Kendra Wilkinson Enjoys Pickles, Baby Shower
Friday, September 11, 2009
Who better to throw her a perfect shower than BFFs and former Girls Next Door co-stars Bridget Marquard and Holly Madison? No one, that's who.
The festivities took place at longtime Playboy secretary Mary O’Connor’s house just outside L.A., and the theme was pickles and Candyland.
Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt arrived early to decorate the house with tons of blue balloons and streamers in honor of their friend's baby.
Here's K-Dubs getting ready to devour some serious pickle ...
Also in attendance were Kendra's "ex," Hugh Hefner, and the array of Hef's whores, a.k.a. Crystal Harris and twins Karissa and Kristina Shannon.
Hef, who even put on clothes for the occasion, wouldn't miss it for anything. Well, unless Kimberley Conrad were there, then he would've sat it out.
“The girls are going to Kendra's baby shower today,” he Twittered. “Crystal, the Twins, Holly, Bridget & Kendra will all be there. How can I stay away?”
The house was also filled with multicolored lollipops, taffy candy, and cupcakes. Marquardt herself baked hundreds of miniature cupcakes for the event.
“Just got done baking, frosting and decorating a ton of mini cupcakes for Kendra's baby shower. It's been a busy day. I'm exhausted,” she Twittered.
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First British woman to fire in anger at the Taliban
Tuesday, April 28, 2009She might describe herself as a 'girlie girl'.
But 20-year-old Amy Thomas has become the first female soldier to take part in frontline combat against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Serving with Royal Marine Commandos in Afghanistan’s Helmand province Amy was forced to fire shots with her SA80 rifle when her troop was attacked by the Taliban.
Lance Corporal Amy Thomas, who is thought to be the first British woman to fire on the frontline in Afghanistan, has described the day-long battle in which she fought
Amy meets locals in Afghanistan during her six-month tour
She said: 'As soon as we left the helicopters the company came under fire and then it was non-stop.
Amy describes herself as a 'girlie girl' despite her brush with frontline combat
'There were loads of Taliban in the area. I identified one of them running with a weapon and indicated him to the lads.
'They didn’t see him so I took the shot. I don’t know whether I hit or killed him. It was the only time I opened fire on the Taliban.'
Amy's role had been to help gather evidence of terrorism and frisk women suspects while attached with the Marines
But when the Taliban struck, her training kicked in.
She told the Sun: 'I just got on with it because you have to.'
Amy, from Port Talbot, South Wales, completed a six-month tour of Afghanistan on Saturday and was the only woman to have fought alongside the Marines.
It is unprecedented for women to be in combat as they are not permitted to join either Marines or infantry regiments.
'At first I thought I wouldn’t be able to because I’m quite a girlie girl but once I was out, the training kicked in.
'The Marines did not treat me any differently as a girl and I felt like one of the lads when I was out with them.'
Major Dave Bradley, the officer commanding Amy’s unit, 114 Provost Company, told the paper: 'More and more commanders are requesting female RMP support.
'With most operations involving interaction with the locals, showing respect for traditions and cultures is paramount, with the treatment of females central to this.'
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Gossip Girls in Action
Monday, March 23, 2009
The cast of Gossip Girl take the latest cover of Rolling Stone Blake Lively, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, Jessica Szhor, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley and Taylor Momsen."He had some [giant balloon] hot dogs. I'm worried what's gonna happen with the hot dogs," Badgley said upon arriving at the shoot.
"I was thinking the exact same thing!" added Momsen.
In related news, sources are reporting that Westwick is currently collaborating in a secret multimedia collaboration called "Places To See" with artists Todd DiCiurcio and Richard Phillip.
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Ousted 'American Idol' hopefuls talk Future Plans
Saturday, March 14, 2009Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nuñez tell ET what it feels like to be the first contestants from the Top 13 on this season's "American Idol" to be sent home -- and they reveal what their plans are after "Idol."
"Well, actually, I'm still wondering why is it that I'm so happy," Nuñez tells ET. "…What I thought was, you know, I did my best. I worked really hard, and I did something that not everyone does."
The 20-year-old contestant from Puerto Rico tells ET he plans to finish college, saying he has just one semester left to be finished with his degree.
Sixteen-year-old Jasmine Murray tells us that being in the Top 13 of "American Idol" solidified her decision to pursue a career in music.
