Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Cele|bitchy

Cele|bitchy


Gwyneth Paltrow says she’s a lush; credits RDJ with helping her understand addiction

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 09:01 AM PST


Gwyneth Paltrow was a guest on the Chelsea Lately show last night, and E! thoughtfully put the entire segment online for the multitudes of people who either don’t watch Chelsea or actively try and ignore her. I usually do the same with Gwyneth, but since it’s my job to pay attention to celebrities and I couldn’t pass this one off on Kaiser, I’m stuck covering this. It’s not like I can’t stand Gwyneth, it’s easy for me to write about people I can’t stand. It’s that I don’t know how to feel about her. On one hand she’s said all these insufferably snotty things that come off like she thinks she’s superior. On the other hand she seems nice in interviews, like she’s really trying to relate to people and come across as “normal.” Maybe she’s just a good actress. Here’s part of what Gwyneth told Chelsea:

On not working out while she was filming Country Strong
At first I was panicked, so I would kind of work out a little bit and then sort of lie… I was like, ‘I’ve gotta stop, I’ve gotta stop… I do this great exercise method, so my body didn’t completely fall apart until just when we were finished filming the movie… and now I’m left with like, you know, problems. [gestures to midsection]

On how she loves to drink
[I drink] a lot. I like red wine, but I’ll drink white, rose. Guinness is my favorite beer, I like a dirty martini, vodka martini. I’m just a lush, basically. I’ll do whatever.

On asking Robert Downey Jr for help understanding addiction for her role in Country Strong
It was actually really challenging. I didn’t understand how you could do something so crazy one night and kind of wreck lives in your wake and wake up and kind of expect to be back to normal. I actually e-mailed Robert Downey Jr., he’s been sober for a long time. But I was like ‘explain to me addiction,’ and he wrote me the most amazing e-mail and it really helped me understand it.

[From The Chelsea Lately show, aired 11-22-10]

Gwyneth also told a cute story about how her six year-old daughter, Apple, switches between a British and a US accent depending on who she’s talking to. How do I explain my feelings toward Gwyneth? She’s the new girl in the eighth grade who was nice to my face but then turned around and tried to poach all of my friends. She seems very nice, but there’s something so calculated and icy about Gwyneth. It’s not like she knows any other way to act, which is why it seems natural.

Gwyneth is shown below on 10/18/10. Credit: WENN.com

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David Gandy (my forever dong) wants to be Britain’s Model of the Year

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 08:59 AM PST

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I know many of you don't care about my various lovers, like Gerard Butler (too gross), or Clive Owen (why don't you love him?!?) and now David Gandy, British model and professional beautiful man, and my Forever Dong. The last time I wrote about him, you girls actually seemed to like it, though, so here's hoping this will be another good post. As you may know, David cannot live on our love alone, so he still has to work for a living. He's one of the most in-demand models out there, and the way I rationalize it, I'm providing My Lover with a great service - added exposure in the American market. Whew… does anyone get hot just thinking about "Gandy" and "exposure" in the same sentence? Anyway, David is nominated for a British Fashion Award this year, for Best British Model of the year. He's up against two girls. And he wants to beat them out!

David Gandy is keeping his ”fingers crossed” he will beat Lara Stone and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley to be named Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards 2010.

The 30-year-old catwalk star is up against Lara Stone and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley for the prestigious accolade at the annual ceremony and admits he would love to win it.

Speaking at the premiere of short film ‘Away We Stay’, which was commissioned by W London Hotel, he told BANG Showbiz: “I’m up for model of the year in December - I’ve got my fingers crossed for that. I’m up against the girls for it - Rosie and Lara - so it would be great to win it.”

The British Fashion Awards take place at the Savoy Theatre in London on Tuesday December 7 and will recognise the most influential people in the fashion world today as well celebrating the UK’s contribution to the industry.

David - who stars opposite Helena Christensen in the 12-minute short film - has also revealed he has got a new top secret fashion project coming up as well as several Dolce and Gabbana campaigns.

He said: “I’ve got the new Light Blue advert coming out. It’s for the Number 2 fragrance and the new video is coming out December 1. I’ve also got some Dolce campaigns coming out, and then there’s another project which I can’t really talk about. After that there are a couple of other projects with Dolce and Gabbana coming up for next May in time for the show season which should be interesting.”

