Friday, August 8, 2008
Carson’s Former Boyfriend Sure Likes The Sound Of His Own Voice
4:26PM Jess McGuire | Further to this morning’s heart wrenching revelation that style guru Carson Kressley had been dumped by his Aussie boyfriend via email, the lovely folks at SameSame.com.au have helpfully quoted more of Carson’s former paramour George Maloukis’s interview with 2Day FM.
George wouldn’t be drawn into why he dumped him. “There were a lot of reasons why. I was annoyed with him for a number of things,” he said on radio. Was he faithful to him? “I reckon that Carson was faithful to me. I was to him. I can’t tell you the real reasons [for the break-up] I am going to give him the respect.”
Give him the respect by blabbing on radio. Excellent! Carson must be tickled pink – as pink as those disturbing budgie smugglers! More » 
League Loving Ladies, Prepare To Swoon Even More Over Craig Wing
4:16PM Jess McGuire | If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that a football career doesn’t last forever. But Foxtel’s love does. Therefore, potential Mrs Craig Wing’s must be stoked to hear that the South Sydney heartthrob has just inked a rather nice deal with the pay-TV gods.
Forget France – Rabbitohs pin-up Craig Wing has come up with a less dramatic way to top up his piggy bank after signing a long-term contract with Foxtel.
The pay-TV network has snared the best-looking bloke in league as its NRL ambassador, with a view to pushing him to spread his wings outside of Foxtel’s sports coverage.
“It’s exactly what I’m after – I’ve been wanting to get back into TV for a while so it’s perfect,” Wing said.
And, as with any story appearing on the news.com.au website, you can use this joyous occasion as an excuse to “See hot Craig Wing in the flesh“. And why wouldn’t you? Are you mad? It’s a Friday afternoon! Straight women, gay men, and slightly tipsy lonely straight dudes (sorry, “league fans”) should be clicking that goddamn link with fervour. More » The Great Escape Festival Has Been Cancelled!
4:04PM Jess McGuire | Oooer. If you were one of the unlucky punters who bought tickets to Albert Hammond Jr’s Australian shows only to discover he was suffering from a deathly case of saunteringaroundtownwithamodel-itis and would not be flying Down Under, perhaps you comforted yourself by saying “Never fear! If anything can cheer me up, it’s the knowledge that I have purchased tickets to The Great Escape festival, and I shall have a jolly good time there lighting joss sticks and listening to minstrels!” then I have terribly bad news for you.
A statement from the organisers…
Great Escape 2008 Cancelled
It is with considerable regret that we are announcing the cancellation of this year’s Great Escape Festival.
More » Looking For Pia Miranda?
3:18PM Jess McGuire | Look no further! Confidential have located the petite Italian minx Pia Miranda, star of Looking For Alibrandi and wife of Lo-Tel frontman Luke Hannigan, and she’s now the face of jewelery dudes (I believe that’s an industy term) Mazzucchelli.
The Looking For Alibrandi star, who told Confidential she keeps in work these days doing voiceovers rather than waiting tables, has taken a shine to a new gig, as an ambassador for high-end Mazzucchelli’s jewellers.
“I am Italian so if you have too much gold on it’s all a bit, you know,” she said, laughing.
Stylish and worth the bucks?
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The Young And The Breastless: Even The Bass Copped It From Bullies Whilst Growing Up
2:57PM Jess McGuire | Beautiful, talented, and not-at-all-frightening television presenter (and pop star and actress) Natalie ‘The Bass’ Bassingthwaighte has confessed she was tormented by hideous bullies during her younger years!
The So You Think You Can Dance host clearly remembers being bullied at school and called names such as, “liquorice legs” and, “the young and the breastless”.
“It made me feel really insecure and question who I was,” she said.
“Could it be? That I am actually made of liquorice?”
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YouTube Clip Of The Day
2:54PM Jess McGuire | With a movie title like Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, they were begging for this.
Thanks John! And Monkeys For Helping! More » Jay-Z Takes An Onstage Swipe At Noel Gallagher
2:15PM Jess McGuire | It’s not all water under the bridge between rap superstar Jay-Z and Oasis’ very own King Of The Rhyming Dictionary Noel Gallagher, with Jay-Z obviously still sore about Noel’s comments back in April that booking Jay-Z as the headliner for a guitar-based festival (?) like Glastonbury was ‘wrong’.
Although Jay-Z had a cheeky pop at Noel Gallagher during his time onstage at Glasto (starting his set with his own rendition of Wonderwall), it’s obviously not enough to make him feel like he’s come out a winner in this feud. So he’s had another bash at Noel during a concert at Madison Square Garden.
“That bloke from Oasis said I couldn’t play guitar
Somebody should have told him I’m a fucking rockstar!”
Your move, Gallagher. More » 
Zen And The Art Of Pacing Yourself At The Sundae Station
10:58AM Seth | · There’s an art to gorging on a casino buffet dessert station, and YouTube’s Feeder-Scene Queen Deidrababe is going to walk you through it, blondie by blondie. Deidra: You have a standing offer to do premiere spread reviews for us. [Deidrababe's YouTube Channel] · Well, it seems someone heard our appeal to reason in the Trade Roundup today: Variety is reporting Brad Pitt has signed on for Inglorious Bastards. Pitt. Novak. Roth. The Weinsteins are back! [Variety] · As Playgirl publishes its last hard edition, a gallery of some of their greatest covers. We know we’ve rubbed many a one out to Alan Thicke’s sensual mullet and the sultry divorce-porn of Kramer Vs. Kramer. [GiggleSugar.com] · Lil’ Kim’s karaoke party ends in the bludgeoning death of both a woman and at least one performance of “Don’t Stop Believin’.” [AP] · Hey, look everyone! It’s the new Quantum of Solace poster! [RR] More »
10:45AM Defamer Hollywood | Clothing Exchange! Katie Holmes isn’t simply a robot with human emotions — no, she’s also a style icon. Whether it’s her sunglasses, hairstyles, or leggings, she’s always been at the forefront of Scientologist chic…which is what made us question these baggy, rolled-up jeans she’s been sporting lately while rehearsing for her Broadway debut. Now, finally, Us Weekly breaks the story wide open: Holmes is merely wearing the jeans of her husband, Tom Cruise — and isn’t that the fun part of being a couple? As for the rolled-up ankles, we’ll leave that to Us: “A reason Holmes has been rolling them up? She’s 5′9″ and Cruise is 5′7″.” [Us Weekly, Photo Credit: Splash] More »
Remember That Starlet They Called ‘The New Cate Blanchett’?
10:20AM Clem Bastow | You may recall earlier in the year that Confidential attempted to start some sort of starlet prize fight by implying that up-and-comer Jessica Marais was “the new Cate Blanchett”. Well, whether she is or isn’t, Marais has gone and got herself a starring role in the new Seven drama, Packed To The Rafters (which I hope is the hard-hitting story of a family self-storage business in downtown Footsgray, but I suspect I will be disappointed):
“Serious television certainly helps revive your passion for theatre. It’s been great fun, but I’ve definitely got the theatre bug back in me. I love the excitement, the spontaneity.
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