Rihanna Lights Up the Empire State Building
Rihanna Lights Up the Empire State Building
Following a busy past few days in the Big Apple, Rihanna was back at it again on Thursday afternoon (June 19).
Wearing a floral tube dress with black heel boots, the “Take A Bow” hitmaker took on hosting duties at an Empire State Building lighting ceremony.
With red lights aglow at the flip of the switch, the special occasion being celebrated is the 3rd Annual Cartier Declare Your Love Day.
As part of the festivities, Cartier will be donating ten percent of all sales from the entire Love collection to benefit charity.
So Why Did Jonah Hill Turn Down Transformers 2?
One day at the end of April we heard news that Superbad actor Jonah Hill was in talks to appear in Transformers 2. However, a few days later it was reported that he was no longer in talks. I was happy about this because I wasn’t too keen on him being in Transformers 2, and it turns out he wasn’t either.
IESB got some interesting info about why he turned the role down:
“Apparently, Jonah was more or less offered the part in the room, but then had to go into Bay’s office to read the script - because it’s so super top secret and the plot is so extra-specially complex, you know.”
“Jonah sits down, opens the script. The character of the chubby sidekick is named “Jonah.” How perfect. Jonah reads 20 pages of the script, puts it down, and silently walks out of the room. Wants no part of it. Next thing you know, his reps call Bay, he’s off the project.”
Turning down a huge movie like Transformers 2 is a bold move, however I can see why he did it. He probably doesn’t want to be typecast as the chubby funny sidekick for the rest of his life. He played a chubby sidekick called Jonah in Knocked Up and he had been offered to play a chubby sidekick called Jonah in Transformers 2.
There was a time when Shia LaBeouf himself played the comic relief side kick, in movies like I,Robot, Charlies Angels: Full Throttle and Constantine. Thankfully, he’s kissed Steven Spielberg’s ass enough so he no longer has to play them roles now, instead he’s getting comic relief sidekicks of his own.
Could we be seeing Jonah Hill leading a sci-fi action franchise sometime in the future? Time will tell…
Rihanna Shows Off Her New Tattoo
Rihanna Shows Off Her New Tattoo
Enjoying a few days off before heading back to the tour circuit on Thursday, Rihanna was spotted getting a little ink work done over the weekend.
Wearing a black hooded sweater, the Umbrella singer kept her new body art under wraps when she was seen leaving a NYC tattoo parlor on Friday night.
Just yesterday, however, Rihanna spent part of the day out with her puppy and was all about showing off the new tattoo.
The design, which looks to be in the beginning stages, is located on the 19-year-old Barbadian’s left arm and is of a guitar with distorted frets.
Halle Berry Gets Lost In The Fire
Halle Berry Gets Lost In The Fire
Wearing a flowing royal blue gown, Halle Berry was busy on Wednesday attending the UK premiere of Things We Lost In The Fire.
The screening, held at London’s Odeon West End, was a part of this year’s London Film Festival.
The pregnant actress is coming off of a tough few days, after being criticized for an anti-Semitic joke she told on Jay Leno’s talk show.
If you didn’t already hear about it, “Berry was showing Leno distorted images of herself and, when holding up a shot of her with a larger nose, she quipped she looked like her Jewish cousin.”
A member of the Tonight Show’s audience told the New York Post: “It was a picture of her with a huge, distorted nose. No one laughed, and Jay nervously said, ‘I’m glad you said that and not me.’ When the show aired, they cut out her ‘Jewish’ comment and added a laugh track to the bit.”
Since that time, Halle has already apologized for her comments, telling that she didn’t mean any offense.