‘Away We Stay’ - which can be viewed at wlondon.co.uk/awaywestay - was shot on location in London’s Leicester Square and was written and directed by Edoardo Ponti.

In the film, David and Helena play fleeting lovers who have to decide whether they want to make a new life together.

[From Contact Music]

Seriously, Gandy is the best. He should start modeling women's clothes. AND LINGERIE. Sweet Jesus.

Here's that commercial/short film "Away We Stay" - it gets really good around the five-minute mark. When he leans in to kiss Helena, I actually squeal:

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Photos courtesy of WENN.

Carla Gugino’s Georges Chakra dress: cute or budget?

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 08:24 AM PST

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What's the general opinion on Carla Gugino? I think she's an extremely talented actress who never really got her breakout role, and that's sad. I also think she's very, very pretty, and I love that she isn't messing with her face. She's 39 years old, and she looks like a beautiful woman in her 30s. It's refreshing. But as much as I like Carla, I do not love this dress. It's a Georges Chakra Couture dress, and she wore it to last night's premiere of Faster, that dumb-looking action film starring The Rock. The dress looks budget - but the hair and makeup look really good. Eh. It's a wash.

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Guess who else is in the movie? Billy Bob Thornton. And his new face and his new hair. He looks… not good. CB was going to devote a whole post about Billy Bob's budget weave/lacefront and his facelift, but thankfully, she decided against it. The Daily Mail has more on the alleged facelift - which I don't really see. I think he might have had Botox, and maybe some kind of neck lift, maybe. But his face looks… whatever. It's the wig/plugs situation that is really bothering me. Oh, and whatever the hell that crap is on his chin.

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Here's a shot of the whole cast. The guy on the far left is Oliver Jackson-Cohen. Doesn't he look like a budget Jake Gyllenhaal? Weird.

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Photos courtesy of WENN.

Raccoon McPantless suspended from Gossip Girl, for being so hardcore

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:59 AM PST

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True story: I've referred to her as variations on "Raccoon McPantless" for so long, I now get a brainfart when I'm trying to remember her real name. Anyway, this story seems like it happened months ago, but here we go again: Taylor Momsen has been indefinitely suspended from Gossip Girl. Now, Our Raccoon was already on "indefinite leave" from Gossip Girl, and that was announced back in April - but that was something to do with her touring and promotional schedule for The Pretty Reckless. This sounds like Raccoon just pissed people off:

Sorry, Taylor Momsen fans; you won’t be seeing Jenny Humphrey on the little screen for the rest of the year—unless it’s in reruns.

Deadline Hollywood reports that the 17-year-old Momsen—who’s developed a reputation for increasingly volatile behavior—has been placed on indefinite hiatus on Gossip Girl, following next Monday’s episode.

Momsen has only appeared on a handful of episodes so far this season, including an episode guest-starring fashion guru Tim Gunn, who had some not-so-nice things to say about her onscreen behavior and lack of devotion to her craft.

The hiatus will extend to at least four episodes, beginning with the December 6 mid-seaon finale.

[From Celebuzz]

Eh. I actually think it's kind of rude for Gossip Girl producers to act like it's some kind of SCANDAL and Raccoon is so unprofessional right now. I mean, hasn't she been an unprofessional little bitch this whole time? And wasn't she already on leave (sort of) from the show? Whatever. On this one, I hate to admit, I'm mildly on Team Raccoon, just because it seems like the producers are making an unprofessional move, doing this whole thing in public. Maybe they're trying to get her to quit and break her contract?

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Blake Lively’s boobsy Versace vs. Beyonce’s conservative style

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:38 AM PST

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Last night, Blake Lively and Beyonce were co-hostesses of a launch party for Lorraine Schwartz’s ‘2BHAPPY’ jewelry collection. Blake wore Versace - one of the most budget-looking Versace dresses I've ever seen, actually. I usually associate Versace with looking on the friendly side of the trashy vs. sexy side, but Blake's overall look is… not good. Sidenote: does anyone else think that the fabric in front looks like vagina drapes? I also kind of think she asked Versace to raise the hem of what was supposed to be a full-length gown. In any case, Blake had her tittays out, so you know she was either depressed and/or looking for someone to tell her that she's WAY prettier than Carey Mulligan.

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Meanwhile, Bey wore an Antonio Berardi pencil dress from the Fall 2010 collection. I like this better than the brownish dress she wore on Sunday night (that was Naeem Khan), but I still feel like something is off. This is not the best bustline/neckline for a girl who is anything more than an A-cup. I think that's it. Because otherwise, the dress is rather nice. My verdict: Bey is better dressed than Blake.

