The Hollywood 5 & 1 09.26.09: Daddy Dearest Edition

Posted by Steve Gustafson on 09.26.2009

This week Chuck Liddell dances into our hearts, Mackenzie Phillips makes us feel creepy, and Kevin Federline gets a new nickname! Also, is Jessica Simpson entering crazy town? Why is Carrie Prejean dressing up as a Marvel superhero? And I list the Top 10 reasons why Olivia Wilde is better than Megan Fox. Read this so you don't have to spend money on the tabloids!

BEFORE WE BEGIN...
Welcome to the Hollywood 5 & 1! I'm Steve Gustafson, and this is the place to come to when you need to get your celebrity gossip fill for the week.

This story is still developing, but this seems to be the week for weird news. Randy Quaid and his wife Evi spent a few hours in a jail Thursday night after an eagle-eyed deputy in the Texas town of Marfa spotted the couple and knew they were wanted for a skipping out on a $10,000 hotel bill in California. Random and getting weirder as more comes out. But the real news, to me, is Randy's mug shot. NICE BEARD!



If you are a hotel owner BEWARE of this man!

Did you catch Chuck Liddell on Dancing with the Stars? I know he was a little stiff and his footwork was spotty, but I thought he had potential. I've spoken to several non-MMA fans and they seemed to like him, which must make Dana White happy. What did you think?



He could be cast in the Singing in the Rain remake!



That face was made for dancing!!

WHO SAID WHAT?
"Atheism has been on the rise for years now, and the Bible of the atheists is The Origin of Species. We have a situation in our country where young people are entering college with a belief in God and exiting with that faith being stripped and shredded. What we want to do is have student make an informed, educated decision before they chuck their faith."

Kirk Cameron made some waves but he still stands behind his controversial Darwin statements. Take it as you will.

CELEBRITY TWITTER-A-GO-GO!
Twitter news! Twitter news, right here! Each week I scan the headlines, looking for news and tweets, so I can deliver them to you.

Twitter is making publicist and spokespeople obsolete! Read on! Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart are looking to settle the score with the website that published their naked non-sex threesome tape. Dane and Gayheart filed a lawsuit today in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming Gawker.com had not only unlawfully posted almost 4 minutes of the private video that was shot behind closed doors, but "maliciously" distributed the video and included nude shots of the fabulous threesome, the third being former beauty queen Kari Ann Peniche. Dane and Gayheart want more than $1 million in damages. Their lawyer, Marty Singer, is also asking for an injunction to pull the plug on the video. Gawker's publisher, Nick Denton, twittered his response to the lawsuit: "To quote the great Marty Singer, Eric Dane's lawyer, if you don't want a sex tape on the internet, 'don't make one!'" Touché!

Ever wonder why people tweet? I can't speak for everyone, but Miley Cyrus recently did an interview with the Associated Press, during which she talked about why she's so Twitter-happy. Miley explained how much she loves hearing from her fans on Twitter, especially when it pertains to her music. Said Cyrus, "On my Twitter, (I get) so many replies like 'This song inspires me' and 'This inspires me'... One of the reasons why I love that site is being able to see what people are saying about the record." So when you tweet her way, she's reading. Good or bad. So keep it clean.

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Sweet Tweet
"What's the strangest thing you've ever found in your food? Me? Bruce Villanch."

Rainn Wilson (rainnwilson) always delivers the funny. And disturbing.

VIDEO OF THE WEEK
From time to time a video catches my eye and I'll pass it on to you. It might not be new or even that funny. But I'll leave that up to you to decide. If you are my friend on Facebook (www.facebook.com/stevegustafson), then you've see this. This week we go FULL TILT with cuteness!




Alright, let's get to the actual Hollywood 5 & 1. I go through 5 things out of Hollywood this past week that made me scratch my head plus our "& 1" Model of the Week! Let's go!



