July 2007 Archives
Gossip guru Perez Hilton questioned if the new skinny pics of Kelly, who has struggled with her weight for years, were Photoshop-ed, and this is what she had to say:
"Believe it or not, little Miss Osbourne has lost weight and the only thing that they retouched was my double chin and that bit under your arm pit that can sometimes look like a vagina. Now who wouldn’t want that?"
I hear what Kelly is saying. I mean, I wouldn't want any part of my body (other than the real thing) to look like said lady part, but I'm not so sure I believe that was all that was fixed a bit. What about that nice definition between her boobs? Or her miniscule waist?
What do you think?
Nobody?
Bueller?
Okay, me neither. But the former View co-host has finally decided to open up and admit the truth what we all knew already -- she had gastric bypass surgery. In an interview with Glamour, Star said she avoided questions about her weight loss because she was "scared of what people might think of me."
"Everything about me was already so public (mostly my own doing — talk about dumb!), so of course everyone wanted to know what I had done," she writes. "I was also terrified someone would have a tragic result after emulating me without making an informed decision with her doctor."
Star admitted that her food addiction had gotten out of control and caused her to gain 75lbs in 17 months. “I used to look in the mirror and take pride in my figure, but that was when I was legitimately a full-figured woman,” she says. “I’d gradually gone from full-figured to morbidly obese."
So she went under the knife in August of 2003 and has lost 160 lbs since. Though, just like my very smart friend Judy always tells me, changing your outside doesn't necessarily change how you feel on the inside, and Starr found that to be true. Though the weight was gone, she still felt "consumed with the same anger, shame and insecurity as before." And because there is no surgery for that, Star headed to therapy to deal with her issues and says she has finally begun to heal.
Good for her. I hope she has learned that when you are in the public eye, and do something to yourself that is very easily noticed (like losing 160lbs), it's better just to come out and say so. We will have much more respect for you if you do.
If you've ever been called "Ms. Grabby Pants" by anyone, please do not attend a Faith Hill/Tim McGraw concert.
At a stop on their Soul2Soul tour in Louisiana, Faith gave one fan a very public tongue-lashing for trying to cop a feel of her hot hubby's package. You can watch the video of it all going down here -- it's hilarious.
"Somebody needs to teach you some class, my friend," Faith scolded the fan. "You don't go grabbin' somebody else's -- somebody's husband's b*lls, you understand me? That's very disrespectful."
I love it! Faith is one scary lady when you cross her. So here is the moral of the story: Control yourself at the sight of Tim and don't be reaching for his family jewels -- and don't be grabbin' at Faith's stones either!
According to TMZ.com, Brit's lawyer wrote, in the document, that the custody agreement "details the specific timeshare schedule and transportation matters." Britney is afraid that if this information were to become public, Sean Preston and Jayden James' safety would be compromised.
The judge granted the motion to seal the custody documents, pending a full hearing next month. The judge also agreed to keep secret the child support provisions of the divorce.
Is Britney paranoid? Maybe, maybe not. But at least she's thinking about the kids. For a while there, when she was peeling off her clothes and jumping into the ocean, I wasn't sure she even remembered she had them.
Though I'm sure Paris Hilton was crying when she found out that The Simple Life was not being picked up for yet another enlightening season, her tears were dried by the news that she had won a role in a new big-screen flick.
Yes, Paris will be playing Paul Sorvino's daughter in the upcoming movie, Repo! The Genetic Opera, a musical set in the year 2056 (Lord, help us). The premise? "When a plague nearly destroys the human race and survival is dependent upon being able to finance a pricey organ transplant," Variety reports.
The director of the film, Darren Lynn Bousman, says the socialite was a perfect fit for the character. "This movie has become my life. I have auditioned at least 30 actresses for this role - Paris came in and owned it. She is this role."
Paris singing and acting, in a full feature film, on a giant screen at my multiplex? I'm thinking about starting a petition to save The Simple Life. Who's with me?
All the stress of her wedding that went up in flames may have gotten to Usher's fiance, Tameka Foster.
The pop star's expectant lady was rushed to a hospital in Atlanta on Sunday and rumors swirled that the botched nuptials had sent her in to pre-term labor. "We had a scare," Tameka told People. "But, I am fine and the baby is fine.”
As for the number of whisperings as to why Saturday's wedding was called off, Tameka says that all the stories are rubbish. "No one knows why we canceled the wedding, but I can tell you that all of the reasons that everyone is speculating and writing about are completely untrue," she told the mag. Yet, she declined to reveal more about why the nuptials were called off.
