Here are some photos of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West out on Saturday for the pre-Grammy brunch hosted by Roc Nation. Kanye will perform at tonight’s Grammys (two performances, actually) and so he’s doing some of the pre-Grammy events with his wife in tow. I don’t know what to say about Kim Kardashian here. Sigh…

First of all, it’s JUST BRUNCH. There’s no need to pour yourself into this ensemble. Kim could have worn a simple dress or even (gasp!) a nice pants-and-blouse ensemble. Instead, she wore what looked like a custom two-piece that really doesn’t even fit her. She’s uncomfortable, she’s adjusting it constantly and she had to suck in her stomach the entire time. And even then, her “size 2” was still spilling out. As for Kanye… dude, look at the effort Kim put into her look. And that’s what you’re wearing?!

Something nice: Kim just got a haircut a few days ago, and by that I mean she had her extensions taken out and she got a trim. I genuinely think her hair looks really good here. She gets too weighed down by hair pieces and extensions and this shorter hair makes her look younger.

Uncomfortable question: is Kim Kardashian’s eagle necklace the Reichsadler of Nazi Germany?

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Here are some photos of Benedict Cumberbatch out in London on Friday and Saturday nights. Friday night was Harvey Weinstein’s annual pre-BAFTA dinner for all of BAFTA and Oscar-nominated people, plus assorted hangers-on (that’s the photo above). Surprisingly, it seems Benedict once again went solo to this event. Huh. The Saturday night event was a BAFTA nominee thing held at Kensington Palace, and once again, Bendy went solo. That makes THREE pre-BAFTA events without Sophie Hunter, his baby-mama fiancée? That’s interesting. Is there trouble in shotgun-marriage paradise so soon? Probably not. Sophie’s probably super-busy, you guys. She’s planning the wedding and…? Who knows? I’m guessing she’ll attend the BAFTAs with Bendy tonight.

As for the Oscars in two weeks, we’re finally getting some confirmations on the presenters! Benedict is scheduled to present, which should be interesting. Other confirmed presenters: all the acting winners from last year, including OUR QUEENS Lupita Nyong’o and Cate Blanchett. We’re also getting Marion Cotillard, Reese Witherspoon and Oprah Winfrey. I hope this list grows and grows. We need more fashion p0rn, people!

A photo of Bendy at the KP event:

I’m also including photos of Bendy out in London on Sunday, filming the Sherlock Christmas special. Still wearing Victorian garb. I have mixed feelings about this, I really do. I mean, setting this in the late 1800s is truer to Arthur Conan Doyle’s canon more than the actual show, but still, how are they even going to explain this?! Bendy can really pull off period costume though. If anything, he looks more natural in Victorian clothing than in modern clothing.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.

I updated Friday’s Brian Williams story to reflect some of the late-afternoon news about his situation at NBC News. Williams has been NBC’s golden goose for a long time – he’s popular with advertisers, he’s a company man, he supports NBC’s talent and their corporate suits. He gets paid handsomely for it too ($10 million a year). Which might be why NBC News had no idea how to proceed with the clusterwhoops that has unraveled over the past week. On Friday, NBC News’ president Deborah Turness issued a public statement saying that Williams had apologized to NBC corporate and the NBC News staffers for bringing so much heat to the news division. Turness also said that NBC would be investigating Williams, in what I’m assuming will be an in-house OMG-how-many-times-has-he-lied hush-hush investigation. It’s also being said that NBC has told Williams to cool it with any outside appearances (like being a guest on The Daily Show or The Tonight Show) until further notice.

Meanwhile, the knives are out. And it’s not just limited to NBC’s in-house investigation either. People – mostly conservative bloggers, media watchdog groups and anyone in News Corp – are pouring over every public statement Williams has ever made, in interviews, chat show appearances, etc. There are already some problems. People have been Truth-Squading the hell out of Williams’ various stories about what went down in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Williams told several different versions of what sounds like a completely fabricated story about a man committing suicide inside the Superdome. Williams also told stories of armed gangs running amok during Katrina, when those stories were just… really conflated, if not totally false.

