The parent at the party with strangers

http://www.laineygossip.com/The-parent-at-the-party-with-strangers-blind-riddle/37791

I’m trying to bank some goodwill with you so here’s the second blind in two days. You’ll understand tomorrow.

Motherhood hasn’t slowed her down. Not professionally and definitely not when she parties. I mean, some people can use recreationally and it doesn’t become a problem. Maybe that’s why she feels she can do it so openly. For her, she doesn’t act like it’s something she has to hide. Because she was recently hanging out in a hotel, with some friends and a few strangers, and she snorted a few lines, no paranoia, no worries about the fact that while these people certainly knew her, she definitely didn’t know them. This surprised me because she’s never been that girl who’s had drug culture association through her career. She’s not a fixture on the standard party circuit. She doesn’t roll with an LA crowd of club rats. But see? The Celebrity Ecosystem can still f-ck up your sh-t. Anyway, the kid is still small so we’ll give her the benefit of the doubt that she’s not breastfeeding anymore? That’s where it gets kinda sketchy.

March 3, 2015 at 9:18 AM

Update (3/9/15):
clue 1
clue 2

The parent at the party with strangers

Her only challenge

http://www.laineygossip.com/Her-only-challenge-blind-riddle/30857

She’s a girl who gets what she wants, sometimes much to our surprise, especially when it comes to romance. But you can’t game your way to a baby. And right now, she really, really wants a baby. She’s young. She’s healthy. She’s resourceful. In her mind, it should have happened by now. But, as of six weeks ago, she wasn’t pregnant. So this is her only conversation. She’s been asking for tips. She’s been asking almost everyone she talks to for tips – how did you get pregnant, what were you eating, what were you drinking, what position, what time of the month, what time of the day, etc, etc, etc…

And ordinarily, for people who find themselves in this situation, there’s a lot of sympathy, a lot of goodwill. Because, as Sasha answered earlier this year, no one wants to see someone struggling to start a family.

In her case however…

Well…

She’s not as popular as you might think she is. I mean, maybe among the privileged and the elite, but to those who have to work with her, or for her, she’s not as sweet and perfect as we’ve been led to believe. Everyone’s schedule has to accommodate her schedule. Every schedule has to change at the last minute for her schedule, ironically even if others have children of their own to manage and to look after. One source even said to me, “Why should I have to rearrange my kids’ daycare because she’s ovulating?”

On other projects, she’s not great at taking feedback. When someone disagrees with her, she tells them to their face that she’s reconsidering their job status. When it turns out that they were right to begin with, she’s the type to blame them for not being assertive enough. Some of her staff members have joked that it’s an initiation ritual to have her hang up on them. And she’s also really sh-tty about overtime. If someone’s been working out of their mind to make her unrealistic deadlines, she’ll then question them about how much pay she’s owed to them in return, either suggesting that they’re lying about how hard they worked, or implying that they might not be cut out for it since it took them so long to get it done.

Loyalty is starting to become a problem. Because if they’re not loyal, not only will they not stay, they’ll also start talking. They’ve started talking already.

July 28, 2014 at 6:24 AM

Her only challenge

Not pregnant but painkillers?

http://www.laineygossip.com/Not-pregnant-but-painkillers-blind-riddle/29716

He recently had to pause on work obligations citing health reasons. But this superstar didn’t seem all that sick. That’s because the health reasons were related to his wife. She’s been keeping a surprisingly low profile the last few months. Which is unusual because, well, the wife is rather pap-friendly. The immediate speculation was pregnancy and bump-hiding. But there was no bump when she showed up at a major event so it definitely wasn’t pregnancy.

Apparently there’s a painkiller addiction going on. And that’s the reason he couldn’t make it that time. She had an episode and it was serious enough that he had to bail on work and help her out. Not a side of him we see very often – you know, putting her before him. Something she must have enjoyed, though probably for the wrong reasons. Still, she seems to be getting off on his attention. And that’s worrying for those around her too. She’s addicted to the pills and also addicted to his care.

March 17, 2014 at 7:47 AM

Not pregnant but painkillers?

