Melanie Griffith has always feared that her handsome husband, Antonio Banderas would leave her for a younger woman.
Unfortunately, she is probably right! The "ultimate Latin lover" may be cheating on her right now!
In his own words:
"To be married in our profession is not an easy thing, as there are too many beautiful people around, very interesting people", Banderas admits while promoting his latest film, Shrek 2.
Wow! That doesn't sound very encouraging!
Approaching "mid-life" is not for the squeamish. It can take a real toll on any woman's self esteem - married or single.
I know, I've been there. I've done the full length mirror thing and it's scary! I envy my 26 year old daughter. I use to be her!
We live in the age of botox, liposuction and plastic surgery. We have been conditioned by society to value only smooth, wrinkle free skin, perky boobs and firm butts. If it wrinkles, we fill it. If it sags, we "lift" it. If it gets lumpy, we remove it.
Paris Hilton is back in jail in a bizarre "only in Hollywood" story. The media frenzy surrounding her has been compared to that of the "OJ Simpson" fiasco and in particular the "white Bronco"
chase!
We are a crazy bunch aren't we? With so much going on in the world, our biggest story for the last week has been Paris Hilton.
Her fame for "nothing in particular" is a direct result of our own stupidity. We watch, we buy the tabloids and we are in awe of celebrity status in spite of our outrage at the injustice of it all!
So yes, every celebrity knows that when some little indiscretion catches up with them…no worries! It is good to be bad! Bad press is always better than no press.
As I said in my first article about
Paris, "It is like gasoline on a fire. It will only fuel her fame!"
Paris made a statement saying that she was surprised by the amount of media coverage she was getting. To be honest, I doubt that. I think she thrives on it!
However, she did say one thing that I wholeheartedly agree with:
I would hope going forward that the public and the media will focus on
more important things like the men and women serving our country in
Iraq and other places around the world.
Probably one of the most sensible things to come from Paris.
Yeah…after spending little more than 72 hours doing "hard time" Paris Hilton has been sent home.
I'm sorry…is anyone surprised by this?
I didn't think so!
It would seem that due to a ambiguous "medical condition" Paris was unable to serve her sentence under the harsh conditions at the county jail.
Now what could this mysterious medical condition be? Your mind can just run wide open with that one can't it?
Nope…I'm not even going to go there!
Did she get special treatment?
Ummm…gee, I don't know…is Nicole Ritchie anorexic? Unless that medical problem is life threatening, what other explanation can there possibly be for sending the pampered princess home? Seems like she cheated to me!
But…fret not! Paris has not been set free. No, she has simply been reassigned to a more suitable environment for her incarceration - her mansion above Sunset Strip! There she is quoted as being ready to "serve" the remaining 40 of her 45 day sentence.
She has of course been fitted with a new piece of designer jewelry - her electronic ankle bracelet. (I wonder how much that would go for on eBay? )
Oh, I almost forgot…Paris truly hopes others have learned from her "ordeal"! Yes, I am laughing!
Okay, so who did the math anyway? If you go to jail at 11:30 PM on Sunday and leave at 3:00ish AM on Thursday, how does the LA County Sheriff's Department figure she served 5 days??? I get 3, but, then I always sucked at math!
Well, at this time, I would like to convey my sincere condolences to Paris for having to endure the torture of spending the next 40 days locked away in her paltry little home!
It's gonna be a rough one! Perhaps, she can get a "day pass" for good behavior. A little shopping will undoubtedly relieve some of the stress she must be enduring due to her medical condition…
Oh yeah…panty-less parties, porn movies and drunk driving!
A true teen role model!
Well, it seems that since her original sentence on May 7th, she has changed her tune. Back then, she found her 45 day sentence (commuted to 23 days for "good behavior" which in my opinion she has not displayed yet!) to be cruel and unwarranted. She felt that she had been treated unfairly and didn't deserve it. Poor Paris!
Now though, in what can only be described as a brilliantly staged publicity stunt, Paris has not only turned herself in two days early, but she wishes to set and example for other young people!
Ho boy! So what kind of an example has she set?
Let see…if you are going to jail girls, do it in style!
First, party all weekend at LA's finest nightclubs.
Hug a lot and say your goodbyes - I mean gosh, you are going to be "locked up" for
and eternity - 23 whole days!
Work the "red carpet" at the MTV Movie Awards in the early afternoon of your planned
date of confinement at a jail of your choice.
Be sure to look your very best when leaving the awards and graciously answer all media questions.
Don't forget to work the cameras!
Be sure to express your eagerness to "do the time" right and your wish not to be treated any
differently than any other felon.
Reading from the script…um…oh yeah…
You are a "changed" person and look forward to starting your "new life" when you get out.
Did I mention - work the cameras?
Quietly trade your black strapless for the orange jumpsuit as you "slip" into jail under the flashing
bulbs of the paparazzi!
