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  • Anita Ekberg, Hollywood Sex Symbol, Dies At 83

    Anita Ekberg died on Sunday in a hospital outside of Rome. She was 83.

    The classic Hollywood blonde bombshell was the second loss in the world of long-ago cinema this week. Rod Taylor, who starred in The Birds and The Time Machine, also passed away this week at 84.

    Anita Ekberg was born Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg in Malmo, Sweden on Sept. 29, 1931.

    She began her career with the winning of the Miss Malmo Pageant.

    She then went on the be crowned Miss Sweden in 1950 and finished in the top six at the Miss Universe Pageant.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX05Tt-RorM

    Her notoriety and beauty caught the attention of movie studios and she signed with Universal-International. She began her movie career in 1953 with The Mississippi Gambler, Take Me to Town and The Golden Blade.

    Those parts were mostly for a buxom blonde, not requiring much talent.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kaDcWnOFOg

    However, she went on to star in the Federico Fellini’s classic film, La Dolce Vita.

    Her career didn’t stop at movies. Anita Ekberg also appeared with Bob Hope on his TV specials numerous times and joined him on his USO tours, quickly becoming a favorite among service men.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVBU3VDYFmA

    Anita Ekberg also starred with Bob Hope in two of his movies: Paris Holiday in 1958 and Call Me Bwana in 1962.

    Ekberg was rumored to have romances with many of Hollywood’s leading men, but she was only married two times.

    She was married to British actor Anthony Steel from 1956 until 1959 and to Rik Van Nutter from 1963 to 1975.

    Anita Ekberg has lived in Rome for many years and has appeared most recently as an aging opera singer in the movie Le Nain Rouge (The Red Dwarf).

    Farewell, Anita Ekberg. I’m sure many a movie-lover and service man living through that age of Hollywood will remember you fondly.

  • Patricia Arquette Steps Out With “Cat Daughter”

    Patricia Arquette was spotted on the red carpet for the 2015 People’s Choice Awards on Wednesday night.

    The lovely actress was stunning, as usual, but all eyes were on her special guest.

    Patricia Arquette brought her 11-year-old daughter, who has been given the giant but beautiful name Harlow Olivia Calliope Jane and was sporting an interesting accessory.

    Cat ears.

    Oh, those preteens. Always trying to grab some attention. But, it’s even harder when you must compete with some of the brightest stars in Hollywood, so good call, Harlow.

    At least Patricia Arquette’s daughter was wearing a cute and age appropriate outfit with her cat ears.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdHzzC3zJN0

    Her outfit was a casual, yet stylish, black dress with matching black combat-style boots.

    After E‘s Ross Mathews got over the cat ears, he got down to asking Patricia Arquette about her recent film, Boyhood.

    Arquette is obviously very proud of her work on the film.

    She said, “I love everybody that was a part of that movie.”

    She added, “I’m so grateful that audiences have embraced it.”

    He also asked her about her new television series, CSI: Cyber, which will start later this year. The latest in the CSI franchise is kicked up a bit for a more modern fight against crime.

    And it’s rather timely considering recent events.

    Patricia Arquette said of the new series, “It’s really what’s happening right now in crime.”

    She added, “I said to you that we’ve seen cops with guns for about 50 years but this is where crime is.”

    I’m more than a little excited about Patricia Arquette’s new show and the new spin it puts on crime!

    What do you think about Patricia Arquette’s daughter’s cute red carpet appearance?

  • Russell Crowe Gets Meryl Streep’s Support On Remarks

    Russell Crowe Gets Meryl Streep’s Support On Remarks

    Russell Crowe has had it a little rough lately.

    The Gladiator actor made some controversial remarks about women in Hollywood trying to play roles they are too old for.

    Russell Crowe said about reprising his role in that movie, “I’m too old. I can’t be the gladiator anymore. I’m playing parts that are appropriate to my age.”

    He’s 50. Yeah, I was a little surprised.

    Crowe continued, “The best thing about the industry I’m in — movies — is that there are roles for people in all different stages of life. To be honest, I think you’ll find that the woman who is saying that [the roles have dried up] is the woman who at 40, 45, 48, still wants to play the ingénue, and can’t understand why she’s not being cast as the 21-year-old.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJzEqcEpMzE

    Ouch.

    He then added, “Meryl Streep will give you 10,000 examples and arguments as to why that’s bulls—, so will Helen Mirren, or whoever it happens to be.”

    Turns out, he was correct in his assumption that the great Meryl Streep would have his back.

