Tara Reid has really done a number to her body. Over the last several years we’ve seen her in all states of disarray – from the breast job that left her so numb that when her boob fell out of her dress at an event and she didn’t notice - to her oddly trim-yet-ripply stomach. Tara never had the sense to hide her malformations - and let’s be honest, that’s what they were. I’m really big on being accepting of different bodies and not criticizing on here, but Tara’s body issues weren’t the result of genetics or nature, they were the result of what I can only assume were crazy scalpel-wielding drunks. No way board-certified doctors did that to her. I’m kidding, I know they did. Which is a scary thought. Tara eventually came out and admitted she’d had some very bad plastic surgery, and was doing what she could to correct it. She was honest enough about it – and how self-conscious it made her feel – that I actually did feel pretty badly for her. She got her boobs corrected and the stomach ripply things fixed about a year ago. But recent pictures of Tara reveal that she just couldn’t leave well enough alone. Though I’m unclear on what additional surgery she’s had done, it’s necessitated he placement of five bolts into her lower abdomen. They’re creepier than Michael Jackson’s fake nose tip.

Tara Reid once admitted to having liposuction in the hope of getting a perfectly toned torso, but the unfortunate results were on show for all to see after she stripped down to her bikini while on holiday in Australia. The American Pie star has a large scar around her entire waist and five screw-like pins bolted into her body. She has been also been left with a rippled and sagging stomach after the procedure.

Tara revealed last year: “I got lipo because even though I was skinny, I wanted – I’m not going to lie – a six-pack. I had body contouring, but it all went wrong. My stomach became the most ripply, bulgy thing.”

Tara’s breast enlargement in 2004 also had less than pleasing results, and she underwent reconstructive surgery last year. She said: “I figured, I’m in Hollywood, I’m getting older, I’m going to fix them. First of all, I asked for big Bs, and [the doctor] did not give me big Bs. He gave me Cs, and I didn’t want them. At all. Right after the surgery, I had some bumps along the edges of my nipples, but the doctor said, ‘Don’t worry, it’s going to be better.’ But after six months of ‘it’s going to get better,’ it started to get worse and worse.”

“Guys I was dating would be like, ‘What’s wrong with them? They look really bad. You know, you should really get them fixed.’ So embarrassing. I mean, you definitely need to turn off the lights, that’s for sure.”

[From the Daily Mail]

Tara has mentioned the thing about guys telling her to get her boobs fixed before, and it did make me feel really badly for her. What woman can’t relate to being self-conscious about her body? And I really don’t like Tara, so if I felt badly… well her boobs were really crazy looking. But the problem is that she did get those things corrected, and then started all over again. I’m pretty sure the bolts are new – Tara has never had the sense to hide her crazy body mishaps with a one-piece like the rest of us would. I would say “Go you, accept and love your body!” but clearly it’s not about that. A normal person would feel pretty damn self-conscious about having five bolts a few inches below your navel.

I’ve skewered the Daily Mail a few times recently for the way they’ve been on the attack towards celebrities’ bodies, but frankly they’re spot-on here. It almost seems like they’ve held back. We can’t publish the photos here, but you can click this link to view them. The bolts are super creepy. A few other websites have noted that it seems like Tara has tried to dress them up or pull them off as jewelry, though that’s clearly not the case. I’d love to hear what our readers think might have gone wrong that led to the bolts. Few celebs besides Frankenstein can rock that look.

Note by Celebitchy: Those pictures are credited to X17, and it’s possible they’re Photoshopped, because who has bolts in their stomach like that? That’s got to be fake, right?

Tara Reid is shown at the Sydney Airport before her gig hosting the hooker’s ball on 12/1/07, thanks to Splash News.

Update by JayBird: Thanks to all the commentors who pointed out that those “bolt” things are body jewelry on a clear string. The Daily Mail has removed all mentions of it in their article. I think it was deceptive because they’re wedged so tightly into her skin, and the clear(ish) string they’re on could look like a faded scar. And in all fairness, I really, really wanted them to be bolts, because it would have been the weirdest thing ever. Frankenstein rocked that look and people are still talking.

Some people are just inherently classy, and there’s nothing you can do about it. You’ll say to them, “Hey, why don’t you relax, be a little more casual, you’re getting borderline uptight with all of your sophistication. Come mingle with the commoners.” Porn star/former California gubernatorial candidate Mary Carey is just such a lady. Not content with organizing a bake sale, Carey has decided to auction off her recently-removed 36-D implants and donate part of the money to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The rest of the funds will go towards paying her mother’s medical bills. She jumped off a four-story building in 2006, and obviously suffered major injuries. She’s had 11 surgeries since then.

