Even though I’d respect Leonardo DiCaprio more if he was trying to woo Rihanna, I really don’t think it’s happening. She’s A) not blonde and B) too “old” for him, considering his cut-off point is 24 or 25 years old. But Leo doesn’t have an official lady these days, and so the tabloids are having fun with it, trying to set him on imaginary dates with random starlets and such. This week’s rumor is about Leonardo getting flirty with… Dakota Johnson?

Rihanna who? ‘Life & Style’ has learned that during the ‘Saturday Night Live’ 40th anniversary after-party, sparks flew between Leonardo DiCaprio and ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ actress Dakota Johnson!

During the bash, held at The Plaza Hotel, Leo barely glanced at rumored fling Rihanna. Instead, “he put his arm around Dakota and led her into the grand ballroom,” a partygoer exclusively tells ‘Life & Style.’ “He told her, ‘Let’s go look at all the celebrities.’”

Sounds like a line — but it worked! “Dakota looked like she was trying to play it cool, but you could tell she was thrilled to have his attention,” the witness says, adding that “out of everyone he socialized with, Leo seemed to be the happiest when he was with Dakota.”

“As they walked away, Leo took the lead and guided her through the crowd, and a small smile spread across her face.”

[From Life & Style]

Here’s are some facts: Dakota did attend the SNL anniversary event and she did party with all of those people afterwards. She also broke up with her boyfriend Matthew Hitt, probably a month before the Fifty Shades promotional tour ramped up. Dakota was and is single and ready to mingle. She’s also 25 years old, not as young as Leo’s girlfriends usually, but I could see it. She’s also got that lean, leggy look that he likes. But… she’s not currently a blonde. Do you think if she went back to the blonde, Leo would date her in a heartbeat? Eh. My current theory is that Leo is angling to date Gigi Hadid next (she’s only 19).

Here are some photos of Dakota out and about in NYC yesterday (she’s hosting SNL this weekend).

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.

God help me but I am SO into Kim Kardashian’s hair these days. That shoulder-length cut suits her and it makes her look younger and fresher. Of course, the rest of Kim is still a hot mess. These are photos of Kim heading out to the BRIT Awards last night in London. From what I could see, she didn’t walk the carpet. Which is fine, it would have been totally unnecessary, because the paparazzi got these shots of her leaving her hotel and we already got to see her outfit: it’s an onesie/jumpsuit by Julien Macdonald. It’s not flattering in the least. When Kim presented at the BRITs (she gave an award to Sam Smith), this is what the jumpsuit looked like in the back view:

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Much classy. Of course, Kim was also on hand to watch Kanye perform a new song, “All Day.” There were flamethrowers involved. No joke. Beware: there’s some NSFW language in the video.

Here’s your best look at Kanye West performing “All Day” at the #BritAwards2015 http://t.co/6WbAr267Ch

— Complex (@ComplexMag) February 25, 2015

Ugh. What else? Before the BRITs, Kim appeared on an iTV show and she ended up discussing whether she would get pregnant again. Kim said in the new season of KUWTK, fans would be able to “follow my journey of trying to get pregnant for the second time, which has proven to not be as easy as the first time, but we’re working on it.” She also said she always thought she would have six kids, but after North, “I would have a million…” Apparently, Kanye and Kim have been trying the old-fashioned way for months now, and Kim said: “We’d do IVF if nothing happens. But we both want to keep trying naturally.”

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet, WENN and Getty.

Madonna’s new face looks really good here, right? It’s a combination of spending the money on GOOD work (after years of spending money on bad work) plus Photoshop. Madonna covers the new issue of Rolling Stone and that was going to be the big story here, but then Madonna totally and completely WIPED OUT during her performance at the BRIT Awards last night. I feel sorry for her, but I’m still going to embed the Vine. Totally.

The set-up: this was Madonna’s first BRIT Awards performance in 20 years. She did not walk the carpet, and her performance was the last one of the evening. She performed “Living for Love,” the same single she performed at the Grammys. This performance was different than the Grammys, though, because it involved Madge wearing a giant Armani cape, and I guess one of her backup dancers was supposed to pull it off, and instead of the cape coming off, Madge went ass over tea kettle. Here’s the Vine:

She looks like she hit the stage hard. Apparently, she dropped her mic in the fall and missed a few lyrics, but she was able to get up and continue performing. Poor Madge. She really could have hurt herself!

