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• ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Paris premiere canceled after Colorado mass-shooting
• ‘The Master’ full-length trailer is chock full of startling, ballsy similarities to CO$
• Should Duchess Kate be criticized for wearing a $78K Cartier necklace?
• David Miscavige begs CO$ celebrities to rally for their ‘church’ with new PR strategy
• Brad Pitt’s mom bought Angelina Jolie a Bible, so all hell is going to break loose
• Is Tom Cruise terrified he’ll be asked to take a paternity test?
• Does Natalie Portman think Christian Bale is “tedious, arrogant & dismissive”?
• Prince Harry might have a new, 23-year-old, blue blood girlfriend, Cressida Bonas
• Stacy Keibler thinks George Clooney is going to propose to her any minute now
• LeAnn Rimes did manage to get pap’d on vacation after all: desperate & typical?

‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Paris premiere canceled after Colorado mass-shooting Posted: 20 Jul 2012 09:05 AM PDT These are photos of Tom Hardy in London yesterday, the day after the UK premiere for The Dark Knight Rises. As you can see, Hardy was wearing a promotional t-shirt for TDKR, and he looks really happy and jazzed, especially with (what I'm assuming is) his promotional matte-black Bat-car. These photos were taken roughly ten hours before the horrific mass-shooting at a late-night screening of TDKR in Aurora, Colorado. We're not a hard-news site – we only bump up against real news stories when they have some kind of celebrity attached, or when they involve pop culture in some way. So, I'm not going to be covering the hard-news developments of the deaths and injuries of these poor people who just wanted to see TDKR, and I won't be giving any time to the POS a—hole shooter. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of those injured or killed. Here's People Mag's coverage thus far: At least 12 fans attending a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises Friday morning were killed when a gunman opened fire on the audience in Aurora, Colo., a suburb of Denver. Another estimated 50 were wounded, including a 6-year-old girl, Police Chief Dan Oates told reporters, CNN reports. Police apprehended 24-year-old suspect James Holmes – a local resident who was said to be heavily armed and wearing a bulletproof vest – in a rear parking lot of the Century 16 Theater in Aurora’s Town Center Mall, police spokesman Frank Fania told CNN. “He did not resist. He did not put up a fight,” Fania said. Holmes remains in custody. His home is currently being searched for possible explosive materials or devices. Holmes’s mother, who lives in San Diego, confirmed to ABC News that her son was the shooter, saying, “You have the right person.” According to ABC News, she was unaware of the shooting until she woke up and had not been contacted by authorities. She also expressed her concern, and told ABC, “I need to fly out to Colorado.” The attack in the theater began when the suspect tossed a canister of tear gas into the crowd through an emergency exit door, reports CNN affiliate KUSA. He then opened fire. Some moviegoers thought he was part of the show. “We saw people running around and screaming,” an unidentified man told KUSA. Another moviegoer said the gunman wore a gas mask and moved through the theater, firing randomly. Of the wounded, at least 20 were being treated at the University of Colorado Hospital for minor to critical gunshot wounds, spokeswoman Jacque Montgomery told CNN. At the moment, the Dark Knight Rises cast – including Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Morgan Freeman and Marion Cotillard – is in Paris for a scheduled red carpet premiere on the Champs-Elysees Friday night. PEOPLE has been told that Warner Bros. has canceled all interviews related to the movie opening, as well as the premiere itself. In a statement, the studio said: “Warner Bros. is deeply saddened to learn about this shocking incident. We extend our sincere sympathies to the families and loved ones of the victims at this tragic time.” [From People] Warner Bros. has pulled Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Christian Bale and the other actors from all of their promotional work in Europe for the time being. Warner Bros. also canceled tonight's premiere of TDKR in Paris. According to Radar, the whole cast had already flown to Paris (from the UK) before they heard about the Colorado massacre. My guess is that the Paris premiere will be canceled for good, and Warner Brothers will do a media blackout for the weekend, and then the actors' promotional duties will resume on Monday. That's just my guess, btw, I have no inside information. Also – Nikki Finke is already talking about how this devastating tragedy will affect TDKR's opening weekend. Too soon, Finke. Photos courtesy of WENN.

