Monday, August 14, 2006
Desperate Housewives star
Marcia Cross was furious with Barbara Walters when the US talk show host asked her about lesbian rumors in front of her parents.
Cross married businessman Tom Mahoney in June, but had previously battled tabloid reports that speculated about her sexuality. And Walters decided to raise the issue during Cross' appearance on US talk show The View earlier this year. The star was shocked by Walters' decision to bring up the issue, saying, "Honestly? I was not happy about it. I handled it very well at the time. My parents were in town. My father, who's 80-something, and my mother were in the front row of the audience (in the TV studio). When I got backstage, Barbara Walters came up to me and said (beforehand), 'You know, I have to ask you about this.' And I said, 'Why do you have to ask me about this?' And she said, 'Well, it's news.' At which point my publicist came in and we sorted out how to deal with it. And then, thank God - my mouth and my thoughts really came together and I felt like I spoke well at the time."
Cross claims the incident made her lose respect for the veteran newswoman adding, "I have to tell you that I am not a huge Barbara Walters fan. That ended for me. My dad was in the front row going, 'What did they say? Are you a what?' I just thought about Barbara, 'You didn't have to ask me that question. That was tabloid-y of you.' I felt really used. So now I don't really like looking at Barbara Walters!"
Monday, August 14, 2006
Young British actress Jemima Rooper is currently starring in
drama Sinchronicity, on BBC Three, about the sexploits and romantic conundrums
of its characters guided by the hand of fate and the question 'what if'. The
former Hex star is building a strong acting career and hopefully, soon, this
girl with an interesting face and pouting lips, maybe showing a little more
than her current revealing scenes, if we are to believe stories on the web
regarding the latest film project shes involved in. Maybe revealing, maybe
nudity.
Nudography is, of course, all about celebrity nudity but
very rarely it occasionally comes across an individual or two from the sporting
world who with their excellence, charisma, intelligence and, most of all,
stunning looking figure crosses over into the world of celebrity. Tennis being
a recent example.
For Britain,
at last weeks Euro Championships in Gothenburg, sadly babes of the track Lee
McConnell and Kelly Sotherton were slightly off form while injury robbed us of
the delights of Jade Johnson and Jo Fenn on our screens. Hopefully at least
catch Lee and Kelly this coming weekend on the BBC as the season begins to wind
down.
For hosts Sweden,
it was a great success and while Caroline Kluft, Susanne Kallur (one of twins!)
and Kajsa Bergvist didnt quite manage a clean sweep of gold medals between them
from their chosen events, they certainly managed it when it comes to looks!
Sunday, August 13, 2006
The Pussycat Dolls have angered Malaysian officials with their raunchy show.
The saucy US girl band performed in the Southeast Asian country last month and locals were outraged by their revealing outfits and suggestive lyrics.
Cultural minister Rais Yatim: "I believe the way the Pussycat Dolls behaved on stage amounted to gross indecency.
"They reportedly put on a show which not only featured scantily-dressed performers but also included sensuous elements.
"They are guilty of performing sexually suggestive routines on stage."
Now the US band have been handed a L1,400 fine for violating indecency laws - and if they refuse to pay up the local council has threatened to take the group to court, reports MTV.
This is not the first time Western acts have angered the predominantly Muslim country. In 2003 rock group Linkin Park were ordered to swap their shorts for trousers before they took to the stage and also told they must not swear or jump around on stage.
The Pussycat Dolls - Ashley Roberts, Melody Thornton, Kimberly Wyatt, Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar and Jessica Sutta - are an offshoot of the burlesque dance act created 10 years ago.
Saturday, August 12, 2006
1.
Leigh GreenWhat was a recent score?
Pink’s wedding in Costa Rica. They had an Israeli security team and they were keeping an eye on us,
so the other photographer and I pretended to be gay. We were rubbing suntan lotion on each other’s backs and having a cuddle and stuff, so the security team turned their eyes off us, and we got all the pictures we
wanted. Mine made six-figure money. I also went to An guilla to follow Celine Dion on holiday. One day, she went swimming with dolphins in a pool. I buried myself in this huge mound of rubble across the street. It was really hot in there. I just poked my head over the top every so often and snapped a few shots and then went back down. Every magazine ran those shots, and for that I probably made about $20,000 after the agency took its cut.
Who’s your favorite celebrity?
Britney Spears. Everybody’s made money off her.
The worst?
Jennifer Aniston. She’s bad. It’s personal, and I really don’t want to say … I just think she’s an asshole.
2.
Frank Ross
How long have you been in the business?
I’ve been a paparazzi—I mean celebrity photographer—for over twenty years. I was born and
raised in New York, and I’m very street-smart and I know how to get a picture. I go to the supermarkets, restaurants, theaters, and parks frequented by celebrities.