As for the RS cover story, there are some very interesting quotes about Kanye, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift. You can see RS’s cover excerpt here. Some highlights:

On Kanye: “He’s a brilliant madman. He can’t help himself. Like, he doesn’t have the same filters other people have. He has to blurt things out—he’s always saying inappropriate stuff. But he also has brilliant ideas in the studio, if you can get him to pay attention long enough. I don’t always agree with the things he says or does—I don’t always like his music, even. But he’s a beautiful mess. I love him…I think he takes award shows too seriously…So that part of him I can’t relate to. Like, what’s the point of fighting for somebody to…like, ‘This person should have got it?’ Don’t come to an award show looking for justice!”

On Lady Gaga: “I don’t think she wants my crown…We live in a world where people like to pit women against each other. And this is why I love the idea of embracing other females who are doing what I’m doing. The only time I ever criticized Lady Gaga was when I felt like she blatantly ripped off one of my songs. It’s got nothing to do with ‘she’s taking my crown’ or ‘she’s in some space of mine.’ She has her thing. I do think she’s a very talented singer and songwriter. It was just that one issue. And everybody’s obviously run with it and turned it into a huge feud, which I think is really boring, quite frankly. And you know what? I don’t care anymore. Here’s the thing: one day everyone’s going to shut up about it. You’ll see! I have a plan.”

On Taylor Swift: “She has an opinion, and she’s going against the norm.So in that respect, she is similar to me, yeah. And also, people just want to give her a hard time all the time because they think she’s a goody-two-shoes, so of course I want to embrace her.”

[From Rolling Stone via E! News]

I actually think Madonna’s assessments are pretty dead on. I feel that way about Kanye too (much to everyone else’s chagrin): he’s crazy and petty and silly and he’s interesting and somewhat fascinating. He is a beautiful mess. I also think Madge is right about Gaga, only Gaga was coming for Madonna’s crown at one point, but that moment is over. And yes, Gaga did rip off Madonna’s song.

Oh, and Madge is fine. She posted this after the BRITs.

Armani hooked me up! My beautiful cape was tied too tight! But nothing can stop me and love really lifted me up! Thanks for your good wishes! I’m fine! ??#livingforlove

A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on Feb 25, 2015 at 2:50pm PST

Photos courtesy of Instagram, Rolling Stone, Madonna’s Facebook.

Here are some photos of Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss at last night’s BRIT Awards. Taylor Swift went for a dark, dragon-y look – this is Roberto Cavalli Atelier, accessorized with Lorraine Schwartz jewels. Swifty is #TeamTargaryen!!!!! Karlie wore a bold Thierry Mugler gown. Both ladies seemed to have abandoned their twee. Is this a temporary thing? Are they no longer about cutesy cupcakes and cookies and sleepovers?

Taylor picked up the award for International Female Solo Artist. She also performed “Blank Space” at the show, to decent reviews (I watched some clips and Tay-Tay is really not the best at choreography). But the most notable Swifty moment came when there was a cutaway during Kanye West’s performance of “All Day”. Here you go:

Bless her heart. I kind of love that she keeps standing up and doing her awkward dances at every music awards show, even though everyone always yells at her.

What else? Swifty explained yesterday why she posted those photos of her belly button, even though she always said that we would never see her stomach. Apparently, the paparazzi got some shots of her in a bikini and she was trying to make the pap shots worth less money, so she posted some ‘kini Instagrams. I understand the train of thought, but sometimes I kind of think Taylor is too self-aware for her own good. You can read more about Swifty’s thoughts here.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet, WENN.

These are photos of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith at the premiere of Will’s new sexy heist movie with Margot Robbie called Focus. (Bedhead covered the premiere photos of Margot Robbie earlier.) They were loved-up on the red carpet. I keep seeing ads for Focus and it doesn’t look much different from other, likely better sexy heist movies. As Bedhead mentioned it’s still hanging in there on Rotten Tomatoes with a 64% fresh rating. I get the impression that the movie is going to bomb, but I could be wrong.