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Clive Owen is back in Madrid, waiting to feed you tapas

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:55 AM PST

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FROM THE DESK OF CLIVE OWEN:

Hello, my darlings. I'm in Spain, yet again. This visit is for GQ Spain's Man of the Year ceremony, held in some fabulous Spanish hotel in Madrid. The cool white sheets on the hotel bed feel so good against my naked skin. Sure, I'll hold on for you to finish yourself off. We haven't even gotten to the part about my gorgeous bulge in these pants. Oh, you're ready again? Sure, I'll wait. Let me help you out: your tits look gorgeous today. You're done? That was fast. Lovely. Moving on.

You might be wondering why I seem to only do photo op events in Spain. I don't really know. Maybe I just love the country. Maybe the event is sponsored by Chivas, and they paid for my second home. Maybe I have a mistress squired away in a Madrid pied-à-terre. Maybe I'm just waiting for you to join me in this lovely city so I can hand-feed you lovely little tapas before you attempt to take off this fabulous velveteen jacket with your teeth. All are solid possibilities.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy these photos. I'm giving this gorgeous, smug little smile just for you, my love.

Yours,
Clive Owen

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Photos courtesy of WENN & Fame.

Kris Kardashian says her daughter Kim and Gabriel Aubry are ‘just friends’

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:44 AM PST


Yesterday we saw photos of unlikely couple Kim Kardashian and Gabriel Aubry taking in a Lakers game and looking like they were on a date. There was a lot of speculation that those two had possibly just run into each other at the game, or had somehow scored tickets next to each other. Photo agencies had pictures of them arriving together, (but walking a few paces apart) and Life & Style went on to claim that it wasn’t the first date for cat-face and the impossibly beautiful Canadian male model, and that Aubry had even met Kim’s mom and sisters! Say it isn’t so!

Last night mama bear Kris Kardashian was on the George Lopez show, and answered questions about Kim’s high profile date with Gabriel. She seemed to indicate that she had met the guy, and said that Gabriel was “just friends” with her daughter Kim. That’s not good news. I was hoping for “just ran into each other.”*

She said “Gabriel Aubry, he’s so nice he’s a friend of Kim’s… just friends!”

Lopez said “he’s a beautiful guy.”

Kris agreed “Isn’t he hot? They’re not dating, they’re just friends.”

Let’s hope that Gabriel was hoping to make his ex, Halle Berry, jealous in light of her high profile romance with Olivier Martinez. We’ve heard that he doesn’t approve, and this could have been a misguided attempt to turn the tables.

*Note that Kris said “You never know who you’re going to find at a Laker Game,” she didn’t say “You never know who you’re going to run into at a Laker gameas E! reported. She also didn’t seem to understand who Lopez was asking about until after she said that. So it doesn’t sound like Kim and Gabriel just ran into each other there.

Here’s Kim promoting those Skechers ShapeUp shoes which are not really recommended for most people and generally considered a waste of money. She’s also shown at some jewelry event yesterday and with Gabriel outside the Lakers game on Sunday. I hope this is the last we hear about those two.

Photo Credit: Fayes Vision/WENN.com and WENN.com

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Lindsay Lohan is officially allowed to drive again

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:31 AM PST

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Crackheads never learn. And neither does the Crackhead Industrial Complex. According to TMZ, Lindsay's driving privileges have been reinstated by the state of California and the Betty Ford Clinic. So… babies better check themselves, a Lohan's on the road!

TMZ has learned … Lindsay Lohan is officially a California driver again, because her privilege to get behind the wheel has just been restored.

The L.A. County Probation Department and officials at the Betty Ford clinic signed off this morning, so Lindsay can drive just like us.

And speaking of just like us … we’re told Lindsay is not getting special treatment. The folks at Betty Ford routinely allow people “at Lindsay’s care and treatment level” the right to hit the road.

It’s interesting … because all of Lindsay’s legal troubles emanate from driving.

[From TMZ]

I just don't understand how Lindsay could get her license back, ever. Just one fifth of her crack shenanigans while driving should ensure that she's never allowed back on the road again. Is this just a failure of the state of California?

