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She reportedly fell after getting out of bed during the night sometime last week and has been in pain ever since. Ironically, she admitted herself into the Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center shortly after.
No surgery will be required for the 87-year-old, but recovery may take 8 weeks or longer.
[EFM]
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Although she is only 51, ex-Terminator badass Linda Hamilton has aged quite a bit in recent years.
But good for her for not feeling pressured to inject and cut on her face like so many celebrities have.
It would kind of be cool to watch the women of Hollywood actually age like the rest of us, wouldn’t it?
[DailyMail]
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…you know you look pretty damn good.
So what if Elle MacPherson shows a little loose skin in a bad photo. She’s 44!
She looks amazing, and can still give women half her age a run for their money.
[DM]
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“I think when Hollywood is done with me, I will probably be done with it. I’m not interested in playing those stock characters any more and I don’t feel sad that I don’t get those kind of offers.”
- Meg Ryan says exceptional roles for women over 40 are few and far between in Hollywood.
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Of all the gay icons in the world, Elizabeth Taylor, 76, has to be the Queen.
And in return, she loves her gay fans right back.
Last night Liz showed up at her fave gay club, WeHo’s The Abbey, thrilling patrons by interacting and chatting with them - all the while enjoying a ’sizeable’ martini herself.
This was Liz’s first visit to the club since being hospitalized last month.
Despite rumors about her deteriorating health, Liz was energetic and happy. One club goer said Liz absolutely lit up the room.
“She was lively. She was laughing and she was smiling. Even if she was not as strong as the last time she was here, she was once again the life of her small party.”
As Liz and her small dog Daisy, prepared to leave, Liz’s assistant placed a large pair of rhinestone sunglasses on the icon.
A witness watched Liz leave. He said,
“She needed help getting into the car. As [they] drove away in this gigantic black sedan, all you could see was those sunglasses and a big smile on her face.”
After a giant martini and a little club time, I’m sure Liz needed help getting into the car - and probably into bed! Good for her, still having a good time at 76 years old. Tabloids have been talking about her being deathly ill since she was in her 50s. I doubt the rumors faze her anymore. You go, girl!
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Apparently Mackenzie Phillips‘ (One Day at a Time, American Graffiti) drug days are not a thing of the past.
Around 10:00 am this morning as she was being screened by security, baggies of cocaine and heroin fell to the floor. Officer responded and she was promptly arrested. She is currently in custody.
Mackenzie is the daughter of John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas, and the stepdaughter of Michelle Phillips, also in the band.
Phillips has a long history with drug abuse and once said she started using marijuana and LSD when she was 12. She claims her father showed her how to shoot up when she was 18. Around that same time Mick Jagger, who was a guest in the Phillip’s home, seduced her saying, “I’ve been waiting to do this since you were ten years old.” Eww!
Poor Mackenzie. Still fighting those demons. And with a screwed up childhood like that, it’s not surprising.
Paul Newman, 83, has finished his chemotherapy treatment and has returned home where his loving wife, Joanne Woodward, and daughters will care for him.
Paul is reportedly happy to be out of the hospital and at home, which is where he wants to be when he dies.
A friend of the family says that Paul has been spending time getting things prepared for his passing. Paperwork and legal stuff - but he has also made sure to leave some things to his close friends, and his family is having a hard time with that apparently.
“He gave a prized car – a Ferrari with his racing number 82 on it – to a long-time pal. The sudden move angered his children. It’s especially hard for them to come to grips with what’s going on.”
The source adds that Newman has been told he only has weeks to live. Which might be true, being as he has terminal lung cancer. I’ve lost a family member to terminal cancer and it was not long after treatment that things got ugly. Honestly, I have pretty mixed feeling on chemo/radiation…but we won’t go there..
Newman has also been preparing one of his daughters to take over his salad dressing company.
Newman married his wife 50 years ago in 1958.
He has refused to comment on his condition.
Pamela Anderson is most famous for being incredibly dumb. Well, I guess that’s what she’s second most famous for. But dumb as she is, Anderson is still shrewd enough to know that she isn’t aging all that gracefully, at least by Hollywood’s definition. Who would have thought that years of tanning yourself to a crispy orange wouldn’t be good for wrinkles?
