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Yesterday it was announced that Kate Winslet and her husband of seven years, Sam Mendes, were divorcing. As we all know that if you win an Oscar there is a curse, it seems for women on top of their career dying they tend to end up divorcing. Here are some of the famous ones:
Benjamin Bratt was the lucky man on Julia Roberts’ arm when she won the Oscar for her role in “Erin Brockovich” in 2001. Three months later their relationship was over—he went on to marry Talisa Soto, while she’s had three kids with husband Danny Moder. She’s yet to be nominated for a second time, so hopefully this relationship is safe.
The second actress to fall victim to this trend? Halle Berry, who won Best Actress in 2002 for “Monster’s Ball.” She’d been dating hot musician Eric Benet for years, and the two got hitched in 2001. Shortly after winning her Best Actress Oscar, Benet started cheating on her and allegedly went to sex addiction rehab. But it wasn’t enough—the couple separated in 2003 and divorced in 2005.
Infamously, Hilary Swank forgot to thank her hubby Chad Lowe, brother of Rob, when she won Best Actress in 2000 for her role as Brandon Teena in “Boys Don’t Cry.” Still, Chad seemed ultra supportive of her, and they were the ultimate down-to-earth Hollywood couple. They had just crossed the 13-years-together mark when Hilary won again in 2005, for “Million Dollar Baby,” and she made sure to thank him, first thing. The two divorced a year later. Rumors circulated that he couldn’t handle the level of success she’d found.
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Philippe met at her 21st birthday party—she supposedly walked up to him and said, “I think you’re my birthday present”—and got married less than a year later. Reese had already popped out two kidlets seven years later, when she won Best Actress for her role in “Walk the Line,” and the pair seemed forevers. Nope. They split eight months after she gave her acceptance speech. Many assume Ryan was cheating on her with Abbie Cornish.
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise had already shocked the world by getting divorced when she won the Best Actress Oscar for portraying Virginia Woolf in “The Hours.” But she was clearly still having a hard time with the split at the time of her win. “He was huge; still is. To me, he was just Tom, but to everybody else, he is huge,” she told Ladies Home Journal. “But he was lovely to me. And I loved him. I still love him.” After rumored flings with Jude Law and Robbie Williams, Nicole allegedly gave Best Actor winner Adrien Brody her number backstage at the Oscars, and the two dated for a little while. She, of course, ended up getting remarried to Keith Urban.
Charlize Theron‘s relationship with actor Stuart Townsend seemed solid when she awed the Academy with her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos and won the Oscar. The two never officially tied the knot because they were waiting for same-sex couples to have the right to do the same. But Townsend said, “I don’t need a certificate or the state or the church to say otherwise. So no there’s no big official story on a wedding, but we are married … I consider her my wife and she considers me her husband.” Until the two sadly split up in January.
I guess that means Sandra Bullock should be worrying about her marriage to Jesse James could end up with the same faith since she won the Oscar this year.
source: Oscar Theory #5: Win Best Actress, Get Divorced [The Frisky]
We all know that the likes of Angelina Jolie and Cameron Diaz earn the most money in Hollywood, but they aren’t always the names that bring in the big money for studios.
Forbes have put together a list of 10 women in Hollywood who make the studios a big return for every dollar that they are paid. When coming up with this list they counted actresses who have been in at least three movies in the past five years, they didn’t include animated movies because who goes to see a cartoon based on who is voicing it?
10. Hilary Swank
In addition to earning two Oscars, Swank has proven herself to be a good investment with movies like P.S. I Love You. The romance (which cost an estimated $30 million) earned $157 million at the worldwide box office. Swank is expected to earn yet another Oscar nomination for her upcoming film Amelia, in which she plays the iconic aviator Amelia Earhart. For every $1 Swank was paid, her films earned an average of $23.
9. Anne Hathaway
The 26-year-old actress is one of the youngest on our list. Hathaway earned a Best Actress nomination for her work in Rachel Getting Married last year but because the movie only ever opened on 390 screens, we didn’t include it in our survey. Instead she makes the list for movies like Get Smart, which earned $230 million at the worldwide box office. For every $1 Hathaway was paid, her movies earned an average of $23.
