The Kate Show: 2009

A few major stories surfaced this week in Hollyweek, but otherwise, I found this week to particularly dull in regards to celebrity gossip.

Unfortunately, actress Natasha Richardson passed away during a freak skiing accident on Mont Tremblant in Quebec.  She died days later after extensive bleeding to her brain.  This story is so sad but things like this are expected to turn up once in a while.

Britney Spears’ tour is continuing this week and she made two stops in Ontario to play at the ACC.  I have many friends that attended the concert and they said it was phenomenal.  Good for her I say!  She has definitely made a comback.  LeAnn Rimes and her backup dancer husband have hit a rocky patch this week as stories of her infidelity have hit newsstands.  A video taken by a restaurant surveillance camera even shows Rimes and her new boy-toy having a late night dinner.  The footage is quite explicit: it will be interesting to see how this one plays out!

Lindsay Lohan and gal pal Samantha Ronson got into quite a bit of a feud last week, which resulted in squads of cop cars showing up at their house, as well as swarms of papparazzi.  A window was allegedly broken while the girls were involved in a screaming match. I don’t know WHAT’S up with these two, but I’ve never been a fan of their relationship.  Lindsay Lohan is starving for attention (and food might I ad) and seems to try everything she can to get in the lime light.  Her career is no more, so what exactly is she doing? Where is her money coming from? 

To tell the honest truth, not only have I been too busy to fully keep up with all the Hollywood gossip, I’m also getting a bit bored.  Stories have been regurgitated a lot these past few weeks… I hope something juicy happens soon! I’m losing interest here!

Happy gossipping,

Kate

I can’t believe that I have yet to write a blog on the one, the only, OCTOMOM.  This woman has taken “crazy” to a whole other level.  First of all, for those of you that have been living under a rock, Octomom, or Nadya Suleman as she is also known, is a woman who had 6 children, and decided to be implanted with 8 MORE.   Octomom has a weird relationship with the father of her children, who seeminlgy just provides his DNA for her to reproduce.  

My qualms with Ms. Suleman are as follows:
1. STOP SPENDING TAX PAYERS MONEY!  Just because you decided to stupidly, have 14 children, doesn’t mean the citizens of America are responsible for those children.  Yes, tax payers will provide help to those less fortunate, but when you know that you are in debt, poor, without a man to father your children and jobless, DON’T HAVE 14 CHILDREN!

2. Stop attempting to look like Angelina Jolie.  You are not a celebrity.  You are not Angelina.

3.  Don’t prance around at grocery stores and nail salons and complain about the papparazzi following you.  YOU CALLED THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE.

4. If you’re going to make the decision to parent14 children alone, at least be smart about it.  Read some books, show your children some discipline.  The older children are agressive and on their worst behaviour all the time.

5. Hire a better publicist.  You have received nothing but bad press since the time you came into the spotlight.  You claim you’re not out to get money and be a celebrity.  But if this is the case, why is a donation center set up on your website?  Hire a better publicist to control the media backlash surrounding you.

I have a serious issue with this woman, not only because she is selfish and seemingly ill, but because her poor children will not be raised the way children should be.  Her 6 older children seem to have behavioual and disciplinary issues.  The media has pointed out that many are malnourished and their living conditions are less than adequate.  6 of the 8 octuplets have yet to even leave the hospital because of their premature state.  Nadya Suleman: think twice before you decide to bring children into a world that isn’t fit for them.

Happy Gossipping,

Kate

As I was driving to school this morning, I was listening to 98.5 and the Ryan Seacrest morning show.  In entertainment news, I learned that an altercation broke out between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.  The housekeeper, a younger woman, was cleaning the Jolie/Pitt homestead yesterday when she began to feel faint.  She sat down to regain her composure and as she was doing so, Brad realized she was feeling ill.  At this point, he rubbed her back gently.  This is when Angelina happened to walk by the door, proceed to lose her beans, and SLAP Brad across the face.

