Today's Evil Beet Gossip

The Return of Old Lindsay!

We all knew it couldn't last forever! After months of behaving herself, Lindsay Lohan was her old angry self on Sunday night. On her way to Marc Anthony's 40th birthday party (hosted by JLo), she tripped on a barricade and blamed it on a photog, whom she then hit with her handbag. Police were called to the scene, but no reports were filed. Samantha wasn't with her, for once. Why this sudden outburst, Lindsay? Trouble in paradise? Or is Lindsers hitting the bottle again? ...

Congrats to Kathy Griffin!

My personal idol -- well, okay, she's kind of tied with Chelsea Handler right now -- Kathy Griffin, won an Emmy for the second year in a row for her now-inappropriately named My Life on the D-List. I don't care what anyone else says about you, Kathy -- I think you're a genius and a role model, and so do the Emmy voters. The vid above is of Kathy being a riot in the press room after winning. You'll recall that last year, in her acceptance speech, Kathy told Jesus to suck it (around here, we just think He's a sexy bitch). This year, she thought better of it: "I thank you so much," she said onstage, "I'm not going to tell anybody to suck it." Another female comedic genius and barrier-destroyer, Sarah Silverman, took home the award for original music and lyrics for her "I'm Fucking Matt Damon" song, thanking ex-boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel in her speech. "And to the person for whom this was made, Jimmy Kimmel, who broke my heart ... oops ... I mean, who will always have a place in my heart," she said. Next year, I plan to win in the music and lyrics category, for my in-progress ditty about my naughty pool-repair fantasies titled "I Want Michael Phelps's Caulk." Cynthia Nixon won for guest actress in a drama for her stint as a woman with multiple personalities on Law & Order: SVU, although she didn't show up to receive her award. The Simpsons took home their 10th Emmy for half-hour animated series and South Park won for hour-long animated series. You can see a full list of winners here. /> My personal idol -- well, okay, she's kind of tied with Chelsea Handler right now -- Kathy Griffin, won an Emmy for the second year in a row for her now-inappropriately named My Life on the D-List. I don't care what anyone else says about you, Kathy -- I think you're a genius and a role model, and so do the Emmy voters. The vid above is of Kathy being a riot in the press room after winning. You'll recall that last year, in her acceptance speech, Kathy told Jesus to suck it (around here, we just think He's a sexy bitch). This year, she thought...

You’d Think the Folks at the Weather Channel Would Understand What’s Meant by “Hurricane”

If Adrianne Curry thinks hurricane victims should pay for their own rescues, perhaps news stations can also help foot the bill, since they're the ones sending the message that it's totally okay for civilians to stand in gale-force winds as long as they believe they have a good reason for being there. Like, ya know, ratings. Gawker has more clips of hurricane newscasters like this moron here. Again, thoughts and prayers go out to those of you affected by the hurricanes this season. A reader from Houston sent me pics today of her neighborhood after she returned from evacuation. So a shout-out to Kelly C., and thank you for reminding me what an impact these events are having on our country. To help hurricane victims in the U.S. with a cash donation, click here to donate to the Red Cross. If you don't have cash to spare, but you can offer your time, services or non-cash goods, click here and use the aid matrix to find a legit organization that could use your help. /> If Adrianne Curry thinks hurricane victims should pay for their own rescues, perhaps news stations can also help foot the bill, since they're the ones sending the message that it's totally okay for civilians to stand in gale-force winds as long as they believe they have a good reason for being there. Like, ya know, ratings. Gawker has more clips of hurricane newscasters like this moron here. Again, thoughts and prayers go out to those of you affected by the hurricanes this season. A re...

Jennifer Hudson’s Marrying This?

Meet David Otunga, who successfully proposed to Jennifer Hudson on Friday night, her rep confirmed. They've been dating for less than a year. Now, he's not terrible looking -- a little bit of a creep factor, but it could just be a bad picture -- and he graduated from Harvard Law, so he's not a dummy and he certainly has earning potential, but he's also the same guy who was known as Punk on I Love New York 2. I don't have a whole lot of deal-breakers in my dating rulebook, but I'd be pretty wary of going out with a guy who appeared on any ultra-trashy reality dating show. I would be do...

