Heath Lives On As "The Joker"
I've been eager to see Heath Ledger in The Dark
Night for over a year, but I have to admit when
I saw this promo on Extra, it felt a little
weird to see him in action. Click above to check it
out for yourself.
Do you agree?
Celebs Love to Share (Themselves)
From Broadway to Kohls, there seems to be an
abundance
of multi-tasking stars in Hollywood
lately...
Nicole Richie has been offered the role of Roxie Hart
in Chicago on Broadway. (Defamer Australia)
Mario Lopez is set to join the cast A Chorus
Line as Zach. (He probably always wanted to be a
'Zach') (E!)
Pete Doherty is writing a musical! (I'm not joking.)
Keith Richards is the new leathery face of Louis
Vuitton. (Still not joking).
Avril Lavigne is designing a fashion line for Kohls.
(WWD)
Halle Berry has a namesake fragrance deal brewing
with Coty. (WWD)
Bono, Brad, Reese, Eli and Payton will appear on
Idol next month! (E!)
Matthew McConaughey is putting his name on a beach
gear line. (Perez)
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JT: More Hospitable, Fragrant Than Ever
So we went for a few drinks, and it was aiight — the music was really fun and the bartenders did this Spring Break-ish fire show with bottles of whisky. Interesting. At one point, J and I felt very 1) old, and 2) under dressed. We agreed that every 24-year-old Jane from Kansas who moved to Manhattan within the last month was there, dressed to the nines, in the hopes of scoring bragging rights to a JT sighting.
HA! Us New Jersey/ Westchester natives are so much more savvy than those star-thirsty hicks. I mean... duh... JT doesn't actually go to his own restaurant, right? Wrong. We are such freaking losers.
BTW, JT also has a Givenchy fragrance coming out this fall. I'm psyched to check out that ad campaign. (WWD)
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Let's Boycott Maxim
Maxim:
Unsexiest Mag
Pardon me as I vent.
I buy Maxim almost every month because I
like to scope out the gadgets that neither my
favorite geek nor girl mags usually review. This
month= Oh no they didn't!
In a tasteless article called "Hollywood's Unsexiest
Women" (or something), Maxim ranks female
celebs by their—you guessed it—most 'unsexy'
qualities. How rude. I hate even drawing attention to
it, because it makes my skin crawl, but guess who
topped the list? SJP. As in Carrie
Bradshaw. Says the mean mag:
"How the hell did this Barbaro-faced broad manage to be the least sexy woman in a group of very un-sexy women and still star on a show with 'sex' in the title?"
Who says that? Clearly, they do NOT get it. (... by 'it,' I mean everything.)
Click here for the rest of Maxim's victims, and promise me you won't buy it their November issue.
Give My Regards to Bo...no...
Will
Bono bring Spiderman
to
Broadway?
Bono's experience with director Julie Taymor on the
set of Across the Universe was apparently so
inspiring for the U2 frontman that he's now talking about collaborating
with her on a stage adaptation of
Spiderman. OMFG. What should fans look
forward to, besides an obviously genius final
product? Says Bono:
"If we pull off what we're trying, it will be something the likes of which no one has seen or heard," he says. "It should be a hallucinogenic experience for theatergoers. You have the visual energy she brings. The myth of the arachnid and the elasticity and plasticity of these characters -- you can turn theater upside down."
I'm so in love with him, it's sick.
In other Bono news, he's reportedly working with the Spice Girls on new greatest hits album. (Not sure how I feel about that one yet... I'll let you know when I decide).
JT Hearts iChat
Today on Oprah,
JT revealed his preferred means of connecting to his
honey while on the road: AV iChat. OMG, me
too!! JT, what's your screenname?
Geek Sugar fills us in on the
following JT quote:
"Technology is a wonderful thing sometimes.... I find that to be really cool, when you can actually see someone's face. I do it with my friends, as well, just to have a conversation back and forth. It just makes you feel closer, that's all."
Ever the Southern gentleman, JT didn't actually say girlfriend Jessica Biel's name... but, duh, who cares, he was obviously talking about her! SO CUTE!
Sidenote: Later on, O asked JT what he thinks is going on with Brit...here's what he said. I seriously admire his discretion and respect, and I'm sure Brit appreciates how he handled this.
Can this kid do anything wrong?? I'm thinking no.
