When we last checked in on Paris Hilton, she was proudly announcing that she voted for Donald Trump because, in her words, “I’ve known him since I’m a little girl.” That right there was pretty much Peak America, by the way. In any case, we’ve known exactly what Paris Hilton is for many, many years: an absolute idiot. She’s dumb like a fox in that she was the pioneer famewhore who was famous for nothing, but Paris’s heyday has long since passed and dumb is forever. But to hear Paris tell it, she’s secretly been brilliant this whole time and she was merely playing dumb many years ago and that image just stuck. Yeah. That excuse is older than “I just seem like a bitch because of the editing.”

Paris Hilton is a name that signifies glitz, money, blonde jokes and, now, a $2 billion empire. That’s right, Hilton reveals to Access Hollywood that she doesn’t want to be known as a ditz anymore. With 17 product lines and 70 overseas stores, she’s built a business empire and is ready for people to recognize it.

“I am a very hardworking businesswoman and entrepreneur, and that’s what I want to be known as now,” shares the hotel heiress. The 35-year-old credits the producers of her breakout reality show The Simple Life with her frivolous persona, explaining, “They said ‘Nicole you play the trouble maker, Paris you play the ditzy airhead.’ We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into or what a huge success it would be and that I’d have to continue playing this character for five years. You kind of just get trapped in that character when you have to continue doing it on a TV show,” she says. Despite Hilton’s honest musings around the dumb blond persona, she admits she’s benefited because she “was in on the joke.”

“I don’t mind because I feel like I really parlayed it into a huge business and it was a lot of fun,” she says. “I think if I was my serious self on the show it wouldn’t have been such a huge success.”

The show may be gone and she may be past her hard-partying socialite days, but Hilton is still still holds court in the style arena, with fashionistas like Kate Middleton spotted wearing the same dresses she’s donned.

Hilton rewards herself for her hard work with a sparkling rock on her figure, which she dubs her “good luck diamond.”

She says, “I feel like I’ve worked really hard so I like to treat myself.”

[From People]

I do feel like Paris is taking a page out of Donald Trump’s book of just throwing out a number and claiming that’s what she’s worth. In this case, are we just supposed to take her word for it that her “empire” is worth $2 billion? Because I don’t believe it. I’m sure there are places in the world where Paris’s perfume or whatever still sells, but $2 billion? Nah. As for Paris only playing dumb for her branding… I’ve seen her in interviews. She really is that mind-numbingly stupid. No joke.

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“Chère Meli, La dernière année a été très mouvementée avec la naissance des jumeaux (Loïc et Cléo) qui auront 1 an lundi le 5, la rentrée à la maternelle de Rafael et l’ouverture par Anthony de votre boutique Kids at home !!!… tu gères le tout si facilement … je t’admire et t’aime beaucoup! B…

Single mom Kimberly Stewart posted a festive photo of daughter Delilah, 5, via Instagram Sunday.

“How do you say no to the pink Christmas tree when she gives you that face?,” the model-actress, 37, captioned the cute snapshot.

In October, we spotted the granddaughter of legendary rocker Rod Stewart sitting amid a pile of pumpkins.

Stewart and Academy Award-winning actor Benicio del Toro welcomed their daughter on Aug. 21, 2011.

The actor, 49, is busy with at least two films in the works. He will be starring in a Cuban-American crime saga called The Corporation, and Star Wars: Episode VIII.

How do you say no to the pink Christmas tree when she gives you that face?

A photo posted by Kimberly Stewart (@thekimberlystewart) on Dec 4, 2016 at 12:32pm PST

For the most part, I could take or leave Jamie Oliver. I realize many people like him, but I’m mostly meh on him. I want to say that he’s “preachy,” but that’s not really the right word. He’s sort of in the archetype of the hipster dad who gives his kids twee names and is obsessed with everything being “natural,” and I’m just not into it. Different strokes, etc. Anyway, Jamie covers the new issue of Good Housekeeping UK, and I did find his interview pretty interesting. He talks openly about how Brexit is going to do serious damage to the British restaurant industry and how his older daughters watched their baby brother being born (because it was an all-natural home birth). Some highlights:

He’s now 41 years old: “I would like to be 30 forever, although I quite like being 41. Dare I say it, I don’t think I’m a vain person, but I quite like how I feel and look. I am fitter than I’ve been in recent years. I am back in the game now! I am aware of getting old, though, and a little bit aware of my cheese-grater forehead when I concentrate. I’m definitely thinking about my mortality, but it’s only bringing out positive things.”