15 May 2013 Smutty Shout-Outs

http://www.laineygossip.com/May-15--2013----Smutty-Shout-Outs/26875

And for Claire who has a bum knee -- I’m sorry about what happened and while I can’t make up a story to get you through your horrible week, I can tell you that there’s a girl who’s pregnant and even though she says she says that her steady is the father, she’s really not sure it’s not one of her co-stars, who sleeps with almost all their colleagues and with whom she used to bootycall on the regular. Depends on what the mouth looks like when the baby comes. Does that help a little?

May 15, 2013 at 6:22 AM

15 May 2013 Smutty Shout-Outs

He wants, she doesn’t

http://www.laineygossip.com/He-wants--she-doesnt-blind-riddle/25546

The assumption: that in any discussion about marriage and babies, she’s the one who wants it and would have his immediately if only he’d ask. But he’s the one who wants, or at least is leaning more towards having kids, than she is. HE is the one who wants to start a family with HER. She’s resistant because of concerns about her past health, worried about what that would mean for both her, and her future children. He’s not pressing but they’ve been seeing specialists together, looking into different options, hoping to perhaps be parents within two years, even though no one seems to (want to) believe they can make it that long.

December 31, 2012 at 11:54

He wants, she doesn’t

His and Her Anorexia

http://www.laineygossip.com/His_and_Her_Anorexia_blind_item.aspx

A surprise power player in Hollywood, his wife has always been little. But nowadays it’s his extreme thinness that is raising eyebrows. What used to be extreme controlling behaviour on set has now spilled over into his personal life, and he’s applied the same obsessive devotion to his physique, so much so that it’s become alarming.

Not that it’s uncommon in Hollywood for married couples to share aesthetic philosophies but these two have taken it to the extreme. Counting almonds together – no more than 15 a day. And an apple and some berries max. Two to three hours at the gym. Constant colonics. Every month a three day cleanse consisting of some watered down pre-mix and nothing else. Dairy is out the question, bread hasn’t been seen in a year, diuretics of course, and if the household staff make the mistake of bringing in forbidden foods without their permission – like on their own lunch hours, how unforgiveable – well look the f-ck out. You have never felt the fury of a hungry person tempted by a minion.

Thing is, she wants another baby. And has been told it’s best to relax on the stringent diet. So while she’s trying to tiptoe over to a more normal nutritional meal plan, he’s not only been reluctant, he’s also been much more distant, spending longer hours away from home, and seeming to avoid her calls when he’s at work. Like he’s afraid her healthy weight is contagious. Or something.

His behavior is also apparently getting more and bizarre. Lately he’s taken to getting onto the floor in the backseat of his chauffeured car and lying down the entire ride, crouched down, totally paranoid, even with the blacked out windows, even though he’s hardly a major pap target. He’s also borderline freakish about changing his contact information every few weeks so no one can find him.

As his schedule gets more and more overwhelming, wearing several hats at a time, those around him are wondering if he’s starting to lose it …

Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 2:46 AM

Update (3/17/09):
clue
denial 1: Marc Anthony & Jennifer Lopez
denial 2: Demi Moore & Ashton Kutcher
denial 3: Ellen Degeneres & Portia de Rossi, David Arquette & Courteney Cox, Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick
denial 4: Tom Cruise (GMD) & Katie Holmes, Ashlee Simpson & Pete Wentz
denial 5: Chris Martin & Gwyneth Paltrow
denial 6: Keira Knightley & Rupert Friend
denial 7: Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith, Harrison Ford & Calista Flockhart, Judd Apatow & Leslie Mann
reveal

His and Her Anorexia

Body or Baby?

http://www.laineygossip.com/Body_or_Baby_blind_item.aspx

A couple of years ago, I was the first to write about the celebrity IV diet – many of them would admit themselves to hospital under the care of a proper physician for 10 days, 2 weeks or so, eliminating food in favour of an IV drip chock full of essentials to keep one alive while starving. Click here for a refresher.

Mainstream outlets only picked up on this last month.

Needless to say, the IV diet presents some major health issues. It’s also not that convenient. How many weeks on end can you disappear in a given year without arousing suspicion, to say nothing of the limitations on actually having a real life – who wants to spend weeks at a time away from home?

