I’m skimming through W Magazine’s cover interview with Demi Moore, and I’ve come to conclusion that pretty much everyone knows that Demi has had a lot of work done. She can deny it (and deny itand deny it) all she wants, but I think it must be the kind of plastic surgery that is really noticeable when you see her in person. Sometimes, when I look at photographs of her, I’m jarred. Often, she looks fabulous in pictures, but there is something so… unreal about her face, and I think it must be quite something in person.

Just for example, here’s how W Magazine describes her:

At 47, she looks changed, although more by time than by the surgeon’s knife. One might say she looks her age, although hers is an undeniably striking version of midlife. The skin of her forehead and around her eyes does indeed wrinkle as she expresses emotion, its surface less dewy fresh than it once was. Beneath her haystack of wavy black hair, Moore is thinner than expected, which emphasizes the prominent bone structure that still photographs so well but also gives her a slightly gaunt appearance in person. Her chopstick legs are sheathed in skinny dark jeans, and her oversize cashmere sweatshirt looks as if it could have been borrowed from husband Ashton Kutcher’s side of the closet.

[From W Magazine]

It’s like the writer is trying to find a nice way of saying “Sure, I’ll go along with her looking weird because she’s aging ‘naturally’ and she’s just really thin, so I’ll say that Demi looks ‘changed’ and we’ll all know what I’m really saying.” Anyway, here are some of the highlights from Demi’s interview:

Demi on the film roles she‘s offered: “The frustrating part is that the type of roles I’d be interested in are not really coming to me,” says Moore, who fidgets and balls herself into various contortions like a kid but speaks in her signature hoarse whisper. “I hate to say it’s a function of my age—but yes, I think in some ways it is. The majority of [female] roles are geared between 25 and 35.”

On her Hollywood downfall: In 1996 she became the highest-paid actress to date with her $12 million paycheck for the unloved Striptease. Then, at the height of her prowess, Moore produced and starred in Ridley Scott’s G.I. Jane, a film that put forward the then radical notion that women should have the right to serve in active combat. Or at least women as buff as Moore. For the part, Moore shaved her head and mastered a one-armed push-up; during a brutal fight scene with Viggo Mortensen, she growled the jaw-dropping line “Suck my dick!” The movie, as she puts it, “got slammed… I think G.I. Jane got hit because I was paid $12 million to do Striptease,” says Moore. “In a sense, Striptease was a film where women felt I betrayed them. G.I. Jane is a film where men felt I betrayed them. The focus went on that paycheck.”

On leaving Hollywood: “One of the things that hit me very strongly was the realization that what we do is not who we are. I had worked my whole life. Until I became a mother, that’s the only way I measured my value.”

On her “quirky” side: “I know I have an eccentric, obsessive-compulsive side,” Moore acknowledges. “I’m looking for roles that reach into that quirkier place.”

On her cougar/puma cred: “I’m certainly not the first person to be in a relationship with a younger man, but somehow I was plucked out as a bit of a poster girl… I’d prefer to be called a puma,” she says, explaining how she came up with the new designation and “Twittered it out. People wrote back hilarious stuff, saying, ‘I’m going to get T-shirts that say puma power.’”

On Twitter: “People are much more interested in what I have to say directly,” she says, “and that really changed the whole dynamic I have with fans.”

On Perez Hilton, who linked to photos of her 15-year-old daughter, Tallulah, and posted comments about her “boobs” and “ass.”: Vaguely citing legal limitations, she carefully chooses her words. “We were away for my daughter’s birthday,” she explains. “When I came back, thousands upon thousands of people were writing to me, outraged about what had been posted about my 15-year-old daughter. I felt like I needed to acknowledge it.”

On Ashton Kutcher: “The most overwhelming part of meeting someone that you already felt you had such a deep and old connection with is that your feelings are greater than the time you’ve had to actually be with one another,” she says. “Now we’ve had the physical time together. The love he has for me makes me a better person by giving me the courage to take risks. I can fail and have someone who loves me just the same. I never knew it was quite possible. As a married woman, I am and will always be Mrs. Kutcher. But I have my career as Demi Moore.”

