Presidential nominee John McCain allegedly had a date set with actress Jenny McCarthy. The topic of their discussion? Not love but, rather autism, and specifically the link between the condition and the use of thimerosal in the vaccines McCarthy believes cause autism.
McCarthy was eager to meet with McCain after learning he believes there may be a link as well, and apparently flew herself out for a meeting with the Republican senator to try to make autism a major part of the presidential campaign.
According to reports, however, McCain backed out after his flack decided the subject matter was too controversial. Right, like presidential nominees should avoid discussing anything controversial! If they did all they'd end up doing at debates was drinking Yoohoos! Although not attributed anywhere, the post on IMDB claims McCain also bailed after learning there is no hard evidence linking vaccines with thimerosal and autism. Either way, McCain declined to meet with the former Playboy centerfold (huge mistake, dude!) and McCarthy has now set her sites on meeting with Senator Obama.
Given the spate of media bs floating around the Internet these days part of me finds it hard to believe a rumor that anyone would want to botox their kid's feet. Then, part of me realizes the drama is surrounding Sharon Stone and thinks there could be a kernel of truth to the rumor. After all, the actress and one-time sexpot has basically gone off the wall in recent years, making crazy statements and acting crazy in general--and it no longer seems like a publicity stunt to draw attention and viewers to Basic Instinct 2.
Stone is mom to eight-year-old Roan, and her custody of him is currently under question. Allegedly she has lost custody of her son after overreacting to his foot odor by thinking he should get botox in his feet. According to reports (rumors!) the judge agreed that Stone was overreacting and causing pain to her child, and has granted primary custody to the actress' ex, Phil Bronstein. Sharon will get to see him one weekend a month.
That seems so terrible for a mother to lose custody of her child and to only be able to see him on a monthly basis. I would be crushed if that happened to me. Of course, as crazy and hormonal as I am in the last stages of pregnancy, I still wouldn't think it was a good idea to botox my son's feet. Poor Sharon--she really must be suffering from some sort of emotional disorder or complications from her brain surgery to make those sorts of decision (if they're true, and they appear to be).
Here's a newsflash--a celebrity who will have her child, or in this case, children, early! Most celebrities never make it through the ninth month or pregnancy, opting for c-sections at the eighth month in order to avoid getting ginormous during the final weeks of pregnancy. Too late, Rebecca!
Those carrying twins--celebrity or not--are more likely to give birth earlier anyway. Rebecca Romijn is both a celebrity and carrying twins, so she is expected to pop--or have her babies--sooner rather than later. She is allegedly being placed on bed rest starting in October in hopes of getting the twins she's expecting with super-lucky husband Jerry O'Connell in January through some time in December.
Romijn joins countless celebrities in recent months who've either gotten pregnant with or given birth to twins. Her husband Jerry recently commented that she was "huge" and then later apologized. Perhaps the baby hormones are affecting him too! Good luck, Rebecca! Here's to hoping you make it to the new year! I can't imagine a woman on the go like her having to deal with bed rest!!! That'll be harder than surgery!
I don't know about you, but my second c-section took a serious toll on my mid-section. I'm not typically a vain kind of girl, but that little flippity-flap over my second incision line?
Not pretty, people.
Granted, it's only been six weeks since I delivered my son via surgeon's knife, and it doesn't help that my pre-baby body was less Jennifer Lopez and more Jenny Craig "before photo." I'm hopeful that once I'm cleared to exercise, I'll be able to get my abdominal muscles in decent shape.
Exercising isn't my favorite activity in the world, so I'm kind of bummed I didn't ask for a c-tuck while my doc was fiddling around with my fundus anyway.
In case you haven't heard, rumor has it that some celebrity moms are scheduling elective c-sections for the eighth month of pregnancy, to avoid the serious stretching that starts once you hit that ninth month. At the same time, so they say, they get a tummy tuck.
Can you imagine coming home from the hospital with a newborn and a new belly button?
Don't get too excited, though. Plastic surgeons say the procedure increases the risk of infection and requires amniocentesis.
Ah, the rumor mill. It was a'buzzin' with the notion that recent newlywed Mariah Carey is pregnant. Then it went on to buzz that Carey would announce her pregnancy on an upcoming stint with talk show guru Oprah Winfrey. Well, it looks like that ain't so, on any level.
According to Oprah's flack, the Butterfly singer has no plans spilling the beans on her show. The spokesperson did not make any statement as to verify if Carey is pregnant. The Glitter star's reps have been denying her pregnancy ever since she married Nick Cannon in a whirlwind.
Mimi certainly doesn't look pregnant. The singer has been quick to reveal her latest attempts at having the perfect body, which have been successful. Perhaps marriage--and maybe even pregnancy--have been good to her. Time, not the media, will tell.
