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Snarky Website Drives 'Grey's Anatomy' Star To Binge Eating

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/16/08 05:15PM


This photograph of Katherine Heigl was taken after she received word that once again she was the punch line of a joke on gossip site. She then proceeded to eat all the sweets that the craft services table had to offer, including one quickly devoured Hostess cupcake. Reportedly, Heigl phoned her friend and asked why she would be the victim of constant attacks. "I'm a good person. I'm not perfect, but I'm a pretty decent person," Heigl was overheard saying. "Just ask Joshua."

From Child Star To Pink Dot Guy

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/16/08 03:15PM

Former Malcolm In The Middle star Frankie Muniz was spotted on the first day of his new job as a Pink Dot delivery guy. Muniz explained that the residual checks for Malcolm are becoming smaller and smaller and the parts aren't as interesting as they used to be, so he picked up a gig as a delivery guy. Muniz went on to explain that in his downtime, he's working on a spec script that was described as No Country For Old Men meets Juno.

Dude, Is This From Costco?

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/16/08 12:35PM

Svelte actress Christina Ricci objected to the vegetable tray presented to her while on the set of New York, I Love You. Ricci explained to the craft services caterer that she only eats organic vegetables. The caterer rolled her eyes and quietly said, "I bought this at Whole Foods."

Head Gear Regret

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/15/08 06:00PM

Rhys Ifans and Sienna Miller's trip to Malibu hit a snag as Miller discovered that Ifans planned on wearing that hat to beach. Ifans told Miller that if she objects to his choice in hats, then she shouldn't buy them for him. He then was able to throw another word in edgewise that he also objects to her decision to frequently go topless at the beach. Miller sighed and then replied that it wasn't her that purchased the hat, but his stylist.

I Wonder Whose Fault It Is That Gas Prices Are So High?

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/15/08 03:35PM

Actor/King of Malibu Mel Gibson expressed his dismay with escalating gas prices while filling up in the 'Bu yesterday afternoon. Gibson asked the gentleman at the pump across from him if he knew why the prices are so high and the man blurted out, "Cause Bush is a dick." Gibson shook his head and muttered, "No, that can't be it."

Some Habits Are Just Too Hard To Kick

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/15/08 02:00PM

Katherine Heigl struck a gangster lean as she lit up another cigarette on the set of her new movie. Despite numerous tearful outbursts from her emasculated rocker hubby Joshua Kelley and the support of her Grey's co star TR Knight, she has not been able to kick the filthy habit. As Heigl reached for the nearest pack of American Spirits, she explained to an extra that if TR couldn't get her to quit, then what's the point?

Adrian Grenier Prefers A Retro Bush

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/15/08 12:15PM

Woman In Hat: So, are you going to read that book the whole time?
Adrian Grenier: Yeah-uh.
W.I.H.: Then why did you invite me out to lunch if you just wanted to read your book?
AG: So, I won't look like this generation's Howard Hughes for once.
W.I.H.: I think we already know that.
AG: I know that we know that, but they don't know that.
W.I.H.: What? That you piss into jars and take dumps in a big hole in your backyard?
AG: Got to be green by any means necessary.

This Flight Isn't Cancelled

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/14/08 07:15PM

Hayden Christensen attempted to use "The Force" to make sure his American Airlines flight was not cancelled this weekend. Unfortunately for Hayden, each time the airline employee checked on the status of the flight, it still showed up as being cancelled. Christian explained to the woman that he had booked the flight roughly three months ago. To which the woman simply shrugged her shoulders and said, "Maybe you shouldn't have made that Attack of the Clones movie and ruined Star Wars." Then she yelled for the next passenger in line.

Why Isn't Anybody Paying Attention To Me?

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/14/08 06:00PM


"Celebrity" Kim Kardashian threw what was reported to be a "major hissy fit" after she and her large posterior felt they were being ignored by the patrons and photographers outside of S-Bar. Kardashian complained about nobody at the bar offering to buy her drink or even wanting to take a photo with her. "What's the point of leaking a sex tape if you're not going to getting any free drinks from it? Holy smokes!"

Oliver Stone Is On The Comeback!

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/14/08 03:50PM

Famed filmmaker Oliver Stone threw a party for himself and a few friends over the weekend to celebrate his anticipated comeback to Hollywood. After a couple of glasses of wine, Stone opened up to anybody who'd listen about how great his upcoming George W Bush biopic is going to be. He later added that the name Oliver Stone will no longer be remembered for bloated period epics, crackpot political theories and forced stylistic flourishes; no, the Stone name will once again be a great name. He then proceed to pound another glass of wine.