    The actress supported Russell Crowe’s statements at a press conference on Tuesday, saying, “The Russell Crowe thing, I’m so glad you asked. I read what he said — all of what he said. It’s been misappropriated, what he was talking about. He was talking about himself. The journalist asked him, ‘Why don’t you do another Gladiator, you know, everybody loved that.’ He said, ‘I’m too old. I can’t be the gladiator anymore. I’m playing parts that are appropriate to my age.’ Then the conversation went on to actresses. So that was proving a point, that he was talking about himself, as most actors do.”

    She added, “That aside, I agree with him. It’s good to live in the place where you are… You can put old age on. It’s a lot harder to take it off.”

    Interesting to see how the ladies of Hollywood are dividing over Russell Crowe’s statements. What is your opinion?

  • Maggie Grace Used Liam Neeson’s “Skills” To Spook Ex

    Maggie Grace may earn the award for the best ex-boyfriend prank ever.

    On Thursday’s episode of Conan, Grace admitted to using the skills of her Taken co-star, Liam Neeson, to frighten her ex.

    The skill Neeson used is that of the distinct cold threat voice he is so very, very good at.

    When Maggie Grace’s ex-boyfriend treated her with disrespect, he was made to regret it.

    Turns out, Liam Neeson feels just as protective of Maggie Grace in real life as he does in their movies.

    She told Conan, “I was a little bit heartbroken and he was kind of a hot mess.”

    She continued, “I was telling Liam about it because he always asks about my love life, or lack thereof. And he was like ‘This just can’t be. We have to set this kid straight.’ ”

    He began the call with, “We’ve never met, and if you play your cards right, we never will.”

    And it just got better from there.

    “You’ve made two mistakes. Your first mistake was dating out of your league. Your second mistake, well, let’s just say any more mistakes and I’ll break your other arm. Slowly.”

    He then added, because he had to, “I don’t need to say it, but I have a particular set of skills and I don’t want to waste it on you.”

    Maggie Grace is one lucky girl! He should sell these kinds of phone calls to the highest bidder. He could make a ton of cash and would be an asset to the women who are brave enough to date in this world.

    I could think of a few exes I would aim a Liam Neeson Taken-style call at. Can you?

  • Rod Taylor Of “The Birds”, “Time Machine” Dies at 84

    Rod Taylor fans around the world continue to mourn Hollywood’s loss today.

    Taylor suffered a heart attack on Wednesday after a dinner party and is survived by his wife, Carol, and his daughter, Felicia, who is a former CNN anchor.

    Felicia said of her father’s life in Hollywood, “My dad loved his work. Being an actor was his passion – calling it an honorable art and something he couldn’t live without.”

    She added, “He once said, ‘I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one day make me a complete artist, so that if all goes well, I may one day sit beside them.’”

    Rod Taylor was born in Australia, but came to Hollywood to realize a dream. He worked his way up the Hollywood ladder and starred in over 50 films during his career, many of them classics like The Birds, The Time Machine, and The V.I.P.s.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi7EMeZUv9I

    “To a large degree, those early lean days were self-imposed,” he told Screenland magazine in 1961.

    “I would only do the good things. I wouldn’t do anything I didn’t consider prestige. I’d much rather turn down a starring role in a bad picture and do a small role in a very good picture.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw4XQWzW0L8

    Rod Taylor’s The Birds co-star, Tippi Hedren said of him, “There are so many incredible feelings I have for him. Rod was a great pal to me and a real strength, we were very, very good friends.”

    She added, “He was one of the most fun people I have ever met, thoughtful and classy, there was everything good in that man.”

    Rod Taylor was privileged enough to be part of a great age in Hollywood history. His absence will surely be felt by his colleagues, present and former.

  • Jodi Arias Loses Bid To Delay Life Or Death Sentence

    Jodi Arias was convicted of murdering her boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in 2008 in a high profile trial that ended last year.

    The sentencing phase of her trial ended in a deadlocked jury that couldn’t decide on life in prison or the death penalty.

    Therefore, a new jury has been selected to decide Jodi Arias’ fate, but a battle has been brewing in the background over the decision by the court to release the transcript of her closed-door testimony to the public.

    Her lawyers are appealing the decision, and Arias wanted the sentencing phase to halt while the appeal was made, but that bid was denied.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NekrkVejuJQ

    Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens said on Thursday that she wouldn’t rule on a request by news organizations to release a transcript of Jodi Arias’ closed-door testimony until after Arizona’s high court made a decision on Arias’ request to pause the retrial.