In other crackhead news, E! News has more information of Lindsay's firing/withdrawal from Inferno. Someone submitted this question: "Lindsay Lohan has been fired from this Linda Lovelace biopic Inferno because she’s “uninsurable.” Is that true or just an excuse to fire her?" Here's the answer:

As if anybody needed an excuse to fire Lohan, she’s in rehab. If she’s in rehab, she cannot, as Eddie Murphy once put it, be where I’m at. And if she cannot be where I’m at, then she cannot participate in my exciting business venture, now can she?

Anyway. The truth is, yes, this was an excuse to fire her—technically. And I can prove it: Listen to a man who would know, Douglas Turk, CEO of leading entertainment insurance broker Aon/Albert G. Ruben.

The last time I checked in with Mr. Turk, he essentially told me that uninsurability is B.S. Any actor can be insured, he told us. It’s just a matter of how much money you want to spend.

The case of Robert Downey Jr. comes to mind. He was once dubbed “uninsurable,” but that’s not really true. His insurance was just too expensive. Mel Gibson stepped in to assume the balance of Downey’s risk, and the future star of Iron Man began his rise once again.

So, what does all this mean in the case of Lohan? It means she can be insured. It’s probably just too expensive, and that she isn’t worth the trouble, and that she has no rich friends with giant piles of cash lying around gathering dust.

“If you really wanted to get insurance on someone like Lindsay Lohan, you might end up paying 90 cents on the dollar, so there’s very little exposure on the part of the insurer,” Turk muses to me. “[Director] Matthew Wilder has done a very good job standing by her for as long as he could, but I think it’s probably at the point where the producers are saying, ‘Let’s go’.

“There’s too much risk associated with her, so the cost of insurance is probably going to outweigh the benefit.”

How much money are we talking about?

Well, depending on the production, insurance premium costs are as little as two or three percent of a budget—but if an actor is risky, an insurance company may try to charge a double-digit percentage, which most filmmakers cannot afford.

Now, if Lohan could just make a call to Mel Gibson, maybe the two of them could work something out?

[From E! News]

So will Lindsay ever work again. As much as I would hope not, she probably will. She'll be "sober" (ish) for a little while and get a couple of parts, maybe on TV or a cameo in a budget film, somehow. And then the train wreck will start all over again. Just a guess!

47695, PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA - Friday November 19, 2010. Lindsay Lohan leaves her house in Palm Desert in a seemingly good mood looking refreshed as she takes off her sunglasses before getting into her car. Lohan was getting ready to enjoy dinner with her friends. Photograph:  David Tonnessen, PacificCoastNews.com

47695, PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA - Friday November 19, 2010. Lindsay Lohan leaves her house in Palm Desert in a seemingly good mood looking refreshed as she takes off her sunglasses before getting into her car. Lohan was getting ready to enjoy dinner with her friends. Photograph:  David Tonnessen, PacificCoastNews.com

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47640, PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA - Thursday November 18, 2010. LOHAN OPTS FOR PEPSI OVER COKE: Lindsay Lohan leaves her outpatient house holding a Pepsi as she gets ready to have dinner with friends. Photograph:  David Tonnessen, PacificCoastNews.com

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Fantasia Barrino admits in court that she aborted her married lover’s baby

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:09 AM PST

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Just so you know, this story upset me so much that I had to calm myself with Clive Owen photos. Remember all of the drama with Fantasia Barrino several months ago? Bossip and other sites had been calling Fantasia out for more than a year for boning a married dude named Antwaun Cook. Antwaun's wife Paula filed for divorce and cited 'Tasia in the filing, so it became a matter of public record that 'Tasia was "the other woman." Not just that - Paula also claimed that Fantasia harassed her and tried to "force" Paula into leaving Antwaun. First, Fantasia tried to deny that crap, then she made a suicide attempt (by taking a bunch of aspirin and calling her manager, who was in the next room). She was hospitalized for a short time, then she made a somewhat full confession that she and Antwaun were lovers, and that she had been misled, et cetera. It was all part of her reality show. Shortly after her hospitalization, the tabloids (and photo evidence) began to indicate that Fantasia was pregnant with Antwaun's love child. And now we're finding out that she really was… and that she had an abortion:

Fantasia Barrino has admitted she got pregnant by her married lover Antwaun Cook and had an abortion around the time of her failed suicide attempt, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned. The American Idol winner made the sensational confession in a North Carolina court on Monday during Cook's divorce proceeding with his ex-wife Paula.

