Here are photos of Courtney Love at Sundance where she is undoubtedly raiding the swag rooms. Hahaha. That was actually just a joke, but then I started to wonder why Courtney attended Sundance at all, and Page Six has detailed her swag coup under a list of “greedy celebs“ who attend the annual festival to raid the gifting suites: “[A]fter a couple of minutes and a few obligatory press pictures, Love walked away with a $695 Kudsak leather jacket, $600 worth of Johnny Was tops, and a $2 bottle of Hint water. After all, it’s easy to get dehydrated when you’re swagging on the slopes.” Easy work if you can get it, right?

Meanwhile, Courtney just doesn’t know when to shut it. Of course, this is a chronic problem for her, and in just the past year or so, she’s talked about how if Kurt Cobain came back, she’d have to kill him; how her benzos addiciton is all Winona Ryder and Andy Dick’s fault; and how she wants to marry a titled nobleman and become Lady Love. She also accused Dave Grohl of trying to seduce Francis Bean and claimed to be Lindsay Lohan’s sobriety coach, which is hilarious because if was true (which it wasn’t), Courtney was pretty much saying that she is the worst sobriety coach in the universe.

Now Courtney is running her mouth again to ABC News, which is listening for whatever reason, and she’s talking sh-t about Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale’s marriage. Essentially, she says that Gavin is running the whole show and even does all the work for Gwen’s fashion lines. What the hell?

Courtney Love sounds a little bitter over Gwen Stefani’s success and her marriage to Gavin Rossdale.

In ABC News’ profile on the outspoken Hole singer, she claims that she dated Rossdale before he got together with Stefani.

After noticing a Yves Saint Laurent coat that the No Doubt singer wore on January’s Vogue cover that Love coveted, she says in her interview, “Funny thing, you know, I would’ve never really bet on Gwen. Not back in the day.”

Love claims that Stefani’s success and her “[bleep]ing empire” of a clothing line, L.A.M.B., can be credited to her musician husband.

She also claims that because Rossdale’s band Bush never found continued mainstream success after the nineties, he now runs Stefani’s career.

“His band never did that well but he is very, very smart,” she says. “He runs the Gwen show, that’s him. He runs the clothing line, he [bleep]ing built that up, he has nothing else to do.”

She adds, “He was so good looking, but I kind of envisioned that me and Gavin Rossdale would end up on the French Riviera, like, taking tennis lessons and [bleep]ing our respective polo teachers.”

[From Page Six]

I think we all realize that Courtney, who has long claimed that she slept with Gavin while he was with Gwen, has no idea what she’s talking about when it comes to Gwen’s career and Gavin’s alleged masterminding thereof. I do think that there is tension in Gwen and Gavin’s marriage (like most marriages), and Gwen may very well end up at a nice spa getaway soon after trying to do it all, but I don’t think that Gavin is the one sitting around dreaming up crazy-ass haircalf wedge shoes and metallic cargo shorts. Courtney basically is dreaming crap up in her own head and decidng that’s the truth of the matter. And for the record, Bush was a very successful band in the 1990s with three multi-platinum albums. Gavin might be struggling to rebuild the band and reach his former musical success, but it’s not like “he has nothing else to do” but act as a behind-the-scenes tyrant. Shut up, Courtney.

Here’s Gwen and Gavin out on Saturday with the kids while shopping for topiaries. They probably just shook their heads at Courtney’s silly, drugged-up words.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN

Here are some photos of Gwen Stefani with and without Gavin Rossdale as she completed some Christmas shopping. I’ve been a big fan of Gwen’s since the mid 1990s when “Just a Girl” hit the airwaves. I have always been envious of her stellar ab muscles. In her recent Marie Claire interview, Gwen lamented that her busy life (mother, singer, designer, etc.) had forced her to give up working out so much over the past year or two, but I really don’t believe her because she was looking pretty ripped onstage a few weeks ago at one of Gavin’s gigs. During the same interview, however, Gwen admitted that her life’s been super hectic since she began recording the new No Doubt album. She said, “Every day I fail at something. Every day someone is suffering because I’m doing all these things.” Now a new story in this week’s Star poses the theory that Gwen is about overdue for a nervous breakdown:

