Another Miley "Controversy" and other stuff I want to Vent About

I write entertainment stories for the news every morning... which may be why I'm not as inclined to contribute to this blog with the same frequency as before. I hate seeing the same ridiculous headlines over and over again.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE entertainment related news and content. I love movies, music, and television. I love living vicariously through super star's incredible lives. But I don't love making mountains out of mole hills.
I know when something has run its course MICHAEL JACKSON I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU. Does anyone even care anymore? At least three M.J. related stories have been making the AP Entertainment wires everyday since his death. ENOUGH ALREADY.
And Miley Cyrus... oh Miley Cyrus. The critics ALWAYS find something to complain about. She doesn't do drugs, she isn't off getting impregnated, and she hasn't been caught heading into a club going commando. That being said, why must we tear this 16 year old apart? She danced with a pole ON TOP OF AN ICE CREAM CART, at the Teen Choice Awards. Wow. You mean to tell me she used a prop on stage that also doubles as an employment device for strippers? Poles can't possibly be used for something other than stripping... give me a break!
Accentuate the positives. Show off the celebrities that are doing GOOD things. You know, the ones visiting sick kids, raising money for charities, helping to save the environment, etc. People care about THOSE actions too. And Miley, for all the negative press she's gotten, participates in many of those positive endeavors.
I had planned on writing about Miley's pole dance in the #Whatwereyouthinking Wednesday column. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized then I'd have to write about myself in that same category.

Teen Celebrity Shameless Promotion Awards, I Mean Choice Awards

The ballot for the Teen Choice Awards is out. The show, which will air in August and will be hosted by the Jonas Brothers, is bascially a giant promotional tool for teen stars. Disney isn't hosting the award show, but they might as well be. The Jonas Brothers aren't just hosting, they're NOMINATED for more than one award (not that this is new, Hilary Duff and Miley Cyrus have both hosted AND won awards in the past-and both are Disney bred talent). Miley Cyrus has TEN, that's right TEN, nominations ranging from Best Actress to Best Female Artist. The uber-popular teen film Twilight has also racked up ten nominations and stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are sure to take home an award or two. Other Disney products like Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato appear on the ballot and will likely gain some ground over the heavy favorites thanks to their heavily promotoed new movie airing on the Disney Channel later this month.
The teen choice awards truly are by teen choice. The log in website requires a date of birth and won't let anyone that isn't a true "teenage" engage in voting (that is unless they make up a date of birth within the teen range).
Miley Cyrus has already promoted the voting and awards show on her Twitter page: "i still cant believe im up for all the teen choice awards! please please please vote! :)"

JoBros will host Teen Choice Awards-Big Surprise

You had to figure it was either going to be Miley Cyrus or the Jonas Brothers. There really are no hotter teen acts in Hollywood right now. Fans of the JoBros can rejoice as FOX has announced the trio will host the "awards" ceremony which will air on August 10 (I use "awards" lightly because, let's be honest, the winners get giant surfboards.) Considering the show is smack dab in the middle of their world tour, I'm guessing it'll be used as one extra long advertisement. Disney will probably throw in a plug or two about their new show, and there'll probably even be a mention of their latest feature film. Did I mention they'll be performing too? If only Miley and Taylor would have saved their duet for THAT awards show...there would have been some real life drama worth watching.
And speaing of the JoBros new show...
I caught the trailer on YouTube (see below). I have not seen a worse display of acting since Misty May Treanor guest starred on Wizards of Waverly Place (oh yeah I watched it. I was a Misty May fan thanks to my Beijing experience).

Teen Choice Awards

I confess. I Tivo'd the Teen Choice Awards. I had too. Everytime I don't watch something noteworthy happens--Lindsay's commando acceptance, for example. So I fastforwarded through it this morning. First of all, the producers of that show are sheer genius. They reuse all their celebrities in order to fill their show. Zac Efron won two awards and presented and each time he was on stage it was three minutes of screaming girls. Jessica Alba was another example of a winner/presenter who gave the show and crowd a boost. Well done.
Hilary Duff and Nick Cannon were the hosts. Hilary has hosted before and as a result I was nervous. Her past foray into hosting wasn't entirely successful. BUT, she and Nick certainly pulled this one off. And this is why: The show opened with a spoof of High School Musical-they called it the reunion and it had a bunch of fifty plus old people dancing to the title tracks. From there it got even better. Nick showed Hilary a video of a "scary" ride he went on during the week. It was a go-kart ride called "Lindsay's Wild Ride." They spoofed Lindsay's drunk driving incident by having her drive a go-kart while drunk and get in an accident. If that weren't funny enough Hilary's reaction to the whole thing was hysterical (need I remind you about the Hilary Duff, Lindsay Lohan, Aaron Carter love triangle and ensuing chick fight?).
Anyways the whole bit was worth the Tivoing. Another funny note...Miley Cyrus won a few awards and wore this really skimpy dress and she started jumping up and down upon receipt of it and as a result was on the verge of a serious wardrobe malfunction. She was truly excited though so good for her.
If I heard one more shameless plug for the celebrity presenter or winner's next big project I was going to throw the Tivo remote at the TV. Then again if you can't promote your work why would you subject yourself to that lame-ass award show...