K’s out for the day, so you people are stuck with me, sorry. I will muddle my way through this, so bare with me.

We reported a week or so ago that Britney’s ex-manager Sam Lufti was finally served with the restraining order Britney’s parents filed on him. Britney’s mother Lynne Spears, gave a sworn statement she witnessed Sam abuse Britney and admit to giving her drugs which he crushed up and put in her drink to consume. The statement was quite damaging and portrayed Sam as the monster we had all figured him to be.

This however, has not stopped Lufti from his relentless efforts to thwart Britney’s father, Jamie who is co-conservator for her as she undergoes medical treatment, from getting her life back on track. According to OK! Magazine, Sam wants to go to court and call Britney to the stand in defense of his character. From the article:

“I am going to call Britney to the stand so she can tell the world how I was helping her,” Sam reportedly said. “I am innocent. I am Britney’s friend and would never hurt her.”

That’s hard to believe based on Lynne Spears’ testimony for the restraining order, in which she revealed Sam had been secretly drugging Brit and controlling every aspect of her life. But in Sam’s mind, that doesn’t warrant a restraining order, and he’s prepared to “fight all the way” to regain access to Britney, his spokesman Michael Sands says.

“Sam is a good guy who does not agree with this restraining order,” he says.

The 33-year-old is ready to duke it out in court in a March 17 hearing, where he’ll claim Britney had access to drugs from other visitors in her home and fears her life is being taken over by her dad and co-conservator of her assets, Jamie Spears.

And as for Brit? It sounds like she’s tired of being told what to do too.

“She is fighting to get control,” a source says.

Ok, a couple things here. First off, Sam is NOT a good guy. Sam is pathological liar who has a handful of restraining orders out on him from parties NOT related to Britney Spears. Sam has threatened to make peoples lives miserable and stated he wished for people to be raped and killed so he could piss on their graves.

Sam is a sociopath with delusions of grandeur who is just one mental misfiring away from hurting someone. Seriously, Sam Lufti is evil AND worse yet, STUPID. But I will spare you the lengthy tirade on that one.

Secondly, Britney probably IS sick of being told what to do. But you know what? Too bad. Britney is a young woman who is in desperate need of stability and structure in her life. Notice how the news on her has died down since her dad and the lawyer took over her life? That deafening sound of “Britney news silence” is what I like to call: a return to NORMALCY.

Just because you are famous doesn’t mean you need to be in the news all the time. Give some other attention-whores a shot. Surely in all of LaLa Land there’s someone who’s just waiting to get pulled over for drunk driving, show their vajayjay, or leak a sex tape. Britney, in time, you will see being out of the spotlight is a good thing.

Patience, it is a virtue.

This is exactly what I was alluding to in my earlier post about the inherent snobbery which goes into the selection process of the Academy Awards. Character actors are often ignored for their great performances for what can only be what Academy voters deem as a lack of versatility, or even popularity by the masses. If the people voted for whom they deemed to have given the best performance, I am sure the outcome would be different more often than not.

Actor Brad Renfro appeared in 21 films before his tragic death on January 15, from a heroin overdose. Brad was 25 at the time of his death, and his recent life had been marred by substance abuse problems, including an arrest in 2005 for attempting to purchase heroin. This however, does not diminish his talent or his previous work, which garnered him critical acclaim at the time. His first role was in the blockbuster The Client, a film adaptation of a book by John Grisham. (I love his books btw)

He also starred alongside the likes of Brad Pitt, Dustin Hoffman, Robert de Niro and Kevin Bacon in Sleepers, and with Scarlett Johannson in the indie classic Ghost World. In 1995, he won Hollywood Reporter’s “Young Star” award, and was voted nominated in the People’s “Best 30 Under 30.”

My point is, while Brad had derailed his career at the end, he was hardly a nobody and was certainly someone people in the industry respected for having talent and potential. They didn’t ignore Heath Ledger who died because of an accidental overdose, but of course, he’d been nominated for an award.

The Academy has released a statement to Us Magazine, stating:

“It was really an editing decision because we can’t fit everyone in,” a rep for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tells Usmagazine.com. “There was no specific reason.”

That’s some BS right there. Heath Died AFTER Brad, and how hard would it have been to stick Brad’s picture in there? Seriously, this industry takes these young people, throws them into a world of excess, practically plies them with drugs, sucks them of their soul and then discards them like yesterday’s trash.

Tell me Academy, how about you edit this, you buttlicks!

I realize the above video is extra super suck, but hopefully my broadcasting skills will improve. They certainly can’t get worse.

Please give it a listen, as it has info on Sunday’s radio show, plus an upcoming guest in March which may be of interest to Anonymous.

I am open to suggestions on improving this format. Like perhaps, getting a head transplant.

L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology is quoted as saying:

“Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man really wanted to make a million dollars, the best way to do it would be start his own religion.”

