[lastfm]Ke$ha [/lastfm]. . . who’s “famous” for the intellectually stimulating singles “Tik Tok” and “Blah Blah Blah” . . . apparently doesn’t think she gets enough respect…
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She adds, “I wouldn’t have a #1 record or song if I wasn’t a hardworking person. “People say ‘party girl’ and instantly you think: DUI, drug problem, private parts hanging out, no underwear, going to nightclubs every night. But here’s the problem: I’m none of the above. It’s not all about fancy clothes, it’s not all about expensive shoes, it’s not about always having every body part hanging out, it’s not about wearing caked-on makeup.” Instead, Ke$ha thinks she should be to be considered a ROLE MODEL. She explains, quote, “People told me, ‘You shouldn’t be singing. I went through awkward, chubby, total weirdo phases. I was in a marching band. Did you ever think a little, chubby, awkward girl with braces in the marching band would be #1 . . . on top of the pop charts? No, you wouldn’t. People will start to respect me as a writer. Look at the charts, honey. As annoying as you think I am, I’m not going anywhere, so you might as well get used to it.” (OK. But a #1 single doesn’t mean you should automatically be respected as a songwriter . . . or a role model. That comes over time, “honey.”)
Speculation has been making the rounds online that “Bachelor” minx VIENNA GIRARDI . . . whose relationship with “Bachelor” JAKE PAVELKA is OVER . . . wanted to pose for “Playboy”. But Vienna says that’s not true. Yesterday, she posted this message on Twitter: Quote, “Really ‘Playboy’?! [That's] something else I didn’t know about myself. It’s another rumor. A rep for “Playboy” also shot down the rumor . . . saying, quote, “This is the first we’ve heard of Vienna Girardi appearing on the cover of ‘Playboy’. We are not in negotiations with her and have not made her an offer.” The HIGHLY reputable “Star” tabloid started the rumor . . . and they claim it came straight from Vienna’s mouth. They say she told them: Quote, “I am going to be on the cover of ‘Playboy’ later this year. “‘The Bachelor’ didn’t pay me a dime . . . and I ran through my savings living with Jake. I need the money. And I want to do something fun and happy for myself! I just want a normal life.” (–Yeah, the road to a “normal life” runs straight through “Playboy”.) Vienna also supposedly told “Star” that she hoped to score $250,000 for doing it.
We may not get to see “The Bachelor’s” VIENNA GIRARDI naked, but the ladies might have a shot at seeing her ex-fiancé JAKE PAVELKA in the buff. Perhaps inspired by the Vienna / “Playboy” rumors, Daniel Nardicio . . . the vice president of marketing at “Playgirl” . . . is inviting Jake to pose for THEM. He says, quote, “We’re determining the value of a shoot with Jake, who exemplifies our classic American guy at ‘Playgirl’. It’s obvious he likes the limelight, and I intuit that he looks good naked. “Most people realize that reality show fame is fleeting and largely a dead end for the actors, so this is a way to extend that fame, and make a cute profit off of it.” (Yes, he said “cute profit.”) Nardicio estimates that their offer to Jake will be, quote, “definitely in the six figures, but just where in that range I am still determining.” And how do they determine that? You don’t want to know.
It’s about time that we got another PEE-WEE HERMAN movie. And we’re not only getting one . . . but it’s in good hands. PAUL REUBENS, who’s the man behind Pee-Wee, is teaming up with JUDD APATOW to develop a new Pee-Wee movie. Judd Apatow wrote, directed and produced “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”, “Knocked Up” and “Funny People” and produced “Superbad”, “Anchorman”, “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”, and tons of other big-time comedies in the past six years. ( And yes, that does include the “Sarah Marshall” sequel, “Get Him to the Greek”.) Apatow says, quote, “Let’s face it, the world needs more Pee-Wee Herman. I am so excited to be working with Paul, who’s an extraordinary and groundbreaking actor and writer. It’s so great to watch him return with such relevance.” Earlier this year, Reubens was performing a live show called “The Pee-Wee Herman Show” in L.A. . . . and it was a huge success. It’s going to Broadway in October.
There are only a handful of actresses who have the look and the skills to star in a movie about the life of MARGARET THATCHER . . . and it looks like the producers want the one who’s going to guarantee them an Oscar nomination. MERYL STREEP is in talks to play Margaret Thatcher in a movie about the days leading up to the Falklands War in 1982 . . . which was a turning point in Thatcher’s reign as Britain’s first female prime minister. There’s no word on when the movie might start shooting.
“Larry King Live” is coming to an end this fall . . . and RadarOnline.com claims “America’s Got Talent” judge PIERS MORGAN is close to replacing him. Piers is one of the names that has been rumored to be up for the gig . . . along with Ryan Seacrest, Katie Couric, Anderson Cooper and Joy Behar. Radar says that Piers has been negotiating with CNN “for weeks,” and a “so-called source” claims there’s a $10 million deal on the table that’s, quote, “all but inked.” (Supposedly, CNN and Piers reached a verbal agreement BEFORE Larry’s big announcement on Tuesday.) For what it’s worth, Larry told CBS News yesterday that if it were up to him . . . he’d go with Seacrest. (Seacrest can get any gig he wants these days . . . which is fine . . . but you have to wonder: A.) Is he interested? Because he certainly doesn’t NEED the job. And B.) Is CNN willing to pony-up for Seacrest? You’d think he’d command much, MUCH more than Piers Morgan.)
DEV PATEL and FREIDA PINTO were the stars of “Slumdog Millionaire”, and if you didn’t know, they’ve been dating ever since they met on set. There had been rumors going around that they got engaged . . . but, turns out, it’s not time to break out the elephants and brightly-colored costumes quite yet. Dev says that while they’re still together and the relationship is going strong, the Internet was wrong and they’re not engaged. (We haven’t seen too much of them since “Slumdog”, but that’s about to change. Dev is playing the bad guy in “The Last Airbender” and Freida just joined the cast of the “Plant of the Apes” prequel, “Rise of the Apes”.)
