netklix.com

Maybe I’ve been doing this job for too long, but I don’t understand why this story is such a big deal. It’s the “top story” on several different sites, and on several different media outlets. The headline? “Will Smith slaps reporter after reporter tries to kiss him.” Eh?

The backstory: Will was at the Moscow premiere of Men In Black III, walking the red carpet and stopping to talk to nearly every media outlet (or flat-out every media outlet). Celebrities like Will (and like Tom Cruise) are old-school: when they’re promoting something, they will work a red carpet. HARD. They will make sure everybody gets a quote and some face-time. So, Will stops at one outlet, does a little interview, and then moves on to the next outlet, where a Ukrainian reporter is waiting for his moment to shine. The reporter shakes Will’s hand, kisses one of Will’s cheeks, twists around and kisses the other cheek, then moves in for a mouth-to-mouth kiss. Will shoves the guy away, and starts to walk to the next outlet, then reaches back and – using the back of his hand – slaps the reporter on his cheek. Will says to the next outlet, “He’s lucky I didn’t sucker punch him.” Then Will continued down the line, giving interviews and autographs. This incident all went down in a matter of seconds, and there’s plenty of video:

Now, should Will have back-handed the guy? No. I think the shove was sufficient enough to say “Seriously, NOT COOL.” Playing devil’s advocate, would you feel differently if it was a female celebrity who was being man-handled on the press line? TMZ says this Ukrainian reporter is “known” for being really kissy with celebrities. Er…? He should stop. TMZ also notes pointedly that Will just came out in support of gay marriage, which I think is an unfair aside. Gay or straight, man or woman, everybody has the right to NOT be manhandled by strangers. I want to believe – and I really do hope – that this was some knee-jerk “OMG, I was kissed by a man!” homophobic reaction from Will. What I mean is that I don’t think it’s a reflection on his sexuality, whatever that may be. I think it’s simply a reflection of Will not wanting to some stranger’s lips all over his face.

Photos of Will promoting ‘MIB III’ in London last week, courtesy of WENN.

netklix.com

Maybe I’ve been doing this job for too long, but I don’t understand why this story is such a big deal. It’s the “top story” on several different sites, and on several different media outlets. The headline? “Will Smith slaps reporter after reporter tries to kiss him.” Eh?

The backstory: Will was at the Moscow premiere of Men In Black III, walking the red carpet and stopping to talk to nearly every media outlet (or flat-out every media outlet). Celebrities like Will (and like Tom Cruise) are old-school: when they’re promoting something, they will work a red carpet. HARD. They will make sure everybody gets a quote and some face-time. So, Will stops at one outlet, does a little interview, and then moves on to the next outlet, where a Ukrainian reporter is waiting for his moment to shine. The reporter shakes Will’s hand, kisses one of Will’s cheeks, twists around and kisses the other cheek, then moves in for a mouth-to-mouth kiss. Will shoves the guy away, and starts to walk to the next outlet, then reaches back and – using the back of his hand – slaps the reporter on his cheek. Will says to the next outlet, “He’s lucky I didn’t sucker punch him.” Then Will continued down the line, giving interviews and autographs. This incident all went down in a matter of seconds, and there’s plenty of video:

Now, should Will have back-handed the guy? No. I think the shove was sufficient enough to say “Seriously, NOT COOL.” Playing devil’s advocate, would you feel differently if it was a female celebrity who was being man-handled on the press line? TMZ says this Ukrainian reporter is “known” for being really kissy with celebrities. Er…? He should stop. TMZ also notes pointedly that Will just came out in support of gay marriage, which I think is an unfair aside. Gay or straight, man or woman, everybody has the right to NOT be manhandled by strangers. I want to believe – and I really do hope – that this was some knee-jerk “OMG, I was kissed by a man!” homophobic reaction from Will. What I mean is that I don’t think it’s a reflection on his sexuality, whatever that may be. I think it’s simply a reflection of Will not wanting to some stranger’s lips all over his face.

Photos of Will promoting ‘MIB III’ in London last week, courtesy of WENN.

netklix.com

I’m sorry we’re so late in covering these photos! They’re from Friday, during the day, but we only got access to them late on Friday night. Considering everybody is running with the same photos, I’m thinking these were taken by the official royal event photographer, and then circulated to the photo agencies. The event? The Queen hosted a special all-royal lunch in honor of her Diamond Jubilee. And when I say “all royal” I mean “every royal head of state in the world.” Even the Emperor of Japan showed up! In total, there were “24 Kings and Queens, one Emperor, a Grand Duke and a Sultan.” The Sultan of Brunei, of course. Also included? “Eight princesses, an Emir and a lone Empress.” Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco were there too!

So for the special lunch (in which all of these royals just stood around, clutching champagne or water and quietly muttering bitchy things), the Queen made sure that Prince William and Duchess Kate were in attendance. For the (day) occasion, Kate kept her hair down and her curls magnificently sausage-y and bouncy. I guess it’s fine for a day event, although I really did hope that we had turned on a corner as far pulling her hair up. Sigh. Kate also wore a $1800-2000 coatdress from Emilia Wickstead. She accessorized with an ornate brooch and big earrings, all of which you can barely see because of her enormous hair. I do kind of like her in pink, though. It’s not my taste, but she looks cute.

