Saturday, February 7, 2009
Rihanna is stepping forward to help a 5-year-old New York City girl find a bone marrow donor - the second time in a year that the Grammy Award winner has helped a leukemia victim seek a match."When I saw the video of Jasmina it broke my heart. It is so unfair that for a black patient it's so much harder to find a bone marrow match," the singer tells PEOPLE exclusively. "Jasmina has acute leukemia and she needs a bone marrow transplant to live."
Last February, Rihanna helped New Yorker Lisa Flynn find a match by putting out a call for donors on PEOPLE.com.
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The Twilight star Robert Pattinson, 22 - who is reportedly set to grace the cover of GQ magazine - admits his trash can is full of empty cans that once contained the popular fizzy drink.
"I was just taking out my trash and I had, like, 300 cans of Diet Coke," Pattinson said. "It was just like, 'How did that happen?' I don't even remember buying them. I also like Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
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Katy Perry plans to make people "move a little bit more" with her next record.
The singer - who stormed the charts last year with her infectious single I Kissed a Girl - insists her second album will be even more of a pop-fest.
"I'll start really thinking about it at the end of the summer," she tells the American edition of OK! magazine. "I still want to make a pop record, make people move a little bit more."
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Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy are engaged a rep for the couple reports. The duo met while filming "Evening" in Newport, R.I. Danes, 29 and Dancy, 33 have been dating a little more than a year.
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The punches just keep rolling in for Michael Phelps. Word on the street is that Subway has taken any and all relevant links associated with Phelps off of their website. They are also rumored to be getting ready to drop their sponsorship with him.
Labels: claire danes, hugh dancy, kate perry, Michael Phelps, rihanna, robert pattinson, twilight
Friday, February 6, 2009
Kylie Minogue's new relationship with Andres Velencoso seems to be getting serious after the pop princess met her lover's parents in Spain.Her rendezvous with the 'in-laws' took place in the town of Tossa de Mar in Spain's Costa Brava, where model Andres, 30, grew up.
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Brad Pitt isn't surprised that people are interested in his family.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button star - who raises six children with partner Angelina Jolie - can understand why his life garners so much attention, and insists he sees it as a "compliment".
"Well, I think we are an interesting family," Pitt explains. "It's not your usual family. I'm quite interested in my family actually.
That's great Brad, good to know you're interested in your own family, ya shmuck.
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A new cast member has been revealed in the "Gossip Girl" prequel starring Kelly Rutherford.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' star Krysten Ritter will play the sister of Lily van der Woodsen (Rutherford) in the "Gossip Girl" Spin-off.
After a misunderstanding with her parents, Lily will be forced to move to the San Fernando Valley to live with her sister, and she will have to adjust to a more modest lifestyle instead of the luxurious life she previously enjoyed.
Really? I don't even like the first show, why would I watch a spin off.
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Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman are set to star in a new comedy.
According to Variety, Jennifer will play a woman who wants to have a child by means of artificial insemination and Bateman will play her best friend who secretly switches his sperm with the anonymous donor's. (I think they did this on the soap opera All My Children once.)
Will Speck and Josh Gordon are set to direct the film.
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Kellogg will not be renewing their contract with Michael Phelps.
"We originally built the relationship with Michael, as well as the other Olympic athletes, to support our association with the U.S. Olympic team," a company spokeswoman says in a statement. "Michael's most recent behavior is not consistent with the image of Kellogg. His contract expires at the end of February and we have made a decision not to extend his contract."
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Gwyneth Paltrow is planning to release her own cookbook.
The Running With Scissors actress - who recently launched her own healthy living website, GOOP - has signed a deal with publishing company Janklow & Nesbit to produce a collection of family-focused recipes emphasizing the importance of togetherness at meal times.
And Paltrow will dedicate the book to her father, Bruce Paltrow, who died in 2002 following a battle with cancer.
Labels: brad pitt, celebrity quote, Gossip Girl, gwyneth paltrow, jason bateman, jennifer aniston, Kelly Rutherford, Kylie Minogue, Michael Phelps
Sunday, August 17, 2008
After hearing my husband knew about Hilary Duff possibly being engaged before I knew...well, then I realized the gossip queen was falling WAY behind in her Entertainment segment of Bring Me Up. Why didn't y'all let me know of my failings!?So here we have a great bit for you to chew on for Sunday morning breakfast.
I consider this some fantastic celebrity news! Straight from Beijing:
After winning gold medal number seven of these Olympics by one hundreth of a second on Saturday, record setting gold number eight seemed to come a little easier for Michael Phelps Sunday morning in Beijing. Joined by his teammates Jason Lezak, Brendan Hansen and Aaron Peirsol, the USA claimed gold in the 4x100 medley relay setting a world record as they did it. The headline of course belongs to Michael Phelps and his 8 gold medals, surpassing the record set by Mark Spitz at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
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As expected, Ellen and Portia de Rossi were married Saturday afternoon. Their rep said,"Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were married tonight in an intimate ceremony at their home in Los Angeles." The women announced their engagement back in May. The wedding was attended by 19 guests including both of their mothers.
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John Mayer reveals the reasons behind his split with Jennifer Aniston.
"People have different chemistry, they have different lives," John tells the mag. "It's not about years, it's about going out with somebody, being truthful on the way in, being truthful in the middle and being truthful on the way out. You're either a cheater or you break up and I'm not the first, I'm the second. And that's it. There's no lying, there's no bullsh!t."
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Actress/singer Hilary Duff has sparked rumors she's taking her relationship with hockey star Mike Comrie to the next level, after she was photographed wearing a ring on her wedding finger.
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According to Page Six, shock jock Howard Stern said "I do" to his longtime girlfriend Beth Ostrosky.
The intimate ceremony reportedly took place on the beach with only family in attendance.
The bride wore an Alice + Olivia white cotton sundress, and a source says "she was barefooted, along with the rest of her guests; it was very casual."
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Joe Jonas turned the big 19 on Friday and celebrated with a new hog!
The popular singer's family gave him a new motorcycle, which also donned a sidecar.
"I'm pumped!" he said in an interview with Radio Disney.
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He's only been a daddy for a little over a month now, but Matthew McConaughey already has words of wisdom for his baby son Levi, born to he and girlfriend Camila Alves last month.
In an interview with CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the 'Fool's Gold' star says he's going to give Levi the same advice his own father gave him: "Don't lie and don't say 'I can't.'"
Meanwhile, the buff actor goes on to say that his son will only eat organic food and will not be allowed goodies like gum, soda or candy!
Labels: celeb wedding, ellen DeGeneres, hilary duff, howard stern, jennifer aniston, joe jonas, John Mayer, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Phelps
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