1. Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is now the father of a baby boy.
Hilton, 34, made the surprise announcement via a personal message and photo posted on his blog, perezhilton.com:
“I am ready to announce that earlier this month I was blessed with the birth of my first child, a beautiful and healthy baby boy – with lots of hair on his tiny head!,” he wrote.
“My family is overjoyed at this newest and most cherished addition … I am so humbled to welcome this little man into my life. And I am honored and ready for the challenge of guiding him through his.”
The openly gay blogger gave no details of the birth nor the child’s mother.
Check out the cute first photo and pics of other recent celebrity parents in this gallery.
Natalie Bassingthwaighte gave birth to a baby boy.
2. Anne Hathaway has issued a dramatic and slightly bizarre apology for the dress that she wore to the Oscars. Do you think that was necessary? Click here to read.
3. The NRL’s 2013 marketing campaign is using pop singer Jessica Mauboy to appeal to female viewers.
The 23-year-old Sapphires star is the first female to front an NRL advertisement since the popular Tina Turner campaign used in the 1990s.
Mauboy performs a cover of Etta James’ ‘Something’s Got A Hold On Me’ while images of men, women and girls kicking around a footy flash across the screen. Even Jess has a go, although her high heels and leather pants probably wouldn’t pass OH&S guidelines (unless she was playing for the Lingerie Football League).
”Being an Aussie, being part of such an Aussie brand, that is huge for me. Growing up I had always envisaged doing something for Australia and representing so this is a massive step,” she told the SMH.
Reactions to the ad have been mixed. What do you think?
4. Most celebrities sell their baby shower photos for a motza. Kristen Bell has simply shared them on Twitter and it looks like she’s having a ball. Click here to see.
5. Sad about these splits (well, one of them anyway).
Michelle Williams and Jason Segel; Rachel McAdams and Michael Sheen
A collective ‘ohhhh’ went around the Mamamia office when we heard about this: after one year together, Michelle Williams and Jason Segel have ended their relationship. It has been reported that geography- Williams lives in New York with her daughter Matilda, while Segel is based in LA – took its toll.
The actors, both aged 32, started dating at the beginning of 2012, having been introduced by their mutual friend and fellow actor Busy Phillips.
Also, Rachel McAdams’ two-year relationship with Twilight star Michael Sheen has come to an end. The couple met during filming of Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris and began dating in October 2010.
McAdams, 34, was previously engaged to her The Notebook co-star Ryan Gosling, while Sheen, 44, has a daughter with his former partner, actress Kate Beckinsale.
6. Beyonce has tweeted a photo of herself in the shower. Click here to see.
7. The rumour mill is in overdrive about Brad and Angelina’s wedding plans. Including some, er, bizarre revelations for their florist. Read them here.
8. Ovary melting alert. Bake Lively and Ryan Reynolds visited a paediatric unit while shooting Queen of the Night. The images of them holding tiny babies are melting hearts. And ovaries. Click here to see.
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I admire Michelle Williams
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Hathaway apologized for her dress because Valentino announced that he was dressing her for the Oscars that morning. It confused people when she showed up in a Prada one. How is that bizarre?
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Dear, Mia, I shall put the comment regarding Perez down to a temporary lapse in judgement, seeing as how you usually present an intelligent commentary. To be frank, your sentiment “I have no problem with gay men adopting babies… But”, didn’t “sit right” with me. It felt akin to the classic “I’m not racist but”"…”, and I don’t imagine that was your intention at all. In your reponse you do make it clearer that your concerns relate more to the moral standards of Perez. In doing so though, you are buying into the nastiness which Perez (apparently formerly) has thrived on, by making a sweeping judgement based on your own bias. Of course, you are entitled to your opinion, he may not be a very nice person, but to this reader, your comment came across as snide and insensitive, which ironically is part of the reasoning you give as to why this man is incapable or undeserving of fatherhood.
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Hi Tanya,
Agree with what you have written. Now lm just pissed off that Mia doesnt have the courtesy to reply to anyones comments.
