Memorial Held For Nancy Benoit and Son Daniel
Jul 17, 2007
Friends and family of Nancy Benoit gathered in Florida Saturday to mourn her and 7-year-old son Daniel’s tragic and untimely death.
Benoit had placed Bibles next to their bodies and then hung himself on the cable of a weight machine, authorities said.
Although earlier speculations implicated Benoit’s use of excessive anabolic steroids, Jim Ross, the World Wrestling Entertainment announcer known as J.R, told drugs aren’t the focus at the moment, reports MSNBC.
“It’s not a steroid issue,” Ross said. “It’s a domestic issue. There’s a lot of other criteria that has to be involved in it. I still can’t believe it even happened,” Ross told calling the deaths “a real tragedy.”
The service was held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and at the request of the family the service was closed to the media. Some fans were allowed to attend the service.
Private services for Chris Benoit were to be held in Canada, told his father.
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Labels: Chris Benoit, Memorial
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 11:05,
Keith Urban Says Wife Nicole Kidman Put Him in Rehab
Country singer Keith Urban’s sales from his latest CD fell after he checked into rehab and Urban says he has his wife actress Nicole Kidman to thank for it.
Urban checked into the Betty Ford clinic in January for 90 days and credits Kidman who "really took the reins" and steered him towards rehab and some crucial time off, reports The Tennessean.
The rehab stint came amidst promoting his newly released album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing which has sold over 1.7 million copies.
But Urban has no regrets, "Not going in would have cost me my career at the very least, and my marriage would have been gone, anyway," he said. "That real cleansing and surrendering everything is what was really needed for me.”
Oscar-winning actress stood besides Urban, her husband of four months at the time through his recovery.
"I'm never away from my wife for more than two weeks," told the singer who feels like an old man. "I don't want to be.
“And in that old man view, I'm never going to look back and think, 'I wish I'd toured for one more week in July.' That doesn't make any sense. I'm trying to find a quality of life, and that comes with trade-offs and sacrifices and balance. Playing massive stadiums is not going to fill any hole in me."
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Labels: Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman, Rehab
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 10:52,
Could Britney Spears Be Depressed?
Troubled pop star Britney Spears may be headed for yet another emotional breakdown as she was seen shedding some quite tears while leaving a restaurant on Sunday.
The Toxic singer who recently completed a rehab stint was seen leaving the Shu Sushi in Bel Air yesterday looking frustrated and ready to bawl, reports TMZ.
The mother of two has lately been struggling with her mother over trust issues and fighting her ex-husband over the custody of their sons.
Always a star, Britney took a moment in her car to compose herself and then gave the paparazzi crowd a smile and some waves. So much for covering up.
Spears was seen club-hopping over the weekend wearing sunglasses at night. She also was seen bawling a few times in between the partying.
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 10:39,
Victoria and David Beckham spice up LA home with blow-ups of their risque photos
Victoria Beckham and her footballer hubby David are so thrilled at the way their risque photos in W magazine have turned out, that they are now planning to have blow-ups of them installed in their new LA mansion.
Posh revealed to the Mirror that photos from the couple’s sexy interview would definitely be finding a place in their new 11 million Beverly Hills home.
"We've ordered some of those shots to have blown up. David especially likes the one of me writhing on the bonnet," the paper quoted her, as saying.
"We were both so happy with the pictures. Even though the poses were quite risque we felt totally at ease," she said.
Posh also took a little time out to thank pal Katie Holmes and interior designer Kelly Hoppen for all their help with the new house.
And, she reveals that Becks loved it on sight.
"The place is so amazing, I can't tell you how fabulous it is. Obviously David hadn't seen it so I was really nervous about his reaction. But when he walked in he just stopped in his tracks and went, 'Wow,'" she said.
"Katie Holmes has been amazing, helping me get all the girly stuff sorted. And Kelly Hoppen hasdone the most incredible job. It was so lovely of her to fly out here and work so hard to make it perfect for us.
"Her taste is impeccable, it's all very simple, muted tones, and practical to live in, but so stylish at the same time," Posh added.
