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JOHNNY ROTTEN ISN’T SO ROTTEN ANY MORE

John Lydon AKA Johnny Rotten is still so British that he takes a taxi to the supermarket. Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones gave Johnny Rotten his name because of how his teeth looked. Lydon has lived in LA since 1981 (with his heiress wife Nora) so presumably his teeth have been repaired. Nowadays he introduces himself by saying “Hello – I’m big and ugly!” so he hasn’t lost his edge. But it does appear that he lost his hair gel on this shopping trip Sunday, giving him the look of a suburban dad. Lydon’s post-punk band Public Image Limited is performing in the UK this summer.

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John Lydon Johnny Rotten Sex Pistols
Sunday, April 29, 2018
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SURI CRUISE LOOKS MORE LIKE HER DAD EVERY DAY

When she was younger, Suri Cruise looked more like her mom Katie Holmes, but the older she gets (she’s 12 now) the more she resembles her absent-due-to-Scientology dad Tom Cruise. Meanwhile, Katie is only 39 and starting to look like a matron. She cut off her hair for her new action movie, Doorman, with Jean Reno. Katie plays a Marine who returns from a devastating term of service and takes a job as a NY doorman while pulling herself together. She finds herself in the middle of a violent crime involving the building tenants. Sounds like a role Tom would have taken.

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Doorman Katie Holmes Suri Cruise Tom Cruise
Saturday, April 28, 2018
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WHO DOESN’T LOVE LUCY?

This appears to be a detailed miniature of the original I Love Lucy set at Desilu – all the rooms look authentic!

I Love Lucy
Friday, April 27, 2018
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EAT YOUR HEART OUT WOODY ALLEN!

Mia Farrow can hardly contain herself because she’s SO proud of her son Ronan Farrow. He was honored at the New York gala for Time magazine’s 100 Most influential People of 2018 for his explosive reporting of the Harvey Weinstein scandal along with reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey for the New Yorker. Oh, and did you know he also won a Pulitzer Prize for the same thing? Ronan is on top of the world right now and we can’t help wondering what his estranged father Woody Allen is thinking…

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Mia Farrow Ronan Farrow Woody Allen
Thursday, April 26, 2018
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OUR OWN BILL COSBY EXPERIENCE

It’s a glorious day for women because Bill Cosby is finally being recognized for his crimes. This is a man who felt entitled and above the law, so justice is considerably sweeter. We never for a moment doubted his guilt because we had a first-hand experience with his criminal methods. Back in the 70’s, I was at a Playboy mansion party with a cute college friend named Jacqui who was an aspiring actress. Cosby was at the party and he invited her to his home for a glass of wine. Since we had come to the party together in her Volkswagon, I tagged along, eager to check out the house itself. While Jacqui sipped Cosby’s fancy wines and played a little pool with him, I overheard him asking her to give him a sample of her acting by “pretending to act drunk.” (apparently a well-used line of his) I was casually looking around the large house when I got the awful feeling that Cosby’s wife was asleep there! Horrified, I whispered to Jacqui that we should leave immediately and dragged her out, despite Cosby’s protests. Since the Cosby scandal exploded, I love reminding Jacqui that I saved her from a possibly gruesome fate…

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Bill Cosby Guilty Personal Experience
Thursday, April 26, 2018
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COURTNEY STODDEN IS 23 AND MOVING ON WITH A NEW GUY

Courtney Stodden couldn’t be happier – she and her boyfriend Chris Sheng just walked out of Bulgari in Beverly Hills where they looked at engagement rings. Courtney became famous when she was 16 and married Doug Hutchinson, an actor 34 years older. Since she split with Doug, she’s been living with Chris in a tempestuous relationship. Chris is 38 and calls himself an “entrepreneur and motivational coach.” Her estranged husband Doug (to whom she is still married) says that Courtney is addicted to fame and has no money so she’s using Chris.

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Chris Sheng Courtney Stodden
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
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LESLIE JONES: PULL UP TO THE BUMPER, BABY!

Who, in a million years, would have guessed that the Project Runway winner in 2008 would go on to be named by Time magazine as one of The Most Influential People of 2018? Diminutive designer Christian Siriano made all the right moves on the show – and afterward. He started his own business with his winnings and has become a red carpet darling. And he’s not too uppity to dress women larger than a size 2. In fact, when he heard that SNL star Leslie Jones had nothing to wear to her Ghostbusters premier in 2016, (designers snubbed her) he volunteered to dress her and they’ve been besties ever since. He also created her Grace Jones tribute outfit for the Time 100 Gala.

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Christian Siriano Leslie Jones TIME 100 Gala
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
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COSTAS MANDYLOR: LONG TIME NO SEE

Australian born Costas Mandylor was a pretty boy when he started out in Hollywood and he was one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People in 1991 (photo below) That year he starred in Mobsters with two other pretty boys, Patrick Dempsey, and Christian Slater. Nowadays he usually plays tough guys, but he seems to be constantly working and always has a bunch of movies coming out.

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Costas Mandylor Long Time No See People
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
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JESSICA SIMPSON: I’VE GOT A SECRET!

There’s a reason for Jessica Simpson’s little smirk here. She walked out her New York hotel today and a convenient gust of wind took hold of her loose fitting lingerie-dress and – perfect timing – it revealed a pregnant tummy! (Definitely more than a big lunch.) Jessica, 37, already has two cute kids with her husband Eric Johnson – daughter Maxwell, 5, and son Ace, 4. Her lips are sealed- Jessica likes to announce her pregnancies on TV shows like Ellen. She started out as a singer/actress, but her fashion businesses eclipsed her other ventures. Simpson developed a billion dollar fashion empire and her net worth is now 170 million – not bad for someone who once confused tuna for chicken.

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Jessica Simpson Pregnant
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
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GINA GERSHON HAS A HOT BOYFRIEND

Some people still wonder if Gina Gershon is gay because she did such a good job of playing a sexy gay character in the movie Bound and has never married. She’s NOT, and in fact, she dated quite a few Hollywood hunks (John Cusack, Owen Wilson etc) in the past. But for the last six years she’s been with a German former soccer player turned businessman, Robert Dekeyser, 53, who is actually quite handsome when he shaves. They live together in New York but Gina still spends time in Hollywood – she has five or six movies coming out in the next year.

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Boyfriend Gina Gershon
Monday, April 23, 2018
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