Posted on Tue Feb 10th, 2015 6:42am PDT By
X17 Staff
Bruce Jenner has hired attorney Blair Berk to represent him after his involvement in a horrific car crash over the weekend that left one woman dead. Berk famously represented Lindsay Lohan back in the day, and her other celeb clients include Mel Gibson and Britney Spears.
Despite reports that Bruce caused the accident by rear-ending the woman, Sgt. Philip Brooks from the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station said in a statement yesterday that the crash was caused when a Prius stopped on the highway. The car was then struck by a white Lexus, at which point Bruce rear-ended the white Lexus. The Lexus was pushed into oncoming traffic and struck by a black Hummer, and the driver of the vehicle died shortly thereafter.
Police have determined that Bruce was not speeding, but Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lt. John Lecrivain did note that there is no evidence that Bruce was being chased by paparazzi. Jenner took multiple sobriety tests and offered to give police his phone records to
prove he wasn't texting while driving, but a number of sites have published photos of the reality TV star smoking a cigarette moments before the crash, and TMZ reports that Jenner may have been following the Lexus too closely, which is a traffic violation. According to California traffic laws, a violation that results in the death of another motorist could be grounds for misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.
Bruce said in a statement on Monday, "My heartfelt and deepest sympathies go out to the family and loved ones, and to all of those who were involved or injured in this terrible accident. It is a devastating tragedy and I cannot pretend to imagine what this family is going through at this time. I am praying for them. I will continue to cooperate in every way possible."
Posted on Mon Feb 9th, 2015 2:30pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Khlo looks fab, but Kimmy K looks drab!
Kim Kardashian headed out to do some shopping for daughter Nori at Trico Fields today in NYC, and the reality star didn't let the cold temperatures stop her from displaying her cleavage in a white crop top, which she paired with the most unflattering camo cropped pants ever! Who let her leave the house looking like this?!
Khloe, meanwhile, caught a flight to the Big Apple today after hosting the E! Grammy after party last night, and she managed to pull off the cropped pants and boots ensemble far better than her older sister.
Kanye's wife needs to realize that sometimes less is more when it comes to rocking trends. She better be careful, too, because her rapper hubby claims the only reason the K sisters are famous is because they're pretty. "The Kardashians wouldn’t be famous if beauty wasn’t important,†he boldly declared during an E! interview.
This quite possibly could be Kim's biggest fashion fail to date!
Posted on Mon Feb 9th, 2015 1:12pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Natalie Portman and Elizabeth Banks dazzled on the red carpet during the 65th Berlinale International Film Festival over the weekend.
Portman was at the film fest for her new movie, Knight Of Cups, which also stars Christian Bale. For the premiere, Portman donned a strapless black Lanvin dress that showed off her sleek physique.
Terrence Malick's new film follows a Los Angeles screenwriter (Bale), who tries to make sort through the series of strange events happening all around him.
Wearing a show-stopping bejeweled red gown, Elizabeth Banks was also at the festival to support her flick, Love and Mercy, which is a biopic about the life of Beach Boys singer-songwriter Brian Wilson.
The film, which is directed by Bill Pohland, centers around the legendary musician's life in both the 1960s and 1980s. Paul Dano plays a young Wilson, while John Cusack plays the older version. Banks takes a turn as Wilson's second wife, Melinda.
Wilson said that he feels honored that a movie was made of his life. "It's quite a thrill to have a movie made of my life… I'm very sentimental about it, and it's very, very good. It was a trip to see. The actors and actresses portrayed everybody really well," said the music icon.
Posted on Mon Feb 9th, 2015 12:14pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Despite reports that Bruce Jenner totally blindsided estranged wife Kris with the news that he was transitioning from a man to a woman, a new story claims that the momager has known about this all along. In fact, Radar says Kris first discovered her hubby wearing women's clothes back in the 1990s!
"Kris had come home from early from a playdate with the kids, and she walked in on Bruce in one of her dresses," a source tells the site. "She was absolutely stunned, and immediately shamed Bruce, and told him to never let it happen again."
