Paula Abdul’s Idol blunder, Nikki Blonsky’s airport brawl, Miss USA’s tumble – it’s all the “oops!” and blunders we just can’t forget.
Ryan Phillippe gets an unusual request from Jay Leno
LET’S FACE IT
While promoting his Iraq war film Stop-Loss, Ryan Phillippe got an unusual request from Tonight Show host Jay Leno: “Can you give me your ‘gayest look?’” “Wow,” Phillippe replied. “That is so something I don’t want to do.” Leno later apologized, admitting, “It was a dumb thing to say.”
Paula Abdul finds Jason Castro forgetable
SOUR NOTE
American Idol’s top 5 contestant Jason Castro had performed the first of two songs during a Neil Diamond-themed episode in April when Paula Abdul told him, “The second song, I felt like your usual charm was missing for me. It kind of left me a little empty and the two songs made me feel like you’re not fighting hard enough to get into the top four.” Oops! Later, she called the gaffe “an honest mistake.”
Lindsay Lohan battles the booze on New Years Eve
JUST A SIP
So much for that New Year’s resolution! Just two months out of rehab, Lindsay Lohan was caught sipping from a bottle of champagne while ringing in 2008 in Capri, Italy. “The good news,” her lawyer stated at the time, “is that Lindsay stopped herself, called her sponsor, and got herself back on track.”
Nikki Blonsky's airport brawl
VACATION NIGHTMARE
A vacation in paradise turned ugly when the family of Nikki Blonsky was involved in a brawl with the family of Top Model contestant Bianca Golden at a Turks and Caicos airport. “Things got out of hand in an argument over seats in the departure lounge,” a police source stated in August. Charges were filed and Golden’s mother ended up in the hospital while Blonsky’s father ended up in jail.
Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus forget the seatbelts
BUCKLE UP
“We got caught up in the moment of filming, and we made a mistake and forgot to buckle our seatbelts,” Billy Ray Cyrus said in a statement, following the February release of the hit 3-D movie Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour, in which he and daughter Miley Cyrus were seen riding in a Range Rover without their seatbelts fastened.
John Edwards, politician gone wrong
COMING CLEAN
After denying he had an extramarital relationship, former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards confirmed in August that he had an affair with a 44-year-old woman who had worked for his campaign. “I made a very serious mistake, a mistake that I am responsible for and no one else,” the senator said in a statement. “I told [my wife] Elizabeth about the mistake, asked her for her forgiveness, [and] asked God for his forgiveness.”
Sharon Stone gets a healthy dose of bad karma
BAD KARMA?
Asked on the red carpet in Cannes about the earthquake in China that killed 80,000 people, Sharon Stone said she was “not happy with the way the Chinese are treating the Tibetans” and wondered, “Is that Karma, when you’re not nice that the bad things happen to you?” The actress later admitted, “I misspoke. I could not be more regretful of that mistake.” Still, she wasn’t invited to the country’s Shanghai International Film Festival, which she had attended in 2007.
David Duchovny's sex addiction gone wrong
GOING PUBLIC
“I have voluntarily entered a facility for the treatment of sex addiction,” David Duchovny admitted in a statement in August. The actor was released from rehab in October, but also released a statement saying he and his wife Téa Leoni had separated months before.
Amy Winehouse caught smoking crack on tape
CAUGHT ON TAPE
“Rehab” singer Amy Winehouse was seen smoking what The Sun claimed was a crack pipe in footage posted on the U.K. paper’s Web site in January. Police questioned the singer, but Winehouse was not arrested and no charges were filed. She was, however, initially denied a U.S. visa. It was later issued – just not in time for her to pick up her trophies in person at the Grammy Awards.
Bai Ling has worst Valentine's Day ever
WORST VALENTINE’S EVER
On Feb. 13, Bai Ling was arrested at Los Angeles International airport for allegedly shoplifting $16 worth of celebrity magazines and batteries from a terminal convenience store. Her excuse? Valentine’s Day blues. It was an “emotionally crazy” day, she said later, blaming a “huge problem of breaking up [before] Valentine’s Day.”
THE C-WORD
It was a mistake that went viral in seconds: While discussing The Vagina Monologues with playwright Eve Ensler and Meredith Vieira on the Today show, Jane Fonda said the “c-word” on live television. “It was a slip and obviously she apologizes, and so do we,” host Vieira said after a newsbreak. “We would do nothing to offend the audience. So please accept that apology.”
