Megan Fox Hates Hillbillies

Much as I shake my head every time Megan Fox opens her mouth, recently I've come to believe that every time she does open her mouth, out pops a pearl. Not a pearl of wisdom, mind you — that would be an imbecilic notion — but a pearl of a headline. Honestly, this stuff just writes itself, and who's going to turn down a gift like that?
Speaking recently with the UK's TotalFilm, the young actress was asked about how she would stop the villainous Megatron from destroying Earth. At first Fox said that she'd "make a deal" with the megalomaniacal Decepticon, but then added the below:
"…and instead of the entire planet, can you just take out all of the white trash (sic), hillbilly (sic), anti-gay(sic), super bible-beating (sic) people in Middle America?"
That's right, folks, Megan Fox just dissed pretty much all of Middle America with one fell swoop. Even Megatron would be impressed with the destructive sweep of her aspersions.
Thanks, Megan.
Fox has previously stated — and I'm paraphrasing here — that she is so damn fine looking that studios will keep casting her in films no matter whether she is a good actress or not; prepared or not; and apparently politically correct or not.
It's not that there isn't perhaps a kernel of truth in her outlook on Hollywood, it's that she perhaps ought to keep it to herself. Betty Davis could get away with it back in the day, but then Bette Davis was a damn fine actress who didn't suffer fools gladly. Eventually, Fox's looks will fade, though we suspect her career will flame out long before that.
Which raises an interesting point: Perhaps all of this is nothing more than a cheap (and tactless) publicity stunt to keep her name in front of the media while she can.

When Comic Book Heroes Turn Their Backs on Comic-Con

It seems oddly incongruous to report that Warner Bros, DreamWorks, Disney & The Weinstein Company Pass On San Diego may choose not to hock their wares that this summer’s San Diego Comic-Con, but that’s precisely the situation in which we find ourselves, according to a new report over atThe Wrap.
It’s all worth keeping in mind, particularly if you were planning on making the pilgrimage this year with an eye towards interacting with like-minded individuals and sharing in the revelry of announcements about favorite projects.
You thus may need to adjust expectations if you’re planning to be there this year, with several notable franchises alleged to be notably absent.
The Wrap reports that a series of disappointments and flops have the studios reconsidering promoting certain films at Comic-Con; in recent years considered the Mecca for the comic/geek crowd seeking every morsel possible on upcoming genre projects of all description.
According to the site:
Last year, Edgar Wright‘s “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” was met with widespread geek acclaim only for the Universal film to sputter at the box office (though to be fair, the marketing for that film did little to embrace anybody outside the core of fans). “Sucker Punch” got major buzz and died on the vine this past spring, while “Tron: Legacy” played modestly despite nerds flipping for footage that Disney teased as early as 2008 (though yes, it has done enough to convince the studio get a sequel moving). And both “Skyline” and “Let Me In” faltered when they hit screens later in the year, after doing the San Diego Comic-Con rounds.
So several major players are staying home. The New York Times reports that Warner Bros, Marvel, DreamWorks, Disney and The Weinstein Company will stay home this year, and rely solely on traditional marketing campaigns for their big 2012 films, without the early buzz afforded by Comic-Con.
So ostensibly there will be some glaring omissions in SDCC’s July lineup, chiefly both Warner Bros’ The Dark Knight Rises and Man of Steel, neither of which has seen the studio book tickets. Not that Nolan has ever played to the Comic-Con crowd, of course, but his studio minders typically have in years gone by.
Perhaps even more stupefyingly, The Times also reports that Marvel is not making any promises about unveiling Avengers info at Comic-Con this year, surprising, given that last year they unveiled the entire cast of the superhero ensemble at SDCC. Nor are they promising info about any new projects. Says The Times, they’re currently “on the fence.”
It might be short-sighted. Much has been made in recent years about the swelling size of Comic-Con, and that it’s increasing popularity year-after-year was overtaxing the San Diego Convention Center, necessitating either the use of additional facilities, or a move to the larger Los Angeles Convention Center. Moreover, San Diego Comic-Con — while an established brand — is no longer a comics convention anymore (if you’ve seen the actual comics section in the pavilion, it’s dwarfed by the film and television and merchandizing contingents), it’s really a pop culture convention. Perhaps it should be renamed Pop Culture Con.
Our view is that studios stay away at their own peril…and will likely be back in force over the next few years. Blockbuster successes ebb and flow, after all, and have much more to do with the quality of the movie than how it’s marketed.
So who will be at SDCC this year. If you’re going, you can still look forward to Cowboys & Aliens, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1 and more.
Many other projects are in the works, too, and The Wrap speculates that early peeks or info could be forthcoming for the Alien prequel, Prometheus, along with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, The Wolverine, Men In Black III, Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance, Total Recall and ‘Bond 23′.
Plus, expect the major and cable networks to be there promoting all manner of genre series, from AMC’sThe Walking Dead to The CW’s enduring Supernatural. More information, as it becomes available, can be found at SDCC’s official website.

