Oooh, juicy! A former schoolmate of Tom Cruise's claims that everyone's (least) favourite scientologist was kicked out of Catholic school - St. Francis Seminary School in Cincinnati, to be precise - back in the day because he was caught stealing alcohol from a school cupboard. First of all, why was there alcohol in a school cupboard? I suppose if it was wine for communion, they could explain it away, but who knows. Second of all, Catholicism must have gotten bad if Tom felt the need to conve...
Bieber, put your fucking shirt on. (unless you lost all your shirts in a fire in which case my condolences and please purchase a new shirt.)
Olivia Wilde, who I never really pay attention to in the grand scheme of things, became my new best friend when she felt it necessary to go on Twitter just to tell Justin Bieber to put a shirt on and stop looking like a reject from a Vanilla Ice biopic audition room. Well, that last bit was all me, but you know what I mean.
I loved The Hunger Games book trilogy, and while I thought the movie was only good rather than great (as most big screen adaptations of books tend to be, unfortunately), I'm pretty pumped for the second installment, Catching Fire, that's due to hit theatres in November. Plus, the visual effects, costumes and make-up are fantastic, which makes the artwork/promotional posters a lot of fun to look at. Check out the new shot of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen above, and then scroll through some others below.
[gallery columns="6"] />I loved The Hunger Games book trilogy, and while I thought the movie was only good rather than great (as most big screen adaptations of books tend to be, unfortunately), I'm pretty pumped for the second installment, Catching Fire, that's due to hit theatres in November. Plus, the visual effects, costumes and make-up are fantastic, which makes the artwork/promotional posters a lot of fun to look at. Check out the new shot of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen above, and then scroll through some ...
Gay marriage needs to be legal. That's not a question, but rather a statement. While I'm hopeful that it will happen within my lifetime not only nationally but worldwide, there's still some hurdles to get over, and it only helps the cause when celebrities - gay and straight alike - speak out in support of legislation which grants equal rights to all couples, regardless of gender. Ellen DeGeneres, who has been married to partner Portia de Rossi for four years, did just that on her official website this week, addressing the Supreme Court in a heartfelt and hilarious letter that's worth giving a read:
California’s Proposition 8 is headed to the Supreme Court. Hundreds of companies and families as well as Republicans are submitting briefs urging the 9 judges to allow gay people to marry. I thought that was ridiculous. Why would judges want all of that underwear? Then, after a quick talk with some people, I found out what a brief was.
I’ve never filed a brief to the Supreme Court, so I thought I would post mine here. I’m sure someone will tweet it to them.
Portia and I have been married for 4 years and they have been the happiest of my life. And in those 4 years, I don’t think we hurt anyone else’s marriage. I asked all of my neighbors and they say they’re fine.
But even though Portia and I got married in the short period of time when it was legal in California, there are 1,138 federal rights for married couples that we don’t have, including some that protect married people from losing their homes, or their savings or custody of their children.
The truth is, Portia and I aren’t as different from you as you might think. We’re just trying to find happiness in the bodies and minds we were given, like everyone else.
Coming out was one of the hardest things I ever did. I didn’t intend to be on the cover of Time magazine saying, “Yep, I’m gay.” The truth is, I don’t even remember saying that. I mean, I definitely said the “I’m gay” part. It’s the “yep” I don’t remember. I’m not really a “yep” person. “Yes siree Bob” maybe. But not “yep."
In the words of Benjamin Franklin, “We’re here, we’re queer, get over it.” And there’s another famous quote that says “A society is judged by how it treats its weakest members.” I couldn’t agree with that more. No one’s really sure who said it first, so if anyone asks, tell them I said it.
I hope the Supreme Court will do the right thing, and let everyone enjoy the same rights. It’s going to help keep families together. It’s going to make kids feel better about who they are. And it is time.
*I was just told Benjamin Franklin did not say that first quote. I apologize and see that I have a lot to learn about stuff.
