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Marc Jacobs Accused Of Trying To Get You To Buy His Stuff
The Juergen Teller shots of Victoria Beckham for Marc Jacobs' spring ad campaign were met with the usual awed glee when they were released earlier this year. But now there's a backlash! Liz Jones, a columnist at the Daily Mail, is worried that these ads "sum up just what's WRONG with high fashion." Specifically, she thinks the ads are "cruel," because they amount to an in-joke by the photographer and stylists to make Beckham appear gawky and helpless without the aid of Jacobs' fabulous fashion. Well, we do agree the ads are dumb. But Jones' accusation that they show Beckham "seemingly worshipping at the altar of designer fashion" is an equally dumb tautology. And while we applaud her confessional tone about being a slave to designers, it appears that someone has slapped this columnist upside the head with the "Obvious Day" stick: More »
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Alec Baldwin's Family Problems Not His Fault
- Alec Baldwin lashes out at the family court system in his book, not his ex-wife Kim Basinger. He takes care of her at live party appearances: "My ex-wife reaches an almost sexual level of satisfaction when she's in a room full of high-priced lawyers." [Showbiz Spy]
- Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes had their big house-de-thetaning party in Beverly Hills, and a helicopter or tree-climber showed up to take pictures. In the first shot, you can see Cruise trying to crash the photographer with his Scientology mind powers. Guests included Victoria Beckham, whose terrified husband stayed home so he couldn't be kidnapped again; Oprah Winfrey, who brought her very close personal friend Gail King; Jennifer Lopez, who likely left the babies at home with their security detail; Tobey Maguire; and fellow crazy Scientologists Kimora Lee and Kirstie Alley.
- Leven Rambin: "I have come to an understanding that soap fans are unlike any other; dedicated, passionate, and loving." Actually, all fans are dedicated, passionate and loving. That's the definition of "fan." [Oh No They Didn't]
- John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston continue to hang out. [Faded Youth]
- Diddy and Cameron Diaz held hands. She said he "must" try her "bread pudding," and spoon fed it to him. Then they snuck off into Prince's basement together. They're of course "just friends." [Rush & Molloy]
- Wesley Snipes is confident he isn't going to jail for the tax evasion thing. He is out on bail and plans an appeal. [P6]
- Sulu from Star Trek getting married to his gay partner, has a sense of humor: "He got down on one knee. I said, ‘What are you doing down there?'" [R&M]
- About one-third of Kurt Cobain's ashes were stolen from wife Courtney Love, who kept them in "a pink teddy-bear-shaped bag" that she used to take "everywhere." She said she was suicidal. [News of the World]
- Rapper M.I.A., who was going to have to leave the country, is marrying a media mogul's son right before her work papers expire. So if they catch her at the border, she really will have visas in her name. [Oh No They Didn't]
- Charlie Sheen has remarried, which means he has a new person to apologize to. [Hollyscoop]
- Hugh Grant, the film star once busted for prostitution, was very interested in taking home a "leggy brunette" from a club until he realized photographers were present. [Showbiz Spy]
- Angelina Jolie keeps guns at home, knows how to use them. [Showbiz Spy]
- Awkward: Harrison Ford had to explicitly deny widespread rumors that he will finally marry Calista Flockhart. [Showbiz Spy]
Kindred Spirits
Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham gets drunk "all the time," God love her. She added, "you know I might look like a stony-faced pain in the ass cow but in actual fact, I like to have a laugh."
Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham gets drunk "all the time," God love her. She added, "you know I might look like a stony-faced pain in the ass cow but in actual fact, I like to have a laugh."
