Jessica Simpson looks stunning in a makeup-free photo on Twitter. She shared it Sunday following a date night with fiance Eric Johnson the night before. The 33-year-old singer-turned-actress-turned-fashion mogul wrote to her millions of fans, “Aquaphor from the diaper bag…And a filter 😉 Date night!” Aquaphor is a cleansing cream that can be used on both adults and babies. Very convenient. Simpson made a kissy face as she posed for the picture: Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson had daughter Maxwell Drew in May 2012, and son Ace Knute earlier this year. They did not waste any time. The foursome spent Thanksgiving in Boston with Johnson’s family, and Simpson and her fiance are currently planning their long-awaited nuptials. In October 2013, they were spotted scouting wedding venues in Capri. She’ll likely wear makeup for the big day, though she doesn’t need it!
He can do more than just star in hilarious commercials. The Denver Broncos quarterback, whose career was nearly derailed by multiple neck surgeries two years ago, has been named the 2013 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. The honor comes days after Pope Francis was named Time’s Person of the Year. In his cover story on Manning, who is poised to break Tom Brady’s single-season touchdown pass mark this year, Lee Jenkins writes that Manning “remains the reigning champion of the everyday.” Jenkins also cites Manning’s evolution from someone with unparalleled physical gifts to someone who now succeeds more with his mind and his determination. “The laser rocket arm — Manning’s description in that famous Sprint commercial – is more like a cap gun now,” reads the article. “Yet he is currently piloting the best team in the AFC and the most bountiful offense in the NFL while threatening single-season passing records for yards and touchdowns. Still, that’s not why Manning is Sportsman of the Year for 2013.” So, why did Manning earn this distinction, on that has gone in the past to such star athletes as Derek Jeter and LeBron James? It’s the way in which he has written his “sequel,” Jenkins said, gushing over how Manning has been “prepared to face consequences,” been “prepared for adversity” and been “prepared for change.” Did SI make the proper selection? Should Peyton Manning be the 2013 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year? Yes, absolutely! No, what about David Ortiz! No, what about LeBron James! No, what about… someone else! View Poll »
Academy Award winner Joan Fontaine, a legendary Hollywood leading lady from what many consider the Golden Age of film, has died at age 96. Fontaine died in her sleep Sunday morning at her home in Carmel, Calif., which overlooked the Pacific Ocean, after having been in failing health. Noel Beutel, a longtime friend of the late actress, told Reuters, “She was an amazing woman, she had such a big heart and she will be missed.” Among Fontaine’s most memorable films in a career spanning four decades and some four dozen films was the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Suspicion. Co-starring Cary Grant, that movie earned Joan Fontaine the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1942, beating out her sister in the competition. That was a recurring theme. In addition to acting, her career was marked by a storied and bitter rivalry with her older sister, Olivia de Havilland. Nominated that year for Hold Back the Dawn, de Havilland went on to win Academy Awards for 1946’s To Each His Own and 1969’s The Heiress . Now aged 97, de Havilland resides in Paris. Her wins established the sisters as the only two siblings ever to both win Academy Awards for acting. Fontaine also earned Oscar nominations for her star turns in Hitchcock’s 1940 American debut, Rebecca , and for 1943’s The Constant Nymph . Fontaine appeared mousy and innocent in her early movies but later carefully selected her roles and went on to play worldly, sophisticated women/ She wrote in her 1978 autobiography, “No Bed of Roses,” that her sickly condition as a child actually helped develop her acting skills over the years. In her sickbed fantasies – pillow dreams, she called them – Joan Fontaine created “endless scenes of romance, passion, jealousy, rejection, death. De Havilland, for her part, reportedly saw her younger sister as a sneaky attention-getter, melodramatically playing sick and trying to outdo her. According to various media reports, the sisters were said to have stopped speaking altogether in 1975 after their mother passed away from cancer. Fontaine said that de Havilland had not invited her to the memorial service but her sister claimed Fontaine had said she was too busy to attend. “I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia did, and if I die first, she’ll undoubtedly be livid because I beat her to it,” Fontaine was quoted as saying.