She also revealed that though she had felt a bit bad about doing all the house hunting alone, her hubby’s reaction put her fears to rest.
"I felt really bad about doing the house hunt alone, buying such an expensive place without my husband seeing it. I felt, 'I'm making this huge decision about our future on my own,'" she said.
"But when we all walked in and I saw how thrilled David and the boys were I thought, 'I did really well. It was a big responsibility but I pulled it off'. My family will be really happy there.
"For the rest of the night I just walked around with the biggest grin on my face.
"I keep having to stop myself inviting every random person I meet around just to show them how great it is," she added.
Labels: David Beckham, LA, Victoria Beckham
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 10:32,
Paris Hilton's back to looking flat-chested
Paris Hilton’s boobs have undergone a change once again, and she’s back to looking flat-chested.
However those rumors have been quashed now that she’s back to her original size, as photos of her posing on Malibu beach, California, show.
Fashion writer Dinah Turner insists that the change in Paris’ boob size is because she’s using different bras on different occasions.
"Paris almost looks like two different girls in these pictures. But in fact, she's just discovered
"Triangle bras offer zero support, so if you're small up top your boobs tend to disappear under your armpits.
"Swap that for a pushup bra, which scoops even tiny boobs together and hoiks them up as high as they can go, and you'll create dramatic cleavage and the illusion of a much bigger bust," she added.
Ms Turner also added that Paris’ boob size was also an indication as to the role that she was playing – sweet, innocent thing, or in-your-face bad girl.
"Paris likes to look like a sexy, in-your-face bad girl one minute, and a sweet, innocent little thing the next. She's now making sure her boobs follow suit," she says
Labels: Paris Hilton
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 10:09,
Kate Moss to foot bill for Doherty's anti-heroin implant
Though reports have suggested that it is all over between Kate Moss and Pete Doherty after the singer cheated on her with a South African model, it seems that the waifish beauty will still pay for the troubled musician’s anti-heroin implant.
A source said that the Brit supermodel is feeling ‘betrayed’, but she understands that Doherty needs help and will not leave him in a ‘lurch’.
“She feels terribly betrayed but understands that he still needs help and support. Kate is very aware that Pete still has issues with drug use and doesn't want to leave him in the lurch completely. Helping with his medical care is one thing that Kate wants to do for him,” the Mirror quoted the source, as saying.
The singer put out a message on his site saying that he has scaled down his tour to accommodate the implant.
“It’s implant time coming up,” he said.
The 28-year-old will have the implant done in another two weeks.
Labels: Kate Moss, Pete Doherty
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 08:24,
Jessica Alba is house hunting in the Big Apple
Jessica Alba spends so much time in the Big Apple, that she’s now looking for a house in the city.
A pal of the actress revealed that Alba and beau Cash Warren have been house hunting in New York, and have been looking at apartments in posh Chelsea, SoHo and the West Village during recent months.
"They love visiting New York and decided to have a second home here," the New York Daily News quoted the pal, as saying.
The friend added that the apartment will really come in handy for Alba, who visits New York often while working or for a shopping trip.
"Jessica wants to have a cozy place to stay, since she finds herself working and shopping in NYC all the time," the pal said.
Labels: Big Apple, Jessica Alba
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 08:15,
Tom Cruise Katie Holmes planning 'welcome to the neighborhood' party for Beckhams
Now that Victoria and David Beckham have moved into their new LA home, pals Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are planning on throwing them a ‘welcome to the neighborhood’ party.
Labels: David Beckham, Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise, Victoria Beckham
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 08:01,
Lindsay Lohan nude photos may hit the net
While an alcohol monitoring bracelet, that she was seen wearing in Vegas, Saturday, may keep Lindsay on the wagon it will not help her stay out of trouble arising from her other escapades.
A blogger has posted what he claims is the transcript of a G-Mail chat between him and Lindsay in which Lindsay says, "All I know is that someone broke into my computer and left a file on my desktop saying he got the pictures Cal took from me naked."
