Celebrity Fascination
Cultural Fascination with Celebrities
Do you ever wonder why people are so fascinated with today’s celebrities and the latest gossip? This human social behavior has been around for thousands of years. Celebrity fascination dates back to the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans who would share stories about deities, rulers and aristocrats. They even had their own equivalent of gossip columnists. Stories about powerful gods, goddesses, politicians, noble men and women were popular with citizens of all socioeconomic classes. This trend has lived on for centuries. All the juicy things we hear now on tv or read on the internet or in the tabloids about celebs, politicians, reality stars and the rich only seem to increase our drive to talk about and consume everything we can about these personages. The dark side of celebrity fascination is that people these days seem more concerned about what celebrities are doing vs. what is going on in their own lives. People want to know where they are, who they are dating or cheating on, what they are wearing, etc. It is, in essence, a form of worship. Yet people are no strangers to worshiping false idols or indulging in idolatry. Take the Greeks again, for example. They worshiped many Gods and Goddesses of their time. Their entire lives revolved around deities and how to please them and conform to what these Gods and Goddesses expected of mere mortals. One contrast from ancient to modern times would be in today’s society when people go out and buy designer clothes and accessories to mimic others and “please the Gods”.
Celebrity Worship
Is it even possible to step away from celebrity worship and focus on ourselves and what we need to do to make ourselves happy? Or are we doomed to keep up the celeb obsessions which has been part of human behavior for many millennia. At minimum, worshiping celebrities and participating in gossip is passing entertainment. In fact, celebrity worship can create a feeling of inadequacy, that our lives are meaningless without money, fame and material possessions, when the opposite is true, we can be happier, rich even with what money cannot buy.
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Arthur Blank Girlfriend
We received an email inquiry here at Celeb Slap about whether we knew who billionaire businessman and philanthropist Arthur Blank’s latest girlfriend is. Unfortunately, we don’t know who the mysterious Arthur Blank girlfriend is. One clue is in a quip to the media from Blank regarding the old Atlanta Falcon’s stadium – that he had girlfriends older than the stadium and, yes, the Falcon’s owner used the plural – girlfriends. So most likely Blank is “playing the field”. Sorry, couldn’t resist the pun. Blank would certainly be a catch for any gold digger looking to date or land a wealthy man. Blank built his fortune as a co-founder of the Home Depot stores. And for Blank, who is divorced, why not enjoy the company of lovelies interested in dating someone from the Billionaire’s Club, men who live in another decimal digit, make that multiple decimal digits.
Falcons Stadium Revenue
Back to Blank’s biz. Realistically, the old Falcons stadium was neither built for maximum profitablity in the future nor was the stadium making the type of revenue that Blank wanted now. In football, almost all popular teams sell out tickets to every game, there are only 16 games in the regular season. Fan ticket sales are not the issue here. What is the issue? Maximizing profit from corporate luxury boxes sold or leased to major corporations. And the new Falcon’s stadium is designed for exploiting this spendy ticket market.
Arthur Blank Girlfriend – Truth or Rumor
If we three bloggers hear who Arthur Blank’s new girlfriend is or who his new girlfriends are, we will definitely crank out a blog post with the details. Thanks for getting in touch with Celeb Slap and to anyone else with a burning question, use our Contact feature and we’ll see if among the three of us, we can answer with truth or rumor.
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Miley Cyrus Haircut
Miley Cyrus first lopped off her long locks and tossed her hair extensions in favor of a shoulder length cut and also bleached out the tawny brunette color to a light buttery platinum blonde. Shortly after, she hacked her hair to the pixie length “Pink” lookalike cut. A day after she Britney’d her hair, press releases stated the Miley Cyrus haircut was for charity, but realistically, her hair length wasn’t long enough for a charity hair donation to make wigs for cancer or alopecia patients and she supposedly cut her hair in a hotel room. Methinks the story about she “cut her hair for charity” was damage control by her publicity team. Miley had been on Twitter cryptically tweeting about being depressed and sad, stating that while she was there for people, they were not there for her.
