<![CDATA[Gawker: Kate Moss]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: Kate Moss]]> http://gawker.com/tag/kate moss http://gawker.com/tag/kate moss <![CDATA[ <i>WSJ.</i> Flailing Before It's Even Launched ]]> Medium Picture 44-Tm 01Rupert Murdoch and his deputy Robert Thomson are eager to get the Wall Street Journal's new magazine off the ground. The publication, WSJ., is to get the Journal in on a consumer-glossy bonanza that now nets the Times' T magazine $46 million in annual revenue and helped it grow 12 percent last year. Murdoch and Thomson are so keen on this concept that they're racing ahead with WSJ. even though it was conceived under the Journal's prior owners, the Bancrofts' Dow Jones. So convinced are the News Corp. executives of the magazine's future success that, the Observer reports in today's paper, they are making staff sign a "code of conduct" to ensure they will not be swayed by the inevitable mob of overeager advertisers. But to hear one reliable inside source tell it, WSJ. will be lucky to launch without embarrassing itself on the editorial side, to say nothing of selling ads.

Presumably eager to reach what WSJ.'s publisher has described as the "top top consumer," the magazine's editors planned a debut splash: Kate Moss on the cover in an exclusive article about her supposed emergence as a business juggernaut. The entire staff knew of the plan and spoke freely about it, we are told, which may be how Anna Wintour stole the story out from under the nascent publication. August's Vogue, you may have heard, features Kate Moss on the cover beside the headline, "How the Supermodel Rose from Bad Girl to Business Tycoon." Whoops.

That sad incident hardly alleviated staff skepticism toward another major piece, a profile of PETA's Ingrid Newkirk. Set aside the question of what's left to say about Newkirk. Then set aside that the assigned freelancer turned in copy deemed disastrous and unsalvageable. There's still this: The story in the newsroom is that the freelancer has convinced Newkirk not to cooperate with the assigned staff writer. Ugh.

Journal managing editor Thomson is surely familiar with the Financial Times' successful How To Spend it section — he was a longtime veteran of the British newspaper, and in fact is remaking the Journal in FT's image across the board. But it takes some hubris to try and recreate How To Spend It via WSJ., a project Thomson has not only kept alive but put his own stamp on. There are only so many ultra-wealthy readers to go around, and one wonders how many are still not locked up by either T, the U.S. edition of How To Spend It or the many niche magazines detailed in the Observer story.

It will be an especially tricky challenge if Thomson continues to insist on quintessentially British coverage. It does not escape WSJ. staffers that the PETA story reflects a very British fascination with animal rights — a topic of interest to wealthy Americans, sure, but not to the same extent as on the other side of the Atlantic. One is reminded of the front-page story on Ireland's European Union vote a few weekends ago.

If it doesn't sound too Yank to their Commonwealth ears, perhaps Murdoch and Thomson might consider the bold step of re-re-forming WSJ. as something experimental, unproven and at least nominally unique, rather than as a pastiche of T, the FT and whatever other proven examples they've reflexively reached for.

Or, failing that, at least come up with a truly "exclusive" cover!

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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:37:03 EDT Ryan Tate http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5028113&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ The Gawker Wasted 20 ]]> It's shaping up as a cruel summer for drunk, high or otherwise messed up celebrities trying to stay on the straight and narrow. Comedian Andy Dick was arrested this week for groping a 17-year-old's breasts while in possession of marijuana and Valium, in something of a reprise of his bust last year for doing blow in a nightclub. Actress and teen rehab veteran Drew Barrymore is now reported to have boozed her way to a breakup with actor Justin Long. Heather Locklear fled "depression and anxiety" rehab in Arizona after barely two weeks. Even a Rolling Stone, Ronnie Wood, surrendered himself to rehab again after leaving his wife for a 19-year-old cocktail waitress — and two bottles of vodka per day. Maybe all that summer daylight is pushing everyone over the edge! In any case, it's tough to keep track of who's where on the customary arc of high-profile substance abuse: embarrassment, criminality, rock-bottom desperation, rehabilitation and then either another trip around the circle or a break into the freedom of sobriety. That's why we've compiled a guide to once and future inebriated celebrities: 20 actors, singers, models and socialites who hog way more than their fair share of space in the gossip pages — and here on Gawker. We'll update and expand this list over time as a sort of encyclopedia of shame; your comments and tips are encouraged. (The arrows, by the way, indicate trends in drunkenness, so an upward arrow means getting drunker, downward means getting more sober.)

Andy Dick, comedianUp Arrow

How drunk: Groping minors, getting arrested — classic Andy Dick, basically.

Latest: Nabbed by the police in Murrieta, California for drug use, posession of marijuana and Valium and for sexual assault after Dick grabbed a 17-year-old's breasts at 2am outside (sigh) "Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar."

Outlook: Given his long and distinguished track record, a relapse is virtually guaranteed.

Low point: Beaten up at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles in July 2007 by fellow comedian Jon Lovitz, who blamed him for the death of comedian Phil Hartman since Dick allegedly sold cocaine to Hartman's wife, a recovering addict, before she killed Hartman.

Jessica SimpsonJessica Simpson, singerUp Arrow

How drunk: Drunk at lunch, but not drunk driving.

Latest: Perhaps distraught at pictures of ex-flame John Mayer with actress Jennifer Aniston, Simpson last week went on a four-hour margarita binge at LA's Mexicali Cocina Cantina that ended with her friend puking under the table and Simpson abandoning her car.

