I’m not some kind of ride-or-die Amy Schumer fan. I basically only watch her show in the clips posted on other sites, and as I said in a post earlier this week, I think the trailer for Train Wreck looks really funny. Schumer has become known for being pretty bro-y, with a biting feminist edge. But in a Guardian write-up about Schumer’s rise to stardom, a writer took issue with Schumer’s comedy when it comes to issues of race. This is what The Guardian’s Monica Heisey wrote:

For such a keen observer of social norms and an effective satirist of the ways gender is complicated by them, Schumer has a shockingly large blind spot around race. Her lacklustre stint hosting the MTV Movie awards (a rare misstep) featured lazy jokes about Latina women being “crazy” that left Jennifer Lopez as unimpressed as the online commentariat. While a much-lauded sketch from the show featured an ad for a training centre where old people learn not to be racist, Schumer’s stand-up repeatedly delves into racial territory tactlessly and with no apparent larger point. Her standup special features jokes like “Nothing works 100% of the time, except Mexicans” and much of her character’s dumb slut persona is predicated on the fact that the men she sleeps with are people of colour. “I used to date Latino guys,” she says in an older stand-up routine. “Now I prefer consensual.”

Schumer has said that she’s not worried about the show upsetting people because viewers know “we have good intentions”, but as Anne Thériault wrote for the Daily Dot: “Amy Schumer frequently makes jokes that perpetuate stereotypes rather than dismantle them … It’s hard not to feel like Schumer is only here for women who look like her.”

[From The Guardian]

Is Amy Schumer’s comedy merely an extension of the closing borders of white feminism? I don’t know. I want to give Schumer more credit than that, because from what I’ve seen of her, she IS sharp. I want to believe she’s not just another Chelsea Handler, a “comedienne” who only trades in shock, vulgarity and racism. Schumer always seemed deeper than that. Anyway, Schumer responded to The Guardian article by posting this on her Twitter:

Put down your torches before reading this so you don’t catch on fire. pic.twitter.com/JyRQGvFuX8

— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) June 28, 2015

She was also tweeting stuff like “I don’t have any jokes that deal with race in my standup. I haven’t for almost 2 years” and “When you read the word “racist” who did you assume it was against? uh oh, maybe you need to take a look at yourself.”

Personally, I hate when someone makes a first-person “trust me, y’all, I’m not a racist” argument because it feels like they’re about two seconds away from listing all of the reasons they’re not a racist, going from #1 I have black friends, #2 I sleep with black people, and all the way down to #57 I think Tyler Perry is funny. It feels like The Guardian hit Schumer in a sensitive area and she’s overcompensating a little bit. Or maybe I’m totally wrong. Maybe she’s just as bad as Chelsea Handler and my defense of Schumer is going to blow up in my face. Ugh. I hope not.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

I realize that the Duggars are sort of like the Kardashian-Jenner clan at this point, in that you just want them all to STAHP. I understand. But I have two things to say about that. One, we’re about to go into a holiday and besides the Garner-Affleck stuff, it’s pretty slow this week. Two, I think it’s important to keep out eye on the Duggars. They’ve been attempting a “comeback” following the massive scandal of Josh Duggar’s previously escalating molestations of his sisters and it’s also worth remembering that TLC still hasn’t canceled 19 Kids and Counting. Seriously. My theory is that the Duggars are trying to stay relatively quiet for a few months and then TLC will announce that the show is back on the air in the fall, because after all it wasn’t like Josh Duggar was actually convicted of anything (because the statute of limitations had already run out).

Speaking of the cops investigating the Duggars, In Touch Weekly has another exclusive. Apparently, the same police force that has and is currently investigating the Duggars is also the same police force that works for the Duggars on the side.

In Touch magazine has exclusively learned that Tontitown, Arkansas, cops recently took off-duty paid jobs guarding the Duggars while the department has an open investigation into the family. Emails obtained exclusively by In Touch through a Freedom of Information Act request reveal that the interim police chief of Tontitown OKed the off-duty work.

