Hollywood Minute August 11^th

LA2DAY's Hollywood Minute highlights Tinsel Town's headlining news, celebrity birthdays and entertainment events.

Entertainment News

Watch Your Mouth LA! ‘Retard' is the New ‘N' Word!

Supersensitive advocates for the mentally disabled have called for a national boycott of the new Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder premiering tonight in Westwood and opening nationwide on Wednesday.

Ben Stiller has carved a fine living portraying total dufusses with monstrously disproportionate egos. But now, evidently, he's gone too far by labeling his latest I.Q.-challenged character a ‘retard,' relying heavily on a word from the 5^th grade invented before these two words: ‘politically correct'.

Depending on which side of this delicate issue you fall on, run on down to Westwood tonight and boycott the "mentally-handicapped" down at Dreamworks for making the thing, or buy a ticket and laugh knowingly with - not at! - the film's theme: egomaniac retards in H'wood who make films and the lengths they'll go to do it.

America Ferrera Annoyed with Gossip Gir!

America Ferrera and Blake Lively were recently on Good Day LA to promote their new movie, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.

During the interview the conversation switched to Gossip Girl when Blake was asked about the new season. Lively got lost in the discussion circulating around the massive amount of attention and gossip the show has been receiving.

Apparantly America Ferrera isn't a fan of the show and couldn't help but express her annoyance.

Check out America's reaction!

Here's an excerpt of it on E!'s The Soup.

Hugh Hefner over his Blonde faze!

There's a new girl in town and she's causing a storm at the Playboy Mansion.

2007 Ukrainian Playmate of the Year, Dasha Astafieva has caught the attention of the 82 year old mogul and is now jeopardizing the position of his other three girlfriends; Holly Madison, Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt. The girls are mostly upset at the fact that Dasha may actually become a live-in girlfriend on their reality show The Girl Next Door.

Hef's number one girlfriend, Holly is having the toughest time coping and she's been waiting to marry Hefner for seven years now.

Madison's entire life is based upon Playboy and Hefner. She's convinced that Hefner is madly in love with her, which, clearly isn't the case anymore. Hefner has been spotted with Dasha on outings, photo shoots and has even been seen out holding hands.

Aw, poor Holly! Hope she doesn't kill herself.

Celebrity Birthdays

Arlene Dahl 1928
Terry "Hulk" Hogan 1953
Joe Jackson 1955
Watts Riots, 1965

Hollywood Entertainment Events

5:00 p.m. - Film premiere; Dreamworks' TROPIC THUNDER.
Celebrities expected: from the film, Ben Stiller, Jack Black,
Robert Downey Jr., Bill Hader, Danny McBride, Steve Coogan,
Nick Nolte, Jay Baruchel, Brandon t. Jackson, Matthew
McConaugheyMann Village Theatre, 961
Broxton Ave., Westwood.

6:30 p.m. - Film premiere; THE NEIGHBOR. Celebrities
expected: from the film, Matthew Modine, Michele Laroque, Ed
Quinn, Gina Mantegna, Ann Cusak, Patrick Breen, David Youse and
others. 8000 Sunset Blvd. at Crescent Heights, West
Hollywood.

8:00 p.m. - Kevin Cameron At CityRock Live! Universal City Walk

10:00 p.m. - Scion House Part, Vanguard Hollywood