    Stephens ordered the courtroom closed during Arias’ testimony because she said Arias was nervous and wouldn’t testify unless the courtroom was closed to the press.

    With Jodi Arias’ bid to pause the trial denied on Thursday, her transcripts are one step closer to being released and the sentencing trial proceeded as scheduled.

    There are now reports that the judge could rule on Monday whether or not Jodi Arias will live life in prison or be sentenced to death.

    Jodi Arias’ defense attorney, Kirk Nurmi, made a last-ditch effort to have the prosecution’s intent to seek the death penalty thrown out, but failed to convince the judge of his accusations of prosecutorial misconduct and an inability to get witnesses to testify on Arias’ behalf.

    Judge Stephens said she would likely rule on Monday.

    So, Monday brings the end of the horrific and shocking trial of Jodi Arias. What do you think about her trial?

  • Ashley Benson Murder Suspect Arrested

    Ashley Benson’s murder shook Portland last month, but her murderer just might be behind bars now.

    Benson’s body was found in a stairwell at a DoubleTree Hotel in Northeast Portland

    Tae Bum Yoon, 27, was arrested on Wednesday under suspicion of her murder and was booked into the Justice Center Jail. He was being held without bail and was arraigned Friday afternoon in Multnomah County Circuit Court.

    Police haven’t said what connection Tae Bum Yoon had with Ashley Benson, but they have said that Benson was a victim of sex trafficking. Whether or not that has anything to do with her murder has yet to be announced.

    Benson was a 2008 graduate of Reynolds High School in Washington. She grew up in the Gresham area and later lived in the Vancouver area. Ashley had a young son and was “a good person” with a contagious laugh and she would give a person the shirt off her back, according to her good friend, Karissa Sheaffer.

    Another friend, Suzanna Mainor, said after Ashley Benson’s murder, “She was a good spirited person who loved her boy more than life itself.”

    She continued, “she was always the first one to make someone laugh when they were down and out. Whoever did this is a heartless person.”

    Hopefully, the family and friends of Ashley Benson can get some relief with the arrest of Tae Bum Yoon and some closure as the investigation into this devious crime moves forward.

    What do you think about the troubling murder of Ashley Benson and its connection to sex trafficking in America?

  • Famke Janssen Hits Back At Russell Crowe

    Famke Janssen Hits Back At Russell Crowe

    Famke Janssen struck back at some insensitive comments made by Russell Crowe, who should really know better.

    The Gladiator star made a classic mistake in insulting older women trying to be younger women.

    “I think you’ll find that the woman who is saying that [the roles have dried up] is the woman who at 40, 45, 48, still wants to play the ingénue,” Crowe said.

    He continued, “And can’t understand why she’s not being cast as the 21-year-old.”

    Yep, he went there. But, some of the Hollywood ladies in the category mentioned above aren’t taking his comments very lightly.

    Famke Janssen said on Wednesday night’s red carpet for the New York City Taken 3 premiere, “That’s interesting, I don’t remember him being female.”

    Janssen, the 50-year-old actress who has always looked younger than her age, went on to expand on how she sees women in Hollywood today.

    “When you compare it to the 1920s and ’30s, it’s a shame what’s happened since then. That was the golden age for women in film,” she said.

    Janssen added, “They were allowed to be smart, funny, quirky, dramatic, whatever you name it… that’s clearly not the case anymore. If you look per movie the number of male parts and female parts — and I know because I even directed one myself and put a female in the lead. It’s really rare [for women to take the lead].”

    Zero Dark Thirty actress Jessica Chastain chimed in on Russel Crowe’s comments, but with a little less heat.

    She said Crowe is simply “getting his foot stuck in his mouth.”

    It’s entirely possible that Famke Janssen holds the opinion that most older women in Hollywood do. Do you think Russel Crowe has heard the last of the backlash from his comments?

  • Elvis Presley Record Brings $300K At Auction

    Elvis Presley recorded “My Happiness” in 1953 at Sun Records in Memphis. It was his first recording, rumored to be a gift for his mother.

    However, Elvis Presley left the studio and went to the home of his friend Ed Leek to listen to the record since his family didn’t have a record player, and there he left it for the next six decades.

    The record is in great condition and is playable, despite the yellow and cracking label.

    The niece of Ed Leeks, Lorisa Hilburn, inherited the first recording of Elvis Presley when her uncle died and has now made a $300K windfall for her family. The record went up for auction on Thursday, which would have been Elvis’ 80th birthday, along with a lot of other Elvis memorabilia.

