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• The Dark Knight Starting To Inspire Copycat Crazies

  We're surprised it's taken this long for the world's bumbling criminals to fall in love with Heath Ledger's depiction of The Joker, perhaps one of the most memorable villains in Hollywood history. First, a tragic example of someone who took the joke a little too far, followed by a more positive note... Read More... Posted Mar 17 2009, 10:54 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: movies, sad, Heath Ledger, The Joker, Batman, Heroes, Iraq, mug shots, military, children, movie, criminals, soldiers, dark knight, crime doesn't pay, copycat

• Michelle Williams Strips, Seduces, Enjoys, And Freaks Out On Ewan McGregor

  Michelle Williams has already bounced back from the stress nightmare and overwhelming publicity surrounding the death of her ex-fiancee, Heath Ledger. First, she nailed a terrific performance in last year's gem Wendy and Lucy, sadly overlooked by Kate Winslet-crazy Oscar voters. Then, she landed the lead in the new film Incendiary, which was a hit at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and comes to DVD on May 5th. But Nerve Video obtained a copy of the graphic and memorable sex scene between Williams and co-star Ewan McGregor (man, that guy's naked in everything)... Read More... Posted Mar 03 2009, 03:59 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: movies, Heath Ledger, sex scenes, oscars, nsfw, kate winslet, michelle williams, naked people, ewan mcgregor, imdb, dvds, nerve sex scenes, naked men, sexy people, naked woman, naked man, sex scene, movie pictures, sundance

• Scanner Predicts the 2009 Academy Award Winners

  In this week's New York Magazine, prediction guru Nate Silver made some oddball predictions, choosing mathematical calculations done on his computer instead of using common sense. We were baffled by one of his chooses, while he wisely stayed away from all of the categories in which the race is too close to call.  We are going to be a bit more couraegous here and will take on the crazy Academy in the only way how: by thinking like an Academy voter, a person who doesn't see any of the nominated movies and just vote for whatever the hype machine tells them to. (Hint: This isn't Josh Brolin's year.) Read More... Posted Feb 20 2009, 05:56 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: scanner, movies, new york magazine, mickey rourke, Heath Ledger, Penelope Cruz, kate winslet, academy awards, sean penn, milk, academy award nominations, gus van sant, slumdog millionaire, predictions, nate silver

• Homophobic Phelps Clan to Picket/Pick-On High School Students

  Remember Fred Phelps, the homophobic Baptist minister/propogandist who picketed Heath Ledgers funeral because of his role in Brokeback Mountain? This afternoon Phelps' daughter, Shirley Phelps-Roper, her Westboro Baptist Church cronies and their pickets plan to make an appearance at Shawnee Mission East high school (which is not too far from Scanner HQ). Read More... Posted Feb 05 2009, 01:35 PM by Emily Farris with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Heath Ledger, church, baptists, fred phelps, homophobia, funeral, homophobic, homecoming king, gay homecoming king, homophobes, propaganda, shawnee mission east high school, propagandist, shirley phelps roper, homecoming queen

• And The Nominees Are... and Should've Been...

  At the crack of dawn this morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its usually confounding, bizarre, idiotic, and trite little list of Oscar nominees. This year, we have to say we agree with most-- and we use that word with great hesitation-- of their choices... Read More... Posted Jan 22 2009, 11:51 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: movies, mickey rourke, Heath Ledger, brad pitt, oscars, academy awards, documentaries, sean penn, milk, foreign, dark knight, academy award nominations, best actor, golden globe, best actress, benjamin button

• While You Were Sleeping: The Naked Flash Mob Protest

  Here's a program we can get behind: putting the sex back in sex ed. Kids say the darndest things to Obama. The best one is the kid who says Obama gets to run around like "a maniac" in the Oval Office. Damn, this Verne Troyer dude has a buttload of sex. Check out the latest story on his escapades... Read More... Posted Jan 19 2009, 09:08 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: movies, lesbian, kids, george w bush, Heath Ledger, Barack Obama, london, sex ed, sex education, children, threesomes, orgies, Terry Gilliam, penis size, sex life, protest, husbands and wives, scooter libby, oval office, while you were sleeping, verne troyer, ex-wives, pardons, airport, ted stevens, flash mob, sex education in schools, south by southwest, devo

• And the Critics Choice Award Goes To...