‘The Master’ full-length trailer is chock full of startling, ballsy similarities to CO$ Posted: 20 Jul 2012 08:44 AM PDT Paul Thomas Anderson’s rumored anti-Scientology film, The Master, has already been tickling the anti-CO$ and serious film audiences with two teaser trailers, one featuring Joaquin Phoenix’s lost disciple character and the other one showcasing Philip Seymour Hoffman’s charismatic yet menacing movement leader. Both trailers have established that the movie is set in the 1950s and revolves around a faith-based organization that is pretty much Scientology by a different name, “The Cause.” I especially appreciate the second trailer’s dialogue, including "I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist, a theoretical philosopher, and above all, I am a man. A hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you," which is totally L. Ron Hubbard under a different name, Lancaster Dodd. We’ve also heard that Anderson screened the movie for Tom Cruise, and Tom “had issues” with the movie. And for good reason! Check out the full-length trailer below, and you’ll see why Tom’s been throwing his cute little lift-throwing tantrums: First off, PTA throws out a very clear signal that Joaquin’s on a ship (as in the origins of the Sea Org) as he and his disciples are told “upon your shoulders rests the responsibility of a post-war world.” Joaquin is further seduced by both Hubbard Dodd (metaphorically) and various women (literally), and then things grow more sinister with a critic saying “Good science, by definition, allows for more than one opinion, otherwise you merely have the will of one man, which is the basis for a cult.” Dodd’s wife is heard saying, “The only way to defend ourselves is to attack.” Still others tell the disciple, “He’s making all this up as he goes along, don’t you see that?” and “You are an everlasting spirit.” There’s more creepy footage of Joaquin’s character in the jail cell and also riding motorcycles with Dodd (a veiled reference to Cruise and Miscavige’s bro rides?) before he tries to make his escape. Naturally, this trailer is only a taste of what is to come. The Daily Beast has provided a comprehensive chart (written by those who have read the full screenplay) of many, many similarities between PTA’s rendering of “The Cause” and Scientology. Just to name a few tidbits — alien invasions, prenatal memories, auditing (by a different name) and billion-year contracts — they’re all in there. If the CO$ thinks that they need a new PR strategy after Katie Holmes blew their roof off, well, they haven’t seen anything yet. This movie is sure to be an event. Screencaps from YouTube; poster courtesy of AllMoviePhoto

Should Duchess Kate be criticized for wearing a $78K Cartier necklace? Posted: 20 Jul 2012 08:22 AM PDT We discussed this a bit yesterday, but I missed the price tag on the necklace Duchess Kate wore to her pre-Olympic photo-op at the National Portrait Gallery. In addition to wearing that blue Stella McCartney dress (the color suited her, but the design was awful), Kate wore an uncharacteristically large Cartier necklace. It cost… $78,000!!!! Kate's Olympic-style necklace is from Cartier and is said to be from her personal collection. It happens to come at a price of $78,000, too, a source at the store in London tells PEOPLE. The necklace, from the Trinity range, is made from white and yellow gold and, with its five rings (capped with a large one at its pendant), she felt it was "appropriate" to wear for the event, which celebrated pictures of leading athletes at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Beyond confirming it was from her "private collection," a spokesman at Kate's office would not comment on the piece, or its price or whether she received it as a present, saying only, "It’s a personal piece which she’s had for some time. It’s not an official Olympic item but it’s appropriate to wear it.” [From People] You know what? I think I'm one of the few people that doesn't have a problem with this whatsoever. I love jewelry. I love looking at photos of jewelry. I love talking about jewelry. I like that Duchess Kate is bringing out some jewelry-p0rn – because that is part of her "job" too, in my opinion. We expect her to wear nice things to appropriate events – and I think this was an "appropriate" event. It's not like the time she wore an expensive Alexander McQueen, button-smothered sailor suit to meet with the victims of the London riots. And it's not like (this hasn't happened) she wore a $100K diamond necklace while meeting with the homeless. She wore a nice piece of jewelry to a gallery event. It's fine. But I've glanced through some American and UK sites, and Kate is being heavily criticized for wearing such a pricey piece of hardware, and there are questions about how this came to be in her "private collection." Eh. I love a good conspiracy theory, but I still think this is fine. I do have a hilarious interpretation of Kate's necklace, though – you know how it looks like an Olympic medal? It's like Kate is telling the Olympic athletes, "I have a medal too! Mine costs more than yours! And I got my medal for waiting 10 years to marry a prince! That's a sport, right?" Meanwhile, Kate's parents have gotten into a spot of trouble. It seems that their company, Party Pieces, is using official Olympic images without permission from the Olympic committee. So… yeah. Scandal! Party Pieces, the company started by the Duchess of Cambridge’s parents, Carole and Michael, in their garden shed in 1987, has been asked to change parts of its website by Olympic officials concerned about its promotion of goods associated with the Games. The couple built up a lucrative business through producing fun bags and themed items for celebrations, such as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and their daughter’s wedding. But their Olympic themed party goods advertised under the heading “Celebrate the Games” have been investigated by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games. Locog is keen to protect the integrity of official sponsorship deals with 55 companies worth £700 million. The committee has apparently asked Party Pieces to change a page bearing a picture of the Olympic torch covered by a Union flag, reports the Daily Telegraph. Another image to attract the attention of Locog was one of a woman throwing a javelin under the strapline: “Let the Games Begin”. Locog said in cases where firms breached rules enforcement officials would send them a warning letter or phone them. Only the most blatant breaches would result in further action. “We will ring and explain the obligations and most times this dialogue is friendly. “People are usually doing it to be part of the fun, but companies are not allowed to promote an association with the Games if they are not a sponsor." [From Hello Mag] The Olympic committees take this stuff very seriously in all countries. We can't just claim "OMG, Come and celebrate the Olympics with Celebitchy!!" or use any of the Olympic logos. I'm actually concerned about what we'll be able to cover anything from the Olympics because there will probably only be ONE photo agency with a contract with the Olympics, and the videos from the events will be closely guarded too. Eh, we should be able to make it work. As for the Middletons and their problems with the Olympic committee – it sounds like everything was already handled in a low-key way. She got a gold medal in waiting!! It’s because she stuck the landing. Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.

