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How Ewan McGregor Kicked The Smoking Habit

Josh loposer — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:30:00 GMT

Need motivation to quit smoking? Ewan McGregor's like an encyclopedia of anti-smoking motivational tips. OK, not really... but he did quit using the amazing power of imaginary shame.

“I wasn’t someone who could smoke or drink in moderation, and I recognized that those things would kill me. I started visualizing the doctor telling me that I had cancer from smoking or that I was extremely ill because of how much I’d been drinking. What kind of regret would I have if I had to tell my children or my wife that I was dying because of something I could have done something about? I didn’t want to be that kind of man.”

Seriously though, if the thought of your own shriveled, blackened lungs struggling for air doesn't persuade you, imagine what it's like telling your wife and children that you deserve a Darwin Award. That would be embarrassing.

Though he pretty much refuses to talk about his family -- wife Eve and children Clara, 13, Esther, 8, and Jamiyan, 7 -- People did manage to get him to give a tip about marriage.

“If you spend too much time ‘working’ on your relationship, I don’t think it’s a relationship worth being in. With Eve, I’ve never had to work. We just have it."

Wow. He should be a celebrity life coach or, even better, write a motivational book.

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Katie Price Kicks Peter's Belongings To The Curb

Josh loposer — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:00:00 GMT

After visiting family in Cyprus for almost a week, Peter Andre arrived home in Britain to find that, in a fit of rage, Katie had taken all of his stuff and put it in storage.

And so it goes with bitter divorces... Apparently, house staff didn't want to diss Pete by throwing all of his stuff out, but Katie insisted.

'Katie's still very hurt after Pete dumped her and wants to get him back.

'She phoned up and was screaming down the phone at staff to get rid of all his stuff.

'They were asking what she wanted out and she was screaming "Everything, everything!"

That's harsh. It's really just insult to injury to have all of you crap, from CDs to designer jeans, removed by a pissed off spouse. The fact that Katie did it from her $4,000 a night villa in the Maldives (where she's hiding out with the kids Harvey, 7, Junior, 3, and Princess Tiaamii, 22 months) makes it especially cold.

Hopefully, thing will get more civil after Katie cools down.

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Sting's Daughter In Intensive Care With Fractured Skull

Josh loposer — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Sting and Trudie Styler's 18-year-old daughter "Coco" has been in intensive care for four days after taking a hard fall at an LA restaurant.

Eliot Paulina "Coco" Sumner (also a musician) was in LA putting the finishing touches on her first album for Island Records when it happened. Reportedly, she complained about feeling strange while sitting at her table. When she tried to stand, that's when she took a serious dive, hitting her head on a chair.

"The doctors are still running tests. Obviously it’s a serious injury and Coco is under constant surveillance.'

A friend told The Mail on Sunday: ‘Trudie and Sting were obviously besides themselves with worry. It was a blessing that Sting was in the States at the time and was able to get to the hospital so quickly.

‘Coco is still very shaken but she is planning to come back to the UK very soon."

What's perhaps even scarier is that she hadn't been drinking, which would've been my first guess. So, at this point, there's really no telling what caused her to black out.

Trudie hopped the first plane to LA from their home in the UK to be with Coco at the hospital. The whole incident is pretty much a parent's worst nightmare: your young daughter, overseas, seriously injured...

"She’s a real daddy’s girl and very close to Sting. He keeps a close eye on her. When she called to say there had been an accident there was panic all round. He dropped everything he was doing and rushed straight to the hospital."

Friends of Coco say she's recovering well, and plans to finish the album before going back to Britain.

Trudie and Sting have four children together, Mickey, 25, Jake 24, Coco, 18, and Giacomo, 13.

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Jessica Alba Will Cut You and/or Your Tree

Whit Honea — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:28:00 GMT

I cannot tell a lie, Jessica Alba is going to cut down that cherry tree (or whatever it is). Seriously, she's like that.

Oh well, you know what they say, when life gives you cherries make cherry lemonade and vodkas. Chop, drink, repeat. Don't drive.

BTW, I'm digging the coat.

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Vetting Sarah Palin: Like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but Funnier: UPDATED!!

Whit Honea — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:01:00 GMT

There is some speculation in the media, by which I mean the real media- that being people with neckties and make-up artists, not unshaven bloggers in their underwear (and some men, too) that John McCain's team dropped the ball regarding the vetting[1] process of Sarah Palin.

We're inclined to agree.

That's why we here at FameCrawler, home of all things fameish and crawlesque have decided to help you, the voter. We've done some pretty extensive ~~drinking~~ vetting ourselves over the weekend (McCain, you owe us a house each) and have some interesting information on Mrs. Palin, some of which is actually true!

