New couple alert! Robert Pattinson is dating English singer FKA Twigs, sources confirm to Us Weekly. The Twilight hunk has been seeing the talked-about musician, whose real name is Tahliah Debrett Barnett, for weeks now, one insider tells Us.
Robert Pattinson Reportedly Dating English Singer FKA Twigs
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Kate Hudson Slams Eating Disorder Rumors In New Issue Of Red Magazine
Kate Hudson dispelled rumors of an eating disorder in a recent interview for Red magazine.
"If there is one thing I will never have, it is an eating disorder," Hudson said. "I won’t have girls –- even if it is just one or two who care -– thinking that. Because it’s a serious sickness, not something to plaster on the cover of a magazine."
"I want to be giving girls the message that, sometimes you do gain 70 pounds having a baby," she continued. "The whole point is I want girls to love themselves. I want them to feel good about who they are."
The actress, who recently graced the big screen in Zach Braff's "Wish I Was Here," also opened up about plans to wed her fiance of three years, Matthew Bellamy. Clearly busy with her career, Hudson stressed that she is in no hurry to tie the knot.
“I’m not in a rush," she said. "We are basically married. It’s really about when are we going to take the time to plan a wedding."
For more on Kate Hudson, head over to Red magazine, and pick up a copy of the October issue, on newsstands Sept. 4.
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"If there is one thing I will never have, it is an eating disorder," Hudson said. "I won’t have girls –- even if it is just one or two who care -– thinking that. Because it’s a serious sickness, not something to plaster on the cover of a magazine."
"I want to be giving girls the message that, sometimes you do gain 70 pounds having a baby," she continued. "The whole point is I want girls to love themselves. I want them to feel good about who they are."
The actress, who recently graced the big screen in Zach Braff's "Wish I Was Here," also opened up about plans to wed her fiance of three years, Matthew Bellamy. Clearly busy with her career, Hudson stressed that she is in no hurry to tie the knot.
“I’m not in a rush," she said. "We are basically married. It’s really about when are we going to take the time to plan a wedding."
For more on Kate Hudson, head over to Red magazine, and pick up a copy of the October issue, on newsstands Sept. 4.
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Supermodel Molly Sims Talks Old-Fashioned, Southern Parenting Values With a Modern Twist
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When it comes to parenting, supermodel and actress Molly Sims can be playful, but also knows how to lay down the law Southern style.
You can still be friends with your kid and love your kid more than life itself, but be a parent! I'm a really fun parent, but I'm a fun parent with structure -- you still have to sit your tushy down; when we eat, we have to sit at a table; we have to say, 'yes ma'am' and 'thank you.' Maybe it's being Southern -- I can be tough, but I'm fun.
she says emphatically.
Sims and Scott Stuber, her film producer husband of almost three years, are on the same page in terms of parenting style, perhaps because he grew up with a Southern mother. He always has Sim's back in disciplinary matters.
The couple has 2-year-old Brooks, a honeymoon baby, and are in the process of trying for another. Sims grew up in Murray, Kentucky and credits her parents with giving her a foundation that has led to personal and professional success in her life.
Well known for her role in NBC's Las Vegas and appearing in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issues (remember the $30 million diamond bikini?), Sims is now interested in taking the things that have worked for her in her life and helping women to apply these strategies.
Sims is achieving this through her website Mollysims.com, which includes tips on fashion, beauty, wellness and décor among other things. In January, her new book The Everyday Supermodel (Harper Collins) will be released. It's a book inspired by her website about "fitness, health and beauty, and how to be the best 'you,' you can be," says Sims.
Recently, I had a candid conversation with Sims about having a baby later in life, parenting and what she wants most for Brooks.
Self-Confident and Clique-Free
In September of 1994 when Sims was at Vanderbilt University, she recalls sending a postcard to her parents, telling them she wanted to make a go of modeling in Europe. She attributes this bold move and the necessary self-confidence to her upbringing. "We didn't have a pot to pee in when we were growing up, but my parents had a way of making me believe I could do anything," she says.
Her mom in particular encouraged her to be herself and not follow the crowd, which are values she wants to pass on to Brooks.
My mom was always like, 'dare to be different -- if everyone's wearing their hair curly, you wear it straight... and don't be cliquey. You'll be surprised who you'll like in band class, with the gothic kids, or the nerds, or the smart people.' I was never clique! Ever!
she says.
The Solution Is Talk
As bulling is on so many parents' minds today, I asked Sims about it and even at two years old, Brooks has experienced some bulling.
He's already hanging out with older boys. He's two, and they're five and he wants to be them. I heard a couple of the boys say, 'copy cat,' and it kind of hurt me, but I didn't say anything to him. When we got by ourselves I said, 'You did so well keeping up with the big boys.'
Sims is adamant that bullying shouldn't be kept in the dark.
I think a lot of kids want to say something, they just don't know how. The best thing you can get your kid to do is talk. Talk. Talk. Talk. Talk. Talk... I've done therapy through the years and I know the more that I talk, somehow the more I feel better.
A Baby at 39
When Sims had her baby she was 39 years old. "I never wanted kids younger. I wanted to be more settled. I didn't want to ever feel that I had missed out," she says.
Sims had no problems getting pregnant, but had a complicated pregnancy in which she lost Brooks' twin: "It was definitely stressful. I'm not going to lie."
Is she a better parent than she would have been at say, 25? "I'm more tired -- listen, I think there is a reason why people have kids in their 20s. It's a lot easier physically, but I take care of myself, and I try to eat right. I don't think I'm a better parent than I would have been at 25, because I would have tried my best at any age, I just think I'm more knowledgeable and settled," she explains.
Trying for a baby now, good nutrition and healthy habits are essential for her. "When you're trying for a baby, I don't think you can diet. That's probably the worst thing you can do. The best thing you can do is to be balanced," she says.
For Sims, balanced means eating three meals a day and two snacks. A typical menu for her is a breakfast of wheat or gluten-free toast together with a poached egg and avocado. Lunch often consists of chicken or shrimp salad and dinner may include turkey meatballs with tomato sauce with a veggie like spinach.
Open Your Eyes
I asked Sims what worries keep her up at night about Brooks. She echoed the sentiment of many parents: "I worry that something is going to happen to him. I think, 'Oh God, don't have let our luck run out.'" When this happens she catches herself and talks to someone like her husband. "You have to keep your head from spinning because it's all for naught... I pray a lot."
Even though some of Sims core values are rooted in her Southern upbringing, she also has a very modern sensibility about the world today, which is mirrored in one of her biggest concerns for Brooks.
I want him to have a diverse upbringing... I grew so much in traveling and living in Europe for 6 years when I was a young girl. Those things made me think broader -- think more openly. For Brooks, I want his eyes to be opened to the world. That's my biggest worry.
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Liberty Ross Is So, So Much Better Than We Thought
Liberty Ross, the ex-wife of director Rupert Sanders who was involved in Kristen Stewart's cheating scandal, speaks out about the situation two years later.
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Mary-Kate Olsen Engages In Some PDA With Olivier Sarkozy
Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy only had eyes for each other at the U.S. Open.
On Monday, Sept. 1, Olsen and Sarkozy engaged in some PDA in the stands during day eight of the U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York. The couple was photographed laughing and hugging while watching Victoria Azaranka and Alexandrk Kurnic play.
Reports surfaced earlier this year that the 28-year-old designer and the 45-year-old billionaire are engaged to be married after she was spotted with an enormous gold ring on her finger.
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Olsen and Sarkozy weren't the only two getting cozy at the U.S. Open on Monday. Heidi Klum and her younger beau, Vito Schnabel, were also spotted kissing in the stands nearby.