Outlook: Her clean track record offers hope this was an isolated boozing, but she needs to get over Mayer.

Low point: The restaurant thing. Simpson was once a goody two-shoes, having started singing in a Baptist church before transitioning to harmless teen pop. She remained a virgin prior to her first marriage.

AwinehouseAmy Winehouse, singerUp Arrow-4

How drunk: Epically.

Latest: Thinks her home is inhabited by ghosts; caught smoking crack or something on video; punched, headbutted and stiffed three different people over the course of a single night; has a skin condition associated with crack addicts.

Outlook: Will probably deteriorate until she runs out of money or comes, somehow, closer to death. Rumors continue to circulate she'll seek treatment abroad, for example in Israel or South Africa. Whatever — these reports have been floated repeatedly in recent months and have yet to pan out.

Low point: Probably whatever is in the British tabloids on any given morning. Has had major issues at least since she's been famous. Her first U.S. hit was called "Rehab," after all.

Drew Barrymore, actress Up Right Arrow-3

How drunk: Engagement-breakingly, allegedly.

Latest: Dumped by actor Justin Long (whom she reportedly planned to marry) after he "got tired of having to help Drew to the car at the end of the night," according to the National Enquirer. After battling drugs and alcohol as a child star, Barrymore thought she had things under control.

Outlook: Decent: Continues to work, and normally tends to keep herself out of the tablouds.

Low point: Entering rehab at age 14, having already snorted cocaine.

Mbarton2Mischa Barton, actressUp Right Arrow-3

How drunk: Problematically.

Latest: Pled no contest to drunk driving charges dating to December, got three years probation and mandatory alcohol-education classes.

Outlook: Decent. Has largely avoided the tabloids save for the December incident. Recently declined to join the case of Gossip Girl to work on another project, so apparently staying (soberly) busy.

Low point: Puked in the street last year while partying with celebrity friends Kirsten Dunst and Jamie-Lynn Sigler.

KdunstKirsten Dunst, actressUp Right Arrow-4

How drunk: Not? Rehabbed and hopefully not backsliding, despite that one rumor.

Latest: Dragged All Good Things co-star and rumored boyfriend Ryan Gosling to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, a recovery no-no. Is fresh out of two-month rehab stint in April.

Outlook: Decent chance of a relapse. She's 26 with no kids or long term relationship, and with one hell of a track record.

Low point: When so many anonymous tipsters emailed us about her getting drunk around New York that we had to run a special report.

Sweiland2Scott Weiland, singerUp Right Arrow-5

How drunk: Problematically.

Latest : The bipolar Stone Temple Pilots frontman served a 10-hour prison term earlier this month for a November drunk driving incident, his second in five years.

Outlook: Worrisome. With a wife of eight years and two children, hopefully the drunk driving incident was just a rocker's aberration, but it was his second in five years.

Low point: A two-month drug binge with Courtney Love in a hotel in 1998. Runners-up: Convicted of buying crack in 1995 and of driving drunk in 2003.

EmendesEva Mendes, actressUp Right Arrow-6

How drunk: Menacingly, but supposedly all better.

Latest: Checked herself into the Cirque Lodge rehab facility in Utah in January to "privately attend to some personal issues."

Outlook: Bad. Has taken a movie role playing a Spanish drug lord in Queen of the South. This could mean the rehab stint was just method acting; more likely the drug lord role will do to Mendes what Less Than Zero did to Robert Downey Jr.

Low point: The recent rehab. No history of erratic behavior, unless you count posing topless in Italian Vogue.

Syoung2Sean Young, actressUp Right Arrow-7

How drunk: Freshly rehabbed as of February.

Latest: Completed a sting in rehab earlier this year after being ejected from a Hollywood awards ceremony for bad behavior.

Outlook: Poor, due to a history of emotional volatility and bizarre behavior. According to Wikipedia, her role in Wall Street was reduced due to fights with Oliver Stone; she was sued by actor James Woods for harassment; she unsuccessfully tried to win a role on Batman Returns by confronting the director in a homemade Catwoman costume; she was fired from the movie Dick Tracy. Her last marriage ended in 2002.

Low point: Heckled director Julian Schnabel during his speech at the Director's Guild of America awards in January. Believed to be intoxicated, she was escorted out.

JchambersJustin Chambers, actor and former modelUp Right Arrow-8

How drunk: Not. Finally getting rested after a recent hospital stay.

Latest: Checked himself into UCLA Medical Center with what he said was a sleep disorder. But after his discharge, was spotted passing out and acting bizarrely at the Village Pub in Palm Springs.

Outlook: Good, if you make the difficult assumption he's telling the truth about his sleep disorder and that reports he was only drinking non-alcoholic beer at the pub are true.

Low point: The Village Pub incident.

McyrusMiley Cyrus, singer and actressRight Arrow-5

How drunk: At 15, has possibly never been drunk. Then again, maybe there is something to these pictures of her stumbling out of a club in Hollywood.

Latest: Her scandalous, topless-except-for-a-sheet photo spread in Vanity Fair, obviously. Also, she keeps emailing underwear pictures to her boyfriend, which somehow end up online. None of which indicates she is on a path toward drinking or addiction, just that she is growing up and clearly ready to move beyond her goody-goody image on the TV show Hannah Montana.

Outlook: Very good. But the relentless pressure from Disney to never grow up could finally make her snap.

Low point: Vanity Fair incident.

KmossKate Moss, modelRight Arrow-6

How drunk: Modestly, and only via booze. Yay!

