Thursday, April 9, 2009
Move over "Housewives." SOAPnet is going partying with five Southern Belles who are living the single life in Louisville, KY."Southern Belles: Louisville" follows the lives of five single, modern Southern women in their 20s and 30s and will showcase the intense friendships and family values that are part of the Southern way of life. The 10-episode docudrama also offers an intimate look at the professional and romantic lives of this circle of friends - set against the backdrop of the progressive art-centric and warm community of Louisville, Kentucky.
"Southern Belles" premieres Thursday May 21st at 10PM/9c on SOAPnet!
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"The Oprah Winfrey Show" and Harpo Productions are warning fans to be weary of e-mail scams that notify individuals of their nomination for the "Oprah Millionaire Contest" show.
Accoridng to Oprah.com this is one of about a dozen scams being circulated through e-mail promising money, tickets, and travel from "The Oprah Show."
Harpo Productions posted the following statement on their website:
"Please note that 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' and Harpo Productions are not sponsors nor do we have any involvement whatsoever with this e-mail solicitation."
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Petal Blossom Rainbow Oliver?
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has welcomed his third baby girl into the world with wife Jools this week.
Oliver's wife, Jools, gave birth to Petal Blossom Rainbow at 2:46 a.m. on Friday, according to People Magazine, and she was 6 lb., 10 ounces.
The other two Oliver daughters, Poppy Honey and Daisy Boo, will get to spend the next two weeks with daddy and new sister Petal while he takes his paternity leave.
Those poor kids and their odd names. I feel sad for them.
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Britney Spears walked off stage during a recent concert because the arena was too smoky.
The singer, who is a smoker herself, performed three songs in Vancouver on her Circus tour before leaving the stage.
A voice came over the speaker system informing the audience the show would not restart if people continued to smoke marijuana and cigarettes because if was unsafe for the performers and Britney.
Around 40 minutes later the star returned to the stage but, according to a witness, put on a half-hearted effort.
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Brittany Murphy has been cast in a new movie role and the actress will star opposite a Golden Globe winner.
Murphy will play Mickey Rourke's girlfriend in 'The Expendables,' says The Hollywood Reporter.
Sylvester Stallone and Jet Li will also appear in the film which centers around a group of mercenaries who travel to South America in an attempt to overthrow a dictator, THR reports.
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Megan Fox will be playing the She-Hulk.
A source said: "'She-Hulk' comics are popular so it's only natural that the character makes the transition to the big screen.
"The idea is to make She-Hulk sexier but even more savage than the Hulk, which is why Megan is the big favorite for the lead. She'll be green of course and will have to hang on to a few more pieces of clothes than the male version when she transforms!"
Megan Fox has a nice body, I admit this, but she does NOT have a Hulkish body. This will not work and I hope it's not set in stone.
Labels: Britney Spears, brittany murphy, celeb baby, jamie oliver, megan fox, Oprah, southern belles
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Acclaimed actress Natasha Richardson died Wednesday of head injuries sustained in a skiing accident. She was 45.The death was announced in a statement released Wednesday evening by Neeson's publicist.
"Liam Neeson, his sons and the entire family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Natasha," the statement said. "They are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time."
No details about the exact cause of her death were released.
But Yves Coderre, director of operations at the emergency services company that sent the medics to the Mont Tremblant resort, told Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper that ski patrollers requested an ambulance after Richardson fell.
Paramedics responded, but when they arrived they were told they were not needed, Mr Coderre said.
"When you have a head trauma you can bleed. It can deteriorate in a few hours or a few days," he said. He said another ambulance was called later to Richardson's hotel near the base of Mont Tremblant. At the time, she was conscious but "wasn't in good shape" and was rushed to hospital.
She was eventually moved to a Montreal hospital before being transferred to New York.
Very, very tragic.
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Jenna Jameson announced the names of her newborn twin boys: Jesse Jameson Ortiz and Journey Jett Ortiz. The twins, who weighed around four pounds each, are the first babies for Jenna and boyfriend Tito Ortiz.
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Taylor Swift has revealed how she was approached by John Mayer at the recent Grammy Awards.
Swift, 19, says Mayer - who recently split from girlfriend Jennifer Aniston - is such a huge fan of her latest hit, Love Story, he just had to let her know.
She reveals, "I was walking down the hall at the Grammys and John Mayer came up to me and said, 'I love your song Love Story'.
"He even started singing the bridge. That was totally amazing."
Bleck.
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Oprah Winfrey recently adopted two puppies from a Chicago shelter - calling them Ivan and Sadie - and introduced the latter to fans with a special appearance on her March 6 show.
