- Eminem is Uncomfortable with Bruno Bottom. Right as I was thinking that I was too old for last night's MTV Movie Awards, Sacha Baron Cohen flew in and saved the day -- by apparently deeply offending Eminem. Cohen was in character as Bruno, a gay Austrian television personality, and was suspended over the audience in a half-naked Cupid ensemble. Due to the deliberately erratic control of his puppeteers, he landed crotch-in-face of rapper Eminem, who stormed out in an angry, curse-filled tirade that preceded a quick cut to commercial. Real or staged? [Rolling Stone]
- "Up" Beats "Wall-E." They're seeing eye-to-eye from a critical standpoint -- both received raves from the press -- but there was much buzz that Up's characters wouldn't sell the film as well as those in previous Pixar films. But they have (Mr. Frederickson to the rescue) -- had the third-biggest opening weekend in Pixar history, behind The Incredibles and Finding Nemo. The $68.2 million take was boosted from 3D premiums, which average $2 per ticket. [Variety]
- Boyle = a Real Celebrity Now. Susan Boyle is already in need of a celebrity-geared rehab center? The star was reportedly admitted to a private clinic for rest and treatment of exhaustion after her surprise second-place finish on Britain's Got Talent. Piers Morgan, talent judge for the show, said the hospitalization was "entirely voluntary." [People]
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