taylor swift & jake gyllenhaal?

wha wha whaaaa? has young’n taylor swift snagged herself an older gentlemen?

seems so! well isn’t this surprising. taylor swift, 20, has apparently coupled up with jake gyllenhaal, 29. this is quite the interesting pairing, but now that you think about it, it kinda makes sense.

i’m not usually one to report on gossip, but people mag is generally a credible source. see what an onlooker had to say:

“they showed up together [see picture on left],” a source tells the magazine of their appearance at an SNL taping this saturday. “they walked around together backstage, but they were careful not to be seen too close. it was hard to tell if they were together, but everyone was shocked that she brought him.”

who knows what it really is, but one thing’s for sure – jake, you better treat her good or she’ll write a song about ya!

diva mariah carey

i am literally speechless. this lady is delusional with a capital D!! diva extraordinaire mariah carey has just about had enough of gettin’ older. so much so that she’s done with it!

from now on, she’ll be celebrating anniversaries of previous birthdays. uh, what?! a recent post on her fansite makes reference to her b-day. a very vague reference, that is!

“i came to have a party!” it’s almost time to put on your favorite ensemble, pop open a bottle of angel champagne (only if you’re of age and aren’t making any speeches!) and migrate to the flantastic celebration that only happens once a year.

on saturday, march 27, our one and only diva mariah carey celebrates the anniversary of her 12th birthday! mariahdailyjournal cordially invites you to join us in wishing mariah the most spectacular and, of course, festive anniversary ever!

ha! i love the reference to her alcohol-influenced acceptance speech at the palm springs international film festival. oh and if you’re curious, and a bit more normal than the likes of ms. carey, she actually just turned the big 4-0!

made of gold?

don’t get me wrong, i’m a huge julia roberts fan. but come on, is she made of gold?

if you ventured out into the theaters this weekend to indulge in the celebrity love fest that is ‘valentine’s day,’ you might’ve caught a glimpse of the actress. judging from the trailer, we would’ve thought julia was a prime player. but as it turns out, she’s only in the film for roughly 6 minutes!

but that’s not the ridiculous part. for her part in the lovey-dovey flick, america’s sweetheart was paid $3 MILLION! that’s about $500,000 a minute. for that kinda cash, those better be the best 6 minutes of our lives!!

apparently roberts agreed to the part as a favor to director garry marshall. after casting her, it was much easier to get stars like jessica biel, ashton kutcher and anne hathaway on board. i guess only the box office can tell if julia was worth that paycheck… we’ll find out soon!

craptastic TV

you didn’t think it could get any worse, did you? crappy reality TV is (unfortunately) on the rise – and this next adventure will surely get all of our eyes rolling. abc is set to unveil their latest disaster, ‘conveyor belt of love,’ on january 4th.

if you like standing at the baggage carousel waiting for your luggage at the airport, then you’ll love this one. 30 men are ushered by on this “conveyor belt of love” and have 60-seconds to impress a panel of 5 ladies. if a woman is interested in one of the men rolling by, he steps aside. the woman then has the option of swapping out her first choice if a more appealing man pops up down the line.

but this is the best part – after all 30 men have been looked over, each woman takes her final choice on a date in the hopes of finding a true connection. yeah, because a 60-second speech really give a true peep into your soul. the show will be run as a special with the opportunity for more episodes down the line. watch the trailer below!

ear full of jewels

gagaphones

do you have lots of moolah to throw around on things that don’t matter? then this is the product for you! lady gaga teamed up with dr. dre to launch her very own line of headphones. yes, headphones.

and here’s the best part. they go for a whopping $99.95 to $149.95 depending upon the style you choose. what, are these magic earphones or something? apparently it’s a small price to pay to have a pair of diamond-shape jewels in your ears.

the lady explains her new adventure in the marketing materials: “in the deepest hour of the night, i confess to myself three things; i would die if i was forbidden to write, forbidden to love, or forbidden to fashion. heartbeats embody the trinity of my human-being, with one additional vow: that SOUND matters. wear heartbeats, love each other, and celebrate the art and lifestyle of music.”

i’ll pass, thanks.

