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Julianne Moore and Daughter Liv Have a Thing for Strawberries

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:45:00 GMT

Julianne Moore and her daughter Liv were out taking a stroll in New York, and I hate to state the obvious but Liv's got a big strawberry on her dress. I only point this out because the fruit figures prominently in the Moore household - the actress recently authored a book titled, Freckleface Strawberry.

So is the design on Liv's frock merely a playful cloth appliqué of a popular summer fruit, or is it a clever marketing ploy to sell mom's book? I think in this case, the dress is just a dress.

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Let Me Break Down the Candy Spelling / Tori Spelling Feud For You

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:05:00 GMT

This may sadden you, but it appears Tori Spelling and her mom Candy are not speaking. Candy is selling the $150 million, 56,000-square-foot mansion where she's lived since 1991 and in a passive-aggressive interview she blames the whole thing on daughter Tori. Oh snap.

Candy tells People magazine that she never would have put Spelling Manor on the market if she thought it might ever be visited by estranged daughter Tori, her husband Dean and their two children Liam and Stella. Let me read between the lines of that interview for you.

"I don't see Tori and Dean anymore. I used to see Liam, but no longer. And I've never met Stella." Translation: That betch Tori and her spineless husband are keeping my grandchildren from me.

"I've tried to talk to her, but that doesn't work. She may not even know why she's angry." Translation: Tori won't talk to me because she thinks I cheated on her father. But I didn't, you know.

"If I had any hope that I would have a relationship with my grandchildren I would never sell this house. I've fantasized for years about a wonderful playhouse on the grounds for children." Translation: I'll be homeless, and then you'll all be sorry.

"Someday my grandchildren will know who I am because of the trust funds I've set up, but I would like to be part of their lives now." Translation: Tori and Dean are just after my money, those money-grubbing ingrates.

Hope this helps you understand the Candy Spelling / Tori Spelling feud. Join me next time when I de-construct the rift between the Olson twins and their lunch.

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Jimmy and Vicki Iovine are Divorcing. Can't Wait to Read Her Book!

sweatpantsmom — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:05:00 GMT

Interscope Records founder Jimmy Iovine and his wife, Vicki Iovine, are divorcing. Vicki is an ex-Playboy playmate, a lawyer and a writer. The couple have been married for twenty-four years and have four children together.

During my pregnancy, while most of my girlfriends were dedicated to those What to Expect When You're Expecting books, I was also getting the straight dope from Vicki's The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy. Because while most books scared me with things like 'How to Express Your Milk Using a Toilet Plunger and a Car Battery,' Girlfriends made me laugh with paragraphs like this one on pregnancy boobs:

"If your husband should happen to touch your breasts you will feel completely justified in hitting him with the bedside lamp...The good news, especially for those of us who have always secretly longed to be big busty gals, is that they will continue to grow, and they will stop hurting eventually. In a month or so, you and your husband will have a nice new set of playthings."

Sorry to hear about the breakup. But Vicki, I'm sure everyone is just waiting for you to write The Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce.

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Good Charlotte Guitarist Billy Martin Welcomes a Son

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:05:00 GMT

Guitarist Billy Martin and his wife Linzi became the proud parents of a boy on January 26. Dreavyn Kingslee Martin is the first child for the couple.

"Mom is doing great, baby is healthy," the rocker tells People magazine. "I couldn't ask for anything more."

"It is hands down the most amazing thing that has ever happened in my life," Martin added. "We can see so much of my wife and I in him already!"

Looks like little Dreavyn will have a playmate on the tour bus; Martin's bandmate, singer Joel Madden, and girlfriend Nicole Richie welcomed daughter Harlow a year ago.

Congratulations!

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Lynne Spears' New Book, or 'How To Throw Away $24.99'

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:05:00 GMT

Put down your dog-eared copy of War and Peace - Lynne Spears' new book is about to be released! The 272-page tome, written by Britney's mom and titled, Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World, is set to hit the shelves on September 16. Who says there aren't any literary masterpieces being created anymore?

