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Everyone knows that soccer hottie David Beckham is a big sports nut … but did you also know that he is also a big XTREME sports nut as well? While down in New Zealand to play a friendly soccer match with the LA Galaxy this weekend (who, incidentally, beat the Oceania All Stars XI by a score of 3-0), Becks took some time out of his bizzy schedule to get in a little solo fun … by bungee jumping from the Auckland Harbour Bridge in New Zealand:

Perched more than 130ft above the water, he could have been forgiven for showing a touch of nerves. But David Beckham displayed his customary coolness under pressure as he made his debut at a new sport – bungee jumping. The smiling 33-year-old footballer even had the presence of mind to text a friend before launching himself from beneath the arch of the Auckland Harbour Bridge in New Zealand. He whooped and cheered as he bounced a few feet short of the surface before swinging back up to rejoin his touring team-mates from the LA Galaxy club. And so exciting was the experience that he immediately asked to repeat it – this time with the elasticated cord made longer so that he was dunked into the water. Wife Victoria, who is back at home with their three sons in Los Angeles, is unlikely to follow in her husband’s daredevil footsteps.

After the jump, check out a few photos of Becks and his daring bungee jump — be warned, he is shirtless AND wet in some of the photos …

Last week we saw a few pics of Courtney Love on the cover and in the pages of the new issue of British Elle magazine … today we get to check out a few more pics from her pretty stylish spread:

You gotta admit … she does look great in these pics. The woman might be a mess under normal circumstances and her blogposts are usually incomprehensible mindfucks but when she cleans up, she cleans up well. Good on ya, Courtney! I’d like to see more of this and less of, well, your usual.

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Fashion Designer Marc Jacobs is appearing completely nekkid in new promo photos to celebrate the release of the new Stephen Sprouse book and exhibition that takes a look back at the late designer’s hugely successful collaboration with Louis Vuitton eight years ago. Here is one of the new Marc Jacobs promo pics (with only a Sprouse embellished LV carryall bag to protect his manhood) and some info on the original Jacobs/Sprouse collabo:

October 2008. Marc Jacobs is in a photo studio in downtown New York, stripped down to a tiny pair of American Apparel underpants while his naked legs are silk-screened with the words LOUIS VUITTON in fuchsia paint. He’s trying to decide if a cigarette would make him feel less self-conscious, in spite of the fact that he’s wearing a nicotine patch — and in spite of his new fabulously healthy and trim physique, decorated with and celebrated by loads of tattoos, including one of Elizabeth Taylor’s visage on his back. The lettering is poppy and familiar. It’s the graffiti done by Stephen Sprouse as part of the duo’s collaboration for the French house eight years ago. This time the graffiti is blindingly bright: neon pink. Stephen Sprouse died in 2004 at the too-young age of 50. “It’s an homage,” Jacobs says of the new collection, which features clothing, bags, and other accessories. It’s a limited release, timed to coincide with the opening of a Sprouse retrospective at Deitch Projects this month in New York and the publication of Rizzoli’s The Stephen Sprouse Book. “Stephen was one of the first people to deliberately eliminate the boundaries between fashion, art, music, and design,” says gallerist Jeffrey Deitch. It was Deitch who approached Jacobs and Vuitton with the idea for the collection. “And product,” he says, “is a great way to get a message across.” The story of Marc Jacobs, Stephen Sprouse, and Louis Vuitton began in the late ’90s, when Jacobs found himself thinking about Marcel Duchamp, the French artist who once sullied an image of the Mona Lisa with a funny little beard and mustache and called it L.H.O.O.Q., which, if you say the letters fast in French, roughly translates to “she has a hot ass.” “It’s about taking something that’s very iconic and revered and defacing it and creating something new, somewhat rebellious, and kind of punk,” Jacobs explains. “Cut from Marcel Duchamp to me going to see Charlotte Gainsbourg’s apartment,” he continues. “She had, by the side of her bed, a Louis Vuitton trunk that had been painted black by her father, and the Monogram was sort of peeking through.” Suddenly it was very clear what Jacobs needed to do. He needed to deface the revered and iconic Monogram canvas, and he needed to do it in a way that was modern enough to attract a new customer to the big old French brand. To do this, he reasoned, he needed Stephen Sprouse. Sprouse was one of the first high-fashion designers in the ’80s to make clothes that were painstakingly constructed, as well as hip and young and cool. A mantle, perhaps, inherited by Jacobs himself? “God, I can’t say that,” Jacobs says, still clearly in awe of his late friend. “I mean, you could say that, but I never could.” The parallels are difficult to ignore: “He had this desire to take what he saw in the streets and elevate it,” Jacobs says of Sprouse. “He was using all this stuff that was so costly, really beautiful materials, and he was doing it all so beautifully. There are so many people who try to affect a street style, but it doesn’t have the integrity. Stephen’s work was so stylistic, and it had street cred. You can’t calculate that. You have it or you don’t, and Stephen did.” It took some time for Jacobs to convince the Vuitton powers that be that scrawling all over their time-tested bags was a good idea, but Vuitton did, eventually, come around, and Sprouse came to Paris. The rest, of course, is It-bag history. “They thought the bags would be for the show,” Jacobs says, “or for editorial.” But as names on wait lists piled up, the bags were produced. And Jacobs was a genius. Vuitton did reach a new customer — $300 million worth of them, Jacobs has said — and has continued to do so through similar partnerships with artists like Takashi Murakami and Richard Prince. Each of these bags has been a triumph. They have been shown — and sold! — in fine-art museums. Jacobs doesn’t live in a vacuum: He knows that these luxurious, spirited bags will hit the market at a touchy economic time for conspicuous consumption. But he shakes it off. “Retail therapy,” he says, offering his leg up to the silk-screen artist. “It seems to work. It’s not the longest-lasting therapy in the world, but it does its job. I’m not pretending to cure the nation’s economy, but we do what we do, and if people enjoy it, even better.”