Kate Gosselin’s longtime bodyguard Steve Neild — who’s now working for the Duggars — paid off-duty officers from the local force in Tontitown, Arkansas, $25 an hour to provide security at the Duggar family home on May 21, 2015, and Josh’s new home on May 20 and 21 when Josh returned home from Washington, D.C., after In Touch broke the story about his sexual molestation scandal and he resigned from the Family Research Council.

The new information raises the troubling prospect of a conflict of interest, as the Tontitown police and the Department of Human Services have an open investigation into the Duggars.

Dr. Paul Kroutter, head of the criminal justice department at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and, retired police captain of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, told In Touch: “I would be hesitant to provide security service for a family that my agency’s been doing investigations on. I would want to avoid the appearance of any improprieties.”

In Touch broke the news weeks ago that the Duggars are currently under investigation by the Tontitown police and the DHS after obtaining a 911 call on May 27 when a DHS employee was refused entry to the Duggar home while attempting to check on the welfare of a minor.

In Touch then obtained a Tontitown PD document that reveals the investigation is ongoing. While Washington County gave In Touch its dispatch log, Tontitown did not, and instead redacted the document and listed the reason as, “This is a current active investigation.”

[From In Touch Weekly]

I don’t see how this isn’t a huge bureaucratic failure for the Tontitown police force. If this was Joe Blow Average Citizen, someone currently not under investigation, then sure, it wouldn’t be a problem – I don’t think the police officers should have to be denied the side-work. But as In Touch says, these are people who have been and are currently under investigation. It’s a huge conflict of interest for the police force. I mean, what is the off-duty cop supposed to do if he sees one of the Duggars doing something illegal? Yikes. Also: why do the Duggars need that kind of security? From what I’ve read, no one is really bothering them. If anything, their neighbors are going out of their way to protect the Duggars.

Photos courtesy of Duggars’ social media.

We’re still talking about Sean Penn and Minka Kelly because… it’s still bizarre to think about. And I’m still hypnotized by the mental image of the Ham-Face going beet red on top of her. As we discussed yesterday, it seems that Sean joined Minka and a few of her friends in Napa last week to celebrate her birthday. Sean paid for the group and he seemingly traveled a distance just to attend her party. Which led me to believe that they were doing it. Not so, says Us Weekly. Well, actually Us Weekly says that Minka’s birthday party was their first date. Um, what?

Movin’ on. Less than two weeks after Us Weekly exclusively broke the news of Sean Penn and Charlize Theron’s split, the Gangster Squad actor, 54, has found another potential leading lady: Minka Kelly.

A source confirms to Us that Penn treated Kelly and a couple of friends to a “very pricey meal” at Thomas Keller’s elite eatery The French Laundry in Napa, Calif., for the Almost Human actress’ 35th birthday.

The insider says that Penn — whose famous exes include Theron, Scarlett Johansson, and ex-wives Madonna and Robin Wright — flew up to Napa with a pal on the night of June 23, and met Kelly and her girlfriend for dinner. The two apparently met at a benefit the actor threw for his Haiti relief organization J/P HRO.

“That was their first date, but it was a group setting,” the insider tells Us of the birthday feast at French Laundry. “It was more of a ‘let’s see how this goes.’”

It went well, according to the source. “Minka and Sean got along great and had a great time, but it’s unclear where it’s going,” the insider says.

[From Us Weekly]

