Yay! Katie Is Coming to Australia!

Australian pop star, Dancing With The Stars winner in 2007, and raging OTV Scientologist Kate Ceberano will be welcoming Katie Holmes to Australia with open arms.

Katie and Suri will be moving to Melbourne for four months, so Katie can film Who’s Afraid Of The Dark.  No word yet if Tom will be joining.

So what about this Kate Ceberano? According to Wikipedia Ceberano’s whole family is in Scientology, so sadly she was born into Scientology without a choice:

Kate is a third-generation member of the Church of Scientology in Australia, her grandmother having once been employed as a  governess for L. Ron Hubbard’s children. She retains close family ties, working closely with her mother Cherie Ceberano, her brother (guitarist Phil) and her husband (film-maker Lee Rogers). 

Yikes, I bet her Granny had some CRAZY stories to tell about her gig with Hubbard! Scientology records shows that Kate has sailed on the asbestos-laden Scientology-owned cruise ship, the Freewinds, twice in 2001. We hope she is ok and seeks a doctor’s care. She also sang at Tom Cruise’s birthday party.

A little more on Kate…she has five platinum albums, four Gold albums and over 1 million albums sold in Australia. Kate owns a chihuahua which was supposedly given to her by felllow Scientologist Kirstie Alley. Ceberano’s chosen charity for Dancing with The Stars, was the Breast Cancer Foundation, (Ceberano is the Victorian Ambassador for the National Breast Cancer Foundation) so kudos to Kate for making a good choice there.

She is also spokesperson for Platex lingerie.  What a busy gal!

Her entire family is also in Scientology, but yet her website does not mention Scientology one iota, with the exception of links to Artists For Human Rights and Youth For Human Rights, which are BLATANT Scientology front groups.
Oh…well, there ya go.

Also a bit quirky, in 1992 she played Mary Magdalene in an Australian rendition of Jesus Christ Superstar. We found this especially “quirky” do to the fact that Scientology cult founder L. Ron Hubbard was quoted as saying there was “no Christ” and the Christianity concept was an alien implant. You can hear it for yourself by listening to actual L. Ron Hubbard sound bites.

In Hubbard’s own words:

“The man on the cross. There was no Christ.”
“Assists” lecture, #10 in the confidential Class VIII series of lectures (3 October 1968)

The part of Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar, required Kate to sing I Don’t Know How To Love Him… Perhaps she was singing about Scientology “savior” (using the term VERY loosely) L. Ron Hubbard instead? Ewww…

The Daily Telegrpah wrote:

SINGING Scientologist Kate Ceberano is hoping for a gathering of church clans and the next generation of the chapter when Katie Holmes and her daughter Suri Cruise hit Melbourne this month.

While Tom Cruise is yet to officially confirm he will come to Sydney, Holmes and Suri, 3, are expected when Holmes arrives to film horror flick Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark.

And Ceberano wants to catch up with her old church-mate Cruise - and would like to introduce her daughter Gypsy, 5, to Suri.

“I’d love to meet her (Katie) properly. They are Mr. and Mrs. America. They are great people and it will be lovely for Melbourne to be able to have that interaction with these kinds of people,” she said. And if Gypsy met Suri?

“Wouldn’t that be magic and fun? Let’s get them in town..”

Wow Kate, where do I start? “Mr and Mrs America”?” It would be lovely for Melbourne to have interaction with these kinds of people?” “Magic and fun?”

WTF?  It sounds like 80’s magician Doug Henning is coming to visit Kate.

Now I have heard TomKat called MANY things… but Mr. and Mrs. America? OH COME ON KATE! PUKE!

A couple of things I WILL be grateful for about this move to Melbourne, is that Suri gets to play with Kate’s daughter Gypsy, and Katie gets some alone time away from Tom.
It was recently reported that Suri is not allowed to play with other WOG children. What’s a wog you say?

A little help from Wikipedia (sorry Scientology, can’t edit it any more!):

Amongst Scientologists, wog is used as a disparaging word for non-scientologists. Scientology’s founder L. Ron Hubbard defined wog as a “common, everyday garden-variety humanoid…He ‘is’ a body. [He] doesn’t know he’s there, etc. He isn’t there as a spirit at all. He is not operating as a thetan. The term comes from ‘Worthy Oriental Gentleman’, from the days of the British in Egypt.

L. Ron Hubbard employed the term frequently in his lectures and writings. You’ll find out most people, wog people have mock-ups which are two-dimensional” — “Creative Admiration Processing” lecture, 10 January 1953

“We’re making a new [society]. So let’s skip the approval button from a lot of wogs and settle down to work to make new people and better people.” — HCOPL 26 May 1961

“We work in a jungle of noncompliance and false reports called the wog world.” — HCOPL 5 Jan 1968

So…back to Australia…perhaps Katie getting away from Tom for a bit and hopefully, some much needed space.

Looks like she will have to phone in her weekly confessions  to Tom, instead of writing them down during her stay in Australia. Ouch! That’s going to be quite the phone bill. Eh! They can afford it.

