I know I announced not too long ago that Shiloh Jolie-Pitt was the cutest child ever, but I think I need to reconsider. Brooke Shields' little Grier is absolutely adorable, too. Brooke, her daughter, and her husband Chris Henchy hung out at the Mercedes Benz Polo Challenge for charity this weekend. Brooke hosted the event.
Look, I know I probably won't be writing a celebrity gossip blog twenty years from now, but I really hope we're still following celebrity gossip as closely then as we do now, because I'm really excited to watch all these kids grow up ...
This is stupid:
The vast majority of Americans believe there is too much news coverage of celebrity scandals, and most blame the media for the attention paid to the stars' trials and tribulations, a new survey has found.
Nearly nine out of 10 adults said celebrity scandals receive "too much" news coverage, according to a national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Only 2 percent said the subject receives "too little" coverage, and 8 percent said scandals get the "right amount" of press.
The survey also found that 54 percent of those who say celebrity news coverage is excessive blame news organizations. Around one-third of those surveyed found the public at fault for paying attention and 12 percent said the public and the media both are to blame.
The vast majority of Americans may tell a pollster that they believe there's too much coverage of celebrity scandals, but if it disgusts you so much, stop following it, people. The vast majority of Americans freaking love this stuff, because it's awesome, and what's the alternative? The real news? The real news is depressing or boring or both. You love this stuff, America. Stop lying.
/>This is stupid:
The vast majority of Americans believe there is too much news coverage of celebrity scandals, and most blame the media for the attention paid to the stars' trials and tribulations, a new survey has found.
Nearly nine out of 10 adults said celebrity scandals receive "too much" news coverage, according to a national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Only 2 percent said the subject receives "too little" coverage, and 8 percent said scandals get the "ri...
Oh my gosh! This has been the craziest weekend! Moving into a place in New York City is definitely one of the more challenging logistical tasks I've faced in my life. Thankfully, everyone in my new neighborhood has been unbelievably outgoing, kind, helpful and ... well ... neighborly. I love L.A. and I always will, but I don't think I've ever felt like I lived in a neighborhood before, so this is pretty cool. My roommates and I were blasting the very first Britney album tonight as we were setting the place up, and it made us long for the good old Britney days. I don't care what anyone says, that was a great album.
Anyway, I'm all moved in here, and some anonymous tenant in my building was thoughtful enough to have an unsecured wireless network, so posting will be back to normal starting tomorrow. Many, many thanks to Lars and T for covering for me while my life was temporarily insane. Now ... on to the links!
Brad and Angelina have their own stamp in Australia now. [popbytes]
Remember when Lauryn Hill was talented and crazy instead of just high and crazy? [Pop on the Pop]
Is David Beckham going to make his big Hollywood debut playing Robbie Williams' gay lover on Desperate Housewives? Not if Tom Cruise has anything to say about it, I'm sure. [Holy Candy]
I'm really excited for the Ashley Tisdale DUI. [Celebrity Smack]
The pregnant Christina Aguilera cancels the remainder of her world tour due to illness. Get better soon Christina!! You have to have a healthy, adorable little baby so that Nicole's doesn't get all the attention. [Cele|bitchy]
I didn't really need to see Leelee Sobieski in leather. [Drunken Stepfather] />Oh my gosh! This has been the craziest weekend! Moving into a place in New York City is definitely one of the more challenging logistical tasks I've faced in my life. Thankfully, everyone in my new neighborhood has been unbelievably outgoing, kind, helpful and ... well ... neighborly. I love L.A. and I always will, but I don't think I've ever felt like I lived in a neighborhood before, so this is pretty cool. My roommates and I were blasting the very first Britney album tonight as we were settin...
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It's an age-old question, one that I'm sure has been posed countless times by her frustrated managers, lawyers, PR reps, directors, co-stars and hangers-on. Usually we can answer it by calling any one of the paparazzi agencies in the LA area. "She's at home," they'll say, "we're out front. Don't expect her to be awake any time soon." But these days the question is a little tougher to answer, since she's been totally off the radar ever since her most recent DUI.
The New York Post is reporti...
From Page Six:
DIRECTOR Brett Ratner based a scene in "Rush Hour 3" on a sexual encounter he had with a transvestite. Asked by The Advocate about the sequence "when the girl takes off her wig and Chris Tucker becomes angry and accuses her of being a man," Ratner responded, "That's from my personal experience. My first [oral sex] was from a man, but I didn't know it was a man . . . I'm not homophobic or uptight about it. That happens to a lot of heterosexuals. You meet a girl in a bar, and ...
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The folks at Elle had the good sense to schedule an interview with La Lohan just 36 hours before her (first) DUI over Memorial Day Weekend.
"I was glad I went [to rehab]," she says, "because I needed to get away from everyone and I didn't know how to do that. And I learned a lot there. A bunch of my friends — I was with them last night — they're in AA for, like, years."
But this is absolutely my favorite part:
In the Elle interview, Lohan asks her assistant Jenni Munro...
D'oh!*
The Bourne Ultimatum knocked The Simpsons movie out of the top box office spot with a vengeance, claiming the biggest August opening of all time ever. The film brought in $70.2M this weekend, far better than either of the previous installments of the series. I guess audiences were just dying for a good action flick this weekend.
"The reviews and audiences rated this one the best one yet," said the head of distribution for Universal Pictures. "Matt Damon is the new James Bond."
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Rumor is Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe are working out their differences and getting close to getting back together. Page Six says that they have been closer as of late and even though their breakup was pretty brutal, with Ryan admitting he had cheated on Reese, they are spending a lot of quality time together.
"They met for lunch this week at the Votre Sante health-food restaurant, a regular Brentwood haunt for Reese on San Vicente. And they're going on runs together around the Bren...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eddie Murphy acknowledged he is the father of Melanie Brown's young daughter, a day after the former Spice Girl took legal action to establish him as a parent. Murphy, 46, "always has and will continue to honor his responsibilities as a father," according to a statement released Friday through his publicist, Arnold Robinson.
Well, he "acknowledged" it right after the paternity test came back positive which is a bit like me "acknowledging" I just ate a meal once t...