Celebrity Weasel

Now that Britney’s back in the psych ward again and Jamie Lynne is five months pregnant, you’d think the gossip rags and blogs would be spending a lot of time tearing into Lynne Spears. But for some reason, it’s not the case. Instead, people are COMING TO HER DEFENSE! Lynne claims to be super concerned about both her daughters, and it looks like she’s got some people convinced.

“Britney’s on my mind day and night. She never leaves my thoughts.� Nor does Jamie Lynn, who’s 16 and nearly five months pregnant. “Jamie Lynn’s my baby,� Lynne confided. “I’m doing my best. I’m doing as well as can be expected.�
“I love Britney dearly,� Lynne tells Life & Style. “I want nothing more than to protect her and make everything all right for her.� Told that people still believe she’s a good mother, Lynne managed a smile and replied, “Thank you. That means a lot right now with everything that’s happening.�

I’m just not on the bandwagon yet. I still look at Lynne Spears and see a mother who has pimped her daughters out to the highest bidder from a young age (Jamie Lynne even younger than Britney), and when they start to react to the constant exposure (and in some cases paparazzi-stalking!) in just about the only way they can, she’s upset and confused and worried for them.

Really?!?! Anyone could tell you that the amount of exposure she’s forced on her “babies” they’d crack eventually. Unfortunately for Jamie Lynn, that’s happened much earlier than with Britney. And unfortunately for Britney’s babies, they’ve gotten dragged in.

Maybe someday I’ll feel more sympathy for Mama Spears, but for now, I’ll stick to quietly judging.

Does anyone else find this tee shirt funny? It’s about not tanning, saving your skin (and yourself) from cancer. And it’s Victoria Beckham. Really Posh???

Amy Winehouse is finally in rehab, and is supposedly doing just peachy, thankyouverymuch. I’m betting there’s going to be a Lohan-style crash and burn as soon as she gets out.

Now that the pictures from the SAG Awards pretty much gave up the pregnancy bump for Angie and Brad, is there anything else to talk about?

Paula Abdul might not be performing live at the Super Bowl after all. Poor us, not getting to see her drunk ass trying to dance and sing!

Now that Jennifer Lopez is the last in the winter round of celebrity births, speculators have turned all their attention on the mama to be and her rumored twins. From baby names to checking into the hospital, I’m not sure I believe any of the rumors just yet, but of course I’m bringing them to you to disect for yourselves.

First up is the matter of naming her babes. Because everyone still assumes she’s having two babies, and I guess her mother isn’t helping any on that front. Rumor has it Guadalupe (Jennifer’s mom) stopped by Genesis Jewlers in NY not that long ago and snapped up two gold-rope baby bracelets, each with a name on it. The names in question? Max and Emme.

If you think you know the names of the babes, it’s time to also start placing bets on when they’ll be born. Manhasset’s North Shore University Medical Hospital is denying reports that Jenny has already checked into the hospital! Two outside sources have confirmed seeing her there, and are saying security has been tightened because of it.

While she may have checked in under a pseudonym, it’s not likely JLo and Mark are in the hospital already. If they were, we’d already be hearing of the birth, and there’d be more floating around the internet.

And now that I’ve said that, I’m sure an announcement will be made that she’s given birth. Hm.

(picture note: That’s Jenny and Mark heading into their baby shower earlier in the month.)

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Jennifer Lopez, Mark Anthony

For those who didn’t know, Florida is suing Wesley Snipes for tax evasion. Snipes and his lawyers are claiming he is the victim of his accountants, and either thought his taxes were being paid or honestly thought he did not have to pay them! Not only that, but earlier in the week he sent a threatening letter to the IRS, telling them to back off or it would “open the door for your increased collateral risk”, and that it’s in their best interests to settle this in another way.

Clearly the IRS is not to be intimidated, and they went ahead with the suit. After not calling a single witness to the stand, Wesley Snipes and his lawyers rested their case!