And Suri? It was reported that Suri’s interactions with non-Scientology kids was frowned on by Tom and Katie. Now I don’t know how accurate this story was, as it has of course been reported that she has played with other non-Scientology children before, for instance, Shiloh Jolie and their close friends, the Beckham’s children, so who knows for sure.

Bild.com and many other sites, who reported the story also said that Suri mostly plays and talks with her dolls. Now that’s just SAD. I don’t care if Tomkat bought Suri a Barbie Scientology Celebrity complete with a mini e-Meter, if this is true, it is beyond cruel.

Suri is probably asking her dolls….  Can you get me outta here?

Can You Help Me Get Outta Here?

Here is the story from Bild.com:

Suri Cruise is not allowed to socialise with non-Scientologist children. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are reportedly reluctant to let their three-year-old daughter play with other kids, even those in her two dance classes. A source told the ‘Star’: “She never hangs out with her dance friends before or after class. Her mom takes her and waits in the lobby during class. Then their entourage whisk her away again. They prefer Suri not to hang out with other kids unless they’re Scientologists. And she doesn’t have many play dates with children and is happy just spending time talking to her dolls as though she is their adult nanny.”

So let’s hope that Katie, as well as Suri, gets more out of Australia than just auditing at the local Scientology Celebrity Center.

Suri, for all intents and purposes, is only a child, (Tom’s two adopted children from marriage to Nicole Kidman are rarely pictured with the tot) and like any child, she should be able to enjoy her childhood before she hits that school with L. Ron Hubbard tech. Child psychologists have always emphasized the importance of children having peers to interact with, and if Suri is isolated and then immersed in a Scientology-only school, the effects could change her life forever, and not for the good. The same goes for Kate’s daughter Gypsy for that matter.

I of course hope that Katie has an epiphany and leaves the cult, and saves herself and Suri from a life in Scientology. Everyone has seen the visible toll that life with Tom and Scientology has done to her.

From This Katie

To This Katie..In a Very Short Time

I also hope Kate Ceberano and her family, who are also victims, and any other members who are caught in Scientology’s grip, some day have the courage and the foresight to leave the cult.

Steve Brackett, Scientology Super Power Building Donor

We are still trying to piece together the events that led to the death of construction mogul and former beau of Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson) Steve Brackett’s suicide — and even more intriguing — why Scientologist associates were covering up the truth about his death.

The super-sleuths over at WWP discovered and made the connections between Brackett’s apparent suicide and his Scientology connections. As we stated here before at Glosslip, Scientology, statistically, has a high number of suicides within its membership, as well as, a number of unexplained deaths. Here are some details about the discovery of Brackett’s body back in May from the Monterey Herald:

Los Angeles man dies after fall from bridge

The body of a Los Angeles man, who apparently leaped to his death from the Highway 1 Bixby Bridge on the Big Sur Coast, was discovered Thursday.

A hiker found Stephen Brackett, 54, about 5:30a.m., said Dan Robison, a detective with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Coroner division.

Brackett, who was supposed to be visiting friends, disappeared Sunday. Robison said Brackett died from injuries suffered after the nearly 200-foot fall from the bridge.

There are no indications of foul play, and friends and relatives of Brackett said he was despondent because of financial troubles with his business, Robison said.

In this economy, it’s hard to not find sad stories like this of economic hardship taking its toll on a person’s mental state, so this story could have been swept up in the tide of bad news we are becoming all too accustomed to, were it not for the intriguing details that WWP were able to piece together after coming across this blog entry at the Bluemel Reader (writer Dan Bluemel) about Brackett’s death:

I had worked for Brackett for two years starting in 2000. He was a Scientology OT, which is to say in Scientology parlance, he was a “knowing and willing cause over life, thought, matter, energy, space and time.” [2] Since I had left his Los Angeles based construction company, Brackett Construction, Brackett had become a multi-million dollar contributor to Scientology. For a time, he courted Scientology celebrity, Nancy Cartwright, who is the voice of the cartoon character Bart Simpson.

Unfortunately, according to my sources, Brackett had run into trouble on various construction projects and recently lost several arbitration settlements, one of which cost him $300,000. He was scheduled to go to Flag, Scientology’s top church, soon, as a plane ticket had been purchased. More than likely, this visit was intended to help him sort out his recent woes using Scientology’s expensive psuedo-science counseling techniques.

The fascinating thing about Brackett’s death is that a Brackett Construction executive, who is a Scientologist, has been telling people for days that Brackett died in a head-on collision. My sources reveal that the cover story is even being told to Brackett’s children and mother. The reason for this lie is to protect the image of Scientology’s exalted state of OT, whom Scientologists believe to have supernatural powers giving them a near, full control over life.

It is truly sad when one considers that Brackett would not have had anyone, such as a relative or close friend, with whom he could have discussed his depression with. In the Scientology belief system, one’s “case” cannot be discussed with anyone other than their counselor, especially if they are an OT. That means Brackett could only talk about his issues with strangers or acquaintances at Flag, which is located across the country in Florida. Furthermore, OT’s are expected to embody the best of Scientology. So Brackett would have gone through this experience while feeling he must convey to those around him an aura of happiness and control. Also, considering Brackett’s money trouble juxtaposed against Scientologist’s belief that wealth is a sign of spiritual superiority, the pressure on Brackett must have been overwhelming.