Kate Moss has been known for a lot of things. In the eighties she was the face of the Calvin Klein fragrance Obsession. She was a supermodel. She was constantly embattled over her (lack of) weight. Then she had a child, and normalcy returned, until she was constantly in the spotlight for drugs and alleged partying ways.
In fact, rumor had it that Kate split from her most recent boyfriend, rocker Jamie Hince, because of her lifestyle. Not so, insists a source, who claims the real reason the couple split is that Moss was ready to become a mom again. According to the source the supermodel was keen to add to her family, which already consists of five-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.
So maybe Kate really is like the rest of us? She wanted a commitment, couldn't get one from the guy--he wanted to focus on his band--and perhaps she felt the clock ticking. Or not. I mean, this woman carries handbags that are worth more than my rent. But hey, you gotta feel for a woman who, if it's true, puts her family (and her biological needs) first. Good luck, Kate!
Kate's no stranger to the camera. Perhaps if she succeeds in becoming a mom again, she can join the ranks of these pregnant cover girls:
Twenty-three-year-old celebrity kid Kelly Osbourne is set to write her memoirs. The "Papa Don't Preach" cover singer, who is famous basically for having a famous dad, will publish an autobiography of what it's like to grow up as the child of metal rock god Ozzy Osbourne.
Kelly has been to rehab twice, allegedly for painkillers, and apparently was ensnared in some sort of controversy with singer Christina Aguilera, which will also be chronicled. We've seen most of Kelly already, as she starred alongside daddy Osbourne and mother Sharon Osbourne in a reality television series presented by MTV.
Mom Sharon, who also serves as Ozzie's manager (and has for many years, basically rocketing him to stardom), has already written her memoirs. Like mother like daughter, I guess! Virgin Books in the UK will publish the latest from the Osbourne clan.
I want to see a book from daughter Amy, who allegedly refused to have anything to do with the reality series!
Models, especially those who parade around in bikinis and their underwear for a living, need to be selective when it comes to tattoos. Heidi Klum, perhaps one of the only remaining supermodel forces, is no exception. Klum's tattoo is on her arm, and recent exposure, I suppose, prompted a response from the model.
Klum recently revealed details about her "new" tattoo, which actually isn't that new at all. Klum, who says she's had the tattoo since May, says the tattoo was part of a marriage ceremony to her husband, Seal, whom she reweds each year. The tattoo also has three little stars, each which bears the initials of one of her three children.
In my book, getting a tattoo in May counts as a new tattoo. Also, it may sound strange for "tattoo" and "family" to appear in the same sentence, but, in the modern world, not really. I would caution Heidi against getting the name of a loved one tattooed on her, though--a symbol is ok, but if we haven't learned anything from Johny Depp's "Winona" tattoo then we need to, right now. Great idea for an inventive mother's day gift, though!
Many of you probably know Jamie Oliver. He is, among other things, one of the many chefs whose work is showcased on The Food Network and who enjoys the title Naked Chef. I don't know much about him, so I am not sure where he gets that title, except hat he wrote the book of the same name, but it certainly makes me want to tune in to his programming.
Well, Oliver and wife Jools (Juliette Norton) are apparently in the family way again. Jamie and his wife Jools are allegedly expecting the third child together. The couple currently has two girls, Poppy Honey and Daisy Boo, and it is also alleged that Jamie is keen for the third child to be a boy. In fact, according to the source, he's so desperate for a boy he'd be wiling to adopt to get one.
As the parent of a boy, I highly recommend it. It's great. That said, I am also about to become mom to a little girl, and I think that's the most exciting thing ever. There is a fifty/fifty chance that a child will be a girl or a boy, so it's tough to try to rationalize the sex of your unborn child one way or the other. Perhaps it is also not so wise to get your hopes up--and make them public--in case you happen to be wrong about what's lurking in that womb. I'm sure Jamie will be thrilled regardless of what his new child turns out to be.
Third time's a charm for Mark Wahlberg. The actor and his girlfriend Rhea Durham (who might possibly be the most beautiful woman in the word, seriously) welcomed a baby boy into the world this past Tuesday! The baby, whose name was not given at the time of this writing, joins older sister Ella and brother Michael.
The Funky Bunch front man has refused to reveal details or sell pictures of the baby, wanting to keep the family matter a private affair. Wahlberg will probably stay true to his word, too--we haven't seen much of his other children, and I am sure that is on purpose. Good for you, Mark!
The actor previously revealed he feels it's finally time to settle down and tie the knot with Rhea, speculating it would happen after the birth of their third child. Well, the baby is here, Marky Mark, so you'd better pull out the old tux!
Congrats to the couple on their newest bundle of joy!
