Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson in “Dawson’s Creek.” (The WB)
–Joshua Jackson is fanning the Pacey/Joey ‘shipper flames by revealing that Katie Holmes called him after her divorce.
-The cast of Full House (minus the twins) gathered in LA this weekend to celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary. And no celebration is ever complete without lip-synching to NKOTB.
-Being pals with Justin Bieber has its advantages (besides access to an endless supply of hair product). Sean Kingston says the Biebs gave him his $100k chrome-plated Fisker Karma because he was bored with it.
-I was chatting with my pal Joan about earlier today: what is it about Jon Hamm that makes it impossible for him to take a good photo? He’s a handsome dude; it shouldn’t be this hard.
-Riddle me this: when Damien Lewis won the Best Actor Emmy last night, did Michael C. Hall mouth “It should be me” during the acceptance speech? (At the 1:07 mark.) That’s the rumour, but I can’t tell.
-Speaking of the Emmys, why does Julie Bowen look like she’s about to shove her tongue down Sofia Vergara‘s throat in every party photo? Not that’d we’d blame her.
-Also, James van der Beek‘s wife wore this to the Emmys. On purpose.
-My love for Aaron Paul is well-documented, but I worry about him. I’m with Lainey on this one — he seems way more into his fiancee than she’s into him. And last night, he was soo over the top. I always flash back to this Bryan Cranston quote about how he worries that Aaron falls too quickly, too deeply. “He’s that guy. It happened a couple of times, and then the next young lady who he brought around I was like, ‘Take your time.’ And he was like —whispering— ’I know, I know I’m just crazy about her.'”
–Kanye West’s people have confirmed that there’s a sex tape of him being shopped around. Maybe two.
-This video of Flavor Flav meeting Miley Cyrus and repeatedly calling her Gwen Stefani is amazing.
–Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis spent another weekend in full PDA mode.
–Beyonce dared to show the tiniest hint of a tummy, so now baby bump watch is on.
-I was highly amused by Billie Joe Armstrong‘s onstage tantrum this weekend, though it’s less amusing now that I know he checked into rehab shortly after.
–Aubry Plaza and her male Parks & Rec costars star in a new Wizard of Oz spoof. You have to pay to watch the video (all proceeds go to charity) and judging by these stills, it’s totally worth it.
–Lindsay Lohan is planning to sue her hit-and-run accuser for defamation. It’s cute that she thinks she still has a reputation worth protecting.
–Amy Heckerling has reteamed with her Clueless star Alicia Silverstone for a new movie — and the results look awesome. Finally, a vampire movie that’s intentionally funny!
-Hollywood is going to make Mandy Moore a sitcom star if it kills her. She just landed yet another pilot.
-The trailer for Gus Van Sant‘s Promised Land is out, and it looks great, with Matt Damon playing the anti-Erin Brokovich.
Nicole and I IM’d during the Emmy red carpet. Below is our convo. (Warning: Apparently, wine makes us extra-bitchy:)
Nicole: Jessica Pare is pretty. Love the hair and lips with that Jason Wu dress. Great ring, too. Rings are a BIG thing on the Emmy carpet this year.
Jen: Agreed. She’s very old school Hollywood glam. I also like Jenna Malone in J Mendel — the neckline is very interesting.
Nicole: I’m medium on Jenna. There’s no shape. Maybe it’s because there were just three dresses in a row in the same colour?
Jen: I don’t like Hayden Panettiere in Marchesa. It screams TOGA to me. And her Nashville costar Connie Britton is doing no better in Andrew Gn. So disappointing. Her hair is terrible which is crazy, because she has the best hair in Hollywood.
Nicole: WOW. Lena Dunham looks like a lady. Lovely!
Jen: Her hair and makeup are killer, but that Prada dress is doing her no favours. But it’s very hipster with that brocade grandmother-y material, so at least she’s on brand.
Nicole: I think I really like Ginnfer Goodwin‘s Monique Lhuillier dress. Those shoes are killer! The chest area is a bit awkward, but overall, like the colour. I think she’ll stand out with that.
Jen: I’m not sold on that one. Holy crap, did you just see that shot of Elisabeth Moss? Flowered print, peplum cut Dolce & Gabbana. It’s a risk – and I think I like it!
