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Jennifer Lawrence and David O. Russell are working together in Boston on their third collaboration, Joy (the Miracle Mop biopic). JLaw’s been spotted walking her dog in the snow, and she flipped off the paparazzi. We talked on Friday about the reported screaming match between JLaw and Russell, who also kicked Harvey Weinstein off the set. I referenced a NSFW video of Russell screaming at Lily Tomlin. The video was filmed on the I Heart Huckabees (2004) set. Russell was blacklisted for years after that disturbing tirade but came back with The Fighter (2010). George Clooney, who worked with Russell on Three Kings (1999), went on record saying the director pushed and humiliated people on the regular.

Page Six had a different take on the situation, which their source described as a “meltdown” on JLaw’s behalf: “He was screaming at her. She was screaming at him. It was loud.” A studio publicist said, “There was no fight. David is very passionate.” The scene in question was heavy, and JLaw was holding a crying baby. Assuming this wasn’t a fake baby scenario, a young child was subjected to this mess. Jennifer got wind of these stories and defended Russell on Facebook. Several aspects of this note feels “off” to me, so let’s discuss:

Hey guys!

It’s Jen! I know I don’t go on here a lot because I can barely work email but there’s been a terrible rumor going around the last 24 hours so I wanted to clear it up.

David O. Russell is one of my closest friends and we have an amazing collaborative working relationship. I adore this man and he does not deserve this tabloid malarkey. This movie is going great and I’m having a blast making it!

[From Jennifer Lawrence on Facebook]

Here are my issues: (1) This statement doesn’t deny anything about the screaming match. It only raves about Russell. (2) This doesn’t read like anything that would come out of Jennifer’s mouth. It sounds like a PR person (a fan of Joe Biden) trying to sound like JLaw, who has probably never used the word “malarkey“; (3) The statement comes from Jennifer’s official Facebook page, but JLaw has previously gone on record to say, “If you ever see a Facebook, Instagram or Twitter that says it’s me, it most certainly is not“; (4) “Jennifer” claims not to understand email, but she enjoys it enough to craft “peanutbutt” as her handle (as revealed in the Sony hack).

JLaw has a big enough career that we can assume she chose to work with Russell again. Perhaps she feels like she owes him after winning an Oscar for one of his films. Maybe she’s wary of speaking against a rage monster, who was welcomed back into Hollywood despite his bad behavior. George Clooney got away with telling the truth about Russell, but could an actress do the same without being seen as “difficult”? That’s an actual question.

Another bit of JLaw news. This week’s issue of Star has a little blurb about her waning friendship with Bradley Cooper. BCoop will also appear in Joy, but he and JLaw are acting “quite frosty” towards each other, and “nobody knows exactly why.”

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Here’s some photos of JLaw on set as Joy Mangano. This movie comes out on Christmas, which means it’s Oscar bait.

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Name two mega-hit songs by Kid Rock. Seriously. Can you do it? I was thinking about it for a few minutes and I came up with “Cowboy” and his cover of “Sweet Home Alabama.” I’m sure he has other hits, of course, but it’s not like he’s some iconic and wildly successful singer-songwriter. I bring this up because Kid Rock DARED to say something rude, critical and offensive about Beyonce and as you can imagine, the Beyhive went crazy. The Beygency Is Real, people. Here’s what Kid Rock said originally to Rolling Stone:

“Beyoncé, to me, doesn’t have a f–king ‘Purple Rain,’ but she’s the biggest thing on Earth. How can you be that big without at least one ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ or ‘Old Time Rock & Roll’? People are like, ‘Beyoncé’s hot. Got a nice f–king ass.’ I’m like, ‘Cool, I like skinny white chicks with big t-ts.’ Doesn’t really f–king do much for me.”

[From RS via E! News]

If his argument is just that Beyonce doesn’t have a catalog of hits, that’s one thing (he’s wrong, but let’s put that aside for now). What I find offensive is that Kid Rock went immediately to discussing her body. If she’s not his type, so be it. But to mention her looks and her body in the same breath as he’s criticizing her career is… gross and sexist. And incidentally, Beyonce isn’t into dirt-lipped rednecks with beer guts, you know? If we’re talking about looks, it goes both ways. As for Kid Rock’s claim that she doesn’t have a catalog full of iconic hits…A) he’s doesn’t have one either and B) Beyonce is closer to that kind of iconic, hit-machine status more than nearly anyone else out there in music today. Beyonce is more iconic – and her catalog is more significant – than even Taylor Swift, I would say. “Halo”. “Bootylicious.” “Independent Women.” “Drunk In Love.” “Crazy In Love.” “Single Ladies.” “Partition.” “XO.” “Ring the Alarm.” “Baby Boy.”

So, obviously, the Beyhive went after Kid Rock. They started posting this kind of stuff on his Instagram:

Gawker has more screencaps here. Kid Rock is the Beygency’s #1 enemy right now. As it should be. And here’s how Kid Rock responded to The Beyhive:

A photo posted by Kid Rock (@kidrock) on Feb 27, 2015 at 4:59pm PST

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I’m going to use this ^^ photo of Madonna from now on, okay? Anyway, I’m sort of surprised with how Madonna’s promotional tour for her new album has been going thus far. I don’t hate it. And Madonna hasn’t been a complete jackass. The quotes coming out of her Rolling Stone interview were at times on-point and at the very least, thought-provoking. She explained her BRIT Awards fall and her explanation sounded legit. And in a new interview, she’s taking on French politics. Sort of. In the past years, Madonna has been outspoken of her disdain for Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right wing part, the National Front. Madonna has gotten in trouble for openly comparing Le Pen to Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. Now that everyone is on edge in France following the Charlie Hebdo massacre and the assault on the Jewish deli, Madge decided it would be a great idea to chime in once again on what she sees as a rise in anti-Semitism in France particularly:

In a recent interview with French radio station Europe 1, Madonna slammed “the level of intolerance” in France and across all of Europe, saying, it “feels like Nazi Germany.”