The cameras darling…smile!
And that girls is how we go to jail - especially poor little old me, Paris, who is "no different" than anyone else!
It's beautifully and flawlessly choreographed. No ordinary person ever goes to jail with such style and flair. It is like gasoline on a fire. It will only fuel her fame!
I would kick myself for contributing to it with this post be it ever so insignificant but…
You know the saying…"When in Rome…" Besides, my blog could use the extra traffic!
Yes, Pirates Of The Caribbean III was out in theatres last night and of course, I wasted no
time getting there!
Can't help it.
I'm just another one of the millions of women who loves
the "bad boy" Johnny Depp!
There are a few reviews out there already, some
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The visuals here suffer from the dreaded bigger-is-better syndrome,
with the scale of some set pieces being so overdone they border on the ridiculous. This is why two
ships can't just have a good old-fashioned shoot-out in a Pirates movie. They have to be swirling
around the insides of a gigantic mid-oceanic vortex as humans swing from ship to ship clanging swords
with their Undead adversaries who look like the happy-hour crowd from the Mos Eisley bar in Star Wars.
And all in the middle of a raging storm, no less.
Far less forgivable is the leaden, lifeless, emotionally empty, style-free direction of Gore Verbinski
that imbues his epic $300-million-plus merchandising showreel with pretentious grandiosity and a
glacial pace that will render mind and bum comprehensively numb.
This ceaselessly irritating sense of self-importance accounts for why so much of the film's attempted
humour falls flat. Indeed, the only real laughs are unintentional and come courtesy of Keira Knightley
in what has got to be the most miscast action role since Claire Danes toted an automatic weapon in
Terminator 3.
Geez…talk about sour grapes!
Did this guy not know before he bought his popcorn that
this was an action/adventure/fantasy movie???
Now here are the really important questions answered:
#1. Is the movie fun and entertaining?
Yes - very!
#2. Is Jack Sparrow still "to die for" as Captain Jack Sparrow?
Absolutely!
#3. Is it true that Keith Richards required no make up or costume to play the role of Jack's father?
Who cares? He suited the part!
#4. Who does Elizabeth Swann really love?
Will Turner. Want proof? Sit through the credits for a "secret ending". Ahh…but there is still room for Jack!
#5. Will there be another "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie? Who knows? They certainly left the door w-i-d-e o-p-e-n!
#6. Would I go see Pirates of the Caribbean IV? Without hesitation!
You know…the "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" version. The characters are perfectly cast and what other show so eloquently depicts the self indulgences and perversions of human nature?
Take Lady Heather, the beautiful and philosophical dominatrix played by Melinda Clarke for example.
"I can read anyone who walks through this door and know their desires. Sometimes even before they do."
How many guys watching that episode (Slaves of Las Vegas) were thinking "oh yeah baby"!? Right!
You have to admit, Lady Heather has some very admirable qualities. She is beautiful, well educated, articulate, and she is in complete control. Very sexy!
"There are a lot of things you can give a man — your body, your time, even your heart. But the one thing you can never, ever, ever let go of is your power.'"
She is the ultimate fantasy for many men. Somehow though, I don't think they see beyond the role playing. They cannot comprehend what is behind the latex and whips. To them, she exists solely as a dominatrix, there to fulfill their fantasies.
Gil Grissom does though. He sees the woman behind the Dominion. She is sultry, cerebral and…
"Lady Heather, you're an anthropologist."
Right up Grissom's alley don't you think?
Personally, I like the Grissom/Lady Heather connection. I never pegged Grissom for a lover but, put them together and they have an undeniable chemistry that sizzles. He forgets about his bugs for awhile!
With her appearance for the fourth time in "The Good, The Bad and The Dominatrix", Lady Heather had once again "awakened" our clinically cool forensic investigator!
Yeah, I know, Sara Sidle is supposed to be doing that but geez…I just can't seem to muster any enthusiasm over that coupling!
Sara and Grissom together are too similar, and frankly, too boring. Sara is insecure, needy and consumed by her work and her personal issues. Not qualities that bring out the "life" in Grissom. Their's seems more of a "father figure" relationship than one of lovers. I mean, these two have stayed awake at night watching the decomposition of a pig carcass!
Lady Heather on the other hand brings another whole dimension to Grissom's character that Sara just cannot do. She opens his eyes to things he didn't even know he was missing!
Grissom: "You're very good. You could work for me." Lady Heather: "You want to be my boss?" Grissom: "You never know. We both might learn something." Lady Heather: "Oh, I'm sure of that."
The final two episodes of the season were very clever I thought. Lady Heather is back and Sara Sidle is under a crushed car compliments of the "Miniature Killer".
So tell me, should Grissom spend next season watching bugs with Sara or having "tea" with Lady Heather?
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