In fact l wonder if she has replied to anyone and if not, then why not?
l respect Mia but am very disappointed in this lack of a response.
Is it just me????
How do other people feel?
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Hi Lavender,
Not only have I replied to the comments about my Facebook comment (on Facebook where they were left) I also recorded a podcast about the controversy and to explain my comments further.
With 10,000+ comments left on all our posts on multiple platforms, it’s not always possible for me to reply to every individual comment.
Thus, the podcast! Hope that clears things up.
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I’m surprised by how many comments / replies Mia does make in the comments section. Surprised in a good way, how do you find the time!!
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Call me wacky but I think every child deserves a mother.
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There are plenty of ‘mothers’ that no child ever deserves because unfortunately our body parts don’t automatically make us a fit, devoted parent. A child deserves to be raised in a loving family that can protect and nurture them regardless of the composition.
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What makes you think he doesnt have a mother?
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You’re wacky.
And wrong!
I know of plenty of Dads with babies and they are amazing parents. Every child does not need a mother- every child just needs to be loved and cared for.
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Man, Jason Segel and Michelle Williams are both so damn amazing. I love Jason, I love Michelle. They’re beautiful people. SO DEPRESSED ABOUT THIS.
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As per your Facebook comment: “I have no problem with gay men adopting babies. But this celebrity announcement is not sitting well with me….what do you think? X Mia”
For what reason does it not sit well with you Mia that Perez Hilton has adopted a baby?
I’d like to understand your point of view before offering any comment in response
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As per @carosmile comment – for what reason does it not “sit well with you” Mia? You didnt actually answer your own question in the post! Please would be grateful if you could address this Mia. Thanks.
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Mia – your post was some 10 hours ago and as you may have seen there has been a huge response on your post and there has been no reply either on here or Facebook. l really enjoy Mamamia and think it is only courteous of you to reply. Otherwise l would not be surprised if Mamamia loses alot of its readers. Thanking you in anticipation.
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The problem is the lack of acknowledgement of who the mother is. The child has the right to know who that person is. Women are not just incubators. I feel that this is a major problem – the dehumanising of parenthood. We are more than just eggs and sperm in test tubes.
Will this be another “lost or stolen generation” ? Everyone has a need to know who they have come from. It’s irrelevant whether Perez is gay or not. But the person he has helped bring into the world also has the right to know who they have come from.
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Where in the article did it say that “Perez has stated the child will never know his biological mother/surrogate” ?
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I’m pretty sure he’ll communicate with his child in ways other than his blog, the information doesn’t have to be public.
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Do you feel he has to announce it publicly to the whole world because he has announced he is now a father?
I think we need to not be so quick to judge. Just because someone announces that they have a child, it does not mean we have a right to know every single detail about how that child became his.
I do agree the child has a right to know, but I most certainly would not offer an opinion that Perez is planning to hide that from his child, how would I know?
I am very comfortable if he chooses to keep the baby’s origins from me as it is really none of my business to know unless he wants me to.
I wish him all the best with his parenting.
I appreciate you may have just wanted to make a statement of your views, which of course you are entitled to
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We can’t assume anything. All he’s said is that he’s celebrating the birth of his child. There is nothing to suggest that the child is adopted, that the baby isn’t going to be raised by both parents, or by the mother. I don’t understand why Perez Hilton announcing the birth of his son should be a problem for anyone.
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And what if it was a donor? Sperm donors have the right to anonymity, therefore egg donors do too, if that is the case. We don’t know anything about how the child was conceived, nor is it our business. He has a child, and as long as he cares for that child, what should it be to us?!
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Actually, sperm donors no longer have that right. Part of the proviso of donating is now to sign a bit of paper saying any offspring that may come about from your donation has the right to look you up and find out who daddy is. It’s seem donor sperm drop significantly.
Anyhoodles, I agree with you, Kaii. It’s none of our business. The kid will obviously be much loved and cared for.