David Miscavige begs CO$ celebrities to rally for their ‘church’ with new PR strategy Posted: 20 Jul 2012 07:04 AM PDT Scientology may very well be on it last legs. In just the past few years, it has (barely) weathered the exposure of its secrets (most effectively through Wikileaks and most amusingly on that infamous “South Park” episode) as well as some high-profile celebrity defections, including Paul Haggis, Jason Beghe, and Lisa Marie Presley. There have also been the accounts from past high-ranking CO$ execs about the punishment and torture that goes on at Gold Base, and of course, there are the various John Travolta scandals as well. Incidentally and in terms of fresh scandals, the Village Voice has a few other new pieces on the CO$, including a comical story asking why Travolta has not offered public support to Tom during his divorce crisis (answer: Travolta’s too busy covering his own butt via fake marriage) and a more serious one about how Narcanon’s flagship treatment center (in McAlester, Oklahoma) just had its third patient death since October. This damn cult has no business trying to “detoxify” drug users by merely handing addicts vitamins and having them sit in saunas for several hours at a time. But none of that is really what’s on CO$’s mind right now. What is of major concern to David Miscavige and Co. is that Katie Holmes (by divorcing Tom Cruise, natch) really has blown Scientology wide open because, you know, now even Rupert Murdoch is commenting on the cult’s creepiness. USA Today also has a great piece that interviews Tony Ortega (of the Village Voice) about how the negative energy against the CO$ has been gaining momentum in the weeks since the divorce and how the fallout is at at odds with the cult’s stance that it helps people — when its highest profile member can’t stay married for the third time. Indeed, Cruise really is “the public face of Scientology,” and the Katie-inspired revelations have worked their intended damage. There will be no emergency makeover to ward off the 2005 crazy at this point. Nope. Instead, Miscavige has called a “secret emergency summit” between its (remaining) celebrity members in an effort to change the CO$’s PR tactics. This is ridiculous and of course, it won’t work: Scientology leader David Miscavige called a secret emergency summit among the controversial church’s top celebrities to deal with the public fallout from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ divorce. Sources told The Enquirer that among those contacted for the clandestine conference call were Hollywood hot shots John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Bijou Phillips, Leah Remini, Jenna Elfman and Juliette Lewis. The church has been on the defensive since Katie blindsided her famous hubby with divorce papers on June 28. Numerous sources have reported that she wanted to protect their 6-year-old daughter, Suri, from falling victim to the religion’s “weird teachings.” Media outlets have been having a field day with the coverage – the cover of one New York City newspaper featured a mock-up of Tom’s head, with wires attached to it, inside an alien spaceship! And both Tom and the organization have been the butt of jokes on late-night TV and the internet. Even media mogul Rupert Murdoch chimed in on Twitter, calling people who practice Scientology “evil” and “creepy.” “Scientology has never been hit this hard, this fast,” explained an insider. “The church is being made out to be a laughingstock, and Miscavige had a meltdown that his top draw, Tom Cruise, was being ridiculed across the globe.” In an effort to do some damage control, Miscavige directed the top secret conference call from the church’s headqurters in Los Angeles. “Every one of these celebs, from John Travolta to Kirstie Alley, loves the church and will do anything to promote it,” the source said. The plan is to embark on a $25 million public relations blitz in which the church will “pull back the curatins” and be more open about its beliefs. As part of that initiative, the church is considering starting a Scientology cable TV channel, which will feature its biggest stars talking about the faith. “The Scientologists are determined to help Tom,” added the source. “But they also want to protect the church’s reputation from further embarrassment. [From Enquirer, print edition, July 30, 2012] NOW the CO$ is starting to think that transparency is a good thing? CB spoke of the cult’s lack of transparency being a precursor to its ways of making money, but in the age of Wikipedia and Wikileaks, I think most people are well-read enough to never give this cult a dollar since we can easiy look up all sorts of weird sh-t about their beliefs. And is the CO$ planning on giving a full, formal reveal of the OT Level III Xenu story or something? How disastrous. We already all know about Xenu and think it’s hilarious fiction, and that would mean even less money coming in for the CO$ if they gave that info away (even though it’s already all out there on the internet). Nope, the CO$ is screwed. They might still have their precious little tax-exempt status, but the internet has been their gradual undoing. It’s only a matter of time, people. That’s the really lovely thing about the internet — for all his alleged brilliance, L. Ron Hubbard never imagined such a thing could exist. So basically the CO$ is still running off the same “attack” playbook as it did in the 1950s, and it’s failing miserably. As for the celebrities of Scientology being able to somehow speak to the public and redeem their “religion” at this point in the game, well, good luck with getting these people (below) to sell that game. Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet

Brad Pitt’s mom bought Angelina Jolie a Bible, so all hell is going to break loose Posted: 20 Jul 2012 06:45 AM PDT When I first glanced through this story in the Enquirer, I was like, "Eh, yeah right." But the story is actually based on a factual event – Brad Pitt's mother, Jane Pitt, bought a Bible for Angelina Jolie. Both The Enquirer and In Touch Weekly spoke to a salesclerk at a Springfield, Missouri Christian bookstore, and the salesman confirms that Jane did in fact buy a Bible, and she had it embossed with "Angelina Jolie". Obviously, Jane Pitt is trying to bring her devilish, villainess of a future daughter-in-law IN LINE. While we now know that Jane Pitt is something of a fire-breathing conservative, I'm still having problems making the leap from "Jane Pitt is a conservative Christian lady who buys Bibles for her son’s bisexual baby-mama" to "Obviously, Jane hates Angelina and the feeling is mutual." Brad Pitt's God-fearing mother Jane has ratcheted up the battle with Angelina Jolie by buying Jolie an engraved Bible as a wedding present, say sources. "Jane bought the Good Book a couple of weeks ago to help save Angelina's soul and bring her closer to God, but it's turned into a disaster," revealed an insider. Kristopher Burnett, a sales clerk at Mardel Christian Bookstore in Springfield, Mo., told The Enquirer that he sold Jane the Bible and prayed with her for Brad and Angelina's well-being. But after Angie heard about Jane's prayer, she went crazy! Angelina, who was raised Catholic but adheres to no specific faith, took offense because it implied that she needed saving. "Angelina was already furious with Jane, so this just added insult to injury," said the insider. Said the insider: "Angelina has always felt Jane looked down on her for a bisexual lifestyle, previous drug use and for being 'the other woman' in Brad's marriage to Jennifer Aniston. If Brad doesn't mediate soon, it's going to totally sabotage his relationship with Angelina and his family." [From The Enquirer, print edition] In Touch has more details about the Bible too – Jane paid $130 for it, the Bible has black leather binding, and Jane had the "Angelina Jolie" embossing done in "flowing gold script". And Ol' Kris Burnett spoke to In Touch too, saying, "We prayed with Brad's mom and sister over the Bible, asking the Lord to lead the way in Brad and Angelina's life." Um… "asking the Lord to lead the way in Brad and Angelina's life"?? Like the Lord isn't already in their lives? Presumptuous. So… does it follow that the gift of a Bible is automatically going to lead to tears, retribution, anguish and, as always, Brad sobbing in the corner? Eh. Brad and Angelina have been together for seven years. Angelina knows Jane is conservative and Christian at this point. I'm of two minds on this, actually – I think there's a very good chance that Jane has nothing but the best, nicest intentions with this gift, and merely means to give Angelina a nice copy of the Bible, something that can passed down to her children. One the other side, I do think the gift is ripe for some bad interpretations, like Jane is passive-aggressively judging Angelina as a bad mother, as a wanton woman and as a person who presumably has her own faith and her own relationship with God already, but the relationship doesn’t count because NO BIBLE. And while I wouldn't be upset if I (a theist with no particular belief system) was given a Bible in general, I kind of think a (new) Bible makes for a crappy, cheap wedding gift to give to your future daughter-in-law. It would be one thing if Jane was passing down a family Bible to future generations – but to get her a new one as a wedding gift? I don't know. It doesn't seem like the most generous gift (generous of spirit, I mean). Oh, and the UK tabs are reporting that Angelina is pissed because Jane keeps buying girly, princess-y things for Shiloh. A source claims, “It’s well documented that Shiloh likes to dress like a boy. But Jane still insists on buying her fairy costumes and princess dresses, which Angelina finds very disrespectful.” EH. The source also says, “Brad and Angelina were devastated by Jane’s actions. They have worked hard campaigning for equality, working closely with Barack Obama. Angelina called Jane and told her she believes she’s setting a bad example for the kids.” Even bigger “eh”. Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.

