YouTube Makeup Artist Transforms Into More Than 20 Disney Characters

Promise
Tamang Phan as she looks before she transforms into her favorite Disney
princesses. See the YouTube beauty vlogger's best Disney makeovers!
Credit: courtesy of Promise Tamang


Fairy dust in a makeup palette!


If you think you love Disney, move aside because you're not nearly as big of a fan as Promise Tamang Phan.
The Nepal-based YouTube makeup artist loves herself some House of
Mouse—so much so that she's made herself up to look like more than 20 of
her cartoon favorites!


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With expert makeup application, Phan, known as dope2111 on YouTube, has transformed into everyone from Frozen's Queen Elsa to nearly every character from Mulan (boys included!). Scroll down to see her five best Mickey-approved makeovers.

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1. Queen Elsa from Frozen

YouTube makeup artist Promise Tamang Phan transforms into Frozen's Queen Elsa, complete with the platinum braid!
Credit: courtesy of Promise Tamang

Disney's lady of the moment—nearly two years running! With
porcelain-hued foundation, raspberry gloss, lavender shadows, and, yes,
the platinum braid, Phan transformed into the Snow Queen.


"Elsa's probably my favorite Disney character that I created," Phan
told Us Weekly—and not just because of the dewy makeup. "The wintry set
was so much fun to make! I also enjoyed putting her costume together;
the sequin corset took me almost three hours to make."


2. Snow White from Snow White

Promise Tamang Phan becomes porcelain-skinned princess Snow White--before and after the apple poisoning.
Credit: courtesy of Promise Tamang

More than 3 million people watched Phan's video tutorial
on how to doll up as Disney's first cartoon princess (which features an
appearance from her pet hedgehog, Poki). Bonus reason to love this one:
She also created Snow: Poison Apple Edition, complete with a web of
scars on her face.


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3. Rapunzel from Tangled

With her chameleon sidekick in hand, Promise Tamang Phan works pink cheeks and freckles at Tangled's Rapunzel.
Credit: courtesy of Promise Tamang

Pets included! Phan not only applied retro-lined eyes, Barbie-pink
cheeks, and freckles to become Rapunzel, she also created her little
chameleon sidekick, too. The Disney super-fan told Us that her go-to
makeup brands for these tutorials are NYX Cosmetics, Too Faced, and Anastasia Beverly Hills (for brows to match each princess).

4. Esmeralda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Shake it! Promise Tamang Phan models the perfect cat-eye and dark curls as The Hunchback of Notre Dame's Esmeralda.
Credit: courtesy of Promise Tamang

To look the part of the stunner, Phan had to rock tanned skin, bold
brows, and the perfect cat-eye. "To get a good cat-eye, you need a good
liner," the makeup artist told Us, who suggests using a pen-type liner
for the most control.


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"Start by applying the liner at the inner corner of your eye and
slowly trace the line of your lid to the outer corner," she explained.
"Once you hit the outer corner, do a simple flick. To get it just so,
outline your line first, then go back and fill it in."


5. Mulan and Shang from Mulan

Not just Mulan! Promise Tamang Phan transformed herself into the warrior's love interest, Shang, too.
Credit: courtesy of Promise Tamang

Transforming into Mulan just wasn't enough—she
also became Mulan's mom, grandmother, and love interest, Shang, too.
"Boy characters are more challenging, since I have to make my features
more 'manly,'" she admitted. "I want to make sure they look as natural
on me as the female characters."


Next up will be Cinderella! To see all of Phan's Disney transformations, check out her YouTube channel here.

 - Us Weekly

Leprechauned Will Ferrell says Bill O'Reilly was 'sourpuss' at 'SNL40'

Will Ferrell talks about Bill O'Reilly at 'SNL40'

Will Ferrell shared his own behind-the-scenes tale of "SNL40" with David Letterman.

Tales of NBC's instantly legendary "SNL40" special that was
broadcast in February will continue to reverberate through the culture
for years. And on Tuesday night, it was Will Ferrell's turn to share a
bit of behind-the-scenes scuttlebutt with David Letterman.

Ferrell,
whose film "Get Hard" opens in late March, made a St. Patrick's Day
appearance on the "Late Show" dressed as a leprechaun. But Letterman was
most interested in the "SNL40" special, which he praised.