Bruno Mars will kick off 2014 by performing at halftime of the Super Bowl on February 2. But the talented singer has another reason to celebrate today, and it’s related to the impressive ride he went on throughout 2013: Mars has been named Billboard Artist of the Year. Bruno’s album, “Unorthodox Jukebox,” enjoyed an amazing 10-month run on the Billboard 200 chart and also spawned a trio of Top 10 singles — “Locked Out of Heaven,” “When I Was Your Man” and “Treasure.” The sexy singer also turned up on pretty much every awards show stage, taking home one MTV Europe Music Awards trophy, two from the Video Music Awards and two more Teen Choice Awards. So join us now in sending congratulations to Mars and relive three of his top performances below. We’re sure there will be plenty more to come in the new year! Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Sting Grammy Performance 2013 Bruno Mars VMA Performance 2013 Bruno Mars – “Treasure” (Billboard Music Awards)
Talk about your Bad Santas! A group of attendees at the 2013 SantaCon in New York City broke out into a street fight on their annual pub crawl. You guys. Street. Fighting. Santas. Ahhh, ’tis the season, right? (Warning: This video contains some explicit language. You might not want to watch it at work. Or around children since, you know, many Santas. FIGHTING EACH OTHER IN THE STREETS.) SantaCon Pub Crawl Brawl SantaCon, a pub crawl with men dressed as the big guy in red who go from bar to bar making merry, has come under fire in recent years for things such as this. Apparently, the Santas spike their egg nog with a little too much bourbon and then riot–and vomit–in the streets. Ugh. This is most decidedly not Christmas magic. Naughty, Santas. Just naughty.
The beards are back with all new episodes, coming January 15. In addition to last week’s Duck Dynasty Season 4 Episode 11 , a.k.a. the Christmas special, A&E aired a five-minute montage of clips from the new season. Among the highlights? Willie and Jase engaged in a burger cook-off, the gang playing cornhole at work instead of actually working, and Si being Si. Phil and Kay also host a slumber party for the grandkids in the season preview, which features an intro from Willie Robertson, the man, the myth, the legend. Watch the extended preview of the all-new season below! Duck Dynasty Season 5 Trailer
It’s a Christmas miracle! On last night’s new episode of Family Guy, Stewie and his new dog Vinny visited a toy store, where the former ran into a future version of himself and realized Stewie 2.0 has a time machine pad in his backpack. It took a few moments of debate, but Stewie then decided to give himself and viewers at home the best holiday gift of all: He went back in time and resurrected Brian, who was killed off the show a few weeks ago to much debate and criticism. Family Guy Clip – Look Who’s Back! “And thus endeth our warm, fuzzy holiday lesson: Never take those you love for granted, for they can be gone in a flash,” creator Seth MacFarlane Tweeted after the episode aired, adding: “I mean, you didn’t really think we’d kill off Brian, did you? Jesus, we’d have to be f*cking high.” Did you miss this big installment? Remember to watch Family Guy online and then sound off below: Are you glad Brian is back? Yes, thank goodness! No, what a lame stunt! No, what about Vinny?!? View Poll »
Miley Cyrus is working hard to free her nipples. But they remain under photoshopped wraps in the singer’s new Christmas photo. Cyrus, who is taking part in a campaign titled Free the Nipple that challenges censorship laws in the the United States, posted the following photo to Twitter yesterday and included with it a caption that reads: “Merry Christmas THANK YOU NY for being one of the few states to @freethenipple.” Cyrus, of course, ditched her her Hannah Montana-based image a long time ago and has been bordering on NC-17 throughout 2013. The artist has attended a number of public events in see-through outfits, rode around on a wrecking ball in her birthday suit and posed for Terry Richardson topless, with her private area very cleanly shaved . And Miley can at least take solace in this: there’s no need to start a Free the Tongue campaign. Hers is pretty much set to Full Time Wag status.
Authorities were once again called to Justin Bieber’s mansion in Calabasas last night. A few weeks after neighbors phoned the cops three times due to excessive noise from a party at the singer’s home, sources confirm to TMZ that a member of Bieber’s security team called 911 around 3 a.m. because an unidentified female had passed out. Paramedics were dispatched to the premises, but called off 15 minutes later after being told someone was taking the 20-year old woman to the hospital. The woman, reportedly, ended up regaining consciousness and going home instead of to the hospital. We know Bieber was home at the time of the 911 call and we know another rager was taking place inside. Alcohol was involved. As for strippers and naked beer pong ? It’s unclear at this time. But Justin may wanna tone it down a bit in the future. At this rate, something terrible will soon take place at one of his shindigs.
Earlier this week, Tila Tequila donned a Nazi uniform and defended Hitler as a misunderstood artist who was just seeking some love. Now, in an epic rant that would make Kanye West jealous, the deranged Z-lister has a message to Jews who were offended by those words: Take a chill pill! Tequila blames Jews for “refusing to forgive and forget” in the following video, while also saying her Nazi garb was “satire” and the Illuminati are out there and she’s been alive for thousands of years and there’s a “fourth dimension” and the New World Order Zionists have attacked her. It’s confusing. It’s funny. But it’s really very, very sad. Watch now: Tila Tequila Rants Against Nazis, Perez Hilton and More Tequila also believes Paul Walker was murdered .
