This story came to us from a reader's excellent tip. According to our source (who wants to remain unnamed, but who I will quote), LeAnn Rimes' career has hit some major skids. Apparently, LeAnn's next album has been delayed, and our source thinks it's the combination of "poor ticket sales on her little acoustic tour" plus she thinks "it’s due to her media soundbites surrounding her affairs and the stupid 'I don’t regret the outcome' interviews to People." This could be very true - I'll admit, I never really considered that LeAnn's recording and touring could be taking a hit because of her delusional insanity and her continued inappropriateness regarding Eddie Cibrian, Brandi Glanville and their sons.
According to this source, LeAnn is now in an awkward position with her record label, Curb Records - "it’s as if she’s now a development artist on her record label, Curb Records and not the major country star she used to be… just can’t get over that Leann Rimes who had major success from a young age has fallen like this to a development act, per se. You would never see Carrie Underwood or Taylor Swift have this type of problem in their career. Neither should Leann, but I think her actions and mouth did it with the public."
LeAnn even tried to address the album delay in a video post on her site:
LeAnn seems to want to put the delay out there like she's just a perfectionist who wants to make sure everything is just right. But I've got to think LeAnn's label is terrified with the possibility/probability that LeAnn will give more narcissistic, delusional interviews to "promote" her album, and that her insanity will ultimately hurt sales. By the way - we now know why LeAnn is on Twitter so much - she literally has nothing else to do.
Also: wouldn't it be funny if LeAnn's career suffered as much as Eddie's acting career has? What if they're both out of work? What if there's no money coming in? What if LeAnn puts Eddie on a budget? Oooh, it would get SO GOOD.
Kaiser and I have been lamenting the lack of decent gossip this week. We’ve seen plenty of slow gossip stretches in our time, but this one seems particularly surreal. I’ve been watching more television to have something to report on, not that I mind it at all. It’s Kaiser’s theory that everyone blew their attention span on Lindsay late last week and she’s been sucking the gossip dry ever since. I agree, and now we’re all being subjected to the Lindsay void. Take a look at this week’s tabloid covers. They’re really boring, aren’t they? I mean, who cares about that Bachelor guy, why do we have to hear more fake Kardashian baby news, and didn’t we already read all about John Travolta’s alleged gay affairs a month ago?
The main thing I notice about these covers is that Lindsay Lohan’s brief re-incarceration and trainwreck downward spiral rate no covers whatsoever and only one sidebar. The Kardashians, old news, a “Teen mom,” Oprah and Brad Womack rate higher than Lindsay and her story is sort-of compelling. She got a sidebar on People on that’s it! There’s nothing else on any other tabloid cover. Now it’s possible that Lindsay’s news keeps breaking and the tabloids were afraid that if they ran a story on Lindsay it would be old news by the time it ran. That hasn’t stopped them in the past though, and it points to the fact that Lindsay just doesn’t sell anymore. People know all about it and they aren’t interested in hearing much more.
Kaiser also pointed me to this pretty interesting piece on Gawker rating the tabloids on accuracy. They reviewed pregnancy, engagement, breakup, marriage, engagement, and adoption reports over the past 20 months in Us Weekly, Star, Life & Style, In Touch, and OK! Their findings are almost as I expected - US Weekly is the most reliable at 59% overall accuracy (which is still low) followed by Life & Style, In Touch, OK! and Star. I thought that In Touch would be higher than Life & Style, but according to Gawker that’s not the case. Check out their handy graph for an overview.
Gawker also made a very incredible composite image of all the fake Brangelina covers over several years. Again, credit to Gawker for this one and it’s impressive to see them all put together.
