Tag: Things That Are Sad (51-60 of 335)

Nov 30 2011 02:50 PM ET

Gracefully aging Ali Lohan laughs off plastic surgery rumors: 'I was cracking up'

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If gracing the cover of Page Six Magazine is a barometer for pop culture omnipresence, then it’s time to finally accept the fact that the Lohan family is never going away. Lindsay’s twiggy younger sister Ali, who now wishes to be called Aliana, used the December issue of the magazine as a vehicle to finally address the plastic surgery rumors that have been plaguing the nation since roughly three months ago. Ali, who is 17 years old, maintains that the rumors are completely false.

“I was cracking up,” she said of the Internet frenzy. “Because, like, when would I do that? I’m 17 years old.” 17 is the new 50, Ali. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 29 2011 11:55 AM ET

Tyler Perry posts open letter to Penn State victim: 'You are my hero!'

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“I don’t know your name, but I know your face. I don’t know your journey, but I know where you are. I am your brother!” This is the opening of an open letter Tyler Perry has written to the 11-year-old who is one of former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky’s alleged victims.

In the letter, which will be published in this week’s Newsweek, Perry speaks from his own experience as a survivor of sexual abuse. He reveals personal details of how his voice went unheard when he tried to tell friends and family. He is frank, but supportive, about the lifelong trauma of abuse and offers encouraging words for the young boy who stood up, telling him, “to think that you, when you were only 11 years old, spoke up — you are my hero! I’m so proud of you.” Read more below. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 25 2011 03:00 PM ET

'The Soup' moves to Wednesdays after tonight. Way to disrupt my life, E!.

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Tonight at 10 p.m., enjoy an all-new episode of The Soup. No, seriously, enjoy it. Because after tonight, E!’s beloved TV clip show moves to Wednesday nights.

This is not okay. I know here at PopWatch, we take television way too seriously. And I know that what I’m about to say automatically reserves me a spot in the Saddest People On Earth Club. But it was always nice to know that if I couldn’t find anyone to hang out with on Friday nights, I could always hang out with Joel McHale. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 24 2011 12:00 PM ET

'Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown' is terrible. Will kids care?

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I am a serious Peanuts aficionado. When I was a kid, I constantly visited our local library to borrow the same gloriously dogeared Peanuts collections. In high school, I wrote a ten-minute speech about the history of the American comic strip, and Peanuts took up about three of those minutes. (Calvin and Hobbes and Doonesbury also featured prominently. Psh, Garfield.) A few years ago, I devoured David Michaelis’ massive biography of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz in a couple marathon reading sessions. But my love for Charlie Brown’s melancholic circle of semi-friends goes back much longer, into the deepest primordial era of my consciousness. That’s because, before I could read Peanuts, I watched Peanuts. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 18 2011 05:15 PM ET

Ashton Kutcher talks marriage pre-divorce in 'Men's Health': 'The goal is to be in a relationship.'

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Cue the uncomfortable collar pull.

In an interview that was conducted before his split from wife Demi Moore, current Men’s Health cover lad Ashton Kutcher talked candidly about what makes a relationship work, his poor communication skills (“I would just like a woman someday, somewhere, at some point in my life to say to me, ‘You’re a great listener.’ Haven’t heard it yet, and that’s a superior compliment to get from a woman. But I’m going to work on it”), and his love deal breakers. (“I could never be with a woman who felt like she needed to change me.”) READ FULL STORY »

Nov 17 2011 09:51 PM ET

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore: A marriage made (and unmade?) on Twitter

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It’s easy to forget that nobody really cared about Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher a few years ago. The intrinsic tabloid appeal of their May/December coupling faded away soon after their 2005 wedding. They weren’t movie stars, really. Kutcher’s only noteworthy leading man role came in the forgettably successful rom-com What Happens in Vegas; he was mostly working behind the scenes, as a producer of Beauty and the Geek and as the grinning face at the end of every Punk’d sketch. Moore hadn’t seemed particularly interested in acting since the ’90s (with the noteworthy exception of her non-comeback role in the Charlie’s Angels sequel). More importantly, they just weren’t that interesting. They seemed like a normal couple, a pair of functional adults in a happy relationship, with Bruce Willis reinvented as a kind of charming godfather uncle. You could imagine them inhabiting a quiet domestic existence in the outer reaches of showbiz, happy together forever, living off sitcom royalties and perfume ads and camera commercials and cameo roles and all the other ways that formerly successful people keep making a living in Hollywood.

