Friday 6th March, 2009
CHARGED & ACCOUNTABLE
Nearly a month after Chris Brown was booked on suspicion of making criminal threats after the violent whooping he gave Rihanna, the 19-year-old R&B star has been formally charged with two felonies, assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury and making criminal threats. The DA, which so far has held off on formally naming Rihanna in the case, identified Brown's victim as "Robyn F." RiRi's real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty. And, as we know Chris Brown has frolicked free as a bird on $50,000 bail, since he was booked on 8th February. Notes from detectives on the case state that the fight started when RiRi read a three-page long text message from a chickie babe to Chris. The two started fighting about the text and Chris tried to push her out of the car, but her seat belt got in the way. The notes go on to say that he pushed her head into the passenger window and began punching her while he was driving. Oh, he's a freaking multi-tasker! Anyhoo, Chris allegedly told her that he was going to beat her even more when they got home. After that, RiRi called her assistant and told her to have the cops waiting at home. That prompted Chris to say, "You just did the stupidest thing ever. I'm going to kill you." Charming. The notes also state that Chris continued to beat at her, bite her and put her in a headlock. When cops showed up, there was blood splattered all over the interior of the Lamborghini and her clothes. While the LA Police Department only handed over—for a second and final time—the case to the District Attorney's Office yesterday, sources have said that Brown's A-list attorney Mark Geragos has been working tirelessly behind the scenes this week to try and reduce the long list of felony charges it looked like the R&B star would be facing.
MICHAEL JACKSON ATTEMPTS A COMEBACK
It's the news die-hard fans have been busting to hear for years. The King of Pop has fluffed up his wig, stuck his nose on straight, taken his meds and is aiming to reclaim his throne, announcing last night at a press conference plans to play 10 concerts in London's O2 Arena, his first string of shows in more than a decade, which is expected to kick off 8th of July. "I love you very much," Jackson gushed to thousands of screaming devotees. "This is it. "I just want to say that these will be my final show performances in London. This will be it. When I say this is it, it really means this is it," Jackson added. "I'll be performing the songs my fans want to hear...this is the final curtain call. I'll see you in July." Then he raised his fist in the air, struck a series of poses, and left the stage. Kinda reminds me of Willy Wonka……brilliant but rather odd really. Word is negotiations for this final act weren't easy and took two years and three rejected offers before they could finally get Jackson to agree to terms. Jackson's last concert was 2001's solo 20th anniversary show at Madison Square Garden. Before that, he hadn't hit the road since his 1996-97 HIStory World Tour. It's not known how much the Gloved One will earn for the performances, but insiders say it could be close to $1 million buckeroos per show. Also, word is more show may be scheduled depending on ticket sales. My wicked little fantasy would be to watch his devotee's faces if he started the press conference talking in his soft little Peter Pan voice, and then finished in his real voice! Hah!
JENNIFER REALLY IS THE GIRL NEXT DOOR!
See, she's just like you and me? The Daily Mail is reporting that during that recent press tour for the dead dog movie in Europe, Jennifer Aniston (or Fox) paid a total of £40,000 to keep her "do" looking like it has since early Friends days......Jennifer insisted that her hair stylist come with her to England, so he was flown first-class from LA and was put up in the finest hotels for the entire week and charged nearly £1,500 a day just to do her hair! Damn, I'll go over and do it for half at least! You'd think by now her hair would just automatically fall into that shape when dry...
HOUSTON, THE BEIL HAS A PROBLEM
Action stations! The Biel is in crisis. There have been rumours swirling for a couple of weeks now that all is not well between Justine and The Beil, particularly evident in the fact she was unable to get him to attend the Oscars with her. All that however was put down to other commitments…But now the Chicago Sun Times, which is a step up from Life & Style, In Touch, and Star (the bottom feeders), is reporting that Justine is itching to get out…and as a result the Beil is clinging even harder! A source connected to Justin reveals that he's losing interest. Not surprisingly a source connected to the Beil says ''I don't think this is true. I was just with them and I've never seen them look happier. ... I think this is someone out to unnecessarily cause trouble." The Biel's "friend" also went on to say that "both (are) very good actors, but I truly think their feelings for each other haven't changed.'' PUHLEASE! A poodle has more acting ability, but, you have to admit, this girl is good, don't you think? Promoting on her acting abilities even while she's attempting to save her relationship. Apparently one reason for Pip's growing disinterest is that Jessica has been described as "too controlling". Ha! But seems he wont be escaping so easily, as her "friend" explained: ''She will do anything to keep Justin. She really loves him very much.'' Terrible, terrible setback for the Beil and her publicist, especially on the heels of Cammie D's winning appearance last night on Fallon. So emergency action is in order, but what's the solution? Please. You don't need me to tell you. She has two options, either there will be new loving PDA "candids" or if they actually have sex……a slip up and a surprise baby. Soon. Trust.
CAMMIE D ON JIMMY FALLON
I have this theory about the Justine effect. While Cammie D was with Justine, she was "Hermy"….dressed down and even slightly a-sexual, just like the Beil is. She hardly ever smiled for the paps and some said she was downright rude. But as soon as Cammie D was free of Justine, the transformation was instant. Cammie the fun loving party girl was back. This is Cammie D leaving home to tape Jimmy Fallon last night in NY. Full tv makeup of course but it's still her and her style has always rocked. Have a look at her dance-off with Jimmy Fallon on You Tube - Cameron Diaz dance off with on late night with Jimmy Fallon.
GEORGIE IS BACK AND BLOGGING
Now that he's back and safe and not gagged, George Clooney has taken to The Daily Beast to report about his experiences in the violence-ridden region of Darfur. The 47-year-old actor writes, "Last week, I visited a camp in Chad—a camp of about 12,000 refugees and internally displaced persons. I was there three years ago. The violence there is nowhere near the scale that is going on just miles across the border in Sudan." He continues, "I think what was most disturbing about the place was how little it had changed. 'Normal' is 800 calories a day, sickness, threats of rebel violence, or just crime. When you see their faces, the hope that was there three years ago was all but gone. There are still moments. We walked through a village where children would follow me and chant the name 'Obama.' His promise of "hope" having such a different meaning here. But there's too little hope. Time and time again they've seen the convoy of white trucks and even whiter faces pull up, drag out their camera crew and pull aside the most damaged family they can find. We film them as they give honest answers to questions no person should have to answer. 'What happened?' 'How did you lose that arm?' 'Were you raped?' 'By how many?' Then, just as they've seen time and time again, we jump back in our vehicles and run to the next place. 'Not really tragic enough,' is said out loud (probably by me). 'Maybe there's somebody that's been attacked more recently.' It's all been covered before." He ended with, "I visited a school in a camp in Goz Beida. The name above the door had been changed to "Obama.' It seems this message of 'hope' is catching on."
REESE IS IN APRIL'S ELLE
Reese Witherspoon graces the April 2009 cover of Elle Magazine. Here's what she had to say about BF Jakey G…"He's fabulous. He really is a fantastic guy. Unfortunately, he's not in the movie, so we can't really talk about him." You can just see her scolding chin held upwards saying that huh? But..fabulous?! Reese went on to divulge what she's made of, "I'm made of cookies after the holidays. Everything inside me is made of sugar and flour and a little red wine-a lot of red wine." What the?? Girl just might be gayer than Jakey. No wonder they're together!
MICHELLE WILLIAMS BACK TO NORMAL
Seems now that her Oscars courting duties are over, Michelle Williams feels she can go back to her morning coffee run (down the same street, at the same time) with Matilda, without the attention from the paps. Michelle is well known for having the personality of a puff adder and for being a total biarch to the paps when she's not promoting a movie. Yesterday she was walking with Matilda when the paps spotted her, then in a huf she lifted Matilda up to walk faster while glaring at the paps. Matilda clearly didn't get the memo because she asked her mother "What's the problem?" To which Michelle snapped "You WANT them to take your picture?".
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Thursday 5th March, 2009
FEEDBACK FROM THE CIRCUS
The Circus Starring Britney Spears, kicked off at the New Orleans Arena with Brit descending from the ceiling on a trapeze and singing her recent track, "Circus". She also did a pole dance to her song, Radar and sang Boys, Me Against the Music, Baby One More Time, Womanizer as well as many others. Pump up those meds because her tour continues on with 39 more dates and concludes in London on 14th June. But back to the concert, 27-year-old Brit didn't seem to disappoint, as evidenced by the concertgoers who Twittered every moment of the show! At the end of the night, Britney then thanked the audience under a shower of sparks and wished them a good night. Everyone's biggest complaint was as usual the lip-syncing. Critics have been moaning and groaning about it all night last night. I don't get why? Who goes into a Britney Spears concert expecting live vocals. It has never happened and it never will. What's heartening is that the show happened, Brit seemed to remember who and where she was. And she owned it. This of course is what defines a star. Britney is not the best by far but she's always commanded and demanded our attention the way others can't no matter how hard they try or how much money they spend. I also felt it was very Madonna-ish, even just from the pics. Good Luck to her I say, I hope she makes it. Thoughts?
SPOTTED
Zaccy was not pleased to be snapped lunching with a close "friend"….without his alibi Vanessa attached to his side. Zaccy is on the next installment of Rove, most likely to promote his latest movie 17 Again which premiers here on the 11th of March. Get those gaydars ready girls - I want to know what yours says.
MARISKA HOSPITALISED AGAIN
Mariska Hargitay is back in hospital with more lung related problems. The Emmy-winning "Law & Order: SVU" star was hospitalized at the start of the year for more than a week with a collapsed lung and resulting multiple surgeries following a snow related accident….but she seemed to be fine until after filming yesterday, when she went back after complaining of chest pains. Hopefully everything is fine.
MATT DAMON DOES GOOD
You only see him when he has something to promote or publicise - see it can be done. Anyhoo, hunky Matt Damon is in South Africa filming The Human Factor, which is the story of Nelson Mandela's rise to power. Mandela is naturally being played by Morgan Freeman, and the film is being directed by Clint Eastwood. Matt plays star rugby player Francois Pienaar who befriended Nelson Mandela. While in South Africa, Matt has traveled to the town of Musina, which is now home to thousands of Zimbabwean refugees, as part of his association with Not On Our Watch, the human rights group that funnels money to refugees of genocidal warfare and extreme economic instability in places like Sudan, Chad and Zimbabwe. Damon met with many refugees, including several women who were victims of rape and sexual assault. Not On Our Watch, is a human rights group he started with other celebrities such as Brad Pitt and George Clooney to draw attention to the world's suffering peoples. In one camp Matt visited, about 5,000 Zimbabweans are camped on a sandy patch strewn with rubbish and personal belongings. Some have built makeshift structures out of plastic, and others sleep on pieces of cardboard. There are about a dozen toilets and only a few taps.
LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU KIDDES
That haard partying lifestyle catches up with everyone eventually, Stacey Ferguson (Fergie) was born in 1975 - It's only her 34th birthday on 27th of March!
USHER BACK TRACKS
Just when I was feeling deep respect him for sayin what's real…turns out Usher is just as spineless as the rest. These are Usher's specific comments from yesterday during a recording session, after being shown a pic of RiRi's face, then Chris Brown frolicking, "I'm a little disappointed in this photo. After the other photo [of Rihanna's bruised face posted by TMZ]? C'mon, Chris. Have a little bit of remorse, man. The man's on jet skis? Like, just relaxing in Miami?" And I thought, exactly! High five to Usher! As I've said previously there is NO remorse. There has been NO accountability. Chris Brown's life has not changed. And the fact that Usher called that out was really rather refreshing. But not for long. Usher has now issued an apology. An apology for what??? Did he beat his girlfriend? Did he bust up her nose? Did he make her lips bleed? Nope. But when it comes to the crunch, Chris Brown is the next best thing and Usher just aint selling the records. Usher spoke out of line and needs to make sure the right people are placated, so he retracts and says this, "The comments made during a recent recording session amongst friends were taken out of context and blown out of proportion. I apologize on behalf of myself and my friends if anyone was offended. The intentions were not to pass judgment and we meant no harm. I respect and wish the best for all parties involved." I don't know why Usher would be fearful of making such comments…you know Tameeeeeeeeeeka can beat down anyone who disses Usher!
THE BEIL'S BIRTHDAY
How did they find her? Who knew her BF Justine was taking her to see Will Ferrell's new Broadway show You're Welcome America as a loving birthday surprise? And now look, those nasty paps have ruined her birthday! Justine was without the Beil for a week in NY and was papped only twice, quite a departure from the daily sightings that occur when his girlfriend is with him, don't you think? Jessica Biel arrived in town to celebrate her birthday yesterday. Immediately the two were shot on their way out to celebrate. Coincidence …or conspiracy? As you can see, she's pretending to appear "annoyed" about the presence of photographers, but because she has the acting prowess of a 2 year old, she can't quite pull it off without a little bit of smug showing through…
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Wednesday 4th March, 2009
SALT
Pictures have surfaced yesterday of Angie Jo sporting both blond and auburn wigs for the first day of filming of her upcoming spy thriller, Salt, but I'm having a hard time deciding which version looks best. I like her as a blond ala Girl Interrupted. As you know the role was originally Tommy's. He'd be kicking himself - look at the opportunity he's missing now, so many wigs…Salt is about some spy who pouts her puffed lips a lot, shoots things and frowns whenever she's in a tricky situation. So the usual Angie Jo movie. You could just call it Lara Smith Is Wanted In Sixty Seconds, what do you think? The movie is due out in 2010. I watched The Changeling last night, and clearly she's been taking hints and tips from Bradley because she's adopted his style of acting……grunting and groaning and very little dialogue! Oh, and as I've been told by many men who know, she aint that special without makeup, lighting and the hair…..and after watching this movie, I'd have to agree.
AUSTRALIA
I haven't watched it yet, but I think I will tonight……here's a pic of OUR Huge Jackman being a sexy beast in a shower scene. Surely Nicole can't be in that many scenes…they'd still be editing emotion into her frozen features if she was? Right?
HALLE'S LAUNCHING A FRAGRANCE
Halle Berry has just launched her own fragrance Halle by Halle Berry, in collaboration with perfume giant Coty. The top notes of the fragrance are Sicilian bergamot, fig leaves and pear blossom. It also contains notes of freesia petals (my favourite), hibiscus flowers and mimosa. Halle has said, "I am passionate about this project as I've always wanted hands-on experience in creating a fragrance that is a true representation of me". Where do they get this stuff??? The campaign pictures were shot in Hawaii. Halle is 42….Nicole.
LATE NIGHT
Jimmy Fallon had his premiere Late Night show yesterday. He interviewed Robert De Niro, who is always worth watching. Such quiet, cool confidence, with an edge of danger…..and then there was Justine! He's such a smug, whiny little prick and again I say, so effeminate. Jimmy & his people managed to shit wonders and work miracles and scored an appearance by Van Morrison on his premiere show. VM does not do these shows. And then, when everyone stood and clapped, Justine did not. Then at the end, the best part, VM acknowledged Robert De Niro and host Jimmy Fallon but he had no time for Justin Timberlake. Ha!!! And why would he have the time for Justine? Van Morrison is legend. As far as Van Morrison is concerned, Justine Timberlake can crawl under a rock. He's not looking for advancement, he certainly doesn't give a sh-t about tweens, and at the end of the day, what more does Van Morrison have to prove? So he doesn't need to be the majority who crawls up Justine's ass. Don't you just LOVE.IT.? Oh, and it's The Beil's birthday….wait for the pics…
MICHAEL JACKSON
Every few months, there's rumours that they're rolling Michael Jackson out for a comeback. This time, it just might be true. He's apparently announcing (in person) this Thursday - a string of performances which are supposedly to take place in London. His last tour was 1997.
SPOTTED
Madonna and her own personal Jesus, at NYC gay bar The Ritz on Monday night. See my previous item.....about THAT photo shoot..
HAS RHEA CAUGHT HIM OUT AGAIN?
This week's Star Magazine is claiming that Mark Wahlberg has been staying at a hotel near his home. Mark has a five month old son and two other children at home and his excuse for staying at a hotel is supposedly that his son is teething and that he needs to sleep for work. That would work except that his latest project The Fighter isn't filming yet, and wouldn't there be another room or a couch in the house??? Just one day after Valentine's Day Mark was spotted checking in to the Beverly Hills Hotel, just minutes away from the house he shares with Rhea and their three children, Ella Rae, 5, Michael, 2, and Brendan, 5 months. So, maybe he's been caught with his hand in the cookie jar again, or maybe it's all crap because Star Magazine isn't known for it's accuracy….Rhea looks like Scarlett don't you think?
BRITNEY'S BACK
I hope that medication holds up because as we speak, Britney Spears kicks off her comeback concert tour opener in New Orleans. Brit's manager and career resuscitator, Larry Rudolph has said of The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 Tour, "You can expect spectacularness," he told E News. He went on to add, "This is a full-out, full-blown Britney Spears show. It is a pop extravaganza. It is everything that everyone would expect from her and more." Larry, who's well qualified to judge, given that he's worked with Brit since she was 13, said of the tour, "I personally think this may be the best one she's ever done." "We've been rehearsing this show for months now from concept to choreography rehearsals to where we are now. It's the show that everybody would expect and hope for." Brit is also the new face for clothing line Candie's. The photo shoot for the ad campaign took place last Thursday just before she left for Louisiana. It has been said that she was weird and spacey the entire time, kept mostly to herself when not on set, and at one point was found alone in a dressing room, staring at herself in the mirror muttering "hello" under her breath…okey dokey…It'll be a grueling couple of months. Hopefully after they've squeezed these millions out of her they'll leave her alone for the rest of the year. We can hope.
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Tuesday 3rd March, 2009
KATIE DOES GLAMOUR MAGAZINE
Katie Holmes is on the cover of the next issue of Glamour Magazine. To me (even with the photoshopping expertise) she quite frankly looks rather asexual don't you think?? During the interview, Katie dishes on all things TomKat and was very particular when asked what Tommy was really like, to point out that, "He loves women." Uhuh! Also, we learn that little Suri is remarkably advanced and at the tender age of 2 can play scrabble! Katie also expressed her desire for people to leave Suri alone, in particular referring to when she was born and there was speculation she didn't exist, and that her father was not Tommy (i.e. see Willy Mapother), saying, "Some of the stuff people said was such absolutely horrible things to say about a child. It was so uncalled for and so disgusting. Enough is enough. We were changing diapers. He (Tommy) said, 'I don't want you to get upset.' And I said, 'Well, I am upset." Tommy & Katie were so upset that they proceeded to dress little Suri up at every opportunity, in yet another little dress and then once again paraded her down the street like she is a trophy! Ahem, apart from that, the interview offers no real insight. She's blissfully happy, they're blissfully happy, Tommy is a wonderful man, she has a fabulous life, many things inspire her, inspiration is everywhere, their family is the priority…and on and on and on. Katie was interviewed by Sheila Weller (who wrote the book Girls Like Us), Sheila named her as a future ICON? Umm, Katie Holmes subscribes to a religion that ignores the very existence of PND, a serious and debilitating affliction that so many women struggle with every day. Katie Holmes iconic? Puhlease! An icon for lobotomies perhaps.
SMILEY MILEY EXERCISES
Pictures are circulating everywhere of 16 year old Miley Cyrus running with her non physical 20 year old boyfriend Justin Gaston. The two ran up and down past her house in Toluca Lake last week, and the paps just happened to be ready. Miley, as you can see, clearly does not believe in PROPER RUNNING ATTIRE. With her ample bazoobas secured only by a tiny bikini top, you know they actually ran past the paps and then walked the rest of the way. But I guess, what's important though is that she looks cute. Right? Sometimes for a fleeting moment I feel bad for talking this way about a 16 year old girl? But then I remember her parents thrust her into this position that she willingly embrases, it was they who sexualised their child and it's them who are living off the spoils of Hannah Montana. These people have the papps on speed dial. And don't forget there is the constant leakage of semi-naked photos. The constant declarations of her virginity (ala Brittney/Justine). Open fodder I think. You?
IS JESS HIDING SOMETHING?
You can't miss the tan Jessica Simpson is sporting or her bright orange jacket, green shirt, and huge LV bag at LAX with BF Tony Romo yesterday. The couple seem to be enjoying some time off between her tour commitments. There's a lot of speculation floating around that she's Up The Duff….not sure, her face does look a little puffy, and she is hiding her belly….but that could be purely because of the outrageous jibes that she's fat!
APRIL'S VANITY FAIR
In the American VF April Issue, they are paying tribute to Comedy's new legends…Comedic boys Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel and Jonah Hill grace the cover! It's a send up of another famous Annie Leibovitz VF shoot from 2006 featuring designer Tom Ford and nakey actresses Keira Knightley and Scarlett Johansson. "People have always said I'm the Scarlett Johansson of comedy. Always," Superbad star Jonah Hill joked. And Forgetting Sarah Marshall and How I Met Your Mother actor Jason Segel was a little more uneasy over the revealing shoot. "What an honor it was being on the Vanity Fair cover. I was a little uncomfortable doing the Tom Ford spoof. The only person more uncomfortable was my personal trainer." Anna Faris and Amy Poehler are also featured.
KANYE WEST
Kanye needs to stop exposing us to his new LURV interest Amber Rose. It's causing spontaneous combustion amongst the more sensitive amongst us. It's all kinds of wrong and twisted. I'm thinking she's the man in the relationship! Anyhoo, she'll be deaf soon from Kanye's epic yelling fits and she's clearly already partially blind, because that's the only thing I can think of to explain this whole look. Here's a pic of Kanye, his ego, his lady-love and his unassuming car.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Penelope's lover Javier Bardem turns 40, (Richie Cunningham) Ron Howard 55, his daughter Bryce Dallas Howard turns 28, Chris Martin 32, James Bond's Daniel Craig will be 41 and hunky Jon Bon Jovi is 47
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Monday 2nd March, 2009
DREW TO DIRECT ECLIPSE?
Twilight had it's press conference and premiere in Tokyo Saturday. Kristen Stewart balances out the cheese on either side of her. Mouth breathing on one side with Robert Pattinson, and then Taylor Lautner trying to look fierce on the other side of her! What's comforting is that Parisite did not appear to have attended the event, therefore limiting his contamination to that HOUR or so in the garden in LA last Sunday. That's the great news of course but the bad news is that Parisite's people have been calling this last week…It wants a part in the movie of course. So we can pretend that's all they were talking about in the garden….Word is that Drew Barrymore has been contacted about directing Eclipse. You know, Rob Patt just might be scruffy enough for Drew…..