Ugh, I love Ellen and I love her love for Portia (and Portia's love for her) and there's just too much love here, OKAY? In all seriousness, it's absolutely ridiculous that giving all people equal rights is still a conversation we're having rather than something that's guaranteed to everyone. I can't tell you not to own 56 shotguns, but you can tell me who I can and cannot spend my life with? F-ck off. Let's get this shit changed, stat. />Gay marriage needs to be legal. That's not a question, but rather a statement. While I'm hopeful that it will happen within my lifetime not only nationally but worldwide, there's still some hurdles to get over, and it only helps the cause when celebrities - gay and straight alike - speak out in support of legislation which grants equal rights to all couples, regardless of gender. Ellen DeGeneres, who has been married to partner Portia de Rossi for four years, did just that on her official websit...
Kate Winslet has had a few relationships go awry in her time, but who hasn't? Now she's married to some Ned Rocknroll bro, and while it may seem like any man with that name is probably not capable of going the distance, Kate has learned a lot over the years and she's sure now she can make it work.
From Harper's Bazaar:
"I've really learnt a great deal about myself, in the last four years in particular," she said. "I think I can see more clearly now - about how the pattern of past experiences has shaped...
Mila Kunis helps out an inept reporter trying to interview her [The Superficial]
Russell Crowe shoots down reports that he's dating Samantha Barks [Lainey Gossip]
Khloe and Lamar aren't in New York anymore, boo hoo [Splash News Online]
Valerie Harper diagnosed with terminal brain cancer [Starpulse]
Lindsay Lohan accuses the press of lying about her lawyer [TMZ]
The Iron Man 3 trailer is here, finally! [The Blemish]
Even celebrities have asymmetrical faces [theBERRY]
Demi Lovato has a se...
Snooki hasn't been interested in her partying days for a while now, but she's still having epiphanies about just how empty her life before giving birth to baby Lorenzo was. Y'all know I hate "motherhood made me less selfish" stories with a passion (seriously, get your head out of your own ass, single/childless people), but Nicole Polizzi is one person who I can truly believe it affected in such a way. She went from throwing up on New Jersey beaches to changing diapers and talking about politics. I'm not sure what...
If you want to put the Queen back in hospital, tell her you're having a girl rather than a son who can carry on the royal lineage. We don't know that that's the case, of course, but Kate Middleton may or may not have inadvertently hinted that this baby of hers is of the lady variety.
From The Telegraph:
It was the merest slip of the tongue, but the Duchess of Cambridge may just have given away the sex of her baby as she chatted to a member of the public on a visit to Grimsby on Tuesday.
Afte...
Kim Kardashian wears real fur and PETA hates when celebrities do that, so PETA hates Kim -- but it got personal when they accused her of being a "poor example" to her unborn child. They're very angry about the long vest thing pictured above.
Via HuffPo:
PETA spokeswoman Wendy Wenger spoke out to Radar Online about the matter, saying, "Kim is a commodity. She is paid to wear things like fur, a particular makeup, or to shake hands with questionable people, so she is not a good example to a child or anyone else of how to show a social conscience."
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Holly Madison AKA Hollin Sue Cullen of The Girls Next Door and not much else, gave birth yesterday. The baby girl weighs 7 pounds, 2 ounces and is healthy. She and her boyfriend Pasquale Rotella (party promoter and CEO of "Insomniac Events") are delighted.
From The Huffington Post,
"Pasquale and I welcomed our first child, a baby girl!" Madison tells In Touch. "We haven't yet decided on a name for her but we couldn't be any more overjoyed than at this moment."
"I've never been more in l...
Alec Baldwin is so over Shia LaBeouf and the silly things he says and tweets. Mr. Shia "Stop Please Just Stop" LaBeouf and Mr. Baldwin were working on a Broadway play together up until LaBeouf went crazy and quit (or got fired, depending on who you believe. I think he was fired.) He then proceeded to release a series of bizarre emails and tweets about the production. Last night, LaBeouf tweeted, "The theater belongs not to the great but to the brash."
Alec Baldwin responded. From Vulture,
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Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have been the subject of intense gossip lately. People were saying that Mr. Hemsworth was cheating on her, or at the very least, flirting with another woman at a certain pre-Oscar party.
Lainey Gossip tells us what's up.
First, the original blind item:
He’s young, super hot, and engaged. To someone also young, also hot, and arguably more famous, for now. But she wasn’t with him. Which is why he could focus all his attention on someone else -- a beaut...