Page Six also ran a series of stories questioning the authenticity of several other anecdotes from Williams’ TV appearances. Like, he claimed he left a dying friend’s bedside to cover the death of Princess Diana. He also claimed that as a teenage volunteer fireman, he rescued either one puppy or two puppies – the number of puppies changes every time he tells the story. #Wasthereevenonepuppy #BrianWilliamsMisremembersPuppies

And finally, as the clusterwhoops grows each passing day, Williams has finally realized (for once) that he should not be the story. He issued a statement on NBCNews.com on Saturday saying that “it has become painfully apparent to me that I am presently too much a part of the news, due to my actions.” He’s says: “I have decided to take myself off of my daily broadcast for the next several days, and Lester Holt has kindly agreed to sit in for me to allow us to adequately deal with this issue. Upon my return, I will continue my career-long effort to be worthy of the trust of those who place their trust in us.” Ooooh, Lester Holt. I LOVE LESTER HOLT. If they do fire Williams, Lester Holt should get the anchor position. I’ve always had Holt on the top of my list of Matt Lauer replacements for the Today Show, but having Holt permanently replace Williams doesn’t sound too bad.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Yesterday, while on the Pacific Coast Highway, Bruce Jenner rear-ended a mid size Lexus sedan that was either slowing to stop at a red light or had slowed down unexpectedly, reports vary. Bruce was driving a Cadillac Escalade and hauling an ATV behind it. According to law enforcement, The ATV may have contributed to the crash by making it harder for Bruce to stop in time. After Bruce hit the sedan, it was pushed out into oncoming traffic and was hit again, killing the driver, an elderly woman. Another passenger in the sedan seemed unharmed. There were other injuries sustained among the people in the vehicle, a Hummer, that hit the sedan a second time. Bruce was reportedly being chased by five paparazzi at the time, although it is unclear if that contributed to the crash, and was sober. He passed a field sobriety test and volunteered to have blood taken at a hospital. TMZ has more on this sad situation along with photos of the accident in progress. I’m quoting the NY Post here because they have a clearer timeline and direct quotes from law enforcement:

Bruce Jenner rear-ended a car Saturday, causing an accident that killed a woman motorist.
Seven other people were injured in the accident, which happened shortly after noon on the Pacific Coast Highway near its intersection with Corral Canyon Road.

Jenner’s dark blue Cadillac Escalade was towing a dune buggy in a trailer when he rear-ended a white Lexus sedan being driven by an ­elderly woman.

The Lexus spun into oncoming traffic and smashed head-on into a black Hummer. The impact of the horrifying collision killed the woman, sources said.

Officers are investigating why the Lexus stopped or slowed in front of Jenner. They said its driver may have slowed because of the traffic signal at the nearby intersection.

Five paparazzi were following Jenner’s car. Sheriff’s officers denied reports that the photographers were chasing Jenner, and said the former Olympic gold medalist had been taking no evasive action to avoid them…

Jenner, 65, did not appear injured. “He was up walking around, and he returned to his car once he realized the severity of the accident,” Picerno told The Post.

Jenner lives about two miles from the scene. Another witness said Jenner texted his son, Brody, who showed up with his girlfriend as cops questioned his father.

The Olympic gold medalist passed a field sobriety test that required him to walk a straight line and touch his nose. He also submitted a blood sample.

“He did not appear intoxicated or under the influence of anything,” said Sgt. Philip Brooks of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The survivors’ injuries ranged from slight to moderate, sources said. A rescue helicopter took one victim to a hospital.

Three children were passengers in the Hummer, including one who is a month old. They were treated at the scene for minor injuries.

Jenner’s trailor may have been a factor. “You have think all that weight from the [Jenner] SUV and the trailer — it’s going to give quite a push when it hits from the rear,” Brooks said.

