Trashy Celebs

Ok, Britney Spears hasn’t had the best week ever. She’s lost custody of the tots to baby daddy K-Fed, been spied driven’ when she shouldn’t be and has been kicked out of the restaurant at Chateau Marmont. That’s up there in a week of total suckyness. But there’s one thing in her life that doesn’t seem to be sucking and that’s the reason she’s famous - her music.

Sure her tunes aren’t works of great depth and reflection but us here at Trashy Celebs and a lot of other folks think her new single Gimmie More is banging! The video (minus the MTV Video Music Awards train wreck) should be coming soon, but until then check out the song itself.

And it’s not just us that love the song. Gimme More landed in the No. 1 position on Billboard’s Hot Digital Songs chart, having sold 179,000 downloads in its first week of release. That helped the song rocket up Billboard’s Hot 100 this week, jumping 65 slots to land at No. 3 on the overall pop chart, which includes digital downloads, CD sales and radio airplay. It’s also the number one downloaded song on iTunes, go figure.

However this jump isn’t a signal that Brit-Brit is totally back. According to Billboard’s associate director of charts Silvio Pietroluongo, it’s not uncommon for a single to move into the Top 10 on its Hot 100 based on digital sales alone.

So this isn’t Spear’s Umbrella, ella, ella, ay-ay which sold 277,000 copies in its debut week thanks to the beautiful Rihanna. But still Gimmie More is getting airplay on Top-40 stations, where it’s consistently been one of the top-15 performing songs. And it’s also Britney’s best showing on the Billboard chart since her breakthrough song, Baby One More Time, hit No. 1 in January 1999 (although that was back in the dark ages when digital sales weren’t measured).

So perk up Britney, stick to cabs and places that you aren’t banned from and maybe your career still has a chance.

Britney Spears, Gimmie More, Rihnna, Billboard, iTunes

We here at the Trash Talkin’ Rodeo love us some Margaret Cho. We learned some of our best trash talkin’ tricks from her. And you’ve got to love anyone with the stones to get up and do something like this:

Margaret Cho has bigger balls than some rugby players I know (and not just the female rugby players.)

Margaret Cho, pasties

First Ugly Betty, now Dirty, Sexy, Money. The new ABC show will feature famed transsexual actress Candis Cayne in a reoccurring role. Cayne plays Carmelita, a transsexual who is having a affair with married US Senator Patrick Darling (played by William Baldwin), who believes that this relationship with Carmelita could hurt his chances of becoming the next President of the United States. Based on casting of Billy Baldwin as a senator leads us to believe this show is a comedy. But anyway, kudos to Cayne who was born Brendan McDaniel and began transitioning in 1996.

If DSM proves to be a hit, we’ve learned of some additional shows in development at ABC featuring transsexual men and women.

Everybody Loves Ronald - The craziness never stops for successful weatherman Ronald Namone, whose oddball family life consists of a fed up wife, two goofy step kids and some nosey neighbors. Hilarity ensues when Ronald reveals he was not only born a woman (Rachael Nussbaum) but is also Jewish to boot.

Webster - Updated for the new millennium from the classic 80’s sitcom. The post-retirement season is suddenly disrupted for ex-football player George and his wife Katherine when Webster, the orphaned transgendered son of a former teammate, moves in. Laughter, life lessons and plenty of workin’ it in every episode.

Two Half Men - An uptight male to female chiropractor (Alissa) who recently had gender reassignment surgery moves in with her pre-opp female to male sister (Charlie). Will Charlie every pick a surgery date and will Alissa ever stop nagging about the dishes in the sink? Tune in to find out.

ABC, William Baldwin, Candis Cayne, Dirty Sexy Money

People magazine is reporting that Comcast cable in the great (big) state of Texas (or Houston, to be more precise) is refusing to air an ad for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) featuring actress Alicia Silverstone, despite the fact that the ads have already been paid for.

