This Week in Tabloids: Battle of the Celebrity Engagement Rings
CelebritiesWelcome back, friends. As always, Callie Beusman hitched a ride to the newsstand to pick up the latest issues of In Touch, Ok!, Star, Us, and Life & Style, so that together we can “read” them and you don’t “have” to. This week: Prince George is a cover baby; Katy Perry is hooking up with Jared Leto, Diplo and Robert Pattinson; and celebrity engagement rings enter the Thunderdome. Ready?
Ok!
ALL ABOUT BABY GEORGE!
The kid is 24 lbs., Prince William calls him a “born rugby player,” Kate Middleton shops at the Gap and the “affordable” London chain Trotters. Prince George is “the littlest ambassador.” And… scene. Also inside: Tori Spelling’s marriage troubles have her reconnecting with her 90210 costars — Donna had a “private heart-to-heart” with Kelly and has been “in frequent contact” with Brenda. Seems like Nat would have some good advice, maybe she should spend some time at the Peach Pit? Finally: Katy Perry is being fixed up with Jared Leto; she “has a thing for shaggy musicians.” Should end well.
Grade: F (TERRIBLE)
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THE LITTLE PRINCE
Prince George now has ~3 teeth, which I guess makes it appropriate to have him be the cover subject of two separate tabloids. In this one, we learn that he had a fun time at the zoo and acted like a normal baby, probably because he is a baby. We’re also treated to an inventory of his toys (he has a baby-sized bike, which he is incapable of riding, because — again — he is a baby) and his snacks (Kate bought a juicer). Cool, guys. Moving on: Katy Perry was making out with Diplo at Coachella. She was “just messing around,” says a source, as one does at that godforsaken festival. Elsewhere in the mag, Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg got engaged and it’s apparently going to yield “a wedding made in pop-culture heaven!” If that’s pop culture heaven, what does pop culture hell look like???? It’s unimaginable. Anyway, in other news, some of Lindsay Lohan’s friends say that she was “vocal about her miscarriage” but hadn’t planned to share it publicly; other of her friends say she’s making it up for sympathy. As is the case with so many things, “only Lohan knows the truth.” Finally, the magazine made people vote on whom they prefer, Kim Kardashian or Old Hollywood stars, which seems like a kind of pointless exercise (96% of people prefer Audrey Hepburn! Surprise!) (Fig. 1).
Grade: F (HORRIBLE)
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