Over the weekend, photos came out of Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez attending a press conference together for their new South American talent search reality show, “Q’Viva”. (You can see some of the photos here) Plans were in the works for the show well before Marc and Jennifer separated, and we’ve heard that there have been problems with production given their issues with each other. They were the picture of togetherness during the press conference – sort of. It looked more like Marc was trying to his exert some kind control over Lopez than trying to get along amicably with his ex. It was uncomfortable although she seemed to roll with it. (You can see a brief segment of an interview they did with ET at about 10:15 into the full episode on ETOnline.) I’ve heard before that Marc was controlling, and is rumored to have been abusive, but this really brought it home for me. He put his arm around her waist during the photocall, led her by the hand, and repeatedly touched her. During the ET interview he brushed something off her skirt.
Lopez smiled throughout everything and said “We’re like Sonny and Cher.” She knows what she has to do for business but I get the sense that she’s happy with her new young piece, and she’s also happier with the new dynamic in her latest relationship. She’s in control of baby doucheface, monetarily and probably otherwise, and she doesn’t have some husband telling her what to wear and how to do her job.
Maybe that was Marc’s way of showing J.Lo that he still loves her, and wants her back. I know a few dudes who have cheated on their wives but are devastated at the thought of losing them. I think Marc and Jennifer had serious problems, that he had some sort of affair with Jada Pinkett Smith, emotional or otherwise, and that Jennifer pulled the plug. He’s obviously insanely jealous of her new boyfriend, and he even got himself a little model to show off. He still loves Jennifer, though, and I bet he would take her back. I think she’s well rid of him.
The photos below are from 2011 and 2010. Credit: WENN.com
On “Kourtney and Kim take New York” they claim the segment below, in which Kim complains about Kris Humphries, was filmed in Dubai in mid October before Kim filed for divorce. The photos above, from the photo agency Pacific Coast News, show Kim and Kris exiting a television studio carrying and wearing those exact same outfits on December 6.
I feel like this story may have gotten lost and eclipsed by Golden Globe coverage and I wanted to give it some play. Kim Kardashian and her mother, Kris, were very clearly busted filming a segment for “Kourtney and Kim Take New York” in which they claimed to be in Dubai but were stateside in LA. It’s common knowledge that these people fake scenes and entire plotlines for their show, so that may sound like it’s not a big deal. The faked scene was filmed in December, though, as evidenced by the photos above showing Kim and Kris leaving a TV studio wearing and carrying the outfits they were filmed in. They claim that the scene took place in a car Dubai in October, before Kim filed for divorce from Kris Humphries after a whopping 72 days.
In the segment, Kim goes on to her mom about how she has a bad feeling about her marriage and how it’s not working out. She says she doesn’t want to return home from “Dubai,” to her new man and that “there’s something in my relationship that I feel like it’s right.” Then they very obviously use a voice over in which Kim’s nasty nasally voice is softened. She insinuates that there’s something going on behind the scenes that she’s not telling us about Kris H. She says in the voice over “I’m just like learning a lot of things about him that I didn’t really know before and I don’t know married life isn’t just what I thought it would be with him.” Kris counsels her that it’s not normal not to want to go home to your husband. Kim was in Dubai in mid October. She filed for divorce from Kris H. on October 31st. By December the Kardashians were really feeling the PR fallout from Kim’s divorce, so they filmed this crap to make it seem like Kim thought about it for more than two seconds before she filed. Here’s more, from Reality Tea:
The photos you’re seeing above of Kim and pimpmomager Kris Jenner were taken on December 6, 2011. The photo agency which snapped the pics stated Kim and Kris were leaving a studio in Los Angeles.
Does Kim outfit look familiar? It should because Kim is sporting the same exact outfit, same hairstyle and same makeup as she did in a scene that aired on KKTNY last Sunday which according to E! was filmed in Dubai… in October… weeks before Kim pulled the plug on her marriage.
In the scene, Kim tries to garner sympathy [and] appear remorseful as she tells her mom she is having marital issues with hubby Kris. There’s only one problem folks: Kim filed for divorce on October 31 and it appears that “Dubai” scene was actually taped in Los Angeles on Dec. 6. Still having doubts? Well, feel free to check out the outfit Kris’ assistant is carrying behind her. Ding ding ding! It’s the SAME “Dubai” outfit plus Kris is still wearing the same earrings.
