Saturday, October 7, 2017
Tweets of the Day 10/7/17
This guy ordered extra spicy pad thai. pic.twitter.com/Fl3ziDEk1j— γ’γ³γΉγγΌγ―π (@anthelope) October 6, 2017
In the dentists office. Hoping the reading material doesn't reflect how long I'm going to have to wait. Yes, that's ALL of Harry Potter. pic.twitter.com/AaBU7TvPNq— Felicia Day (@feliciaday) October 6, 2017
The @MVFilmfest presented me w/their lifetime achievement award. I'm thrilled. I can't thank them enough or put in words what it means 2 me. pic.twitter.com/j9LkMhDoYn— Rose Marie-Official (@RoseMarie4Real) October 6, 2017
Scandal Star Katie Lowes Is a Mom
E! News reports that Scandal star Katie Lowes, 36, and husband Adam Shapiro, have welcomed their first child together. Their son Albee Shapiro was born recently. The couple has been married since 2012.
Comedian Ralphie May Has Passed Away
Comedian Raphie May has passed away at the age of 45. He was found at a private home in Las Vegas on Friday; May had been battling pneumonia for the past six weeks and died of cardiac arrest. Despite the pneumonia, May had kept his booked gigs in Las Vegas, and he had performed at Harrah's on Thursday night. May came to national prominence after coming in second place on Last Comic Standing in 2003. May is survived by estranged wife Lahna Turner and their children April June May and August James May. Read his full obituary at Deadline.
Friday, October 6, 2017
Tweets of the Day 10/6/17
If this isn't the live-action remake of Bambi, I don't know what is. pic.twitter.com/Wwflpv9Y00— Fluff Society (@FluffSociety) October 2, 2017
me when i embarrass myself pic.twitter.com/E6hKt3na8p— π paul rudd π (@philsadelphia) October 2, 2017
When Paris Fashion Week Moves To Fast So You Gotta Slow Down Time Real Quick. pic.twitter.com/wZNNRAJhvd— Jaden Smith (@officialjaden) October 4, 2017
Blind Gossip Blind Item - Presidential Tease
This famous entertainer has been teasing the possibility of running for president. Someone close to them explains whether or not they think that will actually happen.
"No. No no no no! Three reasons. First, she just added [project] and [project]. If she was going to do politics, she would start focusing on politics. Second, she doesn’t want the scrutiny into her private life. Everybody thinks they know everything about her, but they really don’t. I’m not going to elaborate. Third, she wants an Oscar, and she is not stopping until she gets one."
So, will she keep teasing the political ambition?
"Yes! You think she’s modest, but she is not. She loves all the attention and ego pumping and the headlines. She’ll probably keep this going for another two years."
Woman:
Source: Blind Gossip
"No. No no no no! Three reasons. First, she just added [project] and [project]. If she was going to do politics, she would start focusing on politics. Second, she doesn’t want the scrutiny into her private life. Everybody thinks they know everything about her, but they really don’t. I’m not going to elaborate. Third, she wants an Oscar, and she is not stopping until she gets one."
So, will she keep teasing the political ambition?
"Yes! You think she’s modest, but she is not. She loves all the attention and ego pumping and the headlines. She’ll probably keep this going for another two years."
Woman:
Source: Blind Gossip
The Gossip Life Blind Item - Hair Transplant Ambush
This former A list actor, who balded in front of our eyes, was perfectly content with losing his hair and still is, but that didn’t stop a former agent / publicist from trying to pressure the actor into having a hair transplant.
One source describes the whole situation as cruel, but necessary in the Hollywood scene.
‘[agent / publicist] even arranged a surprise meeting with the surgeon once,’ says a closer source. ‘It didn’t work out well. [actor] considered it an ambush.’
So, tell me, Gossipers:
Who is our actor?
Source: The Gossip Life
One source describes the whole situation as cruel, but necessary in the Hollywood scene.
‘[agent / publicist] even arranged a surprise meeting with the surgeon once,’ says a closer source. ‘It didn’t work out well. [actor] considered it an ambush.’
So, tell me, Gossipers:
Who is our actor?
Source: The Gossip Life
Gwyneth Paltrow Interviews Penelope Cruz
Gwyneth Paltrow recently interviewed Penelope Cruz for Interview Magazine. Here are some highlights from their conversation:
GWYNETH PALTROW: I was trying to remember when we first met, but I’m afraid I can’t.
PENΓLOPE CRUZ: We had lunch at Madeo in Los Angeles. We were alone and talking about our deepest secrets, as if we had known each other for 20 years. It was around the time I was doing All the Pretty Horses [2000].
PALTROW: Wow. We’ve been friends for a long time. We’ve been through so much together.
CRUZ: And even though we live so far away and don’t spend nearly enough time together, when I see you, it’s like it was only yesterday.
PALTROW: How did you get your first job?
CRUZ: I got an agent when I was 15, and she sent me to a casting for JamΓ³n JamΓ³n [1992]. And I got the job. For both Javier and I, that was the movie that actually started both our careers.
PALTROW: You were 17 when you did that?
CRUZ: I think I was, but I was lying so much about my age that I can’t be sure.
PALTROW: Most actresses try to make themselves younger, but you were making yourself older.
CRUZ: I’ve spent most of my career trying to make myself older, for different reasons. Journalists have been asking me, since I was, like, 22, “Are you afraid of aging?” That is such a crazy question for a 22-year-old girl or, for that matter, for a 42-year-old. I combat that craziness by refusing to answer the question.
PALTROW: It’s amazing, Hollywood’s obsession with the aging of women. And how much scrutiny we get for being whatever age we are.
