The plot of Hannah Montana revolved around a secret, and it turns out that one of the actors was also keeping a secret.
The producers wanted to cast people as close to the age of the characters as possible. As we know, Miley’s brother, Jackson, was supposed to be 18. Therefore, they wanted someone around that age.
Jason Earles was 28 when he auditioned, so he said that he was a decade younger to land the role. And he was not the only one who was part of the lie. The casting agent told him to tell them that he was 18. She thought he was 19 because he lied to her on a previous audition.
Earles admitted this on his new podcast, Best of Both of Our Worlds, with two of the sitcom’s writers, Douglas Danger Lieblein and Shannon Flynn, where they will be telling stories about the episodes.
He also revealed what happened when the Big Whigs found out he lied about his age about halfway through the first season. He said an executive came up to him and asked if he was 28. So he confirmed that he was. Then he wanted to know if he was also married. And he confirmed that also.
It is a good thing they didn’t find out until then. Because the actor shared what executive producer Steven Peterman said when he discovered the truth, the showrunner told him that if they had found out during the pilot, they would have recast him. But it was too late because the audience got to know him.
Could you imagine the show with someone else in the role?
Before Jason Earles had a lot of friends on Hannah Montana, he didn’t have friends who could save him from a swirly on MadTV. He looks the same now as he did when he was 26 in that 2003 episode.
Carl’s Jr. is bringing fan favorite flavors into a dipping sauce lineup.
If you are like me, then you like to dip fries in anything but ketchup. So you ask the restaurant for a sauce packet.
Well, Carl’s Jr. has some spicy news for us. Coming next month, they are adding four new sauces to their menu.
They are not exactly new; three are coming from some of their popular sandwiches and burgers.
Diablo Habanero Ranch from the El Diablo Burger
Santa Fe from the Charbroiled Santa Fe Chicken Sandwich
Western Barbecue from the Western Bacon Cheeseburger
NEW! Garlic Parmesan features a creamy, herby and cheesy flavor profile
IMPROVED! Heinz Ranch brings a cool and tangy dipping experience to any menu item
“Our goal with introducing these sauces is to blend traditional, delicious flavors with a new way to customize the meals our fans love,” said Romero. “People are always talking about how much they love the sauces on our burgers [and sandwiches], so we’re excited to expand them into our Hand-Breaded Chicken lineup and see the different ways people dip and devour these new flavor combinations.”
What took a fast food restaurant so long to figure this out? Imagine how successful McDonald’s would be if they offered a side of Big Mac sauce.
The sauces will be available on April 8th. Which one are you going to try first?
Recently, Netflix aired a documentary about America’s Next Top Model, and there were a lot of shocking reveals that came out of Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model.
The most shocking and horrifying reveal was that season 2 contestant, Shandi Sullivan, had blackout drunk sex with a man while the cameras rolled, and captured the moment, and no one in production stopped it from happening.
We were not the only ones who could not believe that production did nothing. Janice Dickinson, who was a judge that season, was also horrified by it.
The World’s First Supermodel made a video and shared her opinion on the situation. “I had absolutely no idea. I swear on my mother and children. If I had found out that was going on at the time, further, when Shandi got into bed at night, and the boy climbed into her bed, they were filming that with cameras in the bedroom. I do not think that is right, and I would have stopped production,” she said. “But when I heard about it, I was fucking livid. Because these young girls need to be protected.”
She then went on to say that she does not believe that cameras should be in the bedrooms and bathrooms, and she has not let production cross that line with her. But she can do that because she is Janice Dickinson. The girls who were on the show did not have the courage or confidence to do so because they were so young. That is why production should have protected them and not used them for ratings.
I believe in people over ratings. But that is me. And yes, I do sometimes watch a reality show for those shocking moments. So I am a guilty viewer. However, knowing what we know about what happened to Shandi, I believe we need to do more to protect the reality show stars. What do you think?
On Sunday, Sean Penn won his third Oscar for his performance in One Battle After Another. However, he was a no-show at the shindig. Where was the Best Supporting Actor? He was supporting the people of Ukraine in their country, who are in one battle after another with Russia.
In honor of his Hollywood sacrifice, Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, the CEO of Ukrainian Railways, presented him with an Iron Oscar, which was made from the metal of a railcar that was destroyed by Russia.
Pertsovskyi wrote in Ukrainian (and I translated with Google), “We couldn’t leave Ukraine’s good friend and our beloved passenger without an award – so yesterday we presented Sean with the Iron Oscar! 🏆”
Assuming I know what Penn was thinking, I bet he preferred the iron one over the gold, especially since he gave Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy one of his past Oscar statuettes.
