‘Little People, Big World’ Star Speaks Out About Harassment, Death Threats

Stardom has never looked so scary to Matt Roloff and his family.

The Roloffs -- stars of the reality TV show "Little People, Big World" -- are the latest celebrity victims of disturbing online threats and harassing phone calls from an unknown stalker.

The family lives on an Oregon farm, and Matt Roloff told The Huffington Post that some of the threats have been very specific. "They've been to the farm. They know it. Is it somebody on our farm? Someone in our own network of people we know, or some random individual? We don't know who's up to it, and it's spooky," Roloff said.

An escalation of the threats against the Roloffs, a family of six with three members with dwarfism, put local law enforcement on notice.

"The threats have got more hateful and more graphic in nature. They do seem to be escalating and becoming more disturbing," Sergeant Bob Ray of the Washington County Sheriff's Office told The Huffington Post earlier this week.

The harassment -- including rape, death, and bomb threats -- has been directed at Roloff, his wife, Amy, and the couple's children. The intimidation has been persistent over recent months, but came to a head recently when Matt Roloff started receiving abusive phone calls and spotted suspicious cars in his driveway.

"All that combined has made us a little bit uneasy," Roloff said. "And the stuff these people are saying is pretty nasty. They violate every hate category that you can think of. You just can't just go around saying you're going to rape people or blow them up because of their disability."

While the percentage of violent incidents in stalking cases is low, such fears are justified, according to Sal Lifrieri, President of Protective Countermeasures & Consulting, Inc., a firm that provides consulting on threats and vulnerability.

"There is a sliding scale. In less than 2 percent of the cases you have actual violence, Lifrieri told HuffPost. However, he said, the problem is that when there is violence, it is typically severe or extreme -- leading to injury or even death.

Attempts by the perpetrator to make some kind of physical contact with the victim are more common, occurring in "probably 40 to 50 percent of the cases," Lifrieri said.

The sheriff's office said it is actively investigating and has identified some persons of interest. They also suspect that one person is using a variety of email and Facebook accounts to send the online messages.

"Quite a few of them are very similar. [It looks like] someone is cutting and pasting a lot of the stuff because, quite frankly, the grammar is rather atrocious," Ray previously told HuffPost.

A former FBI agent who's worked similar cases, however, criticized how the police have investigated the case, saying they already should have traced the origins of the phone calls and online messages.

The investigating agency is probably not sophisticated enough and may not have experience in these situations," Harold Copus, now head of Atlanta-based Copus Security Consultants to HuffPost. "It's not like CSI and those other shows you see on TV where a caller has to be on the line for a specific period of time. Nowadays they can get that information almost instantly.”

He also fears that department isn't as familiar with handling celebrity stalkers as law enforcement protecting Hollywood personalities in Los Angeles.

Cases of harassment and stalking can continue for years, and there is a concern that some of the most recent threats are connected to earlier incidents against the Roloffs.

In October 2009, someone vandalized a sign on the Roloff property. The family heard gunshots and found that a sign advertising their farm had been riddled with what looked like bullet holes. The incident was just one of a series of property crimes against the family, they say.

Lifrieri said the Roloffs' decision to speak out might bring about a quicker resolution.

"One of the better advantages in the celebrity world is that because these cases develop a media response, they generate a better response from law enforcement. For the average citizen, it can be a very frustrating experience dealing with authorities," he said.

Roloff said he wants to make one thing very clear: The good things his family has experienced as a result of their reality show far outweigh the bad.

"We get far more love and support and blessings from people, so we hate to put too much attention on one needle in the haystack that's sticking [out]," he said.

After a moment of thought, Roloff added, "But when you start threatening people's lives, it crosses a line."

Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact the Washington County Sheriff's Office at 503-629-0111.

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Brian Friedman: Shooting Stars: 5 Do’s and Dont’s for Photographing Celebrities

I've had the distinct pleasure of photographing some big stars over the years. Some have been from afar -- like when I'm shooting a big concert -- but recently I've been doing more and more portrait sessions where I have one-on-one contact with the talent.

Experience has taught me this: They are simply people, doing their job just as I am. Also, I often say that idols are relative, and typically the stars I photograph aren't the ones that I'd faint over. This works to my benefit in so many ways, and might be part of why I continue to get called for these types of shoots.

Using the recent sessions I did for the animated film Epic as an example, here's a few things I've learned over the years when working with big stars. Most of these tips revolve around creating and maintaining mutual respect. In most cases, the celebrity already has it just by walking into the room, but you, an unfamiliar entity to the star and his/her handlers, have to establish it. Play your cards right, and you'll probably get rehired!

1. Never gush about how much you love their work before taking the photo.

This will make you just like 99 percent of the rest of the world to them -- a fan and not a colleague. Your goal is to be their "trusted partner," not a fan who just happens to be a professional photographer. You can, however, find something else to chat about before the shoot to break the ice. When I was with Colin Farrell, for instance, we talked about the most random thing: The food court at The Plaza Hotel. Why? Because two weeks before I even knew I'd be photographing him, I saw him down there by the crepe stand. He told me how much he loves the crepes over there, and I told him how much I love the little wine and cheese bar. This was 30 seconds, but it worked perfectly. =In instances where there is NOTHING to talk about, do just that -- don't talk! The point: separate yourself from their fans. And if you find yourself having a moment with the talent after you've done your job, then maybe bring up the film you loved them in, but keep in mind that you're not telling them anything a hundred people haven't already told them. I think the smarter play is to avoid it all together.

