Monday, December 27, 2010

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Natalie Portman is engaged to Benjamin Millepied, and she’s pregnant!

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 08:59 AM PST

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Holy hell! This came out of nowhere. According to People Magazine, Natalie Portman is engaged to ballet dancer Benjamin Millepied, and they are expecting their first child together. There is no word on how far along Natalie is, but I would guess she's probably at the end of her first trimester, because I haven't really noticed a "bump" at all. I did notice her boobs though - her boobs were looking bigger, and perhaps I mistook her parade of bitchfaces for something sinister, when really she was just pukey and gassy. Poor Nat! Anyway, Natalie and Benjamin met when they worked together on Black Swan - he's a professional ballet dancer, and he helped Natalie train for her role. It was widely thought that Natalie had "homewrecked" Benjamin from his live-in girlfriend, although there was some other gossip just recently that Benjamin is kind of obsessed with social climbing.

Natalie Portman and choreographer Benjamin Millepied are engaged and expecting their first child, her reps confirm to PEOPLE exclusively.

The couple met during the production of Black Swan. Portman’s performance in the film has earned her nominations for a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award.

The actress, 29, will next be seen in the romantic comedy, No Strings Attached, costarring Ashton Kutcher.

This will be the first child for the actress who is due in 2011.

[From People]

Okay, I'm obviously a horrible person, because my first thought was "Wow, Natalie really wants to win that Oscar." I mean, how great is this for Natalie's Oscar campaign? Babies and an engagement! Oscar voters will eat that sh-t up! But, yes, I'm a horrible person. Congratulations to Natalie and Benjamin!

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Alanis Morissette welcomes baby boy Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 08:14 AM PST

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Alanis Morissette gave birth to a literal Christmas baby! She delivered her healthy baby boy on Christmas Day, and she named him… Jesus? NO. She named him… Ever. Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway. The hyphenated last name is courtesy of Alanis's husband, SoulEye, better known as Mario Treadway. As for "Ever" - God. I had a good wince, and then I flashed on something else - Milla Jovovich named her baby Ever too. Except Milla has a daughter. Is Ever a unisex name? Milla claimed that it was Scottish, which may be why Alanis chose it…? As far as "Imre" goes, I thought Alanis made it up, or that it was perhaps the name of a vampire in some young adult book, but it seems like it's a real baby name. Shocking!

Alanis Morissette got a very special Christmas package: a new baby boy, PEOPLE has confirmed.

“Alanis Morissette and Mario ‘Souleye’ Treadway welcomed a baby boy, Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway, on Dec. 25th,” says a rep for the new mom. “All are healthy and happy.”

The prolific singer/songwriter, 36, announced her pregnancy in August. She and Treadway, 30, married on May 22 at their Los Angeles home.

Morissette admitted before the birth that the pregnancy had been a surprise, albeit a happy one.

She enjoyed one last send-off before motherhood commenced, and was seen beaming and showing off her bump at a baby shower in October.

[From People]

Well, congratulations to the happy family. I'm glad Alanis had a healthy delivery, and I think it's awesome that Alanis and SoulEye are so happy and settled. Do you think Ryan Reynolds winced a bit? Probably.

46773, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Thursday October 28, 2010. A pregnant Alanis Morissette can't help but smile as she leaves a friend's house in Los Angeles. Rumor has it that the singer and her husband Souleye are expecting a baby boy. The mom-to-be recently held her baby shower over the weekend with a handful of close friends and family members. Photograph: Pedro Andrade  PacificCoastNews.com

45013, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - Thursday September 16, 2010. A beaming and pregnant Alanis Morissette stops at a friend's house in Hollywood. The smiling singer kept it simple in black sweats and a sleeveless tank top. Alanis is expecting her first child with Canadian singer, rapper Mario MC Souleye Treadway. Photograph: Kevin Perkins / Gaz Shirley,  PacificCoastNews.com

