4Kim Kardashian Is Only Giving 10% of Her Charity Auction Proceeds to Charity

Maybe Kim Kardashian isn’t so generous after all. Basically, she had an eBay clothing sale to help the victims of the recent typhoon in the Philippines, with a portion of the proceeds going to “International Medical Corps, a nonprofit organisation that provides critical health services on remote islands where families are struggling to access medical care and basic resources like food, clean drinking water and vital medications.” Sounds fantastic, right? Kim, who is worth $60 million, was doing something great in the world, and that’s to be celebrated.

Except there’s a problem. Turns out, that “portion of the proceeds” – which most stars make at least 50% if not more – is actually only 10% in Kim’s case. Uh… yes, I’m being serious. An eBay clothing auction for Kim’s shitty clothes that will pull in plenty of money – especially since most people know (think) it’s all going to charity – is only giving a measly 10% of the money raised to charity. Fuuuuuuuuuuuck off.

Of course, I’m not the only one calling this selfish crap out, and in fact Kim’s been getting a lot of flack for it, so much so that she felt the need to take to her blog to defend herself and point out just how generous she is on a daily basis. She tried to claim that eBay fees will suck up most of the money, which is pure bullshit. I sell on eBay all the time and their final value charge is roughly 3% (not more than 5 or 6%, though), which leaves at least 90%. Her talk about “agency fees” and all of that is just outright bullshit. I’m sorry, but there is WAY more than 10% of that money left over. Even if the “agency fees” and eBay fees equaled 25%, that’s still 75% of the fucking money that could go to these people, and NOT in her pockets. UGH.

Here’s her blog:

I feel compelled to speak about something that is in my head and my heart. Over the years, I’ve had to grow a thick skin. Being in the public eye, there are times I feel like I get criticized for any and everything I do. I’m used to it now. I just choose not to feed into negativity or become consumed by it.

The problem comes in when I get attacked for giving and trying to help people. My dad always taught me the importance of giving back. I don’t publicize everything I do to help charities and people all over the world. I do it because I want to. I do it because my dad taught me to. I do it because it’s the right thing to do. So for people to attack me for giving 10% of my eBay auction sales to the people of the Philippines, that hurts.

I do eBay auctions monthly and change the charity or church from time to time. I give 10% of all my earnings to charities, not just these eBay auctions. This month it’s for the people of the Philippines, last month was Life Change Community Church.

In regards to these eBay auctions, when the eBay numbers get broken down, the auction management agency that posts for me gets a percentage for all of their hard work, then eBay listing fees, end of auction fees, eBay Store fees, Paypal fees, etc., all add up to about half of the sale. Then I give 10% to a charity.

Truth is how the # is broken down, is neither here nor there. The people of the Philippines need all of our help, no matter how big or small.

Over the last 5+ years, I have listed thousands of items on eBay Giving Works for various causes. I will continue to do what is in my heart and am happy to know many others have enjoyed purchasing from me, as they too are giving with me.

Giving comes from the heart. We all need to be reminded of this as we celebrate the holiday season this year.

She must think we’re all as dumb as she is. Really, the fees add up to HALF THE SALE? What world does this woman live in and why does she assume no one else can do any actual math? Why bother? Honestly, if you really don’t give a shit, which 10% clearly says to me in this case, why do it? No one was going to conjure up any hate mail towards her for NOT thinking up a charity auction to put on eBay.

A big “fuck you” goes out to Kim Kardashian on this one.

December 11, 2013 at 9:30 am by Jennifer

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Katie Holmes will testify as to whether Tom Cruise parents well over the phone [Amy Grindhouse]

So, how are we all feeling about the ‘Godzilla’ remake? [Lainey Gossip]

Brandi Glanville thinks black people can’t swim [The Superficial]

Abbey Clancy decided to show full-on nipple now [Taxi Driver Movie - NSFW]

‘Heathers: The Musical’ is a real thing and it’s coming to Broadway [ICYDK]

Jenna Dewan-Tatum looks great in a bikini [Drunken Stepfather - NSFW]

The Kardashian Christmas tree is causing some problems [Fishwrapper]

Obama took a selfie at Nelson Mandela’s funeral [The Blemish]

Lady GaGa is a human Christmas tree [Celebzter]

Robert Pattinson booked a new movie role [Celeb Dirty Laundry]

What happened to the cast of ‘Mrs Doubtfire’? [theBERRY]

Norman Reedus has auctioned off his motorcycle for charity [Socialite Life]

Madonna’s daughter got the role of Rizzo in ‘Grease’ [Bohomoth]

You’ve gotta applaud Katy Perry’s bold fashion choices [I'm Not Obsessed]

Miley Cyrus is MTV’s Artist of the Year [Starpulse]

Hot damn, Elisabeth Rohm. Killing that green! [Yeeeah]

‘Britney & Kevin: Chaotic’ was kind of the best thing ever [The Frisky]

R Kelly thinks Chris Brown is like Jesus or Martin Luther King Jr [IDLYITW]

Perez Hilton and family are all that’s wrong with America [PopBytes]

Men are apparently speaking more like women these days [OMG Blog]

Candice Swanepoel: Still hot as shit [Moe Jackson]

Oh look, it’s some Victoria’s Secret models twerking [Drunken Stepfather - NSFW]

