Forbes have come up with yet another annual list and this time it’s Hollywoods most overpaid actors, it seems being a comedian is hard work because 6 out of the 10 actors are comedy actors. To come up with this list they compared the actors paycheck to the overall box office revenue. There is only one woman on the list.
Will Ferrell
The former Saturday Night Live star built up to a big payday with a series of successful films, like Elf and Talladega Nights. But a big payday puts a star at risk when it comes to return on investment: His movies have to be home runs. So Land of the Lost, which cost an estimated $100 million to make and earned only $69 million, really hurt the star. For every $1 Ferrell was paid, his films earned an average $3.35.
Eddie Murphy
Murphy was once a sure bet in family-friendly comedies like Dr. Dolittle and Daddy Day Care. He’s still a sure bet in animated films like Shrek, but thanks to two big flops (Imagine That and Meet Dave) he’s become box office poison when it comes to live action films. For every $1 Murphy gets paid, his films earn an average $4.45.
Denzel Washington
Later this month the leading man will star in the film Unstoppable, a prototypical Washington flick. It is directed by Tony Scott, who has partnered with Washington five times before, and features the actor as an everyman hero–on a runaway train. Here’s hoping it helps his return-on-investment number. For every $1 Washington earned, his films returned an average $5.10.
Seth Rogen
The funny man got hit by a movie called (ironically) Funny People. The Judd Apatow-produced film cost $75 million to make and earned only $71 million at the box office. His upcoming superhero movie, The Green Hornet, doesn’t look like it will improve his standing much. It was moved from Christmas to an inauspicious January release date. For every $1 Rogen was paid, his movies earned $6.75.
Tom Cruise
Cruise was once the biggest movie star in the world. Now he seems in constant search of a comeback. Valkyrie didn’t do it, despite a respectable $200 million take at the global box office. Knight & Day with Cameron Diaz (which hit theaters after our deadline for consideration) also failed to make an impact. Now Cruise fans are focused on the upcoming fourth installment of his successful Mission: Impossible series. For every $1 Cruise was paid, his films earned an average $7.20.
Drew Barrymore
Barrymore has struggled at the box office lately. Films like Lucky You and Everybody’s Fine have underperformed. Her latest romantic comedy, Going the Distance, did a bit better, earning $42 million at the box office on a budget of $32 million. That movie came out after our deadline, but it’s unlikely to help her return on investment number much. For every $1 Barrymore was paid, her films earned an average $7.45.
Matt Damon
When he appears in the Bourne films Damon is a fantastic return on investment. Outside of those movies, not so much. Green Zone, Invictus and The Informant all underperformed. Unfortunately for Damon, it looks like he’s not going to appear in the next Bourne film. Until he has another big hit, for every $1 Damon gets paid, his films earn an average $8.30.
Vince Vaughn
The actor had a big hit with Four Christmases, but it was overshadowed by Fred Claus, which earned only $98 million at the global box office. Vaughn continues to stay in his comedic comfort zone with his upcoming Ron Howard film The Dilemma, which has come under fire for using a gay joke in the trailer. For every $1 Vaughn was paid, his films earned $8.35.
Adam Sandler
Sandler had a huge hit with the movie Grown Ups. It was his highest grossing movie ever at the global box office with $270 million in ticket sales. But that movie came out after our deadline. For the sake of this list, Sandler’s average was weighed down by the film Funny People, which grossed only $71 million. For every $1 Sandler was paid, his films earned an average $8.45.
Jim Carrey
Carrey’s last movie, Yes Man, was a bona fide hit. Unfortunately the two other films we counted for this list, The Number 23 and Fun With Dick & Jane, were not. Carrey is taking a huge chance with his next film, I Love You Phillip Morris, in which he plays a gay con artist who gets thrown in jail. For every $1 Carrey was paid, his films earned $8.60.
source: Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Actors 2010 [Forbes]
In his new movie, The Dilemma, Vince Vaughn uses the the phrase “that’s so gay” well this didn’t settle too well with Anderson Cooper because he has lashed out at Vince and the movie.
