Donald Trump Sells Palm Beach Mansion For $100m – Much of the US real estate market may be languishing, but not apparently in Palm Beach, where Donald Trump earned a return of more than 130% after his luxury beachfront mansion sold for a record $95 million. The 60,000 square-foot property, which Trump bought in 2004 for $41 million, was purchased by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev. [huffington]
Elin Decides To Keep Tiger – Tiger Woods’ wife Elin has called off her divorce from the golf superstar. Elin spent last week visiting Tiger and his rampant penis, and participated in his sex addiction rehab treatment. And while Elin had made up her mind to dump her husband after he was linked to more than 14 women and his secret life of cheating revealed, time, and Tiger’s actions, have caused her to call off the divorce for now. [radaronline]
Nadal Injury Helps Murray Reach Ozzie Open Semi’s – Not that there was another way for Andy Murray to reach the Australian Open semi-finals. He certainly doesn’t have the BMT to reach it on his own, let alone the finals – God forbid! But it’s great viewing nonetheless – take them as close as you can… then drop them. Mini-Henman.. [bloomberg]
Pope John Paul II Used Belt To Whip Himself – Pope John Paul II whipped himself with a belt, even on vacation, and slept on the floor as acts of penitence and to bring him closer to Christian perfection, according to a new book by the Polish prelate spearheading his sainthood case. That sounds fair enough to me… I used to do the same for the week leading up to Plett rage. [timeslive]
Keep An Eye On North / South Korea – Our boy, Kim Jong il provoked South Korea this week by quietly firing across the line. The skirmish in the Yellow Sea – the first for seven years – left a North Korean patrol vessel “engulfed in flames” as it retreated back across the border under fire, according to the South Korean prime minister, Chung Un-Chan. Just you wait… our Dear Leader will be back! [telegraph]
Inside John Mayer’s Dirty Mind and Lonely Heart – John Mayer opens up about his hunt for “the Joshua Tree of vaginas” and harshly critiques his own albums. The guitarist on his biggest hits, tabloid enemies and endless search for love. [rollingstone]
Toyota US Recalls 3.8 Million Vehicles – Whoever designed the removable floor mat in the new Toyota’s must be feeling like a real tit at the moment. Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States, the company’s largest-ever U.S. recall, to address problems with a removable floor mat that could cause accelerators to get stuck and lead to a crash. [msnbc]
John Travolta Flies Own Plane To Haiti – The 55-year-old actor flew the Boeing 707 from Florida on Monday carrying 4 tons of ready-to-eat military rations and medical supplies for earthquake victims. Among those accompanying Travolta is his wife, actress Kelly Preston. The Church of Scientology says the pair planned to return home after unloading their passengers and supplies. Sick! [newser]
Miranda Kerr Goofs Around In A Bikini – You’ll never guess where she is. St. Barths! I know, weird! And you’ll never guess what she’s wearing. I’ll tell you – she’s wearing a bikini! I know – it’s so crazy at the moment. Things in general. They’re just so crazy! [egotastic]
Damage To Picasso Caused By Stupid Woman Cuts Value By $65m – A woman who lost her balance and tore a hole in a Pablo Picasso painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art likely cut the $130 million painting’s value in half, a top appraiser said yesterday. Conservators said they will be able to fix the 6-inch tear in “The Actor” (above), but appraiser Gerard van Weyenbergh said the painting may never recover its value. Silly cow. [nypost]
Brad Pitt Buys Bachelor Pad – Grab your popcorn kids! Brad Pitt has secretly purchased a bachelor pad to help him sort out his split from Angelina Jolie, it was reported yesterday. The 46-year-old Ocean’s Eleven actor has spent £700,000 on the house, complete with a cave, in the Hollywood Hills. Ja ja. [dailymail]
Anna Wintour And French Vogue Nemesis, Carine Roitfeld, Demand French Fashion Stimulus – In between fashion shows Monday, Anna Wintour, the influential editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine, told French officials that the country doesn’t do enough to support its fashion sector, industry minister Christian Estrosi said. Ms. Wintour encouraged the French government to provide more backing for young designers, according to Mr. Estrosi. [wallstreetjournal]
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