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| | Cheryl Cole Celebrates Wedding with Pals in London | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Basking in her newlywed bliss, Cheryl Cole stepped out with hubby Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini on Monday night (July 21).
The darling couple celebrated their nuptials with a lavish bash at The Library in London, where the 31-year-old rocked a gorgeous black gown and smiled wide with her lovely beau.
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Tending to her daily duties, Britney Spears stepped out for a cup of Joe in Westland, CA on Tuesday (July 22).
The ?Crazy? signer sported a Pink blouse with green shorts as she carried her coffee through the sunny streets, wearing a hat and shades to protect her face from the rays (or to try and remain unnoticed).
As previously reported by GossipCenter, the mega pop star dined and dashed after a trip to the Cheesecake Factory.
Spears made up for the accident and went back to the chain restaurant to leave the waitress a $100 tip after paying her bill.
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| | Selena Gomez Throws a 22nd Birthday Bash in France with Pal Cara Delevingne | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Birthdays are always a great reason to throw an all-out celebration, and that?s exactly what Selena Gomez did on Tuesday (July 22).
In honor of her 22nd bday, the ?Come and Get It? babe hopped on a yacht in Saint-Tropez, France and partied with a bevy of babes including model Cara Delevingne .
There were also plenty of hunky men on the boat, to which Cara and Selena flirted and laughed while thoroughly enjoying their time on the ocean.
As previously reported by GossipCenter, Selena?s pal Taylor Swift gave the birthday beauty a shoutout on Twitter, sharing a picture with the caption, ?Usually this S represents ?Swift? but today I'm wearing it because SELENA IS 22!!!!?
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| | Mila Kunis & Ashton Kutcher: Lemonade Lunch Date | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Enjoying the summer sun, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher went on a lunch date in Los Angeles, CA on Monday afternoon (July 21).
The engaged pair enjoyed their grub at Lemonade restaurant before heading back out onto the streets. Mila rocked an adorable baby bump as the pair quickly made their way past the awaiting shutterbugs.
Over the weekend, Mila and Ashton hit up a rodeo in Montana.
An onlooker snapped a photo of the casual couple and wrote, ?Oh you know that's cool my aunt saw Mila Kunis & Ashton Kutcher at a rodeo in Montana last night #nbd.?
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| | Maggie Gyllenhaal Steps Out for "Very Good Girls" Screening in Soho | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Looking quite chic, Maggie Gyllenhaal stepped out in the Soho neighborhood of New York City on Monday afternoon (July 21).
Rocking a peachy tan jumpsuit, the ?Dark Knight? babe flashed a smile towards her awaiting fan base before heading inside the Tribeca Grand Hotel for a special screening of ?Very Good Girls.?
Meanwhile, the brunette beauty is receiving plenty of praise for her role in ?The Honorable Woman? on BBC TV.
Maggie portrays Nessa Stein, an Anglo-Israeli businesswoman who has transformed her father?s weapons company into a powerful staplea in the Middle East.
During an interview with MailOnline last month, Maggie talked about the role and said, ?It?s maybe the fifth time I?ve done an English accent and this is the first time it was truly in my bones.?
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| | Taylor Swift And Karlie Kloss' Leg Show Is My New Fantasy | | Added 10 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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Just when I thought Taylor Swift‘s regular leg shows couldn’t get any hotter, she figured out a way to top herself: invite her friend and leggy Victoria’s Secret model Karlie Kloss along. Because here’s the two of them out walking around together in New York showing off those perfect stems of theirs and giving me […]
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| | Kelly Brook's Busty Workout Pictures | | Added 10 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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I guess Kelly Brook didn’t like me calling her booty chunky last time, because according to my sources, she went to the gym twice in one day in these shots, which is just nuts. I don’t even go twice in one month. Anyway, at least this time Kelly’s looking meaty in a good way, but […]
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| | LeAnn Rimes & Eddie's VH1 show barely had 374,000 viewers: haha' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Here are some photos of LeAnn Rimes performing at a concert at the Mardi Gras Casino in Hallandale Beach, Florida. This is why LeAnn and Eddie were in Miami over the weekend ? it wasn?t merely another vacation. LeAnn had to ?work.? She had to make that money so her kept man could keep all of his toys. I?m also adding some photos of LeAnn and Eddie at LAX after their weekend in Miami. Does Eddie look slightly embarrassed? He should. This VH1 reality show has blown up in his face, big-time. Deadline reported a few days ago that LeAnn & Eddie is sort of tanking in the ratings. Even ?Naked Dating? has more than double the audience.
