Stars Who Date Their Staff

Stars who date their staff

 

Why go looking for love when you can date somebody who works for you, like these celebs did?

But some stars look much closer to home for a partner... in fact, quite a few have dated the people who work for them. Some have even married their agents, managers and their kids' nannies!

Most celebs will only date another celeb - it's just easier to be with somebody like-minded who 'gets' what it's like to be in the industry.

Stars who date their staff. She's having a good year, what with being a new judge on X Factor and all, and now it seems Kelly Rowland has got herself a secret boyfriend. The 30-year-old singer/TV star recently admitted that she had a "special friend" and, according to The Mirror, that "friend" is her manager Tim Weatherspoon.

The pair - who met through her ex-Destiny's Child bandmate Michelle Williams - has reportedly been spotted enjoying a romantic dinner for two and on a beach date in California.
But Kelly isn't the only celeb who's fallen for somebody who works for them...

Britney was single for a while after the break-up of her marriage to Kevin Federline, who happened to be her backing dancer when they met (she's clearly a fan of being with people who work for her!). It took many years before she started a new relationship and that just happened to be with her agent, Jason Trawick. Well, it's not like Britney was allowed to go out and hit the town to meet men like the rest of us! And at least Jason has seen the star at her very worst.

These two are so determined to make things work that he's quit his role at Britney HQ to concentrate on the personal side of their relationship and they are rumoured to be trying for a baby!

If it seems like a lifetime ago, that's because it was... Mariah was just 18 and a wannabe pop star when she gave her demo tape to Tommy Mottola, the boss of Sony Records, and fell under his spell, despite him being 21 years older than the young starlet. What followed was like a Cinderella story - he made Mariah one of the biggest stars in the world, they fell in love and got married - except it didn't have a happy ending and they split in 1997.

After two high-profile relationships with Ryan Phillippe and Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherpoon went behind the scenes in 2010 and started dating top Hollywood agent Jim Toth.

Jim is a big cheese at CAA, which looks after the careers of George Clooney and Sandra Bullock among others, so at least Reese knew he wasn't with her for her money or her fame. In fact, when they got married last March, many of the A-listers invited to the ceremony, including Matthew McConaughey and Scarlett Johansson, were there as friends of Jim's, not Reese's.

Celine Dion's husband Rene Angelil has devoted his life to her career since discovering her talent when she was just 12... and he was 38. The music manager was sent Celine's demo tape by her mother and promptly mortgaged his house to pay for her first track, a French-language recording that made her a star in her native Canada.

They started dated when his protégé turned 19 and have rarely spent a day apart since as Rene has built Celine into one of the most successful solo artists in the world.

Cris Judd was a backing dancer for Michael Jackson and N'Sync before he was hired by Jennifer Lopez to feature in her video for Love Don't Cost A Thing in 2001. She liked what she saw and they started dating and in typical J-Lo fashion, she sprinted up the aisle less than a year after they'd first met. They divorced nine months later.

Ethan Hawke married Uma Thurman in 1998 after they met and fell in love on the set of Gattaca. They had two children but split up after five years amid rumours that Ethan had reportedly been unfaithful with their nanny, a college student. He went on to marry the nanny and they've had two more children.

Hilary Swank was married to actor Chad Lowe, Rob Lowe's little brother, for nine years but as her movie stardom grew, with two Oscar wins for Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby, his failed to take off. That pressure is said to have led to their split in 2006 and less than a year later she began dating her agent John Campisi, who had helped mould her career. They started out as just friends, she invited him as her date to the Academy Awards, but they were soon mixing business with pleasure.

OK, so we're not sure we could classify what went on here as dating - it was more like a drunken fumble - but Jude Law did romance his children's nanny while she was in his employment. Daisy Wright had been hired by Jude and his ex-wife Sadie Frost to watch over their two youngest children, but Jude got romantically involved with her while they were staying at his Primrose Hill house. He happened to be dating Sienna Miller at the time and the whole thing came to light when he publicly apologised for his indiscretion.

Actor Robin Williams married his eldest son's nanny Marsha Garces back in 1989, and they had two children together. However they separated in 2008 after almost two decades of marriage.

