crew and bystanders between takes. "He said, 'These people made me what I am,' " Lee says. "He said that if it weren't for the fans of his stand-up comedy, he wouldn't have the career he had." Samuel L. Jackson is also in the film. [USA Today]

Hayden Panettiere's dad, Alan is out on bail after getting arrested for allegedly hitting Hayden's mom, Lesley. Something went down after that Whaleman Foundation event: Alan and Lesley were seen fighting after the dinner. It seems to have continued when they got home: Authorities say that Alan struck Lesley one or two times on the cheek, causing bruising. Alcohol was involved. [People]
Alan Panettiere is known as "Skip." He's apparently known for having a temper and "coming down hard" on his family. A source says that once, Skip was watching Hayden's little brother Jansen play baseball: "He went postal on Jansen because he wasn't pitching right," the eyewitness recalled. "He got nutty. He was yelling and screaming at his kid in front of everyone. He was really pissed off and was really negative." [Yahoo News]
People who paid $2,500 to attend a benefit in the Hamptons are not happy that featured guest Gwyneth Paltrow didn't mingle with the riff raff. [Rush & Molloy]
Madonna "longs" to adopt another child from Malawi, preferably a girl, to be a sister for David Banda. [Mirror]
Mariah Carey says she does one thing very well: "Dance." As for singing? "Oh, that’s business." [Fox News]
Kelly Rowland threw a party in St. Tropez on Friday — Bono attended — and the bash had a £196,230 ($372,150) bar bill. What did you do this weekend? [Mirror]
Geri "Ginger Spice" Halliwell looks effing awesome in a bikini on the cover of Hello!. She says: "People think I'm really confident but I do get self-conscious like many women about stripping off in public. I haven't been willingly photographed in a bikini for seven years — and I don't think I'll do it again." [Daily Mail]
Orlando Bloom will star in a film about life in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo during the 1992-95 siege. Change of pace from swashbuckling blockbusters. [Reuters]
Blind item! "What publisher and man-about-town may have had a liaison with Rielle Hunter, the woman who had an affair with John Edwards and a relationship with his pal Jay McInerney? He's told friends they were 'in bed for a week.'" [Rush & Molloy]
High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens has been sued for $5 million by a former producer. Her dad called the dude a "predator." Hollywood sleaze? [Hollywood Reporter]
Britney Spears did a sit-down interview and photo shoot with OK! magazine. Remember the earlier encounter, when her dog defiled a Zac Posen dress? [MSNBC]
Oh, here's that promo for the MTV Video Music Awards starring Russell Brand, Britney Spears and an elephant. Russell's accent! [People]
A number of disability groups want a boycott of Tropic Thunder, because of its portrayal of the mentally ill. Ben Stiller says: "It's sort of edgy territory, but we felt that as long as the focus was on the actors who were trying to do something to be taken seriously that's going too far or wrong, that was where the humor would come from. [The joke is on] actors reaching for roles in terms of hopefully winning awards." [Perez Hilton]
Balthazar Getty met Sienna Miller's parents, then Sienna and Balt had lunch with Jerry Bruckheimer in Malibu. [Mirror]
Dr. Phil and his wife Robin were recently arguing so loud that their Beverly Hills neighbors could hear. Now the house is quiet because they seem to have moved out… Did they go in separate directions? [Janet Charlton's Hollywood]
Coming soon: The Witches Of Eastwick TV show! Quick: Name a perfect cast. We need a redhead, a blonde and a Cher. [Ain't It Cool]
Joss Stone is recording a theme song for Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Supposedly he approached her because of her "cross-racial appeal." But, um, she's British? [Times Of London]
"Wild child Pixie Geldof turns to meditation and friends when she's feeling low." [Mirror]
Another lender is after Ed McMahon for cash. [E!]
Mia Tyler has called off her engagement. Maybe you didn't know she was engaged. [ONTD]
Jason Statham showed up at the Playboy Mansion in a bathrobe, where Jon Lovitz was taking pictures of his face next to ladies' bare bottoms. Classy! [Page Six]
Gossip Girl gossip! Michael Kors was seen with the cast at a NYC venue filming a fashion show scene! [Page Six]
A martial arts school owner and fitness trainer in England is suing Tito Jackson, who allegedly borrowed $24,000 but only paid back $17,000. In other news, Tito Jackson still exists. [UPI]
This story of Sean Connery's life is kind of amazing — once known as Tommy Connery, he dated Lana Turner and had Johnny Stompanato wave a gun in his face. [Daily Mail]
"After a party in [Daniel Zelman's] apartment, I sat with him till 3:30 a.m. talking about the weather. Finally I said, 'Um, I guess I'm going to go.' I put on my polyester tiger-print swing coat and said, 'Will you kiss me?' 'Oh, gosh,' he said. 'I don't know.' I tried to be cool and said, 'It's just a kiss. I'm not asking you to marry me.' He said, 'No matter how interested we are in each other, we're so different, it will never work.' Cut to ten years later — we're married." —Debra Messing. [Reader's Digest]
"I don’t think I am beautiful. I can look good, and I can look ugly." — Penelope Cruz. [MSNBC]
"I'M COMPETING IN THE GAMES!!! EXCLUSIVE CHAMPION VIDEO!!!" — Kanye West. The video is pretty awesome. [KanyeUnivercity]

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