• Sylvester Stallone says that he hopes to film the next The Expendables movie in Asia. The 68-year-old action star was in Macau, China, on Friday to promote the third and latest installment of the action film series. Stallone was joined by his co-star and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The two received a hero's welcome on the red carpet in the gambling mecca as about 200 fans waited for hours to get a glimpse of them. Stallone drew cheers from admirers when he said the franchise would keep adding stars and athletes. "They'll be from all parts of the world," he said. "Hopefully, we'll be able to film in Asia very soon."
• While most people are inviting friends to complete the ice bucket challenge, Kathy Griffin has another proposal for Nicki Minaj: a booty challenge. The 53-year-old comedian said after watching the eye-popping, rump-shaking music video for Minaj's new hit single, "Anaconda," she wants to go toe-to-toe with the rap diva. "Of course, everyone's talking about that 'Anaconda' video and it's fantastic. It's a lot of boo-tay, and I would like to challenge Nicki to a boo-tay-off," Griffin said last week. "It's completely gratuitous." Griffin also has some stiff competition in the music world apart from Minaj. She released a comedy album earlier this month, and she hopes to mirror her success at the Grammy Awards earlier this year, where she won best comedy album for Calm Down Gurrl after five consecutive losses in the category. "I'm going for another nomination, shamelessly," said Griffin, who is one of only five women to win the honor. Her likely opponents: "Weird Al" Yankovic, who had a pop culture moment this year with the chart-topping Mandatory Fun, which featured a stream of highly viewed -- and highly praised -- music videos. There's also Sarah Silverman, who will release We Are Miracles on Sept. 23. "We know each other's game," she said of Silverman. "Mine is two hours. I have a standing comedy disorder. Once I get onstage I can't stop talking."
A Section on 08/24/2014