Katie and Reese Voted Best Dressed Celebs
Sep 15, 2007
Every year we wait to see who the fashion critics applaud. And this year there really aren’t any surprises as People magazine unveils their picks for Best dressed celebrities.
Since marrying Tom Cruise, Batman Begins actress Katie Holmes has been thrust into the spotlight. And she’s handled it so well, making sure she’s always looking her best. That’s why she’s “The Classic” on the top 10 list.
According to Galina Espinoza from People, “Katie Holmes is one of the most remarkable style evolutions. She’s always very simple, very elegant and her clothes fit her perfectly.”
And Reese Witherspoon is getting the recognition she deserves, after splitting from ex-husband Ryan Phillippe. “All of a sudden she gets divorced and she’s va-va-va-voom on the red carpet,” Galina noted. “But when you look at her, you think ‘Hey, I can look like her too!’”
The Top 10 are as follows:
- Beyoncé Knowles – The Showstopper
- Cameron Diaz – The Legs
- Katie Holmes – The Classic
- Penélope Cruz - The Continental
- Jessica Biel – The All-American
- Drew Barrymore – The Chameleon
- Jennifer Lopez – The Glamour Girl
- Reese Witherspoon – The Celeb Next Door
- Stefani – The Trendsetter
- Ali Larter – The Newcomer
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 16:13,
Vanessa Hudgens Sex Video Scandal Slammed
It’s been a pretty rough week for Vanessa Hudgens. Most of the world has seen her naked photos and now there’s even a rumor that she has done a sex video.
The good news is that the rumor is completely untrue. It came from a source called “Them Weekly” which is well known as a satirical website.
The rumored tape is called “Open Me First” and is said to have Nessa standing in front of a Christmas tree wearing a Santa Claus hat, Christmas gift tags about the size of silver dollars for pasties, and a red mistletoe thong.
But according to Them Weekly, they’re a “satirical website that presents news of fresh folly and disaster daily.” Therefore, there’s no Hudgens hump tape. Thank God!
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 16:07,
Vanessa Hudgens: More Nude Photos On The Way?
According to recent rumblings, it appears as if Vanessa Hudgens nude picture nightmare may be far from over. Apparently, the photo released was one of many, with the rest to be released at the holder’s discretion.
The same people who first reported that the nude pictures existed are claiming that “not only are their more photos coming down the pike, but they may include nude shots other than full frontals.”
Throughout it all, Hudgens has received public support from Disney, along with Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus, who co-star in the Disney smash hit, Hannah Montana.
“It’s everywhere (the photos), but the thing is ... mistakes happen and I’m just happy I can be there for her as a friend, which is what she needs more than anything,” Cyrus told press at the Creative Arts Emmys last week.
Miley’s country musician-turned-actor father Billy Ray also offered his support for Vanessa. “People are going to make mistakes and when you make one you just gotta re-adjust and re-group and go back to life,” he advised. “That’s what life is all about.”
Unfortunately for Ms Hudgens, if the rumors of more photos are true, she may re-group only to be thrown back into the fire when the next pic makes its rounds.
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 15:47,
Victoria Beckham Wants to Stay British
Since David and Victoria Beckham landed in America, they’ve had a lot to get used to. American paparazzi are much more rabid than any other country’s celebrity watchers. And David Beckham has taken tips from Tom Cruise on how to handle his celebrity. But one thing won’t be changing if Victoria Beckham has anything to do with it… their British ways.
She told press, “I really do not want my boys losing their accents. While I love it here in the States, we are not Americans and I want my boys to keep their British accents and roots. It would be unthinkable for them to lose it.”
And seeing “The Pacifier” has given Posh the idea to hire a male nanny. “I watched the film that Vin Diesel starred in as a male nanny and just loved it and thought that men can be just as good as a nanny as women. I wouldn’t mind having a man as a nanny.”
Maybe a male nanny would be safer, given that one of their female nannies was rumored to have had an affair with David. As a sidenote, the nanny in question, named Rebecca Loos, has actually relocated to the States as well. You can be sure Vic’s not too excited about that.