CRUZ: My mom worked very hard to raise us, as did my dad, without bullshit. I’ve always had a real sense of rootedness in family and reality. It’s not like I’m proud of the values I have, because I don’t feel like they’re up to me—they just come from the way I was raised. I’m rooted by the things I’ve seen in my mom, the things I admire in her. And in my father. When it comes to talking about aging as an actress, I feel like, “What the fuck? I’m not going to give you even two minutes to honor your question. It doesn’t deserve that.” Something changed when I gave birth to my daughter. I started thinking, “Come on, it’s 2017. Why do women still have to be talking about this? It’s crazy.” That sense only got bigger when I had children.
PALTROW: Of all my friends, I think you love acting the most. When you talk about something you’re doing, when you’re preparing for something, you have this enthusiasm and this passion that, from my perspective, has never waned. Speaking for myself, I don’t feel the same passion for it that I used to.
CRUZ: It’s helped, I’m happy to say, that my ego has gotten smaller over time. I used to be so afraid about what people were going to think of me, if I was going to be accepted, if I was going to be loved. I put a lot of energy into the perception of myself. When I became a mother—almost seven years ago—something very deep changed in me, where I really don’t care about a lot of the stuff I used to care about before. That’s part of growing up, and now I have to go through other tests that life will put in front of me. I have new fears now.
PALTROW: Around the time I turned 40, I felt completely liberated from other people’s perceptions or expectations of me.
CRUZ: I wouldn’t for a second change the way I feel now for the way I felt in my twenties. How I see the world, how I look at acting—everything has changed. It has, in a way, brought me back to the beginning, when I was 4 and loving dancing, loving getting in the skin of other characters and exploring the beauty of human behavior. I get so much happiness from being a student again, from exploring. Whatever happens with the result, if I’ve had that process, I feel like it has been something good, that it has taught me something new. If I’m 80 and I have a new character in my hands and a new story to tell, I’m going to feel that same healthy fear. It’s like food for me.
PALTROW: The other project of yours that I’m dying over is The Assassination of Gianni Versace. I saw pictures. You look incredible as Donatella.
CRUZ: From the moment I got the call from Ryan Murphy, I thought, “Why did you think of me for that character? That’s very … interesting.” I know her a little bit, and I really like her. I had a few questions about how he was going to handle her portrayal, but he’s so classy, and he’s very respectful to people. This is a delicate story, because I’m playing someone who is alive, someone who lost her brother in a horrible way, and someone who still misses him very much 20 years later. I was not used to the rhythm of doing television.
PALTROW: How did you go about preparing to play Donatella Versace? Did you watch interviews?
CRUZ: I worked a lot with a dialogue coach to find the way that Donatella speaks, which is a little different from the way she spoke in the ’90s. The accent that she has, it’s Italian with a very international flavor—very rock ’n’ roll. I didn’t want to do an imitation of Donatella, or a caricature. I wanted to try to capture the essence of who she is.
PALTROW: Did you speak to her about it?
CRUZ: A little bit. I needed that conversation. I really hope that when she sees the show, she’s going to be happy. I’m sure there are going to be scenes that are hard for her to watch, because it’s a lot about the loss of her brother, which, of course, I have so much respect for. I did it with all my love. From that place of devastation, she had to keep this company going in his honor. I don’t know if she ever said this, but it was a way of keeping him alive.
Read the full interview at Interview Magazine.
GWYNETH PALTROW: I was trying to remember when we first met, but I’m afraid I can’t.
PENΓLOPE CRUZ: We had lunch at Madeo in Los Angeles. We were alone and talking about our deepest secrets, as if we had known each other for 20 years. It was around the time I was doing All the Pretty Horses [2000].
PALTROW: Wow. We’ve been friends for a long time. We’ve been through so much together.
CRUZ: And even though we live so far away and don’t spend nearly enough time together, when I see you, it’s like it was only yesterday.
PALTROW: How did you get your first job?
CRUZ: I got an agent when I was 15, and she sent me to a casting for JamΓ³n JamΓ³n [1992]. And I got the job. For both Javier and I, that was the movie that actually started both our careers.
PALTROW: You were 17 when you did that?
CRUZ: I think I was, but I was lying so much about my age that I can’t be sure.
PALTROW: Most actresses try to make themselves younger, but you were making yourself older.
CRUZ: I’ve spent most of my career trying to make myself older, for different reasons. Journalists have been asking me, since I was, like, 22, “Are you afraid of aging?” That is such a crazy question for a 22-year-old girl or, for that matter, for a 42-year-old. I combat that craziness by refusing to answer the question.
PALTROW: It’s amazing, Hollywood’s obsession with the aging of women. And how much scrutiny we get for being whatever age we are.
CRUZ: My mom worked very hard to raise us, as did my dad, without bullshit. I’ve always had a real sense of rootedness in family and reality. It’s not like I’m proud of the values I have, because I don’t feel like they’re up to me—they just come from the way I was raised. I’m rooted by the things I’ve seen in my mom, the things I admire in her. And in my father. When it comes to talking about aging as an actress, I feel like, “What the fuck? I’m not going to give you even two minutes to honor your question. It doesn’t deserve that.” Something changed when I gave birth to my daughter. I started thinking, “Come on, it’s 2017. Why do women still have to be talking about this? It’s crazy.” That sense only got bigger when I had children.
PALTROW: Of all my friends, I think you love acting the most. When you talk about something you’re doing, when you’re preparing for something, you have this enthusiasm and this passion that, from my perspective, has never waned. Speaking for myself, I don’t feel the same passion for it that I used to.
