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TV stars give as good as they get at Emmy swag suites

By elizabethsnead | September 21, 2011 12:29 pm | Celebrity, Emmy Awards 2011, Fashion, Featured, Gift Lounges | Leave a comment

Every rich and famous celebrity in Hollywood loves to get free stuff. Doesn’t matter if they’re an A-list movie star or a newbie guest on their first TV series. Swag is like celebrity crack. Once they try it, they always come back for more.

That’s why the celebrity gifting suites – or as I like to call them – celebrity looting suites– are still going strong. And the 2011 Emmy suites held last weekend were no exception.

The hottest (and most conveniently located) Emmy swag suites were the HBO Luxury Lounge – held at the Four Seasons hotel, which was already packed with Emmy nominees in from out of town – and the HP TouchSmart Gift Lounge – held backstage at the Nokia Theatre during Saturday Emmy rehearsals and the actual  Sunday night show. Just like in real estate, successful suites are all about location, location, location.

Over at the HP TouchSmart Lounge,  Emmy nominees and guests were playing the wildly popular video game Angry Birds on the HP TouchSmart PC (they even have a new laptop and tablet rolled into one And no, it’s not in the stores yet). For every star that played Angry Birds, HP donated money based on their scores. The final tally hit over $100,000 and it all went to the Academy of Television and Arts and Sciences Foundation. Needless to say, this charitable touch-n-give aspect drew in lots of stars, including a cleaned-up Charlie Sheen, clearly anxious to get back in the fold.

Movie stars see movies for free, right? Not exactly. Stars usually don’t even stay for their own premieres and 0ften see their films (and others)  incognito at theaters with real people, otherwise known as civilians. That’s why stars love getting their AMC Signature Pass card that gets them (and a guest) in for free to any AMC theatre anywhere in the country.

Akon slid his new AMC card into his tux pocket on Emmy night to keep it safe. Access Hollywood’s Mario Lopez told us he uses his all the time. Even Entourage star Jerry Ferrera snagged one for himself and his girlfriend. If you don’t have an AMC card, you can still see free movies (and get free popcorn) by signing up for the AMC Stubs membership.

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Porn star Ginger Lee says Anthony Weiner helped her lie

By elizabethsnead | June 7, 2011 9:32 am | Anthony Weiner, Featured, Politics, Porn | Leave a comment

NY  Congressman Anthony Weiner and former porn star Ginger Lee were longtime sexting pals. But according to TMZ, when the twitter photo scandal broke, Weiner kindly offered her help with media onslaught. What a guy!

He wrote: “Do you need to talk to a professional PR type person to give u advice?  I can have someone on my team call. [Yeah, my team is doing great. Ugh].”

Weiner told Lee to lie about their relationship.  On June 1, he emailed:  “Have a couple of iterations of: ‘This is silly.  Like so many others, I follow Rep. Weiner on Twitter.  I don’t know him and have never met him. He briefly followed me and sent me a dm saying thank you for the follow.  That’s it.’”

On June 2, Weiner sent her the perfect lie, er statement that read:  “I have nothing to do with the situation involving Rep Weiner.  I follow his twitter feed.  And for a brief time he followed me.  Much has been made of the fact that I have posted about my admiration for Rep Weiner and his politics.  All I can say about that is that I’m a fan of his.  Rep. Weiner sent me one short direct message thanking me for following him.  I have never met Rep. Weiner and he has never sent me anything inappropriate.”

The level of the man’s deceit is amazing. One wonders how he had time or energy for his day job, the small task of serving the state of New York.

Anyone else think this Weiner is toasted?

Maria Bello, Michael Sheen: The tragic love story of ‘Beautiful Boy’

By elizabethsnead | June 6, 2011 4:34 pm | Beautiful Boy, Featured, Maria Bello, Michael Sheen | Leave a comment

At first glance, Beautiful Boy — now in theatres — may not sound like your typical summer movie. But trust me, when Oscar season 2012 rolls around, watch out. This powerful film deserves to be nominated for major acting, directing and screen writing awards. The wheels were already set in motion for Oscar buzz when the movie earned the International Critics Discovery Award at the 2010 Toronto Film Festival.

