Saturday, December 05, 2020

I Ain't One To Gossip But ...

Tara Reid, best known for global phenomenon Sharknado, baring her breast on a chilly red carpet and not knowing it was out, and a series of drunk in public encounters, really has chutzpah. She recently reached out to a fellow celebrity on social media to ask them to appear in a film with her. And who did the amazingly talented and utterly, unfairly Oscar snubbed Reid want to be her co-star?

Nicole Kidman. Oscar winner Nicole Kidman.

Reid reached out to Kidman on her Instagram page to, ahem, ask Kidman to join Reid in her next film project, Masha’s Mushroom, a psychological thriller about a drugged-filled child’s birthday party.

Seriously. Reid saw a photo of Kidman lounging on a terrace in NYC saying how much she loves the city, and commented:

“You are truly amazing in everything you do. I’ve b en [sic] a huge fan forever. Hopefully one day we can work together soon. I’m producing a movie Masha’s Mushroom it staring [sic] Vivica Fox, Billy Zane, Beverly Deangelo [sic], myself Tara Reid, Sade and others it truly an amazing script. I would love for you to read it. Shoreline and Universal are doing it. It’s a franchise of 5 films. If you follow me so I can tell you more. Kindly, Tara.”

I don’t know if I’m more stunned that Tara-effing-Reid thinks Nicole-effing-Kidman would accept a film role via Instagram, or that Tara Reid can’t string together a few simple sentences.

And ending with a beg for an Instagram follow? Oh Tara, just when I thought you couldn’t sink lower, you found the hatch to the subbasement, moved down there, and then found that hideous wig.

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Last summer Kelly Clarkson filed for divorce from Brandon Blackstock and, at first, it seemed like another victim of the pandemic. But then came rumors that Blackstock might be a cheater, and Kelly wasn’t having it. But, whether it was Kelly’s wholesome image, or her jobs as talk-show host or Voice coach, or maybe the fact that the rumors weren’t true, the gossip died away.

This week, though, it turned a little ugly after an LA court gave Kelly primary physical custody of their two children, saying she’s the one providing emotional and financial  stability,  and noted that Kelly and Brandon are having “co-parenting problems” at the moment.

But now it looks like Or Brandon is having “coins problems.” He is now is seeking spousal and child support from Kelly even though, in court, Kelly offered to pay all of the children’s expenses. But Blackstock wants $135,000 in child support and $301,000 in spousal support per month. That adds up to $5.2M per year. Oh, and he also wants all his legal fees paid by Kelly which amounts to over $2M because he needs seven attorneys to represent him.

All this may be because Kelly was given primary custody, while Blackstock wanted the children to go “back and forth” from Los Angeles to Montana—where he lives—but the court found that the children “have not resided in Montana” and said Blackstock must travel to L.A. to see the children at Clarkson’s home for “visitation and parenting time.”

And then came the coin beg.

Let’s see, who to side with: America’s sweetheart who has always and only wanted to protect her children. Or Blackstock, who didn’t get custody, won’t have to pay a dime in child support, but uses his kids for coins.

Yeah.

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A few weeks ago, we learned that Erika “Erika Jayne” Girardi and her husband, Tom Girardi—Albert Finney played him in Erin Brockovich—were divorcing. There was reportedly no prenup, but Erika asked the court for spousal support. At the time there were conspiracy theories that the divorce was related to Tom’s many lawsuits—fraud, theft, scamming—but the story seemed to go nowhere; until now.

This week both Erika and Tom are being sued by Edelson PC, a class action firm, on behalf of Boeing plane crash victims. The lawsuit ALLEGES that the Girardi’s divorce is a sham, and that the couple is actually embezzling settlement funds meant for the families of the victims who were killed in the 2018 Lion Air Flight 610 crash.

Yeah, this is gonna get ugly.

The suit ALLEGES that Tom’s law firm, Girardi Keese, is in financial ruin, but he needs a lot of coins to fund the outrageous lifestyle he and Erika Jayne live for, and why Erika Jayne, from out-of-nowhere, filed for divorce. See, if the Girardi’s “divorce,” their collective marital assets may be protected from a lawsuit his firm is facing; a faux-divorce protects the couple’s coins from those that seek to collect on debts owed by Tom’s firm.

The lawsuit also claims that this isn’t the first time Girardi has kept money meant for clients to himself to ALLEGEDLY fund “his and Erika’s lavish lifestyle, and Erika Jayne has bragged about spending $40,000 a month to look like a siliconed, Botoxed, be-wigged and be-weaved singer. She even released a single about how, ahem, XXPEN$IVE it is to be her.

Wow, stealing money from the families of victims of a plane crash and then fake divorcing so you can hide the coins is a special kind of vile.

ALLEGEDLY.

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In Vogue’s December issue, Harry Styles was the first male to be on the cover solo,  did the cover  by himself, and in the photo shoot, he donned some skirts and dresses, and this caused one rightwingnut loon, Candace Owens, to go nuts. A man in a dress? Owens shrieked all over social media and any “news” outlet that gave her to air, to declare that we need to bring back “manly men.”

