Thursday, January 29, 2009

Emmy winning actor Chad Lowe is about to embrace a new role: Dad.

Lowe, who split from ex wife Hilary Swank in 2007, will welcome a baby with producer Kim Painter in early summer, his rep said in a statement, adding "The couple is overjoyed and could not be happier."

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Taylor Swift may be starting her own dress line but she doesn't want to be called a designer.

The singer is teaming up with l.e.i. to create a collection of $14 dresses that will launch at Wal-Mart in February of this year. (Wal-Mart also sells clothes from the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen collection).

"Sundresses are my favorite things to wear," Swift tells New York magazine. "In the summer, I automatically want to look bohemian."

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On Wednesday, the stunt double for Daniel "Harry Potter" Radcliffe sustained severe injuries from an on-set explosion.

The Harry Potter crew were doing some pre-production work for the seventh wizard flick at the Leavesden studios in England, where the stuntman was rehearsing a flying sequence using a harness. He was apparently sent plummeting by an on-set blast, which was part of the mocked up stunt. He was conscious after smashing to the ground but told horrified colleagues, "I can't feel my legs."

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In the wake of Entertainment Weekly's having speculated Wednesday that Joaquin Phoenix - with the aid of his brother-in-law, Casey Affleck - was performing an elaborate ruse regarding his transition from Oscar-nominated actor to falling-off-the-stage rapper, Affleck's rep said this career switch is no hoax at all.

My guess is this is a very smart way of him getting free publicity. And that we should be expecting something true and talented in the future.

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"The View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck made a special announcement on today's show!

Hasselbeck, 31, revealed on "The View" that she is expecting baby No. 3 in August. "We are thoroughly happy with the surprise of it," Elisabeth said. "We are thankful for such great news and will begin planning our zone-defense strategy immediately," she joked.

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Kelly Rowland has split from her manager Matthew Knowles.

Rowland, 27, has worked with Knowles - the father of her former bandmate Beyonce - since she joined Destiny's Child in 1990.

Both Rowland and Knowles - who still manages daughter Beyonce - called the split amicable. Both say they will always be family.

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Kate Beckinsale insists she's in no hurry to learn how to drive - because she loves being a passenger too much.

The Underworld actress - who doesn't have a driver's license - says her actress mother always used to strap her into the back seat of the family car and drive her for miles whenever she was upset as a teen, and still finds it comforting to let someone else do the driving.

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    Thursday, December 13, 2007

    Java Girl may have scooped me on this one, but I'm going to be a brat and piggy back the news. There is a nearly three minute peek at the next Harry Potter movie which will go along with the sixth book in the series: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

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    Saturday, July 14, 2007

    I haven't seen the new Harry Potter movie yet, but I will and I am SO psyched! Hopefully tomorrow afternoon, popcorn, Harry Potter and my Bri! Perfect!

    Warner Brothers' "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" made an estimated
    $25.8 million on Friday, pushing the film's cumulative to $88.4 million. I have heard that the entire movie is amazing, though dark and that the last 15 minutes are pretty intense. Hopefully there will still be some fun times as well. I can't wait to see how everyone has grown up. Hehe.

    Woohoo!

    And knowing the new book is releasing on July 21st I am just soooooo excited!

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