Rather than take this time to question their false belief system, Scientologists who knew Brackett are going along with this crude attempt at public relations by continuing the cover story about his death. Although in private, they are talking about what really happened. But these Scientologists will not question their belief system. Instead, as church founder, L. Ron Hubbard would have them believe, Scientologists will wonder what Brackett had done to cause him to sink into spiritual degradation. Perhaps “there were errors in his counseling” or maybe “he had been weakened by a lack of morality,” they will wonder. Not once will these Scientologists realize that their belief system is a fraud.

So in the last couple of weeks we’ve had two Scientology-affiliated deaths (David Carradine being the other) and both have something in common besides Scientology: the media glossing over both deceased parties association with a cult which considers mental illness a false ailment and expressly forbids its members from seeking treatment outside of its own “cures.”

Brackett was set to wed fellow Scientologist Nancy Cartwright who does the voice of Bart Simpson, and who famously was outed in the media last year for donating $10 million dollars to the “church.” According to Variety.com, Nancy and Steve were to be married in the spring of 2008, but that union was canceled.

Next spring, Cartwright will wed high-end general contractor Steve Brackett. The only two words she revealed about the wedding ceremony: “MARCHING BANDS.

Steve had been affiliated with the Church of Scientology since as far back as 1979, when he is listed as having reached “clear” status. Brackett is also listed as a Gold Meritorious IAS member, which signifies he’s contributed at least a $1 million to the CoS. Another interesting tidbit posted at WWP, was a “leaked” email about Steve’s death to Scientology members:

Steve Bracket departed his body last week.

Many of us knew Steve as an LA Org OTC Member who not only contributed to our projects through his work and financially, but brought many people into the LA Org for services. He’s a great guy and will be missed.

Steve’s memorial service will be held at Celebrity Centre this coming Saturday at 1:00 PM. Please feel free to let others know who may want to wish him a fond farewell and new beginning.

ML,
Betsy

Read into all that Scientology mumbo jumbo what you will. For additional information on this, please visit the WWP forum, where they have all the source data used in this story. Many thanks to all those folks who contributed in providing info on Steve’s death at WWP.

Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest movie Brüno is slated to come out July 10th, but as I previously predicted upcoming lawsuits, in my last article, about Brüno dropping in, ahem, on Eminem at the MTV Awards, it has already happened. Brüno is getting sued.

Sacha Baron Cohen is of course known for his 2006 movie Borat . Borat had it’s fair share of various lawsuits and his new movie Brüno is following suit.

Richelle Olson, has filed a claim against Sacha, and it seems she also wants to join the sue-the-rich-society, even though she previously signed papers releasing the film from any liabilities, but is now claiming she signed them under duress. PA-LEASE bitch! Seems it was no secret that Sacha’s last filmBorat brought in 125 mil. Hmmm Rochelle?

So how Did Sacha and the lovely Richelle meet? Brüno gained entry to the bingo hall where Rochelle was working by saying he was a celebrity who was doing a film documentary on bingo. Well, he is a celebrity and they were in a bingo hall, and they were filming, right?

Olson also claims that Brüno was saying vulgarities over the microphone at the Bingo hall to a mostly elderly audience, and when Rochelle tried to grab the mike away from Brüno, his camera crew attacked her. She fled and coworkers found her crying uncontrollably — and she then fell to the floor, where she hit her head on a cement slab. All this over a few obscenities? Wow! Why does this sound so freakin’ ridiculous to me?

Let’s hope the judge throws this case out, like he did on several other money hungry vultures. Plain and simple people, if you sign a release form, that means you AGREE to the terms in the release form, and if you change your mind later and make up some grand scheme…you are screwed.  Ok? Got it?

Borat in His Banana Hammock

MSNBC sez:

LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — Sacha Baron Cohen’s new movie isn’t in theaters yet, but it’s already producing the same sort of buzz and legal backlash that his last hit, “Borat,” created.

Richelle Olson sued the 37-year-old actor and NBC Universal on May 22, claiming an incident at a charity bingo tournament that was filmed for the upcoming “Bruno” left her disabled.

Olson claims she was severely injured after struggling with Cohen and his film crew at the event, held in Palmdale, Calif., two years ago. The lawsuit states she now needs a wheelchair or cane to move around.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages of more than $25,000.

Phone and e-mail messages sent to publicists for Cohen and NBC Universal weren’t immediately returned Wednesday.

Cohen’s 2006 film, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” produced numerous lawsuits by people claiming they were duped and humiliated by his antics. A New York judge last year threw out claims by a driving instructor and two etiquette teachers after determining they signed agreements releasing filmmakers from liability.

It was unclear whether the incident involving Olson will appear in “Bruno.” The lawsuit mentions contracts that Olson apparently signed, but claim they were entered under “duress” and included several misrepresentations.

“Borat” was a surprise box-office hit, earning more than $125 million in the United States.

