Rapper Waka Flocka has launched his anti-bullying campaign by partnering up with SEA Brand Clothing and Complex to design a custom BSM snapback hat.
The best thing is 25% of all the proceeds will go towards Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center.
On her InStyle photoshoot experience:
“I loved this shoot. It’s totally my thing; sophisticated but hip. I’m not afraid of shapes, colors, prints. I’m not worried about fitting in. And what jumped out of my wardrobe at home is the same: the Gallianos, McQueens. I like designers who think outside the box.”
On being a jewelry lover over clotheshorse:
“I think it comes from having been a model for so long. Back then, I got to wear everything, but I had to hand it back at the end of the day. Perhaps I trained myself not to want everything. Today, if someone likes something in my wardrobe, they can have it! I do not feel the same way about jewelry, though. I’m such a magpie. I see jewels and have to have them. And they don’t need to be expensive; I get things from flea markets, from my travels. Plus I always wear this [she points to the huge yellow diamond on her ring finger]. I get sentimentally attached to accessories in a way I just don’t with clothes.”
On her diet (or lackthereof):
“I’m always cold. I have low blood pressure and get the spins when I stand up – so believe me, I eat. A lot. I have to. Right now, I’m going through a phase of eating badly, because Seal has been away. When he’s here, we egg each other on. He works out, he eats better than me, he’s really fit – so I have to keep up with them. When he’s gone, I develop a popcorn problem.”
On being constantly surrounded by bodyguards:
“That’s something my husband insists upon; especially when he’s away. He says: ‘If I can’t be there to protect you, I have to have another man who can’. But I do believe if you want to live where the action is, where life moves fast – you have to accept that that’s the way it is. You are a dear in headlights. Sure, I’d rather live in Idaho, but I can’t drive to the studio from there. Seal and I do have a bottom-line and it’s to protect the kids. Our bodyguards are with them today, for example, because we’re both working. We don’t want the children to be part of this madness. It’s bad enough when he and I go anywhere. I don’t want to push or put any of this on them. They’ll find their own way.”
On working hard to have something to pass on to her children:
“I want to make a brand that can stand alone without me, that I can give to my kids. Every parent wants to pass something along. You worry. Are they going to find the right job? The right person to love, to make them happy? Are they going to get into trouble; drugs, drunk driving? I want to help them – I think about that more and more as I get older. I’m not worried about wrinkles, I just want to give my children a good foundation.”
Always seeking to take the high road, President Obama downplayed his supposed tense encounter with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer who was photographed pointing her finger in his face, saying the incident is “a classic example of things getting blown out of proportion.”
Speaking with ABC “World News” anchor Diane Sawyer in an interview to air Thursday evening, the president mocked the media’s obsession with the story.
“I’m usually accused of not being intense enough, right? Too relaxed?” he said, according to the network’s account.
What do you think check out the video below:
1. Cellulite is not a crime
“When I was criticized for it, I said, ‘I have cellulite. So what!’ I’ve never claimed to be perfect. It’s crazy anyone should assume that just because you’re in the spotlight, you’re flawless. Sometimes I pig out and I still feel great, and think, ‘That was so worth it!’ That’s how I feel a lot of the time. I think, ‘See this little dimple of cellulite here? It was so worth it for that cookies ’n’ cream ice cream!’ [Laughs]”
2. Ban the f-word: change the focus from ‘fat’ to ‘fit’
“My reality is never going to be stick-skinny. Gwyneth Paltrow’s trainer, Tracy Anderson, designed a workout for me, so I follow that and eat healthily. For me, it’s never been about starving myself. I want to be fit for the long term. That’s why I’ve never even tried a cigarette in my life. I only started to drink last year when I turned 30. I occasionally have a Midori sour but I’m not a big drinker. I can have fun without it.”
3. Be a size hero, not a size zero
“I never aspired to be a size zero. Although one time I tried on a dress with a size-8 label when I thought I was a size 4. It turned out it was a UK size 8, so actually it was my normal size. But it made me think, ‘Why do I even care?’ I couldn’t care less if it said 14. It’s just a number. Your best measure is to look in the mirror. I always say you shouldn’t weigh yourself. I don’t even have a set of scales in my house.”
