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Is John Mayer bumpin’ uglies with Renee Zellweger?
Does Gwyneth Paltrow need to ditch her flat-iron?
Dita Von Teese’s casual attire: too matchy-matchy or goddess in red?
Model/actress Estella Warren nabbed for DUI, kicking a cop, escaping the police station
Prince William & Kate spend time with the Obamas (update: more photos!)
Maria Shriver leaked the Arnold son with the maid story, should she have?
Linnocent is a cracked-out Aphrodite, rising from the Miami surf
Katie Holmes in her Holmes & Yang design: fug, unflattering or not that bad?
‘Candy Land’ screenwriters go for “Lord of The Rings, but set in a world of candy”
Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony’s PDA: over the top, gross, or sort of cute?

Is John Mayer bumpin’ uglies with Renee Zellweger?

Posted: 24 May 2011 08:51 AM PDT

Last week, Perez Hilton reported that Renee Zellweger and John Mayer had been "quietly going on dates in LA and New York." The claim - which may have begun in the tabloid The Globe - was that Renee and John weren't really officially dating or anything, but that Renee was "looking for a good time with a hot guy.” Shortly after Perez's story broke, Gossip Cop got a denial from Renee's rep… although that doesn't mean much. Renee's rep rarely if ever confirms any personal information about who she's with.

Anyway, I remember reading some stuff about it last week and then I kind of forgot it. And then I read this item in Page Six this morning:

Ladies’ man John Mayer had a double date in Brooklyn over the weekend. The singer hit Pub One’s newly opened garden in DUMBO Sunday night with an unidentified woman and another couple. The foursome enjoyed beers, margaritas and burgers, according to a spy, and stayed for a leisurely meal. Mayer came complete with a Brooklyn look, “dressed casually in a plaid parka,” we’re told. Reports have said he’s discreetly dating Renée Zellweger but the relationship isn’t serious.

[From Page Six]

As far as I know, John Mayer hasn't had a big celebrity girlfriend since he and Taylor Swift were braiding each other's hair and rolling in a pile of stuffed animals and glitter (after which Mayer probably talked about his dong in the third person). He was rumored to be perhaps hittin' it with one of those random 90210 chicks (Jessica something, I think), but those reports died off too.

So is it possible that Renee has jumped on Mayer's David Duke dong? Much like with Bradley Cooper, I feel like if Renee is dating 'em, chances are that they're gay. I know that's horrible and probably all kinds of wrong, but she always seems to find the ones that ping my gaydar. Add to that the issue of Mayer's history with Jennifer Aniston… Renee got Bradley Cooper after Aniston too. It's all starting to look kind of fishy. If it’s on, I have to say: Renee, you could find a much better closet-case. For real.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Does Gwyneth Paltrow need to ditch her flat-iron?

Posted: 24 May 2011 08:16 AM PDT

I showed one of these photos yesterday, but I didn't identify where it came from. Yesterday, Gwyneth attended the "Flower Show For Peasants" (also known as the Chelsea Flower Show) in England. Dame Goop was there to shill her cook book to the English peasants. She did not look thrilled about it, in my opinion. I think Goop is kind of "over" this whole "promoting one's book in a tour of the peasant shopping districts" thing. I didn't really hate Goop's outfit - white jacket, white blouse, khaki pants, heels (okay, the pants are totally fug). But I hate her hair. She's still flat-ironing it! Goop and Jennifer Aniston have that in common - they're both so 1990s with their flat-irons.

Also: can you tell how much Gwyneth hates posing with her book? Like, she's ashamed to be at this event with all of these authentic English people and she feels like a dirty American peasant trying to make a buck. That's what she is, though.

Meanwhile, an ACTUAL Dame, Dame Helen Mirren was also at the Chelsea Flower event too. She was invited because a carnivorous plant was being named in her honor. Damn, Dame Helen is so awesome even botanists are like "let's name this man-eating plant after Helen Mirren."