Outsiders might envy Gwen Stefani, considering how much success she’s enjoying these days. Her band, No Doubt, is now preparing for a comeback tour after releasing a critically acclaimed album, Push and Shove, that debuted in the No. 3 slot on the Billboard charts. The mother of two is also managing three thriving clothing lines while pushing forward on her solo music career — all with the support of her loving husband, Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale. But those close ot the pop star and fashion icon say that she’s in way over her head — and if something doesn’t change fast, she could crack under the pressure.

Gwen’s loved ones are concerned that the grueling rehearsal schedule for No Doubt’s 2013 tour will be the straw that breaks the singer’s back. “Gwen is a complete mess right now,” and insider reports. “She can’t keep up with everything. She gets no sleep, and she cries constantly because she feels like she’s letting Gavin and the kids down by not being with them as much as she should.” Tony Kanal — No Doubt’s bassist, who dated Gwen for seven years before her marriage — has also commented on how overwhelmed she is. “She thinks she’s failing at everything,” he has said. And Gwen herself has hinted at her anxiety during a recent interview: She described all the projects she’s working on and then admitted, “It is ridiculous. It’s impossible!”

The pressure seems to be wreaking havoc on her physical health as much as her emotional state. “Her stomach is in knots, her back aches constantly, she can barely move her neck and she has headaches nonstop,” the source says. “Her acupuncturist is at her beck and call night and day because she’s always in so much pain.”

But acupuncture doesn’t work miracles — and the stress may be destroying her most valuable asset: her vocal cords. “Her exhausting nonstop schedule is taking a huge toll on her voice,” the mole reports. “It has been coming and going in a way that scares her and her bandmates.”

It’s also terrifying to her husband. The rumor mill was recently abuzz with gossip that Gwen’s marriage was in trouble after she and Gavin were spotted coming out of a therapist’s office together — but, according to her pal, the truth is that Gwen is the only one in counseling, and Gavin goes along to be supportive.” He begged Gwen to get therapy and is begging her to ease up before she has a major breakdown,” the insider explains. But with so many committments that she can’t back out of, a breakdown may be the excuse she needs to finally get some reat.

[From Star, print edition, January 7, 2013]

I can easily believe this story. Gwen is burning several candles at both ends. Honestly, I have no idea why she decided to join up for the No Doubt reunion except that the band really doesn’t exist without her, and she’d probably feel guilty if she turned down Tony Kanal and the other boys. But it isn’t as if Gwen has to be a singer, a rock chick, and a clothing designer in order to support her family, you know? (Note: I’m not asking her to give up her career, but she doesn’t have to do all if it if she doesn’t have the energy. She could afford time time off from either singing or designing, and the world won’t collapse.) Her sons would certainly have been able to attend college without this No Doubt tour, and I think it’s a case of Gwen needing to learn to say “no.”

Here’s one very obvious reason that this story could be true. Gwen has recently admitted to touching up her platinum hair color up every 10 days, and it’s very important to her that no one ever see her dark roots. In this photo taken about a week ago, Gwen’s roots are definitely showing.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet

So, remember when everyone was like OMG Gavin Rossdale is totally fooling around on Gwen Stefani with their hot, young, blonde nanny? That was just a few days ago. Gavin and Gwen didn’t bother to issue a statement or a direct denial about the fact that a paparazzo caught Gavin touching the “nanny” just above her butt cheek. A source did tell E! News “He is not having an affair with his nanny. He’s with her and the kids in a photo. It’s harmless.” But here’s another explanation: the “hot nanny” is Gavin’s sister? Yes, apparently he has a sister. Two sisters, in fact, an older sister named Lorraine and a younger sister, Soraya, who is allegedly the same woman in the “nanny” photos. You can see some 2009 photos of Gavin and Soraya here. Is this the same woman?