I'm not saying that there was or wasn't an issue with the pregnancy, but this Tameka sounds like she knows what buttons to push to keep Usher firmly planted by her side -- no matter what his mama says. Will there actually be a wedding? Stay tuned.
Jenna Elfman and her husband, Bodhi, welcomed a baby boy to the world on July 23, according to the actress' rep. Story Elias weighed in at 7 lbs., 2 oz and already has a list of his favorite things. "[Story Elias'] likes include classical music, a clean diaper, mom's boobs and long naps. Story wants to give big props to his mom for all the hard work," the rep said in a statement to Us Weekly.
How wonderful. I love a funny Story with a happy ending.
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline are said to be finalizing their divorce as we speak. After just over two years of marriage, the pop star is thisclose to officially closing the chapter of her life as Mrs. K-Fed.
"We believe that hopefully today their divorce will be final," the singer's attorney, Laura Wasser, told People Monday. "The papers will be bare-bones, and we're trying to get the rest of the details sealed."
Wasser said the couple will agree to continue splitting custody 50-50 of their two boys, Sean Preston and Jayden James. She would not comment on the couple's financial settlement, but TMZ is reporting that Kevin is currently getting 15K a month in child support and 20K a month in spousal support via the prenup, which should end in November.
I'm pretty sure, even with the divorce papers signed, sealed and delivered, this nightmare is far from over. Neither Britney nor Kevin are said to be happy with the custody agreement and can go back into court and ask for a change. With Britney giving Kevin leverage, day after day, with her stripping-freaking-out-at-photo-shoot-partying-rehab-head-shaving antics, nobody would be surprised if those kids end up living in their dad's home. Sad.
Unless they were planning on doing The Simple Life: Cell Mates, it's a good thing that E! has cancelled the reality shtick that stars Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie.
A source at the network tells Us Weekly that overexposure is to blame for the show's demise. "We felt like the real life drama of their lives overshadowed anything happening on the show," says the insider. "Viewers would see Paris all day long on the news about her going to jail, so they didn't care about seeing her camping with kids. It just was too played out."
Ya think? That's the smartest thing I've heard about Paris, um, let me think...EVER!
But the insider also said that it wasn't the heiress that was the troublemaker last season. "Paris carried the show. She was the one willing to do anything," says the source. "Nicole was the diva."
Probably because Nicole was so over the whole "sidekick" thing and looking forward to planning her new life as wife and mother with her bf Joel Madden. Or because she knew she was going to jail --- for real. Whatever, the bottom line is that the show is done and it's just one less half hour we'll have to see or hear Paris and Nicole "pretend" to be clueless.
And let us all say, "Amen."
Though the official statement is said to come sometime next week, word is that the empty seats next to Barbara Walters have been filled.
The L.A. Times is reporting that ABC plans to hire Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd to join Babs and the other girls, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Joy Behar, on The View. Both funny ladies have guest-hosted on the show a bunch of times, and now have been offered the jobs to replace former hosts Rosie O'Donnell, who left the show amidst a battle with Elisabeth in June, and Star Jones who exited in 2006.
I'm just happy we can finally stop talking about this, but let's go out with a bang. Are you happy with the new choices? Would you have rather seen ABC hire a guy? What about potential fill-ins Kathy Griffin or Roseanne Barr? Do tell.
Eddie Murphy has asked his girlfriend, Tracey Edmonds, to take the very deep plunge and be his wife. Ed presented Trace with a huge, yellow Cartier diamond (about 8 carats), according to OK!, and that was apparently enough to blind her into accepting the proposal. Tracey flaunted her bling the next afternoon, while lunching with friends. “She looked very happy,” an eyewitness told the mag “She was proudly showing off the ring.”
Word is that the "very happy" couple plan to tie the knot before the end of the year. “It will be a private wedding,” says the source. “Something low key and very romantic.”
Riiiiiight. Because romance is Eddie's specialty. It was especially romantic when he publicly dumped Spice Girl Mel B., while she was pregnant with his child, then denied being the baby's father, until a DNA test proved that he was, indeed, the daddy.
Such chivalry makes my toes curl.
Not only were there no Ushers at the wedding planned for a pop star this weekend, there was no nothing.
Usher and his expectant fiance, Tameka Foster, called off their nuptials, that were supposed to take place in Southhampton, NY, Saturday afternoon. A number of stories are swirling as to why the blessed event just didn't happen, notably the fact that Usher's mom is rumored to hate Tameka.
"Usher's mother is against the wedding. That is one of the main obstacles," a source told People.com. The talker also added, "They only decided two weeks ago to have a wedding. They wanted to have it take place before the baby bump started showing."
Another insider said that Usher just changed his mind. Whatever the reason, it was definitely a last minute decision as the venue for the wedding (Music Producer L.A. Reid's home) was all ready to go.
