I have no doubt that in the long run, the 2012 Academy Awards will be fine, but man, right now, it’s a mess. In the wake of Brett Ratner resigning (read: getting canned) as co-producer, Eddie Murphy, the host he recruited, quit the telecast. I have one thought about this. Full Story

That’s what Forbes should have called their list of “Hollywood’s most overpaid stars”. In and of itself, there’s nothing wrong with commercial filmmaking. It’s not a completely soulless endeavor, it’s just that it’s frustrating when movies consistently get made to the lowest common denominator and people with actual talent squander it repeatedly on trash. Full Story

Written by Sarah Last month it was announced that Brett Ratner would be co-producing the Oscars in 2012. This struck me as hilarious, mostly because the Academy is so transparently desperate to put on a show that will appeal to the kids that they hired a director known for driving franchises into the ground. Full Story

Anne at the Palm Springs Film Festival last night more gussied up than she was on Monday at the Bride Wars premiere but still in black, and serious, and elegant, and very not frivolous despite the exceedingly frivolous and insipid and dumbassness of her new film opening this weekend Bride Wars. Maybe that’s the point. Full Story

And he’s not serenading Johnny Gill! St Barts seems to be the warm weather destination of choice for celebrities this holiday - exclusive and expensive and no sign of recession. As you know, Eddie Murphy has made an obscene amount of money wearing fatsuits making the same movie over and over and over again. Full Story

The UK Sun is reporting that Eddie Murphy is confirmed to play The Riddler in the next Batman movie helmed by Christopher Nolan even though Nolan himself recently said that he’s yet to even see a script. Full Story

Over already!!! People Magazine  is reporting that after only 2 weeks of marriage, Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds are DONE! Apparently, he was the one who filed for the annulment. Annulment. Hm…Marriage never consummated? Reason is not known. Full Story

I love this trend. Mothers with troubled daughters. Mothers estranged from daughters. Mothers going straight to the tabloids to send their daughters a message of love and encouragement. Dina Lohan, Lynne Spears…now Mel B’s mother Andrea is speaking out against her sudden marriage, describing it as a “big mistake” and pleading with her daughter publicly to deal with her post pregnancy drama and the Eddie Murphy wars rationally instead of blindly putting her faith in someone with a shoddy romantic record. Full Story

I can almost hear the money being drained from Eddie Murphy’s bank account… You? Just one day after calling a press conference to announce that she’s going after his money to support their daughter, Mel B showed up at The Ivy yesterday with none other than Eddie’s ex wife Nicole. Full Story

Love this bitch. It’s totally ghetto but it’s the only way to deal with a dead beat dad. In this case – Eddie Murphy, of course. New interview with Essence Magazine, Mel B claims she and Eddie planned the baby and also planned marriage, going so far as to reveal that she had her IUD removed so that it could happen. Full Story