Latest: On the one hand, she's reportedly engaged to be married, practicing yoga and tending to her fashion line. On the other, she looked scary and strung out in the last of these February pictures, and sometimes will randomly go without underwear. In March, she had a "boozy lunch" in Paris and then licked her boyfriend's neck.

Outlook: Good. She's avoided any public cocaine relapses over the past three years, though clearly drinks sometimes. She should be further grounded by continuing to raise her daughter, six, and by a reported engagement to guitarist Jamie Hince.

Low point: In 2005, was famously photographed by British tabloid the Daily Mirror snorting cocaine at a recording session for Babyshambles, band of her junkie boyfriend Pete Doherty. She was subsequently dropped by both Chanel and Burberry and entered rehab.

CloveCourtney Love, singerRight Arrow-7

How drunk: Epically.

Latest: Despite recently handing out sobriety advice to Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears and declaring herself rehabbed, Love was spotted in London this spring looking drunk and carrying copious prescription drugs, which she has abused in the past.

Outlook: Poor. Love insists she's reformed but somehow few people are convinced.

Low point: So many to choose from! Probably the time she thought she was going to die so her hangers-on, according to Love, stole $20 million.

Llohan2Lindsay Lohan, actress (at one point, apparently)Down Right Arrow-3

How drunk: Constantly, visibly and criminally.

Latest: Accused of stealing someone else's fur coat from a nightclub. Also recent: getting plastered with her girlfriend at Hawaiian Tropic Club, falling limply while trying to get into a car outside a Hollywood.

Outlook: Surprisingly pretty good. She's getting good report cards on the set of her new movie, and is a newly minted femme lesbian.

Low point: When walking medicine cabinet Courtney Love told her she really needed to shape up. Also: five car incidents in three years, including one where she was alleged to have been chasing someone in her car while drunk.

Naomi Campbell2Naomi Campbell, abusive supermodelDown Right Arrow-3

How drunk: Unconvincingly reformed.

Latest: Campbell is trying to redeem herself following a spitting, racial-epithet-hurling attack on police at Heathrow airport. She bought coffee for cast members of TV show Ugly Betty and smiled at Heathrow police.

Outlook: Poor. Campbell has falsely claimed to be reformed in the past. In 2006, Campbell told W magazine, "Some people can handle a drink or a line of cocaine, but I’ve finally come to realize that, for me, it’s all or nothing — and it has to be nothing." She was later photographed drinking wine at dinner.

Low point: In 2006, after being arrested for her latest cell-phone beating of the help, she was forced to scrub toilets as part of a community service sentence. She claimed the experience was sobering before moving on to further meltdowns.

PobrienPat O'Brien, TV hostRight Arrow-8

How drunk: Freshly rehabbed, working again — for the second time.

Latest: Entered rehab in February (his last rehab had been in 2005). Despite speculation to the contrary, he returned to his hosting gig on The Insider.

Outlook: Weak, since he has relapsed once before.

Low point: A drunken, horny voice mail left prior to his most recent rehab stint.

Paris Hilton2Paris Hilton, attention-mad socialiteDown Right Arrow

How drunk: Very, but in a totally older, more responsible way.

Latest: Hilton now says she's become more domestic, staying home (heavens!) some nights and even cooking dinner for serious boyfriend and rocker Benji Madden. She's taken to wearing a diamond ring on her wedding ring finger and reportedly even talks of children.

Outlook: Precarious. Marriage and increased sobriety are possible; more likely is a breakup and total Hilton meltdown. The starlet has failed at reform before: The Times in March reminded everyone that Hilton still had not taken a charity trip to Rwanda or set up a transitional home for women, as promised on Larry King Live following a jail term.

Low point: Was sent to jail for repeatedly driving on a license suspended in connection with a drunk driving conviction. Runner up: When her cat was reclaimed for alleged neglectful treatment.

NrichieNicole Richie, actress, fashion plateDown Right Arrow-2

How drunk: Minimally.

Latest: Richie gave birth in January and subsequently said her daughter and relationship to boyfriend Benji Madden, the girl's father, gave her life new meaning and helped her "move on" from her wilder days. Richie's friend Paris Hilton is said to be hoping for a similarly grounding relationship with her boyfriend, Benji Madden, brother to Joel.

Outlook: Decent. Richie raised $1 million by selling pictures of her baby, and her dad Lionel is rich, so she's well funded to either raise a family or have a Britney Spears-style post-baby meltdown. She's 26 so the chance of the latter is not insignificant. But there are no immediate warning signs.

Low point: In 2003, was arrested for possession of heroin. Runner-up: Becoming dramatically thing after a falling out with party buddy Paris Hilton and a brief jail sentence on drunk driving charges.

Bspears3Britney Spears, wayward singerDown Arrow

How drunk: Only on Frappuccinos (this month).

Latest development: Spears is back in the recording studio, has appeared in repeated successful TV cameos and gained new visitation rights with her two sons after a court commissioner said he was "extremely impressed" with her progress.

Outlook: Good, for now. With her father in control of her money and many aspects of her life, Spears is unlikely to backslide anytime soon, particularly given how much she wants to regain custody of her kids. The question is whether she'll be able to stay sober once she has her kids back and is in full control of her bank account.

Low point: Flashing her vag to paparazzi in 2006 while clubbing with Paris Hilton. Runners up: Her two psych-ward stays this year; brief, recent relationships with scuzzballs Adnan Ghalib and Sam Lutfi; shaving her head and bashing a car with an umbrella.

