Celebritology Archive: Celebritology 101
Megan Fox's Press Junket Success Tips
Have you been wracking your brains trying to figure out how to win over the often fickle photogs at movie junket press conferences? Today is your lucky day. Thanks to the inventive Megan Fox -- camera magnet extraordinaire -- come three sure-to-woo-the-press poses. Below, Fox works it at a "Transformers" press call in Seoul, South Korea: The Slow Burn -- Gaze off into the distance seductively. IMPORTANT: Lips must be slightly parted!: The Thumb Sucker -- Act as if no one is more (pleasantly) surprised than you to find your thumb in your mouth: The Hair Flounce -- If all else fails, wow the cameras with your gravity defying tresses: (Getty Images)...
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June 10, 2009; 11:45 AM ET |
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Celebritology 101: Secrets of Men's Celeb Crushes Revealed (We Hope)
Fantasy fuelers Fox (left) and Fey. (AP) Usually Celebritology 101 involves me copping a know-it-all attitude in the hopes of explaining some heretofore mystifying Hollywood myth. But today I am the student and -- hopefully -- the male portion of Celebritology's readership will school us in the surprisingly complex field of men and fantasy celebrity dates. See, I'm confused. According to Asylum.com, there's no one men would rather party with more than Angelina-emulating "Transformers" star Megan Fox (maybe that's why she broke things off with B.A.G.). That's to be expected. She's built and gives guy-baiting interviews in which she talks about her bisexuality and wild streak. But the majority of 83,000 respondents said that if Fox isn't available Tina Fey would be their second choice. That's right, smart, funny, sarcastic dynamo Tina Fey -- "SNL's" first female head writer and "30 Rock" mastermind. A woman who isn't afraid to...
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March 4, 2009; 11:12 AM ET |
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Celebritology 101: Red Carpet Moments from Hell
It was as if someone had walked into the room carrying a flatulent skunk. In fact, that might have been a relief compared to the uncomfortable silence that ensued last week when, at a pre-inaugural red carpet event, a reporter of unknown provenance asked actress Kerry Washington for her thoughts on Jennifer Hudson's upcoming performance at the Super Bowl vis a vis the brutal murders of Hudson's family. The look on Washington's face telegraphed wonderment (who is this idiot?), fear (is she dangerous?) and split-second analysis (can I slap her?) before she quietly said, "I don't think that's an appropriate topic for me to discuss." You get the picture. Say what you will about Joan Rivers's shock-and-awe interviews of yesteryear, but red carpets these days are lousy with an ever-expanding gaggle of correspondents who all graduated from the same program: about three sessions at the closest tanning salon. On...
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January 26, 2009; 10:28 AM ET |
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How to Be a Celebrity
(Courtesy Skyhorse Publishingt) Do celebrities actually have to touch their children? What are the steps to pulling off a legal paparazzo extermination? Do personal assistants really need a living wage? I know what you're thinking: Being a celebrity is harder work than you'd imagined. Just ask Leslie: Gornstein, E!'s saucy "Answer Bitch" columnist. Gornstein's how-to manual, "The A-List Playbook," is set to hit bookshelves -- and celebrity nightstands -- on Feb. 22 (Oscar day, FYI). I talked to Gornstein by phone last week after speeding through an advance copy of the "Playbook" to get her invaluable take on what makes celebrities -- or as Gornstein terms them, America's royalty -- so different from the rest of us. Read on to find out why celebrities get an average of $20,000 in free swag a month, why Angelina Jolie plays hard to get, how the stars leak their own private lives...
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January 23, 2009; 11:31 AM ET |
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Interview Tips for the Media-Challenged Celebrity
When Liz wrote last week about Fran Drescher's political aspirations, the first thing that came to mind was "worst interview ever." This is always my first thought whenever Drescher's name bubbles up from the celebrity swamp, because Tony Kornheiser burned it into my brain. Drescher did a spot on Mr. Tony's radio show in 2007 that could be described as a train wreck, except that train wrecks at least end quickly. It's not just the pat answers, the clear disinterest on her part in what Tony's saying, the frequent misunderstandings ... the woman actually has trouble operating her phone at one point. Drescher has since become a running joke on the show -- a guest may be bad, but at least he or she wasn't "Fran Drescher bad." Any mention of her will send Tony into a sputtering diatribe about how terrible she was to interview. In my day job...
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December 18, 2008; 11:46 AM ET |
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Celebritology 101: Pete Wentz, King of 'Lucky In Love' Pack
Pete Wentz with fiancee Ashlee Simpson at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner. (Getty Images) Without an ill-fated, and much publicized, marriage to Britney Spears we probably would've never heard the name Kevin Federline. But his status as the quintessential hanger-on is just so 2005. In fact, over the past year he's even become tolerable when contrasted with his erratic ex-wife. But, fear not, a strapping new crop of boy toys have risen to carry the title of biggest male celebrity hangers-on. Below, in convenient list form, the entertainment world's biggest testosterone-rich accessories: Pete Wentz: The diminutive makeup-wearing Fall Out Boy bassist was just another MTV snippet until he started dating Ashlee Simpson. Now, with rumors of a baby on the way, Wentz has parlayed his romance into 24/7 paparazzi coverage. The Madden Brothers: After Joel scored a coveted gig as Nicole Richie's baby daddy, brother (and Good Charlotte...
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Liz
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May 1, 2008; 10:43 AM ET |
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