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Nicole Richie at the Vans X Jesse Jo launch party in West Hollywood – March 29, 2011
Handbag by Balenciaga
Jacket – Rick Owens
Shoes and Jewelry – House of Harlow

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Lady Gaga has cancelled a major marketing deal with US retailer Target, allegedly due to the company’s weak support for gay rights. Target, which had been expected to release an exclusive version of Gaga’s forthcoming album, has been criticised for donations to political groups seen as anti-gay.

“Lady Gaga and Target came to a mutual decision to end their overall exclusive partnership a few weeks ago,” a spokesperson for the singer said. But according to the Advocate and Metro Weekly, the decision was not rooted in an financial dispute. The deal was “in a sensitive stage of continued discussion for probably the last three weeks”, according to publicist Bob Witeck, who claims to have had knowledge of the proceedings. “Throughout this whole process, [Gaga] has remained true to her audience. I think she’s a person of great integrity, and I think people will recognise that.”

Many Gaga fans questioned the Target deal, announced last month, given the retailer’s record of supporting controversial rightwing candidates. Target is notorious for a $150,000 (£92,587) corporate donation to MN Forward, a lobby group that supported Tom Emmer in his 2010 bid for Minnesota governor. Emmer, who lost the election, was vocal in his opposition to gay marriage.

“Part of my deal with Target is that they have to start affiliating themselves with LGTB charity groups,” Lady Gaga told Billboard at the time of the announcement. “Our relationship is hinged upon their reform in the company to support the gay community and to redeem the mistakes they’ve made supporting those groups.”

But though Target has made contributions to organisations such as Project 515, which advocates same-sex marriage, a spokesperson couldn’t guarantee that the retailer would not continue to support candidates with anti-gay voting records.

Lady Gaga’s third album, Born This Way, is due on 23 May. Elton John has described its titular lead single as “the new gay anthem”.

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On Wednesday, Lady Gaga made her Paris Fashion Week runway debut for the new incarnation of the Thierry Mugler brand, Mugler. Gaga was there to support her longtime stylist Nicola Formichetti, who is the revived brand’s chief designer.

Somehow, Gaga managed to make it down the runway despite her terrifyingly tall platform heels, smoking and shimmying to the tune of her new track, “Goverment Hooker.” Impressive!

Also impressive: Gaga’s thigh-length blond ponytails. Dare we say they look like they were anime-inspired? Were it not for the sex shop finery, she’d look like she was rocking a Sailor Moon costume.

Photo By Bauer Griffin / Stylebistro.com

Unabashedly offering up a little sex appeal, Ke$ha is featured in the April 2011 issue of Maxim.

Ke$ha oozes hotness in a spread titled “She Will Rock You” while provocatively posing in skimpy ensembles for the men’s magazine’s latest installment.

In the accompanying interview, Ke$ha touches on a number of topics including her current relationship status and her interesting moniker.

Asked if she’s currently with a special someone, the 24-year-old replied, “No, no boyfriend. I mean, if I met a chubby, bearded man with glasses who didn’t mind being covered in glitter, maybe we could talk. I have yet to find such a man.”

Interestingly enough, Ke$ha was the questioned whether or not she uses the $ sign when signing checks, to which she answered, “If I’m feeling frisky, sure. Why not?”

Maxim Magazine / GossipCenter.com

Kim Kardashian’s first song, Jam, is getting a lot of mixed reviews but what do you think about it?

It’s the moment Kim Kardashian’s fans have been waiting for since November.

The reality starlet finally released her debut single, “Jam (Turn it Up),” on Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS-FM radio show Wednesday morning.

The club-ready tune, produced by Terius “The-Dream” Nash, has Kardashian, 30, chanting, “Feeling so good/ feeling so right /got my hands up. Celebrate like it’s my birthday / five more shots of tequila, I’m thirsty.”

Ever thought anyone could be worse than Paris Hilton or  Heidi Montag?  Kim is close to being worse than both of them combined! You be the judge and listen to her song below – its called “Turn it up”, we say turn it up at your own risk!

She’s done it before and she’s doing it again – Lady Gaga is set to debut another brand new song during the Thierry Mugler fashion show during the annual Paris Fashion Week.

Coming up later today lady gaga will serve as the musical director for Mugler’s runway show.

The fashion show will be streamed live at 3pm ET and, word has it, the tune Gaga will be premiering is “Judas” – which is the second single off her “Born This Way” album.