The Cal in the conversation according to the blogger is Lindsay's British boy friend Calum Best.
"And my lawyer knows about it," Lindsay adds.
Lohan's rep, Leslie Sloane Zelnik, told Page Six, "Anything is possible. I know nothing about it, but her lawyers have been contacted."
Last month disturbing photos of Lindsay Lohan, with a glazed look, holding a big knife to Vanessa Minnillo's throat hit the web.
The risqué playacting photos showed Minnilo thrusting her lips towards Lindsay with eyes nearly closed as if ready to be kissed.
More recently Lindsay Lohan's MySpace conversations with alleged lesbian pal deejay Samantha Ronson were leaked.
In the conversations the 21-year-old says that she wants to marry Ronson and have kids with her.
"Babe, if I don't have you in my life then I should just go die. ... I want to marry you and have children with you."
"Go to bed babe. I love you. - [signed] Lindsay Ronson," Lohan said in another exchange.
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Labels: Lindsay Lohan, nude
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 07:54,
Victoria Beckham's tracksuit bottom remarks upset LA neighbors
Singer Victoria Beckham seems to have made her debut in LA city in the wrong footing after she criticized Hollywood stars’ fondness for dressing down.
'They dress down quite a lot here, don't they? It seems to be in keeping to go to Starbucks in tracksuit bottoms and Ugg boots,’ the Daily Mail quoted her, as saying.'
However, in the interview she defended her style of dressing and said that she likes to ‘change things around a bit’.
'I don't want to change the way I dress. This is me, and if people like it - great. I get quite bored with the way people look the same all the time, with the same make-up and the same outfit, and the same kind of hair. I like to change things around quite a bit,’ she added.
The pop singer, who has already embarked on her new line of jeans and sunglasses that will hit LA stores, said that she knows she is good at fashion.
'This is just the beginning. I want to still be doing this in 20, 30, 40 years' time. I was never going to be the best singer, dancer or actress. I worked hard at it and I did a pretty good job. 'But with fashion, I'm good at it,” she said.
Labels: LA, Victoria Beckham
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 07:46,
Peter Andre brands Moss 'Kate Fungus'
British singer Peter Andre has slammed supermodel Kate Moss’ looks and has branded her ‘Kate Fungus’.
“She is meant to inspire young girls, but how can a walking skeleton inspire anyone,” the Sun quoted him, as saying.
The 34-year-old added that it looks like the waifish model’s body is eating itself.
“Considering she’s a supermodel she looks more like Kate Fungus than Kate Moss. Her body actually looks like it’s eating itself,” he added.
Labels: Kate Moss, Peter Andre
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 07:35,
Hugh Grant's popped the question to Jemima Khan, say pals
After spending years as a carefree bachelor, Hugh Grant has reportedly popped the question to Jemima Khan.
This time however, it’s Jemima who is the unsure party, especially as she already has one failed marriage to cricketer Imran Khan in her past, and also because mum Lady Annabel Goldsmith insists that she shouldn’t rush into anything.
"Jemima is saying they are just friends and that it was a coincidence they met in Paris, but all the signs are pointing to the relationship being on again," the Daily Mail quoted a pal, as saying.
"They have always had a complex relationship and it's true that Jemima still sees her first husband, Imran but that's because they have children. It's different with Hugh.
"There could have been a clean break but he has begged Jemima for another chance.
"He has proposed but Jemima isn't sure whether she wants to enter another marriage," the pal said.
The friend added that the couple had started seeing each other once again in April, with the understanding that they would tie the knot if they could make their relationship work.
"They started seeing each other again in April. It was on the understanding that they would give it a proper shot and that if they could make it work, they would marry," the pal said.
"Hugh has proposed. But one of the reasons they have not made the announcement is because Jemima's mother, Lady Annabel, has told her daughter not to rush into anything.
"She has seen Jemima go through one divorce and doesn't want her to go through another one," the pal added.
The friend also added that Grant has banned his lady love from saying anything to family and friends, till they are ready to make an official announcement.
