Monday, March 16, 2009
Mary-Kate Olsen was turning heads at the Metropolitan Opera last night, but was it for the right reasons?Known for her quirky outfits, the fashionista stepped out in a floor-length gown assessorised with a silver waist belt and clutch.
The star wore her hair in big tousled curls and, for make-up, opted for a bright red pout and smoky eyes.
She reminds me of Michelle Pfeiffer in this photo.
Claire Danes, Claudia Schiffer, Becki Newton, Diane Kruger and Kayne West with girlfriend Amber Rose all made an appearance.
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Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has fallen victim to the current global economic downturn - her New York gym is struggling to pull in members.
The Shakespeare In Love star teamed up with her personal trainer Tracy Anderson - who also works with Madonna - to launch a worldwide chain of gyms. However, the duo hadn't anticipated the credit crunch and are worried that not enough people are signed up at the New York facility, which is set to open later this year. Workers at the gym are cold-calling people to try and persuade them to join, according to New York gossip column PageSix.
A person who was contacted by the gym says, "It's ridiculous. Membership is like $4,500 to join and then hundreds of dollars a month. Who can afford that right now?"
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Jennifer Aniston has reportedly told friends it was her decision to end her romance with rocker John Mayer. The singer-guitarist was rumored to have dumped the former Friends actress last week after she returned from promoting her latest movie Marley & Me in Europe.
But, according to U.K. newspaper The Sun, it was Aniston's decision to end the relationship - after Mayer became distant following an appearance at the Academy Awards last month.
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Drew Barrymore has fueled speculation she's rekindled her romance with ex-boyfriend Justin Long - after the pair were seen locking lips in Los Angeles Thursday night.
The duo - who split in July 2008 after dating on and off for over a year - were on hiatus while promoting their movie, He's Just Not That Into You.
She'd be lucky to get him back.
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Actor Ron Silver, who won a Tony Award as a take-no-prisoners Hollywood producer in David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow" and did a political about-face from loyal Democrat to Republican activist after the Sept. 11 attacks, died Sunday at the age of 62.
"Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him early Sunday morning" in New York City, said Robin Bronk, executive director of the Creative Coalition, which Silver helped found. "He had been fighting esophageal cancer for two years."
Silver, an Emmy nominee for a recurring role as a slick strategist for liberal President Jed Bartlet on "The West Wing," had a long history of balancing acting with left-leaning social and political causes.
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Olympic gymnist and superstar, Dominique Moceanu, and her husband former gymnist and current surgeon, Mike Canales, welcomed their second child, a boy, in Cleveland on Friday March 13. The little boy they named Vincent Michael Canales, was 8lbs, 9 oz., and 19.5 inches long at birth and joins big sister Carmen Noel.
Labels: Dominique Moceanu, drew barrymore, gwyneth paltrow, jennifer aniston, John Mayer, justin long, mary kate olsen, ron silver
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
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Blake Lively would be a decorator if she wasn't a successful actress.The 21-year-old star - who plays Serena van der Woodsen in the hit TV show Gossip Girl - often doubts whether she has wasted her hidden talents at home improvement.
She says, "Whatever I do I try to do my best at it.
"There are things that I feel like I'm good at but I feel like I don't do those things often enough. Like I'm a really great decorator and a good cook, and yet I act."
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Paris Hilton is once again laughing in the face of the global economic downturn - she's reportedly having a $300,000 diamond-encrusted dashboard made for her pink Bentley.
Idiot.
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Drew Barrymore has told Jennifer Aniston to come to her senses and dump John Mayer, it's claimed.
Drew - who starred alongside Jen in He's Just Not That Into You - has reportedly told the former Friends star that she is better off without joker-boy John by her side.
A source tells the National Enquirer, "Drew told Jen she could do way better and she'd be a fool to settle for him."
Yeah, like I'd take relationship advice from single Drew, when she can't hold a marriage or a boyfriend for more than 2 months.
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High School Musical will return, but without the originals. And so that means it will be a waste of time and energy, but teeny boppers will still go pay to see it.
High School Musical will return for a fourth semester – but without the franchise's original stars Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens.