Rdowney2Robert Downey, Jr., actorDown Arrow-1

How drunk: Stone cold sober.

Latest: Downey's film Iron Man has been a critical and financial success, with Downey now expected to take part in sequels. He appears in blackface in the forthcoming comedy Tropic Thunder with Ben Stiller

Outlook: No reason to think he's anything but clean and sober from here on out. Unless you've heard something. What, have you heard something??

Low point: In 2000-2001, when a series of arrests saw him kicked off the hit TV show Ally McBeal. Struggled with drug abuse throughout the 1990s, and eventually served at least a year and a half in jail and several years on probation and in drug treatment.

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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:39:12 EDT Ryan Tate http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5010824&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ If Bruce Willis Doesn't Really Own This Wine Bar, I'm Leaving Right Now ]]> 77331338

  • Republican-leaning movie star Bruce Willis opened a yuppie-friendly wine bar in the East Village, which prompted protests from neighborhood lefties and counterprotests from the Young Republicans. Turns out? He's not a partner in the bar, he just lent his name as a favor. Because, you know, wine, action movie star Bruce Willis — the connection is obvious. Plus he totally made those wine cooler commercials in the 80s. [Observer]
  • Premium seats for Broadway's All My Sons will sell for $251, as opposed to the usual $100, because of sudden surge in the popularity of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller. Ha ha, just kidding, it's because the play features Katie Holmes, the middling movie star married to insane cultist Tom Cruise. The market works! [E!]
  • The threesome involving Scarlett Johansson, Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem takes up less than 20 seconds of Woody Allen's new movie, according to Allen, but the marketing department is going to milk those precious seconds for all they are worth, starting with the poster.
  • OMG a fashiongay is going to ruin the Obama campaign! "Some Dems fear that in the months ahead, [Andre Leon] Talley, a huge fan of Oscar de la Renta, will steer Michelle into a Bolero jacket or an outfit even more ill-advised." Yes, a big public fight about which expensive outfits Michelle Obama should wear is just what Barack "Elite" Obama needs right now. [P6]
  • Miley Cyrus' dad, country music star Bill Ray Cyrus, revealed that he left the Vanity Fair photo shoot before Annie Leibovitz took the infamous picture of his daughter in a bed sheet. "Stuff happens. That's life... It's not a mistake to me." [Daily Star]
  • Here's a picture of Kate Moss flashing her boobs in Turkey and setting back Islamic/Western relations 20 more years. [Sun]
  • Ashey Olsen went public with her dalliance with movie star Justin Bartha, then proceeded to get way too cutesy: "Told they had a reserved love seat in the theater, Olsen affectionately rubbed Bartha's back and giggled, 'That sounds good!'" Awww... barf.
  • Matthew McConaughey's wife is pregnant, so he went "surfing" in Nicaragua alone, which of course means mostly carousing in bars. He denies hitting on various women, but admits to losing his left flip-flop, and even offers a reward, which is JUST bizarre enough to make you forget about the cheating. Smarter than he looks. [R&M]
  • Police have been searching for Sam Israel, a hedge funder they think faked his own suicide just before starting a 20-year-prison sentence. But it turns out he thinks he can time travel, so the Post wonders if he "FLED TO THE PAST?"
  • If her friends weren't here, Naomi Campbell would totally stab you! And then come back the next day to apologize! And then try to put the incident behind her! [Showbiz Spy]
  • Britney Spears is selling her house, which means the paprazzi will leave and broke neighbor Ed McMahon may finally be able to sell his place. Spears will be destroying property values in Encino next. [E!]
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Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:06:07 EDT Ryan Tate http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5017495&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Kate Moss Left Party Because It Was Lame, Not Because It Was Coke-Free ]]> katemoss.jpgWe told you earlier about Kate Moss's hissyfit at MILK studios during an Agent Provocateur party—according to Page Six, she left because they wouldn't let her bring three friends into the bathroom, citing a "strict one-person-at-a-time policy." (So basically they suggested she was a cokehead!) But Ray LeMoine, a blogger was at the affair (which happened in early May) says this is bullshit: "the bathrooms at MILK were big multi-stall affairs, and plenty of sniffing was audible from the men's pisser. There wasn't an attendant or anything." Also?

MILK also has a basement party room where Moss' old hook-up Jamie Burke's band Bloody Social (who were also at the party) practice, so I'm sure the coke party could have moved down there. Also, I'm sure MILK owner Madzac Rassi knows Kate Moss and would've accomadated her. Most likely, Kate left the party beacuse it wasn't that great.
More importantly, why did a month-old party take so long to make it into Page Six?

