The Hollywood 5 & 1 10.31.09: Hollywood Spooktacular Edition!
Posted by Steve Gustafson on 10.31.2009
Halloween is in the air and we celebrate it with all the spooky gossip you can take! Be terrified of my list of creepiest reality shows! Look back, in horror, at the bone chilling celebrity mug shots! Shiver while challenging Jessica Alba to a staring contest! Learn 5 spooky facts about Heidi Klum! Also, news about Chaz Bono, Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch, and much, much more! Click...if you dare!
BEFORE WE BEGIN...
Welcome back to another edition of the Hollywood 5 & 1! I'm Steve Gustafson, and this spot to be to get your fill of celebrity gossip. Since it's Halloween, I thought we'd flip the script a little and have some fun. So, put on your costume, eat some candy, and enjoy the ride.
Wait. What's this? I've just been handed something. Looks like it's not JUST Halloween today. It's also a very special birthday today? Well, guess we better wish ASHISH a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Let's see if any of my fellow writer's remember! If not, I think it speaks highly of me remembering!
I saw it before it was even Top 10! Paranormal Activity had the top spot this past weekend and you can catch my review here. Just don't see it alone!
I made an appearance over at the GAME section again, and participated in their Best Villains edition. Good time had by all!
Let's give my interview with Rob Dyrdek a little more shine! You can check it out here. He's pure HUSTLE!
Want to read about beauty and brains? Look no further than my interview with Riley Steele! I talk to her about workign on Piranha 3-D and life at Digital Playground. You can check it out here.
Let's get this started, little guy!
WHO SAID WHAT? "I find it quite nauseating what they do...The blood is all over the screen like an avalanche, the mutilation, dreadful things, and I just don't enjoy that...What you don't see is far more frightening than what you do see."
Christopher Lee weighs in on the current horror genre. Lee, who doesn't show any signs of slowing down, despite approaching the age of 90, is pragmatic about his extraordinary career. "Well, what else would I do?"
CELEBRITY TWITTER-A-GO-GO!
Are you on Twitter? Why not? You get to read what REAL CELEB'S THINK! You can be a part of the story. Well, maybe not. But here's a tidbit of what you are missing.
A paparazzo has apologised to Dita Von Teese after he humiliated the burlesque dancer and actress at an airport by shouting rude comments. The dancer was given a frosty welcome when she landed in Los Angeles earlier this month, encountering a rude photographer who began insulting her as she made her way home. Von Teese took to the internet to complain, blasting the man in a post on her Twitter page: "If pics (sic) run with my hand over my face, it's because this paparazzi (sic) was shouting in my face, 'Pose, you f**king b**ch.' For the record, I have never encountered a paparazzi like this one. They are usually quite polite with me." Now the shamed man, Matthew Suarez, has come forward with an apology and has promised the star such an incident will never happen again. He writes, "Dear Dita Von Teese, the reason I am writing to you is to offer my most sincere apology. How I acted and the things I said were out of line and will never happen again. What I said was not right and my actions were unnecessary, and I regretted them the moment after it happened. I'm really sorry and I hope you find it in your heart to accept my apology. Sincerely, Matthew Suarez." Lame.
She's a TWITTER WARRIOR!
this is the perfect time to remind you that you can follow me and 411mania on Twitter with a quick click!
CREEPIEST REALITY SHOWS! HALLOWEEN EXCLUSIVE Before you rip my head off about these not being creepy...this list is done with tongue firmly in cheek. To make this fair, I'm taking MTV out of the equation. They could have their own list with A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila, Date My Mom, Next, Room Raiders, Damage Control, The Hills, Laguna Beach, I Want a Famous Face, My Super Sweet 16...Excuse me...I have to catch my breath!
Britney and Kevin: CHAOTIC
This seems like it took place in an alternate reality! Remember this time? Britney Spears and Kevin Federline will share their love story with...an disinterested audience. This show did more to bring down the Spears facade than anything else. Babbling, incoherent, and showing a lack of common...sense, dignity, self respect...take your pick. Watching this show was like watching a car wreck on some tracks then having a train smash the wreckage. While Britney went on to shave her head, attack some photographers with an umbrella, and THEN stage a comeback, Kevin has gained weight and...not shaved. Creepy, indeed!
Sadly, this would be the highlight of his career.
The Swan
Ugh. I almost hate bringing this one up. Who thought this up? They brought on supposedly very ugly women were given "extreme makeovers" that included several forms of plastic surgery. Nice. What an example they set. Even in reality TV, this set a new low. I consider it a modern Frankenstein story!
Ugly ducklings or ugly reality television?
Flavor of Love, Flavor of Love 2, Flavor of Love 3, I Love New York, I Love New York 2...
