Transformers From 'Da Hood' Spark Racism Charges

Crazy lawsuit filed against actress

(NEWSER) - According to a new lawsuit, Sharon Stone hired a nanny … then wouldn't let her speak to Stone's children, lest they pick up her Filipino accent. This according to Erlinda T. Elemen, who worked as Stone's live-in housekeeper and nanny for five years, and who claims Stone made other racially derogatory comments around her. Elemen claims she was fired after she asked Stone to pay her overtime wages that the actress had originally withheld; Stone allegedly paid her but screamed at her and called her a thief, then fired her for taking the pay. More»

Popchips insists ad was intended as a joke

(NEWSER) - A Popchips ad featuring Ashton Kutcher playing an Indian man in brownface has been yanked after complaints of racism, the AP reports. ( Gawker notes that a "composite" version of the ad, which still features clips of the character, remains available on YouTube.) The ad, designed to look like a commercial for a dating service, "was created to provoke a few laughs and was never intended to stereotype or offend anyone," a rep for the snack company says in a statement to the Hollywood Reporter . "At Popchips we embrace all types of shapes, flavors, and colors, and appreciate all snackers, no matter their race or ethnicity. We hope people can enjoy this in the spirit it was intended." More»

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»