Celebritology Live: Katherine Heigl -- Adorable or Annoying?; Celebritology Glossary

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When stars shave their heads, couch-jump, spend countless minutes in jail, commit a fashion faux pas and/or other random acts of ego-inspired inanity, washingtonpost.com Celebritology blogger Liz Kelly is on the job. Every weekday, Liz shares the buzz, offers perspective and provides crucial links to juicy alternate news sources and, of course, takes your reaction in her daily blog.

Join Liz LIVE every Thursday at 2 p.m. ET to gab about the latest celebrity pairings (and splittings), rising stars (and falling ones), and get the scoop on the latest gossip making waves across the Web.

In her pre-celeb obsessed days (as if!), Liz ran washingtonpost.com's Discussions section, where she enjoyed talking to really interesting people -- sometimes even Post reporters -- on the phone. She still produces Pulitzer-prize winner Gene Weingarten's weekly Chatological Humor discussion.

Celebritology Live Archive

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Liz Kelly: Afternoon and welcome back to the friendliest little chat hour on the Internet.

I am continually humbled and amazed by the Celebritology comment threads and ever-expanding group of regulars who have integrated Celebritology into their daily routine. It's made me a better blogger and made the overall blog a richer, more vital destination. Sniff sniff. I'm verklempt.

Yesterday's Morning Mix comment thread -- perhaps precipitated by a perfect storm of low level headlines (including, but not limited to Gary Coleman wrestling a taco) -- is a must read. But, if you haven't got a spare hour, make sure you at least read Curmudgeon's incredible compendium of words specific to the Celebritology universe:

CELEBRITOLOGY UNIVERSE
Unabashed Glossary of Terms

Booby Kennedy Day (BKD) - a bodacious afternoon at the Celebritology Hut
Boyzillion - the entire area of one's privacies after waxing
Byoolin - the Babe Ruth (in a good way) of the Celebritology Universe
Clint Eastwood - grumpy old man
Contrafribularites -
Cromulent - excellent, realistic, authentic
DB Cooper - Sasquatch's former and much missed neighbor
Doing the Funky Wiggle - what happens when LiLo breaks the one-at-a-time rule
Embiggen - to enlarge; to flesh-out (i.e., the results a boob job)
Fatty - one who needs to carm down
Frumpy - to look like Rumer Wills wearing that slouchy beret thingy
Geigh - what Clay may or may not be
Harshing the snark - critiquing and otherwise criticizing Celebritology comments
Hater - someone with an opinion that differs from your own
Hirsute - what Sasquatch is
Incestupus - (1) the appearance of being incestuous (cf, Billy Ray Cyrus and daughter, Miley Ray Cyrus, in the "Vanity Fair" photo spread); (2) what you call Miley's relationship with Billy Ray if you want to incite another BKD (see Booby Kennedy Day, above)
Knockin' boots - (1) two people having sexual relations; (2) celebrities being snarked
Knockin' Ferragamos - the same as knockin' boots only done by wealthy Italians
LiLo leggings - a part of the Lizard Commando Unit's uniform generally worn while going up the rescue ladder; most distinctive features are the padded knee pads and easy-open crotch seam
Lizard - a denizen of the Celebritology Universe
Luvlinsey - a freak that doesn't know how to spell linDsAy
Mr Liz - beloved consort of Queen Liz and co-keeper of the Kelly menagerie; it is thought that Mr Liz has the good sense to stay away from the Lizards,
Neck-to-knee - Clay's personal grooming secret
Photo spread - what Britney and Paris provide onlookers when the exit from an auto
Platicated - what Kate Holmes seems to be in more recent times (i.e., the results of a nose job)
Pornorific - self-explanatory
Privacies - that which can remain protected by a pair of LiLo leggings (unless the crotch seam gives way)
Propper nacked - showing more skin than Miley Cyrus did in the "Vanity Fair" photo spread
Shibbi/shibby - hot, cool, partying, or wasted
Skank - a streetwalker
Skanque - (1) a call girl; (2) a French streetwalker
Skeleboobs - aka Victoria Posh Spice Beckham (see also TOAS)
Snark - to make clever disparaging remarks about another person, organization, or custom
Snarkfest - the Celebritology posting media
Snarky - the essence of a clever, glib observation made by a Lizard
Televizzle - where one watches that Pekinese rescue league thing
TOAS - T**'s On A Stick (see also Skeleboobs)
Texting 'Tweener Tw*t (TTT) - (1) ignorant middleschooler; (2) ignorant grownup
Unchoreographed flame - (1) an event in a John Woo film reminiscent of the campfire scene in "Blazing Saddles" (2) any unexpected event
Wrestling the taco - something that Mrs Hogan might want her new boy toy to do


