Gwyneth Paltrow Fails $29 Food Stamp Challenge After Just Four Days

Posted on Fri Apr 17th, 2015 10:55am PDT       By X17 Staff

Epic -- FAIL. Just as we knew would happen, Gwyneth Paltrow wasn't able to pretend she was poor for a week. Shocker.

Last week, the GOOP-tastic replaced her high-priced diet with $29 worth of food when she participated in the #FoodBankNYCChallenge. While mother of two, who was prompted by friend Mario Batali, accepted the challenge eat on a SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) budget of $29 a week -- she broke the challenge in just four days when she ate chicken, veggies and -- candy.

In a Goop post, the entitled actress wrote, "As I suspected, we only made it through about four days, when I personally broke and had some chicken and fresh vegetables (and in full transparency, half a bag of black licorice)."

The blonde added, "My perspective has been forever altered by how difficult it was to eat wholesome, nutritious food on that budget, even for just a few days—a challenge that 47 million Americans face every day, week, and year."

Umm yeah -- your "perspective has been forever altered"?! Hey Gwynnie, we'd buy that if you hadn't bought ingredients that looked suitable for a Mexican-themed dinner party amongst friends and if you hadn't posted dreamy, perfectly plated photos of the meals she "made" with her family during the challenge, that featured recipes that anyone on a SNAP budget would unlikely make -- aka a dish which featured brown rice, kale, and roasted sweet potato sauté. 

Hey Gwnnie, do you know what people on SNAP are buying? Ramen, frozen chicken, pasta, fast food -- things that your precious lips, gluten-free lips wouldn't touch. Try eating a diet of that and talking about it -- not super healthy, fancy fare that can only last you four (we highly doubt she even went that long).

While the star did shed some light on the main point -- having healthy diet on $29 is basically impossible -- she could have at least tried to eat a bit more like people who MUST be on that budge and can't cheat/break it/give up actually eat.

We appreciate that her Instagram post did raise awareness about the challenge which is an attempt to keep congress from slashing food benefits -- but maybe she didn't need to be so ridiculous about it? But we guess that's why we love to hate her.

The Oscar winner added to her Goop post, "After trying to complete this challenge...I would give myself a C-." We'd like to correct her: Uhh after FAILING to complete this challenge -- we'd give you an F.

 

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO - Pamela Anderson Ends A Wild Night Of Partying At Shady Motel With Mystery Man

Posted on Fri Apr 17th, 2015 10:20am PDT       By X17 Staff


We wonder what they were planning on doing?!

Pamela Anderson and a handsome mystery man partied until 2 in the morning at Crossroads in Hollywood last night, and then they decided to rent a room at the Dunes Inn motel for some late night fun! The Baywatch star couldn't hide her smile as they made their way to their classy room, and we have a feeling she was loving the fact that her ex Rick Solomon would undoubtedly see this video.

After complaining about her poker player ex being bad in bed, it seems Pammy was planning on getting her groove back last night! We're all for it, but couldn't she have gotten a room at Chateau Marmont instead? It's way sexier when you're not slumming it!

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Selena Gomez On Her Curvy Bikini Bod: There's More To Love!

Posted on Fri Apr 17th, 2015 9:49am PDT       By X17 Staff


Selena Gomez made headlines this week when she pranced around in a skimpy bikini in Mexico, but she made it very clear to her fans and followers on Instagram that she couldn't be happier with her new curves.

SG Instagrammed the photo above and wrote, "I love being happy with me yall #theresmoretolove 😂." And seeing as she's showing plenty of skin in this sheer swimsuit, it seems like she's really all about flaunting her fuller figure!

Selena is staying at Joe Francis' Casa Aramara estate in Punta Mita, and though her boyfriend DJ Zedd is nowhere to be seen, the duo are still going strong. But is she really done with former flame Justin Bieber? We just can't believe that...

 

Caped Crusader Lady Gaga Causes A Stir As She Parades Through LAX

Posted on Fri Apr 17th, 2015 9:00am PDT       By X17 Staff


Lady Gaga is up to her wild antics -- and we love it!

The over-the-top singer was outfitted in an all-black ensemble and she carried her precious pup Asia through LAX on Thursday night. Never one to shy away from attention, the "Applause" singer had all eyes on her when paraded through the airport in her outlandish ensemble. The songstress was arriving in Los Angeles after performing with Tony Bennett at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas earlier in the week.

The 29-year-old may have tried to be incognito in all black but when you are carrying a pet pooch, wearing a cape and have sunglasses with have tassels dangling down from them -- it's hard to look away!

We love that Gaga always does her own thing -- but it seems she didn't always get praised for being an individual. The entertainer's mother, Cynthia Germanotta, who started the the Born This Way Foundation, penned a letter for DailyBeast revealing her daughter's struggle with being bullied while growing up. Germanotta said that her daughter, "was creative and unequivocally her own person, but her peers didn’t always appreciate the things that made her unique—and different." The mom continued that, "persistent, thoughtless cruelty of her peers caused Stefani to question her identity and self-worth," which created, "a ripple effect that ate away at her emotional well-being."

Through the Born This Way Foundation, the mother/daughter duo are hoping to provide support and resources for young people, like Gaga, who, "felt like their voices weren’t being heard and their feelings weren’t being respected."