“The paparazzi were following him but we have no indication he was being chased. Being a celebrity, he is used to that,” the sergeant said.

[From The NY Post]

There’s more in the Post, including some sad details I didn’t want to repeat. Our thoughts go out to the victim’s family. If more information comes out, we will update this story.

Photos courtesy of PCN and Fame/Flynet.

Johnny Depp already married Amber Heard in an intimate home ceremony last week, but that didn’t stop this weekend’s island party. Johnny invited many of his rock ‘n’ roll buddies to a second wedding celebration at his Bahamas getaway. All is well right now in Scarfland. Amber’s willing to put up with Johnny’s career slump and midlife crisis, which is fine. She has her work cut out for her, and I don’t envy her fate in the press.

Something is amiss in all the press coverage of the marriage. A Depp source keeps phoning up People to spill details. This source might be the same one who called Amber a “free spirit“ because now she’s described as a “free thinker.” What does that even mean? I don’t know. Whether or not Johnny has give his blessing to this source, a lot of shade’s being tossed in the direction of Vanessa Paradis:

“[Amber] is a free thinker,” a longtime friend of Depp’s tells People. “Her presence has changed his life.”

Depp, 51, and Heard, 28, got engaged in 2012 after heating up the screen as on-screen lovers in the Hunter S. Thompson adaptation a year earlier.

The key to their lasting romance, an entertainment source says, is that being with Heard is so different from Depp’s past relationships.

“Amber is a woman who can survive just fine without him,” the source tells People. “She is not needy. He likes that.”

[From People]

I can buy the part about how Amber “can survive just fine” without Johnny, mostly because he seems like the insecure one in this relationship. I still don’t know what she sees in him beyond the obvious (status and money) that he has to offer.

What I don’t accept is the shade being thrown towards Vanessa, who is a successful singer and actress without Johnny’s influence. I don’t think Johnny’s even the one behind this smear campaign. Scarfy can barely form a complete sentence onstage. He doesn’t have the energy to trash anyone, especially the mother of his children. People’s source is consistent and likely a member of Johnny’s entourage, but it’s not Johnny himself.

The media keeps trying to say Vanessa’s really upset about Johnny’s romances and boozy behavior, and I doubt she cares at all. Vanessa put up with Scarfmonster for over a decade, and she’s over it. There’s also the possibility that someone’s implicity trashing Wino Forever, but that’s a stretch.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet

The NAACP Image Awards, also known as “the Black Oscars” were held Friday evening in Pasadena. Selma won big in several categories, including Best Picture and Best Actor (for David Oyelowo’s performance). Black-ish was the big winner for TV Comedy, plus Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross (the two leads) took home acting awards. Taraji P. Henson took home two awards for being awesome and Viola Davis won for TV Drama actress and she didn’t even come to the show! You can see the full list of winners, plus a recap of some of the notable speeches here at E!. I have to say, in all my years of covering the fashion from the Image Awards, this was one of the best years ever. People really made an effort this year and it showed.

Two of the biggest names and biggest fashion standouts: Gabrielle Union and Kerry Washington! Gabby wore this pink Gauri & Nainika, which is so over-the-top that I went from hate to love pretty quickly. Pink was a really popular color for this event, so she was on-trend too. Kerry’s dress is Zuhair Murad. Not her best but not her worst either. I feel like she rarely wears red?

Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Burberry. I really do love her and I think she’s absolutely drop-dead gorgeous, and I like that she’s representing the UK with Burberry. But this was not my favorite. It looks like a quilt. Better luck next time, girl! Something nice: her face is flawless and her styling is on-point.

Taraji P. Henson in Georges Chakra. This isn’t my favorite, but I love her. She always looks like she’s having the best time in whatever she’s wearing. It’s a quality that elevates even blah styles.

Laverne Cox in Gustavo Cadile. I know what she was going for but I’m not feeling it. The skirt is too much, and it feels like a bustle is about to happen. Pretty color though.

