After working up a sweat, Elle Fanning was spotted leaving a dance studio in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday (May 15). Carrying a water bottle and her cell phone, the “We Bought A Zoo” actress made her way to the car waiting for her wearing a see through white tank top that exposed her pink sports bra which she paired with tight black yoga pants and black sneakers. Elle just might be physically preparing to play Princess Aurora, or better known as Sleeping Beauty after recently accepting the role in the new Robert Stromberg directed film, “Maleficent.” The tale is said to be told from the perspective of the princess’ evil nemesis, Maleficent, who will be played by Angelina Jolie and even though there hasn’t been a prince cast for the film, the fantasy flick isn’t expected to hit theaters until 2014.
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Lea Michele’s Fox Upfront look is kind of horrible, right? Bad makeup, bad hair and a bridesmaid’s dress. [The Fashion Patrol] Jessie J‘s mouth is huge. [IDLITW] More John Travolta Masseur-Gate crap. [Radar] Rebekah Brooks (Murdoch‘s henchwoman) has been charged. [Gawker] Who cares about Will Smith when Roger Federer is in the house? [Go Fug Yourself] When Chris Colfer met Glambert . [OMG Blog] Look at Rihanna‘s crazy eye makeup. [Moe Jackson] My mother would probably do this if she had the money. [The Frisky] Katherine Heigl named her daughter Adalaide. She must love Guys & Dolls. [ICYDK] Have you been following the John Edwards trial? [CDAN] January Jones carries little Xander yet again. [Celebrity Baby Scoop] Drew Barrymore had an engagement party. [Life & Style] Do we need to talk about this Newsweek cover? [Hollywood Rag] Did Angelina Jolie buy Brad Pitt some helicopter lessons? [Celebs] More amazing bikini photos of Kelly Brook . [CityRag] Lady Gaga has another meat dress. [Bitten and Bound] Vintage Robert Sean Leonard . [Seriously? OMG! WTF?] I didn‘t even recognize Nicole Scherzinger. [Starpulse]
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Spotted out sporting their comfy footwear, Dakota Fanning and her sister Elle Fanning both spent the day in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday (May 12). The “War of the Worlds” actress rocked her sneakers paired with yoga pants, a black and grey striped top and a fedora while hiking with friend the and even stopped by a lemonade stand to purchase a refreshing drink from a two young neighborhood girls. Her little sis also chose the casual apparel option rocking her Marc Jacobs wedge sneakers with jeans and a classic white tee as she was spotted leaving a friend’s house with music notes in hand. In career news, the 13-year-old star has accepted a role in the new Robert Stromberg directed film, “Maleficent.” The Sleeping Beauty tale is told from the perspective of the princess’ evil nemesis, Maleficent and Fanning is set to star as Princess Aurora. Angelina Jolie is also set to star in the new fantasy which isn’t planned to hit theaters until 2014.
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Dakota & Elle Fanning: Fashionable Sneaker Sisters
Back in April, I nearly had to quit this job and start writing sexually explicit Michael Fassbender-Angelina Jolie fan fiction full time. It was widely reported that Fassy and Jolie would soon be at work together on Ridley Scott’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Counselor . Well, Fassbender is still very much attached to the film, but it looks like Angelina is out. Perhaps Brad Pitt found another way to Fassdong-block her ? If you were Brad Pitt and you knew your baby-mama was considering a job that involved writhing around with Michael Fassbender (once again, this is just in my fan fiction version), wouldn’t you put your foot down? Fassbender is the relationship dealbreaker. But it’s good news for Cameron Diaz, who now seems like she’s got the role meant for Angelina? No, you’re not reading this wrong: Cameron Diaz is joining Ridley Scott’s “The Counselor,” taking the role previously eyed by Angelina Jolie. And yes, we’re just as surprised as you are. Twitch have broken the news, marking a rather surprising twist in the casting of the highly anticipated film based on a spec script by literary master Cormac McCarthy. In a project that has seen a ton of names come up to bat looking to for a role, Diaz is a name that hasn’t been mentioned, and really, isn’t quite in the same calibre as the other talent involved. But it looks like she has impressed all the right people and is taking on a role that is very much