"I know that I learned from being in this that this is what I want to do with the rest of my life," she says.
The talented teen also plans to finish high school and will then pursue a career in entertainment.
Watch the video to hear more from the eliminated contestants.
"American Idol" airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. and Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on FOX.
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Jason Mesnick: I Had no Choice
Wednesday, March 4, 2009He did what he had to do.
That was Jason Mesnick’s explanation for proposing to, then publicly dumping Melissa Rycroft in favor of runner-up Molly Malaney on The Bachelor season finale.
Jason says he would have preferred to have delivered the news to Rycroft off camera, but the contract he signed with The Bachelor’s producers and ABC spelled out that he had to make this painful declaration on national TV.
“That was part of the deal. I signed up for it in my contract. Your relationship is - good and bad - in front of everybody,” says Mesnick. “If I could have, I would have seen Melissa the night before. It killed me. It kills me now.”
After a romantic final date in New Zealand, the single dad, 32, proposed to Melissa Rycroft, 25, in the two-hour season finale of The Bachelor. She was happy.
But on the "After the Final Rose" special, filmed six weeks later but airing just minutes after the finale, he gave a seemingly unsuspecting Melissa the boot.
Moreover, he confessed he still had feelings for Molly Malaney.
Jason Mesnick ponders his final decision on the finale of The Bachelor ... and how he's going to sleep at night after pulling off the elaborate ratings stunt concocted by ABC.
Supposedly having no idea about this, Molly was then informed by Jason that he just dumped Melissa, and accepted Jason's offer to give it another shot.
Mesnick knows what Bachelor viewers must think of him:
"‘That guy is a jerk.’ ... I’m not proud of what I had to do.”
Offering only a vague explanation of why - which lends credence to the Bachelor spoilers that suggest this was all contrived - Mesnick said only that after The Bachelor cameras stopped rolling, the chemistry with Melissa began to fade.
“After we got back into the real world, all of a sudden, we had less to talk about and I didn’t know why. I started thinking wow, what’s happening with us? Why aren’t we communicating the way we did when the show was going on?” said Mesnick.
“I didn’t say something right away because I wanted to figure out what was going in inside of me. There was part of me that wanted things to work out with Melissa so bad. But the other piece was I had these crazy feelings for Molly.”
Finally, Jason Mesnick says, he could not deny the truth: “Melissa and I just have different ways of communicating. We’re not right for each other.”
Yeah. For more half-hearted insight from America's Most Hated Bachelor, check out Jason's interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night ...
Jason Mesnick on Jimmy Kimmel Live
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High School Musical 4: Confirmed
The good news: High School 4 is coming!
The bad news: It will not star Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale or any or the original Wildcats gang.
The next installment in this popular Disney franchise will introduce an entirely new cast of characters, according to Gary Marsh, president of entertainment for Disney Channel.
"In crafting this next iteration, we've challenged the entire creative team to raise the bar again - and create something truly worthy of this extraordinary global phenomenon," Marsh said.
Gabriella and Troy have graduated. It's time for High School Musical fans to welcome a new class.
So, who might anchor High School Musical 4?
Our money is on Matt Prokop. The young actor portrayed Jimmy Zara in the previous installment and has been dubbed by some experts as "the next Zac Efron."
Keep your eye on this rising star, readers.
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Pretty Woman Actress praises Khan's act in The Name-sake
Sunday, March 1, 2009When in LA for the Oscars, Irrfan Khan met up with Julia Roberts for what turned out to be a memorable rendezvous.
He recalls, "On the day after the Oscars ceremony, we were doing a photo-feature for a magazine when I was told Julia Roberts was close by , and asked if I would like to meet her? I said she didn't know me. But I was told she knew about my work and I ran to meet her. It turned out Julia had seen The Namesake very recently. She was genuinely pleased to meet me. 'What a beautiful film you've given us,' she said. I swooned."
Bowled over
Irrfan was bowled over by Julia Robert's gracious compliments. "Such a big star and so little vanity. She not only had wonderful things to say about my film, she also lavished praise on India. 'My kids and I love your country. They were in India and plan to return again,' she said. Irrfan calls her the most beautiful woman he has met. "She was as cheerful and warm and full of compassion as she appears on screen. But I could've killed myself for not carrying DVDs of my other films, so I could give them to Julia. I'm so badly organised."
