Saturday, December 30, 2017
Friday, December 29, 2017
Tweets of the Day 12/29/17
2017 was brutal, but look on the bright side: I managed to cut my mouth on a ham.— Kat Dennings (@OfficialKat) December 27, 2017
I never feel more like my parents child than when I’m offloading overflow recycling into my neighbors bins under a cover of night.— Rachael Leigh Cook (@RachaelLCook) December 27, 2017
My aunt got a google home for Xmas & she already has “Alexa”. This morning we were messing around with the google home and asked, “okay google what do you think of Alexa” and it answered “I like her blue light” and from across the room Alexa turned on and said “thanks”. im scared— allison (@AllisonCalhoun1) December 25, 2017
I’ve reached the age where I respond to your 10:37 PM text at 6:05 the next morning.— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) December 26, 2017
Blind Gossip Blind Item - Cue The Wig
A couple of years ago, this popular former young adult TV and film actress really hit bottom.
She did eventually get help (involuntarily) and has been attempting to make a comeback. Her reps say she is doing well and that 2018 will be a big year for her and is choosing among several acting projects.
Not so fast.
Someone who knows her conveyed to us that she is not, in fact, well at all. They also told us that it is easy to tell when she is on her meds or off her meds.
"When she is off, she puts on a wig and those huge glasses. She does it because she gets very paranoid and thinks that those things hide her identity from people."
Yes, it is sad that she is not well. It is also sad when the people who are supposed to be helping her lie about it in order to try to get someone to hire her.
Actress:
Source: Blind Gossip
She did eventually get help (involuntarily) and has been attempting to make a comeback. Her reps say she is doing well and that 2018 will be a big year for her and is choosing among several acting projects.
Not so fast.
Someone who knows her conveyed to us that she is not, in fact, well at all. They also told us that it is easy to tell when she is on her meds or off her meds.
"When she is off, she puts on a wig and those huge glasses. She does it because she gets very paranoid and thinks that those things hide her identity from people."
Yes, it is sad that she is not well. It is also sad when the people who are supposed to be helping her lie about it in order to try to get someone to hire her.
Actress:
Source: Blind Gossip
Blind Gossip Blind Item - Giving Over Pieces Of Her Life
This female singer is being lured in so gradually that she doesn’t even realize what’s happening to her.
She thought that her boyfriend’s new advisor was helping him ascend from his messy life. She was so impressed that she is now slowly giving over pieces of her own life to his organization.
It’s gone from once a week contact to daily contact. Each day puts a little more distance between them and their families and friends and team… and closer to one all-encompassing organization.
This is why her people are freaking out. They can see exactly what’s going on.
Singer:
Her Boyfriend:
Source: Blind Gossip
She thought that her boyfriend’s new advisor was helping him ascend from his messy life. She was so impressed that she is now slowly giving over pieces of her own life to his organization.
It’s gone from once a week contact to daily contact. Each day puts a little more distance between them and their families and friends and team… and closer to one all-encompassing organization.
This is why her people are freaking out. They can see exactly what’s going on.
Singer:
Her Boyfriend:
Source: Blind Gossip
Drew Barrymore Covers InStyle Magazine
Drew Barrymore is on the cover of InStyle Magazine. Here are some highlights from her accompanying interview:
On getting into fashion design:
“I kept feeling this burning desire to build an apparel brand for women by women, to explore something romantic. I took it back to my love of tailoring and having been in a costume house my whole life. I have a body type that I tend to cover up. So it’s nothing tight, not big and boxy, more of a fluid drape that feels like the ’20s, ’40s, and ’70s. Not utterly casual but efforted in its effortlessness.
I’m very conscious about the way people feel. When I was making movies, I just didn’t want to tell a depressing story; I wanted to tell one about some type of self-improvement. I thought, ‘There’s enough shit in life. I want optimism and joy.’ At the same time, I don’t like magic-wand happy endings—and now I don’t like magic-wand makeup or magic-wand clothes.”
On her work ethic:
“From a young age I was overly passionate and thought everything lived and died in a professional atmosphere because, back then, it was really all I had. I didn’t have a family. I’ve been working as long as I can remember. When people say, ‘Be present,’ I want to punch them in the fucking face. I just get murderous. I think I find the advice ‘Just put one foot in front of the other’ far wiser. There’s a simplicity to that—a motion and an action.”
