I’ve seen some cheesy, campy sh*t on “Dancing with The Stars,” but the Rocky theme song dance that Chaz did last night had to be the cheesiest. It was ridiculous. The dance opened with Chaz wearing boxing gloves and a red satin hoodie with his name emblazoned on the back. He threw some punches and joined his partner Lacey, who had on a matching hoodie that she stripped off dramatically. She wore an obnoxious blue denim split skirt with red and white stripes underneath that she kept swirling around. Her shiny red top had white stars running down it, and she was wearing white boots with what looked like white and red striped tube socks. It was like Bobby Trendy’s interpretation of Fourth of July ballroom. They did a bunch of strutting around and weird hand movements to the music. At the end Chaz actually ran up some stairs and started punching around in the air. It’s like he channeled all that camp from his childhood and condensed it into one baffling theme dance. Dude learned from the best. If I were his mom my mouth would have been hanging open afterwards, but not Cher. Cher was in the audience and she was clearly thrilled at Chaz’s performance. She even cried at one point.
With Cher in the crowd, Chaz Bono was the man of the hour on Dancing with the Stars Monday night, as he rebounded from consecutive sub-par performances to rack up a respectable 21/30 points for his paso doble set to the Rocky theme, which moved his mother to tears.
Cher wasn’t the only family member in the crowd to support Chaz, as his stepmother Rep. Mary Bono Mack of Palm Springs, half-brother Chesare Bono, half-sister Georganne LaPiere Bartylak and girlfriend Jennifer Elia were front-and-center at Hollywood’s CBS Television City to watch him take the floor.
“It was great to have everyone here — it pumped me up,” Chaz said Monday. “I know my mom was really proud of me and that was awesome. I'm glad that whatever we're doing is touching people.
"It was a great night — last week was a hard week, and everyone knew I was kind of feeling bad about it, so to come back this week and have my whole family there, it was amazing."
After injuries to his knee, ankle and right leg dragged Chaz into a two-week slump, the 42-year-old author/activist and his pro partner Lacey Schwimmer sought the help of 80s workout guru Richard Simmons to help lift Chaz's spirits and keep his conditioning — it worked, as Chaz's dance earned him a standing ovation from the crowd and high praise from the judges.
Carrie Ann Inaba told him she loved the dance and thinks he has “magic,” while Len Goodman told him, “It was your best dance to date.”
Bono, buoyed by Simmons’ encouragement, used the show’s elaborate staircase extensively in his number. He said that the injuries didn’t impact his ability to put his whole body into the demanding dance.
"It felt good: Going up stairs actually feels pretty good,” he explained. “Going down stairs is a little more challenging on my body right now. The adrenaline was pumping and I just did it.
“A couple of weeks ago I was in a lot of pain, and now I'm just in a little bit."
Following the show, Chaz tweeted: "Amazing, Amazing Night!! … thanks to everyone for the support. I had an awesome time dancing the Rocky theme with @LaceySchwimmer and my whole family in the audience!”
His mother, Cher, was equally elated with the evening, as she tweeted: "OMG! I WAS CRYING ! WASNT EXPECTING 2 B SO NERVOUS ! BROKE MY BRACELET CLAPPING ! IM SO PROUD !! CHAZ WAS GREAT! LOVED DAVID ARQUETTE 2nd."
Good for Chaz, and I respect his chutzpah at putting himself out there. I don’t see that he’s a strong dancer at all in comparison to the other contestants, although he’s improved. He’ll probably hang on a little longer on the show, if only because he pulled out the feel good come-from-behind music and reminded us all of a great classic film. There enough pomp in that dance to rival some of his mom’s performances.
Here’s Chaz’s full performance. You can see Cher’s reaction in the video at the top of the page.
I didn't get a chance to mention this on the last Linnocent post, but did you hear that the Cracken is being sued? Again. This time, she hasn't paid her limo bill. She changed more than $90,000 with Elite Transportation, and she hasn't paid a dime on it. Incidentally, that's almost the EXACT amount Linnocent paid for her new Porsche! Shocking, I know.
