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LeAnn Rimes tells People Mag how “amazing” it is having two kids in her house
Jesse James & Kat Von D get pap’d constantly, and she’s thrilled about it
Demi Moore’s bikini-wearing Twitter photos start a horrible trend
Kanye West rant-tweets an epic apology to Taylor Swift

LeAnn Rimes tells People Mag how “amazing” it is having two kids in her house

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 08:39 AM PDT

LeAnn Rimes is still celebrating her birthday. She turned 28 years old last week (I hate that she's a Virgo like me), and she wasn't just content to take Eddie Cibrian on an expensive vacation and buy herself lots of jewelry for Eddie to "give" her - she and Eddie also had to bring their lovefest to Las Vegas, where she just had to give some quotes to People Magazine. Instead of perhaps deciding that she should stop discussing Brandi Glanville and Eddie Cibrian's two children publicly, LeAnn instead made it clear that she's in full Hand That Rocks the Cradle mode:

All LeAnn Rimes wanted for her birthday was a little solitude.

Well, she got that last week in Mexico. This week, though, she got some expensive jewelry from her boyfriend Eddie Cibrian. No, not that kind of jewelry.

“Eddie gave me some rose gold bangles which were beautiful,” she said Saturday while celebrating her birthday at Tabu in Las Vegas. “It was very sweet.”

Rimes, who turned 28 last week, said she only wanted “peace and quiet” for her birthday, and she satisfied that wish with a recent trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with Cibrian, her live-in boyfriend. The relaxation is needed now that two children are a consistent presence in her home. Cibrian shares custody of his two children – Mason, 7, and Jake, 3 – with his ex, model Brandi Glanville.

“It’s quite chaotic,” the country singer said of the household. “I went from being by myself to having two kids in the house. It’s really amazing. They’re really incredible.”

Rimes is embracing her new life, as well as her increasing age.

“I’m actually one of those strange people that actually enjoys getting older,” she said. “My age was made such a big deal out of when I was little, so I always wanted to get older. I’m still kind of in that frame of mind. Maybe when I hit 30 that will change.”

[From People]

If LeAnn loves Eddie's sons and she's great to them and they adore her, good for all of them. But it still makes me feel uneasy, just because LeAnn strikes me as a somewhat delusional and a big believer in stalking the one you love. I wonder what will happen if LeAnn and Eddie have a fight, or God help us all, break up. LeAnn's "boys" will be in a difficult place, and… ugh, I just worry.

LeAnn won't shut up about them, even on Twitter though. She was tweeting about her "boys" over the weekend too: "I’m blessed to have those two boys in my life. I hope I can provide them w/ extra love and support. It’s fun, scary, rewarding, exhausting…lol! It’s an adjustment, but I’m really enjoying getting to know them. We all have great respect for each other. They are my lil friends." That's nice. Of course, she also tweeted, "Is it a good or a bad thing that I sang @eddiecibrian to sleep?! Lol". Jesus.

Eddie Cibrian & LeAnn in Las Vegas on September 4, 2010. Credit: WENN.

Jesse James & Kat Von D get pap’d constantly, and she’s thrilled about it

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 08:13 AM PDT

Honestly, I don't have strong feelings about Jesse James and Kat Von D as a new couple. It seems pretty clear that despite my suspicions, Sandra Bullock did toss JJ out with the trash, and JJ was and is looking for new girls to occupy his time. He and Sandra are divorced, and she's been a class act about the whole thing, so I feel like they both have the right to move on - Sandra should and will move on to career highs in Hollywood, and Jesse will continue to bone whatever sketchy chick will have him, until he fades into obscurity. That being said, I enjoy the schadenfreude. Because Jesse looks absolutely miserable with his new "girlfriend" Kat Von D. Poor Kat thinks she's hooked a prize - and she's clearly calling the paparazzi so that there are tons of photos of her and her new "boyfriend". Last week they walked their first red carpet together, and over the weekend, they SHOCKINGLY got pap'd walking down the street and then eating tacos (cough).

New couple, Tattoo artist Kat Von D and CEO of West Coast Choppers Jesse James go about their day in Los Angeles, California on September 4, 2010. The tattoo loving couple enjoyed lunch at Pinches Tacos. As The "LA Ink" TV personality smiles in total delight and doesn't seem to mind the cameras, bad boy Jesse hides his eyes with a Cleveland Browns hat, allowing just a glimpse of his pearly whites to shine as they drove away from the restaurant. Despite Jesse’s sordid past indiscretions the couple smiles and laugh in total bliss.

