New mom Terri Seymour shared the first official photo of her newborn daughter via Instagram Tuesday.

“Finally she’s here! We are the happiest Mummy and Daddy in the world. Words can’t express how happy we feel #TrueLove. Now back to staring at my baby,” she captioned the image of her baby girl’s bare feet.

The TV personality, 40, and British model Clark Mallon, 24, welcomed their daughter on Monday, March 9, in Los Angeles.

The Extra correspondent is remaining mum on all other birth details at this time.

Last month, Terri opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about the best baby advice she had received.

“Make the most of it, because it goes by so quickly,” she shared. “That’s been really good advice. It goes by so fast, so enjoy every second. Try to get as much rest as I can now, because obviously I’m not going to get as much sleep when the baby comes along.”

One of my favourite Twitter feeds is “Probably A Feminist”, devoted to retweeting people who say things like “I’m not a feminist but women should get equal pay for equal work.” Or “I’m not a feminist but I believe in all the generally agreed-upon goals of…      

There are several updates to yesterday’s story about the leaked video of OU Sigma Alpha Espsilon members chanting a horribly offensive racist song. OU President David Boren shut down the frat house and expelled two students, who were the “ringleaders” of this scandal. Boren says these students can contact OU’s Equal Opportunity Office if they wish to appeal their expulsion. We also talked about Waka Flocka Flame, who was scheduled to perform for SAE next month. The rapper cancelled his performance, saying he was “disgusted and disappointed” in the brothers’ actions. Let’s update with bulletpoints.

* Us Weekly published an additional statement from the Waka Flocka’s management, who wishes to emphasize that he is not punishing the university: “Let our decision weld a platform of conversation rather than raise the brows of anger among those who share our distaste and disgust from such a video. This was not a disciplinary action on the innocent students, nor among the guilty that share such wayward thoughts, but a collective reminder of the stain in which remains.”

* CBS News spoke with the SAE house mom, 78-year-old Beauton Gilbow. She claimed to be shocked at the leaked video: “I heard the words. Unbelievable … This is not SAE.” Then a new video surfaced, which shows Gilbow “rapping” the n-word too.

* CBS also interviewed the fraternity’s black chef, Howard Dixon, who is now unemployed. He cooked for SAE for 14 years and “considers the students his family even though he is ‘shocked’ by their remarks.” Alumni raised over $34,000 for Dixon.

* One of the expelled students, Parker Rice, issued an apology via People, which reads (in part), “I am deeply sorry for what I did Saturday night. It was wrong and reckless. I made a horrible mistake by joining into the singing and encouraging others to do the same. On Monday, I withdrew from the University and sadly, at this moment our family is not able to be in our home because of threatening calls as well as frightening talk on social media.” Parker says he was drunk, and “the song was taught to us.”

* Jesse Williams (who has previously spoken at length on on institutional racism) tweeted about the SAE video. He starts off by linking the SAE chant lyrics to the death of a Haitian American student during hazing by the SAE Cornell chapter and goes from there:

“Hang ’em from a tree” is proud celebration of the devastating kidnap, torture & murder of Americans by actual terrorists, for fun. #SAE

— jesseWilliams. (@iJesseWilliams) March 10, 2015

#Tradition just means it’s happened for awhile. #Tradition is not a reason, it’s a pattern. Reason is your job. #Traditions kill everyday.

— jesseWilliams. (@iJesseWilliams) March 10, 2015

#NotJustSAE is highlighting the pervasiveness of anti-black & brown activities on today’s college campuses. #GoToThere #CultureOfDestruction

— jesseWilliams. (@iJesseWilliams) March 11, 2015

Jesse’s first tweet references the death of George Desdunes, a Haitian Cornell student, in 2011. He pledged SAE and was found dead after a hazing ritual. Desdunes was tied up, forced to take several shots of alcohol, and left for dead. This NYT article talks about the coverup of George Desdunes’ death. As always, Jesse cuts straight to the truth of the matter, and he doesn’t want us to forget that the SAE fraternity has a damning history. This racist chant didn’t spring out of nowhere — it’s an institutional problem that must be dealt with before another tragedy happens.

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Expectant mum Kate Middleton stepped out in style while visiting Margate’s Turner Contemporary art gallery in Kent, South England on Wednesday (March 11).

The Duchess of Cambridge, 33, turned to an old favorite for the outing: a $265 dalmatian print coat by Hobbs that she also wore at a similar stage of her pregnancy when she was carrying Prince George in June 2013.