Lindsay Lohan is being sued for not paying her limo bill … but here’s the fun part. She racked up a $90,000 bill!
Elite Transportation Limo and Security Services claims Lindsay rode with them from February 2009 to May 2009. Elite claims Lindsay also booked limos for her friends and family. Some of the payments show a $6,000 an hour rate, which also includes security.
As for payments … well, Elite says she pulled a Lindsay. And with penalties and late charges, the $33,978 bill has now swelled to $90,585.79.
$6000 an hour, even with security, sounds really, really steep. I mean, I bet Linnocent doesn't even charge that much for her hourly services. Still, my default position is "Linnocent is in the wrong" so I'm willing to buy the limo company's charge. The Cracken really needs to work on paying her bills regularly, especially if she's going to spend so much time crying poverty in between Porsche shopping sprees and shopping in boutiques.
Speaking of Linnocent NOT making that money, Radar has a report today about her still-tenuous association with that Gotti film:
The John Gotti biopic starring John Travolta and Al Pacino is still a go, despite stories that circulated last week saying the project was dead due to financial problems, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
“The Gotti film is very much moving forward and we are still expecting a late 2012 theatrical release,” Steve Honig, publicist for Fiore Productions, tells RadarOnline.com. (Fiore Productions is producing the movie).
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Pesci, 68, filed a lawsuit against Fiore Films in July, claiming he had gained 30 pounds for the role of Angelo Ruggiero, considered to be one of Gotti’s closest confidantes and one of the film’s most important characters. His suit alleges that the producers then told him they wanted him for a lesser role, at one-third of his original $3 million salary.
Marc Fiore, CEO of Fiore Films, extended an olive branch to Pesci last week, “For the record, I am extremely fond of Joe, I think he is a terrific actor and very much want him to be in the Gotti movie. It's unfortunate we have become embroiled in a lawsuit, however I am hopeful that we will resolve our differences and Joe will accept an offer from us to be in the film.”
“Everyone is still attached to the film. I am not commenting on anything to do with financing though,” Honig tells RadarOnline.com. However, Lindsay Lohan still hasn’t officially signed her contract.
Filming is scheduled to begin in New York City in January 2012.
When is Linnocent's next court date? It's soon, right? Like, in another week or two… let me look it up… it's next Monday. Oh, that should special. As far as I know, Linnocent still has, like, 95% of her community service hours left to do, and she's been flying all over Europe and New York, partying her ass off. And when the judge tries to say something about it, Linnocent will cry crack tears and claim that she's just got to WORK on the Gotti film, and that's why she hasn't done the community service. And Dawn will roll her eyes and the judge will laugh and then everybody will go home and do some lines to celebrate.
Oh, here are some just-released photos of Linnocent going on a "shopping spree" at the Chanel store in Paris:
If I told you there was a film with a cast that included Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, you would be excited, right? What if I told you Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson were also involved? You would be like, "Meh, but I still want to see it." Right? Even knowing the weak links, you still want to theoretically see the film. So why is it that the trailer for The Avengers is such a buzz kill? It's not actively horrible, but it's just… boring. With this cast, it shouldn't be this boring.
My favorite part is the "locked and loaded" sound that Jeremy Renner's (Hawkeye's) BOW makes. Like it's an automatic weapon. Also, it really looks like Mark Ruffalo's Bruce Banner/Hulk CGI is exactly like the CGI Ang Lee used on the Eric Bana-Hulk project. Ugh. WHY IS THIS SO BORING?!?! Even RDJ isn't giving it to me, and I'm starting to think Chris Evans might be as much of a "weak link" as Hemsworth and ScarJo. I think another problem might be that The Avengers is already over-hyped - the second Iron Man was basically the prologue to this mess, and I feel like we've been hearing about it for three or four years already.
I hope they don't waste Jeremy Renner. I hope it's not just RDJ/Tony Stark making snaky comments in lieu of an actual PLOT. Ugh.
