You know, most of the time, it’s just all light-hearted fun and gossip around these parts. We don’t take ourselves or any one story too seriously, and one day blends into the next.
But every once in awhile there’s a story that grabs you in the pit of your stomach, pulls at your heartstrings, and makes you almost nauseous with the genuine tragedy of it all. These days stay with us.
Today is one of those days.
The Verne Troyer sex tape will not be released. The parties have reached a settlement in the lawsuit Verne brought against potential distributors.
Records show that Blatt and SugarDVD have signed agreements requiring that they get Troyer’s approval before selling or distributing the tape or any images from it.
Edwin McPherson, one of Troyer’s attorneys, said the actor has no intention of granting approval.
Dude, I know this is a Hail Mary, but we can we just all pray that Verne gets so low on cash he has to agree to let this thing be distributed? Please? Please???
(And, no, I will never get tired of running this photo. In fact, even when this story is good and dead and no one remembers Ranae Shrider’s name, I will still, on occasion, run this photograph, because it is just that awesome.)
Here’s Joe “Rapist” Francis and some hooker named Ann Marie Doroba enjoying a lovely afternoon at a polo match in Bridgehampton.
Anyone know who this Ann chick is?
Who in their right mind would pose with Joe Francis like that? I mean, I might make small talk with him for a little while to score some of what I’m sure is his super-awesome blow, but the second I saw a photographer coming I’d run for the hills. I don’t care how badly you want to be a Z-list celebrity, Joe Francis-related famewhoring is just unconscionable.
Shannen Doherty and her off-center eyes (seriously has anyone else noticed that one is a half-inch higher on her face than the other?) will be returning as Brenda Walsh in 90210v2.0. The show’s executive producer confirmed the news on Saturday.
Brenda will be a visiting drama teacher who directs a musical at West Beverly High School.
I can’t wait to hear about all the off-camera drama between Shannen and Jennie Garth!!! Those two HATE each other!!!
Here’s five-months-pregnant Jen Garner hanging out in LA, trying to hide her baby bump with a shopping bag, but forgetting that the photogs are wise to that old trick by now — they get the side shot.
Aw, Jennifer Garner’s so adorable!
I wonder what she’ll name this new kiddo. Fuschia?
[Image via Splash]
Here’s 18-year-old Hayden in various states of undress, in a nightclub, singing about how she’s going to have to cheat on her boyfriend to get his attention back, which is really an important message for a teen role model to be sending out to her peers. There are no healthy ways to assert yourself in a relationship, young ladies. It’s important you disrespect yourself and your reputation if your boyfriend isn’t giving you the attention you feel you deserve.
Sigh.
Be sure to stay tuned for the final half of the video, where there’s a dance sequence. Well, an attempt at one, anyway.
Eh, Hayden’s a cutie, and this’ll do well. But I’d just like to state for the record that the grammatically correct title would be “Wake-Up Call.” I know, I know. Hyphens aren’t hip. But they’re important, people.
It has been a LONG and STRESSFUL and generally pretty awful week for me, and I am so excited that the weekend is finally here!
My BFF from Los Angeles, the gorgeous, brilliant and amazing Ms. Shannon, is in the air right now on her way to come visit me in Seattle. I’m so excited to get to show her around my new home, and have a little bit of my old home here with me.
Shannon’s lifelong dream is to see Oregon. I know, I know. I tease her about it, too. But for as long as I’ve known her she’s talked about wanting to see Oregon, and she has never had a chance to visit the Pacific Northwest. So this weekend, Shannon and I are off to Oregon! We’ll be visiting Portland and then maybe head down to Eugene to check out U of O, where she’s considering attending school. I don’t know much about Oregon except for that it’s gorgeous, so if any of you locals have suggestions about things to see and do in Portland or the surrounding areas, shoot me an email at evilbeet@gmail.com.
As with any traveling weekend, posting will be slow, but I’ll be checking in periodically to keep you guys entertained. Although you probably won’t need entertainment from me, because, if early numbers are any indication, you’ll all be at your local movie theater seeing The Dark Knight. Enjoy!
“The collection is blowing out, we were so overwhelmed by the reaction,” Jaye Hersh, owner of Intuition on Pico Boulevard, said on Friday. “We have launched other celebrity collections here, and this one is just flying through the door … We launched Lauren Conrad’s collection, we’ve had Mandy Moore, we’ve had various different celebrity lines, but this one really seems to be hitting home.”
Well, I guess I’m happy for Lindsay that the world is so chock-full of people willing to drop $100 on a pair of freakin’ leggings. Good for her!