Lindsay Lohan is finally realizing that good representation doesn’t come cheap. According to TMZ, Lohan owes her former attorney Shawn Holley about $150,000, but insiders say the actress had no idea she had such a huge outstanding bill. Now that she knows, Lindsay has told her business manager to make it a priority to pay Holley back. Lindsay recently fired Holley in favor of lawyer Mark Heller, although Lindsay tried her hardest to get her back, but Holley refused.
PARENTS GROUP UP IN ARMS OVER F-BOMB AT SUPER BOWL
The Parents Television Council is furious at CBS for letting an F bomb make it on air during the telecast of Sunday’s Super Bowl. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was hugging his teammate Marshal Yanda when a microphone nearby caught him exclaiming, “This is f***ing awesome!” “Despite empty assurance after empty assurance from the broadcast networks that they would never air indecent material, especially during the Super Bowl, it has happened again,” said PTC president Tim Winter. “No one should be surprised that a jubilant quarterback might use profane language while celebrating a career-defining win, but that is precisely the reason why CBS should have taken precautions.” The PTC, which led the charge against CBS after the Janet Jackson Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction, is calling on the FCC to take action against the network.
Q-Which Irish rocker infamously dropped the “F” bomb on TV after winning a Golden Globe Award? U2’s Bono
TIMBERLAKE DENIES BRITNEY DISS
Justin Timberlake is denying reports he called his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears a bitch during his Direct TV Super Bowl concert in New Orleans Saturday. According to reports, just before Justin sang “Cry Me A River,” which is said to be inspired by his split from Britney, he told the crowd, “Sometimes in life you think you found the one, but then one day you find out that she is just some bitch.” Of course, most people thought he was talking about Brit, but Justin took to Twitter to shoot that story down, writing, "Ok. I see you. Wouldn't disrespect ANYONE personally. Ever. #Relax #ItsBritneyBitch I do love that saying though*with accent* #Respect." ("It's Britney, bitch" is a line from Spears' hit "Gimme More.")
Q-What is the name of Justin Timberlake’s fashion line? William Rast
NBC USES SUPER BOWL BLACKOUT TO PROMOTE REVOLUTION
The Super Bowl blackout Sunday night turned into a great marketing tool for NBC. Not long after the Superdome went dark, NBC jumped on Twitter to use the mishap to promote their world-without-power drama Revolution, which is returning to the schedule next month after an extended break. "Just a taste of what’s to come on March 25. #LightsOut #Revolution," read tweet from the official Twitter account for the drama. Then ten minutes later, an image of the necklace crucial to the power mystery was tweeted along with the caption, "If only the stadium had one of these... #RevolutionMarch25."
Q-Revolution star Billy Burke played Kristen Stewart’s dad in what popular vampire franchise? The Twilight movies
JENELLE’S HUBBY ACCUSES HER OF USING DRUGS WHILE PREGNANT
Jenelle Evans’ husband Courtland Rogers was caught on video tape accusing his wife of using drugs during her pregnancy. “That’s why she had the miscarriage,” a shirtless Rogers told his friend Tiffany. “The whole time I’m telling Jenelle you can’t do sh*t. It’s going to kill our baby.” Courtland says Jenelle went off her bipolar medication because of the pregnancy, but was still doing heroin. She lost the baby late last month. Of course, Courtland isn’t exactly clean. Throughout the entire videotaped conversation, he is seen snorting a white substance, which Tiffany said was heroin.
TRUMP TO SUE BILL MAHER
Donald Trump just can’t take a joke. During an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last month, comedian Bill Maher was discussing Trump’s offer to donate $5 million to charity if President Obama released his college transcripts, and Maher joked that he would donate $5 million to charity if Trump could prove he wasn’t the "spawn of his mother having sex with an orangutan." Trump then responded by sending Maher his birth certificate, and expected him to pay up, but Maher never did. “He promised me $5 million for charity if I provided certain information," Trump said on Fox & Friends Monday. "Well, I provided the information, he didn’t pay. So today I sue Bill Maher for $5 million for charity.” Added the Celebrity Apprentice blowhard, “I don’t think he was joking. . He said it with venom. That was venom. That wasn’t a joke. In fact he was nervous when he said it. It was a pathetic delivery, but he said, 'I will give' and I said I will accept, so let’s see what happens.”