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Naomi Campbell Pretends To Be A Good Person
- Instead of viciously beating people with her cellphone, supermodel Naomi Campbell tried bringing tea and coffee to assistants on the TV show Ugly Betty. Ten bucks says the coffee and tea had, in turn, been bought by Campbell's own assistant, and that Campbell hasn't been into a Starbucks since 1998. I hope someone demanded her drink be brought back with nonfat milk at exactly 195 degrees. [News Of The World]
- Miley Cyrus after some kind of Disney concert in Orlando: "I hope you had an awesome time. I saw a sign back there that said: 'Miley, I'm praying for you.' I could not be more appreciative. Thank you guys for all your support. Without you, none of this would be possible. I love every one of you and I could not be more appreciative. God bless you." I think she could be more appreciative. [Sun]
- Victoria Beckham and husband David were looking forward to a quiet trip to Napa Valley via Tom Cruise's empty-and-waiting private jet. Turns out Cruise, his wife and four Hollywood pals were waiting on the plane to surprise them. See, for Scientologists, the line between "surprise party" and "awful kidnapping" does not exist. [Showbiz Spy]
- Singer Winona Ryder apparently still allowed to shop. [Popsugar]
- Lindsay Lohan is going on Ugly Betty. [People]
- Amy Winehouse, who is Jewish, is wearing rosary beads to support her jailed husband. Further destroying the Catholic church is just a nice side effect. [Oh No They Didn't]
- I can't muster much outrage, but the British tabs sure can: "POP mogul Simon Cowell has been allowed to park his Rolls-Royce wherever he likes — a privilege usually reserved for the QUEEN." [Sun]
- In the wake of testimony against her alleged stalker, Uma Thurman went brunette. This information would be of use pretty much only to... stalkers. [P6]
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Paris Hilton Nipple Flashes Exported To England
- Apparently hungry for attention in London, Paris Hilton declared Kim Kardashian's butt "disgusting, it reminds me of cottage cheese inside a big trash bag." Then she said Jessica Simpson's boobs were too big. Then she flashed her own boobs again outside a hotel; click here for a bigger shot (via WENN) if you're not bored of Hilton's nipples yet. [Sun]
- Christian Siriano from Project Runway said the girls on The Hills have fashion lines that are not "that great... I mean, it's fun and flirty and young, but they're not innovators. None of them will ever be an innovative designer." [Perez]
- Cameron Diaz lost her father suddenly and unexpectedly to pneumonia. Production of the actress' latest movie was shut down. TMZ, which broke the story, has not yet tried to make an awful joke about it. [TMZ]
- So Pete Wentz was lying when he denied Ashlee Simpson is pregnant. People now joins Us and OK! in saying the musicians are expecting a kid, and as the old journalism rule goes, three celebrity media sources is confirmation. Also, Wentz sidestepped a question about the rumors in an MTV interview rather than try and deny them again. [People]
- Now that he's made out with Perez Hilton, every single conquest of singer John Mayer will be second-guessed and possibly ridiculed. Which is kind of how things should be. The press is finally doing its job! [P6]
- This model's 12-year-old daughter wants a boob job, but the responsible mom is making the daughter wait until she's 16. [Sun]
- David and Victoria Beckham are sending their son to a Jewish school in LA. They're both half. Sort of. Not really: David's Mom's family was Jewish, but she doesn't practice. But he has a tattoo in Hebrew, and so does she. [Sun]
- David Hasselhoff's assistant tried to round up groupies for the TV star, then steal them. He failed at both. [Gatecrasher]
Gym No Pedes
Victoria Beckham, former Spice Girl and current British noblewoman, is very very skinny but doesn't work out. Mostly because she can't bring herself to wear anything but high heels.
Victoria Beckham, former Spice Girl and current British noblewoman, is very very skinny but doesn't work out. Mostly because she can't bring herself to wear anything but high heels.
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Britney Spears Actually Investing At Least $2,500 Per Week Wisely
- Singer Britney Spears, said to be worth around $50 million, has become steadily more sane since her father was placed in control of her finances and other affairs several weeks ago. She parted ways with hanger-on ex-paparazzo Adnan Ghalib and earned the right to see her children more often. Apparently her father is compensated at $2,500 per week for his oversight, and the many tabloids that make money off Spears insanity are incredulous. So is comedian Rosie O'Donnell, who wrote in her Web Q&A forum that Spears' dad's high pay has become "the problem." Apparently these people have never priced rehab, or done some simple math on the scale of Spears' image problem.
- Singer John Mayer wrote the sweetest song while at the airport. It starts, "Dear Ex Lover, Perhaps you didn't understand the last time I told you to stop contacting me, so I'll do my best to spell it out for you." It just gets even more tender from there, if you can imagine that. [Mayer blog via Perez]
- Jerry Seinfeld's pitch for his new network show: "Just like Curb Your Enthusiasm, but with Jerry, instead of Larry [David]." Curb Your Enthusiasm, of course, was like a slightly more improvised version of Seinfeld, but with Larry David instead of Jerry Seinfeld. Just admit you want your old show back, Jerry. [P6]
- American Idol Season One star Nikki McKibbin had a Feb. 21 breakdown in the wake of weak album sales, her mother's August death and abuse of migraine medicine. [Star]
- Posh Spice at last gets her Vogue cover, but notice only after the Spice Girls finally promised to finally just stop existing.
- Irish actor Colin Farrell told off by boyfriend of model Meghan Lowther at the Rose Bar in Gramercy Park Hotel. "You tried. Now get out of here." [P6]
- Sad: Harvey Weinstein wants a meeting with novelist Linda Fairstein, so she makes swanky reservations at a Midtown restaurant and alets the maitre d' about exactly who is coming. Turns out, it is Harvey Weinstein all right — the "octogenarian tuxedo manufacturer" who just loves her books. [P6]
- Another girl got between Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt of "the Hills." Shocker! [Us]
- Kelly Rowan of "The O.C." is being kept hidden away by a reclusive Canadian billionaire, who doesn't like media attention. If you read between the lines in this item, it's like she's sending coded messages just begging some brave paparazzo to come rescue her. [P6]
- Actor Will Smith is hosting world icon Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday party in London. [Sun]
- Actor Patrick Swayze maybe not really going back to work, because he dropped out of a gay role in this one comedy flick. [OK!]
