KARDASHIANS & HONEY BOO BOO REVEAL XMAS CARDS
With Christmas days away, celebrities are getting into the holiday spirit. Just like last year, the entire Kardashian Klan got together for a holiday card, with the whole family dressed in white. Even Kim’s late kitten Mercy made it into the photo, probably because she fit in with the color scheme. The Honey Boo Boo family also released their card, which includes 7-year-old Alana Thompson, her parents June and Sugar Bear, her three older sisters and her newborn niece. The portrait was taken at Smiley’s Flea Market and Yard Sale in Macon, Georgia on Saturday.
TRUMP WINS LAWSUIT AGAINST MISS USA CONTESTANT
Donald Trump has yet another thing to brag about. The Celebrity Apprentice host has emerged victorious in a lawsuit over accusations the Miss USA pageant is rigged. Earlier this year, former Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin claimed the pageant was “fixed” and said a fellow contestant had seen the list of the Top Five finalists before they were officially announced. The Donald sued on behalf of the Miss Universe Organization, which runs Miss USA, and the case went to arbitration. Well, last week a US District Court judge ruled in Trump’s favor, awarding the Miss Universe organization $5 million in damages. Trump, of course, couldn’t be happier, calling Monnin’s actions “disgraceful.” He added, “While I feel very badly for Sheena, she did the wrong thing. She was really nasty and we had no choice. It is an expensive lesson for her.”
Q-How many times has Donald Trump been married? 3 (Ivana Trump, Marla Maples and Melania Knaus)
GOMEZ & BIEBER OFF AGAIN?
On-again/off-again couple Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez may be off again. According to Perez Hilton, Selena has once again dumped Justin, reportedly because she’s furious he’s become good friends with her ex-beau Nick Jonas. The two male pop stars have been boasting about their bromance all over Twitter, which has made Selena even more upset. “Justin and Nick Jonas hung out all last night (December 13th). Selena was crying about it,” a source tells Perez. “Hanging with Nick proved that he wants to be a jerk about this, and Selena’s sick of being heart broken. They’re finished, and I think for good this time.”
Q-Selena isn’t the only Disney star to have dated Nick Jonas. He also reportedly dated this Hannah Montana star. Who? Miley Cyrus
ROMEO BECKHAM MAKES MODELING DEBUT
David and Victoria Beckham’s son Romeo is following in his parents’ footsteps. The 10-year-old makes his modeling debut in a 2013 campaign for Burberry. “This season’s campaign lights up with the infectious energy of an amazing young cast of old and new Burberry family,” says creative officer Christopher Bailey. ”[And] Romeo … was a joy to work with and really stole the show.”
Q-This pop superstar is godfather to both Romeo and his big brother Brooklyn. Who? Elton John
CHANGES FOR PROJECT RUNWAY – INCLUDING NO KORS
The 11th season of Project Runway returns January 24th and it will be without everyone’s favorite judge Michael Kors. Lifetime said Kors wasn’t able to return because of scheduling issues – season ten and 11 were filmed back to back and he couldn’t commit to all the dates required for season 11. He’ll be replaced by Zac Posen, who’ll judge the contestants alongside regulars Heidi Klum and Nina Garcia. Another twist for season 11 is that the designers will compete in teams, something they were not informed about until the first episode. Guest judges this season include: Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon, Miranda Lambert, John Legend, Joan and Melissa Rivers and Kristin Davis.
FALLON ON TRACK TO REPLACE LENO
The New York Daily News reports that Jimmy Fallon could possibly take over The Tonight Show. According to the paper, NBC execs are trying to figure out what to do about Jay Leno, whose contract expires in 2014. Word is, the network has started contacting agents looking for fresh talent to take over Fallon’s duties, should he succeed Leno on The Tonight Show. Fallon has hosted Late Night since 2009, when he took over for Conan O’Brien.
Q-What is the name of Late Night’s studio band? The Roots
KIMMEL LINES UP BIG NAMES FOR MOVE
In other late night news…Jimmy Kimmel Live moves to 11:35 pm on January 8th, and he’s lined up some big names to help him usher in his earlier timeslot. Stars scheduled to appear that week include: Jennifer Aniston, Ryan Gosling, Bruno Mars, No Doubt, Sofia Vergara, the Kardashian sisters, Jamie Foxx and Mark Wahlberg. On January 7th, the night before the big move, ABC will air Jimmy Kimmel Live: Goodbye to Midnight, a look back at the program’s 10-year history.
Q-In a running joke on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jimmy bumps which actor from his show when they run short on time? Matt Damon
MEGAN FOX THOUGHT SHE WAS HAVING A VAMPIRE
Megan Fox did not have a very easy pregnancy, at least in the first few months. Fox, who welcomed son Noah in September, told Jay Leno earlier this week that she had a bad case of morning sickness during her first trimester. "It was so bad for me. . . I was convinced that I was, like, maybe birthing a vampire baby like the one in Twilight -- you know what happens to Bella, where she's in cold sweats all the time -- and I felt like that was happening because I had no vitamins and nutrients and I was just nauseous,” she said. “Something not human was happening!"