"The tents were up," an insider said. "And they paid all of the people, the vendors, so that wasn't an issue."
Nobody knows if Usher and Tameka will reschedule the nups, or if they are even still together, but wedding or no wedding there is still a baby on the way for these two. Let's hope they get it together before a ruckus breaks out in the delivery room.
Britney Spears' gargantuan meltdown continues, as more details emerge from the day of her OK! photo shoot fiasco. After acting like a total wacko for the mag, Brit headed to the studio to continue to shoot the video for her new single, "Get Back." In black fishnets and a leather vest, Britney attempted to pole dance, even though sources on set say that the messed up mom had been acting "disoriented" and "erratic" after one of many toilet breaks.
"You could see she was getting a bit wobbly, but no one expected her to throw a complete fit," a source told the British tabloid News of the World. "Suddenly, she was in floods of tears and stormed off set. She eventually came back but was sobbing hysterically."
With Brit losing it, the video's director had to call the shoot early and send everyone home.
This is not going to end well.
He is one wild and crazy guy!
Steve Martin shocked friends and family when he wed girlfriend, Anne Stringfield, at his home this weekend. Guests, including SNL's Lorne Michaels (who was the Best Man), Diane Keaton, Tom Hanks and Eugene Levy, were invited to Steve's house for a plain old party and were treated to a wedding instead.
Steve recited his vows sportin' and Inspector Clouseau mustache, as he is getting ready to film The Pink Panther sequel. That must have tickled! Congrats!
It's tough work being an intern at iVillage.
With Lindsay Lohan's scandal the only thing anyone is talking about these days, we thought it would be fun to "assign" our interns -- the wonderful Joanna and Katie -- the laborious task of trekking four blocks to Times Square to Madame Tussauds's wax museum for a meet and greet with "Prison Lindsay."
Check out their work...
She may have soul, but rockin' British songbird Amy Winehouse ain't got much meat on them bones! And according to TMZ, it's because lollipops are the main staple of the "Rehab" singer's diet. Pouffy-haired pop star Amy was recently photographed outside a candy shop in London, where she handed out the pops to paps.
If this talented gal keeps up her steady diet of candy and alcohol, she'll likely end up in rehab too -- or the hospital. Get healthy, Wino!
The cast of Ugly Betty is looking forward to a guest appearance by Victoria Beckham this season, Usmagazine.com reports. Executive Producer Marco Pennette confirmed that Posh Spice would show up on the series, possibly to play a bridesmaid. “There's a wedding involved with her storyline,” he confided, then joked, “But we want her husband (soccer star David Beckham) on set. It's one of the requirements.”
Betty’s womanizing boss played by Eric Mabius is excited to work with the beautiful Brit. “She catches a lot of flak in the press in England, and I don’t know why exactly, because she’s a very eloquent, highly functioning, brilliant woman,” said Eric. “I went to the UK Glamour awards so I spent a little bit of time with her, and she couldn’t have been sweeter and more well-spoken -- just cool.”
Perhaps Posh's primetime spot will turn into a full-time job. Hollywood is the place to be for TV, after all.
This just in, hot off the TMZ presses: A pregnant Nicole Richie, accompanied by her boyfriend/baby daddy Joel Madden, was just sentenced by a L.A. County Superior Courtroom commissioner to serve four days in jail for her wrong-way DUI bust in December . This is her second DUI conviction in four years.
Nicole has the choice (?!) to serve four days in the City or County Jail, and she got credit for a fifth day, for the six hours she initially served after being busted. She was also fined $2,048, was ordered back to school for 21 days to an alcohol education course and will be on probation for three years. Plus, she must report to serve her time by September 28.
Though this seems like a light sentence (especially when compared to Paris Hilton), the commissioner did sternly warn her that if she ever drove drunk again and actually killed someone, she'd be charged with murder -- not manslaughter. Well, that makes us feel a lot better.
Nicole is expected to give birth sometime in January. Crazy!
Has anyone ever heard of Imari Seduction perfume by Avon? According to Perez, award-winning actress and former American Idol-er Jennifer Hudson is now peddling their smelly wares.
Liz Smith, Avon executive vice president, gushed, "Avon is a company dedicated to empowering women, and we believe that our Avon Representatives and their customers will be truly inspired by Jennifer's dream-come-true success story."
Will you rush out to buy J.Hud's eau de toilette?
Supermodel-turned-TV-host Tyra Banks doesn't need a man for his money,
but it doesn't hurt! According to The New York Daily News, Tyra is dating handsome, 6-foot-3 investment banker John Utendahl of Wall Street's Utendahl Capital Partners.