Wowzers. So this proves the Kardashians’ shows are as phony as the Kardashians. Furthermore, Kim and Kris actually filmed this scene last month to not only try to fool their audience, but to also try to make Kim a victim. Unfortunately for Kris Humphries, he didn’t get a chance to go back and film phony scenes to help his image.
Meanwhile Radar is reporting that Kim dictated to Kris Humphries exactly how to propose to her so that it could be captured for his show. She had it down to the lighting in the room for filming purposes. Kris made some suggestions “because he wanted it to be very intimate and romantic, but all of his ideas were shot down by production officials and Kim.” I’m not team anyone because I think Kris is an idiot too, he would have to be to get with Kim and marry her. On some level he’s probably hugely relieved to no longer have to deal with her family and that reality show.
There are actual fans of the Kardashians who believe the timelines and scenarios they present on their shows. I’m sure the fans are few and far between as of late, but there are real people who are going to be disappointed with this news. The rest of us will just gloat and wait.
Here’s Kim wearing some super high waisted jeans and looking very orange on 1-12-12. She’s outside Barney’s here. Credit: Revolutionpix/FameFlynet Pictures
Bridesmaids was up for a couple of awards last night: Motion Picture, Comedy, which went to The Artist (did you see the dog from The Artist on the red carpet? adorable!) and Best Actress in a Motion Picture for Kristen Wiig, which went to Michelle Williams. We’ve heard that there might be some kind of sequel in the works without Kristen Wiig, who has been working on another project. Melissa McCarthy told Ryan Seacrest on the red carpet last night that she wouldn’t want to do another Bridesmaids without Kristen, though. (We don’t have photos of Wiig’s fug look, you can see them here.) Melissa may have just been paying it lip service but I think she was genuine and that if there is something in the works it’s in the very early stages and they’re still hoping to get Wiig on board.
Last night McCarthy wore this emerald Badgley Mischka which is doing something strange to her boobs. From some angles it looks like they’re sitting on a shelf. The dress looked a lot prettier on screen, though, and I’m so glad she opted for something with a jeweled neckline instead of going for sequins as she’s done so often this season.
Zooey Deschanel killed it in this gorgeous custom made Prada. I loved this dress so much and thought it was so striking. Zooey’s makeup was way overdone and her hair looked so fake and like it was hanging in her eyes. I wish she would have gone for simpler styling. Look at how cute she is posing with her sister Emily! I think Emily’s dress is a little fussy and I’m not liking the black shoes paired with the cobalt blue dress. She just had a baby less than four months ago. Zooey was up for best actress in a comedy TV series for “New Girl,” which went to Laura Dern.
Also up for best actress in a comedy was Tina Fey for “30 Rock.” Fey was characteristically cute and I love that she opted for a bright jewel tone instead of going for black as usual. She was in a tight Oscar de la Renta gown with a flared feather hemline. The dress wasn’t amazing, but Tina looked great.
Tina’s BFF Amy Poehler, nominated in the same category, looked a little washed out. She was wearing one of the more popular gown colors last night, a pale champagne shadPoehler was in Naeem Khan and I find the dress so pretty apart from the color. The subtle beading with clean lines is just so striking. I love Poehler’s cute hair and makeup too. That’s how you curl shorter hair.
Like Amy Poehler, Julie Bowen also suffered from too-light dress syndrome. She had on chiffon Reem Acra gown with a flowing gown and sequin cap sleeves. The sleeves were a little bizarre for me, and I thought her hair was matronly with those stiff curls. She looked lovely despite those minor issues. Her makeup is gorgeous.
Maya Rudolph looked a little underdone, in my opinion, in a v-neck sleeveless matte black gown with a full skirt. Still, I love the pattern on that dress, which is almost snake-like. Her stacked bracelets seem too informal and she could have dressed it up with some jewels. I would love to wear a million dollars worth of diamonds just for one night.
We saw the black and white trend last night with actresses in bold dresses on both sides of the spectrum. First off we have Kate Winslet in satin black and white Jenny Packham. It feels like she’s phoning it in. The dress looks a little too cocktail party for an awards show, and it’s just not very daring. Plus it seems like Kate always does her hair like that, and would it kill her to look less smug? I do love her accessories though, that Fred Leighton bracelet is killer. Kate won Best Actress in a Miniseries for “Mildred Pierce,” and her acceptance speech was kind of formal and sounded a bit faux humble, but it wasn’t bad. (You can watch it below) She went to the awards with her new piece, Richard Branson’s nephew Ned Rock N Rolla. That’s really the guy’s name.