Pamela has instructed the producers of her new crappy reality show Pam: Girl On The Loose to make sure they keep her in the best light to avoid scaring viewers with her natural appearance. And they’re supposed to stay the hell away from her face.
Having been one of the world’s most famous pin-ups for more than 15 years, it seems former Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson is anxious to avoid those less than flattering camera angles these days. The 41-year-old stars in the new reality show Pam: Girl On The Loose but insiders claim her face is not allowed to be filmed close up.
“Pamela still looks fantastic but is clearly determined to look as great as possible on the show,” we’re told. “Producers have been informed she has to appear in only flattering lighting – and close-ups on her face are apparently a no-no.”
The eight-episode series is due to be shown in the UK on digital channel E! next month. Anderson also recently teamed up with Sacha Baron Cohen, whose lovestruck alter-ego Borat memorably attempted to kidnap her. “Pam has been around this game long enough to know the pitfalls of a bad camera angle,” adds our source on the show.
[From the Daily Express]
You know what can be worse than a bad camera angle? A bad face for the camera to zoom in on. I have never understood what in the world is supposed to be attractive about this creature. I can’t even call her a woman – it’s too insulting to the rest of us females. On her very best day Pamela looks like a tranny hooker.
I always hoped that she was insightful enough to have stumbled upon a certain look and intentionally capitalized on it – but that underneath the 3 pounds of makeup and 16 pounds of silicone there was a real, semi-normal human being. From the early reviews of the show, we’re going to finally put that myth to bed. Apparently Pam comes off just as dumb, empty, and useless as you’d expect. But at least she has flattering lighting, and that’s what really matters.
Here’s Pamela Anderson attends a press conference ahead of her appearance on Australian ‘Big Brother’ at the Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast, Australia on July 9th. Images thanks to Fame.
Jerry Lewis, 82, was caught with an unloaded gun in his carry-on at a Las Vegas airport.
TMZ reported that Jerry told the police that a family member had used his bag previously, but then Lewis’ manager the gossip site that it was a prop gun.
However, Las Vegas media is reporting it was a 22-caliber Beretta.
The gun was confiscated and Lewis was allowed to take his Northwest Airlines flight to Detroit.
[Photographer: Michael Biondo]
Daisy Fuentes has always been gorgeous, and she is only getting better with age.
I mean c’mon, how many 41 year-old women do you know who look this fab? There aren’t many out there!
Daisy adorns the cover of August’s Fitness magazine. Compare to a cover she did for the publication back in 1993.. Girlfriend has still got it!
David Lee Roth, 53, was pulled over for speeding in Oakland, Ontario recently -and lucky for him, it may have saved his life.
When police approached the Van Halen singer’s rental car they realized he was having a major medical problem. Apparently Mr. Roth has an allergy to nuts and was having a severe allergic reaction.
Officers waited with Roth as paramedics arrived then transported him to a nearby hospital.
Constable Chris Thompson was one of the first on the scene. He says he didn’t immediately recognize the rocker but knew he was most certainly not from that part of town.
“At the time, I wasn’t star struck,” Thompson said. “I was just trying to help him. The guy stuck out like a sore thumb. He was wearing a little silk scarf and flashy clothing – it’s not something you see in Oakland too often.”
We always knew Brigitte Nielsen was crazy, but her latest stunt is by far one of her most uncanny!
Brigitte underwent a complete body makeover as two million Germans tuned in on primetime television.
Sylvester Stallone’s ex had liposuction performed on her thighs, her eyes were Botoxed and her breasts were toned down to a smaller size.
But that’s not where it ends.
More installments of “From Old to New; Brigitte Nielsen in the Celebrity Clinic” are set to air as she undergoes extensive dental work and other cosmetic enhancements.
Brigitte boasted, “I know I am the first female celebrity in the world who has allowed herself to be filmed like that in an operating [room]. I know I will be breaking a taboo. But I’m sure that it will provoke a new discussion. It’s time things change. I feel 30 and want to look that way again.”