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 15:34,
Britney Spears Caught With Her Panties Off… Again
After her highly ridiculed performance last night at the MTV Video Music Awards, things only got worse for Britney Spears. The troubled pop singer was once again photographed without her knickers after reportedly breaking down backstage at the Palms.
The troubles started after Sarah Silverman started taking shots at the recently troubled pop tart. The comic said to the crowd after the performance, “Was that incredible? She is amazing. I mean, she is 25 years old and she’s already accomplished everything she’s going to accomplish in her life.”
Rumor has it that MTV forced the “Gimme More” singer to change her routine (the reason that there were no Criss Angel magic tricks involved) at the very last minute due to insurance related reasons.
Despite the circumstances, Silverman continued: “It’s weird to think that just a few years ago on this very show, she was this, like, sweet innocent little girl in slutty clothes writhing around with a python. That’s not nice…calling Madonna a python.”
Then, in a comment that seemed inappropriate (even for a comedian), Sarah spoke of Britney’s two children, stating, “Oh my god, they are the most adorable mistakes you will ever see. They are as cute as the hairless vagina they came out of.”
After these remarks, Spears’ emotions are said to have gotten the better of her as she broke down in tears backstage. Soon after, she drew support from her older brother, who led her out of the Awards ceremony venue.
Wearing a short black dress and sunglasses upon exiting the building, the Lucky singer was immediately spotted and followed by the paparazzi. And in another unfortunate incident, as they snapped away when she was getting into the back seat, Britney exposed herself to the cameras. Soon after, she shut the car door and was whisked back to her hotel in hopes of forgetting the whole night ever occurred.
And in brighter Britney news, Ok! Magazine is reporting, “The folks over at Extra want Britney Spears to give performing her new single “Gimme More” another try. The show says they will open their studio stage up to her so that can she can try to prove to everyone she is ready for her comeback.”
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 15:07,
Brad Pitt: 'Angelina is my love, my partner and the mother of my children'
Tabloids frequently want us to believe that the Brad Pitt - Angelina Jolie relationship is going no where, but actually it is going allover the world and eventually into old age.
The couple was recently in Toronto to attend the premiere of Brad's new film, The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford at the The 32nd Annual Toronto International Film Festival.
In a frank interview given at their hotel room and carried by Mirror, Brad once again dismissed tabloid speculation and reiterated, "Angelina is my love, my partner and the mother of my children."
"We're a normal family - a mother, a father and kids," he added. ."
He also confirmed what he had alluded to earlier in Venice, that he and Angelina are ready for another child.
"Yes, we're ready for another," he said.
Brad spoke fondly about their four children son Maddox, six, daughter Zahara, two, son Pax, three, and daughter Shiloh, one, and how they keep the couple busy and amused.
"The kids are fantastic and they sometimes get unruly and say the funniest things I've ever heard. Man, they're the funniest people I've ever met."
Brad says he took to parenting easily and instinctively. "It's a learning process and a gradual understanding of what fatherhood means - defining for yourself what kind of father you want to be and just being worthy of carrying the name of 'father'." Sometimes the kids take more of their time than they would prefer.
"Angelina and I try to carve out time for ourselves, too, but if something's got to go, it's usually that time."
The couple has been leading a nomadic lifestyle, frequently traveling across the globe, because of their passionate commitments to filmmaking and their other interests.
Jolie is Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency and Brad is helping rebuild areas of New Orleans. Between
Brad explains how the family has adopted to make the best of it.
"The value of it is that the family becomes the core and the places the kids see seep into their consciousness.
"We move well and I don't think it's taking its toll. We have to think about schooling but we're in an international program so, wherever we go, it's the same curriculum."
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 14:41,
'Britney Spears is not important in music,' says Kanye West
Rapper Kanye West continued to slam MTV - this time by accusing the network for using Britney Spears to get higher ratings for Video Music Awards.
West claimed that MTV used the 'Toxic' singer in order to get maximum viewer ship.
"I just felt like she wasn't ready and I felt like they had to get their ratings. ... It just shows you it's not a black and white thing; it's a money thing," West told Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show.
