Nicole Kidman, who will soon be busy promoting her film Australia, opening in November, made the not-unprecedented-but-still-uncommon step of producing an offspring and then not selling photos of it to the tabloids. Her daughter Sunday Rose, with husband Keith Urban, could be worth millions if they worked out a deal with, say, People magazine. But do-gooders that they are, Kidman and Urban won't be engaging in any human trafficking. But of course, public interest remains, and the first decent shots of Sunday are going to net a photographer a tidy sum — so the chase is already on. This has led Kidman to plead with the paparazzi to leave her "tiny doll" alone, because she is scared of the flashbulbs. Kidman, of course, is being ridiculous. CONTINUED »
Nicole Kidman recently gave birth to a baby girl. Her name is Sunday Rose, and she weighed 6 pounds 7.5 ounces. Not even two weeks since giving birth, Ms. Kidman has, according to on lookers, already lost all of her baby weight. "No sign of a baby bump," declares Britain's Daily Mail. Except, given that Kidman never looked more than five months pregnant the entire term, it's natural that she would return to a slim-ish figure quite quickly. As for that disappearing baby bump? The Daily Mail is blind.
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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's decision not to sell pictures of their new daughter Sunday to the highest bidding tabloid has many an editor rankled over a lost opportunity to fork over a few million for the exclusive shots. And plenty of rags were willing to do so.
Kidman and Urban are hopping on the human trafficking is wrong theory, foregoing zeroes on a cheque for their mental well-being. And the good possibility that their daughter will grow up resenting her parents.
The couple reportedly have yet to decide whether they'll release an official photo — which would be a smart move, for their privacy's sake, since without anyone scoring the first photos, they'll be hounded by the paparazzi until someone gets it.
Or they could pull a Gwenyth Paltrow/Chris Martin or Sarah Jessica Parker/Matthew Broderick; both couples decided to alert the paparazzi ahead of time, bring their newborns to a public spot for a few minutes, and let the photogs snap away with equal access. It ensures the photo's value is near worthless, and that they'll be able to leave their homes, with their babies, with just 20 photogs in tow. Not 100.
Why did Nicole Kidman name her new daughter "Sunday" when she was, in fact, born on a Monday? Since almost doesn't count, and the rumor about Keith Urban penning a song called "Sunday" and the couple then deciding to name their kid after the song (doesn't it usually work the other way?), there's only one conspiracy left in this bag of tricks: To spite Tom Cruise and all of Scientology! Kidman is Catholic after all, and Sunday is such an important religious holiday (it's when you get a chance to eat those crackers by the pulpit, right?), so she cleverly named her child to get back at L. Ron Hubbard's menaces!! [Scoop]
The frozen foreheaded actress has given birth to her first baby, a girl. Her name is Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, and it'll only be a couple years before Kidman and Urban decide to homeschool her instead of letting kids tease the crap out of her. [Us]
The July issue of Vogue contains a 16-page photo spread featuring a pre-baby bump Nicole Kidman on the set of her newest movie, Australia. I’m OK with every shot except for the one with the animals, because I have odd irrational fears of random things, and I have now added those creatures to the list.
Nicole Kidman, with child, was dumped this week as the face of Chanel [MC], though she still holds on to the Guinness record for earning the most money per minute, with her 30-second $3.71 million Chanel No. 5 advertisement. Replacing Kidman is someone 11 years her junior: the twenty-nine-year-old Audrey Tautou, who is French, like the fashion house, and an Oscar nominee, to her predecessor's Oscar winner status. Tatou's deal is rumored to be worth over $8 million [DM], which is nearly what Kidman's standard $20 million movie price tag has been reduced to, thanks to The Stepford Wives, The Invasion, and The Interpreter.
Speaking of paparazzi becoming the story, a photographer from the agency Flynet found himself being attacked by Nicole Kidman's bodyguard yesterday. (Warning: Expletives!) And like a good lensman, the camera was rolling the whole time. (See the video here.)
The physical assault stemmed from an incident on Wednesday, when a fellow photographer was attacked by Nicole's rambo-like trainer while the 53 year old photog was snapping Nicole and her trainer hiking. The trainer stole the guy's camera which thankfully, was later returned.
Then on Thursday, our Flynet photog Jeremy and his 53 year old paparazzi friend were once again following Nicole Kidman and her bodyguard as they were making their way to the gym. The vehicle they were in stopped and the bodyguard stepped out, obviously in an agressive manner. Jeremy pulled out his video camera, hoping to quiz the bodyguard about the incident on Wednesday but as you can see from the clip, the bodyguard was in no mood to chat. Jeremy stepped back inside of his vehicle but that didn't stop the bodyguard from attacking him anyway!
