Polyglot actor-cum-performance artist James Franco has struck again, releasing yet another of his multitudinous side art projects unto the world for dissection and intense theoretical analysis, and — nah, just kidding! Here’s a video of Franco lip-synching to Justin Bieber ‘s “Boyfriend” in full Biebs gear, mop top and pubescent cherub-grin and all, as he and Spring Breakers co-star Ashley Benson writhe around in a brunette wig like they’re in the world’s worst American Apparel ad. Is Franco just a huge Belieber? Is he confronting mass media’s sexualization of youth by turning JB’s pick-up jam into a seedy softcore home video? What does fellow Spring Breaker Selena Gomez think?! Franco nails the whisper-rap and all, but personally I like his Riff Raff impersonation better. Fingers crossed that for every weirdo soap opera appearance and Three’s Company installation piece and college professorship and Oscar hosting fiasco and meta mixed media performance art project he unleashes into the ether he does another one of these pop impersonations because it proves that stars really are like us: Secretly obsessed with Justin Bieber. ( Swaggy .) Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
As terribly easy as it is to hate on the Twilight films, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II was the best of the series. (Not that it was without its share of WTFery — imprinting and vampire fistfights and every second of Michael Sheen onscreen, anyone?) But with Breaking Dawn – Part II nominated for 11 Razzie Awards in just ten categories, up against the likes of Adam Sandler ‘s That’s My Boy , Eddie Murphy ‘s A Thousand Words , and the bizarro pop culture sensation / box office bomb The Oogieloves In Big Balloon Adventure , let’s be real: Does Twilight truly deserve to win all the Razzies? 2012 was rife with bigger targets for stinkbomb honors. Take the Worst Actor category, for example: Murphy’s turn in A Thousand Words as a man with a finite number of words to utter before death should give four-time nominee Robert Pattinson a run for his money, but Tyler Perry just might take it — and the Worst Actress prize, for which he’s also nominated for Madea’s Witness Protection . The pictures earning repeat scorn at the Razzies this year include blockbuster Battleship , which sucked Liam Neeson into the race to the bottom for his turn as a stern Navy officer and also earned Rihanna and Brooklyn Decker nods for their supporting work in the film. (If Decker doesn’t win, somebody get her a chicken burrito! Within five minutes!) It seems unfair to nominate performers who are playing themselves in obviously cheesy comedies, which is why David Hasselhoff in Piranha 3DD and Vanilla Ice in That’s My Boy cancel out of the Supporting Actor contest in my book. Meanwhile, the only nominee in this year’s crop who might actually take the Razzie honor as a warning sign to get a new agent is The Guilt Trip ‘s Barbra Streisand, who has been nominated thrice before — last year for Little Fockers , and three decades ago for 1981’s All Night Long and 1984’s Yentl . But let’s bring it back to the Worst Picture race. Battleship had its defenders, and Breaking Dawn – Part II was the best of the series. That’s My Boy scored worse the G-rated gyrations of Oogieloves on Rotten Tomatoes, but even Sandler shenanigans and dancing in the aisles to the sad sight and sound of C-list celebrities cashing paychecks didn’t hold a candle to the universally loathed A Thousand Words , which still stands at the elusive, ever-impressive 00 percent snake eyes on the Tomatometer. So which films and performances of 2012 really deserve that golden statuette? (Allow me to remind you what 00% on the Tomatometer looks like…) Full list of nominees: Worst Picture Battleship The Oogieloves in Big Balloon Adventure That’s My Boy A Thousand Words The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II Worst Director Sean Anders – That’s My Boy Peter Berg – Battleship Bill Condon – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II Tyler Perry – Good Deeds / Madea’s Witness Protection John Putch – Atlas Shrugged: Part II Worst Actress Katherine Heigl – One for the Money Milla Jovovich – Resident Evil: Retribution Tyler Perry – Madea’s Witness Protection Kristen Stewart – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II / Snow White and the Huntsman Barbra Streisand – The Guilt Trip Worst Actor Nicolas Cage – Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance / Seeking Justice Eddie Murphy – A Thousand Words Robert Pattinson – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II Tyler Perry – Alex Cross / Good Deeds Adam Sandler – That’s My Boy Worst Supporting Actress Jessica Biel – Playing For Keeps / Total Recall Brooklyn Decker – Battleship / What to Expect When You’re Expecting Ashley Greene – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II Jennifer Lopez – What to Expect When You’re Expecting Rihanna – Battleship Worst Supporting Actor David Hasselhoff – Pirannha 