jessica simpson unveils the price of beauty

alright jessica, what’s going on here? i suppose it has to do with the recent backlash about her weight.

the former pop star (i say “former” because let’s face it, she hasn’t had a hit in awhile!) has taken her game back to the world of reality tv.

SHOCKER! another out-of-the-limelight celeb is grasping at fame via reality fame. that trail’s been blazed too many to count, really. she’ll be debuting the price of beauty, in which she travels around the county unveiling what “true” beauty is all about. should be interesting, but reality tv? come on JSimps.

the show’s been added to vh1′s spring lineup, premiering march 15th at 10pm. she even released a single for the show, called who we are.  jessie-poo shares,

“i was inspired to write whenever i got back from traveling the world. we all struggle with the same issues. we all battle self-esteem. it’s just about being good enough for yourself.”

check out a clip below from the first episode, in which jessica travels to a “fattening hut!” so the question is…. will you be tuning in?

the beast 2.0

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is anyone else tired of all the movie remakes? apparently somebody thought it was a good idea to take the disney classic ‘beauty & the beast’ and make it modern. why, cuz it wasn’t good enough as it was?

‘beastly’ is being described as an edgy teen romance about looking past the surface to discover true beauty. YAWN. as-yet-unknown actor alex pettyfer stars as the popular jerk who gets his kicks from mocking “unattractive” classmates. one such classmate (played by mary-kate olsen) decides to teach him a lesson, casting a spell that unrecognizably deforms him. but he ain’t no hairy creature – from what we can see here. and then, just like the cartoon version, he has to find someone who will love him just as he is. vanessa hudgens, you’re being called to the stage!

how boring, though, because we already know the ending. hudgens & pettyfer will probably fall in love and they’ll live happily ever after.  besides being weirdly cast (mary-kate olsen??), the movie seems a bit too much like ‘twilight’ to me, minus the blood. while we’ll have to wait until july 2010 to see the flick – i know, i know, it’ll be hard – they’ve given us a sneak peek to hold us over. check it out below.