Today's Evil Beet Gossip

Worst Casting Ever: Rob Lowe as Drew Peterson

Rob Lowe at the de Grisogono reception at Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc on May 17, 2011Photo by Dave M. Benett/Getty Images Did you see the Lifetime made-for-TV movie about The Craigslist Killer? Of course you did, and then you watched the hourlong documentary right after. Did you see the one starring Jennifer Love Hewitt as a down-on-her-luck suburban hooker? Yes! You did! You watched it because you are such a huge Ghost Whisperer fan. So when you read that Rob Lowe was cast as the dashing violent misogynist in a Lifetime Movie, you were a little surprised. But then you go...

Epic! Sean Bean Defends a Lady’s Honor, Gets Stabbed in the Arm

Sean Bean as Boromir, Lord of the Rings Trading Card GameImage by Decipher, courtesy of the LotR TCG Database You guys, I have the raddest story about English actor Sean Bean! I jazzed it up a little, but it's mostly true. There once was a man -- a tall man with a fair and noble face, proud and stern of glance -- and that man was The Lord of the Rings' Sean Bean. So there Sean Bean was, standing outside his favorite pub with his pal Gwirithiel Laerwyn, having a smoke and a pint of Eastfarthing's finest ale. By any account, Gwirithiel is a good-looking gal, as her stint in Playboy France can...

James Franco’s Comic Book Rejected on Twitter

A photo of James Franco That James Franco has his thumbs in every pie! The aspiring musician, Oscar nominee, and soap star most recently wowed the art world (?) with his bizarre Gucci billboard campaign. Now Canadian comic book publisher Drawn and Quarterly, which publishes highbrow stuff by artists like Chris Ware, Dan Clowes, and journalist Joe Sacco, tweets that they "just received a submission from James Franco." What the…! How the…! Is James Franco trying to get into the comic book scene, too? Really? ...

Justin Theroux Is Dating Jen Aniston: Surprised? Yeah, So Was His Girlfriend

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux Hey! Remember when Jennifer Aniston started hanging out with Justin Theroux? Why, sure! But do you remember the part where Justin Theroux was still living with his girlfriend of 14 years, costume designer Heidi Bivens? Maybe! And do you remember the time Bivens' own mother insisted Aniston's rumored relationship with Theroux was "a big misunderstanding"? Oh, mom! Today, Page Six reports that Theroux's girlfriend -- of, again, 14 years -- has moved out of the home she shared with Theroux. Yikes. Understandably, Heidi Bivens hasn't commented, but she i...

Even Children Are Baffled by Lady Gaga

Are you simultaneously appalled and amused by Lady Gaga? Is it difficult to reconcile your conflicting feelings? You aren't alone. Each week, for their "Kids React!" video series, the Fine Brothers™ tape children's reactions to viral videos on the Internet. And every week, of course, I watch, because nothing is more adorable than precocity. In the series' most recent installment, a ragtag gaggle of lovable scamps watches Lady Gaga's hilarious Letterman interview, which aired late last month. Spoiler! When asked to estimate her age, the kids guess Lady Gaga is in her 40s or 50s. (She's 25.) />Are you simultaneously appalled and amused by Lady Gaga? Is it difficult to reconcile your conflicting feelings? You aren't alone. Each week, for their "Kids React!" video series, the Fine Brothers™ tape children's reactions to viral videos on the Internet. And every week, of course, I watch, because nothing is more adorable than precocity. In the series' most recent installment, a ragtag gaggle of lovable scamps watches Lady Gaga's hilarious Letterman interview, which aired late last m...

Conan O’Brien to Dartmouth: “Deal With It”

Conan O'Brien at the Super 8 premiere Congratulations, Class of 2011! Woohoo! Grab those Bachelor's degrees! Snag those internships! Yeah! On Sunday, Conan O'Brien delivered the commencement address to the outgoing graduates of prestigious Dartmouth College. He introduced himself thusly: Before I begin, I must point out that behind me sits a highly-admired president of the United States and decorated war hero [George H. W. Bush], while I, a cable television talk show host, has [sic] been chosen to stand here and impart wisdo...