‘Interview’ Scalper Gets Hit By Karma

Dear Scalpers, not all of you get off Scot-free and that’s what one scalper is learning; the hard way.

A man in Ohio tried to cash in on the craziness surrounding The Interview, the James Franco-Seth Rogen starring film which went from a “probably won’t even break even” film to one of the most talked about films of 2014 all thanks to the assassination of Kim Jong-un plot.

A man named Jason Best learned that a local movie theater in Clifton, OH would be one of the 300 places screening the controversial flick around the time when Sony was still trying to figure out how to release the film, and decided to purchase 50 passes (at $13 each) to the showing.

Sensing that this would be a way to make a little extra cash, Best decided that he would turn around and sell them online at a higher price; you know, what scalpers do.

“I saw all the hype about ‘The Interview’ on the 23rd and thought, ‘hey, folks are selling these tickets in other cities and it seems like that’s the thing to do right now so why not give it a shot so see how it goes,”’ he said.

And how it went was not what he imagined. His plan backfired.

Soon after the tickets had been purchased, Sony announced they would be streaming the film on sites like YouTube, Hulu, and Netflix for half the price of a movie theater ticket. No need to actually go to a theater.

Now, Best is demanding a refund for the tickets he purchased at the Esquire Theater.

“I thought I’d get my money back because the theater’s website *very clearly* said the tickets were refundable,” he said.

Again, things did not turn out in Best’s favor. He tried to get in touch with the theater and was told they did not have a website and that The Interview was considered a special event.

Turns out, Best had bought the tickets from MovieTickets.com which informs customers that “theater owners reserve the right to withhold refunds for special events.”

As if that wasn’t bad enough, the manager of the theater called Best out by telling him that trying to re-sell those tickets, scalping, was illegal.

Karma.

MTV Movie Awards Announce Nominees

MTV may have announced that Conan O’Brien will be hosting this year’s MTV Movie Awards and right after the news that the late night show host will take the reins as the master of ceremony, the nominees for the famed popcorn awards were also revealed.

Joining the list of mega franchises like The Hunger Games and The Fast and the Furious are some Oscar nominees including American Hustle, The Wolf of Wall Street with eight nominations each. Categories include “Best Kiss,” “Best Fight” and the amazingly accurate description of a category, “Best Scared Shitless.”

The full list of nominations can be seen below.

2014 MTV MOVIE AWARD NOMINEES:

MOVIE OF THE YEAR
• “12 Years a Slave”
• “American Hustle”
• “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
• “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”
• “The Wolf of Wall Street”

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
• Amy Adams — “American Hustle”
• Jennifer Aniston — “We’re the Millers”
• Sandra Bullock — “Gravity”
• Jennifer Lawrence — “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”
• Lupita Nyong’o — “12 Years a Slave”

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
• Bradley Cooper — “American Hustle”
• Leonardo DiCaprio — “The Wolf of Wall Street”
• Chiwetel Ejiofor — “12 Years a Slave”
• Josh Hutcherson — “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”
• Matthew McConaughey — “Dallas Buyers Club”

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
• Liam James — “The Way Way Back”
• Michael B. Jordan — “Fruitvale Station”
• Will Poulter— “We’re the Millers”
• Margot Robbie — “The Wolf of Wall Street”
• Miles Teller — “The Spectacular Now”

BEST KISS
• Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams — “American Hustle”
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson — “Don Jon”
• James Franco, Ashley Benson and Vanessa Hudgens — “Spring Breakers”
• Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller — “The Spectacular Now”
• Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Will Poulter — “We’re the Millers”

BEST FIGHT
• “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” — Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner and Steve Carell vs. James Marsden vs. Sacha Baron Cohen vs. Kanye West vs. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler vs. Jim Carrey and Marion Cotillard vs. Will Smith vs. Liam Neeson and John C. Reilly vs. Greg Kinnear
• “Identity Thief” — Jason Bateman vs. Melissa McCarthy
• “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” — Orlando Bloom and Evangeline Lilly vs. Orcs
• “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” — Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Sam Claflin vs. Mutant Monkeys
• “This is the End” — Jonah Hill vs. James Franco and Seth Rogen

