It’s time we all recognize the fact that the world greatly overreacted when Swine Flu first managed to get on the media’s radar. Or did we? So far the virus hasn’t had a face to it and its importance quickly faded into the background of our attention. But no longer. Swine Flu has stricken one of our beloved. That’s right ladies and gentleman, that red-cheeked lovable Ron Weasley has the pig fever. It was announced last night that Rupert Grint has swine flu. Grint’s publicist had this to say, “He has now recovered and is looking forward to joining his fellow cast members at the junket and premieres this week and will then return to filming directly afterwards.” Having worked in PR, I can tell you what his publicist is really thinking: Finally! Something happened to this kid that makes him borderline interesting! Someone get TMZ on the phone…and a Red Bull! Time for some real magic.
I spent last night alone with the comfort of my computer’s glowing screen to keep the blues away. That and Twitter. I, like many others, follow P Diddy and Ashton Kutcher’s tweets. Last night they would not shut up about the White Party that they were co-hosting. They even had live feed cameras and up-to-date tweeting going on the entire time. I watched some of the feed…maybe a minute of it. I felt dirty. P Diddy even invited anger-management candidate Chris Brown who he was photographed with. Somehow I don’t think even Diddy’s blessing will bring that jackass’ career back from the dead. Oh, and the whole thing was for Malaria y’all. Another party thrown in the name of a good cause. That way you can attend and not hate yourself in the morning.
Cameron Diaz is on the cover of the next issue of V Magazine. I don’t actually know what V Magazine is. I’m assuming from these pictures that it’s some kind of lesbian-biker-artist thing. I bet the V stands for Vadge. Anyway, Cameron Diaz has gone from beachy, blond, sweet and all about far jokes to a fake-tattooed crossbreed of Madonna and Marilyn Monroe.
Madonna started the latest leg of her Sticky and Sweet tour in London last night. She did a touching tribute to Michael Jackson at one point:
Two things: first, this Michael Jackson thing is getting old; second, Madonna is kinda scary.
Guilty Pleasure of the Day:
Socialite Life has a photo essay of some guys and dolls on the beach. Me likes eye-candy. Check it out here.
