I have no problem with Mischa Barton in concept. She’s a mediocre to terrible actress who gets a lot of flak for her weight and thinks she’s a fashionista. And here is where I start disliking her - she just takes herself so seriously. In an interview with People, she promotes the Spring 2009 line of her headbands and explains that her style is so eclectic because she’s traveled so much the past year. You can almost see her agent writing these sound bytes for her.

Style icon Mischa Barton might be known for seamlessly shifting from retro-cool street style and red carpet elegance, but regardless of where she’s headed, Mischa tells PEOPLE.com, “Accessorizing is oddly my favorite part of dressing up.” It comes as no surprise then that the actress has been having fun developing her headband collection with designer Stacey Lapidus. Mischa says that she found inspiration for the hair accessories, which range from $50 to $200, in her jet set lifestyle.

“I’ve been working in the likes of India, Milan, Paris, London, Montreal, L.A, and NYC,” she explains. “My style has been somewhat boho chic, which I think is a result of having traveled so extensively throughout the course of the past year.” And she’s about to get even busier! In addition to her headband line and a collection of handbags, Barton is waiting to hear whether her pilot for the CW, A Beautiful Life, will get picked up for a series this fall. “It was a blast to film and though I’ve only seen bits and pieces [of it], I’m proud of the show and hopeful that I’ll get to shoot some more,” she says. “Since I have an obvious passion for fashion, it was also incredible for me to be offered a role that’s immersed in the industry.”

[From People]

You can check out the headbands here, and I have to say that I am not at all impressed. Some of them you could put together yourself with $10, a hot glue gun, and a trip to a craft store. The beaded ones you could probably find at a quarter of the price at Claire’s or, if you’re feeling really adventurous, a craft show or farmer’s market. It probably doesn’t help that I really don’t understand the headbands that are meant to be worn down on the forehead. To me, they just look a little dumb.

I’m not sure what’s so fashion-forward about $150 fake flowered headbands, but whatever floats your boat, Mischa.

Here’s Mischa and her “style” in London on April 23rd and 24th. Images thanks to WENN.com .

For some reason, Mischa Barton, whose latest movie Walled In was a straight-to-DVD horror flick, is still getting press. She is now on the cover of the “Naked body confidence issue” of Cosmopolitan UK. Due to the nature of the issue, there are headlines next to her that say things like “Your body rocks!” “Cellulite is not a crime!” and “Married for eighteen months before I had sex with my husband!”

People who care about the mediocre actress have noticed recently that she’s been looking scary skinny. In the issue of Cosmo, she admits that when she broke up with her last boyfriend, she dropped from a size 12 to a size 6, (In US Sizes this is a size 10 to a 4) but now she feels healthy and happy - and it looks like she’s gained a little weight (in a good way).

Barton’s body has been media fodder for years now — first when she was waifishly thin, then later when she was mocked for having cellulite (which she would claim was doctored into photos).

Barton tells Cosmo, “Surely there are more important issues than if someone has cellulite? And I don’t understand the point of people looking for bad things. Why bother? I know it’s human nature to want to pick on other people, but I find it a little shallow.”

She also claims she dropped a few sizes — going from a 12 to a 6 or an 8 — following her breakup last year from Rooney guitarist Taylor Locke.

“The only way to be happy and be a more enjoyable person to be around is to embrace what you’ve got,” she says. “Everyone has issues about their body, but I feel confident now. I’m healthy and happy.”

[from Huffington Post]

Mischa was recently cast in the CW’s new show The Beautiful Life, which stars Mischa Barton as a supermodel, but producers asked her to gain weight because they were worried that her skinny frame would send the wrong message to their teenage audience. Strange concern for a show about a supermodel.

Mischa was for some time traipsing around Europe doing much of nothing, but her IMDB page lists several new projects coming up. Hopefully while putting on weight, she also managed to gain some talent.

Here’s Mischa Barton outside Bardot Nightclub in LA last night. Credit: WENN.com

Mischa Barton isn’t exactly someone I’d go to for relationship advice. I mean the girl dated Cisco Adler. And his balls. Which were so legendary, AC/DC wrote a song about them. Almost 30 years before photographic evidence of aforementioned big balls was produced. That’s how epic they are; they actually go back in time. I digress.

