Jezebel: angel

Daul Kim Died By Hanging; Valentino Doc On Oscar List

Jenna — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST

Daul Kim's boyfriend was the first to find the body of the 20-year-old Korean model, artist, and writer, who died by asphyxiation. Police believe Kim's death was a suicide. Her agency has confirmed that her mother is en route to Paris. [AP]

Don't want to wait until December 1 to watch the whole Victoria's Secret show? USAToday has video highlights, including Marisa Miller anxiously awaiting post-show cupcakes backstage, and Miranda Kerr doing a little dance on the runway to the Black Eyed Peas. [USAToday]
Women's Wear Daily says it was "pandemonium" outside. [WWD]
Eva Mendes has signed on to do more ads for Calvin Klein. When was the last time she was in a movie, anyway? [Elle UK]
Valentino: The Last Emperor has been short-listed for the Academy Award for Best Documentary. [SB]
Karl Lagerfeld, on Lily Allen: "I love Lily's humor, her cheekiness, her talent, her little upturned nose, and her perfect décolletage." [Elle]
Rumor has it that Ungaro's two top executives, Asim Abdullah and Mounir Moufarrige (who once said of bringing Lindsay Lohan aboard, "It might work") are fighting over whether the actress should be fired or not. Her first collection for the brand was poorly received by buyers, the press, and the peanut gallery of the Internet; even Emanuel Ungaro himself called it a "disaster." [Elle UK]
Claudia, Eva, and Helena share the new cover of i-D, like it's 1992 or something. [FWD]
Shanna Moakler just launched a cosmetics collection. Called Smoak. [People]
Moncler and Pharrell Williams are doing a line of clothing. It'll incorporate fabrics from Bionic, the eco-fabric company Williams invested in earlier. [WWD]
Yves Saint Laurent's pots and pans sold for 15,000 Euros (just over $22,000) at the ongoing auction of the designer's household effects. [AFP]
Sarah Ferguson will not be doing an apparel line with QVC. Pity. [WWD]
Hand model Christina Ambers fell in love with Angel Rotger, one of the doormen at her Upper East Side building. Their romance and subsequent marriage cost Rotger his job, and led to them both being treated as pariahs by the other building staff, the two now allege in a $10 million lawsuit. Allegedly, the superintendent's wife got drunk and hit Rotger in the groin hard enough to cause a contusion. [NYDN]
Here's an odd choice of knight in shining armor: supermarket magnate and modelizer Ron Burkle. Burkle has, through his company, invested millions of dollars in buying some of Barneys New York's debt from Citibank, for a reported 60 cents on the dollar. Barneys took on around $500 million in debt in 2007, when it was sold to current owners Istithmar. [WSJ]
100 new stores by March 31 is quite a clip, but Tommy Hilfiger thinks it can do it. [WWD]
Gap's profits rose 25%, to $307 million, for the quarter ended October 31. It made $246 million during the same period last year. [WSJ]

Kanye Wasn't In Threesome With Madge; Jennifer Wears A $10K Wig

Margaret — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:30:00 EDT

Kanye West's girlfriend, Amber Rose, posted a picture of Madonna pinching her butt on her Twitter, prompting rumors that the three of them had a tryst. Kanye claims it never happened.

