It’s that time again, where Gone Hollywood gives you the best of the best in celebrity quotes this week. Happy Friday! Today, we’ve got Justin Timberlake creaming his panties to get in to “The Social Network”, Zach Galifianakis dogging on “Jersey Shore” and Amy Poehler spoofing Katy Perry’s appearance for “Sesame Street”.
“I knew that it was in the two percentile of material that is just great. And then I heard David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Fight Club) was going to be the director, and I peed in my pants a little bit.”
– Justin Timberlake, on how badly he wanted to star in The Social Network, to USA Today
“Here, try it.”
– Katherine Heigl, passing her electronic cigarette – a device to help break the habit – to David Letterman
“I’m not going to take a big one.”
– Letterman, accepting his first hit of vaporized nicotine, on his late show
“We have a three?”
– Dancing with the Stars’ host Tom Bergeron, referring to Bruno Tonioli’s unusually low score for Michael Bolton, which set off a war of words between the ousted singer and the judge
“He keeps asking me why he can’t have multiple girlfriends at the same time. He’s also in love with birds and horses, so he’s either going to be a vet someday or the next Hugh Hefner.”
– Former Playboy Playmate Jenny McCarthy, sharing the aspirations of her son 8-year-old son Evan, to People
“Is that on PBS?”
– Zach Galifianakis, claiming ignorance about The Jersey Shore, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“In fifth grade it was Josh Dumbbell.”
– Josh Duhamel, revealing some of the grade school teasing he endured, to People
“They did invite me once…For some reason they didn’t let me go on – it was during probation.”
– Martha Stewart, on why she never appeared on Saturday Night Live, while cooking with show cast member Seth Meyers on her daytime show
“Joel has sleeves and his twin brother Benji has tattoos on his neck and on his face, so I’m just hoping that my kids are just going to be so embarrassed of them that they’re just not going to [get tattoos].”
– Nicole Richie, who’s also inked, on The View
“I specifically wanted the dining room painted blue, because blue is an appetite suppressant.”
– DWTS contestant Margaret Cho, who says she never worked out before training for the dancing competition, to People
“Looks like today’s show is brought to you by the number 38 and the letter double D.”
– Amy Poehler, in a skit with cleavage-baring Katy Perry that spoofed the singer’s controversial Sesame Street segment with Elmo, on SNL
That’s it for this week! What was your favorite quote of the week?
Katy Perry‘s breasts have been yanked from “Sesame Street” … after the show began receiving complaints like, “DUDE MY SON SAW THIS AND GOT A BONER WTTTTTTTTTF.”
Katy shot a segment for the show, which was supposed to air on New Year’s Eve, in which she sings a cleaned-up version of her song, “Hot N Cold” with Elmo.
The song made its way to YouTube Monday and racked up nearly a million views. But some parents started complaining her cleavage was too front and center. We’ve learned producers have decided not to air the song on the show.
Among the parental comments:
– “You can practically see her t*ts. That’s some wonderful children’s programming.”
– “they’re gonna have to rename it cleavage avenue”
– “my kid wants milk now”
Fact is … what looks like Katy’s bare chest is actually covered in flesh-colored mesh that goes all the way to her neck.
(This post was brought to you by the letter C-cup)
Sesame Street has been on the air for exactly 40 years and yesterday they celebrated their 40th anniversary, the show has always brought tons of joy for kids worldwide.
But it hasn’t always been plain sailing for the show, like with every kids show out there they have had scandals and parents screaming bloody murder over certain things. This list brings you the top 10 scandals that Big Bird and crew have had…
1. The racy years (1969 – 1974)
When it debuts in 1969, the show’s rather grown-up content alarms some parents. In a reflection of the era, Cookie Monster puffs on a pipe and Grover takes lessons in civil disobedience from a hippie. The first volume of the show’s DVD set now carries an “adults only” warning. (Watch video here)
2. Oscar the Grouch’s mood swings (1969 – present)
The least cheerful muppet has been regularly called out for being too cantankerous and caustic for preschool-aged viewers. Little known fact: Oscar was originally slated to lead an even more alienated life in a manhole, but “Sesame Street” producers decided to soften him up by switching his home to a trash can. (Watch video here)
3. Elmo’s questionable grammar (1979-present)
Elmo’s tendency to refer to himself in the third person (“Elmo scared!”) raises fears that his small, inchoate fans are learning improper grammar. The show’s creators defend the red creature’s diction by saying he engages preschoolers who can’t yet make sense of pronouns. (Watch video here)
4. Bert and Ernie’s sexual ambiguity (1980 – present)
Are these two single men who share a bedroom just friends (with color-coordiinated orange and yellow skin, respectively) or are they gay lovers? Critics have been registering their disapproval for decades, despite “Sesame Street” producers’ assurances that they’re not promoting a same-sex agenda. (Watch video here)
5. Mr Hooper’s death (1983)
After actor Will Lee — who played chatty shopkeeper Mr Hooper — dies in 1983, the program pays tribute with an episode that deals directly with death. Wrestling with grief, Big Bird imparts the lesson that life necessarily ends, a theme many parents feel their children are too young to confront. (Watch video here)
6. A muppet with AIDS (2002)
To fight stereotypes about people with AIDS, “Sesame Street” introduces an HIV-positive muppet named Kami. Some parents protest that their children are too young to face the harsh realities of the virus. (Watch video here)
7. Fears that “Sesame” gives kids ADD (2004)
Some critics say “Sesame Street” is partially to blame for the rise in ADHD diagnoses, noting that the program is broken into 40 short, unrelated segments — the sort of pacing that arguably triggers attention-deficit problems. (Watch video here)
8. Cookie Monster’s scandalous diet (2005)
As childhood obesity reaches epidemic levels, ‘Sesame Street’ is skewered for celebrating a blue beast whose defining characteristic is an addiction to baked goods. In 2005, a reformed Cookie Monster begins partaking of healthier choices like fruits and vegetables, prompting rumors that he will be renamed “Veggie Monster.” (Watch video here)
9. Mahboub the Muppet (2006)
At the height of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in December 2006, two versions of ‘Sesame Street’ air in Israel: One for Arab children and one for Israelis. To try to bridge the cultural gap and reinforce the message of tolerance, producers introduce Arab muppet Mahboub into the Jewish version. Though protests ensue, Mahboub soons endears himself to Israelis. (Watch video here)
10. The program’s “liberal bias” (2009)
In a “Sesame Street” segment that appears to mock conservative Fox News, an irate viewer calls the Grouchy News Network (GNN) to complain that the news isn’t grouchy enough: “From now on I am watching Pox News. Now there is a trashy news show.” After Fox complains, the PBS ombudsman admits that, although the parody was “too good to resist,” it “should have been resisted.” (Watch video here)
I am laughing so hard at all of these.
source: Top 10 ‘Sesame Street’ controversies [The Week]
Thank God it’s Friday! We’ve got some of the funniest quotes for you today! Between Jessica Simpson trash talking “Melrose Place” to Kristen Stewart calling herself a lesbian. Enjoy!
“Who writes this crap? i have had bad scripts to work with, but this? thank God my sister is amazing and got you some press.”
– Big sis Jessica Simpson, blasting “Melrose Place” after recent news that her sister Ashlee Simpson-Wentz had been cut from the show, on Twitter
“I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears.”
– Rihanna, on the media storm that followed her physical attack by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown
“Sarah was a little nuts before. Don’t get me wrong. I loved the nuts that she was.”
– Freddie Prinze Jr., on the calming effect their new baby Charlotte has had on his type-A wife Sarah Michelle Gellar
“I felt completely rancid!”
– Mariah Carey, on her glammed-down role in the new film “Precious”, at the movie’s AFI Audi Film Festival premiere
“I think I’m just misunderstood. I’m not a fame seeker. Everyday I look in the mirror and I wonder [why I'm famous]. I don’t sing. I don’t dance. I’m not a Nobel Peace Prizewinner. I just had eight kids and I had a show on TLC.”
– Jon Gosselin, trying to redeem himself during a public dialogue with celebrity Rabbi Shmuley Boteach in New York City
“I love the smell of diapers.”
– Sarah Jessica Parker, on just how much she loves being a mom
“There’s no answer that’s not going to tip you one way or the other. Think about every hypothetical situation: ‘Okay, we are. We aren’t. I’m a lesbian.’”
– Kristen Stewart, on why she refuses to confirm or deny that she and her New Moon costar Robert Pattinson are dating
“I still love those damn Dorritos, baby! And I’m telling you: The Keebler elf is real.”
– A slimmed-down Mo’Nique, on the junk food that still tempts her
“Me! I want to be the first to have it back to back, buddy.”
– The reigning Sexiest Man Alive Hugh Jackman, when asked who deserves to succeed him
“I don’t feel a day over 6!”
– Big Bird, on kicking off Sesame Street’s 40th anniversary
