good morning everyone! so over the weekend i happened to be shopping at IKEA over in burbank and although it was super crowded i happened to notice one of my favorite actresses illeana douglas dressed up like an IKEA employee and was dusting - then i noticed actress jane lynch helping a few customers (check out the pictures below) i thought what the hell is going on here - did i just enter the twilight zone?!? after a little investigation i found out exactly what was going on...find out for yourself after the jump!
actually it turns out illeana along with a bunch of other actors including jane lynch, jeff goldblum, tom arnold, justine bateman, ed begley jr, craig bierko, and robert patrick was shooting a brand new web series called easy to assemble that is due to premiere online in september - with one new episode a week through november! the series is being produced by the very same people who brought you illeanarama - supermarket of the stars where ms. douglas decided to quit hollywood and take a job at the local grocery store - and so continues the story as illeana decides to take a job over at IKEA instead! i was invited down to the shoot - and i got to meet ms. douglas (picture below!) who was super nice & friendly along with everyone else i met that day including robert patrick (terminator 2) i hear the new episodes are really hilarious - and although its all sponsored by IKEA - it is in no way a commercial for the store - it's merely the setting for the hollywood insanity to unfold! no worries - as soon as the series premieres i'll be sure to post it here on popbytes - oh i can't wait! (many thanks go out to thomas for looping me in on this) popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
MEET IDOL'S 4TH JUDGE KARA DIOGUARDI! Tuesday August 26 2008 @ 8:35PM FILED UNDER AMERICAN IDOL COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
good evening! i just finished watching hillary clinton's speech at the dnc in denver which i thought was amazing & inspiring - i'm totally on board to elect barack obama the next president of the united states! speaking of ms. clinton - her supposed favorite tv show is american idol
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POP NOSH: WANT TO DRESS LIKE TARA REID? Tuesday August 26 2008 @ 12:55PM FILED UNDER POP NOSH COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
† tara 'queen of the drunks' reid has a new clothing line called mantra webster's is my bitch † jenna jameson confirmed she's pregnant w/ ultimate fighter boyfriend tito ortiz's baby cele|bitchy † kirsten dunst is busy having sloppy seconds with drew barrymore's ex justin long yeeeah! † mary-kate
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KIM KARDASHIAN IS BRAVE Tuesday August 26 2008 @ 7:45AM FILED UNDER PEOPLE COMMENTS (2) | PERMALINK
hey kids! this past sunday kim kardashian sliced open her foot on a glass table and was rushed to a local nyc hospital which all sounds very dramatic but now her foot (which is doing just fine) could actually prove to be a bigger asset than her infamous big ass!
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GEORGE MICHAEL PERFORMS HIS LAST CONCERT! Monday August 25 2008 @ 8:10PM FILED UNDER MUSICIANS COMMENTS (2) | PERMALINK
good evening! earlier tonight over in london pop icon george michael performed what he's calling his 'last concert ever' at earls court - i'm always super suspicious when people make drastic & dramatic claims like this - oh trust me in a few years he'll need some extra money when
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POP NOSH: AMERICAN IDOL ADDS A 4TH JUDGE! Monday August 25 2008 @ 12:55PM FILED UNDER POP NOSH COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
† the 8th season of 'american idol' will now include a 4th judge - kara dioguardi! ew's popwatch † oh my gosh! kim kardashian almost died (not really, she just cut her foot up badly) celebslam † britney spears will not be attempting another comeback performance at the vmas
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CHER TO PLAY CATWOMAN?!? OH MY GOSH! Sunday August 24 2008 @ 10:45PM FILED UNDER FILM + PEOPLE COMMENTS (1) | PERMALINK
oh my word! this is like seriously the best casting rumor...ever! uk's telegraph is reporting that legendary 62-year old diva cher is in talks with director christopher nolan to take on the role of catwoman in the next batman film (which is set to start filming early next year in
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BEIJING OLYMPICS '08 CLOSING CEREMONY - WOW! Sunday August 24 2008 @ 8:55PM FILED UNDER RANDOM COMMENTS (1) | PERMALINK
hey hey! i'm way bummed the 2008 summer olympics (the most-watched event in tv history) have come to a close after two weeks of heated medal action (the us took home the most medals (110) although china won the most gold (51)) one of my three televisions was running olympic
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PINK - SO WHAT - AWESOME NEW VIDEO! Saturday August 23 2008 @ 7:20PM FILED UNDER WATCH COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
oh my gosh - i am totally in love with the new pink video (which premiered last night on fnmtv) for her track so what (produced by max martin) the first single off her upcoming fifth studio album funhouse releasing october 25th - i completely adore pink's wicked sense of
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DAVID DUCHOVNY IS IN WAY TOO DEEP... Saturday August 23 2008 @ 4:45PM FILED UNDER TELEVISION COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
hey hey! september is just around the corner which signals the kick-off of the fall tv season with some new shows coming our way (like 90210 although that's more in the recycled category) and the returns of many favorites including californication which follows the trials & tribulations of los angeles
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POP NOSH: SHARON STONE - CRADLE ROBBER! Friday August 22 2008 @ 12:55PM FILED UNDER POP NOSH COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
† 50-year old sharon stone is dating a guy who's 24! (26 years is a big age difference) celebslam † is katie holmes broadway debut in 'all my sons' already a huge flop?!? dlisted † someone branded sienna miller a 'slut' by spray painting her house (the truth hurts)
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SHERYL CROW - GASOLINE - VIDEO! Friday August 22 2008 @ 7:55AM FILED UNDER WATCH COMMENTS (1) | PERMALINK
good morning! here's the latest video from sheryl crow for her new single gasoline off her fabulous new album detours - oh i do love having a car but sometimes i think about my carefree days in new york city when owning a car is just a total pain in
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ILLEANA DOUGLAS - WORKING AT IKEA?!?