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2. Always shake their hand before the shoot.

I've found this to be a very effective way of breaking down the barriers. Just as you would any client, treat stars no differently. Touch breaks down barriers and creates a connection, and given the short amount of time you'll probably have with them, I've found this to be the most effective way of doing so. P.S. Make sure your hand isn't sweaty!

3. Don't stare or hover.

If the talent walks in the room, do not stare at them. In fact, leave the room if you can! Despite being their photographer for that moment, I'm still considered a "crew member" and therefore should stay away! Often, sensitive details of a project are being discussed among producers, and it's just a better play to not be standing around when this is going on. I always keep in the back of my mind that there are directors and producers watching me and the way I'm behaving. This is monumentally important to remember because it's those people that are hiring you, recommending you for other gigs, and reporting back to the studio about "how the day went." Also, when your part is done, get out of there as fast as you can!

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4. Never take an iPhone photo, post sensitive information on Facebook, or do anything that could come back to bite you in the butt.

When I do these shoots, I never talk about them in any detail until I know I can. I may say I'm working with so-and-so on a given day, but never which project or film. I just know that my client wouldn't look favorably upon me talking about details of films that are still in production. This blog post itself is an exercise in that. The Epic shoots were done in the fall of 2012, yet other than saying I was working with these actors, no photo nor info about the project has seen the light of day until now because the studio hadn't released these images until now! Gotta be very careful about this stuff -- you don't want to get "blacklisted" for having loose lips!

5. When you are finished, look them in the eye, thank them, and wish them luck. That's it.

Sure, you may never again get as close as you just did, but so be it. Be grateful you had the opportunity to work one-on-one with them in the first place. And maybe following the above tips may just land you in a position to do it again. You never know!

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How She Keeps Her Private Life A Mystery

In person, Ellen Page gives off a cool, almost Arthur Fonzarelli vibe. The way that she will refer to you as "dude" has a little bit to do with this. Which brings with it a slight air of unexpected intimidation -- unexpected in the sense that not many human beings who share the "Juno" star's diminutive stature often get described as "intimidating," but there it is.

Page's new movie is Zal Batmanglij's "The East," a thriller about the exploits of a group of eco-terrorists doling out punishment to corporate leaders for crimes against the environment. Page plays Izzy, a member of The East whose family becomes a target of the group.

Page doesn't hold back when it comes to her opinion on the environment; but for as boisterous as she can be about her political opinions, we don't know a lot about her private life -- a situation, as she says here, that she works hard to maintain -- other than to reveal that her favorite movie growing up was the Drew Barrymore fantasy film "Ever After," which has inspired Page's career more than you would think. And Page gives us an update on the ever-more star-studded "X-Men: Days of Future Past."

When I watch movies about the environment, I tend to get depressed.
I think a lot of people do. I think a lot of people feel defeated, which leads to frustration, which leads to anger -- and I know I feel that. I feel that toward myself, you know, because I live in society and I drive a car and I'm on planes all of the time. But, of course, these are things that I spend a lot of time thinking about. And it is hard. It's hard because I think there are actually a lot of answers. Everyone talks about these issues being so complicated -- of course they are. Sometimes it's like, well, why don't we get big money out of politics, stop subsidizing oil, stop subsidizing a food system that's an unsustainable mess?

But that stuff is not going to happen.
Yeah. And guess what? It might mean that a lot of humanity is going to be wiped out.

Well, that is what's going to happen.
Exactly.

That's why a movie like this is depressing.
The only reason that it makes me really sad is really, honestly, the people that have nothing to do with creating the problem -- and those are the poorest and most exploited in the world -- they're the ones that are going to have to deal with the brunt of the shit the most.

Like toxic cities in China.
Or how much food costs are going to go up because of the way our food system works. Or extreme weather around the world, you know, or cultures disappearing.

I'm starting to think there's no reason for hope. I know that sounds defeatist.
Maybe the hope is actually in accepting the hopelessness. Human beings came in and the reason we've caused so much destruction is because we're so obsessed with out impermanence that we came in and created all of these linear systems that don't reflect nature whatsoever. And that's not to say everyone -- a lot of people still live that way, in a cyclical nature. But we came in and we believe in an economy that's based on exponential growth, which makes zero sense and just leads to destruction. So, yes, what might happen is the Earth is just going to do a bunch of stuff and reset itself and life is going to keep going. And that just happens to be what we're alive for. I think it's better to be obviously positive and do what one can, because I'm sure a lot of groups of people that were profoundly oppressed had moments of absolute hopelessness and thought things wouldn't change -- and then things did change.

Are these opinions why you liked this movie? How do you choose your roles when scripts show up?
Well, I mean, it always usually comes down to the script or the people or something I'm interested in exploring, or a different kind of filmmaking. This specifically, I was a fan of "Sound of My Voice" and what Zal did with that. Brit Marling's performance in that, as well as "Another Earth," I just loved. I was just like, "Who the hell is this person?"

"Another Earth" is such an interesting premise.
It's a beautiful film. I love that movie and her performance in it, I think, is just astounding, truly astounding ... and to be honest, when you meet them and experience their energy and their passion, it's very infectious. And I was trying to play it cool at the meeting.

How does Ellen Page play it cool? You seem like a relaxed-enough person in general.
Well, no, what I'm trying to say is that I really, really wanted them to want me to be involved. They could have easily wanted someone else.

Do you get offered a lot? I'm under the impression that people want you in their movies.
No, no, I don't think so. You know, especially because careers go in ebbs and flows, absolutely.

