Is Amber Rose what all men really want? We’ve got to ask, because clearly Kanye loved the isht out of her. And now that Wiz has wifed her all the way up, fools are taking to the internet to proclaim the glories of her as a girlfriend. We happened to stumble upon an essay on Single Black Male dedicated to all the reasons why one particular fanboy has become an Amber Rose devotee and we thought we’d share some excerpts: Amber Rose however was unique because she possesses a very particular set of skills; skills she has acquired over a very long career. Skills that make her a nightmare for mediocre people. That skill is elevating her man to new heights. I mean think about it, Kanye West went from 808s and Heartbreak to Dark Fantasy. He went from Top 10 to a discussion of ‘Could Kanye actually be the best in the game right now?’ Eventually, they broke up and Amber went on to date Wiz Khalifa. I’m not sure if you know this but Wiz Khalifa didn’t really have all the cards working in his favor from jump. But with the power of Amber Rose, you can’t tell him isht. And that’s what every man needs in his life. A woman who makes him feel like on any given day, you can’t tell him isht. It’s not about Amber Rose and her pretty pregnant ass, it’s about what she represents. Now let’s break this down into five very key points about Amber Rose and why I think she is super awesome. 1. She’s cool with her man’s friends. 2. She supports! 3. She’s beautiful, knows it, but doesn’t let it define her. 4. She doesn’t really care what other people say about her. 5. The people closest to her all say great things about her. Not all of us will be able to meet a model chick, who looks awesome in low top Chucks, who doesn’t have a problem sending sexts (with attachments), who digs strip clubs, will roll up even though she doesn’t partake, and who can transform a career from Dark Horse to Seabiscuit, but we can dream. Some of us are living that dream, by the way. A lot of times men look for all the wrong things in a woman. They will stay in a bad situation just because of cute face and slim waist, but it’s the intangibles that make it work. It’s those intangibles that some women think are optional or “nice to have” that really get the job done. For that reason, and that reason only, that is the inspiration and mantra behind, In Search of Amber Rose. While we’d beg to differ with some of these points, clearly this guy is serious, so we had to ask — guys, how many of you feel this way? Do all men agree that Amber Rose has some ideal traits? And while you’re here ladies, do you think this guy is off his rocker or do you think that women can all learn something from Amber as well? Please Discuss!
To many American Idol fans, something smells fishy about the supposed feud between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey . But the singer is only focused on one smell at the moment: that of her new fragrance, “Pink Friday.” Below, Minaj lies in a bed of black roses in the first official commercial in honor of that perfume: Nicki Minaj Fragrance Ad “Pink Friday is a celebration of my life at this moment; it is a reflection of me as a creator, and an expression of me as a woman,” Nicki said of the scent. “I know my Barbz will connect with and appreciate each aspect – from the name, to the outrageous bottle design, to the vibrant colors that create their own song.”
To many American Idol fans, something smells fishy about the supposed feud between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey . But the singer is only focused on one smell at the moment: that of her new fragrance, “Pink Friday.” Below, Minaj lies in a bed of black roses in the first official commercial in honor of that perfume: Nicki Minaj Fragrance Ad “Pink Friday is a celebration of my life at this moment; it is a reflection of me as a creator, and an expression of me as a woman,” Nicki said of the scent. “I know my Barbz will connect with and appreciate each aspect – from the name, to the outrageous bottle design, to the vibrant colors that create their own song.”
After spending four years and five movies playing Bella Swan’s vampire sister-in-law Rosalie Hale in the Twilight series, Nikki Reed understandably has a bittersweet perspective on the billion-dollar franchise coming to a close in this week’s Breaking Dawn Part 2 . On the one hand, she won’t miss the hate mail from fans who have taken her character’s onscreen iciness to Kristen Stewart ‘s heroine to heart for four films. But few of Twilight ‘s central figures have been as close to the saga as long as Reed has, dating back to even before director Catherine Hardwicke had cast Stewart and Robert Pattinson in the roles that would skyrocket them, the films, and all of their cast, to global fame. “Catherine called me seven or eight months before it was happening and she was like, ‘Hey, do you like the vampire genre? Because there’s this thing I’m thinking about and there are actually some books, and some fans — I don’t know if you’re into it…’ It was that sort of conversation,” said Reed, who at the time had acted in a handful of indie films including 2003’s Thirteen , which she co-wrote with director Hardwicke. Tempted by the role of Edward Cullen’s disapproving adopted sister Rosalie, Reed decided against early retirement from acting and took the gig, joining Stewart, Pattinson, and their fellow Twilight cast mates at the film’s Portland shoot — the first and last time the cast would be able to make a Twilight movie in relative anonymity. “We were just kids, and no one knew who anyone was,” Reed remembered. “There were no stars, there was no celebrity. We were just people together.” Fast forward to 2012: Reed has four non- Twilight films in the pipeline, including turns in Empire State with Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson and In Your Eyes , from producer Joss Whedon. She recently launched her own jewelry line, Mattlin Era , featuring designs inspired by her mother and grandmother. And with musician husband Paul McDonald — who she met on the red carpet for Hardwicke’s Red Riding Hood , another cosmically unpredictable byproduct of the Twilight saga’s success — Reed recently debuted her first album anchored by “All I’ve Ever Needed,” an original song they wrote for the Breaking Dawn soundtrack. PHOTOS: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson & Co. Premiere ‘Breaking Dawn 2’ How do you feel right now about Twilight and your experience with this franchise now that it’s coming to a close? Having us all together is such a special thing. As the movies have gotten bigger it’s become more rare. In the beginning when there wasn’t this kind of success or fan base for the films, we were all together more. Now there’s more isolation and we don’t get to all hang out in the same room like we used to. It feels really sad, and there are not many moments in your life when you can consciously close a chapter. You reach a milestone like you’re graduating college, and you’re like, oh — I’m aware that this is going to completely change my life when this is done. You normally look back on things in hindsight, but with this we’ve known that it’s been coming to an end since the beginning. It’s really sad for me. I feel really sad. Everyone else is like, “No, it’s fun and exciting!” and it’s all those things, too. But it’s hard to know what an experience this has been, and be conscious of that, and still know that it’s done. And don’t get me wrong, I’m happy about this film and I want it to come out so that the fans can see it. It’s a lot of mixed feelings. Is that why you’ve been driving by Elizabeth Reaser’s house, sending her photos when she’s not home? Isn’t that funny! We both live outside of Hollywood on the same mountain, but I live one mountain over and she lives on the street that I take to get into town. So I drive by her house four times a day, and sometimes when I’m feeling goofy I’ll pull over and get out and take a picture of her license plate and I’ll go, “This is how close I was.” It’s just silly! I see her all the time. Rosalie finally gets some nice, warm moments in Breaking Dawn Part 2 – she’s become basically like a godmother to baby Renesmee, able to exercise her latent maternal instincts. How happy were you to bring Rosalie to this point as a character? I think one of the greatest challenges with this franchise for me has been knowing that Stephenie [Meyer] wrote such multifaceted, dynamic character but only getting to play one aspect of that person. It sort of makes everything look a lot more superficial than it is; there’s so much depth to all of the characters she wrote. They all have incredible back stories. If you sit down with her and ask her questions, she has answers to everything — this is her world. Also, even if the fans have read the books and know the character and connect with the character, what we bring to life is so different than what’s in the books sometimes, and it’s almost impossible to portray. So I think I’ve been waiting for this moment, not just for myself but for Rosalie. It’s been so hard defending her for so many years and defending who she is – No, she’s not that, and she’s not this, and there are all these feelings inside! Subconsciously people in general have a hard time disassociating an actor from a character; people who play the villain — you look at John Lithgow on Dexter , playing that character on that show has changed my whole perception of him. Every time I see him in something else now, I can only think of that, and you don’t even know you’re doing it. If I had known going in that playing the outcast and playing the least-liked character was going to… how you’re perceived by the fans is different from how the rest of the cast is perceived because of how they connect you with your character. So I’m happy I didn’t realize that going in, because that would have given me a lot of anxiety about the next four years of my life. It’s interesting to see how the fans will connect with you more now that Rosalie is on Bella’s side. Now you’re playing the hero. That’s an interesting, unexpected drawback to being a part of the Twilight franchise — especially considering how much the popularity of the franchise has changed your lives, with screaming fans at events and paparazzi out in public. It’s bizarre, but I can’t cry about that because my mother would kill me. I’m so blessed to be in the position I’m in, and this is today — I don’t know what tomorrow’s going to bring, but I can tell you that being in this series, there’s no golden ticket here. Any of us who think that are crazy, because you have to constantly work hard. You’re constantly proving yourself. And even when you’ve done a great job, you have to do something else to show people that you can do something great in some other role. We’re always trying to grow and better ourselves, and I feel like I can’t complain. There are so many perks and so many wonderful things about being a part of this. Any time I get down — which I do, by the way. When I get hate mail I get really down on myself and I read it to my mom and my mom is like, “So what? Who cares? These people don’t know you, so you can’t take the praise or the hate to heart.” All of it comes from a very distant place, so you have to receive all of it that way. Even the love, you have to appreciate it but from a distance, because you don’t want that to be absorbed either. People actually send you hate mail? People send everyone hate mail. That’s the way the world works right now, I’m nothing special. [Laughs] Trust me. It’s just the way that the world communicates now, the way that everyone functions. I love this quote, and it was a friend of mine who told me this and I think about it consciously whenever I’m feeling like this: “If it’s not personal, you don’t take it personally.” If that person doesn’t know me, it’s not personal. Whatever you have to say about me doesn’t actually exist because this relationship doesn’t exist. You don’t know me.
It speaks to just how good David O. Russell is at portraying raw, high-strung sincerity that Silver Linings Playbook is able to walk a line between likable and tolerable despite a premise the reeks of quirky bullshit. In addition to its frequently cutesy treatment of mental illness, the movie features a love interest who instantly latches onto and pursues the film’s mess of a hero like she read the script in advance and was assured things will eventually work out. Based on a novel by Matthew Quick and adapted for the screen by Russell himself, Silver Linings Playbook is an unfussy, rambling crowd-pleaser that recalls elements of the filmmaker’s past work: the New Age coachings of the existential detectives in I Heart Huckabees, the back-in-your-childhood-home set-up of Spanking the Monkey and the chaotic regional family flavor of The Fighter . More than any of that, though, the movie brings to mind the leaked videos of Russell having a meltdown in front of Lily Tomlin on the set of Huckabees , pacing back and forth, incensed and out of control. Russell seems, from all accounts, like a man who knows his way around mood swings and wild bursts of emotion. His very apparent ability to empathize with his protagonist in Silver Linings Playbook while allowing him to behave in some ugly ways both grounds the film and, at times, proves problematic. Russell is more generous with his hero than he is with those who live with and love the guy. Pat ( Bradley Cooper ) is a former teacher back from eight months in a Baltimore mental institution, The state-provided treatment he’s receiving for a previously undiagnosed bipolar disorder is part of a plea bargain stemming from his violent reaction to the discovery that his wife Nikki (Brea Bee) had been fooling around with another man. Pat has talked his mother Dolores (Jacki Weaver) into letting him come home against his doctor’s recommendation, and with Nikki having sold their house and secured a restraining order against him, he moves into the attic of his Pennsylvania childhood home and attempts to get his life in order. Despite having embraced a new fitness regimen (he’s rarely dressed in anything other than workout gear, with the occasional addition of a garbage bag-like vest to stimulate sweating) and a garbled but deeply felt set of self-help principles involving finding silver linings, maintaining positivity and the affirmation “excelsior,” Pat’s not doing that well. He isn’t taking his meds, he unapologetically bursts into his parents’ room at four in the morning to complain about the ending of A Farewell to Arms and he’s fixated on how he’s going to prove himself to Nikki and win her back, despite all the evidence that she’s done with him. Cooper’s slippery charm makes him an unexpected and imperfect fit for the role of Pat. He’s great at portraying his character’s utter conviction in his delusions and his enveloping rage when something pushes him over the edge. But, as devoted as he is to the role, Cooper does less well showing the character’s filter-free, no pretense appeal. To put it another way, Cooper tends to get cast as a handsome jerk for a reason, and given the oafish way he reacts to Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) when they first meet in the movie, it’s not easy to see why she would be so instantly and strongly attracted to him. She literally begins chasing him down the street when he goes for runs until he starts spending time with her. Tiffany, who is the widowed sister of the wife (Julia Stiles) of Pat’s friend Ronnie (John Ortiz), has some instability and past tragedy of her own to deal with, but Pat doesn’t want to play reluctant outcasts with her. He is determined to become the upright citizen he thinks Nikki wants. Lawrence imbues this potential (okay, likely) manic pixie dream girl with complexity and heart, showing her as someone who’s unwilling to let Pat push her around or push her away — though aside from Tiffany’s loneliness, Lawrence is given little to indicate why her character feels compelled to try so hard with this erratic new arrival in her life. She enlists Pat as her partner in a dance competition, and slowly begins to win him over as well as his family, which is headed up by a skeptical Robert De Niro as Pat Sr., a football obsessive and bookie whose superstitious beliefs feed into his OCD. The glorious mess that is Pat’s family and community is the warmest, funniest aspect of Silver Linings Playbook , from Dolores’ continual preparation of “crabby snacks and homemades” to the earnest but panicked Ronnie and the repeated arrivals and subsequent reclaimings by police of Pat’s friend from the hospital Danny (Chris Tucker). De Niro, showing uncharacteristic (for his recent work) signs of life, is downright wonderful as Pat Sr., channeling his fondness and hope for his wayward son into an insistence that Pat watch Eagles games with him because he brings good luck. Pat isn’t as lovable as the filmmaker seems to find him, and sentiments like the one expressed by Danny that the mentally ill might “know something you don’t know” come cloyingly close to suggesting Silver Linings Playbook believes mood disorders to be a gift. The tangible details of the town and its supporting characters are anything but saccharine, however, and when the film takes time and indulges in them, it creates a sense of place you don’t want to leave behind. Follow Alison Willmore on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
Chris Brown is embarking on a new phase of his career. The controversial, 23-year-old singer signed a modeling contract with Wilhelmina, WWD reports, in hopes of landing new fashion and beauty endorsements. “Art and style has always played a significant role in my life; it’s evolved with me throughout my career,” Brown said of his new gig in a statement. Three years after assaulting then-GF Rihanna, and despite a string of questionable actions since, Breezy is considered a marketable brand these days. “Chris Brown is a multifaceted artist with a unique take on style, and we are excited to translate and extend his brand,” said Taylor Hendrich, director of Wilhelmina Men. Brown said earlier this month that “I can’t hate people for making judgment on me or not liking me. I’m good with knowing everything isn’t always going to be perfect.” “All I can do is try to be better as a person .” Actions > Words. Just saying. Anywho, Rihanna ‘s and Karrueche ‘s co-BF joins the ranks of Wilhelmina’s other big-name celeb clients, including Fergie, Natasha Bedingfield and Keri Hilson. What do you think: Will Chris Brown make a good model? Yes! The boy is FINE! No, he’s not attractive. WOMAN BEATER View Poll »
The Bachelor and Bachelorette star Ben Flajnik is reportedly gearing up to run it back on reality TV next year. What’s his new program gonna be about? His attempts to reconcile with Courtney Robertson ! Just kidding. The Sonoma wine maker might soon have his own reality TV series; He is in talks with E! to create a series that will follow his life and business. Really. Arie Luyendyk Jr. is also in talks with E! with a series as well. According to Wetpaint, Ben Flajnik’s new show “will be about the day-to-day business of [Envolve]. Both from the wine-making and the marketing angles.” “Ben’s friends and his sister will be part of the show, too. His personal life will be part of it. Right now, the show is in the very early stages, though.” “Contracts haven’t even been signed. But things are moving along.” As for his future in reality TV dating, Ben says he will not return to the ABC series: “It was a good experience; I had fun. But I’m definitely done.” “I’m never going to do any Bachelor show again.” Probably for the best, man. For the latest on the upcoming season, check out The Bachelor spoilers for some scoop on Sean Lowe and his final four …
The Bachelor and Bachelorette star Ben Flajnik is reportedly gearing up to run it back on reality TV next year. What’s his new program gonna be about? His attempts to reconcile with Courtney Robertson ! Just kidding. The Sonoma wine maker might soon have his own reality TV series; He is in talks with E! to create a series that will follow his life and business. Really. Arie Luyendyk Jr. is also in talks with E! with a series as well. According to Wetpaint, Ben Flajnik’s new show “will be about the day-to-day business of [Envolve]. Both from the wine-making and the marketing angles.” “Ben’s friends and his sister will be part of the show, too. His personal life will be part of it. Right now, the show is in the very early stages, though.” “Contracts haven’t even been signed. But things are moving along.” As for his future in reality TV dating, Ben says he will not return to the ABC series: “It was a good experience; I had fun. But I’m definitely done.” “I’m never going to do any Bachelor show again.” Probably for the best, man. For the latest on the upcoming season, check out The Bachelor spoilers for some scoop on Sean Lowe and his final four …
Who’s the tortoise and who’s the hare?? Rihanna And Karrueche Are Rumored To Be Competing To Chris Brown’s Baby Via Star (print version) He’s abusive and unfaithful, but apparently he’s also irresistible! In the latest sad development in the Chris Brown/Rihanna/Karrueche Tran love triangle, Star leasrns that the two women are still competing for the “Turn Up the Music” singer, 23, and are now using their wombs as leverage. “Both Rihanna and Karrueche are trying to get pregnant because they think it’s the only way to make Chris commit to one of them for good,” a source tells Star, adding that the ladies believe “the woman who has his baby will be calling the shots.” But why fight over a guy like Chris? For Karrueche, 24, it’s plain old desperation: “Karrueche has no carreer and no money, and she is desperate to hand on to Chris,” says the source. “Without him, she’s a broke nobody. If getting pregnant is what it takes to keep him, so be it.” For RiRi, also 24, her motication seems to be pure brinkmanship. “She says Chris is the only man she has ever loved and that she always planned on having kids with him somedaym” says the informant. “She’s willing to make that happen a lot sooner if it gets karrueche out of his life. Ladies, if he’s such a bad boyfriend, will he be a better daddy? Image via WENN
Who’s the tortoise and who’s the hare?? Rihanna And Karrueche Are Rumored To Be Competing To Chris Brown’s Baby Via Star (print version) He’s abusive and unfaithful, but apparently he’s also irresistible! In the latest sad development in the Chris Brown/Rihanna/Karrueche Tran love triangle, Star leasrns that the two women are still competing for the “Turn Up the Music” singer, 23, and are now using their wombs as leverage. “Both Rihanna and Karrueche are trying to get pregnant because they think it’s the only way to make Chris commit to one of them for good,” a source tells Star, adding that the ladies believe “the woman who has his baby will be calling the shots.” But why fight over a guy like Chris? For Karrueche, 24, it’s plain old desperation: “Karrueche has no carreer and no money, and she is desperate to hand on to Chris,” says the source. “Without him, she’s a broke nobody. If getting pregnant is what it takes to keep him, so be it.” For RiRi, also 24, her motication seems to be pure brinkmanship. “She says Chris is the only man she has ever loved and that she always planned on having kids with him somedaym” says the informant. “She’s willing to make that happen a lot sooner if it gets karrueche out of his life. Ladies, if he’s such a bad boyfriend, will he be a better daddy? Image via WENN