Q-Can you name the 2011 documentary about Trump’s attempt to develop a golf course in Scotland? You’ve Been Trumped
PAUL NASSIF SUING FORMER CHEF
Adrienne Maloof’s ex-husband Paul Nassif is suing the couple’s former chef for extortion, blackmail and falsely accusing him of abuse. In his suit, Paul claims chef Bernie Guzman posted photos of a bruised Adrienne on his Facebook page, writing that she was beaten and added, "Now you know who and what he [Paul] really is ... he is a beast." Paul says the abuse claims are "outrageous and vicious lies," and when he had his lawyers contact Guzman, the chef threatened to release more damaging pics. Nassif is seeking unspecified damages.
OCTOMOM MISPLACES SON
Octomom Nadya Suleman misplaced one of her kids last week. According to TMZ, police were called to Suleman’s home Thursday because she believed her seven-year-old son hadn’t been dropped off by the school bus. School authorities were concerned about the call because the child’s bus driver insisted he dropped the kid off at his usual time, and that Suleman was there to greet him. The school called the police who visited Suleman’s home, but by the time they got there she had found the kid sleeping in his bedroom. She told cops she didn’t remember meeting him at the bus.
SHAKIRA SHARES PIC OF SON
Shakira is introducing the world to her new son Milan. The singer posted a photo of the two-week-old with his daddy, Barcelona soccer star Gerard Piqué, on the UNICEF website, where the charity is accepting donations in honor of the tot’s arrival. “To celebrate the arrival of our first child, we hope that, in his name, other less privileged children in the world can have their basic needs covered through gifts and donations,” the couple wrote. “Thank you for sharing this unforgettable moment with us.”
Q-What is the name of Shakira’s first English language single, which was released in 2001? “Whenever, Wherever”
MISCELLANEOUS MOVIE NEWS
Johnny Depp has signed on to play notorious mobster Whitey Bulger in a new film. Bulger, who inspired the movie The Departed, was on the FBI’s Most Wanted List for 16 years, before finally getting caught in Santa Monica, CA in 2011. Barry Levinson is directing the film, which will start shooting in May. Ben Affleck is currently developing another Bulger film, with Matt Damon on board to play the mobster.
Paramount Pictures has pushed up the release of Star Trek: Into Darkness. On Sunday, the studio unveiled a new Star Trek app, which allowed fans to “unlock movie tickets for show times on Wednesday, May 15th, at 8 pm,” which is two days earlier than the film’s originally scheduled release date of May 17th.
Colin Farrell will join Anthony Hopkins in the supernatural thriller Solace. Farrell will play an FBI detective who seeks the help of a retired and reclusive doctor (Hopkins) to solve a series of grisly murders.
Die Hard 2 director Renny Harlin has signed on to direct Hercules 3D, a big budget flick about the legendary Greek god. Filming is expected to start in May, with a March, 2014 release date. This is not to be confused with Paramount’s rival Hercules project, directed by Brett Ratner and starring Dwayne Johnson. That movie is due out August 8, 2014.
TV TIDBITS
Sunday’s Super Bowl fell a tiny bit short in the ratings. According to Nielsen numbers, approximately 108.4 million people tuned in to watch the Baltimore Ravens defeat the San Francisco 49ers (or just to watch Beyonce), which is slightly less than the record 111.3 million viewers who tuned into last year’s New York Giants and the New England Patriots game, which aired on NBC. Meanwhile, the 35 minute blackout delay did not help CBS’s post-Bowl episode of Elementary. It pulled in 20.8 million viewers, which was almost half of the audience that tuned into last year’s post-Super Bowl premiere of NBC’s The Voice. It was the second lowest audience of any post-Super Bowl show since 2003’s Alias episode, which was watched by 17.4 million viewers.
Ricki Lake has lost another talk show. The studio that produced The Ricki Lake Show announced yesterday that it will not be renewed for a second season. Original episodes will run through September.
Arrested Development’s Jeffrey Tambor will star in the new Amazon comedy pilot The Onion Presents: The News, set behind-the-scenes of The Onion News Network. Tambor will play David Everett, ONN’s oldest and most respected news anchor.
