Last night was the T-Mobile Sidekick LX launch party. Does anyone remember when cell phones were car phones that were permanently hardwired into your vehicle? Or when mobile phones consisted of the one Motorola StarTAC model that was grey with an orange LED display and weighed a lofty four pounds? Now phones get “launches” complete with concerts to announce their arrival.
Speaking of nostalgia, I was looking at the pictures of who showed up for this shindig and something struck me. Paris Hilton has touched the life of just about everyone in Hollywood. Think I’m kidding? Read on:
Paris was there with Doug Reinhardt.
Amanda Bynes was there. She used to date Doug.
Kelly Osbourne was there. She has publicly credited Paris for helping her achieve her first alcohol poisoning.
Ashlee Simpson was there with Pete Wentz. When Nick Carter was dating Paris, he cheated on her with Ashlee Simpson.
Adrian Grenier was there. He briefly slept with dated Paris a couple years back.
Kim Kardashian was there. Paris insulted her former BFF”s ass on a radio station calling it “cottage cheese inside a trash bag.”
DJ AM was there. He used to be engaged to Nicole Richie-Paris’ other former BFF.
Pink was there with her sorta kinda ex-husband Carey Hart. Pink has spoken publicly about how she thinks Paris is a loser. She also featured Hilton in the “Stupid Girls” song and video.
Nicky Hilton was there. She stayed in the same uterus Paris stayed in when they were gestating.
Anna Faris was there. Faris rhymes with Paris.
Moral of the day? All roads (and STDs) lead back to Paris Hilton.
I don’t understand how 30 Rock gets sketchy ratings. I think it’s one of the best shows on television and last night’s season finale didn’t disappoint.
I’ve read before that 30 Rock is the show that every celebrity wants to appear on…it’s the major network version of Sesame Street. How do you incorporate that many celebs with the plot of the show? A large musical number, natch!
Cyndi Lauper, Elvis Costello (love), most of the Beastie Boys, Adam Levine, Norah Jones, Clay Aiken and Mary J. Blige came together to perform a very “We Are The World”ish song about kidney donation. So funny.
Oh, and kidney donation is near and dear to my own heart as my own kiddo got completely ripped off in the kidney department and only has one. Turns out, that’s all you need as long as you keep it healthy and protected. Get a donor card, please?
Twenty years ago this week, Paula Abdul scored her second No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart with “Forever Your Girl.” This week, she’s back on the charts, with her new single “Here for the Music” coming in at the #87 spot following her appearance on Idol last week. Not an especially embarrassing ranking for a 46-year-old doing dance tracks, but I’d wager money that it’ll be off the charts entirely by next week.
Meanwhile, Chris Daughtry’s “No Suprise,” which debuted on Idol the same day as Paula’s single, is on the charts at #15. That one, I think, will continue upward.
If I’d known for sure she was gonna die, I would have hosted a viewing party. We would have played a drinking game. It would have gone like this: If Izzie dies, you have to chug a fifth of vodka and then puke all over the screen during her funeral. Screaming “HAVE FUN MAKING SAD WHINY FACES AT THE DEVIL, IZZIE!” would have been optional.
We’ve got a cool interview with Sasha Grey, the porn-star-turned-indie-darling who stars in the new Stephen Soderbergh flick, The Girlfriend Experience. It’s over on our sister site, Zelda Lily. Check it out here.
You can check out Zelda Lily’s previous coverage of Sasha here.
Actor Stellan Skarsgard, who stars in the upcoming Tom Hanks flick Angels & Demons — based on the book written by Dan Brown — just gave the author a smack-down.
“I think Dan Brown is a terribly bad writer, but he has cliffhangers after every chapter which makes you continue reading,” Skarsgard told Swedish broadcaster SVT. “It’s like eating peanuts at a bar. You don’t like them, but you keep on eating them anyway.”
He said he only agreed to be in the movie after reading Ron Howard’s script, which he claims was significantly different from the book.
Talk about biting the hand that feeds you!!
Anyway — he’s right. Dan Brown is a terrible writer. When I first sat down to read The Da Vinci Code, I spent the first chapter or two being genuinely embarrassed for the guy. But then I got completely hooked into the story and couldn’t put it down until I was finished. I’ve now read all his books, including his early techno-thrillers. Dan Brown is a bad writer, but he’s a brilliant storyteller. That’s a gift almost rarer than being a good writer. Trust me, I’m the worst storyteller I know. If I had any knack for it, I’d have written a book long ago. So I have a lot of respect for Dan Brown in that regard, and this dude should probably shut up. Although if his goal was to get press for himself and the film, mission accomplished.
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