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HereComesMyBaby
12/17/09

In reply to SJP May "Expand" Her Family; Peaches Geldof In Car Crash
I misread the Jennifer Lopez quote (guess a piece of dirt on my screen looked like a period to me), and it sounded so nonsensical that I kept imagining Tracy Jordan saying it. Here it is (imagine in Tracy Jordan voice): "Part of my business is looking good. But I'm not the monster. I used to be in the exercise department."
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PhillyLass
12/17/09

@HereComesMyBaby: That made me laugh and laugh and laugh.
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sybann
12/17/09

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"And when you put men in one room, it's what? A brain trust?"

DickS in a box.
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EdnasEdibles
12/17/09

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Paula regrets leaving American Idol . . . wasn't she pretty much fired? It wasn't like they were throwing money at her and she said "Nope, sorry, I've been here too long."
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Breamworthy
12/17/09

@EdnasEdibles: Really? I thought it was pretty much like that. She wanted more and more money, demanded $10 million as I recall, and they offered her $5 million. She said no, she wouldn't do it unless they came up to her price - and they called her bluff.
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Laines
12/17/09

@Breamworthy: I think it was more the realization that her salary was way beneath (double-digit millions beneath) what the other judges were making. Just another uppity female thinking she should make the same salary as a man for doing the same work.
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Breamworthy
12/17/09

@Laines: I don't think that's entirely accurate. Only Simon's salary was released - no one knows what the other judges make. Yes, Simon makes a lot more than she does, but he is heavily involved in the creation and production of the show, and largely responsible for the rebirth of this entire genre. Simon and Paula's roles are not really comparable, for reasons that have little to do with gender.
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Laines
12/17/09

@Breamworthy: True. I would be okay with that if she was asking to match the salaries but as I understood it she was asking for a raise and they kept lowballing their offers. It never feels good to know how little your input is valued by your employers. And then they replaced her with Ellen - someone well known for having tons of music industry knowledge and experience?

I can't imagine P.A. was anything close to a joy to work with but I have a hard time believing that Jackson's or Seacrest's salary negotiations would have been treated with such disdain by TPTB or the press.

I admit my bias because a friend worked for Cowell & company and the stories made me an unfan.
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HarpMadness
12/17/09

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I've always felt kind of bad for Julian Lennon. Take out the fame and I've known so many people in that situation, even losing their dad before they were able to really reconcile. I also have always thought he was a solid songwriter but of course, he's going to always have that shadow over him.
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Sputnik_Sweetheart
12/17/09

@HarpMadness: I love Julian and I don't blame him for being upset with John. From what I've heard, he was not a great father to Julian. I'm glad that he has forgiven his father and has gotten some peace.
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Penny
12/17/09

@HarpMadness: My dad actually just sent me a link to a recent song of his and its lovely.
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ringrrl
12/17/09

@HarpMadness: He really is an amazing musician in his own right.

I just find it ...almost ironic...the parallels between John's relationship with his mother, and Julian's with John. Especially the fact that John lost his mother suddenly in his late teens, and Julian lost John in his late teens, both times when the child and parent were becoming close again. So sad.
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MadelineBassett
12/17/09

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As soon as I saw the Yi item, I knew she had to be referring to Up. It just had to be, and sure enough it was. God, that opening montage was brutal in the best possible way.
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curiousgeorgiana
12/17/09

@MadelineBassett: That made me sob. And then the end where he looks at the last section of the book. Oh man. What a bittersweet movie that was!
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Ailatan
12/17/09

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Yeah, I clicked on the Jesus Luz link... I wanted to see Ipanema.
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JuliaStepchild
12/17/09

@Ailatan: I just returned from Rio last month. I'm basically still working through my post-vacation blues and miss that city terribly. I used to think Jesus Luz was a bit goofy looking, but seeing him in that context makes me think he's really cute. Brazilian men are really charming. Those coconut waters are great for dehydration, by the way!
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DonnaPirana
12/17/09

