"Would it be fair to say that the underlying
ethos of your business is rather different
from that which you might think from the
second part of its name?" Lord Leveson
"I never wanted to be famous" - David Beckham
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* Noel Gallagher's the daddy
* Airdogs v otterhounds
* Charts: Cover Drive for number one
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>> Off the rails <<
Fun and games in rich world
When the Government recently
unveiled the chosen route for the
HS2 high-speed rail line between
London and Birmingham, we couldn’t
help but notice that it goes very,
very close to Waddesdon Manor, the
famous ancestral home of the
Rothschild family.
This routing has annoyed the Rothschilds
but it must surely be a coincidence
that we had heard that the Chancellor
of the Exchequer had a chance to express
his opinions on the HS2 route? There
has been a little animosity between
Osbourne and his former pal Nat
Rothschild, since he dropped Osborne in
it after that Corfu holiday with the
Russian billionaire and Lord Mandelson.
But a little thing like that wouldn't
cause George to hold a grudge or
anything now, would it?
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Popbitch's favourite ice hockey defenceman...
Columbus Blue Jackets' Grant Clitsome.
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>> Big Questions <<
What nobody is asking this week
Which American movie star needs to
follow the example of his older British
namesake and clean up his bad habits?
Two LA clubs have thrown him out of
their VIP sections for refusing to
stop powdering his nose at the table.
Is Ruby Wax really banned from
the Clapham Junction Asda?
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Red Light's Get Out Of My Head
- tune of the year so far.
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>> New dog, old tricks <<
Cosby is the new Sadie
David Blunkett's old guide dog, Sadie,
had a bit of a taste for Yorkshire
puddings, infamously poaching one
from the plate of Rebekah Brooks at
a lunch meeting. Sadie went into
retirement late last year, but it
seems that her replacement - a black
curly coat retriever called Cosby -
has a similar habit.
At a drinks event this week, Cosby
was spotted turning his nose up at
the mushy pea canapes instead heading
straight for the table with the
chocolate fondants. Sadly for Cosby,
as he jumped up to reach for one,
he was shooed away.
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Other racially-dubious dog name news - one of
Lord Tim Bell's black labs is called Tippex.
(With allegations of Bell Pottinger's Wikipedia
manipulation, a slightly unfortunate choice?)
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>> Zevon heaven <<
Dad's incredible porn collection
This week would have marked Warren
Zevon's 65th birthday. Tasked with
sorting out Warren's belongings after
his passing, his son was given due
warning by him on his deathbead that
there was some porn that would need
sorting and disposing of. Thinking
that it'd be the usual X rated stuff,
the son went through it, only to
discover that much of it was of
Warren himself shagging women.
In memory:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRHIeblmIws
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Warren Zevon was always called upon at Zevon
family get togethers to barbecue fish.
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>> Take it on the chin <<
When stars go see Graham Norton
True to her megastar form, we're told
that Madonna vetoed all but one of the
pictures taken to promote her appearance
on the Graham Norton show last week
(something about her chin looking
"too pointy" apparently) but still she
may not have been the biggest diva to
feature so far this series. We're told
that when Gerard Butler appeared on the
show the week before, the gang he brought
was so large that the producers couldn't
fit them all in one people carrier.
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Gerard Butler spent 45 minutes getting make-up
done in advance of the Coriolanus premiere.
(Hangover, Ger?)
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>> Goldie is NOT her dad <<
Anais starts out on celeb circuit
Back when Popbitch was just a load of
nonsense emailed to a few friends, one
story used to appear in our inbox
ten times a day for months.
2000 - Oasis were popular, and Noel
Gallagher and Meg Matthews had just
spawned a daughter. But for months
the baby hadn't been spotted.
And why? The rumour went that it
was because the baby was black -
Goldie was her real dad.
Obviously this was ludicrous - we
even had slogan t-shirts made up
as a joke. But we couldn't stifle
the giggles again this week when
we saw these pictures. Let's ignore
the fact an 11 year-old is doing a
shoot for Mario Testino and just
check out the slam-dunk Noel mini-me
in the right-hand photo:
http://bit.ly/AzOkab
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Newt Gingrich's sister Candace is a very
good rugby player. She plays hooker.
