Pseudonyms are practically synonymous with Hollywood. The music industry? Good luck getting a musician NOT to have a stage name. Check out this list of 67 celebrities who don't use their real names. 1. Lorde Musical sensation Lorde was given the name Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O’Connor at birth. We’d probably go with Lorde, too. 2. Courtney Love Courtney Love’s birth name was Courtney Michelle Harrison. Courtney Harrison sounds way too straight-laced for the Hole rocker. 3. Emma Stone Emma Stone’s birth name? Emily Jean Stone. The slight variation on her given name adds to her appeal. 4. Hulk Hogan Professional wrestler and reality TV star Hulk Hogan was born Terry Gene Bollea. That just didn’t have the right ring to it. 5. Pink Rocker-musician Pink was born Alecia Moore but picked up her moniker after watching the film Reservoir Dogs. 6. Nicki Minaj Nicki Minaj, who might actually be crazy, was born Onika Tanya Maraj. View Slideshow
Just seven months since Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi celebrated 10 years together, reports are coming in (again) that the couple is having trouble. But rather than calling it quits, Ellen and Portia are renewing their vows to save their marriage. According to Celeb Dirty Laundry, Ellen and Portia have been teetering on the edge of divorce for more than a year now. They’ve even worked out separate living arrangements. The couple’s fighting has increased exponentially since Portia accused Ellen of sleeping with her close friend Tatum O’Neal. Ellen and Tatum are BFF, and, for a while, Portia didn’t think much of it. But, in an interview, Tatum claimed she has started dating only women. Hearing that Tatum is dating women, Portia got uber jealous of Ellen and Tatum’s friendship. The practice of renewing wedding vows is common among troubled couples. It looks like Ellen and Portia are buying into the vow renewal as a way of saving their relationship. Plus, with the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage, it’s perfect timing to say “I do, again.” Since the ruling, Ellen has gotten a ton of emails and tweets thanking her and Portia for paving the way for gay marriage to be recognized nationwide,” a source told Radar Online. “She knows that getting re-married in Louisiana, which has always been a very anti-gay state, would be rubbing it in to some people, but she does not care.” Some are surprised that Ellen and Portia haven’t divorced already. And renewing their vows is just patching the wound. Ellen and Portia have been a pillar in the journey toward marriage equality, as exemplified by Ellen’s statement to a bigoted pastor . We hope things work out for them.
Kourtney Kardashian is reportedly still worried sick about Scott Disick’s partying, proving that recent events seen on TV have not altered his behavior at all. With the reality star and their partner expecting their third child “any day now,” one would hope that monumental undertaking would be the couple’s sole focus. Disick’s partying habit, which hit an all-time low this year ( watch Kourtney and Khloe Take the Hamptons online to see), are still a big problem for her. Scott was hospitalized with alcohol poisoning in July, an incident depicted on last night’s episode of the E! reality show, but even that didn’t straighten him out. “Unfortunately this is not just a story line for the show,” says a source. “It’s something she has dealt with for years. Kourtney has given him so many chances.” In fact, right before the hospitalization on Kourtney and Khloe Take the Hamptons Season 1 Episode 3 , she locked him out of their Long Island rental house. Kourtney, 35, told Scott that “it’s time to grow up” and that he wasn’t welcome, and told sister Khloe that she’d leave him for good if he didn’t stay sober. He hasn’t, and she hasn’t. Disick subsequently pulled he plug on boozing for a few weeks, and “was doing so good for a few months that she let up on him,” the source explains. No longer. Kourtney & Khloe Take the Hamptons Episode 3 in Quotes 1. Praise the Lord! Lord Disick or Douche Lord? Scott was feeling pretty high on himself (and drugs) before a dangerous mixture of booze and pills landed Kourtney Kardashian’s partner in the hospital. Soon enough, he was spraying people with champagne at Kris Jenner’s 59th Birthday in Las Vegas, renewing age old concerns that he hadn’t changed at all. “Scott says he will stop and Kourtney always gives him the benefit of the doubt,” the source says. “But he is still in denial that the problem is as severe as it is.” Now the brunette beauty is about to give birth to the couple’s third child, and “has been holding onto hopes that he is going to stop drinking for good.” Those hopes may not cut it. Although according to another recent report, she’s threatened to leave him if he doesn’t quit drinking before the baby comes. That may be what it takes, because she has expressed these concerns often, and people close to her have voiced them as well. Yet he just keeps partying. “Everyone who knows Kourtney has told her the same thing over and over,” the source says of Lord Disick the Douche . “That he needs to get help.” That he does. That’s obvious by now. The question is if Kourtney will ever make him realize he needs to get it, because her past and current tactics are falling far, far short. 11 Times Scott Disick Was a Douche 1. When He Ragged on Kim’s Marriage Lord Disick often says what we’re thinking. Especially when he’s ragging on his baby mama’s clueless sisters.