Psychology Behind Girls Cutting their Hair
Miley is still engaged to her fiance, surprisingly enough. Typically, this type of hair cutting follows a break-up. There is a psychology behind girls cutting their hair. Now, Miley’s hair has been pro-styled to look more flattering. She carries off the short mopsy cut well. But… there is probably some turmoil inside Miley that she needs to address. Aggressive hair cutting and coloring is indicative of personality issues and attention-seeking. Hopefully, those around Miley will make sure she gets the attention she needs, professional or otherwise. And hopefully, her team doesn’t just dismiss her actions like they did re: the hair cutting with strategic press releases.
Hair Cuts Reflect Change
Still, Miley looks happy with her new haircut. Maybe she wanted to see a change to reflect a change she wanted to make in her life or to show people she had control of her life. Especially when her image is one that is to a degree controlled by others, perhaps she was asserting: I can do whatever I want. Who could blame her for that? Former child stars have been “over-handled” by parents and handlers from a young age and to disastrous results in some cases, a la Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, et al. Here’s to hoping Miley Cyrus is in charge of herself and happy.
Rya/CA
John Mayer Haircut
So, it looks like John Mayer has shed his temporary hipster skin in light of his recent break-up with Katy Perry. In fact, he looks very similar to his old self now that he is no longer sporting the 60′s hipster hair and floppy hat. I’ve noticed the pattern of some celebrities deciding to try on the hipster look which seems to happen more often between movies and albums than any other time. A perfect example of this would be none other than Shia LeBoeuf *cough*. Maybe on the in-betweens, celebs just get bored or forgo shaving and getting haircuts as too much effort? Or they decide to hide behind a hipster disguise as a way to sneak past paparazzi till their hipster look is outed? Or perhaps, they see their careers plopping into the toilet and decide to front an anti-stardom ungroomed look like Joaquin Phoenix did when he went with the 60′s Manson image and toured various cities as a lame-ass one man rap show? I won’t pretend to know.
But it seems that maybe after 2 years of being out of commission as far as recording any new tunes, Mr. Mayer decided to just cut his locks and draw some motivation. He was recently espied at a local L.A. bar drinking a Moscow Mule…a very hipster drink! I mean, the man is worth $40 million, so how much of a hipster can he really be? But, I’ve come to realize that most musicians turn to crap after they get rich. Why work even harder to make better, more inventive music when they’ve already reached stardom? Hell if I know! All I know is John Mayer seems to be leaning back toward his roots a bit in changing his wannabe-hipster style.
Rya/CA
Taylor Swift Conor Kennedy
Looks like Taylor Swift has a new beau. She recently bought a five million dollar home in Hyannisport, close to her new beau-friend Conor Kennedy, of the famous presidential blood line. Does she think she can become American royalty by landing herself an 18 year old high school student from America’s most infamous family? It’s a possibility. Yet, why would an 18 year old Kennedy think about marriage with a 22 year old woman at such an early age? First of all, Conor’s mother committed suicide recently, in the tragic wake of divorce proceedings from Conor’s father. Conor’s father has been publicly involved with “Curb Your Enthusiasm” actress Cheryl Hines and spending a lot of time on the West Coast. Where does this leave Conor? A lost young man… Taylor Swift swooped in and love saves the day and night of the pain and abandonment that Conor must be feeling. She even flies him from his home in Massachusetts to wherever she is, by private jet. And the Kennedy family is now concerned that Conor will forgo his final year of high school to spend it jetting around with Taylor.
Yes, Taylor seems to be rushing this relationship a bit too quickly after her massive expense on a new home close to Conor. Why not rent? Although to Ms. Swift, spending $5MM on her Hyannisport mansion is like buying a doll house considering her total net worth is over eighty million dollars. And not to mention she has two other high priced homes in Nashville and one in Beverly Hills. One of her mansions is even up for sale. So why would she buy a brand new manse close to Conor, until she knows her relationship with him is set in stone? In my opinion, stupid move. What if he doesn’t want to go through with this relationship and she ends up stuck with a house she wont even live in? Not to mention her past love life has been filled with nothing but utter disappointment with such stars as Joe Jonas, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Mayer and more.