    Before the auction, Hilburn said, “I’m hoping that somebody who loves Elvis Presley and is a huge Elvis Presley fan and who can appreciate the record … ends up with it.”

    Well, apparently the buyer, who remains anonymous, really did love Elvis Presley. To the tune of $300,000.

    “I’m very happy,” said Hilburn, who was all smiles when the auction was over.

    “There was adrenaline beforehand … but when it was over, I was numb,” she said. “It was surreal.”

    The former owner of the first ever Elvis Presley recording has already “splurged” on an iPad. As far as the rest of the $240,000, she plans to invest it with some going to pay for college for her two sons.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqKQ5OxYofE

    I’m sure Elvis Presley would be happy to know that he paid for the college education of his friend’s great-nephews.

    What do you think about that auction? Would you pay that much money for Elvis Presley’s first recording if you had the money?

  • Melissa Gilbert Has Implant Removal, Criticizes DWTS

    Melissa Gilbert has had her breast implants removed and is ready to age gracefully, not desperately.

    Gilbert said in a blog post entitled “A Tale of Two T-tt–s” that she is done trying to live up to the standards put forth by the media and Hollywood.

    In the funny post, Melissa Gilbert lists some reasons why she is having her implants removed.

    She wrote, “A. I am concerned for my health and 2. I don’t like the way they look or feel. Frankly, I’d like to be able to take a Zumba class without the fear that I’ll end up with two black eyes.”

    Go Spartans!! #cottonbowl #spartywife #football #spartydog

    A photo posted by Melissa Gilbert (@notsohalfapint) on

    But, those aren’t the only reasons. Gilbert is fed up with trying to keep up with an image that isn’t real.

    “During the last few seasons of Little House I was made to wear a padded bra. When I did the re-make of Splendor in the Grass (one of the worst performances of my career, by the way), those in charge, put me in a girdle, a corset, a padded bra and even painted cleavage on me! They also shaded the sides of my nose so it wouldn’t look so wide.”

    After posting a series of visual examples about how women, in particular, are made to feel like they’re not good enough unless they’re perfect, Melissa Gilbert continued,

    “This is our culture. It has been for a long, long time and I fell right into it. I believed that, not only would I work more, but people would love me more if I looked a certain way. Sad but true. My self-image was in the proverbial toilet. Strangely enough though, it didn’t extend to my breasts. I really was happy with them. small (A cups) but low maintenance.”

    Campaign bus Selfie. @MarkSchauer

    A photo posted by Melissa Gilbert (@notsohalfapint) on

    Melissa Gilbert went on to tell of breastfeeding her two sons and the effect that act of motherhood had on her breasts. She says her husband commented that they looked like socks full of marbles with knots at the top. Of course, she eventually divorced that husband, but the comment stuck with her and joined all of the others she had collected as a young woman in Hollywood.

    19 years ago I was blessed with the birth of this boy. Happy birthday Michael Garrett Boxleitner!!

    A photo posted by Melissa Gilbert (@notsohalfapint) on

    “I had spent most of my life pressured to look a certain way and I believed the hype. The height of this obsession with my outward appearance culminated with my appearance on the dancing show. It was all about spray tan and glitter and glamour and what other people think and being skinny, way too skinny!! Yuck!!”

    What effect do you think Hollywood and media have on our body images? Do you agree or disagree with Melissa Gilbert?

  • Tippi Hedren Mourns “The Birds” Actor Rod Taylor

    Tippi Hedren joins the rest of Hollywood in mourning the passing of legendary actor Rod Taylor.

    Rod Taylor suffered a heart attack and passed away on Wednesday evening after a dinner party.

    He was 84.

    Tippi Hedren starred with Taylor in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film, The Birds. This was one of his most notable roles, but Rod Taylor was no Hollywood slouch.

    Taylor, born in Australia, was in over 50 Hollywood films during his long and enduring career.

    Tippi Hedren had nothing but praise for her former co-star.

    “There are so many incredible feelings I have for him. Rod was a great pal to me and a real strength, we were very, very good friends,” Hedren said in a statement.

    She added, “He was one of the most fun people I have ever met, thoughtful and classy, there was everything good in that man.”

    Besides having the honor of starring opposite of Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor enjoyed rising to fame with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars over the course of his lifetime. Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Jane Fonda are among those who shared the screen with Taylor.

