Monday, December 7, 2009
Robert De Niro, Bruce Springsteen and Mel Brooks have been given lifetime achievement awards.
The legendary entertainers were praised by the President Barack Obama at the Kennedy Center Honours yesterday (06.12.09), where they were presented with their accolades at a black-tie event for transforming the arts in America.
Obama told the 300 celebrity guests - which included Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Matthew Broderick and Philip Seymour Hoffman - at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that the entertainers were being honored because they were "the best".
He said: "These performers are indeed the best. They are also living reminders of a single truth - and I'm going to steal a line from my wife Michelle here - the arts are not somehow apart from our national life, the arts are the heart of our national life."
The legendary entertainers were praised by the President Barack Obama at the Kennedy Center Honours yesterday (06.12.09), where they were presented with their accolades at a black-tie event for transforming the arts in America.
Obama told the 300 celebrity guests - which included Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Matthew Broderick and Philip Seymour Hoffman - at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that the entertainers were being honored because they were "the best".
He said: "These performers are indeed the best. They are also living reminders of a single truth - and I'm going to steal a line from my wife Michelle here - the arts are not somehow apart from our national life, the arts are the heart of our national life."
Labels: barack obama, bruce springsteen, mel brooks, Robert De Niro
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Thousands of mourners have arrived at the church where Jade Goody's funeral is being held.Jade Goody's distraught widower Jack Tweed opened her funeral service by reading a moving poem in tribute to his 'brightest star'.
Entitled 'If Only' the poem he penned told how the couple's love was cut cruelly short by cancer and how he desperately wishes for his wife back.
One line read: "If only tears could build a stairway and heartaches make a lane we would walk the path to heaven and bring you back again." (Got news for you folks, he did not pen that, but it's still sweet nonetheless.)
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Sarah Michelle Gellar is reportedly in talks to reprise her role as Buffy the Vampire Slayer - for a movie.
The 31-year-old actress ended her role as Buffy in 2003 after a six-year run.
Now the feisty character could be making a return on the big screen.
An insider says, "There is an idea for a script and to pick the story up with Buffy older and maybe even a mother.
"Michelle is busy with movie projects at the moment but she is excited about the idea. Buffy still has a huge fan-base so this is a movie that already has an audience.
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Happy Birthday to Robert Downey Jr. who turns 44 today.
Robert currently riding high on his success in 2008 (Iron Man and Tropic Thunder), both commercially sound and picking up an oscar nod for the second. Over the next year he's got The Soloist (meh comments from Showest) and Sherlock Holmes coming up. That should keep him in the spotlight for at least next couple of years.
During the press junket of "The Soloist" Friday, April 3, Robert Downey Jr. has finally broken the silence over "Iron Man 2" possible plot. When asked by MTV whether this "Iron Man" sequel will be based on the "Demon in a Bottle" storyline, he responded by saying, "Not really. As a matter of fact, I think that's probably best saved because it's such its own storyline."
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Britney Spears spent some time partying with her new boyfriend Chase Benz in Dallas, Texas after a Circus tour show concluded the other night. Benz is a backup dancer, much like Kevin Federline was.
Wonder what her pops thinks of this guy...
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Miley Cyrus' pre-recorded performance for hit reality singing competition "American Idol" has just got its airdate. Announced on her official website, the performance where she sings ballad song "The Climb" will be televised on April 15, 2009.
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A nanny claims Robert De Niro and his wife stiffed her out of more than $40,000 in back pay, The Post's Dareh Gregorian reports. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Alexis Barry says she went to work for the "Meet the Parents" star and Grace Hightower in 2006. The couple allegedly agreed to pay her $31.25 an hour to care for their son Elliott, now 11, with overtime at $46.88. But the De Niros never paid the overtime, the suit says.
Labels: American Idol, Britney Spears, buffy, Iron Man, jade goody, Miley Cyrus, Robert De Niro, Robert Downey Jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Ben Affleck feared people would think he's "just an airhead celebrity" when he got involved with charity work in Africa.The Man About Town actor - who has become a vocal supporter of humanitarian work in the Democratic Republic of Congo - admits he was worried the world wouldn't take him seriously when he announced his philanthropic plans, so decided to brush up on his knowledge of the region first.
He says, "I thought, well maybe I'd like to get involved, but I was nervous about it and I thought, you know, I don't want to be a dilettante."
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Chloe Jo Berman, recently appeared on hip-hop station Hop 97 to chat about green living, veganism and how to be a sexy environmentalist.
About the interview, Chloe says:
"I had all sorts of preconceived notions about how hip hop tough guys would react to my eco, green, vegan ideas - but they were all smashed in the shnozz by the most open minded and adorably funny gentlemen I've met in years."
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Wanna dress your little ones like Gwen Stefani's kids? Well now you CAN!!
The hiptastic singer is teaming up with Handmedowns.com to auction off some of Kingston and Zuma's gently-used baby gear to raise money for a great cause!
On the site you'll have the chance to bid on things like: Kingston's Radio Flyer Wagon, Kingston's Rockin' Tee, Zuma's Snuggly Onesie and much more!
All the proceeds will benefit the Orange Wood Children's Foundation and the Children's Hospital of Orange County.
The auction ends on February 20, 2009.
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The 'Focker' family is expanding and the stars of the popular movie franchise are reportedly in talks to appear in the third sequel.
Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Owen Wilson are in negotiations to star in the previously announced 'Little Fockers,' according to the Hollywood Reporter. Wilson, who had small roles in the first two installments, could have an expanded role in the new film, the trade magazine reports.
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Ribbons on the red carpet are nothing new. But this one is.
Many of the celebs who will be walking the red carpet at the Oscars on Sunday will be wearing a white ribbon to show their support of same-sex marriage
Anne Hathaway will have one -- the same one she wore to the inauguration of President Obama -- as will the creators of the film Milk.
Labels: ben affleck, Ben Stiller, celebrity quote, cloe jo berman, gwen stefani, oscars, owen wilson, Robert De Niro
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