Ava Duvernay wore a custom-designed gown by Ashi Studio. It’s a mullet dress! It’s kind of cool though – if you’re going to do a mullet dress, this is the way to do it.

Carmen Ejogo in Solace London. She played Coretta Scott King in Selma and let me tell you, her beauty took my breath away in that film. She was SO pretty. Seeing her in modern clothes bugs me a little, and maybe that’s my issue. I feel the same way about the women of Mad Men – they look so wonderful in those vintage styles, I kind of wonder why they don’t look for similar red carpet clothes.

Uzo Aduba in this Zac Posen was one of my favorites from the event. I usually think Posen is so overworked, like he just needs to calm down and EDIT. But this is beautiful and she looks like a princess.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.

Margot Robbie covers the March issue of Marie Claire to promote Focus, her heist movie with Will Smith. The trailer looks predictable but interesting enough. The movie originally starred Kristen Stewart as the female lead. Margot seems like a decent foil to Smith’s sarcastic persona, although the February release date doesn’t inspire confidence. Margot’s on the cusp of a promising career if she plays her cards right. I think she was more captivating in Wolf of Wall Street than Leo, and she’ll go far if she picks the right projects.

The last time we talked about Margot, she was reportedly kissing Alex Skarsgard and stuffing olives into his mouth at Sundance. Maybe they were doing early promotion for Tarzan because Margot tells Marie Claire that she will never date an actor. Nope. Never. Margot previously told Vanity fair that she’d never sell out for a paycheck, and she elaborates on her “normalness” here:

Her looks hamper her career: “I know that my look is more ‘toothpaste model’ as opposed to artsy, which sucks because I can play those roles.”

She’s “normal”: “I have a normal 24-year-old life. If I were a waitress, I’d probably have the exact same lifestyle. I’d go to the same clubs I go to already, live in the same house with the same housemates, hang out with the same people.”

Her love life: “I made a conscious decision not to date actors, but not because I hate actors. That’s a nasty generalization to make, and that’s not the case … People take such an interest in your love life when you have a profile that it puts a lot of stress on a relationship. So two people with profiles, I figure it’s just double the amount of scrutiny, and I’d like to avoid that.”

Her weird food habits: “When I eat, I have to chop up everything on the plate and stir it all together. It devastates my mom. Everyone at the table is like, ‘That looks like cat vomit.’ And I stir my Coke with a spoon until it’s flat.”

[From Marie Claire]

Those aren’t the weirdest food habits I’ve heard of, but who likes flat Coke besides Margot? Carbonation is the most satisfying part of any soft drink.

Margot’s stance on her appearance is revealing. She’s skating up against the “I’m too beautiful for good roles” vibe, but unlike Jessica Biel, Margot has the talent to back up her claims. Thoughts? Margot does seem grounded, but she’s still new to Hollywood. We don’t see her falling out of clubs (even if she did get messy with Skarsgard at Sundance). I wonder if she’s still with Tom Ackerly, who’s often the second or third assistant director on various films (including the upcoming Fassbender edition of Macbeth).

Here’s a photo of Margot wearing a Joseph Altuzarra sheath dress. The thigh slit makes it resemble a ripped gingham tablecloth, but Margot works it.

Photos courtesy of Marie Claire & WENN

Rosie O’Donnell hit the gossip world on Friday with one “duh” piece of news and one genuinely shocking piece of news. The not-so-shocking news: Rosie is once again leaving The View, after only being back six months or so. She’s not even going to finish one full season, which is no surprise. It’s not like I even watch The View, but I’m always seeing headlines about Rosie fighting with various co-hosts or guests and on the whole, The View seems like a pit of vipers. As for the shocking piece of news, Rosie’s three-year marriage to Michelle Rounds is over.

Rosie O’Donnell and her wife, Michelle Rounds, have split, and O’Donnell will leave “The View” next week to concentrate on her family’s well-being, Page Six can exclusively reveal. Sources close to O’Donnell told us that she and Rounds, her wife of three years, have been living apart for months, and that O’Donnell feels she must leave the ABC daytime show to focus on her five kids.

