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Oprah’s Out As Blue Ivy’s Godmother. Here’s Who Should Get The Honors
It turns out that Oprah Winfrey is hotly denying the internet rumors that she is the godmother of Blue Ivy, the revered child of Beyonce and Jay-Z. Which means the slot is still open for someone else. More »
All You Need Is A Laptop To Learn Blissology’s Yoga Poses In Your Apartment
The Blissology Project wants you to be able to do yoga from the comfort of your dorm room or apartment, with the best guide for the best price. Only $10 for four streaming classes for 30 days. More »
Wikipedia Has Started Including Celebrities’ Autographs on Their Profiles
Thanks to the accessibility of Wikipedia, fans of celebrities can enter any minute detail of the stars’ lives into their biographies on the site. Including, it seems, their autographs. In the last week or two, I’ve started to notice that in addition to birthdate, marriages, years in the business, etc., savvy fans/Wiki editors have added stars’ signatures to the “quick facts” boxes on certain profiles. More »
Gallery: Celebs Who Sparkle Like Fireworks
Happy Fourth of July! We’re totally wasted already! Just kidding. We’re sitting around being all hot and waiting for the sun to go down so we can see some damn fireworks. So here’s the next best thing: celebs lighting up the sky with their sparkly dresses and things. More »
Hollywood Jobs: Krissy Wall, Director of Development & Programming for OWN
Krissy Wall is Director, Development & Programming, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. She previously worked her way up through Ashton Kutcher’s Katalyst Media from receptionist to Director of Unscripted Development. After a brief stint freelance producing for Bethenny Frankel’s Bravo TV show Bethenny Getting Married?, Krissy joined the network in 2010, and has been growing ever since. More »
Crush Links: Arnold Is “Unbelievably Frisky”
• Ryan Reynolds isn’t looking to dive back into the dating game anytime soon: “It just seems so kind of alien to me at this point.” (College Candy)
• Are Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt planning Shiloh‘s fifth birthday party at a place called Soap Plant? (Lainey Gossip)
• Hilary Duff chats about married life at the Sobe event in the park outside our office. (Betty Confidential)
• Little House on the Prairie star Gigi Goyette claims she also slept with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1990s, and her friends are claiming that the Governator left her injured after one encounter. (Celeb Dirty Laundry)
• What’s the cause of “the Oprah effect”? It’s because she personifies the American dream, says a gender studies expert. (My Daily)
10 Celebrities Who Were Not Invited to Oprah’s Final Show
All week, I’ve been reading reports about which celebrities were invited to be part of Oprah‘s massive farewell show. Madonna, Halle Berry, Tom Hanks, and Dakota Fanning were among the A-listers who took part. But it’s much more interesting to see who wasn’t there. More »
Crush Links: Guess Which Stars Have Insured Their Fingers, Boobs, Hair, and Smiles
• As part of his 2012 campaign, President Obama‘s team is selling T-shirts that say “Made in the USA” and feature a print of his birth certificate. (Celeb Dirty Laundry)
• Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé, Josh Groban, and many more were at the taping of Oprah‘s final show. (BuzzFeed)
• We have beheld the power of Beliebers, but did you know that the OG Zac Efron can still make his fans squeal and try to trample him? (College Candy)
• Lady Gaga and musician/bartender Luc Carl – who dated while she was still Stefani Germanotta and reunited when she became Gaga – have split, again. (YourTango)
• Here are a few names to match to the body parts listed above: Dolly Parton, Keith Richards, America Ferrera. (Betty Confidential)
Crush Links: Robert Pattinson Misses Meeting New People
• Turns out Rachel McAdams was just teasing us by sporting a sparkly ring on her left hand: She’s not engaged to boyfriend Michael Sheen. Crafty celebrities…! (YourTango)
• Duchess Sarah Ferguson shared with Oprah her pain of not being invited to attend the Royal Wedding. Maaaybe because she was caught on-camera accepting money for access to her ex-husband? (People)
• This is a shame: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver have announced that they’re separating. They were one of those Hollywood marriages that we thought was going to work. (Mommyish)
• This writer tried Madonna‘s PowerPlate workout for a month, and it actually worked! (MyDaily)
• Robert Pattinson reveals that most people he encounters these days become shallow acquaintances, because he doesn’t know how to trust people since they envision him only as Edward Cullen. (Celeb Dirty Laundry)
