Speaking of shaved heads, Channing Tatum appeared at The Lost City premier in London and he looks just as good as Jada Pinkett in the same style. When Channing’s significant other of over a year, Zoe Kravitz, turned up at The Oscars (looking gorgeous) without a date, we wondered if the cute couple was over. But no, Channing is in Europe promoting his movie and he and Zoe are still very much an item….
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Kanye West’s latest girlfriend Chaney Jones, 24, is no fool – her Brazilian Butt has paid off big time! She’s a social media influencer whose following has grown as fast as her backside. Since hooking up with Kanye, she has morphed into a Kim Kardashian clone, giving Kanye exactly what he wants. The only drawback for Kanye might be the fact that she IS smart and educated and knows exactly what SHE wants. When he offered to buy her an Hermes Birkin bag like he gave to his previous girlfriend Julia Fox, Chaney told him EXACTLY which model of the collectible bag she dreamed of having. No surprise- it turned out to be perhaps the MOST expensive and hard-to-get bag of all. Kanye found it for $275,000 (imagine that -a handbag!) We predict she will need a bodyguard now when she carries it…
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We just heard that after THE SLAP, Will Smith WAS asked by the Academy to leave the ceremony and he REFUSED! Of course this makes Smith’s egotistical behavior look even WORSE, and hopefully the Academy will be more likely to punish him in some way. Just imagine what MIGHT have happened if security guards had INSISTED that Smith leave, and attempted to “walk” him out forcefully! Smith would struggle and Denzel Washington would probably have leapt into the fray to try and calm things down. Tuxedoes notwithstanding, other hot-headed actors would have jumped at the chance to defend whatever side they were on. It could have degenerated into quite a melee (although many viewers would have loved it) so give the Academy a break. It’s so nice to hear that after THE SLAP, Chris Rock’s standup tour tickets started selling like crazy – this will be quite profitable for him.
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Just as we predicted, Jada Pinkett is NOT taking sides on the Will Smith debacle. She has obviously been warned by her “people” that she can’t win- whether she backs up her husband or apologizes for him- people will criticize her. We had hoped that Jada was too independent to hold back her real feelings, but her “diplomatic” and absurdly vague statement posted on Instagram has succeeded in saying absolutely NOTHING. THIS is the best she can do?
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Everybody’s talking about Will Smith’s episode of toxic masculinity, but let’s not forget about Nick Lachey’s equally toxic behavior the same night. Nick and his wife Vanessa walked out of Mastro’s Steakhouse with a friend and Nick happened to see a female photographer taking photos of him with her phone from her car parked on the street. He started cursing at her and bolted over to her car- she quickly rolled up the window. Nick pounded on the window and yelled insults, but she was scared and didn’t roll it down. When he finally walked away, she lowered the window enough to ask “Why are you so mad?” That set him off again – he turned and ran back to her car and struggled, trying to reach in and grab her phone. He didn’t get it, but he walked away yelling insults, giving her the finger, and sticking out his tongue. Really, Nick? You should be flattered that someone WANTS your photo…
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What we REALLY want to know is how did Jada Pinkett feel about her husband Will’s behavior at the Oscars! She has kept conspicuously quiet about the issue. Do you suppose she felt GRATEFUL that Will “chivalrously” defended her against Chris Rock’s remarks? Keep in mind, being compared to Demi Moore in G.I.Jane is HARDLY an insult. Certainly Will violently overreacted, but did Jada secretly appreciate it? Or was she appalled and HUMILIATED? Jada happened to look fabulous on Oscar night and Will’s behavior pulled attention away from her and everyone else. We’ve heard about their marriage problems – will this help or hurt their relationship? Jada will be criticized either way – whether she supports Will’s behavior or condones it – so we think she will NOT comment. Meanwhile, we don’t think Chris Rock did anything wrong and he carried on like a trouper. We also think Will’s “people” forced him to make that apology today to avoid getting kicked out of the Academy.
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At least in our opinion. We remember meeting Will Smith back in the 90’s when The Fresh Prince of Bel Air made him a star. It was backstage at an award show and Will was a sweet guy who seemed to talk about God a lot. That nice guy image was shattered on the Oscars last night when Will turned into a monster – for no logical reason- leaping onstage and smacking Chris Rock in the face, threatening and cursing on live TV, – because Chris made a mild – and not unflattering – joke about Jada Pinkett’s shaved head and Demi Moore’s film G.I. Jane. Shockingly, Smith was not removed from the audience, and he went on to win the Best Actor Oscar. His rambling, tearful acceptance speech only made him seem MORE out of control. Mental problems? Substance problems? Of ALL people – Will Smith? Everyone is wondering today…
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OK- here’s a little Oscar mystery. Britney Spears’ personal trainer fiancee Sam Asghari turned up dressed in a tuxedo, at the Elton John AIDS viewing party ALONE. No Britney. What do you suppose happened? Certainly Britney was the one invited. Invitees donate a lot of money to enjoy this event. Tickets just to the after-party cost over $5000 apiece- and the dinner tickets (when Sam arrived) costs $9000 per person. Did Britney back out at the last minute? If so, why did Sam come alone? Does he have wealthy friends to hang with inside? Hmmm…
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Kim Kardashian got up early on Oscar morning to attend her son Saint’s soccer game. Little Saint looks like a mischievous handful (takes after his father?) and you can bet Kim has help with her to keep things under control. That’s Kim’s daughter North behind her, pulling a sweatshirt over her head. But most interesting is the fact that Kim has no visible makeup on and she looks just fine. In fact, she looks years younger. Looking extremely fake has long been the Kardashian template – wouldn’t it be nice if they took a tip from current fashion models and tried to look natural!
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were seen picking up his son Samuel at school in Santa Monica today, and it got us thinking. They’re both casually dressed, but Jennifer is wearing shoes that give her at least 6 or 7 more inches of height (they can’t be very comfortable) -yet she still looks TINY next to Ben. Jennifer is such a big personality we always figured she was above average in height. Turns out Ben is 6’4” – no wonder he looks a foot taller than her. Never realized there was such a height difference…
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