8. Cate Blanchett
Like many of the women on our list, Blanchett likes to mix big budget fare with smaller art house movies. She appeared in all three Lord of the Rings movies but earned an Oscar nomination for her performance as one of the Bob Dylan characters in I’m Not There. She lands on our list mostly due to her work in last year’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. For every $1 Blanchett was paid, her movies earned an average of $23.
7. Hallie Barry
Berry has been mostly out of the spotlight lately, but her work as Storm in three X-Men movies helps land her on our list of actresses with the best return on investment. Her most recent movie, Things We Lost in the Fire, was a flop, earning only $8.5 million at the box office, but that didn’t stop her from making our Top 10 list. For every $1 Berry was paid, her movies earned an average of $23.
6. Jennifer Aniston
The most successful of the former Friends stars, Aniston is a regular on the red carpet and in the tabloids, where her romances are endlessly speculated about. Recently she’s had some pretty successful movies too. He’s Just Not That Into You and Marley & Me helped improve her ROI, which had been slipping due to duds like Rumor Has It. For every $1 Aniston was paid, her movies earned an average of $26.
5. Meryl Streep
Streep earns a bigger paycheck than most women on our list, but thanks to the massive box office of last summer’s Mamma Mia ($610 million), she also offers a good return on investment. Her latest film, Julie & Julia, came out too late to make our list but the movie’s $96 million in earnings (so far) should help her remain one of Hollywood’s most desirable actresses. For every $1 Streep was paid, her movies earned an average of $27.
4. Natalie Portman
Thanks to her work in the new Star Wars movies, Portman has appeared in some of the highest-earning films of all time. But she ranks on our list because of movies like The Other Boleyn Girl, which earned $78 million at the worldwide box office. Like many of the actresses on our list, Portman appears in her fair share of art films, like 2007’s little-seen Paris J’Taime. For every $1 Portman was paid, her films earned an average of $28.
3. Rachel McAdams
Thanks to films like The Notebook and this year’s The Time Traveler’s Wife, McAdams is quickly becoming the go-to actress for romantic movies. Despite her rising profile, McAdams still commands a relatively modest paycheck. This winter she’ll star opposite Robert Downey Jr. in an update of Sherlock Holmes. For every $1 McAdams was paid, her movies earned an average of $30.
2. Jennifer Connelly
February’s He’s Just Not That Into You helped several actresses, including Connelly, with their ROI numbers because each star took a pay cut to appear in the ensemble comedy, which earned $177 million at the worldwide box office. Connelly’s work in The Day The Earth Stood Still and Blood Diamond helped her take second place. For every $1 Connelly was paid, her films earned an average of $41.
1. Naomi Watts
The 41-year-old Australian actress first made her mark with 2002’s The Ring. The low-budget horror film earned $250 million at the worldwide box office and put Watts in demand. For the most part the actress has kept a low profile, appearing mostly in artsy fare like last year’s Funny Games. But thanks to 2005’s King Kong, her average return on investment is the best in Hollywood. For every $1 Watts was paid, her films earned an average of $44.
source: Best Actresses For The Buck [Forbes]
When Animals Dream – City Rag
Khloe Kardashian Admits Her Wedding Was Nuts – Anything Hollywood
Hilary Swank Sleeps Nude, Tries To Stay Relevant – Pop Eater
Soulja Boy Arrested, “Didn’t Do Anything Wrong” – Wonderwall
The Funniest Reactions To Obama’s Peace Prize – F-Listed
Tori Spelling Needs A Few Cheeseburgers – Websters Is My Bitch
Ralph Lauren’s Bobblehead Model – College Candy
Geri Halliwell Is Transparent – Holy Moly
Nine-Year-Old Fan Copies Britney Spears’ Toxic Video – Tabloid Prodigy
American Hasselhoff In London – Celebrity Smack
Kate Gosselin Wants Everything & The Kitchen Sink – The Superficial
Sienna Miller Is Drunk…Surprised? – Celebslam
Avril Lavigne’s New Boyfriend Is RICH – Celebitchy
Tara Reid Is Posing For Playboy? – Hollywire
Dina Lohan Launches LohanHouse.com For Good News – Allie Is Wired
There were several goodies from this week’s top celebrity quotes, featuring the Jon Gosselin/Nancy Grace smackdown, to Jessica Simpson’s non-PMSing emotional behavior.
