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Not Every 'Hot On-Set Hookup' Turns Out Like Brangelina, You Know

Molly Friedman · 03/07/08 02:21PM

While AOL has put together a rosy list of the "hottest on-set hookups," complete with lusty make-out pictures and lovey-dovey tales from between the sheets, we feel obligated to point out that not every "hot" and heavy on-set romance leads to a fairy tale ending. In fact, a few of these couples' choices to get busy in between scenes wreaked havoc on both their personal and professional lives, leading some to lose their spouses, their reps and, in Angelina Jolie's case, a tattoo or two. We put together our own list of the top five most ill-fated on-set hookups, mainly to remind these bed-hopping stars that sometimes it's best to just say no to illicit trailer sex.

Fox Happy To Be Relieved Of The Money-Losing Burden Of Producing Scripted TV

mark · 11/08/07 04:23PM

· Giving the thousands of writers who will descend upon the Fox lot for tomorrow's mass picket a little extra motivation, News Corp. president Peter Chernin claims that his network will save more money from unpaid deals, story, and pilot costs than it stands to lose during a strike. It remains to be seen whether or not Chernin will follow through on a threat to further taunt the WGA by playing a loop of American Idol's theme music at deafening volumes during tomorrow's gathering. [Variety]
·"In the digital domain, content still rules," said Sumner Redstone in a speech touting Viacom's bold commitment to exploring an internet space that he expects "won't yield enough revenue to pay writers for at least the next five or six decades of my life." [THR]

Trade Round-Up: Billy Bob Thornton, Astronaut Farmer

mark · 08/22/05 01:21PM

· Undeterred by the abandonment of two of his partners, Revolution's Joe Roth will take a more "hands-on role" in ensuring that the studio continues to reliably churn out five or six flops a year. [Variety]
· Buoyed by the inexplicable success of Fantastic Four, director Tim Story signs a deal with Fox to develop and direct two pilots. [THR]
· Billy Bob Thornton to star in the comedy Astronaut Farmer, in which an astronaut returns to—wait for it—the family farm, written and directed by the Polish Brothers of quirky Twin Falls Idaho fame. [Variety]
· The MPAA rules that Saw 2's severed-finger marketing campaign is "unacceptable," helpfully giving the movie more attention than the ads themselves would have attracted on their own. [THR]
· Bruce Willis will co-star with Halle Berry in Revolution's psychological thriller Perfect Stranger, which is "set in the world of the internet," hopefully proving once again that there is nothing quite as cinematic as a fevered exchange over IM. [Variety]
· ABC and Touchstone are sued by a local writer who claims Lost was stolen from his plane-crash-survivors-on-a-creepy-island idea from 1977, also called Lost. ABC immediately dispatched a jungle-loving polar bear, an invisible monster, and three inscrutable plot twists to deal with the aggrieved scribe. [THR]

Gossip roundup

Gawker · 03/26/03 02:30PM

· Kirk Douglas tried to commit suicide after his recent stroke. He put the loaded gun he used in the classic western Gunfight at the OK Corral in his mouth, but hit a bad tooth and the pain made him forget to kill himself. [Page Six]
· Former club king Peter Gatien's daughter Jennifer is starring in the short film, Release Me. [Page Six]
· Rap star Missy Elliot: "I don't eat soap as a meal, but if I'm washing my face I will swallow some. It tastes so good." [Page Six]
· Billy Bob Thornton: "Komodo dragons have this horribly toxic bacteria in their mouths. When they bite you, you go blind. Then they all gather around you and watch you die like they are watching fucking television. They don't eat you right away. They wait til you die. Then they eat you." [Page Six]
· The Hamptons are, like, soooo over. Conscience Point has been shut down; Jet East is having site plan problems, and the Star Room lost most of its parking. [Page Six]
· Conde Nast chief Steve Florio was spotted ribbing the Conde Nast cafeteria staff for featuring France at the dining hall's international table. [Page Six]
· Daniel Day Lewis: "I'm such a pain in the ass, producers think, 'Frig him. We'll get Nicolas Cage." [Cindy Adams]
· Latrell Sprewell on Calvin Klein's attempt to talk to him during Monday's Knicks game: "If Mr. Klein wants to do some business, it can be done. I hope so. Any type of clothing line, I'm definitely open to." [NY Daily News]