[FashionRatty] tag: reports

Ivana Trump separates from fourth hubby Rubicondi

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:53:15 +0000

Ivana Trump has issued a statement confirming reports of marital discord with Italian entrepreneur Rossano Rubicondi.

Trump, who married Rubicondi in April, says she filed a legal separation agreement three months ago. Trump says she kept quiet about it because she didn’t want to ruin Rubicondi’s chances as a contestant on the Italian edition of the reality TV show “Survivor.”

Rubicondi is Trump’s fourth husband. After about six years of dating, they tied the knot in a lavish ceremony at her ex-husband Donald Trump’s estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

Says Trump: “Rossano wants to live in Miami and work in Milan. … But, I am a New Yorker and my family, friends and businesses are here. As the beautiful song says, `Que sera sera!’”

Christian Siriano for Payless ShoeSource - Fall 2009

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:17:06 +0000

The NYP reports that the Project Runway winner Christian Siriano “has cut a deal with Payless ShoeSource to distribute a line of low-price shoes and handbags at the discount footwear chain next fall. Siriano’s Payless line, which will debut at New York Fashion Week in February, will be sold at about 400 - or about one-tenth - of Payless stores across the US, Payless CEO LuAnn Via said.”

“I want everybody to have a piece of my brand,” Siriano said on the prospect of being seen as selling out so early in his career.

Times are rough indeed, cheap is the right way to go nowadays. Go mass and then build your way up is not a bad choice at all, the masses is what brings your name into households. I hope this collection will be a good one, I’ll keep my eyes peeled at New York Fashion Week in February.

More Trump $$$ Woes

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:30:21 +0000

When it rains it pours!

The Donald's already twice bankrupted Atlantic City-based biz, Trump Entertainment, is in money trouble again.

It can't make a $53.1 million loan payment due today, Monday, to its creditors!

Is this one of the reasons why Donald tried to get out of paying that multi-million dollar bill for his Chicago project?

On Friday, it was announced that Trump Entertainment has a 30-day grace period to pay up. Donald's boys and girls will be chatting with lenders to sort this messy business out!

Trump Entertainment is the parent company of three A.C. gambling meccas, The Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Plaza on the Boardwalk and the Trump Marina.

According to reports, on November 7th, Trump Entertainment reported that it lost $139.1 million in its third quarter.

Slower consumer spending, competition from Pennsylvania, and a smoking ban were listed as the reasons for the latest shitty results.

Donald is the largest share holder of Trump Entertainment, though is not involved in operations management.

We wonder if Melania has her eye on a better looking, not as financially effed mogul to run away with.

[Image via Marion Curtis / STARPIX.]

Britney Spears' UK shame

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:35:00 +0000

Britney Spears hid her face as she left the UK yesterday (30.11.08), after fans blasted her "disastrous" performance on British television on Saturday (29.11.08).

The 26-year-old singer donned a trilby, sunglasses and a hooded duffle coat in a bid to remain invisible as she returned to America after causing outrage by appearing to mime during her rendition of hit track 'Womanizer' on TV talent show 'The X Factor'.

Angry fans branded the appearance - which marked her first performance on British TV in five years - "an absolute disaster". Britney also reportedly angered show chief Simon Cowell by refusing to watch the contestants perform her songs on the programme, and banned show judges - Simon, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole - from coming into her room to meet her.

A source said: "When the judges went to meet her, her security wouldn't let anyone past. You have never seen so many security guards. Even around the judges' dressing rooms was sealed off by Britney's security people."

Britney then further infuriated her British fans when she appeared at the G-A-Y nightclub in London to celebrate her 27th birthday but refused to take to the stage after being presented with a cake.

However, Britney's spokesperson Shoshanna Stone insists the singer had never agreed to perform at the club, adding: "Contrary to reports, Britney was never booked to perform or even appear at G-A-Y. She was invited to the evening but was never asked to perform.

"Following her incredible performance on 'The X Factor', Britney took up the invite and relaxed among friends."

The singer is expected to celebrate her birthday and the release of her new album 'Circus' with a performance on US TV show 'Good Morning America' tomorrow (02.12.08).

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Black Friday: The Real Deal, Please

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:31:05 +0000

The reports on Black Friday are in, and it looks like the day wasn't the retail bust everyone feared. According to ShopperTrak (it's a sort of newswire for retail information), nationwide Black Friday sales were up 3% compared to last year, with the South seeing the best improvement (3.4%) and the Northeast seeing the worst (2.6%). And according to WWD, the Macy's in Herald Square drew 5,000 shoppers out of bed at 5am for their unprecedented discounts.

But even though they also report that Target drew lines outside their store as early as 4am, there have also been reports that at least one Target was "depressingly empty."

Our date? We were out on Black Friday in Soho, and here's what we saw: No bigger a crowd than usual on Broadway, and barely trafficked stores to the east. Upon entering a certain (read: super expensive) boutique on Prince Street, the first thing the shopkeeper said: "Everything's 20% off, but if you see something you really like let me know. I'm wheeling and dealing today."

So we're wondering: Are all these reports of massive shopping true? Or are some people just trying to raise our confidence with (perhaps) inflated reports? What did you see for yourself on Friday? Or were the only things you saw leftovers and Love Actually?

Madonna and Alex Rodriguez Head to Mexico City

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:20:23 +0000

For two people who are trying to deny a romance, these two have been repeatedly spotted together over the past week. This time singer Madonna and Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez were seen in Mexico City.

The rumors about Madonna and A-Rod spending Thanksgiving together were half true. They did end up spending time together in Miami after Alex met his family obligations and had dinner with his ex-wife and young children.

The Associated Press said that when Alex was asked what he thought about the coincidence of he and the Material Girl being in the same foreign city at the same time, his replied “very good.”

Madonna and Guy Ritchie have completed their divorce negotiations and things were finalized a few days ago. Speaking about ex-husband’s, Madonna was also recently spotted having drinks in Manhattan with her first husband Sean Penn.

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Angelina Jolie 'Collapses During Press Conference' - Report

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:09:10 +0000

Angelina Jolie Collapsed during a press conference for her new movie, according to reports.

The actress - who has six children with partner Brad Pitt - is currently promoting her new film Changeling, in which she stars as Christine Collins (a woman who returns home one day to discover her nine-year-old son, Walter, is missing.)

And sources say the star is reaching "breaking point".

Mary-Kate Olsen Pregnant?

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:51:48 +0000

Mary-Kate Olsen is pregnant with her first child, according to tabloid reports.

Mary-Kate - one half of the Olsen Twins - has sparked rumors she is expecting after her weight shot up to 102lbs.

A source tells the National Enquirer magazine, "Mary-Kate has been looking a lot rounder recently. It is good she has put on weight, because she previously suffered from anorexia, but a lot of people think she could actually be attempting to hide her pregnancy."

Director of New Brad Pitt Film Branded 'Abusive'

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:55:30 +0000

David Fincher - the director of the new Brad Pitt-starring film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - has angered cast and crew on-set of the flick with his "abusive" nature, according to tabloid reports.

The film - which is adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald - follows a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards. It stars Pitt as Benjamin Button and Cate Blanchett as Daisy.

But Fincher's imperious ways have done nothing to help the picture, according to the New York Post.

Naomi Campbell dismisses Russian wedding reports

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:30:00 +0000

Although things appear to be going swimmingly for Naomi Campbell and her billionaire boyfriend, Vladimir Doronin, they are in no rush for a big Russian wedding...