RECONCILED
Princess RiRi is reportedly back with the Chris Brown, the same moron who left her battered and bruised three weeks ago. That's what People are claiming anyhoo and they are usually right. Unfortunately. A source said, "They're together again. They care for each other. While Chris is reflective and saddened about what happened, he is really happy to be with the woman he loves." The source went on to say that they are hiding out in one of Diddy's houses. Wait. Are they the ones having tantric sex with Diddy? He's reported on his blog he's been at it all weeekend!!?? But seriously, WHY?! Why, Riri?! When a guy tells you he'll never do it again. Nine times out of ten, the creep is fibbing. Majorly. Given that at the time of this all going down, when I chose not to go on about it every day….there were reports that this was not the first time. RiRi really needs to rent What's Love Got To Do With It, to see how this is going to play out. The modern Ike and Tina…sad. Meanwhile does Chris Brown look like he's working hard at earning forgivness?? The pictures of Chris jet-skiing that are circulating were taken on Sunday US time… three days AFTER the first set of pictures of him frolicking in the ocean were released. So he knew that the paps were onto him. He knew that we've all seen him having fun on holiday after beating his girlfriend. So what is he doing? He's laughing. He's delivering the message that he's untouchable and unaccountable for his actions. So we wont bitch at Rihanna for going back, we'll bitch at CB for being a tool!
ALECIA MOORE ON TOUR
Last week P!NK hit the stage in Antwerp (say what??) for the opening night of her Funhouse European Tour - wowing 15,000 fans at the Sportspalais. She delivered all her hits and debuted tracks from her latest multi-platinum album Funhouse including the smash hit So What. The opening number has P!NK flying high over the audience in some pretty cool outfits with glitter falling from the sky, dancers flinging themselves out at the fans below and some cirque style acrobatics. Her Funhouse Tour 2009 will go to Germany next then, France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Ireland and ending in the UK in May. The tour will then continue on to Australia before going back to Europe in September. Did you know she donated $250,000 to the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal?
HUGE'S WOLVERINE PROMO PICKS
Here are the latest promos of Hugh Jackman, displaying his "issues" with a few little experimental procedures...in the upcoming superhero flick X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This weekend, OUR Huge went karaoke singing with Twilight hottie (if only he'd keep his mouth shut) Rob Pattinson both of course are currently in Japan, Huge to promote Wolverine and his other flick, Australia.
GORGEOUS SALMA
Salma shows up for work on "30 Rock" where she is playing a reoccurring guest role as Alec Baldwin's character's love interest. Word is she cut her honeymoon short due to this commitment. Salma is 42…Nicole!
HARRY POTTER
For those who care (including me) here's a link to the clip of the LONG AWAITED new HP Movie http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/showbiz/197150/Watch-clips-from-new-Harry-Potter-and-the-Half-Blood-Prince-film.html
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Friday 27th February, 2009
JEN & OWEN
Jennifer Aniston has hit Paris with Owen Wilson to promote Marley & Me. Wonder if Jen and Maneater Kate Hudson get along? Wonder if that's why Kate dropped everything to zip over to Paris with Owen? How cute would Jen and Owen be as a couple? Having said that, Jen is doing well. She's come up with a much better plan of attack: a toyboy (even if he is a douche), a new style, and no more weepy interviews. Strange that John Mayer didn't tag along although he's more than making up for his absence with his mouth back home. Yapping to the papps which is what John Mayer does best. He professed his love for Jennifer Aniston with Ryan Seacrest on the radio the other morning. You see? This bitch came to play. How delightful is this…. The Brange hates Seacrest. Suddenly John Mayer's on the phone with him dishing about his relationship with Jen… ? All up a winning week for Team Aniston….Next week, the Brange will roar back. Did I ever mention how much Owen's nose looks like a penis?
ANOTHER POST OSCAR NIPPLE POPPER
What is it with the new style of dress? One exuberant dance move and the girls are out! Here's OUR Elle at the post Oscar Vanity Fair do….
AND TO THINK HE WAS ON MY DO-LIST…
Not over it yet. It's Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Val Kilmer took part in the festivities…Val rode in the Krewe of Bacchus Parade in New Orleans and my eyes are thankful that Val's sitting down in those leggings.
AUSTRALIA HITS TOKYO
OUR Huge Jackman and Nicole are in Tokyo for the Japan premiere of Australia - Nicole wore a loose black dress, and constantly held onto her stomach while the pics were taken….so naturally, she's sparked pregnancy rumours….has a new pillow been installed? Is Sunday Roast going to get a sibling or is Nicole just desperate for attention? Oh, and isn't OUR Huge just gorgeous?
CAMMIE D
I was looking at my hair in the mirror yesterday, and was mortified to see the regrowth. It just kind of sneaks up on you. But don't be disheartened, because Cammie D was snapped leaving her NY apartment yesterday, sans styling and makeup AND a root touch-up!
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p.s. Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaake is out of the chokey and Amy Nuthouse is apparently on her way back to Camden to see him. And Princess RiRi has been spotted sunning herself in Mexico.
Wednesday 25th February, 2009
AVACADO IV STAT!
Vicky B needs to eat a little more than the lemon seed she's been allowing herself morning and night. Here she is at Elton's after party! Sadness. She's a bony mess.
THE BEIL'S DRESS SENSE
So many presenters on the red carpet were speculating that The Beil was wearing a napkin. Like a napkin tucked in during a meal. And, that purple number she changed into for Vanity Fair wasn't much better. The Beil has taste in her ass when it comes to clothes. And, have to say that People Magazine need to get their heads out of JT's ass, because they named her one of the BEST DRESSED!!!!!!! As I said, it was like every show commentator singled her out as hideous but People goes so far as to call it a winner? Still…even with People Magazine onside, the Beil must be snakey by now because she'll know that the rest of us hated it. She will know that she's being bagged. Worse still… Justine was not even in LA, so no red carpet walk, no PDA's at after parties because he stayed back in NY and reports are that he was hanging out Oscar night with a group of chickie babes. Although nothing smutty was observed - openly at least - but the implication is enough to send The Beil straight back to NY for a candid happy couple sighting very soon. Watch this space, you know she has the paps on speed dial because the Beil celebrates her birthday on 3rd March so no doubt, the next day we'll be subjected to every last detail about how Justin spoilt her and helped her celebrate!
LET'S PLAY PHOTO ASSUMPTION:
Rio De Janeiro. Matthew McConaughey and girlfriend, model and babymamma Camila Alves were there this past weekend. And, that is Kevin Spacey in the corner……The couple - and Kevin - enjoyed a VIP view of the Brazilian Carnival and it looks like the festive atmosphere lent itself to some romantical feelings….your thoughts? There's been rumours for years and years about Kevin Spacey…..like "come out already" and sorry to say, even a couple about MM….so, why is MM lickin his lips? And why does Camila look like she's gone to her "happy place"?
ROB PATTINSON IS NOW INFECTED
Parisite has been hunting Robert Pattinson since last November….and it was inevitable, the more time he spent in LA, the greater the risk of her getting her claws into him. It's official: Robert Pattinson has been exposed to the virus that is Parisite Hilton. As mentioned earlier, he left his flirtation with Natalie at Vanity Fair and moseyed on over to the Patrick Whitesell party for the "Us Weekly" crowd. As soon as Parisite heard he'd arrived she stopped at nothing to find him, dragging sister Nicky around until she could move in for the kill. And unlike Leo and so many others with a bit of sense, Robert didn't run. He actually allowed her near and the two ended up together, alone, in the garden. For over an hour she had his undivided attention alone in the garden. Rob was seen leaving the party alone and then at the airport the next morning, departing LA and arriving in Tokyo in advance of the Twilight Japanese premiere. But it's too late…Parisite's contamination operates in mysterious ways, in the most clever of ways. It will slowly, slowly, slowly spread. Watch and wait for its devastating effects. Such a waste. He had so much promise, with his mouth shut. Robert Pattinson chose Parisite Hilton over Natalie Portman! Fool.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Billy Zane (think...the phantom…..in that tight, muscle hugging suit, mysterious masked hero….ok I'll stop - he's 43, oh and snotty little upstart Lleyton Hewitt (sorry but YAWN) is 28.
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Tuesday 24th February, 2009
I've been going nuts all day! Could not get access to update with todays goss - even after I got up early this morning to get it all ready for you early! Sorry.
Anyhoo, Oscars 2009 - OUR HEATH WINS & Slumdog dominates. For gossip lovers, this is definately high season, now that's it's all over, I'll have to start telling you about Brit's new bra gig…
WORST OSCAR SNUB
Sean Penn had no time for his wife Robin Wright despite the fact that she was overcome by his win. At one point there was a camera angle of him in profile with her face in the background...only he seemed like he didn't give a hoot! Even straight after the announcement, she tried to kiss him and he was like - not now babe. Awkward. Is it a big deal that he didn't thank her? To him, I don't think it was. It's not his style. He was too busy being inspirational. Some say it was prearranged to get a message out, but that's not what her expression said, right at the last moment of his speech, did you see? She was gutted. It looked like that final slap in the face, that wakeup call. Backstage, in the press room, he seemed to be way more affectionate with Kate and Pene Cruz. He also left the Vanity Fair party way late and alone. Some say he's just that kind of guy, you know? The kind that Madonna has always been attracted to. Inflexible, aloof but passionate, moody and intense, selfish, inconsiderate and an asshole. But to some…irresistible. Maybe Robin is just able to take it better than Madonna was.
KATE WINSLET'S FIRST OSCAR
So now she has one. Back stage in the press room, she was asked about the criticism she's received from her fellow Brits regarding her gushing outbursts of emotion throughout the course of the season. Her response? I don't give a sh-t. If they can't be happy for one of their own then f-ck 'em. DON'T YOU JUST LOVE IT??? There's also the story of a well known British journalist Baz B when he stood up to ask her a question. See, he's been following her since she was 17. Just a girl from Reading who's now has an Oscar! When she saw Baz she leapt off the stage and right into his arms. Anyway the entire room clapped and she stood there drinking it in and now, hopefully, she'll go away for a while and spend time with her family because the rumours keep swirling. Loved her dress, but not her hair, hate that colour on her, and hated the dried up frizzy updo.
LOVE. NATALIE PORTMAN
Natalie wore pink and she was vibrant on the carpet. And her presenting with Ben Stiller - it wasn't just him. It wouldn't have worked without HER. This is what makes little Natalie Portman, the fact that underneath there's a girl with a subversive sense of humour. Looked like Nat had set her sites on major heartthrob Rob Pattinson at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party! "[Portman] seemed really into him, and went right up to say hello once she spotted him," dished a close Pattinson chum at the exclusive do. Apparently Rob was a bit jittery about presenting and a pal actually told a pap that he got over the nerves with "Whiskey and Natalie Portman". Anyhoo, the two totally flirted it up outside on the patio, and Rob started to feel right at home in his newly found Hollywood lifestyle. Nat was batting those beautiful eyelashes at Pattinson, and he seemed to be enjoying every minute of it. And there were a lot of minutes. I think Ms. P's used to getting what she wants, as she dominated R.P.'s attentions most of the evening. Probably just in the crush stage - but we can hope??? Rob P was seen leaving alone at the end of the night….But back to Robert P - SHUT YOUR MOUTH BOY! I really want to hold on to that whole "Edward Cullen" fantasy, and it's just a little bit difficult when in reality he looks like he's a sandwich short of a picnic! Oh, and he so looked vampirish in the audience!
BEN STILLER
Ben Stiller should so host the Oscars. Hopefully one day he will. And hoax or no hoax, Joaquin Phoenix has become a f#*king joke and clearly the rest of his peers think so too. Joaquin Phoenix is the new Couch Jumper.
BIGGEST FAKERY
SJP and Ferris Beuller! You could so tell he was BORED, BORED, BORED. He looked bored from the moment they arrived, he looked bored up and down the carpet, he looked bored at Vanity Fair after party. This photo of them touching noses - the man is straight up queasy at the sheer proximity of his wife. Oh, and when exactly did Carrie Bradshaw become a Disney princess??? Everyone says she's a fashion icon? But it's not just the dress, or the tulle or the colour on her with that dark hair, or the belt?? What about those girls! They're a quarter of a millimeter away from popping out some nipples or overflowing at the very least! And then there's her baby voice when she was presenting - did you see Daniel Craig's expression? Hah! You just keep believing that we believe Sarah Jessica!
BOUNCY
Beyonce looked like a mermaid from the Ming Dynasty! And if I hear her sing At Last once more, I may become violent - and I love that song - it was one of my wedding songs! But on the red carpet, B thought she was killin it! Never seen a woman stick her ass out at that angle for so long without tipping over. Like she has 3 centres of gravity that help her defy the laws of motion. It's mesmerising. I loved B once, loved Destiny's Child, loved that she's a real person, not a swizzle stick, I still love her voice, but she's gotten so cheesy!
OUR HUGH
Hugh Jackman? If I'm honest, and you know I love Huge, there were moments I was a little embarrassed for him. Moments when he was just too Aussie you know?? But, ratings were up 6% so he did good! And praise the Lord the rumours about Nikky K performing on stage with him were not accurate!!
AFTER PARTIES
Of course what we REALLY want to know….
The Three Amigas. Eva Longoria Parker, Victoria Beckham and Kate Beckinsale. The three BFF's were inseperable, barely leaving their table, gossiping about everyone who passed (and someone forgot to coach Eva in how to "pose"), at Elton's 17th annual Oscar party and benefit for his AIDS Foundation which raised $4m this year. Across town, Madonna (sans Jesus), Demi Moore and Guy Oseary cohosted their second annual postawards-show party at Oseary's house. So who was there? Anyone who's anyone, and those who want to be, including Madge's ex-hubby Sean Penn, Nicole Kidman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Anne Hathaway, Gwen Stefani, Josh Brolin & Diane Lane, Diddy, Sharon Stone, Mick Jagger, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfield, and the Alba Demon, among many others…Ashton Kutcher Twitterd that his "Coolest moment of the night…Meeting Jack Nicholson holding Penelopes Oscar and watching Joe Pesci send back 3 martinis because they were sub par," he posted at about 4 a.m. You can just picture that huh? Little man who thinks he's IMPORTANTE?
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p.s. Sport Spice had a baby girl and Rihannah has been speaking to Chris Brown on the phone can you believe!
Monday 23rd February, 2009
OSCARS 2009
Lots of white......bridal style dresses. Lots of behind the scenes goss later..so check back.
Miley is one of the first to arrive, with her MOM. Very uncool to arrive first.
Emile Hirsch blew by the press, no acknowledgement. Smug smile. Ass.
Zaccy Efron likes a bit of hair with his product. Zaccy boy canNOT stop touching his hair! 9 times in 45 seconds!
Rob Pattinson - shaved, hair done and pouting and seems incapable of closing his mouth! An Oscar Exec's wife launched herself at him, and was blocked by his people, while he looked horrified!
"She just said, 'Don't let anything affect you; enjoy - this is, your moment.' "
—Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire), relaying advice she received from Angie Jo at the SAG Awards
Heidi Klum looking great! "I've been sitting on one butt cheek the whole ride over here, which is difficult. People don't have a clue what goes into it."
—Heidi Klum, on high fashion
SJP & Matthew Broderick - right angle for her, awesome dress, so she looks good! Don't you love MB standing duitifully in the background! Ha.
Penelope Cruz gorgeous in white.
The Beil pimps her boyfriend to get an invite, then does her own hair??? Oh, and Justine did not walk the red carpet with her. Ouch.
Angie Jo & Bradley - arrived last but not least, the place went nuts.....oh, and they snubbed Seacrest again! Same exec's wife tried to hug the Brange but she was quickly blocked by security.
THAT PICTURE
On Friday, the photo of Rihanna after she was beaten by Chris Brown made the internet rounds and back. If you didn't want to see it, you probably ran into it by accident, because it's everywhere and it brings on epic doses of the sads. At least on Yahoo, it was not the full picture, which was around, and which I dediced NOT to include in my Friday goss. Anyhoo, subsequently, the LAPD has now launched an internal investigation to find who the hell sold (or leaked) the pic to TMZ. They issued a statement on Saturday asking for the public's help in finding how, what, who, why, etc... They said: "The photograph has the appearance of one taken during an official domestic violence investigation. The Los Angeles Police Department takes seriously its duty to maintain the confidentiality of victims of domestic violence. A violation of this type is considered serious misconduct, with penalties up to and including termination." Rihanna's father, Ronald Fenty, spok out about the photo of his daughter severely bruised and beaten. Ronald said in an interview about the image that "Yeah, I saw it. It's disturbing." However, he adds that people will now be able to "grasp the situation a lot better" after having seen the pic. And remember, that this pic was taken only hours after the event, before the bruises and swelling even had time to fully manifest. Probably leaked by him, but sad none-the-less, there's a limit to how much we need to see even if they are celebrities.
KNOCKED UP NEWS
ELLEN & PORTIA
Following their intimate wedding last year, word is Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi (Our Mandy Rogers) are ready for a baby. Portia will conceive via in-vitro fertilization and the couple are hoping for a boy. These two are so sweet together. See, there is someone out there for everyone!
NICOLE & JOEL
Joel Madden has posted this message on his band's website: "What's better than winning an Oscar? I am so happy to tell everyone that Harlow is going to be a big sister! God has truly blessed my family. Hope your all feeling as good as i am right now." Joel & Nicole Richie welcomed daughter Harlow back in January 2008.
I GUESS / YOU GUESS
This star is a major spunk! Great hair, muscles, good pro résumé, too. He's also as hot as he is coy and conniving. But by comparison, let's just say he makes other ever-shy, closeted movie idols look like out-and-out saints of gay liberation and openness. See, he's, a gangly type with flat abs and the concrete ass to go with it, and was planning on marrying his boyfriend. Out of the country, mind you, but marriage just the same. To a man! Huge prob: this boy's myriad fans would have gone postal over this happy Romeo-and-Romeo fact had they ever found out, which is exactly why this guy—at his representatives' behest—went ahead and......not only dumped his partner and fiancé, but he took up with his latest leading lady instead. And all because a pile of veteran Hollywood starmakers told him that his stellar career would become about as relevant as Lindsay Lohan's alcohol ankle monitor should he get hitched to the BF. And I can't decide which is the worst part of all, that every tabloid around is buying his just-pumped-up fake romance, or that he had the nerve to go back to the poor, dumped boyfriend and want sex. It Ain't: Robert Pattinson, or Jakey G (who unfortunately may be the other I refer to).....hmmmm, not sure...will get back to you, possibly Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Rihanna turned 21 over the weekend, Andrew Shue (42), Cindy Crawford (43), Ivana Trump (60), Sidney Poitier (82)
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Wednesday 18th February, 2009
KANYE'S A DESIGNER NOW
Humble Kanye is bored with being the Jesus of music and is ready to become the messiah of fashion: "Put this in the magazine: There's nothing more to be said about music. I'm the f*#king end-all, be-all of music. I know what I'm doing. I did 808s in three weeks. I got it. It's on cruise control. . . . Man, we talked about music for God knows how long! Now let's talk about how my f@!king sweater didn't come back right from Korea. That's what's interesting me." THAT explains why he's been front and centre at the fashion shows…Yep, Kanye West is on another magazine cover, this time for Details Magazine. And naturally, the rapper's modesty is apparent. Of course an interview with Kanye is a ride for all your senses. Here's another little gem, "Oh my God, I'm one of the greatest rappers in the world. I'll get on a track and completely ee-nihilate that track, I'll eat it and rip it in half. I wouldn't have to think of it." Kanye contined with "I have, like, nuclear power, like a superhero, like Cyclops when he puts his glasses on." Yeah, right. What makes my smutty senses tingle is the thought of Kanye and Diddy's egos in the same room, vying for attention! How cool would that be to watch?? Kanye is hysterical, I couldn't make this shiz up!
JUSTINE'S EGO OUT AND ABOUT
News from several sources at the Pebble Beach Pro-am last weekend, where Justine golfed along with other celebrities. By far, little Justine was the top name. So I guess it gave him license to be a moron? Apparently the other star golfers were friendly and obliging with autographs and photos. Not Justine Timberlake. Justine refused to make eye contact (oh God, he's one of THEM), did not interact with the gallery or sign autographs unless the network tv cameras were pointed right at him (really??). Because he's so focused on his golf y'all. Do not disturb. And then there's the William Rast show yesterday in NY, a triumphant evening for Justine, surrounded by friends and family and TV girl Biel of course. You didn't think Jessica Biel would miss this, did you? If she had to sit there supported by an iron lung, she would not have missed this. She beamed from her VIP seat, clapped enthusiastically, watched her boyfriend adoringly, and also looked like shiz. Like hello! Justine's showing at NY Fashion Week. Is this really the best his girlfriend could do? Apparently yes. Lank hair and all. Anyhoo, afterwards they celebrated at dinner followed by drinks at Rose Bar. Look at Biel clinging tightly to his arm, matching coats, he carrying her jacket, all for the benefit of the paps whose presence, neither seemed to mind. Funny that. In the other pic she's with Emile Hirsch (Into The Wild).
AND THEN THERE'S THE GRACIOUS JAMES McAVOY
Have a look at YOUTUBE "James McAvoy with fans", it's video of James last week patiently fulfilling fan requests, while on his way to rehearsals for his play which opens next week. If you don't love him already, you will. He's one of the nicer ones, and he'll always be Mr Tumnus to me….
VALENTINA'S PARENTS TIED THE KNOT
Salma Hayek 42, and her babydaddy, French businessman Francois-Henri Pinault (he owns YSL & Gucci…to name a few) spent their Valentine's Day making it official. The couple had announced their engagement back in March 2007, but called it all off in July 2008 when rumours were flying that Francois was getting busy with other ladies and may have fathered another child…Anyhoo, he's a billionaire worth $16.9billion give or take a bit of loose change, and she's a Diva Star - and they get married at City Hall in Paris - don't you just love it? Bummer about my Salma and Colin Farrell fantasy……..