Nicole: I haven’t seen it yet; I’m still watching boring, boring Melissa McCarthy. Oh wait, there’s Elisabeth. That’s not great. I feel like that dress would be flattering on someone with crazy curves.
Jen: OMG OMG OMG – you need to look at this Ashley Judd photo now! I can’t see the full dress, but that’s bow and hair is all I need to pass judgey judgment! No wonder she looks so angry to have her photo taken. I wouldn’t want evidence of this, either.
Nicole: HAHAHAHA. WTF is happening?
Jen: We’re back on track with January Jones, whose Zac Posen dress is INSANE! Love.
Nicole: January’s dress is cool. But that hair hanging on the side of her head is bugging me. Her mom has to come up from the bottom of the stairs, wipe some of the makeup off her eyes and loosen up that tight bun.
Jen: Her hair is terrible and I’m not feeling the makeup, but the structure of the dress is amazing. My brother just texted: “When did January Jones become a trannie?” He’s bitchier than us, if that’s possible… Speaking of being bitchy, Mayim Balik and Glenn Close are predictably terrible.
Nicole: Glenn Close looks like she tangled with scissors. I think Mayim did okay, but she looks like a mom or a bridesmaid.
Jen: I hated Mayim’s sleeves. She always dresses way too older than she should. Speaking of bridesmaids, have you seen Archie Panjabi‘s dress yet? Ugh.
Nicole: Oh, I thought she took a risk. I don’t love the side jewels, but the colour is different.
Jen: It’s a strapless, shiny blue dress. Nothing I haven’t seen before.
Nicole: I’m glad Tina Fey is not wearing black, but it’s wine like everyone else.
Jen: I still love it. Tina rarely wears colour.
Nicole: Speaking of colour, I wish Emily VanCamp’s dress was in a brighter shade, but it’s the best of the J Mendel gowns tonight. Although Heidi Klum is wearing colour, but is still meh in Alexander Voutier. That’s a Stacy Keibler dress!
Jen: Yeah, I don’t love Heidi.
Nicole: Oh, and I’m not feeling Sarah Hyland‘s Marchesa dress at all. Flowers around the neckline? And the silver eye makeup is kind of matchy. Speaking of the Modern Family ladies, I’m worried about seeing ass crack on Sofia Vergara.
Jen: Sofia’s too sequiny. But at least her ladies are under control.
Nicole: On the topic of boobs, Amy Poehler looks revenge great!
Jen: You know how I feel about boob flaps. Oh goodie – now she’s trying to convince us that she and Ryan are “romantic” together. I’m flipping over to ABC. Ohhhh….and they’re interviewing Aaron Paul, who is ADORABLE in his brown tux. Sorry, I need to spent the next 3 minutes swooning.
Jen: Wow. Versace. It’s kind of hot, though! Very slinky. Her body is insane.
Nicole: Yeah, but she looks like C-3PO.
Jen: Ha! Zooey Deschanel‘s prom dress is threatening to squeeze Lucy off the podium.
Nicole: What is happening to Zooey? Such a stupid colour and pouffy dress!
Jen: Well, last year Zooey wore what looked like a patch of lawn at the Globes, so this is slightly better.
Nicole: She looks terrible. Again, from the neck up, she looks fine.
Jen: The E! people are gushing over Zooey’s dress. Are they suffering from heatstroke?
Nicole: It’s Kelly Osbourne. I trust nothing from someone with that hair colour.
Jen: Of course this blue puff of fluff is by Reem Acra. I kind of dig Zooey’s hair, though. Speaking of New Girl, did you happen to catch E’s interview with Max Greenfield? His wife was totally hogging his E! interview and now she’s VAMPING on the red carpet. WTF?
Nicole: Yuck. She’s all over him. seriously, get some self-esteem, or just talk to Jennifer westfeldt about Botox.
Jen: I don’t think Jennifer Westfeldt can give anyone lessons in self-esteem, unfortunately.
Nicole: Are you looking at Leslie Mann’s Naeem Khan dress?
Jen: Yeah. Love the orange skirt, but that top kills if for me. It looks like a doiley.