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale’s marriage is stronger than ever, and reports that he is getting too close for comfort to the couple’s “super hot nanny” are totally unfounded, as RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal that the pretty blonde who sent the rumor mill into overdrive is actually the 47-year-old Brit rocker’s sister, Soraya!

Tongues started wagging after Rossdale was pictured hiking on Sunday with the pretty mystery woman and his two sons, Zuma and Kingston, with some claiming he was caught “touching her butt” (he was actually guiding her up a hill with his hand on the small of her back) and body language experts opining that there appeared to be a “shared intimacy” between the two.

“All the speculation is hilarious,” a source close to Rossdale tells RadarOnline.com. “And couldn’t be further from the truth. Gavin and Gwen are happier and more in love than ever and their marriage is absolutely rock solid. They truly have one of the happiest marriages in showbiz, or outside of showbiz for that matter!

“It really comes to something when a guy can’t go for a hike with his little sister without being accused of cheating on his wife!”

[From Radar]

I did a cursory examination of the old Soraya photos and the “nanny” photos, and while there is a similarity, I can’t say for sure that the blonde nanny-looking person is definitely Gavin’s sister. It could be, but I also think that “she’s my sister!” is one of the oldest excuses ever. Men have been using that sh-t for a LONG time. I guess women can use it too. It would have funny if Kristen Stewart was all “Rupert Sanders is my brother, y’all!”

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

A few days ago, we discussed whether or not Gavin Rossdale is fooling around with his hot, young, blonde nanny. There were photos of Gavin and the hot nanny taking a hike together (with Kingston and Zuma) several days ago, and at one point during the hike, Gavin put a friendly hand very close to the nanny’s ass. I don’t want to leave the impression that Gavin was, like, caressing a nanny butt cheek or anything, but his hand was suspiciously close to her ass, and it felt like a very “familiar” gesture.

Anyway, these are some new pics of Gavin and Gwen out and about yesterday in LA, where they dropped their sons off at school together. Friendly spin: they didn’t know they would be pap’d, and the paparazzi are simply trailing Gavin all the time now because they want to bust him with the nanny. Realistic spin: just like every other time there are bad rumors about the state of their marriage, Gavin and Gwen have arranged for a nice “happy family” photo op. Oh well… I like that Gwen keeps including her little fluffy dog in the photo-ops. He’s part of the family too!

So, should we all just go back to minding our own bidness about these two? Obviously, they’ve weathered other storms and they’re still making it work. Is that admirable? Or is it a sign of something profoundly dysfunctional? I’m 50-50 on it. I think it’s both admirable AND dysfunctional.

Photos courtesy of WENN.com, Fame/Flynet.

Note: the most “interesting” photos of Gavin & the nanny can be seen here at LaineyGossip.

It felt like there were 20 million new photos of Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani over the long weekend. I kept checking through our photo agencies and I was like, “Good God, Gwen and Gavin are making the paparazzi work extra hard this year.” The photos of Gwen and Gavin together are from the 24th, when they went to her parents’ house. The photos of Gavin with the boys and the blonde nanny are from the 25th. We need to discuss what’s happening in those photos.

Fame/Flynet tagged the photos with this: “Musician Gavin Rossdale takes his boys Kingston and Zuma out for a hike in West Hollywood, California on November 25, 2012. There appears to be a dirty handprint on the butt of their nanny…is there trouble brewing in the Rossdale/Stefani household?” LaineyGossip has some other photos from the same hike – go here to see those pics. In those, you can see Gavin and the nanny from behind, with Gavin putting his hand just below the small of her back (and maybe just a tad above her butt crack). He’s not really touching full-on ass, but it still seems like a shockingly intimate gesture. And if Gavin’s dirt-covered hands were actually fondling the nanny’s butt cheeks when they had been out of sight of the paparazzi? Trouble.

