Amal Clooney stepped out for dinner in New York wearing a furry vest and a pair of very expressive pants. I love that she loves fashion. And there’s a little “I don’t give a sh-t” about the way she loves fashion too. She’d know that these trousers aren’t a safe…      

I genuinely want Britney Spears to be happy and find some peace in her life. I do think she’s doing a lot better these days, after what was probably some adjustments to her meds. She seems much more lucid and a lot less anxious these days. But she is still under a conservatorship. This is not some loose arrangement with her dad simply acting as her business manager. This is still a hardcore legal structure where her dad exerts almost total control over Britney’s finances, personal life, romantic life and career. Her dad even has a say in how much time she spends with her sons, Sean and Jayden.

So… it does irritate me a little bit that everyone is supposed to “pretend” that Britney is just a normal working mom, making all of these decisions for herself. But here we go. Britney covers this week’s issue of People Magazine with her sons. You can read the first excerpt from the cover story here – it’s all about Britney being happy and in a good place. Which I do believe. Some assorted quotes:

Britney is happy: “I’m the happiest I’ve ever been.” Spears says she’s in a “real good place… I’m very blessed.”

Her sons Sean Preston, 9, and Jayden James, 8. “My kids come first in my life, bottom line.”

How she raises them: “Homework is a priority. We have a reward system that helps motivate them: if they get so many As, they get one toy a month. Preston is very opinionated, very expressive, and if he doesn’t like something, he’s going to tell you. But he has a huge heart, he’s a good kid and he has manners … Jayden is sweet, very soft-spoken, kinda funny. He’s adorable — a momma’s boy.”

The kids want an allowance: “Preston just asked for a high allowance – like $10 a week or $20 a week – but we’ll see!”

The boys like Britney’s new boyfriend Charlie Ebersol: “They relate to him really well and they have fun together. He’s refreshing to be around and really light-hearted.”

[From People]

I think Charlie Ebersol does make Britney happy, but I also think she just loves having a boyfriend in general. She totally wants to marry Charlie, but she can’t until Jamie Spears gives his okay. Charlie sounded up for it a few weeks ago though – he made some comments that seem to indicate that he would totally marry her. So what’s the hold up? I hope Jamie Spears doesn’t want Charlie to become “co-conservator” like he tried to do with Jason Trawick. As for her boys… are we calling Sean Preston by his middle name now? I don’t think I’ve ever heard her do that before. So Sean Preston goes by “Preston Federline”. Huh.

Cheese! Lol

A photo posted by Britney Spears (@britneyspears) on Mar 15, 2015 at 8:17pm PDT

Cover courtesy of People, additional photo from Instagram.

Ah, two Benedict Cumberbatch posts in a day. It feels like old times!! It feels like December 2014. I wrote about Benedict earlier today – he’s going to host the Laureus World Sports Awards in April, in Singapore. Because I guess he wants to chance it about being there when the Cumberbaby is born. And now this post, which I’m writing up simply because we have new photos of Bendy. He was seen leaving the BBC Studios earlier today.

First, let’s talk about his hair. WHY did he get another haircut? Why is so short? Didn’t he learn anything from that terrible haircut he got just ahead of the awards season? Dear Benedict: you look better with some longer Cumbercurls. Don’t try to follow the male-hairstyle trends. Personally, I blame Sophie. Ever since she came into the picture, his hair has been FUBAR.

As for what Benedict was doing at the BBC… I don’t know? It might have had something to do with the Letters Live event? Or it might have had something to do with Benedict doing a reading at the reburial of Richard III tomorrow. Reportedly, Benedict will be reading a poem by Britain’s poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy as Richard III’s remains – which were only recently unearthed – are re-interred. The reading will go down at a formal service at Leicester Cathedral. Benedict played Richard III in the yet-to-be-released Hollow Crown: The War of the Roses. Plus, Benedict and Richard III are distant relatives. Because of course they are.

UGH THIS HAIR. Too trendy. Too short. Too much product.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Tom Ford made his directorial debut in 2009 with A Single Man, for which Colin Firth earned an Oscar nomination, and now, six years later, he’s lined up his sophomore project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ford has signed on to direct Nocturnal Animals, based on Austin Wright’s…      

Singer, actress and reality star, Christina Milian, appears on the May cover of Latina and dishes on her relationship with Lil Wayne and being a single mom to 5-year-old daughter Violet.

On being a single mom to daughter Violet: “I’m doing everything in my power to be a great mother. I wish I could be with her throughout the day, because I’m always working, but I make sure that whether it’s the morning or nighttime, I make it extra special.”

On instilling a healthy body image in her daughter: “I want Violet to be proud of every little thing that is her—her hair, her body. We’re all different and from early on I’ve always said she has a very confident personality and I want her to maintain that. I don’t want her to be stuck thinking about the scale or thinking, ‘I gotta have straight hair’ and all of this.”

On her relationship with Lil Wayne: “The deal is he’s my man…crush. I think he’s awesome. He and I have a very special relationship and I think I’ve always been very careful with it publicly because when you have something special it’s like everybody picks apart words. They’ll pick apart a moment in a picture and take something that’s special and trash it.”

