Video - Anthony Bourdain Starts Feud with Chef Paula Deen

Anybody who has ever watched Anthony Bourdain and his Travel Channel show “No Reservations” knows he is a no-nonsense, stubborn, heavy drinking chef who likes to do things his way.

Anybody who has watched TV Chef Paula Deen knows her as the sweetest down home cooking Southern chef in the World.

So what has Deen so worked up these days?

Well, Bourdain called her out by name in an interview with TV Guide saying,

"The worst, most dangerous person to America is clearly Paula Deen. She revels in unholy connections with evil corporations and she's proud of the fact that her food is f**k**g bad for you. Plus, her food sucks."

That’s pretty standard conversation for Bourdain if you’ve ever seen the master of tact in action before.

But Deen took exception with his comments (who wouldn’t) and replied publicly saying,

"I was actually kind of shocked considering I've never met Anthony and wonder why such harsh words were used. I don't know if it was a publicity thing, or if someone just peed in his bowl of cereal that morning and he was mad. Anthony, dear, I'm so sorry you feel that way."

Paula is the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen! I wish she was my Mother.

But she didn’t stop there.

Deen later appeared on Fox and Friends to respond personally about the situation.

Watch Paula Deen on Fox and Friends


Bourdain also slammed TV chefs Guy Fieri, Sandra Lee, and Rachael Ray saying “I hate her works on this planet”.

Ouch.

I guess were lucky he didn’t go off on Martha Stewart, Betty Crocker or the late Julia Child.

So apparently, there ARE too many cooks in the kitchen these days.

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Video - Jamie Laou, Justin Bieber’s Mirror Image Takes Internet by Storm - What’s His Story?

The internet can be a fickle thing.

It can make you a star or it can cause your downfall.

Is Australian teenager Jamie Laou going to be the next Justin Bieber?

Probably not – and that’s OK with him.

But 17-year-old Laou is taking the internet by storm anyway, and is quickly building a fan base – simply because he looks just like pop singing sensation Justin Bieber.

What's Jamie Laou's bio?

Jamie lives in Sydney Australia and admits that he has a little Maltese blood in him. He also likes cupcakes and knows he is not the best singer or dancer in the world.

He says he just makes videos for fun – and nothing more.

It all started in 2009 when Jamie started a twitter account called @iJever then later changed to @Swagical, and a personal YouTube Channel.

"Everyone just ignored me at first, but whenever I got on a webcam on different sites the little girls would start crying. It was crazy. They all thought I was Justin Bieber. When I finally told them I wasn’t they didn’t seem to care and kept following me and watching my videos."

Today, Laou has almost 3 million views on his YouTube account and 122,000 Twitter followers on @iJever and @Swagical.

Just to prove a point, a local radio station took Laou out in public near Adele Australia to try and fool people into thinking he was Justin Bieber, and it was a smashing success.

There were fans running after the car and chasing him down in the mall. It was insane – everybody thought he was Justin.

Watch Jamie Laou Prank Fans in Adele


But when Jamie tried his hand at singing on his videos he quickly learned there were a lot of people out there that didn’t much care for his talent.

He admits he is not the best singer and says he is not trying to be the next Biebs.



And that doesn’t matter because Laou is a splitting image of Bieber and his fans don’t care if he can’t sing. He is not trying to duplicate the success and style of other splitting images like Austin Mahone who can sing, dance, and play the guitar and piano.

Jamie even admits,

“I do dance in a dance class, I sing girls to sleep over the phone and when I want to sing well they say I can, but when it’s just for fun, I’m an idiot ha-ha. It’s more of an alone in your room type of thing that everyone does.”

And after watching a few of his videos, you will realize that Jamie is not going to put Bieber out of business anytime soon with his singing.

But he does admit to being obsessed with Justin and his career, and even sparked a controversy when he tweeted that he felt the singer had changed and was no longer the sweet innocent little kid that everybody fell in love with.

That single tweet started an international dispute.

So much so, that Bieber himself got into a vicious DM direct message feud with Jamie and both sides said a few things they probably wish they could take back.

Laou was so upset by the exchange that he took to YouTube and made a video detailing his side of the story and actually showed the DM’s that Bieber had sent him.

Watch Jamie Laou and Justin Bieber Twitter Fight


Another controversy erupted with his fans when he announced he had a new girlfriend whose name coincidentally was Selina.

His fans were none too happy and immediately started sending messages and hate mail to her.

But at the end of the day, what is Jamie Laou trying to accomplish from this journey?

“I hope it will help with my acting, Haha. I hope I can make more people smile in the future and make sick kids forget they are sick and laugh a little. I want to show people that if I can do it then they can also. Making people laugh and smile is my goal. I’m trying to get people to join in on my videos by replying and leaving comments. Acting is what I’m doing. Drama is the funniest class in school. I guess it helps me in life.”

We also suspect there is a certain financial incentive for Jamie to get more followers.

The young entrepreneur currently sells advertising on his YouTube channel, sends paid sponsor advertisements via his twitter account, and sells various styles of wristbands on his website at laouver.com.

And just to show you the power of his social media skills, he frequently sets up a Tiny Chat session when he goes to bed at night and can have as many as 250 viewers do nothing but watch him sleep.

That is power.

What are some of the pitfalls Jamie has had to deal with?

Haters and bullies.

Jamie has his share of haters out there and they are constantly trying to start controversy. He frequently goes to bat for those who he sees being bullied telling his twitter followers,

"Promise me if you see anyone getting bullied that you will tell somebody, even a friend. You know that person is nice and doesn't deserve that.."

He says he has been called names and constantly has people tweeting him and his fans with negative and hateful comments.

