Transformers From 'Da Hood' Spark Racism Charges

Nearly everyone has an opinion on latest rant

(NEWSER) - Mel Gibson’s latest crazy rant comes as no surprise to those who have followed his offscreen woes, but this time the legendarily short-fused actor has proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that he needs help. “The actor who was so gifted at playing bitter, violent men on screen is apparently drawing all too easily on a store of bitterness and anger from deep inside his own psyche,” writes Patrick Goldstein for the Los Angeles Times . More»

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is a Victoria's Secret Angel

(NEWSER) - Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is the new Megan Fox…in Transformers 3, at least. The Frisky runs down 10 must-know facts about the 23-year-old Brit:

1. Love life: She’s been linked to Kylie Minogue ex Olivier Martinez and Ronnie Wood’s son, and she’s currently dating action movie star Jason Statham.
2. Extracurricular activities: She’s allegedly been photographed holding drug paraphernalia.

Actress is dropped from third film

(NEWSER) - Without Megan Fox, what exactly is the appeal of Transformers 3? The world will soon find out, because the sultry actress has been dropped from the July 2011 film. After her highly-publicized comments against director Michael Bay, many aren’t surprised to hear the news—but Bay himself had welcomed Fox back to the franchise on his blog in October, the AP reports. More»

Black actors left off UK poster—but is US version any better?

(NEWSER) - Audiences in Britain are crying foul over a Couples Retreat poster that omits two black actors who were featured on the US version. A film rep tells the Mail that the change was meant “to simplify the poster to actors who are most recognizable in international markets”—but filmgoers and critics alike aren't buying. Still, as Adrian Chen points out for Gawker , the original poster—with the black couple in the deep background—wasn’t much better. More»

Transformers brouhaha isn't about what she said, it's about her having an opinion

(NEWSER) - With the “big pile of poo” stirred up by Megan Fox and the Transformers crew maintaining its place in the spotlight, it’s time to realize Fox “has guts to call a spade a spade”—in this case, by calling out director Michael Bay, writes Melissa Silverstein for the Huffington Post. Bay “is known in Hollywood for being a sexist.” More»