43486, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Wednesday August 11, 2010. A pregnant Alanis Morissette goes for coffee with her husband Mario Treadway AKA Souleye go for a cup of coffee after making an appearance on Chelsea Lately . Treadway could be seen touching Morrissette's growing belly as they exited their car in front of the coffee shop. Photograph:  Anthony, PacificCoastNews.com

46765, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Thursday October 28, 2010. A pregnant Alanis Morissette walks down the sidewalk as she goes to visit a friend in Los Angeles. It has been reported that Morissette is expecting a boy with husband Mario 'MC Souleye' Treadway. Photograph: Pedro Andrade, PacificCoastNews.com

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Queen Elizabeth wears fur, gets bashed by animal rights groups

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 07:49 AM PST

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While I think it's pretty dumb to wear fur at this point, I also think it's kind of mean to pick on poor Queen Elizabeth II. QEII wore some kind of (fox?) fur hat on Christmas day, plus a coat with a matching fur trim. And now PETA and various British animal rights groups are all up in arms. QEII is really old, though - my point being that she probably still thinks she's living in a time when fur trimmings are considered the height of fashion. Plus, it's really cold. What is she supposed to wear to church, polar fleece? Eh. Here's more from The Daily Mail:

The Queen and the Duchess of Cornwall came under fire from animal rights campaigners ­yesterday after they both wore fur hats on Christmas Day. The Russian-style hats they wore to attend a church service in ­Sandringham with other members of the Royal Family were made from fur from different types of fox, claimed experts.

Andrew Tyler, director of Animal Aid, said: 'This strikes me as an ostentatious display of cruelty. To parade fur in 2010 says something unpleasant about the person wearing it.'

The Cossack-style hat worn by Camilla was made from 'vintage fur', by designer milliner Philip Treacy, using a piece of fur which had previously belonged to the duchess's mother.

A spokesman for the Queen said she could not confirm if Her Majesty's cream-coloured hat and matching coat trim were made from real fur but experts said they were convinced it was. Many fashion designers continue to use fur in their collections, and campaigners have expressed fears that it has come back into style. They have called on celebrities and members of the Royal Family to 'set a good example' by ­choosing not to wear animal pelts.

The Queen has worn fur in the past and her official robes for State occasions are trimmed with ermine, the winter coat of the stoat.

Camilla faced anger from animal rights organisations last year, when she wore fur twice during an official visit to Canada. First she wore a grey rabbit stole when she visited Newfoundland, together with a hat trimmed with fake fur. She then donned a calf-length cape lined with grey fox fur. Both pieces were said to have been 'refashioned' from vintage fur that had belonged to her grandmother, Sonia Cubitt, Baroness Ashcombe, whose mother, Alice Keppel, was a mistress of Edward VII.

The ethical question of 'recycling' vintage fur has split opinion, but Mr Tyler said: 'It doesn't matter when the animal was killed, it's a body part and a product of cruelty.'

In 2000 Prince Edward's wife Sophie apologised after she was seen wearing a fox fur hat. The Countess of Wessex said her decision to wear the hat on a skiing holiday in St Moritz, Switzerland, was 'an error of judgment'.

Legislation to ban fur farming in Britain was passed that same year following a lengthy campaign ­highlighting the physical and ­psychological distress suffered by animals in some fur farms.

However, it remains legal to import fur and in China, now the world's leading fur exporter, millions of animals who are killed for their fur are often skinned alive, according to the campaign group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

A Peta spokesman said: 'Britain is a nation of animal lovers and more than 90 per cent of Britons refuse to wear fur. We hope that Her Majesty will choose to wear something more humane in future, that better reflects the values of the British people.’

[From The Daily Mail]

Should the Queen "set a good example"? Sure. They're doing great things with faux fur (I have a faux snow leopard hoodie that the Queen can borrow!), and it would be cool to see the Queen embrace faux fur. Also - we have no proof that she's wearing real fur, you know? Sure, it looks like real fur, and it probably is. But I await the Queen's official statement, I'm just saying.

SANDRINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 25: Queen Elizabeth II smiles after attending the Christmas Day Church Service at St Mary's Church on December 25, 2010 in Sandringham, England. The Queen's Christmas Day Speech to the Commonwealth from the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace will air on television later today. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

SANDRINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 25: Queen Elizabeth II recieves flowers from a small boy after attending the Christmas Day Church Service at St Mary's Church on December 25, 2010 in Sandringham, England. The Queen's Christmas Day Speech to the Commonwealth from the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace will air on television later today. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

SANDRINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 25: Queen Elizabeth II (L) walks with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke of Edinburgh (R) after attending the Christmas Day Church Service at St Mary's Church on December 25, 2010 in Sandringham, England. The Queen's Christmas Day Speech to the Commonwealth from the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace will air on television later today. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

SANDRINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 25: Queen Elizabeth II receives flowers from a Girl Guide after attending the Christmas Day Church Service at St Mary's Church on December 25, 2010 in Sandringham, England. The Queen's Christmas Day Speech to the Commonwealth from the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace will air on television later today. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Helena Bonham Carter: Tim Burton’s snoring is the reason for separate homes

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 07:20 AM PST

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It's become one of the well-known quirks of Helena Bonham-Carter and Tim Burton's coupledom that they have two "separate" houses. Apparently, Helena had a small home in London, and when she and Tim got together, he bought the property next to hers, and they joined them together with some kind of corridor or walk-way. That's not all - apparently, they don't sleep in the same room either. Because Tim snores, and he won't get an operation for his deviated septum. While it doesn't sound like a fairy-tale union, it probably works very well for them. Anyway, in a new interview, Helena talks about their relationship, and the misinformation about her union with Tim:

With their own separate houses next door to each other, the living arrangements of Helena Bonham Carter and her partner Tim Burton have often raised eyebrows. But the actress has finally revealed the reason for their twin properties – she cannot stand Burton's snoring at night.

Rather than undergo an operation to his nose which might cure the condition, the pair instead opted for two homes side by side in Belsize Park, north London, to ensure no sleepless nights.

Bonham Carter has insisted there is nothing unusual about the arrangement and that her relationship with the award-winning director is "enhanced" by having their own personal space. The 44-year-old divides her time between the two properties which she shares with Burton, 52, their two children Billy Ray and Nell and a nanny.

In an interview with Radio Times, the Alice In Wonderland star said: "A lot written about me is wrong. They say Tim and I are a mad couple with subterranean tunnels between our adjoining houses, and that our children live down the road with another couple. We just have two houses knocked together because mine was too small. We see as much of each other as any couple, but our relationship is enhanced by knowing we have our personal space to retreat to. It's not enforced intimacy. It's chosen, which is quite flattering – if you can afford it."

She added: "Tim does snore, and that's an element. We've tried lots of remedies that don't work. He has a deviated septum and doesn't want an operation."

The eccentric couple's private life has been the focus of much speculation after it emerged that they were living in the twin homes, which are accessed by a communal door. Earlier this year, a national newspaper was forced to apologise for describing the domestic set-up as “chilling”.

But although the couple, who met on the set of Planet of the Apes, have been together since 2001, they have no plans to marry.

"We're told we're stupid [for inheritance tax reasons], but it's a habit we're used to. I worry about death," said Bonham Carter.

She also claimed that parenting is more of a challenge than acting, adding: "At the moment I'm just being a mum for my children, although there's no 'just' about it. It's no reflection on them, but working is much more of a doddle. I feel like a production manager when I'm at home – nothing is ever finished."

[From The Telegraph]

Aw, I think it's kind of cute. She and Tim are obviously two big personalities, and they've found a way to be a family. Even though it's unconventional, it works for them, and they've been together for nearly a decade. Good for them!

