HOLLYWOOD NEWS AND GOSSIPS

In Touch: Scarlett Johansson wants to date Bradley Cooper now

2011-06-26T07:30:00.000-07:00

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Bedhead

This story is a perfect storm of simultaneously single actors coupled with the easy target of Bradley Cooper and yet another opportunity to use the photo of Scarlett Johansson’s wonk foot at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. When Kaiser first wrote about that swanky event, she astutely took note of this photo of Scarlett in profile: “Yes, that’s Bradley Cooper! SCANDAL.” Well, she totally called it, for the tabloids are duly (and belatedly) making crap up about it.

If you’ll remember correctly, Scarlett attended this soiree with her then (weave-wearing) boyfriend, Sean Penn, where he reportedly also told her to go back to school. However, InTouch now seems to believe that Scarlett had already mentally broken up with Penn at that point and was furiously flirting with Bradley, who just happens to be her co-star from She’s Just Not That Into You. Naturally, the tabloid makes ScarJo out to be a very needy woman, which seems rather unlikely to me:

Newly single — and terrified of being alone — Scarlett Johansson sets her sights on Bradley Cooper.
Only a few weeks after breaking up with Sean Penn, Scarlett Johansson is already hot for a new guy. And this time, thankfully, she’s not looking for a father figure! According to a friend, the 26-year-old has her eye on none other than her sexy former co-star Bradley Cooper, 36. “She’s wooing him,” her friend explains, “She’s texted him, and they’re planning to meet up soon.”
He’s taking his time
The actors first met a few years ago, when both were involved with other people. Now that they’re single (Bradley recently broke up with longtime girlfriend Renee Zellweger), Scarlett, who is never alone for long, wants to see whether their on-screen spark can be duplicated in real life. “Scarlett likes everything about Bradley,” the friend reveals. And who wouldn’t? “He’s charming and quick-witted.”
So far, surprisingly, Bradley’s been playing hard to get — telling her he’s focusing on his career right now — but Scarlett’s not so easily thrown off the scent: “She thinks she can change his mind,” the friend confides. After all, can anyone say no to Scarlett for long?

[From In Touch, print edition, July 4, 2010]

Poor Bradley Cooper. The tabloids just won’t stop matching him up with every one of his female costars. He also has to fend off advances from ex-Italian princesses and journalists who mistake him for an ex-boyfriend. Bradley just can’t catch a break, but I’d actually believe that he wants to focus on his career at present because — let’s face it — the seemingly simple act of checking his voicemail every evening is probably turning out to be a routine nightmare.

Kelsey Grammer & Kayte are already fighting, he “scolds her like a father”

2011-06-26T07:29:00.001-07:00

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Kaiser

Last week, Kelsey Grammer tried to make a minor stir at the Tony Awards when he brought his new young wife Kayte Walsh as his date, exactly one year after he brought Camille to the Tonys and announced that he was leaving her for his mistress (I think Kayte was pregnant at the time, which she later miscarried). If showing up wasn’t enough, it looks to me like Kayte might be knocked up again - CB agrees that it might be on, mostly because Kelsey pushed about a million quotes to various media outlets on or around the Tonys, all about how he loves being a father and how his marriage is so amazing, etc, etc. So isn’t it funny that Star Magazine has a story about how Kelsey and Kayte were bitching at each other during the Tonys? Ha.

Kelsey Grammer, 56, and his bride of four months, Kayte Walsh, 29, created some drama of their own when they turned out to honor Broadway’s best at the Tony Awards on June 12.
“He was scolding her almost like a father,” an observer tells Star. “At one point the hissed, ‘Do not do this here!’” Still, the father of four - who is locked in a custody battle with his former spouse Camille - appeared to smooth things over with Kayte after they retreated to a nearby restroom together for about five minutes.
“When they walked out, they were smiling as if nothing had happened,” says the observer. “For the rest of the night, when he would have conversations with others, she’d just sit there and not say a peep. It was like she’d been grounded or something!”

