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Mel Gibson divorce is just added proof

The news broke this morning that Mel Gibson and his long-estranged wife, Robyn Moore have concluded their divorce arrangements. Despite having never written, appeared in or been obliged to learn even a single line from any of his 43 films the former Mrs. Gibson now stands to collect around $425-million to complete the [...]

Vanessa Hudgens plays victim, again

[The Limey] – As you may know, photos of Vanessa Hudgens naked appeared online early this week, and the ‘High School Musical’ actress is now helping the FBI track the thieves who allegedly ‘stole’ them from her Gmail account.

The photos show a woman who looks like Hudgens kissing another woman [...]

CBS ‘concerned’ by Charlie Sheen case

[The Limey] – The former CBS ‘comedy’ ‘Two and a Half Men’ has attracted a lot of press recently – for all the wrong reasons. The show hasn’t been funny since about the time the dinosaurs left and Charlie Sheen has had some serious problems.

And their Entertainment President, Nina Tassler [...]

Jason Bateman shows inflated ego at iPhone event

[The Limey] – Fans of Apple’s curious form of overpriced bling are often blessed with a calm outward demeanor, but Jason Bateman made more than 2,000 of them implacable enemies yesterday when he cut in line for the new iPhone 4G.

The former “Arrested Development” star was waiting in line outside [...]

Betty White doubles SNL ratings, both new viewers amused

[The Limey] – So, after what feels like six moths of endless, relentless and immeasurably pointless hype and self-serving marketing, the great Betty White / SNL spectacular is finally done.

Now we can suppose NBC will spend the next six months telling us how smart, funny and bitingly relevant the show [...]

Hollywood needs a new blacklist

[The Limey] – People, we need a blacklist. A list of all the brainless, worthless, attention-seeking egocentrics who are currently suffering from the groundless delusion they’re famous.

I’m talking about the seemingly unending swathe of mediocre performers who are so irreparably inept, yet driven by ego they engage in one [...]

Joaquin Phoenix stars in brutal PETA fur ad

[The Limey] – When Joaquin Phoenix stepped out of the limelight in 2008 the world lost a fine actor. Now back, and with a movie in which he’ll play Edgar Allen Poe already in development Joaquin has made a new film for PETA – and the story is brutally true.

The [...]

Spencer Pratt is the victim, Producer should quit

[The Limey] – I’m not the man’s biggest fan and I’ve never seen the show, but the way Spencer Pratt disappeared from MTV”s tiresome ‘reality’ slapstick ‘The Hills’ is too much to stand.

The story, first floated by People said the 26-year old actor was leaving because he’d found “a new [...]

Will and Grace co-star, Sean Hayes drops the last veil

[The Limey] – In the final denouement of what may be Hollywood’s worst-kept secret since the personal life choices of the late Liberace, Will and Grace actor Sean Hayes has finally agreed that he’s gay.

When the now 39-year old actor first appeared on the screen in 1998 as Will’s constantly [...]

James Cameron’s Avatar deserved Oscar snub

[The Limey] So the music has faded, the red carpet’s rolled up and the whole endless ego-fest is over for a year. Or at least, until James Cameron demands a recount.

But of all the clues to be gathered from this glitzy debacle, two stand out above all: Having an original [...]