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* Tulisa – do not lend
* Political paedogeddon
* Charts: Robbie is still number one
>> Hard to bear <<
Paedo witch hunt claims Pudsey
Savile fallout continues to plague the Beeb. Some pre-recorded footage for this year’s Children In Need shows Pudsey opting to shake kids’ hands instead of his more traditional hugging. Just in case.
See Pudsey caught redhanded!
http://twitpic.com/bbfio3
When Robbie was filming the Candy video, some girls asked for autographs. He said yes, but he’d stopped signing any body parts because he is “a family man now”.
>> (Stew)Pot… meet Kettle <<
Before the great paedo crusade
In 1974 former Radio 1 DJ, Ed “Stewpot” Stewart, got married to his lovely 17 year-old bride. It was a remarkable love story. According to his autobiography, they’d had their first date four years previously. When she was 13. And he was nearly 30. And how did the Sun respond to this? They made him “Children’s Broadcaster Of The Year”.
Popbitch’s favourite LA dentist? Dr Groper. He’s in Los Feliz, if you want to sign up.
>> Dressing down <<
Not all publicity is good
Since leaving N-Dubz and starting on X Factor, Tulisa has become a bit of a fashion icon. As no-one seems interested in the contestants or the music any more, the biggest X Factor PR story of the week is whether she or Nicole wore the nicest dress. So you’d think Tulisa would have access to all the clothes she wanted? Hardly. Some of the best-known labels have her name on their Do Not Lend lists.
Not because she doesn’t get any coverage; nor because she returns items in a bad state (she doesn’t). The problem is with certain upmarket department stores. One in particular (with green bags) is known to put in furious calls to some fashion houses, threatening to return stock, whenever they see Tulisa wearing something from their store. Why? Because they don’t think Tulisa fans are right for their brand.
Wisconsin is known as the badger state. It even has a song – Oh Wisconsin! (Grand Old Badger State).
>> Big Question <<
What nonces are asking this week
Some of Jimmy Savile’s ex-BBC colleagues could perhaps be advised to tone down their disgust in the media, if the number of emails we’ve been getting is any guide. An incident involving one star and staff at Caledonian Road tube station unimpressed by the frequency he was accompanied by young “fans” of questionable age, springs to mind.
Charles Dance has a sore nose, from a cold. Even Vaseline isn’t cutting it. (Overheard at a pharmacy.)
>> Comical fashion <<
New then, new then, new then
Have New magazine been living under a rock? In this week’s issue they are trumpeting the latest style: clothes with comic-book prints.
Aside from the picture they used of Karen Gillan in a Kapow sweater there’s only one high-profile personality we can think of who has ever worn comic print in public.
Jimmy Savile.
See:
http://twitpic.com/bbbw55
More on Ryanair pilots – they even have to supply their own coffee, teabags and mugs. (Although the airline does let them use the hot water, milk and sugar on board).
>> Pot/kettle II <<
Gay witch-hunt madness
Early 2000s – our inbox jammed with rumours that Philip Schofield and Jason Donovan were secretly a couple. Schofield always dismissed it all as “rubbish you find on the internet”.
8th November 2012 – Philip Schofield pompously hands David Cameron a card with names of alleged Tory paedos. Which Schofield said he just “got off the internet”.
Crime scene spotted… Richard Desmond, by the Northern & Shell office, getting out of a car which was parked on red lines.
>> Tara/Tamara <<
Friendly advice for it-girl
Having just released an epic pop single (Five Seconds), we were sad to see Tara Palmer-Tompkinson back in rehab. So we’re trying to make a pre-emptive strike in aid of another wannabe it-girl.
Like Tara before her, Tamara’s sister’s gone off to marry a posh bloke and raise kids, suddenly leaving her alone in the spotlight. In this week alone we’ve had press releases featuring Tamara photographed in a swimsuit, Tamara playing a car-racing game on a phone, Tamara launching a London ice rink, accompanied by a plastic penguin.
Someone, please, put a friendly arm around billionaire’s daughter Tamara and tell her that even last year’s Big Brother contestants would have turned some of these down. She can too.
Two of the most accurate US election polling organisations were the two main internet polls. Expect a major move in that direction (away from landlines) in 2016.
>> Elle est vraie <<
The Body has a French tongue
Josephine writes:
“I can sort of confirm the Elle McPherson story. Years ago, a friend of mine who was a Qantas flight attendant told me about a time when Elle was on a flight. When the attendants tried to ask her anything they would be directed to speak to one of her minders, who would relay the question to her in French. Elle would respond in French and the minder would translate her response to the flight attendant.”
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Secret Santa present buying can be pain in the ass. Head over to Brainbox candy where their hilarious gifts for under a tenner and outrageous Xmas cards will have you sorted in a jiffy.
http://bit.ly/XmBmtC
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>> Popbits <<
Three things for November
1. Film to watch out for – King Curling. Norway’s answer to Anchorman and Napoleon Dynamite?
http://bit.ly/SztlyL
2. Warp Films are 10 years old! Some great screenings and events coming up in Sheffield this month including a live re-scoring of Dead Man’s Shoes:
http://warpfilms10.com/
3. Prettiest pop video in months is Chilean film-maker Cristian Jimenez’s short for Mika’s Origin of Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKBLLbwbqiY
popbitch.com is down – sorry we got rather hacked yesterday (The Queen/lizards/Savile Scientologists, probably) Keep checking back for the messageboard – it will be back up as soon as possible
https://www.popbitch.com/board.html
>> Kabullish <<
Difficult days for business
Our Man In Kabul writes:
A friend here in Kabul is having some business issues. As a US citizen, and one under imminent threat of arrest/death, she went to the US Embassy to see what they could do for her. She couldn’t get to meet anyone and could only speak to someone on the phone. That person refused to give their name, but they did say “The US Embassy strongly advises against US citizens doing business in Afghanistan.”
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The 1st Jurassic Coast Tattoo Convention Sun 16 Dec. 60 Tattooists, 30 shops and stalls, comps, food/drink, live music:
http://bit.ly/Uy4A2A
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>> Hmms <<
Horse, ferret, Beckham
The San Francisco supervisor charged with overseeing the city’s public nudity laws? Scott Wiener:
http://bit.ly/UjqYCn
‘Realistic’ David Beckham sex doll. Wonder if it has a Prince Albert?
http://bit.ly/QnLdxp
Local news story of the week – “Disabled granny attacked by ferret”:
http://bit.ly/PDnVCm
Quick! Last tickets for the Chilli Stand Off, 17th Nov, Hackney:
http://www.chillistandoff.com/
Our most successful attempt at horse racing yet (Go, George Baker!)
http://bit.ly/St25yz
Ganging up on the nobodies on Twitter again. Chefs this time:
http://bit.ly/STJpvi
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25GBP tickets for the wonderful 39 Steps. A tenner goes to Movember. Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly Circus. Book with this code: MO39
http://bit.ly/STFYow
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Thanks to: lovelight, faykeorgasm, danceswithmustelids, RM, deep_stoat, CMH, PA, SG, deepstoat, theabominablehoman, OG
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Old Jokes Home:
People are out toasting the election results in the US with a new cocktail
It’s called The Sandy – it’s a watered down Manhattan.
Still Bored:
Nine year-old American Football star. And she’s a girl. It’s like watching a roadrunner cartoon, she’s so good:
http://bit.ly/T8JcCi
