Heath Ledger was paying $22k for his loft in SoHo at the time of his death in January. Now, the apartment is back on the market, with a four thousand dollar boost in price. What's weird about this story of the post-postmortem rent increase is…..didn't the one of the Olsen twins own that apartment? (Yes, the listing price in that post is one grand less than the one that is quoted now.)
So did Mary-Kate jack the price of her Broome St. pad? If she's capable of such morbid decisions, you can't put it past her to purposely wait until the Dark Knight hit the theaters before putting the apartment back on the market to increase buzz.
That, or Little Olsen had nothing to do with the re-listing of the property, because she is too rich, too famous, and too thin to concern herself with such matters. That's what brokers are for. Brokers with incredibly bad taste or incredibly good timing.
Skating Through Life professional Mary-Kate Olsen scored hash mark on her Notches of Privilege bedpost, with DEA officials backing down off their request to question her about Heath Ledger's death. Recall that the feds wanted to quiz Olsen about the OxyContin that Ledger had in his system, but had no prescription for, but Olsen wanted immunity before she talked, indicating that she might, like, having something to hide. Rather than get Olsen — just finished with a promo tour for The Wackness — in an interrogation room, the feds are closing Ledger's case, thus not moving on a grand jury subpoena against Olsen. Of course, the NYPD also let Olsen off the hook immediately after Ledger's passing, when they decided not to interview her then, even though she was the first person notified about his unconscious body and had her own security detail head to the scene.
The only way to get Mary-Kate Olsen to go on record with authorities investigating Heath Ledger's Rx-fueled death is to grant her immunity. This is different from the immunity she always seeks from the fashion police — those guys know no limits. The immunity she's after is from the feds; DEA agents are trying to ask her about some of the drugs, like OxyContin, that were found in Ledger's system and blamed for his death. Per-snaps Ms. Olsen was the illegal provider, given her previous romantic linkage to Ledger and her rumored enjoyment of such substances? If Olsen did provide the late Batman star with the drugs, she might be found legally culpable for what transpired after Leger's taking them, which explains why she wants a promise not to be prosecuted before providing any As to the feds' Qs.
Update: Even without immunity, Olsen speaks! Um, through her attorney, who says she "had nothing whatsoever to do with the drugs found in Heath Ledger's home or his body, and she does not know where he obtained them."
Firing back at Mary-Kate Olsen — who, on Letterman last night, labeled Spencer Pratt a rageaholic with a sweat problem — the reality TV opportunist says, "I know I've made it in Hollywood when a famous troll is talking about me on Letterman." Adds Spencer: "I don't really get why she'd use my name to get press for her little indie film that no one's going to see. She should probably focus more on not getting dressed in the dark than on me." Aww, sad! Because back in high school, the duo were at least friendly enough to snap this photo together … which Pratt later sold for $50k.
Mary-Kate Olsen's appearance on David Letterman last night wasn't notable for her "I'm so tired" excuse for being barely able to hold herself up, but that she threw old classmate Spencer Pratt under the bus. Mary-Kate says the duo went to high school together, and that Mr. Pratt's temper problem often meant he'd scream his way off the soccer field when he didn't get his way. Also, he's "oily." Insider stuff here folks!
Not content to spare the small screen from her lackluster acting chops, Mary-Kate Olsen convinced the producers of Christina Applegate's excellent Samantha Who? that she'd be a smart choice to play the self-destructive bad girl who reminds Samantha of her younger self. Olsen, of course, also guest starred on last season of Showtime's Weeds, where she failed to bone up her acting skills before getting on camera to play a pot-smoking Christian gal, leaving her part falling somewhere between "go cast yourself as an extra on Gossip Girl" and "there's a Valtrex commercial with your name on it." But: Was she ever the consummate professional! "She showed up alone, ready to work, is great on set and is serious about the job," says Samantha exec producer Don Todd. "This is a girl who's been in front of the camera almost literally her entire life." Well yes, but this is what we see when we think of Mary-Kate in front of the camera: CONTINUED »
On Friday, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will turn 22 years old. We’re assuming you would like to send gifts to the twins, so PETA has a great suggestion: Cut off some of your hair and mail it to the girls with a note reading, “Please, use my hair instead of the animals’. Happy birthday.” Because that’s not creepy at all.
Mary-Kate Olsen either had a little too much to drink last night or was blinded by the paparazzi lights while out in LA. Considering she should be used to the cameras by now, we’re going to go with the first option.
In a new interview in Elle's July issue, Mary-Kate Olsen refuses to be interviewed about Heath Ledger. "I'm not going to comment on that. I won't give you a word about that in the nicest way possible. Let's move on." [People]
RUDE Kent Brownridge's Maxim knows how to keep his magazine in the headlines: By naming only one Olsen twin to its Hot 100 list, and putting Ashlee Simpson thirty-five spots ahead of sis Jessica. [P6]
Showtime spent several hundred dollars to nominate Mary-Kate Olsen for a "best guest actress" Emmy, which means she could face off against Lindsay Lohan (for Ugly Betty) and Britney Spears (for How I Met Your Mother) if those networks shell out, as expected, fees to nominate their own celeb stars. Nevermind that our money's on Spears — watch a potential Emmy-award winner below: CONTINUED »
Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen weren't swapping oversized totes for masks to hide from the paparazzi, claims People. At stylist Estee Stanley's Los Angeles wedding on Saturday, human hangars Ashley (a bridesmaid) and M-K joined in the themed festivities, where everyone covered their faces to hide the embarrassment of, um, having to wear masks at a wedding. Us Weekly, which bought the same photos of the event from Flynet, tells a different story, insisting it was a disguise to hide from photogs. But nothing can mask those twig legs!
In photographing and videotaping Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen while they walked the streets of Paris, paparazzi agency X17 may have broken French and international law.
The French have much stricter privacy laws protecting non-public officials than America does, keeping even the most famous of celebrities out of public eye, since individuals must give their permission to be hounded by photogs. (After the death of Princess Diana in 1997 in Paris, a campaign was launched to further tighten regulations for civilians.)
But that didn't keep the agency helmed by Francois and Brandy Navarre from harassing the Olsen twins on the street and while they dined inside Cafe de Flore.
Possibly, X17 could claim they only photographed the Olsens inside France's borders, but did not sell photos there. And that strategy might work — if those photos only circulate inside the U.S., where privacy laws are nil.
But if those photos are sold inside any part of Europe, X17 may face trouble.
In 2004, Princess Caroline of Monaco successfully sued photographers for snapping her in France and then selling the pictures to German magazines. The defense that "we didn't sell them in France" didn't hold weight before the European Court of Human Rights, as Caroline claimed a violation under Article 8 of the Human Rights Convention, which protects one's right to private and family life. Even Britain, which has looser laws than France (which goes so far as to ban photographs of crime suspects in handcuffs, because it could sway public opinion against someone presumed innocent) but stricter than the U.S., must now take the ruling "into account" when making its own right to privacy rulings. In Italy, prison terms are being threatened against invasive photogs.
The regulations in France are so tight, the tabloid magazines there are essentially forced to focus on foreign celebrities, including Americans, because they cannot secure legal photos of their own stars. But when those Americans, like Mary-Kate and Ashley, step into France's borders, they're afforded the same protections as citizens. And foreign photographers who follow them, like X17, are afforded the same legal liabilities for hounding them.
DEEP THOUGHTS Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are collaborating on a new book titled Influence, which chronicles the style mavens and artists who helped shape the twins' into the young women they are today. So when the book hits this fall, expect a forward from The Barbie Twins and a chapter on Margaux Hemingway's diet. [HuffPo]
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