The point being, Mischa Barton doesn’t exactly have an enviable – or even respectable – dating history. Yet she seems to think she’s got relationships all figured out. At least in terms of what not to do. And what’s that? Get married. According to Mischa, that’s when it all goes to pot.

Mischa Barton isn’t a fan of marriage.

The actress, who recently split from The Kooks singer Luke Pritchard, reckons it puts too much pressure on couples.

‘I just think people try harder until they’re married,’ says Mischa.

‘You see a lot of relationships fall apart because it’s the last step. There’s nothing left and a lot of dudes freak out and the women become bitchier. I see it to be bad for relationships.’

Mischa, 23, reckons she’ll only get hitched after she’s had babies.

‘Whoever is going to be the father of my children, I’ll probably inevitably marry,’ she tells OK! ‘But that’s not on the cards anytime soon.’

[From Now Magazine via Gossip Rocks]

I’m certainly glad to hear she’s not planning on getting married anytime soon, if that’s the way she feels about it. That’s one hell of a pessimistic attitude, and it also shows Mischa’s not very smart, because she didn’t factor in other relationship complexities.

You could easily argue that a lot of people do stop trying once they get married, but a lot of couples also stop trying once they’ve been together a long time: married or not. And just as importantly, a lot of couples keep putting in effort over the duration of sixty year marriages. But I guess Mischa wants to focus on the negative. Or maybe those are the only examples of marriages she’s seen, both of which are sad. Probably a good reason to wait a long, long time before walking down the aisle.

Here’s Mischa on her way to Bardot with a friend in Hollywood last Monday. Images thanks to Fame Pictures .

A feud is brewing between two D-list celebrities over a coveted role on the reload of “Melrose Place.” Ashlee Simpson, who decided to jump ship on her questionable career as a “singer,” won the role that sources say former “O.C.” star Mischa Barton desperately wanted. Now, Mischa is taking it personally.

Mischa desperately wanted one of the CW network soap’s top roles, playing a small-town sex kitten named Violet. But new mom Ashlee landed the part, leaving Mischa to join CW’s drama pilot, “A Beautiful Life.”

“Mischa became furious with Ashlee because she believes Ashlee knew she wanted the part of Violet very badly and Ashlee set out to steal it,” an insider told The Enquirer. “But Mischa won’t admit it.”

Although the role had been earmarked for the 23-year-old Mischa, Ashlee, 24, aggressively pursued it,” insiders say.

“Ashlee did well on ‘7th Heaven and then nailed this part. It’s nothing personal towards Mischa,” a source said.

To add to Mischa’s woes, she recently broke up with her English boyfriend, Luke Pritchard, from the band The Kooks.

[From The National Enquirer print version, March 30, 2009]

There’s just so much that’s wrong with this story. First and foremost, the need for the CW to revive yet another wretched 90’s soap opera. Second, the idea that either Mischa Barton or Ashlee Simpson are even being considered actresses. I know a lot of people who feel that Mischa Barton’s terrible, wooden acting pretty much torpedoed the last season of “The O.C.” And Ashlee Simpson “doing well” on “7th Heaven” is also arguable at best. There were Internet message boards that were dedicated to getting her off the show!

At any rate, you’d think that someone like Mischa, who’s been in the industry since she was a child, would know how these things go. Sometimes you get the role, sometimes you don’t. Nothing personal - it’s just business. And she did get a part in another show. She should be glad anyone is even letting her audition at this point. As for the new “Melrose Place” - if Ashlee Simpson is the big star, you can bet this one won’t even be “TiVo”-worthy.

Here’s Mischa Barton outside of Guy’s Bar in West Hollywood last night. Images thanks to WENN.com.

Mischa Barton has broken up with her boyfriend of 4 months, musician Luke Pritchard, lead singer of the Kooks. While Mischa says there is ‘no bitterness’ in the break up, she did feel the need to blog about it.

