Because you could literally smell James Franco's bong water and see all of Anne Hathaway's 96 teeth between every award last year, the Oscars have decided to get a new host for the 2012 telecast of the 84th Annual Academy Awards. But they're still not finished making bad decisions yet, because they hired Brett Ratner to produce. Sorry. I'm not falling for the banana in the tailpipe. Radar Online reports:

Eddie Murphy is the top contender to host the 2012 Academy Awards, RadarOnline.com has learned. The surprise, out-of-the box idea comes from Brett Ratner who was brought in to co-produce the 2012 ceremony after the disastrous 2011 show hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway. Murphy, a previous Oscar nominee for Dreamgirls, was once the sharpest stand-up comic in the country. It's those skills that might make him the perfect choice, Ratner believes. The Beverly Hills Cop star, 50, has a close relationship with Ratner. Murphy and Ben Stiller star in the Ratner-directed Tower Heist, opening in November. Although it is not a done deal, Murphy, a known lover of the Oscars and all other things movie related, is said to be extremely interested and is considering the opportunity. "He has Saturday Night Live experience in front of a live crowd. And worldwide, the biggest crossover comedians are Will Smith and Eddie Murphy," an insider told Deadline.com.

Man, this sounds great. A night to recognize excellence in the film industry produced by the guy who directed Rush Hour and hosted by the empty shell of what used to be Eddie Murphy. Because who better to introduce Colin Firth and Melissa Leo than the donkey from Shrek? Seems like the perfect choice to me.

Started thinking of spit takes when I saw the Britney Spears stalker post. Another American Idol stalker? Pfffffffft! [Current]

The fashion question of the day is: How many Smurfs did Elle Macpherson have to kill to make that outfit? [LaineyGossip]

Drew Barrymore trying to look glamorous just draw attention to how she needs her teeth whitened. Site NSFW. [DrunkenStepfather]

Ashton Kutcher got a new hat. [FatBackMedia]

Dominoes would be much more fun if the game involved beer and not dominoes. That goes for most games. [CityRag]

If you would have asked me what would get Kate Moss to stop drinking, I would have said "death." The answer, it turns out, is: "Fungus" [ICYDK]

Amy Winehouse is dating a waiter named Junior who is ironically huge looking. [ImNotObsessed]

Now that Phoenix is all about "music" he has given up on facial hair care. [BestWeekEver]

Claire Forlani was a little nude and a lotta topless in her film False Witness. Miss the flick, click the pics. [Egotastic]

Zuma Nesta Rock, child of Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale already has his bling. [PinkIsTheNewBlog]

Anne Hathaway wants to get breast implants? Whatev. [PopCrunch]

Blake Lively will only wear size zero dresses, even if other sizes would fit better. [ImNotObsessed]

Eddie Murphy still gets his mack on at clubs. Good for him and his nearly useless self. [CityRag]

Kerry Katona topless, you say? Yes please. [TaxiDriverMovie]

Broke-ass celeb of the day? The plastic Shauna Sand. Site NSFW. [DrunkenStepfather]

Melanie Brown, a.k.a. Scary Spice, gave birth to a 5 lbs. 4 oz. baby girl shortly after midnight this morning at Saint John's Hospital in Santa Monica. Her rep said:

The baby is completely healthy with a good head of hair. Mother and baby are now resting. No name has been decided on as yet and she is purely known as Baby Brown."

The father was unavailable for comment, because no one seems to know who the father is. Brown thinks it's Eddie Murphy and Eddie Murphy thinks it's not Eddie Murphy. So yeah, glad all this could be worked out before the kid was born. What a great life she's gonna have! Her mom sleeps around, and she calls her grandpa "Dad." You only need two words to see how this is going to end up: exotic dancing.

Scary Spice at the beach a while ago. Sorry:


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