Famecrawler
Admit it, you’ve had one of those mommy moments. You know the one’s where your child does something a bit embarrassing or acted up a bit too much during an outing or even one of those moments where your child does something typically childish and garnered a bit too much attention from some non-understanding bystanders. The protective mom that you are may fly off the handle just a wee little bit. Now imagine that the New York Post covered that moment on Page Six.
That’s exactly what happened to Weeds star Mary Louise Parker who had her mortified mommy moment immortalized in print after she got into a verbal fight in a West Village restaurant after her 6-year-old son, Will, dared to drop a glass in public.
What started off as one of those things that happen when you dine out with a young child (and even more often at the dining room table) quickly exploded into a true mommy meltdown.
Mary Louise Parker has made quite a mark as the suburban-mom-turned-pot-dealer on the hit show Weeds. But playing the queen of primetime darkness, Nancy Botwin, may not be such a tough stretch for the actress.
In fact, she kind of considers herself similar to her character–you know, minus the whole drug-dealing part. “I’ve always been a darker person, a little Wednesday Addams girl,” the mom to son William Atticus and daughter Ash, said to Showbizspy.com. (And if she ever does decide to go into some illegal work, she did say she’s learned “that you can make marijuana into cupcakes and lollipops” from her show.)
But not everything about this mysterious mom is dark and rebellious. Continue reading »
Being a single mom isn’t easy for anyone, celebrities included. Katie Couric recently shared that at times she feels very alone in parenting her two daughters since her husband passed away from colon cancer in 1998. How do other celebrity moms feel about single parenthood? Read what moms like Mary Louise-Parker, Minnie Driver, Liv Tyler, Sheryl Crow and Bridget Moynahan have to say.
Mary Louise-Parker: “It’s hard raising two kids as a single person. It’s a lot of pressure…. I wish I could give them everything that was a perfect little family paradigm, but I can’t. Honestly, I feel like that doesn’t even exist, or at least I try to tell myself that when I am feeling bad about not providing it.” Continue reading »
Celebrity stars (and moms) such as stunners like Jessica Alba, Kate Winslet, Demi Moore, Mary Louise Parker, Jennifer Garner, Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts are fans of designer Zac Posen. His feminine and flirty frocks are often spotted on the red carpet and usually costs hundreds if not thousands of dollars. But the fine folks at Target will be offering an exclusive line of his designers at affordable and obtainable prices from $39 – $90. The collection will be available starting April 25th. Get a sneak peek at some of the fab fashions here! Continue reading »
Mary-Louise Parker and her son William Atticus came across Alec Baldwin while traipsing through Central Park.
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The Beverly Hills babysitters were certainly busy last night. Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art (aka the MOCA) hosted a star studded gala on Saturday night.
The party featured a performance from the one and only Lady Gaga as well as some dancin’ by the Boshoi Ballet. But the biggest stars to shine were the A-list celebrities who attended the soiree.
Angelina and Brad, Jessica Alba, Kate Beckinsale, Gwen Steffani and Gavin Rossdale, and Mary Louise Parker were among the famous parents leaving their offspring at home to party. Check out pics of the stars here! Continue reading »
Mary-Louise Parker talked about adoption during a fundraiser for the Worldwide Orphans Foundation in New York City. She encouraged other people to take the adoption plunge.
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