Tom Arnold's Tenderness, Ellen Barkin's Valium, Gilbert Gottfried's Tsunami Revisiting: The Adorable Messes of Roseanne's Roast

Above is a highlight reel of last night's Roast of Roseanne on Comedy Central. Its messiness was an aesthetic choice — many members of the panel, whose star power was repeatedly called out for being underwhelming, aired out their dirty laundry. Carrie Fisher talked about her addiction and its affect on her memory, but…
Carrie Fisher Tells John Travolta It's OK to Be Gay
Actress Carrie Fisher was asked about her old friend John Travolta in a recent interview. The former Princess Leia tells the Advocate that she thinks the male spa frequenter can come out of the closet now, because no one cares.
Eddie Fisher, Singer and Lover, Dead at 82
Eddie Fisher, the popular 1950's crooner, died Wednesday in California at age 82. Besides his successful music career, Fisher was married to Elizabeth Taylor, Connie Stevens and Debbie Reynolds. He and Reynolds were actress Carrie Fisher's parents.
The Avengers Are Almost Ready to Avenge
They've just found their Hawkeye, so it's just about time to go avengin'. Also today: investigating the mystery of Malin Akerman, some good news about Carrie Fisher, I Love You Phillip Morris is never coming out, and Brett Ratner. Ugh.
Happy Birthday
Kim Kardashian officially turns 29 today, even though she got paid $50,000 to celebrate the big event in Las Vegas last week. Judith Sheindlin, better known as Judge Judy, turns 67. Saturday Night Live co-producer Marci Klein is turning 43. Actress Carrie Fisher is 53. Patti Davis, daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan,…
Carrie Fisher Wants You to Get Electroshock Therapy
Oh Carrie Fisher! Who knew back when Star Wars came out that Leia would turn into such a terrific, ex-boozy, electroshock therapy-endorsing hoot? Well, whether you knew she would or not, she did.
Crillon Ball Debs Preview Their Dresses
For 24 young women, this weekend marks a milestone in their lives: They will make their formal debut into society, just as if they were a bunch of sheltered virgins rather than the jaded and worldly daughters of the rich and powerful. The annual Crillon Ball, tirelessly organized by Parisian Ophélie Renouard, is…
Happy Birthday
Two role models to women everywhere are celebrating birthdays today: The feisty Judith Sheindlin (that's Judge Judy to you) is 66. The very modest reality TV personality and sex tape star Kim Kardashian is celebrating her 28th birthday today. Others with a birthday cake in their immediate futures: Marci Klein, Lorne…
CAA's Bryan Lourd to Carrie Fisher: 'Your Codeine Made Me Gay'
Though the sight of Princess Leia in a gold bikini could make any gay geek question his sexuality, being married to Carrie Fisher apparently had the opposite effect on CAA superagent Bryan Lourd. The two were together for three years (he fathered Fisher's daughter Billie in 1992) before Lourd famously left Fisher for…
Princess Leia Played With Han Solo's Light Saber
Did They Or Didn't They? (Botox, That Is)
A story in Sunday's LAT did the unthinkable by finally pointing out the big Botoxed elephant in the room: no matter how painfully obvious it is to viewers, many stars who get nipped and tucked insist on denying it. But as the Times argues, just how many episodes of this season's Dancing With The Stars or Desperate…
When Carrie Fisher The Actress Met Carrie Fisher The Epileptic Dog
There is perhaps nothing more awe-inducing than when internet-enabled mortal and celebrity obsession come together through the power of the blogspots. But unlike If I Blog It They Will Come, a blog that existed for no reason but to post a picture of Kevin Costner holding up their homepage (and succeeded), the…
The Curious Case Of Carrie Fisher And The Double-Doubles
PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by our readers, and are posted several times a week, so send them in often. Submit yours to tips[AT]defamer.com (please put "sighting" or "PrivacyWatch" in the subject line so we don't lose them) and blow our minds with your ability to recognize cast members from…
Short Ends: George Clooney Pretends To Find Date's Stories Of Hard-To-Operate Briefcase Hinges Fascinating For The Good Of His Master Plan
· Celebrities terminate their unwanted pregnancies, just like us!
· George Clooney kicks off his paparazzi-foiling master plan by allowing himself to be photographed with a Deal or No Deal briefcase-opening technician. He's really mixing things up right off the bat.
· Finding a dead, gay Republican in her bed was…