On her personality:
“My kids know I get a gleam in my eye when I feel like I’m being messed with. It makes them laugh...It is so much cheaper, faster, and more fulfilling to just be nice. Do you see the extremes now? “God or the devil, face ripper or ‘Take the shirt off my back,’ I definitely have a ferociousness. And I’ve always had it. I completely rebel against authority. Scrappy. I am very fucking scrappy.”
On her children:
“Today I picked Frankie up at the playground, and she let her cheek rest against my lips for a really long time. So I just hummed a song and didn’t really move so as to not break the moment. And, oh my god…I think I was actually being present today! But nobody was telling me to be, so I guess it’s OK. My girls make me stop—stop thinking and rushing and needing to do ... They make the whole world totally stand still. They are the love I’ve always wanted to know.”
Read the full interview at InStyle.
On getting into fashion design:
“I kept feeling this burning desire to build an apparel brand for women by women, to explore something romantic. I took it back to my love of tailoring and having been in a costume house my whole life. I have a body type that I tend to cover up. So it’s nothing tight, not big and boxy, more of a fluid drape that feels like the ’20s, ’40s, and ’70s. Not utterly casual but efforted in its effortlessness.
I’m very conscious about the way people feel. When I was making movies, I just didn’t want to tell a depressing story; I wanted to tell one about some type of self-improvement. I thought, ‘There’s enough shit in life. I want optimism and joy.’ At the same time, I don’t like magic-wand happy endings—and now I don’t like magic-wand makeup or magic-wand clothes.”
On her work ethic:
“From a young age I was overly passionate and thought everything lived and died in a professional atmosphere because, back then, it was really all I had. I didn’t have a family. I’ve been working as long as I can remember. When people say, ‘Be present,’ I want to punch them in the fucking face. I just get murderous. I think I find the advice ‘Just put one foot in front of the other’ far wiser. There’s a simplicity to that—a motion and an action.”
On her personality:
“My kids know I get a gleam in my eye when I feel like I’m being messed with. It makes them laugh...It is so much cheaper, faster, and more fulfilling to just be nice. Do you see the extremes now? “God or the devil, face ripper or ‘Take the shirt off my back,’ I definitely have a ferociousness. And I’ve always had it. I completely rebel against authority. Scrappy. I am very fucking scrappy.”
On her children:
“Today I picked Frankie up at the playground, and she let her cheek rest against my lips for a really long time. So I just hummed a song and didn’t really move so as to not break the moment. And, oh my god…I think I was actually being present today! But nobody was telling me to be, so I guess it’s OK. My girls make me stop—stop thinking and rushing and needing to do ... They make the whole world totally stand still. They are the love I’ve always wanted to know.”
Read the full interview at InStyle.
Blind Gossip Blind Item - Sleigh Bells Ring A Ling
Here’s another set of celebrity couples that typically vacations together.
They’re very close. Well, to be more precise, two members of this group are very close… closer than they are to their own spouses!
So, one bought the other a very special – and very personal – holiday gift. No, he didn’t give THE gift. He gave A gift!
It’s a ring, engraved with the giver’s initials on it. How romantic! How thoughtful!
Wait a minute. Isn’t the receiver worried that their spouse will discover the special gift?
No. You see, this isn’t the kind of ring you wear on your finger. It’s a c*ck ring. And everybody in this foursome knows what’s what.
Foursome:
Source: Blind Gossip
They’re very close. Well, to be more precise, two members of this group are very close… closer than they are to their own spouses!
So, one bought the other a very special – and very personal – holiday gift. No, he didn’t give THE gift. He gave A gift!
It’s a ring, engraved with the giver’s initials on it. How romantic! How thoughtful!
Wait a minute. Isn’t the receiver worried that their spouse will discover the special gift?
No. You see, this isn’t the kind of ring you wear on your finger. It’s a c*ck ring. And everybody in this foursome knows what’s what.
Foursome:
Source: Blind Gossip
Jane Fonda's Great Expectations
Jane Fonda recently sat down for an interview with People. Here's what she had to say:
“I never pictured 30. I assumed I wouldn’t live very long and that I would die lonely and an addict of some sort. I didn’t think if I did live this long, that I would be vibrant and healthy and still working. I’m grateful.”
Her marriage advice:
“If you don’t feel seen, safe or celebrated, get out.”
On what she is most thankful for:
“I’m thankful that I’ve gotten better over the 80 years. I’m less judgmental. I’m forgiving. It wasn’t always true. I’ve really worked hard to get better as a human being.”
