Haute Gossip

You Were THIS Close Melissa Joan Hart.....Almost

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:44:01 PDT

Melissa Joan Hart tried to make a funny on Jimmy Kimmel's expense last night and it backfired on her BIG TIME.

Pee Wee Does Details

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:20:16 PDT

Paul Reubens, aka Pee Wee Herman, the 57-year-old actor, best known for embodying the oddball man-child with the puppet friends (and also for two tawdry scrapes with the law), is about to don the skinny suit again to perform as Pee-wee for the first time in 19 years. Starting in early January in Los Angeles, Reubens will star in an elaborate live show in which Pee-wee yearns to fly, gets his wish, and then gives it away.

The November issue of DETAILS Magazine hits stands next week and we discover how Paul Reubens will prove to Hollywood that Pee-wee can still pack a house.

"It's a drag to have tabloid baggage. It's weird to have your career be a footnote to that, especially when you love what you do." But he's over it, he says. "I'm not giving people that power anymore."

Photo credit: Chris McPherson for Details

I'm excited for Pee-wee's return to the big top. Who's with me?

Guess Who?

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:56:33 PDT

Which hot mama was caught on the beach this weekend?

Why You Shouldn't Twitter Your Whereabouts Every Single Minute Of Your Life

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:05:54 PDT

Kourtney Kardashian, yes the pregnant one, had her home burglarized last night. This got me to thinking... these celebrities whom feel they must tweet their every move.... aren't they putting themselves at major risk of being robbed, followed, or otherwise? Things like, " oh hey @KimKardashian, it's me @KourtneyKash, i'm leaving right now for Vegas. back on sunday nite. come meet me!"

Law enforcement tells TMZ Kourtney returned to her Calabasas townhome Saturday night at about 8:30 PM and discovered the break-in.

We're told hundreds of thousands of dollars of jewelry was reportedly taken. The home is in a gated community.

The L.A. County Sheriff's Department responded and they are on scene.

We're also told among the items missing -- Kourtney's Cartier watch worth around $30,000, an expensive Rolex owned by her boyfriend, multiple diamonds including diamond hoops. And, worst of all, she's missing some vintage jewelry her dad, Robert Kardashian, left her.

We're told Kourtney had left with her boyfriend at around 7 PM for dinner, returned and discovered the break-in. They found many of the drawers open.

Drive A Drunk Celebrity

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:35:29 PDT

photo: TMZ exclusive

There's a business opportunity out there. Money to be made People! Hollywood needs a 'cool' taxi company so they can get home swiftly and safely and somewhat styley without the chance of an ankle bracelet with house arrest in their future.

Last night yet another tipsy celebutard got caught behind the wheel. This time it's Stephanie Pratt from The Hills.

"It was your basic DUI. Our traffic officers driving down the street spotted her and pulled her over," Sgt. Sal Ogaz tells PEOPLE. "She was cooperative and there were no issues with her arrest."

Police records show Pratt, 23, was arrested at 3:45 a.m., charged with a misdemeanor, and was transferred to the Van Nuys Jail for booking, where she was released around 10:30 a.m on $5000 bail.

Earlier in the evening, Pratt was at Holly Montag's birthday party at Empire, an L.A. nightclub. At 11 p.m. she Tweeted: "its my sissy @hollymontags bday party! just finished dinner and going to Empire but im pretty tired aka yes i am the party pooper :("

I guess you could say her night started out bad, and ended even worse.

Gotta Get Back At It

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:08:26 PDT

I know.... I've disappeared. It's been hard to feel inspired, but I truly miss the interaction here. Working on coming back to posting full time again. Back with your gossip, fashion and overall great stuff.

Poor Conan's Nogan!

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:30:18 PDT

Last week during a live taping, Conan O'Brien really smoked his head on the hard studio floor. He was filming a stunt with Teri Hatcher in which the pair were in a foot race outside the studio in the rain and when they hit the slick floor, he bailed. Now you can watch the wipeout in all its glory. They did not air the show that night, instead opting for a repeat broadcast.