Is Tom Cruise terrified he’ll be asked to take a paternity test? Posted: 20 Jul 2012 05:45 AM PDT For the first time in weeks, there are no new Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise photos to show off with the tabloid stories. At present, Suri is still with Tom after flying away in a helicopter after he swooped in and smiled at the paps in New York City a few days ago. So we’ll have to make do with some recycled pictures of Katie and Suri enjoying their freedom as well as some photos of Tom looking generally insane. First up for this Friday roundup — Katie Holmes is focusing on rebuilding her career since (obviously) marrying Tom did nothing for her professional profile. In addition to gearing up to produce a feature film called Molly, which she also wrote and is starring in about a single mother and her daughter, Katie is preparing to return to Broadway this fall with a role in a dark comedy called Dead Accounts. She previously appeared in the 2008 revival of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons and, according to one review, “did not embarrass herself.” At the time, that particular critic also mentioned that he had met Katie before she hooked up with Tom and that she mentioned that “she wanted to do plays.” Here’s her chance to get back to that now that she’s done with the unhinged, lift-wearing midget. Now let’s move onto the tabloids, who are still very much enjoying the aftermath of the TomKat split. A story in this week’s Enquirer presents a picture of a horrified-looking Tom above little floating insets of Chris Klein, Josh Hartnett, and Joshua Jackson with a headline that alleges his fear of having to take a paternity test one day. To up the drama, the Enquirer poses the theory that the test might just be requested by Suri: Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise’s abrupt divorce has once against given rise to unbelievable new questions about their daughter Suri’s paternity, and Tom is absolutely outraged over the persistent lies and crazy rumors, say sources. The 50-year-old star will be most disturbed over suppositions that Suri will someday ask him to take a paternity test to prove he’s her father. “Tom is furious that rumors over whether or not he’s Suri’s biological dad persist, and he’s completely outraged that the chatter has intensified since his split with Katie,” revealed a source close to Cruise. “Tom loves that little girl with all his heart and his priority in life is keeping a strong father-daughter bond despite his and Katie’s bust-up. In fact, the reason he fast-tracked the divorce settlement is because he wanted to ensure that he’d never have issues seeing Suri or being a big part of her life. Since Katie blindsided Tom with the divorce filing, outrageous rumors have exploded on the Internet, with one website suggesting that actor josh Hartnett could be Suri’s daddy. And another insists that Suri is the spitting image of Katie’s “Dawson’s Creek” co-star Joshua Jackson. “I think she was pregnant when she met Tom,” writes a poster. As The Enquirer reported, Tom and Katie didn’t allow the public to see Suri for the first three months of her life, causing even more absurd speculation. It was widely rumored that since Tom hadn’t fathered children with his previous ex-wives, actresses Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman, Suri was a “test tube” baby — and even more outrageous, that Katie had been impregnated with the frozen sperm of long-dead Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. When the proud parents finally showed off their bundle of joy — with her thick shock of dark hair and piercing blue, almond-shaped eyes — in Vanity Fair magazine in October 2006, a new round of even more vicious lies exploded. Some Internet bloggers insisted that Suri looked Asian, while others noted that she resembled Katie’s last boyfriend, actor Chris Klein. “If Suri’s schoolmates know about the questions surrounding her dad, they could certainly tease her about it,” Dr. Terry Lyles, a Florida-based psychologist says. “And if Suri is bothered by the rumors, there’s a pretty good chance that she’ll eventually ask for a paternity test. Girls are very concerned with their identity. Knowing their biological father is crucial to their self-esteem.” But taking a DNA test would be humiliating for Tom, a long time friend of Katie’s told The Enquirer. “Tom’s not going to like it, but there will very likely come a point when he may be forced to take a paternity test. With his seemingly unyielding need for control, Tom will most likely resist the test until the bitter end. He might have to choose between swalling his pride, which he’s not used to doing, or possibly sacrificing his relationship with Suri.” [From Enquirer, print edition, July 30, 2012] Oddly enough, The Enquirer leaves out the persistent rumors that Suri could also be the offspring of Tommy Davis, head of the Scientology Celebrity Centre, but whatever. While