Mila Kunis: 'People Can Lose Weight If They Want To'

Well, for me it's not whether I can lose, but if I want to. I think that's what she's getting at. See London's Daily Mail, "'People who say they can't lose weight are lying': Mila Kunis on how losing 20lb for Black Swan changed her views on body image."

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Farrah Fawcett Barbie Becomes Instant Collectors' Item

I love this story, at Daily Mail, "Mattel's Angel: Bikini-clad Farrah Fawcett Barbie doll becomes an instant collectors' item."



Some of the proceeds go to the Farrah Fawcett Foundation for the benefit of cancer research.

VIDEO: Shaun White Snowboard Gold Medal 2010 Winter Olympics

And an interview at New York Times, "30 SECONDS: With Shaun White":

Q. Did you ever think as a child that boarding would allow you to earn millions of dollars in corporate deals and sponsorships?

A. I knew there was a certain level that I could get to within the sporting world. But as I continued with my career, not only did I grow, but the sport grew. All of a sudden, all of these doors opened to me. It’s been amazing. I guess I was born at the right time.

Q. You enjoy playing guitar. Who are your favorite guitarists?

A. Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix and Angus Young.

Q. Are you a better snowboarder or skateboarder?

A. Probably snowboarding, just because the tricks come easier. It’s easier for me to learn a new trick snowboarding because skateboarding is so technical. You’re not strapped into the board and any slight movement of your foot, your board goes flying away and the run is over.

Q. Tell us something no one knows about you.

A. I don’t really like the cold. I have asthma. When I go up into those mountains, I can’t breathe, man. I’m like, “It’s freezing up here.”

RELATED: "The Shaun White Interview," at TransWorld Snowboarding, October 2003.

L'Oreal Ads Banned by Britain's Advertising Standards Agency

At Fox News, "L'Oreal Forced to Pull Julia Roberts Ads After Watchdog Groups Deems Retouching Unrealistic."

And at New York Times, "British Authority Bans Two Ads by L’Oréal":

On Wednesday, an advertising watchdog group in Britain upheld complaints that had been lodged against the cosmetics giant, forcing the company to withdraw two advertisements deemed misleading.

The group, the Advertising Standards Authority, began investigating the ads after Jo Swinson, a member of Parliament from the Liberal Democrat Party, filed a complaint about them. According to reports, Ms. Swinson and other Liberal Democrats support banning advertisements that use digital technology to create misleading ads.

The ads in question featured the actress Julia Roberts and the supermodel Christy Turlington. Ms. Roberts’s ad was for a Lancôme brand foundation called Teint Miracle. Ms. Turlington’s ad, for a Maybelline brand foundation called the Eraser, showed parts of her face covered by the makeup as having fewer wrinkles in contrast to the parts of her face that were not covered. The ads ran in the February editions of women’s fashion magazines Red and Grazia in Britain.

The funny is that these are beautiful women without all the retouching.

More at the link.

Smurfette

Katy Perry on Twitter, tweeting to Neil Patrick Harris.

My son's all hip to this flick. I'm not making any promises, because we're behind on our movies, but it looks fun:

And at MTV, "Katy Perry 'May Take Over The World,' 'The Smurfs' Co-Stars Say."

Krista Stodden Interview at The Other McCain

A Robert Stacy McCain exclusive, "EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood Teen Bride’s Mom Blames Jealousy, ‘Insecurities’ for Criticism of Courtney and Doug Hutchison."

Filming the Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake Sex Scenes in 'Friends With Benefits'

Seriously.

'Friends with Benefits' director Will Gluck discusses how he did it, at Entertainment Weekly.

Give your actors time to get to know each other. Justin and Mila had never met before, but instead of making them do trust falls or a ropes course I decided to shoot the first half of the movie in New York City. I figured spending 16 hours a day working together out in public, surrounded by 8 million people, would give them time to foster “chemistry.”

Well they sure look good.

Previously: "Mila Kunis a Conservative Hottie!"

Elin Nordegren Dates Financier Jamie Dingman!

Who cares, really?

Mostly, it's a chance to re-post this lovely picture of Elin Nordegren.

Her new beau's the son of billionaire Michael Dingman, according to the New York Post, "Elin dating billionaire's son."

And at London's Daily Mail, "Happiness at last! Tiger's ex-wife Elin Nordegren 'finds love again with billionaire's son'."

CNN Hush Hush on Piers Morgan Hacking Allegations

Perhaps Playboy hotties Anna Berglund and Shera Bechard will provide the needed distraction.

See Adweek, "Network hasn't covered story about its anchor."

CNN hasn't been shy about covering the phone hacking related woes of News Corp., parent of rival news network Fox News. It's devoted more than 100 segments to the scandal, according to liberal press watchdog Media Matters. But there’s one angle the network hasn’t gone anywhere near yet: Questions concerning CNN primetime host Piers Morgan’s previous life as a tabloid editor, and allegations that, when he ran the U.K.'s Mirror from 1995-2004, he may have approved of some hacking of his own. (Morgan also served as editor of the News of the World, the now-defunct paper at the center of the scandal.)

Adweek asked CNN to confirm that so far, no air-time has been dedicated to reporting the Morgan-related side of the hacking story. A spokesperson confirmed as much, saying that the network hasn’t covered the matter because Morgan has not been officially called to testify in England.

More above, and at Telegraph UK, "Piers Morgan should face questions, say MPs."

Mila Kunis a Conservative Hottie!

Argues David Swindle, at Pajamas Media, "Mila Kunis on Casual Sex: ‘It’s like communism — good in theory, in execution it fails’."

PREVIOUSLY: "Mila Kunis GQ Photoshoot August 2011."