some dictator love

there are so many things wrong with what’s going on here. first, what the heck is aubrey o’day doing on the sean hannity show? the girls group cast-off has been milking her “fame” in such prestigious ways like posing for playboy and wearing next to nothing on the red carpet. classy! so why hannity had her as a guest, it’s beyond me!

regardless, the lovely lady had some insight to share about everyone’s favorite dictators, fidel castro and adolf hitler on the show yesterday. she defends communist dictator castro, calling him “brilliant!” she goes on to say “i’m not defending his behavior in many instances, but i do have to say that i will 100 percent agree he’s an incredibly brilliant man.”

there’s no greater way to get yourself in hot water than express admiration for the commie’s. well, i take that back. because aubrey in the next breath discusses how she also believes adolf hitler was a brilliant man. in the wake of the coverage surrounding her comments, aubrey just released a statement to tmz to explain herself further. and there you have it, folks! check out the hysterical clip above.

choppy vows

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they can’t get any cuter. ‘step up’s channing tatum & jenna dewan recently made their love official, getting married a couple of weeks ago in malibu. seems perfect, right? well, the lives of public figures can get a little complicated.

the 29-year-old ‘g.i. joe’ star recently shared one thing he didn’t like about his wedding on July 11. “when we’re at a wedding and there’s a helicopter above us and we’re trying to say our vows, it’s a little heartbreaking, to be totally honest with you,” he said of the paparazzi.

truly – can you imagine? the one most blissful moment of your life is close to ruined all because the paps want to sell a picture of you in a wedding gown. channing went on to say “i’ll never understand it. i don’t read those magazines, i never have, and i don’t allow them in my house. i think they’re ruining the business, personally, because the more you get to know somebody, what they do and how they are in real life, the less you’re going to believe them in any part.”

he actually makes a good point. but do you think that’ll change anytime soon? no way. remember back when tom cruise was the hottest, most sought-after movie star? that quickly changed once the guy started being kooky – jumping on oprah’s couch & being overly aggressive with his religion of scientology. in fact, it was reported that cruise dropped from being the 11th most-liked celeb down to the 197th. and it’s no secret that his movie ticket sales followed suit. look’s like channing tatum might be on to something there…

typecast much?

lifeinruins21

my big fat greek wedding… loved it. such a feel-good movie, funny & definitely different than anything we had seen. nia vardalos was a perfect fit for the role. but i couldn’t help but think that she would be a one-hit wonder. she is so characteristically greek that it’s tough to see her being a mainstream actress.

and boy was i right! her very next movie, my life in ruins, didn’t exactly allow vardalos to extend her acting wings. she plays a tour guide who leads a tour around greece with a group of misfits (the comic relief, of course). nia is encouraged to loosen up, & look for love in unexpected places.

yeah, not exactly reinventing the movie wheel or anything. go greek or not, i’m sure this fox searchlight-backed film will do just fine. looks pretty cute, actually. check out the trailer below. 

 

 

3rd runner-up

ABCs New Bachelorette

ABC's New Bachelorette

she says she “fell in love” with jason, the latest Bachelor to headline ABC’s hit reality show. but as we all saw, jason left her to come in 3rd. (and lucky her, right?) jillian harris, a 29-year-old singleton from vancouver, will now try her hand at love. we’ll watch as 25 guys – deemed the best of the best by ABC – run through hoops for their lady in waiting.

DUUUUMMMMB. did anyone watch the premiere this past Monday? i almost gagged in the first ten minutes. why oh why do men feel the need to take their darn shirts off? what a way to introduce yourself to the world. news flash, you look like a total idiot. we’ve got guys ranging from olympic cyclists and big-shot lawyers to break dance instructors and business developers. so that should be a blastie to watch. i’m not quite sure i can get into this season. we’ll see, shall we?

warning: this is disturbing!

okay, prepare yourself. this past week on ‘good morning america,’ we were introduced to a new form of “love,” if you can even call it that. the woman featured claims she has serious emotional relationships with… wait for it… objects. watch below. i think my mouth was hanging open the entire 5 minutes.

some highlights? “when other teenagers were dating each other, i was dating a bridge.” really, lady? fast forward to minute 3:38. this woman actually has a commitment ceremony with the eiffel tower. and changed her last name to eiffel. is that even allowed? interesting world we live in today.