As part of promotion for the film, Will did an interview with TheMid.com in which he gave some decent quotes about his career and family. Will knows how to do sound bites and while he has a questionable belief system he’s still a thoughtful, interesting guy. Here’s some of what he said:

Being a part of Hollywood must make you no stranger to con men.
Are you kidding? I’m an actor. Everybody is running a con. There are certain things that people want and they’re going to do the things they need to do to get them. All right? They’re gonna wear the clothes and say things they need to say. Everybody is trying to get what they want. At the heart of human interaction is a daily con.

How do you conquer your insecurities?
I think I learned very young to attack fear. There are tons of things that I’m scared of. It’s frustrating to me when I’m scared of something, so I’m forced to go and attack it. It’s been helpful, but it’s been painful.

Your son Jaden and daughter Willow are following in your footsteps and pursuing their own acting careers. What advice are you giving them?
My great-grandmother used to say, “Bought sense is better than that you borrow.” I always took that as doing it yourself. Earning that lump on your head is always better than listening to someone else about the lump they got on their head. Jada and I like to give our kids complete responsibility. Outside of life or death, we like to give them their own choices and put the responsibility of their lives on to them as much as they can handle it.

Do you have any bad habits you’d like to change?
I have that artist’s mind, so I never know where my keys are, where my wallet is, and I don’t really care a lot about clothes. I take my clothes off and drop them. I don’t clean up stuff. I’m always trying to create something, and I need my creative state to be kind of cluttered.

[From The Mid.com]

We’ve heard from both Will and Jada, in so many different ways, that they treat their kids like adults and let them do whatever they want. Judging from their social media accounts and careers, Willow, 14, may be faring somewhat better than her brother Jaden, 16, who often tweets nonsensical bits of personal ‘wisdom’.

Both Jaden and Willow put out new music recently. (On the music front Willow is also ahead of her brother.) The thing is, it’s actually good, at least Willow’s music is, and Jaden’s isn’t as bad as it’s been to date. The tracks I heard from Willow were complex and listenable electronica. (They partnered with some good producers, although one of Jaden’s songs has been called out as derivative of another artist.)

That’s the thing about Will and Jada’s parenting style, it may have worked somewhat with Willow, but Jaden could probably use more boundaries. Maybe no one parenting style works for all children but the hands-off approach just seems like a disaster to me. It’s Scientology-based, and it seems to completely ignore children’s developmental needs.

Omg I’m Bout To Tweet The Most Jaden Smith Thing Ever Ready?

— Jaden Smith (@officialjaden) February 13, 2015

The More Time You Spend Awake The More Time You Spend Asleep.

— Jaden Smith (@officialjaden) February 13, 2015

Existence is a game that never ends but is always beginning.

— Willy (@OfficialWillow) January 30, 2015

Photo credit: WENN.com

Yesterday we covered Zendaya calling out Giuliana Rancic for mocking her dreadlocks on Fashion Police. Giuliana was widely criticized for saying Z smelled like “patchouli oil and weed.” After Zendaya’s eloquent response, Giuliana record an extended, somber apology. She seemed sincere, and I was ready to let the matter go.

During the Fashion Police episode in which Giuliana mocked Zendaya, Kelly Osbourne was the only cast member who appeared annoyed and didn’t laugh. Us Weekly says Kelly’s disgust was due to the fact that Giuliana ignored Kelly’s warnings not to do the bit. A member of the live audience told Us, “They did the Zendaya segment three times. Three different takes. On the first two takes, Kelly said ‘Guys, we can’t say this. Zendaya is a friend of the show.’ Giuliana said the words ‘patchouli oil’ and ‘weed’ three times. They all heard the three takes.”

This new information makes Giuliana’s original comments even more awkward. I’m curious about Kelly’s warnings. She realized Giuliana’s comments were awful. Did she only speak up because Zendaya is a friend of the show? Maybe that’s the only way she thought Giuliana could be convinced. Whatever the case, Kelly’s opinion didn’t matter. Giuliana kept repeating herself.