I’m sure you guys are all going to hear about it soon enough so I just wanted to tell you what is real first — I broke up with Luke when I got to London. Things just didn’t feel quite right. There was no cheating or anything terrible, the bad just started to outweigh the good and a long distance relationship
is never an easy thing to do.

I hope that the press will show some respect in the near future as we both find it very difficult to deal with a lot of attention or speculation from the media. I think Luke is a great guy, but the type better suited as a friend. We have a surprising amount of mutual friends in England and I don’t regret our time together, I just couldn’t keep it going.

There is no bitterness between us…that I know of (sorry, I had to joke!). If there ever is a case of two people staying friends I’m sure it will be the case with us — our personalities are very good for that.

Lots of love to my fans! I’ll check in again soon.

Love, Mischa

From Mischa’s official blog

If only Mischa had blogged about the relationship, we might have been more aware of it and thus more concerned about its demise. That, or actually done some kind of work that kept us vaguely interested in her beyond commenting on her atrocious fashion sense.

If you are confused by Mischa and her career, you aren’t alone. She said that her parents also have no idea what she does for a living:

She says, “My mom and dad are still a bit confused and cautious about what I do.

“My dad is a stockbroker who studied law and economics and his dad was a politician. But I know him and my mom are still very proud of me.”

Showbiz Spy

I understand their confusion, most 23 year old women like fashion and partying, but they don’t get paid for it. Mischa does seem to have quite a few acting projects coming up, but clearly isn’t headed into the A-list anytime soon. She is also rumored to be considering a role in the new Melrose Place TV series. Between her and Ashley Simpson there’s no way it could fail.

Picture note by Celebitchy: The header photo is credited by the photo agency as being of Mischa Barton and Luke Pritchard at the airport in London on 1/27/09, but the guy’s hair looks different than I’ve seen in other photos. As Helen points out, it’s not like people were paying much attention. Thanks to BIG Pictures/Bauergriffinonline for the header photo. Photo below is from 2/19/09. Thanks to Fame

Lindsay isn’t the only starlet who’s been getting press about her weight loss. Mischa Barton is fed up with the reports on her weight loss, and has taken to her website to confront the rumors. She claims that there has been “a lot of crazy press” about her weight, and that though she’s lost a few pounds, it’s nothing to worry about. Spending time in India and Paris have just “helped” her lose weight.

So lately there’s been a lot of crazy press about my weight and just so you guys know I’m happier and healthier than ever so there is no need to worry about me. Things are really well in Mischa world and I’ve just been watching what I eat.

I still love my pilates and yoga, and have cut back on fatty foods a bit. My time in India and Paris really just helped me lose a little bit of weight but there’s nothing drastic going on!

I appreciate the concern, I just wish the press wouldn’t harbor on it as I think it’s very unhealthy for young girls to read about and pay attention to. To my female fans: Just be happy and secure with yourself and don’t let other people’s perceptions of you dictate the way you live your life.

[from MischaBarton.com via People]

So I’m confused. She says that she’s getting bad press about losing weight, but it’s okay, because she’s on a diet and is exercising. She never seemed like the kind of girl who had weight problems at all. Unlike Lindsay, who is naturally a little curvier all over, Mischa is naturally thin. The only bad press I’ve heard about Mischa’s body is people commenting on the cellulite on her thighs - the girl used to have hips! Give her a break!

Mischa couldn’t act herself out of a paper bag, but she’s pretty and has an interesting style, most of the time. According to her IMDB page, she has quite a few B-list movies coming up, and since this story about her body was on People’s website, maybe her agent was fishing for some publicity. Other than the scandal about her DUI last year, she’s a pretty tame starlet, and press is press, whatever form it comes in.

Mischa Barton is shown on 1/28, 1/29, and 2/20/09. Credit: WENN

Mischa Barton is an attention whore. There’s no kinder or gentler way to put it, so it might as well just be said. She hasn’t had a single significant acting job since she was fired from “The O.C.” forever ago. Well… three years ago, which is forever in Hollywood. There’s several things I’ve never even heard of on her IMDB page (“Virgin Territory” anyone?), but mostly Mischa’s been making a name for herself by going the Paris Hilton route – being famous just for being famous. Oh, and her atrocious fashion sense.

