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  • Shia LaBeouf: Actor Spends 24 Hours in Elevator Creating #Elevate–Performance Art?

    Shia LaBeouf. The name itself conjures images of a young actor gone bizarre. Once the star of Disney Channel’s Even Stevens, his name now makes people think of his recent bouts of bad behavior and unusual means of creativity.

    On Friday, Shia LaBeouf set out early in the morning to occupy an elevator at EC Oxford in the U.K. for a 24-hour period, in the name of “performance art.” His only break from the elevator was a talk he gave at around the 12-hour point. The purpose of spending time in the elevator was to consider the ups and downs many celebrities experience in their careers. LaBeouf has certainly had his share.

    Shia LaBeouf titled his performance art #Elevate. The entire thing was live-streamed on YouTube.

    Entertainment Weekly reports Shia LaBeouf entered the elevator at 9 a.m. Friday, and remained there–riding up and down and talking with fellow riders–until 9 a.m. Saturday.At the time of EW’s report, LaBeouf was riding up and down from floor to floor–not getting off, and sharing the elevator with fellow riders. Some of his fellow riders asked him questions.

    “If you were a fruit, which would you be?” one person asked.

    Another asked what the most interesting or fun or difficult moment in Shia LaBeouf’s life has been.

    “The last couple years have been pretty interesting,” he said. “Just because it’s been a lot of turmoil and also a lot of positive. It’s been a lot of extremes. It’s been a very extreme couple years.”

    Shia LaBeouf’s picture should appear in the dictionary alongside the word “extreme.” He appeared at last year’s Berlin Film Festival wearing a paper bag on his head. He starred in a film called Nymphomaniac, where he had sex as the cameras rolled. In 2014 he was arrested when he interrupted a Broadway performance of Cabaret. In 2015 he was arrested for public intoxication. These examples of Shia LaBeouf’s extremes are only the tip of the proverbial iceberg.

    Do you suppose Shia LaBeouf’s performance art is a cry for help? Is the actor slowly, but surely losing his grasp on reality?

    Shia LaBeouf hasn’t completely given up his acting for performance art. He will soon appear on the big screen in American Honey, alongside Elvis Presley’s granddaughter Riley Keough. It hits theaters later in 2016.

    What thoughts run through your head when you think about Shia LaBeouf and his behavior in the past couple of years? What’s your take on his latest form of performance art?

  • Shia LaBeouf: Why He Spent 24 Hours in an Elevator–in the Name of Art

    Shia LaBeouf is known for doing things–at least in recent years–that draw lots of negative attention in his direction. Once known as the cute child actor in Disney Channel’s hit show Even Stevens, he is now known for behaving inappropriately in public on numerous occasions. LaBeouf wore a paper bag over his head at last year’s Berlin Film Festival. Surely you remember that.

    These days Shia LaBeouf considers many of his actions “performance art.” While working on his latest masterpiece, the actor set out early Friday morning to occupy an elevator at EC Oxford in the U.K. for a 24-hour period. His only break from the elevator was a talk he gave at around the 12-hour point. The purpose of spending time in the elevator was to consider the ups and downs celebrities experience. LaBeouf has certainly had his share.

    Shia LaBeouf titled his performance art #Elevate. The entire thing was live-streamed on YouTube.

    Entertainment Weekly reports Shia LaBeouf entered the elevator at 9 a.m. Friday, and remained there–riding up and down and talking with fellow riders–until 9 a.m. Saturday.

    One fellow rider asked him what the most interesting or difficult or fun thing in his life has been.

    “The last couple years have been pretty interesting,” Shia LaBeouf replied. “Just because it’s been a lot of turmoil and also a lot of positive. It’s been a lot of extremes. It’s been a very extreme couple years.”

    Oh, yes–it’s definitely been a couple of extreme years for Shia LaBeouf. In addition to the aforementioned bizarre behavior, he also performed in a film--Nymphomaniac–having sex while the cameras were rolling. In 2014 he was arrested when he interrupted a Broadway performance of Cabaret. In 2015 he was arrested for public intoxication.

    Despite his antics, Shia LaBeouf is still acting. He will next appear on the big screen alongside actress Riley Keough–Elvis Presley’s granddaughter–in a film called American Honey.

    What do you think when you hear the name “Shia LaBeouf?” Does your mind go directly to “talented actor,” or does it hover vaguely on the concept of “nut job” instead?