A new movie will hit the small screen in 2010 which, according to a Disney studio statement, will feature a love triangle "set against the cross-town rivalry between the East High Wildcats and West High Knights."
Labels: blake lively, celebrity quote, drew barrymore, Gossip Girl, high school musical, jennifer aniston, Paris Hilton
Saturday, January 10, 2009
"I wanna make popular music, but I want less fans. I want the freedom of having less fans. It's like the freedom of having less money. If you have less money, you have less responsibility. It's like Bjork. If she wanted to pose naked, you'd be like, 'Oh, that's Bjork.' But if I wanted to pose naked, people would draw all type of things into it. I definitely feel like, in the next however many years, if I work out for two months, that I'll pose naked. I break every rule and mentality of hip-hop, of black culture, of American culture." - Kanye West in the new issue of Vibe*~*~*
Michael C. Hall, 37, the star of Showtime's Dexter, has married Jennifer Carpenter, 29. The couple have been dating for a little over a year and a half and tied the not in Big Sur, CA on New Year's Eve.
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At the Craft & Hobby Association 2009 Winter Convention & Trade Show in Anaheim later this month, Miss Hilton will be unveiling her own line of craft kits called "Paris Hilton, the Creative Collection."
The collection is touted as "a multi-faceted line of fashion crafting kits from some of the most popular craft segments including scrapbooking, jewelry making and fabric embellishment."
Paris will be on hand January 25th for an hour between 2 and 3:00 for photos and autographs, of course!
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Will Ferrell says audiences should expect the unexpected from his upcoming one-man Broadway show and HBO special about President George W. Bush.
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Bryan Fuller is back on Heroes and as promised, the writer-producer-genius behind the show's acclaimed first season will try to get Heroes back to its groove even if it means killing off some beloved characters. And his timing couldn't be better. Word on the street is that one of the show's major stars has asked to leave the series at the end of the current season.
Apparently, the Heroes cast member is upset with not getting enough screen time and is asking to be let go of his or her contract at the end of the season. And in order for that to happen, a death scene has reportedly been written for the actor's character at the conclusion of season 3.
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Nicole Kidman isn't happy with her performance in "Australia," which pulled in just $47 million at the US box office. "I can't look at this movie and be proud of what I've done," the Oscar-winner recently told a radio station in Sydney. As soon as the film opened in November, Kidman fled her native land to avoid the critics: "We ran because I didn't want to read anything. I didn't want to know."
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No wonder Drew Barrymore broke up with Justin Long, the personification of a Mac computer in the long-running ad campaign where he constantly bests his co-star, PC. "I'm at the bottom rung of technology - even text messaging freaks me out," Barrymore tells Ladies' Home Journal.
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We're starting the weekend with some sad news: Patrick Swayze, who is receiving chemotherapy to treat his pancreatic cancer, checked himself into the hospital this morning with pneumonia.
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CBS and the show producers are rewarding the cast of How I Met Your Mother with a well-earned raise.
After months of renegotiations, Neil Patrick Harris and the four other main cast mates will now be earning $90,000-$120,000 per episode.
The Hollywood Reporter says that - on average - that's between two and three times what they made before.
Wowzers!
Labels: bryan fuller, drew barrymore, heroes, how i met your mother, kanye west, michael hall, Nicole Kidman, Paris Hilton, Patrick Swayze, will ferrell
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Drew Barrymore needed a good guy, one to keep her balanced and happy. It's so great to see this couple looking happy and googly eyed with each other. I know a lot of press are knocking their PDA but I think holding hands, smiling big and staying close to each other is something we need to see more of in LA. I just can't stand the couples who not only make out in public, but practically do each other with their clothes on. Bleck!They have a movie coming out on August 1st, "He's Just Not That Into You."
Oh and in the world of celebrity babies the rumor is that Angelina Jolie is pregnant. But now there is word that Gwen Stefani is expecting her second child with husband Gavin Rossdale. =o) Gwen was asked if Gavin is being supportive and her response was, "He makes whatever food I crave." How sweet!
Labels: angelina jolie, celeb baby, drew barrymore, gwen stefani, justin long
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