DAILY DIRT - June 13, 2011
TRACY MORGAN GAY BASHES & APOLOGIZES
During one of his recent comedy routines, 30 Rock actor Tracy Morgan made some really offensive, anti-gay statements. At one point, the actor said that if he had a son who was gay, he “better talk to me like a man and not in a gay voice or I’ll pull out a knife and stab” him to death. Right after his rant, Morgan stood behind his “jokes” making some even more offensive statements. This all went down on June 3rd and it took the actor a week to finally issue a statement saying that he “clearly went too far” and that he’s not a hateful person. You can read more at TMZ.
TIDBIT: Bullying other individuals for any reason is not okay. Head to ItGetsBetter.org to learn more about overcoming bullying
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Tina Fey Responds To Tracy Morgan’s Homophobic Comments
Tina Fey, Morgan’s co-star on NBC’s ’30 Rock,’ has issued a statement condemning Morgan’s comments. Calling him “too self-centered to ever hurt another person,” Fey said she hopes Morgan’s apology will be “accepted as sincere by his gay and lesbian co-workers” who make the show possible: “The violent imagery of Tracy’s rant was disturbing to me at a time when homophobic hate crimes continue to be a life-threatening issue for the GLBT Community. It also doesn’t line up with the Tracy Morgan I know, who is not a hateful man and is generally much too sleepy and self-centered to ever hurt another person. I hope for his sake that Tracy’s apology will be accepted as sincere by his gay and lesbian co-workers at ’30 Rock’, without whom Tracy would not have lines to say, clothes to wear, sets to stand on, scene partners to act with, or a printed-out paycheck from accounting to put in his pocket.”
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MADONNA INSPIRED BORN THIS WAY
Lady Gaga’s new album Born This Way was inspired by both Madonna and Prince. The pop star told NME that the Queen of Pop was a “big inspiration” to her, and that she “was thinking about Prince” while writing for the record. In the same interview, Gaga also mentioned that her next world tour could possibly be called the Born This Way Ball: Monster Ball III, as she doesn’t want to drop the Monster Ball name. Read more at NME.com.
TIDBIT: It’s no shock that Madonna inspired Born This Way – when the title track and first single was released, many people said it sounded remarkably similar to Madge’s classic “Express Yourself.”
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GAGA TALKS SEX
Lady Gaga is not afraid to express her views on sex. In an interview with BangShowbiz.com, the pop star said that “young kids should wait as long as they can before they have sex” and that they should make sure to “use protection from the first time to the last time.” She was sure to add that she doesn’t “see sex to be a bad thing,” people should just be comfortable.
TIDBIT: Gaga recently said that she didn’t truly enjoy sex until having it with ex-boyfriend Luc Carl.
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BRITNEY TO COVER MADONNA ON NEXT TOUR
On her forthcoming Femme Fatale tour, Britney Spears is performing a cover of Madonna’s classic hit “Burning Up,” and PerezHilton.com has gotten their hands on a studio recording of Brit’s take on the tune. Head to the gossip site now to check it out.
LINK: http://perezhilton.com/2011-06-10-britney-spears-covers-madonna-burning-up
TIDBIT: “Burning Up” is off of Madonna’s 1983 debut self-titled album.
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ADELE REFUSES TO GIVE UP SMOKING
Adele would rather her voice sound like “s***” than give up smoking. The singer-songwriter told British magazine Glamour that she managed to give up cigarettes for two months, but found it “f***ing grim,” and that it was just “boring.” She added that she knows she sounds “better” when she doesn’t smoke, but that she’d rather have her “voice be a bit s***” so she “can have a f***ing laugh.”
TIDBIT: Adele gave up smoking because she came down with a bad case of laryngitis.
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RIHANNA LISTED ON FORBE’S TOP PAID UNDER 30
According to Forbes, Rihanna has landed at number ten on the Top Earners Under 30 list. If you combine the profits from tours, album sales and endorsements, the entertainer reportedly banked 29-million dollars between May 2010 and May 2011.
TIDBIT: Ri Ri has kicked off her Loud tour with J Cole. She tweeted about planning to re-release her latest album soon.
TIDBIT: Rihanna endorses Fuze Drinks and Venus Razors.
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TWEET DU JOUR!
From Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) – “In prepping for the Tonys, I find I only have 2 ½ hours of Spider Man material, and need much more. So. Favorite Spider Man joke. Go:”
SOME OF THE JOKES PEOPLE RESPONDED WITH:
· (@DoctaDoug) – “Avoid the Spider Man matinees, I hear they’re Sundays. Bloody Sundays.”
· (@Garrett_Marks) “The tickets are relatively reasonable, it’s the insurance that will kill you J”
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ACTRESS ARRESTED FOR DUI, HIT-&-RUN & ASSAULT!
We hear that bad things come in threes, well that certainly applies to Planet of the Apes model actress Estella Warren. She was arrested and formally charged with a DUI, hit-and-run driving and assault on a police officer late last week. The 32-year-old allegedly hit three parked cars, and tried to flee the scene, kicking a police officer along the way. USMagazine.com has more.
TIDBIT: According to TMZ, is Warren is convicted on the charges she could face up to two and a half years in prison.