Then they joined Twitter. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 16 2011 12:12 PM ET

Jon Stewart reacts to the Jerry Sandusky interview -- VIDEO

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There are certain instances when a news story can get the best of the typically poised Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. Sometimes it’s when a story can hit a little too close to home (much like it did with the news of bin Laden’s death) and other times it’s when a story is so unimaginably horrific. But there are indeed times when Stewart can’t — perhaps, understandably so — keep his emotions in check. Such was the case last night when Stewart replayed Bob Costas’ interview with former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky, who faces multiple counts of sexual abuses charges.

While he gave credit to Costas for not letting Sandusky — who did the interview over the phone (to which The Daily Show host quipped, “You might not want to literally phone in your defense on national television”) — off the hook by asking the tough, but necessary questions about his admission that he showered with young boys, Stewart didn’t let any of it slide either. From calling Sandusky’s bluff on the “horseplay” defense (“Are you f—ing kidding us?”) to questioning his choice in lawyer Joe Amendola (the defense attorney impregnated a teenage client in 1996, prompting Stewart to ask, “What kind of creepy guy club do you both belong to?”). But it was Stewart’s final declaration that really said it all: “Done!” Watch the video after the jump. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 15 2011 06:25 PM ET

'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills': Was the tea party scene the most uncomfortable of the season?

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“The Giggy is up!” Taylor Armstrong declared on last night’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. This statement came during the midpoint of the most uncomfortable confrontation of the series franchise yet, eclipsing even the Richards’ sisters limo tussle from the season 1 finale. Lisa Vanderpump may have invited her 90210 pals and Taylor (note the distinction) over for a spot of tea, but Taylor had other plans. She tore into the British crumpet for any number of reasons while the other ladies looked on in silent horror. Our own Karen Valby called it “a deeply weird, troubling hour of TV” and “a relentless look at Taylor barreling off the rails.” But how did the afternoon escalate from Earl Grey to abuse revelations? READ FULL STORY »

Nov 14 2011 11:49 AM ET

'Family Guy' 9/11 gag: Did they finally go too far this time?

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Family Guy has never been a show that’s found any subject, no matter how controversial, off-limits. So it should have been of no surprise that the animated series handled the sensitive subject of 9/11 in a provocative, if questionable, way. But, now many are wondering if the show has finally gone too far with their risky brand of humor.

During last night’s episode, while traveling through time, Stewie and Brian stop the events of 9/11 from occurring, only to find that by doing so they’ve set off a chain of events that includes a Civil War in a post-apocalyptic America. The two ultimately decide that they must go back in time once more to make sure the tragic events unfold just as they did 10 years ago. “Let it happen,” they conclude, which resulted in the two high-fiving one another. Stewie then joked that, out of context, the moment didn’t make them look very good. (Or in context, for that matter?) No argument there? Or, in the grand scheme of Family Guy — which has joked about everything from the Holocaust to domestic abuse — is this simply par for the course? READ FULL STORY »

Nov 10 2011 03:08 PM ET

Rick Perry's meltdown: A solid 9.3 on the Stockdale Scale

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“Oops.”

That’s how Gov. Rick Perry capped his 53 seconds of horror during last night’s Republican debate, when he couldn’t recall the third department of government that he intended to axe once he became president. It was painful to watch for supporters of the Texas governor, but also for anyone who’s ever blanked or fumbled for words in front of an audience. On the scale of 1 to 10 Stockdales, it was a solid 9.3.

What’s a Stockdale, you ask? READ FULL STORY »

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