[From W Magazine]

It kills me that Demi is such a consistently good interview. By all probabilities, she should be boring and vapid. But she’s not – she has a lot to say on relationships, on life, on religion, on being a mother, on her role in Hollywood. I’m always impressed with her because I think she’s one of the smartest businesswomen out there – and the business side of filmmaking might be her true calling, rather than acting. It pains me to see Ashton Kutcher out there, trying to make a go of it as a big-time producer, when Demi is the real business brains. Oh well – I guess it would be too much to hope for to see Demi hang up her acting spurs and just concentrate on a behind-the-scenes stuff.

Thanks to CoverAwards for the W pics

The National Enquirer has a very interesting little piece of gossip this week. Mike Walker (the gossip guy who broke the story on Wall Street 2) claims that Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and Bruce Willis are pushing a film based on their arrangement, sort of. Ashton is allegedly interested in producing a film loosely-based on their life – a couple divorces, then the ex-wife marries a much-younger man, shenanigans follow. Hm… it actually wouldn’t be the worst film:

Cougar Emeritus DEMI MOORE’s squealing like a teenybopper because 16-years-younger hubby ASHTON KUTCHER’s generating buzz that’s got Hollywood fast-tracking his sensational new movie project – a romantic comedy that teams onetime screen queen Demi with real-life ex BRUCE WILLIS, and chronicles the zany adventures of a divorced couple after she marries (you guessed it!) a sexy stud 16 years her junior!

“It’s a PR bonanza with built-in headlines,” Ashton enthused to Bruce, who loves the idea and desperately needs career CPR since his new flick “Surrogates” went on life-support – not to mention a DOA mess titled “Assassination of a High School President,” co-starring MISCHA BARTON, that fast-tracked straight to video!

Writers are pounding out the script as we go to press, and insiders say studio moguls are sniffing that sweet smell of success for the floundering box office mega-stars – especially with certified boy-genius Kutcher aboard. (Folks, I second that emotion!)

[From The National Enquirer]

I guess I believe this because Ashton is trying to be a bigwig producer, and because the only thing he’s seemed to have gotten right is his relationship with Demi. It would make sense that he would try to make a film about their marriage – or rather, her and Bruce’s divorce, and their subsequent remarriages.

In one piece of additional Ashton news, he told People Magazine at Wednesday evening’s GQ’s Gentleman’s Ball that his “best friend” is Yehuda Berg, the founder of the Kabbalah Center:

Sure, he’s got Demi Moore. But Ashton Kutcher’s wife isn’t the only No. 1 in his life.

“My best friend? Yehuda Berg,” Kutcher, 31, announced Wednesday night at GQ magazine’s The Gentleman’s Ball in New York City, where he presented the Kabbalist with an award for being an agent of change. “To me, he’s not a rabbi. He’s my friend.”

Kutcher went on to explain, “If you truly want to change the world, you have to start by changing yourself. [Berg] taught me that and it’s been the most important lesson of my life.”

Though the star wouldn’t specify how he’s changed himself, the rabbi provided further explanation.

“We used to think, ‘Change the world, and eventually, my life will be better,’ ” Berg said. “The truth is, if we change ourselves, the world will be better.”

As for an A-list relationship like Kutcher and Moore’s, what does the rabbi believe to be the key to their success?

“There has to be an understanding of each other,” says Berg, who also counts Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow among his followers. “And an understanding that we can be different, but we don’t have to be apart.”

And now that the world knows how Kutcher feels about Berg, how would the rabbi describe the star and his wife? “They’re very special people,” Berg says. “And she’s a great mom. An amazing, amazing mom.”

[From People]

Meh. I don’t think Kabbalah is as sketchy as, say, the Church of Scientology, but the whole Kabbalah thing does seem like a big scheme to get celebrities to buy $50 bottles of “Kabbalah water”. I wonder if Ashton will bring Kabbalah into the film about Demi and Bruce? To my knowledge, Bruce isn’t interested in that stuff, only Demi.

Demi Moore went out to a book party in Los Angeles without Ashton Kutcher on Monday night. Instead of going with the “they’re not attached at the hip, they must be breaking up” angle, most of the press jumped on the fact that Demi was looking less than flawless at the event. I’ve been looking at pictures of her from this thing, and I think she looks pretty great, but whatever. The photographers got a few close-up pictures of her smiling where she looks a little sketchy (see above, and the NYDN picture, which is slightly gruesome).

Anyway, most sources are running this as a “Demi looks her age” or “Time has caught up to Demi” story. I usually hate these kind of stories, but Demi is the one who gave some huge interview over the summer denying she had any plastic surgery whatsoever (here and here to see our coverage). So do a few bad pictures in bad lighting prove that Demi is aging naturally?