[Photo: Medicine Agency]


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Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:56:08 EDT Sheila http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=395887&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Kate Moss Just Wanted To Powder Her Nose, Jerks ]]> 81469132

  • Kate Moss stormed out of a party at Milk Studios in Chelsea because they wouldn't let her bring three friends into the bathroom, citing a "strict one-person-at-a-time policy." [P6]
  • Supermodel and beat-down artist Naomi Campbell had surgery to allow her to have children, since she believes children will fix her life by forcing her to "calm down." As long as they aren't, you know, whiny incompetents like all those assistants she attacked. [Showbiz Spy]
  • Not only did Anne Hathaway have a sinus infection when she kissed fellow actor Steve Carrell for a movie, she also had pink eye, and now he probably has it, too. [Oh No They Didn't]
  • Uma Thurman's stalker is supposed to be in Maryland after narrowly avoiding a jail sentence, but instead he's handing around in New York, near the courthouse, in the same clothes he had on during the trial. It's over, buddy. Let it go. [Entertainment Tonight]
  • Jennifer Aniston had dinner in Los Angeles with a mystery man, so there was speculation the movie star split from singer John Mayer, but it also emerged he's driving her car, so probably they're still together.
  • Actress Jessica Alba gave birth to daughter Honor Marie. [Sun]
  • Oh, look, it's seven skanks competing to be Paris Hilton's new "best friend," all hoochied up in front of a club in Las Vegas. [Sun]
  • Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are determined to spend more on their baby nursery than fellow celebrity-twin parents J. Lo and Marc Anthony. So far, the price tag is north of $140,000. But where are the dedicated baby guards? The hermetically-sealed climate control? The Scientologist consultants? [R&M]
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Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:35:35 EDT Ryan Tate http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5014499&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Loathsome TV Characters Fashioned After Loathsome Real Life Characters ]]> gossipfashion.jpgEver wonder what the inspiration is behind the fashions on Gossip Girl (other than "money" and "bright enough colors to attract fourteen year olds and macaws")?? Well Vanity Fair recently interviewed the show's costumers, Eric Daman and assistant costume designer Meredith Markworth-Pollack, and they divulged their interests and inspirations. Kate Moss, she of the cocaine-aura, is the inspiration for messy-chic Serena, while Anna Wintour and Audrey Hepburn inform Blair's buttoned-up old New York styling. Put them together and who do Daman and Markworth-Pollack envision? New York's favorite stream of consciousness-talking socialite, Tinsley Mortimer! [VF] A choice quote from the interview after the jump.

If you put Blair and Serena together, you get Tinsley Mortimer. Tinsley's hair is always set and she always looks perfect, but she takes risks. We also incorporate Arden Wohl's downtown doyenne look—headbands, floral dresses, and chunky shoes.

As for the Gossip boys, socialite Derek Blasberg was the paradigm with his bow ties, classic squares, and sneakers. We were worried whether Middle America would get it, but then we saw a teenage boy—a fan hoping to catch a glimpse of the cast—waiting outside The Palace Hotel for hours wearing Chuck's signature J. Press scarf, so clearly people relate.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:48:00 EDT Richard http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=383815&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Pregnancy "Witch Hunt" Snares Ashlee Simpson ]]> 80430731

  • Us reported that Ashlee Simpson was pregnant, as did OK!. An October due date was even floated for the musician's baby. But husband Pete Wentz sent an email to MTV News denying everything and positing a massive conspiracy: "There is a witch hunt for people to be pregnant whenever they get engaged in Hollywood."
  • Amy Fisher, meanwhile, happily confirmed she is pregnant, with her third child. [OK!]
  • Elizabeth Taylor mixed booze with prescription drugs, began vomiting and couldn't breathe. Her assistant rushed her to the hospital and Taylor went home the same day. All according to the National Enquirer. [Perez]
  • Kate Moss, the supermodel who is not banned for life from British Airways, was livid after the airline lost a $20,000 bracelet she bought as a gift for a friend, along with the Louis Vuitton bag it was in. The airline had a disaster of a time trying to open a new terminal at Heathrow last week and an untold number celebrities were inconvenienced and even mortally embarrassed. [Sun]
  • Without the stabilizing influence of normal parents like Britney Spears', Lindsay Lohan needs constant monitoring by her best friend to stay out of trouble. [P6]
  • Heather Mills convinced Donald Trump to let her help host the Miss USA Pageant despite her extraordinary demands, and was then booed and hissed by audience members. The Paul McCartney ex hailed the appearance as evidence that she is beloved in the U.S. [P6]
  • Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow worked out at the gym together in London. [Splash]
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Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:03:31 EDT Ryan Tate http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5005860&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Scientology's Glamorous New Friends ]]> Picture 9-9

  • Game over, Scientology wins, they have Pete Doherty and Sumner Redstone. Viacom chairman Redstone hasn't actually converted but did have lunch with Scientology bigshot Tom Cruise, probably canceling in his area a personal and business rift with the actor and paving the way for more sweet Mission Impossible money. Doherty has been reading up on the religion and shacking up with a Scientologist DJ who probably hasn't yet mentioned the religion's stance on psychoactive drugs.
  • Accidental gay porno fan (and singer) John Mayer posted a long rambly blog "about a young guy who maintains a celebrity blog... who has wrestled with a lifelong battle for acceptance as a gay man." Then, mercifully, "I'm going quiet now." [JohnMayer.com]
  • Star overlord Bonnie Fuller said singer Britney Spears' parents are "pimps" who treat their daughters like "cash registers" and "bank machines." To back this up, the American Media editorial director has both an anonymous quote and a book-plugging psychiatrist. Air. Tight. [HuffPo]
  • There's talk of a Hills movie. Well, of course there is. The question is, have they stockpiled enough stares. [MTV]
  • Hills stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt "work on their relationship" by going to Vegas and staying in different rooms, in different hotels and barely talking. Actually, that is seriously a dream vacation for some couples. [People]
  • Atress Lindsay Lohan will play a member of the Manson family. [E! Online]
  • She's supposedly jetting off to rehab soon, but singer Amy Winehouse still can't manage to get to the jail on time to visit her husband. [Sun]
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Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:17:32 EDT Ryan Tate http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5004711&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Kate Moss' Scary Side ]]> Katemoss1Xpo1902 468X436