HBC did this interview to promote her role as Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mum, mother to the current Queen Elizabeth II) in Tom Hooper's The King's Speech. Both Helena and Colin Firth are getting huge Oscar buzz for their roles, and many are calling this Colin's year. It would be interesting to see Helena as a major contender for Best Supporting Actress too - although I tend to think she's too eccentric to really campaign for it. Maybe I just want to see HBC’s hot mess styles on every red carpet, though. She’s so much fun! Ugh… I can't wait to see this movie, but it still hasn't come to my town! Bastards.

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Photos courtesy of WENN.

Courteney Cox sends mixed signals to her lover & estranged husband

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 06:39 AM PST

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These are photos of Courteney Cox and her daughter Coco on Christmas Eve, in West Hollywood. So… I guess she didn't fly to Cabo with Brian Van Holt after all…? Well, the signals are definitely mixed. In these photos, Cox is wearing her wedding ring, apparently for the first time in months. Also, Court brought Coco as her "date" for a Christmas Eve party. However, according to E! News' Marc Malkin, Cox and Van Holt were definitely couple-y the night before at yet another Christmas party:

Courteney Cox and her Cougar Town costar Brian Van Holt don’t give a hoot what people think their relationship is or isn’t. In fact, they were inseparable the other night at the show’s holiday party…

A source tells me that they didn’t show any outward signs of being more than just friends, but “Courteney and Brian pretty much stuck together the majority of the evening.”

Cox watched Van Holt play costar Josh Hopkins in air-hockey. Then Van Holt cheered Cox on during her game against Hopkins.

The three-hour bash took place on the Cougar Town soundstage and featured Bacardi drinks, a snow cone machine and In N’ Out and Border Grill food trucks.

Cox’s estranged hubby, David Arquette, has said he believes she and Van Holt have been having an “emotional affair.”

“There definitely wasn’t any hand-holding or kissing,” the partygoing source said. “But they did stay and stand together for most of the party.”

[From E! News]

Yeah, I think Courteney is manipulating the situation, biding her time until she and Van Holt "come out" as an official couple. David Arquette is gumming up the works however, by being so obviously devastated with their split. If only he wasn't so obviously up for reconciliation, Courteney could have thrown him under the proverbial bus and already "rolled out" her new relationship. Just my opinion.

Also my opinion? Courteney stayed in town because she had some last-minute Christmas plastic surgery. Look at that face and tell me she's aging naturally.

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Matthew Perry turns down Jennifer Aniston’s offer to appear on his sitcom

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 06:24 AM PST

LOS ANGELES - SEPTEMBER 22:  (L to R) Actors Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox Arquette and Jennifer Aniston present an award during the 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on September 22, 2002 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

The National Enquirer’s Mike Walker claims that Matthew Perry turned down an offer from Jennifer Aniston to appear on the first episode of his upcoming ABC sitcom, “Mr. Sunshine.” Perry was apparently worried that it would look desperate for him to bring in Aniston so soon into his new gig. He’s always struck me as the most sensible Friends castmember, and I loved him in “Studio 60.” Anyway after Perry turned down Aniston she supposedly went crying to Courtney Cox. Here’s Walker’s report:

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 12:  Actors Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston (C) and Lisa Kudrow pose backstage at the 29th Annual People's Choice Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center January 12, 2003 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jon Koplaff/Getty Images)

Jennifer Aniston’s jaw dropped when she generously offered to help longtime pal Matthew Perry kick start his new ABC sitcom “Mr. Sunshine” by making a guest appearance on Episode 1, but was told “Thanks, but no thanks!” Smarting at Matt’s rejection - triggered by his fear that casting a “Friends” co-star in his kickoff show would make him look insecure - Aniston ran boo-hoo-oing to “Friend” Courteney Cox, who shocked her with this straight-from-the-shoulder judgment: “Matt’s absolutely right!” Courteney dried Jen’s tears by explaining patiently that it’s fine if she pops up on Courteney’s “Cougar Town” because they whole world knows they’re BBFs - but a guest shot on Matt’s debut episode would definitely look like a desperate publicity ploy designed to suck in viewers.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, January 3, 2011]

