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- Prince Harry, Prince Charles & Camilla celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
- Julianne Hough wears red Kaufmanfranco to the CFDAs: sexy & pretty?
- Lindsay Lohan is already falling out of her dress while filming ‘Liz & Dick’. Of course.
- Is Halle Berry’s plan to move to Paris coming together, or is she delusional about it?
- Duchess Kate wears soft pink McQueen for Jubilee church trip: lovely?
- Kristen Stewart on Vanity Fair: “I’m a weirdo, creative Valley Girl who smokes pot”
- Lindsay Lohan channels a cracked-out version of Liz Taylor: horrible & offensive?
- Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen in The Row at the CFDAs: not all that bad, really?
- Kate Winslet covers Vanity Fair Italia: “I am sincerely grateful for my buttocks”
- Maggie Smith got an American producer of ‘Downton Abbey’ fired, just because
Prince Harry, Prince Charles & Camilla celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Posted: 05 Jun 2012 08:21 AM PDT We have 20 million new photos of the royal family and the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, and there are plenty more yet to come (the royal family on the balcony!). I'm at a loss for how to organize this stuff, so this post is just a compilation of photos I enjoy, mostly of the Queen and Prince Harry, and some of Camilla (Duchess of Cornwall) and Prince Charles. I already covered some of the new Duchess Kate photos here. Queen Elizabeth had to go "solo" for yesterday's Jubilee concert and today's church visit because Prince Philip had to go into the hospital. He has a bladder infection and apparently, it's pretty rough stuff – especially for a man of 91 years (his birthday is Sunday). Allegedly, Philip is "desperately upset" that he has missed his wife's celebrations, but he is recovering nicely. And I kind of like how it wasn't even a question as to whether or not the Queen would cancel her celebration – of course she would NOT. So the Queen was forced to spend more time with her son, the Prince of Wales, and his wife, Camilla. Camilla even sat next to the Queen during the carriage ride from the church to the Palace. Poor Queen Elizabeth. I'm also including lots of photos of Harry, just because he's super-cute and GINGER THUNDER and all of that. PS… Do you think Camilla's hat is big enough? |
Julianne Hough wears red Kaufmanfranco to the CFDAs: sexy & pretty? Posted: 05 Jun 2012 08:08 AM PDT Julianne Hough fared much better last night at the CFDAs than in the midriff-bearing black number she wore to the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday evening. Here she looked both boobtastic and sophisticated in a fire-engine red Kaufmanfranco stretch-crepe gown. It’s rather unusual for Julianne to show so much skin in the upper-body area, but she looks sexy enough here without coming off as trashy. Julianne also went low key in the accessory department with only diamond drop earrings and a gold clutch to mix things up and not draw too much attention from the main attraction. She looks great here with the smoky eyes and slightly messy updo. This is a fashion win for Julianne. Selita Ebanks fared slightly worse in the gown department, and I’m not really sure what she was going for other than a Vegas red carpet vibe. Her white and gold dress is both matronly and boob squishing, and this reminds me of something that Ivana Trump might wear. Seleta is so, so pretty though, and that makes this dress even more unfortunate. Perhaps an updo might have helped? Oh who am I kidding — not much could disguise the existence of this gown. Kyra Sedgwick walked the red carpet like a pro in this black pantsuit that might have had the likes of Tilda Swinton drooling in envy. Of course, Kyra doesn’t quite have the fashion presence of Tilda, but Kyra is also no slouch in the poise department. She looks classy and lovely here too. Love the silver, peep-toe sandals. Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN |
Lindsay Lohan is already falling out of her dress while filming ‘Liz & Dick’. Of course. Posted: 05 Jun 2012 07:44 AM PDT Some of you dismissed my earlier Lindsay Lohan post – you seemed to think that my "offensive" label was somehow too hysterical for what amounted to Lindsay Lohan playing Elizabeth Taylor in a movie-of-the-week. It's true – this is for Lifetime, and it's extremely budget. But even in the world of budget MOTWs, surely they could have found someone else to play Elizabeth Taylor? Someone less crackie, someone with some acting skills, someone who wasn't going to flash her crack nips the first chance she got. Yes, these are even more photos of Lindsay filming Liz & Dick on that same boat in LA. And yes, Lindsay's boobs fell out of her dress during filming. Repeatedly. Almost