Gossip blogs and entertainment tv shows are criticizing the Taylor Swift Conor Kennedy relationship and especially for Taylor taking advantage of Conor at such a vulnerable time in his life. But on the flip side, he may need someone who showers him with love and affection, if her love and intentions are true.
Claudia/NYC
Katy Perry John Mayer Diss
Gee, Katy Perry sure does know how to pick her men, doesn’t she? Katy Perry, 27, split with John Mayer, 34, recently and it comes as no surprise really. Sources say that Mayer was the one to end the short-lived relationship between the two star crossed lovers. Perhaps her publicists wanted to make it seem like she wasn’t dumped, so there have been counterpoint stories asserting the split was a mutual decision. Who would honestly believe the latter? John Mayer is a bigger manwhore than even Perry’s ex-husband, Russell Brand. Perry has told friends that she is hurt and mostly embarrassed that she let herself fall for Mayer’s womanizing, selfish ways.
The new romance started three months ago in June, when Perry admitted she had a rather big crush on the blues rock singer. As far as public displays of affection (PDAs), the paparazzi caught them kissing while dining out at a Hollywood restaurant around the same time, which confirmed they were “an item”. But now that the music’s over, online it’s just known as the Katy Perry John Mayer Diss. John Mayer keeps disrespecting the women he dates by romancing them, then dumping them.
Katy should have known Mayer is a man who has placed little value in his relationships with the women he’s dated and been involved with, including Jennifer Aniston, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jessica Simpson, Minka Kelly, Kim Kardashian, Cameron Diaz and that’s not even the full list of his ex-girlfriends! Yet, Katy still went after him even after her friends and family warned her. Perhaps Katy Perry will be a little more choosy about her next boyfriend and find a man who will treat her with respect. Hopefully, Katy can console herself and write it off as summer love or write a confessional revenge love song about it, like Taylor Swift did which included the classic opening lines:
“Dear John, I see it all, now it was wrong
Don’t you think 19 is too young
To be played by your dark twisted games
When I loved you so?”
Rya/CA
Prince Harry Vegas Pictures
The Prince Harry Vegas pictures are everywhere on the internet so we don’t need to print them on Celeb Slap. Prince Harry nude clutching the crown jewels, which looked rather small actually. And Prince Harry naked grabbing a girl from behind and, well, perhaps trying to impress her with the little prince. Prince Harry has now sullied the name of the House of Windsor even further than when he dressed up as a Nazi at a Halloween costume party. Shortly after his naked shenanigans this past week in Sin City, Prince Harry got a very interesting letter with an offer from the world’s most well-known sex tape business. Head CEO, Steve Hirsch, of Vivid Entertainment, offered the young heir ten million dollars if he were to star in an adult movie called “The Trouble with Harry…”. Prince Harry politely declined the offer.
However, it seems as though Vivid Entertainment was only trying to make some publicity from an offer they knew was going to be turned down. Why offer an heir to a throne ten million dollars to make a sleazy video when the Queen’s published net worth is well over five hundred million dollars? If anything, that is nothing but chump change to the young Prince, not to mention it would have landed him in even hotter water with the Queen. Prince Harry obviously learned that what happens in Vegas, doesn’t stay in Vegas. He should have realized that when you get naked with over twenty partiers and a good majority of them are women with camera phones, that there wouldn’t be at least one or two money hungry girls willing to sell photos, video clips and stories for a big lump sum to the tabloids or a hush hush payment from the Queen.
Update: Now there are rumors that Prince Harry or his mates may have been indulging in “flour power” and one of the ladies partying in his hotel suite may have been “paid talent”. While this type of partying is not out of the norm for Vegas parties, it has further smudged the royal family image. In addition, Prince Harry’s classy girlfriend, Cressida Bonas, has broken off their relationship in the aftermath of Dirty Harry’s Vegas romp.