As many of you know, I adore Liza Minnelli. I think she's a survivor, and she’s fun and funny and talented and cool. She's 64 years old and she's still out there working and killing it and giving it her all, even when her all might fall short. Even then, you still have to admire her. So when I saw that my girl joined forces with my favorite tabloid feature, Us Weekly's "25 Things You Don't Know About…", I was beyond thrilled. Liza is hawking her new CD, Confessions, but she still loves to name-drop the high and low-culture. She loves the Olive Garden (hurray!), and she adores Lady Gaga's music (aw). Here's the list:
1. My favorite TV show is Nurse Jackie. 2. I do not use the internet. 3. As I write this, I am listening to music from my new CD. 4. I always have apple juice and yogurt in my fridge. 5. I’m a really good poker player. 6. My favorite ice cream flavor is dulce de leche. 7. New York is my favorite place to live. 8. I love to swim. 9. I speak fluent French. 10. I drink two cups of coffee a day. 11. I am allergic to scallops. 12. I make a killer pot roast. 13. I love the Olive Garden! 14. I have three dogs. 15. I walk my dogs through Central Park every day. 16. My favorite color is red! 17. I’ve traveled to France more than anywhere else in the world. 18. I have a crush on countless talented people. 19. The first thing I do in the morning is thank God for another glorious day. 20. I think dancing is one of the most romantic things to do. 21. My favorite perfume is Obsession. 22. I have been to the White House four times. 23. My first pet was a poodle named John Cook, whom I named myself. 24. I have more shoes than I know what to do with! 25. I love Lady Gaga’s music.
Any story with the words "George Clooney," "Brad Pitt," and "male escort" is going to be good. This one comes via Life & Style's "Scene Queens" - they claim that Brad and George's years-long prank-fest has gone to a whole new level. Allegedly, they're paying male escorts in advance to "show up" on their film sets:
One perk to being an A-lister is being able to pull pranks on your famous friends that mere mortals could never get away with.
Life & Style's Scene Queens have learned that the prank wars between Brad Pitt and George Clooney have escalated to where both men are spending thousands to one up each other.
Their latest practical joke is downright naughty!
"Brad and George are sending each other an endless stream of male escorts while each is on set," an insider tells the Scene Queens. "They will pay them in advance on a credit card to make sure the escort shows up."
The battle between the two of them has been ongoing for years.
"A few years ago Brad offered a $1,000 to people to get them to pee in the vents George Clooney's car," an insider tells the Scene Queens. "George came right back and offered $5,000 to pepper spray Brad's car and paint it orange."
"…And that's how Clooney met Canalis" - so the story goes. Brad paid Elisabetta by credit card, and Clooney fell in love. You know I'm right.
Honestly, though, I've always thought that Clooney was kind of in love with Brad. This is probably just Clooney's way of broaching "the subject" with Brad. Buy him a male hooker, see what happens.
Jennifer Aniston wanted to take it to the next level — but actor Josh Hopkins didn’t!
A source tells the new Us Weekly (out now) that Aniston, 41, and the Cougar Town star, 40, began casually dating in May after meeting through Courteney Cox, her BFF and his costar on the ABC comedy. Before long, Aniston “wanted a relationship. And he was like, ‘No, thank you,’” the source says.
Hopkins is “a player and is into meeting younger girls,” the insider adds. “He definitely lies to girls.”
The actor (who romances Cox on the series) even has a raunchy nickname for Aniston, with whom he was spotted sharing a flirty meal at West Hollywood’s Madeo Sept. 2.
“Josh calls Jennifer his ’sport f–k,’” a Hopkins pal tells Us, adding that the duo were simply “friends with benefits.”
Hopkins has been careful to publicly deny a romance with Brad Pitt’s ex-wife. Asked about his dinner at Madeo with Aniston, he told Us, “We were just friends having dinner.” (That talked-about meal turned out to be their “final date,” the source adds.)
Aniston, who famously dated John Mayer, isn’t crying.
She “likes her life the way it is,” a source tells Us. Her type? “Really good-looking a–holes.”
Read more her about Aniston’s secret summer-to-fall flings with Hopkins plus two other men (a Lindsay Lohan ex and an actor in the midst of a divorce) and much more in the new Us Weekly, out now.
Um… "sport f-ck"?!? Jesus. Grow up, dude. You're a supporting player on a crappy network television show. You play second fiddle to Courteney Cox's Botoxy Cat-Face. You're not the second coming of Jon Hamm. Also, not to make this about Jennifer and her issues, but if this is true, and she didn't care that he spoke about her that way, and she's really into "really good-looking a–holes” - then she really needs to find some self-respect and self-worth. She can read all the self-help books she wants, but if a dude treats you like this, he needs a physical or a verbal slap, and he needs to be publicly called out for being a f-cking douche.
