It’s Friday – time to pull up and listen to your weekly reading from The Book Of Celebrity brought to you by the our very own educator on all matters celebrity, Acacia Stichter.
Another week, another Paris Hilton scandal. This week our favourite party princess was arrested and charged in Las Vegas with felony possession of a controlled substance, 0.8 grams of cocaine, which, when translated into English means girlfriend was having a big night out and forgot to leave the party at the party, know what I mean? Paris was cruising around Las Vegas with boyfriend Cy Waits and the pair were pulled over after police smelled “the strong odour of marijuana coming from the vehicle” (um, since when did she have a boyfriend? And why didn’t I know about this?). Police forced Paris to step out of the car – which of course was surrounded by a crowd who filmed and snapped away like it was a red carpet and gave those of us on the other side of the world a chance to feel like we were really there. During the routine search police found a small bag of cocaine in Paris’s purse and reported in their official notes that she told them “She had not seen it but now thought it was gum.” Really? That was the first thing that you could think of to say about a white powdery substance police have just found in your purse?. Paris of course claimed that the purse wasn’t hers and that she had borrowed it from a friend, although radar online are claiming that the Paris tweeted a picture of the Chanel purse when she bought it back in July saying” ‘Love My New Chanel Purse I Got Today’. She did, however, own up to the broken Albuterol pill, which is a prescription drug for people with breathing difficulties (random thing to have in your bag) and the Zig Zag wrappers which are commonly used to smoke marijuana, plus $1300 cash. I’d own up to the cash too even if it was in the purse when I borrowed it. Long story short, she was charged, released and is now waiting to deal with the matter in court blah blah. Credit where credit is due: she did look pretty darn good in her mug shot. I was really digging the braids and that teal dress looked great on her.
Just like here in Oz, the line-up for a season of Dancingwith theStarsis a hot topic in the USA. This week, the 11th season contestants were revealed and damn I would love to be able to watch this!First up we have the once famous TV icon David Hasselhoff, fully sick reality TV ‘star’ Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino from JerseyShore, swoon god Michael Bolton, teen mum Bristol Palin (I told you she wouldn’t let go of the fame), Audrina from TheHills (who I thought had a full time job on the show, was that not real?), Jennifer ‘Nobody puts baby in a corner’ Grey and Carol Brady herself, Florence Henderson, There are a few others but I don’t know who they are or don’t really care. What I wouldn’t give to see Michael Bolton do the waltz to his own song How can we be Lovers. That would be a moment in television history right there
This isn’t a new lesson, more like a revision of an old one. Throughout history there have been many people who found extraordinary fame and fortune (and infamy) after an untimely death and yes, I know Michael Jackson was famous before he died and that he was probably the most famous person on the planet BUT now he can also claim the title of the most downloaded artist of all time. The first anniversary of his death and his upcoming birthday has sent fans on a downloading frenzy as they rediscover his songs. He has surpassed Lady Gaga, Elvis, the Black Eyed Peas and Rihanna for the most downloads and, have a guess where he is the most popular… you wont get it so I’ll tell you… India. No kidding
I love it when an awards ceremony rolls around. There is always someone who gets it so wrong that you just can’t help but wonder WTF they were thinking when they stood in front of the mirror. This year that person was Rita Wilson, who clearly thought, ‘damn, I look hot tonight!’ when she got dressed for the Emmys. Did she seriously think she would end up on a best-dressed list somewhere? No, really, did she? Mrs TomHanks, who I must say looked gorgeous from the neck up, wrapped herself in some tangled Christmas lights and bedazzled her shoes with left over bits from a chandelier and skipped down the red carpet to the cries of stylists and the joyous tears of bloggers and gossip mags everywhere. There were some absolutely stunning dresses this year but the person I always look forward to seeing is the stunning Christina Hendricks, who is a hero for anyone with curves and boobs. Did you know, some designers refuse to lend her dresses because she isn’t a size 0 or 2. “People have been saying some nice, wonderful things about me. Yet not one designer in town will loan me a dress,” said the size 14 MadMen star. “They only lend out a size 0 or 2. So I’m still struggling for someone to give me a darn dress. This has always been my size. I’ve worked on other shows with this same size but MadMen celebrates it and that is nice.” And ladies and gentlemen, that is the reason I am obsessed with MadMen!
When you are famous and your every outfit, hair colour, lipstick shade and nail shape is being reported like news you must take that little extra bit of time to pretty yourself up when leaving the house. Rihanna, who is clearly taking hair styling tips from Ronald McDonald, ignored this rule when curling her hair and singed her forehead with a curling iron when creating her latest do. Rihanna tweeted a picture of her burnt face after the run in with the deadly tool with the message ‘New hair….new curling iron BURN……damn 5head always in the way’ (shouldn’t that have been 4head?). Anyway, to be fair, who hasn’t done this at least once? I usually singe the tops of my ears (cause they stick out a bit) and end up having to wear my hair down for a week while the skin grows back.
The latest issue of my favourite magazine, VanityFair, is out and it doesn’t disappoint. On the cover is a (shockingly) sober and beautiful looking Lindsay Lohan, accompanied by an article that reveals rather juicy bits of information regarding her side projects. Let me first tell you that a VanityFair profile is not your normal, boring celebrity story – these peeps go deeper and dig up things that you NEVER wanted to get out. It’s the risk celebrities take in exchange for an interview with the most famous magazine in the world. The article on Lindsay has the usual boring quotes about her latest ordeal and some stunning pictures to go with that, but what I found most fascinating was the bit where the writer interviews several paparazzi who said that Lohan often cooperates with them for a fee. Lindsay of course denies this but a photographer is quoted in the article saying, “If I called her up right now and said I’ll give you $10,000, she’d come right down.” If I was a celebrity and running low on funds, I would totally go anywhere the paparazzi asked me to for a quick wad of cash. Pictures of me would be very expensive you see as I would be very famous (My Dad already thinks I’m a star – Happy Father’s Day Dad!)
Ah, how I love Twitter. It allows you direct access to celebrities without publicists and managers to dilute their crazy moments. Exhibit A: Demi Moore, who is obviously very well pleased with her body and decided to do something only 17-year-old starlets would do. Demi was checking herself out in the mirror the other day and thought ‘damn, I’m fine. I’m going to take a picture on my phone of my sweet body, tweet my fans and let those mere mortals appreciate the wonder that is my body’ (she didn’t really say that but that’s what I would have said to myself if I were her). Naturally, within minutes, the gossip sites picked it up and BOOM! The pic went all across the globe.
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