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So you know that scene in Scarface where Pacino faceplants into a big pile of coke? It looks like Nicole did the same thing with her face powder...
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BlondeGoddess
12/17/09

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Hugh Grant is about the only actor I can think of, who makes me laugh out loud when I read his interviews. Funny guy! But I agree with him, he sucked in Music & Lyrics.
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LadyFabulous
12/17/09

@BlondeGoddess: Not gonna lie, after seeing Music & Lyrics I had to download "Pop Goes My Heart" and I love it.
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RipCurl
12/17/09

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"I'm not a prude at all. I'm delighted for anyone to use any kind of language they want to use. To be off-color. To work blue... I just have not for many, many, many, many, many years been someone who uses salty language. I don't think it suits me."

That is exactly what a prude would say to try to prove she is not a prude.
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Rare Affinity
12/17/09

@RipCurl: I have never used salty language. That is my choice. For me words are very important. If I did suddenly launch into a tirade of expletives they would have far more impact than someone who used them daily. I am not sure why my personal choice or SJP’s should attract ANY criticism. BTW, I am sure I heard SJP swear regularly on Sex and the City.
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RipCurl
12/17/09

@Rare Affinity: I think that was her point, that she will swear if they ask her to for work, but that she doesn't in her personal life.

I definitely respect her choice (and very rarely swear myself). I was just amused by her choice of words to explain her choice. Aslo, the phrase "work blue" is a bit classist, no?
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MadelineBassett
12/17/09

@RipCurl: No. "Blue" in terms of comedy has nothing to do with "blue collar," despite what Larry the Cable Guy and the rest of the Blue Collar Comedy tour might want us to think. Working blue just means risque/profane; the term comes from an old comedian who wrote his adult material in a blue notebook.
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stairwaywit
12/17/09

@RipCurl: "Blue comedy is comedy that is off-color, risqué, indecent, profane, or obscene.[1] It often contains cursing and/or sexual imagery that shocks and offends many audiences. The term comes from the music hall comedian Max Miller who kept all his adult jokes in a blue coloured notebook."

It's not class-related.
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HarpMadness
12/17/09

@Rare Affinity: I'm the same way about language. I'm much more profane on the internet than I am speaking. I think it's funny that SJP says she sounds silly using salty language, because I feel the same way about me.

And I agree -- why criticize her over that? Use it, don't. Whatever. It's all about expressing yourself naturally and honestly and for some people that would mean swearing up a storm, while for others, it doesn't.
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ellamerette
12/17/09

@RipCurl: I think when she says "work blue" she means "blue" as in "profane" and "work" as in "work it". I don't think its a reference to blue collar or anything.
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HarpMadness
12/17/09

@ellamerette: Ok, now this thing made me wonder why we refer to it as "blue" and I found this via Wikipedia:
The term comes from the music hall comedian Max Miller who kept all his adult jokes in a blue coloured notebook.
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yearofthewoman
12/17/09

@Rare Affinity:

Actually no. SJP, after about season 3, made Carrie stop using the word fuck. Carrie very rarely used the word. I think once in season 6.
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Rare Affinity
12/17/09

@yearofthewoman:I keep watching the re-runs so it SEEMS as if she was always swearing. But as Executive Producer she could have insisted from the start her character never swore. She used her clout to insist she alone was never shown nude and always kept her bra on however passionate the moment.
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OldEnough2BYourMama
12/17/09

@Rare Affinity: I don't swear either - never really have. And its too late to start now. It would appall everyone I know to hear me drop an F-bomb.
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Rare Affinity
12/17/09

@OldEnough2BYourMama: That's why the F-word for the likes of you and me would be like unleashing a nuclear war and therefore only to be used as a last resort.
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RipCurl
12/17/09

@MadelineBassett: Oh, ok. I was obviously no familiar with the term. That makes much more sense!
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LucilleMcGillicuddy
12/17/09

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I love anyone who praises a friend on how much they can eat. I, too, am
part locust, but I am quite a bit taller than SJP.
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Rare Affinity
12/17/09

@LucilleMcGillicuddy: Any friend dining chez moi is expected to be half locust. Nothing worse than someone toying with food you have slaved over a hot stove for hours to produce.
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LucilleMcGillicuddy
12/17/09

@Rare Affinity: agreed. picky eaters really work my nerves.
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TRexstasy
12/17/09

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This column about the Nine after-party begins, "There's sure to be gossiping when you put a lot of females in one room…" And when you put men in one room, it's what? A brain trust?

