BOP Daily News
July 26, 2005
The spirit of BOP News lives on in
This is So Last Week,
our pop culture week-in-review,
presented in a pleasing quiz form.
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It's official. Cameron Diaz was wronged. Photographer John Rutter has been convicted of forgery, perjury and attempted grand theft in his scheme to defraud the actress. Rutter forged her signature on a release form in to order to claim ownership of some negatives. The prints in question featured the then 19-year-old actress topless and engaging in light bondage. Rutter attempted to blackmail Diaz into purchasing the prints in order to prevent them becoming public. The judgment is considered a surprise. Sure, crimes were committed but the man did photograph a topless Cameron Diaz engaged in bondage, then released the images for public conception. He's as much hero as he is felon.
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Speaking of shady behavior, a California lawyer named Michael Baroni has sunk to new depths. The attorney is auctioning off letters, pictures and various other memorabilia from his youth. The catch is that the items in question are from a high school romance he had with Jennifer Aniston. When Baroni was 16 and Aniston was 15, they had a summer fling. Now, the man is selling off the lingering remnants of their summer of love for $25,000 a pop. Between this and Brad Pitt coming back from Angelina Jolie riddled with disease, BOP is starting to understand why Aniston has switched from men to Mark Wahlberg's cousin.
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Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. If you don't believe us, just ask Jude Law. The man who has received world-wide scorn for boffing the nanny has now had the tables turned on him. Photographs have surfaced of Sienna Miller taking her revenge in a public forum. Miller used the Cartier International polo event as a well-timed media event during which she could make out with ex-boyfriend Orlando Bloom. What this really underscores, though, is that Sienna Miller has awful taste in men. Orlando Bloom and Sienna Miller? Mark Wahlberg's cousin is more masculine. Follow Jennifer Aniston's lead, Sienna!
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Mel Gibson is back on the crazy juice again. The actor/auteur who laughed all the way to the bank with The Passion of the Christ is ready to direct once more. And as was the case last time, he wants to make another movie using an ancient dialect rather than English. This time, it's the Mayan language which will be used in Gibson's upcoming effort, Apocalypto. Gibson is further adding a degree of difficulty by casting unknown locals instead of professional thespians. So, if you are wondering how long until Mel Gibson becomes the next Tom Cruise with regards to backlash, the answer is about 18 months. (BOP apologizes for being glib)
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"Babe, you're acting like I have cheated on you, and I have never cheated on you. Except for that one time, with myself, and you caught me."
Previous edition's quote: Alfie
Box Office Prophets offers quality, reliable news about the entertainment industry. BOP is also entertaining. To that end, please be advised that some content in this column is intended to be humorous and should not be considered factual.
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