Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Today's Blind Items
This award winning B list always film actor had been booked to make a paid appearance at a pre-inaugural event. He missed the event. How come? Well turns out that he just couldn't be bothered to leave his hotel room and his meth. Six months ago this actor never did any drugs and now he spends almost every waking moment doing meth.
woah!
ReplyDeleteno idea.
No idea either but thats pretty sad. We will probably find out soon enough.
ReplyDeleteDamn, this is tough, can we get a hint here???
ReplyDeleteCuba Gooding?
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ReplyDeleteUGh...
ReplyDeleteMatt Damon?
talk about vague, but i agree we will probably find out sooner or later.
ReplyDeleteDamon's A list w/ Bourne...
ReplyDeleteSo, Affleck?
Oh c'mon, someone was gonna say it!
lol@elsie
ReplyDeletei believe Affleck has used drugs before. a little coke with his jack...
ReplyDeleteDid anyone see Terrence Howard?
ReplyDeleteBenicio del Toro? He was just on Howard Stern and sounded really out of it.
ReplyDeleteDenzel Washington?
ReplyDeleteJames Franco
ReplyDeletedenzel was there, so it wasn't him.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was Clint Eastwood, but he's not B list...
ReplyDeleteSo I'll go with F Murray Abraham....
Ryan Gosling has been rumored lately to have a drug problem.
ReplyDeleteHow do I go about it if I want to delete a comment I've made?
ReplyDeleteLOL Elsie.
ReplyDeleteapril, there should be a trash can under your comment. click on it, then click on yes, you want to delete it.
ReplyDeleteApril, there should be a tiny picture of a garbage can under your comment. Just click on that.
ReplyDeleteThis is sad.I hope it isn't Matt Damon. He was here at the democratic convention in Denver with Ben back in August. He doesn't seem to have been in DC this time tho, I saw Ben, but no Matt.I haven't seen any pics of Matt in ages.
ReplyDeletematt damon is a list, as elsie fire has already pointed out.
ReplyDeleteclint eastwood? definitely a list
ReplyDeleteBut meth at his age God, i hope not
Leading actors who win awards are generally A list, I would guess this is someone who won an award for a supporting role if that narrows it down. p.s. I would hardly consider Cuba Jr. as B list, former B list maybe.
ReplyDeletei wouldn't assume the award is an oscar. it could be a people's choice award, a golden globe, a critic's choice award, etc.
ReplyDeleteBencio del Toro
ReplyDeleteJavier Bardem
Kevin Spacey
Chris Cooper
James Coburn
Tommy Lee Jones
Joe Pesci
Thank you, Molly and Mooshki! I appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteVal Kilmer since he is in the randoms looking like he does.
this won't be blind too long.
ReplyDeletewell its not Affleck because he also directs.
ReplyDeletelol i think Enty now has to make sure he words it to include an 'it's not affleck' otherwise we'd never get anywhere.
i want to say Jamie Foxx. he is a mess.
Joaquin Phoenix?
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ReplyDeletebenecio has been messed up for years also
ReplyDeleteWant to clarify, not really guessing Affleck people. Been around long enough to know better :>
ReplyDelete"B list always film" we can eliminate Jamie Foxx right? Although, he def is a mess.
i'm going to guess ryan gosling.
ReplyDeletein living color eliminates jaime foxx
ReplyDeleteIm thinkin someone relatively young given that they never did drugs and their first attempt was meth
What about Shia LaDouche?
ReplyDeleteRyan Gosling did TV as a kid. It was Canadian TV - that still counts, right? ;) (Breaker High)
ReplyDeletei like your guess amber i think its someone on his level.. new fame but everyone I think of has done TV. Seth Rogen et al Michael Cena...
ReplyDeletei believe Shia is a former employee of the disney channel or nickolodeon
I'm going to second Terrance Howard.
ReplyDeleteHe's done film and Broadway.
IMDB says he has a degree in Chemical Engineering. He can make his own meth.
Okay, I need a clarification.
ReplyDeleteBlind states that "six months ago" the actor never did any drugs-does this mean he was newly sober from something? I mean, that's what I'm gathering, but the peroxide has been eating at my brain lately.
