Raven-Symone’s fashion choices are madness. There’s too much going here on with a plaid, button-up tunic top, camo pants, and a crazy scarf. This outfit reminds me of the stuff she says. Anyway, The View‘s downslide has been almost constant for years. When Rosie O’Donnell left earlier this year, Raven stepped in as a temporary replacement.

Raven’s notorious for her views on controversial topics. On The View, she delivers all kinds of messiness to hot-button discussions. Raven doesn’t explain her statements, lacks perspective, and she can come off as downright clueless. Especially when it comes to topics like basic geography. So of course The View decided to hire Raven as a permanent co-host.

Us Weekly set the stage in May by saying producers were so impressed with Raven’s work ethic: “Every night she studies all the current events and topics for the next day. Everyone is blown away. Nobody else prepares like she does!” An official announcement came out yesterday, and Raven says she’ll get the job done:

While many viewers of ABC’s daytime talk show were predicting the news for quite some time, the former Cheetah Girls singer admitted the official announcement came as a surprise.

“I learned two seconds before that I didn’t get to come out first like I normally did so right then, I was a little flustered and then I came out and they had my song on and then I broke it down like it was hot, but then I had this really short skirt on,” she joked to E! News after the live episode. “So I was hoping that my grandma and my mom wouldn’t have to call and say ‘close your legs girl.’

“I definitely have a different lifestyle than a lot of people in this world–good and bad–and my views are different than one might think my views might be because I’ve never really spoken my truth until recently,” she confessed. “Hopefully I can shed some light on what I like to call the truth.”

She continued, “Some people might not agree with me and some people will but we know how to talk to each other in a respectful way so that everybody gets their point across and there’s no cutthroat conversation.”

[From E! Online]

Raven’s version of “the truth” includes tossing out unconventional opinions without backing them up with any practical information. She spoke out on the awesomeness of stay-at-home moms, which — obviously — is true. But then Raven said stay-at-home moms should get paid, sort of like the money would appear out of nowhere. She’s nutty and crazy, and I guess she’s perfect for The View. The Daily Beast believes Raven could save the show because she’s good at “speaking freely (and occasionally like a lunatic).” I think she can give a ratings boost, but people will eventually get bored of her antics.

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Here are some photos of Tracy Anderson out and about in NYC yesterday. She recently returned to NYC – her homebase, I believe – after a short holiday in Miami, where she was strutting around in her “lingerie-inspired” bikini (go here to those photos, where she looks like she’s just wandering around in her panties).

Last week, Hamptons Magazine threw a party to celebrate their cover with Tracy and Gwyneth Paltrow – I covered their interview, which was horrible, condescending, stupid and annoying. I have moments where I think, “Maybe I should give Gwyneth a break.” Then I remember that she and Tracy feed off each other’s worst qualities and that Gwyneth and Tracy are idiots and business partners. Both of them deserve whatever they get. Anyway, at the party for the magazine cover, Tracy spoke to Allure and wouldn’t you know, Tracy bad-mouthed her clients, because she seriously does that CONSTANTLY.

Tracy on Gwyneth’s eating habits: “She doesn’t eat really well. She eats French fries more than anyone I know. That girl eats more bread and cheese and fries than I can tell you. But she eats good French fries—she’s not going to a drive through. And she’s consistent with her workouts. If she misses a workout, she definitely feels it. She and I will both feel it and have a struggle if we don’t show up for our workout. I would be obese.”

Jennifer Lopez is her client? “Jennifer Lopez is on the cover of the Us magazine’s best bodies issue. She works hard, she works consistently, but she doesn’t overwork. People think, Oh, I can’t have that body because she must be in the gym for hours. But she really does just one hour four to five days a week. And, oh, yeah, she’s an epic dancer, too. She’s getting ready to do a show in Vegas.”

None of her clients can “coast”: “That’s the mentality that I try to teach all of these girls, from Jennifer to Lena to Gywneth and others. It’s not, We’re going to get you what you envisioned, and then you’re going to be able to stop. If you stop, it’s done.”

Working with Kim Kardashian: “Kim is not consistent. I love her. She’s a sweetheart, but she’s not consistent.” [Editor’s note: Kim had yet to announce that she was pregnant at the time of this interview. That might explain a thing or two.]

How Tracy works out: “I don’t do it all day long. I work out only one time per day, period. That’s it. When I hit 40, I had to cut back. Exercising too much causes accelerated aging. There were years that I would go from Madonna to Gywneth—I haven’t trained like that for years. Gywneth does an hour and a half, and every ten days it’s different. She does the same routine for ten days, and then it changes. She’s done that for almost a decade. I design it specifically for her. We lead such busy lives; we’re not together enough. But we text almost every day.”

