A-List Secrets: Does J.Lo Really Not Have a Nanny?
I’m confused. J.Lo recently said that she doesn’t have any nannies taking care of her twins. But then I see pictures of her and Marc Anthony partying late at night and hanging out on the beach without their kids. So…is J.Lo lying? Mandy
How dare you, ma’am? You insinuate that Ms. Lopez is lying just because her kids did not accompany her to a May 23 business lunch, or the this year’s Met Gala, or her June 13 private tour of her own 30-story ego? Perhaps she simply dropped off Max and Emme at the Gymboreewhichever location has the 800-thread-count nappy mats.
Yes, Lopez’s people recently “confirmed” to US Weekly that she has yet to bring on a hired Mary Poppins for her four-month-olds. For the record, the babies also have “completely changed” the actress, blah blah blah. But veterans of the celebrity nannying scene doubt that Lopez is being entirely real.
Here’s why…
Let’s use a little logic here.
Obviously Lopez wouldn’t leave her children alone or in her car, as plush as it might be. That leaves parents, friends or hired help. According to former Hollywood nanny Suzanne Hansen, big stars usually prefer some kind of hired help, and not just a random one-night sitter from a nanny agency.
“That’s just really rare,” explains Hansen, who authored a book on her experiences and who still maintains a network of A-list nanny informants. “Stars don’t usually hire one-day sitters unless they’re having a party or something and need a few people to watch a bunch of kids.”
Which leaves us with nannies by another name.
“She probably has other peoplenot called nannieswho are taking care of her children,” Hansen says. “She has assistants, housekeeperssomeone like that who probably also likes kids and who is likely keeping an eye on them.”
Even more likely, Lopez has taken a route common with other megastars and hired at least one baby nurse. Unlike nannies, baby nurses concentrate on putting newborns on a feeding and sleeping schedule and then take off when the kids are a few months older.
“It’s a different word,” Hansen reasons. “That may be how Jennifer is getting around the whole nanny claim. But really. She’s so concerned with telling people she doesn’t have caregivers that she says something so silly, insulting to our intelligence.
“You really think the teenager next door came over and babysat?”
If the sitter wears Pradaor is Prada, then sure, why not?
Oh, and be my fan on Facebook, ’kay?
Rob Lowe Employees Offer Up Lots of Nanny Dirt
Apparently not all of Rob and Sheryl Lowe’s employees have soured on the couple.
One of the former nannies who they sued for breach of contract and is now suing them for sexual harassment wasn’t exactly a model of innocence herself, according to several declarations filed Thursday in Santa Barbara Superior Court, including one provided by the plaintiff’s sister.
James Maclear, a chef who worked for the family in 2005 while they were living in London (and is not to be confused with the chef whom the Lowes previously sued), stated in court documents obtained by TMZ.com that the babysitter in question, Jessica Gibson, “had an overly flirtatious manner and appeared to be somewhat of a sexual predator.”
On a shopping trip to Harrods, right after Gibson arrived in London, “she continued to be very forward and suggestive,” Maclear stated. He also described a role-playing scenario Gibson supposedly enjoyed when she was carrying Sheryl Lowe’s credit cards in which she pretended to be Sheryl and would call Maclear “honey” as if he was her husband.
Gibson would also flirt with him when his girlfriend was around, Maclear said, and she would “discuss oral sex with her boyfriend while the children were in earshot.”
“Rob was a sweet guy, and I never saw him do or say anything sexually inappropriate or offensive to anyone,” the Brit continued. “The only time that I recall seeing him speak directly to Jessica was when he told her that the Lowes were sending her back to the United States in November 2005,” after which she “seemed ill and was skulking around.”
Maclear also said that he never saw Sheryl Lowe do anything untoward, but that Gibson “would often call Sheryl names.”
The portrait doesn’t get any more flattering with a declaration provided by tennis pro Nigel Armstrong, who gave the Lowes’ sons tennis lessons while they were in London.
