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Jennifer Aniston & Justin Theroux are “pre-engaged,” friends say
Elisabetta Canalis is making millions from her association with George Clooney
Chris Evans & RDJ bring the man-pizzazz to the ‘Captain America’ premiere
Alex Skarsgard gets an honorary degree, looks scholarly hot
Did Leonardo DiCaprio dump Blake Lively because of his mom?
Eric Dane is in rehab, what’s really going on?
16 year-old Courtney Stodden on her 51 year-old husband: ‘he’s my college’
Coco hangs out in Miami Beach in a skimpy bikini: gross or cute?
Jennifer Lopez’s mom asked Ben Affleck for advice on J.Lo’s marriage
Matt Damon calls Brad and Angelina paparazzi prisoners, talks sex tapes

Jennifer Aniston & Justin Theroux are “pre-engaged,” friends say

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 08:49 AM PDT

People are still talking about Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux's rings. It seemed like as soon as they got together, officially and publicly, they were wearing matching gold rings. I didn't really think anything of it, because, really, who cares? Rings don't mean much, and I rarely look at them on anyone. It's possible for two people to just have similar rings, or to give someone a ring and not have it mean anything important. Anyway, this ring-obsession is the focus of a new story. Apparently, the giant diamond ring Aniston sported for several of her Horrible Bosses appearances means that she and Justin are "pre-engaged." It also means, in my opinion, that they are 13 years old. Pre-engaged? Seriously? You're in your 40s. Stop with the cutesy high school crap.

Jennifer Aniston & Justin Theroux are intoxicated with their love for each other. Ok Magazine reports that friends close to the 42-year-old actress have never seen her so happy and that the happy couple may wed by 'summer's end'!

"They're kind of pre-engaged," a friend of Jen's tells the magazine. "We keep saying, 'whats with the rings? It's only been a few weeks!' But she says it feels right."

Jen was spotted wearing a gold ring with her name on it in June and shortly after Justin was sporting the exact same one! Then at the Horrible Bosses premiere, Jen wore a huge diamond ring — she hadn't worn a ring on her left hand since her divorce from Brad Pitt in 2005!

The freshly shaven and newly clean cut actor has reportedly been transformed inside and out by Jen.

"He has always been somewhat cynical and pessimistic," the source adds. "But he has a happy, upbeat vibe now, like he's a better version of himself … Justin shaved his scruffy beard; he's gone from looking like a dirty biker to a leading man. The motorcycle boots have been replaced by Gucci shoes. Jen has been spoiling him with facials and pedicures."

The wedding might happen at Justin's favorite secret getaway — the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

"It's the place Justin's always dreams of getting married — it's the perfect place to tie the knot."

[From Hollywood Life]

First: this is not the first time Aniston has worn a big diamond ring on her left hand since her divorce. She did this with Vince Vaughn during the promotion of The Break-Up. Allegedly, Vince was pissed that she was trying to start engagement rumors.

Second: "Jen has been spoiling him with facials and pedicures." Hahaha SELLOUT. What happened to Justin? I thought he was SO HARDCORE. Now he's Aniston's spa buddy and they gossip about Brangelina as they do each other's hair. It also sounds like Aniston might want a girlfriend more than a boyfriend, right?

Third: It actually wouldn't surprise me if they were engaged, pre or otherwise. I don't think this is going to last longterm, but I think they'll make it through the year, and at least past the Oscars, and if they're going on that long, I suspect we'll be hearing many more "engagement rumors".

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Elisabetta Canalis is making millions from her association with George Clooney

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 08:18 AM PDT

Don't cry for Elisabetta Canalis, America. Bitch is getting hers, and then some. She's not going to be Sarah Larsen'd, forced to return to working as a "waitress" and "hostess/escort" for paying customers. No, Elisabetta is a star! And she's got the modeling contracts to prove it. According to Page Six, Elisabetta has been raking in the dough with appearance and modeling contracts in Italy, and she's looking to continue working in America:

Don’t feel too bad for George Clooney’s ex, Elisabetta Canalis. The born-to-be-in-a-bikini brunette, who split with Clooney after two years in June, has made a fortune from sponsorship and TV deals in Italy, and may soon be landing even bigger contracts in the United States.