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On Monday, Sept. 1, Olsen and Sarkozy engaged in some PDA in the stands during day eight of the U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York. The couple was photographed laughing and hugging while watching Victoria Azaranka and Alexandrk Kurnic play.
Reports surfaced earlier this year that the 28-year-old designer and the 45-year-old billionaire are engaged to be married after she was spotted with an enormous gold ring on her finger.
Olsen and Sarkozy weren't the only two getting cozy at the U.S. Open on Monday. Heidi Klum and her younger beau, Vito Schnabel, were also spotted kissing in the stands nearby.
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Sam Smith Reveals His Unrequited Love For A Straight Friend Inspired His Hit Album
Sam Smith says that unrequited feelings for a straight male friend inspired his smash debut album, "In The Lonely Hour."
"It's really tough to explain. But no, he's not gay," Smith, 22, told The Sun of the friend, whom he did not name. "'I know he loved me, too, but not in that way."
In segments of the interview, which was excerpted by the Daily Mail, the singer-songwriter said he gave his pal the heads-up before the album's release this spring, and revealed "it gave me a lot of closure actually"
"It put a book end at the end of the record," he noted. "It was amazing, I'm so happy I did it. What I wrote the songs about doesn't affect me anymore.'
Released in June, "In The Lonely Hour" has produced the smash singles "Stay With Me" and "Leave Your Lover."
Smith, who opened up publicly about his sexuality in May, told Digital Spy that he is "not try to be a spokesperson" for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
"It sounds awful of me, but I'm really just trying to live my life and write music about it. That's what I do. I'm not trying to heal the world," he said. "My family and friends have made it feel normal and I'm not going to stop that now."
"It's really tough to explain. But no, he's not gay," Smith, 22, told The Sun of the friend, whom he did not name. "'I know he loved me, too, but not in that way."
In segments of the interview, which was excerpted by the Daily Mail, the singer-songwriter said he gave his pal the heads-up before the album's release this spring, and revealed "it gave me a lot of closure actually"
"It put a book end at the end of the record," he noted. "It was amazing, I'm so happy I did it. What I wrote the songs about doesn't affect me anymore.'
Released in June, "In The Lonely Hour" has produced the smash singles "Stay With Me" and "Leave Your Lover."
Smith, who opened up publicly about his sexuality in May, told Digital Spy that he is "not try to be a spokesperson" for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
"It sounds awful of me, but I'm really just trying to live my life and write music about it. That's what I do. I'm not trying to heal the world," he said. "My family and friends have made it feel normal and I'm not going to stop that now."
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Kim Kardashian Takes The Plunge (Again) In Black-And-White Jumpsuit
Kim Kardashian knows what she likes and she definitely likes plunging necklines.
The reality star headed out wearing a low-cut, black-and-white jumpsuit for a stop at BBC Radio Studios on Wednesday, Sept. 3, in London. She looked glamorous in the chic ensemble, sporting tousled hair as she made her way into the building and waved to fans waiting outside.
On Tuesday night, Kardashian and Kanye West attended GQ's Men of the Year Awards. The 33-year-old wowed in a leather bustier bodysuit paired with a see-through skirt.
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The reality star headed out wearing a low-cut, black-and-white jumpsuit for a stop at BBC Radio Studios on Wednesday, Sept. 3, in London. She looked glamorous in the chic ensemble, sporting tousled hair as she made her way into the building and waved to fans waiting outside.
On Tuesday night, Kardashian and Kanye West attended GQ's Men of the Year Awards. The 33-year-old wowed in a leather bustier bodysuit paired with a see-through skirt.
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Tamra Barney Firing Rumors Swirl After 'Real Housewives Of Orange County' Finale
The "Real Housewives of Orange County" might be getting a shake-up and one of the show's most veteran stars is apparently on the chopping block.
Rumors are circulating that Tamra Barney may be fired from RHOOC following a dramatic Season 8. RadarOnline.com reports Bravo producers are looking to axe Barney, who is "stirring up too much s**t" with the cast, in favor of someone who can be a "voice of reason"
“Everyone is stirring the pot too much. So they’re NOT looking for someone who’s a sex pot or out of control,” a source told Radar. “Actually, just the opposite. They want someone who’s really successful, an entrepreneur or just someone who’s well respected among their peers.” Adding: “She not being authentic and the audience is not connecting with her."
During a July episode of "Watch What Happens Live!" with Andy Cohen, a caller asked Barney about being a troublemaker during the most recent season, which saw her butt heads with pretty much every cast member on the show, particularly newcomers Shannon Beador and Lizzie Rovsek.
“I’d like to rephrase the question. Am I [a] trouble maker or am I just making the show worth watching?” she responded.
Cohen retorted, saying, "Earlier you said it’s your job [troublemaking], but really your job is to be yourself on TV."
"Yes," she said, "And I am myself."
Barney has been on RHOOC since Season 3. She has not publicly addressed the recent firing rumors.
Rumors are circulating that Tamra Barney may be fired from RHOOC following a dramatic Season 8. RadarOnline.com reports Bravo producers are looking to axe Barney, who is "stirring up too much s**t" with the cast, in favor of someone who can be a "voice of reason"
“Everyone is stirring the pot too much. So they’re NOT looking for someone who’s a sex pot or out of control,” a source told Radar. “Actually, just the opposite. They want someone who’s really successful, an entrepreneur or just someone who’s well respected among their peers.” Adding: “She not being authentic and the audience is not connecting with her."
During a July episode of "Watch What Happens Live!" with Andy Cohen, a caller asked Barney about being a troublemaker during the most recent season, which saw her butt heads with pretty much every cast member on the show, particularly newcomers Shannon Beador and Lizzie Rovsek.
“I’d like to rephrase the question. Am I [a] trouble maker or am I just making the show worth watching?” she responded.
Cohen retorted, saying, "Earlier you said it’s your job [troublemaking], but really your job is to be yourself on TV."
"Yes," she said, "And I am myself."
Barney has been on RHOOC since Season 3. She has not publicly addressed the recent firing rumors.
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'The Little Rascals' Cast Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Reunion Photo Shoot
"The Little Rascals" turned 20 last month, and little-known Los Angeles-based production company 22 Vision got all the actors back together to celebrate the anniversary. They put together a video catching up with all the stars and recreated some of the most memorable images from the movie.
"The message behind the shoot is embracing who you are," Brian Pocrass, 22 Vision's founder, told HuffPost Entertainment over the phone. "Obviously getting back into the character can be uncomfortable, but it's about embracing who you were as a child."
Pocrass said that it took a "domino effect" to get the whole cast back together, but Brittany Ashton Holmes, who played Darla, was the hardest to convince. "When I first reached out to her, she wasn't into it," he said. She had gone off the grid and hadn't made another movie since "The Little Rascals." "Like a lot of child actors, she was guarded, but after we spoke on the phone for a while, she trusted me. This wasn't about the tabloid. It was more about the film. It all stems from the fact that they just wanted to see each other."
Vision 22 and Pocrass were also behind the "Problem Child" reunion, which raised money for the John Ritter Foundation, and last year's "School of Rock" reunion concert. "I try to target casts that have not been reunited before," Pocrass said. "These ones haven't been properly celebrated."
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See more photos from the 20th anniversary reunion on 22 Vision's Facebook.
"The message behind the shoot is embracing who you are," Brian Pocrass, 22 Vision's founder, told HuffPost Entertainment over the phone. "Obviously getting back into the character can be uncomfortable, but it's about embracing who you were as a child."
