1. | No sooner had we put last week's edition to bed came word that a certain famous person became engaged. So, congratulations on finding true and everlasting love to: | ||
John Mayer | |||
Britney Spears | |||
Lindsay Lohan | |||
Jennifer Love Hewitt | |||
2. | Film fans were treated this week to the first trailer to the Peter Jackson film The Hobbit. One of the images below comes from the Hobbit trailer - the others are from the earlier Lord of the Rings trailers. Which is from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey? | ||
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
By way of explanation.....
In order, the images are from Return of the King, The Two Towers, Fellowship of the Ring and The Hobbit |
|||
3. | Having not been relevant to the music scene for years and years, MTV nevertheless created an Artist of the Year honor, and bestowed the new title upon this person: | ||
Katy Perry | |||
Adele | |||
Pitbull | |||
Bruno Mars | |||
4. | A movie superhero did some real-life justice seeking when he had a run-in with Chinese guards as he attempted to visit a jailed activist. Who was this (un) masked man, anyway? | ||
Captain America's Chris Evans | |||
Batman's Christian Bale | |||
Thor's Chris Hemsworth | |||
Wolverine's Hugh Jackman | |||
5. | Pop culture met academia in a weird way when an NYU professor was allegedly fired for giving this celebrity student a D in his "Directing the Actor II" class: | ||
Anne Hathaway | |||
Emile Hirsch | |||
Dakota Fanning | |||
James Franco | |||
By way of explanation.....
The reason for the low grade was apparently a high number of classes missed by Franco |
|||
6. |
Say hello to the beautiful Paula Patton, featured here in a photoshoot for January's GQ. While not a household name...yet...she is appearing in what newly released movie, just in time for Christmas? |
||
Alvin & the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | |||
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | |||
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | |||
The Adventures of Tintin | |||
7. |
|
||
Natalie Portman, who hates being called NPort | |||
Scarlett Johansson, who hates being called ScarJo | |||
Jennifer Lopez, who hates being called JLo | |||
Amy Poehler, who hates being alled APo | |||
8. | For a few moments Monday night, the world was shaken at the news that this superstar had died. If you sat there thinking, this is probably just a hoax, you're right - ________wasn't actually dead, after all. | ||
Charlie Sheen | |||
David Letterman | |||
Meryl Streep | |||
Jon Bon Jovi | |||
9. |
The death hoax referred, of course, to Bon Jovi, and Jon answered the rumors in pretty great fashion, posting this sign on his Facebook page: |
||
Unlimited bowling in heaven, and you don't pay for the shoes | |||
Only mostly dead | |||
Not nearly as hot as I was expecting to be | |||
Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey | |||
By way of explanation.....
|
|||
10. | The SLW staff was saddened to hear that two of our favorite stars - and one of the longest lasting celebrity couples - are splitting. Who are going their separate ways after 30 years together? | ||
Rhea Pearlman and Danny DeVito | |||
Annette Bening and Warren Beatty | |||
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell | |||
Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard | |||
11. | The second notable breakup of the week involved Jennifer Elia, whose engagement and relationship ended. Elia's name might not ring a bell, but you've likely heard of her former fiance, who made lots of news in 2011: | ||
Conan O'Brien | |||
Michael Lohan | |||
Simon Cowell | |||
Chaz Bono | |||
12. | But fear not, fans of celebrity relationships! Internet rumors, which are always to be believed, suggest that this on again/off again pair became engaged at a luxury resort in Wyoming on Monday: | ||
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt | |||
Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake | |||
Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber | |||
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux | |||
13. | This action star almost didn't make it to see the new year, nearly drowning as he filmed scenes for a surfing movie in California: | ||
Gerard Butler | |||
Matt Damon | |||
Jason Statham | |||
Shia LaBeouf | |||
14. | This week it was revealed that the most watched YouTube video of 2011 primarily featured: | ||
Cats | |||
The Royal Wedding | |||
Chris Brown | |||
Rebecca Black | |||
By way of explanation.....
See the full list here |
|||
15. | Do you remember what American Idol is? Us neither! At any rate, a recent contestant made news this week by announcing plans to leave the music scene for a while as s/he heads off for a two-year stint with a Mormon missionary: | ||
David Archuletta | |||
Adam Lambert | |||
Lacey Brown | |||
Lee Dewhatshisname | |||
16. | Really making sure we don't forget American Idol. One of its notable contestants was arrested in Finland for assaulting his significant other outside a gay night club. It wasn't Clay Aiken, right? Right?? | ||
Right, it was Taylor Hicks. | |||
Right, it was David Archuleta. | |||
Right, it was Adam Lambert. | |||
Wrong. | |||
17. | Charlize Theron, star of new film Young Adult, urged 30-somethings to stop wearing clothing adorned with this younger-skewing fashion theme - ironically, perhaps, as her character in the film wears it: | ||
Hello Kitty | |||
Team Edward/Team Jacob | |||
Harry Potter | |||
Elmo | |||
18. | If you had a spare $861K laying around - and face it, who doesn't these days? - then you could have won this screen legend's Oscar at auction this week: | ||
Laurence Olivier | |||
Orson Welles | |||
Katharine Hepburn | |||
Humphrey Bogart | |||
19. | If you asked Santa for another 32 installments of a certain singer's ‘Trapped in the Closet’, then you are in luck. Which singer is planning this unwarranted expansion of his vanity project? | ||
R. Kelly | |||
Sean Combs | |||
Robin Thicke | |||
Usher | |||
20. |
The SLW staff wishes you the best for the holidays. So does a this celebrity, who sent out the following card: which recalled a 2006 incident in which the inebriated star leaped into a Christmas tree in a London hotel: |
||
Russell Crowe | |||
Andy Dick | |||
Steven Seagal | |||
Kiefer Sutherland | |||