Leslie Nielsen Passes Away at 84

Leslie Nielsen, an actor who starred in some of the funniest movies ever made, has passed away from complicated related to pneumonia. He was 84.
Best known for his deadpan delivery of ridiculous lines, Nielsen anchored such films as Airplane! and The Naked Gun. His agent confirmed that he died near his home in Fort Lauderdale early Sunday evening, in the company of his "lovely wife and friends."

Said nephew Doug Nielsen of his uncle, who had been hospitalized for nearly two weeks prior to his passing:

"Just in this last 48 hours, the infection has gotten too much. He just fell asleep and passed away."

In Nielsen's honor, we encourage readers to submit their favorite movies quotes from the actor. We'll begin:

Frank: It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.
Jane: Goodyear?
Frank: No, the worst.

Shoes With Attitude: Gotta Have It or Make It Stop?

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Hollywood is stepping out in style, having more fun with footwear than should be allowed by law, per some of our Fashion Police panel.
Sarah Jessica Parker, Solange Knowles and Nicole Kidman are just some of the stars who aren't afraid to go beyond basic black pumps when they strut their stuff down the red carpet.
The Sex and the City star braved the Harry Potter premiere last week in these towering baby blue lace-up shoes by Nicholas Kirkwood, while Beyoncé's baby sis matched her bright purple heels to her lipstick at a Range Rover event, and Keith Urban's honey accompanied him to the CMA Awards in tomato red L'Wren Scott stilettos.
So who's on board with these bold shoe picks? Not Joan and Melissa, who are begging these over-the-top hoofers to "make it stop" But it's not all bad. George and Kelly say "gotta have it!" Whose side will you step over to?

Week in Review: Bristol Palin Loses It in the End

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Are you missing something?
Over the past week or so, there were major engagements, majestic fashions and even some massive movie and music releases. We've seen plenty of teen angst, teen triumphs and teens who turned into stars (some as if by magic).
But you just want to look at the pictures, right?
No problem. We've put together the biggest, best and just plain weirdest shots of the week for your enjoyment, so what are you waiting for? Enjoy...

Hulk and Spidey and Buffy—What's With All the Reboots?

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Why are we seeing so many stupid so-called "reboots" of old ideas like Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
—88Vibey, via the inbox
I hope you boarded up your windows before you sent me this. Vampire lovers are so rabid in their fandom they're liable to storm your house. (Here, I'll create a diversion for you: Robert Pattinson has a head like bleached a cinder block. Run!)
Anyway, here's why The Hulk, Buffy, Superman and Spider-Man are all being reset and retold from the beginning:


Money. Or, more specifically, guaranteed money.
"Reboots are going to succeed more often," says Tim League of the theater franchise Alamo Drafthouse.
"People are more aware of the concept you're promoting, so it's a safer route. And you succeed more often than you fail."
Even more importantly, he says, you're more likely to know your profits early. Advance ticket sales are much easier to pull off if customers know what they're going to see—well, in advance.
That's opposed to brand-new movie ideas, which do not lend themselves to pre-sales, League tells me. Instead, theater owners and moviemakers have to wait longer for their money to come in, because new ideas require time for good word of mouth to get around. (Of course, that did work out for Avatar.)
That idea also translates to television. The Hulk is coming back to TV, with the help of Pan's Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro, who is on board to co-create the new reboot.
Is it greedy for moviemakers to keep revisiting old ideas instead of working a little harder to find fresh ones? I'll tell you, in my latest podcast!

Guess Me From Behind: Black Lace Bare Ass

 

What the OMFG was she thinking?!
Jaws dropped when this TV star recently stepped out in a plunging, black lace jumpsuit that left little to the imagination.
It's not only a 180 from the preppy princess she plays on the small screen, but it's also more skin than we've ever seen from this young star.
Can you guess who was brave stupid enough to step out next-to-naked on the red carpet?

It's Leighton Meester at the Harry Winston Court of Jewels Recreation launch in New York City (not even the tropics, which could at least provide some flimsy excuse).
Marchesa is responsible for the Gossip Girl star's sheer lace outfit with shoes by Nicholas Kirkwood and bling by Harry Winston, natch.
And even if this style counts as designer—Marchesa does dress Hollywood's finest, after all—somewhere Blair Waldorf's delicate head is spinning.

Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal Couple Up for Thanksgiving

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'Tis the season for yet another Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift sighting.
So where did the rumored couple kick off the holidays?


After reportedly sipping maple syrup lattes at a Brooklyn café near sister Maggie Gyllenhaal's home Thanksgiving morning (How sweet!), Jake and the country cutie were spotted grabbing breakfast at a cafe called Fido in Nashville Saturday, according to People.
Although Swift and Gyllenhaal have been seen together numerous times around the country, the low-key lovebirds have yet to reveal the nature of their relationship.
Nevertheless, this seems to be turning into quite the love story.

