Apr 17, 2012 at 04:30 am by Emily

A photo of the cast of Jersey Shore

From TMZ:

As if having 9 booze-filled, fight-prone tenants wasn’t punishment enough … TMZ has learned the beach pad featured on “Jersey Shore” is now being violated on the outside … by vandals.

The realtor for the infamous house in Seaside Heights tell us … hoards of people keep tagging the outside walls (above) with their names and random comments like, “We love you Snooki.”

We’re told the damage is so profuse … the realtor is forced to repaint  the guido-smush den on a WEEKLY basis.

Not only that … people are stealing roof shingles and constantly caught messing with the front door when the house is vacant.

In light of the problems … we’re told security has been beefed up and local cops are on the look-out for nefarious fans.

The good news … it’s only the realtor’s problem when the show is NOT in production … otherwise the clean-up nightmare is in the hands of “Shore” producers.

As if they don’t have enough to deal with.

TMZ even got a picture of the vandalized house:

I was going to do a whole “poor house” thing, but really, I’m surprised that it’s taken this long for this kind of story to come out. Isn’t that weird, how the fact that Snooki, The Situation, and the rest of those lovable scamps are insanely famous isn’t really part of the show? I would have expected creepers by the truckload after the first season. I would have thought that we’d see girls with self esteem problems coming by the house at all hours of the day and night and dudes coming on over to bro it up, but not so much, right? I know it’s alluded to sometimes, but I think it’d be interesting if we got to see that aspect of everything.

Like, can you imagine little Snooki trying to run off some teenage hoodlums with spray paint and bad attitudes? I would love that scene. Or some awkward, unaware 15-year-old hitting on J-Woww at the boardwalk? That would be such amazing television, wouldn’t it?

Sadly, I think this time around MTV will have their hands full, what with a pregnant Snooki and a sober The Situation. Maybe season seven, you guys!

Apr 16, 2012 at 09:30 am by Emily

A photo of Amanda Bynes

Poor Amanda Bynes. Remember when she was funny and talented and had such a bright future ahead of her? That was … what, 2010? That’s when she did Easy A, remember? She hasn’t done any movies since then, choosing instead to spend her time discussing her preference for black men time and again on Twitter. In these past couple of years, I’d also be willing to bet that she’s spent a good amount of time following Lindsay Lohan and her insane amount of media coverage, because she’s definitely figured out the “be a hot mess and a menace to society” method of staying in the spotlight.

In the past month or so, Amanda Bynes has managed to drive away from a cop while getting a ticket, get arrested for hitting a police car while wasted, and get photographed texting while driving (onto a curb). She is hitting this hard, you guys. And everyone is way not into it:

Hollywood’s new bad girl Amanda Bynes is refusing advice from her friends and managers to go to rehab — and continued partying on Thursday night.

The former Nickelodeon actress was arrested last week and spent a night in jail after she reportedly careered into a cop car in West Hollywood. She was booked on DUI charges.

Despite being advised to remain low-key, Bynes, 26, went out clubbing for yet another night Thursday, following her run-in with the law. Our spies spotted her at the Chateau Marmont with pals before heading to West Hollywood club Greystone Manor.

A witness at the club said, “Amanda came in around midnight with one male friend. Paparazzi were all over her. She left exactly 15 minutes later and drove away in her black convertible.” She was also reportedly seen texting while driving and backing her car over a curb and onto a sidewalk after leaving Chateau Marmont.

Another source said, “Amanda’s friends are growing increasingly concerned about her and want her to go to rehab. She has been advised to stay home, but she refused.”

Another source added, “She is not the same girl as she was a year ago. She is just doing whatever she wants to. do. Friends are concerned because she is not the Amanda they know.”

We reported that Bynes went straight from the pokey to the Polo Lounge following her arrest. After she made bail, she was seen at the Beverly Hills Hotel power spot meeting with top criminal defense attorney Richard Hutton.

And we’re told Bynes had been asking for tickets to head to Palm Springs to party at Coachella this weekend, which is featuring performances by the Black Keys, Swedish House Mafia, David Guetta, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.

Her dad, Rick Bynes, last week said that his daughter doesn’t drink, and she was just at the police station for help because “she was upset and very emotional.” The actress’ rep declined to comment.

When you get arrested for a DUI and the first place you go after you get out of jail is a bar, it should be an official requirement to go to rehab. A police offer should escort you home and tuck you into bed with a glass of water and a couple of aspirin and tell you to think about what you’ve done, and if you refuse to cooperate, boom, rehab. Are there anymore laws we need to rewrite while we’re at it?

Apr 16, 2012 at 07:30 am by Emily

A photo of Courtney Love

Several times a year, Courtney Love logs onto her Twitter account, says some really weird shit, and just generally gives everyone more reasons to believe that she’s out of her mind. The latest example of this happened last week, when Courtney went on that big rant about how Dave Grohl is trying to get all up on her daughter, Frances Bean, because he’s “sexually obsessed” with Kurt. She’s just been really hurt over what the Muppets did to one of her deceased husband’s band’s songs, so she’s not thinking clearly. I know that and you know that, and Frances Bean knows that, but she still felt the need to issue that “please, Twitter, make my mom shut up” statement:

“While I’m generally silent on the affairs of my biological mother, her recent tirade has taken a gross turn. I have never been approached by Dave Grohl in more than a platonic way. I’m in a monogamous relationship and very happy. Twitter should ban my mother.”