Here is a list of the items we uncovered without ever stepping foot in Alaska (not that there is anything wrong with that):

The Original Palin Post: John McCain Picks Sarah Palin as VP

Bristol Baby: Sarah Palin's Teen Daughter Pregnant!

Bristol Palin's Baby Daddy Identified!!!

Bristol Palin's Baby Daddy - I Don't Want Kids (Oops!)

Pregnant Teen Bristol Palin - Photos

Bristol Palin Pregnancy Scandal: Babygate Lives! (Photos)

Bristol Palin Pregnancy: Is Sarah Palin's Baby Really Her Daughter's? (Photos)

Sarah Palin in a Bikini!

Sarah Palin Compared To Angelina Jolie

Diddy on Palin: Good Intentions, Bad Script, Ugly Production

Sarah Palin's Days as a Sportscaster...Video!

Sarah Palin Is A Hunter! Photos!

Seven Things You Might Not Know About Sarah Palin

Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin was Runner Up in 1984 Beauty Contest

Sarah Palin's Husband Arrested For DUI

Sarah Palin Being Investigated (Child Custody,Threats & Lies)

Lindsay Lohan Blogs About Sarah Palin

NUDE! Sarah Palin Naked Photo?!

Bristol gets her drink on

Sarah Palin's Dark Secrets (Photos)!

Proof that Baby Trig is NOT Sarah Palin's Baby!?

Palin's First Baby Daddy to Attend Republican National Convention: Will Bring Mullet

Trig and Bristol: Palin Family Names Run Amok

Political Nanny: Obama Offended by Implied Link to Palin Family Rumors

'Palin Should Go Back to the Kitchen' and 4 More WTF Comments About the VP Pick

McCain, Palin oppose teen pregnancy aid and sex education

Sarah Palin's acceptance speech at the RNC video

Palin family online: real or fake

Piper & Trig Palin: A Pretty Cute Video

The "Barracuda" Scandal(ish)

9 Most Disturbing Beliefs

Palin on Newsweek (and a dead bear)

Palin Affair?

Affair is False!

Robin Williams is Still Funny?!

When Hairy Met Pali

Sarah Racist?

Trailer Trash?

Todd Palin Subpoenaed!

Tina Fey is Sarah Palin on SNL! Video!

This list will be updated for your browsing and vetting pleasure. McCain, we're serious about the houses!

[1] From Wikipedia:

Vetting is a process of examination and evaluation. Specifically, vetting often refers to performing a background check on someone before offering them employment. In addition, in intelligence gathering, assets are vetted to determine their usefulness.

In the United States, a party's presidential nominee must choose a vice-presidential candidate to accompany him or her on the ticket. Prospective vice-presidential candidates must undergo thorough evaluation by a team of advisers acting on behalf of the nominee. In later stages of the vetting process, the team will examine such items as a prospective vice-presidential candidate's finances, personal conduct, and previous coverage in the media.

To vet was originally a horse-racing term, referring to the requirement that a horse be checked for health and soundness by a veterinarian before being allowed to race. Thus, it has taken the general meaning "to check."

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Hayden Panettiere Says Police Were Looking For 15 Minutes

Karl Erikson — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:27:00 GMT

Several weeks ago, Hayden Paniettiere's inebriated father, Alan, was arrested and held on $50,000 bond for allegedly striking his drunken wife in the face for allegedly flirting with other men. Now Hayden, star of "Heroes" and a brand-new 19 year-old, says it was much ado about nothing.

She told Extra TV, "It was blown way out of proportion by a sheriff who wanted his fifteen minutes of fame. My family is wonderful -- so very happy. We're all great."

In other words, Alan didn't smack his wife, Lesley, in the face. He punched her in the crotch.

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Will Smith Wants To Squash Daughter Willow

Karen — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:25:00 GMT

Both Will's movie, Hancock and Willow's debut movie, Kitt Kittredge: An American Girl hit U.S. cinemas on July 2nd, and Daddy is looking to come out ahead of his daughter.

"I just told her, 'Sweetheart, daddy loves you - but I've got to stop you at the box office," said Will Smith to 7 year old daughter Willow.

What does Willow think of her dad's competitive nature?

She was like, 'Well daddy, you get us a lot of nice things, so you do what you have to do.'"

Here are the trailers for both movies. I can't wait to see Hancock and I'm grateful I don't have daughters so I don't have to sit through that girly stuff!

Will Smith Bursts Into Charlize Theron's Interview!

Karen — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:30:00 GMT

Apparently Charlize Theron was telling OUTRIGHT LIES about Will Smith during an interview, so the actor BURST IN!