Of the new track, co-producer Fernando Garibay told MTV News, ” ‘Judas’ is produced by RedOne and Gaga, obviously, and it’s a statement about, again I can’t speak for her, but what I gather is it’s about sometimes not choosing the right choice,” he said. “But you can’t deny that the choice is not a part of you and who you are.”

Photo by Bauer Griffin

Nicki Minaj reportedly caused a fuss at the National Basketball Players Association Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday, after insisting photographers travel to her backstage area at the JW Marriott hotel because she didn’t want to take the escalator.

A source told the New York Post newspaper: “There was a little drama… She had time before she was due to go onstage, but she couldn’t be persuaded.

“But the photographers and crews were desperate for her picture, so they all had to come upstairs and hustle backstage to get the shot.

“Nicki was polite and posed up.”

It is not known if Nicki didn’t want to travel on the moving stairway because of a phobia or because of what she was wearing. If she does have a fear of escalators, Nicki would not be the only star to have an unusual phobia.

Actor Johnny Depp suffers from clourophobia, a fear of clowns, while Billy Bob Thornton has a phobia of antique furniture and Nicole Kidman has admitted to an irrational fear of butterflies.

At the Gala on Saturday, Nicki’s friend Rihanna performed, while other A-list stars in attendance included Beyonce and her husband, Jay-Z, Justin Bieber, P. Diddy, Stevie Wonder, Bruno Mars, Ne-Yo, Gene Simmons and Steven Tyler.

Photo: Bauer Griffin / Article Zimbio.com

Lady Gaga has a special way of keeping in shape: whiskey! She’s a big fan of the alcoholic beverage because she thinks it helps her creativity but still maintains her toned figure, because she hits the gym even if she’s suffering from the after-effects of too much alcohol.

She told Sirius XM radio: “I am on the drunk diet. I live my life as I want to, creatively. I like to drink whiskey and stuff while I am working. But the deal is I’ve got to work out every day, and I work out hung over if I am hung over. And it’s about the cross-training and keeping yourself inspired. I have to say, I do a ton of yoga.”

Gaga has previously caused controversy with her extreme dieting methods.

The 24-year-old singer’s former tour manager, David Ciemny, claimed last year she would binge on junk food such as cakes and sweets, then not eat for weeks to fit into her costumes — once losing 20 pounds between fittings for one of her outfits.

Describing her condition, David said: “When I say she was sick, I mean physically and mentally.”

Talent scout Wendy Starland added: “The pressure on her to lose weight was very high.”

Lady Gaga performs at Boardwalk Hall Arena on February 19, 2011 in Atlantic City, New Jersey – Getty Images / Zimbio.com

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon’s twins haven’t been born yet, but the couple is already splurging on the little ones. Apparently they’ve turned a whole wing of their home into a fully equipped nursery with all the bells and whistles you can imagine.

A source said: “Mariah and Nick have converted a whole wing of their Beverly Hills house into a luxury nursery. Mariah wanted 18-carat gold trim with ivory walls, soft furnishings and walk-in wardrobes full of Petit Tresor designer clothes. There’s a top-of-the-range sound system and they’ll each have diamond-encrusted iPods and a flatscreen TV that comes down from the ceiling.”

Among the items the couple have splashed out on for their son and daughter are Chelsea sleigh cribs costing $2,200 each and a Clara changing table, which has a price tag of $2800, while the nursery will also be furnished with $2,270 Glam Glider chairs for Mariah and Nick – and a $1 million sofa.

The source added to Now magazine: “Mariah and her designer Kenneth Bordewick are overseeing every detail. There’s a $1 million red-crushed velvet, 24-carat gold and onyx sofa used for Michael Jackson’s shows. It’s very ‘Alice in Wonderland’ with swags on the back. It might seem over the top, but Mariah has waited a long time for her baby dreams to come true and she says the twins will be the most spoilt kids on the planet.”

Via Getty Images & zimbio.com

Stepping out for a delicious meal, Nicki Minaj was spotted at BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood last night (February 20).

The Pink Friday rapper looked snazzy as she stepped out of her car, sporting a grey top and some colorful skin-tight trousers.

Over the weekend, Nicki reportedly refused to use the escalators at the National Basketball Players Association Gala at the JW Marriott hotel in LA.

Citing her fear of a moving staircase, Miss Minaj had to find other means of getting around before her performance. “There was a little drama… She had time before she was due to go onstage, but she couldn’t be persuaded.

Boa Steakhouse – February 20, 2011 – http://www.gossipcenter.com