Posted on Thu Aug 5th, 2010 8:55am PDT By
X17 Staff
While Gwen Stefani covered up and tended to little Zuma, Gavin Rossdale showed off his smokin' hot bod and taught the couple's oldest son Kingston how to boogie board in Malibu yesterday. It seems like the happy family have been hitting the beach just about every day this week, but they're rich rock stars living in LA -- would you expect anything less?
Posted on Thu Aug 5th, 2010 8:45am PDT By
X17 Staff
Naomi Campbell appeared in a Netherlands courtroom to testify in the case of Charles Taylor, a ex-Liberian ruler who is charged with eleven counts of war crimes ... including giving a gift of blood diamonds to the supermodel.
The alleged gift was given at a September 1997 dinner that was hosted by South Africa's former leader, Nelson Mandela. Campbell says she recalls being given a pouch with "dirty-looking stones."
Prosecutors claim that this is proof that Taylor had been illegally selling diamonds to pay for a civil war in nearby Sierra Leone from 1992 to 2002. In addition to Campbell being a guest, Mia Farrow and Quincy Jones were also at this 1997 dinner party.
As to why Campbell was given these stones in the first place is still being investigated. Charles Taylor is also accused of sexual enslavement, murder, rape and recruiting child soldiers.
Posted on Thu Aug 5th, 2010 8:38am PDT By
X17 Staff
Lily Allen and her boyfriend Sam Cooper are expecting their first child together.
Her rep released the following statement, "Lily Allen and Sam Cooper are very happy to confirm that Lily is expecting their first child. Lily's professional commitments will carry on as normal, including a scheduled performance at the Big Chill this weekend."
The couple have been together for over a year, and the pop star recently told the Sun that he is the love of her life. "Sam treats me differently. He's told me he'll look after me forever. That's what I've always wanted - someone to look after me," she says.
Back in December of 2007, Lily revealed that she was pregnant with then-beau Ed Simons' child, but she suffered a miscarriage a month later.
Posted on Thu Aug 5th, 2010 8:12am PDT By
X17 Staff
...but it's summer and she still manages to look sophisticated, so there's nothing wrong with that!
First Lady Michelle Obama was spotted checking out the sights and sounds in Malaga Spain yesterday, and we're loving her chic and classy outfit. Some folks are suggesting that this is a bit too revealing for the wife of a president, but temps over there are in the mid-eighties, so what were you guys expecting her to wear, a blazer on top?
Posted on Thu Aug 5th, 2010 8:01am PDT By
X17 Staff
The Real Housewives of D.C. stopped by The View ... and from the get-go, the interview became awkwardly addicting. The heated drama went from the set ... to allegedly backstage.
Michaele Salahi, who has been referred to as the "White House Party Crasher," was there to promote the upcoming reality show with her other castmates, but talk quickly turned to that infamous day when Michaele and her husband Tareq managed to get close to President Obama at a White House party. Hosts Joy Behar and Sherri Shepherd certainly didn't hold back with the questioning ... accusing Salahi of not giving a direct answer to those questions.
During the View appearance, there was a moment where Whoopi Goldberg, who was not part of the interview at the time, came on set and touched Ms. Salahi ... a "touch" that Ms. Salahi claims was a bit more than that. ABC had this to say about her accusations:
"At one point during Michaele Salahi's appearance on The View on Wednesday, Whoopi lightly touched Ms. Salahi to get her attention and said to her 'Excuse me, can you get back to the White House, please?', meaning could Ms. Salahi return to the original subject of the conversation. After the show, Ms. Salahi and her husband accused Whoopi of hitting Ms. Salahi. As the broadcast clearly shows, the accusation was completely unfounded and erroneous. After the show and after being told she was being accused of hitting Ms. Salahi, Whoopi proceeded to defend herself verbally from this baseless claim in a heated exchange with the Salahis."
Lisa Bloom, who represents the Salahis, called the View's treatment of her client "degrading" and "demeaning."
In a statement, Bloom says, "In advance of Michaele Salahi’s appearance on The View, the show was advised not to refer to Ms. Salahi as a “party crasher,†as that statement is false and defamatory. Nevertheless, she was called a “party crasher†at least five times on air, by my count, including by Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd, and by the precorded male voice that announces the show."
Check out Lisa Bloom's entire statement, describing how Ms. Salahi was in tears, after the jump ...
Posted on Thu Aug 5th, 2010 7:40am PDT By
X17 Staff
Yesterday we spotted Megan Fox and husband Brian Austin Green leaving the gym and getting tacos at Pinches after their workout, and as usual Megan was uber shy with photogs. We can't wait for those Armani cosmetics ads to come out, because then we'll finally get a peek at that gorgeous face of hers!
Posted on Thu Aug 5th, 2010 7:12am PDT By
X17 Staff
Last night Ali and Dina Lohan visited Lindsay at the UCLA Medical Center, where she will be for the next three months partying rehabbing it up.
So what does Dina have to say about all this? We caught up with her (along with Ali and Lindsay's assistant) earlier yesterday afternoon, and after stopping by Lindsay's apartment we asked Dina about the support Lindsay's been getting from the fans and she responded, "They've been great." Good thing Lilo has such a strong support system!