One of Brigitte’s goals is to be Playboy ready when she is completed with her transformation. The actress graced the cover of the men’s mag nearly 20 years ago and she is determined to do it again.
She adds that her other intention for doing this is to show that Hollywood celebs don’t look the way they do because of good genes.
“The secrecy in Hollywood is annoying. You can see that the stars do not age naturally. It’s not right that the fans, the normal women, are lied to. I’m getting a complete renewal: facelift, eyelift, fat injections in my face, liposuction, a breast lift and I need new teeth.”brgi
Regardless of her age, Elizabeth Taylor still dazzles people wherever she goes.
Taylor, 76, attended an event celebrating the legalization of gay marriage in California wearing her usual bling and toting around her fluffy white pooch.
Liz knows she’s a gay icon and and in April she attended a function at a gay nightclub in Beverly Hills where she was also dripping with jewels.
The classic star suffers from diabetes and congestive heart failure, she has had both hips replaced, survived viral pneumonia and had a benign brain tumor removed eleven years ago. She is also bound to her wheelchair due to osteoporosis. Despite all her health concerns she still manages to get out for her fans, which they seem to appreciate.
Liz in her younger days . .
Remember Jennifer Beals of the 1983 film, “Flashdance”?
See what the 44-year-old actress looks like today after the cut!
Wow, she looks fantastic, although she might be stuck in 1993 from the looks of that outfit . .
P.S. I am just going to apologize now for getting “Flashdance” stuck in your head! What a feeling!

Sarah Jessica Parker, 43, looked fabulous in the Sex and The City movie, in my opinion. I don’t understand the ire for this woman. She’s not a traditional beauty but she’s attractive, fit as anything and is outspoken without being obnoxious. She’s also open about her insecurities and her personal life. She is quoted as saying that she feels old and will try any face cream, but isn’t going to have surgery.
She said: “I feel so old and tired - I look around and everyone else seems so much younger! I buy face cream. I’ll try everything.
“Who knows if they work but I can’t help thinking the more money you spend, the better it must be!”
Parker - who has a five-year-old son James Wilkie with husband Matthew Broderick - recently revealed becoming a mother made her more romantic.
She said: “I surprise Matthew all the time with stuff. I buy him presents and leave him notes. And having a child makes a marriage much more romantic because you have this thing in common that you love in a new way.”
[From Bang! Showbiz via Gossip Rocks]
This quote is not dated or sourced, so it’s unclear how old it is, but it’s new to me. Last week we covered a story that Cate Blanchett said that people get plastic surgery out of “self-obsession and fear.” I mentioned that Cate also raves about an expensive wrinkle-reducing mask, and said that while facelifts and skincare are quite different, it didn’t quite seem fair to denounce people who opt for surgery. Good for Sarah Jessica Parker for admitting that she’s striving to wipe away those wrinkles, but for not going the surgical route. Given the latest story that she’s a smoker, though, she may as well give all the cash she’s wasting in the department store cosmetics department to charity where it will do some good. Nothing quite causes free radical damage and premature aging like cigarettes.
Sarah Jessica Parker is shown at the MTV Movie Awards on 6/1/08, thanks to WENN.

Brooke Hogan recently spoke with E! channel’s Michael Yo (off-air) about her mother’s relationship with a boy man who is 29-years younger.
“I’m totally freaked out,” she admitted. “I personally don’t like it at all or condone it, but she’s my mom, so I have to show her support.”
The blond youngster whom Linda has sunk her meathooks into is Charley Hill, 19 - a former classmate of Brooke and Nick’s!
“I went to school with him. He was a grade under me. Me and Nick know him well. Me and Nick are two years apart, and he was right between us.”
Brooke also confessed that she is struggling to deal with all the scandal that has been tearing her family apart.
She said, “I am just staying the course and dealing with it and supporting my family. I’m actually on my way to see Nick now. You know, I thought we were one of the normal Hollywood families. It’s crazy watching it all fall apart, but I hope for the best.”
