Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are still making the bookstore rounds to sign copies of their latest rip-off, Influence. With all that money they have, can't PETA's mortal enemies afford to hire a smiling coach? This is just painful.
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For our readers fortunate enough to not be in the NYC area today, I'll give you a short summary of what the weather is currently like outside: Hell. It's freezing, windy and rainy (and my umbrella may or may not have imploded during my walk to Jossip HQ). Granted, I'm from Texas so anything below 60 degrees weirds me out, but the overwhelming majority opinion is that today is one of those days where you stay inside as much as possible.
Enter the PETA crazies, who heard that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen would be at a Manhattan Barnes & Noble to sign copies of their latest book. No amount of bad weather was going to keep these people from lining up outside in those dumb Trollsen masks and frightening passersby.
One insane person's personal account of the protest, after the jump. CONTINUED »
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• Lindsay Lohan has now set her sights on Chace Crawford. Wait, what happened to being a lesbian? [INO]
• A look at Hollywood's toothy kissers. [CityRag]
• Mary-Kate Olsen got in a minor fender bender. No tiny trolls were injured in the process. [PS]
• Tom Cruise has officially turned Katie Holmes into himself. [ICYDK]
• Faith Hill should never look this good in a bikini. [Yeeeah]
• How long until Paris Hilton gets herself one of these monkey servants? [DListed]
• The hardest working dog in Hollywood is also likely covered in STDs, poor thing. [HT]
• Miley Cyrus' dad approves of his 15-year-old daughter's 20-year-old boyfriend. But if we've learned anything, it's that Billy Ray doesn't exactly exercise the best judgment. [INO]
• You were right: We can no longer tell Mary-Kate and Ashley apart. [PS]
• The Brangelina children love Cheetos, y'all. Britney would be proud. [ICYDK]
• Courtney Love had gastric bypass surgery. Um, did she need it? [Yeeeah]
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Mary-Kate Olsen has one less thing to worry about: She's officially off the hook in the investigation of Heath Ledger's death because the case is closed. Apparently the Drug Enforcement Administration was on a witch hunt that infuriated the NYPD for attempting to control an otherwise simple case. The US Attorney's office agreed and shut down the "bogus investigation" into an accidental death with no hint of criminality.
We know the DEA went all over the country, in one case tracking down a guy in California who smoked a joint with Ledger in the '90s, telling him he had to testify in a Grand Jury probe. And how's this for chutzpah … the DEA told the guy he would have to pay his own way to NYC to testify before the Grand Jury!
Can this all be over now?
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Looks like authorities are making good on their promise to make Mary-Kate Olsen talk about Heath Ledger's death: According to Access Hollywood, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a subpoena forcing the twin to testify in front of a grand jury.
It seems the government isn't pleased the information (or lack thereof) provided by MK, despite her rep's insistence otherwise. And, although she's refusing to speak without being granted immunity, some legal authority insists it's simply good legal advice — not an admission of guilt:
You don’t know what the DEA may suspect in this case and I think it’s a cautious way to proceed. I think it would be wrong to assume she’s done something criminal simply because she’s invoking her Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination.
But let's look at the facts, shall we? The twin is no stranger to funny business, she was the first one contacted upon the masseuse's discovery of Heath's body, and she's the only person refusing to cooperate with the investigation. Sure, she may have nothing to hide, but that's beside the point — she's now guilty in the public eye. Which, if you're a celebrity, is almost just as exhausting.
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Looks like Mary-Kate Olsen's getting a little defensive in light of reports that she refuses to speak to authorities investigating Heath Ledger's death without the promise of immunity. Her rep issued this statement:
Despite tabloid speculation, Mary-Kate Olsen had nothing whatsoever to do with the drugs found in Heath Ledger's home or his body, and she does not know where he obtained them.
OK, great. Don't tell us, tell the investigators. And if you truly don't know anything, why ask for immunity?
