Kim Kardashian can attribute her popularity to a host of reasons, but not all of them are usually considered something to be proud of.

A Lineage of Fame

Born to Scottish and Dutch descent, Kim is the daughter of Robert Kardashian, who is commonly known as O. J.’s defense lawyer in the most notorious murder trial of the 90’s. Her mother, who is currently stepping up to the popularity of her daughter, had divorced Kim’s father, yet is now married to a well-known Olympic athlete, Bruce Jenner. Kim also has two sisters named Khloe and Kourtney, who slowly become headline grabbers on their own right. In fact, Khloe just gained a spot in PETA’s campaign against fur.

Kim is Brody Jenner’s step-sister. Brody once starred in MTV’s hit reality show The Hills. He is now following the reality streak with his very own Bromance. As a regular member of high society gatherings, Kim has become good friends with fellow pop icons Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. And let’s not mention the fact that O.J Simpson is her godfather.

The Assault on Stardom

With this kind of heritage, it was not long before Kim found her way into the Hollywood industry. She began as a staff member in her father’s music marketing company, Movie Tunes. Meanwhile, Kim appeared in her first feature-length movie… hmm, appropriately titled Disaster Movie, alongside Vanessa Minnillo and Carmen Electra. The film has attempted to follow the path laid down by Scary Movie and its sequels, but this attempt definitely failed miserably. It has had one of the lowest ratings in Rotten Tomatoes and was subsequently named as the worst movie of 2008 by The Times. It also gained the brilliant position of the second worst movie in IMDB.

Kim then tried her luck in Dancing with the Stars, a ballroom competition featuring celebrities who are paired with notable dancers. Well, she only lasted three episodes and was voted off on September 30, 2008. Yet quick to recover, she is now starring in the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which is available on E! Channel.

The Sex Scandal

When her 4-year marriage to Damon Thomas, a music producer, ended, she started seeing Ray J, an R&B singer, known to the world as Brandy’s brother. The romance had been short-lived, but it didn’t end peacefully. Around that time, their homemade sex video accidently leaked to the World Wide Web. Vivid Entertainment decided to sell the copies, and Kim tried to sue the company, in order to make sure she regains ownership of her own footage. However, following a mysterious change of hearts, Kim settled the case with Vivid Entertainment. She was paid $5 million in the settlement deal. She is now seeing Reggie Bush, while her ex-boyfriend Ray J is constantly being spotted in the company of the one-and-only Whitney Houston.

Her Business Sense

Like her other close friends who have ventured into various lines of businesses, Kim is definitely doing her fare share of entrepreneurship. She’s currently promoting her workout DVD, originally titled Workout with Kim Kardashian. She is also into fashion, creating her own apparel line and acting as a stylist to a lot of fellow celebrities. Most of her work can be seen in television and live catwalks. In 2009, Kim will also be launching her own line of perfume, which, according to her blog, has been her long-time dream.

Leonardo DiCaprio is a man who takes professional risks. And so far, all the risks he’s taken turned out to excellent choices.

The Early Years

Unlike other actors in Hollywood, Leo — as he’s fondly called – wasn’t born into fame and fortune. During his childhood years, Leo’s mother was a legal secretary, finding her place as a German migrant in the United States. His father, of Italian descent, became an underground comic artist. Leo’s childhood interests included comic books, baseball cards, and museums. However, things took a different turn when his father remarried, and Leo suddenly became a stepbrother to Adam Farrar, who’s both a producer and an actor. Adam was the one who motivated Leo to join the entertainment business.

Despite his boyish looks, which could have nailed him a good spot in teen films, Leo decided to start his career in a horror film called Critters 3. It was so bad that it went straight to DVD. He also appeared in a 1990 TV series called Parenthood, but this gig didn’t last long either. One good thing that came out of this, though, was meeting Tobey Maguire, whom Leo considers to be his closest friend.

Two years later, Leo’s career started picking up. In 1992 he had a recurring role in Growing Pains, where he had played Luke Brower, a homeless boy who got adopted by the Growing Pains family. This period marked one of his best performances, in This Boy’s Life. He played a very troubled teenager, a portrayal that was so convincing, he soon found himself working with Hollywood giant Johnny Depp in the movie What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?. This landmark performance earned him several nominations, including an invitation to the Oscars.