Ok, first off. The age. I’m not usually bothered too much by age differences, but it’s obvious that Linda is trying to jump start her stale sex-life or she is trying to prove something. Most likely both. She wants to prove that she still “has it” and is still a hot commodity. I highly doubt she actually has a connection with a 19-year old. I mean, c’mon, she’s pushing 50. It’s all about the dick, baby.
And doesn’t Gnarly Charley looks like a 19-year-old Hulkster!? Kinda creepy - although not quite as creepy as Hulk dating a chick that looks like his daughter’s twin I suppose!
[Below: Hulk talks to Larry King about Nick and God]
50 must be the new 35!
I sure hope so, because that would make me 21 again!
Seriously, both Madonna, who turns 50 in August, and Sharon Stone, who turned 50 this past March, look incredible for their age.
True, having money for ridiculously expensive anti-aging creams and maybe a little nip & tuck doesn’t hurt, but ultimately I think those who are the most fortunate just have good genes. These women are probably combining all of the above, but they are still great examples that older women can be spicy hot, too!
Steven Tyler, 60, has checked into rehab for substance abuse.
He’s staying at the Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena. This is the same rehab clinic that Dr. Drew practices at and where the VH1 reality show Celebrity Rehab was filmed.
Tyler suffers from Hepatitis C and has said in the past that he is a recovering drug addict.
Former supermodel Iman has hit out at Heidi Klum saying that she has far more experience in the fashion industry, therefore she is more qualified to host ‘Project Runway‘.
Iman hosts the Canadian version of the show while Klum runs the American television series. Obviously Iman believes her toes have been stepped on and she feels the need to tell the world how fabulous she once was.
“Definitely Heidi and I come from two different places. I’m not belittling Heidi Klum, but I have been in fashion much more than she has. Not to toot my own horn, but I have been one of the best runway girls. I know clothes, and I know about working hand in hand with designers, I mean, I’ve worked with Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs, John Galliano. Yves St Laurent - he created a whole collection for me. Tom Ford, Valentino. Versace. Jean Paul Gaultier. Thierry Mugler… I could go on and on.”
Please don’t..
I love it. “I’m not belittling her…BUT..” You know as soon as someone says the word ‘but’, it completely negates everything they said prior to that. Iman would have been better off keeping her mouth shut, she came across as being resentful and egotistic.
Oh, those lovely traits that make Hollywood go around..
Elizabeth Hurley, 42, proves she still has what it takes to model bikinis in these smoking hot photos of her modeling her swim wear line designed for Mango.
Although Hurley has sworn off wearing bikinis in the past she admits, “shooting bikinis is now my life”.
“I can’t think of anything worse in the world than another bikini shoot - and I’ve got two next month. It’s unbearable and I bring it all on myself. I’ve got nobody else to blame.”
These days she requests kind photographers and a little airbrushing to help with those problems spots. She says, “I like a certain amount of retouching like anybody.”
Well, you have to hand it to her, airbrushed or not, she’s looking fabulous in this new shoot.
If Axl Rose walks through Manhattan and nobody recognizes him, should he be so pissed off about it?
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Saw Axl Rose today outside of the Muse hotel on 46 St b/w 6th and 7th in NYC. I was crossing the street staring right at him. I had no clue it was him. He was staring at me as I was crossing the street walking toward him with this "I can't believe you are about my age (or younger) and don't know who the f*** I am!" kind of look. Then, 10 minutes later, on my return, in front of that same hotel I over heard this "security/driver guy" explaining to two young girls that yes, they did in fact see Slash. It was at this moment that I realized I saw Axl."
Send your sightings to stalker@gawker.com for our handy dandy map.
Even though William Shatner was involved in a motorcycle accident years ago he still refuses to wear protective gear while riding his motorcycle.
“I think leather, and helmets and protective gear is foolish, in the hot California weather. I ride with sandals and shorts and a t-shirt.”
Shatner recalls laying his bike down and narrowly escaping injury.