He wrote on his blog, "Yo nothing happened between Amber, Madonna and I. We just took a picture at a party. No big deal, just clearing the air on that one." [The Daily Express]
Jennifer Aniston wanted to look very different in her movie Management so audiences wouldn't be distracted by her signature blonde hair. But, she didn't want to cut or dye her hair. The solution? A $10,000 custom wig. [People]
The producer of Lindsay Lohan's new movie The Other Side says he's sure she's going to behave. "She said, 'I'm going to turn down a lot of other work right now. I really want to get serious.' She said, 'I'm committed. I'm not going to be late. I'm really, really excited about doing this and working with these other actors,' " said producer Kent Harper, "So we're excited." [People]
Ryan O'Neal says he plans to watch Farrah's Story tonight on NBC with Farrah Fawcett at her home. "She's heavily medicated," saod O'Neal, "We're going to take some of these medications down so she's lucid and sharp to watch herself. I think she'll take great pride in this." L.A. Times]
Doug Reinhardt's neighbors called the cops last night because they heard him having a huge argument with his girlfriend, Paris Hilton. [TMZ]
Paris Hilton says she was just upset because someone prank called her and said they had run over her dog Tinkerbell. "We couldn't find the keys to the house," Hilton says. "While Doug was looking for the keys, I was screaming on the phone. I'm on the phone crying calling my mom. Obviously I'm going to be crying; she's like my daughter." [E!]
A Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows crew member says most of the cast "are a dream to work with," However, Emma Watson, "is even more moody than usual. ... She's always complaining, showing up late and has upset both cast and crew members with her rudeness. ... She's really become a big diva. ... Everyone's sick of it." [Chicago Sun-Times]
On May 26 T.I. will go to Arkansas to seve his year-and-a-day long sentence for federal weapons charges. [AP]
Paul McCartney wants Barack Obama to support OneVoice, a grassroots organization made up of Israelis and Palestinians who are working for a two state solution in Israel. [The Star]
Here's the security video of Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament getting attacked by man wielding a knife outside his studio. [TMZ]
Shanna Moakler talked more about why she resigned her position with Miss California USA today, saying that she feels Carrie Prejean has aligned herself with "hate groups." She says, "At the end of the day, I really — I had to follow my heart. I didn't feel, you know, that at the press conference [with Trump], that Carrie at that time was really taking any responsibility. And for me, it was just very difficult to stand behind." [CBS News]
Dean McDermott and Tori Spelling started seeing each other while they were both married to other people. His ex, Jo Eustace, says in her new book Divorce Sucks, that she confronted Spelling and asked her not to break up her marriage, She writes: "I told her I thought (her) behaviour thus far had been the height of insensitivity and rudeness. I tried to explain that we were a real family, with a new baby and a substantial history, and there were serious consequences to all of this... The toughest moment was when my husband kept calling her to see how the meeting was going. She told him it was 'going great' and joked that we were quickly becoming 'soul mates.' I left the room on that one." [The Daily Express]
A few years ago Adrian Brody wanted to take a break from movie making so he bought a motorcycle and rode around India. "I almost rear-ended a cow with my face. It was so scary, but I was laughing as I was about to crash, because I thought, ‘What a way to be remembered.'" He returned to Hollywood soon after. [New York Magazine]
"I don't know if I'll ever get married. I don't say never, but I just might not. I'm 44, but I think you can have what you want no matter how old you are!" - Kristen Davis. [The Daily Express]
When asked about kissing Jim Carrey in his new film I Love You, Phillip Morris, Ewan McGregor joked, "Full oral penetration with Jim, yeah ... Jim's a very sensitive but firm lover, you know? And I think that's what makes him such a great actor and such a great man." [Moviefone]
Ewan McGregor will work with Young Adam director David Mackenzie again for the romantic drama The Last Word, which is decribed as a love story set in a city where people are slowly losing their sensory perception. [The Hollywood Reporter]
The trailer for the direct-to-DVD film Mega-Shark vs. Giant Octopus starring Deborah Gibson has become a viral hit. We don't want to spoil it, but it features a shark jumping out of the water and attacking a plane in mid-air. [People]
Not only are Pink and Carey Hart together again, but, "Everything's perfect!" she says, adding, "He couldn't live without me!" Hart said, "She drove me so crazy that I missed her." [E!]
Josh Lucas, who is reportedly dating Rachel McAdams, said he likes to get to know his dates face-to-face. "If you don't end up sitting down and really having face time, and saying 'Hi, who are you, what are you about,' smelling their breath and seeing how they taste, it makes a huge difference," he said. [People]
Last year Tiffani Theissen and huband Brady Smith told People they were trying for a baby, so the mag demanded to know when this baby is coming. Theissen said, "We're definitely talking about [kids]. We're just trying to figure out the whole work schedule now." [People]
Dolly Parton has partnered with the United Way of America, setting a goal to provide free books monthly to 1 million children by 2014. [Yahoo]
Laurence Fishburne received an honorary doctorate from Howard University last weekend. He said, "I became a doctor. I received an honorary doctorate from Howard University last weekend in the humanities for my work as an artist and my contribution to society, which is pretty long, almost 40 years now. And now I'm Dr. Fishburne." [The Daily Express]
Kelly Clarkson has the least demanding rider in Hollywood. She just wants the basics, such as "18 bottles of Disani water ROOM TEMP, hot water (no tea or coffee), and 2 packets of sugar free gum." [The Smoking Gun]
Paula Porizkova has an idea about why she was fired from America's Next Top Model. "I must admit I was having a little bit of an issue with Tyra Banks being late for every judging," she said. "It's six hours later and I feel like I am being told my time is not as valuable as hers. They pointed out that I should shut up and be grateful for the job and that Tyra is really busy. I think that my little hissy fits about ‘Well, we are all here on time. Why can't she (Tyra)?' didn't go over all that well." More Tyra bashing at the link. [Access Hollywood]
The battle between Chriss Angel and Vegas showman Jeff Beacher over a cat is getting ugly, and now Beacher's lawyers are involved. He claims Angel has been taunting him over the phone saying, "I took your cat ... he lives with me now ... the cat no longer likes you ... the cat and I have become close friends." Now Beacher is suing for the safe return of the cat — plus "the value of the use of his cat during the period of detention." [TMZ]