[From Star Magazine, print edition]

Here’s the thing (and let me just gross out many of you): I get the golddigger thing. It’s an option I’ve thought about, and I’m totally one of those women who COULD marry some rich dude who is 30 years older than me. The idea of it doesn’t gross me out at all - in fact, I still see it as a viable option. But if I was going to be some young golddigger married to some old dude, I wouldn’t go for being scolded like a child in public. What’s the point of that? First of all, don’t pick a fight with your rich mark/husband on one of “his” nights. Second thing: when he starts condescending to you, say something like, “Thank God we don’t have a prenup” or “I’ve been meaning to call my divorce attorney.” It really is that easy, Kayte.

Lindsay Price is pregnant with chef Curtis Stone’s baby

2011-06-26T07:28:00.000-07:00

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Celebitchy

The last time I covered a story on Lindsay Price, I noticed that she’d gained a little weight and was wearing looser clothes. I didn’t want to say much about it because she’d just moved in with her boyfriend, Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone. She’s in a relationship with a damn chef, of course she’s going to gain a little! In that story we had photos of their new home together and it was just my style - modern and airy in a kind of sparse mission style. Anyway I like Lindsay because I know her from the sadly canceled Eastwick, and while I wasn’t that familiar with Curtis a lot of you told me he’s awesome and that you know him from Top Chef Masters. Well the good news is that Lindsay is pregnant! She just moved in with Curtis in April after they’d been dating about a year, so they’re moving fast but not too fast. (This story has them dating since 2009, but in May 2011 she said they’d met thirteen months prior, so that’s 2010.) They’re not engaged yet, but does that matter?

There’s another Hollywood baby on board!
Actress Lindsay Price is pregnant, Us Weekly confirms. The dad is celeb chef Curtis Stone.
It’s the first child for the Beverly Hills 90120 alum, 34, and the Top Chef Masters host, 35. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to be starting a family together,” Stone tells Us. “We are over the moon.”
One pal of the couple tells Us that the Eastwick actress is already showing.
Price and Australia-born Curtis have been dating since 2009

[From US Weekly]

They’re “over the moon!” Michael K at D-Listed always mocks when couples use that phrase. I love that she’s pregnant. Commenters on US’ website are bitching that they’re not married, but does that really matter anymore? Yes it’s a show of commitment but given the divorce rate it doesn’t mean forever. There are plenty of happily unmarried couples. Still, I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that they’re engaged. For some reason I really like this couple and hope they last. They’re incredibly cute together and look so happy. Congratulations to them.

Header is from 2/10/11. First photo below is from 1/22/11 and second is from 10/10/10. Credit: WENN.com

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in sheer Gucci: cute or tragic?

2011-06-26T07:27:00.000-07:00

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Kaiser

The Transformers: Dark of the Moon cast were promoting their film in Moscow yesterday. If there’s one thing I really miss about Megan Fox, it’s that she could make couture look like a porn star’s cover-up, which is a quality that makes for an interesting red carpet. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley tried to bring the fashion drama, but mostly I find her looks either boring or outright fug. Take this Gucci number, with the sheer skirt and the granny panties. Rosie has a lovely, slim figure and great legs, so I suppose I should find this sexy…? But that horrid greenish-mucus color on top just ruins it.

Earlier in the day, Rosie chose this pink, silk jersey Michael Kors. I like it better than the Gucci, just because the color pops and it compliments her coloring and figure more, in my opinion. But it’s still kind of boring, right? I miss Megan Fox’s porn face!!!

Other people were at the Moscow premiere too - like Patrick Dempsey and his “permanent bitchface” wife, plus a little John Malkovich, who is always welcome, anywhere.

Jessica Simpson is worried that Ashlee guzzles “8 to 10 bottles of wine” a week

2011-06-26T07:26:00.001-07:00

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Kaiser

Both of the Simpson sisters love their booze. Over the years, Jessica Simpson has had many high-profile nights where she got blitzed and had to be poured into a car by a boyfriend or gay dude (poor Ken Paves). Jessica has tried to make excuses for her boozehound ways, and for the most part, the tabloids don’t really make a thing about it. However, when Jessica’s sister Ashlee split up with Pete Wentz, suddenly there were lots and lots of stories about Ashlee being a raging alcoholic. This is one of those stories - Star Magazineclaims that Jessica is “on a mission” to end Ashlee’s booze-athon which involves Ashlee guzzling 8 to 10 bottles of wine a week.

