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anathematize \uh-NATH-uh-muh-tyze\ verb : curse, denounce

Some critics have anathematized Val Kilmer for being crazy and getting fat, but we find it oddly charming.

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Last night, everyone who was anyone headed to Avery Fisher Hall for the Glamour Awards to whip out their (embroidered) handkerchiefs and sob their way through an emotional awards ceremony paying tribute to various strong, empowering women who, coincidentally, also happened to be famous.

Afterwards, the teary-eyed guests checked their designer watches, carefully shoved their balled up Kleenex into their shiny Marc Jacobs' bags, and hightailed it over to Butter for the restaurant/club's fifth anniversary party.

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One year ago, the New York Observer was boldy proclaiming "man flab is fab." But new evidence suggests the tides are changing!

THEN:

One by one, from Hollywood to the Hamptons, men have liberated themselves from the flat-stomached emo-boy reign of terror…Our men are carrying an extra 10—hell, maybe 15—pounds in the midriff, haven’t even thought about the gym in months, and they are unashamed. Why should they be? The Hollywood box-office draws have stopped looking like the lithe and graceful Orlando Blooms of the world, delicate and emotive and who might possibly weigh less than an average female fan… [NYO]

NOW:

Tired of hating yourself and your boyfriend for not hating himself? Help is on the way! Just one week after it was revealed that Ryan Gosling’s chunky physique may have contributed to his dismissal from a film role, directer Ridley Scott has reported that he demanded from the stocky Russell Crowe a 30 pound weight loss before filming began on their newest project, Body of Lies. Finally, everyone can be afraid of looking in the mirror. [Mollygood]

Apparently man flab just became a little less fab and a little more problematic. Now, are you going to break the bad news to Val Kilmer or should we?

• Holy obesity, Batman! This dude ate Val Kilmer!

• Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who's the craziest Hollwood mom of all? [Spoiler: It's Dina Lohan.]

• Penelope Cruz and her seemingly identical sister to start their very own clothing line. Which should make it even easier for Janice Min/the rest of the world to tell them apart.

• Kirsten Drunkst: doing what she does best.

• And this, children, is why you should never, ever have liposuction.

• Ashlee Simpson goes 36 hours without drinking which can only mean one thing: Yep, she's dead. Kidding! The correct answer is "she's knocked up and possibly engaged."

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