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Lamar Odom’s ex: he never sees his kids but wants them on his reality show
Ralph Fiennes brings his aristocrat girlfriend to a film festival
Christopher Meloni isn’t interested in catching rapists anymore
Angelina Jolie in red Jenny Packham: classic sack or still tragic?
Kim Kardashian is engaged to Kris Humphries
Kellan Lutz thinks Kellan Lutz is too good to appear in Britney’s new video
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Complex: “Don’t test me on Transformers!”
MTV’s new reality show ‘Married Young’ will ensure they’re divorced young too
Is Jennifer Aniston trying to fauxmance Justin Theroux?
Pres. Obama is a Yankee gaffe-machine in England

Lamar Odom’s ex: he never sees his kids but wants them on his reality show

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:08 AM PDT

We last heard from Lamar Odom’s longterm ex girlfriend in late 2009 when his new wife, Khloe Kardashian, was bragging about her close personal relationship with Lamar’s two children, Destiny, 12, and Lamar Jr., 8. Lamar’s ex Liza Morales said that Khloe hadn’t even met her son and that it was untrue that she had “bonded” with Destiny because they’d only met once for fifteen minutes.

That wasn’t the first time that Liza had spoken out about Lamar’s relationship with Khloe. She told the press back in September of 2009 that she heard about Khloe and Lamar’s wedding through a text message and that she “thought it was a joke at first.” Liza said that she was just discussing a reconciliation with Lamar in August a few weeks prior to his wedding to Khloe and that he had been a “commitment phobe” in their relationship of over a decade.

Liza gave another interview to OK! Magazine recently, and she told them that Lamar hasn’t seen his two children in months but that he’s still pressuring her to allow them to appear on his reality show with Khloe. OK! must be pissed that the Kardashians haven’t given them any exclusives lately. Or maybe they didn’t want to pay their fee.

During the years he spent with Liza, Lamar’s fidelity was always an issue, explains an insider, who explains that they split in 2008 when Liza discovered he was in a serious relationship with another woman. Despite their painful breakup, Liza moved to L.A. so the kids could get to know Lamar. “He promised he would straight up as a dad,” Liza explains, “But for a period of 11 months, he saw the kids about five times. So I moved back to New York, where we have other family.

Now, Destiny and Lamar Jr. fly out to L.A. every Christmas to visit, but Liza says that Lamar rarely sees them the rest of the year. “Financially, Lamar has always been very giving,” Liza tells OK! “But as a father, he has been very inconsistent.”

Recently, Khloe and Lamar have indicated that they’d like his children to appear on their reality series. “Maybe in the summer, if we film a season when they’re out of school,” Khloe told OK! in April. This past winter, out of the blue, Lamara also petitioned a judge for more access to the kids. “With filming and Lamar’s schedule, we have to work out a better agreement,” Khloe told OK!

Although Liza wants the kids to know their dad, she doesn’t want them on TV. “I definitely am not going to allow them on the show,” says Liza. The case hasn’t been settled yet, but Liza hopes Lamar will put his children’s needs first. “I want Lamar and I to be cordial for the kids’ sake,” says Liza.

[From OK! Magazine, print edition, June 6, 2011]

I’m team kids, and that means that they stay off reality television. If Khloe has her own kids she can pimp them out like her mother has done to her whole family, but she should step off this other woman’s children. It looks like Lamar can’t be bothered with his kids either. At least he’s financially supporting them and hasn’t tried to shaft them. He’s rich, sure, but a lot of rich man have left their families high and dry.

Lamar Odom is shown launching his fragrance with Khloe, Unbreakable, on 4/4/11. They’re also shown out on 3/15/11. Her pants! Those boots! Credit: WENN.com

Ralph Fiennes brings his aristocrat girlfriend to a film festival

Posted: 25 May 2011 08:45 AM PDT

Here are some new photos of Ralph Fiennes in Russia today, at some film festival where he is presenting his directorial debut, Coriolanus. Several things jumped out at me at once. First of all, Ralph looks GOOD. The last time I saw him, he had shaved off all of his hair. It's grown back, and while he's still got a wonky hairline, I think he looks better with some hair. He looks like a scary predator with no hair.

