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It seems that Tinseltown disappointed quite a few people after last night’s Oscar’s, and I don’t think I am the only one that thinks this was one of the worst Academy Award shows ever. It started off with what promised to be a particularly fabulous red carpet, which only proved to be nothing more than a bad bridal runway from the 70’s. Many thought the pace would pick up when the show actually started, but we were then greeted by a rather odd performance of Neil Patrick Harris conducting a Broadway style performance that roasted top nominees and only served to tick them off (our apologies on Neil’s behalf Mr. Clooney). Then we saw the long awaited hosts arrive, and with headlining pair of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, we actually thought the show was going to be funny…or at least entertaining….so we kept waiting. When it comes right down to the winners, we weren’t nearly as disappointed as the Avatar people may have been, but the winning nominees seemed to be the only bright point of the night. One thing that many many people are talking about is the obvious oversights during the Oscar In Memoriam segment, and, considering the large number of celebrity deaths seen this year, this was a highly anticipated segment. But, it, along with many other Oscar elements was highly disappointing. If you’re looking for the person to address your hate mail to over the Oscar In Memoriam segment, Bruce Davis is your man. The man behind the controversial segment, which snubbed award-nominated film actors Farrah Fawcett and Bea Arthur to include some publicist no one who doesn’t live an hour from Disneyland cares about, apologized for everyone who was left out. He said the Academy decided to favour screenwriters instead of the actresses and squeezed Michael Jackson in because he was the subject of the documentary This Is It.

“There’s nothing you can say to people, particularly to family members, within a day or two of the show that helps at all. They tend to be surprised and hurt, and we understand that and we’re sorry for it.”

That apology was presumably triggered by an angry statement released by Tatum O’Neal, Farrah Fawcett’s ex-step-daughter. But an apology for leaving everyone out is no good. I’m glad they left pretty much everyone out, because who needs to know the key grip from The Poseidon Adventure died when you’re already 200 minutes deep into an Oscar-induced boredom coma? The problem is they left out people the real world cares about to include insidery Hollywood types. Save it for the Producers Guild Awards brunch! It’s insulting to the public to bill it as a huge television spectacle, and then act like the only people who are watching are big Horton Foote fans. In the terrifying words of Bea Arthur, God’ll get you for this, Bruce Davis! Even top winner of the night, Jeff Bridges says, he’s kind of over the whole Hollywood insider thing anyway. Well, he is seen here carrying around his little golden man, so he can afford to say right now that well, he’s over it all. Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges might have just picked up one of the industry’s most-coveted prizes, but he doesn’t want any more fame. He said:

“Growing up in Hollywood, I’ve seen the downside to being too famous. You have to start thinking about staying on top, you have to get calculating, and you can’t walk down the street. They have never been attractive prospects to me. Less fame would be better than more.”

Easy to say that after you’ve won the most coveted award in Hollywood, but given the number of celebrity scandals and drug related deaths this year, he may have a point. Enough is enough for some. Well, the next Academy Awards is officially less than a year away, perhaps they will learn a few things to improve in the meantime. As for Farrah Fawcett and Bea Arthur, they will always be remembered by their true fans, even when nobody else will anymore.

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For many, of them AND of us, Oscar’s night is the most important night of the year. Here’s where we catch all the gaffes, bad speeches, bitter bananas, and dresses from prom night from hell. And the most exciting part of it all is when we see the exact flip side of all of it, the gorgeous trains dancing down the red carpet, the inspirational lifetime achievements, and the moving gratitude of those who see dreams come true. And let’s not forget the dates. Not quite so important who you are bringing as who you are wearing, but talked about nonetheless. And, as far as date nights go, this one definitely beats Starbucks. Here’s who the red-carpet royalty will be wearing as their arm-candy Sunday night. Be still our hearts George Clooney will be attending another Oscar night with a lovely lady in tow. He’s nominated for playing an emotionally distant bachelor, but he doesn’t have to borrow a baby from Brad Pitt to have Oscar company. His girlfriend of a year, Elisabetta Canalis, is said to be flying in from Italy for the show. (don’t worry, it won’t last, we all know what happened to the LAST girl he brought to the Oscars). And then we have Anna Kendrick. Uh-oh! Elisabetta might have some competition. George’s Up In The Air co-star is bringing her brother and her mom, who she says has the hots for Clooney.

