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• Can Christian Bale dial down his surly jagoff tendencies for his Oscar campaign?
• L&S: Kim Kardashian & Gabriel Aubry are over, and she dumped him
• Anne Hathaway in Oscar de la Renta: lovely or tragic?
• Popeater: Teens are getting pregnant to get on MTV’s ‘Teen Mom’ show
• Chelsea Handler defends her Angelina Jolie rant
• Jessica Simpson is the fashion industry’s “billion dollar baby”
• Khloe Kardashian on airport security: “they are just raping you in public” (update: video)
• Angelina Jolie’s Today interview: “I’m not completely clumsy or gross”
• Katy Perry in Elie Saab at ‘The Tempest’ premiere: hot or tacky?
• Johnny Depp & the hot guys of ‘The Tourist’ premiere

Can Christian Bale dial down his surly jagoff tendencies for his Oscar campaign? Posted: 07 Dec 2010 08:48 AM PST Last night was also the big premiere for The Fighter, that "based on a true story" film about "Irish" Mickey Ward and his crackhead brother Dicky Eklund. Mark Wahlberg plays the boxer, and Christian Bale is crack-tinged Oscar-bait as Dicky Eklund. These are photos from the premiere - Christian brought his wife Sybil and Mark brought his wife Rhea (who is gorgeous, and really, really tall). Also there: Amy Adams, who plays Mark's love interest in the film, and this was one of her first red carpets since having a baby - she looks gorgeous too. Anyway, out of the whole cast, Bale is the one likely to be the centerpiece of a big Oscar campaign. That means he's got to dial down the surly jagoff and talk more about his process, including his stunning physical transformation to play Dicky: It takes a lot of training to be a boxer, and sometimes, even more to train one. Christian Bale, no stranger to epic weight loss, shed major pounds again for his role in the upcoming film, ‘The Fighter.’ Speaking to Latino Review, Bale said that to play the gaunt trainer Dicky Eklund, he, “was just running like crazy. I could just run for hours on end and I felt really healthy.” But did he get a little extra boost? “Oh I do a lot of coke whenever I lose weight,” he joked, clarifying, “I’m not sure if it’s so funny for this movie, to say that.” While Bale slimmed down, his co-stars had to bulk up. Leading man Mark Wahlberg, who plays boxer “Irish” Mickey Ward, did a lot of boxing - for quite a long time. “The movie was a go then it fell apart and I just continued to train” he said. “So after four and a half, well, three and a half years, I felt confident enough to go in there and be believable as a boxer who could possibly win the welterweight title.” Though he still has the boxing ring he trained with in his home, it isn’t getting much use. “As far as the regimen, my new regimen consists of a bottle of red wine and a lot of food,” Wahlberg told the site. “And I’m enjoying myself, but my wife is like, you know, ‘You - you’re starting to look really bad.’” And as for his onscreen wife, played by Amy Adams? She was ready to rumble. “I looked like a girl who couldn’t punch, which made me want to punch him,” she said of director, David O. Russell. “So I actually took just a couple boxing lessons, and that was fun, with Mark’s trainer, who was fantastic. And then we just did some fight choreography. That was my biggest concern. I didn’t want to hurt the girl that I was fighting.” [From Huffington Post] Bale has done this whole "radical physical transformation" too many times, in my opinion. I mean, I get it, he'll do anything for the craft, he'll do anything to make the character authentic. But I also kind of wonder if Bale has issues, I guess. We'll see - my guess is that Bale screws up his Oscar chances somehow. Granted, I think he'll get the nomination (for Best Supporting Actor), but I think he'll mouth off to the wrong journalist or he'll just pitch a fit at the glad-handing needed to campaign for an Oscar. Photos courtesy of WENN.