So far the bidding is at $210 with 44 bids. There’s a little over eight days left. The eBay listing notes:

Have a very “Mary” Christmas and win the best stocking stuffer of all time. Mary Carey… is giving holiday shoppers an opportunity to take home what could be the seasons’ best stocking stuffer - her recently removed breast implants.

“Now that I’m sober, I wanted a new physical state to go along with my new mental state,” said Carey. “I thought the auction would be a great way to spread some holiday cheer and to make sure someone out there has a Mary Mary Christmas.”

[From eBay]

Mary is one of the participants on VH1’s upcoming “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. “ VH1 hasn’t said what addictions each of the participants is dealing with. But apparently the breast implants have to do with her sobriety… and her mother… Carey gives a rather convoluted reason that I could interpret several ways, if I wanted to sit around and try to get into her head.

“I’m actually overall very anti-plastic surgery,” Carey said. “I watched my mom go through 11 surgeries (for her injuries) and it’s like, for me to voluntarily put myself through that, the only right thing to do is make money and donate it to charity.” Carey said the size 36-D implants were taken out two weeks ago and replaced with larger 36-DDDs and while under anesthesia she realized they could be used to raise money for breast cancer research. “The doctors asked me what I wanted to do with them and I said, ‘You know what, I’m going to keep them and try to sell them. Because my grandmother had breast cancer,” Carey told Reuters in an interview. “Now that I’m sober, I wanted a new physical state to go along with my new mental state. I thought the auction would be a great way to spread some holiday cheer and to make sure someone out there has a Mary Mary Christmas.”

[From Gossip Boulevard]

Oh my. I don’t know what I can add to that. I guess it’s a good thing that maybe her heart is in the right place? Probably? Considering the whole situation with her mother, I really don’t feel like I should be making jokes. So I’m just trying to present the statements Mary has given, with as little commentary as possible. Wikipedia notes that Mary’s mother has Fetal alcohol syndrome, and IMDB says she’s also been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Mary’s father has s cerebral palsy. Her grandparents got custody of her when she was three months old and later adopted her. Eventually her mother came to live with them as well. I have no idea to what extent porn stars are honest about their pasts and what’s invented, but the general story on the internet is that Mary’s grandparents put her in dance classes, in which she excelled and performed with the Miami City Ballet when she was 12. She won several dance scholarships, and ended up at Florida State University’s dance team. Her grandparents both got sick and she started working as a stripper, and then a porn star, to support the family. Depending on its accuracy, it’s an interesting and sad story. Never thought I’d say this, but it makes me hope Mary Carey’s implants fetch a lot of money. Bid away, readers.

Scarlett Johansson was recently featured in US magazine in one of those articles where they take a before and after picture and speculate on what you’ve had done to your face. Which is always fun in the case of say, Michael Jackson, but less interesting when it’s just a picture of Scarlett’s nose from different angles.

However, it is unusual for someone to feel so strongly about their plastic surgery (or lack of it) that they get the lawyers involved. Remember when Victoria Beckham denied her boob job, before having to admit in court that she had in fact had one? Why don’t people admit they’ve have surgery? If you’re improving your appearance, you want people to notice don’t you? If they don’t notice isn’t it a waste of money?

The statement from Scarlett’s rep and from Scarlett herself is one of the most strongly worded denials I’ve ever heard.

“US Weekly’s cover story regarding Scarlett Johansson and its clear implication that she has had plastic or cosmetic surgery on her nose is an outrageous and defamatory fabrication lacking any conceivable basis or proof, despite vehement denials by Ms. Johansson prior to publication,” reads a statement from her rep, exclusively to OK!. “Not surprisingly, US magazine cannot provide the dates when she supposedly had this surgery, who performed the surgery, or what was supposedly done — all because there simply is no truth to the story. The publication made a pathetic attempt to validate its story by using two cover photos of Scarlett that were taken years apart with obviously different make-up and lighting, and then relying on an “expert’s opinion” (based solely on looking at the two photos) on what “might” have been done. It wasn’t.”

And Scarlett herself has this to say to OK!:

“I have always been straightforward with the press regarding my body image and I am very concerned that my fans (and perhaps even my employers) will feel mislead. Thus, I feel compelled to take immediate legal action against US Weekly.”