"Hugh has instructed Jemima not to say anything until they make an official announcement.
Labels: Hugh Grant, Jemima Khan
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 07:29,
Lily Allen desperate to show off her sensitive side
Pop star Lily Allen may be famous as a wild child, but the Brit star is determined to unveil her sensitive side.
The ‘Smile singer’, who was arrested for an alleged attack on a photog and made news with her famous brawl with Peaches Geldof, is now keen to expose her lesser-known self.
A source close to the 21-year-old said that Allen is ‘worried’ that her record company thinks she is a ‘crazy party girl’.
“It really bothers Lily that her record company make her out to be a crazy party girl. It couldn't be further from the truth,” the Daily Mail quoted the friend, as saying.
"Lily's a pretty quiet girl when you get to know her. She's happy just to go to the pub with her friends or stay at home with her mum or dad,” the friend added.
The singer posted a warm message on her site during her America tour.
“My mum has come out here to keep me company and I feel much better now,” she said.
Labels: Lily Allen
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 07:24,
20 things you didn't know about The Beckhams
BY JANE RIDLEYInternational soccer ace David Beckham bends his first ball with the L.A. Galaxy on Saturday, but the debut everyone is talking about is his wife's reality TV show, premiering tonight on NBC.
Called "Victoria Beckham: Coming to America," it chronicles the Spice Girl's search for a family home in Beverly Hills and the pair's high-profile reception in the U.S.
The fashionista has taken a hands-on approach to the PR campaign designed to endear "Posh and Becks" to the American public.
She'd no doubt prefer to keep at least some of them under wraps, but here are 20 things you DIDN'T know about Britain's most glamorous exports:
1. MINDING HER PEAS
2. EMINEM SHOCKER
3. PENNY-PINCHING MAMAL
4. GET THEM TO THE CHAPEL
5. THONG THING TO SAY
6. NOW THAT'S A NEAT TRICK!
7. OUR FARE LADY
8. KING AND QUEEN FOR A DAYOK!
9. BECKS BOOTS IT
10. IT WAS INCONCEIVABLED
11. SHOT DOWN IN FLAMES
12. ON CRUZ CONTROL
13. BOMBS AWAY!
14. THEY WERE GOING TO GRAB BROOKLYN
15. MOOLAH! MOOLAH!
16. COPYCAT
17. POSH ALMIGHTYA
18. OUT DAMNED SPOTS!
19. SKINNY SPICE
20. WATCH IT, GRAMPS!
"Victoria Beckham: Coming to America" will be shown tonight at 8 on NBC.
Labels: Beckhams, David Beckham, Victoria Beckham
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 07:02,
Sex scene leaves Sienna Miller with a wounded head!
Jul 15, 2007
It seems that Sienna Miller’s determination to make her sex scenes look realistic has landed her with a sore head.
The 25-year-old actress suffered head injuries after hitting her head on a kitchen sideboard.
"We were making out and I whacked my head really hard on the kitchen counter,” The Sun quoted her, as saying.
Meanwhile Miller has admitted that she has a new man in her life, but insists that it’s not P. Diddy.
Rumors of a romantic link-up between the British beauty and the rapper reached new heights after it was reported that Diddy’s girlfriend, and mother of his three kids Kim Porter, had left the rapper and moved out of their apartment.
However, Miller insists that the reports of a romance are not true, and that she and Diddy are just ‘good friends’.
Labels: sex, Sienna Miller
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 21:48,
Beyonce's 'donate food, meet me' scheme for fans
Pop singer Beyonce Knowles has a new scheme for her fans—donate food for the hungry, and win a chance to meet the superstar.
Beyonce has collaborated with her friend Pastor Rudy Rasmus, a minister in her native Houston in Texas, to launch a food drive before her concert at the Toyota Centre in her hometown on Saturday.
The first 1,000 fans to donate non-perishable foot items will be conferred an autographed picture of Beyonce, and a raffle ticket that may win them a chance to meet the singer.
"Hunger affects every community in the United States, so I'm using my tour and Survivor Foundation to bring attention to domestic hunger,” Music World Entertainment press release quoted Beyonce as saying.