  At last night's Critic's Choice Awards, Slumdog Millionaire continued its improbable road to the Oscars, capturing Best Picture, Director, Young Actor, and Musical Score. While Slumdog Millionaire continues to scoop up major awards, Milk is left to languish-- or, um, spoil. And even though it would be impossible to watch both films back to back and not consider Milk the greater work of art, by a landslide, it appears Slumdog is now the leader in this horse race for the most trophies. (The only Golden Globe nomination Gus Van Sandt's biopic has received is for Sean Penn as best actor. Ouch-- not even best screenplay?)  But there's one category we can all agree on... and that's best supporting actor... Read More... Posted Jan 09 2009, 02:44 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: movies, Heath Ledger, james franco, philip seymour hoffman, oscars, academy awards, milk, dark knight, josh brolin, robert downey jr, academy award nominations, slumdog millionaire

• Sloppy Seconds: "I Don't Need Your Sex, I'll Masturbate"

  It's the end of the year as we know it... Self-proclaimed "sex kitten," singer ("Santa Baby"), actress and all-around cool chick, Eartha Kitt, is dead at 81. [AP] Our old friend Scanner Sarah, now Salon Sarah (Hepola) explores the death of the celebrity scandal in 2008—a year chock full of, well, celebrity scandal. [Salon] Jezebel rounds up their top eight Lezebels (girls who like girls who are liked by the ladies at Jezebel) of 2008. We have a hard time believing they couldn't have made it a top 10, though. Hello? Wanda Sykes? Maaaaybe Queen Latifah? [Jezebel] Read More... Posted Dec 26 2008, 01:21 PM by Emily Farris with | with no comments Filed under: scanner, nerve, gay, lindsay lohan, amy winehouse, masturbation, Heath Ledger, 2008, Usher, sex, sarah hepola, salon, scanner emily, lesbians, jezebel, hollywood, scanner sarah, emily farris, nerve.com, ellen degeneres, village voice, pharrell, queen latifah, lindsay and sam kiss, sam ronson, katy perry, wanda sykes, scanner blog, chinese food, december 26, 2008 round-ups, unnecessary ellipses, nickelback, the ugly, eartha kitt, i don't need your sex i'll masturbate, death of the celebrity scandal, the bad, unnecessary ellipsis, sex kitten, trading places, the good, worst lyrics of 2008, porti de rossi, lezebels, t-pain, gossip is dead, celebrity scandal, bad lyrics, people we've never heard of, santa baby

• Sloppy Seconds: Who Is Michelle Williams' New Man?

  We didn't know Autism could be cured, but apparently Jenny McCarthy's son is recovering just fine. [Us] Boy is Guy Ritchie ever glad to have old Madge off his back. [Telegraph] How bad do we want to see "The Secret Life of Bees?" Really, really, really bad. [Yahoo!] Read More... Posted Oct 16 2008, 06:01 PM by Emily Farris with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: sloppy seconds, Heath Ledger, michelle williams, madonna, george "poppy" bush, Guy Ritchie, W, racists, josh brolin, spice jonze, secrett life of bees, palin

• While You Were Sleeping: Janet Jackson Hospitalized

  Flea is taking a break from the Chili Peppers; he's headed for higher ground at USC. A judge tossed the infamous lawsuit that alleged New York's Ladies Nights discriminate against men.. The View may be falling apart. Barbara Walters has called a staff meeting to deal on account of... who else? Read More... Posted Sep 30 2008, 09:54 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: new york, the view, red hot chili peppers, Heath Ledger, Barack Obama, school, college, insurance, janet jackson, ron paul, barbara walters, lawsuit, elizabeth hasselbeck, ladies night, jesse ventura

• Sloppy Seconds: Matilda Rose Ledger's Big Gift

  Britney Spears sex tape. Excuse us while we go throw up the twelve pounds of crab cakes we ate in Baltimore this weekend. [MollyGood] The economy may be falling to shit, but at least we can still afford Photoshop. [DailyIntel] The New York Sun (where Scanner Emily got her journalistic start in New York many moons ago) was supposed to close for good today but will put out another issue tomorrow. Maybe, Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus. And he loves conservatives. [Reuters]  Read More... Posted Sep 29 2008, 05:21 PM by Emily Farris with | with no comments Filed under: sloppy seconds, the economy, Heath Ledger, scanner emily, photoshop, michelle williams, money, matilda rose ledger, recession, lawyers, mindy mccready, millions, estates, true stories, law suits, baltimore book festival, the new york sun, estate, crackb cakes, suing, dollar bills, baldtimore