Is this woman causing trouble in Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore's marriage?

September 29, 2011 | 12:26 PM ET
Is this woman causing trouble in Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore's marriage?
(Pacific Coast News via RumorFix.com)
The entertainment website RumorFix has posted photos of a woman they say is Sara Leal.
TheDirty.com reported earlier this week that Ashton Kutcher and Leal were having an affair, and that Kutcher was with her the night of his sixth wedding anniversary with wife Demi Moore.
The images were taken in June 2011 outside The Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles after Kutcher attended David Arquette’s “Beacher’s Madhouse” variety show there with a group of friends.
PHOTOS: Ashton’s Ladies.
Several reports say Kutcher and Moore have parted ways after Kutcher spent their anniversary partying in San Diego.
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher arrive at the premiere of "The Joneses" in Los Angeles on April 8, 2010. (Reuters)
An independent source confirmed to FOX411’s Pop Tarts column that Kutcher checked into the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego on September 26 with former “That’s 70’s Show” co-star Danny Masterson.
A source also said something went down at the Moore/Kutcher residence on Wednesday as the scandal broke, with extra security being called in as “the issue” was being dealt with behind closed doors, raising speculation that Kutcher could be packing his bags.
Radar Online reported that Leal has met with an attorney to “explore her options.”
Kutcher and Moore’s reps did not return calls to FOX411’s Pop Tarts column. But Kutcher has since added a couple of messages to his popular Twitter feed.
First he put a link up on Twitter to the Public Enemy classic “Don’t Believe The Hype.” He also tweeted “When you ASSUME to know that which you know nothing of you make an ASS out of U and ME.”
Read more: http://entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/09/29/is-this-woman-causing-trouble-in-ashton-kutcher-and-demi-moores-marriage/#ixzz1ZPARZXH8

Army Wives star Kim Delaney bungles speech at miltary event

Army Wives” star Kim Delaney was given the privilege of speaking at an event honoring U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia Thursday night, but mangled the prepared speech so badly, she had to be escorted off the stage.
Appearing disheveled, slurring her words and smiling at inappropriate times, at times the Philadelphia native and former “NYPD Blue” star appeared to have trouble reading the teleprompter.
Delaney spoke of her “struggle(s),” claiming to have “served in active military duty family for five years.”
VIDEO: Watch part of her speech on MYFOXPhilly.com.
“I’ve seen soldiers come home with painful life altering injuries borne of their time and service,” Delaney said.
The audience sat shocked, as she rambled on about her “broken heart” before eventually adding the caveat, “It’s all make believe. I do that as a job. It’s make believe. I have the luxury to do all of this on a television show.”
Finally, another guest began speaking and Delaney was unceremoniously escorted off the stage by a woman wearing a headset.
Several U.S. officials were at the award show and three former U.S. presidents made video tributes.
Delaney has long struggled with issues of substance abuse. She was arrested in March 2002 for drunk driving. In 2003, she spent time in an Arizona clinic to treat alcohol addiction. In 2005, she lost custody of her teenage son Jack Cortese after he testified in court that she had put his life in danger by drunk driving. More recently, Delaney checked herself into Promises, a rehab center in Malibu, CA in 2006.
But Friday morning, Delaney seemed in fine spirits on “The View” as she sat with fellow former “All My Children” stars reminiscing about the show’s final episode.

