Friday 29 January 2016

Amber Rose Says Kanye West Is A 'Clown' For Bringing Kids Into Spat


Amber Rose took down Kanye West for dragging her toddler son into his argument with Wiz Khalifa


Muva spoke with Theo Von and Matthew Coles Weiss for their "Allegedly" podcast Wednesday, the same day West went after Khalifa in a rambling Twitter rant after some misunderstanding about the meaning of "KK" (weed, not Kim Kardashian). The "Yeezus" rapper not only brought Rose -- who dated both Khalifa and West -- into the argument, but also her and Khalifa's child, Sebastian. 


"I would never talk about kids in an argument. It just shows what type of person he is," Rose said. "Even him saying stuff about my son, I still didn't say anything about his kids. I'm not going to. They are innocent babies. You don't ever talk about a baby, ever, ever. That just shows how fucking ridiculous he is." 


She said she wasn't surprised by his outburst because he's a "fucking clown." 


Rose said the only reason she tweeted about West was because he brought up her son.  


"The crazy thing is, he came out with a song last week saying I had my son for a meal ticket and I didn't even say anything," she continued. "You took me around the world, we dated for, like, two years, but you're talking shit about Wiz and my baby ... I mean, he still talks about me in songs, he still talks about me all day. I'm kind of a catch."


 


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Wednesday 27 January 2016

Simplify for the New Year

Happy 2016! I hope everyone has had a great start to the New Year.



If you're like most people I know, you may be trying to live up to a list of resolutions in order to fine-tune aspects of your life. For the record, when I say "most people I know," I am including myself in that group! However, this year I may have more success thanks to some sensible advice from my son Randy, who - lucky for me - is a life coach.



I spent some quality time with Randy when he visited me in New York last month. I was my usual self, worrying about holiday gifts for family and friends, running to last minute meetings for "The Color Purple" opening, making To-Do lists to organize my To-Do lists, and all the while, nursing a cold that just kept getting worse. I was stressing myself out over things that I could not control.



Randy finally said, "Mom, you have to slow down and focus on one thing at a time." He suggested that when I am feeling overwhelmed and have too many items on my plate that I need to focus on the most important task first. Then, reorder the list by priority and move down one item at a time. Breaking it down into individual steps allows me to make more headway and keeps me from looking at the entire list with a rapid heartbeat and pit in my stomach.



You know what? He was right! The "one thing at a time" approach is more realistic for planning, executing and successfully completing tasks. Go back to your list only after you've completed your last item.



My advice now to all of you is to redirect your energy and chip away at your list one thing at a time and stop struggling to do it all. Whether we like it or not, we live in a fast-paced, multi-tasking world. It is essential to find a way to prioritize what is most important for your lifestyle, your health and your happiness.



Don't forget -- tomorrow is another day! Give yourself a break and follow this simple idea. I guarantee your stress level will go down in no time!

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Kristen Bell And Dax Shepard Obliterate #CoupleGoals In 'Africa' Tribute Video







Remember when Kristen Bell met the sloth of her dreams, producing the cutest video on the Internet? Well, we've got a new contender thanks to this vacation video from Bell and husband Dax Shepard.



The "Frozen" family took a trip to Africa before their two daughters Lincoln and Delta were born to make this epic tribute video to Toto's classic song "Africa." Bell and Shepard commit hardcore, taking mud baths, dancing in the rain and lip-syncing along like the '80s never went out of style.



"This was our last trip before having kids. Our sole objective was to rage hard and honor Toto properly. Hope you enjoy," reads the description of the video on Shepard's YouTube channel.



BRB, watching this on repeat for the rest of our lives.



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Watch Kaley Cuoco Perform Ludacris' 'Move B***h' On 'Lip Sync Battle'



Move, Luda, get out the way: Kaley Cuoco's on stage!



In an preview of Cuoco's Thursday appearance on Spike's "Lip Sync Battle," we see the "Big Bang Theory" actress shake, mime and rap her way through Ludacris' 2001 hit, "Move B***h."



Clad in a black Calvin Klein bra, jean shorts and flannel shirt wrapped around her waist, the 30-year-old actress looks like your average blonde rapping karaoke.









