Stacy Keibler got the ultimate Hollywood gift from George Clooney: a bodyguard. Since she started dating George she‘s gained considerable notoriety, and the paparazzi and others are following her. George decided she should not go out alone when he’s not around, so he hired a bodyguard to keep an eye on her. (We wonder if the bodyguard reports her comings and goings to George!)
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We had a hard time swallowing this romance, but it seems like Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are, indeed, a couple. Many of his rabid fans are still outraged that Justin has acquired a girlfriend and they continue to insult and threaten her. No one really takes their threats seriously, but Justin hired bodyguards to watch Selena. She’s never had a bodyguard before, but Justin is paying – he doesn’t want to take any chances.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger enjoys walking around without those bodyguards that accompanied him everywhere up until yesterday, but there’s a downside. On Monday Arnold gave up his job as Governor of California and on Tuesday he got a parking ticket in Beverly Hills. He retrieved the ticket without comment.
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Soon to be ex-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was having lunch with some buddies at Barneys and one guy teased him about having a bodyguard standing at a discreet distance. Arnold laughed and admitted he was thrilled because once he has finished being governor he can finally get rid of the bodyguard. He said he doesn’t need the guy and anyway “I’m tougher than he is!”
Has George Michael not only lost his looks, but lost his MIND also? While serving his eight week DUI sentence in a UK prison, George made the acquaintance of a 280 lb, 6’3” career criminal named Robert Bleach. Bleach, responsible for a string of violent robberies, offered to protect George from other inmates – telling him if anyone messed with him, to mention his name, and they’d back off. Now George is considering hiring Bleach as his bodyguard when the robber gets out in January. Rehabilitation is nice, but what George Michael needs is a DRIVER.
Ke$ha lost her balance in her platform shoes and nearly tumbled to her knees on a London street outside her hotel. She was returning from a radio show, not a nightclub. Fortunately she was holding onto her bodyguard at the time and he pulled her back up. Security guys do double duty now – they protect stars from aggressive fans, and make sure their clients don’t fall down in their precipitous shoes.
Jay-Z is struggling to control his popular protege Rihanna because he thinks she’s cheapening her image by partying almost every night. She’s a regular at all the hot New York clubs and thinks nothing of staying out until all night and finishing up at after hours clubs. She’s hanging out with a druggy, questionable crowd and sometimes can barely walk unaided at the end of a long evening. Jay-Z assigned one of his own bodyguards to keep an eye on Rihanna, but she knows he reports back to Jay-Z, so she deliberately loses him. Jay-Z hoped Rihanna would have a hard-working good girl image like Beyonce, but she seems to be more interested in having a good time, and he’s worried.
Guests at the luxurious Kahala Hotel in Honolulu are not ENJOYING the sight of Heidi Klum frolicking on the beach – they’re COMPLAINING about her! Heidi and Seal and their kids are making a huge production out of their stay at the fancy hotel. When the family is on the beach they have two obvious bodyguards with earpieces and fanny packs, patrolling the sand. If an innocent Japanese tourist picks up his camera to take a picture, the guards pounce and accuse him of trying to sneak photos of Heidi. The wealthy hotel guests are insulted and angry. Both Eminem and Gwen Stefani were recent visitors at the same hotel with NO fanfare and NO bodyguards.
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Most of the actors on “Gossip Girl” walk around quite freely, but Taylor Momsen, 16, has these two burly bodyguards watching every step she takes. Does having a record contract and a band make her more vulnerable – or valuable – than others? The skinny actress, above, who ALWAYS has cute outfits on the show, visited the lunch table and settled for nothing but herbal tea.
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his15 year old son Patrick hug goodbye after spending time together in Brentwood. Patrick is getting tall – we wonder what it’s like to be in high school and have bodyguards following wherever you go. Empowering or embarrassing?