The source added, "Immediately going into denial mode, Bruce really wanted to explain it to his wife, but she wasn’t having it. Kris said if the information was ever made public, they would go broke as a family because back then, Bruce was the sole bread winner for the family. It was a very sad, dark time for Bruce and it was never forgotten. Bruce still has the scars from that horrible time with Kris. There was hardly any information about people suffering from gender identity issues back then. Bruce didn’t know how to explain it other than he liked wearing women’s clothes. And Kris didn’t help the situation."
Her reaction to his news earlier this year "was less than enthusiastic or supportive," the source continued. "Her main concern was how Bruce was going to go public with it, and if it could hurt the Kardashian empire. The only thing Kris has ever cared about is the superficial: designer clothes, over-the-top vacations and her public persona." And you know what? We totally buy that.
In other news, Bruce has begun taking hormones ahead of his planned gender reassignment surgery, but a source reveals that it had nothing to do with the horrific crash that occurred on Saturday, which left one woman dead. "There is no suggestion that the hormones were a contributing factor in the tragic accident," a Jenner source tells Radar.
The identity of the victim was reported on several sites over the weekend, but police wanted to wait until they could notify the family before they released a statement. The woman who passed away has been named as 69-year-old Kim Howe, and it turns out she lived in the same gated Calabasas community as the Kardashians.
Posted on Mon Feb 9th, 2015 11:34am PDT By
X17 Staff
Kristen Stewart and girlfriend Alicia Cargile made their daily coffee run over the weekend, but rather than smiling or holding hands, they looked totally tough and unapproachable! Maybe they'll be in a better mood once they finally move in together?
After attending the wedding of K. Stew's bestie, Riley Keough, last week, it was reported that the lady loves will be moving in together! "Kristen recently bought a huge loft in downtown LA and she asked Alicia to move in," an insider tells In Touch. "It seemed pointless to live apart, since they were with each other every day."
And speaking of Riley, it sounds like she's one of the biggest supporters of K. Stew and Alicia coming out! "Riley knows Kristen would be happier if she stopped hiding her feelings," a source tells the mag. "She told Kristen she shouldn’t hide who she is and who she loves."
Posted on Mon Feb 9th, 2015 10:45am PDT By
X17 Staff
Put a sock in it Yeezy!
Kanye West landed in NYC with wife Kim Kardashian and daughter Nori this morning, and the rapper didn't back down on his stance that Beyonce should have won Album of the Year over Beck at last night's Grammy awards. When videographers questioned Yeezus on whether his previous comments were meant to insinuate that Beck wasn't a true artist, he took the opportunity to clarify his point.
"No I wasn't saying Beck, I said the Grammys. Beck know that, uh, Beyonce should've won, you know that... He didn't have album of the year!" he emphatically stated.
You have to watch the rest of the video to see what he has to say about North West being the cutest kid!
Posted on Mon Feb 9th, 2015 10:16am PDT By
X17 Staff
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We never thought we'd see these two gabbing like a pair of old pals!
Kanye West nearly crashed the stage when Beck won Album of the Year last night at the Grammys, but clearly he's patched things up with Taylor Swift after pulling a similar stunt with her back in 2009 at the MTV VMAs.
Oh, let's be honest -- what Kanye did to Taylor was WAY worse! As you may remember, West rushed the stage, snatched the microphone right out of the singer's hands and proclaimed that Beyonce had "one of the best videos of all time," and therefore she should have won. Yeezy's really got it for Queen Bey! you'd think at a certain point Jay Z would tell him to stop...
Kanye and Taylor had a rather animated discussion about something -- perhaps his thoughts on Beck's EP? We're dying to know what T. Swizzle thinks about Yeezy's comments after the show...
Posted on Mon Feb 9th, 2015 10:10am PDT By
X17 Staff
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Anything for her bestie!
Gwyneth Paltrow surprised the crowd and took the stage in a hot red minidress at last night's Grammy awards to introduce her friend Beyonce's performance, and she almost stole the show with her hot bod!
Queen Bey sang "Take My Hand Precious Lord", and although she has a breathtakingly powerful voice, we wish she would have ditched the ballad and gave us some fierce dance moves instead.
We wonder if the Goop queen misses attending music's biggest night, considering she has no real reason to be there now that she has consciously uncoupled from Coldplay rocker Chris Martin. Speaking of the sexy Brit, he rocked the house with Beck!