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Oscars: here's what you didn't see
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Penelope Cruz, clutching her Oscar, explained what she had said in Spanish during her acceptance speech: "I said I wanted to dedicate it to all the actors of my country and all the people there who are watching at home. This is for them." Backstage, virtually every question was from the Spanish-language press, and Penelope seemed pleased to speak her native language.
You see a lot of entertaining moments at the Oscars, but this one was probably the funniest: During the commercial breaks, people strolled around and schmoozed; during one, Seth Rogen's laugh was impersonated by both Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard: "We love your laugh, 'Heh heh heh!' " Seth stood back, and you could tell he had that, "Wow, how cool was that?" moment.
One major change this year was the fact that, due to the super-tight seating conditions, most cameras were wireless and robotic, popping out from nowhere. People just didn't know when the cameras were on them (as opposed to other years when each camera was on a cameraman's shoulder), which probably explains some of the candid moments caught on TV.
Clutching his Best Picture Oscar and smiling from ear to ear, "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle was the king of the world and the last person to come into the press room backstage. "One of the lovely things about this evening and in the Academy giving us this is that it is an independent film; it won against the odds," he marveled.
After winning for Best Actress, a beaming Kate Winslet came backstage with her Oscar and had some words for those in her home country who've complained that her awards-acceptance speeches have been too emotional. "I really don't care," she insisted. "I'm sad that my country can't be pleased with the successes of their own kind, as the US does."
"Obviously, it belongs to Matilda," explained Heath Ledger's sister Kate, with father Kim adding that the Oscar statue will be placed in a trust until Heath's daughter is 18. "Whatever has to happen in the meantime, will happen. But I'm sure it will go somewhere secure, and then it will end up with Matilda."
Boyle also talked about the decision to fly the whole "Slumdog" cast to Hollywood for the show. "We had been thinking about it, because you want to share the experience," he said. "We were concerned about distorting their lives, because they're all in school... It's impossible to imagine what they think of coming here tonight."
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81st Academy Awards Viewed by over 36 mn people
Tuesday, February 24, 2009An estimated 36.3 million people watched this year's Academy Awards, an increase of more than 4 million from last year's least-watched Oscars ceremony ever.
While ABC was heartened by the larger audience, especially among younger viewers, there are still only two Oscar telecasts on record with fewer viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Last year, when "No Country For Old Men" won best picture, the telecast was seen by 32 million people.
The 2003 telecast, with "Chicago" as the best picture winner, was seen by 33 million people. Hugh Jackman was the host of Sunday's show, where "Slumdog Millionaire" was the big winner.
Among the earlier awards on the telecast was the late Heath Ledger's best supporting actor prize for "The Dark Knight."
At a time that the TV audience is fragmenting, Sunday's audience was the biggest for any prime-time entertainment program in two years, ABC said. The Golden Globes was seen last month by just under 15 million people.
The largest Oscars audience on record was in 1998, when 55.2 million watched "Titanic" win best picture.
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Live Blogging The Bachelor: The Women tell all
Tonight's episode of The Bachelor features two hours of behind-the-scenes drama and hot-seat interviews with Jason Mesnick and more than a dozen vanquished women, including Jillian Harris, from this 13th season of the reality show.
Given The Bachelor spoilers everyone is talking about, this should be an interesting prelude to the "shocking" and "intimate" season finale(s) next week.
Oh, who are we kidding, we're totally going to watch. Better yet, we'll share our commentary with you throughout, and encourage you to do the same.
Refresh your browser every few minutes during the show - starting at 8 - to read our thoughts on The Bachelor, and leave comments of your own below!
Let's get to it, shall we ...
8:01 ... Free Britney: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand The Bachelor: The Women Tell Very Little and Only What ABC Feeds Them Via Cue Cards All is officially underway!
8:05 ... Hilton Hater: It's official: the Oscar telecast was shorter than this recap.
8:06 ... jillian_fan: How is it even possible that these women actually fall in love with him in such a short time. I hate how they all say "I love you."
8:07 ... Hilton Hater: The reunion show we won't wanna miss? We're already watching! Stop shilling for half a second, Chris!
8:10 ... Free Britney: Chris Harrison is a god.
8:12 ... jillian_fan: Jason is like, "Who was Megan again?"
8:13 ... Free Britney: The first highlight of the whole damn season is Jason's visit to the set of General Hospital? Give it up for cross-promotional marketing!
