Miranda Kerr stalker arrested in Los Angeles

A US man has been arrested with threatening to kill Aussie supermodel Miranda Kerr. Picture: AFP Source: AFP



 
The Daily Telegraph reports

A US man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr.

Steven C Swanson from East Sandwich, Massachusetts, was taken into custody on Wednesday and charged after he called the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to tell them he was planning to travel to California to shoot and kill the 30-year-old model, reports local publication the Cape Cod Times.

According to CapeCodOnline.com, police records show Swanson, 52, threatened to turn Kerr's LA home ''upside down''.

He also reportedly referred to the model as his ''soul mate''.

A search of Swanson's house reportedly found photographs of Kerr on his refrigerator, microwave and bookshelf, however no weapons were found.

Swanson pleaded not guilty to a charge of making a threat concerning a firearm at the Barnstable District Court on Wednesday.

Judge Robert Welsh III ordered Swanson be committed for psychiatric evaluation.

Bail was set at $US8000 ($A8725).

Swanson is due back in court on July 19.

Kerr shares a home in Los Angeles with her husband, actor Orlando Bloom, and their two-year-old son, Flynn.

In April, Kerr said the whole family was moving to New York where Bloom will star in the new Broadway theatre production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Australian actor Hugh Jackman tops the 'which-famous-person-would-you-invite-to-dinner' list

Hungry Hugh? Jackman has been chosen as the celebrity we'd most like to have dinner with. Picture: Getty Images Source: Getty Images

The Daily Telegraph reports

It is the question that pops up constantly (even if it's just in your imagination) - when planning a dinner party, who is the most fabulously famous person one could invite over?

And, as it turns out, Australians are after a mix of good looks, witty banter and talent, which explains why triple threat Hugh Jackman has topped a new survey endeavouring to find the nation's most loved and engaging star.

The list, called the Australian Celebrity Report and set to be released today, has been compiled by Southern Cross Austereo and Nine Rewards over two years.

While Nicole Kidman and - surprisingly - Delta Goodrem came close, Jackman says he was chuffed to claim the inaugural title.

"Just to be clear ... is this as a guest or the waiter?" Jackman joked.

"As an actor the idea of lots of great food thrills me to no end."

Kidman's hubby Keith Urban, actor Russell Crowe and model Miranda Kerr are also hot property at the dinner table according to the 40,000 Australians surveyed.

The report also featured a separate list of our favourite comedians, naming Hamish Blake, Adam Hills, Andy Lee and Rebel Wilson, as well as sporting stars, with Shane Warne, Eddie McGuire, Mark Webber and Ricky Ponting making the cut.

Australia's Top 10 dinner party guests:

1. Hugh Jackman 2. Nicole Kidman 3. Delta Goodrem 4. Kylie Minogue 5. Miranda Kerr 6. Russell Crowe 7. Hamish Blake 8. Keith Urban 9. Jennifer Hawkins 10. Adam Hills

Miranda Kerr and Gerard Butler cosy up at Great Gatsby party

Miranda Kerr attends a screening of "The Great Gatsby" at HBO Screening Room on May 7, 2013 in New York City. Source: AFP

News.com.au reports

Gerard Butler was seen chatting up Miranda Kerr on Tuesday evening at a New York party after a screening of The Great Gatsby.

Kerr was smiling and the pair “had been standing close in conversation for 20 minutes”, a source told the New York Post.

But then Butler was spotted asking photographers to erase any shots of them together.

“When he approached one photographer to erase the photos, they high-fived and bro-hugged,” the source said.

Also at the party were Lady Gaga and her boyfriend Taylor Kinney.

The singer had security “whisk her to a seat via a side door next to the stage.”

But before the credits rolled on the Baz Luhrmann epic, Gaga had already slipped out to avoid cameras.

Miranda hits the beach in Sydney for new Kora Organics campaign

Miranda Kerr shooting a campaign for Kora Organics on Palm Beach. Source: The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph reports

There was no Sunday lie-in for supermodel Miranda Kerr yesterday.

She spent her weekend working on a new campaign at Palm Beach.

Even hidden under a hat and glasses, there was no mistaking the 29-year-old as she spun on the sand as part of an advertising shoot for her Kora Organics skincare range.

Photographed by friend and long-time colleague Chris Colls and styled by Romy Frydman, Kerr celebrated the end of the day with a late lunch with the crew at The Boathouse.

Confidential's spies up north say the health nut - whose beauty routine revolves around rose hip oil and juice cleanses - feasted on smoked trout pate, salt and pepper squid and a mixed leaf salad.

Yesterday it was revealed the Gunnedah gal's mother, Therese, had stepped down from her position as the chief executive of Kora Organics.

