February 22, 2007
Five things I learned from Ciara’s new "Like a Boy" video that I kinda already knew (click for screen shots):
- Symbolism isn’t dead. A throne = patriarchy, an open-legged slouch = masculinity and a wifebeater = well, a wife beater, probably.
- If you want to be like a boy, start grabbing your crotch a lot.
- …Or, you could just wear a suit and braid your hair in rows that evoke Queen Latifah’s character in Set It Off. Butch chic lives!
- Ladies: mount up. There’s strength in numbers. In a group, every time you move, you make a women’s movement.
- Ciara’s stylist deserves an award. For a girl whose resemblance to Wanda Sykes repeatedly has been pointed out by one of the most perceptive bloggers on the planet, she’s been looking smoking lately. That’s the biggest thing to take away from this video. If that seems to go against the song’s anti-sexist stance, blame Ciara’s bangin’ bod, not me.
["Like a Boy" video was first spotted here.]
Tags: Music
February 22, 2007
- Hilary Swank, didn’t The Black Dahlia prove that “sexy” just isn’t your thing? [Just Jared]
- Britney’s extended meltdown continued right up to her third stint in rehab. In this chapter, Brit goes head-to-bald head with a car…and maybe loses. [Dlisted]
- Serena Williams’ eyebrows need a good talking-to. They think they run her face! [Crunk & Disorderly]
- Hope for the future: Christina Aguilera is not pregnant. [The Superficial]
- If Janet Jackson’s breasts weren’t bolted on, they’d be flopping out all over the place, right? [Egotastic!]
- The only thing that could make celebrities more twisted than they already are is Photoshop. [CityRag]
Tags: Janet Jackson
February 22, 2007
The legal battle over the body of Anna Nicole Smith has come to an end. The decision on where she’ll be buried has been awarded to attorney Richard Milstein, the legal guardian of Anna’s 5-month-old orphan, Dannielynn. The ruling is seen as a compromise, since the decision went to neither Anna Nicole’s mother, Virgie Arthur, nor her attorney/"boyfriend" Howard K. Stern. Judge Larry Seidlin suggested that Anna Nicole be buried in the Bahamas with her son, Daniel. As he read his decision, he wept openly and often (watch the video here). Awww. It’s always sad when things come to an end, isn’t it?
[AP/Yahoo!]
Tags: Anna Nicole Smith
February 22, 2007
‘Housewives’ Star Cross, 44, Has Twins
Marcia Cross and husband Tom Mahoney welcome fraternal twin daughters into the family. [msn]
Blogger Perez Sued Over Topless Aniston Pic
Universal has a boob, er, bone to pick with Perez Hilton. [eonline]
Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz Disses Ashlee Simpson
“Maybe in a different universe, we’d be some hot couple, but not in this one.” Read what else the front man had to say about his former flame. [nypost]
Where Will Anna’s Body Go?
Judge sets Friday deadline to decide. [fox]
Michael Jackson Hearts Prince
The King of Pop wants to be Prince. [fox]
February 22, 2007
Right now, no TV show has more hip-hop cred than HBO’s "The Wire". And rightfully so. The ultra-gritty series is a terrifyingly realistic portrayal of the drug trade in Baltimore — a.k.a., "Bodymore, Murderland" — and does a phenomenal job of humanizing the pushers and cops who do battle on a daily basis. It’s pretty much Scarface set in the streets of modern-day "Bawlmer", meaning it’ll suck you in quicker than a line lost to Tony Montana’s right nostril.
Looking to pinch off the show’s stash, G-Unit’s Tony Yayo has one of the show’s more memorable characters — the nail-gun-toting hit-gal "Snoop" (Felicia Pearson) — guesting on the song and video (watch it here) for "It’s a Stickup". My take? Tip of the cap (fitted New Era O’s lid, if you don’ mind, hon’) to Yayo and Pearson for rising from the hardscrabble streets of Queens and Baltimore, respectively, to make it in rap and acting. But the song itself falls flat. Pearson actually doesn’t sound half-bad, but she doesn’t get enough time behind the mic, and Yayo can’t maintain the swagger he shows while ticking off his wish list of dead prezzies in the chorus. For diehard "Wire" fans only. Which means, naturally, this vid’ll get plenty of run.
Tags: Television
February 22, 2007
Sorry, ladies. R&B heartthrob Usher (real name Usher Raymond) is spoken for. It was confirmed by sources close to the couple the infamous lothario proposed to his longtime stylist, Tameka Foster. The couple have been quietly dating for over a year. In the past, the "You Make Me Wanna" singer has been linked to supermodel Naomi Campbell and went through a rather public break-up, with accusations of cheating, with Rozonda "Chili" Thomas of TLC fame.
Tags: Usher
February 22, 2007
Curtis Taylor Jr., the money-grubbing, payola-making, two-timing record exec played by Jamie Foxx in Dreamgirls, is a work of fiction - although the character is clearly based on the life of legendary Motown founder Berry Gordy. Dreamworks and Paramount, the companies behind the film, made strides toward separating fact from fiction yesterday by taking out a full-page ad in Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. The ad reads, “For any confusion that has resulted from our fictional work, we apologize to Mr. Gordy and all of the incredible people who were a part of that great legacy. It is vital that the public understand that the real Motown story has yet to be told.” Although Gordy has remained silent on the issue, some Motown stars have spoken out; Martha Reeves told The Detroit News, “That’s not my Berry Gordy,” while Smokey Robinson told Access Hollywood that the producers of Dreamgirls “owe Berry Gordy a public apology.” The public apology comes during the run-up to the Academy Awards on Sunday - surely no coincidence. For more on Gordy, click here.
Tags: Music
February 22, 2007
A video of Anna Nicole getting extremely friendly with Dr. Sandeep Kapoor (aka the guy who prescribed her methadone in 2006) at a gay club in 2005 has been unearthed by TMZ. Maybe the most disturbing fact is that Anna and Kapoor get down while (supposed) future beaus Larry Birkhead and Howard Stern look on. Licking their chops, no doubt. This has to be the most convoluted mix of business and pleasure I’ve seen all week. For real: who’s an enabler?
[TMZ.com]
February 22, 2007
Without so much as the pluck of an eyebrow (as far as we can tell), Britney Spears has once again entered rehab, according to TMZ. This third try at rehabilitation, set to last 30 to 45 days, has effectively canceled the emergency custody hearing her estranged husband Kevin Federline requested yesterday. Sneaky, although can you blame her? Reentering rehab seems a small price to pay from keeping freaking Kevin Federline from having permanent custody of your kids (he’s had them since last week, it’s reported). Then again, walking naked through a rose garden in a rainstorm of rubbing alcohol would be a small price to pay from keeping freaking Kevin Federline from having full custody of your kids, you know?
[TMZ.com]
Tags: Britney Spears•Music
February 22, 2007
Lindsay Lohan reportedly ditched Tuesday’s memorial service for the late director Robert Altman so that she could party with Steve O in Los Angeles. Expecting consideration from Lindsay Lohan is like expecting Evian from a water fountain, but her move raised eyebrows nonetheless because of the letter she wrote in November in the wake of Altman’s death. In it, she rambled: "I learned so much from Altman and he was the closest thing to my father and grandfather that I really do believe I’ve had in several years." Not showing up at your father figure’s memorial? Not a very "adequite" tribute, now, is it?
[New York Post]
Tags: Lindsay Lohan