"I felt bad for her too. I felt bad for everyone involved," he added.
The rapper also said that the network should have eliminated Spears' performance after watching it in the rehearsals.
"Someone had to be at that practice and be like, 'Wow. This is not good.' All the lip-syncing and everything. I mean, that performance, had it been pulled off perfectly, still wouldn't have been up to par to start off the MTV Awards," West said.
West added that he had warned people at MTV that Spears' inclusion was not a sound idea.
"I told the guy at MTV, 'there's only a couple things important in music this year: Umbrella, Amy Winehouse. It's not just about me. Britney Spears is not important in music, but she's important to the tabloids and stuff like that," West said.
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 14:28,
Jessica Simpson gets fitter and more ravishing
Jessica Simpson's role in Major Movie Star required her to have a toned body but somewhere along the way it also seems to have inspired her to have a toned body.
Photographed following a workout session with her personal trainer the blonde who is wearing a sports bra is definitely looking less buxom than we know her to be but a lot fitter and ravishing.
Even as Jessica's fitness campaign shows clear signs of going beyond the call of duty her manager dad was reportedly trying to get the lonely star a date at the Rolling Stone magazine party in Las Vegas last week.
Jessica was previously married to singer Nick Lachey. The pair famously starred in their own MTV reality show 'Newlyweds', which documented their lives together.
The pair officially divorced in 2006, and Jessica has since been linked to US musician John Mayer and comedian Dane Cook.
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 12:33,
Lindsay Lohan's rehab friend denies romance
The former Cirque Lodge rehab patient who had been linked to Lindsay Lohan is denying rumors that the two were ever romantically involved.
"That is against the rules," Tony Allen told people.com. "She is my friend."
Allen, who recently completed a stint at the Utah rehab facility where Lohan has been undergoing treatment, said the actress is "happy" and that she "feels better about herself".
"There's no cycle of guilt or shame anymore," said Allen.
"She wants to give back to her fans and the people that care about her, and she wants to be able to share her many talents. She's very focused on recovery right now," he said.
Lohan befriended Allen, a member of the Atlanta-based band Dead Stays Alive, during his 45-day stay at the Cirque Lodge. Their shared love of music "was some common ground that first initiated our friendship", Allen said.
Last month, the two were photographed hiking and white water rafting - activities that are part of Cirque's treatment program.
Allen said the two have still been in touch since he left the facility on Aug 24. Since then, he has been working on his first record with band mate Scott Mikell and he wishes Lohan all the best.
"I hope she gets as much out of this life as she could ever want," he said.
"Finding an inner peace is very, very important part of recovery, so I do wish those things for her," Allen said.
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 12:24,
Britney 'just wants to be a mom'
Britney Spears "just wants to be a mom", her lawyer, Laura Wasser, said adding, "I believe this is a frustrating time for her".
Wasser spoke to reporters Friday outside the courtroom after another hearing in the custody fight between Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline, people.com reported.
TMZ.com and CelebTV cited court documents signed Friday saying Spears will continue to pay Federline $20,000 in spousal support.
However, a legal source close to the case told people.com that it "was an old document filed for housekeeping purposes. All the financial issues in this case have already been decided".
The source said Federline's spousal support of $20,000 a month ends in November. "But he still gets child support - an amount that's already been decided. He can come back and ask for more child support, but he has not yet made that request. The only (additional) money that (his lawyer) has requested is to cover his attorney fees," the source said.
Wasser did not confirm any details about what was discussed at the hearing. Asked if this is a frustrating time for Spears because of the negative reactions to her appearance last Sunday at the MTV Video Music Awards, Wasser said, "Yes. I think she just wants to be a mom, and both of her kids' birthdays are this week, and I think she would've liked to celebrate with them without having to worry about the entire nation - the entire world - being concerned about what's going on with her personally and her custody battle with Mr. Federline."
Federline's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, said outside court that as far as how Federline was faring, "He is doing great".
Asked if Spears' recent public appearance is helping or hindering her case, Kaplan replied: "I don't know what thing you are referring to and I'm not going to talk about any strategy. I think how she is doing is something for her attorneys to address."