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Baby bump watch!

Mom-to-be Zooey Deschanel stepped out in Los Angeles, Calif. on Monday (March 23). The New Girl star, 35, donned a loose-fitting sweater and leggings paired with navy Uggs after a prenatal pilates class.

The Elf actress recently gushed about her first child on the way.

“I’m really excited. I’m so excited. I’m just so excited to meet my baby! We’re very excited,” she shared.

The actress recently got engaged to her producer beau Jacob Pechenik.

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And I just wrote the other day in this post here from Monday that:

“Holy sh-t. Jon Hamm hasn’t looked this good in a long time. Fresh and well-rested and…happy.”

Now we know one of the reasons. TMZ reported yesterday that he’s just come out of rehab. Hamm&rs…      

Celine Dion and her husband, René Angélil, in 2013
Celine Dion has always been open and honest about her personal life. When Celine was trying for a baby, she told the public about her fertility issues and multiple miscarriages. She had a successful pregnancy which resulted in twin boys, Nelson and Eddy, born in late 2010.

Last summer, Celine left her lucrative Vegas residency, citing her husband’s failing health and saying that she wanted to “devote every ounce of my strength and energy to my husband’s healing.” Celine has done just that. In a new interview with ABC News, set to air today, Celine revealed that her husband René Angélil’s throat cancer has progressed to the point where he needs a feeding tube to eat. Celine broke down as she explained that she feeds René, 73, three times a day. René had surgery which left him unable to speak or eat. Celine is also set to return to Vegas in August.

Dion, 46, revealed in an interview with ABC News’ Deborah Roberts that Angélil, 73, has to be fed by feeding tube because of his throat cancer.

“He can’t eat so I feed him,” Dion told Roberts during the interview in Las Vegas, at which Angélil was present. “He’s got a feeding tube. I have to feed him three times a day.”

Dion and Angélil have been married since 1994, after meeting 14 years prior. They have three sons together — a 14-year-old and 4-year-old twins. Dion has walked them through their father’s cancer battle.

“I really believe that children know it all,” Dion said. “We are afraid of explaining because we’re scared, because we’re worried.”

“If you tell the kids,” Dion continued, “like I said to my children, ‘You want to come and help me feed papa today…You want to help me out? Want to hold the water? You are a good feeder. Good job, Nelson. Good job, Eddie. Thank you so much. Come on, give a kiss to papa…’”

Now, nearly one year [after leaving her Vegas show] as Angélil continues his fight against cancer, Dion says the show, and their love, will go on. Dion will return to Las Vegas on August 27 with a brand new show.

“I’m doing it for him. I’m doing it for my fans,” Dion said. “We have a ticket to live. We have a ticket to ride. We’re living, so live. Let’s go.”

[From GMA.Yahoo.Com]

I wonder if Celine is returning to Vegas because she truly wants to or because she can’t get out of her contract and she’s taken her maximum one year leave. The last I heard, prior to her husband’s health crisis she had extended her contract until 2019. I do believe that Celine is caring for her husband on her own. She may have help from family, but she was also caring for her twins as newborns without outside help. (Her sister and mother had moved in with her to help at the time.)

The good news is that René was well enough to accompany Celine to the interview. ABC News has a photo of him and he looks like he’s doing ok. I hope this is Celine’s choice to return to Vegas and not something she’s doing out of obligation. I also hope her husband’s health is stable.

Incidentally, Celine was asked about fellow pop stars Mariah Carey also getting residencies in Vegas and she was very magnanimous about it. She said “I think it’s going to help all of us be the best of ourselves. There’s one Mariah. There’s one Britney and it’s wonderful not only for Las Vegas. This is a new, wonderful opportunity for us to be able to give our best.” She is so classy and I wish her and her family the best.

Here’s a clip of Celine’s interview:

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Justified Season 6, Episode 10 recap.

This is the most stressful season of Justified, bar none. There are just four episodes left and you can feel everyone getting that much more desperate as plans unravel. In this episode, things go sideways for pretty much everyone. Let’s start with W…      

Congratulations are in order for Brian Baumgartner and Celeste Baumgartner.

The Office star, 42, and his wife welcomed their first child – daughter Brylee Bea Baumgartner – on Feb. 19, he announced via Instagram Tuesday.

“My latest project. 9 months in the making. I am happy to announce the arrival of my daughter- Brylee Bea- healthy and very happy. She told me she looks forward to catching up on all the old episodes of The Office once her eyes adjust to life,” he captioned the Instagram image.

The proud new dad went on to share another photo via Twitter.

My new project. Healthy. Happy. Beautiful. Joy. Please welcome Brylee to the world… then never speak to her again. pic.twitter.com/KhDbRZo7CO

— Brian Baumgartner (@BBBaumgartner) March 25, 2015

The couple shared their exciting news with fans on the tenth anniversary of The Office.

My latest project. 9 months in the making. I am happy to announce the arrival of my daughter- Brylee Bea- healthy and very happy. She told me she looks forward to catching up on all the old episodes of The Office once her eyes adjust to life.

A photo posted by Brian Baumgartner (@bbbaumgartner) on Mar 24, 2015 at 6:11pm PDT

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