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It’s no secret that magazines and other media outlets use Photoshop to make their cover models look “just so,” but is lightening or color correcting a photograph the same as completely changing the way a person looks?
Is this practice of over-photoshopping contributing to damaged body images of Americans?
W Magazine turned a golden goddess Kate Hudson into the ice queen on its September 2008 cover. W is claiming that the image is an actual photograph of Kate Hudson. We’re sure it is, but it looks like the photo editors glossed it over and slicked it up in Photoshop. The image also bears an uncanny resemblance to photographer Patrick Demarchelier’s 1994 Harper’s Bazaar cover photograph of Nadja Auermann. So perhaps W is guilty of more than just changing someone’s face. Way to be creative … stealing someone else’s idea and using it on one of your biggest issues of the year.
Caution: Objects may be larger than they appear. In this case it appears that Seventeen magazine used Photoshop to place Miley Cyrus‘ head on a smaller body. Does this petite 15-year-old really need to appear smaller? It also looks as if they elongated her front teeth and somehow inverted her arms. Or did they do that pose on purpose? That must have been an uncomfortable photo shoot.
Funnyman Dane Cook has recently been complaining about the movie posters for his ssoon-to-be-released flick ‘My Best Friend’s Girl.’ A few of Cook’s complaints are: “The left side of my face seems to be melting off of my skull. It looks like I’m wearing Maybelline Water Shine Diamonds Liquid Lipstick. It’s no secret that I’m more rugged facially due to a drunken visit by the teen acne fairy, but according to this poster I’ve got perfect porcelain flesh.” You missed one Dane: where is the scar on your eyebrow?
Jennifer Love Hewitt was splashed on the cover of US Weekly showing off her 18-pound weight loss, claiming that she lost the weight in 10 weeks. Skeptics are saying Jen used the “Photoshop diet” to shed those pounds. Bloggers have been calling her a hypocrite after her statement when she defended her weight gain on her website: “I know what I look like, and so do my friends and family. And like all women out there should, I love my body.To all girls with butts, boobs, hips and a waist, put on a bikini — put it on and stay strong. XoxoJLH”.
On her new album cover, singer and actress Jennifer Hudson seems to have melted away at the midriff. Jennifer has refused to comment on her new cover.
Ukrainian actress and model Milla Jovovich is not the 13-year-old model she used to be. Can someone please tell Lucky magazine that it’s OK to look your age?
In its September 2008 issue, Elle decided to chop up (lumberjack) Jessica Simpson for the cover. It appears as if the editors chipped away at her waist and part of her left thigh and buttocks. They somehow also made her hair as wide as her hips.
James Franco is glowing on the September cover of GQ. What exactly makes a man glow like that?
Michelle Obama has discovered the fountain of youth. On this month’s cover of Ebony she doesn’t have a single line on her face. Her skin is so beautiful anyway, there was no need to make it unnatural.
Teen Vogue allowed Vanessa Hudgens to look her age on its September cover. She looks natural and very much like herself. There is some shadowing underneath her eyes in the photo on the right, but that’s nothing that a fill light wouldn’t take care of. We think this cover is the least Photoshopped of the month.
At first we thought this was a photo of Mischa Barton’s wax figure on Marie Claire’s UK cover, because apparently her skin has a shiny plastic coating.
‘Gossip Girl’s’ Blake Lively has reportedly been unhappy with recent magazine photographs, but we think she looks beautiful on the September 2008 cover of Cosmopolitan. Her hair is wider than her hips, too, but nonetheless.
Harper’s Bazaar might have made a few minor changes, but Tyra Banks still has it. She even looks great under the glare of flash bulbs (picture at right). The former professional model still knows what she is doing.
We’re comparing the ad to a more recent photo of Beyonce from May 6th. Her skin tone does appear lighter with blond hair than dark brown, but not that light. This week Essence magazine published the same ad from L’Oreal with a much darker-skinned starlet.
Tiny sleeping beauties Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline were recently splashed across the covers of two mags, People and Hello. Skeptics are claiming the smiling infants were Photoshopped. They argue that babies do not typically smile from external stimulation until they are 2 to 4 months old. The millions paid by the magazines to the couple to secure the rights to the photos went to the pair’s charity foundation.
Whether it’s cockroaches or heights, spiders or flying - everyone has a fear, and if you thought that the phenomenon of phobias do not exist for celebrities, then you need to think twice.
With Scarlett Johansson it is the fear of cockroaches.