Also in black and white last night was Claire Danes, in sleek formfitting J. Mandel. I love the modern style of her dress and found it very flattering. I didn’t like her makeup though, and thought her lipstick was too garish. I know that bold red colors are a trend this season, but her makeup looks “off” to me somehow. Claire won Best Actress for Homeland, which Kaiser has been watching and tells me is incredible. I’ve also heard rave reviews from other friends, and know that President Obama is a fan. Claire brought her mother with her to the Globes and gave a very sweet acceptance speech, saying that she’d forgotten to thank her parents when she won her first Globe at 15 and that she wanted to make up for it. Homeland also won for Best TV series, which just reminds me that I need to start watching it.
I don’t really understand it when Kaiser says she wants to smack Lea Michele, because I have more of an avoidant type personality and tend to just shut out people who bug me. After watching Lea on the red carpet last night I get it, though. She’s very in your face, and she’s outrageously over the top. She was wiggling her ass around so much for the cameras that I wanted to give it a hard whack, and not in a sexy way.
Lea was in this intricately beaded Marchesa gown which looked more like a figure skater’s getup than a real dress. She’s got a great figure and she’s going to dress it up, grind it out and enthuse about it while pulling the stupidest faces you’ve ever seen. This is Lea, taking herself way too seriously. She’s ambition and false pride wrapped up in bacon and served from inside a Boston cream donut.
Compare Lea to her co-star, the usually demure and often poorly styled Dianna Agron. Agron looks a little ashamed to be on a red carpet, like she thinks she doesn’t belong there and is trying her best to fit in. She’s sweet as an apple and seems as pure. So this Giles dress seem somewhat wrong for her in that the tiered ruffle skirt and cutout bodice are too adult, but maybe it’s perfect. The skirt is mismatched and out of place with the top, kind of like Agron. She’s slightly awkward and is almost apologizing for how pretty she is. I don’t like the skirt at all but from the top half she’s stunning.
Jenna Ushkowitz attended a Golden Globe after party in a sleeveless Norman Ambrose gown that looked like a prom dress reworked with some beading. It wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t a unique or standout dress apart from the bead work. I shouldn’t nitpick, I would wear that gorgeous dress in a heartbeat.
This may sound rude (not that it’s ever stopped me before) but I’m kind of over Jane Lynch. She’s using her coach Sue schtick to shill all kinds of products, from Healthy Choice dinners to Barnes and Noble. It feels like I’m seeing her commercials constantly. She wore this blue v-neck chiffon gown with looks very pretty when you examine it closely in photos. On screen it was too one-note though and looked plain.
Unlike past years, Glee was only up for one award, for best TV comedy and it didn’t win anything. It feels like Glee’s time is heading to an end, but I could be wrong. Hope not.
Update: Amber Riley was at the Globes but our agencies didn’t carry photos of her there for some reason. Here she is at an after party. She was in a lovely bright red Badgley Mischka gathered dress with a ruffle detail along the bodice. I love this elegant look and especially like her hair and styling.
The cast of The Help were well represented at last night’s Globes but their fashion was a mixed bag. First off we have Viola Davis, who has not had one misstep this season that I’ve seen. She’s been impeccably dressed and styled every step of the way. Viola was in Pucci, and I just loved the very simple yet high fashion style of the dress, which a very high leg slit and and fabric draped over a single shoulder. Her makeup was spot on, and her bold Fred Leighton jewels complimented the look perfectly. It was really nice to see her on the red carpet last night. Viola was up for best actress, which went to Meryl Streep.
Emma Stone was in what she described as “purple and fuschia Lanvin, and there’s an eagle.” I love the almost superhero style of that belt, which adds a pop of whimsy to a seriously sexy gown. Her dress was amazing, but I can’t say the same for her styling. Yet again, Emma’s makeup is way too heavy handed and looks clownish. She’s so pretty, she just needs a new makeup artist. Her hair looked very polished in that style without being overdone.
I can’t say the same for Jessica Chastain’s hair, which was teased into this ridiculous poof that went with the dated style of her dress. Chastain was in formfitting Givenchy, which wasn’t flattering to her top half. I hate to say this, but Bedhead and I were noticing that her boobs looked a little lopsided in that dress. Her makeup is well done, but that dress didn’t do her any favors. Chastain was very sweet to Giuliana Rancic on the red carpet, and she told her she was a fan of her reality show. She seemed genuinely thrilled to be there and it was nice to see.
