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An anonymous until yesterday blogger, Robyn Okrant, was on NPR's All Things Considered yesterday to discuss her website, Living Oprah. Okrant's mission? To "live as Oprah advises on her television show, on her website and in the pages of her magazines" for one year in order to potentially "find bliss." We were totally prepared to hate this woman and her gimmicky site, but we actually found her charming. Yeah, the site is a gimmick, but it's an entertaining one and a comment on the vaunted place the big O has in our society. What's more, Okrant (formerly known as "LO" before she ditched the anonymity) is always willing to call Oprah out on her smugness and her penchant for shaming people (see: Frey, James). [NPR, Living Oprah]
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Posh Spice In Plane Panic!
- Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham was on a plane with kids Romeo and Cruz when a bird flew into one the of the aircraft's engines right before take-off. According to The Sun, "Passengers screamed as the pilot slammed on the brakes and the plane screeched to a halt. It was then that the horrifying scale of the disaster really hit home for Victoria — she realised she was wearing standard-issue aircraft pyjamas and no make-up." [The Sun]
- Amy Winehouse hit her own damn bodyguard. Get a grip, girl! [The Sun]
- And here's a man who says Amy Winehouse punched him in the face three times at a pub. Is this new news? It's so hard to tell. [The Sun]
- Jamie Lynn Spears and new baby! Picture! [ONTD, via OK!]
- Is Mary-Kate Olsen heading back to rehab? Midweek Madness will have more on this later. [Star]
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Oprah Writer Tries To Debunk Reckless Idiot Male Psyche
When I was thirteen, one of my best friends was a semi-professional rollerblader. I know, how swooningly mid-90s, but we were all impressed by his death-defying stunts. Well, some people were impressed. I was mostly terrified. I recall vividly the summer afternoon when he decided that he would launch himself out of his second story bedroom window, onto the trampoline below. There were maybe five of us present that day, and while the rest of my friends cheered him wholeheartedly, I sat in white-knuckled silence, convinced that he was going to maim himself. I also remember thinking: fucking boys. No girl would be stupid enough to jump out of her own window, even if there were a trampoline below. More »
O Rly?
A missive from our intern, Anna N.: "So I read through O magazine yesterday, and then happened to be talking to some friends about La Disparition (or A Void) the French novel written without the letter e. This gave me the idea of rewriting portions of O magazine without the letter o. It's actually pretty hard. Observe (regard): The original: "Here We Go! I think I may have mentioned this once or twice over the years, but in case you missed it, let me repeat: I like to read. I call friends for recommendations, I prowl bookstores, I go on regular hunting expeditions in search of the next wonderful story. But my best source for a delicious piece of fiction, a brilliant memoir, a gorgeous photo collection, or anything else I want to curl up with is the reading section of the magazine you're currently holding in your hands." Check out the translation by clicking on the photo.
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Why Does Jennifer Lopez Hide In The Storage Closet At Airports? (Hint: It's Not The Paparazzi!)