An intimate birthday party as a first date? Flying to Napa for a first date? I’m not sure I’m buying that. Interestingly enough, People Magazine also has an “insider” with interesting insider information: “Sean and Minka have been friends for a long time. It was just a group of friends out to dinner and purely platonic.” O RLY? Or is that just the official line? Is this just a rebound fling? Is Sean trying to make Charlize jealous? Good luck with that! My opinion is the same as yesterday: the Ham-Face has been intimate with Minka. They wouldn’t be scrambling and lying like this if they weren’t hitting it.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Bristol Palin was on a blogging bender yesterday, and she brings out the rage-monster in me. I’m sorry if I’m offending people, but I just can’t even start with all of the gentle think-pieces being written about how Bristol is being “slut-shamed” or how we need to go “easy” on Bristol. NOPE. She’s a hypocritical liar. She’s a douchebag. And she’s an a—hole. Bristol posted the above photo yesterday as part of her blogging bender, because this too is probably some “response” to all of her “haters”. Bristol carries a big shotgun. Bristol doesn’t pick up her cartridges because littering is for winners. She actually had the audacity to blog about that Ted Cruz-gun photo “controversy” right after she posted this too. Because the girl is profoundly stupid. She also posted the same photo on Instagram with the caption: “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. Proverbs 31:25.” Oh, Jesus.

As we’ve said before, Bristol can’t even get her story straight about whether her second unwed pregnancy was an accident or whether she “planned” it. She also hasn’t bothered to come up with a lie about exactly who the father is. But she did have time yesterday to write a blog post called “When Killing Babies Is More Important than Women’s Health.” Her blog post is just for Bristol’s thoughts about the SCOTUS decision to issue of stay for the state of Texas’s legislation to shut down more than half of the abortion providers in Texas. The Texas legislation, HB2, was part of the years-long anti-choice crowd’s agenda to attack reproductive choice through access to constitutionally protected services. As in, there has been a very focused effort to create crazy rules, regulations and faux-medical addendum to the process of termination in the hopes that abortion providers will simply collapse under the weight of all the excess regulation. Most of the new “regulations” are simply being created with that aim, to shut down abortion providers. The aim is not to “protect women.” The best way to protect women is to trust them to make their own reproductive choices and provide them sexual education, inexpensive and quality medical care and access to affordable birth control. But I digress. Let’s hear Bristol’s thoughts on this matter.

In another outrageous move this week, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked a common-sense abortion regulation in Texas. After the elected representatives voted to enact laws to protect the health of women and unborn children, 5 unelected judges are once again putting their policy preferences above those of the American people.

The Associated Press Reports: “The Supreme Court refused on Monday to allow Texas to enforce restrictions that would force 10 abortion clinics to close. The justices voted 5-4 to grant an emergency appeal from the clinics after a federal appeals court upheld new regulations and refused to keep them on hold while the clinics appealed to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court order will remain in effect at least until the court decides whether to hear the clinics’ appeal of the lower court ruling, not before the fall.”

The court’s decision to block the regulations is a strong indication that the justices will hear the full appeal, which could be the biggest abortion case at the Supreme Court in nearly 25 years. While celebrities like Lena Denham are celebrating the Supreme Court’s decision in the name of choice, what is happening here is placing the murder of babies on a pedestal.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement: “The Highest Court in our country just put Texas women in harm’s way. HB 2 ensures abortion clinics and doctors meet basic health standards if they choose to operate their businesses in Texas. Today’s delay subjects Texas women to substandard care all to the benefit of the abortion industry’s bottom line.”

How can these pro-abortion advocates claim to be pro-women when they won’t even support laws that are designed to ensure women get safe and quality health care? And they call me hypocritical!?!

[From Patheos]

I really hate her, you guys. Her stupidity is dangerous. You know what will subject Texas women to substandard medical care? When more than half of the abortion providers – the same clinics that also offer sex education, pap smears, cancer screenings, birth control and prenatal care to mostly lower middle class and poor women – are put out of business because Texas Republicans wanted to find a backdoor way to simply punish women for having sex. Republicans all around the country want to punish women for having sex. And when I say “women,” of course I mean “every woman other than Bristol Palin, who is somehow immune from all criticism.” The simple fact that Bristol is too stupid to even understand the concept of her own reproductive CHOICE is beyond me.

Photos courtesy of Bristol’s blog, WENN.

Many facts are coming out about Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s divorce, which was predicted in surprising detail by the tabloids. One thing that Radar Online and The National Enquirer got wrong is the fact that Ben and Jen did not file or announce their divorce prior to their 10 year anniversary. They announced a day after their anniversary, which was on June 29th. This seems to indicate that Garner had a hand in the announcement date, however outlets are bending over backwards to claim otherwise.