The Black Eyed Peas Set to Rock Super Bowl

The Black Eyed Peas are on a roll.
Fresh off an American Music Awards win for Best Pop Group (click here to watch their futuristic performance), the gang will do the Super Bowl halftime show.
"The Black Eyed Peas are officially performing the Super Bowl halftime show in Dallas," will.i.am tweeted to fans, confirming the can't-miss mini-concert.

The Peas are the first non-rock group to hit the stage since Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's famous wardrobe-malfunction during halftime in 2004.
Since then, older and less controversial artists such as the Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, The Who and Bruce Springsteen have done the honors. No longer.
They could have picked anybody. It says something that they picked us," will said.
Indeed. We can't wait to hear "Let's Get it Started" at a sporting event for once.

Heidi Montag Recalls Plastic Surgery Horrors

Heidi Montag, who infamously underwent more than 10 operations in one day, is now sharing the painful memories and emotions of a journey for perfection.
In an ABC Primetime Special titled "Celebrity Plastic Surgery Gone Too Far?" airing last week, the plastic princess said she felt she would "die out of pain!"
"I thought that first night that I came out of the hospital I was going to die out of pain," Heidi Montag recalls now. "I looked like I was hit by a truck."

We can't believe it either, Heidi. [Photo: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com]

Montag has now confirmed most, if not all, of her surgeries this year:

• Nose job
• Brow lift
• Chin shaving
• Back scooped out
• Ears pinned back
• Lipo on inner/outer thighs
• Fat injected into her cheeks
• Absolutely hilarious, FREAKISHLY GIGANTIC breast implants

She says after the trauma, "I couldn't event go to the bathroom. I couldn't even walk for days. My face was so swollen. My back was so black and blue."
The Hills star is heaping blame on her surgeon, the late Dr. Frank Ryan, but people close to him say she's obsessed and wouldn't take no for an answer.
"I do not feel like I was prepared enough for this," Montag said. "How can you know when your doctor says it's just a little this, it's just a little that."
"It really becomes a lot. Doctors should walk you through all aspects of it not just the glamorous side of it," she says, with serious buyer's remorse.
A friend of Ryan's says that contrarily, she was not only taking her obsession with plastic surgery way too far, she was obsessed with him personally.
She also wanted him to make her a human Barbie doll.
"He sent texts and emails saying she wanted to be Barbie, to look exactly like Barbie," a friend said, adding that Ryan tried to talk her OUT of it.

Jackie Evancho Sets Debut Album Record for 2010

From America's Got Talent to America's got a burgeoning superstar on its hands...
Jackie Evancho, the 10-year sensation who mesmerized television viewers this summer with her operatic voice, has set a Billboard record with the release of the album "O Holy Night." It sold 239,000 copies in its first-week of release, ranked number-two on the Billboard 200 chart and made Evnacho the top-selling debut artist of 2010.

"Jackie Evancho is one of the purest and finest vocalists I've ever heard, and the initial response to her debut release has been phenomenal," said Steve Barnett, Chairman of Columbia Records.

See what all the buzz is about for yourself. Watch Jackie sing the title single off her CD at a recent Pittsburgh Christmas parade.

Taylor Swift & Jake Gyllenhaal: Actually Photographed Together!

You've heard the rumors. You've read the quotes from anonymous sources. But you still haven't seen Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal together.
Until now!
Following a Thanksgiving morning spent at a Brooklyn coffee shop, this likely couple visited Swift's hometown of Nashville over the weekend. Yesterday afternoon, the two were seen getting breafast at Fido, a coffeehouse and café near Vanderbilt University. Allow us to present actual evidence this time:

Swiftenhaal: Alive and well!

"They were smiling and laughing. They were talking a lot and enjoying each other's company," a witness told People. "They didn't look like friends."
Another customer named Emma Rice, who posted this picture online, added that Taylor and Jake looked "very cute" and "seemed close."

Lindsay Lohan: Free For a Day

Lindsay Lohan enjoyed a temporary respite from rehab this weekend. On the docket for the troubled, recovering actress? Coffee and cigarettes.
Guess caffeine and nicotine rank pretty far down the list of Lindsay Lohan vices. Kicking her addictions to cocaine and alcohol are top priorities.
Here's LiLo at a local Starbucks near Palm Springs ...

Lindsay's looking (mostly) healthy these days. [Photo: Pacific Coast News]

The 24-year-old spent Thanksgiving with her dad. While she and Michael Lohan are on better terms, he hasn't been able to get Linds to quit smoking.
Last month, when the reunited twosome began to mend fences, MiLo sent her an electric cigarette as part of a care package, apparently to no avail.
Oh well. Maybe that'll come after she completes her stint in rehab, which has been going on for two months-plus and seems to be working wonders.