- First Class lounges aren't really exclusive enough for Jennifer Lopez anymore, but she's got a resourceful fix: she slips through a mysterious unmarked door in the lounge, giving the illusion she is entering some platinum VIP area, when really she's just hiding in a storage closet. Yeah, I couldn't have made that shit up either. [MSNBC]
- Oh shit, and this JUST HAPPENED: so maybe JLo was just avoiding getting served with the $5 million lawsuit filed by the flight attendant her guard dog attacked. [TMZ]
- But a subpoena in that 1999 nightclub shooting — shit, it sucks when you realize something that feels forever ago actually was forever ago — found her! [NY Post]
- Verne Troyer is suing TMZ for $20 million over that sex tape thing. Not because it's a sex tape, but for copyright reasons. Show of hands: did anyone actually watch the clip of this? I really don't think he lost too many otherwise paying customers. If amateur midget porn is what you're into is a little clip really going to sate you? [TMZ]
- Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey ran into each other at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday party but sources say it didn't seem like they had much to say to one another. [Page Six]
- Will Anne Hathaway put aside the hurt she feels and save the poor puppy Raffaello Follieri can no longer afford to have walked? Well, Anne?? [Page Six]
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Jamie Lee Curtis Talks To More About Growing Old In Hollywood
Since she appeared "topless" (i.e. appearing to be topless but actually wearing a strapless bra and submerged in water) in AARP Magazine, Jamie Lee Curtis has become something of a poster woman for aging gracefully. She went on Oprah to discuss her theories on life and love after the AARP cover caused something of a scandal. Now she's on the cover of More, and inside she expounds further on her personal philosophies. Some of her musings are sort of severe and annoyingly new agey (she only wears black and white now; she speaks "recovery") but what really struck me was her take on growing old in a Hollywood context. As the daughter of two stars who were famous for the majority of their lives, Jamie has a unique perspective on aging in the public eye. "I have watched, my whole life, people age and become buffoons," Jamie Lee tells More. "When you crest in your thirties or forties and then you don't pull out of the public eye, you become a caricature. You have to have grace and dignity and gratitude, and walk away kind of slowly, like you're walking away from a bear. I'm going to go now, bear. Don't kill me, don't rip my fucking face off." More »
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Oprah is going vegan for 3 weeks. "This 21-day cleanse gives me a chance to think about [eating] differently and see what my attachments are to certain kinds of foods – and what I'm willing to do to change," Oprah writes on her blog. She also has a personal chef making her vegan goodies from Kathy Freston's book Quantum Wellness. Just sayin'. • Rumors are swirling that Nicole Kidman might pull a Demi Moore and take some naked preggers pics for a yet-to-be-named magazine cover. • Tom Cruise sent a cease and desist letter to the baby boutique Petit Tresor, for leaking what his lawyers say is false information about his family's spending habits. Allegedly Tom and Katie have spent $350 - $400K on wee Suri's wardrobe in the past two years. [Us, Just Jared, TMZ]
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Oprah Helps Grown Man Go Poo Poo On The Potty
Yesterday's Oprah was all about people with extreme obsessive compulsive disorder. She shipped a group of them off to a camp with Dr. Oz and an OCD specialist, both of whom were given the difficult task of helping one man overcome his fear of sitting on a toilet seat — any toilet seat. The guy can't even crap on the toilet at his own home, so he's been pooping outside for years. At camp, his therapy required him to touch a toilet seat and then lick his fingers. Honestly, I don't even want to ever have to do that, and I don't even have OCD. It worked for him, however! He's been crapping on the can in his own home since he left Oprah's camp. Clip above.
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Angelina's Twins Confirmed; Britney Pregnancy Rumors Persist
- Angelina Jolie confirms: She is having twins. You knew that, right? Anyway an exclusive interview scored by NBC's Today show was lifted by NBC's Access Hollywood and now NBC producers are pissed at each other. [Page Six]
- It was Jack Black who spilled the beans about Angie's twins, actually. [People]
- Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo might still be together. Unfortunately, that's not as interesting as if they were broken up. [E!]
- Um, more Britney pregnancy rumors. I'm scared. Someone hold me. [Mirror]
- Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty kissing. This is one of those pictures where obviously the buss was on the cheek but it kind of looks like they were heading for the lips. In any case, the paper calls them a "gruesome twosome." [Mirror]
- To be honest, Pete's got something weird on his lip and face. It is kind of gruesome. [The Sun]
- Meanwhile, Blake Incarcerated says Amy Winehouse will die without him, but he doesn't want to go back to her when he gets out of jail because she is doing drugs. [News.com.au]
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Former FLDS Member Who Took Down Warren Jeffs Appears On Oprah
Elisa Wall's testimony — about how she was forced, at 14 years old, to marry her first cousin, and have nonconsensual sex with him — is what helped send Warren Jeffs, leader of the Mormon fundamentalist polygamist sect, to jail. Today she was on Oprah to talk about her experience. She described her upbringing and the lack of education she received, particularly about her own anatomy. Even though she begged to not marry her cousin at a young age, she was forced to go ahead with it, and was given no information about what would happen on her wedding night, explaining that she had thought beds were only used for sleeping, and that the entire experience of consummating her marriage was incredibly traumatic. Clip above.
