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- Angelina Jolie shows off her engagement ring, looks happy in a new LA outing
- Kathy Lee and Hoda mocked the feeding tube diet, advocates are enraged
- Jennifer Aniston doesn’t care about Brangelina’s engagement: ‘She’s moved on’
- Rihanna releases more photos of her Hawaiian vacation: obnoxious or fun?
- NY Jets’ Antonio Cromartie has 7 of his 8 baby mamas join together for reality show
- Halle Berry confirms engagement: “I swore it off… never say never, people!”
- Heidi Klum: plastic surgery “doesn’t look pretty, especially on young girls”
- Catherine Zeta-Jones wears sparkly black to support Michael Douglas: lovely?
- Is Kristen Stewart dissing Twilight when she says she’s “proud” of ‘SWATH’?
- Robert Downey Jr. blasts ego-trip interventions: “That’s recovery vulturism”
| Angelina Jolie shows off her engagement ring, looks happy in a new LA outing Posted: 17 Apr 2012 09:30 AM PDT
New photos of Angelina Jolie! Angelina stepped out yesterday in LA for some business meetings, and she was wearing her engagement ring, of course. The photos of the ring aren't all that great – I don't know why the paparazzi couldn't get better-quality images of the ring. Maybe it was because Angelina kept moving? I swear, Angelina and Brad should have just done a photo call for their engagement, like Prince William and Kate Middleton did. Just stand there for ten minutes and let everyone take photos of them (and the ring). But in lieu of a formal photo call, we get this. I feel like Angelina did this outing on purpose, so more photo agencies would get a chance to get pics of "Angelina the fiancée". She wore a cotton dress in a flattering grey, those nude wedges that she absolutely loves (which I'm tired of), and she paired her outfit with a $2000 Yves Saint Laurent Chyc Cabas satchel. I'm not in love with the bag (and I'm a purse person too), but I think it suits Angelina and this ensemble. I kind of love that Angelina came out and smiled and she was happy to show off her ring. She's our American royalty (for better or for worse, people). As we discussed yesterday, People Magazine has a "special edition" this week all about Brangelina's engagement and the ring and everything. People Mag claims the ring is worth about $1 million, while Us Weekly has merely upped the price tag from $250,000 to $500,000. My guess is still on the higher end of the scale, not just because of the quality of the diamonds used, but also because of Brad's efforts in designing the piece, and you have to figure in "What would this go for at auction?" As I said yesterday, I'm not crazy about the ring – it's not my taste. It seems very dated and 1980s to me, but… that's Angelina's style. She loves big, chunky, 1970s jewelry, and God knows, she loves 1980s style (including shoulder pads and Dynasty hair). So… I bet she loves her ring.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet. |
| Kathy Lee and Hoda mocked the feeding tube diet, advocates are enraged Posted: 17 Apr 2012 09:29 AM PDT
A couple of years ago, I saw a lady on some idiotic talk show say in all seriousness that she wanted to get a tapeworm so she could lose 10 pounds. This boggled my mind, because it seems way more uncomfortable and nasty to have some parasite living in your gut than just to work hard and lose weight the old fashioned way. I have the same reaction to this ridiculous story about women going on a “feeding tube diet” of 800 calories a day to drop weight fast for events, like their weddings. It’s just outrageous and sounds so painful. If you’re going to do this to yourself willingly (and not because you need it to live, that’s of course different), why does the food have to go in your damn nose? Can’t you just go on a liquid diet, like a few slim fasts or juices a day? (Not that I’m advocating that at all either, just that it sounds better than a feeding tube for God’s sake!) Anyway apparently this is a new thing, women are actually doing this, and it just makes me sad. A Florida doctor outfits them with a feeding tube attached to a liquid diet in a purse at a whopping cost of $1,500 for 10 days. The women go out into the world, and onlookers and acquaintances assume they’re suffering from a terminal illness. The result is about 20 pounds lost in a week and a half. You can read more about this story on The NY Times and on DListed. A reader sent this story to us as a tip, and she was personally outraged that Kathy Lee and Hoda made fun of the diet on The Today Show yesterday. They laughed about how ridiculous this diet was and joked about going around with the bag and the tube up your nose, but they didn’t make any mention of people who actually need feeding tubes to live. The people in the feeding tube community are upset that these two were making fun of the mechanism of feeding tubes, when they serve a very necessary purpose. Our tipster told us that she has a daughter who relies on a feeding tube and that she “was livid to see their immature, uneducated and asinine opinions.” She told us to check out Kathy Lee and Hoda’s facebook page, where they’re getting lambasted for this. Here’s what Kathy Lee and Hoda said that people found offensive. These comments start at 6:19 in the video above:
And here are some of the comments on Facebook about their remarks:
On some level I do understand why people are upset about Kathy Lee and Hoda laughing about the way that feeding tubes work. If I had someone close to me that needed one, I might feel the same. They were making fun of an ill-advised diet, though, and they surely didn’t realize that they were also mocking people with medical issues who need feeding tubes to live. I think they should apologize, but I don’t blame them for laughing about it. Again, they were making fun of the mechanisms of the diet, not the medical application. They didn’t seem to mean it that way, and it came across as inadvertent. It was somewhat dumb, but once they get laughing they can make some stupid comments. I’m surprised this is the first time these two have been offensive. (It probably isn’t, it’s just the first I remember.) They drink wine half the morning most days.
