Pop superstar Britney Spears posed with her two sons – Preston, 9, and Jayden, 8 – in a sweet Instagram image.

“Feeling so special and proud to be a mom to these handsome boys. Love them! #HappyMothersDay,” the Grammy Award-winning singer, 33, captioned the cute shot Sunday.

The Toxic hitmaker shared another pic with her mother Lynne.

“Happy Mother’s Day to this amazing woman!! Thank you for always being there for me, mom ? I love you!,” Britney wrote.

Brit’s younger sister, country singer Jamie Lynn Spears, also shared an image and message on Mother’s Day.

“Happy Mother’s Day!!!,” Jamie Lynn, 24, captioned the snap with her mother and daughter Maddie, nearly 7.

Happy Mother’s Day!!!

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Sigh, I remember a time when Trace Cyrus was seen as “the weird one” of the Cyrus bunch. Miley has since surpassed Trace’s tattooed, rock ‘n’ roll image several times. Trace does love his tattoos though, to the point where he sports a full-on tattoo shirt. According to the youngest Cyrus of the bunch (Noah), Trace ran into some trouble in the family’s native Kentucky a few days ago. He tried to enter a restaurant but was rejected because of his tattoos. Noah wrote about it on Instagram, but I’ll spare you the actual photo of a shirtless Trace. Go here to see the dude in all his tatted-up glory. Here’s Noah’s caption:

A restaurant in Kentucky wouldn’t let my brother in because he has tattoos. That is so messed up and it really pisses me off that it’s even legal to do such a thing. The way I see it is he is completely made of art and if they knew him on the inside then they would know thats the truth. I love my brother and it brings me to tears to know someone would do that to him or anyone for that matter. So sad. I love you tracey and you’ve got a team supporting you. @tracecyrus

[From Noah Cyrus on Instagram]

We don’t know the details of the situation. Perhaps Trace was trying to enter a restaurant while shirtless. Or maybe the situation is exactly how it sounds, and he was rejected for one reason — because he has tattoos. There’s no way for Trace to hide his body ink. He even has tattoos on his face. My guess is that he tried to go somewhere with a strict dress code, but it’s also likely that the restaurant’s owners simply don’t enjoy heavily-inked patrons. Ohhh, here’s an clue! Trace posted an expletive-filled video explaining that he was denied entry into a specific bar and grill. He wants people to call the bar and call the manager a “scumbag.” So Trace is looking for attention, but the situation still sucks for him.

Here are Trace and Noah together on Christmas 2012 (they were taking dinner to Grandma Cyrus).

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The last we reported on Kim Richards, she was in rehab after an appearance on the Dr. Phil show in which she lied about and attempted to minimize her drunken arrest at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Dr. Phil offered to let Kim attend a pricey rehab at his expense. (Or more likely in exchange for free advertising for the facility.) On camera Kim refused to go, citing her daughter’s upcoming wedding. She later accepted Dr. Phil’s offer with multiple demands, reneged again, then eventually gave in.

Kim’s buddy Brandi Glanville was a guest on Jenny McCarthy’s Sirius radio show this week. Brandi mentioned that she and her two boys visited Kim in rehab and that it was “really nice… like The Four Seasons.” US Magazine reports that Brandi said, about Kim’s rehab, “I would die” but I listened to that in context and Brandi said she would die if Kim asked for help busting out of rehab. It wasn’t about the fact that she would die if she had to go to rehab, which is how I read it initially. Here’s more of what Brandi said, and you can hear a segment from the interview on E! Online.

On if Kim is off RHOBH
I don’t know that Kim is out. She’s in rehab right now, but I don’t know that she’s not doing the show.

“Were you surprised when she went into rehab?”
I wasn’t shocked, but at the same time I had never seen her drink or do a drug. If she wants to get help, it’s her… I can’t say to somebody ‘you need to get help,’ because they’re going to go ‘f*k you, you have a problem I don’t have a problem.’ And so I just was her friend. I witnessed odd behavior but I never saw her do anything. You don’t want help until you say it yourself. Lisa Rinna isn’t afraid of saying [mimics shrill voice] ‘You’re an addict, you need to get help.’ It’s just, all you want is to just shut that bitch up and you’re like ‘leave me along I’m not,’ and you’re defensive.

On if she’s talked to Kim
I went to rehab to see her already. She called me the morning after the whole fiasco.

“In rehab is she like ‘get me out of here, help me jump the fence’?”
No, I would die, but no, if you saw where her rehab was. I was like ‘anyone could use 30 days here.’ It’s beautiful. I took the kids I was like ‘this is the Four Seasons or something.’