“I never pictured 30. I assumed I wouldn’t live very long and that I would die lonely and an addict of some sort. I didn’t think if I did live this long, that I would be vibrant and healthy and still working. I’m grateful.”
Her marriage advice:
“If you don’t feel seen, safe or celebrated, get out.”
On what she is most thankful for:
“I’m thankful that I’ve gotten better over the 80 years. I’m less judgmental. I’m forgiving. It wasn’t always true. I’ve really worked hard to get better as a human being.”
Celebrity Real Estate - Slash Edition
Slash has picked up a new home in Encino for $6.25 million. The 9,400 square foot home features six bedrooms, ten bathrooms, a movie theater, sport court, pool, and guesthouse. See pictures of the property at Page Six.
Muse's Matthew Bellamy is Engaged
E! News reports that Muse frontman Matthew Bellamy, 39, is engaged to girlfriend Elle Evans, 28. Bellamy popped the question during the couple's recent trip to Fiji. This will be the first walk down the aisle for Bellamy; he was previously engaged to Italian psychologist Gaia Polloni, and then Kate Hudson, with whom he shares son Bingham, 6.
TV Show Roundup 12/29/17
New Shows:
E! News reports that FX has ordered Ryan Murphy's new show Pose to series. The show makes history with the largest cast of transgender actors in series regular roles, and the largest LGBTQ cast ever in a scripted series.
E! News reports that FX has ordered Ryan Murphy's new show Pose to series. The show makes history with the largest cast of transgender actors in series regular roles, and the largest LGBTQ cast ever in a scripted series.
Amanda Bynes' Plans for 2018
Amanda Bynes' lawyer recently spoke to Page Six about what she has planned for 2018. Here's what he had to say:
“Amanda is looking forward to ringing in the new year with her close friends this year. In 2018, she looks forward to completing fashion school and dipping her toe back into acting. She has had several offers but is waiting for the right one to come along for a comeback.”
Is it me, or does that sound like Cousin Eddie holding out for a management position?
“Amanda is looking forward to ringing in the new year with her close friends this year. In 2018, she looks forward to completing fashion school and dipping her toe back into acting. She has had several offers but is waiting for the right one to come along for a comeback.”
Is it me, or does that sound like Cousin Eddie holding out for a management position?
Real Housewife of Beverly Hills Burgled
Kyle Richards and her family are vacationing in Aspen right now, so naturally the Bling Ring 2.0 stopped by her new Encino home to help themselves to some of her jewelry. TMZ reports that thieves made off with more than $1 million in jewelry, including $150,000 worth of her husband Mauricio Umansky's watches. The house does have a security system, but it was not on. A closet sensor was triggered at 1:15am by the burglars, and there are tons of surveillance cameras on the property, so hopefully the cops have a lead this time.
Lindsay Lohan Bitten By Snake
Page Six reports that Lindsay Lohan recently revealed that she was bitten by a snake while on vacation in Thailand. Say, I didn't know Dina Lohan was in town! Anyway, here's what she had to say on her Instagram Stories:
“I love this, it’s so beautiful, an amazing place, aside from my snake bite. I got bit by a snake on a hike the other day. The positive side of it is I’m OK. Happy New Year and God bless. My Shaman told me it was good luck and positive and energy.”
“I love this, it’s so beautiful, an amazing place, aside from my snake bite. I got bit by a snake on a hike the other day. The positive side of it is I’m OK. Happy New Year and God bless. My Shaman told me it was good luck and positive and energy.”
Rose Marie Has Passed Away
Rose Marie, who starred in The Dick Van Dyke Show, has passed away at the age of 94 at home in Van Nuys, California. Rose Marie started her career at the age of 3, and during her career, she co-headlined on the opening night of Bugsy Siegel’s Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas in 1946 and was a regular on the game show The Hollywood Squares. Rose Marie is survived by her daughter Georgiana. Read her full obituary at The Hollywood Reporter.
