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Scandal Sheet is your daily source for pop culture/entertainment news and celebrity gossip, written by Jen McDonnell


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Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy Feel “The Heat”

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-Does anyone else think The Heat stars Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy both look really weird on the cover of Parade?

-More details are emerging about Paris Jackson‘s alleged suicide attempt. Sources say she wasn’t serious, and may have been lashing out because she wasn’t allowed to go to a Marilyn Manson concert, or possibly because she feared having to testify in her late father’s wrongful death lawsuit. There’s also some talk this wasn’t her first attempt.

Liam Hemsworth (or at least his publicist) has joined Twitter (no doubt because he was itching to respond to Amanda Bynes‘ flirt-Tweets – after all, they have a cozy past).

-Meanwhile, Liam shares some steamy scenes with Amber Heard in the new trailer for Paranoia.

Vince Gilligan says he cried while writing the finale episode of Breaking Bad. Something tells me I’m going to experience some serious PTSD when this show ends.

-Speaking of Breaking Bad, as part of his charity monologue series, Samuel L. Jackson performed Walter White‘s “I am the one who knocks” speech.

Angelina Jolie wore a Brad Pitt-designed bracelet, proving to the world that Brad Pitt should stop designing bracelets.

-Good on Jennifer Lawrence: she’s not only going to star in the upcoming adaptation of The Rules of Inheritance, she’ll also produce it.

Richard Branson claims Justin Bieber has already booked a trip to space on the Virgin Galactic. Can he just stay there for a while?

-I like this article, in which Lena Dunham analyzes three episodes of Girls. Her response to the Patrick Wilson casting controversy is great: “Really? Can you not imagine a world in which a girl who’s sexually down for anything and oddly gregarious pulls a guy out of his shell for two days?”

-Of course the guy who plays Jamie Lannister on Game of Thrones says his weirdest fan encounter happened in Toronto. Of course.

-Meanwhile, George RR Martin really enjoyed watching the fan reactions to the last episode on Conan.

-In other late night talk show fun, I loved Fallon‘s ragtime version of “I Wanna Sex You Up.”

-You know that really old Lassegg video that went viral a few years ago? Idris Elba just recreated it, wig and all.

-Speaking of recreations, Adam Scott talks about teaming up with Amy Poehler for his latest TV theme song re-enactment.

Joshua Jackson and Diane Kruger can’t even keep their hands off each other at the grocery store.

-If you want to keep liking Jonah Hill, you’re probably going to want to skip Rolling Stone‘s interview with the cast of This Is the End, because he comes off like a humourless pill.

-The great thing about Joss Whedon‘s Much Ado About Nothing being released soon is that we’re seeing tons of interviews with him. Here he talks about his new movie’s similarities with Buffy, and here he pretty much says that he won’t do The Avengers 2 without Robert Downey Jr.

Russell Brand talks about his divorce in the new issue of Esquire, saying his marriage to Katy Perry failed because they both had “lots of options.” Hmmm.

-Magazine buyers would rather buy issues featuring TV actresses on the cover than movie stars.

-Speaking of TV actresses, Jessica Pare is amused by everyone’s Mad Men theories surrounding her fate.

Nicole Richie is calling out a paparazzo for allegedly dropping his own daughter in order to snap a photo of her. Yikes!

Nicole Kidman posed with ex-boyfriend Lenny Kravitz at the CMT Music Awards last night.

George Clooney is shilling for his new tequila company. Still hot, though.

-Here’s the red-band trailer for The To Do List, starring Audbrey Plaza, Bill Hader, Rachel Bilson and Andy Samberg. I’m cautiously optimistic about this one.


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Paris Jackson “Physically Fine” After Reported Suicide Attempt

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-Dammit. Just yesterday I was linking to Paris Jackson‘s makeup tutorials on YouTube, in which she appeared to be a normal, well-adjusted, happy teen. Today she is recovering after an apparent suicide attempt. According to reports, she was rushed to the hospital after leaving a suicide note, cutting her wrists with a cleaver and downing a large amount of Motrin. Jesus. A lawyer for the family says she’s “physically fine and getting appropriate medical attention,” while a peek at her Twitter page shows some pretty dark posts the last few days.