I’m the first to admit that this story gives me a chuckle because I’m generally a big fan of whatever happens to infuriate Tom Cruise, in this instance, I actually feel slightly sorry for the guy because I really do believe that Suri is his biological child. To me, she truly does look like perfect physical hybrid of Tom and Katie. Seriously! I’m not even trying to be funny about this topic. There are plenty of things over which to pick on Tom, but I don’t buy into the conspiracy theories surrounding Suri’s parentage. This week’s In Touch has a story about how Tom has a secret plan to “lull Katie into a false sense of security” (which we’ve already discussed in terms of Tom believing that nothing’s really been settled) by the settlement and that “Katie is watching her back,” which is good practice for the future because she’ll be doing so for the rest of her life. Finally, this week’s Star also has a TomKat story, which is mainly about the hilarity that Kaiser already covered in regard to Katie’s alleged sexy, supersecret rendezvous with Chris Klein. Since Tom, in general, supposedly feels utterly “humiliated” by Katie’s divorce filing, it follows that he’s now “infuriated” to think that Katie could be hooking up with Chris just days after their divorce was finalized. He’s also supposedly wondering if this means that Katie has been cheating on him with Chris for quite some time now, and he has allegedly been trying to get the truth out of Katie on this issue, but she won’t take his calls. While I don’t doubt that Katie has been refusing phone calls from Tom, there are a million reasons why this would be the case … and none of them probably have anything to do with the American Pie guy. Just saying. UPDATE: People just published a story about Tom and Suri’s recent helicopter ride out of NYC, which Tom supposedly thinks will help “minimize the disruption” in Suri’s world: “He’s going to try, despite all the attention, to have things be as normal as possible.” Like I’ve been saying all along, Tom just doesn’t have a clue on what “normal” really means, does he? Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet, Pacific Coast News, and WENN

Does Natalie Portman think Christian Bale is “tedious, arrogant & dismissive”? Posted: 20 Jul 2012 05:40 AM PDT I've believed, with all my heart, that Christian Bale has been a d-bag for years now. Maybe it was the recording of Bale ripping some poor bastard a new one, maybe it was his too-extreme, too-"Method" absorption into his roles, maybe it was just a general vibe. Whatever it is, I've never really been all hot and bothered for Bale, and I'm often left with a feeling of utter bewilderment when some of you ladies are all "OMG, Christian Bale is My Fassbender." Different strokes, etc, and I understand the urge to have a fantasy bone with a d-bag. But Bale is too douchey for even my fantasy life. Anyway, Bale was recently working with Natalie Portman on a film called Knight of Cups. According to The Enquirer, Natalie quickly grew a giant hate-on for Bale. Natalie Portman is so fed up with her "Knight of Cups" co-star Christian Bale, she's ready to walk off the film set. But since she's too much of a professional to actually quit, she's quietly trying to come to terms with his unbearable behavior, an insider told The Enquirer. "Natalie can't stand him," the insider said. "She thinks he's tedious, arrogant and a disgrace to the acting profession." Natalie and Christian have just an hour's worth of scenes to film together, but Christian's need for perfection and to be the center of attention is causing the shoot to drag on forever. And that's driving Natalie nuts, says the insider. "Christian is constantly frustrated by his own work and incredibly intense and highly stressed over each scene," noted the source. "He'll insist they shoot over and over again because he didn't like how he punctuated a line or something. Sometimes they wind up spending all night on the set just to satisfy Christian's obsessive perfectionism." "Natalie's really offended by Christian's behavior and feels he's completely dismissive of her… she thinks he's all about his ego, and he doesn't care who he insults or inconveniences." [From The Enquirer, print edition] I believe some of this, and I've put the rest of it on co-sign lay-away. I do think it's a matter of interpretation – Bale is known for being an OCD perfectionist, for going to extreme lengths with his "Method" and for being a difficult actor to work with. Does it follow that Natalie would label hin as "tedious, arrogant and a disgrace to the acting profession." Tedious? Sure. Totally. Arrogant? I could see that. But a disgrace to the acting profession? Eh. Even though I'm sure he's a miserable person in real life, and a miserable coworker, he does put all of it on screen. He is one of the best actors out there right now. He's a great actor… and a terrible person. Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.