Mila Kunis GQ Photoshoot August 2011

At the video, Mila Kunis responds to the news of Sgt. Scott Moore's invitation to the Marine Corps Ball.

And at Gentlemen's Quarterly, "A GQ&A with Mila Kunis":

Also at GQ: "...And She's Funny, Too: Photos."

Erin Andrews Tweets Kate Upton from MLB's Celebrity All-Star Softball Game

Looks like fun.

Erin Andrews' tweet is here. And one more, an Andrews solo pic, here.

Kate Upton responds here. Plus, a brief little video here.

And at Sports Illustrated: "Kate Upton at MLB's All-Star Celebrity Softball Game."

Bleacher Report is impressed: "Kate Upton Takes over the Sports Universe Once Again."

RELATED: At Arizona Republic, "Stars, pros share fun at All-Star Celebrity Softball Game."

Mila Kunis Accepts Invitation to Marine Ball

That invitation was a bold move. Mila Kunis is a looker.

At Fox News, "EXCLUSIVE: Mila Kunis Says She'll Accompany U.S. Marine to Corps Ball." (Invitation video here.)

At National Review, Daniel Foster reports on the news, and adds: "On an unrelated note, I feel I should inform Blake Lively that I am still stag for the next NR Christmas party."

Well yeah!

Via WeSmirch.

Kate's 'Marilyn Moment'; or, Rule 5 as Celebrity News Reporting

It's not just ogling at beautiful women. Rule 5 blogging can also bring you up-to-the-minute news. Thanks to Teresamerica, I caught the news of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and her Calgary upskirt moment: "Rule 5 Saturday: Kate Middleton Duchess of Cambridge - The Air Up There."

And now I see the original source material, at the Toronto Sun, "Kate's 'Marilyn moment' in Calgary" (via Instapundit).

It wasn’t the royal honey ‘moon’ Canadians were expecting.

That's for sure.

Emma Watson and Co-Stars Say Farewell to 'Harry Potter' Films

At London's Daily Mail, "Tearful Emma Watson and her Harry Potter co-stars give an emotional farewell at final film premiere."

Also at Telegraph UK, "Emma Watson steals the limelight at the Harry Potter premiere."

Britney Spears – Harper’s Bazaar (June/July 2011)

A little late on this, but better late than never!

At Harper's, "BRITNEY SPEARS IS BACK: THE INTERVIEW."

And a slideshow, "Britney Spears Style."

UPDATE: The Hearst Magazines Public Relations Office sent me the larger image.

Angie Harmon Squelches Rumors That 'Rizzoli & Isles' Characters Are Lesbian

Well, this story gives me a chance to blog Angie Harmon!

At Los Angeles Times, "'Rizzoli & Isles' — are they or aren't they?":

The first season of TNT's crime drama "Rizzoli & Isles" featured an episode with the title "I Kissed a Girl." Its stars, Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander, played on a softball team, shared some intimate dinners, drank wine over candlelight and hopped into the same bed for girl talk.

But this is not a gay show.

Series creator Janet Tamaro described Harmon's Rizzoli and Alexander's Isles as a "power couple" — the center of a buddy drama, one that broke cable ratings records in its debut run and returns for its second season July 11. But the women are not together, as in together.

Tamaro chalks up the rampant are-they-or-aren't-they discussion to throwing "two gorgeous actresses together who have great, natural chemistry." She contends that Harmon's tomboyish homicide detective and Alexander's stylish medical examiner "are straight women who don't fear the interest in or the speculation about their relationship."

That hasn't stopped gay pop culture blog AfterEllen from dubbing the show, "totally gay, it just doesn't know it yet." Or another lesbian blog, CherryGrrl, from creating a "Rizzoli & Isles" drinking game, advising viewers to take a shot for interaction between the title characters that includes "stares lasting longer than three seconds," "sleeping in the same bed/couch/squad car," "adorable bickering which generally relates to sexual tension," or "complaining to each other about their inability to find a compatible mate, all while being completely compatible mates." The Washington Post even pointed to a hunky visiting FBI agent as a short-lived distraction from the "faintly lesbian undertones that the show keeps trying to establish."

Harmon, a veteran of "Law & Order," said she's familiar with the online chatter and that it's "super fun" to play a role that has some same-sex romantic vibes. She's relishing a character who's gruff and aggressive, the polar opposite of her own girlie personality, she said.

But as close as they are, Rizzoli and Isles are just best friends, she said. Really.

"I hate to disappoint, but these characters are straight," Harmon insisted. "If we lose viewers because of it — sorry!"

And that's amazing, that Harmon would note the possibility of LOSING viewers if the characters weren't gay. Reminds me of my post the other day, on the anti-hetero bigotry of Dan Savage. It's hard out there if you're straight. See: "Gay Sexual Abandon and the Perverse Inversion of Values by Same-Sex Extremists."

The Rizzoli & Isles page is here, on TNT.

Supermodel Linda Evangelista's Son Fathered By Salma Hayek's Husband

A compelling story, at New York Post.

And at Robert Stacy McCain's, "Dude."

And American Perspective goes for a roundup, with lovely photos: "Linda Evangelista and Salma Hayek - Rule 5."

Britain's Prince William and Wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Tour Canada

At National Post, "A new age of relevancy for the royals."

Plus, "Protestors spoil Royal arrival in Quebec."

Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz Married!

What a couple!

I like them both a lot.

At London's Daily Mail, "The name's Craig, Mrs Craig: Rachel Weisz marries James Bond star Daniel."

The Bond films are great, although I liked Craig in "Defiance," which I wrote about at the time, a couple of years back:

And I enjoyed Rachel Weisz's sexy, stoical character in "Enemy at the Gates," a thrilling World War II film. Both of Weisz's parents escaped the Holocaust: