Michelle Obama films an ‘iCarly’ guest spot for military families Posted: 15 Jun 2011 08:21 AM PDT It’s no secret that military life is tough, and sometimes it feels even harder on the families of deployed and mobilized soldiers than on the enlisted members themselves. Even though we live in a highly technological age, a lot of these services aren’t available for the military; for example, one of my friends just shipped out in Japan on the USS George Washington (CVN-73), and he told me that even Facebook is blocked on board the vessel. This is not to mention the fact that video casting services like Skype also present many difficulties as well. Of course, the Navy has banned these services for security purposes, but it creates a highly frustrating process for soldiers to make any sort of contact with those they leave behind as they serve our country. As such, the Nickelodeon show “iCarly” (which focuses upon a teenage girl and her friends, who star in their own web-cast series) has filmed an episode about families trying to reach out their loved ones as they serve abroad, and First Lady Michelle Obama makes a guest appearance: Michelle Obama has gone from the White House to Nickelodeon. The First Lady will appear as very special guest star on the hit Nick show, “iCarly.” According to E! Online, Obama dropped by the set Monday to film her guest spot, which she hopes will shed light on Joining Forces, a program dedicated to helping and honoring U.S. military families. The episode revolves around Carly (played by Miranda Cosgrove) who breaks some rules in an attempt to set up a video chat with her dad, who is serving overseas. The First Lady, playing herself, hears about Carly’s attempts and drops by to talk about how important it is for families and soldiers overseas to connect. [Popeater] In slightly related news, Mrs. Obama has also made a handful of recent apperances on the Disney Channel for a PSA series called “Magic of Healthy Living.” Here’s one of the episodes in which she interacts with some of the Disney’s teen stars to teach them about healthy food portion sizes. It’s great that Michelle Obama is taking so much time out of her schedule to target tween-related issues, and it’s especially beneficial that she’s placing great emphasis (with the “iCarly” appearance) upon military familes because so many of us are still in the process of missing our own soldiers. The “iCarly” episode won’t air until next January, but here’s a behind the scenes clip: “iCarly” still courtesy of TeenStarsWorld and Nickelodeon |
January Jones isn’t universally hated, is friends with Jennifer Carpenter Posted: 15 Jun 2011 08:17 AM PDT Progressively, as her pregnancy goes on and January Jones continues to keep her mouth shut about paternity, she's been getting some heat and some criticism. Lainey pointed out last week that it seems like people in Hollywood - official players and people who matter - don't have any problems calling January out, or publicly stating their dislike of her. Now, as you might remember, I was never a fan. I always thought she was pretty stupid, vapid and full of herself. BUT - I grew to have some begrudging respect for her because of the baby-daddy drama. She's played it in an interesting way, increasing speculation and garnering more attention for herself, all while looking private. Her baby drama is what makes her interesting to me - that, and the idea that she's carrying a little Matthew Vaughn, or a little Fassbender, or a little James McAvoy (or Oliver Platt!). Anyway, it turns out that January isn't all alone now that she's been labeled with the scarlet A ("A" for "Allegedly boning a married dude and getting pregnant"). She may be mocked and criticized, but she has a friend! One friend. Jennifer Carpenter, best known as Deb on Dexter, and the ex-wife of Dexter star Michael C. Hall. I had no idea Jennifer and January were and are friends, but they've been pap'd twice in four days. Remarkable. Perhaps Jennifer is the baby-daddy? Or maybe it's Michael C. Hall, and Jennifer and January are commiserating because they both got dumped (for Julia Stiles?)? This could really spin out of control. By the way, January just did yet another interview where she managed to avoid talking about paternity - you can read some highlights here. She really is playing this so well. Photos courtesy of Fame. |