Rumor has it her new relationship is part of the reason "The Tyra Banks Show" just announced plans to move from Los Angeles to New York City. Coincidence? We think not.
FYI: Following Oprah, Tyra is reportedly the 7th highest paid daytime star on television, with an annual salary of $3.5 million. See, we told ya she doesn't need the banker boyfriend's bucks!
Proud new parents Naomi Watts, 38, and Liev Schreiber, 39, welcomed their first child, a healthy baby boy, on Thursday at 3:59 p.m. in Los Angeles People.com has confirmed. The delivery was first announced by Life & Style Magazine. A rep for Watts says Alexander Pete Schreiber weighs 8 lbs., 4 oz, and is 22.5 inches long.
Liev himself first announced the baby news on air to Conan O'Brien, saying their child would not be named after himself. "It's an awful name," he said. "It's probably the most oft-mispronounced name in showbiz." Somewhere, Djimon Hounsou is shaking his head.
Congrats to the new parents!
Not only did Britney Spears and her bodyguard get in altercation with a photographer that resulted in her son Sean Preston being accidentally hit in Las Vegas, now Brit's fighting a new battle with her ex-hubby Kevin Federline. According to Usmagazine.com, K-Fed is demanding the troubled pop star return to Los Angels because she does not have written permission to take their kids out of state. A source tells Us, "She needs written permission and she never got it or alerted people she was leaving. I'm sure Kevin's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, is mulling over how to handle this."
It seems like it's only a matter of time before Brit loses custody of her boys all together. Sad -- but apparently necessary.
It may be more accurate to call them hostages: The three men in the car with Lindsay Lohan on that infamous Tuesday morning are now speaking out about their terror ride with the starlet. TMZ interviewed Dante Nigro (assistant Tarin Graham's boyfriend), Jakon Sutter and Ronnie Blake who claim that Lindsay invited them to a party in Malibu, and was never without a drink throughout the evening. Later, Lindsay and Tarin got into a fight, at which point the assistant quit, enraging the actress. Lindsay then jumped behind the wheel of Dante's Denali with the guys inside (Tarin had just fled the scene in her own car) and began chasing her assistant. Ronnie, scared, jumped out and says Lindsay ran over his foot but just kept going!
Lindsay allegedly sped along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu -- at approximately 100 MPH -- while her terrified passengers pleaded with her to stop. They claim she yelled, "If you touch me I'll sue you" and "I'm a celebrity. I'm not going to get in trouble." She continued to chase Tarin, but lost her, so decided she'd try to intercept the girl at her mother's home in Santa Monica. As Lindsay pulled in the driveway, the mother was coincidentally in her own car about to pull in too, but became frightened and pulled out. According to the guys, Lindsay then began to chase her at 80 MPH through Santa Monica, breezing through many red lights.
When police finally arrived on the scene, Dante claims that Lindsay told the officers, "I wasn't driving. The black kid (Jakon) was driving." Dante and Jakon reportedly watched Lindsay flunk her field sobriety test, saying when she tried to touch her nose, she almost fell over.
Check out TMZ's video footage of the guys recounting their experience, then decide for yourself whether Lindsay Lohan is a victim of the media or a victimizer herself.
Did Angelina Jolie give the OK to this? Page Six reports that Brad Pitt and ex-girlfriend Gwyneth Paltrow are reuniting for a new film called Dirty Tricks, a political drama about the aftermath of the Watergate scandal. Annette Bening, Meryl Streep and Sharon Stone co-star. The film marks the first time the former flames have appeared on screen together in nearly 12 years (they last co-starred in Seven).
We wonder what Jennifer Aniston will make of all this. Hmmm.
As far as Hilary Duff is concerned, Nicole Richie can keep Joel Madden. Lil' Hil has a new and improved boy toy, New York Islanders' center Mike Comrie. TMZ reports that the pop star/actress/mini mogul was spotted having dinner at Santa Monica's Giorgio Baldi restaurant with the hockey player and heir to Canada's Brick Warehouse fortune (similar to Sears or J.C. Penny in the States).
Sources say the cute couple have been getting busy together ever since a recent weekend of jet skiing in Idaho. He sounds like a keeper to us!
Little sister Ali Lohan, 13, is the latest member of the Lohan clan to pipe up about Lindsay Lohan's troubles. Ali sent a rambling message to VH1's 24Sizzler on Wednesday. Here's the condensed version:
"I think that the whole reason why my sister is upset with herself and not as confident, is because of my dad not being around, and always staying out late and not coming home for days... I just want my sister to stick through this okay, and my mother and brothers and I are there for my sister 100% and have always been... our family is like a normal family but of course we are put under a microscope because of Lindsay's fame... Lindsay will be fine she is just going through a rough time right now but she will be fine. I know this for a fact. My sister is just like a normal sister. Her and I have so much in common. My mother and sister are huge inspirations to me..."
