good evening! the lovely & adorably quirky sarah jessica parker is the latest ELLE covergirl for their december issue! i totally can't wait for the second sex and the city movie which is due out sometime next year - i just hope i like it as much as the first one! if the new one does good numbers at the box office again - i'm sure we'll see a third installment! check out the cover below along with a couple of choice quotes - ms. parker addresses rumors about not getting along with co-star kim cattrall - plus you can see more pictures on the magazine's website! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
On rumors of friction with Sex and the City co-star Kim Cattrall: "I don't think anybody wants to believe that I love Kim. I adore her. I wouldn't have done the movie without her. Didn't and wouldn't."
On her decision to use a surrogate to carry her twins: "I knew there would be lots of opinions about, 'Well, why didn't you adopt? Why didn't you do this? Why didn't you do that?' and the truth of the matter is, it wasn't one or the other for us. We had explored, and continue to explore all options, and this one just happened first. This isn't the period at the end of the sentence."
On being a hands-on mom: "I love the smell of diapers; I even like when they're wet and you smell them all warm liked a baked good. I love the smell of Balmex. Love it."
good evening! i freakin' love actress natalie portman and she's looking totally stunning on the new cover of V magazine (#62) even though she started starring in films at the tender age of 12 (the professional) she's managed to keep herself glued together - this is one talented & gorgeous gal - all hail ms. portman! (make sure to check out the trailer for brothers - her new film which opens on dec. 4th and also stars tobey maguire & jake gyllenhaal) popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
good evening! i have to hand it to katie holmes - she's looking pretty fabulous in peach/orange on the brand new cover of ELLE magazine's 'women in hollywood' issue (november 2009) i thought by now she would have split up with her creepy hubby & scientology master tom cruise but i guess everything's going ok for the couple ... in the last quote she talks about once something starts to not feel real - she's not into it - i suppose mr. cruise is good at keeping things 'real' for his stepford wife - ha! although i'm not super keen on them being together at all - i must say they do have the most adorable celebrity offspring - that suri cruise is beyond precious! please make sure to head over to elle.com to see the other 'women of hollywood' covers this month which include emily blunt, renee zellweger, julianne moore, and zoe saldana! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
on family life: "in my own life, my whole world really revolves around family. i do what i need to do, but it's like, 'how is everybody else doing?' and it's wonderful for me as an actress to put some of that into a character."
on life as a working mom on the broadway set of 'all my sons': "suri would sit in my lap in the makeup chair. she'd hand the wig lady the bobby pins."
on fashion: "i love alaia, for sure. stella mccartney. i like ralph lauren because i feel like it's very american, and i'm pretty all-american, from ohio. isabel marant and a new designer, sari gueron."
on the genre of film she loves most: "it can be any genre. i even like vampire movies - they just have to be well done. i want to believe in the characters. the minute it starts to feel not real, i'm not interested."