Miss Teen Louisiana Lindsey Evans is busted for skipping a restaurant tab and pot possession
DINE-AND-DASH Miss Teen Louisiana Lindsey Evans didn’t only tarnish her crown, but she also lost it after getting arrested for skipping out on a $46 bill at Posados Cafe in Bossier City, La., in October. Police were summoned to the restaurant and found a purse, which contained the 18-year-old’s driver’s license and what officials suspected was marijuana.
Naomi Campbell beats down the police at the airport
AIR RAGE
She strikes again: After a disturbance aboard a British Airways plane, police officers were called to escort supermodel Naomi Campbell off the aircraft. “She threw a few things around the cabin and then spat at the cops.” Campbell pleaded guilty to four charges and was sentenced to work 200 hours of community service and to pay a $4,500 fine in June.
Tatum O'Neal gets busted for cocaine
CLOSE CALL
“I made a giant, horrible mistake that I regret and feel really ashamed and embarrassed about,” Tatum O’Neal stated after police arrested the Oscar winner for allegedly purchasing two bags of cocaine from a dealer near her Manhattan home. “I got close to relapsing,” she later told Oprah Winffrey. “It was close enough. Too close for comfort.”
**Honorable mention goes to Miley Cyrus and her digital camera.
This is one of those sex tapes you want to see. Even though I find Ryan Phillippe to be uptight and a bit of prude, he manages to prove me wrong. While on Jimmy Kimmel show he too fell victim to the video clip parody schtick that is becoming Kimmel’s moniker.
The sex tape shows Ryan and Jimmy’s older security guard engaging in foreplay. (She looks a bit like Rosario from Will and Grace.) With his new tattoos exposed it makes me wonder if this desperation bleeds into real life or if the mythical baby with Abbie Cornish is keeping him company.
Source: Ryan Phillippe gets it on with Veatrice [Masala]
Critics are saying Jay Leno crossed the line when he interviewed Stop-Loss star Ryan Phillippe Thursday night.
[For those of you that don't want to watch the whole thing -- it all starts at approximately 2:00 minutes in]
Leno was chatting with Phillippe about his first role as a gay teen on the soap One Life to Live when he asked,
“Can you give me, like – say that camera is your gay lover… Can you give me your ‘gayest look?’
Say that camera is Billy Bob – Billy Bob has just ridden in shirtless from Wyoming,”
Needless to say, Phillippe grew quite uncomfortable.
“Wow! That is so something I don’t want to do.”
Phillippe’s acting career began with an appearance in ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. His character Billy Douglas, whom he played from 1992 to 1993, was the first gay teenager in a daily soap opera, causing a stir.
GLAAD issued this statement today,
“We are proud of Ryan for refusing to participate in Leno’s thoughtless attempt at humor.
Under the guise of comedy, the talk-show host is demonstrating a lack of respect for the gay community and insensitivity to both his co-workers and the audience, to whom he owes an apology.”
What others said:
Dlisted says, “If Jay cared so much about seeing Ryan’s “gay face” he should have just rented “54.” There’s Phillipe gay face galore!”
A Socialites Life says, “I’m guessing Leno wanted Ryan to make his “gayest look” towards him. And follow it up with some Astroglide. Jay strikes me as one of those guys who’s watching the next-door neighbor’s son mow the lawn shirtless next door and playing with himself from behind the blinds.”
TMZ says, “Unfortunately, Leno has yet to apologize for 16 years of unfunny opening monologues.”
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe are the proud parents of Ava, 8, and Deacon, 4, and like all kids these two have ideas of what they want to be when they grow up. Deacon wants to be a pizza delivery guy.
Reese says,
“Not that there is anything wrong with that, but it’s hard to see how it could be a career as such.”
To alleviate Reese’s fears, the people at Pizza Hut have offered Deacon a job. The company’s “Chief People Officer”, Sandi Karrmann, wrote an open letter made public by Extra .
“Dear Deacon,
“We recently heard that you want to be a pizza delivery driver when you grow up. How wonderful! You’ve got several years to go before you can join our team, but in the meantime we’re sending you a few things, so that you can practice.”
The pizza chain’s gifts included a Pizza Hut uniform, a mini-delivery car, and Pizza Hut gift cards.