Actress and sometime do-gooder Angelina Jolie claims she makes action movies for her children. I'm not sure who got her to come out of her shell long enough to hear this information--Jolie has been tucked away safely since the birth of her twins Vivienne and Knox--but perhaps this is old info just now being issued to keep us satisfied while we await her return to the media frenzy that is her life.
According to Jolie, she wants her kids to be able to see the films and be proud of her. I'm not sure how proud anyone would be of efforts like Tombraider 2, but hey, Jolie claims to also do all her own stunts--that would be pretty rockin' if it's fact. Jolie says she does that to prove to her children they can do anything to which they set their minds. Fair enough.
The star should be more proud of her philanthropic ways, which I am also sure she hopes to pass on to her kids. Learn by example, right? If that's true then there should be six more philanthropists among the Jolie-Pitt clan to carry on the work of Ange and Brad Pitt. Either that or they'll all want to appear in remakes of their parents' films!
You know what they say about the family that plays together... Well, maybe that turn of phrase was actually the family that PRAYS together, stays together. Either way it looks like Ryan O'Neal better say a few prayers for himself and his son, Redmond, who were both recently arrested on drug charges after the cops searched their home.
These two aren't the only O'Neals to recently make the papers, and not the only two to do so for drug-related incidents. Tatum O'Neal, Ryan's daughter, was recently arrested and then subsequently went to rehab for trying to buy drugs from an undercover agent. Ryan and Redmond were arrested for allegedly possessing methamphetamine after their home was swept in relation to a probation case involving the 23-year-old. Redmond was on a three-year probation plan given him instead of a jail sentence. Both were released on $10,000 bail.
All of this is terrible publicity for the family (and where is poor Farrah Fawcett in all this--she is Redmond's mom), but it points to what we all hear about but never tend to see: Drug addiction really is a family affair. It can run in families, and, even when it doesn't, it affects the entire family. I hope however it happens this family can work through their issues and get the help they need.
OK, so perhaps this is just for fun, but, uhm, for those of you who DIDN'T watch the new 90210, we thought you'd like to know once and for all who Kelly's baby daddy was. Some speculated it was bad boy Dylan, some that it was good boy Brandon. Some I am sure speculated it was Jake from Melrose Place (hey, some of us are even more nostalgic than others).
Turns out the daddy is Dylan. And, can I just say a little something about Luke Perry? While most of the cast of 90210 have aged favorably, this man, who was an adult clearly posing as a high school student (and poorly), is looking F-I-N-E fine. He really has aged wonderfully. Why is it that the men always get better looking with age? Jenny Garth is looking pretty good herself. Her stint on Dancing with the Stars really seems to have given the mom a new lease on life (and hotness).
So there you have it, what you've been waiting to know all this time. Or not. But look, you know you watched the original 90210, at least for a little while. You may not have watched it to the end, but admit to yourself that when it was on television you stopped by to check out what was happening, even if only during the commercials for another show. Like it or not, 90210, and Kelly, and Dylan, are a part of our cultural upbringing. Yes. Scary, but true.
Well, that is not exactly true. Keira Knightley said that she should get pregnant, though, so people will stop talking about her weight. The actress is constantly battling rumors that she is anorexic.
These rumors persist probably because she is less than pencil thin and I don't think anyone has ever seen her eating anything. Regardless, people should lay off her shape. Knightley agrees and thinks perhaps she should get knocked up so she'll grow a baby belly and people's tongues will stop wagging.
I'm guessing there are a number of you out there who would disagree that's a good reason to have a baby. Of course, there are an equal number of you out there who feel Keira is being facetious. And rightly so. I also think Knightley would rather die than trade her thinness for anything, and that the lady perhaps doth protest a wee too much.
Actor Mark Wahlberg says he is committed to making his relationship work. The former Funky Bunch member has realized, right along with the rest of us, that staying together and keeping a relationship going is hard work, but is committed to staying the course.
Walhberg at one time broke up with partner Rhea Durham, who is the mother of two of his children. The couple, now very much back together, are expecting a third child together in a matter of months. The two are planning on getting married at some point after being on and off again several times over the years. Wahlberg admits that walking away from the relationship was a mistake.
It takes a strong person to admit mistakes and an even stronger one to try to work them out. Harder still is staying together in the Hollywood climate. Couples seem to get together and break up with the weather, even when there are children involved. Kudos to Wahlberg for not giving up (Durham too--she could have said no to getting back together). As Wahlberg said in his own words, "...going away doesn't make it work."
I don't know about you, but my second c-section took a serious toll on my mid-section. I'm not typically a vain kind of girl, but that little flippity-flap over my second incision line?
You know what they say about the family that plays together... Well, maybe that turn of phrase was actually the family that PRAYS together, stays together. Either way it looks like Ryan O'Neal better say a few prayers for himself and his son, Redmond, who were 
