You know what you get when you’re a celebrity and you sign an exclusive deal with a tabloid? Bad karma from the rest of the magazines.
Jamie Lynn Spears, who signed a $1 million exclusive deal with OK! for her pregnancy story and pics, is getting stabbed by Star with a dramatic cover story exclaiming, “Delivery Room Drama!” Since Spears is prohibited from playing ball with the other celeb weeklies, there’s only one thing Star can do: deliver one piece of bad news after another. If only Spears hadn’t signed with OK!, she could’ve scored some protection.
In the winner’s corner: Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer dominated the tabloids this week, with most publications declaring them the hot new couple. There’s not much to be negative about, except for the fact that any relationship involving Jen is doomed to fail.
In the loser’s corner: Jessica and Ashlee Simpson are competing to see who can make it to the altar first, because isn’t that what romance is all about? We can’t decide who’s the bigger loser in this situation — the Simpsons or their poor significant others.
Also this week: Britney continues to get her act together, Lindsay gets mixed reviews and Angelina is possibly getting married. But don’t hold your breath. CONTINUED »
Candace Trunzo put this week’s Star on newsstands with “Exclusive All-New Photos” of Britney Spears and her “New Bikini Body.” Nevermind that Britney’s bod isn’t the skinny thing we’re used to seeing — but the “all-new” pics of Britney that made Star’s case in this week’s issue were actually snapped at the end of March.
We’re switching things up a bit this week: Instead of simply summing up the tabloids, we’re presenting the week’s winners and losers in the eyes of the magazines. Which publications favor which celebrities? And does the relationship change from week to week?
This time around, Britney seems to have won back the love of the tabs, because not a single bad story was written about her. The mags are split on Lindsay — some say she’s in a happy and stable lesbian relationship; others declare that she is off the wagon (again).
And congrats are in order to the biggest loser of the week, Jessica Simpson, who is apparently pathetic and in danger of losing boyfriend Tony Romo. When even the tabloids are pitying you, you know there’s a problem. CONTINUED »
Another slow week in Hollywood has resulted in covers featuring the tabloids’ dependable standbys: Britney, Angelina and the Cruise family. Mariah also joins the list of covergirls to flaunt her “new” body — which she has had off and on for her entire life.
There’s also the coverage of the Ashlee Simpson maybe-pregnancy, but big sister Jessica gets most of the attention. She must have pissed off all the magazine editors this week, because she is called out for not only being jealous of her sister’s happiness but also for drinking heavily. Yikes.
Also this week: Paris wants to get married, Miley Cyrus wants to become an author and Heidi Montag wants butt implants. We’re keeping our fingers crossed none of that works out. CONTINUED »
Judging from this week’s tabloid covers, it was an uneventful week in Hollywood, besides the fact that Jay-Z and Beyonce got married in an anticlimactic top secret ceremony. Luckily, for all five of you who care, Us Weekly has the mundane details.
Britney only made one cover this week, which must mean her road to recovery has been going smoothly over the last seven days. But not so fast! In Touch swears the trainwreck is having a relapse, complete with bloody scalps and bald spots. Yum.
Also this week: Us finds yet another angle to the presidential race, some stars lost baby weight and Kim Kardashian continues to whore out her “exclusives” for the spotlight. CONTINUED »
The tabloids had a good variety of stories this week, with one Angelina and three Britney covers. Life & Style was the only magazine to get desperate with the typical “celebrities starve themselves to get skinny” cover story. Trailblazers, those L&S staffers.
There is, as usual, a plethora of Spears stories covering Brit’s mental illness and recent weight loss. OK! proclaims that she’s back to her old body, and judging by the cover, she is — because it’s an old photograph from 2003.
Also this week: Lindsay realizes she looks old, Perez Hilton needs attention and Jason Wahler stars in yet another reality show. Count us out. CONTINUED »
Grey’s Anatomy star Justin Chambers took his own trip to the hospital recently to treat a sleep disorder, but Star thinks he’s suffering from something much worse.
An eyewitness says Justin — who has a wife and five kids — was slumming around in Palm Springs after his treatment, rambling incoherently and drifting in and out of consciousness.
Everyone thought Justin was drunk because he kept passing out at his table. But when I asked the bartender what they’d been serving him, she swore it was only non-alcoholic beer!
He was acting as if he was on drugs, like some kind of downers. His eyes were glazed over. He slurred his words and staggered when he tried to walk. At one point, he was hunched over a table, then abruptly woke up and shouted out of the blue, ‘I am a father of five kids! I am a damn good father! Leave me alone!’ It was really unsettling.
The father of the year then went on to harass a waitress, forcing her to the ground and telling her that’s where she belongs. What a charmer.
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Britney Spears’ successful TV guest appearance earned her a feature in all five tabs this week, and only Star made up a scandalous story to sell more magazines. Congrats, Brit — we missed you.
You know who else is a tabloid winner this week? Brit’s ex, Kevin Federline. The father of the year shows up in practically every mag this week due to his 30th birthday disaster and a special “Look, I’m a good guy!” exclusive.
