Just a bit of celebrity dirt for the end of the year 2007.
Britney’s Gonna Get It! Deposed, That Is
You can run, Britney, but you can’t hide. Show that you really care about your kids by showing up for your next deposition. Stop lying and get help and prove that you’re better than that smug asswipe of an ex-husband.
Sean McEnroe: Like Father Like Son?
John McEnroe was one of the enfant terribles of tennis, and it seems his son with actress Tatum O’Neal, 20-year old Sean, is a lot like dad. When he was refused entry to an NYC nightclub, he threw a fit like dad might do. Dropping dad’s name didn’t help, so Sean fell drunkenly into bags of garbage instead.
Jennifer Garner: The West Virginian Jennifer Garner was declared the West Virginian of the Year by her “hometown” newspaper in Charleston. Except she’s originally from Texas and moved to West Virginia when she was four. And now she’s in Hollywood. And New York. Okay, okay, so this bit isn’t exactly dirt.
Is it really any surprise that Lynne Spears sees daughters Britney and Jamie Lynn as a piggybank? I recall reading reports of her pushing Britney into fame years ago, telling her how to act (i.e., seductively) and so on, and how this started causing strife.
It’s nothing new, and Lynne Spears is not the first parent to do this sort of thing - nor will she be the last. However, this seems to happen more to girls in entertainment and boys in sports. Tennis, hockey and even golf are often full of kids who got pushed by parents. Tiger Woods appeared on Mike Douglas’ talkshow when he was a cute little pipsqueak of three (if I recall correctly). He was already playing golf. Wane Gretzky’s father pushed him in hockey - though I believe Gretzky enjoyed.
The question is, what can you do to prevent more popwrecks like Britney Spears? Really very little, unless you have much influence over the parent who is pushing - it almost always is just one parent, who denied their own fame feels they have to push the kid.
My feeling is that parents should not manage their kids fame, beyond being there for them and encouraging them. But it’s not like we can or even want to legislate this.
Of course, maybe Lynne Spears is realizing that she can’t bank on her daughters anymore and so she’s planning to go ahead on finishing her parenting book, of all things. Hmm. I’m thinking maybe she’d better start saving her money.
Mr. Mister | Britney Spears | Thursday, 27 December 2007
Since BritneySpears was a no-show at the last court hearing, and since she’s brushed off several other hearings to do with ex-husband Kevin Federline’s deposition of her, Spears is dangerously close to contempt of court and could be spending time in jail. I’m surprised that hasn’t happened already. I’m tired of reading all the crap she’s done and gotten away with: not using seatbelts for her kids, smoking in front of them, driving through red lights, hit and run, driving over the feet of at least one officer and one paparazzo, failing random drug tests, dating paparazzi, wearing pink wigs and being Britney, bitch. Maybe time in jail will save us from having to see her act as the Virgin Mary, but will it teach her anything? At least maybe while she’s in jail she can read mom Lynne Spears‘ book on parenting tips.
Good thing there’s such a thing as DNA testing, I guess, because new tabloid reports indicate that Casey Aldridge is not the father of Jamie Lynn Spears baby-to-be. Jamie Lynn Spears, who only recently announced her pregancy, is the 16-year old sister of popwreckage BritneySpears. Eighteen-year old Aldridge has been Jamie Lynn’s boyfriend for a couple of years, though other reports have her dating young rapper Lil’ Romeo.
Problem is, the father of Spears’ baby-to-be is reportedly an older executive that has something to do with her kids’ show Zoey 101. If this is true, maybe that’s why her show hasn’t been cancelled yet? Though that means this guy would definitely face statutory rape charges.
It’s bad enough that some young celebrities - who Lisa Kudrow refers to in general as being spoiled - are being bad role models for other young people. But they’re also being bad role models for their own younger siblings, compounding the effect.
It’s not like this hasn’t happened before, but there’s something seriously afoot in Hollywood with regular DUI charges and a multitude of pregnancies. But first Britney’s sister Jamie Lynn Spears gets pregnant at 16. Now, ParisHilton’s 16-year old brother Barron Hilton is out partying with 16-year old Skye Peters. In a hotel. When did hotels start allowing two 16-year olds to rent a suite?
Mr. Mister | Britney Spears | Wednesday, 26 December 2007
Moronic Dr. Phil (whom some people claim has a doctorate in absolutely nothing) recently said that Lynne Spears is a great mom. Where’s the great mom now? NY Post’s Page Six is quotes addiction expert Marty Brenner as saying:
She’s losing it now, and she’s going to eventually lose it altogether if she doesn’t get the help she needs.
I like to rag on Britney as much as the next celeblogger, especially now that she might be dating a pap photog. But I don’t want anything like this. She needs some caring adult that can comfort her, and it’d have to be someone she can trust and who won’t be in her face. So that rules out “great mom” Lynne Spears. Maybe someone like Julia Roberts or Brooke Shields, both because they’re nice people and they’re nurturing. Someone please talk to her.
Michelle Rodriguez, a star on 24 episodes of hit TV series Lost from 2005-2006, is spending nearly six months in jail for violating probation. Her original charges included DUI and hit and run. The judge wants Rodriguez to spend the entire 180 days in jail, with no early release. She entered Lynwood’s Century Regional Detention Facility on Sunday, where Paris Hilton spent some time this year.
Grey’s Anatomy star Katherine Heigl seems unable to keep her mouth shut. She’s complained openly about her hit movie Knocked Up, the direction of her character in Grey’s Anatomy, and how about hard she’d had to nag musician Josh Kelley to propose to her and give her a ring. Thank goodness Heigl and Kelleyfinally got married Sunday. (Cripes, they were only engaged a short while ago, no?) Now maybe she’ll shut the hell up. At least until after the honeymoon - provided she doesn’t complain in bed, too.
In the video clip below, Heigl demonstrates her incredible talent for laughing as if she’s “on the verge”, as well as for screaming like a banshee (at the very end of the clip).
Word is that BritneySpears went on a date with a photographer. Now that doesn’t mean she’s become enamored of her paparazzi stalkers, but apparently this so called “Adnan” the photog is actually a paparazzi. (Wondering if great mom Lynne Spears approves.)
Hmm. Does anyone else think is just going to encourage paps more? (And will baby #3 be on the way soon?) Maybe now Paris and Lindsay can also find happiness lurking in that crowd of (camera) flashers shadowing them.
I guess this gives hope to regular guys (like the one in the video below) that they too can someday date washed-up hillbilly popstar skanks.
The word “legend” almost seems not enough to describe jazz great Oscar Peterson, who passed away at 82 near Toronto, Canada, of kidney failure this past Sunday Dec 23rd. Peterson was born in Montreal, Canada, on Aug 15, 1925, and has record with many other jazz greats including Dizzy Gillepsie, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker.
Among the awards Peterson has received are a Lifetime Grammy, induction into the International Jazz Hall of Fame, and the Order of Canada - all due in part to the over 200 albums he made. No doubt he’ll recieve additional awards posthumously including a Founder’s Award from the Canadian Songwriter’s Hall of Fame.
