Acorn

Issue date: 4/11/08 Section: Arts and Leisure

Media Credit: newsday.com

When I was 13, I would have gladly traded places with then-popular pop tart Britney Spears. Now? You couldn't pay me to step in for that train wreck. But apparently someone else wants to-Rosie O'Donnell. She said "Britney has become the poster child [for mental illness]." In an attempt to incorporate a tragedy with which she had no connection, Rosie explained, "I have been on anti-depressants since Columbine." Poor Rosie. I bet the parents of the children who died in Columbine have been on anti-depressants too. But enough about them, let's hear about you. O'Donnell concluded, "Rather than put her face on mental illness, or Brooke Shields-who had postpartum depression-use me." Sounds like the worst that Rosie suffers from is an incurable case of self-obsession.

Let's play fill in the blanks! Here goes: "Oh, my God. That guy is, like, such a total dreamboat. He looks exactly like [insert name of hot celebrity]." Who'd you choose? If you chose Doug Ellin, you're not alone. Who's he? The creator of the hit TV show "Entourage," and he must be pretty incredible. So incredible that an unknown man managed to pose as him, seducing aspiring actresses by tempting them with a role on the series. The con has gotten so much traction that the production company had to issue a letter warning potential victims. So if you see anybody who looks like Doug Ellin, run! The problem is you have to know what he looks like. Somehow, despite the warnings, I'm not alarmed.

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