Jennifer Wright of TheGloss.com and Drew Grant from – well, here – made a guest appearance on Urlesque’s ‘Urly Show’ podcast yesterday. Watch them talk about Snoop Dogg, 90210 Day, and how to properly back it up, back it up, back it up!
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Early this week, I was invited to cover a “private party” thrown by Seventeen Magazine to celebrate its October issue. Ashley Tisdale and Aly Michalka — some Disney actresses my little cousin likes — would be there promoting a new CW show called Hellcats, in which they play sexy, sassy cheerleaders. I’m always down to throw back a few with teen idols and milk them for quotes, so I emailed Crushable, “Sure, sounds like weird fun.”
Then I realized the party was at 1pm, in the Seventeen offices, and there would be children there. A booze-less photo op. This was to be more weird than fun, but interesting nonetheless.
With scenes from How To Lose Friends and Alienate People flashing through my head, I trekked to the massive Hearst building near Columbus circle. Upon entering, I gawked like a yokel at its shimmering, aspirational architecture. Waterfalls. Angles. Just like I’d read about in blogs!
As I ascended one of many escalators to the elevators (escalators to the elevators!), I thought back on the time I’d emerged from my room in PJs to find my roommate’s friend art-directing a photoshoot of young Lydia, clad in nothing but fancy lingerie. The image of her tiny frame ordering massages and petting our cat juxtaposed absurdly with the powerful Death Star into whose maw I was fast disappearing. I felt woozy. The crazy space elevator I was riding in at warp speed didn’t help.
Up on the 44th floor, a publicist showed me into the giant multipurpose room in which the event would take place. A racially diverse squad of cheerleaders from New Rochelle High School (second in the nation!) were practicing their moves, while a small group of Seventeen employees sat picking at fruit plates.
“It’s a surprise for the girls,” the publicist explained. “Why do they think they’re here?” I asked. “Excuse me?” “The cheerleaders, um, if it’s a surprise for them?” She laughed. “No, it’s a surprise for Aly and Ashley.”
Before long, “the girls,” Ashley Tisdale and Aly Michalka, made their entrance, and EIC Ann Shoket introduced them. “You guys know who these ladies are,” she said to the cheerleaders, then beckoned the actresses to sit in chairs and watch them. “Oh my God!” said Aly, black-rimmed eyes widening.
Safety concerns prohibited the team from acrobatics (“We were scared somebody would flip out a window,” one staffer explained), but the routines were nonetheless impressive, making everyone smile. “You guys, like, killed it,” said Aly afterward. “How old are you guys?” asked Ashley, and they all replied at once. “I wish our squad could be that good,” she said.
Next, the actresses posed with Shoket in front of their October issue cover. Ashley looked like the fresh-faced American teen she’s known for playing, while Aly’s poofy white dress and heavy makeup were more, um, adult. “I hurt my foot over the weekend so I can’t wear heels,” the 5′10″ Shoket lamented, as she stood on her tiptoes.
After this, I got to ask the budding TV stars some questions. (I was the only press person there, as far as I could tell.) I found out they’d only done a few of their own stunts so far, but the ones they had done had been “exhilarating.” “I had only my cast members beneath me,” Ashley explained of her basket toss. “I had to trust them.”
“How sexy will the show be?” I inquired of them both. “It’s sexy but it’s tastefully done,” replied Ashley; “it takes the bubblegum out of cheerleading.” “Cheerleading is such a confident thing,” continued Aly. “It’s fierce. It’s going to show the gritty side of cheerleading…like, it’ll show us sweating and working out.” There was more that I didn’t write down, but she definitely said the word “fierce” at least once more.
“Do you think this will grow you up in the eyes of your fans?” I asked Ashley, who is currently best known for her role in the ‘tween favorite High School Musical. “I don’t want to run away from my fans,” she answered, premeditatedly, “but they’re all four years older than when High School Musical started…in my career, I want to take baby steps. The CW is a good place for that. I’m growing up, and I want to take them along with me.” Fair enough. At any rate, the 25-year-old Tisdale’s role as a college girl should be much less ridiculous than the 20-something actors’ portrayals of high schoolers on the same station’s Dawson’s Creek, a show she says she adored as a kid. Whether due to her image or the fact that she looks young, it’s hard for my brain to accept her as her real age.
The actresses then signed magazines and posed for photos with a bunch of young fans, which included some non-cheerleading girls as well. “Who are they?” I asked, gesturing to them. “Friends of Seventeen,” replied the publicist. “Did they write into the magazine? Or win a contest?” “No,” she said, evasively, “we just have a lot of friends of Seventeen…teen readers.” Mysterious.
Before being shepherded out, I scored a signed magazine for my twelve-year-old cousin, who will totally freak when she sees it. “Thanks for coming,” Ashley told her fans. “You look so cute.” And then they were gone.
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• Taylor Swift will not be accepting Kanye West’s apology for his behavior at last year’s VMAs. (PopEater)
• Ashton Kutcher is threatening to sue Star magazine for claiming he was caught canoodling with a woman who wasn’t Demi Moore. Maybe he shouldn’t have FourSquared his locale if he didn’t want the paps to show up? (CelebBuzz)
• You want to hear Gwyneth Paltrow singing in her Country Strong trailer? We thought not. (SlashFilms)
• Despite throwing a water balloon at a cop, Justin Bieber will not be facing charges. Right, because 16-year-olds who throw stuff at the police get away with a slap on the wrist all the time. (MTV)
• Snooki doesn’t even make her own poof! (Perez Hilton)
• Lady Gaga is trying to be just like a dead girl. (EntertainmentWise)
• Jessica Simpson may not be on American Idol, but she will be a judge for Project Runway. Makes more sense, right? (Lainey Gossip)
• Fantasia is so over her suicide attempt. (TMZ)
• You enjoying those topless pics of Ali Fedotowsky from The Bachelorette? They were taken from when she was 15, you pervs. (RadarOnline)
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Bringing an end to the first day of Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week, a handful of Hollywood hotties gathered together at the Chanel boutique in SoHo on Thursday night (September 9).