8:15 ... Hilton Hater: I'm sorry, ABC, did you just say Stephanie coped with her husband's death via The Bachelorette???
8:17 ... Hilton Hater: Can someone send the dove's wife a copy of last season's Bachelorette?
8:18 ... Hilton Hater: The lame joke store called, Chris ...
8:19 ... Free Britney: First base with Molly in the tent? That's it? I feel as if all of those crazy moaning sex noises must have been edited in or something ...
8:23 ... Hilton Hater: Golfing date with Molly? Insert obvious hole in one joke here.
8:24 ... Free Britney: The last time I took off my pants on the golf course, I ended up in the county jail. Then again I also drove off with one of the carts.
8:25 ... jillian_fan: [is already falling asleep]
8:26 ... Hilton Hater: Cut to Jason's adorable son, Ty. Side note: this is Denise Richards' favorite part of the show.
8:27 ... jillian_fan: Oh my God, enough with the General Hospital! [falls back asleep momentarily] Did he just say DJ Jay?
8:28 ... Hilton Hater: Man, it really must be uncomfortable to kiss with those noises going on... don't you agree, cameraman?
8:30 ... Free Britney: Chris is a giant liar.
8:31 ... Hilton Hater: Ryan likes kids and Trista says having a child is like "bringing a new world into your world." Thank goodness for this update.
8:33 ... jillian_fan: [awake, hyperventilating at Trista, Ryan and Maxwell] Oh my god, this is so cute! Look! Look, honey! Oh my God, look at Max! Look!!!!! Aww. She's so cute and pregnant. Do you hear what he's saying?! Look! Look!!!!!!
8:35 ... Free Britney: Charlie and Sarah? Oh, yes, so "successful."
8:36 ... jillian_fan: Charlie who? Now I feel like they're just killing time.
8:36 ... Hilton Hater: Has anyone out there been wondering what's been going on between Charlie and Sarah? Anyone? Anyone at all??
8:37 ... Hilton Hater: Wait... drinking??? I take it back. More Charlie and Sarah!
8:38 ... Free Britney: Ooh, you two are "working on" your relationship? There "may" be an engagement in the future? Way to go out on a limb there, Charlie.
8:38 ... Hilton Hater: It's been way too long, Chris? ABC execs and that season's 0.7 rating may disagree with you.
8:39 ... Free Britney: Chris totally forced Trista to pick Melissa Rycroft.
8:44 ... jillian_fan: This is ridiculous.
8:45 ... Free Britney: Jesse Csincsak sighting! Holly Durst sighting! Threesome reference!
8:46 ... Hilton Hater: For a show titled "The Women Tell All," the women have so far told... nothing. Literally.
8:46 ... Free Britney: Wow, Hilton Hater, you are totally right.
8:47 ... jillian_fan: Oh, Fred was annoying. No, Fred was nice. Right? Wait, which one's Fred. Is he Chicago accent guy? Oh my God, I am barfing. I am going to throw up.
8:50 ... Hilton Hater: This is an incredible waste of television.
8:51 ... Free Britney: Do we have any cookies?
8:52 ... jillian_fan: You ate them all.
8:53 ... Free Britney: The show is about to start ... 53 minutes later!
8:54 ... jillian_fan: Wait ... who's Erica? Who's Jackie? Who's Kari? Who's Nikki? I don't remember any of these people... Yayyy, Jillian!
8:55 ... Hilton Hater: Did Chris just use air quotes when he said ladies? He should have.
8:57 ... Free Britney: How many Bachelor contestants do you think Chris has nailed career?
8:58 ... Hilton Hater: Half a dozen, easy.
8:59 ... Free Britney: "She is abrasive and loud ... needs attention." - Stephanie on Lauren. Pretty much sums up The Bachelor as a whole, really!
9:00 ... jillian_fan: Honestly I have no idea what they're talking about.
9:09 ... Free Britney: Does anyone really care what Natalie has to say? Why don't they just put Molly on... Wait, Molly and Melissa aren't going to be on this special? Why are we even watching? Why is ABC even airing this?
9:10 ... Hilton Hater: Natalie is officially applying for Most Bitter Bachelorette, ABC's new reality series.
9:11 ... Free Britney: Who describes herself as the laid-back, fun-loving girl who likes clothes? She also seems to like spray-on tanning products.