I grouped these all together because really, they are the same show. While it showcased Flavor Flav to mainstream audiences, I wonder if this is how he wants to be remembered? If he's remembered at all. While there is a slew of dating type shows like this, none have been as destructive and inspired such drivel as these. Take a look at the spin-off shows featuring contestants on Flavor of Love, such as Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School, and I Love Money, among others. It's like a reality Blob, destroying everything in its wake!
Where's Chuck D when you need him?
Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? Darva Conger beat out 49 pageant contestants to wed Rick Rockwell, a dude she never met, on the spot. Sounds like a good idea, right? No? Of course not! It was like Beauty and the Beast meets Bizarro! Remember Joe Millionaire? What's he up to?
I can only imagine what's going on in her head.
The Simple Life
Besides the sex tape, this show can be blamed for unleashing Paris Hilton into our world. That alone makes this evil.
The horror...the horror...
5 THINGS ABOUT HEIDI KLUM YOU DIDN'T KNOW!
Year and year she gives Halloween her all! Let's get to know Heidi Klum a little better, shall we?
1. Klum is an artist and had several of her paintings appear in various art magazines 2. Klum ventured into web-based videos, starring in SPIKED HEEL: Supermodels Battle the Forces of Evil. She played "The Kluminator". 3. Klum appeared on the CBS television special, I Get That a Lot, as a girl working at a pizza shop. 4. Klum filed a petition to change her name to Heidi Samuel. 5. Entered a national modeling contest called "Model 92". Out of 25,000 contestants, Klum was voted the winner.
And now you know...
WHOA!
Much better.
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. This week you get to challenge Jessica Alba to a staring contest. No cheating.
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!
Dude Looks Like a Lady!
Make sure you make the change on any lists you had her on. Now that he's finally a he and in a body he always felt he belonged in, Chaz Bono said he's enjoying something that took decades to accomplish. "It's a long process going back almost a decade," Bono, formerly known as Chastity, told, Entertainment Tonight in an interview. "I got clean and sober in 2004 and I couldn't have done this before that." Born the daughter of Cher and Sonny Bono, Chaz has been undergoing a female-to-male sex change since March, a process that has already had significant physical changes on his body. "It lowered my voice," he said. "Fat redistributes, muscle growth, hair growth, sex drive increases." TMI alert. One thing that didn't need changing: His mental and emotional concept of himself as fundamentally male. "I always felt like the male from the time I was a child," he said. "There wasn't much feminine about me. I believe that gender is something between your ears, not between your legs. That is something I discovered in the early '90s. It was just a long process of being comfortable enough to do something about it...I was turning 40 and I thought it's now or never. I want to still feel vibrant and be able to enjoy my life in a male body and not wait until I am an old man." I'll be honest. To do this is a tough ordeal. To do this while in the limelight of the press? That's crazy and takes some testicular fortitude. Which Chaz now has.
To you readers on the fence...It's NEVER to late!
Spooky Celebrity Mugshots!
You know what I found scary? The sheer number of celebrity mugshots! WOW! I had a ton to choose from and even then left out a rack of them that I could have included. But here's a little some to terrorize your eyes! Just make sure the kids are in bed and this is NOT for the faint of heart!
Can you imagine being the arresting officer on this one? It's ANDRE THE GIANT! What are you going to do?
Here's something for you Lost fans!
I included this so I could say that he's in my thoughts while he's fighting prostate cancer. I love ya big guy!
Lesson here. Always carry a brush or comb. Always!
Lindsay gave me a nice selection to choose from. And I have a feeling there's more to come!
He sets the bar for celebrity mugshots.
The Juice is loose! Well, not anymore.
Tabloid favorite...Vince Vaughn!
I still remember when his original mugshot hit and everyone was like, "That's Pee Wee?"
YIKES! This is just...Yikes. Try going to sleep now!
Add MANTRUM to New Words We Don't Need
Something needs to be done about the influx of reality stars flooding the media. Case in point: Jon Gosselin. Unless he's getting punched, I don't care. BUT...news of his behavior that makes me laugh...that's OK. Hailey Glassman says her boyfriend is emotionally abusive. "He'll call me and take his anger out on me," Glassman said in a two-part interview on The Insider. "He has 'mantrums.' I shouldn't have to put up with being emotionally abused. I cry and say, 'Why are you so mean to me?'...Sometimes he has trouble with the truth and he will dance and dance around his lies. He's like Jekyll and Hyde. But I still love him." See. That's where she loses me. It's not that she still loves him, it's she loves the attention. Ever since she started dating Gosselin, Glassman says her life has changed. "I met Jon in a bubble," she says. "I'd never seen the show. I had no idea." WINK C'mon. Who's buying that? She says she's faced harsh criticism. "People judge me before they meet me. I get threats everyday. I get called a home wrecker and a fat whore. People will stare or point. It gets worse everyday." I will say the name calling is kind of funny. As is this next piece of news...
