I'm feeling honest today, so I'm about to do something therapeutic: I'm coming clean about some things I'm ashamed to admit that I enjoy. As part of my job, I have to be judgmental and critical — but sometimes I just want to confess my undying love for the celebrities and shows the public majority views as repulsive. So here's my list of six things I'm embarrassed to reveal. Admitting my problem is the first step to recovery.
It took American Idol seven seasons, but it seems the show has finally driven one of its contestants to a mental breakdown. I knew something was coming last week when Brooke White's performance of Mariah Carey's "Hero" progressively got faster and faster and her voice got shakier and shakier, but what happened last night was one of the most uncomfortable things I have witnessed on television — and I've sat through two seasons of Rock of Love.
Brooke, who sang "You Must Love Me" for Andrew Lloyd Webber night, forgot her lyrics 5 seconds into the song and requested that the band start over. The look of sheer terror on her face as she realizes she has no clue what word comes next is cringe-worthy, but that doesn't come close to the awkwardness that takes place when even Paula is left speechless from Brooke's panicky performance. CONTINUED »
• Sacha Baron Cohen stuffed his crotch for Sweeney Todd. No idea why. [Queerty]
• "In my lifetime, from World War II on, life got freer and freer until herpes, then AIDS. That was the end, ask any bar owner. Things moved to the right." [DListed]
• The Gossip Girl boy is gossiping with girls at a basketball game. Oh boy! [PS]
• Most of the hookers we've seen in New York have "hooker flip flops with holes in the soles" and "hooker crippling drug addictions," not leather "hooker boots." [HT]
• No makeup. That's what we like to see. [INO]
• Madonna's new album will not be titled Licorice. What a relief, huh? [ICYDK]
• For her babies, Jennifer Lopez wants a bunch of impractical stuff that's absurdly expensive. How incongruous with the miracle of life. [Yeeeah]
• People write all over this city, and, when it's not racist, it can be really great. [CityRag]
A frustrated Kelly Clarkson has very publicly lambasted her record label and its head, Clive Davis, calling them "liars" in an upcoming issue of Blender.
Clarkson insisted on recording her own songs on her third album, while Davis - mindful of needing hits - wanted her to sing tunes written by others. But in the August issue of Blender, Clarkson says she told Davis: "I don't know you very well, and I am not a bullshitter. I get [that] you don't like the album. You're 80; you're not supposed to like my album." She also said: "I literally got told to my face that it wouldn't sell more than 600,000 copies. And I got lied to. One reason I don't like working with people at the label is that they lie . . .
Fuck. Now I know why all of her songs are so whiny. Might I add, it's nice to see so Kelly Clarkson do so much bitching about selling more than 600,000 records—she complains even when she succeeds because they told her she wouldn't succeed?—whilst much more talented musicians continue to grind in relative obscurity.
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Expecting someone to sing well is a tall enough order when it comes to performer requests. Expecting them to look good while doing so isn't only nearly impossible, it's also unnecessary. If you demand your musicians be gorgeous, immediately say goodbye to Miles Davis and The Ramones and take your ass to a Raffi show.
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• I give it six months until this beast has his own television show. Mark my words. [DListed]
• At least this hack's semen can win some. [SH]
• Kelly Clarkson takes her contentious CD and goes home. [Glitterati]
• Heidi Montag begging you to remember her new boobs. [DS]
• Old pictures of an old routine. [HT]
• Of course Tara Reid gets the elaborate Uggs. [ICYDK]
• Travolta upsetting gays—and probably critics—with his new movie. [Yeeeah]
• If the crappy tattoos weren't enough to turn you off, know that this girl calls her vagina her "pie." YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK! Get out of my fantasies, second grader. [CityRag]
Here are some tracks from Kelly Clarkson's new album My December, which has for several weeks been a subject of dispute for Clarkson and her label head Clive Davis. Davis felt the album wasn't strong enough, while Clarkson was proud of her work. Ultimately, it sounds like Davis was right. Look to track five for some advice.
More from Clarkson's upcoming Elle spread after the jump.
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It looks like Clive Davis—like many other people with ears—is not waiting for Kelly Clarkson's new album, My December, with baited breath. Says Page Six:
Davis, who runs Sony BMG, slammed Clarkson at a company retreat in April, saying she can't produce hits.
And music industry insiders were dumbfounded when Davis took the stage during the "American Idol" finale to plug Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee's new singles, but failed to mention Clarkson's third album, "My December," which debuts in June.
Our insider said, "She wrote all of the second album herself - including the hits 'Because of You,' 'Behind These Hazel Eyes' and 'Walk Away.' Clive hated 'Because of You' so much, he would routinely mock it in meetings. It was one of her most successful singles."
The source added, "Kelly wanted to make a deeply personal record…"
Let's hope Kelly delves as deep into her personal life for My December as she did to come up with pure gold like this:
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If you're buying your clothes new, there's no reason that they should fit like this. In fact, there's no reason that they should look like this, either. If you want ill-fitting, sequined 80s gear, go to any vintage store in New York, point at the girl behind the register and go, "I wanna look like you."