good evening boys & girls! just the other day i posted on lady gaga's new spread in the latest issue of V magazine (#60 / the beauty issue) and now we've got the cover featuring cameron diaz (with fake tattoos) channeling madonna's true blue era - i don't know how madge feels about ms. diaz but i think she does a pretty decent job of pulling off the whole look (of course a bit of photoshop was involved ... as per always) as for her ex-boyfriend justin timberlake - rumors are starting to pop up he might be splitting with jessica biel ... perhaps justin & cameron could reunite - i always thought they actually made a fun and sexy couple (JT & jessica totally bore me) i know everyone wants to see mr. timberlake back with britney spears but that ship has sailed ... i'd much rather see him laughing it up with ms. diaz once again! (i doubt that will happen but you never know!) for some reason i'm super drained from today - so i'm going to try and get a little extra sleep tonight - i seriously wish we could have three day weekends all of the time! popbytes over & out for tonight ... xoxo
good morning! it's friday and thankfully i have the day off - i'm thrilled - i can totally use the extra downtime - it's just been pure insanity over the past week! right now i've got sexy pictures of lady gaga (complete with nipples) from the latest issue of V magazine (issue #60 - on sale july 7th) as of late - i've been avoiding her at all costs - i'm glad she broke out internationally in a major way but i've totally worn her out - i listened to her super fun debut album the fame so many times - i almost can't bear it anymore! now i want to see what gaga is going to do for an encore - i do genuinely believe she's a talented artist however she's still new to the scene and sometimes girlfriend can get really annoying (like that button hairdo she was trying to rock the other day was way out of control & lame) i wonder how long we will have to wait for her second album? enjoy the shots below which actually came out great (plus there's a 'behind the shoot' video posted) i especially love the one with the teddy bear sitting next to her on the sand - it's super cute! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
hey hey! i've got one of my favorite ladies - the always fabulous gwen stefani - gracing the cover of elle magazine's music issue (july 2009) i've said it many times here on popbytes before - if i were a girl - i would dress exactly like ms. stefani - i worship her incredible sense of style - she's a total glam goddess! i've seen oh so many people live in concert but i still have yet to see gwen do her thing - i seriously need to pick up tickets ASAP to see no doubt - i hope after their long overdue tour is done - the band releases a new album - supposedly their using the tour as inspiration for new material - plus i would not mind a third solo release from gwen ... i adored her first two kick-ass solo albums (love.angel.music.baby. and the sweet escape) popbytes over & out for tonight ... xoxo
good evening! so when i saw the brand new cover of entertainment weekly featuring hottie ryan reynolds shirtless - my heart literally skipped a beat - he's so damn sexy and totally has the perfect mix of chest hair and muscles - there's four covers in total - all are posted below! super good looks and major sex appeal aside - i've actually never really been a big fan of mr. reynolds - especially after he broke up with poor alanis morissette and took up with scarlett johansson (who he's now married to ... ugh ... sometimes i don't mind her but most of the time she just bugs me) i can't really think of any movies that i particularly loved ryan in - plus i have zero desire to see his new flick the proposal - it's so not the type of movie i'd ever go see - however i do like both betty white and sandra bullock - so maybe i'll catch it on DVD someday! however i will definitely be picking up the new double issue entertainment weekly featuring their summer must list - with 115 things we simply can't miss!
good morning! the world's most powerful celebrityangelina jolie is gracing the latest cover of harper's bazaar magazine - looking totally gorgeous as always - there's also an essay written by naomi wolf musing on why women want ms. jolie's life ... i already know why ... two words ... brad pitt! it still amazes me that just by mentioning ms. jolie's name - you can polarize an entire room - people seem to either love or hate her - there doesn't seem to be anyone in the middle of the road - i definitely adore her - but my pal candace (a staunch member of team aniston) still refers to her as 'a husband stealer' - i highly doubt she's going to agree with ms. wolf's essay and i bet a lot of other women will feel the exact same way but in the end - i really don't think anyone would mind having her fabulous life - i certainly wouldn't turn it down! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
Yes, she is conventionally beautiful: Bosomy and wasp-waisted, with that curtain of hair and those crazy pillowy lips, she is an obvious male sex fantasy. But more suggestively, polls show that her appeal and magnetism play at least as powerfully in the fantasy life of females.