These photos are from Halloween. Credit: WENN.com |
| Jennifer Aniston doesn’t care about Brangelina’s engagement: ‘She’s moved on’ Posted: 17 Apr 2012 08:39 AM PDT
What is going on lately? First I'm going out of my way to defend Kristen Stewart and now I'm about two seconds away from putting a blanket over my head and screaming "Leaving Aniston ALOOOOOONE!" Much like the Kristen Stewart thing (where she was pounced on for "criticizing Twilight" when she really didn't), I'm going to wait until Jennifer Aniston actually says something about Brad Pitt and Angelina's engagement, or until I see a tabloid story (probably in Us Weekly) that is ridiculously sympathetic to Aniston, to the point where it's obviously a plant by Aniston's publicist Stephen Huvane. Until that time, I consider all of these "Jennifer doesn't care, for real" stories to be the fantasies of professional gossips. So, with that in mind, here's E! News's story about Aniston not caring:
[From E! News] As I said before, I think Aniston is probably fine. Emotionally and psychologically, she's in a good place right now with Justin, and yes, they might even get married and/or pregnant. God knows. What will be interesting to see is how Aniston plays it – because even though "people don’t want to believe" that she's moved on, she's actively played into that perception for years and years because "Aniston the Victim" is part of her brand. So will she use Brangelina's engagement to throw another public pity party? Or is has she "moved on" from that as well? I suspect tomorrow's tabloids will be revealing – not so much In Touch and Star, but I'm definitely interested to see what Us Weekly leads with.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet. |
| Rihanna releases more photos of her Hawaiian vacation: obnoxious or fun? Posted: 17 Apr 2012 07:18 AM PDT
Remember Rihanna’s fantastic, blunt-filled vacation from this past winter? Well now you can relive it in all its boob-soaked glory because Rihanna (more like one of her assistants) has uploaded 169 photos from this Hawaiian trip to the singer’s Facebook account. I’ve chosen a few of the more joyous (and in some people’s eyes, probably slightly obnoxious) photos to share in this post. Yes this is definitely that same vacation from a few months ago because it was before Rihanna started messing with her hair again, and I love how her hair looks in these photos. Let’s start off with RiRi going “topless” while frolicking near a waterfall.
Of course, Rihanna also cops a feel on herself as well because she’s classy like that.
Now before we get any further, can I just admit to being genuinely mesmerized by RiRi’s back end? Most of us would kill for an ass like that. She’s always had a nice one too — even when Rihanna was heavier during her trip to Barbados last summer, her butt was still flawless and without cellulite. Here it looks absolutely amazing.
Rihanna also went swimming with the sharks too! Lucky bitch.
Of course, there are also the obligatory photos of Rihanna waving a few bottles and a drink around as well. This looked like one hell of an enjoyable vacation, and I don’t even enjoy Hawaii. It’s too damn humid there, and showering more than twice per day is just not my idea of relaxation. But this vacation seems like a ton of fun.