[From Fame Pictures]

Enjoy how Kat is playing it up for the cameras. The photo agencies are getting tons of photos of them, by the way - it’s a flood of new “candid” photos and that always makes me suspicious. It's ridiculous to think that the paparazzi spend all day following one of them just hoping for some photos - she must be calling them. And ordinarily, I hate when the tabloids bring in those "body language experts" to interpret photos, but isn't JJ's body language just screaming "I made a huge mistake"?

JJ and Kat on September 3 & 4, 2010. Credit: Fame.

Demi Moore’s bikini-wearing Twitter photos start a horrible trend

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 07:43 AM PDT

Oh, the petty little famewhores and their desire for any kind of attention. Last week, before Star Magazine reported that Ashton Kutcher was maybe-boning a hot blonde at Madeo, Demi Moore had twit-pic'd a few photos of herself posing in her bikini (photos here). They got a lot of play because of the cheating story, but they probably would have gotten a lot of play anyway, just because Demi - at 47 years old - acts like a tween girl playing with gadgets. Anyway, Lisa Rinna decided to copy Demi's famewhore moves by posting photos of herself with the message: "Doin the Demi! Power to the 47yr olds!!!!! She is my idol! :)" UGH.

But of course, that's not the end of it. Demi is so happy that "the youngsters" are talking about her, she somehow managed to talk another famewhore into doing another bikini photo shoot. He's a 19 year old named Dave Days, and this is Dave in a bikini (via Demi’s Twitter):

And Lisa Rinna convinced her husband Harry Hamlin to do the same:

And of course Perez Hilton had to get involved (gross).

Basically, we are an empire in decline. And this is why.

Kanye West rant-tweets an epic apology to Taylor Swift

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 07:21 AM PDT

I've been hearing that Kanye West has taken his EPIC ALL CAPS EGO to Twitter, but I hadn't really been paying attention. Apparently, he spends most of the time tweeting about designers and what to wear and what kind of etiquette the A-Listers should be adhering to. It all seemed to start very, very early Saturday morning when Kanye went on a pretty controlled two-hour Twitter rant/apology/WTH to Taylor Swift. You can read the whole f-cking thing on Kanye's Twitter, but thankfully, Gizmodo and other sources have already edited this junk into a convenient letter form. Here you go:

Man I love Twitter.

I’ve always been at the mercy of the press, but no more… The media tried to demonize me. They wanted y’all to believe I was a monster in real life so you guys wouldn’t listen or buy my music anymore. I feel like they were waiting for the opportunity to go in all the way on me, and when it came, they beat me to a pulp. Even now a lot of articles start their first two paragraphs about how much of an a–hole I am.

I accept the idea (ideal) that perception is reality. When I say perception is reality I mean whatever you think is the truth is your truth. Some people’s truth is Kanye is racist—It’s not my truth, but I do believe it’s my Karma… walk with me…

With the help of strong will, a lack of empathy, a li’l alcohol, and extremely distasteful and bad timing, I became George Bush over night. How deep is the scar? I bled hard. Cancelled [a] tour with the number one pop star in the world. Closed the doors of my clothing office. Had to let employees go.

For the first time, I felt the impact of my brash actions. People booed when I would go to concerts and the performer mentioned my name. Remember in Anchor Man when Ron Burgandy cursed on air, and the entire city turned on him? But this wasn’t a joke. This was and is my real life.

There are people who don’t dislike me… they absolutely hate me! I was chilling with this white girl, having a conversation, and she cut me off and said, 'Hold up—I thought you didn’t like us.’ That’s when you realize perception is reality.

I’ve been straying from this subject on Twitter but I have to give it to you guys raw now. If you Google “a–hole,” my face may very well pop up 2 pages into the search. Some people say, 'Why worry about the haters?’ This is bigger than just the concept of haters. I have a mission in life to bring truth and beauty through my music and the visuals that anchor around it.

The media has successfully diminished the “receptive” audience of (3rd person) KANYE WEST. Taking a 15 second blip, the media have successfully painted the image of the ANGRY BLACK MAN, The King Kong theory. I’m the guy who, at one point, could perform the Justin Timberlake on stage and everyone would be sooo happy that I was there.

People tweeted that they wish I was dead… No listen. They wanted me to die, people. I carry that. I smile and take pictures through that. I wear my scars. It’s almost like I have to wear a suit to juxtapose my image. And I won’t lie: It works.