3-DD Taylor Lautner – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II Liam Neeson – Battleship / Wrath of the Titans Nick Swardson – That’s My Boy Vanilla Ice – That’s My Boy Worst Screen Ensemble Battleship The Oogieloves in Big Balloon Adventure That’s My Boy The Twilight Saga: Eclipsed Part II Madea’s Witness Protection Worst Screenplay Atlas Shrugged Part II Battleship That’s My Boy A Thousand Words The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II Worst Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance Pirannha 3-DD Red Dawn Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II Madea’s Witness Protection Worst Screen Couple Any two cast members from Jersy Shore in The Three Stooges Mackenzie Foy and Taylor Lautner in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II Tyler Perry and his drag in Madea’s Witness Protection Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, or Susan Sarandon in That’s My Boy [via Indiewire ] Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Sean Lowe says that The Bachelor season premiere , which aired last night was an exciting, but anxious experience, one he “can’t quite put into words.” He tries his best, fortunately, in his weekly blog . Heading into the night, he wondered, “Would I feel a connection with anyone? Am I going to meet my future wife tonight? Am I going to make it out alive?” Sean did in fact survive to dole out the roses another day, and at least from The Bachelor spoilers we’ve read, the season goes pretty well for him. Neither here nor there right now. Here’s how Sean summed up his first night as the star of the ABC reality franchise, from beginning to end … “The women amazed me. They seemed sweet, funny and gorgeous! Any nerves I had going into the first night were calmed by the unusual and very funny antics of a few women.” “I felt so bad for Robyn when she attempted that back handspring and landed on her head. But I must admit, it was a great icebreaker and it definitely made a big impression on me.” “I love a girl who doesn’t take herself too seriously.” “Lesley definitely scored points with me when she pulled the football prank on me. It was fun, creative and most importantly, it made me want to spend more time with her.” “The woman who made the biggest entrance of the night had to be Lindsay.” “The girl showed up in a wedding dress! My first thought was that she was crazy, but I quickly learned that it was just her quirky sense of humor and she wasn’t afraid to put herself out there.” “Lindsay was someone I wouldn’t forget. But the woman who made the biggest impression on me was Tierra. I can’t explain it but I just felt an immediate connection with Tierra.” “Her piercing eyes and beautiful smile stopped me in my tracks and I knew right then and there that I wanted to give her a rose.” “I didn’t stop to think that by giving her a rose so quickly I might be putting a target on her back, but I’m glad I made that decision because I knew I wanted to spend more time with Tierra.” “After meeting the 25 women, I was ready to get inside and start talking with them but of course Chris Harrison had a surprise for me: there was a 26th woman and it was none other than Kacie from Ben Flajnik’s season of The Bachelor .” “I was shocked to see her step out of the limo because I was already friends with her. We met at a charity function a few months prior and I was able to spend a good amount of time with her.” “I thought she was really sweet and fun, but I never looked at her in a romantic light and I had no idea she had developed a crush on me.” “I knew it would be a transition for me viewing Kacie as someone who is more than a friend, but I was certainly willing to try because I respect her as a person so much.” “I made the decision to hand out roses during the cocktail party because I felt like being in the moment. Each rose I handed out was just a way of my telling that woman that I liked her and wanted to get to know her more.” “I found myself handing out roses left and right and thought it would make the ceremony easier. But then when it came time, there were so few roses left and so many great women that it was just as hard!” “Overall, I had an amazing first night and I am so excited to start this crazy new journey with all of you. I don’t think I realized right away, though, just how crazy the journey would be!”
Forget the Justin Bieber smoking weed scandal. This singer is simply going about his professional life. And that life will take him to NBC’s most famous stage on February 9, as Bieber has been officially booked as a host on Saturday Night Live ! The artist – who will be promoting his album “Believe Acoustic” – will perform double duty on the late-night sketch program, joining Bruno Mars and others who have both hosted and been the evening’s musical act. In 2010, Bieber appeared in a sketch opposite Tina Fey; and he also helped Andy Samberg celebrate 100 Digital Shorts last May. Need we even ask: Will you be staying up late to watch Bieber play host?