Jessica Simpson has staged an intervention for her troubled 26-year-old sister, Ashlee. Ashlee is in the middle of a painful split from Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz, 32, with whom she has a 2-year-old son, Bronx. And reportedly, she’s not handling it well.
“Ashlee is downing eight to 10 bottled of wine a week,” a source reveals to Star. “Jessica is on a mission to save Ashlee from self-destructing, and she told her to funnel her angst into songwriting.”
Knee-deep in wedding prep, Jessica has even enlisted her fiancé, Eric Johnson, who has been helping Ashlee craft songs.
“Jessica has also been writing with Ashlee, but refuses to take any professional songwriting credit,” adds another insider. “The biggest reward for Jess will be seeing her baby sister bounce back.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition]

First of all: that sounds like a lot to me, but I’m not a big wine drinker. Is it possible to consume 8 to 10 bottles a week and it’s perfectly reasonable? I doubt it, but I thought Angelina Jolie was probably hammered after five glasses. Second thing: Is Farty McDrunkFace the best person to conduct this kind of “intervention”? This is like Charlie Sheen going to his brother Emilio and saying, “I’m worried about you, man.” Third: While Ashlee may be depressed over her divorce, I think she’s mourning the death of that relationship by shoving her tongue down some dude’s throat.

Last thing: Ashlee going back to music. I wouldn’t hate it, actually. She gave the acting thing a go and she failed at that - why not go back to music?

Dita Von Teese & her sexy boyfriend at an amfAR event: hot, amazing or meh?

2011-06-26T07:25:00.001-07:00

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Kaiser

These are some photos of Dita Von Teese and her young, hot, sexy, mouth-watering French boyfriend, Count Louis-Marie de Castelbajac. You may remember, I’ve been hot for this dude for a while (as has CB). He’s just SO PRETTY. He’s so beautiful, I barely notice Dita, and she’s one of my favorite people, so that says a lot. This is what makes me believe that Dita is truly as amazing as I think she is - she landed this lovely French aristocrat, and he walks red carpets with her and looks down at her (because he’s super-tall and he towers above her) lovingly. Sigh… why am I not Dita Von Teese? I want her life for just a week. A week spent in bed with Louis-Marie.

Anyway, these photos are from last night’s amfAR event in Paris. I’ve been looking to see who did Dita’s gown, and no one has it thus far, so if you want to yell at me and identify it, go ahead. It looks like… Michael Kors, maybe? She looks surprisingly good in this deep navy, although I do prefer her when she does a brighter color. But even in a rather plain dress, Dita still stands out because she’s styled herself beautifully - perfect makeup and hair, simple jewelry, perfect. I love her. Dita WINS.

Kim Kardashian shows butt x-ray as “proof” that her ass is real

2011-06-26T07:24:00.003-07:00

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Celebitchy

Kim Kardashian has long insisted she hasn’t had any work done to her face other than Botox. It’s hard to believe that Botox is solely responsible for the cat-like change in her features, just as it’s hard to believe she hasn’t had butt implants, as she’s also insisted. Her ass is huge, and earlier photos show that she didn’t always have a bubble butt as she insists. The thing is, no one really photographed Kim’s ass before it became so prominent because she wasn’t famous back then and she wasn’t posing backwards on the red carpet to show it off. So all we have are some odd angled photos that can be interpreted differently. But whatever, Kim had something done to her butt definitely. (ha!) She says it’s all real though, just like her face and her life, and has offered XRays of it as “proof” that she doesn’t have implants:

After enduring countless accusations that her rear-end has been cosmetically altered, Kim Kardashian found a way to finally put those allegations to rest.
On the next “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” Kim’s sisters Kourtney and Khloe accompany her to their family doctor to take an x-ray of her derriere in order to prove that it’s vacant of implants.
“Can we x-ray Kourtney’s boobs, so we can see what an implant looks like?” Kim suggested, taking one more step in solidifying her credibility.