PETA claims that Houston was chosen because it often ranks high on lists of cities with the worst eating habits. So why did Comcast pull the commercial?

A spokesperson for the cable company cited nudity in their decision to cancel the campaign, though the clips had already been paid for.

Now I am not a vegetarian, but ads like this can certainly make me consider it, even if it’s just for the 30 seconds that it airs (and as long as it’s not dinnertime.)

Yowza! Silverstone looks great. If I actually thought I could look like that if I gave up the occasional cheeseburger or steak, I just might give it a shot. In the meantime, I think I’ll call out for a pepperoni pizza and rent Clueless again.

Alicia Silverstone, PETA, Comcast Cable Houston, Clueless

Since we’re still in a bit of a post-Emmys hangover, check out this footage of Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott beyond tipsy on the set of Lil’ Kim’s new video No Matter What They Say.

No, it wasn’t the Belvedere playing tricks on her but her own personal palette of champagne. We’re not sure if Missy is wasted from chugging the bubbly or she has vertigo from watching this footage. But it is nice to see a celebrity being a fun mess vs. the sad, sad messes we’ve bared witness to so recently.

Lil’ Kim, Missy Elliot, Belvedere, champagne

Larry Wochowski has taken the red pill, or is it the blue pill? Whatever, half of the brother directing team that brought us The Matrix is a lot closer to completing his transition into a woman. Now known as Lana, the directing sibs made a rare public appearance.

According to Rated-M,

The duo will now just be known as “The Wachowskis”, dropping the “brothers” part of their name. It is expected that Larry, now called Lana, will actually speak to the press about this for the first time, but not until after the Speed Racer film is out. The current feeling is that his sex change could hurt the family image the Speed Racer film is going for.

It is also expected that Andy will do all the press for the Speed Racer film, with Larry/Lana staying in the background for the above reason.

Dateline NBC is still rumored to have exclusivity of Larry/Lana’s first public interview, but it has to be on his terms, not theirs.

Well I don’t know about you, but here at Trashy Celebs we think this is fan-fucking-tabulous. We hope this high-profile woman will help other trans-people to have the courage to be who they are and to not be intimidated by ignorance and prejudice. We also hope that we can still call them Trannies cause we just like saying that.

The Matrix, Trannies, Wachowski Brothers, Dateline NBC, Speed Racer

Here at Trashy Celebs, we love Tina Fey. We love her as much as we love Madonna, and people, that is a whole damn lot. Here are a few reasons why we love Tina:

Tina! Call us! We’ll throw a party for the season premiere of 30 Rock!

Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Perez Hilton has some “unsubstantiated and possibly true” information about the new Madonna album, including sixteen potential tracks:

01. Sleep Deprivation
02. Turn It Up
03. Going Down
04. Little Thang (feat Justin Timberlake)
05. It’s The Beat
06. Tight Fit
07. Black
08. Off The Hook (feat Timbaland)
09. Candy Store (feat Pharrell)
10. Eleven Minutes
11. Do I Care
12. Freelancer.34
13. U n M
14. Starlight
15. Hit It Hard
16. Got This Down Right

The Trash Talkers are beside ourselves waiting for this new album. We can’t wait! In the meantime, we’ll just listen to Confessions On a Dance Floor until our downstairs neighbors start pounding on the ceiling with a broom. Let’s do some dancin’!

Madonna, Perez Hilton, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell, Timbaland

Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears and his boyfriend, a Yale art student known only as “Chris” are engaged, according to the Sunday Mirror as reported on GaySocialites.com.

Here at the Trash Talkin’ Rodeo we’ve made it no secret that we love us some Scissor Sisters. We’d like to wish Jake and his betrothed all the best wishes in the world.

And we hope you choose Ana Matronic as your best man!

