Christina Aguilera left Jordan and Max at home on Saturday when she went shopping at Barneys in LA. The family has been relaxing in California but they'll be overseas soon — Christina signed on to perform her first big show since giving birth to Max, headlining the Africa Rising Festival in London on Oct. 14. It's important to Christina that she stays true to herself despite the new responsibilities of being a wife and mother, which apparently includes keeping up her occasionally raunchy stage shows, as she recently said, "I’m not going to take the safe route just because I had a child." Her performance at the VMAs wasn't too scandalous, so we'll have to wait and see if Christina will be getting back to her old "Dirrty" self on stage in England.
Jennifer Lopez smiled big at last night's Women in Hollywood Tribute, but these days the star has more on her mind than just fancy dresses and red carpets. She recently sat down with The Daily Beast showing her tender motherly side — of course, Emme has her ears pierced already and Max wears sequins — while opening up about a nervous breakdown, her relationship with Scientology and more. Here are highlights:
On going through a breakdown: "I don't get nervous. I don't get depressed. Blah blah blah," she says, but pauses to reconsider. Still staring into her daughter's eyes, she reaches an instant, instinctual decision. She will start now, in this moment, not-lying in her daughter's presence. "There was a time when I was very overworked and I was doing music and movies and so many things. I was suffering from a lack of sleep. And I did have a kind of nervous breakdown. I froze up on a set. Well, not on a set, but in my trailer. I was like - I don't want to move. I don't want to talk. I don't want to do anything. It was on that movie Enough," she says, referring to the film in which she played a battered wife who finally fights back. "Yeah. I did. I had a nervous breakdown."
On Scientology: "I have no problems with it and it really actually bothers me that people have such a negative feeling towards it. . . Yeah. I wouldn't mind [sending Emme and Max to Scientology School]. Not at all. Because I know that the technologies that they have are very helpful… It's all about communication. That's the thing I really don't like about talking about this. I do know so many great people who do do it, who choose it as a lifestyle and really follow it and it is their religion…I just wish that people wouldn't judge it without knowing what it is."
On her reputation: "I think I've always been a favorite to pick on," she says. "Once you have a lot of success you become a target in many ways…I just think that the whole diva thing is a misrepresentation of who I am. I think some of that is because of where I came from. I came from the Bronx and a certain background. I worked really hard. I kept my focus on the right things. And still even with that they find stuff to pick on."
She also revealed her thoughts on why her baby pictures sold for so much. As for her reputation, she'll always enjoy the finer things, but her work ethic and loving family both help her lose the "diva" image and seem to keep her more grounded than ever.
Nicole Kidman has her hands full these days with baby Sunday to take care of, but the busy mom took a break to get dolled up for Elle's Women in Hollywood issue. She looks beautiful yet comfortable in her photos, and talks a bit about her marriage with Tom, and bringing a little one into the world later on her life. Here are highlights:
On her relationship with Keith: "I didn't foresee it, that you can meet somebody who you have a deep and more profound love with. I don't mean to take away anything with Tom, but I would hope that he has the same thing — I know he has the same thing with Katie. You move into a stage where you're able to be a more fuller person in your relationship."
On whether she regrets getting married at 22: "Um, no. Would I want my kids to get married at that age? No! But that was an extraordinary thing for me. [Tom] taught me an enormous amount — as a girl into a woman. Absolutely, I would do it again."
On becoming a mom again: “At 41, it’s a more painful love. I look at that little girl, and I’m, like, Oh, no, what’s going to happen? It’s almost like my heart is stretching; I’m feeling all these muscles stretch with emotion. It’s a beautiful love but there’s a lot of fear and pain for her life, and for Bella’s and Connor’s life. I like to believe that nothing was stopping Sunday from coming into the world.”
Nicole may have the natural instinct to be worried about her children, but at least they have her to look up to as a role model — she'll be honored by Shirley MacLaine at the magazine's Women in Hollywood Tribute party tonight.
Matt Damon went out to eat with Luciana, Isabella, and baby Gia — though we didn't get a peek at her — along with his extended family in Miami yesterday. The big group celebrated the family's participation in the Escape to Miami triathlon where Matt and his stepfather had legs of a relay team, while his brother did the whole thing. Matt's been trying to keep losing that weight he put on for The Informant, and when asked if he planned to add running to his exercise regime, he joked, "I don't think so. I knew I was in trouble when the old guy with the oxygen tank passed me." Sounds like Matt's being his usual modest self since we know he's already a jogger, but no matter how he gets there we're excited to see him buff again, especially if it's for another Bourne.
The 2009 Spring fashion season came to a close in Paris last night after a whirlwind month of shows in New York, London, and Milan. Lots of stars were out to celebrate, with Emma Watson, Claudia Schiffer, and Naomi Campbell taking in YSL and Chanel while Dita von Teese and Lenny Kravitz checked out Marc Jacobs's newest work at Louis Vuitton. After shopping around the city, Kate Bosworth brought her man James Rousseau to the Miu Miu show last night along with Kirsten Dunst, who is a former face of the brand. Kirsten also made time for some sightseeing, which hopefully kept her mind off the less-than-stellar opening of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.
Jenna Dewan walked down the street in Beverly Hills looking extremely chic and poised. Her structured white blazer framed her body perfectly, and paired well over her draped fringe Haute Hippie halter, denim leggings, and over-the-knee brown boots.
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