'Southern Wild' 9-Year-Old DOGGY BAG Earns Mega-Cash
Add "business mogul" to her resume -- TMZ has learned, 9-year-old Best Actress nominee Quvenzhane Wallis was personally responsible for an EXPLOSION in the doggy bag market this AM ... after rocking her puppy purse on the red carpet.
A rep for Poochie & Co. tells TMZ, the stuffed Yorkie purse was specifically designed for Wallis -- the youngest ever Best Actress nominee for her role in "Beasts of the Southern Wild" -- and sales skyrocketed this morning after Wallis debuted the bag on the red carpet last night.
We're told Wallis has been wearing the company's puppy purses to various media events since January -- resulting in a steady double-digit growth for the company -- but this morning, the company saw an exponential upsurge in sales numbers.
The rep tells us, the Poochie & Co. office has been flooded with calls and emails since this morning ... even from outside the U.S. ... and the company can barely keep up with demand.
As for why they chose to give her a Yorkie for the Academy Awards -- the rep says it's because one of Wallis' dogs is a Yorkie ... so it just made sense.
Wallis also owns a German Shepherd, but the rep said German Shepherds aren't "cute for girls."
WE COMPLETELY DISAGREE. As proof, here's a cute picture of a German Shepherd puppy. Suck it, haters.
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Jennifer Lawrence I Got Yer Oscar ... RIGHT HERE!
Just in case you didn't love Jennifer Lawrence enough already, here she is flipping off the media moments after winning her Oscar for Best Actress last night.
Fresh from falling down on the way to the stage at the most important moment of her career -- and then playing it off perfectly in her speech -- the gorgeous 22-year-old "Silver Linings Playbook" star jokingly flipped the bird in the press room at the Academy Awards.
Take that, Argo f**k yourself.
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2013 Academy Awards The Good, The Bad and Les Miserables
The 85th Annual Academy Awards are in full swing and as Hollywood's biggest stars hit the red carpet, there are sure to be some fashion fiascoes showing up and showing off. Check out all the photos for all the hits, runs and misses from the Oscars!
Charlize Theron GORGEOUS!
Even with Justin Bieber hair, Oscar winner Charlize Theron is always stunning.
Flawless.
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Kristen Stewart Finally Gets the Support She Needs
Kristen Stewart carefully made her way down the red carpet at the Oscars with the help of Robert Pattinson Rupert Sanders crutches.
They won't let her down.
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Ben Affleck Gettin' Snubbed Never Looked So Good
With his gorgeous wife Jennifer Garner at his side, Ben Affleck is ready to not win the award for Best Director at the Oscars on Sunday.
Looking great is the best revenge.
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Nicole Kidman WHAT Are You Wearing?
Nicole Kidman made a pit stop at the La Brea Tar Pits on the way to the Oscars.
Well, at least her body looks amazing.
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Anne Hathaway Les Nipplerables
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Adele Back in Black
After the brief blip that was her Mrs. Roper Grammy getup, Adele went back to wearing her black dresses to the Oscars on Sunday.
What gal doesn't love a little black dress?
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Melissa McCarthy Goes Big at the Oscars
The biggest star at the Oscars ... is Melissa McCarthy's hair.
Not only is Melissa a presenter tonight, but her movie "Identity Thief" is #1 at the box office for a second week.
Take that, Rex Reed.
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Robin Roberts Good Morning Oscars!
Looking fabulous in a blue gown, Robin Roberts was all smiles as she readied to cover the Oscar red carpet on Sunday.
On Wednesday, Robin returned to "Good Morning America" after undergoing a bone marrow transplant to treat a blood disorder.
She's back and working overtime.
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2012 OSCARS Red Carpet Rewind!
With the 85th Academy Awards just hours away, travel back in time and check out the best and worst looks from last year's red carpet.
**Be sure to check back this evening to check out all of this year's Oscars awesomeness!**
Calvin Klein's Ex Nick Gruber PULLS OUT of Writing CK Tell-All
Calvin Klein's ex-boy toy Nick Gruber is pulling the plug on his planned tell-all book about his tumultuous relationship with the fashion mogul ... telling TMZ that the $375,000 payday wasn't worth it.
The 23-year-old former underwear model has been fielding several offers over the last couple months from NY publishing houses to write his memoir, tentatively titled "What Came Between Me and My Calvin." The book was supposed to blow the lid off the dirty details in the duo's love affair.
But Gruber tells TMZ he's had a change of heart and that despite the lucrative deals ($375,000 was the highest) he just couldn't pull the trigger. Gruber told us, "I decided I no longer want to do that anymore. There was a ton of interest, but I just did not want to hurt him or others. I am a good person, not a mean person."
He adds, "Love is a beautiful thing. Money doesn't matter at all."
Says the guy who once got a $250,000 Bentley as a gift ... courtesy of CK.
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Oprah Winfrey My Hair Is to Di For
Here's Oprah Winfrey letting her weave breathe by rockin' her natural curls at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood luncheon in Beverly Hills on Thursday -- and The Boss herself Miss Diana Ross a few years back.
O knows how to OWN a look.
We're just sayin'.
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Rihanna 25th Bday with Chris Brown ... and TINY BIKINI
Rihanna turned 25 years old yesterday ... and she celebrated by throwing on one of her smallest bikinis and hitting a jet ski in Hawaii ... with Chris Brown.
RiRi and Brown spent the whole day together ... holding hands, jetting around in the ocean ... and probably smoking weed.
There were rumors that Brown was planning to pop the question during their Hawaii vacay ... but there doesn't appear to be a ring on her finger ... yet.
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Jesse Jackson Jr. The Michael Jackson Interrogation
It might be the most brilliant line of questioning of 2013 ... a TMZ photog went face-to-face with Jesse Jackson Jr. and demanded to know why he blew his stolen campaign money on a Michael Jackson fedora ... AND NOT A MICHAEL JACKSON GLOVE???
And then the follow up ... DID YOU AT LEAST GET TO WEAR THE FEDORA?
Of course, JJJ just plead guilty to fraud ... after stealing $750,000 from his campaign to support a lavish, over-the-top lifestyle. Jesse admitted he spent the cash on things like fur capes, a mounted elk head, and a fedora once owned by Michael Jackson.
Jesse was out in D.C. yesterday, so we figured it was finally time to get some answers to the important questions. You gotta see this ...