'Saturday Night Live' tackles Hillary Clinton's email scandal

Ferrell
was featured in the special playing Alex Trebek in a new edition of
"Celebrity Jeopardy." That's the same sketch that Norm MacDonald said
Eddie Murphy was originally supposed to appear on. Since Ferrell had to
run backstage to get into hair and makeup, he didn't get a chance to sit
in the audience. But he did sneak out to watch Steve Martin do the
monologue near the top of the show.

And who should Ferrell see sitting in the audience, not clapping, laughing or even smiling? Bill O'Reilly.

Hand on his chin, grim expression on his face, O'Reilly did not appear to be having a good time.

"I don't know if he got a wrong seating assignment or something," Ferrell wondered. "Just a real sourpuss."

"He seems nothing if not happy-go-lucky," Letterman deadpanned.

"Just
a real charmer," Ferrell countered. "I don't know what he was doing
there if he wasn't a fan of 'Saturday Night Live.'... Maybe he's a real
student of comedy."

"That's right, he was studying," Letterman scoffed.

Perhaps O'Reilly can address his thoughts on "SNL40" and share his own behind-the-scenes tale?

Meanwhile, MacDonald will be a guest on Letterman on Wednesday night, so there could be more tidbits to share.

Follow me on Twitter: @patrickkevinday

Copyright © 2015, Los Angeles Times

 - LA Times

PIERS MORGAN: Greedy, ghastly, lying fantasist - and those are just Heather Mills' good points!

 Last week, I appeared on Ireland’s most popular TV programme, The Late Late Show.

On arrival, I was informed that Heather Mills, former wife of Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney, was also a guest.

My
whole torso erupted into spontaneous violent spasms of shock and
horror, until the producer laughed and explained she had pre-taped her
segment and had now left the building.

To say we have history together is like saying the Bush family had ‘a bit of previous’ with Saddam Hussein.

My whole body spasmed with horror when I thought for a moment I had to see Heather Mills on a chat show taping the other week

I introduced Heather to Paul at a charity event in 1999.

It
was a moment that his daughter Stella later thanked me for with the
immortal words: ‘Dad’s really grateful, you cost him $50 million.’

After
their bitter divorce battle, in which Heather tried to single-handedly
destroy Paul’s reputation, I issued a public apology to the singer,
declaring: ‘I’m sorry Macca for ever introducing you to this little
monster.’

She rang me the next day, screaming abuse down the phone.

I have already apologized publicly for the fact I introduced the
couple at a charity event in 1999, which led to their ill-fated marriage

‘Why the f*** are you doing this to me?!!!’

‘Because you’re behaving appallingly,’ I replied, calmly.

After more foul-mouthed invective, she suddenly paused, lowered her voice and sneered:

‘I know why you’re doing this.’

‘Why?’

‘Because you’re a Paul fan.’

She spat out those last words like a Cobra that had just been poked with a stick.

The truth is that I was, and am, a Paul fan.

I think he and John Lennon were the greatest composers of my lifetime, and I greatly admire the way he leads his life.

His first marriage, to Linda, was famously one of the best, most true and solid, relationships in showbusiness.

His second, to Heather, will go down as one of the worst.

Since
their divorce, she’s continued – despite the fact they have a child
together – to spitefully denigrate him in public as he has kept a
dignified, almost heroic, silence.

But even by her standards, her performance on the Irish show was as contemptible as it was deluded.

After
insisting she ‘didn’t want to talk about Paul’, she then, of course,
proceeded to do little else, hilariously dismissing Paul’s entire music
catalogue as ‘a few cool songs in the ‘60s and ‘70s’.

That preposterous claim, though, paled by comparison to this excruciating statement:

‘If
I go down the street,’ she said, ‘all I get is kids coming up to me.
Half of them don’t even know who he (Paul) us. That’s why he’s got to do
songs with Rihanna and Kanye West, so people remember who he is. I have
people going “Oh my God, you’re the ski racer” or ‘You help animals”. I
own the biggest vegan company in the world, most of the money I earn
goes to helping animals, disabled kids, landmine clearing charities,
things that are changing the world.”

I literally laughed out loud when I watched her say all this.

Heather is deluded. She claimed she is stopped on the street by
people who have no idea who Paul is - and then thank her for helping
animals because she has a vegan company

Mills is such a fantasist she claimed Paul made music with
artists like Rihanna and Kanye West, pictured here with Paul at daughter
Stella's show this month, so people will know who he is

Paul and Kanye arrive at Stella McCartney show in Paris

First, because I suspect performing with Paul McCartney was a dream
come true for both Rihanna and Kanye, as it is for almost every singer
in the world. The Beatles, like Elvis and Sinatra, remain the gold
standard for any popular musician, however young or old. And Paul’s the
only genius from the three still alive - no offence to Ringo.

