Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Celebrity Karaoke Edition
Defamer's Friday night trip to a local, dive-y karaoke bar evolved into an impromptu concert by actors Jason Schwartzman (Rushmore, etc.) and girlfriend Zooey Deschanel (Elf, etc.). Deschanel (along with less famous actress pal Samantha Shelton) treated the crowd, chiefly compromised of a drunken birthday party, to a fantastic rendition of karaoke staple "Bette Davis Eyes." (Seriously, the girl's got incredible pipes—she did her own vocal work in Elf.) Less successful was their group's attempt at Billy Joel's "Moving Out," as Schwartzman and an unidentified male pal's, ahem, untrained voices didn't quite match the gal's harmonies. Remember when Schwartzman was the drummer for Phantom Planet? There's a reason he was hitting things with sticks instead of fronting the band. We're just sayin'. (Please, no e-mails from PP fans touting Schwartzman's vocal abilities. We heard what we heard.)
Schwartzman and Deschanel stopped dancing, making out, and otherwise dry-humping long enough for him and the Unknown Guy Pal to finish off the evening's musical entertainment with a rousing rendition of Creed's "Higher." Schwartzman loudly and repeatedly issued shout-outs on behalf of Lindsay Lohan's 18th birthday, peppering the song with tributes to Lohan's recent entry into womanhood. Zooey, sitting back on at their table, didn't look pleased. Is there a beef between barely-legal Lindsay and Zooey? Is Zooey just fed up with all the attention paid to Lindsay's chest? Did Lohan beat her out for a part recently? A simple night of karaoke leads to so many questions. We just hope that all of Jason's Lohan-inspired shenanigans didn't get him cut off; after watching them crawl all over each other, we were happy the couple took their musical love-session elsewhere for a big finish.