Star Magazine has a new interview with Marie Osmond, 55, in which she’s promoting her new tour, An Intimate Evening with Marie Osmond and Friends. She’s been performing in Vegas at The Flamingo with her brother, Donnie, for seven years to date and they recently cut back their performances. Star asks Marie about her career, her family, her on-again relationship with her husband, and her diet and fitness routine. My favorite quotes, the ones referenced in the title, are about how she stays so “young looking.” The obvious answer is regular visits to her dermatologist for injections. I mean I like Marie and she seems like a sweet person (she’s also gone through so much in her life), but this is the obvious answer. Instead, she talks at length about loving herself and drinking water.

How do you stay so young-looking?
Genetics obviously plays a part, but I truly believe that attitude is No. 1. You can do everything to look good on the outside, but if you’re not happy on the inside, it shows. I’m also a huge advocate of water; I drink 10 large glasses a day. I have no problem with aging. But what’s sad is people who want to be 30 when they’re 50. I have four beautiful daughters, and I want them to be healthy in their thought patterns and love themselves.

[From Star Magazine, print edition, March 9, 2015]

This is how Marie looked (above) in 2006, so while genetics and water are her go-to excuses it’s more down to whatever she’s getting done. No shade for that specifically, it’s her choice, but she shouldn’t just completely ignore it. If Marie said “I have had some work done, but…” or “I have had Botox in the past,” it would have been a decent hedge and then she could freely talk about her personal philosophy on loving herself. Instead, she sounds out of touch, and she’s calling it “sad” that people “want to be 30 when they’re 50.” What is she referring to exactly? That sounds like a plastic surgery reference.

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Dear Gossips,

Oh My God. This dress.

Is BLUE and BLACK.

It actually IS blue and black. Not white and gold, even though Jacek said it was white and gold when I made him look at it last night. Which I DON’T UNDERSTAND. Because, like I said, it IS blue and black!

The people who…      

What colors do you see when you look at this ^^ dress? That simple question has led to some scorched-earth arguments, even in celebrity circles. In this photo, I see white (or off-white) and gold. CB says she thinks it’s pale blue and gold. But some people think it’s blue and black. Really? In any case, the debate has gone way beyond viral and celebrities are debating it on Twitter. Here are some random celeb tweets:

“@bjnovak: white and gold”. ARE YOU INSANE

— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) February 27, 2015

If that’s not White and Gold the universe is falling apart. Seriously what is happening????

— Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) February 27, 2015

I don’t understand this odd dress debate and I feel like it’s a trick somehow.
I’m confused and scared.
PS it’s OBVIOUSLY BLUE AND BLACK

— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) February 27, 2015

What color is that dress? I see white & gold. Kanye sees black & blue, who is color blind?

— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) February 27, 2015

THE DRESS IS WHITE AND GOLD and the fact that I don’t see any black in it is making me NUTS

— Kat Dennings (@OfficialKat) February 27, 2015

It’s obviously #whiteandgold

— Marie Claire (@marieclaire) February 27, 2015

So what was this? Just a simple Tumblr question that was innocently posed and happened to go viral? Or was this some kind of complicated social experiment? I have no idea. All I know is that I like Anna Kendrick more for saying it’s white and gold. And I don’t know how to feel about Mindy Kaling’s freak out about it being black and blue.

Reddit also had a debate about why people were seeing such wildly different colors, and the discussion was surprisingly substantive. It’s about how our brain processes colors and poorly-lit photos, maybe.

Also: WTF is this?

Thank you all for taking part in my ‘white and gold’ ‘black and blue’ dress experiment. Read on for info. Thanks. pic.twitter.com/44Jb00FAno

— BradTheLadLong (@BradTheLadLong) February 27, 2015

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Togetherness star Amanda Peet thrust herself into the world of public controversy when she addressed the hot topic of childhood vaccinations and called parents who do not immunize their children “parasites.”

“I’m just a concerned mom, and now that I have a newborn who’s too young to be vaccinated, it really hit home for me,” the actress, who welcomed son Henry in December, told Access Hollywood of the ongoing controversy surrounding vaccinations.

“I think we’ve just kind of lost our sense of neighborliness,” she continued. “Even if it’s not your child, your neighbor could have an infant at home or somebody whose immunity is compromised. Shouldn’t we all be in this together?”

As for the recent outbreak of measles, many parents feel it is a direct result of those not willing to vaccinate their children.

“It’s really scary,” said Peet, who is also mom to daughters Frankie, 8, and Molly 4. “What’s it going to take before we all get in this together? Are we going to see infant mortality rates? Because that would be infuriating and so tragic.”

A proud member of the pro-vaccination organization Every Child By Two, the actress says she’s seen the strong opposition to vaccinations.

