Celebritology Archive: Hollyweird

Mother's Day Gift Guide: Hollywood Wax

Penny Marshall as Laverne from 'Laverne & Shirley.' Yes, Shirley is also available. (Image courtesy Profiles in History) Mother's Day is just days away and I'm guessing you're thinking of showing up at mom's with yet another potted plant. Being mom-like, yours will stifle the urge to brain you with the hundredth hydrangea and instead smile and thank you for being such a thoughtful child. But this year you can avoid that sad scene by showing mom how much you truly appreciate all of the needless heartache and premature aging you've caused her by giving a gift that speaks from the heart. Imagine the utter joy mom will experience when you surprise her with a life-sized wax figure of Robin Williams in his seminal role as mom-friendly, spinach-pushing sailor Popeye. You can thank me later for clueing you in to the Hollywood Wax Museum's auction of more than 160...

The Ka-Ching of Pop: Michael Jackson Unloads His Treasures

Imagine item 919, a hand-made Renate Hornung doll, in your entry hall. (Image courtesy Julien's Auctions) If you've got a little nest egg set aside to guard against homelessness or end of times, you may want to consider spending that money on a piece of history. Michael Jackson will attempt to stave off his own economic downturn when he auctions the "treasures" from his onetime ranch, Neverland, in April. In case you were wondering, no glittery gloves or Elephant Man bones will be up for sale, but treasures do include a demented "Ziggy the Talking Clown" gumball machine (item 724, $800 - $1,200) and a gaming system unhappily named the "Virtual Boy" (item 731, $100 - $150). If it's a little Latin flavor for the home you're after, why not bid on the slot machine hand-carved and painted to resemble a life-sized Mexican bandito? A bandito who happens to...

A New Psychic Friend: Vivica A. Fox

I'm feeling super-conflicted this morning. Last year, I was all into Vivica A. Fox's season-long cameo on "Curb Your Enthusiasm." It was the best possible way to mount a comeback (she was arrested for driving while intoxicated in 2007) -- do an edgy show known for fast-thinking improv and totally hold your own with Larry David and J.B. Smoove. But Vivica just couldn't keep a good thing going and, as you'll see below, she's now followed Dionne Warwick (and Gary Coleman) into the shame spiral that is shilling for the Psychic Friends Network (PFN). Take note, Vivica -- Warwick was the butt of many jokes for her association with PFN, but most especially when the now re-vivified company declared bankruptcy a decade ago: The big loser in the demise of Psychic Friends is, of course, chanteuse Dionne Warwick, who's been the key spokeswoman for the network for almost five years...

Spector Trial Watch: Now Hair This

And now and update on a story Celebritology first brought you in 2007: The forecast for Phil Spector's hair? Continued freakishness with a chance of fake-itude. The legendary music producer is is in the midst of a retrial on charges that he murdered B-movie star Lana Clarkson in 2003 (his first trial ended in a hung jury in 2007). But the real headline remains Spector's ever-in-flux hairdo, which has has gone way past outré to arrive at the creepy Hobbitt stage. To be precise, he conjures Gollum mixed with a little Bruce Vilanch who accidentally got caught in an aerosol Scotchguarding chamber: I'll continue to monitor this story as the trial progresses. Review Spector's past questionable coifs in this gallery. (Photos: Gollum courtesy New Line Productions, Spector and Vilanch - AP)...

Four Words of Doom: Bottomless Jogging Steve Guttenberg

How could celebrity news possibly compete with what The Post editorial page is labeling a "momentous" occasion? By going beneath the belt. Steve Guttenberg's belt, to be specific. There isn't much over the past 24 hours that has managed to draw my attention away from exit polls, electoral counts and a ridiculous stretch of cable news watching. That is, until I saw Guttenberg -- one-time star of family-friendly '80s fare like "Three Men and a Baby -- jogging through Central Park with his naughty bits on display for all and sundry to see. That's right. Clicking here will reveal a new world to you -- a world where actors who haven't seen a hit since the Reagan administration jog through public spaces bottomless. (Note: Although Steve's stuff is sufficiently blurred out in the footage, I'm still going to go ahead and call this one Not Safe For Work.) For those...

Doubletake: Early Halloween for Jacko and Child

Some things just never get old, like bagels with peanut butter, "It's a Wonderful Life," or, say, scrutinizing photos of Michael Jackson and his rarely seen children. Which is why I close out the week with the photo below, of a surgically masked Jackson (in the foreground) and 10-year-old daughter Paris, hidden behind some kind of expressionless facade that at once evokes a flood of images -- Lucha Libre wrestlers, the KISS Army, "V for Vendetta" and a funerary mask. Michael Jackson (right) and daughter Paris. (Splash News) To put this scene in context (which I'm sure will make it much more understandable to outfit one's child in a fetishy mask) Jacko and his three kids -- Paris, Prince Michael and Prince Michael II (aka "Blanket") are pictured browsing a Los Angeles comic book store on Thursday. According to the photographer, the kids entered the store wearing the masks, but...

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Save Ginger from Aubrey O'Day, Liz , October 8, 2008

Here's the Story of the Barfing Brady, Liz , July 9, 2008

Head for the Hills: Speidi is Armed & Dangerous, Liz , June 19, 2008

Paris and Paula Want You Sober, Liz , May 20, 2008

Brenda Dickson: Welcome to Her Nightmare, Liz , April 16, 2008

Hollyweirder: Brit vs. Tom vs. Eddie, Liz , January 17, 2008

Outrage Over Iggy, but Not Brit's Kids?, Liz , October 18, 2007

Bai Ling's Literary Juggernaut, Liz , October 2, 2007

Perez Hilton Comes to Town, Liz , August 20, 2007

Does Dave Chappelle (Heart) PWC?, Liz , July 18, 2007

The Art of the Celebrity Courtroom Sketch, Liz , June 14, 2007

Forget Paris, Here's Some Real News, Liz , June 12, 2007

Busting Hollywood's Double Standard Wide Open, Liz , March 7, 2007

Paris Hilton and Midgets and Goats, Oh My, Liz , February 21, 2007

When Celebrities Divorce, Liz , November 29, 2006

Hollyweird: Jay-Z's Bud, Borat vs. Gypsies and Liza & David, Liz , October 20, 2006