Recent score?
Last year, when
Julia Roberts gave her baby pictures to People, she told them, “Nobody will ever get pictures of my children.” But I did! I caught them on the city street, and it took a lot of detective work. I made some nice money off that, but I won’t say how much. I make hundreds and thousands, not hundreds of thousands.
Which celebs don’t sell?
They don’t buy Jude Law much in the States, unless he’s fooling around with the nanny. Sean Penn, you can
give him away. John Travolta, Robert Downey Jr., you can give them away, too. Tobey Maguire doesn’t sell.
The only time Leo DiCaprio sells is if he’s with Gisele or another girl. He always seems to have the
same outfit on anyway.
3.
Steve Sands
Biggest score?
Gwyneth Paltrow’s baby photo of Apple. That made a lot of money—$500,000 to $750,000. Maybe even a million. She asked me to do it. I e-mailed her, and she said, “I’m going to have my baby. Why don’t you come shoot it?”
Did you pay her for the photo?
Sandra Bullock asked a friend of mine on a movie set, “What did Steve pay Gwyneth for that picture?” and he said, “He didn’t pay her anything.” Sandra said, “Bullshit. No way a celebrity’s going to do something
like that without taking any money.” Well, guess what? She was right. But that’s all I’m going to say.
Where do you draw the line?
I don’t break the law, but I’m starting to change my ethics about this: I’m really tired of celebrities
saying, “Oh, no, no pictures of the baby!” And you listen, and then two weeks later, WireImage [a photo
agency] gets the exclusive. I’m not going to listen anymore.
Any rivalries?
Larry Schwartzwald loves to talk like he’s making millions, but it’s always inflated. He’s still the
most aggressive son of a bitch out there.
4.
Lawrence SchwartzwaldAny injuries on the job?
I had to have wrist surgery after I was hit by bodyguards for
Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. A car
door slammed into my face and split my lip when I was chasing Madonna.
How did you get into this?
July 1993 was my first published photo—a weather picture in the Times. A few weeks later, I had a
picture of
Marisa Tomei in the Post.
Biggest score?
The day after
Lindsay Lohan’s father was arrested for drunk driving, she was shopping on Madison Avenue. There were other photographers, and they were trying to block me from getting a shot. She walked out and stopped to wink and smile. I asked her to do it again, and I shot with a long lens off the shoulders of the other guys. I knew I had it and she was going to do it one more time, so I said, “No, don’t!” She didn’t. It
ran in People and Us, and Fox bought it for the movie poster for Just My Luck. I made mid–five figures on
that deal.
Where’s Tom Cruise’s baby?
Some lucky fool’s going to bump into them and make $4 million.
Friday, August 11, 2006
MEGA-boobs model
Jordan wears a bra made of sweets — after discovering that she needs a gob stopping G-CUP.
The 28-year-old glamour girl thought she was a 32DD.
But she was professionally measured after signing up to design a range of candy-coloured lingerie — and was told she’s even more of a jelly babe than she realised.
Jordan, who had not been to a bra fitting for years, said: “I’ve been wearing a 32DD but I’m actually a 30G.
“I know I’ve got big boobs but I never realised they were THAT big. It just shows you how a good-fitting bra makes all the difference — and I didn’t even need to get another boob job!
“Now I’ve got support and I look and feel great.”
Friday, August 11, 2006
Hugh Hefner wants
Nicole Kidman to strip for the front cover of Playboy.
The magazine mogul confessed he finds the fiery-haired actress "bewitching" and he would love her to grace the cover of his legendary top shelf title.
He told Australia's New Idea magazine: "Nicole is bewitching, and the vision of her with a cigarette in one hand and her knickers in the other as a delicious French au pair will haunt my fantasies for months.
"I better add that she's a terrific actress too."
The aging lothario also invited the 'Moulin Rouge' star's fellow Australians
Elle Macpherson,
Kylie Minogue and
Naomi Watts to pose for his sexy publication.
Meanwhile, Hefner has quashed rumours that he suffered a "mini-stroke" at the weekend.
The publisher insists the only person who was sick at the Playboy mansion was Holly Madison, one of his live-in girlfriends.
He said: "We had a lingerie party Saturday night (05.08.06) and I went up a little early because my girlfriend Holly had a cold. I am in very good health. I've never felt better."
Wednesday, August 9, 2006
Actresses
Jenna Fischer,
Sanaa Lathan,
Denise Richards,
Brittany Snow, Rachel
Miner and
Rachel Blanchard will join model
Heidi Klum
and Olympic snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler in the buff.
