August 2012 Archives

Rob Kardashian spent most of his Saturday playing and partying around with a certain pop music legend in the making.

But the reality star sat down for a radio interview with Ryan Seacrest today and explained what's going on with him and Rihanna. Read: NOTHING.

Rob Kardashian Talks Rihanna: Just Friends!

Yes, Kardashian go-karted with Rihanna over the weekend, but he laughed off any romantic notions.

“It’s because Rihanna’s a friend, and she is friends with my friend Capricorn, and it was her birthday," Rob said. "Then we all went out to celebrate our friend’s birthday. It was fun! It was a good night!”

Beside, Kardashian is dating Rita Ora, right? Isn't that right, Rob?

I'm “just a fan," Kardashian said of the British singer. "That’s all. I’m a big fan."

Hmmm... is Rob Kardashian being coy? Shy about his private life? Not milking it for every ounce of publicity he can? What family does he think he belongs to?!?

Fuera de Serie, a Spanish magazine, has sparked controversy with its new cover depicting Michelle Obama as a 19th Century French slave. Seriously.

The First Lady of the United States' face is superimposed over "Portrait d'une négresse," a famous painting by French artist Marie-Guillemine Benoist.

The painting from 1800 depicted a female French slave in a headdress and white gown, one breast exposed. Now Michelle Obama is shown as such:

The painting was finished just six years after France's abolition of slavery and has been regarded by art historians as a commentary on both sexism and racism.

Not surprisingly, the image has many critics in the U.S. and Europe wondering if the cover was designed to be more provocative than political ... ya think?!

For its part, the magazine lauds Michelle Obama as the "gran mujer" (great woman) behind her powerful husband. An excerpt of the cover story reads:

"In the shadow of the U.S. President is a person whose popularity ratings exceed those of Barack’s own. This person is none other than his wife Michelle."

"To find out how Michelle has managed to seduce the American people, [we] detail the secrets of a woman who has won [America's hearts]."

Many believe it smacks of racism and reinforces the historical denial of black female individuality, but artist Karine Percheron-Daniels stands by it.

In fact, she thinks Michelle would "love" the picture and would love to show it to Mrs. Obama one day. We wouldn't hold our breath if we were Karine.

What do you think of this Michelle Obama cover?

Will Carly Rae Jepsen really be the next Britney Spears? What is boyfriend Matthew Koma like? Can we get a preview of her upcoming album?

The 26-year old singer answered all these questions and more in the latest issue of Canadian magazine Fashion. It hits newsstands on September 10 and you can read excerpts from her interview below, following a few photos from the publication...

On her professional aspirations: “Nobody can do Britney again. She did a great job at it. I just want to be the best Carly Rae I can be.”

On her taste in men: “I definitely have a little attraction to bad guys, but they have to be sweethearts underneath. After all, I like to be treated well - it’s important to me.”

On her new album, Kiss (out September 18): “My new songs are like clothes done by Versace or Moschino… my music is bejeweled, it’s colorful, it’s romantic, it shines.”

A Montana man was struck and killed by a car Sunday night while apparently trying to create a Bigfoot sighting hoax, according to news reports.

The Montana Highway Patrol reported that Randy Lee Tenley of Kalispell was pronounced dead at the scene on U.S. Highway 93 near Kalispell.

Tenley was wearing a military-style camouflage suit that resembles vegetation or foliage. He was struck by two cars consecutively and killed.

Bigfoot Prankster Killed By Car

Police interviewed Tenley's friends to ask why he would wear such a suit at night, and were told of Tenley's nocturnal Bigfoot-inspired mischief.

State Trooper Jim Schneider said that Tenley "was trying to make people think he was Sasquatch so people would call in a Sasquatch sighting."

"You can't make it up. I haven't seen or heard anything like this before. Obviously, his [camo] suit made it difficult for people to see him."

The most Bigfoot sighting - in 1967 in Bluff Creek, Calif., by a man named Roger Patterson - is widely considered a hoax pulled off by a costumed man.

Whether Patterson was the hoaxer or victim of a hoax is unclear, but anyone pulling such a stunt these days is clearly taking a real risk.

The X Factor kicks off Season 2 in just a few weeks, and the Fox competition is still without a host.

But it has hired at least one mentor to assist contestants with their songs and routines - and you may be familiar with his work: Justin Bieber!!!

Sources confirm to TMZ that Bieber will be one of four celebrity mentors brought in to help the judges with their teams. Look for him to be aligned with L.A. Reid and that panelist's contingent of hopefuls.

Rumors also state that Nick Jonas will work alongside Demi Lovato and her group, while it's unknown at the moment who will take sides with Simon Cowell and Britney Spears.

The X Factor, which returns on September 12, won't mark Bieber's only appeared on Fox this fall, either. He has booked a cameo on The Simpsons.

[Photo: WENN.com]

Looks like Russell Brand is looking to Spice up his love life with a new Girl.

That would be Geri Halliwell of Spice Girls fame! See what we did there?!