I don’t know why Style’s dress-wearing freaked her out. I mean, has she never seen King Louis VIX, Billy Porter, David Bowie, and Richard Simmons before?

Styles either didn’t hear Owens’ comments, or didn’t care, because he was one of the few people who didn’t come for Candance … until now. He not only posted that photo up top on social media, with the caption, ‘bringing back manly men,’ but also said:

“To not wear [something] because it’s females’ clothing, you shut out a whole world of great clothes. And I think what’s exciting about right now is you can wear what you like. It doesn’t have to be X or Y. Those lines are becoming more and more blurred.”

And that’s how you combat ignorance. You don’t sink to that level, you rise above it and stand your ground. And you offer np ex[planation for that suggestive banana pose.

Bravo sir.

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I love when celebrities say dumb stuff and expect the public to just believe them. And I’m lookin’ at you, JLo.

Jennifer Lopez, who you just know spends millions to look like she isn’t aging, has decided to release a beauty line so you can look like a woman who spends millions on dermatology and skincare experts.

While promoting her new skincare line, JLo claims she has never had Botox and never will because she’s “not that person”:

“I haven’t ever had Botox to this day. I’m not that person. I don’t have anything against people doing that; it’s just not my thing. I’m more about a natural approach to skincare.”

JLo and natural? A fifty-year-old woman without one single frown line or laugh line?

Bitch, please.

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12 comments:

  1. So I HAD to IMDB Reid's "movie". Looks like Sade and Billy Zane have dodged a bullet (or Reid is lying), as they do not have any credit (even as 'uncredited') with the entry. Finally, Zane's legacy is safe with his appearance in 'Zoolander'.

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  2. While Styles didn't post much, other people did.. with pictures of her husband with the failed president, asking how effeminate pose represented manliness.

    JLo may not have had botox, but that doesn't mean she doesn't go in every year for a face tightening.

    Tara who?

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  3. gawd, the garbage pile is VILE this morning!

    jell-o saying she's never had botox is like me saying I am QEII.

    blackstock's old man was married to reba mcentire once; let brandon grift coins from his old man.

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  4. Dear Bob

    Sorry I have to correct you on one thing; Louis XIV did not wear dresses, except when he was a child, but then all small boys did back then - something to do with boys being more liable to kidnap but would not swear to it. I am currently reading the memoirs of the Duc de St-Simon who lived most of his life at Louis XIV's court and there is no report of Louis wearing a dress as an adult, although there is loads of gossip in the books (I'm on volume 5 at the moment).

    Clearly you are keeping up a good tradition in passing on gossip, but sadly these people are not the movers and shakers of the world as were the personalities St-Simon referred to.

    Helen

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  5. PS @AM - I bet you're a lot nicer than QE2 - a woman who didn't even visit her sister who was dying in hospital!

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  6. Much ak-ness this morning!!
    xoxo :-)

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  7. With exception to two here, I really need to get on some medication, so I can slap stupid people and blame it on the side affects.

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  8. I liked Harry Styles' Vogue photo spread.

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  9. Anonymous8:41 PM

    Harry,

    I hear ya. Back in the day, I eyed a women's frock now and then. Never bought any BUT I loved the fabric, style, and color.

    When I lived in Europe I could tell a European man from an American. European men were free in their dress. The colors, the fabric choices, and fit. I would say that a young blooded American man would never be caught dead in what they were wearing. I am not talking about women's blouses our dresses. Jut styled men's clothing. The men were not hung up on what a man SHOULD wear. They would experiment. If it felt good they were wearing it. And trust me some of the clothing was almost over the line. I loved it all.

    I am old enough to remember when men's clothing were-still are to a degree-so boring that I refused to shop. Everything was brown, gray, black, or navy solids. Hell, I would even welcome back some of the clothing choices of the '70s.

    Harry, keep on doing you. And I love your outfit in the picture.

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  10. Jenny from the block is ageless... let' giver her that. She has so little going for her. She's done a great deal with very little.

    People who only see things in terms of black or white, male and female? Well, their a little short in the gene pool. EVOLVE. Am I right?

    Adore Erika Jayne... her music. I know it's all manufactured, but then...so is so much of what passes as talent... (see JLo)... at least she make me wanna dance. She's a crook? Naw. Not savvy enough. Pin it on the hubby.

    Kelly. Sigh. Love her. But, yeah... she makes lots of very bad decisions. I hope she got Reba in the divorce settlement.

    I like the sound of Tara's new film... interesting cast. And, yes... very desperate on Tara's part... but crazier things have happened! So... she gave it a shot. Good for her. P.S. - I thought that was Gwyneth Paltrow in the poster!

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  11. A cycling friend of mine was paying $20,000 a month in child support (in the early 1990s) and the children's mother went back to court to ask for more, she was running out of money to buy groceries by the middle of the month. The judge was appalled, (the child support was more than the judge was earning) and modified the order for the support to be payable weekly rather than monthly.

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  12. I HATE CANDACE OWENS!!!!!! What a loudmouthed ignoramus who never cites facts or evidence for her ridiculous OPINIONS! And we already know how much I loathe J-Lo. Skin care line ... pleeze. She's never used Botox ... PLEASE!
    UGH.

    XOXOXOXO
    Deb

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