The sayings are that sex sells and controversy gets coverage and certainly VH1 were betting on a bit of both with Naked Dating. To that end, last night?s 9 PM debut of the self explanitory reality series from Lighthearted Entertainment delivered ? somewhat. The 1-hour Naked Dating had 826,000 total viewers with 480,000 among Adults 18-49. Not only was that 0.5 rating the best non-Monday premiere in the Viacom channel has had since Mob Wives launched on April 17, 2011 with a 0.9 but it saw huge leaps up from the last quarter.
The rest of VH1?s new programming on VH1 might have wanted to strip down a bit to do better. Coming after the 551,000 who watched the debut of Candidly Nicole, the 10:30 premiere of Leann And Eddie was seen by a total 374,000 audience of 374,000. The former was up 51% from last quarter among the 18-49s with 325,000 watching while the later up just 19% over the last quarter?s average in the time slot with 252,000 viewers in the demo.
[From Deadline]
Basically, hundreds of thousands of people switched channels when LeAnn & Eddie came on. As it should be.
Oh, and Eddie recently ?joked? about how LeAnn has an eating disorder. Because JOKES, PEOPLE.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Paris Hilton on Aquarians: 'We are social butterflies, humanitarians, geniuses' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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It?s the dead of summer, barely any good gossip is happening, and so this is what we get ? a new Paris Hilton interview in The Telegraph. Many of the ?fancy? UK papers like to sit down with our most vapid American celebrities and use the lengthy interview format to make fun of said celebrities. The Guardian did an excellent takedown-interview with Kim Kardashian once, letting her talk herself into sounding like the most superficial a?hole who was famous for nothing. I?m reminded of that piece while looking through this Paris Hilton piece. They?re making fun of Paris but they?re really just letting her talk about her silly life. Some highlights:
Her work as a DJ in Ibiza: “I killed it. I feel like DJs are the new rock stars.?
Her Paris Hilton business: “We’ve done over $1.8 billion in sales [on my fragrances]. I have 16 other product lines [including] clothing, sunglasses, shoes, lingerie, swimwear, eyelashes, nails, my own motorcycle team, dog clothes? I have 60 Paris Hilton stores that carry all my products.” Recently she opened her first hotel, in the Philippines. “It’s called Paris, not Hilton, just me,” she says, “because I don’t want people to think it’s my family’s. It’s mine.”
Rich parents? “People assume because I’m a Hilton that ‘her parents gave that to her’. It’s annoying because it’s so far from the truth.”
Her critics: “If people want to be mean, that’s their problem. It used to be really hurtful. I would call and cry to my mom all the time but now I just laugh. So many people have bad intentions, so many girls want to hang out [with me] to be someone. I weed those people out of my life. I call them hungry tigers.”
Her sex tape: “It was devastating because that was someone I was with for a few years. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to fully trust any man again after that. It was just the most hurtful and awful thing that anyone could do to a little girl. I was very young, it wasn’t my fault.”
Her ?Simple Life? dumb blonde persona: “I played a character the whole time – I think a lot of people assume that must be who I am in real life.” She fell out with Richie during the show but now says it was nothing. “She’s like a sister to me.”
Her success is because of her fans: “They want to buy a piece of me. It’s like a kind of Barbie American dream. I have that childlike quality so a lot of little girls especially [like me]. I’ve always been a kid at heart. I think I always will be.”
True Aquarian: “We are social butterflies, humanitarians, geniuses: Einstein was one.”
[From The Telegraph]
Just FYI ? Albert Einstein was a Pisces. He was not born under the Aquarius sign. Perhaps it takes an anal-retentive Virgo to point that out (represent, Virgos).