Cuba and Denzel are both Oscar winners, as are some others (Clint Eastwood?). Most of the others mentioned are already known to use (drugs, drink, etc.). ENT says paid appearance so that sounds like someone more off the radar than anything you've come up with so far. Besides, your answers are always the same for every blind. Think b-list (not oscar winner), had been clean (young) but now hooked (maybe was on the rise but now known to be hooked hence the prepaid? gig). Curious though, what do "film actors" get paid to do at the inauguration? Please don't tell me any of those stars making speeches were paid.
ReplyDeleteMark Ruffalo, he has won 2 awards and as far as I know has only been in films.His info says he is a democrat
ReplyDeleteP.S. "Award-winning" does not mean Oscar if you are B-list, right?
ReplyDeletethe only paid pre-inaugural event, that i'm aware of, was the we are one concert. jamie foxx was there, denzel was there and is a list anyway.
ReplyDeletemarina, you can be a b-list supporting actor oscar winner, but award winning doesn't necessarily mean it IS an oscar.
john cusack?
ReplyDeleteJaimee Kennedy. My friend was staying in a hotel and he saw Jaimee walking down the halls, twacked out of his mind.
ReplyDeletedo you mean jamie kennedy? he's done TV. this says film only.
ReplyDeleteNot likely Gosling - why would he be at a foreign inauguration?
ReplyDeleteI like the Jaime Kennedy idea.
the we are one concert wouldn't count - nobody was paid and everyone who was supposed to show did show.
ReplyDeleteI know, but I can't say. You'll be shocked.
ReplyDeleteC'mon Ror, if you know something, spill it.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Ben Affleck's little brother?
ReplyDeleteSomeone that has been using daily for the last 6 months would be skinny as f*** right now!
BTW - making meth isn't really hard. Every meth case I get the cops put right in the search warrant the exact method that is used to make meth (usually with anhydrous around here) in their affidavit to establish probable cause.
betsy, they were paid. they just didn't get big bucks. here's a quote from the article i'll link to below.
ReplyDeleteThe individual stars signed on knowing that they would not be the center of attention. "These kinds of events require sacrifices from the talent," Mischer said. "Nobody will be coming here and being paid what they're normally paid, or bringing their glam squads or their entourages."
http://tinyurl.com/6w6znj
Joaquin Phoenix.
ReplyDeleteFirst person that popped into my head. He has been acting erratically lately, what with quitting acting and starting a rap(?) career.
He previously said he would never do drugs because of what happened to his brother. So I could see him as clean until recently.
You know but you won't tell us? Fun.
ReplyDeleteror, what do you know, bro?
ReplyDeletecome on, you know better than to dangle information in front of one woman, let alone several. we'll nag you to death!
Kara is right, they would be really skinny and Joaquin is not. And it really wouldn't be that shocking.
ReplyDeleteI was just getting to write that Rose and you beat me to it.
ReplyDeleteJim Coburn is dead, so I doubt it's him, but Chris Cooper and Joe Pesci are great guesses....
ReplyDeleteI don't know, I'm still sticking with the Shia guess. He did a television, but that was when he was a child so not sure if that counts.
ReplyDeleteThe bit Enty wrote today just seems a bit coincidental to me ("Shia LaBeouf had his drivers license suspended because of his July car crash. The suspension took effect on Saturday and is a result of Shia "refusing all chemical tests.")
John Cusack. He looked pretty awful today.
ReplyDeleteEr. He did a television show. Not did a television itself. Oh my.
ReplyDeleteShia is a good guess ir how about Viggo MOrtensen?
ReplyDeleteWow, Ror, I know too! And you will all be shocked...at my LAME attempt to get attention by claiming to know inside info on celebrities. Get a life, Ror.
ReplyDeleteamster---you might have a great guess there (not sure if Ruffalo has done TV or not, though) but with the horrible death of his brother recently--he could be in an emotional tailspin, a la Petra Nem.
ReplyDeleteBut more importantly---WHO DID MICHELLE'S WHITE POOFY INAUGURAL GOWN???