In “Bruno,” scheduled for release July 10, Cohen plays a flamboyantly gay Austrian fashionista. Much like in “Borat,” Cohen’s humor depends on cajoling people to let him into events and he then tapes their reactions to his outlandish behavior.

Olson’s lawsuit contends Cohen has 30 sham companies that help him pull off his ruses and that is how the comedian and his camera crew gained entry into the Desert Valley Charities’ bingo tournament in May 2007.

Cohen was invited to the event because his handlers identified him as a “celebrity” who was filming a documentary on bingo, the suit states. The event was to raise money for nursing students.

According to the lawsuit, Cohen — in character as Bruno — started using vulgarities while calling the second bingo game in front of a mostly elderly audience.

A struggle ensued after Olson tried to grab the microphone away from Cohen. She claims he then called his camera crew over, who attacked her for at least a minute, hoping to “create a dramatic emotional response.”

Olson’s suit states she ran from the stage and was found moments later by a co-worker, sobbing uncontrollably. She then fell to the floor, hitting her head on a concrete slab.

The suit states she suffered brain bleeding as a result.  Story was first reported on TMZ.

What was Sacha’s side of the story? In a statement Friday, Universal Pictures tells Usmagazine.com:

“The allegations made by Richelle and Lance Olson in their complaint are completely baseless. Filmed footage of the full encounter, which took place more than two years ago, clearly shows that Ms. Olson was never touched or in any way assaulted by Sacha Baron Cohen or any member of the production and suffered no injury. If the Olsons elect to proceed with their frivolous action, we expect each of the defendants to be fully vindicated.”

Oh Sacha.... Naughty Becomes you!

Although some may find Sacha’s ways of filming his movies a bit controversial to say the least, I am sure there are a lot more law suits on the way. I can’t help but say…..Screw ‘em if they can’t take a joke!

Cripes, each day I scour the tabloid rags and read about these emotionally stunted celebrities and their foolish antics and I just scratch my head (dandruff perhaps?). Hollywood is sincerely, just a more glamorous version of high school and isn’t that just really, really sad?

Ultimately it’s boring, repetitive and stupid, which is why I don’t post as much as most other celeb sites, because frankly, these people, ahem, bore the sh*t out of me. Sure, I want to comment on why Lindsay Lohan can’t keep her snatch covered (even when she seems to be sporting some kind of venereal sore), or why Heidi and Spencer are the two biggest twats on the planet, or why Jennifer Aniston can’t seem to wrangle a decent man, or whatever dumb stuff these tabloids come up with, but I guess I am just too lazy to force myself to pretend it’s worth writing about.

But then, sometimes, you come across such flagrant assholishness that even a jaded, professional tabloid-hound like me can’t it pass up. This is one of those stories.

Ashlee Simpson, little sis of fatty-bo-batty Jessica Simpson, is married to that fruity-ish fellow from Fall Out Boy, Pete Wentz. Don’t ask me how these two became an item, except it has something to do with “selling out,” “being inauthentic” and “downright sucking” but alas, they formed a union and then spawned a little fameling named Bronx Mowgli. Why yes, that is the dumbest baby name ever. No offense Bronx, but your name is lame.

Apparently, before Ashlee (Ashhole, or Asslee as she’s affectionately known) hooked up with Pete, he dated that little lass best known as Dawn Summers from Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Michelle Trachtenberg.

I have nothing against Michelle, as she keeps her crotch covered and her face out of the tabloids — that’s golden for me. But even her presumed innocence couldn’t keep Hollyweird from tainting her with its foul stain. More from the SF Chronicle:

Ashlee Simpson has apologized to her husband’s ex-girlfriend Michelle Trachtenberg after launching a vicious verbal attack on the actress at a party in Los Angeles on Monday night.

The singer/actress attended the DJ Hero party at L.A.’s Wiltern Theater with her husband Pete Wentz, and the couple was seated close to the “Gossip Girl” star, who dated the Fall Out Boy rocker before his marriage.

The pop star is reported to have been furious about the slip-up, with a source telling celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, “She (Simpson) was staring directly at Michelle and starting hurling insults at her. Pete looked mortified.”

Partygoers then allegedly restrained Simpson when the scrap escalated.

And now a spokesperson for the star has issued a statement about the incident, insisting Simpson has since made peace with Trachtenberg and apologized for her behavior.

The rep tells America’s OK! magazine, “It was just a misunderstanding. Ashlee has since apologized to Michelle and they remain on good terms.

What the SF article doesn’t mention is a classy quote from Ashlee on the night in question. After taunting and harassing poor Michelle all night, she put the icing on the cake with this gem:

“I hope you know, the whole time you were dating Pete, I was fucking him!”

Holy Grow The Eff Up Dumbass! What the hell kind of self-esteemed challenged dipshit says crap like this? It’s not like Michelle WAS with Pete AFTER Ashlee and had stolen the little troll from her. And more importantly, and certainly more SIGNIFICANTLY, who fights over a guy like Pete Wentz? Methinks Ashlee has some major inferiority issues to overcome and I’d strongly suggest she get that nonsense worked out before she gives birth to any more children.

Now before you call me bitter, old, mean and cranky (which I am) this isn’t the first time Asslee’s let the drink get the best of her. I offer exhibit A.)

