It’s all fun and games until someone flashes a Swastika in concert. During a concert in Tel Aviv earlier this year, Madonna aired a video that included a shot of the infamous Nazi symbol, using it as a way to call out National Front leader Marine Le Pen, a political leader with extraordinarily conservative views. She then did so again in Paris on Saturday, with 70,000 attendees looking on, and will likely now face legal consequences.
Marissa Mayer is leaving Google for its major competitor. One of the top players at the top search engine on the planet, Mayer was named chief executive of Yahoo today, instantly bumping her way up on the corporate America food chain and making her possibly the most prominent woman in Silicon Valley. She had been listed as employee number-20 at Google. An engineer by trade, Mayer was considered responsible for many of Google’s best-known features, from its simple homepage design to Gmail to Google News and Images. Her appointment as the President of Yahoo is considered a significant get for a company trying to compete with Google and Facebook. She begins her new gig tomorrow. Referring to Yahoo as “one of the best brands on the Internet,” Mayer showed appreciation for her time at Google but told The New York Times in an interview: “It was a reasonably easy decision.”
Congratulations are very much in order for Uma Thurman and Arpad Busson. The actress gave birth to her third child on Sunday night, multiple sources confirm, a girl whose name and measurements are being kept a secret for the time being. But “Mom and baby are doing well,” a rep for the actress says in a statement. It’s Thurman’s first kid with Busson, a financier she started dating in 2007, split briefly with in 2009 and has been steady with every since. Busson has two children himself with Elle MacPherson – sons Flynn, 14, and Cy, nine-and-a-half – while Thurman plays mother to daughter Maya, 14, and son Levon, 10, with ex-husband Ethan Hawke.
Modeling It Girl Kate Upton is apparently reminding some sports fans of another famous blonde, Jessica Simpson. Why? Look at their impact on players! The Sports Illustrated beauty is rumored to be dating Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander, arguably the best pitcher in all of Major League Baseball … … who promptly got shellacked in Tuesday’s All-Star Game. Rumors immediately began flying that Upton was to blame for his effort – just as Dallas Cowboys fans once blamed another blonde for Tony Romo’s woes. Simpson was notably on hand (in a pink Romo jersey) for some of his worst games in a Dallas uniform, leading fans to label her a curse, jinx, and worse. “Kate Upton and Justin Verlander? Suddenly everything makes sense,” read a headline in the Los Angeles Times , calling her “the only logical explanation.” An Examiner headline hilariously read after the pitcher got rocked, “Kate Upton’s bikini body blamed for Justin Verlander’s poor All-Star Game inning.” If he was envisioning her Cat Daddy video or even just Kate Upton bikini photos , it would be easy to see why. But it gets better than this one incident: Before Verlander, Upton was previously linked to New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, a long-touted prospect who has since become mediocre. Think about it … how could anyone focus. Fortunately for Jess’ fiance, former NFL player Eric Johnson , his career was already over when they got together. The real question: Who’d you rather … [Photos: WENN.com]
Modeling It Girl Kate Upton is apparently reminding some sports fans of another famous blonde, Jessica Simpson. Why? Look at their impact on players! The Sports Illustrated beauty is rumored to be dating Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander, arguably the best pitcher in all of Major League Baseball … … who promptly got shellacked in Tuesday’s All-Star Game. Rumors immediately began flying that Upton was to blame for his effort – just as Dallas Cowboys fans once blamed another blonde for Tony Romo’s woes. Simpson was notably on hand (in a pink Romo jersey) for some of his worst games in a Dallas uniform, leading fans to label her a curse, jinx, and worse. “Kate Upton and Justin Verlander? Suddenly everything makes sense,” read a headline in the Los Angeles Times , calling her “the only logical explanation.” An Examiner headline hilariously read after the pitcher got rocked, “Kate Upton’s bikini body blamed for Justin Verlander’s poor All-Star Game inning.” If he was envisioning her Cat Daddy video or even just Kate Upton bikini photos , it would be easy to see why. But it gets better than this one incident: Before Verlander, Upton was previously linked to New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, a long-touted prospect who has since become mediocre. Think about it … how could anyone focus. Fortunately for Jess’ fiance, former NFL player Eric Johnson , his career was already over when they got together. The real question: Who’d you rather … [Photos: WENN.com]
Bub the “perma-kitten” – a cat with a genetic disorder that will keep her kitten-sized with kitten-esque features its entire life – is on the verge of viral stardom. “She’s the best living thing on the planet,” says Bub’s owner, Bub (yes, the same name) Bridavsky of Bloomington, Ind., of his truly one-of-a-kind cat. Bub’s dwarfism keeps her limbs are disproportionately small relative to the rest of her body, thus her short, stubby legs and a weird, long, serpent-like body …
Bub the “perma-kitten” – a cat with a genetic disorder that will keep her kitten-sized with kitten-esque features its entire life – is on the verge of viral stardom. “She’s the best living thing on the planet,” says Bub’s owner, Bub (yes, the same name) Bridavsky of Bloomington, Ind., of his truly one-of-a-kind cat. Bub’s dwarfism keeps her limbs are disproportionately small relative to the rest of her body, thus her short, stubby legs and a weird, long, serpent-like body …
Octomom Nadya Suleman stripped down like a pro Friday night at Playhouse Gentleman’s Club in Hallandale, Fla., and OMFG there are pics!!!!!!!!! Sorry. After months of anticipation and one lawsuit from a strip club she was initially supposed to perform at but bailed on, Octo made her debut last night. If there were ever a picture worth 1,000 words (well, besides the Octomom porn trailer) it’s this one of Nadya Suleman grinding on that pole … Even though her time on stage was short – only two songs – the mother of 14 went all out with costumes, props and the like, as seen in these TMZ pics. Her first song choice was set to Rihanna’s song “S&M” (a fitting choice) and in her second, she donned a naughty schoolgirl outfit. BEYOND seductive. If you’re interested, and we can totally understand if you’re not, click to enlarge more Nadya Suleman photos from her strip club debut right here … [Photos: TMZ]
Richard D. “Dick” Zanuck, a scion of old Hollywood who produced blockbusters like Jaws and such Oscar-friendly fare as Driving Miss Daisy , died today after suffering a heart attack. He was 77. Zanuck took the production reins of 20th Century Fox — which his legendary father Darryl had helped bring to prominence before him — by the time he was 28. He would later team with partner David Brown to shepherd the work of Steven Spielberg to prominence before working with a deep roster of filmmakers including Sidney Lumet ( The Verdict ), Ron Howard ( Cocoon ) and frequent collaborator Tim Burton. Zanuck is survived by his wife Lili Fini Zanuck (with whom he shared Best Picture Oscar honors for Driving Miss Daisy ) and sons Harrison and Dean. [ Deadline ]
Making good on a promise he made not even 48 hours ago, Charlie Sheen has officially quit Twitter, leaving his 7.7 million followers emotionally reeling. Fortunately, he departed with one final, inspiring Tweet: “reach for the stars everyone. dogspeed cadre. c out.” Sheen signed onto Twitter fairly recently in March 2011, after he was fired from Two and a Half Men and began lambasting his former bosses online. He has been a regular tweeter ever since, offering sage-like pearls of wisdom to the general public and plugging his new show Anger Management . It’s unclear why he decided to close up Twitter shop now, but the 47-year-old actor reportedly felt like he’s “not getting anything out of it” anymore. Sheen told TMZ today, “Thank you all for your amazing support. Trust me when I say please ‘follow’ me to my next endeavor. It’s gonna be epic.” As long as it’s not judging American Idol , we have no doubt. [Photo: Fame/Flynet]
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