Month: April 2020

MEL C STILL HAS FUN BEING SPORTY SPICE

London has more stores open than we do in the US – even some malls are open. Spice Girl Mel C, Melanie Chisholm, AKA Sporty Spice, took her cute 11 year old daughter Scarlett and her friend to do some shopping. Sporty Spice was known for wearing tracksuits and having tattoos on her arms – she was the athletic Spice Girl who could do backward handsprings. Between Spice Girl reunions and solo performances, Mel C is now a no-nonsense mom.

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MOHAMED HADID MAKES IT EASY TO HATE RICH PEOPLE

He seems like a nice enough guy in person, but Bella and Gigi Hadid’s father Mohamed Hadid’s behavior gives wealthy people a BAD name. Real estate developer Hadid built a massive 60,000 sq ft mega-mansion in Bel Air and ignored Los Angeles construction laws to stop building because the precariously balanced house threatened neighbors below. He planned to sell the place for a hundred million dollars, but has been ordered to demolish it. Not only has the supposed multimillionaire tried to declare bankruptcy and failed, but he owes over a million in back taxes and the house is still there – in worse condition than ever. He claims he doesn’t have the 5 million needed to tear it down! The judge declared his conduct as “despicable” and hinted that the endangered neighbors suing him will win their cases (if they’re not crushed in a landslide.)

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KAIA GERBER FOUND A GOOD REPLACEMENT FOR PETE DAVIDSON

What do nice girls do during a pandemic? They foster puppies, of course. Kaia Gerber, 18, credits the Labelle Foundation for providing her with an adorable pandemic companion. How she could NOT adopt such a cutie is hard to imagine. Celebrities always have first choice of the most desirable – and manageable- canines at rescue places in California. Ordinary people have to settle for the more difficult acquisitions.

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VIN DIESEL CAN’T GET NO SATISFACTION

Little did we know that Fast & Furious star Vin Diesel has been involved for YEARS in a battle with the Producers Guild of America because they won’t recognize his work as a producer on the movie franchise. According to Variety, the Producers Guild investigated Vin’s desire to be recognized as a producer by interviewing numerous key crewmembers on the set to determine his actual contributions. They decided his main contribution was acting. Diesel wants to be recognized as a legitimate producer because he would not only be eligible to get a best picture Oscar, but better bonuses based on box office performance. Considering HOW MANY “producer” names we now see attached to any movie, (what DO all these producers contribute, anyway?) we think the Producers Guild should make their standards clear and high.

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WHAT IT’S LIKE TO HAVE WOLVERINE FOR A DAD

Hugh Jackman seems to have a close relationship with his 14 year old daughter Ava, who’s wearing her pajama bottoms here. Through the years we’ve watched Ava gradually grow up in photos of them chatting and walking the same two dogs in their New York neighborhood. Note they are both masked, although NY streets are nearly deserted. Ava has banned her dad from watching her dance class perform – the last time he attended, the girls got way too excited and mobbed him in the audience. Even movie stars can embarrass their kids…

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JIMMY FALLON WAS ALMOST FAMOUS HIMSELF WHEN HE MADE THE MOVIE

What surprised us about the crush Jimmy Fallon admitted he had on Kate Hudson while they were filming Almost Famous in 1998 is not that he was too shy to ask her out. We were totally surprised that he was even IN the film! We looked up his character and indeed, it was Jimmy’s first feature film role and he played a young know-it-all road manager. (1998 is also the year Jimmy debuted on SNL- so he wasn’t famous – yet) The movie took place in the early 70’s so Jimmy’s character wore big aviator glasses, a bad haircut, and a mustache – no WONDER he didn’t catch 19 year old Kate’s attention at the time…

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INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER LISA LING GETS THE JOB DONE

Lisa Ling has always been one of our favorite journalists. Did you know she got her first job as a news reporter at 18? We first saw her on the Oprah Winfrey Network and she’s had her own show, This is Life with Lisa Ling, on CNN for the past six years. We like the way she investigates unusual segments of American society – she has an innocent curious approach, without the somewhat sleazy point of view that some male reporters have. Lisa brought her little girl and her camera to Pacific Palisades to take some photographs today – maybe she’s working on a pandemic story…

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KRISTIN CAVALLARI’S PRE-DIVORCE VACATION FAILED

It looks like Kristin Cavallari arranged to take a pre-divorce vacation with her husband Jay Cutler just like Jennifer Aniston did before she filed for divorce from Brad Pitt. Jennifer had used her beach vacation with Brad to clarify her unhappiness with their marriage, and explain why and how their split should be handled. He was blindsided, but later admitted he had gotten lazy about their relationship and had it coming. Their split would have been relatively painless but Brad started his next movie immediately after he returned from that vacation. His costar Angelina Jolie entered the picture way too soon and swept lonely Brad off his feet. Still, their divorce was totally civilized – no accusations or name-calling. Apparently Kristin and Jay’s Bahamas vacation (during quarantine) wasn’t as productive and accusations have only just begun…

Above, Kristin and Jay filming her reality show Very Cavallari

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JORDANA BREWSTER: THE COTTON HOUSEDRESS IS BACK!

Last seen in the early sixties, cotton housedresses were a wardrobe staple – especially for stay at home moms. They were loose fitting and comfortable, but still flattering. Models in advertisements for home products like vacuum cleaners or washing machines were inevitably clad in cheerful printed housedresses. Lucy and Ethel wore them in just about every episode. The frocks were usually inexpensive but came in all price ranges – from Sears catalog to Lord & Taylor. Fast & Furious star Jordana Brewster and her little boy stepped out for a Sunday stroll and she wore a retro housedress.

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PREGNANT KATHERINE SCHWARZENEGGER HAS A PERSONAL TRAINER

Arnold Schwarzenegger has no intention of having has first grandchild born into a slothful world. Ever since he learned that his daughter Katherine is expecting her first child with husband Chris Pratt, he has been scheduling sensible exercise for her. Chris (in black) and Katherine (in white) rode through Venice with Arnold and his buddies today, but sometimes Katherine had a hard time keeping up. Don’t worry – when her dad is done with her, she will be leading the pack.

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