I thought Ror was being sarcastic, not holding back info from us.
ReplyDeleteCusack showed up to the Green Ball. Found a photo online.
ReplyDeleteGown was by Jason Wu.
ReplyDeletefirst time posting but found a list of those attenting and taking part in the inauguration:
ReplyDeletehttp://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2009/01/18/top-100-actors-bands-singers-converge-celebrate-obama
enjoy.. it's a long list :)
First time commenting...
ReplyDeleteIt's a fallacy that meth users are stick thin. I always thought so, too, until someone in law enforcement set me straight. Basically, he told me that meth users can also put on weight because once they start using, they lose the will to do anything else and sit around like lumps. So, possibly looking at actors who have gained some weight in the past 6 months might lead to the right person.
attending* (sorry, puppy is sleeping on my arm as i type)
ReplyDeleteClint Eastwood is not a Democrat.
ReplyDeletenot Joaquin. His deal is like Spinal Tap, a fictitious thing like Borat too. Y'all need to use your Affleck imaginations, like Casey!
ReplyDeleteActually, Oscar is never B List, not ever. Award Winning could be SAG or Golden Globes. I might add that the way this actor is going, he will be dead in a few months.
Meth users also stop eating so that balances any sitting around. It's not really known to make you gain weight.
ReplyDeleteOk, a thought: Ed Norton. Was supposed to be at an inaugural event, but I can't find any photos or news stories referencing him actually being there, just articles saying that he "will be" there. Also, Golden Globe winner but not oscar, arguably B list.
ReplyDeleteLolz - it obviously isn't very GOOD meth if he "spends every waking hour" doing it. That description is better left for coke, regardless of quality.
ReplyDeleteThat said, ummm...."all of them"?
Edward Norton?
ReplyDeleteNorton was there...
ReplyDeletehttp://laineygossip.com/Michael_J_Fox_and_Edward_Norton_in_Washington_for_inauguration_.aspx?CatID=0&CelID=0
I'm so happy that someone else used to watch Breaker High too!!!
ReplyDeleteit would break my heart if it were Benicio. he's looking rough these days and he's put on A LOT of weight --not that i still wouldn't hit that. but he''s really looking rough :(
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ReplyDeleteDon't have a guess-and sorry I'm about to go somewhat OT, but I could not resist the urge to tell y'all what an incredible group of loyal readers & commenters Enty has managed to draw (not to mention gorgeous!) Also gotta apologize for the lenght of the comment (yikes!)
ReplyDeleteI'm an avid reader-of Enty's posts AND y'alls ALWAYS entertaining comments-and an infrequent, even a sporatic commenter. Just had to tell everyone that I just adore y'all (Enty included ;)).
I know this has been said MANY times in the past, but when y'all get to guessing these blinds, as vague as some of the clues may be, it's so much fun to see the interaction b/n everyone (even though, as some commenters like to point out, a lot of the same people are thrown out as guesses often-nice to see that that doesn't seem to be happening quite as often....'cept the obligatory Affleck guess, which I love ;)).
I just love that y'all are willing to help each other out, & especially love that most don't just randomly toss out a name, but generally have some explaination as to WHY you believe that person may be the suspect in question. SO much more fun to read than comments on every single other blog w/ blind items (whose comments I quickly scanned ONCE (honestly), saw how the commentors were obviously in junior high, or at least had that mentality &, after you scrolled down past the myriad of "FIRST!!" comments (w/ no guess 'course), they gave absolutely NO basis as to why they are throwing a name out. It was frustrating b/c of how juvenile, immature & just plain mean they are towards each other! When I discovered this board over a year ago, I almost decided to forgo the comments b/c of my past bad experiences, but-thankfully-my curiousity got the best of me. I was pretty much elated to discover the caliber of people that are a part of this little community: y'all are, 1st of all, obviously ADULTS (woo hoo!!), and, 2nd (& even better) are intelligent, kind people who, for the most part, treat each other with respect & courtesy. And on the rare occasions a mean comment is posted, or mis-interpreted, generally an apology is quick to follow.
