The LB Daily: 2005-11-27

Friday, December 02, 2005

Does It Ever End?

Kimberlan, that is.

From today's Page Six:

"WHEN Kimberly Stewart, 26, unveiled her 5-carat
engagement ring from Talan Torriero, 19, a week ago, most
people assumed Stewart had financed it herself — after all, Torriero has no job
besides his stint on the "Laguna Beach" reality show. Wrong! Torriero did indeed
buy the $75,000 bauble. During a shoot for the Bongo clothing line this week in
L.A., Torriero was overheard telling pals he used his dad's credit card. Now
that the brief engagement is off, "I should be able to get a full refund," he
said hopefully. "

Mother of Casey-Dilla

This week's OK! Magazine has an article featuring Casey from Season 2 of LB. Attempting to override her reputation as a girl with bad extensions, a maid named Imelda, and a terrible prom dress, Casey opens her big about something other than Alex M.'s hygiene issues: how close she is with her mother. Here's what the OK! website says:

"After appearing in the hit MTV teen drama Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, Casey Reinhardt — the ‘new girl’ on season 2 — was ready to take a break with her mom, Kelly Roberts at a spa that Kelly owns. Casey says she and her mom are “incredibly close.” She added, “My best friends are always telling me that they can’t believe how strong the relationship is between my mother and me. I tell her about school, my classes, my grades, my friends, who I am dating — everything. "

A poster on the Television Without Pity message board also says that Casey talks about how she doesn't drink, and was asked three times to be on LB before agreeing, and doesn't party. I guess she has to set a good example for the kiddies.

Thursday, December 01, 2005

Dieter Backtracks

Looks like Dieter's not just Running Home 4 Teens, he's also running away from the comments he made on his MySpace the other day. After accusing one of his "best chicas" for selling out for cash and fame (which obviously made me think it was K-Cav), he posted an apology/explanation yesterday for what he said.

"Everyone has been involved at some point and that is amazing in itself. For me to say anything otherwise was immature and I am very sorry. I am fully grateful for the time LC put in over the past year. I wish I could have everyone with me at every event down the stretch but it doesn't work that way. This whole thing has been a learning process and I would be an idiot, ashamed to forget how much people have helped out in the past regardless if they are doing so now."

Is it just me, or can you see Lauren backing out of an event for a fairly legitimate reason (like school, internship, tapings), and Dieter immediately going on MySpace in a snit and typing out his aggressions?

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

SUPERHOT Almost Firsthand LB Gossip!

My new favorite blogger Bricks and Stones, whose link you can find to your right, tipped me off to this fabulous opus of LB Gossip. It's so juicy I can't paraphrase, and I'm just doing a big ol' copy and paste. Oh, and if anything is defamatory, libelous or slanderous, just add a big ol' ALLEGEDLY in front of it. Ready? Put on your water wings and dive on in.

"I went to lunch yesterday with my sister and her friend Miss K. Miss K. happens to work for Oprah. The other day, she was in the Harpo studios cafeteria getting breakfast, when lo and behold, there they were - Kristin, Jessica, Alex H. Alex M. and Taylor. Turns out they went to school with one of Harpo's marketing assistants and were there as her guests for the show. Miss K is a huge fan and was freaking out a bit (and she doesn't even freak out over celebrities!) and the marketing director said she would have the Laguna Beach girls stop by her office before they left." Source: Unknown

So, there they were, the LB girls and Miss K which gave Miss K a chance to ask some pressing questions........here is the scoop:

• Jessica is not very smart (duh!) nor very pretty in person. She is in community college and not doing a whole lot. Miss K. asked her if her parents were mortified by her behavior - she said they weren't exactly pleased. She just used Jeff (boy that was at end of season) didn't really like him, just wanted someone to make out with.

• Stephen and Jason are good friends and live together in LA, but Jason is always at L.C's. Turns out he and LC never broke up and are still dating.

• Also, turns out Jason has some MAJOR issues - the reason he didn't go to graduation.......he didn't graduate. He failed his senior year. Ditto for Talan.

• More on Jason - he has been in and out of rehab about 3 times in the past year. He is also bipolar and is on some major medication. His grandparents are the wealthy ones and his parents don't really work -just live off of the grandparents.

• More on Talan - his mom used to be some actress so is pretty well-connected in Hollywood. The engagement to Kimberly Stewart is just a publicity stunt - they aren't really engaged. His mom is trying to coach him on getting himself into the limelight.

• Stephen and Kristin are dating - they just got back from a vacation together in Hawaii - she's not really dating that Jenner guy - another publicity stunt. Kristin is trying to "make it" in Hollywood.

• Taylor is at school at the University of Arizona.

• Alex H. and Alex M. are roommates. Alex M. is trying to make it in the music world and Alex H. dates a guy in Alex M.'s backup band.

