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15
May

Madonna and Child: Tips on How to Raise Bratty Kids

By Holly Won't 5 Comments Digg! Digg this
Categories: Musicians

madonna_britney_spears.jpgMadonna defended Britney Spears this week, saying her poor judgment and crazy antics can be traced back to years of bad parenting.

“I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that she was never allowed to have a childhood,” Madonna told the BBC in an interview that aired Tuesday. “She didn’t get to grow up and make mistakes privately and try things out and just be a kid and be innocent. She’s been watched, judged and been under a microscope since she’s been a teenager. It’s hard to evolve that way.”

So how does Madonna raise her own kids? By giving them lots of a.) abandonment issues, and b.) toys.

Asked if they give her a hard time for working so much, Madonna says, “Yeah! ‘When are you coming home?’ ‘Why are you always working?’ ‘Why can’t you just be like a normal mom?’ I just remind them about all the things that they have, and that if I didn’t do what I did they wouldn’t have those things.”

I’m glad that the Ritchie kids are turning out so well.

14
May

Shotgun Bride Ashlee Simpson Calls Britney Spears ‘Trashy’

By Holly Won't 5 Comments Digg! Digg this
Categories: Bad Boys & Girls and Musicians

ashlee-simpson-trashy.jpgAshlee Simpson, who reportedly will be rushing down the aisle this weekend before she starts to show, was recently promoting her new album on British radio program The Nokia Green Room.

When asked what she thought the phrase “You’ve had one too many Britney Spears” meant, she replied:

“Oh, you’ve had one too many trashy girls!”

The slang phrase actually refers to getting drunk on beer.

Say what you will about Britney Spears, but at least she wasn’t hiding a baby bump under her Monique Lhuillier wedding gown. Or marrying Pete Wentz.

14
May

Beyoncé Launches Fug Fashion Line for Baby Hookers

By Holly Won't 12 Comments Digg! Digg this
Categories: Fashionistas and Musicians

dereon_girls_collection.jpgSo Beyoncé and her music are all about strong women and independence and girl power and whatnot, right?

Then it’s all kinds of wrong that the newest collection for her fashion line House of DerĂ©on makes little girls look like hookers.

Not kind of like hookers. Like actual, swear-to-god pint-size prostitutes.

I mean, WTF is up with the four-year-old in a pink boa and spike heels? Does a preschooler really need skintight pants?

It’s a terrible change in direction for the voice behind “Independent Women Part II” and the co-founder of the Knowles-Rowland Center for Youth.

And given all the rumors about BeyoncĂ©’s possible pregnancy, we better hope she doesn’t have a girl. I don’t even want to think about what the onesies will look like.

09
May

Mariah Carey Doesn’t Want Kids Because She Wants Kids

By Simon Scowl 9 Comments Digg! Digg this
Categories: Musicians and Socialites

Mariah, April ‘08:

“It’s hard to have kids in this world,” she told OK! magazine. “I don’t think I could properly educate a child right now. Maybe in the future, but I actually haven’t thought about it…

“I never wanted to feel violated and I know that’s a kind of weird thing to say, but that’s how I am.”

Mariah, one month and one quickie wedding later:

Newlywed singer Mariah Carey has spoken for the first time about her “soul mate” and admitted she has changed her mind about starting a family.

The 38-year-old singer wed rapper/actor Nick Cannon, 27, at her private estate in the Bahamas on April 30th after a whirlwind six week romance…

The Hero singer said: “It’s (having children) part of the whole purpose of getting married.”

Alright, alright, I guess she’s allowed to change her mind. Who ever heard of an unfickle diva? It’s not like their marriage is even going to last 9 months, but let her have her little fantasies. What I really wanted to make fun of was this tidbit:

Speaking for the first time about their speedy marriage to American magazine People, Mariah revealed she had got a ‘Mrs. Cannon’ tattoo before the nuptials, with Nick getting a simple ‘Mariah’ etching.

Isn’t that perfect? They got matching tattoos, and they were both about Mariah! He should have gotten “I’m With Her,” and she should have gotten “He’s With Me.” I don’t wanna say she’s the one who wears the pants in the family, folks, but I just spotted him picking up some Pamprin and a Lady Bic. For himself. Wakka wakka.

(Hat tip to reader Erin Edmonds)

08
May

Marie Osmond Gives Billy Ray Cyrus Parenting Advice

By Holly Won't 7 Comments Digg! Digg this
Categories: Bad Boys & Girls, Musicians and Television Actors

marie_osmond.jpgIt’s almost Mother’s Day, so Marie Osmond has some choice words for Billy Ray Cyrus about the way he’s raised Miley:

I can only speak for myself, but, for example, the Miley thing — her dad stepped out [of the photo shoot]. My parents never, never left us alone. How do you say no to somebody like Annie [Leibovitz] when you’re a little girl? If your kids are going to be in that kind of business, then you need to make it your business to be there for them.

Deceiver readers might be interested to know that Osmond’s own 16-year-old son Michael checked into rehab in November to receive treatment for undisclosed issues.

Oh, and that was while she was still taping Dancing With the Stars. And she evidently didn’t take time off to tend to her family crisis.

Although with a mother like her, I can’t say I wouldn’t have had a serious drinking problem before I could vote either.

