I thought about titling this post “RDJ: the backlash?” but I’m not sure if this qualifies as a full-on backlash. I mean, it’s been a week, not even. And if you compare how RDJ’s been treated, compared to say, Anne Hathaway, it’s hardly a f-cking backlash.
Good looking people alert!
Supermodel Cindy Crawford shared some family photos via Instagram Monday to celebrate her husband’s 53rd birthday. “Thanks @kaiagerber and @allegraharrer for making daddy his favorite carrot cake!,” Cindy captioned the image of husband Rande Gerber and their two children: son Presley, 15, and daughter Kaia, 13.
The model mom, 49, went on to share a throwback photo with her hunky hubby.
“Love you as much as the night we met. Happy birthday, @randegerber!,” Cindy wrote.
The birthday boy also Instagrammed a sweet shot from the celebration.
“The day just keeps getting better,” he captioned an image of Kaia holding the cake with her friend.
Happy Birthday to Rande!
Thanks @kaiagerber and @allegraharrer for making daddy his favorite carrot cake!
A photo posted by Cindy Crawford (@cindycrawford) on Apr 27, 2015 at 9:31pm PDT
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In Their Skin star Selma Blair was photographed with son Arthur, 3 1/2, in Studio City, Calif. last week. The Anger Management alum, 42, stopped to plant a smooch on her son after picking him up from preschool.
“It blows my mind to think about how intense the bond is that women have with their children, especially in the first few years of life. And it just blows my mind that everyone who has children feels this way, too,” Selma told The Glow in a recent interview. “If the world is capable of this much love, and patience, and understanding, I just can’t imagine what we’re all capable of together.”
While Selma loves motherhood, it sounds like her pregnancy was quite transformative as well.
“I was so blissed-out when I was pregnant,” she shared. “I had an amazing pregnancy—the hormones felt great, I was really active, I didn’t need a lot of sleep, I never had morning sickness after the first month. I was just a totally different person.”
She even stopped wearing black, her go color, because she’s “just too happy now.”
“When I first had Arthur, I knew it was going to be tough, and I’m not young so I looked pretty rough for a while, until I got the hang of figuring out a sleep pattern,” she dished. “And I just thought, well, that’s the way it goes. I’m a mom now.”
Although she split from Arthur’s dad, Jason Bleick, being a single mom has been a blessing.
“It takes a village, and it’s really hard to be the village on your own,” she said. “But it’s still amazingly rewarding.”
And she has no shame in the beautiful bond she has with her son.
“As a mom, there’s almost a shame in feeling too attached, like there’s something shameful in saying, ‘My kid is my life these days,’” she said. “There’s a time and a place, especially when they’re this young. Let yourself enjoy it. I wish people talked about the love more.”
“When I was pregnant, I had no idea how attached I’d be and that I’d want to be in every part of Arthur’s waking and sleeping life…No one really stays up with a baby the way a mom does,” Selma shared, noting that she fired the night nurse she hired before Arthur was born and went with just a doula on the baby’s first night at home. “Dads will try, but for the most part I say moms are the ones to really do it. But I have so many friends who, god bless them, hired someone and they got sleep, and it worked for them. Whatever works for you, it just wasn’t my path.”
She added: “I never thought I’d be one of those people who cherish every second. I don’t think any other miracle could have grounded me in this way—I appreciate every second I’m in his company.”
The proud mom recently Instagrammed an adorable image of her lil’ fisherman.
First fish. Proud.
A photo posted by Selma Blair (@therealselmablair) on Mar 20, 2015 at 1:06pm PDT
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Important lessons from today: 1) Sheep are impossible to reason with. 2) Sheep are rude.
A video posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Apr 27, 2015 at 2:11pm PDT
Taylor Swift posted this Instagram where she’s trying to “reason” with some sheep. But those sheep just seem sweet and friendly, why not pet them? [Seriously OMG WTF]
“Wanksy” is very clever. [Dlisted]
FHM named Michelle Keegan (who?) the sexiest woman in the world. [Wonderwall]
Bradley Cooper got a Tony Award nomination this morning. [CDAN]
Jake Gyllenhaal wants his mom to set him up. [ICYDK]
Preview of Kristen Stewart’s Bazaar UK cover. [LaineyGossip]
Amy Schumer & Tilda Swinton are friends. Whoa. [Pajiba]
Sarah Hyland looks adorable in this outfit. [Celebslam]
Jon Stewart takes CNN to task for their protest coverage. [Jezebel]
Justin Bieber crashed a prom, of course. [The Blemish]
Spanx comes with a feminist message now. [The Frisky]
Taylor Swift’s full Glamour UK shoot is sort of meh. [IDLY]
I’ll give it to Scarlett Johansson: when she wants to turn it up and look effortlessly movie-star glam, she can do it really well. These are photos of ScarJo outside of the Ed Sullivan Theater in NYC yesterday. She was going into a taping of The Late Show with David Letterman. Scarlett’s white dress is Roland Mouret’s Abersley dress and it’s very, very pretty. I’m still not really sure about her hair – in some photos and videos, it looks very “Miley Cyrus” and in other photos, it just looks really bad. I also think it’s going to look worse when she tries to grow it out, but hey, live and learn. Here’s a clip of ScarJo with Letterman last night:
She apparently spent a lot of time complimenting and praising Letterman. They also talked about her baby a little bit, and I was reminded of how Scarlett and Blake Lively are both promoting projects at the same time and both gave birth within a few months of each other and both got a ring from Ryan Reynolds. Do you think Scarlett is even aware of Blake? Or is she like, “Oh, that TV girl, whatever”? We know Scarlett is still digesting – and throwing shade at – the whole Ryan situation.