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"This is a sweet girl from 'The Big Bang Theory,'" host LL Cool J says, while fellow host Chrissy Teigen chimed in, asking Cuoco, "Where's Penny?"



Cuoco's adversary for the night is singer/actor Josh Gad, her co-star in "The Wedding Ringer." Gad dressed up as GOP candidate Donald Trump to deliver a hilarious rendition of "I Touch Myself."









Who will win? We'll have to wait and watch this Thursday. And like Gad said on Instagram, may the best body -- er, performance -- win.







"Lip Sync Battle" airs Thursday at 10:00 p.m. ET on Spike.





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Tuesday 26 January 2016

David Guetta Explains That Controversial Line In 'Sexy B***h' Without Being Disrespectful



David Guetta knew there was going to be a problem with his song "Sexy Bitch," his 2009 collaboration with singer Akon.



"We were in the studio, and all my songs before this one were always about, like, 'We're all brothers and sisters,' and about love and all that," Guetta told The Huffington Post. "And then we had this song, and I was like, 'Wow, it's big! But aren't you afraid of the reaction it could have?'"



Guetta's reservations, in part, were the reason that the final version of "Sexy Bitch" included the line "I'm tryna find the words to describe this girl without being disrespectful," before launching into a thumping chorus that repeated the line, "Damn, you a sexy bitch."



"[Akon] was like, 'Listen, David, I think you don't understand women! Just watch what's gonna happen.'"









Though we're not quite sure if Akon understood women either, in that instance (as the line ended up launching pretty accurate memes as well as a few complaints), Guetta said the song had a positive reaction -- for his personal life, at least.



"He was so right, because you know what happened? When I released this record and I was performing, girls started sending me bras and stuff, and it was like, 'What? This is crazy!'" the artist said. "I was expecting girls to get mad at me and it completely created the opposite reaction."



Its been seven years since "Sexy Bitch" was released. Guetta says he's still friends with Akon and waiting for his comeback.



"He's an amazing person. His voice is extremely recognizable, but he's also an incredible writer," the 48-year-old DJ said. "He's super, super, super talented. I'm really waiting anxiously for his comeback because, I mean, he's an incredible artist."



Guetta is as popular as ever in 2016. The two-time Grammy winner recently released a song with Fetty Wap and Sia called "Bang My Head" from his sixth studio album, "Listen." And on the day HuffPost spoke with him, he'd just been named Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Artist for 2015.









The DJ was also named the new ambassador for the 2016 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) European Championship, which will be held June 10 - July 10, 2016.



Below, he talked to HuffPost about his role as ambassador, what his two kids think of their famous dad and what it was like working on The Black Eyed Peas' hit "I Gotta Feeling."



I wanted to start off by seeing if you could tell me a little bit about your official song for UEFA Euro 2016 and your job as ambassador.



It's a huge honor for me, it's really crazy. I made this song for [the championship]; I think it's really, really big. We created an app with it and everybody is going to be able to record a part of the record. The app can also correct when people don't sing so well. [Laughs] We're going to connect all those vocals and make them into this special part of the record.



You're from Paris. What was it like when you heard about the attacks on Paris?



I was in Asia when I heard it, and I felt like, "Oh, no, it cannot be true." It took me a moment to accept that it was really happening. It was even crazier for me because I used to work three nights a week at Bataclan, the place where it happened, so I knew all the people there. Of course, it's terrible. I have two very big concerts next week in Paris and, of course, I didn't want to cancel it or change anything, because I think life should keep on going and [we should] keep on being happy and live the way we wanna live, you know? But just being careful, of course. I think, unfortunately, that's the way we have to be everywhere in the world right now.





If you weren't a DJ, what would you be?



Um, maybe unemployed? [Laughs] Maybe a club promoter so I could still try to promote music, even if I couldn't do it myself.



Is there anyone you're looking to collaborate with in the future?



Anybody who is talented. They don't necessarily have to be famous. I have to say that I am pretty blown away by Adele. Her first single -- wow. All I could think was "Oh, my God." You know? She's incredible.



I know that you also have two kids. What do they think of your music? Is it weird for them to see you with so many fans?



Well, actually, they don't like it so much. Of course, what they really want is a normal dad. When we're out on the street and people ask me for pictures, they don't like it. My son used to start crying every time someone would take a picture or ask for an autograph. That's why I made a rule that I will always take pictures except when I'm with my kids. Cause when I'm with my kids, I just want to be a normal dad because that's what they need.