There’s been some confusion (on my part) as to what a ten year marriage means in California divorce law. A marriage of ten years or more is considered a “long duration” marriage. This means that spousal support can be awarded to the lower-earning spouse, at a judge’s discretion, until they no longer need it. (Shorter marriages typically mean that spousal support will only continue for half the duration of the marriage.) California is considered a “Community Property” state in that earnings during the marriage by both spouses are community property from the onset. In a long duration marriage, the lower earning spouse can also go after a higher percentage of their partner’s earnings. US Magazine has more from a legal expert. All of this seems to benefit Garner.

Here are some of the many stories that have come out following the news that Affleck and Garner are over. People Magazine alone has several follow-ups, and multiple outlets have “exclusive” insider statements including E!, US Magazine, Page Six and TMZ. Garner and Affleck are obviously working hard to control the press. You get the impression that they’re willing to admit to certain “acceptable” problems, but that they’re trying to keep a lock down on Ben’s infidelity. They’re also stressing that this divorce is amicable and that they will peacefully co-parent.

They were in therapy for two years
Several articles mention that Ben and Jen were in therapy for two years. TMZ adds that “Ben did not go out and did not womanize … Jen complained he just drank and gambled too much… [they’re just] 2 people who want to live their lives differently.” We’ve heard variations of this claim before.

The “10 year rule” was not a consideration in their filing date?
These two do not have a prenup and their net worth is valued at a combined $105-115 million. Affleck’s net worth is around $75 million while Garner’s is at about $40 million. Both TMZ and E! are claiming that the divorce date is a complete coincidence and has nothing to do with their tenth anniversary. This is the party line, and it sounds wholly unlikely to me. TMZ: “As for the “10 year rule”… we’re told 2 things: A) their decision had nothing to do with it B) she’s loaded and doesn’t need support.” E!: “their split had nothing to do with their anniversary on Monday… the timing was simply a coincidence and in no way had to do with ‘money reasons‘”

They’ve been separated for 10 months
E! Online: “They have… been in a trial separation for 10 months, during which time Affleck has been staying at hotels.” People is more vague about their separation date. “They’ve been separated for a few months but will continue to work together as co-parents and as two people who still care about each other.”

They both want what’s best for their children
People’s source: “This should not be an ugly divorce. They plan on co-parenting and doing absolutely everything in the best interest of the kids.”

Ben will be living in another residence on their same property
Page Six: “Ben, who has been staying in hotels in recent months, will live on the property of their Brentwood marital home, but will not share the main house, we’re told.” Multiple other reports repeat this same claim. If this is the case why were moving vans spotted there? Why was Ben living in hotels for 10 months if he could have presumably used this other residence the whole time?

Their divorce will be amicable
Page Six: “This isn’t going to end up in a dramatic court case, they are trying to resolve it as quickly and easily as possible. Ben and Jennifer have been separated for more than six months. They have been seeing counselors for years. The situation is that people change and they grow apart.”

Radar has a related report that claims that Ben and Jen are committed to keeping the sordid details of their breakup under wraps. All of these stories across the gossip press support that. Radar, which again broke this story, also claims that the former couple has given talking points to their friends with an emphasis on the positive, including how “in Hollywood, 10 years is a huge success, and their beautiful kids are a massive success.” I can see it that way, I can also see how Ben’s self sabotage, inability to be satisfied and wandering eye ruined their marriage. Lainey has had multiple blind items suggesting as much.

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Here’s Amber Heard at the UK premiere of Magic Mike XXL. Her dress is Emilio Pucci with ruffles to spare. The color is gorgeous, but the halter neck and all the fussy details make this dress look too fancy for a stripper movie. Amber wants the world to take her seriously, so she wore a serious dress. Johnny Depp didn’t make it to the premiere. He’s still pouting in Australia on the set of Pirate 5, where a capuchin monkey attacked his makeup artist.