[From ETOnline]

That was really bitchy what she said about Kourtney, but at least Kourtney owns up to the work she’s had done. Kim made a similar nasty dig at Kourtney in an interview with Hello! recently. She said she hadn’t had a nose job and that she just keeps her “face tilted down slightly to stop the shadows.” Then she told a story about how she asked about getting a nose job and the doctor offered one to Kourtney instead. Of course he did, because Kim is “all natural” and “perfect.”

Kim said “When I was younger I went to a plastic surgeon to see if I could get my Armenian nose corrected and he said he wouldn’t do it as I didn’t need it. Funnily [sic] enough, the plastic surgeon said he’d do my sister Kourtney’s nose, even though she was only there to hold my hand. It was very funny.”

There are all sorts of injections that can lift and fill out the butt without implants, like the “Brazilian Butt Lift,” which involves fat transfer to the butt, or PMMA injections, also known as “hydrogel.” None of these would show up on an X-Ray and the results you can see online (bare butt photos NSFW) are virtually the same as butt implants. So Kim might not have implants but that doesn’t mean her ass is natural.

June 2006:

From her MySpace, circa 2006:

June, 2011

April, 2011

Photo below via Khloe Karadshian’s blog:

Elizabeth Hurley is turning her jumpoff lover Shane Warne into a Ken doll

2011-06-26T07:23:00.001-07:00

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Kaiser

I don’t even know what to say about this mess. These are new photos of Elizabeth Hurley and her jumpoff, Aussie cricketer Shane Warne, leaving Liz’s home to attend Elton John’s White Tie and Tiara Ball. Do you not recognize Shane Warne? That’s because he used to have a somewhat normal face, just a handful of months ago. Somewhere along the way, he and Liz became an established couple (she was screwing him while still married to Arun Nayar), and I feel like Liz may be behind this “makeover”. For reference, here’s Shane’s face in January:

Shane has long been rumored to have undergone some tweaking here and there, some Botox, maybe a little eye surgery. But to go from that ^^^ in January to this in June, that’s more than minor tweaking. Bitch got a facelift. He looks like the love child of Tony Blair and a Ken doll.

Anyway, Shane and Liz are happening, they are in love (or whatever) and they’ve managed to become “established” enough to attend a major London event together. The British press says that Shane and Liz were inseparable the whole night, and very handsy (gross). Shane has always been a horndog and a compulsive womanizer, though, so I’m not sure what Liz thinks is going to happen now. Even as her marriage was ending, presumably because of her affair with Warne, Warne was still married and screwing around on his wife with other women besides Liz.

Shane spoke about Liz in a recent interview, saying, “She’s a lovely lady. We get on really well and I’m spending a lot of time in England this summer, working for Sky. We’ll wait and see what happens between Liz and I - but at the moment things are great.” Yeah… that sounds like a man who is keeping his options open. I wonder who Liz will be banging when this one goes south?

Diane Kruger & Fergie at amfAR in Paris: who looked worse?

2011-06-26T07:22:00.002-07:00

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Kaiser

Here are some additional fashion photos from last night’s amfAR Inspiration gala in Paris - I already coveredthe photos of Dita Von Teese and her crazy-hot boyfriend here. Diane Kruger was also in attendance, but she didn’t bring her cute boyfriend, so she doesn’t “win” as much as Dita. Diane wore this red, silk Yves Saint Laurent gown which I’m kind of meh on. Don’t get me wrong, the dress in and of itself is very pretty, and on a different woman, I would be loving it completely. But it just feels like Diane didn’t feel like styling it the right way. Her face looks washed out, her hair is a mess. It’s like she pulled her hair back into a makeshift bun, washed her face in the sink, and decided to just throw on the gown and some red lipstick and go to the event.

I guess the best you can say about Diane is that at least she didn’t look as insane as Fergie, who was also at the event. Fergie wore Louis Vuitton autumn/winter 2011-12, and beyond looking insane and not formal enough for the event, it also looks like Fergie’s plastic-surgery-jacked face is falling. So much for that “new lipstick” huh? She’s just a train wreck.

