Britney Spears is one of the most famous pop stars around, but at the airport she doesn’t get any special treatment when it comes to security. She and her two sons Sean and Jayden had to go through two screening devices and something about Britney kept setting off alarms. She had to take off her hat, her glasses, and her shoes and became increasingly annoyed as she attracted more and more attention. But she kept her cool.
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Soon-Yi Previn is in New York and looks a little annoyed that her car service hasn’t appeared, but her husband Woody >Allen is more amused at the glitch. Woody’s new film, Irrational Man, stars Joaquin Phoenix as a philosophy professor who creates a stir when he arrives at a small Eastern college. He’s in a state of depression despite attention from a female professor (Parker Posey) and a cute student (Emma Stone.) Ultimately there is a murder involved and that makes the light romance far more interesting.
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Janet Jackson turned up at LAX today to catch a flight and she had two bodyguards guarding her every step of the way. Strangely, her husband Wissam Al Mana kept a considerable distance and slipped through the airport almost unnoticed. Janet looks better than she did last time we saw her – at least we can see her face and hair. She’s rarely been seen since she got married two years ago, but apparently she missed the spotlight and now has a major tour starting in late August. She certainly doesn’t need the money.
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According to US Weekly, Charlize Theron broke off her engagement to Sean Penn after two years of togetherness. Recently they had both opened up and started saying sweet things about each other in interviews. We figured it would only be a matter of time before Sean’s bad temper would do him in. His two ex-wives were charmed by him at first, but suffered through his bitter macho moods, and we feared Charlize would endure the same fate. But our girl wised up just in time! Charlize may be feeling sad now, but in the long run she and her little boy are better off without Sean.
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“Dharma & Greg” star Jenna Elfman and her cute little boy are preparing to take off at LAX. She’s an active and longtime Scientologist as is her husband, actor Bodhi Elfman. Every time we see her now we can’t help but think of an incident she had with an acquaintance of ours a few years ago. Independent filmmaker John Roecker was walking in Los Feliz, and he happened to be wearing a homemade t-shirt that said “Scientology is Gay.”(He’s openly gay himself.) Dharma and her husband walked up to him on the street and accused him of insulting their religion. A heated exchange resulted in Jenna accusing John of being a “baby rapist” – a term commonly used by members to describe “enemies of the church.” Shocking. Apparently, belittling Scientology equates with being a child molester.
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The cream of 70’s and 80’s TV turned up at the Monte Carlo TV Festival in Monaco this week. Lee Majors, 76, still looks like a Six Million Dollar Man and he has a pretty blonde 40 year old wife named Faith who reminds you of his ex-wife Farrah Fawcett, if you squint. Stepfanie Kramer, 58, costarred with Fred Dryer on “Hunter” as a pair of renegade cops. And who can forget Antonio Fargas as Huggy Bear the streetwise snitch on “Starsky and Hutch.” They all look great – it must be nice for these old-time actors to be flown to Europe to appear at events like this.
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Vanessa Paradis looks somewhat amused as she leads her lookalike daughter Lily-Rose Depp, 16, into LAX to catch a departing flight. They were bombarded by paparazzi and Lily-Rose is trying to cover her face but she’d better get used to all that attention. She just finished her third movie (Planetarium with Natalie Portman) and her acting career is getting hot. She’s already adjusted to life in LA – she and a group of girlfriends had a fun time at Disneyland on Saturday.
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A&E’s reality show “Married at First Sight” was irresistible from day one this season. Imagine trusting “professionals” to match you up with a mate and seeing them for the first time at the altar! All that dating discomfort magnified! The girls seemed sincere about finding Mr Right but the guys – not so much. Our favorite couple was Jessica and Ryan – they are both very attractive and seemed smitten from the start. But it ended with a restraining order! Rumors abound that Ryan De Nino presented himself as a successful businessman (with an ego to match) but it turned out he’s just another broke model/ actor who may or may not also be a drug dealer, looking for a break. (Shame on those producers!) It was also reported that his nasty rages and stormy departures were accelerated by his cocaine use! Jessica Castro did her best but eventually he scared her too much with his temper and threats and she filed for a restraining order. Tomorrow night’s “reunion” show might be interesting – or might not.
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We just came across this photo of Frank Sinatra taken when he was around age 10 or 11, and it’s startling how much of his future personality is already evident. He’s already got the style and plenty of charm and the confidence that made him a megastar.
Our vote goes to Palaye Royale as the most visually appealing band around today. Their Victorian-goth style is so unique that one would never guess they come from Las Vegas. The guys describe themselves as a “fashion art rock band” and they create their own art films for their songs. Drummer Emerson Barrett was photographed at Chateau Marmont.
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