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JADEN SMITH’S HAIR MATCHES HIS TEETH

Jaden Smith looks like he’s having a good time signing autographs at the Hollywood premier of his father Will’s movie Gemini Man. He’s dressed to kill in his Vuitton suit with pink chains and pearls, pink socks and pink hair. (Incidentally, he also has a pink car.) Yes, he is obsessed with the color. If you’re wondering why his teeth look strange, it’s because he’s wearing his new grill and every other tooth (top and bottom) is sparkly pink!

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Jaden Smith Pink Teeth
Monday, October 7, 2019
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EMILY RATAJKOWSKI: YOU’RE NOT FOOLING US!

It’s funny how every day when Emily Ratajkowski walks out of her New York apartment, there’s a paparazzo waiting to document her appearance. She leaves home fully made up and provocatively dressed several times a day. (She’s the east-coast version of Hilary Duff) Apparently Emily is VERY ambitious and knows how powerful paparazzi photos can be in raising one’s profile, so she has some sort of deal with a photographer and notifies him of her departures. Too make her comings and goings look more natural, Emily got a dog she can walk several times a day, always looking as cute as can be (both of them.) Today she’s pretending that she doesn’t want her picture taken.

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Emily Ratajkowski Hilary Duff Paparazzi
Monday, October 7, 2019
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RIP TAYLOR WAS A FRIEND IN DEED TO DEBBIE REYNOLDS

We have to put in a nice word on the passing of Rip Taylor. Rip and Debbie Reynolds were best friends and when she purchased a run-down hotel in Las Vegas in the 90’s she invited press people (including this Star gossip columnist) for a free weekend to see Debbie’s collection of movie costumes on display, and stir up some publicity. Rip knocked himself out showing everyone around and making sure they had a good time – because he wanted Debbie’s venture to succeed. Sadly the hotel failed, but we never forgot Rip Taylor’s extreme efforts for his friend Debbie.

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Debbie Reynolds Rip Taylor
Sunday, October 6, 2019
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JOE ALWYN DOESN’T TALK MUCH ABOUT HIS MOVIE “HARRIET”

Taylor Swift and her sweet-faced boyfriend Joe Alwyn left the SNL after-party in New York with a tight grip on each other. Joe has a new film out in which he plays an extremely unlikable villain – and he doesn’t talk about it much. The movie is Harriet – the story of the heroic Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery in the South and helped hundreds of others do the same.(Janelle Monae is in the movie too – and adorable in a hoop skirt) Joe has a thankless role -playing the evil son of Harriet’s “slave owner” who vowed to track her down. You can’t help but hate him in the movie.

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Harriet Joe Alwyn Taylor Swift
Sunday, October 6, 2019
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REMEMBERING DIAHANN CARROLL

We came across this exquisite photo of Diahann Carroll at the height of her beauty and decided this is how we want to remember her.

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Diahann Carroll
Saturday, October 5, 2019
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TWO MOGULS AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME

Megastars Bruce Springsteen, 70, and Steven Spielberg, 72, have become such good friends that they took a vacation together with their wives Patti Scialfa and Kate Capshaw in Portofino. They relaxed on yachts and beaches, toured the island, and enjoyed gourmet meals. In August, Bruce created quite a stir in Paterson, New Jersey, when he visited the West Side Story set where Steven was working. Other Portofino visitors soon caught on that Bruce was there, and mobbed him for photos.

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Bruce Springsteen Kate Capshaw Patti Scialfa Steven Spielberg
Thursday, October 3, 2019
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RUBY ROSE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT AS BATWOMAN

Australian born actress Ruby Rose is in New York promoting her new CW show, Batwoman, and she’s never looked better. Ruby started out as a model and TV host in Australia and she was the face of Maybelline cosmetics, but it was her stint on season 3 of Orange is the New Black that made her famous in the US. Last year she landed the role of Batwoman– playing the first gay live-action superhero. (Things have changed in the make-up department too- she is now the face of Urban Decay) Above, Ruby looks very confident and beautiful in a plain, almost military suit.

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Batwoman Lookin' Good! Ruby Rose
Thursday, October 3, 2019
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AGAINST ALL ODDS, GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE PREVAILED

SO nice to see Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie looking glamorous and in charge. It’s not easy to succeed as an actress when you’re 6’3” tall and weigh 185 pounds. Few male actors are that tall. When she studied in drama school, Gwendoline was discouraged at every turn – she was told “Good luck” getting into movies. But she was inspired by Tilda Swinton, who also seemed NOT to fit the movie star mold. Gwendolyn started out playing supporting roles as gawky secretaries or “best friends.” Game of Thrones changed everything. Now she confidently wears high heels to premiers!

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Game of Thrones Gwendoline Christie Height
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
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JOKER IS A TICKET TO DESPAIR

Looking for laughs? Wrong movie. Joker IS complicated. From the start, Gotham is a dismal and grim world – trash is piling up in the filthy streets, people are abusive to each other, and the sun never shines. There is ZERO resemblance to Batman comics. Joker is a mentally disturbed loner who makes a living dressed as a clown and lives with his equally sad mother in a bleak hole of an apartment. There seem to be no decent people of any kind in this movie so there’s no one to care about. Joaquin Phoenix skillfully wallows in depression and insanity onscreen, and Joker ends up driven to mass murder. He blames HIS problems on successful people, inspiring his motto, Kill The Rich. (Not a good message for America today) This stirs up hordes of other misfits to riot and slaughter. There is no lesson to be learned from this gruesome film – if you want to be depressed – this is the movie for you.

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Depression Joaquin Phoenix Joker
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
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JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: THE BANKSY STORE

** RIGHTS: ONLY UNITED STATES, BRAZIL, CANADA ** London, UNITED KINGDOM - British Graffiti artist, BANKSY's Great Domestic Product pop up art installation as seen in Croydon today. Pictured: GV, General View BACKGRID USA 1 OCTOBER 2019 USA: +1 310 798 9111 / [email protected] UK: +44 208 344 2007 / [email protected] *UK Clients - Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*

One of our favorite artists, Banksy, has opened a surprising – and temporary- shop in the UK displaying a collection of Banksy oddities for sale, from a handbag made out of a brick to a stab-proof vest, plus a tombstone engraved with “You have reached your destination.” The shop window only displays the “impractical and offensive” merchandise – doors are locked and buyers must purchase items online at Banksy’s Gross Domestic Product site. Banksy admits he opened the store to establish his name as a trademark – someone tried to steal his name.

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Banksy Gross Domestic Product Shopping Store Trademark
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
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