If I heard before that Perry had a new sitcom coming up, I’d completely forgotten about it. I googled it to check, and apparently the news came out almost a year ago that both Perry and Matt LeBlanc have new comedies coming out. According to OK! Magazine, Perry will be playing “a sports arena manager who has a midlife crisis as he enters his 40s and is dumped by his girlfriends.” ABC has a page up for the show with the announcement that it’s coming “later this season.” It also has Allison Janney in it!

LeBlanc is playing himself on a new Showtime series “about a hit British comedy that is imported by an American network, which dumbs down the show and casts Matt in the lead role. Matt has to audition to play himself.” That show, called Episodes, will be out this January.

Perry probably made the right decision to turn down Aniston’s offer. Now only would it have probably made him look desperate, a guest appearance by Aniston might not have done much to boost ratings. Aniston’s guest appearance on Cougar Town didn’t seem to help ratings at all, as the show finished third in its time slot.

2/18/98 Westwood, Ca Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston at the movie premiere of 'Kissing a Fool.'

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Halle Berry talks about her abusive childhood, low self-esteem

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 06:13 AM PST

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Back in the September issue of Vogue, Halle Berry used the platform of a cover interview in one of the biggest magazine issues of the year to spotlight her work with the Jenesse Center, a non-profit that helps abused and battered women who have left their abusive situations. Halle has been working with the Jenesse Center for a decade, and you can just tell that this is one of her great passions. Anyway, CNN continues to do their spotlight on "CNN Heroes" and they decided to do a sit-down interview with Halle, to profile her work with the Jenesse Center, and why she was drawn to this work:

Halle Berry has been busy dazzling photogs on the red carpet recently, hamming it up for a new Farrelly Brothers comedy, and enjoying a new romance with Olivier Martinez — but she says that despite her glamorous adulthood, she’s still healing from the trauma she witnessed in her childhood home.

The Oscar winner, 44, opened up to CNN recently about what motivates her to work with an organization that supports women who escape violent homes.

Berry recalls being terrified that her violent dad, who physically abused her mom, would turn on her, adding, “I think I’ve spent my adult life dealing with the sense of low self-esteem that sort of implanted in me. Somehow I felt not worthy.” As incredible as that sounds coming from a highly paid, highly photogenic movie star, she explains, “Before I’m ‘Halle Berry,’ I’m little Halle….a little girl growing in this environment that damaged me…I’ve spent my adult life trying to really heal from that.”

Of her dedication to supporting others trying to escape domestic violence — including frequent volunteering at Jenesse Center, a Los Angeles shelter, and helping to renovate apartments for women leaving abusive relationships — she says, “I have a spot in my soul that understands the devastation that this causes a family.”

[From PopEater]

CB and I were just talking about this, and whether Halle comes across as "authentic" when talking about the abuse in her past and how it has affected her as an adult. Personally, I have enormous respect for Halle's work with the Jenesse Center, and I think it's great that she's turning her own troubled past into something positive for other women, and it's obviously something she's enormously passionate about. BUT - the chick is still really screwed up about men. Even Oprah has called it a day on trying to help Halle through her issues.

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Beyonce’s Christmas was so much better than yours

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 05:30 AM PST

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All I really wanted for Christmas was Michael Fassbinder (DONE! I got Fish Tank on Christmas Eve!) and seasons 1-4 of The Closer (BOO! Did not get). So, my Christmas was a mixed bag - I got to sleep a lot and eat rich, buttery mashed potatoes and my mom's famous corn (she adds sugar!), but Santa was a big bitch and didn't bring me everything that I wanted. Maybe I had been naughty…? Maybe Santa/Michael Fassbender needs to give me a spanking…?