It was back and forth but it looks like Jon Gosselin and Octomom are not teaming up for a TV special. Why> Because his "spiritual advisers" had a bad feeling about the project. As in "spiritual advisers" does he mean EVERYONE ? In a statement that Jon's "talent" agent sent to the producers of the Jon - Kate = Jon + Octomom show idea he said, "While Jon appreciates the consideration and the potential revenues that it offers, after reviewing with both the management team and his spiritual advisers Jon has decided it is not in his best interest to pursue a show of this nature...it is important to Jon to focus on his family and repairing the relationship that Jon and Kate need to have, both for themselves and for the sake of their children." That's one disaster avoided. But still sends chills down my spine that it was even considered.
When worlds collide, it's no good for anyone!
Not Me!
Here's a shocker! The father of one of the teenagers arrested in connection to burglaries on the homes of Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge has defended his daughter, insisting she was "sucked into" committing the crimes by the other suspects. Of course! It's just a misunderstanding! Los Angeles police have so far taken six people into custody on burglary charges following break-ins at Lohan's house in August and Patridge's property in February. But the dad of Alexis Neiers, who was arrested last Thursday, is adamant his daughter had no idea what she was getting into when she allegedly joined fellow teens Courtney Ames and Diana Tamayo on the raids. STOP
Just so you know, Alexis Neiers was arrested on suspicion of driving around with some pot in her car back in July. Seems Alexis missed her court date so a warrant was issued for her arrest. GO
Her dad, Mikel Neiers, director of photography for shows Friends and Spin City, told People.com, "She was in the wrong place at the wrong time, associating with the wrong people. She got sucked into this. We're standing by her." And the defiant parent is confident the allegations against Alexis will be dropped when the case goes before a judge. Sure. Unless he's pulling some strings, I don't think so.
In a nice bit of funny news, Courtney Ames clearly thought it was totally hilarious when she saw the mug shot of Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch member Nick Prugo in a magazine. But probably wasn't laughing so hard when the LAPD came knocking on her door. Thanks to TMZ we have a picture of her and a douche friend laughing it up. Soon after the pic was taken, Ames was arrested and charged with the burglary. Nice job there Ames. Keep livin the dream!
I would have arrested her friend on principal.
Richard Heene: Douche!
I've seen friends do funny stuff with their kids but you know...YOU JUST KNOW...he was filming this hoping it would catch on and become an internet sensation. Here's footage of Richard Heene from 10 years ago, trying to shove a cigar into his then infant son Bradford's mouth, while posing him with an empty bottle of beer. For the camera. Douche.
Even this guy finds it shameful.
Welcome back to the & 1 Model of the Week! From time to time, I'll invite a model to stop by for a quick interview but will share a delicious photo or two every week.
Week 9 of the & 1 Model of the Week brings us the always sexy Eva Mendes! You've drooled over her in 2 Fast 2 Furious, Hitch, Training Day, We Own the Night and...(ahem) The Spirit. But she's just what we need to keep us safe on a dark and rainy night!
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present...Eva Mendes!
Trick or Treat? TREAT!
Stop back next week for another & 1 Model of the Week!
Before I say GOODBYE!
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Time to check out!
Do you have something to say? A celebrity story? Juicy gossip? Shoot me an email at stevethegoose@gmail.com. Thanks again and be safe out there. And just chill...till the next episode...
When not writing for www.411mania.com, Steve Gustafson says, "Happy Halloween!"
All pictures courtesy of www.people.com, TMZ.com, www.cnn.com, and www.imdb.com.
Good for Chaz. If that's who she is and she's not out to hurt anybody, than more power to her!
Posted By: The Great Capt. Smooth (Guest) on October 31, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Two things, first off God speed Dennis Hopper. All the best to you! You are in our thoughts and prayers!!!
Secondly Dita Von Teese is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!! One of the hottest, and well mannered it seems, chicks ever!!!!
Posted By: the dude (Guest) on October 31, 2009 at 12:10 PM
......is it weird that I got slightly turned on by the Jessica Alba staring contest video?
Posted By: MattEnigma (Guest) on October 31, 2009 at 08:30 PM
Jessica Alba's such a cutie.
Posted By: Alex (Guest) on November 01, 2009 at 01:32 AM
Jessica Alba's such a cutie.
Posted By: Alex (Guest) on November 01, 2009 at 01:39 AM
The scary part about OJ's mugshot is that instead of just getting drunk or whatever most celebs do, he just pulled a complete Michael Myers and murdered his ex wife and her boyfriend... And we all know it.
Posted By: Jake G (Guest) on November 01, 2009 at 04:48 AM
I vote for a format change to the Hollywood 5 and 137. Because that is how many pictures we need of Eva Mendes.
Posted By: Todd Vote (Registered) on November 02, 2009 at 11:19 AM
I don't see why OJ gets so much hate. Most men say if my wife cheated on me, I'd kill her and her boyfriend. At least OJ had the balls to do it. LET THE JUICE LOOSE!
Posted By: Big Fat Fag (Guest) on November 02, 2009 at 12:51 PM
