Unless you’ve been living in a hole, you know that Paris is now a free woman. You might have also taken notice to her post-prison attire: that little green jacket and jeans she wore as she strut down the prison pavement. You might be saying to yourself: “I want to look cool like that. Who makes that? How can I get my celeb obsessed hands on it too?”
Look no further my friends! The jacket is from designer Petro Zillia who has a store on 3rd St. in Los Angeles.
I stopped by the store earlier this year, chatted with the pink haired owner and got to try on some stylin’ gear myself.
IT’S ALL GOOD IN THE H-WOOD Last night, I was at the L.A. screening of Michael Moore’s Sicko. Some politically savvy celebs attended including Melissa Etheridge and John Cusack. But who knew Moore was tight with rappers? Pharrell made an unexpected appearance, telling me how him and his bro Moore were both born in April. How cute!
Moore might not be able to get along with the Bush administration, but he’s got rappers on his side. That definitely goes a long way.
THE NEW DUI
Hopefully most hard partying celebs have gotten a hint from Paris’ drama in jail, and have either found their wagon or a sober chauffeur. Anyways, getting a DUI is so last month. The latest celeb debacle should be getting a DUIT: Driving Under the Influence of Texting.
I’m telling you, texting can cause as many or more accidents than drunk driving. Drinking and texting isn’t the best idea either. If Judge Sauer really wants to screw with celebs, than this is a great option.
These days, it seems we just can’t get away from OJ. Maybe he figures that with all the celebs getting into trouble these days, it’s time for him to step out too.
His book, “IF I DID IT”, was leaked onto TMZ.com this week. This ridiculous book proves how whacked out this guy really is.
Guess which one is the older vs. newer transformer?
Transformers hits theatre’s July 3. Since their hype in the 80s, it seems age has made the cute robo figures bulkier, bigger and just plain scary. Is that supposed to be a transformer turn-on? hmmm…..
After Bob Barker said Rosie would be a “fine” host, seems the former View co-host took it a bit too literally. She’s been barking up the Price is Right tree ever since, sending rumors flying that she could be the next big host. READ MORE
Listen folks- no gay guys are going to be the new co-host of The View, and no chicks are going to host Price is Right. No matter how far we’ve evolved, the fact is certain shows are made for a male host, and others for a female.
The list is slowly narrowing down with possible candidates including Drew Carey and George Hamilton.
The updated show will have many changes. Including the retirement of that looong old school mic we all love. AAHH- TIMES ARE A CHANGIN’
MILLION DOLLAR 6-YEAR OLD.
She wowed judges with her first performance on Britain’s Got Talent, now she’s got a record deal? Watch and compare her 1st and 2nd performance below. If your child is young, cute and somewhat talented, screw local theater. Send them to an audition for a national talent show and their career can be launched (at least until they go through puberty).
She’s being hailed as the next Charlotte Church. She’s very cute but is she really that talented?
1ST PERFORMANCE
2nd PERFORMANCE
MILLION DOLLAR INTERVIEW
Reports say NBC has seduced Paris to do her first post-prison interview with TODAY SHOW’s Meredith Vieira.Since the heiress hasn’t worked in 23 days, she thought she might as well capitalize on it as if this is the first time she’s ever been interviewed on TV. The short interview will supposedly cost NBC a whopping million buckaroos!
Surprise surprise, NBC is denying it all. Meanwhile, Jay Leno’s office has been downgraded to a closet. (haha just kidding!)
Martha Steward re-invented herself, and if Paris or her “people” are smart enough, she will too. She doesn’t even need to think up the idea for herself. The L.A. Civil Rights Association is already calling on the heiress to be their spokesperson. IT GETS HOTTER HERE
I think she should totally do a cover of Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock” on her next album.
And the countdown begins… Paris only has a week left until her sentence ends and Hollyweird gets freaky once again. Get ready to release the hounds!
HOT RIDE
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a batbike.
