Ariana Grande at MTV EMA’s
At request, here is Ariana Grande looking pretty in front of the cameras in a
Jennifer Aniston Does Harper’s Bazaar
On aging in Hollywood: I’ve had more fun post-40 than I can remember. From a
Usher releases new song exclusively in… boxes of Cheerios at Wal-Mart
I know things are getting a little seedy in the music world because people aren’t wanting to pay for music and we’re all just downloading everything, but it seems like times are really getting desperate for Usher, who released a new song exclusively in boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios sold at Wal-Mart. LOL, okay. From Billboard: A new song by Usher will be the prize at the bottom of select cereal boxes. Starting Tuesday, a exclusive single will be available for download with specially-marked Honey Nut Cheerios packages purchased at Walmart stores across the country. The track is called “Clueless” and comes amidst a prolonged wait for the singer’s new album, UR. Well, that’s… awesome for him, I guess? Frankly, I’d toss the music and just eat all the Honey Nut Cheerios. They’re so, so good – I haven’t had them in years! What do you think is happening here? Is releasing a song in a box of cereal a smart marketing move or the sign of a career in decline? Something tells me it’s the latter… Follow us on Twitter | Facebook
Justin Bieber is getting a short visit from the karma fairy
If karma paid Justin Bieber the visit he’s truly owed, she’d be there for the next year, so unfortunately we only get a small dose of comeuppance sent his way. Which is fair enough. Remember how he egged his neighbour’s house and was told to pay him and go to community service? Well, he’s forked over $80,000, done 6 of his required 12 anger management classes and it’s about time for some community service (though it’s hardly hard labour!). From TMZ: Justin Bieber will satisfy his community labor requirement in the egging case by working for MusiCares … a foundation that helps musicians struggling with health, addiction and other issues … TMZ has learned. Sources connected with the case tell TMZ … Justin will satisfy his 5-day labor requirement by working at the facility’s L.A. headquarters, doing things like painting walls and moving office furniture. We’re told he will NOT be teaching music to anyone … the entire 5 days will involve physical labor. People required to do community labor typically perform services in 3 ways … picking up trash on roads and freeways, graffiti removal and beach clean-up. The problem with Bieber — everyone involved realized it would be impossible for him to do any of this because there would be a mob scene which would probably prevent him from doing the work. We’re told there’s precedent for using MusiCares to fulfill community labor requirements. The Probation Dept. and judges have allowed it before, and it serves the function. Bieber’s lawyer Shawn Holley was in court Monday AM and told the judge Bieber would complete the community labor by February 10th. Although the probation report specifically says arrangements are being made to complete community labor at MusicCares, Holley tells TMZ it’s not in cement. A bit of a rip-off, considering. I don’t give a shit what kinda celebrity he is. Take him to a remote highway and have him pick up trash piece by piece – who’s going to stop? Long haul truck drivers? I don’t think so. If they have him painting or whatever, I guess that’s something, but do you think he’ll actually do any REAL work there? Nope. Follow us on Twitter | Facebook
“Did Mary-Kate Olsen have some not-so-subtle work done?” links
#458540244 / gettyimages.com Did Mary Kate Olsen get some plastic surgery/Botox? [Wonderwall] Beyonce is still
Robin Williams suffered with dementia hallucinations before suicide
More sad news coming out about Robin Williams and the days/hours leading up to his suicide this past August. It was revealed a while back that Robin was suffering from Parkinson’s disease and had recently been diagnosed, but now it seems as though that condition led him to also experience a horrible disease called Lewy Body Dimentia, which causes abnormal protein deposits in the brain that inhibit normal functioning. From TMZ: Lewy Body Dementia is a common condition associated with Parkinson’s … and people afflicted by both often get severe side effects from Parkinson’s meds. Hallucinations are common, where patients see phantom objects, people or animals. The patients often try to converse with the illusions. Robin’s wife had told authorities shortly after his death he had been complaining about the meds and the way they made him feel. Sources connected with the Williams family tell TMZ … Lewy Body Dementia was the “key factor” they believe drove him to kill himself. We’re told Robin’s doctors agree that the disease was the critical factor leading to his suicide. Really, really sad. It’s crazy how the body can just turn on itself like that, isn’t it? However, I do hope that we can start letting Robin Williams rest in peace. I think we all know more than we need to as a society and we need to let his family grieve and find closure on their own without reporting on every new development. I understand it’s important to share these things to hopefully bring more awareness to these little-talked about conditions, but there has to be a line drawn, so I’m sorta torn on this. Follow us on Twitter | Facebook
Jennifer Aniston covers Bazaar, hustles for an Oscar & promotes Justin Theroux
Jennifer Aniston covers the December issue of Harper’s Bazaar. Finally, a decent cover subject. No