One of the best-selling artists of the past year, Taylor Swift didn’t waste all her money on Match.com profiles. Far from it, in fact. The 23-year old star was named by DoSomething.org as the top ” celeb gone good ” in 2012, donating more money to charity than any other famous person out there. T. Swizzle leaped from #20 in 2011 to #1 this year mostly due to her $4 million donation to the Country Hall of Fame museum. She was even recognized by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for her charitable efforts. Rounding out the organization’s top five best givers were: Miley Cyrus (who specializes in animal rescue causes, along with the Make-A-Wish Foundation); Channing Tatum; Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber . Kim Kardashian failed to make the Top 20. But she did use Facebook a lot!
It’s starting to appear that Katy Perry and John Mayer are taking things to the next level. He went home with her … to her parents’ house on Christmas! The couple, after dating for a few months, spent Christmas together. “They’re both very happy together and with her family for the holidays,” says a People source. “John really likes getting to know Katy’s family better.” The couple are also getting serious about their relationship. “They’ve spent a lot of time together and really enjoy each other’s company ,” says the source of the two singers. “John is entirely focused on Katy.” As for recent celebrity gossip reports that the d-bag has been flirting with other women and that Perry discovered text messages on his phone? “That is absolutely not true. John would never do that to her.” “Katy really trusts John.” Never seems like a bit of a stretch, given the 35-year-old’s track record, but we’re glad they’re happy at least, especially after her 2011 Christmas. Last December around this time, the 28-year-old and her then-husband Russell Brand filed for divorce. Their marriage officially ended this past July. John Mayer and Katy Perry : Hot or not? So HOT! So not. View Poll »
Yes, folks, Jessica Simpson is pregnant again . The singer has confirmed that she and husband Eric Johnson are expecting their second child via an adorable photo of their first, eight-month old Maxwell. In the following images, released Christmas morning, the tyke is plopped down in front the sand-written message “Big Sis.” AWWWW!!! “Merry Christmas from my family to yours!” Simpson wrote as a caption. Jessica Simpson Weight Watchers ads, of course, have been the talk of the Internet recently, after that program helped the star shed 60 pounds. Is that company now bitter over a pregnancy that will erase the hard work and make the $4 million deal seemingly meaningless? Not based on the following Weight Watchers Tweet following confirmation of this exciting news: “Congrats to @JessicaSimpson, Eric and big-sister-to-be Maxwell! Your WW family is so thrilled for you. What an amazing year you’ve had!”
My little sister is a massive justin bieber fan and has been for a few years she missed out on seeing him in the my world tour and we pretended to her we couldn’t get tickets for the believe tour but little did she know she was in for the shock of her life Christmas morning http://www.youtube.com/v/MX3v3LUyKiQ?version=3&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Link: My sisters reaction to getting a justin bieber ticket it’s priceless
I guess even people who wreck their bodies…and face…due to daddy issues and something that went seriously wrong growing up….whether she made it work for her financially or not…can get into the Holiday Spirit…cuz life’s not that bad when you’ve repressed all your feelings and stored them in your giant fake tits….something I am not complaining about…because anyone talking 100 fucking pictures of themselves in a bikini is a friend of mine…even if we’re not actually friends…in fact we’ve never met and probably never heard of each other…but that doesn’t mean I can’t want her for XMAS!! Now does it?? Bah Humbug….but this twitter bikini fashion show is a lot of Christmas in Barbados fun!!
Celebrity Couples During Christmas You know what’s important when couples split: the kids. It’s always integral to make sure the kids are taken care of and the parents still give them a great Holiday season. That’s why, even though they may be split up, they still come together for the Holidays. Here are some couples who put on smiles and get together for Christmas time for the kids’ sakes. Toast to them.
