Posted on Fri Oct 8th, 2010 11:37am PDT By
X17 Staff
Courtesy: Universal
Anderson Cooper's remarks regarding The Dilemma trailer being offensive for featuring the line "that's so gay" has forced GLAAD to take swift action. Contrary to various reports, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation tells X17online exclusively that it "does not and did not support this trailer."
The organization reached out to Universal Pictures to pressure them into making a quick edit ... and it worked. Universal agreed to remove the offensive joke from all promotional campaigns, including the trailer.
GLAAD sent the following statement to X17online:
“The use of the word ‘gay’ in this trailer as a slur is unnecessary and does nothing more than send a message of intolerance about our community to viewers."
Anderson Cooper made the following comment after he happened to watch The Dilemma trailer while waiting for his movie to start.
"I just find those words, those terms - we’ve got to do something to make those words unacceptable ’cause those words are hurting kids."
As for actor Vince Vaughn, whose character says the controversial line ... his rep says Vaughn will not be commenting.
Posted on Fri Oct 8th, 2010 11:05am PDT By
X17 Staff
Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez were spotted stopping by Marcelita l'Art et le The in West Hollywood for an art show, and the hot couple held hands and showed a subtle amount of PDA as they perused the cafe. The two first started hooking up on the set of Dark Tide, and though Olivier has a bit of a rep for being a bad boy, we have to wonder if Halle can tame him! So far so good...
Posted on Fri Oct 8th, 2010 10:50am PDT By
X17 Staff
Last night The Kardashian clan were spotted leaving their hotel, and this was before all the drunken drama went down at Juliette in NYC. The ladies (and Scott!) looked eager to go out and get their dance 'n drink on, but what's hot mama Kourtney wearing? Her girls look amazing in this low-cut top, but those pants are a little too Princess Jasmine for our taste...
Posted on Fri Oct 8th, 2010 10:10am PDT By
X17 Staff
Iggy photo courtesy of Virgin Records
Punk icon Iggy Pop thinks Lindsay Lohan looks like him ... so much so that the 24-year-old actress is his #1 choice to play him in a biopic about his life.
Elijah Wood recently dropped out of the role due to the movie being temporarily shelved ... so the casting is now wide open. The Godfather of Punk recently dished to Australia's Triple J radio about how Lilo is his actress of choice. Pop says:
"She looks like me, and she's the only one with enough attitude too. They could tape her boobs up or something. She's been in jail at the right age and everything, so I though she could do it."
Iggy may be on to something here. Cate Blanchett played Bob Dylan back in 2007 in I'm Not There. As for hiding her lady lumps to play a man, Blanchett said at the time, "I just strapped those breasts down and went for it."
Playing Iggy Pop could be just the breakout role that Linds is looking for. Let the strapping begin!
Gwyneth Paltrow is one of the talented ladies who graces Elle Magazine's annual Women in Hollywood issue for the month of November, and the Oscar-winning actress talks about everything from pervy producers to motherhood with the glossy.
When asked if she's ever had a casting couch experience in Hollywood, Gwyn replied, "Yup. When I was just starting out, someone suggested that we finish a meeting in the bedroom. I left. I was pretty shocked. I could see how someone who didn't know better might worry, 'My career will be ruined if I don’t give this guy a blow job!'"
When it came to discussing the range of movie roles available to women today, the 37-year-old actress said, "[I feel] kind of dejected. There’s a lot that’s okay, but there’s little that’s really good, especially for someone my age. Sometimes you find out that something you really liked is going to someone 10 years younger. I find it heartening that Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock have been able to find and create amazing projects."
So how does she balance work and motherhood? "It’s really hard," she says. "One night in Nashville, my son was screaming with a terrible stomachache. I was like, 'I have to get out of here!' but we had to finish. My friend Jenno, a mother of three who was producing, was great, reminding me that nine times out of 10, they just have gas."
Posted on Fri Oct 8th, 2010 9:35am PDT By
X17 Staff
Former President Bill Clinton has donated $500,000 to Sean Penn's Haiti charity, the J/P Haitian Relief Organization, which will provide funding for a camp in Petionville.
Clinton released the following statement:
"Rebuilding housing for more than 1 million people displaced by the earthquake will take time, as teams on the ground continue to clear rubble and build infrastructure, including water and sanitation systems. In the interim, our commitment to the Petionville camp, managed by J/P HRO, will ensure the 55,000 people living there, including many children, can access health care, education, and job training services until families are able to move into more permanent homes."
Penn told People, "The support of President Clinton and the Clinton Foundation is an extraordinary boost in our organization's ability to continue its work in Haiti. From the beginning the Clinton Foundation staff and leadership have generously shared expertise and essential logistical support."
Posted on Fri Oct 8th, 2010 9:10am PDT By
X17 Staff
Breaking news ... Lauren Conrad IS funny! The fashion maven and former Hills hottie recorded this hilarious PSA on FFP's ... also known as Fashion F**k Ups.
Conrad talks about everything from letting your friend walk out the door looking like a wreck, the horrors of jean shorts ... and the "dumb" kitten heel. She says the ONLY person who can pull off this shoe is Suri Cruise. Loves it!
She offers the following advice: "Take off the training shoes and stretch your stuff the way your plastic surgeon intended."
Posted on Fri Oct 8th, 2010 8:30am PDT By
X17 Staff
Last night Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian (along with Kourt's baby daddy Scott Disick) went to NYC hot spot Juliette, and after a fan asked for a snapshot with Kim, all hell broke loose in the form of a wet and wild bar fight.
A source inside the club tells X17online exclusively:
"After a male fan approached Kim and asked for a picture, his jealous girlfriend ran up and threw a drink on her! Kim looked stunned, and within seconds Scott jumped in and protected his sister-in-law, and Khloe even got in on the action too -- she grabbed the crazy drunk girl to try and pull her away from Kim, and in the process her giant engagement ring went flying off her hand!"
The source added that the group miraculously managed to find Khloe's 12.5 carat sparkler, and shortly after that they "took the high road" and left, but poor Kim was covered in alcohol, and she hid behind her purse on the way out. Sounds like way more excitement than the family bargained for -- wonder if reality TV cameras caught the mayhem on tape?