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MICHELE OBAMA IN HER VINTAGE NORMAN NORELL

Courageous Michelle Obama has done something no first lady has ever done before – she actually wore a second hand dress to a major event in Washington! She wore a 1950’s cocktail dress designed by American designer Norman Norell to a Christmas in Washington concert. It’s believed to have come from the shop New York Vintage. Vintage designer fashion has been quietly growing in popularity because celebrities want something different and these glamorous fashions are beautifully made and one of a kind. How delightful to have such a hip and imaginative first lady. This will be the talk of the fashion world.

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Saturday, December 18, 2010
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LEONARD COHEN TO ANJANI THOMAS: I’M YOUR MAN

Hard to imagine, but there ARE a substantial number of women out there who have a crush on a 75 year old man -specifically Leonard Cohen. If you’ve been to one of his concerts, you know this is true. His fans don’t get a lot of personal information about him and they’re always interested in his love life, which continues to flourish. An informant of ours spotted the mysterious Mr Cohen shopping in Ralph’s market on 3rd and La Brea in Los Angeles. He was wearing a suit and a fedora and walking beside his girlfriend Anjani Thomas, who was pushing the shopping cart. Hawaii born Anjani is also a singer and songwriter and they collaborate in more ways than one.

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Friday, December 17, 2010
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NO JURY DUTY FOR BRITNEY SPEARS: THAT’S A RELIEF!

Every dark cloud has a silver lining. There’s an upside to the conservatorship that Britney Spears has been enduring for over a year. Her father is still in charge of her life and for that reason she was excused from the sometimes dreaded jury duty. It’s extremely difficult to get out of jury duty in California for any reason, but Britney won’t have to report to the courtroom until she no longer has a court appointed conservator.

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Thursday, December 16, 2010
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ROB PATTINSON HAS A FAMILIAR LOOK IN “WATER FOR ELEPHANTS”

Seeing Rob Pattinson in this period movie “Water For Elephants” reminds us of James Dean in “East of Eden.” We’re thinking, that since James Franco bought the rights to Sal Mineo’s life story, he might want to think about casting Rob as Dean, who played a big part in Mineo’s world.

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Thursday, December 16, 2010
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CHRISTMAS: THE KARDASHIANS MINUS THE JENNERS

The Kardashian Christmas cards are all over the place today so we had to pick our favorite. His one happens to be from back in the 90’s when their real father Robert Kardashian was alive – and doing everything he could behind the scenes to get OJ acquitted. Kris divorced Robert in 1990 and married Bruce Jenner the following year so she was no longer a Kardashian. It’s funny that they sent out cards with Khloe’s name misspelled.

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Thursday, December 16, 2010
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MID CENTURY MODERN CASUALTY TO JOHANSSON REYNOLDS DIVORCE

It appears that Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds’ marriage was doing just fine in August because they bought a beautiful restored mid-century modern house with walls of glass in Los Feliz for 2.8 million dollars. The 1960’s 2835 sq ft dream house was designed by Buff & Hensman and originally featured four bedrooms but they had been redesigned into two larger bedrooms. That pretty much leaves out the immediate prospect of kids – which was supposedly one of the marriage problems. Scarlett has a history of bad real estate luck – she sold her last house at a 3 million dollar loss.

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Thursday, December 16, 2010
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BRAD PITT’S “THE TREE OF LIFE:” ANTIDOTE TO THE ACTION MOVIE

We were immediately enthralled when we saw this trailer for “The Tree of Life.” Director Terrence Malick also gave us the exquisite “Days of Heaven.” It takes place in the midwest in the ‘50’s and it’s the story of a little boy’s innocent journey through childhood with a dreamy mother and a realistic father. He ends up struggling with disillusionment in the modern world. Brad Pitt plays the dad and Sean Penn is the little boy when he grows up. Malick’s visuals are always so extraordinary that they stay with you for a long, pleasant time.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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DAVID ARQUETTE MIGHT BE READY FOR REHAB

We TOLD you that Courteney Cox was angling to get her estranged husband David Arquette into rehab for the holidays. And we weren’t exaggerating. Since they announced their split, he’s been partying like a madman. (Above, he’s dancing on a table in Miami) Now he‘s admitted to Howard Stern that he’s on the verge of a nervous breakdown and he’s been drinking A LOT because he’s heartbroken about the separation. He says “Everybody’s worried about me,” and apparently his weekly visits to a psychiatrist aren’t helping. It sounds like Courteney will get her wish very soon.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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JAMES CAMERON BRIGHTENS THE ENVIRONMENT FOR HIS AVATAR STARS


It was a nice gesture for James Cameron to give the eleven principal cast members in “Avatar” a holiday bonus gift of a BLUE Toyota Prius. According to Deadline Hollywood, he spent around $30,000 on each environmentally friendly vehicle. Certainly it was an appropriate gift, but wouldn’t it have been great if he’d given cars to some of the crew members and staffers who REALLY would have appreciated them? Wealthy actors will just hand over the keys to their housekeepers to drive. At least Oprah gives out gifts to people who can really use them.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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KENDRA WILKINSON IS PETULANT IN FRIGID MINNESOTA

We didn’t realize that Kendra Wilkinson had turned into such a diva – or else she’s REALLY grouchy about being in chilly Minnesota. Kendra and her Vikings ballplayer husband Hank Baskett arranged to have their baby Hank’s first haircut done for “E!” cameras at Dick’s Sports Barbers there. They forced EVERY barber in the place to sign a confidentiality agreement in advance! (Would Angelina Jolie do that?) When they arrived in the parking lot and hopped out of their purple truck with no plates, the threesome was approached by CJ, our intrepid fellow gossip columnist who writes for the Star Tribune. CJ greeted the Basketts and Kendra freaked and dragged the two Hanks to their truck. But not before she muttered something about a “bitch” and made unpleasant hand gestures. Kendra blew off the shoot and left, making a big deal out of nothing. All they had to do was walk inside the barbershop, so Kendra’s outrage at the sight of one cold but harmless reporter was unjustified. The film crew was left behind looking puzzled.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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