Second,
because I doubt a single teenager in the entire world would ever
recognise Heather Mills in the street, let alone identify her as a
ski-racer or animal saviour.

Throughout the interview, Heather was
her usual prickly, defensive and unpleasant self. And the show’s host,
Ryan Tubridy, is one of the nicest people you could ever wish to meet.

The
encounter perfectly summed up what Heather Mills is really like, and I
speak from bitter personal experience as someone who was taken in by her
myself for a while.

She’s a total fantasist.

An inveterate
liar for whom the truth never gets in the way of a self-aggrandising
yarn. Don’t take my word for it, take the words of the judge in her
divorce whose damning conclusions were effectively that she’s a greedy,
ghastly creature prone to ‘make-belief’. He also said there was no
actual evidence to support her much-vaunted claim to donate most of her
earnings to charity.

I believe Heather married Paul McCartney for
his fame, money and to further her own career. The same Paul McCartney
she now so gleefully trashes.

If it wasn’t for those reasons, then
she wouldn’t have taken his millions (She was awarded $25,000 for every
single day she was with Paul, the marital equivalent of winning the
Lottery), or continue speaking about him on TV.

Instead, she’d
live off the proceeds of the staggering global success she claims to now
enjoy, and the fame of the world’s youth mobbing her in the streets.

Only we all know both those claims are utter nonsense.

Paul has since remarried for a third time, to a delightful American lady called Nancy Shevell.

By chance, two years ago, I shared a British Airways special services VIP car with her at Heathrow Airport.

It
was just the two of us, sitting in the back and we exchanged very
cordial conversation without ever mentioning the elephant in the room.

The current Mrs. McCartney, the delightful Nancy Shevell, is the
anti-Heather. Seen here between Paul and Stella's husband at Stella's
show this month, she is beyond loathe to ever use her husband's name

(‘Hey! I’m the schmuck who put Paul together with Heather!’ didn’t seem like a very wise opening gambit).

When we arrived at the immigration desk, Nancy was grilled for ten minutes by a stern-faced UK officer.

Their exchange grew increasingly comical.

‘Why are you travelling alone?’

‘My husband had to stay behind and work in Los Angeles.’

‘What does he do?’

‘He’s a musician.’

‘So what kind of work has compelled him to stay in America?’

‘It’s a charity event.’

‘Is he a good musician?’

‘Yes, I think so.’

And so the interrogation went on.

But Nancy never once played the ‘I’m married to a Beatle’ card, nor even used his name.

She just patiently answered all the questions until she was allowed to proceed.

I walked up to the same officer afterwards and said:

‘That lady’s husband is Paul McCartney.’

The officer turned bright red and began hyper-ventilating.

You don’t see Nancy giving TV interviews or using Paul to further her career.

She didn’t marry him for his money, she’s very wealthy in her own right.

Nor does she seem to have to slightest interest in basking in the residual glory of his fame.

She just loves him for who he is, and that’s why Paul looks so happy these days.

All of which is clearly driving Heather up the wall.

But the more she attacks a living legend, the more ridiculous she looks.

You need Help, my little monster, just Let It Be.

All My Loving, Piers.

 | Daily Mail Online

Kanye West: Beyonce Records With Kim Kardashian’s Picture On Her Wall

Not only does Beyonce love and respect Kim Kardashian, she records with the reality star’s picture on the wall for inspiration, according to Kanye West.


“When Beyoncé was working on her album, she had pictures of Kim on
the wall because Kim represents powerful women,” the “Heard ‘Em Say”
singer told Power 105’s The Breakfast Club.


Asked about the purported tension between the two uber-famous divas, the rapper played it up more as a friendly rivalry than fierce feud.


Kanye’s 60 Most Outrageous & Unbelievable Quotes


“They definitely respect each other,” West said of his wife and the stunning “Crazy In Love” singer, “but maybe there’s a LeBron James, Kobe [Bryant] element to it,” comparing the beauties to the basketball icons.




The 37-year-old said that in spite of the competitive juices that boil between them, “They love each other [and] they respect each other.”


He said that Kim often plays Bey’s hit “7/11″ “for our daughter” North.