Ever since Duchess Kate and Prince William got married, we've been gifted with daily paparazzi photos of Pippa Middleton, Kate's younger sister. Some of the daily candids have not been Pippa's fault - photographers know where she lives, and they wait for her to walk to work. But Pippa also plays it up at times, and you can tell that she enjoys her new-found celebrity. Everybody says that Pippa gets that from her mother, Carole, who is reportedly very outgoing and vivacious. Carole (and Michael, Kate and Pippa's dad) have barely been seen since the wedding, much to their credit. I like how low-key they've been. But last night, Carole and Michael came to London for a gala performance of Venezuela Viva.
Carole looks great, right? She's updated her look over the past year, gotten a better haircut and maybe some Botox too. But the legs! Pippa and Kate just got their "good legs" gene from their mom, and they should thank their lucky stars every damn day. I wish I had the "good legs" gene. Anyway, Carole wore Catherine Walker for the gala, and she just looks great. I think Carole might be my favorite Middleton - when you think about it, she's a momager just like so many Hollywood moms, only Carole was trying to get her daughter the ring, not a Hollywood career.
By the way, The Mail had a great story on how Carole and The Queen are now BFFs (not really, but close enough). It's very pish-posh, but you can read the whole thing here. Apparently, the Queen "has let it be known" that she thinks Carole and Michael have behaved "impeccably" and the Queen is responsible for inviting Carole and Michael to several royal events, public and private. Apparently, Carole reminds the Queen of her own mother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Fabulous.
And here are some photos of Pippa over the past few days. Flannel, Pippa? Really?
Tyler Shields is the photographer who regularly does incredibly sketchy photoshoots with C-list female celebrities. He’s known for his p0rn-ysuicide-themed work with Lindsay Lohan, and he recently did a domestic-violence tinged shoot with Heather Morris of Glee posing with an iron and a black eye that got him in trouble with advocacy groups. He later defended himself, saying that the theme for the shoot was “busted up Barbie” and did not mean to glamorize abuse.
So here’s a shoot that Tyler did with Mischa Barton chewing on raw meat. It’s disturbing and seems just a step away from showing abuse, particularly the one picture where Tyler is grabbing her neck hard and shoving the meat on her face. Tyler says the inspiration came from seeing Mischa eat a burger. I guess if she was a vegetarian he’d smoosh some bread over her eye and try to smother her with it.
Mischa Barton apparently likes to play with her food.
In a new series of photos by sometimes controversial photographer Tyler Shields, the O.C. starlet is shown biting into slabs of—get this!—raw meat.
Yeah, we also wanted to barf.
Anyhoo, what’s the deal with Barton’s carnivorous cravings?
Tyler Shields tells us he came up with the idea for the pics after having lunch with Barton at the West Coast burger chain, In-N-Out.
“I’m watching her eat this hamburger, and all I could think about was just meat all over her face,” he said.
Cut to a couple of days later when Barton arrives for the shoot. “I was like, ‘By the way, I bought $65 of meat and I want you to eat it raw and put it on your face,’” Shields said. “And she was like, ‘OK!’”
Even so, Shields says Barton was a little hesitant to chomp on the raw stuff right away, but then “like two minutes later, she’s literally tearing this s–t apart. Just f—king tearing into it.”
Barton joins a laundry list of celebs who have worked with Shields, including Lindsay Lohan, Emma Roberts, Heather Morris and Dianna Agron.
The Barton photos are currently being shown in the window of the Imitate Modern gallery in London as a preview for Shields and Maximilian Wiedemann’s new art exhibit opening Wednesday.
I feel wholly unqualified to give any kind of social commentary on this photoshoot. I’ll just say that it bothered me, that it’s stupid and that Mischa doesn’t deserve to be posed like that. I hope that this hack stops getting willing models at some point.
Johnny Depp’s fall from grace happened very recently with just one obnoxious interview in Vanity Fair. It was sad to see, considering that Johnny has long been known as one of the most humble, gracious, fan-friendly celebrities around. In Vanity Fair, Johnny compared photo shoots to rape and went on to talk about the money he was making from his insanely lucrative film career. He said “Basically, if they're going to pay me the stupid money right now, I'm going to take it. I have to. I mean, it's not for me. Do you know what I mean? At this point, it's for my kids.” Johnny later apologized for the rape comments, but the damage had been done and Johnny essentially lost his status as one of the nicest guys in Hollywood.