This video has been making the rounds for a week too. Cosmo UK got Mark Ruffalo to answer the questions Scarlett usually gets. Ruffalo was adorably game – I just wish they had followed through with it for the whole interview. I wanted to know about Ruffalo’s diet!
I really enjoy their body language. They’re so comfortable with each other and I love that Scarlett assumed the “boss” position with her arm behind Mark. And you know… they have some kind of love story or romance in Age of Ultron too. That will be interesting.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
You thought they broke up, right? So did I. Because she was giving major sad face on Twitter around New Year’s and when you’re supposed to be in a relationship at New Year’s but you’re posting lonely messages just before New Year’s and right after, the reason is often: love sucks.
Here are some photos from last night’s NYC premiere of Far From the Madding Crowd. Carey Mulligan, Michael Sheen and Matthias Schoenaerts were in attendance. Matthias is such a hottie, right? I mean… we need to include him on our list of dudes-to-watch. Michael Sheen was there with his girlfriend (still!) Sarah Silverman, which… even though it’s been a few years, I still think they’re such a weird couple.
As for Carey, she wore this lovely, simple Lavin gown in a rich navy. The pearl necklace is Lanvin as well – I get the idea of wearing a long statement necklace with this simple gown, but I think this pearl thing is too much. In any case, this look is SO MUCH better than the baggy Dior mess she wore to the London premiere – remember that? It was so baggy and unflattering that many people theorized that she was knocked up. But Carey told Hello Magazine that “baggy and unflattering” is just her style, that she hates body-con.
Carey Mulligan is too ”self-conscious” to wear figure-hugging clothing. The ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ star has confessed she prefers to sport loose-fitting dresses on the red carpet as she feels uncomfortable when she shows off too much of her slender physique.
She said: ”I’m so reserved. I like outfits that come to my knee and aren’t too tight or revealing. I’m too self-conscious of my body and my appearance.”
The brunette beauty, 29 – who is married to Mumford and Sons star Marcus Mumford – added she hates having her picture taken at high profile events, although she feels as if she has ”improved a little” when it comes to posing in front of the camera. She told HELLO! magazine: ”I hate the idea of standing in front of a hundreds of people while they take my picture. It’s a nightmare and I feel so uncomfortable. Maybe I’ve improved a little, but any time I’m on the red carpet I lose all sense of myself. I find it so odd. I know it sounds like a contradiction but I never went into acting for all eyes on me.”
[From Contact Music]
I get that… sort of. I mean, not every woman can or should wear tight little minidresses and four-inch heels. How boring would that be? But I think there’s a flattering way to do the anti-body stuff. And that Dior dress wasn’t the way. This Lanvin though? It’s nice.
Oh, and Carey gave a few decent quotes to USA Today last night – she was asked about being on Broadway (in Skylight) and she said: “What is fun? I can’t remember fun. I basically just go to restaurants with friends and go for walks. I don’t have any real hobbies. I like being home.” She also threw a little shade on the celebrities complaining about their lack of privacy, saying that she’s always maintained her privacy because “It’s easy to do if you are intentioned about it. I’ve always been intentioned about it.”
Last thing: Carey was just nominated for a Tony Award for Skylight! Congrats.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.
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Billy Corgan loves wrestling (here he is with Mexican wrestlers at a 2010 MTV World Stages event). That’s an understatement, as many wrestling fans realize. I don’t know much about the sport, but some of my friends keep me up to date on the industry. Billy dislikes a lot of things, and he’ll let you know it. When he likes something (CATS), he’ll let you know that too. There are few things that Billy loves more than watching two guys thrash about in a ring, and he can philosophize endlessly on the subject. Like a rat in a cage, holding a cat and watching wrestling. Now Billy has accepted a full-time job as a TNA wrestling producer. He’ll write scripts and dream up storylines too:
Corgan will develop characters and create story lines for TNA’s flagship program IMPACT WRESTLING, broadcast Fridays at 9 p.m. EST/8 CST on Destination America, as well as other TNA programming.
“I’ve known Billy for years and have always been blown away by his musical artistry, as well as his knowledge and understanding of professional wrestling,” TNA President Dixie Carter said in a release. “He has always impressed me with his creativity and passion for our business. Billy is truly gifted and understands the emotion tied to the psychology of connecting with an audience. The more we talked, the more I realized his perspective has the potential to make a huge impact on our brand.”
Corgan said in a release: “Saying I’m humbled and honored by this opportunity to be part of TNA, a world-class wrestling organization, is an understatement and a dream come true. What’s great is the entire TNA organization stands in full support of my music life with the Smashing Pumpkins. In return, I’m fully committed to using my 30 years of entertainment experience, along with my deep-rooted passion for pro wrestling, to take on the thrilling challenge of creatively contributing to IMPACT WRESTLING, finding and developing new talent, and working eye-to-eye with the best-of-the-best. For as cultures currently evolve at great speed, so must pro wrestling meet and supersede such expectations to thrive.”
[From Miami Herald]
The announcement continues to pour the Corgan praise from a heavy ladle, describing him as “a powerhouse” and “an ardent historian of professional wrestling and a true visionary” with “pioneering perspectives.” The sport of pro wrestling is nothing if not enthusiastic.
I think this is a fine outlet for Billy, and he’s very passionate about wrestling. I also like how upfront pro wrestling is when they admit that most of what happens in the ring is staged. Sure, it’s a little odd that these guys dress up and costumes and “beat each other up,” but this is show business, baby. Pro wrestling is no more bizarre than a superhero movie. So what does this do to Billy’s music career?
Photos courtesy of Getty & WENN