9:12 ... jillian_fan: This girl is terrible.
9:13 ... jillian_fan: Try to play the mature route? That makes no sense!
9:14 ... Free Britney: You just got owned by Chris, Nat.
9:15 ... Hilton Hater: That was a 23-second conversation about whether or not Natalie got angry over being splashed.
9:21 ... Free Britney: Mmm. Jillian IS cute.
9:22 ... jillian_fan: That's enough.
9:23 ... Free Britney: Falling in love for the first time in your whole life, Jill? This is reality TV! This is a joke, right? So em-OH-tional, eh?
9:25 ... jillian_fan: This is sad.
9:27 ... Free Britney: Chris said Jason dropped the "friend card" on Jillian. Not to be confused with the fantasy suite card, apparently.
9:29 ... jillian_fan: Just say no (to The Bachelorette), Jillian!
9:35 ... Free Britney: You know, you should really run some more advertisements, ABC. You have to pay for this programming somehow, and we definitely haven't seen enough Dancing with the Stars promos yet.
9:38 ... Free Britney: Jillian tried to put Jason Mesnick in his place while he's on the hot seat... until he counters with the friend card yet again! Ohhh, snap! Then dissing their first kiss with her so hard? Step off, Jill. Step. Off.
9:40 ... Free Britney: Who invited Naomi to this thing?
9:43 ... jillian_fan: They've shown these scenes like 12 times.
9:49 ... Free Britney: Loving the Melissa retrospective. She's totally going to win. She's totally the most beautiful girl he's EVER seen ...
9:52 ... jillian_fan: ... except for Molly.
9:54 ... Free Britney: What makes the perfect Bachelor? We are that strapped for material at this point? Wow. It is safe to say I am now sufficiently dumber for having sat through the past two hours. Time to go drink.
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The Full List of Academy Awards Winners
Monday, February 23, 2009Heath Ledger won a posthumous Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor in what was a bittersweet moment for his family and those who knew him.
Kate Winslet and Sean Penn took home the top acting honors at the Oscars, respectively, while Slumdog Millionaire won pretty much everything else.
There were plenty of other honors (and Academy Awards fashion hits and misses) marking one of the biggest nights in all of entertainment.
Follow the jump to read the full list of winners ...
BEST PICTURE
Slumdog Millionaire
LEAD ACTOR
Sean Penn, Milk
LEAD ACTRESS
Kate Winslet, The Reader
DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Departures
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Dustin Lance Black, Milk
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
ANIMATED FEATURE
Andrew Stanton, WALL-E
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Kunio Kato, La Maison en Petits Cubes
ART DIRECTION
Donald Graham Burt and Victor J. Zolfo, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
COSTUME DESIGN
Michael O'Connor for The Duchess
MAKEUP
Greg Cannom, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire
LIVE ACTION SHORT FIRM
Jochen Alexander Freydank, Spielzeugland (Toyland)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
James Marsh and Simon Chinn, Man on Wire
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Megan Mylan, Smile Pinki
VISUAL EFFECTS
Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
SOUND EDITING
Richard King, The Dark Knight
SOUND MIXING
Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty, Slumdog Millionaire
FILM EDITING
Chris Dickens, Slumdog Millionaire
ORIGINAL SCORE
A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
ORIGINAL SONG
"Jai Ho," from Slumdog Millionaire
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Slumdog wins its first Oscar; Beafouy bags best adapted screenplay Award
Simon Beafouy has opened the account for SLumdog Millionaire, bagging the best adapted screenplay award at the 81st Academy awards in LA.
Slumdog has 10 nominations and is also favourite to win best film, best director for Danny Boyle and best score for AR Rahman.
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Harrison Ford Getting Married?
Saturday, February 21, 2009The couple, dating since 2002, were engaged April 1, 2007, and are now ready to walk down the aisle after reportedly applying for a marriage license in the town of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where they own a home, reports a certain website.
The actors have already taken blood tests, a necessity to obtain the right to wed in the US, and are ready to file joint tax returns – a practice only carried out by married couples.
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John McCain to the View, Kiss Off!
Thursday, February 19, 2009With the campaign spotlight long gone, Bristol Palin may be less inclined to marry teenage baby daddy Levi Johnston than she espoused a few months ago.
John McCain is taking a similar approach to visiting The View.
