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'Big Bang Theory' and the bulliesThursday night's episode of "The Big Bang Theory" gave us a couple of big revelations, primarily the fact that Penny used to be a bully in high school (and now, of course, she is friends with the bullied). We also met Leonard's No. 1 tormentor from high school, Jimmy. But after an unimpressive pitch for an invention, he ended up having to turn to Leonard for help, admitting that he was now the loser, and Leonard the winner. Sheldon, of course, didn't trust Jimmy one iota (even suggesting killing him in his sleep – theoretically, of course). Ice Cube talks architecture for L.A. art eventRapper-turned-major Hollywood player Ice Cube is also an architecture buff, and he's applying his knowledge to a video tour of Los Angeles that celebrates the work of architectural and furniture design team Charles and Ray Eames, reports the New York Times.
"A lot of people think L.A. is just eyesore after eyesore...they don't know the L.A. that I know," Ice Cube says in the video, rattling off the sights to see in the City of Angels. The clip is intended to promote a six-month L.A. art celebration called Pacific Standard Time. (Jason Schwartzman and Anthony Kiedis have also done video promos for the series on artists Ed Ruscha and John Baldessari, respectively). How Pitt helped Jolie make screenwriting debutMuch has been made of Angelina Jolie transitioning from actress to director with her latest feature "In the Land of Blood and Honey," but the pic is also her screenwriting debut. The 36-year-old tells CNN that at first, she simply wanted to put words to the page. "I sat down alone just to write something and I just did it in script form as an experiment, as a way of writing," Jolie explained. Katherine Heigl questions if cheating's a deal breakerThere was a time when “New Year’s Eve” star Katherine Heigl wanted to look more like fellow actress Jennifer Aniston, but no longer, she tells British Cosmopolitan in the magazine's January issue, according to Us Weekly. "I was 20 pounds heavier and wanted to look like those girls with fantastically beautiful bodies like Jennifer Aniston or Jessica Alba, but I just couldn't lose the weight," Heigl, 33, says of struggling to measure up in Hollywood. But she says she’s fine with the perfectly svelte body she has. Mario Lopez launches underwear lineAccording to Women’s Wear Daily, a certain “Saved by the Bell” alum is getting into the undergarment business. Mario "A.C. Slater" Lopez, 38, has partnered with Mad Projects Industries to launch his own line of skivvies called RatedM. Available at FreshPair.com, the boxer briefs and tighty-whities are described as being “for manful men and their very special guests.” The site advertises the undies with a photo of a shirtless Lopez modeling his wares. Sofia Vergara, Chris Colfer headed for 'CNN Heroes'As in years past, 2011's "CNN Heroes" will be one star-studded affair - and we're not just talking about the heroic honorees. Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Colfer, Sofia Vergara, Mary-Louise Parker, Ice Cube, Laura Dern, Geroge Lopez and will.i.am are some of the A-list names who will be in attendance for the fifth edition of "Heroes." The televised ceremony will air on December 11 at 8 p.m. ET, live from Los Angeles, with the red carpet pre-show co-hosted by "Dancing With the Stars" winner J.R. Martinez and "Showbiz Tonight's" A.J. Hammer. A gleeful, musical 'Community' holiday"Community," we like liking you. Thursday night's episode was a bittersweet occasion, with the knowledge that we have no idea when the next episode will air. Even so, it was the second best episode of the season, just behind the alternate timelines. When Cory Radison (who goes by "Rad," of course, described as "equal parts Hanson and Manson"), who heads up the glee club, approached the study group to fill in during the Christmas pageant – what with the glee club having a "collective nervous breakdown" – of course their response was "Pass!" Kris Humphries: I'm moving onIn an interview with "Good Morning America" Friday, pro basketball player Kris Humphries was adamant about being ready to move on from his two months of marriage to reality star Kim Kardashian. "Certain things happen in life and you've got to move forward," 26-year-old Humphries said. "Through everything I'm just focused on my family and preparing for basketball." As he does that, though, the "reality" of his relationship with 31-year-old Kim is being played out for viewers on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" - not that he's tuning in. 'Avatar' subject of lawsuit claiming idea was stolenJames Cameron's blockbuster "Avatar" is involved in a lawsuit in which a man claims that he helped develop the idea for the highest-grossing domestic picture to date, according to the Hollywood Reporter. In a complaint filed Thursday, Eric Ryder alleges that a story he worked on for two years with the production company went on to become "Avatar" and that he's been shut out of the success. Ryder claims he worked on a treatment called "K.R.Z. 2068," a science fiction story that, after being presented to Lightstorm Entertainment, was to be turned into an "environmentally themed 3-D epic about a corporation's colonization and plundering of a distant moon's lush and wondrous natural setting." |
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Anderson on his new film http://t.co/iHvzoYjk 9:09 pm UTC, May 24 2012
Ashes of Star Trek star on rocket http://t.co/wXskv29d 9:09 pm UTC, May 24 2012
Eminem working on new record http://t.co/8YETV9Jf 9:09 pm UTC, May 24 2012
'Revenge' season finale not for the faint of heart: http://t.co/ZrRwtKZf 5:41 pm UTC, May 24 2012
Michael McKean still has sense of humor after accident http://t.co/rZ2H8eDT 5:13 pm UTC, May 24 2012
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