It’s nice to see Elizabeth Taylor gussied up and out and about – this week she presented a wildly flattering bust of her exhusband Richard Burton to Prince Charles in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. A theater in Cardiff will be named after Burton and the bust will be placed in the lobby. Presumably Elizabeth’s boyfriend/manager Jason Winters won’t be sorry to see the bust go.
We figured out how that rumor about Elizabeth Taylor being “engaged” to manager Jason Winters got started. A couple of years ago Liz and Jason were thick as thieves – she adored him and often used his house in Hawaii. A year or so ago she flew with her entourage to stay at his house and Jason asked her NOT to drink while she was there. That made her very angry and Liz chartered a flight home that same day and she refused to speak to Jason for many months. Recently they repaired their relationship, and they’re best friends again. Jason manages Kathy Ireland (You DO remember Liz defending Kathy’s awkward interviews at the Oscars on twitter) Keep in mind, Jason isn’t exactly available – he already has a longtime companion – his business partner.
LaToya Jackson, who believes her brother Michael “was the closest thing to God I knew” has apparently started to dress like Elizabeth Taylor. Isn’t a sweatsuit, Ed Hardy hat, Louis Vuitton bag, and Michael Jackson t-shirt something Liz would wear in her wheelchair? La Toya was snapped at LAX coming home from New York and she wants everyone to know she was NOT paid for her 20/20 interview with Barbara Walters (Friday, 10PM.) “Gifts” probably don’t count.
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When we see Dynasty star Joan Collins, 76, out and about, having a good time like she is here in St Tropez with her husband Percy Gibson, we’re inspired by her zest. When Joan started out she was often compared to Elizabeth Taylor who was only a year older but already an established star. They looked a lot alike and to her chagrin, Joan was referred to as the “poor man’s Liz Taylor.” Elizabeth was always the bigger star, but now Joan has the last laugh. Liz never took care of herself – she didn’t exercise, and ate and drank everything in sight. She married eight times and landed in rehab more than once. Sadly, Liz’s self indulgence cost her plenty- she’s frail and in a wheelchair with minimal activity and Joan is still living it up. This could be a lesson to all.
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We find it strange that LaToya Jackson is on a rampage to find someone to blame for her brother Michael’s death. She says she wants to know WHO provided Michael with drugs- it seems every doctor or dentist that Michael ever visited was heavily pressured to write prescriptions for Michael – BY Michael. It’s been going on for years. Yes, the docs should be investigated, but Michael did HIMSELF in. La Toya is also demanding to know who INTRODUCED Michael to drugs. She need look no further than Michael’s address book for his oldest celebrity friends – Elizabeth Taylor and Liza Minnelli.
Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rourke have something in common. She, too was distraught when her Maltese Sugar passed away. Liz immediately got another Maltese that looked just like Sugar and named her Daisy. But Daisy was not sweet like Sugar – she wasn’t happy sitting on Liz’s lap all the time – she wanted to run around and bark and play. Exasperated Liz gave Daisy to a nephew and replaced her with yet another white Maltese she named Daisy, who’s a bit older and calmer. No one even noticed the switch, and Liz doesn’t mention it.
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Just as we were starting to wonder if those stories about Elizabeth Taylor being housebound in failing health were accurate, she showed up in London. Liz was helped out of her London hotel into a limo, but she was dressed up to the max and sporting lots of jewelry. Things can’t be all THAT bad. She looked happy and waved from her car.
We’re finding it AWFULLY hard to slay goodbye to Paul Newman. Since he was SO photogenic, we’re posting a few more photos. The top one is for the reader who loved him in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” The second one with Joanne Woodward, is for everyone who admired his longlasting marriage.
THIS could be the reason why no one’s hiring Michael Jackson to perform in Las Vegas. What’s with the wheelchair? Jackson is claiming back problems like his friend Liz Taylor, but he is rather young for this. And Liz does NOT wear pajamas when she goes out. Michael took his three kids on a jaunt to a toy and book store in Las Vegas and he made an about face by NOT draping the kids in burkas – instead he covered himself up. His arrival was far from subtle – he came in four cars with eight security guards. Yet he managed to spend two hours in the shop, which was open to the public, and nobody bothered him. He looked too intimidating.
This just in- Elizabeth Taylor is out on the town again! Usually she favors The Abbey in West Hollywood but tonight she’s partying at a hotter club – Hyde. As we speak, she’s holding a martini in her hand and appears to be having plenty of fun. We wonder if her friends dress her up and roll her up to popular clubs because no doorman would say no to Liz Taylor – and her friends would never get into these places without her.