L&S: Kim Kardashian & Gabriel Aubry are over, and she dumped him Posted: 07 Dec 2010 08:23 AM PST I told you it wouldn't last. Life & Style is reporting that Kim Kardashian and Gabriel Aubry are done, and that Kim was the one to do the dumping. According to their sources, Kim thought Gabe was just "using" her for "fame". Um… what? Granted, Kim has more flat-out name recognition (Gabe is often referred to in tabloid reports as "Halle Berry's baby-daddy), but methinks Kim is mistaking "incessant famewhoring" with actual "fame". Whatever, though. I'm just glad it's over. Allegedly. Kim Kardashian's budding romance with model Gabriel Aubry has ended as suddenly as it began Life & Style can exclusively reveal. "Kim feels like Gabriel was just using her for her fame," an insider close to Kim tells Life & Style. Plus, Gabriel, 34, "is older than Kim is looking for," says the insider. "So she's decided to stop seeing him." Kim's not wasting any time on regrets. She has already started dating Kris Humphries, a 25-year-old basketball player for the New Jersey Nets. "Kim likes him much more than Gabriel," says the insider to Life & Style. "He's normal, so much fun and cute. He's perfect for what Kim wants right now, which is some fun dates and some fun times." And of course he's an athlete, continuing Kim's pattern of falling for jocks. So just how serious are they? The new duo went out for a dinner date at Nobu in NYC recently, and Kim watched Kris play in Newark, N.J., on Nov. 29 followed by a post game hang out. But that wasn't the 30-year-old reality star’s only trip to New Jersey—the pair was just spotted on Dec. 5 at Maxwell's Bar in Hoboken, N.J. dining out. Kim, who is watching her weight since she stopped filming in NYC, ordered a goat cheese salad and a veggie burger (hold the bun)! "There's a real spark between them," adds the insider. [From Life & Style] You know what shocked me? This dude Kris Humphries is white too! I thought for sure Kim would go back to black guys. UPDATE: Ah, I’ve just been told that he’s bi-racial. That makes more sense.Is that racist? I don't think so - Kim just seems to date a lot of black guys. She has a type. But it looks like her type is changing - first Gabe, and now this Kris guy. At least he's an athlete - that seems to be her type too. And most importantly, Kim’s “type” is drama-filled. She and Gabe just didn’t have enough drama between them - hopefully this baller will give her the runaround. So Gabe is single… but isn't he worse off now? Now we know he's the kind of guy who date Kim Kardashian. And that makes me think less of him.

Anne Hathaway in Oscar de la Renta: lovely or tragic? Posted: 07 Dec 2010 07:50 AM PST Yesterday, I covered some newish photos of Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway in Australia, doing a photo call and promoting Love & Other Drugs. Hathaway was wearing a really fug Christopher Kane ice-skater's onesie that sparkled magically in the heterosexual gleam of Jake's eye. It was tacky. So I'm glad to see that Anne was greatly improved for the Australian premiere - Anne is wearing Oscar de la Renta (Spring 2011). Jake is in Burberry, although I think he's worn this same suit for every formal event in the past month. Anne has been doing some bridal styles for this promotional round, and I have to admit, this de la Renta might be my favorite. Is it kind of bridesmaid-y? Sure. But I don't even think that's the fault of the dress - Anne just seems to have bridesmaid style, in general. But I think the mod silhouette really works in Anne's favor - she doesn't look "too old" or "too much" like she sometimes tends to. Photos courtesy of WENN.

Popeater: Teens are getting pregnant to get on MTV’s ‘Teen Mom’ show Posted: 07 Dec 2010 07:43 AM PST If you’ve ever seen Teen Mom, you know that it in no way glorifies teen parenthood. Those young moms and dads are struggling, and despite the rumors that MTV pays them around $60,000 a season, (which MTV refuses to comment on) many of them are shown relying on government assistance to get by. The young women on the show, as much as their lives are put under the microscope, do get famous in their way. The money they earn from appearances and from the show probably does help them to make a much better life than they could afford just barely out of high school or dropping out. According to Popeater’s Rob Schuter, teen girls are becoming pregnant just to audition for MTV shows “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom.” I really hope this is speculation and isn’t true at all, but it sounds likely: Now that ‘Teen Mom’ cast members like Amber Portwood are in their twenties, MTV is looking for a new crop of teenage girls to keep its monster hits ‘Teen Mom’ and ‘16 and Pregnant’ alive, and [surprise!] industry insiders tell me young ladies are so eager to be on reality TV that they are actually getting pregnant just to score an audition. OK, not much of a surprise. Simply take a spin around the various Internet forums filled with young girls inquiring about what’s required to score a role. “This is yet another example of the desperation of fame,” Matt Titus, a relationship expert from TheLoveConsultants.com, tells me. “The sad state of reality television has created a lowbrow vehicle for untainted train wreck personalities to display their private lives. Getting pregnant to be famous is like eating as many cockroaches as possible in a one minute period.” (Didn’t they do that on ‘Survivor’?) Casting any reality show right is essential to whether it is a hit or not. Networks spend top dollar auditioning throughout the country to make sure they get the right mix. However, what makes ‘Teen Mom’ and ‘16 and Pregnant’ both so difficult to cast is that, thankfully, the “talent pool” of potential stars that are both pregnant and teenagers is relatively small. Mommy expert Beth Feldman, creator of RoleMommy.com, says it would be “horrifying” if teens are actually getting pregnant for a TV show. “Becoming a parent is a responsibility that no one should take lightly, and for a teenager to think that a pregnancy could lead to instant fame and fortune is absurd. Parenting is a lifetime commitment and teens have there own lives ahead of them. Let them grow up before they take the responsibility of caring for another human being.” [From Popeater] If this is true, it’s not like MTV is going to pull the plug on these shows to discourage any girls from becoming moms before they’re ready. Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant are a big ratings draw for the network that once was known for showcasing music. We have women pulling each other’s hair out, pooping in public and getting extreme plastic surgery in a bid to be famous. What’s bringing another life into the world and being completely unprepared to raise a child compared to all that? That said, it’s not like teen pregnancy wasn’t a problem before MTV came around. Teen Mom 2 is currently filming, with teens featured in the last season of 16 and Pregnant.