"I'm joining forces with Pastor Rudy and America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network to fight hunger,” she added.
The singer knows how good one feels by helping hapless people, and she wants her fans to have the same experience.
"Reaching out and touching lives is incredibly empowering. That's why I want my fans to experience more than my music this summer. I want them to experience the joy of making a difference by helping someone else," she said.
Beyoncé grew up attending St. John's Church with Pastor Rudy, an urban prophet. He is the author of a new book entitled "Touch: The Power of Touch in Transforming Lives" which profiles his unique brand of faith sharing and radical hospitality and a new music project (the book's soundtrack) entitled "The Pastor Rudy Experience." "I am committed to touching and changing the world... one life at time," Pastor Rudy says.
Labels: Beyonce
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 21:45,
David Beckham wants to return to the UK after a few years
Despite having landed in the US, football ace David Beckham does not seem to be too kicked about his exodus to Los Angeles.
Despite his wife Victoria’s reported comments on staying in LA permanently, sources have revealed that Beckham has never wanted to move from Europe and is even looking forward to returning back in a few years.
"David was telling his sister Joanne that he hates having again to unsettle the boys,” the Daily Mail quoted a source, as telling the Mirror.
“He hasn't wanted to move, he's not seen the house and he's even admitted to Victoria that he's looking forward to coming back in a couple of years,” the source added.
The source also revealed that it is Posh who was adamant to start a new life in Los Angeles.
"She went mad when he said it, but he is not as signed up to the new lifestyle as she is. She is the one who wants to make it work,” the source said.
David and Victoria Beckham, along with their three children finally jetted out of Britain and landed in Los Angeles on July 12.
Labels: David Beckham, UK, Victoria Beckham
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 21:43,
Victoria Beckham keen to smile for Hollywood photogs
Victoria Beckham’s move to Los Angeles has apparently made her think seriously about her monotonous look for the cameras.
Victoria Beckham’s move to Los Angeles has apparently made her think seriously about her monotonous look for the cameras.
The Spice Girl recently revealed that she would try to repair her sans smile look and will make her best efforts to show her pearly whites to the Hollywood photogs.
"I'm really, really want to but maybe I'm just a bit more self-conscious. I'm really going to try more now that I'm moving to America, because you all smile so much and have such great pearly whites,” Us Weekly quoted her, as saying.
Posh, famous for her dreary pout, confessed that she has never been a good smiler, but added that she will try to mend it.
“I've just never been a big, big smiler,” she said.
Labels: David Beckham, Hollywood, Victoria Beckham
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 21:40,
Longoria puts off babies for the time being
The pitter-patter of little feet in the Eva Longoria-Tony Parker will have to wait for the next few years.
Longoria insists that though she and her new hubby are looking forward to welcoming an offspring, the event won’t be happening anytime soon.
For the time being, Longoria says, she and Tony just want to enjoy some time together.
"We're fine with that. We want to spend some time with each other, even though we want kids very much," the Mirror quoted her, as saying.
The couple wed in a religious ceremony at the Saint Germain l'Auxerrois church July 7 this year, a day after they exchanged vows in a civil ceremony.
Labels: Eva Longoria, Tony Parker
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 21:37,
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills planning a summer holiday together
Estranged couple singer Paul McCartney and Heather Mills are reportedly planning a summer holiday together at the singer’s Hamptons mansion in New York.
According to a source, the move will be great but there was ‘tension’ because it won’t be a usual family outing.
"Incredible as it may seem the idea looks like a goer. It won't be a conventional family holiday, there's still tension,” News of The World quoted the source, as saying.
The source insisted that McCartney and Mills will live peacefully for sometime, away from media if they go for the holiday.
"But if they go to Macca's Hamptons mansion in New York, as they're thinking, they'll be away from prying eyes and pretty much on neutral ground,” the source said.
According to another source, McCartney is set to give Mills a second chance and this would be a nice option for the two to workout their relationship.