The 8-week-old pups were litter mates, and in sad news, a spokeswoman for Winfrey's Harpo Productions said that Ivan died late last week of parvovirus - an infectious disease that attacks the gastrointestinal tract.
"I'm saddened by his passing, though we only had him for a weekend," Winfrey said in a statement. Her other puppy Sadie is also fighting the life-threatening disease and was "holding steady" as of Wednesday, the spokeswoman said.
Labels: celeb baby, jenna jameson, John Mayer, natasha richardson, Oprah, taylor swift
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Ashlee Simpson has confirmed that she will playing a lead character in the new version of the hit television series Melrose Place.The actress - who was a regular on U.S. television show 7th Heaven - says that she is extremely excited to be involved in bringing back the 90s drama which will feature a fresh new take on life in the Californaia neighbourhood.
"I'm thrilled to be joining the cast of Melrose Place," Ashlee tells Us Weekly.
"I look forward to being a part of its new generation of residents."
Ashlee takes over from the original cast - Heather Locklear, Marcia Cross and Kelly Rutherford - to play newcomer Violet.
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Drew Barrymore insists she's still "close" to her ex-boyfriend Fabrizio Moretti - and has called her relationship with the Strokes drummer "the most important" in her life.
It was "one of the most, if not the most, important relationships I've had in my life," said Barrymore, who recently confirmed rumors she is in the running to direct the third Twilight film.
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Usher was "forced" to retract his comments about Chris Brown, it has been claimed.
After Brown - who was arrested last month for allegedly assaulting girlfriend Rihanna - was snapped riding a Jet Ski at P. Diddy's Miami pad, Usher lambasted the Run It singer for not showing enough remorse.
"Have a little bit of remorse, man. The man's on Jet Skis? Like, just relaxing in Miami?" Usher said in a video for Jermaine Dupri's Living the Life series.
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Oprah Winfrey has put in her two cents on the Rihanna-Chris Brown saga. "Love doesn't hurt and if a man hits you once he will hit you again," the talk show host said on her show. "I don't care what his plea is; he will hit you again."
Rock on, Oprah!
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Britney Spears has been working hard kicking off her Circus tour, so yesterday she treated herself to a little downtime by the pool.
Brit's been all about her boys and getting healthy these days thanks in part to her father who's supposedly very strict and recently fired three of her dancers suspecting them of drug use. Whatever works, we're all for it.
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Kelly Clarkson on motherhood...
"Oh, my God, I have no desire. I would not be a good mother. I mean, I love being an aunt to my niece and nephew. And I used to want to, like, adopt 10 kids - because I had friends who were adopted, and I thought that was the coolest thing, to be chosen. But again, my job is too selfish."
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Michael Jackson's series of gigs at London's O2 Arena are set to break the record for the fastest-selling tour ever.
The Thriller hitmaker, 50, announced last Thursday that he'd be playing 10 concerts beginning July 8th at the vast venue in the British capital.
And thousands of fans have already pre-registered for tickets on his website.
"It's crazy," an insider said. "Fans as far afield as Afghanistan, Africa and Australia are ready to board planes to attend.
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Jilted Bachelor-ette, Melissa Rycroft, replaced Nancy O'Dell on Dancing with the Stars after the Access Hollywood host was sidelined with a knee injury.
After her public humiliation on The Bachelor, Rycroft got the ultimate ego boost by doing a show-stopping number to Moon River after just 48 hours of prep! Plus it didn't hurt that the judges all took swipes at her former TV honey, Jason Mesnick.
Labels: ashlee simpson, Britney Spears, celebrity quote, chris brown, dancing with the stars, drew barrymore, kelly clarkson, Melissa Rycroft, michael jackson, Oprah, rihanna, usher
Friday, February 13, 2009
Serena and Blair may jokingly put down vegetarian food, but Gossip Girl Dreama Walker, who plays Hazel Williams on the show, is now worshiping seitan.Walker has embarked on a 30 day vegan adventure, motivated partly by her watching the Joaquin Phoenix narrated documentary Earthlings.
So far, Dreama's enjoying it and says she will probably continue, but does what to experiment to see how her body will react to eating dairy again.
Sounds like Dreama should also pay Rob Sedgwick a visit. She absolutely loves vegan ice cream!
"It's uncanny how much the soy ice cream tastes like real ice cream!!" she exclaimed during her interview with Ecorazzi.
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According to the Nielsen ratings...
For the fourth week in a row, the estrogen-packed talk show The View came out on top of the daytime Nielson ratings with 4.42 million viewers last week!! Yes, beating out Oprah.
As well as being #1 for daytime, The View was also the second most-watched show by women for the week.
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Steve Martin insists he's unfazed by poor reviews for his new movie The Pink Panther 2 - insisting comedy is "not a critics' medium".