Not to compare religious ideologies or beliefs, but that seems an unlikely foundation for any of the other major religions in the world. It is also important to note that no religion is without its failures, faults, murders, missteps and sordid history. But my conclusion is that Scientology isn’t a religion, and the mere fact that its founder based his ideology on making money goes to prove the point: money is the root of all evil. And tacking the term religion onto a derived set of self-help techniques cobbled together by a man who was previously known for writing mediocre science fiction, is dubious to say the least.

But wait, there’s more…

Glosslip is excited to announce NYT’s best-selling author, Ian Halperin will be joining us for his first in-depth intervivew in a special 90-minute segment (this Sunday, Jan 27, 10:00pm EST) to discuss his latest book, Hollywood Undercover - US release date Jan 18 via Amazon.. We welcome you to join in the discussion or listen to Sunday’s show, click here. If you would like to call in and talk to Ian, Glosslip Radio’s call-in number is (646) 476-0139. You can also set a reminder from the above link for the show.

So what’s Hollywood Undercover all about? A brief summary from Amazon:

In Hollywood Undercover, [Ian] gives us a unique and scandalous glimpse behind the scenes of the movie business. This time he poses as an aspiring actor and soon finds himself with an agent, a job offer (admittedly in a hardcore porn film) and ultimately a part in The Aviator, directed by Martin Scorcese. In the interim, he is surprised to uncover anti-Semitism in Hollywood; infiltrates the Church of Scientology whose celebrity stable includes Tom Cruise and John Travolta; and meets numerous A-listers including Brad Pitt, Barbra Streisand and Leonardo DiCaprio, who give him the inside track on what life in Hollywood is really like.

All the Hollywood’s glam aside, what I found most fascinating was Ian’s experience with the Church of Scientology.

Sunday’s Glosslip Radio will focus on the disturbing first-hand accounts Ian discovered during his “bizarre tour of the Scientology Celebrity Centre on Hollywood Boulevard and his visit to world headquarters where a Church cameraman documents his every move from behind a bush, and where an official offers to turn him straight through a series of courses called “auditing.”

Posing as a “gay man seeking to be cured of his homosexuality” Ian was granted entrance into the hallowed halls of the Church, and his unique bravado gave him not only access, but clearance to film what he saw. Unlike the other big Scientology expose by Andrew Morton, which is based on hearsay and speculation, Ian’s goes inside and you won’t believe what he saw and heard. An added bonus, Ian captured much of his experience in a series of videos - check them out here.

A preview of the show’s discussion will focus on a story I did earlier in the week:

But wait, there’s more…

Glosslip Radio is really excited to have Megan aka “Snarky” of PopOnThePop.com joining us this Sunday for our celeb radio show on Blog Talk Radio.

Snarky used to leave comments on Poponthepop.com that the site’s creator and fellow readers really enjoyed. A few months after bringing her humor to the comment section, Snarky was invited to blog for poponthepop. Her journey began in April 2007.

A gossip lover herself, Snarky was already familiar with what lies beneath Hollywood glamour and she was ready to post her insights to thousands online, a few days a week.

When she’s not blogging, her activities include making good money stripping, snorting Pixie Stix and stalking Kevin Federline.

This just in: Snarky’s publicist wants to let you know she’s only kidding.

POTP’s Joy and Snarky post stories nearly every half hour, with insightful commentary and humor. POTP’s writers have a unique voice that has garnered the attention of publications such as Radar magazine, The Washington Post, BBC, USA Today and more. Frequently updated every Monday - Friday, Pop On The Pop not only features the latest gossip, videos, and paparazzi pictures, the site also includes too-crazy-to-be-true real life stories, because let’s face it, train wrecks other than Amy Wino can be equally humorous.

Readers have called Pop On The Pop “addictive”. One doesn’t have to browse the site for long to discover why.

Check in tomorrow at 10:00pm EST to talk to Snarky, check in with the chatroom and listen to the madness as we discuss celebs, trainwrecks and attention whores, OH MY.

Click here to listen!

 

Who?  Oh yeah, that one guy who tells us who dressed horribly the year before.   Anyway, he has decided that Mad Posh, also known as Victoria Beckham, was his official Worst Dressed Celebrity of 2007:

The fashion maven’s 48th Annual Worst Dressed Women List, released Tuesday, placed the Spice Girl at number one, a dishonor that was accompanied by this biting remark: “In one skinny-mini monstrosity after another, pouty Posh can really wreck-em.”

I could have told you that without a press conference.  Glad nobody’s releasing a Worst Pun Used To Describe A Fashionista list.

I have to say, I agree with him.  Rarely have I seen a woman with so much potential to be a beautiful style icon, screw it up so badly on such a consistent basis.  I’d also like to see her favorite fashion accessory, David, on some sort of a list as well.  I’m sorry, but you can just tell these two fight for space in front of the mirror.  Your man shouldn’t look more stylish and put together than you do.

Noticeably absent from the list is Britney Spears, because he believes that she needs to get her life in order before he picks on her bad clothing choices.  Well, at least he has a heart.