CRUZ: It’s helped, I’m happy to say, that my ego has gotten smaller over time. I used to be so afraid about what people were going to think of me, if I was going to be accepted, if I was going to be loved. I put a lot of energy into the perception of myself. When I became a mother—almost seven years ago—something very deep changed in me, where I really don’t care about a lot of the stuff I used to care about before. That’s part of growing up, and now I have to go through other tests that life will put in front of me. I have new fears now.
PALTROW: Around the time I turned 40, I felt completely liberated from other people’s perceptions or expectations of me.
CRUZ: I wouldn’t for a second change the way I feel now for the way I felt in my twenties. How I see the world, how I look at acting—everything has changed. It has, in a way, brought me back to the beginning, when I was 4 and loving dancing, loving getting in the skin of other characters and exploring the beauty of human behavior. I get so much happiness from being a student again, from exploring. Whatever happens with the result, if I’ve had that process, I feel like it has been something good, that it has taught me something new. If I’m 80 and I have a new character in my hands and a new story to tell, I’m going to feel that same healthy fear. It’s like food for me.
PALTROW: The other project of yours that I’m dying over is The Assassination of Gianni Versace. I saw pictures. You look incredible as Donatella.
CRUZ: From the moment I got the call from Ryan Murphy, I thought, “Why did you think of me for that character? That’s very … interesting.” I know her a little bit, and I really like her. I had a few questions about how he was going to handle her portrayal, but he’s so classy, and he’s very respectful to people. This is a delicate story, because I’m playing someone who is alive, someone who lost her brother in a horrible way, and someone who still misses him very much 20 years later. I was not used to the rhythm of doing television.
PALTROW: How did you go about preparing to play Donatella Versace? Did you watch interviews?
CRUZ: I worked a lot with a dialogue coach to find the way that Donatella speaks, which is a little different from the way she spoke in the ’90s. The accent that she has, it’s Italian with a very international flavor—very rock ’n’ roll. I didn’t want to do an imitation of Donatella, or a caricature. I wanted to try to capture the essence of who she is.
PALTROW: Did you speak to her about it?
CRUZ: A little bit. I needed that conversation. I really hope that when she sees the show, she’s going to be happy. I’m sure there are going to be scenes that are hard for her to watch, because it’s a lot about the loss of her brother, which, of course, I have so much respect for. I did it with all my love. From that place of devastation, she had to keep this company going in his honor. I don’t know if she ever said this, but it was a way of keeping him alive.
Read the full interview at Interview Magazine.
Popbitch Blind Item - Inappropriate Conduct
Football authorities are just about managing to bat down the flames of a scandalous story about somebody’s “inappropriate conduct.” However, are they going to be able to keep on top of it if it emerges that the “conduct” in question was a threesome with two 17 year-olds?*
Source: Popbitch
*Age of consent in England is 16
Source: Popbitch
*Age of consent in England is 16
Pink Talks Longevity
Pink is profiled in this week's T Magazine by the New York Times. Here are some highlights from her interview:
On the key to her long career:
“I’ve never won the popularity contest. I was never as big as Britney or Christina. If you look at any paragraph about pop music, I don’t get mentioned — my name doesn’t come up. And yet, here I go again, right under the wave, duck-diving...I can’t win the game of ‘I want to be on every magazine cover and I want to be the prettiest and the best singer and the best dancer’ and all that. It’s not fun and it doesn’t feel good.”
On releasing new music at 38:
“I had the whole sit-down, you know: ‘Just be prepared, they don’t play girls over 35 on Top 40 radio.’ There are exceptions, but they’re songs, not artists — unless you’re BeyoncΓ©.” (Her new single is currently at #15 on the charts)
On her notable flying stunts at her concerts:
“I’m a ticket-selle. How many times do you see the same artist get up and lip-sync and dance? And you’re mad at me for doing something none of them can do? And I sing live!”
On how she's managing her work/life balance:
“There’s been many mornings when I look at myself in the mirror with tears in my eyes and I’m like, ‘You can’t have it all.’ There’s always a compromise.”
On suffering miscarriages:
“I’ve had several, but this one [before getting pregnant with son Jameson] snuck up on me. The funniest part of all of it was my record company was super excited because I was pregnant. They were like, ‘Oh, this means we’re getting to the goal’ (a new album). So when they found out I had a miscarriage, they were like, ‘Ah, we’re so sorry.’ They’re a bunch of men in suits — they have no idea what to do. And I could just see their wheels turning: ‘So, yeah — you’re going to try again?’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’m going to try again.’”
On Dr. Luke:
“I don’t know what happened [with Kesha]. But I know that regardless of whether or not Dr. Luke did that, this is his karma and he earned it because he’s not a good person. I have told him that to his face and I do not work with him. He doesn’t do good business, he’s not a kind person, he doesn’t do the right thing when given ample opportunities to do so, and I don’t really feel that bad for him.”
Read the full interview at the New York Times.
On the key to her long career:
“I’ve never won the popularity contest. I was never as big as Britney or Christina. If you look at any paragraph about pop music, I don’t get mentioned — my name doesn’t come up. And yet, here I go again, right under the wave, duck-diving...I can’t win the game of ‘I want to be on every magazine cover and I want to be the prettiest and the best singer and the best dancer’ and all that. It’s not fun and it doesn’t feel good.”
On releasing new music at 38:
“I had the whole sit-down, you know: ‘Just be prepared, they don’t play girls over 35 on Top 40 radio.’ There are exceptions, but they’re songs, not artists — unless you’re BeyoncΓ©.” (Her new single is currently at #15 on the charts)
On her notable flying stunts at her concerts:
“I’m a ticket-selle. How many times do you see the same artist get up and lip-sync and dance? And you’re mad at me for doing something none of them can do? And I sing live!”