    Rod Taylor is survived by his wife of 35 years, Carol, and his daughter, Felicia, who is a former anchor for CNN.

    In a statement, Felicia gave the rest of us a peek into her father’s life in Hollywood.

    She said, “My dad loved his work. Being an actor was his passion – calling it an honorable art and something he couldn’t live without.”

    She added, “He once said, ‘I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one day make me a complete artist, so that if all goes well, I may one day sit beside them.’”

    What beautiful insight from a great actor.

  • Anna Kendrick Not Interested In Prince Charming

    Anna Kendrick steps into gold slippers to play Cinderella in the movie Into the Woods, and subsequently nails it.

    But the real-life Anna Kendrick isn’t so keen on finding her Prince Charming.

    On a recent airing of Good Morning America, the Pitch Perfect starlet dished on her views of true love and fairy tale endings.

    “I’ve never really gone for the razzle-dazzle types, no quarterbacks, no flashy guys and no Prince Charmings. Chris Pine’s version of Prince Charming is so funny, and so on-point, and very much all style and no substance,” she said of her co-star.

    Anna Kendrick continued, “A [date] once picked me up in a Mustang and he was leaning on the hood of it. He was waiting for me and I was inside my apartment, looking out the window, thinking ‘Oh, this is going to go terribly.’”

    Like kids at Disneyland. Photo cred: the great Chris Pine. #OneDayToIntoTheWoods

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    And I’m sure it did.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSNA6-hpKOo

    Anna Kendrick then proceeded to lay down some sage advice to those looking for love in this mixed-up world.

    “The wrong kind of guy to fall in love with is the guy who will let go of the steering wheel as a joke. A guy who finds it amusing to make you uncomfortable, which is more common that you’d think, is someone you want to avoid.”

    Truer words of advice were never spoken.

    As far as love goes, she isn’t taking any advice from her divorced parents.

    The ITW wardrobe team painted some sneakers gold for stunt shots. I loved them so much. #FiveDaysToIntoTheWoods

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    “They taught me that staying together for the kids is the wrong approach. It perpetuates this warped idea of what a healthy relationship looks like,” she said of their broken marriage.

    Oh, well. I’m sure Anna Kendrick will find love someday!

    What do you think about her outlook on love and relationships? Agree or disagree?

  • Jennifer Aniston “Loves Lasers”, Not Plastic Surgery

    Jennifer Aniston has flaunted her flawlessness on various screens for decades now.

    The Friends alum is always polished, and for years fans have been wanting to know her secrets.

    In the latest issue of InStyle, she humors us all and spills some.

    Surprisingly, Jennifer Aniston is not a fan of Botox or invasive surgeries.

    That’s not to say that Aniston doesn’t have a little help keeping that youthful glow about her.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pjMwnwnIBw

    “I just take care of my skin, eat well, exercise,” she explained to InStyle.

    Jennifer Aniston continued, “And I love lasers and [other noninvasive treatments like] Thermage [radio frequency] and Ultherapy [ultrasound]. I also like a good microcurrent facial.”

    Many of Aniston’s colleagues have turned to surgery over the years, sometimes with disastrous consequences.

    But, Jennifer Aniston has her own way of staying young-looking without the risk.

    “People lose perspective. I look around and see how bad plastic surgery and injections can really kick you in the ass,” she says of some Hollywood stars who look worse for wear after surgeries go wrong.

    Jennifer Aniston relies more on water and rest, which she calls “your best bets for really great skin.”

    She really does have gorgeous skin, but for her latest movie, Cake, Jennifer Aniston gives us a glimpse at what she would look like if she just let everything go.

    For the role of a chronic pain sufferer, she ditched makeup and working out altogether. She also wore prosthetic scars to roughen up her appearance even more.

    Jennifer Aniston said she didn’t mind giving up makeup, but not working out was a lot harder on her.

    She explained, “For two months there were no mirrors to look at, no manicurists. Nothing. The hardest part for me was when they said, ‘Don’t work out.’ I said, ‘But I have to.’ And then I realized, Oh. When you’re not working out, your levels of joy just go down, down, down.”

    She continued, “And it’s not that easy to get the weight off once you stop working out. You say to your body, ‘Hey, what’s going on?’ But that’s just the 40s.”

    What do you think of Jennifer Aniston’s more natural look for Cake?

  • Emma Stone To Continue In “Cabaret” Role

    Emma Stone will continue in her role as Sally Bowles in the Broadway revival of Cabaret for a little bit longer.