Sigh? poor Paris. I guess I shouldn?t feel too sorry for her because she?s rich and she?s doing her thing and whatever, it has nothing to do with me. But she?s profoundly vapid. This is what I hate though: ?It was just the most hurtful and awful thing that anyone could do to a little girl. I was very young, it wasn’t my fault.? Really? Wasn?t she like 19 or 20 when that happened? And it completely made her a household name? I?m not saying that Rick Solomon releasing the tape wasn?t a betrayal. It was. But let?s stop with the ?I was a little girl? stuff, especially when she?s profited from it enormously.
PS? I had to crop one of these photos at Paris?s waist because her vagine was literally hanging out on the red carpet. But she?s just a LITTLE GIRL. It?s not her fault!
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Blake Lively Goes Live with Preserve: Check Out Her Opening Letter! | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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She?s a few days earlier than expected, but that's totally okay with us! We're referring to Blake Lively launching her new lifestyle website, Preserve, on Monday (July 21).
In addition to the debut, the ?Gossip Girl? beauty explained to her audience what to expect from the site in a Letter from the Editor.
?Sitting down to write this editor?s letter has been the hardest thing I?ve done yet on my Preserve journey,? Blake began.
?I?m more intimidated than I should probably admit. I?m no editor, no artisan, no expert. And certainly no arbiter of what you should buy, wear, or eat. I am hungry, though? and not just for enchiladas. I?m hungry for experience.?
Blake?s site features artisan shop experts, blog posts, style features, home dcor tips and shopping options, just to name a few!
Check out the rest of Lively?s letter below!
I?m comfortable with the knowledge that I?m not a teacher, but rather, a student. I don?t do any one thing perfectly. I do a lot of things, though. Some well, some poorly.
I?ve been fortunate enough to travel. I?ve been all over the world and all over this country. I?ve walked, listened, and gathered my way through countless incarnations of ?Main Street, USA.? There?s so much life teeming in every pocket of this country. There are people creating magic with their bare hands. Creating things that land at the amazing intersection between art and function.
I?ve found that when approached with a curious spirit, people are kind. They?re generous, they answer ? if asked. They?ll often open their doors and hearts and let you in. Because people with wisdom have stories to tell, and want them heard.
Everyone has a story to tell.
This idea is the cornerstone of Preserve.
The function of Preserve is part magazine, part e-commerce hub, part philanthropic endeavor and -above all- a place to showcase the power of imagination, ingenuity, quality, and (simply put) people.
Preserve is a creative space. An indulgent space. A space for pleasure and fun. But also a space for knowledge. A space that honors both tradition and innovation?a space that honors the future, while having a love affair with the past?
In essence, what we?re really doing at Preserve isn?t making jam, but creating a space in which we attempt to preserve elements of what makes life beautiful to us.
Most of that, though, can?t be bought or sold. We can?t bring it to you or take it away from you. What we can do is talk about it, document it, and preserve it by sharing our connection with the people and moments that hold life?s real value.
As for how we operate, we haven?t looked at Preserve as a new website, but rather as a new avenue. A sort of greatest hits of ?Main Street, USA.? While the whole world races to keep up with technology, we may tighten our laces and join the race, but our end goal is to preserve what?s already there.
A pretty lofty goal, a pretty lofty statement?but one with a group of determined hearts behind it.
As I wrap up, I have to recognize who Preserve really is now, before we?ve met you. ?Preserve? isn?t me. It?s a handful of the most dedicated, soulful, wise, patient people I?ve ever had the honor of working alongside. People who?ve filled the pages of this site with a force of passion, talent and integrity. I?m grateful for our countless late nights building a home out of pixels, light, and imagination.
We have a true team at Preserve, one that I acknowledge and thank my lucky stars for far more often than I tell them (they?ve saved my tail!). I won?t push you into severe eye roll motion by calling our team a family. However, I will say that although we may be tightly knit, there will be no one more influential to the direction of Preserve than you.
We?ve created this space to multiply our experiences. So, Preserve.us isn?t just the U.S. It?s all of us.