It is with broken hearts that we share the terribly sad news that our beloved Rose Marie passed away this afternoon. https://t.co/boHpy71Fjx pic.twitter.com/qv9w8pNuOz— Rose Marie-Official (@RoseMarie4Real) December 29, 2017
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Tweets of the Day 12/28/17
Remember when “anyone can grow up to be President” was aspirational, not an existential threat?— Tim O'Donnell (@TimODee16) December 23, 2017
Life is short. Write that novel. Paint that painting. Try new recipes. Learn black magic. Go into the forest at night. Summon a demon. Earn that demon's trust. Become best friends with it. Brag to everyone else about your new cool demon best friend. Knit that sweater.— Roxi Horror 💀🌸 (@roxiqt) December 23, 2017
There are two versions of me on a plane: one is a gum-gnashin’ sky cowboy who loves a good rodeo, and the other feels one tiny bump and descends into a poop-inducing panic trance. I never really know which one I’m gonna get.— John Mayer (@JohnMayer) December 26, 2017
Blind Gossip Blind Item - The Fabulous Lure
This middle-aged businessman certainly knows how to lure younger male celebrities into his lair.
You already know that he has vacationed with this greatest film actor and this foreign sportsman. How does he do it?
"He has a fabulous life that becomes more fabulous the more people he can get to pay attention to him. So he pays male celebrities $250-500K per day to hang with him, plus all the drugs they want (if they use drugs). He shows them a good time, and they are “nice” to him in return."
Well, $500K certainly is more than most people make in a day of filming or sport.
Who is next?
"He has invited [two young male actors] and [a male singer] to be his guests over the winter holidays. Oh, and [a young female actress] just to try to dispel the gay rumors. I don’t know who has RSVP’d yet."
Businessman:
Former Guests:
Future Guests:
Source: Blind Gossip/span>
You already know that he has vacationed with this greatest film actor and this foreign sportsman. How does he do it?
"He has a fabulous life that becomes more fabulous the more people he can get to pay attention to him. So he pays male celebrities $250-500K per day to hang with him, plus all the drugs they want (if they use drugs). He shows them a good time, and they are “nice” to him in return."
Well, $500K certainly is more than most people make in a day of filming or sport.
Who is next?
"He has invited [two young male actors] and [a male singer] to be his guests over the winter holidays. Oh, and [a young female actress] just to try to dispel the gay rumors. I don’t know who has RSVP’d yet."
Businessman:
Former Guests:
Future Guests:
Source: Blind Gossip/span>
Blind Gossip Blind Item - Cash Cows Are Going Unmilked
This was supposed to be the marketing coup of a lifetime. The big cash cow. The opportunity to capitalize on a confluence of events that had been encouraged for years.
So… what’s the problem?
They can’t find anyone to pay their price for the big, exclusive cover!
"They supposedly want $5 million for the before shot and $10 million for the after shot. That’s too much. The big magazines will pay the top dollar for celebrities who are more rare. They are just too ubiquitous. They are everywhere, every day. Nothing rare about that."
That might explain why some in the group have been delaying announcements and hiding themselves. Not for privacy reasons, but to try to make themselves more “rare”?
There is still some time left on the clock, but they need to get that deal made. Last time one of them got too greedy… they wound up receiving nothing!
Group:
Source: Blind Gossip
So… what’s the problem?
They can’t find anyone to pay their price for the big, exclusive cover!
"They supposedly want $5 million for the before shot and $10 million for the after shot. That’s too much. The big magazines will pay the top dollar for celebrities who are more rare. They are just too ubiquitous. They are everywhere, every day. Nothing rare about that."
That might explain why some in the group have been delaying announcements and hiding themselves. Not for privacy reasons, but to try to make themselves more “rare”?
There is still some time left on the clock, but they need to get that deal made. Last time one of them got too greedy… they wound up receiving nothing!
Group:
Source: Blind Gossip
That Time Bono Almost Died
Bono is on the cover of Rolling Stone. Here are some highlights from his accompanying interview:
One thing this record seems to be about is survival. The survival of the world, and of our political system. But let's talk about your own survival. In the middle of recording, you had a near-death experience. Tell me what happened.
"Well, I mean, I don't want to."
I understand. I had my own experience recently. People want to ask about my health, and I'm hesitant to talk about it. Why do I feel that way? Am I ashamed? Is it weakness I am trying to cover up?
"It's just a thing that . . . people have these extinction events in their lives; it could be psychological or it could be physical. And, yes, it was physical for me, but I think I have spared myself all that soap opera. Especially with this kind of celebrity obsession with the minutiae of peoples' lives – I have got out of that. I want to speak about the issue in a way that lets people fill in the blanks of what they have been through, you know?
It's one thing if you were talking about it in a place of record like Rolling Stone, but by the time it gets to your local tabloid it is just awful. It becomes the question that everyone is asking."
But let's talk about it in an elliptical sense. I mean, it's central to the album.