Katherine Heigl and her new shade of washed-out blonde were on Letterman last night. In this latest appearance, she wasn’t complaining bitterly about her work schedule or trying to seem human by explaining how heartbreaking motherhood can be. She was puffing on an electronic cigarette and trying to act badass. Heigl explained that she’s trying to quit smoking after multiple attempts. The electronic cigarette contains liquid nicotine and emits a water vapor that’s harmless and gives the user the feeling of smoking. Betty Confidential has more on Heigl’s Letterman appearance and some background on the device she was using:
It was a TV scene straight out of the 1960s, when everybody smoked everywhere: Katherine Heigl fired up a cigarette while talking with David Letterman. With the widely known health risks of cigarettes, they've been banned everywhere from offices to restaurants.
But Heigl smoked an e-cigarette, an electronic device that provides short hits of nicotine or a vapor that actually tastes like nicotine. The smoker blows the smoke out, just like they would do with a "real" cigarette. Heigl, 31, began smoking at age 25 (most users start much earlier) and told Letterman that she really wants to quit but hasn't been able to. "I did the patch, I did the gum, I did the [prescription medicine] Chantix twice. I went bananas," the actress told Letterman, according to tvsquad. But the e-cigarette seems to be working.
Heigl even convinced Letterman, a cigar smoker, to try the e-cigarette. He said it made him feel dizzy; people often have that side effect when taking nicotine for the first time, or after a long period of not using it.
The drawback to the e-cigarette : It's addictive, just as nicotine gum is. "I'm totally addicted to the device," Heigl said to Letterman.
So what's the difference from being addicted to tobacco as we know it? It depends on how much nicotine you're using in in the electronic cigarette. The amounts are designated low to extra-high. Heigl didn't say what the level of nicotine was in her smokes.
The federal Food and Drug Administration hasn't ruled yet on the e-cigarettes, although preliminary tests have shown that there are often low levels of nicotine even in cigarettes that say they are nicotine-free. The FDA also has said that the products should be sold with health warnings and that they're concerned that the e-cigarette is being marketed to young people.
E-cigarettes have already been banned in Australia and Canada, and while it's not certain whether that will happen in the U.S., Heigl might want to stock up on her supply.
Heigl is promoting yet another romcom that looks like a piece of crap (and contains multiple crap jokes), Life As We Know It, which is out October 8 and co-stars Josh Duhamel. Her only other film this year, Killers, bombed at the box office and was critically panned. I’m obviously not a fan of hers, but good for her for quitting smoking. She may want to quit smoking the electronic cigarettes too, though. An FDA study in 2009 found that many contained dangerous carcinogens including chemicals found in antifreeze. At least the smoker is the only one being exposed, but it sounds scary and people should be warned. Up until earlier this month, the FDA had not regulated e-Cigarettes, although they won a court battle this year and recently announced that they planned to do so.
Let’s get back to Heigl’s hair - as Kaiser mentioned it’s a very bad shade for her. Here’s a comparison photo from back when she had dark Dallas-style hair. It was just as bad and it’s hard to tell which is worse. She’s so pretty and her hair just ruins it for her.
I have been a major Julianne Moore fan for more than a decade. I love her. I think she's one of our great American actresses. I want her to succeed and flourish. By the way… Julianne turns 50 years old in December. Can you believe that? She looks great! She looks ten years younger, like a beautiful woman in her late 30s, and that's probably because Julianne doesn't f-ck with her face. You know another reason Julianne is so cool? She's a great mom! Page Six had this cool little tidbit today:
Julianne Moore is a great mom. The star, getting Oscar buzz for her role in “The Kids Are All Right,” lined up with hundreds of excited girls to give her daughter, Liv Helen Freundlich, the chance to meet Selena Gomez, who was promoting her new fashion line Dream Out Loud at Kmart Penn Plaza the other day.
A spy told Us, “It was really sweet. Julianne and her daughter patiently waited to meet Selena. Liv was really excited.”
