Celebrity News Roundup: Like the Trainwreck That It Is

1. We feel compelled to proclaim that we LOVE the backlash Kanye West is still facing a week after the Taylor Swift incident. (Being referred to as "VMA-Gate.") We're pretty sure Kocky Kanye didn't realize how many fellow celebs would be so vocal in their support of Taylor and hatred of him. We love it. This is the straw that broke the camel's back... and everyone agrees.

2. We'd really prefer it if Lady Gaga left Kermit the Frog alone. We were willing to overlook her wearing a jacket made of mini-Kermits on television, but we really must protest her bringing him as her date to the VMAs. This "date" sparked a People interview with Kermit, and we don't like it. Kermit (and the rest of the muppets) remind us of being kids... and we want it left that way. (And, Kermit mentions us in his famous song Rainbow Connection -- "What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing?" Teehee.)

3. Is Khloe Kardashian really marrying NBA star Lamar Odom? The two began dating a month ago (literally) and rumours of their alleged engagement are all over the web. Best part -- neither party (nor party's famous family) is denying this rumour, so we feel compelled to continue following this rumour like the trainwreck it is.

4. Actor Patrick Swayze died Monday after a two-year long battle with pancreatic cancer. We know most people remember him fondly for either Dirty Dancing or Ghost, but Anna would just like to say The Outsiders is her favorite Patrick Swayze film.

5. Speaking about the passing of Patrick, in our weekly case of celebrity word vomit, Suzanne Somers had the following to say about the sad passing, "They took a beautiful man and put poison in his body. Why couldn't they have built him up nutritionally and gotten rid of the toxins? I hate to be controversial…but I have to speak out." Why do people feel the need to treat tragic events like deaths into invitations to proclaim their weirdo beliefs? Let the man rest in peace and shut up.

Have a great weekend everyone!

... Is Really How We Feel

Today's post should have absolutely been about the awesomeness that was the VMAs. We're not gonna lie -- after a few years of so-so shows, we really liked yesterday's. We were totally planning to write about the VERY cool tribute to Michael Jackson featuring his music videos on the big screen with live dancers performing in front of the screen. It was brilliant and whoever thought of it is a genius. We WERE going to write about that.

That is, until Kanye West decided to personify the word ASSHAT and do what he did to poor Taylor Swift. In case you live under a rock on planet lame, basically Taylor was awarded the first VMA of the night for Best Female Video, she went on the stage to accept her award, said something like "I've always dreamed of winning one of these but I never thought it would really happen," then promptly had her microphone stolen by Kanye West (literally) who announced he thought Beyonce (also nominated) should have won.

Now, we know attention is all this guy wants, so on one hand, we're mad at ourselves for even posting about this. But frankly, we have to. Because we're pissed.

We have never been fans of Kanye West. Like ever. Search his name on this blog and you will not find anything even remotely nice. But literally this just took the cake. Taylor Swift won her award fair and square, and what's more, she's a teenager AND she's never been mean to anyone. What. a. jerk.

Skhjggjhla;skgjhasl;gkjdklsgjals; is really how we feel. Like there are no words to describe what an utter a-hole this guy is. Obviously, we're not the only people who think this, and several celebs have come to Taylor's defense.

Says Kelly Clarkson, "I think we’re all just curious as to what would make a grown man go on national television and make a talented artist, let alone teenager, feel like shit. I mean, I’ve seen you do some pretty shitty things, but you just keep amazing me with your tactless, asshole ways. It’s absolutely fascinating how much I don’t like you. I like everyone. I even like my asshole ex that cheated on me over you…which is pretty odd since I don’t even personally know you. The best part of this evening is that you weren’t even up for THIS award and yet you still have a problem with the outcome. Is winning a moon man that much of a life goal?? You can have mine if it will shut you up. Is it that important, really??"

Says Donald Trump, "He couldn't care less about Beyonce. It was grandstanding to get attention."

Says Pink, "Kanye West is the biggest piece of shit on earth."

For herself, sweet Taylor said, "I don't know him, and I've never met him, so… I don't want to start anything because I had a great night tonight."

(Update: When you finish reading this post, we sincerely recommend you read Colleen's comment. She makes a lot of good points and it's definitely worth reading.)

Celebrity News Roundup: Okay Penelope, We Hear You. Fattie.

This weekend we have a football game and a possible Renaissance festival to go to! Huzzah! But for now let's round up some news!

1. Nicole Richie just had a baby. Heidi Klum, Kendra Baskett and Kourtney Kardashian will all be having babies soon. One celeb who is NOT pregnant: Penelope Cruz. The actress, who is dating actor Javier Bardem, has been the victim of a lot of tabloid speculation recently that she is with child. Not only is she NOT pregnant, she's pretty irritated by the rumour. An eyewitness at the Toronto Film Festival red carpet told People magazine that when a TV crew brought up the topic, a clearly irked Cruz snapped, "That's your question?!?" – and promptly stomped away. Okay Penelope, we hear you. Fattie.

