Do You Really Want to Pay Me? Boy George Demands £1 Million for Celebrity Big Brother

"I'll Tumble 4 Ya, for £1million!!!"

80s pop superstar Boy George is making plans to revive his sagging career by planning a television comeback on the UK version of Celebrity Big Brother.

The androgynous Karma Chameleon is asking producers of the Channel 5 UK series to up their asking price to £1million from their original offer of £750,000. The 50-year-old star, real name George O'Dowd, was at first banned from appearing on the reality series when it was a part of rival network Channel 4's lineup, due to his arrests for drugs in the United States and an arrest for false imprisonment after handcuffing a Norwegian "male escort" inside of his London mansion in 2007. He was also arrested in his New York City apartment when police found drugs inside his residence after the singer called 911 emergency services. O'Dowd avoided jail time by opting for community service and was seen in a bright orange jump suit collecting trash from the streets of New York. 


It's been a long, troubled road for The Boy over the years, and his battles with substance abuse have been well-chronicled. Celebrity Brother UK has successfully re-launched the careers and images of several pop stars over the years, most notably fellow 80s throwback Pete Burns, lead singer of the band Dead or Alive. Burns made a spectacle of himself on the series with his bizarre facial features, due to an addiction to horrible plastic surgery! 


In spite of his troubles, O'Dowd has managed to maintain his impressive fortune, and is estimated to be worth over £80 million, making him one of the wealthiest pop stars in Great Britain. 

Shop Small to Save Small Businesses on Saturday, November 26

This weekend, after you've fought the rude and obnoxious Black Friday crowds at Sprawl-Mart and witnessed fights between middle-aged women over pairs of shoes at Costington's, here's something good you can do to help the economy and small businesses as well as preserve the tarnished sanctity of the Christmas Spirit and restore the value of American Pride in community.

This Saturday, November 26, is the second-annual "Small Business Saturday", which aims to bring awareness to the economic plight of small, privately owned businesses across the country. Thousands of smaller stores and restaurants have shuttered their doors and windows during the current economic crisis, losing out to the much-larger chain stores that have cornered the market in even smaller, bedroom communities, stripping small town America of its former charm and appeal. To help remedy this, you can show your support for small businesses by going out and shopping them this weekend. Make a pact to purchase at least one item at a privately owned shop or business this weekend. It might not sound like much, but it would mean a great deal to the millions of business owners struggling to survive.

The event is sponsored by American Express and the company is providing "Shop Small" incentives. Register your American Express card online, spend $25 at a small business next Saturday and the company will give you $25 credit on your next statement.

Pumped Up Kicks: Amazing Race Contestants Compete in Bodybuilding Contest

After last week's bunnies on steroids Detour in delightful Denmark, I've decided this season of the CBS reality staple The Amazing Race has been, well, flippin' amazing! 

It's been awesome watching Bill & Cathi give the younger team members a run for their money! The previews for this week's episode look quite intriguing, with the teams oil slicking themselves up to compete in a European body building contest! Word has it that Bill & Cathi are rocking some super-buff bodies under their comfy clothes and farming gear, as are the rest of the gorgeous contestants! Rock on, guys!

Tonight's episode, titled "Speedo Time", promises to be one of the sexiest episodes of all time, if the contestants don't toss their cookies first on a spinning tea cup ride! To give you a taste of tonight's episode, enjoy this animated gif of Race host Phil Keoghan stripped down to his skivvies for a previous season of the show (which I totally stole from The Best Week Ever!):

"I'm smart and sexy!"

The Amazing Race airs tonight at 8:00PM EST, time approximate.

Give a Hoot (and a Massage): Adorable Owl Loves Some Attention

"My anthropomorphized features make me irresistible to women..."

Woodsy the Owl has long been the mascot for an American anti-pollution campaign, but I think the owl in the video below should be the new face for the cause!

