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Sugar Bits - The 2008 Brit Award Winners!

PopSugar — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:28:08 -0800

ICYMI, Kylie, Kanye and Paul McCartney were some of the stars who walked away with Brit Awards in London last night. From the hot red carpet fashions to performances by Amy Winehouse and Rihanna, the show didn't disappoint. - PopSugar UK
Jessica Simpson has a number one movie on her hands, at least in Ukraine. Blonde Ambition was the highest-grossing film in the Eastern European nation last weekend. Guess the US flop translated well. - People
Minnie Driver has yet to confirm she's pregnant, but rumor has it the actress knows the sex of the baby. She was spotted picking out little girl clothes and complaining of morning sickness at the J. Crew children's store in New York. A mini-Minnie, how sweet! - Page Six
Paula Abdul's big comeback isn't going as well as she had planned. She's reportedly unhappy with her new video and wants to pretend the whole thing never happened. Don't be sad Paula, we didn't even think it was so bad! - The Scoop
Elizabeth Hurley and her multimillionaire husband have offered their former maid a five-figure settlement after allegations that they paid the housekeeper what works out to as little as $2.33 an hour in rupees. After watching their wedding extravaganza, they can probably afford to pay better wages than that. - Page Six

What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday

BuzzSugar — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:30:38 -0800

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to the titles below, you now have the opportunity to view Jessica Simpson's much maligned Blonde Ambition in the anonymity of your own home. It only goes up from there, so moving on.

The Game Plan
This family-friendly movie stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Joe Kingman, a pro football quarterback who suddenly finds himself caring for a seven-year-old girl played by Madison Pettis. She shows up unexpectedly and informs him that she is his daughter and needs a place to stay while her mom is out of town. The macho quarterback is forced to explore his softer side for the next month as he takes on his new parental responsibilities, like ballet class and homework, while also getting to know his daughter. You can imagine the hilarity that ensues from the tension between leading his team to a championship season and understanding the world of little girls.

Highlights include Kyra Sedgwick as Joe’s workaholic agent and entertaining bonus features that will be especially fun for younger kids and sports fans. Those bonus features include Stuart Scott of ESPN hosting a look at the fictional star quarterback in the film and an ESPN SportsCenter interview with The Rock on how he learned to play a quarterback for the movie. All in all a cute flick for a night in with the family.

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Sydney White
A lot of you mentioned that you'd wait to watch this one on DVD, and now, here it is! A twist on the classic fairy tale, Sydney White follows a college freshman (played by the always adorable Amanda Bynes) in her quest to follow in her late mother's footsteps and pledge the Kappa Phi Nu sorority when she arrives at college. More tomboy than natural born sorority girl, Sydney is instantly faced with a serious roadblock to rushing bliss: sorority leader and student council president Rachel (Sara Paxton), who has vowed to make life hell for Sydney. Along the way, Sydney meets Tyler (Mat Long), a frat guy who takes a liking to her and moves in with seven misfit boys in an outcast frat on Greek Row known as the Vortex (get it? those are the dwarfs). This fun, satirical jaunt through college life will satisfy any Amanda Bynes craving you might have this week.

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Ouch!

GiggleSugar — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:00:00 -0800

As many of you may have heard, Jessica Simpson's handlers decided that her straight-to-video movie Blonde Ambition wouldn't go down without a fight, so they made the humiliating decision to screen it in 8 theatres in Texas this past weekend before shelving it. How many people showed up? A whopping 48. Oh. My. I blame Andy Dick. But seriously, could it have been worse than I Know Who Killed Me?

Are You Surprised About Blonde Ambition?

PopSugar — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:08:30 -0700

Jessica Simpson's Blonde Ambition has had some problems from the start, making the fate of the movie pretty bleak. Things have gone from bad to worse for the film and now the rumor is that it's going straight to DVD in America. While this has yet to be confirmed by the movie's reps, it doesn't fare well for the movie's ratings if it does in fact hit the big screen. We want to know - would you be surprised if Blonde Ambition went straight to DVD?

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Still Blonde, Not So Ambitious

BuzzSugar — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:28:44 -0700

Us is reporting a rumor that Jessica Simpson's movie Blonde Ambition will go straight to DVD here in the U.S., though it will get a theatrical release internationally. I find this amusing for two main reasons:

Big daddy/manager Joe Simpson pulled the movie's summer release date because he apparently didn't want it to have to compete with the summer's big movies. So now it seems like he doesn't have much faith in the movie... at all.
Why should international audiences be subjected to the movie if we're not?

According to a source in the Us piece, the blame for the movie's failure is placed squarely on Simpson: "'The movie is absolutely horrible,' says a source. 'It’s just a bomb, mainly because of Jessica’s acting.'" Thank goodness it's not Luke Wilson's fault, though I do think he made a big mistake signing on for this in the first place. I wonder what will happen with Major Movie Star, Simpson's current film project. If you haven't cringed through the trailer for Blonde Ambition, you can check it out here.