Wasser, when asked to address a story that Spears tried to offer Federline a settlement, which he resisted, replied: "I don't believe that's true. They met and are trying to work it out so they don't have to have a judge make determinations for them regarding their kids. I don't know that he was resistant or she was resistant. They are both trying to work to come up with something together."
On Wednesday, Spears, 25, attended an unscheduled meeting with Federline, 29, and his attorney at the Century City offices of Wasser. The meeting fell on son Jayden James's first birthday and five days before the parents are due to face each other before a family court judge Monday.
Their son Sean Preston turned two Friday.
Spears and Federline currently have 50-50 custody, but Federline is seeking more time, serving subpoenas on people in Spears's inner-circle to show problems in her parenting skills.
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 11:51,
Amy Winehouse has reportedly gained 14lbs on a fast food diet
Sep 14, 2007
The super-slim singer has been gorging herself on calorific treats, including devouring seven McDonalds meals in the space of just six days, in a bid to pile on the pounds.
Amy has also been eating Caribbean food, including yams, dumplings, bananas and delicious jerk chicken, as part of her quest to gain weight.
A fellow diner at London’s Mr Jerk restaurant, where Amy has dined three times in the last week, revealed to Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper: “Amy came in and was in really good spirits and ordered an extra large portion of brown stew chicken which she polished off in minutes.
“She was looking really healthy and it’s clear she’s putting on weight again.”
Amy’s weight is believed to have plummeted to a tiny 91lbs following a turbulent few weeks which saw her overdose on a cocktail of drugs and check in and out of rehab.
A source said: “Amy is not stupid and knows she needs to put on weight.
“So she’s been doing it the way she likes it with her favorite foods.”
Amy – who turns 24 today (9/14/2007) - was seen at last week’s Nationwide Mercury Prize looking healthier following a Caribbean break with husband Blake Fielder-Civil.
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 13:40,
Jessica Simpson's father Joe has been playing Cupid
A fellow partygoer told Us Weekly magazine: “Joe was chatting to a handsome guy and told him Jessica was single. He gave the hunk his assistant’s number and said he’d set him up with her.”
Jessica was previously married to singer Nick Lachey. The pair famously starred in their own MTV reality show ‘Newlyweds’, which documented their lives together.
The pair officially divorced in 2006, and Jessica has since been linked to US musician John Mayer and comedian Dane Cook. Meanwhile, Joe has been playing hero to his younger daughter Ashlee.
The 49-year-old came to her rescue when trouble flared up outside the Decaydance/GQ party at the Mirage Hotel and Casino’s Jet nightclub on Sunday (09.09.07).
A brawl ensued as Ashlee, 22, her Fall Out Boy star lover Pete Wentz and Joe were allowed to leave the club but were kept waiting for their entourage by security.
The incident quickly escalated and one security guard shoved Pete, sending him flying into Ashlee, who was thrown against a wall.
Joe immediately entered the furor to defend his daughter.
He later said: "When somebody messes with my baby, then it's over!
"Those security guys are just mad because they make $12 an hour."
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 13:34,
His former bodyguard says Larry Birkhead is in it for money
From what Larry Birkhead's former bodyguard has told NY Daily News, Birkhead's intent in claiming paternity of his daughter Dannielynn were not entirely noble. Worst still, the death of Daniel, Anna Nicole son, may not have been accidental.
The body guard, Speer, 53, happens to be a decorated former deputy with the L.A. Sheriff's Dept.
Speers recalls how Birkhead fake posed at the grave of Anna Nicole’s son Daniel in order to allow paparazzi from Splash photo agency, who were hiding in the bush, to take pictures of him.
"Larry and I went to Nassau for over a week in January of this year. One day he said he wanted to go to Daniel's grave, ostensibly to pay tribute to him on his birthday. But it turned out he had another idea. He said, 'We're going to meet two guys from Splash.'