Tackling More Serious Roles

Leo then starred in blockbuster movies like The Quick and the Dead, Marvin’s Room, and even Romeo and Juliet. These had sent him straight to the A-list. But it is little known that Leo also starred in two very difficult roles: As a man handling same-sex love in Total Eclipse and as a violent drug addict in The Basketball Diaries.

Becoming a Sex Icon was never Leo’s intentions, but then he enacted the role of Jack Dawson, a man who sets on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to America. Yes, this was Titanic. The film soon became the highest-grossing movie of all times, and garnered more than 10 Oscar Awards! Later, Leo became King Louis XIV in The Man in the Iron Mask. And despite receiving bad press and harsh treatment from the Thai authorities, Leo appeared in The Beach as a backpacker who’s looking for a new approach on life.

The list seems endless. He was also a gangster in Gangs of New York, an infamous thief in Catch Me if You Can, an aviation pioneer in The Aviator, an undercover cop in The Departed, an ex-mercenary in Blood Diamond… a CIA operative stationed in Iraq in Body of Lies, and I’m quite sure this is just the beginning.

Tom Cruise has been known for a lot of things. He’s been considered to be one of Hollywood’s hottest properties ever since his appearance in successful films such as Top Gun, Fourth of July, and Risky Business. He had also dated and eventually married the equally well-known actress Nicole Kidman. Today, though, he is more publicly associated with Scientology and with his second wife Katie Holmes, than with the movies he appeared in.

Defining Scientology

The Church of Scientology is mainly guided by the philosophy of L. Ron Hubbard, an American sci-fi writer. The cult religion, which started in 1953, has tens of thousands of members all over the world today. It is also considered to be one of the richest sects out there, because of its members’ high profile and the large contributions they infuse into the organization.

However, the Scientology is rather popular in its unpopularity. A lot of criticism targets its radical beliefs. For example, it abhors the Psychiatry profession, believing it to be mentally destructive. Members must not consume any type of medicine or anesthesia. They also believe that humans are immortals, or “thetans”, and that we are being reincarnated countless times. They Scientology dogma states that thetans are actually aliens who were trapped in human bodies when they came to visit Earth.

At the beginning, Scientology was a struggling organization. It didn’t have a detailed structure and mechanisms of bureaucracy. Its first few years lacked the necessary funds to sustain it. But all those things seemed to change once Tom Cruise came into the picture.

How It Started

Tom Cruise came to know Scientology through Mimi Rogers, who was his first wife, and through David Miscavige, who was the chairman of a company called “Religious Technology Center”. This company controls the operations of Scientology. Cruise had believed that Scientology actually helped him in getting rid of his dyslexia. There was a time when this condition made it difficult for him to seek acting positions, as these usually require reading scripts. Thus, he had to let somebody else read the scripts for him, while painstakingly memorizing his lines. So he became a very strong advocate of Scientology. In fact, he was the one who pushed Scientology in Europe to become a recognized religion. He also worked on obtaining funds for a Detoxification Therapy for the firefighters of 9/11. Detoxification Therapy is one of L. Ron Hubbard’s inventions. All these received negative criticism, which seriously damaged Tom’s reputation in Hollywood, and elsewhere. In the end, his dealings with Scientologists and the consequent negative press overshadowed his professional achievements.

Where It’s At

Tom lambasted Brooke Shields when she started taking medications for her post-natal blues. This eventually broke out into a war of words, though, fortunately, it ended in peace. Tom also broke his professional relationship with Pat Kingsley, Shield’s publicist, in favor of his sister, Lee Anne DeVette, who is also a member of Scientology. His family, including Katie Holmes, is often receiving death threats from Anti-Scientology organizations. His latest movie Valkyrie was met with large protests by Anti-Scientology activists.

Jennifer Aniston’s love life has been talked about to death by everyone including this from defamer..
So what is the story? Well, Jennifer Aniston is one of the most gorgeous celebrities in the world. She hardly ever goes out of the Most Beautiful People list. After all, who would not get mesmerized by that huge smile, glittering eyes, and her blond wavy hair that is being imitated by million of women?
Here is a quick rundown..