Anyway, so now that my English Patient Ralph has come back to me, what does he do? He breaks my heart by showing up with his GIRLFRIEND. And she's an aristocrat. Her name is Lady Amanda Harlech. They've been dating for several years (on and off, I believe), and she's considered "glamorous". I think she's pretty-ish and age-appropriate for him. But it's notable that she came with Ralph to the film festival. While they've been photographed together before, occasionally, they've never really done the red carpet thing, and I get the feeling that she rarely goes to his premieres or anything. Perhaps she's the one to get Ralph to settle down? The thought makes me want to cry.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Christopher Meloni isn’t interested in catching rapists anymore

Posted: 25 May 2011 08:00 AM PDT

I thought this already happened, months ago, but I guess this is new. According to an exclusive report from TV Line, Christopher Meloni will not be returning to Law & Order: SVU next year. I'm pretty sure he already said that he didn't really want to do another season, but now it's all official.

Chris Meloni will not be reporting back for duty when Law & Order: Special Victims Unit launches its 13th season this fall, TVLine has learned exclusively.

Protracted talks between the actor — who has played Detective Stabler since the NBC crime drama's 1999 debut — and studio NBC Universal broke down on Tuesday, says a source. Franchise creator Dick Wolf is said to already be searching for a big name to bring in opposite the series' female lead, Mariska Hargitay.

Hargitay's own deal to return for Season 13 remains unaffected.

Just last week, new NBC boss Robert Greenblatt told TVLine he felt the network was in "pretty great shape" as far as Meloni's prospective deal goes, though he did allow for the possibility of SVU one day moving forward minus its two original leads. In fact, there was very recently talk that Jennifer Love Hewitt (Ghost Whisperer) might join the series midway through the coming season to replace Hargitay.

"Jennifer Love is somebody we've been circling," Greenblatt told us, "but I don't know that that is going to happen at all."

An NBC spokesperson had no comment for this story.

[From TV Line]

Ugh, the Jennifer Love Hewitt rumors just kill me. It's being reported far and wide that whenever Mariska retires, JLH will come in to replace her. I mean, I no longer watch the new episodes because the show jumped the shark with that HIDEOUS season which featured Christina Lahti and Sharon Stone (it was awful). But I still care about the L&O franchise, and the exit of Meloni and the possible entrance of Love down the line makes me think that they just need to shoot this series in the head. No more. They've caught all of the rapists and pedophiles in NYC. DONE.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

Angelina Jolie in red Jenny Packham: classic sack or still tragic?

Posted: 25 May 2011 07:36 AM PDT

Last night was the LA premiere of Tree of Life, and Angelina Jolie found one of her beloved sacks to wear, this time in an interesting bright red. I generally like Jolie in red, but on the rare occasions when she does wear red, she often goes for a shade that I find too orange. I'd like to see her try a darker ruby, like a blue-red or burgundy/maroon. Anyway, Angelina's dress is Jenny Packham, a designer I don't think Jolie has ever worn before. The fit is loose and sacky and there's a ribbon belt. It's all… not good. But I like that she's trying something different, I guess. As for Brad, he walked most of the red carpet with his sunglasses on, life he's been doing for much too long, but then at some point he took them off and showed us his eyes. SHOCK.

There were some other people at the premiere, but surprisingly Sean Penn didn't show up…? I didn't see any photos of him if he did come. Here's Brad's costar Jessica Chastain. Her dress is Roland Mouret. If you wait two seasons, Victoria Beckham will be passing this dress off as her own.

Here's Garret Hedlund! Gwyneth Paltrow said Garrett reminded her of a young Brad Pitt. Do you see it?

