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- Is 13-year-old Elle Fanning’s Blackbook photo shoot inappropriate?
- Tracy Morgan went on a grossly offensive homophobic rant
- Jessica Alba in floor-length white: fertility goddess or washed out?
- LeAnn Rimes’ ex on a potential nude tape: ‘we did a lot of sh*t… I don’t remember’
- Kate Middleton in blush-pink Jenny Packham: gorgeous or meh?
- Gisele Bunchen in Oscar de la Renta: odd or gorgeous?
- Did Morgan Freeman bring out his E’Dena Hines, his lover & step-granddaughter?
- Russell Crowe was drunk-tweeting about circumcision, abortion
- Christina Hendricks’ boob shelf corset dress: too tight or just perfect?
- Uma Thurman continues to look awesome, but did she have something done?
Is 13-year-old Elle Fanning’s Blackbook photo shoot inappropriate? Posted: 10 Jun 2011 08:54 AM PDT Elle Fanning is the star of Super 8, which comes out today. She's the 13-year-old little sister of Dakota Fanning. I can remember seeing Elle in an episode of Law & Order: SVU several years ago - and she was so tiny then! Puberty hit, and now she's got the same lanky, slender, coltish body that her sister has. But she's still 13! Still very much a GIRL. But she's also a movie star, right? So that's why she did a photo shoot and interview with Blackbook Magazine. And while most of the shots are just nice black-and-white fashion-y pics, with Elle styled to look slightly older, but still very girlish, there was one photo that kind of upset me. Here it is: Now, I sucked in my breath and went "Oh, no." But it doesn't really offend me, it just depresses me. I get that 13-year-old girls today are way more advanced than I was (although I was a wild 13-year-old, honestly), but my complaint isn't about what Elle did or didn't do. This, I feel, is the fault of BlackBook and whoever styled and photographed her. They purposefully wanted a "Lolita" shot, probably to hype the magazine. Maybe Elle's people wanted it too, to hype the movie. But it's just gross. I'm sure that she's wearing a real dress or something in the shot, but it looks like lingerie. And they made her pose like an adult woman. Please don't do this again to a 13 year old kid, people. And you know what's even worse? Other sites tried to crop the image to make it less offensive too. I still think this version sucks: Anyway….here are some excerpts from Elle's interview. You can read the whole thing here.
[From BlackBook] I hope she doesn't turn into one of those oddly mature teenagers, flashing her bits on her 16th birthday. Dakota seems well-adjusted (but who knows?), so there's hope. Photos courtesy of BlackBook. |
Tracy Morgan went on a grossly offensive homophobic rant Posted: 10 Jun 2011 07:59 AM PDT CB sent me this story earlier this morning, and all I did was skim it and think to myself, "That doesn't sound right." I happily went along, not realizing what a gigantic mess this was. Now it's a Thing. A Thing that can't be ignored. Tracy Morgan, formerly of SNL and currently starring in 30 Rock, was performing standup in Nashville, Tennessee when he seemed to stop the comedy to go an obscenity-laced rant against all gay people, forever, everywhere. This isn't "Oh, I know what he meant to say" or "Meh, standard-issue bigotry." This is full-on WTF hate-speech. The scandal erupted when a man named Kevin Rogers, an activist who has worked on the Tennessee Equality Project, posted the following essay on his Facebook page. He titles it “Why I No Longer ‘Like’ Tracy Morgan — A Must Read". I am only editing it for language:
[From Facebook via Dlisted] I looked up old Tracy Morgan stories, and I discovered that calling homosexuality "a choice" was part of Tracy's act as far back as 2009. So… it wasn't just an off night or something, I guess. This is how he really feels. It's pretty disgusting, especially considering that Tracy is able to speak with such heartbreaking compassion about other subjects. Anyway, it's a Thing now. The Advocate and the hate-speech watchdog group Truth Wins Out are putting Tracy on notice. Truth Wins Out's spokesperson says, "No comment is not acceptable. If someone had accused me of making such remarks in a presentation, I would drop everything I was doing to clarify it. To try and sweep it under a carpet and pretend it doesn't exist is offensive in itself." The Nashville venue where Tracy performed is also distancing itself, with a spokesperson saying "The Ryman Auditorium regrets that people were offended by statements made by Tracy Morgan during his June 3 appearance. The Ryman does not control the content presented by people appearing on its stage, nor does it endorse any of the views of, or statements made by such persons." |