Chelsea Handler defends her Angelina Jolie rant Posted: 07 Dec 2010 07:26 AM PST Chelsea Handler decided to speak out again against Angelina Jolie last night on her show. Over the weekend, Chelsea was doing stand-up in New Jersey, and had done the same dumb bit that she had done many times before - calling Angelina Jolie a home wrecker and a C-U-Next-Tuesday, etc. By the way - that HuffPo story covering the incident has gotten over 3000 comments. Insane how so many people still have opinions about this sh-t, right? Anyway, Chelsea talked about it last night and she basically said that she's "always" made fun of Angelina: "I’ve been making fun of Angelina Jolie since she made out with her brother! If it’s learned anything from this, it’s to write some new jokes.” Us Weekly tried to spin this as a "denial" by Chelsea that she goes off on tirades against Jolie because of her friendship with Jennifer Aniston, but Chelsea doesn't mention Aniston at all… which means, in my mind, Aniston and her team (that she shares with Chelsea, because they have the same representation) have either given Chelsea the explicit go ahead, or that their silence is golden. Yeah, I'll ask it again - why is this funny? Or relevant? It's like making a joke about Bjork's swan dress or saying "Where's the beef?" It's just sad and dated and pathetic. Just my opinion. Also my opinion: I can’t wait for Chelsea to go one coked-out escapade too far, and have all of her nastiness ricochet back into her face. I see her blitzed out of her mind on the road, getting stopped by the cops and pulling some kind of Mel Gibson-like racist rant.

Jessica Simpson is the fashion industry’s “billion dollar baby” Posted: 07 Dec 2010 07:04 AM PST Around here, we often refer to Jessica Simpson as dumb, or pathetic, or tragic. And she definitely has those qualities… sometimes. Other times, maybe not. Yesterday, Jessica and her fashion and business savvy made the cover of Women's Wear Daily, where they referred to her as "Fashion Billion Dollar Baby". For real. Apparently, Jessica multiple fashion, jewelry and fragrance lines (including clothes, jeans, shoes, watches, etc) are selling like gangbusters - to the point where she's actually breaking records. Here's more from PopEater: With a new fiance, a holiday album and news that she is on her way to becoming a billion-dollar mover and shaker in the fashion world, Jessica Simpson is on top of the world these days. “Things are going great for her right now,” says a source close to the singer. “She’s in a really good place now.” Indeed, Simpson graced the cover of WWD on Dec. 6, with the headline, “Jessica Simpson: Fashion’s Billion Dollar Baby.” The Jessica Simpson Collection, it turns out, has become one of the most successful celebrity fashion lines of all time, according to WWD. It will most likely become the first ever to earn more than a billion dollars in retail sales, considering her line brought in a whopping $750 million in retail sales this year alone, WWD reports. Simpson’s estimated net worth from all the shoes, clothes and accessories she’s selling? A cool $100 million. Not bad for the gal who famously wondered if tuna was chicken on her hit MTV series ‘Newlyweds,’ with ex-hubby Nick Lachey. “She is the girl next door and has great product that surrounds her,” Vince Camuto, the founder and CEO of Camuto Group, her brand’s master licensee, told WWD. “People like her. People look at her as a style icon.” A style icon with plenty of high-wattage competition. Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are launching an apparel and accessories collection, which will be distributed exclusively at Kohl’s this fall. Madonna and her daughter, Lourdes, launched the Material Girl collection at Macy’s earlier this year. Celebrities including Gwen Stefani, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and Victoria Beckham also have their own lines. The Camuto Group has licensing partnerships for 22 of Simpson’s product lines, including swimwear, dresses, outerwear, watches and fragrances, and recently licensed The Jones Group Inc. to create and distribute Simpson’s new sportswear line for next fall. The success of her jeanswear collection, to which The Jones Group also has the license, has gone “beyond our expectations,” Jack Gross, CEO of Jeanswear for The Jones Group, told WWD. Jessica Simpson Sportswear and Jeanswear are expected to generate between $150 million and $200 million in retail sales within the next two years, he says. [From PopEater] Wow - I'm really impressed. Jessica may be dumb, and her father may have no idea how to successfully market his daughter as a celebrity, but they know enough to surround themselves with really smart business people. And to give credit where it's due, I do think Jessica probably insists on quality - if she didn't, the multiple lines would skim and cheap out, and the lines wouldn't be as popular. Good for Jessica. header: courtesy of WENN.