Do you feel that's happened to you?
I don't know. I mean, I feel super fortunate. I feel like every project I've gotten to do, I've been passionate about and I'm interested in. And to be an actor, to work, firstly, is a gift -- let alone to be able to choose what you want to do. I feel very happy with the choices that are in front of me and the choices that I get to make.

After "Juno," did you get a lot of Juno-type role offers?
Yeah, and I mean, you have people who get scripts and read them.

So they may not ever get to you.
No, and people know what I'm interested in and what I'm not interested in. I don't really want to play "the girlfriend," you know? Unless the girlfriend is interesting, you know what I'm saying? I'm also very specific about the young women that I want to portray, so that is important to me.

How so?
Because when I was a kid, I always was super excited to see a female role that was ...

What's an example?
Oh my God, I loved "Ever After" with Drew Barrymore. I loved that. Just movies that offered a different perspective of what a woman could be.

Is your love of "Ever After" why you wanted to be in "Whip It!"?
[Laughs] No, but I did love "Ever After." I mean, I wanted to be in "Whip It!" because I love that script and I wanted to learn how to roller derby -- and of course I wanted to be a part of Drew's directoral debut and have a blast making that movie.

It did look fun.
I'm proud of that movie.

I'm surprised it didn't do better.
It's always nice when things do, but I think things come out and they manage to find their audience. And I had a blast making it, that's all I really care about.

The most surprising role that I've seen you in -- and there are obvious picks like "Hard Candy" -- but Woody Allen's "To Rome With Love," I would never expect that role to go to you.
No, me either.

Your name and "starlet" don't really go together.
When it first came up, you don't know about the project. I came and I met Woody for like five or seven minutes or however long, then you leave.

Is it really that quick?
It's that quick. I was on my way to the airport and they're like, "Can you come back and read this in the office?" And I was like, "Of course." And I went back and I read it and I was terrified.

I have heard that he's hard to read.
No, he's sweet.

But that you don't know what he's thinking.
Oh, sure. You never know what he's thinking. To be honest, it was so terrifying and such a challenge.

When I got the gist of who you were playing, I thought that was really interesting.
Well, I was just finding all of my seeds of narcissism. No, but it was hard. It's funny because the role is like, you go to Rome and shoot two weeks, then you leave. But I was like shitting my pants. Obviously it's a lot of monologues.

I mean this in a good way, but I don't know much about you. How private are you?
I mean, I'm very private. But I also don't do that much, you know? I don't go out a lot. I'm not a partier. I'm not a big drinker. You know, it's just not my scene. So I don't think I'm very interesting or have anything in that realm that people want to talk about. And, yeah, of course I'm private. I mean, why wouldn't anyone want to be?

Some people don't.
Well, I want to be very private. Also because it's for the work. I mean, your job is to create an illusion, you know?

You have "X-Men: Days of Future Past" coming up. Did Bryan Singer have to talk you into returning? I'm under the impression that Brett Ratner had to talk you into doing "The Last Stand."
Well, you know, it came about and I was surprised. I didn't expect to be playing Kitty Pryde again. When you make the first one, you think, "Oh, maybe." But then that much time going by, the last thing that you expect -- how old was I? Eighteen? I'm 26 now, that was a long time ago. Yeah, I was 18. And with Bryan, to be honest, I heard about it and then I went and met with him in L.A. and he told me about it and told me what was going on with Kitty -- and [I] was totally excited to go back. Especially with this new, insane cast. I mean, it's psychotic. Jennifer Lawrence is fucking incredible. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and everyone, I mean -- awesome. It's going to be cool. I've been in Montreal shooting it and it's going to be cool.

Mike Ryan is senior writer for Huffington Post Entertainment. You can contact him directly on Twitter.

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Supermodel Gives Jen Aniston A Sexy, ‘Virginal’ Wedding Gift: Report

Jennifer Aniston is all ready for her wedding night, thanks to Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr.

A source told OK! Magazine (via Contact Music) that Kerr sent Aniston samples from her forthcoming underwear line, and that Aniston reportedly loved them so much she's planning to wear them on her wedding night.

"It's hand-stitched, one-of-a-kind!" the source said. "It's virginal white, sexy yet classy, too -- and absolutely beautiful."

The source also said that Aniston gave her friends a "sneak preview" of her wedding night attire, and they said she looked "beautiful."

Aniston has been engaged to Justin Theroux since August 2012 (he proposed on his 41st birthday).

Click through the slideshow below to see the top five most outrageous rumors about Aniston and Theroux's wedding.

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Keyshawn Johnson, Justin Bieber Showdown

Former Carolina Panthers receiver Keyshawn Johnson is not afraid of Justin Bieber or his Ferrari. After the teenage pop star allegedly sped through their private California neighborhood, the former NFL star went after Bieber to give him a piece of his mind.

The 40-year-old was leaving a Memorial Day party in his gated community in Calabasas, Calif., on Friday, when Bieber allegedly sped by him in his white Ferrari, according to TMZ. Johnson was reportedly so angry that Bieber could've killed someone that he chased after the 19-year-old in his Prius.

When Johnson arrived at Bieber's house he blocked his Ferrari in the driveway and got out of the car to confront him. But when the 5-foot, 7-inch star saw the 6-foot, 4-inch athlete, he reportedly ran inside his house and refused to come out.

Johnson isn't the only NFL heavyweight to have beef with the teenybopper. Former Atlanta Falcons running back Eric Dickerson tweeted about Bieber's speeding tendencies.

