Fenton and Randy were interviewed in the Kirkus Reviews – the publishing industry’s BIBLE – about The World According to Wonder, their storied careers, and what’s next for Hollywood’s biggest risk-takers. “They’re currently pitching a Real Housewives-style retelling of the real life of Jesus,” says the magazine. “’For some reason, everybody thinks we’re joking,’ scoffs Barbato. ‘It’s not a sacrilege pitch. We’re thinking that the modern idiom of media now is reality television, so why not take that and apply it to The Greatest Story Ever Told?’ There have been no takers…yet. And that’s all right in the World of Wonder. ‘I think losing is the new winning,’ Barbato says. ‘Our best films are the ones that don’t get any recognition at all.’”
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“Painting the way I feel today” captioned poor, put-upon Chris Brown on Instagram. Then: “Focus on what matters!” He drew this picture after all the negative press he received after his recent parking lot throw-down with Frank Ocean, which I’m sure you’ve all been following with bated breath. Here’s the latest update from NecoleBitchie: “An eye witness has also come forward and claims that Chris was the one that threw the first punch after Frank wouldn’t shake his hand. According to the source, both of their crews got to throwing bows, which led from the parking lot to the studio lobby, with a source saying, ‘They managed to break almost everything in the room and scare all of the staff members working.’ Frank is now considering pressing charges (according to the Sheriff’s department) and if he does do that, Chris’ probation could be revoked.” Oh that poor man. *Rolls eyes*
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The mural, with apologies to Leonardo, we presume, is officially titled Lady Jesus DeGeneres and the Lesbian Last Supper, and was created by Bronwyn Lundberg. It features the lovable television personality dining with her disciples, from left, Jane Lynch, Sandra Bernhard, Rachel Maddow, Linda Perry, “Shane McCutcheon” as Judas, Portia de Rossi, Heather Matarazzo, Wanda Sykes, KD Lang, Lily Tomlin, Melissa Etheridge, and Rosie O’Donnell. Prints are available for $29.88. (via unicornbooty)
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Beverly Hills’ so-called “dermatologist to the stars” Arnold Klein has accused David LaChapelle, photo-portraitist of the stars, of stealing his own artwork. The photographer admitted taking back his depiction of Michael Jackson lying dead in the lap of Jesus Christ, Pietà style, from Klein, but claims innocence of any criminal act. The two have been slugging it out for a year, but their dispute became public only recently, when the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office decided not to bring criminal charges against LaChapelle, saying that there was no proof of Klein’s allegations of grand theft nor LaChapelle’s denial of them: ”Neither victim nor suspect can be corroborated.” Klein told authorities that the photograph, worth $48,000, had been a gift from LaChapelle, but when he sent it to LaChapelle for repairs, the photographer refused to return it, claiming it wasn’t a gift, but compensation for dermatological services Klein had failed to provide him. Whatever. The prosecutor has stated that “the matter cannot be proven BRD.”
