There is an expression that says "don't look a gift horse in the mouth," and what this expression means is that when someone gives you a gift, say they tell you that Charlize Theron's nickname is "Ass-Nuts," don't set fire to the gift to kill any Trojan soldiers that may be hiding inside. (I'm sure I got that right.) Rude! Anyway, Charlize Theron's nickname is "Ass-Nuts." Just satisfy yourself with that wonderful gift! From E!:
The Oscar winner revealed at last night's Hollywood Film Awards that Breakthrough Actor honoree Jeremy Renner bestowed her with the nickname during the making of their 2005 drama, North Country.
Theron and Renner along with the rest of the cast went out for some drinks and...
"I can't tell you what transpired, but lemme just say I found a friend for life in Jeremy, and he has ever since then referred to me as...Ass-Nuts," Theron said. "I wish that was a joke, but it's true!"
What a fun name! Cool friend! We believe you, Charlize Theron, that it's true and not a joke. And no need to tell us what transpired, Ass-Nuts, we don't care. We're just happy to know what to write on your nametag at the pot luck. "Hello, My Name Is Ass-Nuts." That is what your nametag says, Charlize Ass-Nuts, now put your cassnutserole on the table with the others.
This video is awesome. It provides some really cool access to one of my favorite people.
His parents named him after Leonardo DaVinci, just to give you a sense of how familiar with third-grade education of historical figures featured on coffee mugs and mousepads artistic his parents were. That is probably the funniest part of this video. Because of how stupid it was when the person said that. Although a close second would be when a long-haired, baby-faced Leo leaned out of his convertible and said "we ah dooly appointed fedehral maahshals."
As you may have heard, True Blood's ratings this season have been through the roof. Like, 20% increases from one week to the next? That is nuts. America is LOVIN' IT. It kind of makes you wonder who's watching this show, you know? Because if anything it is only getting stupider, and it was pretty stupid to begin with. Well, the answer is that people like Lindsay Lohan, whoever that is, are watching it. From Extra:
Millions tune-in to HBO on Sunday nights to watch this summer's sexiest series "True Blood," and Lindsay Lohan tells "Extra" she's also a fan!
"Nobody can speak when True Blood is on," LiLo tells "Extra's" Mario Lopez. When Mario told Lindsay he'd never seen the vampire hit, Lindz was shocked! No worries, Mario plans to catch up via TiVo.
OH PHEW, MARIO PLANS TO CATCH UP VIA TIVO. Finally, a good night's sleep for all of us. Can you imagine a True Blood viewing party at Lindsay Lohan's house? What a living nightmare. Just so much low-grade cocaine and shushing. (Low-Grade Cocaine And Shushing is the name of my next album.) And then after the show everyone has to wait around until Lindsay falls asleep to make sure that vampires don't come in and kill her. You know. Because she's retarded.
Ever since X-Men Origins: Wolverine became the highest grossing movie of all time (surprising! also not true!) in May, Hugh Jackman has earned himself a much needed vacation. He is with his family somewhere, peeing his board shorts on a beach somewhere. Peeing his tuxedo at a romantic dinner. You know. So here comes Jaime Pressly, maybe. From the HuffingtonPost:
Jaime Pressly was photographed Sunday afternoon squatting outside a Los Angeles restaurant as a puddle of liquid pooled around her feet. Was she really so intoxicated that she urinated on the sidewalk in broad daylight?
Haha. Classic Pressly. The actress in her is always taking over. OR IS IT? Jaime responds via Twitter, which is incidentally just absolutely the best way to respond to everything:
Yes....that is me doing dare #8 at my bridal shower..Things are not always what they seem.. Notice my hand in the back..its pouring a bottl
UH OH, NOW WE WILL NEVER KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THINGS ARE ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM! Maybe this is the one time that it would have been better to respond using something other than the highly limited and ineffective method of communication that is Twitter.
Oh wait, she has another Twitter (phew, still the best):
All week long, a rumor has been circulating on the Internet that somewhere on the world is a home video of Megan Fox washing Michael Bay's Ferrari. The story would have it that before he cast her in the first Transformers movie, Bay insisted that she wash his Ferrari as part of her audition, and he taped the whole thing. You know, ACTING! (Man, Michael Bay has an entire kitchen cupboard full of World's #1 Asshole coffee mugs.) In any case, people have been speculating on the whereabouts of this sad and demeaning but undoubtedly hot footage. UNTIL NOW. After the jump, EXCLUSIVE footage of Megan Fox washing Michael Bay's Ferrari.
Rupert Grint, the professional actor who portrays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movies, got the swine flu! Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Whoa! I made him a Get Well Soon card!
Since Videogum first began, not a day has gone by without an email from a concerned tipster wondering whether or not Gwyneth Paltrow likes Spain. Most of the emails are frantically written and in ALL CAPS. Messages such as "DOES GWYNATH ENJOY TRAVELING IN SPAIN? PLEASE HELP!" Or, "WHAT I NEED TO KNOW IS WHETHER OR NOT GWYNETH PALTROW HAS ENJOYED THE SPANICH CULTURE SINCE SHE WAS CHILD!!!1!!". Well, I have some GREAT NEWS, there is a new interview with her, and it is all about this important topic! It is titled "Gwyneth Paltrow Says Spain Changed Her Life," because of course that's what it is titled. From the AP:
NEW YORK - Gwyneth Paltrow speaks almost perfect Spanish -- and she does it with an Iberian accent.
The Oscar-winning actress says she traveled to Spain as a teenager, fell in love with the country, and embraces the culture to the point that she visits at least once a year and makes sure her young children, Apple and Moses, also speak the language.
"When I was 15, I went to a small town outside Talavera de la Reina and I had the most wonderful experience. It really changed my life," Paltrow said in fluent Spanish during a recent interview.
Paltrow said Spain "became a second home."
Phew! That is a load off. It's going to be a lot easier to sleep at night. Although something is weird about this interview. Gwyneth doesn't seem to make any of her trademark tone-deaf comments belying her self-satisfaction and condescending world view. Oh wait, yes she does:
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