06
May

News Flash: Celebrities Often Say One Thing But Do Another

By Simon Scowl 3 Comments Digg! Digg this
Categories: Activists, Environmentalists, Movie Stars and Musicians

Britain’s Daily Mail has a nice round-up of what they call “hippy-crites,” celebrities who want everybody else to ride the bus while they fly around on private jets.

  • Chris Martin of Coldplay has convinced himself he’s offsetting his heavy private jet usage (100,000 miles per year according to one estimate) by paying to have mango trees planted. It’s science! Incidentally, Martin is slated to make an appearance in his wife’s next movie as Iron-Deficient Man.
  • Leonardo Di Caprio thinks he’s helping to save the planet by flying commercial “as often as possible” instead of taking a private jet. Talk about self-sacrifice. Move over, Ghandi!
  • Brad Pitt has said, “There’s a lot of problems in the world right now because of our dependency on oil.” Which must be why he and Angelina and however many children they’ve adopted are house-hunting in Monaco, in addition to their homes in New Orleans and Cambodia. That’s a long way to walk from one house to the next, huh?
  • Madonna has toxified the planet almost as much as she’s done to popular music. Her 2006 carbon footprint was estimated at 1,018 tons, or one ton per persona. Which made her Live Earth pontificating all the more enjoyable. “Hey You” yourself, Grandma.
  • John Travolta warns against Global Warming and then jumps into one of his five private jets. Are you noticing a pattern here?
  • Barbra Streisand wants you to wait until the dishwasher is full before you run it. Oh, and her tour rider makes all kinds of exorbitant demands, including rose petals in her toilet.

Etc., etc. But remember: “At least they’re doing something!”

05
May

Scarlett Johansson Engaged to Ryan Reynolds

By Holly Won't 12 Comments Digg! Digg this
Categories: Movie Stars and Musicians

johansson_reynolds.jpg

Scarlett “I Don’t Think Human Beings Are Monogamous Creatures by Nature” Johansson (whose debut album drops this month, I’m sure by sheer coincidence) is engaged to actor Ryan Reynolds, according to People magazine.

Until last year, Ryan Reynolds was engaged to singer Alanis Morissette, so maybe this romantic double negative means these two commitment-eschewing lovebirds will live to see their golden anniversary.

…Wait, who are we kidding? Over/under on two years, anyone?

05
May

Posh Spice Suing Denim Company for $100 Million

By Holly Won't 6 Comments Digg! Digg this
Categories: Businesses, Fashionistas, Legal Messes and Musicians

posh_spice_jeans.jpgSince Victoria Beckham’s career as a fashion designer seems to have fizzled, perhaps she can support herself as a professional litigant.

As previously reported, Posh Spice’s denim line was dropped last month from LA fashionista havens Kitson and Fred Segal due to poor sales. The $290 jeans eventually popped up on sale racks at Loehmann’s for $70.

Now she’s seeking $100-million from Rock and Republic, the premium denim designer that helped her launch her own line, for loss of earnings, because she thinks the jeans should have sold better than they did.

However, the line was dropped reportedly because she declined to promote the jeans or do anything beyond putting her name on the label.

Is this the first time in history that Posh has avoided publicity? I can’t think of any other time when she’s turned down an opportunity to promote herself.

02
May

Disney Sends Miley Cyrus to Her Room

By Holly Won't 11 Comments Digg! Digg this
Categories: Bad Boys & Girls, Businesses, Musicians and Teen Idols

miley_cyrus_disney.jpgMiley Cyrus made an appearance yesterday at Walt Disney World, in Orlando. As you can see in this Disney-approved image, the teen idol is wearing clothes for the first time in weeks. They must be thrilled.

However, continuing the biggest overreaction in Mickey Mouse history, she will not be attending as scheduled the Disney Channel Games, a media event where young Disney stars compete to win money for charity. The cancellation seems to confirm a rumor that the New York Post reported earlier this week:

“You won’t be seeing her for a while,” a highranking Disney employee was overheard saying this weekend at a luncheon in LA, according to Page Six. “The company is keeping her away from events and wants her to keep a very low profile for the next four to six months. They’re trying to keep her contained.”

Contained? She’s 15 years old. Does she have fangs? Yes, I gave her some crap the other day for her whole “Praise Jesus!” schtick, but Disney is not her parent. So why are they grounding her?

30
Apr

The House of Mouse Shows Another Child Unbloused

By Simon Scowl 9 Comments Digg! Digg this
Categories: Businesses, Musicians, Television Actors and The Naughty Bits

Apparently I am the only person in North America who doesn’t care what Miley Cyrus did or did not wear in some dumb magazine, or anything she does anywhere else for that matter. But Disney is outraged, Bill O’Reilly is outraged, everybody’s outraged about the supposed sexualization of a 15-year-old girl. Even Deceiver is a little bit outraged! Disney has sent lil’ Miley into hiding to try to protect their franchise from the media storm.

But that’s just in the West. In China, apparently Disney is a lot more nonchalant about kids showing too much skin. Daniel Brooks, writing in Slate, brings news of a creepy Chinese ad campaign for Disney underwear, featuring an even younger girl in bra and panties. When he asked Disney about it, in light of their reaction to this Miley Cyrus debacle, a Disney spokesman said the Chinese ad (which is months old) was an oversight on their part and would be discontinued immediately. That’s great, but if Disney is so concerned with their kid-friendly image, why are they letting this stuff happen in the first place?

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