Let’s play ”What’s Weirder?”
A. Roman Polanski is returning to acting. In Rush Hour 3.
B. Madonna asks herself ”What would Jesus do?” and determines that the answer is staging a self-crucifixion on a disco-ball cross.
C. Rosie O’Donnell says she scored a ”nice boobs” compliment from costar Julian McMahon while filming a sex scene for Nip/Tuck.
D. La Toya Jackson gets photographed in a pink nightie atop a wooden horse, reportedly as part of an advertisement for Australian malt liquor.
(Click the jump to see Mike’s answer…)
I’m gonna have to go with D on this one. Rosie’s always been on the TMItip, but if her breasts are winning kudos from Hollywood hunks, well,bully for her. As for Madge’s moment of sanctimony, it feels a littletoo much like another stop on the Confessions tour promotional platform. And while the phrase ”Roman Polanski in Rush Hour 3” does indeed make my head hurt, that La Toya photo truly is worth 1,000 words. And all 1,000 of them are ”crazy.”
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I have to go with D as well. I mean, whaaa? WHAAA? i’m still trying to wrap my brain around that one.
No way. Isn’t La Toya always in a pink nightie on a wooden horse, or some such? That’s not shocking at all. A gets my vote. Roman Polanski is not a name I would associate with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. Roman Polanski and Woody Allen are two peas in a pod, though.
I have to go with A as well, but I don’t know what’s weirder: Polanski in Rush Hour 3 or the fact they are MAKING Rush Hour 3.
Are we sure it is Toya and not Michael?
If I ever considered seeing Rush Hour 3, I won’t be seeing it now. Polanski needs to learn what it’s really like to be a fugitive from justice. As long as France keeps harboring him, the press keeps praising him and Hollywood keeps hiring him, that day will, sadly, never come.
oh, A, hands down…we already know La Toya is crazy.
What? Spinach is now bad for you isn’t a choice?
OMG. It’s all just wrong, wrong, wrong.
So I guess this means that Rush Hour 3 won’t be filming in the US.
I’m going to go with D also. La Toya actually came off as having gotten her head on straight when I saw her on tv a couple of years ago. She was trying to promote an album that ultimately never got released. Problem with the record company or something. That aside, the image of a nearly 50 year old woman dressed up to look like a blow-up doll in order to promote Austrian malt liquor is really kind of out there.
Isn’t all four items on one page a sign of the Apocolypse? Any male seeing Rosie O’Donnell’s “nice boobs” is a sign by itself.
I’m not bothered by A, as long as he plays the heavy, has a knife, and goes after Jackie Chan’s nose.
But it’s got to be B. Madge came off with the stupidist comment of all time: “If Jesus were alive today, he would be doing the same thing.”
Um… Jesus did not crucify Himself, for entertainment. He was crucified–put to bloody death– by others. He did not merely put Himself on a cross… a mirrored-disco-ball cross at that. Go back to the catechism classes that you clearly forgotten about, Madge…
…mortified silence…
Rosie in a sex scene with a man and she gets a compliment for her boobs? I with Mike on this one, it is a sign of the apocolypse. It started with the spinach which should be sent to Iranian president Amadinejad, and now this. Good lord!
E. All of the Above
Forget wrapping your brain around LaToya…I’m still trying to wrap my brain around the idea of Australian malt liquor. Does it come in a 40 oz. bottle or is there another system or measurement in Australia?
Dude A is plain wierd.
B is another stop on the Madonna express and is a few days old. C is odd, but most people like big boobs. As for D, been there, done that. Latoya was nekkid in Playboy almost 20 years ago. Nope, the return of Roman Polanski wins out to me as the oddest, especially since he’s going to act in such a lowbrow (yet guilty pleasure feeling) series.
Now, who would’ve though 4 seals would be broken in one blog?
A: Is just wrong because Roman Polanski should be in jail, not making hollywood movies.
B: Madonna is Madonna so there’s nothing shocking about this. I’ll be shocked when she can say something positive for once.
C: Julian McMahon said Rosie boobs were nice? Kudos to her.
And D: Good Lord, that picture is disgusting. I swear it made my wee-wee go soft. I know it’s TMI but it’s the truth. Look at the darn thing!! I need to go McVomit now.
Um Nick, you completely mistunderstood what Madonna meant in her statement. By now she probably knows the bible backwards. She meant that Jesus would be urging others to help our brothers and sisters. Obviously you did not understand her well, which is a problem in this country, ho hum!
On the point of what is weirder: why is Roman Polanski acting when he should br directing something??
With what Madonna does, I can’t believe that she knows the bible backwards. Thats a bit of an overstatement there.
When Madonna explained her usage of the cross I see what she was going for but still maybe a poor choice because we American’s are so sensitive. Either way not weird because it’s Madonna.
Maybe Rosie does have nice boobs. We’ve never seen them. He didn’t say ‘Hot Bod!’
I don’t even wanna touch the La Toya thing. I’m just glad it’s on a whole ‘nother continent!
Oh and Roman Polanski creeps me out. But more importantly how come Chris Tucker can’t do a movie that’s NOT Rush Hour?!
Lorenzo, Nick, et. al.