Brad's friend Guy Richie and his pregnant girlfriend showed up for the premiere too. His girlfriend's name is Jacqui, and I still can't put my finger on who she reminds me of. Any help? She looks like somebody.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Kim Kardashian is engaged to Kris Humphries

Posted: 25 May 2011 07:33 AM PDT

Well, I was wrong. I thought Kim Kardashian's needy, desperate "I WANT TO GET MARRIED" act would end up scaring off poor Kris Humphries, but not so much. According to People Magazine's cover story this week, Kris proposed to Kim and Kim accepted. Accepted the free media and magazine covers, that is. No, I'm happy for her. She's wanted to get married - to ANYBODY - for years. She really wanted to marry Reggie Bush. Now she's settling for Kris, who has the same name (and spelling) as her mom. Sidenote: seriously, how gross is that? I would never marry a man with my mother's name. Although I've never met a dude named Faith.

It was a dream come true for Kim Kardashian when she walked into her Beverly Hills home May 18. Her boyfriend of six months, New Jersey Nets forward Kris Humphries, was waiting in her bedroom on bended knee with four words written in red rose petals: “WILL YOU MARRY ME?”

“I didn’t expect this at all,” Kardashian, 30, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview (out Friday) of the romantic, surprise proposal. “I was in such shock. I never thought it would happen at home, and I never thought now.”

Humphries popped the question with a custom-designed, 20.5-carat Lorraine Schwartz diamond sparkler. “I just knew I wanted it to be big,” says Humphries, 26, who, with the help of Kardashian’s mom Kris Jenner, planned an intimate family celebration later that evening.

“Kris really didn’t want a big celebration, but he had jokingly told my mom he’d be fine if there were mini-horses there,” says Kardashian with a laugh. “Later that night at the party, my mom brought out two mini-horses, covered in glitter, for us! It was hysterical!”

[From People]

Hahahahahaha "I didn't expect this at all"… except for all of those exclusive interviews she gave where she detailed what she was planning for her wedding to Kris. And my goodness, Kris Humphries can afford a 20 carat diamond?!? I thought he was, like, a minor athlete with no big contract. I don't know much about sports, obviously.

Oh, and re: the glitter covered-horses… Pink is going to have something to say about that. As she should. Don't f@$&# cover horses in GLITTER, for the love of God.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Kellan Lutz thinks Kellan Lutz is too good to appear in Britney’s new video

Posted: 25 May 2011 07:27 AM PDT

Kellan Lutz knows how much you think of Kellan Lutz. Kellan Lutz knows that Kellan Lutz is a world-class actor. Kellan Lutz knows that someday, very soon, Kellan Lutz's name (Kellan Lutz!) will appear in the pantheon of great American actors. The Al Pacino, the Robert DeNiro, the Marlon Brando, the Kellan Lutz. Kellan Lutz knows that Kellan Lutz's eye has got to stay on the prize. That's why Kellan Lutz said "no" to Britney Spears' request that Kellan Lutz appear in her latest video. Kellan Lutz is above that!

Kellan Lutz reportedly was asked to be Britney Spears’ object of affection in her upcoming music video for single “I Wanna Go”, but the “Twilight’s Saga” hunk turned down the offer. Rumor has it, the Emmett Cullen on the vampire movie series was originally planned to make out with the pop singer in a steamy scene.

Kellan met Britney for the first time when he attended a fund-raising event held by her on May 11. During charity gig for St. Bernard Project, an organization which focuses on Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, the actor told E! Online that “Oops!…I Did It Again” is his favorite Britney song.

Beside approaching Kellan, Britney reportedly has also asked Matthew McConaughey to play her love interest. Whoever signing a deal to join the “Till the World Ends” singer in the video is going to save her from being hounded by a crowd of paparazzi before he makes out with her in the backseat of a car.