"To me, Inspector Clouseau is the comedian's Hamlet. It's one of the most difficult roles to play, I think," Martin said at the Berlin Film Festival, where the film is showing out of competition.
"Comedy is not a critics' medium," he added. "It just isn't."
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Hilary Duff is looking to land a role in Twilight sequel New Moon.
The Lizzie McGuire star, 21, was heard backstage at Mercedes Benz Fashion week talking to Twilight star Peter Facinelli about how badly she wants to star in the second movie based on the books by author Stephanie Meyer, reports HollyScoop.
"Hilary told Peter how bad she wants to be in the next Twilight movie," a source said. "Hilary said that she would want to be one of the vampires in the movie."
I thought she was working on being in the Bonnie and Clyde remake?
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Rock legends Van Halen have put plans for a new album on hold - so the band's youngest member Wolfgang Van Halen can finish high school.
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Rocker Jon Bon Jovi is suing a former employee of his Arena football team Philadelphia Soul, accusing the man of copyright infringement.
The Arena Football League (AFL) team was crowned champions in 2008 and each player was given a special ring to commemorate the occasion. The Bon Jovi frontman and officials at Philadelphia Soul claim ex-sales manager Joe Krause illegally made his own version of the championship rings and sold them on to the public.
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Congratulations to Kevin Costner and his wife Christine Baumgartner, who have just welcomed a baby boy into the world!
Christine gave birth to Hayes Logan Costner last night, coming in at 8 lbs., 15 oz., according to MSNBC.
The name Hayes is reportedly a "cowboy character" in a Western film that Costner intends on making in the future. This is second boy for the couple, who also have a son named Caden Wyatt.
In other celebrity baby news, Mira Sorvino has just announced that she's pregnant with her third child with husband Christopher Backus!
Labels: Bon Jovi, celeb baby, christine baumgartner, christopher backus, dreama walker, Gossip Girl, hilary duff, kevin costner, mira sorvina, Oprah, steve martin, the view, twilight, van halen
Friday, January 16, 2009
Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault grabbed a late night dinner at Bouley in NYC yesterday. Earlier in the evening Salma stopped by the National Board of Review Awards as the next stop on her award season circuit. While we wouldn't mind getting a few details about Salma's relationship status with her maybe fiance, for now we'll settle for watching her relationship with Alec Baldwin on 30 Rock.*~*~*
Oprah smoked crack?
Her ex-lover (and yes, it's a guy) reveals to the National Enquirer that Momma O smoked some crack cocaine with him in the past.
Oprah herself has confessed in the past that she briefly used cocaine back in the 70s, though she blamed it on her "desperate obsession" with an ex who was a drug user. However, Randolph Cook says Winfrey was using drugs and smoking crack back in the 80s!
Well, I think she would have been thinner in the 80s had that been in the case. And I also think any sources would have been able to go to media more legit than the National Enquirer if there were any validity to this story.
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Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis reveal they are finally getting married! The couple who have been together for 10 years and have two children together are planning to tie the knot in a chapel on the grounds of their $1.25 million French estate in late April.
While I'm happy for them I will also tell you I am insanely jealous!
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Beyonce will provide the vocal styling for Barack and Michelle Obama's first dance on inauguration night, but will she perform one of her chart topping hits?
According to the Associated Press the Presidential Inaugural Committee hopes to keep the song selection a mystery.
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Warner to open superhero film March 6 -- Warner Bros. and Fox have settled their very public battle over "Watchmen." A deal has been hammered out that that gives WB some face-saving points, but which gives Fox the equivalent of a movie star’s gross participation.
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It's a new adventure -- in fatherhood -- for "Man vs. Wild" star Bear Grylls.
Bear and his wife Shara welcomed a baby boy, Huckleberry Edward Jocelyne Grylls, on Thursday, says People.com. Huckleberry weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and is the couple’s third child, says the mag.
Labels: barack obama, bear grylls, beyonce, celeb baby, celeb wedding, francois pinault, johnny depp, Oprah, salma hayek, vanessa paradis, watchmen
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Remember the scuplture that was created of Britney Spears when she was pregnant? All the freaking hype that went on and on and on about it. And the mere fact that he named the sculpture, "Monument to Pro-Life: The Birth of Sean Preston" only added to the controvery.Well. The very same artist, Daniel Edwards, has done it again and this time with a The Oprah Sarcophagus. Bleck. It is a gold-colored bronze and depicts a very full-figured likeness of the numero-uno talkshow host.
What do you think, does it look like Oprah?
Daniels says this work, "pays homage to the closest thing America has to a living deity."
SOURCE
Labels: Daniel Edwards, Oprah
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