Attitude

WILL SMITH AND JADA REMAIN LOW ON POPULARITY POLL

Variety has just revealed what we already knew- that Will Smith’s career is “in a significant and precipitous decline.” What we didn’t expect is that Jada Pinkett Smith’s public image is also damaged. A company called Q Scores measures celebrity star power and appeal – they stated that Will was one of the top ten most positively rated actors BEFORE the Oscar slap (up there with Tom Hanks etc.) After the slap, Will handled the situation poorly: he made a vague and stiff apology via social media. His handlers realized that wasn’t enough, and pushed him to try and salvage his reputation with a sincere video. Smith’s self-righteous attitude in the video made it evident he was being forced to do it and couldn’t wait to get it over with, although he was saying the things his advisors told him to. He acted like he’s not sorry and never will be. The video was as oblivious to reality as his Oscar behavior. Through it all, Jada was silent and when she FINALLY made a comment, she acted like she was NOT involved and “hopes these two men can reconcile.” It didn’t help HER public image at all. Fans were left wondering if Will is NOT the decent guy they thought he was. The release of Will’s film Emancipation has been postponed until next year.

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MAN OF THE YEAR: BILLY PORTER

When we heard that Billy Porter was the big winner at The Attitude Awards in the UK, it set our imagination racing. What on earth ARE The Attitude Awards? Turns out, Attitude is a gay lifestyle magazine (since 1994) and they have a big award show in London each year. The show “celebrates people making an impact in the LGBTQ community and supporters of the community.” (so in this situation “attitude” does NOT mean arrogant or antagonistic.) Actor/singer/fashion icon Billy Porter was named MAN OF THE YEAR and his personal style livens up any event…

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JASON MOMOA AND LEO DICAPRIO

We’re not talking about looks here – we’re talking about behavior. Above, Jason Momoa was surprised by paparazzi as he walked into his New York hotel. He was in a hurry, but acknowledged them with a sly grin. Leonardo DiCaprio, on the other hand, HATES the idea of paparazzi making money with photos of him! He scowls and tries to make his pics less desirable by covering himself with hats, hoods, sunglasses, scarves, jackets on his head, even pushy bodyguards. Jason often jokes with the paparazzi and doesn’t seem to mind them at all. They’re just part of the business…

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LINDSAY LOHAN: HOW TIMES AND ATTITUDES HAVE CHANGED!

Lindsay Lohan is looking downright friendly and flirtatious with the paparazzi in New York. Seems she’s learned to appreciate them. We remember back around 2007, when Lindsay started getting arrested for DUI, drugs, shoplifting, fighting, and multiple revoked probations. She was in and out of jail and rehab more times than we could count. And she HATED paparazzi and the press- because they documented her difficulties! Now that her MTV reality series Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club has failed, and she’s recording music, she’s become oh-so friendly to the press.

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SURPRISE- KELLAN LUTZ IS THE BIGGEST EXPENDABLE

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Nice to hear that Kellan Lutz is not “too cool for school” – he has a nice attitude about appearing in Expendables 3 as the “young guy.” Kellan, who gained fame as Robert Pattinson’s brother in the Twilight series, enjoyed every minute of filming with his own action heroes Sly Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Antonio Banderas, and Wesley Snipes. He said he loved being around the “legends” and watching them work. Lutz went on to say that his dream would be “to do it all the way up to Expendables 8,9,10 – I’d like to become the veteran Expendable.” (Above, note that Kellan, far right, is actually BIGGER than his older costars)

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BELIEVE IT OR NOT, CHRISTINA AGUILERA IS NO SWEETHEART


Christina Aguilera had her people call ahead and arrange to have the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum on Hollywood Boulevard give her a private tour with no other visitors allowed. She brought her usual entourage along with her excited son Max, 4, and another little friend of his. The kids were thrilled with the oddities, but staffers weren’t so happy. Christina’s bodyguard warned the employees, “No photos- and don’t speak to HER!” Christina reportedly walked around “like she owned the place” and “never looked anyone in the eye.” She was NOT friendly, museum employees agreed.

DWTS BRAT KENDRA WILKINSON GOT WHAT SHE DESERVED

If anybody ever deserved to be voted off Dancing with the Stars, it was Kendra Wilkinson. When the season started she was the young, sexy and athletic favorite expected to win. But when her looks and fitness didn’t seem help her on the dance floor, she turned into a bratty teenager, implying that winning didn’t matter to her anyway. When judges critiqued her style she didn’t strive to improve, she turned resentful. Judge Carrie Ann suggested that the Playboy model was “afraid of elegance” and Kendra snapped that she “didn’t care.” Other contestants were and are, so earnest in their attempts to win they put Kendra to shame. The “I don’t care” girl with the bad attitude got what she wanted and deserved.

DINA LOHAN REVEALED HER AWFUL SELF TO MATT LAUER

Dina Lohan’s startling interview with Matt Lauer on The Today Show was more revealing than she ever imagined. Matt approached the subject of Lindsay’s substance problems with concern, but Dina’s attitude was hostile and dismissive from the get-go. When Matt pointed out that Lindsay had been in rehab FOUR times, Dina insisted it was TWO times, but he documented each of Lindsay’s visits. Dina couldn’t admit she was wrong and went on to deny that her daughter had serious drug issues and blamed everyone – including the judge – for Lindsay’s dilemma. Her chilling denial made the viewer feel even sorrier for the pathetic Lindsay. You got the distinct feeling that Dina would much rather talk about HERSELF than her daughter.

KATE HUDSON TO YANKEE FANS: LEAVE ME ALONE!

Kate Hudson may be appreciated by The Yankees, but baseball fans aren’t so thrilled with her. Our clever colleague CJ at the Star Tribune told us that Kate was seated in the stands at The Dome in Minnesota, cheering on A-Rod, but became very irritated when fans started noticing her. Unaccustomed to seeing beautiful actresses, locals stared and some approached her for photos or autographs. Kate frowned and avoided communicating with them. Eventually cops were assigned to stand at the end of her row and keep people away. An observer in the crowd noted that if Kate wanted to be left alone, she should have sat in a private suite – not in the middle of a raucous crowd. Meanwhile the Yankees slaughtered the Minnesota Twins.

AMY WINEHOUSE AND KELLY OSBOURNE: ODD COUPLE

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Kelly Osbourne looks like a schoolteacher next to Amy Winehouse as they walk into The Roxy for Perez Hilton’s party Friday night. Once inside, both of these bad girls had incidents with security guards. Kelly was caught crouched on the kitchen floor pouring herself drinks from the bar supplies and she was reprimanded. Amy is still having problems with men – she ran up to a guard complaining “That asshole over there keeps bugging me and I want him THROWN OUT now!” The guard asked her to point out the offensive guy. She did and he said “I can’t kick him out – that’s John Stamos– he’s an invited guest!” “John WHO?” she was heard muttering. Oh, and Paris Hilton demanded to have the bathroom blocked off so she could use it alone. The manager wouldn’t allow it and – perhaps because of her attitude – no one bothered to tell Paris that there was a private VIP bathroom available upstairs.