Women admire Angelina Jolie, but that would hardly stop the presses. Polls also show that if women — not just lesbian and bisexual women but straight women — had to choose a female lover, they would want to sleep with Angelina Jolie. In other words, women both identify with her and desire her. SOURCE
hey hey! i love V magazine - one of my favorite fashionable publications to post on - and their upcoming issue #59 is all about the swimsuit (due on newsstands on may 6th) and once again they've come up with multiple covers featuring supermodels - six in all! (shot by famed photographer mario testino) three are below (naomi campbell, eva herzigová and daria werbowy) and keep your eyes peeled for three more (kate moss, claudia schiffer and gisele bündchen) which should be popping up on the internet soon! i've also posted a video preview of the new issue - i know a lot of guys will be picking up this one! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
good evening! i was so bummed last night's episode of gossip girl was a repeat - i hate how the CW mixes old ones with new ones - they should play 'em all - and then do a repeat when it's finished! thankfully the latest issue of harper's bazaar is providing my ed westwick fix - his bad boy (filthy rich) character chuck bass is totally the guy you can't stand but find yourself oddly attracted to him ... just like blair waldorf (played by leighton meister) the magazine coupled him up with the still super sexy helena christensen (she turns 41 in december - remember her in wicked game) for a fashion shoot paying homage to one of my favorite films the graduate (1967) helena does a great job looking all sexed up as mrs. robinson but nobody can top anne bancroft (may she rest in peace) and that mr. westwick is so damn sexy in a weird & dirty way! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
good morning! legendary performer grace jones (age 60) is gracing the latest cover of V magazine (#57) with a brand new photo snapped by jean-paul goude who has taken many iconic pictures of ms. jones over the years (here's a slideshow) he also shares a son (pictured here) with her named paulo (although the two were never married) along with the new pictures - mr. goude also interviewed grace for the magazine which you can read here - if you haven't picked up ms. jones' latest album hurricane (her first in almost twenty years) i highly suggest you do - it's very decent! (watch the video for 'corporate cannibal' - the first single - below is her new video for 'william's blood') i'm praying she'll come to los angeles to perform - i'd kill to see her up on stage doing her thing! popbytes over & out for now...xoxo
BONUS PICS GRACE JONES LIVE IN CONCERT (LONDON, 01/27/09)
hey hey! i'm a little behind on this post but i simply couldn't resist tossing up these adorable pictures of mega cutie zac efron in entertainment weekly plus he landed the cover story (not the most recent 'star trek' issue but the one from last week - #1016) i've never seen any of the high school musical flicks but next week (oct 24th) when the third one (senior year) lands in movie theaters - i might have to drag myself - simply because of mr. efron - oh he's so darn dreamy - his girlfriend vanessa hudgens is one lucky bitch! although if i was forced to pick who i like better between zac and gossip girl star chace crawford (since for some reason i group them together - probably because of their semi-similar looks) i'd have to go with mr. crawford! popbytes over & out for now...xoxo
i still can't believe one of the hottest girls on the entire planet megan fox (probably best known for transformers) actually goes out with brian austin green aka 'david silver' from the original beverly hills, 90210 (although he's not bad looking himself...it's all just a little ironic - don't cha think?) there's also a big age difference between the two (13 years to be exact) yet they're engaged so she's totally off the market...at least for now! ms. fox is gracing the latest cover of GQ (october '08) and she looks incredibly hot (she reminds me a drop of a young elizabeth taylor with her dark hair and stunning blue eyes) check out more sexy pictures of the totally gorgeous ms. fox over on the magazine's website (playboy must be itching to get her naked - that issue would seriously fly off the shelves) popbytes over & out for tonight...xoxo
hey kids! oh i do love V magazine but they went a tad bit overboard with their latest issue (fall 2008, issue #55 - the biggest issue ever) it's available with fourteen (yes fourteen) different covers! each cover features a different gorgeous model including the likes of christy turlington and naomi campbell (both of their sexy covers are posted below) the other models include eniko mihalik, malgosia bela, anna selezneva, daria werbowy, frankie rayder, abbey lee kershaw, natasha poly, sunniva stordahl, agyness deyn, lara stone, anja rubik, and eva herzigova! (the magazine says 'we like to think of it as our 21st-century survey of modern beauty') if models is your thing - it's totally time for you to collect 'em all (check out each of the fourteen covers over on the magazine's website...talk about being ambitious!) popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
...and it feels so damn good! although i saw the latest entertainment weekly cover splashed across every blog i visited today - it was way too delicious to pass up posting here on popbytes! i've had mixed feelings about the new 90210 (which kicks off next week on 9/02/08) but after seeing this picture of jennie garth locking arms with shannen doherty - i'm simply dying to see 'kelly taylor' meet up with her old beverly high pal (and nemesis) 'brenda walsh' (read the full article featuring both ladies) i hope the new characters can also bring some hot new drama to the zipcode - although i have this sinking feeling the show won't be a major hit like the first time around (however the two-hour premiere episode will do very well from pure curiosity & nostalgia) it will be fun to at least see some of the characters we once loved - live once again - i'm totally up for trips down memory lane (circa the 1990s) anytime! read popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
EW: Did you ever think the two of you would be sitting here talking about playing Brenda Walsh and Kelly Taylor again?
Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty: [In unison] No.
Garth: I thought [Beverly Hills, 90210] had a beginning, middle, and an end. It was very neatly in its coffin and it was done. When they told me they were doing it, I thought: No! Like something sort of sacred was being disrupted. Some part of who I was and a piece of my history was being messed with. It took me a while to settle into that idea.
Doherty: Early on, my publicist got a call asking her "Would she do it?" I was kind of like, Why would I play Brenda Walsh again? There was an "I Hate Brenda" newsletter. Why would I possibly get myself back into that? I think it was too scary for me. I didn't want to go back to people hating me. It just wasn't something that I considered for a good chunk of time. At some point it hit me that this is what the fans wanted. They put a roof over my head. They allow me to eat and to feed my dogs. The only reason I survive is because of them. If there's one way to possibly say thank you, it is to go back and play a character that you never even liked yourself.
EW: You didn't like Brenda?
Doherty: There were parts of Brenda I loved. They just took her in a really odd direction that I didn't necessarily agree with at the time. I still kind of look back and think, Eh, it's not what I would have done, but I understand. Every show has to have that character full of teenage angst and drama. I think she was driven by insecurity that was at the root of everything.
EW: The other day you had your first scene together in 14 years. When did you last see each other before the scene and what was it like shooting together again?
Doherty: [Laughs] Oh, God. When was it? Ten years ago? I don't know. A long time. I can only speak for myself, but being with someone I knew made it easier for me my first day on set. At least for me there was an appreciation that we'd been through the first 90210 together and now we're going through it again, but in such a different way because we're both adults now. The only weird thing was while we were trying to catch up everyone was watching us. Every single eyeball was on us. I don't know what they were expecting. I was more interested in talking to her about Dancing With the Stars. I thought she did an amazing job.
Garth: There had been so much buildup. Everyone was asking me before what it was going to be like. I was like, "I don't know. I haven't talked to her in 10 or 15 years." I had that tension and I started to let it get to me. Is she going to be nice? Is it going to be a bad environment? But when I saw her everything was fine. [To Shannen] I was going to call you and tell you this--I got your number from Gabe but I never called. I felt a certain comfort too in having you there and I did not think I would feel that way. It was at some point around 2 a.m., and I felt like it's so nice to have someone here who is a partner, someone who knew where we'd been and what it was like with the real show.
Doherty: I think when you're 18, your personalities conflict, and then you meet up 10 or 15 years later and the playing ground is totally different and you're fine. Like Jennie said, of course there were nerves going in. But half of it was the buildup everyone else put on it. When I was driving to the set I was getting phone calls, and I finally turned my phone off because I thought, I have to go in there with a completely fresh attitude and start over and give everybody a chance and everybody has to give me a chance. Once I was able to turn all of that off, the first moment I saw her it was like, Okay, this is going to be good. It was like, "Hey." Then a hug. It's like going to a war together. You've already been in the trenches together. You learned so much from that first war. That second war, you know what you need to do to make the set the most peaceful environment you can possibly have.
good morning! this weekend ms. rumer willis (daughter of bruce willis & demi moore) lands on the cover of page six magazine (a supplement to the NY post sunday newspaper) she also turns twenty years old tomorrow (the same day madonna turns the big 5-0) i think people have been unnecessarily mean when it comes to rumer - there's really no reason for it - she appears to be a decent gal with her head screwed on straight and has managed to stay out of trouble - she's certainly no paris hilton or lindsay lohan (where jokes come a dime per dozen) when a certain person scrawls the words 'potato head' over her picture - that's totally the best example ever of the pot calling the kettle black! you won't catch me making a 'leave rumer alone' video but i think people need to think twice before taking cheap shots at her - there's so many other people who deserved to be made fun of before her! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
on her parents' split and the media's relentless criticism of people in the public eye: it's shocking how unbelievably mean people are--not just the people who are writing stuff, the people who make comments. for awhile i read that stuff, and it was upsetting, i'd get really down on myself, which is debilitating," she says. "now i think, 'do you really have nothing better to do than talk shit about me?'