Sporting a sleek ponytail, the pregnant Duchess accessorized her look with Annoushka earrings, a Mulberry clutch, and a pair of black Stuart Weitzman pumps.

The royal mum-to-be, who is now eight months’ pregnant, also wore the outfit when she named a cruise ship – her last public outing before she went on maternity leave.

This marks the second time this week that Kate has recycled an outfit. On Monday, she looked pretty in the pink Alexander McQueen coat she previously wore it at Queen Elizabeth’s birthday parade two years ago.

All eyes will be on the pregnant Duchess next week as well. On Thursday, she is scheduled to visit the set of Downton Abbey, and Friday she is joining husband Prince William to pay tribute to those who served in Afghanistan.

The royal couple – who are already parents to 19-month-old son Prince George – expect their second child within weeks.

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That’s what Harrison Ford said to me when I interviewed him in a sling in 2008 in Cannes after breaking my arm:

“So you clipped your wing.”

He clipped his wing(s) too. Thanks God he’s expected to make a full recovery.

Here’s Johnny Depp getting on a jet i…      

Here are some photos of Ashton Kutcher taking his five-month-old daughter Wyatt Isabelle for a hike in LA. Mila Kunis wasn’t there, but it looks like Ashton brought along a bro-friend. I realize that the paparazzi have gotten some shots here and there of Wyatt in the past few months, but these are the first pics I’ve seen where she wasn’t all covered up. Obviously, Ashton doesn’t want Wyatt to be photographed and he looked pretty pissed at the pap. But… yeah, I did coo a little bit at Wyatt’s chunky leg and her little elephant hat. Adorable.

Meanwhile, Ashton is fighting the good fight for gender equality in baby-rearing. He posted this on his Facebook this week:

There are NEVER diaper changing stations in mens public restrooms. The first public men’s room that I go into that has one gets a free shout out on my FB page! ?#?BeTheChange?

[From Facebook]

I’ve never really thought about it because A) I don’t have kids and B) I can’t remember the last time I was in a men’s public bathroom, but yes, that’s something that should change. Men should be more involved with their kids and I believe that with each generation, men do get better at splitting child-rearing duties (it’s still far from equal, of course). There should be diaper changing stations in men’s restrooms. The end.

PS… I don’t get how Wyatt is attached to that baby carrier? Is he just wearing some kind of baby harness and then holding Wyatt in his arms?

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Justified Season 6, Episode 8 recap.

In the history of Justified bad guys, there’s Mags Bennett and everyone else. No one has ever matched Margo Martindale’s performance as the moonshine matriarch of Harlan County, but this season’s roster of heavies is pretty damned c…      

Eva Mendes covers the new issue of Women’s Health. Not a great cover, right? I’m not Eva’s biggest fan or anything, but she’s a beautiful woman who is extraordinarily photogenic. Why choose a photo where she’s, like, mid-sentence? In the interview, Eva talks about being a mom to baby Esmeralda, her diet, and how she really believes in therapy. Some highlights:

Esmeralda isn’t sleeping: “I’m actually enjoying the sleepless nights because it’s bonding with my little girl.”

Parenting advice: She says she hasn’t “earned the right” to give mom advice. “I want to respect all the moms out there. They’re going to be like, ‘You know what? You’re a few months in. Just shut up.”

Her workouts: “I realized a long time ago that I needed to have some kind of routine,” she shares of her fitness plan, which includes running and interval sprints. “I don’t love it, but I’ve made peace with that.” Mendes also lifts weights but “nothing too heavy, because my muscle bulks up pretty easily. I mix it up with yoga, or sometimes I’ll hike with my trainer.”

Her diet: “I haven’t eaten meat in about six years, because I don’t agree with factory farming here. This is just what worked for me, it’s important to say, but when I cut that out I immediately felt better. And also, after a year of eliminating it, my skin looked brighter and healthier overall.”

Mental health: “Having [a therapist] who’s totally objective and who points out my patterns— I find that really helpful. And I’m lucky to work with someone who doesn’t just sit there and nod her head, you know? I need to hear what you think! Tell me what’s wrong with me so I can fix it!”

Privacy: “I believe there is a public self and a private self. My sisters and my good friends are experiencing that now [with] Facebook and Instagram. When they freak out about a friend of theirs posting a bad picture of them, I’m like, ‘Well, imagine how I feel! Get used to it!’”

[From E! News]

Sounds like she’s in a pretty good place and enjoying being a mom. I find it interesting that this is her second magazine cover and interview since giving birth – her first was with Violet Grey last fall – and she really isn’t promoting anything. She’s just talking about the baby, motherhood, diet and her privacy. Hm.

