Celebrity Car Trouble
Being famous can help stars roll into some of the hottest spots in town, but it doesn't always help them roll out.
This weekend some of Hollywood's hottest were knocked back down to regular person status, after they were subjected to broken down, locked and even lost cars as they attempted to leave their respected hotspots. Talk about a real buzzkill.
Ashanti started her night partying in one of NY's trendiest locales Butter, only to find herself unable to re-board her Range Rover at the end of the evening. Jack Osbourne also experienced some pre-road rage Saturday, when the valet at Hyde in LA appeared to have misplaced his car. Oops.
TMZ also caught up with Mary-Kate Olsen, who's car just plain died in a gas station. The billionaire twin was even forced to jump start the engine (well, not herself. of course).
Stacy Keibler didn't even have a ride, which makes getting home pretty difficult. Thank goodness TMZ cameraman Josh Levine was around to save the day with a traffic-stopping gesture of kindness!!
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Just Call Her Mrs.T
Mary-Kate Olsen was channeling her inner Mr. T (with a dash of The Black Crowes' lead singer Chris Robinson) as she rocked the bling after a shopping trip on Tuesday.
MKO, in all her hobo glory, spent the afternoon at Antiquarius - a fine antiques and jewelry mall in Los Angeles.
Apparently, La Olsen loved her new pieces so much that she wore them right out of the store.
Despite her purchases, Mary-Kate's most indispensable accessory was the bodyguard who accompanied her on the excursion.
No billionaire babe should be caught without one!
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Mary-Kate Olsen, who usually does everything in her power to keep her face shielded from the photogs, was snapped yesterday hanging out at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Hollywood.
Mary-Kate's eyes actually make a rare appearance in this photo (there's a very "Children of the Corn" kinda thing going on). She's holding her sunglasses in her right hand, with what looks like maybe a script -- "New York Minute 2" perhaps?
The Smokin' Hot Olsen Twins
When not sporting oversized sunglasses or visiting Starbucks, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen also find a little time to run their billion dollar corporation entitled Dualstar Entertainment Group. And by a little time we mean once a month.
TMZ has learned that the 20-year-old media titans and some-time NYU students, come into Dualstar's Culver City, Calif. offices around every 30 days.
But instead of attending executive meetings or going over financial reports, the doll-like duo prefer to hole themselves up in an office and chain smoke cigarettes for hours at a time.
Besides being an appetite supressant and bad for you, according to California law smoking indoors in public places also happens to be illegal.
While the former "Full House" stars may no longer need Uncle Jesse's permission, we bet the police and the Surgeon General probably have a thing or two to say about their latest extra-curricular activities.
Bipolar Fashion
Ever wondered how celebs can look so fabulous one second and so foul the next? How can trend-setting celebs go from fashion icon to fashion disaster almost overnight? One day they look like beautiful Hollywood starlets and the next they are major fashion faux-pas.
TMZ looks at the bipolar fashion of Hollywood sirens Mischa Barton, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Sienna Miller. Click here to see the drastic diva fashion choices that leave us in awe... and leave us scratching our heads.
Celebs With No Class
This is the time of year when many college-bound guys and girls enjoy their last summer of freedom before heading off to the halls of higher education. While a BA is by no means a Hollywood prerequisite, lately there seem to be a large number of college-aged stars who are choosing nightclubs over bookclubs.
From Lindsay Lohan to Kristin Cavallari, check out which stars are studying hard and which are partying hard.
Swimming In the Celeb Fashion Pool
A-list celebs have tapped into a secret A-list swimsuit line for summer.
CeaSwim, the new line created by Cea, a former international model based in Canada, is the top pick for a Who's Who of Hollywood: Our sources say celeb patrons include Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Denise Richards, Jennifer Aniston, Eva Longoria, Lindsay Lohan, Tori Spelling, Cameron Diaz, Jessica Alba, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Kim Ravor, Evangeline Lilly, Mischa Barton, Kelly Ripa, Haylie Duff.
Spokespeople for the brand claim only one celeb listed here ordered a suit in a medium, the rest ordered theirs in extra small and small.
We're guessing the medium was for Britney Spears, but stay tuned for further details.
Mr. Blackwell vs. TMZ
To be sure, 2005 turned out to be a terrible year for fashion filth. The veteran style watcher Mr. Blackwell released his 46th Annual Worst Dressed Women list Tuesday, and Britney Spears lead the way for wearing clothes that he said made her look like an "over-the-hill Lolita."
TMZ figured it was unfair to let Mr. Blackwell report on these stylistic wrongdoings all by himself, so we took the opportunity to dish on the divas who made waves with their own brand of stylistic sludge.
In the eyes of Mr. Blackwell, Britney is the best of the worst when it comes to fashion. "When it comes to Couture Chaos, this Tacky Terror should take a bow," Blackwell sneered.
TMZ concurs, cause when we think of Britney, we think of the "girl next door." Yeah, in a trailer park!! Let's hope that if she kicks Kevin out again, he takes her bad taste with him!!