This is why she chose something, for her anyway, that was more … flexible. In more ways than one.

She was always super thin before baby. But after baby it’s been hard to lose the last 10. And to her credit, she did try hard. But nothing was working. And drastic measures had to be taken. Which is why she’s had one of those “lap band” things installed. Like gastric bypass (stomach stapling) only much less invasive.

But it’s typically for the morbidly obese. Not for an already slender women wanting to be more slender who is carrying around an extra few pounds.

Whatever. This is Hollywood. And this is a woman who needs to keep up.

So the weight came off. She’s stick thin again. And all’s good, right?

Well… the problem is that they’ve always wanted to add to their family. And it’s apparently recommended that the device be deflated or however they render it ineffective when a couple is trying to conceive. So he’s been like – ok, you’re done, you’re back to where you wanted to be so let’s get going!

But she’s too scared to stop the band thing, she’s addicted to the skinny, and her body over baby choice is now threatening her marriage.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 11:51 AM

Update (2/18/09):
denial 1: Gwyneth Paltrow
denial 2: Christina Aguilera
denial 3: Victoria Beckham
denial 4: Heidi Klum
denial 5: Catherine Zeta-Jones
denial 6: Kate Beckinsale & Jessica Alba
denial 7: Sarah Jessica Parker & Kelly Ripa
denial 8: Liv Tyler
denial 9: Christine Taylor
denial 10: Marcia Cross
reveal 1
reveal 2
reveal 3

Body or Baby?

Banning Bottles

http://www.laineygossip.com/Banning_Bottles_Blind_Item.aspx

If motherhood is so rewarding, and what she’s been waiting for her entire life, why is it that there is no evidence of motherhood in her home? Particularly accessories. Pottery Barn doesn’t sell baby bottles.

Which could be why she insists on banning them from the house?

How does she feed her child when there are no bottles in the house?

Well… it’s because she doesn’t feed her child. It’s because the nannies feed her child. The nannies do everything for the child all days of the week. The nannies nanny morning and night while she works morning and night.

Perhaps that’s how she can justify her mandates: no bottles in the house, only bottles in the nanny trailers. She’s the modern mom?

Thursday, September 04, 2008 at 8:45 AM

Update (11/11/08):
denial 1: Halle Berry
denial 2: Angelina Jolie & Salma Hayek
denial 3: Christina Aguilera
denial 4: Marcia Cross
denial 5: Nicole Ritchie
clue
denial 6: Naomi Watts
reveal 1
reveal 2
reveal 3
reveal 4

Banning Bottles

Why He's Single

http://www.laineygossip.com/Why_Hes_Single_Blind.aspx

It was an unexpected split. Many were led to believe erroneously, me included, that their end had more to do with his machinations than with hers. As it turns out however the reason behind the break up was the dreaded OverReach.

What sent him scrambling were comments like this, dropped casually into conversation:

“I forgot my pill.”

“I’m a few days late.”

And then calling his family, chatting them up, hinting at the prospect of a baby, raising their hopes that a grandchild would be in their future.

It’s the betrayal that disappointed him most. Apparently he wasted no time putting an end to her plans, pretty much standing over her while she packed up, sending her away with not even a glance back.

He’s been drowning his sorrows in cocktails ever since. Not alone, of course but it was definitely a disappointment. He’d intended to keep her around for a long time. Especially given the fact that he was still able to have his fun on the side. It’s not every day you find a girl who’s ok with extra curricular activities so long as she’s the only one who gets a set of keys.

In the end though, her greed brought an end to the sweet ride. Shelf Ass Jessica Biel could stand to learn a thing or two from this example. Overreaching prompts a steep fall.

Monday, June 09, 2008 at 10:30 AM

Update (6/17/08):
clue 1
clue 2
confirmation
denial: Kate Hudson
details
reveal

Other blinds about the wonderful life of George Clooney
Mr. Popular Likes Pretty Woman?
Meeting at the Spa

Why He's Single

A Bitch to Work For

http://laineygossip.com/A_Bitch_to_Work_For.aspx

Successful multi-hyphenate, super well connected personally and professionally with a reputation for being kind and compassionate and evolved.