The letter continued,
“We have delivery drivers who have worked for us for 10, 15, even 20 years! And the same Pizza Hut drivers who deliver hot, fresh pizzas right to your door have gone on to become successful businessmen, doctors, lawyers and, yes, actors.
Deacon, keep on dreaming big and know that we’re saving a spot for you on our team. Have fun practicing your Pizza Hut delivery driver skills!”
Wow. What a company won’t do for free publicity.
Source: “Reese Witherspoon’s Son Gets Job Offer” [People]; Photo: iVillage
Reese Witherspoon has been a rock since her highly publicized split with hubby Ryan Phillippe earlier this year. The actress known by many as ‘America’s Sweetheart‘ is said to have taken off from Hollywood and set up housekeeping in the south to escape the blinding glare of fame in LA.
But a published report from American magazine Life & Style Weekly now claims that her hubby may be suffering from divorce remorse.
The weekly entertainment magazine has a report on the blog that says Ryan Phillippe has made a shocking New Year’s resolution: He wants to win back his estranged wife, Reese Witherspoon!
“Ryan misses his family,” an insider close to Reese tells the magazine. “He’s been calling Reese to tell her how he’s never loved anyone as much as her.”
They never think of these things BEFORE they cheat, do they?
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Todd Leopold offers CNN.com’s top 10 entertainment stories of the year:
1. The ubiquitous YouTube, MySpace, etc. Time magazine may have overstated the case with its Person of the Year, but certainly these Web sites are redefining who makes entertainment, when it’s available (whenever you want) — and what it is, for that matter. Not bad for that series of tubes called the Internets.
2. Britney Spears. Didn’t she used to sing?
3. Major deaths: James Brown, Ahmet Ertegun, Robert Altman. All incredibly influential, all deserving of more due. The world is a lesser place with their losses.
4. Mel Gibson. His drunken, racist tirade made him the center of attention in July. "Apocalypto" put him on top of the box office in December.
4a. Race and rants. Gibson’s outburst (and others, notably Michael Richards’) started talk about race, ethnicity and prejudice, but whether the discussion was enlightening or simply a frenzy of yelling is an open question. (a certain reporter.
7. Steve Irwin. The "Crocodile Hunter’s" death in September shocked the world.
8. Borat. Sacha Baron Cohen’s clever Kazakh character topped the box office and started discussions on the value of satire. High-five!
9. Celebrities and Africa. Some attracted cameras (George Clooney in Darfur, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Namibia), some appeared to invite them (Madonna). Regardless of the reasons, perhaps the exposure will do some good.
10. The old folks still have it. In an entertainment world, where youth is deified, Bob Dylan (65) topped the album charts; Clint Eastwood (76) made two of the best movies of the year; Judi Dench (72) earned raves for "Casino Royale" and "Notes on a Scandal"; and that’s not to forget Peter O’Toole (74), Helen Mirren (61) and that whippersnapper Meryl Streep (57).
What about the TomCat phenomenon? People obsessed for months on when and if Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes would get married, when their baby would be born, what its name would be, when the first pictures would come out, why they were seen around town without said baby (Suri), and so forth.
At least in the online world, “crotch shots” and its variants would be high on the list, with Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton all having well publicized (and searched) incidents. Ditto “beauty pageant scandals,” with the drunken behavior of Miss USA Tara Conner and Miss Nevada USA Katie Rees getting so much attention over the last couple of weeks. Of lesser note would be the Scarlett Johansson phenomenon, with the starlet suddenly appearing at the top of all the hot celebrity superlative lists.
Reese Witherspoon has decided that a mere separation is not enough and has filed for divorce from Ryan Phillippe. As happy as I am about Britney & Kevin, this is one ending that truly does sadden me.
Reese Witherspoon has filed for divorce from Ryan Phillippe, citing irreconcilable differences. Papers were filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
In the court papers, Witherspoon, 30, asks for joint custody of the couple’s two children, Ava, 7, and Deacon, 3. The actress also seeks physical custody of her kids and that Phillippe, 32, be granted visitation rights.
Witherspoon also requests that the court not grant spousal support for Phillippe.
A rep for the couple first announced their separation on Oct. 30.