    The Amazing Spider-Man 2 star took over the role from Michelle Williams. Williams snatched it up after Stone had to initially drop the role due to scheduling conflicts.

    Emma Stone will be rocking the stage until February 15th, but another woman must be cast to finish out the show’s run until March 29th. That replacement will be announced later.

    Stone began her performance with Cabaret on November 11th of last year. In doing so, she joined a long list of distinguished actresses who have played Sally Bowles over the years. Gina Gershon, Melina Kanakaredes, Natasha Richardson, Jane Leeves, Lea Thompson, Alyson Reed and Judi Dench are also among those who have been privileged enough.

    The show is set in Berlin in 1931. The plot centers around the goings-on of the extravagant Kit-Kat Klub as the world outside becomes chaotic and war-torn.

    Cabaret has found success as both a Broadway show and a film starring Liza Minnelli (in the role that Emma Stone now holds), Joel Grey, and Michael York. The film and play are both based on the 1951 Broadway play I Am a Camera.

    I Am a Camera was based on the book Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood.

    All are great works of art and they have built a legacy that Emma Stone can be proud to be part of. But, that is not all she has going on right now!

    Emma Stone starred in several movies that were released last year. Also, it was recently announced that she will reprise her voice role as Eep in the upcoming sequel, The Croods 2.

    What do you think of Emma Stone’s role in Cabaret and her recent movies?

  • Keshia Knight Pulliam: Fired For Not Calling Cosby

    Keshia Knight Pulliam: Fired For Not Calling Cosby

    Keshia Knight Pulliam was fired from Sunday night’s season premiere of The Celebrity Apprentice.

    The episode centered around a fundraising bake sale for charity. Keshia Knight Pulliam was the project lead for her team, but according to Donald Trump she didn’t make the right phone call that could have put her team over the edge.

    Pulliam made a pretty decent argument as to why she didn’t phone up her TV father from decades ago.

    “I have not talked to Bill Cosby on the phone in I don’t know how long,” she explained. “For me to pick up the phone having not talked to you for five years, except for when we run into each other for a Cosby event, I feel that’s not my place to do.”

    Just finished .@WendyWilliams now on to the next!!! #KampKizzy

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    That makes sense to those of us who don’t like bugging friends and family for money.

    However, Trump wasn’t afraid to tell Keshia Knight Pulliam exactly what he thought of her consideration for Bill Cosby.

    He said, “You have this tremendous guy with this tremendous amount of money. And with one phone call you could have won this whole event.”

    Trump continued, “I really believe, if you’d called that gentleman, he would’ve helped you, even if you hadn’t spoken to him in years. Because you were an amazing team with one of the most successful shows ever, so I think it would have been a very quick call to make for charity…Keshia, you’re fired.”

    Ouch. The Trump firing is always a little painful for everyone, but it was especially cringe-worthy in light of recent events.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n2myPZpnt4

    The episode with Keshia Knight Pulliam was filmed before all of the sex abuse accusations formed a dark cloud around Bill Cosby’s name, but Trump remains steadfast in his decision.

    That guy. Always the business man!

    What do you think of Keshia Knight Pulliam’s boot from the show last night? Who should be next?

  • Sasha Alexander Is Thankful For Her Friends

    Sasha Alexander has a lot to celebrate this holiday season!

    Her show, Rizzoli & Isles, has been renewed for a sixth season, giving Sasha Alexander another 18 episodes’ worth of work on the immensely popular show.

    Now fans of the show can look forward to seeing more of Alexander’s awesome character, Maura Isles, in action!

    The season is also a time to celebrate Sasha Alexander’s close friends, whom she says are, “the ones I call and can talk about anything with.”

    She added of her special group, “We all have such busy and full lives, and especially when you have children and families, and you’re juggling work and kids, you just don’t get to spend that time together to just say, ‘Thank you’ and ‘You’re so awesome.’ “

    We drink wine on days that end in Y. #santabarbara #goodhousekeeping @clarisshair @kmannmakeup @chelsmeistergeneral

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    What a great idea. If you have special friends in your life that you’d like to thank, try stealing a few ideas from Sasha Alexander.

    “At the end of every year I always feel very reflective, and so I always do a gratitude dinner or a gratitude lunch to thank [my girlfriends] for being there for me, and for being amazing women,” she said of her fun tradition.

    I want to do this every day @hilaryshor! #tequila #party

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    Before the celebration even commences, Sasha Alexander ties red yard around each of her friends’ wrists as they arrive.

