Songwriter Kara DioGuardi (Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, etc.) has been added as a fourth judge on American Idol. Hm, does this mean they’re inching closer to finally replacing Paula?

Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder stomped on the competition again in its second weekend, beating out the respectable opening weekend of the Anna Faris/Katharine McPhee comedy House Bunny.

Yes, I was dragged by my seven year old cousin to see Wall-E. No, I’m not proud of it. Kate Bornstein lays out the case for Wall-E actually possibly being a gay love story.

Oops…she did it again. No, not Britney. Madonna. In yet another ploy for attention Madonna rips John McCain in an onstage montage, comparing him to Hitler.

Tune into The Black List, a collection of interviews with African-American luminaries tonight at 9 PM on HBO. The program will include Secretary of State Collin Powell, actor Laurence Fishburne, author Toni Morrison, among others. Unfortunately I’m too broke to afford HBO, so I’ll wait ’til it’s on DVD.

Due to the success of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, the next Superman film is said to be getting rebooted so that it can emulate the dark tone of the critically acclaimed Christopher Nolan films. I’m sorry, but after how horrible Superman Returns was I honestly can’t see myself shelling out another $11.15 to sit through Hot Mess #2. Get back to X-Men, Bryan Singer.

Tufts University claims they have evidence that Gaydar is in fact real. Of course it’s real. How else would Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez be able to find each other in a dark room?

Barack Obama takes a break from campaigning and gets caught shirtless on the beach getting his surf on. Yikes, tan lines!

The family of slain teenager Lawrence King are placing blame on King’s school for allowing him to wear make-up and girls clothing to school–factors that allegedly lead to his murder. Huh? You’re his parents.

The perpetual hot mess that is Britney Spears, nominated for three awards, may perform at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. Is this finally gonna be her comeback?

Daytime darling Ellen DeGeneres finally married her longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi this weekend in Los Angeles. Congrats, ladies! Now it’s Oprah and Gayle’s turn.

Shia LaBeouf has headed back to work after crushing his hand in an auto-accident last month that was apparently not his fault. He’s filming scenes for the upcoming sequel to Transformers.

Here’s a quite awkward interview American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee did with Newsweek to promote her upcoming film House Bunny. Clearly someone didn’t do their research before the interview.

Sony Pictures is doing a remake of the campy but creepy 90s film Candyman starring Tony Todd and Virgina Madsen. Looking back I laugh, but at the time that movie made me piss my little pants.

HX: I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but there’s an Internet war between Janet and Madonna fans. I know you and Madonna had some beef in the ’90s, but do you think the heat between Madonna and Janet fans has any validity?
Janet: No—I didn’t know this was going on. [Laughs]

HX: They argue, make videos and, of course, it’s mostly the gay fans. So people are curious: What are your thoughts on Madonna now?
Janet: I think she’s done wonderful things. She’s done great things in her career, in her life, and more power to her. I think fans will always be that way—always. They’re just incredibly loyal and they love you so much that if anyone says anything remotely negative, they’re there to just immediately jump on them. It’ll always be that way—very loyal.

You can read the rest of the interview over at HX’s website.

Earlier this year, Sarah Silverman made a video with Matt Damon called “I’m Fucking Matt Damon” as a joke, poking fun at her boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel. Jimmy has made a response video with Matt’s best friend, Ben Affleck. It’s fucking priceless.

In light of hottie Javier Bardem’s recent Oscar win, Popnography decided to look back at Out magazine’s 2001 interview with the actor, when he was promoting the biopic Before Night Falls, about gay Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas.

Here’s some interesting quotes and some hot pictures to boot.

> ON THE REVELATORY FILMING EXPERIENCE: “I can now grasp how a man could look at another man and immediately want to lift his legs to Jesus.”

> ON JOHNNY DEPP AS TRANSVESTITE PRISON GUARD BON BON: “When I first saw Bon Bon on the set, I didn’t realize it was Johnny. I just looked at this girl with the heavy makeup and the big behind and thought, man, I could get into that. I still felt such a way after I realized it was Johnny. He’s such a beautiful guy — who wouldn’t want to make love with him? And I know a lot of real girls who would kill to have Bon Bon’s ass.”

