Auburella Strips...Again!

You heard it here first...well, now, I bring you a leaked photo from Aubrey's Playboy shoot--bare butt, Michael Jackson nose and all! You gotta admit: The shot is much more classy than the ones from her Complex magazine spread--pun intended! You know, the one that had her hugged up on and pressing her fake boob against a stripper pole in what appears to be a real strip club. NASTY! I don't know about you, but this will be the first Playboy I'll be purchasing...to see what she says about the triple D's: Danity Kane, Diddy & the Drama! Lol! Sure...

Save the Date: The new season of Making the Band premieres Thursday, February 12.

Jay Z Vogues at Inauguration

What the fuck, Jay Z?! What-the-FUCK! Jigga man was at the inauguration this morning wearing his dorky ass glasses AND a crazy big ol' fur hat. I know I compared Young Hov to Steve Urkel in a previous post, but the rapper could easily pass as twin brother to Andre the Giant, er, Andre Leon Talley, editor-at-large for Vogue magazine. The similarities are uncanny! Don't you agree? Jay has simply lost all his swagger in my book. Meanwhile, Bey looked fly as hell with her fab blow out and and cool Ray-Bans (I got me a faux pair yesterday! Yay me!). Click here and here for more pics of hip hop's first couple.

Tichina Arnold on Brandy

The holidays are over and 'tis the season for gifting...gifting suites, that is! Unfortunately, the economy is so bad that members of the press like myself aren't getting much of anything. (Last year, I had so much stuff, I had to step out and leave everything at valet--praying they wouldn't jack me, of course--then go back in for more.) But I digress.

Yesterday, I caught up with Everybody Hates Chris' Tichina Arnold at the Access Hollywood "Stuff You Must..." Gift Lounge in the luxurious Sofitel. After chatting about fashion, we got to the good stuff: Brandy!

AIW: You're friends with Brandy, right?

TA: Yes, I know Brandy.

AIW: Have you gotten her album, Human?

TA: Yes! Brandy's one artist that I'll run out and buy. I'm used to going into the store and buying cds. Now, I go on iTunes. So, I pre-ordered hers!

AIW: What's your favorite song?

TA: Oh God, Human! I haven't been able to sit with her album yet. We don't buy cds anymore. What I do is put my iPod on shuffle and just kinda listen to everybody's music intertwined.

AIW: What about Camouflage and Acapella?

TA: Acapella is a very nice song!

Anne Hathaway: Winner of Best Cry at Critics Choice Awards

It's really easy for me to cry--over anything that deals with any kind of emotionality. Even if I don't know the person. As long as I can relate...or even if I can't, but can--for that moment--put myself in his or her shoes. I should really be an actress.

Anne Hathaway made me cry when I heard the end of her speech at last night's Critics Choice Awards. She tied for Best Actress with the incomparable--and her Prada-wearing devil of a boss--Meryl Streep. I had such a good cry that I YouTubed the damn speech as soon as it finished, but of course it wasn't up yet 'cause it just happened. *sighs*

"My father...who protects me and has shown me that there are good men in this world and let's me know everyday that I am worthy of the love of good people."

Even though I'm guilty of poking fun (They made me do it!), I thought it was horrible that someone as good as Anne had gotten mixed up in such a messy situation. (For the uninformed, her slimy ex, Raffaello Follieri, basically turned out to be a crook.)

Btw, check out Angelina Jolie (Kate Beckinsale, Cate Blanchett and Melissa Leo were also nominated) looking like, "I know this little bitch didn't just win over me!" in the beginning of the clip and then after Anne talked about her father, her maternal instincts kicked in and was like, "Aww, it's okay, sweetheart. You can have the award."

Ugh, you freakin' have Brad Pitt, Ange...you should be straight no matter what. PUN INTENDED!!!

10 Reasons to Go GRN...

I was at the GRN Apple Tree After Christmas Sale this past weekend (Check out pics here. Can you spot me?!) and made out with this ridiculously sick jacket. Why do I love it? Let me count the ways...

1. It fits AMAZING!!! (It's a guy's jacket...ain't that a bitch?! Why are guys clothes so much better. There's the boyfriend shirt, boyfriend jean, boyfriend cardigan and so on.) Normally, that would be enough justification for me to buy something (or, in this case, ask my boyfriend to buy me something--thanks, papa!), but, oh no, there's more....
   