A few years ago, you produced "I Gotta Feeling" for The Black Eyed Peas. When you were making it, did you know that that song was going to be such a success?



No, of course not, but I knew it was really, really big. I remember exactly every single step of it. I sent the demo instrumental to will.i.am. One day I was on holiday skiing and he called me. He said, "I got a melody I wanna sing to you! And I went out of the restaurant cause it was noisy and ran into the snow wearing only a T-shirt. He was singing the melody to me and I was like, "Oh, my God! Oh, my God, oh, my God! This is going to be so big!" I was going absolutely crazy.



Do you still get nervous before shows or have any pre-show rituals you follow?



Actually, what I like to do is be in a very, very quiet place, close my eyes and possibly get bored for 10 minutes before getting on stage so then I'm, like, so excited and I just want to go and go crazy.











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Friday 22 January 2016

Reese Witherspoon Looks Exactly Like Her Daughter In Teenage Throwback

Genes are powerful. 


On Thursday, Reese Witherspoon shared a snap of herself back at 15 -- the age you were still learning how to properly use a blowdryer -- as a budding star at her first film festival. Notably, she looks eerily similar to her teenage daughter, Ava Phillippe.


Voila: 



#tbt My first film festival #Deauville in 1991, age 15 #BackInTheDay

A photo posted by Reese Witherspoon (@reesewitherspoon) on





congrats! #specialnight

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If our math checks out, Witherspoon attended the festival for her first film, "The Man in the Moon," which with hindsight clearly launched a stratospheric film career.


Back in 1991, hints of future megastardom lay in the film's New York Times review: 


"Mr. Mulligan also gets an outstandingly natural performance out of Miss Witherspoon, who has no trouble carrying a lot of the film single-handedly," Janet Maslin wrote. "It falls to her to remind the audience that this story is at heart about a family, and she does."


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Thursday 21 January 2016

Anderson Cooper Opens Up About His Father, Who Died Young


CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, known for his detached reportorial style, did something out of character on Tuesday.


He got personal.


As part of a series of stories called "The Person Who Changed My Life," the journalist spoke about his late father, Wyatt Cooper, who died when Anderson Cooper was just 10 years old.


"He gave me the sense that I had value, that my ideas mattered," Cooper said. "That instilled in me a confidence I don't think I would have otherwise had."


Cooper isn't the only CNN personality opening up. Throughout this week, the network will air similar remembrances from CNNers like Wolf Blitzer, Brooke Baldwin and Michaela Pereira.





Cooper had written about his father in his 2006 book, Dispatches From the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival -- in which he detailed the experience of losing both a parent and a brother to early deaths. (His older brother Carter took his own life in 1988.)


Another memoir, this one written with his mother, fashion icon Gloria Vanderbilt, will be released in April. The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son Talk About Life, Love, and Loss will be published by HarperCollins four days before the airing of an HBO documentary about Vanderbilt, "Nothing Left Unsaid."


In the CNN segment, which aired Tuesday, Cooper opened up about how the death of loved ones has changed him.


"Loss changes you. Particularly when you lose a parent at a young age. The world suddenly seems a much different place. More dangerous. The person I was before my father's death, the person I was meant to be was far more open, more interesting than the person I've become," Cooper said. "I wish it wasn't so. But the self-reliance I learned has also served me well."


Wyatt Cooper died during open heart surgery on Jan. 5, 1978, at the age of 50.


"I used to think that was old, but now that I'm 48, 50 seems pretty young," Anderson Cooper said.


Cooper praised both of his parents.


"When you grow up secure in the love of a parent, it gives you a foundation that can carry you through all sorts of events in your life," he said. "That feeling of security and confidence, I still carry that with me today."


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Wednesday 20 January 2016

Kylie Jenner Hasn’t Been Able To Take Her Cartier Bracelet Off For Four Years


If you're Kylie Jenner, every morning for the past four years you've woken up and asked yourself, "Why can't I get this damn Cartier Love bracelet off my right wrist?" It's like "Groundhog Day" for the rich and famous. 


