Politics really is the last refuge of scoundrels. In the height of hypocrisy, President Trump lambasted NBC and “Today” show host Matt Lauer, despite facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct himself. During the 2016 presidential campaign, more than a dozen women accused Trump of sexual harassment or sexual assault....
Is Hogan A Hero? In the late ’70s, Hulk Hogan was fearless every Saturday on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Who knew he was really a shy, sensitive guy? No wonder he sued when Gawker.com posted his sex tape online. Even more remarkable, who knew a jury would give him $140 million? Fast forward about 30 or so years and the once mythical God of Thunder can now be seen blubbering with regularity on national television. His skin must be paper thin. ...
Playboy magazine, a beacon of the sexual revolution for more than six decades, has declared victory. In a stunning announcement, new Chief Executive Scott Flanders said the magazine will no longer publish photos of nude women, a magazine staple since the 1950s. Instead, the magazine will publish titillating photos of partially clad women, much like other men’s category magazines, such as Esquire, GQ and Maxim....
Selena Gomez posted a somewhat cryptic message on Instagram that seems to have a pretty clear meaning; she’s the latest celeb to express her frustration at unending tabloid headlines that are largely made up about her and her relationships. There’s no question that Selena is news, but she didn’t bargain for abusive tabloid headlines based on the flimsiest information, or totally fabricated out of whole cloth. Most involve Justin Bieber. ...
Charlie Riina is the latest buxom blonde bombshell to break into marketing and advertising as brands embrace curvaceous women in the wake of Kate Upton’s ground-breaking rise. Has the new feminism also played a role? The look was last popular in the 1950s. Stars like Brigitte Bardot, Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe, Anita Ekberg and Kim Novak were celebrated in Hollywood and pop culture....
Lexi Thompson, an LPGA golfer has just turned the gentlemen’s game on its head, or brought it into the 21st Century, by posing topless on the cover of Golf Digest magazine. The Golf Gods are scratching their heads. Is this good for the game? In the end, it probably was only a matter of time given the rise of nudity in sports. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue has been featuring more and more nudity every year. And, ESPN annually publishes a magazine featuring both male and female athletes nude....
Monica Lewinsky, the White House intern who went down on Bill and played the pawn in a GOP impeachment attempt, has reportedly been offered a seat on “The View” by Barbara Walters, who should know better. What are TV suits thinking? It’s hard to see what Lewinsky can bring to the table other than her notoriety. It’s the second bone-headed idea in a week by television suits, who think they know what the public wants. Last week, Comedy Central announced that South African comedian Trevor Noah will replace Jon Stewart on The Daily Show....
“Fashion Police,” the E! show that’s supposed to present a no-holds-barred look at celebrity fashion, is being wrecked by political correctness and “celebrity friendships” in the wake of long-time host Joan Rivers’ death, raising questions whether it can survive in its current form. Apparently only Rivers has the constitution to call it like she saw them and deflect criticism. Her replacement, tart-tongued Kathy Griffin is the latest to cut and run after the blow up over -ex-co-host Giuliana Rancic’s red-carpet criticism of African-American singer-actress Zendaya....
Charlotte McKinney and Kate Upton in skimpy bikinis chowing down on fat Carl’s Jr. burgers may draw a lot of gawkers on social media, but the commercials aren’t selling more burgers, according to a new study of the spots. The controversial ad featuring McKinney, who appears nude but is actually wearing a string bikini, aired during this year’s Super Bowl. While 27 percent of the people who saw the ads said they planned to visit a Carl’s Jr. or Hardee’s restaurant after seeing the ad, the response was well below normal....
Kendall Jenner is back on familiar territory--a swimsuit photo shoot--after her tour de force run at New York Fashion Week. In her Allure photo shoot, Kendall poses for renowned fashion photographer Mario Testino. She wears swimsuits by Versace, Agent Provocateur and Hermes. Her jewelry is by Balmain and shoes are by Stuart Weitzman....
Bob Simon, the award winning journalist for CBS’s long-running program “60 Minutes,” was killed this evening (Feb. 11) in a car crash in New York City. The driver of his livery cab and the driver of the Mercedes it collided with were not seriously hurt. Simon, 73 was riding in the back of the livery cab, usually a full-size sedan, when the accident occurred. Rescue personnel had to cut the top off the car to extract the correspondent and his driver. He likely was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident....
Hannah Davis, the fetching Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl has a secret alter ego. She a cat lady, living a lonely existence with a house full of felines. Imagine the smell. Hannah’s alter ego is actually a creation of DirectTV. Fellow supermodels Chrissy Teigen and Nina Agdal get the same treatment....