• Sloppy Seconds: No, Wait... This Is The Worst Show Ever

  Gustav, that finicky fuck, passed over Jamaica and is making a turn toward Cuba and our friends in the Southern states... Early reports suggest Republican leaders are generally pleased with McCain's VP choice. Do we agree with Fleshbots list of the Top Ten Waiter Sex Videos? Read More... Posted Aug 29 2008, 05:30 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: porn, babies, kim kardashian, Heath Ledger, john McCain, celebrities, cuba, dancing with the stars, sarah palin, hurricane gustav, disaster

• While You Were Sleeping: The Heath Ledger Investigation

  James Franco denies the shirt he wears in Pineapple Express is "stolen." Betty White and Rue McClanahan both avoided Estelle Getty's funeral. Shia Labeouf will not, as previously rumored, lose a finger. Even some offensive jokes are too offensive for Bob Saget: he has lashed out at an eating disorder joke and other comments made at the expense of the Olsen twins during his own Comedy Central roast... Read More... Posted Aug 07 2008, 10:33 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: tim burton, babies, Heath Ledger, james franco, congress, Penelope Cruz, nicole kidman, paparazzi, comedy central, ex boyfriends, slavery, kate hudson, daniel day lewis, Pineapple Express, marion cotillard, olsen twins, kirk douglas, musicals, golden girls, estelle getty, eating disorder, sophia loren, bob saget, fellini, mary-kate olsen, funeral, judi dench, hero of the day, lisa marie, house of representatives

• Sloppy Seconds: Why Should The Gays Thank Tila Tequila?

  Ooh, ooh, ooh! Sean Connery wrote a memoir. If only books could have sexy Scottish accents. [Yahoo!]  Verne Troyer, perhaps better known as "Mini Me," is still mourning Heath Ledger's death. So are we, Mini Me. So are we. [Us]  Teenage girls in Michigan attacked a lesbian classmate. [Queerty] Read More... Posted Jun 12 2008, 06:22 PM by Emily Farris with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: sloppy seconds, tila tequila, dead people, jail, sean connery, death, gay marriage, Heath Ledger, lesbians, michigan, memoirs, mini me, boy george

• Sloppy Seconds: Ben Affleck's "Big Regret" Involves JLo's Big Booty

  A biologist who discovered a new arachnid named the new species of trapdoor spider after his favorite musician. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi. [Yahoo!] The View's Joy Behar wants to feel the knob, but draws the line at licking the knob. [Jezebel] Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer are apparently "really into each other." [Us]  Little Matilda Rose Ledger looks more and more like her daddy everyday. We don't know if this will be a good thing when she's all grown up, but for now she's so freaking cute. [FameCrawler] Read More... Posted May 12 2008, 05:46 PM by Emily Farris with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: the view, sloppy seconds, tila tequila, owen wilson, dead people, john mayer, Heath Ledger, strippers, engaged, kate hudson, jlo, ben affleck, Joy Behar, GQ, matilda ledger, spiders, gwyneth paltrow, jennifer aniston, Neil Young, blender

• Sloppy Seconds: Heath Ledger's Birthday

  This piece of art is almost entirely composed of naked bodies. Look closely.  Billionaire/ media mogul/ environmentalist Ted Turner is worried that if global warming continues at its current rate, we'll either be dead or cannibals in 30 to 40 years. Read More... Posted Apr 04 2008, 05:19 PM by Emily Farris with | with no comments Filed under: photos, Heath Ledger, naked bodies, michelle williams, assassination, Martin Luther King, bearded men, global warming, ted turner

• Sloppy Seconds: Heath Ledger's Love Child?

