Thursday, November 15, 2007

Media Whore-D'Oevres



"Cocky cokehead Pete Doherty snorts line after line of the class A drug just days after promising he would check back into rehab. We've obtained exclusive film of the Babyshambles frontman getting wrecked on cocaine after issuing a statement saying he was going to seek help. In our pictures the tracksuit-clad addict calmly chops up five massive lines of the drug on a silver tray perched on a kitchen counter, snorts them through a rolled-up piece of paper then stares glassily at the camera." (3AMGirls)

"China has again called on the United States to cancel immediately plans to sell military equipment to Taiwan. The US Defense Security Co-operation Agency notified Congress late last week of a possible sale to Taiwan of Patriot 2 upgrade systems and associated equipment worth up to $939 million. Speaking through China's state-run media on 13 November, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Jianchao said that China 'firmly opposes' the potential deal, adding that Beijing had already communicated its "strong objection" to Washington." (Janes)

"Lionsgate has announced its acquisition of two of writer/actor/director Tyler Perry's upcoming projects, 'The Family That Preys Together' and 'Madea Goes To Jail'. This is coming off the Perry franchise's third #1 box office success, October's 'Why Did I Get Married'. Both acquired films are scheduled to begin production in Spring of 2008. Perry's next release, 'Meet The Browns,' stars Angela Bassett and will be released on March 21, 2008." (Indiewire)

"Top Hollywood union officials traveled to Washington this week to lobby lawmakers amid a high-profile writers’ strike against the big studios. The heads of two of Hollywood’s major artists’ guilds made the rounds on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, meeting with several California Democrats, including Sen. Barbara Boxer. They also visited three members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Alan Rosenberg, the president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), and Patric Verrone, the head of the western branch of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), said they aren’t seeking any intervention from Congress on the strike, which began on Nov. 5 after contentious talks for a new contract between 12,000 WGA members and six major studios collapsed." (TheHill)

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