Meanwhile, Dina Lohan's friend Gina Glickman, the Lohan family's unofficial spokeswoman, told Entertainment Tonight Lindsay's version of the story. According to Gina, "The cocaine was not Lindsay's; she was wearing someone else's pants."
Someone else's pants? C'mon.
She went on to say, "For the past two years, Dina's been trying to get Lindsay to leave (Los Angeles)... Obviously she's been going through a tough time and it would be best for her to come to N.Y., to be with her family right now, take some time off, get into a rehab center... her life is at risk. Lindsay suffers an addiction. It's not about Lindsay's career right now. It's about saving her life...Dina and Lindsay have been talking every hour. They're texting constantly, they're on the phone. Not only does Dina have to deal with Lindsay's crisis right now, but she also has to appear in court this Friday and Monday because she's in a custody battle for all four of her children."
Should Dina Lohan have custody of her kids? Look how Lindsay turned out!
Possibly pregnant and soon-to-be on trial Nicole Richie has been MIA this summer, keeping a very low profile while she tours the country (and Chili's restaurants, malls, etc.) with Good Charlotte boyfriend Joel Madden. But according to Usmagazine.com, the Simple Life starlet will make a media comeback of sorts next week when she sits down for an interview with Diane Sawyer. The interviews will air in three segments: Aug. 2 on ABC's Good Morning America and Aug. 3 Good Morning America and 20/20.
This will be the first time Nicole has spoken since rumors started swirling that she is with child. She's also likely to address the issue of her upcoming court date (Aug. 16) to face that pesky DUI charge.
What do you think: Will Nicole finally acknowledge that growing "baby bump"?
It's about time! On the eve of his Bourne Ultimatum premiere, actor Matt Damon was honored with a well-deserved 2,343th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, reports Just Jared. He also recently had his handprints and footprints cemented at the legendary Grauman's Chinese Theater alongside George Clooney and Brad Pitt.
Matt was accompanied by his wife Luciana Barroso, his mother Nancy
Carlsson-Paige, Mayor of Hollywood Johnny Grant, Bourne director
Paul Greengrass and a slew of fans.
"I can't believe I'm standing on a star with my name on it. I'm going to show my kids that," Matt gushed during the ceremony. "A few times in my life I've had these experiences that are just... too big to process and this looks like... one of those times." Awww. Everybody loves a humble superstar.
Matt went on to joke, "Ben (Affleck) and I lived in a really crappy apartment about five blocks away from here and we used to walk up and down here. It'll probably sink in when I've walked down the street in about six months and see someone
peeing on my star."
Twinkle, twinkle? More like tinkle, tinkle.
Sounds like John Mayer's been hitting the peace pipe again. This week, the "Continuum" crooner blogged about the incident at his concert last weekend where 63 people were arrested for underage drinking, reports TMZ.com. Of the 63 people arrested, "55 were named Kyle," John joked. He also feigned shock that those who are under 21 would want to drink at his shows, asking, "What were you thinking? You have your whole life to engage in underage drinking. What's the hurry? I didn't start underage drinking until I was 26." Har-har-har.
The wannabe comic then warned, "If I happen to be walking backstage and I see any of you young men passed out drunk on a stretcher, make no mistake about it, you will come-to in front of your disappointed parents with a face full of Sharpie and the sneaking suspicion that you've been teabagged by one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people of 2007." Hmmm. We wonder if John's penchant for teabagging was the straw that broke the camel's balls -- oops! back -- leading to his break up with Jessica Simpson?
Nah, she probably liked it!
Animal loving heiress Paris Hilton already owns a menagerie of pets, but she couldn't resist adding a new puppy to her furry family. According to People.com, Paris adopted a young male Chihuahua from Pets of Bel Air in Los Angeles on Wednesday. This is the same store where Britney Spears bought a $3,000 Yorkie pup less than two weeks ago.
"She loved the puppy, she was all smiles and carried him out of the store in her arms," an onlooker reports. A store employee said Paris was "so sweet." Seems like those dogs really tame her inner beastie!
Paris, who has said that she really missed her pets while doing time in prison, also recently bought a new Yorkie named Cinderella, owns another (now infamous) Chihuahua named Tinkerbell, and a variety of other pets. (Back in 2005, she was forced to give up her kinkajou, Baby Luv, because the exotic species was illegal to own.)
If only someone could keep her on a leash!