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Jessica & Tony Split; Joel Parties With Lindsay While Nicole Babysits
- Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo: Dunzo! [TMZ]
- OMG. Was Joel Madden flirting with Lindsay Lohan? Apparently Nicole Richie was home with the baby and Joel was out when Paris Hilton sent Nic a text: "Lindsay was all over Joel!" Nicole tried calling and Joel didn't pick up. Is this how it's gonna be? [Star]
- Lindsay Lohan's father thinks someone is supplying LL with drugs and Janet Charlton has posted a picture of LL with Samantha Ronson with the words, "Michael, the answer could be right under your nose - or better still, Lindsay's nose." [Janet Charlton's Hollywood]
- Is Mariah Carey pregnant? Apparently someone from her camp called famed L.A. baby boutique Petit Trésor and asked about (wait for it...) butterflies. [Rush & Molloy]
- Mariah and new hubby Nick rented out Six Flags Magic Mountain last night so they could have a wedding celebration with their homies. Roller coasters? Just like MC's "Fantasy" video. Which came out in 1995. When Mariah was 25. And Nick Cannon was 15. Not that it matters. [TMZ]
- Oh, wait: Nick had the theme park shut down as a surprise for Mariah. That is sweet. These two just might melt your cold cold heart. [ET]
- John Mayer had a show in Orlando last night and totally kissed Jennifer Aniston backstage between songs. [People]
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Barbara Walters On Oprah: "Star Jones Was So Obese She Could Barely Walk Onto The View Set"
Barbara Walter's memoir Audition hit shelves today, and she appeared on Oprah to talk about it. Babs has spilled her guts into this book, and it's a true tell-all, since she's telling every fucking thing there is to tell. She went into detail on some of it with O, namely, Star Jones (first she was fat and nice, then she got thin and annoying), Rosie O'Donnell (she has severe emotional problems and would scream at Barbara in fits of rage), her torrid 2-year affair with a married black politician (she never considered herself a mistress), her troubled adopted daughter (who was on drugs and ran away from home), and her mentally-disabled sister (whom she resented for being mentally-disabled). B. Dub said she was actually considering naming the book Sister, because her sister has been such a huge influence on her life. (Could you imagine!? Nobody would ever guess that Sister was an autobiography of a white woman knocking on 80 years old!) Clip above.
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Tom Cruise On Oprah, Day 2: The Fart Scene In Rainman Was Totally Real
Today was the second part of Oprah's two-day extravaganza with boring, sedentary Tom Cruise. This time, Tom actually came to Oprah's studio and appeared in front of her audience, and the whole thing was just a big ego stroke, as the entire show seemed to consist of pre-taped anecdotes and congratulatory well-wishes from other actors and directors who've worked with the actor over the past 25 years. The best tidbit, though, came from Tom's Rainman costar Dustin Hoffman, who revealed that the fart scene in the phone booth was actually ad libbed, after Dustin let a real stinky one rip. Clip above.
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According to a "source", Nicole Richie misses the days when she could stay at Hyde during the wee morning hours instead of tending to baby Harlow. "Nicole really misses her carefree life. Before Harlow came along, Nicole never had to worry about anything. All she did was party with her friends and go shopping. Now she's totally overwhelmed by her new responsibility, even though she adores her daughter," the source tells MSNBC. • Prince Harry received a medal for his service in Afghanistan. He has definitely grown into quite the adorable Princelet. • Part two of the Tom Cruise Oprah interview airs today. Jerry McGuire costar Renée Zellweger says of Tom, "He was born with some magic about him, and you can't describe it, and you can't dissect what makes Tom Cruise special." Zellweger doesn't clarify if she meant special like short bus "special" or special special. [MSNBC, Dlisted, Us]
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Tom Cruise Stays Seated For His Sitdown With Oprah
The first part of the much-hyped, two-part Oprah interview with Tom Cruise aired today. Oprah and Tom sat down in Tom's home in Telluride, Colorado, and Tom was on his best behavior. If we didn't already know his opinion of mood-altering prescription drugs, we would've thought he was on some. O and T discussed the infamous "sofa incident" (he claims Oprah egged him on), his public feud with Brooke Shields over her postpartum depression (he claims it "came out wrong"), and his subsequent interview with "glib" Matt Lauer (he claims he felt "pressed"). Overall, he still came off as smarmy, however muted his behavior was.
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