Mel Gibson Settlement

Mel Gibson Settlement

Mel Gibson Settlement. Mel Gibson Settles Child-Custody Case for $750K; Earlier Offer of $16M Reportedly Rejected.

Actor Mel Gibson is putting an end to a hard-fought case over the custody of his young daughter with former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Peter Lichtman announced today that Gibson will pay $750,000 to Grigorieva and establish a trust for their child, who is almost 2, according to the Associated Press. Gibson will continue to pay for his ex and their daughter to live in a multimillion-dollar home, and it will be sold when the child is 18, for her benefit. Neither the actor nor Grigorieva, a musician, can publicly discuss or write about their relationship, the article notes.

At one point, Gibson reportedly offered Gigorieva $16 million, which she rejected as too minimal.

Under a 2009 cohabitation agreement, she was to get a year of free housing and a Dodge Charger if they split up.

A Reuters article about the couple's new pact says he may have previously paid her a settlement of approximately $20 million over their breakup.

It isn't clear, the article notes, whether the settlement resolves all issues between the battling couple. She had accused him of domestic battery, which resulted in a criminal case and a plea deal by Gibson.

Source:abajournal

Celebrity beefs

Celebrity beefs

Has anyone else noticed that Twitter is becoming the hot spot to diss people and air your dirty laundry?  Here are some famous Tweet- and non-Tweet -related celebrity beefs.

Snooki & Ne-Yo
The reality show star recently appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone (see the photo), causing Ne-Yo to question the choice on Twitter Snooki didn’t appreciate the dis, (What did she say back?)  claiming she deleted all of his songs from her iPod, also via Twitter.

Beyoncé & Lady Gaga
Apparently, Beyoncé said this about Gaga, and then Gaga called Beyoncé a “hater.” Are the gossip mags correct about this Diva beef? Time will tell.

Charlie Sheen & Jon Cryer
Charlie Sheen seems to have a beef with everyone, and he had some choice words for his former sitcom’s co-star.  But Jon Cryer had the last laugh.

Rihanna & Ciara
Another day.  Another Twitter feud. Rihanna  felt dissed by Ciara’s comments on E! Fashion Police (Watch what she said) and the two traded barbs via Tweet, eventually making up.it’s not the first beef for these two singers.

NeNe Leakes & Star Jones
The women clashed on this reality show, and Leakes has said this about Star Jones.  Star had this to say about NeNe, and the feuding continues in the press and on the show.

Rosie O’Donnell & Donald Trump
Rosie took aim first, disagreeing with the way the Donald handled a situation with this beauty queen.  What did she say? How did Trump respond

Lil’ Kim & Nicki Minaj
It doesn’t get any more blatant than Lil’ Kim depicting a beheaded Nicki Minaj on a mix tape called Black Friday.This feud has mainly been one-way, until Minaj finally responded in music

Jay Leno & Conan O’Brien
Was the beef between the late night hosts or was it between NBC & Conan? It was NBC who gave Leno his job back after his 10 p.m. experiment failed. The two traded jabs, but the media made it into a beef.

Kanye West & Taylor Swift
It was the beef heard around the world. Kanye steals the spotlight from yet another award winner. Taylor handled it with grace, choosing to fire back in song.

Perez Hilton & will.i.am
Blogger to the stars Hilton claimed he was assaulted by will.i.am’s posse, and when will.i.am denied the incident, Hilton fired back with harsh words and a video that appears to prove him right. But, all seems to be resolved now.

Celebrity Rumor Mill

Celebrity Rumor Mill

Rihanna, Chris Brown
MediaTakeOut reports that “Chris Brown’s camp is speaking with Rihanna’s people and trying to see if the two artists can have a joint tour.” According to the site, “Tickets for [Rihanna's] tour aren’t selling as well as they hoped, and adding Chris to the lineup would definitely help.” The site adds, “Rihanna would definitely do it.” For how the two singers feel about performing together and when their tour would begin. (Link)

Kate Hudson, Couples
“Kate Hudson: Pregnant & Betrayed,” reads the headline of an In Touch story that reports Hudson’s baby daddy, Matt Bellamy, is cheating on her. According to the mag, Bellamy was caught “holding hands and kissing” a “sweet college girl” at a party thrown by Bellamy and his Muse bandmates. In Touch goes on to paint Bellamy as a philandering party animal. (Link)

Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt
According to In Touch, Jennifer Aniston recently went on the “worst date ever.” The mag reports her blind date “didn’t even wait for Jen to show up before ordering,” and when she did sit down, he “kept on asking questions about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.” Wait, it gets worse. When the bill came, the guy wanted to split the check. (Link)

Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez
HollywoodLife reports there’s a “feud brewing between Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez & Rebecca Black.” According to the site, newcomer Black “cast the first stone by gushing about Selena’s guy Justin Bieber in interviews.” And the reason for Black’s troubles with Lovato is that she may “replace Demi as the next Disney Channel ‘it girl,’” says the site, which warns she shouldn’t “try to ignite something with Demi’s ex, Joe Jonas. (Link)

Kourtney Kardashian, Scott Disick
In Touch reports that Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian are embroiled in a “battle for the baby.” According to the magazine, the fighting has become so fierce between them over son Mason, Disick recently “put an end to their wedding plans,” and said he’s going to consult a custody lawyer “in case things don’t work out between them.” (Link)

Justin Bieber, Musicians
The National Enquirer reports that when Justin Bieber recently left a Los Angeles recording studio, a teenage female fan asked for a hug. As Bieber obliged, notes the mag, he suddenly “felt a slight tug on the back of his head.” According to the Enquirer, the young girl then “triumphantly held up a tiny lock of Bieber hair she’d snipped with fingernail scissors and squealed: ‘I got it!’” before dashing off. (Link)

Jessica Biel, Gerard Butler
Perez Hilton reports that “only days after her split with JT [Justin Timberake], Jessica Biel has been focused on flirting with hunky Gerard Butler all over Louisiana,” where the two are filming a movie. He adds that the attractive stars “have also been spending an awful lot of time off the set,” going to dinners, and drinking “margaritas left and right!” (Link)

Lady Gaga, Musicians

According to the Mirror, Lady Gaga is spending about $2 million to redecorate her New York apartment, and wants to “install her giant Grammys stage egg as a bed.” The British tab reports that Gaga will “be able to sleep in it, in place of a double bed,” and explains, “when she’s in it she feels at peace.” (Link)

Britney Spears, Musicians
According to Perez Hilton, Britney Spears has “hired a money management tutor from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA to help her understand the basics of finance so she can manage her own affairs.” Perez explains that Spears “wants to win control of her finances. The tutor will help with basic skills – like balancing personal accounts and time management.” (Link)

Reality, Breakups
“It’s Over!” exclaims OK! in a cover story about “The Bachelor” Brad Womack and his fiancée, Emily Maynard. According to the mag, “They’re still smiling for the cameras, but Emily has now dumped Brad for good” after watching him fool around with other women on the show. Adds the weekly, “Although Emily is doing her best to abide by ‘The Bachelor’ agreements… she’s having a hard time being around him.” (Link)

 Jessica Simpson, Eric Johnson
Star reveals exclusive “details of the iron-clad prenup” between Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson. According to the mag, Johnson will get half a million dollars “as a wedding present. Then, on each anniversary, he’ll get another $200,000. If he and Jessica make it to five years of marriage, he’ll get an additional $500,000 bonus – and a $1 million bonus if they make it to 10 years.” And there’s more. (Link)

Lady Gaga's Born This Way Rip Off Madonna's Express Yourself

People are already going crazy for Lady Gaga's anthemic new single, 'Born This Way.' But we couldn't help but notice that in just about every article or review of the song (not to mention your comments, beloved PopEater readers), people are calling out its similarity to Madonna's 'Express Yourself,' with some even claiming it's a blatant rip-off.
While we wouldn't go that far -- we love Madonna (you have no idea), but people give her so much credit as a pop innovator you'd think she built the first synthesizer with her bare hands -- it's impossible to not see the thematic and melodic parallels between Her Madgesty's pop classic and Gaga's latest club jam.
If imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery, Madonna should be feeling pretty good this morning. People are loving Gaga's new tune, but the big story that has emerged since its debut this morning is its rather obvious similarity to the Material Girl's 'Express Yourself' (there's also a little 'Deeper and Deeper' in there, too, if you ask us).
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