According to E! Online, Barnes & Noble prereviews say the book "describes how Lynne was an ordinary mother changed by the success of her daughter Britney and how it pushed the family onto the worldwide stage." Also promised are some juicy stories about Jamie Lynn, son Bryan and ex-husband Jamie.

The book will retail for $24.99. I'm going to start camping out now for the midnight release party! Hopefully I'll catch a glimpse of Adnan.

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Bobby Brown: I Was Whitney's Beard

sweatpantsmom — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:35:00 GMT

I, for one, am grateful that Bobby Brown has written a book as it has given me lots of great material for my posts here at FameCrawler. First the ex-New Edition singer scolds video vixen Karrine 'Superhead' Steffans for her poor parenting skills, and then he claims his marriage to Whitney Houston was a sham to silence rumors about her sexuality.

Houston had been accused in the media of having a bisexual relationship with longtime assistant Robin Crawford, and Brown says Houston was feeling pressure to get married and have children. "I think we got married for all the wrong reasons. Now, I realize Whitney had a different agenda than I did when we got married... I believe her agenda was to clean up her image, while mine was to be loved and have children."

Among other things, Brown also claims in his forthcoming autobiography that he died three times and had to be resuscitated. I'm thinking that after Whitney reads his book you can bring that total to four.

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Bobby Brown is a Bigger Jerk Than I Thought

sweatpantsmom — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:50:00 GMT

In search of a great, well written piece of literature? Well, I can't help you there, but how about Bobby Brown's new memoir, 'Being Bobby Brown: The Truth and Nothing But ..." instead?

The philandering, drug-abusing, arrested-for-not-paying-child-support Brown has "written" a book that reveals, among other things, that he cheated on Whitney Houston with video actress Karrine Steffans. Steffans is also known as "Superhead" for reasons totally unrelated to the size of her brain.

But Brown claims that Steffans "was only good for what her nickname stood for and nothing else ... she is a terrible mother ...If there is one thing I can't stand, that's a woman who is not a mother to her children. That's a big turn-off to me!"

And excellent parenting is something the philandering, drug-abusing (did I mention arrested-for-not-paying-child-support?) Brown knows all about.

Brown also accuses Houston, with whom he has a daughter, of causing his drug problems. "I never used cocaine until I met Whitney. Before then, I had experimented with other drugs, but marijuana was my drug of choice."

That's right - blame it all on Whitney, Bobby Brown. It's your prerogative.

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Independent Spirit Awards: Diablo Cody Wins Best First Screenplay

sweatpantsmom — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:10:00 GMT

Diablo Cody has won the award for Best First Screenplay for "Juno" at the Film Independent Spirit Awards taking place in Santa Monica today. Cody is also up for an Oscar for Best Screenplay at tomorrow's Academy Awards.

"This is the coolest award in the coolest category. There is nothing like writing a first screenplay," Cody said.

Cody wrote her first book, Candy Girl, at the age of 24 while working as a stripper to help support her 5-year old stepdaughter and then-husband Jonny Hunt.

Valerie Bertinelli: Steven Spielberg Raided My Lost Ark

sweatpantsmom — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:35:00 GMT

Valerie Bertinelli, obviously light-headed from her new Jenny Craig diet, is spilling secrets all over the place. First she revealed that her and ex-husband Eddie Van Halen had cheated on each other, and now she's blabbing to Oprah Winfrey about an earlier affair with Steven Spielberg.

"I went up to read for Raiders of the Lost Ark which I was so wrong for...And the next day I got a call and some flowers ... [Spielberg] asked me out. We went out a few times ... And did more." Uh, too much information, Val.

Stay tuned for Bertinelli's next interview, where she shows footage of her "first time" and gives a play-by-play of her last bikini wax.