The video shoot for the third single of “Femme Fatale” album was kicked off Tuesday, May 24 in Los Angeles with Chris Marrs Piliero sitting behind the lens. “Just wrapped day 1 of the I Wanna Go video. I-I-I wanna go-o-o to my b-e-e-d to get some sleep tonight,” Britney wrote on her Twitter. She is expected to continue the filming the following day.

[From Ace Showbiz]

Um, THAT is how you know Britney still has issues, by the way. Her first choice was Matthew McConaughey and her second choice was KELLAN LUTZ. Remember when she had actually hot guys in her videos, like Stephen Dorff? And now she's all up on KELLAN LUTZ?!? Oh, Britney.

But seriously, appearing in a Britney Spears video would have been great for Kellan's career. I can't believe he refused. I can't believe "Oops!… I Did It Again" is his favorite song.

Thanks to Bedhead for the lead!

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Complex: “Don’t test me on Transformers!”

Posted: 25 May 2011 07:20 AM PDT

About a month ago, we discussed model-turned-actress Rosie Huntington-Whitely in terms of being better or worse than Megan Fox in the newest Transformers trailer, which sparked a bit of a discussion in the comments about how unfair it is to compare Rosie’s acting abilities to those of Fox. However, it’s fairly clear (at least from the cover of Complex magazine’s June issue) that Rosie is angling for the same sort of simpering sex-kitten vibe that Fox pulled off so well before she opened her mouth and ruined it all. Visually, Rosie and her upper lip manage this task to the same degree as Fox.

Now, it’s time for a cursory analysis of the accompanying Complex interview, which attempts to fashion Rosie as a down-home farmgirl and an “accidental” model even though purposely put her foot in the agency door by applying for a booker position. Now, she’s not only a Victoria’s Secret Angel but also the latest interchangeable female lead actress in the Transformers franchise. As expected, Rosie is pretty vacant headed, but she takes great care to avoid the mistakes of her predecessor by not referring to Michael Bay as “like Hitler.” Still, Rosie ups the ante on Fox by not even recognizing names of some prominent Transformers toys:

Do you think Transformers role-play when they have sex?
Do I think they role-play when they have sex? [Laughs.] What, like Bumblebee and Optimus Prime? No! ‘Cause there’s no lady Transformers!

Yes there are.
I don’t know. It’s not in the movies. They’re all males. No, I don't reckon they do. I don't think they have sex.

How’s working with Michael Bay?
Michael was great. We shot a commercial in 2009 for Victoria’s Secret, that’s where we met. Then he sent me an email last summer. He said, “I’d like to put you on tape for this role for Transformers.” I figured it was going to be a small role, or an extra. I didn’t jump on the idea, but I believe you should always take a meeting, so I went to the casting and went on tape. A couple days later, Michael sent me a message saying, “We want you for the female lead, is that something you’d consider?” I met Shia that evening, then a week later I was doing a screen test, and two weeks after that I was doing my first scene. So it happened really, really quick.

Do you have any insight as to how that role opened up?
Well, the character Carly is Sam’s new girlfriend, and she’s a British girl. She’s a new character so I got to really put my stamp on it.

Right, but what happened to Megan Fox?
That’s a question for the filmmakers. I haven’t given it much thought.

Have you ever heard of Unicron?
Unicron? No. What is it?

It’s a Transformer.
Is it? Unicron! Don't test me on Transformers!

Are you a fast runner?
Yeah, I had to get really fast for this role. We closed down all these major streets in Chicago. We shut them down for weeks at a time, and I had to run, a lot, and in heels.

What is the line between high art and pornography?
When does a nude shot go from being artistic to being pornographic? I don't know how to politely say it, but I suppose when you start to see the insides of the female or male. [Laughs.] But it’s all in the eye of the beholder, right?

Can you do impressions?
Yeah, I can do impressions. I can do an Australian accent. I can do a good Southern accent.

Let’s hear it.
[Beaming.] Hi, Ms. Rosie, y’all lookin' pretty today. Y’all better be eatin’ up in New York City.

