Expectant mama Molly Sims stepped out with husband Scott Stuber in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Monday (March 16).

Looking every bit the supermodel, the mom-to-be, 41, rocked a patterned mini maternity dress while stopping by a hair salon.

On St. Patrick’s Day, the Las Vegas star shared a cute shot with 2-year-old son Brooks via Instagram.

The model-actress recently opened up about welcoming her daughter soon.

“I can tell you the things I stressed about with Brooks like breastfeeding—he was born with a tooth like a vampire!—I won’t stress about with her,” Molly shared.

She added: “I’m actually more worried about Brooks. The time we had with just him has been amazing. I’m so excited for our daughter to arrive, but at the same time I’m going to miss that alone time with him. It’s something I really cherished these past two and a half years.”

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Last week, we covered the controversy with Univision host Rodner Figueroa saying that Michelle Obama “looks like a character from Planet of the Apes.” He was fired from Univision immediately, but he’s issued a lengthy apology and explanation, trying to say that he didn’t mean it in any kind of racist way. Eh. Anyway, the ladies of The View discussed the controversy on yesterday’s episode with guest host Raven Symone. Raven has some interesting ideas about race, and she openly questioned whether Figueroa’s comment was really “racist-like.” Rosie Perez shut it down though.

Whoopi Goldberg introduced the topic to the audience and Rosie Perez kicked off the discussion by stating that his comment (which ultimately cost him his job) was racist.

“A lot of Latin people recognize the fact that we do have African blood in us. A lot of them do not want to recognize that fact, and that’s where this stems from. There is a secret in the Latin community, specifically the Caribbean, South American, Central American, Latin community, that they are very racist,” Perez began. “They never want to be in the same group as black people. And it’s sad. It’s very, very sad. And he did say Michelle Obama looks like a cast member of the Planet of the Apes.”

That’s when Raven chimed in and asked, “Was he saying it racist-like? Because he said that he voted for her later and I don’t think he was saying it racist.”

Perez wasn’t having it.

“That’s disrespect. I would like to tell you that it is racist, period. This is a problem in the Latin community, that we do not talk about that. We do not address, and it is real and it was revealed by this man’s statement. And you do not disrespect the first lady of our country.”

Raven continued, “Michelle, don’t fire me for this right now, but some people look like animals. Is that true?…I look like a bird. Can I be mad if somebody calls me Tucan Sam?”

[From E! News]

I think Raven is conflating the “some people do look like animals” thing with the completely racist history of comparing black people to animals, specifically monkeys, apes and gorillas. Some people look horses, some people look like cats, some people look like squirrels, and none of that has anything to do with the centuries of colonial history and slave history of treating dark-skinned people like animals. Raven got on Twitter and seemingly addressed the backlash to her comments:

Some comments are rude, some are disrespectful, and some are racist. Try to not exchange one for the other. My opinion/comments aren’t based off race, that doesn’t mean i’m trying to be a different race all together. I love OUR history, family…. We have Irish Culture, African Culture, Asian Culture, Indian Culture Many more running through the veins of AMERICA! Come on yung peeps

[From Raven’s Twitter]

Again, she’s conflating two separate things. No one is debating the fact that most Americans are racial mutts with lots of different ethnicities swimming around our DNA. But just because some random white dude happens to have 10% African DNA, doesn’t mean that said white dude gets to compare a black person to an ape. Same if the guy is Latino, or Asian or whatever. Just stop comparing black people to apes. Period. The end.

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Nick Cannon was at the Apple store in New York the other day promoting his book Neon Aliens Ate My Homework. Last we heard, he’d been seen with Nicole Murphy. On the weekend, however, he was seen at a grocery store with another woman. Click here to see the photo. Page Six has identified her…      

Nick Cannon was at the Apple store in New York the other day promoting his book Neon Aliens Ate My Homework. Last we heard, he’d been seen with Nicole Murphy. On the weekend, however, he was seen at a grocery store with another woman. Click here to see the photo. Page Six has identified her…      

James Franco’s been extra quiet since The Interview mess. He’s still very active on Instagram but hasn’t pulled out any stuntqueening stops. It’s been two whole weeks since he posted a shirtless selfie, and his heart clearly wasn’t in that shot. Maybe we’re seeing a new, less attention-seeking James Franco? I wouldn’t bet on it. He’s still the same guy who picked up a 17-year-old girl on Instagram and faux-apologized by calling it “bad judgment.”

Franco interviewed himself for Dot 429. Straight James and Gay James go back and forth on the subject of his sexuality. James previously said he wishes he was gay. This discussion is a little obnoxious because the two Jameses recite poetry to each other and kiss at the end, but he talks out his gender identity with himself. Some excerpts:

Gay James on his movie-star facade: “I just hide behind my movies, and try to look cool, and don’t talk about anything of substance, and just give bland answers to everything like an athlete. ‘Yeah, we played with heart out there tonight. Really brought it.’”