Facing questions before a Mecklenburg County Court judge, the famous singer, 26, was pressed on whether she knew Cook was living with Paula when they embarked on their illicit affair. The Idol season three winner has acknowledged she dated Cook "off and on for about 11 months" but said she believed he had separated from his wife.

In court, lawyers for the scorned wife pressed Fantasia about a hotel rendezvous that took place just a few days after meeting one another.

"Paula's lawyer is arguing that they got the room because she knew he was still married," one onlooker – who was inside the court – told RadarOnline.com.

There were no reporters in the courtroom and witnesses were asked to leave as Fantasia took the stand. But multiple sources, including a Cook family source, confirmed Fantasia’s explosive testimony to RadarOnline.com.

Fantasia became the center of a celebrity cheating scandal when she famously got the name "Cook" tattooed on her collarbone in honor of Antwaun. As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Fantasia – who is still dating Antwaun – attempted to kill herself in August by taking an overdose of aspirin after reading a court complaint filed by Paula naming her as a home wrecker.

"It just became heavy for me, so I just wanted to be away from the noise," Fantasia said in a television interview.

Paula is now considering suing Fantasia over the unique Alienation of Affection law.

Alienation of Affection is a law still recognized by only seven states – one of which is North Carolina – where an abandoned spouse can file lawsuit against the party responsible for the failure of their marriage, typically the adulterous spouse’s lover.

Fantasia and Paula recently failed to settle their differences through private mediation after a marathon 12-hour session on November 1.

"Paula is not doing too well, having to hear all this in court and replay it all over, she's emotionally torn," one source close to the woman told RadarOnline.com.

[From Radar]

Well… at least we know now that all of those tabloid reports were true. I kind of believed them too. I'm actually surprised that Fantasia had an abortion - isn't she super-religious? Granted, her Christianity didn't stop her from boning a married man for a year, but I thought abortion was the really big one, you know? It's sad… but I also totally understand that thought process, and adding that layer of complication to the story of Paula filing for divorce and the suicide attempt… well, it makes a little more sense. She was probably several months pregnant at the time. Not that it makes it better, it just makes slightly more sense.

LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 28: Singer Fantasia Barrino performs during the official release party for her new album, 'Back to Me' at the Rain Nightclub inside the Palms Casino Resort early August 28, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 28: Singer Fantasia Barrino performs during the official release party for her new album, 'Back to Me' at the Rain Nightclub inside the Palms Casino Resort early August 28, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 28: Singer Fantasia Barrino performs during the official release party for her new album, 'Back to Me' at the Rain Nightclub inside the Palms Casino Resort early August 28, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Sister Wives Honeymoon: Kody is a selfish doofus, Janelle breaks down

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:43 AM PST

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Spoilers for Sister Wives Honeymoon Special
I finally had the chance to watch the Sister Wives honeymoon special, which aired Sunday night. (Let me say before I get into this that TLC is extremely short sighted for not offering their shows on iTunes, not to mention Hulu.) Two things stuck out for me about this episode: Janelle, the analytic, thoughtful wife, finally got angry, broke down and cried, and husband Kody was extremely self-centered and egotistical for taking a full 11 day honeymoon to San Diego with his fourth wife, Robyn. The remaining three wives all got upset with this in their own way but ultimately came to terms with it, with Christine making an hilariously passive aggressive dig at Robyn.

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Kody and Robyn’s goofy PDA
First we saw Kody’s trip to San Diego with Robyn cutting to footage of the rest of the family making a chaotic trip to the woods for a cookout. (Kody has 14 biological children from his first three wives along with 3 stepchildren from Robyn.) It was a big contrast, one made the more obvious by the goofy way that Kody was fawning all over Robyn in California. Robyn obviously loved it, and she’s as much of a doofus as Kody is. They seem perfect for each other that way, and while Robyn keeps claiming that she wants the other wives in her life as much as Kody, she’s still struggling to fit in and be more than Kody’s new piece. These two emphasized that the didn’t have sex before marriage, that God brought that together (under their belief system) and that they are now together forever.

Kody and Robyn were shown taking surfing lessons and visiting an animal reserve, where Kody marveled at all the animal species that were polygamous. When Kody and Robyn took a ride on a zip cord, he quipped “I’ve got four wives, nothing scares me but poverty

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Wives are upset that Kody took an 11 day honeymoon
Back at home, the wives had a bunch of sessions on the couch that seemed more like therapy than typical reality show event-retelling. They all discussed how their individual honeymoons were just a few days with Kody instead of a week and a half, and Meri explained that “we struggle with the fact that [Robyn] gets a bigger better wedding or bigger better honeymoon.”