"He (Smith) was incredibly scared because I am so ripped," Charlize told interviewer A.J. Calloway.

Will Smith then crashed the interview to correct her: "She come out of her mouth crooked every once in a while (sic). You have to settle her down."

Ha ha ha I hope Extra airs that part!

At least he didn't call her a "dirty b*tch!"

Jason Bateman Gave Up Drinking

Karen — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:03:00 GMT

Jason Bateman went sober 4 years ago at the insistence of his wife.

"I've spent all my fun chips and now I've parked my drinking boots in the closet. I haven't had a drink in four years. There wasn't any real specific bottom to it. I was just ready to graduate from adolescence and try my hand at being an adult.

"And, quite honestly, the woman I was in love with was not really that tolerant of it, so I turned it off."

She looks like she would kick his ass if he didn't do what she told him to -- look at those muscles! I'm in Canada and I'm afraid of her!

Amy Winehouse Baby News - Be Afraid!

Sassy Smith — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:35:00 GMT

When one thinks of Amy Winehouse, the word "baby" should not come to mind. I swear, no matter how hard I try, picturing Amy as a mother - it's beyond all human comprehension. The girl can't even take care of herself, let alone another human being, who, hello?, needs taking care of! She was seen recently with horribly, disgusting dirty feet - seriously, if you can't wash your own feet, you're not capable of feeding, changing, and bathing another, totally dependent person. Yet, "baby" is going to be a part of Amy Winehouse's life....

Amy's dad, Mitch, has been speaking a lot lately about his drug addicted daughter and her progress (?) and her eagerness to make babies. He said that his daughter and her husband Blake Fielder-Civil, 26, will start a family when Blake is released from prison.

He said, "When it comes to Amy, I'm hopeful. I think she'll be fine, and if Blake's out of prison in a year, they'll be having a family." Does this scare you as much as it scares me?

Blake's been locked up for 7 months and his trial began last week. He's admitted to assault and perverting the course of justice and he could face up to five years in the slammer. However, no matter, Amy is going to wait it out. Her dad said, "Amy understands Blake might have to do a long time in prison - she's not stupid. But she'll stand by him and he'll stand by her."

Amy's dad also spoke about his anger towards his son-in-law concerning the video footage of Amy, 24, singing a racist song, taking drugs and performing sex acts on her husband - which, by the way, was filmed by Blake. Amy asks him to stop filming at one point.

Said Mitch, "It was Amy’s memory card, which was stolen from her camera a few months ago. It was taken during the height of their drug use, but I'm angry. Blake should be looking after Amy, not filming her when she’s worse for wear."

Amy's father holds on to hope, that his daughter will get well again. Although, he admits that her rehab stint a few months ago didn't work, he's positive the future is brighter.

"She didn’t want to get clean then, but she’s talking about it now. She’s nowhere near as bad as she was. A nurse visits twice a day and we’re kept well informed about how she’s doing.

"She’s making progress. She wants kids and knows she can’t be taking drugs, or the baby would be addicted – she wouldn’t do that."

Yikes, I'm still scared.

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Bill Murray: Lost in Litigation

Whit Honea — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:04:00 GMT

You've probably heard that Bill Murray and his wife Jennifer are getting a divorce. This was breaking news when I started writing this post, and then I started watching a hockey game- it just ended. That was 5 days ago.

I figured I better get to it before the NBA Finals tip-off.

Everybody's favorite meatball is being accused by his wife of being abusive towards her and a plethora of vices- drugs, alcohol and sex. It's ugly.

The couple have four children, which makes it all the tougher. Hopefully Bill can sort out whatever issues he has soon. I'm ready for a Stripes 2: Electric Boogaloo.

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Spying on the Neighbors: 5-22-0

Whit Honea — Thu, 22 May 2008 22:06:00 GMT

Those beards should totally be grey by now.

Eric McCormack talks Will & Grace (Celebrity Baby Blog)

Celine Dion creeps out drinking pal Sarah Jessica Parker (Expo Say)

Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman on Motherhood (Celebrity Moms)

Sheryl Crow talks about stuff (Celebrity Baby Scoop)

Harrison Ford tells it like it is (Gabby Babble)

Halle Berry looking good (Gossip Girls)

Pregnant Posh! Beckham Baby on the Way!

Whit Honea — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:58:00 GMT

The British tabloid Closer is reporting that Victoria Beckham is pregnant. Posh and husband David Beckham have 3 boys and have made no secret of their desire for a little girl. Rumors have been circulating for awhile that the couple might be expecting, but recently the speculation has increased. It's even been noted that Posh hasn't been drinking! What! It must be true. Everyone knows that a sober star is a pregnant star.

