* Jon and Kate Gosselin are still in the spotlight. Yuck! Are their 15 minutes of fame over yet? Now both Gosselin parents are making an apology/explainer tour. Have they actually figured out that sniping at each other in the media is bad for their children, or are they just trying to make themselves look better? Let’s hope they’re thinking of the children! First, on Sunday Jon had a long chat with celebrity Rabbi Shmuley Boteach (who used to have a show called “Shalom in the Home” on TLC, and may be best known for being a spiritual advisor to Michael Jackson). Jon told Rabbi Shmuley that he’s “misunderstood” and “not a fame-seeker,” but just a dad with a TV show and eight kids. He said that he regretted having relationships inthe public eye, and wants to apologize privately to Kate. He also said he and Hailey Glassman are slowing down their relationship (good idea, genius!).
* Then, Monday, Kate told Natalie Morales that part of her still loves Jon. She also admitted that she didn’t treat Jon well. Anyone who watched the show knew that, but at least she admitted it. She also denied that being on a reality show has been bad for her children, saying “Coming from a mom who laid on bed rest from the time I found I was pregnant – from seven weeks pregnant to 30 weeks – and would not put anything in my mouth that would harm them, and fought for every second of their existence, I can tell you there is nothing that would ever force me to put them in harm’s way.” Let’s just hope that things get back to being as normal as possible for the kids, and that Jon and Kate can stay out of the spotlight for two seconds.
* TMI! Nicole Kidman told GQ Magazine that, in addition to exploring “obsession,” “love and loss” and “the mundane aspects of marriage and monogamy,” she has also explored “strange sexual fetish stuff.” Not that Nicole Kidman isn’t a lovely woman, but I don’t want to hear about any actor or actress and their “strange sexual fetish stuff.” Ick! Any of you freaky people out there, though – don’t expect to find out too much. Kidman told GQ that she burned her journals after she married Keith Urban. And, sadly, her private streak also means that she won’t dish anything on the years she was married to Tom Cruise, which is probably the part of her life most people would be interested in, anyway. I mean, what was it like to be married to Tom Cruise? Only she, Mimi Rogers and Katie Holmes know!
* I know that Brad Pitt should not be mentioned in the same blog entry as the word “yuck,” but have you seen pictures of the megastar lately? Not only is his beard unkempt and scraggly-looking, but it’s also beaded! Sorry, Brad, but the only mega-hot actor that can pull off that look is Johnny Depp, and even he kind of looks like a weirdo. (But that’s why we love him, right?) Brad, you need to shave right now!