At least two people called the police on Bieber for driving “extremely erratically, at high rates of speed” Monday, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told ABC News Radio. The incident is currently under investigation.

“Two witnesses have already come forward and filed a report,” the spokesman said. “We’re investigating [this] as misdemeanor reckless driving, and planning on presenting [the case] to the DA.”

This is not the first time the "Boyfriend" singer has been accused of reckless driving. Back in March, a neighbor accused Bieber of battery after the two allegedly got into an argument over Bieber's speeding. The man accused Bieber of making physical contact and threats after he confronted him about his driving.

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Director Admits 3D Was ‘Gimmick To Steal Money From The Audience’

Director Louis Leterrier is in a better frame of mind than he was during the press rounds for 2010's "Clash of the Titans." That film, a box office success with $493 million in worldwide grosses, was plagued by controversy surrounding its rushed 3D conversion. Leterrier understands the critiques: he now admits that the "Clash of the Titans" 3D was "horrible," but he kept quiet in an effort to play, in his words, the "good boy" for Warner Bros.

Leterrier has no such concerns about his new film, "Now You See Me." The thriller stars Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco as The Four Horsemen, a team of magicians that uses their stage shows to pull off elaborate heists, then deliver the newfound wealth to those in need. Mark Ruffalo plays an FBI agent trying to stop the team and solve the mystery of how these heists are performed.

Ahead, Leterrier, the very definition of a straight shooter, discusses the "tough experience" of filming "Clash of the Titans," why he won't bet against Will Smith and how he first wanted to cast Ruffalo in "The Incredible Hulk," but wound up with Edward Norton in the lead role as Dr. Bruce Banner instead.

I hate calling "Now You See Me" "fun" because that sounds dismissive, but it was fun.
I know, I know. People are like, "I'm sorry, but your movie is fun." Don't be sorry! That's what I was aiming for! Last night we had the L.A. premiere and it was good because I was standing in the front and watching the audience react. And I just loved it.

That sounds stressful.
Sometimes it's stressful when it's just like an action-adventure movie, because you're like, "Well, it's not for everyone." But I think this one has many levels and people are like watching certain things and others on other things. It's the least stressful of all of the movies that I've done. For me, the other movies I did were like, "OK, will it blow up or won't?"

It's been well-documented that "The Incredible Hulk" was a stressful shoot and "Clash of the Titans" looked stressful. Was something less stressful something that you sought out?
Yeah, you know, the problem on both "The Incredible Hulk" and "Clash of the Titans" is a problem I've encountered since I came to Hollywood. When I arrived in Hollywood, ["Incredible Hulk"] was my first Hollywood movie and I really wanted to work with Marvel and I really wanted to do that movie with American actors. And then they were like, "Oh, welcome, welcome. Great news, Louis. We just got a release date. It's a year from now." I'm like, "Fantastic, we have to go. Where's the script?" They said, "Actually, that's the problem, we don't have a script."

I've started movies without screenplays both on "Clash" and on "Hulk" and that is tremendously stressful, because you have a tendency to overcompensate with effects. You haven't tested it in your head. You didn't run it over and over again and covered all of the plot holes and figure it out. It's a marathon that you sprint. "Now You See Me" was longer and it was a great script to start with.

Would you ever put yourself in that position again? Shooting without a script?
No. It's two things: shooting without a script and also not surrounding myself with enough of my collaborators. It's too stressful. It's an enormous weight on your shoulders and then afterwards everybody blames you and points a finger at you and says, "Why did you convert the movie to 3D?" "I didn't convert the movie to 3D! I didn't want to do it! I didn't like it!" That kind of stuff.

Is it fair to say this is the happiest you've been on a movie?
Yeah. Oh, yeah. This movie truly represents who I am ... I didn't think I would become a director. And then one day I was an assistant director on "The Transporter"; the director never showed up and I ended up directing it.

Why did Corey Yuen still get a directing credit in the United States?
Because the deal was done before. You cannot replace the name of the director. Which is fine, because I got credit everywhere else. But I was making action movies, which is not the type I'm particularly fond of. They're fun to watch and they're fun to do, but I didn't go to school because I loved action movies. I love smart, multi-leveled movies. I feel like this one really represents who I am.

Even in your other movies, I've always noticed what you were trying to do ...
And fail miserably [laughs].

Well, I wouldn't say "fail miserably," but they were cluttered.
Yeah, it's true. A movie is a sum of compromises until you grow into your own independence. I always try to bring the character and the actor forward. It's very obvious in "The Incredible Hulk." The first half of the movie is really mine and the second half is the studio's expected Hulk movie -- two giants kicking each other's ass.

I never understood for sure what happened there. Did you and Edward Norton get along?
Oh, yeah, yeah yeah. We love each other. He was just with me in New York at the premiere. We really do love each other. I think it was blown out of proportion. It literally was about one scene. It's one scene that still in the movie. It was either the long version of the scene or the short version of the scene. Edward wanted the longer version of the scene and I wanted the shorter version.

Which scene was this?
It was the psychoanalysis scene. It was a very interesting character scene -- to go back to what we were talking about. It was analysis, going into the dark places of Bruce Banner -- very adult themes. It was a great scene and the scene is on the DVD. But also the start of the movie, something I did, which is Bruce Banner walking to the edge of the world to commit suicide, then the Hulk saves him. And the studio said, "There's no way we are starting this movie with a guy putting a gun into his mouth." Which I understand, but then it was informing who this character was and his relationship with his alter-ego. All of that stuff made it deeper, if you will.