Nicole: It might actually be macramé. Wowza, Julianna Margulies‘ Giambattista Valli dress is lovely!
Jen: Right??
Nicole: And Kerry Washington looks pretty. It’s a better Vivenne Westwood dress than Tina Fey’s. I just wish the back wasn’t so high, though.
Jen: Wow, check out Julie Bowen. There’s so much yellow this year. Very strange.
Nicole: Look at her arms! She could bench press Seabiscuit.
Jen: Julie’s dress is looking bumpy. Which is weird, because she weighs 0.09 lbs. And the hair is not great. Very Blake Lively wannabe.
Nicole: How does anyone look at those bangs and say, “Yup, that’s good”?
Jen: Ok, so the show starts in five minutes. Fashion roundup time! Let’s start with your least favourite looks.
Nicole: Kat Dennings in J Mendel and Zooey Deschanel in Reem Acra are my picks for worst dressed. You?
Jen: Claire Danes in Lanvin, Hayden Panettiere in Marchesa, Christina Hendricks in Christian Siriano, and Nicole Kidman in Antonio Berardi.
Nicole: Yup, all terrible.
Jen: Ok, who are your faves?
Nicole: Ginnifer Goodwin in Monique Lhuillier, Juliana Marguilies in Giambattista Valli and January Jones in Zac Posen.
Jen: Really? Ginnifer, huh? I’m not sure if I’m feeling you on that. My picks are Julianne Moore in Christian Dior, Amy Poehler in Stella McCartney, and Jessica Pare in Jason Wu.
Nicole: In the “if only” category, Kerry Washington – if only her Vivienne Westwood was backless, Elizabeth Moss – if only I were fashion-forward enough to like this, and Emily Van Camp – if only her J Mendel were a different colour
Jen: There were lots of recurring colours (reds, blues, mustard, wine, rings)
Nicole: And there were a ton of the strapless column dresses.
Jen: Overall, it was a decent carpet. Now I’m off to examine close-ups of Nicole Kidman’s face…
Justin Timberlake in a scene from In Time. (Twentieth Century Fox)
-Is Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel‘s wedding imminent? Word is he just had his bachelor party in Vegas.
-I can’t stop watching the trailer for Liz & Dick. Who knew it was possible to overact that much in just over 10 seconds? “They drink, they fight, they fornicate.” Why did they even bother writing a script? They could have just let the cameras roll on Lindsay for a couple of days.
–Amanda Bynes‘ tough week continues. She was just dropped by her publicist, agent and lawyer (and, presumably, her driving teacher).
-Speaking of Amanda, she got into a screaming match with a paparazzo.
-Meanwhile, Goodyear is doing some clever promotion by offering Amanda and Lindsay free driving lessons.
-We’ve finally figured out what Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have in common: a sex tape featuring Kanye is reportedly being shopped around.
-Meanwhile, Kanye recently bought Kima new kitty. Sadly, he didn’t call it Fluffy Vuitton Fantastico.
-We’re in the hard-sell phase of the Butter promotion: they just released a clip of Olivia Wilde and Ashley Greenemaking out.
-Poor Fergie just had to deny pregnancy rumours, instead saying that she’s just gained a “couple of pounds.”
-Speaking of body scrutiny, Demi Lovato says she remembers feeling bad about her belly at 3, which is terrifying.
–Lucy Lawless says she was welcomed to the Parks and Rec set by Nick Offerman, who told her “I’m relieved to see you’re not as humongous as I thought you were going to be.”
-Speaking of Parks, Adam Scott and Rashida Jones have made a political ad.
–Sarah Silverman also made a political ad (with 1000% more f-bombs).
–Demi Moorewas photographed out and about in L.A. this week, and everyone’s talking about how “frail” she looks. If I look like that when I’m 49, I’m throwing myself a parade.
–Paris Hilton says she’s a “huge supporter of the gay community.” Sure, she is.
–James Van Der Beek reminisces about his Dawson days.
–Martha Stewart says she “hangs out”with new neighbours Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds — and it’s a good thing.
–John Travolta says he almost quit show business around the time of his son’s death.
-James Franco’s band is called Daddy. Of course it is.
-The trailer for 42, the Jackie Robinson movie starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford, looks great — but that may just be because of the Santigold song.