Boy is the tender and tragic story of a couple (played by Maria Bello and Michael Sheen) who have drifted apart and are on the verge of a separation. Suddenly, they’re devastated by news that their only son, 18, has massacred fellow students and teachers at his college, then killed himself. Through this unimaginable horror and the ensuing emotional roller coast of confusion, disbelief, grief, regret, blame and guilt, the estranged husband and wife must struggle to communicate, commiserate and reconnect.

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Will Scarlett Johansson freeze off her belly fat? Get in line!

By elizabethsnead | April 14, 2011 5:56 pm | Celebrity, Featured, Fitness, Plastic Surgery, Scarlett Johansson | Leave a comment

Several unflattering paparazzi photos of Scarlett Johansson running with Sean Penn and a very noticeable belly bulge sparked rumors this week of a possible pregnancy and/or a weight problem.

Since a pregnancy has been firmly denied by her rep, who also claims that Scarlett “is in the best shape of her life,” the Dish Rag did some research to find a cure for ScarJo’s plight.

First off, you are not alone, Scarlett. I think I speak for millions of women who have similar tummy trouble; the inability to lose annoying belly fat. I call mine my Famine Pouch since I would surely be able to survive a few weeks in the wilderness without food. I could live off the annoying excess blubber stored just below my belly button.

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‘X-Men: First Class’ Jennifer Lawrence takes her clothes off in GQ. Already?

By elizabethsnead | April 14, 2011 10:16 am | Celebrity, Featured, Jennifer Lawrence, Naked, The Hunger Games, X-Men First Class | Leave a comment

Let’s flash back to the Oscars red carpet. Remember that gorgeous young blond in the fitted, simple elegant red dress?

Of course you do. We all do.

Well, that was Jennifer Lawrence, who, at age 20, was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her breakout role in the Missouri-Gothic movie, Winter’s Bone. Since then, she’s played a young blue Mystique in the X-Men prequel, soon to open. And she’s also landed the coveted role in the hotly anticipated film, The Hunger Games, about a teenage girl forced to compete in a battle to the death in a post apocalyptic world.

Practically overnight, Jennifer has joined the healthy ranks of the Hot Hollywood Blondes Who Can Act Club, an elite group that also includes Teresa Palmer and Abbie Cornish.

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Kelly Clarkson likes it on top, Jenn Sterger’s life ruined, Mark Ballas dates Pia Toscano

By elizabethsnead | April 11, 2011 10:09 am | American Idol, Celebrity, Featured, Jenn Sterger, Kelly Clarkson, Kristen Dunst, True Blood | Leave a comment

Welcome to The Dish Rag’s Dirty Laundry: We scour the web for the latest celebrity dirt. So you don’t have to.

Kelly Clarkson is still on top! Jason Aldean and Kelly’s duet, Don’t You Wanna Stay is number 1 on USA Today’s AC Chart. It’s followed closely by Daughtry‘s September, which has slipped to No. 3 But here’s an interesting lateral move. Don’t You Wanna Stay‘s is crossing over and is now at No. 40 on the AC chart, the first time the duet has appeared in the top 40 of something other than the Country chart. Maybe it was that Ellen DeGeneres performance?

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Lady Gaga wears JEANS in Cattle Country? Moo! Why not a sirloin skirt?

By elizabethsnead | April 10, 2011 8:43 am | Celebrity, Fashion, Featured, Glee, Good Morning America, Lady Gaga | 1 Comment


Lady Gaga in blue jeans? My EYEEEEESSS!

Look, I know Lady Gaga was in Texas when this shot was taken. But seriously, a sirloin steak shift might have been more appropriate for cattle country than these high-waisted Mom jeans.

Not to mention the Ziggy Stardust does the Grand Ole Opry white platform boots and a red vest over a white short-sleeved T. Lady Gaga looks like every other Mall Rat in Texas. This is not a good turn of events.

Let’s hope the faded denim is a passing fad, not a trend that will sweep the nation. Bring back the outrageous outfits, the leopard print bodysuit she wore in Paris. And let’s hope she doesn’t wear dumpy jeans to perform on Good Morning America on May 27. Below is the promo video for the Born This Way singer’s upcoming appearance.

If you can’t wait until the end of May to hear Gaga, her music will take over Glee on April 26 and the show is extended to 90 minutes to do justice to the superstar. Not mention get bigger ratings.

Will you watch the show? Of course, you will. Me too.

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