Kathleen Turner to Nicolas Cage: I'm Sorry, You Big Crybaby

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:50:00 GMT

I wish these two would just sleep together already and get it over with. In the latest chapter in the 'Chihuahua-Stealing Nicolas Cage vs. Lying Kathleen Turner' saga, Turner apologized to Cage. Well sort of. During an interview, Matt Lauer asked the actress about the feud and Turner cleverly replied:

"I guess what I can say is I'm truly sorry if I caused distress or harm, because one thing is for sure - I never, ever intended to do that. This is what I remember, these are my thoughts and (they were) certainly not intended to damage anyone else."

Note that Turner apologizes but doesn't issue a retraction as Cage's lawyer requested. Something tells me this isn't over. Hug it out, you two.

Nicolas Cage: I Didn't Steal No Stinkin' Chihuahua

Nicolas Cage is a Chihuahua Thief

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Nicolas Cage to Kathleen Turner: I'm Taking Your Ass To Court

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:35:00 GMT

Nicolas Cage wants to make one thing perfectly clear: He ain't no pathetic pooch pincher. Cage is suing Kathleen Turner for writing in her new autobiography Send Yourself Roses that the actor was arrested for two DUIs and once stole a chihuahua.

Cage's attorney, who began libel proceedings against Turner on Friday in London's high court, says "If he doesn't get a retraction he intends to go full speed ahead with litigation in the U.S."

In other words, "Take it back, b*tch!"

Nicolas Cage is a Chihuahua Thief

[photo: Usmagazine.com]

Nicolas Cage is Confused

Karen — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:04:00 GMT

Nicolas Cage has stated this week that he is quitting acting. At 40, he's finding the whole game just too isolating. I think dude is confused!

“Some movie stars look like they are having a ball, but I’m tired of it. It has made me reclusive. That is an increasingly gnawing feeling in my body. When I first started I loved it. One of my frustrations is I have no control. I haven’t worked in a while, and it will be eight months before I start my next picture. I know for the first time which direction I’m going in and what changes I want to make.”

He says people are tired of seeing him on screen:

“For some reason, I piss off the audience. People who like one type of film don’t like to see me in another. Things I did and said early on still haunt me. I started acting at 17, but I’m 44 now and have grown up. I wonder if I am still interesting to watch if I didn’t drink or raise hell, but it’s obnoxious to keep drinking.”

Okay, I've never heard anyone say, "God that jerkoff Nicolas Cage really pisses me off." Most people I know either like him or are indifferent. I think dude is a wee bit paranoid.

If those statements didn't confuse you enough, check out the films he has lined up, according to WENN:

Electric God (2009) announced
The Dance (2008) announced ‘Billy ‘The Kid’ Roth’
Amarillo Slim (2008) pre-production
Knowing (2008) pre-production
G-Force (2009) filming-voice
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) completed

Uh yeah. Okay Nic, once again - get your story straight. Are you quitting or not? (I hope not.)

Nicolas Cage: I Don't Need No Stinkin' Rehab!

Karen — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:08:00 GMT

Nicolas Cage attests that while he went through a period of drug and alcohol abuse, he was able to get out of that scene on his own. “In my twenties I went through a period of drinking and drug-taking. It didn’t make me happy but I wanted to experience them to know how they would make me feel.”

“Drugs make every single nightmare you ever had come true.”

“[But] I never went to rehab, I never went through any form of [Alcoholics Anonymous]. I went through years of experimenting and then hit the realisation that it just didn’t work for me.”

It makes me wonder if he really did steal a chihuahua, or if he just denied it because he can't remember.

Nicolas Cage: I Didn't Steal No Stinkin' Chihuahua

sweatpantsmom — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:15:00 GMT

(Warning: Bad dog puns ahead.)

Watch out - Nicolas Cage is baring his fake teeth and striking back at Kathleen Turner. In her upcoming book Turner accuses her Peggy Sue Got Married co-star of, among other things, chihuahua thievery. According to Cage, Turner needs to put a muzzle on it.