  • Shia LaBeouf Occupying Elevator in U.K. for 24 Hours for Latest Art Project

    Shia LaBeouf is known for doing strange things. Once known as the adorable child actor in Disney Channel’s hit show Even Stevens, he now behaves inappropriately in public on occasion. He even wore a paper bag over his head at last year’s Berlin Film Festival.

    These days Shia LaBeouf considers much of what he does “performance art.” While working on his latest masterpiece, the actor set out early Friday morning to occupy an elevator at EC Oxford in the U.K. for a period of 24 hours. His only break from the elevator was to come in the form of a talk he planned to give–no doubt about his art–in between. The purpose of spending time in the elevator is to consider the ups and downs celebrities experience.

    Um, okay.

    Called #Elevate, the entire thing is was being live-streamed on YouTube.

    According to Entertainment Weekly, Shia LaBeouf boarded the elevator at 9 a.m. Friday and planned to give it up at 9 a.m. on Saturday. When they shared their report, LaBeouf was riding up and down, sharing the elevator with fellow riders, many of whom asked him questions.

    “If you were a fruit, which would you be?” one person asked him.

    Another asked what the most interesting or fun or difficult moment in Shia LaBeouf’s life has been.

    “The last couple years have been pretty interesting,” he said. “Just because it’s been a lot of turmoil and also a lot of positive. It’s been a lot of extremes. It’s been a very extreme couple years.”

    It’s definitely been a couple of extreme years for Shia LaBeouf. In addition to the aforementioned bizarre behavior, he also performed in a film–Nymphomaniac–having sex while the cameras were rolling. In 2014 he was arrested when he interrupted a Broadway performance of Cabaret. In 2015 he was arrested for public intoxication.

    Do you think Shia LaBeouf is just plain nuts? Has he lost his mind, and is now trying to disguise that fact by engaging in “performance art?”

    Alas Shia LaBeouf hasn’t given up his acting for performance art. He will soon appear on the big screen in American Honey, alongside Elvis Presley’s granddaughter Riley Keough. It hits theaters later in 2016.

    What’s your take on Shia LaBeouf? Is there a fine line between mental illness and his form of performance art?

  • Jena Malone Shows Off Baby Bump at Sundance Film Festival While Promoting “Lovesong”

    Jena Malone only recently announced she and boyfriend Ethan DeLorenzo are expecting a baby. On Sunday the couple showed up at the Sundance Film Destival in Park City, Utah, where her baby bump was the star of the off-screen show.

    The Hunger Games star (Jena Malone played the role of Johanna Mason in three out of the four Hunger Games films) was the center of attention among her Lovesong costars.

    Riley Keough, Brooklyn Decker, Ryan Eggold, and Rosanna Arquette all star alongside Jena Malone in Lovesong, which is set to debut at the festival. So Yong Kim is the film’s director.

    Jena Malone can’t claim acting as her only talent. When she and Ethan DeLorenzo announced they would soon become parents, she shared a poem as part of the announcement via social media.

    “Womb to womb
    To beating wing
    I climbed out of the eternal
    And into the shape of me
    Some words I wrote years ago when I was thinking about my own mother. And the woman she was when she had me. And the woman I was reaching to become. The shape your desires make out of you. The body you become to hold your dreams. It’s with two feet firmly on the ground and a heart swelling in an ocean of love that I’d like to share the new shape I am becoming to hold the greatest dream of them all. #babybump #newparents”

    A photo posted by Jena Malone (@jenamalone) on

    Jena Malone and Ethan DeLorenzo posted the following photo when arriving in Utah and visiting the Kari Feinstein’s Style Lounge.

    “First family flight. Excited to see snow and support “Lovesong” a beautiful film directed by #soyoungkim,” she captioned it.

    A photo posted by Jena Malone (@jenamalone) on

  • Lisa Marie Presley’s Daughter is Engaged

    Lisa Marie Presley’s Daughter is Engaged

    The legacy of U.S. rock royalty Elvis Presley is continuing to live on, as one of his granddaughters this week became engaged.

    It was revealed on Thursday, August 14 that actress Riley Keough, born Danielle Riley Keough, is now engaged to Ben Smith-Petersen. The announcement was made via Smith-Petersen’s Facebook page, though the post (which included a photo) now appears to be gone. According to an Us Magazine report, the post included the text “So that happened” with a photo of the couple and Keough’s engagement ring prominently displayed.

    Smith-Petersen is an actor and stuntman who has worked on projects such as The Great Gatsby, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

    Keough is the oldest daughter of Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley’s only daughter. Keough was born in March 1989 to her mother’s then-husband Danny Keough. In addition to Riley, Presley and Keough had one other child, Bengamin Keough, born in October 1992. Presley and Keough later ended their five-year marriage in May 1994.