Okay, so turn off the televizzle and let's start wrestling this taco...

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h3: Hey Liz -- What's your take on this whole Clay Aiken phenomenon? It has so many interesting angles. On the gay question, I say, who knows. Sure seems gay, but I've known some very gay-seeming straight men in my day.

But why does he have so many fans who are incensed at the suggestion that he's gay? Are they homophobes? Ladies who hope he'll get with them? Are they okay with the whole gay thing but upset at the suggestion that he could be lying? And, seriously, how blind are they?

Liz Kelly: I addressed this in Monday's main post: Comment Box: The Overblown Clay-gate Debate

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Charlottesville, Va.: Whoah. Props to Katherine Heigl for being honest. I really thought her character went nowhere this season. I mean, didn't she try to save a deer pre-writer's strike? And all those non-inspirational speeches...think this will hurt her career? It seems like no one is ever happy on the "Grey's" set.

washingtonpost.com: The Emmy Race: Katherine Heigl Drops Out (Post, June 12)

Liz Kelly: I dunno. I tend to agree with many commenters on this morning's Mix thread -- complaining that you received sub-standard lines is hardly the way to get better ones in the future. Katherine may have just written herself off "Grey's."

Between this and her critique of "Knocked Up" she's going to develop a reputation for dissing the hand that feeds her.

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Anonymo, US: What's your take on Katherine Heigl taking herself out of the Emmy race? My first thought when I read her comments was that it was a dig (intentional or no) at the writers, which made me think of the "Friends" storyline where Joey brags about writing his own soap opera lines and the writers strike back by killing him off. Do you think we're going to see some revenge next "Grey's" season?

Liz Kelly: That would be pretty cool. The writers could have some fun with this. Like "Suprise Katherine: Over the summer Izzie had a stroke and now talks with a massive speech impediment" or has a disorder which compels her to shout every line at top volume.

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Pants-ville: This is very serious, Liz, and only you can help. This involves pleated pants, and my BF. I know you'll understand.

All of BF's dress pants are pleated. ALL. OF. THEM. And they are ugly. And totally unneccessary. He is narrow waisted, doesn't have big thighs, and is generally fit and trim so there is literally zero reason for the pleats. However, I haven't really been able to make any inroads on this one. Until yesterday. We were watching TV and someone (James Marsden, I believe) was rocking some flat front pants. The BF, at first, was not about them (they were maybe a touch too high-waisted). But when I told him I liked them, he started to consider. I could tell. I just said I thought they looked hot, he got quiet, I did not press. I'm letting him simmer.

So, here is my question. I know Mr. Liz is on the flat front train. Is that your doing or did he come to that on his own? Any suggestions as to how to get the BF to at least try them on? Any good retailers to look at? I'm in New England, but we live near a mall area with pretty much every single major retailer so as long as its not DC local, we've got it.

Please help, Obi Wan. You're my only hope.

Liz Kelly: Mr. Liz, like your boyfriend, bristled at taking my well-intentioned advice regarding the rightness of flat-front pants. His epiphany came one Saturday afternoon when we caught a rare episode of "What Not to Wear" in which Stacy and Clinton taught a pleat-abusing guy the one true, flat-fronted way. Mr. Liz said not one thing, he merely watched. Soon after, the pleats started disappearing in favor of pair after pair of glorious smooth pants.