Leonardo DiCaprio “loves” Blake Lively because she can cook

2011-06-26T07:22:00.000-07:00

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Kaiser

I believe that Blake Lively’s publicist is having a great time right now. His client is boning Leonardo DiCaprio, Leo’s ex-girlfriend is keeping her mouth shut about the overlap between she and Blake, and all of a sudden, Blake is a major tabloid quantity. Can you imagine how depressing it was for Blake’s publicist to confirm or deny the odd rumor about Penn Badgley? Now he’s got bigger fish to fry! Like confirming the details of Leo and Blake’s romantic weekend in Carmel, California. Like trying to convince the tabloids that Blake is playing“hard to get” (LOL). And now this… Leo loves Blake because Blake is whiz in the kitchen!

Recipe for romance! Blake Lively has only been dating Leo DiCpario for a few weeks, but she’s already comfortable in his kitchen.
“She stayed with him in LA recently and spent the whole time baking,” a source tells Hot Stuff. “Leo’s never dated a girl who can cook. And he’s just smitten!”
Indeed, Leo has already introduced Lively to his close-knit circle of friends.
“They’re shocked by how quickly he’s moving,” continues the source, who adds that DiCaprio, 36, has also been bunking at Lively’s downtown apartment when he’s in NYC. But it’s not all nesting for the new twosome. Hot off their lavish European tour last month, they traveled to seaside Carmel, CA on June 16.
“They went there because it’s a romantic spot,” says a second source. “They are really into each other and doing great!”

[From Us Weekly, print edition]

I feel like this story is full of euphemisms. “She stayed with him in LA recently and spent the whole time baking…” meaning “Is it hot in here, or is it just Blake’s fiery biscuits?” And she’s “already comfortable in his kitchen”… something something dong/grundle.

I have to admit, my father always told me that I would never find a husband unless I learned how to cook. Take from that what you will, about both me and my dad. I do know how to cook, I just don’t cook that often (I’m busy with other stuff, and incredibly lazy about getting in the kitchen). I’d like to think of myself as the kind of woman who can whip up an omelet for her overnight guest in the morning, but I’m actually the kind of woman who is almost always out of milk. And coffee. And eggs.

So, is it depressingly old-fashioned that Blake is cooking for her man? Is this, like, a throw-back to a different era - my father’s generation, perhaps? I don’t hate Blake for cooking for Leo. Once you know what you’re doing in the kitchen, it’s very relaxing and almost theraputic. It wouldn’t surprise me to learn that Blake just cooks and bakes to work off nervous energy, or because she associates food with love (it happens). Or maybe her dad just gave her the same advice mine gave me.

Linnocent claims she tested positive for alcohol because of kombucha tea

2011-06-26T07:18:00.001-07:00

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Kaiser

It was the story of the day yesterday - Linnocent tested positive for alcohol during a screening done by the LA Probation Dept, then she was called in for a hearing with the judge, and then she was let go, without jail or even a slap on the wrists, merely with a warning to not throw any more “house arrest parties”. The excuse for this miscarriage of justice was that Linnocent’s previous judge had ordered drug tests, but not alcohol screenings, so the Probation Dept. didn’t have any “right” to test her for alcohol in her system. Nevermind that the day before, Linnocent had done an interview with Life & Style claiming that “alcohol… is just not part of my life.” I guess she forgot to add “LMAO, JK! And SCENE!” So… basically, the California legal system says that a drunken cokehead who hijacked a car while high, thumbed her crack nose at the legal system for years, crack heisted everything that wasn’t nailed down, and beat the hell out of her rehab sponsor… is free to be a boozehound again.

So what is Linnocent’s excuse, now that she’s learned her very important crack shenanigan lesson? (The lesson: “Linnocent can do whatever she wants, because people have given up on trying to punish her.”) Linnocent has gone back to an old-standby, because her crack brain is too frazzled from years of drug and alcohol abuse to think of a new excuse:

Lindsay Lohan is adamant she did NOT drink wine, beer or liquor during her stint on house arrest … insisting her dirty test was caused by a fermented tea that contains a TEEEENY amount of alcohol.
Lohan has been telling friends she’s been drinking her favorite kombucha tea again … the same tea that caused her probation officer to raise a red flag earlier this year because it contains alcohol. The company behind the drink claims the alcohol content is less than .05%.
Of course, the judge ruled that Lindsay is ALLOWED to consume alcohol during her house arrest sentence … so the dirty test didn’t matter anyway.
TMZ spoke with Lindsay about the situation … and she told us, “I am responsible, and I’m following the rules and obeying my judge and the Los Angeles judicial system.”
She adds, “I’d like to do what I must to get my film career back and the respect of directors, actors, writers, studio heads, fans and so on.”

[From TMZ]

“…and so on.” I’d like to punch her in her crack face… and so on. I’d like to live to see her thrown in jail with other crackhead sociopaths… and so on. I’d like to read an interview with Linnocent JUST ONE without having to roll my eyes at the delusional crack lies she’s trying to sell… and so on.

Owen Wilson dumps his baby’s mother

2011-06-26T07:17:00.001-07:00

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Celebitchy

Owen Wilson usually manages to stay under the gossip radar, but we’ve still heard that he’s been out partying a lot despite the fact that he has a newborn at home. Owen’s now ex girlfriend, former air marshall Jade Duell, 28, gave birth to their son Robert Ford Wilson in early January. Owen said in an appearance on the Today Show in February that he would call him “Ford” and joked that he wasn’t getting much sleep due to the baby. Well he doesn’t have that issue anymore if this story is accurate. Jade and little Ford reportedly moved out and are now staying to New York. Owen was invited to the baby’s christening in New York on June 12, but he bailed at the last minute and missed his scheduled flight. That’s kind of sad.

Owen Wilson is on the verge of a breakdown after dumping his baby mama.
The “Wedding Crashers” star refused to commit to girlfriend Jade Duell and plunged into a downward spiral after she moved to New York with their infant son, sources say.
“Poor Owen is a mess,” a family friend told The Enquirer. “He cries all day and blames himself for ruining his life again. He loves his son Robert more than anything, and he’s kicking himself for not giving his relationship with Jade enough time…
“The baby was the best thing that ever happened to Owen,” noted the source…
“Owen wanted the freedom to do what he wanted with his friends, both male and female, while remaining a family unit with Jade and the baby,” said the source.
“But Jade wasn’t willing to go along with that, so Owen decided to end things with her instead of cheating behind her back.”
Jade and the baby moved out of Owen’s home and flew to New York to be with her family, added the source.
Despite the split, she invited Owen to their son’s christening in New York on June 12, said the source. But he apparently backed out at the last minute…
“He left the airport and drove around Santa Monica for hours. Now he’s holed up in his beach house and walking around like a zombie.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, July 7, 2011]

I hope the Enquirer’s take on this is totally wrong. I don’t want to think Owen is a mess or that he’s a suicide risk again. I’d rather hear that he’s partying and wants to be single without any complications, because it sounds like that’s what got him here in the first place. He can’t have it both ways. He seems perfectly happy to ditch his girlfriend and kid, but then he’ll also have to live with the fact that he won’t get to see the boy grow up. He’s rich and has a flexible schedule though. If he wants to be around little Ford he can probably make that choice too. He doesn’t have to be in a relationship if he doesn’t want to.

The Daily Mail has a photo of Owen and Jade together.

Kristen Stewart vs. Julia Roberts, It’s a ‘Snow White’ battle of the bitches

2011-06-26T07:16:00.002-07:00

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Bedhead

While this story may or may not be true, it sure does seem believable at the very least. To bring everyone up to speed, there will be two competing Snow White adaptations, which come from different film studios and shall be released less than a month apart in 2012. One of the movies, a “revisionist take,” is called Snow White and the Huntsman and stars Kristen Stewart as the eye-roling, mouth-breathing titular character and Chris Hemsworth as the Huntsman. The other version will be a more straightforward version of the tale with Lily Collins as Snow White and Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen. Such a mess, right?

Now the Enquirer has taken advantage of these details (and Julia’s reputation as a rude and obnoxious bitchto everyone, including her own family) to create a rift between the relative star power at work in either movie; that is, Kristen and Julia are now reportedly at each other’s throats:

Twilight vampire lover Kristen Stewart is baring her fangs at Julia Roberts — over their competing versions of the new Snow White movies.
The stars are scrambling to be first to release their films — and their war of words is enough to make the Seven Dwarfs blush
“Kristen thinks Julia’s currently untitled version of “Snow White” is old-fashioned and dull,” divulged a source close to the 21-year old actress. “She thinks only old fogies will see it. She believes that her movie — Snow White and the Huntsman — is a more contemporary take on the much-loved story.”
Hollywood legend Julia is seething over the disrespectful attitude of newcomer Kristen, said a friend of the 43-year old Oscar winner. “Julia thinks Kristen’s a young punk who’s too big for her britches! She told a pal, ‘We’ll just see who has the bigger movie. She might have to eat her words!’”
Kristen’s film is an edgier take on the classic fairytale, focusing on the huntsman — played by hunky Thor star Chris Hemsworth.
In Julia’s more literal version, she’ll play the evil queen while actress Lily Collins from The Blind Side has been cast as Snow White.
In a dramatic race to be first to the box office, Kristen’s producers moved up the opening date from December 21, 2012, to June 1 next year to get the jump on Julia’s movie, which was slated for a June 29, 2012, premiere.
Julia’s camp countered by moving her flick up to March 15 — even though filming has just begun.
“No one wants to have another film running with the same scenario,” said Hollywood.com box-office division president Paul Dergarabedian. “Once the first one comes out, it is hard to convince audiences to go again. In their minds, it’s the same movie.”

[From Enquirer, print edition, July 4, 2011]

Unfortunately, this will probably not be a battle between the quality of these movie but will likely favor whichever movie gets to the multiplexes first. Under equal circumstances, I’d be more inclined to watch the less traditional take on the story merely because of the creativity factor involved, but that doesn’t mean much in terms of enjoyability either. After all, the recent Red Riding Hood tried to mix up its fairy tale but was largely a ridiculous atmospheric mess, so who knows how a revisionist take on Snow White would go over? Quote frankly, I’m not entirely sure that the public will care that much about either one.

Still, the idea of a feuding Kristen and Julia is a pretty hilarious one at that. I can see Julia getting all up in Kristen’s face only to be confronted by an eye roll and a puff of marijuana smoke.

Kirstie Alley in an odd yellow gown: how did this fug thing even get made?

2011-06-26T07:16:00.000-07:00

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Kaiser

These are new photos of Kirstie Alley at a screening of Horrible Bosses. Before you get all up in arms -“ZOMG, she wore a SIZE 4 ball gown to a screening!” - let me just say that the screening was Kirstie’s second event of the night - her first event was an appearance at a charity event for the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Awards or something. I got kind of confused as to exactly what it was, but suffice to say, Kristie had a reason for wearing a gown.

So… about the gown. How awful is it? Pretty terrible. But, you know, she’s a size six now. And I’m sure this gown has a little “size 6” label sewn into it. Her poor assistants. Besides the size of the dress, there is a problem with the color. The fabric. The cut. Everything, really. I don’t know how a dress this ugly gets made.

By the way, CB wanted me to mention that Kirstie is a cradle-robbing hussy (or something). She recently dumped her 21-year-old boyfriend/lover Shancie Boyd, and now she’s dating “professional ballroom dancer” Ted Volynets. He’s 21 years old as well, and if you think Kirstie is really having sex with these boys, then you believe anything. I think Kirstie “dates” these young guys much like Xenu “helps” John Travolta and Kelly Preston stay together. You can see a photo of Kirstie and her professional ballroom dancer here. I feel very strongly that he spends a lot of time in spas with Kirstie’s BFF Travolta.

Photos courtesy of Fame & Pacific Coast News.