A source said the TV host and actress “has made around $10 million from deals in Italy, and soon will be popping up everywhere.”

It isn’t clear if Canalis has landed a big modeling contract or an acting job, and a rep for the shapely siren couldn’t be reached.

[From Page Six]

The Italian entertainment industry is so different than the American industry, so I don't doubt that Elisabetta was and is able to parlay being "George Clooney's girlfriend/Clooney's ex-girlfriend" into some major money-making schemes and genuine A-list celebrity status in Italy. And think about it - golden gagging clause or no, Eli hasn't even given an interview since her split. I'm sure there are Italians tabloids or magazines willing to shill big money for that exclusive.

Meanwhile, there were rumors that Clooney had already moved on to a new Italian bird, but Clooney sent a denial to E! News, just so all of those Italian birds would know that he's single. He said, “The Italian press, from Corriere Della Sera to TGCOM, Ansa, NewNotizie, Sky.it and even Vanity Fair are all running a story that quotes me as saying that I’m bringing a ‘new girl’ to the Venice Film Festival. I never made that statement and it’s not true. It was made up to sell tabloid magazines. It’s a ridiculous lie and should be corrected as publicly as it was originally written.” Translation: I'm looking for a new girlfriend, and I'm willing to buy her new boobs in time for the Venice Film Festival.

Photos courtesy of WENN, VF Italia, Cavalli.

Chris Evans & RDJ bring the man-pizzazz to the ‘Captain America’ premiere

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 07:47 AM PDT

Last night was the big LA premiere for Captain America, a film that I kind of want to see. I thought it was going to be bad, but then there was a trailer that actually made it look kind of bad-ass. Plus, I think Chris Evans seems like a nice guy, so I kind of want to support him. I might have to rethink it all, though, just because of how Chris came to the premiere. He wore a suit and tie, which is nice, but he wore these tinted glasses which… remind me of Jack Nicholson. And they remind me of Brad Pitt trying to imitate Jack Nicholson. And they remind me of Robert Downey Jr.'s style pizzazz. Which is to say… Chris isn't there yet. He's not big enough for the picket square and the tinted glasses and the Mr. Hollywood vibe.

Speaking of pizzazz… RDJ. HIS SHIRT. He's so fancy.

Um… Chris's costar Hayley Atwell is completely gorgeous, isn't she? Great figure too. She reminds me a little bit of Nigella Lawson.

Here's Vanessa Hudgens with her short hair. I actually do think this is a great cut for her.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Alex Skarsgard gets an honorary degree, looks scholarly hot

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 07:28 AM PDT

Here we have Swedish hottie Alex Skarsgard receiving an honorary arts doctorate from Leeds University in England. I guess we can call him “Doctor” Skarsgard now. Alex, 34, spent six months studying English at Leeds with a friend in 1996 after he completed a service of 18 months in the Swedish military. (He was in an anti-terrorism unit!) He admitted to spending more time partying than studying when he was at Leeds, and in 1997 he headed to New York city to study theater at Marymount Manhattan College.

I can’t confirm whether or not Alex completed his undergraduate degree, but I had a nice time reading through his old interviews trying to figure it out. I particularly enjoyed this transcript of a live chat interview he did with Aftonbladet in 2002. He gamely answered tons of random questions thrown at him by fans, and some of his responses were really funny. Here are some of my favorites:

Bärta says: If you were an animal, which animal would you like to be?
Alexander Skarsgård says: I am an animal.
Vera says: Who do you think is the most beautiful in the world?
Alexander Skarsgård says: I have seen too few to say, I`ll come back to it in 50 years.
Gabbe 22 says: When did you have sex for the first time? Was it perfect?
Alexander Skarsgård says: For me, yes. For her, no.
domicq says: What kind of bad habits do you have?
Alexander Skarsgård says: I drive too fast.
Camilla says: Is it possible to be a little unfaithful?
Alexander Skarsgård says: Yes, and one can also be a little evil.
Dlovan says: If you could choose, what would you change in the world?
Alexander Skarsgård says: I would remove a bunch of idiots and put in some angels.

