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Jake Gyllenhaal chatting with friends in West Hollywood


Ashley Judd and Dario Franchetti at an IRL race


Kylie Minogue at the Brasil Brasiliero Press Night


Charlize Theron shopping at Whole Foods


Jessica and Ashlee Simpson leaving the Ivy


Keira Knightley and her boyfriend in London


Justin Timberlake at the VMA press conference, TRL, and leaving MTV studios


Jennifer Lopez at her Miami home


Kate Bosworth at a press conference for Superman Returns in Tokyo


Alyssa Milano leaving the Victoria's Secret party last night


Gisele Bundchen at the Coffee Bean in Malibu


Paris Hilton in Saint-Tropez


Brooke Shields and her daughter Rowan leaving a nail salon in SoHo

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Shoes For You to Barf On

As wonderful as wonderful shoes are, I almost enjoy looking at bad shoes better. I went hunting for the ugliest out there so you can rest assured that no matter how lackluster your shoe wardrobe might be, at least you haven't hit rock bottom. Herewith, the worst of the worst. Roll video:



Dudes, did Jessica Simpson wear these recently? You know you can so see these pink abominations on her feet. Ugh.



For $34.99, you could have seven highly caloric grande Frappuccinos, three tickets to the upcoming Body Count (with Ice T, in case you were wondering) show at the Knitting Factory, a cruise around the isle of Manhattan, a scary mannequin head to decorate your apartment with (who would do that? me? no!), and yet as stupid as all of those things are, they are not as stupid as these horrible Baby Phat wedges.



Did you know that the lovely Heidi Klum has bewilderingly attached her name to the most prominent name in ugly shoes, Birkenstocks? Oh yes. There is a whole mess of ugly shoes "styled by" Heidi Klum, some with horrendous lyrics by her husband printed on them, such as the Wall of Kiss clogs, $228.95. Holy effin' fug, look at them all!



Wild Life Textile sneaker, $479.96. A bit much to spend on your four-year-old niece, even if they came in kids' sizes.



Green bejeweled horror, $287.96.



Jelly Birks, $228.95 plus the cost of your dignity.

Speaking of clogs (sorrrrta), I am going to go on the record here and state that they are never okay. These especially:



I just don't even know who is the kind of person that would wear these embroidered furry things. I know even less who is the kind of person who would wear them who would also spend $390 on them.



Ack! No! Do not combine sweaters and horrid shoe types! Definitely do not go and then add insult to injury with lame-o silver studs. Just leave well enough alone. Dr. Scholl's cable-knit clogs, $39.95.



This needs no explanation. Striped mitten boots, $49.95.



Another mind-bogglingly bad combination: beads and clogs. Offensive enough on their own, but put 'em together and bam! You're ready to go square dancing at the dumb-folks' home. Not worth $27, I promise you.



So I hate clogs. But if there's a type of shoe I hate more, a shoe that I believe even more fervently should never grace the feet of any self-respecting woman, it's the driving moccasin. With so many cute flats out there, why? BCBG Max Azria moccasin, $142.95. (Although, the more I look at them, the more I think they might be kinda cute with jeans. What's wrong with me??)



Those of you who think Marc Jacobs can do no wrong: think again! Hundred-dollar jellies. Right.



And again! Hot pink patent-leather pumps, $253.95 I better not see you blowing.



Yet again! Crazy fur-striped boots, $598.95. Someone get me my smelling salts.



Now, I'm all for color, the brighter the better. But for the love of rainbows and unicorns and leprechauns, not all at the same time! This seems like it belongs on a 15-year-old Tokyo girl, and on her it might work. On you, ugs. Adidas sneaker boot, $129.95.



'Member what I just said about color? Exhibit B! (For barf-worthy...) Rainbow sandal, $145.



These are like those unfortunate open-toed sporty sandals that men wear, except they're blue and white and for women. No excuse. Skechers sandals, $38.45.



I will end with one of my pet peeves, the basic black slide. I wore these things back in the late 90s too, when I thought I needed to wear business casual and I shopped at Express. I don't do those things anymore, and neither should anyone else! Please, ladies. It's not necessary. Steve Madden slides, $1.99 (for a reason!!).

Kate Hudson angry with paparazzi

Kate Hudson has spoken out about her anger over paparazzi snapping photos of her son. "The only thing that bugs me is my son," the You, Me and Dupree star said. "When people are taking pictures of your kid, he doesn't know what he wants. He is two-and-a-half years old. He doesn't choose that, and I think that's unfair. I try not to focus on it too much for his sake because that could be dangerous." Hudson remembers how her famous parents tried hard to shield her and her brother from prying photogs, saying, "If we were with my dad he was like 'not with my kids.' Nobody would ever take a picture, ever. The only time I remember it [getting out of hand] was at Heathrow Airport. It scared me because it was so weird and foreign to me."

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L-Lo dropped by UK record label

More trouble for Lindsay Lohan. Her UK record label, Island Records, has reportedly fired the star after she skipped out on a planned promo campaign in London for her album. Speak, which was recorded last year, has been shelved by label execs, says an industry insider. "The single was a huge flop over here because Lindsay couldn't be bothered to promote it. In the end they didn't even bother releasing the album in Britain," the insider said. "She didn't bother to come over to the UK to do interviews or make TV appearances to help sell the album. Island have now decided not to do another one with her."


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