2. It's a statement piece. You can throw this on over a plain T-shirt and jeans--and look fab!
   
3. It has this nice pop of plaid, which is so in right now. I like that it doesn't overwhelm the jacket as too much pattern does not do a body good. (See how buttoning it so that the solid mostly shows creates a slimmer silhouette?)
   
4. Speaking of buttoning...While doing so with the plaid overlapping on the front should logically make you look bigger, I've tried it on as such and it doesn't! In fact, it's my favorite way to wear it. Because it doesn't button all the way down this way (only the first two button), whatever you're wearing underneath breaks it all up. I know it's hard to picture, but trust me on this--it's flattering!


5. It has roomy pockets.


6. It's different. I grabbed it knowing that not everyone who came across the eccentric piece would get it. That's a major goal of mine when I'm out shopping. As soon as I saw the expression on my boyfriend's face when I picked it up, I was even more convinced that I needed it in my life! Even the designer was perplexed as to why I had such a strong affinity for this particular jacket--and he freakin' designed it! (I had asked him to set aside two more for the mom and sis after I had already left the sale.) But between odd and the same, you gotta be rooting for odd, dontcha?!


7. It has a Beatles-esque feel to it.


8. It has a structured thing going on. From Gareth Pugh to Armani, structured clothing is sweeping the runways.


9. It's warm, but not too warm--perfect for the Cali weather.


10. Courtesy of GRN Apple Tree designer: It's got the cardinal and gold. Fight on Trojans! (Totally subconscious though! In fact, the furthest thing from my mind when I first laid eyes on the jacket...but hey, it matches the color scheme of my blog, go figure!)

What's Next, Jay? Skinny Jeans?!

So Jay Z can never claim to be thug, hard or gangster EVER again! Now, I didn't say anything when DMX clowned Jay for wearing flip flops back in 2006 (what else was he going to wear on the beach?) or when I recently noticed Hova accessorizing with Beyonce's scarves, but this is ridiculous! Those nerdy glasses make him look like Steve Urkel--and that big nose of his and those goofy expressions aren't helping neither!

Something tells me Mr. 30 is the new 20 is having a mid-life crisis.

C'mon, Jigga man! Your girl stays flawless. You could at least keep it gutter.

Khloe Keeps Getting Better and Better!

This is a photo the Kardashians shot for the cover of their Christmas card. (And no, they didn't send me one. Lol...) The ladies are really working the heck out of their red gowns (what was Kris thinking wearing the Marchesa dress Anne Hathaway made famous?). But none looked as good as miss Khloe. I love how that gown just hugs her newly svelte frame. Speaking of which, Khloe has a new squeeze: Rashad McCants of the Minesota Timberwolves.


Go girl!

From Ex-Danity Kane Member to XXX

I hate to reuse an image from a previous blog item, but DAMN I called it! In my entry titled Jenna Jameson, Is That You?, I pointed out how ex-Danity Kane member Aubrey O'Day has been looking an awful lot like porn star Jenna Jameson.

Well, my sources tell me that Auburella has not only posed for the March issue of Playboy, but her idol is none other than Jenna Jameson. Apparently, Jenna lives down the street from Aubrey and they're good friends. Hmm, first she becomes BFFs with sex tape and booty queen Kim Kardashian and now Jenna?

We all know how seeing Kim make bank off of her dangerous curves made Aubrey want to run out and get breast implants (well, at least, I know it!), so it only seems fitting that after befriending Jenna, she'd want to take her clothes off.

On the brighter side, the interviewer thought Aubrey was, well, bright. She graduated from college with a degree in Political Science, spoke eloquently and is extremely ambitious blah blah blah. Truth be told: Aubrey has succeeded in making the world stand up and take notice...of her skank whore ways.

Side Note: Aubrey also talked about how she didn't make much money from being in DK and how the members were basically "hired help." She has my sympathy in that respect. I don't know why Diddy hardly ever gets exposed for being the crook that he is. Word to the wise: Don't EVER sign with Diddy. You may get the fame, power and respect, but you will never get the money!

Damn you, Diddy, for breaking up my dear DK. He just better hope Dawn, Aundrea and Shannon make it as a trio (as I'm sure they will) or else he'll be hearing it from me if we ever cross paths.

Watch the videos below to witness how truly AMAZING the five-member group was. The first video is courtesy of moi, i.e. I filmed it with my own camera.