Like It Is

Well, childfree folks. Who says babies aren’t the latest celeb accessory? Feeling bored? Celeb status needs a boost? Feeling a lack of attention? Have a kid!

First we had Halle Berry FINALLY getting herself preggers as promised (well she did make no bones that’s what she’s always wanted, looks like she’s got it, hopefully it’s not bye-bye great looking sperm donor sorry, handsome model), but we now have Paris Hilton threatening to breed and launch her progeny Brangelina-like on the world.

Think of it. A complete twit of a celeb, who bawls when she’s made to pay for – errm driving driving under the influence of ALCOHOL drunk, announces to the world she wants a baby next year. On second thoughts, maybe you shouldn’t think about it…it’s pretty painful.

Of course,well, like, er, Paris has gotta keep up with pal Nicole Ritchie (hey, didn’t she drive drunk as well??). Can’t let Nicole be breeding and not Paris can she?

And Ms H isn’t resting on her laurels either. She’s on the look-out for, like, a good candidate to be the proud papa (er – like). Still, if the papa doesn’t appear (and be able to make her laugh) what’s the wager she’ll have a kid anyway? Ew. I can see the headlines already.

In an interview with Jackie Collins for Elle magazine, she revealed: “I wanna have like a family and a guy.”

Probably in that order, too.

“I used to care about looks, but I’ve grown out of that stage. They have to be a good person, someone I know would be a good husband, loyal and funny and smart. “

Arrgh! Like, um, pass the puke bucket someone. Poor kid. Unfortunately it has no say in the matter of its less than stellar parent. But it’ll be expected to be grateful for being born.

Too bad.

Paris Hilton - I want to have a baby next year

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I thought this story just dripped with stereotypical drivel. I think it was supposed to paint Heidi Klum as someone to emulate, maybe even to envy. But I could be wrong. If so, exactly was is the point of this gushing piece?

Uber Blonde

Multi-million pound modelling contracts, Emmy nominations, a hot husband, a brood of kids – where did it all go right for Heidi Klum?

So reads the headline. By the time I read to the end I was wanting the puke bucket. I knew I would be. This is an article that should have been under entertainment or perhaps “waste of space”. It pretty much relates to less than .5% of the female population,does nothing to advance women, instead implies that everything going right definitely includes a brood of kids. Unfortunately, there are many young girls who would give their eye teeth to be like this tiny minority, to whom being a model is the ultimate career. To them Heidi Klum is an icon.

Generally, interviewing a model or any celebrity for that matter produces little more than a yawn. I haven’t yet heard one who had something useful to say. But I was interested in the Times article, because looking at it from a childfree perspective I was betting it wouldn’t be too far in before they mentioned Heidi Klum’s kids. Even models have more cred if they’ve produced a couple of cute kids, the ultimate for women, right? Read the rest of this entry »

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Lindsay Lohan arrested for drink driving

What can I say? Does this not have curious overtones of the Paris Hilton drink-drive arrest of a couple of months ago? In fact, just change the names and it could be the same news really. Seems Lindsay Lohan needs to change her rehab… all that money and she’s still on crack cocaine and and so stupid she gets behind a wheel cocaine squirrelled away in her car and… wait for it – drives with a suspended license! Surprise!

Oh and wait. She says the cocaine isn’t hers. ‘Course it isn’t. Some one planted stashed it with her for safe keeping. Didn’t they?

A smart liar lawyer might help her argue that one. But not sure exactly how she’s going to explain driving on a suspended license. Unless she says she was high out of it, but that mightn’t be so wise. Ummm, hello? Smart Liar Lawyer?

I hope she gets at least six months. More if possible. But I fear we will have to wait for the first dead body before we see a celebrity go to jail for any decent amount of time for driving drunk behind the wheel.

Edit. Lindsay says she’s “innocent.”

Next.

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Oh, joy!