He’s most likely going to end up going to jail, or at the very least having to pay back all $11 million of the taxes he was supposed to pay. Either way, I doubt he’ll learn his lesson!

source (Hollywood Grind)

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* It looks like things are starting to go back to normal for Dennis Quaid, his wife Kimberly Buffington, and their twins. The parents were spotted out shopping, and with their babes home safe with them after their hospital scare, you can bet those two are buying their kids whatever they want! I know I would be if my kids had almost died! (source: Flynet Online)

* It looksl like troubles still surround Lindsay Lohan, despite her being linked recently to Brody Jenner. Her rumored girlfriend has moved out of their shared home, and now Lindsay is staying in yet another hotel, this time with a sober companion in the next room. She may be getting a new roomate soon, though, so the lesbian rumors will surface yet again I’m sure. She’s also reportedly so broke she’s put herself on a $1k a day shopping budget. Which is still more than $300k a year, just for shopping. Poor little Lindsay! I’d love to find out that she’s really still sober, not sleeping around at all, and has actually become a normal person. That all this drama is simply paparazzi-created. Ah, per chance to dream! (source: Cele|bitchy)

* Now that Nicole Richie has dropper her baby weight in record time (just two short weeks!), she’s already out partying it up again! Rumors are flying that she tried to “borrow” several friends’ kids to practice parenting because she was so scared to be a mommy, but I don’t believe it. If she was that scared, she’d never look so normal haning out with her step-siblings, and a bit of fear is normal for every parent. (source: Cele|bitchy)

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I think it’s just going to be one of “those” gossip weeks. The ones you look back on in awe. First, the sad news of Heath Ledger dying, and now this.

A teenager has been arrested after trying to hijack a plane flying from LA to Nashville, wanting to crash the plane into a Hannah Montana concert.

I feel really bad for this kid, but there’s this huge part of me that’s laughing, and I hate to admit it. Crashing a plane into a HANNAH MONTANA CONCERT??? Of all the places you wanted to crash a plane, go down in a firey rage, Hannah Montana?

Plus, the boy was sixteen, and I didn’t think anyone but eight year old girls like my niece cared about Hannah Montana. Poor thing.

Okay, so here’s my deal. I get really frustrated with the double standard imposed upon women by the gossip and Hollywood culture. I try my hardest not to play into it, and while I unintentionally slip up sometimes? This must be pointed out.

Really? Now Britney Spears is wasting away???? I have vivid memories of being horrified when people called her fat after she showed up in that horrible black spangly bikini, probably a size 12 at the MOST. Average sized for a woman who has had two kids. Hell, average size for any woman her height, really. But that was UNACCEPTABLE. No one could deal with the fact that she had the gall to show off her normal-size body, unashamed of how she looked.

And now? Now that she has been properly shamed and has started to diet and liposuck her body back into the shape our society demands it be? We are saying she is wasting away.

I’M MORTIFIED.

(source: Star Magazine cover)

As one of the more sexually charged men in the music industry, it’s hard to believe Lenny Kravitz might just be ’saving himself’, but if what he said to Maxim is to be trusted, that’s just what Lenny’s doing! In a recent interview with the men’s mag, he had this to say:

“It’s just a promise I made until I get married. Where I’m at in life, the women have got to come with something else, not just the body, but the mind and spirit. It usually trips them out, but that’s the way it’s going to be. I’m looking at the big picture.�

An awesome sentiment, but I find it strange that he feels the need to go around telling men’s magazines about his celibacy. Hmmm. If it is true, however, and he’s really already been celibate for three years, he’s going to end up like one of those super religious kids that meets someone and gets married after six months because the no-touching thing is getting to be too much!

I wish him the best of luck on his quest for the perfect woman, and here’s hoping he’s looking OUTSIDE of Hollywood if he wants someone to be both beautiful and spiritual!

(source: Cele|bitchy)
(photo credit: wire image)

Unlike most women, Jessica Alba doesn’t seem to be super scared to give birth. She is instead focusing on the truly terrifying part, the raising of her child!