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Spying on the Neighbors: 5-01-08

Whit Honea — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:07:00 GMT

Happy May Day!

The cool kids at the Iron Man premiere (Gabsmash)

Nicole Kidman going bi (Perez Hilton)

Charlie Sheen LOVES hookers (Scanner)

Madonna and Justin Timberlake get their drink on (Hollyscoop)

Jacinda Barrett and baby (Celebrity Baby Scoop)

Britney Spears looking normal (Gossip Girls)

Jude Law in a tongue twister (Just Jared)

Oprah and Tom Cruise SITTING on a couch (ASL)

Call 911: Amy Winehouse Has A Baby!

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:15:00 GMT

Isn't this illegal? I have one of those Red Cross child safety pamphlets, and right there, behind 'Use car seats' and 'Feed regularly' I could have sworn it said, 'Under no circumstances should you let Amy Winehouse hold your baby.' Also, have no idea why he's grabbing Amy's nose, but let's hope he doesn't work for the DEA.

Then Amy decides to take a break from all this maternal crap and knock back a little refreshment. Let's hope she puts the kid down before she lights her pipe.

[photos: USmagazine, The Superficial]

Nicole Kidman DIDN'T Booze It Up At The Oscars. So Shut Up, You Nasty Idiots.

HerBadMother — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:42:00 GMT

That was a pretty salacious rumor, that story about Nicole Kidman getting all liquored up at the Oscars (okay, so maybe the story was not so much 'liquored up' as 'demanding small amounts of liquor, but still). Well, we now have an official denial, and one that is pretty juicy in itself.

About the story - originally posted at PageSix and repeated on PerezHilton - that Nicole was demanding, and getting, white wine at the Oscars Sunday night, her publicist - Catherine Olim of PMK - said this:

"I try to ignore your (Perez's) column, unlike most of the rest of the world, because it is so nasty. But I have to tell you that Nicole Kidman most certainly did NOT drink white wine or any other alcoholic beverage backstage. She had water and lemon zinger tea. That’s it. I know, I was there with her. I cannot remember that last time that Cindy Adams got anything right. She’s an idiot, and you can quote me."

AWESOME. She defends Nicole, AND slags Perez and Cindy Adams all in one swipe. Nicole: make this woman godmother of your child. Seriously. She rocks.

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Nicole Kidman Drinking While Pregnant

Karen — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:06:00 GMT

Cindy Adams of Page Six is reporting that Nicole Kidman drank backstage at the Oscars.

"Boozing backstage during the Oscarcast is a no-no. But if you're pregnant Nicole Kidman it's a yes- yes. She wanted white wine. She got it."

Some may argue that a little wine is fine for baby. Some doctors say they don't know if any alcohol is harmful to the baby.

What do you believe?

Indiana Jones Hauled Away From Post-Oscar Party By Cops!

HerBadMother — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:50:00 GMT

Harrison Ford is, apparently, so deeply influenced by his Indiana Jones alter-ego that he can't just, you know, go the Oscars and the parties and drink heavily before being parcelled home in a limousine like all the other celebrities. Harrison needs to go the Oscars and the Oscar parties and get liquored up and escorted home in the backseat of a police car.

Okay, I don't know about the liquored up part, but I do know that he was - with partner Callista Flockhart (who, between you and me, needs a sammich even more desperately than does Courtney Love) - escorted home from Elton John's Oscar party in a police car. Which, you know, is pretty wild and crazy stuff for a guy who's, what? In his sixties? Even if the cop-escort was just because his own car-and-driver went missing.

According to E! Online, Harrison and Callista just got stranded, and needed a lift:

“They were standing outside waiting for their car to pick them up,” a source reports. “They called and called and called the car, but the driver never showed.”

Deputies from the West Hollywood Sheriff's Station came to the rescue. They offered Indiana Jones and the Brothers & Sisters star a lift.

"Harrison and Calista accepted and were taken home in the back of a squad car!" says my source.

A spokesman for the Sheriff's Department insists the missing car became a public safety issue because people were crowding around Ford and Flockhart. They were driven less than a mile to the Sunset Tower hotel to visit some friends, the rep says.

So it wasn't facing a speeding three-ton boulder or face-melting Lost-Ark-farts, but whatevs. Still kinda exciting.

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Kate Moss Tell All Documentary: Pete Doherty Blabs

Sassy Smith — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:06:00 GMT

It seems that Pete Doherty, Babyshambles frontman, is going to have loose lips and dish all the dirty little secrets about ex-girlfriend, Kate Moss.