[From Allure]

Gwyneth’s diet sucks, Kim Kardashian is inconsistent, Lena Dunham isn’t allowed to stop working out until Tracy sculpts her body, and Jennifer Lopez only has an awesome body because she’s with Tracy’s program. Did I get it all? This woman is such a name-dropping famewhore and fraud. You know the part that pisses me off the most? “It’s not, ‘We’re going to get you what you envisioned, and then you’re going to be able to stop. If you stop, it’s done.’” That’s her business model, right there. You will never achieve the goals because the goal is to never stop paying Tracy to tell you that you look like sh-t.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Man oh man, is it good to be The Hollywood Reporter this year. That is, they’re doing what they always do – including the actresses who are most likely to get an Emmy nomination or to be discussed if they don’t get an Emmy nomination – but these women are the most interesting we’ve had in years.
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Radar Online points us to some new photos of Bethenny Frankel (above & below) in which she looks much different than we’re used to. Something is different around her eyes and in some photos you can see a difference around her mouth. She looks squintier than usual and while the makeup may be throwing it off there’s definitely something going on.

Radar consulted a plastic surgeon and aesthetician who both speculate that Bethenny had work done. Dr. Anthony Youn, M.D. assumes that Bethenny had injectable fillers, particularly around her lips. Youn says “Bethenny’s upper lip looked plumped up, possibly with an injectable filler like Juvederm. It may also be a bit swollen from the injection, which should improve within a day or two.”

An aesthetician, Zara Harutyunyan, R.N., states that “Bethany either went through a mid-face enhancement with dermal fillers such as Voluma, or cheek fat transfer. In both pictures Bethany had some neuromodulators, such as Botox done which froze her smile to a certain extent.”

Yes Bethenny’s smile looks “frozen,” that’s a good way to explain it. In other photos, like this one, you can really see the difference in her face when she tries to emote.

In the past, Bethenny has been very cagey when it comes to admitting whether she’s had injectables. In 2013, when she had her short-lived talk show, she said “I am not saying I haven’t ever done Botox. I am not saying I wouldn’t do Botox but I am not doing Botox on the regular because I am not one of those people that walks up to a mirror and says, ‘Hmmm, let me look at myself, let me see what I need to fix, let me see what I can do.’ That’s not really me and I believe in everything in moderation.” Then Bethenny bitched out a couple of doctors at the time who speculated that she’d had Botox.

So basically, Bethenny admitted that she’s done Botox but said she doesn’t get it constantly. Why do celebrities think that they’re fooling us with these half truths? That’s like Khloe Kardashian getting all pissed off that people think she had liposuction. When celebrities get obvious work done, they should ignore the reports or admit they’ve had something done (see: Susan Sarandon, Brandi Glanville) instead of getting all defensive about it.

Something nice: she doesn’t look wholly unnatural in the latest photos, just different. If I didn’t know what she looked like before I wouldn’t notice. Also, I like her hair short and light like that, it’s cute.

Bethenny in February:

In May:

Yesterday:

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We open today with shots of Jennifer Lawrence and her bodyguard in New York by request from many of you who’ve come to enjoy the value he adds to her pictures. These images might be the best ones we’ve had of him to date. Even without the dog. But the dog doesn’t hurt. Look at that face. Holy sh-…      

The Real Housewives of New York star Bethenny Frankel stepped out with daughter Bryn, 5, in New York City on Wednesday (June 10).

The single mom, 44, held onto her daughter’s doll and ball while they made their way back to the car.

Last week, we spotted the mother-daughter duo on the school run. And last month, we saw Bryn and her dad Jason Hoppy in NYC.

Reportedly, the ugly legal battle continues between the exes.

The reality star has been court-ordered to pay Jason’s legal bills — a whopping $100,000!

Not to mention, Bethenny is already shelling out nearly $12,000 a month in spousal support and $3,000 a month in child support, along with a majority of Bryn’s school tuition and medical bills.

Bethenny and Jason were wed in 2010, and split just two years later. In 2013, the Skinnygirl founder filed for divorce and the couple initially agreed to share custody of Bryn (before Bethenny attempted to get sole custody).

Since then, Jason has continued to reside in their luxurious Tribeca loft.

“I’m homeless,” Bethenny said during a recent episode of RHONY. “I’m totally without a home for over two years. And he lives in the apartment that I worked my whole life to buy. It just doesn’t make any sense.”

