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Did you see the new ad for Beyoncé's Deréon Girls Collection? Little girls, for lack of a better phrase, "tarted up" in adult-ish cropped and embellished jean jackets, purses, lip gloss and blush. Oh, yeah, and that one kid is wearing heels. They appear to be adult sized heels that she is just trying on, as kids do, but... Sigh. According to a report (issued last year) by the American Psychological Association, sexualized images of girls and young women in advertising, merchandising, and media is harmful to girls' self-image and healthy development. You're thinking: Duh. And yet. It exists. And persists. Eileen L. Zurbriggen, PhD, chair of the APA Task Force says, "The consequences of the sexualization of girls in media today are very real... We have ample evidence to conclude that sexualization has negative effects in a variety of domains, including cognitive functioning, physical and mental health, and healthy sexual development." Eh, people are just making a big deal out of a photo. Right? Consider this: More »
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All jokes aside: Some of us literally thought this page in the new issue of Allure was an ad for Trantasia, the documentary about the World's Most Beautiful Transsexual Pageant. (Tyra had some of the girls on her show!) But no. This, friends, is Beyoncé Knowles, shilling for her own fashion label, Dereon. Of course, it doesn't actually say that it's Beyoncé, you're just supposed to know. Still, something's off. And it might not be the PhotoShop. It could be the lighting, the styling, the photography, the expression. Any ideas? (Click picture to enlarge.) More »
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• Authorities have beef with Shia: A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Mr. LaBeouf — he got a ticket in February for unlawful smoking and never showed up in court. Whoops! [TMZ]

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• Britney Spears backed out of recording a duet with Justin Timberlake at the last minute. Says an insider, "She's sick... sick in the head. She needs help. What she's got - and we've heard it's like bipolar disorder - can easily be treated with medication, but she won't do it." If all this is an elaborate plot to promote her appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards, it's working. We're not going to miss that shit. [Page Six]

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• More info on Ellen Barkin's lawsuit against her ex-husband, billionaire Ron Perelman. Apparently her partner in the film production company Perelman was supposed to be financing is Barkin's brother, George, a former editor of marijuana-obsessed magazine High Times. $3.4 million buys a lot of weed, yo. [PageSIx]

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Thanks to Tyra Banks, Mary J. Blige, Halle Berry and Beyoncé, lace-front wigs are all the rage. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, RuPaul is also to blame. (Yeah, sure.) Lace-front wigs are popular because they give the illusion that the hair is growing from the scalp. Although, to be honest, when it comes to Tyra and Gwen Stefani [And John Travolta! -Ed.], we can almost always see the netting on their foreheads. Anyway, the wig is adhered around the hairline, meaning the wearer can part her hair, put it in a ponytail or even go swimming. The cost? Anywhere from $300 to $25,000 — and maybe a little flesh and blood! Because sometimes when the wigs come off, some skin comes with them! More »
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