SPLITSVILLE
For those of you who watch Hero's or even care, Milo Ventimiglia has split up with co-star Hayden Panettiere. That's what UsWeekly is claiming anyhoo. Some source told them that 31-year-old Milo and 19-year-old Hayden ended their 1-year-old relationship last week. The source went on to say, "It was a lifestyle conflict. They were in very different places. Hayden is young. She likes to go out in the Hollywood scene and that's not his style." So there you have it. Imagine if they'd married and she opted for the double-barrelled surname - keeping her own as well.....sounds like an exotic pasta dish.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Our own Dame Edna Everage (Barry Humphries) turns 75. Parisite Hilton turns 28, Cheesy Jerry O'Connell 35, Media manipulator Denise Richards is 38 and Michael Jordan will be 46.
RECOGNISE OUR MEL?
Sadness.
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Monday 16th February, 2009
Hello Ladies!
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Did anyone watch So You Think You Can Dance last night? Seems all of the acting lessons Nat Bass took over the break from Season 1 so that she was a "better" presenter for Season 2 were um, a bit of a waste. Girlfriend should seriously stick to singing! She rocks at singing. Oh, and what in the name of all things holy has she (needlessly) done to her face??? She was already gorgeous?? I couldn't stop watching. She was pinching the muscle bound arm of one of the contestants and trying to make a face, and expression, but all that happened was a slight crinkling around the sides of her nose! She seriously looks like she's implanted a boiled egg into each of her cheeks! I think the credits should have said, Natalie Bassingthwaighte dressed by…….., and botoxed by……… so we all know who not to go to! Maybe she got some tips from Nicole? Here she is last month with that crazy shrieking horse Mary Murphy! Couldn't get a pic of her from last night - but she certainly doesn't look like her promo material Rove was showing for her appearance……
Update: Here's a pic from the after party last night.....
2009 NAACP IMATE AWARDS
Halle Berry was co-host at the event over the weekend. Bouncy won best female artist and Jennifer Hudson won best new artist. Jennifer has got her style happening, love her hair too, she looks good. But Halle definitely outshone the rest, she's just gorgeous. It's crazy how beautiful she is. She's apparently shaving her head for her next movie! Rosario Dawson was also there, also soooo gorgeous. Oh, and for some illusive reason, Diddy actually managed to win himself an award…. You know, Diddy and his million conditions and hefty price tags for an appearance, the way he treats his staff, that whole Tommy Cruise eye thing, where no one can look him directly in the eye!! Was obvious on Ellen when he was a guest, they played a game with an audience member....and while he'd interact in the game, and look at Ellen, he would not once, directly look at the audience member standing next to him! Anyhoo, there's the story of when he was in Toronto, Canada a while ago, for the MMVAs. He'd commited to an intimate interview in front of a live audience of about 100 people. Two hours they waited. He was late, he sound checked, fart arsed around, and after all it, all the jumping through hoops to cater to his every need, those poor people sitting there hoping to see him, he decides he doesn't want to do it anymore and bails. No apology, nothing. Ass.
Also at the NAACP Awards was Keshia Knight Pulliam - remember little Rudy Huxtable from The Cosby Show? Well she's 29 now and part of American sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne…
JESUS CONVERTS
Apparently, Madonna's personal Jesus has switched over to Kabbalah. A source told US Daily Mirror that Jesus has been blabbing to "friends" that he has converted and has even researched Kabbalah on the internet. Dude! The source went on to say, "He has joined an online Kabbalah group and is keen to become an active member. Madonna has also offered to take him to the Kabbalah center in New York and he is exceedingly keen to take her up on that." This is the selling of the soul bit….Jesus' family are strict Catholics so apparently they aren't going to be happy about this. Here's Jesus out last night with Kaballah recruiter Madonna. You know of course he's been signed to Ford Modelling Agency, and his fee has gone from a couple of hundred dollars per appearance for a shoot, to $123,000….? Amazing. No? I'm thinking Lourdes best wait until she moves out to get herself a boyfriend!
I GUESS / YOU GUESS…..
Payback's great huh??? He'd been cheating on her for years. She had his babies, she endured the other women, she let him back in the door every time he ran away, only to come slinking back with apologies. For a while now though he has stayed at home. More mature, done with that life, he's now completely committed to her, ready to take the next step…Problem? It's her turn to be unfaithful. And not only with a random but with someone he knows. More importantly, someone he trusts. Worse - it's no secret. They're all aware, all around them, except for him. And everyone is bracing for drama. Because what started as a purely physical affair has turned into one sided love. The other man wants more, is willing to fight for it, putting her in the middle. He's threatening to blow it all wide open, she's begging him to calm down, but he's pressuring her to come clean. She wants to say with the father of her children who is oblivious to it all but who they say will surely take off immediately when and if he finds out. Love double standards! Honestly, NFI….was thinking Robin Wright-Penn & Sean Penn….or Mark Wahlberg and his long suffering partner Rhea Durham.
INTERVIEW WITH CLIVE OWEN
Thank God he's a bit of a sexy beast, because he's a bit boring really! Clive Owen sat down for a LENGTHY interview with men's magazine, Esquire. The interview, is entitled, "Just Another Day at the Ponies with Clive Owen". Clive gets a few words in, but a very lot of the interview (i.e. three pages) is based around the author's ramblings about the racetrack FFS! There's not much breaking news in the piece, but it's an interesting read. The writer met Clive at a Paris racetrack and they spent the day betting and talking. The topics range from horses (duh) to soccer (football) to Clive learning to ride a horse for King Arthur: "I had to ride a horse once," he says. "In King Arthur. I said I could ride, but I had to call for lessons on the day the deal was signed. I started out on this little chunky thing and slowly moved up. It was months of work. On the first day, the director chose a horse for me and it was this big Arabian, well bigger than anything I'd ridden, with this clop, clop, clop walk. Bigger than any horse I've ever seen really. Christ, it was intimidating. First day I had to gallop across a field in full profile. You do it. You have to. Big, big horse." Clive also spoke about how his wife doesn't understand…football. "It puzzles my wife, my stubbornness in this. I think she wonders why men care so much about a game. She wonders what the world would be like if they put their energy into something that means something." He raises his eyebrows on this last little couplet, rolling the weight of the words, considering the possibility. "She makes room for it. My whole family does. I'm at it in front of the tv, on satellite, and I'm very loud, thrashing about. That's a pure thing, that club. Not really explainable, really. My family endures. They don't understand it." He thinks about it a little, then says, "But my wife's never even been to a soccer game, so who is she to say?" Anyhoo, he's in a new movie with Julia Roberts called Duplicity (she was also with him in Closer). Julia had this to say about Clive…."George Clooney is obsessed with Clive," Julia gushed. "Every good-guy actor talks about Clive as one of their very favorites. Because he's English, because his successes have stood on the shoulders of his talents alone, because he hasn't just been carried away by popular culture. He's almost the most free of all of those guys. People just allow him to do what he does…The only surprise about Clive was how absolutely ferocious he could be on camera. When we shot Closer, he used to make me cry. He's a kind of emotional terrorist, so vicious. The thing about Clive is the happiness and security he has in real life is what allows him to go into a room and grab everyone's attention effortlessly. The secret is, everyone is really attracted to contentment." So there you have it.
CHRIS BROWN SPEAKS
After more than a week of hiding and silence, alleged GF beater Chris Brown just issued a statement about that incident last weekend! He says: "Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired. I am seeking the counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones and I am committed, with God's help, to emerging a better person. Much of what has been speculated or reported on blogs and/or reported in the media is wrong. While I would like to be able to talk about this more, until the legal issues are resolved, this is all I can say except that I have not written any messages or made any posts to Facebook, on blogs or any place else. Those posts or writings under my name are frauds." Here we go again, drop the old G bomb and expect absolution! And he's sorry and saddened that the media found out, not that he did it! What do U think of Chris Brown's statement????
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Friday 13th February, 2009
Happy Valentine's Day Ladies!
GUESS WHO'S BACK, BACK AGAIN?
Eminem with a little help from high-rolling homies 50 Cent and Dr. Dre, has landed himself back at No. 1 on the charts—and in the record books—with his latest single, "Crack the Bottle." The track was (legally) downloaded a record 418,000 times in its first week and easily bounced nasty biarch Kelly Clarkson from the top slot. Em hasn't had a number 1 since "Lose Yourself" back in 2002. "Crack the Bottle" is the first single from Em's forthcoming Relapse album, but it's also likely to appear on Fiddy's own Before I Self Destruct, out next month. Dr. Dre's Detox, also expected shortly. ("Crack the Bottle," Relapse, Detox, Before I Self Destruct…I'm seeing a bit of a pattern here.) The "three-headed monster," as Fiddy fondly calls the group, previously collaborated on 2004's "Encore," the title track from Em's last studio album. Good to see he's back. He always seems to me like he has a good heart and needs to be rescued!
TOTALLY LOST OR TOTALLY A TOOL?
Yesterday Joaquin Pheonix appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman. Throughout the interview, J mumbled, fidgeted and, at times, insulted his way through what must have been a contractually obligated appearance in support of his new indie flick - Two Lovers. It was beyond awkward and just plain weird. Based on his recent shenanigans - the rapping, the "BYE GOOD" retirement - was this just another chapter in his unfunny, ongoing project? Or is there a straightjacket somewhere calling his name?? BFF Casey Affleck was seen with his camera, presumably documenting the entire experience, I can't decide if he's in trouble, or just a giant asshole! J is notoriously shy. We know this. But he was there to promote Two Lovers. He agreed to the assignment. He even asked his bestie to come along and shoot it. That implies calculation. There was a plan involved. So you don't get to pull the "I'm nervous" card when you start exploiting the experience. And therefore blaming his shambolic appearance on nerves totally doesn't fly. Two Lovers is JP's third film for James Gray. As you can see from the video, it was a piss poor effort at promotion, letting down not only his own contribution, but that of every person who worked on the movie. Nobody gets to do that just because they've become disillusioned with the business. There is no excuse on a team level for bringing down everyone else's hard work. The only conclusion then is that Joaquin Phoenix is not a team player. He has no regard for his peers, his crew, his management, his director. Joaquin Phoenix is all about Joaquin Phoenix. Selfish, narcissistic, inconsiderate - and he has always claimed to be otherwise. Or he's been sold to be otherwise, perhaps that's the disconnect. Perhaps JP has always been a dickhead, and his truculence has just cleverly been explained away as discomfort with the press. Because he has always claimed he hates the press, is mistrustful of the media after how the death of his brother was reported. Understandable. J got rich from acting, now he has the luxury of not bathing or grooming, the freedom to spend his days not worrying about his house, and the luxury of living a hoax for the sake of "higher art" project. Loved David's closing line, "Joaquin, I'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight." You know, J recently made a movie with Ms Goop…to me that answers many questions. Overexposure to Gwynnie has this effect on people. Anyhoo, it's on You Tube if you care to view. Hey, at least he had a bath!
DESPERATE DEMISE PART 2
Nicolette Sheridan must not like long goodbyes. She apparently didn't have much to say when she broke the news to her fellow cast members of Desperate Housewives yesterday that she's leaving. She made the announcement during their two o'clock table read. Kathryn Joosten, who plays Karen McCluskey on DH, spilled..."She said, 'Bye, it was really nice working with everybody. It's been terrific and a real honor,'" Kathryn said. "Then we all said, 'Bye,' and she said, 'I have a scene to go do, so let me go study that.' And that was that." Edie is not the one who should be sent to the 'farm'. Honestly, I'd jumping for joy if they threw Susan or Gaby to the wolves! Personally, I think she's just jumping off a sinking ship…..I bet it doesn't come back for another season!
MICHELLE PFEIFFER IS 50
Gorgeous Michelle walks the red carpet at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival premiere for Cheri in Germany on Tuesday. The movie is a romantic drama set in Paris in the 1920s. The son of a courtesan must end a relationship with an older woman after learning the ways of love. At the festival, Michelle talked about being fabulous at 50, saying, "If you think hitting 40 is liberating, wait till you hit 50 — and I was surprised at how liberating it was!" Hear that Nicole - she's 50……..just sayin. Will she look this naturally enhanced at 50??
WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL THINGS HOLY IS SHE WEARING???
Of course we just don't get her high fashion because we are not one of "the select few"…..we're not educated. We just think she's got the clothing sense of a 2 year old! Anyhoo, the latest installment of GOOP came out yesterday, and Gwynnie is suggesting this delightful recipe for us meager mortals: "This menu was as fun to come up with as it is to eat. They say oysters are an aphrodisiac but as shucking a raw one can be lethal, I steam mine just until they open and I can easily pry off the shell. They are easy to prepare and look very impressive on the table. The poussins (Cornish hens) require very little by way of preparation. The artichoke makes a great side and the heart is the best part. The molten chocolate cakes are also quick and very sexy, oozing with chocolate on the plate. Happy Valentine's Day.". I think she's trying to steal Nigella's crown….?
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Thursday 12th February, 2009
Hello Ladies!
Not going to talk about Prince Chris and Princess RiRi today. The saga continues…..but it's sad smut. And we have enough sadness at the moment.
ANGIE HAS UPSET THE THAIS
Turns out that while it's fine for Angie Jo to visit Thailand's poor, downtrodden masses. She should not dare to try and tell the Thai officials what to do with them! That's the view of a senior Thai diplomat who is flaming at the nostrils because Angie spoke out about the plight of a certain group of Muslim refugees who've fled there in recent years to escape the violence in regime in Myanmar, otherwise known as Burma. In her capacity as a UN Goodwill Ambassador, Angie last week visited refugee camps along the Thai-Burmese border, where the Rohingya, or so-called "Boat People," had sought refuge from Myanmar's military junta, which has deprived the group of citizenship in their own country. But outspoken Angie publicly asked the Thai government to respect the Rohingya's basic human rights and take better care of the ethnic minority. Seems while her presence was publicly welcomed in the country, her opinions were not. "We must warn UNHCR [UN High Commission for Refugees, which Angie represents] that they should not comment on the matter because they have no mandate," Virasakdi Futrakul, the permanent secretary of the Thai Foreign Ministry, told reporters. The official claimed that Angie was supposed to tour a DIFFERENT camp containing a less controversial Burmese, the Karenni, and not visit the Rohingya. HA! So a better set up camp - not so controversial - show them what you want them to see kinda thing…."The Thai government will issue a reprimand letter to UNHCR, asking why it allowed Angelina Jolie to visit the refugee camps," Futrakul said. The Rohingya have been flooding Thailand in recent years, with many arriving by boat only to be pulled back out to sea by the Thai navy. A spokeswoman for the UNHCR, Kitt McKinsey, declined to comment except to note that Angie simply had the best interests of the Rohingya at heart. "She expressed the hope that the human rights of the Rohingya people will be respected," he said, "just as the human rights of everyone in the world should be respected."
DESPERATE DEMISE
You'll recall I spoke of a DH star who had aspirations of movie star status and was told in no uncertain terms to pull her head in…..? Well, reliable sources on the set of Wisteria Lane have said a script has just been circulated for rehearsal that includes the demise of a housewife, one who never really knew how to keep her mouth shut—on camera and off……..!! The target is that nutter Nicollette Sheridan—or rather, her busty homebreaker, Edie! Here's the scoop: Edie finds out that her husband, Dave, plans to kill her—and Dave almost does kill her. She runs out of the house, but, alas, poor Edie has an accident, something involving her car and an electrical wire fault. More details to come; the script is still being released for table reads.
TOMMY HOOKS DENZEL
Noooo! Say it isn't so! Tommy has somehow managed to maneuver his way into a movie with Movie Royalty and I might add - sexy beast - Denzel Washington! They'll join their considerable forces for an action-packed adaptation of The Matarese Circle, a spy-vs.-spy thriller based on the novel by Robert "Bourne Identity" Ludlum. According to both the Hollywood Reporter and Variety, Tommy is in final negotiations to join Denzil Washington in the would-be blockbuster and if all goes according to their box-office plan, the film will hopefully develop into a franchise. The story follows Russian spy Vasili Taleniekov (Cruise; let's hope no accents are required) and American intelligence agent Brandon Scofield (Washington), two mortal enemies who have spent decades attempting to off each other. The distrustful duo are eventually forced to team up after they find themselves deep into the crosshairs of a political conspiracy devised by a shadowy group known as the Matarese. Damn, there goes that fantasy that Denzel gives Tommy a whoopin! The movie will be released sometime in 2010. Due to Tommy's desperation to claw his way back up the food chain, he should totally sign up for the next installment of Twilight don't you think? He had huge success as a blood sucker previously!
MILEY IS DOWN WITH ASIAN AMERICANS
Hillbilly songbird Miley Cyrus was SOMEHOW conveniently spotted by papps enjoying sushi and hanging with her homies at a random (obscure) Sushi restaurant in a side street of a shopping area….Miley seems to have suddenly gotten a craving for Japanese food after her second apology for her "unintentionally" racist pics. You know Miles thinks eating sushi at a down-to-earth place means she really does heart Asian-Americans, right? Moron!
HARRY NEEDS TO KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT
We already know Harry is the loose cannon, the blundering spare. Last time everyone was in a flap over his racist "Paki" comments in THAT army video, oh and that Nazi uniform episode in 2005...Now he's struck again by patronizing black people. Black British comedian Stephen K Amos, recently told a little story about when he performed at Prince Charles' 60th birthday bash in November, Harry was trying to be funny when he said to him: You don't sound like a black chap. Amos joked that he should have said: "How is I supposed to sound?'" Understandably people are outraged. But the question is: why would they be surprised? He's a member of the aristocracy. They were colonising people just over 100 years ago. His family still considers Australians to be colonists. Do you think he was raised by or hangs with people who believe in colour equality? Puhlease!!! Young Harry is a product of his environment, surrounded by bigotry and ignorance. But here's a little smutty titbit for you - did you know that on the sly, when Harry's hooking up undercover which he does often….his preference is for black girls! Analyze that girls! Oh, and imagine the scandal if the protection malfunctioned! Ha!
SJP
Obviously SJP doesn't google herself??? I don't think so! In US gossip circles she's known as "My Little Pony" because they're all convinced she looks like a horse. So now she's sporting the latest craze in footwear - camel toe boots! Or rather boots that look like hooves! Just sayin…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Tina Louise (aka Ginger from Gilligan's Island) is 75 - how do we say this delicately?? There comes a time when you just have to let go….Jennifer Aniston hits the big 40, ex Destiny's Child Kelly Rowland (28), Brandy (30), yummy surfer dude Kelly Slater (37), Sheryl Crow (47), Burt Reynolds (73) and Leslie Nielsen (83).
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Wednesday 11th February, 2009
Hello Ladies!
CHRIS BROWN IS THE NEW EBOLA
Chris Brown is starting to feel the backlash from his recent actions. Already he has lost two major advertising opportunities since news of him beating GF Rihanna broke. His buddy T.I. has his back saying, "I spoke to him today," he said. "He's cool, you know. He's a little concerned about the situation, but he's still the same Chris. I told him, 'This too shall pass.' " Deep! T.I. admitted he didn't know exactly what happened but stressed that "we're celebrities, we're entertainers, but we're still human—all of us. Don't expect us not to make mistakes because we will." Yer right! But Rihanna's buddy, Kanye West gave E! a very different response to the situation. "I saw them at Clive's [the night before]. I know Rihanna a bit better because I went on tour with her and we really vibed out on a lot of creative ideas. With the touring, I gave all these reference of Graces Jones and Jean Paul-Goude. Back in the 80's when pop stars just took it to a whole 'nother level. I really feel that Rihanna is so important to our culture and pop music. I feel like she is the most important artist in music and has the most potential. Her taste level at her age and the songs she does and her style and her performance and her voice. "She has the potential to be the greatest artist of all time and, in that sense, I feel like that's my baby sis and I would do any and everything to help her in any situation," he then said "I don't want to speak more into the specifics with that situation, but all I'll say is it's just so devastating. Kanye of course then qualified that statement by saying, "I feel like, just as a person, I don't' care how famous she is or even if she just worked at McDonald's, that should never happen. It should never come to that place." Rihanna is still MIA. She has postponed a sold-out concert scheduled for Friday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
BRANGE KIDDIES CAUSE HAVOC
It's nice to know they're just a normal family and not quite as perfect as they appear! After no wins at the BAFTAS Bradley & Angie Jo did their normal trick and took off in a huff, arriving back at the plush Dorchester Hotel - where luxury double suites cost more than £4,000 a night WITHOUT breakfast - to find all hell had broken loose and that fellow guests had complained about the noise! The Brange had booked almost the entire third-floor of the Park Lane hotel. They had apparently told Maddox, seven, Pax, five, Zahara, three, and two-year-old Shiloh they could play outside their suite under supervision from their nanny. Guests were bleating that the kiddies were running up and down the halls causing a ruckus! One of my fellow gossip bloggers suggested this: The whiny hotel guest did it all wrong. I would've busted out in the hallway and screamed, "STFU! Santa Claus doesn't exist. The tooth fairy is a crackhead. And Glenn Close boiled the Easter Bunny in Fatal Attraction. Now go cry about that shiz in the bathroom so I can get some damn sleep!" I like it - it's to the point and does the job!
GWENYTH IS BETTER THAN THE BRANGE
Gweny, the queen of everything pure and goopy isn't interested in walking the red carpet events with hubby Chris Martin, because, well, she's better than that. It was rumoured that she and her husband were supposed to hold clammy hands and walk the Grammy carpet together. Of course, this didn't happen and when asked about it, she told Fox News, "It's cheesy. I mean, who wants to live like that?" You hear that Brangelina and every other power couple in Hollywood?? Goopy Gweny thinks you're cheesy! This is of course hysterical because Ms Goop is the biggest cheese ball in all the land. I mean, really…. GOOP, Shallow Hal and THAT DRESS!
KEANU MAKES AN APPEARANCE
Number one on my To-Do-List since Bill & Ted days, Keanu Reeves, attended the The Private Lives of Pippa Lee photocall looking mighty fine in a suit - even if he is sporting some facial hair. He's there as part of the 2009 Berlin Film Festival in Germany. The Private Lives of Pippa Lee stars Keanu, Robin Wright Penn, Alan Arkin, Winona Ryder, Monica Belluci, Julianne Moore, Maria Bello, and for reasons that escape me…Blake Lively. Of the film, Keanu offered these words of wisdom "In this film, freedom means the possibility to experience yourself… to go find yourself," Word. Excuse me while I float away on a fantasy cloud…..bit of a shave.. and I've said it before, Robin Wright (before the Penn) was gorgeous! Her marriage to Sean Penn has sucked out her very soul!