The for a store reopening party, beauties such as “Gossip Girl” co-stars Blake Lively and Leighton Meester turned up in support of designer Karl Lagerfeld.
Joining in on the swanky fashion soiree were newly single “Jumper” actress Rachel Bilson, as well as the always-lovely Claire Danes, model Molly Sims and model/DJ Leigh Lezark.
Rounding out the guest list were “Sex and the City” fashionista Sarah Jessica Parker and model Petra Nemcova, along with actresses Diane Kruger, Maggie Grace and Liv Tyler.Photo Credit: Getty Images
With the 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards quickly approaching, the biggest names in music are anxiously awaiting to find out if they’ll be lucky enough to take home a Moonman.
And if Selena Gomez had her way, the “Wizards of Waverly Place” darling would make sure that Justin Bieber doesn’t go home empty-handed.
Of Justin’s nomination for the Best New Artist Moonman, Selena tells MTV, “I think he deserves it! I think he’s worked really hard. I think he works harder than a lot of people I know, so he deserves it.”
With Bieber also set to perform at the Nokia Theatre ceremony - which takes place Sunday night at 9PM ET/PT on MTV - Miss Gomez adds, “I think just the fact that he’s 16 and you’re gonna see him onstage with all these other artists that have been around, like, much longer than he’s been alive, it’s gonna be really cool to see him next to these people that have been idols and icons in the music world.”
They’re always up to something, and yesterday (September 9) Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green were spotted arriving at Toronto International Airport.
Having flown in from LAX, the “Jennifer’s Body” babe and her “Beverly Hills: 90210” husband looked to be in good spirits as they headed off to the Toronto International Film Festival.
In a recent interview, Megan shared that her marriage to Green has been a point of disbelief in her encounters with the media.
“They can’t grasp that I’m old enough to be married. When I talk about my husband, I feel as if people roll their eyes. It’s like when you’re 16 and order a martini and the waiter says, ‘Do you think I’m stupid?’”Photo Credit: INF Daily, SplashNewsOnline.com
She got married two months ago, and Carrie Underwood says that marriage has been a lesson in time management and scheduling.
The “Before He Cheats” songstress told press, “[Married life] is a lot like dating. Sometimes our schedules will click, sometimes they won’t. But that’s good because we’re both independent.”
Underwood seems to always have something going on with her country music career while husband Mike Fisher’s time is hampered with hockey commitments.
Carrie added, “I love going to games, cheering for my man. When I come home, I’m accused of picking up the [Canadian] accent.”Photo Credit: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com, Women’s Health
Gearing up for an out of town flight, Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr were spotted hitting the entrance at LAX Airport in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday evening (September 9).
Wearing a sheer black dress with a visible baby bump, the expecting Victoria’s Secret beauty held her “Pirate’s of the Caribbean” hubby’s hand while heading towards the security checkpoint.
And while she’s currently sidelined from her modeling duties as she prepares for her first child, Miss Kerr joined Kate Moss, Gisele Bundchen, Lara Stone, Freja Beha Erichsen, Stella Tennant, Agyness Deyn, Daria Werbowy, Chanel Iman and Natalia Vodianova on Style.com’s top ten models of the decade list.
Talking about the Aussie beauty, Style.com tells, “While we’re on the subject of Angels, let us direct your attention to VS’ sexy Aussie import Miranda Kerr. Orlando Bloom’s new bride and soon-to-be baby mama was walking the Heatherette runway before she landed her contract with the lingerie giant in 2006. These days, she can’t walk through the airport without getting papped. She’s racked up Maybelline and Clinique spokesperson jobs in her rise to the top, but this is truly her year: She made cameos at Prada and Balenciaga’s Fall shows and shot the Jil Sander and Prada campaigns before her bump got in the way. If you ask us, that’s some impressive family planning.”Photo Credit: INF Daily
Ringing in another five months of on the field action, Taylor Swift helped kick off the 2010 NFL season in New Orleans on Thursday (September 9).
The country cutie treated the crowd to a few tunes including her new hit “Mine” while playing at a French Quarter pre-game show with Dave Matthews Band.
The stage efforts preceded the first game of the year - as the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints took on the Brett Favre led Minnesota Vikings.
Meanwhile, Miss Swift’s performance comes as she gears up to release her third studio album, “Speak Now,” on October 25.
Photo Credit: FlynetOnline.com
Continuing her preparations for reality dance stardom, Audrina Patridge was spotted leaving a dance studio in Los Angeles, California on Thursday (September 9).
Looking sporty sexy, the former “Hills” star smiled for paparazzi as she slowly made her way to her car after rehearsing for the TV show “Dancing with the Stars”.
Definitely feeling the burn from the intense sessions ahead of the show’s season premiere, Audrina told Us magazine, “My legs are so sore!”
Continuing on, Audrina says that she’s been having a tough time “going through the entire routine without stopping because you run out of breath. It’s like, ‘I don’t know if I can stand this for fifteen more hours!’”
Not settling for second rate material, the 25-year-old tells, “I’m really hard on myself. I’d rather just keep going and going and going instead of taking a break.”Photo Credit: Wenn.com