• Another tidbit - Jason used to hit (ie, abuse) Alex M. when they dated. Per Alex M., the reason you didn't see that in the show is b/c MTV was trying to sell a fantasy. That is also why you don't see Alex M. and Jason actually break up.

• LC is supposedly the meanest person of the bunch - they say she is the least approachable.

• Another thing, is apparently MTV and BMW have some sort of deal, which is why you always see them driving around in BMWs - ie, Kristin's dad didn't really buy her the BMW - she got it from MTV.

Hot and hotter. Discuss, hot stuffs.

Teen Vogue

Looks like LC is still running through the halls (and fashion closets) at Teen Vogue. Check out this post from the Imaginary Socialite...a favorite guilty pleasure.

(Hey I.S. -- wanna pass along some LC/LB gossip?)

Visual Proof

Hyperventilation Station

You've seen the posts where I whine about living in a city that the Laguna Bar Tour 2K5 seems to have bypassed, right? Well, I can't find them right now, but I totally have. ANYWAY, I just found out today that the Laguna Beach cast will be appearing at a bar in Washington D.C., where I happen to live. And that $25 gets me VIP access, and I can hang out at their table. I'm totally supposed to be out of town on Friday night, but how HOT would some firsthand Laguna scoop be? VERY. So, if anyone wants to tell me how to set up a PayPal account so I can collect donations for my entry fee into "Lulu's Club Mardi Gras", I'd be SUPER grateful...and would definitely score some extra-juicy gossip just for you.

Are you in the DC area? Want to join in the fun? Want to see pictures like the one above come to life? Click here.

A Little Background

The press release touting Kristin's new show has this interesting biography of Miss Cavallari:

Kristin Cavallari most recently starred in the hit reality series "Laguna Beach." Cavallari has been acting since the age of 7, and has appeared in numerous commercials and ad campaigns. She is currently taking acting classes and is continuing to expand her acting career. A native of LagunaBeach, Calif., Cavallari currently resides there as well as in Marina Del Ray, Calif.

I knew she did that ad for the terribly ugly corset tops that appeared in a couple of magazines, but are they counting commercials and ad campaigns for LB as prior experience? Just wondering. And slight fact check, UPN: She's only lived in LB for three years. The girl is from Colorado.

Picture courtesy of TVGasm

"I'm Absolutely In Love"

...with blink-and-you'll-miss-'em Hollywood relationships. Kimberlan, despite their short shelf life, certainly kept up with a heavy schedule of interviews proclaiming their love. Star, Us, and now TeenPeople. Check out some choice quotes from Talan about his love for the spawn of Mr. Do Ya Think I'm Sexy:

“I’m absolutely in love,” he says on the set of a photo shoot for Bongo jeans.
“I'm at a loss of words. Not like Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes jumping on tables,but I can honestly say I’ve never been happier.”

(Tom jumped on couches. Obvs. You're not going to make a very good husband if you can't keep furniture names straight!)

"I didn't know what love was until I met Kim. If I pick up on a feeling, I kind of go with it.”

(and if that feeling is "I need some press before my sure to be a hit album drops, I'm going to go with it in full view of cameras!)

And now, some quotes from the LB Cast:

“It was a little shocking,” Lauren Conrad, aka LC, tells TEEN PEOPLE. “I didn’t think it was true, but whatever... Talan’s a crazy kid, he lives a crazy life. I love him and I wish him the best.” But Conrad’s boyfriend, Jason Wahler, is less diplomatic. "I'm happy for him. I know he really likes her, but I think it's too soon," he says matter-of-factly. "

And Talan's insight on his fomer future father in law...?

“...[T]here’s more I have to know now. But he’s a great guy. We watch a lot of soccer together.”

Call me slightly cynical, but exactly how much soccer can you watch with the father of someone you only dated for two weeks?

On Holiday Plans:

“Our families are actually doing Thanksgiving dinner together,” he reveals, “with the mayor in downtown LA.”

I wonder if that was at all awkward, seeing as how they broke up the next day. Maybe Rod refused to celebrate the holiday, or insulted Mrs. Torriero's green bean casserole?

And, on the future:

“We could get married tomorrow or we could do it next year. Like I said, I’m a spontaneous guy.”

....Or, you could break up 12 days after getting engaged. It's whatever.

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Friends 'Til The End

Or until one of us gets to be a really big reality star. While perusing Dieter's RH4T MySpace, I found this little (but juicy) tidbit.

"Lost touch/cut ties with a certain chica friend which really sucks especially coming up to this run. Its been really sad to see how fast certain people can sell out for some cash and drop all their friends from their past for someone. It just has made me realize a lot and I kind of finally belive that having some reality show and fame can make people forget all of their friends from the past. TO me I never thoguht it would happen, just seems way to shallow and sad. I know I would never put my family and friends behind anything I do. it has really shocked and bummed me out. . I just dont know how that can happen and the only way I deal with it is to forget it, assume the whole last years of being good friends was only cause they needed it, untill they had a show and some "fame". I just regret backing, regret trusting. To have somone you consider a best friend bail so easily is a bitch slap in the face and is really really sad. Its not somthing you can forgive or ever forget about. You really learn who your true friends are though this process. You see who really cares and who only cares
about fame. Thats been the best lesson through this whole time. but hey i wish
her the best of luck and hope maybe the first time was just a fluke and that
eveyrthing ends of happily ever after. im not holding my breath."