Just short of calling Turner a bitch, Cage issued this statement: "I have never been arrested for anything in my life, nor have I stolen a dog. I am reaching out to my fans -- many of whom are children -- so they know that I do not condone drunk driving or theft. The reason why you've never seen a mug shot of me is because it does not exist."

Guess he couldn't let sleeping dogs lie.

[photo: People.com]

Nicolas Cage is a Chihuahua Thief

sweatpantsmom — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:05:00 GMT

Nicolas Cage steals dogs. Kathleen Turner says so. In her upcoming autobiography "Send Yourself Roses" the actress dishes on her Peggy Sue Got Married co-star. Apparently Cage was a pain-in-the-ass on the set of the movie, which was directed by his uncle Francis Ford Coppola.

"Everything Francis wanted him to do, he went against to show that he wasn't under his uncle's wing. Which was ridiculous. Oh, that stupid voice of his and the fake teeth! Honestly, I cringe to think about it. He caused so many problems," Turner writes. "He was arrested twice for drunk driving and, I think, once for stealing a dog. He'd come across a Chihuahua he liked and stuck it in his jacket."

Forget about the chihuahua - Nicolas Cage has fake teeth??!! Must be in his Book of Secrets.

Bad News For Literates: Lynne Spears Book Will Be Published

sweatpantsmom — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:05:00 GMT

I almost spilled coffee all over my Zoey 101 Birthing Guide when I read this: Lynne Spears' book will be published after all. Despite earlier reports that it had been shelved. Pop Culture Mom: A Real Story of Fame in a Tabloid World will be coming to a bookstore near you. Thank goodness, because I sure am tired of getting all my parenting advice from Alec Baldwin.

After putting the book on hold when news of Jamie Lynn's pregnancy broke, seems like publisher Thomas Nelson had a change of heart. Although, in a statement released by the Christian company they did admit that it will require Divine intervention to finish the project. "Though the book has been delayed, we believe God is at work. The story is still being written, and we are confident in His ability to turn ashes into beauty."

Is anyone else pissed that God is spending time on Lynne Spears' book? No wonder He's been too busy to help me out with my bunions.

[photo: UsMagazine.com]

It's Safe to Go Back to the Bookstore: Parenting Book By Britney and Jamie Lynn Spears' Mom Will Not Be Released

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:40:00 GMT

Please tell me this book would have been in the fiction section: In a move no doubt prompted by news of 16-year old Jamie Lynn Spears' pregnancy, Christian publisher Thomas Nelson, Inc. announced that they would be postponing indefinitely the release of Lynne Spears' book on parenting.

Which prompts me to ask - what does Lynne Spears know about parenting? Isn't that like asking Britney to author a DMV manual, or getting her ex Kevin Federline to write a book on hygiene?

A spokesperson for the publisher would not comment on the delay and it's relation to the current Spears family crisis except to say "I can tell you that we are standing behind Lynne and supporting her decision to be with her family at this time."

“Pop Culture Mom: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World” chronicled Spears' experience raising children in the public eye and was initially scheduled to be released on Mother’s Day, 2008. Guess I'll have to buy mom the Blackout CD instead.

[photo: MSNBC.com]

Julianne Moore Looks Lovely and Unreal But Certainly Not Dirty

sweatpantsmom — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:05:00 GMT

I don't know for sure, but I'm thinking this photo of Julianne Moore and her kids is staged. The matching clothes, the perfect hair - who lives like this? And what 9-year old boy carefully stirs his paint water like that? If this were for real he'd be making little sis drink it while mom wrestled the cup away and ended their little craft session with a three-day grounding.

The actress has a children's book coming out called Freckleface Strawberry that tells the story of a girl who is teased about her appearance. Moore says the book is based on her own experiences and reveals that phrases used in the book including "You look dirty" and "Can I smell them?" are things that were said to her while she was growing up. I'm hoping they were referring to her feet.

[photo: Celebs and Bubs]