Joss Stone was almost kidnapped & murdered, apparently Posted: 15 Jun 2011 07:37 AM PDT I didn't even want to write about this because it just seems so utterly bizarre. But it really happened - police in England arrested two men who are accused of plotting to kidnap and murder singer/actress Joss Stone. The alleged kidnappers possessed "detailed maps and aerial photos of her rural property in east Devon" as well as "swords, forensic-style overalls… and a body bag." Oh, and ROPE. The Sun even has a photo of rope, in case you need to see it illustrated. I'm sorry, I'm seriously not making light of this, it sounds so sketchy and scary, and Joss is really lucky that she has paranoid neighbors: TWO men were being held last night over a suspected plot to rob and murder singer Joss Stone. Cops found swords, rope and a body bag when they swooped on the pair at around 10am yesterday near the star’s isolated country home. The men, aged 33 and 30, also had detailed maps and aerial photos of her rural property in east Devon. The suspects had travelled from the Manchester area 200 miles away. Police insiders said they were arrested on suspicion of planning a terrifying raid on Joss, 24, who has a £9million personal fortune. The alleged plot was foiled by sharp-eyed neighbours who saw two black men acting suspiciously in a red Fiat Punto. The car was being driven slowly around the isolated lanes of the Cullompton area. Police were alerted and took the men to Exeter, where they were being questioned last night. A 20-strong team of detectives is now working on the case, liaising with colleagues in Manchester. Sources said the car was registered in Manchester but had a different owner. Cops said the men were initially held on suspicion of possession of offensive weapons and being equipped to steal. Joss, who is close friends with Prince William and was at his wedding to Kate Middleton, is said to be in Britain and being kept informed of developments. She said today she was “absolutely fine and getting on with life as normal”. Det Insp Steve Parker said: “The men had information and items that lead us to suspect that they may have intended to commit a criminal offence.” There was no sign of the singer yesterday at her farmhouse home, where workmen were busy. Joss, among the five top-earning female UK singing stars, is due to go back on tour next month. She has sold over ten million albums and worked with legends such as James Brown, The Rolling Stones and Stevie Wonder. [From The Sun] Thank goodness she's safe! And thank goodness the cops were so proactive. This whole thing sounds so sketchy. It's totally creeping me out that they might have gone through with their plot… at her country house. For some reason, that's the detail that really bothers me. She would have been out in the country, perhaps her closest neighbor would have been a mile away, and if they had gotten a hold of her, it would have been a really bad situation. Photos courtesy of WENN. |
Angelina Jolie is wanted for a bizarre Mark Wahlberg comedy Posted: 15 Jun 2011 07:06 AM PDT I've been hearing about Angelina Jolie's likely plans to do Maleficent for a while now. Jolie has even talked about the role - a retelling of Sleeping Beauty told through Maleficent's POV - in various interviews over the past few months, and she seems vaguely attached to it. Tim Burton was going to direct it, but he dropped out for other projects, and now David O. Russell is attached as director. Russell spoke about his plans to work with Angelina a few nights ago: “The Fighter” director David O. Russell is negotiating with Angelina Jolie to work together on several films. At the Ghetto Film School Spring Benefit Monday night at the Standard, where he was honored with an award, Russell said he was in talks to direct Jolie in “Maleficent,” a “Sleeping Beauty”-based Disney project. Sources say Russell is a favorite to direct since Tim Burton dropped out in May. Russell is also speaking with Jolie about starring in “The Silver Linings Playbook,” a comedy with Mark Wahlberg. Russell was also meeting with Robert De Niro about the project before he arrived at the benefit, where Melissa Leo and Blake Lively introduced him. Marisa Tomei, Anna Faris, Luis Guzman, Spike Jonze and CNN’s Soledad O’Brien and Alina Cho all attended the event, which raises money for the Bronx-based nonprofit’s scholarships and educational programs for young filmmakers. [From Page Six] A