[From Skarsgard News]

One fan asked him “do you weight yourself every morning?” and instead of just saying yes or no, he stated “I weigh 86kg.” That’s 189.5 pounds and he’s 6′4″. I thought his BMI would be lower actually, but there’s so much muscle in there. That was way back in 2002 though, so he may have lost weight since.

Getting back to these adorable pictures, he looks like the new defense against the dark arts teacher at Hogwarts, the one who has all the girls drooling and staring in rapt attention.

Photo credit: WENN.com

Did Leonardo DiCaprio dump Blake Lively because of his mom?

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 07:21 AM PDT

Here are some new photos of Blake Lively on the New York set of Gossip Girl. Still a TV Girl, despite being Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend? Well, there are rumors that Leo and Blake might have split. The whole thing seems to have started with a report in the UK's Now Magazine, which is pretty tabloid. Here's the original report:

Blake Lively thought she had Leonardo DiCaprio hook, line and sinker after carefully following dating book The Rules and playing hard to get.

But there’s one person Blake didn’t factor in: Leo’s beloved mum Irmelin.

The Gossip Girl star, 23, has been left devastated after Leo jetted to Italy with his mother, telling her he needs space.

And Blake’s pals say she fears it was German-born Irmelin who put the brakes on their romance because she didn’t think the actress was good enough for her only son.

'Blake’s a total mess,’ a close friend tells Now. 'She tried hard to impress Leo’s mum when they met but Irmelin couldn’t stand her. She told Leo that Blake was far too up herself for him. Blake was nervous so she did talk a lot. But his mum says all she did was talk about Gossip Girl and how she’s a Chanel model. Leo listens to his mum and the fact that she didn’t like her has put him off.’

[From Now Magazine]

It's an easy report to dismiss, but I have noticed that after a whirlwind of speculation, sightings and unnamed-source quote-drops to People Mag and Us Weekly just one month ago, things seem to have slowed down. It wouldn't surprise me if it was just a summer romance and that it was already over, or close to being over. That being said, people aren't lining up to take this Now Magazine report seriously. Even Ted Casablanca notes that there's no "official word" on their relationship status, but Ted does note that Leo's a mama's boy… so, who knows?

Photos courtesy of Pacific Coast News.

Eric Dane is in rehab, what’s really going on?

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 07:02 AM PDT

Eric Dane goofs around with a lady he just met

Eric Dane, 38, recently checked into 30 day inpatient rehab to treat what his spokesperson claims is an addiction to pain pills following a back injury. As far as explanations for rehab goes, this one is pretty good and makes it all sound very understandable. He’s got a one year-old daughter at home and his wife, Rebecca Gayheart, just announced her second pregnancy. That must be some serious pain pill addiction if he’s leaving his baby and pregnant wife at home for 30 days in rehab.

Grey’s Anatomy star Eric Dane recently checked into a Los Angeles rehab clinic, Star magazine is reporting.

The Dr. McSteamy hunk entered The Hills Treatment Center, a sober living recovery residence in West Los Angeles, in mid-June as a "preventative measure," a source told Star magazine.

His spokesperson confirmed the 30-day stint and told Star: "Actor Eric Dane voluntarily checked himself into a treatment facility to help him get off of pain medication that he was prescribed for a sports injury that he suffered over the recent hiatus. He reports back to work next week. Business as usual."

With filming starting back up on his ABC show on July 19, and with his wife Rebecca Gayheart pregnant with the couple's second child, Dane had far "too much to lose" if he slipped, according to a family friend.

“Eric felt things spiraling out of control and decided he needed to get some help," the source told Star.