West, who has twice made headlines at award shows in Beyonce’s honor,
said of the Destiny’s Child alum: “I think Beyonce is a great
representation of an artist working hard, and trying her best and
getting the results from it.”

| Radar Online

Mo'Nique Can't Book Jobs in Hollywood Anymore Because of the 2010 Oscars

Mo'Nique was featured in this week's Hollywood Reporter claiming she's been blacklisted from Hollywood, in large part because of how she handled the 2010 Oscar campaign for the movie Precious.

Mo'Nique ended up winning the best supporting actress award for her role in the Lee Daniels film. But
after spending the better part of a decade putting out multiple
projects a year, she abruptly stopped acting—a five-year hiatus,
according to her IMDB profile.

Now she's back, focusing on an independent film. And as she tells it to THR, that's not exactly her choice—she's been told she's too difficult and too expensive to book.

What I understood was that when I won that Oscar, things
would change in all the ways you're saying: It should come with more
respect, more choices and more money. It should, and it normally does.
Hattie said, "After I won that award, it was as if I had done something
wrong." It was the same with me. I thought, once you won the award,
that's the top prize — and so you're supposed to be treated as if you
got the top prize.

I got a phone call from Lee Daniels maybe six
or seven months ago. And he said to me, "Mo'Nique, you've been
blackballed." And I said, "I've been blackballed? Why have I been
blackballed?" And he said, "Because you didn't play the game." And I
said, "Well, what game is that?" And he gave me no response. The next
thing he said to me was, "Your husband is outbidding you." But he never
asked me what [salary] we were asking for.

The crux of the issue seems to be the fact that she declined to
campaign for her Oscar, calling it "an award [she] didn't ask for," and,
it would seem, wasn't paid to promote.

And though she ended up winning anyway, it seems execs are done with Mo'Nique professionally—she tells THR Daniels offered her several roles she couldn't ultimately book, including Oprah Winfrey's part in The Butler, a spot on Empire and a part in Daniel's Richard Pryor biopic.

"Each of those things that he offered me was taken off the table. (Laughs.) They all just went away. But that's just part of the business, you know?"

Daniels generally confirmed the story to THR, saying in a statement that "Mo'nique is a creative force to be reckoned with."

"Her demands through Precious were not always in line with the
campaign. This soured her relationship with the Hollywood community. I
consider her a friend. I have and will always think of her for parts
that we can collaborate on. However, the consensus among the creative
teams and powers thus far were to go another way with these roles."

image via AP

Mo'Nique Claims She Was Blackballed From the Industry After Oscar Win

Could an Oscar actually be detrimental to one’s career? Well, if you’re a Best Supporting Actress winner, perhaps.


Mo’Nique is supposedly the latest victim of “the Best Supporting Actress curse,”
a myth that suggests that many of the actresses who win the coveted
prize have seen their careers in free-fall after their big win. To be
precise, Mo’Nique believes she was blackballed from the industry after
she won Best Supporting Actress for her performance in 2009’s Precious.


In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter,
Mo’Nique responded to the expectations that surround an Academy Award,
saying, “What I understood was that when I won that Oscar, things would
change in all the ways you’re saying: It should come with more respect,
more choices and more money. It should, and it normally does.”


However, it soon became apparent that politics were preventing her
ascension in Hollywood. Mo’Nique recounts an unsettling phone call from
her Precious director Lee Daniels, in which he told her that
the reason she stopped getting parts was because she failed to “play the
game” — presumably the game of Hollywood politicking, although he never
actually clarified to Mo’Nique just what in the hell he meant. Mo’Nique
recalls, “I got a phone call from Lee Daniels maybe six or seven months
ago. And he said to me, ‘Mo’Nique, you’ve been blackballed.’ And I
said, ‘I’ve been blackballed? Why have I been blackballed?’ And he said,
‘Because you didn’t play the game.’ And I said, ‘Well, what game is
that?’ And he gave me no response.”


Mo’Nique goes on to reveal that Daniels had initially offered her the role of Gloria Gaines in The Butler, a part that eventually went to Oprah Winfrey. She was also approached to be a part of Empire,
the show which Lee Daniels executive produces. In addition, she was
offered the part of Richard Pryors’ grandmother in Daniels’ upcoming
Pryor biopic. ALL of these offers were eventually rescinded, and
Mo’Nique is still struggling to figure out why, exactly.