Jessica Alba in floor-length white: fertility goddess or washed out? Posted: 10 Jun 2011 07:53 AM PDT Jessica Alba’s really growing on me lately with her relatively lucid statements about hypnobirthing and general aura, but I’m sure it’s just a matter of time before she opens her mouth on the subject of acting and ruins it all. However, I must also admit that Alba’s impressed me again, not merely because she’s attended the Covenant House 2011 Gala and Awards Dinner to raise money for the homeless, but that she’s done so during such an advanced state of pregnancy. While I worked up until the day I gave birth, it wasn’t by choice, and if I had Alba’s bank account, it would be couch city at this point. Yet despite all of Alba’s recent fashion and charity-related outings, she’s had a relatively lowkey pregnancy compared to the first one. Perhaps this is due to her fanboys’ resignation over the first round, since her body bounced back relatively quickly. Or maybe people just don’t care enough about Jessica Alba anymore. Tough call. At any rate, Alba appeared on the red carpet in a floor-length, white embroidered gown. Usually, this dress would seem nightgownish (which would go along with the fact that she seems exhausted), but Alba actually pulls it off here with her coloring and natural-looking hair style. Overall, this look is better than the severely pulled-back hairstyle that she paired with her recent orange and purple DVS dress, and it far outranks Bryce Dallas Howard’s Pepto-Bismol vomit maternity chic. If anything, Alba merely needs to cut back on the eye shadow just a bit. Well, maybe more than a little. Inside the gala, Alba also presented an award to James Cameron and his wife, Suzy Amis. You can tell she’d totally die to appear in the next Avatar movie, right? Photos courtesy of WENN |
LeAnn Rimes’ ex on a potential nude tape: ‘we did a lot of sh*t… I don’t remember’ Posted: 10 Jun 2011 07:51 AM PDT
The thing that gives this story some merit is the fact that Star spoke to LeAnn’s ex husband, Dean Sheremet, and his vague answer as to whether there is are any sexy J-Lo style recordings kind of lends credence to this story. They make it sound like Dean leaked the story and LeAnn is the victim. You never know with her though, and I have a tendency to distrust any story that gives her publicity. Plus her people were all over that right away.
[From Star Magazine, print edition, June 20, 2011] Given the context, given the crazy, I don’t believe this. Star is painting Dean as the guy leaking the tape but maybe he’s just like “whatever, she bugs me.” Kaiser feels sorry for LeAnn and thinks that if this is really happening as it’s claimed that it’s not LeAnn’s fault for recording some sexy videos with an ex husband. The scenario with Dean leaking the videos just doesn’t seem as likely as LeAnn clamoring for publicity and attention as always. Like she would love to have some sexy videos out there, wouldn’t she? This isn’t even a sex tape. In an inset to this article, Dean kind of goes off on Eddie and how he was cheating on his wife to be with Dean’s then-wife LeAnn. He said “That’s not how a man acts. A real man would have waited to pursue a relationship… I don’t trust him as far as I can throw him.” As for the end of his marriage, he says “It wasn’t how I thought it was going to go down after eight years.” Isn’t that how it usually goes down with a divorce though? Like the person seems to change overnight as far as your perspective on who they are. Here are LeAnn and Eddie getting papped on their honeymoon in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on 5/26/11. LeAnn and Dean are shown on 5/31/08. Credit: Fame Pictures |
Kate Middleton in blush-pink Jenny Packham: gorgeous or meh? Posted: 10 Jun 2011 07:37 AM PDT These are new photos of "Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge" and Prince William last night at a London fundraiser for ARK (Absolute Return for Kids). Will and Kate arrived in a blue Jaguar, and (I swear to God this is the text from People Magazine) "With William placing a guiding hand on his wife’s back, she giggled a little as she stopped on the purple-carpeted steps for photographs." The gown is Penny Packham - I like it. It's more sparkly and glam than Kate usually goes for, and this blush-pink is a really difficult color to wear. You have to have a very specific skin tone, and Kate, still glowing with a great tan from her honeymoon, really pops. Some sites are saying she looks "the thinnest she's ever been" but I actually think she looked way thinner right after she returned from her honeymoon. She actually looks like she's back to solids now. Anyway, I keep reading about Catherine and Prince William's Canadian and American tour like it's the second coming of Jesus. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited that Waity & Wills will be on American soil too, but even I don't care for the breathless coverage of every single little nuance and twitch from some "palace insider" dishing on the couple's travel plans. Here's what's known thus far: Kate is not traveling with a lady in waiting, nor stylist, nor valet, although the stylist or "dresser" thing could change, possibly before the trip. Rumor has it that Kate will be doing her own makeup and possibly her own hair for the trip, and will have at least three costume changes a day, or more. It's a ten-day trip, and reportedly, she's packing 40 outfits. And you know what the makeup thing means, right? Raccoon McWaity rides again! That girl loves her eyeliner. She loves to cake it on and on forever. This Enquirer story was one of the more interesting pieces about the upcoming trip, only because the speculation involves Kate trying to "demand" that she and William spend more time in LA, so they can properly take in the sights and hang out with Oprah and Brangelina:
[From The Enquirer, print edition] Now, do I really think Kate would storm around, demanding things? Nope. I think she's still in geisha mode, although to be fair to her, her personality does seem to lean towards "even-tempered" and "reticent". Even if she's pissed off about something, it's doubtful that she would ever raise her newly-posh voice. My guess is that Kate probably expressed a slight disappointment that she and William weren't going to get to do any "fun" things while in California, and that was what got blown out of proportion. Also, it wouldn't surprise me at all if Oprah and Kate met sometime soon. Oprah is probably working her way into some invitation as we speak. But how much would you love a photo of Kate and Angelina Jolie? |
Gisele Bunchen in Oscar de la Renta: odd or gorgeous? Posted: 10 Jun 2011 07:16 AM PDT One of the weirdest guests at last night's AFI Lifetime Achievement Tribute to Morgan Freeman was Gisele Bundchen. I guess they know each other…? Sure. Maybe she just wanted to hang out with Morgan. Gisele wore this interesting Oscar de La Renta gown that I can't decide if I like or not. I've been thinking that Gisele's red carpet fashion has been kind waning since she gave birth - much like Nicole Kidman, not that she's got a baby, it seems like Gisele has stopped caring so much about fashion. I do like the pop of fuchsia with the waist bow, but hot pink with the charcoal-silver is kind of odd. I'm still undecided. More photos from the event - Castle star Stana Katic, with some cheap looking highlights. I think she's a pretty woman, but I don't "get" this. Djimon Hounsou and Kimora. I don't even want to talk about how depressed this makes me. Helen Mirren, looking fabulous. Matthew and Camilla. Her dress is pretty. I don't even want to talk about what's happening to and with his face. He looks… gross. And finally, just because she was so excited to be there, RITA MORENO! I love her. |
Did Morgan Freeman bring out his E’Dena Hines, his lover & step-granddaughter? Posted: 10 Jun 2011 06:43 AM PDT If you prefer to think of Morgan Freeman as the voice of God, narrating the movements of penguins, then you just need to stop reading. Go find that post about Christina Hendricks' boobs. So… last night, Morgan Freeman was honored with an AFI Lifetime Achievement, completely well-deserved considering Morgan has spent decades doing solid-to-great work in Hollywood, and especially considering that the AFI hands out "Lifetime Achievements" to just about anyone these days. The blonde woman that Morgan has his arm around has been identified in the past as his publicist, and some say she's his "girlfriend" too. It's a possibility, totally. Morgan could be dating his publicist following his divorce last year. But Morgan also brought out some of his family for the event. My eye went to the young woman in the pale pink dress. It that his step-granddaughter/lover E'Dena Hines? I can't tell. CB looked at the photos, and she doesn't think it's E'Dena - go here to see an older photo of E'Dena. The chick in these photos has a very similar face, I think, but I can't really say. You remember E'Dena, of course. Shortly after Morgan got into a car accident with his rumored mistress, the Enquirer began getting lots and lots of suspiciously stories about Morgan's history of zipper problems. According to well-placed sources, Morgan had been having a ten-year affair with his step-granddaughter (the granddaughter of one his ex-wives, no biological connection to Morgan). E'Dena was considered the real reason he and his last ex-wife divorced. E'Dena was considered the reason why the divorce, the settlement and all of the proceedings were so hush-hush. The Enquirer also had reports that E'Dena wanted to settle down with Morgan, get married and have his children. That was the last I heard about it - Morgan was free, and E'Dena was pushing to make it official. And then Morgan began stepping out with this blonde publicist woman. It's interesting, right? So, I have two theories. One, E'Dena got dumped, flat-out. Two, E'Dena and Morgan are still together, but it's still very hush-hush, and Morgan goes to events with his "official" lady. I really don't know. But it's all kind of gross. |
Russell Crowe was drunk-tweeting about circumcision, abortion Posted: 10 Jun 2011 06:34 AM PDT I always forget that Russell Crowe is on Twitter. I should really start following him, but this morning, Big Russ is cracking me up. Russell caused something of Twitter scandal by using his Twitter to stand up to Big Circumcision (it's a lobby, right?). Personally, I don't have a dog on this particular hunt - I can see both sides, both pro and anti-circumcision, and I don't have one particular preference in my personal experiences with dong. Russell, however, has very strong feelings. Maybe I'm just feeling warm towards Russ because he also took time out to support a woman's right to choose, or maybe I just like that he interspersed his anti-circumcision tweets with shout-outs for the Newfoundland Folk Festival. It's all really funny to me. So… here are some of Russell's tweets, in descending chronological order. First, Russell retweeted this question: "@russellcrowe Speaking of, my son is due soon. Do you think I should get him circumstanced?" Here is what followed:
[From Russell Crowe's Twitter] HE CALLED OUT ELI ROTH. Like Eli Roth is responsible, as a Jewish director and Twitter-follower, for circumcision. I don't know… I find this funny. He's entitled to his opinions, and it's all good. It's just a little humor in the morning. I need to start following Crowe's Twitter. |
Christina Hendricks’ boob shelf corset dress: too tight or just perfect? Posted: 10 Jun 2011 06:33 AM PDT BOOBS. That's what you wanted, right? When I complimented Christina Hendricks yesterday for finding an outfit that didn't offend me on a deep level, many of you complained that she was too covered up. Well, Christina has answered! These are photos of Big Red at the Johnnie Walker Father's Day gifting suite in NYC. She's the only one photographed, which makes me suspect she was paid to show up in something boob-tastic and pose her rack off. I don't know who did the dress. It looks like a corset-bustier thing, although I suspect any tight dress would look like a corseted bustier on Christina. Should we talk more about her boobs? Christina claims they're "so obviously real." Some of you disagreed, saying that she got implants and gained some weight or something. I still think they're probably real, but because they don't look hard, bolted on or falsely "round". Her boobs look - and I'm sorry if I'm being too graphic - soft and squishy, which is how real boobs look. Anyway, I wanted to bring this up again, because of the way her boobs look "rounded" at the top of this bustier, because I suspect that some of you will claim that as "proof" that her boobs are fake. I tend to think they look that way because they're being hoisted up to God and beyond. Meanwhile, Big Red was on The View yesterday (??…maybe) and she told the ladies that “Men don’t really approach me much… Women do come up and they sort of – they’re flirtatious with me. It’s funny.” I would totally flirt with her too. She seems like she knows how to flirt. She also talked about how "incredibly flattering" it was to be considered a sex symbol, but that "it sounds silly to me." To read more or see the video, go here. |
Uma Thurman continues to look awesome, but did she have something done? Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:57 AM PDT
She is 41 years old, and I get the urge to tweak and freshen, but she messed with perfection, she really did, and ended up with wonk eye and a puffy mouth where her gorgeous lips used to be. She’s still lovely, she’s not unattractive, but she’s different, you can tell, and it’s not for the better. I’m 38, I’ll be honest, and I have really considered getting a little work done, either injectables or otherwise. After seeing these photos I’m decided, though. It’s going to be at least another decade before I consider it again. (Hell I won’t rule it out though.) |
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