Has time finally caught up with Demi Moore?

It certainly appeared that way when the actress, who turns 47 next month, flashed her megawatt smile to reveal noticeable crow’s feet and a wrinkled nose when she attended a Los Angeles book launch party on Monday.

Though the actress has vehemently denied going under the knife, she is open to the procedure.

“It’s completely false – I’ve never had it done,” Moore told the August issue of French Marie Claire. “But I would never judge those who have. If it’s the best thing for them, then I don’t see a problem.”

She added, “On the other hand, I don’t like the idea of having an operation to hold up the ageing process – it’s a way to combat your neurosis. The scalpel won’t make you happy.”

“That said, the day when I start crying when I look at myself in the mirror might be the day when I’m less adamant about not having it done,” she said. “For the moment I prefer to be a beautiful woman of my age than try desperately to look 30.”

Moore has been long rumored to have spent nearly $300,000 worth of plastic surgery, including liposuction, breast implants, and other work on her face, the Daily Mail reported.

[From the New York Daily News]

Well, I’ve never believed Demi’s plastic surgery denials, so I don’t buy that this is some kind of photo evidence that she’s “aging naturally” or whatever. I think it perfectly possible that she got a really good facelift several years ago, and now her skin is starting to stretch and fall a little bit, thus she has wrinkles. Whatever, I’m no expert. It could just be crappy lighting.

Photos below credit: WENN.com

Demi Moore and husband Ashton Kutcher have been in Kenya on an African wildlife excursion – and having quite the adorable time, from the looks of it. My absolute favorite thing about celebrity tweeters is when they give us access to their private photos. And these are some especially great ones. How adorable are those little elephants? They’re cute in that way that also breaks my heart, because they’re also orphaned elephants. Makes me think of Dumbo and when his mom cradles him in her trunk. Oh I just broke my own heart at that memory. Anyhoo, Ashton and Demi were feeding elephants at the Samburu National Reserve near Kenya, and Demi put the pictures up on her Twitter account.

Judging by their photos, Demi Moore and husband Ashton Kutcher are as at home on the plains of Africa as they are in Hollywood.

The gorgeous couple was recently seen feeding orphan elephants during a vacation at the Samburu National Reserve near Kenya.

Demi Moore tweeted about the experience and posted photos for her twitter followers.

“All I can say is WOW! These orphan elephants are amazing,” Demi tweeted.

While there, Ashton also got up close and personal with the exotic wildlife and even pitched in to help the local people.

“Spent the day digging a well and watering goats with the warriors and bead girls of the Samburu. Humbling experience,” he tweeted.

[From Radar]

I googled the Samburu National Reserve and it has hippos, buffalo, elephants, leopards, cheetahs, lions, Kirk’s Dik-dik (a small antelope), Impalas (not the cars), giraffes, zebras, crocodiles – the works. It sounds like an amazing trip. Ashton is fairly involved with several charitable organizations – one of his big ones is Malaria No More, which provides malaria nets for Africans. World Malaria Day was yesterday – maybe that was part of Ashton’s reason for going? His Twitter wasn’t really specific, and I’m betting it was probably just a vacation, but perhaps he combined the two. Either way, it looks like an amazing experience.

It’s obviously not eyebrow raising for me to tell you that Perez Hilton lied about something. If Perez said the sky was clear, you should assume donkeys and medium-sized cattle are falling out of large, thunderous clouds as we speak. If Perez said fish don’t need air to breathe, you should immediately round up a team of friends and the largest nets you can find, because those fish are drowning! It’s got to be a lie; I don’t care how logical whatever it is he says. It’s a lie.

Last week Perez went after Demi Moore’s 15-year-old daughter Tallulah for wearing some incredibly inappropriate and revealing outfits in public. At the time I took Perez’s side, but ONLY because Demi Tweeted over and over again that he was a pedophile and a child pornographer, which was clearly not the case when you look at the pictures. So not only were her statements ludicrous, but she let Tallulah dress that way. And I said it then and I’ll repeat it now –I’d rather support a pack of rabid wild gophers than Perez, and would gladly have been on Demi’s side if I could have found any excuse to be.

