Photo: Getty Images
> Emile Hirsch -- who last starred in the box office bomb scare Speed Racer and next appears in the Harvey Milk biopic in November -- was recently caught up in a very complicated gay mix-up. A production assistant walked into his trailer and found Hirsch half-naked and out of breath with co-star Kick Gurry. Hirsch says,
"Me and Kick were in the trailer hanging out. Kick was sitting back with his hands behind his head and I was doing push ups. It was hot so I peeled my driver's suit down a bit, and then Eric, the wonderfully gay production assistant, walked in. I jumped up really quick, but I was out of breath. Eric slammed the door shut. We went to Eric later and tried to explain. He was like, 'Shhhhh. I will never tell.'"
Later, the production assistant proved his loyalty to Hirsch when the actor got in an argument on set. "I then got in this feud with a German woman and Eric defended me. He told her, "You do not understand what this boy goes through every day,'" Hirsch says. Apparently he goes through a lot of push ups but not nearly enough gay sex. We guess even movie stars can't have it all.
> Dolly Parton played to a packed house, including celebs T.R. Knight, Vince Vaughn, and Katherine Heigl, at L.A.'s Greek Theater Sunday night. In addition to belting out classics like "Jolene," "Islands In the Streams," and "9 to 5," the country singer shared her opinions on everything from Hollywood's wayward stars to global warming. "Poor little Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan! Ain't it awful? If those little girls slept with as many men as they say in the tabloids, why their little butts would have more fingerprints than the FBI!" Parton exclaimed. Some members of the audience donned "Dolly for President" t-shirts for the occasion prompting Parton to reply, "I don't think so! I think there have been enough boobs in the White House." True, but none of them as stunning, perky, or sweetly self-effacing as you, Dolly. If the opportunity should ever arise, consider our chad cleanly punched for Parton.
> The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is rumored to be considering Justin Timberlake to the host of the 2009 Academy Awards. Perhaps impressed by his recent gig as the master of ceremonies for the ESPN's 2008 ESPY Awards, the Academy reportedly feels Timberlake's musical and comedic stylings could be just what the Oscars need to keep the sometimes lumbering award show fresh and draw in a younger viewing audience. "Justin's more than a singer -- he's a song-and-dance man," an unnamed Academy member said, adding, "Justin does it all and he knows how to work a star-studded audience. Our first question was, Can we get him?" We're going to go out on a limb here and say that, yes, Justin is probably up for hosting what is annually the biggest entertainment show in the world. But does anyone else worry that with the emphasis on the whole "song-and-dance man" bit, we all might be in for extra helpings of those insufferable musical numbers? If that's the case -- let's just go with Ellen again.
-- NOAH MICHELSON
Oh, please, let it be true. The Oscars have been lurching toward total worthlessness for years now. Let JT finish the job!
Posted by: reviewer | August 05, 2008 at 02:28 PM