Jessica's Major Movie Star Ambition Suffers A Set Back

PopSugar — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:13:55 -0700

Jessica Simpson looked stunning on her way to dinner at Angelini in LA this weekend, but good looks are not going to guarantee her a stellar movie career. The wannabe-actress got herself in shape to concentrate on her latest flick, but bad news just surfaced regarding her summer release, Blonde Ambition. Word is the release date has been pushed back again. The Gatecrasher reports:

Sources say her manager dad has pushed back the release date twice because the movie is no good.

"First, the release date was set for Aug. 3, and then it was delayed until the last week of August," says an insider. "Papa Joe then intervened and said he wasn't comfortable with the level of competition from other films that month."

Another source says: "Jessica was not very focused on-set and flubbed her lines often. She always had her dog around, was on the phone with [then-] boyfriend John Mayer or was sitting in a warmed-up SUV."

This is not the kind of press Jessica needs when she wants to be seen as an actress and not just a singer. At least she has her fashion lines, new perfume and who knows what else to attach her name to in order to keep herself relevant.

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Jess Still Brunette, But Can't Deny Her Blonde Ambition

PopSugar — Thu, 10 May 2007 07:39:00 -0700

Jessica looked ridiculous channeling her inner Rainbow Brite in NYC this week. Thankfully she did lose the unnecessary extensions she wore to the Costume Institute Gala Monday night. Jessica is gearing up to promote her movie Blonde Ambition, but she isn't about to get back to her roots just yet. As we know, she thinks the darker color reflects who she is now. We know Jess can't entirely avoid her blonde reputation especially now that we've seen our first look at her upcoming movie with Luke Wilson. After checking out the trailer we're just wondering whether Luke read the script or not. Seriously, what was he thinking?

To check out the full trailer in all its blonde glory just read more

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Jessica Worried About Carrying Blonde Ambition

PopSugar — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:07:26 -0800

Even though Jess seems to love her new dark hair, she had to go back to blonde (this time, a wig) to do some reshoots for Blonde Ambition in NY yesterday. Jessica may be feeling the pressure of her first starring role, but luckily she's been studying some comic greats and was even able to memorize all her lines this time around (well, mostly). Here's Jess on the experience:

"There are so many Lucille Ball moments," Simpson said. "Dane Cook taught me how to do that; he used his body language a lot. And the women who do that, like Goldie Hawn or Meg Ryan, do that so well, and it just makes the comedy so much better. Jim Carrey is obviously the best at it; he does all the different faces. But I have so many different faces in this movie that I never knew I had before."
The hardest thing about 'Blonde Ambition' was that I'm carrying the weight of the movie on my shoulders," she said. "I was in every shot, pretty much, and it was very time-consuming. You don't really understand until a week after you're done shooting, and you're like, 'Oh my gosh, I memorized all those lines! Wow!' "

From what we've seen the film is obviously going to be a little goofier than the original Working Girl, which earned Melanie Griffith an Oscar nomination. Now that Jess is winning back her fans with her more laid back personality and new love John Mayer, it will be interesting to see if this movie becomes a hit.

To see tons more of Jess getting wiggy with it on set just read more

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Jessica Keeps Messing Up Her Lines

PopSugar — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:47:01 -0800

Just about a week ago Jessica screwed up her tribute to Dolly Parton at the Kennedy Center. Apparently she can't get her lines right on the set of Blonde Ambition either. Poor Jess, but at least Luke is being supportive. Here's more:

A source on the Shreveport, Louisiana set of “Blonde Ambition” tells Star that Simpson is having trouble with her script lines. “After the seventh take on one shot, the director hid a microphone in her ear so a crew member could feed her lines,” a source told the tab. “Everyone was embarrassed for her, but she laughed it off, saying ‘I’m sorry, everyone. I’m sorry.” Co-star Luke Wilson was sympathetic, reports the source, and “patted [Simpson] on the back and told her it would be okay.”

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Jessica and Luke Get Down

PopSugar — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 07:40:37 -0800

At one point Luke was never going to work with Jess and now the reports are the co-stars are in Louisiana partying together too. They were spotted at Phoenix Underground last week. It sounds like they are having a fun time working down south. People reports:

Luke was there the night before, and he wanted to show the place to Jessica," the source says. "She was very friendly to everyone."

Phoenix Underground is a 14,000 square-foot club that was once a bank; it's dance floor used to be the bank's vault. Wilson spent about four hours there on Wednesday evening, according to the source.

At the club, Jessica posed for pictures and chatted with people for about a half hour before leaving with her costar. Their movie, Blonde Ambition, has been described as a remake of the 1980s movie, Working Girl.

Oh look - Jess is making funny faces on the set of Blonde Ambition. She sure loves to be goofy. More pics of Jessica working hard so read more

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