"They had arranged to wait in some bushes at the cemetery. They took pictures of Larry pretending to be sad and emotional at the grave site. Only the Splash guys weren't quite satisfied, so they asked him to do it again, and for me to get out of the picture. We did three takes. That was the first sign to me that Larry was in it for the money."
Alluding to Brikhead's curious flip-flop on Stern, Speers recalls that during the police investigations into Daniel’s death Birkhead told authorities Stern "was wiring money from Anna's estate to offshore accounts and that he'd forged her signature."
Birkhead also claimed he'd "watched Howard giving [Smith] drugs," Speer says.
Later, however, Birkhead aligned with Stern.
Speers alleges that when Larry went to the Horizon mansion in Bahamas to meet Dannielynn for the first time, Stern told Larry he was ready to give him custody of Dannielynn provided Larry allowed him to remain executor of the estate.
Larry said, "I'll think about it."
The most disturbing of Speers revelation is his claim of having seen photographs of Anna Nicole lying in her hospital bed with Dannielynn and a dead Daniel!
While he and Birkhead were on board a private jet belonging to a wealthy friend of Smith, the friend's wife "pulled out a stack of photographs," says Speers.
"They were pictures of Anna and the baby ... in a hospital bed with her son Daniel. Daniel appeared to be dead. [The friend] told me he was dead," Speers adds.
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 13:28,
Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend have got 'married'
The handsome Irish actor has revealed he and the Oscar-winning actress recently tied the knot - although their union is not legally recognized.
Stuart told People magazine: "I'm married. I didn't do a church wedding or anything, but we're married - we're husband and wife!
"We love each other and we want to spend our lives together. We didn't have a ceremony. I don't need a certificate or the state or the church to say otherwise. So no, there's no big official story on a wedding, but we are married. I consider her my wife and she considers me her husband."
Stuart refused to reveal anymore details of the mystery 'wedding'.
The 'union' follows rumors the couple - who met on the set of the film Trapped - were on the brink of splitting.
Late last year, reports surfaced the pair had drifted apart, but Charlize was quick to rubbish the claims.
The Monster star recently revealed she wanted to become a mother, but isn't keen on conceiving naturally.
She said: "Getting pregnant doesn't excite me, but having kids does. I know I'll be a mother one day. It's just that I don't really want to look like a whale.
"But I'm sure the idea of something growing inside you is pretty powerful".
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 13:15,
Pamela Anderson in love with a very naughty poker player
Former 'Baywatch' babe Pamela Anderson says she has fallen madly in love with a poker player who asked her for sexual favors in return for wiping out her $250,000/- casino debt in Las Vegas.
The 40-year-old actress says she offered x-rated moves to make up for being $250,000 down during a poker game.
Speaking on The Ellen DeGeneres show, Pam seemed thrilled to tell the "funny story" about how she fell in love.
Her first meeting with her new love occurred when she was playing poker in Las Vegas.
The night was proving to be unlucky for her as she was "down" $250,000/- dollars in the game.
It was at that moment, she said, that the card shark offered her the chance to wipe her casino debt clean in return for sex.
"He said if I made out with him that I could clear the thing,” she said.
“A couple of days went by and he followed me around like a puppy dog... I ended up paying off my debt... It worked out, I liked it... I paid off a poker debt with sexual favors and fell in love. It's so romantic,” she added.
Despite the fact that the guy exploited her Pamela considers him to be a good man.
"It was the first time I had played poker, obviously... He took advantage of me...”
"And then I fell in love and now we're engaged," the actress laughed, but soon insisted she was only joking about being engaged.
"I don't know what I am," she said about the seriousness of the relationship, insisting that rings are "bad luck."
Pam refused to name her new man - but she has been widely rumored to be dating Rick Solomon, Paris Hilton's ex and the man in her home-made sex tape.
Asked if it was the first time she had met him, she laughed: "First time I had played poker. Obviously. He took advantage of me."
Pam showed off her athleticism by doing a back bend over the couch. But one thing she didn't discuss: the famous fight between her exes Kid Rock and Tommy Lee at the VMAs.
"I'm staying out of it," Anderson laughed.