“I once knew a girl who actually had giant African cockroaches as pets, and she would play with them and fuss over them. She often tried to get me to touch one, but I wouldn’t. I told her I have been afraid of them ever since I once woke up with one crawling over my face, and another was in my shoe.”
Nicole Kidman is a lepidopterphobe - she is terrified of butterflies.
“I am not afraid of snakes or spiders — just butterflies. It all started when I was a child. Sometimes I would come home from school and the biggest butterfly you have ever seen would be fluttering on our front gate. I”d climb over the fence rather than touch the gate, and crawl around to the side of the house to go in the back door.”
Jennifer Love Hewitt has revealed that she has a number of phobias, the worst of which is a fear of elevators.
“The trouble is that many of the Hollywood meetings I have to attend take place at the top of tall buildings — and I simply cannot set foot in a lift if there are too many people in it. If there’’s four of five people in it, then I just about manage it.
I prefer it when it’s empty so I can scream if I want to. I am also scared of sharks, which is why you will never find me in the sea, and I am a terrible hypochondriac. I have every illness known to man, and I am pretty sure I have had the bird flu four of five times. I know I drive people mad with my phobias.”
Jennifer Aniston has been terrified of flying ever since she was caught in a bad storm in a small plane years ago.
“We became caught up in an electrical storm. And the Toronto to New York flight took two hours, which was twice the usual time.
Every time we flew over a field I hoped the pilot would decide to land, but he didn’t. What really scares me is the take-off. I”ve heard all about the aerodynamics, the speed, the engine — but I still get nervous.”
Among the male celebrities who admit to having phobias is Johnny Depp, who revealed that he is not only afraid of singing in public, but also of clowns.
“I was forced to overcome my singing fear because of the movie Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. I warned director Tim Burton that I wasn’t very confident of my singing abilities.
I also have had an acute fear of clowns — a condition known as coulrophobia — ever since I had nightmares of them as a kid. I used to see their faces leering at me.”
Soccer ace David Beckham suffers from ataxophobia - a fear of disorder or untidiness. We humans call that anal retentive.
He admits that everything has to match: his shirts are arranged in his wardrobe according to color, and he lines up cans of Coke in the fridge.
“I”m very organized and controlled and need to go to bed at night knowing what I”m going to wear the next morning.”
What are you afraid of?
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Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson — better known as Hugh Hefner’s trio of blonde girlfriends from E!’s “The Girls Next Door‘ reality series — will appear for the third time on the cover of Playboy.
 “It kinda happened by accident,” Hefner told The Associated Press. “It was not the original plan. I knew we were overdue for a cover featuring the girls. For our annual sexiest celebrities list, we always get votes from readers on the Internet of who should be on the top of the list. Lo and behold, as the votes were coming in, we found the girls moving up higher and higher on the list.”
Madison, Marquardt and Wilkinson will be featured together in three different covers for the “25 Sexiest Celebrities” issue. In the newsstand edition cover image, out Feb. 8, the women are clad in glittery lingerie in front of a starry backdrop.
“To be perfectly frank, I have unexpectedly fallen in love,” Hefner said of his ongoing relationship with the three women. “It is the relationship with Holly that will probably last forever. The others will last for as long as they want it to last before going on with their careers and lives.”
Among the celebrities to make Playboy’s list are Jennifer Love Hewitt, Alicia Keys, Cameron Diaz, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. Hefner said the top three online celebrity vote-getters were Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Alba, with “The Girls Next Door” coming in fourth place.
“Yes, there was some favoritism involved,” Hefner joked. “I know them personally.”
source: ‘Girls Next Door’ get 3rd Playboy cover [yahoo news]
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Most people work hard, race hard and earn their way into the Boston Marathon… not Katie Holmes.
Katie Holmes will run the Boston Marathon even though she didn’t qualify. Katie finished 34,193rd out of 39,08 in the New York City Marathon. It took her 5 hours and 30 minutes to run 26.2 miles. She needed to run it in 3 hours and 40 minutes to get into the Boston Marathon.
UsWeekly reports, “Katie will run Boston in April, because she was given an exemption.”
Of course, Katie’s rep has denied the claims.
OK! reports,
 Katie Holmes was going to run the New York City Marathon, so it came as no surprise to our readers when she crossed the line after 5 hours and 30 minutes on Nov. 4. And now come rumors that Mrs. Tom Cruise is prepping for yet another grueling run — the famed Boston Marathon.
However, it now appears that those stories are nothing but wishful dreaming on the part of the editors of faltering tabloid Us Weekly.
“Katie Holmes is not running in the Boston Marathon,” her spokeswoman Ina Treciokas tells OK! exclusively, breaking the heart of long-distance-running Dawson’s Creek fans everywhere.
What others said:
- Dlisted says, “Katie probably just asked Tommy Girl for an increase in her allowance and bought her way into the marathon. The only charity she’s running for is the TomKat Publicity Whore Fund.”
- won’t forget her bra the second time around.”
- What Would Tyler Durden Do says, “It’s easy to make fun of Katie Holmes for a hundred different reasons, but at least she exercises and keeps her body looking hot, unlike that fatass Jennifer Love Hewitt, who seems to think running is only for when your car breaks down in the rain or if you’re being chases by zombies.”
Miley Cyrus’ Questionable MySpace Pictures - Ninja Dude
Tools of 2007 - City Rag
Danny Bonaduce Dumped From Adam Carolla Radio Show - Celebrity Smack
Jamie Lynn Spears is Kind of a Whore - Fatback and Collards
Britney Spears Ruined Christmas - Dlisted
Sean Connery is Suing Again - Huffington Post
Lindsay Lohan Loves American Apparel (site NSFW) - Drunken Stepfather
Mischa Barton is a Habitual Pot Smoker - Popsugar
Jessica Alba’s Baby Bump is Starting to Show - Egotastic
Brendan Fraser Getting a Divorce - Seriously? OMG! WTF?
Alba and Hewitt Make for a Barren Nude Year - Celeb News Wire
The Tudors is Ready for Season Two - Popbytes
Tony Parker Didn’t Cheat, The Allegations are Fabricated - Pop On The Pop
Mariah Carey Spent Christmas with Her Dog - Hollywood Tuna
Top 10 Britney Spears Pics of 2007 - Celebslam
Prince Michael II Demolished Michael Jackson’s Face - Bumpshack
Brangelina Gives Their Kids a Happy Meal Christmas - A Socialites Life
Star Jones Should REALLY Keep Covered - Flynet Online
Stars in Rewind: Angelina Jolie - Allie is Wired
J. Love may not be the ideal svelte and silicone enhanced candidate for Playboy magazine, but Hef has a thing for curves. He has offered her a pictorial spread in Playboy after the bikini debacle. The photos of her in a black swim suit, that weren’t exactly in the realms of flattering, have turned Hewitt into a poster child for voluptuous women.
Jen was flattered by the offer to spread for the mag, but passed. An “insider” told In Touch that Hugh Hefner wanted her to do the pictorial and sweetened the pot with a “substantial amount” for her to pose.
This comes after pregnancy rumors surfaced. Her engagement news was briefly overshadowed with more celebrity baby monitors went off. The ever elusive “inside source” had told Star Magazine that she discovered she was preggers but happy about it. Camp Hewitt responded by denying the allegations to Us Weekly.
I am guessing a huge paycheck and the typical offer of a Porsche and Pomeranian didn’t wet Love’s appetite.
Source: Jennifer Love Hewitt Gets a Playboy Offer [In Touch] and Jennifer Love Hewitt Playboy Offer [Pop Crunch]
Nipples of the Year - City Rag
Jennifer Love Hewitt’s Lesbo Lip Lock - Ninja Dude
Anderson/Salomon Divorce is Off - I Say, Merely ‘Postponed’ - Celebrity Smack
Zac Efron is Most Likely Gay - [nsfw] Drunken Stepfather
Veteran Actor John Berg Found Dead at 58 - Bumpshack
Karolina Kurkova’s Butt Sells Thongs - Egotastic
Rihanna Could Use a Bath - Hollywood Tuna
Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien Go Back to Work January 2nd - Dlisted
Ricky Martin Bares His Crack - Just Jared
Brad Pitt Causes Chaos - A Socialites Life
Victoria Beckham’s Boob is Melting from Heat? - Popbytes
Tara Reid Should Not Be Allowed to Wear Bikinis - The Bastardly
Britney Spears is Getting Married? - Pop On The Pop
Ashley Tisdale Now Has a Pig Nose - Fatback and Collards
Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are Knicks Fans - Splash News Online
Mischa Barton Wants to go Nude - Celeb News Wire
Michael Bolton and Nicollette Sheridan Are Married - Allie is Wired
Carrie Underwood is a Spice Girls Fan - [site nsfw] Drunken Stepfather
Spice Girls Take #2 - Popbytes
Just How Big is Brad Pitt? - Dlisted
WIN! Project Runway Season 3 DVD! - Celebrity Smack
I Spy Lindsay Lohan’s Nipple - Ninja Dude
Celebrities Unite Over Jennifer Love Hewitt’s Butt - Fatback and Collards
Tiger Woods Wife Wins Her Lawsuit Over Fake Nude Photos - Bumpshack
Britney Spears Breasts Craddle Kittens - City Rag
Tommy Lee Attempts to Lick Another Man - Seriously? OMG! WTF?
