August 2008 News Archive (Page 11)

I can't even say 'only two more gold medals to go' because it's not an 'only' situation. It's hard as hell being the most talented, fastest swimmer on the planet, swimming 17 times in eight competitions. Phelps' gold rush continues tonight! Go USA!!!

Swimmer Michael Phelps secured his sixth first-place finish �" and sixth world record �" at the Olympics in Beijing on Friday.

The 23-year-old is now just one win away from tying Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals at one game.

Phelps' string of victories in Beijing and in Athens four years ago has nabbed him a total of 12 gold medals, more than any other Olympian. He has won every swimming final at this year's game and topped world records each time.

After winning the gold in the 200-meter individual medley with a time of 1:54.23 on Friday, Phelps stuffed the medal in his pocket to rush to prepare for the semifinals of the 100 butterfly �" held just a half hour later.

"I switched from my dress sweats to my parka, shoes, threw my cap and goggles on, and then they pushed us on out. No time," he told the Associated Press. "The medal was in my warm-up jacket."

The most famous lesbian couple in Hollywood is tying the knot tomorrow in sunny California. Ellen and Portia will be having a small, intimate ceremony with only a few close friends and family.

Ellen announced their engagement in May on her show.

"It's something that we've wanted to do and we want it to be legal and we are very, very excited," DeGeneres, 50, gushed.

Of the preparations, DeGeneres joked, "Planning a wedding is very stressful. It's crazy. My gardener is now invited.

"I feel like I found my perfect fit," DeGeneres said of de Rossi in an interview with the Advocate. "She's taught me lessons about myself, and I feel like I've taught her," DeGeneres added.

The two have been bumping since 2004! Can you believe it? It feels more like 2005 and a 1/2.

I can't wait to see the wedding pics. I expect Ellen to be dressed in the fiercest suit ever and you know Portia's gonna be gorgeous. Congrats!! :)

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The newest trend in pre-tween preening is a wax job, with girls as young as 6 years old removing whatever hair they have - or don't have - from their legs and armpits.

"You feel grown up and fashionable; it's like getting your first haircut or nails done," says 14-year-old Glynis Coyne. Coyne started waxing her legs when she was 8.

The reason she started so young, says Glynis' mom, Monica Longworth, was she noticed her second-grade daughter was becoming "a hairy little girl."

According to Wanda Stawczyk, the number of young clients coming to her salon has skyrocketed to more than 200 customers last year.

TriBeCa's Eden Spa waxed 20 pre-tweens last year.

"I have one customer who started getting her eyebrows waxed. She's 6 years old," says Eden's manager, Evette Jiang.

Nair has even marketed a brand of hair remover for "first-time waxers." Called Nair Pretty, the packaging's neon colors and cartoon figures appeal to younger girls.

"This is another example of how younger and younger girls are being sexualized and objectified," says New York-based child psychiatrist Candida Fink.

O.M.G. of all the things parents should be worrying about, hair on their child's legs should not be one of 'em. This is absolutely unnecessary and a tragic waste of time for young girls. Now these girls have something else to worry about, as if they aren't concerned enough about their appearance. I'm so disturbed by this.

The article also notes many spas have an 18 or 16 years old age limit, while others have waivers. Obviously if a salon's making money, its not going to refuse this service. The numbers indicate that pre-tween waxing is a growing trend. Crazy.

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Hells yeah!

What exactly did Carrie hope to accomplish by saying Jessica Simpson's current boyfriend still calls her?! Maybe Tony did call Carrie, but he's not going to now that she's blown the whistle. You know Papa Joe orchestrated this TMZ denial.

Tony Romo calls plays. He doesn't call Carrie Underwood.

Sources close to the Cowboys QB tell TMZ Tony "is not calling Carrie" -- despite a recent interview she gave implying that she's ducking Romo's calls.

In fact, Tony's been spending all sorts of "quality time" with on-again-off-again-back-on-again girlfriend Jessica Simpson.

Ok I'm like super, really, thoroughly, utterly effing confused. Why did Tony's sources (Papa Joe) have to say he's spending "quality time" having sex with Jessica Simpson? SO! And ... duh! They're in a relationship, they're having sex. Just because Tony's spending all sorts of "quality time" with his girlfriend does not mean he's not trying to get his wood back into Carrie Underwood.

It's a bright day for the dark knight. Hahahaha! I suck. Christian Bale turned himself into police for questioning after his mother and sister accused him of assault at London's Dorchester Hotel on July 21. Now he's in the clear.

Christian Bale will not face charges in connection to an assault allegation filed by his mother and sister, the Associated Press reports.

England's Crown Prosecution Service has ordered police not to take any further action against the actor, 34, due to insufficient evidence, the AP reports.

Lawyers for Bale had denied the allegation.