So I guess my advice would be to somehow expose him to a similar good influence.

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Clooney on the Market!: Woo! A reason to live!

Any scoop on the breakup beyond what's in the Ususal Suspects?

Liz Kelly: Well, you saw this morning's speculation, right? That a little work on Sarah's rack was the cause of the rift?

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Liz Kelly: Before I forget -- I'm playing scheduling tag with Mike Rowe's publicist, but hoping to nail him down for a phoner sometime next week. Since this interview was suggested -- nay, demanded -- by you guys, I would love some help with questions to throw at him. Let's get something beyond the expected "Dirty Jobs" is a dream job soundbites.

You can submit any suggested questions here or e-mail them to me at celebritology@washingtonpost.com.

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h3: Ok, now I feel dumb. You did address the Clay Aiken thing in the original Monday post, but then it turned into such a Booby Kennedy Day I got confused all over again and forgot you'd talked about it.

I'm still confused. Who ARE these people? Crazy.

Liz Kelly: No need to feel dumb. I have a hard time keeping up, too.

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McLean, Va: I saw Kathy Griffin on Kimmell last night and she said she was no longer dating Steve Wozniak. She said everything was going fine until she received an email from him saying he was engaged to someone else and they were talking about starting a family.

Wow. That ranks up there with some of the best surprise (public) celebrity breakups. Like Matt Damon dumping Minnie Driver on the Oprah show. Eddie Murphy dumping Mel B and Tracy Edmonds in public. (Who else?)

Kathy G. seemed to take it all in stride, though, and said she's still friends with Wozniak and talks to him -- guess you don't snub a billionaire, especially when he's good material.

Liz Kelly: I know we had a texting break up in the last year. I just can't remember who the breaker and breakee were.

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Methinks: The "Lizard" moniker is brilliant, but it reminds me of the alien invasion from "V-The Miniseries" starring Marc Singer. Who can forget the moment when humankind learned that the "visitors" were actually lizards???? Now THAT'S compelling television!

Liz Kelly: Oh man. I loved "V." So much so that I rewatched the series online a couple of years ago.

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Dirty Jobs: Why isn't the theme to the show AC/DC's Dirty Jobs Done Dirt Cheap ?

Liz Kelly: Because it is "Faith No More's" "We Care A Lot."

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Jeff City, Mo.: I'm often struck by the career trajectories of young, er, um, babes.

Everybody raves about Scarlett Johansson (to include Weingarten, we get it already Gene). Yet, if you look at two fairly similar actresses who "break out" in the same film, you get two entirely different results.

I'm talking about Thora Birch and the movie "Ghost World". Okay, Thora put on weight for the movie but has anybody seen her over the last several years? Wow.

Plus, I don't see either woman's acting talents any better than the other. And yet, Ms. Johannson is the "big starlet" whereas the wonderfully babelicious Ms Birch, well, isn't.

washingtonpost.com: Thora Burch: Then and now.

Liz Kelly: Well, these things happen. You make one false career move and you're consigned to made-for-Hallmark Channel-movies and spend your off hours hoping against hope that you land an edgy HBO original series because, let's face it -- that's really the only shot you've got at career resuscitation short of a reality show and, well, that's just too scary to contemplate.

On the other hand, you find your backside the backdrop for the opening credits of Sofia Coppola's breakout film and it's hello Woody Allen.

Such is the nature of the crapshoot we call fame.

I do think it's worth noting that Thora has been a working actress since the tender age of six, so maybe she was ready for a little break in the action. Scarlett had a few more years of sanity -- she didn't appear in a credited role until the wizened age of 10. And, according to Wikipedia, Thora has designs on a career behind the camera. Stay tuned.