Happy Friday!

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:24:32 PDT

The Real Housewives Of OC RETURN!

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:15:29 PDT

Season Premiere - November 5, 2009

She Said It

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:27:23 PDT

“I can’t say my 30s were the easiest time. And I had thought my 20s were hard! … You know, that’s the worst mistake a woman can make, to think, Oh, I’m 32 and I’ve had two kids and I’ve worked since I was 16 and now it’s going to get easier. Because as soon as you think that, you’re doomed!
You’re absolutely doomed!”

~ Uma Thurman when asked by W Magazine
how she feels turning 40

Burt Reynolds Prefers An Altered State

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:36:00 PDT

Burt Reynolds is seeking treatment in a rehab center for an alleged addiction to painkillers and alcohol, after an accident at his home in Florida last month sparked fears of his mental state.

According to the National Enquirer (ahem), Burt Reynolds, 73, was admitted to hospital on 21 August (09) after he was found semi-conscious and covered in blood following a fall at his waterfront mansion in Hobe Sound.

"The houseman found Burt lying in a pool of blood. He'd fallen and was badly cut. The houseman drove him to the hospital. But this time, Burt was behaving strangely, and doctors were so concerned about his state of mind that they sent him to the county mental health facility in West Palm Beach."

Reynolds agreed to check straight into rehab after medics refused to discharge him unless he sought professional help for his alleged addictions at the nearby Hanley Center.

"He's been increasingly abusing booze and prescription drugs, mainly painkillers. There have been many times recently when he's been completely out of it, and twice in the last few months he's ended up at the ER (emergency room)....Burt wasn't happy about it, but he checked in, went through detox and then joined a regular 30-day rehab program."

source

RIP Patrick Swayze

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:37:39 PDT

2009 has taken another one.

Patrick Swayze lost his battle with pancreatic cancer today. He was 57.

Ya.... Take THAT Kanye West

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:23:07 PDT

I'm going to start calling him Kanye WEAK.

Anyhoo, this is about the most entertaining take on the whole Kanye / Taylor fiasco.

Salma & Her Mini-Me

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:18:49 PDT

Salma Hayak and little cutie Valentina did some shopping in Brentwood on Saturday.

Kanye Is A Douche

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:12:55 PDT

MTV Shows

I know you've all seen it already, but I couldn't let the day go by without posting Kanye West making an ass of himself on last nights VMA's. He tried to ruin a 17 year old's moment just to get himself in the press today. Soon after possibly being escorted out, he posted an apology to Taylor Swift on his blog. Blah Blah Blah. I'm not even going to link to his site. He doesn't deserve it. He has issues.

Lady Gaga Vs. Eminem

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:05:29 PDT

At last nights MTV VMA's......
Who I say WHO had on the most makeup?
It's a tough call but I'm going with the male.

Happy Friday!

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:26:25 PDT

CLIP Of The Week

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:57:35 PDT

Britney In A Bikini Makes Me....

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:29:48 PDT

Seeing Britney Spears, at the Ritz Carlton in Marina Del Ray this weekend, makes me put down the potato chips, pour out my coke, and book an appointment at the gym for tomorrow. Shit. If she can look that good, I could be rockin' it. Has she really been working our that hard or did she just renew her Adderall prescription? Damn I'm way too lazy.

The September Issue

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:58:13 PDT

Anna Wintour, the legendary editor-in-chief of Vogue for twenty years, is the most powerful and polarizing figure in fashion. Hidden behind her trademark bob and sunglasses, she has never allowed anyone to scrutinize the inner workings of her magazine. Until now. With unprecedented access, filmmaker R.J. Cutler’s new film The September Issue does for fashion what he did for politics in The War Room, taking the viewer inside a world they only think they know.

