Blagojevich Eager to be Reality Star

Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich won't actually get to participate in "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" but that hasn't stopped him from promoting the reality show, PEOPLE.com reports.

Blagojevich, who was recently indicted on corruption charges, said "[This] is a chance to do something that's really fun and entertaining compared to some of the other things that I got to deal with that frankly suck, period. At this point I'm looking for a new line of work."

Twitterers found his ambitions laughable:

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   KathyWithaK_ Fmr. IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich seems to think he's the next Jerry Springer. He's no Springer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Springer
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   greyracer04 Sorry, neither #Blagojevich or his wife, are celebrities, he's a corrupt politician & she's married to a corrupt politician. That's it.
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   sforslev Now I'm really disappointed. Blagojevich would have been eating bugs with Stephen Baldwin! Darn those inconvenient laws and things
4. 
   aliya Okay. Blago comparing his wanting to do a reality show in south america to teddy roosevelt?! Classic. Blagojevich, please never change kthx.
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   missricard Blagojevich won't travel to Costa Rica to appear in the NBC reality show "I'm A Celeb, Get Me Out!" You know what he could be on? Cops.
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   danielaganoza Rod Blagojevich will appear in reality show to be filmed in Costa Rica's jungle. The funniest part? he can't even leave the country!
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   JK726 why doesnt Blagojevich just become a rodeo clown and get it over with?

Eighth Tribeca Film Festival Begins

The eighth annual Tribeca Film Festival began this week "amid a turbulent time," according to the AP.

With the economy floundering, this year's festival has not only less submissions but also less prizes. The decrease in financing along with changing technology has made the film industry as whole lose a lot of stability in the last year.

But cinemaphiles are still enthusiastic about the annual event, even if they can't actually go:

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   ryanmuir A shame i am so sick today, otherwise it might have been fun to check out the Ninja Turtles 25 ani celebration at Tribeca Film Festival.
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   odomdenise Is getting ready for a great weekend in New York during the Tribeca Film Festival.
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   leverageagency Tribeca film festival is hot! The Kobe Bryant /spike lee produced movie on sat is an almost impossible ticket to get.
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   kimcrawfordwine having a ball at the tribeca film festival.
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   Kimble09 I have 2 go see something at the tribeca film festival b 4 its over.
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   cupcake_nyc I'm so bummed.... looks like I won't be going to the Tribeca Film Festival :[
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   nickymook is going to Tribeca Film Festival tomorrow booya
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   thebsideshow @SPProductions tribeca film festival is in town but of course everything i want to see is sold out or showing at awkward times smh
   

For a complete schedule of events, go to http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/.