While I do feel cheap and dirty talking about this immature incident, I would like to point out that this further illustrates to the world, that by putting these poptarts on a pedestal, we’re only encouraging their already anti-social traits.

Ashlee, just because you apologized doesn’t mean we forgive you, you best lay off the sauce, no one likes a rude drunk.

And as for you Pete Wentz, in the infamous words of Andy Stizter in the 40-Year Old Virgin (at the 3:21 mark): “You should keep your ho on a leash…Bitch’s running wild man!”

Sing it Sister Sledge!  “We are family…I got all my sisters with me“, and cousins 9 times removed! Now I never understood all the seven cousins once and twice removed business in geneology….
But, below are some really unique (to say the least) celebrity and political family ties from Ancestry.com. Enjoy!

George Bush and Dick Cheney

They’re ninthcousins, one time removed. Common ancestors are William and Lydia Fletcher, both born around 1622.(figures! evil breeds evil.)

George Bush and Hugh Hefner

They’re 11th cousins, twice removed. Bush’s 10th great-grandfather and Hefner’s eighth great-grandfather was Thomas Richards, who died around 1650. (Once a playboy, always a playboy, although Hef is WAY cooler than Bush could ever hope to be)

Britney Spears and John Edwards

Seventh cousins three times removed. Their common ancestor was John Stovall, born in Virginia around 1705. (Why can I believe this one?)

Barack Obama and Brad Pitt

Ninth cousins. They share the same ancestor, Edwin Hickman, who was born in 1690. Edwin’s son Edwin Jr. is Brad Pitt’s seventh great-grandfather (that’s great great great great great great great grandfather.) Edwin’s other son, James, is Obama’s seventh great-grandfather, on his mother’s side. (Oh won’t Angelina and Brad being tickled about this one! puke!)

Princess Diana and Sarah Palin
Both share the same ninth great grandfather John Strong, who was born in England 1605. (yikes, she will never hold a candle to Princess Di)

Princess Di and Andrew Firestone

10th cousin to Andrew Firestone, (from reality show The Bachelor, who cares).

Tom Hanks and Abraham Lincoln

They are related some way, but they didn’t list exactly how, either way, totally believable — they’re both awesome fellows!

But wait, there’s more…

As we reported earlier, actor David Carradine was found dead in a Bangkok Hotel room. Carradine was in Thailand working on his latest film, Stretch. As the day progressed, there has been additional news on the events surrounding Carradine’s death.

Most people remember Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine aka “Grasshopper” from the 1970’s TV show “Kung Fu”, or perhaps the youngin’s, may remember him from his role in the movie Kill Bill.

Carradine in Kung Fu TV Series

According to the BBC, the maid found him with a rope around his neck and a rope around another part of his body. The BBC has changed their story several times. It first said the rope was found around his neck and his genitals.  Perhaps the family did not want this reported, and who can blame them. Additionally, Carradine was found naked.

Although they are calling it suicide, I am going to put my money on ”erotic asphyxiation.” As disturbing as this may be to hear for fans of the actor, this is what I believe happened, based on what’s been reported.

For all you NON-kinky people, a little help from Wikipedia on Erotic asphyxiation:

“Erotic asphyxiation refers to intentionally cutting off oxygen to the brain for sexual arousal.”

The BBC writes:

Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a cord around his neck and other parts of his body.

The US star was in Thailand filming his latest film, Stretch, according to his personal manager Chuck Binder.

Mr Binder said the news was “shocking”, adding: “He was full of life, always wanting to work… a great person.”

A US embassy official confirmed the actor’s death, but added that the cause of death had not yet been established.

Mark Kermode pays tribute to David Carradine

However, Thai newspaper, The Nationn reported that police believe the actor took his own life, and preliminary investigations found that he hanged himself.

Carradine was part of an acting dynasty which included his father, John Carradine, and brothers Bruce, Keith and Robert. The star was best known for his role as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s TV series Kung Fu, which spawned sequels in the ’80s and ’90s.

The character became one of the most iconic roles in US TV and earned Carradine both Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.

While his film career saw him working with directors including Martin Scorsese and Ingmar Bergman, the cult actor was considered something of a B-movie legend.

In 2003, after years in the straight-to-video market, Carradine found a new audience thanks to his role in the Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill.

He was most recently seen on the big screen as a Chinese mobster in Crank: High Voltage, opposite British actor Jason Statham. Carradine was an accomplished composer, musician, musical performer and songwriter. According to his official website, he was also a sculptor and a painter. He is survived by his wife, Annie Bierman, and three children including actresses Calista and Kansas.

What the BBC did not mention or include, oddly enough, was his daughter Sienna Caradine.

Not surprisingly, another HUGE part missing from this story was David Carradine’s family being steeped in Scientology. Although David had denied being a Scientologist, he was however, quite the Scientology sympathizer, including multiple performances at at the Scientology Celebrity Center.

Scientology shamelessly participated in the Christmas parade and used the Christmas holiday to promote the L. Ron Hubbard pulp fiction crap books Stories From a Golden Age. Carradine was seen riding on one of the Scientology floats at the parade, presenting at the premier of John Travolta’s film Bolt AND has also presented with Scientologist Jason Lee at the annual L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future contest.