“We’re living in crazy times,” she said. “Antisemitism is at an all-time high…It’s not just happening in France, it’s all over Europe. But particularly in France. It was a country that embraced everyone and encouraged freedom in every way shape or form. Now that’s completely gone.”

This isn’t the first time Madge has spoken out on this issue. During a July 2012 concert in Paris, she flashed a photo of one Marine Le Pen (who heads the France’s far right Front National) with a swastika on her forehead. After the party threatened to sue, the Material Girl ultimately dropped the swastika and replaced it with a question mark on her forehead.

She did, though, speak out against this extremist party, calling it “fascist.” She stands by her criticism, too, saying (per the U.K.’s Guardian), “What I said two years ago is still valid today…The level of intolerance is so enormous it’s scary.”

[From E! News]

To be fair to Madonna (what is happening to me?), Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said pretty much the same thing a few weeks ago, and he took it one step further by encouraging European Jews to move to Israel en masse. Not only that, but French Jews are actually moving. Following a rising rate of crimes and assaults on Jewish people and Jewish-owned property, French Jews have been emigrating to Israel in increasing numbers. What I’m saying is that Madonna might actually have a point?

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Law and Order: Special Victims Unit star Mariska Hargitay had a fun day at Disneyland with her son Andrew, 3, and daughter Amaya, 3.

“#Hangin’withMater #”shooooot” @Disneyland,” the actress, 51, captioned the sweet shot via Instagram Saturday.

Also joined by 8-year-old son August, the mom-of-three had a blast at the happiest place on earth.

“Sometimes in life, you just have to #TakeThePlunge. #JumpJumpJumpAround #JumpUpJumpUpAndGetDown,” she captioned the fun photo with her son and some friends.

Mariska – who is the daughter of former Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay and legendary actress Jayne Mansfield – married the kids’ father, fellow actor Peter Hermann, in August 2004.

Inspired by her role in SVU, Mariska founded the Joyful Heart Foundation in 2004, which aims to heal, educate and empower victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse.

The actress has opened up about the No More campaign.

“Society continues to misplace shame and blame on survivors,” Mariska shared with HerScoop. “That has to end.”

“What we saw during the filming, brave and strong and authentic person after person, was people standing up for each other, for the people they love, for their partners, wives, husbands, children, friends, mothers and fathers, for people they’ve never met, for themselves,” she added. “I was just moved beyond words. NO MORE fills me with confidence and renewed determination.”

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Are you wondering what Sharon Osbourne has to say about Kelly’s choice to leave E!’s Fashion Police? You’re about to find out!

Kelly Osbourne left a lot of people in shock when she decided to call it quits on Fashion Police. Some have been supportive, while others have had some harsh words, but Sharon Osbourne is proud of her little girl!

That’s so sweet!

What do you think about Kelly leaving Fashion Police? Let us know by leaving a comment!

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Who’s up for another round of guess who?

Can you tell us who the baby is in the picture attached to this article? Leave your guess in the comments section below! Make sure you check back tomorrow and we’ll reveal the answer.

Good luck!

Yesterday, we hit you all up with a bit of celebrity mom trivia.

We asked you to tell us which celebrity mom said the quote below:

“Growing up, whenever I was bullied, my mom would say, ‘You’re a beautiful girl. They’re just jealous. It never helped. I want my girls to know that beauty is being kind…beauty is helping people…beauty is humility.”

So, how did you do? Were you able to figure out who said it? If not, the answer is….

Jessica Alba!

Back in December we posted a story on Jessica Alba and the quote above was part of the story. Click here to read that post.

Beverly Hills, 90210 alum Tori Spelling shared a shot with just three of her kids – Stella, 6, Hattie, 3, and Finn, 2 – while her oldest, son Liam, 7, spent the night at a friend’s house.

“Liam is at a sleepover and big moment in The McDermott household… Stella, Hattie, & Finn are having a sleepover together! Finn’s 1st time in a big kid bed! Let’s see how the night goes,” she Instagrammed the cute snap.

Last weekend, the Spelling-McDermotts enjoyed a DIY Oscars party at their L.A.-based home.

In a series of photos, the mom-of-four posted some pics of her sweet kids.

The True Tori star, 41, even shared a photo with her “nephew” — The Guncles‘ baby boy Bosley!

“Me and my beautiful nephew Boz during Hattie/Finn/Simone Holiday Show. I love him so much. #FamilyIsWhatYouCreate #myfamily #forever @scoutmasterson @thebillhorn,” she wrote.

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Who’s up for some celebrity mom trivia?

Can you tell us who said the following:

“Growing up, whenever I was bullied, my mom would say, ‘You’re a beautiful girl. They’re just jealous. It never helped. I want my girls to know that beauty is being kind…beauty is helping people…beauty is humility.”

Any guesses? Leave your guess in the comment section below and make sure to check back tomorrow for the answer! Good luck!

Now that’s one happy kid!

Joey Gorga certainly has reason to be happy, and so do his classmates. Recently, Melissa Gorga snapped a picture of Joey sitting beside a ton of cupcakes with a huge smile on his face. Lucky for us, Melissa decided to share the picture on Instagram with the following caption:

“Someone is going to school very happy #hesthestaroftheweek #specialsnack @gtowncupcake.”

Yummy!

It certainly seems like Melissa has been keeping herself very busy ever since the last season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. The next season of the show is still up in the air, as Bravo tries to decide whether or not to shoot the new season now, or wait until Teresa Giudice is out of prison.