“One time, I was driving along and the bike slide from under me, and I skidded across the two lane highway. I grabbed the bike hauled it up and got back on. I had to get to Los Angeles. I had a doll to take to my grandchild. I got back on the bike and my clothes are shredded. I realized I’m bleeding.”
He says that as he tried to collect himself people driving by recognized him and some even called out to him through their car windows.
“People are driving up and college kids are yelling at me. Finally they uttered the ultimate insult, ‘Beam me up Scotty,’ so I gave them the finger.”
The Shatner don’t take no shat.
Now that Pam Anderson is done with her gig in Vegas she’s managed to score her own reality show on E!.
The show is tentatively being titled, Pamela, and it will be all about the life and times of Pammy, 40, from being a single mom to working in Hollywood.
E! executive Vice President Lisa Berger stated, “E!’s cameras capture Pam’s fabulous adventures, emotional journey and all the surprises that come along the way. It’s going to be a wild ride.”
Oh, I’m sure. Another marriage? Another disease? Another pregnancy? Anything is possible with Pam. I’m sure it will omit her staying out until 3am when she has to get her kids to school in the morning..

Actress/author Jamie Lee Curtis, who turns 50 this year, is one of the few Hollywood stars who isn’t chock foll o’ Botox and silicone- and now she’s going public with how she feels about aging and beauty. Curtis appears on this month’s cover of AARP magazine topless, with little makeup and zero airbrushing. You know, like normal people.
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis has once again decided to bare her soul – and body – to convince women that they will be their most beautiful if they take care of their bodies and age naturally.
The star, whose curves turned heads in such early films as Trading Places and Perfect, will help celebrate her 50th birthday in November by posing gray-haired and topless on the cover of the May-June issue of “AARP The Magazine“, available March 24.
She made a similar splash in More Magazine in 2002 when she appeared makeup-free and unretouched in a sports bra and briefs, drawing attention at the time to her “fatty little tummy” and other flaws. The point, Curtis tells PEOPLE, is that glam isn’t real, but good health is.
Curtis Drops 20 Pounds on a Simple Diet
After learning her cholesterol and blood pressure were too high about a year and a half ago, she dropped 20 pounds by giving up “fattening” foods that most Americans would consider relatively healthy – like crackers, bread and granola, which have white flour and sugar and are surprisingly high in fat. She hopes American women will learn from her example.She also gave away her uncomfortable shoes and most of her jewelry. For one, she doesn’t wear them (save for her wedding band, a necklace with a charm for her daughters, diamond earrings and a watch), and also because she wants to lighten her load off the scale. “I’ve had the experience of going into people’s homes after they’ve died, and I’m amazed at the number of things people amass and never look at again. And I’m just not that person,” Curtis says.
“I’m like the Terminator, that’s what I am,” she adds. “I should have a TV show where I go into people’s houses and terminate their possessions.”
There is something to be said for taking care of yourself and feeling confident in the body you were born with–regardless of age. It’s sexy as hell! I think Helen Mirren is another great example of this - she looked amazing at the Oscars last month. Compare photos of Jamie to other celebs who are fighting the natural process of aging– such as Nicole Kidman and Janice Dickinson– and she blows them away. I wish more actresses would follow Jamie’s example.
Note by Celebitchy: I love how Jamie Lee Curtis has never been afraid to show her body. She is making an important statement about how normal women shouldn’t feel bad when confronted by the Hollywood ideal, which is unnatural for older women in particular. Here’s a quote from her 2002 More Magazine interview where she posed in just bike shorts and a bra with no makeup:
“There’s a reality to the way I look without my clothes on,” she says. “I don’t have great thighs. I have very big breasts and a soft, fatty little tummy. And I’ve got back fat. People assume that I’m walking around in little spaghetti-strap dresses. It’s insidious — Glam Jamie, the Perfect Jamie, the great figure, blah, blah, blah. And I don’t want the unsuspecting 40-year-old women of the world to think that I’ve got it going on. It’s such a fraud. And I’m the one perpetuating it.”
[More Magazine via Ladies Home Journal]
Jamie Lee Curtis is shown on 10/4/07 at the Visionary Ball, thanks to PRPhotos.