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Here are some photos of Kit Harington out and about in LA yesterday. He appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, and then he went out for drinks, it seems. He was looking cute and not so tiny and sad-faced. There’s actually not anything groundbreaking to say about Kit – beyond the Kimmel interview, Kit has mercifully stopped saying words. He managed to avoid complaining about his overwhelming beauty and hunk status with Kimmel. Yay.

Part I: Kit talks about “Hardhome” and the White Walkers. He says The Night’s King is a dude named Richard. Which is just funny to me.

Part II: Kit has to watch three dudes do their Jon Snow impressions. The first guy is DEAD ON. At least with his voice, which is absolutely perfect. The second guy was sort of half-assed. The third guy has a great ear. I think his Varys is better than his Littlefinger. His Jon Snow is the second best after the first guy.

Kimmel also asked Kit at one point what he would do if he was killed off in the Season 5 finale and Kit said, “I don’t know how I could top ‘Thrones,’ I think I would probably just give it up.” NOOOOOoooo! But he’s probably not going to die, right? RIGHT? What would do without Sadface Crow on Game of Thrones?

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Yesterday I posted new photos of Leonardo DiCaprio kissing his new model bonafide Kelly Rohrbach. They’re on a bike. You’ve seen it before. And even Vogue.com is taking shots at him now. Read that article. Read how they describe his “dad bod”. And point out how with Leo, it’s al…      

Friendly exes Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie were photographed with their son Luca, 3, in West Hollywood, Calif. on Wednesday (June 10).

Keeping a united front for their son, the soon-to-be ex-spouses enjoyed an early dinner with their tot at Craig’s.

Although the Younger star, 27, filed for divorce in Feb., it sounds like they’re keeping things civil for their son.

“We talk every day and spend time with each other which I know is really confusing to the press,” Duff recently told Daily Telegraph.

She added: “People see us out together and all of a sudden people say we are back together which is frustrating.”

The Lizzie McGuire alum recently shared a sweet shot via Instagram.

“Workin on the new act #LUCdusoleil,” she captioned the trampoline image with her tot.

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You guys, I’ve been missing Alamooney. I know, it’s weird! George Clooney was so “extra” while promoting Tomorrowland, but now that the promotion is over, he’s gone (relatively) dark again. And I miss George and Amal. I miss the stories of how Amal is the most fashionable, the most humanitarian, the smartest, the coolest, the most amazing unicorn ever and that’s how she landed The Eternal Bachelor. Of course no one was buying it, but I still miss those stories.

Anyway, these are some photos of George shooting an ad campaign for Omega’s Speedmaster. They were shooting the ad in Los Cabos, Mexico. Did George and Amal fly from Kentucky (where they were last week) to Mexico? That’s a pretty easy schedule. George barely spent a week promoting Tomorrowland in Europe and Asia. I guess Disney was like, “Ugh, George isn’t helping.” The Hollywood Reporter said yesterday that Tomorrowland will probably end up being one of the biggest flops of the year and it’s on track to lose $140 million for Disney. Yikes. Which brings me to a very interesting story in last week’s Star Magazine:

Reviews and ticket sales for George Clooney’s latest flick, Tomorrowland, have been dismal. But while the film has flopped, his wife Amal’s red carpet appearances have been stellar and sources say that George isn’t taking that well.

“George isn’t used to playing second fiddle. He acts as though he’s laid-back, but he’s very irritable at the moment,” says a close insider. “He never imagined he’d feel overshadowed. Now it’s happening – and he’s discovered he doesn’t like it at all.”

According to the source, George is slipping back into the same kind of moody funk he did after his last bomb, Monuments Men – and Amal is feeling the brunt of it.

“He has a huge fear of becoming irrelevant. Amal tells him to stop being ridiculous, but he can’t help himself. He’s starting to complain about petty stuff, and it’s getting old. Amal undrstands that he’s under tremendous pressure, but she doesn’t want her moment to be dulled by his petulant behavior.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition]

For what it’s worth, I think George enjoys the fact that Amal has become a “star.” That was his goal – he ended up Pretty Woman-ing her, just like all of his previous girlfriends. His press machine hyped her, he bought her new clothes and some better hair and makeup people and voila! A woman who can be billed as “George’s equal.” Now, all that being said, I will believe that his idea was for Amal to be his EQUAL, not to overshadow him. And he probably is pissy about that and with the two flops in a row. Seriously, why did Disney spend $330 million making Tomorrowland?

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.