“Wearing some of those outfits I wore when I was 17 or 18. Those were explosions of wrong.”
– Justin Timberlake, reminiscing about his ‘N Sync wardrobe, in People’s 35th special issue
“People in L.A. maintain 360 degree fitness. I don’t have that kind of time.”
– Tina Fey, on making sure she’s shot from the waist up for her N.Y.-based comedy “30 Rock”, to “Harper’s Bazaar” Birthday special issue
“You’ve got on two diamond earrings. You’re obviously not broke.”
– Nancy Grace, to Jon Gosselin on “The Insider”
“Actually, they’re CZs.”
– Jon Gosselin
“I got into the car this morning and the navigation lady wasn’t speaking to me.”
– David Letterman, making light of his admission to having in-office affairs, on his late show
“I guess by now you’ve all figured out how I got the job.”
– David Letterman’s follow-up man Craig Ferguson, taking a jab at his boss, on his late, late show
“Gosh, I’m so emotional. It’s not that time of the month, either!”
– Jessica Simpson, tearing up during her speech at an Operation Smile gala
“Do you always talk at the speed of lightning?”
– Joy Behar, interviewing Kelly Clarkson on “The View”
“This is the death of the emo swoosh.”
– Pete Wentz, on buzzing off his trademark side-swept do, on Twitter
“To me, working out is literally like eating a meal or drinking water or breathing. If I don’t, I just feel like crap…I start punching actors.”
– Hilary Swank, on her need for an endorphin rush, to “Marie Claire”
“I still love her. But she’s retarded, too.”
– Guy Ritchie, throwing ex-wife Madonna’s comment back at her, to “Esquire”
source: 10 Best Celeb Quotes This Week – [people]
If movies were completely scientifically accurate, they’d probably be as interesting as a Physics 101 lecture.
In real life, there are no explosions in space, gas usually doesn’t explode from a lit cigarette.
Some movies, though, put science front and center in the story and more often than not the science proves to be head-slappingly bad. Here are the top 10 offenders:
Armageddon
We could put together a long list of all the things wrong with Michael Bay’s feel-good ode to global destruction, but NASA has already and they counted at least 168 mistakes. But perhaps the biggest problem is that the plot itself — splitting a Texas-sized rock in two with a single nuke — has a Texas-sized hole in it. We don’t have a nuclear bomb anywhere near powerful enough to do the job. As strange as it might seem, this is a case of a Michael Bay movie not having a big enough explosion.
Independence Day
That mammoth mothership hovering over the earth in geostationary orbit would be doing more than just freaking out the world’s population. Because of its close proximity and mass — 1/4th that of the moon, according to the film — the flying saucer’s gravitational pull would cause massive tidal waves, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. The aliens wouldn’t even have to roll out their anti-matter ray to blow up the White House — it would already be underwater.
Starship Troopers
Could a band of cave-dwelling, preverbal giant insects really have the sophisticated mathematics and technology to hurl a rock millions of miles through space to crash into Earth? Plus, 70% of the planet’s surface is covered in water, so they only had a 3 out of 10 chance at even hitting solid ground, let alone a major city like Buenos Aires.
The Day After Tomorrow
Roland Emmerich brought his trademark academic rigor to the realm of climatology and the result proved to be so silly that NASA refused to help with the filming of the movie. For one thing, it would require most of Antarctica to melt in order to submerge New York City to the level it is in the movie. If all the rays of the sun were directed at the South Pole, its ice would melt in about two and half years. This ridiculousness drove Duke University paleoclimatologist William Hyde to publicly state, “This movie is to climate science as Frankenstein is to heart transplant surgery.”