Rosie’s rep, Cindi Berger, confirmed the marital split, as well O’Donnell’s departure from “The View,” in a statement Friday night: “I can confirm that Rosie and her wife Michelle split in November. Rosie has teens and an infant at home that need her attention. This has been a very stressful situation. She is putting her personal health and family first. ABC has been wonderfully understanding and supportive of her personal decision to leave ‘The View.’ Next week will be her last.”

O’Donnell, 52, married her second wife Rounds in private in June 2012. In 2013, they adopted a baby girl, Dakota. She has four other older kids. Last fall, O’Donnell returned to “The View after her first tumultuous exit from show back in 2007. Rumors of her latest departure began just months later due to reported friction behind-the-scenes. But sources said the decision to leave was “very personal” and because of the breakup.

ABC said in a statement confirming her departure: “Rosie is an immensely talented star who comes in each and every morning brimming with ideas, excitement and passion for the show. When she told us she wanted to exit ‘The View,’ we respected and understood her desire to put her well-being and her family first. We’re delighted she’s still part of the ABC family with upcoming guest appearances on ‘The Fosters,’ and we know she’ll return to ‘The View’ often with her unique point of view and updates on her work and her family.”

[From Page Six]

I wonder if Rosie will face some contractual penalties for leaving before the season is done? And while Page Six’s sources insist that Rosie is leaving for personal reasons (reasons involving her failed marriage, no doubt), The Daily Mail’s sources say that Rosie has been constantly fighting with staff and producers. Apparently, everyone working at The View blames Rosie for the failing ratings and ABC is totally on board with kicking Rosie to the curb and starting fresh, and they’re also fine with Rosie using her relationship troubles as an excuse. Seems legit to me.

PS… These are pics of Rosie with her now-estranged wife Michelle. Does Michelle give anyone else Jane Seymour-Helen Hunt vibes?

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Expectant mama Tamera Mowry-Housley wowed in a white Adam Lipppes dress paired with Louboutin nude heels at the Essence 6th Annual Black Women In Music event in Hollywood, Calif. on Thursday (February 5).

“This momma is ready for a night out with the girls! #Essencewomanofmusic,” the radiant mom-to-be, 36, Instagrammed a pre-pink carpet image.

The Sister, Sister alum is expecting her second child – a girl – with husband Adam Housley. The couple are already parents to 2-year-old son Aden.

“He actually looks at my belly and says, ‘Baby, baby,’” The Real co-host, 36, told PEOPLE of her growing tot. “I said, ‘We’re having a girl — you’re going to have a sister,’ and he lifted up his hands and went, ‘Woohoo!’”

And it sounds like Tamera can’t wait to welcome a mini fashionista.

“I’ve always wanted to know what Adam and my child would look like; We had a boy and now we have a girl,” she said. “I love fashion and makeup, and now I get to have a little fun.”

The actress goes on to talk about mom-to-be moods.

“You could just be really, really, really excited and then all of the sudden this switch will flip and you can start acting really crazy, and it can become really challenging,” she said.

She added: “I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. I love it. I love my son, I love my family, I’m grateful. I have lots of energy and I’m just enjoying it.”

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A-list couple Fergie and Josh Duhamel stepped out with their son Axl, 17 months, in Los Angeles, Calif. on Friday (February 6). The family-of-three kept it casual in sweats, jeans and shades on their afternoon outing.

Last month, we spotted the Black Eyed Peas frontwoman, 39, and her tot wearing a matching bandana-scarf ensemble.

And on Tuesday, the Safe Haven star, 42, and his boy were seen lunching in L.A.

Duhamel is set to hit the small screen as Special Agent Milton Chamberlain in CBS’s new series, Battle Creek, premiering March 1.

Meanwhile, Fergie is working on her second studio album, tentatively scheduled for a 2015 release. The first single off of that collection, L.A. LOVE (La La), was released back in September 2014.

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