...you be the judge.

I think that Halle Berry's recent quote in the current issue of Esquire Magazine speaks for itself:

When it comes to what I think is sexy about men, I like forearms. That's my body part. They're generally exposed, available, a little bit vulnerable. A forearm is different with every man, and when it comes to forearms, size matters. I don't like them slight.

How deliciously naughty! Meow! Seriously though, what a perv... And what is Esquire doing electing such a washed-up has-been sexiest woman alive?

The Academy Award-winning actress was involved in every decision of the two-year creation of Halle by Halle Berry.

So what does Halle smell like?

The new mother describes the scent as something sensual, a fragrance that women will adore and men will definitely notice on them.

Berry went through many smell tests to figure out which of her favorite combinations worked best, ultimately deciding on fig and mimosa notes.

The $17 to $35 eau de parfum will be released at select stores in March. The Coty fragrance comes in a bottle designed by the actress meant to resemble the beach.

Celebrities have been good for the multimillion dollar fragrance industry.

[Source: Essence.com]

Halle Berry was spotted leaving a Yoga session with her instructor carrying the mat. Halle's workout regimen must be fierce if you consider the results. She has completely regained her figure back to once again reclaim her position as the world's #1 MILF. We just can't wait to see her hit the big screen again. Peep how the paps are all in her whip.

So how did being born out of wedlock effect your upbringing????
What is wedlock but A PIECE OF PAPER!

HOW MANY CHILDREN WHO WERE BORN TO PARENTS WITH THAT PIECE OF PAPER ARE IN JAIL , DRUGS ETC……
Like I said or like I'm going to say MARRIAGE ISN’T A GUARANTEE OF NOTHING!

YOU CAN GET PREGNANT TODAY AND YOUR HUSBAND LEAVES YOUR @&S TEN MONTHS LATER FOR A YOUNGER VERSION.

What will become of you and your offspring. Will you two crawl up in a hole and die??

Will you not move on ???

Being married or NOT being married is not what’s wrong with the Black and Latino community.

Fathers playing an active role in their children lives is of course a big problem but who says that they have to be married to the child’s mother??

Badu has repeatedly said that ALL of her children Fathers are in the picture and that right there is a POSITIVE!~PrettySanchez

Out of wedlock children, and the problems they typically face affects not only the family to which those children belong, but also the community at large. Yes, Badu’s situation is unique in that she presumably has enough money to care for her children (although we really don’t know how much money she has ….and if she went broke tomorrow she wouldn’t be the first millionaire turned bankrupt), but no amount of money can heal the wounds that comes with not having the father in the home. ….this is an epidemic that is running rampant in the black community. I know this issue is hurtful for a lot of us because we usually were born out of wedlock ourselves or have children out of wedlock (me, myself am a married woman w/ no children but was born out of wedlock). But just because something hurts or is too tough to face doesn’t mean we should ignore it or make it into a right.~NotBuyingIt

Part of the reason marriage doesn’t last is because in this modern day era, it’s cool to just have babies and not marry. There is no attachment to the two. ESPECIALLY if the father is in the child’s life.Marriage is ordained by God and it’s the whole package, due to this fallen world we live it’s not perfect however it’s more doable than our current society makes it out to be.

And I do say this as a single mom, thank God for redemption:) And nevertheless look forward to marrying one day and having more children in wedlock~Db

...like so many people have said before, marriage is not for everyone. And just because you marry someone does not guarantee they will stay together forever. I also agree with the fact that no one should get married just because they have a baby or get pregnant. That is ridiculous. Honestly, if i were to get pregnant and my boyfriend said “i think we should get married”, i would say no. My first question would be, “why, because we are going 2 have a baby so you think it’s the right thing 2 do.?" I don't think so. You didn't want 2 marry me however long ago before we found out why all of a sudden now”.~Shoneydip

RESEARCHED FACTS/OPINIONS:

• It is frequently reported that the divorce rate in America is 50%. This data is not accurately correct, however, it is reasonably close to actual. The Americans for Divorce Reform estimates that "Probably, 40 or possibly even 50 percent of marriages will end in divorce if current trends continue.", which is actually a projection.
• The divorce rate in America for first marriage is 41%
  The divorce rate in America for second marriage is 60%
  The divorce rate in America for third marriage is 73%
• The children of divorced parents are prone to divorcing 4 times more than the children of couples who are not divorced.
• Some benefits of healthy marriages:Lower teen age pregnancy rates,Lower rates of juvenile delinquency,lower rates of STD's
• Median age at first divorce is Male=30.5 and Females=29

• Fatherless homes account for 63% of youth suicides, 90% of homeless/runaway children, 85% of children with behavior problems, 71% of high school dropouts, 85% of youths in prison, well over 50% of teen mothers.
  Source1,SOURCE2,SOURCE2,SOURCE3

BCK Says:So what are your thoughts on marriage?Is it a necessary means in order for children to grow up in an healthy environment? Do you condone people having children out of wedlock?