Kerr will leave Sydney at the end of the week to reunite with husband Orlando Bloom and son Flynn in LA.

Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom have 'drifted apart'

Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom. Source: The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph reports

Rumours have been circulating for months, they are rarely seen together and she seldom wears her engagement ring.

Now a US entertainment hub claims to have "confirmed" Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom "have decided to take a break" after two-and-a-half years of marriage.

While there was a strict "no comment" from the Victoria's Secret pin-up's Australia-based management yesterday, In Touch magazine reported the pair - married in July 2010 in the early stages of Kerr's pregnancy with son Flynn - had since "drifted apart".

"They're living apart and figuring out what they want to do next," a source told the publication.

"They're not on the same page anymore."

However, entertainment site Gossip Cop counteracted the claim, saying the only reason the couple were living apart was because they were working on opposite sides of the world.

Lord Of The Rings actor Bloom is filming crime thriller Zulu with Forest Whitaker in South Africa and Kerr, who continues to model in New York, this week appeared at a press conference in Spain.

The ubiquitous catwalk sensation said in a recent interview that she and Bloom "never" worked over Christmas and that she was looking forward to the holiday season "together".

However, she is no stranger to telling fibs. Amid much talk of their blooming romance in 2007, a writer for Harper's Bazaar UK asked Kerr in an interview and got a strenuous "no".

But the same reporter soon spotted a picture of the pair kissing as the screen saver on Kerr's phone.

Style is back but sexy takes a seat

2012 Samsung AACTA Awards Ceremony at Sydney Opera House. Red Carpet. Cate Blanchett. Picture: Adam Ward

Damien Woolnough, The Australian, reports

AT local awards shows the only certainty is that fashion will be the biggest loser. From the Brownlows to the Logies, our national sense of style has suffered but glimpses of glamour and hope emerged on the red carpet at the Sydney Opera House for last night's inaugural AACTA awards.

With the arrival of Cate Blanchett looking like a style gladiatrix in gold Alexander McQueen, memories of Melbourne celebrity Brynne Edelsten in dresses fit for the Playboy mansion or broadcaster Susie Elelman's dangerous decolletage at the Logies were finally erased.

Most actresses could be forgiven for skipping the red carpet at the sight of Blanchett glistening in the distance but a new breed of starlets rose to the challenge.

Most took safety in basic black, with Radha Mitchell wearing a Grecian-style dress with knotted straps by Bianca Spender, and Elizabeth Debicki from the upcoming The Great Gatsby making a black Collette Dinnigan dress with a pineapple motif the unexpected height of chic.

Red Dog actress Rachael Taylor passed on a Gucci dress to wear black Dion Lee with sheer panels, causing double takes in the photographers' pit. Following a similarly sexy path was Megan Gale who fought for breath in a black lace dress with a plunging neckline by Alex Perry.

Most guests bypassed sexiness and goddess gowns for dresses they could sit down in. Claudia Karvan made green animal print by Dolce & Gabbana look elegant and comfortable, with a practical below-the-knee hemline, and Jane Eyre actress Mia Wasikowska looked at ease in a baby-doll blush dress by Miu Miu.

"The overall standard of the Australian red carpet has improved," says celebrity stylist Kelly Smythe, who dressed model Samantha Harris in floor-length black Alex Perry. "People now have greater access to international designers and they're more willing to seek out stylists for help."

Department store David Jones sponsored the event and helped actresses avoid the aesthetic pitfalls that can lead to worst-dressed lists. They also provided ambassador Miranda Kerr in bronze Collette Dinnigan, to lift the style standard in an emergency but it was unnecessary - Blanchett had already scored gold.

Olivia Newton-John: I'd Play Sandy's Mom or Grandma in a "Grease" Remake!

Toofab reports

Hollywood's been on the remake trend lately with last year's Footloose and an update version of Dirty Dancing planned.

If Grease is ever remade, at least one cast member of the original 1978 is on board. Toofab caught up with Olivia Newton-John aka "Sandy" at Qantas Airline's Spirit of Australia party in Hollywood last night.

The 63-year-old singer/actress (who looked fabulous) joked she would play Sandy's mom or even her grandmother. As for who should play the sassy blonde, Olivia already has someone in mind: her daughter!

Also at the fete was longtime Qantas ambassador (and Olivia's costar) John Travolta, new ambassador Miranda Kerr, and Australian heartthrobs Ryan Kwanten and Chris Hemsworth. Check out all the photos by Glen McCurtayne, below!

Olivia Newton-John / John Travolta (above), Miranda Kerr / Ryan Kwanten (below)

Josh Lawson & Rachael Taylor / Chris Hemsworth (below)