Anyway, I bring this up because Beyonce's Christmas was a lot better than mine. It was a lot better than all of our Christmases put together, honestly. And I'm petty, so I kind of hate Beyonce for all of the cool stuff she got:

Beyonce got some sweet gifts yesterday. Her husband, Jay-Z, was spotted shopping at Hermes’ plush Madison Avenue boutique on Christmas Eve.

A spy reports, “Jay was in a private room of Hermes doing last-minute shopping. He had a guard standing watch outside. He spent $350,000 on Birkin bags, among other things.”

The buying binge took so long, Jay-Z missed his scheduled lunch at Nello, prompting the restaurateur to deliver his food to the store. Jay-Z has plenty to spend — he’s getting $1 million to perform at the opening of the Cosmopolitan hotel and casino in Vegas on New Year’s Eve. His rep declined to comment.

[From Page Six]

Just think, $350,000 worth of Hermes loot… and that's just what we know about. He probably also "splurged" on some diamond and ruby booty appliqués and a solid gold accordion. But seriously, if someone gave me $350,000 worth of Hermes crap for Christmas, I would pretty much do whatever he/she wanted. Do you think Bey is like that? Probably not. She probably bitched at Jay for getting her the wrong color Birkin. Ugh.

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Ashton Kutcher works out to save his family from Armageddon (really)

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 05:20 AM PST

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Ashton Kutcher is the cover boy for the February issue of Men’s Fitness. Unlike past cover models, like Rob Lowe, Charlie Hunnam and The Situation, Kutcher does not deign to pose shirtless either on the cover or in his pictorial. (Boo!) They only use a shirtless picture of Kutcher from that terrible Killers movie, with what’s her face - Katherine Heigl. Inside, Kutcher discusses why he works out like a fiend, and it’s all because he wants to be able to save his family in the event of an apocalypse. The journalist claims that Kutcher discusses this in all seriousness, and the way that he goes on about it suggests he really does think some massive world-crushing event will happen in his lifetime and that only the quickest and strongest will survive.

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Kutcher says he trains because he believes all hell is going to break loose someday, and when it does, only the meanest, smartest and strongest will survive. He intends to be among them.

That’s why, as he jogs up the steepest of grades at Runyon Canyon near his Los Angeles home, he pretends he is being chased by wild boars or aliens, whatever civilization-crushing beings the 32-year-old mentally conjures up that day. It’s why he endures hours of blazing hot Bikram yoga, pretending he’s in the desert with no water. And it’s why he started learning Krav Maga, a hand-to-hand combat technique developed by the Israeli army and taught to special elite forces around the world. All of it in order to be prepared - for anything. “If the sh*t hits the fan,” Kutcher says, “you can get out of the sh*t…”

He says that in the practice [of Krav] he found his purpose: saving his loved ones from Armageddon.

“It won’t take very much, I’m telling you,” he says passionately. “It will not take much for people to hit the panic button. The amount of convenience that people rely on based on electricity alone. You start taking out electricity and satellites, and people are going to lose their noodle.” He continues
with exasperation. “People don’t have maps anymore,” he says, his voice rising with incredulity. “People use their iPhones or GPS systems, so if there’s no electricity, nobody has maps.

“And people are going to go, ‘That land’s not yours, prove that it’s yours,’ and the only thing you have to prove it’s yours is on an electric file. Then it’s like, ‘What’s the value of currency, and whose food is whose?’ People’s alarm systems at their homes will no longer work. Neither will our heating, our garbage disposals, hot-water heaters that run on gas but depend on electricity - what happens when all our modern conveniences fail? I’m going to be ready to take myself and my family to a safe place where they don’t have to worry.”

Talking to Kutcher, it’s easy to think that maybe his end-of-the-world rant is just another big Punk’d prank, but he’s serious. So serious, in fact, that one of his favorite memories in years was last Christmas, when he and his family lost power for 14 hours at their Southern California mountain cabin. “It was 20 below zero,” he says. “I got my guns out. We made a fire. We went to the grocery store, and the doors were open because they’re all electronic. People were rolling in and out, clearing out the shelves.