Her theory? Mo’Nique believes she was the victim of rumors that she was difficult to work with.


“There have been people that have said, ‘Mo’Nique, she can be
difficult. Mo’Nique and her husband can be difficult.’ They could
probably be right. One of the networks said to [Lee] that I was ‘really
difficult to work with.’ And I said, ‘Well, that’s funny, because I’ve
never even worked with them, but OK.'”


She continues: “Whoever those people are who say, ‘Mo’Nique is
difficult,’those people are either heartless, ruthless or treat people
like they’re worthless. And that’s unacceptable. They’re set to say,
‘Mo’Nique is tactless, she’s tacky.’ That’s why I have my beautiful
husband, because he’s so full of tact, ’cause I’m a girl from Baltimore.
I come from a blue-collar town — and being from that place, you learn
not to let anybody take advantage of you. You don’t let people mistreat
you. You stand up for what’s right.”

Ultimately, Mo’Nique does her best to make sense of it all, even
though it’s a situation that, by its very nature, doesn’t make much
sense to begin with. Perhaps it had something to do with her Oscar
speech, in which she thanked the Academy “for showing that it can be
about the performance and not the politics.” A statement like that could
have rubbed Hollywood the wrong way, since the implication is that
Hollywood is a machine driven less by talent than by politics. Of
course, in blackballing Mo’Nique, they’ve sort of proved her point, even
if she’s still a bit fuzzy on why she’s been getting the cold shoulder
from the industry.


“So I can’t answer why he said I was blackballed. There may be people
that feel that way about me. But I respect everyone, from the homeless
brother and sister on the street to the executive that sits in the
highest office named President Barack Obama. I respect everyone — but we
over-respect no one.”


Mo’Nique is incredibly talented, and if this is true, it’s pretty
infuriating. It’s bad enough that women have a hard time finding good
roles without being ostracized for no apparent reason. Hopefully, this
interview will let Hollywood know that whatever rumors they’re hearing
about Mo’Nique aren’t true, and that she’s still very much in the
Hollywood picture, and is more than willing to work.

Queen Letizia wears Hugo Boss top for THIRD time as she attends fundraising event in Madrid

The Duchess of Cambridge has been dubbed the queen of thrift because of her tendency to recycle her outfits.

But it seems she's not the only royal who isn't afraid to be pictured in the same clothes more than once.

Queen Letizia of Spain has worn the same black and white check top three times in the last four months.

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Queen Letizia, 42, pictured at the Fundeu 10th Anniversary at BBVA Foundation in Madrid today

The Spanish royal took to the stage in a Hugo Boss top she has been pictured in on three other occasions

The queen made a speech during her visit to the anniversary event in the Spanish captial

The
42-year-old wore the windowpane check top by Hugo Boss for the third
time today as she attended the Fundeu 10th Anniversary at BBVA
Foundation in Madrid.

The glamorous mother-of-two paired the top
with black trousers and high heels and added a pop of colour to her
ensemble with red lipstick and a red clutch.

The Spanish royal was
last seen in the Hugo Boss top in November when she welcomed charity
campaigners to the Zarzuela Palace on the outskirts of Madrid.

On that occasion she teamed it with red heels and more subtle make-up.

Letizia wearing the Hugo Boss top in November 2014 at a charity event
at Zarzuela Palace, left, and in October 2014 when she manned a Red
Cross stall in Madrid, right. On both those occasions she wore red heels

She also wore the garment in October as she spent the day manning a Red Cross stall in Madrid, again wearing it with red heels.

Today the queen received a warm welcome when she arrived at the anniversary event without husband King Felipe, 47.

She wore a long, black coat on her arrival which she took off before she went on stage to make a speech.

Today, the royal arrived wearing a long, black coat and heels and added a pop of colour with a red clutch

The queen, waving to well-wishers, looked glamorous with red lipstick that matched her earrings

The royal was given a warm welcome as she arrived at the anniversary event in Madrid

Once inside, she took her coat off to reveal her favourite Hugo Boss top

The former journalist listens intently before taking to the stage herself to make a speech

Queen Letizia stylish in red is welcomed by Merkel (archive)

It's been a busy week for Letizia, a former journalist, as on Sunday
she and the king attended a Spanish cultural awards ceremony.

For that occasion, she looked stylish in a navy, cream and black £1753 illusion dress designed by Carolina Herrera.