Every August a record-breaking number of people can’t wait to get their hands on the September issue of Vogue. The 2007 issue was and remains the biggest ever, weighing over four pounds, selling thirteen million copies, and impacting the $300-billion global fashion industry more than any other single publication. An intimate, funny and surprising look at Anna Wintour and her team of larger-than-life editors as they create this must-have Bible of fashion, Cutler explores the untouchable glamour of Wintour’s Vogue to reveal the extraordinarily passionate people at its heart. He takes us behind the scenes at Fashion Week, to Europe, on shoots and reshoots, and into closed-door staff meetings, bearing witness to an arduous, entertaining, and sometimes emotionally demanding process. At the eye of this annual fashion hurricane is the two-decade relationship between Wintour and Grace Coddington, incomparable Creative Director and fashion genius. They are perfectly matched for the age-old conflict between creator and curator. Through them, we see close-up the delicate creative chemistry it takes to remain at the top of the ever-changing fashion field.

The September Issue will be released on August 28, 2009 in New York, with expansion to other cities on September 11, 2009.

Happy Friday!

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:18:18 PDT

x Sima

Rachel Roy Sample Sale In NYC

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:41:05 PDT

Rachel Roy Sample Sale

Where: 1411 Broadway
(between 39th Street & 40th Street) 37th floor

When: Wednesday, August 19th from 10 am - 7 pm
Thursday, August 20th from 10 am - 7 pm

Don't miss it.

Happy Friday!

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:12:15 PDT

The Crazy Has Left American Idol

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:40:24 PDT

Shame on you American Idol! How could you not bring back the crazy this season?!

Paula Abdul, via Twitter, announced last night that she was not renewing her contract with Idol. Twitter instantly lit up with people vowing to stop watching if they don't bring back everyone's favourite TV drunk. Do they actually think we tune in, week after week, to listen to horrible singers sing horrible songs? NO! We tune it to see what kind of crazy-talk Paula will bring. How can we go on without more moments like these ?

Speculation about Abdul’s future with the show grew rampant after manager David Sonenberg told the Los Angeles Times in July that FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment, the production companies behind Idol, had not given her a new contract three weeks before the ninth season was to start filming — and just days after Idol host Ryan Seacrest reportedly signed a three-year deal for 45 million.

“She’s worked really hard for them and it’s time for them to reciprocate,” a source told PEOPLE at the time. “They need to come through or she’ll walk.”

The warning signs may have been there: Sonenberg spoke out against producers, calling them “rude and disrespectful” to Abdul for not having “stepped up,” but the judge not only felt under appreciated, she also believed she was underpaid.

“When everyone else [was] getting such big raises she was hurt,” a source close to the former Idol judge tells PEOPLE. “She did want to go back to the show, of course. She’s upset they didn’t give her what she deserved.”

According to a source close to the show, “FOX offered Abdul a raise, but it was much less than what she was asking for.” She asked for about $20 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and rejected a 30 percent raise — an eight-figure, multi-year deal.

Abdul’s announcement on her Twitter page — less than a week after FOX announced Kara DioGuardi was returning to the judges' table — blindsided producers and “took everyone by surprise,” adds the show source. But leaving Idol isn’t a complete loss for her professional career — there’s a chance she could move to another network.

“Paula is an exceptional piece of talent,” Paul Telegdy, NBC’s alternative programming executive, told reporters Wednesday at the Television Critics’ Association panel in Pasadena, Calif. “We have no specific plans for her but I read the breaking news [of her departure from Idol] and I wouldn’t rule anything out.”

Between you and I..... I actually think Paula will be back this season. I think this is her trying to get her contract signed. Show the producers that the fans want her and that AI needs her.

Never have I dedicated more photos to a single story.
That Paula. She just gives and gives.

She Said It

leisa11@gmail.com (Leisa) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:37:11 PDT

"I'm not going to ignore the pink elephant in the living room.
It's fine. I can take it. If I'm the emblem for
'this is what it looks like to be the lonely girl getting on with her life,
' so be it."

~ Jennifer Aniston
tells Elle Magazines September issue