Jennifer Aniston released new ads for her Lolavie fragrance and you guessed it — she’s naked! Must Jennifer Aniston remind the world that she has a great body every chance she gets? It reeks of desperation, it’s unnecessary, and it affirms my other posts about how women in the industry feel the need to overtly sexualize themselves to stay relevant. Just about every magazine cover I see with an actress these days involves nudity, and Jennifer Aniston is the biggest culprit. Remember her GQ cover where she was wearing just a tie? Apparently, the idea for the shoot was spontaneous. Aniston showed up ready to be fully dressed for the cover, and somehow all her clothes came off. Wow, I wonder whose idea that was. Did Meryl Streep ever do this in her hotness prime? Did she show up to shoot a magazine cover and say, “you know what would be really great? Let’s take all my clothes off and just give me suspenders to cover my nipples.”
Tag: Christina Aguilera
Britney Spears is a Genius — Yeah, You Heard Me
I often argue with a very pompous guy I know about whether Britney Spears has actual talent. When I tell him that other pop-tarts didn’t catapult to stardom the way Spears did (which has to count for something), he insists that it’s because those other stars were simply viewed as copy-cats, and had they been the first horse out of the gate, Spears would be the one struggling. So I am dedicating this post to that take-the-stick-out-of-your-ass guy, so he can read it and learn a thing or two. The first reason Spears is a genius, is because her career launching music video, ‘. . . Baby One More Time,’ was entirely her idea. The director originally wanted it to be in cartoon-form, and Britney protested, suggesting that shooting in a school would have greater appeal to her fan base. She also came up with the legendary naughty-school-girl outfits, after she disliked the director’s “dorky” costume choices. Furthermore, she crafted the videos for both ‘Toxic’ and ‘Womanizer.’ The final evidence of Britney’s business savvy, is that she knows her limitations. Many performers in the industry gain their initial success by singing songs written by others. When they make a little dough, they start to get arrogant and insist on writing their own terrible music (Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Kelly Clarkson, etc . . . ). Britney; however, chooses to stick with her strengths, and churns out great performances, while singing songs written by the best songwriters in the industry. I’d also like to note her well-crafted career resurrection after her personal troubles. Yes, she has great management (Larry Rudolph). But many artists have great management, and still could not pull-off such a drastic turn-around. And lastly –Go Britney!
Janet Jackson Performs at the Essence Music Festival – Without Pants
Here we go again. There are a lot of different ways to design a stage-worthy costume, and apparently they all involve not wearing pants. Lady Gaga started this trend, and every other female singer in the industry feels the need to copy it. Those include Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, and the list goes on and on. Just because one person becomes known for doing something, doesn’t mean you have to do it too. The reason Gaga is successful, is because she is unique, so by taking her ideas on as your own, you’re merely a copy-cat. I suppose I’m so annoyed because Janet Jackson recently performed on American Idol wearing a black jumpsuit, and I remember thinking that she looked the best I’ve ever seen her. I thought: leave it to Janet to have an individual style, and stand-out without all the bells and whistles. So when she showed up a the Essence Music Festival looking like everyone else, it seriously bummed me out.
Blog Daily Roundup
- Lady Gaga is banned from the Yankees clubhouse. [Radar Online]
- Toy Story 3 is #1 at the Box Office with over $100 million. [Entertainment Weekly]
- Dougray Scott’s ex-wife angrily responds to his comments about their custody arrangement. [Contact Music]
- Christina Aguilera’s new album, ‘Bionic’, made history in the UK, as the fastest tanking album ever. Ouch! [Vulture]
- Amanda Bynes announced her retirement from acting via twitter. [I’m not obsessed]
- Fox is scared that Tom Cruise’s new movie, ‘Knight and Day’, will be a box-office failure. [Movieline]
- Leann Rimes and Dean Sheremet are officially divorced. [Digital Spy]
- Japanese theaters are refusing to play Oscar winning anti-whaling documentary, ‘The Cove’, due to threats. [Reality Blurred]
- Jon Stewart calls BP’s Joe Barton a “disdainful asshole.” [New York Magazine]
- Desperate Housewives spoilers have been released about Vanessa Williams’ character. [TV Fanatic]
Christina Aguilera on Lady Gaga: "I like her – I Really, Really Promise I Do"
Christina Aguilera has once again found herself in the midst of a Lady Gaga scandal. She took to her website to refute what she deems an imaginary “feud.” First of all, I enjoy Aguilera’s doe-eyed innocence in this matter. She’s like a little baby bird that was dragged into a giant mess and has no idea how she got there. Should we forget all about the nasty comments that Aguilera made about Gaga in the past? She once said, “I’m not quite sure who this person is, to be honest. I don’t know if it is a man or a woman.” She perpetuated the feud recently when she referred to Gaga as a “newcomer” to OUT magazine (which is why she was forced to apologize on her website). I think Aguilera can’t take the heat of the press, and the anger forces her to get nasty. She once referred to Britney Spears as a “lost little girl.” Here’s my message to Aguilera’s PR team: if you are going to apologize – actually apologize. Don’t blame the media and the public for this feud. You made some disgusting comments and now it’s time to own up. Read her “apology” below.
Here’s her quote:
I would like to take a moment to clarify something that has been brought to my attention this morning. It is very easy for comments to be taken out of context and create unnecessary drama-especially between us women. So I would like to tell you all directly so my words can not be misconstrued to sell someone else’s story…I have absolutely nothing against Lady Gaga or any other female artist in this business. I think she is great, and I appreciate any woman fearless enough to go against the norm. She has earned her success with hard work and a clear focus and I have nothing but respect for that. There is room for all of us on everyone’s iPods.This is not the first time I have been unfairly pitted against another female artist but it will be the last time I comment on the matter.
“Can’t hold us down….”
With love,
C/X
Christina Aguilera Performs on Oprah – Watch the Video
Christina Aguilera performed her new single on Oprah, ‘Not Myself Tonight,’ and the irony is that it’s the same old Christina Aguilera. Is it me or does she sing every song exactly the same way? We know you have a good voice, you don’t have to show it off every other note. She takes every song and trills to the point of destroying any semblance of the original melody. We know that when you started in the business you were being compared to all those lip-syncing pop stars and felt you had something to prove to set yourself apart. Stop and take a look around – those days are gone. Just sing it straight for goodness sakes!
Christina Aguilera Gets Compared to Lady Gaga Again – I’m Sure She’s Pissed
Christina Aguilera’s new music video is being likened to Gaga’s style once again. The comparisons began years ago before Lady Gaga made it. When originally asked about copying her, Aguilera got pretty nasty saying, ‘this person [Lady Gaga] was just brought to my attention not too long ago. I’m not quite sure who this person is, to be honest. I don’t know if it is a man or a woman. I just wasn’t sure.” Lady Gaga took the high road in response saying, “well, it was very flattering when [the comparisons] happened. She’s such a huge star and if anything I should send her flowers, because a lot of people in America didn’t know who I was until that whole thing happened. It really put me on the map in a way.” Isn’t it ironic that this association is now helping Aguilera’s career?