You Blog Like an Emmy
Just finished watching the live broadcast of the 59th Annual Emmys on Fox. CliffsNotes: Katherine Heigl was the prettiest, Sally Field was censored, and The Sopranos won. I was really hoping the producers would cut to black in the middle of David Chase's speech. Talk about sweet revenge. Click here for the full list of winners. Click below for the bits that caught my attention:
more...I'm Coo Coo for Coco (and Joss Stone)
Take a look inside Coco
Chanel's apartment! (Credit: New York Times)
My online video obsession
of the moment can be found on a special Chanel site:
mademoiselle-forever.com, where
visitors can take a virtual tour of Coco Chanel's
private home. Although the sound effects kind of
remind me of the haunted mansion ride at Disney,
the mini-film is truly breathtaking enough to make
me drool and wish I were French all at once. Only
thing: I totally wish they panned to her closet
space!
The chic cyber treat is a teaser for the latest Coco
Mademoiselle fragrance campaign, featuring Keira
Knightley and set to Joss Stone's take on "L-O-V-E,"
(the Nat King Cole tune) . The ad will run primarily
online, on sites like NYMag.com, Eonline.com and Mtv.com, but will also pop up
on TV spots during shows like "Ugly Betty" and
"Desperate Housewives."
Next week, mademoiselle-forever.com will
morph into cocomademoiselle.com, where
visitors can still tour Coco's house, but
also watch Keira slink her way around
Paris while jamming to Joss Stone. Can't beat that
with a stick.
Gwen Stefani Live, Coming to a Deskjet Near You
Above: One of
Gwen's exclusive designs for HP.com/Gwen
Have I ever mentioned
that I love Gwen Stefani? I love Gwen Stefani. Today,
I love Gwen Stefani even more than I did yesterday.
Check it:
GS recently teamed up with HP to give her fans
another look-see into her couture creativity. By
logging on to HP.com/Gwen, fans can download a
ton of unique designs and print them onto
mini-posters, greeting cards, and even CD labels
for mixes! There's also a section with Harajuku
Girl paper dolls that you can customize to look
like you and your crew. Actually, I'm going to go
play with that feature now...
Brad Goes to School/ YBLAG Readers ROCK!
Above: Brad and
Maddox on the UES about an hour ago!
A very faithful YBLAG reader just took this shot from
her camera phone! She works on the Upper East Side of
Manhattan, right near Maddox Jolie-Pitt's new school.
(Obviously, YBLAG readers only dwell in hotspots.)
Apparently all those paps were really
concentrating on getting their own Brad and Mad
shots—you could hear a pin drop in all this madness!
Says our spy:
It was so quiet and I felt like I was the only one talking! I was chatting with my co-worker about how cute Mad is! (He's so cute!!)
LOVING THIS! Thanks for sending!
Rihanna is the Driest
Above:
Totes.com shopping page
for an umbrella "Just like the one Rihanna
uses..."
I actually heard about
these puppies about a month ago, but the concept
didn't strike me as completely bizarre until just
now. Apparently, Rihanna is considered a certified
umbrella connoisseur. Obviously, because of her hit
single from the summer, she knows all about them.
The Morning After
Everyone. Thought. Britney. Bombed. (Seriously, guys. Bombed!)
That Perez post I told you about last night? 6,182
comments as of this morning! (See for yourself:
Perezelle) This morning, Perez
gives us his two cents.
Tommy Lee and Kid Rock are so chivalrous! Kid was even cited at the after party. (MTV.com
and AP)
Kanye totally divas out, never to return. (Mtv.com)
Chris Brown turns major heads, and his
backup dancer comes close to smacking Shia LaBeouf in his.
Britney Blew It
Obviously, we all tuned
in to the VMAs tonight to see Brit-Brit kick it
"Slave 4 U" style. No such luck. SOOO
disappointed. Like, sooo. I didn't really
mind her terrible outfit, nor did I mind the
incredibly out-of-sync-lip-syncing (was anyone
expecting her to actually sing? Seriously, lets not
go crazy here). Rather, it was the dancing that broke
my heart. Brit's choreography lacked its signature
"umph." She spent the entire number touching her
hair, like she couldn't believe it was fake or
something. I know she must have been nervous, but she
had an opportunity to bring it tonight. Blew it!
Everyone at the pre-show was cheering her on, so
excited for a comeback! BLEW IT! Sadly, "Gimme More"
left me, and I'm sure many others, not really wanting
to see any more of the new Brit.
Here's how my
night with the VMAs played
out:
9:00-- The Brit heard 'round the
world. So. Bad.