Alongside a photo spread that shows her in little more than a T-shirt, Halle Berry talks about being the sexiest woman alive, a title Esquire magazine gives her in its November issue.

``I don't know exactly what it means, but being 42 and having just had a baby, I think I'll take it,'' says Berry, who gave birth to her daughter, Nahla, in March.

``Sexiness is a state of mind — a comfortable state of being,'' she says. ``It's about loving yourself in your most unlovable moments.'' But Berry, who won an Oscar for her role in ``Monster's Ball,'' can't claim the sexiest-woman honor all to herself.

Halle Berry Bio and Photo Gallery

It's obvious from her rock-hard abs that Gwen Stefani is a gym devotee, but she says post-pregnancy fitness is all about letting yourself indulge. She admitted, "I cheat every day at least once."

Whether it's in Bond movies or as Catwoman, Halle Berry is always showing off her perfect figure. After having her baby, she went for a disciplined routine of 1 hour of cardio for 5 days a week.

Jaime Pressly told Fox News, "You have to treat yourself every now and then." She lost the baby weight by mixing up a cabbage soup diet with the occasional trip to McDonalds!

Jennifer Lopez kept her famous curves in tip-top condition by doing Pilates everyday. After her pregnancy, she cut down on calories and eliminated all carbs from her diet.

By Alisha, InstantCast staff writer

Here's the report:

“It’s my second baby!”, the new mom told Access today about her latest gig. “Because my name is really on it, it was really important that it be something that I chose that I love…and it was a special time in my life to do something like this,”

Halle, who mixed scents in her bathroom for years, has been very involved in the two-year process to create a fragrance which incorporates some of her favorite scents…mimosa and fig.

The "Sexiest Woman Alive" (according to Esquire magazine) said she hopes the perfume will have staying power like Elizabeth Taylor's fragrances (White Diamonds is still sold in stores and is considered a classic by many all standards).

Sidenote: While Halle Berry is someone I admire and look up to (I wanna look like that at 40!) I don't think the perfume will have the staying power like Ms. Taylor. Although many celebrities have entrepreneurial aspirations and may be passionate about something, perfume's and clothing lines are still cliche and while many people may like it they may not respect it. I have a feeling she will get put into that "celebrity venture" box and the scent will stay in people's minds for as long as it stays on their skin. To be honest, I don't pay much attention to celebrity fragrances.

This year, celebrities reeeeeeally want you to vote.  Hell so do I!  However, I kind of wonder how much these ads are really going to help anybody.  I thought I would show em all to you anyway.  The inspirational, the lame, and the really f*cking lame.  Enjoy!

Here is a an oldie but a goodie.

See the rest after the cut---

Sarah Silverman, funny as always (well mostly), but effective?

Usually I CAN be tricked with reverse psychology, but this was still to obvious. And if Sarah once again, Jonah Hill and that one Friends joke wasn't in it, it would be unwatchable. Not safe for work by the way.

Speaking of unwatchable.

And now for the cringe worthy.  I realize that this was kind of impromptu, but really guys?  Really?

]]> http://wordpressnews.wordpress.com/?p=1783 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:41:39 +0000 Paparatsina http://eradiotv.gr/2008/10/10/%ce%b7-%cf%80%ce%b9%ce%bf-%cf%83%ce%ad%ce%be%ce%b9-%ce%b3%cf%85%ce%bd%ce%b1%ce%af%ce%ba%ce%b1-%cf%83%cf%84%ce%bf-%ce%ba%cf%8c%cf%83%ce%bc%ce%bf/ Η εντυπωσιακή Halle Berry ψηφίστηκε από γνωστό περιοδικό ως η πιο σέξι γυναίκα εν ζωή.

