Snoop Dogg's new "country" music video, an ode to Johnny Cash, is a team up with Willie Nelson. The song is called "My Medicine," and you do not need to stretch your imagination to know what Snoop is referring to. Watch the video here.
• If you're going to be romantic tonight, you could do worse than incorporating the video above.
• After all these years, Snoop Dogg would never get arrested for gun possession, and by gun possession, we mean possession of having arm muscles.
• New York City condom ads feature a Toronto landmark. At this point it might just be easier to move to Canada.
• Even gay old-diggers have trouble finding love.
• Mary-Louise Parker is engaged! And where is Billy Crudup now? Nowhere.
• This haiku perfectly encapsulates Gary Coleman's new marriage:
The Wasatch Valley
Yields more weddings than Vegas
True love? Not likely.
• FEMA apologizes for holding a (fake) news conference in California to discuss the (real) wildfires.
• Breaking: Ellen and Portia are still together! Which is to say they haven't broken up. Yet.
• Scarlett Johansson gave her boyfriend Ryan Reynolds one of her teeth on a chain. Fortunately, it was gold-plated! Which makes it creepy rather than just plain gross.
• William Shatner will, unfortunately, not be cast in the new Star Trek movie on account of being 20 years too old. Thankfully, he's handling the disappointment with the utmost grace and maturity.
Snogg Dogg was assigned to pick up trash and clean toilets in an undisclosed Orange County park as part of his public service punishment.
The crime: carrying an illegal police baton aboard an airplane at John Wayne Airport.
With leaves us with two questions: How can a police baton be illegal and why was Snoop Dogg traveling with one? Maybe it's best not to question the Dogg.
You know how ever since Janet Jackson Nipplegate the FCC has been cracking down on television depictions of violence, profanity and obscene language? Well, thankfully, they don't have that problem in the Netherlands.
Hence, this footage of Snoop Dogg blasted Bill O'Reilly on an uncensored Dutch talk show. Ignore the confusing Dutch subtitles (unless, of course, that's your thing) and watch from the beginning as Snoop tells O'Reillly to "suck his—" well, we don't want to spoil it for you. Oh, and feel free to fast forward through The O'Reilly Factor clip if you like, but make sure not to miss Snoop's reaction. It's a doozy! And we can't wait to see O'Reilly do that sit-down interview in the 'hood.
BONUS: Listen up for the Dutch talk show host's pronunciation of the word "ghe-tto."
[via BWE]
• Lindsay Lohan postpones date to snort coke off bathroom floor for a quick trip to AA.
• Kathy Griffin nearly dropped off the D-list and to the Death-list.
• Just as she makes so many in-roads to be a better mother, Anna Nicole gets evicted.
• Suge Knight claims Snoop Dogg never ends up in jail because he's always willing to namedrop bigger fish.
• It's cat and mouse for Fabian Basabe and Amy Sacco.
• Christina Aguilera has one heavy night of partying and all of a sudden she's got to be compared to Britney Spears again.
• As Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson both rush to the press to have their sides told, the has-been rocker insists he was the responsible parent.
• A judge in Malawi has decided to let 67 human rights groups get together for an "Is Madonna a fit mother" orgy.
• Now that she's a $29 million-per-movie kinda gal, Reese Witherspoon can make demands like "no cellphones on set."
• Fox 411 gossip Roger Friedman says he has the real scoop on Nicole Kidman's pregnancy — and it ain't so.
• Just moments after performing on The Tonight Show, Snoop Dogg has to perform in the back of a police cruiser.
• ABC still willing to work with Judith Regan, even post-O.J. Simpson.
• First there are the K-Fed sex tape rumors, now there are the K-Fed porn star rumors.
• Sofia Coppola gives birth to future Bungalow 8 patron.
• A peek at tonight's taped Bill O'Reilly appearance on David Letterman shows they can both be childish, but only one of them makes us laugh. [P6]
• Jay-Z sorta takes blame for the break-up with longtime friend and biz partner Damon Dash. [R&M]
• That concert promoters are surprised by Mariah Carey's outrageous demands is more shocking than her outrageous demands. [NYDN]
• Sienna Miller heads back to Shittsburgh. [P6]
• Snoop Dogg arrested for pot and firearm possession. No Pussycat Dolls found during search. [CNN]
• For $100k, you can have Paris Hilton host your New Year's Eve party. For half that, Carmen Electra. For half that, we're guessing you can have two Kevin Federlines. [Page Six]
• Britney Spears won't reveal second baby's actual name, angering more fans than her barefoot trips to the port-a-potty. [Scoop]
• Grey's Anatomy scrapped a girl fight scene following Patrick Dempsey and Isaiah Washington's spat after producers thought fans might confuse pretty young things in a row with homophobic slurs. [Planet Gossip]
• Wesley Snipes will remain in Namibia until December to finish shooting his movie and give the feds plenty of time to orchestrate a press-heavy encounter when he lands stateside. [R&M]
• Like a Men's Vogue cover, AskMen.com names George Clooney its No. 1 fella. [AskMen]
• Prosecutors consider filing charges against Snoop Dogg following his little "concealed weapon at the airport" incident. [AP]
• Borat, who? Sacha Baron Cohen is done with the controversy and moving on to his next role. [Variety]
• Are these producers serious? Someone should show them a YouTube clip of a certain episode of Saturday Night Live. [Much Music]
• Bob Dylan’s assertion that new recordings suck may be due to the fact that he’s listening to his own voice, which no modern technology can improve. [Hollywood Reporter]
• Nothing ruins a good Lance Bass Stereo House party like a moldy pool tarp. [Page Six]
• Snoop Dogg takes a break from pimping himself out to the highest bidder and actually makes music. [NME]
• Willie Nelson (yeah, the guy from Half Baked) thinks those darn foreigners should stop killing and eating our horses. He then proceeded to carve himself up a nice steak. [Jam!]
• Jon Bon Jovi, should be thanking Diane Lane for helping make his career … instead of making things really awkward. [Page Six]
• Despite our authoritative demeanor, we're not actually experts on the music industry. Or on anything. But we do think it’s a terrible idea for MTV to alienate all their female viewers. [NYDN]
• We know Sean Lennon’s looking for a way back into the public eye. But is teaming up with Princess Leia the best way to up your profile? [AOL]
• Who let The Pussycat Dolls into Malyasia in the first place? [Y!]
• Is there a better duo name than Diddy and The Kwat? We didn't think so. [Page Six]
• Hey, listen up. Lil Jon's aspiration is to become the king of rock. We don't want to ruin the natural hilarity of this with a joke. [MTV]
• The guys at Panic! At the Disco live up to their obnoxious band name when their bassist leaves the group in a state of distress. [NME]
• And then there were two potential Idols: the generic girl-pop diva, and the guy with gray hair. Excuse us while we go watch the Food Network. [Billboard]
• Isaac Hayes is the father of a new baby boy who is a king somewhere in Ghana. Which is nice, but Angelina Jolie is set to birth the next Jesus, and that's pretty tough to top. [Jam!]
• The U.K. apparently found Snoop so dangerous they had to ban him from the country. Pete Doherty is still slinging blood and needles around, however. [Spin]
• If we can capture and kill bears and deer why can't we just get Pete Doherty to show up in court? [NME]
• It's ok if Chris Daughtry was booted off American Idol — a second tier contempo-rock band wants him anyway. [NYP]
• While Christina Aguilera feels that she's got the creative juices to create a concept album. The rest of the world awaits in horror. [Spin]
• It's truly amazing. A manager burns up a club and gets four years. Yet, every time Snoop touches a cop he's looking at a 25 to life. That's prejudice against potheads, man. [RS]
• Even without Proof, or Eminiem, D-12 will continue to make music. And everyone will continue to ignore it. [AP News]
• David Lee Roth's radio show is dunzo. Like the rest of us, AP is not surprised. [AP]
• Oh, boy. This little kid is gonna' get his ass kicked in school tomorrow for sure. [Gothamist]
• Paula Abdul feels the need to hug the paparazzi — that vodka and pills combo works wonders [TMZ]
• We read this in the magazine Bonnie Fuller gave us yesterday … so sorry, no link. But every time we get a crush, that cunt Kirsten Dunst snatches him away! She's dating Andy Samberg now? [Star]
• Fo shizzle, Snoop Dogg wrizote a bizook. [Book Standard]
• Snoop Dogg is planning to attend a rally at a prison to protest the execution of former gang leader, Stanley Tookie Williams. Snoop also requested a visit with Williams but got denied entrance into the facility, thus securing his place as the first black man trying to get in to prison. [NME]
• Irv and Christopherr Gotti's Murder Inc. money laundering trial started yesterday in Brooklyn — and Ja Rule and Ashanti were on hand to show their support of the Gottti's. And, of course, to get their names in the news for the first time in years. [VH1]
• The Kaiser Chiefs have cancelled upcoming shows after contracting a "highly contagious and rare virus." The band hasn't released any details about their mystery disease, but if its this bird flu everyone's talking about, they should probably keep out of the States for a while. [Aversion]
• Walk the Line director James Mangold just remembered that Johnny Cash was "thrilled" to be played by Joaquin Phoenix. It seems likely that in his final weeks, soon after losing the love of his life, these are the sorts of things that were on Cash's mind. [MTV]
• Stateside success is no longer "in Robbie Williams' schedule." Yes, and enjoying your music certainly isn't in ours. [Billboard]
• Aaron Carter is shopping around for a new record label, after "getting screwed" by the one he has been with since he was 7. Ugh, is this even music news? [Lowdown]
• ELLEgirl's executive editor Christina Kelly is taking over the masthead, now that editor Brandon Holley is slamming the door on her way to head up Jane.
• The New York Times is prepping for its own sports magazine (it will not, however, go by T: Sports) while Sports Illustrated is planning a brand-extending lifestyle pub.
• Snoop Dogg is off the hook from allegations he drugged and raped a makeup artist backstage at the Jimmy Kimmel Show. She dropped her charges and he dropped his counter suit.
• Knopf is more than just a little upset with Marie Claire's three-part diet series that sounds a little too similar to its own French Woman Don't Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano.
• 50 Cent's G-Unit cohorts Lloyd Banks and Young Buck are facing felony gun possession charges after cops found loaded weapons during a traffic stop after their Anger Management concert at Madison Square Garden.
• Fresh from serving a year in prison, rapper Beanie Sigel is already on the road to promote his autobiographical DVD.
• Montell Williams is reportedly being courted to join the morning show Good Day New York. His guest spots on the show have gone over well with viewers and now producers want to offer him a regular paycheck.
• CNN is greenlighting a commercial from pro-abortion group NARAL that attacks Supreme Court nominee John Roberts with bloody images of an abortion clinic bombing.
• Former New York Post publisher Abe Hirschfeld is dead at age 85. You might also know him for building parking garages and serving nearly two years in prison for conspiring to kill a business partner.
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