outside her wheelhouse. Reports have bene conflicting about which roles actresses have sought, but according to Twitch, Jolie was looking at the role of Malkina (some said she was toying with the smaller part of Laura), the Almodóvarean femme fatale of the film. Penelope Cruz was last reported to be kicking the tires on the part but it looks like the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie power couple casting for the movie won’t be panning out. Sorry tabloids. But hell, this marks the bravest role Diaz has taken on, well, ever. The story follows an attorney (Michael Fassbender) who is in search of a big payday after he proposes to his girlfriend, Laura. So he hooks up with Reiner (Bardem), an acquaintance with deep criminal ties, for a new business proposition: they’ll take $20 million worth of cocaine from south of the border and offload it themselves, aided by the no-good Westray (Pitt). As you might imagine, things do not go well for anyone involved. In the script, Malkina is a hyper-sexualized Argentinean woman who’s hooked up with Reiner, and it’s pretty meaty part all around. But obviously, it has be tweaked to fit Diaz and like we said, she’s never really done anything like this ever, so it’s a ballsy move. [From Indie Wire ] Yes, I heard rumors that Angelina was thinking about doing a glorified cameo as the fiancée, not the hot-to-trot lady. So maybe Camy will end up with the meaty role and Angelina still might play Fassy’s fiancée? Or we could just wait until the Cleopatra casting sorts itself out. CoughFassyIsMarcAntonycough. Anyway, it’s assumed that Jolie backed away from this potential commitment because filming Maleficent will probably take up her whole summer. Speaking of Maleficent, The Hollywood Reporter has some interesting additions to the cast. Elle Fanning will be playing Aurora (the princess), Sharlto Copley will play “the half-human, half-fairy bastard son of the human king” (WTF?). And Imelda Staunton (I love her) and Miranda Richardson have just joined the cast – they’ll be playing Knotgrass and Flittle “two of the three pixies who end up taking care of Aurora.” Oh, and that young actor Sam Riley will be in it too. He’s in On the Road – he’s got that weird, haunting beauty – apparently he’s playing “Diaval, a raven who changes into human form and is Maleficent’s right hand.” Photos courtesy of WENN.
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Angelina Jolie & Michael Fassbender are not going to work together… for now
*This is the official image that Chanel released with the announcement. It’s official now! Reports surfaced yesterday that Brad Pitt was being signed as the new face of Chanel No. 5, one of the most famous perfumes in the world. I already talked about the rumors here – and now it’s been confirmed. Chanel released an “official” image of Brad Pitt (that’s the header pic), and they confirmed Brad’s deal: Ooh, la la! C’est Brad! Brad Pitt’s famous mug has landed him a major deal unrelated to blockbuster films — a spokesmodel deal with Chanel. “Chanel has selected world renowned actor Brad Pitt to be the face of the upcoming advertising campaign for CHANEL No. 5,” the brand said in a release. The Chanel deal mark two firsts: it’s the 48-year-old actor’s debut beauty spokesmodel gig and the brand’s first time having a man represent its famously iconic women’s scent that launched back in the 1920s. Pitt follows in the footsteps of Nicole Kidman, who starred in the short film No. 5 The Film in 2004 and Audrey Tautou who has held the spot as the scent’s visage since 2008. [From Us Weekly ] Everyone is still claiming that Brad will take home seven figures for this deal… which I believe. I don’t think Brad even bothers with commercial work unless it pays more than, say, $5 million a pop. Here’s what I don’t understand: why hasn’t Chanel announced a female companion for the ad campaign? I just don’t understand how the commercial (much less a print ad) would even work unless they paired Brad with an actress or model. Or is the campaign going to be of the “Brad Pitt says you ladies should smell like this” variety with Brad just holding up the Chanel bottle? So many questions. Oh, and I caught some of you blaming Karl Lagerfeld for this. You know what? I don’t think Lagerfeld had a hand in whatever this is. Lagerfeld famously and publicly bitched about Audrey Tautou becoming “the face” of the perfume, and I don’t think he has much to do with the Chanel perfumes or anything. He’s just about clothes and handbags. Header photo courtesy of Chanel, additional images by THR.