The Core
In the movie, the Earth’s inner core — a nickel-iron mass about 1500 miles in diameter — stops rotating, causing the planet’s magnetic field to collapse and microwave radiation from space to blast through the atmosphere. But microwaves aren’t affected by magnetism, and the radiation that comes from space is too weak to damage anything here. What’s more, if the core did stop rotating for whatever reason, we’d have more to worry about than that. The energy stored in the core would have to go somewhere, and the effect on the planet would be equivalent to five trillion nuclear bombs going off at once.
The Matrix
Much in the way of physics in the Matrix — like dodging bullets and running up walls — gets a pass because it’s all within a massive virtual world. But in reality, our supposed robot overlords are a bit dim. Humans are a remarkably inefficient energy source. Instead of turning the human race into Duracells, the machines would probably get more energy just setting those goopy people pods on fire.
Jurassic Park
Having a wildlife park full of dinosaurs would be a really cool idea if it weren’t for a few problems. No, not imperfect security or the possibility of spontaneous lizard sex changes. The problem is that it would be almost impossible to clone the dinosaurs based on DNA pulled from the guts of a 25 million-year-old mosquito. The dinosaur DNA’s double helix most certainly would have been broken down into individual chunks, mixing together with whatever else the mosquitoes might have eaten along with some of the insect’s own genetic material. Any creature constructed from that mess might be the stuff of nightmares, but probably wouldn’t look like a T. Rex.
Total Recall
The red planet’s gravitational pull is roughly 1/3rd that of the Earth’s. So if, for example, an Austrian bodybuilder were to visit Mars, he would be bounding across the room like Michael Jordan. Another problem: when exposed to the thin atmosphere of Mars, like bad guy Cohaagen at the end of the movie, you would likely suffer from a raging case of the bends and you would asphyxiate — both of which are plenty lethal — but your head wouldn’t bulge out and explode like an overused stress toy.
Outbreak
A monkey threatens a small town with a virus that kills everybody in less time than your average DMV visit, and only Dustin Hoffman can stop it. The trouble with a disease that virulent is it kills the host too fast to spread. Otherwise, we would be dead from the Ebola virus. Also, it generally takes longer to make a cure from monkey serum than it does to make a latte. Dustin Hoffman does look great in a hazmat suit, though.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones has survived a lot of improbable adventures, be it fleeing ancient spherical boulders or fighting off cult members while dangling off a rope bridge. But few scrapes have tested the bounds of believability more than Indy’s escape from a nuclear bomb blast thanks to a lead-lined fridge. The problem is that, even if he didn’t get flattened, horribly burned or suffocated (kids, don’t hide in refrigerators), Indy almost certainly would have gotten a lethal dose of radiation from the fallout. And that’s a lot scarier than snakes.
source: [yahoo movies]
It’s happened to all of us. You see a chick with long luscious legs. Right above those is a tight, firm rear. Next is their slim waist and chiseled abs. And then comes the breasts. Either large and augmented or natural and perky, it doesn’t matter, they all have them and they are spectacular.
But then she turns around or you get a good look at her face and it makes your stomach turn. Collagen swollen lips, cheeks tucked into foreheads and man-like features are enough to disappoint any man. It’s the butterface.
10. Hilary Swank
She was in Boys Don’t Cry where she won an Oscar for playing a man in a movie. That pretty much assures that you won’t be on Victoria’s Secret short list for their next Angel. But when you sculpt your body into a machine with chiseled abs, tight ass, and toned everything, men will take notice. Too bad getting your next Oscar makes you perfect as a look-alike for a butch chick boxer.
9. April Scott
Nothing can compare to April’s long legs, a spectacular ass and great tits in a g-string and push-up bra. Too bad the compliments end there. She’s yet another “model” who’s posed in too many face flattering over-the-shoulder shots. Her claims to fame are b-listed to no end. Only thumb-nailed shots trick you into thinking she’s actually hot.
8. Haylie Duff
The gene pool in this family got a little shallow after younger sister Hilary graced us with her presence. Poor, poor Haylie got the short end of the stick when it came to the neck-up department, and is doomed to forever be Hillary’s older, uglier sister. But with her smoking body she’s assured a pity lay by some B-actor and continued “fame.”