as if she knew the paparazzi were there, chronicling her every move? CB pixilated some of the nip-shots so you don't have to worry about seeing anything that we haven't seen a million times before. Also, some of you were fighting me about the fact that she's wearing a really busted wig. Apparently, TMZ got the "tip" that Lindsay had "reluctantly" cut and dyed her hair to look more like Elizabeth. Um… then why is Lindsay's "hair" different lengths in different photos? She might have dyed her hair – in fact, she probably did – but she's still wearing wigs and hairpieces. And they are really, really cheap. In other Cracken news, Radar is reporting that Lindsay went to a party last week with her ex-girlfriend Courtenay Semel. LL and Semel dated back in 2006-07, before LL got with Samantha Ronson. Semel is a total sketchball, of course, and she tried to get famous from her association with LL, and she used to date Tila Tequila too. And now LL has let Semel back into her life. Because why not? |
Is Halle Berry’s plan to move to Paris coming together, or is she delusional about it? Posted: 05 Jun 2012 07:41 AM PDT
A new custody evaluation report supposedly found Halle to be the superior parent. Under the current law in California, a child can move anywhere the custodial parent wants. Now, given Halle’s income she will most likely have to foot the bill for Gabriel to come to Paris to visit Nahla, but she probably doesn’t care. According to TMZ she’s about to get her way. I’ve transcribed some of TMZ live below. Most of the quotes are from Harvey Levin:
[Transcribed from video on TMZ Live] Notice how Levin admits that the custody evaluation is sealed, and hedges his comments with “the way it’s been told to me.” This is all Halle’s side of the story, and even Levin now believes that this is unfair and screwed up. Aubry hasn’t said a thing to Radar, his outlet of choice, and he easily could. I’m just hoping that Halle is delusional about her chances, as usual, and that the judge makes some kind of ruling that Nahla will remain under 50/50 custody. Hopefully that would mean that Halle doesn’t have the right to move to France. A ruling is expected in this case at the end of the month. Photos are from March, April and May. Credit: WENN.com and FameFlynet |
Duchess Kate wears soft pink McQueen for Jubilee church trip: lovely? Posted: 05 Jun 2012 07:11 AM PDT The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations march on. Last night was the big concert, and this morning was the St. Paul's Cathedral visit for something called a Diamond Jubilee Thanksgiving church service or something like that. I'm considering doing a separate post for the Queen and the other royals, but I know everyone loves (to hate on?) Duchess Kate, so these photos are very Kate-centric. We don't have any full-on views of what she wore to last night's concert - you can see some photos of it here. Apparently, it's a 150-pound dress from Whistles. As for this morning's trip to St. Paul's Cathedral, Duchess Kate wore Alexander McQueen. AGAIN!! At least this one wasn't a repeat, though. Some are saying this dress is "metallic" but really I think it's just a really soft, sweet, flattering beige-rose. This color would look awful on most blondes, but on Kate it kind of works. And Kate still loved lace – if you look closely, this really seems like this dress has a well-cut lace-overlay. I'm not as "in love" with this dress as I was with the red McQueen over the weekend, but I like this fine. It's completely appropriate and pretty, especially for a church service. I even like her Jane Taylor hat/fascinator thing. Poor William, though. His bald spot is glistening in the sunlight. |
Kristen Stewart on Vanity Fair: “I’m a weirdo, creative Valley Girl who smokes pot” Posted: 05 Jun 2012 05:10 AM PDT Kristen Stewart covers the July issue of Vanity Fair magazine. These are some selected photos from the Mario Testino shoot – thoughts? I've praised Kristen's makeup artist before, and once again, I think her makeup looks great… but I'm gradually coming to the opinion that Kristen simply has a face that "takes" extreme makeup. You know, some girls can't DO dramatic makeup – I'm one of them. I look better when my makeup is natural and "dewy" – not "dramatic". Kristen can pull off extreme makeup looks. I think the little dog on her lap is kind of dumb, though. She's not Paris Hilton. She's not a fashion girl carrying around a little dog in her Birkin. As for the VF interview… well, VF really went out of their way to release some of the best quotes. It feels like VF is really trying to win over the all-powerful Twihard contingent, especially when Kristen goes off, yelling at her biggest critics (although I don't think she accurately assesses her critics' arguments).