4. Big butt, big deal. No butt, so what? There’s no such thing as a bad ass
“I see ridiculous stories about my butt, like how it has been insured. I feel like saying, ‘Hey, everyone has a butt. It’s not that big a deal!’ But I suppose it’s flattering. Personally, I’ve always loved the curvy look. Even when I was a little girl and all my friends would be like, ‘Oh, my god, your butt’s so big.’ And I’d say, ‘I love it.’”
5. We’re not made with cookie cutters
“Me and my sisters all have such different body types. Khloé is super-tall, with great legs; Kourtney is tiny with a great stomach. We embrace the fact that no one is really alike. Our parents always made us feel like, ‘This is who we are, we’re all beautiful and this is exactly how we’re supposed to be.’ We never had any pressure to look different and I think that’s why we’re so confident about it today.”
Deadline reports:
We hear Erspamer didn’t even receive the news from Oprah personally. No public statement was made. Instead an internal ”Assistant to the Office of the President” email was sent around only to staff: one of those impersonal “we wish her well” announcements. “Lisa was shocked,” a source tells us. “She’d been in Oprah’s inner circle. She went on cruises and vacations with Winfrey. She’d worked for her for almost 20 years. Oprah had transitioned her to OWN personally.” UPDATE THURSDAY AM: We heard from an OWN spokesperson this morning, who said: “Oprah called Lisa Erspamer from India where she is shooting an episode of Oprah’s Next Chapter, and by mutual agreement they decided that it was time for Lisa to move on.”
When Oprah first brought her longtime producer Erspamer to OWN, Winfrey praised her as a “creative superstar”. Now we hear that Erspamer, who had been in charge of programming, is taking the fall for the network’s rough first year on the air. That includes the tanking Rosie O’Donnell daily talk show which Erspamer most recently was in charge of trying to fix. But it had been Oprah’s idea to bring Rosie to the OWN network “so why isn’t Oprah blaming herself for the show’s .3 rating?” one source complains to us. ”It’s a disaster.” The network just shook up the Rosie Show by replacing original executive producer Page Hurwitz with Shane Farley and overhauling the show’s set after less than 3 months of use. The Rosie Show got off to a decent ratings start with 500,000 viewers tuning in to its October debut. But quickly lost a large chunk of its audience and now averages only about 200,000 viewers.
Erspamer first joined Winfrey’s Harpo Prods. in 1994 and rose through the ranks to co-executive producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show. That’s where she was in charge of the highest-profile episodes, including the two-part Whitney Houston interview and the big Pontiac giveaway. Erspamer was summoned to OWN in January 2010, following the first major shakeup at the Harpo/Discovery Communications venture that saw the exit of president Robin Schwartz and the appointment as CEO of Christina Norman who exited later on. Erspamer’s move was somewhat surprising since she had no TV series or network experience. “Lisa has been a creative superstar,” Winfrey said at the time. “She’s brought fire and force to many of the incredible shows we’ve done over the years. I value her passion and sensibilities and trust her instincts and judgment. I know she’ll be a great fit with the OWN team.”
Erspamer’s title changed last July when Winfrey, originally chairman of OWN, also named herself CEO and chief creative officer in the wake of Norman’s exit, while Harpo Studios presidents Erik Logan and Sheri Salata became OWN presidents. In light of that, Erspamer’s position was changed from chief creative officer to EVP of production and development. Salata has been overseeing programming, along with Winfrey, and is expected to continue to do so.
OWN has soaked up some $300 million in investment funds by Discovery Communications but has largely failed to outperform the Discovery Health network it replaced. Heavily promoted entries like Mark Burnett’s reality series Your OWN Show, Oprah Presents Master Class, and Rosie have disappointed.
The network’s best ratings news in almost a year came at the beginning of January when Winfrey’s new series, Oprah’s Next Chapter, posted all-time highs in its first 2 airings. But it, too, has since dropped significantly.