SANDY B's MAGAZINE SHOOT
Gorgeous Sandra Bullock features on the cover of the March 2009 issue of American magazine InStyle. Sandra has been married to Monster Garage star Jesse James for three years how and has said she enjoys being a stepmom to his son Jesse Jr., 11, and daughters Chandler, 14, and Sunny, 5. "Thankfully I married someone who loves me just the way I am - and all the nuttiness that goes into me," Sandra says. "My greatest joy is making our home what it's supposed to be. Being a good wife, a good stepmom, a good current wife to the ex-wife. We're a family." As for having her own kids, she said, "If I waited too long, it's because we were supposed to do other things. If it is just too late? There are millions of children on this planet that I would be honored to call my own." Love her! She's always been so humble and down to earth! When asked what her most memorable fashion moment was, Sandra shared, "My wedding dress. It was beautifully handcrafted, with elegant French lace. Angel Sanchez designed it, and every time I'd try it on, he'd say, "Sandra, please [lose] five pounds!" I apologize, Angel. I didn't give him those five pounds, but guess what? That round, shiny, happy person was me." Sandra says she has a cheat day once a week where she can eat what she likes….she said she starts Friday night and ends Saturday night.
MILEY TRIES THE APOLOGY AGAIN
Money talks! Seems Miley has been told by Disney after pressure from Asian advocacy groups to rewrite her apology about THAT picture that has made it around the web world and back again, because the first time just wasn't good enough. Naturally in this climate, no one wants to piss off investors. So anyhoo, Miley Cyrus posted another message on her blog: "I want to thank all of my fans for their support not only this week, but always! I really wanted to stress how sorry I am if the photo of me with my friends offended anyone. I have learned a valuable lesson from this and know that sometime my actions can be unintentionally hurtful. I know everything is a part of GODs ultimate plan, and mistakes happen so that eventually I will become the woman he aspires me to be. Peace and love, Miles" How about an Apology Analysis? This one is simple. This is my favourite kind of apology. Because it's not an apology. "I'm sorry if you feel offended" is not the same as "I'm sorry that I offended you." There is no accountability, no ownership. So is she really sorry? She's sorry that you feel badly. She's sorry that you are mad at her. She's sorry she has to apologise again. But does she think what she did is wrong? Debatable. As for "God's ultimate plan" - this is what makes me crazy. Not the God thing, but that she wants to "become the woman he aspires me to be". Say what?? This is what happens, people do wrong and drop the G bomb and except all is forgiven. And don't get me started on her literacy skills! You see, every day there are parents, parents pushing their children to become the next Miley at the expense of everything else. Fame > Literacy….Yay for child stardom! Miley and her mouth are really starting to annoy me - she's not getting better looking with age I have to say!
EMMA'S ADMIRERS
As I mentioned to you yesterday, Emma was surrounded by admiring boys at the BAFTA Soho House Grey Goose afterparty the other night! But, to her credit, she wasn't photographed within five minutes settling for the first dude to bring her a tequila shot. Ala that SLH Lohan. She's been taught well! Instead, Emma took her time assessing her options. First she joined Robert Pattinson for a warm up lap around the room - then passed when he asked her to hit up Harvey Weinstein's. She said she'd meet him there later. Well done! Next it was Jamie Dornan, Trumped up little upstart Keira Knightley's ex BF but our girl passed on that opportunity. Next came Nicholas Hoult - little Marcus in About a Boy (hated that movie)….Nicholas didn't get very far with Emma either because she took off for the Harvey Weinstein after-party and ended up whispering in a corner with a boy called Alex Pettyfer, exchanging numbers, and then heading home separately. Well played Emma!
BRIT'S BOOS GO ON TOUR
KFed and Daddy Spears have both signed an agreement which states Brit can take her lil' boos on the road with her. The whole show was in danger of being canned because Brit refused to do it unless her boos came along. Nobody laughs at her jokes or understands her deep meaningful stories the way they do. Now, apparently everything will go on as previously planned. Daddy Spears will set up hillbilly mansions in New Jersey, Los Angeles and New Orleans. Brit will travel to each in between shows. KFed will also get his own house in New Jersey and New Orleans. And an extra $5k a week for his "inconvenience". However, this new agreement also gives Brit Brit 50/50 custody. Brit will get the kids 3 days and nights a week. During certain weeks, she even gets them longer than KFed. That will remain in effect after the tour ends. Here's hoping she makes it through the tour!
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Tuesday 10th February 2009
Hello Ladies!
The Grammys, BAFTAs and Drama! Having no end of problems today with my computer / internet!! Check back later for pics and updates - right now - after 5 hours working on this - I need to take a walk before I throw my computer out the window!
GRAMMYS IN A NUTSHELL
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards and a very lot of awards went to Alison Krauss and Robert Plant (Led Zep). The duo from opposite sides of the musical tracks so to speak proved that risks are worth taking as they collected a leading three awards at the performance-packed ceremony, including Album of the Year for their debut collaboration, Raising Sand, and Record of the Year for "Please Read the Letter," en route to notching five Grammys overall. They shared some of their Grammy night glory with Coldplay, winners of three trophies overall, including Best Rock Album and Song of the Year for Viva La Vida and its title track. Chris Martin came up with this little piece of proverbial when accepting their Rock Album award, "We're not of course the heaviest of rock banks as you may have noticed,". "We're more a little limestone kind of rock—a little something, but just as charming." "We feel so grateful to be here," Martin added...say what??? Meanwhile, Lil Wayne, who went into Grammy season leading the entire syncopated pack with eight nominations, had a strong showing as well, notching four wins, including Best Rap Album for Tha Carter III. And while the night was really a showcase for performances grand and grander, Jennifer Hudson—whose self-titled debut was named Best R&B Album to give the Oscar winner her first Grammy—received a pair of standing ovations- "Wow, I'm just in awe right now," Jennifer said while she accepted the first award of the night. "First I want to thank God, who has brought me through. Also, my family in heaven and those who are here today." Nice. British singer Adele, won for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Chasing Pavements," and was named Best New Artist (and here's hoping Adele doesn't go on to have the post-Grammy year last year's winner fellow UK gal Amy Nuthouse had.) There was also a few once-in-a-lifetime groupings included Dave Grohl providing the backbeat for Sir Paul on "I Saw Her Standing There," Stevie Wonder teaming with the Jonai on "Burning Up" and "Superstition," Keith Urban Kidman sitting in with Al Green, Boys II Men and Justine Timberlake on "Stay Together" and the USC Marching Band giving brassy accompaniment to Radiohead on "15 Step." Would have been pretty cool to be there.
NIC'S NEW FACE
So! I mentioned a week or so ago that Nikky had been observed looking rather puffy and that maybe she'd had some new work injected or put in, so to speak and some of you were like - nah…she looks the same! You still think?? Because this is Nicole Kidman's face at the Grammy's. The same? Sure….If by the same you mean she's had her forehead refrozen, her eyebrows pulled back and something injected into her cheeks…Is this what you meant by the same? Look at her face! It was born 2 weeks ago! It's younger than Sunday Roast! Anyhoo, Nikky made a big show of loving up her husband in the crowd yesterday. And, opportunist that she is, she also made sure they had their moment with that old owl Sir Paul. I don't know, with her face frozen like that - she gets this demented look - likes she's going to eat someone!
LET THIS BE A WARNING TO YOU KIDS!
Come-back girl Whitney Houston performed at this guy Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party on Saturday night and while her voice, understandably, has suffered, by all accounts she was captivating on stage, as she assured the crowd: "I got it, I got it". Great news, of course we all want to see Whitney crawl back and succeed. Britney & Whitney. But also… let me be the bitch … there is a lesson here kiddies. Because…if you saw her present at the Grammys, she has this speech issue now…like huge gaps in between words. Like she's fried her brain and not firing on all cylenders. Waaaay too many drugs. Kinda like a younger version of deep fried Ozzy Osbourn. Meanwhile, RDJ doesn't seem to have this problem. He's as articulate and talented as before. Must be those vitamins and that spinach juice he carries everywhere with him….seriously, he drinks spinach juice all day every day!
CHRIS BROWN ARRESTED
Grammy day should have been like Prom night for R&B's reigning Prince & Princess, Chris Brown and Rihanna. But things went horribly amiss. About the time Brown was scheduled to be singing "Forever" onstage, he was instead being detained by police, being questioned for allegedly roughing up Rihanna. Brown, 19, turned himself in to police and has been charged with making criminal threats while authorities have explained that he is being investigated for domestic violence felony battery and could be charged with more later. The case will now be sent to the DA's office and further charges could still be filed. He was released from jail after posting $50,000 bail. Sources tell E! News that the alleged victim WAS Rihanna, 20, and that she suffered visible bruises on her face and bite marks on her arms during an altercation that took place hours earlier. Both in turn canned scheduled Grammy performances. A spokeswoman for Brown's label declined comment. Rihanna's publicist, Amanda Silverman, would only tell E! News that the 20-year-old "Disturbia" singer was involved in an unspecified traffic mishap. "Rihanna is well," the rep said. "Thank you for concern and support." But, the wording "domestic" violence implies their relationship. Also the fact that they were together just minutes before the incident went down. And that they both bailed on the Grammys. More telling though - that Rihanna still has not been seen. (things could change any time today - keep refreshing). Why is this significant? Well, from a PR perspective, if she wasn't hurt, if she's not the victim, you put her out there ASAP to show that she's healthy and beautiful and perfect. Because you know what people are saying. And if it's not true, the quickest way to stamp that shiz out is to give the paps a clean shot. But there's the fact Rihanna has remained MIA. The longer she remains undercover, the worse it looks on him. The buzz last night at the Grammys, the adjective being used, is not "hit". It is "beaten". Some stories you take more personally than others. I talk shiz about celebrities all day. To a certain extent, you become immune to the scandal, numb to the smut. But this is sad smut. I feel real sadness, and this from someone, right or wrong, who doesn't feel much sadness or empathy or compassion for celebrities, like, ever. As you know, I loved Rihanna and Chris as a couple. So cute. But you see, it can happen to anyone. Even a girl with the world at her feet. But, the most mind boggling thing of all is comments some people have left on sites like Rollingstone.com, that somehow she must have deserved it…! I hate people like that. If he did it, he is a worthless piece of shiz. If he did it, there is no excuse. Ever.
USHER WAS A GRAMMY NO SHOW TOO
Usher was due to perform at Clive Davis' partae the night before the Grammys but he had to cancel so he could bust on over to Brazil to be with his wife. It was reported that Tameeeeeka was getting a little face or body work done of the plastic kind. But Usher's spokespiece issued a statement and called it "routine surgery." The full statement to People said: : "Tameka Raymond is in stable condition after suffering complications from routine surgery in Brazil. Her husband Usher is with her at the hospital. No further details will be released, and the family requests privacy at this difficult time." So, Tameeeeeka, snuck down to down to Brazil to visit Tommy's friendly surgeon and get a little (or a lot) of plastic surgery done. I'm thinking she went to Brazil because she didn't want anyone to find out. Who knows? But unfortunately, things didn't go as planned and Tameka suffered a serious injury due to complications. Nasty. Let's just call it what it is. Homegirl went down there to get tucked on the sly and now everyone knows about it. That's got to seriously suck!
BAFTAS
Penelope deservedly won Best Supporting Actress because she kicked ass in Vicky Cristina. I like the fringe. You?
GOLDIE MESS
This is what Cammie D. will look like when she's older! Can you see it?? What I want to know is, has Ms Goldie left the reservation? Was she drunk or stoned or both? Whatever the reason, every minute was very entertaining. She was completely off her tree, momentarily incapable of reading, escaping to the beach for 5 seconds or so at one point…But I have to say, if this is retirement, Goldie makes it look mighty fine! You can be loopy. You have your regular man. You can mix it up with your other men. Once in a while you put on a pretty dress and get your picture taken. Vacations with the grandkids and money in the bank. Sounds good to me!
ANGIE JO WITH COLOUR
Wait up! Angie Jo wore a dress with colour!! Angie usually wears black. Here's St. Angie and a still whiserky Bradley at the BAFTAs in London yesterday. Is it just me or is Bradley Spitt just a bit ordinary??? I don't see the appeal. Never have.
DEATHLY HALLOWS GOSS
I'm going to bless myself and throw a pinch of salt over my shoulder before adding this pic. JKR's people have a tracing device and try to have you dropped by your internet provider for taking from them without paying! Anyhoo, our little wizards are all growing up. Emma Watson spoke at BAFTA's about her dilemma - Hermione's scheduled to have a bit of a pash with Ron in the next installment of Harry Potter (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). The two have of course known each other for eight years now, so it makes sense that they've probably got a relationship that borders on brother-sister, which makes the whole thing just a tad uncomfortable. Emma claims that she's asked her friend Daniel Radcliffe for advice. He told her that after the first few takes, kissing gets boring. Interesting, Daniel…maybe it's the girl? Meanwhile, off screen Emma was not short of male attention at the Grey Goose afterparty at the Grosvenor House Hotel and spent much of the evening in the company of Jamie Dornan, ex-BF of snotty little upstart swizzle stick Keira Knightley. Rupert Grint has also said "As I've known Emma for so long, I reckon it will be 10 times worse," he said. "I really love the seventh book, but there is no way it will be tame with the Hermione stuff."
KATE & OWEN ON AGAIN…..AGAIN
Several sources are saying that Kate Hudson has worked her way back to Owen Wilson - for the third time! Maybe he's cleaned up again? Six months ago he wasn't exactly… lucid. Perhaps this was her condition for reconciliation? Kate's been busted coming and going from Owen's house on numerous occasions over the past few weeks - and she's even brought her young son Ryder along the past two weekends. Of course we all remember what happened after the pair broke up the first time … in August, 2007…so here's hoping she's wasn't just horny and Owen happened to be around.
THIS EXPLAINS WHY MADONNA TURNED TO JESUS
The photoshoot for W Magazine shot in Rio - this is supposedly where Madonna met Jesus and then subsequently liked the puppy and decided to bring him home. You'll recall she and Jesus Luz were papped together last week prompting even more speculation that he's replaced the 'roid boy and Loser Alex Rodriguez. With Madonna …she does nothing without wanting to. There are no accidents. So this Jesus love - it must be in service of something. I wouldn't mind celebrating my 50th year in a high fashion magazine making out with a strapping young stud…you? Kinda like back in the music clip for Justify My Love… But before you get too green with envy….you should know that according to sources close to the shoot, Jesus is not involved with Madge but with the W shoot photographer Steven Klein. Hah. Poor lad looks like he's just sold his soul to the devil in the 2nd pic!
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Monday 9th February, 2009
THE BAT APOLOGISES
Christian Bale did a phone interview on L.A.'s Kevin & Bean show yesterday morning and gave a long ass explanation as to why he went postal on the DP. Christian said it's been a miserable week ever since the tape hit. Miserable? Christian said, "It's been a miserable week for me. I know I have a pottymouth, everybody knows that now. I understand this is live so don't worry, I will behave. The thing I really want to stress is that I have no confusion whatsoever. I was out of order beyond belief. I was way out of order. I acted like a punk. I regret that and there is nobody that has heard that tape that has hit harder by it than me. I make no excuses for it. It is inexcusable and I hope that is absolutely clear, you know? He went on to say, "I'm embarrassed by it. I ask everybody to sit down and ask themselves, have they ever had a bad day and have they ever lost their temper and really regretted it immensely. Feel free to make fun of me at my expense; I deserve it completely." Christian also said that he kissed and made up with his personal punching bag aka the DP. They worked it out that day and never had a problem again. You know, Christian's apology was actually kind of genuine. As far as celebrity contrition goes, the Bat seemed very sincere. I didn't roll my eyes once! And honestly it wasn't his sweet accent. So has he won you over? Has he been restored to your "To Do List"?
NOT SJP
This week's PHOTOSHOP AWARD: Not sure who this is, but it aint SJP. Harper's Bazaar is trying to tell us that it is…but… that doesn't look remotely like her face. AT ALL. Even on the "RIGHT" angle she's always photographed on…. So, who's face is it? Looks like a bit of Jennifer Aniston thrown in....who can you see?
SALMA HELPS OUT
Not sure how I feel about this random act of kindness, but seems Salma Hayek is trying to shed her heinous biarch image and on-up Angie Jo in the Saintly department by single-handedly feeding the hungry children of the world with her magnificent ahem, assets…! Salma recently went on a trip for UNICEF to Sierra Leone and encountered a starving child whose mother had no milk. What did Salma do? Well, she whipped out her miracle mammies and let the baby suckle! On Today yesterday morning, Salma was asked, "You found a child that was starving to death, the mother had no milk - and you nursed that baby?" Salma nodded and added, "It's about women sticking together and we really need to help the children in any way we can." Okley dokley. Thoughts??
NEW LIV INTERVIEW
Gorgeous Liv Tyler has a new interview with Wonderland Magazine, and spills on her relationship with her father, Steven Tyler, and how she's dealing with the pain from her divorce with the help of good friends. On her divorce: But the truth is that, it takes a long time, but you do kind of wake up one day and you just feel a little tiny bit better…There's nothing worse than heartache, being lovesick. It's like there's a physical sickness. You go through a couple of weeks where you think , 'Oh, I'm okay, I feel better,' and then suddenly, out of nowhere, it hits you again… You also realise who your friends are. When Roy and I broke up, Bobby literally moved in with me and helped me get through everything. And my other best friend, Victoria, she's with me in L.A. right now. The hardest part is when they leave… It also brings up a lot of issues: you might feel like a failure, or like there is something wrong with you. I see a lot of people run away from it, or they act like they don't care. But if you don't let yourself mourn, it's going to come back and bite you on the ass. You can't run away from yourself: you kind of have to just deal with it." On the paparazzi: I have more privacy in L.A. because you can run around in your yard. But the paparazzi are very weird, because they actually stalk you. Like they have someone wait in the car all the time, so whenever you leave…I'm really boring: I take my son to school; I go to the grocery store. So I don't play their game. But it's confusing because they kind of trick you. Some days they're really obvious, and then some days you're driving and you look back for them, and they're not there, and you'll feel like a weird narcissist. And then you'll think: "Oh, I'm free." So you'll have two weeks where you can be in your sweats with no make-up on. And then, suddenly, you realise they have been there all the time, just hiding out. On her relationship with biological dad Steven Tyler, who she first met when she was eight: You know that relationship is still sort of hard. He's very busy, my dad. He's not around very much; it's sort of hard being the daughter of a rock star. There's definitely, at times… it can be painful… especially for me, I can't speak for all of his…[She trails off]…In the past few years we haven't been very close. He has been going through a lot of things on his own and he has not been the… he hasn't been around that much for us. So that's been hard. But I probably shouldn't be talking about this… I wish, I wish, I really wish he was around more, to know Milo more, and… but he has to go through what he goes through. Once again, there's no pretence, no fakery, just a genuinely lovely person.
JODI PLAYS HER CARDS RIGHT
If you ever wondered how Martha Martha Martha manages to monopolise most of the dramatic scenes in H&A….you may or may not know, Jodi Gordon (aka Martha) has been the current squeeze of Ryan Stokes for the past two years. Don't know who he is from a bar of soap? Oh, he's the heir to a media empire that includes Seven Network and Pacific Magazines, oh, and Home & Away…..Such is their dynamic and passionate relationship that they are regularly surrounded by speculation of marriage proposals. Seriously, don't read this next line if you've just eaten…."If my boyfriend says I look beautiful, I don't need anything else for the whole night,'' Jodes has gushed. Of course Jodes initially put her modeling career on hold to play Martha in Home and Away in 2004, but now she's back at it, as this shot shows, promoting Tony Bianco heels. Previously the face for bling store Diva. Jodes recently gushed…"I love modeling and I love acting,'' "I think I'm lucky to get to do both. Home and Away is my priority and consumes the majority of my time. However, when great projects come up, you make time for them.''
Have a great day!
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Friday 6th February, 2009
Grammy fever is building. Only three more sleeps! I'm number 5 on Worldwide Google search for Pandoras Blog - how cool is that?
ANGIE VISITS THAILAND
Angie Jo made a visit to Thailand on Wednesday. Stepping into her goodwill ambassador to the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR..role (say that 5 x fast), Angie was there to appeal to the country's government to provide Myanmar (Burma) refugees living in confined camps more freedom. She said "I was saddened to meet a 21-year-old woman who was born in a refugee camp, who has never even been out of the camp and is now raising her own child in a camp," Jolie said in a statement via the UNHCR after visiting Ban Mai Nai Soi camp, home to more than 18,000 refugees. Angie also sat with several other refugees—including a woman who has applied for resettlement to the U.S. and two teenage girls whose parents sent them to the refugee camp for an education but are fearful they may have to return to Myanmar once their schooling is completed. She added, "I hope we can work with the Thai authorities to speed up the government admissions process and that you will not be forced to go back to Burma if danger remains," This I like about her. When she uses her powers for good instead of evil!
BOUNCY GETS DISSED
Only in our wildest dreams could we ever have hoped for a moment like this. R&B icon Etta James had some choice words to say about Bouncy and her "At Last" performance at the Inaugural Ball. "I can't stand Beyonce," she told a Seattle audience. She then went on to say this little gem, "You know your president, the one with the big ears? He ain't my president—had that woman singing for him at his Inauguration. She's going to get her ass whooped...she had no business up there, singing up there on a big ol' president day, gonna be singing my song that I've been singing forever." For the record, Mrs. Jay-Z played Etta James in the recent film Cadillac Records. Bouncy has claimed Etta had nice things to say about her portrayal. Is she sure about that? Etta will beat the Sasha Fierce right out of Beyonce. Love it.
IT'S ON!
You practically need a whiteboard so you can keep up with the revolving door of romance that is LA, but I'll try to keep it simple!
Colin & Salma: That sexy beast Colin Farrell is still in LA…..so is Salma….this match could seriously threaten Pitt Mania…and the thought of these two trying to tame each other…well!
Ryan & Natalie: Currently there's more than a spark. Ryan Gosling and Natalie Portman! Sources say they met a few weeks ago at one of his DJ nights through a mutual acquaintance. He was apparently rather assertive, asking for her number straight away. Since then they've apparently been flirt texting and hanging out with friends, and casual dvd nights undercover, not in any particular rush towards anything serious but they are apparently super cute when together, very relaxed vibe and, supposedly he's crazy about her but is "happy not to push"!!! Ryan and Natalie! Nice. I like Natalie Portman.
Josh Lucas & Rachel McAdams: Salma Hayek's ex-boyfriend, actor Josh Lucas, with new GF, Canadian actress Rachel McAdams….Ryan Gosling's ex. So all of the Notebook fanatics out there who were hoping for a third reconciliation between the two will be crushed……
GOOPY PALTROW
EACH Thursday morning, a substantial number of women open their inboxes to find a new e-mail from none other than that pretentious windbag Gwyneth Paltrow, in which the multimillionaire movie star offers tips on how to dress like her, cook like her, detox like her, etc. In other words: how to become far, far better at life. Her mission statement includes this "My life is good because I am not passive about it," she wrote "I want to nourish what is real, and I want to do it without wasting time." Gwyneth's gift guide should come in very handy come Valentines day…she suggests an $1,850 Hermes watch and a $1,350 Mulberry bag. An NYC tip sheet - and as a native, she writes, she knows best - recommending obvious institutions such as Balthazar and the Carlyle. A cataloging of her favorite books, including "The Sheltering Sky," which, she writes, Ethan Hawke gave to her when she was a starlet in need of "a literary bringing down to size." Because who hasn't been there? She asked for lists from her "best and most literary-minded" friends, too - Christy Turlington and Madonna. People have become so passionate in their disdain for Gwynnie she's taken to her blog (As of yesterday, a short piece called "Gwyneth Paltrow Wonders Why People Hate Her" was No. 2 on NYmag.com's most-read list.) Last month, she told USA Today that "I feel sorry" for people who dislike her. In the weeks since, her...equilibrium has clearly been upset. "F - - - the haters!" she exclaims in the new issue of UK Elle. "I am who I am. I can't pretend to be somebody who makes $25,000 a year." And there you have it ladies, why we love to hate her!
VICKY B GETS HER ARMANI KIT ON
Not to be outdone by her husband, Vicky B's new Armani ads are starting to leak onto the web….I'm thinking she looks like a Malfunctioning Stepford Wife who's shorted or she's catatonic from lack of nourishment….I'm sure she poses in front of the mirror every day to perfect this look…! Your thoughts? Do you find it even remotely appealing?
EXTRAS WANTED IN LA
If you happen to be dropping by…..Tomorrow @ 1PM (February 5), Orly and his costar that nutter Juliette Lewis will be filming a concert scene performing original music at The Palace in Downtown LA. The open call is for "people of all ages to be there!" Have to say….on a different angle, on a different day, in a different light…..the spell is broken….not hot.
SHANIQUA LOSES OUT
Curtis James Jackson III aka 50 Cent has won his most recent court case. On Thursday, a NY state supreme court judge threw out a $50 million lawsuit brought against Fiddy by his babymomma, Shaniqua Tompkins. You'd think Shannnnnnniquaaaaaa would be over the humility of losing to Fiddy in court! The judge threw out all 15 claims alleged by the Fiddy's babymomma, which included 50's 'promise' to give her half of his earnings for the rest of his life! Ah, the things you say in the heat of the moment! Fiddy's mouthpiece issued the following statement from the music mogul: "I'm very thankful for this decision. I knew that once the facts were heard that justice would prevail. I hope now that we can put this behind us and move forward with our lives." T yer right! This ain't the last we've heard from babymomma Shannnnnnnnnnnniquaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Have a great day!
p.s. Don't forget to check out Home at "The Bay"
Thursday 5th February, 2009
JUDE LAW FOLKS!
This is Mr. Jude Law as a woman in Sally Potter's new movie Rage. Jude plays a transvestite supermodel named Minx, who lives in NY at the centre of a fashion murder mystery, also co-starring Dame Judi Dench. Jude makes a sexy minx and he knows it. Look at him. Rage director Sally Potter says the film is about "the ugly use of beauty in the pursuit of profit. Drugged by marketing, sapped by fear of aging, conned by the cult of celebrity… image becomes all." Rage will debut at the Berlin Film Festival next month and they say it's the performance of Jude's career.
NEW ARMANI SHOTS
It's the gift that keeps on giving - for you David droolers out there! Becks shows off his sexy torso in yet another ad for Emporio Armani Underwear spring campaign via People. His tattoo is in Chinese and reads, "Death and life have determined appointments, riches and honors depends upon heaven." Naturally, Vicks is starring in her own moody black-and-white ads for the Italian brand that echo David's images. In other Beckham news, AC Milan's GM revealed that the team would love to keep him but that it's up to the LA Galaxy and should the LA Galaxy decided to make David Beckham stay with their team, it would be a huge regret to see him go. Strong words. They love him over there. So are they moving? It's a controversial issue and Becks' people are not talking. The Galaxy invested in a superstar, but now that the top leagues are giving him some respect, he wants to leave America behind? Doesn't seem to have loyalty to anyone in particular….but he's in his underwear so I'm sure you don't want to be talking about his loyalties?
ELLEN DeGENERES
The lovely Ellen is on the cover of the new issue of Ladies Home Journal, (please shoot me if you ever see me with a copy of that!) and her and Portia (Mandy Rogers) open up ….About when she felt most beautiful: "The day I got married." Ellen's eyes got red and watery and she runs off. When she returns, she says: "You're worse than Barbara Walters!…It's just very emotional. You find the person you love, you think you've come this far…and anyway, I never thought I'd have a wedding, and I did, and it meant more than I imagined." On their biggest domestic squabble:
Says de Rossi, "I do leave half-finished beverages everywhere. I usually have three cups of tea going at once. I'm Australian. That's just what we do. And anyway, I was going to thank her in our vows, for picking up all the glasses - and say that she'd have to do that for the rest of her life. She took that on. But she's very good about it." (It is??) About her off-camera future: "I don't need to be on camera. I'm not a workaholic. I love to spend time with my wife, my family, my animals…We're looking for the right place to have a farm. Someplace like Massachusetts or Nantucket, with seasons. We could get an 1800s farmhouse with land and rescue animals. Then I'm done." And, finally her thoughts on beauty: "To me it's sad to be defined by beauty, because it's something that goes away and changes. If you're trying to chase that forever, you're in trouble." At the same time, DeGeneres adds, "as I've aged and matured, I just feel better about myself, more confident and more comfortable in my own skin. As that's happened, I think I look better than I've ever looked, because that's just what happens when you feel better about yourself."
NUTHOUSE LANDS IN JAMAICA
I'm sure this poor woman was innocently riding by when Amy randomly scrambled up behind her! Anyhoo, Amy Nuthouse's record label, Island Records, has agreed to let her record an album in Jamaica - a country known for its smorgasbord of drugs. The label has even agreed to foot the bill, as long as Amy continues to show improvements in her health and a record comes out at the end. Seems she wants to record her hugely-delayed third album on the Caribbean island. A source said: "Amy is having the time of her life in St Lucia and doesn't want it to end. "She is looking and feeling so much better and is worried about the bad influences waiting for her back in London. "She has written a big chunk of her new album and has told bosses she wants to go to Jamaica to record it." The source also said "They are keen to accommodate her as long as she keeps getting better and carries on working." Amy is set to return to London this month for admin duties — before flying back to the Caribbean. Those "admin duties" likely include putting the finishing touches on her parents' conservatorship of her company's money.
NICOLE'S BEAUTY SECRETS REVEALED
Nicole has always denied being a smoker or undergoing cosmetic surgery and said her famous porcelain skin has never seen a botox needle. "To be honest, I am completely natural,'' she famously said in a 2007 Marie Clare interview.."I wear sunscreen and I don't smoke. I take care of myself. I'm very proud to say that.'' Yup.
HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU
Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore and Ginnifer Goodwin premiered HJNTIY this week, and they recently sat down with American Marie Clare to order a few drinks and chat about their movie and their own love lives. Jen even chatted about saving old voicemails from her husband and boyfriends and how the truth always comes out after a breakup (you know that's gonna come back and bite her in the ass).
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Drew: "I hate getting 'It's not you, it's me,' because I'm never gonna learn and grow from that. I don't want to live on lies and smoke and mirrors and horseshit. No way."
Marie Claire: "So you'd really rather have people say something hurtful?"
Jen: "Well, in a way — I mean, before it gets to desperation time. Before it gets to 'I throw you and the baby and the bathwater out,' let's see if we can work through that."
Marie Claire: "You know what? I'd rather be lied to."
Jen: "Oh, I disagree. I want the truth, because it eventually comes out anyway, and then everybody looks like an as*hole." -
On technology and relationships:
Drew: "I remember when I first started dating, the big thing was RadioShack answering machines. It was such a huge deal to run home and check your messages. And when you could actually check from another phone? That was the craziest thing ever!"
Jen: "I still have the cassette tapes of messages from my first boyfriend, my second boyfriend, my husband. . . It's like saving love letters."
On a breakups:
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On what they do after a breakup:
Drew: "Head straight for the carbs. Macaroni and cheese. Kraft. Deluxe. The kind with the cheese you squeeze out of a bag that takes at least a month to pass through your body."
Jen: "I don't eat a lot. I go straight to my girlfriends, though."
Ginnifer: The first thing I do is call my little sister. She drops everything. . . I'll call and say, "I'm breaking up right now, come get me. She absolutely has picked me up from hookups, with coffee in hand."
Jen:"Girlfriends - nothing like 'em, man."
It seems like Jen, Drew and Ginnifer have all become BFF's during the making of the movie…but where's Scarlett?
FOUND OUR CATE
Cate Blanchett and her husband Andrew spent their Sunday afternoon at a Sydney park with their three boys. Roman and Dashiell, showed baby Iggy how to swing. Cate has spent most of award season here with her family…wonder if she'll join her castmates at the Oscars? See! It can be done - you can lay low.
Have a great day!
p.s. Don't forget to check out Home at "The Bay"
Wednesday 4th February, 2009
Major technically hiccups today! So please check back later for updates!
THE BAT HAD A MELTDOWN
The world is in a flap because Christian Bale went all bat crazy on us. TMZ have posted the most hilarious audio of Christian busting his vocal chords and dropping the f-bomb 36 times on the set of Terminator: Salvation. Christian's head exploded and the shiz hit the fan when the director of photography accidentally walked into the scene to check the light. Or as Christian puts it, "Then why the feck are you walking right through like 'adadadaaa,' like this in the background." HA! The take was ruined and Christian blew a fuse. Christian threatened to quit if the guy wasn't fired. The tape was sent to the insurance company by producers in case Christian dropped out of the movie. While Christian's rant has top billing on the taping, the guy he's yelling at sounds like a little chihuahua of a man who is cowering under the ranting of Christian. I can imagine the sweat pouring off his forehead. Especially when he answers, "Um...I was looking at the light." If I remember correctly, this was actually reported last year when Bale's mother/sister abuse story came out? And the rumour was that at the time, that he was still depressed about Heath's death, and tired and stressed from promoting batman all over the world. I'm not saying that what he did is acceptable by any means, but who's to judge him based on one out-of-context clip. Thoughts?
THE CIRCUS CONTINUES
Looks like it's ON! Four days after Brit was granted a temporary restraining order against former manager and meltdown enabler Lufti, Osama Lufti has filed a counter-lawsuit against her parents, Jamie & Lynne Spears. Are you ready for it? For defamation! Lufti's Lawyer exposed this little pearler.. "This lawsuit is being brought as a result of the defamation, ridicule and harassment of Sam Lutfi by Jamie Spears and Lynne Spears. A thorough investigation has revealed overwhelming evidence from independent witnesses, showing that Lynne Spears knowingly and maliciously publicized devastating false information about Lutfi which destroyed his reputation, irreparably harmed his career, and subjected him to constant scorn and humiliation. At the time of the trial in this action, the jury will have an opportunity to weigh the credibility of the witnesses. In doing so, it will be faced with two threshold questions: Why would a supposedly loving mother write a tell all book about the sordid details of two of the most devastating nights of her daughter's life and go on countless talk shows for her own profit? And why would a loving father who deems his daughter to be incompetent, thrust her into a massive world tour only to subject her to the very limelight that threatened to shatter her life, for something other than his own personal gain? The facts of this case will reveal Jamie and Lynne's conduct in light of these questions. It will unequivocally explain the motivation of two people who are seemingly willing to destroy anyone and anything that gets in the way of their ability to control and profit from their daughter. Through this action, the truth about Jamie, Lynne and their relentless desire to control Britney Spears and her fortune will be revealed." Ouch! As for the Brit herself, Lutfi accuses her of breach of contract and claims she still owes him unpaid management fees for her time under his pill-mashing thumb. Nasty.
NOT BUYING IT….
Another day, another pic…Zaccy boy Efron - nope, not buying it….and is that mascara??
MY FAVOURITE GAME
Not that I particularly care for Tori Spelling at all….but, I LOVE this picture and just had to show you so we can play my favourite game - Body Language Experts….I'm thinking Brenda's biarch slapping skills are needed in this scene, and that by the look on Kelly Taylor's ( Jennie Garth) face, she'd help. She looks like she's about to climb out! Tori the Hut was on the 90210 set yesterday shooting Donna Martin's big return to Beverly Hills. God, I hope that car goes off a damn cliff. You know they only brought this waste of space back to make the other actors on the show look prettier and more talented. Some media rep was walking by and Tori answered his unspoken question regarding her daughter Stella.. "Today she said 'mama' for the first time," she then ran up the road after him gushing further, "It was like the biggest day. I was like, 'Oh my god!' Your heart just melts." OMG can't stop...laughing!
CRUISE CONTROL CONTINUES
So they went out for dinner last night, in matching outfits! Been thinking…Rio is the plastic surgery capital of the world. So I'm just sayin….Tommy HAS been looking pretty trim, fit and youthful recently. All natural of course. But he was on the private island of a Plastic Surgeon friend yesterday……just putting it out there, you know, bouncing a theory around….
MY OTHER FAVOURITE GAME
How much does little Suri look like Tommy's cousin and very close friend and confidante Willy Mapother?
MILEY STRIKES OUT AGAIN
Yet another drama from overrated, overexposed Miley Cyrus. She's now copping a whoopin because a picture of her has outraged the OCA (an Asian American Group) who say that while there is an Asian person in the group with the 16 year old and some friends, the picture is offensive and racist. They want Disney's wildchild to say she's sorry. The OCA issued this statement toTMZ : "The photograph of Miley Cyrus and other individuals slanting their eyes currently circulating the Internet is offensive to the Asian Pacific American community and sets a terrible example for her many young fans. This image falls within a long and unfortunate history of people mocking and denigrating individuals of Asian descent. Not only has Miley Cyrus and the other individuals in the photograph encouraged and legitimized the taunting and mocking of people of Asian descent, she has also insulted her many Asian Pacific American fans. The inclusion of an Asian Pacific American individual in the photo does not make it acceptable." I have to agree that this is slightly offensive, given her position in the public eye, and Miley could certainly do a lot of good by simply acknowledging a mistake and apologizing. I used to LOVE Miley, but now I'm just a tad over her…and probably know too much about her and Billy Ray's hillbilly ways to like. Just apologize, Miley.
I GUESS / YOU GUESS
This one is sooo obvious - which actress is about to become the target of a family intervention? This one is a mess. Almost everyone around her agrees that she is out of control with the drinking and drugging and self-harming and needs to go to rehab. What's holding her up? Her terminal insecurity about her current volatile relationship. She is so completely co-dependent that her Significant Other can't even go to work without the actress tagging along. However, lest you blame our actress, you should know that the SO clearly understands that their own finances are dependent on continuing the relationship. Little does the SO know, though, that the actress's family is planning an intervention to cut out the SO and force the actress into rehab. The family has had several conversations with the family of a famous poptart to work through the financial and legal and practical details of how to obtain a conservatorship. Everything will go down before summer. I'm saying that SLH Lohan.
RISING STAR
My stepdaughter Zoe Kravitz (daughter of Lennyyyyyyyyyyyyyy) is appearing all over the place, and dipping her toe into acting as well as modeling with friend Olivia Thirlby for a photoshoot in New York with Annie Liebovitz, no less!
Happy Birthday to OUR Isla Fisher who's 33
Have a great day!
p.s. Don't forget to check out Home at "The Bay"
Tuesday 3rd February, 2009
Hello Ladies!
A few technical gliches today so please excuse the spacing, I can't so it drives me crazy!
HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!
JENNIFER HUDSON NAILS THE AMERICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM
JH sang at the Super Bowl yesterday and damn can the girl sing! She made ME feel patriotic! Wish we had a sexy national anthem - I always say "I Still Call Australia Home" should be ours - always brings a proud tear to the eye! Anyhoo, she officially returned to work last week following the murders of her mother, brother and nephew last October. Her appearance at the Super Bowl marked her first performance since the tragic incident, but fans can expect to see much more of her this month. Her new music video, "If This Isn't Love," is set to debut the week of 9th of Feb.
DEMI'S DEAL WITH THE DEVIL
That deal Demi Moore did with the devil must be airtight because she looked fab on the red carpet for The Giving Back Fund's VIP Big Game--Big Give Charity Event. Despite long-running speculation that Demi has had multiple procedures to maintain her luscious youthful looks, she has said, "I have no problem with enhancing one's looks or fixing something that's changed," however, "I can't see me ever getting something like that done." I'm thinking she's taking the high road. If Nicole can deny deny deny, so can she. Her husband Asthon Kutcher however, looks like the douche he is.
PRIVATE ISLAND ADVENTURE
As we know Valkyrie opens in Brazil this week so Tommy is continuing his assault on the locals..here's some more pics of them working it relaxing in Rio (on a private island belonging to a plastic surgeon friend, which they flew to by helicopter, as you do), followed constantly by their security team and the paps and screaming fans, all of which little Suri is clearly sick of. She's pictured in many shots holding her hands over her ears while her father grins like a hyena for photographers. Tommy also took Katie out for another photo op sushi. God knows why he insists on treating her like she's incapable of walking independently (must be that lobotomy). Some might consider this sweet. I consider it stop-f*#@ing-smothering-me-and-get-the-hell-out-of-my-face. Maybe it's just me? And P.S. Poor Suri needs a haircut, cant see it in this pic but her fringe is down to her nose! And note how Tommy is "pleased" the paps found him....?
MADONNA HANGS WITH JESUS
Madonna has imported her 22-year-old boy toy model Jesus Luz from Brazil to NYC to join her on the South American leg of her Sticky & Sweet tour. Madge, Jesus and her son David all had lunch together yesterday. You know she totally gets off on the fact that his name is Jesus and her name is Madonna. They were first spotted together in Brazil about a month ago. They reportedly got down and dirty after meeting during a W Magazine photo shoot together. You'll note she's not particularly put out by the presence of the paps??? You NEVER got clear shots of her with that tool Alex Rodriguez….Obviously, she's with him because he's a hot young latino tower of raw sex who won't talk back. And Jesus is with her....because...well... the rent is due and he has career aspirations. And, clearly it's all doing her the world of good, because she looks good don't you think? Less keeper of the Crypt? Madge and Guy are said to have reached a custody agreement - the kids are staying with her. This of course is why he accepted the money, right? Of course the pro-Guy British press is saying that poor Guy is gutted about the arrangement. No doubt all those millions will take help ease the pain in no time. And how you ask is she planning on making back that sizable chunk she's signing over to Guy? For the first time, Madonna is extending her tour this summer in Europe starting on the 4th of July in London. The recording industry is dying a quick death, so this is where they can still cash in. That's why we're getting more concerts and more big names coming to Australia too. And…word is that she may well appear at the Oscars…..given the Academy's desperate attempt to re-vamp and build audience numbers.
HERMIONE GETS EDGY
Emma Watson did a photoshoot for V.s Magazine, here's some of the pics. And in an interview with UK's Mail Sunday Live Magazine, she said that she's annoyed that stylists try to put her in mini-skirts and she has been deluged with offers to strip off in films, but has vowed: "I'm not just getting my kit off for anyone." And despite having been romantically linked with Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell, she claims she would only date a close friend - never a celebrity. Emma is currently filming the final installment of the Harry Potter series and firmly believes less is more and that paparazzi would never catch her stumbling in the gutter "with my boobs out and a short skirt". She said: "I find this whole thing about being 18 and everyone expecting me to be this object… I find the whole concept of being 'sexy' embarrassing and confusing. If I do a photo-shoot people desperately want to change me - dye my hair blonder, pluck my eyebrows, give me a fringe." "Then there's the choice of clothes. I know everyone wants a picture of me in a mini-skirt. But that's not me. I feel uncomfortable. I'd never go out in a mini-skirt. It's nothing to do with protecting the Hermione image. I wouldn't do that." "Personally, I don't actually think it's even that sexy. What's sexy about saying, 'I'm here with my boobs out and a short skirt…have a look at everything I've got'? My idea of sexy is that less is more. The less you reveal the more people can wonder." But Hollywood is desperate for her to reveal all, and filmmakers have sent several scripts for roles involving near-the-knuckle nudity, she said. The actress said she would only strip for arty director Bernardo Bertolucci, saying: "I have no plans to do anything for the sake of it, or to shock people." "I might be willing to take my clothes off for a Bertolucci movie, if it was a part that really made sense as part of my character. But I wouldn't do it just to make a point, to move on from Hermione. I'd hate to be so tactical. I'm not just getting my kit off for anyone." Age appropriate response, don't you think?
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Monday 2nd February, 2009
TWO MAYBE GABYEES WHO MAY BE NOT
I looked, then looked again, not quite believing, Orlando?? As we know Orly is filming the movie Sympathy for Delicious. All that practicing in front of the mirror has paid off! Somewhere in the last few weeks, Orly has gotten just that little bit more manly! Maybe it's the extra hair, the tight leather pants and tattoo - it's clouding my judgment, but at this moment….he's just a little bit hot and might even look a little bit naughty, however not quite TO DO LIST material!
ZAC EFRON
Here's Zaccy boy and his girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens arriving at LAX after returning from a Hello Kitty foaming promotional frenzy in Japan last week. I have to say, in that outfit, hat on, whisp of hair strategically placed..Zaccy is just as camera ready after a long flight as Vicky B. don't you think? Anyhoo word is Zaccy boy too is practicing hard at being manly in front of his bathroom mirror, and he too is trying to appeal to an older fan base, one nearer to school leaving age at least…he's been working out, building the muscles….is it working? Are you seeing it? However, what's more interesting is on the girl front… As unbelievable as this sounds, multiple sources in Canada have said that he actually has a booty call stashed there, a girl - yes a GIRL - he met during Hairspray and that he allegedly went back to for a quick rumpy pumpy when he went over for TIFF last September?!? Huh??? Sources also insist Zaccy boy is not gay or even overly effeminate. In person, apparently there is not only no gaydar but that he's actually kinda charming sexy!!! And that he's often not faithful to Vanessa!!! So there you go….hmmmm, not sure, you?