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The photo above is of Kristen Stewart arriving in Paris, probably to start promotion on Snow White and the Huntsman . Charlize Theron was coming into Paris in those photos yesterday , which makes me think Paris is going to be ground zero for all things SWATH this week. Maybe there will be a big Paris premiere? Hopefully. At the end of the post, I’m also including photos of Kristen at the Met Gala and just before the Met Gala, in NYC. Kristen’s Met Gala look was one of the most talked-about fashion moments of the night … which I think is kind of undeserved. I didn’t care for her Balenciaga dress that much, but she was far from the worst, I think. Plus, I’m really loving her hair these days. She’s lightened it a bit, and she’s letting her natural curl come out. It looks awesome. Anyway, getting back to SWATH . MTV has been promoting the crap out of this film, and they’ve gotten a lot of the early exclusives. I enjoyed this interview they had with the cast of SWATH : Get More: Movie Trailers , Movies Blog Kristen talks about relating to “Snowy” : “I think that I related to Snowy because … I love her. She feels such strong things and sort of can’t say exactly why she feels those things … and I can completely relate to that and I also can relate to feeling arrogant about it a little bit. Sort of like ‘It’s not about being who you are; it’s sort of not saying what everyone thinks I’m going to say because I’m uncomfortable’ … She’s like very instinctive and sort of awesome in that way. I mean she’s such a child in the beginning and has such a strong sense of self in a way that sort of isn’t normal, like supernaturally almost. She’s got this connection to the Earth and to her people that makes her like so truly empathetic and not sympathetic. She’s not putting herself in a position and going, ‘Oh, how horrible would that be for me.’ She’s truly bleeding for other people. It’s a different feeling. It’s something I want to get to if I can be a better person. She’s a great girl. She’s a good person.” There’s also a new clip from SWATH: Get More: Ian McShane , Chris Hemsworth , Bob Hoskins , Charlize Theron , Kristen Stewart , Movie Trailers , Movies Blog That didn’t impress me. Now I’m kind of worried. Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
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Christina talks at 3:11 into this video. Adam and Christina start arguing around 4:15. At 4:45 Christina says “I motivated you,” which bolsters this story that “99 Problems” was aimed at her. None of us are watching “The Voice,” so we all feel a little unqualified to talk too much about whatever is going on with that show. Apparently one of Adam Levine’s contestants, Tony Lucca, sang a rock version of Jay-Z’s “99 Problems” on Monday night’s show. After his performance, judge Christina Aguilera chastised him for singing a song that could be considered derogatory toward women, since it contained the word “bitch,” although NBC made sure the word was edited out before it aired. (Sidenote: bitch should not be a dirty word.) XTina said “ Your beautiful wife and your daughter and family are here tonight, and I just thought, you know, the lyrical connotation was a little derogatory towards women, but all-in-all, it was good fun .” Then when Adam tried to explain that the song was about dealing with adversity, Christina spoke up that it was about problems with women and they got into an argument about it, with a lot of cross talking. (That happens at 4:15 in the video above.) Christina has taken issue with Lucca , a fellow Mouseketeer alum, in the past. Apparently she sort-of knows him from when they both were child stars on The Mickey Mouse show, and Lucca has kept in touch with Justin Timberlake. So any beef she has with him may be somewhat personal for her. According to Radar Online , Levine had Lucca sing that song as a message to Aguilera for giving Lucca a hard time. Aguilera supposedly was “highly offended” and blew up about it during rehearsals. Adam and Christina got in a big fight, with Adam calling Christina the c-word and Christina demanding Adam be fired. Radar’s source said: “ Adam went right up to Christina and said ‘you’re the biggest f***ing c***. Obviously Christina was appalled and hissed that Adam should be fired. She’s sick of being treated this way . “ Christina is so sick of Adam being looked at as the golden boy of the show. If America knew how disgusting he was, they would be appalled, she always says .” Anyway this feud is heating up between Christina and Adam Levine, which has been brewing for some time. Christina thinks Adam is trying to annoy her, and given her reaction it’s working. Here’s that story, thanks to Radar Online: “Adam is making it more about getting at Christina this season and he’s very good at getting under her skin,” a source close to the show exclusively tells RadarOnline.com. “He comes off as a really great guy, but he’s very smart the way he takes jabs at Christina. Adam’s very subtle and doesn’t use words, just sneaky actions. She is sick of