Flash Lites: Rip `N' Read Pop Culture Recap

Friday, April 23, 2010 16:15 GMT

LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash - FlashNews) – Former LOST actor Ian Somerhalder wasn’t too upset when his character was killed off the hit series – mostly because there was lots of booze around. He tells GQ magazine that LOST creator J.J. Abrams broke the news to him while he was in wine country. Somerhalder recalls, “I said to J.J., ‘Your timing is impeccable. If I’d been at a Denny’s I would have started crying.’ I downed a couple bottles of Pinot and I was set.” Now he has a steady gig on The Vampire Diaries.

HOLLYWOOD – Hollywood vet Jane Fonda has one colorful diet. She admits to eating by colors every day, so her diet always includes something dark purple – like blackberries and blueberries – something dark green – like broccoli or asparagus – something red, and something orange.

NEW YORK – Reality TV star Whitney Port is the latest Hills alumna to write her own book. Port plans to pen a self-help guide for young women called True Whit, hitting shelves in 2011. In it, she’ll share anecdotes from what she’s learned in her career and personal life in hopes of helping gals navigate their own lives.

HOLLYWOOD – Funnyman Seth Rogen may play slackers on film, but he’s the hardest working man in showbiz. A new poll by Forbes has declared Rogen Hollywood’s hardest working star, with the most films making the most money for studios since 2005. Just behind him on the success express are Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Will Ferrell, and Sandra Bullock.

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