We?re insignificant now. Our impact is just a small imprint. But our dreams are great.
Hoping you take this trip with us.
(Or at least lie and tell others it was awesome?)
With excitement and sincerity,
Blake
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| | Kate Hudson Stops By 'The Tonight Show' & Plays Hilarious Box of Lies | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Rocking a super-sexy black and white jumpsuit, Kate Hudson strutted through the streets of New York City and headed over to ?The Tonight Show? on Monday (July 21).
During her visit on the NBC talk show, the ?How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days? challenged Jimmy Fallon to a fun game of Box of Lies.
Kate?s acting sure seemed to fool the host even though she didn?t lie about the contents inside her box. Although the honesty did not make it any easier for the 35-year-old actress to keep a straight face as she described her contents.
Meanwhile, Kate sat down with Jimmy and opened up about her adorable sons Ryder and Bing. "Ryder's 10, he's a little man and he's really funny and he's really patient. Bing terrorizes him. Bing is like a force of nature.?
Fallon then asked Hudson for advice with daughter Winnie Rose?s first birthday party. The Oscar nominee admitted that she went crazy when it came to her first born?s birthday.
Kate explained, "For Ryder's first birthday, I got a petting zoo. There were bunnies and for some reason there was a llama. I thought, 'That's kind of large.'"
On the actual day rain sure did wreck her plans, "I brought all the animals into my kitchen. It was the greatest party ever. What you do for your first child! And then Bing, you're like, 'OK, let?s get the cake.' You go to the grocery store, you get some donuts, and a card."
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| | Jenny McCarthy's son is getting bullied, but he doesn't realize it: should she shut up' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Last week Jenny McCarthy told the story, to US Weekly, about how she explained the birds and bees to her son Evan, 12. As is her style, Jenny gave some embarrassing details to the press. She said that Evan thought that sex was like footrubs (because she had told him that earlier) and that she found thousands of photos of foot rubs on his iPad. I was cringing for Jenny’s son. No kid needs to have those very personal details of their lives made public. That’s something that will be online forever, and Jenny is revealing it for a snippet of press. It’s not at all considerate of Evan’s feelings and right to privacy.
Fast forward to now and Jenny is again sharing another story that makes me feel for Evan. She said, on The View, that Evan is being deliberately ignored and bullied at camp but that he doesn’t realize it. Evan is autistic, but is she sure that he doesn’t know he’s being bullied? Evan may or may not be aware that he’s being taunted, but thanks to his mom countless other people do.
McCarthy claimed on The View that Asher is unaware of the bullying, because his autism makes it difficult for him to pick up on social cues. She said she was made aware of the situation when the camp sent her an email explaining that Evan?s ?friends? are actually teasing and laughing at him ? not with him.
?My son?s main goal is to make as many friends as possible,? McCarthy explained. ?I said, ?You have to find the kids that like you and are nice to you. Who do you sit next to in the cafeteria?? And he said, ?No one. I ask, and they say no.??
On the upside, the boy isn?t hurt by the grim situation. His mother went on explaining, ?It?s so wonderful that he?s not aware that the kids are making fun of him. But at what point do I need to teach him that? Do I just let him be??
Fellow host Whoopi Goldberg offered her opinion, suggesting that McCarthy have a conversation with the children?s parents, making them aware of their kids? behavior.
McCarthy has had her own experience with bullying.
She confessed to Ellen DeGeneres on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2010, ?I would have girls wait for me outside of school with pipes to beat me up? during middle school.
Things escalated quickly in high school where the girls ?were throwing pies at my face, pulling out my hair and spitting on me,? she claimed. McCarthy almost didn?t receive her diploma due to poor attendance because she was so terrified of the bullying.
[From Radar Online]
Some people commenting on Radar are blaming Jenny for sending Evan to a mainstream camp where he’s not supported by staff, but I wouldn’t fault her for that. Bullying at camp can be hard to predict ahead of time, and it sounds like the staff is trying to stay on top of it. I blame Jenny for again compromising her son’s privacy to have a semi-interesting story to tell on her talkshow. Oversharing is her schtick, but she should not be subjecting her tween to that. Kids that age are very easily embarrassed. While Evan may seem like he’s oblivious to it, it’s still massively unfair to him. Whether he realizes or not at this point, there may come a day when he finds unflattering stories of his childhood online.