"Yeah. This political apocalypse was going on in Europe and in America, and it found a perfect rhyme with what was going on in my own life. And I have had a hail of blows over the years. You get warning signs, and then you realize that you are not a tank, as [his wife] Ali says. Edge has this thing that he says about me, that I look upon my body as an inconvenience."
A few years ago, I visited you in the hospital with your arm in some kind of George Washington Bridge structure.
"After my bike accident, pretending it was a car crash."
It looked bad, and then the latest thing. That is a lot of brushes with death.
"There is comic tragedy with a bike accident in Central Park – it is not exactly James Dean. But the thing that shook me was that I didn't remember it. That was the amnesia; I have no idea how it happened. That left me a little uneasy, but the other stuff has just finally nailed me. It was like, "Can you take a hint?""
You are making the album and then all of a sudden you had to deal with your health issue. How did it affect the album and your vision of it?
"Well, strangely enough, mortality was going to be a subject anyway just because it is a subject not often covered. And you can't write Songs of Experience without writing about that. And I've had a couple of these shocks to the system, let's call them, in my life. Like my bike accident or my back injury. So it was always going to be the subject. I just didn't want to be such an expert in it.
I met this poet named Brendan Kennelly. I have known him for years; he is an unbelievable poet. And he said, "Bono, if you want to get to the place where the writing lives, imagine you're dead." There is no ego, there is no vanity, no worrying about who you will offend. That is great advice. I just didn't want to have to find out outside of a mental excursion. I didn't want to find out the hard way."
Read the full interview at Rolling Stone.
One thing this record seems to be about is survival. The survival of the world, and of our political system. But let's talk about your own survival. In the middle of recording, you had a near-death experience. Tell me what happened.
"Well, I mean, I don't want to."
I understand. I had my own experience recently. People want to ask about my health, and I'm hesitant to talk about it. Why do I feel that way? Am I ashamed? Is it weakness I am trying to cover up?
"It's just a thing that . . . people have these extinction events in their lives; it could be psychological or it could be physical. And, yes, it was physical for me, but I think I have spared myself all that soap opera. Especially with this kind of celebrity obsession with the minutiae of peoples' lives – I have got out of that. I want to speak about the issue in a way that lets people fill in the blanks of what they have been through, you know?
It's one thing if you were talking about it in a place of record like Rolling Stone, but by the time it gets to your local tabloid it is just awful. It becomes the question that everyone is asking."
But let's talk about it in an elliptical sense. I mean, it's central to the album.
"Yeah. This political apocalypse was going on in Europe and in America, and it found a perfect rhyme with what was going on in my own life. And I have had a hail of blows over the years. You get warning signs, and then you realize that you are not a tank, as [his wife] Ali says. Edge has this thing that he says about me, that I look upon my body as an inconvenience."
A few years ago, I visited you in the hospital with your arm in some kind of George Washington Bridge structure.
"After my bike accident, pretending it was a car crash."
It looked bad, and then the latest thing. That is a lot of brushes with death.
"There is comic tragedy with a bike accident in Central Park – it is not exactly James Dean. But the thing that shook me was that I didn't remember it. That was the amnesia; I have no idea how it happened. That left me a little uneasy, but the other stuff has just finally nailed me. It was like, "Can you take a hint?""
You are making the album and then all of a sudden you had to deal with your health issue. How did it affect the album and your vision of it?
"Well, strangely enough, mortality was going to be a subject anyway just because it is a subject not often covered. And you can't write Songs of Experience without writing about that. And I've had a couple of these shocks to the system, let's call them, in my life. Like my bike accident or my back injury. So it was always going to be the subject. I just didn't want to be such an expert in it.
I met this poet named Brendan Kennelly. I have known him for years; he is an unbelievable poet. And he said, "Bono, if you want to get to the place where the writing lives, imagine you're dead." There is no ego, there is no vanity, no worrying about who you will offend. That is great advice. I just didn't want to have to find out outside of a mental excursion. I didn't want to find out the hard way."
Read the full interview at Rolling Stone.
Blind Gossip Blind Item - Vacation Couples Tiff
These two famous actresses have been close friends for a long time. They have managed to support each other through marriages, divorces, various projects, and several plastic surgeries.
They normally go on vacation together during the winter. However, this year, there’s a problem. We don’t think the girls are having a tiff. We think the problem might be with the men.