While talking to Extra at a press junket for her new film The Eye, she let them in on her breastfeeding fears.

She also admitted that she’s already dreaming about baby.

“It had to do with breastfeeding, which is the only thing I’m paranoid about, more than giving birth,� she revealed, adding that she’s trying not to gain too much weight during the pregnancy.

OR, maybe she’s just like any first-time mom to be, worried about giving birth, about her kid biting her nipples, that sort of thing. It’s good to hear celebs acting like normal human beings every once in awhile, and while my distaste for this actress runs pretty high (a topic for another day), I can respect her honesty here.

(photo credit: wire image)
(source: Cele|bitchy)

By now most of us know the sad news that Heath Ledger was found dead in his NYC apartment yesterday afternoon. While details are still sketchy, and rumors are already starting to fly, what we do know is this.

Heath, 28, died leaving behind a world that loved him. He is surivived by his two-year-old daughter Matilda (with ex-fiance Michelle Williams), and his family had the unfortunate experience of finding out about this thanks to the media.

He was an amazing actor, taking on challenges from the beginning, and defying stereotypes. A teen hearthrob thanks to movies like “10 Things I Hate About You” and “A Knight’s Tale”, Heath stretched our views of him with roles such as his most well-known, Ennis in “Brokeback Mountain”. He had just finished filming “Dark Knight” and was back and forth to London filming “The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus”.

And so we are here, writing an obituary of sorts, still in shock that this is even real. He definitely wasn’t one of the celebrities you would have thought twice about dying young. There are already others in the 451 network that are writing their thoughts on this (Brad Pitt Watch has a great statement up), and I’m obviously throwing in my feelings now. And barring any shocking new news regarding his death, I’m going to try to stay away from the media hoopla that will inevitably follow. I will post no pictures from the funeral, as that is a private time for family and friends.

Feel free to jump in on this discussion in the comments, however, adding news as it becomes available. If there’s enough of it, I’ll do another summary post tomorrow. For now, enjoy some photos from Heath’s life.

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So, I go on vacation for a few days, and discover that much to my dismay, chalets on the side of ski slopes don’t always have internet access!! So I didn’t get to post for awhile. Instead of trying to write a bunch of posts to catch up, here’s a huge list of all the things I missed.

Yeah, I’m pretty sure this is just a rumor, and there’s not a ring of truth to it, but I love it, so I’m sharing. Rumor has it Pete Doherty has been borrowing his girlfriend’s bras to wear while he goes out running, because his tee shirts are chaffing his nipples! Apparently in an effort to keep off drugs he’s taken up running, and all is going well except for his man-boobs getting in the way.

Seriously?

I know at least one dude who has complained of chaffing nipples during longer runs (this is a guy who runs half marathons), but he bought some stuff that looks like a deoderant stick and rubbed it on his chest, and all was good. He DEFINITELY didn’t wear his girlfriend’s bra while running!

Sounds to me like someone’s imagination go the better of them! But I’d love it if Pete were running, getting healthy. Hopefully at least that part of this story is true!

Just days after announcing the entire cast of HSM will return for a third installment, Zac Effron was rushed to the hospital to have his appendix removed! He’s reportedly doing just fine now, however, and will hopefully be back to filming something soon.

Matthew McConaughey announced last night on his website that his girlfriend Camila Alves is three months pregnant! Damn you woman! Now Matthew might just officially be off the market.

Here’s what he had to say:

“My girlfriend Camila and I made a baby together … It’s 3 months growin’ in her womb and all looks healthy and lively so far. We are stoked and wowed by this miracle of creation and this gift from God, and so excited for the adventure that will come in raising this child, being mother and a father, and shepherding him or her through this life.�

Someone needs to start handing out condoms to celebs, because there’s some sort of pregnancy epidemic happening lately. Congrats are definitely in order to the happy couple, although I’m sure more than a few disgruntled stalkers are going to have a thing or two to say about Matthew becoming a father.