It’s all in Spanish, but you don’t need to speak the language to crack up at clip.
Tom Hanks has pretty much done everything when it’s time to promote a new movie.
And during his recent visit to Miami for his latest movie ‘Larry Crowne‘, the two-time Academy Award winner had some fun over at Spanish network Univisión, when he was a special guest on their morning show, ‘Despierta America’.
During a cooking segment, Hanks tried some mexican ingredients, including tasting some very spice chilis that made him sweat and even get a bit teary-eyed a bit.
But he surely proved he was game for everything, speaking a little bit of Spanish and even getting his dance on during the weather segment, alongside co-host Chiquinquirá Delgado.
“I’m here again today to apologize for the mistakes I have made and the embarrassment I have caused,” said the embattled lawmaker, who had become embroiled in an online sexual controversy. “Today I am announcing my resignation from Congress.”
Cheers were heard as Weiner announced he was stepping down from his post.
One man made it hard to hear his speech. The man yelled “bye-bye pervert” and asked him about the size of his penis.
I think Weiner might be proud of his wiener — it’s probably the cross-dressing photo HERE that did him in.
New Jersey invaded ‘Late Night,’ along with several of Jimmy Fallon‘s former ‘Saturday Night Live‘ castmates.
It was a veritable reunion of some of the late-night sketch show’s power women with Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch all making cameos.
The video short was an obvious spoof of ‘Jersey Shore,’ featuring Fey and Poehler as two new girls coming into the club with some very different ideas to most of the gorillas in there.
“Let’s have a relationship,” Poehler told one guy as they were grinding to the beat.
Fey approached Fallon. “I wanna make babies with you,” she said, properly freaking him out.
As the guys fled the scene, Rachel “Drootchie” was left behind to hold off the girls, and she did so in a classic Jersey fight complete with hair pulling and name-calling.
One the most entertaining nights of the year in Washington D.C., the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, took place Saturday. ‘SNL’ star Seth Meyers hosted, but our nation’s chief executive stole the show.
This year, President Obama took the mic for some comedy aimed squarely at one of the dinner guests in the room: Donald Trump.
The president didn’t waste time suggesting that Trump go waste some time, investigating famous conspiracies — neatly equating those who doubt his birthplace to those who research Roswell aliens and gripping national mysteries like ‘Where are Biggie and Tupac?’
The crowd howled when the president then explained, with a straight face, the ludicrously overwrought decisions Trump made during a steak-themed ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ episode, and how such issues kept Obama up at night. His message was clear: The notion that hosting ‘Apprentice’ is comparable to running the country is pretty hilarious.
Lady Gaga took a tumble Sunday night in the middle of her concert in Houston, Texas , but that didn’t stop her from wowing the crowd.
The ‘Born This Way’ singer was standing on her piano bench, with one leg on her piano, when she lost her balance and fell in the middle of singing her new tune ‘You and I.’
But in true Gaga fashion, she didn’t miss a beat, and popped back up to continue the song, injury-free.
Nobody’s comfortable being asked how much money they make. Particularly those who make quite a bit of it. It’s also awkward for those who don’t make nearly as much.
The TV Special ‘Martha Stewart Presents: Men Who Make Us Laugh‘ sought to find out which camp ‘SNL’ head writer and news anchor Seth Meyers is in.
Meyers started off by telling Stewart that she wouldn’t believe how much he makes. “It’s not a contest, but we are way closer than you think,” he told her.
“Your stable’s slightly bigger, I guess,” he said.
But he couldn’t keep up the ruse and started laughing as they delved deeper into his situation. Eventually, they were both laughing, and the interview nearly fell apart.
“I’m not like Barbara Walters,” she said as he tried to compose himself. “I didn’t want you to cry. You have tears in your eyes.”
“I just,” he said before pausing contemplatively. “I didn’t realize how little I was getting paid.”
It was a genuinely warm moment that we were glad to see Stewart left in the interview. Meyers is usually busy making us laugh, so it was refreshing to see him lose it.
Do you want to know what’s really funny? It’s probably still 10 times more than you make.
As George Clooney descends on Cincinnati, Ohio, this month to film a new movie, local fans have gone above and beyond to capture his, uh, beauty.
According to NBC affiliate WLWT, local artists at Studio Vertu have created a 4-foot-by-10-foot mural depicting Clooney as Adam in Michelangelo’s famous Sistine Chapel painting. Yep, Clooney’s head has been placed onto Adam’s body, sans clothes and reaching out to the hand of God.
And the mural, aptly titled ‘God’s Gift to Women,’ is not just hanging in a local art gallery. The image, which was printed on Italian marble tiles, is prominently displayed on a wall outside Grant Street Studio.
“This is our homage to George Clooney,” said Mark Schmidt with Studio Vertu. “We decided to have a little fun with it, roll out the red carpet in our own way.”
Though not much is left up to the imagination in the painting, the image of Clooney’s body is specifically cropped right at the waist.