Amber has a new interview with the Sunday Times. She talks about the reversed gender roles in this film and why she came out as bisexual:

“At that time I didn’t know of anyone else in my position who was a working female lead actress. I don’t want to have to deny my sexuality in order to be me. But I don’t want to have to be defined by it. I’m fundamentally opposed to trying to edit myself to be palatable or popular. I don’t give a f***. I fight, but I shouldn’t have to.”

Heard also admitted re-writing her lines for Magic Mike to suggest that her character was bisexual and enjoyed the film’s “reversed gender roles.”

“It’s a film about men seeking sexual attention,” she said. “It gives the power position to women. My character’s function has nothing to do with her sexuality.”

[From The Sunday Times via The Independent]

Amber came out in 2010. At the time, the internet acted like it was a huge scandal, but it shouldn’t have been a big deal. Media outlets still make a huge fuss out of it. Countless tabloid stories have referred to Amber as a “bisexual beauty” as if that’s the only way to describe her. The Independent even refers back to Jeremy Clarkson’s intro on Top Gear: “Yes, it’s true, nobody has ever heard of her, but she is bisexual and she likes guns and muscle cars.” He’s so rude.

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I had my typin’ fingers all prepared to lash out, but then this Guardian article ended up being a pro-Angelina Jolie piece, so now my typin’ fingers are dancing with joy! The Guardian published a fascinating article written by a “Secret Aid Worker” called “Has anyone worked out if celebrities are worth the effort?” Considering the header photo used by The Guardian was of Angelina and William Hague, I thought it was going to be the same old complaints we always hear, that Angelina is just a tourist, blah blah. But no! Amongst the complaints and funny/tragic “blind items” about unnamed celebrity do-gooders, Angelina’s work is praised extensively. Meaning that amongst professional aid workers, Angelina is viewed as one of the best celebrity advocates out there. Yay! So, let’s do some highlights, and I’m including some of the “blind items”.

Blind item #1: “I am now trying to source an appropriately cut agency T-shirt for a famously curvaceous actress, having emailed her management to ask her cup size.”

Blind item #2: “How did I end up spending hours tracking down European bottled mineral water for a British soap actress for every stage of her African tour?”

Blind item #3: “For one American VIP’s 12- hour visit to Aceh, hours were spent locating a hat with a UN-only logo. When we found one somewhere in a cupboard in Jakarta, a triumphant message went to New York – only for his people to turn it down, saying it was a floppy cricket hat “and he only wears baseball caps.” We built a helipad so he could visit a particular transitional shelter site, and told the community that it was a volleyball court. [My guess: Leonardo DiCaprio.]

Blind item #4: The British TV actor who, when offered an overnight stay in a refugee camp in South Sudan to bond with war survivors, rather exceeded his brief by getting drunk with and seducing one of the local women.

Blind item #5: The up-and-coming actress treated a room full of tsunami survivors to a re-enactment of her most famous role. “It wouldn’t have been so bad, if it hadn’t involved drowning,” he says.

Blind item #6: The Asian actress invited, with great fanfare, to speak on her agency’s behalf at a water and sustainability conference in Tokyo. “She walked up to the podium, and started reading her own poetry… No mention of us, or water, or anything. Just … poems. Thank God no media were there and my boss was in New York.”

Blind item #7: “I remember a night in a South Sudanese dive bar with a visiting internationally fancied film star. He was blind drunk and when we went over to talk to him he started lecturing me about not knowing about South Sudan. ‘I mean, no offence, but how long have you actually been here?’ he asked. I said, ‘Over three years now.’ Him: (while creepily stroking my arm) ‘I really love aid workers’.” [my guess: George Clooney.]

Love for Angelina Jolie: A smitten former UNHCR-er remembers working with Angelina Jolie with misty eyes. “She knew more about refugees, and had been to more places than I had,” he sighs. “She had her own cameraman, so all I had to do was find the locations and the refugees.” Another long-standing project manager said: “I was impressed with her in Haiti, in Jordan and in Sri Lanka. She left experts speechless every time.”