7. Christina Ricci
When your first major role is on the Addams Family as Wednesday, you know you’re going to make this list. Peel the Goth gear away though and she’ll make any man howl. She showed what she had in Prozac Nation and her all-natural body isn’t as scary as her face. There’s no wonder why Samuel Jackson would slap a leash on her and keep her as a pet. Now that’s what I call reparations.
6. Lisa Rinna
This Former Days of Our Lives cast member and more recently “contestant” on Dancing with the Stars certainly has a body that won’t quit. And for being 43 and popping out two kids, her body is one of the best in the business. Too bad she couldn’t resist buying some DSLs that make her face look utterly busted and ridiculous.
5. Rebecca Loos
Rebecca is more proof guys think with their other, smaller head. As personal assistant to billionaire David Beckham, it’s clear what two credentials got her hired. That, and the fact that she’s openly bisexual. Taking that into consideration it’s easy to forgive Beckham for not looking directly at her face when he hired her.
4. Tori Spelling
With a face like hers only two things could get her a big break on a show filled with beautiful people: her smoking body and her last name. But there she is, cast as the ugly best friend the other hot chicks in Beverly Hills confide in. Only a paper bag makes her bangable – that and the piles of money daddy gave her.
3. Vida Guerra
With a body (and ass) like hers it’s easy to forget what Vida actually looks like. But inevitably, one’s eyes wander above the torso and neck area and after that it’s game over. Once again, cunning photographers put her best asset forward while keeping her looking over her shoulder in that all too familiar busted-face pose. She better watch out, the guy with the ugly stick is still right behind her.
2. Carmit
The only Pussycat Doll that could make you say me-ewww once you got a good look at her. It’s a good thing they keep her at or near the back of the pack. Even her magazine “glamour” shots conveniently place her in the busted-face over-the-shoulder-ass-protruding pose. She is living proof that sometimes talent and a smoking body alone can make you a sex symbol.
1. Fergie
Fergie started as the hot chick in the Black Eyed Peas and was the only reason to sit through one of their music videos. Her dancer inspired body is one of the hardest and hottest in the music and entertainment industry. Now her solo career has thrust her into the limelight and it’s way too bright. Besides her gnarly man-hands, the good doctor got a tad ambitious with all the nips, tucks and peels, making her look downright scary.
source: Top 10 Celebrity Butterfaces [double viking]
What to Give This Xmas – Britney Spears ‘Crotch Shot’ Doll‘ – City Rag
Sexy New Year’s Party Chicks: Part I – Ninja Dude
John Mayer Dances for the Paparazzi – Dlisted
This Weeks Gossip Rag Covers – Celebrity Smack
Sam Heuston Christmas Joy – Fatback and Collards
American Idol 7 Schedule – Seriously? OMG! WTF?
Ashley Tisdale is Obnoxious – [nsfw] Drunken Stepfather
Quentin Tarantino wants Linday Lohan – Popoholic
Lily Allen is Pregnant and Smoking – Pink is the New Blog
When Did Sharon Stone Get So Ugly? – A Socialites Life
Jordan ‘Katie Price’ Lands in the Hospital – Hollywood Rag
Paris Hilton Thinks ‘Smurfs’ are Real – Celeb News Wire
Jessica Simpson Face Mask to Wear at Cowboys Next Game – Bumpshack
Hilary Swank Likes Pussy – Popbytes
Gisele Bundchen Does Spanish Harper’s Bazaar – The Bastardly
Kevin Federline Needs a Date for New Years – Pop On The Pop
Katherine Heigl’s Wedding Prep – Splash News Online
Mr. Bean Involved in a ‘Hit and Run’ – X17 Online
Anita Dark is a Breaking Beauty – Breaking News USA
Jessica Alba Won’t be Wearing a Wedding Gown Pregnant – INO
Michael Jackson’s Lips Exploded – Defamer
‘Thriller‘ Celebrates New Release – First Listen – Allie is Wired
Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson Smoking a Little Weed – City Rag
Hayden Panettiere Likes Old Dudes – Ninja Dude