Doesn't that just make you day? That Julianne didn't pull rank or do some diva act, she just waited with her daughter to meet Selena Gomez. Adorable. Anyway, I forwarded this to CB, and we started talking about whether Julianne would end up getting shafted yet again for an Oscar. Both Julianne and Annette Bening are considered heavy favorites to get Best Actress nominations for The Kids Are Alright. I haven't seen it yet - my town doesn't put a lot of "gay" films in the theatres, unfortunately. But if they both get nominated, there will probably be a big push for Annette, just because she's been shafted a few times before, and it's her "turn". But, Academy voters, consider Julianne as well. She's been shafted too!
I apologize in advance for the somewhat crappy video below - I couldn't find any clips of Jon Stewart's appearance on Letterman last night on YouTube. Anyway, I always love when Letterman and Stewart are together. Jon so clearly admires Letterman professionally, and I think Dave gets a kick out of Jon. Just my personal opinion? Jon is cooler and more awesome than Dave. I can't help it - no one cracks me up like Jon, and it helps that he's a really nice guy too. Anyway, during the show Jon and Dave started talking about Jon's recent (awesome) appearance on Oprah, and that lead to a discussion about Dave's history with Oprah. It was really funny:
Talk show host David Letterman had a legendary 16-year-long feud with his rival, Oprah Winfrey. But what was the cause of their mutual animosity? Most people think it was started when Dave hosted the Academy Awards in 1995. He kicked off show by making a really awkward (and unfunny) joke, where he pretended to introduce Oprah to Uma Thurman.
The “joke” was that he repeated their odd names again and again: “Uma … Oprah! Oprah … Uma!” he said, continuing the leaden gag for what seemed like an eternity. Every since then, people have assumed that this is why Dave and Oprah disliked each other. But on ‘Late Show’ (weeknights, 11:35PM on CBS), Dave revealed the actual reason — he stole a free lunch from Ms. Winfrey!
Letterman related the tale to guest Jon Stewart. “She hated me,” he told Jon. He then discussed an incident that took place “long before” the infamous Oscars failure.
Apparently, Oprah and her boyfriend were at an expensive French restaurant when Dave and his then-girlfriend Regina showed up. David then came up with a “clever” idea.
“This is hilarious,” he said to his girlfriend. “I’m gonna make Oprah buy us lunch.” Oh, man! Don’t mess with the queen of showbiz like that! But the impressive part is that Letterman actually managed to pull it off. He simply told the water that the “lady” at the next table had agreed to pay for his meal. Then, upon leaving the restaurant, he waved cheerfully at Ms. Winfrey — sealing the deal (at least in the waiter’s eyes) that the two of them had an arrangement. Thus was lunch stolen from one of the most powerful women in America.
But was some free French food worth starting a feud spanning nearly two decades? Jon Stewart didn’t think so. “Oh, for f#ck’s sake,” he said, after hearing about the prank. … On the other hand, Oprah is worth at least $1.5 billion, so she can definitely handle picking up the tab from time to time. However, Dave also has a fair amount of money himself.
Yeah… do you really think Oprah was pissed about Dave's dine-and-dash? Perhaps. I really do think that she just didn't give a crap about David in general and she was just being a good sport when she finally gave into Letterman's nightly pleas.
It looks like Mr. Mariah Carey is taking a page from the Star Jones book of party planning. The NY Post reports that he’s seeking sponsors for his 30th birthday celebration and is asking $2,500 for inclusion in the gift bag, $15,000 for a tweet and other promotional opportunities, and $25,000 for a “host sponsor” package. That may seem like a lot of money to you or me, but doesn’t it sound petty as hell for Nick Cannon to be asking for what amounts to chump change for him and his wife? Does he need the cash to buy Mariah another diamond encrusted Hello Kitty figurine for her collection? Here’s The NY Post’s story on this:
Nick Cannon is looking to make a killing on his 30th birthday — reps for Mariah Carey’s husband have sent out a mass e-mail looking for corporate sponsors to pay $25,000 for three tweets from next month’s bicoastal bash.