Octavia Spencer shone in lilac draped Tadashi Shoji with sequin detail on the bodice. I thought her dress was beautiful and I love her simple but bold teardrop earrings and giant ring. Her hair and makeup are also very well done. Spencer won best supporting actress for The Help after taking home the Critics Choice award last week. She might be a shoe-in for the Oscar.
Jennifer Lopez’s 24 year-old backup dancer boyfriend doesn’t make enough money to keep her in the style that she’s accustomed to, so she’s remedied that. Star Magazine [via Jezebel] is reporting that she gives him a very generous $10,000 a week allowance. Some of that he spends on her, of course, and the rest he presumably gets to keep. So the little twerp is making over a half million a year just to screw J.Lo, drive her around in the Bentley she’s either lending or leasing him, buy her some presents and accompany her on vacations. I doubt she expects him to pay for accommodations out of that $10k a week. Insanely nice work if you can get it, and how again did this kid land the job? Just by being in the right place at the right time, for the woman who can’t stand to be alone for a minute. Here’s the story:
Jennifer Lopez has a kept man! She hated having to whip out her credit card every time she went to dinner with 24-year-old dancer Casper Smart, and it “bummed her out” that Casper had to borrow money from her to buy her a Christmas present. So Jenny from The Block started giving the kid an allowance a “stipend” of $10,000 a week. According to a source, “She thought $10K was a nice round number.” Apparently Casper is “learning to live like a star,” flying on private jets and staying in luxury hotels. Now that he’s getting paid, “Jen is hoping Casper won’t think twice about buying presents for her kids of whisking her off for a surprise weekend getaway,” the source spills. “She can take care of herself just fine, but she’s old-fashioned when it comes to wanting the man to take charge.” Plus! He needs new clothes for events and stuff. Just think of her as Richard Gere and Casper as Julia Roberts, going “woo woo woo” at a polo game. Which means Jenny gets to snap a jewelry box on Casper’s fingers! Fun! But seriously, being a rich forty-something lady and gleefully supporting your much-younger house boy boyfriend is what America is all about, right?
How is that “old fashioned” to give a “boyfriend” that much money and then sit back and pretend that they’re paying for everything? Bedhead pointed me to this story in the Post that suggests that Madonna might be doing the same thing with her much-younger boyfriend, Brahim Zaibat. Brahim was seen paying the bill at a restaurant with Madonna, which may mean that she gave him a credit card that she pays off for him. It’s probably cheaper than just giving the kid a hefty allowance. I guess it’s less embarrassing for these ladies to try and keep up the illusion that they don’t have kept men. It should be embarrassing enough that they’re dating them in the first place.
J.Lo and Casper are shown outside a jewelry store on 12-18-11. Credit: Fame
I love “Once Upon a Time” but I didn’t get to see last week’s episode yet so no spoilers! It’s so nice to see Ginnifer Goodwin and Jennifer Morrison seeming as chummy off-screen as they are on the show, although I hate to see them look like this. They were separate fashion misses in bizarre dresses that did nothing for them.
Goodwin was modern but fug in a fushia Roksanda Ilinicic dress that flared at the wrists. If you took the sleeves off this would just be a plain dress more suited for Sunday brunch than an awards show. I like her hair in those soft retro waves and her makeup is gorgeous. Those are some striking earrings she’s wearing. The shoes are just as bizarre as the dress, though, and look like they should at least have open toes. Not that they would make any sense with that outfit either way.
Morrison was old fashioned fug in white Oscar De La Renta with actual macrame-looking fringe at the hemline. This dress would have worked in another color and without the yarn hanging from the bottom like a dangling curtain tie. It’s so close to being amazing, but the fringe ruins it. Her makeup is really pretty and spot on, but that hair! The top knot is just too high, too full and too formal. I like both of these actresses and it’s a shame they didn’t bring it last night.
As a palette cleanser, here’s the always pretty Nina Dobrev of “Vampire Diaries” in bright green Elie Saab. I love everything about this dress except for the color. The fit and styling really flatter her, and I like that she went with subtle nude shoes and a nude clutch. I think her hair is pretty straight-ironed like that too. (Kaiser isn’t a fan of the straight iron, but I do it with mine a lot.) Dobrev won “Favorite TV Drama Actress” last night!
Carrie Preston of “True Blood” just phoned it in with this very short lace dress. She’s looking overly Botoxed to me too. I love her on TB, but she looks too much like her character here.
And Cheryl Burke wore the same Chagoury Couture dress that Anne Heche wore to a recent charity event. I think Cheryl wears it better actually. This dress is not my style and the pattern looks very 90s to me, but Cheryl is gorgeous here with that sideswept hair, the thigh high slit, and the cage-like bracelet. She may be a little overdone but she’s working it.