Wrong.

Maybe for the media and maybe her fashionable celebrity friends, maybe for investors, maybe for executives, but some of her employees would vehemently disagree.

Turns out she’s a little bit of a Miranda Priestly when she comes in to the office. Starts snapping her fingers right away, never remembers anyone’s name, everyone is treated like a personal assistant, dispatched to do her bidding instead of actually getting down to work, recently held up a creative meeting because she wanted whole milk and not cream with her coffen, then 20 minutes into the meeting, she held it up again when her cell phone rang, proceeded to keep everyone waiting another 15 minutes while she discussed measurements on a dress she was having made, did not apologise when she clicked off the line, and instead embarrassed a staffer who returned to the room after having excused himself to take an urgent phone call when she was taking hers.

But all that is rather pedestrian. There are no shortage of bitches in Hollywood. In the grand scheme of things, all that is pretty harmless.

Until you get into job security.

A pregnant member of her staff was scheduled to give birth around crunch time. Her boss’s convenient remedy for the situation was to not hire her back when everyone else returned to work. At the very least she was honest. She told her straight up – your due date doesn’t work for me. I don’t think you’ll be able to contribute in the same way you did before.

So the employee hired a lawyer, a lawsuit loomed, and the boss bitch had to backpedal to the tune of a handsome pay-off (confidential, of course) and several seminars on employee rights although it apparently hasn’t helped.

She’s still super stingy, to the point where she complains about the quality of craft services (it’s too good) and even supplies, haggles over offering vacation pay, and will not foot the bill for staff celebrations and events, even though she regularly hosts lavish affairs at her own mansion for those privileged enough to be invited.

Crazier still, she seems to be clueless when it comes to tact. The other day she said to one of her producers – if you need something to do this weekend, my assistant could use some help planning our reception. You could stay for dinner if you want.

When he declined, she looked at him like he was closing the door to the opportunity of a lifetime.

Before you ask, it’s not the Mighty Opes.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 7:30 AM

Update (10/15/08):
poll
clue 1
clue 2
clue 3
denial 1: Oprah
denial 2: Tyra Banks, Martha Stewart, Vera Wang & Sarah Jessica Parker
denial 3: Victoria Beckham, Kimora Lee Simmons, Rachel Ray & Courteney Cox
denial 4: Catherine Zeta-Jones & Beyonce
denial 5: Kelly Ripa & Victoria Beckham
denial 6: Heidi Klum & Gwen Stefani
reveal 1
reveal 2
reveal 3
reveal 4

A Bitch to Work For

Eggs in Public

http://www.laineygossip.com/Eggs_in_Public.aspx

At an Oscar party on Sunday night, he's been drinking, she's been nagging. Turns into a huge, embarrassingly loud argument about the most personal of matters: she wants babies, he doesn't, and they proceed to yell at each other about it in front of a large audience.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 6:22 AM

Update (7/8/08):
denial: Eva Longoria
reveal 1
reveal 2
reveal 3

Eggs in Public

Her hiring frenzy

http://www.laineygossip.com/ArticleDetail.aspx?ID=3336
No one has everything. Even when they seem like they do, there's always something missing. And she's no exception. While her relationship might be mismatched, to say the least, their love appears to be real. Professional success, family support, careers that cross… these two have managed to pull it together and they couldn’t be happier. Except that the thing they want the most has eluded them. The longer it takes, the more she fears that the very personal and very controversial decisions and the discards and the rejections she made while young and ambitious are coming back to haunt her. The problem is - he doesn't know. And since the people who DO know from back in the day are whispering so loudly of late, she's desperate to buy their silence. She's offering money and she's offering jobs. She's calling in favours, she's pulling strings, and she's raising eyebrows. All of a sudden, her projects are completely staffed by those who need to keep her confidence. Which means she's having to answer his questions on that front as well. Poor thing is apparently so stressed out about having to keep all these secrets that she isn't getting much sleep, made worse by the fact that she has to play happy and content all day long. With any luck though, all this will change soon. After all, it's not like they haven't been trying.