That's what we call teamwork!

 

RHOBH Tweet Support For Kim Richards After Drunken Arrest

Posted on Fri Apr 17th, 2015 8:55am PDT       By X17 Staff


They've got her back!

After Kim Richards' drunken arrest early Thursday, her Real Housewives of Beverly Hills are speaking out and lending words of support to their co-star and friend.

“I feel badly for Kim Richards and her family. My thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time," Eileen Davidson tweeted after the news broke.

Kim's new bestie Brandi Glanville also spoke out, and thanked the reality star for being generous despite the issues she's struggling with. "Real friends are there in the good times, the bad times & especially the worst times. I am blessed with real friends & am a real friend myself. Wanted to say thank you to @KimRichards11 for donating to our school auction in the middle of all she has going on! so proud of her,” she tweeted.

Kim Richards doesn't get along quite as well with Lisa Vanderpump and Lisa Rinna, and you can tell based on their statements. "I was sad to hear about Kim’s incident and I wish her and her family the best," Rinna wrote. "U can’t help somebody til they want to help themselves, I know for sure that the sisters will always support each other when the time comes," Vanderpump added.

Kim has had a lot on her plate these days, so this whole situation is even more tragic. Not only is Kim's ex-husband Monty dying of stage four cancer, but her son Chad was just released from a mental health facility. According to TMZ, watching the reunions is what drove Kim to relapse.

So sad!

 

The Beckhams Sit Front Row At Burberry And Snap Photos With Their Famous Friends

Posted on Fri Apr 17th, 2015 7:55am PDT       By X17 Staff

Getty Images for Burberry

The Beckhams are coming, the Beckhams are coming!

On Thursday night Victoria and David Beckham brought their four children to the Burberry fashion show at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, and not only was everyone on their best behavior, but the group was impossibly well-dressed! We wonder if Posh picked out everyone's outfits or if they've simply picked up her amazing taste over the years?

Harper sat on daddy David's lap while Victoria was surrounded by her three sons, Cruz, Romeo and Brooklyn. The group sat next to Anna Wintour, and other celebs in attendance included Elton John, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Kate Beckinsale, January Jones and a slew of models, including Cara Delevingne and Suki Waterhouse.

Brooklyn got his mom to snap photos of him with Cara and Elton, and Posh even snapped a few selfies before getting ready:

 

Chris Brown Posts First Photo With His Darling Daughter Royalty

Posted on Fri Apr 17th, 2015 7:20am PDT       By X17 Staff


Say what you want about Chris Brown, but his ten-month-old daughter Royalty is all kinds of adorable!

Chris posted a pair of photos last night of his little girl, and for the shot of them snuggling he wrote, "God has blessed me with my twin. #ROYALTY." Aww! The other is simply captioned with a crown emoji.

Last month the news broke that Brown had fathered a child with former flame (er, fling?) Nia Guzman, and though there were reports that the two were squabbling over money, it seems like they've worked out some sort of an amicable deal.

Earlier in the day Chris had a soundcheck at Jimmy Kimmel Live (he appeared on the show to chat about his new film, You Changed Me), and when co-star Jamie Foxx chatted with Kimmel, he spilled a little bit of dirt about the R&B superstar's family life. "Chris Brown is a good father," Foxx gushed. It certainly seems that way! Check out the gallery below for more pics of Chris singing his heart out:

 

Angelina Jolie Slammed As "Spoiled Brat" Who Lives In "Crazytown" In Latest Set Of Leaked Sony E-Mails

Posted on Fri Apr 17th, 2015 6:50am PDT       By X17 Staff

Yet another batch of hacked Sony emails were published on WikiLeaks this week, and Radar reports that over 30,000 documents from Sony Pictures Entertainment and "173,132 emails related to more than 2,200 emails" were made available to the public.

The entertainment industry was hit with the first round of leaked documents in November 2014 when hackers believed to be from North Korea released a number of documents, and now even more juicy messages about Angelina Jolie, former Sony Chair Amy Pascal and many other stars and directors.

We already knew Rudin called Jolie a "minimally talented, spoiled brat." But there's more! Rudin, who was obviously pissed about Jolie putting Cleopatra on the back burner while she shot Unbroken, said in a new e-mail, "This will just spin even further out in Crazyland, but let me tell you I have zero appetite for the indulgence of spoiled brats and I will tell her this myself if you don't."

"I have no desire to be making a movie with her," Rudin complained in another one, and meanwhile one of his co-workers sent a message that read, "You are both crazy to put this in an email." Ha! "I'm sure you can hear my frustration as I can hear yours," Jolie later replied, admitting she may have sounded "ungrateful."

When asked about other projects, Rudin told Pascal, "She's studying films. Kill me please. Immediately." And Rudin wasn't the only one taking jabs! After Unbroken premiered, Pascal sniped in one message, "Doesn't sound like academy [awards] to me." Of course, there were also e-mails detailing Pascal's $66,000 trip to Washington D.C., so it's no wonder she eventually stepped down from her position.

For the record, site founder and WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Julian Assange said in a statement, “This archive shows the inner workings of an influential multinational corporation. It is newsworthy and at the centre of a geo-political conflict. It belongs in the public domain. WikiLeaks will ensure it stays there."

 

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