A Little of the Old In and Out



(Special love and thanks to The Brazillian Muse for the pic)

In: Jamie Lee Curtis Versus Ana Nicole Smith: Hisss. Apparently, backstage at The View, Jamie Lee Curtis, Baroness Haden-Guest, had words with the former head fryer at Jims Krispy Fried Chicken (Averted Gaze), Anna Nicole Smith. This from the San Fransisco Examiner:

"Quote for the day

"'You do your thing and I'll do my thing, honey!'

"-- Jamie Lee Curtis disses Anna Nicole Smith backstage at a taping of 'The View'"

Out: DMX, who is giving even gangstas a bad name. Reading a DMX rap sheet is an exhausting experience. I mean, how much crime can a person commit before it gets old? Not nearly enough, according to this report from the Daily Dish:

"The hip-hop star appeared in a Queens, N.Y., court to answer charges relating to his arrest following an altercation in the John F. Kennedy Airport parking lot, in which DMX allegedly put flashing lights on his sports utility vehicle, chased a man through the lot, crashed through a toll both and attempted to assault him, over a parking space.

"When police searched DMX's vehicle, they found a billy club, a small amount of crack and Depakote, a drug prescribed for people who are bipolar, reports Web site AllHipHop.com.
And while the case has been rescheduled for October 13, a woman from Maryland showed up at the court to hit the rapper, real name Earl Simmons, with a paternity suit.

"According to Monique Wayne, 24, DMX has acknowledged he is the father of her 5-month-old son, which he even helped name, but he has not provided her with any child support.
The child was conceived during a one-night stand after Wayne met the rapper in a nightclub in Washington, DC, last year."

I'm exhausted just reading that.

In: Sandra Bulloch's Getting Married. According to Star:

"According to a source close to Jesse (James), the 35-year-old motorcycle mechanic and star of Discovery Channel's Monster Garage popped the question during the couple's Hawaiian vacation in late July, which coincided with Sandra's 40th birthday (July 26). Another source revealed that the couple is currently deciding between two diamond engagement rings at Neil Lane Jewelry in L.A. "

All together now, people, say it loud, and say it proud: -- "Who cares!"

Out: Britney's Drug Dealer. According to that significant cultural artifact, The National Enquirer, "Britney has done the drug Ecstasy and smokes marijuana."

Amateur.

"'I know firsthand!' (link via Stereogum) the source -- who passed a polygraph test -- told The ENQUIRER in an exclusive interview."

Whatever the fuck happened to a little business-client discretion, people? Sheesh.

In: Dan Rather, Tears of a Clown. According to Lloyd Grove, Barbara "If You Were A Tree" Walters had some kind words for CBS Mannequin Dan Rather at her 20/20 signoff:

"As the audience applauded - including CBS network chairman and Viacom Co-president Leslie Moonves and CBS News President Andrew Heyward - Rather's eyes appeared to well up.

"'He looked pretty choked up,' one witness told me."

(Ed Note: Rather always looks choked up, not unlike a stuffed turkey.)

"But Rather, through his spokeswoman, denied there were tears: 'Dan was there in support of Barbara and was deeply appreciative of her words of support and everything she said,' Kim Akhtar E-mailed me."

Silly Lowdown, mediabots don't cry.

Out: Robert Downey Junior, Singer. According to Ananova:

"Robert Downey Jr is to carve out a new career as a singer after signing a recording contract with Sony Classical.

"His first album, including eight of his own compositions, is already scheduled for release in November, reports Billboard.

"'Robert is a brilliantly gifted songwriter who writes lyrics that are wise and moving,' says Sony Classical president Peter Gelb.

"'His burnished, smokey voice is an expressive and touching medium for the songs that he has written.'"

Yeah, cracksmokey, I'll bet.

"Downey sings and plays piano on the album which also contains two covers, Charlie Chaplin's Smile and Yes's Your Move."

In: Register to Vote. Ten Days Left, people. If you have not already registered to vote, please do so. This is the most important election of our lives, with a clear course for the direction that you want this country to go in. This blog will still be here when you get back.

Well, he's got that musician drug and rehab thing down pat, at least.