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POST-THANKSGIVING EVA LONGORIA IS ALL ABOUT COMFORT

Eva Longoria had lunch at Ebaldi in Beverly Hills with her Desperate Housewives costar Felicity Huffman today. Eva was comfortable in a loose fitting dress and sneakers. After appearing in a bikini last summer, Eva was plagued by pregnancy rumors. (Last year she married wealthy businessman Jose Baston.) She denied the rumors, claiming that she was temporarily bloated from eating too much cheese and indulging in pancakes. She even posted photos of her tummy in and her tummy OUT. Eva has no intention of becoming a chubby housewife.

(Above, Eva waiting for her car outside the restaurant

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Desperate Housewives Eva Longoria Tummy
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
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THE DIVINE ORDER REVEALS SWITZERLAND’S DIRTY LITTLE SECRET

Suddenly it turns out that Switzerland is not the superior progressive country we always thought it was! Screenwriter/director Petra Volpe has let us in on Switzerland’s dirty little secret in her new movie The Divine Order – women didn’t get the vote there until 1971! Impossible to believe, but TRUE. Switzerland’s patriarchal system kept women oppressed THAT long! Despite the timely subject matter, the movie, about small town women waking up to the desire for equality, is charming, sometimes funny, and quite likeable. The best part about it is it teaches men what they did and still do wrong. It’s a nice lesson to be learned.

Movies Switzerland The Divine Order Women's Rights
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
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JENNIFER LOPEZ: LOTSA WORK, BUT PLENTY OF FUN TOO

Jennifer Lopez, with Vanessa Hudgens, could NOT look happier as the girls jog together while filming “Second Act” in New York. It helps that Jennifer just spent the holiday weekend with boyfriend Alex Rodriguez and all their kids in the Hamptons. Since Jennifer is one of the film’s producers, she gets to approve of all the casting and likes to include her friends like Leah Remini. Jen plays an ordinary big discount store employee who uses her innate smarts to make big money on Wall Street. She changes her life and brings her friends along for the ride.

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Monday, November 27, 2017
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MEGHAN MARKLE’S MOM IS NOT COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE – YET

Meghan Markle’s mom Doria Ragland, 61, lives in a very accessible house in Los Angeles (above) and since her daughter got engaged to Prince Harry she’s been bombarded by reporters and paparazzi. Doria is cute and looks very young – she has dreadlocks and a nose ring – she’s often mistaken for a friend of Meghan rather than her mother. She and Meghan’s father, Thomas Markle, divorced when Meghan was six. Doria is quite accomplished – she has a Master’s degree in social work from USC and she runs marathons and teaches yoga classes. A typical California gal! Doria IS cautious about talking to the press clamoring outside her house – Buckingham Palace has arranged for security and warned press to leave her alone.

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Meghan Markle Mother Paparazzi
Monday, November 27, 2017
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ANGELINA JOLIE IS A KARATE MOM

Parents at the Shaolin American Self Defense Academy in North Hollywood were QUITE SURPRISED when Angelina Jolie showed up during a recent karate class. Angelina and Brad’s daughter (not the one you think!) but Vivienne, 9, was a student in the class. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Angelina carefully observed all of Vivienne’s moves like a doting mom, and afterward, passed out decorated cookies to the other kids and parents.

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Sunday, November 26, 2017
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KATHY GRIFFIN: NOT AS HARD UP AS YOU THINK

Kathy Griffin’s house in the Hollywood Hills has been on the market for awhile, and it finally sold for four and a half million dollars, according to the LA Times. Is she downsizing? Not yet. Kathy bought her current 13,400 sq ft Bel Air mansion last year (before the Trump photo debacle) for nearly 11 million dollars. Yes, this is the house where she has a restraining order against her volatile neighbor. Whether she can afford to KEEP the big house remains to be seen. She’s handling her “blackballing” by badmouthing Andy Cohen and TMZ’s Harvey Levin, yet she wants to remain a friend to the LGBT community. Actually, her gay fans are the core of her success as a comic, and we predict they WILL help her make a comeback. But whether her comeback is enough to support an 11 million dollar house remains to be seen.

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(Above, Kathy in May – happier times)

Blackballed Kathy Griffin Real Estate
Sunday, November 26, 2017
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ANTHONY ANDERSON KNOWS HOW LUCKY HE IS

Anthony Anderson, who produces and stars on Black-ish with Tracee Ellis Ross, took his two kids Kyra and Nathan shopping in Beverly Hills on Thanksgiving weekend. And he has a cute way of showing his own gratitude: his tee shirt says “I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams.”

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Anthony Anderson Kids Thanksgiving
Saturday, November 25, 2017
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CHARLIZE THERON’S LITTLE BOY JACKSON IS STILL DRESSING LIKE A GIRL

She was a first time mother when she adopted Jackson, now 5, and it must have been surprising to Charlize Theron when Jackson gradually became very opinionated about what he wanted to wear. Early on, he decided his favorite color is PINK and he hasn’t deviated. His favorite outfit is a pink tutu and now that the Therons are on vacation in Cabo, Jackson has a pink sundress and hair extensions.

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Friday, November 24, 2017
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!

Thursday, November 23, 2017
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CELEBRITIES ON A MISSION AT THE MISSION

It happens every year. Assorted celebrities volunteer to work at the mission in downtown LA, and serve food to the homeless at Thanksgiving. This year they started serving a day early. We always wonder if the celebrities would show up if there were NO cameras. This year Diedre Hall, Camryn Manheim, Nick Cannon, and Maureen McCormick dished out hot food for the homeless and the paparazzi. Certainly they DO add a level of playfulness to the proceedings, regardless of motivation…

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017
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