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Why Can't Michelle Obama Be Naked For Art?

Drew Grant — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:43:00 GMT

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, France’s hottie first lady, is on display in her birthday suit alongside strippers, pin-up girls, and Dita Von Tease at a Paris art auction. Unfortunately, it’s only a nude drawing of the former model: But if you don’t remember Carla’s nudie stir when these pictures surfaced last year, you obviously haven’t been paying attention. The pic sold for $91,000, though the drawing probably will only go for $3,000-4,000…either because of art deprecation or because a picture is only worth a thousand words, not one hundred thousand euro.

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Sloppy Seconds: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's Rock Star Performance

Emily Farris — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:04:00 GMT

This is not a joke or a rumor we're trying to start about Sarah Palin, but apparently her personal email account (that she used to conduct government business) has been hacked. [techPresident]

Is it bad to laugh at this headline? [Naked Man Running Through Traffic Dies]

Okay, but we can laugh at this one, right? [R. Kelly says he was betrayed during porn probe]

Whatever you do, do not send Brokeback Mountain author Annie Proulx your happy endings. [Defamer]

Dane Cook has five sisters and he's still a douche. Interesting. [People]

Think what you will about her intelligence, style and talent, but Jessica Simpson's new album debuted at the top of the Billboard country chart. [Us]

Finally! We'll learn a little something about Carrie Bradshaw before she made her way to (and in) the Big Apple. [FadedYouth]

Scarlett Johansson would like you to recycle your old cell phone. Um, okay! [TeamSugar]

FLWLF (First Lady We'd Like to Fuck), Carla Bruni-Sarkozy rocked out with The Kings of Leon and Metallica on the BBC. [Yahoo!]

The 5 Hottest Men And 5 Hottest Women Of The 2008 Summer Olympics (Part One)

Brian Fairbanks — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:59:00 GMT

Naaaah... Maria Sharapova's too obvious a choice, but enjoy this photo anyway

NBC wants you to have Olympic fever... after all, how many hundred million dollars have they spent just for the rights to telecast the games?

By that rationale, they'll need to keep people hooked... and there's nothing that'll hook an American audience like drooling over the world's finest athletic specimens...

First, the Females:

Until just the other day, Ana Ivanovic was the number one ranked women's tennis player in the world. Forget Sharapova, man...

Katerina Emmons from Czech Republic: Because there's nothing hotter than a woman with a sniper rifle.

Kelly Sotherton from Great Britain. She nabbed a Bronze in Athens and Jackie Joyner-Kersee sees her as a heavy favorite to win gold this time. We just want to marry her and seize the throne at Buckingham. (Maybe because she reminds us a little bit of Carla Bruni.)

Jenny Adams from the US. The 100m master did an FHM shoot, so we'll root for her on that alone (although we don't read FHM or anything... really.)

Stephanie Rice from Australia. Going through a well-publicized breakup has got to be a major distraction on the eve of the Beijing Games, but swimmer Stephanie is the world record holder in the 200 meter individual medley and should perform strong here.

Continued in Part Two: The Male Candidates.

Several pics via Webtv.

Vanity Fair's Best Dressed List: Perfect or Pathetic?

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:28:00 GMT

The 2008 Vanity Fair International Best-Dressed list includes Ivanka Trump, Michelle Obama, and 8 other classy ladies, plus ten gentlemen, fashion professionals, couples, and more...

Are they missing anyone? Should Ivanka been vetoed for her mere affiliation with the Donald? And just who in blazes is Count Manfredi Della Gherardesca? He sounds like Don Novello's replacement character for Father Guido Sarducci, and no, that wasn't mean to be derogatory. Fill us in, after the jump:

Women

Charlotte Gainsbourg
Princess Alexandra of Greece
Marjorie Gubelmann
Princess Mafalda of Hesse
Fran Lebowitz
Michelle Obama
Bee Shaffer
Tilda Swinton
Ivanka Trump
Renée Zellweger

Men

Tiki Barber
Jonathan Becker
Count Manfredi Della Gherardesca
Lapo Elkann
Richard E. Grant
Lenny Kravitz
Luis and Rafael Medina
Hidetoshi Nakata
Nicolas Sarkozy
Gay Talese

Couples

David and Victoria Beckham
The Earl and Countess of Cawdor
Damon Dash and Rachel Roy
Frédéric Fekkai and Shirin von Wulffen
Mitch Glazer and Kelly Lynch
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore
David Lauren and Lauren Bush
Viscount and Viscountess Linley
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
Ruben and Isabel Toledo

Fashion Professionals

Amy Astley
Tory Burch
Jefferson Hack
Liya Kebede
Alexandra Kotur
Margherita Missoni
Stefano Pilati
Michael Roberts
Katherine Ross
Hedi Slimane

Fashion Originals

Peter Beard
Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele
Lisa Eisner

Hall of Fame

Alba Clemente
George Clooney
Marina Rust Connor
Anderson Cooper
Sofia Coppola
Jemima Khan
Anna Piaggi

Via Vanity Fair.