Pocrass said that it took a "domino effect" to get the whole cast back together, but Brittany Ashton Holmes, who played Darla, was the hardest to convince. "When I first reached out to her, she wasn't into it," he said. She had gone off the grid and hadn't made another movie since "The Little Rascals." "Like a lot of child actors, she was guarded, but after we spoke on the phone for a while, she trusted me. This wasn't about the tabloid. It was more about the film. It all stems from the fact that they just wanted to see each other."
Vision 22 and Pocrass were also behind the "Problem Child" reunion, which raised money for the John Ritter Foundation, and last year's "School of Rock" reunion concert. "I try to target casts that have not been reunited before," Pocrass said. "These ones haven't been properly celebrated."
It's #Rascals20th day! Hooray! pic.twitter.com/ZNINpgTIhp
— Blake McIver (@BlakeMcIver) September 3, 2014
And now...scenes from the #nutcracker! #Rascals20th @22Vision @Bug_Hall pic.twitter.com/NpRBRVfdl3
— Travis Tedford (@Airem23) September 3, 2014We're he-man woman haters. We can't deliver love notes. @22Vision #Rascals20th pic.twitter.com/wPtAShVjoB
— Zac Mabry (@ZacMabry) September 3, 2014See more photos from the 20th anniversary reunion on 22 Vision's Facebook.
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Princess Diana's Wedding Dress Handed Down To William And Harry
Princess Diana had a big present in store for her son Prince Harry’s 30th birthday: her wedding dress.
As stipulated in the late princess' will, the iconic gown will officially be inherited by both of Diana's sons -- Prince William gets to share -- on Harry's big day, Sept. 15, TODAY reports.
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Then-Lady Diana Spencer wore the stunning ivory silk and taffeta lace gown, designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel, during her 1981 nuptials to Prince Charles. The royal couple recited their vows at St. Paul's Cathedral in London in front of hundreds of millions who tuned in to watch on TV.
The Victorian style dress, which was hand-embroidered with over 10,000 tiny mother-of-pearl sequins and pearls, boasted a 25-foot-long train -- the longest in royal history, according to the National Constitution Center.
Needless to say, the dress became an instant legend. It has recently been on a tour around the world and was regularly displayed at her family's estate, Althorp, in Northampton, while in Diana's brother's possession. Women's Day reports there's a hope the princes will put it back on display at Kensington Palace in London, where Diana lived.
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Both Prince William and Prince Harry will also inherit other items from the estate of their mother, who died in a car crash in 1997, including personal photos, letters, and jewels. The score and lyrics to Elton John’s adapted version of “Candle in the Wind,” which was performed at her funeral, will also be handed down.
Keep in touch! Check out HuffPost Weddings on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
As stipulated in the late princess' will, the iconic gown will officially be inherited by both of Diana's sons -- Prince William gets to share -- on Harry's big day, Sept. 15, TODAY reports.
Then-Lady Diana Spencer wore the stunning ivory silk and taffeta lace gown, designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel, during her 1981 nuptials to Prince Charles. The royal couple recited their vows at St. Paul's Cathedral in London in front of hundreds of millions who tuned in to watch on TV.
The Victorian style dress, which was hand-embroidered with over 10,000 tiny mother-of-pearl sequins and pearls, boasted a 25-foot-long train -- the longest in royal history, according to the National Constitution Center.
Needless to say, the dress became an instant legend. It has recently been on a tour around the world and was regularly displayed at her family's estate, Althorp, in Northampton, while in Diana's brother's possession. Women's Day reports there's a hope the princes will put it back on display at Kensington Palace in London, where Diana lived.
Both Prince William and Prince Harry will also inherit other items from the estate of their mother, who died in a car crash in 1997, including personal photos, letters, and jewels. The score and lyrics to Elton John’s adapted version of “Candle in the Wind,” which was performed at her funeral, will also be handed down.
Keep in touch! Check out HuffPost Weddings on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
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Allison Janney Talks About Making Out With Women
Allison Janney will make out with you -- but only if you're a gay man or a straight woman!
The "West Wing" star stopped by Conan this week to discuss her latest Emmy wins for "Mom" and "Masters of Sex." While there, Conan probed the star about some comments made by Anna Faris about the pair sharing a kiss. As soon as the situation was brought up, however, Janney felt the need to offer some clarification:
Everyone take note -- if you want to make out with Janney, you must be able to navigate her strict set of rules first!
Check out the interview above.
(h/t Pink News)
The "West Wing" star stopped by Conan this week to discuss her latest Emmy wins for "Mom" and "Masters of Sex." While there, Conan probed the star about some comments made by Anna Faris about the pair sharing a kiss. As soon as the situation was brought up, however, Janney felt the need to offer some clarification:
Now it’s [kissing] become my thing, because at one of the pre-Emmy parties I ran into Cloris Leachman, and I’m such a huge fan of hers. I just went in to kiss her, and we had kind of a huge make-out session. I’m not going to do that with men who are married or women who are gay. I will only make out with women who are straight or men who are gay. That’s less threatening.
Everyone take note -- if you want to make out with Janney, you must be able to navigate her strict set of rules first!
Check out the interview above.
(h/t Pink News)
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Joan Rivers Dead At Age 81 Following Week-Long Hospitalization
Joan Rivers died Thursday at the age of 81, her daughter Melissa Rivers confirmed.
The controversial comedian and "Fashion Police" co-host was rushed to Mount Sinai hospital in New York on Aug. 28 after she stopped breathing during a procedure on her vocal cords at a clinic, TMZ was first to report.
Rivers remained in the hospital and was kept on life support as her condition fluctuated, moving in and out of intensive care throughout the week.
Melissa Rivers released a statement on Thursday through KATZ Public Relations, The Wrap reported:
Rivers was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1933, and graduated from Barnard College in 1954. She got her start in show business soon after, appearing in off-Broadway plays in the late 1950s and performing stand-up routines in comedy clubs in Greenwich Village in the 1960s. Her first big break came in 1965, when she made her first appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." In 1968, she landed her first syndicated talk show, "The Joan Rivers Show," which lasted one season, and her profile continued to rise with appearances on "The Tonight Show" and "The Ed Sullivan Show." In 1978 she wrote and directed the film "Rabbit Test," starring Billy Crystal.
She hosted "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers" for one season, starting in 1987, and in 1989 she returned to daytime TV with "The Joan Rivers Show."
Rivers accomplished an incredible amount in her life, but she is perhaps best known for her presence on the red carpet. She and her daughter "revolutionized the red carpet from a runway -- with little celebrity-reporter interaction -- into its own brand of entertainment that, for many, was just as interesting as the awards ceremony that followed," according to Vanity Fair.
The duo reported on -- and terrorized -- celebrities on the red carpet, asking them "Who are you wearing?" Rivers brought her take-no-prisoners judgments of celebrity fashion to E! in 2002, on the series "Fashion Police," and has hosted segments called "Starlet Or Streetwalker."
Rivers married James Sanger in 1955, but they had the marriage annulled six months later. She then married Edgar Rosenberg in 1965, and together they welcomed a daughter, Melissa, in 1968. Rosenberg committed suicide in 1987. In 1994, Joan and her daughter starred as themselves in the TV movie "Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story."
The controversial comedian and "Fashion Police" co-host was rushed to Mount Sinai hospital in New York on Aug. 28 after she stopped breathing during a procedure on her vocal cords at a clinic, TMZ was first to report.
Rivers remained in the hospital and was kept on life support as her condition fluctuated, moving in and out of intensive care throughout the week.
