Wednesday, October 31, 2007
FED CUTS BY QUARTER POINT
The fed as many expected cut by a quarter and also reduced the discount window rate by a quarter as well. Fed also did not give any indication of future cuts. Wall Street it appears has reacted negatively coming off the days highs though it does now seem to be coming back a little at 2:33 EST.
Spears assistant spills the beans!
For three of the most turbulent months of the pop star's life, Kalie Machado was a constant by Britney Spears' side.Plucked from a hairdresser's assistant gig in December 2006 to serve as Spears' personal assistant, Machado, 23, soon found herself a featured player in Brit's daily soap opera, a drinking companion and shoulder to cry on.
Now living back in Northern California, Machado tells Us all the heartbreaking details of Brit's breakup with Kevin Federline, and how Spears, 25, even desperately tried to win him back.
"She wanted so badly to have the father of her babies. When Britney thought about Kevin not wanting her, she would bawl," Machado tells Us. "She would look at Sean and Jayden and say, 'Where's your daddy? I need help. Where's your daddy?'"
And Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, were with Spears when she and Federline had their final fight, something Machado says Spears felt she was tricked into. After following him to New York with their sons, "She stood up for herself, and it kind of backfired," Machado recalls. "That was what [Federline] wanted."
Unable to move on, Spears hung her wedding dress in the bedroom of her Malibu home. She also kept framed photographs of she and K-Fed all over the house. "She would ask, 'Why did he do this to me?'" Machado tells Us, adding: "It just made her crazy and depressed."
Machado's conclusion? "She needs mental help," she says.
For more revelations from Britney's ex-assistant, including insights on the pop star's alleged addiction problems, pick up the new issue of Us Weekly
Halloween Morning RUSH!
Ashley Olsen and Lance Armstrong were spotted cuddling at NYC’s Rose Bar, where they reportedly kissed and the twin sat on the cyclist's lap.
· Chris Rock has reportedly turned up three times in the past month at the Hustler Club, where he's been entertained by the same dancer in one of the strip joint’s private rooms…
· Kiefer Sutherland has decided to stop signing autographs.
· Rocker Dave Navarro sure knows how to treat a lady! During guitar karaoke in Atlantic City he repeatedly thrust his crotch into his date's face.
· Kim Cattrall tried to dispel rumors that she's the least-liked cast member on the set of the Sex and the City movie by arriving to work early to bond with costar Sarah Jessica Parker, taking photos of fans with her iPhone and posing for a picture with a baby.
· Chris Rock has reportedly turned up three times in the past month at the Hustler Club, where he's been entertained by the same dancer in one of the strip joint’s private rooms…
· Kiefer Sutherland has decided to stop signing autographs.
· Rocker Dave Navarro sure knows how to treat a lady! During guitar karaoke in Atlantic City he repeatedly thrust his crotch into his date's face.
· Kim Cattrall tried to dispel rumors that she's the least-liked cast member on the set of the Sex and the City movie by arriving to work early to bond with costar Sarah Jessica Parker, taking photos of fans with her iPhone and posing for a picture with a baby.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
Monday RUSH!
Michelle Williams is considering moving to Manhattan and leaving the Brooklyn townhouse she shared with her ex, Heath Ledger (father of her daughter Matilda) because it “is too big for just her and the baby.”
· Natalie Portman and her model boyfriend Nathan Bogle were rejected from a table at NYC eatery Apizz because they didn’t have a reservation. Says a witness: “Natalie leaned in, flashed a mischievous smile, and asked [the manager], 'Are you sure?'" He was.
· Joan Rivers says she once spent thousands of dollars on a ghostbuster to exorcise a specter that lived in her NYC apartment.
· Heiress/model Lydia Hearst and boyfriend Cisco Adler got matching skeleton key tattoos inked on their wrists as “a symbol of a new way of life.”
· Maggie Gyllenhaal wouldn’t even turn her head when a polite older lady repeatedly asked her for a photo at last week’s Grey Goose Entertainment Iconoclasts party.
· Ryan Gosling was overheard telling another shopper at NYC’s Urban Outfitters that he was looking to buy a necklace – maybe for the brunette he was seen getting cozy with last week?