Anderson was on the Ellen DeGeneres show discussing homophobic bullying, which has seen a raise in teenagers committing suicide, when he talked about the the trailer for The Dilemma, he said…
“I was sitting in a movie theater over the weekend and there was a preview of [Vince Vaughn's new] movie, and in it, the actor said, ‘that’s so gay,’ and I was shocked that not only that they put it in the movie, but that they thought that it was okay to put that in a preview for the movie to get people to go and see it, “I just find those words, those terms – we’ve got to do something to make those words unacceptable ’cause those words are hurting kids. Someone else I talked to recently said that the words people use and the things people say about other kids online, it enters into their internal dialogue. When you’re a kid, it can change the way you see yourself and the way you think about yourself – the worth that you give to yourself. I think we really need to focus on what language we’re using and how we’re treating these kids.”
For once I actually agree with Anderson Cooper, I absolutely hate the phrase “that’s so gay,” whenever I hear people say it I jump down their throats and give them hell.
source: Anderson Cooper Slams Vince Vaughn’s Use Of ‘That’s So Gay’ [Just Jared]
The currently-unattached actress, 41, was voted the most eligible single woman in the world, according to a 60 MINUTES/Vanity Fair poll released Monday.
The star (who nabbed 29 percent of the votes) was followed by Halle Berry (21 percent); Elin Nordegren (15 percent); Betty White (11 percent); Lady Gaga (5 percent) and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Elena Kagan (4 percent).
Despite being so unlucky in love, Aniston has said she doesn’t want people to pity her.
“This whole ‘Poor lonely Jen’ thing, this idea that I’m so unlucky in love?” she once told Vogue.
“I actually feel I’ve been unbelievably lucky in love…I’m right where I’m supposed to be.”
I don’t think it’s pitty — I think most of us are laughing.
I’ve got her nestled in the same group as Jessica Simpson.
Zimbio have thrown together a top 100 list of celebrity mugshots from the past, we all know what the recent ones look like so here is some of the ones that aren’t used often.
Anna Nicole Smith
Long before she became a tabloid star and her untimely end, Anna Nicole Smith had this mugshot snapped in Houston in 1989. The starlet, who was still years away from being named Playboy’s Playmate of the Year in 1993, was arrested for drunken driving.
Suzanne Somers
If you don’t recognize Suzanne Somers in this picture, there’s a reason for that: it was taken before she was famous. In March of 1970, Somers was arrested in San Francisco for attempting to pass bad checks totaling around $100. She avoided prosecution by agreeing to pay the amount back.
Carmen Electra
This grainy shot of Carmen Electra (real name: Tara Patrick) was snapped in Miami Beach in November of 1999, after police were called to break up a fight between Electra and her then-husband, Dennis Rodman. Electra was charged with misdemeanor battery, and taken in handcuffs to a a Miami-Dade County domestic violence unit. The fight was apparently sparked when Rodman saw one of Electra’s ex-boyfriends on television and became irate.
Steve-O
Jackass star Steve-O (real name: Stephen Glover) was arrested in August of 2002 for one of the more unusual reasons out of anyone on the list. He had allegedy stapled his scrotum to his thigh during a nightclub performance, causing him to be arrested for indecent exposure. It’s still not as a dumb as drunk driving, the crime of many of the others listed here.
Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen wasn’t quite able to make his own Great Escape when he got busted in 1972 for drunken driving in Anchorage, Alaska. He does, however, get bonus points for flashing the peace symbol. Namaste, Steve McQueen.
Frank Sinatra
By far the oldest mugshot we’ve got, check out this portrait the Chairman of the Board as a young man. Frank Sinatra was busted in Bergan, New Jersey in 1938 at the age of 23, on charges of allegedly seducing a married woman. Yep, you could get arrested for that back then.
Vince Vaughn
In April of 2001, Vince Vaughn was arrested in a North Carolina town after a massive brawl outside a New Hanover County bar. Vaughn, who was in town shooting the movie Domestic Disturbance, was drinking with Steve Buscemi. Vaughn and another bar patron reportedly nearly came to blows, and Buscemi attempted to play peacemaker. Buscemi was stabbed six times for his trouble, and Vaughn was arrested for fighting in public.