Melissa Rivers released a statement on Thursday through KATZ Public Relations, The Wrap reported:
It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my mother, Joan Rivers. She passed peacefully at 1:17pm surrounded by family and close friends. My son and I would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff of Mount Sinai Hospital for the amazing care they provided for my mother.
Cooper and I have found ourselves humbled by the outpouring of love, support, and prayers we have received from around the world. They have been heard and appreciated.
My mother's greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon.
Rivers was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1933, and graduated from Barnard College in 1954. She got her start in show business soon after, appearing in off-Broadway plays in the late 1950s and performing stand-up routines in comedy clubs in Greenwich Village in the 1960s. Her first big break came in 1965, when she made her first appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." In 1968, she landed her first syndicated talk show, "The Joan Rivers Show," which lasted one season, and her profile continued to rise with appearances on "The Tonight Show" and "The Ed Sullivan Show." In 1978 she wrote and directed the film "Rabbit Test," starring Billy Crystal.
She hosted "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers" for one season, starting in 1987, and in 1989 she returned to daytime TV with "The Joan Rivers Show."
Rivers accomplished an incredible amount in her life, but she is perhaps best known for her presence on the red carpet. She and her daughter "revolutionized the red carpet from a runway -- with little celebrity-reporter interaction -- into its own brand of entertainment that, for many, was just as interesting as the awards ceremony that followed," according to Vanity Fair.
The duo reported on -- and terrorized -- celebrities on the red carpet, asking them "Who are you wearing?" Rivers brought her take-no-prisoners judgments of celebrity fashion to E! in 2002, on the series "Fashion Police," and has hosted segments called "Starlet Or Streetwalker."
Rivers married James Sanger in 1955, but they had the marriage annulled six months later. She then married Edgar Rosenberg in 1965, and together they welcomed a daughter, Melissa, in 1968. Rosenberg committed suicide in 1987. In 1994, Joan and her daughter starred as themselves in the TV movie "Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story."
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5 Seconds Of Summer Revamps Classic Blink-182 Track, 'I Miss You'
Original Song: Blink-182's 2004 pop-punk ballad, "I Miss You"
Cover Artist: Australian pop band and opening act for One Direction, 5 Seconds of Summer
How It's Different: 5 Seconds of Summer seems to have found a new niche covering '90s pop punk bands, previously performing Green Day's "American Idiot." Their version skews way more pop, leaving out the drum set and the whiney voice that was oh-so-classic Blink-182. They respect the original though; keeping the pronunciation of "head" as "ed," though. Because, duh.
Why We Love It: It's all the fun, minus the moping of the original.
Which Is Better: We have to say the original. The fun of singing along to Blink-182's version is getting to whine along with it.
What do you think of 5 Seconds of Summer's cover? Sound off in the comments below or tweet @HuffPostTeen!
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Cover Artist: Australian pop band and opening act for One Direction, 5 Seconds of Summer
How It's Different: 5 Seconds of Summer seems to have found a new niche covering '90s pop punk bands, previously performing Green Day's "American Idiot." Their version skews way more pop, leaving out the drum set and the whiney voice that was oh-so-classic Blink-182. They respect the original though; keeping the pronunciation of "head" as "ed," though. Because, duh.
Why We Love It: It's all the fun, minus the moping of the original.
Which Is Better: We have to say the original. The fun of singing along to Blink-182's version is getting to whine along with it.
What do you think of 5 Seconds of Summer's cover? Sound off in the comments below or tweet @HuffPostTeen!
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Celebrities Mourn Joan Rivers On Twitter After News Of Her Death
Celebrities took to Twitter to express their grief after learning the news of Joan Rivers' death on Sept. 4.
She will be greatly missed:
She will be greatly missed:
Heaven just got a whole lot funnier. #RIPJoan
— Andy Cohen (@Andy) September 4, 2014Thanks for the laughs @Joan_Rivers ! The last woman to bed me!
— Lance Bass (@LanceBass) September 4, 2014RIP Joan Rivers. A force of nature.
— Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) September 4, 2014we lost a great one in @Joan_Rivers - she was funny all the way to the end
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 4, 2014Joan Rivers!!! Oh Noooo!!!
— Queen Latifah (@IAMQUEENLATIFAH) September 4, 2014RIP the mighty Joan Rivers. Funny & fearless. Truly one of a kind.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) September 4, 2014Sending love to @MelRivers and family. What a life and what a woman.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 4, 2014A legend, a friend, a mentor, an icon, and wildly funny. One of a kind. RIP #JoanRivers @joan_rivers pic.twitter.com/jnAC5G4AQo
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) September 4, 2014NOOOOOOOO..........
RIP Joan. You will be forever missed.
— Kelly Ripa (@KellyRipa) September 4, 2014tragic to lose such a funny,warm woman as Joan Rivers. My thoughts, prayers & love go out to her family and friends. You will be missed Joan
— Shannen Doherty (@DohertyShannen) September 4, 2014...My heart goes out to Melissa and Edgar. Love and respect from the Osbourne family to you both.
— Sharon Osbourne (@MrsSOsbourne) September 4, 2014RIP Joan. What a tough trailblazing lady. We've lost so much laughter this year.
— josh groban (@joshgroban) September 4, 2014My heart is broken. Joan Rivers RIP. Gone way too soon. All my thoughts & prayers are with Melissa & her family.
— Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) September 4, 2014My friend Joan Rivers has passed away once again to quote Billy Crystal... There are no words. Bon Voyage Joan
— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) September 4, 2014So funny and irrepressible. Rest in peace, Joan Rivers.
— bob saget (@bobsaget) September 4, 2014pour some out for Joan tn.
lady was a G.
— R. Peezy (@RyanPhillippe) September 4, 2014Love Her or Hate Her, we're gonna Miss JOAN RIVERS! I always
Respected her go for broke humor. One of a kind.R.I.P.
— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) September 4, 2014Joan Rivers will always be a pioneer. She paved the way for a lot of comedians. I’m very sad she’s gone. pic.twitter.com/i1uE9fyHMh
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) September 4, 2014Oh, Joan. Thank you for being so kind to me & making me laugh until tears in those moments I got spend with you. Rest in peace.
— Jordin Sparks (@JordinSparks) September 4, 2014Saddened that Joan Rivers has passed. What a legacy she leaves. Praying for Melissa, Cooper & their family
— Candace Cameron Bure (@candacecbure) September 4, 2014Sad news @Joan_Rivers was one of the hardest working, funniest & sweetest women I've ever met. Twas a pleasure to have known you #JoanRanger
— Sarah Hyland (@Sarah_Hyland) September 4, 2014She gave me my biggest break and inspired me in life. I can't believe that heart stopped http://t.co/aafQYz1uyf
— Howie Mandel (@howiemandel) September 4, 2014A legend. So funny. So kind to me. So sad. Our E! Family, as well as the entire world, is so grateful… http://t.co/7RZ0ySetVb
— Ross Mathews (@helloross) September 4, 2014CONDOLENCES 2 @MelRivers AND THE RIVERS FAMILY #RIPJOAN
— INSTAGRAM LILJON (@LilJon) September 4, 2014We will miss you @Joan_Rivers. What you did in your life was absolutely remarkable. Your rep for kindness to everyone was completely true
— Joel McHale (@joelmchale) September 4, 2014RIP Joan Rivers. You made us laugh and happy.
— Kristin Chenoweth (@KChenoweth) September 4, 2014So sad to hear we lost a great person today! #RIPJoanRivers http://t.co/IGCxuqy9BZ
— Eva Longoria (@EvaLongoria) September 4, 2014Joan Rivers has died. What a sad ending to a brilliant and tragi-comic life; one of the bravest, and funniest of all.
