Beyonce's January cover of Elle magazine reveals some "Whaaaat?" stories about her past, including a lovely gem courtesy of her mother, Tina Knowles.
You see, B was acting "like a diva" during a promotional appearance, so Tina openly admitted to slapping her daughter across the face: "My husband came up and said, 'Tina! She's got the No. 1 record on the radio!' I said, 'I don’t care!' I taught my girls to pick up their own suitcase. Pretty is as pretty does. Like my mother said, 'You got to be cute on the inside.'"
This entire story makes us uncomfortable, and it's probably not something one ought to share in a national publication, but that's just us.
(And, by the way, we plan on getting "You got to be cute on the inside" crocheted on a pillow.)
Kanye West forgot to take his meds and has once again started spewing his patented brand of crazy, this time referring to Beyonce as the greatest singer of all time:
She is just as great, if not greater, than artists we had in the past. … She’s probably greater than Tina Turner. … Nobody really wants to recognize that Beyoncé is a f***ing living legend.
You guys, I'm really concerned. Where are the ALL CAPS as of late? It's like Kanye's slowly getting crazier, but it's not as fun anymore without all that banging on the MacBook Air and calling everybody "squid brains." What about icing your knees at the airport, Kanye? Can you talk about that some more? We miss those stories. Come back to us.
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• Hands down, the greatest YouTube video ever created. [DListed]
• It always confuses us when celebrities neglect to shave their armpits when getting ready for the red carpet. [HT]
• Blake Incarcerated wants to do reality television to show Amy Winehouse "he is off drugs and loves her to bits." What could possibly go wrong? [INO]
• Everyone calm down! Lindsay Lohan confirmed on her blog that she is not breaking up with Samantha Ronson. [ICYDK]
• Oprah is taking hair advice from Britney Spears. [Yeeeah]
• Brad Pitt on parenting: "Six kids is not as easy as you would think." Wait, it's not a cakewalk? [PS]
When alien robot historians one day comb through the archives of the Internet to discover how humanity came to its sad tragic end, they'll take one look at the 400 billion YouTube videos of people dancing to Beyonce's "Single Ladies" and debate for eons whether a maddened globe wildly gyrating to the lyrics "If you like it you shoulda put a ring on it" was the cause of our demise, or just a symptom.
• Guess who's posing for Playboy. [DListed]
• Amy Winehouse finally dumped Blake Incarcerated, but you know it won't last for long. [Yeeeah]
• Beyonce introduces the latest line of annoying celebrity eyewear. Kanye would be proud. [INO]
• For your viewing (dis)pleasure: All of last night's American Music Awards performances. [HT]
• Hollywood's newest (and prettiest) couple: Leonardo DiCaprio and Zac Efron. [PS]
• Suri Cruise is totally over the paparazzi. [ICYDK]
There's no amount of money in the world that would make us sit through the American Music Awards (OK, that's not entirely accurate), so instead of a write-up of the snooze-fest, here's an exhaustive collection of photos. From the looks of things, Miley Cyrus once again made the entire event all about her (and her 16th birthday, which she's been celebrating for the past few months). Surprise, surprise.
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I was admittedly way late to the party when it came to Shane Mercado and his fabulous impression of Beyonce's "Single Ladies" music video, but I feel a little better about myself knowing I'm not behind when it comes to this guy, Cubby. I'm more impressed than I would normally be, because last night I had to sit and watch my roommate attempt to learn the video for well over an hour (yeah, we get a little bored from time to time). She looked like she was having some sort of seizure the entire time, so I realize how difficult the art of Beyonce's dance truly is. Good for you, Cubby. Keep on truckin'.
• Who is this man and why are we just now discovering him? [Yeeeah]
• Whitney Port needs a fashion intervention. Those shoes! [ICYDK]
• A hundred movie spoilers in five minutes. [CityRag]
• Alicia Silverstone is desperately trying to get back in the spotlight by writing a book on how to be a vegan. Because Xenu knows we don't have enough celebrity-penned diet books. [INO]
• The Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kim is no stranger to being humiliated on television. [DListed]
• Jessica Simpson says she loves Tony Romo because he makes her want to be more organized. Uh, OK? [PS]
Last night's TRL finale wasn't quite the circus it proved to be back in its heyday, mainly because the show has been trying way too hard since before Britney Spears took her tumble. Regardless, some of the show's most successful graduates showed up to pay tribute to arguably the best thing MTV ever produced. Tons of photos after the jump. CONTINUED »
Now that there's no more election (or Tina Fey or Amy Poehler), Saturday Night Live got back to the basics this weekend: Surprise celebrity guest stars and men in women's clothing. For this episode (featuring adorable host Paul Rudd), Justin Timberlake showed up to seem likable for five minutes during a skit involving a Beyonce music video shoot. The former boy bander has become quite the tool as of late, but he always manages to be fairly awesome when he's on this show, so we approve.