The video, simply titled "Lovely Owl", shows a too-adorable for words baby owl lapping up some attention from the hand of an unidentified woman. The video has already received over one million views, and we can see why. Interspersed with images of other, not-so-content owls (obviously jealous of little Woodsy and the heavy petting he's getting) and backed by a perfectly dramatic music score, it just screams "Viral Video of the Day".

If this cutie was used in commercials, I bet people really would give a hoot and not pollute:

Mark of the Beast: Factory Worker Fired for Not Wearing 666 Badge

"Nope, these numbers won't freak anybody out..."

A former factory worker in Georgia has filed a law suit in Federal Court after he says he was fired from his job for refusing to wear a sticker marked with the number 666 based on religious grounds.

The man, Billy E. Hyatt, claims the Pilant Corp. plastics manufacturing plant demanded that he wear a sticker emblazoned with the numbers, which represented the number of days the plant had been free of any accidents. Hyatt refused, stating that the triple digits are well-known to be associated with the anti-Christ and are referred to in the Bible as "the Mark of the Beast" in the apocalyptic Revelations, preceding the end-of-the-world events known as Armageddon. (Seeing that the factory is located in the Bible Belt, I think they should have been well aware of this tiny tidbit of basic knowledge.) With the world unraveling like a giant spool of yarn and growing more frightening and bizarre by the second, I can definitely understand his reservations.

When Wyatt refused to wear the sticker for fear that his soul would be damned to spend eternity in Hell, he was told by his supervisors that his beliefs were "ridiculous" and was given a three-day suspension. Hyatt took the suspension only to be fired by the plant's Human Resources department upon his return. The lawsuit, which seeks an undisclosed amount in punitive damages and back pay, said the company forced him into a terrible situation: Keep his job or "abandon his religious beliefs." Which is, you know, kind of illegal...

Royal Easy Rider: Prince Harry Hops on Harley for Road Trip

"Born to be Wild..."

England's Prince Harry made out like Jack Nicholson in the classic anti-establishment film Easy Rider by hopping on a super-cool Harley Davidson bike and giving it a turn through the Arizona desert.

The 27-year-old royal was enjoying his day off from an eight-week helicopter course at Gila Bend Air Force base in Imperial Valley, Arizona, where he is undergoing advanced training as an Apache pilot. The prince was smiling like the Cheshire cat as he hopped on the Hog, wearing classic aviator sunglasses and a metal helmet to protect his ginger noggin.

Harry looked completely at ease at the helm of the $30,000 bike, as he has been a fan of motorcycle riding for years and has a number of classic bikes in his own private collection, including a Ducati 848 and a classic Triumph. His older brother William shares his passion for motorbikes as well and owns a Ducati 1198. The royal brother's father Prince Charles, however, doesn't share his children's interest, admitting, "I hate motorbikes. My sons are interested in them. I can’t even get my balance on them."

The royal thrill seeker rented the bike for $150 and trekked 95 miles through the majestic and serene landscape, but he wasn't flying solo. He was accompanied by his personal security entourage, making sure he remained safe and sound on his desert sojourn. The road trip comes close to the end of the Prince's military training in the US.

I'm Not So Excited: Bonnie Pointer Arrested for Drug Possession

Photo Credit: The Daily Mail

Pointer Sisters singer Bonnie Pointer may not be feeling "So Excited" for a while after being arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Pointer, 60, was arrested late on Friday evening but posted a $10,000 bail and was released early on Saturday morning, according to police records.

Bonnie, along with her late sister June and surviving sisters Ruth and Anita, originally formed the familial singing group in 1969, and scored a long string of hits over the years, including "Slow Hand", "I'm so Excited" and "Neutron Dance", picking up several Grammy Awards along the way and selling millions of records.

Following several years of estrangement from her family after the untimely death of June at the age of 52, Bonnie recently reconciled with her two surviving sisters and even began performing together again. Gossip and celebrity web site TMZ, however, caught an unflattering moment with a slightly incoherent Bonnie as she told reporters and paparazzi that Anita is now battling cancer as well last week.

