Gordon in the morning: Oscars weekend

Tomorrow, or more precisely, as tomorrow turns into the new working week, the American movie industry embarks on its main marketing event of the year. And with a vague possibility of British people winning stuff, Gordon has pulled out the stops to lead with an Oscars story:

Dev and Freida shop for a ring

And, it turns out, on Valentines' Day, too. Not that Gordon's impressed:

On the most romantic day of the year, did Dev whisk his love off to Paris and shower her with diamonds, as any self-respecting Hollywood hotshot would expect?

No.

He took her to a High Street jeweller’s in one of London’s busiest shopping areas — and left without buying anything.

Oh dear.

Valentine’s Day saw the couple browsing in H. Samuel’s on Oxford Street.

Hang about, Gordon - many of your readers might have bought their inamorata rings at that store. And they might advertise in The Sun. Better not go overboard, eh?

Now, I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with their goods, because there isn’t.

Phew.

But splashing a bit of cash never hurt the first flushes of a new relationship.

Really, Gordon? You think the best approach in a new relationship is to throw money about, do you? And you're accusing Dev of being the one who is unromantic.

The whole thing is, presumably, supposed to imply some sort of engagement, but not even Smart is going to try and push that one.

Elsewhere under Gordon's empire, Alex West files a story claiming that Michael Jackson is about to sign on for gigs in London.

I suppose if you run this story every few months, sooner or later it'll have to be right by chance, if nothing else.