Denise Richards Officially Can’t Use her Kids Anymore

I don’t know why it’s taken this long for someone to put an end to Denise Richards constantly using her kids for her own personal gain. Either she’s using them as a weapon to attack her ex-husband, Charlie Sheen, or she’s using them to get ratings for that awful reality TV show she has, Denise Richards: It’s Complicated. Sheen apparently has been trying to get the kids out of the camera’s eye ever since the show started airing and now, just as the show is about to go into its 2nd season, as incredible as that even is, Sheen has now gotten his way. From Celebitchy,

“Watch for BIG changes on the second season of the DENISE RICHARDS reekality show, “It’s Complicated.”

Thanks to interference from dad-on-patrol CHARLIE SHEEN, two faces will be noticeably absent, their daughters SAM, 4, and LOLA, 3.

After protective dad Charlie threatened exec producer RYAN SEACREST and E! TV with everything from baseball bats to legal action, they finally caved to his insistence that the girls shouldn’t be on-camera and on-set endlessly.

Ryan finally bowed to Charles-In-Charge, and now the show will focus on Denise as a dating single mom.

Ryan promises a hipper story line focusing on Denise’s bosom…er, bosom buddies and her, shopping, bopping and gallivanting to Vegas on girls-gone-wild forays.”

I’m quite proud of the fact that I’ve never watched an episode of this god-awful show with this god-awful wannabe covering the screen but I am confused. What was the show about the first season? Because this sort of makes it sound as though during the first season Richards was an adoring and doting mother and now she’s going to be portrayed as a boozehead party girl.

Justin Long Shows his Funny and Classy Side

Make sure you watch The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday because Justin Long’s going to be on and this is one super funny young man! He along with the rest of his cast mates, are doing crazy promotion right now for the new movie He’s Just not That Into You, in which he costars with some very big names such as Ben Aflleck, Jennifer Aniston, and his recent ex, Drew Barrymore. Ellen, being Ellen, couldn’t resist asking him about the past relationship that he had with Drew and asking him what it’s like now being in such close quarters with her. From People, 

“Is that hard?” DeGeneres, 51, asks Long, 30. “Now you’re on a press tour with someone you were in a movie with, in a relationship with and now you’re seeing each other. And if it’s not I’ve just made it more awkward.”

Long gamely replies, “Up until this point it’s been not awkward at all.”

The actor credits Barrymore, 33, with their continuing friendship. “She’s effortlessly charming and easy to be around,” he says. “She has this amazing ability to make anyone feel like at ease.”

The friendly exes were recently spotted slow-dancing and hugging at L.A. lounge h.wood following a He’s Just Not That Into You press junket.”

Justin Long seems to be one of those people that are just super, truly nice people at heart and you really can’t help but love him. I loved him and Drew together but the fact that they can remain so close even after a breakup just shows that they are both people full of not only great comedy, but great class as well.

Madonna Gets Her Kids

Well the final details of the ugly divorce between Madonna and Guy Ritchie obviously aren’t all hammered out yet as a new decision has just been made to let Madonna take her kids back to New York with her, even though Guy was adamant to keep the kids in Britain. Well, just another hissy fit by Guy and just another crap-kicking by Madonna, letting him know who’s boss. And that’s not the end of it. This living situation is temporary and although the report states that it most likely will be made into a permanent decision, it’s clear that we’re going to have to talk about this Madge and Ritchie nonsense for just a little while longer. From Celebrity Dirty Laundry,

“Score another win for Madonna apparently she will be taking her children to the US after winning a residency battle with her ex-husband Guy Ritchie, the Evening Standard has reveal. Althought it is only temporary permission to remove their two sons from Britain. The agreement is expected to be made permanent shortly.

A source close to the negotiations said today: “Everything is going to be resolved in the next couple of weeks. Everything is going well. It’s pretty amicable at the moment. Things are progressing.” A legal insider said arrangements had been resolved and that it was “unheard of” for such agreements to be overturned at a later date. The source said: “There was a issue about where the children should live but that has been decided in Madonna’s favour.”

This was really a situation that could not be avoided. Obviously, the kids can’t live in both US and Britain at the same time and so, one parent was going to have to win sole custody. I don’t even really care who they end up with, and if I ever did, it’s only because I want Guy to stick it to Madonna as much as possible. I guess that won’t be happening this time.

Are Jen and John Over…Again?

Okay, let me begin this post by saying that I have only seen this story posted once and the source is the anonymous ‘insider’ and so, I am not immediately giving this story any credit. But In Style has reported that John Mayer has been seen stepping out on his on-again/off-again girl, Jennifer Aniston. There is something going on with Jen these days but I don’t think this is it. And if it is, she should do what I’ve been telling her to do all along and dump that cockroach. From The Evil Beet,

“Either John Mayer has split from Jennifer Aniston or they have a very open relationship. The musician was spotted on an intimate date with a beautiful blond woman at Marix Tex Mex Restaurant in Santa Monica on January 28. “They were obviously on a date,” an insider tells In Touch.” He came in with her another time too and I’ve seen them out together.” While the two keep their romance under wraps, John couldn’t hold back his feelings for her when saying goodbye. “He gave her a long kiss before they left,” adds the insider. “John has been here six times in the last two weeks but never with Jen.”