Retail Therapy Always Helps

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/14/08 01:30PM


After watching her husband suffer a crushing loss at the hands of Los Angeles Lakers, Eva Longoria-Parker, wife of San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, decided to work out her feelings of disappointment and frustration. Longoria-Parker told her friends that she was mostly upset because "of all the games I could've gone to this season , I had to pick the one where he loses." A friend mentioned that it would've been awesome cross promotion for the first post strike episode of Desperate Housewives if Tony had won. Longoria-Parker then held her Barneys bag and smiled, "This makes everything all right though. Now, let's get some margaritas!"

Shia LaBeouf Attempts To Ignore His Disney Past

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/14/08 11:30AM


Rising star Shia LaBeouf gave one of his younger fans the cold shoulder at the LAX baggage claim over the weekend. The young fan asked LaBeouf if he was going to do another Even Stevens movie, which got no response from LaBeouf. Then the fan began to shout "Hello?" over and over again until LaBeouf picked up the wrong piece of luggage and ran out of the terminal.

Not Cool, Dude

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/11/08 04:20PM

Much to his dismay, Jonah Hill was ironically photographed at the premiere of Forgetting Sarah Marshall standing in front of the word "FAT", which appears on the somewhat clever / somewhat annoying posters for the movie. The photographer chuckled rather loudly after taking the picture and considered the photo to be a wake up call in light of recent events like portly comic Artie Lange's recent departure from the Howard Stern show. Hill thought it was unnecessary and uncalled for, seeing as he's just trying to have a good time at the screening.

My Name Isn't Stringer Bell

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/11/08 02:15PM

Actor Idris Elba and his publicist would like to inform the general public that while he may have played the character, "Stringer Bell" on the critically acclaimed series, The Wire, his name is actually Idris Elba. Elba and his publicist in the future hope with the aid of this campaign to curtail the number of people shouting "Stringer Bell."

Dax, Dear, Why Is Tom Arnold Hiking With Us?

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/11/08 12:15PM

B-list favorite Tom Arnold seemingly appeared out of nowhere and joined Veronica Mars star Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard on a hike in Griffith Park on Thursday. Arnold who appeared to be extremely excited to be hanging out with the guy from Punk'd, applied the "I'm famous, you're famous, so we're automatically besties" rule to the twosome. The young couple simply shrugged their shoulders and allowed Arnold to tag along, but they quickly regretted the decision as Arnold launched into a fifteen-minute diatribe about the pitfalls of network television and "the good ole days." Then Arnold asked if Bell could set up a meeting between him and Judd Apatow.

Dude, Check Out My Band's Demo. We Shred!

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/10/08 04:10PM

In addition to her initial back up plan to become the first attractive player in the WNBA, Anne Hathaway has also put together her own band. Hathaway got the idea to start up her own rock combo after losing a part to musician Norah Jones. Hathaway's band, 2 Can Play At That Game, is reported to have a similar sound to Letters to Cleo and hope to start playing shows very soon.

Do You Know Who That Is? It's ME!

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/10/08 02:10PM

At the prom themed after party for Prom Night, Brittany Snow proudly showed off the latest issue of Kewl Magazine which featured Snow on the cover. Snow seemed more concern about showing everybody her first magazine cover and their reaction to that as opposed to the film. Snow remarked to a friend, "How cool is it to be on the cover of Kewl? OMG, that's me!"

Please Don't Patronize David, Okay?

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/10/08 12:20PM

Actor/Director David Schwimmer's significant other ran interference as he appeared to be in deep thought about his next career move. Yet she took job a bit too seriously when she snapped at a fan who approached them to talk about how much he had enjoyed Run Fatboy Run, as well as David's turn as Greenzo on 30 Rock. The girlfriend told the guy to back off and spew his negativity elsewhere. Schwimmer smiled to the fan, then quickly pulled his gal pal to the side and explain that people like that guy introduce positive vibes and not everyone is going to spew negative vibes.

That Clooney Charm Always Wins!

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/09/08 07:10PM

At the after party for the London premiere of Leatherheads, Clooney made a bet with a couple of pals that he could probably get more numbers with one eye shut than they all could with both eyes open. The score at the end of the night? Clooney 12, Other Guys 3.

Mischa Barton, Free As A Bird

Douglas Reinhardt · 04/09/08 05:00PM

After her lawyers used a get out of jail for free, Mischa Barton engaged in some retail therapy as well as some cosplay therapy. While Barton did not walk the streets of Melrose dressed as her favorite character from a Japanese cartoon, she did go out as one of her favorite Molly Shannon characters from Saturday Night Live. Barton told friends that the character (Sally O'Malley) makes her smile, so why not spend the whole day doing something that makes her feel better?