THE B.S. REPORT
B.S. Report: Luke Perry
By Bill Simmons at
Luke Perry joins Bill Simmons to discuss his time on Beverly Hills, 90210, his love for professional wrestling, and his dedication to the Cleveland Browns.
Luke Perry joins Bill Simmons to discuss his time on Beverly Hills, 90210, his love for professional wrestling, and his dedication to the Cleveland Browns.
John Travolta's Secret Life Surprises Kelly Preston: "Kelly was suddenly besieged by the reports of John's secret sex life." After their 11-year-old daughter asked what was up, Kelly "fell to the floor in a flood of tears. Suddenly, Kelly feels like she's been living a lie for two decades, and it's like a knife to the heart." The rumors about Travolta "have swarmed around Hollywood since at least 1990, when Paul Barresi, a gay porn star, publicly claimed that he and John were having sex." As a complete coincidence, Travolta married Preston in 1991 in "a quickie Scientology wedding ceremony." They signed a contract whose "exact contents are unknown" and "such agreements can contain almost anything — including prohibiting a spouse from speaking publicly about scandals." Jeff Conaway, who co-starred as Kenickie in Grease alongside Travolta, claims "that John once tried to perform oral sex on him while he slept." Conaway also says "that Kelly knows that John is gay" and agreed to beard for him, because she "wanted the lifestyle that comes with a marriage to a Hollywood celebrity more than love."
The Women of Beverly Hills 90210 Are BFFs: "The scene was perfectly set for a showdown. Shannen Doherty had just marched into Jennie Garth's 40th birthday bash sporting killer boots and her trademark smirk — looking every inch like Brenda Walsh at her fiercest." YES. "The Beverly Hills 90210 vets, once such mortal enemies that costar Tori Spelling claimed they had a fistfight, strode toward each other and … hugged." Hugged?! Reunited and acting "just like real friends," the former "Kelly and Brenda have called a cease-fire to their 20-year war." Why now? "A Doherty pal attributes the bonding to the simple matter of growing up — and feeling nostalgic for the Peach Pit days: 'It's like high school friends that you fought with but now love. They're a big part of your past.'" OK, sure. "Shannen and Tori were in New York doing press, and they were warm. The '90s were a long time ago." They sure were. At least they all still hate that bitch Valerie (Tiffani Thiessen).
Things You Don't Know About Ice-T (Excerpts):
Washington may have ceded space to the Russians, but Hollywood hasn't: Hilary Swank will produce and star in the comic-adapted Shrapnel, about a solar marine in 2250 who leads an uprising against the solar government, while probably collecting a solar paycheck. Grade: B [Variety]
Jennifer Lawrence is now the top pick for the coveted role of Mark Wahlberg's crazy love interest in David O. Russell's The Silver Linings Playbook, about a high-school teacher (Wahlberg) institutionalized for depression and released into the care of his mom. Anne Hathaway, Elizabeth Banks, Kirsten Dunst, Blake Lively, Rooney Mara, Rachel McAdams, Andrea Riseborough, and Olivia Wilde all reportedly tested for the part, but fell out of the running when Lawrence presented Russell with their hands. Grade: A [Deadline]