Khloe Kardashian on airport security: “they are just raping you in public” (update: video) Posted: 07 Dec 2010 06:40 AM PST Khloe Kardashian has chimed in with her thoughts about the trials of going through airport security, presumably enhanced patdowns. She compared the experience to rape, saying “they are basically just raping you in public.” It always makes me shudder when people whip out the rape metaphors. It’s just sounds disrespectful to anyone who has gone through something like that. I doubt there’s anything comparable to that experience, but Khloe Kardashian thinks that full body scanners and enhanced pat downs are the same. Remember, this is from the same woman who got a bikini wax from her sister Kourteney on camera and had her laser pubic hair removal filmed for her show. (Kim even compliment Kourteney on her ‘vagina.’ It wasn’t shown, but of course there were plenty of camera and lighting people there to capture those precious family moments.) You would think that having some government employee see you “naked” in a sequestered room or feel up the crack of your ass wouldn’t be half as mortifying as all that. KHLOE Kardashian doesn't like airport security! The reality TV star — who's married to sportsman Lamar Odom — says she always chooses the pat-down instead of the full-body scan because she doesn't want anyone being able to take a peek. "Well, they are just basically just raping you in public," she said. "The people are so aggressive! It's like, 'Chill out, you didn't find anything on me yet, calm down.' "They say, 'OK, I'm going to be patting you down and I'm going to be touching the crease of your ass.' That is so inappropriate!" Khloe recently revealed that husband Lamar wants the couple to have twins. "He asked me, 'Can't we just put two in there?'" she said. "He's crazy, he thinks it's like that easy." [From Showbizspy] Here’s what bothers me about the full body scans. I really don’t care if someone sees me naked as part of their job, as long as the photos are destroyed and never get out. It bothers me if someone can see my damn tampon or pad. I’m also concerned about any radiation those machine might emit. I’ve yet to fly since the full body scanners were instituted, but I am bothered by the fact that they might be able to see up inside me. (And anecdotal evidence suggests that’s the case.) It seems ridiculous to compare a minor inconvenience like a body scan or enhanced pat down to ‘rape’ although Kaiser pointed out to me that ’sexual assault’ might be a more apt way to describe it. For some people with medical issues it can an incredible inconvenience and massively embarrassing. Read some of the comments on this Washington Post story from people with knee replacements, colostomy bags and insulin pumps who have been subjected to some very embarrassing and potentially health-threatening situations in airport security. On a lighter note, I found these rubber pasties called Flying Pasties that are meant to hide your privates from the full body scanners. They stick on and shield your breasts and junk from the scanners with amusing sayings and graphics, like “Only my husband sees me naked” and “Objects are larger than they appear.” Maybe Khloe should invest in some. They won’t be as painful to remove considering that she’s hairless in that area. Update: here’s the video of Khloe telling this to George Lopez, thanks to E! Khloe, Kim and Kourtney are shown promoting their book in LA on 12/2/10. Credit: WENN.com