Thanks
to her choice of flattering dresses, smart suits and designer garments,
the queen is gaining a reputation as one of the world's most stylish
women.

The queen is fast becoming a style icon and on Sunday, wore a
£1753 illusion dress by Carolina Herrera, pictured, when she attended an
awards ceremony with King Felipe, left

Queen Letizia looks elegant at military parade (archive)

Harper's Bazaar magazine recently observed that: 'Since her marriage
to Prince Felipe of Spain in 2004, Queen Letizia has cemented her status
as a royal style icon.

'With an air of casual elegance, the
former journalist infuses her professional wardrobe with chic statement
pieces and a hint of sultry appeal.' 

| Daily Mail Online

Kris Aquino makes peace with Judy Ann Santos after Instagram feud

Screen grab from Kris Aquino’s Instagram account

MANILA, Philippines—After unfollowing some of her show biz friends on
Instagram for posting updates critical of her brother President Benigno
Aquino III, Kris Aquino seems to be making peace with at least one of
them.


Kris on Thursday posted on Instagram a screen shot of her alleged
conversation with actress Judy Ann Santos, showing the two offering each
other the olive branch after Aquino reportedly unfollowed Santos on
Instagram.


Santos on Jan. 30 posted on Instagram a screen grab of a 2011 article
pertaining to US President Barack Obama canceling a scheduled
appointment to attend the arrival of bodies of US troops killed in
Afghanistan. She captioned the screen grab with “Just saying … Obama
knows his priorities…”


The post was seen as a swipe on President Aquino’s absence on Jan. 29
at Villamor Airbase during the arrival of the bodies of the 44 officers
of the Special Action Forces of the Philippine National Police who were
killed in a botched operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao. The President
instead attended the inauguration of a car plant in Laguna.


Kris posted on her Instagram account: “I just came from 1 of my
favorite Churches on my way to A&A. I said sorry to God for my sin
of pride. I can be impulsive & overly emotional. But I also believe I
am never spiteful & always respectful. Above all, I know how to
take responsibility for my actions… Before leaving for work, I felt my
guardian angel telling me to text @officialjuday. Naglakas loob ako
& prayed for the best. Thank You God for answering my prayer.
#mutualrespect”


President Aquino’s absence during the arrival honors for the SAF has
sparked national outrage, with the hashtag #NasaanAngPangulo trending on
social media worldwide.


Celebrities have taken to posting their sentiments on the issue on
Instagram, prompting Aquino to unfollow those who happened to be her
friends. Kris’ estranged friend Ai-Ai de las Alas was one of those who
defended Santos’ Instagram post.

 | Inquirer Entertainment

Selena Gomez sparks anger for displaying her ANKLES during visit to Abu Dhabi mosque | Icky

Pop starlet Selena Gomez has been heavily criticised after posting
pictures of herself flashing her ankle inside Abu Dhabi's Grand Mosque
on her Instragram account.

A second picture, showing Gomez and
fellow musicians Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Cody Simpson and Shay
Mitchell smiling and striking poses has also been lambasted.

Mosque
visiting rules strictly ban all 'intimate behaviour' including holding
hands and kissing, and states that all skirts must be ankle-length.

Selena Gomez caused fury online after posting this image on her
Instagram account, showing her flashing her ankle while visiting Abu
Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

This image showing Selena alongside Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid,
Cody Simpson and Shay Mitchell also drew fury from Instagram users, who
branded it 'disrespectful'

Commenting on the picture, Alaa
Almitwally said: 'Disrecpectful! It's a religion place not a place to
have fun in, so disappointed.'

Meanwhile another user, Ayisha
Elturk, said: 'If their intent was to learn about Islam they wouldn't be
posing like they were standing outside and amusement park.

'I like Selena Gomez but to have her do something like this makes me no longer a fan.'

However,
not everyone was critical of the pictures, with user Lemouza adding:
'They're not disrespectful. Hundreds of thousand of people visit Sheikh
Zayed's mosque in Abu Dhabi.

'It's a place of worship, yes I
know, but God never forbade the entry of other religions into any
mosque. So please respect the fact that they actually want to get to
know Islam and its beauty.'

In 2013 Rihanna was asked to leave the mosque after posing for a
series of pictures, with staff saying it was out of keeping with the
'sanctity' of the holy site

The controversial Bermudian performer also posted the images to
her Instagram account after paying a visit to the site in Abu Dhabi

The
Grand Mosque has caused problems for celebrities in the past, with
controversial star Rihanna thrown out after posing for pictures inside
the compound.