"Iron Man" was this fun, poppy thing bound to make a zillion dollars. And we were the other side of a superhero movie. More complex with The Hulk being this complex character -- that's what it was. Edward is a great friend. Marvel is a great friend. There are arguments in every movie.

When people are asking me, because Mark Ruffalo is in this one, who's the better of the Bruce Banners -- both are great; both are fantastic -- but I actually wanted to cast Mark Ruffalo as Hulk and Marvel was like "No, you should get Edward Norton because he's more famous." So you see what I am saying? They are the ones who wanted Edward -- and I was thrilled to meet him and work with him. I wanted Mark Ruffalo. And they were like, "No, no, he just does smart, intellectual movies." Which makes sense, then and there in his career. But that's I how know him. We've stayed in touch and it's why he said "absolutely" when I offered him the part in this one.

I have to say, you seem like a much happier human being right now than when I spoke to you for "Clash of the Titans."
It was a very tough experience. I was literally thrown under the bus for something that ... I still have a good relationship with Warner Bros., but at one point it was like, "Yeah, Louis chose the 3D." And I was like, "No, guys, I didn't choose the 3D. I actually told you it's not working. I couldn't control it. I said don't do it."

The 3D on "Clash of the Titans" was famously rushed.
Yeah, exactly. It was famously rushed and famously horrible. It was absolutely horrible, the 3D. Nothing was working, it was just a gimmick to steal money from the audience. I'm a good boy and I rolled with the punches and everything, but it's not my movie. "Clash of the Titans" is not my movie. And ultimately that's why I didn't do the sequel.

It's a fun action movie, all in all. Some people are really happy with the movie. I tried to do the best I could, but it was not the best experience of my life, I must say. I wasn't protected. Talking about surrounding yourself with the right people -- I felt like I was really thrown at the wolves.

You did get a producer's credit on "Wrath of the Titans." What exactly does that mean?
When you do a first movie you're contractually supposed to do the second one and then you don't do it, you become an executive producer. That's why there are a ton of directors who have executive producer credits on other movies. That said, it happens. That stuff happens. You know, I'm learning. I was learning. But this one, from the beginning, is very much mine. Very, very much mine.

"Now You See Me" is jammed in with the summer blockbusters. Hopefully it can find an audience.
I know. It's like I hope the movie gods pause the sea of blockbusters so we can just walk through and be like, "Hey, guys." What I hope is that the word of mouth is good. It's a movie that's great to see with your friends and see their reactions. I hope it has legs. I don't think we'll be number one this weekend because Jesse Eisenberg versus Will Smith, I'm betting on Will Smith. But I hope it has legs and keeps on going and becomes a movie that people like.

Mike Ryan is senior writer for Huffington Post Entertainment. You can contact him directly on Twitter.

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Nick Offerman’s NSFW Titles For His New Movie

Nick Offerman plays Ron Swanson on the beloved NBC series "Parks and Recreation," but that doesn't mean he's actually Ron Swanson. (Sorry, Internet.) The 42-year-old actor has 71 credits on his IMDb, ranging from "ER" and "The West Wing" to "Miss Congeniality 2." Not every character he plays loves bacon and woodworking. (Even though Offerman himself does love woodworking.)

Take Offerman's Frank Toy in "The Kings of Summer." The coming-of-age comedy, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival with the title of "Toy's House," features Offerman playing an overbearing dad with a love of Monopoly and a penchant for creating angst in his son, Joe (Nick Robinson). After one particularly fierce row, Joe runs away from home with two of his friends to build and live in a house in the middle of the woods.

Ahead, in a long and raunchy conversation with Offerman, we learn what life is like when you're the subject of an almost weekly Internet meme and what lessons he learned from his wife, Megan Mullally, about the dangers of being typecast. Offerman also reveals what his title suggestions were for renaming "Toy's House," which CBS Films picked for release. Those alternate titles, of course, are NSFW.

First, you're in this movie more than I thought you would be. And I enjoyed this character because Frank Toy seems different than Ron Swanson.
Well, thank you for saying that and it's very generous of you to pretend that I was in a lot of the movie.

I'm not pretending.
Well, a lot of people like to look at good-looking people, but there are a few of us that like to look at a roughly barked tree. And I will count you among us.

You're being humble. You are a very popular man. Especially on the Internet.
I like the way this is going.

I'm glad.
I don't look at the Internet if I can help it. I find that it keeps me out of my woodshop and I prefer making stuff. The damn Internet is a wormhole. You can't just do five minutes.

When you're offered roles away from "Parks & Recreation," do most people want a clone of Ron Swanson?
First of all, finishing your last question, thank you for saying that this isn't Ron. Because it's such a weird thing -- and, ultimately, a good thing -- but when people are so enamored of a show like mine, they really want to go see you and say, "Oh, it's Ron." And they want to see me in real life and say, "Oh, he's Ron." And, so, it's really appreciated when somebody has the wherewithal to see that it's not Ron.

Ron is a little more lovable than Frank.
Yeah, Ron is one color that I paint with and Frank is not only a different color, but a different brush. So, thank you, I appreciate that. I get offered -- I don't know -- sometimes I get offered things that anybody can play, any funny guy. But, maybe the director likes me or, you know, somebody likes the idea of my particular stature that I bring to the role. I think my agents do a pretty good job of protecting me from Ron clones. I don't have to read a lot of stuff where I'm like, "No, I can't play this. It's Ron. I'm not going to play this Libertarian guy who works in a breakfast diner." It's too on the nose.