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So far South, it's cooler than DC: Dear Liz,

I checked out the Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair, and the oddest thing in it was not Miley's picture, but an ad involving Jennifer Aniston in which she wears Wellington boots and splashes around in various pools/puddles of water. I guess she is selling water? So she really likes it? Or what? Also her face appeared so flattened/glossed either through surgery or Photoshop, I hardly recognized her. Any thoughts (esp. about the boot/water thing.) Is there some Wellie fetish I missed?

Liz Kelly: You're leaving out a crucial piece of information here: what was the ad selling? I don't have my Vanity Fair handy so I'm at a loss.

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text: cya: I think it was Carrie Underwood

Liz Kelly: Hmm, I'm not sure. I'm onna need to check.

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George & Sarah: You mean the lift was the cause of the rift!

Liz Kelly: Well, yes.

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Flat Fronts: The Rib Donor also loved the pleats. I just bought him a pair of flat fronts, stroked his ego a little re: how good he looked, and he was a convert.

I don't mean to make men sound overly simple or anything. Just in some cases...well, they are.

Liz Kelly: Right. We know what you mean. And we're all of us susceptible to a little ego stroking.

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Mens Wear Dept, Tysons Corner: I believe that Britney gave K-Fed the heave-ho by text.

Liz Kelly: Ya know, I think you're right. There was texting involved. This was the night before she appeared on David Letterman solo a couple of years back -- maybe fall 2006? -- and we were all remarking about how she was going to come back into her own.

Silly us.

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Hanging Flat Front Pants: Okay, stupid question, perhaps -- but for those who are used to their dh having pleated pants, do you hang them on the hanger any different? How I do it would "accentuate" the pleat, if you will -- if the pleat isn't there in the first place, do you create one if you put them on the hanger this way? Do I have to relearn my limited laundering skills?

Liz Kelly: I'm thinking that you must fold pants in the same way my mother does -- a funky fold that results in a crease down the front of each leg. Stop that, post haste! Fold the pants in on themselves -- the same fold you find when you browse jeans at The Gap. No perma crease!

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Mike Ro, WE: Ask him about opera. He sang with the Baltimore Opera.

Liz Kelly: Mmm kay.

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Gold Medal, Wisconsin: Liz :

Besides the Russian gymnasts and Australian swim team, who will you be watching at the Olymipcs ?

Liz Kelly: Actually, I really like the summer Olympics. I love watching the gymnasts, the guys who lift the cartoonish barbells, the track and field events. But I'm pretty equal opportunity when it comes to spreading my fan love -- we'll just have to wait and see.

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Foggy Bottom DC: Hello people! I just need to rant about this whole Katherine Heigl thing. Full disclosure, I am not a Greys watcher, I tried to watch an episode once that thought it was pretty terrible-- and thought Izzie was a horrifically acted character. But I think Ms Heigl comes off like such a self-absorbed, pathetic, and ungrateful whiner in this whole ordeal. Seriosly....what is she trying to accomplish?

A side rant about the Emmys and all award shows in general...they are more about hype than quality. Britney wins Grammys. Titanic won Oscars. The Wire was never even nominated for anything!!! So people need to stop taking these self-congratulatory celebrity orgy awards things so seriously and eithee have fun buying into all the cheese and glamour and hype or find another profession.

Enough said!

Liz Kelly: Good point Foggy Bottom. Thanks for bringing us back to reality. It took the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame far too many years to induct Black Sabbath and, well, Three 6 Mafia won an Oscar, too (not that it wasn't well-deserved). But I think most of us base our entertainment choices on quality, not award potential, right?

I think only people in the business take this award stuff seriously. Some, like Heigl, just make the mistake of thinking we care, too.

So, special note to Katherine: We just like to watch the awards shows to see what everyone is wearing and who, at the Globes, will have a few too many cocktails. So go find a fab dress and relax.

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anonymous lurker: of all the terms for boobs, I've never heard them referred to as "the usual suspects"

I'll let my small busted buddies know that they are ok for George.

Liz Kelly: Ya, that one (two) was new to me as well.

