Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale arrived at the MOCA 30th Anniversary party in Los Angeles and almost got lost in the shuffle because all the attention was being paid to Brad and Angelina, who were dressed up in black. Gwen looks casual and cute in her drop crotch harem pants and Gavin is relaxed in his shredded t shirt.
Grove shoppers were surprised when Janet Jackson made an appearance on a balcony to promote her new CD “Number Ones,” which will be released on November 17. The album features 33 songs that went to number one around the world. Janet must be VERY eager to promote this collection – she’s never appeared at The Grove before. She didn’t perform. She watched a group of dancers on the ground grooving to some of her biggest hits, and threw kisses to the excited crowd. She IS set to perform at the opening of the AMA’s on November 22, however.
Nicole Richie missed the launch of her own jewelry line at Bebe on Rodeo this week. She designed special affordable pieces from her “House of Harlow 1960” collection just for the store. She called in sick and the buzz at the party was that she has swine flu. Maybe that’s the buzz she INTENDED because everybody was worried about her and not annoyed by the no-show. Swine flu is a great excuse for missing anything.
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Ashlee Simpson was painfully disappointed over leaving Melrose Place so abruptly, but she bounced right back by signing up to reprise her Roxie Hart role in “Chicago” on Broadway. That’s explains the black dye job. Ashlee and Pete Wentz brought their baby Bronx to the CVS pharmacy and bought him this red truck that has him filled with delight.
While the “New Moon” cast is in Europe doing PR, “Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke made some very revealing comments about Rob Pattinson, 23, and Kristen Stewart, now 19, to Time magazine. She said she believes that nothing happened during the first movie. She noticed chemistry between the costars right away and discouraged romantic entanglements. Specifically, after she cast Rob, she warned him, “Don’t even THINK about having a romance with her – she’s under 18 and you’ll be arrested.” Hardwicke thinks that Kristen has since decided to give Rob a chance, so maybe that hand-holding photo was meaningful.
It’s a miracle that Kanye West and Amber Rose weren’t asked to leave any of the fancy stores where they shopped in Rome, when you observe how he walked around – with droopy pants and his underwear on display! The pair nonchalantly browsed in Fendi and Missoni, oblivious to the startled people with a rear view of them. What must they think of Americans?
Back in 2007 we introduced Barnett O’Hara, a young actor fresh from Texas who quite by accident became Johnny Depp’s double in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Worlds End.” Lucky Barnett had auditioned for a pirate role and when producers saw him he was immediately hired as stand-in for Johnny. He was dressed up like Jack Sparrow and filled in for Johnny in far away shots and hand close-ups. We’re happy to see that since then, Barnett has made progress in Hollywood as himself. Besides modeling, (Foot Locker ad above) he’s landed a recurring role on Nickelodeon’s new series “Big Time Rush” which premiers on November 25.
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We’ve been told to expect a big announcement of some kind from the Aerosmith camp tomorrow. Let’s see – it can’t be that Steven Tyler is leaving the band because he already denied that. What could it be? Someone pointed out that Steven’s girlfriend Erin Brady is NOT well liked by the Tyler family or band members. And it’s not simply because she wears a fur coat, it’s because the band blames her for Steven’s probable fall off the wagon. He’s rumored to be down to 112 pounds.
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What a great idea! Someone with a sense of humor in South Africa has opened the first luxury Airstream trailer park – on the ROOF of the Grand Daddy Hotel in Capetown. Seven vintage Airstream trailers occupy the roof with a view, and they are all lavishly decorated with different themes. The vehicles are all situated around a rooftop bar. Each four star trailer has all the frills – air conditioning, full bathrooms, and flat screen satellite TV’s. The rates vary from $100 and up per night, depending on the season.
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Eva Mendes’ new ad for Calvin Klein underwear has caused a disturbance in a New York neighborhood. This overheated ad covers the entire side of a building on the corner of Houston Street and Lafayette Street in Soho. SOME of the people who live nearby say it’s too much and want the steamy ad taken down. Others enjoy looking at it.