“Well, I didn’t want to compliment him, or insult him,” Schmidt said.
Clooney is currently in town filming ‘The Ides of March.’ According to IMDB, the actor, who co-stars with Ryan Gosling and Marisa Tomei, also co-wrote the screenplay and is directing the film, which centers around dirty politics during a presidential campaign.
Celebrity endorsements are as profitable as they are plentiful and these days, it seems as if everyone’s in on the action. While some promotional deals are obvious fits, some leave us scratching our heads.
Even for Hollywood’s reigning queens of self-promotion, the Kardashian sisters, some products seem like ridiculous choices. Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian have moved past their prepaid credit card fiasco with grace, style and, most surprisingly of all, a line of Kardashian Silly Bandz [see above photo].
Jamie Lee Curtis for Activia
Hold your hats, TV watchers, because we’re about to drop some serious wisdom on you: At one point in time, Jamie Lee Curtis’ name was not synonymous with digestive regularity. Hard to believe, we know, but it’s true. There was a time when she was not only an actress, but Hollywood royalty, a teen slasher movie queen, and a bona fide hottie. The woman defeated Michael Myers in five separate installments of ‘Halloween,’ for gosh sake. While Activia may have provided a financial boost to her lagging career, the striptease scene in ‘True Lies’ will just never be the same.
Sofia Coppola Canned Champagne
Sofia Coppola is well-respected. Sofia Coppola is elegant. Sofia Coppola makes wine you drink with a straw? The writer-director’s father, directing legend Francis Ford Coppola, owns a popular winery from which his daughter’s eponymous beverage was born. Pluses: Cute packaging, fun idea, won’t spill while you’re jogging. Cons: Sophistication-wise, canned wine is about a half-step up from chugging Franzia right from the box.
Megan Mullally for I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
Megan Mullallly is one funny woman, as evidenced by everything from guest appearances on ‘Parks and Recreation’ to her longtime role as boozy socialite Karen Walker on ‘Will and Grace.’ So why is she getting down disco-style with a tub of fake butter in the refrigerator aisle? Come on, ‘Will and Grace’ has only been off the air for five years; you couldn’t possibly have spent that money already.
Lil Jon for CRUNK Energy Drink
OK, Mr. Jon, we get it. You like to get crunk. You like to say “crunk.” You like to provide your enthusiastic hyping skills to other peoples’ songs. The thing is, we’re pretty sure pomegranate-flavored energy beverages aren’t the only things you’re sipping out of that pimp chalice you seem so fond of. Oh, and by the way, there’s already a crunk energy drink, it’s called Four Loko, and, unlike your product, it lives up to its name.
Claire Danes for Latisse
Claire Danes is serious about two things: her acting career and long eyelashes. The ‘Temple Grandin’ star and multiple Golden Globe winner, has taken a cue from another former teen star when it comes to her endorsement deals. Danes signed on as the face of Latisse, an eyelash growth product, in 2010, a job also held by Brooke Shields. Side effects include irritation, iris darkening and weirding out your fan base.
However… NOTHING beats Snoop Dogg, and his endorsement of “Blunt Magic.”
One of the top stories coming out of last night’s Super Bowl wasn’t the Green Bay Packers win [I'm still trying to plot to cut Matthews' nasty hair], it wasn’t the lackluster commercials [though I totally want a VW thanks to the little Darth Vader kiddo] and it wasn’t the horrendous excuse of a half time show with the Black Eyed Peas. Seriously…why are they still relevant?!
Most likely, you’re going to hear about Christina Aguilera‘s debacle as she fumbled her way through the Star Spangled Banner [see video].
Sadly, Christina isn’t the first celebrity to turn our nation’s proud anthem into a train wreck. And she certainly won’t be the last.
Here’s a look at some of the company that Christina now keeps, as a result of this memorable flub.
1. Roseanne
It was July 26, 1990 at the Padres game. Not only did she sound like a dying cat trying to escape the bowels of a grand piano, she grabbed her crotch and spit after being boo’ed by thousands of baseball fans. Way to keep it classy.
2. Michael Bolton
After singing the line “O’er the ramparts we watched” Michael Bolton completely blanks out and freezes. After a quick glance to the cheat sheet in his hand and an awkward silence, he gets the anthem back on track with a slight grin from the Coast Guard standing behind him. Perhaps Mr. Bolton should stick to Time, Love and Tenderness?
3. Keri Hilson
The R&B artist was invited to sing the anthem at an Atlanta Hawks game where she proceeded to chop off part of a verse here and there to create her own version of the Star Spangled Banner. Way to take your creative license a little too far, darlin’.
4. R. Kelly
Yet another artist who felt that the anthem was open to creative interpretation. Now, I’m all for adding your own personal flair to our nation’s anthem, but his R&B remix trying to get the audience to clap along was taking it a bit too far.