01 – All Gold Everything (Produced By Young L)
02 – Trippple Chain Gang (Produced By Kb)
03 – Ones (Produced By Fki)
04 – Faded (Produced By Young L)
05 – Baed (Produced By Soulja Boy)
06 – Bitch Happy (Produced By Lil Keise)
07 – Mob (Produced By Young L)
08 – She Notice (Produced By Young L)
09 – Im Good (Produced By Fki)
10 – Money Man (Produced By Young L)
11 – Im Good [Remix] (Produced By Fki)
On playing a bounty hunter in “One for The Money”:
“It was fun. It took some getting used to, doing these things, admittedly. We went to a range to practice shooting and it was exhilarating. I was actually a pretty decent shot. The character is from small-town New Jersey, brave and bold, but in over her head. That’s what makes you root for her.”
On whether she’s ever had contact with past lovers over the years:
“A year after high school I tried to get my high-school boyfriend to date me again. I had relocated from Connecticut to Los Angeles and was really striking out in the dating department. And I remember thinking, ‘My high-school sweetheart was kind of great. I wonder if he would take me back?’ But it didn’t work out [laughs]. Oh well. It worked out for me in the end.”
On whether she thinks that speaking her mind about the industry has ever weighed against her:
“Sometimes it has and sometimes it hasn’t. There was a minute when I was afraid to say anything at all. But in my mind there’s a difference between foot-in-mouth comments and being forthright. If I’m passionate about a subject, then I should be brave enough to talk about it honestly and not worry about people’s reactions. It’s never my intention to offend anyone, so when I have, I’ve been horrified.”
On if she thinks she’s thin-skinned or thick-skinned:
“Totally thin-skinned! I’m a big baby. I feel like men can sort of shrug their shoulders if people have a strong reaction to something they’ve said. Whereas I spent two years questioning everything about myself. Maybe I am ungrateful? Maybe I am too opinionated? So yes, I’m thin-skinned.”
On whether there’s anything that has surprised or challenged her about marriage:
“Well you can’t completely prepare for it. You don’t know what to expect until you’re in it. We didn’t live together before we got married because I was clinging to my ‘bachelorettedom’. It requires a lot more thoughtfulness than I had maybe realized. Communication can be difficult, and sometimes whatever you’re saying is not exactly what they’re hearing and that can start to breed resentment. You don’t even know it’s happening. Maybe one or the other is not feeling noticed enough or taken care of enough. You can love someone so intensely, and know they love you intensely, and still manage to completely f*** it up.”
On Newt Gingrich:
“With someone like Newt Gingrich, it’s a different kettle of fish. Because as a private citizen he was for certain important health-care reforms and believed in climate change and believed there had to be a strong reaction to it. And now he’s just like Romney. Neither one of them can say what they believe to be true and get nominated. Romney’s still trying to figure out what he did as governor of Massachusetts and still appeal to this driving vituperative energy.”
On who he thinks the next president will be:
“I think Barack Obama will be the next president. I think he will win. Because I think that whatever feelings the American people have about their own conditions and however much they may wish he had moved more quickly, I think that they will conclude that it takes a long time to get out of the kind of economic distress we were in and that his direction and policies are more likely to move us out of that than if they give the White House and the Congress to a party that will give them more of what they just had.”
On the Clinton Global Initiative redirecting its efforts domestically, to America:
“I just kept feeling that there was more possibility to create jobs in America without some huge government initiative. That if we could get businesses that are doing well together with people with good ideas, and with people that are doing training, and with banks that are willing to loan money under certain circumstances, then we could do some good. That’s what led to CGI America. And the commitments we’ve gotten will create or fill existing vacancies that haven’t been filled in months for more than 150,000 jobs and give more than twice that many people more-relevant job training. We also got another $265 million in direct commitments for investments of low-interest loans to small entrepreneurs, which is a big deal because the small-business loan rate in many areas has been going down even as the demand for the loans has recovered and, according to Pepperdine University, about 40 percent of American small businesses surveyed said they would hire more people if they could get the financing to do it.”