On how she's managing her work/life balance:
“There’s been many mornings when I look at myself in the mirror with tears in my eyes and I’m like, ‘You can’t have it all.’ There’s always a compromise.”
On suffering miscarriages:
“I’ve had several, but this one [before getting pregnant with son Jameson] snuck up on me. The funniest part of all of it was my record company was super excited because I was pregnant. They were like, ‘Oh, this means we’re getting to the goal’ (a new album). So when they found out I had a miscarriage, they were like, ‘Ah, we’re so sorry.’ They’re a bunch of men in suits — they have no idea what to do. And I could just see their wheels turning: ‘So, yeah — you’re going to try again?’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’m going to try again.’”
On Dr. Luke:
“I don’t know what happened [with Kesha]. But I know that regardless of whether or not Dr. Luke did that, this is his karma and he earned it because he’s not a good person. I have told him that to his face and I do not work with him. He doesn’t do good business, he’s not a kind person, he doesn’t do the right thing when given ample opportunities to do so, and I don’t really feel that bad for him.”
Read the full interview at the New York Times.
Celebrity Real Estate - Beck Edition
Beck has listed his Brentwood home for sale for $3.75 million. The 2,620 square foot home features three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a pool, and several terraces and patios. See pictures of the property at Variety.
Idris Elba Talks Varied Career
Idris Elba is on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. Here's what he had to say in his accompanying interview:
On whether or not he can think of another recent studio film that centers on a black-and-white love story (like his new film The Mountain Between Us):
“It doesn’t happen, mate. If I’m really honest, they were probably like ‘We want a great actor,’ and I think I was on a list. But I’m sure they’ve had conversations saying, ‘Well, marketing thinks there are certain areas this might not play.’ But that’s never been brought up to me.”
On Aaron Sorkin casting him in Molly's Game:
“I was like, ‘Does he know who he’s asking?’ I’m not known for articulation. I’m a London lad with a lisp.”
On his varied roles:
"I like that I'm working all the time and I'm not pigeonholed or stuck in a line. That may not be great for my bank account, but it's good for me."
On whether or not he can think of another recent studio film that centers on a black-and-white love story (like his new film The Mountain Between Us):
“It doesn’t happen, mate. If I’m really honest, they were probably like ‘We want a great actor,’ and I think I was on a list. But I’m sure they’ve had conversations saying, ‘Well, marketing thinks there are certain areas this might not play.’ But that’s never been brought up to me.”
On Aaron Sorkin casting him in Molly's Game:
“I was like, ‘Does he know who he’s asking?’ I’m not known for articulation. I’m a London lad with a lisp.”
On his varied roles:
"I like that I'm working all the time and I'm not pigeonholed or stuck in a line. That may not be great for my bank account, but it's good for me."
TV Show Roundup 10/6/17
Casting News:
The Hollywood Reporter announces that Sally Field has joined the cast of Netflix's dark comedy Maniac, directed by True Detective Season 1 director Cary Fukunaga and starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill.
Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson will star in a new King Lear adaptation for Amazon in the US, and The BBC in the UK, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Pricing News:
If you have Netflix, you will probably start paying more soon. E! News reports that beginning November 4th, Netflix customers in the $9.99/mo plan will start paying $10.99/mo, and customers paying $11.99/mo will start paying $13.99/mo. If you are in the $7.99/mo plan, you don't get a price increase...yet.
Renewals:
Freeform has renewed The Bold Type for a second a third season, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Trailers:
The Hollywood Reporter announces that Sally Field has joined the cast of Netflix's dark comedy Maniac, directed by True Detective Season 1 director Cary Fukunaga and starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill.
Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson will star in a new King Lear adaptation for Amazon in the US, and The BBC in the UK, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Pricing News:
If you have Netflix, you will probably start paying more soon. E! News reports that beginning November 4th, Netflix customers in the $9.99/mo plan will start paying $10.99/mo, and customers paying $11.99/mo will start paying $13.99/mo. If you are in the $7.99/mo plan, you don't get a price increase...yet.
Renewals:
Freeform has renewed The Bold Type for a second a third season, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Trailers:
Russell Brand Reflects Back on Marriage to Katy Perry
Russell Brand recently appeared on the Wendy Williams show to promote his new book Recovery: Freedom From Our Addictions, where he was asked about his marriage to Katy Perry. Here's what he had to say, as reprinted by E! News:
"It's a bit difficult to tell what's going on in such a situation. But it was a very, very wonderful time. She was lovely. She's such a lovely person I've got nothing but love for her...I don't know much about American Idol or things like that. I certainly think that she's probably a very good judge so I certainly wouldn't comment on how much she's earning in the negative. I certainly wish her all the best in all of her endeavors."
"It's a bit difficult to tell what's going on in such a situation. But it was a very, very wonderful time. She was lovely. She's such a lovely person I've got nothing but love for her...I don't know much about American Idol or things like that. I certainly think that she's probably a very good judge so I certainly wouldn't comment on how much she's earning in the negative. I certainly wish her all the best in all of her endeavors."
Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen Are Parents Again
Page Six reports that Jason Biggs, 39, and Jenny Mollen, 38, have welcomed their second child together. Their son Lazlo Biggs was born on Monday. The couple, married since 2008, are already parents to son Sid, 3.