on rumors that she's gay: if people call me a lesbian because i have short hair and i wear jeans instead of dresses, then by all means, run with it. i think it's hilarious. i like guys.
on the pitfalls that have plagued her peers: sure, i have my issues, but i'm not in rehab. i'm not in crazy debt. i like the fact that i didn't just get my ged, but i graduated from high school. a lot of it has to do with my parents. they have a desire to keep us [kids] grounded and give us a normal upbringing.
on ashton kutcher: he's so cool. he definitely is a father-slash-older brother figure, but at the same time i can still go out with him and have an amazing time. we all have so much fun together. i'm so lucky. my dad and ashton get along - it's not weird. there's no jealousy or drama. if we weren't all entirely morally opposed to doing a reality show, i guarantee it would be the best-selling reality show ever.
good evening boys & girls! tonight we've got actress pénelope cruz looking super gorgeous on the cover of the latest issue of W magazine - she's always played things on the low-key side - except maybe when she was dating tom cruise (i bet she thanks her lucky stars she managed to get out of that relationship...) ms. cruz appears to be class personified and she really is stunning to look at plus she's actually talented! pénelope has a couple of movies coming out soon including elegy and vicky cristina barcelona - directed & written by my top director of all-time woody allen (responsible for my favorite movie everannie hall) check out the trailer below along with a few choice quotes from her interview with the magazine! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
PS i love how she's channeling her inner liza minnelli in the second picture below - everyone has an inner liza (at least i like to think so...)
on her inner 'monster' "i'm always finding very tricky and hidden ways to sabotage any beautiful moment. and it's something so internal that i don't think even my friends or family can catch me doing it. but i catch myself doing it. i've had that battle since i was a little girl. it's like, uh-oh, here it is again, the monster! go away and leave me alone!"
on facing her fears "i try not to run away from things because i'm scared of them. when you feel you have to say something to someone, and your heart starts going fast because it could be controversial, i always vote for saying it. with time, you get more at peace with it. i used to get very upset about it, and very angry at myself. but now, when it comes, i just send it away."
on the 'celebrity gossip mill' "i think it's disgusting. it's dangerous and nasty, and bad for our society in so many ways. and it's getting worse every day. it affects me directly, but i really believe that this culture of gossip affects our society on a much deeper level, on an ethical level. it's what kids see and hear every day, and it will affect future generations in ways that we cannot even imagine."
hey hey! is anybody else besides me excited for the upcoming film wanted (releasing june 27th) starring angelina jolie and cutie scot james mcavoy? (i posted the trailer back in march) i love seeing ms. jolie starring in action flicks and i became a huge fan of mr. mcavoy's after seeing him in atonement (which in my humble opinion should have nabbed the oscar for 'best picture' over no country for old men) the latest issue of mean magazine is featuring james on the cover under the sheets which you'll find below along with a few other inside pics plus there's a video that was shot in conjunction with the cover called 'the dream' - gosh he's adorable! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
good evening! next time you go to the dentist you might spot country sensation & american idol winner carrie underwood staring back at you from the waiting table filled with magazines (a very good source told me that ms. underwood is a total diva and a complete pain in the ass to deal with...no big surprise there) carrie has been awarded 'smile of the year' by dear doctor magazine that celebrates the good times of 'dentistry & oral health' containing must read articles such as the magic of orthodontics and teeth whitening: brighter, lighter, whiter! oh my word - hold me back people - gosh i should make an appointment for a check-up this week! as for 'idol' tonight - i have two words - idol schmidol - the show was so damn boring all around (i've decided i'm not a fan of neil diamond at all) for this being the top five - i'm still waiting to be impressed - i think this season sucks and has been seriously lacking buzz & excitement! and what was up with space cadet paula abdul this evening?!? girlfriend seemed to be transmitting from a different planet! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo