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 13:00,
Cash Warren cheated on Jessica Alba days after they got back together
Jessica Alba's boyfriend Cash Warren has allegedly cheated on her, just days after they got back together
Cash reportedly had sex with 20-year-old model Vera Mishina - who he met at a New York baseball game - just two days after the actress and the film producer were seen patching things up in Malibu on August 26.
A friend of Vera said: "Vera had a job as a promotional model at the game and Cash was there with some friends.
"He was staring at her all night. When the game ended, Cash walked up to her. He was saying, 'You are so beautiful. You look so hot.'
"We all met up at a Times Square bar, and Cash went straight for Vera. It seemed like he really liked her. We were all drinking and hanging out, and Cash asked us to go to his room.
"They started making out as soon as we got into the room. He couldn't take his hands off her! The rest of us left, but Vera told me that she and Cash made love that night, and again the next morning.
"Afterwards he kept texting her, then we read that he and Jessica were back together. It really upset her. She felt so used."
When Jessica, 26, recently appeared on 'Late Show with David Letterman', she admitted she had once fallen in love at first sight.
When Letterman asked how that relationship turned out, she replied: "It's still trying to figure itself out."
The Sin City actress - who reportedly called time on her and Cash's two-and-a-half year romance during an emotional telephone conversation in July - apparently dumped Cash after getting tired waiting for him to propose.
Reports suggested they had reunited after spending time together in Malibu two weeks ago.
They dined together at Taverna Tony on August 25 and the next day Jessica and Cash kissed and held hands over lunch at Beverly Hills' Le Pain Quotidien restaurant, before heading to Malibu's Nobu restaurant for dinner later that night.
Friends of the couple claimed they were "miserable" without each other and are visiting their favorite places in a bid to recapture the spark they had when they first began dating.
Jessica met Cash on the set of Fantastic Four in 2005, in which Jessica starred and Cash worked as a director's assistant.
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 12:52,
Kanye West's 'Graduation' may send 50 Cent into retirement
Rap star Kanye West's album 'Graduation' has beaten 50 Cent's 'Curtis' on the music charts this week.
This is a bad news for Cent who had recently declared that he would retire if Kanye beat him to the top spot.
According to reports, 'Graduation' has sold over 200,000 copies more than 'Curtis' in the US.
Kanye's album is also said to have oversold 'Curtis' by 6,000 copies so far in the UK, reports British tabloid The Sun.
The statistics have appeared just days after Kanye lost all five categories of the MTV Video Music Awards for which he was nominated.
The success of Kanye's album will help him recover from the wounds he got at the award ceremony, reports the newspaper.
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 12:48,
'Extra' gives Britney a chance to salvage her career
Extra bosses have offered Britney Spears a chance to retrieve her career after her hopeless comeback performance at MTV Video Music Awards.The singer's much-hyped come-back performance of new single 'Gimme More' was severely panned by critics, who branded the act "bored" and "glazed" as she forgot dance moves and lip-synched out of time
The American TV show's execs have given the troubled pop star the chance to relaunch her career.
The TV's bosses have urged the 'Toxic' star to 'show the world' what she is got.
"Extra is opening its doors to Britney Spears for a second chance at a comeback,' A statement released by the program said
"We've made the call to Spears this morning, inviting her to perform at Extra on our stage in Los Angeles or in Las Vegas at the Extra Lounge in Planet Hollywood's Hotel and Resort."
"Britney, come perform 'Gimme More' and show the world what you've got."
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 12:41,
Cameron Diaz tops Best-Dressed Female Celebrity list
Actress Cameron Diaz has topped a new list of best-dressed female celebrities.
The Mask star beat competition from singer Beyonce Knowles and Katie Holmes who were ranked second and third respectively.
Spanish actress Penelope Cruz came fourth, in the list compiled by People magazine.
Jessica Biel rounded of the top five, at the fifth spot.
French actress Eva Green was named the worst dressed celebrity by the magazine.