  • London tabloid Daily Mail snickered at Kate Moss' bony knees during Moss' night on the town with her rocker boyfriend, but what about the frightening shot of her face at left? The tab writes, under that photo, "Kate's hard-partying ways are beginning to show on the world beauty." Or maybe it's just the tint on the limo glass? [Mail]
  • Britney Spears was not allowed to go to the bathroom alone, call anyone or touch the mail, but she was allowed to order something called a "lobster burger."
  • Lily Allen had a miscarriage, broke up with her lover and her show got low ratings. Now lingerie maker Agent Provocateur is backing out of a modeling deal she trained hard for. Where is Chris Crocker when you need him? [Sun]
  • Yankee Derek Jeter shut down by actress Sienna Miller, who had no idea who he was. [P6]
  • Vanessa Hudgens,18, looking cute in an airport. ("Hot" would be creepy still, right? Too soon?) [X17]
  • After being "inappropriate" with an adult film star during the taping of a reality show, married Daniel Baldwin returned home. Now he's got a black eye.
  • Oil heir and inventor of the term "firecrotch" Brandon Davis is out of rehab and, surprise, now has a short temper, most recently with some South Beach hotel staff who called the police. Sounds like a certain hotel needs to sign up for the Russell Crowe Celebrity Sensitivity Training Workshops. [P6]
  • Jessica Simpson is blocking a video she starred in, because it might possibly have some redeeming social value. [P6]
  • After all the pussies canceled their Oscar parties, which diehard queen was left standing? Elton Fucking John, that's who. [P6]
  • Michael Bolton is engaged to an actress from Desperate Housewives in an attempt to create the most sickening wedding ever. [Daily News]
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Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:19:11 EST Ryan Tate http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5003178&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ "[Kate Moss] just lost Burberry. Ask if it's ... ]]> kate"[Kate Moss] just lost Burberry. Ask if it's her ongoing togetherness with druggy Pete Doherty, and you're told no. It's because her arms are beginning to look sinewy." Hi! Cindy Adams? We know it's hard to keep track, but the reason you're "told no" when you ask if Kate Moss's ongoing togetherness with druggy Pete is hindering her career is because of their highly publicized recent breakup. [Cindy]

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Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:05:10 EDT Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=281867&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Pete Doherty And Kate Moss Are Over Again ]]> moss_doherty"You have touched my heart and soul you little fucker... You make me high my sweet. My skin shivers and longs to be held by you," Kate Moss once wrote in a love note to her junkie boyfriend Pete Doherty. But now! "Movers were spotted at Moss's London home Wednesday removing furniture and guitars, a piano, paintings and suitcases." Apparently Pete slipped up and did it with a South African model last week, although how that guy even manages to get it up we have no idea. Anyway, guess the wedding's off!

Pete Doherty Moves Out of Kate Moss's London Home [People]

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Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:00:56 EDT Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=275209&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Kate Moss To Pete Doherty: "You Make Me High" ]]> kateandpete
  • Kate Moss and Pete Doherty = Heloise, Abelard. Evidence? This is Kate: "You have touched my heart and soul you little fucker... You make me high my sweet. My skin shivers and longs to be held by you." Pete: "Smack and needle-free we shall marry in the summer and I become 10 times happier than any given smackhead. Huzzah!" Awww. (Seriously!) [Page Six]
  • Andre Balazs to make the Chelsea Hotel into a Hotel Marmont simulacrum. Eesh. [Page Six]
  • Marilyn Manson on Courtney Love: "With more surgery she could even play Yoko Ono." Whatever, ugly. [Cindy]
  • O.J. Simpson: kind of drunk and nutty. [TMZ]

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    Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:20:30 EDT Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=271302&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Paris Hilton Cries Out To Barbara Walters ]]> paris cry
  • Paris Hilton called Barbara Walters collect from jail, kicking off her campaign of image rehabilitation with confessions like "I used to act dumb. That act is no longer cute." Omg, it was all an act! [ABC]
  • Also, Nicky and Stavros Niarchos came to visit Paris, and they didn't have to wait in line. [NYDN]
  • A new bio alleges that JFK Jr. did it with dudes, but not Madonna. [Page Six]
  • Clay Aiken's army of fans is still trying to figure out whether he's gay. Related: let's just all kill ourselves! [Page Six]
  • Frank Bruni has used "Dirk McKenzie" as an alias in restaurants. [Gatecrasher]
  • Kate Moss and Pete Doherty "perfectly embody everything that's contemporary," says Roberto Cavalli, who has cast them in a new ad campaign. Well, true. [WWD]

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    Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:50:00 EDT Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=267658&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ 'Time' 100: John Mayer Shaped Our World ]]> TIME%20100%20issue%205_14_07.jpgThis week's Time features the fourth annual installment of THE TIME 100: The Most Influential People In The World! It's a pretty thick issue, which is all the more remarkable given the crappy paper stock the magazine uses. Anyway, who are the folks Time's editors think are "transforming our world"? Well, Justin Timberlake makes the cut, as do Angelina Jolie (as an activist, not an entertainer), Kate Moss, and the chick from "Ugly Betty." Time M.E. Rick Stengel reminds us that "the real magic of the Time 100 is in the pairings. We match author to subject so the former can offer special insight on the latter." There's certainly special insight in Donald Trump's appreciation of subway hero Wesley Autrey.