Also, those same kids who are now shunning Evan could just as easily be taunting him about his footrub fascination. Because his mom told everyone all about it.
Photos from 2014 except the one with Jenny and her son in orange, that’s from 2012. Credit: WENN.com, FameFlynet and PCNPhotos
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| | Jada Pinkett Smith on the secret to her marriage: 'you have to be a soldier for love' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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About three years ago there were massive rumors that Will and Jada Pinkett Smith were living separately, that each of them were having affairs or at least dalliances with other people, and that they were on the brink of divorce. Jada was spotted out without her wedding ring and the rumors continued until at least the spring of 2012, when they did a couple of half-hearted photo ops together.
After all that, Jada made some statements which seemed to suggest that she and Will had an open marriage. (At least that’s what I got out of what she said.) Both Jada and Will have otherwise made it clear that they’re in it for the long haul, though, and they seem to have recommitted to each other lately. They both sound like they’re on the same page when it comes to their hands-off parenting policy, that’s for sure.
That’s why it’s interesting to me when Jada speaks about her marriage as if it’s something to fight and work for. She’s been with Will for over 20 years, and while they’ve learned to stop oversharing about their sex life, they’ll tell you that they have to work for it. Jada gave these comments to Extra, where she was promoting her role on a Fox TV series called Gotham. (The show tells the origin stories for DC superheroes and a video preview is here. Holy crap her face!)
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith and husband Will Smith have had divorce rumors constantly swirling, but at FOX?s TCA this weekend, Jada made it clear to ?Extra?s? Renee Bargh that they are very much together.
Pinkett Smith said the key to their relationship is friendship. ?Your partner has to be your best, best, friend. And he’s my best friend.?
Jada had some sound advice on keeping your marriage strong. ?You have to have kind of a warrior mentality. You have to be a solider for love. You have to be able to withstand tough times and just because the tough times come doesn’t mean it’s time to stop? it means it’s time to dig in.?
Pinkett Smith also gushed about her upcoming 20th wedding anniversary. ?We’re going to be celebrating 20 years in two years, so we’re starting to plan now for a big 20th year.?
[From Extra TV]
In terms of what Jada said about Will being her best friend, that reminds me of a Ted Radio Hour that I heard recently. A couples therapist named Esther Perel made the point that we ask too much of our partners, and that relationships can “crumble under the weight of expectations.” In modern society we often expect one person to be everything to us – erotic and mysterious yet familiar, friendly and comfortable. Those things aren’t necessarily compatible. I’m not saying that couples shouldn’t be close friends, just that it’s food for thought.
Also, I just spent way too much time digging through nonsensical Scientology sites trying to figure out if this “marriage as war” analogy is something that the cult promotes. I couldn’t confirm that, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Will and Jada shelled out a lot of cash in exchange for some joint auditing. (i.e. holding tin cans.) Good for Will and Jada for sticking together and working it out if that’s what they want. I get the impression that their joint branding is an extra incentive to make it work.
Photo credit: WENN.com and FameFlynet
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| | Jessica Simpson posts family photos, she does 'not want another' baby | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Jessica Simpson (new name: Jessica Johnson) and Eric Johnson are back from their honeymoon. It was a pretty short one ? I think they only went away for a week and I?m pretty sure they left Ace and Maxi with Jessica?s mom (or maybe her dad). Because unlike Kim Kardashian and Kanye, I think Jessica and Eric actually enjoy being parents and don?t like to leave their kids for lengthy periods of time. That being said, Jessica is pretty firm on not wanting another baby. At least not right away.
Jessica was posting pics on her Instagram and she regrammed a photo of one of her friend?s babies, writing: ?I love you Jack, but I do not want another!!? This is just the latest hint that she?s dropped that she?s probably done with the whole baby thing, at least for now. I don?t blame her at all ? Maxi and Ace are Irish Twins, and they look like they?re nearly the same age anyway. Her body needs a ?rest? before she even thinks about having another kid. That being said, she?s only 34 years old. She has some time if she wants to have another kid. Plus, I think that Jessica is probably a Fertile Myrtle (do people still say that?).