He stated that Gibson initially came on to him when they first met and, while the then 48-year-old was flattered that a 22-year-old was interested in him, he told her he had a serious girlfriend.
Which, according to Armstrong, didn’t do much to dissuade her.
“On one occasion…I walked into the kitchenette area [of the Lowes’ home]. Jessica was standing in the kitchenette and had taken off her pants and underwear and invited me to have sex even though the boys were in the general area. I was shocked by her audacity. I told her that we could not do that and walked out of the room.”
The declaration isn’t clear on whether nothing ever happened between them, but Armstrong stated that she “started taking the relationship with me more seriously” although he firmly told her that he wouldn’t leave his girlfriend.
“And even though I had never told her that I was moving to the United States, Jessica called me once after she left London and told me that she had found an apartment for ’us’ in Santa Barbara.”
Armstrong also attested to never witnessing any inappropriate conduct from Rob or Sheryl Lowe.
Meanwhile, Jessica’s sister Jamie, who served as the Lowes’ estate manager for four years until 2002, stated in her declaration that she remembers Jessica having to ink a confidentiality agreement when she started working for the family. Jamie also stated that she explained to her sis how she couldn’t disclose any personal information about the Lowes to third parties.
Gibson has denied signing such an agreement, while the Lowes’ attorney, Larry Stein, has since revealed that they currently can’t find the document in question.
Per the filing, Jessica told Jamie in Marchnot long after Jessica resigned and barely a month before the dirt started flyingthat the Lowes owed her $200 and, when she never received it, she accused them of sexual harassment and demanded $1.5 million in compensation, a so-called threat Lowe later indignantly blogged about on the Huffington Post.
“Jessica said that she decided on $1.5 million because she had heard that another well-known actor paid that amount to a woman who threatened to bring sexual harassment claim against them,” Jamie stated.
“This conversation was the first time that Jessica had ever said anything to me about Rob Lowe doing anything that she thought was inappropriate. In fact, she had never once complained about him to me before this conversation.”
And last, but definitely not least, Sheryl Lowe has also declared that she and Rob require all household employees to sign confidentiality agreements. She also denied “all of Ms. Gibson’s allegations” against her.
As for her husband: “Based on my observations of Ms. Gibson and the information she has told me about her own interactions with men, I believe that Ms. Gibson sought attention from my husband.”
Heidi Klum: Family First in the Big Apple
Heidi Klum: Family First in the Big Apple
Sure, she may be in New York City for her Project Runway gig, but Heidi Klum is making a practice of putting her family first.
The German supermodel was spotted out and about late yesterday afternoon joined by her daughter Leni, sons Henry and Johan, mother Erna and their nannies as the whole crew enjoyed the beautiful summertime weather.
They all piled into the swanky Bar Pitti Restaurant before walking across Bleecker Street for a frosty frozen treat- ice cream cones. But even ice cream wasn’t enough to keep little Henry from throwing a bit of a temper tantrum.
Following dessert, Klum sent her mother, nannies, and kids back home in favor of some alone time to do a little shopping in the trendy Greenwich Village boutiques.
Heidi Klum and Family Do Greenwich Village
Heidi Klum and Family Do Greenwich Village
The paparazzi in New York City have been getting an eyeful of Heidi Klum as of late. And yesterday she was out and about with her family once again.
The Project Runway babe was joined by her mother and kids, Johan and Leni, on a beautiful Friday afternoon stroll through Manhattan’s trendy Greenwich Village.
And while Klum dutifully pushed Johan around in his stroller, Grandma tended to Leni, making sure she didn’t get swept away in the big city hustle and bustle.
While she’s in NYC, Heidi has also reportedly been real estate shopping, as she recently sold her Manhattan apartment for a whopping $5.35 million. Who says the market is down?
A source told press that Klum is looking for a larger home to accommodate her family. “She’s very family-oriented and needs a lot more space for nannies and visiting relatives.”