But I have to agree with the other women on his list as well.  They are, in order: 

1. Victoria Beckham
2. Amy Winehouse
3. Mary-Kate Olsen
4. Fergie
5. Kelly Clarkson
6. Eva Green
7. Avril Lavigne
8. Jessica Simpson
9. Lindsay Lohan
10. Alison Arngrim

WAIT a second…Alison Arngrim?  Nellie Oleson from Little House On The Prairie?  Uh oh…Mr. Blackwell’s skinny behind is in for it now.  Crazazy bizzle will kick some gay boo-tay for putting her on this list.  I hope he has a well-dressed security guard, because don’t nobody diss Nellie without some hair getting pulled out.

Now THAT’S may-jah.

George Clooney is said to have uttered the following when asked what he thought about Nicole Kidman’s pregnancy announcement yesterday while attending the Critics Choice Awards, his response:

“At least she is older than 16.”

One can only assume this was an apparent dig at Jamie Lynn Spears, who is also pregnant, but at the ripe, old age of 16. Apparently, not all of Hollywood thinks being unmarried, under 18 and pregnant is a good thing.

But wait, there’s more…

An article in the Daily Mail about Andrew Morton’s new book (remember him? he wrote the Princess Di biography a while back) reveals some either wildly crazy claims about Tom Cruise and his religion Scientology, or some scary truths.

You know what they say, truth is often stranger than fiction.

Some highlights from the book and the article state:

On Suri, Tom and Katie’s daughter:

Morton claims some “fanatical” Scientologists believed Suri Cruise was actually the result of a sperm donation by Scientology’s dead founder, L. Ron Hubbard.

In her more reflective moments, Katie might have felt as if she were in the middle of a real-life version of the horror movie Rosemary’s Baby, in which an unsuspecting young woman is impregnated with the Devil’s child.”

How the Church controls wayward deciples:

He quotes Hubbard’s son, Ronald De Wolf, who fell out with his father, giving a Playboy interview: “You have complete control of someone if you have every detail of his sex life and fantasy life on record. In Scientology the focus is on sex. Sex, sex, sex.

“The first thing we wanted to know about someone we were auditing was his sexual deviations. All you’ve got to do is find a person’s kinks, whatever they might be.

“Their dreams and their fantasies. Then you can fit a ring through their noses and take them anywhere. You promise to fulfil their fantasies or you threaten to expose them.”

On why Tom ultimately left second wife, Nicole Kidman:

Morton claims Scientologists were worried that Kidman might be a problem because her father was a psychologist - “which automatically made her a Potential Trouble Source” - and she had given an interview emphasising her roots as a Catholic.

On why Tom and fellow actress Penelope Cruz’s relationship failed:
Cruise’s attempts at new relationships, with actresses Penelope Cruz and Sofia Vergara, did not work out.

Morton claims Cruz’s father Eduardo “was concerned that his famous daughter could be drawn into what he considered a cult - and, like so many others, be lost to him and his family for ever.

“Eventually he emailed an organisation devoted to helping cult members and their families. It was only after a long exchange of correspondence that officials realised they were dealing with Penelope Cruz’s father.”

And of course, The Church’s secret ambition to take over Germany:

The author says Germany’s population of 80million made it a perfect “new market” for Scientology, although the church is not recognised officially as a religion there.

“David Miscavige (the head of the Church) and his lieutenants were in Scientology’s war room at Hemet, planning the invasion of Germany. From time to time they were joined in their desert bunker by Tom, who these days is the organisation’s second-in-command in all but name, involved in every aspect of planning and policy.”

This and all sorts of other strange and seemingly fictional accounts of creepiness the Church of Scientology may be responsible for. To read the entire article, go here.

I find ALL of this plausible, except the part about Suri. She is clearly both Tom and Katie’s daughter and possibly one of the cutest little tykes in Hollywood. I think it’s horrible they would make any kind of negative depiction towards a small child, but not surprising. We journalists are a vicious bunch.

Essentially, Scientology is a religion that was created on a lark by sci-fi writer L. Ron Hubbard. While all religions have a sense of mystical nonsense to them, few are as ridiculous sounding as The Church Of Scientology which purports to purge you of your earthly negativities by cleaning you of past life memories from aliens attacking earth some 45 million years ago, to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Or something like that.

Sheesh, and people think Christianity’s weird?

With 2008 just around the corner, we must find an appropriate way to wrap up 2007’s top celeb stories. Oh boy, and what a year it was. 2007, or “The Year of the Dimwitted Bimbos” as I like to call it, saw the death of one icon, and the re/afterbirth of another icon.

In between Anna Nicole Smith’s death and Britney Spears mental disintegrate we have Paris Hilton going to jail, Lindsay Lohan crashing and burning with dual attempts at rehab, several celeb DUI’s and of course, to round out the year in celebrity nonsensical behavior, we have Britney Spears kid sister Jamie Lynn Spears announcing she is not only pregnant at 16, but she’s keeping her baby!

Papa don’t preach, because that’s my job.

Join Confessions of a Fanboy’s Josh Hathaway, and with any luck, Blogcritics Eric Olsen as we assail, discuss this year’s top celeb stories!