A great David Beckham story: “the English football star whose only request on a gruelling trip to Sierra Leone with a packed schedule and very basic accommodation was that he could have the evening to kick a ball about with some local kids.”

[From The Guardian]

This Secret Aid Worker also cites Sean Penn as a guy who went through a big transformation, saying that first Penn was a temperamental douchebag in Haiti, but Penn stuck with it and became a genuine and dedicated aid worker. The whole piece is worth a read and I feel pretty confident that at least one of those Sudan stories was about George Clooney.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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Over the past few days, Iggy Azalea has dragged Britney Spears for their failed single. Iggy first said she wasn’t to blame because she was only “featured” on “Pretty Girls.” Iggy has no problem taking credit for her other hit songs, even though she’s never had a solo hit single. Iggy also said some crude stuff and amplified her original complaints by continuing to tweet-whine. After Iggy made a fool of herself, Britney tweeted this very positive message, which a lot of people saw as shade.

Can’t wait to get back to Vegas. So thankful I have shows for the rest of the year to look forward to… #YouWantAPieceOfMe

— Britney Spears (@britneyspears) June 29, 2015

Us Weekly adds more to the story, saying Iggy was a complete diva on the set of the “Pretty Girls” video. She allegedly ordered Britney to do her bidding:

[I]t turns out, the Australian rapper was always quite vocal about the collaboration. An insider exclusively reveals to Us Weekly that Azalea “was difficult” while shooting the song’s music video.

“Iggy was difficult with respect to direction of [the] video. Everyone just got fed up and didn’t want to deal with it. Britney, being a veteran artist, was tired of arguing,” the source tells Us, noting that Spears decided to do the track after Azalea’s team introduced her to it.

A second source notes: “‘Pretty Girls’ was Britney’s song and video but Iggy totally took it over as if it was hers. Iggy ordered everyone — including Britney — around as if she was directing the video.”

The second insider adds that Azalea, who’s just featured on the song, also decided on the single’s artwork. (The first source says that the artwork was “mutually agreed upon” but the rapper wanted RCA to re-release it to show that it’s a collaboration.)

[From Us Weekly]

Is this story true? Perhaps. Britney has been in the business long enough that she probably didn’t even care what Iggy did. Brit was simply fulfilling her end of a business deal. What’s interesting about all this drama is that T.I. is keeping his mouth shut. He usually defends Iggy, but not this time.

Yesterday, Iggy had more to say on Twitter because her team isn’t smart enough to change the password. She fired off many tweets about how everything is fine with Britney:

(1) Iam honestly not surprised but still really saddened that the media is trying to create a “beef” between @britneyspears and myself.

(2) We remain friends and i haven’t said anything negative at all about her. Does wishing we had promoted a single more make me the bad guy?

(3) i feel like the media wants women in music to get out and mud wrestle each other. As a woman i take great offense.

(4) Women in the media should be able to have a grown up and subjective opinion without it being anything more than that. its disappointing.

(5) No one is throwing “shade” or “shots” on either side of the table. The girl is my friend and i support her 100%.

(6) i feel like the press just wants to see girls be overtly sexual to one another, and have no real opinion other than “i love it! ^.^”

(7) Im over it. Women in music are not the same as a teen drama. Stop making us all out to be, we are business women & artists. Not mean girls.

(8) And to all freelance bloggers: YOURE WELCOME. im back on twitter connecting with my fans; so you have tons to twist and get paid off again.

[From Iggy Azalea on Twitter]

Once again, Iggy’s deflecting blame. She’s holding the media responsible for starting a “feud” and doesn’t realize how crappy her own remarks sounded. And she gave a shoutout to the bloggers too! Right back at ya, Ig.