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Looks like this piece may have been quite prescient.
Pop star Kelly Clarkson has reportedly scrapped her new album after label bosses weren't impressed with the record.
The 25-year-old singer suffered a scathing attack from Sony BMG chief Clive Davis after he heard the new tracks, reports British newspaper the Daily Star.
A source at the record company tells the paper, "It was an extraordinary presentation. Clive was absolutely merciless in his criticism of Kelly.
Sorry, but putting out a "Since You've Been Gone" is different than having a solid career that spans years. Maybe people are starting to remember that she lucked out on a game show.
These are photos of Kelly Clarkson on set to shoot a video for her latest single, "Never Again." While we're not sure exactly what the song's about, let's hope it's a reference to when she plans on recording her next album. Zing!
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Watch Kelly Clarkson aid and abet in TPing Amy Lee of Evanescence's house. I'm not sure who the dude with the vendetta is (forgive my lack of Evanescence knowledge), but he seems like an a-hole. Kelly, on the other hand, is adorable.
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You heard it here first, folks, yesterday Lindsay Lohan and now Kelly Clarkson–Jack Daniels is the drink of choice for young female celebrities. Okay, fine, I guess rewatching the video, Kelly actually drinks Chivas Regal, but she almost drank that sweet Jack nectar. What video, you ask? Oh, just the video of a completely hammed K. Clark drinking straight from the bottle on stage at a Metal Skool (is that a real band?) concert the other night. Love it. LOVE IT. Kelly was innocently boozing it up at the show when the band noticed and brought her on stage for a bit. Hilarity ensued. You should watch these videos, one of which is of Kelly kind of freaking out the band members while singing "Sweet Child Of Mine".
She licks her fingers and pantomimes rubbing her nipples. Need I say more?
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• Kelly Clarkson shows us why not all trends, especially oversized sunglasses, are for everyone. [Hot Momma Drama]
• Kathy Griffin loses her "main gays." This does not bode well for her future, or her fan base. [Janet Charlton;s Hollywood]
• Even if Kristin Bell didn't realize it, she shared a moment with a stranger Tuesday night. [Dude.Man.Phat]
• Step away from the ESPY, Mariah Carey. [Hollywood Rag]
• Something about a comedic Gwyneth Paltrow just doesn't sit right anymore. Perhaps its the faux-British accent. [A Socialite's Life]
• Sienna Miller hitches a ride with a paparazzi, disappointingly isn't kidnapped. Come on, Canada, you can do better than that. [Celebrity Nation]
• Despite her best dellusions of grandeur Mischa Barton is not nearly as popular in the UK as she thinks she should be. [JustJared]
• Hey look, Kevin Federline! Oh…wait…that's Pink. [I'm Not Obsessed]
• Paris Hilton probably should just open up a zoo for real, because at the rate she purchases animals, I'm sure she's almost got enough. [DListed]
• The sad thing is, Britney Spears would probably be happy to have an actual Cheetos pouch built into her stomach. [Gallery of the Absurd]
• Mischa Barton has a filthy mouth, which should come as no surprise since she dated Brandon Davis for so long. [A Socialite's Life]
• I'm sure Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman are honored and thrilled that at least two attendees of their wedding are auctioning off mementos on eBay. [Celebitchy]
• Cameron Diaz cannot be bothered to brush her hair before being in her friend's wedding. [JustJared]
• Vitamin Water won't team up with Kelly Clarkson until she loses some weight. It's the little things that remind me just how awesome the world is. [PopSugar]
Some serious post-facto American Idol love persists, despite any and all rumors. Case in point: both Rueben Studdard and Clay Aiken took the stage at a recent Raleigh, NC Kelly Clarkson concert. Reader Princezz has the photo and story goods (and for those who donn't know, Clay and rumors=Gayken):
What perhaps was more interesting than the appearance though that has the fans in a tizzy was the notable absence of Gayken's typically ever-present WWJD bracelet and the presence of mysterious unamed but very visible guy sitting next to Gayken all night. (Lending more credence to the "rumors" of the type of guys Gayken likes)
Clay exchews Jesus, well that's totally gay. And I assume the hair doesn't help. At all.
• Least. Flattering. Top. Ever. Kelly Clarkson. And I mean it this time. [Hollywood Tuna]
• No, you're not on acid, Tara Reid (and her shirt) is just that terrifying. [DListed]
• Lil' Kim is free. Finally she can get that leakly boob looked at. [Jossip]
• Lindsay Lohan turned 20 this weekend, and if she's as big of an idiot as everyone takes her for, it was in Turks and Caicos. [Egotastic]
• Superman Returns disappointed at the box office. Edit an hour out and I'll go see it. I promise. [WWTDD]
• Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban invited Tom Cruise to their wedding? Unfortunately, Cruise was too busy with his sham family to attend. [Celebitchy]
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