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Liz Kelly: I know we had a texting break up in the last year. : That would be Gossip Girl star Chase Crawford and American Idol Carrie Underwood. As she said, "It was just like, 'peace out.'"

Liz Kelly: Danke.

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Pleated Pants: No more pleated pants convo! Every time I read this chat, it dominates 1/3 of the chat!

Liz Kelly: Right. We need to banish pleats to the land of the "Lost" for the next little while.

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Katherine Heigl: I dunno, I think she was just being honest, both about Grey's and Knocked Up. I mean, none of it was shocking or too harsh. Frankly, I'm glad she speaks her mind -- I'm so sick of Hollywood types kissing each others you-know-whats. I especially loathe the award shows -- they need several multimillion dollar, televised excuses to pat each other on the back.

(Of course, I still watch them for the pretty dresses, don't get me wrong here.)

Liz Kelly: But don't you think her very public statements in both cases smack of a bit of self-importance and arrogance? Fine, you don't think your performance is award-worthy? Okay, then drop out of the running, but maybe keep your reasons to yourself. Especially if what you have to say tries to shift the blame for your own lackluster performance to someone else.

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texting breakup: It was Carrie Underwood with that Chance guy.

Liz, please refresh my memory of the Matt Damon dump during an Oprah show!

Liz Kelly: As I recall, Matt apparently appeared on Oprah and said his relationship with Minnie was over but had not yet had that conversation with Minnie. But, in the years since, both Matt and Minnie have denied that this was how things went down. Here's a more complete explanation.

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M Street NW, Washington, D.C.: Thora Birch has a certain plainness about her face or look, whereas Scarlett has a sultriness about her.

washingtonpost.com: ...

Liz Kelly: Please refrain from comments about Scarlett's sultriness. I need producer Paul to stay on target and produce this show for the remaining 29 minutes of the hour.

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texting dump: Jessica Simpson told Nick that she wanted out via blackberry over Thanksgiving Dinner..

that's an ending...

Liz Kelly: It's just so much easier to dump someone these days. I wonder if relationship-related violent crime statistics have dropped.

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No, No, No: "Usual Suspects" referred to Us, People, etc.

I did see the coverage about Sarah's, er, upgrade. If he dumped her because of her newly plumped parts, it makes me love him all the more.

Signed,

A Happy and Barely-a-C Cup

Liz Kelly: Dude, but shouldn't he love Sarah for who she is -- even if that means she's the chick who wants a new set of headlights? I'm not saying he should -- just asking.

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Mike Rowe Questions: 1. Does he have to wear make-up on the set up Dirty Jobs?

2. How does one get the coveted go-to Discovery Channel narrator job?

3. Does he feel he is a celebrity even though he's been in show business for a number of years?

4. Does he ever check out those QVC videos on YouTube for fun? Related: Did he like the QVC gig?

5. It seems like Mike is everywhere these days: Narrating a few shows, filming Dirty Jobs which I imagine consumes buckets of time AND he was just at the Kennedy Center narrating a children's concernt. Where does he find the time for all this?

6. Please take us through a day in the life of Mike Rowe?

...ok these are lame but I am DYING to read your interview!

Liz Kelly: These aren't lame at all. You rock.

By the way, I need to give credit where it is due. I had been totally intending to track down Mike's publicist, but she beat me to the punch -- she saw a Celebritology chat where many were clamoring for a Q&A with Mike and reached out to me first.

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Richmond, Va.: My question to Katherine Heigl would be, did you read the script of "Knocked Up" before you took the part? Okay, it's "a little sexist." You knew that when you took the part. And if the writing on Grey's has become lackluster, why not leave the show? Just my two cents.

Liz Kelly: Right, 'xactly.

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IluvMRowe: You spend countless hours in pig slop, covered with bugs and exposed to molds and mildews that defy classification. So - read any good books lately?

In your line of duty, what shot could you NOT do without - tetnus or tequila?

Who, in your opinion, best typifies TOAS?

Liz Kelly: Well, maybe we'll leave that last one out.

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More Questions for Mike Rowe: What motivated you to move from the East Coast to the West Coast?

You travel hundreds of days a year. Of all the places you've been, are there any that you would like to see again?

Are you hosting this year's Shark Week?

You used to be rather well-dressed in your QVC days. Do you have any good clothes in your wardrobe these days?

Are you upset that you were not Maxim's Number One Dudeliest Dude for 2007?

Does your son Jamie aspire to follow in your dirty bootsteps?

What would you rank as the dirtiest, nastiest job in the celebrity world?

Have you ever bitten the head off a herring for good luck?

Iron Man, or the Incredible Hulk?

HOW do you manage to slip those double entendre comments by your cohorts on Dirty Jobs? For example, when you asked about the white blobs in the processing sump, and you were told there were cod semen. You immediately responded "Come again?"

Liz Kelly: Okay, you guys rock. I need to use your collective brain power more often.

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Summer LOST Bookclub?: There was some talk about a new LOST book club coming up. Haven't seen anything on the LOST Central Page. Is it still inthe works?

Liz Kelly: Indeed it is. Stay tuned.

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nyc: I can't help but to feel so sorry for Brooke Hogan. Her mom is dating someone younger than her - a guy she and her brother both know. And her dad is dating someone who used to be a good friend of hers? I was also surprised how frank she was.

She endeared me when she said that she had thought her family was one of the only normal ones in hollywood and how crazy it is to watch that all fall apart. I'm not sure why, but this bothers me. It's quite sad. As cheesy as they are, they seemed to be a good family together.

Liz Kelly: Sure, they seemed okay together, but just look at them now: Hulk is dating a young woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to his daughter; mom Linda is dating a 19-year-old boy; brother Nick is doing time for a car accident and Brooke is, well, dead in the water in terms of her music "career."

Man, "Hogan Knows Best" would be a way more interesting show if they followed them around now>.

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Washington, DC: Barack and Scarlett - comments?

washingtonpost.com: Who is Barack Obama's sexy blond Hollywood hottie? (latimes.com)

Liz Kelly: Enh. I think this is being blown out of proportion. So they've e-mailed a few times. Big whoop.

Though, I guess we should make note of the fact that he is not e-mailing Thora Birch and draw some conclusions from that fact.

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More Heigle: For the poster who thinks she was just being honest, there's a difference between honest and career suicide. Jumping from tv to big screen is a really tough transition, and she had a home run hit (despite my inability to watch "Knocked Up"), and she snarked on it. Can't see writer/producers or directors knocking down her door to star in their films in the near future. Marketing departments spend millions sending stars around the world to promote their movies, not diss them.

Liz Kelly: It looks like Kat does have only one project in production right now: The Ugly Truth co-starring the ab-fab Gerard Butler.

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but for those who are used to their dh having pleated pants, do you hang them on the hanger any different? : We can't answer that question since our husbands are grownups and HANG UP THEIR OWN PANTS!

Girl, you DO NOT hang up your husbands pants! We were emancipated years ago. He's a big boy and he needs to learn to hang up his own pants. YOU STOP doing that for him, Mrs. Stepford!

washingtonpost.com: Why can't he just leave them on the floor like the rest of us?

Liz Kelly: Mr. Liz stacks his on a shelf in the closet.

Producer Paul -- we won't have any of this floor cluttering of which you speak. For shame.

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byool, IN: I feel bad for the flak Katherine Heigl's taking: after all, she's young, she's beautiful, she's got huge - tracts of land...

I'd like to offer my support. In solidarity with Katherine Heigl I hereby announce that I will not submit for nomination as Celebritology Comment Of The Week any of alleged witticisms that I may make on the afternoon of Thursday, July 3.

Thanks for letting me do that, Liz. I feel like a better person already.

Liz Kelly: Thanks, byoo. Really, if I'd just write better posts you'd be a much more effective commenter, so it's my fault really.

