Okay… the idea is funny. But the execution?
I wanted to rip out Jimmy Fallon’s vocal cords. Mostly as a gift to humanity so this could never happen again, even for a split second.
It also seemed so unplanned and based on an incredibly surface-level understanding of makeover shows and what makes them popular. Count me annoyed.
Alec Baldwin, politician?
The 30 Rock actor recently told Playboy that he’s thinking of a career switch, and said that a few unnamed individuals in the Democratic party have approached him about running for governor of Ohio, or other positions in New Jersey or Connecticut.
Alec is from New York, so he’d have to change his residence for any of those campaigns.
The problem, he says, is that he has a lot of baggage that might hamper a run:
“I’ll put it this way. The desire is there; that’s one component. The other component is opportunity.” (via CNN)
Do you think Alec could make a successful transition to politics? His recorded rants against his daughter Ireland seem enough on their own to make it difficult.
The woman who wrote and produced one of my all-time favorite movies, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, says people won’t leave her alone about her weight.
Back in the day, they called her big… which was fine. But now she’s dropped 40 pounds, and they still want to talk about it. And she says that gets annoying:
“It’s just weight. Just 40 pounds of fat now gone from my body, but wow, it’s pretty much all I get asked about. In the last year, I got to star in a movie, wrote and directed my next one, and adopted a three year old from American Foster Care. But guess what I’m asked… how did I lose the weight?
I am embarrassed to be in the position of answering questions about my body again. On the publicity of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, I was asked over and over again, if, as the writer, I felt it was a fair depiction of real life to have someone of my er, below average looks, hook up with hottie John Corbett…
Socially, the issue of men’s weight is simply not a big deal. Let’s face it: Russell Crowe is fat and no one ever talks about it. Alec Baldwin just orders his suits a size bigger and we continue to swoon…
They labeled me with words like: overweight, unattractive, unappealing. Hey, just say fat. I love the word fat. I used it in the title. It’s actually not a naughty word. We give it a power it actually doesn’t have. So, you’re fat. Big deal.” (via UsMagazine.com)
Good for Nia for talking about this. Congratulations on the healthier weight, sure, but even more so for the healthy attitude toward her body.
Lots of people make comments that are in bad taste, but Alec Baldwin’s joke about ordering a Filipino mail-order bride struck a nerve. Although the 30 Rock actor apologized for the remarks made on David Letterman’s show, the Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration has banned him from ever entering the country.
Which really will never affect Alec, since I doubt he was planning to vacation there.
The real point is that some people get riled up over things that are rude but unimportant. Maybe the nation’s lawmakers could’ve spent their time doing something important… but you know, whatever. Don’t want to criticize and get banned.
Last week, Alec Baldin visited The Late Show With David Letterman. While he was there, Alec joked with David, saying, “[I'm] thinking of getting a Filipino mail-order bride at this point… or a Russian one.”
Apparently that didn’t go over well in the Philippines.
Philippine senator Ramon Revilla is extremely angry, and blasted Alec’s comment as “insensitive and uncalled for,” since mail order brides are outlawed in his country. He also challenged the 30 Rock actor to a fight: “Let him come here in the Philippines and he’ll see mayhem.”
Apparently that’s a local saying that means, “I’m going to beat you till you’re a pile of bloody pulp and crying for your mom.”
This won’t happen… but don’t you wish it would?
Alec Baldwin is trying to persuade First Lady Michelle Obama to appear on 30 Rock — as his new love interest. The actor explained to Hollyscoop that the president is old news, but Michelle would be more than welcome:
“I would like Michelle Obama on 30 Rock. The President is on TV every day, all day. So we want to get something different. I think my character falls in love with Michelle Obama, of course. You know, if it doesn’t work out with Barack…”
That would be fabulous, even better than the Oprah appearance!
Instead of taking a romantic honeymoon with new billionaire (!!!) husband Francois-Henri Pinault, Salma Hayek flew back to the States to film a new episode of 30 Rock.
As a 30 Rock fan, I deeply appreciate her dedication, but really? She got married in Paris, and couldn’t take a few days to enjoy her new married status in the City of Love?
Salma doesn’t seem to think it’s a big deal, but her co-stars do. Alec Baldwin said, “She flew right form her wedding to come shoot with us again. Her husband is a doll.” Tina Fey added, “[Salma] spend her honeymoon working with us! She told me, ‘You must go to the parites with me and elope! You must party with me!’”
I’m a little grumpy about this. Salma should at least release some sort of statement, dreamily saying, “Every day I’m married to Francois-Henri is a honeymoon!” That would be nice, right?
Spoiler alert!
If you don’t want to know what happens on the February 20th episode of Late Night With Conan O’Brien, don’t read any further!
The rest of you obviously want to know… no surprises for you. Okay, so here it is: Alec Baldwin is going to die.
The 30 Rock actor has been a regular guest on Conan’s show, and for one of the final episodes asked his pal if he could be “killed off” — the first person ever on a talk show. As a personal favor Conan arranged for Sopranos star Tony Sirico to come by and strangle Alec.
Now you know.
Looks like Alec Baldwin was right about making up with his daughter, Ireland. After saying some outrageous things to her via voicemail awhile back, the two showed up at the SAG Awards last night.
No joke this is Kim Basinger’s daughter! The girl is gorgeous! And she’s only 13!
30 Rock star Tracy Morgan earned himself a DUI and then violated his parole last year when he groped a female DJ while drunk. The actor ended up with an alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet and a decision to change his ways. Luckily for him, co-star Alec Baldwin was willing to help him:
“Alec was the main one counseling me. He’s a passionate dude. I don’t give a f*** what nobody say about him, dude been there. ‘You got an opportunity on 30 Rock,’ he told me. I felt the love when he do that.”
Since that time, Morgan has been recovering from his addiction and working hard on his show.
You know, Alec Baldwin has probably earned much of that bad rep he’s got at the moment, but it’s nice to hear that he reached out to someone who wanted to change but needed help.
