11 Apr 2012

Miley Cyrus Slams Anorexia Rumors

If you haven't already noticed, not only has Miley Cyrus been looking fierce, but she's also sporting a slimmed-down figure as of late.
Thanks to Pilates and a gluten-free diet, the former Hannah Montana star has seriously toned up and she's not afraid to show off that abtastic belly in a bevy of crop tops.
But after tweeting a photo on Sunday, haters harshed on Miley's slim-down, calling her anorexic and way too thin.
So, has the adorable babe and role model to thousands taken her weight war one step too far?
We think not. But first a quick recap of the sitch that sparked the hate:
Miley tweeted a photo of herself with a bag of Carl's Jr. on Sunday with the caption, "I can't eat it. So I'm just gonna smell the s--t out of it! My mouth is LITERALLY watering." Critics immediately took to Twitter, slamming Miley and calling her anorexic for denying herself the fast food since she's been looking so thin.
Miles quickly fired back, revealed she has a gluten allergy and insisted, "It's not about weight it's about health."
And while we're proud of Cyrus for sticking up to her haters, we're concerned with the obsession over Miley's frame.
'Cause this is hardly the first time Miles has jumped to her bod's defense. Back in November, critics slammed the Disney star for sporting a fuller figure—YouTube videos even surfaced with titles like "Miley Cyrus is 213 pounds."
Again, Miley took to Twitter insisting she loves herself and adores being shaped like a woman (we're sure BF Liam Hemsworth agrees). Not to mention, Miley is only 19 years old—an age where a woman's body is still developing, meaning fluctuation is not only expected it's downright natural for the young star.
So clearly, Miley can't win the Hollywood weight wars (even though she hasn't given up the fight), but we worry the insults are taking a toll on the fresh-faced beauty. After all, the Tinseltown pressure sent her Disney teen counterpart Demi Lovato straight to rehab for an eating disorder, cutting and self-esteem issues.
And although Miley has a strong support system with her fam and her loyal BF, we have to wonder how much pressure the gal can take in the spotlight.
Perhaps leaving Hollywood (as Miley recently threatened) is the only option left?
Let's seriously hope not—H'Wood wouldn't be the same without the silly Miley we love.
What say you Awful readers? How should Miley respond to the endless criticism? Do you think she's slimmed down too much?
Sound off below!

Kanye West To Appear On “Keeping Up With The Kardashians”


And so it begins: it looks like Kimye is going to be taking over our television show line-up (well, at least on the E! channel) as it’s being reported that rumored boyfriend Kanye West is going to be appearing on Kim Kardashian‘s show “Keeping Up With The Kardashians.”
A source tells Radar Online:
“Kanye is head over heels in love with Kim, and he has told her he would love to appear on the reality show if she wants him to. Kim is a bit leery of having her man appear on camera because of the whole fiasco with her soon-to-be-ex-husband, Kris Humphries, but watch for Kanye to make several appearances on the show towards the end of the season. Viewers won’t see him featured in the first part of the season, and it won’t be all about Kanye.”
I don’t know, but I have a feeling that this relationship might end up bigger than life here with two of the biggest egos in the business: Kanye and Kim. Tell us, do you think this relationship will last or will it combust in the same way Kim’s marriage did to ex-husband Kris Humphries?

10 Apr 2012

Plastic Surgery: Ashley Judd Denies , Assails Critics For "Nasty, Misogynistic" Puffy Face Rumors

Ashley Judd says medication caused her face to appear puffy lately, not plastic surgery as many assumed - and she's far from pleased that people assumed that.
The Missing star wrote in The Daily Beast:
"The Conversation about women's bodies exists largely outside of all of us, while it is also directed at (and marketed to) us, and used to define and control us."
Judd Face Puffy
"The Conversation about women happens everywhere. We are described and detailed, our faces and bodies analyzed and picked apart, our worth ascertained and ascribed based on the reduction of personhood to simple physical objectification."
Judd continues to explain that as a general rule, she has refused to read media articles related to herself, because, "I do not want to give my power, my self-esteem, or my autonomy, to any person, place, or thing outside myself."
"I thus abstain from all media about myself."
When it came to the controversy over her unusually puffy face while promoting her new series, however, the actress got wind of it - and felt that there were underlying issues critically important to her and impossible to overlook.
Judd lamented the "pointedly nasty, gendered, and misogynistic" rumors that embodies what "all girls and women in our culture endure every day."
"We are unable at times to identify ourselves as our own denigrating abusers, or as abusing other girls and women. A case in point is that this conversation was initially promulgated largely by women; a sad and disturbing fact."
"If this conversation is going to be had, I will do my part to insist that it is a feminist one, because it has been misogynistic from the start. Who makes a fantastic leap from being sick, or gaining some weight over the winter, to a conclusion of plastic surgery?"
"Our entire culture, that's who. The insanity has to stop, because as focused on me as it appears to have been, it is about all girls and women."
Do you think that Ashley Judd has a point about body issues, or is she making too much out of it? Share your thoughts in the comments below.