· Natalie Portman and her model boyfriend Nathan Bogle were rejected from a table at NYC eatery Apizz because they didn’t have a reservation. Says a witness: “Natalie leaned in, flashed a mischievous smile, and asked [the manager], 'Are you sure?'" He was.
· Joan Rivers says she once spent thousands of dollars on a ghostbuster to exorcise a specter that lived in her NYC apartment.
· Heiress/model Lydia Hearst and boyfriend Cisco Adler got matching skeleton key tattoos inked on their wrists as “a symbol of a new way of life.”
· Maggie Gyllenhaal wouldn’t even turn her head when a polite older lady repeatedly asked her for a photo at last week’s Grey Goose Entertainment Iconoclasts party.
· Ryan Gosling was overheard telling another shopper at NYC’s Urban Outfitters that he was looking to buy a necklace – maybe for the brunette he was seen getting cozy with last week?
Oprah pulls an Ellen!
Oprah Winfrey broke down in tears to parents of her $40 million girls' school in South Africa Sunday, apologizing for the recent alleged allegations of physical and sexual abuse there.
"I've disappointed you. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry," Winfrey, 53, said in the emergency meeting at the school in Henley-on-Klip, south of Johannesburg, according to the nation's new site News24.com.
A father of one of the students comforted the talk show host, telling her, “It’s not your fault. We don’t blame you.”
Last week, it was reported Winfrey — who was abused as a child — had flown to the school twice in less than ten days (canceling an October 12 appearance honoring pal Julia Roberts in Beverly Hills) following alleged allegations of physical and sexual abuse.
A matron was accused of fondling at least one girl; one student also claimed the same instructor grabbed her by the throat and threw her against a wall, according to reports. Other students alleged the matron cursed and screamed at them.
The allegations came to light after one student reportedly ran away because the abuse had become so bad.
At Sunday’s meeting, Winfrey handed out her phone number and email and mailing addresses, assuring parents she could be reached at all times, according to the report.
The principal and at least one other matron were put on leave about two weeks ago.
Winfrey has also hired her own investigators, in addition to the South African police and the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offenses Unit who are on the case.
"It is all in the hands of the investigators," a school spokesperson told the Sunday Times of Africa October 23. "They will have to determine if criminal charges will follow.”
"I've disappointed you. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry," Winfrey, 53, said in the emergency meeting at the school in Henley-on-Klip, south of Johannesburg, according to the nation's new site News24.com.
A father of one of the students comforted the talk show host, telling her, “It’s not your fault. We don’t blame you.”
Last week, it was reported Winfrey — who was abused as a child — had flown to the school twice in less than ten days (canceling an October 12 appearance honoring pal Julia Roberts in Beverly Hills) following alleged allegations of physical and sexual abuse.
A matron was accused of fondling at least one girl; one student also claimed the same instructor grabbed her by the throat and threw her against a wall, according to reports. Other students alleged the matron cursed and screamed at them.
The allegations came to light after one student reportedly ran away because the abuse had become so bad.
At Sunday’s meeting, Winfrey handed out her phone number and email and mailing addresses, assuring parents she could be reached at all times, according to the report.
The principal and at least one other matron were put on leave about two weeks ago.
Winfrey has also hired her own investigators, in addition to the South African police and the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offenses Unit who are on the case.
"It is all in the hands of the investigators," a school spokesperson told the Sunday Times of Africa October 23. "They will have to determine if criminal charges will follow.”
Brintey is the BEST you can do?
Ryan Seacrest – who was at Hollywood club Les Deux October 26 when Britney Spears mingled with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo — said he saw the singer give him a lap dance.
"I spoke to her for a minute. She seemed to be in a very, very good mood,” he said on his KIIS-FM radio show this morning. “She had her sunglasses on. I said, 'Busy day, huh?' She kind of smiled and laughed and said, 'Yeah.' And then I believe I saw her and Tony Romo frolicking."
"Lap dancing?" a co-host asked.
"I mean some would say," Seacrest said.
"She's on his lap," the co-host continued.
"Yeah," Seacrest replied.
Usmagazine.com reported Spears (with longtime pal Alli Sims) first met up with Romo when they made a five-minute stop at Ketchup restaurant in L.A.after her frenzied custody court hearing on Friday. Spears and Sims left after about five minutes.