Luxury Goods Specialists Market Size and Forecast to 2015

Synopsis
This report provides uniquely detailed data on the size and development of retail sales of 25 individual products through Clothing, Footwear, Accessories and Luxury Goods Specialists in 50 countries around the world. It provides a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the trends affecting the development of this modern retail channel through both historic and forecast data, covering 2005 to 2015. For those in a hurry, an overview chapter provides the essential top line view, while in depth chapters give all the details both by products.
Summary
“Global Clothing, Footwear, Accessories and Luxury Goods Specialists Market Size and Forecast to 2015″ is based upon an extensive, global, industry research program which brings together ICD Intelligence’s research, modeling and analysis expertise in order to develop uniquely detailed market data. It provides detailed analysis of past and future trends – crucially providing retail sales data by product to allow improved understanding and targeting of this channel.
Data sets are provided for 2005 through to 2015, with actuals being provided for 2010. Countries are organized by region – facilitating easy comparisons between countries and between regions around the world.
Scope
This report covers 50 countries and 25 product markets via Clothing, Footwear, Accessories and Luxury Goods Specialists
Product Coverage:
Clothing and Footwear
Jewelry and Watches
Luggage and Leather goods
Printed Media
Stationery and Cards
Communications Equipment
Computer Hardware and Software
Consumer Electronics
Household Appliances
Photographic Equipment
Drinks
Household Products
Packaged Food
Personal Care
Tobacco
Unpackaged Food
Floor Coverings
Furniture
Gardening and Outdoor Living
Home Improvement
Home Wares
Games Software
Music and Video
Sports Equipment
Toys and Games
Country Coverage:
Asia Pacific
1. Australia
2. China
3. Hong Kong
4. India
5. Indonesia
6. Japan
7. Malaysia
8. New Zealand
9. Philippines
10. Singapore
11. South Korea
12. Thailand
Latin America
1. Argentina
2. Brazil
3. Chile
4. Colombia
5. Mexico
6. Peru
7. Venezuela
Middle East and Africa
1. Egypt
2. Israel
3. Saudi Arabia
4. South Africa
5. UAE
Europe
1. Austria
2. Belgium
3. Bulgaria
4. Czech Republic
5. Denmark
6. Finland
7. France
8. Germany
9. Greece
10. Hungary
11. Ireland
12. Italy
13. Netherlands
14. Norway
15. Poland
16. Portugal
17. Romania
18. Russia
19. Slovakia
20. Spain
21. Sweden
22. Turkey
23. Ukraine
24. United Kingdom
North America
1. Canada
2. United States
Reasons To Buy
This report provides readers with unparalled levels of detail and insight into the development of retail sales via Clothing, Footwear, Accessories and Luxury Goods Specialists, globally:
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- Clear insight into the impact of economic recession and recovery on market growth
Key Highlights
This report is the result of ICD’s extensive market research covering the retail industry in 50 countries around the word. It provides detailed segmentation of historic and forecast retail sales, segmented down to category level. By providing both strategic overview data and product category specifics it clarifies the nature of growth in this channel and acts as an essential tool for marketers seeking to improve their understanding of this channel and subsequently improve their strategies to account for the latest developments.
, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (% Total Market), By Region, 2010-2015
Table 172: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Share Of Retail Sales (% Of Total Retail Sales Within A Country), By Country, 2005-2010
Table 173: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Forecast Share Of Retail Sales (% Of Total Retail Sales Within A Country), By Country, 2010-2015
Table 174: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Product Groups, 2005-2015
Table 175: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million) By Product Group, 2005-2010
Table 176: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million) By Product Group, 2010-2015
Table 177: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Categories, 2005-2010
Table 178: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Categories, 2010-2015
Table 179: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Food & Grocery Categories, 2005-2010
Table 180: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Food & Grocery Categories, 2010-2015
Table 181: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Home & Garden Products Category, 2005-2010
Table 182: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Home & Garden Products Category, 2010-2015
Table 183: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Sports & Leisure Equipment Category, 2005-2010
Table 184: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million), By Sports & Leisure Equipment Category, 2010-2015
Table 185: Middle-East & Africa Clothing, Footwear, Accessories & Luxury Goods Specialists Sales (USD million) By Country, 200

Jane Lynch not sure she wants to host Emmys again

NEW YORK (AP) — Just days after hosting her first Emmy Awards, actress Jane Lynch says she's not sure she'd do it again.
Lynch said in an interview Wednesday that if she had to decide now, her answer would be no. But she says she had a great time and hadn't felt "that creative and alive in a long time."
Her Emmy performance Sunday received mixed reviews.


　　The actress is promoting her new memoir, "Happy Accidents," and "Glee." Lynch plays glee-club-hating cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on the hit Fox series, which premiered its third season Tuesday.
Lynch says she's looking forward to spending time with her family now that the Emmys are over. She married Lara Embry last year and is stepmother to Embry's 9-year-old daughter, Haden.

Porn company builds porn bunker to ride out forecasted

Debbie Does End of Days”?
San Fernando Valley porn purveyors Pink Visual may be the only adult film company equipped to release such a title, as they are planning on “riding out the 2012 apocalypse in style” by building an “enormous underground bunker” in anticipation of the December 21, 2012 apocalypse.
“Our goal is nothing less than to survive the apocalypse to come in comfort and luxury,” Pink Visual spokesman Quentin Boyer told CBS’ Los Angeles affiliate. “Whether that catastrophe takes the form of fireballs flung earthward by an all-seeing deity, extended torrential rainfall, Biblical rapture, an earthquake-driven mega-tsunami, radioactive flesh-eating zombies, or some combination of the above.”
Boyer told the LA Weekly that the X-rated bunker will be filled with “multiple fully-stocked bars, an enormous performing stage, and a sophisticated content production studio.”
With nothing to lose on that fateful night, Boyer suggests that those invited to the bunker may participate in an end of the world orgy. “Inevitably, I suppose, that will happen,” he muses. “It’s hard to say how people would respond to an actual apocalypse.”
Pink Visual’s guest list will be limited 1,500 VIPs said Boyer, adding that “Pink Visual performers, active site members and Twitter followers (will get) priority over the general public.”
Good thing they have over a year to plan for the event, as Boyer admits that they’re “still working on oxygen, that kind of thing.”
The exact location of the bunker has not been released due to “security concerns.”

And hey–there are worse places than Van Nuys to spend your last hours on earth. “If nothing else, it’ll be a fantastic one-night party, after which we’ll emerge from underground, red-faced, to go home, and the company will be left behind with the coolest bunker known to man,” Boyer said.