Rose McGowan is doing some beach chillin’ in Miami [Celebslam]

Jennifer Aniston feels most beautiful at home with Justin Theroux [Celebitchy]

Who’s Toni Garrn and why are her boobs out? [Taxi Driver Movie - NSFW]

Simon Cowell really is naming his kid after himself [Amy Grindhouse]

Mila Kunis looks good in wedding attire… [Lainey Gossip]

Courtney Stodden sunbathes topless, of course [The Superficial]

December 11, 2013 at 8:30 am by Jennifer

2Kristen Stewart is the New Face of Chanel

Kristen Stewart has somehow become somewhat of a “fashion darling” in that designers totally aren’t put off by her constant sourpuss face and actually think it works and is very, I dunno, haute couture or something. Chanel must’ve felt the same, because they’ve hired her to be the new face of the brand.

Karl Lagerfeld apparently hand-picked Stewart for his Métiers d’Art Paris-Dallas collection which is expected to launch in May 2014. In fact, Kristen actually showed up to Chanel’s Coco Chanel Métiers d’Art Fashion Show in Dallas on Tuesday night, when the news was announced. Well, this should be interesting.

Here’s what a “friend” of Stewart’s told Hollywood Life:

“Kristen is a huge fan of Mr. Lagerfeld and was honored to be invited to such an extraordinary fashion event. She loves his style and quirky sense of humor. He gets her and she loves him for that.”

And I bet she loves the massive paycheck the brand will be giving her. That sorta helps too, eh?

I will say that I think Kristen suits doing some modeling work. However, Chanel wouldn’t be even in the top ten design houses I’d have expected her to join up with. She’s more Rodarte, McQueen, something a bit edgier. Poor Coco, she’s probably rolling over in her grave.

December 11, 2013 at 7:30 am by Jennifer

0Listen: Lea Michele’s Debut Single, ‘Cannonball’, Is Here

Y’all know Lea Michele is sorta my arch enemy (in a completely non-serious way because who am I, Voldemort?), largely because her case of Special Snowflake Syndrome is beyond a joke and she is annoying as shit. Not much changes with the release of her debut single, ‘Cannonball’. The song is talking about how she needs to get back out in the world and start living and not let anything hold her back, which is an empowering message for sure – especially for her personally since Cory Monteith‘s death.

The problem comes when she starts talking about how she’s gotta start flying… like a cannonball. When one thinks of something that soars high in the sky, I don’t think a fucking cannonball would be on anyone’s top 100. Sure, maybe the songwriters were trying to avoid using birds or anything else that’s too cliche, but like… for real? Cannonballs might shoot up with some impetus behind them, but then they come hurdling straight back down to the ground and can kill people/destroy things when they do. So…

I suppose the one high point behind this track is that if you try really hard, you can almost pretend that this isn’t Lea Michele singing. She doesn’t sound all that much like herself – miracles of the modern music studio, I suppose – so it’s vaguely less annoying for that. Also, something will clearly come of it because I’ve only listened to this piece of shit once and the chorus is already stuck in my head. God help us all.

December 11, 2013 at 6:30 am by Jennifer

0Kate Winslet Had A Baby Boy!

Kate Winslet and husband Ned Rocknroll had a baby boy, finally. Her rep told People, “Mother and baby are doing great.” Good!

As always, I’ve come up with a fantastic list of baby names that this celeb couple can feel free to use:

• Jack
• Jacknroll
• Little Roo
• Reader
• Oak
• Merlot
• Pimms
• Titanica (for a girl, obviously.)
• Koffi Table
• Butternroll

Give give her all the damn time recovery she needs to get her ~~post baby bod~~ especially considering she doesn’t give an eff if she never has a flat stomach, and that’s why we love her.

December 11, 2013 at 5:30 am by Catherine St. Ives

10Demi Lovato Used To Sneak Cocaine Onto Airplanes

Demi Lovato flies like paper gets high on cocaine on planes. The singer just admitted that at the worst points of her drug addiction, she used to sneak cocaine onto airplanes. Ms. Lovato’s been very open about her drug use, but even this raised my brows. Here’s what she told Access Hollywood:

Something I’ve never talked about before, but with my drug use I could hide it to where I would sneak drugs. I couldn’t go without 30 minutes to an hour without cocaine and I would bring it on airplanes. I would smuggle it basically and just wait until everyone in first class would go to sleep and I would do it right there. I’d sneak to the bathroom and I’d do it. That’s how difficult it got and that was even with somebody [with me], I had a sober companion, somebody who was watching me 24/7 and living with me [and] I was able to hide it from them as well.

Ah, yes, doing coke in first class. Just like The Stones. But that’s not all she’d smuggle! Poor Demi was battling alcohol addiction at just 19.

I was going to the airport and I had a Sprite bottle just filled with vodka and it was just nine in the morning and I was throwing up in the car and this was just to get on a plane to go back to LA to the sober living house that I was staying at…I had all the help in the world, but I didn’t want it. When I hit that moment I was like, it’s no longer fun when you’re doing it alone. I’ve really never talked about this stuff before… I don’t know if I should be sharing this.

Well at least you didn’t wank in the airplane bathroom like Macklemore. That’s pretty bad too.

December 11, 2013 at 4:30 am by Catherine St. Ives