Crush Links: Screen-Free Week? Not A Chance
• Are those drugs that Vanessa Hudgens is licking off her fingers at Coachella? (BuzzFeed)
• Aw, they’re meant for each other. Famewhore Oksana Grigorieva (Mel Gibson‘s ex) allegedly had a relationship with her ex-bodyguard, who’s written an “explosive” tell-all. (Celeb Dirty Laundry)
• Oprah, Tina Fey, and Clinton Kelly rank among this writer’s celebrity shopping buddies. Who would yours be? (The Frisky)
• For Kourtney Kardashian‘s birthday, sisters Kim and Khloe posted sweet messages and chidlhood pics. (Celebuzz)
• It’s Screen-Free Week, but how could we turn off the TV when the Will & Kate Lifetime movie is on tonight? (DoubleXMag)
• Blind critic Tommy Edison reviews Scream 4, hopes the victims looked good, at least. (BuzzFeed)
Crushable Quotable: Rosie O’Donnell Thinks It’s Racist to Dislike Chris Brown
After singlehandedly rescuing – and destroying – The View, always-controversial Rosie O’Donnell is returning to televison with a show on the new Oprah Winfrey network. And it sounds like she’s back to her old tricks. More »
Crush Links: Miley’s Not the Only One Pissed at the Paparazzi
Check out a video of Elton John calling a paparazzo a “C U Next Tuesday.” (TMZ)
Alec Baldwin has some advice for Charlie Sheen. (Huffington Post)
Victoria and David Beckham are having a girl! (Us Magazine) More »
Crush Links: Just When You Think Chris Brown Can’t Get Any More Charming
Chris Brown says he’s done apologizing for the Rihanna “mishap.” Yeah… that’ll win ‘em over. (RadarOnline)
Rachel Zoe doesn’t have time to style Snooki. (Us Weekly)
Julianne Moore will play Sarah Palin in an upcoming HBO movie. (Oh No They Didn’t!) More »
5 Celebrity Couples Weirder Than Rihanna and Ryan Phillippe
The jig is up. Rihanna and Ryan Phillippe have apparently been doing it. And according to Us Weekly, this has been going on for months! How sneaky to not let the nosey gossip world in on such a secret until now. We think Reese Witherspoon is shaking her huge 4-carat diamond engagement ring at you Rihanna…and she is laughing.
I see her now all up on her BBM chatting at Kate Winslet: “Yuck! OMG what a loser, I thought she was smarter than that! Oh well, at least Rihanna is hot.” Then Kate is all: “Oh no! Rihanna has The Herp!” Then they proceed to send :) LoL :D and all those other patronizing BBM acronyms that exist.
But as weird as the temporary coupling of Rihanna and Ryan might be, it’s definitely not the weirdest thing that Hollywood has hurled at us. Let’s take a moment to look at the weirdest bedtime pairings that Hollywood has presented over the last few decades, shall we? More »
Daily WTF: Oprah Riding A Kangaroo. On A Cake.
Oprah Winfrey is currently in Australia, and this weekend attended a taco party at her friends’ house. According to TMZ, O arrived with some pricey bottles of Partida tequila. And her friends responded in kind. With a huge cake shaped like Oprah. Riding a kangaroo on what appears to be a huge pumpkin. More »
Video: Hugh Jackman’s Epic Oprah-Related Zipline Fail
What, the front door’s isn’t good enough for you, Hugh Jackman? Oprah Winfrey‘s been in Australia for the past week to tape her show from down under, and Hugh celebrated the occasion with a wacky stunt. He chose to arrive at the show by zipline, flying down from the top of the Sidney Opera House. It didn’t go so well, though.
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Parting Tweet: Ice T And Dog Farts
Welcome back to the Internet, folks. Nothing new to see here. Ice T is giving 50 Cent a run for his money in the “Creepy sh*t I tweet about my dog” department, but other than that: same old, same old. More »
50 Cent’s Dog Oprah Is On Twitter
50 Cent has a dog named Oprah. 50 Cent’s dog, Oprah, has a Twitter account. This post is starting to sound like a Dr. Seuss book written from Cell Block C, but we’re having a hard time reacting to all that’s going on in that photo. I mean, Oprah even has a broken leg — and you know how we feel about animals in casts! More »
First The Simpsons‘ Characters, Now Oprah? – Either as a viral part of her epic “going away” media event, or some weird Internet meme that has caught on, there is now a site where you can “Oprah-fy” yourself. But can you give a member of your studio audience a free car? (via Urlesque)
M.I.A. Is Sort Of Becoming A Monster – Besides getting totally wasted during her shows, she’s now attacking Lady Gaga because she’s jealous that Oprah likes Gaga and “snubbed” the Sri Lanka-born singer. Jeez lady, give it a rest. You hate Oprah, The New York Times, journalists in general, Lady Gaga…anything else? (via DListed, In Headphones)