Tag: Kanye West

Tabloid Gossip: Your News in a Nutshell

Anne Hathaway gave birth. E! Online

Kevin Federline released a rap video. Fish Wrapper

Sienna Miller opened her ex-files. Just Jared

Martin Sheen and Marcia Clark are in a melee. MSN

‘American Idol‘ ended on a high note. LAT

Charlie Sheen and his ex are still at it. People

Cameron Diaz can’t get enough of her husband, Benji Madden. Us Weekly

Kanye proved his prowess. Billboard

Michelle Rodriguez landed in some rough waters. RTW

Rob Kardashian is engaged to Kylie Jenner’s boyfriend’s ex. WetPaint

Brian Dunkleman made peace with Ryan Seacrest. E! Online

Kim Kardashian Gets Slut-Shamed by Bette Midler?! Say It Ain’t So!

  I’ve got a lot of issues with Kim Kardashian, and it mostly involves her hideous fashion choices that I can only assume are styled by Kanye. But her nudity? Not so much. Sure she has a gigantic ass that has been covered in paint, perched on a tree trunk, and spilled out of a white bathing suit, but our country is far too prude, and if you have ever been to France, you’d know it. In fact, if ‘Showgirls’ can get an NC-17 rating and ‘Passion of the Christ’ cannot, then it’s clear that we will always be far more outraged by nudity than violence, which is another fact for our covered-up friends.

In an effort to reveal her PRE-baby body for her sex-crazed fans, Kardashian showed her naked frame with her important lady parts partially covered. Naturally, the twitter-sphere erupted, and the ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ star found herself slut-shamed by Bette Midler, Chloe Moretz, Piers Morgan, and more. But Kardashian didn’t take it lying down (pun intended), and she wrote a series of prickly tweets in response.

Here’s the deal. Kardashian’s entire empire began from a sex tape, and though I have an issue with her denying the intentional “leak,” porn stars are just as free to make money as anyone else, and if the public wants to see her naked, so-the-f*ck what. No one is harder on women than women, and if her nude body makes other women hypnotized enough by their “role model” to respond in kind, then that’s just more naked pictures to go around, and everyone is happy. Get over it, girls. A one last thing — she has curves. At least this isn’t a hungry model that looks like a pre-pubescent boy assaulting my eyes with her frail frame. I like a big, buoyant, healthy ass on my ladies.

Kanye West Takes Aim at Bob Ezrin — Finally Makes Sense

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Of all Kanye West’s rants, his effusive rage against veteran music producer Bob Ezrin has to be the most hilarious . . . and on point. In a piece written for Bob Lefsetz’s “Lefsetz Letter,” Ezrin took aim at West’s new album, calling it “sophomoric” and said that we won’t be be “quoting too many of Kanye’s songs 20 years from now,” as we would “Jay-Z, Tupac, Biggie or even M.C. Hammer.” He furthered that Kanye “didn’t open up new avenues of public discourse like N.W.A., or introduce the world to a new art form like Grandmaster Flash, or even meaningfully and memorably address social issues through his music like Marshall, Macklemore and Kendrick.” I think you can guess what happened from here.

Kanye West did not take kindly to the criticism, especially the idea that Ezrin compared his music to Macklemore, and in a tweet heard round the world Kanye said, “Bro you said Macklemore was more important musically than me… no offense to Macklemore, he’s a nice human being!”

Kanye also pointed out that Ezrin represents the “old guard” (a good point) and knows nothing about rap (which is likely true). Anyone who would put Macklemore in the same sentence as Kendrick Lamar, deserves a Kanye West twitter throw-down. And in case you would like to compare Macklemore and Kanye’s influence for sport, watch the two videos below and judge for yourself. Kudos to Kanye for calling Macklemore “nice,” in a bid to be less mean. He clearly tried.

Why Taylor Swift’s Grammy’s Speech Was Negative and Immature

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There are two things I know for sure. First, Taylor Swift is humorless. And second, Kanye West is a bloated bag of nuts. When combined, you get a can’t-miss car crash of insults on repeat. For those that missed the back-story, Kanye West inserted a song lyric that said he made “that bitch famous” in reference to Taylor Swift, and insisted that Swift blessed the barb before its release and “found it funny.” Swift countered that she found it misogynistic and objected to the idea that Kanye’s infamous on-stage take-down at the MTV Video Music Awards was responsible for her subsequent super-stardom. I need not state the obvious fact that Swift was already hugely successful. When Swift received the Grammy for Album of the Year last night, she used that moment to take a dig at Kanye West and disguised it in an uplifting bow, saying, “As the first woman to win album of the year at the Grammys twice, I want to say to all the young women out there: there are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame. But if you just focus on the work and you don’t let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where you’re going, you’ll look around and you’ll know it was you and the people who love you who put you there and that will be the greatest feeling in the world.”

The media is making this out to be some beautiful soliloquy of sweetness, rather than what it actually is. A DIG. Why waste even a millisecond of your great moment taking a hit at West, who doesn’t deserve a breath of your time? If the purpose was really to empower women, as she suggested, she could have clearly accomplished that without the negative zing. This is akin to a yoga-loving person that meditates with motivational quotes on her wall while insisting she’s super happy, only to cry each night in the corner of her room. (Too deep?).