SIT DOWN MISCHA BARTON!
Mischa Barton! Once a promising career, but blew it all away so she's now appearing at the opening of an envelope for attention. Clearly she has no appreciation for her has been position on the fame list, which of course is Z trying to upstage the runway models. Unfortunately she applied her makeup and weave AFTER powdering her nose (if you catch my drift). Let's play my fave game photo analyst! Kanye's not amused and also mildly freaking she's going to pass out or throw up all over his designer duds! What do you think?
15 GOING ON 30
Dakota Fanning and Ali Lohan. Both 15, however one is age appropriately dressed and looks 15 and the other looks like she's pushing 30. They were actually born just 2 months apart. Can you tell? I can't. Here's Dakota at the Hollywood premiere of Push, refreshingly fresh-faced and then old hag Ali Lohan in Times Square for a photo shoot looking more and more every day like a carbon copy of her train wreck of a sister. Most young 15 year old girls would find it intimidating standing there in the middle of Times Square, wearing a sheer dress on a cold day but Ali is a Lohan after all. She was born and bred to soak up the attention, to live off the paps, and she's already addicted to the life. Do you remember, Lindsay was 16 when she started living at the Marmont full time by herself. Please tell me she's pushing the girls up.....
CRUISE CONTROL IN BRAZIL
Cruise Control and Stepford KatE are pounding the pavement in Brazil to continue the promotion of Valkyrie. The family have been hitting up several tourist sites in and near Rio before Tommy's press conference on Tuesday. Yesterday Tommy, Suri, KatE and a million bodyguards went to a beach that is only open to military families, for some photo ops playtime. Suri watched the children play, Tommy continued to be a creepy gnome and KatE thought about going near the water, but realized it could short her system so she backed off.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Michael C. Hall is 38
OUR Mandy Rogers Portia de Rossi (36), Justine Timberlake (28), Minnie Driver (39)
OUR Anthony LaPaglia (50)
BEST QUOTE THIS YEAR SO FAR
"I like Paris, she's funny… but what's weird is that Paris had so many pictures of herself everywhere. I mean, she has not only got a grand piano with - I swear to God - maybe a thousand pictures of herself, but I was in the bathroom, and there were pictures of her everywhere. I'm just trying to pee and there's just f*#%ing Paris." - Courtney Love
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Friday 30th January, 2009
BFFS FOR JESS
There's been a lot of hullabaloo over the last few days about Jessica Simpson's insignificant weight gain, then there's a fitness video lawsuit…and now supposedly her BF Tony Romo got down and dirty in Jess' own home at a party. So, just to clarify, in case you're losing sleep, here's what really happened: "Yeah, there was an after-party back at Jessica's house," blabbed an in-the-know source at the shindig. Very in the know. "But Tony definitely was not hooking up with any girl there. He hung out, but he wasn't even creeping on any of the girls." Not even creeping?? (I'm assuming that's like hitting on???) Jessica and Tony's close friends have said he's not guilty. Nothing happened with anyone. Now, I feel sorry for poor Jess. She cops a beating in the tabloids….she's not the sharpest tool in the shed, and when she's not done up by her BFF / Hairdresser Ken Paves, and she's au natural, she's gorgeous. But she needs girlfriends. BFF's who have her back. Jess' sister Ashlee was also quick to blog in her defense about the "fat" pictures, saying how disgusting all the media coverage is. I totally agree.
FABULOUS NEWS FOR THE VIEW
For those of you who watch "The View" that nasty little piece of work Elisabitch Hasselbeck has revealed yesterday (today our time) she and husband Tim are expecting their third child. Elisabitch is due in August. So far, she said she's feeling healthy except for a little bit of morning sickness and fatigue. Apparently, the nausea she was experiencing post-election and during the inauguration was not due to her outrage that her best buddies, McCain and Palin, weren't elected but because she was knocked up. This could be good and bad news. The bad news, we'll be subjected to every detail of the pregnancy from now until August. But then there's the good news: she will no doubt be taking a maternity leave. Woohoo! All the women, with the exception of Whoopi and Sherri, make me think violent thoughts.
NAOMI ON PARADE
OUR Naomi Watts' new movie due out next month is financial thriller The International, co-starring Clive Owen. She's in next month's issue of American magazine, Parade. In it she commented on being told she wasn't pretty enough: "Very early on, I was told, 'Not beautiful enough, not sexy enough, not quirky enough. I don't have a striking, distinctive face. My features are not too big. I think I've got a blank canvas that can take on different qualities." She also had this poetic little piece to say about OUR Heath, about when she met and fell in love with him in 2002 while filming Ned Kelly, "I hadn't really been that familiar with his work," Naomi recalls. "Then, when I got to the set and did that first scene with him, I was like, 'Wow! This guy is alive.' It was just something deep in his eyes. You could look into them, and they would tell a thousand stories in one glance. There was a wonderful mixture of power and fragility at work in everything he did, which just pulls you in. His strength didn't scare you. It intrigued you. And his fragility touched you." Of course they parted in 2004, but stayed friends until Heath died. "It's still incredibly difficult," Naomi says, her voice trailing off. Naomi also spoke about her relationship with babydaddy and current Wolverine star Leiv Schreiber who she hooked up with in 2005. "I started out living in L.A., and then I met this guy who hates L.A.!" Naomi said "He's a complicated man, which I've always been drawn toward in men," she says. "He's fiercely intelligent." Naomi refused to say when or even if she and Leiv will tie the knot. "It's not like I've grown up having this dream of a fairy-tale wedding," she says. "My mother married twice and had two divorces. And Liev comes from the same kind of background. Maybe one day we'll just wake up and go, 'Hey, let's do this.' And maybe not. He and I have a family. We're very much together. We just don't have that certificate, and that's okay with both of us. He gave me a beautiful ring, although I'm not wearing it right now." Sweet. Wonder what cover Nicole will appear on next month.........
NEW MOVIE FOR NICOLE
Oh, yeah, Nicole has resurfaced. She's filming new scenes for her upcoming movie musical, Nine (ugh again?), in Italy yesterday. Her costar Daniel Day-Lewis, drove Nicole out of Cinecitta film studios as they filmed a scene involving paparazzi. Nine is based on a 1982 Tony Award-winning musical of the same name and is being directed by Rob Marshall who did Chicago and Memoirs of a Geisha. Here's the plot via Wiki: A middle-aged film director Guido Contini (DDL) is trying to complete his next film. His only problem is that he has too many women in his life: Luisa (Marion Cotillard), his wife, Carla (Penélope Cruz), his sexy mistress, and Claudia (Kidman), his muse and protege. (excuse me while I roll around laughing - see my comments about Nicole in "out of the box" - there's a pearler of a quote from a film critic…..) - and glad she's having all that time off to concentrate on being a mum to Sunday Roast...like she said.
LENNON BOYS UNITE FOR UN
Beatle John Lennon's sons Julian and Sean have given peace a chance. agreeing to perform together for the first time at a United Nations event in New York at the end of Feburary called the UN-Millenium Goal Awards. Other artists like Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, as well as possibly Akon and Macy Gray. This would mean putting aside differences between the two former Lennon households which go back John's death in 1980, when good old Yoko Ono wouldn't give Julian what he and his mother, Cynthia Lennon, considered their fair share of the estate. Julian wound up engaging lawyers, and a long legal battle followed. Even as recently as 2007 Julian said that he still hadn't gotten any money from Yoko Ono. Over the years, there's been plenty of feuding, not surprisingly mostly fueled by Yoko. At a 2001 tribute to Lennon, she basically wiped out any reference to the Beatle's first family. Recently though, the two brothers have been getting on and keeping in touch. Ironically, apparently they could not be more alike: soft spoken, friendly, and both talented musicians in their own right. Nice.
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Thursday 29th January, 2009 IT WAS ALL A HOAX FOLKS, NOTHING TO SEE, MOVE ALONG Maybe we can all stop worrying about Joaquin Phoenix. Turns out he may have punk'd us all……seems things are not as they appear. Two people very close to J have said that his recent announcement that he was reinventing himself as a rapper to fulfill his "life's dream" was in fact a little art project for him. Following his crappy appearance, his BYE BOOD retirement and his shockingly bad drunken hobo performance that finished with J falling off the stage -- two competing theories emerged: Either J is perpetrating an elaborate hoax (with his BFF and brother-in-law Casey Affleck, who's ostensibly shooting a documentary about his career transition), or he's truly lost his marbles. The truth, it seems, is closer to the former. He said, 'It's a put-on. I'm going to pretend to have a meltdown and change careers, and Casey's going to film it,'" says one source who recently worked with him. While his interest in music is legit (he earned Oscar and Grammy nominations for his turn as Johnny Cash in Walk the Line and has directed several music videos), he's essentially filming a documentary about trainwreck celebrities. Whatever his motivation or ultimate game plan, they said we shouldn't expect him to break character anytime soon. "It's an art project for him," says a source. "He's going full out. He probably has told his reps that he's quit acting. Joaquin is very smart. This is very conscious. He has a huge degree of control". This coming from a guy lost his brother to drugs? Who, whilst happy happy happy, supposedly once made out with that SLO Lindsay Lohan!! Who regularly cruised the SPECULATION AND BLOOMING Ok, it's been a few months since anyone last speculated that KatE was pregnant! Conjures up a whole lot of nasty images…..anyhoo, OK! Magazine is saying that the couple were spotted at the Ivy a week ago, behaving very much like a couple in lurv and that Tom even went and placed his hand on Katie's (supposedly) burgeoning belly. A spy told the mag, "It was identical to how Tom used to stand with Katie when she was pregnant with Suri." Just lucky a behavioral expert was in the house! The reason I've posted this item, as speculative as it may be…celebs don't go to the Ivy unless they WANT to be seen….just sayin.. Both HIMYM stars Alyson Hannigan and Cobie Smulders (Robin - and doesn't her name sound like a porn name i.e. First Pet, and And while we're speculating, two ladies were looking a little well padded in the belly area down in Washington during the Inauguration celebrations…..one was Ashley Judd, who was also not drinking, and looking a little green around the gills, and the other was First Lady Michelle Obama. I know she was wearing a vest, but….it's the belly area in the photos…the dress just isn't sitting right. Would make sense if they were thinking of having another….now that she's had to give up work…? SIZZLING HOOKUP Back in 2004, Lucious Salma Hayek and Irish naughty boy, Colin Farrell made a straight to DVD movie called Ask the Dust. Never heard of it. Anyhoo, turns out while they were filming this movie, it was ON like Donkey Kong!!! Alas, the flames fizzled pretty quickly, most likely because young Colin was a busted mess back then. Colin now claims to be all cleaned up and is ready to romance Salma a second time. Apparently at the GGs a couple of weeks ago, Colin and Salma were getting a bit cozy backstage….he holding her face and kissing her several times….I'm liking this hookup more than him hooking up with that uptight snotty little upstart Keira Knightly. Makes me think of a recent Kevin Bacon quote about the secret to a long, happy marriage.."You have to keep the fights clean and the sex dirty." I like it. HOT DADDY PICS For your viewing pleasure. Here's OUR Huge Jackman having a great time playing in the park with daughter Ava and Deborah-Lee. The Jackmans have been living in NY since before Christmas. Not sure how I feel about his blue trakkies? You? Enjoy your day! p.s. Don't forget to check out Home at "The Bay" Wednesday 28th January, 2009 CONSPICUOUSLY ABSENT NICOLE So, Nicole has been hiding out in Nashville waiting for the Australia tide of disappointment to recede. And so far, she's been able to steer remarkably clear of the paps. That would be because the paps don't usually hang in Nashville…only when she calls them, and she does. But she hasn't been for a change. Almost unheard of when Cruise Control is in the midst of a media saturation. That's when you see the candid happy family shots, or Nicole bleats to Women's Day or the Weekly about how she yearns to spend quality time with Isabella & Connor. So why you ask has she been MIA? Well… word is she's been spotted by a few Nashville locals out and about the last few days, and they're saying there have been changes. Most noticeably, Lips and cheeks. Apparently her mouth is massively swollen. And the cheeks. Let's speculate…implants perhaps? Too much backlash over her non-botox useage perhaps??? The fact that the American gossips call her Granny Freeze? The timing would make sense too. Oscars are a month away. Maybe she's scored a Presenter Role? So, makes sense that she would have her face work completed a month early, wait for it all to settle in, and walks the carpet in (what she considers) spectacular fashion on 22nd February. file photo MEDIA MANIPULATION Notice that since Marley & Me has pulled in a strong box office, those PDA shots of (that tool) John Mayer & Jennifer Anniston have pretty much dried up? Coincidence or conspiracy? Well, she'll be making the rounds soon for He's Just Not That Into You. Maybe that's why he's back in LA?? It's all about PR Savvy hookups you see. MM2 If you're in Tokyo and wondering why all the cherry blossoms are suddenly in full bloom, it's because the twin deities float amongst you. Angie & Bradley have brought out the big guns in the lead up to Oscars. The kids. The entire holy family caused heart attacks and made Hello Kitties spontaneously combust when they arrived in Tokyo yesterday. When you consider there have been very few photos of the kids, especially no close up of the twins like eva….these photos undoubtedly will sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars by the time all magazines, tv shows, newspapers, and blogs around the world have been accounted for, and hell, I'm willing to do my part. And with less than 4 weeks to go for Oscar, while Academy members are currently voting. Great move. Notice Angie is camera ready, fresh off the plane, with 6 kids…? But there's another reason for the full on Brange pimp of late. Aside from their combined Oscar aspirations, there is the matter of an impending tell-all book written by her ex bodyguard that will threaten to destroy their carefully crafted saintly perfection. Oddly, there was no confidentiality agreement signed, and Angie supposedly fired him so, to make a quick million, he naturally signed a deal. So far only the tabloids have addressed it and there is no word about a release date but the allegations are said to be seriously saucy. So how do the Brange fight back? Pitt Porn, the Chosen One, and the Holy Twins. And we know who will win. They're in town to premiere Bradley's film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. And again I say, where's our Cate?
ORLY'S IN A NEW MOVIE Turns out, Orly wasn't at home practicing being manly last week. He's off looking just a tad scruffy, but not by any means manly and sporting a shaggy new wig and a holey t-shirt on the set of his new movie, Sympathy for Delicious, in LA. Orly plays a paralyzed DJ, who gets more than he bargained for when he seeks out the world of faith healing. The movie is being directed by that gorgeous and very sweet Mark Ruffalo (MATTTTTTTYYYYYYYYY), who was in The Brothers Bloom, 13 Going on 30 and Reservation Road & Suddenly 30 (as Matty).
LIPSTICK JUNGLE LIVES Great News! NBC Entertainment co-chair Ben Silverman has said some hopeful stuff about Lipstick Jungle on Tuesday. It's not cancelled…yet! "Lipstick Jungle is so strong and has such a passionate base among a coveted demographic. That kind of show will have the same approach, and we've already begun that approach, as we've used with Friday Night Lights. We have some incredible channels in our portfolio and we have sister networks that love the show as well. We are analyzing what we need to do to keep that show on the air." Make it and send it over to us I say! I wonder if there's a website where we can sign a petition??? I loved that show. ENGAGEMENTS That really cool Goth Chic from NCIS, Pauley Perrette's engaged to NCIS camerman Michael Bosman. The pair have been together since 2005. Pauley has said, "We're calling the wedding a celebration of love, of how much we love each other and how much we appreciate those who have shown us so much support and love in our journey together," Bet you didn't know the 39 year old has a masters degree in criminology, which likely gets put to good use in her acting job as a forensic examiner on NCIS.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE Perpetually single girl, Ginge Spice, Gerri Halliwell has announced she's engaged to her Italian yacht tycoon boyfriend, Fabrizio Politi (very cool name), after a whirlwind romance which has, been ON for just over a month! "We are delighted to announce the engagement of Geri Halliwell and Fabrizio Politi," gushed 19, her management company. "As a token of their commitment to each other Fabrizio presented Geri with an engagement ring over the festive season," the statement continued. Despite the newness of their relationship, it looks like there wont be a quickie Vegas wedding any time soon..."There are no immediate plans for marriage as the couple are enjoying their engagement," 19 said. Ginge met Politi, 34, in a Florence nightclub in December and they have been inseparable ever since, enjoying paparazzi attention in Paris and the Maldives. Nice. DENY DENY DENY Turns out Thorpie's mystery male friend he was photographed frolicking in the surf in Brazil with last week, is a Brazilian swimmer by the name of Daniel Mendes. As it happens, Mendes has been living with Thorpie for the past three years as his "housemate". The housemates spent Christmas with the Mendes family, after first celebrating with Thorpie's family here in Australia…. And also the Mendes family spent NYE 2006 at Thorpie's Sydney home…and Daniel has accompanied Thorpie to two events in the past 18 months - the 2007 Australia's Next Top Model finale and the 2008 MTV Awards. You'll recall last year Thorpie announced he was "in love" with someone who did not live in Australia…..Thorpie's management have said the two are 'mates'. Personally, I don't care. But what I don't understand is why the denial? Anthony and Tim's careers have soared to new heights! It's the denial that gets us all in a flap. Just like Nicole and botox. Enjoy your day! p.s. Don't forget to check out Home at "The Bay" Tuesday 27th January, 2009 Hope you enjoyed your Australia Day long weekend! Just a little shameless self promotion here, but you may have noticed that Yahoo.com.au is heralding the arrival of a 3rd installment of Charlie's Angels….but of course you all know that already because I told you last week! See? Australia's most up-to-date source of celebrity news! And you'll note I'm helping you all tighten your belts…..think of the money you'll save on Women's Day, Who, Grazia etc. each week, and I don't litter your desk or use paper! SEAN PENN Fresh from swapping spittle with that SLH Lindsay, the baddest boy, Sean Penn hits the SAG Red Carpet with his wife Robin Wright-Penn. You have to wonder….what holds Robin? What makes her stay? Is it the bad boy thing? Sean Penn is all sex. There was never a question as to why he's the one Madonna never got out of her system. The danger. The attitude. The artist. Terrible for your heart. Even worse on your soul. Robin was so beautiful BS, when she had a soul. Of course he hit up the SAG afterparty to celebrate. And, of course he stayed out way later than his wife…not for me, but I know one of my BFF's just loves him. FABULOUS, FOXY FORTIES: Diane Lane, totally gorgeous, and who just celebrated her 44th birthday a few days ago…which of course means she too, is older than Nicole (who BTW the American's call Granny Freeze). And still looks younger! She was at SAGs in support of husband Josh Brolin. For the last few years, it's been all about Diane on the carpet, at events. Now it's Josh's turn. She looks so proud! AND THERE'S MORE... Salma Hayek 42 and Halle Berry 42 Elle 44 and Mariska Hargitay 45 Julie Louis-Dreyfus 48 and Demi Moore 46 THE DESPERATION OF THE BIEL: Justine Timberlake and Jessica Biel headed down to Mexico this week for a little R&R. Not surprisingly, the papps just happened to find them! Justine can't mind Jessica's desperate attempts for publicity because he's still with her! Like when they were at the same restaurant as Brit the other week, the papps just "happened" to turn up at this random restaurant, and a "witness" happened to say that Brit didn't look her best, while Jessica "looked stunning in fabulous casual wear…". Want to take a stab at who the "witness" was?? This is a recurring theme with Beil….so desperately overreaching. When it's a candid pic like below, she's pissed that she's been caught looking anything less than perfection....but when she's utilised her speed-dial feature, watch for the smug little looks....and the feigned annoyance at the papps. AND SO IT CONTINUES Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick out together last night in public for the first time since reports that she'd split. You'll recall the stories circulating last year about Broderick cheating on SJP…with a WOMAN. At the time, the two made a display of togetherness before escaping on family holiday to Ireland. This time, the denials weren't immediately forthcoming. Curiously enough, they continued to be seen separately, for days and in different cities, before stepping out yesterday having obviously overcome a new hurdle. Rumour has it, they were indeed on the brink and she was close to calling it, and starting all over as their "arrangement" works more for him than it does for her. But for some reason she changed her mind. And so the marriage is intact for now. Playing "body language expert" - I'm thinking it's all kinda forced….you? These two have the sexual chemistry of a puff adder. SMUTTY POTENTIAL The Daily Mail is reporting that Keira Knightly and Colin Farrell have just signed on to a new movie together and they will be lovers. Fireworks on set, love it. Keira's to play an actress who hides away in her apartment popping pills unable to cope with the fame and the papps. Then badboy Colin comes along and draws her back out. They start shooting in May. Never thought of it before in my constant quest to set up celebrities (my other favourite game) but Colin and Keira? Totally hot. Thoughts? He'd certainly loosen up that uptight snotty little upstart. Who couldn't he loosen up? 2009 SAG AWARDS Kate Winslet proudly shows off her award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for her work in The Reader . Again, she gushed, "I'm a bit lost for words, I'm sorry," as she accepted her statue in Los Angeles. When asked about what she liked about her dress - she said "the colour" Ummm, as much as I love her, I'm a bit over the whole gushing, surprised thing….can't she get a few words together prior??? I mean the chances are pretty high given her last few wins in previous weeks…..just sayin… TALK DIRTY TO ME Speaking of badboys, that luscious Gerard Butler wants his female fans to talk dirty to him! Umm, OK!!!! Gerry's in Philadelphia filming Law Abiding Citizen with Jamie Foxx. In the movie, Gerry Butler plays a successful assistant D.A., who finds himself in the middle of a vigilante plot hatched by Foxx, who has been screwed over by the legal system and discovers that one of the men responsible for killing his wife and daughter is about to be set free. All who participated in the deal and the killings are fair game for his revenge." This weekend, however, Philadelphia's Mayor presented Gerry, Foxx and director F. Gary Gray with the Liberty Bell statue. Gerry told Papps, "Everyone's very polite. Usually something dirty or sexy or provocative comes through someone else, but I wish they would say it to me, you know. Bring it on," Butler dares his female Philly fans. Again, I say, OK!!!!! JUST ANOTHER DADDY IN THE PARK Ricky Martin took his newborn twin sons, Matteo and Valentino, for a winter stroll in New York last week. So sweet. I know, I know….but I'm in denial and he hasn't OFFICALLY come out! I still drool over the "She Bangs" video! Enjoy your day! p.s. Don't forget to check out Home at "The Bay"
Friday 23rd January, 2009
AND THE NOMINATIONS ARE:
Thursday, as promised….And, it's the Brange. Both Bradley and Angie Jo secured nominations in their categories. Brad over Leo. Brad over Clint! Boring old Brad in Benjamin Button - which scored a total of 13 award nominations all up, for Best Motion Picture of the Year, Directing (David Fincher), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Pitt), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Taraji P. Henson), Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup, Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score), Sound Mixing, Visual Effects and Adapted Screenplay.. The Academy wants the Brange, see how it works? But is it just me, or is he another one who's exactly the same in every single movie??? Also, no double nod for Kate Winslet. Kate was included in the Best Actress category but NOT for Revolutionary Road. In fact, Revolutionary Road was almost totally ignored. Instead, it was The Reader that received big love from the Academy and a nomination for Best Picture which means…The Dark Knight went missing. While OUR Heath as expected was called for Best Supporting Actor his film was shut out. But the Brange. Do you see it now, how they work it? And where's OUR Cate?! And, when's he going to shave off that porn stache???