The very real problem recently surfaced on Jenner's Snapchat Tuesday, as the 18-year-old was recorded saying, "This bracelet has been stuck on for like, four years and no one at this store can get it off -- not even the security." The struggle is so real, y'all.  


The video shows a security guard attempting to unscrew Jenner's expensive bangle at what we can only assume is a Cartier store. 




If you do a quick scroll of Kylie's Instagram photos, you can see the bracelet in every single photo. 


Except, of course, when it's covered up by a long sleeve or taken out of the occasional photo shoot with Photoshop: 



@stevenkleinstudio @interviewmag @markcarrasquillo #karltempler @garrennewyork

A photo posted by King Kylie (@kyliejenner) on





@sashasamsonova

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Cartier's Love bracelets are sold as symbols of love and lifetime commitment and come with a small, chic screwdriver upon purchase.  



It seems people have always had a hard time getting the bracelet off, as there's a step-by-step video guide to show you how:





Some customers have even complained that the bracelet sets off the security alarm every single time they fly. We literally can't even imagine the personal trauma that must cause, as none of us can afford even the tiniest of Cartier bracelets. 


Will Jenner ever be able to unscrew her jewels? It's unclear, but we'll keep you in our prayers, King Kylie. 


 


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Tuesday 19 January 2016

Tracy Morgan Says He's 'Going Back In A Coma' Because Of Donald Trump


Tracy Morgan can't believe the huuuge things that happened while he was in a coma. 


The comedian, who was in a coma for two weeks after a car crash in 2014, joined Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show" Monday and joked about all the things he "missed" during the ordeal.


Morgan first said he was going back in a coma after learning David Letterman wasn't on the air anymore. Fallon lost it, but admitted it must be weird coming out of a coma and finding everything to be different.


"Yeah, things are different. Donald Trump is leading in the polls. I'm going back," said Morgan.


The video stops a little short, but later in the episode Morgan got serious and opened up about how his daughter inspired him to walk again after the accident. But don't worry. In a moment that did make the video, the comedian explains that Rocky Balboa actually lost to Apollo Creed in the second "Rocky" movie. And we're pretty sure he's serious about that, too. 





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Friday 15 January 2016

John Krasinski And Emily Blunt Had A Close Encounter With A Shark




Your favorite celebrity couple is even adorable while experiencing scuba diving trauma.


On an episode of "Ellen" airing Friday, John Krasinski opens up about the time he and wife Emily Blunt had a close encounter with a shark while 100 feet deep in the ocean on their honeymoon.


"Emily never wanted to learn scuba diving and I was like 'We'll never get into trouble with sharks," he said. "All of a sudden one broke off from the circle and started swimming behind us. I saw it and Emily didn't. He started to charge Emily, so my decision was 'If I spook her and she moves a lot, he might bite her.'" 


He decided to just "let it ride," and the shark swam right by Blunt. When the actress realized the shark was so close, Krasinksi said "she kind of passed out under water."


"All of her air just went to the top," he said. "It was pretty scary." 


Everything turned out fine -- a cute little sea turtle literally came up to comfort Blunt in the water -- and now, years later, the two continue to live as successful artists with a new very cute child. 


Krasinski, who is currently promoting his film "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi," also recently charmed as a guest on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," where he showed his prowess at fake vomiting.


Luckily, he didn't do anything of that sort at sight of the shark. 


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A Kid Crashed Taylor Swift And Calvin Harris' Dinner Like Only A Kid Can




Even in this celebrity-obsessed age, there are still boundaries that most people adhere to when they spot a celebrity in the wild. Most people would probably hesitate to crash a celebrity couple's dinner date, but when you're a kid you are way more likely to get a free pass.


Such is the case for a young fan who was gutsy enough to ask for a photo with Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris, at Il Ristorante di Giorgio Baldi -- a celeb hotspot in Santa Monica -- on Tuesday night. 


 



Awesome dinner with mom and dad

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Young Ricky Selby posted a photo of himself with the celebrity power couple and delighted in his third-wheel status, captioning the snap, "Awesome dinner with mom and dad." 


Judging by Selby's Instagram account (and the fact his father owns a real estate development and investment firm in Los Angeles) he seems to travel to some pretty cool locations and run in to celebrities every now and then:



There was pizza at the party

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