Gwyneth Paltrow has something to say about homosexuality! She took to Goop to discuss her views, writing:
“A few months ago, in the heat of the tragic teen suicides that came about from intolerance of homosexuality, I saw a man on television who was apologizing for wishing death on gays from his facebook page… This member of an Arkansas school board was contrite for the violence in his words, but maintained that his values pertaining to homosexuality would remain, as he felt homosexuality was condemned in the bible.
This concept, while foreign to me, is interesting, as it used to justify so much judgement and separation in our society.
When my daughter came home from school one day saying that a classmate had two mommies, my response was, ‘Two mommies? How lucky is she?!’ What does it actually say in the bible that will cause some people to be upset by my line of thinking?”
[Showbiz Spy, Huffington Post, Goop]
Gwynnie also posted some responses to her question on Goop. Writer Cynthia Bourgeault answers thusly: “If you believe that the bible is a single, timeless, internally consistent teaching on matters of human morality dictated by God himself, then yes, the Old Testament book of Leviticus is definitely uncomfortable with homosexuality. But it is also uncomfortable with menstruating women, shellfish and pigskin. (And for the record, it has some very harsh words to say about lending money at interest…)” More views from other scholars at the link. [Goop]
Emma Watson has enrolled at Oxford University. [Contact Music]
You will find this simply shocking, but Khloe Kardashian thinks her sister Kim will be a one of those control-freak brides. “I don’t want to help because Kim is going to be such a bridezilla! If I do one thing wrong, I’ll be screwed! But I would love to be in the wedding.” [People]
Khloe Kardashian also says that there will be two weddings on this season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, “But it’s not me and it’s not Kim, so you figure it out.” [MTV]
Bee tee dubs, If you ever get close enough to gawk at Kim Kardashian‘s ring, be aware that it might be a cubic zirconia decoy. [Radar Online]
Question Of The Day: “Did RPatz Use A Body Double To Bone KStew In Breaking Dawn?!” [Perez]
- Blake Lively‘s secret weapon: Cupcakes. You just leave ’em out and dudes show up. She made them for Ryan Reynolds while they were filming together, and she probably made a little trail of them leading to a snare to trap Leo, too. [People]
- Headline Of The Day: “Kate Middleton Goes Shopping in Hot Pink, Carries Own Bags.” Next you’ll tell us she poops like an actual human. [Us Magazine]
- While we’re on the subject of Kate Middleton, turns out that she was a victim of News Corp.’s phone-hacking scandal. Back in 2008, her voicemails were illegally accessed, as was her bank account. Allegedly, anyhow. [E!]
- Additional royals news: Prince Harry was asked when he was getting married and said: “Not for a long time.” Single and ready to mingle! [Us Magazine]
- Chris Brown did an interview with The Source, in which he says: “I don’t really think it’s a comeback album. I feel like it’s an album of triumph, like an underdog type of album.” Because beating your girlfriend makes you an underdog? He also says: “What I like most about being Chris Brown is being able to influence the world with my music and smile…” [HuffPo]
- As you may recall, in May, model/actress Estella Warren went on some kind of drunk rampage. Now she’s been charged with DUI, hit-and-run, resisting a police officer, etc. [People]
- Flo Rida was driving erratically the other night in Miami, and was stopped by cops. He failed a sobriety test, but fans who witnessed the incident begged cops to let him go — and one guy offered to drive him home (Didn’t work). [AP]
- Surely this was awkward for everyone involved, since it is so fucking awkward just to read about: Tony Parker’s mom crashed Eva Longoaria‘s book signing and made a scene, sobbing, stopping to handwrite a letter to her former daughter-in-law, and then handing it over. [RumorFix]
- Say what now? Jeff Goldblum is dating Lydia Hearst? Okay. [Janet Charlton’s Hollywood]
- Fat Joe is fat no mo’. [Contact Music, Scoop]
- When The Hangover Part 2 goes to DVD, the tattoo on Ed Helms‘s face will be totally different, since the artist who did the design on Mike Tyson sued the filmmakers. [TMZ]
- The Kanye West / Fatburger collabo is off, ya’ll. [Contact Music]
- The folks from Sister Wives have moved to Las Vegas, where some people are being jerks to them. Yo, if Vegas judges you… I mean. [Radar Online]
- Morgan Freeman was honored with the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award. He said of Bruce Almighty: “I should be ashamed to say that sooner or later, I knew that someone was going to call on me to play God… I just had to be sure that when I said OK, that it was a comedy.” [AP]
- For Christ’s sake. We should all issue an apology to the people of Italy. Not only have we foisted the Jersey Shore kids upon them, two ladies from Basketball Wives got into a brawl at a nightclub in Rome. Tami punched Meeka. In the face. [TMZ]
- Congrats to Peter Dinklage and wife Erica Schmidt, who are expecting a baby. [Us Magazine]
- What the world needs now: Yet another Wolfman remake. [Digital Spy]
- “I gave up smoking for two months. It was fucking grim… I stopped smoking, drinking, eating or drinking citrus, spicy foods and caffeine. It was so fucking boring… My voice was better when I wasn’t smoking. Within a week I noticed it had changed, but I’d rather my voice be a bit shit so I can have a fucking laugh.” — Adele. [This Is London]