Amanda Peet Blasts Anti-Vaccine Advocates As Parasites

Amanda Peet (the rich man's Lake Bell) splashed down in some hot water, lending her celebrity status to the battle against pseudoscientific claims of anti-vaccine activists. She called parents who buy into unproven theories parasites and publicized her support for Every Child By Two, an advocacy group supporting early inoculations.

Anti-vaccine activists have become more and more vocal in recent years, organizing letter writing campaigns and staging demonstrations. Spurred by the support of celebrity parents such as Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carey, the movement has reached a fever pitch, causing an alarming increase in the number of parents who refuse to inoculate their children.

Some people simply want more autism research. Here's an informative video from celebrity vlogger James Kotecki chronicling an annual fundraising and awareness event in Washington, D.C.

Health organizations and physicians blame the anti-vaccine movement for a pandemic of diseases, virtually unheard of in the United States after the AMA endorsed a policy of routine vaccinations.

Peet's controversial comments recently appeared in Cookie Magazine.

'It's irresponsible to suggest that virtually the entire medical community, and the CDC, and the American Academy of Pediatrics are behind a massive cover-up about vaccine safety. Frankly, I feel that parents who don't vaccinate their children are parasites.'

She later issued a public apology, but stood by the gist of her comments.

One of my physician relatives was directly involved in the controversial NIH vaccine link to autism study. He squarely sides with Amanda Peet, calling the charges of anti-vaccine activists well-intentioned but irresponsible.

The younger sister of a physician friend was quite normal until the age of two, then began exhibiting autistic-like behavior, perhaps coincidentally after a bombardment of vaccinations. My friend also sides against anti-vaccine activists, but can't rule out the possibility of sensitive susceptibility in a small number of children. Nevertheless, he acknowledges the role of personal tragedy in contributing to this belief and strongly advocates routine vaccination of all children by the age of two.

Until scientific evidence produces a definitive link between autism and the series of vaccinations recommended by pediatricians, anti-vaccine advocates may want to re-examine their cause by making a similar acknowledgment.

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Fergie at the Costume Institute Gala Fug

Someone really needs to get a better night's sleep.

Supposedly, that's Fergie at the Costume Institute Gala at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wow. Maybe a little less concerts and a little more shut eye, huh?

Go Fug Yourself has a nice spread with lots of glossies of the gala. I feel so honored to have Heather and Jessica agree that Lake Bell is indeed the poor man's version of Amanda Peet.




Thanks for the vote of confidence, ladies.

Ashton Kutcher Dishes Dumb at "What Happens in Vegas" World Premiere

Ashton Kutcher must have been a daredevil dolt in his youth. Carmen Diaz, still dealing with the unexpected death of her dad, couldn't make the London world premiere of their light-hearted romp, What Happens in Vegas, leaving Kutcher to wing the red carpet alone.

Kind of feel sorry for the poor sap, spilling intimate personal details of his boneheaded antics under the influence. Guess he was absent from movie star school on the day they taught how to skirt embarrassing questions by scratching one's head and smiling amiably into the camera. Feast your eyes on this interview.

I can't be the only one who thinks Kutcher had a death wish at some point in his life. Mommy Demi should have been in tow for an emergency elbow nudging, although who knows whether that would have stopped him from spouting like a schoolgirl. Must be off spreading pregnancy rumors again. Oh, those two crazy kids.

Maybe we’re all being punk'd. Passed out on a frozen river and survived? Wonder if frostbite nipped Kutcher's unmentionables. Now that might explain a thing or two about those pregnancy rumors.

Judging from tepid fan reaction in the video, Lake Bell's scarlet pom-pom sleeved number made a poor substitute for Diaz. Does anyone else regard Bell as the poor man’s Amanda Peet? They both have that strong sexy nose thing going on, wide mouths, flashing eyes, but Peet seems infinitely more reserved.

Not reading between the lines on this one -- Kutcher and Peet had no chemistry whatsoever in their box office bomb, A Lot Like Love. Maybe Bell got the part in his Vegas film because he's drawn to dark sultry and was going for more wild with his nasty.

Although judging from the latest movie trailer, if Kutcher wants more wild, he should stick to drunken jumps from second story windows.