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Dita Von Teese’s casual attire: too matchy-matchy or goddess in red?

Posted: 24 May 2011 07:26 AM PDT

These are some new photos of Dita Von Teese out and about in LA yesterday. She stopped by the Vivienne Westwood boutique and picked out some pieces at Fred Segal. Can you believe that Dita walks out of the house looking like this, and she's just out to do a spot of shopping? Amazing. Anyway, I love the look from head to toe. The world is Dita's red carpet and I admire her commitment to always looking pulled-together and fabulous. I love her hair like this. I love the sexy red dress, which is cut beautifully. I love the black and white clutch, and I love the matchy-matchy shoes. If you're going to do matchy-matchy, do it like this.

Meanwhile, Dita recently did an interview with the NYT's Style Magazine. The full piece is here, and it's totally worth a read if you want to hear about Dita's beauty secrets. Here are some highlights:

TT: If pressed for time when doing your makeup, what are your bare essentials?
DVT: Flawless skin is the most important thing, then red lips. In exactly that order. Red lips don't look good on blotchy, uneven skin. I use Dior Capture Totale Foundation, and a dusting of Mineralize Powder by MAC. Dior Dolce Vita is my favorite red lipstick. When in a rush, I tie my hair back and throw on a great pair of sunglasses…and voila! Don't underestimate the cosmetic power of sunglasses. It's worth spending a bit of money on a quality pair. I usually go for Dior or Louis Vuitton.

TT: I can tell that underneath the foundation and powder you have lovely skin. How do you care for it?
DVT: I have really sensitive skin, and a few allergies, so I stay on it. I recently had a bout with rosacea. I was told by a big name dermatologist, "this is your life now," because he couldn't figure out how to get rid of it. A million creams later, I went to a real skin doctor in Orange County. He prescribed a pill and one lotion, and boom, it was gone. The moral being: find the guy who takes your insurance.

TT: He sounds knowledgeable. Did he give you any other tips?
DVT: Yes, he said it doesn't matter what moisturizer you use. Just make sure you put it on right after cleansing, while your skin is still damp. That way your pores can absorb it while they are still open. So choose any cream you like for the face and body. My choice is always Creme de la Mer- it's pricey, but so worth it.

TT: Who are your favorite beauty icons?
DVT: Oh, my all time favorite is Betty Grable. Her look, her humor and most of all her spirit and sense of individuality. Just like Madonna 20 years ago. She was unlike anyone, and stayed true to herself. Modern day, I find Carmen Dell'Orefice very unique and fantastic.

TT: Has it taken time to find what works best for you?
DVT: My look has taken time to evolve. I've gotten to a place where I feel pretty and confident. I think that's important for anyone. Personally, I have no reason to change it, no matter what people say or advise. I will save baring all for the person I am intimate with.

TT: Being a natural blonde, what do you use to darken your brows?
DVT: It's easy with Just For Men hair dye. I'm kind of a do-it-yourself person as far as my hair, makeup and styling go. I'm in the process of writing a beauty book, where I do it all. It's hard work. But nothing good comes easy.

TT: As for your incredible figure- how do you stay in shape?
DVT: I think variety is key. I prefer the competitive atmosphere of a classroom setting, like yoga or Pilates. That keeps me going. Although performing on stage is great exercise! I just haven't been doing it as much as I'd like. It's all the requirements and special effects I need to do a show. Many venues are not big enough or are not set up for everything. Many can't accommodate my Opium Den, for example, which is part of my most opulent show. I won't settle for middle of the road- I go for grand. I'm pretty particular, as you might have guessed.