Well it seems Perez (and his lies) have given a great reason to officially join Demi’s side (though not the part about calling him a pedophile). A few weeks ago he filmed an episode of Tyra Banks’ show and promised not to make fun of celeb’s minor kids for six months. Which he then broke a few weeks later.

Did Tyra Banks make a deal with the Devil? The model hosts controversial celebrity blogger Perez Hilton on “The Tyra Show” season premiere Tuesday and asks him not to bad-mouth celebrities under the age of 18 for six months.

“When you’re a kid, especially the kid of a celebrity, I don’t feel that they should be put in the public in a way to be made fun of. I feel they should be protected,” Tyra says on the show, which airs on the CW at 4 p.m. She asks Perez to comply for a year, and he reasons that they should compromise on six months.

In return, Tyra invites Hilton to appear on one episode of “America’s Next Top Model” as a guest judge. Ironically, the episode — which was shot on Aug. 18 — goes live just a few days after Perez caught major heat from Demi Moore for doing exactly what he promised Tyra he wouldn’t: targeting minors.

A few weeks ago, Perez linked pictures of Demi’ s 15-year-old daughter Tallulah partying on his Twitter page an unflattering shot in which she’s wearing a low-cut top (with closed eyes) while out partying in L.A. Mama Moore ain’t amused. “Clearly Perez Hilton isn’t taking violating child pornography laws very seriously,” Demi tweeted of the photos on Thursday. “He might not but there are a lot of people who do.”

“Expect a letter from my attorney, kitten” the controversial blogger shot back, accusing the actress of “defaming” him. Kirstie Alley chimed in defense of her friend: “I don’t condone men who ridicule and sexually degrade minors!” Not surprisingly, Perez says he will be taking legal action towards Alley and anyone else who “slanders” him. Hmm, we’ll see how tough he is when Bruce Willis hears about this.

[From the Daily News]

Once again I’m left hating Perez more than ever. For another thing, I really can’t stand Tyra Banks. But compared to Perez, she’s coming off as all class. And that’s a very responsible request for her to make. And he’s a douche for needing to attack celeb’s kids soooooooooooo badly that he actually tries to negotiate with her over it. But obviously he just wanted to get his way and be on ANTM. Hopefully they haven’t filmed yet and won’t let him be a part of it.

And the Post is right – as scary as Demi and Tyra and Kirstie Alley ALL are, I would be seriously, seriously afraid of Bruce Willis if I were Perez Hilton.

Here’s Perez in June at the Much Music Awards and hosting Summerbash in Chicago. Images thanks to WENN.com .

Perez Hilton is pretty loathsome. But I’ve got to say, I’m no Demi Moore fan either, and never have been. She was rude to my neighbor once in the eighties. Yeah, I’ll hold grudges for a long-ass time. But I mean as contemptible as I find Demi to be, she’s not out there constantly stirring the sh*t like Perez. He makes a living off being a bitch. And not in the cute way we do here. But in the “laugh at your misfortune” sort of way. So while neither of these two are favorites of mine, you can imagine how physically ill it makes me to say that I’m actually having to side with Perez in his latest Twitter battle, which is naturally against Demi. I feel like my soul is infested with locusts just for saying that.

So a little while ago Perez posted a link to a picture (he didn’t take the picture) of Demi’s 15-year-old daughter Tallulah wearing an outfit that showed some cleavage. This enraged Demi, and instead of thinking, “Hey, as a parent, I should not have let my child dress that way, and that is the ultimate problem,” her reaction was to do what all narcissists do, and quickly blame someone else. In this case, the complete problem from beginning and end is Perez, according to Demi. And he’s not just the problem – because he posted this picture and her daughter is 15, Perez is a pedophile. That’s all there is to it. Demi has no culpability whatsoever. It’s everyone else’s job to ignore her poor parenting, not her job to be a diligent parent.

Demi Moore has lashed out via Twitter at Perez Hilton for linking to skin-revealing pictures of her daughter Tallulah Willis, 15, via his Twitter account. On Thursday, Perez Tweeted links to several photos of the teen. One of the pictures, which he said he linked to several weeks ago, and which is located on Los Angeles nightlife photo blog The Cobra Snake, showed the underage young woman with several buttons on her top open. Another picture showed the teen hugging her dad, Bruce Willis, in very short jean shorts.

Both links angered Demi. “Anyone who advertises follows or supports Perez supports violating child pornography laws!” Demi Tweeted. “Let me ask all of you, what is it called when someone is telling people to look and focus on a child’s “boobs & a**” while providing photos?” Demi continued.