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) September 4, 2014It was a treat running into Joan in the hallways at E!…she was always on... always a riot. Our thoughts are w/ you & your family @MelRivers.
— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) September 4, 2014She was trailblazing. Hysterical. Thoughtful. We’ll miss you immensely Joan.
— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) September 4, 2014Watching Joan Rivers do standup at age 81 was incredible: athletic, jaw-dropping, terrifying, essential. It never stopped. Neither will she.
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) September 4, 2014My heart is torn in half.
She wasn't done.
#Joan http://t.co/XH87wAT4Mb
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) September 4, 2014Very sad to learn about Joan Rivers, a pioneer for women in comedy.
— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) September 4, 2014RIP Joan Rivers. Being publicly told that my dress is hideous will never feel quite as awesome. You will be truly missed.
— Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) September 4, 2014I loved Joan Rivers. A trailblazing funny lady. Have fun up there. #RIPJoan
— Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) September 4, 2014This Woman lived Life to thee fullest!!! You will be missed Always! :( pic.twitter.com/59190aNoz5
— ROBERT KARDASHIAN (@robkardashian) September 4, 2014Incredibly heartbroken...we will miss you so much. Amazing Mother, Amazing Grandmother, Amazing… http://t.co/DRUIo7JpL5
— Kris Jenner (@KrisJenner) September 4, 2014I am so sad. May I live my life as full as #JoanRivers did. Today is a sad day, but I will try and laugh to honor her #CanWeTalk #RIPJoan
— Sarah Michelle (@RealSMG) September 4, 2014It was an honor to know you @Joan_Rivers you will always be an entertainment icon R.I.P. pic.twitter.com/AZeMJoozKY
— kevin jonas (@kevinjonas) September 4, 2014I am saddened to learn of the passing of @Joan_Rivers. A comedic legend. Thoughts going out to Melissa and her family.
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) September 4, 2014Rest In Peace to the amazing Joan Rivers. very very sad news pic.twitter.com/pU1KcbPnFP
— Kendall Jenner (@KendallJenner) September 4, 2014We'd fuss but love was there. Cant believe ur gone. Love to your family. You were iconic and trailblazing. RIP Joan pic.twitter.com/hV7fH03gfw
— Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan) September 4, 2014Not only was Joan a comic genius, she was an amazing woman. Thank you for always having Kelly’s back. You will always be a legend. RIP
— Ozzy Osbourne (@OzzyOsbourne) September 4, 2014So sad over the passing of @Joan_Rivers. U brought me a
lifetime of laughter & were amazing to me the few times we met. RIP
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Joan Rivers Quotes That Still Make Us Laugh Out Loud
Joan Rivers died on Sept. 4, but the legendary (and often controversial) comedian left a long, long legacy of zingers and one-liners. Quippy and brash, Rivers was always the first to point out her own flaws, and was more than willing to poke fun at her peers and frenemies. These are the quotes and jokes we won't forget.
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Joy, Fear, and Twerking: The Glory of Amber Rose
Amber Rose set the Internet on fire over the weekend when she uploaded a video of herself twerking to celebrate her husband Wiz Khalifa's album hitting number one on the Billboard 200. The video was shared on her Instagram account, where she is seen practicing flawless butt cheek isolation and then a twerk so effortless that it defies the laws of physics. Some of us shamelessly hit "replay" up to 20 times and screamed "yassss!" But not everyone. No, there are those among us who see a woman twerking and rather than celebrating her body and agency would prefer to denigrate her and call her names. Mainly, "hoe." I have some thoughts about this.
Amber Rose and women like her disrupt everything we have been taught about the Madonna-whore dichotomy. There are two kinds of women, we are taught: women who are pure and good, wives and mothers on the pedestal of femininity; and there are the other women, the whores, the sluts, the strippers. You are either one or the other, we are taught, and we, women, grow up believing it: setting ourselves up against other women in a desperate effort to delineate between us and them, bashing other women's sexual agency in a pathetic bargain with patriarchy with the hopes that by calling her a whore, we will remain safely in the Madonna camp. We learn, eventually (some later than others), that actually there is no protection from being called a whore in a world built on the denigration of women: you can be fat or thin, black or white, virgin or not, straight or not, wearing clothes or not, and still be called a whore. Any one of us is at risk of being labeled such at any moment: in the instant it takes for a rumor to start or a kiss to be delivered, in the three and a half minutes it takes for a song to play and our booties to shake, we can be removed from good girl to bad, never to return.
Navigating Madonna-whore territory is a one-way street, you see, and that's where the often said "Can't turn a hoe into a housewife" comes into play: a hoe, once a hoe, can never be anything but. I think many people use this phrase thinking they're communicating something about "hoes'" behavior: that once married she will continue to behave as a hoe, cheating on her man or whatever it is that people who use this phrase with a straight face imagine "hoes" as doing. But I think it actually says something more about the trajectory of the perception of women's sexual identities: not that she will continue to do "hoe shit," but that once seen as a hoe, one will always be seen as a hoe. It says something about perception, and also about reputation. Once I (whoever "I" may be) perceives a woman as unworthy of respect, then her inhumanity is permanent, a systematic erasure of worth in which one by one, woman by woman, all of us lose our humanity over time: with every rape, every short skirt, every leaked photo, every rumored blowjob, every former stripping career, with every incident where patriarchy and its many, many gazes deems us no longer worthy of respect, we are no longer worthy of having one toe in the Madonna camp. We are delegated to whore, and with every one of these things, we are stripped, demoted, erased.
And it is a demotion, a permanent one. It truly is a one-way street: once labeled "hoe," it seems, we can never come back. Hoe cannot become housewife, but housewife can certainly become hoe, knocked off the pedestal of approved sexual agency and expression, infants be damned, marriages be damned. We saw this recently with Beyoncé, who after the VMAs was criticized for her sometimes "provocative" dancing while Blue Ivy watched from the audience. "What is she teaching her daughter?" some asked, pearls tightly clutched. I would answer, "Agency. Independence. Talent." But others, it would seem, say watching her mother dance and sing in front of millions -- while making millions -- is teaching Blue not to respect and value her body. Even when married and a mother -- the supposed safeguards against being called a whore -- Beyoncé's "goodness" and motherhood are called into question. Much of this is because Beyoncé is a black woman: black motherhood is constantly under attack by racists and White Feminists alike. But the attacks on Amber Rose's parenthood seem more of an afterthought to the attacks on her sexuality as a whole. The fact that she was once a stripper draws the misogynist gatekeepers to her like sharks to blood in water: something about the fact that she's married with a child (Madonna characteristics) but still twerking ("whore" characteristics) sets teeth to gnashing.
One thing about Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa is how happy they seem. He's kissing her bald head. He's holding her hand. He's bouncing their beautiful, happy baby on his shoulders. Their joy must seem baffling to those bound by the virgin-whore dichotomy. "But she's a hoe," Twitter stutters. "But she was a stripper," I've seen it said on Facebook. The anger at the idea of a woman who once got naked for money being in a happy, healthy, supportive marriage is palpable. Because at the bottom of all this anger and disbelief is one thing: the belief that certain women don't deserve to be happy. "Hoes" don't deserve happy endings, right? The one-way street of hoedom should mean a cul-de-sac of misery, right? She shook her ass on stage and therefore she should be banished to the darkest corners of the world for eternity, husbandless, childless, alone. Right? I've even seen sympathy expressed for Wiz: sympathy and derision. "I can't believe he's letting her do that." Letting. Or, "Wiz married a hoe...poor guy thought he could turn her around." The idea that he supports and respects what his wife does with her body -- because it's still hers, after all, marriage did not make her his property -- never occurs to them. "Poor guy." Nothing worse than being married to/dating a hoe, as parts of masculinity are still tied up in penetrating virgins and not in sleeping with a woman who has already had sex. Nothing worse. Except for being a hoe, of course, which is why the sympathy is aimed at Wiz, but the anger is reserved for Amber.