In modeling, does it take time to become comfortable with your body?
Well, it’s a day-to-day thing. I don’t feel comfortable in my body today at all. Any woman will tell you she has her good and bad days, and today I did not feel like I looked my best or felt radiant inside or outside.

[From Complex]

Eh. There’s a lot more of the interview, including a substantial portion wherein Rosie describes what it’s like to learn how to walk like a model after growing up on a farm and killing pheasants and chickens, but it’s such a standard “rise to fame” story that it’s well worth ignoring. As far as the impression she gives off in one of her first press engagements as a Transformers babe, Rosie’s not nearly as offensive as Fox, but just give her some time, and she’ll be talking about lesbian tendencies and orchestrating faux-breakups from boyfriend Jason Statham during every press tour. Once again, here’s the Transformers: Dark of the Moon theatrical trailer, wherein the robots outact the lead actress:

Photoshoot courtesy of Complex

MTV’s new reality show ‘Married Young’ will ensure they’re divorced young too

Posted: 25 May 2011 07:08 AM PDT

This is a random couple from Flickr, not a couple participating in this series

Not content to just bring us troubled teen couples trying to raise babies, MTV will soon deliver up the troubled teen couples on their own in an planned upcoming series tentatively named “Married Young.” It could be worse I guess. It could be “Married Young By America” where the viewing audience votes on which immature couples spend the next four to six weeks in corporate sponsored matrimony. EW has some good suggestions too, like Desperate Houseteens and Teen Wife:

After earning a ton of viewers with its Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant reality shows, the network is developing a new series that could be seen as a natural next step.

MTV has ordered a pilot for Married Young, a one-hour docuseries following the trials and tribulations of newly wedded couples. The cameras tune in after the couple's honeymoon and follow the couple through their first year as husband and wife.

The show will feature a range of couples and will show that grown-up responsibilities can be tough on young people, even without a kid in the picture.

If greenlit, Married Young (which is a working title… hmm, how about Teen Spouse? Teen Wife? Desperate Houseteens?) is expected to be less of a lightening rod than Teen Mom and 16 since there are no babies on board, and it has a different tone from those shows. But MTV taking on the institution of marriage is sure to spark at least some conversation.

[From EW]

MTV sort-of already did this with that Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica series which showed us just how tolerant Nick was of his ditzy bride. That marriage inevitably imploded, as have so many other relationships put until the smooshing mildly entertaining microscope of reality TV. It’s probably worth the trade off for most of these people. They get a taste of fame and end up getting plastic surgery makeovers and a couple throwaway tabloid covers, merely at the cost of their relationship, original personality, anonymity and most of their friendships. Some manage to survive mostly intact but they’re the exception not the rule. Still, it’s better that the focus won’t be on their poor kids, and I hope this report is accurate and that no children will be shown. MTV may try and think they’re presenting a cautionary tale, but just like Teen Mom they’re also giving so many young people a surefire formula for getting famous and earning some reality show cash.

Header photo credit: Abdullah AL-Naser. Photo below credit: Carlos Castillo. CC license via Flickr.

Is Jennifer Aniston trying to fauxmance Justin Theroux?

Posted: 25 May 2011 06:56 AM PDT

Last week, it seemed like Jennifer Aniston was "rolling out" a brand-new boyfriend coincidently timed for her promotional duties for Horrible Bosses. X17 and People Magazine both got "scoops" that Aniston had gone out to dinner with Justin Theroux, that he had been at her LA home, they went to dinner, and then they returned back to her place. A source told People Magazine, “When Justin is in L.A. from New York, he and Jen have spent a lot of time together lately… Jen was in a great mood and seemed happy to take Justin to her favorite restaurant. They seemed happy and were flirty, but didn’t act like a couple.” They also claimed that Aniston had been spotted at the Marmont, visiting Theroux. It all sounded pretty solid as far as publicity-driven fauxmances go.