Labels: Heather Mills, Paul McCartney, Summer
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 21:34,
'LA might be where we spend the rest of our lives,' says Victoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham has revealed that she and husband David Beckham are planning to spend the rest of their lives in Los Angeles.
Despite earlier reports suggesting that the couple is looking forward to go back to England in a few years, the Spice Girl has divulged that their migration to Los Angeles could become a permanent one.
"We are going to be here a long time, this might be where we spend the rest of our lives,” the Daily Mail quoted her, as telling the Mirror.
Posh added that their move to the US is very important and crucial for their children.
"We are so excited about America ... This is a huge move for us, for our children,” she said.
David and Victoria Beckham finally jetted out of Britain and landed in Los Angeles on July 12.
The celebrity couple and their three children left London bound for Los Angeles, where Beckham was officially unveiled as the LA Galaxy's new star player.
Labels: David Beckham, LA, Victoria Beckham
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 21:30,
Eddie Murphy's 'the Beverly Hills C**k', says Victoria Beckham
Singer Victoria Beckham has lunched a scathing attack on Hollywood star Eddie Murphy and has called him ‘the Beverly Hills C**k' for treating her colleague Mel B in a callous way after she got pregnant with his child.
Posh Spice hit out at the actor in a new TV show that will be aired soon.
“I'd spit in his food definitely. I'd chop his dick off too,” the News of the World quoted her, as saying.
"It's a declaration of war. It's about Posh becoming a controversial figure in the States who is brave enough to slag off other big names," a Hollywood observer said.
Last year, the Academy-award nominated actor had dumped the former Spice Girls member on air, and demanded a paternity test after Mel B announced that she is expecting his child.
In June this year, a DNA test proved that the actor is Mel B’s baby’s dad.
Labels: Beverly Hills, Eddie Murphy, Victoria Beckham
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 21:21,
E! reality show to track Snoop Dogg's life
Rapper Snoop Dogg is all set to give fans a flavor of the Dogg family.
The multiplatinum-selling rapper has signed on to star in a new E! reality series, which intends to portray a bit of his family life.
The so far untitled half-hour show, slated for a late 2007 launch, will follow Snoop and his family in order to depict their everyday lifestyle.
"Snoop Dogg is, without a doubt, one of the most charismatic and intriguing personalities in pop culture today," the New York Daily News quoted Ted Harbert, president of the Comcast Entertainment Group, as saying.
Harbert also added that the show will track how the hip-hop star juggles between his daily business and family life.
“While he has captured a legion of fans as the king of hip hop, what makes Snoop most interesting is the side of him people have never seen. The juggling act that Snoop faces day-in, day-out between career and family is certain to resonate with our viewers,” he said.
Labels: Hip Hop, Rapper, Snoop Dogg
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 21:13,
Kelly Clarkson's 'legal' marijuana cookie experiment in Amsterdam!
American singer Kelly Clarkson was apparently smart enough to cash in on the Dutch laws.
The former American Idol winner admitted that she nibbled on a marijuana cookie while touring in the Netherlands.
"It was in Amsterdam. It is legal there, and it is not legal here. I don't ever do anything illegal here,” People quoted her, as telling USA Weekend magazine.
The 25-year-old singer said that the cookie was an experiment and that she's been "oregano-free" since.
"I have never smoked anything in my life. I've never tried any drugs. I wouldn't do anything that would cause holes in your brain or your nasal cavity,” she said.
“Call me Texan, but I don't think of marijuana like that,” she added.
Labels: Amsterdam, Kelly Clarkson
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 21:06,
Lindsay Lohan Out Of Rehab
Lindsay Lohan is out of rehab, her rep confirmed to The ShowBuzz Sunday. Leslie Sloane Zelnick said that Lohan is wearing an alcohol monitoring bracelet — her choice — which Zelnick said "just proves her determination to stay sober." Zelnick also confirmed that Lohan went to Las Vegas this weekend, where she threw a surprise birthday party for her assistant at the nightclub Pure.Labels: Lindsay Lohan, Rehab
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 20:51,