    Donald Trump wants you to know Autrey was given $10,000 by Donald Trump personally. (Donald Trump also reminds you that he has "a great respect for construction workers." Nice guy, that Donald Trump.)

    Still, the Barbara Walters profile of "View" co-host Rosie O'Donnell taught us so much about that relationship: the "passion and compassion," the "feuds and the fearlessness." It was "a plunge on the roller coaster" for Walters, but the two remain "respectful and affectionate friends." Wow. Glad that all got sorted out. Really it's just so nice to hear the inside story.

    The Time 100 [Time]

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    Thu, 03 May 2007 15:00:54 EDT abalk2 http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=257442&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Remainders: BlackBerry Black Out ]]> blackberry-blackout.jpg
  • A sociology professor on the BlackBerry outage and the damage done: "It's hard to speculate on exactly what kind of effects this BlackBerry outage could have, but I imagine that users could feel isolated and alone." GOOD! [Popular Mechanics]
  • Does it maybe say something about Internet-fame that this live cam of cheese mouldering on a shelf has been viewed more than 900,000 times? [NYT]
  • One in four NYC men report binge drinking. Are you that one man? We are. [NYC Health]
  • Tagging "Barack Obama 08" or some variant in the bathroom is totally a trend! Two is trend! [VV]
  • Kate Moss has her own font. It's pretty. [Fashionista]

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    Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:46:10 EDT Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=253461&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Gossip Roundup: Kate Moss Tends To The Wounded ]]> kate and pete
  • In a rare interview with British Vogue, Kate Moss discussed her compassion for the paparazzi: "'Once I was walking from The Mercer [hotel] in New York down the street (because otherwise I don't walk anywhere), and this woman paparazzo who was following me fell over a fire hydrant and her whole tooth went through her lip. I leant over her, saying, 'Are you all right?' and she was still taking pictures. I was, 'You know what? You are sick in the head.'" [Independent]
  • Deaf rapper Foxy Brown owes New York $4,780 in traffic charges. [NYDN]
  • A video of a pre-rehab Britney Spears cavorting with strippers at One is being auctioned off. [R&M]
  • Mental movie mogul Harvey Weinstein might be in talks to buy aging label Halston. Some say it's a prezzie for his GF, Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman. But maybe Harvey just wants fashion cred: "I go to a fashion show and no one gives a s—t what I think," he told WWD. [WWD]

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    Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:00:34 EDT Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=243432&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Pete Doherty Faux-Marries Kate Moss ]]> pete%20doherty%20kate%20moss%20marry.jpgGroom at right, not-bride at left. Both the Sun and Daily Mirror have eerily identical "exclusives" claiming that rocker, clothing designer, and invincible narcotics machine Pete Doherty wed his coke-friendly impregnated fianc Kate Moss on a beach in Phuket, Thailand. Supposedly this is just another playtime nonbinding "'bizarre' Buddhist" symbolic marriage thing, a la Anna Nicole Smith and her lawyer. Won't get fooled again, eh tabloids? So don't despair ladies — Doherty may still be technically on the market, if he's your type.

    Thai wedding for Kate and Pete [Sun]
    EXCLUSIVE: THAI DO - KATE AND PETE HITCHED [Daily Mirror]

    [Photo: Getty]

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    Tue, 02 Jan 2007 09:40:21 EST Chris Mohney http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=225334&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ If It's Sunday, Pete Doherty Must Be on Crack ]]> After managing to stay away from the authorities for over a week, Pete Doherty, Babyshamblet and Kate Mossifier, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of driving on crack. Apparently, Doherty and a couple pals were busted near his London home, meaning he was either on his way out or on his way home. Buzzkill. But at least this is a comfortingly familiar territory for Doherty and the rest of the world. You just know that baby can't wait to meet daddy!

    Rocker Pete Doherty Released on Bail [AP]
    [Photo: Getty]

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    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:30:14 EST Chris Mohney http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=216052&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Pete Doherty, Linguistic Frontiersman ]]> pete%20doherty.jpgNot content to let his fucked-uppedness infect one creative industry, Babyshambles frontman/Kate Moss drug supplier Pete Doherty is planning a fashion line with British clothing company Gio-Goi, which we've never heard of. Though this news is slightly confusing, it's no less confusing than what Doherty told NME:
    "Gio-Goi are on the fashionista manor. They've tumbled their gain; I love the clothes!"
    Um, did he just say he wants to buy some crack?

    Pete Doherty Inspires Clothing Line [NME]

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    Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:15:06 EST Doree Shafrir http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=213049&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ BREAKING: Kate Moss Pregnant and Engaged ]]> UK tabloid Sunday Mirror is reporting that Kate Moss is pregnant with junkie/rocker Pete Doherty. Phil Michels, described by Mirror as a gardener and Doherty's "favourite uncle" revealed the news after Doherty spoke to him from the couple's rehab/vacation in Italy.

    Frankly, we are mildly surprised that anyone with as much drugs in his system as Doherty can procreate, let alone, you know, do the deed. And there's some joke in there about doing coke for two.

    EXCLUSIVE: KATE IS HAVING A BABY [Sunday Mirror]

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    Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:10:43 EDT suki http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=209406&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Kate Moss Miscast in Speaking Role About Lingerie ]]> Say there, Mr. Mike Figgis, Oscar-nominated director of Leaving Las Vegas, what have you been up to lately? What's that? You've directed a 30-minute advertisement for Agent Provocateur lingerie that features cocaine mademoiselle Kate Moss wandering a dark mansion in her underwear? And while wandering and rolling around on a few beds, Kate intones a ludicrous voiceover so vague it could be used to sell lingerie, diamonds, cars, or investment securities? And much of the "film" is shot in infrared to give it that Paris Hilton sex tape je ne sais quoi? And — no, really? — it's designed mostly for viewing by downloading to mobile phones? You, Mike Figgis, are a testament to the omnivorous power of the modern auteur.