He’s never touched Botox, but he did have his first manicure: “I thought it was just for girls, but I loved it. My hands were massaged and I felt like a cat.”

He knows women feel more pressure as they age: “It’s harder for women than it is for me. But if you Google Jamie Oliver images, it’s a comedy show. Those haircuts! I was 23 when I started The Naked Chef. I’m 41 now. I don’t feel the pressure, but I am constantly reminded that I have grown up on TV.”

His thoughts on Brexit: “If it affects me, it will affect every restaurant and every farm and everyone in the food industry, which is the biggest industry on the planet.” He says Brexit will make it even harder for restaurants to find workers. “We are constantly short-staffed. We haven’t got queues of people wanting jobs. We haven’t got enough chefs. It’s an impossibility that Britain can function without European staff. As far as I’m told by the Government, it is going to be law that every restaurant has to have apprenticeships, which is kind of cute and nice, but you can’t force it if there is no one who wants it.”

The home birth of son River Rocket three months ago: “As soon as the baby was out and safe, we got the nod – [my daughter Poppy Honey Rosie] cut the umbilical cord! To see my two teenagers watch their mum [Jools] was extraordinary. It was the right age for them, the right scenario for us, and I witnessed their initial raw emotion as the little one was handed to them. I know they respect their mum now even more than they already did. It was an amazing show of strength. It’s only controversial to really strange people! Most of the world has home births, and different countries have different habits. It was an idea from Mum and the kids, and we gave it lots of thought.”

[From Good Housekeeping UK, People Magazine]

I’m not going to wade into the home birth debate – it’s a choice every woman should make for herself, and it seems clear that Jamie’s wife was the one who decided to do a home birth, etc. I don’t even have a problem with the older daughters watching their mom give birth, mostly because I think that’s the kind of scarring experience which will keep them from having sex until they’re in their 20s. The real key to abstinence is brutal and full education about the mechanics of childbirth, I’ve always thought. That being said, having your teenage daughter cut the cord? That’s sort of a step too far, just my opinion.

As for what he says about Brexit and how it will affect the British restaurant industry… that’s interesting. I believe him. He owns an Italian restaurant chain in Britain, plus several restaurants in London, and he employs many EU workers, including foreign chefs. Apparently, Britain is facing a major drought of culinary talent when Brexit comes through, although it’s a mixed bag. Eater had an interesting story about it here. The whole thing sounds like a giant mess.

Cover courtesy of Good Housekeeping UK, additional photos courtesy of WENN.

Oscar and Grammy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson rocked the red carpet with son David, 7, at the Los Angeles premiere of Sing on Saturday (December 3).

The mom-of-one, 35, wowed in a white, floor-length dress featured a V-shaped neckline and a high front slit.

Meanwhile, David rocked stylish shades while walking the red carpet with his famous mama.

The singer-actress, who portrays Young Nana Noodleman in the animated film, shared a fashion photo from the red carpet.

“@jmendel for this amazing gown! @micaelaerlanger for styling me in it and @kiyahwright1 @shannonpezzetta my original glam squad for life !” she Instagrammed the image.

Sing is set to hit theaters on Dec. 21.

@jmendel for this amazing gown! @micaelaerlanger for styling me in it and @kiyahwright1 @shannonpezzetta my original glam squad for life !

A photo posted by Jennifer Hudson (@iamjhud) on Dec 4, 2016 at 11:46am PST

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Dear Gossips,

The LA Film Critics Association named Moonlight the Best Picture of the year yesterday, followed by La La Land as runner-up. Barry Jenkins, who directed Moonlight, won Best Director. He also won Best Director from the New York Film Critics Circle last week while La La Land was B…

Madonna did a big fundraiser for her (massively shady) charity, Raising Malawi, in Miami on Friday. The idea was to host a fundraiser to coincide with all of the rich celebrities in town for Art Basel Miami. And it worked, because she got a lot of celebrities to show up, donate money, perform and bid on auction items. People in attendance included: Sean Penn, Leonardo DiCaprio, Alex Rodriguez, Ariana Grande, Dave Chappelle, David Blaine, Jeremy Scott, James Corden, Rosario Dawson, Courtney Love and more. Madonna performed music, and she also said words about Donald Trump.

