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Buzz Feed
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Cringe '00s Pop Culture Moments We Can't Forget
No matter how nostalgic you feel, it's hard not to admit that the 2000s were a decade of cringe. Recently, the BuzzFeed Community shared the pop culture moments from the '00s that they shudder the most thinking about, and it's low-key impossible to make it through the list without going into full body cringe... "Christina Aguilera's style choices " —Anonymous "Britney and Justin. 2001 VMAs. All that denim." —Anonymous, 40, New Orleans "The Superbowl where Justin Timberlake ripped off Janet Jackson's bra. Unexpected and cringey. Why would they invite him back to do the 2018 halftime show?!" —Anonymous, California "Britney being chased by paparazzi constantly. Truly awful." —discostudio "Literally any time a teenage girl was asked about her virginity." —Ceinwen "How certain female celebrities were body shamed. Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie, Anna Nicole Smith among others. They were all beautiful and they didn't deserve that." —Anonymous, 38, Tennessee "Ashley Simpson being caught lip-syncing on SNL." —Anonymous, 49, Pennsylvania "Everything about Jersey Shore and the Kardashians." —poeticmoon912 "[The Office episode] 'Scott's Tots.' Full stop" —Matt, Colorado "It crosses over into the 2010s, but How I Met Your Mother has aged terribly." "Barney was a sexual predator and his behavior was played for laughs. But I think the thing people came around to more slowly is that Ted may actually be worse because we're supposed to think he's nice and romantic when really his behavior is awful in its own way. The classic 'man slowly wears down woman he's crushing on' trope."—Anonymous "Flavor of Love." "Women signed up for a Bachelor-esque style show and the prize was Flava Flav. He gave them all nicknames, and it was peak reality TV. The moment that I will never forget? When Pumpkin SPIT in New York's face during the elimination ceremony and in retaliation, New York shoved Pumpkin into the camera that was filming. These women were really fighting over Flava Flav! "—Anonymous, 33, NC "The Team Aniston vs Team Angelina stuff. In hindsight, it's really gross." —Anonymous "Australians Next Top Model — Sarah Murdoch announcing the wrong winner — awks!" —Anonymous "Australian Big Brother's 'turkey slap' — a female contestant was assaulted and it was broadcast on the 24-hour livestream." —Caitlin "So many movies that haven't aged well, but the one that comes to mind most is Shallow Hal. Can't believe I thought it was funny at the time." —Anonymous And finally, "Definitely Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah's couch. Everything about that relationship with Katie Holmes, really." —Anonymous What pop culture moment from the 2000s makes you cringe the most?
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Steve Carell nods to 'The Office' storyline, surprising L.A. students with news their prom is free after fires
The horror of Scott's Tots is hard to forget, but Steve Carell is now done a good deed to erase that painful memory. The Office star recently teamed up with Alice's Kids, a charity that provides financial assistance to children in need, to announce a free prom for hundreds of California students. In a video posted to the charity's Instagram page, Carell surprised the students of six Southern California schools, telling them that Alice's Kids will be paying for their entries to the senior dance. "Attention. Attention, all seniors," the actor began in his classic mock-serious tone. "This is Steve Carell with a very special announcement. I work with a wonderful charity based out of Virginia called Alice's Kids. And Alice's Kids wanted me to let you know that they will be paying for all of your prom tickets, and if you have already paid for your prom tickets, they will reimburse you for your prom tickets." Related: The 15 best Steve Carell movies and TV shows, ranked He added, "It's a pretty good deal." The news comes after the Los Angeles area was ravaged by wildfires that destroyed more than 16,000 homes, businesses, and other structures and took the lives of at least 29 people in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood and Altadena area. Several school campuses were scorched, upending the lives of students, teachers, and parents. Alice's Kids plans to cover the cost of prom for more than 800 students, assuring their chance to attend the annual high school rite of passage. The endeavor will cost about $175,000, as tickets typically range from $100 to $150 each. Carell closed out the video by telling the teens, "Have fun. Enjoy the prom, and remember… this is Steve Carell. Take it easy, guys." Carell's video popped up on the charity's social media page, and it was shown in the participating schools. A spokesperson for Alice's Kids told PEOPLE that the organization chose Carell to announce the news not just because he is a longtime donor to the charity, but because it would be extra special for the students if it came from him. "For some reason, someone mentioned that