Photos courtesy of Facebook            |
| NY Jets’ Antonio Cromartie has 7 of his 8 baby mamas join together for reality show Posted: 17 Apr 2012 06:29 AM PDT
It’s hard to capture the absurdity of this story in just the headline, but I tried and it was just too long. Antonio Cromartie is a 28 year-old football player for the New York Jets. He’s a cornerback if that means anything to you. (It doesn’t to me, I have to admit.) This guy is very well paid, he has a $32 million four year contract, and he’s well known. Before I cover sports stories I sometimes call my dad and ask him if he’s heard of a certain player, and he said he was familiar with Cromartie and that he knows the story about how he has a bunch of kids from more than a handful of women. Well Cromartie just welcomed his tenth child from his eighth baby mama, his current wife Terricka. This story is making my brain hurt a little from trying to figure out the logistics, but I’ll keep it simple if possible. Antonio and Terricka live together in New Jersey with four children. They’re caring for their two biological children together, Terricka’s son from a previous relationship, and Antonio’s first child, his seven year-old son from another relationship. Meanwhile all the other kids this guy has floating around, seven more from six different women*, (that makes eight women if you count the kid that’s living with him, and his wife) may star in a reality show. Apparently Cromartie’s other baby mamas keep in touch and they want to supplement their $3,500 a month child support (and up) with some reality show money. Plus they think it would be a great way for their kids to get to know their half siblings. To Cromartie’s credit, he’s blocking their attempts at a reality show and will not sign off on having his children filmed. Good for him. Here’s more and you can read more at the source:
[From The NY Post via Bossip] Maybe this will be a reality check for Cromartie and he’ll start to wrap it up. All his 10 kids are under 7 and he’s not even 30 yet! He must have been really busy the past few years. *Note that the number of women in the title may seem off. That’s because the mother of the son that’s living with Cromartie also wants to be in on this reality show. Also, Cromartie turned 28 on April 15, so he’s barely 28 now. Antonio and Karis Marie Ford, 4. Her mom lives in San Diego With his wife, Tarricka |
| Halle Berry confirms engagement: “I swore it off… never say never, people!” Posted: 17 Apr 2012 04:59 AM PDT
I was surprised that so many of you cared about Halle Berry wearing a trashy-looking animal-print dress over the weekend, so now you're going to get even more Halle news. Excited? Sure you are. These are new photos of Halle promoting the "Celebrity Golf Classic" at the Wilshire Country Club. Is this appropriate golf gear? Maybe she's not golfing. Maybe she's just promoting and then retiring to the club for a martini. Anyway, while Halle was out and about over the weekend, Extra got a hold of her and they got her to confirm her engagement to Olivier Martinez:
[From Us Weekly] "…But changed her tune as soon as she got to know Martinez, and saw how wonderful a father he would make to Nahla." For the love of God. Halle is bound and determined to completely negate Gabriel's role in Nahla's life. It's really sad – I often feel like this whole custody battle with Gabriel has been an exercise in Halle's long-standing temperamental nature. As in, she has a hair-trigger temper and she holds crazy grudges for little to no reason. And it's still so unbelievable to me that Olivier Martinez is co-signing this whole thing with an engagement. What's the current over/under on whether Halle and Olivier will actually make it down the aisle? Her skin is so amazing. Damn.
Photos courtesy of WENN. |
| Heidi Klum: plastic surgery “doesn’t look pretty, especially on young girls” Posted: 17 Apr 2012 04:35 AM PDT
Heidi Klum covers the May issue of Allure, and the photo shoot — which I think is supposed to be a homage to 1970s Vogue shoots — is just so zzzzzzzzzz. As much as I admire Heidi’s entrepreneurial spirit and business savviness, I can’t get excited about her as a model, which is weird, right? Like even with the below nude shot, she’s merely a bronzed, blonde Goddess of Boredom:
Maybe I’m being too hard on Heidi here, and it’s really the stylists to blame for this photo shoot atrocity. The interview is much more interesting, and here are some excerpts where Heidi talks about various things including breaking into modelling and how awful plastic surgery looks to her:
[From Allure] Do I believe that Heidi has yet to alter her appearance with either cosmetic surgery or botox? Sure, she looks pretty damn natural to me. On a more amusing note, who do you think she was talking about when mentioning, “I don’t want to name names” … possibly Kim “Kat Face” Kardashian? That would be my first guess. As far as Heidi talking about her marriage to Seal, eh. Of course she would change things that happened in the past, or she wouldn’t have just filed for divorce after word got out that she was probably banging Thomas Hayo. Then again, Seal is probably banging Delta Goodrem (who doesn’t look unlike Heidi) even though he insists that they’re just friends. Whatever.
