I have always been a little afraid of painting my lips red, afraid I will look more trash than flash. But the beauty trend being set by Gossip Girl bad girl Leighton Meester seems to be able to change my mind with her cherry red lips. Meester tells Usmagazine, “L’Oreal Infallible Plumping Lipgloss in Plumped Red gives me that extra little color and boost when I really want my lips to pop.” Get the look in stores for only $10.
Congratulations are in order for Joey Lawrence and wife ChandieYawn-Nelson. A source has confirmed to Usmagazine that the couple, who married in 2005, is expecting their second child. The Blossom actor, 33, will be adding another daughter to the family, in addition to three year old daughter Charli.
Usmagazine has released the Forbes Prime Time’s Top Earning Men. And the winner is…Simon Cowell! Well that did surprise me a bit, but congrats to Cowell and the rest of the men who topped this list.
1. Simon Cowell- $75 million
2. Donald Trump- $50 million
3. Ryan Seacrest- $38 million
4. Charlie Sheen $21 million
5. Steve Carell- $21 million
6. Howie Mandel= $15 million
7. Kiefer Sutherland- $13 million
8. Jeff Foxworthy- $11 million
9. Hugh Laurie- $10 million
10. David Caruso- $9 million
Unfortunately, singer Celine Dion is not pregnant. It was announced that she was pregnant while being in the early stages of in vitro fertilization, but her and husband Rene Angelil, 67, found out the transfer of embryos were unsuccessful. Angelil told the Candadian paper Journal de Montreal, “We are living the reality of the majority of couples who have to use [IVF]. The process can be long and arduous. But today, we are full of confidence. Celine is more determined than ever.”
The couple have one son together, Rene-Charles, who was born in 2001. He was also conceived through the IVF process, with the help of Dion’s doctor Dr. Zev Rosenwaks, director of the Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Center Medical Center. People.com also reported that Dion and Angelil are going to New York this weekend for a third go around. Best of luck.
People.com is reporting that a source has said dancer Julianne Hough and country singer Chuck Wicks have decided to take a break. The source says, “This was mutual. They needed some time apart.” Hough, 21, and Wicks, 30, were first seen in public together at last year’s CMA Awards, walking the red carpet together. Wicks also appeared on last season of Dancing With the Stars, dancing with Hough. The couple had talked marriage on more than one occasion, and just after weeks of dating Hough told People Magazine they “”definitely” wanted to go to the altar someday. The two will both be at the CMA Awards tonight, with Hough as a presenter and Wicks covering the red carpet for Entertainment Tonight.
Delilah Levine has fantasies. About her plumber. Not the usual situation that opens up a chick lit novel, but with off beat characters that make up this story, readers can be assured that they will be laughing while turning the pages. Delilah’s husband, Jason, seems to be less than interested in his wife, spending more and more time at work as a corporate lawyer and picking at every little thing Del does (or doesn’t) do. Their sex life in non-existent and Delilah keeps finding herself having fantasies about the sexy plumber that keeps coming back for “odd” jobs.
The story then takes a bizarre twist. Delilah is trying to get established as a soap opera writer, and after she pitches an idea to her boss, accidents keep happening to her, almost like someone is out to get her. The troubling part- the storyline she pitched was regarding a product that her husband’s company is working on. Could he have something to do with all the “accidents” happening to Delilah? And Ford, the plumber- could he really be an undercover FBI agent doubling as a plumber?
Does She or Doesn’t She by Alisa Kwitney takes some crazy twists and turns throughout the story, sometimes to confusing to stay focused. With so many secrets and unknown identities, the plot can seem almost too farfetched at times, making it hard to be believable. But the heroine is such a great character with her quirks and fantasies, that she becomes lovable the whole way through. I can’t say this was my favorite book, but still an entertaining read.
Hold the awkward meeting of the parents. Madonna has told the New York Post that despite published reports, she is not meeting the mother of current boyfriend Jesus. Usmagazine reports the singer, 51, is going “strictly for fundraising and humanitarian purposes.” She will also be attending a meeting with the governor of Rio de Janeiro and sponsorship of a documentary about impoverished local children. Madonna has been linked with the 23 year old Jesus, model and aspiring DJ, since February of 2009.
Lindsay Lohan’s father, Michael Lohan, has released another recorded phone conversation, this time speaking with ex-wife Dina. And this particular call releases a secret relationship between Lindsay and the late Heath Ledger. Usmagazine reports that Dina can be heard saying that her daughter, “was dating Heath when he died . . . I don’t know if you know that, but I know cause I would drop her off and they were friends, very, very close.” Ledger died on January 22, 2008 from an accidental overdose. The actor was just 28.
Dina Lohan is understandably upset in the tape, seeing similarities between Lindsay and Ledger. She says, “When she’s drunk or takes an Adderall with it she will do something like Heath Ledger did in a second without thinking.” Lindsay, 23, has taken to her Twitter page about her father’s actions, calling him “disgusting.”
The Second Assistant is truly a tale from the bottom of the Hollywood ladder. Elizabeth Miller decided to give up her comfortable job as a Washington senator’s aide to get her shot in the glamorous Hollywood elite. She joins on to The Agency, a powerful representation company, but quickly finds herself the odd one out. Her hair is not highlighted, her clothes are not designer, her car is a clunker, and readers seriously doubt that Lizzie can pull it off in LA. Her naïve sense gets her in to trouble on more than one occasion- falling for the wrong guys, getting roofied at dinner, thinking someone is a friend when they are really out to sabotage her every move- but readers will cheer for Lizzie as we watch her grow up in between the pages. Lizzie slowly gains friends and a sense of desire- she wants to produce and has an excellent opportunity land on her lap. But can she pull it off when she once again is hung out to dry by a ‘friend’ when a better opportunity comes along?
Clare Naylor & Mimi Hare give readers a tantalizing peek behind the scenes of the Hollywood lifestyle and the major players (think Cameron, George and Leo) and the entertaining and outrageous scenarios that the heroine finds herself caught up in keeps the book on pace. The Second Assistant offers a fun, fast, a laugh out loud chick lit novel.