[From The NYT Style Mag]

I love her. And I love that she's all DIY beauty - that's really cool to me, because I always thought she probably gets lots of expensive skin treatments and stuff. It's cool that she has answers for "how do you do this?" kind of questions. And Just For Men dye on her brows! Awesome.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Model/actress Estella Warren nabbed for DUI, kicking a cop, escaping the police station

Posted: 24 May 2011 07:04 AM PDT

When I first heard this story I saw the picture of this chick, squinted and realized she looked vaguely familiar but that I had no idea who she was. Then I read that she was in Planet of the Apes, which I’ve seen, so that must explain it. Warren is 32 and has been in some movies recently that I’ve never heard of. She just got in a heap of trouble with the law in a DUI incident that is so ridiculous it sounds like a scripted scene out of a sitcom - or a random day in Lindsay Lohan’s life. Warren drunkenly rammed her Prius into three parked cars and drove away. When the cops tried to nab her she resisted arrest and kicked an officer. Then when she was being booked at the station she somehow took her handcuffs off (I guess they were the plastic kind) and ran out the back door. They got her again and she’s in jail at this point, probably trying to sleep it off.

Actress/model Estella Warren is in jail right now, after allegedly slamming into three cars, kicking a cop and escaping from the police station … law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

The crazy incident occurred Monday night just before midnight. Cops say Warren was driving in L.A. when she struck 3 parked cars in her Toyota Prius. Warren drove away but cops spotted her and placed her under arrest for driving under the influence, though not before she resisted and kicked an officer.

Warren was taken to the police station in handcuffs, and during the booking process she managed to get out of her handcuffs and then run out the back door! Warren was quickly recaptured.

Warren is being booked for felony escape. We’re told she will also be booked for assault, hit and run and DUI.

As one law enforcement source told TMZ … “She was really hammered.”

[From TMZ]

This is one way to earn headlines again about ten years after you were supposed to be the next big thing. At least she didn’t hurt anyone. What’s next for her - Celebrity Rehab? She doesn’t have the name recognition to get her own reality show, although it doesn’t take much lately. We know she’s not above pulling stunts for ratings.

Warren is shown on 5/19, 5/1 and 2/22/11. Her nose job is awful. Credit: WENN.com

Prince William & Kate spend time with the Obamas (update: more photos!)

Posted: 24 May 2011 06:56 AM PDT

Oooooooooooh!!!! The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Prince William and Waity Katy) met the Obamas TODAY, at Buckingham Palace. These are the first photos of Kate and Will since their honeymoon. If possible, Kate looks even THINNER? Did she eat anything on the honeymoon? Good Lord. Anyway, William and Kate couldn't be bothered to invite the Obamas to their wedding, so this is the first time the Obamas and the Cambridges (meh on that name) are meeting all together. I like that the president and William are the same height - they're both super-tall dudes. And I don't like how twig-like Kate looks standing next to FLOTUS. Look at her! (UPDATE: More photos at the end of the post!)

Newlyweds William and Kate greeted the Obamas in the grand 1844 room of Buckingham Palace at the start of the US state visit to the UK. It was the first time Kate had undertaken a role as a member of the royal family since her wedding. There were no television cameras nor reporters in the room for the meeting.

A Clarence House spokeswoman said the couples spent around 20 minutes together, chatting informally.

William and Kate returned from their romantic honeymoon in the Seychelles at the weekend and made a special trip to the Palace to see the President and Mrs Obama. The American leader and his wife did not attend the couple’s recent wedding but the state visit has been seen by form of sweetener instead.

Mr Obama told how his country was fascinated by the Westminster Abbey service when he met the Duke’s father, the Prince of Wales, at the White House in Washington a few weeks ago.

William and Kate will be visiting the US during their first overseas tour as a married couple, which begins at the end of next month. The Obamas met the royal couple shortly after arriving at the Palace ahead of the formal ceremonial welcome in the gardens.

Kate, looking slim and tanned after her honeymoon, was pictured deep in conversation with Michelle Obama. Dressed in a pale coffee-coloured cap sleeved knee length dress, she held a black clutch bag as she chatted to the First Lady.

William, in a dark suit with a handkerchief in his pocket, gestured with his hands as he talked with President Obama.