[From Dirty, Sexy, Funny with Jenny McCarthy via E! Online]

How do you even be a friend to someone like Kim who so deep in their addiction and denial? It sounds like Brandi sort-of knew that Kim had a problem but that she would never say anything to her about it, because it wouldn’t get through to her anyway. Plus Brandi drinks like a fish, it’s not like she can call Kim out. Kim hid her addiction from everyone and most of all from herself. I found her so annoying on Dr. Phil, where she would cry and play the victim whenever she was questioned. I can’t deal with that type of drama from friends.

US Weekly has more on Brandi’s interview with Jenny McCarthy. She spoke highly of Yolanda Foster and had some choice words for Kyle Richards and Lisa Rinna. Jenny did word association with Brandi and Brandi came up with “c-nt” for Kyle Richards and “crazy” for Lisa Rinna, but then she said “crazy love”. I used to think Kyle was a c-nt too, but now that I’ve seen Kim in action for years I get why Kyle is so detached from her sister. Radar reports that Kyle hasn’t visited Kim in rehab and that she’s RSVPed “no” to Kyle’s daughter Brooke’s second wedding in Mexico. Their source claims that “Kyle is refusing to go to Mexico for Brooke’s second wedding as she just doesn’t want to deal with any of Kim’s drama. Kyle wishes the best for Brooke and Thad, and doesn’t want to take anything away from their big day.” I don’t blame Kyle at all.

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Congratulations to Haylie Duff and Matt Rosenberg.

The Real Girls Kitchen host, 30, and her fiancé, have welcomed their first child – a daughter named Ryan – E! News reports.

No further information has been announced about the baby’s birth at this time.

On Mother’s Day weekend, the 7th Heaven alum posted a photo of her full-term baby bump.

The couple announced their pregnancy news back in December.

The newborn joins big cousin, 3-year-old Luca, whom is Auntie Hilary Duff‘s son.

Congratulations to them!

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Well, well. The NFL finally got around to handing out the Deflategate punishments and I think the punishments are pretty decent for the “crimes” committed. As we discussed last week, the NFL’s independent investigation found that Tom Brady likely had knowledge of the deflated footballs, and there were certain equipment people at the Patriots organization with knowledge as well. Here’s how the punishments were allocated:

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will be suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2015 NFL season for conduct detrimental to the integrity of the NFL, the league announced Monday. The team will also lose its first-round draft pick in 2016 and its fourth-round draft pick in 2017.

Team employees James McNally and John Jastremski, at the suggestion of Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft, were both suspended indefinitely without pay effective May 6. If either McNally or Jastremski are reinstated by the team, which would require the approval of NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent, Jastremski will be prohibited from “having any role in the preparation, supervision, or handling of footballs to be used in NFL games during the 2015 season,” the announcement said.

Brady has three days to file his appeal.

The suspension means Brady will miss games against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars and Dallas Cowboys. The first game on the Patriots’ 2015 schedule that Brady will be eligible to play in will be on Oct. 18 against the Colts.

[From Sports Illustrated]

The Patriots also have to pay a $1 million fine, which is just pocket money for the Pats, but it’s still one of the largest fines in NFL history. Many are saying stuff like “if only the hammer would come down this hard on football players committing violence against women.” Yeah but… apples and oranges. I wish the NFL – and every sports organization – would take violence against women more seriously, and I wish they would all have zero tolerance policies in place for violent offenders. But that has nothing to do with Tom Brady lying his ass off and the Patriots cheating their way through games.

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Workout buddies! @justinbieber & @KendallJenner hit the gym together this weekend: http://t.co/4KnHo2bYUP pic.twitter.com/ImZKBq1sLd

— Just Jared Jr. (@justjaredjr) May 11, 2015

This twitpic shows Kendall Jenner (of the well-educated Kardashians) arriving at the gym with Justin Bieber. Kendall’s t-shirt very prominently displays the Confederate flag in one corner. You can see more close-up pictures here. It’s been awhile since a young starlet pulled this type of ignorant move. Peaches Geldof did so almost exactly 5 years ago, but at least she (as a Brit) could feign ignorance of U.S. history. Kendall has no such excuse, even as a graduate of the Kris Jenner school of homeschooling. The background of the Confederate flag is well known. More recently, Kendall’s brother-in-law placed the flag on his Yeezus merchandise. Kanye knew perfectly well what he was doing, and Kendall should know too.

The folks at Refinery 29 point out that Kendall’s t-shirt is a replication of a 1970s Lynyrd Skynyrd concert shirt. In 2012, the band attempted to publicly distance themselves from the flag’s racist symbolism. Then they backtracked and decided to use the flag anyway because of what “the Dixie flag represents and it’s heritage; the Civil War was fought over states’ rights.” Lynyrd Skynyrd is using the ol’ “Southern pride” justification to excuse their support of a racist symbol. Kaiser has spoken before about how she frequently sees the flag in her Southern state. I have also seen it here in Oklahoma. Racist tools are still everywhere.