Gay James on his sexuality: Well, I like to think that I’m gay in my art and straight in my life. Although, I’m also gay in my life up to the point of intercourse, and then you could say I’m straight. So I guess it depends on how you define gay. If it means whom you have sex with, I guess I’m straight. In the twenties and thirties, they used to define homosexuality by how you acted and not by whom you slept with. Sailors would f*** guys all the time, but as long as they behaved in masculine ways, they weren’t considered gay.”

Straight James elaborates: “I guess I mean that I like my queer public persona. I like that it’s so hard to define me and that people always have to guess about me. They don’t know what the hell is up with me, and that’s great. Not that I do what I do to confuse people, but as long as they are confused, I get time to play.”

Straight James on his antics: “If I’m so annoying, why do they write about me? If they were truly sick of my sh*t, they would just ignore me, but they don’t. I don’t do what I do for attention; I do it because I believe in what I do. Of course, some of it is tongue-in-cheek, but that’s just a tonal thing. It’s not like I call the paparazzi on myself or anything like that; I’m just having a conversation with the public. If you don’t want to be part of the convo, check out. If you do, cool.”

Straight James to those who say he appropriates gay culture: “I say f*** off, but I say it gently. This is such a fraught issue, and I am sensitive to all its aspects. But first of all, I was not the one who pulled my public persona into the gay world; that was the straight gossip press and the gay press speculating about me. I really don’t care what people think about my sexuality, and it’s also none of their business. So I really don’t choose to identify with my public persona. I am not interested in most straight male-bonding rituals, but I am also kept from being fully embraced by the gay community because I don’t think anyone truly believes I have gay sex.”

[From Dot 429]

James is correct about his sexuality being no one else’s business. Yet he’s making it everyone’s business by discussing it (with himself) in a magazine. I believe James when he says he doesn’t call the paps. He’s rarely spotted outside of film promotion duties. Dude doesn’t feel the need to get papped because he has Instagram to satisfy his narcissistic fix. Does Franco appropriate gay culture? That’s a tough question.

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Congratulations are in order for Jude Law and Catherine Harding.

The Dom Hemingway star, 42, and his ex-girlfriend, 23, have welcomed a daughter, Daily Mail reports.

“I can confirm the arrival of Jude Law and Catherine Harding’s daughter,” the actor’s rep revealed in a statement. “Both are delighted and continue to ask that their privacy and that of their child be respected.”

The British actor has three children with ex-wife Sadie Frost – sons Rafferty, 18, and Rudy, 12, and daughter Iris, 14 – and another daughter, Sophia, 5, with model Samantha Burke.

Law confirmed that he was expecting a fifth child – his first with the aspiring singer-songwriter – in October.

“Whilst they are no longer in a relationship, they are both wholeheartedly committed to raising their child,” the actor’s rep added.

Reportedly, Harding – who also goes by the name Cat Cavelli – spent time with Law last summer when he was on location in the Czech Republic.

Royal mum-to-be Kate Middleton stepped out in style on Wednesday (March 18) at Brookhill Children’s Centre in London’s Woolwich.

At eight months pregnant, the Duchess of Cambridge, 33, looked radiant in a $63 polka-dot maternity dress from the online retailer ASOS. The Duchess accessorized the stylish shift with black pumps, silver jewelry, and a tiny black clutch.

The expectant mum was learning more about the Home-Start charity, which is one of the U.K.’s leading family support organizations that works with 29,000 families and more than 63,000 children each year.

Inside, the Duchess was treated to coffee while she chatted with some families. The official visit will be one of Kate’s last public appearances before she goes on maternity leave.

The day before, Kate and husband Prince William attended a St. Patrick’s Day ceremony in Aldershot.

On Friday, the Duke and Duchess were joined by other members of the royal family for a Service of Commemoration for troops who were stationed in Afghanistan.

Last Wednesday, the royal mum-to-be was seen visiting an art studio in Kent, and on Thursday, she toured the set of Downtown Abbey in West London.

The Duke and Duchess – who are already parents to 19-month-old son Prince George – expect their second child within weeks.

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With Sweden’s Prince Carl-Philip’s plans to marry in June, I think we can officially say that Prince Harry is the hottest royal bachelor in the world at this moment. Right? These are photos of Harry out and about today in London, announcing a new project with Walking with the Wounded (more on that in a second). Harry looks long and lean here, but I’ve always liked him in jeans and casual clothes. While he’ll never have the sparkle and debonair charm of someone like John F. Kennedy Jr., Harry still has something, you know? Hot bachelor is hot.

As for the new Walking with the Wounded Challenge, it sounds like a good one. They’re not going to some far-flung place to freeze their nards off. Harry and five wounded warriors are going to do a 1,000 mile walk/hike around Great Britain, from Balmoral (Scotland) to London. This will be going down August 22 to October 31). At the announcement event today, Harry also spoke about his choice to step down from his military post:

In a speech at London’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel, he said that as he made his own transition to civilian life he was “determined to do all I can to help others”. Harry, 30, said: “The public’s support for our Armed Forces continues to be extraordinary. However, as the memory of our military commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan fade, we must encourage people to continue supporting our servicemen and women; particularly those who are seeking to transition into civilian life. This process can be challenging, as it is for anyone seeking a new career. As I make this transition myself, I’m determined to do all I can to help others.”

