How the stars celebrated July 4

I feel like a bit of a slacker making my second blog post-digital detox a celebrity one.

They’re not universal crowd pleasers with HouseGoesHome followers, but I can’t resist sharing selfies of stars during their unfiltered long weekend moments.

You know, that whole once-a-weekly-magazine-editor-always-a-weekly-magazine-editor thing …

The reason for the stars’ gay abandon is that it’s July 4 in the United States.

According to Wikipedia:

Independence Day of the United States, also referred to as Fourth of July or July Fourth in the U.S., is a federal holidaycommemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress declaring that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation, the United States of America, and no longer part of the British Empire. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, and political speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Independence Day is the National Day of the United States.

And here’s what Hollywood (and a few Aussies) got up to …

Song of the day: Kool & The Gang “Celebration”