My how the time flies, it seems like just last week director Brett Ratner was talking about how he “banged” Olivia Munn “before she was Asian.” Then on Friday, at a screening for his new film, Tower Heist, he was asked how he prepares for scenes with his actors. Does he rehearse? No, he explained, “Rehearsal is for fags.” The very same day he went on Howard Stern‘s show and said he forced a “very young” Lindsay Lohan to get screened for STDs before they had sex. Though his misogynistic and racist remarks went pretty much unchecked, at least GLAAD and the industry’s mythical gay mafia called him out after an initial lukewarm apology. Showing that at least some of the douche bags in Hollywood are held accountable for their actions, the pressure mounted and he was forced to step down from his “dream” gig of producing the Oscar telecast. “As difficult as the last few days have been for me, they cannot compare to the experience of any young man or woman who has been the target of offensive slurs or derogatory comments,” he said in his resignation letter. “So many artists and craftspeople in our business are members of the LGBT community, and it pains me deeply that I may have hurt them.” We’re sure he’s also sorry his idiocy hurt his bank balance. [LA Times, Hollywood Reporter]
Where in the world is Karmen Kim Kardashianeigo? The Kardashian klan went out to dine and Kim was NOWHERE TO BE SEEN! Because they’re the familial equivalent of The Human Centipede, folks are worried. But, never fear, a manhunt lead by tabloid writers is already underway. They’re going to start at the Extension Emporium and MAC counter before working their way back from there. [E!]
Non-mystery solved! Kim has gone back to work in that movie The Marriage Counselor. Well played. [People]
A fun game the whole family can play: bookies place odds on who Kim‘s next boyfriend will be. [NYDN]
Will it be Kanye West? His ex Amber Rose seems to think it’s a possibility and is putting all of her best costume jewelry down as collateral – girl means business. [NYDN]
Gloria Steinem says Kim is wasting her life. As we all are following this mess. [Tres Sugar]
Younger sister Kendall shows that she’ll turn out like all the rest by hitting Vegas for her 16th birthday. [People]
Khloe, however, continues to warm the cockles of our hearts by saying she got Lamar Odom some “good puss” for his birthday. [TMZ]
Twilight fans had better keep those smelling salts handy, because Kristen Stewart is opening up about her experiences on the set of Breaking Hymen and dishing that she grew to hate working with Robert Pattinson. “They’re in love, but Edward and Bella are at complete odds in this story. For the first time, you actually feel like they kind of hate each other,” she says. “I played a moment that was so wrong-feeling to me, it so betrayed everything that I’ve played up until this point. I hated Edward. I truly looked at him like, ‘You better steer clear and stay away from me.'” [Parade]
As hordes of teen girls across the country prepare to rip Kristen to shreds, Taylor Lautner says he’s more worried about Twi-moms – followed closely by the Twi-gays. Recounting the time a girl came to a signing with her mom and was traumatized that the woman who raised her was talking about her “panties” with a teenage actor. [E!]
David Arquette must have one of those half-heart BFFs Forever necklaces with Howard Stern after he went on his show – again! – to announce that his marriage to Courteney Cox is well and truly over and he’s in love with new girlfriend Christina McLarty. “She was sad, we were both sad,” he says of breaking the news of his feelings to Courteney. “We both cried.” [Daily Mail]
- According to a documentary screening this Friday on NBC, Michael Jackson‘s last words to Conrad Murray were: “Let me have some milk.” Which was code for the white-colored anesthetic propofol. [News.com.au]
- Forget calypso, paisley, Chinese checkers and sweater capes, Oprah says it’s all about Jay-Z‘s champagne and seven-layer caramel cake. [People]
- Is Madonna‘s new track Give Me All Your Love upon us? Click the link to play the tune that keeps getting ripped down as fast as it’s put up. [Vulture]
- If it wasn’t bad enough that Kate Middleton was holding her hands to her stomach, now she refuses to eat in front of cameras. Pregnancy proof if there ever was. [US]
- Former News Of The World spy has revealed more of his targets, saying he was part of a team paid to look into Princes William and Harry among 5,800 other people. The well-worn pantomime line, “‘E’s behiiind you!” has never seemed so appropriate. [E!]
- Chris Brown‘s neighbors are “ecstatic” that he’s moving out. [TMZ]
- Flipping through People in Duane Reade, those in the queue waiting for their psychiatric meds to be refilled get the chills to read of “Jessica Simpson‘s ‘Crazy Person’ Pregnancy Craving.” [People]
- Jennifer Aniston say’s she’s in love! (With Chelsea Handler). [E!]
- At 20 years of age, Jamie Lynn Spears makes her career comeback. [Billboard]
- Despite never weighing herself, Mariah Carey somehow divined that she lost 70 pounds in the six months since the birth of her kids thanks to the “Jenny” diet. Since when did they go join the Madonna/Cher club and lose the “Craig”? [People]
- Glee‘s Jesse St. James is the latest guy to whip it out for the cameras this week. Softly NSFW. [OMG]
- Page Six show they have their finger on the pulse by reporting that Kelly Osbourne suffered a black eye in a fall while taking in some theater … last month. [Page Six]
- Sister Wives‘ Robyn Brown says she ended her first marriage because of abuse. [E!]
- He may seem like an egomaniacal attention seeker, but Kanye West showed he’s not all bad by inviting the Mercer Hotel staff to a concert. It was his, but baby steps. [Page Six]
- X Factor‘s Rachel Crow was a crack baby and suffered a lot of abuse. [E!]
- Jennifer Saunders has complimented friend and collaborator Dawn French‘s dramatic weight loss, saying: “Dawn is smaller than me now … She is so happy at the moment. She looks really, really beautiful.” Not “I’m now the fatter one” as the headline suggests. [Daily Mail]
- Jessica Simpson says that just because she’s baking a baby doesn’t mean she’s going to run down the aisle before it’s crowning: “I’m going to wait until everything is over so I don’t end up being a hormonal Bridezilla.” [Radar]