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Update (7/18/08):
Denial 1: Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas
Denial 2: Calista Flockhart & Harrison Ford
reveal

Her hiring frenzy

Clinging to Love

http://www.laineygossip.com/ArticleDetail.aspx?ID=3111

In spite of myself, I feel almost bad about this one. Almost. But not quite.

She risked so much for love. She gave up a LOT. Pride, respect, dignity, professional reputation - you name it, she lost it and she's losing it. But for a while there, it was worth the sacrifice. They were happy. Until just before the holidays when she noticed an unmistakeable chill. At first she thought it was the stress of being apart, on different film sets. But then he came home and it got worse. A familiar pattern it seems. He was losing interest and she became more desperate to regain his attention. First it was the phone calls and that escalated to extreme clingyness…to the point where he had to tell her to back off. So recently, she started self medicating. Sleeping pills, uppers, weed, alcohol - the consumption is rising and people are getting worried. Because it's affecting her professionally. A few late calls, delayed shoots, fumbled lines. People are starting to talk. Which is why a couple of concerned friends asked him to intervene, to help turn her around. And you know what he said? Her soulmate, her partner, the love of her life??? 'I don't have time right now. I'll get to it when I have the chance.' It took 4 days for him to show up and his arrival immediately turned her around. But those close to her are not impressed. And they think the longer she stays with him, the more dangerous things will get.

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Still clinging to love

http://www.laineygossip.com/Still_clinging_to_love.aspx

You remember her, don’t you? Clinging to love?

Well I hear the situation hasn’t improved. She now believes the only way she’ll keep him is if she gives him a baby. And they’ve been trying their best with no results. Which is why she’s now visiting fertility specialists, popping vitamins, doing whatever it takes to improve her chances. But the longer it takes, the more frantic she is that he’ll leave her. Sick with worry, sick with insecurity, the girl is STRESSED out, which really can’t be helping things at all.

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Update (9/21/11):
Clue
Denial 1: Melanie Griffith & Antonio Banderas, Madonna & Guy Ritchie, Will Smith & Jada Pinkett-Smith
Denial 2: Kate Bosworth & Orlando Bloom
Denial 3: Sean Penn & Robin Wright Penn
Denial 4: Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony
Denial 5: Julia Roberts
Denial 6: Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck
Denial 7: Matthew Broderick & Sarah Jessica Parker
Denial 8: Rebecca Romijn & Jerry O'Connell
Denial 9: Catherine Zeta Jones & Michael Douglas
Denial 10: Demi Moore & Ashton Kutcher
Denial 11: Heath Ledger & Michelle Williams
Denial 12: Sarah Michelle Gellar & Freddie Prinze Jr
Denial 13: Cameron Diaz & Justin Timberlake
Denial 14: Harrison Ford & Calista Flockheart
Denial 15: Reese Witherspoon
Denial 16: Halle Berry
Reveal 1
Reveal 2
Reveal 3

Clinging to Love

FAS

http://www.laineygossip.com/ArticleDetail.aspx?ID=5480

I’ve never had a baby, nor do I intend to, and therefore don’t consider myself an expert, but even I know that it’s wrong to over-imbibe when you’re expecting. Then again, it’s also wrong to steal another woman’s husband so why hold our mother-to-be to such lofty standards of propriety? Besides, going by what I hear, she’s probably not smart enough to figure out that alcohol can actually harm your fetus - relief therefore that her empire of origin has been left in more reliable, if manipulative, hands.

Still… it’s really not the kind of gamble you want to f&ck around with. But as I said before, sound judgment is not her strong suit and well into her 2nd trimester, she was openly throwing back glass after glass of red wine. Over a 5 hour period, eyewitnesses report that it was refilled more times that would be considered “medically, socially, morally” acceptable. Even more interesting though: the person doing the replenishing was none other than the proud father and reigning junior master.

Word is he keeps her already vacuous mind as stimulated, or as de-stimulated, as possible, which may account for the common phrase heard among those who’ve met her and describe her behaviour: “She is always OUT OF IT”…so much so that he often has to accompany her to do her business.

After all, opportunistic love also extends to the loo.

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

FAS