Here’s my positive spin on this: Gavin and Gwen are pap’d all the time. To my mind, they actively engage in the Celebrity-Child-Industrial Complex. Gavin knew he was being pap’d, he could plainly see the paparazzi and why in the world would he intimately touch the nanny in front of the photographers if he was really boning her? It makes more sense if the nanny is simply part of their family, and their intimacy is familial.

Here’s my negative spin on this: there are always rumors about Gavin and Gwen and their allegedly troubled marriage. They always manage to push a “happy family” photo-op whenever those rumors arise. But maybe there is something to the rumors. And maybe the nanny is one of the problems in their marriage?

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.

My opinion: Despite the fact that Gwen Stefani consistently works the media to her advantage, she somehow manages to avoid looking like a famewhore, or that she’s manipulating public opinion in her favor. I have no idea how she manages to avoid those labels – “famewhore” or “media manipulator” – but I get the feeling that the general public opinion of Gwen is “I like her. She’s not my favorite celebrity but I like her.” So, she moves throughout the industry very effectively. Whenever there are weird or bad rumors about her marriage, she and Gavin Rossdale step out with their kids, and all the tabloids get are lots and lots of happy-family images. Gwen never complains about the spotlight and she never trashes anyone publicly. She’s never really talked in depth about all of the rumors about her marriage, and maybe she never will say anything beyond “we’re fine” or “marriage is hard but you have to power through.” So on that too, it’s impossible to “tag” her for hypocrisy really. Maybe Gwen is truly the master of all manipulation – she makes it look so easy!

Anyway, why did I just go off on all of that? Oh, right. In Touch Weekly reports that Gwen and Gavin were seen leaving a couples therapy session, and that Gavin has been away from the family for extended periods of time. I suspect that this will be yet another report that Gwen “officially” ignores but in a few days, she and Gavin will be photographed with their kids looking like a perfectly happy family:

Another Hollywood marriage is in trouble. In Touch can exclusively reveal that on Oct. 8, a visibly upset Gwen Stefani, 43, left a couples therapy session in LA with husband Gavin Rossdale, 46.

“Over the past two years they’ve spent less and less time together,” a source close to the couple tells the new issue of In Touch, on newsstands now.

Although the pair have denied they’re splitting, the source reveals, “They used to be affectionate with each other and laugh a lot. That never happens anymore.”

The couple’s troubles stem from the Bush front man’s busy tour schedule, which prevents Gavin from spending time with his wife and their sons, Kingston, 6, and Zuma, 4.

“There were months where he wouldn’t even be at the house,” says the source.

[From In Touch Weekly]

Yeah… I’ve got to defend them while at the same time acknowledging that I would totally believe that they could split up at some point. First, Gavin and Gwen are both rebooting their music careers, Gavin with Bush and Gwen with No Doubt. They’re going to be apart more and more. It happens, and it happens a lot with touring artists. As for the couples therapy… if they are going, it’s not necessarily a sign of something awful. Robert Downey Jr. and Susan go to couples therapy all the time, and I consider them one of the strongest couples in Hollywood.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.

Every so often, the tabloids start a round a rumors about the state of Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani’s marriage. The last time it happened (to my memory) was back in January – there were several reports indicating that Gavin’s past (with a drag queen, with his daughter Daisy Lowe, and with Courtney Love, for example) was coming back to haunt him, and Gwen was not happy. Days after the rumors, Gwen and Gavin seemed to be photographed constantly. This is their M.O. Whenever there’s bad gossip about them, they are magically photographed in lots of family-oriented photo ops.

Well, I noticed that we seemed to have a lot of photos of Gwen and Gavin over the holiday weekend, and I wondered what was up. It seems like the British tabloids are beginning a new round, and this week’s American tabloids are picking up the rumors this week. The British tabloid Closer has a source claiming: “Things have gone from bad to worse and they don’t know how to fix it. They’ve been through a lot and while Gwen’s putting on a brave face for the sake of the kids, she’s not sure she can save their marriage.” Here’s more:

Gwen Stefani is reportedly “putting on a brave face” about her marriage in front of her children. The songstress and Gavin Rossdale got together in 1995 and married in 2002. They have sons Kingston and Zuma together.

