FAIR IS FAIR: We’ve got not one but two big celebrity cheating scandals and in each it’s the husband who has strayed. Is it just me or do they both seem too much of a sameness? Each wife is almost indescribably gorgeous, each husband’s ‘girlfriends’ just keep surfacing – at one point at a minimum of one a week, each husband, once caught, suddenly sees the light and now wants to save the marriage. Don’t you just wish the wives would get even by getting ‘some of it back’ for themselves? After all, fair is fair!
POOR OLD DAD: The cast and crew of Jada Pinkett Smith’s new TV show are fervently hoping that her ever lovin’ hubby will land a new movie or show of his own, quickly! The story on the street is that Will is so bored having nothing of his own to do that he keeps reviewing the scripts of wife Jada’s show and turning in pages and pages of notes and re-writes that have thrown their production schedule completely off kilter. It must be interesting being in a household where his wife, daughter and son all have projects on-going while old dad is left just sitting around.
HEN WAR: We were treated to a short lived ‘hen war’ when two celebrities with, it would seem, not much else to do started snipping at each other. The whole thing started when a local beauty, perhaps injudiciously used a ‘ghetto’ word and the other celeb drew an angry bead on her on Twitter. All has now been smoothed over, although there’s been no ‘kiss and make up’ and the ladies have moved on to other things. But, it was interesting there for a while.
ONCE BITTEN. . .:The formerly married R&B star Usher had such a bad experience getting out of his previous marriage to stylist Tameka Foster that he admits he’s now seriously gun shy. He avers, “I wanna hold my horses. I’m thirty one and am not in a rush, let me take my time. I’ve already got two beautiful children. I don’t know. . . I just want to be comfortable about it.”
A REAL SURPRISE: It seems that not many would be able to render Lady GaGa speechless, but her back up dancers managed the feat last week during a concert appearance in Australia. The songstress had announced plans to go out barhopping to celebrate her twenty-fourth birthday but at the end of her show, a huge birthday cake was delivered on stage by her cast and crew. The shock hitmaker was genuinely surprised and she spent the evening celebrating with her professional family on stage.
HOPELESSLY IN LOVE: Country warbler, Carrie Underwood got engaged to hockey star Mike Fisher last December. The couple have been going together for the past two years, but are both so busy they haven’t had time to plan their nuptials. They’ve been so busy that Carrie says, “We’re working on it here and there and have a few things coming along.” Fisher was very old fashioned and when he went down on one knee to propose he had a huge diamond solitaire in his pocket, all ready, to seal the deal. The starry eyed Underwood said of the ring, “He could have put a twist-tie on my finger and that would have worked.”
TOO MUCH HORSE?: She’s only twenty-one, but is already a has been, at least in the estimation of the fashion house that had signed her to model their underwear. One of the golden daughters of an English knight has been dropped after a number of pics of her and a male friend wearing not much more than smiles, were posted all over the internet. What cinched the firing was the rampant rumor that the interlude had been fueled by the same drug with which her mother accidentally overdosed.
A VERY HAPPY DAY: You’ve got to hand it to Nick Cannon. The dapper America’s Got Talent presenter knows how to make his wife feel appreciated. For Mariah Carey’s fortieth birthday last week he presented her with a custom-made bright pink Porsche. And, the perfect extra for the wower of a car? Why, of course, a bright pink trampoline! The surprised songbird was ecstatic with her gifts and her man.
ITCHY FEET: The New York manse occupied by Kate Winslet and now estranged husband Sam Mendes is going on the market. Mendes had moved out, but his English beauty feels that the home is too full of the bad memories of their fights and she wants out. In fact, the rumors are that she wants out of New York and the States altogether and hopes to return to Blighty. That a house might be too filled with unhappy memories does not seem unlikely, but an entire city, not to mention a whole continent?
PATRIOTIC GIRL: Pam Anderson has decided on her next project when her stint on Dancing With The Stars is over. The beauty whose fame has mostly stemmed from being beautiful has decided that she wants to entertain our troops. The star who’s tried a number of careers with varying success is credited with the huge upswing in the ratings for “Dancing” especially among teen aged and young adult males. That can’t have been a huge surprise, could it?
NO LONGER FRIENDS: David Schwimmer is so angry with Jennifer Aniston that he’s said to be refusing to accept her phone calls. La Aniston was on David Letterman’s show and when David asked her opinion of Schwimmer’s upcoming nuptials she declared that she had no idea who her former castmate was going to marry. Schwimmer has been with Zoe Buckman for the past two years and the former pals used to chat frequently and tell each other everything. Now, Schwimmer is learning that a woman may be in a conversation but not really “in” it. That’s a valuable lesson for any man to learn.