Q-What is the name of the 2009 comedy/horror flick Fox starred in alongside Amanda Seyfried? Jennifer’s Body
JACKMAN OPENS UP ABOUT WIFE’S FERTILITY STRUGGLES
On yesterday’s episode of Katie, Hugh Jackman opened up about the struggles he and wife Deborah Lee Furness endured trying to start a family. Before adopting their son Oscar, now 12, and, daughter Ava, 7, the couple tried fertility treatments, and suffered miscarriages. "Until you go through it, you realize it's not talked about a lot," said the Les Miserables star. "By the way, to be clear, Deb and I always wanted to adopt. So that was always in our plan. We didn't know where in the process that would happen but biologically, obviously we tried and it was not happening for us, and it is a difficult time. We did IVF and Deb had a couple of miscarriages. I'll never forget it the miscarriage thing…It happens to one in three pregnancies. But it's very, very rarely talked about. It's almost secretive, so I hope Deb doesn't mind me bringing it up now." But all the heartache seemed to disappear when their son was born. “Many of you are parents, you guys know you can't prepare for that moment,” he said. “Nothing can prepare you...You can't even explain how incredible it is and that avalanche of emotion that comes and how it opens up your heart, how it frustrates you, how it angers you, how everything is just...all of a sudden how alive you are as a parent." [See About Last Night Afternoon for audio.]
EMILY & JEF BACK ON?
Bachelorette Emily Maynard and Jef Holm called it quits back in October, but it appears their relationship isn’t completely over. Radaronline posted a picture of the former couple getting cozy at a North Carolina bar just last week. Spies tell the site Emily and Jeff were deep in conversation during their trip to Connolly’s Irish Pub in Charlotte on December 11th. But it sounds like Jef didn’t want anyone to know about their night out, because a patron says Jef almost got into a fight when he caught someone snapping a photo of him and Emily.
PAULY D-PARTING MTV
MTV really wants Pauly D back for another season of The Pauly D Project, but TMZ reports he’s not so sure he wants to renew his contract. The reason – he’s being wooed by another network. According to the site, the Jersey Shore star has been taking meetings with E!, and they’re offering him a lot more money to do a show on their network. The new project will reportedly focus more on Pauly’s entire life, not just his DJ career.
IMDB NAMES TOP STARS OF 2012
The Internet Movie Data Base has released their annual list of the Top Ten Stars of 2012, which is determined by how many times a celeb’s IMDB page was viewed last year. Topping the list was The Dark Knight Rises’ Tom Hardy, followed by The Hunger Games’ Jennifer Lawrence and The Avengers’ Chris Hemsworth. Rounding out the Top Ten are: The Dark Knight Rises’ Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Christian Bale, Channing Tatum, Johnny Depp, Emma Stone, The Hunger Games’ Josh Hutcherson and Kristen Stewart. The site also lists their Top Emerging Stars of 2012, with Hunger Games’ Liam Hemsworth topping the list. Rounding out the Top Five were: Rooney Mara, Lena Headey, Tom Hiddleston and Noomi Rapace.
TWILIGHT ACTOR ARRESTED AFTER PEEING IN PUBLIC
Actor Bronson Pelletier, who played a member of the Wolf Pack in the Twilight films, was arrested in Los Angeles yesterday for public intoxication. According to TMZ, cops responded to a call at LAX of an unruly passenger on a plane. When they arrived they were told that the 25-year-old Pelletier was creating a disturbance on board the flight, so he was removed for being too intoxicated to fly, and told he had to wait for a later flight. Two hours later cops were called back to the scene because Pelletier was urinating by the gate. He was then taken to jail and booked on the misdemeanor charge. He was later released. TMZ also reported that earlier this month, Pelletier was arrested for felony cocaine and meth possession. On December 8th, the actor was at Gym Bar in West Hollywood when staff called the cops because Pelletier was wasted and refused to leave. Cops arrested him for public intoxication, but then found meth and coke in his possession.
MISCELLANEOUS MOVIE NEWS
Last night’s Hollywood premiere of the new Quentin Tarantino movie Django Unchained was cancelled in the wake of Friday’s shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. The Weinstein Company, which is releasing the film on Christmas Day, decided it would be insensitive to hold the event so close to the horrific tragedy.
The Toronto Film Critics Association has named The Master Best Film of the Year. Paul Thomas Anderson nabbed the Best Director honor, while Philip Seymour Hoffman won Best Supporting Actor. Other winners included: Rachel Weisz, Best Actress for The Deep Blue Sea; Denis Lavant, Best Actor for Holy Motors and Gina Gershon, Best Supporting Actress for Killer Joe.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master topped the field of nominees for this year’s London Film Critics’ Circle Awards, nabbing seven nods including Film of the Year, Best Director, Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix, Best Supporting Actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Best Supporting Actress Amy Adams. Movies competing against The Master for Film of the Year include: Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild and Life of Pi. Winners will be announced January 20th.
TV TIDBITS
Julianne Moore will reprise her role of Jack Donaghy’s (Alec Baldwin) childhood love Nancy Donovan on an upcoming episode of NBC’s 30 Rock. There’s no word on when her episode will air, but the series finale of 30 Rock is set for January 31st.
Married…with Children stars Ed O’Neill and David Faustino will reunite when Faustino guest stars on an upcoming episode of Modern Family. Faustino will play Drew, a very successful former classmate of Claire’s (Julie Bowen) that she reconnects with at her reunion.
