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LONG TIME NO SEE: MICHAEL PARE

Here’s a blast from the past. SOME of you might remember the 80’s when Michael Pare was one of the hottest actors alive, thanks to his first films, Eddie and the Cruisers and Streets of Fire. Many people thought he was on his way to become the biggest leading man in Hollywood- he was drop-dead gorgeous. Just goes to show – you cannot predict the future. Yes, Michael has been acting steadily SINCE his spectacular debut – in fact he’s made hundreds of films and TV series – mostly not-so-well known, with titles like Pig Killer and They Crawl Beneath. He often plays a detective nowadays. Anyway, we haven’t seen him for years and he turned up at a recent Hollywood event looking healthy and happy…

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Eddie and the Cruisers Long Time No See Michael Pare Streets of Fire
Sunday, September 18, 2022
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MADONNA’S KIDS LOOK JUST LIKE THEIR FATHERS

Funny, but we never noticed how much Madonna’s two offspring – Lourdes Leon, 25, and Rocco Ritchie, 23, closely resemble their FATHERS- and share very little visible genetic connection with their mother. Lourdes is lucky because her handsome Cuban dad Carlos Leon is 6’2, so at 5’7,” she towers over her petite mother. (Of course it helps her modeling career.) Rocco obviously identifies with his lookalike dad, director Guy Ritchie, and chose to live with him in London for the past few years. Rocco has long had great fashion sense and he’s now an artist. Rocco looks very excited in this photo with Lourdes – they are meeting Madonna at the Tom Ford fashion show in NY and have three seats in the front row awaiting them.

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Carlos Leon Father Guy Ritchie Lourdes Leon Madonna Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA Resemblance Rocco Ritchie
Thursday, September 15, 2022
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A SCARY CHOICE FOR KATIE HOLMES

Now here’s a serious look we’ve never seen on the usually cheery Katie Holmes. Was she influenced by the Kardashians who favor head to toe black? Apparently this is what passes for a party dress these days, because Katie is out on the town during Fashion Week. (BTW, the shoes are all wrong) Still, we’d rather she left this look to the girls who DON’T wanna have fun…

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Black Fashion Katie Holmes
Thursday, September 15, 2022
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KAIA GERBER AND THE TWO ELVISES

Sofia Coppola must be supremely annoyed that Baz Lurhmann released his film Elvis before she could get her Priscilla movie together. Sofia wrote her film based on Priscilla Presley’s book Elvis and Me and she is also directing. Lookalike Austin Butler was an enormous hit playing Elvis and it’s hard to imagine anyone doing it better. Priscilla and her whole family swooned over Butler. Sofia was left searching for an Elvis that could match up to Butler in any way. You might recall that Austin Butler is Kaia Gerber’s current boyfriend. Kaia’s LAST boyfriend was Jacob Elordi and HE has just been cast as Elvis in Sofia’s film. Certainly Kaia is reeling at the odd coincidence…

 

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Elvis Jacob Elordi Kaia Gerber Priscilla Presley Sofia Coppola
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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IS SYLVESTER STALLONE A TOUGH GUY?

Sylvester Stallone has long been somewhat obsessed with his height. His true height is somewhere between 5’8” and the 5’11” that he claims. We remember years back when he was making a movie at a film studio, and he sent someone out to look for male extras for a scene with him. It didn’t matter what they looked like – they just had to be shorter than him! Like that OTHER action star, Tom Cruise, Sly buys elevator shoes from expensive Italian shoemakers, although he IS credited with being the first actor to wear built up sneakers. So we were surprised to see this photo of Sly shopping in Rome with a couple of friends and several bodyguards who are ALL bigger than he is, in spite of his heeled cowboy boots… It also makes you wonder why Sly NEEDS bodyguards…

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Bodyguards Height Height Challenged Sylvester Stallone
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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HELENA CHRISTENSEN GAVE BIRTH TO ANOTHER MODEL

Another supermodel offspring is working his way into show business. Danish model Helena Christensen and her son Mingus Reedus, 22, were seen in NYC doing a photoshoot together. Mingus is already following in his mother’s footsteps- he has modeled for Calvin Klein in both New York and London, he’s appeared in Tommy Hilfiger ad campaigns, and graced the cover of Vogue Hommes. Mingus is the result of a five year relationship his mom had with The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus. (Norman is now with Diane Kruger and they have a daughter.) Mingus also hopes to follow in his father’s footsteps- he’s taking film and scriptwriting classes at NYU.

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Helena Christensen Mingus Reedus Models Norman Reedus
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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VICTORIA BECKHAM DID SOMETHING RIGHT

Victoria Beckham can rest easy – she raised a son with good manners. A bustling crowd gathered outside the Vogue fashion show in NYC and one of the photographers was jostled to the ground. Brooklyn Beckham and his wife happened to be walking inside and he stopped to help the fallen paparazzi. Something not a lot of fashionistas are likely to do…

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Brooklyn Beckham Good Behavior Paparazzi Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA Victoria Beckham
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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JOCELYN “CATWOMAN” WILDENSTEIN HAS DISCOVERED BEAUTY FILTER

It’s been awhile since we’ve seen socialite Jocelyn “Catwoman” Wildenstein, 82, and her fiancé of five years, fashion designer Lloyd Klein, 55, because they moved to New York- specifically Trump Tower. You might remember that Jocelyn became a billionaire when she divorced her art dealer husband Alec Wildenstein, and she invested heavily in her own cosmetic surgery. The feisty couple livened up Trump Tower by having several loud rather violent incidents (arguments?) where police were called. Perhaps inspired by Madonna, Jocelyn has joyfully started filtering her photos (top pic) – maybe it will take the place of cosmetic procedures.

Top Photo: instagram

Unfiltered Bottom Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA  Jocelyn and Lloyd out to dinner in NYC

Catwoman Cosmetic Surgery Filter Jocelyn Wildenstein Lloyd Klein Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA Photoshop?
Monday, September 12, 2022
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DOJA CAT: NOT AS INNOCENT AS SHE LOOKS

Red carpet fashion tends to get very safe and boring with those same old low cut gowns with slits. On the other hand, New York Fashion Week encourages creativity. Singer/rapper Doja Cat is usually clad in something hyper sexy with a surprising hair color. Recently she shaved her head and went in a whole new direction- this is the plaid baby doll look that she wore to the Coach fashion show. How refreshing – she’s not flashing any designer labels! Fashion points for originality…

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Doja Cat New York Fashion Week Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA
Monday, September 12, 2022
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TOMMY HILFIGER APPRECIATES THE KARDASHIAN DRAMA

Looks like Tommy Hilfiger wanted to get maximum press coverage at his New York Fashion week show so he invited Kourtney and Travis Barker and wrapped them up in clothes lavishly covered with his initials, and plopped them into the front row. They proceeded to smooch and cameras quickly appeared. You can also see Travis’s 16 year old daughter Alabama looking over dad’s shoulder. Tommy Hilfiger has always had a rather Ivy League image – kind of a lower budget Ralph Lauren. So he must be looking to attract a new element…

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Fashion Week Kourtney Kardashian Publicity Tommy Hilfiger Travis Barker
Sunday, September 11, 2022
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