My take? This whole story smells like a crock of fish to me.  I don’t think an altercation would EVER break out like this between two philanthropic, caring individuals with a family of 6.  If this is some scheeming ordeal for the housekeeper to make a quick buck, she should be FIRED! Do you hear that Angie! Fire the woman!

In other news, everybody’s favourite crash-test dummy turned pop princess (for the 1209825087 time), Miss Britney Spears, was invovled in a concert fiasco over the weekend.  Britney experienced a costume malfunction while performing where her, ahem, lady bits happened to find their way outside of the confinement of her costume.  Her microphone was still on when she exclaimed that her, ahem, lady bits, were visible.  Wait…. her microphone was ON?! Really? There’s something wrong with this picture…. Britney, lady bits, microphone that’s ON.  Hmmmm….regardless of the malfunction, I give Britney props.  She has made a serious comeback and has gotten herself out of the public eye.  I always root for her, even though I think she’s a disaster.  God Bless America.

Happy Gossipping,

Kate

It’s interesting for me to see all the celebrity opinions revolving Chris Brown and Rihanna.  This has been a significant topic for me to post on in the past few weeks because the story has taken on so many different volumes.

Just today, I watched an episode of Oprah.  Oprah had Tyra Banks on as a guest and the two discussed relationship abuse and its relation to the current Brown/Rihanna fiasco.  Banks explained that she was emotionally abused as a young woman in her 20s and how difficult it was to break free of such a relationship.

As much as I respect the testaments of those that have been emotionally or physically abused in relationships, I often feel like celebrities want to give their two-cents just for attention.  I watch America’s Next Top Model, and on a particularly dull Monday afternoon I MAY even watch the Tyra Show (note: I said MAY).  But to listen to Banks discuss her relationship follies and try to attribute her situation to Rihanna’s kind of irked me in an odd way.
Banks stated “I was at the top of my game.  I was one of the top-10 supermodels in the world.  But I felt like I wasn’t good enough, even though I was, so I went back to him.  Rihanna probably feels this way too.  She has all kinds of people surrounding her but she doesn’t know why they’re there.”  This is the statement that bothered me.  As much as it’s interesting to hear the input of celebrities that have experienced emotional or physical abuse, I think it’s unfair to jump to conclusions regarding somebody else’s situation in an abusive relationship.

I’m getting a bit tired of hearing about Brown/Rihanna but I don’t think the end is near.  With all the celebrities cashing in on the whole scandal, I think we should expect to hear about this story for months.

Happy Gossipping (especially if your’re Tyra Banks)

-Kate

Guess who? My favourite celebrity in the whole wide world.  The one, the only (drumroll please)…….. MILEY CYRUS!

Normally, I wouldn’t waste my breath on anything that comes within a 20 kilometer radius of Miley Cyrus, but tonight, I dug up some particularly interesting dirt on the young one.  We all know how much I LOVE Miley, so here are a few tidbits about her I’m sure you will all enjoy just as much.

Number one: This is a bit picky and nothing too terrible, but it bothers me because well, it deals with Miley.  The young girl, who only just turned 16 a few months ago, is always photographed riding her bicycle around the Los Angeles area.  No big deal, right? Well, according to California State law, it is illegal for any child under the age of 18 to ride a bicycle without a helmet.  Once again, perhaps a bit nit picky, but I just have to pick when I can.

Number two: Having just obtained her learner’s permit to drive, Miley has taken to the streets of California.  Make sure to wear your seat belt if you’re in the area and avoid the main roads.  Anyway, a video of Miley has surfaced of her and her 21 year old boyfriend grabbing some ice cream at a local store.  While walking to her car, it’s visible to see that Miley has parked in a handicapped spot.  Her  shiny black Prius was parked perfectly in front of a HUGE handicapped parking sign.  This young lady should not be driving.

I just learned of these few things on Perez Hilton’s website and was so enraged I decided to write, even though I should be asleep.  Just a healthy serving of my Miley hatred for you all today.  We all remember my “If I had 24 hours to live I would…” value.

Happy Gossipping,

Kate

My blogging, or lack therof, has taken a bit of a turn this past week. Not only was it not happening since I was lying on the beach in South Carolina, it took somehwat of a turn as I evaluated the position of celebrity gossip in the United States.

Let me say just one thing: people are OBSESSED with celebrities in the States. Even more so than me which, yes, is hard to believe.

Magazine stands were littered with tabloids and those tabloids occupied the front spaces covering up lifestyle, travel and women’s magazines. The Wal-Mart Superstores (twice the size of the ones here might I add), Kroger grocery stores and local convenience stores were plastered with pictures of celebs. We had cable in our condo as well, and for a week straight, on about 10 different channels at a time, celebrity gossip was on tv. In addition to the Entertainment Tonights and Access Hollywood type shows, there was a show called Showbiz Tonight which took on a newsroom/CNN type of feel. The newscasters handled stories like the Chris Brown/Rihanna drama and Octomom stories in an entirely different way: they took the stories seriously (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, however, some stories are so ridiculous you wonder WHY people take them seriously), gave their input and encouraged viewers to call in. They arranged to have experts ranging from doctors to therapists to “insiders” come on the show and give their own input to the latest and greatest stories in Tinseltown.

If you ask me, this was just pushing it. I love celebrity gossip, but the newsroom feel of the tv shows and the immediacy of gossip in grocery stores, etc. in the United States was a little disturbing to me.

That aside, I still tanned my limbs under the sun with People and US Weekly. I’m an addict. Remember?

Hope you all had a great week off and I’ll see you tomorrow.

Happy Gossiping,

Kate

In response to my last blog, I’ve taken it upon myself to write a follow-up to the Chris Brown/Rihanna fiasco that ensued last week around the time of the Grammies.  Just yesterday, a photo was released on TMZ.com that showed a battered and bruised Rihanna. This picture is quite disturbing and unfortunate, so I won’t be posting it here, but if you’re interested in seeing it, head to the TMZ website.  Chris Brown issued an apology this past week stating that “words can not begin to express how sorry I am…I am committed, with God’s help, to emerge as a better person.”  Brown continued in stating that much of what has been released on the internet and in various blogs is untrue.  UNTRUE?! The photo speaks for itself.  Similarily, many radio stations have stopped playing Brown’s music.  His record label is alledly dropping him as an artist and his DoubleMint Gum commercial has been pulled from the airwaves.  Sorry Chris, but your career is O-V-E-R.  I hope this serves as a large lesson for any celebrity who thinks they are above the law.  It’s too bad that Brown will have to face the backlash of this event.  However, it’s not like he had that many fans to begin with!

In other news, everyone is gearing up for the Oscars this weekend.  Who is this Oscar fellow anyway? I’ve never quite figured it out.  As far as I’m concerned, he’s a 20-foot gold man with a bald head and immpecable physical fitness. 

People.com states that aside from the Superbowl, betting on the Oscars is a popular game.  There are some obvious frontrunners this year, but I’ll let Nick tell you about that in his movie Blog.  I’ve seen the Dark Knight, Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, so with these being my personal favourites, I hope they take home some statues.  I’ll be glued to my television on Sunday night with my popcorn waiting to see the results.  I also take great pride in criticizing the red carpet beforehand: I love to see who shows up dressed in something TERRIBLE, and who has the worst red carpet interviews.  Call me cynical, but I love seeing the world’s most beautiful people fail miserably.

This years picks are:

Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor: Mickey Rourke (His 18 year old dog Loki died earlier this week: in some weird twist of events I wouldn’t be surprised if Rourke noted the dog in his acceptance speech)

Best Actress: Kate Winslet (LOVE HER

Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz

Best Director: Danny Boyle (Slumdog)

I know after this weekend I’ll have tons of juicy tidbits to share.  Looking forward to it!

Happy gossipping,

Kate

This week proved particularly interesting in the Hollywood Hills.  Although the news wasn’t anything out of the ordinary over the past few days, a couple of headlines stirred up plenty of controversy.

First and foremost, unflattering pictures of Jessica Simpson circulated the Internet early last week.  Now, I understand that Hollywood’s elite are people too, just like us.  However, the second someone gains a pound or sheds some baby weight, a press hay-day begins.  When I first saw the unflattering pictures of Jessica, I noted that the angle of the picture wasn’t the best.  The photographer was in the audience, looking up at Jessica and this captured all those flaws that many females hate (ie. double chin).  Jessica also sported a pair of high-waisted jeans circa 1975 and a constricting belt around her mid-section.  Maybe she bulged a little bit, but MAYBE the girl likes to eat a hamburger once in a while and doesn’t throw up everything she consumes! Lindsay Lohan anyone?  Personally, although she is dumb as toast, Jessica Simpson is beautiful and I’ve learned to like her over the years.  She’s healthy and sets a positive example for young girls.  Strap me in a pair of high-waisted jeans and call me fat…I still love me some fried chicken and poutine.

All the buzz surrouding the Grammy’s this past week laid the foundation for celebrity drama.  The performers were set.  The red carpet was groomed.  The gowns were steamed and then…. GASP! Rihanna and Chris Brown didn’t show up because GASP!, Chris Brown allegedly assaulted Rihanna in the wee hours of the morning before the Grammys.  Online news reports state that Brown’s family has a history of domestic violence.  In the police report, the victim of Brown’s assult was identified as Robyn Fenty (a.k.a. Rihanna).  Her injuries included a bruised face, bite marks to the neck and various other severe injuries.  I don’t know about you, but something smells a little fishy to me.  Brown’s bail is set at $50,000 and since he is oh-so popular at the moment, I’m sure putting up the cash for bail was no problem.  I’m interested to see how the story unfolds over the next few days.  Here is what I personally think happened during the assault:

Chris Brown and Rihanna leave dinner and hop in Chris’ Lamborghini.
Rihanna becomes enraged when she learns that she is talent-less and Chris has more fans than she.
An argument ensues, but then, out of nowhere, a donkey with wings breaks through the car windows and kicks Rihanna in the face and proceeds to bite her.
Chris Brown secretly hired the donkey to wound Rihanna.
The End.

See?  It’s easy to fabricate a story.  I’ll call up Entertainment Tonight right now and give them the scoop. Although many stories do have some shred of truth behind them, it’s easy to see how far-fetched some can be.  You’ll probably open the National Enquirer sometime this week and see that exact story on the front page.  So I’ll leave it up to my readers: Do you think the whole truth is represented when it comes to celebrity gossip? Where do we draw the line between reality and fluff?

Happy Gossipping,

Kate

Are you hooked yet?

Well, many of you will be disappointed to know that for the coming months, I’ll be dishing the dirt on celebrities.  I know, I know.  Why am I wasting my time blogging about people I don’t know?  I’ll never meet these celebrities and I know that at times, their antics are SO outrageous we question if they’re even real.  But for some reason, I just can’t stop.  Some people are addicted to coffee or cigarettes or online poker, but I my friends, am addicted to celebrity gossip.

I read the magazines.  I bookmark the websites.  I watch Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, The Insider, E Talk and Inside Edition.  Call me crazy or call me pathetic, but I love it.

I plan to sort through the juiciest and most popular gossip every week and will do my best to dish the dirt to you.  I’ll dumb celebrity gossip down (yes, it can be dumbed down further) and then give my opinion on the matters in the hopes to entertain some of you.  It can be exhausting to be bombarded each week by countless glossy magazine covers staring at you when you’re waiting in line to pay for your groceries.  But the truth is, my friends, that all of us have participated in this little addicting action at some time or another.  You know you thumbed through a copy of People magazine from 2006 while you were waiting at the dentist’s office.  And almost anyone can account to laughing at Perez Hilton’s crude celebrity drawings on his website.

In an attempt to indulge myself further (and hopefully get a few laughs from my readers) I’ll be updating this blog weekly.  I vow to dish the juiciest gossip to you, make it easy to understand and give you some insight into my take on Tinseltown.  Celebs do a lot of crazy things over those Hollywood Hills, and I’ll be there every step of the way to exploit them.

Happy gossiping,

Kate