While I didn’t really love the Sprouse LV bags and accessories the first time around, I gotta admit that I really like the new neon-colored collection:

As a child of the 80′s, I will always have a soft spot in my heart for the day-glo prettiness of neon colors. Unfortch, tho, I thought that the neon craze was already over. That being said, I’m pretty sure that Louis Vuitton will have *no problem* selling these expensive accessories no matter what the economic climate is. And Marc Jacobs is gonna do everything he can to help sales … including using his nekkid body. After the jump, check out another more NSFWish photo of Marc Jacobs nekkid — this time without the bag to cover his naughty bits …

OH MY ICK! Celebrity stylist turned Bravo TV reality star Rachel Zoe made an appearance at the Cracked Xmas 11: A Not So Silent Night event benefiting The Trevor Project here in Hollywood, CA last night and it was not a pretty sight :( Rachel showed up on the arm of her junior assistant Brad Goreski while wearing a black dress with a plunging neckline that showed off the poor woman’s protruding rib cage … behold:

Celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe, who has denied having an eating disorder, revealed a protruding rib cage at The Cracked Xmas Fundraiser held at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Sunday. Zoe, 37, (who was famously dubbed “raisin face” by former client Nicole Richie) recently admitted to Harper’s Bazaar that eating isn’t always her number priority. When she’s working, she said it’ll sometimes be 7 p.m. and she’s only “had coffee and a grapefruit” all day. Zoe, a size 0, said: “It’s not that I don’t eat. I eat.” Zoe, whose reality series, The Rachel Zoe Project, has been picked up for a second season, said she just doesn’t always have the time. Asked if she eats lunch, she replied: “Truth? I don’t. I’m not a lady who lunches; it’s a lull in the day.” She said she doesn’t get why she is the scapegoat for celebs who are too thin. “We’ve had Audrey Hepburn, we’ve had Twiggy, we’ve had Veruschka, we’ve had Kate Moss,” she said. “I’m trying to figure out why I am to blame for skinniness. “Truthfully, I’ve never seen myself as being too thin,” she added. “Sometimes I’ll look at photos and be like, ‘Oh, that’s not a good look. ‘But generally speaking, I’m not too thin.”

