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Helen scolds rag-mag editors for emaciated models

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Senior sex symbol Helen Mirren knows who to blame for the "horrifically thin" young models who starve themselves and set a dangerously skinny standard for young women.

Women. Specifically, women magazine editors.

"I blame my own sex vehemently on this," Mirren, 62, told the Sunday Telegraph. ''It is women who run the magazines and women who editorialize and women who make the decisions."

Hear that, Anna Wintour? Are you listening, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, etc.?

The Oscar-winning actress has done her share of provocative nude scenes in her career. But she swept the 2007 awards season for her completely clothed performance of a rather matronly Queen Elizabeth in "The Queen."

So what spurred her anti-magazine editor tirade? Seems she recently took her tall teenage niece, who was curious about modeling, to a few agencies.

"She is a slim, flat-bellied and normal girl. Every modeling agency told her she would have to lose weight and I felt so, so guilty, because she really didn't have to. When she got home I didn't want her to feel like that."

To read more of Helen's  statements on weight, getting older and wanting to get liposuction on her legs, click HERE!

Photo credit: Helen had no qualms about chowing down at the Vanity Fair Oscar party. Hey, doing gold Oscar-statue curls all night can give a girl an appetite.
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What did Courtney and Kate talk about?

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Courtney Love and Kate Moss have so much in common. Bet there was a lot for these two train wrecks to talk about at Stella McCartney's recent London fashion show.

Like, they could talk about designer clothes and about raising their daughters as single moms. About how long they've known Stella. Love Love Stella! Losing weight? Nope, Kate can't relate. Reversed plastic surgery? Um, no. Kate's not into it. But she could talk about her smashingly successful low-priced clothing line for Topshop. Eh, not so much for Courtney. But Love wore Chanel couture in a recent rag mag. How about hitting bottom? They can share recovery anecdotes and compare rehabs! Hey, who's your Higher Power? Really? Me too!

How about favorite bands? Both women prefer to date muscians. So they can talk about stupid musicians and their stupid drug habits. Make that stupid musicians and their stupid drug habits, who also lie and cheat on you with anything that's 98.6 degrees warm.

Yeah, and then the stupid musician blows his stupid brains out! Nyah, Kate can't relate. Not yet anyway.

To see more of the Fashion Freak Force ("one of us, one of us") who appeared at the European Spring 2008 fashion collections,  click HERE!

Photo credit: WireImage

Does Vanessa Hudgens have a Doppelganger?

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Talk about separated at birth. "Numb3rs" star Navi Rawat looks eerily like Vanessa Hudgens. If any more embarrassing nude VHud photos pop up, I'd advise Navi to start singing and dancing lessons so she can hop into any upcoming "High School Musical" movies.

To find out more about Hudgens doppleganger, click HERE! To find out what the heck a doppleganger is, click HERE!

Photos: FilmMagic and WireImage

Celebrity Genetics Experiment: If Demi married Billy Idol

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If you're afraid to see the result of mixing the DNA code of Demi Moore with Billy Idol, don't keep reading.

Continue reading "Celebrity Genetics Experiment: If Demi married Billy Idol" ยป

Anna Wintour can't find a dress that fits?

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Oh, puh-leeze. Anna Wintour is the EDITOR OF VOGUE. There's something seriously wrong if she can't find a dress that fits better than this. But she finds pink shoes to match? Go figure.

Photo: WireImage

George Clooney's Ladies-in-Waiting

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Does George Clooney dig women who work in a service trade? Or does he think love is a crutch?

Here's George Clooney  -- on crutches -- in 1997 with then girlfriend Celine Balitran, a former French waitress/model whom he met in a Paris nightclub. And here's George with his now girlfriend Sarah Larson -- also on crutches. Sarah is the former waitress/model and "Fear Factor" winner whom he met in June at the Palms in Vegas.

Waitresses. Crutches. Red carpets. Both women in their 20s. Hmmmm.