OK! Magazine

Did you get that? Scarlett has absolutely not had a nose job. Ever. And she’ll get sue happy with you if you even suggest it.

Interestingly, the statement only addresses a possible nose job, it doesn’t deny that Scarlett has ever had plastic surgery. I wouldn’t dare suggest that it is because she has had any, because I’ll be sued, but it’s probably because US magazine could prove that a chemical peel, or hair colour, or fake nails is in fact cosmetic surgery. When really it’s just what we all do - they’re called beauty secrets for a reason! We all need a little helping hand to enhance our natural assets.

Note by Celebitchy: I looked at a lot of pictures of Scarlett and I don’t think she had a nose job. If she did it’s incredibly subtle. She is shown below on in March, 2003 and in May and October of this year. Her nose looks slimmer from above, but that’s how it has looked for years.

Life & Style is showing photos of Nicole Kidman wearing a v-neck dress at an event on 10/5 to ask if she’s had implants. They’re not the only ones who think so. Commentor gia mentioned how obvious it was when looking at the same photos:

i never knew she had implants! is that something new? they are really awful ones too. in that bomb,”eyes wide shut” her boobs seemed tiny & cute & perky & definitely not wonky implants. why would she do that?

I was so focused on her maybe-baby protrusion at the time (notice I didn’t say “bump,” I know some of you hate that) that I didn’t pay attention to her new boobs, and/or attributed them to a possible pregnancy. They do look like obvious implants when you look at them with a critical eye though, especially in the picture in the header. If you look carefully you can see a telltale ridge above the left breast and the shape is much too ball-like and round to be natural.

It’s unlikely to be a good pushup bra due to the shape, and to the fact that she’s seen with the same big boobs in a dress two nights later that doesn’t show cleavage and is more damning in that her boobs look big all over and not like they’re just pushed up. Nicole Kidman is no stranger to plastic surgery, so I’m inclined to think they’re fake.

What do you think?

	Did Nicole Kidman get implants?
	Yes, they’re very obvious
	No, it’s a pushup bra
	No, she looks pregnant
	I’m not sure

Jessica Simpson has previewed her swimwear range at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Miami. The busty songstress presented the range with her mother Tina, although she didn’t model any of the swimwear herself.

The swimwear is actually really cute, much nicer than Jessica’s shoe range. Or her hair extensions. Check the pictures out, there are plenty of Jess making those faces. Is there someone who can teach you how to pose for photographs? Is this a stylists job, or would they just be leaving their advice at “If you drop something, get one of your people to pick it up, or we’ll all see your panties.”

Also, Dennis Rodman leaps up makes an appearance in these pictures for no apparent reason.

Jessica is said to be heavily involved with the line, and picked the models herself. The range included bikinis, one-pieces and accessories, like big hats and beach cover-ups.

In other Jessica news, she says that she would consider plastic surgery.

“I’ve had none,” she told Bazaar magazine. “But maybe after having kids, if my boobs dropped down to my belly button, I would get them lifted. But my boobs are real.”

However, the curvaceous actress and singer insists she’s more than happy with her looks at present.

“I love the bump in my nose,” she says. “People have said that I’ve had things like a jaw replacement or implant. I’m photographed every day of my life and have never worn any bandages or anything, so how could that be right?”

Evening Telegraph

Do we remember when Jess split up with Nick and got collagen lips? Is that plastic surgery? I guess it’s not permanent, and getting a needle in your lip isn’t really any different to getting one in your gum when you go to the dentist. Which is why I’ll never get a trout pout - too chicken.

Photos from News.com.au.

For the one person who thought those pics of Katie looking different were somehow Photoshopped, Katie Holmes’ new nose is definitely real. She’s revealing her new face all over Paris, and was seen out in this lovely but safe ensemble at the Giorgio Armani Prive show last night.

She’s not one to suffer a waldrobe malfunction, and showed that her goods were carefully conceled by what looked like control top pantyhose, but was likely a high-priced multifunctional undergarment, as she exited a car.

The press is quick to comment on Katie’s fashion sense, with The NY Post noting that her high-collared velvet number yesterday was a little bit Scientology spacey, and Britain’s Daily Mail saying she looked gorgeous and coordinated well with BFF Victoria Beckham’s prom-like black number.