David Hasselhoff Relapses, Twice in Three Days – Celebrity Smack
Mischa Barton Going Back to Modeling – Drunken Stepfather
Tyra Banks Denies Saying, “Britney Kill Yourself” – Hollywood Rag
Beyonce Threatens Us with a Nipple – Egotastic
As Predicted, Jessica Simpson Went Straight to DVD – IDLYITW
Fans Still Confused – Hannah Montana Isn’t Real – In Case You Didn’t Know
Hilary Swank is a Chicken Shit – A Socialites Life
Mischa Barton Impersonates Lindsay Lohan – Dlisted
Did Britney Spears Elope? – Popbytes
Mischa Barton Inside Maxim – Pop On The Pop
Ana Carolina da Fonseca and the Case of the Missing Boob – The Bastardly
You Can See Right Through Marisa Tomei’s Shorts – Celeb News Wire
Kristen Bell Rubs Her Nipples – Egotastic
Cameron Diaz Climbing a Ladder in a Short Skirt – Popoholic
Ashlee Simpson Has a New Song – Hollywood Tuna
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are the Couple of the Year – Just Jared
Pamela Anderson and Rick Solomon Get Own Reality Show – Celebslam
The Best of 2007 – Buzznet
Jessica Simpson is the Breaking Beauty – Breaking News USA
Janet Jackson NEW Single, ‘Feedback’ – FIRST LISTEN! – Allie is Wired
Hilary Swank is in the April Esquire. For a woman who has won Oscars for playing a transsexual and a boxer, she looks pretty hot.
Here are some excerpts from “Thank You Lord, Hilary Swank Is Single Again,” written by Mike Sager:
Like a streetwalker with a broken toe, Hilary Swank hobbles across the concrete floor in a pair of five-inch gold-leather pumps. The studio is darkish and the music is blaring; there is a smell of fresh paint and hair spray and food service in the air, along with the rich aroma of roasted coffee, the handiwork of the authentic Italian barista who is stationed in the vaulted lobby.
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Now Hilary Swank is thirty-two. The lonely little tomboy who used to like to pass her time floating in a lake has won two Oscars for Best Actress. In Boys Don’t Cry, she played Brandon Teena, a transgendered woman who attempts to live and love as a man and is killed for it. In Million Dollar Baby, she played Maggie Fitzgerald, a heavy-shouldered woman with a thumping right cross who dreams of becoming a professional boxer. Seeing her now at this photo shoot, wearing a little black sweater dress that clings to her every curve — a dress that even she thinks looks killer on her; she will purchase it directly from the wardrobe woman before she leaves — you think instead of Madeleine Linscott, the high-society vixen she played in The Black Dahlia, whose introductory scene, in a lesbian supper club in the late forties, in a black dress with a similar sort of breathless plunging neckline, is that movie’s unrivaled highlight (though you might say the scene is stolen by the risque, Vegas-esque production number featuring a tuxedoed K.D. Lang singing “Love for Sale”).
Freshly divorced from the actor Chad Lowe, the boyish and lesser-known brother of Rob — whom she met at eighteen at an MTV-sponsored basketball game, whom she sort of resembled in her role as Brandon Teena, whom she famously forgot to thank when she won her first Oscar, and who recently admitted to his struggles with substance abuse, which contributed to, as one celebrity mag would put it, the “long, slow death of the thirteen-year relationship that defined her adulthood” — Swank seems to have entered the full flower of her womanhood. She is firm where a female is supposed to be firm, ripe where a female is supposed to be ripe. Though she is not tall — later, in slippers, she will stand about five foot four — there is a monumental quality to her, a sculptedness, a tensile strength. She looks as if she’d just as soon fight you as fuck you, and as if she’d be the one to decide which it was going to be.
Here are the photos from the shoot:
   
Oscar winner Charlize Theron makes a rare appearance at the premiere of “The Reaping” in Los Angeles. Is she good friends with Hilary Swank, or did she just want to see the movie? At any rate, she’s as gorgeous as ever!