Also this week: Heidi continues her Us Weekly “exclusive” reign, Katie’ eating disorder finally catches up to her and OK! tries to be like Life & Style. Don’t ask us why. CONTINUED »
The Hills is returning next Monday, and the tabloids all got in on the reality show gossip this week — Lauren pulls a Heidi and gives Us Weekly an exclusive interview about how she was betrayed, and Audrina whores herself out to two magazines, attempting to get her own clothing line and insisting she doesn’t want a boyfriend.
Life & Style continues to creep us out with their Baby Suri obsession. We’re just waiting for an arrest to be made — or for an L&S staffer to appear on Dateline’s To Catch a Predator.
Also this week: Jen scores two covers, Brangelina’s clan is becoming the Brady Bunch and Adnan sends annoying text messages. Sounds fun, right? CONTINUED »
The tabloids were desperate this week, resorting to Brangelina lies and “Stars Without Makeup!” cover stories. Somehow, Ashlee Simpson’s nosejob became relevant again, earning her the front page of Us Weekly. Congrats?
Everyone is still grasping at straws when it comes to Britney — this time she’s about to declare bankruptcy and she hates her new life. Not outrageous enough, if you ask us.
Also this week: Lindsay makes excuses, Matthew McConaughey is gross and Heidi Montag gives an exclusive Lauren-bashing. Actually, none of that is particularly new. CONTINUED »
For those who didn’t make the cut for Paris Hilton’s “I need a new BFF” reality show, you’re in luck: Another Hollywood laughingstock is searching for friends.
Star magazine reports that Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are looking for new victims for the upcoming season of The Hills because they lost all of their old friends. We can’t imagine why.
“Spencer and Heidi are desperate,” the mag writes. “They want to find some cool people to hang with them on the show to make their lives seem more interesting. They don’t have any real friends anymore.” What, the paparazzi are too busy to hang out with you guys now?
Here’s the list of requirements:
• Must have paparazzi on speed dial.
• Must be delusional.
• Must love Heidi’s “music.”
• Must have no dignity.
• Must never mention Lauren Conrad’s name in Spencer’s presence.
• Must be willing to sit outside LC’s home and spy on “the enemy.”
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It’s been a slow news week for Hollywood, which means Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are back to gracing the cover of Us Weekly and Brangelina are having problems again. It’s the same song and dance, really.
Life & Style staffers continue to creep us out this week with their detailed floor plan of the Cruise family’s new mansion and daily schedule of Tom, Katie and Suri. Is someone going to alert the police, or should we? Someone’s bound to be doing something illegal.
Also this week: Prince Harry poops in the sand, Baby Shiloh has diaper rash and Marie Osmond is making up child abuse allegations. We miss Crazy Britney. CONTINUED »
We’ll admit it: We miss Crazy Britney. Not that we don’t want her to get better and have a huge comeback — we do. But this in-between stage is really boring, and we’re not sure how to handle it. The tabloids are obviously feeling our pain, as they choose to either ignore her or report ridiculously over-the-top stories about how she’s carrying a paparazzi fetus. Go easy on the mags; they’re still learning how to cope.
In other news, babies are everywhere — from Brit and Brangelina to Kate Hudson and Katie Holmes. And, as you may have heard, J.Lo delivered her twins recently. As you can imagine, she was a complete sweetheart during the delivery process.
Also this week: Speidi keeps popping up, Kirsten sets a rehab deadline and Barack tries to snag the highly-coveted tabloid vote. CONTINUED »
Thanks to Jamie Spears finally controlling his daughter, the tabloids are fairly boring this week. And speaking of Brit, nobody can decide whether she’s happy and getting her life back or she’s living the life of a prisoner. We don’t really care, as long as she isn’t around any children — oh, she’s teaching dance classes to kids? Fabulous.
Little sister Jamie Lynn is trying to keep up with Brit, this time whoring herself around and involving Lil’ Romeo in a baby-daddy whodunnit. Pretty good, JL, but are you making your babies cry?
Also this week: Jessica plans to make her Dallas Cowboys curse permanent with marriage plans, Suri has a traumatic no-fast food upbringing and some idiots are paying $1,000 to inject botox in their armpits. Sign us up! CONTINUED »
The tabloids are finally getting over Heath Ledger’s death, and it’s about time, because at this point they’re just grasping at straws. Most of the magazines have reverted back to their old habits: covering Brangelina. We want to stab our eyes out every time we are forced to read a “Jen’s jealous!” cover story.
Perhaps Britney’s stint at the psych ward did some good, because she managed to only land two covers this week. Of course, she brought enough crazy for all five magazines with her declarations of marriage and the fact that she really doesn’t want her kids back. Good for her kids.
And famewhores Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are at it again, giving two completely different stories to both Us Weekly and Life & Style. Could it be they’re not being honest with someone? Could it be they’ve never been honest in their lives? We don’t care that much anymore, but obviously the tabs do. CONTINUED »
Britney’s locked away in the psych ward this week, but that doesn’t mean she’s disappeared. She ends up in every single magazine with the exact same story: Brit’s crazy. We didn’t need to pay $3.99 to figure that out.
Mary-Kate Olsen is experiencing the Heath Ledger backlash, with Star going so far as to devote a four-page spread on how she and her twin sister are awful midgets. Or something like that.
And Life & Style continues on its solo mission to kidnap Baby Shiloh. This week, the mag reported that Shiloh has a stalker. It forgot to mention that said stalker is in fact Life & Style. CONTINUED »
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