Madonna's New Guise: Vuitton Muse

Sadie — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST

Madonna's the new face of Vuitton. Do we sense a French accent in the making? [Style.com]
Wait, isn't Lagerfeld on a low-carb diet? Apparently not in Vermont. Says one lackey, "He requested seven loaves of Pennsylvania Wheat Bread and a tub of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter to be brought directly from New York to the set...My only job was bringing him the bread and the fake butter. Karl paid me $500 to do it, plus he paid off my $200 speeding ticket." [New York Post]
Hillary Clinton buys three coats, a sweater at Burberry. Glad we're respecting her privacy. [New York Daily News]

Merger costs take a toll on American Apparel's net. [WWD]
Michael Stipe designs polo shirt for Lacoste. He “created a monumental two tone photographic image depicting a crowd at a stadium concert from the perspective of a performer on the stage.” [Rolling Stone]
If you feel an overpowering desire to see the behind-the-scenes workings of Nick Knight shooting Lily Donaldson for V Magazine, you're in luck: they're livestreaming it. [Boing Boing]
If that thrills you, you may well want to add this $750 Steven Meisel puzzle to your Christmas list. [Fashionista]
Kenneth Cole launching a politically-themed billboard? What a shocker! The latest is Obama-themed: "A precedent we can be proud of." [BrandWeek]
J. Crew's shares at an all-time low. Is the high-end gamble not paying off? [Crains]
And yup, Ann Taylor hits 8-year low. [Crains]
Tommy Hilfiger gets back into children's clothes. [WWD]
Teen Vogue's Fashion University seems fun, expensive, exhausting. Who needs real college? [Teen Vogue]
More counterfeits were seized in New York this year than ever before. A crackdown, or an increase in demand? [WWD]
Here's a recipe for depressing! Lifetime Television + "dress-up online games." [New York Times]
Did you catch Sofia Coppola's Miss Dior Cherie ad? Yes, it looked cool and had rad music. [Fashionologie]
This poor British model has threatened suicide. [The Sun]
Larry Birkhead is auctioning off some of Dannielynn's clothes for charity. Which is laudable and all but...who's gonna buy them? [ET]
Be vigilant! Apparently lots of department stores are having stealth sales! [WWD]
Wow! Europe's largest costumer is auctioning off 100+ years worth of vintage! [VogueUK]
The new Odin website has dangerous time-wasting potential. [Fashionista]