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I Will Dance with Ellen, and I Will Shop at JC Penney

Ellen Degeneres

I had lunch with a friend a few weeks ago. She was struggling with legal difficulties years after an adoption, with health insurance woes because of a budget-cut job loss a year ago, with money hemorrhaging everywhere. Problems many of us have, but in her case each of those particular problems wouldn't exist if her female partner (a stoic, strong, hardworking, cute medical professional who bakes Alaskans, could lift a truck off of your chest and who's got moves like Jagger) were a man and therefore someone my friend could legally marry in Florida.  Read more >

Where Do Broken Hearts Go: Whitney Houston Dead at 48

Whitney Houston - Image: © William Regan/Globe Photos/ZUMAPRESS.com

Whitney Houston has passed away at the age of 48. The performer was pronounced dead just before 4pm today at the Beverly Hilton Hotel despite efforts to resuscitate her, according to an LAPD spokesman.  Read more >

Suit Blames Media for Sexualizing "Toddlers & Tiaras" Star

Isabella Barrett

Watching this video, it seems pretty clear to me that Susanna Barrett had no qualms letting her daughter,Toddlers & Tiaras star Isabella, sing along to “Sexy and I Know it.” And with her nudges and lyric help, Barrett seems to be encouraging her 5-year-old daughter to sing and dance along to a song whose lyrics are, “I got passion in pants and I ain’t afraid to s  Read more >

2012 Golden Globes Recap: Surprises, Upsets and Erections?

"The Artist" Ensemble

I will admit, nothing excites me more than a night on the couch with wine, sweatpants and cold left-over fried chicken, watching Hollywood glitz and glamor, and the Golden Globes are no exception.Unlike the People's Choice Awards which mean nothing, the Golden Globes are the pre-cursor to the Oscars, and if you enjoy some healthy award show betting, this is the kind of frivolous crap you live for.  Read more >

The Sexualization of Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning in Marc Jacobs ad

[Editor's Note: Oh, my. Is that Dakota Fanning on the February cover of Elle UK? With her sultry gaze and pouty red lips, I hardly recognized the child star. And what’s with the Marc Jacobs ad for Oh, Lola!  Read more

Cee Lo Green Alters IMAGINE Lyric, Outrages Pacifists Everywhere

Cee Lo Green

Cee Lo Green, what ever were you thinking? You're kicking off 2012 by performing John Lennon's beloved IMAGINE on New Years Eve with Carson Daly, and rather than just add your own artistic spin to the arrangement, you choose to switch up perhaps the most controversial lyric to the late superstar's anthem of universal love...  Read more >

Fan Gets DRAKE Inked On Forehead: Rapper Reacts

The Girl With The Drake Tattoo

Holy Facial Tattoo! Have you seen the image that's got the music web all atwitter? One dedicated L.A. fan of the former Degrassi star turned hip hop headliner (snicker!) Drake decided to wear her love for the rapper on her forehead...literally.  Read more >

Me and Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

I’m feeling, how shall I put this? Old. This afternoon I was out Christmas shopping. (No, I am not done yet.) I stopped in a well-known cosmetics store to get some blush for my daughter. I wasn’t in a hurry, so I wandered the aisles looking at the staggering array of products. Who knew there were so many cosmetics brands with such exotic names? Nars! Urban Decay! Smashbox! I barely manage to wash my face with Cetaphil every morning.  Read more >

Barry Manilow's Hip Surgery Sing-Along

Barry Manilow

Although he can say  “I Write the Songs that make the whole world sing”, music icon Barry Manilow is singing a different tune today.  Read more >

Selena Gomez’s Stalker Agrees She Needs Restraining Order

Selena and Justin

The man who says he’s had conversations with God about killing Selena Gomez is now asking the judge to grant the star a permanent restraining order against him, claiming it’s the only way to protect her. Thomas Brodnicki filed a sworn declaration telling the judge, "I do not wish to object to the restraining order against me because I know it is the only thing that will make me stay away from Selena."  Read more >