the kids 'love' Steve Carell. It seems they got 'hooked' on The Office during COVID, and they also know him from Despicable Me," Ron Fitzsimmons, executive director of Alice's Kids, said in a statement. "Now, Steve and [his wife] Nancy have been big supporters of ours for years, so I came up with the idea of having Steve announce the free tickets in senior assemblies. I asked if he would do a video and he sent it to me within hours! Every assembly played the video." Related: How to watch the Despicable Me movies in order He continued, "I know from personal experience that many kids just need a lift. They need a pat on the back with someone telling them that things will be okay. The prom is a rite of passage, and so many kids would not have been able to pay the approximately $150 fee. We were thrilled to lift them up and let them have a party." Carell's involvement in the charitable act also serves as a sort of callback to the beloved — if incredibly uncomfortable — season 6 episode of The Office titled "Scott's Tots." In it, attention-seeking Dunder Mifflin manager Michael Scott (Carell) pledges to pay the college tuition for a group of underprivileged third-graders. But when those "tots" become high school seniors, Michael must break the news to them that he lacks the funds to actually fulfill his promise. Related: Meryl Streep 'cut a car-size hole in the fence' and fled L.A. wildfires through a neighbor's yard, nephew says Thankfully, Michael Scott was nowhere near this endeavor — and Alice's Kids has these kids covered. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
Buzz Feed
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Steve Carell Announced The Sweetest Gift For High Schoolers Affected By The LA Fires, And It'll Warm Your Heart In These Trying Times
Students at six Pasadena-area high schools have had their lives turned upside down by the Eaton fire, which decimated nearby Altadena and destroyed over 9,000 structures. As the seniors at these schools try to navigate their launch into adulthood while also dealing with immense trauma and tragedy, Steve Carell wanted to help. In a video shown at surprise assemblies at six high schools in the Altadena area on Tuesday, the actor gave a very special announcement, according to ABC7 and LAmag. No, not that kind. He starts the video in the most Michael Scott-esque way possible: "Attention. Attention all seniors. This is Steve Carell with a very special announcement." "I work with a wonderful charity based out of Virginia called Alice's Kids," he goes on. "And Alice's Kids wanted me to let you know that they will be paying for all of your prom tickets." "And if you have already paid for your prom tickets, they will reimburse you for your prom tickets," he added. "It's a pretty good deal. Have fun. Enjoy the prom. And remember... this is Steve Carell. Take it easy, guys," he concludes. People were predictably all over this sweet gesture for kids who have been through so much. Arguably an equal (if not greater) number referenced "Scott's Tots," an episode of Carell's hit comedy The Office. In it, his character, overzealous boss Michael Scott, faces the reality of a promise he made a decade prior — paying for the college education of a class of local public school students. Of course, he doesn't have that kind of money and has to fess up and let them down. Fans of the show often regard it as one of the cringiest and hardest-to-watch episodes. "It's all fun and games until he shows up with a suitcase full laptop batteries," another joked, referencing Michael Scott's consolation prize for the students in the episode. Instead, of, y'know, college tuition. One person asked how much prom costs these days. Alice's Kids responded that prom in Altadena ranges from $50–$185. So, assuming that every prom ticket costs about $117.50 on average, times the nearly 800 students Alice's Kids is covering, the organization is footing about $94,000 for these kids to go to senior prom. The kids at these schools were also ecstatic, judging by sweet videos like this, posted to Alice's Kids X account. All of the seniors in Altadena were informed yesterday by Steve Carell that we were paying for their prom tickets. Here's one classes reaction! — Alice's Kids (@alicewillhelp) March 5, 2025 Alice's Kids / Via Twitter: @alicewillhelp You can watch Steve's full announcement here. Today, about 800 seniors at 6 high schools in Altadena will see this message from our friend, Steve Carell. He's delivering the news that we are paying for their prom tickets! — Alice's Kids (@alicewillhelp) March 4, 2025 Twitter: @alicewillhelp
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Steve Carell tells students affected by wildfires that prom tickets are paid for