    “It’s an old Italian tradition,” Alexander explains. “It’s something you’re supposed to keep on as long as it stays on.”

    She then serves her cherished friends a fabulous Italian meal that is rich in tradition, with many of the recipes being passed down from her mother-in-law, the iconic Sophia Loren.

    W/ #sophialoren @michellemonaghan #AFITributetosophialoren #beautiful #strong #inspiring #women

    A photo posted by Sasha Alexander (@thesashaalexander) on

    What is Sasha Alexander’s favorite dish to serve?

    “The ricotta cake is pretty amazing, I have to say,” she says. “It’s pretty awesome, especially if you serve it with raspberries on top!”

    What a great way to celebrate all the special people in her life during the holiday season! Do you plan on borrowing Sasha Alexander’s idea for the holidays or do you have your own “thank you” tradition already established?

  • Brooks Ayers, Vicki Gunvalson Face Cancer Together

    Brooks Ayers recently revealed to his girlfriend, Real Housewives veteran Vicki Gunvalson, that he has stage three cancer.

    Vicki admitted that when Brooks Ayers broke the news to her, she “just burst into tears.”

    In a joint interview with Us Weekly, the on-again-off-again couple spoke of the struggle they now face and how they plan to face it together.

    Brooks Ayers has non-Hodgkin lymphoma for the third time since first fighting it back in 2009.

    The couple revealed that they are now living together and have been dating for a year with no off-again time.

    MSU Football weekend. It's cold, but the people here are so WARM and welcoming. #thankyou, #gobulldogs

    A photo posted by Vicki Gunvalson (@vickigunvalson) on

    “[Cancer] either will tear you apart as a couple or bring you together. And with us, without a doubt, it’s brought us together,” Brooks Ayers explained.

    Gunvalson chimed in, “So, yes, we are exclusive, we are dating, we are together. It’s official.”

    Gunvalson’s daughter, Briana, has always taken issue with Brooks Ayers and that might possibly be a thorn in the side of the couple. However, they don’t seem to be too bothered by it now that they have much bigger issues to deal with.

    “Briana and I, we’ve kind of agreed to disagree on this one subject,” Gunvalson said.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqkSEqZvn0c

    In fact, she didn’t even know that Brooks Ayers is living with her mother.

    Vicki said, “She doesn’t know Brooks is in, but I guess she will now!”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBoriOWtsYo

    That little bit may not help matters, but at least Brooks Ayers is ready to try and make things right with Briana.

    Brooks Ayers said he is “ready and willing” to make peace with Vicki’s daughter, should he be “given the appropriate opportunity to apologize to her, face to face.”

    “She deserves that,” he added.

    What do you think of Brooks Ayers and Vicki Gunvalson living together to deal with his cancer?

  • Witney Carson: Can She And Alfonso Ribeiro Win?

    Witney Carson and Alfonso Ribeiro wowed the judges during Monday night’s half of the season finale.

    They did a return of the jive they did earlier in the show. The first time, it earned four 9’s from the judges. This time, Witney Carson and Alfonso Ribeiro earned a perfect 10 from each judge.

    Alfonso danced quite gracefully through the back injury he suffered recently, prompting Len Goodman to say that Ribeiro dances like Sinatra sings.

    He and Witney Carson also earned praise from Bruno Tonioli, who said the couple propelled the jive into interstellar space.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF7He0Hwd0s

    During the freestyle part of the night, Witney Carson and Alfonso Ribeiro did an eclectic mix of styles, featuring a tap dance solo for Ribiero.

    The routine started with an old-school swing intro to the music of to Benny Goodman’s “Sing, Sing, Sing” and then quickly transitioning into a modern routine set to Sugarhill Gang’s “Apache (Jump On It)”.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dw_o7cD_4o

    Len Goodman said the Witney Carson-designed routine was a buffet of great dancing and hoped America would realize that Alfonso Ribeiro is the season’s best dancer.

    Alfonso Ribeiro and Witney Carson seem to be kind of the front-runners of the season, if there is such a thing. In previous years, the winner would be fairly obvious by now, but not so this season.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvDlaRev4Nc

    Witney Carson and Alfonso Ribeiro have some pretty stiff competition with Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas, as well as Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy following seriously close behind.

    Who do you hope will win the mirror ball trophy tonight? Are you a fan of Witney Carson and Alfonso Ribeiro or do you like Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas’ sweet style?

    Perhaps the great love story of Val and Janel has caught your attention?