Their relationship was rocked when a paternity test revealed Gavin had previously fathered Daisy Lowe with ex-girlfriend Pearl. Courtney Love also claimed that she’d had an affair with him. Gwen is said to be doubting her long-time partner.

“Things have gone from bad to worse and they don’t know how to fix it. They’ve been through a lot and while Gwen’s putting on a brave face for the sake of the kids, she’s not sure she can save their marriage,” a source told British magazine Closer.

Gwen has reportedly suggested a temporary break from each other.

“Gwen isn’t sure she can trust Gavin any more. They need time to figure things out, but he’s now on a six-month world tour with Bush until the end of June – although he tries to come back when he can to see the kids,” the insider added.

“Rather than trying to have a long-distance relationship, Gwen suggested a trial separation to see if a break would prompt him to show her how much she means to him.”

[Via The Irish Independent]

Star Magazine picked up the story in this week’s issue, claiming that Gwen and Gavin are in a “marriage crisis” and they’re still deciding if they’ll split. My take? I don’t even know. Considering they still care enough to do happy-family paparazzi photo-ops, I’d say they’re still committed to their marriage. But I’ll buy that they’re having problems – everybody has problems. It happens. They fight, they work it out. Hopefully, it’s nothing.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Last week, Kaiser covered a Star story that alleged (in no uncertain terms) that Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale are on the verge of breaking up after a decade of marriage. Strangely enough, Gwen and Gavin have subsequently spent the entirety of this past weekend getting papped out in “happy family” mode with their two children, Kingston and Zuma, starting with a venture to a birthday party as photographed above. Naturally, I feel sort of guilty for jumping to the conclusion that this couple may very well have posed their way through a series of pap-friendly ventures. Still, this seems suspicious, right?

I’ve always really liked Gwen and Gavin as a couple and was a fan of both their respective bands, No Doubt and Bush, back in the 1990s. For many years, they seemed very solid, but Gwen’s had to weather an enormous onslaught of stories about her husband’s past. In her story, Kaiser floated the theory that learning of the drag queen ex, the love child, and the dalliance with Courtney Love may have cumulatively taken its toll on Gwen. Honestly, who could blame any wife for being upset if she in fact learned about these skeletons through the press? Gwen and Gavin dated for close to eight years before getting hitched, and it would be truly terrible if Gavin had kept all of these things from her during the entirety of their relationship.

Another potential source of conflict that I’ve considered while observing them as a couple over the years is that Gwen’s career (including fronting No Doubt, solo albums, and the fashion empire) is far more successful Gavin’s. Sure, they were both rock stars when they got together, but Gavin’s earning potential has cooled significantly ever since Bush broke up over a decade ago. His solo album failed to reach an audience; he’s since gotten the band back together, and they’re heading out for a tour this year. I doubt Bush will ever reach their previous commercial success ever again, and Gavin may secretly resent the fact that she’s the breadwinner in the marriage. While I realize that not all men would feel that way, it’s a possibility.

Gwen and Gavin spent all of Sunday together in front of the cameras as well. First, they went, um, fishing at L.A.’s Troutdale ponds with the boys. Notice that Gwen’s lipstick never wavers.

Then on Sunday evening, Gwen and Gavin took their kids to the playground at Malibu Country Mart. These photos look especially posed, and Gwen doesn’t look happy at all. Maybe she’s just tired after the long weekend in front of all those cameras.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN

Can you believe that Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani have been together for ten years? That’s kind of amazing, in the celebrity world and the music world. Although there have been some scandals involving Gwen and Gavin, I always think of them as one of the stronger family units around. Of course, I always thought that about Will Smith & Jada too, and they’re probably dunzo. Anyway, over the years, Gwen has had to deal with certain stories about her husband that she may or may not have known about before the stories went public – stuff like Gavin’s “one night stand” (or full-on relationship) with a drag queen named Marilyn, his one night stand with a woman that led to his fathering Daisy Lowe, and his relationship with Courtney Love, which may have overlapped with the start of his relationship with Gwen. And given all of these stories, Gwen and Gavin’s marriage has suffered, and Star Mag claims they’re almost done:

Poor Gwen! Her husband’s dark past and infidelities have lead her to reach a breaking point in love, according to a new report in Star magazine.