I’m also including photos of Princess Charlene, with her new short ‘do all twerked up. I love that shade of blue on her, but seeing Charlene and Kate stand next to each other, talking to each other… it’s disconcerting. Charlene looks less plastic when she’s next to Kate, and Kate looks MORE plastic. Weird, right? I swear, Kate’s face looks “tight” while Charlene looks more energetic than we’ve seen in previous months. Also: I would LOVE to know what Kate and Queen Rania had to say to each other. Scratch that – I would LOVE to know what Queen Rania really thinks of Kate.

PS… Yes, Kate sipped white wine. She’s not pregnant.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

netklix.com

I’m sorry we’re so late in covering these photos! They’re from Friday, during the day, but we only got access to them late on Friday night. Considering everybody is running with the same photos, I’m thinking these were taken by the official royal event photographer, and then circulated to the photo agencies. The event? The Queen hosted a special all-royal lunch in honor of her Diamond Jubilee. And when I say “all royal” I mean “every royal head of state in the world.” Even the Emperor of Japan showed up! In total, there were “24 Kings and Queens, one Emperor, a Grand Duke and a Sultan.” The Sultan of Brunei, of course. Also included? “Eight princesses, an Emir and a lone Empress.” Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco were there too!

So for the special lunch (in which all of these royals just stood around, clutching champagne or water and quietly muttering bitchy things), the Queen made sure that Prince William and Duchess Kate were in attendance. For the (day) occasion, Kate kept her hair down and her curls magnificently sausage-y and bouncy. I guess it’s fine for a day event, although I really did hope that we had turned on a corner as far pulling her hair up. Sigh. Kate also wore a $1800-2000 coatdress from Emilia Wickstead. She accessorized with an ornate brooch and big earrings, all of which you can barely see because of her enormous hair. I do kind of like her in pink, though. It’s not my taste, but she looks cute.

I’m also including photos of Princess Charlene, with her new short ‘do all twerked up. I love that shade of blue on her, but seeing Charlene and Kate stand next to each other, talking to each other… it’s disconcerting. Charlene looks less plastic when she’s next to Kate, and Kate looks MORE plastic. Weird, right? I swear, Kate’s face looks “tight” while Charlene looks more energetic than we’ve seen in previous months. Also: I would LOVE to know what Kate and Queen Rania had to say to each other. Scratch that – I would LOVE to know what Queen Rania really thinks of Kate.

PS… Yes, Kate sipped white wine. She’s not pregnant.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

netklix.com

In case you didn’t notice last week, I was kind of recovering from a Cracken Bender. Like, most of the time, I kind of enjoy making fun of Lindsay Lohan just because A) she deserves it because she’s the least sympathetic person ever (aside from actual war criminals) and B) in her crack-addled mind, she KNOWS she’s incredibly awesome, so what does it even matter? So… I needed a little break, and CB covered LL’s appearance on Glee - which, from what I gather, was barely two minutes of cracked-out timing and dumb jokes. So, considering that LL’s “comeback” is in full swing and that Lifetime “Liz & Dick” monstrosity is due to begin filming in two weeks or so, how is Lindsay spending her time? Why, she’s sitting at home, soberly reading her Bible. Just kidding, she’s partying until 7 am with Paris Hilton, and the party only ends when the cops come.

They both have long-standing reputations as Hollywood wild ones. And Paris Hilton, 31, and Lindsay Lohan, 25, didn’t do themselves any favours after attending a raucous party at a LA home until the early hours of Saturday morning.

Police were called to the Hollywood Hills residence after neighbours filed a noise complaint, according to onlookers. Paris was spotted leaving the property wearing dark sunglasses and a cap along with her friend, oil heir Brandon Davis.

Lindsay is understood to have made an undercover exit, hiding under a towel in the back seat of a friend’s car.

Lindsay and Paris are clearly on good terms again after a spectacular feud dating back to 2006, when the hotel heiress and Brandon crudely nicknamed her Firecrocth. The Mean Girls actress has been attempting to resuscitate her flagging career and recently made a guest appearance on Glee. But she reported to be a ‘total nightmare’ on the set of the hit show – which stars Lea Michele, Corey Monteith and Matthew Morrison – because she turned up late and did not know her lines.

Meanwhile Paris, who is dating DJ Afrojack, has been inspired to try a career change by her new beau. She will debut her DJ set in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 23 in front 30,000 people. She will be following a performance by Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Lopez.

[From The Mail]

Wait, what? “She will be following a performance by Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Lopez.” As in, Jennifer Lopez and Kelly Clarkson are opening for… Paris Hilton? That can’t be right. As for the partying and such… of course. Why do Paris and Lindsay keep circling each other like the last crackies eyeing up the last crack rock? I get that they have “similar interests” and probably the same number of brain cells. But for God’s sake… I feel like this is 2006 all over again.