To the Extreme: Climate Specialists Warn of Extreme & Dangerous Weather to Come

A group of top climatologists have released a dire new report warning the nations of the world to prepare for an ever-increasing list of catastrophic and deadly weather conditions to play out over the next several years.

The Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a shocking report on extreme weather after an emergency meeting was convened in Kampala, Uganda. This is the first time the group of scientists and climate experts have focused their attention on the dangers of extreme weather events.

One of the study's lead investigators, Maarten van Aalst, director of the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre in the Netherlands, puts it bluntly: "We need to be worried. Our response needs to anticipate disasters and reduce risk before they happen rather than wait until after they happen and clean up afterward...the  risk has already increased dramatically."

The report goes on to say, "a changing climate leads to changes in the frequency, intensity, spatial extent, duration, and timing of extreme weather and climate events, and can result in unprecedented extreme weather and climate events". 

Another expert, Chris Field of Stanford University, said: "We face many challenges in the future; those include floods, drought, storms, and heatwaves."

The study is released after 2011 has been dubbed "The Year of The Disaster", with a series of weather-related catastrophes in the US alone causing tens of billions of dollars in damages and loss of property and life.  The East Coast of the US has been hit with a series of record-breaking winter storms, a costly hurricane as well as a rare earthquake, while the Midwest and South were slammed with terrifying tornado outbreaks and floods of biblical proportions, leaving two nuclear power plants underwater. A record breaking heat wave and drought scorched Texas and Oklahoma and massive wildfires burned millions of acres of land in New Mexico, Arizona and California, with Reno, Nevada, currently being decimated by raging fires. Alaska was pounded by a winter "hurricane" only a few weeks ago, the worst storm on record to hit the state.


The costliest disaster of all time (so far) took place in March of this year, with the cataclysmic earthquake and tsunami in Japan causing several hundred billion dollars in damages and claiming more than 30,000 lives. The tsunami also created the worst nuclear accident of all time, as the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant went into a full-scale melt-down.

Fasten your seat belts, folks...it's going to be a bumpy ride...

He Did It His Way: Frank Sinatra's Secret Porn Film

"Regrets? I Have a Few..."

A new biography on the legendary superstar crooner Frank Sinatra has made a bombshell revelation that the singer/actor appeared in an underground porn film at the age of 19!

The claim is made in salacious tabloid author Darwin Porter's new book about Sinatra, The Boudoir Singer. In the biography, Porter claims that a struggling Sinatra accepted the offer to appear in the film "The Masked Bandit" and was paid $100, a large sum of money in 1934, during the height of the Great Depression. The author claims he was informed of the secret porn film by one of Sinatra's good friends, actor Peter Lawford. Lawford, along with Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr., made up the notorious gang of Hollywood stars known as the "Rat Pack" during the late-50s and early 1960s.

The book contends that Sammy Davis, Jr. was an avid collector of porn during a time when it was still illegal to purchase, but he had managed to obtain a copy of the secret skin flick starring Ol' Blue Eyes himself. Davis allegedly sliced scenes of the Sinatra film into a copy of the infamous 1972 X-Rated classic Deep Throat starring Linda Lovelace as a practical joke. Davis then screened the film at a party he hosted, which was attended by Sinatra. No one recognized Sinatra in the scenes, as he reportedly wore a mask to conceal his face in the hardcore film, where he is shown having sex with two women. Porter claims that Sinatra was furious at Davis and planned on revenge, before realizing that Davis had a very powerful weapon against him with his copy of the bootleg film! The two patched up their relationship and Davis later agreed to destroy his copy of the film.

Sinatra went on to become a respected actor in well-received films such as The Man with the Golden Arm and The Manchurian Candidate, winning an Academy-Award for his performance in the 1954 classic WWII film From Here to Eternity. He died in 1998 at the age of 82.