There’s simply no pleasing any of you people, is there? Did anyone pay attention to what she said about the dire need for attention in Malawi and other African nations? Let’s focus on the fact that it’s children no less she’s trying to help. Instead, you people focus on her use of the cross but say nothing about all the other mega church preachers in this country that take advantage of the faithful and those in need (red states america, pay close attention) for their selfish reasons. If those opportunistic blasphemers can put a cross and invoke the name of God and quote Christ to perpetuate their hateful ways, their hatred and contempt for those that are different (yes, I mean gays, immigrants, muslims, and anyone who doesn’t fit into the bible belt’s warped view) then why is it so harmful and wrong for her to use a sacred symbol and attrack attention to a cause that is at the core the teachings of Christ? Didn’t Christ teach us to help others in need? That’s what she meant by saying Christ would do this.. he would ask everyone and anyone who would listen. Wickedness is rampant in this world, it is not evident by the acts of a sole woman but in the acts of those who hypocritically criticize an individual trying to help people while doing absolutely nothing about those in need.
I fail to see how staging a fake, tasteless “crucifixion” helps the more unfortunate children in the world. Madonna has outlived her 15 minutes of fame and just tries to come up with whatever she deems to be shocking in an attempt to get back into the mainstream of entertainment.
Roman Polanski is a common criminal and belongs in jail.
Perhaps Julian mistook Rosie’s abs for boobs? Who could tell where either body part is located amidst all that lard?
LaToya Jackson? Aren’t the all the Jacksons like SO 5 minutes ago?
To paraphrase the Greeks: There is nothing weird that’s new under the sun.
What would TRULY be weird:
Madonna behaves in a decent, normal fashion and simply sings her songs.
Roman Polanski gives himself up and goes to prison.
Rosie O’Donnell shuts up and disappears after losing weight and somehow gaining some manners.
ALL the Jacksons just go away.
Madonna is just plain idiotic! She is not original. She should quit trying to shock, because it all comes out looking the same. Her bible knowledge is zilch.
Madonna IS Entertainment you guys. where have you been? Without her there would be a void as big as the universe in pop culture! no one can take that away from her…ever, and you know it! LOL
Also she is smarter than the masses, and is wiser than to just create controversy (which the media create, not herself…at lease anymore). The world, especially the US, is just a pawn in her game. No wonder she lives in Europe at least they know how intelligent and worldly she is. They know that the world is made of up 5 continents, not just North america. No one can fault her or criticize her when she is 100% fullproof, because of her knowledge of the world past and present and her sheer intelligence. you guys diss her and probably support Paris and/or Jessica? How pathetic! Get a clue!
Whoa Mario, calm down. Take a deep breath and exhale. Dang, if I knew you’ll get that upset I would’ve wrote my words a little more carefully.
Look man, I’m not very religious and I understand your point of view about some of the religious figures who use the bible for vengeful means (attacking gays, abortion clinics, etc.) but it felt like Madonna used the whole staged crucifixion to promote her album, her tour, her ever lasting fame, not for some charity. Even if her heart was in the right place (and I don’t know how), I just didn’t think that she should’ve use a fake crucifixtion to help a cause because most people around the world believes in a higher being. She could’ve offened the very people that she is trying to help.
(Sigh) I don’t know what else to say except the fact that you sounded like you needed a much deserved vacation. Hope you get that man.
The problem with Madonna crucifying herself isn’t so much that it’s offensive, but that it totally overrides the message she’s trying to get across. The way in which she chose to convey her message ended up garnering the wrong sort of attention. And that’s a shame, because her message isn’t a bad one.
Do I agree with her crucifying herself? I don’t think it’s the huge deal folks made it out to be, but I can see where it would offend a lot of reasonable people, not just extremists and right-wingers. I’m sorry, but I just don’t think that any pop singer, even one as big as Madonna, gets a free pass for being shocking and offending people, intentional or no.
Madonna, like any other celebrity, has but one goal: to increase her bottom line as much as she possibly can. That is the plain and simple truth, no matter how she, or any of them, try to sugar coat it.
I guess you would know, huh.. Yawn? You have but one single goal, and that’s to try to convince others that your opinion is the right one. Have you ever considered viewing a topic objectively?
Lorenzo, there’s no need for snark.. I don’t need a vacation, but it sounds like maybe you should get out more often yourself. By using your theory, Madonna would need to stage such an offensive statement in order for her concerts to be successful. However, her last two tours went off pretty much without there being so much of a calculated, staged insult. The fact is that Madonna doesn’t do things because she has to anymore, she does things because she wants to. Her fanbase would have attended this concert, like they did for her last two tours, WITHOUT there having to be a message or a staged offense of such magnitude. I love how people are quick to criticize but never seem to offer an alternative.
Religious people need to get their heads out of their collective arse and realize that faith and religion are not necessarily the same thing. I don’t think Christ meant for his image and his plight to become religious figures. Didn’t he say you could commune with God anywhere, anytime? What is the point of adoring a “sacred” image like the cross when your heart is filled with anger, bitterness and evil? Have you ever noticed how the most religious are usually the most fanatical and also the most likely to cause harm to another human being in the name of their chosen religion? It’s not just muslim extremists, jews and christians have done it too.
But of course, nothing could be more offensive I suppose, than a woman who doesn’t do things out of need; she has everything she wants and a tremendous fortune. A woman who for better or worse, challenges poeple to put their money where their mouthes are.
If you’re such a good Christian, how about being a real Christian and help others in need?