There’s one more high profile addition to California’s growing unemployment rate, since Megan Fox has officially been let go from Transformers 3 after director Michael Bay decided not to renew her contract option for the upcoming third installment of the franchise. The decision was heavily influenced by Fox’s public criticism of the director. In several interviews throughout the year the young actress openly blasted Bay and her role in the big budget action blockbuster. While it is refreshing when an actress like Fox is brutally honest, Bay’s reaction is no surprise, Read more…

The Twitter age is upon us and, last month alone, the site racked up over 75 million unique visitors. These days, tweets have become headline news and celebrities have started using the site to communicate with the media; instead of the old fashioned way, via a press release or a Barbara Walters special. In August, Paula Adbul even announced her decision to leave American Idol via a 140 character message. National media outlets have also been quick to pick up on Twitter feuds, which is why Southwest Airlines Read more…

A judge has ruled in favor of comedian Chris Rock, in a judgement that will allow his documentary Good Hair to be released across the country. After an auspicious Special Jury Prize win at the Sundance Film Festival last year, the docu has garnered good reviews and box office in limited release.Plans for a wider release for the movie, which opened October 9th, have been stalled by Read more…

Celebrity blogger and overall Hollywood pest Perez Hilton (real name: Mario Lavandeira) was at a video awards show is Toronto Sunday night when he came across The Black Eyed Peas entourage. Will.i.am and Fergie stepped out and angrily confronted the self-proclaimed “Queen of All Media” over bad reviews and unsavory comments made on his popular website. Hilton then retorted by calling Will.i.am a “faggot” and all hell broke loose. The band’s tour manager, Polo Molina, allegedly punched Hilton in the face. He was later charged with Read more…

Sarah Palin loves a good feud and her recent media-hyped brou ha-ha with David Letterman has been the perfect vehicle for someone who knows how to use a good controversy to her advantage. While it’s strange to have so much news time erupting from something as silly as a top ten list, the coverage seems to have worked in both Palin’s and Letterman’s favor. And that’s not all that Read more…

Among the important news events of the day was President Obama‘s selection of Hispanic judge Sonia Sotomayor as a Supreme Court nominee. And yet, what story had almost all of the national media outlets foaming at the mouth? The latest American Idol scandal, that’s what. Reports are saying that while AT&T was throwing a company-sponsored party for Kris Allen in his home state of Arkansas, employees were Read more…