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Sloppy Seconds: American Apparel's Latest Porn Star Pick

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:46:00 GMT

Want an explanation of the finale of the Sopranos? Too bad, David Chase isn't going to make a movie, sources say.

The overhyped/underwhelming Christie Brinkley/Peter Cook divorce trial has ended in a settlement. Now, can Hollywood please send us a real scandal for a change?

Best or worst excuse ever? Check out France's First Lady, Carla Bruni, on why her belly appears to be growing...

The model-turned-songstress says she "would certainly like to be pregnant" but is not. If her tummy has grown, it is because she enjoys an occasional beer.

Perhaps they've finally discovered Nerve: according to the Washington Post, seniors are turned on and acting on it now more than ever.

American Apparel hired another porn star. Surprisingly, it's not Julia Allison.

Karl Rove may be heading for another legal problem after her refused to testify in Congress. The Democrats could hold him in contempt, which is apparently a new thing for them.

Another country club is in trouble, this time in Phoenix, for refusing to separate the sexes. Alice Cooper allegedly had no problems eating his fried bat without any groupies present.

In a bid to offset the poor attention spans of most American TV viewers, NBC has decided it needs a webseries to introduce a new superhero to "Heroes," rather than try to work him in to the regular season. Check out the details here. Or ignore them and just stare at the above photo of Hayden, who has no part in the webisodes.

Don't forget, folks, tomorrow is Chick-Fil-A's free chicken dinner. There is a stipulation, though: you have to come dressed as a cow. We recommend the following outfit:

Thanks, Bianca!

Carla Bruni Sings Of Sex With 30 Men

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:30:00 GMT

On French First Lady Carla Bruni's new album, out next month in her home country, the singer muses how she's still a "child despite [her] 40 years and 30 lovers," lovers that include Mick Jagger and Kevin Costner.

Among the album's other revelations-- she likes to talk about doing drugs. A lot. One line we've read a lot of press about is "You are my drug. More lethal than heroin from Afghanistan and more dangerous than Colombian cocaine." The song is not about President Sarkozy... or about drugs... but whatever. The Socialists will still try to bring down her husband's administration-- the country is sick to death of hearing about these two and, unlike in the United States where Paris Hilton seems to grow stronger, bolder with each new guffaw, this kind of publicity and scandal has served to dampen the politican's approval ratings. As of post time, Sarkozy has set the record for lowest approval ratings in French history.

Ouch.

Here's some more about Carla's solo album. Can Michelle Obama's groovy R&B-infused debut be far behind?

Gisele Bundchen Worth More Than Carla Bruni Naked. Why?

Emily Farris — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:59:00 GMT

While a nude picture of French first lady Carla Bruni may have gone for $91,000 at a recent auction, Brazillian supermodel Gisele Bundchen can rest assured that she is still, as Scanner Bryan would put it, hot as the fucking sun. A naked picture of Bundchen (after the jump) earned more than twice as much as a nude photo of Bruni at Christie's auction house last week.

We're a little surprised; we thought the whole first lady naked thing would be worth more than the run-of-the-mill, dating a football player, supermodel naked thing. What do you think?

Thank you. That will be $193,000. We accept PayPal and cold, hard cash.

[Daily News: Nude photo of French first lady sells in New York for $91,000]

[Previously: Nude Carla Bruni Photo Sells For 91 Grand; Cambodian Charity Refuses Profits]

Nude Carla Bruni Photo Sells For 91 Grand; Cambodian Charity Refuses Profits

Bryan Christian — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:24:00 GMT

That nudie auction that we've been so excited about for, like, months finally happened on Thursday, and it, well... it was basically a success. That Brigitte Bardot shot we liked went for about $100,000 more than estimated, and the Michel Comte snap of French First Lady Carla Bruni (remember the dustup a few weeks back?) went for $91,000 --20 TIMES more than expected.

So what's the bad news? Well, a Cambodian children's hospital apparently didn't notice the word "nude" plastered all over every aspect of the auction, so they're refusing their share of the profits.

Dr [Beat] Richner told French publication Le Matin Dimanche that his decision was made out of respect for his patients and their mothers, and said accepting the money would have been perceived as an insult.

He also criticised the photographer for using his hospitals to gain publicity.

The money will now instead be donated to a Swiss research institute developing the recycling of used water into fresh drinking water in poor countries.

