A source close to “Kourtney and Kim Take New York” says that weekend reports that Kim Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner, appear to have faked a heart-to-heart talk is no big surprise. The scene — in which Kardashian told her mother about her marital problems with 72-day husband, Kris Humphries — purportedly took place in Dubai prior to Kim’s October divorce filing, but media reports — and photographs — now seem to indicate that the scenes may have been shot in Los Angeles in December.
“This is what is called a pickup scene,” our source says of the allegedly stage-managed moment, adding that it’s “done all of the time.” “There was a hole in the (show’s) storyline,” says the insider, who explains that filming “a scripted scene” fixed the problem and helped fit the actual footage from Dubai together better. Adds the source: “All reality shows are staged.” Really?
Leonardo DiCaprio kept a low — but secure — profile at the Critics Choice Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday.
The “J. Edgar” star, who was nominated for Best Actor, attended the ceremony with his father, George DiCaprio, didn’t walk the red carpet and, according to a source who attended the awards seemed “to be the only celebrity who brought a bodyguard.” DiCaprio and his father sat at filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s table, and our spy says that during commercial breaks, DiCaprio’s hired muscle stood behind the actor’s chair so that intrepid gawkers couldn’t bother him.
Our source also professed surprise that after the awards show ended, DiCaprio did not head over to George Clooney’s table to congratulate him for taking Best Actor honors, unlike Brad Pitt, who hugged Clooney, despite looking a bit glum that he hadn’t won.
The Force is not with George Lucas when it comes to the animated “Star Wars: Detours” comedy series that he’s developing. Lucas told us that he’s still working with Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, who’ve produced a series of hilarious “Star Wars”-themed “Robot Chicken” specials, but he lamented, “We just can’t get anybody to put it on the air” because it doesn’t fit into a neat demographic package.
When we suggested that Lucas should just start a “Star Wars” cable channel that could be all-Jedi, all the time, he said that was exploring the possibility of offering the “Star Wars” movies and its many spinoffs on a pay-per-view basis.
Karen Elson celebrated her birthday in style on Friday night. The model-turned-British singer/songwriter and her fraternal twin sister, Kate, who both turned 33 on Saturday, were feted with a sit-down dinner at the downtown hotspot Miss Lily’s.
Braving the cold to wish the twins well were fashion designer Anna Sui, Vogue’s Grace Coddington, “Gossip Girl” actor Penn Badgley and girlfriend Zoe Kravitz, model Jenny Shimizu, “Guestofaguest” founder Rachelle MacPherson, Salman Rushdie, and Paper magazine columnist
Mickey Boardman.
Scene stealers: Samuel L. Jackson cracked up the crowd at Sardi’s Thursday upon seeing the caricature of him that had been unveiled at the restaurant: “Who’s that supposed to be? Tiger Woods?” Angela Bassett, his co-star in “The Mountaintop,” also scored one of the coveted illustrations. ... Keira Knightley and hair stylist Ben Skervin were hanging at the bar at Crown Jan. 8. ... LeBron James and Dwyane Wade partied at Greenhouse until 3 a.m. Jan. 7 but stuck to water the night before their game against the Nets. ...
Fox News’ lonely liberal Alan Colmes told friends at Flex Mussels on W. 13th St. that he's writing a book tentatively titled “How Liberalism Will Save America” that will be published in time for the 2012 presidential election.
source: dailymail.co.uk
