Russell Brand: I’ve Never Voted

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Movies, Television, Rants, Videos,

Russell Brand has never voted. Despite taking over political magazine New Statesman as guest editor for one issue, the comedian admits he has never cast a single vote in a UK election because he doesn't believe in the British government system.

Speaking to BBC program Newsnight, he told host Jeremy Paxman, "I don't vote. I don't get my authority from this pre-existing paradigm which is quite narrow and only serves a few people. I look elsewhere for alternatives that might be of service to humanity. Alternate means or systems." When an incredulous Jeremy questioned his capabilities to discourse on politics, Russell insisted he was passionate about finding an alternative system which wouldn't leave the working class "disillusioned" and "despondent."

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VIDEO: Christopher Walken Reads Gaga’s Poker Face Lyrics

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Music, Television, Videos,


As we’ve seen him prove many times before, can make any screenplay sound better than it was originally scripted. But what could he possibly do with lyrics?

This reading of “Poker Face” is from this weekend’s broadcast of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on the BBC. Maybe should trade in a (Kanye) West for a Walken?

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Eminem: I was like Bugs Bunny in rehab

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Drugs, Meltdowns,

Eminem bugs bunny rehab says he felt like Bugs Bunny during his stint in rehab. The rapper, who just launched his latest album , admits his worldwide fame left him feeling like a cartoon character when he checked into rehab in 2005 to receive treatment for drug addiction.

Marshall Mathers told BBC Radio One, “When I landed myself in rehab in 2005 I felt like I wanted to reassess everything. I remember sitting in rehab thinking, ‘Is this what it comes to, really?’ So when I got out I knew I needed to pull back from the spotlight because of the fame thing. I was like Bugs Bunny in rehab, Bugs Bunny walking in the room. The second you walk in the room…There were some people who were as supportive as they could be, some people that were like, ‘I don’t look at you as Eminem. I’m seeing you as Marshall.’”

Eminem recently revealed he wanted to kill himself at the height of his problems. According to him, he just wasn’t taking care of himself, and at times wanted to just give up. “I was in a dark place. I wanted to pull back from the spotlight to reassess my whole career. I got sober but it was pretty rough. A couple of years were bad for me.”


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