Month: August 2013

Lindsay Lohan Oprah OWN Ratings

ARE PEOPLE SICK OF THE SIGHT OF LINDSAY LOHAN?

SOMEBODY’S not as hot as they used to be. Despite relentless publicity, Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Lindsay Lohan was NOT a hit with viewers! According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 1 hour premier on OWN drew 892,000 viewers. In comparison, Oprah’s interview with Whitney Houston’s family in 2012 had 3.5 million viewers and her Lance Armstrong interview pulled in 3.2 million viewers. Lohan admitted lying about her cocaine use but avoided the subject of her real obsession, Adderall. Oprah might be having second thoughts about signing Lohan to an eight episode docuseries on OWN that will follow her acting career.

By Janet / August 20, 2013
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Crimes and Misdemeanors Oscar Pistorius Reeva Steenkamp Shooting

WILL THE REAL OSCAR PISTORIUS PLEASE STAND UP


Photo: Facebook
The case against Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius gets more powerful every day. The prosecution says that on the night he shot his girlfriend, neighbors allegedly heard the sound of a woman screaming. Silence followed, and then gunshots. And more screams. Oscar’s claim that he didn’t know that Reeva Steenkamp was in his bathroom and thought he was shooting a intruder, gets flimsier every day. The athlete’s testosterone fueled arrogance and jealousy destroyed two lives and we predict in the light of such evidence against him, he will make some sort of deal. It would be gratifying to finally hear him tell the truth.

By Janet / August 20, 2013
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Chloe Sevigny Lovelace

CHLOE SEVIGNY HAS IT ALL

Chloe Sevigny has had this boyfriend with the impressive head of hair for at least a year, but nobody seems to know his name. The 38 year old actress has kept busy filming the movie Lovelace and appearing on American Horror Story: Asylum on TV. She’s a fashion icon in New York and also a designer for the Opening Ceremony fashion collection.

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

By Janet / August 19, 2013
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Fashion Kellan Lutz Twilight

KELLAN LUTZ: WOULD YOU BUY A SHIRT FROM THIS MAN?

Kellan Lutz, who played Rob Pattinson’s brother in the Twilight series, seems to be serious and hands-on when it comes to his fashion collection called Abbot & Main (named after a Venice Beach intersection.) He’s actually at the MAGIC show in Las Vegas selling his own Spring 2014 collection to store and boutique buyers. Kellan has been moonlighting as a designer for two years and his menswear is sold at Nordstrom and Bloomingdale’s. He started modeling at 14 and got interested in fashion. After the show he’ll take off for Bulgaria where he’s appearing in The Expendables 3 to lure younger ticket buyers. (Above, he’s giving his sales pitch)

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

By Janet / August 19, 2013
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CHELSEA HANDLER’S BOYFRIEND ANDRE BALAZS COULD END UP A HERO OR A MONSTER

We will NEVER forget flying TWA on one of our first visits to New York and arriving in the Eero Saarinen designed terminal. It was like heaven. We weren’t knowledgeable about architecture at that time but were in AWE of the structure. It was like Tomorrowland at Disneyland had come to life! These were the days when the skies WERE friendly and airlines tried to outdo each other with modern terminals. None ever topped this masterpiece. Of course it closed in 2001 and Chelsea Handler’s boyfriend Standard hotelier Andre Balazs is negotiating to buy it and develop it into a hotel. A wonderful idea – IF he retains the original structure. He SAYS he will, but we’ve heard that before. If Andre does the right thing with this architectural treasure, he will have done the world a favor.

By Janet / August 19, 2013
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Bono Edun

BONO IS DETERMINED TO HELP AFRICAN NATIONS CREATE JOBS

It’s been an uphill battle for Bono and his wife Ali Hewson’s ethical clothing line Edun. Since 2005 the socially conscious couple have tried to establish clothing factories in Africa and train workers. They hope to guide African nations raise the cotton and manufacture the finished product. Establishing factories in Africa hasn’t been easy and the clothing line lost 7.8 million last year. (Better than 2011 when they lost 8.5 million.) Maybe there aren’t enough socially conscious consumers. Big names like Louis Vuitton (see ad above) and Diesel have lent their support to the struggling company. But Bono is not giving up – he’s still determined to industrialize Africa and create jobs.
Photo: Annie Leibovitz

By Janet / August 19, 2013
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Dita Von Teese Fans Lady Gaga

LADY GAGA HAS A DITA MOMENT

Lady Gaga is still in Los Angeles- she put on her Dita Von Teese wig and washed her face and left her hotel, the Chateau Marmont, to come outside and greet her fans. She brought an armload of flowers to hand out to her beloved “little monsters.”

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

By Janet / August 18, 2013
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Limousine Map to the Stars Rob Pattinson

WHO WOULDN’T WANT ROB PATTINSON AS THEIR LIMO DRIVER?

How’s THIS for a limo driver? Robert Pattinson is playing Julianne Moore’s driver named Jerome in his new movie “Map to the Stars” filming in Los Angeles. In this scene he’s waiting while she shops in the Valentino store. His Twilight hair is long gone, just like his girlfriend Kristen Stewart. (For now, anyway) Rob stars as an aspiring actor working as driver to an eccentric Beverly Hills family in this satirical story directed by David Cronenberg and written by the clever Bruce Wagner.

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

By Janet / August 18, 2013
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Conspiracy! Dodi Fayed Drunk Mohamed Fayed Princess Diana

PRINCESS DIANA WAS KILLED BY A COMMON DRUNK DRIVER

We can’t help but laugh at this fuss over so called “new evidence” that Princess Diana was murdered. Alan Power is some guy in England who wrote the book “The Princess Diana Conspiracy” and it’s started the press discussing her 1997 fatal accident all over again. Diana’s boyfriend who died with her was Dodi Fayed and his father Mohammed al Fayed has been desperate to prove that his son had nothing to do with Diana’s death. Dodi, of course, employed the driver who was extremely drunk and driving at twice the speed limit when the accident happened. The new book author claims a British soldier was hired to cause the crash by shining a spotlight in the eyes of Dodi’s driver from the car in front of them, causing the driver to lose control. Silly. Somehow we think Mohammed Fayed is behind this book and maybe paid the writer to try and clear his son’s name. Scotland Yard is not re-opening the case, but “assessing the credibility” of the new claims. (Above, Diana and Dodi in their last elevator ride, leaving the Ritz Hotel that fateful night)

By Janet / August 18, 2013
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Fading Gigolo John Turturro Liev Schreiber Movies Sharon Stone Sofia Vergara Vanessa Paradis Woody Allen

JOHN TURTURRO AND WOODY ALLEN MAKE A WINNING PAIR

John Turturro might be the LAST person we’d picture as a gigolo but he certainly imagines HIMSELF as a plausible ladies man in “Fading Gigolo” John wrote and directed and stars in the movie. He assembled an impressive cast for his comedy. Woody Allen costars as Turturro’s cash-strapped friend who becomes his pimp. Sofia Vergara, Sharon Stone, Vanessa Paradis, and Liev Schreiber add to the fun. It debuts in September at the Toronto Film Festival. John and Woody look like they’re on the same wavelength. We’re looking forward to this one.

By Janet / August 18, 2013
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