Jake Shears, Scissor Sisters, Ana Matronic, gay marriage, celebrity marriage, Jake Shears engaged

Okay, so we’ve all seen “Lazy Sunday,” “Roy Rules,” “Dick in a Box” and that one with Natalie Portman rapping. But I think the following is one of the most underrated and most overlooked of the SNL Digital Shorts: “Andy Pops Into Frame.”

Personally, I just find this hysterical, from the yellow t-shirt that says “ANDY,” to Will Forte’s goofy grin, to that moment when Samberg pulls the gun and forces Forte out of the frame. And that little piece of music that gets into your brain for days. I wonder if it was written specifically for this short?

Anyway, good stuff. Watch it ten or twenty times — you won’t regret it!

Andy Samberg, Will Forte, Saturday Night Live, Lazy Sunday, Roy Rules, Digital Short, Andy Pops Into Frame

Madonna performed a four song set as the finale of the global Live Earth concert this past July 7. Researchers expect that the energy produced from the collective excitement, adoration, and sheer fabulousness of London’s gay community is expected to power that entire city for at least another three weeks.

Take that, solar power!

Madonna, Live Earth, London, solar power, gay power

But our Moms were so cool back in the day.

Trash Talker Moms, Fosse

Apparently, the Trash Talker’s idol and all around awesome celebrity Madonna is set to make a guest appearance on the Fox animated staple, The Simpsons.

The Simpsons used to be must-see, ignore-the-phone television for me, but for the past several years I haven’t been tuning in. A Madonna appearance just might change that, as I do love all things Madonna (the crappy “Beautiful Stranger” notwithstanding.) The big question is, what would an animated Madonna look like? Which one of the many, many looks she has had will Matt Groening decide to use? Has Madonna already gone online to create her own Simpsons avatar?

Personally, I hope they go with the look in the picture above, hat, boots, and riding crop included. Ay caramba, indeed!

Madonna, The Simpsons, Matt Groening, Confessions on a Dance Floor, Simpsons avatar

Pearl is back! And she’s kickin’ ass and takin’ names!

Will Ferrell, Pearl, Funny or Die, Good Cop Baby Cop, The Landlord

David Chase, you fucker, we hate how much you make us love you.

Basically, the Trash Talkers reaction to the series finale of The Sopranos went something like this:

Screen goes black and the soundtrack cuts off the Journey song “Don’t Stop Believin’” at “Don’t Stop …”

Lori & Amy: silence
silence
silence
silence
Lori: David Chase is a FUCKER!

But after Amy gave me a strong drink and an extra portion of dessert, I calmed down enough to add that David Chase, while still a fucker, is absolutely brilliant. The show couldn’t have ended any other way and I think Chase planned it from the start. Like the song says Tony goes “on and on and on and on” always looking over his shoulder for the hitman or the indictment. And sure, lots of people feel that David Chase left this all open for a movie in the future, but I bet that won’t happen … like Tony watching for the hit, we will always be watching for the Sopranos movie.

(And to think, Chase found the perfect song to end his series in the corniest Journey song ever recorded.)

In the first episode of season six, in a dream sequence, Carmela tells Adriana “I worry all the time,” and here at the ending, she’s still worried all the time. At some point Tony said to Dr. Melfi, “Is this all there is?” and here at the ending, we see that yes, this is all there is. And I myself wondered why Chase left the relationship with Dr. Melfi, one of, if not the most significant relationship in the series, with such an abrupt and unsatisfying ending. (She’s not even in the finale!) But yes, that’s how it is in “real life.”

Well played, Chase. Well played. You got me good. You gave the audience the ending that was right, even if it wasn’t the ending we thought we wanted. You are going to get a lot of crap for this ending but you don’t deserve it (and I honestly don’t think you care.) You are fucking brilliant and if I knew your email address I would write and tell you so.

But you are still a fucker.

The Sopranos, Sopranos Series Finale, HBO, David Chase, Tony Soprano, James Gandolfini, Carmella Soprano, Edie Falco, Meadow Soprano, AJ Soprano