Kendall is probably dumb enough to not know the implications of anything she wears, ever. She’s made a habit of sporting old rock ‘n’ roll t-shirts (like a Megadeth tee at Coachella) in an hipstery way. She doesn’t actually care about the music, she’s trying to appear ironically disaffected and cool. This latest t-shirt just happened to contain the Confederate flag. Ignorance is never an excuse. Is it too late for this family to take some history lessons?

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Just before this year’s Met Gala, Page Six said that Anna Wintour had told everyone privately that selfies were “banned” at this year’s Met Gala. Wintour had arranged for a documentary film crew to take the official video of this year’s event, and Wintour wanted to hold on to that exclusive. Word was that Wintour also hates the culture of selfies and everyone posting photos from HER exclusive event. Of course, many, many Met Gala guests broke the “no selfie” rule, including Madonna, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian and many, many more. So, will there be hell to pay?

You’d think that anyone who has seen The Devil Wears Prada would know not to tick off Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour – but for some stars at this year’s Met Gala, the urge to snap selfies was just too strong to resist, irrespective of the potential consequences. Before last week’s star-studded event, Ms. Wintour made the controversial decision to ban sharing inside photos on social media, however though certain A-listers couldn’t resist posing for a few personal pictures and posting them on Instagram.

And the Vogue boss is not happy about it. According to VH1?s The Gossip Table, Ms. Wintour is deciding exactly what punishment to dole out to the celebrity rule-breakers – and it may mean next year’s Met Gala will be a Kardashian-free zone.

‘Anna is very aware of all the celebrities who ignored her request,’ an insider told the VH1 show. ‘She does not know what she’s going to do yet but she’s deciding.’

Another source added Anna asked all of the attendees in question to take down the offending photos in the next 24 hours, or they won’t be invited back to the glam gala. That leaves stars including Kim, her little sister Kendall Jenner, Cara Delevingne, Madonna, Kerry Washington, and Lily Collins with just hours left to scrub their accounts of the evidence if they want a shot at returning next year.

[From The Daily Mail]

If it was just one or two celebrities defying Nuclear Wintour, I would say go ahead and make an example of them and “ban” them. But so many celebrities were posting selfies before during and after the gala and it just seems rather pointless to “punish” them. I mean, most of these celebrities have social media accounts just for this kind of thing – to brag about their swag, to show their fans cool behind-the-scenes photos, etc. Although I will say this… there are a lot of people who believe that Anna should do “something” about the reality show people at the Met Gala. I personally don’t mind that Kim Kardashian was there and Kendall Jenner has been featured in Vogue. But there was no reason for Kris Jenner to be there.

Met Gala with @theMarcJacobs and Cher!!!!

A photo posted by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on May 4, 2015 at 9:28pm PDT

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The authoritative voice known as Morgan Freeman is promoting a new romantic comedy, 5 Flights Up. Freeman stars in this lighthearted film across from Diane Keaton. They play a 40-years-married couple looking to ditch their Brooklyn apartment and relocate into Manhattan. Keaton and Freeman have been friends for years and always wanted to do a movie together, so it should be interesting to see their onscreen chemistry.

Freeman appears to be more interested (at the moment) with another type of chemistry. He has a new interview with the Daily Beast to discuss his love of weed. The article covers Freeman’s 1997 auto accident, in which his vehicle slipped off a highway and flipped several times. His entire left arm was shattered by the impact, and he never regained full use of his left hand (which is why he wears a compression glove). Freeman suffers from fibromyalgia in the affected arm. He smokes pot for medicinal purposes and also because he simply loves the stuff. Here’s Freeman, stumbling into a smoke cloud:

The many ways he enjoys weed: “They used to say, ‘You smoke that stuff, boy, you get hooked!’ My first wife got me into it many years ago. How do I take it? However it comes! I’ll eat it, drink it, smoke it, snort it! This movement is really a long time coming, and it’s getting legs–longer legs. Now, the thrust is understanding that alcohol has no real medicinal use. Maybe if you have one drink it’ll quiet you down, but two or three and you’re f***ed.”

He wants full legalization of weed: “Marijuana has many useful uses. I have fibromyalgia pain in this arm, and the only thing that offers any relief is marijuana. They’re talking about kids who have grand mal seizures, and they’ve discovered that marijuana eases that down to where these children can have a life. That right there, to me, says, ‘Legalize it across the board!’ Look at Woodstock 1969. They said, ‘We’re not going to bother them or say anything about smoking marijuana,’ and not one problem or fight. Then look at what happened in ’99.”