9:05-- Sarah Silverman comes out for the
intro, makes everything worse for Spears, calls her
kids "the most adorable mistakes she's ever seen."
Who says that?
9:16-- Out of curiosity, I check to see if
Perezelle posted anything about
the opening number. Not yet. Hmm...
9:25-- Chris Brown and Rihanna perform, he
dances like Usher pumped up on a ton of caffeine.
He's good though. Fun Billie Jean cover!
9:30-- Check Perez again—Sometime in the last
14 minutes, he posted the following: "How bad was
Brit, Y'All?" The body says simply "Discuss."
9:47-- There are 1,825 comments in response
to Perez's post.
9:51-- 2,417 comments
9:56-- The Hills girls present an
award. I don't know which award, because I'm
distracted by LC's dark mauve-ish shade of lipstick.
Looks good on her! (More on this later)
9:57-- 2,754. Clearly, Perez's readers have
strong opinions on the Britney matter.
9:58-- JT and Timbaland have an on-stage
lovefest, JT says Chris Brown makes him feel old.
Riiiiiight.
10:02- I check out MTV's site, to see what
they have going on. As promised, the Brit ringtones are available.
Contact me and I'll let you
know how to record one of these yourself.
10:05- Shia LaBeouf makes a joke that no one
gets, especially Ludacris.
10:14- MTV.com posted Brit's performance. I
can't watch the whole thing again, but here it is in
case you missed it:
10:30-
3,513 comments on Perez's single-word post.
10:31- Rihanna's performing. Again.
10:36- Alicia Keyes covers George
Michael's "Freedom."
10:46- Jamie Foxx goes on a rant
about some fight between Kid Rock and Tommy Lee that
I totally missed and I don't know how. Jennifer
Garner announces the winner of the "Best New Artist"
category is 'Gym Class Fallout.' (Wha?)
10:49- Miss "Such As" South Carolina
can't read teleprompters either. Someone needs to
tell this chick the world is laughing at—
not with— her.
10: 57-
Mary J declares every day 'Dre Day' in the world of
music.
11:01- No, really... how did I miss
that fight? Apparently Kid Rock walked right up to
Tommy Lee and punched him in the schnoz.
11:05- Diddy helps the situation by
pointing out that rockers—not just rappers—fight each
other. He then, after announcing JT, Timbaland and
Nelly, invites us all up to his suite on the 32nd
floor of the Palms for an after party.
11:06- The trio close the show.
It's, of course, awesome, even though Nelly's voice
kind of sounds weirdly high-pitched.
11:25- Perez's comment tally=
4,451
Get Pumped!
The end-of-summer blues
can really hurt, but the buzz leading up to the VMAs
usually numbs the pain a bit. I can't wait to see it
all come together on Sunday— particularly Brit's
performance. (Can she shake it in a wig?) If you
didn't follow my twittering advice
from a few weeks ago, don't worry, you still have
a chance to get some insider information! Check
out the VMA Twitter page,
which I've been following religiously all week...
Moonman is my new BFF— who knew he had such a
great sense of humor?
Don't forget to look me up too!
Not So Hot Topics
Also, Barbara announced the final seat on the panel will be permanently filled this Monday, September 10. While speculators point to Sherri Sheperd, the show's resident filler, Barbara didn't confirm. Can't wait to see who it is!
Whoopi's debut on The View
Photo: Abc.com
Whoopi Goldberg's first day on The View went pretty well, even with her words of support for Michael Vick, which came approximately fifteen minutes into the show. Come to think of it— day one could have gone a lot better.
"I don't know..."
Photo credit: Extra
When asked which designer she was wearing last night at the Teen Choice Awards, Vanessa Hudgens (above) responded, "I don't know! " I hope her press people prep her more thoroughly before she attends next year's Nickelodeon Teen Choice Awards, where such a response would be met with a good ol' sliming.
Marilyn Manson's Girlfriend
Tatoo is the new Gallery
YBLAG's First Lines
Little Miss Sly Apparently, people actually care about this Foxy Brown scenario. I want to be one of these assistants... maybe I'll get an iPhone tossed at my head. (Gawker)
The Hills, Alive In case you didn't get enough of her twelve hours ago, here's some LC with your morning coffee. Loving the Dieter shout-out in this item. (Page Six) However, our man Perezelle obviously got the real scoop on her latest love interest.
Speaking of... Were you aware that Perez is officially vlogging now? So fetch! (Perezelle)