The singer is negotiating a reported $100,000 deal with a British TV station to make a documentary about his relationship with the supermodel.

A source was quoted in a British newspaper, "He has promised it will be a no-holds barred chat. Producers are hoping he'll let them use a lot of film he and Kate shot on camcorders."

"Some of it is really raunchy stuff Kate believed would never be seen by anyone else. She'll be furious and feel massively betrayed. There could be a big legal battle over it."

Doherty and Moss split last July after Pete allegedly cheated on Kate with a mystery brunette. Gosh and he's such a ~~piece of shit~~ catch too.

Oh the drama of these wacked out celebs!

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Falling Down: Duran Duran Discuss 'Britney' Video

Whit Honea — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:11:00 GMT

You may have heard that Duran Duran have a video out ("Falling Down") that portrays a troubled starlet and her admission to rehab (no, no, no- sorry, I still love that song).

Roger Taylor tells People, "I suppose it's loosely based on her, but not [only] on one celebrity – just celebrity culture in general."

The song was co-written by Justin Timberlake. Make your own conclusions.

The video is below. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to find this asylum and check-in.

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Celine Dion Refuses To Drink Alcohol

Karen — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:10:00 GMT

Cases of alcoholism in Celine Dion's family has her fearful of even touching alcohol. She credits her ~~dirty old grandfather~~ ~~father~~ husband/manager Rene Angelil for keeping her away from the party scene while growing up in the spotlight. "I don't drink because, if I am honest, I am terrified of alcohol. Within my family there have been problems with addiction and it scares me to think that if I got drunk, I could get hooked."

I don't know how she does it. Every time I hear her voice I want to sling myself into a vodka-induced coma.

Photo Credit: WENN.

Tina Fey Gets Buzzed With Daughter

Whit Honea — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:09:00 GMT

Tina Fey, creator of "30 Rock" attended the premiere of Jerry Seinfeld's Bee Movie with her daughter Alice.

What's up with the kids coming out of this movie looking like they'd rather be at the dentist? It's a real buzz-kill. Get it?

Holy crap, I shouldn't have started drinking this early.

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Bender Affleck: Is Ben Drinking Again?

Whit Honea — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:09:00 GMT

Is Ben Affleck back on the booze? According to a source the actor, who spent time in rehab for alcohol in 2001, was seen celebrating recently with pints of Guinness and a few glasses of wine.

Man, is it wrong to think that Guinness sounds good in the middle of the day?

The source said that Ben was the last one in the bar and had to be dragged out by friends.

I'm not going to throw stones yet. I love Guinness and I don't have any problem with a guy celebrating something big (the party was for his directorial debut, Gone, Baby, Gone, which appears to be doing well). However, if this is the beginning of a problem revisited, then that is a different story.

I'm giving Affleck the benefit of the doubt. I know I've said before that I used to think he was a tool, but writing about him 10x a day has caused me to appreciate him. He and his family are some of the more normal people that pass through the pages of FameCrawler.

An occasional Guinness is good for the soul (and breastmilk!), but in the meantime Ben should just stick with the Starbucks.

Photo: Celebutopia

Brad Pitt Says Don't Drink and Daddy

Whit Honea — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:02:00 GMT

Brad Pitt has stumbled into the same conclusion about drinking that a lot of parents do, that is a) it's hard to be on top of things when you're slightly impaired, and b) parenting and hangovers have to be the worst combination since Britney and K-Fed.

Pitt says it was a scare with Zahara that had him cut back on the sauce. He was two beers in and she started chocking on some ice, here, I'll let Brad tell you:

“About a year ago I’d had a couple of beers and my daughter Zahara had this piece of ice that had been dropped on the floor, and she was putting it in her mouth and began to choke on it, and that was it.

“You have to be absolutely on top of every situation. The other shit doesn’t work anymore. When they wake up in the middle of the night you have to be there. And you can’t deal with children when you have a hangover - that’s just a misery!”

Preaching to the choir, Pitt. Preaching to the choir.

Speaking of Brad and beer, here's an oldie but a goodie:

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It Takes Two to Tango: Let's Not Forget That K-Fed is Also an Idiot

Whit Honea — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:27:00 GMT

Britney was faster. She left court, didn't pass go, and went straight to the clubs. Kevin Federline waited a couple of days to make sure the judge wasn't looking and then made his return to the scene. Heaven forbid they don't get to stay out until donut making time.

Those poor kids have six of one and half-dozen of the other. No, not donuts. As soon as I get a time-machine I'm going to go back in time and buy K-Fed a box of condoms. Then I'm going to take my mom to the prom.

Photo: Ballz (really!)