The anger at Amber Rose comes from a place of fear -- all hate is fear, at its root -- fear of a woman who exists outside of patriarchal parameters. How else can she be controlled? But for women, I also hear the anger coming from a place of envy. We, women, have been carrying the burden of misogyny our entire lives, toeing the line, lying about our "body count," keeping our sexuality a secret. We're afraid our happiness might be yanked away at any moment: that one day someone will point their finger and call us a hoe and we'll find ourselves known as the wrong kind of woman, even if we've played by the "rules," kept our legs shut and our hems long. Women who are angry at Amber Rose, eager to call her a whore: are you angry because she dared to twerk on Instagram, or are you angry because she is standing with one foot firmly in the mother-wife camp, and the other in the camp that is half-naked and booty-shaking? Are you angry because she's doing what should never be done, or are you angry because she's doing what we should all be allowed to do but feel we cannot?
This isn't the first time Amber has posted a twerking video. Scroll back through her Instagram and you'll find it: Amber in a squat wearing a white dress, twerking on her wedding day. Her wedding day. Say what you want: I say it's glorious. I say it's glorious the same way I thought it was glorious when Beyoncé transitioned (flawlessly) from shaking her stuff at the VMAs to swaying to her song about her daughter. These women find joy in their bodies -- mother, wife, lover, woman. Joy. I think when it comes down to it, it's their joy that misogyny hates the most. The idea that the stone "hoe" has been cast... and it bounced off harmlessly. The fearful word that is designed to control women's sexuality, keep us from shaking our asses -- and the world -- into chaos, is slowly losing its power.
It might feel strange for those who have built their worlds on the idea of one-dimensional women without scope and depth: either virgin or whore and nothing in between. There are good mothers, and there are women who jiggle their asses. We have been told that those women are separate, confined to two bodies, never intersecting. This is a lie. Amber is mother and twerk-extraordinaire. Beyoncé is both wife and glorious wiggling goddess. I look at the future and I see a world of women who are both, either, or, and. Women of all, women of any. Women of whatever the fuck we choose, whenever the fuck we choose. Women who shake when we want to shake and the only thing the world has to say is "Yassss."
Amber Rose and women like her disrupt everything we have been taught about the Madonna-whore dichotomy. There are two kinds of women, we are taught: women who are pure and good, wives and mothers on the pedestal of femininity; and there are the other women, the whores, the sluts, the strippers. You are either one or the other, we are taught, and we, women, grow up believing it: setting ourselves up against other women in a desperate effort to delineate between us and them, bashing other women's sexual agency in a pathetic bargain with patriarchy with the hopes that by calling her a whore, we will remain safely in the Madonna camp. We learn, eventually (some later than others), that actually there is no protection from being called a whore in a world built on the denigration of women: you can be fat or thin, black or white, virgin or not, straight or not, wearing clothes or not, and still be called a whore. Any one of us is at risk of being labeled such at any moment: in the instant it takes for a rumor to start or a kiss to be delivered, in the three and a half minutes it takes for a song to play and our booties to shake, we can be removed from good girl to bad, never to return.
Navigating Madonna-whore territory is a one-way street, you see, and that's where the often said "Can't turn a hoe into a housewife" comes into play: a hoe, once a hoe, can never be anything but. I think many people use this phrase thinking they're communicating something about "hoes'" behavior: that once married she will continue to behave as a hoe, cheating on her man or whatever it is that people who use this phrase with a straight face imagine "hoes" as doing. But I think it actually says something more about the trajectory of the perception of women's sexual identities: not that she will continue to do "hoe shit," but that once seen as a hoe, one will always be seen as a hoe. It says something about perception, and also about reputation. Once I (whoever "I" may be) perceives a woman as unworthy of respect, then her inhumanity is permanent, a systematic erasure of worth in which one by one, woman by woman, all of us lose our humanity over time: with every rape, every short skirt, every leaked photo, every rumored blowjob, every former stripping career, with every incident where patriarchy and its many, many gazes deems us no longer worthy of respect, we are no longer worthy of having one toe in the Madonna camp. We are delegated to whore, and with every one of these things, we are stripped, demoted, erased.
And it is a demotion, a permanent one. It truly is a one-way street: once labeled "hoe," it seems, we can never come back. Hoe cannot become housewife, but housewife can certainly become hoe, knocked off the pedestal of approved sexual agency and expression, infants be damned, marriages be damned. We saw this recently with Beyoncé, who after the VMAs was criticized for her sometimes "provocative" dancing while Blue Ivy watched from the audience. "What is she teaching her daughter?" some asked, pearls tightly clutched. I would answer, "Agency. Independence. Talent." But others, it would seem, say watching her mother dance and sing in front of millions -- while making millions -- is teaching Blue not to respect and value her body. Even when married and a mother -- the supposed safeguards against being called a whore -- Beyoncé's "goodness" and motherhood are called into question. Much of this is because Beyoncé is a black woman: black motherhood is constantly under attack by racists and White Feminists alike. But the attacks on Amber Rose's parenthood seem more of an afterthought to the attacks on her sexuality as a whole. The fact that she was once a stripper draws the misogynist gatekeepers to her like sharks to blood in water: something about the fact that she's married with a child (Madonna characteristics) but still twerking ("whore" characteristics) sets teeth to gnashing.
One thing about Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa is how happy they seem. He's kissing her bald head. He's holding her hand. He's bouncing their beautiful, happy baby on his shoulders. Their joy must seem baffling to those bound by the virgin-whore dichotomy. "But she's a hoe," Twitter stutters. "But she was a stripper," I've seen it said on Facebook. The anger at the idea of a woman who once got naked for money being in a happy, healthy, supportive marriage is palpable. Because at the bottom of all this anger and disbelief is one thing: the belief that certain women don't deserve to be happy. "Hoes" don't deserve happy endings, right? The one-way street of hoedom should mean a cul-de-sac of misery, right? She shook her ass on stage and therefore she should be banished to the darkest corners of the world for eternity, husbandless, childless, alone. Right? I've even seen sympathy expressed for Wiz: sympathy and derision. "I can't believe he's letting her do that." Letting. Or, "Wiz married a hoe...poor guy thought he could turn her around." The idea that he supports and respects what his wife does with her body -- because it's still hers, after all, marriage did not make her his property -- never occurs to them. "Poor guy." Nothing worse than being married to/dating a hoe, as parts of masculinity are still tied up in penetrating virgins and not in sleeping with a woman who has already had sex. Nothing worse. Except for being a hoe, of course, which is why the sympathy is aimed at Wiz, but the anger is reserved for Amber.
The anger at Amber Rose comes from a place of fear -- all hate is fear, at its root -- fear of a woman who exists outside of patriarchal parameters. How else can she be controlled? But for women, I also hear the anger coming from a place of envy. We, women, have been carrying the burden of misogyny our entire lives, toeing the line, lying about our "body count," keeping our sexuality a secret. We're afraid our happiness might be yanked away at any moment: that one day someone will point their finger and call us a hoe and we'll find ourselves known as the wrong kind of woman, even if we've played by the "rules," kept our legs shut and our hems long. Women who are angry at Amber Rose, eager to call her a whore: are you angry because she dared to twerk on Instagram, or are you angry because she is standing with one foot firmly in the mother-wife camp, and the other in the camp that is half-naked and booty-shaking? Are you angry because she's doing what should never be done, or are you angry because she's doing what we should all be allowed to do but feel we cannot?