“I’m telling you, it was like a preview [of what's to come]… All of my physical fitness regimen is completely tailored around the end of day. I stay fit for no other reason than to save the people I care about.”

[From Men's Fitness, print edition, February, 2011]

People should use whatever works for them and motivates them to work out. I picture myself in a bikini by the pool. It’s probably not as vivid a scenario as running away from a pack of flesh-eating zombies, hence the easy excuses I make for skipping the gym. I get how scary an apocalypse seems. For me the more I watched Walking Dead and read the comics the more realistic an end-days type of situation seemed. Now that it’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve seen a Hollywood zombie, I realize that it’s totally foolish to be scared by a creative story and some excellent special effects. But I did look closely at this one year emergency supply of dried food at Costco. It was $3,000 for four people and has since sold out. That would last Ashton and Demi over a decade. They probably purchased enough food for 30 years and have a whole underground bunker prepared, complete with stockpiled Kabbalah water, a gym and a backup personal trainer who lives down there waiting to be of service when the world as we know it ends. Maybe it will end up being a big cosmic joke to Kutcher when only the fattest people are immune to the “virus” leaked by the secret biodefense lab.

Photos from Men’s Fitness print edition, where there are more.

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Real Housewives of BH: “We will no longer be working with your husband”

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 05:02 AM PST

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Spoilers for most recent Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Last week’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills wasn’t as dramatic as The “Dinner Party from Hell” with the alcoholic phony psychic, but it was still filled with superficial moments and all that cattiness we’ve come to enjoy. The major news was that Camille and Kyle seemed to make up after all their petty issues with each other, but given what a whack job Camille is I’m sure that won’t last. Taylor and Kim also made up on a mani-pedi trip, with Kim assuming that everything was fine and Tyler narrating that Kim was a strange duck and that she didn’t really understand her. Here’s a recap with some of my favorite quotes:

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Adrienne when her husband asked her if she did anything when Camille and Kyle were fighting:
“What was I supposed to do, put em in time out?”

Kim skips Lisa’s fundraiser after fight with Taylor, says she shouldn’t have said those things about her lips.

Lisa’s fundraiser for burn victims
Lisa said she’s upset Camille didn’t come to the fundraiser. “It’s going over the same thing again and again.”

Adrienne: “It’s a very ridiculous issue that’s the problem. It’s not about family it’s not about friends

Lisa: “I know it’s irrelevant now.”

Taylor: “People like the woman we’re here to support today, have real problems that make this look absolutely ridiculous.”

Kyle receives a text from Camille while she’s at the fundraiser
Camille’s text reads: “We will no longer be working with your husband, thank you very much.” Kyle cries and puts on her sunglasses.

Camille narrates that she can’t be Kyle’s target! Camille goes on a motorcycle ride with her boy toy, narrates “I believe that Allison was standing up for me… I have no interest in making amends with Kyle. There’s no point, it’s just a waste of my time.”

Kyle goes to lunch with her husband to break the news about Camille
Mauricio looks pained when she tells him that Camille says they won’t work with him. He says “The only thing I can do is just regain Kelsey and Camille’s trust… it’s so unlike you to act like that, to have those fights with people. I have clients and I need to protect them, so I don’t want to lose my clients.”

Mauricio later narrates “I think that’s just a childish reason to not want to do business with somebody. So I don’t know how I could be angry at somebody who wants to do a childish decision.”

Kim and Tayler get mani-pedis
Kim asks “Am I a last minute invitiation because you were debating whether to invite me?”

Taylor is all “yes.”

Kim says to Taylor “I think what happens with you and I is that when everybody is fighting, you and I don’t do well with it. So it’s like you go there and I go there because the situation is so uncomfortable.”

Taylor: “But I’m really hoping it’s behind all of us.”

