Jezebel: Isis

Emmanuelle Alt May Be Carine Roitfeld's Successor At French Vogue

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:39:00 EST

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Stylist Emmanuelle Alt, Carine Roitfeld's longtime right-hand-lady, is said to be leading the field of candidates to take over as editor-in-chief, while editor/novelist Virginie Mouzat may still be under consideration. (We previously looked at both candidates in more depth.) [WWD]

Tyra: Isis Faces Off With "Strong Christian" Clark

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:20:00 EST

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Yesterday, Isis, the transgendered contestant from America's Next Top Model Cycle 11 was on Tyra to discuss her experiences with gender identity disorder. As we mentioned before, Tyra surprised Isis with the opportunity to receive a free gender reassignment surgery. But before they got to that heartwarming moment, Clark, a contestant from Isis's ANTM cycle, sat down to discuss why she doesn't "agree" with Isis's "choice" of being transgender. (Spoiler alert: It has to do with her being "a southern Baptist, strong Christian.") To Isis's credit, she handled Clark's bigotry with grace. Later, Tyra called Clark out on the lesbian French kiss she had with Elina and asked her if her church would "agree" with that. Score one for TyTy! Clip above, and after the jump, check out how hot Isis's mother is. More »

Amy Winehouse Gives Back Gowns With Sick Surprise

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:00:00 EDT

What kind of fuckery is this? Amy Winehouse borrowed some designer dresses. When she returned them, they were splattered with vomit. [Mirror]
Some of the puke-stained dresses had developed furry mold on them. [Hey, I'm eating breakfast, lady! - Ed.] [CelebNewsWire]
Meanwhile, Amy is trying to launch the singing career of her goddaughter, Dionne. [Mirror]
Except at Dionne's gig, Amy was a total fucking mess. [Daily Mail]
More "turmoil" for Brad and Angelina as Billy Bob Thornton says of Angie, "We're still close." Eh. [Daily Mail]

Can ANTM's Isis Do For Transgender Americans What Will & Jack Did For Gay Men?

Megan Carpentier — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDT

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Joshua Alston asks in Newsweek if the inclusion of Isis in this cycle of America's Next Top Model will promote more acceptance and understanding of transgender people. I share Alston's hope that it can — although I wouldn't point to a little on-camera, male-titillating faux-lesbian action as an example that panic over transgender people is diminishing. As Mediaweek reports today, reality TV is filled more and more often with contestants for whom sexuality and/or gender is neither an issue nor a plot point, which is a great step forward. But I sadly doubt that Isis' appearance on ANTM (or Laverne on I Want To Work For Diddy) will usher in a new age of transgender acceptance — certainly if Fox News and its anti-transgender biases are anything to go by.. More »