Just felt the need to express my appreciation for everyone here & thank you for making this, by far, the best website I've found...period. (I even made it my homepage :D). I know y'all don't "know" me, I'll do my best to add to the discussion when I feel I can contribute something worthwile.
'K, enough of the gushiness-carry on w/ the guesses, I for one can't wait 'til y'all figure it out (& I know you will!!)
(oops-that should be "I apologize for the lengTH of the comment"...sorry, it's 2:25am in Houston, & I've become a chronic insomniac-guess the lack of sleep isn't helping my spelling ;))
ReplyDeleteAbout six months ago Dark Knight was released. I really think this might be one of the cast from that. It was a huge film and with Heath Ledgers death, well im thinking there was a clue there in them not doing drugs back then.
ReplyDeleteSooo, maybe christian bale or aaron eckhart. - or pushing it, maybe morgan freeman- didnt he get divorced around the same time?
I havent looked at who was at inauguration tho to check if any of them were present.
The clue says he missed a "pre-inaugural event", so you would need to find something event that happened prior to Tuesday, I think.
ReplyDeleteEither way, it's sad.
No Idea...
ReplyDeleteOT- what is going on with Drew Barrymore?
Um...Morgan Freeman? Well, among other reasons, there's no way that he was drug-free six months ago, six years ago, or sixteen years ago. And that's why we love him :)
ReplyDeleteLet's go with Drew Barrymore.
Jamie's Girl - I totally agree about Joaquin. I think if he were really melting down his best friend Casey would not be enabling him by filming the whole thing. Besides, BYE GOOD?! haha it is just too perfect for a spinal tap / zoolander style spoof.
ReplyDeleteAlso not on the Shia train. He was known for TV until recently. He sort of broke out with "Holes" and then "Transformers" really made him well known.
Obviously not Eastwood for a thousand reasons.
If it were a female I would totally get on board with the Drew B guess.
Aaron Eckhart has done TV and Christian bale is a list and has done some TV.
A - Benicio has done TV and I think he was doing drugs 6 mos ago so don't worry...it probably is not him ;)
I don't think it is Ryan Gosling but I don't have a good reason other than it just doesn't seem to fit.... however he is a big Obama supporter.... they even had a contest to win his "HOPE" t-shirt.
I have no clue; this one is tough. Please don't let it be Gosling. Meth is so gross. Why can't they just stick to other drugs that don't cause your skin to melt off and your teeth to rot?
ryan gosling was young hercules in the tv series so that rules him out.
ReplyDelete121007 - yeah you are right and that was not his only TV role, I should have checked imbd before I stressed.
ReplyDeletegood thing lindsay didn't know this boy was holding...she'd have been all over that room @@
ReplyDeletelol @ princess buttercup..
ReplyDeletei put morgan freeman out there without thinking twice about all his drugs until david d jogged my memory.
this one is harder than i thought :)
Benicio del Toro
ReplyDeleteHe's supposed to do two appearances tomorrow for "Che" at the E Street Theater in DC...so likely he's in town.
Yellow Rose, I know exactly what you mean. I gush all the time about what an amazing group of people hang out here. I think my "real life" friends are getting sick of me talking about CDaNers. :)
ReplyDeleteBack on topic, TMZ has had a bunch of video of Shia out lately, and he looks very healthy, apart from the hand. Not that that necessarily means he's sober, but he's not holed up in a drug den. I always feel the need to stick up for him 'cause I think he's the most talented of the teeny boppers, and I hope he has a long, solid career.
What about Zac Efron? Has he done anything other than that High School Musical crap?
ReplyDeleteBasically just grasping for straws at this point, lol.
ambernyc- I'm not sure about Zac, but I'm wondering if the pre-inaugural event might have been the kid's party that Michelle hosted the night before the inauguration. I'm wondering if there was anyone missing from that event that fits the blind.
ReplyDeleteJust trying to think of an actor who hadn't done any drugs as of six months ago is a challenge.
ReplyDeleteHmm. Tobey McGuire is an interesting guess, but isn't he automatically A list based on Spiderman?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.popsugar.com/2719312
ReplyDeletethis shows tobey maguire last night and he looks ok to me.
ooh, Racerspr1, we have an actual clue!!!