"The two guys are chill on their own, but they don’t like each other. [One] was saying that he’d rather not spend his vacation time hanging out with “that addict.”"
Well, that kind of animosity would certainly make for a less-than-relaxing time!
Actresses:
Source: Blind Gossip
They normally go on vacation together during the winter. However, this year, there’s a problem. We don’t think the girls are having a tiff. We think the problem might be with the men.
"The two guys are chill on their own, but they don’t like each other. [One] was saying that he’d rather not spend his vacation time hanging out with “that addict.”"
Well, that kind of animosity would certainly make for a less-than-relaxing time!
Actresses:
Source: Blind Gossip
Jemima Kirke Talks Weddings
Former Girls star Jemima Kirke recently sat down for an interview with W Magazine about her gallery show in which she did portraits of brides, including herself. Here's what she had to say:
Why did you decide to include yourself?
"Because I’m one of them—I’m one of these women who got married. It’s not even my own wedding that I’m thinking and asking myself questions about—it’s more my relationship to weddings. It’s like a pageantry in my head, as I’m sitting there watching everyone try their dresses on or thinking, 'Oh, I wish I could have done that.' And, you know, I just wanted to put myself in different dresses. [Laughs.] Because it’s about that, too. ShiShi wore my wedding dress because she isn't married, and that one was really important for me, because she was an extreme example of a woman who protests and questions and rebels against gender norms. She’s someone who has said that she doesn’t believe in marriage, and that she doesn’t want to get married ever. It’s something we talk about all the time, and especially when I was doing this project—we live together, she rents out a floor in my house—but actually one day she said to me, 'I want to wear a wedding dress.' I was surprised at her sort of coy desire to be in the costume, but she really did want it just like any other delusional bride-to-be. And she acknowledged that, too, which was really interesting to me—that no matter who you are, as a woman, there is still that fantasy story of wearing a wedding dress that can turn you all giddy."
So how did it go with your husband [Michael Mosberg, whom she also has two children with], then, when he saw your self-portrait where you definitely look somber?
"Well, he and I recognized that it was quite a poignant and self-reflexive painting, and both of us were really scared of those things at the time. That's one of the things I'm talking about: I think in marriage, you should be able to say to each other as couples, 'I don’t love you right now and it’s okay, hopefully we get back there.' I wish the conversation we had had gone, 'Yeah, I’m struggling in the marriage right now,' but I think it wasn’t something we were able to face because again, the societal consensus is that everything has to be either good or bad, or right and wrong. But it’s wrong to be married and be unhappy and stay."
Was your sister Domino at all hesitant to be a part of the series, since she got married so recently—and is clearly excited, since she actually had two weddings? Did you two discuss the more difficult aspects of marriage?
"No, and she did say she liked the painting, but I mean, what's she going to say? Some people aren’t ready to talk about the dark sides or negative aspects of something that they’re excited about right now. They don’t want to be bummed out. But with this show, I’m really not saying marriage is wrong and that you shouldn’t do it. All I ever ask for from people and from myself is to acknowledge that things have two sides, and there are dark sides to everything, and that’s okay. It’s okay to be married and to want to get married—it’s totally okay for a woman who’s a die-hard feminist to get married and have a husband. Two things can be true at once, but why can’t we talk about the hypocrisy of it as well?
There's this callout culture of people getting called out for having two opposing feelings, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong about that—that's a really black-and-white way of looking at things, and I actually think there’s art and excitement and beauty in those contrasts. Like, looking at ShiShi wearing my wedding dress was more interesting than looking at anyone wearing my wedding dress, because of the fact that she normally never would and it turned her into a different person—though if that happened on social media, she's probably get called out for being, like, a bad feminist. So yes, I’d like to be able to talk to women who just got married about the stupidity of the move that they made, without them thinking that they have to now change their minds or get divorced or not married. I just think it’s something we should ask questions about."
Did you already think this way about marriage, or was this an attitude you came to over the course of doing this show?
"This show was kind of just an excuse to just sit for hours upon hours and think about something until I turned to some sort of conclusion, although in the end, I only really had some, not a total one. One was that the only sincere, honest marriages are either green card marriages, or big fuck off performances where the bride’s doing coke in the bathroom and wearing a dress that’s, like, bigger than the whole room. Because that’s what it is—it’s a performance, and I love that. I love huge parties, and I love weddings if they’re fun. Since I don't actually care or want to drive four hours or get on a plane to go to your wedding, they really better be fun, but some people don’t even let you have a drink until after you’ve watched them get married. [Laughs.] I’m like, "What is this, it’s your party! Fuck you!""