    Kate Moss strips off in 'amazing' lingerie film [Daily Mail]

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    Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:50:28 EDT Chris Mohney http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=207409&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Our Lady of Cocaine ]]> From a Paris bus shelter. Those stylish French ... even their graffiti'd critiques of Kate Moss could be easily mistaken for a legitimate fashion campaign blurb.

    Kate Moss IS Cocaine Mademoiselle [Agenda Inc.]

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    Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:30:27 EDT Chris Mohney http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=206470&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Kate Moss in Second Cocaine Non-Shocker ]]> deviatedseptum.jpgGod bless the British tabloids, even if they've not yet mastered red-eye reduction.

    After it was reported that Kate Moss and rocker Pete Doherty have reunited during Doherty's tour of Ireland, the UK Sun took it upon itself to closely examine a picture taken the night Moss joined Doherty on stage. It's not quite as explicit as a picture with a rolled banknote up her nose, but you get the idea. It's a great shot, actually — too bad that it won't cause much of a stir. Given the context and all.

    What's Got Up Kate's Nose? [Sun UK]
    Earlier: Together Again, Kate Moss and Pete Doherty Chase the Dragon

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    Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:40:18 EDT Jessica http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=203545&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Together Again, Kate Moss and Pete Doherty Chase the Dragon ]]> r_kate.jpgGreat news for fans of Kate Moss, the rail-blowing supermodel who lost millions in contracts — and then made more millions than ever — on the rebound after she was photographed cutting lines for herself, then-beau Pete Doherty, and his bandmates. The Associated Press reports (and really, this is AP-worthy) that Moss is back with Doherty; the two are traveling together in Ireland, where Doherty's band is on tour. At a show outside of Dublin, Moss even took the stage to sing along with Doherty for a few songs.

    This is fantastic for Kate, as Doherty checked himself out of a court-ordered stint in rehab last week, has pleaded guilty to five charges of carrying just about every drug, and has been arrested for possession at least 17 times in the last three hours. If she sticks around and gets "caught" with a syringe in her arm, it'll only be a matter of hours before Chanel comes crawling back.

    Kate Moss and Pete Doherty Are Back Together [AP]

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    Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:40:46 EDT Jessica http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=203532&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Kate Moss is African ]]> Here's the front of today's Independent (UK), guest-designed by Giorgio Armani. We've very little to add, save to say that putting Kate Moss in blackface makes it much easier to see the coke you're cutting on the cover.

    The Independent

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    Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:30:38 EDT abalk2 http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=202188&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Gossip Roundup: Special Doodles From Michael Lohan ]]> • From his damp prison cell, Michael Lohan sends Lloyd Grove an editorial cartoon depicting his relationship with daughter Lindsay Lohan. We think this guy's got a future with the New Yorker. [Lowdown]
    • Oprah chooses 73 of the most camera-ready (but needy!) girls to attend a school she's built in South Africa. [BBC]
    • There's no way in hell that Victoria Beckham has this much flesh on her ass. [Us Weekly]
    • You know why Kate Moss never says anything? Because she's a complete idiot. The model was rumored to be marrying junkie rocker Pete Doherty in a small ceremony in Indonesia; Doherty was detained in London on drug charges, alas, so we'll have to wait to see how far Moss' stupidity can go. [Gatecrasher]
    • For the next season of Survivor, contestants are rumored to be split up according to race. Like that's not going to cause some major issues on and off the island. [Page Six]
    • Steven Soderbergh puts an end to his Ocean's franchise one film too late. [IMDb]
    Samantha Cole, the otherwise unremarkable "singer" who slept with philandering Peter Cook back in the 90s, keeps her name in Page Six by screaming at a model, who called Cole a whore and then dumped ice in her lap. For once, we really like models. [Page Six]

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    Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:00:46 EDT Jessica http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=195822&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Remainders: Martha Makes a Deal ]]> Martha Stewart has settled her civil suit with the SEC for insider trading, forced to pony up only $195K (insignificant pennies to her). Much more bruising is the other part of the agreement, which bars her from serving as CEO or senior official at any publicly-held company for the next 5 years. Including her own Martha Stewart Omnimedia. Nothing in the settlement forbidding a puppet regime... [NYT]
    • After all that silly Cocaine Kate crap, model Kate Moss is bigger than ever. See, children? Drugs are good. [Made in Brazil]
    The Economist lurves Fall Out Boy. [FoM]
    • Menace II...the Poconos? [AP]
    • Calling all Lee Majors fans: unite in the quest to see The Fall Guy on DVD. [Jalopnik]
    • We fail to see how a printable map of the celebrity whereabouts is any less life-threatening than our silly map. [NYM]
    • Greg Gutfeld on fear. Lots and lots of fear. [HuffPo]
    • Blue States Lose, but the European Union loses with a certain je ne sais quoi. [Logged Hours]
    Conde Nast to launch a website called Flip, aimed at "fuelling teenagers' ambition," so that said youth may someday go on to become ruthless, backstabbing Conde assistants. [AdAge]
    Paris Hilton claims that she is going celibate. If a celebutwat shuts her legs when no one's around,