Justin Bieber may be melting down . But he isn’t getting kicked out. After the singer left the famous Hotel Le Meurice in Paris today and checked in to the Mandarin Oriental, word started to surface that he was given the boot due to unruly requests and behavior. TV and radio personality Jean-Marc Morandini blogged that Bieber’s “attitude” was to blame for the eviction, as he supposedly booked seven suites across two floors for himself and his entourage. But while that last point may be true, the singer’s rep tell Us Weekly that an overrun of Beliebers led to security concerns and that it was led to the change: ” Justin was not kicked out of the hotel. He decided to transfer to the Mandarin Oriental when there wasn’t enough security at the hotel to control the crowds. There wasn’t even an underground entrance for him at the other hotel and the security was too lax given the size of the crowds.” A spokesperson for Hotel Le Meurice confirms that Bieber left the premises by choice. The superstar will perform tomorrow night a tPalais Omnisports in Paris-Bercy as part of his Believe world tour. Visit our Justin Bieber videos section for a look at previous tour stops.
In a surprising (and yet somehow not surprising) twist, Lindsay Lohan struck a plea deal with prosecutors, avoiding jail in her lying-to-cops case … for now. Lindsay will be headed to rehab and must do community labor but will avoid major jail time, provided she complies the the terms of her probation. Yeah, we all know how that goes. The star showed up 48 minutes late (obviously) to face the music, and despite having rejected a plea deal earlier this month, agreed to the following terms: 90 days of in-patient, lockdown rehab 30 days of community labor 18 months of psychotherapy 2 more years of probation In concluding the proceedings, the judge told Lindsay “don’t drive” and “this is it” regarding probation. Next time, there will be no hearing. Just jail. It’s amazing she avoided it in this case, to be honest. For one, there’s a mandatory five-day jail sentence for reckless driving, but it’s going to be folded into her rehab; she won’t be behind bars even for a day. She also admitted to violating probation in her jewelry heist case, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail as a result … but that sentence was stayed. If Lindsay Lohan completes probation, it’ll disappear. Lohan was charged with reckless driving and lying to a police officer about a June 2012 car crash in which her Porsche crashed in to a dump truck. Her arrest triggered the probation violation charge. The actress entered pleas of no contest on two misdemeanor charges relating to the traffic accident, and she did not challenge that she violated probation. Lohan acknowledged her drug and alcohol addiction in past court appearances. She’s spent 250 days in five rehab facilities since January 2007. In other news, she got glitter-bombed, and wore this: Lindsay Lohan’s plea deal: A fair punishment? Fair enough. It’s on her to sink or swim. Not harsh enough! Lock her up! View Poll » Can she stay clean this time? Yes, she’s learned her lesson by now! No, she’s spineless, weak and surrounded by enablers! View Poll »
Justin Bieber took to Instagram again on Friday, but this time the singer didn’t compare himself to Lindsay Lohan or rant against his critics. Instead, he showed off a temporary new look. “Growin out the stash lol,” Bieber wrote along with a photo of himself and some peach fuzz atop his upper lip. But the facial hair didn’t last long, as Justin then posted another silly picture of himself over the social media network. Compare the two looks below… … and now vote: Which Justin Bieber do you prefer? With a mustache! Without a mustache! Huh? What mustache?!? View Poll »
We can always count on Tia and Tamera for some nice clean wholesome family entertainment. The Mowry twins were spotted filming scenes for their Style Network reality show at Menchies in Studio City this week… And it looks like Cree and Aden are ready for their closeups! Wait, is Tamera down with the Kabbalah crowd? We just noticed she and Aden are rocking matching red bracelets on their left arms… Hit the flip for more preciousness.