• That precious puppy cam is taking the world by storm. [DListed]
• Kanye West was arrested for assaulting a paparazzo. No, this isn't news from a couple months ago — it actually happened again. [INO]
• The Jonas Brothers make normal feuds sleep-inducing. Where are the train wrecks? [Yeeeah]
• Hilary Duff will be returning to our television screens in the near future. Well, at least she's no longer trying to sing. [ICYDK]
• Don't make a kissy face at us, Beyonce. [CityRag]
• Is it really necessary to show off this celebrity butt crack? [PS]
It's been barely a week since news broke that Lindsay Lohan's guest stint on Ugly Betty was cut short due to drama on the set, and now she has another botched job on her hands: She's been cut from hosting the World Music Awards in Monaco next weekend.
Apparently the walking disaster hosted the WMAs in 2006, when she proceeded to screw up her lines and call Beyonce to the stage while the singer was still getting her hair done. The producers had a mild case of amnesia and decided the "actress" was so "hot" at the moment that she would be the perfect host. They called in former Desperate Housewives tool Jesse Metcalfe for backup, but LiLo threw a fit because the spotlight wouldn't be totally on her.
In the end, "it was decided by both parties it was better if she pulled out," which means the producers wised up and Lindsay pouted and acted like she didn't want to host the awards in the first place.
Her replacement? Denise Richards. Yeah, that's a step up.
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• Sarah Jessica Parker does her civic duty and frightens others into voting for Barack Obama.[ICYDK]
• Mariah Carey actually looks like a more respectable citizen on Halloween than she does any other day. [DListed]
• Beyonce — excuse us, "Sasha Fierce" — is becoming increasingly more annoying by the day. [Yeeeah]
• Why do people still insist on using the word "maverick"? [INO]
• Suri Cruise is slowly turning into Katie Holmes, who is slowly turning into Tom Cruise. [PS]
• You can dress them up, but Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are still the most annoying couple of all time. [HT]
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• Miley Cyrus' hanger-on boyfriend might be just a little bit gay. [DListed]
• Sarah Jessica Parker spent $250 on a pair of two-tone Chanel pantyhose. Just like us! [Yeeeah]
• Jessica Biel has decided to dabble in singing, because that always works out so well for actresses. [ICYDK]
• Tila Tequila is still alive and slutting it up. [HT]
• Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will get married when their children ask them to. Wait, whatever happened to waiting for the gays? [INO]
• Beyonce is Sasha Fierce. Also: Delusional. [PS]
• Say hello to Hugh Hefner's potential new girlfriends. [Yeeeah]
• Bad Idea No. 7219: Someone is bringing 10 Things I Hate About You to the small screen. [INO]
• Everyone can breathe a sigh of relief: Brody Jenner has found The One. For this month. [ICYDK]
• Beyonce shocks the world by admitted she married Jay-Z. And by "shocks" we mean "bores." [PS]
• Suri Cruise is learning how to run away from her creepy parents. Good for her. [DListed]
• Britney Spears wears a bra out in public. Progress! [HT]
Beyonce and Jay-Z, along with some other usual suspects (seriously, how is Joy Bryant everywhere at once?), attended the New Yorkers For Children Fall Gala last night. Apparently, Jay-Z judged it to be one of those sunglasses-are-appropriate-indoors events.
Lil' Wayne, who gave one of the more memorable VMA performances this weekend thanks to his inability to keep his pants on, seems to be quite the diva: The troubled rapper, who has a history of run-ins with the law that doesn't quite rival that of DMX, reportedly refused to take the stage at Friday night's "Fashion Rocks" event because he didn't want his bag checked by security. So he bailed, which then led to him changing his mind and being a pain in the ass for the rest of the night.
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• Why, Michael? Why? [DListed]
• A photograph of Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson kissing! OMG our head just exploded. Except not. [PS]
• Amy Winehouse requested 48 bottles of Jack Daniels during a two-day stay at the Bestival Festival. What's the big deal? That's just one bottle every hour. [INO]
• Kate Hudson is shacking up with ex-husband Chris Robinson. Raise your hand if you're surprised. [Yeeeah]
• Celebrating Beyonce's birthday with class. [CityRag]
• Rumer Willis blames genetics for her large chin. Obviously. [ICYDK]
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