comedy with Mark Wahlberg? I could see Angelina and Mark working together, and I think they would be great together, but probably not on a comedy. Oooh, I just read a synopsis of the novel The Silver Linings Playbook. Would Angelina play the ex-wife or the mentally unstable stalker? Interesting. Speaking of ex-wives and mentally unstable stalkers (too much?), Star Magazine has yet another Jennifer Aniston-versus-Angelina Jolie story this week. I found it eye-rollingly boring, considering it's just an alleged rehash of Aniston "confronting" Angelina back in 2004. Here you go: Jen and Angie had it out when Jen learned how close Angie was getting to hubby Brad Pitt, and realized her marriage was likely over! Jennifer Aniston seems to have put up a fight when she learned then husband Brad Pitt was getting closer and closer to his Mr. & Mrs. Smith costar Angelina Jolie — and even called the actress to confront her! Star reports Jen called Angie to say her relationship with Brad was "inappropriate" as he was a married man. Angie, however, didn't seem to care. "She told Angelina to stay the hell away from her husband," according to a source. Angie denied anything was going on but, as time would tell, that seems to have not been the case at all. Jen seems to have also accepted her fate by that point. "She knew at that moment there was no going back — her marriage was over," says the source. [From Hollywood Life] Oh, POOR JEN. Except that she did the same thing to Justin Theroux's girlfriend of 14 years. I hope Heidi Bivens gets a naked Vanity Fair cover and throws a huge public pity party. I hope that six years from now, we're hearing still about Heidi confronting Aniston and telling her to stay the hell away from her boyfriend. It would be a small justice. Photos courtesy of WENN. |
People Mag: Kate Middleton is a “natural” at being a princess Posted: 15 Jun 2011 06:28 AM PDT ALL WAITY, ALL THE TIME. Good God, the American and British press are just so ecstatic that they have a new "princess" to talk about. It makes me wonder about the 14-year vacuum that was left in the wake of Princess Diana's death. Diana was a superstar - a royal by marriage, and one of the biggest celebrities in the world by right, by suffering, by catastrophic marriage and by sheer star quality. When she died, the press looked to fill the gaping hole with actresses and heiresses and famewhores, but now they finally have a "commoner" who married into the royal family, so they're going completely overboard. It's not Kate Middleton's fault, per se, although I do have a minor criticism of both Kate and the way she's being handled in the media. My criticism: wait until she does something substantive before giving her a People Magazine cover and declaring that she's a "natural" at her role. Thus far, she's only gone to some parties and events, and while she's performed those duties with grace and style (except for looking kind of bored at times), I'm still waiting for her to sign on for some charity work. What learning curve? She’s been a royal for just six weeks, but the newly minted Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge has quickly proven “she’s a natural,” a palace insider tells PEOPLE in this week’s cover story. Gliding her way through an intense regimen of public engagements since her wedding to Prince William, adds the insider, Kate, 29, is “completely taking it in her stride.” Still, Kate’s recent high-profile appearances might have proved overwhelming were it not for a few key counselors: her stepmother-in-law Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, who has offered guidance on life as a royal wife; Helen Asprey, a longtime member of William and Prince Harry’s personal staff who now accompanies Kate to most engagements; and Prince William, 28, who makes sure to keep careful watch over his new wife. “It’s very much the ‘home team’ advising,” says a palace source. [From People] First: OF COURSE she's taking it all in stride. That's what nine years of waiting gets you! Chica was prepared! Second: I do like that William seems protective of her, and I feel like he really is aware of how overwhelmed she could potentially be. He's trying so hard to make sure she's not thrown to wolves like his mother was. I like that a lot. Meanwhile, St. James Palace has released more information about William and Kate's Canadian and Californian itinerary. It