Whatever Mimi Wants, Mimi Gets

God, I hope this is true. Mimi was on a British talk show recently and now tongues are wagging about Mimi's backstage/off camera behavior. Let the games begin:

A British TV host says the rumors are true: Mariah Carey is a diva. Kate Garraway of London's Good Morning Television tells Now! magazine that the singer, 40, made crazy demands when she was recently in the UK to promote her new film Precious on GMTV, according to London's Daily Mail. Garraway claims that Carey arrived with an entourage to ensure she looked perfect on air -- and even required two people to lower her on to the morning show's sofa to keep from crushing her dress....Garraway adds that Carey even "brought her own toilet roll as well. Have you ever heard anything like it?"...Just last week, reports surfaced that she insisted on being surrounded by 20 white kittens and 100 white doves for her appearance at a Christmas lighting event in London. She also reportedly demanded to be showered in butterfly-shaped confetti during the end of her performance....But Carey has claimed most of these reports are overblown. "I am baffled, shocked and appalled when I am called a diva," she has said. "I've never done a diva-ish thing in my life." [us weekly]

Hmm. Never done a diva-ish thing in her life, eh? Hmm... Perhaps she's never seen her episode of MTV Cribs?

Oops She Did it Again...

...but this time, he ain't having it. BritBrit popped the question to her agent/boyfriend and according to MTV (UK) he turned her down.

Britney Spears has reportedly been turned down after asking her boyfriend Jason Trawick to marry her. It’s claimed the 3 singer proposed recently but was turned down flat because he “takes marriage very seriously.”

So, he's not above cashing her checks, but apparently still has some morals. Interesting. He may be the last agent in Hollywood that actually has dignity. Go figure.

Me and Orson Welles: Review

Our dear friend, and now guest blogger at Joan & Melissa, Helena, went to see a preview of the new Zac Efron film, Me and Orson Welles. Here's a glimpse at the goings-on!

Earlier this week I was treated to a private screening of Me and Orson Welles and was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved the movie! Knowing little about Orson Welles other than Citizen Kane, I went into it with an open mind, hoping to learn something new about such an iconic film legend. By the time the movie was over, I could understand why Welles has garnered such a lofty reputation as an eccentric filmmaker.

The film stars Christian McKay as Orson Welles – who was a dead ringer, by the way – and Zac Efron as a plucky actor who lands a role in Welles’ fledgling production of Hamlet. Now, I’m no screaming tween – but Zac was flat out awesome in this role! He really stunned me with his acting here, and made his character so likable that I found myself rooting for him throughout the entire movie. Claire Danes also co-stars as Welles’ ambitious assistant who quickly takes a liking to Zac’s character. I haven’t seen her in much lately, and I thought her role was refreshingly playful here.

This was a great period piece that really captured the excitement of the theater and the whole process all of the actors went through in order to put Welles on the map as a director. After the movie, we were treated to a Q&A session with director Richard Linklater, Christian McKay and Zac Efron. Christian was charming in his retelling of his “discovery” by the director, Zac dodged a potentially awkward marriage proposal on behalf of an audience member’s niece, and director Richard Linklater discussed the process of creating a film around such an engaging character. All in all, it was a fantastic experience, and I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone interested in learning a little more about Orson Welles!

Martha, you make it so hard for me to like you...

Oh, Martha. I do love your candid commentary and your gorgeous creative expressions. But dammit -- sometimes, you make it so hard for me to like you!

Case in point -- when you slammed Rachel Ray recently, I was like -- YEAH! WOO HOOO!!! Cause let's face it, Rachel Ray is realllllllllly grating. But then, Rachel responded in a truly classy and self-deprecating way, well, it made you look like an even bitchier uber-bitch!

"Well, to me, she professed that she could -- cannot bake," Stewart says of Ray in the interview, airing Thursday. "She -- just did a new cookbook which is just a re-edit of a lot of her old recipes. She -- and that's not good enough for me." When it comes to writing a book, Stewart says she want to publish something that "is a unique and lasting thing. Something that will really fulfill a need in someone's library." Ray, she says, "is different."Stewart says Ray is "more of an entertainer ... with her bubbly personality, than she is a teacher, like me. That's not what she's professing to be."