Brian Williams, NBC’s star anchor is facing new accusations that he lied about what he saw during coverage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, embellishing his reporting to make it seem he was in the throes of danger, when he was comfortably ensconced in his hotel room. Williams issued a humiliating apology earlier this week when he admitted that he lied about being shot at during the invasion of Iraq in 2003....
Fox News has posted the video of radical Islamists burning to death Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh, sparking a heated backlash and questions about its motives. Is it trying to inflame the public into sending U.S. troops? The radical Islamist group IS released the video earlier this week to global condemnation and no other U.S. media outlet has chosen to show it. But Fox News posted the video in its entirety on its Web site and showed images from the video last night (Feb. 5) and showed images from the video on its television news show “Special Report.”...
Hannah Davis, an American Model, makes her second appearance in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue in an eye-popping cover photo that pushes the bounds of propriety. The magazine is drawing heat from critics for stepping, close to, if not over the line. Davis, 24, raised eyebrows because she is pulling her bikini bottom down in the photo as low as it can get without just taking them off. The move is in line with the magazine’s trend in recent years to more and more nudity....
Willams has repeated the story dozen, if not hundreds of times about how the Chinook helicopter he was riding in took a direct hit in 2003 and was forced to land. It’s the kind of derring-do that won him praise for his courage and commitment to his job....
Vanity Fair today (Feb. 4) revealed the cover of its annual Hollywood issue. It’s become as much of a rite of passage in Tinsletown as the Oscars themselves. Or so the magazine would like you to believe. So who made the cut? You might be surprised. The magazine definitely made sure the 10 actors who appear on the extended, three-flap cover are representative among women, men and minorities on the big screen. But men slightly outnumbered women, this year and the crowd definitely skewed a little older than the stars who appeared on 20 previous covers over the years....
Karlie Kloss, Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel and other Victoria’s Secret Angels headline the fashion brand’s hot new Super Bowl ad in a revealing first look at the sizzling commercial. The only thing missing is football. The new ad makes no reference to the game, which will pit the New England Patriots against the defending champion Seattle Seahawks. Adriana Lima and Behati Prinsloo are also featured in the 60-second spot....
Jay Leno pulled no punches when asked about fellow comedian Bill Cosby at the National Association of Television Program Executives convention in Miami. He said the female accusers are being treated worse than women in Saudi Arabia. Leno made a salient point, although in the process he may have offended the Saudi government, which is a staunch ally of the United States....
Justin Bieber farted and a slew of web sites said it smell like roses. That’s an apt analogy for Bieber’s claim that he bought a high-priced Gulfstream G650 private jet for a Christmas present. But like Bieber’s farts, it stinks to high heaven. But that didn’t stop a slew of gossip sites from People magazine to ABC News, Fox News, GossipCop, TMZ and dozen of lesser sites from reporting it as fact. An TheImproper investigation, however, flushed that crap right out of the news cycle. This site reported two days ago that Bieber did not own a jet. We did what every other news site should have done–checked with Federal Aviation Administration....
Heidi Klum semi-naked ads for Sharper Image, the high-end luxury goods retailer, have been banned in Las Vegas for violating an ordinance that prohibits public nudity in advertisements, even though the ads have appeared in other cities. The regulation prohibits any image “showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering or any portion thereof below the nipple,” according to the statute. The ordinance came to light after McCarren International Airport, which serves Las Vegas, refused to allow the ads to be displayed....
Julia Louis-Dreyfus cooks the ultimate Thanksgiving dinner in her first commercial for Old Navy. She replaces Amy Poehler who schilled for the fashion brand starting with last year’s holiday season. Louis-Dreyfus, 53, is currently starring in the HBO television comedy series, “VEEP.” Poehler who currently stars as Leslie Knope in the sitcom "Parks and Recreation," helped Old Navy boost its online presence with her videos, which were formatted like comedy skits. ...
John Oliver has no qualms about exposing one of the media's dirty little secrets; how it's increasingly disguising advertising as news. The problem has only gotten worse with the rise of the Internet and it's a race to the bottom. He critices everyone, especially BuzzFeed founder and Chief Executive Jonah Peretti and Time Inc. Chief Executive Joe Ripp....
Kanye West strikes a menacing pose on the cover of GQ magazine’s latest issue and appears to have an opinion on just about everything, including how to “dress like a god.” Which can’t be that hard if you have his dough. West has been in Europe on his Yeezus tour. New wifie Kim Kardashian was all a twitter over the cover. “So sexy!” she wrote. ...
Google, which controls more than 70 percent of the search market, revised its search algorithm, known as Panda, this week and hammered gossip sites among other web outlets in a bid to control “spam.” Among sites that are seeing significant declines in organic search rankings are GossipCop, StarPulse and The Examiner. Changes to the algorithm, which determines where content appears in search results, have been highly controversial....
