“I was raised Italian and we always had diluted glasses of red wine at dinner time from about the age of 8,” she says. “That’s just what kids do in Italy. It wasn’t ever something bad.”
In America, that might get you charged with endangerment or neglect, and could get your kids taken away from you. But then, we have lots of people who die every year from binge drinking. I’ve heard that in other countries it’s pretty normal for kids to drink a little bit of alcohol at a younger age, and although Panettiere is American, her family is Italian, so this was normal for them.
I’m not passing any judgment on this one. Some people are pointing to this as further evidence that Panettiere is going to be the next young female actress to get hit by the pickled liver truck and fall onto the crazy wagon. Puh-lease. Everyone knows that it’s going to be Taylor Momsen.
Tony Dovolani, Kate Gosselin’s partner for Dancing with the Stars, says Kate has told him that she’s doing it for her kids. “Kate has taken on this challenge to show her children that just because you’re scared of doing something doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try.”
That statement reminds me of the woman who dropped an entire large Mountain Dew on the floor in Bojangles this morning and didn’t try to clean it up. She just looked at me and said, “Gotta love kids!” Bitch was holding a baby, but the baby had nothing to do with spilling the drink on the floor.
It’s okay to take responsibility for your own actions. Just because you’ve reproduced doesn’t mean your kids don’t have to be the reason for everything you do.
Dovolani also says that he “sees potential” in Kate’s dancing abilities after only a week of rehearsals.
“She came to the show with no dance experience, which is actually a good thing, because I have no bad habits to fix. It is a great opportunity for me to truly use my teaching skills and show America what we are capable of once we hit the dance floor.”
Glee doesn’t return with new episodes until April 13th, but they’ve already given me something to look forward to.
One of the season’s new episodes will be directed by evil genius Joss Whedon and will guest star Neil Patrick Harris as a washed up former show choir member and “never-was” named Bryan Adam. Bryan is a former ladies man who always got all the chicks when he was in the choir with Will, whom he now considers his arch nemesis . ”Show choir ruined his life, made him feel he could be a star, but all he could do is book Carnival cruises.”
In case you’re unaware of what Whedon and NPH can do when they’re brought together musically, watch the video. It’s a little thing called Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog.
The episode chock full of Whedon-Patrick -Harris goodness is slated to air sometime during May sweeps.
I told you guys earlier this week that Kate Gosselin is set to join the Dancing With the Stars cast and now we finally have some answers to the question, “What’s Jon think about that?” If you believe Jon’s Twitter, he’s happy for his ex and wishes her well, but friends close to Jon say that this is just another thing that Kate’s doing that pisses him off.
Jon’s issue with Kate doing the show is shockingly not fame-related. He’s pissed because this new gig will take Kate away from their kids for days at a time and he’s not getting to spend any of that time with them. Instead, Kate will leave the kids with nannies while she competes on the televised dancing competition. I am never one to side with Jon Gosselin, but for real, Kate? You’re leaving your eight kids with nannies over their father so that you can dance with actual famous people and feed your ego? That’s rude.
It’s not that Jon Gosselin is a good father. I don’t believe that he actually even loves those kids. It’s the principle. If Kate is doing this show for money, then she should save her pennies on the baby-sitter front and let her kids spend time with their father. He’s not going to kill them and I’m sure that they’d be glad to have their father around over some random nanny, right? I’m trying to like you more, Kate. I’m trying. Help me out.
And you, Jon. You need to drop the two-faced crap and just come correct. Tell the world your pissed. Who cares at this point?
Meh. I’m not super excited about this. I don’t know what kind of spark I was hoping for with this flick, but I’m not seeing it in the trailer. That said, I think it was a smart choice of film for Dakota Fanning as she navigates the transition from child stardom to adult actress. She gets to play a drug-addicted sex symbol under the guise of it being a very important story. It’s not that she’s posing half-naked on beds and tables just so America won’t think of her as a little girl anymore — she’s doing it to capture the essence of a turning point in rock and in the way the music industry views women. Well-played, Dakota.
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