Claudia/NYC
Katy Perry Bikini Bottomless
Katy Perry Bikini Bottomless, quick, camera click! In a celeb oops photo that many men around the world are thankful a lucky paparazzi photographer caught at just the right moment, Katy Perry lost her bikini bottom at a water park in southern California. Not only that, but the tremendous wave action of the water ride also pulled down the California Girl’s bikini top and revealed a visible side boob. Double the pleasure! Katy Perry doesn’t seem to like to get tanned or to do the fake ‘n’ bake or spray on orange Oompa Loompa tans either. Give the girl some credit for keeping her skin pale as an English Rose. Her white ass is as white as the vintage Coppertone peekaboo ass on 1960′s billboards. And Katy Perry shows she has some rump, maybe not as plump as Kim Kardashian’s rump-o-saurus, but cute and perfect for Katy’s body and look. While some celebs deliberately flash boobs, cameltoes, buttcracks, upskirts exiting limos and whatever else can get them splashed online on gossip blogs or in the tabloids, Katy Perry’s celebrity oops shot seems to be a real oops and not staged for desperation publicity.
Rumors, rumors, is it true Katy Perry is dating heartbreaker blues maker John Mayer or are they just friends hanging out? Paparazzi photos seem to point to actual dates between the two singers that would appear to be more romantic than friendly. Katy could make a better choice for a boyfriend since John Mayer’s star seems to be on the downward arc. Plus, he has left a meteor trail of ex-girlfriends behind him including Taylor Swift, Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Cameron Diaz, Minka Kelly, Kim Kardashian and Ricki Lake (huh?) among others. But, Katy doesn’t seem to make smart boyfriend or husband choices. While on the other hand, Katy does seem to make smart career moves and other good moves as evidenced in her bikini photos.
Rya/CA
Kim Kardashian Marrying Kanye West
Is Kim Kardashian marrying Kanye West ?? Desperate famewhores Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are now rumored to be getting married; however, there is just one small hitch keeping them from hitching up. Kim is still married to Kris Humphries. Kris could outmaneuver the famewhores and tie up the divorce for a while, just because… the first ring of hell hath no fury like a spurned hubby who was only used for reality tv show ratings. Or Kris could make K&K pay him off for a faster signature on the divorce decree dotted line. And why not play golddigger? Shades of Kanye’s eponymous song… But in this case a male golddigger? Hey, it’s EOE baby. Basketballers don’t have long careers and most likely Kris’ new contract with the New Jersey Nets will be his last unless he wants to play out the twilight of his years on the court in Yugoslavia, Italy or Turkey where he would be promoted as Kim Kardashian’s ex-husband Kris Who?
In the meantime, Kanye released a song about Kim referring to her as his bitch. Perfect. Others call her the Elizabeth Taylor of this generation, but even saying both their names in the same breath or writing them in the same sentence denigrates the memory of a golddigger and homewrecker and Oscar award winning actress with class. Kim Kardashian began her golddigger career marrying an R&B performer and producer, Damon Thomas, when she was just 20. Clearly, Thomas was just a stepping stone for golddigger Kim Kardashian as Thomas went on to say he was used by Kim to shell out for her shopping sprees and to pay for her plastic surgery. Now Kim is worth approximately $30 million plucked from earnings from her sex tape, reality show, boutique and perfume line. And in an interview today, Kim was also quoted as saying that she could see herself with Kanye when they are in their 80′s? Meaning day #80 – #89 of a Kim K marriage to Kanye?