Bill Gates
Before he was one of the richest men in the world, Bill Gates was just a tech whiz kid who drove too fast. Here’s a pic from his arrest in Alburquerque, New Mexico in 1977. Gates was busted three seperate times by the cops in Alburquerque in the late 70s, all for reportedly speeding around town in his Porche 911.
Terrence Howard
Terrence Howard is known for his intense performance on the screen, and he brings that same intensity to this mug shot. The actor was arrested in August of 2000, after allegedly assaulting a Continental Airlines flight attendant after refusing to return to his seat when the seat belt sign was on. The charges, it should be noted, were eventually dropped.
Tupac Shakur
In March of 1995, Tupac Shakur had this mug shot taken by the New York Department of Corrections. Shakur had been found guilty of the sexual assault of a female fan, and served months in prison before being bailed out by Suge Knight. While in prison, Shakur released Me Against the World, becoming the only artist to have an album at number one while serving a prison sentence.
David Faustino
When news broke that the character that played Bud Bundy on Married… With Children was busted for pot possession, the jokes pretty much wrote themselves. David Faustino was arrested in May of 2007 in New Smyrna Beach, FL after police witnessed Faustino yelling profanities at his ex-wife in the middle of an intersection. When the cops discovered weed on the actor, the handcuffs came out, leading to this mug shot.
Akon
Now this is how you do a mugshot. R&B singer Akon turned himself in December of 2007, on charges of endangering the welfare of a minor following an incident when he tossed a young fan offstage after the boy reportedly threw something at him. Akon (born Aliaune Badara Akon Thiam) decided to get dressed up for the occasion.
Jane Fonda
In November of 1970, Jane Fonda was already facing charges of federal drug smuggling when she was arrested again in Cleveland for allegedly kicking a police officer. She fought the officer after being stopped at U.S. Customs and was found to be in possession of a large amount of prescription pills. All charges were later dropped.
Andy Dick
Andy Dick’s rap sheet is impressively long at this point, but none have produced a mug shot quite as disturbing as this, from a July 2008 arrest. Dick was accused of sexual battery, after allegedly grabbing a 17-year-old girl’s tank top and pulling it down, exposing her breasts outside a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant. When cops searched him, they also found marijuana and Xanax.
David Bowie
On average, nobody looks good in a mug shot, but David Bowie is anything but average. The Thin White Duke was busted in March of 1976 for pot possesion, along with fellow rocker Iggy Pop and two other men.
Tom DeLay
You can take the man out of politics, but you can’t take the politics out of the man. In October of 2005, former House majority leader Tom DeLay’s career was in shambles, as allegations of corruption piled up at his doorstep, but you wouldn’t know that from his mugshot. The future Dancing with the Stars competitor flashed his pearly whites after turning himself in for a photo and fingerprinting at the Harris
County police department. Looking good, Tom.
Joshua Jackson
Joshua Jackson was at a Carolina Hurricanes hockey game in November of 2002 when he allegedly drunkenly assaulting a security guard working the event. According to police, Jackson grabbed the guard around the neck and began to throw punches. He was found to have a blood alcohol content of .14, almost twice the legal limit.
Larry King
In December of 1971, future broadcasting legend Larry King was working for a high-powered financier when he got caught on the wrong end of a deal. When King wasn’t able to pay back the his debts, he was arrested on charges of grand larceny. A judge threw the charges out, and King eventually pled no contest to one count of passing bad checks.
Marilyn Manson
Shock rocker Marilyn Manson had this mugshot snapped in January of 2001, after he reportedly shoved his crotch in the face of security guard during a concert outside of Detroit. The security guard, Joshua Keasler, told police that Manson pantomimed masturbation, approached Keasler from behind, spat on his head, wrapped his legs around the guard, and rubbed his crotch on Keasler’s head and neck. Keasler was understandably upset.
Yanni
Yanni, a pianist known for his soothing New Age music, wasn’t calming any nerves when he was arrested in March of 2006 after an alleged domestic abuse incident. Florida cops arrested Yanni (real name: John Yanni Christopher) after the musician allegedly struck his live-in girlfriend and ordered her to vacate his waterfront mansion. According to police, he also verbally abused the woman, calling her a “c—” “whore,” and “garbage.”