That Harvey Weinstein Article
Happy Friday, Anarchists! Grab your popcorn and settle in for a good long read. In a bombshell article, the New York Times has done some extensive reporting on Hollywood Mega-Producer Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein is already threatening lawsuits right and left (Page Six reports that he has hired the same lawyer who took down Gawker), so instead of summarizing passages like normal, I'll just supply you with the link to the original article at the New York Times, titled "Decades of Sexual Harassment Accusations Against Harvey Weinstein." Click here to read the article in full.
After the article was published, TMZ reports that Harvey Weinstein is taking a leave of absence from The Weinstein Co. He released a statement. I encourage you to read Vulture's hilarious annotated version of the statement here.
After the article was published, TMZ reports that Harvey Weinstein is taking a leave of absence from The Weinstein Co. He released a statement. I encourage you to read Vulture's hilarious annotated version of the statement here.
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Tweets of the Day 10/5/17
Just ordered country fried steak, sausage & eggs with a side order of cheesecake pancakes. Also I took a selfie of myself in the bathroom. pic.twitter.com/iNnLDhED0J— devon sawa (@DevonESawa) October 4, 2017
I’m dying. My mom bought this book for my 6 year old and I just called to ask if she had actually opened the book. She hadn’t. ππππ pic.twitter.com/inYCEaZKpV— tiffany (@Tiffany1985B) October 4, 2017
They should let everyone on hold with customer service talk to one another.— John Mayer (@JohnMayer) October 4, 2017
Blind Gossip Blind Item - Turn Down Girl
This actress from a famous acting family was overheard talking about the movie roles she was offered but turned down.
"She said she turned down the lead in Thelma and Louise, the lead in Breaking The Waves, and the lead in L.A. Confidential.
She wasn’t saying this in a sad way, but more of a smacks herself upside the head, “What was I thinking?” kind of way!"
All of those roles went on to gain Oscar nominations/wins for the actresses who took the parts. Our actress has never won an Academy Award. Perhaps if she keeps working, she will score an Oscar of her own someday!
Actress:
Source: Blind Gossip
"She said she turned down the lead in Thelma and Louise, the lead in Breaking The Waves, and the lead in L.A. Confidential.
She wasn’t saying this in a sad way, but more of a smacks herself upside the head, “What was I thinking?” kind of way!"
All of those roles went on to gain Oscar nominations/wins for the actresses who took the parts. Our actress has never won an Academy Award. Perhaps if she keeps working, she will score an Oscar of her own someday!
Actress:
Source: Blind Gossip
The Gossip Life Blind Item - The Male Norma Desmond
I almost dismissed this source and their story as a joker with fabrication until they provided me a pretty solid piece of evidence, so I’m going to go with it.
The source SWEARS that this legendary – basically retired — actor spends the majority of their time in the mansion, watching old movies starring themselves, desperately in need of therapy and anger management.
We’ve found the male Norma Desmond.
So, tell me, Gossipers:
Who is our actor?
Source: The Gossip Life
The source SWEARS that this legendary – basically retired — actor spends the majority of their time in the mansion, watching old movies starring themselves, desperately in need of therapy and anger management.
We’ve found the male Norma Desmond.
So, tell me, Gossipers:
Who is our actor?
Source: The Gossip Life
Tom Petty’s Final Interview
Tom Petty sat down for an interview with the LA Times a few days before he passed away unexpectedly after suffering cardiac arrest. Here are some highlights from that final interview:
On the popular, critical, and financial affirmation that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers found in 2017:
“This year has been a wonderful year for us. This has been that big slap on the back we never got.”
On his SiriusXM radio channel and his radio show Tom Petty's Buried Treasure:
“I love doing my ‘Buried Treasure’ show. It keeps me listening like I used to do. I always listen. I could come home and I would spend the rest of the night just lying on the floor or the sofa listening to albums. It was like a movie to me. I still do really, and doing the radio show ensures that I’ll be sitting there listening.”
On needing to slow down:
“I just have to learn to rest a little bit, like everyone’s telling me. I need to stop working for a period of time...It’s hard for me ... If I don’t have a project going, I don’t feel like I’m connected to anything. I don’t even think it’s that healthy for me. I like to get out of bed and have a purpose.”
On songwriting:
“It’s kind of a lonely work, because you just have to keep your pole in the water. I always had a little routine of going into whatever room I was using at the time to write in, and just staying in there till I felt like I got a bite. I compare it to fishing: There’s either a fish in the boat or there’s not. Sometimes you come home and you didn’t catch anything and sometimes you caught a huge fish. But that was the work part of it to me. … I just remember being excited when I had a song done, and I knew I had a song in my pocket, I always felt really excited about it.”
On being in the studio:
“To go into a studio and hear a band play [one of his new songs] for the first time is always exciting. And usually when they play it, it became something I hadn’t even pictured. Yes, I love the studio. I love the studio as much as I love playing live, easily. I’m pretty much in one every day, and I’m still at that.”
On his love of touring:
“On the back side of your 60s, most people aren’t working. This keeps us young. I think it keeps me young. When I see people I knew from earlier in life and I run into them now, they’re very different than me. And they look different. I think this has kept us all thinking young and feeling young.”
On what would case The Heartbreakers to break up at this stage of the game:
“If one of us went down, or if one of us died — God forbid — or got sick … We’re all older now. Then we’d stop. I think that would be the end of it, if someone couldn’t do it...The thing about the Heartbreakers is, it’s still holy to me. There’s a holiness there. If that were to go away, I don’t think I would be interested in it, and I don’t think they would.
We’re a real rock ’n’ roll band — always have been. And to us, in the era we came up in, it was a religion in a way. It was more than commerce, it wasn’t about that. It was about something much greater. It was about moving people, and changing the world, and I really believed in rock ’n’ roll — I still do. I believed in it in its purest sense, its purest form. … It’s unique to have a band that knows each other that long and that well. I’m just trying to get the best I can get out of it, as long as it remains holy.”