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Arlington, VA: How is it that Shia LaBeouf seems to be getting away with so much without the attention that the starlets get? He's had a couple of run ins with the police, some drunk and disorderly issues, and yet he seems to be getting a free ride. My husband says it because everyone likes a bad boy and that girls (who tend to be the snarky people) pick on girls more than they pick on boys. What do you thing?

Liz Kelly: What do I think? It's a simple equation: No upskirt shot potential and he has a long way to go before reaching Gary Busey proportions.

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Question for Mr. Rowe: I took an anatomy course in college & the first couple of weeks I couldn't eat for several hours after class. After a couple of weeks though, I would wash my hands & was good to go. How long does it take you to get your appetite back after some of the shows you do? And do things in your food not bother you anymore that used to bug you tremendously, like perhaps bugs or hair?

Liz Kelly: This is a great question.

There was a "Dirty Jobs" marathon on Sunday and I had to watch much of it. Research and whatnot. In one show, he attempted to eat several discusting things pulled from the ocean -- cod eyes, cod stomach, cod sperm, etc. He ended up spitting out most of it, but still, I'm sure it takes a long time to get over even the mouthfeel.

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Boston: In Katherine Heigl's defense (maybe), she is trying to get off of Grey's. She had the contract dispute with them a few years ago when she wanted a raise, and rumor has it she wants to leave to pursue her movie career. I think her Emmy thing was just a public way to piss off the show runners. Although I'm not sure how much of a movie career she'll have if she keeps on pissing people off.

Although on the other hand, it was nice how she publicly stood up for TR Knight.

Liz Kelly: Well, mission accomplished Katherine if your intention is to sour the producers and writers on you.

And, yes, I totally agree that publicly supporting TR Knight during the whole Isaiah Washington kerfuffle was a stand up thing to do.

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Curmudgeon: Liz,

I vote for a blog with the following theme: "What is George Clooney's TRUE nature and is the fact that he keeps on dumping women a clue?"

Liz Kelly: An entire blog or just one post?

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Just the Way She Is: Isn't that a line from Bridget Jones?

Yes, he should love her regardless of her headlights. Maybe he liked them the way they were. Maybe he thinks such surgery is shallow and he's not into that.

I'm sure there's more to it than just boobs. But I really don't care. My little fantasy life as Mrs. Clooney can thankfully recommence.

Liz Kelly: K, well Mrs. Clooney, I'm glad to see that you're not too high -falutin' to spend your Thursday afternoons here with us at Celebritology Live.

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Brooklyn, NY: "I'm playing scheduling tag with Mike Rowe's publicist, but hoping to nail him"

You're not being very subtle Liz. What would the mister think about that?

Liz Kelly: I said hoping to "nail a phoner with him." Big difference.

And Mr. Liz knows about my weakness for Mike Rowe, and Russell Crowe and the kid who plays Prince Caspian (who is 27, so shuddup!) and... well, I could go on. Just like I know the real reason he watches "Project Runway" and how it is he has the spelling of Gisele Bundchen's name down cold.

We're neither of us jealous types.

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Austin: I'll support Curmudgeon's Clooney blog if we of the opposite sex can have a Scarlett Johansson blog. Can we link to a picture?

washingtonpost.com: Must...fight...urge...to link...

Liz Kelly: He he he. I think we've hit the limit for linking to Scarlett Johannson pix from the washingtonpost.com server.

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Bawlmer, Hon: WHOO! Mike Rowe interview! Some questions from the lizard lounge.

Do your cameramen/ onsite crew have to go through a minimal grossness test (i.e., if you can stand the smell of rotting fish entrails without hurling, you're in)?

How much clothing have you thrown away over the course of the show?

Did your time with the Baltimore Opera help prepare you for working as a voice actor?

Any jobs you'd like to do that you haven't been able to as of yet?

Who would win in a fight- a cow, a pig, or an angry llama?

Liz Kelly: Again, more good questions.