The pair hit Les Deux around 10:30 p.m. Romo, 27 (who was recently linked to Sophia Bush), and his friends joined them a short time later.
"She was dancing and talking a lot with Tony," an onlooker told Usmagazine.com.
Spears, the witness added, "seemed in a really good mood and was super happy when [one of her] songs came on." Her pal Avril Lavigne also popped by her table to say hi.
In typical Spears club style, the singer changed into a new dress and shades in a club bathroom midway through the night.
By 1:15 a.m., Spears left with Sims, but returned to the club a short time later after realizing she accidentally left her cell phone behind.
"I spoke to her for a minute. She seemed to be in a very, very good mood,” he said on his KIIS-FM radio show this morning. “She had her sunglasses on. I said, 'Busy day, huh?' She kind of smiled and laughed and said, 'Yeah.' And then I believe I saw her and Tony Romo frolicking."
"Lap dancing?" a co-host asked.
"I mean some would say," Seacrest said.
"She's on his lap," the co-host continued.
"Yeah," Seacrest replied.
Usmagazine.com reported Spears (with longtime pal Alli Sims) first met up with Romo when they made a five-minute stop at Ketchup restaurant in L.A.after her frenzied custody court hearing on Friday. Spears and Sims left after about five minutes.
The pair hit Les Deux around 10:30 p.m. Romo, 27 (who was recently linked to Sophia Bush), and his friends joined them a short time later.
"She was dancing and talking a lot with Tony," an onlooker told Usmagazine.com.
Spears, the witness added, "seemed in a really good mood and was super happy when [one of her] songs came on." Her pal Avril Lavigne also popped by her table to say hi.
In typical Spears club style, the singer changed into a new dress and shades in a club bathroom midway through the night.
By 1:15 a.m., Spears left with Sims, but returned to the club a short time later after realizing she accidentally left her cell phone behind.
Shauna Sand in a little old for this getup!
And again with the lips, jc, stop with the damn injections already!
Hillary has the old lady teeth!
Time for whitening, replace the metal fillings and maybe veneers, you're running for President for christ sake!
Friday, October 26, 2007
Brit hits the pumpkin patch!
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline are expected today at L.A. Superior Court for a progress report in their ongoing custody battle.According to court officials, all cell phones, recording devices and cameras will not be permitted at the hearing, which is open to the media.
Spears, 25, spent yesterday afternoon — the same day her hit-and-run misdemeanor charges were dropped — running errands with her boys Sean Preston, 1, and Jayden James, 2, like any mom without a care in the world.
The crew hit a pumpkin patch in Calabasas, California, at around 1:30 p.m. Spears popped out of her car briefly, but the boys stayed inside, a source said.
The next stop: Swings N’Things in Calabasas, California.
“She wanted a swing set for her boys for her house in Malibu,” an employee told Usmagazine.com. "She was nice to me. There was just so much commotion.”
Federline’s bodyguard picked the children up around 3 p.m.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Not Gary Collins!
Witnesses tell TMZ Collins was driving his black Ford Explorer northbound on Kester Ave. in Sherman Oaks, Calif. around 5:30 PM when he slammed into a blue Toyota driven by an 80-year-old man that was making a left southbound onto Kester Ave. A witness says that Collins was traveling at least 60 mph when he slammed into the Toyota, causing the car to spin around into oncoming traffic. The collision caused Collins' Explorer to lose control and travel into oncoming traffic, where he smashed into two cars parked on the other side of the street.Click here... it's not over yet
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Real Good Oprah!
· Oprah Winfrey flew to her $40 million all-girls school in South Africa twice in the past 10 days following alleged allegations of physical and sexual abuse.· Jennifer Lopez is fighting with a limo company over $16,000 she reportedly racked up by ordering cars for her husband Marc Anthony, stylist Ken Paves and sister Linda Lopez during the July premiere of El Cantante.
· It turns out that Ryan Gosling didn’t so much “step down” from his leading role in Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones, so much as he was fired because “Peter couldn’t stand Ryan.”
· Gisele Bundchen rewarded Tom Brady with a hot makeout session at a Miami bar after the Patriots beat the Dolphins October 20. "It was almost embarrassing to watch," said an onlooker.