Prince Harry might have a new, 23-year-old, blue blood girlfriend, Cressida Bonas Posted: 20 Jul 2012 05:26 AM PDT In yesterday's coverage of the "Hot Guys" of The Dark Knight Rises premiere in London, I included photos of Prince Harry rubbing his nips as he left the movie. Something about The Dark Knight "rising" had put a "rise" to Harry – it's always the violent movies, isn't it? Ladies always think the sexy movies will get them all riled out, but really, dudes tend to get randy after violent movies. So there was Harry, having just sat through a three-hour epic of destruction, and he was ready to go. So he headed to the nearest leggy blonde. Her name is Cressida Bonas, and I'm including photos of her exit from the premiere too. The Mail is suggesting that Cressida, 23, could be Harry's new girlfriend. With a mane of blonde hair, endless legs and an impeccable pedigree, Cressida Bonas would certainly appear to be – as her friends suggest – 'posh, pretty and perfect'. And the 23-year-old model's charms have not been lost on Prince Harry. The Mail can reveal that the third in line to the throne has been kissing and cuddling up to Miss Bonas, the daughter of Sixties cover girl Lady Mary-Gaye Georgiana Lorna Curzon. On Wednesday night the pair went to great lengths to convince photographers they were not together – a tactic which, when it comes to the royals, is often the biggest clue that something is going on. As well as boasting the ideal credentials to become Harry's new princess, Miss Bonas bears an uncanny resemblance to the 27-year-old prince's past amours, long-term girlfriend Chelsy Davy and last year's summer fling, Florence Brudenell-Bruce. Indeed, like Miss Davy, whose seven-year relationship with Harry was often tempestuous, Miss Bonas went to Stowe public school followed by Leeds University. She is a familiar figure in London's upper-class social scene and as a teenager was labelled by society bible Tatler as 'really pretty, really nice and absolutely obsessed with Eva Cassidy'. Currently a model for luxury brand Burberry and an aspiring actress, she is said to be a 'sweet, bubbly' character and was introduced to the prince by her close friend, Princess Eugenie. On Wednesday she joined Harry and his cousin for a party following the London premiere of Batman film The Dark Knight Rises, at the Freemasons' Hall in Covent Garden – where they were at pains to walk in and out separately. Miss Bonas was, however, quietly but significantly chaperoned by Harry's best friend, Tom 'Skippy' Inskip. When the pair arrived – separately again – at their second venue for the night, Le Salon, Miss Bonas made a huge show of entering the Central London brasserie and nightclub with her arms around a handsome dark-haired decoy, who in fact was Eugenie's boyfriend, Jack Brooksbank. Inside the club, according to onlookers, it was not long before she and Harry 'hooked up' and were seen kissing in a corner. Dressed in a clinging white dress and vertiginous heels, and with a plait in her hair, Miss Bonas left at just after 4am, jumping alone into a cab. Harry departed with his bodyguards just ten minutes later. The liaison comes after the prince complained in a US television interview earlier this year that girls were put off by his title and indicated he was keen to settle down. Miss Bonas is the daughter of four-times married and divorced Lady Mary, who was the It girl of her day. Lady Mary – herself the daughter of pre-Second World War racing driver Earl Howe, a godson of Edward VII – has five children with three of her husbands. Miss Bonas was the product of her third marriage, to Old Harrovian Jeffrey Bonas, which ended in divorce in 1994. Another of her daughters, Isabella – by her second marriage, to property magnate John Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe – was once falsely romantically linked with Prince William. She is currently engaged to Sir Richard Branson's son, Sam. Lady Mary was one of the most glamorous debutantes of her era, appearing in daring Sixties coffee table book Birds of Britain posing half naked and covered in engine oil as a nod to her father's racing past. When asked last night about her daughter's relationship with Harry, Lady Mary, who lives alone in a Chelsea townhouse, burst into giggles. 'I'm sorry, I don't know anything about it,' she said, amid further laughter. A spokesman for Prince Harry, who hopes to return to Afghanistan as a helicopter pilot, declined to comment. [From The Mail] A 23-year-old blonde model and aspiring actress with enough old-money, blue-blood connections to impress the royal family? Eh. It sounds like Harry and Cressida are definitely hooking up and she's probably up for whatever he wants (23-year-olds usually are). But will this end up being something more? Or will it just be a few months of royal shagging and then Harry will run back to Chelsea Davy as soon as she crooks her little finger? Interesting sidenote: I've read in several unauthorized tabloid pieces that Prince William was really, really into Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, Cressida's older sister (UGH THESE NAMES!!!!). I've read that Isabella (who is completely beautiful, btw) had no desire to have a royal life, and she turned down William's advances many times – and this is during the same time period when he was with Kate Middleton. Photos courtesy of WENN.

