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Oddly enough I was e-mailed this morning by someone who thought they would be reading about Clay coming out of the closet on this blog. But truth be told it's something most everyone already assumed and I hadn't been keeping up with the news.

Celebrity site Perezhilton.com on Tuesday published a photo of the cover of People magazine's upcoming issue on which Aiken cradles his new son, Parker Foster Aiken, in his arms.

The caption reads "Yes, I'm Gay," and underneath is a quote from Aiken on his decision to come out of the closet that says: "I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things."

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Directly from the Sun... Angelina, 33, had Knox and Vivienne in July. But she has spent most of the last two weeks in their south France chateau apart from Brad, 44.

A source said: "She told Brad if he didn’t come home it would be over. She threatened to leave and check into a hotel, but Brad persuaded her out of it."

The pair, who have six kids, insist their relationship is fine.

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A controversial Malaysian blogger named Raja Petra Kamaruddin has been detained for criticizing the Malaysian government and 'insulting' Islam.

And, as if that weren't troubling enough, the blogger is going to be locked up - without a trial - for TWO YEARS!

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The always primp and proper Martha Stewart dedicated an entire episode of her daytime show this week to everything Hot Dog related.

The Martha Stewart Show featured all kinds of hot dogs and toppings.

They even had a special 15-foot hot dog created by Empire National in Brooklyn that was hand delivered to Martha's studio.

And showing you can never be too proper, Ms. Stewart added, "For those of you who don't think length matters, I disagree - especially when it comes to wieners."

EW, I'm disguested and yet laughing!

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Drew Barrymore, 33, has scored herself a Gossip Girl hottie!

Chace Crawford, 23, and the Charlie's Angels star seem to be dating.

The pair hit up the Saturday Night Live after-party together this past weekend.

And, they were out and about again on Monday night!

Drew and Chace were at the Kings of Leon concert in New York City and they made no attempt at hiding their relationship.

Oh gag me please. I liked her better with Justin Long.

Labels: angelina jolie, brad pitt, chase crawford, clay aiken, drew barrymore, martha stewart, raja

Written by: Christy

| 11:29 AM | 1 comment(s)!

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden kicked off a new fundraiser for the Richie-Madden Children's Foundation at a Marble Slab Creamery yesterday in LA. With their new effort, if you text the world "child" to 90999, a $5 donation charge will be sent to the foundation and automatically added to your phone bill. While at the event, Nicole and Joel couldn't help but gush about their inspiration for all the giving back — Harlow.

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Donatella Versace attended Marc Anthony's surprise birthday party for his 40th birthday at NYC's Bowery Hotel on Sunday. The designer brought along her 22 year old daughter, Allegra Beck Versace, who has made headlines for the past few years due to her major eating disorder.

Donatella and Allegra released a joint statement last year admitting Allegra's health problem, and said she was being treated at UCLA's hospital for anorexia. The anorexia announcement came days after a tab claimed Allegra's weight had dropped to 70 pounds.

I am pleased to know she has been seen out and about. I certainly hope she is receiving the proper help. =o)

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Bloomberg LP, whose best-selling financial news and data terminals are ubiquitous on Wall Street, is trying to reassure jittery employees that it will weather the financial storm after the failure of one major client and the sale of another.

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I love when the cast of a show acts like one great big family - the kind that shows love by making slanderous comments and jockeying for position. Felicity Huffman, 45, recently squashed rumors of a Eva Longoria pregnancy by saying that she was just fat.

"She's just fat, that's all there is to it!"

My guess is she now weighs 100 lbs and this is considered fat in Hollywood.

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So far Sarah Palin is getting an "F" with celebrities. I think about 20 people have come out and bashed her. Lindsay and Sam posted a rant on Linz's official MySpace page denouncing the VP candidate and calling her a "narrow minded, media obsessed homophobe."

They further discussed Sarah's lack of qualifications, once again, in a surprisingly intelligent manner. Samantha must have a bit of a brain upstairs handling the writing duties for the duo.

"I find it quite interesting that a woman who now is running to be second in command of the United States, only 4 years ago had aspirations to be a television anchor. Which is probably all she is qualified to be… Also interesting that she got her passport in 2006.. And that she is not fond of environmental protection considering she’s FOR drilling for oil in some of our protected land…. Well hey, if she wants to drill for oil, she should DO IT IN HER OWN backyard. This really shows me her complete lack of real preparation to become the second most powerful person in this country."

BAHAHAHAHAHA!

SOURCE

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Crazy celebrity diet...

Boiled Egg Only Diet - During the filming of "Cold Mountain," there were rumors that one famous actress on set ate only boiled eggs. She would rise in the morning and eat one and then have one or two at the end of the day. That was her entire diet! Could this be Renee Zellweger??

Master Cleanse / Lemonade Diet - Water mixed with maple syrup, lemon juice and cayenne pepper. Beyonce admitted following this regimen for two weeks to drop 20 pounds for the film "Dreamgirls." Jared Leto used it to shed about 30 pounds he gained to play Mark Chapman in the new film "Chapter 27."

WHAT!

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Can I say WOW?!! Marathons are already hard, but a triathlon? So much harder! But that didn't stop Jennifer Lopez the diva from joining and getting down & dirty for charity! According to reports, J.Lo finished the Nautica Malibu Triathlon in three and a half hours early today. The singer smiled as she crossed the finish line after swimming, biking and running. Jennifer Lopez also told the onlookers, "Thank you guys so much. This is an amazing day!"