Who Wants to See a Gazillion Pictures of Jennifer Lopez Doing a Triathlon?

Hopefully you guys do, because every photo agency in LA followed this chick's famous ass up and down Zuma Beach on Sunday, as she completed a Malibu triathlon in 2 hours, 23 minutes and 28 seconds. Matthew McConaughey also completed the tri (yes, there are pics of him too). To cheer them on were Marc Anthony and Camila Alves (along with little Levi). Marc and Jen look soooo cute here! It's nice that he's so supportive. I remember when I ran my first 10K -- the Camp Pendleton Mud Run, ...

Minnesotans: Are You Going to Vote for Al Franken?

Amidst all the Presidential election news, the mainstream media hasn't paid much attention to the fact that former Saturday Night Live mainstay, Harvard graduate, and Emmy-award-winning writer Al Franken is running for Senate in his home state of Minnesota. And I would guess the 57-year-old Mr. Franken has his long-term goals focused squarely on the Presidency -- maybe not four years from now, but perhaps in eight. One of his trout-tastic campaign ads is above. What's the vibe like in Minnesota, guys? /> Amidst all the Presidential election news, the mainstream media hasn't paid much attention to the fact that former Saturday Night Live mainstay, Harvard graduate, and Emmy-award-winning writer Al Franken is running for Senate in his home state of Minnesota. And I would guess the 57-year-old Mr. Franken has his long-term goals focused squarely on the Presidency -- maybe not four years from now, but perhaps in eight. One of his trout-tastic campaign ads is above. What's the vibe like in ...

Congrats to George Takei!

The Star Trek icon married his partner of 21 years, Brad Altman, on Sunday in a multicultural ceremony at the Japanese American National Museum that featured a Buddhist priest, Native American wedding bands, a Japanese Koto harp and a bagpipe procession. They both wore white dinner jackets and black pants, and entered to the tune of "One Singular Sensation" from A Chorus Line, just to weed out anyone who was under the mistaken notion that they were attending a heterosexual event. Fellow ...

SamLo Says No to Palin

Lindsay and Samantha may not have openly come out as a couple yet, but they're already issuing joint press releases, using the PR rep of choice among young Hollywood's elite: MySpace blogs. They've taken time out of their busy schedules to remind people that you don't have to have, ya know, a Princeton education to realize that Sarah Palin's an idiot. Tutoring on the set of Disney films is really all it takes. UH OH! Current mood: shocked I really cannot bite my tongue anymore w...

R.I.P. David Foster Wallace

On Wednesday, I made an obscure reference to Infinite Jest, which is probably the one and only time I've referenced the works of David Foster Wallace -- a literary hero of mine -- in the history of anything I've written ever. On Friday, David Foster Wallace hung himself at his home in Claremont, California. He was 46. Wallace is also the author of the brilliant Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, which was just made into a movie -- directed by John Krasinski. You were the best, d...

Michael Phelps on SNL: What’s the Verdict?

My opinion, in general, was quite simple: NOT NAKED ENOUGH. Honestly, though, between the Palin/Clinton sketch at the start and the Cathy bit on Weekend Update (if you find that bit on YouTube, PLEASE let me know), I hardly even noticed Phelpsy was there. Probably for the best. I would have noticed him more if he were nakeder. And more in my bed. With his gold medals hanging around his neck and a pillow draped gently over the entirety of his face. And he would be silent except to occasio...

Angelina and Brad Pitt Continue to Save the World, One Multi-Million Dollar Donation at a Time

Brangie's Jolie-Pitt Foundation has made a $2 million donation to the Global Health Committee to establish a center to aid children affected by tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia, which they're going to name after Zahara, having already named a Cambodian health clinic after Maddox. "Our goal is to transfer the success we have had in Cambodia to Ethiopia where people are needlessly dying of tuberculosis, a curable disease, and HIV/AIDS, a treatable disease," Angelina said in a statement. "It is our hope when Zaha...