“All she wants to do is meet George Clooney. She can’t wait. It’s all she talks about.”

She needs to watch Obsessed. It will be therapeutic. And if you are wondering what the scoop is with the Jeremy Renner situation. He’s been hanging out and playing the piano at Charlize Theron’s, and just swapped numbers with Jessica Simpson. But the woman on The Hurt Locker star’s arm will be a red-carpet classic: his mom.

“He keeps me calm. I’m the nervous one. He’s been to [award shows] before.”

Just remember: when the statuesque blondes strike up a conversation, that’s mom’s cue to get more shrimp. Enter Gerard Butler. Oh, the lonely life of a superhunk! Gerard hasn’t been linked to any ladies for days and days, and this unprecedented draught means he’ll be pulling a George Clooney of yesteryear, and going solo on Sunday.

“I’m not taking a date–unless I have a serious girlfriend, which probably a lot of people know is very rare. There are enough rumours about what’s going on in my life without sparking another one.”

Of course. We’ll save that for NEXT Monday morning. And it seems that no Oscar discussion would be complete without mention of Sandra Bullock, though her date should be of no surprise. If the pattern from the rest of awards season holds, Sandra will be accompanied by her husband Jesse James as she competes for the Best Actress Oscar. She might need the motorbike expert for backup in case things get ugly. Her gracious strategy should Meryl Streep win Best Actress? “I’m gonna beat the s–t out of her!” Sandra told Barbara Walters. On A Personal Note: I’ve seen the nominees, I’ve read the analysis, I’ve hired Tonya Harding’s people to take Sandra Bullock down. I’m officially ready for the Oscars. You?

And finally we have a little juice to squeeze when it comes to George Clooney. Well, it isn’t much actually, but when it comes to this super hunky A-lister, having ANYTHING to say can be quite the blessing. And here he is at one token red carpet event with token pretty girl on his arm, this time it is Elisabetta Canalis. And George is one of those guys that never seems to really have to do much when it comes to keeping up that single bachelor image, because even when he is spending time with the lovely ladies, he STILL perpetuates his single status. This time it seems that no matter who is hanging on his every so sexy arm, that he still feels a little lonely. You have to know it’s bad when George Clooney is having a lonely day, that’s about as ugly as Angelina having a fat day. But so it goes in the lives of the rich and famous. But as it turns out, at the end of the day, George struggles with love just as much as the rest of us do. Clooney, who has dated a string of beautiful women, admits finding relationships hard, adding he has often felt ”lonely” while dating someone. On his list of former GF’s include Renee Zellweger, Kelly Preston and Lisa Snowdon, and some cocktail waitress from somewhere, George still has struggled to find love, and hopes his new romance with Italian TV presenter Elisabetta Canalis will last the distance. And here is Georgey Boy on love:

“I’ve had some absolutely great relationships and some not so great relationships. I’ve been in some relationships where I’ve felt terribly alone. Just because you’re with someone it doesn’t mean you’re incredibly happy and complete. I’ve had some easy and natural, made-sense break-ups as well as some rough ones. I deal with them the same way we all do: I’m successful with some and not so successful with others. I don’t think my experiences are any different than anybody else’s, they’ve just been amplified a little more.”

George insists ending relationships is no different when you are famous, although the intense scrutiny on his love-life can make things tough. He also revealed he is content with his appearance, and has no problem with his graying hair and lined face - although in his mind he still looks like he did in his heyday. And who can argue with him on that one? But he likes his distinguished appearance, and we have to agree that it works for him.

“I’m old. I’m kind of comfortable with getting older because it’s better than the other option, which is being dead. So I’ll take getting older. It’s an interesting thing to be able to watch yourself grow older on screen. I was watching ‘Up in the Air’ and I thought, ‘Jesus, who’s the old, grey-haired guy?’ And it was me. I never wear make-up for movies and now it’s starting to show.”

Old guy or no old guy, you’re as young as you feel, right? And I am sure there are many many men in his age bracket that would LOVE to look as “old” as he does. In the meantime, while George ages gracefully and ponders on the same pursuits of love and happiness that we all do, we hope that he finds his happy person soon. And if it’s one of us, all the better.

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Edward Opinaldo, PacificCoastNews.com

Well you have to know that once you get the coveted “Sexiest Man Alive” title that life in the public eye is going to get a little complicated for you. And as it turns out there seems to be a little bit of Pitt Effect and Clooney Effect making waves over the New York part of our world. Here is the Pitt Effect in full force as he shoots a commercial for a Japanese cell phone company in Manhattan. The ad was a cute little spot featuring the Softbank company with Brad “holding up” a Sumo wrestler. Well, that will be a fun one to see when that finally comes out. But as far as coming out, Brad seems to be creating a little stir at his current hometown of Long Island, and all the ladies are in waiting as they’ve been hit by the Pitt virus for those whose children attend the same school that the Pittlet clan does. In Oyster Bay, the folks there are posh but casual, driving their customized Beamers full of snooty children to school in their alligator shirts and Gucci loafers. Ever since the Pitt kids have been attending the same school, the playground mommies seemed to have spruced themselves up a little bit, hoping to catch an eye of this sexiest man alive. Gone are the days of sweat pants and flats seen on the school yard playground at drop off time, and instead the Oyster Bay mommies are showing up at school in high heels, designer jeans, and full blown beauty regimes. EVERYONE is dolled up says an insider at the school as every day the moms rush to their car pool duties hoping to catch a glimpse of this sexy man. And, this is all so comical to me, because I just don’t see either Brad or Angelina doing the school drop off thing, or is it just me? But word is that yes, Brad boy is playing Mr. Mom while Angelina works on her newest work “Salt” in Long Island. He is even reported to coming into Shiloh’s class and reading stories to the children. My my, I have to say even I would put on a pair of heels for that one. It’s all a part of the Pitt family trying to make life as normal as possible for their kids, and I think the effort is very sweet actually. But how normal is it for a child when all of their friends parents are trying to catch a glimpse of the Sexiest Man Alive? In other Ocean’s news, seems like George Clooney is undergoing a little bit of the same hysteria. He’s trying to keep things low pro in Bayville, NY and was meeting at a place called the Breakers restaurant to have lunch with a friend. The scene got a little high pitched when some women spotted him, and all he remembers of the experience is “women screaming”. Poor George, and poor Brad. Gotta wonder though how much sympathy they really need, huh? Such is the life when you are granted the coveted title of Sexiest Man Alive at one point in your career, that just never seems to go away. And I kind of have a hunch that if you asked Brad or George, they wouldn’t really want it to anyway.

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Ah yes, Paris Hilton sure does enjoy giving us something to laugh about, no? I mean, she provides comedic entertainment for the masses every time she buys another dog or opens her mouth. And though her personal life has been a little boring since her breakup with Benji Madden became official, she’s now offered us something else to laugh over. Here she is being spotted in Sydney at the famous A lister Bondi Beach where her new joined at the hip BFF Brittany Flickinger spend New Years Eve with her. And during this time it seems that rumors are leaking out that she and George Clooney are an item. Oh yes, laugh all you will, but sources are saying that George Clooney and Paris Hilton were spotted…together….for an intimate evening at a Hollywood nightspot just recently. I am trying to figure out where the confusion is as to why this rumor would start. Perhaps Paris started it trying to fuel a duel with her longtime rival Phoebe Price, who has made no secret about the fact that she hearts Georgie boy in a very big way. Or perhaps George Clooney did make some grotesquely misguided and probably alcohol fuelled error in judgement and stumble into the same type of bar that Paris Hilton would, and the story exploded from there. Or perhaps Clooney was just looking at a picture of Paris in a tabloid and someone noted that this must mean they are in love. I don’t know what circumstances there have to be in order for this rumor to be true, but they probably involve ice skating in hell. Yet folks from the Whiskey Bar at the Sunset Marquis Hotel in Hollywood say differently.

Paris and George sat and talked together for ages. They didn’t seem to be aware of anyone else in the room.

And it sounds like the same source is sticking to the story by going even farther to say that the pair were spotted the next evening as well, at a dinner together in Hollywood along with director Ridley Scott and of course, Brittany Flickinger. Ok, whatever. Shortly after these supposed ‘dates’ was when Paris and Brittany fled to Sydney where Paris’s shopping sprees were described as ‘psycho’. In one store she reportedly spent approximately $122 a minute at the Wayne Cooper boutique, but she said she did it all for the greater good of the Australian economy. Okay, if Paris Hilton can give me an accurate definition of the word ‘economy’ THEN and only THEN will I buy the George Clooney thing.

Dome, Lucas, PacificCoastNews.com

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I guess Sarah Larson must not have that much going on in her life, because she is still riding on the fact that she was once the girlfriend of George Clooney. And she won’t let anyone forget either that she wasn’t just ANY girlfriend, but the only girlfriend he EVER took to the Oscars. (we’ll see how that plays out this year though) But even though she may have been ‘the only’ in terms of Oscar dating material, the fact remains that the two could not have been THAT serious because well, look where they are today. But Sarah loves to be known as one of Georgie’s exes, and doesn’t mind telling you how awful it was.

That’s right, she’s at the point where she is complaining about it, but with such grace and aplomb that she isn’t slinging any mud. Can’t imagine ANY woman ever complaining about even being allowed five minutes with the man, never mind having once been his girlfriend, but well, Sarah wants to make some headlines now, so let’s give her some room. Yes, she says it was pretty nerve-wracking and stressful overall, that being just a nobody cocktail waitress from Las Vegas whose only claim to fame was eating something gross and being paid for it on Fear Factor, guess the time in the spotlight can wear on you. And it wore on her so much that she’s back for more?? That’s right, I hate the media, so let me tell them all about it….whatever. She says though that the pressure of dating a ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ was pretty tight, and that being in the public eye was just a little too much at times.

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The ever so sexy George Clooney is seen here attending the Venice Film Festival for his latest film ‘Burn After Reading’ a film where he co-stars with a familiar friend of his, Brad Pitt. And George has made quite a few headlines this year with his hot and heavy relationship with Sarah Larson, cocktail waitress and Fear Factor superwoman. It seemed an odd match, and not one that was expected to have any longevity, and when it didn’t no surprises. But now it seems that George is continuing a trend in Hollywood. What is this, dating your ex is the new black in Hollywood? This is a technique that Kate Hudson has mastered. And of course we’ve got the whole Jen/John thing on again, off again, whatever…This time around for George it is Krista Allen. And I supposed he thinks the third time will be the charm, since he has already dated this porn star twice previously. The official word is that he ‘still has feelings’ and wants to give it another go, but we all know George. The man is married to his work and his single sexy status more than anything else. The L bomb was even used with this one, he just can’t get over her, and she’s always been there for him. And Krista well, she feels the same. Though I think any woman that has ever dated this charmer would have a hard time getting over him. The first go round for this couple started in 2002 when George cast her for ‘Confessions of a Dangerous Mind’. That stint actually lasted a healthy two years, when Krista made the split in 2004. In 2006 came round number two but that one didn’t last quite as long as we all know. So, round number three, we will see who the winner is this time. And though George has made it very clear that he has no desire to bear spawn, he does admit to ‘adore’ Krista’s eleven year old son, Jake. Ah, happy times. Let’s get the pool started now…how long are we giving this one?