Jessica did write for one of these IG pics: “I love this man, our marriage, and everything in between.? Well? I hope she?s happy. Really, I do. I think Eric is a bit of a K-Fed, but he seems like a hands-on father and they do seem to enjoy each other. Let?s hope it lasts, people.
Photos courtesy of Jessica?s Instagram.
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| | Selena Gomez & Cara Delevingne party on a yacht in Ischia: bad news? | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Selena Gomez has been all over the Ischia film festival for several days. She’s there for the premiere of her movie, Rudderless, and the festival gave her the Kids Global Icon award. Selena probably rolled her eyes in private over that one, but she can take comfort in how little such an award means. This is the same festival who just gave Lindsay Lohan the Comeback Award.
Selena is acting anything but childlike at this festival. She’s hanging out with Cara “coke dropper” Delevingne on yachts and in helicopters. Both Selena and Cara have been Instagramming their newfound friendship. This can’t end well. Are you worried about Selena? She keeps making bad decisions and surrounding herself with dubious company. I want to say that Cara is a slightly better influence than Justin Bieber, but it’s a close call. We’re talking about a model who slept through her own Vogue interview.
In the gallery, I’m including photos of Selena doing the fashion thing (in 5 different outfits) at the festival. Maybe a few of you still care about Selena’s fashion choices, so here they are in order. (1) At the Rudderless premiere: an okay Emanuel Ungaro sheer polka-dot maxi shirt dress; (2) Arriving at the festival: a very unflattering Zimmerman Resort floral-print, yellow halter dress; (3) At a photocall: an awful Blumarine sheer rose-embroidered shirt & tulle skirt; (4) Out on the town: a cute floral/metallic Zimmermann resort playsuit; (5) At the gala dinner: a not-bad Kayat Spring 2014 black gown with plunging neckline and thigh-high slit.
Here’s another picture of Cara and Selena being entirely wholesome together.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet, WENN, Cara Delevingne on Instagram & Selena Gomez on Instagram
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| | Cate Blanchett's favorite food is 'cheese & Vegemite on toast?: disgusting' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I?m not sure what Cate Blanchett is promoting in this new Marie Claire interview. She doesn?t have a film coming out in the immediate future, although she will have some new releases in the fall/winter. Perhaps she?s promoting her endorsement deal with Armani? That could be it. That?s the new thing for celebrities ? they promote their modeling contracts like they promote their films. The pay is probably about the same too, and it?s much less work. Anyway, La Blanchett?s ?20 Questions? with Marie Claire is charming. Up to a point. She crosses a line into utter grossness though when describing her favorite food.
1. What brings you the greatest joy? Watching my children sleep.
2. What brings you the greatest satisfaction? Surviving opening night.
3. What is the best gift you’ve ever received? A painting by Mavis Ngallametta.
4. What charities do you support? The Australian Wildlife Conservancy, the Australian Conservation Foundation, Sydney Children’s Hospital, and Biennale of Sydney.
5. What is your greatest indulgence? Fragrance.
6. What is on your perennial to-do list? Tackle the mess in our attic.
7. What is on your bucket list? Take up figure drawing; visit the Antarctic and Greenland.
8. What is on your bookshelf? Anne Summers’ The Misogyny Factor and Roland Barthes’ A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments.
9. Who is on the guest list for your ideal dinner party? Amy Poehler, Julian Schnabel, Steven Soderbergh, Tim Flannery, Hillary Clinton, Christine Lagarde, and Elaine Stritch.