10 Reasons Olivia Wilde is Better than Megan Fox!
Megan Fox is becoming a 5 & 1 regular! She's the new Lindsay Lohan or something! But wait. What's this? Gracing the cover of the newest GQ magazine is a new challenger to the throne. Olivia Wilde is back on the scene, and in THIS guy's opinion, better than the kooky Megan Fox. Here's why:

1. Hotter GQ pictures. With Fox you get two choices. Airbrushed to hide her unfortunate choice in tattoos or untouched so you can witness her poor taste in design. Did she lose a bet or something? Olivia has that natural beauty and looks like the girl in college that would see you eating by yourself and come up, throwing her hair back a little, and ask, "Hey, what are you up to?" You get the warm fuzzy feeling. When it comes to GQ, did you see Wilde's pictorials? Gadzooks! Wilde nailed it. Fox? Eh.

2. Olivia gives coherent interviews. You won't find her comparing her director to Hitler, dreaming of killing her boyfriend, or saying all girls are crazy. Her chats are actually funny, witty, and with a touch of humor. Wilde told Star magazine how she sometimes takes cues from her character (from House) even when she's not working, saying, "I'm now convinced that I'm a doctor. I mean, if someone says they have a pain, I'm like, 'Well, that's your spleen.'" Classic!

3. Better childhood. Olivia Wilde's mom and dad are journalists. She grew up around intellectuals and celebs. Her mother once recounted a story of a young Wilde eavesdropping one night on a conversation between Richard Holbrooke and Mick Jagger until Mick noticed her and shooed Olivia to bed. Awesome.

4. I'm seeing all this hubbub over Fox's lesbian kiss. Pssssh! Olivia was doing it better and hotter on the OC with Mischa Barton. Believe that!

5. Cooler to hang out with. You know that hanging out with Fox will be all about her! Not with Wilde. Ok, this is tough to prove but it's my list. Next!

6. Wilde has dual citizenship between the United States and Ireland. Megan Fox does not.

7. Megan Fox has/is dated/dating Brian Austin Green. Olivia Wilde has not.

8. Olivia Wilde is on House. Could you even imagine Megan Fox on House? "Umm, Doctor House? Can, umm, can you take these guys temperature with this thingy right here?" Forget about it!

9. As of 2009, Wilde is ranked #1 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100. Fox is number 2.

10. Olivia Wilde wasn't in Transformers 2.

See. It's obvious! Ok, so it's not a scientific process but I think I've made my point. Or have I?



Megan < Olivia!

Just in Time to Start the Halloween Season...Something Creepy!
If this hasn't given you the heebie jeebies I don't know what will! Mackenzie Phillips sat with Oprah and writes in her new book, High on Arrival, that she had a decade-long sexual relationship with her father, John Phillips, who died of heart failure in 2001. He led the 1960s group the Mamas and the Papas. Phillips, who starred on TV's One Day at a Time, said the sexual relationship with her father lasted a decade and ended when she became pregnant, didn't know who the father was, and she had an abortion. On NBC's Today show, Phillips said it was "a very permissive time and a very rock 'n' roll world and pretty much anything went." Mackenzie defended her father as "a good man" despite her claims but her stepmother, Michelle Phillips, says Phillips is lying about the affair to try to cash in on her book. Michelle said of the sexual allegations: "I have every reason to believe it's untrue." And Mackenzie's half-brother, Tamerlane, the follower of an Indian guru, is having none of it. "My family is and always will be a decrepit bowl of dog urine compared to Nityananda of Ganeshpuri. That is how great Nityananda is," he told the New York Post's Page Six. "Worship Nityananda, not the Phillips family." This is the kind of story where there isn't going to be a happy ending and I don't even have room to poke fun or make light of.



Any excuse to show Dwayne Schneider!

The Simpson Curse!
Signs are pointing that Jessica Simpson is going to be getting lots of tabloid covers very soon! First the Tony Romo breakup, then the coyote snatching her dog Daisy, she's one more bad experience away from shaving her head and chasing the paparazzi around with an umbrella! Her love life has been the subject of many articles and it's no secret that she's had problems with finding a stable relationship. Then to add to that, just days after Simpson's dog was taken, fellow dog lover Martha Stewart chastised her. "(Jessica) should've been more careful," Martha told Us Weekly magazine. "She should have watched it more closely." A little harsh to be sure. And this is coming from someone with a Stewart crush. And it looks like Martha thought she was being a bit harsh, too. "I said that she should have been watching her dog more closely, but I feel very, very sorry for anybody that loses a pet," Martha said. "Jessica, I hope you find your pet, but if you don't, I'm really sorry that you lost one." Keep on eye on Jessica. She might be the one to finally topple Megan Fox's domination of the 5 & 1 headlines!