Batman Begins 2 aka The Dark Knight only starts shooting in September with a release date in July of 2o08. But the big news is… the release of his new hot commodity.
As we all know, Katie Holmes is not on board. She has better things to do like party with the Beckhams and get knocked up?
IN THE END, WE’RE ALL PIGS
Speaking of babies. CBS and FOX refused to air this condom commercial:
If they really believe that, “Contraceptive advertising must stress health-related uses rather than the prevention of pregnancy,” why don’t they do something about it? I forgot how networks are there simply to entertain. Informing and educating are totally overrated!
Here’s a funny condom commercial from our witty Euros:
GET YOUR GAME ON
And who said gamer geeks didn’t know how to pick up chicks? READ MORE DUDE
PRINCE ME It’s been 10 years since Princess Di’s death, which means Di special galore. Matt Lauer sat down and got real with Prince William and Harry.
Here’s a look at some of the interview:
These guys probably get more chicks than anyone in Hollywood!
MORE MOORE Michael Moore’s latest anti-US documentary, SICKO, was leaked on Youtube this past weekend. Weinstein Co. was quick to pull all the videos. The film was in the headlines before is premiere in Cannes, but it seems buzz coverage as since decreased. Wouldn’t it be funny if the leak was actually a publicity stunt?
Today, Paris was forced to leave the more upscale medical ward at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility and return to her original cell in Lynwood. The heiress was reportedly transported in a panic. Her sentence ends June 24.
Meanwhile, while she’s been hanging in prison, lots has been evolving in the real world. Some good news and some bad for the heiress.
While her talent agency, Endeavour, has dumped her at least there’s some light at the end of her tunnel. PETA has announced that they want Paris to be a spokesperson for their anti-KFC campaign against caged chickens. Yep, they think that now that she’s experienced life behind bars, she can surely identify with animals who are going through the same thing.
I guess they haven’t seen that little campaign she was last in eating a gigantic burger for Carl’s Jr. :
IS IT JUST ME, OR IS SHE ENJOYING THAT MEAT?
THE OBAMA CHARM
Presidential hopeful, Borack Obama, must be happy. This video definitely proves he’s connecting with the younger generation:
WHO SAID POLITICS ISN’T A TURN ON?
HOLLYWOOD LOYALTY
They say you can’t trust anyone in Hollywood. Unfortunately, I think that might just be the case. Lindsay Lohan’s bodyguard is now coming out with a tell-all book about his life protecting celebs.
What’s next? A book written by one of their therapists?
CLICK HERE to read the story from UK’s News of the World.
THE LESBIAN LIFE
Ever have fantasies about being a lesbian or just can’t get enough of the L Word? The show is satisfying those lesbian cravings during their hiatus with its “Second Life” virtual world. Intrigued?
BRANDGELINA’S MIGHTY HEART? All-star power couple, Brandgelina, disappointed many reporters at the NYC premiere of her film, A Mighty Heart.
The stars satisfied their fans but reportedly forced reporters to sign an agreement before the premiere outlining what questions they were allowed to ask. USA Today and the Associated Press refused to even cover the premiere.
The film is about the real life story of Wallstreet Reporter Daniel Pearl who was kidnapped and murdered while following a story about the shoe bomber in Pakistan. How ironic? I guess the couple doesn’t believe in freedom of press.
What celebrity can’t help involving themselves in the biggest story out there? We know everyone has an opinion, but this is ridiculous. OJ Simpson’s recent comment about the heiress seems just as smart as his great book, IF I DID IT, that will hopefully never see the light of day. READ MORE
This weekend, Paris revealed she would not be appealing her case and that this experience has taught her a bitter but important lesson. With so much growth, you wouldn’t expect Paris to give exclusives to shows like Access, ET or EXTRA would you? She’s beyond that, now that she’s found God and all. What better way to gain that respect she needs from the public than with the help of the respected Barbara Walters. Paris will be doing an exclusive post jail interview with Walters, and has already called her over the weekend with some scoop from behind bars.