This new waitress may work out. After all, she's proved to be fairly unflappable. She won "FF" by drinking blood and guzzling a martini with a scorpion in it. And she survived George's motorcycle crash last weekend to walk smiling down the "Michael Clayton" red carpet with him two days later. Did I mention she looked hot on crutches? Definitely George's kinda gal.

But take our advice, Sarah. Enjoy the ride. But don't quit your day job. The guy's got a track record. An off-and-running track record.

Photo Credits: WireImage

The Naked Truth About Anorexia

AnorexiaWhen is nudity  a powerful tool in getting across a message that may save countless lives? When it's on a billboard showing the true, unglamorous horror of the often fatal eating disorder anorexia.

Italian design house Nolita put up anti-anorexia ads on billboards and in newspapers during the Milan Fashion Week.

Naturally, it has caused controversy. But not over the nudity, which is decidedly not alluring or sexy. Some are criticizing the campaign's use of a real anorexia victim, Isabelle Caro.

Yeah, far better to just keep running ads featuring scary skinny young models with their sad little twig bones swathed in fabulously expensive designer clothes. Is it just me, or is that way more disgusting than this ad?

Click HERE for more information. Read it and eat.

Photo Credits: WireImage

When did Winona Ryder turn into ... (shudder)

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OMG, when did this happen? When did Winona (I'm Still Here) Ryder begin to morph into SUSAN (I'm Still Here) LUCCI???

Is this is the same girl that inspired Johnny Depp's tattoo "Wino Forever"?

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Jennifer's "Ugly Betty" Moment

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Whoa! Did her Oscar stylist Andre Leon Talley get hold of poor Jennifer Hudson again? Or is she having an "Ugly Betty" mismatched plaid moment on the set of the new "Sex and the City" movie? Don't let Carrie see you like this, honey!

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Who is Hollywood's hottest Bag Lady?

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Just call Mary Norton the Red Carpet Bag Lady.

Norton's unique purses and clutches have been carried by Vanessa Hudgens, Kyra Sedgwick, Katherine Heigl, Amanda Bynes, Chandra Wilson, Queen Latifah, Angie Harmon, Jordin Sparks and Jenna Fischer at various recent premieres and parties, including the star-studded Emmy Awards. CLICK HERE to see them!

Sadly, one person not watching the Emmy parade of Mary Norton's bags was ... Mary.

"I was in Italy working on my shoe line and my TV only got BBC. So I was watching a Sri Lankan cricket match while my friends were calling and giving me updates on the show and that Katherine won," explains Norton. "My husband doesn't know how to TiVo! Luckily, my best friend TiVoed it for me."

Rebecca_gayheart_and_julie_bowen2Too bad no one TiVoed last night's grand opening of her charming Melrose Place boutique, right next door to the John Frieda Salon. "This street just feels like a little bit of Charleston," she explained. The event -- called Moonlight and Magnolias -- drew her bag fans Julie Bowen, Kelly Stone, Julie Benz, Stacy Keibler and co-host Rebecca Gayheart.

Just don't call her creations "evening bags." "I hate the term "evening" or "special occasion," Norton says. "I prefer the term "social," because that defines who we are as women. Women can carry one of these bags to a fancy party one night and carry it the next night wearing jeans with their girlfriends."

Proving her point, a jeans-clad Lisa Rinna arrived on cue, carrying a Norton bag while Gayheart raved, "I can always find a Mary Norton bag that's unique and perfect for my outfit."

What's next for Norton? She's designing elegant Italian-made shoes that women can actually stand in for hours without wincing.

The 2008 awards season just got a lot more comfortable.

Photo credits: Emmy winner Katherine Heigl holds Norton's "Sceptre" clutch, left; Vanessa Hudgens totes the "Reese," center; and Jenna Fischer carries an "Ava."
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Photo credit: Rebecca Gayheart and Julie Bowen grab their bags at Mary Norton's Melrose Place boutique opening party.
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