Archive for September 10th, 2009

Filming Continues On The Set Of ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’

The trio hard at work
Thursday, September 10th, 2009

It looks like the folks workin’ hard in Vancouver, BC on the sequel film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse are doin’ the damn thing as these new photos snapped on the set show just how bizzy everyone is these days. Here are photos of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson shooting an emo scene together, R. Pattz gettin’ his hair did and Taylor Lautner standing around being hawt:


Folks, these actors are working hard for YOU. It is YOUR insane fandom that has insisted that they toil night and day to bring the storied fable of The Twilight Saga to the big screen. It is YOUR rabid need for all things Twilight that has forced these young actors to give away parts of their lives for your entertainment. I just hope you’re happy now.

[Photo credit: INFdaily]

Dustin Diamond Has Fallen On Tough Times

Unpaid property taxes? Car repossession? Oh my!
Thursday, September 10th, 2009

While many of the other former castmembers of the 90’s TVs series Saved By The Bell are enjoying relatively happy lives these days (and were invited to participate in the recent People magazine reunion of the cast), it turns out that Dustin Diamond (who played Samuel Screech Powers on SBTB) is not doing so well by comparison. RadarOnline reports that Diamond is being sued for unpaid property taxes and his car has already been repossessed. If you add to that the fact that the guy looks like the living embodiment of the Quagmire character from Family Guy and, well, you’ve got a dude who is in dire straits:


Train wreck actor Dustin Diamond is being sued for more than $21,000 in unpaid property taxes and had his car repossessed, RadarOnline.com learned exclusively. The 32-year-old actor, who found fame playing dorky Samuel “Screech” Powers on the TV hit Saved By The Bell , seems to have hit hard times judging by financial court actions against him. RadarOnline.com discovered that Screech was sued by Ford Motor Credit Company on November 26, 2008, for $544 which resulted in the repossession of his 2005 Ford Expedition. And he hasn’t been saved by the bell from the Department of Revenue in Wisconsin, either. On June 30 of this year Screech was sued by the department for $21,015.62 in unpaid taxes against his property in Port Washington, Wisconsin. He previously had been tagged with a small claim by the Wisconsin Electric Power Company, on March 3, 2009. That was settled. After Saved By The Bell ended in 2000 Diamond appeared in a few reality shows, including The Weakest Link, Celebrity Boxing 2 and Celebrity Fit Club. In 2006 he infamously starred in a porn tape Screeched, aka Saved By The Smell, which showed him engaging in various acts with two women. Diamond – who has also done stints as a stand-up comic – claimed that the tape was leaked as a mistake but his manager conceded that he hoped it might raise his profile.

To be entirely honest, when Diamond’s utterly disgusting sex tape hit the market I lost pretty much all respect for him as a person. But, hearing about his sad financial situation only makes me feel sorry for him. It’s clear he piddled away all the money he made from Saved By The Bell and he completely alienated all of his former castmates who reportedly want to have nothing to do with him (or have him included in any SBTB reunions). One hopes that Diamond will be able to bounce back from his legal woes … so long as he doesn’t leak any further sex tapes to “raise his profile”. Ugh.

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Tyra Banks Launches A New ‘Magaline’

Magazine + Online = "Magaline"
Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Tyra Banks, ever the inventive entrepreneur, has decided to launch her own Magaline — which is a Magazine that one reads Online, get it? Launched to coincide with the season premiere of her daytime TV talk show, The Tyra Banks Show, Tyra’s magaline promises to augment the things she will cover on her show … it even comes with it’s own manifesto:


When I first imagined this new “MagaLine,” I envisioned a place of genuine connection. So as far as I’m concerned, the TYRABANKS.COM manifesto is OUR manifesto.

Yours, mine, ours.
And this is what we pledge…
to celebrate uniqueness.
to know when to cut the hair.
to welcome great advice.
to know that smart is always sexy.
to know that sexy is very good.
to really “get” the body and skin that we are in.
to seek beauty in everything.
to know what colors work (and which ones are better on someone else).
to accept constructive criticism.
to practice the art of the “smize.”
to appreciate original style. (Especially our own).
to laugh at ourselves a little more than every now and then.
to dream. BIG.
to take more pictures.
to constantly evolve.
to cherish true friendship.
to be the CEO of our lives.
to be more confident and self loving.
to know when to rock a trend, and when to act like it never happened.
to ignore the haters. What haters?
to know how to “beat” our own face.
to know how to do a smoky eye.
to live more healthy: mind, body and spirit.
to know that some things that happen to us aren’t our fault.
to keep believing in love.
to know that every hallway is a runway.
to work crazy hard for what we want.
to be beautiful, truly beautiful, inside and out.

