Friday Faves: 8 Tried and True Ways to Get Famous Fast

I am sure a little part of all of us wanted to be famous at one point in our lives.  A little piece of my heart wants to sing on ‘American Idol,’ design a dress for an Olympian figure skater (kudos, Vera Wang), or get insulted by Kanye West on live television.  Whichever way you put it, being famous does not seem that bad…but the getting there is tough.  Unless you are Justin Bieber whose ‘getting there’ involved a YouTube video and a cute haircut. Needless to say, I am impressed.

But besides YouTube, there are other ways you can become famous in lightning bolt fashion. If you long to walk red carpets, get chased by paparazzi and rub elbows with Hollywood’s A-listers, take a little advice from these fameballs on how to get real famous, real fast.

Get Fat (Kirsti Alley, Kevin Federline)
It’s been a long time since the woman who found fame on Cheers and later stole my heart in Look Who’s Talking (one of my favorite adolescent movies out there) was the topic of pop culture conversation. That is until she got fat. Then skinny. Then graced the tabloid covers once again grasping a donut and looking into the camera lens with 10 double chins. And now Kirstie’s showing up on Oprah, starting her own weight loss line (??) and starring in, Kirstie Alley’s Big Life, a reality show about her quest to lose weight. Again. Read More »


Candy Dish: The After-Date Rules, According to Guys

Do NOT do this after a date.

Susan Sarandon cougars it up. Work it, girl!

Rachel Uchitel quits rehab.

Justin Timberlake says no to American Idol.

Cute stuff coming at The Limited!

Wyclef for president?


Candy Dish: More Deets From The David Boreanaz Affair

Rachel Uchitel’s texts to David Boreanaz have leaked.

The worst wedding DJ EVER.

Taylor Momsen is such a rebel.

7 reasons to learn how to cook.

Probably not the healthiest snacks.

Jennifer Aniston and Kate Hudson get in a boy brawl.


Gossip Cheat Sheet: Another One Sleeps Around

OK seriously, this cheating business is getting out of hand. Before you know it, half of Hollywood is going to be in rehab for their self-diagnosed “sex addictions.” When will they learn that just because you’re famous it doesn’t mean you do whatever you want? Oh wait, they won’t.

Momentous News

1. Bret Michaels is going to make a full recovery! Hooray! Two weeks ago, Michaels had a brain hemorrhage, which most people instantly die from. His doctors have been impressed by his will to live and he was released earlier this week. He wasted no time pimping out the story to People magazine, though, which is still high off the Sandra Bullock boom from last week. Michaels apparently is making a bucket list (maybe “take off my bandana” is on there?!) and is planning to marry his girlfriend and mother of his children, Kristi Gibson.

So… no more Rock of Love? Waaaaah (Snooki voice.)

2. Kendra Wilkinson has a sex tape. Surprised? Not really, but it’s a shame it’s coming out now. Vivid Entertainment obtained the video from someone Kendra “really trusted” when she was 18 (pre-Hef days) and is planning to release it in the next few weeks. Kendra’s team is doing everything they can to stop Vivid from releasing the video and is asking for her and her family’s privacy during this time. Honestly, she has a new and amazing life as a wife and mother. Can’t they just leave her alone? Read More »


Candy Dish: Rachel Uchitel Got Around

Who’s another of her Hollywood d-bags?

Sandra Bullock is really, really happy. Really!

You waxing at home? A few tips from the pros….

God sends Michael Lohan a message. He doesn’t get it.

Could this be the answer to painful pumps?

The 7 most glaring inconsistencies in TV show history.


The Gossip Cheat Sheet: Skanks, Hos, and Neo-Nazis. Jeez, This Is Getting Ridiculous!

Another week, another skank coming out of Jesse James/Tiger Woods’ bedrooms. My god, when is it going to end?! Hopefully most of this news is review for you all by now considering we’ve been covering the same stories for weeks now. I know you’ve seen Sandy’s face on almost every tabloid for, like, a month, but new (and disturbing) developments are coming every day.

Once again, I’m here to give you the rundown on all the ridiculous celebrity gossip that’s been happening this week! Everything you will ever need to know is right here, right now. Whether you care or not…. But how could you not care about Sandra!? Have you no heart?!