Jennifer Aniston brings Justin Theroux to her taping of ‘Inside the Actor’s Studio’

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Posted on June 24, 2011 by Kaiser

Here are some new photos of Jennifer Aniston exiting her taping of Inside the Actor’s Studio in New York City last night. She arrived and left separately from her homewrecked lover, Justin Theroux, who was on hand to support her during the taping. There are even some shadowy photos of them together at one point - you can see them here and here. First - Aniston is deemed worthy of an Inside the Actor’s Studio?!? That show has been going downhill for so long - they made Ed O’Neill, a veteran character actor with decades of work, do the show with THE CAST of Modern Family, rather than give him his own show. Ugh. Anyway, I guess Aniston is worthy of an episode - she is a career inspiration to many young actresses with more hustle than talent. Here’s how everything went down at the taping:

Their relationship is only a mere few weeks old, but there is no doubt that things are getting serious between Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux. The former Friends star, 42, brought her 39-year-old new beau along with her for moral support as she taped an interview with James Lipton for Bravo series, Inside The Actor’s Studio.
The couple were spotted standing side-by-side as they made their way out of the Pace University in New York, where the actress’ appearance on the show was being filmed. Once again the couple tried to avoid getting snapped together, by leaving the building separately. Jennifer made her way out through the front exit and the smile plastered across her face said it all.
The actress was like a giddy teenager, beaming as she showed off her great figure in a conservative knee-length fitted shift paired with a black tuxedo jacket featuring leather-trimmed lapels. She accessorised the look with a pair of black satin Christian Louboutin kitten heels. She also kept the matching gold ring that she shares with Theroux firmly on her wedding finger. In fact, Jennifer proudly displayed the bling as she waved to her fans.
Theroux’s appearance was certainly more scruffy compared to his new ladylove as he continued to sport his beard and favourite leather motorcycle jacket. Earlier in the evening, the couple also arrived separately with Theroux arriving on his motorcycle just moments before Jennifer made her entrance through the front door.
It came during a tumultuous week for the pair – with Jennifer being branded a ‘home wrecker’ after Theroux’s long-time girlfriend Heidi Bivens revealed that she had only moved out of the couple’s house the previous weekend. Costume designer Miss Bivens is understood to be devastated over the new romance. Jennifer met Theroux last autumn when they shot the film Wanderlust together, and the pair made their first public outing at the beginning of June at an awards ceremony after-party in LA. They have been spotted on dates at various Hollywood haunts, but have largely avoided being photographed together.

[From The Mail]

Did anyone else think, “I wonder if Justin and Jennifer will still be together by the time the show airs?” Just for the record, I think they will. Justin isn’t some John Mayer-style boyish d-bag who gets frightened by attention and media. Justin has been in and around Hollywood for decades - he’s with Aniston because he wants to be with her, with all that entails. I’m not saying they’re going to last one year. But I think Baldy McZipperProblem might be her date to this year’s Oscars.

UPDATE: People Magazine has an absolutely exhaustive report on what went down during Aniston’s taping. According to a source, Theroux was “sitting in the front row, and she made eye contact with him… Whenever there would be a lull, she would just look at him and give him a wink and go back to what she was doing.” Aniston also made some “quips” - here are some highlights:

Aniston on what drew her to the 2006 movie The Break-Up: “Well, you know it’s something I have a lot of experience with.”
What turns you on? “Generally or currently?” she said with a laugh as she placed her face in her hands and shook her head. “A great pair of shoes” – prompting Theroux to laugh and applaud.
What turns you off? “Flats.”
What’s your favorite word? “Norman,” said a slightly teary Aniston, referring to her 15-year-old Welsh corgi-terrier mix, who died in May.
What’s your least favorite? “Stupid.”
What sound or noise do you love? “A baby hysterically laughing.”
What sound do you hate? “Car alarms.”
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? “Attempt is a good word … interior design.”
What profession would you not like to have? “Be the President.”
If heaven existed, what would you like to hear God say to you at the Pearly Gates?“Never thought I’d see you here.”

Ugh. Meh.

Photos courtesy of Pacific Coast News and Terry Richardson.