Also: Ryan organized a special party for Eva’s 41st birthday last week – he rented out the Moonlight Rollerway and they roller-skated the afternoon away with baby Esmeralda and friends and family.

Photos courtesy of Women’s Health.

Is two in a row considered a trend?

George Clooney was out last week at a benefit in New York. And he stepped out for the second week in a row last night, this time with Amal, in support of The 100 LIVES initiative, to honour those who saved Armenian lives during the genocide 100 years ago. Y…      

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A jury verdict was announced yesterday in a lawsuit claiming that Robin Thicke and Pharrell’s 2013 hit, “Blurred Lines”, infringed on the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s #1 1977 song, “Got to Give It Up.” (Comparison video below.) The jury ruled that “Blurred Lines” did violate Gaye’s copyright and awarded the late musician’s family $7.3 million. There was a second song at issue, Thicke’s 2011?s “Love After War.” The jury found that “Love After War” was not an infringement of Gaye’s 1976 ballad, “After The Dance.” (Note that the suit originally claimed that “Blurred Lines” also infringed on Funckadelic’s “Sexy Ways”, however the defendant for that song, Bridgeport music, dropped out. Funkadelic frontman George Clinton has defended Pharrell and Thicke.)

It’s worth mentioning that Thicke, Pharrell and T.I. sued the Gayes first, seeking a declaration that “Blurred Lines” did not infringe on Gaye’s copyright. The Gayes’ lawyer claims this successful countersuit was a reaction to the original lawsuit. Here’s more:

A Los Angeles jury found Tuesday that Pharrell Williams’ and Robin Thicke’s 2013 hit “Blurred Lines” infringed upon the copyright for Marvin Gaye’s 1977 “Got to Give It Up” and awarded $7.3 million to Gaye’s family.

The Gayes’ attorney, Richard Busch, told reporters that he had immediately filed for an injunction to stop the sale of “Blurred Lines.”

“They started this fight, and we ended it,” Busch said. “The jury saw through everything, and we’re very pleased…”

Howard King, the attorney for Williams and Thicke, said, “Of course, we’re disappointed.” He said he had “no idea” whether his clients wanted to appeal, but he said the case “is only in the seventh inning.”

“Nothing detracts from the fact as we know it that the track ‘Blurred Lines’ came from the heart and soul of Pharrell Williams,” King said.

Williams, T.I. (real name Clifford Harris Jr.) and Thicke — who performed “Blurred Lines” — took credit in multiple interviews for co-writing the song. They preemptively sued the Gaye family in August after members complained about similarities between “Blurred Lines” and “Got to Give It Up.”

The family countersued, claiming not only that Thicke ripped off “Got to Give It Up” but also that he infringed on the copyright to “After the Dance” for the title track of his 2011 album “Love After War.”

The jury found that T.I. wasn’t responsible for any infringement.

Williams testified last week that he grew up listening to Gaye’s music and was familiar with “Got to Give It Up” but didn’t use it as a basis for “Blurred Lines.” He said he was only trying to evoke the feel of Gaye’s music.

Gaye was “one of the ones we look up to,” Williams said. “This is the last place I want to be.”

[From NBC]

When you hear the two songs in comparison, video below, the similarities are hard to deny. What’s more is that Thicke told GQ that when he wrote “Blurred Lines” with Pharrell, he told Pharrell that “Got To Give It Up” was ‘one of my favorite songs of all time,’ and said that ‘we should make something like that, something with that groove.’ Thicke later claimed in a deposition for this lawsuit that he didn’t actually co-write the song because he was high on alcohol and Vicodin. So it sounds like the original Marvin Gaye song was either a direct inspiration or deliberately ripped off, which of course Thicke and Pharrell denied. Thicke also told Oprah that “half of his music was inspired by Marvin Gaye.”

Many musicians worry that this lawsuit will have a chilling effect on the music industry. They cite the different melody and chord changes in the two songs, along with the fact that the jury wasn’t even allowed to hear a full version of “Got To Give It Up.” (This was due to the fact that in 1977 only sheet music was allowed to be copywritten, not songs.) The LA Times has an editorial which questions whether Gaye’s estate would have sued if Thicke hadn’t directly acknowledged Gaye as an influence. Whatever the case, this lawsuit seems far from over. Pharrell and Thicke are likely to file an appeal. Meanwhile a lawyer for the Gayes has stated that they will petition the court to cease sales of “Blurred Lines” until they can reach an agreement on profit sharing.

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