Η βραβευμένη με Οσκαρ ηθοποιός μιλώντας για τον τίτλο της πιο σέξι γυναίκας τόνισε πως: "Δεν ξέρω ακριβώς τι σημαίνει, αλλά το να είσαι 42 ετών και μόλις έχει αποκτήσει ένα παιδί, νομίζω πως θα το δεχτώ". Στις δηλώσεις της στο περιοδικό η διάσημη ηθοποιός πρόσθεσε πως το σώμα της της αρέσει καλύτερα τώρα που έγινε μητέρα.

Η εντυπωσιακή σταρ έφερε στον κόσμο το πρώτο της παιδί, την Nahla Ariela, τον περασμένο Μάιο. Για την διάσημη ηθοποιό η Nahla είναι το πρώτο παιδί που αποκτά με τον αγαπημένο της Gabriel Aubry.

πηγή: ant1online.gr

[Source: Esquire.com]

Todas belas mulheres concerteza, mas Halle Berry é Halle Berry... So Sexy!!!!!

ps: Link imperdível... :) Esquire"Sexiest Woman Alive"

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Esquire Magazine says, As the culmination of our anniversary celebration, Halle Berry -- who just had a baby, like, six months ago -- presents the final re-creations of classic Esquire covers. Here, she delivers her acceptance speech.

As written by Halle berry herself on Esquire.com...

Wow. Sexiest woman alive, huh?

I've been in the business for more than twenty years, and you decide now, at this particular time, that I'm the sexiest woman alive? Come on. I mean, you couldn't go with the Bond-girl year? You didn't like the orange bikini? I liked the orange bikini. That would have been a pretty good year. Or what about the Monster's Ball year? That was a sexy moment. Couldn't you have packaged that up with some list of the best movie sex scenes ever? That would have been very easy, very magaziney. But 2008? Well, I don't know exactly what it means, but being forty-two and having just had a baby, I think I'll take it. There are billions of women on the planet, but let's just say for shits and giggles that I am the sexiest woman alive. First, I would have to thank all the people who made it happen. I would thank the good folks at Esquire for thinking outside the box -- even if those folks are just eight editors wearing competing seventy-five-dollar button-down shirts, swinging themselves around in cheap desk chairs in some windowless conference room somewhere above Manhattan. I'd also have to thank my "team," the ones who make the magic happen -- my hair designer, my stylist, my makeup artist, and my beloved trainer. And I would absolutely have to thank the photographer, because without him, the camera is all lies of a different sort. I mean, look at the pictures. That takes a lot of work. I'm lucky to have these people. Don't think I don't know it.

Does being the sexiest woman alive imply that I know a thing or two about what's sexy and, possibly, about sex itself? I'm not sure, but here's what I do know: I know damned well I'm sexier now than I used to be. Let me make an argument here -- not so much for me, or even for my age being sexy, but for what I've learned. I've picked up a little over the years. Sexy is not about wearing sexy clothes or shaking your booty until you damn near get hip dysplasia; it's about knowing that sexiness is a state of mind -- a comfortable state of being. It's about loving yourself even in your most unlovable moments. I know a little bit about that.

Sexiness is also about knowing what's sexy to you. To me, spaghetti is sexy, especially when it's served off the tips of a man's fingers. I like that. And I think wine is sexy, just before sex. It relaxes me. But if I want to get a serious groove on -- if I want an out-of-body experience -- I'm all about the sloe-gin fizz.

I think lingerie is sexy, and I'll wear it, sure. But truth is, I'm good-to-go in a tank top and bare feet -- although every woman should own at least one good pair of pumps. That's really the only wardrobe you need for sex: a tank top and pumps.

When it comes to what I think is sexy about men, I like forearms. That's my body part. They're generally exposed, available, a little bit vulnerable. A forearm is different with every man, and when it comes to forearms, size matters. I don't like them slight.

Ask me what's the sexiest car in the world and I'll just say my man's car, because it smells like him, because his shape is pressed into the seat, because it's littered with little bits of his life -- his golf balls or his chocolate-bar wrappers -- and it's ripe with the smells of him. That's the car I most want to ride in.

What else? Ah, yes: the big O. You know that stuff they say about a woman being responsible for her own orgasms? That's all true. And in my case, that makes me responsible for pretty damned good orgasms these days. Much better orgasms than when I was twenty-two. And I wouldn't let a man control that. Not anymore. Now I'd invite him to participate. I'll tell you this: I've learned my tricks. I know what I like. I do not wait around. I initiate. And I'm not all about frequency. I favor intensity.