10. What makes you laugh? This question.
11. What makes you cry? The missing schoolgirls in Nigeria.
12. What item in your closet do you wear the most? My Acne boots.
13. What is your beauty secret? Sunscreen.
14. What splurge is well worth it? A kayak.
15. What do you never leave home without? Lipstick and wet wipes.
16. What is your favorite food? Cheese and Vegemite on toast.
17. What movie has the greatest ending? Brief Encounter.
18. What song instantly puts you in a good mood? “Proof” by I Am Kloot.
19. How did you make your first dollar? Working in the kitchen of an old-age home in high school.
20. What is the best advice you’ve ever been given? Follow your nose.
[From Marie Claire]
Cheese and Vegemite on toast? NOOoooo. That sounds so gross. I guess that?s where Cate gets her Aussie cred though ? Aussies love their Vegemite. Is that a controversial statement? Is it bad form to make some kind of sweeping generalization about what one nationality likes to eat? Italians love pasta. The Brits love fish & chips (and Indian food). The Swiss love chocolate. The French love croissants. And Aussies love Vegemite. I feel like the Aussies got the short end of the stick, national-food-wise.
I do love her answer about ideal dinner party guests ? who knew she was a fan of Amy Poehler? Hollywood needs to make that happen ? a buddy film with Cate and Amy.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
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| | Blake Lively finally launches her 'Preserve' site: not bad or budget Goop' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Blake Lively launched her Goop-esque blog/shopping/lifestyle site Preserve yesterday. I only got a chance to look at it later in the evening, which was actually a nice was to acquaint myself with it. At the end of the day, it?s just a fancy online shop. She actually did make an effort to put items in Preserve?s online shop that are not fancy, big-name designer. They are ?artisanal? and ?hipster?. These are items you would most likely see in one or two boutiques in Martha?s Vineyard or Charleston or Key West or whatever. You can see the shop here. I?ll admit it: I like a few pieces of jewelry (especially this $55 lapis necklace) I really want this $400 map-light-art piece.
So, on the level of Goop (the worst, most elitist) to a really nice online shop, where does Preserve fall? I?d say it?s closer to the ?really nice online shop.? Some of the stuff is overpriced, but not to Goop-levels. And Blake isn?t such a label-whore either, she really did select stuff that is ?artisanal? I guess. The write-ups of the designers/artisans/artists aren?t even that eye-rolly. Plus, as she notes in another section, she?s contributing some of the profits to charity ? go here to read about it. My biggest complaint? The shop could be better organized. She needs to add a way to sort the products by jewelry, clothing, food and home accessories.
Blake also wrote an ?editor?s letter? which is the worst part of my Preserve experience. A highlighted section:
Sitting down to write this editor?s letter has been the hardest thing I’ve done yet on my Preserve journey. I?m more intimidated than I should probably admit. I?m no editor, no artisan, no expert. And certainly no arbiter of what you should buy, wear, or eat.
I am hungry, though… not just for enchiladas.
I’m hungry for experience.
I’m comfortable with the knowledge that I’m not a teacher, but rather, a student. I don’t do any one thing perfectly. I do a lot of things though. Some well, some not-so-well.
? So here at Preserve there are people, stories, essays, videos and goods which hopefully inspire your home, your style and your tongue. There’s expensive stuff. Inexpensive stuff. And everything in between. But their value, is up to you. We may romanticize it, calling it treasure. What we’re really saying is, we see worth on every level.
The function of Preserve is part magazine, part e-commerce hub, part philanthropic endeavor and above all, a place to showcase the power of imagination, ingenuity, quality, and above all, people.
? As I wrap up, I have to recognize who Preserve really is now, before we’ve met you. “Preserve” isn’t me. It’s a handful of the most dedicated, soulful, wise, patient people I’ve ever had the honor of working alongside. People who’ve filled the pages of this site with a force of passion, talent and integrity. I’m grateful for our countless late nights building a home out of pixels, light and imagination.
We have a true team at Preserve, one that I acknowledge and thank my lucky stars for more often than I tell them. Although we may be tight knit, there will be no one more influential to the direction of Preserve, than you.
We’ve created this space to multiply our experiences. So Preserve.us isn’t just the U.S. It’s all of us.
With excitement and sincerity,
Blake
[From Preserve]
I guess we were supposed to think ?enchiladas? was the laugh line? Ugh, Blake. I can?t believe we went through all of this drama for what turned out to be a rather mundane online shop.
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