Renee Zellweger Starves for Attention - Bricks and Stones
Tara Reid Works the Docks - Splash News Online
Is Mischa Barton Wearing a Push-up Bra? - Celeb News Wire
Win!! The Wreckers Live CD and DVD Contest - Pop On The Pop
Do People Really Buy Paris Hilton’s Perfume? - A Socialites Life
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Madonna Wants to Adopt Another Kid from Malawi - Hollywood Rag
Madonna and Angelina are Best Friends? - Celebitchy
Ricky Martin Forced Out? - Mollygood
Adriana Lima - Blue London Jean Catalog - The Bastardly
Katherine McPhee Whores it Up - Jordan is Your Homeboy
Fergie Desperate to Be a Bond Girl - Allie is Wired
Vanessa Hudgens‘ Little Sister on the Same Dirty Path - Ninja Dude
Jessica Simpson is Mad at John Mayer, Because of This - Fatback and Collards
Nick Hogan 911 Tapes are Released - Celebrity Smack
Hawthorne Heights Guitarist Dies Aboard Tour Bus - Bumpshack
Dissecting Rumer Willis‘ Face - City Rag
Who’s Your Daddy? - Seriously? OMG! WTF?
Kylie Minogue’s Ass Gets Bronzed - Pink is the New Blog
Amy Winehouse isn’t Clean Yet - I Don’t Like You in That Way
Britney Spears Wants to Adopt Chinese Twins - Celebslam
Jordin Sparks Gets Tattoo Remixed, Will it Help Sales? - Popbytes
Linda Hogan Just Wants the Money - Bricks and Stones
Elizabeth Berkley isn’t Dead - Evil Beet
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are Spice Girl Fans - In Case You Didn’t Know
Hogan Family Accounted for, Brooke Hogan Wearing a Bikini - Egotastic
Larry Birkhead Displays Dannielynn for All to See - A Socialites Life
Kimora Lee Simmons Gets Sued by Macy’s - Dlisted
Eva Longoria Takes Posh Spice Dildo Shopping - Celeb News Wire
VH1’s Celebrity Rehab Is Gonna Be Crazy - Pop On The Pop
Britney Spears Will Get the Kids for Christmas - Splash News Online
Nikki Ziering Bikini Pictures, You’ll be Glad You Did - Jordan is Your Homeboy
WOW…Kim Kardashian’s Ass Looks Really Fat in This Picture - The Bastardly
JK Rowling Named Entertainer of the Year - Breaking News USA
Marilyn Manson Wants To Break Texas Snakeman’s Record - Hollywood Rag
Cindy Crawford on the Beach in a Bikini - Hollywoodtuna
Christina Ricci in a bikini - The Blemish
Karina Smirnoff Got a Nose Job for Nothing - Celebitchy
Jennifer Love Hewitt Cute Sans Makeup! - Celeb Warship
Brendan Fraser Rocks the ‘John Travolta’ Weave - Allie is Wired
According to IMDB,
 “Alec Baldwin is begging fans to boycott a movie he made six years ago that has been re-edited, re-named and is being released. Baldwin directed, produced and acted in The Devil And Daniel Webster in 2001. Despite a cast including Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Dan Aykroyd, the movie was dismissed by studio bosses and was never released. The film has been re-edited, renamed Shortcut To Happiness, and Baldwin’s name has been removed from the directing credits - replaced by pseudonym Harry Kirkpatrick. It will be released in six cities in the U.S. on July 13.
And Baldwin is advising fans not to watch the film - describing it as unrecognizable. A friend tells PageSix, “Alec doesn’t recommend unrecognizable films to his fans. This is not an Alec Baldwin film. He’s in the movie but he has nothing to do with it. His name was taken off as producer and director six years ago, but he couldn’t get it taken off as an actor.”
Wow, this sounds like a really nice way of saying everything about my movie sucks. I bet Kim Basinger is loving this one.
Source: imdb
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