  We doubt we'll ever fully understand how this is possible, even with the text and photos explaining this incident: a man has been charged with having sex with a table. [Long pause] With a table. Andy Roddick also has had sex with an inanimte object. We're pretty sure the woman he just married is actually a bus that carries New York City tourists around to look at weird people of Williamsburg. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2008, 05:53 PM by Emily Farris with | with no comments Filed under: gay, weird sex, New York City, Heath Ledger, Barack Obama, sex, jamie lynn spears, john McCain, fred phelps, andy roddick

• Sloppy Seconds: Star Jones' Split, Sienna Miller's Engagement and Heath Ledger's Will

  Even though we're back in New York, we just can't seem to get away from Missouri. State Rep. Curt Dougherty wants to make St. Louis-based Budweiser the official state beer. The Pussycat Dolls: one down... how many left to go?  Star Jones and Al Reynolds may be calling it quits. See? Some men don't like it when their women get all skinny and scary. Even if you missed Barbie's birthday yesterday, you can still celebrate the telephone's birthday today. Sienna Miller is engaged to actor Rhys Ifans, the naked dude from Notting Hill. He had proposed twice before. Uh, third time's a charm? Heath Ledger's will reveals that his money will go to his parents. Note to people with drugs problems and children: just because you think you're invincible, update your will next time you refill your stash. Luckily for Michelle and Matilda (who probably aren't hurting for money), the Ledger family plans to take care of Heath's ex and daughter.  Posted Mar 10 2008, 05:57 PM by Emily Farris with | with no comments Filed under: sloppy seconds, drugs, barbie, sienna miller, Heath Ledger, star jones, missouri, telephone, michelle williams, rhys ifans, budweiser, pussy cat dolls, matilda ledger

• Heath Ledger Lives on in the Diary of His Last Days

  Well, technically, he lives on in Esquire Magazine's fictional diary of what he could have been doing during his final moments on Earth. Activities consist of having dinner with Jack Nicholson, wearing a ski mask to a bar, and eating a muffin. Diary entries read like cheesy voice over and remind us to: Read More... Posted Mar 07 2008, 12:07 PM by Nicole Pasulka with | with no comments Filed under: esquire magazine, Heath Ledger

• When The SafeSearch Goes Off, It's On

  Sometimes we're a little behind when it comes to learning things that everyone else in the world already knows, for example, did you know you can watch YouTube clips in full-screen mode? We just learned this. Anyway, you'd think, being bloggers for Nerve, we'd have thought to turn off SafeSearch on Google Images months ago—except we didn't know it was on. Apparently, "safe" is the default setting, which makes complete sense. But holy shit, we took it off and seconds later we were seeing Lindsay Lohan's vagina and Heath Ledger's penis... things that have been around The Internets for quite a while, but we're still perfectly willing to share with you after the jump. Read More... Posted Mar 06 2008, 10:11 AM by Emily Farris with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: google image search, lindsay lohan, google, Heath Ledger, penis, vagina, images

• Mary Kate Olsen Receives Death Threats from Heath Ledger Fans

  Mary Kate Olsen has been receiving death threats from Heath Ledger fans who blame her for his death. Read More... Posted Mar 04 2008, 01:42 PM by Emily Farris with | with no comments Filed under: dead people, drugs, death, Heath Ledger, mary kate olsen, famecrawler

• Sloppy Seconds: Was Amy Winehouse Ever on The Wagon?

  Was Amy Winehouse really ever on the wagon? If she was, she's off now. Two doctors are being questioned in the investigation of Heath Ledger's "accidental overdose."   Dudes, next time you travel to Italy, don't grab your crotch in public. It's the law!   The Boleyn Girls—Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman—did some booty dancing in costume on the set.   Jessica Simpson will entertain the troops in Kuwait.   Posted Feb 28 2008, 04:53 PM by Emily Farris with | with no comments Filed under: sloppy seconds, drugs, crotch, amy winehouse, death, natalie portman, Heath Ledger, scarlett johansson, boleyn girls, italy

• Crushes of the Week: Johnny/Jude/Colin to replace Heath in Unfinished Role

  Ain't It Cool News is reporting that not one but three Hollywood hunks will be enlisted to complete Heath Ledger's unfinished work on Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus: Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell. No confirmation of that just yet, you understand, but just on the chance that it's true, we're gonna take a moment to crush out on everybody involved. We were starting to feel a little ghoulish about wanting to see Parnassus so badly, but anything with this lineup would be worth checking out -- and if we can consider these guys' work on the flick a tribute of sorts to Heath, it might be the best one we're likely to get. And for that, they are all our Crushes of the Week.  Posted Feb 18 2008, 10:00 AM by Bryan Christian with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Johnny Depp, crush of the week, Heath Ledger, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Parnassus, Terry Gilliam

• Sloppy Seconds: Is Valentine's Day Over Yet?