Angelina Jolie’s Today interview: “I’m not completely clumsy or gross” Posted: 07 Dec 2010 06:35 AM PST Angelina Jolie's interview with Matt Lauer aired this morning on the Today Show - which is weird. Usually Ann Curry (Today's resident Brangeloonie) does the Jolie-Pitt interviews, but I guess Lauer is upping his game. Can I admit something? In the first shot of Jolie, as she's seated before Lauer, I thought she was topless. The neckline on her blouse reveals her (bony) shoulders, and the blouse is flesh-toned (to my eyes), so it gives a very topless illusion. Anyway, here's the video and some quotes: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy On being a celebrity: “I don’t find myself that interesting in that way. But I feel like it happens to everybody. It’s just that it’s a weird time right now. There’s just so much of all of that, for everybody. It’s just, it’s a new world.” On aging in the industry: “I just assume the older I get, the more it’ll go away. The more private I’ll become.” On Johnny Depp: “He’s as lovely and as interesting as you could hope for." On ad-libbing with Depp on set: "I loved it. I loved it… with the exception of, there were a few times I couldn't stop laughing and I screwed up the tapes for hours on end." On taking "manners classes": "I'm not completely clumsy or gross… but I'm not…There's something about this type of woman… she doesn't come naturally to me. She takes her time with everything. I'm am American, I get [makes hand gesture]… I get ten things done before breakfast." On her kids: “Hopefully they are happy, and they know that they were loved, and that they were encouraged to be who they are, and not pushed into something that they’re not. Hopefully they’ll be the strong, beautiful individuals that they are today, and be happy in their lives, be fulfilled in their lives, and be living their lives honestly." [Quotes courtesy of People, and my own transcribing] She sounds good. I like the reference Matt made to Angelina "with curlers in her hair" - what is this, the 1950s? Sure, some women sit around with curlers, but it was a strange reference. For more photos from The Tourist premiere last night, go here and here. Photos courtesy of Fame.

Katy Perry in Elie Saab at ‘The Tempest’ premiere: hot or tacky? Posted: 07 Dec 2010 06:05 AM PST Last night was a big premiere night in NYC and LA. The stars of The Tempest came out for the big LA premiere. Helen Mirren is the star, but most photos were of Russell Brand and his wife Katy Perry. Is this the first red carpet they've walked together as husband and wife? I think it is. Which begs the question: why now? Is Katy jealous of Russell's relationship with Dame Helen Mirren? Is Katy marking her territory? Could be. Brand made sure to stay away from fondling Dame Helen, and he kept his eyes on his wife. Katy wore Elie Saab - I actually think the dress is really pretty, but Katy has the ability to make even high-fashion couture look trashy, in my opinion. Perhaps it's that she's almost always in vinyl, so that when she actually wears a gown, there's still a hint of rubber. She has a rubber soul, I think. Here's Helen Mirren, looking lovely (and lonely without Brand's love). And Djimon Hounsou, who is in the film, brought his girlfriend/wife Kimora. I forget if they're married, and I find the idea too depressing to look up. And Alan Cumming! He's wearing Capri pants, of course. Photos courtesy of Fame.

Johnny Depp & the hot guys of ‘The Tourist’ premiere Posted: 07 Dec 2010 05:30 AM PST And now for Part II of our coverage of last night's premiere of The Tourist. I had been hoping that all of Jolie's hot male costars would show up for the premiere, and indeed, most of them did. Johnny Depp, the lead jointly with Jolie, flew solo for the event - God knows where Vanessa Paradis was. I'm pretty sure Depp is still filming the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film in London, so this was likely just a day trip for him - that's all he could be spared. It looks like that Jack Sparrow eye makeup is really hard to wash off, right? Yeah… I think Depp looks kind of mangy here, but I will allow the possibility that his hair and styling looks so bad because this was a hurried trip. Interesting side note: the two leads, Depp and Jolie, did not pose for photos together on the red carpet. At all. No chummy-but-professional awkward arms-on-back pose, no kissy-face for the cameras. It's weird. Anyway, you know who I just can't get enough of? Paul Bettany. He's grown out his hair and… DAMN, this man is FINE. Paul plays the government dude trying to track Angelina Jolie's character, I think. It's the kind of supporting part Paul usually gets, but now that he's stirring up my lady bits, I'm hoping he takes another stab at lead roles. He's really, really handsome here. Oh, and his beautiful wife Jennifer Connelly looks good too - she's wearing Balenciaga. Eh on the dress, but she looks good - she's gained some weight after looking painfully thin for a while. I know you bitches like Rufus Sewell… we get a lot of requests for him for HGF. I think he often comes across as rather smarmy, but yes, he is an attractive man. He looks really good here too. And Brooke Shields, for some reason. She's not in the movie, I guess she just wanted to see it. Photos courtesy of WENN.

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