Holy crap Peter Billingsley all grown up. He is now 37 and was executive producer on “Iron Man.“ You might remember him from a “Christmas Story.†Apparently he is BFF with Vince Vaughn too.
How I miss Christmas…drunk under the tree, family playing a crude version of Scattagories, opening up crap you plan on donating to the Good Will the second you get a chance and writing it off on your taxes and calling a good deed. Ahhh…the holidays.
It’s been widely reported that Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn can’t stop butting heads on the set of Four Christmases but apparently it was a scene where they’re supposed to bump uglies that really has Reese hot and bothered — but for all the wrong reasons. “Reese has an issue with the scripted love scene,” an on-set source tells PageSix.com. The sex scene is written as a funny, American Pie-style romp, but “Reese is such a prude, she thinks it’s just too much,” the insider adds.
While Reese may be the bigger star of the two, Vince definitely has more clout on set. Not only is he one of the film’s producers but he also oversaw most of the writing, so the sex scene will most likely be filmed as written.
I don’t know what her big deal is, really… it doesn’t get much worse than getting pleasured on a ferris wheel, no?
What others said:
Page Six says, “Reese may not be the only one scoffing at some of the film’s content — there is a chance Vince’s ex-girlfriend Jennifer Aniston won’t be too happy, either, because Vince’s character is oddly named “Brad.”
Celeb Warship says, “Unfortunately for Reese, Vince is a producer for the film and oversaw writing for the script, so sources claimed the scene will be filmed as scripted.”
Looks like Vince INSISTS on having sex with Reese… can’t say I blame him.
According to reports, Vince Vaughn and Vanessa Williams are dating. Apparently they’ve been sneaking around Los Angeles together.
A spy says,
“Vanessa’s really trying to keep this a secret. She feels that the press helped ruin her relationship with Rick [Fox], so she’s trying to keep what she has with Vince private.”
Elizabeth Banks, the “40 Year Old Virgin” hottie, is interviewed and photographed at GQ.
Just when you thought you’d sooner sport a Santa cap at the office holiday party than show up to see Vince Vaughn in Fred Claus—this year’s front-runner for the annual Tim-Allen-Christmas-Schlock Award—you turn the page and there’s Elizabeth Banks. The one who plays, as she puts it, “the ‘Mistress of the Elves’…though perhaps that’s a little more sexual than I should imply.†And while this fact alone could fill you with enough childlike wonderment to last the New Year, know this: In real life, Banks is at least as much of a go-getter as her role as Santa’s overachieving helper implies. As you talk with her, she tells you some things—that she graduated from Penn, that you should have gone with Maroney over Tomlinson on your fantasy squad, that she’s just wrapped a movie in which she stars opposite one of her comedy idols, Eddie Murphy (it’s called Starship Dave, out next year)—that make you think, I could learn a thing or two. Here’s what we picked up.
The rest of the pics below the fold. Slightly NSFW.
Well this storyline has been absent for awhile, but I’m bringing it back.
Rumor has it that Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston were seen having dinner together a couple days ago in L.A. at the Beverly Hills Hotel Bar Nineteen 12. And then they met up at an L.A. house party where guests say they interacted awkwardly with one another at first, but grew cozy by the end of the night.
So basically these two can’t be seen together without fueling reconciliation rumors, but that’s fine by me. I think they were great together.
Source: “Looks Like There Is More To This Jennifer Aniston / Vince Vaughn Sighting” [I'm Not Obsessed]
The Perez Hilton blog has been sued over the publication of a topless photos of Jennifer Aniston
The online publication of a topless photo of Jennifer Aniston has triggered a lawsuit against gossip blogger Perez Hilton. According to a copyright infringement complaint filed yesterday against Hilton (real name: Mario Lavandeira) by Universal City Studios, the Aniston photo came from footage shot during filming of “The Break-Up.” The footage, the studio charges, was stolen during production of the 2006 comedy, which starred Aniston and former boyfriend Vince Vaughn. The shot of Aniston, 38, was not included in the final version of the hit film, which grossed $118 million last year. Attached to the studio’s complaint is a copy of the revealing Aniston image, though Universal lawyers placed a “redacted” mark over the actress’s breasts (as can be seen below). The lawsuit against Lavandeira, 28, seeks an injunction barring further distribution of the picture and requests a court order “directing the U.S. Marshall to seize” the copyrighted material from the blogger.