[From Radar]

I’m getting the whiff of some kind of cheating scandal on the horizon that Dane is trying to fend off by going to rehab. I know that sounds heartless, but it’s the cynical gossip in me. Why else would a dad take so much time away from his family? Maybe it’s cut and dried as they’re trying to make it sound, but I’m guessing we haven’t heard the bulk of this story yet. At least he’s going to rehab now before his second child comes.

I wrote all that before I saw these photos of Lane with his arm around some “mystery woman” outside a jewelry store on June 25th. It looks like the guy is joking around and doesn’t seem to be a cheating situation. The photo agency writes that he “played a joke on the waiting paparazzi by leaving the IWC store with a mystery woman, who turns out to be a member of the public also shopping at the same store.” He definitely could be looped out of his mind, judging from these photos.

Eric is also shown with wife Rebecca Gayheart on 5/21/11. Credit: WENN

16 year-old Courtney Stodden on her 51 year-old husband: ‘he’s my college’

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 06:59 AM PDT

Late last week we saw the first televised interview with 16 year-old pop/country singer Courtney Stodden and her 51 year-old character actor husband, Doug Hutchison, on Good Morning America. It was cringe-inducing the whole way through, especially seeing Stodden’s hyper-sexual mannerisms. She pursed her lips and looked like a cat in its first heat while gazing at her husband, who happens to be older than her father. (That video is below if you’re interested.)

This stomach churning couple has a new interview on a talkshow called Father Albert, airing today. US Weekly has advance details of what they talked about and the stuff Stodden said particularly bothered me. She said that Hutchison was her “college, her acting coach” and a “dream” that so many other girls have. A lot of old perverts have her husband’s dream too. Hutchison also said Stodden, whom he met and pursued over the Internet, was a blessing sent to him by God. I don’t know any Christians who would agree with that at all

Actor Doug Hutchison’s marriage to his much-younger wife Courtney Stodden has been controversial from the start. In an appearance on Father Albert which airs Wednesday, Hutchison, 51, and Stodden, 16, say they were brought together by a higher power.

“God connects us,” the Green Mile actor tells host Albert Cutie. “When you meet that someone you love, there’s something inside that’s leading you towards that person.”

So did the aspiring actress remain a virgin until marriage for spiritual reasons? “Yes,” she says. “And God blessed me with a beautiful gift. He blessed me with my soulmate.”

Another reason the couple didn’t partake in physical activity before they were married (with Stodden’s parents consent), was that she was a minor; if they were to have had sex prior to saying “I do” in May, it would’ve broken the law.

The young newlywed adds that she’s not missing out on anything by settling down at such a young age. “[Doug] is my college. He’s my acting coach. I have a built- in acting coach!” she gushes. “How many girls [would want that]? That’s their dream, and I fell in love with my dream.”

And how does she respond when other women call her a slut? “It’s kind of funny, because if a woman doesn’t call me that when I walk by, I think I need to go home and redo my hair because I don’t look as good as I did when they call me that,” she admits.

But Hutchison doesn’t see his wife as immature. “Courtney is ageless,” he says. “And she’s right when she says she’s an old soul. And I joke around with her, I say, one of the reasons we work is because Courtney is 16 going on 36, and I’m 51 going on 21. So we conversely sort of meet somewhere in the middle.”

[From US Weekly]

Well I guess we should blame this poor girl’s parents for marrying her off to such a creepazoid and sanctioning this relationship, which she somehow connects with fame. The last we heard about these two they were hoping for some kind of reality show, and all I can say is that I hope that whichever network picks it up is heavily boycotted. It’s one thing to show polygamist marriages and people who have freaky sex or weird eating habits. It’s entirely different to showcase a guy who would be a registered sex offender if he hadn’t married his target.

For those of you wondering if this woman is actually 16 and not mid 30s, E! uncovered her birth certificate and I was able to independently verify (via someone on Facebook who made fun of her before she was famous) that she’s just 16.