“I got tons of hate mail because I started working for Every Child By Two a couple years ago at the height of the vaccine controversy,” she shared. “It’s hard to communicate science.”

David O. Russell has a reputation for being a real piece of work. His history of mistreating actors and crew is disturbing. One only needs to watch this video (NSFW language) of him cursing out Lily Tomlin to see evidence of his unprofessaional ways. The video shows him throwing objects as a crew member cowered in the corner! That’s not the only incident. A RadioTimes article talks about how Russell and George Clooney clashed during the production of Three Kings. Clooney reportedly told Russell, “You can’t shove, push or humiliate people.” And Russell once put Christopher Nolan in a headlock (over Jude Law’s availability) and tore off his clothes on set. He claimed to be getting his kit off in the name of Tibetan Buddhism and to “break the boundaries” with cast members.

Russell appeared to have mellowed during his last few productions. He’s still territorial with his actors and threw a fit over Jennifer Lawrence’s availability, calling her Hunger Games schedule “12 years of slavery.” JLaw previously worked with him on Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle. They’re currently filming the Miracle Mop biopic in Boston, and David lost it again. He threw Harvey Weinstein off the set and started a screaming match with JLaw:

Famed director David O. Russell went on a tear against Jennifer Lawrence and Harvey Weinstein during the filming of the movie Joy … this according to an eyewitness on the set.

We’re told there was a loud argument Tuesday on the Boston set between David and Jennifer, and it started over a scene. The eyewitness says David started screaming at her … it was was ear-piercing and laced with profanities.

A rep for the movie’s studio — Fox 2000 — tells us yes, there was screaming, but it was all method acting. David was just getting J. Law amped-up for a scene in which she screams at someone.

But it doesn’t end there. We’re also told Miramax honcho Harvey Weinstein showed up on the set Wednesday to say hi to Jennifer, but David ordered him to leave. Harvey got as far as the makeup trailer before getting booted.

The studio rep says Harvey was told Tuesday things were moving at warp speed and his visit would be a distraction, but he showed up anyway … unannounced.

And the eyewitness tells us a major exec for Fox was reamed out by David because she was trying to defend the line producer who David wants to fire. The eyewitness says it got so bad the exec started crying. The studio rep says that’s ridiculous … there was a “heated” argument over the line producer, but she didn’t cry.

[from TMZ]

The studio rep is covering tush with the denial, and of course Russell tossed out a lame excuse. Method acting must be the new Tibetan Buddism. Russell hasn’t changed at all, and I believe this story because the video with Lily Tomlin was completely frightening. This guy is unhinged, and he’s gotten away with it because he directs artsy fartsy movies that the Academy loves. Someone needs to kick him off set and into anger management therapy.

I’m including several ads for JLaw’s latest Miss Dior campaign. These look a lot less awkward than her first plasticky campaign.

Photos courtesy of Dior, Fame/Flynet & WENN

How long have Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes been together? It’s going on six years, isn’t it? Looking it up… yes, we’re at the six-year anniversary of the beginning of their affair. They famously began their affair while filming a Lifetime movie, and paparazzi got photos and video of them making out (Us Weekly published the pics in March 2009). I’ve always believed that Eddie continued to sleep with LeAnn after they were discovered and while he was allegedly working on his marriage to Brandi, although I think that was mostly due to the fact that LeAnn was pretty much stalking him and trying to get him to pay attention to her. Anyway, why bring this up? They’re close enough to their “seven year itch.” At least according to Star Magazine’s sources. The sources claim that Eddie just isn’t interested in spending any alone time with LeAnn anymore. Huh.

The seven-year itch came three years early for Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes.

“They’re in a rut and she’s freaking out,” tattles a friend. LeAnn, who wed Eddie nearly four years ago, was spotted in Victoria’s Secret loading up on $1000 worth of sexy lingerie and candles to help light a fire under her not-so-amorous hubby. But it seems her passion pleas fell on deaf ears.

“It’s like Eddie doesn’t want to be alone with her for any extended amount of time. It’s a shock to her ego… she doesn’t want Eddie’s eye to wander, so she’s doing anything she can to keep him happy in the bedroom.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition]

Some of you said that LeAnn and Eddie didn’t even spend Valentine’s Day alone, that they had to be surrounded by friends. LeAnn’s girlfriends – who incidentally all look like Eddie’s type – are usually around on all of their vacations. So, is the magic gone? Probably. I think Eddie gets “bored” very easily, and he likes to have a “variety” at hand at all times. Does this mean that he’s going to leave LeAnn? Probably not. He wants to stay married to her AND have his variety, you know? And he doesn’t want to spend any time with LeAnn, ever.

