Whenever we cover a Taiwanese animation video at With Leather, I make a point to note that despite their absurdist imagery and general apesh*t insanity, the folks at Next Media Animation always make a good point. Whether they’re saying the Cowboys won’t win again until Jerry Jones dies or that the Saints bounty-gate scandal obscured the bigger picture, the wacky videos succeed because they’re taking the weirdest imaginable route to a logical conclusion.

That being said, the following video (informally titled “Granny Cheerleader: Hot Or Not?”) bypasses almost completely the story of 55-year-old Sharon Simmons’ quest to join the Dallas Cowboys cheerleading squad in favor of a soul-sucking theory, a Simon Cowell cameo and a baby exploding out of a womb like Chow Yun Fat and literally killing its mother’s dreams with a handgun. The larger point here is, “we are now all on drugs”.

Check out the full video after the jump.

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New York Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow hadn’t been in the news for three whole days, so he decided to announce that he was changing his dog’s name, as that is apparently something that people do. Because he planned to play in Denver for the next 10-15 years of his career, Tebow originally named his dog Bronco, but since he was traded to the New York Jets, he wanted to honor the city that he doesn’t live or play in by re-naming his dog Bronx.

And while we could argue the rights or wrongs of changing a dog’s name – it’s wrong, by the way – all day, maybe we should just wait and see if Tebow explains this decision and many others in his very own upcoming E! 30-minute special.

“Tebow is a pop culture phenomenon and the interest in his life expands beyond the world of sports. He’s a compelling personality and has a fascinating story,” a network spokesperson said. (Via NFL.com)

The E! Network, which has also aired specials on Casey Anthony, Lorena Bobbit and Tonya Harding, is no stranger to sports. The network has previously aired specials including, “Which Athlete Should Kim Nail This Week?”, “Mark Sanchez: Teenagers Are The New Lombardi Trophy” and “The 50 Greatest Moments In Locker Room Dick Shots History”.

Tebow also gave the world a glimpse of what his special will really be about – faith, family and hopefully frittatas – when he appeared on Good Morning America yesterday to tell the world how much he loves his mom. Then he changed her name.

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Carolina Panthers backup quarterback Jimmy Clausen is no stranger to controversy, as he had a couple run-ins with the law during his days at Notre Dame. But now, like any good bordering-on-obsolete athlete, he’s using Twitter to fight his biggest battles. This week, Clausen’s main event match is against none other than Supercuts, the place where impatient moms take their kids to look acceptable for yearbook photos. *points to self*

Clausen apparently popped into his local Supercuts yesterday to look sharp for his team photo, which is being taken today, and he was none too pleased with the result. He was angry enough that he vented on Twitter. Sadly, no photo was attached.

Of course, it didn’t take long for someone to point out the obvious.

But shortly after, Supercuts came calling with a formal apology.

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The annual Met Gala, supporting the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was held last night in New York City, and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was one of a few big name athletes in attendance and he brought his new haircut with him. Pictured above, Brady has apparently entered the French model phase of his career with this “I look like I was applying heavy hold gel in the car and the driver took a sharp left turn” look.

But I suppose there’s really no point in making fun of one of the best quarterbacks of all-time for hitting up an event that people pay as much as $250,000 to attend. Especially when he attended with his soon-to-be-billionaire supermodel wife, Gisele.

Also in attendance was New York Jets utility athlete Tim Tebow, who went with the classic “What’s up, bros?” black tux and stubble look.

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"It's a bro? Hey tiny dog bro, I'm having a son bro!"

It’s pretty amusing that celebrities think they can keep secrets, what with that whole Internet thing combined with nobody being able to shut up, but bless their hearts, Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler and his fiancée Kristin Cavallari didn’t want to announce the sex of their expected child. But Bears WR Earl Bennett sucks at keeping secrets, so he went ahead and told everyone that J-Cutty is having a boy.

Somewhere, Brian Urlacher shrugged and said, “Whatever, there’ll be plenty of other girls to date in 2029.”

“He’s having a boy,” Bennett, 25, said on the Boers & Bernstein sports radio show in Chicago Tuesday. “I am excited for Jay. It’s a great time.”

“I think every guy wants a guy to carry on the name,” the former reality star told Glamoholic in March. “But he doesn’t care. I just want to have a healthy baby.” (Via People)

I love that quote, just because I can see the doctor saying, “Jay and Kristin, I have the results of your sonogram. Would you like to know your baby’s sex?” and Cutler responding, “Whatevs.”

I have no clue when the baby is expected, because nobody knows when J-Cutty completed the most important pass of his life, but it’s nice to see that K-Cavs isn’t blowing up like Jessica Simpson, who just had her child (Maxwell Drew Johnson… that’s a girl, mind you) with former San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints TE Eric Johnson. In fact, I have a picture from Simpson’s delivery…

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According to a continually updating report from TMZ.com, former San Diego Chargers linebacker and NFL 1990s All-Decade Team member Junior Seau has been involved in a possible shooting and may be dead. Whoa.

The report:

Cops in Oceanside, CA are investigating a possible shooting involving former NFL star Junior Seau … law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

We spoke with an investigator in the coroner’s office .. who told us they got a call to respond to the scene … though the details surrounding the situation are still unclear.

Cops are currently at a residence where 43-year-old Junior is believed to be staying.

People in law enforcement are telling us Junior Seau is dead … but we are unable to confirm that right now.

And the update:

11:06 AM PDT — A man just came out of the house appearing extremely distraught … and he is now talking with law enforcement.

This is obviously the worst kind of sports news, and I think I speak for everyone when I hope it’s not as bad as it seems.

UPDATE:

Ugh, now it’s official. TMZ says Junior Seau is dead.

NFL legend Junior Seau was found dead in his home in Oceanside, CA … and a law enforcement source at the scene tells us cops believe he shot himself.

Seau was 43-years-old … and leaves behind 3 kids and an ex-wife.

Every imaginable condolence goes out to Seau’s family.