During the auction and concert, Madonna made a number of provocative comments. The staunch Hillary Clinton supporter, who had promised to perform sexual favors for those who voted for the Democratic presidential candidate, revealed she’d “slept in Donald Trump’s bed.”

“Now don’t go jumping to conclusions because he wasn’t in that bed. He wasn’t anywhere near that bed. He wasn’t even in the room. I was just doing a photo shoot in Palm Beach for the Versace campaign in his house,” she said, before criticizing the president-elect’s sheets. “I just want to mention that his sheets were not 100 percent Egyptian cotton. Yes. Cheap slumlord. Here’s what I’m wondering. Do you think he’s going to have nice sheets in White House? Here’s one thing I’m sure of. They won’t be Egyptian cotton because we all know how he feels about Muslims, don’t we?”

Some audience members gasped at the last remark, but the Queen of Pop wasn’t done. She performed a slowed-down version of Britney Spears’ “Toxic” and sang, “You know that you’re toxic,” as images of Trump appeared on a large screen behind her.

She also spoke passionately about the plight of Native Americans and asked why their land was being destroyed.

“It just really makes me feel ashamed, ashamed to be an American, ashamed to be a human being really,” she said before launching into “American Life.”

[From The Hollywood Reporter]

While I’ve given a pass to many celebrities for their vocal disappointment in the wake of Trump’s victory or Trump’s America in general, this one just feels… stupid? I don’t know the right word for it, honestly. Like, I totally get what she’s saying, but I also think that Madonna standing up in front of rich people at a charity event (for her own shady f—king charity) and saying she’s ashamed to be an American doesn’t do anyone any good.

As for the other gossip from the event… she did raise millions of dollars, and she successfully auctioned off several of her most prized personal possessions, like some pieces from her art collection, and some Herb Ritts photos take of herself and Sean Penn on their wedding day. Sean Penn bid on several items, and he took the stage with Madonna at one point, doing a bit where he handcuffed himself to her. At one point, Madonna offered to remarry Sean if he donated $150,000. Then she told him, “I’m still in love with you.” Yeah, girl. We know. We know because you have no chill.

“?”Does this remind you of anything?…..And I’m still in love with you…” – #Madonna last night @ArtBasel Miami with Sean Penn (Dec-2-2016) ? #madonna #seanpenn #artbaselmiami #FaenaForum #madonnafans #madonnafamily #marriage #auction #americanicon #tearsofaclown #Repost from @madonnabible

A video posted by Madonna Universe (@madonnauniverse) on Dec 3, 2016 at 5:45am PST

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Here are some photos of Seth MacFarlane at this weekend’s premiere of Sing. I didn’t realize that he does voice work for the animated film, but it makes sense. Seth has a great voice, he’s all about animation (he created/co-created Family Guy, The Cleveland Show and American Dad) and he just seems to love doing voice work.

While I know Seth isn’t everybody’s cup of tea, he was getting quite political throughout the election season, and his tweets were going viral with regularity. Seth is a politically liberal guy and a big supporter of President Obama and the Democratic Party as a whole. I won’t say that MacFarlane became a rare, fascinating political voice, but his tweets were often funny, on-target and just the right amount of disgust and rage. Seth got a lot of sh-t online and elsewhere for his tweets, and he made it worse by engaging with some of his detractors by responding to them directly on Twitter. The same thing happened just ahead of the Sing premiere. He posted this about why so many in Hollywood “hate” Donald Trump.

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— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) December 2, 2016

I think he brings up a good point, although I also think “Hollywood people” are fighting a losing battle by trying to convince people that they’re just like everybody else. Still, I take Seth’s point and I agree with him. Trump is the kind of blustering, p-ssygrabbing, sexist, idiotic con man that flourishes in an industry like Hollywood. Trump does not shock Hollywood because they’ve seen it all before, they’ve experienced men like Trump before.