It’s not just “the b!t$#es” who love him… Lil Wayne ‘s YMCMB family weren’t the only ones to come his defense against the reports that he was near-death last night while in the Intensive Care Unit at Cedars-Sinai Hospital. His “true to da game patna” T.I., his baby mama-turned-Memphitz-wife Toya, and daughter Reginae all took to various social networks to spread the word that their Weezy was ok, and warn about potential backlash from TMZ’s conflicting reports. Tweets “Tha Kang” : Toya Wright took her battle to Instagram: Same with Reginae : Our thoughts are still with Wayne and his family, hoping and praying for a speedy recovery. However, it is still very unclear what exactly Weezy’s status is at this time. YMCMB exec/artist Mack Maine said there would be a statement released “soon”, but no sign of that yet. Hopefully we will have some definitive information by this evening. Stay tuned to Bossip for the latest.
C’mon son. If a black politician said “our fat white governor…” it would have been a problem. New Jersey governor Chris Christie is under fire again, this time for referring to New Jersey’s first black female leader of the state Assembly using her race and gender instead of her name! Via NYDailyNews reports : Republican Gov. Chris Christie has been asked to apologize for referring to the first black female leader of the state Assembly by race and gender, not by name, during a church-hosted meeting. Christie, who’s white, told an audience Tuesday that an “African-American female speaker of the Assembly” is blocking a vote on a school voucher bill that would let children in failing districts attend classes elsewhere. Democratic Speaker Sheila Oliver later said she was “appalled” that Christie injected race into the discussion on education. Oliver, who represents a district with some failing schools, has said she believes the state should make a larger investment in public education. On Thursday, the pastor whose church hosted the meeting asked Christie to apologize. He said the governor was disrespectful to the speaker and missed a chance to unite the community. “I was and am saddened by the governor’s blatant attack (on the speaker),” said Kenneth Clayton, pastor of St. Luke Baptist Church in Paterson. “The words that the governor chose to use in speaking of Oliver, while not even respecting her enough to call her by name, defy his earlier assertion that political leaders, himself included, need to learn to respect all views and work together.” A Christie spokesman said the governor’s comments were misinterpreted. The flap comes at an inopportune time for Christie, who has been courting the black and Latino vote for his re-election bid in November. It’s definitely disrespectful, but do you think the pastor made too big of a deal out of this? Or was Christie merely trying to point out that Oliver wasn’t protecting her own?
“Oops! … I Did It Again” isn’t one of two Britney Spears hits performed onscreen in Spring Breakers , but that song’s self-aware spirit of coy misbehavior is stamped all over Harmony Korine’s most mainstream provocation to date. Following four college girls’ descent from Florida spring-break debauchery to the even more vertiginous lows of thug life, this attractively fizzy pic may be a shock to the system for fans of teen queens Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens , but remains pretty toothless titillation by its writer-helmer’s standards. Unfamiliar multiplex exposure awaits the aging enfant terrible, though the youthful target audience may seek it out on newer media. Arriving three years after Trash Humpers , Spring Breakers couldn’t come as a more candy-colored contrast: The clearance costs alone for its soundtrack, jammed as it is with current Top 40 artists like Nicki Minaj, Ellie Goulding and the Black Keys, must dwarf his last film’s entire shooting budget. If the film is a sellout, however, it’s a calculatedly ironic one. From its dayglo opening montage depicting the sights and sounds of a typical spring break — a relatively modern rite of passage that finds college students congregating in coastal towns for reckless drinking and indiscriminate sex — Korine is plainly aping the aesthetic of such vapid MTV exploitation shows as Jersey Shore . Less clear is whether he’s effectively satirizing them or merely complicit in the glossy meretriciousness of the culture they represent. It’s a line this frequently amusing film never negotiates with complete success, though Korine might believe this ambiguity is itself indicative of the generation under scrutiny. Just about every charge of social negligence leveled at Spring Breakers can be countered with an arch claim of intent, which makes it at once playful and wearying; enjoyment is contingent on how little you’re willing to fight it. Indeed, there’s plenty to enjoy once the white flag has been