Made in Brazil blog is reporting that Marc Jacobs was secretly wed to his new boyfriend of 15 mins. Lorenzo Martone in Jacobs’s Parisian apartment over the weekend … here is the full blog report:

I am not sure, but my sources tell me that the designer and his Brazilian beau Lorenzo Martone did host a brunch yesterday at Mr. Jacobs’ Paris apartment to celebrate their union. Martone will remain living in New York, while Jacobs will keep on splitting his time between New York and Paris. They are supposedly off to Ibiza for a little vacation together.

I suppose a tentative Congrats! are in order just in case (you never know with these sorts of things). My French friends Steph and Alek tell me that they aren’t convinced that the nuptials are legal since neither Jacobs or Martone are French citizens … their domestic partnership may not be valid. But, in any event, they seem committed to one another … for now. In any event, Mazel Tov!

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Jessica Simpson’s official website has unveiled the cover artwork for her new Country music album Do You Know … behold:

Vapid stare — Check! Pouty lips — Check! Cowboy boots — Check!

Yep, looks like she hit all the marks required for a failed Pop star’s attempt at a Country crossover album cover. Do we like? Do we hate? Do we care?

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Nick Hogan, currently serving an 8 month jail sentence for almost killing his best friend John Graziano in a reckless car accident late last year, turned 18th years old yesterday … his father, Hulk Hogan, presented him with a birthday cake … his mother, Linda Hogan, presented him with a skateboard … his sister, Brooke Hogan, was a no-show and the state of Florida penal system presented him with an upgrade from a juvenile detention center to real, big boy jail. Happy Birthday, Nick:

Nick Bollea celebrated his 18th birthday today by being transferred into Pinellas County Jail’s Central Division — where he will reside in the direct supervision housing section which hold around 70 adults and one correctional officer. Hulk told us Nick was a “janitor.” We’re told Hulk Hogan, Linda Hogan, Bubba the Love Sponge and bunch of Nick’s friends sang “happy birthday” to him over a video monitor. After that, they were allowed to visit him two at a time. His sister Brooke was not there.

OUCH! I wonder why Brookie dear wasn’t interested in visiting her jailbird bro on this benchmark birthday. Meh, I guess it doesn’t matter … at least Hulk’s friend and radio host Bubba and a handsome gentleman in a yellow t-shirt with the fetching shaved head mullet came out for the festivities — that’s got to count for something. Mama Linda Hogan also came out for Nick’s birthday but she arrived separately from the Hulk group … she also brought along a birthday gift for her locked-up son:

What the eff Nick Hogan is supposed to do with a skateboard in jail, I’m sure I have no idea … but I guess it was a nice gesture nonetheless. Actually, it’s not even that Nick could enjoy or even handle his shiny new skateboard. I think it was more like, “Look at your gift! You can touch it after you get sprung from jail!”

Lord … it sounds like it was a fun party for everyone … except for Nick. After the party was dunzo, Hulk and Linda Hogan each gave interviews to the assembled media outside (watch TMZ’s interview footage HERE) which is really the perfect way to round out a birthday party for one’s jailed son.

UPDATE: Brooke Hogan wants the world to know that she was in attendance at her brother Nick’s jailtime birthday party, she blogs:

uhh…there’s such thing as a back door you jerks. In conclusion…That goes to show you that you can’t believe anything you watch on TV or read in magazines. Cause people will make up BS without even knowing the facts. Hey Media! Why don’t you gather facts, check them, and then give the public the truth? That might work. Oh no…I forgot. You make too much money telling LIES. Needless to say, I WAS there for my brother on his birthday because he is my best friend and NOTHING comes before family.

I suppose it’s possible she used the “back door” to go into the jail, where her parents happily paraded themselves in front of the cameras on their way in and out. But what I want to know is … did she get him a gift?

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Yesterday I posted a few pics of Matthew McConaughey taking his babymama Camila Alves and his newborn son Levi Alves to a beach in Malibu, CA with him for a little surfing outing … and today I have a few more of those pics but others of Matthew taking his son out for a little stroll, just the two of them and of Matthew going out for a jog — while wearing an annoying t-shirt … argh! First, the cuteness:

Aww … I really like the sight of Matthew pushing his son in a baby carriage. While I would enjoy the this sight a whole lot more if Matthew were wearing less clothing, I shant really complain this time …

… after all, there is more cause for complaint with these pics of Matthew jogging AND wearing too many clothes:

BOOO! I think we’ve really, finally lost the over-shirtless Matthew McConaughey forever. I’ve been saying it for weeks now but I didn’t really want to believe it. Blah!