Seth spent the next several hours responding to criticism on Twitter, and he admirably kept his calm even though many of the tweets directed at him were pretty rough. You can read his Twitter feed here. This reminds me of something I keep thinking about as all of the “sore winner” Trump supporters are trying to still act like they’re the most aggrieved people in the country: no one is buying it. There is not going to be a come-to-Jesus moment where all of the liberals sigh and say, “Well, these Trump supporters have a point.” Millions of people fell for the dumbest con man in the country.

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Expectant mama Tori Spelling and husband, Always and Forever star Dean McDermott, posed with their four children – Liam, 9, Stella, 8, Hattie, 5 and Finn, 4 – at the 6th Annual Santa’s Secret Workshop in West Hollywood, Calif., benefiting L.A. Family Housing.

The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, 43, was glowing in a black maxi dress worn over a gold and white polka-dotted blouse.

Not to mention their festive brood. The McDermott sisters wore their hair in braids while donning frilly dresses, as the boys kept it casual in gray sweaters and button-down shirts.

The famous family posed for pics with the event organizers and BFFs, “The Guncles” Bill Horn, Scout Masterson and their two adorable kids: daughter Simone, 6, and son Bosley, 2.

After the fun family event, the True Tori star Instagrammed an image of her kids sitting with Saint Nick.

“My kiddos yesterday at our all time fave event of the year #SSW16 Thx for an amazing time (as usual!) @scoutmasterson @thebillhorn @marquecomm We ??? You Hattie dress and Stella’s skirt @modernechild Stella Capelet @tutudumonde Liam shirt/pants & Finn’s cardigan @targetstyle,” she wrote.

The proud mama shared another festive photo of her kids.

“This pretty much sums up their personalities by birth order! Do a zoom in on Hattie it’s worth it ha ha! At the #christmastreelot picking out our family tree! Surprisingly no arguments yet #HolidaySeason,” she wrote.

Tori and Dean recently announced their fifth pregnancy.

“It was a total surprise,” Tori said. “But we always wanted a big family. I’m really excited.”

My kiddos yesterday at our all time fave event of the year #SSW16 Thx for an amazing time (as usual!) @scoutmasterson @thebillhorn @marquecomm We ??? You Hattie dress and Stella’s skirt @modernechild Stella Capelet @tutudumonde Liam shirt/pants & Finn’s cardigan @targetstyle

A photo posted by Tori Spelling (@torispelling) on Dec 4, 2016 at 11:54am PST

This pretty much sums up their personalities by birth order! Do a zoom in on Hattie it’s worth it ha ha! At the #christmastreelot picking out our family tree! Surprisingly no arguments yet #HolidaySeason A photo posted by Tori Spelling (@torispelling) on Dec 4, 2016 at 2:45pm PST

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Here are some photos of Reese Witherspoon at this weekend’s Sing premiere. Sing is the animated film where various animals are entering a singing competition, basically. Reese plays a singing pig named Rosita, and she apparently sings a lot of Katy Perry and Taylor Swift. As for this premiere, Reese wore a cute little Elie Saab dress. I like it, it’s appropriate for this premiere and it’s flattering. Is it a tad boring? Sure.

Meanwhile, there was another reason why I wanted to talk about Reese! Earlier this year, Reese and several other actresses were hard at work on the HBO miniseries adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s Big Little Lies. Moriarty is an Australian writer best known for her very readable “women’s fiction,” books like What Alice Forgot, The Husband’s Secret, and this one, Big Little Lies. My mom read this book and she loved it, but I haven’t gotten around to reading it. I will now, because the trailer for the miniseries looks amazing. Here you go:

Reese not only stars, but executive produces this as well, which is SO SMART. She must have read the book and decided that this character was perfect for her, plus it was a perfect vehicle for a female-led cast. The miniseries also stars Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Alexander Skarsgard, Adam Scott, Zoe Kravitz (who looks so much like her mother, my God) and more. This looks so good, y’all.

Oh, I’m also including a photo of Matthew McConaughey and Camila at the Sing premiere too.

Photos courtesy of WENN.