The actress went on to accuse Perez of “violating child pornography laws.” However, the feisty blogger took aim right back at Demi, Tweeting that he is planning legal action. “Expect another letter from my attorney, kitten. Xoxo,” he wrote on Thursday afternoon. “P.S. Bring it on, b*tch!” Perez claimed via Tweet that Demi’s remarks on the social networking site brought more attention to the pictures.

“And thanks for drawing MORE attention to your daughter’s behavior and your parenting skills (or lack thereof). U r real smart!” he continued. Perez asked for an apology and said he would not allow his child to dress like Tallulah. “I would not let my 15 year old daughter dress like that under ANY context. You are delusional and slightly senile!” the 31-year-old blogger, who told the LA Times earlier this year he plans to have children by age 35, added.

[From OMG]

I’m not going to put the pictures up, but you can see them here and here. Part of being a teenager is pushing the boundaries, and clothing is a common one. That does not mean it’s okay, and it’s Demi and Bruce’s job to make sure that their daughter still dresses appropriately, same as any other parent. And because she’s the daughter of celebrities, they should be aware that more people are going to be look and snapping photos of Tallulah, so it’s even more critical that she’s dressed appropriately. I actually find the shorts much worse than the boob shot. I mean girls show a lot of boob these days, and frankly it didn’t make me bat an eye. I’m not saying it’s an appropriate top, but it’s not the worst thing I’ve ever seen. But I do not see the bottom few inches of most girls ass cheeks when I’m out and about, and I am damn certain I’ve never shown mine.

If Demi has any problem with the pictures, the only person she can blame is the person who let Tallulah leave the house that way. No one else. But it’s offensive to call it child pornography. It’s making light of real victims of child porn. She is way out of line. Would it have been nicer if Perez left the photos alone? I suppose. But they’re out there and he’s not the only one linking them. And they’re out there because of Demi’s poor parenting. It’s not like Tallulah was wearing something innocent, bent over, and someone snapped an inappropriate picture. She’s totally upright – anything you see that you shouldn’t you’re seeing because that’s the point of the top.

And Demi decided to go for the big guns and get Kirstie Alley involved. How high school.

It was just another glimpse into the world of Twitter-mad celebs on Thursday evening as Demi Moore lashed out forcefully at blogger Perez Hilton for a weeks-old photo he linked to showing her 15-year-old daughter Tallulah baring a bit of cleavage.

After a tweet about her electrical power being out, Moore began to question Hilton’s motives and integrity for linking to the photo some weeks ago. “Let me ask all of you, what is it called when someone is telling people to look and focus on a child’s “boobs & ass” while providing photos?” she asked, then answered, “That’s called child pornography.”

The tit-for-tat flame war then began between Moore and Hilton himself, who responded, “That is clearly not child porn … I would not let my 15 year old daughter dress like that under ANY context. You are delusional and slightly senile!”

Hilton called Moore’s charge that he’s a smut-peddler “libelous, defamatory, inaccurate and stupid” … and openly pondered seeking legal action. “She is the one breaking the law” he yelled.

Enter Kirstie Alley. Not long after the “discussion” began between Moore and Hilton, ‘Cheers’ alum and Moore’s buddy Kirstie Alley decided to turn up the volume with some tweets of her own: “Please help Demi Moore get this guy branded what he really is … a PEDOPHILE … I’m gonna have his nasty little ass followed..”

“You are a child pornographer. I VOW TO TAKE YOU DOWN. legally … keep up your vile behavior and I will make your sorry ass sorrier.”

This was clearly a “poke the bear, find out what happens” moment as Hilton then began directing his anger towards Alley.

“Call me immature, unfunny, fat, ugly, stupid. But I’m not a pedophile. I’m not a rapist. And I’m not a child porn activist! … This is another libelous, defamatory statement you are making against me!!!”

Hilton then made some defamatory statements about Alley, saying “I think all your past drug use, which you’ve admitted to, has damaged your brain. You should get that checked out!”

[From Popeater]

So basically all sorts of ridiculousness. I’m sure everyone learned long ago to disregard anything that pops out of Kirstie Alley’s mouth. But Demi is only a mild whackjob, generally speaking. Remember when you were in second grade and some kid would threaten to sue you when you said something they didn’t like? That’s basically what Demi’s doing here. She’s saying something so extreme and irrational (Perez is a pedophile because he linked to photos someone else took and that are on someone else’s blog in an outfit Demi let her daughter wear) that she comes off as being as dumb as a second grader who doesn’t understand saying something doesn’t make it true.