1. Sandra Bullock is reportedly back in L.A. but staying at friend Gabriel Brenner’s house. Some sources report she is filing for divorce, while others say this is untrue. Hopefully she does, because Jesse James has not only been photographed doing the Nazi salute, but he also had a foursome with some slore names Skittles Valentine, her tattoo artist boyfriend, and Michelle “Bombshell” McGee. Jesse has apparently entered sex rehab at the Sierra Tuscon center, which will consist of 45 day stay for about $60,000. Some sources are also saying that Sandra confronted Jesse before all of this went public, but he denied everything. Thank goodness she listened to Kanye and got herself a pre-nup.

In other, more positive Sandra news: The Blind Side was #1 in DVD rentals this week. Hopefully this can bring her a moment of happiness. Read More »


Candy Dish: Who Knew Being a Mistress Was So Lucrative?

It pays to be a Tiger mistress.

Everyone wants a piece of Gabby Sidibe.

Hm. Something about this story seems a little weird…

Anna Paquin: starved for attention?

5 online-only stores you must visit NOW.

No one messes with Chelsea Handler. NO ONE.


8 Tried and True Ways to Get Famous Fast

I am sure a little part of all of us wanted to be famous at one point in our lives.  A little piece of my heart wants to sing on American Idol, design a dress for an Olympian figure skater (kudos, Vera Wang), or get insulted by Kanye West on live television.  Whichever way you put it, being famous does not seem that bad…but the getting there is tough.  Unless you are Justin Bieber whose ‘getting there’ involved a YouTube video and a cute haircut. Needless to say I am impressed.

But besides YouTube, there are other ways you can become famous in lightning bolt fashion. If you long to walk red carpets, get chased by paparazzi and rub elbows with Hollywood’s A-listers, take a little advice from these fameballs on how to get real famous, real fast.

Get Fat (Kirsti Alley, Kevin Federline)
It’s been a long time since the woman who found fame on Cheers and later stole my heart in Look Who’s Talking (one of my favorite adolescent movies out there) was the topic of pop culture conversation. That is until she got fat. Then skinny. Then graced the tabloid covers once again grasping a donut and looking into the camera lens with 10 double chins. And now Kirstie’s showing up on Oprah, starting her own weight loss line (??) and starring in, Kirstie Alley’s Big Life, a reality show about her quest to lose weight. Again.

Read More »


The Top Nine of 2009

For most of us, 2009 was probably not the best year – the economy was still in the toilet, we were fighting two wars, Michael Jackson (and Patrick Swayze!) died, and we couldn’t play beer pong out of fear we were going to get the Swine Flu.

But all that didn’t really matter to those peeps out in Hollywood, because somehow, despite all the odds, some people still managed to come out on top and have a freaking awesome year.

Let’s take a look at who had the best 2009: Read More »


Easy, Tiger

By now, the sordid details of Tiger Woods’s first major scandal are familiar to anyone who keeps up with celebrity gossip: the mysterious car accident! The golf-club wielding wife! The alleged mistress, who says that being asked about her relationship to the golf legend is like being asked “to comment if there are aliens on Earth”! The whole mess is shaping up to be the biggest tabloid story this side of Jen, Angelina, and Brad.

The main question on all of our minds, though, is the same one that always crops up when rich, powerful men cheat on their gorgeous wives with trash like Rachel Uchitel, Nicole Forrester, or Ashley Dupré: “What the hell is wrong with him?”

Jessica Wakeman of The Frisky brings up an interesting point about this line of thinking. As she writes, “What I want to know is why we insist a woman’s beauty—which is highly subjective!—is some kind of barometer—which is highly shallow!—of whether or not her hubby will cheat.”

Wakeman’s right. People have affairs because they’re unhappy for whatever reason, not because they suddenly find their significant others hideous. “The implication,” she goes on to say, “is that Nordegren is too pretty to cheat on and that Tiger’s infidelity would make more sense if she were ugly—but since she’s beautiful, there must be something else she did that drove him to do something so insane.” Read More »