does seem like they added a day to the California part… maybe because Waity wanted to meet Brangelina?!!? California dreamin’ with Will and Kate! The itinerary for Prince William and Kate’s July 8 - 10 visit to California were detailed in a Wednesday morning briefing at St. James Palace — and the Duke and Duchess’ West Coast schedule is jam-packed! After touching down from Canada on July 8, William, 28, and Kate, 29, will meet with up and coming entrepreneurs at a UKTI reception at the Beverly Hilton. Next up? A meet-and-greet with senior politicians and other high-profile figures at the Consular General’s resident in Los Angeles. After getting some shut-eye at an undisclosed location, the just-married duo will head to Santa Barbara on July 9 for a polo match, where the Prince will play and Kate will give out prizes. (The game will benefit American Friends of the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry.) That night, the real fun begins: The royals will walk the red carpet with British TV, movie and theater stars for a BAFTA reception at the Belasco Theatre. (Celeb attendees for the bash have not yet been announced.) As President of BAFTA, William will make a brief speech for the star-packed gala. For day three (July 10), the pair will visit Inner City Arts, an L.A. program which helps disadvantaged and homeless children through art. That night, they’ll attend a war veterans event at Sony Studios; caeled “Nation: Mission Serve,” the event serves to strengthen ties between UK and US armed forces. Will royal watchers in L.A. ever spot William and Kate without one another? “[The tour] will be a double act, but there’l be occasions when the couple will separate, such as walkabouts,” press secretary Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton says. But the Duchess won’t be doing any speeches this time, Lowther-Pinkerton adds. “There’ll be a time and a place for that.” A source tells Us that Kate is all set to look gorgeous in Hollywood — thanks to a special weapon. “The Duchess of Cambridge plans to bring hairdresser James Pryce with her on the North American tour,” the insider says. “The couple will also be bringing an administrative assistant.” In all, the couple will roll with an entourage of seven. [From Us Weekly] So she's bringing her hair guy. I'm guessing that she'll end up bringing a stylist person too, seeing as how she's trying to hire someone last minute as we speak. So much for not hiring staff, right? I don't blame them for hiring staffers - if they continue to do all of these public engagements, they are going to need more and more staffers. What pissed me off was the claim - made by William's spokesperson a few months ago - that they weren't going to hire anybody because they were trying to be so "different" and "under the radar". It was like William was looking down his nose at his father and all of the working royals who do hundreds of events and a full slate of charity work every year. Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame & Pacific Coast News. |
22 year-old Formula One heiress pays $85 million for Candy Spelling’s mansion Posted: 15 Jun 2011 06:05 AM PDT Candy Spelling has sold the insanely large 73,500 square foot mansion left to her by her late husband, television producer Aaron Spelling. (He died in June, 2006 at the age of 83, leaving less than a million to his daughter Tori and forcing us to endure years of biographies, sponsored children’s birthday parties, home shopping jewelry lines and reality shows as Tori strives to maintain the lifestyle she’s accustomed to.) The Spelling home was built on the site of Bing Crosby’s former residence, which was demolished in the late 80s to make room for the monstrous 123-room dwelling they called “The Manor.” It’s the biggest home in LA county. Candy has been trying to offload that house for years, and it includes a bowling alley, barber shop, “china room,” flower cutting room, three gift wrapping rooms and an entry inspired by the Tara mansion in Gone With the Wind. She was originally asking $150 million for it, but has reportedly sold it for a little over half the asking price, $85 million, to a 22 year-old British heiress named Petra Ecclestone. Petra is a “fashion designer” and her dad is Bernie Ecclestone, the CEO of Formula One Management. TMZ reports that he has a net worth of $4 billion. Candy will move to two units in a “condo complex” that cost $35 million and are currently undergoing renovation. Candy Spelling’s massive 57,000 square-foot home has finally sold — for an undisclosed price — to Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone. The home had been shown since 2008 and officially on the market since 2009, reports the Wall Street Journal. The home was first listed at $150 million, and while we’re not sure of the final sale price, Realtor.com points out that “listing agents Rick Hilton and Jeff Hyland of Hilton & Hyland and Sally Forster Jones of Coldwell Banker stand to possibly make a combined $9 million in commissions” if it’s anywhere near the original asking price. Candy’s mansion sits on five acres in the exclusive Holmby Hills neighborhood and contains fourteen bedrooms and twenty-seven bathrooms. It contains special rooms dedicated to activities like wrapping presents and storing silverware, in addition to the usual luxe amenities: wine cellar, bowling alley, screening room, library, and gym, according to the Associated Press. Petra Ecclestone is a 22-year old fashion designer who has been described as “one of the most spoilt girls in Britain,” according to the Daily Mail. Earlier this year, Ecclestone’s father, Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone, bought a £56 million home for Petra in London, who claimed it was for her five dogs. [From The Huffington Post] Paris Hilton is seething with jealously right now. This Petra girl is engaged, it happened last month and her daddy flew in Rihanna to sing at her engagement party and gave her a custom Bugatti as an engagement present. Her would-be husband is 26 year-old “businessman” Jamie Stunt. I picture her as a blonde Veruca Salt, demanding “I want it now, daddy!” and getting whatever it is until she moves on to the next thing. She’s going to be stuck with this ginormous house for years, but of course she can always tear parts of it down and rebuild. Here is a video from Candy’s house [via DListed] Petra, her sister Tamara and their dad, Bernie Ecclestone: Petra and her fiance: Petra, her sister and her fiance: Candy Spelling: Photos credit: WENN. House photos credit: realtor.com |
Nicole Scherzinger is unoriginal, copies Cheryl Cole’s purple & orange combo Posted: 15 Jun 2011 05:38 AM PDT These are photos of Nicole Scherzinger during an appearance for The X Factor, in Florida. The first time I saw this hideous orange-purple trend on a real person at a real event was when Cheryl Cole made one of her first appearances in America, as one of the judges for Simon Cowell's The X Factor. Cheryl was widely mocked for her Diane Von Furstenberg ensemble (below), but Cheryl might have gotten the last laugh as it seems everyone is jumping on the purple-orange bandwagon, from Jessica Alba, to Kim Kardashian, and now Cheryl's X Factor replacement, Nicole Scherzinger. So, Nicole decided to "copy" Cheryl's orange-purple (with a twist) now that she (Nicole) has been named the replacement judge. Something about this style choice and the fact that Nicole looks increasingly like a Kardashian… well, Nicole is just rubbing me the wrong way. In addition to Nicole's inability to find a different trend, Nicole's former manager has also been sticking the knife into Cheryl Cole's back in some new interviews: Cheryl Cole may be alarmed by reports today, from Scherzinger’s former manager, claiming that Cheryl was only ever used as hype. Jeff Haddad, who managed the former Pussycat Doll for 13 years, has alleged that Nicole was always going to be on the panel. He claims that he had long discussions with Simon Cowell and Scherzinger was always a frontrunner for the judging panel job. 'In my opinion, Simon always wanted Nicole as a judge. There was never a question that she wouldn't get it', Jeff told Heat Magazine. Nicole was always going to be on that judging panel and Cheryl was just being used as a cog in the wheel to cause hype and publicise the show.' The magazine reported that Mr Haddad doesn't recall Cheryl's name being mentioned during talks about the role. After managing the star for over a decade, Haddad was apparently given the axe by Nicole shortly before her U.S. X Factor contract was signed, the magazine reported. But in his opinion he said that Cheryl's accent wouldn't have been the issue and was rather an excuse for publicity. Regarding being allegedly fired by Nicole, he said: 'If