Well, it appears that Frances’ words have finally made Courtney reconsider her craziness, because she got on Twitter again over the weekend to apologize:

Well, that’s … that’s something. But is it just me, or does the “Mommy loves you” bit just feel weird and creepy? I think when your grown child starts referring to you as her “biological mother” and hasn’t spoken to you in a long while, then a public statement of “Mommy loves you” isn’t quite going to cut it.

Apr 16, 2012 at 06:30 am by Emily

A photo of Katy Perry

It’s purple! And thank goodness. She’d been doing the blue hair, her rebound look after that whole divorce thing, since the beginning of the year, and I just wasn’t into it at all. I don’t think it was horrible or anything, but it wasn’t the best look she’s ever had.

This purple though? I really, really like it. A lot. Probably because purple is my very favorite color, but also because it’s the darkest her hair has been in a while, and my favorite Katy Perry is a dark-haired Katy Perry. Remember when she had black hair? That was just the best.

She debuted the purple hair at Coachella, which, as described by E!, is a “music festival in the California dessert.” After you’re done giggling at that, you can read the rundown they gave of Katy’s time at that sweet (LOL!) festival:

Katy Perry made her annual trip to the festival and hit the Hennessy and Details @ Midnight bash late last night. So which one of her favorite guys was by her side?

Perry’s BFF Markus Molinari was with her, as were about a dozen of her pals. The group arrived to the private estate around 2 a.m. after enjoying music at the festival.

Perry and her gang chilled in a private backstage lounge area inside the house. They were very calm throughout the night while chatting and sipping vodka and tequila cocktails. “She was in a great mood,” a source said of the 27-year-old beauty, who hit the road about an hour after arriving.

Yeah, yeah, but hey, do you want to see more of Katy’s outfit?

A photo of Katy Perry

Yep. Nothing but class for this girl.

Apr 16, 2012 at 05:30 am by Emily

A photo of Angelina Jolie

You guys! Remember what happened on Friday? We found out that Brad Pitt proposed to Angelina Jolie! Wasn’t that darling? I love a love story with all my heart, and this one definitely fit the bill. But let’s be real: it’s fun to look at super fancy engagement rings, right?

So here’s another shot of Angelina’s:

A photo of Angelina Jolie

What do you guys think? Because to be honest, I really, really don’t like it. Like, at all. To be fair though, I’m not really a diamond girl: my ring is a sapphire, and the only diamonds I own are a pair of earrings that my dad got for my mom when they got married. I know it’s not the most popular opinion, but I couldn’t imagine going for a diamond when there are so many gorgeous colors of gemstones to choose from! And also, I think the bigger the diamond is, the worse it looks. I’m not exactly sure how to say this, but it’s like the bigger and higher quality diamonds tend to look less like something pretty and sparkly and more like glass. Do you know what I mean?

Take Kim Kardashian’s engagement ring or Jessica Biel’s engagement ring, and then throw them in a river. No, I’m kidding, sell them and put your children through college. Just don’t wear them, because they look ridiculous. I like costume jewelry and everything, but I’m not going to wear it every day for the rest of my life, and I’m certainly not going to pay millions of dollars for it.

But then again, Brad collaborated with the jeweler for a whole year to craft the perfect ring for Angelina, so that’s very sweet.

What do you guys think? Do I just have a problem appreciating the beauty of diamonds? Do you love the ring? Can you even wait for the wedding? Let me know!

Apr 16, 2012 at 04:30 am by Emily

A photo of Kelsey Grammer

Yes, much like a girl I knew when I was 18, and also another girl I knew when I was 18, Kelsey Grammer got a tattoo on his hip. You can see the proof in that moderately disturbing photo up there. Look at his expression. And, in case you missed it, what’s with that bulge in his jeans? I don’t know, you guys. I don’t know about all this.

But what tattoo did Kelsey get? Why, it’s the name of his latest wife, Kayte Walsh! Here’s what it looks like:

That ended up on Kelsey’s hip in blue ink. There’s no word yet on if he got the design embellished with hearts and stars at the last minute or not.

And just for good measure, here’s a story about the tattooing where Kelsey Grammer is a douchebag and the tattoo artist’s grandmother is hilarious:

“He was pretty cool about it,” said Bob Jones, owner of Insight Studios, which has been open at 1062 N. Milwaukee since 2005. “He said it was his first tattoo and he did some research and said, ‘You guys seemed to be the best place to go.’ ”

A 21-year-old employee who works at the front counter at the shop was apparently unaware of his fame.

When Grammer walked to the counter, she said, “ ‘Can I get your ID, please?’ ” Jones said. “He was like, ‘Huh?’ [She said,] ‘Yeah, I need your ID.’ He said, ‘OK.’ She came back to me and said, ‘Is this guy famous or something? He looked at me kind of funny when I asked for his ID.’ ”

Tattoo artist James Eastwood’s 72-year-old grandmother, Christine Darbo, was accompanying a friend planning to get a tattoo when they started chatting with the former “Cheers” and “Frasier” star and his wife.

“They were just normal people. We were talking about tattoos,” said Darbo, a Wheaton plant saleswoman who has two tattoos. “He said, ‘I’m going to get Kayte’s name.’ My friend asked, ‘So how long have you been dating that he wanted to tattoo your name?’ She said, ‘We are married.’ I figured with his background he should just put a ‘K’ with a period to give him some flexibility.”

Oh man, you guys. It’s going to be hard to top this story for me today. I’ll cross my fingers for something about Jennifer Lawrence or another funny interview with Rihanna, but I’m really worried that I used all of my giggles for today on this one.

What do you think about all this?