[From The Telegraph]

Us Weekly says that before meeting the Cambridges, the Queen arranged a private tour of Buckingham Palace for the Obamas, and the Queen also arranged a 41-gun salute by the Scots Guards, as well as a performance of The Star Spangled Banner. Nice. I think the Queen really likes the Obamas. Michelle especially, considering the two women had a touchy-feely moment during Michelle's first trip to England.

The Obamas came to London after a brief stopover in Moneygall, Ireland, which is where President Obama became Barry O'Bama, the Irishman. He drank Guinness at a pub and he probably danced a jig.

UPDATE: Here are some additional photos of Waity & FLOTUS.

Photos courtesy of WENN & Fame/Buckingham Palace.

Maria Shriver leaked the Arnold son with the maid story, should she have?

Posted: 24 May 2011 06:53 AM PDT

TMZ has a story claiming that Maria Shriver’s people are the ones who went to the press with the story after she was livid to find out that her husband had a secret teen son with her housekeeper of 20 years. This report is consistent with earlier rumors that Maria is the one who confronted the maid about her suspicions that the boy was Arnold’s. When Maria’s worst fears were confirmed, she allegedly wanted to blow the lid off the scandal right away and hold a press conference, but her friends told her to do it through the press instead. This would also explain why Arnold was so quick to own up to the child - Maria was going to nail him as the father either way, and it was his only option.

When I ask in the title if Maria should have leaked that story, I’m not asking because I think that Maria should kept Arnold’s secret for him. I’m asking because I think Maria had the best leverage over Arnold in a divorce and that she played her hand way too early. If I’ve learned anything from soap operas, it’s that knowing someone’s deep secret, holding it over their heads and terrorizing them with it is far more effective than ripping the bandaid off and letting the whole town know right away.

Here’s the story from TMZ:

The Arnold Schwarzenegger baby drama story was leaked to the media by Maria Shriver’s own people … and they did it because Maria was so angry at Arnold, she wanted to do it herself.

TMZ has new information from sources connected to Maria. We’re told when Maria found out that Arnold was the father of Mildred Patty Baena’s son, she was “hysterical” and wanted to hold a news conference blowing the lid off the scandal.

We’re told Maria’s friends talked her off a ledge and a plan was eventually hatched to leak the details to the L.A. Times and TMZ.

And we have new information about when Maria found out about the baby. Now we’re told Maria learned about Arnold’s love child in late April or very early May.

The timeline further supports the story TMZ broke earlier — that Maria was miserable in her marriage and wanted out for a long time. As we first reported, Maria was looking at pricey L.A. condos back in January with a Beverly Hillls realtor.

Maria has told friends for nearly two years she wanted a divorce but never pulled the trigger. Maria, we’re told, is now ready to end the marriage.

As for Arnold, our sources say he’s upset Maria was talking to her friends about the scandal. Arnold and his people know the story leaked through Maria’s camp.

[From TMZ]

This makes the most sense. The housekeeper wasn’t about to tell anyone. She was being well taken care of by Arnold and according to earlier reports she didn’t tell the boy or even her sister that Arnold was her son’s father. We haven’t seen paparazzi photos of the woman, Mildred Baena, and the press has been camped outside her home. She’s hired a lawyer though, or Arnold’s people have, as someone sent a cease and desist on her behalf to Radar Online.

Meanwhile News of The World has photos of Arnold at his son’s Christening and playing with him. That would have presumably been right around the time that Arnold found out he was the boy’s father. (I have not yet seen the photos as the NOTW website is subscription only, and am going on secondary accounts.)

The NY Post reports that Arnold doted on Baena’s sons, including her now 20 year-old son from her marriage, and lavished gifts on them. The boys and Baena also regularly went on vacation with Arnold and his family. Arnold was even the godfather to Baena’s older boy. It makes you wonder why Maria didn’t figure it all out a lot sooner. Maria may be wondering that too. She’s said to have hired a private detective to figure out all the other sordid things Arnold was up to during their long marriage. According to actress Jane Seymour, she’s heard there are at least two more of Arnold’s love children out there. Arnold’s biographer says that number could be as high as six.