Furthermore, he has also performed with his band the Soul Dogs in concert at the Scientology Celebrity center. Wow, that’s a lot of hanging with the Scientologists for a guy who claims not to be one.

Where did Carradine’s involvement originate?

Perhaps when Carradine met Milton Katselas at an audition in October 1960. Katselas was a producer and acting coach at the Beverly Hills Playhouse and was renown for ruthlessly indoctrinating his students into Scientology by using a lot of pressure. Katselas told his students that they would improve their careers and make more money if they got into Scientology, when in fact the only one getting richer was Katselas, who was surely compensated by Scientology for every celebrity cash cow he delivered.

Katselas, the vulture, an OT (operating thetan) himself, died back in October of 2008 of heart failure, clearly Scientology doesn’t cure ALL that ails you. I wish I could be more sympathetic towards Katselas death, but I come up empty for anyone who indoctrinates people into a cult for personal gain or any other reason.

A snippet from the New York Times in an article named the Actualizer:

“Of the students, I easily located a dozen who are Scientologists, and based on interviews, I concluded there are probably several dozen more in the current student body of 500. Like their teachers, some students are devout while others indulge a mild curiosity and then drop off. ”I went down and took a couple of classes,” David Carradine said. ”I’m no kind of Scientologist, but I’ve been around it enough to know it’s a very intelligent thing.” 

Oh David…Really? Scientology an intelligent thing? Wow that’s SAD.  

Actor David Carradine reads "A Visit From St. Nick" during the Church of Scientology's Christmas Stories XV at the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre

Carradine’s FIFTH wife, Ann Bierman, (since 2004) is an OTV in Scientology. She has a Scientology Web page set up, (set up by Scientology that is) where she states that Scientology has made her drug free.

Other Carradine family members’ Scientology courses can be easily found on TruthAboutScientology.com: Sienna, Calista, Wife Anne

One has to wonder, is this yet another Scientology related death?
Seems awfully odd that two of his daughters AND his wife are so deep into Scientology, but yet Carradine himself remained unconnected to Scientology? How can anyone have that many close family members in the cult and not be in the cult themselves, or maybe that was part of Carradine’s problem?  Maybe it weighed heavy on his brain or affected his relationship with his wife and family members. On the other hand, can someone have close family members in Scientology and not be affected?

Yes, it’s quite possible David may have only dabbled in Scientology, he’s certainly not the first (yes Will and Jada Smith, we’re talking to you!)

But what doesn’t make sense is why David, at the age of 72, would (allegedly) engage in such risky and dangerous behavior, as erotic asphyxiation. Didn’t INXS singer Michael Hutchence teach the celeb world the dangers of seeking sexual arousal in unnatural ways? While it may be a stretch to suggest this behavior was born from some sort of Scientology-related weirdness, stranger things have happened within the Scientology world.

So Grasshopper, although you probably unknowingly helped the cult’s agenda in their quest to “clear the planet” while you were here, may you rest in peace in hopes that you have finally found your bridge to total freedom.

Susan Boyle must be feeling the pressure of her new found fame and if you aren’t sure who Susan Boyle is, then may I suggest you crawl back into the cave you must be living in!

The mayhem started when two tabloid reporters taunted her at the Wembley Plaza Hotel in London and that really got her Scottish ire up. Boyle was seen in tears and swearing her head off. The poor gal has been through a whirlwind of emotions lately, having gone from virtual nobody to instant celebrity. As with all reality stars, Susan had a very publicized make over after appearing on Britain’s Got Talent, and became an overnight sensation.

It must be quite an ordeal to have non-stop media in your face 24/7, especially compared to her previously humble lifestyle. But as Susan has quickly found out, it goes with the territory.

Supposedly Susan was sadly taunted as a child, so perhaps it all came wheeling back to her in that moment. Initially, when I heard the reports of her outburst, I snickered and thought good for her, and perhaps they deserved Susan’s tongue lashing, but unfortunately it didn’t go over so well in the showbiz arena. And, not surprisingly, it got the TV producer’s knickers in quite a bunch.

So Ms. Boyle was put in damage control mode for the sake of her continued quest for fame and was admitted to the hospital for some much needed rest as she was, as they like to call in Hollywood, “suffering from exhaustion.”

The Irish Centralwrote:

The day before the final of “Britain’s Got Talent,” Susan Boyle has been whisked away to a hideout amidst fears the singing sensation is cracking under the pressure of her sudden fame.

British tabloid The Sun reports that the Scottish singer, whose mother was born in Ireland, was driven away from the Wembley Plaza Hotel in London, the site where she was spotted breaking down in tears after being harangued by a tabloid reporter.

The latest in the Susan saga is that the reality TV star, 48, sweared at police officers as they interviewed her about strangers that were harassing her.

The Sun says that Boyle, whose performance of “Les Miserable’s” “I Dreamed a Dream” received millions of hits on You Tube is alarming “Britain’s Got Talent” bosses with her erratic behavior, and they fear she may be suffering a mental breakdown.