While I don’t believe this story, it wouldn’t surprise me if it was true. Mayer is such a player and I don’t know what Jen ever saw in him in the first place. He’s also much too young for her and unlike other men, who can be young in age but mature at heart, John is so not like that. And really, is this the person you want to be the father of your kids? If the reports that Jen is looking to get knocked up are true, she may want to consider another person to do it with. I can’t picture Mayer as a father but Jen better get a move on it if she wants to do it the old-fashioned way - she turns 40 next month. And looks incredible!

Elisabeth Hasselback Pregnant Again!

I really hope that this 3rd pregnancy of The View’s Elisabeth Hasselback really is as fantabulous as she’s making it sound. I know babies are cute and fun and all but her second child, Taylor, just turned one and her oldest, Grace,is only 3. Speaking from personal experience, having a newborn and a toddler (never mind plus another one!) it’s very hard and you get absolutely no sleep and pretty much feel like a crazy person most of the time. But I do realize that Hasselback probably does have more money for things like nannies and night nannies than most of us but she strikes me as the type of person that does as much of it herself as possible. From Pop Watch,

“The chirpy one on The View announced today that having not realized it for two months, she is officially pregnant with her third child. The Hasselbot recalled feeling tired and nauseous on election night: “I thought I was just worn out from the procedure. No. I was knocked up!”

I really like Elisabeth, even though I sometimes disagree very strongly with some of her views. But having trouble getting pregnant again after Grace was something that she struggled with and talked about quite candidly on The View. I’m glad for them that this time they had the delight of being surprised, especially after having such problems before. Congratulations to Elisabeth, Tim, and the entire family!

What’s up with Jennifer Aniston?

I am a huge Jennifer Aniston fan but lately, I have been wondering what is going on with her. I know, she’s dating John Mayer and they’re just happier than two pigs in pudding but whenever I’ve seen or read any quotes from her, I’m always left a little puzzled. When she appeared on David Letterman just before Christmas, the interview was very awkward and she seemed as though she really just wanted to bolt from the room the whole time. What I’ve read most recently from her reminds me much of that interview, as she began her talk with Dave by telling a story about an old school teacher she had that she just had to know no one cared about. And Jen’s newest bits of wisdom? Don’t eat cherry tomatoes. Yep, there ya go. From Gossip Girls,

“Talking to MTV News, the “Marly & Me” sweetheart spoke of a big regret during her dating experiences while more seriously chatting about the troubles of dating under the watchful eye of the world.
Of the one she would never ever do again, Jen tells, “Never order a cherry tomato! I was on a date with this guy … there was a cherry tomato and he bit into it and it was all over my white dress. So that was just one side note. No cherry tomatoes!”

I think what is most likely happening is that she is sick and tired of everyone talking about her personal life that she is completely shutting down and giving us absolutely nothing. If that’s the case, good for her! I’d most likely do exactly the same thing if I wore Jennifer Aniston’s $3,000 shoes. And reports have been that she has told Johnny-boy to put a serious clamp on his trap when it came to talking to the media about their relationship so maybe it’s all just part of her new life mantra that she’s got going for her. Whatever the reason is, I’d really like to see her go back to being the  chick that will stick it to ya while remaining nothing but full of class and grace while she does it.

Ashlee Says, ‘She’s Not Heavy; She’s my Sister’

The pictures of Jessica Simpson’s performance at the Radio 99.9 Kiss Country’s annual Chili Cookoff in Florida over the weekend have been on just about every blog post, newspaper headline, or entertainment and celebrity gossip show ever since they first hit the wires and all kinds of theories have been formed about just how Jessica gained all this weight without anyone noticing and what is all the extra weight from - pregnancy or overeating? Well one person certainly wants to put an end to the speculation and not by giving their own theory but by simply telling us all to shut our mouths. That person is Jessica’s sister, Ashlee, who wrote on her blog,

“I am completely disgusted by the headlines concerning my sister’s weight,” Ashlee writes on her blog after photos appeared of Jessica, 28, at the Radio 99.9 Kiss Country’s annual Chili Cookoff on Sunday in Pembroke Pines, Fla.

Under the headline, “Since when did a woman’s weight become newsworthy,” Ashlee says: “A week after the inauguration and with such a feeling of hope in the air for our country, I find it completely embarrassing and belittling to all women to read about a woman’s weight or figure.”

She adds: “All women come in different shapes, sizes, and forms and just because you’re a celebrity, there shouldn’t be a different standard.”