Which is why LeAnn keeps getting “sick.” LeAnn posted this photo of her 29th (!!!) dental surgery this week:

Ms Piggy Goes To The Dentist #twins #29thsurgery almost done #thankgod

A photo posted by LeAnn Rimes Cibrian (@leannrimes) on Feb 25, 2015 at 12:52pm PST

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I have to admit, I saw the video of John Travolta kissing Scarlett Johansson’s cheek on the Oscars red carpet after I wrote up the earlier post this week. In still photos, the kiss looked awkward and creepy, but in the video, you can see that ScarJo is legitimately surprised – she didn’t realize who had come up behind her – but once she realized that it was Travolta, she looked super-pleased. Here’s the video:

They did work together, years ago, and now Scarlett is speaking about whether she thinks Travolta is a creeper. Hint: she does not think he’s a creeper.

Scarlett Johansson is sticking up for John Travolta. Although the actress appeared unhappy about getting a kiss from Travolta on the Oscars red carpet, she hadn’t “seen John in some years and it is always a pleasure to be greeted by him,” she told the Associated Press on Thursday.

“The image that is circulating is an unfortunate still-frame from a live-action encounter that was very sweet and totally welcome,” Johansson said. “That still photo does not reflect what preceded and followed if you see the moment live.”

Johansson, 30, also called him “a class act” and said “there is nothing strange, creepy or inappropriate about John Travolta.”

[From People]

“There is nothing strange, creepy or inappropriate about John Travolta.” TOO FAR, SCARJO. I mean, she can defend him personally, she can say that she loved his red-carpet kiss, but to paint Travolta’s experiences across the board as NOT strange, creepy and inappropriate? About two dozen masseurs would beg to differ. As would many late-night gym-goers in Florida. But I digress. I’ll take it as face value that ScarJo and Travolta are fine and that she adores him. I also think it’s funny that she basically went to the Associate Press just to defend Travolta.

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Here are some photos of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West out and about in London last night. They were pretty busy on their last night in London – they went out to eat, they stopped by a studio, and they met up with friends. As for Kim’s pink leather/vinyl ensemble… eh. I actually don’t think she looks terrible. The dress is too tight, obviously, and she looks like a tightly rolled-up piece of ham. But, IMO, it’s not flat-out awful. Even the butt shots were somewhat flattering. Meanwhile, there are about a million pieces of Kardashian-West news, so let’s do a list!

*You know how the Kardashian family scored a $100 million deal with E! for four more years of reality shows and red carpet hosting? Well, according to Page Six, Kris Jenner got so much money for her family by threatening to walk. An insider says: “This has been in the works for almost a year. Kris is a fierce negotiator .?.?. She was playing major hardball and threatening to leave.” And E! decided that they needed the Kardashians.

*Liam Gallagher tweeted his disapproval of Kanye’s BRIT Awards performance, writing: “Kanye West. Utter S–t. LG x…@kanyewest …And you’re a million miles away from College Dropout. That’s artistry. LG x”. Liam had previously been complimentary towards Kanye’s work, praising Yeezus to the hilt.

*YEEZUS WEPT! Kanye did an interview with the BBC and he spoke about his recently deceased mentor Louise Wilson and he ended up weeping openly about her words of wisdom and her passing. Here’s the video – skip ahead to about 25:30 to see the crying.

*Kanye’s getting more active on Twitter (again!), which is good news for all of us, #NoDisrespectToBenAffleck. Yesterday, Yeezy was making amends all over the place, tweeting this:

I would like to publicly apologize to Beck, I’m sorry Beck.

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 26, 2015

I also want to publicly apologize to Bruno Mars, I used to hate on him but I really respect what he does as an artist.

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 26, 2015

Damn, bro! What do you have against Bruno Mars?!

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.

Do you remember when Willow and Jaden Smith gave that bizarre interview to The NY Times last fall? Willow said that time didn’t exist, Jaden said that he could control time, and he also claimed that school was useless. He said he only went to school for a year because “you never learn anything in school,” particularly driver’s ed, “because if everybody I know has been in an accident, I can’t see how driver’s ed is really helping them out.” It was bizarre, specious reasoning, but that pretty much characterizes the Smith kids, who were raised with Scientology teaching methods. (Although I doubt that they’re even being taught anything at this point, given that Will and Jada a href=”http://www.celebitchy.com/294464/will_smith_on_not_disciplining_his_kids_as_young_as_possible_give_them_as_much_control_as_possible/”>believe in letting them do whatever they want.)

During the Sony hack, we saw an email that executive Tom Rothman (head of TriStar) sent to Amy Pascal in which he pointed to the interview and mentioned that the kids were home schooled. He wrote “1. Read this 2. they r home schooled: don’t let this family date your movies!!!“” It was probably a quick message written on a phone and it was true, the Smith kids are home schooled, if they even are schooled at this point. Plus that was well after Will and Jaden’s horrible bomb of a Scientology propaganda film, After Earth, had come out in early 2013. That was an expensive mistake for Sony. (After Earth was distributed by Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony.)