After seeing this video (above) of Johnny falling down in the street, I’ve come up with an alternate hypotheses for why he was so obnoxious and out of character in Vanity Fair. Dude was really, really drunk. He’s even shown swilling booze in the photo shoot, which is of course a kind of homage to his character in Rum Diaries, but could be the case for Johnny too. Something serious is going on with him. At 48, you have enough experience drinking that you know how to get toasted and buzzed. If you’re getting so wasted you can’t walk to your car without collapsing, there’s a real problem.
Am I wrong, though? Is Johnny just falling over because a dude falls over on him, or is the guy helping him and failing to keep him up? I’m thinking Johnny can’t walk because he’s so out of it, especially when you see the stumbling move at :24 into the video. Notice, though, that he’s still trying to sign autographs when he’s in that state. I still love him and I hope he’s ok. I bet he’s having relationship problems with Vanessa. That’s my take on this situation. He’s been able to handle his liquor for years.
Here’s Johnny’s partner Vanessa Paradis at a premiere in Paris of the animated film A Monster in Paris on Saturday. She performed after the premiere along with the guy she’s standing with, French musician Matthieu Chedid. It doesn’t mean much that they’re posing together and it looks like they’re just colleagues anyway. Also, her full outfit needs to be seen to be appreciated. It’s probably Chanel. Johnny Depp photos are from May in Cannes. Credit: Pacific Coast News.
Beyonce covers the new issue of Harper's Bazaar, with a Terry Richardson photo shoot and an epic interview. Damn, Beyonce can talk your ear off. The interview is so long, Bazaar had to split it up into two different parts, which you can read here and here. I'm going to try to do some of the highlights without going overboard. First, a word about the Terry Richardson shoot - it was done in the summer, before Bey started "showing" (or before she got used to wearing a fake baby bump for attention). So that's why there's no bump in these photos. Okay, onto the highlights from the interview:
On revealing her bump at the VMAs: “I put a lot of thought into how I wanted to unveil it. It was important to me that I was able to do it myself… I was extremely nervous. It was the toughest red carpet I ever did. I didn’t want a crazy picture or gossip story to break the news… so I decided to say nothing and proudly show my baby bump. I felt it was more powerful to see the love and enthusiasm as opposed to saying anything.”
She's working on a House of Dereon maternity line: “All I see now are clothes that are flattering on a pregnant woman… It’s been so exciting for me! I love figuring out designs that still make me feel edgy and sexy while pregnant. Flowy fabrics are always flattering… but I still rock my stilettos."
Bey's fashion inspirations: “I love Kate Moss. I think she has great style. And I always admire Victoria Beckham and Gisele [Bündchen]. Their style is modern but always classic.” Her longtime stylist Ty Hunter helps her put together ensembles even for her days off, and she and her team are considering hiring hot street-style photographer Tommy Ton to shoot behind the scenes. She’s also an online shopping junkie. “I spend too much money shopping on the Internet!” she moans.
The timing of her pregnancy was thought out: “It was important to me that I gave myself time to focus on becoming the woman I want to be, building my empire, my relationship, and my self-worth, before I became a mother. Now God has blessed us with the ultimate.”
On Jay-Z: She and Jay-Z are a deeply committed and extremely private couple, just as happy grabbing pizza in Brooklyn as they are yachting around the Mediterranean. “We have been together since I was 20 years old,” she says. “We took our time and developed an unbreakable friendship before we got married. I admire his ability to inspire others. To me, Jay represents the American dream. Jay’s music has helped define our generation. All that he has overcome and worked to achieve gives millions hope that they can become whatever they want to be. I respect him so much; he is a great man and a great artist.” In a rare moment of candor about their relationship, she continues: “We focused three years on our marriage and found that it brought us an even stronger bond and connection. But like anything great and successful in your life, marriage takes hard work and sacrifice. It has to be something both you and your husband deeply want. The best thing about marriage is the amount of growth you have because you can no longer hide from your fears and insecurities. There’s someone right there calling you out on your flaws and building you up when you need the support. If you are with the right person, it brings out the best version of you.”