Stacy Keibler thinks George Clooney is going to propose to her any minute now Posted: 20 Jul 2012 05:00 AM PDT I think I should begin this post by sucking it up and admitting I was wrong. I truly did not see Stacy Keibler hanging around this long. I thought Stacy would have only had a few months left after her fug fashion parade during George Clooney's promotional duties last year, and then I was surprised when she managed to make it through the awards season. After the Oscars, again, I thought for sure that Stacy would be done. But Stacy has made me BELIEVE! I believe in the power of love now. If "love" means "contracts". No, no – there is no contract for this. I think George actually enjoys her company. I think Stacy must be pretty low-maintenance and bubbly, and she's athletic enough for the kinds of kinky sex George loves (allegedly). Stacy is still around – and not only that, she and George seem pretty stable. Stable enough to make it another year? Perhaps. Stable enough that George wants to marry her? Oh, Stacy. Don't get your hopes up, girl. George Clooney has reputation for being Hollywood's ultimate ladies' man. But sources close to the 51-year-old playboy say that after a recent family vacation in Europe went off without a hitch, his mom wants him to get hitched to model girlfriend Stacy Keibler, 32. George also seems to be pretty into the idea of making her his wife. Earlier this month, George and Stacy chilled with all four parents at George's Lake Como compound, in Italy. "That's where George and Stacy first fell in love, so having their parents there was important to them," an insider says. The Clooney and Keibler clan got along so well that the friend is calling the trip "the final step before George and Stacy get married. Now everyone believes a wedding is in the works!" George's parents "adore" Stacy. "She's the first girlfriend George has had in decades that his parents will spend time with," the friend dishes. George's mother, Nina, "is definitely pushing him to marry Stacy – and have babies!" If George popped the question, Stacy would "say yes, without a doubt," another friend says. But Stacy, who's nothing like his high-maintenance ex, Elisabetta Canalis, would never pressure him. "Stacy isn't just George Clooney's professional girlfriend," the insider says. "She has her own career." [Note by Kaiser: I LOVE THAT WHOLE QUOTE.] George has shied away from the topic of marriage in the past, but it seems he's rethinking his stance. The source says, "He's looking to settle down, and he wants to marry Stacy." [From Star Magazine, print edition] Do you really think Elisabetta "pressured" George into making some kind of commitment? Eh. I do remember that George spent time with Elisabetta's family too – and just a few months later, he and Eli were over. Of course, Eli was giving interviews about wanting to be married too. In retrospect, I think Eli was probably much more vapid than we originally assumed. But "vapid" is what George likes. Maybe Stacy is playing a brilliant game – a bit vapid, very sweet, and a bit pushy (but not too much). All I know is that if Stacy ends up Mrs. George Clooney, I'm not sure Clooney's fan-girls will think she's "worthy" of him, and "The Clooney Fantasy" will be irreparably damaged. That's George's Catch-22 – everyone wants him to get married and have babies, but no one thinks his "girls" are good enough to be his wife and mother of his children. Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.

LeAnn Rimes did manage to get pap’d on vacation after all: desperate & typical? Posted: 20 Jul 2012 04:55 AM PDT Yeah. I totally spoke too soon when I wrote Wednesday's post about LeAnn Rimes actually managing to go on vacation without getting pap'd constantly. Here are photos of LeAnn throughout the week, on vacation in what the photo agency describes as "on the dock of cabin… in Los Angeles." Are LeAnn and Eddie actually in LA? Does LA have woodsy areas by a lake-looking body of water? Because I have a conspiracy theory – LeAnn and Eddie are on vacation *somewhere* and LeAnn just arranged for this photo shoot with a particular photographer and she's pretty much bankrolling the whole exertion for everybody, paparazzo included. Anyway, I just thought I'd admit it – I was wrong. LeAnn hasn't changed her crazy, famewhore ways one little bit. She still demands paparazzi attention even when she's on vacation, and even if she pretty much has to pay the photographer to take her photo. Anyway, I think these photos span three days of pose-harding on the dock. I spy at least five wardrobe changes or variations – LeAnn had to make sure the photographers got different shots in different outfits! There were two bikinis in the mix (although it didn't seem warm enough for bikinis, but whatever), one pair of jeans, one jacket, and one star-spangled crop cover-up. I'm sure all of you eagle-eyed LeAnn/Brandi-watchers will have the details on which items LeAnn has copied from Brandi. I eagerly await your analysis. Oh, and is it just me, or is that an especially sketchy bolt-on situation happening here? That fluttery bikini makes it seem like LeAnn's bolt-ons have migrated higher on her chest and then off to the side. It's almost enough to make me feel pity for Eddie. Almost. Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

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