So what else can you do to get people to pay attention to you? Well, not get a job, that’s for damn sure. So Mischa did the next best thing. When attending the Miss Sixty fashion week show, she wore a black dress that was completely see through under a photographer’s flash. And when the kind employees of Miss Sixty tried to find something for her to use to cover up, she ungraciously refused almost everything they offered.

You can lead a fashionista to couture, but you can’t make them wear it.

Only minutes before showtime, staffers backstage at Miss Sixty were in crisis mode—Mischa Barton’s dress was see-through.

Indeed, the O.C. starlet had arrived at the Fashion Week tents in Bryant Park wearing a thin, black frock that photographers’ flashbulbs would render transparent. Men and women working for the label immediately began scrambling to find something by the designer to drape over Barton, even taking clothes off their own backs and offering them to her.

“She’s a royal pain in the ass,” one staffer complained to another. “We sent all these clothes over and she ends up wearing nothing!”

She was selective, but wound up agreeing to a scarf that draped strategically over her shoulders. Thankfully, it was not the same scarf Kristen Bell was wearing, although that black, white and red accessory was about to be given to her when the potential faux pas was realized.

[From E! News]

Zimbio reports that Mischa wasn’t just “selective,” but flat out “extremely picky.” Obviously Barton wanted the attention and headlines a naked dress would bring her. It had nothing to do with being finicky about fashion choices, as anyone with an ounce of class would probably tell you that showing your nipples is about the least fashionable and most tacky thing you could do. Not that tackiness ever stopped Mischa Barton. Nonetheless, thank goodness for that scarf.

Here’s Mischa at the Miss Sixty show on Sunday. Images thanks to WENN and Splash.

Mischa Barton has got to be one of the trashiest celebrities out there. She’s like the rich man’s Tara Reid. Actually… that’s probably a bit kind. But Barton is not considered a person with style; she’s considered a person with nipples. And drunkenness. And someone who’s generally incapable of controlling her behavior. So she’s really not in a position to criticize anyone else’s style – and certainly not to hold her own up in such high esteem. But that never stopped a celeb did it?

IN what has to be one of the most baffling celebrity feuds, MISCHA BARTON has slammed VICTORIA BECKHAM’S dress sense.

Yes, that’s the same Mischa Barton who is usually pictured in disgusting get-ups falling out of clubs and her tops.

And the same Victoria Beckham who is lauded as a global fashion icon.

But Mischa told The Sun: “Posh doesn’t strike me as particularly stylish.

“I don’t think she’s a good example of British style at all.”

The former OC star added: “I don’t dress for anybody else, and I think the reason people like my style is that I do my own thing.”

You can say that again, love.

[From The Sun]

Blech. Obviously Posh can go a little overboard sometimes, but I think she just uses clothing to express her creativity. That means you’re going to have some hits and misses. She’s certainly not a virtual photo book of “Don’ts” like Mischa Barton. How deluded can one person be? It’d be one thing if Mischa just said she didn’t care for Posh’s style. But to then hold herself up as someone who’s got something good looking and unique going on is utterly ridiculous.

And if there ever were a dividing line, it’s this: I know exactly what Mischa Barton’s nipples look like. I only have a vague idea about Posh’s.

Here’s are a few of Mischa’s legendary style choices over the last six months. Images thanks to WENN, Bauer-Griffin, Fame, and PR Photos.

Every week, a different tabloid is reporting on the shaky relationship of celebutante Nicole Richie and her baby’s father, Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden. Seems like every time Madden gets his picture snapped with another female - whether it’s Lindsay Lohan or Mary Kate Olsen - it means he’s cheating. This week’s sage comes to us courtesy of Star Magazine, who is claiming that Joel’s latest dalliance is with Mischa Barton.

After a bitter fight with Joel Madden, Nicole Richie packed her bags — and their daughter! — and headed to her mom’s. But things only got worse when she caught Joel with… Mischa Barton.
For months they’d been fighting over everything from marriage to moving, but Nicole and Joel’s strained relationship hit a new low when, during yet another battle, she screamed at him, “We’re through,” and fled to her mother’s home, taking their daughter, Harlow, with her, a friend tells Star. Although Nicole returned the next day, “This was her way of sending Joel a message,” says the pal. “Nicole loves him, but things need to change.”

