On a more positive note, Us Weekly
took it as an opportunity to workshop their freshman-year creative
writing course piece: “Baby Nori, bundled up in a white sweater while
gripping a matching
fleece blanket between her tiny fingers, looked up through her
glittering, chestnut-colored, moon-shaped eyes.” Everyone have a
go! Here is mine: “Baby Nori, swathed in a blanket draped atop her
infant form like warm snow, gazed knowingly up at the camera with her
iridescent ocular orbs, the color of the shadow a whisper casts… The
filter, most likely, was Valencia.” [Daily Mail, Us, images via Instagram]
Katy Perry has had some sort of singing-embarrassment with a Frenchman (who hasn’t been there?) that I don’t quite understand. She appears to be lip-syncing throughout the first minute of this performance; at around 1:o1 the music cuts out and a man in a suit comes out and announces that there is a problem. Her backup dancers in their leather hats are enthusiastically confused. The song starts over with Katy Perry actually singing. But all pop stars use playback so I am confused as to why this was an issue? Who knows. [
BuzzFeed]
Miley Cyrus opened up to
Barbara Walters about the dissolution of her engagement/relationship with
Liam Hemsworth, and she sounds rather mature and self-reflective: “I was so scared of ever being alone, and I think, conquering that fear, this year, was actually bigger than any other transition that I had, this entire year.” She adds, “I wouldn’t change being engaged. It was so fun wearing a fat rock for a few years.” TRUE THAT, MILEY. [
ABC]
- Leonardo DiCaprio was taking a break from acting, which no one knew about because he has been in a lot of (AT LEAST two) movies this year. That break has ended. I am linking this mostly because it includes a picture of Leonardo DiCaprio on a surfboard, and I think it’s nice to see the man on top of a floating surface, as opposed to dangling off of it tragically [via Titanic]. [E!]
- Steve Martin and Khloe Kardashian are NOT dating. [E!]
- This is the best gossip story of the year: Blake Lively has a Pinterest account, she does not have any Pinterest friends, and she re-pins pictures of Ryan Reynolds. [PopSugar]
- Shia LeBeouf has publicly apologized for plagiarizing Daniel Clowes: “In my excitement and naiveté as an amateur filmmaker, I got lost
in the creative process and neglected to follow proper accreditation. I’m embarrassed that I failed to credit @danielclowes for his original graphic novella Justin M. Damiano,
which served as my inspiration… I deeply regret the manner in
which these events have unfolded and want @danielclowes to know that I
have a great respect for his work.” [Just Jared]
- Today in stuff that you really do not care about: Jason Bateman has been strongly urging Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux to marry. Cool. Huh. Bateman. [Radar]
- A comedian brought Justin Bieber on stage and mocked him for wearing leather tank tops (if this year has taught us anything, it’s that it’s never cool to harsh on a man’s leathers) and presumably masturbating a lot, or something. I don’t know. Comedy. In response, the surly elf prince eloquently responded, “I fuck bitches!” He is getting more and more likable by the day. [The Hollywood Gossip]
- Kelly Rowland is engaged! [Gossip Cop]
- Some guy from The Walking Dead who probably wears an eye patch on the show (in my mind they all wear eye patches) is dating a woman who is approximately half his age. Here is a whole article about it. [Radar]