Photo credit: Juan Rico/Fame Pictures, Adriana M. Barraza / WENN.com
Jessica Alba’s red carpet style is usually hit or miss. Here we have a miss in a bizarre leather and chiffon Valentino dress. I really dislike both the striated ruffle skirt and the strange lace pattern around the wrists. I thought she had a tattoo there above her hand when I saw the smaller versions of these photos. She’s also carrying a Valentino clutch that looks more like a studded formal envelope it’s so large. We just saw Alba in a bikini so we know she can wear just about any style, why this? I’ll say something nice, I really like her hair and makeup. She looks effortlessly pretty and perfectly made up.
Alba was at an InStyle event leading up to the Golden Globes. Also there we have the lovely Nina Dobrev of Vampire Diaries. Whenever I see Nina I remember her amazing red dress at the Emmy Awards. She was in a pale peach and pink knee-length gown paired with a bright pink clutch. I like everything about this look except for the shoes. The color is off somehow, but still this is gorgeous.
Busy Phillips played it safe in a very plain black dress with a see-through neckline and t-strap heels. Her hair is looking a little beat, although I like that new color on her. I can’t nitpick Busy. She always looks so damn happy to be wherever she is that she’s become one of my favorites.
Just yesterday we saw American Horror Story’s Alexandra Breckenridgelooking a little trashy in a too-tight too-short backless dress that looked more club wear than something you would bring to the red carpet. She was a little more demure last night, but the pattern on that dress is just overwhelmingly busy and fug. If you look closely, you can see the circles around her boobs and the triangle at her lady parts. Classy.
Photo credit: Debbie VanStory/ iPhotoLivecom/WENN.com, Brian To/WENN.com, Apega/WENN.com
Star Magazine has an upcoming interview with the late Robert Kardashian’s last wife, Ellen, 63. Ellen spills the beans on a lot of secrets she learned about the Kardashians. Kaiser has one tidbit coming up that’s a doozy, but that we’ve already suspected for some time. Ellen was friends with Bruce Jenner’s first wife Chrystie Crownover. She claims that Chrystie told her that Bruce loved to cross dress by wearing her bras and special ordering women’s heels in his size.
The Kardashian women are famous for their extravagant red carpet outfits, expensive jewelry and global fashion collections, but it’s not just the female members of the reality TV family that love to dress up, as Star magazine can exclusively reveal.
Robert Kardashian’s former wife, Ellen, claims that Bruce Jenner, 62, has a secret fetish for wearing women’s clothing, shoes and lingerie, according to the new issue of Star.
Ellen learned of the bombshell over drinks with Bruce’s ex, Chrystie, who spilled the beans on his cross-dressing alter ego.
“’Of course Bruce was every woman’s heartthrob when he was that age, right?’” Ellen says she asked. “But Chrystie said, ‘Yeah, until I went on a trip and I came back and he had gone through all my clothes. And I found my bras… He’d clip them together and wear them.’
“I couldn’t live with that,” she confessed.
Chrystie went on to divorce Bruce, but his next wife, Kris Jenner, was unfazed by her husband’s odd taste, and Ellen tells Star that he continued to cross-dress for years after their wedding.
But her daughters weren’t as accepting about finding size 13 heels in their mom’s closet!
“Khloe called her dad and she was very upset, crying and screaming about it,” revealed Ellen.
In the video interview posted with Ellen on Radar, she tells a slightly different story about how she found out that Bruce was a cross dresser. She says that her husband Robert told her after Khloe called him up hysterical at finding a closet filled with wigs, size 13 shoes, and clothes that were too big for her mother.
I consider this a kink that is totally harmless if both parties are OK with it, and I would bet that Kris definitely is. People are into all sorts of weird sh*t to get off and having my man dress up in women’s clothes seems strange to me and I probably wouldn’t continue a relationship with a cross dresser, but in no way would I shame a guy about it or blab about it to anyone but my best friend. (I would have to tell her because it would be hysterical to us, but she’s good at keeping secrets.) Chrystie was married to Bruce for 8 years, from 1972-1980, and they had two children together. It sounds like he didn’t share this side of himself until after they were married, and that it was a deal breaker for her. I think it’s weird, but I also feel sorry for Bruce that this very embarrassing news is coming out now. Of all the Kardashian Klan (apart from Khloe maybe) he seems the most harmless. You know that Kris calls the shots and Bruce is just along for the ride.