Coming in a close second on the fashion-basher's don't list was Mary-Kate Olsen, who was torched for "Bag Lady rags that look depressingly decayed--forget the 'accessories' and buy some Raid!"
Uhh, Mr. Blackwell, not so fast. Did you forget about Paris? Is there anyone who makes more headlines while wearing rags? Paris is proof that no matter how much money you have, you can still look like you purchased your entire wardrobe from the Dollar Store.
Thanks to her "garish taste," Eva Longoria made Blackwell's list and was the only resident of Wisteria Lane to do so. We're wondering why he chose to spend his time with lovely Ms. Longoria, all the while ingoring the wardrobe -- not to mention train -- wreck that is Tara Reid.
By the way, who is the person that has been dressing poor Tara Reid for the last year? Or has she been doing this to herself? Sweetie, put down the drink and pick up the phone. It's time to seek outside help.
On the heels of her admittance of drug use and an eating disorder, Lindsay Lohan was deemed a "Fashion Fright." Blackwell zinged that Lohan is "drowning in grown-up groaners." Why go there, Mr. Blackwell. Talk about hitting her while she's down.
TMZ couldn't imagine a list of wardrobe wrecks without Kirsten Dunst. This tree hugger should really try and spend more time trying to beautify this world. And she should start in her closet!
Newly-single Renee Zellweger also took a verbal Blackwell beating. "Renee runs the gamut from Kewpi Doll Dreck to Red Carpet Wreck--Just take your pick," Blackwell belted. "She looks like a painted pumpkin--on a pogo stick!"
Duly noted, Mr. Fashion. However, isn't your list incomplete without a Gwen Stefani mention? This year Gwen tried desperately to keep her street credibility. But honey, you're from the O.C.! Instead of Ghetto Fabulous she gave us Ghetto FabuLOST!!
Mariah Carey's comeback year placed her squarely in the crosshairs of Blackwell's fashion police. "Fashion's Hari-Carey Strikes Again!" Blackwell jeered. "The world applauds your musical emancipation, but please--leave that body to our imagination!"
Apparently you didn't get the memo, Mr. Blackwell. This was Mariah Carey's year. The winner of our R&B fashion faux pas is Macy Gray. OK Macy, we get the whole outlandish style thing. But the next time you stumble out of your closet, please just walk away. The other way.
Thanks to her "Coiffure by Medussa," and "clothes by the Marquis De Sade," Shakira received a big thumbs down for being "hopeless."
Huh?
TMZ begs to differ. Shakira has a style all her own, and she's undeniably hot to trot. But since we're on the subject of pop divas, can this list be complete without Fergie? Fergie, you look like a human bag of skittles! I can just about taste the rainbow. And sugar, it's anything but sweet.
Mr. Blackwell takes pot shots at several easy targets, notably Anna Nicole Smith. We can't imagine a Worst Dressed list without Hilary Duff. Poor girl spent the year walking around looking like a home economics project gone very wrong.
We could on and on. It's time to let you be the judge. Be sure to check out TMZ's videos to get all the goods -- or rather, the bads -- on the stars of this year's Worst Dressed Lists, and decide for yourself who got things right.
Making Sense of Celeb Scents
Celebrity scents are nothing new -- Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamonds was a huge seller when it came out in the '80s -- but now there are more star-peddled perfumes on the market than ever.
For women, there are fragrances from J.Lo, Britney, Jessica Simpson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ashanti, the Olsen twins, Beyonce and Kimora Lee Simmons. Men have, amongst others, Alan Cumming's 'Cumming.'
So who do most people want to smell like this season?
For a very unscientific look at which celeb fragrances are seeing the highest sales, TMZ checked in with some of the top retailers around Los Angeles.
According to sales representatives from Macy's, Sephora and Wal-Mart, the list of top sellers is like a who's who of weekly gossip magazines: Fantasy by Britney Spears, Live from J.Lo, and Just Me from Paris Hilton.
At Macy's, Sarah Jessica Parker's new perfume, Lovely, is also flying off the shelves. Shania Twain and Ashanti's brand new perfumes are going quickly at Wal-Mart, along with Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen's scent for the younger crowd.
On the flip side, Tommy Hilfiger's True Star, endorsed by Beyonce Knowles, and Kimora Lee Simmons' new Baby Phat scent Goddess, haven't received the attention retailers expected.
The nose knows what it truly likes, as celebrity scents are not on the wane: 2006 will see fragrances from pop tart Hilary Duff, Madonna, and Andre Agassi and wife Steffi Graf's his-and-her scents.
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Lindsay Lohan was hot and heavy with Wilmer Valderrama for several months last year. After their breakup, he was romantically linked to Ashlee Simpson. Simpson's ex-boyfriend, Ryan Cabrera, was spotted canoodling with Kimberly Stewart in October, although Cabrera insisted to the press that he and Stewart were just friends. Stewart had apparently taken up with Cabrera after dumping her fiance, 'Girls Gone Wild' mogul Joe Francis, who also used to date Hilton.
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