Good news, readers: you can soon be as fake as the Kardashians! According to Women’s Wear Daily, Kim, Khloe and Kourtney have teamed up with New Sunshine LLC to create their very own self-tanning line titled Kardashians Sun Kissed . Ogle and vote : Which Kardashian sister would you rather… you know? It will hit stores in April and be comprised of five items: a body exfoliator, a color maximizer, a… come on, do you really care? “I think tanning has really been a way of life for all of us, living in California,” Kim says. “Especially, more recently, the need for sunless tan. When I travel, the one thing that makes me feel alive whether or not I have makeup on is a tan, especially in my face… so we wanted a system that was really easy but yet is a full system.” The question, of course, is whether Kim will ever look good enough in a bikini again to take advantage of this product. Haven’t you heard? She just can’t stop eating !
Kimora Lee Simmons is opening up about life after her split with Djimon and her “fabulous” life… In an interview with Daily Mail Kimora runs her mouth about pretty much everything. Peep the quotes: On Her Big Personality And Career: Kimora Lee Simmons could never be described as a woman who does things by halves. Big hair, big heels, big attitude: as she herself says, ‘I have a really big mouth, I have a lot of opinions and I will be heard.’ It’s a tactic which has propelled her from being the only child of a single mother growing up in St Louis, Missouri, to becoming a Chanel runway model at 13, girlfriend (and subsequent wife) of hip hop mogul Russell Simmons at 17 and now president and creative director of the online fashion website, JustFab. As she herself explains: ‘I’m very determined, honest, open and definitely very energetic. I expect a lot as a boss and I’m very demanding, but I ask that of myself too.’ ‘After Life in the Fab Lane [Kimora’s previous show] which had sprinklings of my family life in it, I really wanted to show the workings of an office and how a team works together to build a brand,’ she says, altogether softer and more quiet than her on-screen persona. ‘It’s like The Office,’ she says, referring to the Ricky Gervais-inspired series, ‘but a lot more organized.’ On Her Weight: Part of her appeal to women lies in her self-confidence and her positive body image (admittedly not difficult to muster when you’re as striking as she is), ‘but I’ve faced rejection time and time again and I’ve been lots of different sizes,’ she says. ‘I’ve had times when I’ve been much bigger and much smaller so that you could see my ribs and I look back at some pictures and it was awful to me. But it’s all OK because I’m comfortable with myself now. It’s about being healthy and active and having a crazy schedule and running after my three kids, so I probably eat very sporadically – lots of smaller meals and snacks. It’s just about having an active lifestyle.’ On Fabulosity: It has spawned books (Fabulosity: What It Is and How to Get It) and perfumes (Baby Phat Fabulosity) and, says Kimora, ‘I came up with that phrase many years ago and people just seem to love it. It’s about knowing that we come with so much that is already fabulous but knowing also that we can always improve and be better. ‘It’s not about how skinny you are or how much money or how many diamonds you have – that’s the fluff that people sometimes look at as being the main thing. It’s about understanding that the things that make you fabulous are all inside of you.’ On Her Childhood: Growing up an only child in Missouri, Kimora was still a young girl when her parents separated, leaving her mother, Joanne Perkins, to raise her alone. ‘A lot of my ideals come from my mom,’ she says, ‘and seeing what she sacrificed for me and how hard she worked definitely shaped me.’ Did her mother constantly tell her she was fabulous? ‘Well, I think people used different words for it back then!’ Kimora laughs. ‘But she was definitely the prototype of strong womanhood for me and it’s where I get a lot of my determination from.’ Her exotic ancestry (Kimora is of Korean, Japanese and African-American descent) meant that growing up in the Midwest in the mid-Seventies and Eighties presented its own particular set of problems. ‘I was bullied and picked on because I was so different to everyone else,’ she says, ‘and I definitely didn’t believe or even know I was fabulous back then. But those hard times made me everything I am today. It’s all water under the bridge now, but being bullied and going through adversity definitely made me stronger.’ To improve Kimora’s confidence, her mother enrolled her in a modelling class when she was ten years old and after embarking on her modelling career at the age of 13, Kimora was chosen by Karl Lagerfeld to model for Chanel, where she went on to walk the runways of Paris, Milan and New York. ‘That was a real turning point for me,’ admits Kimora, ‘because everything that people considered weird about me before, well, suddenly Karl Lagerfeld said it was OK. He’s one of the biggest names in fashion, so all of a sudden it gave me a validity and introduced me to a whole other world.’ On Her Relationships: By the time she had turned 17, Kimora had already caught the eye of Russell Simmons, co-founder of the Def Jam label as well as creator of the Phat Farm clothing line (Kimora is former creative director and co-founder of its subsidiary, Baby Phat). She married him at 23 and though the couple separated in 2006, Simmons occasionally pops up in Kimora’s various TV shows with their two daughters Ming, now 13, and Aoki, ten. Kimora subsequently went on to marry actor Djimon Hounsou (best known for his roles in Blood Diamond and Amistad) and although they have a three-year-old son Kenzo, the couple separated at the end of last year. She deftly sidesteps the reasons as to why her five-year union with Hounsou didn’t last, but says: ‘Relationships do change throughout the course of your life and I always think in terms of relationships changing and evolving rather than starting and stopping. ‘Kids never go away from your life and if you’ve been married, that person probably never goes away either. You never get rid of anyone and,’ she laughs, ‘they never really get rid of you!’ Although she says she is on friendly terms with her ex-husbands, she admits: ‘Gosh, it’s not always so easy, but I try to do everything from the viewpoint of what’s best for my kids. I have three kids and two great dads and it’s not always easy, but you have to try to be a little selfless and we manage just fine.’ On Dating: Though Kimora was recently linked with heavyweight boxer Malik ‘King’ Scott, she says now: ‘I’m not with anyone at the moment – it’s just my kids and their two dads I guess’ and one wonders whether all that rampant fabulosity might not be a touch intimidating for some men. ‘Well, I think they are sometimes [intimidated],’ she admits, ‘but men are intimidated by a lot of things, you know, such as jobs and bit of determination. They have a lot of insecurities about who we are, what we have, what we look like, what we’ve accomplished and what we’re capable of because we’re fabulous and capable of doing so much and juggling so much every day. ‘People might be mad I’m saying this, but [men] do have a lot of hang-ups. But that shouldn’t deter you ladies from being great! You don’t have to dumb down – you just have to find a clever, good, secure man. I’ve found a couple – I’ve been lucky – but it’s probably hard for everybody to find that true love of a good man.’ On Growing Up Too Fast: ‘Oh my gosh, I did,’ she exclaims. ‘I was modelling at ten, I married very young and I’ve done everything pretty early. I always joke that I’ve had several midlife crises already! I’ve definitely made mistakes along the way,’ she admits, ‘but I’ve got a good head on my shoulders and,’ she adds in a rare moment of understated fabulosity, ‘things have turned out pretty well so far.’ Have you been watching Kimora’s newest show? Who do you think she’ll get with next? We have a feeling that this Djimon business still ain’t really OVER.
Farrah Abraham of Teen Mom fame has been arrested for DUI. The 20-year-old got popped Monday night in Nebraska. Officers pulled over Farrah Abraham in Omaha just after 1 a.m. after hanging a wide turn and nearly hitting a police cruiser in the process. Never good. Cops administered the standard field sobriety test and she blew it (in more ways than one), registering a .147 on a breathalyzer, nearly twice the legal limit. No word on where she was or why she got that plastered, but the aspiring model joins an illustrious group of Teen Mom and Teen Mom 2 stars gone bad. Abraham’s 4-year-old daughter Sophia was not in the car.
Octomom Nadya Suleman is under investigation for alleged welfare fraud, according to reports, and the mother of 14 could face jail time as a result. Someone filed a complaint to the L.A. County Dept. of Welfare Fraud Prevention and Investigation (WFP&I), claiming Octo is screwing them over. It’s unclear who sold her out, but the allegation is that Suleman’s been getting various forms of welfare, including food stamps, despite earning a solid income. Nadya made nearly $200,000 in 2012. Octomom porn and all. Under California law, she can legitimately collect public assistance if she earns less than $119,000 a year, which is not as much as you think with 14 kids. Even so, if she made close to $200,000, that’s not even close. The WFP&I is conducting a probe and has already interviewed witnesses to determine if Nadya committed welfare fraud and should be prosecuted. She could be looking at three years in prison if convicted. Proving she knowingly defrauded the state could be a challenge, but we wouldn’t put anything past her, and you know all stones will be unturned.
She may look like a fox but Heidi Klum isn’t afraid to pig out. Following the release of her Carl’s Jr. promotional photo – announcing to the world that Klum has followed in the insanely hot footsteps of Kate Upon and Padma Lakshmi as spokeswomen for this fast food chain – the model has taken us behind the scenes of her upcoming commercial. Heidi Klum Burger Ad Holding a Jim Beam Bourban Six Dollar Thickburger (920 calories!), the 39-year old says in the video that she does suck down such fare. Are you actually buying this claim? Do you believe Klum partakes in any non- healthy recipes and snacks? Or do you not care and just want to stare at her cleavage? We understand and apologize. Go right ahead.
Is Maria Shriver returning to the Today show? That’s the rumor going after the former NBC fixture reported from the Vatican on the program this week, leading the network to explore a permanent deal. The question is whether she’s interested. Maria may tease (and give a ratings boost) to NBC by coming on occasionally for big stories like the Papal coverage , but beyond that, her role is unclear. Shriver has turned down overtures from NBC and other networks in the past, and simply may not want a daily gig because she doesn’t need the money. The former wife of Arnold Schwarzengger is deeply invested in her charity work and raising their four kids, and has a net worth of at least $100 million. Basically, she’s reluctant to get back into the daily grind of TV news, no matter how badly NBC might want her to replace Matt Lauer ‘s tanking Q rating. Exhale, Matt.
The cops who shot 16-year-old Brooklyn teen Kimani Gray have been accused of civil rights violations in federal lawsuits. The New York Daily News writes that Sergeant Mourad Mourad and Officer Jovaniel Cordova racked up five such charges prior to their fatal confrontation with Gray on March 9… Continue
Ashley Judd has not yet decided to run for a Senate seat in Kentucky, but conservative publication The Daily Caller is already reaching below the belt with a helpful run down of Ashley’s nude scenes. Citing none other than Mr.Skin.com as a source, the article asks: “Will Judd be the first potential senator who has — literally — nothing left to show us?” More after the jump!