  Still haven't quite found the closure you needed from that last break-up? How about writing an obituary for the relationship?  Planned Parenthood reminds us that condoms are an essential part of any Valentine's Day love making with the most unsexy video ever.  Fashion victim actress Bai Ling was arrested at LAX for shoplifiting celebrity magazines and batteries. Has Amy Winehouse sobered up enough to take a lover while her hubby "Blake Incarcerated" is, uh, incarcerated? We have such a girl crush on Michelle Williams (and no, not just because her ex-BF died; we've been stalking her for years). Posted Feb 14 2008, 04:51 PM by Emily Farris with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: video, sloppy seconds, amy winehouse, obituaries, breakups, Heath Ledger, airports, condoms, valentine's day, how to, michelle williams, shoplifting, bai ling, closure, blake fielder civil, planned parenthood, arrested

• Sloppy Seconds: Britney's Makeover, Nerd Love, Heath Ledger, Brad Renfro, Roy Scheider and Crack

  Our not-so-slutty sister FameCrawler weighs in on Britney's... makeover?  Nerd love. Ain't it sweet that Wii belong together?  Michelle Williams, Heath Ledger's family and other mourners took a dip in the ocean as they said goodbye to the actor.  Another young actor who died earlier this year, Brad Renfro's death was caused by an "accidental overdose." Actor Roy Scheider, famous for "Jaws" and not so famous for "SeaQuest" died yesterday.  Police found crack in a man's butt. Yes they did. And if you stand us up tomorrow night, we'll never forgive you. OK, we'll forgive you, but we'll be really heartbroken. And do you really want to do that to us right before Valentine's Day? Scanner Emily was already dumped right before Valentine's Day once. You can hear all about it if you show up tomorrow. Posted Feb 11 2008, 05:11 PM by Emily Farris with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: britney spears, sloppy seconds, dead people, drugs, love, nerds, Wii, Heath Ledger, scanner emily, valentine's day, overdose, brad renfro, crack, michelle williams, readings, events, rififi, accidental overdose, seaquest, makeover, jaws, roy scheider

• Confirmed: Heath Ledger Died of an "Accidental Overdose"

  Heath Ledger's official cause of death was ruled "acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine." In other words, he died of an "accidental overdose." Read More... Posted Feb 06 2008, 12:33 PM by Emily Farris with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: new york, new york times, dead people, drugs, Heath Ledger, overdose, vicodin, wine

• Were Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams About to Engage in a Custody Battle?

  As a child of a pretty amenable divorce, we're saddened by the allegations that Heath's drug problems were worsened by the fact that Michelle Williams was about to wage a custody case against him. We're going to stop there because we don't want to believe it, but our big little sister FameCrawler picks up where we left off. Posted Jan 28 2008, 01:07 PM by Emily Farris with | with no comments Filed under: drugs, Heath Ledger, custody, custody battles, michelle williams, children, matilda rose ledger

• Scanner Highs and Lows: You Take the Good, You Take the Bad

  So much happened this week, we don't even know where to begin. It was sad week, and a happy week, and a fun week. We welcomed new people, said goodbye to others, and even tried to save some folks. As usual, we're spent.  Read More... Posted Jan 25 2008, 04:49 PM by Emily Farris with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: politics, britney spears, hillary clinton, amy winehouse, death, welcome, Heath Ledger, highs and lows, demi moore, George Bush, facts of life

• Sloppy Seconds: I Wish I Knew How to Quit You

  When The New York Times is writing about what a train wreck Amy Winehouse is, well, she's done for. But then they tried to make her go to rehab and she said, "yes, yes, yes?" Could it be?  As noted by commenter lilp0lar yesterday, the initial reports of drug packets and/or narcotic residue found in Heath Ledger's New York apartment were declared untrue. Posted Jan 24 2008, 05:23 PM by Emily Farris with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: new york times, sloppy seconds, drugs, amy winehouse, Heath Ledger, rehab, brokeback mountain, i wish i knew how to quit you

• Scanner Survey: Do You Miss Britney Spears?

  We admit, we've been so caught up with the death of Heath Ledger that we've been neglecting someone there might still be hope for: Britney Spears. Now the real question is, do you miss her? Should Scanner go back on Britney watch or give our Heath wounds a little more time to heal?                        Posted Jan 24 2008, 03:21 PM by Emily Farris with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: britney spears, Heath Ledger, train wrecks, britney watch