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
• Kevin Hart — “Ride Along”
• Jonah Hill — “The Wolf of Wall Street”
• Johnny Knoxville — “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa”
• Melissa McCarthy — “The Heat”
• Jason Sudeikis — “We’re the Millers”

BEST SCARED-AS-S**T PERFORMANCE
• Rose Byrne — “Insidious: Chapter 2”
• Jessica Chastain — “Mama”
• Vera Farmiga — “The Conjuring”
• Ethan Hawke — “The Purge”
• Brad Pitt — “World War Z”

BEST ON-SCREEN DUO
• Amy Adams and Christian Bale — “American Hustle”
• Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto — “Dallas Buyers Club”
• Vin Diesel and Paul Walker — “Fast & Furious 6”
• Ice Cube and Kevin Hart — “Ride Along”
• Jonah Hill and Leonardo DiCaprio — “The Wolf of Wall Street”

BEST SHIRTLESS PERFORMANCE
• Jennifer Aniston — “We’re the Millers”
• Sam Claflin — “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”
• Leonardo DiCaprio — “The Wolf of Wall Street”
• Zac Efron — “That Awkward Moment”
• Chris Hemsworth — “Thor: The Dark World”

#WTF MOMENT
• The RV Crash — “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”
• The Beauty Pageant — “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa”
• Car Sex — “The Counselor”
• The Lude Scene — “The Wolf of Wall Street”
• Danny’s New Pet — “This is the End”

BEST VILLAIN
• Barkhad Abdi — “Captain Phillips”
• Benedict Cumberbatch — “Star Trek into Darkness”
• Michael Fassbender — “12 Years a Slave”
• Mila Kunis — “Oz The Great and Powerful”
• Donald Sutherland — “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”

BEST ON-SCREEN TRANSFORMATION
• Christian Bale — “American Hustle”
• Elizabeth Banks — “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”
• Orlando Bloom — “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
• Jared Leto — “Dallas Buyers Club”
• Matthew McConaughey — “Dallas Buyers Club”

BEST MUSICAL MOMENT
• Backstreet Boys, Jay Baruchel, Seth Rogen and Craig Robinson Peform in Heaven — “This is the End”
• Jennifer Lawrence Sings “Live & Let Die’ — “American Hustle”
• Leonardo DiCaprio Pops and Locks — “The Wolf of Wall Street”
• Melissa McCarthy Sings “Barracuda” — “Identity Thief”
• Will Poulter Sing “Waterfalls” — “We’re the Millers”

BEST CAMEO PERFORMANCE
• Robert De Niro — “American Hustle”
• Amy Poehler and Tina Fey — “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”
• Kanye West — “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”
• Joan Rivers — “Iron Man 3”
• Rihanna — “This is the End”

BEST HERO
• Henry Cavill as Clark Kent — “Man of Steel”
• Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man — “Iron Man 3”
• Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins — “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
• Chris Hemsworth as Thor — “Thor: The Dark World”
• Channing Tatum as John Cale — “White House Down”

The 2014 MTV Movie Awards will air on April 13 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

James Franco and Seth Rogen Recreate Kanye West Video

We don’t like speaking about those K-people here, but something funny involving the one who launched them into fame and their counterpart, Kanye West happened today.

A few weeks ago, Kanye released a video for “Bound 2” which feature him riding a motorcycle and his baby-mama/fiancée, Kim Kardashian riding, naked, on the front of it. Fast forward a few weeks later and two clowns decided to remake the music video for the enjoyment of their fans and pretty much everyone else.

Now who are those two clowns that spoofed on Yeezus‘ video you might ask? Well, leave it our favorite Renaissance man, James Franco and Seth Rogen.

This morning, the video hit the web after Franco posted the video along with the following message attached, “While on the set of their movie, The Interview, James Franco & Seth Rogen felt inspired to recreate their favorite new video. Shot. For. Shot.”

And that they did. Franco took on the role of West while a very hairy Rogen took on the role of Kardashian in the parody. Believe us they definitely did stick to their “shot for shot” goal.

Instead of reading about how funny the video is, watch the Pineapple Express co-star cover Kanye better than Kanye.