Read the full interview at W Magazine.
Why did you decide to include yourself?
"Because I’m one of them—I’m one of these women who got married. It’s not even my own wedding that I’m thinking and asking myself questions about—it’s more my relationship to weddings. It’s like a pageantry in my head, as I’m sitting there watching everyone try their dresses on or thinking, 'Oh, I wish I could have done that.' And, you know, I just wanted to put myself in different dresses. [Laughs.] Because it’s about that, too. ShiShi wore my wedding dress because she isn't married, and that one was really important for me, because she was an extreme example of a woman who protests and questions and rebels against gender norms. She’s someone who has said that she doesn’t believe in marriage, and that she doesn’t want to get married ever. It’s something we talk about all the time, and especially when I was doing this project—we live together, she rents out a floor in my house—but actually one day she said to me, 'I want to wear a wedding dress.' I was surprised at her sort of coy desire to be in the costume, but she really did want it just like any other delusional bride-to-be. And she acknowledged that, too, which was really interesting to me—that no matter who you are, as a woman, there is still that fantasy story of wearing a wedding dress that can turn you all giddy."
So how did it go with your husband [Michael Mosberg, whom she also has two children with], then, when he saw your self-portrait where you definitely look somber?
"Well, he and I recognized that it was quite a poignant and self-reflexive painting, and both of us were really scared of those things at the time. That's one of the things I'm talking about: I think in marriage, you should be able to say to each other as couples, 'I don’t love you right now and it’s okay, hopefully we get back there.' I wish the conversation we had had gone, 'Yeah, I’m struggling in the marriage right now,' but I think it wasn’t something we were able to face because again, the societal consensus is that everything has to be either good or bad, or right and wrong. But it’s wrong to be married and be unhappy and stay."
Was your sister Domino at all hesitant to be a part of the series, since she got married so recently—and is clearly excited, since she actually had two weddings? Did you two discuss the more difficult aspects of marriage?
"No, and she did say she liked the painting, but I mean, what's she going to say? Some people aren’t ready to talk about the dark sides or negative aspects of something that they’re excited about right now. They don’t want to be bummed out. But with this show, I’m really not saying marriage is wrong and that you shouldn’t do it. All I ever ask for from people and from myself is to acknowledge that things have two sides, and there are dark sides to everything, and that’s okay. It’s okay to be married and to want to get married—it’s totally okay for a woman who’s a die-hard feminist to get married and have a husband. Two things can be true at once, but why can’t we talk about the hypocrisy of it as well?
There's this callout culture of people getting called out for having two opposing feelings, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong about that—that's a really black-and-white way of looking at things, and I actually think there’s art and excitement and beauty in those contrasts. Like, looking at ShiShi wearing my wedding dress was more interesting than looking at anyone wearing my wedding dress, because of the fact that she normally never would and it turned her into a different person—though if that happened on social media, she's probably get called out for being, like, a bad feminist. So yes, I’d like to be able to talk to women who just got married about the stupidity of the move that they made, without them thinking that they have to now change their minds or get divorced or not married. I just think it’s something we should ask questions about."
Did you already think this way about marriage, or was this an attitude you came to over the course of doing this show?
"This show was kind of just an excuse to just sit for hours upon hours and think about something until I turned to some sort of conclusion, although in the end, I only really had some, not a total one. One was that the only sincere, honest marriages are either green card marriages, or big fuck off performances where the bride’s doing coke in the bathroom and wearing a dress that’s, like, bigger than the whole room. Because that’s what it is—it’s a performance, and I love that. I love huge parties, and I love weddings if they’re fun. Since I don't actually care or want to drive four hours or get on a plane to go to your wedding, they really better be fun, but some people don’t even let you have a drink until after you’ve watched them get married. [Laughs.] I’m like, "What is this, it’s your party! Fuck you!""
Read the full interview at W Magazine.
Celebrity Real Estate - Annie Potts Edition
Annie Potts recently picked up a new home in the Valley for $1.61 million. The 2,194 square foot home features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, walls of glass, and a pool. See pictures of the property at Variety.
Former Real Housewife of Orange County Getting Divorced
Page Six reports that former Real Housewife of Orange County Lizzie Rovsek, 37, has filed for divorce from her husband Christian, 37. The couple were married for 8 years. Rovsek appeared on Season 9 of the franchise, but has popped up at least once a season since then. The couple shares two children together.
