HOT & NOT

Hits & Misses On Oscar’s Red Carpet

By Linda Seccaspina

THE NEW YORK POST‘S CAROLINE PERRY CLAIMS Rooney Mara from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was courted heavily by designers seeking to show off their creations on the Oscars’ red carpet. Mara was the designer’s prize this year because of her lithe frame and what one observer called her “air of mystery.” So while I eagerly awaited Mara’s red carpet debut, I watched a vast array of goddesses in one-shouldered gowns arrive at 84th Academy Awards red carpet.

BRIGHTEST IN THE FIRMAMENT

Oscar’s Leading Ladies Octavia Spencer, Meryl Streep Shined Brightest

By Linda Seccaspina

OTSCAR’S LEADING LADIES SHINED THE BRIGHTEST DURING THE 84TH ACADEMY AWARDS.

Octavia Spencer, who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Help and Meryl Streep, who claimed the Best Actress prize for The Iron Lady, both sparkled as they collected their prizes.

BORING STARRY NIGHT

Even Angelina’s Leg Couldn’t Sexy Up 84th Academy Awards

EVEN ANGELINA’S RIGHT LEG COULDN’T SEXY UP THE 84th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS.

Sunday night’s Oscars were in a word dull, and it wasn’t all Billy Crystal’s fault. The comic actor delivered his usual song-and-dance routine with charm but also with the lack of adrenalin that comes with repetition. This was Crystal’s ninth time hosting the gig.

There were no embarrassing gaffes, no shocking quips, no award upsets to memorialize the night.

ALL IN THE FAMILY

My Dr. Daddy Gave Me New Boobs & Nose Job

By Linda Seccaspina

THIS WEEK’S AWKWARD FAMILY PICTURE BELONGS TO California-based Dr. Michael Niccole, a licensed plastic surgeon who gave his daughter Brittani a nose job when she was 21. When she was 18, he gave her a boob job.

“I’ve done surgery on my sons, my wife, my cousins, my father, and I feel very comfortable,” Niccole, of Newport Beach, tells ABC which featured him on 20/20 Friday night.

“I consider the day I got my breasts done one of the best days of my life so far,” Brittani told the Orange County Register last November.

Dad also admits to regularly injecting Botox in the armpits of his 23-year old daughter Charm to prevent excess sweating.

Doing this type of surgery on a family member is completely unacceptable to me but what’s more alarming is that he calls his daughters “sexy” and invites their friends over for treatments. There is just something wrong with this picture.

This whole story gives a new meaning to the word ‘ bonding’ and begs the question: who does the daughters’ bikini waxes?

FETISH

Nicki Minaj’s $50,000 Shoe Kick

By Linda Seccaspina

IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE A TIME WHEN TRINIDAD-BORN NICKI MINAJ didn’t pop on the social scene. But before she branded herself with help of Kool-aid-colored wigs and outrageous “costumes,” the Queens-raised hip hop artist used to wear Tommy Hilfiger baggy shirts and Boss jeans.

CAPITALIZING ON THE QUESTION

Khloe Kardashian Asks Aloud: Who’s My Daddy?

By Linda Seccaspina

KHLOE KARDASHIAN HAS FINALLY ADDRESSED THE CONSTANT SPECULATION ABOUT THE IDENTITY OF HER REAL DAD.

Coincidentally timed (hah!) just as her reality show Khloe & Lamar returns for its second season, Mrs. Odom admits in an interview with Hot 97 that she isn’t sure who her real father really is.

THIS IS WAR

Outrage! Admiral General Aladeen (AKA Sacha Baron Cohen) Threatens Revenge Against Academy

By Elizabeth C.

PROVOCATEUR SACHA BARON COHEN PUSHED THE BOUNDARIES OF HIS LATEST STUNT TODAY by releasing a video exclaiming he was “outraged” over being banned from Sunday’s Academy Awards.

“While I applaud the academy for taking away my right to free speech,” Admiral General Aladeen declared, “I warn you that if you do not lift your sanctions and give me my tickets back by 12 p.m. on Sunday you will face unimaginable consequences!”

FORM FOLLOWS FASHION

Credit: New York Observer

The Invisible Secret Weapon Of Red Carpet Stars: Spanx

By Linda Seccaspina

WHEN HOLLYWOOD STARS WEAR DESIGNER DRESSES ON THE ACADEMY AWARDS’ red carpet they obviously can’t keep “sucking it in all night,” so many wear an elastic foundation garment called Spanx. At least, the actresses that eat do.

DEFLATED

Jersey Shore Recap: Crabs, Bunny Head & A Ménage À Trois

By Karen Malmquist

MEATBALLS OVERBOARD!

On Thursday’s Jersey Shore, Snooki and Deena fear for their lives, Pauly’s Stalker 2.0 gets even closer, and Vinny and Snooki head for round two. Or is it three? Four? Let’s say round six. With season five coming two a close, it looks like the fun is only getting started!

SHOWDOWN ON THE RED CARPET

Sacha Baron Cohen Banished From Oscar’s Red Carpet?

By Linda Seccaspina

WHO WILL RULE THE ACADEMY’S RED CARPET? No, Angelina’s not in the running: this time it’s between the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a faux African dictator named General Aladeen.