Movies about interracial couples: “I don’t think it’s taboo. Cinema is following the real world as closely as they can, and sometimes they’re out front. I don’t think it’s taboo, I just think nobody writes it. This wasn’t written as an interracial couple in the script at all, but that isn’t necessary. The point of open casting is to get the best people for the parts.”

[From Daily Beast]

Freeman goes on to discuss his decades of living in Manhattan and how he feels the city’s demographics were completely messed up by gentrification. After watching plenty of stuff go down on the Upper West Side in the 1980s, Freeman “just got on a boat and left. I went to the Caribbean … can’t beat the ocean.”

Does it surprise you to witness Morgan Freeman waxing rhapsodic over his love of marijuana? I wonder if he and Diane Keaton have ever smoked together. She was quite the convincing stoner girl in Annie Hall. Various sources are adding humorous addendums — including “weed, get in my belly!” — to Freeman’s weed quotes. He didn’t say those exact words, but he totally should have, man.

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I think Rachel McAdams is SO pretty, but I’m not feeling this Marie Claire editorial for the June issue. My biggest problem might be Rachel’s attempt at some kind of ombre hair. She doesn’t necessarily have to go back to red (although she was beautiful as a redhead), but I’m really tired of that half-fried-blonde look. Anyway, Rachel covers Marie Claire to promote Aloha (the Cameron Crowe movie with Emma Stone and Bradley Cooper), plus True Detective. I’m really looking forward to True Detective and I have high hopes that Rachel will break the series out of a “white dudes with issues” rut. Some highlights from the interview:

On her role in True Detective as Detective Ani Bezzerides: “I love the exploration of someone who has such a different background from you. That exploration runs to compassion, and to cracking yourself open and creating more understanding of how weird and amazing life is.”

On her character in True Detective: “I love that she’s not the girlfriend or the wife… She doesn’t really care what everyone thinks; she feels no responsibility for other people’s feelings. She’s not trying to be charming, which isn’t always the case with a leading lady. There’s [usually] sort of a responsibility to be a little bit likeable… Not that you want to be a horrendous character, just a little more human.”

On calling time-out after the Mean Girls-Notebook-Wedding Crashers trifecta: “I had to kind of reassess and go, What did I want this [success] to be, and how did I expect it to look?”

On prepping with the Ventura County Police Department and the LAPD for True Detective: “I don’t know how they do it every day. I was like, ‘I’m going to get a hash brown from McDonald’s and go to bed.’”

On the type of characters she likes to play: “I prefer to be a villainess. There’s something a bit more delicious about their wickedness.”

[From Marie Claire]

I think she’s right about women feeling like they have to play “likeable” characters. And to be fair, many male actors feel the same way. I wonder if people are going to have a problem with Rachel playing a harder woman, a woman who isn’t sunshine and romance? Rachel could have positioned herself as the next big “sweetheart,” the go-to rom-com girl, but I wonder if she was really interested in that. She seems to be more interested in doing character work, or maybe that’s what she’s told herself after her career faltered for several years. Anyway… I still believe in her and want her to do good work. Here’s hoping!

Photos courtesy of Jan Welters/Marie Claire.

Here are some photos of Charlize Theron at Good Morning America yesterday. She appeared on GMA to promote Mad Max: Fury Road. She talked about some of the same old stuff she’s been talking about for a while, like how she shaved her head for the role, etc. What I find sort of interesting is that Robin Roberts never really says that she thought the film was good or watchable. The only compliment is basically, well, at least you got to play a really strong badass woman. Which is true, I believe Charlize’s character is as tough and badass as any action-dude. Here’s the GMA video:

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What I found most interesting was Charlize talking about the action genre and always wanting to be a part of it, but not in a “here’s the pretty girl in the background” sort of way. Charlize also riffed about the same subject when she appeared on Live with Kelly and Michael, saying:

“I’ve always wanted to explore the genre a little bit more, especially because I think it’s such a misconception that women don’t like the genre, or that they don’t want to go and see these movies. I just feel like women have been so misrepresented in these films — why do we have to go and see the genre every single time with the girl in the back of the frame in a push-up bra? Why isn’t there a girl that’s standing on the same playing field with the guys? We don’t want to be guys, but in a post-apocalyptic world, we will survive! There’s something really, really nice about playing this woman who is a woman, first of all, but is a rogue warrior just like Max, and can fight just as well as Max with one arm. I think all the women — there’s a lot of women in this movie, like three different generations of women in this story, and I think they’re represented really well. And they kick butt.”

[From THR]

I think she’s right. I think she’s been right about this all along, actually, and I have no issue with the way Charlize has talked about the issues of female representation in films (in general) and action films specifically. Women should not be the accessories, sidelined in the action. The female characters should not be just male characters with a name change either. Allow for the possibility that female audiences want to see explosions and action too, and allow for the idea of women being perfectly capable of being violent, mean, aggressive and/or the action star.

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