5 Factor Journal I attended a meeting before the start of the Olympics and the speaker noted that the stars really do have to be extraordinarily aligned to work an Olympics in your home country. The experience has been indescribably exciting, exhilarating, and yes exhausting too. We’re only on Day 4. I By Lainey • Feb 15, 2010 02:29 am
Mark Ruffalo Mark’s back Mark Ruffalo arrived in Berlin today presumably to promote Shutter Island with Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio. He’s gradually edging back into the public eye following the death of his brother. Last year Mark went ahead on production of his Sympathy for Delicious which recently screened at Sundance. He By Lainey • Feb 12, 2010 09:06 am
Squawking Chicken TV Please skip this if you don’t care. Have heard from many of you about my parents’ appearance on CTV’s live Torch Special this morning. Yes, those really are her nails. No fakes. Those are always her nails. I don’t remember my mother having nails not like these By Lainey • Feb 12, 2010 07:02 am
Ewan McGregor He's not hiding This is Ewan McGregor, hot as f-ck, today at the Berlin Film Festival with Pierce Brosnan and co-stars promoting The Ghost Writer. As you know, Ewan was just seen in Paris, hand in hand and lovey dovey with Melanie Laurent. He will have been told that those photos By Lainey • Feb 12, 2010 06:27 am
Quiveration Jude Law: hot...and here? There are a million rumours flying around about celebrities in Vancouver for the Games. Last night a random buzz swept through downtown that David Beckham and Jude Law were partying together at a locked down function. There is NO confirmation of this. But there is a George Clooney who’s By Lainey • Feb 12, 2010 05:15 am
Girlcrushes “Normal” Tina "In entertainment people either represent youth, power, or sexuality. Then there's me, carrying normalcy.” – Tina Fey in the new Vogue. Word. Anna Wintour finally picked a winner, following the selection of Jessica Biel last month. It’s one of the best example of women in showbiz. Not By Lainey • Feb 12, 2010 04:54 am
Coming up! Sorry - we were on live tv, it was my parents and the torch run is streaming, so we were pushed back half an hour. I'm back at my laptop and I'm blogging and there will be new posts soon! By Lainey • Feb 12, 2010 04:06 am
Dumbass Dumb reading Her first book LA Candy was a bestseller. Now her second book Sweet Little Lies which literally just hit shelves 5 minutes ago is another bestseller. Lauren Conrad is now a two time bestselling author... Said Lauren of the quick success of her novels: "It's so gratifying By Lainey • Feb 12, 2010 02:23 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Mom & Baby leather Gwen Stefani presented the new L.A.M.B. collection at New York Fashion Week yesterday. Loved almost everything she sent down the runway. Including Gwen herself. I wonder if Madonna looks at Gwen and feels like stab face. Or sticking more needles in her forehead. Gwen showed in a By Lainey • Feb 12, 2010 02:02 am
Bad Style She must love her shoulders Tonight at the Berlin Film Festival opening, Renee Zellweger, jury member, arrived on the carpet in a sateen lavender strapless gown. What else? Always a strapless gown. She loves her shoulders, non? Well, she works hard on them. She hits the gym hard for them. She drinks a lot of By Lainey • Feb 11, 2010 12:10 pm
Cheating Loins Ewan and his co-star Many of you have asked me about these photos (click here) of Ewan McGregor with Melanie Laurent, with whom he’s been working on The Beginner. They were holding hands, doing a walk/cuddle, out and about in Paris, not knowing they were being papped. If you’ve been reading By Lainey • Feb 11, 2010 09:13 am
Bad Style Much better Alba and Demi’s napkins She wore a beautiful Proenza Schouler on Monday at the LA premiere of Valentine’s Day. Then she f-cked it up with her mom hair. Tonight in London however it was head to toe RIGHT. Me I’m partial to clothes that don’t match. This dress is playful By Lainey • Feb 11, 2010 08:41 am
Dumbass Chinese GOOPY Sunday February 14th. It’s a big day. It’s Chinese New Year. Very, very important. Of course, because she’s so spiritual, and because she’s, like, totally Asian and knows how to take all the calories out of an Asian salad, and brown rices everything, this week’s By Lainey • Feb 11, 2010 06:21 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Robert Pattinson by request Katie M sends me a lovely note several times a week for Robert Pattinson news. Today she promised it would be her last for the Olympic break. Katie is an example of a sane fan. I expect I’ll be hearing from a lot of insane fans today. Or if By Lainey • Feb 11, 2010 04:43 am
Amazingness Happy Birthday Tom Jr! Taylor Lautner is 18. Tom Cruise Junior is legal which means you’re allowed now. And I know you’re out there. I hear from you all the time. But... Really? Are 18 year old boymen really fully formed? This 18 year old doesn’t seem like he knows yet. By Lainey • Feb 11, 2010 03:10 am
Dumbass You are taunting Third Lip Can you imagine how jealous Granny Freeze Nicole Kidman must be of Jessica Biel’s mouth? Third Lip wants THAT Third Lip. And it’s natural...right? Discuss. After that nauseating display of girly chickflickness with Taupe Jennifer Garner, fronting like they’re all for women, Biel showed up on By Lainey • Feb 11, 2010 02:37 am