Vamping

Posted by Maggie Van Ostrand (maggie@filmschoolrejects.com) on April 8, 2007

Seems as though, a few nights back (3/22), poor Mel lost it again. And at a college campus, the last bastion of low-key emotions. (Only kidding guys.) According to TMZ.com, Mel Gibson shrieked “Lady, f*** off!!!” to Alicia Estrada, an Assistant Professor of Central American Studies at Cal State University, Northridge. Estrada had challenged Gibson by asking him if he had read about the Mayan culture before shooting Apocalypto. Gibson said he had.

Estrada persisted by accusing Mel of stereotyping the Mayans, denying that they were bloodthirsty. She, and other well-placed Mayans in the audience, provoked Mel into an anger management relapse.

Estrada and the other emotional Mayan were escorted from the room. It is alleged that Mel screamed after them: “Make your own movie!”

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DNA samples of Dannielynn and Larry Birhkead are in the bag, according to MSNBC’s Rita Cosby.

Cosby broke the story and TMZ has confirmed that Birkhead and baby were both at a Bahamas doctor’s office at 9 yesterday morning and had samples taken. Howard K. Stern’s DNA was not taken because by law there is a presumption that he’s the father since he’s listed as such on the birth certificate.

No word on whether Rosie O’Donnell has yet submitted her DNA for testing.

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According to Reuters News Service, Tim Burton, known for offbeat films like “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, “Ed Wood” and “Sleepy Hollow”, will receive a career award at this year’s Venice film festival.

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Naomi Campbell, in a Dolce & Gabbana gown, finished serving a 5-day community service sentence, and was seen leaving a very clean bathroom and locker. She’s the one who cleaned the toilets at the Sanitation Department. Deputy sanitation Chief Albert Durrell deemed her work “satisfactory.” She left in her Rolls with paps snapping.

Naomi might consider giving cleaning lessons to Vivica A. Fox, arrested on a DUI and charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence. Some say she was distraught after being dumped by Dancing With the Stars. Well, Jennifer Hudson was booted off American Idol and ended up with an Oscar. But it seems Vivica walked the line instead of the red carpet.

Unlike Mel, Vivica kept her mouth shut except to say, “I shouldn’t have done it, but I did.”

There was a time celebs paid their P.R. people to keep their private lives out of the public eye. Now, the public, right or wrong, feels entitled to know things like what Britney did in Jiffyhab, whether Katie Cruise should spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in one day of shopping without annoying Tom, or that Paul McCartney is hardly bemoaning his recent divorce; he’s already dating heiress Sabrina Guinness.

Do you really care about any of this?

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