To be fair, it looks like Perez has been trying to start a feud with Demi for a while.

And the worst part is that not only is it clear Demi Moore doesn’t have two I.Q. points to rub together, but that she made me defend Perez Hilton. And that’s just unacceptable.

Here’s Tallulah with her mom in March in NYC and s The High Line’s Opening Summer Benefit in June in NYC. I found her making this expression all over the place, in nearly every posed photo. Her parents need to keep one close eye on her. Images thanks to WENN.com and INF Photo.

Over the weekend, an early excerpt of Demi Moore’s interview in French Marie Claire came out. I honestly thought that Marie Claire might be making up the quotes, because I had never seen Demi Moore go on the defensive quite so much about all of those plastic surgery rumors. Demi said the rumors were “completely false” and went on to pontificate, “I’ve never had it done. But I would never judge those who have. If it’s the best thing for them, then I don’t see a problem. I don’t like the idea of having an operation to hold up the ageing process – it’s a way to combat your neurosis. The scalpel won’t make you happy. That said, the day when I start crying when I look at myself in the mirror might be the day when I’m less adamant about not having it done. But for the moment I prefer to be a beautiful woman of my age than try desperately to look 30.”

As it turns out, Demi actually said that sh-t. And now that everyone is calling her out, she’s sticking with her story. Demi took to Twitter and fought back against the accusations that her face is pulled too tight to tell the truth or whatever:

Demi Moore is fighting back at allegations she’s had hundreds of thousands of dollars in plastic surgery.

Following up on her recent denial of going under the knife, Moore responded to some incredulous people on Twitter Monday night insisting that having her three daughters has left her with stretch marks and extra skin.

The avid tweeter replied to someone who claimed that Moore could not go from stretch marks and saggy skin, once on display in an old paparazzi shot of her at the beach, to the fine form she shows off now.

Demi’s response?

“I still have excess skin & stretch marks!”

When someone responded to that remark with disbelief, saying she did not, Moore followed up with, “Ahh hate to break it to you but I do. Comes with having a few kids 4 some of us!”

[From the Huffington Post]

Ah… it’s not an “all or nothing” proposition Demi! We could conceivably buy that you’ve only had work done on your face, and not your body. Using the “stretch mark” defense doesn’t really answer the question of “why is your forehead pulled so tight you look like you have a receding hairline?”

I’ll say this again – I don’t really care that Demi has had some work done. She looks beautiful, she seems happy, good for her and God bless. It’s the lies I hate. The lies, and the idea that she thinks we’re too dumb to notice. I hate that.

Sidenote – Us Weekly has a poll up right now asking, “Do You Believe Demi Moore’s Claim That She’s Never Had Plastic Surgery?” Right now it’s 84.8% who think she’s a total liar. Vote early and vote often!

Demi Moore is shown on 8/5/09, 4/30/09, 2/11/09, and 11/26/08. Credit: WENN.com

Oh, Demi. I’ll buy several of pieces of information about Demi – that she and husband Ashton Kutcher truly love each other, that she’s a great businesswoman, and that she’s a good mother. Here’s what I won’t buy: that Demi, as she is right now at this very minute, is totally and completely all natural, a 46-year-old woman who has never had anything nipped, tucked, sucked or enhanced. I’ve always thought she was a beautiful woman, but there’s no way I’m buying that the same face from Ghost is now cosmetically unaltered. But that’s what Demi is now claiming, according to a new interview in the French Marie Claire (story via the Mirror). Demi (allegedly) says the plastic surgery rumors are “completely false” and that she doesn’t “like the idea of having an operation to hold up the ageing process – it’s a way to combat your neurosis. The scalpel won’t make you happy.” Er… right. Says the woman whose face is pulled ridiculously tight.

This actually isn’t the first time Demi has talked about her “lack” of plastic surgery, although it’s the furthest I’ve ever seen her go in denying. Back in December of last year, she gave an interview where she denied having $3 million worth of surgery, saying “The truth is I have no problem with enhancing one’s looks or fixing something that’s changed. It’s always an option, but I can’t see me ever getting something like that done.” In the new denial, Demi also says that she’ll think about getting something done when she starts crying at the sight of herself in the mirror:

With the stunning figure of a woman half her age, Demi Moore’s youthful allure has earned her a reputation as the queen of plastic surgery.