Do Stewart's remarks make Ray mad? "Why would it make me mad?" Ray asks. "Her skill set is far beyond mine. That's simply the reality of it." Ray adds that "that doesn't mean that what I do isn't important too... I don't consider it needling. I really just think she's being honest. She does have a better skill set than I do when it comes to producing a beautiful, perfect, high-quality meal." Says Ray, "I'd rather eat Martha's than mine, too." [yahoo]

Ouch!!!!!! Now, if only we can mix a ham-throwing Paula Deen in to this mess, then we'll have a real food fight! (Yes, I went there. I said that. But corny is my milieu.)

The scent of...

If you're a diehard Avon fanatic like me -- no doubt you've seen the celebrity endorsements-a-plenty. Avon has worked tirelessly scoring some of the biggest celebrities to endorse their perfume and makeup lines. From Reese Witherspoon to Jennifer Hudson -- everyone is feeling the Avon love these days.

I suppose it's not odd that Avon bigwig Jillian Dempsey's husband, Patrick, has been making an appearance in the catalogs of late... I just had to screen shot this, because it's a pretty steamy McDreamy moment, but it does beg to question -- what IS the scent of Patrick Dempsey? That, my friends, is an open-ended question of which I'm willing to get to the bottom. ;)



BTW: Stop by my favorite Avon Lady's shop to experience After Thanksgiving steals ;) Love ya, Terese!

Hamming it up

The life of a celebrity chef is filled with danger. Few know it, but it's a profession filled with constant peril. Case in point: Paula Deen has been struck by a wayward ham. You read that right... a ham.

Celebrity chef Paula Deen was in Atlanta helping the Hosea Feed the Hungry charity load up food when an errantly tossed ham hit her in the face, leaving her with a sore nose but no other apparent injury. [people]

So, enter the kitchen with caution. Let that be a lesson to you.

2009 AMAs... Musings

Where does one begin to wrap up last night's AMAs? Considering the award show included an embarrassing fall for JLo, Lady GaGa in a flesh tone shrimp costume and Adam Lambert engaging in staged fellatio... there is no one place to start, so I'm gonna jump right in.




JLo Goes Boom
Everyone was waiting for JLo's comeback performance, during which she actually "changed" costumes and slipped on a pair of Louboutins on stage. All seemed to go well, until she fell right on her million-dollar ass. Hats off to her though, after she got up (in a split second mind you) she didn't miss a beat. The mark of a true professional.




Lady GaGa Sleeps with the Fishes
Was her outfit supposed to be an exoskeleton or a shrimp? Either way, she should fire her costumer. That being said, she was, as usual, compelling to watch. Like a train wreck, I cannot take my eyes off her weird-ass performances. (Not to mention, for the 1st half of the performance I was sure she had a dildo crammed into her leotard. It turned out to be a strap on her costume.)


Whitney Wants You to Know She Won't Break
In what was basically the antihistamine of AMA performances, Whitney Houston talk-sang, stood completely still and yet managed to sweat it up like she ran a 5K. Yawn... if this was a comeback, she might wanna give it another try.



Adam Lambert is All Up in Your Face, Yo
Look, I'm no prude. And, by now you know I'm a huge advocate for gay rights. However, I do think that certain performances are better left for your paying customers than for prime time television. If you wanna S&M your way through a terrible song, fine. But do it at a not-for-prime time hour. Frankly, I think the risque performance was just a way to camouflage a terrible song with some shock value. Oh, and Adam...enough with the screaming. It's not 1987 and you're not Ronnie James Dio -- so stop it.

Cest la vie...

Kinda bummed to hear this, but not really surprised. Let's face it: It cannot be a picnic living with Rosie O.

