Hugh Hefner has long been criticized for his hedonistic lifestyle and antiquated attitudes to women. The latest story about him will only confirm his image as utterly shallow, self indulgent and sexist.
One of his harem has described how she had a very perfunctory relationship with him, and even had to sneak out of the Playboy Mansion to satisfy her sexual urges.
By her account the pretty blondes involved with Hefner have a very limited and frustrating life. Not surprisingly, he benefits heavily from the very unequal relationships he maintains. Look at the photo of him in the story. The 82 year old looks like he has discovered the fountain of youth!
The Aussie pop princess Kylie Minogue, who is now forty years old, has found a Spanish toy boy a whole decade younger than she is.
A female star finding a lover so much younger than herself might have seemed a little unusual a few years ago. But nowadays, it seems that just about every celebrity - female and male - is doing it.
Just as Madonna likes to shock people by choosing a much younger lover, it seems that singer Lily Allen is doing the same thing by finding a much older man.
And he's not just a lot older. He's also a good friend of her dad's!
She's obviously got some demons to deal with since she has been hitting the bottle very hard for quite some time. Maybe she's got "father issues" and this is her way of getting back at him?
Madonna loves to get attention, shocking and offending people if possible. And she's certainly managed that with her latest choice of toy boy. He's a young guy, a whole 30 years her junior. His name is Jesus and he's starred in a porn movie, apparently.
And I suspect a big part of her motivation in choosing this lover was her anger over her divorce from Guy Ritchie. It's as if she's saying to him, "I've still got it. You may call me a granny, but I can still get a hunky guy decades younger than I am. And I can get get just as much, or more, media attention without you!"
The reality dating show The Farmer wants a Wife has an interesting premise: Get eligible bachelors from the Australian countryside and pair them up with young women from the city.
While it's a neat idea that makes for good television, the relationships that ensue are up against it. The rural life is not something that you could easily take to if you've been brought up in the big smoke, after all. Eventually, something's gotta give.
This appears to have happened to at least one of the couplings that resulted from the show. The woman in question seems to have tired of the country life and headed back to Sydney.
Another pairing seems to be going strong, though. But that seems to be because the man is spending a lot of time in Melbourne with his wife-to-be. Will be interesting to see if this union lasts.
Many people fantasize about having relationships with celebrities, while remaining convinced that they will never come true.
But in reality the star you've longed to meet may be more available than you think. In fact, he or she may even be just a few mouse clicks away on a dating site you've joined.
The US rapper Coolio is a case in point. He used a dating site to meet his girlfriend.
He was filming a reality show at the time, so there may have been commercial motivations involved. Still, he's certainly making it more acceptable for those who, like him, are very well known. There must be others who are using online matchmaking already, or will in the future.
Makes you wonder how many dating site profiles don't have photos attached not because the member lacks confidence, but because he or she is a celebrity who doesn't want to be sprung!
Schapelle Corby's sister Mercedes has posed for Aussie men's mag RALPH. It's interesting that she should do such a thing. You would think that most women pose naked when they are strapped for cash. But she's recently won a huge defamation payout.
I suspect it's because she quite enjoyed all that media attention during the trial and wants to get some more of it.
Still on the subject of rich, older men and younger women: the celebrity Trinny Woodall (of Trinny and Susannah fame) has recently split with her hubbie. He wasted no time in getting involved with a pretty young thing half her age.
Revealingly, this young model bears a striking resemblance to his estranged wife.
One of the sad realities of life is that men often trade their wives or girlfriends in for younger models. This seems to be what Guy Ritchie has done to Madonna, of all women. Ironic, considering that he is so much younger than her himself.
Still, she has consoled herself with a younger partner as well (baseball player Alex Rodriguez). So things seem to have balanced out somewhat.
Five men and five women who are looking for love are using a unique approach to meet their needs. They are putting photos of themselves on several billboards in Sydney.
I can't figure out why they're posing in the semi-raw if they're looking for a wife or husband, though. Would have thought something a bit more restrained might have been the go. I think they might end up getting the wrong kind of attention ...
Still, you've got to admire their chutzpah!
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