Kim: “Then again, where would the fun be?”

Camille and Adrienne go to lunch
Camille tells Adrienne “Taylor’s party I’m so excited… This will be the first time I see Kyle. I don’t think it’s appropriate for somebody to come into my house and then verbally assault me that way. It just kind of threw me for a loop, I didn’t expect it. I think it was just two different personalities. I think she doesn’t understand me.”

Adrienne rolls her eyes. “It’s just a response to things that have happened over a period of time. Do you think?”

Camille: “Why do I have to be the target?… She’s almost like a child that you’ve got to smack on the hand and say ‘no, it’s time to grow up now Kyle.’”

Adrienne: “You almost want to put you both in time out at that point.”

Camille: “The way she verbally lashes out is kind of immature, I think.”

Adrienne narrates: “I would hope that Camille would make more of an effort toward Kyle to kind of make amends and bury the hatchet.”

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Taylor throws a 20s themed party
Taylor: “if you want to keep pace in Beverly hills you have to throw parties that people will talk about.”

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Taylors husband doesn’t even bother to dress up, and just throws a hat on and says he looks “gangster.” Taylor is all decked out and all of the other husbands made an effort. Lisa’s gay BFF, Cedric, even dressed in drag.

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Mauricio tries to charm Camille by telling her about his accessories. “The roaring 20s I just love the era. This keychain is my grandfather’s… from 1922. My other grandfather gave me this. I think this is from ‘29 or ‘30.”

Kyle tries to talk to Camille and approaches her. Introduces her to Justin, her personal assistant. She fusses over his outfit. He says “The ladysitter had to step it out.” Camille gives Kyle a hug, narrates later “I always take the high road… that’s my motto here.”

Kyle to Camille: “I swear to God, everytime I see you… I always think ‘I love you, you’re so sweet,’ and I don’t know what happened.”

Camille: “And then we get into it.”

Kyle: “I’m serious… some people have a connection… I don’t know what it is, because every time I feel like that and I don’t know what happens.”

Camille: “We get close and then something happens and then.”

Kyle: “I know.”

Kyle narrates “They way we spoke to each other and the things that were said, I think that we’re both trying to put this behind us and move on.”

Kyle to Camille “I know I’ve said this to you before that eventually you’ll get to know me and understand.”

Camille “I guess I don’t understand it.”

Taylor brings the bodyguard to make sure everything is ok.

Kyle to Camille: “If we were being set up, we would never go on a date again.”

Camille: “I know.”

Kyle: “But since we’re not on a date we can give it another shot”

Camille: “Absolutely. I would love to start, even from this night on, I want to put it all behind us.”

They hug.

Lisa narrates: “I wouldn’t put my money on it. I don’t think there’s a smooth road ahead.”

[Recap from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, aired 12-23-10]

My impressions are that it’s the same-old, same old from Camille. She accuses Kyle of targeting her and attacking her, when it’s crystal clear that’s exactly what she’s doing to Kyle, while Kyle is naturally defending herself. It’s like Camille has been planning this for weeks too, because she made cracks about Kyle’s husband in an episode that aired over a month ago. Camille said to her sycophants back then “[Kyle's] husband is a realtor. That's done… My husband is higher on the list, he's an A list celebrity. There's a big difference between that and the local Beverly Hills realtor… I don't think my husband and I can do business with them, knowing what his wife has done to me.” Well we know just how much influence Camille has over her husband and that Kyle has absolutely nothing to worry about.

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In other news about the RHOBH castmembers, there was a fight last week between one of Lisa’s friends, NBC Los Angeles reporter Robert Kovacik, and a drunk guy at a bar who accosted her. Lisa and her husband were talking to Kovacik when a guy came up to her and told her she looked worse in person or something. Kovacik told him to get lost, and the drunk guy punched him in the face. I guess this goes to show that it doesn’t matter how classy you are, being on a Real Housewives show will drag your ass down.

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