Obviously, we are biased, since some of us would get to see her walk past our cubicle every day, but truthfully we’re on board with Amanda Bynes potentially joining VH1′s Big Morning Buzz Live. If she wants to return to TV, that is. “We read that Amanda was in New York and that she may not have any projects on her plate so we thought inviting her to be a part of our team could be perfect timing,” show producer Shane Farley explained to VH1 Celebrity today, after news that BMBL wants Amanda surfaced on Thursday. “We report on all things Hollywood and she actually lives that life.  We think it could be great partnership.”

So do we, and not just because we’d get to make awkward small talk with her in the elevators. (No official offer has been sent to her, just to be clear, since, you know, she no longer has a regular management team and all. The show runners are hoping that this idea gets to her somehow, though.)

First of all, anyone who grew up during the ’90s knows Amanda Bynes is a talented performer. If she wants to be on camera again, she’s got a wealth of experience/charisma/good teeth to draw on. Also, let’s be honest: If anyone knows how your celebrity gossip sausage is made, it’s definitely Amanda Bynes. It would be more than little meta to have to weigh in on pop culture news … seeing as how she herself has been pop culture news. Honestly … we’re into it. Finally, plenty of celebrities go through an extremely rough patch and rebound with another project: Charlie Sheen is starring on FX’s Anger Management, while Lindsay Lohan‘s wig game in Liz & Dick is, from all appearances, applause-worthy. We all want to see Amanda Bynes working on a project that makes her happy. If that also means she’ll be buying peanut M&Ms out the same vending machine as us, we are more than OKwith that.

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Remember Britney Spears‘ former manager Sam Lutfi? We know it’s been awhile. He was last spotted attempting to sue her mom Lynne Spears for defamation…oh, and allegedly stalking Lindsay Lohan. According to TMZ, Lutfi is currently bringing defamation claims against Brit, Lynne and father Jamie Spears after the family claimed he “drugged” Spears while working with her. As part of the suit, Sam apparently wants Britney to testify about a bizarre incident in 2007 in which he allegedly “brought drug-sniffing dogs into her home … and they found a cache of crystal methedrine, which was destroyed.” What does he mean, he “brought drug-sniffing dogs to her home”? Who, other than the police, has access to drug-sniffing dogs? You can’t just say something like that and have people accept it like it’s a thing that actually happens!

Reportedly Lutfi also thinks “Britney should further testify that drug dogs found ‘hot spots’ of drug residue in the carpeting, where her young sons [ages 1 and 3] played during visits.” He also alleges that he covered for Britney by replacing said carpet. Okay, we’re to believe that not only did Britney Spears have what sounds like a suitcase of crystal meth in her home, she also just…put it directly on the carpet? Are we sure the dogs weren’t just smelling hot dogs particles? This is some Breaking Bad ish right here. Of course, as of right now Britney Spears is still under a conservatorship and allegedly “mental incapable” of testifying about anything, which now that we think about it…is almost as bizarre as Sam Lutfi’s claims. Almost.

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You know, there’s something about fame that makes people think celebrities can never truly be down on their luck. If everyone and their mother knows an actor or actress’s name, we just go ahead and assume that person must be enjoying some kind of carefree, financially secure high life. Sadly, as stories like Nick Stahl’s disappearance (or any number of heartrending celeb stories) demonstrates, fame is no safeguard against the everyday hardships of life. To wit, according to RadarOnline and the National Enquirer, former sitcom star Erin Moran and her husband Steve Fleischmann are currently struggling with homeless in Indiana. Best known as Joanie in Happy Days and its spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi, Moran and her husband were allegedly forced out of the trailer they shared with her husband’s mother and are now living out of hotels in the area; the couple had moved into the trailer after losing their house to foreclosure in 2010. Celebrities…unfortunately, they really are just like us. Even the tragic parts.

Those who watched Celebrity Fit Club in 2010 might remember Moran’s erratic behavior, which was compounded by drinking. According to a source, the actress had allegedly been “going out and coming home at all hours of the night, sometimes with her rowdy bar friends, and Steve’s mom just couldn’t take it anymore, so she told Erin to leave.” According to a statement made by her rep to ABC back in June, however, Moran and her spouse were in fact assisting his mother. “They are helping take care of her, as any loving family would do,” the rep explained. Either way, we hope Erin and her husband are able to get back on their feet soon. We’re not saying Scott Baio should get involved, but that would probably be the one thing that would make this story slightly less heart-breaking…

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We’re still getting shivers every time we think about what could make someone dismember a cat with his bare hands, as Johnny Lewis is said to have done before allegedly murdering his landlady and then jumping or falling to his death on Wednesday. But what’s even more confusing is reconciling that with the quotes coming from many fellow actors who remember the 28-year-old as an entirely different person.

“He was the nicest guy,” Nikki Reed told E! Online of Lewis, who appeared with her on The O.C. back in 2006. “I never thought anything but great things about him. I have nothing to say except that he was a really nice guy. It’s just crazy.”

Raising Hope star Shannon Woodward — who we think knew Lewis through his ex-girlfriend Katy Perry —tweeted yesterday, “Johnny Lewis, I love you deeply and madly and always. My heart is broken in a million little pieces. I will miss you every day.” She also said, “He was very, very ill. His actions were a despicable result of that. It was not who he was.”

And meanwhile a source told Us Weekly that Perry knew he had problems back when they dated from 2005-2006.

Who is out there making fun of Rebel Wilson and what is wrong with you? Do people honestly think they’re “adding to the conversation” by calling the Pitch Perfect star “morbidly obese” on the Internet? According to Rebel’s Jenny Craig Australia campaign, it’s comments like those that compelled her start losing weight. “Of course I go on the internet all the time and look up what people say about you,” Rebel says in one of her videos. “One person wrote, ‘What’s her problem? Besides her morbid obesity?’ I read that and I was like…ugh. Like, it is really hurtful. When you read comments like that you think, ‘This is something I can fix. So I should probably fix it.’”  Coincidentally, they’re also comments that make us want to shut down the internet and start civilization all over again from scratch. Who’s with us?

In her video journal for the weight loss company, the Bridesmaids actress reveals how she’s lost over 33 pounds, but hopes to drop much more. “I guess with being this size you kind of put yourself into the friend zone. You never think anyone will be attracted to you at this weight,” she admits. “So you don’t really go out.” So…filled…with…empathy…and…rage…In all honesty, we’re kind of torn about Rebel’s weight loss campaign. On one hand, it’s her life and her body. On the other hand, we want to imagine Rebel hanging out in that bikini pube shirt from the MTV VMAS 24/7, just laughing and not giving an eff what anyone thinks. On the other other hand (which we realize is actually the first hand again), we hope Rebel gets everything she wants in life, including never having to need “elasticized pants.” Just don’t wear pants at all, girl! We will support you in this!

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