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>> Groundhog day <<
Mortimer channels Jin
Remember Jin The Otter's daring zoo
escape and life on the run round
Auckland? Well, meet Mortimer The
Marmot, who entranced Vancouver
through 2011. Mortimer was suspected
of hitching a ride from boring
Vancouver Island to see the big
city. After hanging out behind
a hospital the marmot moved uptown
to a country club, where he made
a home for himself near the tennis
courts. We're desperate to know
how this story progressed - can
anyone in Canada tell us what
happened to the marmot? We're
hanging on for a happy ending...
email: hello@popbitch.com
The story so far...
http://bit.ly/yOIn4e
http://bit.ly/zItb1H
http://bit.ly/Au2FNm
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Dolphins are bilingual. They
can talk also whale.
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>> Pramface <<
Alex looks happy to be snapped
You may remember that Steven and
Alex Gerrard issued a media-wide legal
notice through Schillings to stop
photographs of them out with their kids.
So it was something of a surprise
to get a press release this week
showing photos of a beaming Alex
out and about pushing her daughter,
Lourdes, around in a very particular
(and noticeable) make of pram (one
she's already plugged quite nicely
in her OK! column).
Keen to protect her family's privacy
as she is, it seems strange that Mrs
Gerrard should smile so pleasantly for
the (presumably paparazzo) photographer.
And if she wasn't happy about it all,
presumably the photos wouldn't have
found their way on to the pages of
the magazine that employs her, OK!
There must be an innocent explanation
for it all, because surely she wouldn't
send out such mixed messages about her
privacy just to get a free pram, would
she?
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Outnumbered star Tyger Drew-Honey's real
first name seems to be Lindzi. His mum is
called Linzi. And his dad Simon Lindsay.
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>> Airdogs rule <<
Otterhound v Chihuahua
Staunch advocates of anything cute
and furry, we were sad to hear
that a number of British dog breeds
(including the otterhound) have
recently been listed as vulnerably
endangered, with news reports blaming
Paris Hilton's love of chihuahuas for it.
It's always fun to blame Paris for
something but, come on, give her some
credit. Everyone knows that when
Natalie and Nicole Appleton bought
matching ones a decade ago the
chihuahua's street-cred hit rock bottom.
Animal lover Paris was only doing her
bit to make sure that kiss of death
didn't wipe out the little fellas
entirely.
Otterhound v Chihuahua:
Which would you buy?
Otterhound
1. Weigh 35-55kg and need lot of food.
2. Bred to kill otters. Boo.
3. Can jump 5ft high fences.
4. Need loads of exercise but can't be
easily let off lease
Chihuahua
1. Weigh 2kg - cheap to feed.
2. Not otterkillers
3. Can't jump. Can live in flats.
4. Just sit around in handbags.
Save the otterhound?
http://bbc.in/y0TgjB
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Alan Yentob was spotted this week speeding
along the pavements of Notting Hill Gate on
his bicycle.
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>> Boo to BoJo <<
Mayor gets on wrong side of clubbers
After seeing off Southwark council's
threats to approve a development of
luxury flats that would put the
club's existence into question,
Ministry Of Sound fans could surely
expect a good few years of clubbing
at the iconic venue? Alas, it seems
as if Mayor Boris Johnson is going
to give in to the developers - going
against the local democratic decision -
and give planning permission after all.
So it was good to see Mayoral candidate
Brian Paddick at the Ministry offices
this week. Unless he's after a DJing
job, let's hope he's willing to help
to support the club's right to life:
Come on, sign the new petition:
http://www.ministryofsound.com/saveourclub
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>> Things that make you go hmm <<
Oscars, snow leopards, Waitrose
Apologies for the late running of PB
this week - had to go talk to the
Leveson Inquiry instead yesterday
http://bit.ly/xOSXUb
So you're not a fan of Democrats, and you
find a politician's cat.. what do you do?
http://bit.ly/wpXtbG
Snow leopards rock
http://bit.ly/xIYP72
Social media isn't new - it helped
bring about the reformation.
Interesting article:
http://www.economist.com/node/21541719
Not quite what Waitrose meant to say:
http://twitpic.com/8bo8k8
And this week's cutest otter pic...
http://twitpic.com/8btzk6
What (Oscar) movie posters should say:
http://bit.ly/x38jou
18s? Oscars? No?
http://www.ionlywatch18s.com/?p=1353#more-1353
Cooking with Skrillex!
http://cookingwithskrillex.tumblr.com/page/4
Nice review of Young Adult:
http://bit.ly/yPcF0y
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