Maria is shown on the Oprah farewell spectacular on 5/17/11. Credit: WENN. She’s also shown on 5/21/11. Credit: Fame

Linnocent is a cracked-out Aphrodite, rising from the Miami surf

Posted: 24 May 2011 06:45 AM PDT

Here are even more photos of Linnocent chilling out in Miami. These pics are from her cracked-out beach time - she was photographed rising out of the Atlantic, like a crackheaded, methed-out Aphrodite rising from the surf. Actually, she looks more like a Cracken if we're making Greek mythological allusions. Here's my favorite photo:

"SCREEEEEEEEE!!"

Anyhoodle, Linnocent is allegedly in Miami because she was doing a photo shoot for Plum Magazine, but at this point, I think she's just hanging out in Miami on the magazine's dime. According to Page Six, the photo shoot only took place on Saturday, and Linnocent spent Friday, half of Saturday, and Sunday in various Miami clubs and bars - Fontainebleau’s LIV and Arkadia nightclubs. They even say that Linnocent was so cracked out, she rushed into the DJ booth and started "deejaying". I'm sure she was drinking "water" the whole time. By the way, whatever happened to all of her community service hours that she was so eager and happy to fulfill? Guess all of those women in need will have to fend for themselves!

In other Linnocent news, did you hear about these Stephen King rumors? He gave an interview where he discussed the possibility of a remake of Carrie, the King book which was brilliantly adapted by Brian De Palma into a film starring Sissy Spacek. King said that he wouldn't really be opposed to casting Linnocent as Carrie in a possible remake, especially if David Lynch or David Cronenberg got their hands on it. When Linnocent heard this, her crack hustle went into full effect. She ran to TMZ and had them run a story based on "sources" saying that she would be "stoked" to work on the project and it "would be epic." AND she also wants a part in The Dark Tower. Oh, Stephen King! What crackheadednesss hath he wrought? Sidenote: Does Linnocent think she's so friggin' important and desirable as a professional that she couldn't comment DIRECTLY about Stephen King? She's so used to calling up TMZ and feeding them quotes and stories using "sources" as her byline that she's forgotten how to react to a rumor directly.

By the way, in this photo you can see Linnocent handling some prescription meds. Of course.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

Katie Holmes in her Holmes & Yang design: fug, unflattering or not that bad?

Posted: 24 May 2011 06:44 AM PDT

Last night was something or other to do with the "Drama Desk". Awards? Like, they were handing out awards? Sure. Probably. Several celebrities who are not currently on the NY stage showed up. Like Katie Holmes! You know what? I've always thought that if Kate Middleton looked like any American celebrity, it was Lauren Conrad, but now I'm revising that. Waity looks like Katie Holmes and Lauren Conrad's love child. Anyway, Katie was at the Drama Desk Awards, wearing this dress of her own design - it's "Holmes & Yang". I actually have something nice to say about this dress: the color is really pretty on her. And the dress isn't flat-out horrible and cheap-looking. Sure, it's unflattering the fit is off and it makes her look thick-waisted and/or pregnant, but overall, we've seen Katie look so much worse. Plus, her hair and makeup is pretty good here too.

Daniel Radcliffe was at the Drama Desk event too. He's actually in a Broadway show (How To Success in Business), and you know, he's cute as a button. I would eat him up.

I'm sorry, but this photo of a 'stached Lee Pace, goofy Jim Parsons and a jacked Ellen Barkin is making my day. How funny is this? Lee Pace is really making love to the camera, isn’t he?

Photos courtesy of WENN.

