Cantankerous actor (and newly appointed Oscar co-host) Alec Baldwin has denied responsibility for the Lil Wayne cake his daughter, Ireland, enjoyed on her 14th birthday: “No, I didn’t [get it for her]. I don’t know where that came from. But I will take that idea. I will give here a Little Wayne cake for her next birthday,” he told New York. Hmm, but it might be a bit passé by then! Perhaps next year you should just go with Drake’s? [Vulture / Earlier] More »
Last night’s 30 Rock season finale closed out with a grand parody of one of those celebrity-studded benefit songs, a la “We’re Sending Our Love Down This Well” and “What’s Going On ’01.” “Kidney Now!” saw Cyndi Lauper, Michael McDonald, Mary J. Blige, Elvis Costello, Norah Jones, and a slew of other well/sorta-well-known musicians warbling in honor of Jack Donaghy’s dad (played by Alan Alda)’s nephorotic needs. There’s even a splashy mini-site with a karaoke version of the track to go along with it–although Clay Aiken fans are probably going to get a bit riled up, given that its list of participating celebrities somehow managed to exclude their hero, perhaps because of his alleged relation to Kenneth the Page. (Take heart, Claymates: Mike D got left off the list as well, and he doesn’t even have your insane completely devoted fanbase!) Clip after the jump. More »