Holy hell, woman! You are too thin! You should not see that many protruding bones on a person … it looks scarily unhealthy! I am at a total loss. By the looks of these photos, Rachel Zoe needs help … she needs to eat and fast. I really liked watching her on her show … I’d like to see her live long enough to make a second season :(

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From The Nanny to US Senator? Funnylady Fran Drescher is reportedly interested in filling the US Senate seat in New York that will be left vacant once Hillary Clinton becomes our next Secretary of State in January. Could this be the most brilliant thing ever?

Fran Drescher wants to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate. She says she’s qualified. “I’ve just been given the appointment of U.S. diplomat,” she said at a party for Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven at that restaurant on December 3. “My title is public diplomacy envoy for women’s health issues, and I just got back from a four-country European tour of duty. I believe next I’ll be sent to the Middle East.” Also an anti-cancer activist, Drescher has been considering a run for office. “I’ve been very successful in getting a bill passed in Washington,” she said. “I was thinking I’d take the next four years to lay some groundwork, but I’m throwing my hat in the ring.” What else makes her a good candidate? “I’m an authentic and honest person,” she said. “And I think Capitol Hill needs more of that.”

OMGITHINKILOVETHISIDEASOMUCH! Even tho some may scoff that Drescher doesn’t have the political wherewithal to do the job of a US Senator, I contend that her work with her charity Cancer Schmancer shows that she is serious about getting important work done and is capable of bringing the much ballyhooed “change” that so many people claim to want in Washington DC … and she’s kinda funny sometimes. Could it be that Fran Drescher is the just person we need in government that might help save the world? Thoughts?

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Last night I met up with Steph and Alek so that I could deliver a couple of birthday presents for the two of them that I procured on my most recent trip to NYC. Because either they or I were out of town on their respective birthdays, I wasn’t able to partake of their bday celebrations. I tried to get them to come out to the movies with me last night but they initially opted out because of work they had to do. Once they heard I was going to see Slumdog Millionaire, they were happy to put the work on hold and come out to the movies with me:

I’ve been hearing really great things about this film but never really paid much attention to seeking it out. When David told me the premise (an Indian boy goes on the gameshow Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? to win the love of his life) I kinda dismissed the idea that the film would be any good. Then I heard that Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, Sunshine) directed the film (with a little help from Loveleen Tandan) and I learned that Dev Patel (who played Anwar on the amazing British series Skins) stars in the film and, well, I had to see the movie. Man … the movie is so great. It’s one of those indie films that tugs at all the right heartstrings and really makes you cheer for the protagonist. By far the most impressive acting performances came from the very young actors Ayush Mahesh Khedekar and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail. They play Jamal and his brother Salim (respectively) at their youngest and are phenomenal! Just amazing acting performances for such little kids. The use of music was also something that I really responded too … Paper Planes by M.I.A. is featured in the movie but so is a song called Aaj Ki Raat by Sonu Nigam, Mahalaxmi Lyer & Alisha Chinoi — what a great pop song! It sounded to me like an Indian Kylie Minogue song. As soon as I got home, I downloaded the soundtrack from iTunes. There are some really great songs on this soundtrack.

I don’t want to give anything about the film away … I think the film works better the less you know (after all, I almost dismissed this film just from hearing David’s description). I will say this, tho, after seeing this movie I now have new questions of how Meridith Vieira might be behind the scenes on the US version of WWTBAM? ;) By far, this was one of my fave movies of the year. I can’t think of a thing about the film that I didn’t like … it’s a great story — and the ending? Well, you’re just gonna hafta see it for yourself. I suspect you’ll be on the edge of your seat like I was. Loved this film! I think you will, too.

I believe I’m meeting up with the guys again tonight to take in a little show by Candis Cayne at The Abbey. I hear it’s not to be missed. I may venture out to see what all the fuss is about.

• Four Christmases was, once again, the #1 movie at the box office.
• The Ledger family accepts the Australian Film Institute’s International Award for Best Actor on behalf of the late Heath Ledger.
• Oh Kanye!
• THIS is what Jim Morrison might look like if he were still alive to day to celebrate his 65th birthday.
• Hillary Clinton looks to Ugly Betty for some debt-relief help.
• Peace the Spork Out, Bratz
• The religious case for same-sex marriage.
• Wee! Sports!
• LOLOLOL!
• Marisa Tomei gets nekkid in The Wrestler.
• Lindsay Lohan learns the benefits of wearing underwear.
• Heidi Klum and Seal spend some cute quality time with the kiddies.
• It looks like Harry Potter has been a bad influence on Hermoine Granger.
• Ian Somerhalder is 30, Dominic Monaghan is 32, Sinéad O’Connor is 42 and Teri Hatcher is 44 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• Eminem teams up with Dr. Dre again.
• Ugly Betty star Eric Mabius is a new dad.
• A new track from the Beatles is on the way.