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Ohio: Was Sarah with George Clooney long enough to launch a D-list celeb career? (You know, reality shows, etc.) I think she may have sort of had one before, but what will this recent relationship do for her?

Liz Kelly: Right -- she was already a contestant on "Fear Factor." It remains to be seen where she will land post-George.

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Re: the insouciant Miss Heigl: I think there's an angle to her actions that's being under-reported. It's been pretty common knowledge that, like the great David Caruso and Julianne Margolis, Miss Heigle WANTS to leave Grey's Anatomy to become a full time movie star, and that she feels that the shooting schedule is interfering with her ability to shoot quality cinema like "Knocked Up 2". However, she's under contract to continue with Grey's for at least another season. It seems to me that she's sowing seeds of discontent in the hopes that the writers DO kill her off, so she can move on the "bigger and better things".

For my money, I think the perfect revenge from the writers would be to put her in a coma, so she has to lie silent in a hospital bed for the entire season while all the other pinhead doctors wander in and out of her room offering lame, pithy observations about her poor condition. It would be like a perfect storm of all the things that suck about that show.

Liz Kelly: Right -- as producer Paul says, if she really wants to leave "Grey's" all she has to do is make some homophobic comments (ala Isaiah Washington). Of course the unintended side effect is the total death of one's entire career.

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Final Question for Mike Rowe Interview: If you were dating Sarah Larson, would you dump her for getting a boob job?

Liz Kelly: Somehow I think Mike might be okay with that.

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Re Shia: And because no one takes him seriously as a bad boy. I mean look at the kid. He's hardly a tough-as-nails bottle smasher. He looks like your buddy's kid brother. The one you sneak a beer to and then laugh your ass off at his drunken antics. You know until someone loses an eye...

Liz Kelly: Right -- he's got a long way to go to overcome his Disney-fied past. Though I read a recent GQ article about Shia and it seems his private life was not quite as aww-shucks wholesome as the characters he portrayed as a younger actor.

Here's a link.

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Baltimore: Any prediction on what might happen to the universe if Britney Spears wins an Emmy?

Liz Kelly: I'm not sure I want to find out.

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Falls Church, Va.: Sorry to hear of Paul Newman's apparent illness. Hope he gets well. Besides fine acting career he displayed uncommon grace in handling his celebrity.

Morbid, but related topic:

A. Who's still alive from the dawn of talkies: not too many higher profile individuals remain -- Louise Rainer, Mickey Rooney, Shirley Temple.

B. Who's still alive from the early years of TV: many more still around, to name a few -- Gail Storm, Jack Klugman, Carol Burnett, Pat Harrington Jr.

It would be neat to get either category of stars together for one last discussion.

washingtonpost.com: Catching Up With Jack Klugman

Liz Kelly: Re: Paul Newman -- The guys spent most of his life outside the spotlight. Let's leave him there when he's sick. I'm actually surprised that he managed to keep this under wraps for so long. Here's to a speedy recovery.

Re: Your second point... How would you pitch such a meeting of the early entertainment elders? "Come do this thing before you kick the bucket?"

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Mike Rowe Q's: Are you the Discovery Channel's only employee ??

Liz Kelly: Seems that way sometimes, eh?

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ScarJo Pix: Thanx for sparing us that ScarJo bikini shot. I don't understand Gene's fixation with it. I don't think it's her most flattering shot--it looks like her skin has open sores or something. ugh.

washingtonpost.com: Yeah, I don't understand either, and I have no idea how that link got there.

Liz Kelly: Sigh.

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Liz Kelly: Paul has forced my hand. I must respond in kind.

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Alexandria: Prince Caspian actor is Ben Barnes and I too think he's quite lovely on the eyes. Not to mention he was the only reason I went to see that movie.

Liz Kelly: Luckily, Ben has signed on for the next Narnia installment: "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader," due in 2010.

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Liz Kelly: Okay, that's it for today's really big show.

See you back here next week and, of course, tomorrow in the blog.

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