There have been some men in my life who have been wickedly sexy and have taught me much about sexual pleasure. There are a few men I should thank, and others I need to forget. But I don't regret. To hell with regret. I like what I am now. I like being a mother. I like my body better since I became a mother. I feel sexier as a result of becoming a mother.

You see, the years go by and you learn, and that just deepens your understanding of every experience. And then sex is better -- it feels like you're in control, and you're sort of not in control at the same time, and that is completely satisfying.

So, yes, there are times when I feel like the sexiest woman alive, but would I ever argue that I am the sexiest woman alive? Of course not. I figure at one moment the sexiest woman alive is a waitress in Abilene, Texas. And in the very next second, it's a woman in the bush of Vanuatu. Then, right away, somewhere else. Sex and sexiness. It's all about the moment; it's about what you know as much as it is what you offer. That's why I share this title with every woman, because every woman is a nominee for it at any moment. Maybe that's why there are so many women these guys love.

If there were a real event where they gave an award for this title, I would wave the trophy here. I would thank everyone all over again, then I'd probably blow a kiss to Tom Chiarella for helping me write this. I would turn my head and say, "You can start the music now, I'm done." I'd be wearing pumps. I'd be just a little breathless. And I admit I would not rush off the stage.

[Source: Esquire.com]

The always beautiful Halle Berry has been named the "Sexiest Woman Alive"! The new mother graces the October cover of Esquire Magazine.  

Photographer Cliff Watts talks about recreating the Esquire December 2000 cover, featuring Bill Clinton - now featuring the beautiful and sexy Halle Berry.  Watts not only photographed her for Esquire in May 2007, but the two have been friends for ten years. Acknowledging his bias (Watts is also the godfather of Berry's first child).

On the Shot: "She's a powerful woman; he's a powerful man. It's basically the female equivalent of the Clinton cover. There's a sensitivity and a sexuality there, but also the strength."

On Berry's New Title: "I've been around a lot of beautiful women, and Halle is truly a sexy, beautiful woman. I've seen guys who aren't really attracted to many women be attracted to her. I've seen women be attracted to her. She's so likable. Her sexiness goes beyond her good body and beautiful skin. There's some warmth about her. It's contagious."

On Who Looks Better in That Tie: "Bill Clinton, he's a cool cat. I was always a fan of his, but Halle, she's ruling that tie. I think Bill's going to be a little sorry when he sees that."

Check out more pics and excerpts from Halle's interview.

HALLE: I've been in the business for more than twenty years, and you decide now, at this particular time, that I'm the sexiest woman alive? Come on. I mean, you couldn't go with the Bond-girl year? You didn't like the orange bikini? I liked the orange bikini. That would have been a pretty good year. Or what about the Monster's Ball year? That was a sexy moment. Couldn't you have packaged that up with some list of the best movie sex scenes ever? That would have been very easy, very magaziney.

Sexiness is also about knowing what's sexy to you. To me, spaghetti is sexy, especially when it's served off the tips of a man's fingers. I like that. And I think wine is sexy, just before sex. It relaxes me. But if I want to get a serious groove on -- if I want an out-of-body experience -- I'm all about the sloe-gin fizz.

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To avoid having her car towed, Eva Mendes did what any smart, beautiful woman would do: she flirted her way out of it! The actress apparently parked her SUV in a tow away zone in Beverly Hills, and just...

To give credit where credit is due. Halle can wreck a car pretty well. I forgive you hit and run Halle.

Courtesy Coty

Daughter Nahla Ariela isn't the only new baby in Halle Berry's life. The Academy Award-winner dished about her soon-to-launch first fragrance, Halle by Halle Berry at an exclusive unveiling of the Coty scent in N.Y.C. "We call Halle my second baby," she said, "because that's really all I've been working on for the past two years." Throughout the process, the actress insisted on being involved in just about every aspect creating the fragrance, from doing scent tests to helping design the bottle itself -- and made sure that the woody oriental included two of her most-loved notes. "I was mixing two fragrances, a fig and a mimosa, and putting them in a bottle and carrying them around," she says. "That was my flavor of the moment." And it's a flavor she hopes men will appreciate as much as women. "I want women to feel that their partners, that special person, thinks they smell beautiful, thinks that it's simple enough that they can ingest it all day, every day. That's what Gabriel said," she adds, of her boyfriend Gabriel Aubry's take on her signature scent. "He said it smells like that -- he better be right!" Tell us: Will you try out Halle's fragrance when it launches in March?