After I wrote all that I saw this interview with these two on E! news describing how they met. If you just try and think this girl is 32 instead of 16 it’s just annoying instead of disgusting. E! has the highlights. I can’t even.

And on Good Morning America:

Update: thanks to HotLatino for this gif from Gawker which illustrates what I was just saying about this chick.

Coco hangs out in Miami Beach in a skimpy bikini: gross or cute?

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 06:34 AM PDT

Here are some new photos of Coco (Nicole Austin), the wife of Ice-T, sunning herself in Miami Beach yesterday. You wouldn't believe how many photos I had to examine just to make sure Coco's nipples weren't going to assaulting this page. She's basically wearing a couple of strings, and as you can imagine, she was popping out all over the place. We've seen Kelly Brook in a bikini, the pinnacle of the hourglass figure, just days ago, so I thought it would nice to see "the dark side" of the hourglass: Coco.

I feel like she's solid - everything about her looks sturdy and thick to me. The majority of her weight, I would imagine, is all T&A. The "t" is fake, of course, but Coco always claims the ass is real. She told Playboy last year, "My butt of course is a hundred percent au natural. We’ll do tests; Ice will let women touch my butt, feel it, grab it, whatever they want to do, to prove that there’s nothing in there. I’ve always had a big butt ever since I was young. But now I guess that’s in style now." Of course, in 2009, she also claimed she weighed 135 pounds… and she's pretty much the same size now, so… right.

By the way, I have to admit: I've watched more than one episode of Ice Loves Coco. I'm not saying that I actively try to watch it on a regular basis, but if nothing else is on, I'll totally put it on and enjoy it. I feel weird for admitting this, but… isn't Coco and Ice-T's marriage surprisingly deep? They talk about real things, they spend a lot of time together, they listen to each other, they support each other's careers, and they seem so… solid. I kind of love them together. I watched some of this past week's episode where Ice was hanging out with her family, and I was so charmed by how involved he was. Ice and Coco have been together 11 years, so they’re doing something right.

Photos courtesy of Pacific Coast News.

Jennifer Lopez’s mom asked Ben Affleck for advice on J.Lo’s marriage

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 06:26 AM PDT

Do you know how much I LOVE vintage celebrity gossip? Do you know how awesome it is to be able to go back through old photos of, say, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez? I love it. I love looking back at their time together - circa 2002-03 - and seeing the look on Ben's face in so many of the photos. He looks trapped. He looks like he's in over his head. It was never going to last with those two, but it was so much fun while they were together.

Anyway, Us Weekly's new issue brings us some vintage Bennifer 1.0. According to sources, Jennifer Lopez's MOM reached out to Ben as Jennifer's marriage was faltering, and he gave her advice! Hahahaha. Relationship advice from Ben Affleck! It's like sobriety advice from Charlie Sheen.

Ben will always be in Jen’s corner. Although Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck famously called off their engagement and 18-month romance in January 2004, the actor was happy to help as his ex’s 7-year marriage to Marc Anthony was falling apart.

Guadalupe Lopez, the singer-actress’s mother (and plus-one at the July 9 BAFTA bash with the royals in Hollywood), sought Affleck’s advice on July 12, multiple sources confirm in the new Us Weekly, out Wednesday.

“Guadalupe reached out to Ben over email. She wanted advice for Jennifer,” reveals a source. “She always liked and trusted him. [Ben] replied back on email, wished her well and offered what he could,” the source says of Affleck, 38, now happily married with two daughters to Jennifer Garner. (Lopez, now 41, wed Latin crooner Anthony, 42, just months after she and Affleck split.)

Three days after that secret email exchange with Affleck, Lopez and Anthony announced the end of their union in a joint statement. “It was a very bad marriage, and Jennifer got the courage to end things,” an insider says, adding, “[Marc] was a terrible husband.”

At issue: Anthony’s raging jealousy over Lopez’s career, his compulsion to control everything from her business endeavors and even her famous wardrobe, and, according to multiple sources, at least one extra-marital affair in 2009.