The celebs will be taking it all off for Jane's magazine August
issue. Don’t worry; it’s for a good cause. The stars will be auctioning
the clothes they’ll be stripped out of to benefit children’s charities.
The affair will also be about the article – not just the articles of
clothing. The ladies will talk about taking it all off and their level
of comfort in being nude in front of strangers.
Here's a picture of Jenna Fischer nude from a side from August's issue of Jane magazine.
Wednesday, August 9, 2006
Jessica Simpson is launching her own range of sexy lingerie.
The curvaView the profile for Pink on Celebrity Spotlightceous actress and singer came up with the idea while she was shopping for underwear.
A friend of the 'Dukes of Hazzard' star said: "Jess finds it really hard to find bras that she likes so she's decided to make her own."
The 25-year-old singer, who recently divorced husband Nick Lachey after three years of marriage, once confessed how much she loves her breasts.
View the profile for Jessica Simpson on Celebrity Spotlight
Jessica said: "I have amazing boobs. They're just perfect. At school, my boobs were bigger than all my friends and I was afraid to show them.
"Now, I feel they make my outfits look better. They're like an accessory."
Her younger sister, 21-year-old Ashlee, became the face of Victoria's Secrets new 'Pink' lingerie collection last month.
Wednesday, August 9, 2006
Natalie Portman is set to play a prostitute in her new movie.
The 'V for Vendetta' star is reportedly auView the profile for Jude Law on Celebrity Spotlightditioning for the role of a troubled hooker in dark comedy 'Johnny Postal'.
If she gets the part, Portman will star alongside Blondie singer Deborah Harry who is to play a "sex-crazed, biker bitchh past her prime".
Another music star confirmed for the film is world famous DJ Roger Sanchez who plays a "drug-dealing pimp".
Shooting on the movie starts this coming autumn and will take place in New York and New Jersey.
Meanwhile, Portman appears nude in her latest film.
The actress will be seen coView the profile for Julia Roberts on Celebrity Spotlightmpletely naked during torture scenes in the upcoming historical drama 'Goya's Ghosts', which focuses on revered artist Francisco Goya.
Portman plays Goya's muse, Alicia, and becomes embroiled in a religious scandal after she is accused of being a heretic by a monk.
It is not the first time Portman has stripped off for a movie role.
She previously exposed her body in the complex romantic drama 'Closer', which also starred Jude Law, Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, but the explicit scenes were eventually cut.
Here's a picture of Natalie Portman as a stripper from movie Closer and one small pic of her prenteding to be a call girl in V For Vendetta. Can't wait to see her dressed up as a hooker.
Tuesday, August 8, 2006
Janet Jackson has never been afraid to expose some skin. The 40-year-
old singer, newly svelte after losing some 60 pounds, appears on the
cover of Vibe magazine wearing a skimpy bikini bottom and a necklace
made of large shells. Her right arm covers her breasts.
Will she ever stop posing for sexy photos? "Of course. When I'm 80," she tells Vibe. "That's when I'll call it quits."
Two years ago, Justin Timberlake pulled off a part of Jackson's
bustier, briefly exposing one of her breasts, during the Super Bowl
halftime show.
In an interview in the magazine's September issue, on newsstands Aug.
15, Jackson says the incident _ variously referred to as "Nipplegate"
and the "bra-ha-ha" _ is history.
"It's just over and done with. It's old. It's the past. It's history.
I'm onto something new. Everybody got their licks in _ those who wanted
to _ and it's done," she says.
Jackson credits her boyfriend, 33-year-old music producer Jermaine Dupri, for giving her self-esteem "a little boost."
"I came to realize that younger men had less of a problem with who I am
than older men," she says. "With the younger guys, there was less ego.
Things were less competitive. They weren't threatened by who made more
and who made less."
She says that with Dupri, she feels as if she's met her match.
"When I look at Jermaine, I see myself," Jackson says. "I feel as if
I'm looking in the mirror. The connection I feel with him I have never
felt with anybody else."
Her new album, "20 Y.O.," is slated for release Sept. 26. Dupri
produced a few tracks, and longtime collaborators Jimmy "Jam" Harris
and Terry Lewis pitched in on the disc as well.
The pop star recently said she had packed on extra weight for a role in
the upcoming movie "Tennessee," which she ultimately had to pass on
because of her new record.
When asked if she'd rather have a hit album or win an Oscar, she says:
"Win an Oscar. It's just a passion. But can't I have both? Everybody in
my family says I'm spoiled anyway. I want both..."
Here's a cover photo from Vibe magazine. To tell the truth you have a bigger chance seeing Janet Jackson topless in a rerun of Super Bowl than in September's issue of Vibe magazine.