In a new interview, Dina Lohan basically implies that Lindsay Lohan is a train wreck because she saw her father, Michael Lohan, abuse drugs – and her mom. “I need to make the world aware that Lindsay is messed up because her father is so messed up,” Dina told the New York Daily News in an explosive story. Dina claims her daughter’s ongoing problems all stem from graphic incidents in which she witnessed her father beat her mother in 1986 – and rape in 1990. “Lindsay saw her dad abuse me – that’s why she’s so screwed up,” Dina said. “She saw a lot of crazy stuff. I want the world to know the root of her problems.” “Lindsay saw the beatings an the abuse. She said, ‘Stay, mommy, don’t leave … I’m so sorry for making you stay.’ But I didn’t stay for Lindsay. I wanted all my kids to be happy.” Dina, 50, told the paper that the attack – one of many she says she endured during their 22-year marriage – occurred after they dined in Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. Michael Lohan, she says, had spent the night getting drunk and high on cocaine, Dina claims, eventually leading him to punch her in the face with a closed fist. Dina backed up her clai with a photo of a bruise under her right eye, holding an infant Lindsay (she sought medical attention December 4, 1986 for facial “blunt trauma.”) Dina Lohan said that “when Lindsay saw the photo, she was furious. She said, ‘Tell the world! Talk about it!'” Michael denied the story to the paper, of course. According to MiLo, the circumstances were completely different. “I came in at 2 o’clock in the morning after being out with some friends,” he says. “I walked in and she hit me with an ice tray. With the back of my hand I slapped her in the face.” “Yes, it did happen in 1986. Were there any charges? No, not at all.” “I had a big black and blue mark on my neck – from her.” As for the alleged sexual assault, Dina said it took place in 1990, during a time he was in-and-out of jail for convictions tied to his former career as a stockbroker. “Michael was addicted to cocaine, like most stockbrokers back then,” Dina said. “He had a lot of bad stuff going on.” Nothing worse than that one night, however. She said Michael Lohan showed up in a limousine on Valentine’s Day, “out of jail and on another coke-fueled night,” and trying to rebuild their relationship. “He said, ‘I love you and I want to be with you,’ but then it went dark. It went dark really quick,” Dina said, adding that the rape occurred as Lindsay and her siblings slept. “I just knew I had to stay quiet … I [didn’t] want to wake them.” Dina, at her parents’ urging, went to the ER and had a rape kit performed, but said she never pursued further punishment for Michael, who was jail-bound at the time anyway. Not so, Michael says, recalling of the incident: “I went over to her parents’ house and made love to her … how can you rape a person when they’re on top of you?” A fair question, and an image we’re having trouble getting out of our brains. Michael said the rape accusation only sprouted when Dina heard a girlfriend of his in the background on the phone later that night … obviously. “She called the next day, crying,” he said. “I said, ‘Let’s work this out.'” “I got back with Dina. There were no charges.” Michael said of Dina’s accusation-loaded interview: “She’s bringing this up now because she’s drinking and partying with Lindsay. And she keeps robbing Lindsay.” “She is the devil.” Lindsay Lohan is broke , but the reasons for that are manifold. It’s a claim Mike has made many times before, and probably has a degree of truth to it … not that he’s been a saint to his ex or kids by any means. One thing’s for sure … this explains a lot about Lindsay.
Get ready to feel really, really old. Bill Cosby and Tempestt Bledsoe from the classic The Cosby Show reunited last night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Blledsoe, who played Vanessa Huxtable on the show, was a guest on Late Night promoting her new show Guys With Kids. The show, which is also produced by Jimmy Fallon, talked about her television husband and awkwardly intro’d a clip about her having relations with her husband next to her longtime television father. Read more at Hip Hop Wired Image via YouTube
The two had been out drinking for New Year’s and decided to play around with a gun …posing for pics and posting them up on Facebook when the weapon accidentally went off. According to The Daily Mail : A 19-year-old woman accidentally shot dead her brother while posing with a gun for Facebook photos on New Year’s Eve. Manuel Ortiz died instantly after being shot in the head at about 6am on Monday morning. Family and friends wept as his body was carried from his apartment in Phoenix, Arizona, where the shooting took place. Police said 22-year-old Ortiz and his sister Savannah Ramirez arrived back at the home they shared on New Year’s Eve after spending the night drinking. They were with two other people when someone in the group pulled out the handgun to take photos with it. As the 19-year-old posed and played around with the weapon it went off striking Ortiz in the head, according to ABC15. He was pronounced dead at the scene. It is not known if the group knew the handgun was loaded. Police say she has been questioned and released pending further investigation in the case. Phoenix Police Sgt Steve Martos said the victim’s sister would likely be charged with manslaughter if tests conclude she had alcohol in her system. ‘Every New Year’s Eve, this particular sister is going to be thinking about this for the rest of her life on how…drinking overnight, playing with a gun and now shoots and kills her brother,’ said Phoenix Police Sgt Steve Martos. Friends said the shooting was a terrible accident. One friend who wanted to remain anonymous said she wanted to remember Ortiz as a ‘kind, funny guy he was’. ‘He was a very close friend to everybody. He was just always there and it’s sad because one second he’s here and the other he’s not.’ ‘Every time he saw somebody sad or down he would be right there making jokes so you could be happy. Even if he was just having a hard time he was always there for someone,’ said the friend. Authorities are looking into who owns the gun. On both Manuel and his sister’s Facebook pages there are numerous shots of them posing with guns and making gang symbols. SMH. This mans sister will have to live with this for the rest of her life. Stop tryin’ to impress people with your thugged out pics you post up on social media folks! Images via facebook
Olivia Culpo, the 20-year-old Miss USA and former Miss Rhode Island, won the Miss Universe pageant on Wednesday night in Las Vegas, becoming the first American to do so since 1997. The Boston University sophomore outlasted 88 other competitors. Miss Philippines, Janine Tugonon, came in second, and Miss Venezuela, Irene Sofia Esser Quintero, finished third. “What an honor! This night was a dream come true. Thank you everyone for your support tonight!! USA finally did it!” Culpo wrote on Twitter
Biography for Farah Eslaquit Born December 1991 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Title(s) Miss Nicaragua 2011 2012 Major competition(s) Miss Nicaragua 2011 2012 (Winner) Miss Universe 2012 Farah Eslaquit Cano; (born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico on December 1991) is a Nicaraguan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Nicaragua 2012 and will represent her country in the 2012 Miss Universe. She has a Diploma in Fashion, Modeling and Etiquette Course. Miss