This post is saved with these extra pics of Matthew, Camila and Levi at a beach in Malibu this weekend … you will note that Camila (who looks absolutely stunning mere weeks after giving birth) is carting around baby Levi in this baby sling (a point that a few Pink readers alerted me to) and that Matthew looks really, really, really good in his rubber wetsuit:

You know, whatevs … it may be too soon to bring a newborn infant to the beach but at least the family is doing things together. I’m pretty convinced that Matthew is going to heap so much lurve on that baby boy that it’s gonna be too cute to stand. Again, I’m sure it won’t be long til the two dudes are out trolling for beers, chicks, whatevs once Levi is old enough to walk. I just hope for Matthew’s sake that the little boy turns out as “manly” as his father is … heaven forbid the opposite turn out to be the case. I dunno tho … what do you think … will Matthew be the kind of father to embrace a son who isn’t interested in the same kinds of things that he is (booze, girls, etc.)?

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And so … another San Diego Comic Con has come to pass … and as usual, I was out of the country and unable to attend — but there are a lot of fun pictures to check out that will kinda sorta make it feel like I’m part of the experience but, you know, without having to actually endure all the ridiculous costumery in person ;) Here are a few pics of some of the more zealous Comic Con attendees this year:

And here are a few pics of some of the principal stars of the NBC hit Heroes who attended the Con this year to promote the upcoming third season of the show:

Honestly, there are just too many things that were presented at this year’s Con that I can’t possibly post them all … but Entertainment Weekly was in the hiz taking photos of some of my fave sci-fi/comic booky things at this year’s convention to give a nice overview. After the jump, check out a few EW photos of some of my fave things that I would’ve checked out had I attended this year’s Comic Con …

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Tori Amos, all dolled up in a creative and interesting-looking superhero-esque outfit (think Ferosha Couture goes to Comic Con), made an appearance at the San Diego Comic Con over the weekend to sign copies of the new book Comic Book Tattoo which is a collection of graphic comicbook stories based on her music an lyrics. Here are a few pics of Tori at this weekend’s event and a portion of a blogpost devoted to the Comic Book Tattoo convention panel with featued Tori and 6 of the book’s contributors:

The panel for Comic Book Tattoo was great. They had not just Tori Amos but 6 of the writers and artists who worked on the book, and most important of all, they kept it balanced. Too often when you have one high-profile guest, the panel ends up focusing entirely on that person. But everyone had a chance to talk about the process. One of the things that Tori emphasized was that she’d wanted the artists to have complete freedom, because she’d been on too many projects where someone stepped in and said something like, “Did you think about the demographic?” Rantz Hoseley expanded on that, pointing out that many of the artists kept asking him (or, more precisely, Tori, through him) whether they could do things like do a story without word balloons. They were accustomed to that kind of limitation working on other projects. Ted McKeever mentioned a Superman story he turned in that got rejected because he drew the wrong number of belt loops. And Rantz took great pleasure in telling them to go for it, whatever it was. At one point, Tori mentioned that when she read the stories, she didn’t hear the songs they were based on in her head — she heard new music, which she’s now working on. She and several of the artists talked about the cyclical nature of inspiration, with different kinds of arts all inspiring each other.

Because I’ve never attended a Comic Con in my life, I’m not all that familiar with the way the panel discussions work … it sounds pretty difficult to get into all the panel discussions that may interest you because the demand is so high. I’m thankful that this blogger was able to attend and give a report — it sounds like it was a great discussion. I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my Limited Edition version of Comic Book Tattoo so I can finally see what all the excitement is about. Tori Amos’s music has touched me in such a way that I am curious to see how other folks have interpreted her music graphically and storywise. This is such a cool endeavor, I’m excited that so much work is going into the book’s promotion.

PS: For the record, I would prolly have many colorful things to say if any other person were caught wearing an outfit like this in public but for an artist like Tori Amos (or Björk) I am very willing to cut some slack (also consider, there are a lot of freaks at Comic Con … she was surely not the oddest looking person there). Tori is a Goddess and should be allowed to dress the part … even if sometimes it may look like she dressed the part in the dark and on drugs, I can’t really hate on her ;)

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Nine Inch Nails officially kicked off their Lights in the Sky Tour at the Pemberton Festival in Vancouver, British Coloumbia this past Friday night (after they played a private fans only show in LA as a tour warm-up last week) and by all accounts managed to rock the house. NIN closed out Day 1 of the fest on the mainstage and gave the crowd a performance they won’t soon forget … natch. Here are a few pics from NIN’s set on Friday night:

Check out the Much Music blog to see a couple more NIN pics as well. OMG OMG OMG … I am so excited for this tour! It’s been a very long time since I’ve been able to see NIN on a big stage like this (tho, I was lucky enough to be able to see them do a small club show in Barcelona, Spain last year) so I’m very much looking forward my upcoming Toledo, OH and LA, CA shows. So as not to spoil anything for those of you who want to remain unspoiled, I put the show’s set list under the cut. After the jump, check out the full setlist from this weekend’s show at the Pemberton Festival …

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