Men (and I am one) gossip like little bitches. It's scientific fact, as was evinced in this Jezebel post from September.

[jezebel.com]
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HannahBethD
12/17/09

@TRexstasy: My dad and his Navy buddies get together and me and mom are like 'Jesus fucking Christ!' They're like 8th Graders!
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SomeAuthorGirl
12/17/09

@TRexstasy: Just more steps towards debunking the myth.
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HarpMadness
12/17/09

@TRexstasy: So true. Gossiping crosses gender, race, and socio-economic lines. Some of the faculty meetings I've been in are worse than the tabloids.
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DexterHaven
12/17/09

@HarpMadness: Nine looks like a load of shit anyway, but I've really had enough of the press tour and hearing Kidman, Hudson etc regurgitate cliches about femininity: 'Oh it was so great working together! So much estrogen! we talked about babies/shoes/men the whole time'. Gah.
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fatmonalisa
12/17/09

@DexterHaven: A friend of mine went to the premier. Said it was so bad she almost walked out. It's like Moulin Rouge but WORSE.
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dancerevolution
12/17/09

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I can relate, Hugh Grant. My dad thinks bathing suits are ridiculous, so he goes to the beach in button-down shirts and slacks. I kid you not.
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SomeAuthorGirl
12/17/09

@dancerevolution: My dad can wear a bathing suit, but he goes to ball games in that very uniform.
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bluetrain84
12/17/09

@dancerevolution: My dad doesn't wear non-collared shirts or non-khaki pants. AT ALL. He did the whole boarding school for high school thing in the 60s and never let go of the uniform, I guess.

PS- He also runs in green khaki pants and a long sleeve rugby shirt with a zip-up sweatshirt. Classiest runner ever.
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SomeAuthorGirl
12/17/09

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Everything that comes out of Hugh Grant's mouth makes him completely make sense.
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Meglantine
12/13/09

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From Wikipedia: "In 2008 [Jonathan] Togo wrote and directed his first web series, My Best Friend Is My Penis."

Oh. I get it now.
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Scout
12/13/09

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the reality of Tiger's situation is that save for a sponsor like AT&T, the demo is MALE and most males think he is "the shit" for having a hot wife and performing all these shenanigans.

My father, a notorious philanderer said to me "you don't get to be the #1 golfer without it allowing you some perks and maybe his wife was ok with it, I mean, look at all the money she can spend because of him"

Yeah, thanks DAD! nothing's changed. sometimes I hate my genetic origins.
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Bunsy
12/13/09

@Scout: I sort of agree with this -- the whole Tiger thing is about men, golf and money... and only women (or "nice guys") think what he did was wrong... his sponsors will be back.

Go Corporate America! Shlubby guys in golfing shirts!
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Scout
12/13/09

@Bunsy: sometimes I loathe reality!
(including schlubby guys in golf shirts)
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LazyHippo
12/13/09

@Scout: I am really not sure that 'most males' think it's great. Maybe I'll give you one or two flings on the side. But this behavior is just weird. Also, a lot of the things he reps (or rep'ed) are brands like Accenture or Tag Hauer that value their reputations for steadiness and perseverance, which he doesn't seem to have excesses of.
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Scout
12/13/09

@LazyHippo: agreed. i neglect to remember that some companies do have a long standing "platform" and that is isn't just about the more prevalent male demo.

I'm gonna email my dad now!
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