Labels: beyonce, eva longoria, Jennifer Lopez, joel madden, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, Renee Zellweger, samantha ronson, versace

Written by: Christy

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This week we got our first peek at little Nahla Aubry! The five-month-old looked like she was having a ball with her mom Halle Berry at he LA Zoo.

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Emeril is popping back up on the deliciousness spotlight. In ten new books, in fact, through a deal with Martha Stewart Omnimedia Inc. - which owns the rights to the Emeril Lagasse book franchise - and publisher HarperCollins.

The kitchen cheerleader is set to release the first book, an edition on indoor and outdoor grilling, in May 2009, and though he's produced twelve books prior with HarperCollins, this will be Emeril's first in four years.

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Robert De Niro was set to star alongside Mel Gibson in the new flick Edge of Darkness. He was cast to play an operative sent to clean up some evidence pertaining to the murder of a young woman. As for Gibson, he's playing the victim's father and is also a homicide detective.

However, things change quickly in Hollywood and De Niro has dropped out!

De Niro actually arrived on set this week and apparently couldn't even last seven days. A spokesman for De Niro simply said, "Sometimes things don't work out; it's called creative differences."

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While Scrubs has been surrounded by a lot of sad news about the stars departing from the television series despite its endurance to air another season, fans are still hopeful that the show will come back even stronger with season 8 moving to ABC. This spawns from creator Bill Lawrence's statement that he definitely wants the show to go on forever, or at least until its ninth season.

However, fans are pondering how he would pull this off with stars Zack Braff and Judy Reyes announcing their departure from the show.

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In a move that a critic warned would "spark late-night chaos," NBC announced that Jay Leno would leave his spot on The Tonight Show on May 29, 2009. On June 1, The Late Show host Conan O'Brien would take over his spot.

Jimmy Fallon is not worried. The Saturday Night Live alum will take the spot to be vacated by O'Brien next year. At the same time, Saturday Night Live long-time producer Michael Shoemaker will reportedly oversee production on the upcoming Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, after being with Saturday Night Live for 20 years.

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Keith Urban loves being a father and has absolutely no problem playing mom and dad to two month old Sunday Rose while her mommy Nicole Kidman is busy filming the movie Australia. He says that he is proud to be a full time Mr Mom during the day and that he loves taking care of the new baby.

Labels: celeb baby, Conan O'Brien, Emeril Lagasse, halle berry, Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon, Keith Urban, Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Written by: Christy

| 9:51 AM | 1 comment(s)!

As it happens we're having a wash out of a weekend here in Delaware because of the hurricane remnants dousing the state with 5 inches of rain.

Looking into how to remedy a damper like that I came across Morey's Piers because they specifically offer week day specials like their "Magical Mondays" and "Tues DAY Time Special" which gives you the chance for All-You-Can-Ride wristbands at only $20. One of these days I'll have to play hooky from work and take Braeden up there for a fun time.

We had such a great time during our vacation over the summer, it makes me wonder if taking a few days or a long weekend in the fall would be a good idea. I mean there would be less people, better prices and still would be a fun family beach vacation, right?

Oh and if you check out wildwood hotels motels make sure to do a search and find the area where BIG was filmed. You'll be able to get a ticket from that super cool Zoltar machine, remember?

It's definitely like walking through the past when you enter Wildwood. Make your plans now!

This is a sponsored post.

Labels: Amusement park, Morey's Piers, New Jersey, Zoltar

Written by: Christy

| 8:55 AM | 0 comment(s)!

Actress, mother, greeniac...designer?

Julia Roberts has signed up to help raise money for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by designing a T-shirt for Giorgio Armani's (RED) label.

The Global Fund was started by Bono and Bobby Shriver in 2006 and has already received over $110 million from RED-brand apparel and events.

Julia's design simply has the words, "revolution. evolution. devotion" arched over a tree of life that Roberts' herself created.

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Pop star Pink would rather adopt a child than give birth - because there are too many people in the world already.

The singer, real name Alecia Moore, and first-husband Carey Hart split in February. The Trouble hit-maker insists she hasn't given up hope of having a family - but would rather "rescue" a child through adoption than have one of her own.

She tells Star Magazine: "I don't know if I need to have my own (children). I rescue dogs, so I would probably rescue kids. I feel like with global warming and all, why produce more? Foster parent. Adoption."

Hmm, well as long she she thinks rescuing a dog is comparable to adopting a child than I say, "KEEP HER AWAY FROM THE CHILDREN!"

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Saturday Night Live alum David Spade, 45, is now on diaper duty! Jillian Grace, 22, delivered a baby girl in Missouri on August 26, the actor's rep confirmed to Usmagazine.com today. Her name has not yet been released.

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Well, that was fast! Desperate Housewives vixen Nicolette Sheridan and Michael Bolton "amicably ended their engagement" only a week ago, after spending eight years of their life together.

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'In East Hampton, I'm a nudist and I eat meat," Baldwin - a vegetarian - had said before my visit, expanding on the idea that he lived a quite different life on Long Island than he did in New York. "I shoot deer with a bow and arrow. I smoke the deer meat and eat it every morning with my eggs and toast. I am a homosexual. I listen to rock music, loud." We had met at his house. Baldwin was wearing sandals; his shirt was untucked. There was nobody else at home.

- Actor Alec Baldwin in a hilarious and honest interview with The New Yorker titled "Why Me?"

Labels: alec baldwin, celeb baby, celebrity quote, julia roberts, Nicolette Sheridan, pink

Written by: Christy

| 3:39 PM | 0 comment(s)!