Britney Part 2?

Anti-Opposite Marriage, Pro Superpowers!
Our favorite beauty pageant girl, Carrie Prejean is currently being featured on several costume websites modeling outfits that could easily be worn by an exotic dancer. You like? Carrie took the job modeling the Women of Marvel costume line last year, before her infamous anti-opposite marriage moment at the Miss USA pageant, though the costumes are just now being released. Carrie even rocked the wholesome getup down the runway at Comic Con 2008. Take a gander!





So you don't have to pause the video, here she is.

It's the Return of Feder(Buffet)Line, Ya'll!
It's been a hot minute since we've last seen Kevin Federline aka KFed aka that dancing white boy that married Britney Spears before she went nuts then rehabbed her image. Looks like he's been spending some time at Old Country Buffet from the looks of things. I'm not one to be mean...but he does know that you can close the fridge right? Man, when he sits around the house...he sits AROUND THE HOUSE! Alright, so he's gained a few pounds. Well, more than a few. But Federline is about to slim down. The former rapper (Ugh, remember that?) is joining the cast of Celebrity Fit Club, a rep for VH1 confirmed to People magazine. Also appearing on the seventh season of the show will be Federline's ex-girlfriend (and the mother of two of his kids) Shar Jackson, according to a source. Oh, I get it. Then they can rekindle their love and spin that off into it's own reality show. I'm starting to see how these things work.

BUT WAIT! UPDATE As the 5 & 1 was going to press Federline dismissed reports that he is appearing on the new season of Celebrity Fit Club to lose weight. He also refuted reports that his ballooning frame has sent his blood pressure skyrocketing and doctors warned him to drop the pounds or face serious heart problems. "The rumor (of potential heart problems) is 100 per cent false. He's focused on taking care of the kids and is (already) eating healthier and losing weight," Contactmusic quoted his spokesperson as telling People magazine. Seems like he's quite happy being K(well)Fed



Throw up that W for Weight Watcher's, ya'll!



And now it's time with the newest sensation on 411mania...The & 1 Model of the Week! That's right! Every week I'll invite a model to stop by for a quick review and share a delicious photo or two. All I ask is you keep it respectable in the comment section. These ladies WILL be checking to see the interview and I wouldn't want to scare them from telling a friend.

Week 5 of the & 1 Model of the Week brings us a mixed bag! This past week I found out a friend was diagnosed with leukemia. He's in the hospital right now and there's not much anyone can do but give him support and remain positive. One of the goods times we had was the night he and I got to meet his favorite adult film star Tera Patrick. For this week, I'm running a couple of pictures of her, just for him. Although I have a feeling he has better ones in his collection.



Ladies and Gentlemen, I present...Tera Patrick.



If you want to see more, I think you know what you have to do.

Stop back next week for another & 1 Model of the Week!


Before I say GOODBYE!
I would be remiss if I didn't mention some of the other OUTSTANDING articles on www.411mania.com. You would be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't peep around the site. I always get my daily habit of reading. Here's a small sample!

*****The 411 Movies Top 5 Biggest Jackasses in Entertainment by Trevor Snyder Len Archibald NAILS it this week!
*****411 Fact Or Fiction Movies/TV by Ben Piper Mr. Piper pits two of 411mania's best against each other!
*****The UBS Evening Television & Movie News by George H. Sirois Chris Lansdell and I stop by in a very special episode of the UBS Report.
*****Around the World in 24 Frames: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie by Len Archibald Probably the most underrated column out there!
*****[PODCAST] 411 Mania Movies Podcast: The Exorcism on Jennifer's Prom Night and Fall Preview by Leonard Hayhurst If you aren't listening, you are really missing out! Funny, insightful, and you can hear what some of the writer's sound like! Crazy cool!

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Time to check out!

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When not writing for www.411mania.com, Steve Gustafson is an on-set artistic consultant.

All pictures courtesy of www.people.com, www.terapatrick.com, TMZ.com, and www.imdb.com.