The list of best-dressed celebrity compiled by People magazine is as follows:
- Cameron Diaz
- Beyonce Knowles
- Katie Holmes
- Penelope Cruz
- Jessica Biel
- Drew Barrymore
- Jennifer Lopez,
- Reese Witherspoon
- Gwen Stefani
- Ali Larter
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 12:34,
Shakira Takes Class at UCLA
Shakira may get high grades in singing and swiveling her hips, but what about ancient Western history? For the past month, the Colombian pop star has been taking a class at the University of California, Los Angeles, called "Introduction to Western Civilization:
Ancient Civilizations from Prehistory to Circa A.D. 843."
"She went when she finished her tour, for the summer," Shakira's manager Fifi Kurzman told The Associated Press.
For years the 30-year-old has studied on her own, also taking tutorials on the history and languages of the countries she visits, Kurzman said.
The singer, known for last year's "Hips Don't Lie" and other hits, released her first album at age 14 and later took time off to finish high school.
She decided to take a musical rest this summer following her worldwide "Oral Fixation" tour to focus on social causes, Kurzman said.
The class began Aug. 6 and ended Thursday, though Shakira didn't attended the last few classes, according to course lecturer Robert Cleve. Cleve said he hadn't known she was a celebrity during the course and was astonished to learn she was a pop star.
"She told me she was visiting from Colombia and that she was just doing this for her own enlightenment and enjoyment," Cleve said. "She looked like just an ordinary student. She wasn't flamboyant ... she didn't act like a big celebrity or anything."
Shakira, who sat near the front in the third row of the lecture hall, would often discuss the course material with him after class.
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posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 12:26,
Britney: Down for the Count?
Spears' ''comeback'' performance on MTV turned out to be the worst of her life (and yes, we're including the infamous buzz cut). Who's really to blame -- and can the damage be fixed?Britney Spears has been called many things throughout her topsy-turvy career:
Grammy winner.
Teen idol.
Pop tart.
Trailer trash.
But you'd be hard-pressed to find anybody who's ever referred to her as a comedian.
And yet, when the 25-year-old pop star took the stage at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas to kick off her much-touted comeback on the 24th annual MTV Video Music Awards, she left an entire battalion of music insiders and MTV employees in stitches as they watched on the monitors backstage. From the opening shot (a jarring close-up of her poorly manufactured, bleach-blond weave) to the final flourish (a halfhearted ''Thank you'' and a speedy dash from the stage), Spears left them gasping for air — and for all the wrong reasons. What was billed as the music world's biggest, most anticipated performance in months quickly turned into a dismal display of everything that's gone wrong for Spears in recent years. And it raises numerous questions about whether the embattled singer — who until the VMAs was riding a positive wave of press thanks to ''Gimme More,'' the well-received first single from her next album, out Nov. 13 — can ever recover from what's become a very familiar situation.
The pop star has always commanded a committed (if quixotic) fan base who lap up her every move, and rightfully so: Her singing voice may be reed-thin, but when she's at the top of her game, Spears is an electrifying performer who oozes a provocative blend of sexuality and silliness. But that Britney — the one who blitzkrieged VMAs past with partners as varied as a python and Madonna — was a distant memory on Sept. 9, as she wobbled on stage and gave what was, by all accounts, the worst public performance of her career. ''Everyone was stunned,'' says a music-industry exec who was seated in the audience, where pretty much nobody was laughing. ''We couldn't believe what was happening right in front of our eyes.'' Indeed, if the goal was to grab headlines, Spears succeeded; if the goal was to revive a recording and performing career that's been pretty dormant since her last studio effort, 2003's In the Zone, she seems to have failed miserably.
So who's to blame here? By all accounts, Britney simply didn't have the desire to pull off a performance that would wow the crowd, and the rumors started flying right after her Vegas crapshoot: Britney stayed out late partying all weekend long; Britney chose that ill-fitting bikini in lieu of a more demure corset; Britney fell out with illusionist Criss Angel because she wasn't committed to their planned onstage collaboration; Britney arrived two hours late to her rehearsal, frozen margarita in hand. (All true, according to sources close to the ceremony.) Another person who was present for rehearsals said Spears ''seemed sort of lethargic'' and that ''there was no energy'' in her dance moves. And immediately following her lackluster act, a group of record-label execs and handlers surrounded her dressing-room door backstage, almost as if to shield her from the oncoming onslaught of bad press.