Welcome to the DollHouse: Baby Doll That Curses

"Put me under the Christmas tree this year & I'll set your kids straight!"

Parents looking for a sweet and innocent gift to give to their children this Christmas might want to avoid one particular doll on the market: A doll that swears like Gordon Ramsay!

Parents have been complaining that the You & Me Interactive Triplets doll set talks like a drunk sailor on a three-day bender in Singapore. Several parents are certain that, among the giggling and googling baby talk the doll emits, comes the always lively street phrase, "Hey, crazy Bitch!"

Now, the manufacturer of the doll says that its product is recommended for children over the age of 2, but there is no mention of any profanity in the instruction manual. Retail giant Toys 'R Us, which keeps the doll in stock, has received a number of complaints about the cursing toy, but claims that it is indeed just speaking gibberish and people are hearing things. The company has no plans to remove the toy from its shelves, but advises parents that they will be able to return the doll with a store receipt if they are offended by its innocent gurgling.

You can decide for yourself if Potty Mouth Patty is cursing or not in the video below:

What Not to Wear: The Situation Sues Abercrombie & Fitch for Asking Him Not to Wear Their Clothes

Reality "star" Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino has filed a mega-bucks law suit against gay porn clothing producer Abercrombie & Fitch.

A few months back, the high-end, trendy retail outlet said (with tongue planted firmly in hollowed-out cheek a la Zoolander) that they would pay The Sitch a million dollars if he would not wear their clothes on his MTV reality caper The Jersey Shore or while attending red carpet events. Apparently, the Situation thought that they were serious about the deal and is now suing them for $4 million for not handing over a big, over-sized check covered in glitter and pink bows.

In a law suit filed in a Florida federal court, the Italian Stallion claims A&F "embarked on a grand, worldwide advertising campaign using Sorrentino's name, image and likeness to create brand awareness for its products by falsely claiming that Defendant had offered money to Sorrentino if he would stop wearing Defendant's goods". 

Sorrentino, 30, was often seen wearing the retailer's outfits while trying to score some nookie from Snooki on Jersey Shore, and was wearing A&F track pants on the much-ballyhooed season premiere of the show which was filmed in Florence, Italy, over the summer. Sorrentino and his production company MTS also complained in the suit about A&F's use of his catch phrase "Gym. Tanning. Laundry" (GTL) as well as the phrase "The Fitchuation" used on some of their clothing. He has been A&F free in photographs since August, so put your money where your mouth is and pay the man! 

"I'm too sexy for these pants..."

SplitsVille: Demi Moore Files for Divorce from Ashton Kutcher

"Nothing lasts forever..."

Surprise, surprise...Not!!!

Actress Demi Moore has announced her plans to seek a divorce from Ashton Kutcher!

Moore, 49, released the following public statement earlier today: "It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have decided to end my six-year marriage to Ashton. As a woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward with my life."

The move comes after weeks of speculation about the super-couple's marriage when Kutcher's alleged infidelities with another woman, 22-year-old Sara Leal, broke to the tabloid press. This came a little more than a year after another woman claimed to have had a fling with the 33-year-old Two & a Half Men star.

The couple have been seen together over the past few weeks, with many speculating that they were attending couple's therapy to mend the rift in their marriage. No official statement has been released yet from Kutcher's camp.

How the Crack Head Saved Christmas: Befuddled Burglar Decorates Victim's House for the Holidays

"Who wants to have fun tonight in Whoville? I'll bring the bath salts..."

It seems you really can save a Grinch's heart during the holiday season!

Or at least a mixed-up, wannabe burglar zonked out of his mind on bath salts! A man broke into a house in Vandalia, OH, we can only guess with the intent to rob the home. However, it appears the man, 44-year-old Terry Trent, must have taken some inspiration from copies of Martha Stewart's Living and Better Homes and Gardens found around the house, as he decided to go on a bit of a decorating kick. He began taking out all of the family's Christmas decorations stored in a closet and putting them up for a cheerful Yuletide display!

