First thing’s first, amigos – HAPPY 33rd BIRTHDAY, CHANNING MATTHEW TATUM! While 2012 will forever be known as the Year of the Tates, what with his success in having three blockbusters earn more than $100 million each, this has so far been the laid back vacation year that C-Tates very much deserves. So tonight, when you’re out at a bar, perhaps waiting to perform Nelson’s “Love and Affection” at karaoke night, raise a beer or white wine spritzer in honor of Tatum’s birthday, knowing that he’ll be looking up at that same night sky after vomiting from too many Alabama slammers.

That said, my HOTT GOSS email inbox has been pretty empty lately, what with several lawsuits claiming that my special brand of celebrity gossip is “100% wrong” and “completely fabricated”, but rest assured that I will walk away victorious. Fortunately, I woke this morning to find one email, and talk about convenient – it’s an exclusive White House Down storyboard from one of the film’s few deleted scenes.

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“You named your kid what?”

Last time I wrote about the fad of naming babies after characters from TV shows, movies or books, I caught some serious hell from people who had indeed chosen their kids’ names that way. Specifically from the Game of Thrones faction. But as someone who was named after a movie character – albeit one with an ordinary name – my stance on this practice remains strong, in that I really suggest that people not do it, for the sake of their child’s self-esteem and such. Wedgies hurt, people.

That said, this year’s most popular names aren’t in yet, but that isn’t stopping the fine folks at Nameberry from taking on the “Most Outrageous Baby Names of 2012”, with the big winner going to “Blue”, as in Blue Ivey Carter, the daughter of Jay Z and Beyonce. Apparently colors were a big naming influence this year, and get ready to choke yourself with a tie.

Blue: The year was bookended by Blue, the name and color of 2012. January saw the much-anticipated birth of Blue Ivy, the daughter of Beyonce and Jay-Z, who quickly moved to trademark their child’s singular name. And 2012 culminated in the reelection of Democratic President Obama and a political swing toward the blue. Other color names on the rise include Silver, as in political prognosticator Nate, Scarlett, Violet, and Grey, as in erotic hit “50 Shades.”

That’s right, couples are naming their newborn boys after Christian Grey from the best-selling erotic bondage novel, Fifty Shades of Grey. I really look forward to the day this conversation happens…

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In this new poster for Obsessed (boring trailer after the jump), Ali Larter shows that when you’re a white girl, the best way to steal a black girl’s man is to arch your back as much as possible in a desperate attempt to make your ass look bigger.  Boy, if I had a nickel for every time I used that one.

In related news, I’d like to marry a girl named Beyoncé. That way I could go to fancy dinner parties and say to people, “Hi, nice to meet you. And have you met my fiancée, Beyoncé?”

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Adrien Brody, who won a special place in my heart for dipping Halle Berry and making out with her after winning his Oscar in 2002 (which clearly should’ve gone to Daniel Day-Lewis as Bill the Butcher), is back to his old ways.  And by his old ways, I mean seizing every opportunity to make out with black chicks.  This time, Beyoncé.

Adrien Brody (Leonard Chess in the movie) admitted during the premiere of Cadillac Records on Monday that making out and rolling around on the ground with Beyoncé, Etta James in the movie, wasn’t part of the script, nor was it historically accurate, but no one complained.

“Let’s just say it wasn’t a deal breaker,” Brody said.  “When I met Etta [the real one], she told me, ‘Leonard and I did not do those things!’  So, yes, it was somewhat embellished.  But what’s wonderful is the truth Beyoncé brings to that moment.  That justified it.” [NYDailyNews]

Brody continued heaping praise upon his co-star, saying, “What can I say, man, those titties don’t lie!  How you gon’ hate a nigga for tryin ta get a piece? A-Brode love him some dark meat.”  Okay, not really.  You’ll never believe this, but I actually just made that last part up.  Still, you have to respect a gawky ass dude like Adrien Brody taking his fame as an opportunity to strong arm every chick that comes near him.  That’s what I’d do.  I’d also probably make fog horn sounds when I grabbed her boobs.  Because I’m all man, ladies.

[more pictures @ TheBlemish]

^{Uh, I’m here for the gangbang?}

Cadillac Records just released a trailer.  The story of Chess Records, it features Beyoncé as Etta James, Adrien Brody as Leonard Chess, Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters, and Mos Def as Chuck Berry.  Beyoncé still can’t really act, but she does do that black girl neck thing a lot.  I wish I could do that.

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