Though Phillippe hasn’t commented on reports that he and Australian actress Abbie Cornis (who costars with him in an upcoming film) had a relationship, he issued an exclusive statement to PEOPLE on Wednesday, saying, “I’m not a perfect person, but I’m not guilty of a lot of the things I have been accused of. My priority is and always has been the health and safety of my family.” Reps vehemently deny other allegations of hard partying and drug use. source
Do you remember this? Ryan Phillippe’s interview with Howard Stern from his radio show on September 4, 2002. Reese was so upset by this interview, she banned Ryan from talking to Howard ever again. Maybe there was some truth to it.
Points of interest:
Ryan says he’s proud of Reese’s paycheck, “she’s a chick making more than 99.9% of the men in Hollywood”
There is no pre-nuptial agreement, so he will get half no matter what
Ava’s been sleeping in their bed every night and it’s been driving Ryan nuts
Howard: “I don’t know how the hell you’re going to stay married”
Ryan goes to therapy for depression and also talks to his therapist about his career
Didn’t have sex until after 5 weeks after they met
Reese isn’t into threesomes
Ryan has been hit on by gay casting directors
Ryan said he would tell Ava when she’s older that she was unplanned
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe split? Ok… now this one is a shocker to me. This is the last Hollywood couple that I would have expected this to happen to. I’m truly saddened. I’m absolutely certain that Paris Hilton MUST have had something to do with it. [heh]
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe have separated after seven years of marriage, it has been confirmed.
“We are saddened to announce that Reese and Ryan have decided to formally separate,” a rep for the couple said in a statement released Monday. “They remain committed to their family and we ask that you please respect their privacy and the safety of their children at this time.” TMZ.com first reported the couple’s split.
Witherspoon, 30, and Phillippe, 32, have two children, daughter Ava, 7, and son Deacon, 3.
The couple met when a mutual friend brought Phillippe to Witherspoon’s 21st-birthday party. Two years later, after they had costarred in 1999’s Cruel Intentions, he proposed. They married in June 1999 and had Ava three months later.
Though the couple seemed to have it all – a successful relationship, thriving careers and beautiful children – they both spoke openly about having to work on their marriage.
In 2002, Phillippe told New York’s Daily News that they were in couples therapy. “The biggest mistake,” he said, “is not doing that, ignoring it and having the marriage fall apart because of laziness.”
Similarly Witherspoon stated at the time: “I’m not interested in the fallacy of the Hollywood relationship: ‘We have perfect children who never cry; we never have problems; we never argue, we’re always best friends,’” she said. “That’s just not true. We’re normal people with normal problems.” source
Don’t believe those crazy breakup rumors! Those in the know say that despite reports that Best Actress Oscar-winner Reese Witherspoon and hubby Ryan Phillippe are headed for a crash, the two co-star in one of Hollywood’s healthiest marquee marriages. And they keep the romantic fires burning the old-fashioned way — by dating! “Once a week, they go out on a date — just the two of them,” a friend of the couple tells Star. “They feel it’s important to get away, even if it’s just for a couple of hours one evening a week. Reese says it keeps them grounded.
And with their careers in high orbit thanks to her award-winning turn in Walk the Line and Ryan’s role in the Best Picture-winner Crash, it’s all the more important that their marriage remains strong. “They are both from family-oriented homes, and they want to make sure they stay together and not become another Hollywood divorce casualty,” their friend tells Star. Of course, Reese, 29, and Ryan, 31, relish family time at home with their two children, daughter Ava, 6, and son Deacon, 2. When they take the kids out, it’s usually to Burger King. But for a romantic dinner alone, their favorite “date places” are Toscana and Pizzicotto, two Italian restaurants near their home in Brentwood, Calif. “Date nights give them a chance to talk to each other and reconnect.”
“Can you give me, like – say that camera is your gay lover… Can you give me your ‘gayest look?’
“Not that there is anything wrong with that, but it’s hard to see how it could be a career as such.”
, but certainly these Web sites are redefining who makes entertainment, when it’s available (whenever you want) — and what it is, for that matter. Not bad for that series of tubes called the Internets.
Don’t believe those crazy breakup rumors! Those in the know say that despite reports that Best Actress Oscar-winner Reese Witherspoon and hubby Ryan Phillippe are headed for a crash, the two co-star in one of Hollywood’s healthiest marquee marriages. And they keep the romantic fires burning the old-fashioned way — by dating! “Once a week, they go out on a date — just the two of them,” a friend of the couple tells Star. “They feel it’s important to get away, even if it’s just for a couple of hours one evening a week. Reese says it keeps them grounded.