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Fergie: Not engaged or pregnant – A Socialites Life
Is Denise Richards on a cocaine diet – Celebrity Smack
Mickey Rourke – would you hit it – dlisted
Celebrity Picks for Super Bowl Sunday – Bumpshack
NYC Subways go Gay and Lesbian – Popbytes
Britney Spears tries to bring sexy back – Hollyscoop
Alyssa Milano – Justin’s other new gal – Hollywood Tuna
Phil’s version of an Elizabeth Hurley Nipple Slip – Egotastic
Are Hilary Swank and her agent really dating – Just Jared
Supernova failed to reach critical mass – Fatback and Collards
Elizabeth Hurley’s engagement ring & grey hair – Monica Monroe Gossip
Paris Hilton Exposed – She’s a horrible actress – Jossip
You want to put “WHAT” in my hair? – Splash News Online
Kitson rolls out new t-shirt concepts – Defamer
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The evolution of Heather Locklear in Shape Magazine – Popbytes
Bebe kicks Mischa Barton to the curb – Bumpshack
Rachel McAdams goes off the deep end – destroys hair – Dlisted
Madonna says baby David has an attitude – A Socialites Life
Has Mischa Barton finally kicked the puppy to the curb? – Popsugar
Spicy has some creepy pictures of graveyard at night – Celebrity Smack
Jennifer Lopez’s new reality show on MTV – DanceLife – Just Jared
Christina Aguilera should go with pink lips more often – D*ana’s Dirt
Hilary Swak – still a trailer park girl – Gawker
Marvelous pictures of Carolina “Pampita” Ardohain – Hollywood Tuna
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Two time Oscar winner, Hilary Swank, received the 2325th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles today.
Man, they must be getting easier to obtain now. [oops... I didn't say that]
picture source: ONTD
I’m guessing she had no idea that bangs would make her nose and mouth stand out this much. [heh]
Todd Leopold offers CNN.com’s top 10 entertainment stories of the year:
1. The ubiquitous YouTube, MySpace, etc. Time magazine may have overstated the case with its Person of the Year , but certainly these Web sites are redefining who makes entertainment, when it’s available (whenever you want) — and what it is, for that matter. Not bad for that series of tubes called the Internets.
2. Britney Spears. Didn’t she used to sing?
3. Major deaths: James Brown, Ahmet Ertegun, Robert Altman. All incredibly influential, all deserving of more due. The world is a lesser place with their losses.
4. Mel Gibson. His drunken, racist tirade made him the center of attention in July. "Apocalypto" put him on top of the box office in December.
4a. Race and rants. Gibson’s outburst (and others, notably Michael Richards’) started talk about race, ethnicity and prejudice, but whether the discussion was enlightening or simply a frenzy of yelling is an open question. (a certain reporter.
7. Steve Irwin. The "Crocodile Hunter’s" death in September shocked the world.
8. Borat. Sacha Baron Cohen’s clever Kazakh character topped the box office and started discussions on the value of satire. High-five!
9. Celebrities and Africa. Some attracted cameras (George Clooney in Darfur, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Namibia), some appeared to invite them (Madonna). Regardless of the reasons, perhaps the exposure will do some good.
10. The old folks still have it. In an entertainment world, where youth is deified, Bob Dylan (65) topped the album charts; Clint Eastwood (76) made two of the best movies of the year; Judi Dench (72) earned raves for "Casino Royale" and "Notes on a Scandal"; and that’s not to forget Peter O’Toole (74), Helen Mirren (61) and that whippersnapper Meryl Streep (57).
What about the TomCat phenomenon? People obsessed for months on when and if Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes would get married, when their baby would be born, what its name would be, when the first pictures would come out, why they were seen around town without said baby (Suri), and so forth.
At least in the online world, “crotch shots” and its variants would be high on the list, with Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton all having well publicized (and searched) incidents. Ditto “beauty pageant scandals,” with the drunken behavior of Miss USA Tara Conner and Miss Nevada USA Katie Rees getting so much attention over the last couple of weeks. Of lesser note would be the Scarlett Johansson phenomenon, with the starlet suddenly appearing at the top of all the hot celebrity superlative lists.
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