I wrote a song for Taylor Swift that’s so beautiful, and I want her to have it. If she won’t take it then I’ll perform it for her. She had nothing to do with my issues with award shows. She had no idea what hit her. She’s just a li’l girl with dreams like the rest of us. She deserves the apology more than anyone. Thank you Biz Stone and Evan Williams for creating a platform where we can communicate directly. We’re both artists, and the media and managers are trying to get between us. Everyone wants to capitalize off this in some way. I’m ready to get out of my own way. The ego is overdone… like hoodies.

I know there are family members friends and fans that have literally fought for me. There are people who have named their kids after me—can you imagine that next day in school. Even though I don’t have kids, I am responsible for those who love and represent me and what they have to deal with on a day to day, defending “The American Psycho.”

I watched Justin Timberlake at the Grammies lose every televised award including album of the year, which the Dixie Chicks won. I would have run on stage for Justin that night because Sexy Back (in my mind) was that important, that impactful to our culture.

It’s not about race, America. No one in our position ever stands up and says anything anymore. I have given my awards to other groups multiple times on national TV; they never showed that this past year, during the massacre of Kanye.

Who’s seen the play Wicked? I’ve seen it 4 times! Other than loving the music acting and costumes… it’s my story! The Wicked Witch of the West basically is so convicted to tell her truth [that] when she does it, she is outcast by society and turned wicked.

With new-found humility, who am I to run on stage? I would never ever again in a million years do that. Sorry to let you down. It is distasteful to cut people off as a general rule. What’s the point of dressing tastefully if I’m going to act the complete opposite? Yes I was that guy. A 32 year old child. When I woke up from the crazy nightmare I looked in the mirror and said GROW UP KANYE. I take the responsibility for my actions. I am not a bad person. Even in that moment I was only trying to do good.

But people don’t always need my help. Beyonce didn’t need that. MTV didn’t need that. And Taylor and her family, friends, and fans definitely didn’t want or need that.

These aren’t regular tweets… this is stream of consciousness… I want you guys to know and feel where my head is at… It feels like the movie Heat, when you wanted Deniro to make it… You want the bad guy to make it.

These tweets have no manager, no publicist, no grammar checking [ed: they do now.]… this is raw. Humanity and Empathy are two of the four principles at facebook. Those were the two principles I was missing on that evening.

Why are there so many tweets? Well, this isn’t a simple subject. There are layers to this beyond me running on stage. You’ve got the top layer: Kanye’s rude! (If I speak in 3rd person it’s because I’m quoting people; sometimes I forget to put [in] the quotations. You know my grammar.) You’ve got a layer of order… this is how things are supposed to go, this is how it’s always been. etc; you’ve got a layer of-what is [it], reality? You really want this guy to die over an award show? Wooooooow… You’ve got the Media play… Who benefitted off of the moment? MTV? JAY LENO? BEYONCE? ALL FORMS OF MEDIA? TAYLOR? KANYE WEST? Who gained? Who lost?

Walk with me people… let’s break this down for real now. I might get in trouble again. WHO BENEFITED, FOR REAL, PEOPLE? A year later where do we stand?

There’s a layer of 'hey Kanye said what I was thinking.’ There’s a layer of… Entertainment: We are entertainers and this is only TV, not the War. Why was it made into such a race issue? Taylor loves rap music… I love country music. TAYLOR LOVES RAP MUSIC… I LOVE COUNTRY MUSIC. When I write songs like Heartless, I always say “is this melody good enough to be a country song or a broadway song?”

I’ve hurt, I’ve bled, I’ve learned. I only want to do good. I am passionate. I am human. I am real.

I wish I could meet every hater. I wish I could talk to every hater face to face, and change their opinion of me, one conversation at a time. I wish they all knew how much I really cared about music and pop culture and art and people’s feelings. I wish they could accept that I’ve grown and only want to do good for the world. I want to help as many people as I can. I want to help starting with the music and ending with the smile. I want to win their hearts back so I can continue to bring my take on culture to the masses with a clean opinion.

It starts with this: I’m sorry Taylor.

[Kanye's epic Twitter apology, via Gizmodo]

You know the weird thing? I totally understood most of this. And I don't think Kanye was drunk (but maybe a little stoned?), and I know what point the was trying to make: that he was vilified for making Taylor Swift cry, and though he deserved some of the criticism, it got overblown, and maybe some of that had to do with the big bad black guy making a little white girl cry. Of course, I'm not sure if he's really making his point by comparing himself with: DeNiro in Heat, The Wicked Witch, Ron Burgundy and Patrick Bateman from American Psycho. And of course, this "apology" is still all about Kanye's EGO, despite my new favorite quote, "The ego is overdone… like hoodies." Words to live by, bitches. Trending #ITSAPROCESS right now.

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