Doesn’t Hollywood have enough zombies already?
SO WOULD John Leguizamo rather take the bullet to the head and be done with all this zombie fuss, or would he prefer to become one of the walking dead himself? Depends on where he is when the zombies bite him.
Leguizamo, 40, co-stars in the zombie thriller “George Romero‘s Land of the Dead,” which opens today.
In director Romero’s zombie lore, once bitten by a zombie, people inevitably die and come back as flesh-craving ghouls themselves. The only way to avoid that fate is a bullet to the brain.
“If I was in Hollywood and I got bitten by a zombie, I would want to stay a zombie and then take down as many people as I could,” said Leguizamo, who lives in upstate New York.
“But if I was back with my family, I would definitely bite the bullet, because it’s my loved ones, and I don’t want to hurt my loved ones.
“But if I’m out here, let me be. I want to bite as many people as I can. Bite them back, so to speak.”
Sounds like a bad PR move to us
The luxury store Hermes has apologized to Oprah Winfrey for turning her away from one of its Paris boutiques last week, saying it was closed for a public relations event when she came knocking.
The talk-show host tried to enter a Hermes boutique on Paris’ posh Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore at 6:45 p.m., 15 minutes past normal closing time.
While high-end shops often make exceptions for celebrities, “a private public relations event was being prepared inside,” the store said, adding: “Hermes expresses its sincere regrets for any misunderstanding that these circumstances could have caused.”
What a little … female dog
Paris Hilton‘s pet Chihuahua, Tinkerbell, reportedly ripped a chunk out of a “Today” show producer’s hand when the stranger made the mistake of putting her hand in the pooch’s Louis Vuitton carrying case.
Actually, Paris was nowhere to be seen; her mom, Kathy Hilton, had brought the dog with her while promoting her new reality show, “I Want to Be a Hilton.”
Another daughter of McBride
Country singer Martina McBride and her husband, John, have a new addition to the family.
Ava Rose Kathleen McBride weighed in at 7 pounds, 7 ounces when she arrived Monday afternoon. The McBrides have two other daughters, Delaney, 10, and Emma, 7.
Yeah, he’s a real whiz kid
Tom Sizemore is denying allegations that he violated his probation by trying to falsify a urine test for drugs.
A drug counselor testified Wednesday that the actor used a fillable prosthetic device called “The Whizzinator,” designed to beat drug tests.
Sizemore was ordered into drug treatment after pleading guilty to methamphetamine possession following an August arrest at his West Hollywood home. If a judge determines he violated probation, he could be sent to prison for up to three years.
In 2003, Sizemore was convicted of domestic violence involving his ex-girlfriend, former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss. He has been allowed to remain free while appealing that conviction.
The birthday bunch
Actor Al Molinaro (“Happy Days”) is 86. Comedian Jack Carter is 82. Actress Michele Lee is 63. Drummer Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac) is 63. Guitarist Jeff Beck is 61. Actor Peter Weller is 58. Actress Nancy Allen is 55. Actor Joe Penny (“Jake and the Fatman”) is 49. Actress Danielle Spencer (“What’s Happening”) is 40. Actress Sherry Stringfield (“ER”) is 38. Singer Solange Knowles is 19.