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"I'm a simple man Jack. I like simple things . . . like butter in my ass and lollipops in my mouth. But that's just me," - Floyd Gandoli, "Boogie Nights"


I've been snowed under with work this week, which severely cuts into my free time, but since I haven't found anybody to pay me to lounge around naked, eat cheetos and watch movies I suppose this cycle will continue. Some Hollywood stars found themselves out of work this week as:

"Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington, fiercely criticized for an anti-gay slur he reportedly made last year, was fired on Thursday by producers of the hit show.

"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore," Washington said in a statement.


He later added that the "pink slip" he received was clearly a gay agenda likely perpetuated by rampant lesbians that was being forced upon his raging heterosexuality.

In other victim-related news, Paris Hilton says she will no longer "act dumb" and also said that she hoped the media would focus on "more important things" than her 45-day jail sentence.

"I used to act dumb. ... That act is no longer cute," ABC quoted Hilton as saying.


Hilton later added that she hates to give up this air-headed role as it will likely be the best and most natural acting that she will ever perform.

Wesley Snipes attorneys argued this week that he is a victim of "unscrupulous tax advice" and is being selectively targeted for prosecution on federal tax evasion charges because he is black.

A federal judge is still considering the motion, which stems from Oct. 17th charges that Snipes fraudulently claimed refunds totaling nearly $12 million in 1996 and 1997 for income taxes already paid. The star of the "Blade" trilogy and other films also was charged with failure to file returns from 1999 through 2004.


Ignoring the race issue for a moment, how dumb do you have to be to take tax advice from ANYBODY who tells you that it's not a good idea to file returns for 5 straight years?

Lynne Spears talked about Britney's mistakes this week, and chalked them up to the kind we all make and that her girl is "just figuring things out."

"It's sad that the whole world had to watch her make mistakes that all of us have made at one time or another," Mama Spears said.


{Editor's Note: This photo was taken this week, so at least Spears has started flashing her panties and not her c-section scars. Small favors.}

It is true that Britney has a lot higher profile and a national stage to display her mistakes, but I don't recall flashing my package at random people while exiting cars or shaving my head or entering rehab even when I was in my early 20s and drinking like a fish while behaving like an animal. But that's just me.

Just two days after parting ways with her manager, Kelly Clarkson has canceled her upcoming summer tour over disappointing ticket sales, yet another sign of turmoil as she prepares to release her third album, "My December."


It's shocking that a singer who rose to fame by singing other people's songs ran into trouble when she suddenly decided that she should write her own lyrics. You could have blown me over with a feather.

Dan Rather slammed the dismal ratings of CBS News with Katie Couric this week.

"The mistake was to try to bring the 'Today' show ethos to the 'Evening News' and to dumb it down - tart it up in hopes of attracting a younger audience," he told Joe Scarborough on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

CBS CEO Leslie Moonves called Rather's remarks "sexist."



Rather later responded that Leslie sounded "like a girls name to me, and I don't listen to girls except in the kitchen."

But let's not end with feuds and name-calling as I would prefer to conclude with a pleasing image:


I personally feel bad for this woman, who apparently is unsure how to properly use a chair, and I would gladly volunteer my vast knowledge to show her the way. So, help those in need today, don't sit on your ass too much and . . . Happy Friday!

-BDS