The GMD, manly stunts, and a dog
He must be so happy right now, the GMD. Every day the paps are in Boston shooting him shooting a new movie. And a romantic comedy too. With stunts! And his wife and kid on set with him nearly every day. So he gets to play Uber Man all the time. This is the Gay Midget Dwarf equivalent of a pig in sh-t. Full Story
Campaign for Carey
Oscar is still over 5 months away but the buzz for Carey Mulligan has been building since Sundance in January. An Education finally premiered in LA last night officially kicking off Carey’s campaign. So far, every prediction list and website has cited her as a virtual lock for a nomination with critic after critic gushing about her performance. Full Story
October 2, 2009 – Smutty Shout-Outs
Happy Birthday Bronwyn C. Right now you’re travelling – Germany, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic. But this is for when you get home. From your mom Lorie who can’t wait to hear the details. To Tracey and Brian – Happy 13th Anniversary. Tucker is the best present EVER. Good luck to Jill on your first half marathon on Saturday in Calgary. Full Story
Dear Gossips,
Murder some dogs, get paid by Nike? Sort of, but not really.
What do Michael Vick and Jessica Biel have in common other than pit bulls? It’s the Spin.
Word leaked yesterday that just weeks after returning to the NFL, Vick had re-signed an endorsement deal with Nike. Vick’s people did not reveal the specifics of the contract but said only that he was "excited to be part of the Nike team again”. Sounds like a confirmation, right? Not exactly.
CNBC approached Nike for a statement and, reacting to the immediate backlash, the company publicly refuted Team Vick’s claim:
"Nike does not have a contractual relationship with Michael Vick. We have agreed to supply product to Michael Vick as we do a number of athletes who are not under contract with Nike."
So they give him some free gear and he twists that into a contract, leaking the half truth and turning it into a report that everyone picks up. Well played Team Vick. That is a Shelfy Biel move. And this was the story that was widely disseminated. The denial was NOT widely disseminated. So the intended suggestion is that if Nike can sign Michael Vick, perhaps others can sign Michael Vick? These motherf-ckers love to bullsh-t. And the worst part is… it works. Because people suck.
Thursday – blogging all day in between shoots. Check back often, scroll down for late day posts from yesterday.
Yours in gossip,
Lainey
PS. Walk A Mile In Her Shoes … TODAY! At noon, at Nathan Philips, men in heels in support of a future without violence. Click here for more information.
Easy make-a-story
Ben Affleck shooting his movie The Town with the impossibly charming Rebecca Hall and Photo Assumption says he’s happy. He’s in great spirits. He’s also in character. It’s called acting. But you know it won’t be long before Life & Style goes for a run with this one. Full Story
Manslinger apartment hunting
Some UK tabloid ran a story this week about Kate Hudson carrying around ARod’s baby because she happened to be photographed after eating. I’ve ragged about this before and I’ll keep ragging about it for as long as it picks my ass – because BumpWatch is f-cking stupid. On the one hand we’re bitching about unrealistic expectations on women’s bodies from the magazines. Full Story
Pissing away Oscar
There are actors like James Franco who doesn't need the street cred and isn't a money whore who is willing to work it on daytime television just because he's curious and available (more on this tomorrow) and then there's Mo'Nique who delivers an outstanding, breathtaking performance in the sure to be nominated Oprah-backed Precious and she's refusing to promote it. Full Story
Adrian after Ebola
He’s friends with it, Adrian Grenier is. With Ebola Paris Hilton. He admits it too. And what’s come of it since then? When Entourage first broke, Adrian Grenier was a hot commodity. He had a supporting role in The Devil Wears Prada and continued to look for opportunities between shooting his hit HBO show. Full Story
Smutty Tingles
Hi Gossips. Small shoot schedule conflict. I’m stepping in for Tingles and then Lainey resumes writing for the rest of the day. Jacek
KFed to slim down. For money of course. Why else? (Dlisted)
Britney < Jessica in Daisy Dukes (The Superficial)
Emmanuelle Chriqui > both in Daisy Dukes (Hollywood Tuna)
I know Lainey would like to be examined by this doctor (Just Jared)
Don’t talk to her about Twilight (Pop Sugar)
Father of the Year says no spotlight if I can’t be in it. Classy (INO)
Glee’s Mark Salling shirtless (ASL)
You’d never guess that this is Eva Longoria (Drunken Stepfather site NSFW)
Travolta slaps Bahamas paramedic. Sort of. And not in the way you’d think (Popeater)
Scarjo in Rolling Stone with Hairy Pete (Popoholic)
Money GOOP
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are supposedly renovating their London home. Making it bigger. Like Madonna did. They bought the place next door and are smashing the two together for one giant GOOP nest. UK gossips estimate that by the end of it they’ll have spent over $10 million on improvements alone. Full Story
Crusty & Crusty holding hands
That’s Scarlett Johansson under the cap and hood holding hands with Ryan Reynolds in New York yesterday. They really, really, really hate being famous and photographed. It must suck to only work maybe 3 months of the year and live the most privileged life and have to deal with the attention once in a while. Full Story