Ellen DeGeneres has a lot of history with Kim Kardashian. The reality star renewed her vows with Kris Humphries in October 2011 on an episode of the comedian’s talk show. She also accepted the Ice Buckett challenge alongside Ellen. DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi also mocked Kim and Kanye West’s “Bound 2” music video for their Christmas card last year. And now the hilarious couple is up to it again. Consider their 2014 holiday card, unveiled today on an episodeof Ellen : DeGeneres’s holiday cards are part of a partnership with Shutterfly in which the company donates money to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Humane Society. So they’re funny… they’re creative… and they’re for a good cause. Oh, and they also poke fun at Kim Kardashian. Talk about a win-win-win-win! DeGeneres and de Rossi, of course, aren’t the only ones to have taken a jab at Kardashian’s bare naked Paper Magazine pictorial over the past few days. Relive some of the best Internet memes below and select your favorite: Kim Kardashian Paper Cover Memes 1. Kim Kardashian as a Centaur Sorry, Kim Kardashian. But you pretty much asked for this with your latest cover pose.
Posted onDecember 7, 2010byBenny Hollywood|Comments Off on Portia de Rossi Turns Down Dancing With the Stars; Same-Sex Partner Idea Shelved For Now
Dancing With The Stars producers aren’t quite ready fora same-sex couple on the ballroom floor after Portia de Rossi didn’t pan out, according to reports. “If Portia agreed, this would have been a done deal,” an ABC insider says . Ellen DeGeneres’ actress wife “was the only star that really could have pulled this off without completely offending the program’s conservative viewers.” Ellen still dances a lot on her show, at least . Portia was rumored to be going Dancing next year, but turned down overtures from the network for unknown reasons. As a result, the show “isn’t in a rush to have a same-sex dancing couple just to get attention and publicity.” The show has a soft spot for stunt casting – Kate Gosselin and Bristol Palin are just the newest, best examples – but DWTS isn’t out to push the envelope. “With all the debate going on about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell now, this would have been the perfect time to do this,” one Hollywood casting director said. “Yet, Dancing With the Stars has never been about pushing the envelope. It’s a huge hit precisely because it doesn’t make anyone uncomfortable.” Some sources feel the backlash over Palin’s surprising finals run on the show caught producers by surprise and they’re looking to avoid conflict. “After Bristol, I predict it will be the most boring stars next season,” an insider says. “When you have a hit this big, everyone is scared to mess it up.” What do you think of same-sex DWTS partners?
Filed under: Mel Gibson , Charlie Sheen , Brooke Mueller , TMZ Live , Portia de Rossi , Ellen DeGeneres , Lindsay Lohan , Dina Lohan , Ali Lohan , Celebrity Justice We took your questions on everything — including Mel Gibson ‘s domestic violence case heading to the D.A., and Charlie Sheen claiming a ” Train “
Filed under: Ellen DeGeneres , Portia de Rossi TMZ has learned … Portia de Rossi will become Portia DeGeneres . Portia has filed a petition to legally change her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres .
How do you know you’ve made it in Hollywood? When you have an entire category of Family Feud dedicated to things that are publicly known about you! Unfortunately for Ellen DeGeneres, this bit of flattery hit a rough patch when one of the contestants guessed something about Ellen that nearly ground the game to a halt.