I'm very lucky in a lot of ways -- I was working really steadily as a character actor before I got "Parks & Rec." And I'm fortunate to be, I guess, considered dependable. I'm a Chicago theater actor, so, anything that's remotely in a certain spectrum, I can cover for you. Ron is sort of one end of the spectrum -- in a half hour comedy sense, that's my "manly" channel. I can turn around -- I'd love to take a crack at the role of Jack on "Will & Grace." I love playing a mincing fop, as well.

What a great term, by the way.
I'd love to play a cowardly lawyer. I'm an actor, so I love playing people and I love wearing different masks. This particular mask that has a mustache on it as been one of the most delicious and I thank my lucky stars it fell to me. I certainly look forward to having different facial hair in the future.

I feel you've hit that zone where you've become quite popular, but you have to be careful not to repeat what you're doing on "Parks & Rec" or that's all you'll get to do.
I suppose so. It is interesting and it's something I've been watching from afar for a long time standing next to Megan [Mullally] -- watching the cast of "Will & Grace" and "Friends" and "Seinfeld" then continue to try and do other things. And I do see, I mean, I learned from my wife that she did a lot of heavy clowning on "Will & Grace," by which I mean that she had a hairdo and a voice -- so that it was really far from natural personality. And I remembered that when we were creating this show, so that was part of where his look came from. I want to have a look that I can take off and put on the shelf when I'm done and people won't recognize me at first glance. And Ron's constipated rictus that is his face and his demeanor -- you know, those are all classically trained clowning [laughs]. You know, I don't walk and stand like that. I don't hold my chin like that.

A coffee company recently came to me with a big campaign, and I had the champagne pleasure of turning down a top dollar campaign because this coffee company wrote these spots -- they might have well have lifted the dialogue from "Parks & Rec." And, you know, not only would it be in poor taste to do that, but it also would be illegal.

Does it feel good to be able to turn down that kind of money?
I guess it does. But it's pretty funny. If you had ever told me 10 years ago that I would turn down that amount of money for a commercial offer, I would have said, "You're crazy. Get closer, I want to punch you in the face."

You mentioned being a Chicago theater actor and we see you often wearing your Chicago Cubs hat. As someone who grew up in St. Louis, I see that as your only real fault.
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It would have been funny if you had just hung up and this was over.
That would be so fucking good.

The Cardinals-Cubs rivalry is nice. It's not like Yankees-Red Sox.
Hey, man, I've been to Busch Stadium. I love it all. We wouldn't hate the Cardinals and we wouldn't hate the Mets if they weren't so goddamned good so, you know, our hauteur is only a compliment.

At Sundance the name of this movie was "Toy's House." Did you not like that title?
I'll tell you what. While I'm answering this question, I'm going to go into my phone and see if in my history of texts with the director I can find my list of alternative titles.

Oh, so you didn't like "Toy's House"?
Well, from the beginning, I said, "That's a bad title." It wasn't a matter of "did I like the title" or not, it's that title is confusing.

It was unique.
Absolutely. And he stood by it and the writer stood by it, the brilliant [screenwriter] Chris Galletta. Yep, here we go, I found it. The thing is, it was just confusing ... Would you like to hear the pitches that I sent to [director] Jordan Vogt-Roberts?

I would.
This was last fall. Here's the list of new title pitches: "Frank's Son's House," "Franky's Boy" -- I'm Frank ...

I know.
"Frank Toy and Son."

That's not bad.
That's pretty good. "Three Males."

OK?
"Snake Juice."

That's good.
"Pussy Time," "Wanton Phooey," "Cleveland Muff."

I would pay money just to watch you try to get a movie into theaters called "Pussy Time."
Fuck yeah. Watch me! There's just a few more. We shot this movie around this Cleveland neighborhood called Chagrin Falls -- a small town outside of Cleveland. So, "Chagrin Falls but Hope Floats," "Ketch-Obsession," because there's a ketchup scene. And then the last two don't really work because there's this great thing that was cut from the film. Early in the film, Joe is talking with his friends about getting laid, "Yeah, maybe one of these days we can sample the ham" ... it's just this weird euphemism for "pussy." And then in the last scene in which Joe and I have our last scene in the hospital cafeteria, I inadvertently say, "Well, son, I think you'll turn out OK. Maybe one day you will get to sample the ham." It was this really validating moment where his friends didn't know the figure of speech, but his dad did. For one reason or another, they did without it, but the last two title pitches were "Ham Fucker" and "Joe Versus the Ham."

Keep those saved somewhere. Those will come in handy someday for something else.
I bring the noise.

Does it ever surprise you how popular Ron Swanson has become?
In a word, yes. You know, I always love my roles. And a great many of my roles have gone without notice. I am just so incredibly grateful to be included in this collaboration called "Parks & Recreation"... And, so, yes, the fact that for some alchemical reason, Ron Swanson was singled out by the Internet as worthy of attention has been incredibly bizarre, wonderfully gratifying. And, ultimately, just really pleasing in that any attention that Ron gets or that Amy (Poehler) gets or Aziz (Ansari) gets -- any of our brilliant home run hitters -- it only brings attention to the show in a climate where network comedies have a really hard time staying afloat. I'm thrilled anytime anything makes people say, "What's that funny bit? Where's that from? Let's give them one point of rating."

The dance that you did while wearing the little hat was very popular.
Yes, yes.

Which could lead to new viewers.
Exactly. 'Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished, to quote Hamlet.

That's a nice quote to end on. Also, I do hope people see this movie amidst the summer blockbusters.
You know, we don't have any big tits on the poster.

