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Acura Apologizes for 'Not Too Dark' Casting Call

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:00:05 CDT

Acura apologized this week over a casting document for its Super Bowl commercial that requested a black actor who is "not too dark." The casting sheet had specified: "Nice Looking, friendly. Not too dark." reports TMZ . An actor angry at being passed over for the commercial, which starred Jerry Seinfeld,...

Supreme Court May Rule on 'Wardrobe Malfunction'

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:38:21 CDT

The infamous 2004 Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction may make it all the way to the Supreme Court. The FCC filed an appeal to the high court today, asking it to reconsider a decision by a lower court that threw out a $550,000 fine the FCC levied against CBS, reports...

New Celeb Diva: Tom Cruise's Kid?

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:25:05 CST

Apparently Connor Cruise takes football very, very seriously: A tweeted joke from one of his former reps after the Super Bowl led Tom Cruise's only son to lash out via text, and may even have led to a split with the rep. It all started when Todd Krim tweeted to...

NYC Salutes Giants as Super Bowl Champs

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:29:22 CST

To the victors go the massive ticker-tape parades. Thousands roared as Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team's Super Bowl trophy during a parade today through New York City. (The Daily Intel blog wonders why the city can't do this for Iraqi war vets, too.) Today's parade set off...

Enough With the Outrage Over MIA's Middle Finger

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:46:18 CST

NBC, the NFL, and MIA herself have now all apologized for the singer's middle finger incident at the Super Bowl—but why? "Unless somebody was handing out Xanax with the foam fingers, Lucas Oil Stadium was ringing with the music of profanities" during the game, writes Sasha Frere-Jones in the...

Another Weird Victory for Eli, Giants

Matt Cantor — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:58:05 CST

Last night's big game was intensely fought, undeniably exciting—and a little mystifying, thanks to Eli Manning's unusual brand of heroism. Analysts weigh in on the game's place in football history: Last night brought us "the most Eli Manning moment of Eli Manning’s career." During the game-winning touchdown, we saw...

Gisele: Hey Haters, My Hubby Can't Throw and Catch

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:43:00 CST

Gisele Bundchen made headlines last week when she asked friends and family to pray for her husband's team to win the Super Bowl, but as we all know, those prayers went unheard. Bundchen was decidedly less sappy in her post-game comments last night, caught on tape as she left the...

MIA Flips Bird in Super Bowl Halftime Show

Mark Russell — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:21:05 CST

What would a Super Bowl halftime show be without a pop star doing something fairly outrageous? But halftime queen Madonna wasn't this year's provoker; it was her guest star—political dance maven MIA, who ended her performance during Madonna's "Give Me All Your Luvin" by flipping the audience her middle...

And This Year's Top Super Bowl Ads Were...

Mark Russell — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:57:44 CST

Sure, the New York Giants won the game itself, but Doritos was the big winner of the Super Bowl contest that really mattered—the ad race. Doritos' baby bungee scored the most Twitter mentions, a big 48,498 tweets, reports the Wall Street Journal; it also took the top spot...