Reportedly, the formerly reclusive singer threatened to quit the show due to the pressures of her sudden fame, but TV bosses persuaded her to stay.

In his blog, “Britain’s Got Talent” judge Piers Morgan said: “Susan is finding it very difficult to cope, and to stay calm. She has been in tears many times during the last few days, and even felt like quitting altogether and fleeing all the attention.

“She was actually going to leave the show, packed her bags to go because she couldn’t see the point in going on.”

Earlier, Boyle was seen at the Wembley Plaza Hotel bar screaming “f*** off” at the TV as she watched Morgan tell “Britain’s Got Talent” contestant Shaheen Jafargholi, 12, he had given the “best singing performance so far.”

This unstable behavior is atypical for the usually cheerful Scottish woman. Morgan wrote: “Susan Boyle is a very kind, generous-hearted, lady who has had a pretty tough life. But she’s always, according to people who knew her well, been a fun-loving woman who would do anything to help others.

“I’m not saying she’s a saint. But I am saying that before all this fuss, Susan was generally considered to be a genuinely lovely person - albeit, one with a lively, feisty character, and a wonderfully eccentric sense of humor.”

If Boyle doesn’t pull her act together, TV producers may ax her from tomorrow’s show.

Her brother John told The Sun: “Celebrities have professional people who insulate them from these stresses but she hasn’t had this protection. The shows producers should have been looking after her more.”

Well I am not into this whole American Idol or Britain’s Got Talent mania, but I wish Susan the best and hope she can cope with her new found stardom. But be careful Susan, celebreality can be very fleeting…just ask William Hung.

Who can forget his Ricky Martin rendition of “She Bangs” on American Idol? I know I would like to.

I still can’t believe this man made three albums and even a few commercials for Ask Jeeves.

I can’t believe he was ever famous to begin with. It certainly was a fluke and kinda pissed me off, when you consider all the far MORE talented people out there who have been passed by. Hopefully Hung will go back to his civil engineering classes at UC Berkeley.

Don’t get me wrong, I am certainly not comparing the REAL talent of Susan Boyle to William Hung’s NON-talent. It’s just that populatity can be very fickle, and at any given moment, another Vanilla Ice can be born. Word To Your Mother!

73-year old actor, David Carradine, best know for his starring role in the 70’s cult classic “Kung Fu” and most recently as the assassin boss in the Tarantino film “Kill Bill” was found dead in his hotel room in Bangkok, Thailand.

Authorities believe he died of natural causes. Here’s more from WABC who broke the story:

Carradine, 73, was there to shoot a new movie, his agent said.

His agent confirmed his death this morning, saying the actor had been was in great spirits.

He said he believed Carradine died of natural causes.

Carradine may be best remembered for his role as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s TV Series Kung Fu.

More recently, he starred as Bill in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill films.

Over the years, he appeared in over 200 motion pictures and television dramas, and numerous plays. He was also a producer, director, writer, and composer for the screen as well.

He was born John Arthur Carradine, the eldest son of actor John Carradine.

Oddly enough, we recently got the entire “Kung Fu” series on DVD and had been working out way through it during retro-TV period with our kids. Unfortunately, the kids weren’t old enough to appreciate the subtle nuances of this ground-breaking show, which highlighted such taboo subjects as racism and interracial relationships. Also significant, was the show’s emphasis on the non-violent path of a martial arts master/Buddhist monk during the violence prone Old West.

Carradine was also perfectly cast opposite Uma Thurman in the ultra-violent Kill Bill series, embodying an enigmatic charm and a blood-thirsty nature.

Our condolences to his friends and family. May you rest in peace, Grasshopper.

Mr. and Mrs. Smug

Feel free to file this under COMPLETE AND UTTER FABRICATED BULLSH*T, but we’ll play along just for fun.

According to the National Enquirer, who, like a blind squirrel, occasionally gets a nut, the golden couple of Hollyweird have “officially” split. It’s all over but the crying (or in my case, the laughing until I piss myself.) Here’s more from the veracity-filled horses’ mouth:

After months of behind-the-scenes battles, it’s finally over between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

Hollywood’s most glamorous power couple - who never married despite having six children - have grown tired of trying to gloss over their problems following five tumultuous years together, say sources.

Brad and Angelina are going their separate ways with the hope of reuniting in the future if they can repair their volatile relationship, disclosed an insider.

“They will make it official. It looks like Brad will be shooting two movies in California and in the Amazon, while Angelina is retreating to their French chateau with the rest of the family.

“It’s an official split.”

If the strong-willed couple can’t find a way to get back together, sources say the breakup could turn into an ugly court battle over their $200 million fortune and the custody of their six children.

The deciding moment for the pair came when they had strained words with each other while in Cannes, France, for the screening of Brad’s new movie Inglourious Basterds.

They put on a romantic show in front of the media, but Angie, 34, and Brad, 45, become frosty as soon as the spotlight was off, say friends.

A jealous Angelina was said to be incensed over the attention Brad was getting from other women, having argued recently over Brad’s continued contact with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston.