    Tonight, we shall know!

  • Winter Coats: Dangerous In Car Seats?

    Winter Coats: Dangerous In Car Seats?

    Winter coats are essential this time of the year for much of the nation.

    This is especially true for children, who must get out and go to school and daycare in the frigid early mornings.

    However, experts say parents need to keep car seat safety at the forefront of their minds, even on cold days.

    They want you to think twice about strapping your child into their car seat with that heavy winter coat or sweater on.

    Trooper Chris Ray said, “Now when it is cold, we do know that those kids are going to be bundled up, they’re going to be wearing jackets, the straps aren’t going to be quite as tight.”

    Ray added, “Parents are going to let those out, and that’s when we run into a problem keeping those kids secure because they’re able to wiggle out of that harness and then they’re loose. And if there is a crash, the injury is going to be more substantial.”

    Obviously, it’s freezing outside in much of the nation right now and it’s only going to get worse. But, you definitely don’t want to create space between your child’s chest and the harness or expand the harness for a winter coat and forget to tighten it back.

    So, what can be done to keep kids with winter coats safe in their car seats?

    Trooper Ray said, “So what we recommend is go ahead and take the jacket off, and just cover them with a blanket.”

    He added, “Make sure the straps do hold them in securely. But again we do recommend that you read the owners manual or go to the website for the manufacturer of that car seat, they’ve got some great tips.”

    He also said you could buckle your child in, then stick their arms through the arms of the coat backwards.

    We need to all remember to do all that we can to be sure the kids are buckled in right. It’s not only the freezing cold season, it’s also a season with a lot of traffic accidents due to slick roads and low visibility.

    How do you strap your kid in while they are wearing a winter coat?

  • Amanda Bynes: Queen Of Tweet And Delete

    Amanda Bynes never ceases to impress with her tweets. I mean that in a bad trainwreck sort of way, but lately, the bizarre world she lives in is getting a little more interesting.

    After biking and aimlessly wandering around New York City with a bandage on her cheek and a special ring on her important finger, at least one of Amanda Bynes’ odd accessories was thought to be accounted for.

    Amanda Bynes explained the ring that is on THE finger to In Touch Weekly last month.

    Amanda Bynes said that she is engaged to a 19-year-old guy named Caleb. He lives in Costa Mesa in Southern California and works in a bait shop.

    Bynes also admitted her dreams for a family with her new beau, saying, “I want boys, for sure. However many I can pop out.”

    She added, “I don’t want a gorgeous girl around. Then I [would] feel way jealous. Ew.”

    Ew, indeed.

    However, Caleb denied the whole thing, saying they never even went on a date. They just became friends in rehab.

    Then there was this, which may or may not show at least some of Caleb:

    And this, which is assumed is also about Caleb:

    Amanda Bynes also told a story of her stolen bag, mentioning Caleb.

    However, most of her tweets have been removed back to November 10th in what is becoming a common Amanda Bynes move dubbed the “tweet and delete”.

    What do you think about Amanda Bynes’ latest round of tweet deletes? Do you think she is still seeing Caleb and are they engaged?

    I guess we will just have to wait and see.

  • Lisa Bonet Joins Raven-Symone in Cosby Silence

    Lisa Bonet, it is now known, did not make any comments about Bill Cosby and his alleged misdeeds.

    Recently, the famously private star was thought to have sent a somewhat cryptic tweet that was assumed to refer to the scandal that is slowly surrounding her former on-screen father.

    The tweet, from an account attributed to Lisa Bonet that has since been closed, said, “According to the karma of past actions, one’s destiny unfolds, even though everyone wants to be so lucky … Nothing stays in the dark 4ever!”

    A representative for Lisa Bonet stated that not only was the tweet not from her account, but that Bonet actually doesn’t have any social media accounts at all.

    “Lisa Bonet has no social media of any kind,” her manager told People. “Any posts made in her name were made by impersonators with unverified accounts. She also has no comment on the ongoing story.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD50s4CyM_A

    Her former co-star on The Cosby Show, Raven-Symone, has had to fight disturbing rumors that Bill Cosby assaulted her during her time on the show.

    She said of the accusations, “I was NOT taking advantage of by Mr. Cosby when I was on the Cosby Show! I was practically a baby on that show and this is truly a disgusting rumor that I want no part of! Everyone on that show treated me with nothing but kindness. Now keep me out of this!”

    What do you think of Lisa Bonet’s silence on Bill Cosby’s alleged misbehavior?