The classy thing, of course, would be for Madame First Lady to find a way to match the profits... Anyone else care to hold their breath for that one?

Sacré Blue! Our Favorite Nudie Auction Totally Pissed Off Le French!

Bryan Christian — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:10:00 GMT

Turns out that amazing auction of nudes at Christie's that we won't be attending next month was briefly an international incident. Pour quoi? Because French First Lady (and former Crush of the Week) Carla Bruni's got a nekkid portrait from a few years back in it -- and she found about the whole thing right around the same time she's on a goodwill tour in Christie's home country of England. Weirdly, Bruni didn't find the coincidence nearly as amusing as we did.

She had hoped her trip to Britain would establish her as a respectable consort for the president of France.
So Carla Bruni reacted with fury yesterday when British auctioneers chose the eve of the state visit to announce the sale of a full-frontal nude portrait of her.
The print, taken during her modelling days by photographer Michel Comte in 1993, will go under the hammer at Christie's in New York next month.

Experts say the renewed interest in her is likely to send its price up to £2,000.

OK, we sort of call bullshit because we've known about the auction for, like, weeks; it's just the hubbub that's new. Oh well. The trip's going great, so problem solved, right? The Brits and the French can just get back to being the best of friends and shit. Anyways... click through for the Full Bruni.

Sloppy Seconds: Are You Calling Carla Bruni a 'Sexual Predator?'

Emily Farris — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:33:00 GMT

Are French women, including first lady Carla Bruni, "sexual predators?" We think not. Maybe it's time for new wording?

While "2 Girls, 1 Bucket" would have been even more clever, the Two Girls and a Bucket cleaning service is still pretty fucking clever. Unless it existed before "2 Girls 1, Cup," in which case, it's still pretty funny.

Is Lil' Wanye being arrested or done up the butt in this condom ad? Either way, it makes us a little uncomfortable.

Hey, look! It's Kate Hudson's ass.

Remember the 90's? When bisexuality was rad?

Sloppy Seconds: Post-Its, Baboons and Carla Bruni's Bun in the Oven?

Emily Farris — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:33:00 GMT

A woman professed her love for her boyfriend on 150 Post-It notes. Boyfriend's last name? Husband.

Stay-at-home dads raise healthier kids. In the baboon world, that is.

Did the super-fast marriage of French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his model wife Carla Bruni happen becuse they are already expecting?

OK, talk amongst yourselves. We're off to vote. See you tomorrow!

Crush of the Week: Carla Bruni, Future French First Hottie

Bryan Christian — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:01:00 GMT

Is it cheating to make someone our Crush of the Week if we wrote about her just this morning? We don't care! We'd never heard of Carla Bruni before today and now we love her! What about you? Have you Googled her yet? Get on it, because holy merde, she is, like, plasma-level hot! And have you seen her music videos? Adorable! (Oh, sorry; we mean "Adorable!") Oh, and the part where it's pretty obvious that her marriage to Monsieur Président Nicolas Sarkozy will, by definition, be one of those marriages where they both get to do whatever the hell they want? Oh la la, c'est magnifique!

Does she makes us green with envy? Absolutely. But we can't wait for the first time she comes to meet all the other First Ladies in the world and blows them out of the water with a clingy dress and smashing footwear. Or maybe she'll never even show up to events like that and just sing songs on MTV Europe. We have no idea what in the hell she's gonna be do. But she's gonna look great doing it.

And for that, she is our Crush of the Week.

Total F*cking Hottie to Become French First Lady

Bryan Christian — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:33:00 GMT

You know, when Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cécilia divorced five months after his winning the French presidency, we remember her getting most of the press, largely because she had been pretty MIA during the campaign and was already deeply and publicly involved with another man in New York. Well, it looks like Sarko has bounced back from le divorce pretty darned well, merci boucoup. Like as in he's marrying Carla Bruni, the 39-year-old supermodel-turned-chanteuse pictured above.

The weekly Le Journal Du Dimanche, citing unidentified sources, said Sarkozy gave Carla Bruni a heart-shaped diamond engagement ring in December and the pair will wed Feb. 8 or 9.
The presidential palace declined comment on the report.
Sarkozy, who divorced his wife Cecilia in October, has flaunted his relationship with Bruni on recent holidays in Egypt and Jordan, drawing criticism that he is being too loose with the presidential image.
Political analyst Dominique Moisi said a Sarkozy proposal to Bruni could be an effort to head off any future controversies and its speed would fit with his personality as a busy man in a hurry.

"Apparently, he's going to be marry her, so the problem will be behind him," Moisi said.

One thing they don't mention: that according to Bruni's Wikipedia page, she a) looks great in clothing too and b) is only a casual adherent to monogamy.

Oh, and another thing they don't mention: godDAMN you, France!