    Presley would go on to marry Michael Jackson less than a month after her divorce from Keough. That marriage would last less than two years. Presley also married actor Nicolas Cage in 2002 and stayed married to him for less than two years. Presley is currently married to music producer Michael Lockwood.

    Following in her family’s famous footsteps, Riley Keough has recently begun acting and modeling. She starred in the 2010 movie The Runaways and also had a part in 2012’s Magic Mike. Keough has modeled for Australian lingere brand Bonds and appeared in the music video for Justin Timberlake’s “TKO.”

    Keough is currently set to star in next year’s Mad Max: Fury Road. She is reported to have met Smith-Petersen on the set of Fury Road. Smith-Petersen is credited as a stunt performer for the movie.

    Like her mother, Keough seems to be prone to numerous short, intense relationships. Keough was briefly engaged to actor Alex Pettyfer in 2012 and, according to Us, has been previously linked to both Ryan Cabrera and Robert Pattinson.

    Image via Georges Biard/Wikimedia Commons

  • Kristen Stewart Glams Up, Dyes Red for Met Ball

    On Monday night, Twilight star Kristen Stewart wowed on the red carpet outside of the Met Ball wearing a metallic cinched waist Chanel dress with a feathered skirt and sequenced black tulle.

    The 24-year old, whose locks are now dyed red, appeared alongside her BFF Riley Keough, grand-daughter of Elvis Presley.

    There have been rumors that Keough has been in a romance with Stewart’s ex, Robert Pattinson. If the rumors are indeed true, it sure hasn’t hurt the girls’ friendship. The two were side by side at both the Met Ball and the after parties in New York City Monday night.

    Keough, also with red hair, wore a sleek black one-piece pantsuit on the red carpet; however, both girls quickly changed into more comfortable clothes after the big event, sporting Stewart’s famous look: jeans, tennis shoes, and baggy sweatshirts.

    In fact, oftentimes, Stewart even swaps out heels for her tennis shoes immediately after leaving the red carpet and going into an event.

    “For some reason it pisses people off when I change after a red carpet. If I think about why people have these expectations of me it makes sense, but I genuinely think that if people thought about it for two seconds they’d be like, ‘Oh my God, why do I care that that girl just put some f—ing sneakers on?’” the actress told People. “Are you seriously mad that I put on some Vans after an hour of being in heels? I’m so sorry to have upset you, you crazy person.”

    Stewart’s on-again off-again relationship with Twilight co-star Pattinson has been in and out of the media since the two appeared in the film together. In July 2012, Stewart publicly acknowledged their relationship after photos were published of the Snow White and the Huntsman star having an affair with director Rupert Sanders.

    “I’m deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment. I’ve caused to those close to me and everyone this has affected,” Stewart told People the day the photos were released. “This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob. I love him, I love him, I’m so sorry.”

    Since then, Pattinson has been seen out and about with other females, including Imogen Ker, an L.A. hipster who is friends with Dakota Fanning, another close acquaintance of Stewart’s.

    Later this month Stewart and Pattinson will come face-to-face again at the Cannes Film Festival with two films they are involved with in competition.

    “Awkward is an understatement,” a source told Now. “Kristen hates confrontation, so seeing Rob will be strange for both of them. They have a lot of history together. Feelings don’t disappear overnight.”

    It will be interesting to see what Stewart will wear to the Cannes Festival. Will she glam up once again in Chanel, the company of which she recently starred in their latest campaign, or will she choose to be more herself, donning her black and white high-tops? Either way, it’s sure to make news.

    Image via YouTube

  • Elvis’ Granddaughter May be Dating Robert Pattinson

    This past weekend, Twilight star Robert Pattinson was spotted driving in Los Angeles with an unidentified young red-headed woman. Now, the identity of that passenger may have been revealed.

    According to a report from the New York Daily News, the girl in the car was none other than Riley Keough, a granddaughter of late music icon Elvis Presley. Keough is a model and actress whose movie credits include The Runaways, Magic Mike, and the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road.

    Pattinson, best known for his role as the vampire Edward in the movie adaptations of the Twilight young adult novels, recently broke things off with his Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart. The two had been a Hollywood item for around four years before being caught romancing Rupert Sanders, Stewart’s director on Snow White and the Huntsman. Since the breakup, Pattinson has been rumored to have been dating once again, even being linked to pop star Katy Perry at one point.

    (Image courtesy quicheisinsane via Flickr under Creative Commons license)

    (via New York Daily News)