Yesterday I posted the good news that the University of Oklahoma Sooners became the Big 12 College Football Champions for 2008 after they destroyed the University of Missouri on Saturday and, to update the good news, it is my extreme pleasure to announce that the Sooners have been ranked in the #1 position on the BCS poll. As I mentioned yesterday, OU will face the #2 University of Florida Gators in the BCS Championship Game on January 8, 2009 to see which team will win the national title:

BCS No. 1 and Big 12 champion Oklahoma (12-1) will play BCS No. 2 and SEC champion Florida (12-1) in the FedEx BCS National Championship Game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Fla., on January 8, 2009. The game marks OU’s seventh BCS bowl and fourth national title game in nine seasons. The Sooners earned an automatic berth in the BCS with a 62-21 win against Missouri in the Big 12 Championship Game in Kansas City Saturday night. The victory marked OU’s third consecutive conference title, sixth Big 12 crown in nine seasons and 42nd conference championship in the program’s history … In the remaining BCS games, USC will play Penn State in the Rose Bowl, Texas will play Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl, Virginia Tech will play Cincinnati in the Orange Bowl and Alabama will play Utah in the Sugar Bowl. The BCS standings formula consists of three components, each weighted equally: the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Harris Interactive College Football Poll and an average of six computer rankings: Anderson & Hester, Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Massey, Sagarin and Wolfe … Oklahoma has been ranked in the top five of the BCS more weeks than any other team (44) and No. 1 more weeks than any other team (19). The Sooners were ranked No. 1 in the Coaches Poll, No. 2 in the Harris Poll and No. 2 in the latest AP poll, extending its record for weeks in the top five to 367. No team has spent more time at No. 1, in the Top 5 or in the Top 10 than Oklahoma.

Woot! Boomer Sooner, indeed! I am very proud of my OU boys and I’ll be rooting for them on January 8. I shall refrain from engaging in any trash talking either before or after the game … in the end, may the best team win! I’m just geeked that my beloved Sooners will be playing for the national title. Woot!!!

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It looks like Michael Phelps isn’t the only Olympic Gold Medalist who is turning gold medals into, well, more gold … fellow swimmer Ryan Locte has confirmed the news that he has signed with PR firm PMK and is reportedly going to appear in a forthcoming ad campaign for Calvin Klein underwear. To this news I say, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT! Here are a few pics of what Lochte in model mode looks like:

Oh yeah … he is a definite hottie. I’m sure he’ll sell a lot of CK undies. I would suggest mebbe doing something a bit different with the hair (I like the slicked back, combed look) but, then again, I’m not sure many folks will be paying much attention to his hair once those underwear ads come out. After the jump, check out a short (very cute) video interview with Ryan Lochte where he confirms the news about signing with PMK …

Prince made a surprising visit to The Viper Room on Sunset Blvd. in LA on Friday night, with sparkly cane in hand, to check out a performance by the Pussycat Dolls … but only managed to stick around for about 10 mins. before she decided to bounce. While this in and of itself isn’t all that shocking, I found it very interesting that Prince actually drove away in his own car as he made his escape:

While it would make more sense to be concerned that the Purple One was driving around the nighttime streets of LA with his sunglasses on, I just can’t get over the image of Prince driving a car at all. He always struck me as the kind of guy who would need to be attended to at all times … I just never saw him as the kind of guy who likes (or even knows how) to drive. In any event, it appears that PCD was unable to hang on to Prince‘s attentions because, as I said, he didn’t stick around to watch much of their showcase performance at the Viper. I wonder if Prince‘s new disinterest in watching scantily clad women gyrate on stage has anything to do with his new found Jehovah’s Witnessness?

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