Photos courtesy of Getty & WENN

Katy Perry covers the newest issue of Forbes to highlight her status as the highest earning musician on the Celebrity 100 list. Over the past year, Katy earned $135 million. This includes cosmetic and fashion endorsements plus 124 concerts in 27 countries, which yieled her about $2 million gross per show. (This is how she can afford to purchase a convent in cash.) About 60% of her earnings come from abroad.

For a pop star who sings in clichés, Katy is doing well. She’s laughing at everyone who calls her a dimwit. Katy revealed her Forbes cover and said people warned her against it:

“Before accepting the offer to be on the cover of Forbes, I was told that a lot of women have previously shied away from doing it. I wondered if it was because they thought socially it would look like they were flaunting or bragging or it wasn’t a humble decision. Ladies, there is a difference between being humble and working hard to see the fruits of your labor blossom, and your dreams realized. Hopefully this cover can be an inspiration to women out there that it’s okay to be proud of hard earned success and that there is no shame in being a boss. Also … don’t think that I didn’t celebrate this moment by going straight to Taco Bell and getting my crunch wrap supreme”

[From Katy Perry on Instagram]

Is it true that many women have turned down doing Forbes covers? Sadly, I believe it. MTV calls this cover “a feminist statement,” which is interesting because Katy’s unusual definition of feminism doesn’t jibe. Still, congrats to Katy. She’s spoken before about her “empire,” and I’ve always suspected she’s much smarter than she appears (cultural appropriation aside).

Photos courtesy of Forbes & Fame/Flynet

Interestingly enough, we just discussed Orlando Bloom’s new romance and here we are talking about Miranda Kerr perhaps going for a tech whiz kid. Emphasis on “kid”! According to Radar (side-eye), Miranda has been spending time with Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel. Spiegel is only 25 years old! Miranda is 32. Not a huge age difference, but there’s a vast difference in life experience. She’s a divorcee, a single mother and she’s been around the world with a more than decade-long modeling career. Evan Spiegel grew up in California, he’s been cloistered in a world of money for all of his life and he’s very much a douche-bro frat boy. Seriously, go and read those NSFW emails and tell me that doesn’t taint your idea of him. But for some reason, as I write it all out, this pairing makes more sense.

Though her romance with billionaire businessman James Packer was never officially confirmed, it seems Miranda Kerr has already moved on to a younger beau – Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel! According to Australia’s Media Diary, the supermodel attended the 62nd edition of Cannes — an event for advertising executives — where the big news got out.

Meanwhile, ex Packer has moved on to singer Mariah Carey. The pair has been spotted getting hot-and-heavy all over Capri on a romantic vacation.

Much younger than Packer, Spiegel just recently celebrated his 25th birthday, but has earned his CEO rap with the Snapchat app now valued at a whopping $16 billion.

Speigel is no stranger to dating celebrities either. He has previously been linked to pop star Taylor Swift, who recently went public with her Calvin Harris relationship. It’s hard to keep up!

[From Radar]

I’m not sure if Taylor Swift ever really dated Spiegel. At one point, they were in the same vicinity and I think they were introduced, but that doesn’t mean they dated. But Miranda? Yeah, I could see it. I also think it’s “interesting” that Miranda is basically doing corporate gigs now – she gets paid to show up at corporate events at Cannes to “pretty up” the event. It’s a pretty common practice in LA, NYC and Silicon Valley, although they usually don’t hire models with Miranda’s kind of name recognition.

Speaking of Miranda’s career these days, there was a rumor going around this week that Miranda was in negotiations to return to Victoria’s Secret (after she left for greener pastures several years ago). It would have been a decent move for both VS and Kerr – many of the big-name models have left VS in the past few years and the VS runway shows are quickly becoming a parade of “who’s that?” On Miranda’s side, I think she believed she would be working non-stop after VS and that really hasn’t happened (see above, she’s now doing corporate gigs). But in any case, VS denied that they were negotiating with Miranda. Hm.

Oh, and after I wrote this all up, Us Weekly confirmed it – Spiegel and Kerr are dating. They were seen getting “cozy” in Venice, California a few days ago and an eyewitness says they looked “really into each other.”

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