Miley Cyrus’ Instagram page is basically just filled with shots of her cleavage this week. That’s one way to sell her new single, I guess.

-The trailer for Lifetime’s Anna Nicole Smith biopic is as depressing and soulless as you’d expect it to be.

Channing Tatum is worried about Justin Bieber’s recent brattiness. Also on his mind: the over-medication of kids.

Emma Watson is killing it on the red carpet this week. I love her Bling Ring premiere look. Great hairgreat dress!

This clip from This Is The End is very NSFW — and very hilarious.

-God bless Rashida Jones for trying to make pyjamas acceptable party apparel. I can totally get behind this!

-Tired of being overshadowed by Harper‘s adorableness, Brooklyn Beckham accompanied his mom to the Glamour Women of the Year Awards last night. Nice try, but it just can’t compare to the Kiss Cam action.

-I usually love and support Roseanne‘s wackiness, but she’s way off base with this.

-The Onion’s take on The Internship slayed me. “I would definitely recommend it to someone looking for a laugh-out-loud comedy eight years ago.”

-Some guy is suing famous podcasters like Marc Maron, claiming patent on the term “podcast.” Um, what?

-Whoever is writing Shopper’s Drug Mart’s customer response letters needs to get a screenwriting deal STAT.

Will Arnett and Megan Fox hung out at NYC’s Beauty & Essex, and are reportedly bonding on the set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Weirdest BFFship ever?

Amanda Bynes lusted over Liam Hemsworth on Twitter. She also apologized for calling her ex Kid Cudi ugly, saying her account was “hacked.” That happens a lot, no?

-Also, does Amanda have a secret Twitter account for the thoughts that are too crazy to post on her regular one? Having spent a stupid amount of time on her regular feed, I can’t wrap my head around this concept.

Whitney Houston‘s daughter Bobbi Kristina got kicked out of her apartment — and judging by the nasty note she left, she blames her neighbours.

Parks & Rec‘s Jim O’Heir was back last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live playing Rob Ford.

-Speaking of Parks & Rec stars, Nick Offerman offered some romantic advice on Conan last night.

Beyoncé’s new song from the Epic soundtrack dropped today. Listen here.

-Meanwhile, Bey’s reps continue to deny those pregnancy rumours.

Will Smith talks about his desire to “move away” from blockbusters, which is exactly the sort of thing one says when one’s latest blockbuster tanks.

Kristen Stewart is set to play a solider assigned to Guantanamo Bay in the film Camp X-Ray. She also just landed Sils Maria alongside Juliette Binoche and Chloe Moretz.

-Speaking of war dramas, Taylor Kitsch just signed on to Lone Survivor, which is already getting Oscar buzz.

John Travolta just jumped on the celebrity trend bandwagon to become a wedding crasher.

-I’m not sure why we need yet another Liz Taylor/Richard Burton biopic, but Helena Bonham Carter looks amazing!

Rhys Ifans makes Harrison Ford look like a press-friendly cuddle-bunny with this latest interview.

Jennifer Love Hewitt is not only pregnant, she’s also engaged.

-Critics aren’t being very kind to Brad Pitt‘s World War Z, which is not surprising for a movie that had it’s entire third act reshot.

-Awww. John Krasinski and Emily Blunt showed up to support Jenna Fischer in her new Off-Broadway production.

-Meanwhile, Emily Blunt promises she’ll sing much better in her upcoming musical than in that karaoke video with Alison Brie that made the rounds recently. (Um, I loved that video! That may have been solely due to the John Krasinski/Jason Segel cheerleading, though.)

Robert De Niro can’t get away from the mob in the trailer for The FamilyMichelle Pfeiffer deserves better than this!