And no matter where she goes, here is a woman that has ensured she is utterly infamous for looking like a million bucks. Victoria Beckham was spotted in New York City recently looking just that in a sparkly sheer top, cuffed blazer, and perfectly elegant pumps. And despite the fact that she and hubby love pronouncing to the world, through all their bling and Birken stash, just how rich they are, it sounds like the Beckhams have been making some “budget pinches”. So what does it look like when multi-millionairres pinch pennies? Hardly something to sympathize over. They started by axing 14 of their full time staff between their homes in England, Dubai, France, and Los Angeles, all in a bid to save some coin. They say their financial advisors made ‘em do it. The couple – who are worth an estimated £115 million, that’s over a couple hundred million for us lowly Americans, were reportedly advised by financial experts to get rid of a third of the employees who work in their homes in England, Los Angeles, Dubai and France because they were “wasting” money. Our good friend “Close Source” told The Sun newspaper:

“This very no-nonsense accountant gave it to Victoria straight and said, ‘You can afford to employ all of these people. But why the hell do you?’ David and Victoria are multi-millionaires, but that doesn’t mean they have to waste money – and they were hemorrhaging it.”

Among those employed by the couple – who have sons Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, seven, and four-year-old Cruz – around the world are personal assistants, chefs, cleaners, gardeners, builders, nannies, and property agents. Those who have been cut include a cleaner at the couple’s home in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, East England, who had worked for the pair for eight years. The chief gardener at the estate has been asked to also work as a driver, to save on chauffeur bills. Six other gardeners have also been axed from the couple’s home in Bargemon, France. The source added: “Once the accountant pointed out that level of staffing was not required Victoria pushed the button. There has been a large downsize.” Wow. 6 gardeners in France. That’s gotta hurt. You gotta wonder what those grounds look like, no?

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Victoria Beckham Thinks the Family Could Use a Good Lawyer ~ Bitten and Bound

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What Celebrities Lost Money in an Investment Scam? ~ Hot Momma Gossip

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Catfight On Set Leads to the Boot from Ugly Betty for Lindsay ~ Bitten and Bound

Victoria Beckham Poses for Vogue India and It Is *surprisingly* Kinda Hot ~ Hollywire

It’ll be a Double Bundle of Twin Boys for Charlie Sheen and Brooke Davis ~ Hot Momma Gossip

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David and Victoria Beckham are seen here looking stunning as ever as they preview their new fragrances ‘Signature’ for him and her at Macy’s in New York. Victoria is setting trends as per her usual self in gravity defying heel-less PVC boots, but she seems to manage it with the aplomb and grace that is Posh when it comes to style. And although this snappily dressed couple may look like they’ve got it all together right now, from the sounds of it, they are pretty shaken up after they were recent victims of a robbery involving items from their home. But fret not, we are not talking about masked invasions and pretty people held at gunpoint. No, the Beckhams were robbed by their own housekeepers, housekeepers who apparently have rocks for brains. Just recently, Victoria’s parents, Tony and Jackie Adams, noticed some odd listings on eBay that were being sold as authentic Beckham pieces. Items included the likes of soccer shoes worn by David, and some of Posh’s designer labels. And obviously, the couple has enough to spare if they didn’t even notice them missing, but that’s not quite the point now, is it. When David and Victoria saw the items on eBay, they realized the pieces weren’t being sold AS authentic Beckham items, but in fact, WERE authentic Beckham items and had been taken from their home in Essex. After they had their home investigated to locate the items that belonged to them, they realized that in fact, the items being sold were missing from the Essex home. And that’s when the police became involved. Initially, the seller claimed that she was a relative of a staff member where David’s soccer academy is conducted, and that the items had gone to sale due to financial issues. It later came out though that the seller was a Beckham’s housekeeper and both she June Emmet, and her spouse Eric, were arrested on suspicion of theft. Unfortunately, this couple had been in the employ of the Beckham’s for more than ten years and so it is not so much the issue of the missing items that has upset the Beckham’s, but that they have been betrayed by people they trusted for over a decade. David and Victoria have flown back to the UK to deal with the matter in person, but even still, June insists that she and her husband are innocent. She says

I totally deny the allegations. This has all come as a bolt from the blue. The whole thing has taken us by surprise.

But at least, the good people at eBay keep a paper trail of just about everything, and so this should be an easy case to solve. Not so easy for the Beckham’s to build trust back, but I am sure this is a lesson learned for them.

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Lindsay Lohan is getting less and less shy about advertising her tendencies in the public eye. From the sounds of it, she is crushing on more than her current main squeeze Samantha Ronson. Victoria Beckham, aka Posh Spice, has recently shorn her locks into a pixie cut that is now being referred to as the Poxie cut after Posh Spice and debuted the cut at Monday’s Marc Jacobs show for New York Fashion Week. The cut is short and clean and of comparable length to Lindsay’s girlfriend Samantha Ronson, in fact I would say it is even shorter. Posh of course looks fabulous, as always, but with the new cut Lindsay couldn’t help but notice some similarities (in her eye) between Posh and her GF Samantha. And since then, she’s been said to have a crush on Posh because the new look reminds her of Samantha. Lindsay says of the style icon ‘ I love her hair, she looks really hot at the moment. It reminds me of Sam.’ I am going to give Lilo some leeway here as she is probably still stuck in the honeymoon phase of the relationship and is too blind to realize that comparing Samantha Ronson and Posh Spice from a *looks* perspective, is about akin to comparing Tommy Lee to Tommy Lee Jones. But that’s just ME. As far as her romance is concerned with Sam and what is or is not happening with her pending nuptials, she refuses to comment though sources close do say they are ‘already working on their big day’. And well, if she wants to have a little celebrity crush in the meantime, it’s all healthy. And I do agree with her on one thing, this cut on Posh is uber chic.

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Victoria Beckham is not simply known for her fondness of Birken bags and her instinctive need to melt plastic in every major department store, as she is seen here, she also has quite the reputation for being a diva extraordinaire. While most of her diva requests and demands are kept within the confines of outlets such as her television show ‘Coming to America’, some of them do leak out now and again. And she makes no bones to hide them either, why else would she be called Posh? Her latest diva episode occurred recently in the UK, where she is attempting to have a product launch of her latest perfume in major department stores. One department store was the unwitting, and unwilling, recipient of her demands, when she asked that the entire department store be re-carpeted in colors that matched the packaging of her perfume bottle. Yes, the store Harvey Nichols in the UK is being asked to have the store redecorated just to make her happy. I am not sure if recarpetting retail outlets falls into superior marketing strategies, but this girl may have a cool head on her shoulders, but not always the wisest. It all comes down to her being a control freak says one worker at Harvey Nichols, and needless to say, they weren’t too happy with the request. They were even offended, having a reputation for being one of the most high-end British stores, and she made them feel ‘not posh enough for Posh’. So enquiring minds want to know? Did the store cave and give Posh her way? Or is beige going to reign supreme once her bottles grace their shelves? A compromise of sorts. Purple carpeting in area rugs will be set up for the launch, but for the launch only. I guess this leaves everyone…mostly Posh….happy. And that’s all we want, isn’t it? I doubt even this kind of bending for the diva will get her to crack a smile on that frozen façade though…