Madonna has been keeping a relatively low profile since she was spotted in the company of Brazilian model Jesus Luz down in São Paulo last month (tho she did surface solo in London but before the New Year). It was rumored that she would be ringing in the New Year with Jesus in London but there were unsubstantiated reports that Maddy jetted off with the kiddies (and Jesus?) to celebrate in the Maldives. Irregardless of where she was around New Year’s Day (and with who), Maddy is back home in NYC this week … and was spotted with her newest child David Banda at the Kabbalah Centre last night:

With all the craziness going on in Madonna’s life … her divorce from Guy Ritchie, her rumored affair with Jesus Luz … she continues to stay grounded with the two most important things in her life — her children and her religion. If you would’ve told me that this is what Madonna’s life would be based around 20 years ago, I never would’ve believed it. Madonna has a cunning way of still staying Madonna but also maintaining a life that is still fairly traditional, at least in some respects. And look, it appears that David Banda is already acclimating himself to the paparazzi sitch his life revolves around now. I’m looking forward to seeing what 2009 holds for Madonna and her children … now that she’s single again, it should be a very interesting year of innuendo and speculation … can’t wait.

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Just a few days ago, we learned that Twilight star Taylor Lautner has been recast in the role of Jacob Black in the upcoming Twilight sequel New Moon. As you may recall, there was a bit of chatter last month that Lautner was in danger of losing the role to a much beefier actor and it was reported that he was working hard to prove to the movie studio that he was up for playing the role of Jacob again. People reported that Taylor had put on 19 pounds in his efforts to keep the role. Now that Taylor has retained the part, it is time for him to show his face in public again … here are a few new pics of Taylor making his way out of a Chipotle here in SoCal showing off his new “bulkier” look:

Um, I do not see any evidence of 19lbs. of anything in these pics … he looks as fresh-faced as ever to me. Perhaps there are new muscles underneath that t-shirt but he is lookin’ too much like David babyface Archuleta in these pics and less like the über-Jacob Black that I envisioned in New Moon. Even still, I am very glad that Taylor has been allowed to keep the part he originated in the first film and I have no doubt that he’ll be able to become the Jacob Black he needs to be in the movie sequel. Now that Taylor’s got the part, we may be seeing much more of the lad around Hollywood … after all, he’s secured a major role for a much-anticipated new movie. It’s time he turn that cache into more fame.

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When last we heard from Courtney Love she wasn’t really speaking thru her My Space blog, she was using finger gestures to get her message across … but, in the past few days, C. Love has been very bizzy writing up new posts for her blog. Just this week alone, Courtney has blogged about things as varied as “tampons, tequila, toddlers and toadies”, to allegedly becoming muse to designer Riccardo Tisci, to her love for Kelly Ripa. As per usual, it’s all a bit difficult to sort thru but, we’re gonna do our best. Here are excerpts from Courtney’s most recent blogposts, as always all spelling and grammatical errors are her own:

First up, the tampons and tequila:

tampons tequila? toddlers and toadies

I found a cache of me and KCS vinyl, not much but enought its cool, i can tell exactly whats what, they raped and pillaged our Vinyl colletcion downstairs at his Funeral i remember SIlva leaving the driveway with a drizzle and “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” and “Generic Flipper” under his arm, i opened the window and screeched”Dont SCRATCH EM JOHNNY” i was too bereaved and flipped to chase him and shocked, anyway.
theres all these K records Go Team singles sleeveless, and on one Tobi Vail had written “Calvin and Tobi 4 ever” on the white part, green vinyl, he was so hopelessly in love with her he just wanted to be in love with someone , she told him he’d ever be good enough for her, and then why… ayear or so later he WAS, well i was not having THAT thanks Buhbye,
h tampons and tequila….. al you guys, all y; all, get off the internet just for 3 days, trun off your pdas cept i guess parent worry calls, and just dont REACT to this shit! for three days react to nothing but your inner self, your dreams and make a mood board and show me as im about to scan mine i made in the magazine curated by roberto Tosci, im outting a certian person inmy tip friends bedroom in there , as its public fucking GENIUS< theres MILLIONS of people worldwide waiting onthis record well myabe, aybe theres 10! but in any case , i assume there are Millions because in the past there have been Millions and my strategy is to make it available to people in every country for free and for what you feel i deserve and due to the level of merchandise wich has never been even aporached before, respectful hot sexy well cut cool merchandise, hell id sell quail eggs if they didnt break ust things i like, ( im also gonna try this bloodroot perfume "Coffin " i know in such a goth! ) i respect all and loveyour support and support you back but a carrying so much on my plate the mouthing off by me has to stop i now have athorities who i havent had to say a word to just show the documenst too, look at the wierdly untaped Linda and me and Billy "Rhiannon" all the etsy sellers have you tubes try blackbooks shes a genius, show topsy turveys original and genius hats, show the chloe dress i got for christmas im obsessed with, lets talk about cocardes and ribbon art is anyone crafty? can anyone work withthier hands ? do you know about Jacqaurd dyes wichyou add vinegar too wich have a rainbow of colours and is like Neil George salon for clothes compared to RIT the nice n easy of dyes or how cheap it is to dye your entire wardroble into four colour spearations or ombres, or how to dip dye or ombre yourself? my BQ came today and so did my Gemolina im so obsessd with both of them, as well as my Prossum Mr Cgristopher Bailey SMOOOCH feather skirt and coat i know the effort that went into those things,

Yeah, I have no idea. Next up, Courtney alerts her fans that she has been dubbed the new “muse” to Givenchy head Riccardo Tisci, she blogs:

Riccardo Tisci: A Magazine

i am so excited that Riccardo ( empire leader of Givenchy) has chosen me as his muse , its so heady its so exicting, ive been a bit shy about showing you guys the curated by riccardo magazine and to be in such heady company m inez , carine, hedi, panos, i pinch myself every day obviously im not audrey hepburn and he told me thats not what he fucking wnats, he wants me to just be me. its a truly nice feeling to be seen so i worked my ass off on my fame cakes for him and now people are asking me to do graphics and art stuff all over! its so wierd im the luckiest girl in the world hubby to have you and rick and marc and jg and ps and rs and and im kinda shy about my cakes ! its not what i do for a living but enjoy! the man is a genius and to be his muse is such an honour to be truly seen and accepted is so beuatiful and by such a genius, thanks to those who love me for me

Click HERE to see the mood board that Courtney sent to Tisci to help inspire his designs … honestly, it’s not terrible … but it is representative of what I believe is crammed inside her head. It’s scary but also pretty.

After the jump, check out Court’s latest missive that was posted earlier today about Kelly Ripa, or something to that effect …

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