Rachida Dati Is Back

For those of you who are new to the site, you may not have noticed my obsession with Rachida Dati and the father of her child. You may not have noticed this obsession because she no longer gets photographed every week at the French cabinet meeting because she isn't in the French cabinet any longer. It's funny, but they don't really even take photos of the members anymore now that she has gone.

Anyway, to add more juice to this story, it seems that Rachida's brother, who is a twice convicted drug trafficker has finished writing a tell all book which is scheduled to be published this fall. Oh, and when he says he is going to tell all, it includes the father of the baby. My current guesses are the French President or his son. Oh, or Salma Hayek's baby daddy.

Rachida, who was recently voted the most popular woman in France is trying to halt the publication of the book because she promised the father he would never be revealed. To go to these extremes to block the name of the father means that he must be someone really, really important to the French. Oh, like David Hasselhoff. No, he is popular in Germany. Jerry Lewis?

Random Photos Part One

Patrick McGoohan - RIP

It's a Baldwin. Yeah, I think that is Billy. Definitely. Billy Baldwin.
Apparently Brooke Hogan likes everyone to think she has something to rush off and do. Well, maybe she does. I mean her friend is wearing an outfit that Britney pretty much ruined for anyone else.
John Corbett and Brie Larson seem to be having fun.
"So, then I killed him. I mean I'm Clint Eastwood. The studio can always find another director, but not another Clint Eastwood."
You will never believe me when I tell you who it is. You won't. It is Cheri Oteri who has now become the woman from SNL most likely to have had work done.
Doug Reinhardt and Amanda Bynes at a celebrity basketball tournament.
The lovely Eliza Dushku.
I guess now that The Zooey is taken I will have to set my sights on Emily Deschanel.
George Clooney in Washington DC where apparently he is such a superstar he got a police escort.
Miss Great Britain.
And our random athlete of the day is boxer Jeff Fenech.
Well sure, if you are going to protest something it should be about spending money on beauty products.
The reason random photos was created. Joan Rivers, Chris Noth and Ronnie Spector all in one photo.
Jean Smart looks pretty damn good.
Never let it be said that Kevin James won't do everything possible to sell tickets for one of his movies.
You just know the kid is saying, "Daddy, will you hold my apple?"
Michael Vartan has been missing from the photos for awhile.
And so has Noah Wyle.
Paula had to rush over from her gig waitressing at Caesar's Palace.
If it is Wednesday it must be time for our weekly look at Rachida Dati. At this point, I don't even think she had a kid.
A first time appearance for Richard Schiff in the photos.
Salma Hayek before her Letterman appearance. (Yes, she had been signing autographs)
And after Letterman.
Steven Weber looks really good. He is aging really well.
So, do you like the Victoria Beckham Armani photos better or,

still like the David Beckham one better?
Hey, look it is William Macy and he doesn't have mercury poisoning.
A much better way to make sure everyone gets a photo with Will Smith than one on one on one.

Now That's Gossip

When you think of gossip, you always think of something sensational or juicy. I think there is so much gossip that it often becomes "so and so was using coke off his boyfriend's chest while the boyfriend was injecting his neighbor with heroin" and we just kind of become blase about it. OK, if that really happened it would be pretty cool. It actually has happened, but that is for another day. Anyway, juicy gossip. Very. Now, this particular gossip comes from France.

As you know I have had an obsession with the French Justice Minister for several months now. I began this obsession when I first discovered the European media was taking hundreds of photos of her each week when she was leaving the Wednesday cabinet meeting. At first I thought it was just because she was pregnant, but I have since learned from reading and all my European readers that the reason besides her being beautiful is that the identity of the father is a secret. No, it isn't me. I don't think. No, it couldn't be because the only thing I ever do when I go to France is drink red wine and butcher the language. Then I mumble something about seeing art and so go back to my hotel and stare at the paintings on the wall of my hotel room and order more wine.

So, the Minister gave birth via a C-Section on Friday and the top photo is her at the Cabinet meeting this morning. I know, I know. Plus, don't the French give you like 10 years off from work with pay when you have a baby?

So, where is the gossip? Apparently the rumor is right now that the father of the baby is actually the President of France. Yep. Which is why Carla and our Justice Minister do not exactly care for one another. My math is not great, but it would seem that the President would have had to do this after he was married, non? You like that little non in there. Very cool huh?
Feeding fuel to this theory is that for much of the last week of her pregnancy, the brother of the President was with Rachida and giving constant updates to his brother. See, she is the Justice Minister so I don't think constant updates are really necessary. The country can probably get along without her for a few weeks. I also thought that it was interesting that she went to the cabinet meeting today to see her baby's daddy at probably the only place they can see each other without the world watching.

Love this story. If you think it is boring because it is in France, substitute the President of France for the head of your country and it becomes a pretty damn good story.