This isn't the first time Amber has posted a twerking video. Scroll back through her Instagram and you'll find it: Amber in a squat wearing a white dress, twerking on her wedding day. Her wedding day. Say what you want: I say it's glorious. I say it's glorious the same way I thought it was glorious when Beyoncé transitioned (flawlessly) from shaking her stuff at the VMAs to swaying to her song about her daughter. These women find joy in their bodies -- mother, wife, lover, woman. Joy. I think when it comes down to it, it's their joy that misogyny hates the most. The idea that the stone "hoe" has been cast... and it bounced off harmlessly. The fearful word that is designed to control women's sexuality, keep us from shaking our asses -- and the world -- into chaos, is slowly losing its power.
It might feel strange for those who have built their worlds on the idea of one-dimensional women without scope and depth: either virgin or whore and nothing in between. There are good mothers, and there are women who jiggle their asses. We have been told that those women are separate, confined to two bodies, never intersecting. This is a lie. Amber is mother and twerk-extraordinaire. Beyoncé is both wife and glorious wiggling goddess. I look at the future and I see a world of women who are both, either, or, and. Women of all, women of any. Women of whatever the fuck we choose, whenever the fuck we choose. Women who shake when we want to shake and the only thing the world has to say is "Yassss."
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Artist To Exhibit Jennifer Lawrence's Leaked Nudes As Art Because The World Is A Dark Place
When a 4chan user leaked a cache of celebrity nude photos last week, including those of Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, internet users responded in a variety of ways.
Some chose to respect the women's privacy and just didn't click. Others began a strange movement to compensate for ogling by donating to cancer research. The nastiest reaction so far, we're sad to report, goes to a Los Angeles-based artist named XVALA, who is, you guessed it, appropriating these images as art.
(And by appropriate, we mean displaying them on canvas, life-size and unaltered.)
XVALA will showcase the images as part of his "long-awaited," according to the press release, "No Delete" exhibition. It will run at Florida's Cory Allen Contemporary Art, which dubs itself "the world's first PR gallery" and refers to itself with the hashtag #CACA.
The rest of the show features more of the same -- years of celebrities' most intimate and comprising photos, accessed by paparazzi or hackers. His most famed work is a framed image of Britney Spears from the shaved head-era. Essentially, if you love tabloid trash but want to get pretentious about it, this is the show for you.
"We share our secrets with technology," XVALA said in a statement. "And when we do, our privacy becomes accessible to others." Thank you, XVALA, for that in-depth analysis, so thoughtfully illustrated via hacked images of breasts.
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Appropriation art has been a controversial genre since its inception. In 1913 when Marcel Duchamp signed a urinal "R. Mutt" and hung it in a museum, the people were not happy. Later Andy Warhol collected commercial images from advertisements and packaged goods and presented them as art; again, the people were displeased. More recently, artist Richard Prince became entangled in a long copyright lawsuit over his 2008 "Canal Zone" series, which incorporated images by French photographer Patrick Cariou into a Gagosian exhibition.
However, with even the most maddening of art history's notorious appropriation cases, most of the anger stemmed from the validity of the artistic technique itself, rather than the subject matter. When Duchamp exhibited his toilet, he was revealing the arbitrary nature of the art object, and when Warhol pulled a similar move he collapsed high and low culture into an endless stream of images. We're having trouble pinpointing how exactly XVALA is contributing to the artistic conversation, except by proving the internet is a dangerous place for women, all the more so thanks to him.
In fact, more than falling into the tradition of appropriation art, XVALA falls into a darker art world convention, one that feeds off the female body. The female portrait has remained one of the most prominent (and unvarying) traditions in art history. Only today, as opposed to centuries past, there is almost nothing transgressive about a naked woman's image.
XVALA's work also falls into the misguided ritual of shock art, which mistakenly assumes negative attention results from a conservative viewership, rather than a critical or bored one. Truly transgressive artists take risks in their work, putting their own reputation and even safety on the line. They don't shove someone else's body into the spotlight and take all the credit.
Art gives us the rare opportunity to break a variety of rules, hopefully with the purpose of liberation or revelation. In this case, the label of art feels like a lame excuse to commit an act of sexual assault under the pretense of questioning the flawed society we live in. We get it, XVALA. The internet can be a scary place. You're not exactly helping.
"The commentary behind this show is a reflection of who we are today,” said Cory Allen, the gallery founder/publicist. "We all become ‘users’ and in the end, we become ‘used’." Yawn.
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Snapshot of CACA website.
Some chose to respect the women's privacy and just didn't click. Others began a strange movement to compensate for ogling by donating to cancer research. The nastiest reaction so far, we're sad to report, goes to a Los Angeles-based artist named XVALA, who is, you guessed it, appropriating these images as art.
(And by appropriate, we mean displaying them on canvas, life-size and unaltered.)
XVALA will showcase the images as part of his "long-awaited," according to the press release, "No Delete" exhibition. It will run at Florida's Cory Allen Contemporary Art, which dubs itself "the world's first PR gallery" and refers to itself with the hashtag #CACA.
The rest of the show features more of the same -- years of celebrities' most intimate and comprising photos, accessed by paparazzi or hackers. His most famed work is a framed image of Britney Spears from the shaved head-era. Essentially, if you love tabloid trash but want to get pretentious about it, this is the show for you.
"We share our secrets with technology," XVALA said in a statement. "And when we do, our privacy becomes accessible to others." Thank you, XVALA, for that in-depth analysis, so thoughtfully illustrated via hacked images of breasts.
Appropriation art has been a controversial genre since its inception. In 1913 when Marcel Duchamp signed a urinal "R. Mutt" and hung it in a museum, the people were not happy. Later Andy Warhol collected commercial images from advertisements and packaged goods and presented them as art; again, the people were displeased. More recently, artist Richard Prince became entangled in a long copyright lawsuit over his 2008 "Canal Zone" series, which incorporated images by French photographer Patrick Cariou into a Gagosian exhibition.
However, with even the most maddening of art history's notorious appropriation cases, most of the anger stemmed from the validity of the artistic technique itself, rather than the subject matter. When Duchamp exhibited his toilet, he was revealing the arbitrary nature of the art object, and when Warhol pulled a similar move he collapsed high and low culture into an endless stream of images. We're having trouble pinpointing how exactly XVALA is contributing to the artistic conversation, except by proving the internet is a dangerous place for women, all the more so thanks to him.
In fact, more than falling into the tradition of appropriation art, XVALA falls into a darker art world convention, one that feeds off the female body. The female portrait has remained one of the most prominent (and unvarying) traditions in art history. Only today, as opposed to centuries past, there is almost nothing transgressive about a naked woman's image.
XVALA's work also falls into the misguided ritual of shock art, which mistakenly assumes negative attention results from a conservative viewership, rather than a critical or bored one. Truly transgressive artists take risks in their work, putting their own reputation and even safety on the line. They don't shove someone else's body into the spotlight and take all the credit.
Art gives us the rare opportunity to break a variety of rules, hopefully with the purpose of liberation or revelation. In this case, the label of art feels like a lame excuse to commit an act of sexual assault under the pretense of questioning the flawed society we live in. We get it, XVALA. The internet can be a scary place. You're not exactly helping.
"The commentary behind this show is a reflection of who we are today,” said Cory Allen, the gallery founder/publicist. "We all become ‘users’ and in the end, we become ‘used’." Yawn.