the way she’s being treated and she’s disgusted with Adam.” “Christina really takes it to heart when Adam does these things. She doesn’t know why he does it, she doesn’t understand why he’s being so mean,” the source says. Adam and Christina collaborated on the pop hit Moves Like Jagger, and while the source says they used to have a “brother sister relationship,” there is no love lost between the two of them anymore. “It’s just weird the way Adam is treating Christina. She’s the only girl there and she doesn’t think the coaches should be against each other,” the source tells RadarOnline.com. [From Radar Online ] You can tell just from the clip of the show above that these two don’t get along. If Adam is deliberately provoking Aguilera, it’s obviously working like a charm. She’s getting her hackles up and responding to him, which is only egging him on. He’s doing it because it gets to her. Two divas trying to work together on a TV show are unable to get along. It’s not surprising. US Weekly reports that Aguilera has apologized to Lucca for calling him out on Monday’s show. Lucca waxed poetic to US about what he learned from Christina’s criticism on the show. He said “ Her criticism for the most part has inspired me and led me to a higher plane than I might not have found otherwise .” Last night was the finale of The Voice. Spoilers are in this link if you’d like to know who won. Update: I forgot to mention this very low cut dress that XTina wore during a performance on The Voice last night. ( video is here ) This was the back. [via Evil Beet , OMGBlog ] Photo credit: FameFlynet and PCNPhotos
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Many of our favorite celebrities work hard for their superstar bodies, and they don’t stop perfecting their physiques at the gym. Girls and guys of Hollywood alike seem to love adorning their bodies with tattoos, on arms, backs, legs, and more! We’ve rounded up a look at 100 celebrity tattoos, including looks and Angelina Jolie ‘s many markings. She may be rivaled in the ink department by David Beckham , though Brad Pitt , Justin Timberlake , and Ryan Gosling give them both a challenge. Eva Longoria , Victoria Beckham , and Megan Fox also love their tats – click though to see 100 celebrity tattoos. View Slideshow ›
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*Note: Angelina is not wearing her engagement ring in this photo, taken in Ecuador on April 22nd. In Touch Weekly has a story that is called, no joke, “Angelina Hates The Ring: Newly engaged Angelina Jolie thinks Brad Pitt doesn’t ‘get’ her.” Obviously. I’m including some photos of Angelina in the field during her April 22nd UNHCR trip to Ecuador – while she was in the field, meeting refugees, she was not wearing her ring. In Touch notes that she also wasn’t wearing her ring for the official meeting she had with Ecuador’s foreign minister. So what does it mean if Angelina doesn’t want to wear her $500,000 rock while she’s tending to her UNCHR duties? It means she hates Brad, of course. It’s only been a few weeks since Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt announced their engagement. But as she met with the foreign minister of Ecuador on April 22, the ring finger on her left hand was noticeably bare. While some claim she thought the $500,000 sparkler wasn’t appropriate for a serious meeting, everyone knows that engagement rings are meant to be worn always. So why did Angelina really ditch the ring that Brad helped design himself? “She isn’t fond of it,” a friend confides. “Nothing against Brad’s design. She’s just never been enamored of white diamonds.” Indeed, the friend says Angelina had been hoping for a less traditional stone. “Emeralds are her favorite.” And she’s been complaining that Brad’s choice of the 10-carat diamond, rather than an emerald, “shows how little he knows her.” Of course, her hissy fit over the ring shows a lot about her, as well. “She’s so demanding,” an insider says. “She’s acting like a bridezilla.” [From In Touch Weekly , print edition] I like emeralds too, but I don’t think I would like an emerald engagement ring. But I’m a traditionalist like that… for the most part. If a dude was hellbent on NOT giving me a white diamond for an engagement ring, I would also accept a sapphire – just because those are MY favorite gemstones. I just feel like sapphires, emeralds, rubies and the like are better suited for anniversary presents or Christmas presents or birthday presents rather than an engagement ring. Once again, just me. As for Angelina not wearing her ring while she was in Ecuador – I get it. She didn’t want to wear her huge diamonds while she was in the field, working with poor refugees. She really only wears big, blinged-out pieces when she’s on the red carpet anyway, so I think of her normal, everyday style as pretty bling-less generally. So while I think Angelina probably loves her ring and plans to wear it most of the time, I hope Brad isn’t expecting her to wear it every day, no matter where she is or what she’s doing. Because that won’t happen. Photos courtesy of UNHCR/WENN.