The 47-year-old actress has long been the poster girl for cosmetic enhancement, re-ported to have spent £220,000 on boob jobs, liposuction, facelifts and even a knee lift.

But in a new interview, she insists she has NEVER been under the surgeon’s knife. “It’s completely false,” she says. “I’ve never had it done. But I would never judge those who have. If it’s the best thing for them, then I don’t see a problem. I don’t like the idea of having an operation to hold up the ageing process – it’s a way to combat your neurosis. The scalpel won’t make you happy.”

“That said, the day when I start crying when I look at myself in the mirror might be the day when I’m less adamant about not having it done.”

“But for the moment I prefer to be a beautiful woman of my age than try desperately to look 30.”

Demi’s claim in Marie Claire magazine in France this week will astonish observers who have long believed she had resorted to surgery in a bid to rejuvenate her flagging career and impress her 31-year-old husband Ashton Kutcher.

A close friend of Demi – who has a nutritionist, trainer, yoga teacher and kick-boxing coach – has claimed the star relies on A-lister surgeon Brian Novack. The pal said: “Demi can’t stand it that there is part of her that is not perfect.”

[From the Mirror]

It’s the lies I hate. The lies, and the idea that she thinks we’re dumb enough to buy it. When Demi made her triumphant return to Hollywood, back in 2003 with Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, most people who remembered what Demi used to look like were somewhat startled. I’m not saying Demi is like that Cat Woman lady, but Demi is in serious denial if she thinks her work has gone unnoticed. When I was looking for older images of Demi, people had already generated several “Before and After” photo montages. I’d say she had a standard facelift several years ago, and she probably had something done to her eyes – like a lid lift or something, because the lack of any kind of crows feet is a little creep.

Demi is shown at the LA premiere of Spread on 8/3/09. Credit: PRPhotos

I’m not some huge fan of either Ashton Kutcher or Demi Moore, but how cute are they in these pictures? Demi and Ashton came out for the premiere of Spread in Los Angeles last night, and both of them are looking great. Demi especially – that color looks amazing on her, and it seems like Ashton can’t keep his eyes or his hands off of her. Sweet. They really do seem to love each other. I’d love to see them adopt or have a baby together, I bet that would only bring them closer.

To promote his role in Spread, which is a “sex comedy centered on a serial womanizer and his jilted lover”, Ashton appeared on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. He told a funny-weird story about how Demi’s famous doll collection freaks him out. Demi has something crazy like 3,000 dolls, mostly porcelain, insured for more than $2 million. Rumors abound that Demi has rooms – or maybe even an entire house – devoted to her doll collection. But having an alleged home devoted to her dolls isn’t enough – no, Demi makes Ashton sleep with these little life-like dolls in their bedroom:

It’s a miracle ASHTON KUTCHER manages to sleep at night. The actor admits he’s “freaked out” by wife DEMI MOORE’s collection of lifelike dolls – not least the terrifying shotgun-wielding granny.

Having been scared witless as a kid watching the Child’s Play films – featuring evil serial-killing doll Chucky – Ashton says he struggles to keep his nerve around his wife’s inanimate pals, especially the ones located in their bedroom.

He told US TV host CONAN O’BRIEN: “They upset me – I saw Chucky! These things freak me out, man, and she’s got like thousands of them. They’re everywhere – and they’re freaky. I think the dolls have souls. And they’re always looking at you – we have some in the bedroom and that makes things just weird. Some of these things are worth a lot of money apparently but they frighten me a little bit.”

Ashton also revealed he dreams of being best buddies with President BARACK OBAMA. He added: “I have dreams that we’re, like, pals – we like drink beers together, Michelle gets upset that we’re staying out too late. I had a dream that we were flying in Air Force One and a plane came up next to us and started shooting us.”

“I was freaking out and he just turned around and said, ‘It happens all the time.’ He was so cool about it!”

[From The Sun]

I think that dreaming about Barack Obama is actually kind of funny. I always get a kick out of dreams about famous people. It’s always totally random, for me, at least. Like, I’m obsessed with Gerard Butler during the day, but at night I have a sex dream about Keith Olbermann. We were getting busy on a balcony, surrounded by the remnants of a party. Strange. And yet sexy!

