Christina Aguilera and Nicole Richie find time to bond

 

They bop alike and shop alike at times they even pop alike ... just don't tell their significant others. Now that Paris Hilton has a new BFF (and way less jewelry), Nicole Richie has moved on. Or maybe it's the other way around (depending on whose version you believe). Anyway, Richie and pop star Christina Aguilera have so much more in common -- motherhood, stable romances, bulimia/anorexia – Richie probably doesn't miss all the drama.

More than thirty years after they disbanded, The Beatles continue to make headlines. Sir Paul McCartney autographed hundreds of copies of his latest album Electric Arguments even though released under pseudonym The Firemen. Meanwhile, a drunken recording of the late John Lennon singing original rude lyrics with Lloyd Price's Just Because fetched $30K at auction.

Stirred not shaken. Straight No Chaser. They’re not a classic line out of a James Bond movie, but something about this disbanded a cappella group turned YouTube sensation, turned luckiest ten guys with a record label reminded me of misogynist Sean Connery turned movie star. Same kind of dumb luck. Okay, maybe not so dumb.

Finally, something to explain Michael Jackson’s bizarre practice of masking his face in public (besides trying to duck the latest lawsuit of insufferable Billie Jean Jackson). Amidst adamant denials, the King of Pop is reportedly suffering from “a potentially fatal genetic disease that has affected his lungs and stripped him of vitality.” Oh, well, if that’s all we’re talking about …

Lilo gal pal Samantha Ronson is feeling much better. Thanks to good old fashion Jewish mothering and miracle commemorative potato starch, the celebrity DJ is back home from the hospital. Still no presents under the Chanukah bush, but that may change as Ronson regains her consumer bearings.

The gloves are off and they’re coming out swinging. Looks like trouble in paradise for dream team Tina Fey  and Alec Baldwin. Can’t that ego-bloated bale of bile get along with anybody?

Brace yourselves, Twi-Hards. Robert Pattinson’s  luscious locks have been lopped. Easier than shampooing, although no word on how Twilight marketing is handling the blow.

Until next Monday, gossip fans ...

UPDATE:  Harsh comments from Xtina fans prompted me to revisit this article. It’s great to have such crotchety  passionate celebrity watchers drop by and I hope they do so again. But in all fairness, I never said Christina Aguilera in fact suffered from anorexia/bulimia. She does, however, have a connection to eating disorders -- rumored or not -- supporting my blurb.

Images from Aguilera’s Beautiful video strongly suggest lyrical connection to anorexia/bulimia. After the video aired, Aguilera’s gaunt appearance shocked fans into a frenzy of rumor mongering, one poster going so far as to claim inside knowledge of a medical condition. Photoshopped images of a horribly thin Aguilera soon appeared on the Internet. In an article by The Independent, actress Chloe Sevigny and Ashley, her hairdresser, briefly mentioned Aguilera’s rumored bulimia while preparing for a photo shoot. The Ball State Daily News Online also confirmed anorexia/bulimia rumors while reporting Aguilera’s healthier appearance. But perhaps most suggestive is Aguilera’s 2006 interview with Glamour magazine. Given the opportunity to dispel these rumors, she chose instead to focus on public misperception of artistic expression. Yes, she was being guarded, but why not put an end to anorexia/bulimia rumors once and for all? 

Only time will tell if Aguilera will ever set the record straight, but in the meantime, please do not shoot the messenger.

On a side note, once again a posted video has been removed. Even the commercial supported video has been removed. It was a news report about Jodie Sweetin's alleged drug problems and reduction in child custody. Apparently, a lot of he said she said, although Sweetin did lose unsupervised custody in a temporary order.