Photos courtesy of Allure      |
| Catherine Zeta-Jones wears sparkly black to support Michael Douglas: lovely? Posted: 17 Apr 2012 04:33 AM PDT
Here are some new photos of Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas last night at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 12th Annual Monte Cristo Award Gala. Michael received an award – the 12th annual Monte Cristo Award "in recognition of his achievements and contributions to the theater community, both internationally and in the U.S." Catherine presented the award to him… which is nice. Although… does Michael do much for theater? Catherine has been on Broadway, but has Michael? Does he produce theatre shows? Oh… I just saw this – Michael got his start at the O'Neill Theater back in 1966, and he's served on the board of trustees since 1980. Okay, that makes sense. He's spent the last 32 years on the board of an influential theater. Carry on! As for 42-year-old (!!!) Catherine… well… she looks okay. The Mail has a glowing piece (here) about her appearance, including the phrases "the raven-haired beauty was so radiant…" and "showed off her enviably toned physique…" Sure. She looks fit and healthy and I sincerely hope she's doing a lot better this year. I like her dress too – it's conservative and pretty and it says "I'm a beautiful woman and I want to look nice, but this night is about my husband." Zeta is always great about dressing for the occasion. Catherine has two films coming out this year, and both will probably garner more attention than her work has gotten in the past few years. First, she has a supporting part in Rock of Ages, which comes out this summer. Then, around Christmas, she's in that romantic comedy Playing the Field, with Gerard Butler and Jessica Biel. While Zeta's career isn't at Meryl-level, she's doing okay, I think. As for Michael… he’s due to film that long-gestating Liberace project soon. *crosses self* Ooooh, look at Zeta's earrings! I love them.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet. |
| Is Kristen Stewart dissing Twilight when she says she’s “proud” of ‘SWATH’? Posted: 17 Apr 2012 04:31 AM PDT
What is it with me lately? I feel like I'm in the midst of a new Era of Kristen Stewart-Love. Maybe not "love" but I've been on her side a bit more lately. Kristen has a new interview with the Australian magazine Film Ink (sidenote: the source could also be the UK’s Total Film), and many outlets are interpreting these quotes as "Kristen disrespects Twilight, she's only proud of Snow White and the Huntsman." Except I don't think she's really drawing a direct parallel between the Bella Swan character and the Snow White character – she's just talking about how cool Snow White is, full-stop.
[From Hollywood Life, Kristen's fansite] See? All the build-up is "OMG, she hates Bella, just read her quote!" And the quote is just about Snow White and only about Snow White. Look, I have no doubt that Kristen doesn't really have any respect or reverence for the franchise that made her a household name – at best, she has very mixed, angst-y feelings towards Twilight, and at worst, playing Bella has been the worst thing that's ever happened to her (in her mind). But I'm going to wait until she says something explicit about how much she hates Twilight, you know? Because right now she's just promoting SWATH, and she's talking about how much she likes THAT character. Which is fine. *throws glitter on the post* LEAVE KRISTEN ALONE!
Photos courtesy of WENN. |
| Robert Downey Jr. blasts ego-trip interventions: “That’s recovery vulturism” Posted: 17 Apr 2012 04:19 AM PDT
Robert Downey Jr. covers the May issue of Esquire – he's promoting The Avengers, which comes out next week, and should finally push The Hunger Games out of its box office domination. RDJ is reprising the Tony Stark/IronMan role, and early reviews indicate that The Avengers is WAY better than the last Iron Man (which sucked). Unfortunately for all of us, RDJ isn't discussing his kittens, Dart and Monty, in this interview. He does talk about his newborn baby, though. You can read all of the Esquire interview highlights here, and here are some of the best parts (IMO):
[From Esquire] I love RDJ's stream-of-consciousness ramblings. He has a gift with words, and when you get into the right vibe, it’s always a rewarding exercise. My favorite part was RDJ's take on "recovery vulturism" – a phrase I've never heard before, but makes perfect sense. You could probably also call it "recovery concern-trolling" – an implied judgment that someone needs to get their life together and you are the one to make it happen for them because you are so awesome. Is Robert saying that at the end of the day, all interventions are bulls–t? Is he saying that a person isn't going to get help until THEY hit their rock bottom, and it's useless to say or do anything for them until that happens? Because I think that's what he's saying.
Photos courtesy of Esquire. |
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