5. Hillary Clinton
When Hillary’s campaign trail led her to Iowa she failed to realize her mic was on during the Star Spangled Banner. What was recorded was a lazy, off-key, half-hearted performance that left the public mocking her for weeks.
6. Anita Baker
Last year, legendary jazz singer Anita Baker hit a bad note with the national anthem during game 4 of the NBA Finals. If you listen closely, you can hear Randy Jackson in the background saying “Aww dawg, that’s so pitchy.” The Twitterverse had a field day with Ms. Baker throughout the rest of the series.
7. Jesse McCartney
When the teen pop singer performed our anthem at a NASCAR race in 2009, he goofed by singing “…by the dawn’s early light, whose brought stripes and white stars…” skipping an entire line. The announcer actually said “If he wasn’t so cute, I’d be angry.” REALLY?!
8. Mike Eli
In December 2010, Mike Eli of the Eli Young Band completely blanked on the lyrics while singing the anthem at a Kansas City Chiefs game. He quickly went on the record profusely apologizing for the brain fart, citing it as an embarrassment and hopes that the next time he can blow everyone away. Yeah. Something tells me there will be no next time, kiddo.
9. Tyrese Gibson
In 2009, the singer/actor/model/rapper/Mtv VJ/anthem butcherer reworded the anthem’s lyrics to sing “that our Lakers were still there” instead of “that our flag was still there.” Sadly, the crowd at the Staples Center went on to cheer the rendition. Disrespectful all around. Why do people find this necessary?!
10. Carl Lewis
Oh the performance we all want to forget…but can’t. Not only did Carl Lewis forget the lyrics and sing horrendously off-key…he actually had the audacity to stop mid-anthem and talk for a moment stating “Uh oh, I’ll make up for it now!” before delivering the final line. Stick to the track, Carl.
In a true “Did he just say that?” moment, ’30 Rock’ star Tracy Morgan set the Twitterverse on fire Thursday night with lewd on-air comments about Sarah Palin, and broadcaster TNT is not happy about it.
According to USA Today, TNT issued an apology within minutes of being contacted by incredulous reporters.
In a statement, Turner spokesman Jeff Pomeroy said, “It’s unfortunate Mr. Morgan showed a lack of judgment on our air with his inappropriate comments. We apologize for any embarrassment or offense it may have caused.”
The comments came during Morgan’s appearance on ‘Inside the NBA,’ before the New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat game at Madison Square Garden. Kenny Smith asked Morgan to settle an argument he said he and co-host Charles Barkley “have all the time. … Tina Fey or Sarah Palin?”
What Smith thought Morgan was going to say after that is anyone’s guess, but as Morgan was mulling it over, Barkley quipped, “Sarah Palin, she’s a good-looking woman, isn’t she?” (Hey, who knew Barkley had a thing for the former Alaska governor?)
And that’s when Morgan dropped the M-bomb: “Let me tell you about Sarah Palin. She’s good masturbation material.”
As he talked about fantasizing about Palin, Smith and Barkley laughed nervously and an uncomfortable-looking Ernie Johnson tried to change the subject. There’s been no word from Palin yet, but it seems likely that Morgan won’t be asked to appear on another live broadcast any time soon.
Jimmy Kimmel has seen the first two episodes of ‘Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?‘ — the new reality series that features Joan Rivers moving in with her daughter Melissa.
“It’s very entertaining, but why are you tormenting your daughter?” he teased Joan when she visited ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live.’
Melissa was offered $400,000 to pose naked in a ‘Hollywood Moms Gone Wild’ video and turned it down. “Is she out of her mind?!” Joan said.
So — as evidenced by the clip Kimmel showed — Joan took matters into her own hands. She snuck into the bathroom and filmed Melissa in the shower. “The title of the show should be ‘My Mother Is a Maniac,’” said the host.
Cathy Cruz Marrero remembers her foot striking the base of the fountain as she held her purse and clutched the cell phone she’d been using to text.
The phone popped out of her hand and landed in the water as Cathy began her plunge into the Berkshire Mall fountain.
“I saw the water coming at me, I could see the pennies and nickels at the bottom of the fountain and then I was in it,” said Cathy, 49, a Reading resident who works in a store at the Wyomissing mall.
The fall on Jan. 12 was caught on security camera video that has brought her unwanted fame since it was posted Friday to YouTube and Facebook, where it has been viewed at least 1.6 million times. Many media outlets worldwide have shown the footage.
Cathy is mortified by the incident and both laughs and cries when she talks about it.
“My issue is I don’t think security was professional because they didn’t send anyone to check on me until 20 minutes later and I had already left,” Cathy said Wednesday in her first interview since the accident.
In the video, the voices of people laughing as they watch the security video footage can be heard.
Cathy said they are mall security personnel.
“Instead of laughing, they should have said, ‘Is she OK?’ and been down there right away to check on me,” she said.
Her attorney, James M. Polyak of Reading, said he plans to conduct an investigation into what happened.
Nobody knew it was you, until you came forward. Dumb.
