Lindsay Lohan's porn-star lookalikes; Morrissey wants more gays: Favorite People

Remember that porn star-turned-mainstream movie actor who called Lindsay Lohan out for being less professional on set than his adult entertainment co-stars?

Well, James Deen is in talks to step back into the triple-X world this time with a Lohan lookalike, according to TMZ. The idea is to create a naughtier parody version of their upcoming film "The Canyons," which already promises to be salacious on its own terms with gratuitous nudity and multitudinous faux sex scenes. The studio behind the adult effort reportedly has narrowed its choices to three Lohan lookalikes.

The porn peddlers even sent an email to the producers of "The Canyons" to see whether they'd like to make the final casting call, offering: "We'll even send the winner to your offices to thank you personally for choosing her."

Here's hoping LiLo's doppelganger is easier to work with than the real thing.

Of course, that was the old LiLo. Her attorney said Wednesday the troubled starlet is committed to turning her life around in light of her latest legal woes.

"I think she suddenly woke up one morning and had an epiphany and she suddenly realized and appreciated the seriousness of the events that led to her being in court," Mark Heller told The Associated Press. "She's going to try to inspire hope in people. I think it will be good for her. It certainly won't hurt others."

Cool, does that mean she will no longer be demanding sky-high fees for appearances to pimp energy drinks in the Mideast, returning borrowed designer gowns cut in half after star-studded events and skipping out on her court dates?

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Morrissey: Yes to gays, no to Justin Bieber

Bigmouth strikes again?

Morrissey already made headlines this week for canceling on Jimmy Kimmel, saying he wouldn't appear on the same show as the people behind A&E's "Duck Dynasty" -- and in the process likening them to "animal serial killers" for cast members' role in the duck-hunting industry.

Now he's tackling the topic of war. He's against it, as you might suspect, but he has a rather innovative approach to putting an end to centuries of global bloodshed: More gays.

"War, I thought, was the most negative aspect of male heterosexuality," the 54-year-old tells online magazine Rookie. "If more men were homosexual, there would be no wars, because homosexual men would never kill other men, whereas heterosexual men love killing other men. They even get medals for it. Women dont go to war to kill other women. Wars and armies and nuclear weapons are essentially heterosexual hobbies."

Morrissey doesn't offer any suggestions for incre! asing the! gay population, but after slamming the entire heterosexual male population, he took aim at pop music -- and one sacred heartthrob in particular.

"A group like the Sex Pistols would never again be allowed to slip through, and there is no such thing in 2013 as a popular artist who sets their own terms for success," says the the former Smiths frontman, who's playing a sold-out show in Portland next week. "Whether it be Beyonc or Justin Bieber, we see singers who have absolutely nothing to offer anyone as they walk offstage clutching three Grammys in each hand."

Uh oh, remember what happened to that Black Keys drummer who trashed Bieber on Grammy night (where Bieber wasn't even nominated, by the way)? Morrissey better be ready to battle tween girls on social media. In the singer's mind, they may not be ready to wage physical war, but they can put up a hell of a fight online.

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Singer Scott Weiland responds to STP firing

Singer Scott Weiland said he learned that he'd been fired by the Stone Temple Pilots when the band released a one-sentence statement to the media Wednesday.

"I learned of my supposed 'termination' from Stone Temple Pilots this morning by reading about it in the press," he wrote in a statement. "Not sure how I can be 'terminated' from a band that I founded, fronted and co-wrote many of its biggest hits, but that's something for the lawyers to figure out."

The statement by the band said: "Stone Temple Pilots have announced they have officially terminated Scott Weiland." No other information was provided.

Weiland said he's focusing on his solo tour, which kicks off Friday in Flint, Mich.

Stone Temple Pilots' 1992 debut, "Core," has sold more than 8 million units in the United States. Their hits include "Vasoline," ''Interstate! Love Son! g" and "Plush," which won a Grammy in 1993 for best hard rock performance with vocal.

Weiland was also in the supergroup Velvet Revolver with Slash and other musicians. The 45-year-old has dealt with drug addiction, run-ins with the law and two failed marriages. He released his memoir, "Not Dead & Not for Sale," in 2011.

The Stone Temple Pilots' latest album is their self-titled 2010 release.

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Drummer Questlove of the Roots to release memoir

Drummer-producer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of the Roots is adding "author" to his resume.

Thompson announced Wednesday that "Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove" will be released June 18 by Grand Central Publishing.

The book includes the rap musician's run-ins with "celebrities, idols and fellow artists," including Stevie Wonder, KISS and Jay-Z. It also tackles "some of the lates, the greats, the fakes and the true originals of the music world."

The Roots are the house band for NBC's "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon." They have released 12 albums and are a favorite of music critics.

Thompson, 42, has been a producer for Jay-Z, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu and John Legend. He has four Grammy Awards.

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Ex-Temptations singer Richard Street dies at 70

Former Motown vocalist Richard Street, a member of the Temptations for 25 years, has died. He was 70.

Street's wife, Cindy, says her husband died early Wednesday at a hospital in Las Vegas after a short illness.

Richard Street sang as a young man with Temptations members Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin, but didn't join the famed Motown group until the early 1970s. He later made the move from his native Detroit to Los Angeles with other Motown acts and stayed with the group until the mid-1990s.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but Cindy Street expects services to be held sometime next week in Cypress, Calif.

She says her husband "was a really good person" who should be remember! ed for hi! s work with the Temptations.

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Today's birthdays: Actor Gavin MacLeod is 82. Actor-director-dancer Tommy Tune is 74. Actor Frank Bonner (WKRP in Cincinnati) is 71. Actress Kelly Bishop is 69. Actress Stephanie Beacham (Beverly Hills, 90210, The Colbys) is 66. Actress Bernadette Peters is 65. Actress Mercedes Ruehl is 65. Comedian Gilbert Gottfried is 58. Actor John Turturro is 56. Singer Cindy Wilson of The B-52s is 56. Actress Rae Dawn Chong is 52. Actor Robert Sean Leonard is 44. Singer Pat Monahan of Train is 44. Actor Rory Conchrane (24, CSI: Miami) is 41. Actress Ali Larter (Heroes) is 37. Singer Jason Aldean is 36. Actor Bobbe J. Thompson (The Tracy Morgan Show) is 17.