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gossip roundup
Angelina Jolie Tells Jennifer Aniston to 'Back Off' of Brad Pitt
Angelina threatens Jennifer for frequently texting Brad, Marlon Brando banged Jackie O twice, Lily Allen gets caught with coke in her nose, Victoria Beckham shows off her new rack and Katy Perry posts a nude pic with pizza on Twitter. More »
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Comment by ChillbearLatrigue: I have never been angry at pizza before, but I guess there is a first time for everything. 19 Responses | Other threads
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Contortions
Ashley Dupre Blowing Everything by Acting Wholesome
What's this, our friend Ashley Dupre, nee Spitzer, has taken up yoga and is hanging with Russell Simmons developing "inner strength?" Pish posh! You need to focus, Ashley. You'll ruin everything. More » -
press releases
Attention: Julie Henderson Is Not a Ho
Our totally unsolicited press release of the day has arrived! "Hello, as Julie Henderson's publicist, I've read some unflattering blogs calling her a 'high fallutin' call girl' and a 'golddigger,'" it begins. There's more! More »
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Comment by TheHonJudgeSmails: You keep using that word. I don't think you know what it really means. 3 Responses | Other threads
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russell simmons
Diamonds: Nice And Cheap, Or Big And Evil?
Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons reportedly had a suitcase full of his jewelry stolen from a downtown apartment yesterday. Considering the fact that the case contained "three diamond rings, a pendant, three sets of earrings and two bracelets," from Simmons' own jewelry company, the reported total value—$15,000—is pretty meager. That's partly because Simmons is involved a much-derided effort to improve the reputation of the diamond industry, which somehow trickles down to his own company in the form of cheap jewelry that gives a cut of its (relatively small) profits to charity. Which is better: Charitable, uglier, cheaper jewelry, or much shinier jewelry that embraces nothing but out-and-out materialism? These questions are important to moguls. To help you decide, there's a collection after the jump; Simmons' company's jewelry versus some pieces from Jacob the Jeweler—hip hop's gaudiest diamond guy. Each is terrible in its own way: More »
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Comment by hypocriteoath: @stymied: probably because it was made for Busta Rhymes and he is from Hempstead on Longuyland. more » | Other threads
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the gays
Gay Rappers: Don't Fear This Book
"Who's the gay rapper?" It's been a parlor game in hip hop for years. A short and incomplete list of some of the most common names tossed around: Kanye West, Puffy, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Common, and, of course, lisping, yoga-master rap mogul Russell Simmons. While there are plenty of rumors for each one, most of those guys are suspected, honestly, because of their fashion sense (except Lil Wayne, who kissed a guy). Or because somebody's homeboy's cousin knows this cat who Puffy tried to do a three-way with. Innuendo is king. But now a formerly closeted gay MTV music executive named Terrance Dean is about to release a book—which has been anticipated for more than a year—that he says will out the gay rappers once and for all. Don't be mad, y'all! This could be the chance of a lifetime for one lucky closeted homosexual.
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Comment by ben2006: I'd put money down on Kayne, he's just so damn cocky as if there was something to hide,aside from a... more » | Other threads
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By Ryan TateComment by noiseyneighbor: A woman whose own children were taken away from her... hosting the Kid's choice awards. REALLY??? more » | Other threads
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valleywag calendar
One addendum to tonight's activities: Yelp's pretty-boy founders, Jeremy Stoppelman and Russ Simmons, will take an unusually serious turn and speak at the Commonwealth Club tonight at 6 p.m. [Yelp] -
uncomfortable race situations
Deborah Solomon's Interview with Russell Simmons: The Remix
At least since Meet the Press caliph Tim Russert's fatwa against her for the total misrepresentation of his feelings about his moms, we've all known that Times Mag interviewtrix Deb Solomon's job basically involves rearranging words that were once said by some person at some time into patterns that make all involved — but mostly the reader — deeply uncomfortable. So given her obvious affinity for, you know, the "sampling culture," why is this week's Russell Simmons chat so damn boring? We offer this "Ignition (Remix)"-style transcendent version of Solomon's dull album-track slow jam: More »
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By jliuComment by Boobs Radley: Is it the lisp, Deborah? Would you not have outed Suze Ormond if she'd walked with a cane? more » | Other threads
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britney spears
Gossip Roundup: Spears To Become A Simpson?