ReplyDeleteOK, I rescind my guess of Joaquin. I hope his antics are a Spinal Tap type thing. It would make sense for a guy who I have always thought was level headed.
@ Yellow Rose- I totally agree. I too am a sporadic commenter, but a regular reader, and always enjoy the wit, humor, and friendliness of the people here. Yay CDaNers!
What about Brendan Fraiser. He was recently on Regis and Kelly and appeared "twacked" or drunk or stoned or something. Couldn't tell, but he wasn't right....
ReplyDeleteActually Tobey in photo 14 on the Popsugar page looks dreadful. I'm more and more persuaded...
ReplyDeleteif this actor is spending all his time doing meth and couldn't be bothered to attend a big event like this then shouldn't we be looking for someone we haven't seen out and about for a while?
ReplyDeleteno ideas, just a thought
I don't think Tobey looks that bad. Meth addicts have a distinctive look. I'm guessing it's someone we haven't seen for a while.
ReplyDeleteI was working in court ALL DAY yesterday and didn't get to chime in, so even tho I'm late.....
ReplyDeleteEd Norton: I think being able to open a film makes you A list, so don't think it's him. Besides, he's from MD and probably had lots of family to deal with so doubt he'd hole up by himself in hotel doing drugs (altho some families do make you want to do drugs....)
Aaron Eckhart: No way. Just no way. He's giving up smoking cigs, which I'm sure his Mormon mom is grateful for. Don't think he'd want to give her a heart attack by doing drugs. Besides, his career is hot now and I don't think he'd botch that.
Joaquin: I said from the start the film is a spoof. One thing that people forget about Joaquin is that he has one mean sense of humor. If you read comments about him by co-stars it's usually mentions what a goofball he is. But he gets nervous at red-carpet events and doesn't display his "real" self in public much. (I also think the beard and ratty hair are fake. He was seen recently with short hair and clean-shaven!)
Of course, I have NO idea who this person in the BI is, but I'm sooooo curious!!!!
So I'll guess: GEORGE W BUSH!!!
because I didn't see him leading up to the inauguration, did you??? MAybe the Obamas kicked the Bushes out early!!!
It makes me smile just thinking of that....
Oops, should said Aaron GAVE up cigs...
ReplyDeletePeter Sarsgaard.. he was suppose to be there but i haven't seen any pics, anyone else?
ReplyDeleteIsn't Edward norton at Sundance right now?
ReplyDeleteBrendan Frasier, he won a SAG award for Crash, although the Mummy franchise may techically make him A list, its a stretch really since the movies were horrendous. The only tv he's done are guest appearances which I don't think qualifies [even Brad Pitt guest starred on friends and would still be considered exclusivley movies]
ReplyDeleteViggo Mortensen
ReplyDeleteI really like the Edward Norton guess. He's been very political (with the Dems) in the past and seems to have totally fallen off the radar recently. Moreover, I no longer think he's A-list. Most of his recent work has been arty or bombed.
ReplyDeleteJust because his family lives in MD doesn't mean that this is not him. If you were going to sit around going meth, would you do it at your mom's?
Also, the other guesses -- Fraser, Gosling, etc -- have had a bunch of blinds about doing drugs (e.g. Fraser's appearances during the summer and Gosling getting fired from The Lovely Bones). Based on that, it would seem they were busy doing drugs 6 mos ago.
I think Viggo is A-list...for LOTR alone, not to mention "Eastern Promises", "A History of Violence", and let's not forget the Emmy worthy "High School Narc"…After School Specials were never the same after that performance!
ReplyDeletei'm late but i'm just saying:
ReplyDeletejames franco did tv- Freaks & Geeks
drew barrymore went to rehab when she was like 13 for drinking and pot, unless i'm confusing her with someone else?
zac efron did an episode of ER and brendan fraser did Scrubs.
he's an actor B list only movies winning award paid to go opening shop newly drugged:i don't know but Del toro,Mortensen,Casey Affleck,phoenix or Norton didn't do paid appearance or didn't win Oscars!
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