Announcing that “confirmed” guests will include Mariah as host, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Will and Jada Smith, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, Kobe Bryant, Quincy Jones, L.A. Reid and Jamie Foxx, Cannon is searching for sponsors for a New York party Oct. 8 and an LA bash at Universal Studios Oct. 9. In an e-mail sent wide, reps for the NBC “America’s Got Talent” host say: “This is an extremely exciting opportunity to sponsor a fun and lavish event . . . opportunities range from gift bags and signage to tweets and photo ops.”
A one-sheet flier for the “Nick Cannon Birthday celebration hosted by Mariah Carey” offers sponsors the chance to pay $2,500 to be in the gift bag, while a $15,000 donation includes “one tweet” and “mention in all p.r. materials.” For $25,000 you can be a “host sponsor” which includes “three tweets,” a “right to service out photos” and a “logo on all collateral,” which we hope doesn’t refer to the “confirmed” celebrity guests.
And those prices only refer to a single city, with special “packages” that can be created for both New York and LA. Cannon, who married Carey in 2008, really doesn’t need the cash. He’s in his second year of hosting the NBC talent show, while Mariah’s wealth was estimated at $400 million this year.
But the pair are well known for throwing lavish birthday bashes. For Mariah’s 39th last year, he whisked her off to Barbados for a party that was covered in People magazine. For her 40th this year, Cannon bought his wife a pink Porsche, for which she thanked him on Twitter. Their wedding party was celebrated at Six Flags A rep for Cannon didn’t get back to us.
Poor Nick has to keep up with Mariah’s lifestyle but doesn’t have the capital. Instead of scaling down or asking her for some money he’s getting sponsors for his birthday. It just sounds greedy and cheap. These people have more money than entire municipalities but they want a few thousand more so they can through lavish parties - for themselves.
Mariah is of course presumed pregnant but has not confirmed or denied reports. Mariah and Nick’s sort-of cryptic statements on the matter make it seem like she is. She fell on her butt during a performance recently but appeared to be fine afterwards, even summoning an assistant onstage to remove her offending shoes. I wonder how much money Nick and Mariah are going to sell their baby photos for. You know they’re going to try and sell them.
I know a lot of you were/are grossed out by Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom's marriage and epic TMI (including this gross makeout photo). But I have a confession to make: Khloe is my favorite of the Kardashian women, and I've been pleasantly surprised with how strong Khloe and Lamar seem. I didn't think their marriage would make it a year, and now that they have, I'm kind of rooting for them. Another thing that surprises me? That Khloe hasn't gotten knocked up yet. I keep expecting an announcement, but we've gotten nothing. Nothing except this kind of sad interview that Khloe did with Life & Style. Khloe basically says that she and Lamar have been trying to get pregnant, but it's still a no-go:
Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom are itching to expand their family but it's taking longer than they've expected, Khloé reveals to Life & Style. "I thought I'd be pregnant by now," she tells Life & Style. "We've been working at it all year."
But she has a great attitude about it. "Getting pregnant is much harder than we thought — but practicing making babies is amazing!" Khloé tells Life & Style.
In fact, Lamar is so intent on starting a family that he's even bought Khloé a fertility monitor to gauge when she's ovulating.
"Khloé's been using the monitor for about a month now," a family insider tells Life & Style. "They're trying more actively than ever before. Lamar is very serious — Khloé should be pregnant very, very soon."
The reality star was also spotted this summer with GNC women's prenatal vitamins.
And it's not grandparents Kris and Bruce Jenner who are most eager for the couple to start their family right now.
"The pressure's on from Kourtney, actually," Lamar told Life & Style at the Axe Music One Night Only event. "She wants [her son] Mason to have cousins that are really close in age to him."
Life & Style can also reveal the couple is hoping for twins!
"Lamar is praying for twins — a boy and a girl," says the insider. "Khloé loves how excited Lamar is about the possibility of having twins."
Except for the crap about twins (eh), I do think Khloe and Lamar have been trying and they really, really want to get pregnant. I also suspect the fertility issues are Khloe's, not Lamar's. Remember, Lamar is already a baby-daddy to, like, two or three other kids. His swimmers are fine. I'm not judging, I just think that Khloe and Lamar should probably go see a fertility specialist - they have lots of options!
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