Days after their big blowup, things were no better, so Nicole once again walked out on Joel — jetting to New York City, with Harlow in tow, for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. She wasn’t alone for long. Joel followed her to the Big Apple, and the quarrelsome couple made a brief yet disastrous appearance at the Charlotte Ronson afterparty at Country Club on Sept. 6. “She was just in a miserable mood, and there was obvious tension,” an eyewitness tells Star. “I didn’t see her talk to Joel the entire night, and it seemed like he was avoiding her too. Nicole was just so angry!”

The next day, it was Joel’s turn to walk out on Nicole! He headed back to L.A., where his band, Good Charlotte, performed that night at an MTV VMAs party at the Chateau Marmont hotel. And despite his relationship with Nicole hanging by a thread, Joel partied like he didn’t have a care in the world — with Nicole pal Mischa! Days earlier, Mischa had broken up with boyfriend, Taylor Locke and that night she was front-row center at the show, dancing seductively for Joel, says a source. “He kept checking out Mischa and smiling at her.”

[From Star Magazine]

If Star and all the other tabloids were correct, then Nicole and Joel have broken up about 50 times by now. Remember the frenzy over the photo of Joel sitting on a couch with Lohan? Of course, the tabloids had cropped the photo so we couldn’t see her girlfriend, Samantha Ronson, sitting on the other side of him. Don’t get me wrong - Joel does strike me as a bit of a flirt, but so does Nicole. Besides, taking up with Mischa Barton would be a serious downgrade - I don’t believe it. Just picturing the former OC star “dancing seductively” makes me feel nauseous.

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are shown leaving a deli in LA on 9/5/08. Credit: Homero Tercero/WENN

The Daily Mail is reporting that Mischa Barton was “desperate to impress” Josh Hartnett when she ran into him at a London club on Monday. The way they tell the story, Mischa practically threw herself at Josh and he only gradually came around to the idea. In their first description of what went down, they say Mischa went back with Josh to his hotel and then left after an hour, but later on in the story they admit that Mischa and Josh were with a group of people so it’s likely they just all hung out together and this story is overblown. Mischa is newly single after breaking up with her boyfriend of seven months, Rooney singer Taylor Locke.

Mischa, who recently split from musician boyfriend Taylor Locke is clearly keen to put the past behind her.

Hollywood ex-pats Mischa Barton and Josh Hartnett hooked up at nightclub Bungalow 8 and later shared a ride to his London hotel

Not to suggest that anything happened between the extremely good-looking and single pair - and Mischa did trundle back to her own hotel an hour later.

The actress, 22, looked desperate to impress Josh at the Temperley afterparty at Bungalow 8 when she arrived at 11pm.

Hartnett, whose screen credits include Pearl Harbor, is in London to play Charlie Babbitt in the Apollo Theatre’s production of Rain Man…

Josh, 30, was sitting with Kings Of Leon drummer Nathan Followill and seemed more interested in his conversation than the strutting beauty…

Later, in the toilets, Nathan was overheard warning Josh off Mischa. The source added: ‘Nathan told him that he thought she talks too much.’

At any rate, Josh mustn’t have listened to his pal’s opinion, as Mischa got the breakthrough she’d been waiting for and started chatting with Josh.

Her charms seemed to work, as both left with a group of friends to head back to the nearby Soho Hotel at 1.30am. With his pick of the ladies, Josh certainly seems like a hard guy to please.

[From The Daily Mail]

If you read just the first part of the story it sounds like they got up to something, but then it turns into a party type scenario and nothing special. I wouldn’t put it past Josh because he’s been linked to a lot of women, but the Daily Mail should be careful - he’s been feeling litigious lately and recently sued The Mirror over a fake story that he was taped having sex in the library of a hotel.

Josh Hartnett is shown leaving Bungalow 8 in London last night. Mischa Barton is shown outside the Chateau Marmont on 9/12/08. Credit: WENN