Afterwards, Nicole Kidman left along with her crazed bodyguard and Jeremy tried to follow them but eventually had to dial 911 because of his injuries. The police are currently investigating the incident. [Flynet]
Comments one website visitor: "Ha ha ha ha ha. You people are slime. You all deserve a beating. I am not a violent man, but I would break the legs of any papparazzo following me and ensure he never walked again."
Cindy Adams reported on Tuesday that Nicole Kidman, inseminated with Keith Urban's baby juice, ordered a white wine backstage at the Oscars. Cindy's five-sentence item (where one of the sentences was simply "Oscars.") was met with furor from Kidman's rep Catherine Olim at powerhouse firm PMK/HBH, who issued a denial to, where else, Perez Hilton, even though "unlike most of the rest of the world" she "[tries] to ignore [Perez]" "because it is so nasty": "But I have to tell you that Nicole Kidman most certainly did NOT drink white wine or any other alcoholic beverage backstage. She had water and lemon zinger tea. That’s it. I know, I was there with her I cannot remember that last time that Cindy Adams got anything right. She’s an idiot, and you can quote me." Quoted and noted!
• Paris Hilton was awarded "Woman of the Year" by the Harvard Lampoon. In her speech, she said, "Harvard is so hot!" And smart. The "Woman of the Year" award has never garnered as much publicity.
• There's a rumor that Shiloh Jolie-Pitt was the target of a kidnapping heist. We could make a joke about why the other kids weren't targeted, but kidnapping isn't a laughing matter.
• A Swedish group is auctioning off a swim suit Nicole Kidman accidentally left at a local pool to raise money to buy cows for families in India. This is all well-intentioned, but it seems like Kidman is being forced against her will to do charity.
• "Rachel Bilson Is Super Cute In Rome!" Do you ever stop and wonder why you read gossip blogs? She does look cute, though.
• Celebrity lips are the stuff of nightmares.
• Lourdes Ciccone Leon is all grown up. We remember when she was just an accessory in a Vanity Fair photo spread.
PRETEND When asked about Nicole Kidman’s pregnancy last night, Katie Holmes said, "I'm so happy for her. … It's wonderful." Let’s be real: best case scenario, Katie Holmes feels resigned indifference about her husband’s ex-wife’s pregnancy. [People]
BLIND ITEM NO MORE After dropping out of a movie, giving up botox and starring in a blind item, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are with officially with child and according to a statement are "thrilled." Probably less than thrilled? Those two kids Tom and Nicole adopted all those years ago. Where are those guys? [People]
The Daily Telegraph last month thought they were being cheeky when they floated a story about Nicole Kidman, saying her endorsement deal with Chanel – to promote its Chanel No. 5 fragrance – was a farce, since she actually preferred the Jo Malone scent. Turns out, the $15 million cheque the designer label wrote to Kidman's frozen face comes with litigious counsel!
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• For the second time this year, building management suspends a doorman for having bad breath. Hey, the tenants aren't paying Upper East Side prices to deal with lesser borough unpleasantness like halitosis.
• This round up of MTV's Return To Fat Camp reminds us that overweight people without even the pretense of a healthy body image should never be subject to a reality TV series and the judgment of voyeuristic strangers. That said, boy are those porkers fat.
• At least the Knicks can get along at funerals. Which is fitting, seeing as their hopes for a playoff birth died back in preseason.
• The Botox school of method acting earns Nicole Kidman rave reviews. Meanwhile, Kidman herself had no immediately discernible reaction to the news
• With New York weather this weekend expected to stay in the 30s, we're kind of jealous of this hairy male model.
• Nicole Kidman has totally supported her relapsing/philandering husband Keith Urban and stuck by him through his alleged extramarital dalliances and reported coke binges. Which isn't to say it's been easy. Says Kidman, "They say the first year of marriage is the hardest. Please, God!"
• Of all the guys in the world, Lindsay Lohan has decided to date the only person in the world who Paris Hilton truly loves, besides herself.
• Eva Mendes takes a stand against fur by reminding everyone she looks much better naked than you do.
• Keira Knightley poses topless on the cover of next month's Interview magazine. Which is to say she stares coquettishly at the camera while covering up her tiny nipples with a thin, 1-inch wide suspender strap.
• Note to Amy Winehouse: It is, in fact, possible to use drugs recreationally without leaving the house shirtless, deranged or with cocaine still dripping from your nose. Just so you know.
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