Labels: BRITNEY SPEARS
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 12:09,
Vanessa Hudgens: The Tonguey, Lesbian Almost-Kiss Pictures
Vanessa Hudgens from High School Musical is famous for singing wholesome songs about how everyone is special in their own way - and Vanessa Hudgens is certainly special in her own naked, borderline whorish way.
Less than a week after 18-year-old Vanessa Hudgens' goody two-shoes public image was obliterated by a photo of her standing around completely naked, Vanessa Hudgens has done the only thing she could - she's tried desperately to divert attention away from her naked pictures.
How? By being in a bunch more pictures that show Vanessa Hudgens pretending to bite another girl's breast, Vanessa Hudgens wagging her tongue about in a cunnilingus-y way, Vanessa Hudgens crawling about on a bed in her underwear, Vanessa Hudgens almost kissing another girl with tongues and Vanessa Hudgens appearing to try and kiss her own knee. Her own knee! Is there no end to this girl's depravity?
There's still no word about the High School Musical future of young starlet Vanessa Hudgens, who gained an army of slightly dirty middle-aged male fans this week after it was revealed that naked pictures of her had been spread across the internet like a gift from heaven terrible, awful act of sordid bad irresponsibility given that she's a role-model for millions of children and all. It makes sense, though, that Disney should keep Vanessa Hudgens on for High School Musical 3, because what is High School Musical if not a pale retread of Grease, albeit a retread of Grease where Sandy takes everything to its natural conclusion and runs around naked, biting on Rizzo on the tits in the flying car during We Go Together? Huh?
Fearing for the future of her career, Vanessa Hudgens has already apologised for the first naked pictures, but the new flock of risque Vanessa Hudgens photos that have emerged on the internet might have undone all the good work that the apology started to achieve. Because now that there are photos of Vanessa Hudgens larking about in a vaguely lesbian way with some other teenage girls, she's leapfrogged the $500,000 that Girls Gone Wild recently offered her and is now in a prime position to solely star in those hardcore European hotel-room pornography films that are so explicit it's hard to watch them without bringing up a little bit of vomit. Or something. The Sunshine Coast Daily reports:
New racy photos of Disney star Vanessa Hudgens have been posted on the internet, showing her posing in her underwear and horsing around with girlfriends. The 18-year-old and her gal pals are shown poking their tongues out at each other and the camera, cuddling up and sharing air kisses. Some of the photos on the “Right Celebrity” site show Hudgens posing seductively on a bed and doing a striptease.
This fresh controversy has caused Vanessa Hudgens to pull an appearance on the Jay Leno show, because not only would her interview be dominated by questions about her naked picture scandal, but also insiders claim that the interview would be the longest period of time that someone has pointed a camera at Vanessa Hudgens without her talking off all her clothes and/or trying to jab her tongue into a girl's mouth, neither of which would be very appropriate given recent circumstances.
Hopefully, though, this is as far as the Vanessa Hudgens naked photo scandal goes - she's young, she made a mistake and it's time for her to try and rebuild what's left of her career, plus what young girl hasn't put her tongue three inches away from another girl's tongue and posted it onto the internet? - although at the rate these photos are being leaked onto the internet, we'd guess that it's just a matter of hours until you'll be able to download a photo of Vanessa Hudgens bringing a farmyard animal of some sort to climax.
Oh, go on then - here's the latest bunch of Vanessa Hudgens photos. They're not that rude, in honesty, but you still might want to be careful.
Labels: lesbian, Vanessa Hudgens
posted by Absent_MinDZ @ 11:59,
David Beckham named Best-Dressed Male Celebrity
Sep 13, 2007
Football heartthrob David Beckman has topped a new list of best-dressed male celebrities.
Beckham beat the likes of actors Johnny Depp and Terrence Howard, who came second and third respectively.
Brad Pitt secured the fourth spot, in the list compiled by People magazine.