The Dark Knight star has declined to speak about the incident. "It's a deeply personal matter," he told reporters in late July. "I would ask you to respect my privacy in the matter."

Okay, but we still don't know what went down. All we know is Christian's mother and sister can forget about that new car they wanted for Christmas.

Kelly Rowland spent almost $400,000 on a recent night out with friends. She racked up a $372,000 bar bill on guests â€" including U2 frontman Bono â€" at Amika's Weekend Takeover in St. Tropez, France, on Friday.

A source says, "Kelly refused to close the tab. She had 30 very thirsty pals, so it was always going to be a pretty big night.

"At one point, Kelly started dancing wildly and put on a silly Viking hat, much to the hilarity of everyone. Bono arrived quite late and Kelly told him to order whatever he liked. A good night was had by all."

Kelly, 27, treated her guests to 50 magnums of $6,000 vintage Dom Perignon, 24 bottles of $1,000 Patron tequila and 10 bottles of $4,000 Louis XIII cognac.

Kelly and Bono roll together? How cute is that? And hell yeah the rich bitch was dancing. If I had that much stacks I'd be dancing and stripping and laughing and farting and burping and orgasming all at once.

Just to remind ya, Kelly moved to Europe around six months ago or so. She obviously has money to burn or piss out from all those pricey drinks.

I'm a spender and a giver, that's why I'm broke ass and Kelly will be broke ass, too, if she does this too often. At least she's having her fun right now while she's young and sexy. :)

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Tommy Lee and Pam Anderson have split again, and now he's moved on to a new skank he can share his very own infections with. The lucky lady is none other than Rock of Love 2 has been, Daisy De La Hoya.

The Mötley Crüe rocker is dating Rock of Love 2 hottie Daisy De La Hoya. And despite assertions from De La Hoya's rep that the duo are "just friends," our source says they're much more.

Daisy is also featured on Tommy's 'Titty Cam' video of girls flashing their breasts for the camera. The footage is played at the beginning of Motley Crue's concerts. Nice intro.

I think they're the perfect match, don't you? Yep, Tommy's too good for Daisy because he has actual talent, but they're two whores united. Why can't whores united couples work? Is it because all the sex gets old and exhausting real fast and manogamy is boring? There's just no hope for us sluts.

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In true John Mayer Player style, the a-hole cheated on Jennifer Maniston not once, not twice, but thrice, baby.

Maniston gave John three strikes. So desperate. First John had sex with a cocktail waitress, then a promoter's assistant for his tour, then he went hot tubbing in Cabo, Mexico (pic above) with some groupie. The groupie was the final straw for Maniston, cause, ya know, those bitches tend to have diseases or sumthin.

Jen is rumored to already be dating a sexy 28-year-old. Some old haggard has beens never learn.

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Oddly, I was watching I Still Know What You Did Last Summer a few days ago when it came on TV. I haven't watched it since it came out in theatres. Jennifer's body was looking damn good way back when. Welcome back, Jen!

In November, Jennifer Love Hewitt was criticized for weight gain after photos surfaced of her looking fuller-figured in a bikini in Hawaii.

"We know what you ate this summer, Love �" everything!" TMZ.com notoriously wrote.

"I am in a pretty good workout regimen that I like, so it inspired me to keep it up," Hewitt tells Us. "The energy level and the way I feel now is great."

"With her, it's not, 'I want to look good in that dress,'" trainer Stevie Sant'Angelo tells Us. "She wanted to start moving around because she thought it would make her feel better.

"She told me, 'They said some rude, mean things, but that's not why I wanted to change,'" Sant'Angelo says.

I have mixed feelings about eloping. Getting married is a private matter, but it's pretty damn rude to shut out your friends and family. But, I also feel like a lot of couples that elope or have the small weddings actually last. They're more concerned with the marriage than turning their wedding into a Broadway-like spectacle.

Can you believe Jewel said this? - "I'll try to make our lives the best piece of art I've ever done." She's so romantic and cute! I expect her to get preggers by next year if she isn't knocked up already.

Held at The Cove Atlantis resort in the Bahamas, the very private affair included just two guests: Jewel's former keyboard player Jason Freese, who officiated (the couple found out he had been ordained online) and his wife Amy.

At sunset, as Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long" played from their private cabana, Jewel, 34, (in Monique Lhuillier) met her groom (in jeans and cowboy boots) in the sand to recite their handwritten vows. "I said that I'll try to make our lives the best piece of art I've ever done," she said.

Murray, 38, secretly proposed to the singer on her birthday, May 23, and the couple decided to elope since "we feel that's what marriage is â€" just me and her," he said.

After their "I dos" the newlyweds called their families to break their happy news and enjoyed a surprise fireworks display from the resort. "It felt," said the groom, "like we were the only ones in the world."

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