Zendaya has accepted Giuliana’s second apology with another amazing response:

“Studies have shown that even though we try to act without prejudice, sometimes it’s just hidden inside us due to our past or surroundings. That hidden prejudice is often influential in our actions. It’s our job to spot these issues within others and ourselves and destroy them before they become hurtful. I have so many people looking up to me, that I couldn’t be scared, wait it out, nor could I just stand up for me; I had to do it for WE. It is important in this journey to remember that just because someone has inflicted hurt upon us, it does not give us the right to do the same. Body shaming and other hurtful tactics will never get the job done. As hard as it was to stop MYSELF from being ignorant and from posting the first mean words that came to my mind because I was hurt, I had to think about the bigger picture. Instead I sat for two hours on my phone, doing my research and formulating an educated response. Giuliana, I appreciate your apology and I’m glad it was a learning experience for you and for the network. I hope that others negatively affected by her words can also find it in their hearts to accept her apology as well. From a quote we all know by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., ‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.’ Let’s be that light and spread that love.”

[From Zendaya Coleman on Instagram]

Zendaya’s only 18 years old, and she’s critically thinking and teaching by example. I can’t imagine any other teenager stepping back and collecting her thoughts for hours. Most teens — most people, actually — would’ve fired off a few indignant tweets and some middle-finger emoji. Z’s proven herself able to handle difficult issues like the Aaliyah biopic mess with enviable grace.

P.S. I never talked about this red and pink Rubin dress that Zendaya wore at NYFW. She walked in the Go Red For Women show, and this dress is prom-y but awesome.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet & WENN

For days, there were rumors that Jamie Dornan was feeling a lot of angst about the success of Fifty Shades of Grey, and that his wife Amelia Warner wasn’t feeling the whole “international sex symbol” thing. An Aussie tabloid claimed – and it was picked up by so many legit outlets – that Jamie had decided not to return for the sequel, Fifty Shades Darker. As I said on Tuesday, that’s not really a call Jamie gets to make. Both Jamie and Dakota Johnson signed contracts for three films and they will be held to it (now the studio just needs to get E.L. James in line). In any case, Jamie needed to do some damage control. So he stepped out with his wife in London on Wednesday, in what can only be described as the most paparazzi-friendly outing I’ve ever seen from Jamie (usually he’s really surly and grumpy about being pap’d). I wonder if Starbucks paid for this?! Plus, Jamie’s rep denied the Aussie tabloid rumors to People:

Fifty Shades of Grey will not be losing its original Christian Grey, despite recent rumors that Jamie Dornan would be leaving the blockbuster franchise.

“Jamie is delighted that the film is breaking box office records worldwide and whilst the studio has not made any formal announcements about sequels, he is looking forward to making the next film,” Dornan’s rep confirmed to PEOPLE Wednesday, adding that the actor will not be making further statements for the time being.

The Australian magazine NW had reported that the 32-year-old actor and model was walking away from future films because Dornan’s wife, Amelia Warner, was uncomfortable with the racy sex scenes he shares with 25-year-old costar Dakota Johnson. Dornan had hinted at his wife’s unease with the film at its U.K. premiere, saying his wife hadn’t seen the film, adding, “And I don’t think she will, to be honest.”

[From People]

I think the trouble has been handled. If the studio was worried, Jamie just eased their mind. He’s a team player. He will be back for the sequel. And he will convince his wife to play along too. Now the studio can concentrate on the biggest headache: E.L. James and her insane idea that she’s some kind of “auteur” who should adapt the next screenplay.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Here are some photos of Margot Robbie at the LA premiere of Focus, her heist movie with Will Smith and Rodrigo Santoro. The movie has a 63% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is better than I expected. That’s not saying much. I want good things for Margot, and starlets are only allowed few duds before Hollywood writes them off. Will’s had his head firmly entrenched in the clouds of Xenu and e-meters, so yes. I worry.

