Hollywood Babylon

Hollywood is having its up and downs this week.

On the downside, former California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who's currently attempting a return to movies, (and why not, thanks to great face work, he looks fantastic), is separating from his wife of twenty-five years, Maria Shriver. Shriver, a journalist and niece of Pres. John F. Kennedy, has stated that she and her husband are evaluating their relationship. Oh my.









Also on the downside, sadly, is singer Whitney Houston, who voluntarily entered a rehab clinic for drug and alcohol treatment. Oh no.



On the upside, actor Seann William Scott completed a 30 day stint at a rehab clinic a few weeks back, and announced that he's ready to go back to work. Finally, some good news. No, wait a minute, Scott has confirmed that he will be in the fourth"American Pie" movie, entitled "American Reunion". Oh, god, no, please no. Another
"American Pie" movie, really? Come on, Seann, we were rooting for you until we heard that. Couldn't you just have appeared on the next "Celebrity Apprentice" and lost your shit on Star Jones and Gary Busey? At least, then, you could have claimed at least a shred of dignity. Jesus.

Okay, that's enough bad news for the day. This is depressing. Oh well, it could have been worse, we could have started our day by watching Fox News. Ouch.

Rehab, No, No, No...

Word comes this morning that actor Seann William Scott has entered rehab. No other details were given from his publicist.
This is sad. We've written in the past about how much we like the guy, and despite a long career of making really awful movies, Scott has some real talent as a comedic actor.
So Seann, we wish the best for you in your drying out process, but listen to us, and listen hard. If you really want a happy life, when you come out of rehab, make a promise to yourself that you'll never again make a shitty, dumb, teen comedy or even dumber male buddy comedy. (We considered actually suing you in court to get our money back for "Cop Out".) Just think, if you hold out for better scripts, you'll be happier, we'll be happier, and believe us, your world will be a much happier place. Oh, and while we're at it, get back in shape and start taking your shirt off again, too. Make it a real win/win!

If Only They'd Called the Show "My Glistening Pecs"

Happy 34th Birthday to Seann William Scott, who's most famous for the role of "Stifler" in the movie "American Pie". Scott was most recently seen in the Tracey Morgan/Bruce Willis comedy, "Cop Out". We've always felt bad that Scott's career has been relegated to forgettable teen comedies, we suspect he's got some real talent in there somewhere, but if he doesn't get a better role soon, we might never find out. Next up for Scott is "Goon", in which he plays a hockey coach to a band of misfit kids.

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And speaking of struggling careers, one of our favorite actors just lost his current t.v. gig. Mehcad Brooks was one of the stars of ABC's new drama, "My Generation", but alas, the show was cancelled this week after only two episodes. But, hey, it's okay Mehcad, you can always go back to your old role on HBO's "True Blood". Tara is missing you something bad, as are we. Yeah, we know you were shot in the head last season, but this is a show with vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, fairies, etc., so there is absolutely no reason why you can't come back from the dead. And even with a hole in your head, you'll still be the hottest guy in Bon Temps.