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Janelle gets upset, ignores Kody’s calls
The most surprising part of this episode was the fact that Janelle cried on camera for the first time. She said that it wasn’t “logical” for her to be upset at Kody for taking such a long honeymoon, but that “It’s been an up and down week for me emotionally. In a lot of ways I perceive any time he spends with her as cutting into our time. It’s the fact that he’s focused somewhere else for 11 days, and on one particular person for 11 days. That’s frustrating me.”

Janelle and Kody are “best friends”
Janelle refused to accept Kody’s calls for three days, after which she spoke to him and he smoothed things over. There was a lot of coverage of Janelle and Kody’s relationship. They each said that they’re “best friends” more than romantic lovers. Kody and Janelle have six children together. When Janelle explained her relationship with Kody, there was a revealing exchange between the first three wives:

Kody: “What happens I think on some level is that she’s never been romantically inclined, but she sees something happen romantically and goes ‘I’m missing that‘”

Janelle: “To say that that’s why I was mad, I don’t think so. I don’t think it was because the relationships are different. I think it was more just me still coming to terms with ‘where do I still fit into the picture?‘”

Kody: “You’ve never been replaced. I’m not marrying another Janelle. You will always be my best friend.”

Janelle: “We really are ultimately best friends. We talk about everything and anything, and we talk for a long time.”

Christine: “Your relationship with Kody was always something I was jealous over, because I was never valued as an intellectual. We never, we still don’t talk for hours.”

Meri: “I see how he is with each of you guys, and you wish that you had that. It’s like the grass is always greener and it’s hard to see what’s special about you.”

Christine gets through it by calling Robyn “sad”
Meri was struggling with missing Kody during his absence, but she didn’t have as hard a time with it as either Janelle or Christine. Christine seemed to cope by implying that Robyn was somehow weak for needing Kody. It’s interesting that, unlike Janelle, she didn’t blame Kody for going away for so long and focused her anger on Robyn. Isn’t this like blaming the mistress for your husband straying?

Robyn - “After we got back from the honeymoon, Christine [was] on the phone shooting tears and said ‘Tell me you needed this.’

‘I did, I really needed this.’”

Christine explained to the other women. “11 days for her is necessary and once she said that, I was like ‘Oh, that’s sad.‘”

Then Janelle stepped in, again the thoughtful peacekeeper. “Kody is very good at doing what he thinks is best for us… He tailors what he does, it’s different for everybody what they need.”

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Robyn explains why she loves Kody, Kody explains how he loves so many wives
The end of this episode involved some laughingly faux deep introspection between Kody and Robyn, and I was again struck by how alike these two are. Robyn explained why she loves Kody in terms of his other wives, and Kody claimed that loving more than one wife is like loving more than one child. Do you think Robyn is subtly putting the other women down here? I do - read what she said.

Robyn - “One of the biggest things that attracted me to Kody is his love for his wives. The fact that he saw value in each one of these girls, for different reasons, for who they were, for their strengths and their weaknesses, was like, I just drooled… I love to know that he’s loving his other wives because that means he’ll love me too.”

Kody - “To me, loving more than one wife is really not far from loving more than one child… I still have as much depth, love and affection for Meri, Janelle and Christine as I ever did.”

Then the show tried to tie a frayed ribbon on it with footage of some kind of family togetherness party with a cake with candles, and a quote from Meri about how being a polygamist is like having a baby.

Meri - “This plural lifestyle we’re living is synonymous, in a way, with a woman who decides to have a baby. She knows what is ahead of her. She knows that there’s pain involved, she knows that there’s discomfort involved, but at the end of it she has this beautiful blessing..”

They’ve got one guy who has been married to three wives for twenty years with 14 kids, 3 stepkids and a newer, younger wife coming into the picture. Maybe they can justify that by saying the pain is necessary for their religion, and I believe that as long as their kids are well cared for they have the right to live however they want to. However their reality is a lot clearer to the viewing audience than it seems to be to the people going through it.

The next season of Sister Wives will start airing in March, 2011. Kody Brown is currently under investigation by local police for felony bigamy.
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