When the family returned home a few hours later, they found Trent lounging on the family sofa, watching television and playing with toys! Needless to say, the home owners were more than a little shocked, but now they won't have to worry about putting up those pesky decorations this year. The man apologized for startling them and left, but was caught by police moments later.

Nothing was missing from the home, so maybe this is a case of the "Reverse Grinch", breaking into stranger's homes to spread joy and cheer! I'll toast to that! Merry Christmas, one and all!

That's Amore! Ousted Silvio Berlusconi Releases Love CD

Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has released a "mix tape" of love songs on his way out the swinging door!

The aging Lothario, 75, released a CD of songs that he has written, performed by his good friend, singing star Mariano Apicella. The songs on the album "tell of tormented love, featuring lyrics such as 'another day of wind and rain, another night without you,' or 'Stay, and leave me your heart.'"

Berlusconi was forced to step down from his scandal-plagued post and is currently on trial for paying for sex with a 17-year-old girl at a dinner party he hosted at his opulent mansion. Some believe the album release is the outrageous billionaire's way of having the last word as the new Italian minister Mario Monti is set to take over his position

There were cheers from large crowds throughout Italy when Berlusconi's departure from the position was announced last week, as Italy struggles with deepening austerity measures brought on by the global economic super-crisis and the worrisome European debt situation.

The self-described Latin lover, who once boasted he single-handedly kept large groups entertained for hours on end with his smooth charm and silky voice, wrote the lyrics for the sappily-titled album True Love. 

 I'm sure a nationwide concert tour is in the planning stages, so break out the cigarette lighters and prepare to swoon!

"You know you want me..."

Out, Out Damn Spot! Camilla Parker Bowles' Tattoo Won't Wash Away

The Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles is pulling a Lady Macbeth after having a "temporary" henna tattoo applied to her hands... that won't wash away with ease!

The wife of Prince Charles received the tattoo while on an official state visit to the African nation of Tanzania, where she was told the ink would only last for a few days before fading away. But the Duchess has been photographed with the tattoo still staining her hands, ten days later! Camilla was sure to wear gloves to conceal the swirling pattern on the top of her hand during the somber Remembrance Day ceremony in London last Sunday, which was also attended by the Queen as well as Prince William and new bride Kate.

Earlier today, however, she was photographed at her residence Clarence House, where she held a benefit on behalf of a children's theater, with the henna tattoo still visible on her hand. Speaking about the tattoo the Duchess said, "I just can’t get it off. I have tried scrubbing and everything…nailbrushes, you name it. I just don’t know what to do."

Camilla is anxious to rid herself of the stain, as she is to attend a lavish state banquet at Buckingham Palace thrown by the Queen in honor of the Turkish President where she will be wearing a tiara and a more traditional ball gown.

"Does this tattoo match my hand bag?"

It's the Great Un-Friend You on Facebook Day, Charlie Brown!

The hilarious guys over at Jimmy Kimmel thought that there should be an official "National Unfriend Day" on Facebook. You know, a day where you go through your list of friends on Facebook and start culling out the dead weight! It's a great idea! There's one credo in life that still holds true today:  It isn't officially a holiday of any merit unless there is a Peanuts cartoon about it!

To remedy this situation, the show put together this flippin' hilarious Peanuts cartoon about the special Unfriend day just to get the ball rolling. I mean, good grief, who wouldn't take that depressing sad sack Charlie Brown off their friend's list? And that Momma's Boy Linus? Hasn't he married that blanket by now and fathered a couple of kids? And we've all seen those highly inappropriate and suggestive photos some Facebook "friends" are inclined to post on their page... just like Charlie Brown's sister, Sally!

You'll have to watch all the hilarity in the video below: