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5 Unanswered Questions Prompted By ‘Britney: For the Record’ [Britney Spears]

After weeks of doling out clips to a Cheeto-starved global audience, MTV finally aired the paparazzi cautionary tale entitled Britney: For the Record last night. “No topic was off limits,” boasted…

Kelsey Grammer Unusual Choice To Play Leroy In ‘Fame’ [Trade Roundup]

· Megan Mullally, Kelsey Grammer, Charles S. Dutton, Bebe Neuwirth and Debbie Allen will star in MGM’s remake of Fame. They are still looking for the breakout star who will play Coco…

Your Getting-Baked Sign Is Rising [Defamer Horoscopes]

Dreaming of a White Christmas? It’s L.A., so a Wet Christmas is the closest you’re going to get. It rained last week, so who knows, you might be making puddle angels in the Vons Hollywood parking lot…

Oscar’s Stepchildren: Reclaiming the selective … [Ellen Page]

Oscar’s Stepchildren: Reclaiming the selective credentials that helped nudge Crash to a Best Picture win only three years ago, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is cracking down on new…

Philip Seymour Hoffman Awfully Defensive About His ‘Doubt’ Priest’s Extracurricular Choirboy Activities [Wellll Did You Or Didn’t You?]

newVideoPlayer(”/hoffman_junket_doubt.flv”, 506, 423,””); Here’s a couple lessons for all you rookie reporters assigned to cover the Hollywood beat: 1. Make sure your “SHOWBIZ PRESS” pass is always…

Tina Fey Trades The Secret Of The Scar For A Solo ‘Vanity Fair’ Cover [Quid Pro Quo]

Every so often, Vanity Fair will consent to putting a television star on their hallowed cover, but there’s typically an implicit bargain that actor has to make to earn it. Think back to Teri Hatcher,…

David Fincher Tries Unique ‘Brutality Method’ of Oscar Campaigning [Tyrants]

The rimjob ecstasy of that first Benjamin Button screening has worn off for director David Fincher, who is said to be tormenting Paramount underlings just in time for the film’s Oscar push. Studio…

Inside Anderson Cooper’s Shirtless Seduction of Michael Phelps [Anderson Cooper]

newVideoPlayer(”/anderson_phelps_gawker.flv”, 506, 423,””); Last night on 60 Minutes, a middle-aged man spent fifteen minutes attempting conversation with an inarticulate bohunk until the younger man…

Slippery Mickey Rourke Fights Toughest Opponent Yet: The Truth [Life Stories]

Let’s face it: The Wrestler wouldn’t be a real Mickey Rourke comeback unless he did it the hardest way possible. Take a beating for your art? Check. Drop an anti-gay slur on camera? Check. And, as of…

‘Four Christmases’ Quadruples Your Forgettable-Holiday-Movie Experience [Monday Morning Box Office]

Fears that the R-word would keep audiences from the movies this weekend were unfounded, as the name “Reese Witherspoon” still proved an impressive multiplex draw. Have another helping of turkey-chip…

MGM Swats Rogue Critic in Latest Round of ‘Valkyrie’ Backlash [Valkyrie]

It’s been far too long since MGM was on the defensive over Valkyrie, the campaign for which uncomfortably started in its own office lobby but has since found decent enough traction in theaters and on…

Our Commenters of the Week Win a ‘Bambi’ From Karl Lagerfeld! [Comments Of The Week]

As consumers brave Black Friday amidst a crippling recession, it’s comforting to know that our comments of the week have earned their writers a truly priceless present: a Bambi Award from Karl…

War is Over (If You Want It) [The Clip Show]

· Mario Majorski should have known better than to bring samurai swords to a Celebrity Centre gunfight.
· One photo tells you everything you need to know to prepare for rockin’,…

Natalie Portman Trumps James Franco In Ivy League / Hollywood Praise-Off [Class In Session]

What does an Ivy League education get the average young Hollywood star these days? If Variety’s recent collection of peer-on-peer salutations — featuring Natalie Portman and James Franco among…

O Archie Night! [David Archuleta]

With Thanksgiving over, we’d like now to officially ring in the Archie season. Won’t you sing some Archie carols and standards with us?
Away in the Archie
God Rest Ye Archie Gentlemen
Archie the…

O Archie Night! [David Archuleta]

With Thanksgiving over, we’d like now to officially ring in the Archie season. Won’t you sing some Archie carols and standards with us?
Away in the Archie
God Rest Ye Archie Gentlemen
Archie the…

Britney Spears Fan Karl Lagerfeld Stuns Meg Ryan at Awards Show [Britney Spears]

Here at Defamer HQ, we’d agreed that no recent video packed so many delightful moments into so short a time as Stephen Colbert’s rendition of “Peace, Love, and Understanding (f. Feist, Toby Keith,…

Britney Spears Fan Karl Lagerfeld Stuns Meg Ryan at Awards Show [Britney Spears]

Here at Defamer HQ, we’d agreed that no recent video packed so many delightful moments into so short a time as Stephen Colbert’s rendition of “Peace, Love, and Understanding (f. Feist, Toby Keith,…

Winona Ryder and the Case of the Suspiciously Missing Bracelet! [Winona Ryder]

Winona Ryder’s “Fishy Situations ‘08 Tour” continues its road trip across Europe, as the actress rebounded from her exciting, hospital-assisted London landing by heading off to Madrid for a Marie…

Winona Ryder and the Case of the Suspiciously Missing Bracelet! [Winona Ryder]

Winona Ryder’s “Fishy Situations ‘08 Tour” continues its road trip across Europe, as the actress rebounded from her exciting, hospital-assisted London landing by heading off to Madrid for a Marie…