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The Daily Mail has an extensive article/opinion/essay today about Duchess Kate’s epic hair. The thesis seems to be “Kate should cut her hair and find a more mature, professional and elegant hairstyle.” Which is a bit rich, because The Mail – and several other UK papers and tabloids – have treated Kate’s hair like “The Curls That Saved A Nation” ever since Kate and William got engaged. You can read The Mail’s piece here , and here are some highlights: No one can be in doubt that The Duchess of Cambridge has behaved impeccably in her first year of marriage to Prince William. Middle-class Middleton has crossed the class divide with grace — she’s courteous, elegant and never stops smiling, especially when her beloved husband is at her side. But is it just me or has something rather strange happened to Kate recently? It’s not her whittled-down waist. Nor is it her fashion sense, the love of High Street brands such as Reiss and LK Bennett, which earns her brownie points with the public and is turning her into a fashion icon. No, it’s those famous locks, which seem to be getting longer by the day. Her Royal Highness is turning into her Royal Hairness with that dark, glossy mane. And I’m wondering if now, a year on from her wedding, it might just be time for the chop. Now I’m not suggesting for a moment that Kate should be sporting a Mia Farrow crop or middle-aged bob. But the blanket of hair which arrives five minutes before she does has to go. Take last week, when Kate was greeting children at a charity event. Dressed in a dark blue tweed skirt and jacket, she looked stylish, professional and charmed everyone. Yet every time she bobbed down to talk to one of the youngsters, her face was completely obliterated by a cascade of dark curls. She would flick it out of the way, fondle and fiddle with it and I lost count of the number of times she had to tuck it behind her ear. At one point she looked like Cousin It from the Addams Family — all hair, no person. It was so distracting. Even Princess Diana realised early on in public life that people wanted to see her face. She cut her droopy bangs and settled for a much more sophisticated short style. It worked, showcasing her enormous blue eyes and strong features. So why is Kate clinging to her own over-long mane? Even she must have been infuriated by being overshadowed by her hair, because at her very next event she attended at the Imperial War Museum she’d put it in a back-teased half-up, half-down style. But even that style was more WAG than HRH. For goodness sake, she’s a member of the Royal Household now, not Cheryl Cole. Every time I see her fondling her hair I’m waiting for her to look into the cameras and coo: ‘Because I’m worth it.’ Kate’s mane has none of the elegance of Mary, the Crown Princess of Denmark, also a young woman of ordinary birth who has risen to the highest position in the land. On Kate and William’s trip to Copenhagen in the autumn, Mary’s shiny, shoulder-length brown hair looked far more elegant than the Duchess’s tumbling curls. Surely an image-conscious young woman like Kate can’t be oblivious to this? Yet there are probably a number things stopping her cutting her hair. First there is a long Royal tradition of establishing a look, then keeping it. The Queen is the perfect example. Apart from the colour, her hair has hardly changed since she took the throne six decades ago. Less successfully, Princess Anne revels in the same unflattering hairstyle (and the same frocks) she wore half a century ago. It’s widely known that Camilla’s hair-stylers have tried for years to tease her out of the rather dated 1970s Farrah Fawcett flick she’s been sporting since she was a girl. Yet she always responds: ‘Charles loves my hair this way.’ [From The Mail ] The piece goes on to say that Kate might be clinging to her long hair and sausage curls because that’s how she looked when she met William, and he may prefer her hair like that too. Another theory: Kate is clinging to the youthful long hair as a way to cling to her youth. The writer goes on to admit that she wore long hair for years, and she recently got four inches taken off (it now comes to her shoulders) and now she loves it and feels and looks younger. Which is always what the short-hair brigade says!!! Look, I have long hair too. My hair is probably about at Kate’s length. I love long hair. It suits me. I barely do anything to it (Indian genes!) and it looks fine. I don’t have an issue with Kate having long hair – at all. She had long hair in college and throughout her 20s, and this is the length that makes her comfortable, and so be it. My problem isn’t with the length – it’s how she styles it. In her 20s, before the engagement, Kate wore her hair in a much simpler fashion – like, she probably just gave herself a blow-out, and her hair had a natural wave, and it was fine. But since she’s become a royal, Kate is obsessed with the giant, time-consuming sausage curls, and the look is pretty tired. I’m exhausted just thinking about how long it takes her to get ready. The Mail is right on that count – her hair is simply “too big” in general, and “too big” specifically for public functions. Plus, she does spend so much of her time in front of the cameras fiddling with her hair, stroking it like a security blanket in outing after outing. My thesis: Kate just needs to learn how to style her hair and mix it up according to the occasion. For black tie events, her hair should be up. For professional day outings, do it half-up so it’s not in her face. Try French twists and chignons. And don’t fall back into the “sausage curl” comfort zone every single day. Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.
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Should Duchess Kate chop off her hair, or just learn how to style it?