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Power Rangers reunion not going well

Power Rangers
That Power Rangers reunion that everyone has been clamoring for (right?) is not going smoothly. David Yost, aka the Blue One, has said no way to producers, citing the harassment he says he got from them back in the day for being gay. Never mind that this was a show about people prancing around in leotards. Read More

Paris Hilton turns back on fame, goes into hotel biz

Paris Hilton
It’s one thing to complain about all that darn attention, but the minute it’s gone it kind of sucks. Just ask Paris Hilton. The heiress told The Sun that she’s decided to turn her back on fame -- but someone needs to tell her that her audience turned its back on her about five years ago. Paris’ last ego-driven reality show tanked, and she’s lucky if anyone follows her aroundBeverly Hills with a camera while she pouts over $2,000 mini-dresses. Read More

Kanye’s latest rant, musical tribute to Kim Kardashian

Kanye West
When Kanye West rants about being a celebrity and dealing with the paparazzi he sort of sounds like Amanda Bynes when she begs to be left alone yet consistently seems to scream out for attention.  The Huffington Post dissects West’s most recent show in New York, noting that though he famously shuns interviews, he tends to pepper his performances with insights into his psyche. Read More

Melissa Joan Hart falls well short of Kickstarter goal for movie

Melissa Joan Hart
In a good example of life imitating art, no one wants to pay for Melissa Joan Hart’s movie “Darci’s Walk of Shame.” The ‘90s teen-sitcom star took to crowdfunding site Kickstarter to try to raise $2 million to make the film in which she would star. But the effort was abandoned after only 315 people donated a total of about $51,000, according to The Huffington Post. Cue descending trombone sound byte. Read More

Two Charlie Sheen ex-wives in custody battle

Charlie Sheen, Brooke Mueller
Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife Brooke Mueller is rehabbing at the Betty Ford Center right now, but her twin sons by Charlie are staying with Sheen’s other ex-wife, Denise Richards. The state granted Richards temporary custody, but if Mueller has her way the kids will go with her brother instead, according to RadarOnline. Read More

O.J. Simpson blames lawyer for ending up in prison

OJ Simpson
O.J. Simpson appeared in court Wednesday to make a case for overturning his armed robbery and kidnapping convictions. Too bad Johnny Cochrane is dead, because Simpson is blaming his imprisonment on his old defense attorney, Yale Galanter. Read More

Sean Parker plans $9M costumed wedding in Big Sur

Sean Parker
Ye olde Napster and Facebook dude Sean Parker is set to get married, and the wedding could not be more over the top and ridiculous.  According to the New York Post, the $9 million event will happen on June 1 in Big Sur, before 300 no doubt astounded people. Read More

Justin Bieber insists he’s not responsible for concert venue robbery

Justin Bieber
Just when you thought you had heard the last bizarre Justin Bieber tale, out comes this doozy from South Africa. Apparently some thieves tunneled their way into the safe room at the arena in which The Biebs was performing inJohannesburg, lowered themselves down into it with ropes, then made off with $330,000 cash. The cops apparently believe it was an inside job, but J-Bib wants to make sure he’s off the suspects list. Read More

Beyoncé pregnancy rumors swirling

Beyonce
Rumors that Beyoncé is pregnant began to surface again last week, but now that she has canceled a show this week due to “doctor’s orders” the tabloids are buzzing. It doesn’t help that she has not officially denied the accusation. Her publicist blames the recent cancellation on “dehydration and exhaustion,” which is the sort of excuse usually reserved for chronic drug and alcohol abusers who can’t get their act together. Read More

Singing airline passenger removed over Whitney Houston covers

Whitney Houston
Well it’s not quite pooping on the beverage cart, but an American Airlines passenger on a flight from LAX to JFK caused the plane to make an emergency landing in Kansas City because she would not stop belting out Whitney Houston tunes at top volume. Read More
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