And despite her ultra-glamourous, ultra-confident persona in the public eye, Lopez “actually has low self-esteem,” one pal explains. “And Marc really played into that insecurity. That’s why she put up with his abuse for such a long time.”

For much more on the shocking split — what’s at stake, their money squabbles, who will get 3-year-old twins Max and Emme and whether she’s ready to date again — pick up the new Us Weekly, out today.

[From Us Weekly]

Oooh, you knew this was going to get dirty. I said it, everybody said it. Now here's Us Weekly coming out and using the word "abusive" and "affair" and painting Jennifer as the poor little victim. My gossip golden rule: if someone is trying this hard to convince you of something, you know the opposite is true. I'm not saying that Marc isn't a bastard… he very likely is. But let's not pretend that Jennifer suffers from low self-esteem. Let's not pretend that she waited this long to leave him because he controlled everything. She simply didn't want to go through a third divorce, and have her image take a hit. She wanted THIS marriage to work, no matter what, and was willing to deal with his crap for too long.

Also: I would really like to know what advice Ben gave. I would pay good money to read that email.

OMG! Remember when Ben and J.Lo used to do interviews together?!?! I have never forgotten the genius of this Dateline special.

Photos courtesy of Fame, WENN.

Matt Damon calls Brad and Angelina paparazzi prisoners, talks sex tapes

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 05:47 AM PDT

Matt Damon has mentioned in several interviews that someone told him when Good Will Hunting first came out that it would be fun to be famous for about a week but that he never got his week. You don’t really hear him complaining about the problems that come along with fame, though. He seems to take it in his stride and sound grateful for everything that film success has afforded him. Damon has a new interview with German television station Tele 5. (You can see the original article in German here.) He talks about how his friends Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are hounded by paparazzi, saying that they’re like “prisoners,” but adds that he does fine with his non-famous wife in New York, where people give them their space.

For an Oscar-winning, top box-office star who has also been PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive, Matt Damon happily lives life low-key.

He can’t say that for some of his high-profile pals.

“I have friends who are like prisoners. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, for instance,” Damon, 40, told German television TELE 5 over the weekend. “They can’t just go someplace. If they go for a walk, it turns into an international incident.”

In contrast, says Damon, “I’m really lucky, because I have the best of both worlds. I do the work that I love and need, but don’t need paramilitary troops to protect me when I walk out my front door.”

Besides, fame just isn’t Damon’s game.

“Ever since I found my wife [Luciana] and we had children, my whole life revolves around that. It gave my life a dramatic change in direction,” he says.

Married in 2005, the couple have four daughters.

“I’m not as crazy as most of the other stars. I don’t really know why, probably because I married a woman who isn’t an actress. And we live in New York,” he said. “As long as we don’t show up in typical tourist spots, we can walk the streets without being noticed. New Yorkers are very cool, they don’t flip out if they see me.”

[From People]

It seems more about location for these celebrities than the fame level of their partners, but Brad and Angelina didn’t get peace from the paparazzi in far-off Namibia or France so it almost doesn’t matter where they go. I’m surprised Damon didn’t say anything about his friend Ben Affleck and his famous wife, who get hounded in LA where they live. He did mention Affleck later in the interview, recounting a saying that Affleck told him, “My success does not depend on the failure of others.”

In response to a question about how new media has changed our lives, Damon mentioned the old “perils of digital media” standby - the sex tape. Here’s a translated version of his German interview, so some words are surely inaccurate in that this was translated to German and back again, but you get the drift. He generally said “We have not yet fully realized what media can do to us. So we make mistakes, send nude pictures of ourselves or something similar. The next generation will be more careful and say ‘Maybe we shouldn’t tape ourselves having sex. It could backfire badly.‘” So no Matt Damon nude photos or sex tapes are coming. Schade.

Matt Damon and his wife are shown at the opening of Spider Man: Turn off The Dark in NY on 6/14/11. Credit: Fame and WENN

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