Adam Duritz. He is the main lead of Counting Crows. Adam and Jen started dating during the early part of the 1990s. However, the relationship didn’t work out, and before we knew it, he was already seen making a move on Jen’s best friend and fellow co-star, Courtney Cox.

Charlie Schlatter. One of the underrated actors during his time, Charlie was often seen then in Ferris Bueller and in Bright Lights, Big City. He’s also a musician, but he was popular as one of Jennifer Aniston’s dates. The romance was short-lived, though. They started seeing each other in 1990 and separated that same year. In 1994, Charlie married his publicist Colleen Anne Gunderson, and they both have three children.

Tate Donovan. Shortly after her relationship with Charlie ended, Jennifer started seeing Tate Donovan. He was once part of Friends named Joshua. It could be during their long hours of work and perhaps several coffees later that they hooked up and stayed together for 3 years. In fact, Tate and Jen got engaged, but something went wrong, and they decide to part ways. Tate got married, but after his divorce just recently, talks circulated that he wanted Jen back in his life, calling her the real love of his life. Let’s see if something develops along the way.

Paul Rudd. Paul and Jen starred together in The Object of My Affection in 1998. The movie received lukewarm reception, but it didn’t stop them from seeing each other afterward.

Brad Pitt. The most popular man associated with Jennifer Aniston was Brad—for a lot of reasons. He was already making a name of his own when he met Jen, not to mention that he’s definitely one hot piece. It all started out as a blind date in 1998. After two years of dating, they got married in Malibu and had a high-profile marriage. Sadly, it ended in divorce in 2005. Multiple fingers are pointing at his illicit relationship with Angelina Jolie, whom he worked with in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, but until now, no camp could strongly confirm it.

Vince Vaughn. Vince and Jen got together while filming The Break-up, and the relationship lasted for more than a year. Again, no one really knows for sure why and how it ended, but most definitely, art imitated life.

John Mayer. Jen is now dating John Mayer, who also had relationships with other celebrities like Jessica Simpson. Though they separated for a while, they are now back in each other’s arms, and from the looks of it, they are a lot stronger together. Jen would be often seen with John on his trips, while he makes time to join her in red carpet premieres of her latest film, Marley and Me.

Actor Heath Ledger was just found dead at 3:35 PM ET in his Soho apartment, with prescription pills lying beside his body. Ledger was 28. While the cause of death is still unknown, Ledger was reported to have had a substance abuse problem, and it looks like an accidental overdose.

While Ledger will probably be most remembered for dark, tortured roles such as Enis in Brokeback Mountain and The Joker in the upcoming Batman movie; I prefer to remember him as he was in 10 Things I Hate About You. The guy from the wrong side of the tracks, who with the PG-13 love of a good women, comes back to the right side of the tracks. If only real life was that simple for Ledger.

See… this is what’s wrong with America. No not the Paparazzi… that the Paparazzi are such pussies.

Okay, I know it’s their job, but show a pair of balls. Do you honestly want the whole world to know you were beat up by the lead singer of Coldplay? Wouldn’t it be better in this case to just destroy the tape and tell people a girl gave you a black eye?

Paul Karason claims he turned blue by taking too much colloidal silver… but this is the more likely explanation:

Or maybe colloidal silver is blueberry pie’s secret ingredient… I don’t know. What do you think; is this guy a Smurf or an Oompa Loompa?

It makes me want to eat vegetables - just to get them to shut the fuck up.

In his performance as the self centered doctor Gregory House, you get the idea that Hugh Laurie is versatile, but I had no idea he was this versatile. Taken from his English TV show “A Bit of Fry and Laurie” which is actually a lot of Fry and Laurie, you get five musical performances:

The first is Laurie singing The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” in a chipmunk voice; don’t ask me why. The second is a rather brutal parody of 80s Bruce Springsteen. The third I don’t really get so lets just skip it. The fourth is Hugh Laurie getting down with his inner Vanilla Ice. Yes, House actually raps. And finally we get Laurie singing the lyrics of Bob Dylan… at least as much as Bob Dylan sings the lyrics of Bob Dylan.

Kind of gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “picking on someone your own size”.

I have so many questions about little person boxing. Do they call the ring “the parakeet cage”? Do the dwarfs use “the Snow White” sleeper hold? And why do the two look like they’re about to make out between rounds? That’s not what they meant by “anything goes” rules.