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sarah silvermanComedienne Sarah Silverman isn’t everyone’s cup of tea - especially not the British. Someone thought that Silverman was something popular in the US and that it would be a good idea to have her haul her lame ass act to London. She bombed. And in record time!

Silverman had done her short little set and left the stage, only to be forced to return by the show’s handlers since the audience, feeling they didn’t get their money’s worth, refused to leave. With no other material to do, the stand-up comedienne had to do a Q&A session. Hilarity ensued…

pittsSerial adopter Angelina Jolie is just about ready to shop for her next kid. Not yet driven to madness with her current brood of six young children, including twins just born 3½ months ago, the actress just admitted in a ‘Today Show’ interview that she and Brad Pitt are ready for yet another adoption.

But she told Matt Lauer that she is required to wait another three months: “You can’t even start the process until any new children are six months old, to understand how the new family has settled.”

lisa marie presleyTwo new grandchildren of Elvis have entered the building! Congrats to Lisa Marie Presley, 40, who gave birth last Tuesday, October 7, by C-section to twin girls, whose names were not released.

Presley and her hubby Michael Lockwood have managed to keep the news very quiet this past week. The media doesn’t even know the name of the hospital the girls were born at.

janet jacksonWe’ve heard the stories about Janet Jackson being mysteriously sick - so much so that she’s had to cancel six dates on her Rock Witchu tour. Is it really vertigo as her brother, or someone posing as her brother, Randy, said on a fan website?

But a former family spokesperson is calling BS on the excuses - the ex-employee says it’s because the 42-year-old isn’t getting the love from her fans that was once there. In other words, they ain’t buying tickets to her shows!

gerald butlerSometimes the paps are so out of order you gotta slam em down and start wailing on them. That’s what “300″ actor Gerard Butler did yesterday morning when he finally had enough of being harassed and followed by an aggressive paparazzo.

Ana Aguirre of the L.A. police department says photographer Mark Morgan Kreusch filed a police report accusing the 38-year-old actor of misdemeanor battery.

lindsay and samSamantha Ronson’s lawyer was no match for the lawyer of celebrity blogger Perez Hilton who was successfully defended in his libel suit against his favorite celeb target - Lindsay’s lesbian lover. Not only did Sam lose the lawsuit, she was ordered by the judge to pay Perez’ court costs.

Ronson forked over a fat check for $86,832 to settle the matter. So who paid the bill? Was it Lindsay Lohan, who’s a multi-millionaire, or Sam, who’s a trust fund baby and doesn’t need to work?

johannsonRyan Reynolds became Mr. Scarlett Johansson in Canada this weekend. People magazine has the exclusive details that the couple, who announced their engagement in May, were officially married yesterday somewhere near Vancouver.

Johansson, 23, began dating Reynolds, 31, last year shortly after his split from singer Alanis Morissette, who recently expressed well wishes on her ex’s engagement.

labeoefShia LaBeouf will not be charged with drunk driving for his involvement in a traffic accident that badly injured his hand, but he faces having his license suspended because sheriff’s officials said he refused to submit to a breathalyzer test following the crash.

The D.A.’s office said there was insufficient evidence to charge LaBeouf with a DUI, but the DMZ wants to get in on the act and smack his (good) hand over a technicality.

Minnie DriverActress Minnie Driver has survived the birth of her new son, Henry Story Driver, who was born in Los Angeles on Friday weighing in at a hefty 9 lbs., 12 oz, (4.4 kgs).

Driver, 38, has not confirmed who the father is but it is believed to be San Francisco musician Craig Zolezzi. We will find out the Big Secret soon enough when this guy comes out of hiding. Minnie has said, “He’s going to be a dad so yeah he’s going to be there for the kid.”

palin“To any critics who say a woman can’t think and work and carry a baby at the same time, I’d just like to escort that Neanderthal back to the cave.” - Sarah Palin.

With her ‘naughty librarian’ good looks, north country drawl of Marge Gunderson, middle class heroine appeal of Norma Rae, grace of Jackie Kennedy, and a voice that sounds like Julia Roberts, Governor Sarah Palin took a stage in the Twin Cities of Minnesota and drank Barack Obama’s milkshake.