Read the full interview at the LA Times.
On the popular, critical, and financial affirmation that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers found in 2017:
“This year has been a wonderful year for us. This has been that big slap on the back we never got.”
On his SiriusXM radio channel and his radio show Tom Petty's Buried Treasure:
“I love doing my ‘Buried Treasure’ show. It keeps me listening like I used to do. I always listen. I could come home and I would spend the rest of the night just lying on the floor or the sofa listening to albums. It was like a movie to me. I still do really, and doing the radio show ensures that I’ll be sitting there listening.”
On needing to slow down:
“I just have to learn to rest a little bit, like everyone’s telling me. I need to stop working for a period of time...It’s hard for me ... If I don’t have a project going, I don’t feel like I’m connected to anything. I don’t even think it’s that healthy for me. I like to get out of bed and have a purpose.”
On songwriting:
“It’s kind of a lonely work, because you just have to keep your pole in the water. I always had a little routine of going into whatever room I was using at the time to write in, and just staying in there till I felt like I got a bite. I compare it to fishing: There’s either a fish in the boat or there’s not. Sometimes you come home and you didn’t catch anything and sometimes you caught a huge fish. But that was the work part of it to me. … I just remember being excited when I had a song done, and I knew I had a song in my pocket, I always felt really excited about it.”
On being in the studio:
“To go into a studio and hear a band play [one of his new songs] for the first time is always exciting. And usually when they play it, it became something I hadn’t even pictured. Yes, I love the studio. I love the studio as much as I love playing live, easily. I’m pretty much in one every day, and I’m still at that.”
On his love of touring:
“On the back side of your 60s, most people aren’t working. This keeps us young. I think it keeps me young. When I see people I knew from earlier in life and I run into them now, they’re very different than me. And they look different. I think this has kept us all thinking young and feeling young.”
On what would case The Heartbreakers to break up at this stage of the game:
“If one of us went down, or if one of us died — God forbid — or got sick … We’re all older now. Then we’d stop. I think that would be the end of it, if someone couldn’t do it...The thing about the Heartbreakers is, it’s still holy to me. There’s a holiness there. If that were to go away, I don’t think I would be interested in it, and I don’t think they would.
We’re a real rock ’n’ roll band — always have been. And to us, in the era we came up in, it was a religion in a way. It was more than commerce, it wasn’t about that. It was about something much greater. It was about moving people, and changing the world, and I really believed in rock ’n’ roll — I still do. I believed in it in its purest sense, its purest form. … It’s unique to have a band that knows each other that long and that well. I’m just trying to get the best I can get out of it, as long as it remains holy.”
Read the full interview at the LA Times.
Blind Gossip Blind Item - Missing Mommy
This former TV actress is still a sex symbol, even though she is now over 40 and wears more clothing than she used to back in her prime.
For the past five years, any time she has not been working, she has been on a plane. We are told that she actually spent more time in Europe than she did in the U.S.A.
"It would be fine if she didn’t have any responsibilities, but she has kids. They’re teens, but they still need their mom more than once a month. She would miss holidays and other milestone events. She thought they were mature enough to go without her for a few weeks at a time. They would pretend to be OK but they missed her terribly, especially if their dad was on the road at the same time."
Guess her “social life” is extremely important to her!
Actress:
Source: Blind Gossip
For the past five years, any time she has not been working, she has been on a plane. We are told that she actually spent more time in Europe than she did in the U.S.A.
"It would be fine if she didn’t have any responsibilities, but she has kids. They’re teens, but they still need their mom more than once a month. She would miss holidays and other milestone events. She thought they were mature enough to go without her for a few weeks at a time. They would pretend to be OK but they missed her terribly, especially if their dad was on the road at the same time."
Guess her “social life” is extremely important to her!
Actress:
Source: Blind Gossip
Chrissy Teigen Talks Oversharing
Chrissy Teigen is on the November cover of InStyle Magazine. Here’s what she had to say in her accompanying interview:
On oversharing:
“Sometimes I don’t even realize I’m oversharing...it stops people from coming at me. If you share everything and make fun of yourself, then other people won’t make the joke, because you’ve already made it.”
On the key to making her marriage work:
“[We] make each other’s loves and needs feel important. I’m much luckier to have John’s personality in my life than he is to have mine. He is insanely patient and such a dork, and he loves seeing me happy, even if that means watching The Real Housewives of Dallas with me for two and a half hours. I mean, I don’t care about half the shit he’s doing either. But there’s a balance. If he’s watching MSNBC and is excited about something, then I’ve got to be in that realm.”
On postpartum depression:
“I thought I was just being a selfish asshole. It wasn’t just a mental thing of, you know, ‘I’m sad.’ I actually couldn’t move...I have really good days and really bad days, and I don’t tend to talk about the really bad days. But I would hate for people to think those days didn’t exist.”
Teigen also shared that she and Legend will go through another round of IVF in the coming months. Read the full interview at InStyle.
On oversharing:
“Sometimes I don’t even realize I’m oversharing...it stops people from coming at me. If you share everything and make fun of yourself, then other people won’t make the joke, because you’ve already made it.”
On the key to making her marriage work:
“[We] make each other’s loves and needs feel important. I’m much luckier to have John’s personality in my life than he is to have mine. He is insanely patient and such a dork, and he loves seeing me happy, even if that means watching The Real Housewives of Dallas with me for two and a half hours. I mean, I don’t care about half the shit he’s doing either. But there’s a balance. If he’s watching MSNBC and is excited about something, then I’ve got to be in that realm.”