· Is Ewan McGregor exporting himself from England? The Scottish actor is threatening to leave Britain, calling it a “ludicrous nanny state” with security cameras and strict laws that required Daniel Craig to wear a life jacket while filming James Bond.
Halle HATES the JEWS!
Halle Berry is the latest celeb at the center of controversy.
During an October 19 taping of The Tonight Show With Jay Leno , the pregnant star, 41, showed Leno, 57, images of herself on Photo Booth, a MAC computer program that distorts images.
"She introduced the first photo by saying, 'Here's where I look like my Jewish cousin!'” The New York Post's Page Six quoted an audience member as saying.
The picture showed Berry with a huge, distorted nose.
No one laughed.
Leno, The Post reported, then chimed in: “I'm glad you said that and not me.”
According to The Post Berry phoned the paper Monday “near tears,” saying, “I so didn't mean to offend anybody - and after the show I realized it could be seen as offensive, so I asked Jay to take it out, and he did.
"What happened was I was backstage before the show and I have three girls who are Jewish who work for me. We were going through pictures to see which ones looked silly, and one of my Jewish friends said [of the picture], 'That could be your Jewish cousin!'”
She continued, “And I guess it was fresh in my mind, and it just came out of my mouth. But I didn’t mean to offend anybody.”
A rep for the actress could not immediately be reached.
During an October 19 taping of The Tonight Show With Jay Leno , the pregnant star, 41, showed Leno, 57, images of herself on Photo Booth, a MAC computer program that distorts images.
"She introduced the first photo by saying, 'Here's where I look like my Jewish cousin!'” The New York Post's Page Six quoted an audience member as saying.
The picture showed Berry with a huge, distorted nose.
No one laughed.
Leno, The Post reported, then chimed in: “I'm glad you said that and not me.”
According to The Post Berry phoned the paper Monday “near tears,” saying, “I so didn't mean to offend anybody - and after the show I realized it could be seen as offensive, so I asked Jay to take it out, and he did.
"What happened was I was backstage before the show and I have three girls who are Jewish who work for me. We were going through pictures to see which ones looked silly, and one of my Jewish friends said [of the picture], 'That could be your Jewish cousin!'”
She continued, “And I guess it was fresh in my mind, and it just came out of my mouth. But I didn’t mean to offend anybody.”
A rep for the actress could not immediately be reached.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Oh yah, Bar and Leo, so OVER!
The Israeli papers are all touting the breakup of Leonardo DiCaprio and his Israeli model girlfriend, Bar Refaeli. But the twist to the split is that Bar was spotted in Tel Aviv this weekend with surfing champion Kelly Slater. Kelly was supermodel Gisele Bündchen's rebound guy after Leo broke up with her a few years ago. Guess Kelly just needs to see who Leo's new girlfriend is, to find out who he'll be dating next!
Lets be honest
Suri's parents may be a mess and she drink some barley water, corn syrup mess instead of milk but she is one of the cutest kids in hollywood. Probably only behind Reese's kids!
Kid Rock is a mess!
Kid Rock has been arrested in Atlanta in connection with a fight at a waffle house, the city's FOX 5 News is reporting. Rock (real name: Bob Ritchie), 36, who played a sold-out show Saturday night in Atlanta, and five members of his entourage were taken into custody facing a misdemeanor charge of simple battery.Police say Kid Rock stopped by a restaurant early Sunday after their show, and a male customer recognized a female in Rock's entourage. Words were exchanged, and a fight ensued, the station reports. After police were called, the singer's tour bus was pulled over, and he and the members of his entourage were arrested. In addition to Rock's arrest, the male customer also has been charged with a felony for allegedly smashing a window of the restaurant. According to FOX, Kid Rock posted $1,000 bail and was released Sunday evening from DeKalb County jail, signing autographs on his way out.Run away from bar Rafaeli!
Surfing champion Kelly Slater was detained by Israeli police after getting into a brawl with photographers who were trying to take pictures of him with Israeli supermodel Bar Rafaeli.
· Non-shocker #1: Kid Rock was arrested. Non-shocker #2: It was for fighting with a man at a Waffle House.
· One Life to Live star Nathaniel Marston ended up in the hospital after allegedly attacking three people with a crate.
· Salma Hayek still plans on marrying Francois-Henri Pinault, with whom she had a daughter last month, despite the recent report that supermodel Linda Evangelista gave birth to Pinault's son last year.
· The reason Pink and husband Carey Hart are on the rocks? The two reportedly had a “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy about cheating, but the singer later changed her mind.
· The celebrities' summer fling with the Malibu LG house came to an end after the place of party for The Hills cast, Hayden Panettiere, and Rumer Willis went up in flames over the weekend. But where will they do jello shots?!
· Non-shocker #1: Kid Rock was arrested. Non-shocker #2: It was for fighting with a man at a Waffle House.
· One Life to Live star Nathaniel Marston ended up in the hospital after allegedly attacking three people with a crate.
· Salma Hayek still plans on marrying Francois-Henri Pinault, with whom she had a daughter last month, despite the recent report that supermodel Linda Evangelista gave birth to Pinault's son last year.
· The reason Pink and husband Carey Hart are on the rocks? The two reportedly had a “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy about cheating, but the singer later changed her mind.
· The celebrities' summer fling with the Malibu LG house came to an end after the place of party for The Hills cast, Hayden Panettiere, and Rumer Willis went up in flames over the weekend. But where will they do jello shots?!
Kim Kardashian, Not a Wild Party Girl, Yah, Ok!
Just because Kim Kardashian is the cover girl for the December issue of Playboy doesn't mean that she’s a wild child. “I don’t even drink alcohol,” says Kardashian, star of the new E! reality series Keeping Up With The Kardashians (Sundays at 10:30 p.m.).
Regarding her Playboy shoot (an exclusive on-set outtake, left), Kardashian, who turns 27 on Sunday, tells Usmagazine.com that “it’s not a nude photo-shoot by any stretch.”
Kardashian talked to Us on the eve of her big Hollywood birthday bash at club Les Deux to talk about everything from her new show to why she and Paris Hilton are no longer BFFs.
Regarding her Playboy shoot (an exclusive on-set outtake, left), Kardashian, who turns 27 on Sunday, tells Usmagazine.com that “it’s not a nude photo-shoot by any stretch.”
Kardashian talked to Us on the eve of her big Hollywood birthday bash at club Les Deux to talk about everything from her new show to why she and Paris Hilton are no longer BFFs.
Us: How revealing is your Playboy shoot?Kim Kardashian: It is not as revealing as some people might want. I keep it classy and covered up. I do bare my whole butt. And a little bit of my chest. But that’s it. It was something that I was really nervous about doing at first and this is the first time I am talking about it. I consulted the whole family and I decided this is the way I would have wanted it to come out.
Us: What’s it like having cameras around you 24-7 while filming your reality show?KK: I think we are used to it now. I am really excited because I feel like there are so many misconceptions of what us Hollywood girls are really like. We are so different from what people would think and I think everyone is going to be shocked.
Us: What are some of the misconceptions?KK: Everyone thinks that I am this wild party girl and that I get drunk and dance on tables, but I don’t even drink alcohol. We [she and sisters Khloe and Kourtney] own businesses and we work every single day and we have 10 kids in the family and we did not grow up with nannies.
Us: Are you dating [NFL running back] Reggie Bush?KK: We’re really close friends. He's such an amazing guy! But between me being busy with the new show, and his being in the middle of the football season, it’s not like I have time to dedicate myself to a relationship right now anyway.
Us: Why don’t you and Paris Hilton hang out anymore?KK: I love Paris. We grew up together, but friends drift apart and we just don’t hang out like we used to. Maybe someday we will again.
Us: You briefly dated Nick Lachey in 2006. Have you seen him since he met Vanessa Minnillo?KK: I ran into him once earlier this year at a club. He’s always a gentleman. We only went on a few dates a long time ago. It’s not like we have to be uncomfortable.
Its never a bad day for Gisele bikini photos!
She was in Miami for the Pats game with the Dolphins. She is the girlfriend of Patriot quarterback Tom Brady.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
I see london, I see france, I see Minka's underpants!
Minka was obviously planning on a hookfest wearing the leopard knickers!
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Get off the phone, go for a job, you got fat as hell!
Vince Vaughn has balooned up like a freshmen in college!
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