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Joan Rivers Was The Best Guest A Show Could Ever Have
The news of Joan Rivers's death brought tremendous sadness on Thursday as fans grieved the loss of a comedic legend.
Rivers died at 81 after she stopped breathing during a surgery on her vocal cords and was put on life support. Her daughter, Melissa Rivers, said in a statement that her mother "passed peacefully...surrounded by family and close friends."
While we'll never forget her incredible presence on "Fashion Police" or on the red carpet, the comedian also had some epic moments on network news shows. Actually, she was pretty darn amazing on network news. And for that, we say, thank you, Joan.
She threw bagels on "The View" and told Joy Behar to "grow up":
She stormed off during her interview with CNN's Fredricka Whitfield:
And then David Letterman stormed off on her:
She made Hoda and Kathie Lee laugh really, really hard:
"Betty White's bowels move more than my face."
She had to have a "CENSORED!" banner put over her mouth:
She dropped the F-bomb on a morning show:
She accused a woman of being "premenstrual" on "Larry King Live."
Rivers died at 81 after she stopped breathing during a surgery on her vocal cords and was put on life support. Her daughter, Melissa Rivers, said in a statement that her mother "passed peacefully...surrounded by family and close friends."
While we'll never forget her incredible presence on "Fashion Police" or on the red carpet, the comedian also had some epic moments on network news shows. Actually, she was pretty darn amazing on network news. And for that, we say, thank you, Joan.
She threw bagels on "The View" and told Joy Behar to "grow up":
She stormed off during her interview with CNN's Fredricka Whitfield:
And then David Letterman stormed off on her:
She made Hoda and Kathie Lee laugh really, really hard:
"Betty White's bowels move more than my face."
She had to have a "CENSORED!" banner put over her mouth:
She dropped the F-bomb on a morning show:
She accused a woman of being "premenstrual" on "Larry King Live."
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RFK's Daughter Says The Kennedy Brothers Would Have Done The Ice Bucket Challenge
The Kennedy clan made a big splash when a group of family members took the ALS ice bucket challenge in a video that ended with Ethel Kennedy, the widow of late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, challenging President Obama.
Obama declined -- though he did donate money to an ALS charity -- but Ethel Kennedy's daughter Rory Kennedy thinks the president should still take the plunge, she told HuffPost Live during a conversation about hew new film, "Last Days In Vietnam." She added that she thinks her father RFK and his brother John F. Kennedy would have been game for the viral challenge.
"I hate to project anything that they would have done, but I have to imagine they would have gone for it without a hesitation," Rory Kennedy said.
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Obama declined -- though he did donate money to an ALS charity -- but Ethel Kennedy's daughter Rory Kennedy thinks the president should still take the plunge, she told HuffPost Live during a conversation about hew new film, "Last Days In Vietnam." She added that she thinks her father RFK and his brother John F. Kennedy would have been game for the viral challenge.
"I hate to project anything that they would have done, but I have to imagine they would have gone for it without a hesitation," Rory Kennedy said.
Catch the full HuffPost Live conversation with Rory Kennedy here.
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Joan Rivers Dead At Age 81 Following Week-Long Hospitalization
Joan Rivers died Thursday at the age of 81, her daughter Melissa Rivers confirmed.
The controversial comedian and "Fashion Police" co-host was rushed to Mount Sinai hospital in New York on Aug. 28 after she stopped breathing during a procedure on her vocal cords at a clinic, TMZ was first to report.
Rivers remained in the hospital and was kept on life support as her condition fluctuated, moving in and out of intensive care throughout the week.
Melissa Rivers released a statement on Thursday through KATZ Public Relations, The Wrap reported:
The New York City Medical Examiner told CNN, "We will be investigating the death of Joan Rivers."
Rivers was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1933, and graduated from Barnard College in 1954. She got her start in show business soon after, appearing in off-Broadway plays in the late 1950s and performing stand-up routines in comedy clubs in Greenwich Village in the 1960s. Her first big break came in 1965, when she made her first appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." In 1968, she landed her first syndicated talk show, "The Joan Rivers Show," which lasted one season, and her profile continued to rise with appearances on "The Tonight Show" and "The Ed Sullivan Show." In 1978 she wrote and directed the film "Rabbit Test," starring Billy Crystal.
She hosted "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers" for one season, starting in 1987, and in 1989 she returned to daytime TV with "The Joan Rivers Show."
Rivers accomplished an incredible amount in her life, but she is perhaps best known for her presence on the red carpet. She and her daughter "revolutionized the red carpet from a runway -- with little celebrity-reporter interaction -- into its own brand of entertainment that, for many, was just as interesting as the awards ceremony that followed," according to Vanity Fair.
The duo reported on -- and terrorized -- celebrities on the red carpet, asking them "Who are you wearing?" Rivers brought her take-no-prisoners judgments of celebrity fashion to E! in 2002, on the series "Fashion Police," and has hosted segments called "Starlet Or Streetwalker."
Rivers married James Sanger in 1955, but they had the marriage annulled six months later. She then married Edgar Rosenberg in 1965, and together they welcomed a daughter, Melissa, in 1968. Rosenberg committed suicide in 1987. In 1994, Joan and her daughter starred as themselves in the TV movie "Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story."
To better remember the legendary Joan Rivers, please read:
The controversial comedian and "Fashion Police" co-host was rushed to Mount Sinai hospital in New York on Aug. 28 after she stopped breathing during a procedure on her vocal cords at a clinic, TMZ was first to report.
Rivers remained in the hospital and was kept on life support as her condition fluctuated, moving in and out of intensive care throughout the week.
Melissa Rivers released a statement on Thursday through KATZ Public Relations, The Wrap reported:
It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my mother, Joan Rivers. She passed peacefully at 1:17pm surrounded by family and close friends. My son and I would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff of Mount Sinai Hospital for the amazing care they provided for my mother.
Cooper and I have found ourselves humbled by the outpouring of love, support, and prayers we have received from around the world. They have been heard and appreciated.
My mother's greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon.
The New York City Medical Examiner told CNN, "We will be investigating the death of Joan Rivers."
Rivers was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1933, and graduated from Barnard College in 1954. She got her start in show business soon after, appearing in off-Broadway plays in the late 1950s and performing stand-up routines in comedy clubs in Greenwich Village in the 1960s. Her first big break came in 1965, when she made her first appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." In 1968, she landed her first syndicated talk show, "The Joan Rivers Show," which lasted one season, and her profile continued to rise with appearances on "The Tonight Show" and "The Ed Sullivan Show." In 1978 she wrote and directed the film "Rabbit Test," starring Billy Crystal.
She hosted "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers" for one season, starting in 1987, and in 1989 she returned to daytime TV with "The Joan Rivers Show."
Rivers accomplished an incredible amount in her life, but she is perhaps best known for her presence on the red carpet. She and her daughter "revolutionized the red carpet from a runway -- with little celebrity-reporter interaction -- into its own brand of entertainment that, for many, was just as interesting as the awards ceremony that followed," according to Vanity Fair.
The duo reported on -- and terrorized -- celebrities on the red carpet, asking them "Who are you wearing?" Rivers brought her take-no-prisoners judgments of celebrity fashion to E! in 2002, on the series "Fashion Police," and has hosted segments called "Starlet Or Streetwalker."
Rivers married James Sanger in 1955, but they had the marriage annulled six months later. She then married Edgar Rosenberg in 1965, and together they welcomed a daughter, Melissa, in 1968. Rosenberg committed suicide in 1987. In 1994, Joan and her daughter starred as themselves in the TV movie "Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story."
To better remember the legendary Joan Rivers, please read:
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