On postpartum depression:
“I thought I was just being a selfish asshole. It wasn’t just a mental thing of, you know, ‘I’m sad.’ I actually couldn’t move...I have really good days and really bad days, and I don’t tend to talk about the really bad days. But I would hate for people to think those days didn’t exist.”
Teigen also shared that she and Legend will go through another round of IVF in the coming months. Read the full interview at InStyle.
Celebrity Real Estate - Brigitte Nielsen Edition
Brigitte Nielsen has listed her Hollywood Hills home for sale for $1.249 million. The 1,539 square foot home features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a multi-level deck, and a semi-sunken spa. See pictures of the property at Variety.
Gabrielle Union Reveals Miscarriages
Gabrielle Union has penned a memoir titled We’re Going To Need More Wine, coming out on October 17th. Page Six has an excerpt from the book, detailing Union’s fertility struggles:
“I have had eight or nine miscarriages. In order to tell you the exact number, I would have to get my medical records. (I am also not sure what the number is where you start to think I must be nuts for trying.) For three years, my body has been a prisoner of trying to get pregnant — either about to go into an IVF cycle, in the middle of an IVF cycle, or coming out of an IVF cycle. I have endured eight failed IVF cycles … For as long as I can remember now, Dwayne and I have lived in a state of extended expectation.
Did it take? Is the embryo normal or abnormal? Will I stay pregnant? We are always in some stage, waiting for some news, some sign that we can move in to the next stage. This child we want to have has been loved even as an idea. Each attempt at IVF is a loving action.
...People who know my fertility issues often hand their babies to me to hold, or text me pictures of babies (‘To keep hope alive!’ they say). Nobody seems to think this is insensitive or maybe hard for me. That’s the real story. Gabrielle Union‘s Baby Hopes: ‘Everyone Needs to Get Out Of My Pussy!'”
“I have had eight or nine miscarriages. In order to tell you the exact number, I would have to get my medical records. (I am also not sure what the number is where you start to think I must be nuts for trying.) For three years, my body has been a prisoner of trying to get pregnant — either about to go into an IVF cycle, in the middle of an IVF cycle, or coming out of an IVF cycle. I have endured eight failed IVF cycles … For as long as I can remember now, Dwayne and I have lived in a state of extended expectation.
Did it take? Is the embryo normal or abnormal? Will I stay pregnant? We are always in some stage, waiting for some news, some sign that we can move in to the next stage. This child we want to have has been loved even as an idea. Each attempt at IVF is a loving action.
...People who know my fertility issues often hand their babies to me to hold, or text me pictures of babies (‘To keep hope alive!’ they say). Nobody seems to think this is insensitive or maybe hard for me. That’s the real story. Gabrielle Union‘s Baby Hopes: ‘Everyone Needs to Get Out Of My Pussy!'”
TV Show Roundup 10/5/17
Casting News:
Page Six reports that Pauley Perrette is leaving CBS’s NCIS after 15 seasons with the show.
The Hollywood Reporter announces that Tim Meadows has joined the cast of the CBS All Access comedy No Activity.
New Show:
Brad Pitt will executive the television adaptation of Stephanie Danler’s novel Sweetbitter for Starz, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Page Six reports that Pauley Perrette is leaving CBS’s NCIS after 15 seasons with the show.
The Hollywood Reporter announces that Tim Meadows has joined the cast of the CBS All Access comedy No Activity.
New Show:
Brad Pitt will executive the television adaptation of Stephanie Danler’s novel Sweetbitter for Starz, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Bethenny Frankel is Spearheading Puerto Rico Relief Efforts
And now for a feel-good story after the last post. Real Housewife of New York Bethenny Frankel is rolling up her sleeves and getting shit done when it comes to Puerto Rico. Frankel rounded up four private planes. From People magazine:
"Frankel, 46, chartered a total of four planes leaving from Miami, Fort Lauderdale and New Jersey to distribute more than 20,000 lbs. of donated medical and survival supplies: water, canned goods, diapers, baby food, medical supplies, toys, insulin (courtesy of Univision) — plus 2,000 pounds in non-perishable, nutrient-dense meals from Feeding America and City Harvest, $25,000 in cash gift cards and cash (courtesy of Yieldstreet) and $30,000 in Costco gift cards.
Besides her own money, Frankel paid for this out of thousands of dollars in donations from Andy Cohen, Donny Deutsch, Elvis Duran and others to her B Strong charity, in partnership with Delivering Good. In addition to donating $10,000 to her nonprofit and pitching in $20,000 for Frankel’s four private planes, Duran pledged $100,000 to Feeding America to help with disaster relief."
Frankel's relief efforts have been endorsed both by FEMA and the State Department in Puerto Rico.
When the supplies were unloaded from the planes, the planes were filled up with sick and wounded women, children, and cancer victims from local hospitals, who were transported back to the US for treatment.
Frankel tells People, “We arrived in the first town before their own mayor. We pulled onto a street with a truck of basic necessities, and you would have thought I was giving out diamonds. What struck me was people politely waiting in line patiently. They are so proud. I gave them cash cards in envelopes, and they were emotional yet still proud. Their faith is intact.
There is no color on the island. Every palm tree is rooted. This bitch hit every inch of this island. The low death toll is only counting what happened when it hit, but a storm happens more gradually than a hurricane. Now is when people are dying. They are starving. They are thirsty. They cannot communicate. They cannot bathe themselves. They wash their babies and laundry in street water,” she adds. “It is a war zone. I do not play the blame game, but the 73 towns of Puerto Rico need to be methodically mapped out and visited, and the relief needs to be organized, delegated and executed.