- Though Jessica Simpson's rep denies it, rumors are swirling that her dad Joe wants to svengali up Britney Spears. [R&M] More »
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By Emily GouldComment by Cory: Briefly I was terrified by the prospect of what Tyra could be planning if she was eating with Russell Simmons.... more » | Other threads
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fashion week
Fashion Week: Rock & Republic Afterparty @ Hiro Ballroom
If we learned anything on Saturday night, it's that wearing four-inch heels induces its own version of vertigo — meaning you still feel like you're wearing them forty-eight hours after you took them off. The shoes in question were promptly thrown out of the window of Editorial Assistant Heather's apartment upon her return home; the event that she - accompanied by Gawker point-camera-make-clicky guy Nikola Tamindzic — attended them in was the Rock & Republic show afterparty at Hiro Ballroom. Also in attendance? Lady Sovereign's drum kit, Russell Simmons, some Romanian aristocracy, the arsitocracy's cat and the cat's nanny. It was that kind of party. More » -
andrea peyser
Russell Simmons Drives Andrea Peyser To Drink
Nutty Post scourge Andrea Peyser's column today about Russell Simmons' icky endorsement of the diamond mining industry, which he calls "99 3/4%" clean, seems unusually . . . inspired. Seriously, you have to respect a writer who can continually froth with outrage and also come up with turns of phrase like this one:They came separately for a bling-is-good press conference yesterday - he in baggy jeans, she in a clingy dress and heels so high, I could hear her arches disintegrating.
Sarcasm aside, that is just kind of awesome. Why come Andrea's writin' so good today? A clue may be found in her lede:Sometimes, you want to throw up your hands, spit out your lungs and take a stiff drink at the shamelessness of it all.
Andrea, we heartily advocate taking this approach to every column you write from now on. But maybe next time drink first and then spit out your lungs; we hear it fucks up your liver the other way. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by howYOUdoin: Russell Simmons should never have been born. The world would have been so much better. more » | Other threads
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remainders
Remainders: Did Someone Say Mid-Terms?
- A reader emails us that her friend who works at the Daily Show suggested sending us the sign above because it was just so funny. Wow, working at Comedy Central must be really depressing. More »
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Comment by Simpatia: I think that this sign is offensive to Foley. He never touched brown children, EVER. more » | Other threads
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russell simmons
Yelp Co-Founder Has a New Ride
Over the weekend a tipster sent us this: "Over the weekend, spotted Yelp co-founder Russell Simmons speeding around Portrero Hill in his brand new 2007 Audi S4." More » -
lance bass
Gossip Roundup: Lance Bass Admits to Long-Simmering Crush on JC Chasez
• Yes, former N'Sync member Lance Bass — formerly known as the "one that wasn't Justin" — is out of the closet. Go and watch video footage of him being gay! [TMZ] More »
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By JessicaComment by kenneth212: Wait -- I thought Ellen already came out. more » | Other threads
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gay
Remainders: George Michael, Master of Cruising
• We really ARE overdue for a George Michael assfucking scandal, aren't we? Don't worry, it's about to get much better: the former pop star was caught having a "seedy liason" in a public park with the hot piece of twat pictured at right. 58-year-old unemployed van drivers who live with their cat sure are irresistible, aren't they? [Sun UK] More »
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By JessicaComment by savethemax: Re: Regal Union Square - maybe the smell is from RAT PISS. the last time i was there i made an... more » | Other threads
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people magazine
Gossip Roundup: Barron Trump Sells Out Young and Cheap
• People magazine scores the first baby pics of Barron Trump, to be revealed in next week's issue. Barron, however, is no baby Brangelina — he only fetched mid-six figures. Not even a month old and already a failure. [Page Six] More » -
kimora lee simmons
Gossip Roundup: Russell and Kimora Not Quite Separated, But Not Quite Married, Either
• Though they announced their separation on Friday, Russell Simmons claims that things are rather cozy between him and Kimora, and there's still a chance for reconciliation. But don't tell that to Denise Vasi, the 23-year-old who's been dating Russell. [Lowdown] More »
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By JessicaComment by grandenchilada: Yo, It's not called Unforgivable for nothing, yo. more » | Other threads
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divorce
Kimora and Russell Break America's Heart
We'd be lying if we said we weren't recently watching VH1's Fabulous Life of Celebrity Wives (or some similarly titled mind-numbing show), so today's news leaves us particularly devastated: Kimora Lee and Russell Simmons are filing for divorce. If you want to stay in tonight, wrapped in a Baby Phat sweatshirt and sobbing into your Chubby Hubby, we understand. More » -
betsey johnson
Gawker stalker
· "I sat next to Betsey Johnson (designer) at Pastis in the meat packing district. She was with two obvious sycophants who were drooling all over her, despite the fact that she looked beyond horrid in a multicolored coat that looked like a leprechaun had vomited on it. She had terrible hair with nylon-looking extensions and black raccoon eye makeup. Didn't smell great either." More » -
p. diddy
Blue Flame and product placement
A reader on P Diddy's marketing arm, Blue Flame, and product placement in rap songs: "Apparently, Russell Simmons runs a firm called dRush that quietly does these paid name-drops in hip-hop tracks all the time and has been doing it forever. There's a bunch of similar outfits as well. A lot of people think that Simmons set up the 'Pass the Courvoisier' name drop, but the rumor I hear is that while Simmons was working with Courvoisier, he didn't have anything to do with that particular track. So it's not just P Diddy; more or less all of hip-hop has openly sold out, and is pretty proud of it. And to think...all of that money going to baby blue velour track suits and ugly cars."
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