[From Vanity Fair] In case you missed it, the word of the day was "sh-t". When she was interviewed in Elle, the word of the day was "f-ck". I know she's super-cool and somewhat intelligent (I go back and forth on that), but she really needs to change up her vocabulary. I cuss like a sailor too, but every other word out of my mouth isn't "sh-t" and "f–k". Also: did anyone else not really see Kristen's delineation from "delinquent slimy idiot" and "a weirdo, creative Valley Girl who smokes pot"? Plus, I just don't think anyone should refer to themselves as "a weirdo, creative Valley Girl who smokes pot." That's like Rooney Mara calling herself "aloof". Here's the Vanity Fair behind-the-scenes video for the K-Stew-stans. |
Lindsay Lohan channels a cracked-out version of Liz Taylor: horrible & offensive? Posted: 05 Jun 2012 04:33 AM PDT True story – as I glanced through the just-released photos of at our agencies last night, my eye barely stopped on these. You know why? Because I've trained myself to glance through thumbnails like a champ, and my eye only registered "Snooki… ignore." But this is not Snooki. This is Lindsay Lohan. Who does that insult? The Cracken or Snooki? Anyway, these are photos of Lindsay Lohan filming Liz & Dick in Los Angeles yesterday. I don't know what time frame this is even supposed to be – like, is this when Elizabeth and Richard Burton were still in their "courtship" (while Taylor was still married to Eddie Fisher)? Or is this boat supposed to be Kalizma, the famous yacht that Richard and Elizabeth bought during their first marriage? Unknown. I'm sort of glad the photos are so blurry and Snooki-tastic. I haven't built up the strength for lots of close-up images of Lindsay's crack-face as she attempts to morph into Elizabeth. TMZ did get their hands on what seemed like an official promotional still from the production - you can see it here. Horrible wig. Horrible colored contact lenses. She really looks absolutely nothing like Elizabeth Taylor. She just looks like a crackhead in a busted wig and a decent costume. Oh, and Lifetime just released this first official promotional image. Okay, ignore the Cracken for a second – that dude (Grant Bowler) really is channeling Richard Burton, isn't he? I'm worried about poor Grant Bowler. I'm worried that he's going to get high just from nuzzling Lindsay's neck. |
Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen in The Row at the CFDAs: not all that bad, really? Posted: 05 Jun 2012 04:26 AM PDT Mary-Kate Olsen dyed her hair! Right? That's MK with the dark hair in the black gown, and Ashley is the blonde in the purple dress? Sure. That's what I'm going with. Anyway, these are new photos of MK and Ashley at last night's CFDAs, definitely the most low-key event as compared to the Met Gala. Both girls wore their own label, The Row. I hate to admit it, but I kind of like Ashley's purple gown. It's nice seeing her in such a beautiful color, and while the gown shows off nothing of her slender figure, I'm imagining this on a pregnant celebrity and I'm liking it. MK's gown is just meh, though. I do like her as brunette, I have to admit. And the twins still spend too much time on the red carpet posing tit-to-tit. It's not cute! But MK and Ashley did have a good night – they won the 2012 Womenswear Designers of the Year for The Row. Congrats. Rachel Zoe, stylist and designer, was also wearing something from her own collection. I hate the dress, but I'm including these photos with the Olsen ladies because I think of Rachel Zoe as an honorary Olsen. All three women are so, so skinny and all of them hide their bodies in these bulky, oversized clothes. I'm not saying that ALL women need to show off their bodies and wear bandage dresses. I'm not saying that at all. But this oversized hobo-chic look has run its course. Buy some clothes that fit, for the love of God. And considering all of these women are "designers" – surely they can "design" something that fits? |