Harry met the team and asked several questions about their injuries and care, even apologising for bombarding them with so many questions because he’s been “learning about it and how it all works”.

Harry said: “Walk of Britain will cover all parts of the country. Walking through the communities in which our service personnel and veterans grew up and now live. In doing so, Walk of Britain will give everyone the opportunity to meet these remarkable men and women. People up and down the country will get to see first-hand the determination and resolve of those who have served, and in particular those who have been injured or suffer hidden wounds. They will see that whatever their circumstances these men and women are looking to the future. They are looking to employers to give them the chance to keep making a contribution to our communities.”

[From Express]

Wow. God, he’s grown up to be such a lovely man, hasn’t he? And his “gap year” is filling up really, really quickly. Harry has been thinking about leaving his military post for a while, it seems, and has organized a busy schedule for the next few years. He’s going to complete his military service by spending a month with the Australian Defense Force (in April & May), then doing appearances with his dad in Australia and New Zealand. Then Harry is going to sub-Saharan Africa for the summer to volunteer. Then he’s doing the Walk of Britain. Then he’s going back to the Ministry of Defense on a voluntary basis, likely to organize the second Invictus Games. Busy, busy, busy.

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As you know, Bruce Jenner is in the process of transitioning from male to female. We’ve heard that Bruce has a female name that he’s asked his family to use, but we haven’t heard the name yet and he hasn’t specified which pronoun he’d like to be referred by. Bruce also has a docuseries in the works, but that has reportedly been put on hold for several reasons. TMZ says that Bruce delayed the show because he wanted to make sure his sons were ready for him to come out publicly. They also cite Bruce’s car crash in early February, in which a woman died, as an emotionally draining event that he needs time to work through.

Last week People reported that there’s even more to Bruce’s reluctance to move forward with the show. Apparently Bruce is unhappy with the way that his transition is being portrayed so far. They have a source who states that “Bruce’s primary goal is to bring awareness to this issue in order to help others. He is not sure that E! and a reality show is the best format to do that.” That sounds wise and true, especially considering how skeptically he’s viewed by some transgender people. He’s a Kardashian after all.

The upcoming issue of People features Bruce on the cover with the headline “Bruce’s family divided” and the detail that his family is taking sides. They also state that Bruce can go for weeks without speaking to his daughters and that he’s lonely but spends time with his kids from his previous marriage. Here’s some of their teaser article, with more in the upcoming print edition.

The family had already been rocked by Jenner’s divorce from ex-wife Kris after 23 years of marriage, and in the nearly two months since Jenner, 65, made headlines with the news that he is transitioning from male to female, his 10 children and stepchildren have processed the change in different ways.

“The divorce caused a divide, but Bruce’s decision to share his transition has caused an even greater divide,” a Keeping up with the Kardashians production source says of Jenner’s plans to document his journey, both in an interview with Diane Sawyer and in a docu-series that is now on hold.

After keeping his truth a secret for more than five decades – and “taking a backseat in his own life,” as the source puts it, while Kris called the shots during their marriage – the 1976 Olympic gold medalist is now going his own way for the first time in a long while.

As he continues to find his way, he has remained firm in the belief that “he wants this to be his story,” says a friend.

Still, the strain between families is one that Bruce himself addressed in the season premiere of KUWTK, lamenting that he is “in the middle” of the Kardashians and Jenners.

Since his move to a secluded hilltop Malibu home following the divorce, star has been spending more time with his kids from previous marriages: Cassandra, 34, Burt, 36, Brandon, 33, and Brody, 31.

As for his stepdaughters with Kris – Kourtney, 35, Kim, 34, and Khloé, 30 – “there were weeks when they didn’t hear from Bruce,” says the Kardashian insider.

Despite the tensions, sources on both sides of the family say all his children have been supportive of their dad.

“His kids all love him very much,” says the insider, “and would do anything for him.”

[From People]

For all you can say about the Kardashians, I don’t think anyone is unsupportive of Bruce, I just think they don’t know how to deal with everything. They live a very public life, and they manage it by letting Kris run everything. Bruce has upset the balance. Kris is not on board with Bruce coming out, and maybe part of that is that she’s used to calling all the shots. Maybe this is Kris getting more mileage out of this story, though, by turning Bruce’s transition into a plotline. It’s all about how they’re coping, it’s not about Bruce’s personal struggle. That’s his story, not Kris’s.

Also, Bruce got another nosejob, according to TMZ, which gets a lot of insider stories from The Kardashians. It’s hard to tell what’s new with Bruce, because he’s had so much done to his face over the years.

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Jake Gyllenhaal enjoyed St Patrick’s Day lunch with Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford in New York yesterday. Here are some shots of them leaving the restaurant. Jake was seen with Marcus on Monday – click here to see those photos. As mentioned then, Carey is in town working on Skyligh…