“The worst thing somebody can do is call me a Wannabe. I just hate that word. They also call me fag and gay and all the other bully words. They accuse me of trying to be like Justin when all I’m trying to do is have fun. I do NOT make singing videos; I make random YouTube videos that make people laugh and ask them to come into my world where they can forget their problems.”

Jamie also realizes these types of problems come with the territory and affect any celebrity.

When asked if he can understand what Bieber must be going through he says,

“Yes, Bieber has it so hard I don’t know how he does it, I feel sorry for him and I see all these gossip sites starting rumors and telling lies about him. He’s 17-years-old not 34. People should leave him alone because this is the time of his life where you start to discover the world and do things - not hide from it and run away.”

And if you need advice on how to refine your appearance and be able to fool people into thinking your Bieber - then Jamie has some advice for you in the following video.

Jamie Laou Shows How to Look Like Justin Bieber


Time will tell where this grand adventure will take Mr. Laou, but we suspect he will graduate from High School soon and move on to his next adventure, and Bieber will become the next Justin Timberlake.

Jamie will be able to keep his fan base as long as he continues to interact with them on a daily basis and keeps cranking out the videos – and does not become too controversial.

He has already been removed from the search function in twitter due to the high number of swear words he uses in his comments.

But we all know that being a celebrity can be a slippery slope – one false move, one bad comment, and it can all be over.

Jamie says it best - "I'm not a Bieber wannabe. I'm myself; I'm just a teenage kid that has cool hair."

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American Idol’s Lee DeWyze Feuds with Creator Nigel Lythgoe. Snubbed During Finale?

Last week’s American Idol finale showed ratings climbed almost twenty percent over last year.

The winner and runner-up may already be in love.

But there was another matter happening behind the scenes that nobody ever saw, or new about – until now.

Last year’s Idol winner Lee DeWyze and creator Nigel Lythgoe were embraced in a bitter feud.

What started the war?

It seems that moments after the finale taping was over, creator and Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe took to twitter saying,

"I was so upset Lee DeWyze wouldn't present the winner’s trophy to Scotty. Especially as he'd been on the show this season. I guess he was shy."

It has become somewhat of a tradition for the previous year’s winner to be on stage and present the new winner with the American Idol trophy. But last year’s winner Lee DeWyze was nowhere to be seen.

In fact, while DeWyze was in the audience for the taping, he was never shown on camera and host Ryan Seacrest actually stood in front of him at one point blocking him from the shot. Seacrest never mentioned Lee or pointed him out to the viewers.

So what really went down?

Lee says he was never asked to be part of the final show until the very last minute – about two minutes before country singer Scotty McCreery was crowned champion.

Lee informed his fans by tweeting,

"Hey guys, no I'm not performing at the Finale. I wasn't asked to. A lot of questions so I thought I'd fill you in. Talk to you soon,"

DeWyze elaborated later when asked by reporters what was happening saying,

"I was not asked to be involved in the finale. It wasn't until about two minutes before they announced the winner that Nigel approached me and asked if he could 'borrow' me for a second. I didn't feel a last-second jump on stage was appropriate. It was Scotty's moment."

But Lee’s brother Michael was not as politically correct about the matter and took to twitter to voice is opinion saying,

"American idol producers have no respect... that is all... serious b.s., Nigel Lythgoe a no soul scumbag."

Michael later apologized tweeting,

“People may think I'm being rude but it’s just very obvious when someone is being treated disrespectfully... sorry bout angry tweets. Heat of moment,"

DeWyze did perform earlier in the season but says it was rehearsed and very formal and he had no problem with that appearance.

At the end of the day, Lee seemed to have gotten over his initial unhappiness and sent one final tweet on the matter saying,

"I appreciate American Idol and the opportunity it has given me. And the people who have made that show possible. I am not angry or bitter etc. It was an amazing finale, and I would have loved to be a part of it. I just wasn't asked."

Both Kris Allen and Adam Lambert who were the winner and runner-up during season 8 were in the audience but did not take the stage during the evening either.

Related: Adam Lambert sports some bizarre facial hair

It’s not unusual, and almost customary, for previous contestants and winners to be part of the final show. Most contestants that participated in this year’s competition were in the audience with the one notable exception of Chris Medina.

Related: Chris Medina snubbed at Idol finale

One reason producers may not have wanted Lee onstage is that his debut album “Live it up” flopped. Not only were sales well below expectations but reviews were also negative.

Entertainment Weekly said the album suffers from vague production that strips his Adam Duritz-y growl of all humor, anger, and sexuality.

We may never know exactly what went down. But we suspect it was a heat-of-the-moment situation that was taken out of context by all involved.

We should just be happy for Scotty “The Body” McCreery and look forward to his first album.

Because after all, the real question on everybody’s mind is if Scotty and Lauren are in love.

Related: American Idol's Scotty McCreery - "I Fell in Love"

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Will Ferrell and Conan O’Brien Ratchet Up Beard Feud Before May 2 Show – Video

A feud has erupted in Hollywood.

A feud between two of the world’s greatest comedians that is sure to end in tragic embarrassment for the looser.

Will Ferrell has made it very clear that he does not like Conan’s facial hair.

And Ferrell is taking steps to make sure that those “Rusty Pubes” are gone by the time he appears on the show May 2nd.

Ferrell hates Obrien’s beard so much that he has started stalking Obrien to let him know that time is running out.

Ferrell has already submitted the following fan correction challenge video:




If that wasn’t enough to “scare the hair” off O’Brien, Tina Fey helped make matters worse when she appeared to talk about her new book “Bossy Pants”.

Ferrell hijacked the airwaves once again with the following threatening video to Team Coco:



Conan – you should start the process of getting a restraining order as soon as possible. Your beard should be trembling with fear.

What part of “You will feel the sting of my blade that sleeps for no one” don’t you understand?

Your move Conan O’Brien.