On her Sirius Satellite radio show, O'Donnell suddenly admitted Carpenter had moved out of their home two years ago. The reason for the big reveal? A pressing psychic and a long-haired chihuahua. "Where did you get her from Rosie? Because she says she came from somewhere. And she said she’s happier with you," pet psychic Sonya Fitzpatrick said of O'Donnell's dog Misty. "She's so spoiled and she loves to burrow." O'Donnell confirmed: "She does! She burrows in the bed right next to me." And, when asked who "sometimes looks after her," O'Donnell explained her four children all fight over caring for the pup, which she got three days after Carpenter left. "What happened [was] when Kelli moved out two years ago, I got the dog. Because I wanted another child or something to love. And I got the dog." [people]

What gives?

Someone please tell me what's with Kristen Stewart? I mean, for a chick who's living a charmed friggin' life right about now, you'd never know it. She walks around like she's in a friggin' funk. Lighten up! Oh, and call a stylist -- cause you have no clue how to dress yourself. Unless the house was on fire when you put this together, there's no real excuse for looking like this at a event where people will be photographing you. Nuff said.

There's no accounting for taste...

Here's proof that no amount of money can buy you taste. Tacky is as tacky does. InStyle magazine gives us a peek into the "humble abode" of Christina Aguilera. Do not adjust your screens -- this is the real deal.


I don't know where to look first here. Between the mirrored ceilings, the pink pool table, the Vegas-style arcade games flanking the fireplace and the Edvard Munch-esque carpeting, my eyes are now permanently crossed.



I'm pretty sure she went to a tag sale at Liberace's house and just said: "Wrap it all up - it's coming home with me!" Is that shag carpeting on the platform bed riser? (I'm pretty sure that sentence has never been written.)



Wow. Gotta say, I would totally be constipated in this bathroom. There's too much going on. I wouldn't be able to concentrate long enough to get my business done.



Look, every gal loves a big closet. But, this is riggodamndiculous. You'd think with all the money she laid out on that tacky-ass joint, she'd put aside some dough to finish dressing her kid.

Loose Lips

So, you all heard about the Josh Douchemel HookerGate deal. Apparently that stripper/hooker has a heart of gold and is apologizing to Fergie for sexing up her hubby. Also -- surprise -- she's not real smart like.

The woman who claims she had a short-lived affair with Josh Duhamel has exactly two words for his wife, Fergie: "I'm sorry." "I thought, 'Nobody's gonna find out. It's not gonna hurt anybody,' " exotic dancer Nicole Forrester, 34, tells Extra in an interview set to air Thursday night. "I'm sorry that I didn't think of it like I think of it now." ..."She's standing by her man, so obviously I'm not wrecking the home too bad, huh?" she says. In fact, the media attention given to her claims have hurt her family, if anyone's. She has two young children. "My son, he went to a football game last Saturday and he was like, 'Mom, you're disgusting. I didn't know you had sex with him,' " she says. [people]

Eh, Strippy Strippington, don't feel too bad. Because Fergie's not too clear on what's cheating and what isn't cheating anyway:

Prior to tabloid reports that her husband Josh Duhamel had an affair with an Atlanta stripper, Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie told the Advocate magazine that she has some strict rules about cheating in her marriage. That interview now appears in the December-January issue of the Advocate. Fergie told the magazine that her rules for cheating also apply for same-sex relationships. “I've had a lot of fun with women, and I'm not ashamed of it," she told the magazine. "But just because I enjoy women doesn't mean I'm allowed to have affairs in my relationship." ... “"I learned through talking with my therapist that it is still cheating even if it's with girls, so there is a rule there." [cnn]

Hmm. If I used Fergie logic, then I can make up my own rules: So, basically, it's not cheating if it's with George Clooney...and frankly, I'm ok with that.

What the what?

Please, for the love of God, someone tell me how this guy manages to snag the tail he snags? Is it the Woody Allen Syndrome? Because I'm not buying that ol' excuse. Na-uh.

For Emmy Rossum, her relationship with Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz began with a Tweet. ...Their relationship came to light this fall after they'd been spotted together multiple times. Rossum, 23, split from husband Justin Siegel in August – though her marriage was not widely known about. [people]