What great timing for Wawa! “The View” was needing that extra dose of celeb drama to spice things up now that Rosie is gone. Screw an exclusive interview. Maybe this is all a stunt that will lead up to Paris taking Rosie’s seat on show. Probably won’t happen, but that would definitely be interesting. Elizabeth wouldn’t have to worry about someone talking back to her- that’s for sure!
RIDING THE WAVE
Ocean’s Thirteen hit #1 at the box office this weekend with $37.1 million, which is great but sad at the same time considering it did the worst of all the Ocean’s movies (12 got $38.1 million and 11 got $39.2 million).
Speaking of heists, READ THIS article that looks at 13 real heists from around the world.
SOPRANOS OUT, CONCHORDS IN
Could The Sopranos be the next Godfather? Many Sopranos fans cried this weekend when their favorite mob family said goodbye. While some people did get killed off, the 2-hour finale left things pretty open ended. So open ended that insiders are saying there just may be a Soprano movie in the works.
Watch The Sopranos final scene:
While the Italians are gone for now, New Zealanders (is that what you call them?) are the new boys in town. Next weekend, HBO debuts their new hilarious comedy, FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS chronicling a band from New Zealand making it in the States. The band is a band for real and already has fans around the world. I guess, HBO took the easy route with this one, but I’m not surprised. Watch this trailer and you’ll be a conchords lover in no time:
MY NAME IS _____ AND I HAVE A BLOG My final words of wisdom for all you sexy folk out there trying to make your mark in the world: Start a blog! Women or men (whatever floats your boat) will love you as long as you know how to write, use big words and sound smart. Case in point: Ryan Reynolds Read the comments!
Drawing from the courtroom by sketch artist, Mona Edwards.
What an eventful week!
If you were near a TV or the internet yesterday, it was hard not to get your attention off of the Paris Hilton play-by-play.
In one day, I’ve seen people go from hating the heiress to now thinking that she’s being treated unfairly and that there’s simply more important issues to deal with other than her case.
Whatever the decision, people would have complained. If she had been allowed to stay at home, Sheriff Lee Bacca and Judge Sauer would have never heard the end of it. People would been protesting that there’s a double standard between the average joe and a celebrity. Now that she is back in jail, many feel bad for her. Some think she might really be sick. Reports are saying that she has claustrophobia and that she appeared in court as if she was on the verge of a mental breakdown, screaming “It’s not right.” Others feel this has simply become a power struggle between the Sheriff and a judge who are both trying to show off their control.
Hopefully something of true need for society will come out of this, besides Paris going crazy and someone making a lot of money off her pic in jail.
For now, she remains in a medical ward at the jail. She will appeal her case on Monday.
In the midst of this media circus, some are getting creative. Watch this spin on her “Stars Are Blind” music video. It was the most downloaded on Youtube this week.
THIRD TIMES A CHARM?
A side view of me interviewing the charming Clooney.
A big weekend at the movies with our favorite Hollywood men back on the big screen with Ocean’s Thirteen. I haven’t seen the movie, but the reviews don’t seem amazing. Watch my coverage from the premiere this past week in Hollywood. According to the lovely George Clooney, it seems him and Soderbergh might have made the film worse so the franchise would be over for good. They wanted out! CLICK TO WATCH
COME ON DOWN
While we were all entranced with Paris Hilton, a real icon left the small screen. This week, Bob Barker said his goodbye to American viewers and his show The Price is Right, which he has hosted since 1972. The host with the most is 83 years old!
Here are some pictures from the final day- the fans are crazy!
LOOK AT ME!
This logo is asking for attention. In an effort to engage the young folk, organizers for the 2012 Olympics in London came up with this:
Creativity or was someone on something when they came up with this? The commercial is having people reacting even more, with epileptic seizures that is. CLICK HERE for more.
$200 LAPTOP
It’s here! And Steve Jobs had nothing to do with it. READ MORE
ROSIE IS WANTED
Rosie is probably laughing at all those people who thought she would never get another job after “The View”. New NBC exec, Ben Silverman, wants her bad!
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST NIGHT Surveillance cameras are everywhere!A new documentary, premiering at the CineVegas Film Festival this weekend gives us a creepy “Look” at the big brother phenomenon and is shot using only security cameras.
Speaking of being watched, those smart guys from Google have gone from giving us sights of the earth to 360 degree street views. Many are saying this could be an invasion of privacy, but according to the g-boys, the pictures are taken only from public property. READ MORE
Watch this wacky dude give the Google street view scoop. What is up with that orange shirt?
AIR-GUITAR… IT’S FOR REAL!
If you’re as bored as that google guy or just talented at playing… air guitar, then this just may be your lucky day. You’re not alone!
Seems my trainer wasn’t satisfied with my witty Paris comments this morning. What we should all be looking at are not only the facts of her being reassigned but the why? CAUTION: This could get serious.
A PIC OF PARIS’ JAIL ABODE
Here are some reasons why the Sheriff might have reassigned her: - She actually has a medical condition, which reportedly may be rash or just mental anguish. She has been heard crying in her cell and we all know her past two visits have been from a psychiatrist. - Someone was paid off. - The county jail has bigger issues to deal with than dealing with the PR of her jail sentence. - She told the Sheriff she would leak their “1 Night in Paris’ Jail” if he didn’t release her. - She somehow got TB from Andrew Speaker.
Ok, the last two didn’t happen but it’s good to daydream.
The fact is at the end of the day, there is simply a double standard and big-time celebs/public figures get off easy! We see this happen every day in Hollywood- OJ Simpson (we all know what happened with that), Michelle Rodriguez (4 hours in jail for violating her DUI probation), Michael Jackson (no comment), Lindsay Lohan (she only had some coke in her car) and the list goes on and on.
Any normal person who would’ve been caught in any of those circumstances would be screwed. Today, I was listening to the radio and someone called up saying her friend did the exact same thing Paris did. He got a DUI and violated his probation. What did he get? 90 days in jail! They only let him go a few days early.
As quickly as Paris went into the slammer, she has come out. At around midnight, she made her official exit. During a press conference this morning, the Los Angeles county spokesman- Steve Whitemore- revealed she was “reassigned” not released due to medical reasons. She is now under mansion house arrest for 40 days and has been fitted with an ankle bracelet- bedazzling optional.
I guess there goes her $1 million dollar diary deal. I don’t think “memoirs from the mansion” would cut it (although I like the way it sounds).
Everyone’s freaking out now saying how there’s a line between the regulars and the privileged. Duh?! This one’s no surprise. She’s under house arrest, but I bet there will be paparazzi still waiting outside her house. Next we’ll be hearing headlines like “Paris just ordered a pepperoni pizza- EXCLUSIVE pics of the the delivery man at the door!”
Last night Ocean’s Thirteen continued it’s trip around the world and made a stop in Hollywood. I covered the premiere for MOVIES.COM.
It was one of those “could have been the Oscars” red carpets. Hollywood Blvd. was shut down, fans lined the other side of the block and screamed every time their favorite star arrived. Reporters wondered if the stars would have time to chat with them or if they would have to go home with nadda. Well, thankfully that was not the case! My new favorite actor is George Clooney. He came early to sign autographs and did the entire red carpet. Besides hot sexy looks, he radiates that old Hollywood attitude that is sincere and is all about the work. He really cares about what he does and you see that the moment you talk to him.
Brangelina also made an appearance, as did Al Pacino and Matt Damon.
For all you Ocean’s fans, I also have some bad news. Clooney told me this is the last you’ll see of the franchise. He also let me in on how they kept it fresh: Lots of alcohol and acid. Interesting…