Paris Hilton’s wonky left eye, which she is adept at hiding through a combination of hairstyles and sideways glances on the red carpet, may be the result of botched eye lift surgery. What’s more, the colored contact lenses she wears are said to be making the condition worse:

WHEN Paris Hilton decided to turn her brown eyes blue with tinted contacts, she might have hurt her already suffering eye lids. According to a Beverly Hills source, Hilton stopped by a plastic surgeon’s office with sis ter Nicky earlier this week, seeking to “fix her drooping left eyelid.” Our insider says Paris had hush- hush surgery six years ago to lift her lids. The muscles of her left eye were supposedly damaged as a result, “causing it to droop more than the right” - a look that was once parodied on “South Park.” Hilton, who is filming “The Hot tie and the Nottie,” has made things worse by wearing blue- tinted contact lenses over her naturally brown irises. “They have been drying out lately,” dished the tipster. “She is ignor ing doctors’ orders to not wear her tinted contacts.” Paris’ rep Elliot Mintz told Page Six, “To the best of my knowledge, Paris has never had any kind of cosmetic surgery and has not mentioned any medical procedures having to do with her eyes.”

Wow, and I just thought she was born that way. There goes my only reason to ever feel sorry for Paris.

Hilton is currently filming the crappy new film The Hottie and the Nottie with Christine Lakin. She has been praised for her work ethic on set, and was seen filming for 10 hours on Wednesday.

Header image is from March, 2006.

Update: Here are some pictures of Paris on set, thanks to FlyNet Online.

No, Demi Moore wasn’t kneeling in prayer while she had a little work done, she actually had her knees operated on for cosmetic purposes. I remember reading a while ago that she was interested in getting her knees done and I thought that was bullshit because who would be so obsessed with their looks that they have their knees restructured? Here’s your answer:

The Daily Mail shows before and after photographs of Demi’s knees, and said she had some skin taken in by the guy who did all her other work. It’s possible that her knees look better because she’s wearing tight pantyhose and that the Mail is fabricating this story based on the comparison pictures and that old rumor that she wanted her knees done:

Moore has supposedly had over $400,000 worth of work done, and this knee surgery is said to have added $9,000 to that.

I can see a faint scar over one of her knees in high resolution pictures taken on 9/14, so it’s possible that this is old news. Still, it seems excessive to get one’s knees done. I can see a facelift or some lipo, but knee plastic surgery?

Here are Ashton and Demi at the Hollywood Awards on 10/23. The first five pictures are higher res. [via]

Tara Reid has admitted that she hired a cheap hack who made her look like a Frankenbarbie, ruining her movie career, sending her into a drunken depression, and forcing her to steal swag in order to survive. She said she sold her story to US Weekly in order to pay to get some stuff fixed, and hopes that her next direct-to-DVD horror film helps her afford the mortgage on her condo:

That’s great of poor Tara to come clean and all, and maybe she can make friends with pregnant Tori Spelling now that they’re both selling their sad tales to US to run as cover stories during slow news weeks.

We haven’t seen any pictures of Tara lately apart from the pitiful scene where she got shut out of Hyde and waited patiently, making self-depricating comments. Either she’s so “last week” that she doesn’t warrant the space on the paparrazi’s digital memory cards, or she’s staying out of trouble by not hitting the celebrity hot spots while she’s recovering from surgery.

She looks really cleaned up the cover of US Weekly, and maybe she’ll settle into a comfortable sober lifestyle of relative obscurity, but I doubt it.

SkyShowbiz had this gallery of celebrity before and after pictures and it struck me how much some of their faces had changed. No one can blame celebrities for getting plastic surgery and I’m not bashing them for making that choice. Plastic surgery is a cultural phenomenon influenced by a perfectionist society obsessed with beauty. (Yes that’s not big news and this reads like a high school essay.) It’s also something that you might consider if all your friends and colleagues were doing it. My mom had a face lift mainly because her best friend had one. A friend of mine who lives in California had a nose job, and I didn’t think she needed one, but all her friends had work done and it seemed perfectly normal to her.

I’m not a person who is going to age gracefully and I plan on getting a facelift in 20 to 30 years. Maybe there will be less cutting involved at that point.

You can access the galleries through the images below. In some cases the celebrities have admitted to having work done. I just eyeballed the pictures and made judgment calls. If you have more information or a different opinion about a particular celebrity please comment with it. I don’t think I’m right in every case and am open to other opinions.

It’s telling how most of the “natural” celebrities in the gallery are men.

Nose Jobs and more: page one

Nose Jobs and more: page two

Very subtle or unchanged: page one

Very subtle or unchanged: page two