The high school seniors might have thought Steve Carell was doing a bit. The A-list actor showed up on a screen at six high school assemblies in Altadena, Calif., on Tuesday and told the students - many of whom lost their homes in the Eaton Fire - that their prom tickets were paid for. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. 'Attention. Attention all seniors,' Carell said in the selfie-style video message, which he delivered in a mockingly serious tone. 'This is Steve Carell, with a very special announcement.' One of the most famous episodes of 'The Office' had Carell's character, Michael Scott, promising a class of students he'll pay for their college tuition through a program called Scott's Tots. But then Scott, the bumbling office manager, dashes the kids' hopes because he can't afford it. Today, though, Carell wasn't joking. Carell recorded the video for Alice's Kids - a Virginia-based nonprofit that supports children of low-income families. Each of the schools have students who were severely impacted by the Eaton Fire, which raged in early January and took weeks to contain. The deadly blaze scorched more than 14,000 acres of land and left unprecedented destruction in its wake. 'I work with a wonderful charity based out of Virginia called Alice's Kids,' Carell said in the video. 'And Alice's Kids wanted me to let you know that they will be paying for all of your prom tickets.' 'Have fun, enjoy the prom,' he continued. 'And remember: This is Steve Carell. Take it easy, guys.' Alice's Kids provides financial grants to students around the country to help them pay for specific needs, school supplies or entertainment. For example, 'if a teacher sees a kid who needs soccer cleats, they send us a request form. They tell us what the kid needs,' said Ron Fitzsimmons, executive director of Alice's Kids. Fitzsimmons's family struggled financially when he was a child, which prompted him and his sister to start a charity named after their mother, Alice, who helped her children feel confident despite their circumstances. Once Alice's Kids approves a request from a teacher, social worker or someone else, they send funds to the requester, and they then pass the donation along to the child's caregiver. The goal is for the donation to remain anonymous to the child, to prevent them from feeling any sense of shame. 'The idea is to preserve the dignity of the child,' Fitzsimmons said. While the organization typically makes individual grants - last year, it assisted 10,407 individual children - the charity also gives bulk donations to communities that have been impacted by natural disasters. After the Eaton Fire broke out, Fitzsimmons canvassed local high schools to determine which ones had the greatest need. He settled on six: Aveson Schools, Blair High School, John Muir High School, Marshall Fundamental Secondary School, Pasadena High School and Rose City High School. 'Many, many, many of the kids who go to those schools lost homes,' Fitzsimmons said, noting that the six schools remain physically intact. 'They're still going to school, but they don't have a home.' Alice's Kids is donating about $175,000 to send more than 800 students to prom. The cost of prom tickets at the six schools ranges from $50 to $185. After the fire, Fitzsimmons said, many students would not have had the means to pay for a prom ticket. He wanted to lift some of the burden so seniors would have the option to participate in what he called 'a rite of passage.' 'The prom is a party, and more than anything, these kids need a party,' Fitzsimmons said. 'They need something that is uplifting.' There are other expenses associated with prom, including attire. Many organizations in California and across the country offer no cost clothes for prom. Steve Carell and his wife, Nancy, have been involved with Alice's Kids for several years. It started when Nancy Carell made a donation to the organization six years ago, and the couple has contributed every year since. 'The connection was made over the years,' Fitzsimmons said, adding that he met the Carells in person in Los Angeles, and Nancy Carell did the voice-over for an explainer video on the charity's website. 'Steve and Nancy are great supporters of ours. They're amazing people.' When Fitzsimmons asked Steve Carell if he would consider recording a video announcement for the students, 'he said 'yes' right away,' Fitzsimmons said, adding that he learned from guidance counselors at the schools that the students were big fans of Carell, mainly because of his role in 'The Office.' The six schools whose students will receive prom tickets from Alice's Kids expressed deep gratitude for the support during a difficult time. 'So many of our students endured tragedy and loss due to the Eaton Fires, and this wonderful gesture will lift our students' spirits with a spark of much-needed joy,' said Lori Touloumian, the principal of Marshall Fundamental Secondary School. 'This means everything to our students. … It brought so much joy this morning, and that's something that our students have really been missing.' 'What a kind gesture for our students … and to have Steve Carell share the news is beyond epic,' said Byron Flitsch, director of Curriculum at Aveson Charter. Fitzsimmons said he plans to go to Altadena to attend some of the proms in hopes of catching a glimpse of the happy seniors. 'These kids totally deserve this,' Fitzsimmons said. Related Content Who is the real Hank Azaria? For a while, even he didn't know. 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