And then, just hours later, Us Weekly got a blistering denial from Aniston's rep: "What X17 neglected to mention was that there were three other people at the dinner. It was a friends dinner.” I put on my Aniston tin-foil conspiracy hat - why the big rollout to People only to do a big denial to Us Weekly? My theory was that it was just the old ploy of getting attention by starting a rumor only to deny it. CB thought that maybe Theroux wasn't into the whole Aniston thing, and maybe threatened to deny it himself. Days later, even more reports came out about the time Theroux and Aniston were spending together - apparently, they spent the whole weekend hanging out (May 20, 21, 22). They were spotted together at Universal Studios, then Justin was seen entering Aniston's house, and then Justin met Aniston for lunch the next day. Hollywood Life quotes yet another source: "These two are jumping into this head-first. They're together all the time. But they sneak around and do everything they can not to be photographed together. Jen doesn't like her relationships to go public before she's ready." Now Star Magazine/Radar has an interesting piece which includes an interview with Justin Theroux's GIRLFRIEND's mother. WTF?

Jen Aniston and Justin Theroux? Not happening. Who says so? The mother of Justin's gorgeous long-time girlfriend, stylist Heidi Bivens! Speaking exclusively to our friends at Star, Marilyn Bivens said Theroux, 39, and Aniston, 42, are just FRIENDS.

"It's not true at all," Bivens said.

"That's from Justin's own mouth. He said he was with her at a dinner party with a lot of other people. It's been just a big, big misunderstanding — and you can take that as the truth."

Aniston and Theroux’s supposed relationship was said to be getting serious after the pair spent the entire weekend together. According to shutterbugs, Theroux visited the single Aniston at her home last Friday, before having lunch at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Saturday.

Jennifer then threw a small party at her house on Sunday with the actor and a few other close friends in attendance. But as for her daughter's lasting relationship with Theroux, all Biven would say was: "As her mother, I don’t feel comfortable commenting on my daughter’s personal life. That’s her business.”

[From Radar]

This is all so weird to me. Is this a PR ploy gone bad? Or was this how it was supposed to play out? Or did X17 and People Magazine honestly - and with zero help from Aniston's people - bungle the story? Does Justin really have a girlfriend? If he has a girlfriend, are he and Aniston doing it on the downlow? So many questions.

By the way, for me, Justin Theroux will always be the premature ejaculator from Sex & the City. ALWAYS.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Pres. Obama is a Yankee gaffe-machine in England

Posted: 25 May 2011 06:41 AM PDT

I saw this video about an hour ago, and it has made my day. It is ridiculous!! You put Pres. Obama in England, amongst the royal family, and he turns into a Bush-style gaffe machine. Okay, here's the set-up: The Obamas are in the midst of an official state visit to England, and England has pulled out all of the stops for them. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh (and the prime minister and his wife) set up meetings and photo ops throughout the day yesterday, including the one with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Will and Kate). Last night, the Queen hosted a major state dinner for the Obamas. Like with every state dinner, the visiting head of state is required to give a toast to his host, in this case, the Queen. What the president is NOT supposed to do is shout his toast OVER "God Save the Queen". That would be like the Queen belching through "The Star-Spangled Banner". So, here's the video… I've already watched it five times and I laugh every time. The look that the Queen shoots the president is HILARIOUS.

The Queen is not amused. And she can turn presidents into humbled schoolboys with just an icy royal glare. CB and I were debating this - I find it hilarious, she kind of feels bad for Obama. It's true that there's a massive amount of protocol that goes along with these state visits, and it's very easy for any leader to make a gaffe, and besides that, what does it hurt the Queen to have her royal protocols shaken up a bit? I do think Obama had the decency to be genuinely embarrassed, so there's that. But he's still the dude who shouted his toast OVER "God Save the Queen". Which is hilarious.

In addition to this gaffe, look at how President Obama signed the Buckingham Palace guest book (courtesy of Gawker):