HE’S CURED: Boy George who’s had a wild ride the past few years has decided that celebrity feuds are just not as much fun as they used to be. The former Culture Club frontman just concluded a twenty year feud with no less a celeb than George Michael and has now declared, “My days of criticizing are over. You know I have a bit of a history of opening my mouth before I think. From now on if I’m going to say something, it’s going to be something useful, nothing really bothers me like it used to.”
OUCH: Get caught beating up your girlfriend just once and you have to keep paying for it. Just ask Chris Brown. Since punching out his now exgirlfriend Rihanna the night before last year’s Grammys the soon to be twenty-one year old is finding it difficult to find a venue for his upcoming birthday party. He’s checked out clubs in New York, Miami and Las Vegas but no one wants the notoriety of being associated with the convicted abuser. He’s learning that karma can pack a bite.
WHO ASKED YOU?: Jeff Goldblum has a thick mane of raven black hair, but that doesn’t stop him from offering free advice to other guys. The hunk feels that if a man begins to loose his hair, he should embrace his impending baldness and not try to hide it. He opines, “I don’t want to make anybody feel bad, but hair plugs are a disaster. And, toupees? They’re awful, just awful. Baldness for guys is unsolvable.”
THE SORCERESS KNOWS: Pert Emma Watson, Harry Potter’s BGFF, is currently a college student in Rhode Island’s Brown University. Despite her being a U.S. resident the gamin feels that British fashion is much more colorful and inventive than what she’s finding available here and she thinks she knows why. “We have terrible weather back home. It’s gray and drizzly so we need things to cheer us up. I think that leads to a lot of color and creativity and makes our designers more innovative. And, we love to mix and match – you know contemporary and vintage at the same time.”
p class="p1">ALL THAT AND SMART TOO: Pineapple Express hunk James Franco has more going for him than just being every girl’s dream. He’s already gotten a Bachelor’s degree from New York University and a Master’s from Columbia. Now, the star is headed to Yale for a Ph.D. But, don’t get excited girls, he’s been in a relationship for the past four years with gorgeous actress Ahna O’Reilly.
BRAND’S NEW ADDICTION: British funnyman, Russell Brand has been called many things but his latest nickname must have caught even him by surprise. Brand became engaged to songstress Katy Perry last New Year’s Eve when she accepted his proposal while the pair were on a romantic get-away in India. The beauty reports that her man has become totally fixated on planning their upcoming ceremony, in fact she says, “He is a total ‘bridezilla.’ You should see, he’s always buying bride magazines. He’s become like a freak about it. Everytime we go out for breakfast, sooner or later, he whines, ‘Can we just stop and get a bride magazine?’”
SHE’S ON TO SOMETHING: Christina Aguilera has it all and intends to keep what’s most important. The singer has a few pleasures in her life that she will not be giving up. Christina rewards herself with special scented bubble baths while reading erotic novels printed on waterproof sheets. But, most important she declares is her two year old son Max to whom she and husband Jordan Bratman are dedicated. Then comes what she describes as ‘mommy and daddy’ time, “I think it’s important for Jordan and me not to lose ourselves. That’s why we have our cosy naked Sundays, just the two of us.”
HER OWN STYLE: Rachel Bilson is known for more than just her beauty and acting abilities. The stunner is also well known for her sometimes startling fashion sense. You see, Rachel refuses to use professional stylists, preferring to experiment on her own. “I really dress myself and have been known to put a necklace in my hair. That’s what dressing should be all about, fun and experimentation! You either enjoy that or not, and I most definitely do!”
SHAKIRA’S CURVES: Shakira, the Latina singer, although it’s hard to believe had low self esteem. She didn’t even love her curves which along with her voice have made her a star. At one time she wished away her figure along with her hips and curly hair. She says, “All through my twenties I spent more time worrying about what I didn’t have than thinking about what I did have. I wished I was taller, had longer legs, slimmer hips, a smaller bottom, even straighter hair. I’m just like all women, we’re born to be critical.”
A SHY GUY: Australia’s latest export, the super hunky Liam Hemsworth says it was really easy to develop a good chemistry with Miley Cyrus for their new hit, “The Last Song”. He chuckles while remembering how much he enjoyed their kissing scenes, “Well, we did kiss a lot for the camera. The first kiss is always the hardest, but once that was out of the way it became fun in a hurry.” It’s hard to believe but Liam claims that he doesn’t usually do well with girls, “When a girl turns me down, I tend to pretty much just give up. I need a bit of encouragement to keep going. It’s humiliating for a guy to get shut out by a girl.”