From Gangnam Style to the Sloppy Swish, Angelina Jolie leg thrusts to Chris Brown neck tattoos, and grumpy cats to photogenic peeps, 2012 was a great year for memes. On this Christmas Day, THG looks back at 12 of the best photos, videos, trends and topics that captured the Internet’s fascination (and creativity) over the past 12 months. Here’s what was imitated, parodied and shared with a vengeance in 2012: 12. Stingray Photo Bomb . Best. Photo. Bomb. Ever. The expression on the face of the aquatic resident of the waters off the Cayman Islands – and the terrified tourists he surprised – really says it all. 11. Chris Brown Neck Tattoos . After Chris Brown got a ridiculous neck tattoo (which many thought was a battered Rihanna), the Internet exploded with parodies. Lindsay Lohan with a tattoo of herself smashed? Classic. 10. Ridiculously Photogenic Guy (and Girl) . Whether they’re running a marathon or recovering from major surgery, some people are just too photogenic for words. If you can pry yourself away from staring at them, let’s move on! 9. Grumpy Cat . This sourpuss cat, whose real name is Tardar Sauce, first scratched the Internet with delight in September, inspiring a whole series of images like this. Felines aren’t known for being jovial, but wow. Cheer up, Grumpy Cat! 8. Ermahgerd . This absurd photograph of a vest-sporting girl holding Goosebumps books debuted in March and birthed a deluge of Ermahgerd talk (or “Berks” speak). We don’t really get it either. 7. Eastwooding . Perhaps the most memorable moments of the Republican National Convention came not from Mitt Romney or Paul Ryan, but from Clint Eastwood. Not a good sign for the party’s prospects, but a terrific source of material for the web, which watched Clint berating an Invisible Obama in an empty chair and went nuts. Overly Attached Girlfriend 6. Overly Attached Girlfriend . This wild-eyed chick and her parody of Justin Bieber’s “Boyfriend” just made everybody else’s clingy girlfriend seem really laid back. Seriously. Stalker much? 5. Angelina Jolie Leg Thrust . The actress’ forced, exposed-leg pose was probably the most talked-about, and spoofed, moment of the Academy Awards. We’re not sure if that says more about Ange or the Oscars. 4. Binders Full of Women . Mitt Romney made a strong run for the White House down the stretch, but his campaign was not without its verbal gaffes and head-scratchers. There was the 47 percent video , sure, but the web really had fun with his debate quips, such as threatening to fire Big Bird or references to binders full of women in Mass. PSY – GANGNAM STYLE Sloppy Swish 3. Gangnam Style / Sloppy Swish (tie) . PSY’s hit song is the most-watched video in the history of YouTube, making it a lock for a top three spot on this countdown. SNL’s “Mokiki and the Sloppy Swish” is an equally awesome, yet unheralded gem, however. Even if it is just a really stupid dance created by a crazy person. 2. Texts From Hillary Clinton . A photo of a badass-looking Hillary Clinton checking her phone inspired an entire Tumblr blog devoted to facetious texts from the Secretary of State. Takes a lot to impress Hill. Not unlike another notable, albeit younger gal: 1. McKayla Is Not Impressed . By like anything. After winning a silver medal in the vault at the London Olympics, the American gymnast was a but underwhelmed. Her momentary disappointment at losing out on gold gave way to one of 2012’s funniest memes, with McKayla’s “not impressed” smirk photoshopped across the web. Ryan Gosling shirtless. The royal wedding. The Grand Canyon. Marines raising the flag over Iwo Jima. Blah, blah, blah. Even the POTUS got in on the act! How many of these do you remember? Did we leave any out? Share your comments below and tell us which is your favorite, and which (if any) we snubbed!
I don’t usually fall in love that easily, but when I came across these pictures of model Martha Hunt in sexy lingerie, I knew that I’d never be able to fall in love with another girl for at least another week. Isn’t she amazing? Anyway, I’m going to be getting my Eggnog on shortly, so merry Christmas folks.
Academy ballots were mailed out last week to 5,586 voting members, the most significant news on the Oscar front. Not that it was a quiet week in Lake Globesbegone. The New York Times ’ critics A.O. Scott and Manohla Dargis both named Amour 2012’s best film, as did the Los Angeles Times ’ Kenneth Turan. The AP triumvirate of Christy Lemire, David Germain and Jake Coyle anointed Argo , Moonrise Kingdom and Amour , respectively. The flyover states also weighed in: The Kansas City Film Critics Circle named The Master best film, while the Chicago and Austin Film Critics Associations went with Zero Dark Thirty . The Southeastern Film Critics Association backed Argo , as did the Nevada, St. Louis and Florida Film Critics. The criticspalooza that is the Village Voice Top 10 poll (86 – count ‘em) named The Master best film, while The Atlantic ’s lone Christopher Orr picked Zero Dark Thirty . Put them together and what have you got? Mostly Oscar pundits still gobsmacked that Nicole Kidman got a Best Supporting nomination from the Screen Actor’s Guild and the Hollywood Foreign Press. The Voice ’s Michael Musto pondered whether she could be one of a handful of actors to have earned nominations for Oscar and a Razzie for the same performance . In the immortal words of Max Bialystock, “Worlds have turned on such thoughts.” From here on, those little intangibles that John Gavin so rhapsodically preached to Maureen O’Hara about in Miracle on 34th Street (Merry Christmas, by the way) come in to play. Will Academy members filling out their ballots be influenced by Reese Witherspoon’s open letter to The Impossible ’s Naomi Watts (“Not since Meryl Streep’s performance in Sophie’s Choice …) in Entertainment Weekly , moved by Hugh Jackman welling up during his recent “60 Minutes” interview, or swayed by journeyman character actor Ann Dowd’s plucky self-financed campaign to distribute screeners of her career pinnacle performance in Compliance ? Let’s go to the Gold Linings Playbook to see how the Oscar field shifted last week. And Academy Members: Complete your ballots before the Jan. 3 deadline, lest you fall off the Oscar cliff. Best Picture To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, the only thing better than being nominated for a SAG award or Golden Globe is not being nominated. That may be the case for Beasts of the Southern Wild , whose non-union production was deemed ineligible for Screen Actors Guild consideration. It was also snubbed by the Hollywood Foreign Press. Now everyone’s talking about the beauty of the Beast and the producers are rekindling adoration for the art house darling with stepped-up promotion. Zero Dark Thirty and Lincoln remain Best Picture front-runners, but while the former continues to be preoccupied with answering a rising tide of critics (“Senators condemn Zero Dark Thirty torture,” reported USA Today ) all the latter has to do is look presidential (“ Lincoln aims to enlighten as it entertains,” praised a Los Angeles Times feature). Argo , too, is assured a Best Picture nomination, and while Zero Dark Thirty is getting critics awards buzz (as well as detractor’s brickbats), Argo , to its credit, has built up enormous good will. It’s a rousing, real-life “America, f*** yeah” that Hollywood could still rally around. Django Unchained ’s stock with critics continued to rise last week, although Spike Lee set off a Twitter firestorm Saturday when he said that slavery was a holocaust, “not a Sergio Leone spaghetti western” and that he would “honor” his ancestors by not seeing the film. The Drudge Report splashed an incendiary headline across its home page regarding the film’s prodigious use of the “n-word.” It also remains to be seen how the film’s graphic violence will play with audiences in the wake of the incomprehensible tragedy in Connecticut. 1. Lincoln 2. Zero Dark Thirty 3. Argo 4. Silver Linings Playbook 5. Les Miserables 6. Django Unchained 7. Life of Pi 8. Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 9. Beasts of the Southern Wild 10. Moonrise Kingdom Ones to watch: Amour, The Dark Knight Rises, The Impossible, The Master, Skyfall Best Director Sure, the Golden Globes are Hollywood’ most reliable punchline (except maybe for Rob Schneider), but Gold Derby gives them their props as “one of the most reliable Oscar crystal balls.” That doesn’t bode well for Les Miserables director Tom Hooper, who was snubbed, leaving wiggle room for David O. Russell, but Quentin Tarantino is, as ever, the wild card. Like Spielberg, his name alone has a Hitchcockian mass appeal and recognition. As he observed in his recent Playboy interview, “I was actually quite proud when I read that Django is one of the most anticipated movies coming out this year. It’s a black Western. Where’s the anticipation coming from? I guess a lot of it is me. That’s pretty f***ing awesome.” 1. Steven Spielberg ( Lincoln ) 2. Kathryn Bigelow ( Zero Dark Thirty ) 3. Ben Affleck ( Argo ) 4. Ang Lee ( Life of Pi ) 5. David O. Russell ( Silver Linings Playbook ) Ones to watch: Paul Thomas Anderson ( The Master ), Michael Haneke ( Amour ), Tom Hooper ( Les Miserables ), Quentin Tarantino ( Django Unchained )