photo c/o Kim Kardashian’s Twitter
Claudia/NYC
Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio Top 10 Movie Lists
Want to vote on Johnny Depp’s Top 10 Movie List as ranked by his fans versus film critics? Then check out the Top 10 Johnny Depp Movie List and vote! Johnny Depp has several new films coming out including the vampire classic Dark Shadows (2012) in which he plays Barnabas Collins and he’s currently filming The Lone Ranger (2013) where he plays Tonto. As we blogged about previously on Celeb Slap, The Lone Ranger had been dropped from production, but production was re-launched after budget cuts. Johnny Depp’s career got a lucky start when his friend Nicolas Cage recommended Johnny to his agent who got Johnny a small part in a horror film, the first A Nightmare on Elm Street. He got another lucky break when he was cast in Platoon and then became more well-known for his role on the tv show 21 Jump Street. Johnny Depp has enjoyed a movie career that is rare among Hollywood actors, where he has starred in major blockbusters, notably the Pirates of the Caribbean series of films as well as specialty, non-mainstream films such as Ed Wood and Benny and Joon. Over the course of his career, he has been nominated for three Academy Awards, but hasn’t been accorded a win. One of Johnny’s early films in which he received critical acclaim was What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, which also co-starred Leonardo DiCaprio as Johnny’s autistic brother. DiCaprio received an Oscar nomination for his role. Parallel to Depp, DiCaprio has been nominated for three Academy Awards, but hasn’t won yet. You can also vote on the 10 Ten Leonardo DiCaprio Movie List as ranked by his fans. His next highly anticipated film is The Great Gatsby, where DeCaprio plays Jay Gatsby.
Rya/CA
Hilton Head Island South Carolina Celebrity Real Estate
Hilton Head Island South Carolina is known for its stunning natural beauty and for being a private island resort area where many celebrities, athletes and the uber rich have full-time residences or part-time getaway homes. Because of the way the island is filled with lush natural landscaping and has naturally restricted access due to Hilton Head’s large plantations and secluded hilton head real estate oceanfront properties, Hilton Head Island offers celebrities privacy from paparazzi that homes in other areas like New York City and Los Angeles don’t.
Some of the celebrities who live on Hilton Head Island use proxy buyers or LLCs to buy their hilton head island sc real estate, so their purchases won’t be on public record. In some cases, there are only rumors as to which celebrities have bought hilton head island real estate. Arthur Blank, owner of Home Depot and the Atlanta Falcons, lives on Hilton Head Island. Apparently, Ron Howard, actor turned movie director, was interested in buying Arthur Blank’s hilton head real estate, but that deal fell through. Howard ended up buying another of the prime hilton head south carolina homes for sale in Sea Pines Resort. Basketball great and celebrity Michael Jordan sold his real estate in hilton head, but never divulged why he sold his home in response to any media queries. Singer songwriter John Mellencamp was rumored to have bought Ben Affleck’s former hilton head island home for sale, but then it was rumored he bought in Palmetto Dunes instead. Actor Tom Selleck supposedly bought a stunning home in Spanish Wells Plantation. Actor John Travolta and actress Reese Witherspoon may own private Hilton Head Island homes in Palmetto Bluff. It was also recently rumored that director Quentin Tarantino was looking at hilton head island sc homes for sale and then it was reported he purchased a home in Southern Pine Plantations.
This Hilton Head Island Oceanfront Home is not for sale. This photo illustrates the natural beauty and seclusion of hilton head oceanfont real estate
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Sabine Mondestin
Sabine Mondestin is a multi-talented celebrity with an impressive resume that includes actress, model, director, producer, radio show host, film critic, award-winning writer and creator of the famous web tv series: 13 Witches. Sabine is originally from Montreal, Canada, but moved to Vancouver, which is a prominent locale in Canada for film and television show production. The Canadian film and tv star also wrapped up a recent acting gig in a comedy film titled Jackhammer which is due for release later in 2012. Sabine is currently most well known and recognized for the web tv series 13 Witches which centers around Sabine Mondestin’s character, Nemesis. The “bewitching” web tv show is popular with fans of the fantasy genre and also features gothic horror elements. Plus the web tv series also has a sexy edginess to it, which is attracting many viewers.
Sabine Mondestin is promoting the show 13 Witches with its own website, 13-witches.com, and through Facebook social media. So, if you are not already familiar with the web tv show, 13 Witches, you should check out the official trailer and the website. Join the 13 Witches Facebook page at Facebook.com/13witcheswebseries if you become a fanboy or fangirl of 13 Witches. Celebrity status is often achieved when a performer becomes a star. Sabine Mondestin set out to pursue her dreams of becoming a star at a young age and has collected recognition and awards along the way for her talent and creativity. 13 Witches will certainly garner more attention and accord more celebrity status to Sabine Mondestin!
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