raised, from the glistening neon polish of Benoit Debie’s ace lensing to James Franco’s latest gonzo turn, this time as a gold-toothed, bird-brained white gangsta who has modeled his entire image on Lil’ Wayne. Franco dominates the proceedings after entering them about a half-hour in, not least because the four putative heroines remain blurred at the edges throughout. Raven-haired Gomez is afforded the most distinct perspective (and coiffure) as the none-too-subtly named Faith, a churchgoing good girl who likes to let her hair down at spring break with her three interchangeably fair-headed friends Candy (Hudgens), Brit (Ashley Benson) and Cotty (Rachel Korine, the director’s wife). None of them has enough cash for the trip to the Sunshine State, prompting Candy, Brit and Cotty to stage an armed robbery at a Chicken Shack, fixing the girls’ moral dynamic and setting the tone for what’s to come. Once in Florida, the quartet’s shenanigans land them in prison for drug abuse, until they are bailed out by Franco’s mysterious benefactor, Alien (“Truth be told, I ain’t from this planet”). Repelled by Alien’s sleazy criminality, Faith jumps aboard the next bus home. The other three girls, in the film’s increasingly dreamy logic, are somehow turned on by his “BALLR” license plate and bewildering collection of firearms, and duly join his posse. This alliance may afford the film’s most delicious scene, in which Alien and the gun-toting trio gather for a piano-led singalong to mawkish Spears ballad “Everytime,” but it’s a disappointingly patriarchal turn of events for a film that initially promises a reckless girl-power spree along the lines of Set It Off or, more extremely, Baise-moi . This is one of several areas in which Breakers , the most eccentric stretches of which recall the recent lo-fi work of Zach Clark ( Vacation! ), could have been more bravely subversive than it is. Though the film is heavy on breasts and bullets, its violence and sexual content are unlikely to threaten R-rated boundaries, while an early girl-on-girl kiss is tamer than any sung about by Katy Perry . Casting the wholesome Gomez as Faith, with tabloid-sullied High School Musical alum Hudgens as the more rebellious Candy, is a reasonably clever wink, though the stunt hasn’t much of a shelf life, and both actresses deserve more to play with. By contrast, virtuoso French d.p. Debie ( Enter the Void ) is given the run of the toy store, lighting the film in exquisitely lurid pools of clashing color that lend even a university lecture hall the ambience of a nightclub at witching hour. The juddering electro score, a collaboration between Cliff Martinez ( Drive ) and chart-topping dubstep wizard Skrillex, couldn’t be more on the money. The most striking soundtrack cut, however, is Nicki Minaj’s hip-hop anthem “Moment 4 Lyfe,” heard through a car radio over Debie’s bravura tracking shot of an armed robbery in progress. The film could use more such eerie tonal discord. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
You cannot be fawking serious … Lil Wayne Hospitalized Again After Sizzurp Binge And Seizures According to TMZ reports : Lil Wayne is in ICU in critical condition after suffering yet another seizure, and we’re told it doesn’t look good … TMZ has learned. We broke the story … the 30-year-old rapper was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Hospital in L.A. Tuesday night after suffering multiple seizures. He was released Wednesday but just hours later one of his bodyguards found him in his room, on the floor and unconscious. Wayne was rushed to the hospital again, but this time he did not stabilize. He was taken to ICU, where he was placed in restraints because he was shaking uncontrollably. We’re told Wayne is currently “unstable,” and has been placed in an induced coma. He is breathing through tubes. We’re told several people are at Wayne’s bedside crying, and a number of rap artists and family members are on the way. Sources say the scene is violent as Wayne shakes uncontrollably. Sources say there’s evidence Wayne went on a Sizzurp binge after being released Wednesday, because doctors found high amounts of codeine in his system. We’re told Wanye’s stomach was pumped 3 times to flush the drugs from his system. Our prayers are with Wayne and his friend, family, and fans. That said, if he’s blessed enough to make it though this, somebody has GOT to get a hold of him! We better not see ONE member of YMCMB with a dumb-a$$ double cup in their hand ever again! Just in case any of them are scared to say it (We know Tez isn’t) we’ll set it off for them… Hey you stupid muthafawka! Put that s#!t down and maybe you’ll LIVE for your CHILDREN! UPDATE: YMCMB Exec/Artist Mack Maine reassures the world that Wayne is not in a coma. What the hell is going on?!?! Image via Complex
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