Fierce & Love,
Tyra Banks
Founder / Creative Director/ Chief Dreamer

Uh … I think she forgot one much needed line of this audacious manifesto:

to make me laugh my ass off.

I mean … seriously? Basically, Tyra’s magaline is an online presence where she can share the stuff she cannot share on her TV show or expand on topics covered … it’s a blog, let’s call it what it is. I understand the vibe she is trying to go for by posting this manifesto but offering such lofty heights only makes the whole endeavor seem silly. Tyra, it’s a blog … deal with it.

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Ian Somerhalder Is A Blood Donor

It is better to give than receive
Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Ian Somerhalder, former Lost hottie and current The Vampire Diaries hottie, paid a visit to a local NYC TV station this morning to promote Diaries which premieres on The CW tonight and to donate some of his precious blood at a blood drive organized in conjunction with his promo duties … behold:


On The Vampire Diaries, Ian’s character Damon is a bad boy vamp who relishes in making blood withdrawals from his victims but in real life, it’s clear that he understands the importance of being a blood donor. So … lemme get this straight … he’s a hottie with a heart of gold … does it get any better?

[Photo credit: INFdaily]

‘Now I’m Nothing – Wave, Wave, Wave, Wave Goodbye’

The TV Guide
Thursday, September 10th, 2009

The title of this post comes from an early Nine Inch Nails song that was never released officially on any album but every hardcore fan is well aware of. The song is titled Now I’m Nothing and contains the Wave Goodbye lyric … which is the name that Trent Reznor decided to give the last Nine Inch Nails tour … which ends tonight at The Wiltern Theater here in Los Angeles, CA:


I can honestly say that I have been an ardent NIN fan since 1989 (I distinctly remember hearing about the band who writes their Ns backwards and trying to spell out the NIN logo on the chalkboard in my History class) and have had the extreme fortune to see the band live 27 times over the years (in various US States and countries). Tonight’s show will be my 28th show … I am both excited and a bit sad about tonight’s show. I am even more excited and totally nervous about my interview with Trent Reznor later on this afternoon (scheduled to take place between sound check and showtime). I’m planning to video record the whole thing for sharing here on the blog ON SATURDAY since I do NOT POST on September 11 (which is tomorrow). The interview will be similar to the interview I conducted with TR last December on the last night of the Lights in the Sky Tour.

I haven’t yet decided but since I had such a great time in the NIN mosh pit at the last show at The Henry Fonda Theater, I may enjoy the show from the pit again tonight. If so, I’ll be off the grid and I will not be tweeting from the show. It’s a bit surreal to think that the live incarnation of Nine Inch Nails will come to an end tonight but I cannot express how thrilled I am to be able to be in attendance at tonight’s performance.

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Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Oprah Winfrey Releases A New Promo Photo & Video With Whitney Houston

Milkin' it for all it's worth
Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Yesterday we learned from Oprah Winfrey herself that her upcoming interview with Whitney Houston, which will kick off the 24th season of The Oprah Winfrey Show on Monday September 14, is her “best interview ever” and today we get to see a new just released promo photo of Oprah with Whitney from their interview:


In this Aug. 31, 2009 photo provided Monday, Sept. 7, 2009 by Harpo Productions, television talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, right, and Whitney Houston are seen during an interview at the Town Hall in New York. Houston, who’s new album “I Look To You” was released on Aug. 31, was interviewed by Winfrey for a two-part season premiere of The Oprah Winfrey Show, airing Sept. 14 and 15.

Oprah has also made available a preview video clip from her 2-part interview which features Whitney’s revelation that her mother, Cissy Houston, showed up at home with the police to extricate her from her dangerous living situation with ex-husband Bobby Brown. After the jump, check out the minute-long preview clip in full …

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