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Over six months after Heath Ledger's untimely death, federal investigators are still looking into the circumstances surrounding Mary-Kate Olsen's involvement. And, in what is an obvious admission that she's hiding something, the trollish twin has reportedly refused to be interviewed by investigators unless she receives immunity from prosecution. She is the only person who has refused to speak to officials, who are considering obtaining a grand-jury subpoena to force her to talk.
She's likely hiding information about where he got the OxyContin that was later found in his system, but the fact that she's refusing to speak is just making her look even guiltier. Nicely done, MK.
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• Liz Taylor is have health troubles. But can she still howl? [DListed]
• Britney Spears has a new man. [Yeeeah]
• Miley Cyrus wants her brother to stay out of Hollywood, presumably so he doesn't steal her spotlight. [ICYDK]
• Kendra Wilkinson wears a short skirt for charity. [HT]
• Casting rumors for the next Batman movie: Who's going to play The Riddler? [INO]
• Mary-Kate Olsen's bringing the 90s — and our desire to vomit — back. [PS]
Behold the official cover of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's new book, Influence. It's about as creative as the book title, but at least we can't see what burlap sacks they're wearing. And we're not even going to attempt to figure out which twin is which.
Without Barack Obama, the tabloids basically have nothing to go on these days. Britney Spears is cleaning up her act. Nicole Richie sometimes parties late, but mostly stays hidden with her mommyhood. And there’s the scraps: Mary-Kate Olsen heading to rehab? Oooh, breaking! Which is why, just sometimes, the tabloids have to rely on their own reporters to drum up scandal.
Like the way Us Weekly did with Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo.
You knew Spencer Pratt would have something to say after Mary-Kate Olsen and David Letterman discussed his weasel-like qualities, and boy is his response a doozy:
I don't really get why she'd use my name to get press for her little indie film that no one's going to see. She should probably focus more on not getting dressed in the dark than on me.
I know I've made it in Hollywood when a famous troll is talking about me on Letterman. I forgive her, though. She's had to go through life as the less cute twin, which must be tough.
How big of you, Spence. It's a shame nobody can forgive you for going through life as the biggest d-bag in America.
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Oh, Olsen twins, why don't you like food?
An exhausted Mary Kate Olsen – sans sister and a rubicund glow – stopped by Letterman last night to discuss being tired, being exhausted and Spencer Pratt, all while tiredly, exhaustedly hunching over. If nothing more, it was an exhibition of what a body is like when not it is not functioning properly.
You can imagine how quietly Letterman, whose tolerance for bullshit is the lowest on late night television, suffered the fool's behavior.
We're not sure if we have been blogging about the Olsen twins for too long or if Mary-Kate is actually looking like a non-hobbit in these pictures from a screening of The Wackness last night in NYC. She even managed to wear an outfit that doesn't look like she pulled it out of her five-sizes-too-big grandmother's closet. Is this another sign of the apocalypse?
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Not content to spare the small screen from her lackluster acting chops, Mary-Kate Olsen convinced the producers of Christina Applegate’s excellent Samantha Who? that she’d be a smart choice to play the self-destructive bad girl who reminds Samantha of her younger self. Olsen, of course, also guest starred on last season of Showtime’s Weeds, where she failed to bone up her acting skills before getting on camera to play a pot-smoking Christian gal, leaving her part falling somewhere between “go cast yourself as an extra on Gossip Girl” and “there’s a Valtrex commercial with your name on it.” But: Was she ever the consummate professional! “She showed up alone, ready to work, is great on set and is serious about the job,” says Samantha exec producer Don Todd. “This is a girl who’s been in front of the camera almost literally her entire life.” Well yes, but this is what we see when we think of Mary-Kate in front of the camera:
Caroline Tell, a Women's Wear Daily editor who recently interviewed Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, reports that she was asked by the Olsen's publicist to not refer to them as "twins" or "sisters" in her article. The reason being that the sisters are hoping to establish themselves as separate business entities (never mind the fact that they co-own a company called Dualstar and rarely attend events solo).
Tell says Ashley is the more business savvy of the Olsens and that, when asked how she felt about fame, Mary Kate responded, "I don’t know how to answer that question."
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