‘Candy Land’ screenwriters go for “Lord of The Rings, but set in a world of candy”

Posted: 24 May 2011 06:33 AM PDT

It’s not news that Hollywood has long since run out of original ideas, and nowhere is this more apparent than with children’s movies, which largely depend upon the nostalgia of parents who decide exactly which piles of cinematic crap upon which to spend their almighty dollar. Most recently, filmmakers have dubiously polished up old favorites like Alvin and the Chipmunks, Yogi Bear, and The Smurfs. As if that weren’t enough, board games are also now fair game. You may have already heard about the upcoming Candy Land movie, but it’s going to be even worse than you could ever imagine because the screenwriters are taking things all too seriously and are preparing to fashion a highly complex world in manner of Lord of The Rings. Will Gollum be involved in this mess? One can only hope:

Admit it. You think the Candy Land movie is one of the worst ideas in Hollywood history. A movie based on the children's board game that itself seems specifically designed to numb the adult mind with its winding rainbow path past the domains of the nefarious Duke of Swirl and Lord Licorice and into King Kandy's scrumptious kingdom. But what if the Cupcake Commons were, say, the Shire, and the Chocolate Mountains were Mordor? Because that's what the Candy Land writers have in mind. Jonathan Aibel, who co-wrote Kung Fu Panda 2 with Glenn Berger, told EW at yesterday's Hollywood premiere that they have ambitious plans: We envision it as Lord of The Rings, but set in a world of candy.”

The Lord of the Rings. In a world of candy.

“We don’t see it as a movie based on a board game, although it has characters from that world and takes the idea of people finding themselves in a world that happens to be made entirely of candy where there are huge battles going on,” Berger says. “We are going for real comedy, real action, and real emotions at stake.”

[From Popwatch]

Naturally, this sounds utterly disastrous, but I can sort of see why the screenwriters would get ambitious here because they’ve probably been instructed by the studio to fashion this as the first installment in a prospective trilogy. Still, Candy Land is an exceedingly simple game that’s geared towards children aged 3-6, and these very young children are the presumed target audience as well. Instead of making a proper movie for this age group, what will probably happen is that the poor children will be bored out of their skulls by all of the intricacy involved with a LOTR-styled universe, and the parents will get pissed off because their kids won’t sit still at all. And of course, you know this movie will probably end up being in 3-D, which will only further emphasize the parents’ subsequent irritation (and the irritation of their pocketbooks) after surviving this nonsense. So in all likelihood, there will be no trilogy at all, but if the filmmakers somehow wise up and choose to fashion this movie like, say, Gnomeo and Juliet, there might actually be some hope. In the alternative, the screenwriters could also just have Viggo Mortensen ride through on a horse, which would at least give the audience some real eye candy, don’t you think?

Photos courtesy of Hasbro and AllMoviePhoto

Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony’s PDA: over the top, gross, or sort of cute?

Posted: 24 May 2011 05:55 AM PDT

I don't think I could pick Simon Fuller out of a lineup. He looks kind of like Piers Morgan, right? Like a thin version of Piers, I think. Anyway, Simon Fuller, the creator of such shows as American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance?, and various hit reality-competition shows overseas (he's British, and he got his start in the UK), got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday. Several people whose careers were launched by Fuller attended the event. Like Ryan Seacrest, Carrie Underwood and Posh Beckham. Jennifer Lopez was there too, with Marc Anthony, and they put on a little show for the photographers, nuzzling, touching and kissing.

Is it gross? I'm of two minds on this. On the surface, yeah, it's kind of gross. Gross because Jennifer is acting like she's all hot and bothered for Marc, who is not a very attractive man, in my opinion. BUT… it's also kind of nice. Jennifer finally settled down with somebody who makes her really happy. They've been together how many years now? Seven? That's forever in Lopez-years. So… yeah, they're kind of gross, kind of cute. And there's also an element of Jennifer's resurging power too - she and Marc were placed in the front row, and most of the cameras were pointed on them, rather than on Posh Beckham or Carrie Underwood, or even Simon Fuller. Jennifer never goes any place where she cannot be THE STAR.

By the way, the dress is… not flattering. Yes, she's proud of her curves and no, she shouldn't have to hide them. But she should know how to flatter them, and this is not flattering.

Photos courtesy of WENN & Fame.

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