By the way, remember photographer Tyler Shields, the dude who took all of those crazy photos of The Cracken playing with a gun? Well, he did a new photo shoot with Lindsay for Vault Magazine – the photos haven’t been released yet, but part of Tyler’s interview has been excerpted. Isn’t that funny? Lindsay isn’t interviewed – Tyler Shields is. Oh, and Shields is a douche. He tells Vault, “People said she (Lindsay) was unstable, so I decided to show them what they were already believing, what they already chose to see.” He also says, “I’m not a label. I’m not a fashion. I’m not a celebrity…I’ll buy a Ferrari and blow it up. I come across so many people who are afraid to live. I want to give them a window to another world. I don’t believe in fear.” For goodness sake. You know who was a truly fearless photographer? The late Tim Hetherington. Tyler Shields is just a hack regurgitating pop culture clichés, and he thinks that’s somehow groundbreaking. It’s not.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

netklix.com

In case you didn’t notice last week, I was kind of recovering from a Cracken Bender. Like, most of the time, I kind of enjoy making fun of Lindsay Lohan just because A) she deserves it because she’s the least sympathetic person ever (aside from actual war criminals) and B) in her crack-addled mind, she KNOWS she’s incredibly awesome, so what does it even matter? So… I needed a little break, and CB covered LL’s appearance on Glee - which, from what I gather, was barely two minutes of cracked-out timing and dumb jokes. So, considering that LL’s “comeback” is in full swing and that Lifetime “Liz & Dick” monstrosity is due to begin filming in two weeks or so, how is Lindsay spending her time? Why, she’s sitting at home, soberly reading her Bible. Just kidding, she’s partying until 7 am with Paris Hilton, and the party only ends when the cops come.

They both have long-standing reputations as Hollywood wild ones. And Paris Hilton, 31, and Lindsay Lohan, 25, didn’t do themselves any favours after attending a raucous party at a LA home until the early hours of Saturday morning.

Police were called to the Hollywood Hills residence after neighbours filed a noise complaint, according to onlookers. Paris was spotted leaving the property wearing dark sunglasses and a cap along with her friend, oil heir Brandon Davis.

Lindsay is understood to have made an undercover exit, hiding under a towel in the back seat of a friend’s car.

Lindsay and Paris are clearly on good terms again after a spectacular feud dating back to 2006, when the hotel heiress and Brandon crudely nicknamed her Firecrocth. The Mean Girls actress has been attempting to resuscitate her flagging career and recently made a guest appearance on Glee. But she reported to be a ‘total nightmare’ on the set of the hit show – which stars Lea Michele, Corey Monteith and Matthew Morrison – because she turned up late and did not know her lines.

Meanwhile Paris, who is dating DJ Afrojack, has been inspired to try a career change by her new beau. She will debut her DJ set in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 23 in front 30,000 people. She will be following a performance by Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Lopez.

[From The Mail]

Wait, what? “She will be following a performance by Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Lopez.” As in, Jennifer Lopez and Kelly Clarkson are opening for… Paris Hilton? That can’t be right. As for the partying and such… of course. Why do Paris and Lindsay keep circling each other like the last crackies eyeing up the last crack rock? I get that they have “similar interests” and probably the same number of brain cells. But for God’s sake… I feel like this is 2006 all over again.

By the way, remember photographer Tyler Shields, the dude who took all of those crazy photos of The Cracken playing with a gun? Well, he did a new photo shoot with Lindsay for Vault Magazine – the photos haven’t been released yet, but part of Tyler’s interview has been excerpted. Isn’t that funny? Lindsay isn’t interviewed – Tyler Shields is. Oh, and Shields is a douche. He tells Vault, “People said she (Lindsay) was unstable, so I decided to show them what they were already believing, what they already chose to see.” He also says, “I’m not a label. I’m not a fashion. I’m not a celebrity…I’ll buy a Ferrari and blow it up. I come across so many people who are afraid to live. I want to give them a window to another world. I don’t believe in fear.” For goodness sake. You know who was a truly fearless photographer? The late Tim Hetherington. Tyler Shields is just a hack regurgitating pop culture clichés, and he thinks that’s somehow groundbreaking. It’s not.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

netklix.com
  Rihanna’s not exactly known for being a good girl … but now friends are reportedly concerned about the singer’s hard-partying ways. X17online obtained these exclusive photos of Rihanna at Roxbury Thursday night, as she popped the cork on…

netklix.com
  Rihanna’s not exactly known for being a good girl … but now friends are reportedly concerned about the singer’s hard-partying ways. X17online obtained these exclusive photos of Rihanna at Roxbury Thursday night, as she popped the cork on…

netklix.com
Vanessa Hudgens and her hottie boyfriend Austin Butler are still going strong! The two have been together since last fall and their relationship shows no sign of ending anytime soon … particularly if Vanessa keeps wearing outfits like this!…

netklix.com
Vanessa Hudgens and her hottie boyfriend Austin Butler are still going strong! The two have been together since last fall and their relationship shows no sign of ending anytime soon … particularly if Vanessa keeps wearing outfits like this!…