Paris Hilton is sent back to jail

Paris Hilton taken screaming from court… now that would have been entertainment. Thank goodness she’s back where she belongs. Hopefully any silly notions of house arrest will soon disappear in Hilton’s mind and the reality that, yes, she actually does have to take her punishment – takes its place.

She will have to serve her full 45 day sentence, the judge told her. Hilton, when told this shouted that “it’s not right”.

It’s very right. What’s not right is driving while drunk and violating probation several times.

House arrest on “medical grounds”.. riiight. Wonder why no details are being released…. maybe because you faked a convenient breakdown?

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Paris Hilton. It’s only 45 days. Shame.

When I saw the news that Paris Hilton had been ordered to report to a county jail by June 5th to serve a 45 day sentence for driving with a suspended license, I thought “Great!” It’s about time stupid fuckwit celebrities who drink and drive and fall foul of the law get exactly what law-breakers get – jail time instead of a slap on the wrist and a fine.

Before they head off to re-offend. Read the rest of this entry »

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My question initially on this whole  sorry saga was, why is this even news? Because Alec Baldwin shouted at his daughter?

Well, because he called her a little pig. Oh please. Who cares?

On a childfree forum I frequent where it was suggested that Alec Baldwin is a horrible parent (and, in not so many words not fit to be on the planet) I suggested that we perhaps shouldn’t be quite so swift to stand in judgement when we really don’t know the whole story. I’m not saying he was right, and of course he should be contrite – but I wouldn’t want to be in his shoes as a parent, as it seems ex-wife is doing her best to ensure daughter knows that father is a Very Bad Man un-deserving of access to his only child. And while he was thoughtless and perhaps not very wise in letting his anger and frustration get the better of him, he’s human. His ex-wife, in leaking that voicemail was mean and spiteful.

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Sigh, why oh why do they insist on interviewing celebrities? Why do they insist on getting their views on “love, life and relationships” and “how much I want a baybeey baby,” or “how my wonderful baybeey baby has changed my life and made me a better person…?”

Halle Berry is without doubt one of the most beautiful people in the world. She’s been named one of the “50 Most Beautiful People” in People Magazine in 2004 and she has appeared on this list no less than eight times, tying with Julia Roberts for the most appearances. Halle Berry is definitely a babe.

Rather unfortunately Halle has had awfully lousy taste in men.

Somehow she always seemed to be drawn to/get involved with/love/marry/ the wrong type of man. With big personalities, as egotistical as they come and equally big fists which they apparently didn’t seem too bothered about using. Read the rest of this entry »

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I guess there is no statute of limitations on stupidity is there? Every time I hear of some stupid fuckwit (OK, stupid famous fuckwit) driving under the influence my hope is that perhaps they will get a chance to do some time to consider the error of their ways. But everyone knows that it’s really hard to get convictions… you have to kill someone first. Or get caught more than once. Anyone who’s lost a relative or friend in a needless drunk-driving “accident” must almost go crazy reading something like this. Read the rest of this entry »

Very sad news.

More than a good actor, who can forget Ian Richardson as the scheming PM Francis Urquhart in House Of Cards, To Play the King, The Final Cut and An Ungentlemanly Act. And in Porterhouse Blues and Sherlock Holmes? And In Tinker Tailor, Soldier, Spy?

And of course his famous one-liner from House of Cards will never be forgotten… as he would probably say… “You may very well think that; I couldn’t possibly comment.”

A great actor indeed, one of the best.

House of Cards Ian Richardson Dies

Who gives a shit about this whole sorry episode? Apparently many. Roughly 9 million people to be exact.

After trying studiously to avoid the whole Celebrity Big Brother storm, aka the Goody/Shetty race row, because far more informed folk have been avidly writing and blogging about it, I give up. After all every time I go to check my news sites, there it is. Again. Right in my face and gathering momentum as Jade Goody gets voted off. Better believe it, this is National News. After all didn’t the PM have a view? And even the Mayor of London chimed in – worried that the image of Britain across India garnered from Big Brother might damage jobs. Oh, please! Read the rest of this entry »