Staff ejected the Bermudian singer after complaining
she did not have permission to carry out a photoshoot while dressed
head-to-toe in a black jumpsuit.

Justifying their decision,
workers at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque said Rihanna's actions had not
been in keeping with the 'sanctity' of the site.

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is one of the most revered Islamic sites in the United Arab Emirates

 | Daily Mail Online

2014 Year In Review: Celebrity Breakups and End-gagements

The splits were endless in 2014.

From the shockers to the "we
totally saw this one coming," it seems like celebs were doing more
breaking up than making up in 2014.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin introduced us to a new breakup term when they "consciously uncoupled" in March after ten years of marriage.

"We have always conducted our relationship privately," they wrote in a statement. "We hope that as we consciously uncouple and co-parent, we will be able to continue in the same manner."

Whatever that means!

Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas were another couple that uncoupled when they ended their marriage after almost 20 years back in June.

"My kids are almost grown. I'm getting divorced. I'm just happy," the actress told IndieWire. "I'm really joyful. Life is good."

On the more dramatic end of the break-up spectrum were couples like Ciara and Future and Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose, who both separated after cheating allegations surfaced. | tooFab.com

Jared Leto Is Santa, Colton Haynes Jingles Balls, Naughty Cheyenne Jackson: Celebrity Christmas

Celebrities live lives most of us can only dream about, but when it
comes to Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and other social media, the stars
really are just like us!


Today we check in with Neil Patrick Harris, Laverne Cox, Hugh Jackman, Jared Leto, Portia and Ellen, and others, to see what they got up to over the holidays.

Julie Chen and Other Celebrity Before and After Surgery Photos on The Soup

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The Talk

Julie Chen revealed today that she had extensive plastic surgery for her career at the advice of her agent. While this does come as a shocking development, we'd like to remind you that this isn't the first time a celebrity went to the extreme measure of cosmetic surgery all in the name of success. Take a look at these before and after photos, fair warning: the truth may disturb you.

Bruce Jenner wasn't always the stunning former athelete he is today:

Miley Cyrus had been doing the tongue thing for quite some time:

Kris Jenner doesn't look that different:

This next one is actually breaking news: Kanye plans on receiving surgery himself. Here's what he's going to look like:

Something everyone can love!

Boobslip: Celebrites Bare Them All

Dear fine ladies of Hollywood, don't mistake me for a prude. I'm a strong believer that if you've got it, flaunt it. Even if you don't have it, wear it proud. Wear whatever you like, go as short or as tight as you can, hell, burn your bras in a 1960s tribute and go topless for all I care.

But the problem -- and what to me makes it big enough that it's worth addressing -- is that you're now getting creative with what we call "sideboob." You've got underboob and boob window now, all pseudo-clever ways of showing cleavage. Because plain old cleavage looks cheap, Playboy-ish, and un-ladylike, right? SO DOES YOUR SIDEBOOB.

Nothing says "Look at me, please!" quite like a peek-a-boob. You can obviously afford a well-fitting brassiere, double-sided tape, or a stylist with a modicum of common sense. Is this really where you want to save your bucks?

I can see how you might (mistakenly) perceive the sideboob as appealing. There's something naughty about it, right? It symbolizes womanhood? Well, it doesn't. For all intents and purposes, all your lady parts were created equal. Just like you avoid the all-too-terrible crotch shot, for the love of God, cover up your boobs. There are plenty of sites that are waiting for you to slip up, and they're the kind you try your hardest not to end up on.

Not following? Let's look at some examples --

Miley Cyrus looking less than classy:

Miley Cyrus looking chic:

Jessica Biel looking like she's almost there, but isn't:

Jessica Biel, breathtaking:

Selena Gomez looking like she's trying too hard:

Selena Gomez looking polished and grown up:

Let's try this again, shall we?

The usually stylish Diane Kruger missing the point (but making mine):

Diane Kruger looking like a blueprint of our dreams:

Mischa Barton, not getting it:

Mischa Barton looking fresh and awesome:

Katy Perry giving us way more than we asked for:

Katy Perry looking like a regal beauty:

I beg of you, lady stars, for fear you'll end up like JWoww. Stop with the tasteless nonsense, pull yourself together, have a little class. Let your confidence shine through, not your lady lumps. Give us something else to talk about.

via huffingtonpost.com