Jon Favreau seems like an odd choice to direct Iron Man, but I’m a bit Favreau fan so we’ll give the benefit of the doubt. And Robert Downey Jr. as action hero? Hummm? Jury’s still out on this one.

You’b be hard pressed to recall a presidential candidate with such wide appear and support from younger voters. Of course having A-List celebrities stumping for you doesn’t hurt. Here’s new Obama song from Will.i.am, including Jessica Alba talking the future of her yet unborn tot.

Jimmy Kimmel unleashed his response to Sarah Silverman’s recent parody video, I’m Fucking Matt Damon. Jimmy’s reponse was to well, fuck Ben Affleck. Pretty funny and full of A Listers. Sarah’s original is still better though. Plus who want’s to see Jimmy topless!

It’s been 15 year since Michael Jackson’s Thriller rocked the 80’s pop scene. Here’s a little retrospective look at arguably one of the greatest music videos (and albums) of all time. Too bad Michael’s now scarier in real life than the werewolf in the video.

I swear I can’t remember seeing Amy Davis’ audition, and I’m pretty sure I would have remembered. Based on what I’ve hear I’m not sure we would put her in our Idol Top 12. Blue Bayou? Come on. But she does have her appeal. And bikini pictures of Amy Davis certainly going to hurt her popularity any.

Lindsay Lohan is turning heads with a new photoshoot in New York Magazine. The new photo spread is an homage to famous Marilyn Monroe nude photos. Lindsay Lohan’s nude pictures feature her half covered in see through fabrics, as well as completely nude / topless. Of course Lindsay Lohan is already known for numerous boobs slips, pantiless photos and almost daily see through clothing, but the New York Magazine pictures of Lohan leave almost nothing to the imagination. Naked, topless, bottomless, it’s all there. Now where’s the video documentary of the shoot?

This one’s almost to hard to believe. You think you’re good at playing quarters? Hah. Check out this guy, who demonstrates some insane skills with the help of his cute girlfriend.

Sometimes reality tv, is well, real. Like this very nsfw clip of Natalie giving Matt a BJ on Big Brother. While no one’s really nude, I’m pretty sure this clip didn’t make the cut for network TV. But hey, with cameras on 24/7 you figure someone’s getting busy.

An American Idol Top 24 contestant already has a music video. As a matter of act yes! Here’s Carly Smithson’ video when she went by the name of Carly Hennessy - and put out a record. Smell a new Idol scandal? I guess she already has a real leg up on the competition.

I smell the first scandal of the season brewing. It would seem that Top 24 finalist, Irish singer Carly Smithson already has a CD out. Really. As a matter of fact you can even buy it on iTunes! (
click here). You see Carly Smithson once went by the name Carly Hennessy. And in 2001 put out a record on the MCA label. Aren’t American Idol contestants supposed to be undiscovered?

Yahoo music reports all the details. Here are some excerpts:

Her demo landed in the hands of MCA’s president, who signed Hennessy on the spot to a contract, with the label setting her up to record a debut album. The initial results apparently pleased neither the label or the singer and former New Radical Gregg Alexander came aboard to salvage the project. The resulting album, Ultimate High, finally was issued in late 2001 and received solid reviews. Unfortunately, and despite MCA having reportedly spent in excess of two million dollars on the effort, it failed to dent the exhausted teen market with none of the singles taking off and the album selling in the hundreds as opposed to the hundreds of thousands which would have been necessary for all involved to recoup on their investment.”

“Unfortunately [after she recorded her MCA album], neither Ms. Hennessy nor MCA were happy with the results….MCA decided to rerecord Ms. Hennessy’s album from scratch…In April 2001, with the album still unfinished, MCA decided to try to get Ms. Hennessy some notice by releasing her first single, a bouncy tune called ‘I’m Gonna Blow Your Mind’….MCA spent $250,000 on a video that showed Ms. Hennessy dancing in a disco and jumping around with pals in their sleepwear. On a call-in show, Nickelodeon asked viewers to rate 30 seconds of the video, but the audience was unresponsive. The video was quickly shelved.”

So just what does all this mean? Well first you’ve got to figure that FOX knows that Carly Smithson was Carly Hennessy. They’re not stupid. I’m sure they are very aware that she had a previous singing career and recorded a record already. But isn’t that the whole point of American Idol? To get a ‘first’ contract for a new talent? So by leaving Carly in the competition, and failing to mention her previous accomplishments does it equate to some kind of ‘fixing’? Is FOX trying to assure they have real star power reach the finals?

And if FOX were to disqualify Carly Hennessy, who would they bring back from Hollywood week? Perhaps an open door to early teen favorite Josiah Leming?

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