Gwen Stefani, 42, and Gavin Rossdale, 46, have been in and out of couple’s therapy trying to repair their marriage, but a source tells the mag that divorce is “inevitable.” And Gwen’s brother, Eric Stefani, 44, also agrees that divorce is possible, according to the new report.

“He’s just not been honest with her about his past,” another source tells the mag.

Two years into the marriage Gwen was hit with Gavin’s first secret — that he had a daughter, Daisy Lowe, now 22, by his ex-girlfriend song-writer/designer Pearl Lowe. And then began the rumors about Gavin’s affairs. In 2009, 80s cross-dresser Peter Robinson — famously known as Marilyn — revealed he had had a short fling with Gavin, before he married Gwen. And in 2010, Gavin confirmed the affair in an interview with Details magazine claiming it was a one-time experimentation when he was 17-years-old.

“That was it. You have to know what you like, and I know what I like,” Gavin said in the Details interview.

Right after Marilyn spoke out, Courtney Love, 47, claimed on the Howard Stern show that she had an eight-month affair with Gavin while he was dating Gwen.

“You mean he was having sex with you while he was with her?” Howard asked.

”Everyone … yeah … and a few other people,” Courtney said to Howard. “We didn’t have a lot of pressure on each other, but we did like each other quite a bit.”

Yikes! With all of these secrets revealed way after the two had married, Gwen now fears what else he has hiding in the closet.

“Gwen often wonders what other secrets Gavin is hiding. It’s getting harder and harder for her to go through the motions with a man she sometimes feels like she doesn’t even know,” a source tells Star.

Gwen and Gavin married in 2002 after meeting in 1995 when their rock bands – No Doubt and Bush — were on tour together, before Gwen turned into a rock star in her own right. Aside from Gavin’s secrets, her newfound success has also caused tension between the two.

“When they got together, it was Gavin who had the big career,” the source tells the mag. But now that the tables have turned and Gwen is more famous than Gavin and that’s “been a really hard journey for him.”

For now, Gavin is preparing to go on tour with his band Bush while Gwen stays at home with their sons, Zuma, 3, and Kingston, 5.

[From Hollywood Life]

What to say about this? I wouldn’t be upset or shocked if they split up, but it’s going to take more than a ham-fisted Star Magazine story to make me believe that Gavin and Gwen are going to throw away their ten-year marriage. Call me a romantic, but I think they’ve weathered their rough patches rather well, and I think they’ve still got some years left together.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

You know I’m not some huge fan of the Gwen Stefani-Gavin Rossdale pairing. I don’t actively dislike either of them, and I occasionally wonder about the state of their marriage, or perhaps glance through some photos of their kids, but in general, I’m “meh” on them. Gwen seems to have toned down her daily paparazzi-friendly jaunts, but I do wonder how photographers managed to take so many high-quality photos of Gwen and Gavin on the Malibu beach this weekend. Maybe Gwen and Gavin don’t care… but some of these photos look posed. Like, LeAnn Rimes-level posed.

Random thoughts about the photos… Gwen’s abdomen looks really great, especially given her age and the fact that she’s given birth twice. You have to spend time developing those ab muscles, and I’m jealous. Gwen’s abs look better than Gavin’s, although Gavin is no slouch either. In fact, I like him shirtless. He looks hot and tan.

Kingston is 5, Zuma is 3, by the way. Both of them get their hair professionally done, and they go with their mom to get their nails done too. It’s harmless, people! Although I do wonder – do you think Gwen really wishes she had at least one girl?

Photos courtesy of WENN.