- Actress Natalie Portman on Hillary Clinton: "A lot of the stuff people say about her, I hear it and my stomach falls because it's so sexist... You ask people why they don't like her and it's because her husband cheated on her! That was obviously not her choice." [Us]
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Jimmy Kimmel Wants You To Think He's Fucking Ben Affleck
- Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is, or will soon be, fucking Ben Affleck. Or at least he kind of wishes. [NYP]
- Actress Bai Ling arrested in saddest celebrity shoplifting case: $16 in batteries and magazines. [AP]
- Like the Cedars Sinai mental ward, Britney Spears' father can no longer control her insanity or voracious appetite for cash — at least according to Britney's lawyer. [Mirror]
- Ellen Page, the Juno girl, just signed to her third project in two months, some sort of psychological thriller, and could probably also do your job more efficiently and heart-warmingly if given the chance. [EW]
- Here's Victoria Beckham's room at the Waldorf-Astoria. [Faded Youth]
- Rapper Tony Yayo, an "associate" of 50 Cent, had a beef with another rapper and actually went after the guy's 14-year-old son. Because of a t-shirt the kid was wearing. Everything's fine, though, because Yayo will pay for his crime by gently helping teach people to read. [AP]
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Posh Spice to Gays: Love Me
When a female celebrity wants to put a little oomph in her somewhat fading career, it's a good bet she'll try to reel in those camp-loving gays. Some performers simply have to continue on in their wig-wearing way to ensure a life long career of guest-star cabaret appearances and pastiches to their own homages (think the obvious: Bette Midler, Cher, Future Brtiney). Others feel they have to try a little bit harder (Ahem, Madonna). One star who seems to be forcing herself into the latter category is "Posh" Spice Girl and accomplished pouter Victoria Beckham, who, after appearing on gay-friendly Ugly Betty, judging the upcoming finale of the very gay-friendly Project Runway, and calling herself a gay man, was spotted last night at New York City's Hiro Gay Dance Night at the Maritime Hotel. A tipster tells us: "She was getting all crazy with the gays on the dance floor and danced with everyone for about 4 hours and was not stuck up at all. I guess she is a gay man deep inside." Lot of effort there, Posh! If your 1997 film adventure didn't do it yet (we think it did), then there's not much that will. After the jump, video of Posh chatting with big, useless gay Perez Hilton. More »
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"Saw Victoria Beckham at 5:10 p.m. today. She was exiting a building at 56th/5th where some big name fashion companies have offices. Not a fan at all but she looked 1,000 times better in person. Pig nose didn't look so piggy, she was rail thin and very striking. Her slip was showing though. People in the recessed building entrance discretely gawked but no one said anything which was cool. She had a security guard and a frumpy looking assistant and entered a black SUV." It has always been our dream that VB looks better in person, and today, that dream came true!
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Victoria Beckham Displays Modesty And Restraint At Marc Jacobs
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They Will Finally Publish Posh Spice's Book In This Country!
Remember That Extra Half An Inch, Victoria Beckham's guide to making the most of your looks, which we celebrated book club style a few months ago? Back then, we bemoaned the fact that, like Top Shop jeans and meat pies, the book was only available in the UK. Luckily for people who feel the need to own a little piece of Vicky Beckham, though, Harper Entertainment has announced today that it will be publishing the book Stateside. Whee! A minor mystery, though: why didn't Penguin's U.S. arm publish the book, since it's a Penguin book in the U.K.? We asked a Penguin employee, who told us, "As fabulous as it was it was going to be, WAY too expensive to produce. Also, no one's going to buy it." And they say publishers never make good decisions!
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Victoria Beckham Will See Your Valley Speak And Raise You Some Chavlish
For the past couple months, Victoria Beckham has been valiantly trying to turn "major" into the new "hot," and Splash News has informed us, for no particular reason, that the word is all over Beckham's blog. (As in: "Well we have finally unpacked our boxes and I am loving our new house—it is totally major!") Anyway, that got us thinking about how these words enter our vocabulary in the first place. Is this going to be a case of Gretchen in Mean Girls trying to make "fetch" the new hotness and failing miserably? Is Victoria Gretchen to Paris Hilton's Regina? Does this make Katie Holmes the Karen character? Speaking of the new hotness, who came up with that stupid phrase? Maybe it's all the bloggers' fault! Is that why Posh is blogging? Is this some sort of misguided viral linguistic marketing scheme? When can we buy the T-shirt?
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"Global Capitalism Has, At Present, No Better Ambassador Than David Beckham"
How very, very wrong we were to dismiss insanely prolific celebrity biographer Andrew Morton's "Posh and Becks" out of hand! It turns out that the book contains a trenchant critique, not only of the current celeb-industrial complex, but of the bedrock of the global economy! And also it contains some of the most hideous cliche-stacks ever printed on paper. More »
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