> ON FAKING IT: “I’m not a homosexual, but if I have to kiss a man, I have to feel the desire. Otherwise I will be lying, in a way that is perhaps worse than the lying that gay actors convey when, offscreen, they say they are straight. It’s worse because I am being fake to an audience. I had to find in myself the man who would like to make love with another man.”

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Says Ellen:

We must change our country and we can do it with our behavior, we can do it with the messages we send our children, we can do it with our vote. This is an election year and there’s a lot of talk about change. I think one thing we can change is hate. Check on who you’re voting for, and does that person really truly believe that we are all equal under the law? And if you’re not sure, change your vote. We deserve better. My heart goes out to everybody involved in this horrible, horrible incident.

I’m so glad Ellen talked about this because it’s such a tragic situation, and I was extremely upset to see the mainstream media virtually ignore it.

Michelle Pfeiffer is still lookin’ fierce at the ripe old age of 49. Damn, what is it with Ashton Kutcher and all these older sexy women?

T.R. Knight revealed he’ll be a bridesmaid when his BFF (or fag hag as I like to call her) Katherine Heigl gets married in December to singer Josh Kelley.

Lindsay Lohan seems to be filming some kind of commercial involving Superheroes. No one knows what the hell it is, but she looks damn hot if you ask me.

After reviving the fledgling Batman franchise, Christian Bale is now going to be starring in the Terminator. Since, you know, Arnold is just a tad busy.

Pete Wentz is yet again talking about how much he wishes he were gay. Well, sweetie you seem to make out with men any change you get so maybe a part of you is?

Katherine Heigl’s getting a lot of flack after calling her hit film Knocked Up sexist and the George/Izzie plotline on Grey’s Anatomy a “ratings ploy”. But girlfriend is 100% right. Keep it real!

Now that the writer’s strike has paralyzed network television, it seems CBS is going to fill the gap with episodes of Showtime’s Weeds and Dexter. But of course, the edited versions.

Jake Gyllenhaal has been tapped to play Hall of Famer Joe Namath in an upcoming Biopic. Hm, will this be Jake’s road to Oscar gold?

On Getting Naked In The Next Bond:
“I’d go totally nude. I’ve got nothing to hide, and after all, we ask the girls to reveal almost all, so why not the men?”

On His Famous Blue Trunks Scene:
“Did I know the trunk thing would be such a big deal? Yeah. I saw it on a huge billboard in Hollywood and people were screaming. It did make me feel rather nervous.”

Source

Yes, Daniel! More nude men please.

Due to the writers strike, the actresses of Desperate Housewives are currently out of work. Marcia Cross and her husband took the extra time and went shopping.

Johnny Depp is looking gorgeous and hobo chic as always in NYC at a dinner outing with friends. I can’t wait to see Sweeney Todd!

Hotness galore from Zachary Quinto on a recent episode of Heroes. I’ve heard people have seen him in the Village with his boyfriend. Come out, Zachary! It worked for Lance Bass.

Jessica Simpson might be finally ending the professional relationship between she and her father. He’s been her manager since she’s been in the business, and now she’s cuttin’ him loose.

Apparently Linda Hogan wants a divorce from wrestling star Hulk Hogan. This family is seriously so much drama. Brooke’s a tranny hot mess, Nick’s a drunken vehicular murderer, and now these two are going at it in court. Sheesh.

Are you as sick of hearing Meredith Grey’s voice as I am? Good news for you and me. Dr. Bailey is taking over temporarily as the narrarator of Grey’s Anatomy in an upcoming episode.

Seth Rogen has supposedly been slated to play the Green Hornet in the upcoming Justice League movie, so he’s been trying his best to bulk up. Don’t go all Mario Lopez, Seth! 0% body fat is NOT cute.

For whatever reason, Lindsay Lohan is coming out with yet ANOTHER shitty album. This time she might be teaming up with 50 Cent.

More pics of one of the most gorgeous men in the world, after the jump!

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