TV Show Roundup 12/28/17
Reboots:
E! News reports that NBC is working on rebooting Mad About You, with Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser reprising their roles of Paul and Jamie Buchman.
E! News reports that NBC is working on rebooting Mad About You, with Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser reprising their roles of Paul and Jamie Buchman.
Bill Hader Files For Divorce
They announced their split last month, and now Us Weekly reports that Bill Hader, 39, has filed for divorce from wife of 11 years Maggie Carey. In the filing, Hader is asking for joint legal and physical custody of the couple's three daughters Hannah, 8, Harper, 5, and Hayley, 3, and he agrees to pay spousal support to Carey.
Lindsay Lohan Owes Taxes
Is anybody surprised by this? Page Six reports that Lindsay Lohan owes $100,710.55 in back taxes from 2010, 2014, and 2015. Maybe she thought that by living abroad that meant she didn't have to pay anymore? A rep for Lohan declined to comment.
Brad Goreski is Married
E! News reports that celebrity stylist Brad Goreski, 40, and television writer and producer Gary Janetti, 51, were married on Tuesday on a cruise to the Caribbean. A source says of the nuptials, "They were so happy to share the moment with both families. The ship made the experience very special. They had a beautiful ceremony at sunset and then set sail with a family dinner. Both Brad and Gary couldn't be happier." The couple has been together for 16 years, and have three rescue chihuahua mixes together.
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Tweets of the Day 12/27/17
Time For Men In Black 4 Starring Me Cause I Need Some Answers— Jaden Smith (@officialjaden) December 23, 2017
“work until your bank account looks like a phone number” pic.twitter.com/WwtpBQ7tQO— zander (@finah) December 21, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: Smoke is billowing out of the chimney at Papa John's Corporate Headquarters, it seems the board has chosen the new Papa.— Sean O'Connor (@seanoconnz) December 22, 2017
Blind Gossip Blind Item - Reality Check For Famous Offspring
These children of two movie actors like to call themselves working actors. Except… none of them are working! While their parents can give them bit parts in their own projects, they are not scoring any major roles on their own.
So the kids are now talking about creating their own project… a reality show!
We don’t know how interesting they are, but they have a few things going in their favor. They like to party. They like to be seen on social media. They like to talk about themselves. They like to create controversy. And they don’t seem to mind taking their clothes off.
The only glitch is that reality producers want the parents, too. However, Mom and Dad still have careers and aren’t keen on doing reality TV themselves.
The kids are persistent, though. We’ll see if Mom and/or Dad acquiesce… or if the kids can find a producer who will take them without their famous parents!
Family:
Source: Blind Gossip
So the kids are now talking about creating their own project… a reality show!
We don’t know how interesting they are, but they have a few things going in their favor. They like to party. They like to be seen on social media. They like to talk about themselves. They like to create controversy. And they don’t seem to mind taking their clothes off.
The only glitch is that reality producers want the parents, too. However, Mom and Dad still have careers and aren’t keen on doing reality TV themselves.
The kids are persistent, though. We’ll see if Mom and/or Dad acquiesce… or if the kids can find a producer who will take them without their famous parents!
Family:
Source: Blind Gossip
Deep Thoughts 12/27/17
For your ideal dinner party, what would you cook (if you had infinite time, ability and budget)?
Blind Gossip Blind Item - That Strapping Young Man
This girl has been famous since birth. It’s more about her parentage (specifically her famous father) than about anything that she has accomplished.
She is photographed constantly. Since she is now over 18, the media has become obsessed with who she’s dating. Seems like a new guy every month, right?
Not really. The last couple of strapping guys the media have described as her boyfriends… are her bodyguards! And, no, she is not dating any of them.
Girl:
Her Famous Father:
Source: Blind Gossip
She is photographed constantly. Since she is now over 18, the media has become obsessed with who she’s dating. Seems like a new guy every month, right?
Not really. The last couple of strapping guys the media have described as her boyfriends… are her bodyguards! And, no, she is not dating any of them.
Girl:
Her Famous Father:
Source: Blind Gossip
Nicky Hilton is a Mom Again
People reports that Nicky Hilton Rothschild, 34, and husband James Rothschild have welcomed their second child together. Their daughter Teddy Marilyn Rothschild was born on Wednesday, December 20th. The couple, married since 2015, are already parents to daughter Lily-Grace Victoria, 1.
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