As of 36 hours ago, my team of complete strangers as of 36 hours ago has managed to load and distribute 3 planes (with 4 on deck) medical supplies, food, petcare, hygiene, food and transport home desperate, elderly, sick people. Everyone pitched in. Crisis and relief is all about communication and dropping zero balls. If I had a bigger army we could really make a dent. This thing has only just begun. It is a startup.
I need to also thank Guardians of Rescue, Omar Rosario, Nicole Castrillo, Saira Rivas, Margie Arbizo and Michael Capponi. These people worked 24/7 on relief chats with her to make this happen. My friend Maria Menounos also reached out tirelessly help to connect with suppliers in her network. And without Twitter, this never would have happened. Twitter users literally saved babies’ lives by connecting me to pediatric hospital allowing me to transport patients home. It is the most incredible tool in the world.”
"Frankel, 46, chartered a total of four planes leaving from Miami, Fort Lauderdale and New Jersey to distribute more than 20,000 lbs. of donated medical and survival supplies: water, canned goods, diapers, baby food, medical supplies, toys, insulin (courtesy of Univision) — plus 2,000 pounds in non-perishable, nutrient-dense meals from Feeding America and City Harvest, $25,000 in cash gift cards and cash (courtesy of Yieldstreet) and $30,000 in Costco gift cards.
Besides her own money, Frankel paid for this out of thousands of dollars in donations from Andy Cohen, Donny Deutsch, Elvis Duran and others to her B Strong charity, in partnership with Delivering Good. In addition to donating $10,000 to her nonprofit and pitching in $20,000 for Frankel’s four private planes, Duran pledged $100,000 to Feeding America to help with disaster relief."
Frankel's relief efforts have been endorsed both by FEMA and the State Department in Puerto Rico.
When the supplies were unloaded from the planes, the planes were filled up with sick and wounded women, children, and cancer victims from local hospitals, who were transported back to the US for treatment.
Frankel tells People, “We arrived in the first town before their own mayor. We pulled onto a street with a truck of basic necessities, and you would have thought I was giving out diamonds. What struck me was people politely waiting in line patiently. They are so proud. I gave them cash cards in envelopes, and they were emotional yet still proud. Their faith is intact.
There is no color on the island. Every palm tree is rooted. This bitch hit every inch of this island. The low death toll is only counting what happened when it hit, but a storm happens more gradually than a hurricane. Now is when people are dying. They are starving. They are thirsty. They cannot communicate. They cannot bathe themselves. They wash their babies and laundry in street water,” she adds. “It is a war zone. I do not play the blame game, but the 73 towns of Puerto Rico need to be methodically mapped out and visited, and the relief needs to be organized, delegated and executed.
As of 36 hours ago, my team of complete strangers as of 36 hours ago has managed to load and distribute 3 planes (with 4 on deck) medical supplies, food, petcare, hygiene, food and transport home desperate, elderly, sick people. Everyone pitched in. Crisis and relief is all about communication and dropping zero balls. If I had a bigger army we could really make a dent. This thing has only just begun. It is a startup.
I need to also thank Guardians of Rescue, Omar Rosario, Nicole Castrillo, Saira Rivas, Margie Arbizo and Michael Capponi. These people worked 24/7 on relief chats with her to make this happen. My friend Maria Menounos also reached out tirelessly help to connect with suppliers in her network. And without Twitter, this never would have happened. Twitter users literally saved babies’ lives by connecting me to pediatric hospital allowing me to transport patients home. It is the most incredible tool in the world.”
Mark Salling is Going to Jail
I try to keep certain subject matters off this site to keep this place nice, but sometimes a story becomes so big that it has to be addressed, just like with Bill Cosby.
On that note, The Blast reports that former Glee star Mark Salling is going to jail. Salling has pled guilty to possession of child pornography (click on The Blast link if you want all of the details). Salling will serve between 4 to 7 years in prison. When he gets out, he will be under supervised release for 20 years, will register as a sex offender once out of prison, can have no communication with anyone under the age of 18 (unless in the presence of a parent or legal guardian) ever, and must stay 100 feet away from schoolyards and parks, public swimming pools, playgrounds, and video arcade facilities. He must also pay $50,000 in restitution to each victim who has requested restitution.
On that note, The Blast reports that former Glee star Mark Salling is going to jail. Salling has pled guilty to possession of child pornography (click on The Blast link if you want all of the details). Salling will serve between 4 to 7 years in prison. When he gets out, he will be under supervised release for 20 years, will register as a sex offender once out of prison, can have no communication with anyone under the age of 18 (unless in the presence of a parent or legal guardian) ever, and must stay 100 feet away from schoolyards and parks, public swimming pools, playgrounds, and video arcade facilities. He must also pay $50,000 in restitution to each victim who has requested restitution.
Charlotte Church is Married
Page Six reports that Charlotte Church, 31, married Jonathan Powell, 30 last month in Cardiff in front of a handful of guests. The couple has been dating since 2010, and recently suffered a miscarriage. A source said of the ceremony, “Charlotte and Jonathan have been in love for a ling time and a wedding was always on the cards. They wanted to keep things low key and swore all the guests to secrecy as they married under a tree. Jonathan has been a great influence on Charlotte, she has calmed down a lot since she met him.” Charlotte has two children, Ruby, 9, and Dexter, 8, with ex-fiancΓ© Gavin Henson, a Welsh rugby player.
Seriously happy people ππππ pic.twitter.com/zcZ56CERAA— Charlotte Church (@charlottechurch) October 4, 2017
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
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