“Brad and Angelina will make appearances together from time to time, and he’ll meet up with the kids when he can. But make no mistake, this is a major split,” disclosed the insider.

As amusing as it would be to see those two smug-sacks filled with misery over their happy home being busted up, the truth is, this whole story reads like a libel loopholed mess. From the “jealous” Angelina to Brad’s supposed contact with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, there’s nothing worth believing. But, let’s pretend it’s true.

First off, since the two have never been married and therefore have nothing legally binding them, why on earth would they have to divide their $200 million dollar fortune? I’d actually be interested in knowing how they enter into these lease agreements they have on the various places they rent all around the world, as well as, where the supposed “charitable donations” they’ve given from having their own child army photographed has gone.

Two things you need to consider when speculating about Brad and Angelina and their effed up relationship: Angelina is a media control freak and Brad has the intelligence of a starfish. A pink starfish that lives under a rock to be exact. So there’s very little chance that Angelina’s going to allow a cheesy media outlet like the National Enquirer break the news of her split with her baby-daddy.

But rest assured, some day, these two buttplugs will split and when they do, it will be a free for all orgasmpalooza for the tabloids. And yes, we will be front and center, with buttered popcorn, ready to relish in all it’s delightful and well-deserved karmic goodness.

Nice try NE, but this gets a big fat F for fail.

Woah! Bruno! What Did You Have For Dinner?

One of the most memorable moments at the MTV Awards was when Sasha Baron Cohen (who played Borat) dressed up as his alter ego, and outwardly gay vampy character Brüno. He flew over the audience complete with angel wings and a thong.

There was a wire malfunction (eat your heart out Janet Jackson) and he landed thong UP…right in Eminem’s face. Eminem’s entourage immediately wrestled Brüno off and then Eminem stormed out of the place. So, did everyone get punked?

The New York Post Sez….

THERE’S a reason Slim Shady didn’t stand up. Bruno’s rear-landing on rapper Eminem during Sunday night’s MTV Movie Awards appears to have been staged.

“There’s no way it was an accident,” an industry insider who was seated a few rows in front of Eminem tells TVGuide.com. You don’t let two stars collide without a detailed plan.”

Sacha Baron Cohen, clad in feathery white wings and a jockstrap, flew in on a wire for his entrance as alter-ego Bruno, the flamboyantly gay character birthed on HBO’s Da Ali G Show.”

After bumping into an overhead speaker, Cohen flipped upside down and quickly descended from the sky until crashing into Eminem’s lap.

Legs spread in a straddling position, Cohen’s bare butt landed only inches away from the “We Made You” singer’s face.

“Are you f—ing serious? Get this mother f—er off me,” Eminem said before storming off, entourage in tow.

Yet, the “8 Mile” star, who has been branded a homophobe in the past, was wearing a live microphone throughout the entire incident. Eminem, who often slams celebrities in his own music, recently made a comeback with the release of his recent CD, “Relapse.” Ratings for the show nearly doubled over last year’s Movie Awards.

 
Eminem has been known to be very homophobic. But was this Slim Shady’s way of saying his previous homophobia was unwarranted and it was his way of trying to get back in the good graces of the public by being a good sport? Possibly. It could also be a nice little jolt of free publicity, as the once hot star stages a comeback of sorts.

Eminem has always had controversial lyrics, and had taken heat for a number of his songs, rangin from mysogynistic to homophobic. Take for example, his song “Criminal”:

 ”My words are like a dagger with a jagged edge/That’ll stab you in the head whether you’re a fag or les/Or the homosex, hermaph or a trans-a-ves/Pants or dress/Hate fags? The answer’s yes. …” 

Well that sounds pretty homophobic and hateful to me, but Eminem has been quoted as saying:

“I don’t agree with that lifestyle, but if that lifestyle is for you, then it’s your business”

Well… if you havn’t seen the video clip, then watch it for yourself and draw your own conclusion.

Since Eminem was obviously miked through out the whole ordeal… it’s quite obvious this was a hoax.  I tend to think Brüno would have immediately got out of character and would have been a lot more upset, if he was dangling from a wire.  I doubt he would have said “Nice to meet you Eminem”,  hanging upside down in Eminem’s face.

There was such a commotion, that Zac Efron didn’t even realize at first that he won an award for High School Musical

Eminem Seated On LEft

AND if you look at the picture, I think Eminem would have been looking up like everyone else around him the whole time. Especially with a giant winged man approaching over his head. Besides, MTV has the butt in face picture right on their website. I highly doubt Eminem would agree to that.

And of course, the movie Bruno is set to hit theatres this July 10th. So this hoax seems more like a huge PR stunt for the movie, and a good one at that.
I am sure Eminem was well compensated or all his trouble.
 

And please don’t compare this to Howard Stern’s Fart Man. It didn’t hold a candle to this hoax.

So…July 10th, Brüno hits the movies! I think if you liked Borat, (not a fan myself) then Brüno looks even better. In the same style they used for Borat, they used unsuspecting real people and in actual situations.

Wonder how many lawsuits will come out of this one!
The Bruno Trailer.

So as far as Eminem getting an unsuspecting crotch in his face? Well played all and it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy!