On Monday, actor Will Smith was honored with a hand and footprint ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.  I love these pictures of Will Smith – they show exactly why he’s one of my favorite actors.  He’s got personality, energy and a mega-watt smile you can see from space.  Not only that, but he’s a great actor, too. 

Too bad Tom Cruise had to show up and ruin everything.  Is it just me or are Tom, Katie and Suri all sporting the same haircuts these days? 

   

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FAT bastard, described as “wine for the anti-snob” by Time and Newsweek, so dislikes the snooty shenanigans of self-importance in the world of wine (and elsewhere!) and identifies the most offensively officious folks of the year. Now, the company reveals the second annual FAT bastard Most Pretentious Poll, a poll of 100 lifestyle editors from newspapers coast to coast.

Among some of this years most obnoxious poseurs who made the cut:

• Donald Trump: After the war of the Rosie, the Donald’s new claim
          to fame is his elevation to first place in Fat Bastard’s most
          pretentious poll.  In fact, his pretensions seem to never end: he
          puts his name on everything from buildings and business suits to
          vodka and cologne.
• Paris Hilton:  Can this woman get no respect?  Falling from first on
          our poll, she can’t seem to convince our respondents that she’s now
          taken the high road in life.  Perhaps in 2008, we’ll see her spurn
          the spotlight in favor of some serious do-gooding.
• Tom Cruise:  About to become the subject of a tell-all book, the
          inimitable Mr. Cruise is another personality who’s incredibly
          high — on himself.  He’ll always be remembered for his
          couch-leaping craze, the value of his advice to new mothers and his
          ongoing crusade for Scientology.
• Victoria Beckham:  Her Spice Girls nickname wasn’t “Posh” for
          nothing though her musical contributions seem to have made a bigger
          impression on Victoria herself than they ever did on the music
          industry.  “Coronated” when she wed  - at least in her own mind - 
          she and her soccer sweetie sat on golden thrones as they surveyed
          the subjects at their nuptials.
• Tyra Banks:  If considering yourself to be extraordinarily talented
          is a sure sign of being pretentious, claiming you are the next Oprah
          may reach a new high. Though she’s no journalist, the Victoria
          Secret’s supermodel thinks she has all the answers. 

Visit the site to see who made the list last year – and yes – there are some repeat offenders!  This year’s full list should be available on the website soon. 

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Attorney’s for Tom Cruise have threatened to take legal action against magazines that run unflattering pictures of him which have been taken on the set of his new film, “Tropic Thunder.” The photos, which feature Tiny Tom in a fat suit, were snapped on the set of Ben Stiller’s new movie and shopped around to various magazines last week.  Stranger yet is the fact that Cruise isn’t even listed among the film’s cast members over at Internet Movie Database.  Just what’s up with that?  Is the fact that he’s in the film supposed to be some big secret? 

Anyway, INF, who it seems is the original source for the portly pics, has since sent the following letter to the publications, in which the photo agency states: 

The pictures, which were shot by an INF staff photographer, show Cruise in a fat suit and chest wig on the set of ‘Tropic Thunder.’ … While these pictures were taken without breaking any criminal or civil laws, we have decided to pull them from circulation effective immediately.

A magazine editor told Courtney Hazlett, who writes for MSNBC’s The Scoop, that the last few days have been less than normal:

“It was crazy. We had at least four calls from publicists and two legal letters on Friday. All they did was draw more attention to the picture.”

While some say the reason for the chaos surrounding the pictures is that Cruise’s camp doesn’t want him to be seen looking fat and bald, another theory is that Tom wants his cameo in the film to remain a surprise. 

At the risk of being sued, I’ll refrain from posting the photos here, but if you haven’t seen at least one and are inclined to do so, you can check it out over at Holy Candy .  

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Yes folks, you read that headline right. According to Pop Sofa, Tom Cruise is dropping a cool $10 million on a bunk to “protect his family from intergalactic alien attack”.Sure, you’re laughing now – but when the aliens come, you’ll be looking for Tom Cruise to come save the day like he does in the movies…and he won’t be there!

Oh no…he’ll be snug safe and sound inside a $10 million dollar bunker…and you’ll be Martian meat patties. Mark my words!!!

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