2. As mentioned in #1, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden welcomed a son this week, Sparrow James Midnight Madden. Why they even bothered with the "James" is beyond us, but we might have gotten a clue into his first name. Joel tweeted, "A song for the little songbird" and included lyrics to Simon and Garfunkel's song Sparrow. Guess this could have been worse -- the kid's name could have been Parsley, Sage, Rosemary or Thyme.

3. Possible spoilers of Sex and the City: The Movie 2 have surfaced. We're hearing everything: Big loses his money, is forced to move to London, cheats on Carrie, Carrie leaves him then discovers she's pregnant; Samantha's cancer comes back and she realizes how much she loves Smith Jerrod; Charlotte leaves Harry because she believes he's cheating on her when he's really building her her dream house; Miranda is sued for malpractice, quits her job as a lawyer and opens a restaurant with Steve. These are only a few of the rumours we've heard. Our verdict? We remember a lot of "spoilers" being leaked the last time they were filming SATC, and we wouldn't be surprised if people close to the film were leaking false details to throw us all off the trail.

4. Ellen DeGeneres is replacing Paula Abdul on American Idol. If this is news to you, we're proud to be your sole source of celeb gossip under that rock you call home. While we were definitely surprised by the producers choice, we have to admit it was a great move on their part. We saw Ellen guest judge on So You Think You Can Dance and she stole the show! We guess that could be the only downside to her judging. Who cares about the next Kelly Clarkson or Chris Daughtry when you have Ellen cracking jokes and being hilarious? Also, you know people are gonna totally tune Randy and whats-her-face out. Simon and Ellen will be the REAL judges.

5. Mischa Barton is blaming her stint in the psychiatric ward on her wisdom teeth surgery. That's right. Marissa Cooper claims that the pain of her surgery sent her to the loony bin. We're not sure about you, but when we got our wisdom teeth removed we didn't go all One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. We're just saying.

6. Katherine Heigl and hubby Josh Kelley are adopting a baby girl from Korea. Make that a special needs baby girl from Korea. While we think this is a wonderful thing to do, we have to ask the question, is she trying to salvage her much-tarnished image? They plan to name the babyNaleigh after Heigl's mother Nancy and sister Leigh. We're curious to see how this plays out. Will Katherine become America's sweetheart? Or continue to put distance between herself and her fans. Stay tuned.

Have a great weekend! We'll drink some mead and watch some football for everyone!

Twitter-Scan

Nothing has become a country-wide craze as fast as Twitter, and no one has jumped on the bandwagon faster than celebs. Let's face facts: there are a lot of celebrities out there, and no matter how much time you spend on Twitter during the day, you can't read every single tweet.

Today we thought it'd be fun to do a random Twitter-scan of all our favorite celebs to see what they've been tweeting about lately!

RyanSeacrest: Wow all went down fast. yes ellen d will be coming to idol. she and paula are both very good friends of mine. E.D. On radio show 2morrow

aplusk (Ashton Kutcher): Wow. Just met with 15 amazing mayors from around the country who are working hard to ease the process of volunteering in local communities

JoelMadden: Babies are like the human version of puppies.

rzrachelzoe: up and at em to tape the CBS Early Show this morning...neeeeed Venti Tazo Tea stat. Tune in during the 8 AM hour! xoRZ

spencerpratt: when Obama walked in everyones hands did not stop for 4mins 45sec of clapping! When I'm Prez of USA - I'm saying no need to clap for me!

sevinnyne6126 (Lindsay Lohan): @samantharonson BUT YOU DID perform to her..you JUST told me that your friends are worth more than i am 2 your family & that i'm gross*thx

TheEllenShow (Ellen DeGeneres): Guess what? Go ahead… nope… keep guessing… Okay, I’ll just tell you--I’m gonna be the new judge on American Idol! http://su.pr/1JYDEE

Karina_Smirnoff: Woke up in a middle of the night craving soda. So random! I rarely drink soda! I wonder what that means...

LaurenConrad: An Offspring song just came on the radio and I knew every word. I remember nothing from Algebra 2, but this I retain??

When Designers Keep It Real

When Anna is not blogging about celebrity news, she moonlights as a fashion and beauty blogger on her side project Anna is Glam. Today, however, the stars aligned and her post covered not only fashion, but one of our favorite celebrities as well! We decided to re-print it here for all our celeb-news-loving friends! Enjoy!

I love when designers keep it real and understand that there are people out there who just can't afford a $500 pair of shoes or a $750 jacket... no matter how cute they are. I've always been a fan of Sarah Jessica Parker's Bitten line (I used to have a closet devoted only to her clothes, but that's a story for another day), and I'm not going to lie when I tell you that what Miley Cyrus and Max Azria are doing for Wal-Mart is great. (I already have two shirts, and I'm not afraid to proclaim it!)

Luckily for me, one of my all time favorite designers recently launched a footwear and handbag line for Payless. Thank God. I can honestly say I feel like I've been waiting for this FOREVER... but Christian Siriano's line has FINALLY arrived!

