Writing by Dave on Wednesday, 30 July, 2008 at 5:00 pm

Looks like the sudden-increase in shutterbugs due to America’s obsession with celebrity culture has finally crossed a line in the eyes of California lawmakers, who plan to meet to discuss new ordinances to keep everyone safe and avoid a mass-exodus of entertainers from the LA area.

AP reports:

Officials from celeb enclaves in and around Los Angeles such as Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Malibu and Calabasas are convening Thursday for the first time to discuss ways to combat shutterbugs, whose tactics have grown more aggressive and confrontational in the past few years.

Their goal is for each city to adopt its own ordinances to punish aggressive paparazzi, while keeping the rules uniform in the places where celebrities live, work and play.

“This is a response to their lack of responsible behavior,” said Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine, an outspoken paparazzi critic and organizer of the task force.

Zine proposed a “personal safety zone” around celebs earlier this year that police officials said would be virtually unenforceable. He’s also floated the idea of legitimizing the paparazzi - who are freelancers by definition - by giving them credentials, and in turn, clear rules.

This meeting comes after Halle Berry announced she was pursuing criminal charges against photogs who snuck into her backyard to get shots of her with her 4-month-old. Also, the bodyguards protecting Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s twins-from-heaven got in a tussle with some paps dressed in full on camouflage.

A fight broke out between X17 paps and surfers in June that could have lead to arrests, except neither group has submitted unedited footage to police that could result in punishment.

Some pap groups, like JFX Direct are in support of licensing photographers and issuing them guidelines, so if altercations occur and laws are broken, the cops can sort out the “professionals” from the hacks trying to score big on one shot.

The B&U always tries to obtain shots from legit organizations, because the last thing we need is Britney, Lindsay or Miley getting caught in a Princess Diana situation.

You can read more about the summit HERE.

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Writing by Dave on Tuesday, 1 July, 2008 at 8:35 am


We’ve basically nailed down the fact that Miley Cyrus is the Britney Spears for the new era, but are we depleting her too quickly?

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Writing by Dave on Friday, 23 May, 2008 at 9:45 am

The television season has transitioned into Summer Crap Season with the traditional handoff between American Idol to So You Think You Can Dance marking the end of May sweeps and the beginning of forgettable summer TV. So, why not turn to the internet for some entertaining content. Online every week is sweeps week, and total views are all that matters.

We’ve given some attention to Miley Cyrus’ YouTube Show Miley and Mandy (M&M for short). Specifically, we posted this dance video where M&M team up with some cast members from Step Up 2 The Streets, the latest dance movie to move in and out of theaters with lightning speed.

We thought the 4 Minutes video was just a side-project, but it turns out that it was in response to a dance challenge video from Jon M Chu, the director of Step Up 2. Jon formed his own “dance crew” called ACDC and they have been firing YouTube dance videos at M&M since April.

The two latest entries in this contest pull a lot of surprising celebrity weight. ACDC’s most recent dance video features, among others, Lindsay Lohan, Brittney Snow, Amanda Bynes, Chris Brown, Diana Ross, the Jabbawockeez and Adam Sandler.

Miley responded while on tour with a crowd chant along that includes a Lohan sighting.

The dancing is pretty damn impressive, and Adam Sandler was unexpected. But, it’s either online Viral content or NBC’s All American Summer for the next few months.

Check out the videos inside!

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Writing by Dave on Wednesday, 14 May, 2008 at 4:47 pm

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It seems ridiculous that this blog hasn’t even existed for a year yet, and already we’re re-posting “Scotty Doesn’t Know” from the movie Eurotrip. If you haven’t seen Eurotrip, you might as well. There are worse things to watch while drunk.

In the video, Matt Damon sings a song at a party about how Scott, our hero, doesn’t know Matt Damon is having lots of sex with his girlfriend.

It was the original “F*cking Matt Damon.”

The song was written and recorded by a Los Angeles band called Lustra, who are now saying that a new Miley Cyrus track, “Rock Star” is just “Scotty Doesn’t Know” with different lyrics.

Both songs, below the jump!

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Writing by Dave on Wednesday, 14 May, 2008 at 9:11 am

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Poor Miley Cyrus. Just a few weeks ago, we wouldn’t even think about making dirty milk-mustache jokes on a Wednesday morning. But, then she posed for a scandalous photo and more of her bizarrely un-sexy Myspace photos leaked

She’s just all scandalous photos these days.

Miley’s new milk at reads: Girl Power. Actress by day. Rocker by night. I’ve got to keep fit to keep up. So I drink milk. Some studies suggest that teens who chose milk instead of sugary drinks tend to be leaner and the protein helps build muscle. It’s the best of both worlds.

Some of us asked: “What studies don’t suggest this?” while Dave said: “She should have been wearing a pearl necklace.”

Then, the thought police arrested him.

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Writing by Dave on Sunday, 11 May, 2008 at 3:59 pm

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Miley Cyrus had another MySpace photo leak. These aren’t as sexy as the Vanity Fair pics, but you think the girl would have pulled down all her shit already. With Hanna Montana’s ratings on the decline, Miley needs to turn her business around fast, before she joins Cruse, Lohan, Wino, Britney, Jessica and Paris in our Falling Stars category.

We guess Jennifer Aniston really is dating John Mayer. They got all lovey (and nipple-y) yesterday at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Miami.

And since our hearts are not made of stone; you might want to check out Elizabeth Hurley’s cleavage and Fergie photographed mid-fall.

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Writing by Dave on Tuesday, 29 April, 2008 at 10:21 am

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Imagineered transcript from inside Disney’s secret office directly below the Epcot center

EXEC ONE: Boy, this Miley Cyrus thing is really a bigger deal than we thought.

EXEC TWO: Hanna Montana makes too much money to let this stop us. It will roll over like all these stupid news items picked up by the internet.

EXEC ONE: I dunno, this might have some staying power. Did you see Ellen? We might be able to roll this onto Annie Leibovitz.

EXEC TWO: Leibovitz will run for cover. This won’t hurt her, it will hurt our Hanna Montana millions.

EXEC ONE: We should just pull Cyrus then.

EXEC TWO: Agreed.

EXEC ONE: I can’t finish this Stem-Cell Stew we made from the abortions we forced all the pregnant costume characters to get.

EXEC TWO: If you’re not going to finish it, I will. Waste not.

[REAL NEWS: Disney pulls Miley Cyrus promotions: “You won’t be seeing her for a while. The company is keeping her away from events … They’re trying to keep her contained.”]

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