The 37-year-old British comic is now dating the 40-year-old singer, The Sun (UK) reports, along with pictures of them on a date at Hampton Court Palace in London with Bluebell, Geri's 6-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.

Russell also posted this Twitpic after the Olympics' closing ceremonies:

Geri Halliwell recently alluded to a new relationship in an interview with British celeb gossip mag Hello: "I'm not going into details," she said, giggling.

"Right now there's nothing serious. I was a late starter on the romantic front. I didn't start dating until I was in my 30s ... I quite like having somebody to cuddle."

"I like that intimacy, it would be wonderful."

Earlier this summer, Brand dated Isabella Brewster, the younger sister of Dallas star Jordana Brewster, but the two reportedly broke things off.

Before that, he was married to Katy Perry. Maybe you've heard of her. Here's wishing Russell and Geri the best in their fledgling romance!

Aussie Robyn Lawley has a lingerie campaign, covered Vogue Italia last year and is one of the newest faces of Ralph Lauren. She hopes to aspire a generation.

This is significant since Robyn, as a size 12 (U.S.), is considered a plus size model in today’s fashion world. Lawley welcomes that designation.

“I had to go through my own self-love, self-hate to get to where I am,” the 23-year-old says. “It took me years to watch plus-size models be so confident."

"But then I realized that I could use my voice to be a positive role model for girls. When I found plus-size modeling, it was such a relief to be just me.”

At age 16, Lawley entered a modeling competition, eventually signing with an agency at 19. Now, she’s a Wilhelmina model, traveling the globe to shoot ads.

“It feels really good,” the stunner says of her recent success. “I feel it’s been a really long time coming, but it feels like it was meant to happen now.”

In her earlier days, Lawley admits she was pressured to lose weight. “I was told I’d be a huge success,” she says. “I was told to eat less, exercise more."

"But the thing with my body is that I’m big-boned; I have broad shoulders, I’m really tall, have big hips - it’s just not my body. And I love food!"

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Emma Stone is featured in the latest issue of Interview.

A very different Emma Stone, we should say.

The wildly popular actress - seriously, who didn't adore her in Easy A... or The Help... or Crazy, Stupid Love? - covers September's edition of this magazine and brings a futuristic, serious look to its pages. Also, a cigarette...

Stone is actually interviewed by director Cameron Crowe for the piece and tells him that she's still a work in progress when it comes to this fame thing.

"I don't think that I've been deft at hiding parts of my personality," the actress says of giving print interviews. "I have not mentioned parts of my life, for sure - although I have talked about my childhood more now and anxiety and that side of myself. I don't think that people would expect that I would have panic attacks... Or I don't know if they would, because I don't know what people expect of me. I have no idea."

Stone also says fans may actually know someone like Taylor Swift because she "tells her own stories." But it's different for an actress.

"I'm playing characters, so that kind of authenticity of self in this job is a little bit different. A lot of times I feel like people come up to me because they think I'm like my character in Easy A, or because they've seen me in interviews, but really what they're a fan of is a movie or a character."

Pick up the latest issue of Interview for more. (P.S. We frickin LOVE Emma Stone!!!)

THG is counting down the 100 Hottest Bikini Bodies of 2012.

Between now and the end of the year, we'll be paying tribute to the hottest of the hot with bikini photos galore. The competition is guaranteed to be sweltering.

Jodie Marsh bikini photos got the party started yesterday. Keeping the countdown rolling at #99: Playboy model / Hef girlfriend Anna Sophia Berglund!

Anna gained notoriety by posing for Playboy in 2011 - and for becoming Hugh Hefner's "best girl" following his infamous breakup with Crystal Harris.

"With Crystal gone, Anna is my best girl. Anna is really one in a million," he said a year ago. Is he hitting this? Was he ever? We may never know.

What we do know is that Berglund, 26, received a degree in Theater from UCLA in 2008 and enjoys surfing,, tennis, cycling, baseball, and golf.

What a catch! Click to enlarge some vintage Anna Sophia Berglund pictures below, and check back tomorrow to see THG's Hottest Bikini Body #98 ...

No wonder Liberty Ross may take Rupert Sanders back. She has her adulterous husband to thank for a major career revival!

While Ross may be suffering personally as a result of Sanders smooching Kristen Stewart, sources tell Radar Online that the affair "improved her profile as an actress."

Ross, a model by trade, has taken bit parts in last year's W.E. and this summer's Snow White and the Huntsman, but "the scripts have been flooding in and she has already received audition offers on the back of Rupert’s affair," this insider adds.

Might as well turn lemons into big screen lemonade, right?

It remains unclear if Ross and Sanders will reconcile - she's been spotted without her wedding ring on, yet he was donning his this week during a walk with the couple's kids - but Liberty's future as an actress doesn't appear to be in doubt.

"Liberty is delighted that she’s being finally recognized, she wants to pursue a career in the movies and is desperate to make more," claims the mole. "She would of preferred if it had happened in a different way, but press is press.

"If she could swap her modeling career for a successful acting one, Liberty would do it in a heartbeat."