She doesn't care what people think: “I am finally at the stage in my life where I am not so concerned with other people’s opinions about my life decisions. It is so liberating to really know what I want, what truly makes me happy, what I will not tolerate. I have learned that it is no one else’s job to take care of me but me.”
Bey on art: "My mother has been an art collector and always taught me the value of art. She has encouraged me to invest in art since I can remember. The first artist I was truly inspired by was Vincent van Gogh. I was 17 and began doing my own paintings. I used to copy his style. When I was 20 I visited the Sistine chapel and saw Michelangelo’s work and it was one of the most spectacular experiences of my life. I then went on a tour around Europe and visited all the places Picasso and Matisse hung out. I then visited Art Basel and was exposed to all kind of contemporary artists. It got me into art that’s more abstract. Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring are two of my favorites but I appreciate so many contemporary artists. Art inspires me in so many ways. I use art as reference when I’m looking for inspiration for my performances, wardrobe or a video I might be working on. My husband and I collect all types of art from Basquiat and Warhol to Marilyn Minter."
On FLOTUS: "She is an amazing person, inside and out. She inspires me to want to do more, to want to know more about the world and work harder to make a difference."
"I was 17 and began doing my own paintings. I used to copy his style." And she's still copying artists and passing the stuff off as her own. But Jesus Christ, even amongst Beyonce's must insufferable comments (the soliloquy about marriage, for instance), Gwyneth Paltrow is still WORSE. Notice Bey doesn't say anything about Gwyneth - and she doesn't even name Gwyneth as one of her style inspirations! HAHAHA. But Gwyneth is going to force this friendship to the bitter end: "B is wise beyond her years. She has taught me the value of speaking your mind. She is clear and honest and true to herself while being respectful. She will be an incredible mother because she is so full of love and she knows who she is." STFU, Goop.
As we talked about on Sunday, Christina Aguilera stunned a lot of people when she performed at the Michael Jackson tribute in Wales. Christina has gained weight since her divorce from Jordan Bratman, but it seems like in the past two months or so, Christina really became noticeably heavy. Of course, part of the problem - at least regarding the concert in Wales - is that Christina has no idea how to dress, heavier or smaller. Even when she's slimmer, she doesn't have any idea how to wear clothes that flatter her figure and her petite frame, and now that she's heavier, the problem has gotten worse. She appeared at the concert in what was basically a leotard with a belt - she tried to Spanx her whole body in what must have been a fishnet catsuit, but she still looked like hell.
By the way, I'm not saying Christina looked like "hell" just because she's gained a little weight. I'm saying she looked like hell because she gained a lot of weight rapidly, and it looks like severe booze-bloat to me. I've felt for a long time that Christina is a raging alcoholic, and her alcohol consumption has caught up to her body and face (as it often does in one's 30s). Anyway, Radar has this interview with a "nutritionist" who talks about what could be going on with Christina's figure:
Even though Christina Aguilera's weight has been steadily increasing over recent months, fans were still shocked at the Grammy Award winning singer's appearance when she performed at the Michael Jackson tribute concert in Wales on Saturday.
Squeezed into a skimpy corset and fishnet tights, the 5′1 1/2″ singer seemed completely oblivious about the considerable curves she has added to her once svelte figure.
“She is totally unaware of how she looks, no one dresses like that unless they think they look good,” nutritionist Jackie Keller, CEO of Nutrifit in Los Angeles, told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview.
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Christina’s unflattering outfit and wild, unkept hair brought gasps from the crowd when she took the stage.
Keller went on to explain that because Christina, who is rumored to have suffered from an eating disorder in her teens, has gained and lost so much weight over the years it has distorted both her self-perception and her metabolism.
“Even if it was years ago, if she did suffer from an eating disorder then the effect of that stays with you and causes a distorted body image,” she revealed, adding that the physical side affects are just as extreme as the emotional ones. “Yo yo-ing in weight completely throws off your metabolism, which is why it is important to feed your body properly.”
Aguilera has admitted to being a junk food addict when she was younger, which adds to the problems of trying to maintain a steady weight.
“Going through periods of eating really bad food and then not eating is a form of binging calling ‘disordered eating,’ which destroys the metabolism because you are always at a war with food,” explained Keller, who provides calorie-controlled delivery meals to some of Hollywood’s hottest stars.
Now the Beautiful singer’s weight gain has steam-rolled to the point where she doesn’t even seem to be aware of it.
“When you start gaining it cascades and just piles on and on,” said Keller. “You only see what you want in the mirror, it's the same as with anorexia. You only see yourself from the neck up and are unaware of how under or over-weight you are.”
After messing up how she processes food at a young age, 30-year-old Aguilera’s alcohol consumption could also be emphasizing her weight issue.
“If she is drinking as much as people say she is, then she just needs to stop, as that would immediately change her body's metabolism,” Keller said definitively, explaining that the body deals with the calories from alcohol first, and then stores all the additional food calories in favor of processing them.
“People don't have any clue how bad excessive calories are from alcohol. Stopping drinking would make an enormous difference in her body, and then she can go on to whittle away her other bad habits one by one, such as cutting out processed food and exercising,” she explained.
The 5′ 1 1/2″ pop star appears to be around 150 pounds, estimated Keller, who thinks that 100 to 110 pounds is a healthy weight for her.
Although this guy doesn't treat Christina and I usually hate when "experts" chime in about people they're not treating, I think this guy is made of truth. The quote that stood out to me is "She is totally unaware of how she looks, no one dresses like that unless they think they look good." It's true. And it's keeping with Christina's on-going delusions about her career and her alcohol consumption - remember her W Magazine interview? That's where she sat there and refused to accept responsibility for anything in her life, and she came across as a delusion, lie-filled, pity-party-throwing monster. So in Christina's mind, we're the ones with the problem.
Did you know that Brad Pitt is still working on the interminable World War Z? By the time they finish filming, an actual zombie army will have taken over the world. The filming has taken Brad to Malta, England, Scotland and now Budapest in what is one the longest and most involved films Brad's ever been involved with. They've been filming for most the year, it feels like. Is this a miniseries or a feature-length film? Anyway, now that the production has moved to Budapest, producers and crew had to shop all of the armaments from England. Unfortunately for all involved, those "props" were just confiscated in a SWAT raid. No joke.
Brad Pitt isn’t a terrorist — but he’s certainly being treated like one. On Monday, a SWAT team raided a Budapest warehouse holding weapons being used in Pitt’s upcoming zombie movie World War Z.
“The film is already over budget and over schedule,” a source tells Us Weekly. “Brad is furious.”
Police seized 85 fully-functional weapons, most of which were automatic, military-style assault rifles. “We can confirm that weapons were confiscated at an airport,” Hajdu Janos and Zsolt Bodnar, the director and deputy director of Hungary’s Anti-Terrorism Unit, tell Us.
The problem, a source says, is that the guns came with paperwork claiming they were non-functional — but they’re actually in working order.
“This morning a private plane brought guns wrapped in a parcel from a company to an individual [in Budapest],” Janos and Bodnar add. “Guns like these are highly illegal to transport even if they were to used as stage guns, which hopefully they weren’t.”
According to a source, Pitt, 47, isn’t to blame for the prop problem. “The movie company’s employees must have made a mistake bringing the guns in without the Anti-Terrorism Unit’s permission.”
Janos adds: “We are interrogating witnesses now, getting closer to solving the firearms story.”
Pitt’s company, Plan B Entertainment, is producing World War Z. It is scheduled for a December 2012 release.
Yeah, I was getting ready to pull the old "It's not really Brad's fault" card when I was reminded that as producer, he's partially to blame. He should have encouraged whoever was responsible for the gun supply to make sure everything had proper documentation. The last thing Brad needs is to get the reputation as an international gun smuggler. (Although that might explain a few things.)
Also: I wonder if his cute assistant followed him to Budapest? Angelina needs to shut that down.
At this point, I know we barely give a crap about Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher. We just want the BS to be over so we can pay attention to more worthy celebrities (Fassbender!). So, with that in mind, let's just power through this neverending saga of infidelity, red-string-spirituality, mind-numbing douchebaggery, Botox, sadness and S'mores. Yes, Radar, People and Star Magazine are all reporting that Demi, Ashton and a Kabbalah instructor all went on a "camping trip" to Cachuma Lake. They were photographed together - go here to see one of the better photos at The Insider. So… Demi hasn't hired a divorce lawyer?She isn't going to play a "split" for sympathy? She's just going to power through and act like Ashton's wandering dong never happened? Ugh. Here's the exhaustive story from Radar:
Two and a Half Men star Ashton Kutcher used Yom Kippur, the holiest and most solemn day of the year for Jews, to beg his heartbroken wife Demi Moore for forgiveness — at a campfire heart-to-heart in Santa Barbara, Calif., RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting. As these exclusive photos obtained by Star magazine reveal, the 33-year-old serial cheater used the Day of Atonement to make amends for his ultimate sin: cheating on Demi with blonde Sara Leal, 23, on September 24 — the morning of their sixth anniversary.
The fireside chat is the first time the embattled pair has been seen photographed together in three months and since news broke of Ashton’s wild hot-tub party awash with booze and blondes.
Reuniting at Cachuma Lake in the Santa Ynez Valley, Demi and Ashton had desperately wanted the October 8 rendezvous to remain a secret — their last ditch attempt to resurrect a faltering union. So much so, the Ghost star, 48, reacted with fury after a fellow camper snapped this series of photographs of the Hollywood megastars, who were dressed down from their usual red carpet glamor.
Looking gaunt and tired, Demi confronted the amateur photographer and tried in vain to block the woman’s camera, screaming in her face: “Please don’t take photos of me or my family. Please don’t expose this.”
Demi and the camper went nose-to-nose before the hostile star scurried back to the camp and ordered Ashton and their three friends to hide inside their tent in a bid to avoid being snapped further, according to an eye Witness.
“Demi was screaming,” the onlooker told Star. “Once she knew she had been photographed, she whistled at Ashton and gestured for him to hurry into the tent.”
“It was obvious,” added the source, “that Demi was showing the strain about the state of her marriage.”
Wearing jeans and a burgundy and grey hooped sweater, Demi also reaffirmed her commitment to Kabbalah, the controversial religious offshoot of Judaism that is counseling the pair, by wearing its red string bracelet on her left wrist. The red string custom is meant to bring good fortune and protect against an ‘evil eye’. While Demi and Ashton are not Jewish, they along with several other non-Jewish celebrities, including Madonna, have converted to the mystical faith.
Seven weeks ago, the couple turned to Kabbalah and signed up for the religion’s counseling in order to save their marriage. The religion teaches its superstar believers that “difficulties and disagreements are without exception opportunities” for them to become “that right person,” according to relationship advice posted on its website.
“Even hard times or points of conflict are opportunities for positive change,” it’s claimed. “What seems to be a problem is actually a gift: a chance to remove an internal obstacle that stands between ourselves and the unlimited happiness that is our real destiny.”
Twenty-fours before their love summit in the great outdoors at Cachuma Lake, located 30 Minutes from Santa Barbara, the pair stepped out together for a Kabbalah service in Los Angeles. What’s more, the embattled Hollywood power duo also gave a series of visual signs that their marriage is fighting for its life — by being photographed wearing their respective wedding rings.
But a top source close to the couple insisted, “it’s over.”
“The marriage is dead,” the insider told Star. “Demi desperately wanted to save their marriage. But the San Diego cheating scandal is a hard one for her to stomach, as it is backed up by photos. It humiliated Demi.”
Is Demi trying to save her marriage, or her image as a desirable cougar who can have any (young) man she wants? Is she genuine in her seeming desire to work through her issues with Ashton? I don't know at this point. And I'm not even sure Ashton is "begging" Demi to let him come back. But you know what? I've been wrong before about these kinds of cheating douches and the women who enable them. Notably, with Justin Timberlake. Is anyone else getting a Timberlake-Jessica Biel vibe from Demi and Ashton? Like a vibe of, "Why are they even together at this point? It makes no sense."
Photos courtesy of Fame.
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