Kate Winslet covers Vanity Fair Italia: “I am sincerely grateful for my buttocks” Posted: 05 Jun 2012 04:25 AM PDT Kate Winslet covers the new issue of Vanity Fair Italia – this is a new photo shoot and interview, as opposed to something VF Italia jacked from one of their sister publications. I mentioned this in yesterday's links, but I guess I'll say it again: Winslet looks really odd (to me). Of course, this oddness is probably Photoshop, although… in candid photos, Winslet looks pretty much the same as this. Anyway, have you heard? Kate Winslet is an advocate for "normal" women. Here are some highlights from Kate's interview:
Maybe I'm being oversensitive (it happens) or maybe I'm being too bitchy (that definitely happens), but I find Winslet's whole "I'm a positive body image advocate because I used to be FAT just like you" argument to be so, so patronizing. There are lots of women who struggle with their weight, of course. There are lots of women (the overwhelming majority of women) who are not even close to being a size zero. Why does Kate want to be our patron saint? Because she was chubby in her early 20s and then she remade herself into a sleek, tucked, sucked and plucked Hollywood blonde? If we're really going to have a conversation about body image and the messages actresses send to "normal" women, what does it say when a lovely, curvy-figured woman starts carving herself up and drastically slimming down over the course of a few years? And what does it say to women when Kate Winslet refers to her curvy-figured years as "the fat girl"? |
Maggie Smith got an American producer of ‘Downton Abbey’ fired, just because Posted: 05 Jun 2012 04:19 AM PDT "Bitch, did I stutter?" - Dame Maggie Smith to the world. I managed to get CB into Downton Abbey last year, I think. I believe CB was one of the few people who enjoyed the second season more than the first. The first season was definitely more BBC "classic" programming – elegant costumes, upstairs-downstairs drama and stiff upper lips. During the second season, it did become much more of a soap opera, for better and for worse. Like, I enjoyed the way Lady Edith and Lady Mary were developed, and Matthew (and his "tingling" lower half) is always a pleasure because Dan Stevens is just so pretty. But there were some really screwed up plotlines and the whole thing with Mr. Bates was just ridiculous there at the end. Throughout it all, only one thing remained solid throughout two seasons: Dame Maggie Smith, playing the Dowager Countess of Grantham, BROUGHT IT HARD. The Dowager Countess is AMAZING. Her plotting, her deviousness, her self-righteousness and humor are always welcome. And the writers always give her the best lines too. Anyway, in case you had any doubts as to what Dame Maggie brings to the character, I wanted to share this interesting little story. Apparently, one of the producers of Downton Abbey referred to Maggie as "difficult" in an interview. So Maggie Smith HAD THE BITCH FIRED.
Yes, it totally sounds like Maggie pulled rank and had that bloody Yank sent packing. BUGGER OFF YANKS. The Mail also says that Downtown is due back on air in the UK in the fall, which means America probably won't get it until the winter, or maybe even early 2013. BOO! I have high hopes for Season 3. I think the producers heard some of the complaints about the too-soapy drama and are hopefully re-jiggering the show. Shirley Maclaine is coming aboard as Cora's mother, and mother-in-law to the Earl of Grantham. And SPOILER – I know for sure (sort of) that Lady Mary is definitely marrying Cousin Matthew. I saw photos of the actors filming the wedding scene. GAH!! I can't wait. You know Downton will probably show the wedding night too. It should be epic considering Lady Mary is a wanton slut who boned a dead foreigner, thus ruining her wedding night consummation (and her reputation)!! Of course, Cousin Matthew already knows that. I wonder if he'll still feel tingly down there when it comes time to make a little Crawley heir? |
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