On the red carpet for his new heist film, Focus, Will laughed off a mention of that email and said it was meant to be private anyway. Plus he said he has worked with Rothman in the past and implied that that’s not going to change.

“Everybody disses my kids,” Smith said Tuesday with an outsized chuckle. “To me, that’s just part of the business. And somebody’s email is private, you know? So I would never hold anybody responsible for something they said in a private email. I shouldn’t even know about it…”

“I worked with Tom [when he was head of Fox Filmed Entertainment.] ,” the star said outside Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre. “We did ‘Independence Day’ together. We did ‘I, Robot.’ I’ve worked with Tom a lot.”

[From Variety]

Say what you will about Will Smith, he’s a professional and he knows how to handle his business. Maybe he should question why everyone is “dissing” his kids, though. It’s not just because they’re in the business, it’s because they say ridiculous things that make no sense.

Also while on the red carpet, Will said that he has problems balancing work and down time with Jada. US Magazine frames this like Will said this was the cause of all his issues with Jada. (Remember late 2011 and early 2012 when there were so many split rumors? Jada may have said that they have an open marriage, but she tried to clarify that later.) The fact is that Will was asked how he balances work and personal time and he said it was a struggle, he didn’t call it the cause of all his relationship issues at all. Here’s a segment of US’s article on that:

The actor, 46, was asked how he divvies up his time between work and his own personal life. “Now that’s really interesting. Jada and I have struggled with that a little bit.. The problem is one person is in work mode while the other person is in chill mode. Then it’s like you’re both trying to come up.”

“It is really something that will happen in time. And you’ll realize that you’re either really committed to having a relationship, or you’re really committed to coming up. At some point one or the other is going to have to suffer.”

[From US Magazine]

Whatever is going on with Will and Jada, they seem to be doing better now, at least that’s what all the PDA at the premiere would suggest. Oh and it’s strange that Will didn’t mention his kids when he was asked about his personal life. Maybe the question was framed as just about his relationship, though. Plus it’s a throwaway question on a red carpet, I shouldn’t read too much into it.

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Here are some photos of Prince William’s first day of his six-day tour of Japan and China. He arrived in Japan on Thursday. Apparently, he got a decent reception from the Japanese people, but I bet the reception would have been crazy if Kate had come with him. That’s not necessarily a slam on William – I just think most people are more excited to see the princesses and duchesses as opposed to the princes and dukes. You can read more about William’s first day in Japan here, at People Magazine.

This tour his first “work” of 2015. He’s had “off” for several months because he was studying for his pilot’s exams, which he needed to pass before he could fly with the East Anglia Air Ambulance. Last week, the Daily Mail reported that William’s start-date was being pushed back, perhaps to accommodate this Japan & China tour, perhaps to accommodate the new baby, or perhaps because William was having issues passing his exams. But! That report might have been false. Maybe. The official word from Kensington Palace is that William passed all of his exams before leaving on this tour:

Prince William will soon be back in the pilot seat to continue his dream of saving lives. The 32-year-old prince has passed all his exams needed to start work as an air ambulance pilot, his office has revealed. The former Royal Air Force search-and-rescue pilot passed the remainder of his tests shortly before leaving for a short tour of Japan and China late Wednesday.

He took “a total of 14 written exams on a range of aviation topics, including the Principles of Flight, Navigation, Flight Planning and Air Law,” says a statement released by Kensington Palace on Thursday.

The statement added that following his week-long tour to Japan and China, which began Thursday, he will start working for the East Anglian Air Ambulance. Formally employed by Bond Air Services, which provides the crews for the charity, the prince will initially have to complete another period of mandatory training, involving aircraft training, in-flight skills testing and further written exams.

William, who will largely be based with his young family at their country home Anmer Hall in Norfolk as he works around Norwich and Cambridge, expects to start “operational shifts” in early summer. Meanwhile, his wife Kate, 33, was quietly working behind the scenes at Kensington Palace on Wednesday. She met with Sandy Nairne, the outgoing head of the National Portrait Gallery, one of her key patronages.

[From People]

Well, if it comes from KP, then it must be true, eh? I would trust this more if it came from the East Anglia Air Ambulance, but I guess they know what they’re doing. And no one would have proclaimed that William passed his exams if he did poorly on them. Right? So, now that he’s passed his exams, I expect he will begin a full-time work schedule in a week. Oh, wait – did you notice this? He “expects to start ‘operational shifts’ in early summer…” So for the next four months, he’ll really have to train and won’t be able to fluff about? My fear is that this is going to be just like his RAF gig – this kind of training is really expensive and it’s a significant investment you’re putting into these pilots, and William is just going to end up doing it for a year or so until he gets bored. It just seems like such a waste of time, effort and money.

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