NEW MOON
Somebody's stage mommy has been busy…Dakota Fanning, who, praise the Lord, has been absent from movies for a while, is likely to star in New Moon, the upcoming sequel to Twilight. E! is saying that 14-year-old Dakota has scored the role of Jane, a member of bloodsucking killer group Italy's Volturi. The casting notice describes Jane as a petite blonde with a "Botticelli angel-like face…[and] crimson irises." Nice. Apparently, "There were no auditions," a source reveals. "They just offered it to her outright, and now they're in negotiations. They've been going back and forth." Not sure if we're ready for another Dakota saturation….?
AS SEEN PREVIOUSLY ON ER
OOOAHH is in it's 15th and final season. And as we know, all of the original cast members have been asked to return for special episodes, and now finally, Georgie Clooney has found his gratitude, and taken his head out of his ass, and Dr. Doug Ross will return for an episode or two or three. People magazine says that a closed set was ordered to keep George's return a big secret. Filming is taking place as we speak! Last year, Georgie refused to return saying he had moved on.
MORE SEX
Apparently a sequel is in the bag. Another Sex & the City movie. Word is that while contracts have yet to be signed, it's simply a formality - for all intents and purposes, all four women are on board, and have accepted their substantial financial deals, with each earning pay raises to come back. Looking forward to more scenes with Carrie Bradshaw, the sex columnist, refusing to talk sex with her 3 best girlfriends. Yay! What else is there for them to do? It was all a bit cheesy, don't you think? Still I always admire their challenge filming SJP on the "right" angle.....
Enjoy your day!
p.s. Don't forget to check out Home at "The Bay"
Thursday 22nd January, 2009
In the wake of BDAY, I thought I'd go over the top on the riddles and smutty stuff…..just a little light entertainment to get you through the post Barack intensity.
I GUESS / YOU GUESS
OVERREACHING
Scandal on the set of Desperate Housewives…..while it's no secret that those girls DO NOT get along, now there's a new little spanner in the works: Seems one of the girls has made it quite clear she feels her TV gig is, well, just not A-List enough. Therefore, she's had certain members of her representation make discreet—or so she thought—inquiries about gradually getting her some primo movie gigs, with the hope of one day being able to ditch the TV stuff altogether. Trouble is, the rest of this girl's representatives, not to mention practically every agency in town at this point, found out about it and read her the riot act for being such a damn ingrate, as she's incredibly lucky to have landed the D.H. gig in the first place—as the fool had no career to speak of prior. None. Zip. In other words, she was told: Basically, be happy where you are, 'cause you ain't no movie star! And it isn't Lily, Dana or Andrea. I'm thinking Eva Longoria - well she would turn up to the opening of an envelope….? You?
FORMER GF SEEKS LIMELIGHT
This former celebrity girlfriend of an A lister has made it perfectly clear recently that she wants a return to the limelight. How so? Well she has propositioned a number of actors with movies coming out that she will be more than happy to be their girlfriend as long as they take her to any event getting press for their movie. I'm thinking Sarah Larsen - Georgie's ex….?
ON SET GOSS
He's Just Not That Into You, starring Jennifers Connelly and Aniston, Scarlett Johansson and Ben Affleck, among many starry others, comes out next month after having had its release date pushed back twice. Naturally when there are that many famous faces in one flick, egos are bound to collide, making for some onset nastiness. But apparently not so, according to an on-set insider…."Jennifer [Aniston] was actually very sweet and the easiest to work with," says the insider. "She kept to herself a lot, but that was because the other girls were just...intimidated." Our spy makes the distinction between friendly Jen and Scarlett Johansson, who was also an onset loner: "That's because others didn't want to be friendly to Scarlett." But wait, there's more…Apparently, with hot and confident gals like Jen and ScarJo, some of the other girls didn't quite feel that good about themselves, body-image wise. "If you don't feel good about yourself and what you look like, it's hard to act," our Into You insider suggest is one reason why so many reshoots were required from certain castmembers, causing several delays. "Eating issues," was one very prominent situation that kept a highly visible Into You babe not looking her best. Huge delays happened as a result. Hmmm. See what happens when you don't eat, gals? Not only does your body suffer, so does your movie! The behind-the-scenes consensus on producer-star Drew Barrymore was that she was simply a pleasure to be around, but who wouldn't be when you're "head over heels in love," like she was with ex-BF and costar Mac guy Justin Long, at the time. Still, our source also adds, cryptically: "Everyone was sort of in their own world when they were on the set." Particularly the starved ones. I'm thinkng Jennifer Connelly was the starved one…and judging by Drew's happy happy happy at the GG's - I'd say that was the world she was in…
NEW COUPLES….
Two of my favorite shows…..Seems theres a bit of a love connection between How I Met Your Mother's Josh Radnor and Lipstick Jungle's Lindsay Price. Although the two have been rumored to be dating, they seemed to be publicly confirming their couple status last night when they hit Svedka's The Future Starts Now inauguration bash at Guy's Nightclub together. I like these two together! Also getting cosy were House's Jennifer Morrison and Amaury Nolasco (aka Prison Break's Sucre).
HUGE AS WOLVERINE
As mentioned previously on Pandora, the cast of Wolverine are currently shooting final scenes in Vancouver. Check out OUR Huge the other day on set. Huge will continue working on Wolverine for a few more days before zipping over to LA to begin rehearsing for his hosting duties at the Oscars. Everyone on set with him, who has encountered him, everyone is in love with him. By all accounts the nicest guy ever. T'yeah! P.S. Found out last week he's an old Knox Boy, just like my husband! Unfortunately Huge is a bit older, so alas, no reunion opportunities……however, for your viewing pleasure, here's Huge...
RAZZIES
The anti-Oscars, the Razzies, have announced their 2008 nominees. Perennial nasty boy Mike Myers, the Alba Demon and Parisite Hilton have made a strong showing this past year! You see it's Karma. Myers' Love Guru got an impressive seven nominations, including worst picture and worst actor (Alba). Once again, Parisite was honored with two nominations for her role in that cinematic masterpiece, The Hottie & the Nottie. Miz Hilton is up for worst actress and worst screen couple (with Joel David Moore) in the film.
SPEAKING OF PARISITE
Most of us don't need another reason to hate Parisite Hilton. But, because I love dishing dirt on her, here's another: according to the very reputable Reuters, Hilton took home thirty free bags of swag from one gift suite at Sundance, stuffed full of free merchandise including 30 Whiting & Davis handbags, designer boots, and Fake Bake bronzer valued at over $6,000. Not that we'd ever expect Parisite to be anything but the tackiest of skanks, but still. Thirty is pretty extreme. Even the publicity people representing the Hollywood Life House seemed aghast, noting in a press release that the Hilton hotel heiress did it, "without shame." And they're wondering why she's even here. Duh, to pick up all the swag because all the REAL celebrities were in Washington! It's not like she's in a movie at the festival. And, to think, it was only about 18 months ago, after her release from jail, that Parisite bleated about being a changed person. She wanted to travel to Rwanda to do good. She gushed to Newsweek magazine, "Before, my life was about having fun, going to parties — it was a fantasy. But when I had time to reflect, I felt empty inside. I want to leave a mark on the world." Seems Parisite is still, however, only interested in Paris. It doesn't matter if something makes her look tacky - if it makes her happy in the moment, that's what she's going to do. And we're going to keep making fun of her for being a tacky skank, because it makes us happy too. So really, it's win win for us all. Except for anyone else who wanted something from that swag suite!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY....
Remember Billy Ocean? He turns 59 this week. Yup. There's a myriad of things that spring to mind when lookng at this pic…When the going get's tough……..
MY FAVE FIRST DANCE PIC
Enjoy your day!
p.s. Don't forget to check out Home at "The Bay"
Wednesday 21st January, 2009
IT'S B-DAY
Today, 20th January, 2009, will surely be a day to remember for the history books! And it's not President Obama's speech everyone's talking about, it's Michelle's dress! On the US Today show, as they were commentating live, Michelle stepped out in the dress and suddenly everyone started dissecting her outfit from top to bottom. They wondered if she was wearing a vest underneath. Some silly bish also asked if the color of her dress matched the carpet in one of the rooms in the White House. WTF.??? I'm surprised they didn't ponder what color underwear she had on, and if indeed it was matching! When she shows up to the ball, everyone's going to spontaneously combust. I hope she shows up in a blinding hot pink pantsuit with leopard print stilettos. That would seriously kill them. Anyway, if you care, she's wearing a Toledo! That's the designer. Toleeeedo! It's a dress. And I bring you this news because it's the most important piece of information today. IMPORTANT. And now, we can all go back to watching Big Brother: DC. Seriously, they are following the Obamas around everywhere. I feel like one of their stalkers! But I have to say, I totally LOVE The picture of Sasha smiling up at her Dad, it would bring a tear to a glass eye. Here's an oldie that will also have you tearing up!
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/01/19/090119fa_fact_cook
BALL TIME
In case you're thinking of zipping over to DC in the next few hours, and hard pressed for some entertainment, here's what's on and who's where:
* The Neighborhood Ball: At the Washington Convention Center, where Mariah Carey, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Faith Hill and Mary J. Blige perform.
* The Creative Coalition gala: Elvis Costello and Sting sing at the Harman Center for the Arts.
* The Purple Ball, at the Fairmont Hotel: Lou Gossett Jr., Ashley Judd, Patricia Arquette, John Cusack, Tim Robbins, Ed Harris, Brendan Fraser (BARF), Susan Sarandon and Lisa Marie Presley were expected.
*The Legends Ball, hosted by Dionne Warwick, and the Urban Ball, hosted by Ludacris, will be held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.
* The Equality Ball, hosted by the Human Rights Campaign, at The Mayflower Hotel: Cyndi Lauper, Melissa Etheridge and Rufus Wainwright.
* The Inaugural Peace Ball, at the Smithsonian Postal Museum: Harry Belafonte, Joan Baez, Graham Nash and Jackson Browne.
* Rihanna will perform at the Recording Industry Association of America Inaugural Ball.
CRUISE CONTROL IN ACTION
Absolutely nooooo surprises with this one. According to a translated Italian article, Tommy's list of requirements for interviews includes a positive take on his film Valkyrie (which has not officially covered costs) and an understanding that Scientology is not banned in Germany. Like many celebrities, Tommy TRIES to control journalists. He supposedly hates talking about his heavy involvement in Scientology, for example. But who knew he'd try to force his interviewers to like Valkyrie? All interviewers MUST have seen Valkyrie, MUST have liked Valkyrie and MUST have read a supplied letter about how Scientology was never banned in Germany - even though he ah, hates talking about Scientology…..oh, and speaking of which, JLo was spotted attempting to make an undercover exit with her purse covering her face from the Scientology Celebrity Center in Hollywood, earlier this week. Though her father and BFF, actress Leah Remini, are both Scientologists, Lopez has repeatedly denied practicing the religion.
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?
Hard to believe there was a time in my life that Val Kilmer was on my To-Do List looking at that picture. When he said "I'll be your huckleberry…" he was just melt-worthy! And on that note - who's on your TO-DO-LIST and who are you embarrassed to say was, but is no longer?
AND WHAT DIDN'T HAPPEN??
I had to do some careful Wikipedia-ing, but I have verified that "Karate Kid" star Ralph Macchio is actually 47 (Best be hitting him up for some tips Nicole!!!). Ralph's been at the Slamdance film festival in Utah, which directly competes with the Sundance Film Festival. He's promoting his newest film "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead." Okley dokley……
PUPPY LOVE
Amy Nuthouse is downing men and booze by the dozen while she's "drying out" in St. Lucia. Blaaaaaaaaaake threatened to dump her ass because she was shagging some dude named Josh Bowman. Amy shrugged it off and said her heart will always belong to Blaaaaaaaaake but she's gonna get some lovin while she's on holiday. The Sun says Amy has since found another taker. Hold up! Like, there's actually TWO who will?????? Some source said Amy has had her eye on a guy who is a tennis coach at the resort she's staying at. The source went on to say, "He is another clean-cut, handsome, healthy bloke, much like Josh. He teaches tennis and other sports at the resort where Amy stayed before she moved to the villa. Amy's really into him." Has this source actually seen Amy's new piece? I mean, Amy is staggering around 24/7 with booze goggles, so the dude could be a garden gnome for all we know. That drunk bish has probably been flirting with inanimate objects thinking they are horny hunks. You Tube has a video of Wino wailing out "Puppy Love" in the hotel's dining room. Sadness.
Enjoy your day!
p.s. Don't forget to check out Home at "The Bay"
Tuesday 20th January, 2009
OBAMA FEVER
Gossip is mighty hard to come by at least until after the inauguration. This of course would be why the Academy chose not to announce Oscar nominations on the traditional Tuesday, opting instead for a Thursday reveal this year. Who can compete with President Barack Obama? And, sure, there will be plenty of tough times and hard decisions to come, but at least for today President-elect Barack Obama did what people everywhere have always fantasized about should they on the off chance, oh, become president: Throw an awesome party with totally rocking bands. The We Are One: A Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial yesterday featured a dream roster of performers: Dog Dumper Beyoncé, U2, Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Will.i.am, Bruce Springsteen, err, Garth Brooks??, Shakira (she's gorgeous don't you think?) Mary J. Blige, John Legend (whoever he is??) and many more. Tom Hanks, Samuel L Jackson, Jamie Foxx, Jack Black and the lovely Denzel Washington also made appearances to read or make a short presentation. And he's not even president yet. Imagine what that party will be like! Here's Bouncy and Bruce and Will.i.am....and somebody's father...?
THE CRAZE THAT IS LADY GA GA
Somebody cover her up! Who, in the name of all things holy, said she was stunning???? This is a new photoshoot of the natural beauty known as Lady GaGa. Sorry, but I'm seriously not seeing the appeal - I'm having one of those moments when you start to feel old….like when the world went nuts over that god awful song you could torture me with…..Rhianna's song Umbrella e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e …. Anyhoo, it's amazing what a pair of large sunglasses, ten pounds of make-up, a blonde wig and a hat can do. And the song "Just Dance" - I didn't mind it, until I really listened to the words - hell, it's cool to get so plastered that your top is on inside out and you don't know how that happened, that you've lost your keys and phone!! That you can hardly string a sentence together and don't know where the feck you are - but hey, just dance! Wait until some stalker finds you falling about on the dancefloor - easy prey!
MIRANDA KERR
And while I'm on a rant, here's OUR Miranda Kerr workin it on a beach in St. Bart's. She's shooting a new campaign for Victoria's Secret. Her BF Orly Bloom doesn't seem to be overseeing this photo shoot, as he's probably off writing in his feelings journal or practicing looking manly in the bathroom mirror. Miranda has recently been quoted as saying she intends to keep her private life, private and denies that she is engaged to Orly. Is it just me? Or does she look just a little bit like a Cabbage Patch Doll?
THE RING IS BACK
So Jlo didn't wear her wedding ring to the Golden Globes because she said it didn't go with her dress. Last night she must have decided that her ring was worthy of this blue dress because she wore it. And naturally, in an effort to squash those D-I-V-O-R-C-E rumours, she was also hellbent on everybody knowing that she had it on her finger. I know it's hard to see her ring since her gleaming ego is blinding you. You could see it if you look through a pinhole in a piece of paper! No need for the contortions Jennie!
EWAN LOVES JIM
That gorgeous Ewan McGregor has stepped back out from underneath the radar… He's currently at Sundance for the Premier and to promote "I Love You Philip Morris" with Jim Carrey, the true story of Texas conman, Steven Russell, who had a penchant for breaking out of prison on Friday the 13th, which he did four times, and a mad passion for a fellow inmate by the name of Phillip Morris. Ewan plays the love of his life Philip Morris. Carrey has gushed that there's only three scripts have been MUST makes for him: The Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind…and this one..
GORGEOUS HALLE
And, just so it doesn't appear that I think everyone is UGLY, here's Halle Berry at LAX early yesterday, possibly headed for Washington..? I like her hair straight. And her face! So youthful, so fresh, and you know she's older than Nicole Kidman, right? Halle is 42. Nicole is 41. Halle looks 30. Nicole looks 60. At least. Both have new babies. If anyone ever asked me which famous person I'd most like to look like - it would be Halle. Sure, some of it is genes but a lot of it is attitude. And Botox. Or the overuse of it. Maybe when Nicole eventually emerges from hiding in Nashville, she'll have chilled out with the needle.
Be sure to check out Home at "The Bay" - Enjoy your day!
Monday 19th January, 2009
Rumour has it, my beloved H&A, that delightful soap we all love to hate, returns tonight! So make sure to check out Home at "The Bay" from tomorrow.
MORE DEXTER
Michael C. Hall aka Dexter, has plenty to smile about at the moment, his marriage, his GG nomination and the fact that Dexter recently got picked up for two more seasons. I'm seeing whole new levels of hotness now that he's apparently straight, but I was wondering, what do you think? Is Michael C. Hall sexy or not?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATE
Happy Birthday to that gorgeous, superior parental unit, Kate Moss!? She turned 35 over the weekend. Huge soirée planned at her house but first, Kate hit the town for 9 long hours, ending the evening at 4:30am with a bottle of wine tucked away in her jacket. I guess that squashes those pregnancy rumours?? Right????
MIGHTY FINE WOLVERINE!
OUR Huge Jackman is looking mighty fine in this new promo pic for X-Men Origins: Wolverine! Also pictured are: Ryan Reynolds (Wade Wilson/Deadpool), Liev Schreiber (Victor Creed/Sabretooth), Taylor Kitsch (Remy LeBeau/Gambit) and Lynn Collins (Silver Fox). X:Men Origins: Wolverine opens everywhere on 1st May, 2009.
JOAQUIN THE RAPPER!
Joaquin Phoenix crawled out from under his bed to host a party in Las Vegas yesterday. As we all know Joaquin recently gave acting the flick to concentrate on his true love rap music! Yes that's right, he fancies himself as a rapper! I'm sure he did some rapping for his homies and they were all like "yeah, sure, you're awesome dude". Kinda like when you watch Idol auditions, and there are people up there, who's family should hold their heads in shame for not being honest. There's video of him warbling at said party floating around, but I'm not including it. It's pretty trag and he ends his performance by collapsing and falling off the stage! Ben's brother, Casey Affleck was also there cause he's following him around while directing a documentary about Joaquin trying to break into the rap game. I hate to say, but looks like he's going down the same road as River.
VINTAGE MADONNA
Back in 1979 when girls didn't torture themselves to the same degree with waxing and shaving, back when you could let the forest grow freely so to speak, Madonna was young and needed the money and posed for some pics…. So now there's some pictures being auctioned which prove it. You've probably already seen some of these pics, because it was in Playboy back in 1985, so it's lived on the net for a while. Madonna apparently made about $25 for the shoot. The other five pictures in the series, which have already sold, went for about $7,170 back in 2003. This particular group of pictures up for auction are expected to reach around $15,000! Oh, and on the whole Madonna / Guy split - word is he was just too much of a nice guy (pardon the pun) and she can't handle nice…was over for a long time before it was made public. Sad.
Enjoy your day!
Friday 16th January, 2009
2009 BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Awards- Britain's version of the Oscars) nominations were announced while we slept. Angie Jo (who apparently flirted with the girls at the GG after parties, while Bradley held her purse - trust) has been nominated in the Best Actress category, along with 2 nods for Kate Winslet in both The Reader and Revolutionary Road, and Kristin Scott Thomas in I've Loved You So Long. Bradley also received 2 nominations and it will be Slumdog vs Benjamin Button with each film earning 11. So Bradley & Angie Jo are off to England. BAFTA's are on 8th February hosted by Jonathan Ross.
LINDSAY AND SAMANTHA ON...TODAY
Lindsay Lohan recently became the new face of the Italian clothing label, Fornarina. Spokespeople for the label have created this masterpiece of shizzle about the collaboration.. and refers to her as, "the Hollywood celebrity testimonial of the brand. Young, beautiful, eclectic, with great talent and a great personality, Lindsay Lohan immediately appeared as one of the few in the show-biz able to represent the glamorous style of Fornarina." PUHLEASE! She was the cheapest because she's outa work! Apparently Linds and SamRo are back on….this week. I was beginning to think the whole OFF / ON thing was for publicity because she's not really getting much these days and definitely no movie offers…..and word is…on the days that Linds and SamRo are OFF….there's definite hookups with badboy Sean Penn. Um, eww, on so many levels. Here's a pic of Linds & SamRo back ON yesterday….let's play "body language expert"…..I'm thinking SamRo is not too happy, and if I was her mother, I'd be staging a little intervention right about now…here's a pic from her new campaign, and then the other shows what she really looks like..
SIENNA'S TRYSTS
Not quite at the trainwreck level of Lindsay or Amy, but close…Sienna Miller, who a lot of US gossips call Sluttienna, yesterday stumbled out of a London nightclub and into a waiting cab with that lovely (married) young Irish lad, Cillian Murphy - from 28 Days Later, Scarecrow in Batman and Red Eye….Seems when Balthazar is away, Sienna will play…what's wrong with single guys??? Doesn't look promising, does it..? Cillian is married. Has 2 children, the youngest 18 months. Messing around with Sienna, given her reputation, Yvonne would have to be a very understanding, very secure, very mature spouse who doesn't feel even the slightest twinge of something. I don't know, I wouldn't be so understanding...what about you?