you serve as someone's manager and develop their career for over a decade and that person didn't pay you after landing the biggest TV show of their career, what does that tell you?' An X Factor spokesperson dismissed the ex-managers claims of a publicity stunt as ‘complete and utter rubbish’. Meanwhile, Simon Cowell has revealed that he will broadcast the footage of Cheryl Cole during her short stint on the US X Factor. Her appearances at the two audition venues she attended are said to be shown when the series is aired in September. Cowell told Sky News: 'We will show it. I mean it's reality TV. There's no point lying about it. It is what it is. It wasn't really such a big deal as everybody thought. We have a lot of other shows. Something happened so we said, 'Do you want to return to the UK show?' and she said no. The we offered her the show back and I don't think she wanted to come back… Truth is you've got to move on. It's about the contestants. They've got no interest in us bickering.' [From The Mail] This is all so rude, and all it does is underline the fact that Nicole is simply a bland non-entity in the industry. The only way she makes news is when she's copying Cheryl Cole or someone close to her is "telling all" - about Cheryl. Say what you will about Cheryl being cheesy or untalented or even disastrous, but Cheryl was watchable. People were interested in talking about her. No one gives a crap about Nicole. She's unoriginal, uninspired and boring at best. Photos courtesy of WENN. |
Kim Kardashian’s wedding gift registry will potentially enrage and amuse you Posted: 15 Jun 2011 05:18 AM PDT What do you get for annoying famewhore with enough worthless luxury goods to fund the budget of a small municipality? More luxury goods! Kim Kardashian has registered for gifts for her wedding (scheduled for Halloween with no sense of irony) and it’s alternately amusing and anger-inducing. Kim wants a bunch of krap, predictably, and instead of earning it herself by pasting pre-written ads into Twitter or showing up to the opening of a toilet, she’s asking her wedding guests to buy it for her. This is a time honored tradition for weddings that aren’t funded by product placement, photo rights sales and reality show networks. Crystal napkin rings, a $175 mustard jar, $6,000 vases and WAY more! Kim Kardashian and fiance Kris Humphries have given their wedding guests a plethora of suggestions on what to get them for their upcoming wedding. The couple registered at GEARYS, an upscale luxury seller of jewelry and homeware in Beverly Hills. The prices vary — from a $12.50 cloth napkin to a $7,850 crystal vase. The reality star and her NBA beau would also like a $1,650 silver-plated coffeepot and 24 five-piece silverware sets, each costing $1,600. (That’s $38,400 worth of Torchon dinner place settings on one registry.) Although Kardashian, 30, isn’t a big drinker, she and Humphries, 26, have requested 24 Baccarat Vega champagne flutes, each costing $130. They’ve also requested 24 of the Baccarat Vega goblets, which will set one back $125 each. The duo only began dating in December 2010, but Humphries popped the question to his reality TV star love in May 2011. Khloe Kardashian joked that her sister Kim’s wedding is “going to be royal wedding number two!” According to the couple’s registry, Kardashian and Humphries will say “I do” on October 31, 2011. [From US Weekly] You can see Kim and Kris’ gift registry here. I made a quick spreadsheet to tally up the cost of the items remaining, and it comes to $176,478. That’s chump change for a family that’s estimated to be worth $65 million and who stand to make $5 million plus on this wedding alone. So why can’t Kim buy her own $40k worth of place settings and ask guests to donate to charity? They could even funnel the money to that sketchy church-based charity her mom uses as a tax shelter. It’s all about the money to the Kardashians, and it’s only the best for the star who fueled it all with a sex tape and is capping it off with a wedding to a guy she’s been dating for a whole six months. Kim told Jay Leno last night that she’s been with Kris for eight months, but she just broke up with Gabriel Aubry in December so that’s not true. She also said there wouldn’t be sponsors for the wedding and they “hadn’t made up their minds” whether the wedding would be filmed. What a joke. She did confirm that there was