Christian, who won Season Four of Project Runway, has a distincitive style -- personally and fashionably speaking. I previewed some of his merchandise earlier in the summer on E! News as well as on the Payless website before it went on sale. I pretty much had a paper link chain going, counting down the days till the September 8th launch. Needless to say, I went to Payless.com last night and bought myself a pair of his $29.99 flats. That's right -- less than $30! How cute are these?

*Photo by Payless.com

Nicole Richie Gives Birth to a Bird

Well, boys and girls, the blessed event has occurred! Nicole Richie has given birth to her and boyfriend Joel Madden's second child, a baby boy named Sparrow James Midnight Madden.

We kid you not.

Sparrow was born in the early morning of September 9 and joins big sis Harlow Winter Kate Madden born in January 2008.

"In the middle of night, the very early hours of September 9, 2009, Sparrow James Midnight Madden was born to Nicole Richie and Joel Madden. He weighs 7 lbs. 14 oz. Nicole, Joel, Harlow and Sparrow are all doing well. Thank you for all of your good wishes," Nicole and Joel said.

Congrats.

There is One Universal Truth

We all have celebrites who we think are mega-hot. For some it's Justin Timberlake, for others it's Will Smith and still for others it's Ed Westwick. Don't try to lie -- you know you have a celeb crush. No matter who your celeb dream date is, there is one universal truth: the majority of us will not end up dating, let alone marrying, a celeb.

But just because you can't marry a celeb doesn't mean your kid can't look like one, right? At least, that's what California Cryobank thinks.

The Los Angeles-based sperm clinic recently launched a "Donor Look-a-Likes" service, where mothers-t0-be can pick sperm from men who resemble certain celebrities. We are so not kidding. After the website launched the service, its inquiries went up by 300%. They're doing so well they're expanding to New York City.

"Ultimately we’re all interested in what someone looks like. It’s what we do when we’re dating or meet someone. I didn’t ask my wife her medical history before I decided to marry her," said the Cryobank's communucations manager, Scott Brown.

According to the Cryobank, some of the most popular celebs to date are Paul Walker, Greg Grunberg, Ben Affleck, Scott Caan, Brett Farve and Luke Walton.

Wonder what Jen Garner thinks?

Celebrity News Roundup: Those Two Can't Catch a Collective Break

Who's excited for a THREE DAY (4 day if your name is Anna, hollerrr) weekend?? Before we head off to enjoy our fun filled holiday plans, here's this week's Celebrity News Roundup!

1. Both Michael Jackson and DJ AM were laid to rest this week. We're still shocked about DJ AM, but we've pretty much accepted that MJ is gone. You know, cause it's been about two months since we first heard the news. We hate to be macabre but it's about time they buried him, we mean honestly.

2. Haven't celebs figured out not to knock the people that made them famous? Taking a cue from Katherine Heigl, Megan Fox had some not so nice things to say about the director of her Transformers movies, Michael Bay. The Angelina Jolie wanna-be commented, "He wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is. So he's a nightmare to work for but when you get him away from set, and he's not in director mode, I kind of really enjoy his personality because he's so awkward, so hopelessly awkward. He has no social skills at all." Um burn.

3. In dating news, Bradley Cooper and Renee Zellweger are still going strong. Bradley took the star of Bridget Jones home to meet the parentals recently. Also, Tony Romo is dating Chace Crawford's little sister and Nick Lachey and Vanessa may be back together. Poor Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Simpson. Those two can't catch a collective break.

4. They're making a movie about Facebook. And Justin Timberlake is the star. While we appreciate both Facebook and JT, this does not seem like a good idea. We hate to predict a flop but really. Who wants to watch a film about the history of FB? Pass.

Who are We Kidding?

Ever have one of those days that you seem to hear about the same issue or topic more than once? Well, today is a Sex and the City kind of day for us!

When we were getting ready for work this morning, E! was showing the True Hollywood Story on the Sex and the City girls. In all of our time watching E! (which is a considerable amount of hours) we actually have never seen this one... and it's one of our favorite shows! Weird. Needless to say we were running a little late this morning so we could catch as much of the episode as possible!

Then, when reading our favorite news websites earlier today, we were lucky enough to catch this heart-warming headline, courtesy of Us Weekly: Pics! Sarah Jessica Parker Begins Filming SATC Sequel

Filming of the sequel began this morning in NYC, and our favorite gal, Sarah Jessica herself, was the first star on set. A passerby who was lucky enough to catch a glimpse told the magazine, "She comes out as Carrie Bradshaw, puts on her sunglasses, looks around and starts walking. She looks pretty happy to be back at work."

And we are happy to see her back at work! We'd love to hear more detials about the plot, but the stars are keeping it seriously under wraps! Although Chris Noth (Mr. Big) told Us back in the spring that writers are "probably thinking" about babies for Big and Carrie, Sarah Jessica Parker only said, "In a million years I'm not going to give you an indication. I want someone to show up that first weekend."

Even though we're still a little nervous about the quality of the sequel, who are we kidding? We'll be lined up outside the theatre, tickets bought WAY in advance, to see this film!