Since I think LC has been helping out with promoting the race, and because Kristin from E! said that K-Cav has gotten a little big for her britches, I'm going to have to go way out on a sequin-covered limb and guess that this refers to Kristin...Although E! Online's article DID say that LC has cut ties with everyone except for Jason...Thoughts? Disagreements? Take 'em to the comments.

K-Cav Gets A Show!

...Here's hoping it lasts longer than boyfriend Brody Jenner's show, "Princes of Malibu". The New York Daily News reports that Kristin has been tapped to cohost the new show "Get This Party Started", which sounds like it has a fairly straightforward premise. According to the NYDN, "Each week, the production team throws a Hollywood-like party for someone in need or someone who deserves a pat on the back."

The show actually sounds really...nice. Almost like a hybrid between "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and "My Super Sweet Sixteen". In other words? I'm TOTALLY watching. Will Kristin show up in someone's doorway and say things like "Your old life is completely DUNZO." ? Will she help them shop for appropriate party outfits consisting of layered tank tops and shredded denim minis?

Congrats to K-Cav on getting some actual work. The show producer says, "Certain people, whether in acting or television, have something - a quality - that 'it' factor. I think it's there in Kristin and we were really pleasantly surprised with her." I'm not sure if "really pleasantly surprised" is the most flattering 'compliment' one could hope for, but that picture of her? VERY flattering.

Monday, November 28, 2005

Star!

This week's prizewinner for accuracy in gossip is Star Magazine. Despite being roundly mocked for this week's cover story about Nick and Jessica's upcoming baby, they left up this little tidbit on their webpage...All about how in love Kimberlan are.

Laguna Beach hottie Talan Torriero, 19, is a changed man — thanks to his rock-royalty princess fiancée Kimberly Stewart, 26. "Kimberly is the best thing that has ever happened to me," Talan, who recently wrapped filming the horror film Driftwood, tells Star. "She's amazing and has helped me mature. She keeps me grounded." Talan began dating Stewart — the daughter of iconic rocker Rod Stewart — just four weeks ago, so why the rush down the aisle? "I am a spontaneous type of person," he tells Star. And who popped the question? "I asked her," says Talan. Talk about being swept off your feet!

Freshman 15...No College Necessary

I hate commenting on people's weight. Seriously. But since I gained the freshman 25 and because I haven't ever chosen to be on reality TV like the Alexes, I feel a little less bad for posting this picture...

...and a link to Bricks and Stones discussion of maybe possibly some weight gain issues for Alex Squared.

Return Of The Roz

For some reason, Alex H., dubbed “Roz” by TVGasm, held a special place in my heart this season. Despite not understanding what “the end of the beginning” means, she offered fairly reasonable advice to Jessica and Kristin on a fairly regular basis, and she worked a mean maraca in the “Fiesta” episode.

So, as a thank you to Roz for being such a good friend, such a stalwart part of the opening scenes and for being so damn tall, here’s a link to her personal MySpace.

And some pictures.

Sunday, November 27, 2005

Over Before It Began

Brace yourselves, dear readers...Kimberlan is no more. I know. Pause to collect your emotions, grab a Kleenex, take some deep breaths...Okay? Good. Here's the news story from the AP:

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kimberly Stewart and "Laguna Beach" star Talan Torriero say their wedding plans are off.

"It was just too soon to enter into a lifelong commitment," their representatives said in a joint statement. "It is better to have a brief engagement than a short marriage. The couple continue to share their time together and remain open to whatever the future may hold."

Stewart, the 26-year-old daughter of singer Rod Stewart, and Torriero, a 19-year-old star of the MTV reality show, announced their engagement earlier this month.

Torriero's publicist, Jack Ketsoyan, said early Sunday that the two were no longer romantically involved. Stewart's representative, Elliot Mintz, said they "remain friends."

Mintz said they began dating "a relatively short period of time" ago.

"It would be in the category of weeks as opposed to months," Mintz said.

Stewart and Torriero were recently in the news as the backseat passengers of Paris Hilton when she was involved in a minor car accident Nov. 9. No one was hurt and police said no one was cited after the mishap.

Stewart is a close friend of Hilton's and was at one time reported to be a possible replacement of Nicole Richie on the canceled Fox reality show "The Simple Life."

Torriero has said he's attempting to start a music career.

I know, my heart is broken too. More discussion and (hopefully!) gossip on this one tomorrow!

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