Margot’s wearing a Giambattista Valli couture dress, and I’m not crazy about it. She must have devoted this month’s style mojo to her home run at the Oscars because this dress isn’t happening. The black premiere background throws off the impact of this look, but I’m seeing saloon-girl boudoir fashion. From a distance, the feathery bodice reminds me of cake icing. (Mmm, cake.) Margot has a few new interviews. Here are some excerpts from The Independent, where Margot says she won the Focus role by calling Will a “d*ck“:

She loves hostels: “Any time I have any time off I try to travel. I always have more fun when I stay in hostels — you just meet so many more people. A hotel makes sense when you’re doing work things but travelling you don’t really get a feel for a place if you’re in a hotel. I find it seems to make it all feel like everywhere else. B&Bs and hostels are generally the best way to do it.”

People don’t recognize her: “I think I look so different to what people see on screen … that people don’t make the association or think, ‘oh it looks like the chick from Wolf … but it couldn’t possibly be her because why would she be in a hostel in Dublin? In fact a couple of people did say that to me and I was like, ‘no that’s weird!’ They said, ‘I thought that would be weird.’ I didn’t have any problems.”

How she scored Focus: “We started improvising a little bit, Will said something and I called him a d*ck. Apparently when he walked out he said: ‘I like her. I think she’s the right one.’ They were like, ‘you like her because she called you a d*ck.’ It ended up becoming a running joke in the film.”

[From The Independent]

I wonder if Margot will keep enjoying hostels as her fame grows. Right now, she doesn’t mind meeting people. As her face becomes more recognizable, that will probably change. One thing I’ve noticed about her is how dark hair makes her look completely different. She could always use a dark wig as a disguise for the future.

A few more things. Margot says Clint Eastwood glared at her during a backstage Oscars moment. (He probably thought she stole his empty chair.) She also claims that kissing Will Smith tastes like a candy cane. Huh.

Photos courtesy of WENN

I have no memory of this, but apparently there was a rumor circa 2002-03 that Jude Law was being considered to play Superman. Have you heard this? I remember the build-up to the reboot of the franchise, and how disappointed people were when Brandon Routh eventually got the part. I also remember that it took a while for Routh to get cast, and the reboot went through several different directors too. But I have no memory of Jude Law being in the running. You have to remember, back in those days, Jude was a HUGE deal. He’s still a wonderful actor and he still gets a lot of work now, but Jude Law circa 2002-05 was a major celebrity/heartthrob. Anyway, during an interview with MTV’s Josh Horowitz, Jude discussed how he was also wearing the cape:

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(Sidenote: Jude Law looks SO HOT in this video, right? I think he just got me pregnant.)

Jude says he kept turning down a chance to audition and all of the meetings they wanted with him to play Superman, because:

“At the time… I’m open to it now, although no one is going to ask me to play him now, I’m too old, but at the time I ahhhh, I really didn’t want to. I just sort of thought, I don’t want to spend the rest of my life being that guy who played Superman. If you ever got smoking a fag… you’ll ruin the lives of all the children around the world. I also thought about my kids, like ‘Daddy’s Superman?’ I couldn’t, I couldn’t…”

He goes on to say that Brett Ratner convinced him to just try the caped costume on and Jude did put it on and he was feeling it and he could even hear the famous Superman score in his head, but that putting the costume had a weird effect on him: he got it out of his system. He just needed to wear it once and then he was fine.

So, we’re living in a world where Jude Law was almost Superman. WHOA. I think that would have been such weird casting. And Jude’s a blondie!! Superman is supposed to have dark hair, people. Now, I would be open – and Jude sounds open to it too – to seeing Jude in some kind of superhero movie in some way. He has all of those child support payments to make too. (I wonder if his ex-girlfriend has given birth yet?)

Vintage Jude Law:

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Aww, this is so adorable!

Kim Zolciak recently took to Instagram to share a new photo of her son Kane hanging out with his new best friend — Sinn! In case you didn’t know, Sinn is their puppy! Kim captioned the photo:

“Kane LOVES LOVES Sinn!!! He gives him his shoes, food, anything he can find! Sinn chews up EVERYTHING hence why there is no pad in the crate!”

Kim also went on to talk about how much she loves Kane’s pants:

“I’m loving Kane’s new pants the material is to die for! Thank you @theminiclassy”