Posted by v on March 10, 2008
Is this the new trend? Celebrities are getting really ticked off by their weight stories. It all started with Tyra or was it Kirsty Alley, then Jennifer Hewitt and now this? Really, truly, so what if they call you fat? Does this make you a lesser person? I think not and therefore I fail to see what the issue is.
Cashing in on fat seems to be the new way to go. Sue for damages, gain publicity, go on Celebrity fit club and revive your going nowhere career or…. be the spokesperson for Jenny Craig.
LONDON - Lisa Marie Presley has sued a British newspaper for alleging that she was piling on the pounds because of her unhealthy appetite, her lawyer said Monday.
Presley, who is pregnant, alleges in a suit filed at London’s High Court on Friday that the story in Britain’s Daily Mail was slanderous and degrading. The newspaper has since reported on the 40-year-old singer’s pregnancy.
“Once they got a glimpse of my expanding physique a few days ago, they have been like a pack of coyotes circling their prey whilst eerily howling with delight,” she said on her blog.
“It really upset her,” Presley’s attorney Jo Paton told The Associated Press. “She was about to announce her pregnancy and was shocked and hurt by the unkind article about her appearance.”
Paton said Presley was seeking an apology and damages.
The Daily Mail said the first indication they had of Presley’s complaint was when they were served with court documents.
“We are investigating the matter,” the newspaper said in a statement.
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Posted by v on March 10, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just as L.A. Fashion Week took a step forward, the celeb-as-designer trend seems to have sent it two steps back.
Though the presence of bigger and more legitimate designers has grown over the past few years, fashion regulars Sue Wong, Kevan Hall and Ed Hardy are not showing Fall 2008 collections at Culver City’s Smashbox photo studios next week.
“I don’t believe in reality TV stars turning into designers or a music mogul or a flash-in-the-pan turning into a designer,” Wong said, acknowledging lines by Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jennifer Lopez. “It’s all about merchandizing and them trying to capitalize on their 15 minutes of fame. I don’t think those kind of houses can be taken seriously. What can be taken seriously is a real, bona fide talent.”
Factor, though, gushed that he has always wanted to bring entertainment and music to L.A. Fashion Week, and emphasized that “the fashion we steer to our event is all very serious.”
“A lot of what I see these celebrities doing, like Gwen Stefani with L.A.M.B., they’re also passionate about designing. … I would like to see more celebrities showing in Los Angeles,” he said.
The season’s designer-light schedule had other factors, according to Factor.
“The Hollywood writers strike affected the season 25 percent. More of the designers are watching their money. Sales are down. Fashion shows are expensive. And many designers don’t have collections ready yet,” Factor said.
But for Whitley Kros, named after a fictional jet-setting gal who is a “mixture of sophistication, rock ‘and’ roll and poetry,” Los Angeles is still a glam destination for fashion designers, regardless of celebrity status, said the label’s Coloma.
Her advice?
“Go for it. At the end of the day, there’s room for everyone,” she said.
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