As I was researching Demi’s doll collection, I found this fascinating article from Entertainment Weekly. Apparently, it was Demi’s ex-husband Bruce Willis who got her started on dolls. When they first fell in love, Bruce bought Demi two Anne Mitrani “sculpture” dolls, at a price of $32,000. Mitrani dolls are famous for their lifelike appearance, some even claim that it feels like “you’re looking at a real person.” That, apparently, was the beginning of Demi’s collection, and Demi has spent literally millions of dollars collecting the rarest and most precious dolls in the world. It’s an interesting hobby/collection to have, but I do feel badly for Ashton. Maybe they could work out a compromise – no dolls in the bedroom.

UPDATE: I just thought this was a cute addition to the story – when US Weekly spoke to Ashton last night, he wasn’t sure if the rumors were true that Demi might be taking his last name to celebrate their fourth anniversary. He told US: “She hasn’t told me, so you might be revealing a secret… I think it would be fantastic, but at the same time, it’s a name, you know? Like, call me Mr. Moore, I don’t care. I’ve been called a lot worse!” Ashton also says that Demi “becomes more beautiful to me by the minute and I don’t know what it is. She’s got the magic thing.”

Here’s Ashton, Demi, and Rumer Willis at the “Spread” Los Angeles premiere last night. Images thanks to Fame Pictures .

After Mischa Barton’s breakdown there was talk that her upcoming series, CW’s The Beautiful Life, was quietly training another actress to replace her as the lead. In a role that may hit too close to home, Mischa is set to play a down and out drug-addicted model struggling to hang on to her waning career. The series’ producer, Ashton Kutcher, dismisses rumors that Mischa is off the show and says Barton will soon be in NY to start shooting and that she’s “doing great.”

Ashton Kutcher says Mischa Barton is heading to New York to join the cast of her new show, “The Beautiful Life,” according to Reuters.

Ashton, the producer behind The CW show, commented on the actress at a technology conference in Pasadena where he discussed his involvement with Twitter.

“I can tell you right now Mischa Barton is doing great,” Ashton reportedly said.

In a previous statement to Access Hollywood, the star’s rep said Mischa was “improving each day” following her hospitalization last week.

Access previously broke the news that the former “The O.C.” star had been taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 15, after a source said she was placed under an involuntary psychiatric hold (also known as a 5150) by authorities.

Production on the show, on which Mischa plays a model attempting a comeback, was pushed back to the end of the month “due to set construction issues,” a CW rep told Access last week.

The show is set to begin shooting on July 31.

[From Access Hollywood, source has automatic music]

The National Enquirer claims this week that Ashton and his wife, Demi Moore, are trying to help Mischa by introducing her to the mystical Jewish-type cult they follow, Kabbalah. At least it’s not Scientology, but it would be a lot cheaper and probably more helpful for Mischa to get counseling and go to rehab:

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher… want to spearhead the recovery of the deeply troubled actress, who landed in a Los Angeles psychiatric unit after a bizarre meltdown.

“Demi and Ashton both feel Mischa has an incredible career ahead of her if she can free herself from her demons of poor self-esteem and substance abuse,” said a source.

The couple believes the teachings of Kabbalah – a type of Jewish mysticism – can help Mischa, the source said, adding that both Demi and Ashton generously reached out to Mischa’s family to offer their assistance.

Ashton feels particularly responsible for Mischa because he’s overseeing the production of her new series, “The Beautiful Life,” in which she plays an aging model. He personally selected her for the role.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, August 3, 2009]

People need to find their own route to recovery and happiness, and sinking a lot of money and faith into various treatments and philosophies only helps those who believe in it. You’re better off seeing a therapist or doctor that works for you and buying a bunch of self help books, in my opinion. That’s my path, though, and other people get better mileage out of religion. I can’t see Mischa becoming a Kabbalah devotee, but a lot of celebrities do it and their involvement doesn’t make sense to me either.

In less cultastic news, Demi tweeted photos over the weekend of Ashton de-skunking their dog. She wrote that they used a combination of peroxide and baking soda and were going to try tomato juice next and that the “whole house stinks!”

Demi and Ashton are shown at Scout LaRue Willis’s 18th birthday party at the Cicada restaurant in Los Angeles California on July 17, 2009. Credit: Fame Pictures