That's true.
Like Tom Cruise for example. But I guess he's more of a boob. But I still hope that it's going to be a sleeper hit. I feel like it is a surprisingly good-feeling movie. You know what I mean? It's very funny - a lot of comedy fans will see it. But I think it will spread to families. Like, "You should take your brother to go see this, it's really cool."

Those families might have balked at "Pussy Time," as opposed to the new title.
"The Kings of Pussy." Wait, what is it?

It's not "The Kings of Pussy."
"Summer of Pussy."

That's it.
"The Kings of Pussy Summer." I'm sitting here with the film's publicist and she's cringing.

Mike Ryan is senior writer for Huffington Post Entertainment. You can contact him directly on Twitter.

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This Could Have Ended Very Badly

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Canadian man is facing charges that he stalked the brother of Jennifer Lawrence after authorities say he repeatedly insisted that the man put him in touch with the Oscar-winning actress so he could protect her, according to court documents.

Zhao Han Cong, 23, of Vancouver, British Columbia, was ordered Friday to remain held until he could undergo a psychiatric examination to determine if the case against him can proceed.

FBI agents in Louisville charged Cong on Monday with interstate stalking and repeated harassing phone communications. Lawrence is a native of Louisville.

Cong's attorney, public defender Donald J. Meier, requested the psychiatric exam. Meier didn't cite any specific behavior in making the request, though prosecutors did not object. Cong has not yet entered a plea.

FBI Special Agent Richard Boswell III wrote in an affidavit that Cong started contacting "B.L.," who is identified in a related state court record as the actress' brother Blaine Lawrence, on April 4. Lawrence received numerous phone calls and text messages from "Ted" on his work cell phone at 2 a.m., Boswell wrote. Boswell said "Ted" was later identified as Cong.

The phone calls and text messages came from numbers with area codes in California and Colorado but were later traced to Cong.

Cong initially asked Lawrence to put him in contact with the actress so he could "protect" her and made references to the Boston Marathon bombings, Boswell said. Cong then blamed Blaine Lawrence for putting his sister in danger because she was in Boston before the attack, Boswell said.

Cong made comments about "bad things" happening to Lawrence and his family and eventually gave up his real name and phone number in Canada, Boswell wrote.

Two weeks later, Cong sent three email messages to Blaine Lawrence, making references to the Bible and their relation to Jennifer Lawrence. Cong told his life story and said he was Jennifer Lawrence's "husband for life," Boswell wrote.

Cong told Blaine Lawrence he "wouldn't kill anyone for sure," but would scare people with real things happening in their lives and would get angry "and all hell's going to break loose," Boswell wrote.

Cong flew from Vancouver to Louisville on April 18 and kept contacting Blaine Lawrence, Boswell wrote.

"Either I find out, or you come and see me, okay?" Boswell quoted Cong as saying. "You got me really upset. When I'm, when I'm upset, let's see what happens, alright?"

Cong took a cab to the Indian Hills Police Department in suburban Louisville on April 19 and asked about the home address of Lawrence's mother. Police interviewed Cong for three hours. During the interview, Cong described himself as the second coming of Jesus and said Lawrence's mother had what he needed to complete his journey, Boswell wrote.

Officers took Cong into custody and involuntarily hospitalized him for a psychiatric evaluation. He was taken to Central State Hospital, where he called Blaine Lawrence, Boswell wrote.

Upon his release, police arrested Cong. Federal authorities took custody of Cong on May 7 and filed a criminal complaint against him Monday.

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‘It Doesn’t Even Make Sense’: The Best Vin Diesel Quotes

Vin Diesel fans have enjoyed a pretty diesel 2013. Among Diesel's accolades: His random cover of Rihanna's "Stay" went viral, he stars in the certain blockbuster "Fast and Furious 6," and even found time to resurrect Riddick for the aptly named sci-fi film "Riddick." To say nothing of plans for "Fast and Furious 7," which is set for release next summer.

To celebrate "Fast Six" (out on May 24), HuffPost Entertainment has compiled the best Diesel quotes from the "Furious" press tour for Justin Lin's new film. Ride or die and enjoy the wisdom of Big Vin below.

On his hobbies: "Maybe because I'm a Dungeons & Dragons head, my approach to everything is a little more thought-out." (via EW.com)
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On his 40 million Facebook fans: "Facebook really owes me billions of dollars. But whatever. [Laughs]" (via EW.com)
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On social media's influence: "If there was social media in the '50s, there probably would've been a sequel to 'On the Waterfront.' There would've been a sequel to 'Rebel Without a Cause.' We would've finally gotten the 'Gone With the Wind' answer. So many of these films would've continued if the audience was able to speak directly to the braintrust, to the core, to say: 'We have to have another one.' I think Hollywood, and the choices Hollywood has made, would've been radically different if Clark Gable had 40 million people on his Facebook page." (via EW.com)
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On awards possibilities for "Fast Six": "When this film comes out, quite frankly, there's gonna be some real Oscar watch." (via EW.com)
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On his physique: "Being a physical presence will rule you out of a lot of roles. I couldn't have done 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' with that physical presence." (Men's Fitness via Vulture)
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Remembering the first "Fast and Furious" film: "When we first did this we were thinking we had the opportunity to do 'Rebel Without A Cause.'" (via Moviefone)
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The best contact in his phone: "Bill Clinton." (via Moviefone)
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The future of the "Fast & Furious" franchise: "I think the debate is whether it's 7, 8, 9 or 7, 8, 9, 10. I know, it doesn't even make sense." (via Moviefone)
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His review of "Fast & Furious 6": "It's the best movie in the world and it's a love story and it's baller status." (via Moviefone)
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Shira Hirschman Weiss: Call It ‘Kardashienvy’: Can You Get Kim K’s Look With Sensitive Eyes?