a prenup, and said that she would have a hyphenated name, Kardashian-Humphries. You know she’s going to be under a lot of pressure to pop out a kid fast to keep up the family business. Last night on Leno, Jay attempted to set fire to Kim’s $2 million engagement ring in an attempt to see if it’s real. I guess diamonds will not catch fire. (Sources told Gossip Cop not a decoy. Whatever.) The ring immediately burned up and turned black, and then Jay brought out the real one, showing that he’d just used a zirconia to do the test. Kim also addressed the “affair” rumors and said she’s “never heard of the guy,” and that “it’s so crazy to me that any random person can make up a story, call up a tabloid.” She added “these kind of people should really be ashamed of themselves for trying to get publicity off of people they don’t know.” That’s so ripe coming from a woman with no sense of shame. Kim is shown out on 6/13 and 6/14/11. Credit: Fame |
Heidi Klum: Too thin, the same as always, or just wearing a super fug dress? Posted: 15 Jun 2011 04:59 AM PDT There’s some buzz over photos of Heidi Klum looking almost emaciated in a curiously cut turquoise dress, to put it nicely. In these photos, on ICYDK, you can see Heidi’s protruding rib bones and very thin arms. In other photos, the ones we have here, Heidi looks thin but normal. She seems a bit thinner than she usually looks but it’s not alarming or anything. Remember when Heidi gave advice about aging to not be “too thin, and have a little meat on your bones“? That’s obviously relative in her business. Heidi explained in Self magazine last fall that “being gaunt in the face… makes you look older by 5 or 10 years.” Heidi has been running this summer and blogging her progress on a new lifestyle website she’s launched, so that’s possibly why she’s dropped some weight. To me the real story is this God awful draped turquoise dress she’s wearing at the amfAR Inspiration gala in New York. She was there to help honor Project Runway judge Michael Kors, and it’s safe to assume this dress is his design. I couldn’t find this exact dress in his Fall collection, but it looks like several other low-cut draped pieces he’s designed. At least she chose this dress with a skirt and not the version with harem pants. Heidi also wore a similarly questionable Kors outfit in April, a tan belted jumpsuit with a low-cut front. She was just as thin then I see. Also at the AMFAR gala was Ke$ha looking drunk in usual and in need of a hairbrush, shampoo and some pants. I can’t hate on a girl who makes the best workout music ever though. (RPM #47 and #48 FTW!) Jennifer Hudson wore a tight white dress and earned that Weight Watchers money. She looks amazing. Beth Ostrosky is just too busy in that dress. That print is best for an accent piece or a small surface area, not an entire dress. What’s going on at the crotch area? It’s got a trompe l’oeil chastity belt. Supermodel Alek Wek with Italian ballet dancer Roberto Bolle. That dress is too low on her chest, not to mention the design. It looks like it’s unraveling. Courtney Love brought the Cray-cray in a Miss Havisham number. She performed at the show. And Olivia Palermo takes the fug cake in this puffed polka dot mullet dress with a beige jacket. I don’t know who she is, but I guess she was in The City. Photo credit: WENN.com |
Did Crystal Harris dump Hugh Hefner for Dr. Phil’s son & Dr. Phil’s money? Posted: 15 Jun 2011 04:54 AM PDT When I did the links yesterday, I didn't realize until too late that Hugh Hefner's spokesperson had CONFIRMED that Hef and his fiance Crystal Harris had called off their wedding. The wedding was set for Saturday… so what happened? What could possibly make a 24-year-old (HAHA!) golddigger suddenly twitchy at the thought of settling down for a few years with Hugh Hefner? Hef was left tweeting: “The wedding is off. Crystal has had a change of heart.” SOB! Well, as it turns out, Life & Style's Scene Queens were right!! You people don't put a lot of stock in Life & Style, but I've grown to love that tabloid. Their rep sends us advanced copies of their bigger stories, and that's exactly what happened this past March. Life & Style's Scene Queens had the scoop that Crystal Harris, 24 (!), was screwing around on Hef with Dr. Phil's son, Jordan McGraw - go here to see the story. Now Life & Style is all smug about it. Justifiably, I'd say: Months after Life & Style broke the news that Crystal Harris had secretly been dating Jordan McGraw, she and fiancé Hugh Hefner have called off their nuptials. As Life & Style first reported in March, Crystal had been dating her songwriting partner and the son of Dr. Phil behind fiancé Hef’s back. Life & Style first spotted the 24-year-old lovebirds cozying up at the Chateau Marmont in LA on March 14. While Crystal attempted to keep their romance low-profile, Jordan didn’t care to hide his affections and was kissing her shoulder and trying to hold her hand - which was still adorned with her 6-carat engagement ring. The pair met through the Organica Music Group, where Jordan worked with Crystal as a songwriter. Crystal and Hef, who got engaged in December, were only days away from their June 18 wedding date. “Crystal informed me of the news this morning and that the decision to call off the wedding was mutual,” Crystal’s manager, Michael Blakey, President of Organica Music Group, tells Life & Style. “The split was amicable and I’m happy to say that Crystal and Hef will remain close friends.” [From Life & Style] I might have to give Crystal some begrudging respect, honestly. I think going through with the wedding might have been the easy way, you know? She would be all official, she would get paid, and she would get her cut. But by calling off the wedding, I feel like Crystal might have chosen… "love". Does she "love" Jordan? Of course I could totally be wrong. According to Radar's source, "Hef is in shock. Crystal bailed and left the mansion at 11pm Sunday night. She has a boyfriend. She is seeing Dr. Phil’s son, Jordan. She thinks she is going to be living with all of Dr. Phil’s millions.” Ah, that makes more sense than my "love" theory. Crystal thinks Dr. Phil's money will be flowing like wine, and Hef might have kept her on a budget. Carry on, Crystal. Crazy golddigger. Last theory, via this morning’s Page Six - Hef dumped Crystal after he discovered that Crystal planned to dump him at the altar for a $500,000 media deal. This story is pretty good: Hugh Hefner’s wedding to Crystal Harris was called off after she secretly planned to ditch the Playboy mogul at the altar in return for a $500,000 media deal, Page Six has exclusively learned. Harris, 25, was shopping for a big-bucks deal to tell all after she ditched hapless Hef, 85, in front of 300 guests at their wedding at the Playboy Mansion on Saturday, to be filmed for a Lifetime TV special. Yesterday it emerged that the pair had called off the wedding following an argument on Sunday, and the blond bride-no-longer-to-be immediately moved out of the mansion. Harris had reportedly been secretly seeing Dr. Phil McGraw’s son, Jordan, for months behind Hef’s back. Jordan is her songwriting partner, and they were seen cozying up at the Chateau Marmont in March. A source told us, “Crystal wanted to ditch Hef at the altar. Her plan was to walk up the aisle and say she couldn’t go through with it. The wedding was to be filmed for a reality special, and her refusal to marry him would be a sensation. She was looking for a tie-in deal of around $500,000 for the exclusive ‘I ditched Hef at the altar’ interview. While there was interest, Crystal didn’t get an offer anywhere near half a million.” The former Playmate started dating Hefner in January 2009, and they got engaged last December. It is not known if the Sunday argument was sparked by Hef finding out about her plan to humiliate him. But Harris’ manager, Michael Blakey, told us reports about her cheating with Jordan were “absolutely incorrect” and “total fiction.” Of her plan to ditch Hef in return for a lucrative media deal, Blakey said that was “not true, to my knowledge.” He said of their split: “I have no idea what happened. All I know is that it was an amicable breakup.” The cancellation is unfortunate timing for Playboy: Its July issue hits newsstands Friday, with Crystal on the cover. The coverline, according to sources, is “America’s Princess: Introducing Mrs. Crystal Hefner.” [From Page Six] Ha! I didn’t know about the Playboy cover! No fool like an old fool, as my father always says. But sure, I’ll totally believe Page Six’s story. I’ll believe whatever I read about Crystal. By the way, does Crystal look like Chelsea Handler's younger, less meth-y sister to anyone else? Photos courtesy of WENN. |
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