• Lindsay Lohan goes shopping with her new boyfriend, Riley Giles. Which is to say they both go to the same stores while being very careful to remain 20 paces apart at all time. Possibly because Riley is wearing the most heinous shirt ever.
• Those of you having trouble deciding what to be for Halloween may want to consider the modern-day equivalent of The Stepford Wife.
• Joaquin Phoenix doesn't think actors deserve "some special credit" for researching their roles. ("It’s just what you’re supposed to do in your [bleep]ing job.") He also, presumably, hates people who refers to acting as their "craft."
• The Black Eyed Peas canceled a concert mid-performance after Fergie fell ill on stage, much to the disappointment of the 10,000 fans who'd come out to boo her.
The intrepid reporting team at Radar deserves a special shout-out for this revealing interview with Black Eyed Pea's resident poet in which lyricist will.i.am explains the nuanced meaning of the time-honored classic, "My Humps."
I always wondered what it must be like to be a girl, always gettin' pulled on. Maybe she's the smartest genius on the planet, but she's rackin' double Ds with a 26-inch waist and a big ol' ass and no one's ever gonna see her like that because that's the way the world is.
You know who else is the smartest genius on the planet? That rich motherfucker, will.i.am.
• Although the rest of the band knows that Axl Rose is a huge douche, Guns N' Roses are still upset with the Swedish police. [NME]
• Break out the champage! Lil' Kim is being released from prison. She'll head into 30 days of house arrest, or as we like to call it, another season of her reality show. [Billboard]
• Black Eyed Peas – aka the least intimidating group of rappers since Will Smith – actually got into a brawl. You've got no idea what this will do to their street cred. [R&M]
• Pretty much the most bizarre thing we've heard all day: President Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Graceland, singing Elvis songs. Nope, no sleep for us tonight. [AP]
• Was Jennifer Lopez' wedding video really worth that much? And what about her ex-husband's tell-all book? [MuchMusic, TMZ]
If we were sleeping with Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas, we'd be making an effort to hide it too. Which explains the flack attack from Josh Duhamel's camp when Fergie's team was readying a press release to announce her Mardi Gras appearance.
From: < [redacted]>
Date: Feb 23, 2006 11:47 AM
Subject: Josh Duhamel Media Update
To: [redacted]… I am hoping this piece may be of interest of you. This line: ‘Duhamel currently dates Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas’ appeared in the original release (where the asterisks are), but had to be taken out as Josh’s team was VERY upset we included her in the release. Seems to me someone is a little upset they have to piggyback off of their girlfriend’s fame - sucks to be ‘Mr. Fergie’!
Because his PR and Management teams are already a little upset with the Fergie incusion, it might be best to include it after the event actually happens[…]
Or, you know, include it right here and right now.
The full email leak, after the jump.
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The folks at Blender thought their March issue would go splendidly with the most overexposed group of radio-friendly hook spitters of the past 24 months: the Black Eyed Peas. Their cover choice makes us wonder why people stopped reading Spin in favor of Blender, but we don't have time to get all philisophical here. Especially for a music act that's turned their backs on our kin.
Says Fergie in the interview:
I'm not allowed to read tabloids anymore. They are bad for my mental health.
Also bad for her mental health: seeing Internet photo forums have multiple orgasms over her "peed her pants" pics. It's probably time to unhook the DSL line too, Fergs.
• Simon Cowell is producing a new reality show, where celebs learn to sing. We pray it's more Reese Witherspoon a'la Walk the Line than Bai Ling on VH1. [Billboard]
• Jermaine Dupri wants to publish a memoir about his life in the music industry, including his relationship with Janet Jackson. The book, titled Young, Rich, and Dangerous will most likely be boring, self-indulgent, and arrogant. [Page Six]
• The Black Eyed Peas continue their sell-out by headlining the Honda Civic Tour. We guess their other corporate affiliates (Apple, Dr. Pepper … the NBA) won't mind. [MTV]
• Creed's Scott Stapp is engaged to Miss New York 2004. Everyone else still considers him a total freakin loser. [CNN]
• Hey all you RENT fans — get your super secret bootleg recordings of rough drafts of songs from the musical here [The Modern Age]
• Sheryl Crow says that she doesn't need fertility drugs • she's going to exercise herself preggers. (Doesn't Lance Armstrong have like one ball or something anyway?) [People]
• You better hurry up — you're chance to sit within spitting distance of Death Cab For Cutie's front man Ben Gibbard is one day only. [Stereogum]
• Will it ever end? Patrick Swayze entering the rap scene might make us barf in our mouths even more than Kevin Federline's garbage ass chant. [Page Six]
• Our lovely lady lumps are a little humped out, but Black Eyed Peas' Will.I.Am's aren't. He'll keep on goin', even if he has to hump alone. [MTV]
• It seems that Mariah Carey and 50 Cent are a bit less popular overseas. In the UK it's all about the Eminem. [Billboard]
• Ok, really this time. Sean Lennon does not want to date you. That little Page Six stunt was almost as stupid as Gawker's "open comment" policy. [Page Six]