Gone Hollywood earlier received an email entitled “Demand for Removal of Jennifer Aniston Photos” from Edward A. Ruttenberg, Esq., the attorney representing Universal Studios. We have removed the photos in question under protest. As I emailed Mr. Ruttenberg,
I must say, however, a policy of treating the promotional use of promotional photographs as a copyright violation is an odd practice. Certainly, many sites use these types of photographs on a routine basis without any such claims being made.
Furthermore, the suggestion that digital images widely available on the Internet are somehow “stolen” is absurd. Indeed, the existence of topless photographs of a public figure has obvious news value.
We obviously don’t have the legal resources of a major film studio, though, and aren’t in a position to contest these things in court. Lavandeira is, however. I hope he prevails.
It’s quite legitimate for stars to sue papparazzi who take photos of them on their private property or for studios to protect their copyrights. It’s far from clear, though, how the publication of digital photographs not being offered for sale harms the studio’s interests.
Hilton’s legal camp is saying, however, that the picture was just as available for viewing on other Websites, and that because Hilton published the picture “for the purpose of commentary and satire,” his actions constitute fair use.
“It is unfortunate that Universal has chosen to bring this lawsuit as our client has done nothing wrong,” attorney Bryan Freedman said in a statement obtained by E! Online, adding that the brazen blogger did take the Aniston picture down when he finally learned of Universal’s request. “Apparently, Universal’s notice was sent somewhere in Arizona rather than to our client directly, and when our client received direct notice, in good faith, our client removed the picture notwithstanding the right to the fair use of the photograph.”
“Our client questions whether this lawsuit was in fact motivated by Ms. Aniston as a result of her disdain for viewpoints expressed about her on the site,” Freedman continued, referring to the fairly catty tone Hilton, 28, generally takes when commenting on the former Friends star, going so far as to refer to her as “Maniston.” “Otherwise, there seems to be no reason to single our client out when, as Universal and Ms. Aniston know, the picture was published on numerous Websites before any publication on our client’s site,” Freedman said.
MOVIES
–Female star: Jennifer Aniston
– Male star: Johnny Depp
– Leading lady: Cameron Diaz
– Leading man: Vince Vaughn
– Female action star: Halle Berry
– Male action star: Johnny Depp
– On-screen matchup: Johnny Depp & Keira Knightley
– Movie: “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
– Movie drama: “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
– Movie comedy: “Click”
– Family movie: “Cars”
MUSIC
– Female singer: Carrie Underwood
– Male singer: Kenny Chesney
– Group: Nickelback
– R&B song: “SexyBack” by Justin Timberlake
– Hip-hop song: “Shake That” by Eminem
– Pop song: “Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira
– Country song: “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood
– Rock song: “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” by Bon Jovi
– Song from a movie: “Life is a Highway” by Rascal Flatts from “Cars”
– Remake: “Life is a Highway” by Rascal Flatts
TELEVISION
– Comedy: “Two and a Half Men”
– Animated comedy: “The Simpsons”
– Drama: “Grey’s Anatomy”
– Competition/Reality show: “American Idol”
– New Comedy: “The Class”
– New Drama: “Heroes”
– Female star: Eva Longoria
– Male star: Patrick Dempsey
– Talk show host: Ellen DeGeneres
OTHER
– Funny female star: Ellen DeGeneres
– Funny male star: Robin Williams
It’s been widely reported that Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn can’t stop butting heads on the set of Four Christmases but apparently it was a scene where they’re supposed to bump uglies that really has Reese hot and bothered — but for all the wrong reasons. “Reese has an issue with the scripted love scene,” an on-set source tells PageSix.com. The sex scene is written as a funny, American Pie-style romp, but “Reese is such a prude, she thinks it’s just too much,” the insider adds. 
“Vanessa’s really trying to keep this a secret. She feels that the press helped ruin her relationship with Rick [Fox], so she’s trying to keep what she has with Vince private.”
