http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/06/23/carlin.obit/index.html

I am very sad. We will miss you George.
You are the best man, you are the best

George Carlin
Born 05/12/1937
RIP 06/22/2008

After 500 complaints from brits, they pulled the ad off the air. Non-sense.
more about it
yes, they are well-meaning but I do hate the boring PC crowd. damn!

Watch the interview here:
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Deval_Patrick_I_asked_Obama_to_0219.html

Gov Patrick at the same time says it's not a big deal, but then goes on to describe how words are all powerful and end up on monuments (meaning they should be your beliefs and not a stolen speech).

The dirty little secret to all of this is that Obama is using Patrick's old campaign speech writer. It's really hilarious how much is showbiz and speech writers, but people assume that Clinton, Bush, Obama come up with any of it.

I don't recall the details, but there was actually a copyright dispute over this a few years back. I'll poke around and see if I can find a link. Apparently John Cage has silence copyrighted.

I wonder if he's related to Johnny Cage, Liu Kang's friend.

Here it is: http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/23/uk.silence/

Tongue-in-cheek humor goes awry... boo. I'll have to be less subtle in future. Oh well.

On a more truthful and un-satirical note, Simmons has neither admitted nor denied his sexual orientation, and refuses to answer all questions on the subject.

A real source from 1999:

http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9909/30/richard.simmons/

Since then, Simmons has chosen to do infomercials and fitness tours across the country. He also has maintained a presence on the talk-show circuit, including numerous appearances on CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" -- the host of which routinely jokes about Simmons' sexuality.

Although it's clear that Simmons capitalizes on Letterman's gay-ribbing for its publicity value, he avoids all press questions on the subject, even in his book.

"I gave 90 percent of my heart and guts in this book," he says, "and I kept 10 percent for me. And the 10 percent is my personal life and death."

Not really an "attack" but a semi-hug and failing security people..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=479730&in_page_id=1773&ico=Homepage&icl=TabModule&icc=picbox&ct=
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..not that Pitt was participating in the Free Hugs campaign..

For anyone who still cares, CNN has posted a response to Moore:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/15/moore.gupta/index.html

Take it for what it's worth....

Luxury, Violence or Showbiz?

A high resolution copy is up at Ads of The World.

I agree, Extras has been a disappointment. I think Gervais/Merchant have soaked in too many American influences and come up with something that doesn't really work with the exception of improving their showbiz contacts.

Interesting that their next project is mooted to be something along the lines of U.S HBO dramas.

Irresponsible? – Yes
Abuse? – Not even close.

While I agree with every point the Child's parents have coached her to say, it is pretty poor parenting to brainwash a child into believing things that she is not mature enough to begin to understand. I would say the exact same in regards to involving children in religion.

The more irrisponsible thing here though, is that her parents have made her a public figure, of which she can surely not understand the consequinces. They're no different from a showbiz or bueaty pagent mom who exploits her daughter for her own purposes.

In regards to FOX "News's" coverage. It is the epitome of the type of alarmism that they accuse liberals of on a daily basis. Does this bottom feeder Wendy Murphy seriously believe that this is the "Ultimate inhumane treatment of a child?" Of course she doesn't. She is not an expert, or a child advocate, she is a whore - a media whore. She is the media's equivilent of a bum that a dirty cop pays to claim she witnessed a crime so he can make an arrest. O'Reilly is the cop, FOX "News" is the Mob and Ruppert Murdoch is the Don.

lmao! that is just crazy!! i'm quite pleased his reprehensible project was cancelled ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- After a firestorm of criticism, News. Corp. said Monday that it has canceled the O.J. Simpson book and television special "If I Did It."

"I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project," said Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. chairman. "We are sorry for any pain that this has caused the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson."

Lesser known song from one of their older albums, Showbiz (1999)

It totally has the "Muse sound" you know and love, though. Great storyline in the video too.

Wow, blankman, when you put it like that I realise how heroic the performers were to ignore their friend as she spasmed helplessly on the floor! They knew how much the audience wanted to be entertained and they weren't gonna let a few horrified people's screaming stop them!

Thanks for putting into perspective for me. Yay showbiz!

This is downright scary, just for the fact this past weekend he was arrested for drunk driving. Is this Art imitating Life... or Life imitating Art?

"An entertainment news Web site, TMZ.com, alleges in a report posted Saturday that Gibson launched into a profanity-laced tirade at the time of his arrest, hurling anti-Semitic and sexist statements at authorities. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office has not confirmed that report."

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/28/gibson.dui/index.html

http://www.tmz.com/2006/07/28/gibsons-anti-semitic-tirade-alleged-cover-up/
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/07/29/gibson.statement/index.html