I agree and disagree with Ashlee. Firstly yes, there are certainly more important things going on in the world than Jessica’s weight and I do think that headlines like this promote bad body image and promote low self-esteem. I don’t however, think that Jess was born any particular ’shape’, ‘form’, or ’size’, as Ashlee seems to be disdainfully referring to here. We have all seen Jessica at her former weight and it was what, by industry standards, would be ‘normal.’ I’m not agreeing with it or condoning it but it’s a fact that she used to be skinny and now she’s not as skinny. 

I do have my own issues with this story that I consider to be more important than Jessica’s weight. The first is that I don’t think that she is actually overweight but I really do think that she needs to be wearing something else. Yikes - that belt hurts my eyes! Secondly and most saddest I think, is the fact the Jessica Simpson’s career is truly down the toilet. Seriously - she’s performing at a chili cook-off for a radio station!

Is Britney Jealous or Protective?

Britney Spears has been getting ready pumping up and perfecting dance moves for her new Circus tour, which is set to start in March. New pics have gone up on the official site and although there is huge buzz about how hot Brit looks, I must say, I like the last pics that they had up of her better. But that’s not to say that she looks like dog-meat in these either. And along with the news of the new promo pics, there’s also news that K-Fed’s got a new girl and Britney doesn’t like it one bit. The problem, according to Britney is that she doesn’t want this new chickie around her boys and K-Fed’s argument, as any divorced parent’s would be, is ‘that’s not my problem.’ Or is the problem that Britney thought their counseling sessions were to work on getting back together while Federline was clearly thinking differently? Hmm…hard to say, it does seem as though Britney’s grasping at straws a little bit. From The Chicago Sun-Times via Celebitchy,

“On Monday, a longtime Spears insider called this column to share tidbits from a nasty phone fight between the entertainer and K-Fed — mostly focusing on Spears’ obsession with Prince, especially when it comes to her children.

Calling the conversation a “total hysterical screaming match,” the source claimed Spears told Federline in no uncertain terms she did not want “that [c-word] anywhere near my kids.” The witness also reported that Federline apparently went into some detail — on the other end of the phone line — telling Spears, “You really don’t have much say about that.” That was a clear reminder the singer still has limited parental rights when it comes to her sons Sean Preston and Jaden James.

Britney is furious because she and Federline had gone to a couple of counseling sessions she thought might lead to a reconciliation, but he thought were more to help them have a civil relationship as they deal with their kids, etc.

Another Spears associate said Spears and Federline recently had been getting on so well, Britney had invited him to join her next tour in some capacity. She has now reportedly rescinded that offer, though Federline apparently told her he never even would have thought about it.”

I think that the problem is most likely that Britney is a tiny bit jealous of this woman as the new girl on Kevin’s arm and that she is immensely jealous of the role this new girl will play in the lives of her two boys. It’s a perfectly legitimate concern and one that I think most divorced mothers would feel but - and it’s literally killing me to say this - Kevin is actually right on this one. Once the parents have divorced, on their time with the kids, whoever they choose to introduce to their children is really their decision. I think that this may have actually been the point that Kevin was trying to make, and not that she is under her daddy’s watchful eye and so she has limited access to the kids. And the fact that Britney is doing things such as throwing screaming fits and calling this girl the most vulgar of vulgar names, just shows me that she’s not completely grown up just yet. Which I kind of like, god forbid she get boring!

I’ll Keep my Mouth Shut for Knox and Vivienne

Yep here’s a post about Brad and Angelina where I’m actually going to gush a little bit. Even I don’t want to think any bitter thoughts as I look at Knox and Vivienne Pitt-Jolie, who are now about six months old, as the four members of the family travel to Japan and Brad and Angelina are seen toting their babies around. They both have the most adorable expressions on their faces and I just love, love, love chubby baby cheeks! Aw, they really are kinda cute! Thanks to Daily Blabber for the pic and the caption!

In Creepy News of the Day

I think Rumer Willis will always be one of those people I just don’t quite get. Whenever we see her, she’s talking about really weird things such as how she’s not a lesbian and other than being the daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, she’s not really famous for anything. Which I suppose is fine for now but if she wants to pursue any kind of career in Hollywood, she’s going to need more to go on than just famous parents and telling magazine weird snippets such as she’s not a lesbian. Now she has moved from weird to creepy when the talk turns to her stepdad, Ashton Kutcher. From Celebrity Dirty Laundry,

“In a recent interview, Actress Rumour Willis confesses that she had posters of Ashton Kutcher on her wall and now he is her stepdad.
She also admits that dropping out of college a year ago was because she was determined to make her own way in the world.”

You can’t blame the girl for falling all ’starry-eyed’ in love with a young celebrity such as Ashton Kutcher. She’s not a fortune teller and obviously didn’t know what was going to happen. I do think it’s weird that she would feel the need to tell other people that, let alone a published interview. Just don’t even go there, there’s no need for it. But I guess that’s what’s going to happen when your mom marries someone that could be your brother. Eew. I know they’re all cool with this whole situation but it still really kind of gives me the creeps.