I think Taylor Swift is great, and I have two of her albums. I like her. I like her style, and I’ve heard through numerous insiders that she treats everyone in her circle with the greatest respect. I’ve heard she’s kind, professional, and classy. But I’d encourage her to shrug insults off her back a little more often, especially when it comes from heavy-hitters. It just adds darkness to the light she’s trying to emanate, and it sends a bad message.

Tabloid Gossip: Your Week of Links

Ariana Grande dumped her manager. Idolator

LeAnn Rimes’ ex-husband wrote a book. ICYDK

Ciara sued her ex-boyfriend. NYDN

Are Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber in love? Just Jared

Jordin Sparks and her boyfriend broke up. E! Online

Hugh Hefner’s son doesn’t agree with Playboy’s creative direction. The Frisky

Katherine McPhee’s divorce is finalized. TMZ

Liz Hurley’s ex-fiance felt she was too close to Hugh Grant. People

Former Bachelor Sean Lowe and his wife have some serious issues. RTW

Rose McGowan filed for divorce. HUFFPO

Kanye West and Taylor Swift are fighting again. Billboard

Scott Disick is off the wagon again. The Hollywood Gossip

Eva Longoria’s ex-husband is expecting another baby. CM

Laverne Cox has a new boyfriend. Wet Paint

Gwyneth Paltrow says Chris Martin is like her brother. ICYDK

Ashley Graham made history on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Time

Kanye West is $53 Million in debt?!!! Us Magazine

‘Teen Mom’ star Maci Bookout is expecting baby #2. Mtv

Liberty Ross and Jimmy Iovine got married. Just Jared

Why Amber Rose’s Ass-Play Dig at Kanye Was Homophobic

When Amber Rose indicated Kanye West might prefer ass-play in the bedroom, I was bothered, but my objection was more about the childish exposure of his personal preferences rather than the latent homophobia on hand (pun intended). When Kanye West denied it, I also felt uneasy. First, what’s wrong with ass-play? To each his own. And second, why dignify the “dig” with a public declaration.
It wasn’t until Andy Cohen came forward and expressed moderate outrage at the idea that a penchant for ass-play makes one perverse, that I began to think outside the box (pun also intended). It was then brought to my attention by a certain music insider that Kanye West is in fact the worst person to be involved in this exchange, given that he’s actually an LGBT advocate. Ever wonder why you don’t hear the word “faggot” in hip -hop songs anymore? Well . . . we have Kanye to thank. During an interview with MTV ten years ago, West called upon the hip-hop community to cut out its anti-gay antics, saying hip-hop “has always been about “speaking your mind and about breaking down barriers, but everyone in hip-hop discriminates against gay people.” He was one of the first to speak out, and its use has drastically declined since.

So what happens when the man who advocates for equal rights is exposed as someone who also enjoys some digital delights? Perhaps he should have just remained quiet, closed his bedroom doors and continued to do what he likes, but the far better move would be to unite with Andy Cohen and call out the comment for what it is — homophobic.

Did Andy Cohen Just Call Amber Rose a Bigot?

  
When Amber Rose exposed Kanye West’s love for a certain sexual act in response to Kanye dragging her into his fight with Wiz Khalifa, many things occurred to me, none of which were that it was insulting to gay people. But leave it to Andy Cohen, the man on the pulse of pop culture to provide a little clarity. When asked about the incident, he said, “I actively don’t care. I just think it’s interesting that it seems like sticking a finger up someone’s butt is the biggest insult these days. That seems like a cultural sign of the times.” And there you have it.

Kanye West, Amber Rose, and the Gift That Keeps on Giving

There are rules about spats with one’s exes no matter who said what or who did what to whom, and Kanye West and Amber Rose just broke them, taking their blind rage to a point of no return. When Wiz Khalifa insulted the title for Kanye’s new record by implying he bit off another artist, Kanye went ape and hurled a series of insults toward Wiz, which included hits at Wiz’s child with Amber Rose, saying that he’s angry he’s indebted to a stripper for 18 years that “trapped him.” Rose retorted with a crude comment about Kanye’s affinity for ass-play in the bedroom, and Kanye . . . didn’t respond. According to Amber, children are off limits (but apparently what happened in the bedroom . . . isn’t).

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Baby Name Revealed. It is . . . 

  
Adding to the idea that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s creativity for child number one was simply a fluke, the wacky stars have gifted their new baby boy with a bizarre, Michael-Jackson-inspired name (see Prince), and called their baby SAINT WEST. Despite the twitter-sphere’s insistence on Easton West, the couple didn’t cooperate. As for originality, the name has been used before, most recently by Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz, who picked Saint Lazslo Wentz for his child. 

Anne Bowen Blasts Kanye West for Fashion Week Surprise

 “We have been prepping for a year for this at considerable financial, labor- and commitment-cost to our company. Our show date has been scheduled for months and has been on the Fashion Calendar for weeks. We went through all the proper channels to make this a reality. And just yesterday we learned that Kanye West is having a show at the same time on the same date as ours.” Designer Anne Bowen tells WWD of her profound disappoint regarding West’s decision to hold an unannounced show at Fashion Week to debut his streetwear collection. Bowen had to change her show date, costing money and major PR resources.