NAOMI'S MAID SETTLES
That violent crazy b—ch Naomi Campbell has settled out of court with her former maid who she allegedly beat down when the maid couldn't find a pair of her jeans! Former maid Gaby Gibson also claimed that Campbell would often deride her difficulty with the English language, saying things like "You are not in the Third World anymore, stupid!" and then made light of the situation with a shirt that read "Noami hit me and I liked it." You know it's only a matter of time until she unleashes her crazy and lays the smackdown again!
[Image via WENN.]
MUNCHIE'S BEEN DUMPED
Seems Beyonce is outdoing Parisite Hilton in the bad pet owner stakes. This past American summer, Bouncy mentioned she would be leaving her dog, Munchie at her record label's office in NY after a meeting. Two seasons later, she has yet to collect her poor pooch and he's still living there. Comumbia's employees pass him around while each takes a turn taking him home on weekends and walking him through the week!! You can't help but wonder what attempts Columbia have made to remind Bouncy about her dog….? Seems strange no one has taken it home on a full-time basis as well…maybe afraid she'll randomly turn up one day to pick it up and have a hissy fit if it's not there? So it appears Sasha Fierce is supposedly so busy promoting her album and her movie that she had no time to remember she has a dog. The excuse is that she'll be right back again once her schedule calms down. Oh and after she goes on another boating holiday to the French Riviera. Oh and maybe a trip to the Golden Globes in LA too. Oh and it would be nice to duck over to Paris for some shopping. Beyonce is a dog neglecter. She's dumped her own dog. Bouncy has said on more than one occasion that she's not ready for kids….ummm, got that right!
Thursday 15th January, 2009
IT'S ALWAYS THE QUIET ONES…..
Although she IS learning from the best! Pictures of Katie Holmes' new ads for Miu Miu have leaked the same day that Vic's highly anticipated Armani shots were released! Vic would be spitting chips - if she ate! You know it's on like donkey kong between the two of them now! Seems the worm has turned. KatE with some guts. KatE upstaging the upstager! It's fabulous. KatE is channeling her best inner Labotomised Stepford Wife pose for this shot….or is she trying to look like Vic? She doesn't quite pull off the "I need an avocado IV" look though.
THIS WEEK'S PHOTOSHOP AWARD
Goes to Vic's Armani campaign. Definitely the airbrushing fairies have given her some 'meat' on her bones and she doesn't quite look like the swizzle stick that she is! Although personally I think she passed out from starvation, and they jumped in and took the pic while she was down and not looking quite so fierce! Also, Vic's spokesperson told her to say this "It's an honour to have been selected by Mr Armani to represent the Emporio Armani Underwear brand and to execute his vision with the incredibly talented team of Mert & Marcus." Do these people actually BELIEVE she said that??? You know really there's noooo way in this lifetime she made that shiz up by herself, AND that she actually thinks that - more like she thinks THEY are privileged that she graced them with her presence! And I still think her main squeeze did it better!
I COULDN'T MAKE THIS UP IF I TRIED
But for the Fergie fans out there….So, their recent nuptials are being covered exclusively in the latest issue of Us Weekly and these little snippets are just priceless! Their wedding cost an estimated $1m and the bride has said it was "magical, ethereal"…..Celebrity planner Mindy Weiss has said "Lots of nature was important to Josh," but says "I knew I could bling it up for Fergie." But wait for it, after the ceremony, the bride's first words to her crowd: "I'm married, b—-es!'" Re: the invites…. "[The invites were] a reflection of both of their personalities (see below)," says the LA business's Ellen Black. "Fergie loves bling and has a love for unicorns and Josh loves nature. The artwork had leaves and hidden details like a unicorn and the invites were decorated with crystals." Excuse me while I run around banging my head off the walls! Oh and, Fergie and Josh Duhamel have been spotted (how convenient) honeymooning at the Reethi Rah One and Only Hotel in the Maldives.
ISLA ISLA ISLA
Our girl's so hot right now! In the latest issue of GQ Magazine Isla reveals again that she's working with Amy Poehler (who's on Saturday Night Live) on writing a script called "Groupies" with the intention of co-starring in it. "It's about classic, overconfident dum-dums lusting after a band," she explains. "There's a restraining order against them, but they're in total denial." And then in the latest issue of Allure Magazine, she spills on her upcoming nuptials saying "We are going to get married, really, really, even more now than ever. We have been talking about it and we have been very close, but it has been difficult to plan. It is very important to me to have a beautiful ritual celebrated with all my family and friends, and to feel part of a community. And when you are in the public eye, to keep that private and to make it happen without it being really visible is really difficult." Our Isla also talked about converting from Methodism to Judaism: "I converted as of two years ago. It is always reported that I am still studying, so I am either the slowest studier in the world, or I have, in fact, converted." So there you have it.
I GUESS, YOU GUESS
Which douchebag is leaving the popular TV show he's on. But, wanna know the real reason? He's back on the drugs and alcohol, showing up late to work and being very unpleasant to work with. Is his homewrecking girlfriend gonna support him now??? I'm going with..Balthazar Getty from Brothers & Sisters, and if that's our man - I'm saying nooooo way will Sienna hang around..!
Wednesday 14th January, 2009
Very quiet on the Celebrity News front today, they've all fallen and can't get up after the GG festivities!
GG AFTER PARTIES….what you REALLY wanna see!
Happy Happy Drew trying desperately to concentrate……
Aaron, Seal & Heidi (don't say it!!)
Mark Wahlberg takes photos of the photographers at the HBO after party with the same Camera as ME!!
WORST DRESSED AT THE GG's
Poor Renee Z can no longer hide her "crazy"
Marisa Tomei showed up as a……..pirate? Or Michael Jackson? Or Tom Jones?
BRITNEY
Those of you who have read my newsletter for the past two years will know that I love Britney. I want the old Britney back. I want her to succeed and get better. But at the moment she is still the TAKEAWAY TOTING, GHETTO WEAVED MORON we have all come to know her as….yesterday she introduced her new "tour team" on her website. She now has a completely new choreography team on board. But what's most interesting is that her former Manager Johnny Wright has spoken about her new tour 'Circus' and the alarming speed with which this World Tour has been generated. Wright still manages Justine Timberlake and the Jonas Brothers, so he knows his shit! Wright spoke to OK! Magazine, and didn't hold back when talking about the Spears Family's pimp play for pushing her so relentlessly, for putting her ability to earn ahead of her needs. Here's what else he said:
"A comeback is not what I wish for Britney. What I wish for her is to settle down and find real happiness. All her essential relationships have been torn apart. She's been divorced twice, she doesn't have custody of her kids, she's being pushed back into being a money machine. I want her to be happy in her heart, then go back to the business because she wants to, not because people are convincing her she has to, or that it would be good therapy for her. It's too soon for her to be a part of a manufactured machine that is pushing her to have to be a success.
It was very telling when I found out Wade and Andre were no longer with the tour. They helped create the best tours we ever had with Britney. Wade is a really good influence and understands her. When I heard he was no longer involved, I knew there was a problem, and it is probably just the beginning of more problems to come.
Britney has to rival Madonna out there, but Madonna really wants to do it. Seeing Britney do it by the numbers isn't a good sign. It means she might not want it as much as those around her do.
In the beginning, in her mind, she could stop at any time. Now she's thinking, 'I've got 170 people on payroll, my dad quit his job, my mom relies totally on me and I can't take a break. I can't go back to my friends in Kentwood. I can't step back... that's tough for an adult, never mind a kid... When a parent becomes an employee of a child, they worry about getting fired, so they stop being parents in order not to get laid off.
Her career can wait. Now it should be about spending time with her kids. That's where she'll bring herself back to herself. But she's gearing up for much more time away from them while on the road. Even if she's gone for a month, the growth of those boys during that period is significant. She won't see that and will really miss that.
Those are moments she's not going to get back." Word.
GIRL NEEDS SOME FRIENDS
Poor Britney! Haven't we all had this happen at least once? Walks into a Restaurant in West Hollywood with her mum yesterday, and there's Justine and Jessica (Clinger) Beil sinking into their seats, trying not to be seen. Then Brit is seated at a table nearby but left after half an hour.
Open note to Britney! Don't let Jessica the opportunistic TV girl intimidate you girl! You've sold millions of records. And little Justine would be NOTHING without you. We only cared about him at the beginning because of you! So sit your ass back down girl. Sigh. Britney and Jessica Simpson - they need friends & self esteem!
AMY WINHOUSE
Trainwreck rock chick Amy has vowed "I'm OFF the drugs for good!" Speaking openly to anyone who will listen at the luxury Caribbean hideaway where she has been infuriating well-heeled hotel guests with her drunken cavorting, dirty appearance and childlike behaviour, the junkie Rehab star declared: "I've finally escaped from hell. I'm in love again and I don't need drugs. Look at me, I'm glowing!" While downing yet another in a very looooooong line of strawberry daiquiris, Amy:
· INSISTED she has kicked drugs for ever (or at least until she goes home).
· DENOUNCED jailbird junkie husband Blake Fielder-Civil as a flop in bed (that'll help!).
· BRAGGED of hitting new sexual heights with hunky lover Josh. (Ewwww)
· ADMITTED living like a "zombie" before the holiday. (Ya think??)
· CONFESSED she could have DIED if she hadn't got clean. (Here's hoping)
The 25-year-old tattooed mess has said she is not going home and said "Home is hell for me. I've escaped from it. There are drugs everywhere. I can't do anything without everyone thinking I'm off my head on drugs, although half the time they were right, I WAS. Let's hope it's true….but replacing drugs with alcohol is not really a step in the right direction....so I'm our obsession with watching this train wreck will continue.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
For those of you who swoon, Patrick Dempsey turns 43 this week. And little Orly Bloom is 32.
Tuesday 13th January, 2009
Hello Ladies!
HEATH WINS AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES
As you all know by now, our Heath won the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role as The Joker in The Dark Knight. Director Christopher Nolan accepted the award from presenter Demi Moore and said "All of us who worked with Heath accept this with an awful mixture of sadness and incredible pride. After Heath passed on, you saw a hole ripped in the future of cinema — but with the extraordinary response to his work that we've seen all over the world, I, for one, start to be able to look a bit less at that gap in the future and a little bit more at the incredible place in the history of cinema that he built for himself with his talent and with his dedication to his artistry. For any of us lucky enough to work with him or to have enjoyed his performance, he will be eternally missed, but he will never be forgotten." And from his father Kim Ledger, "We are overjoyed for him," "It's wonderful." Triple M Brisbane asked this morning, "Would he have won had he not died?" I think yes, he was amazing as The Joker - what do you think?
BRANGELINA
All of the juicy gossip tit bits revolved around the reigning King and Queen of all things celebrity at the Golden Globes yesterday. Firstly the delicious snubs…..1. For Ryan Seacrest it must have been like he was back in highschool again with the popular kids still rejecting him! Of course the ridiculous little twit has annoyed St. Angie Jo before, back in 2006, asking her inane questions about what she fed the kids for breakfast, she answered "cereal" and the next day on his radio show he called her "cold", so since then, they have not been fans of Seacrest….but yesterday they didn't even bother to hide it. It was live television at its best. So Seacrest's people have been begging the Brange people for an interview for like ages…they've refused. In an act of desperation, Seacrest flies off his podium to make the request in person. Their response: both turned their backs. Some say they were smirking, and left Ryan gaping and forced to make some kind of lame excuse about them rushing to get to the auditorium? But alas for Seacrest they stopped for another interview with another reporter straight after! In all fairness to St Angie Jo and Bradley, they probably didn't even see Seacrest, because he's like the size of my five year old. I'm sure it happens often to him at bars when he's trying to get ass. He has to jump high for bitches to see him. AND, 2. Happy Happy Happy Cammie D stuffed up St. Angie's name during Best Actress nominations and then during Kate Winslet's acceptance speech, she said "Oh God! Who's the other one? Angelina!" HA!!! The camera shot to St Angie who smiled and held her gripped her hands together all the while she was no doubt thinking, "The things I have planned for you, my pretty..." Alas, the "Other One" controlled her 'bitch face'. I was so hoping for a repeat of the 'bitch face' but she kept it well hidden. You know we all want the old ass kicking Angie Jo back, right? Enough of St. Angelina - earth mother! We miss the bat crazy bad-girl Angelina. There were glimpses, a look of impatience every now and again….but she smiled a lot….especially for Bradley's movies. On the carpet of course the two were ridiculously gorgeous and ridiculously mesmerising. And of course, the press lost it, the fans lost it, some of the other celebrities lost it. When they're around there is no one else. She should wear her hair down more often too, makes her look less like a malnourished stick insect.
DEMI
Gorgeous 46-year-old Demi Moore presented the Best Supporting Actor to Heath Ledger, she also gave her daughter Rumer (this year's Miss Golden Globes), who was also on stage, some motherly advice. Demi told her, "Ru, I'm very proud of you and I love you. And don't hunch. Shoulders back!" You know….you look at Demi, then you look at Nicole……just sayin..
DREW
Did anyone else notice how HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY Drew was in the pictures? SOOOOO happy. Happy off her tree, just like bestie Cammie D. Happy enough in a roomful of happy people that her happiness stood out. People were buzzing. In LA, that's an achievement. No surprises from either of course.
JOHNNY DEPP
Once again, he did NOT walk the red carpet. Contrary to most of his peers, he actively avoides the attention unless he's forced to embrace it. Candids of Johnny D are as rare as hen's teeth. The Paps will tell you it's almost impossible to track him. And it's not like they don't try. His photos generate 1000's of dollars. But he knows how to hide. See, it IS possible. Likely you won't see him again this season. He won last year for Sweeney Todd, remember? So he was returning the favour. So enjoy him while you can. So humble, so beautiful and so different from all the rest. Even back in his Jump St. days. Don't you think?
JLO
As much as I'm not a hater like so many gossips in the USA & Canada, you have to admit she IS one of the attention whores and yesterday was all about grabbing the red carpet spotlight…These are the moves that define good gossip, and once upon a time, JLo was our queen. Then she married Marc Anthony and he shut her away in his oppressive crypt and she changed. But recently there has been a rebirth of the diva inside the JLo. She woke up and realised the world had moved on…without her. And she wants her crown back. Which is most likely where the marriage trouble rumours stem from…and these rumours aren't hurting in the grab for attention, nor did opening the show yesterday hurt either, but with JLo, it's always about a dress. Tacky? Sure. Obnoxious? Absolutely. Are you talking about it? Yes. Isn't that the point? Of course it is! It's the Jennifer Lopez that's been missing for 3 years. BTW while the wedding ring was still absent, but, they were very much there together & comfortably so.
THE CREEPY-NESS THAT IS TOM CRUISE
Watched him on The View yesterday. He's madly hitting the talk show circuit in an effort to redeem himself with his audience, and appear more "normal". He sat there, arms clenched in a fold, trying so hard not to let the control go and then afterwards the camera pans out to Cruise out in the audience, amongst his people, signing autographs and having pictures taken BARF!! You want to believe he's back. That Tom Cruise from Risky Business and Top Gun - when he was kinda sexy, but we know too much about what he's really like now, and the religious crazy is just too much….and at the Golden Globes, Cruise Control was back to being Mr Popular. Ants in his pants, busting for commercial break, where he launched himself up out of his chair in a mad dash to talk to Leo, to Kate, to Steven, to Clint, to anyone who would meet his mother. Bitch is f-cked up and weird but you have to admire the effort and, it's kinda nice, in an entertaining sort of way, to see he has fallen so far he does have to try so hard. And he looked great too. Trim, tanned, a well cut tux, the haircut that made him famous - in the last month or so he's lost 15 years. Nicole would be on speed dial asking him how he did it. Also, KatiE wrapped up on All My Sons that same night in NY, her final performance, so she must have been exhausted, right? Doesn't matter. As he told the ladies on The View - there was a helicopter straight to the jet for KatE, and by the time he was at the afterparties so was she, right there by his side. Naturally. It's always about the business. And for Tom Cruise at the Globes yesterday, there was much business to be done. There's no killing off the Cruise, he lives to see another day.
I GUESS, YOU GUESS
WHICH petite screen actress isn't as intelligent as her college degree would imply? She refuses to read the scripts her agents send her and then throws a fit when plum roles go to her harder-working peers.
Which celebrity has turned down an offer to be a spokesperson for Jenny Craig? She knows that her weight is out of control, but has no confidence in her ability to stick to anything that involves diet or exercise. Despite this, you should see her lose a lot of weight very quickly. Why? Because she is having lap-band surgery. However, expect any public statements to focus only on how she has simply adopted a healthy lifestyle. And it's not Debra Messing, she's been there, done that.
Enjoy your day!
Monday 12th January, 2009
DEXTER MARRIED HIS SISTER!
Going to be looking at Michael C. Hall in a whole different light now because I was convinced he was NOT inclined to like girls…..given his performance on Six Feet Under. On New Year's Eve he eloped with the chickie babe who plays his sister on Dexter. Ewww! If she's anything like her character in Dexter! Michael, 37, and Jennifer Carpenter, 29, have been dating on the QT for about a year and a half. They are expected to walk the red carpet as man and wife this Sunday at the Golden Globes which will mark their first public appearance as a couple - See! It CAN be done.
ANGELINA'S DEATH STARE AT THE CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARDS?
Not so saintly after all it seems…..The moment started with Ben Stiller announcing the winner for Best Actress. Angie Jo did not win. Instead, it was a tie between Anne Hathaway & Meryl Streep. Meryl Streep who was a no-show. During Anne Hathaway's frazzled gush, the camera kept panning to Angie's face... HER FACE! If looks could kill, this would be it. I wish I could bottle her smugness and spray it on my face whenever I am not amused, it really is the perfect template. It was a dazzling moment. No wonder Anne Hathaway acted so frazzled. Angie kept giving her the look. Anne's insides were probably slowly melting away from St. Angie's stares of DEATH! Let's hope Anne wins at the Golden Globes this Sunday and that they keep an eye on Angie Jo to capture every single one of her looks. It's fun when she loses! Check it out on You Tube.
NICOLE ON AUSTRALIA:
At least she's honest! I'll give her that. Nicole Kidman knows she was shiteous in her latest dud, Australia. She recently told Sydney's 2 DAY FM, "I can't look at this movie and be proud of what I've done." The big-budget (estimates put it's cost at around $120 million), epic has only made about $47 million in the US since its December release. Australia clocks in as Nic's 6th bomb in a row (following The Golden Compass, Margot At The Wedding, The Invasion, Fur, Bewitched). Poor Hugh. Kidman once again demonstrates that she's worthy of the pole position on Forbes' overpaid actors list. All hype and not much substance! Her 'frozen features' BTW, was rumored to be the "production issues" just prior to Australia's release. Word is Baz was having a hell time trying to 're-animate' her face in close ups…and I thought I was the only one not taking crazy pills. Was it just me??? Is she not the same in exactly every single movie??? Although I did LOVE Golden Compass, and I'd have to say, she probably was as close to her true form in that movie….
JAKEY G & REESE:
The delicious Jakey G took Reese to a Laker's game. They happened to sit beside power player Jeffrey Katzenberg for whom Reese worked in Monsters vs Aliens, the next blockbuster animated release due out in March by Dreamworks. Coincidentally, or not, Dreamworks just announced "perhaps the biggest media-advertising event in history" involving "tens of millions of dollars" during the Super Bowl. Needless to say then, this Dreamworks campaign is a huge cash coup for NBC. 150 million 3D glasses are being distributed for viewers to catch a 90 second trailer of Monsters vs Critics to air during the Super Bowl. This is how they play it see? Do you think this little courtside appearance has anything do with that? Reese is, for all accounts, legitimately in love but she's also not above selling it either. Especially when Jeffrey Katzenberg is asking her to. She does looks great. And happy. As for Jakey so handsome, but he still has those persistent "gum" rumours… Also, Jakey is scheduled to present at the Globes on Sunday but sources are now saying he's also been asked to accept on behalf of Heath Ledger, should he win for Best Supporting Actor. Apparently the Ledger family hasn't decided if they'll attend and if they do end up skipping, they've supposedly requested that Jakey step in for the honours given Jakey and Heath became close during Brokeback Mountain and Jakey is godfather to Matilda.
RUSSELL CROWE:
Our mate Rusty is throwing his considerable weight around the pre-production of "Nottingham," causing all sorts of hiccups, including demanding producers get a new director, demanding script rewrites and, now, forcing Sienna Miller out of the flick - no great loss there! Miller, who was to play Maid Marian, left the movie yesterday after being "put on hold" while shooting was pushed back from February to April. Word in Hollywood is that producers are "looking for an older, plumper actress to play the role so Rusty doesn't look like a paunchy grandpa. Someone in her late 30s or early 40s." Miller - is said to be "fine" and "about to sign onto two other movies"…
Rusty, who plays both the Sheriff of Nottingham and Robin Hood, is trying to lose the lard. One producer who said Rusty has to shed 35 pounds cracked, "We can't have Robin Hood looking more like Friar Tuck." The Oscar-winner has demanded serious script rewrites. "Originally the movie was about a love triangle between Maid Marian, Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham," a tipster said. "It is now all about Russell's Robin Hood. Literally, 40 pages of script were redone and now are just devoted to him and his massive ego. It's amazing." Despite studio denials, apparently Russell Crowe was trying to get director Ridley Scott fired over the holidays. Calls were made to several prominent directors over the break to find a replacement. "All of this was done behind Ridley's back," an insider said. "He has no idea." A studio rep acknowledged that Miller was "released" but flatly denied "these rumors" and said, " 'Nottingham' is moving ahead with Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott." Just like America's Sweethearts really, don't you think?
THE TRAVOLTA TRAGEDY
Just sayin….as much as this is such a terrible loss of a young life…you have got to on some level wonder about it all given the fact that John Travolta is still - as of now - scheduled to present at Sunday's Golden Globes, where he is nominated for Best Original Song for his duet with Miley Cyrus in the flick BOLT. And then there's the fact that, while it is so tragic, for some reason, his representatives have TMZ on speed dial and blackberry messenger and seem to be on a publicity mission…??? The whole thing, it smells. Still, despite the tingling and what's happening behind Scientology's cloak, it's also the saddest news ever, on so many levels.