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the mother may not want to be acknowledged its none of ours or anyone else’s business who the mother is anyway. you dont know if it was a surrogat or adoption in which case he may not legally be able to say anything about her yes women give birth to babies unfortunately they cant do that without the male species. yes the child has a right to know who he has come from but you dont know if he will or not you cant you cant make judgement without the whole story.
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What if the woman does not want to be publicly known?
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Would the problem be the same if it was a female adopting the baby and she didn’t acknowledge the father? Why are fathers not equal to mothers? Would you prefer the days where mothers looked after the kids while the dads when down the pub?
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Hi carosmile (and other readers wondering the same thing),
Just in case you haven’t already seen it on Facebook, this is Mia’s response to your questions
Hey guys, OK to expand on my comments a little I probably need to unpack my gut reaction to this news. Why didn’t it sit well with me? I guess it’s because Perez Hilton is someone whose name and brand has always been synonymous with nasty, bitchy slagging off of celebrities and their own children. This is the man who published photos of Isabella Cruise when she was about 9 years old saying she looked like a lesbian. And calling Rumur Willis ‘Potato-Head’ and mocking and deriding people for the way they look. I stopped looking at his site a long time ago because I was so uncomfortable and appalled with the vicious way he wrote about people. To me? I don’t think those kinds of values are ideal for anyone, let alone someone responsible for a child. Ultimately, it’s none of my business. I can’t control who has kids or adopts them. And I didn’t say he shouldn’t be a Dad. I just said it made me uncomfortable. The fact he’s gay has absolutely nothing to do with it – and I explicitly prefaced my original comment by emphasising that.
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Thanks for posting that. Funnily enough, I had similar thoughts when I read it – that he’s a nasty influence to have as a child. The comments he makes about people – particularly disgusting, very sexually bizarre/nasty comments about women are really awful. From his public persona, he’s the kind of person that the world would be more beautiful without – and for that reason I’m not stoked for him that he gets to raise a baby.
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Thanks Kahla, I appreciate you taking the time to inform us here of what was behind her comments.
I do hope Mia reads my response here now
Perez Hilton has indeed previously portrayed himself as being scathingly mean & nasty.
In 2010, when Jennifer Aniston went up to him at a Gas Station and said to his face he was no better than the bullies who were bullying gay, lesbian & transgender children/young adults, he realized she was right.
Since 2010 he has done a 180 (not 360 as he would be back to where he was lol) and is now consciously positive & has commented many times how he truly looks at the world differently.
I visit the Perez Hilton blog daily, as I do this one. His posts are nothing but positive, to the point of sometimes appearing to be too saccharin (IMO).
He has been on TV and publicly outed himself for being a reformed bully. And that how he used to behave was reflective of how deeply unhappy he was within himself.
I think he has gotten a good balance at being the ‘Hollywood Gossip’ in a non derisive, mocking manner.
He has also lost a tremendous amount of weight (not suggesting that is a key to happiness – he states it was right for him to lose it) and he has become quite the activist in anti bullying campaigns, and by and large IMO is walking the talk.
This is where he is at currently. Whilst there is no debate he behaved exactly how Mia has stated in his past.
In my world view, I believe people should be allowed the benefit of the doubt, and be supported in wanting to change, and in changing.
And when they do, you respond to them as they are now in the present, not how they were in the past, if that present is consistent.
I don’t know the guy, I am not a ‘fan’ of the guy per say. I am seeming to stick up for him, because I do feel that the view Mia has expressed is a dated one and it is unfair to keep labeling him that way.
My comments are said in respect for everyone here
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He also no longer allows comment on stories featuring celebrities who are under 18 which I think is great
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So you’re against him having a child because of some things in his past! OMG, i’m sorry, but that’s about 10 times worse than the suggestions surrounding the mother!
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That was kinda my reason too. I think given his now high profile, I wonder if he would be happy if the spotlight was put on his child in a similar manner.
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