"Napoleon" John Heder Says, Apparently He's Not Dead

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Move over Brad Pitt. Those "Vote For Pedro" t-shirts popping up aren't in your honor, and now Mormon actor John Heder, star of last year's surprise hit, Napoleon Dynamite, has been given the ultimate cult star status: an early rumored demise.

But John Heder is no James Dean legend -- he's still around and working. While fans have been spinning the tale by spreading rumors on the Internet since January that he had a car crash, or an accident sharpening his nunchuck skills, or choked to death on a tator tot, the truth is he is currently working on two other films, Just Like Heaven and Moving McAllister.

And just to put in his two-cents worth, in a news article that appeared this week on March 21st, Heder was asked about the rumor of his death. His reply, "Yeah, and apparently, it's not true."

Napolean has a huge online fan club and is spawning more followers. Kids have adopted his quirky behavior, and best lines such as "Sweet" or "Pedro offers you his protection" or "Go find your own tots."

Since the movie's video release last December, it has been attracting viewers in cult-like proportions. Blockbuster Online has it ranked among the all-time top-renting movies. And those greasy Tater tots? As one of Napoleon's beloved food items, have been selling like, uh, hot cakes, as a retro special in high school cafeterias that serve them.

Angelina, Jennifer, Paris are World's Hottest Women

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In a poll with more than 15 million world wide votes, Angelina Jolie, 29, has been named the "Sexiest Woman in the World" by leading men's magazine, FHM.

Joining the fully-lipped Angelina on the podium are Alias star Jennifer Garner (left) and actress/socialite Paris Hilton who grabbed spots 2 and 3.

Finishing the top ten are: 4) Charlize Theron 5) Halle Berry 6) Alyssa Milano 7) Teri Hatcher 8) Pamela Anderson 8) Scarlett Johansson 10) Lindsay Lohan. Others on the list include actress Keira Knightley, Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova and Latin actress Sofia Vergara.

And the biggest eye-opening surprise: Britney Spears, who won last year but didn't even make the list of TOP 100 this year.

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Luck of the Irish Wins AR7 Leg

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The best line of last night's episode was delivered with a huge grin by Rob: "Oh my God! I’m telling you, luck has always been on my side. It's like I was born with a horseshoe up my ass!"

"Ramber's" ability to dig down and come up with the lucky breaks has added an incredible dimension to the show this year. I still can't say much about Amber -- she'll almost invisible next to this supernova. How did she win Survivor: All Stars? Now only does Rob have an incredible flair, he is usually the most cocky, quotable racer. He loves himself.

Biggest jerk has turned out to be Ray, the muscle guy, who loves himself too, only he doesn't have his shit together. Now he regrets not doing the beef-eating task and taking the four-hour penalty from last week: "Deana and I took the penalty in the last leg and now we are stuck at the back of the pack with the rest of the bottom feeders. I feel embarrassed to be where we are right now." Ease up, Ray, you ass. You're not that great.

The gay guys - Oy vay! I love the cattiness of Lynn 'n Alex and their ability to come through on the detours and roadblocks. They are the comedy relief team of the show, and would have placed higher if they didn't have that motor falling off their boat. It's time for them to get some of that incredible luck that Rob always seems to find. , The grandparents continue to stay in the game, as due to Brother dudes, Brian and Greg, and the cool black couple, Uchenna and Joyce. She was dumped by that horse - twice - and got right back in the saddle.

Team Flyboy and Miss Beauty Pageant are the most vanilla and boring contestants I've seen in years. Go away. Quickly.

Honestly, I don't know how the team of Patrick and his mom, Susan, even got on "The Amazing Race." What did the producers see in these two? He won't listen to his mother and tells her to shut up when he's the one who needs to shut it, instead of stopping in the middle of a task and complaining that he can't do it. What happened to that "never give up" speech he gave awhile back?

I couldn't believe it when he actually said: "Mom, I want you to stop before we have an embarrassing moment." No, Patrick, your entire performance on AR was on LONG embarrassing moment. Fortunately for us, Patrick was eliminated. Unfortunately, he took his mom down with him.

Other than an amazing lack of action on "The Amazing Race" the past few weeks, things look promising for next week's two-hour episode with a nasty head wound, screams, and a roll-over SUV accident in Africa. Blood and gore! It looks terrible! I am so there . . .

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Mischa Barton Loses Cosmetic Gig, Back for More "OC"

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This is getting ridiculous. Going one better on the Gap's dump of Sarah Jessica Parker, Neutrogena is replacing Misha Barton, 19, with 15-year-old Hayden Panettiere. Now, I can't imagine why Neutrogena needs such a young face - maybe she works a lot cheaper than Mischa, but the name recognition certainly isn't there yet.

Mischa plays the boozing, dabbling bisexual Marissa on the "OC" whose relationship with another chick (Alex) fizzled out when Marissa decides to get back with beau Ryan. Natch, the jilted Alex morphed into a jealous, psychotic girlfriend who stalked her now ex-girlfriend, tossed a few beer cans, made violent threats. Despite the fact that the producers got cold feet with the lesbian angle, the show hasn't lost its faithful fans, and Fox recently announced that the "OC" has been picked up for another season. (And you can watch for the second season to be released on DVD July 18, 2005.)

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Hollywood's King and Prince of Punk'd

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Ashton Kutcher may be legendary for punking friends and strangers but when he thought about pulling a joke on George Clooney, he was warned off by Brad Pitt, who had already been one of Clooney's victims.

According to imbd.com, Pitt interviewed Kutcher for Interview magazine, and took the opportunity to advise his young pal not to go after his "Ocean's Eleven" partner for MTV prank show "Punk'd."

Pitt says, "I remember two years ago you were after Clooney. I would tell you as your friend: 'Don't do it. Don't ever go near it. He'll kill you and everything you love.' I know it's tempting, but don't do it."

Pitt was on the receiving end of one of Clooney's top pranks as payback for convincing crew members on the set of Ocean's Twelve that Clooney insists on staying in character and wanted to be called Danny Ocean throughout the shoot. In revenge, Clooney had a little idea to make Pitt noticeable by driving home through rush hour traffic with a sign suggesting he was lacking in manhood.

, Their co-star Matt Damon explained the story, "Brad was about to drive off and George came up to say goodbye. Brad was sitting in his car and George kind of tapped the car with his hand and said, 'All right, take care.' When he pulled his hand away, he'd left a bumper sticker that read 'Small Penis Onboard.'"

"So Brad drove through rush-hour traffic in LA with it, and all these people were looking at him and waving."

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And Now For Your Morning Career Chuckle . . .

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Ben Affleck to Play "Die Hard" Junior

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Word on the street is that Ben Affleckis in final negotiations to star with Bruce Willis in the upcoming $130M blockbuster "Die Hard 4.0" according to the Shirley Oracle.

Willis, who will reprises his role as law-man John McClane in the film, reportedly has been searching for a project to work with his good friend Affleck. They first worked together in the noisy, obnoxious and stupid "Armageddon," a movie that film critic Roger Ebert said was "an assault on the eyes, the ears, the brain, common sense and the human desire to be entertained."

In DH4, Affleck would play John McClane's adult son who is also a cop, so I suspect they will also write in an obligatory love story for Ben -- something where he can cry and do silly things like tickle Liv Tyler's belly button with animal crackers.

Little else is known about the film's storyline. Willis recently told Empire magazine, "The script will be done by summer and they want to shoot it in the fall. McClane's retired, he's not a cop anymore. It's completely different from the other three films." Probably because it's got box office killer Ben Affleck in it.

What's the Real Reason Mario Left Simon?

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Mario Vasquez, the American Idol favorite who surprisingly quit the competition over the weekend, has reportedly hired lawyer, Jess L. Rosen, the same lawyer who transformed the career of former Idol runner-up Clay Aiken.

When Aiken lost to Idol winner Ruben Studdard in the second season of the show, Rosen got Aiken out of his restrictive American Idol contract, meaning he has no ties to the show what so ever. Studdard, on the other hand, is likely forking over more than 50 per cent of his earning to the show's creator, Simon Fuller.

According to andpop.com, judge Simon requires all competitors to sign an agreement with his 19 Entertainment company that usually stipulates that they must pay him a large percentage of their earnings. Even though it's steep, it's deemed in the music world to be not all that unfair, since a performer likely would never have a shot in the industry if it had not been for Simon's show.
, Aiken is now free to make whatever he can on his own, somthing Mario is hoping for -- in fact, Mario is claiming that he hired Rosen before he quit the show.

Also, an album featuring Mario has suddenly surfaced, giving rise to speculation that he decided to leave the show before producers found out about the lie regarding his amateur status and kicked him off anyway.

According to amazon.com, Mario is featured on an album that was originally released last May and had a re-release this week. Vasquez’s presence on the album could be in violation of "Idol’s" rule that contestants "are not permitted to have any current recording or talent-management agreements," the exact words on the show’s Web site.

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Jennifer Aniston Says The Public Supports Her

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Jennifer Aniston says she's been able to "tune out" the "tough and the nasty" headlines and rumors surrounding her separation from Brad Pitt

"There is always going to be the tough and the nasty. You just tune that out," Jennifer said during an interview on "Access Hollywood," which aired Monday, March 21st.

The 36-year-old actress said that despite being on the receiving end of some negative headlines over the past year, she feels the public is rooting for her. "It feels real good."

Jennifer still has to leap that obstacle from tv actress to film actress. Despite her successes, and marriage to a movie idol, it isn't easy. "I feel like I've got one good foot in there, and we will see if they still want to have me back. I've just got to keep making good movies."

David Duchovny: Blasts Britany from the Block

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