I am fair skinned, blue eyed and -- well, have had a little help in the blonde department -- which is about as far from the Kim Kardashian look as you can get. Although, this suits me just fine, there are times when I am trying to keep up, but not with the Kardashian clan -- rather, with Kim's makeup looks. I have to say, her intense maquillage is the most baffling part of a TV show that doesn't require a Mensa IQ to get through. How does Kim wear so much eye makeup and not seem to be in pain? Not a grimace, nothing watering, no redness... It appears, she does have talent after all!

It is no secret that I have the world's most sensitive left eye. I cannot wear contacts and have been sporting glasses, which have morphed into my trendiest and best accessory, for over 11 years. When it comes to makeup, I wear very little around the eyes and I'm extra selective about products that cater to sensitivity. More often than not, I skip eye makeup altogether. For special occasions (i.e. weddings and parties), I use a tiny bit of primer under my brows and a very light pink shadow over it. I've been trained to stick with Clinique for my sensitivity, but when daring to use eyeliner, Makeup Forever is the only brand I trust. It stays put without a smudge through rain, sleet and tears and I know it won't migrate into my eyes. Then I make sure my brows are groomed perfectly. Mostly satisfied with this routine, I still wonder if it is possible to enhance my lashes and line my eyes, to give myself that sculpted, almost alien-like high cheekbone appearance that instills envy -- yes, come on, admit it -- Kardashienvy.

They may be becoming a tad passé, and we may currently see more of Kim's under-fire pregnancy fashion, but millions of Americans still seethe while secretly admiring the Kardashians. According to the program's ratings, many are still keeping up!

I decided to seek out the advice of sought-after makeup artists and ask them "Is it possible to get Kim's look if you have sensitive eyes?" Realize, when reading the responses that follow, eyes have varying degrees of sensitivity. If you are as highly sensitive as I am, you might want to skip eye makeup altogether and focus on the rest of your visage. A clean looking face with the right blush countering and brow shaping will naturally draw attention to your eyes anyway.

According to Meira Joselit, a New Jersey based makeup artist and Arbonne consultant, "Fake lashes and glue, so obviously a part of the Kardashian routine, hurt sensitive eyes!" So skip it, she advises. "You can get the smoky look, but a tight line (which is inner-rimmed and basically touching the eye) in addition to fake lashes with glue will really irritate your eyes." She recommends Arbonne's water resistant and super gentle mascara, and she herself has extremely sensitive and easily irritated eyes. If you want to get a good line and a "big draw" on the upper eye lids, Joselit likes Smashbox's black gel liner because it stays put. She also recommends Trish McEvoy's intense gel black liner pencil as another non-smudge pick. I plan to try this product myself because I prefer to use a pencil when it comes to my own coordination (or lack thereof!).

Celebrity makeup artist Alison Raffaele, who was Bobbi Brown's head assistant for three years and who employs techniques that have graced famous faces (i.e. Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, Sigourney Weaver and Gisele Bundchen), points out that it is important to understand which types of eye makeup cause sensitivity:

"Among those that are irritating are powdered eye shadows, particularly ones that contain shimmer or sparkles (the particles can easily get into your eyes when applying) as well as anything purple (purple pigments are well-known allergens)."

She adds that anything with fragrance, the latex in eyelash glue, fast drying eyeliners (liquids, gels) and mascaras with fibers are seldom compatible with sensitive eyes.

"Now, this is not to say that every person with sensitive eyes will necessarily be sensitive to all of these things; this is simply a list of the most likely culprits," explains Raffaele.

So, what's a sensitive girl to do?

Raffaele delineates the following steps for getting Kim Kardashian's look:

"1. Use cream shadows & liners. These fly around less than the powdered kind, making them less likely to get into your eyes. To set them in place and keep them from smearing (particularly darker shades), set cream eye shadows with a colorless setting powder like my own brand's Transparent Finish (Alison Raffaele Cosmetics). The best way to do this is to dip a velour puff into the powder, work the powder onto the puff (don't use too much), and then press the puff onto closed eyelids. To get a major highlight under your brow bone, use a luminizer product like my Incandescence Luminizer. The optical diffusers in it reflect light without the use of potentially irritating shimmer particles.

2. A big part of Kim's look is an obscene amount of lashes, but many sensitive girls are not able to tolerate lash glue. To make the most of your natural lashes, curl them with a good eyelash curler (I like the ones by Tarte, Kevin Aucoin & Shu Uemura), then apply your mascara. To make your lashes thicker, you can dust them with a bit of powder (like Transparent Finish) in between coats. Just make sure you are not using a loose powder whose first ingredient is mica.

3. For eyeliners, the safest best is to use a cake liner with a brush, which is a powder you dampen with water to make a paste. Pencil liners can work for sensitive eyes, too, but they tend to smear and melt down more quickly than cake liners.

4. One thing a lot of people don't realize: Natural bristle brushes must be sprayed with loads of chemicals to make sure there are no bugs in the hairs when they are imported into the U.S. An easy way to avoid these chemicals is to use only synthetic bristle brushes, which do not need to be fumigated."

In addition to the tips above, there are other ways to get the Kim K look without tearing your eyes out.

To read more tips, click here.

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