The former presidential candidate's appearance on the talk show in September was one of the more interesting moments from the 2008 election season.
Throughout the interview, the GOP hopeful was on the hot seat, getting grilled on (among other things) why he chose Sarah Palin as his running mate.
During the broadcast, McCain actually held it together and seemed to be in good spirits. But was that an act? And is the Arizona senator holding a grudge?
According to reports, Barbara Walters recently saw McCain at a Washington event.
During the encounter, Walters expressed hope that the vanquished candidate would return to her TV show. Quoth the snapping senator: "Not anytime soon."
Such an obvious diss should give the ladies something to gab about - and Elisabeth Hasselbeck to get fired up defending him - for at last a few months.
Poor McCain. Either he's mad at talk show hosts or they're mad at him. Remember his epic feud with Letterman? Guess that's part of being a maverick.
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Stylish Celebs take on Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
New York's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is in full swing with all the trend setting celebrities on the front row of the runway!
Kim Kardashian, Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton and Kellie Pickler sat together for Tracy Reese's Fall 2009 fashion show held in the Salon at Bryant Park.
Other fashion forward stars to participate in this week of style included Justin Timberlake, Amanda Bynes, Kristen Bell, Minka Kelly and Molly Sims.
Keep checking ETonline for more fashion updates!
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Miley Cyrus headed to the White House!
Monday, February 9, 2009
"The Insider" television show tells ET that Miley has been invited to the White House to screen her new film, 'Hannah Montana: The Movie,' for first daughters Sasha and Malia Obama.
Miley's highly anticipated flick arrives in theaters on April 10.
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Alex Rodriguez tested Positive for Steroids in '03: Report
Sunday, February 8, 2009People need to lay off Michael Phelps. Hitting the bong isn't exactly a performance-enhancer - nor does it make the swimmer a lying, cheating disgrace.
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, the best player in baseball, normally only makes celebrity gossip headlines for his actions off the field.
This story does continues that trend, although it's potentially far more scandalous than the railing of various manly strippers or even his now-infamous "affair of the heart" with Madonna while still married to pregnant wife Cynthia Rodriguez.
A-Rod tested positive for steroids while playing for the Texas Rangers in 2003, when he won the first of his three MVP awards, according to Sports Illustrated.
The supposedly anonymous results were seized in April 2004 by federal agents in the BALCO steroids ring investigation, which did not involve the Rod.
According to the report, Alex Rodriguez was one of 104 players on a list of positive tests for steroids that year, when baseball starting instituting "survey" testing to "determine the extent of steroids use in the game." The extent? Extensive.
Seen here cheering on Madonna, Alex Rodriguez is likely to hear even fewer cheers than usual (if that's possible) in 2009 amid reports of a past positive steroids test.
Having repeatedly denied having used steroids throughout what has been a prolific career (at least in the months of April-September), A-Rod did not comment.
"You'll have to ask the union," he said. "I'm not saying anything."
Major League Baseball's executive vice president for labor relations would not discuss the validity of the story, saying in a statement that the 2003 survey testing was only intended to be informational, and neither disciplinary nor anonymous.
While Alex Rodriguez is unlikely to face discipline over the findings - as baseball did not begin attaching punishment to positive tests until 2004 - the story most certainly will further tarnish Rodriguez's much-scrutinized career.
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Claire Danes Engaged!!!
Saturday, February 7, 2009Wedding bells appear to be in Claire Danes' future.
The 'Romeo + Juliet' actress, 29, is engaged to British actor Hugh Dancy, 33, says People.com
The couple met in Rhode Island during the filming of 'Evening,' and they've been dating for over a year, says the Web site.
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Secrets behind the making of Twilight to be Revealed
Thursday, February 5, 2009Ever wonder how the magical story behind Bella Swan and Edward Cullen's love came together for the big screen in 'Twilight'? You can have the juicy details soon!
Reuters reports that 'Twilight' director Catherine Hardwicke is set to release Twilight: Director's Notebook on March 17, a book that details how the hit vampire romance film was made.
Fans can learn the scoop behind 'Twilight''s casting process, various shooting locations, wardrobe details, and see behind the scenes photos from the set, says Reuters.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers will reportedly release the book, which hits book stores days before the March 21 DVD release of 'Twilight.'
Hardwicke will not direct 'Twilight''s highly-anticipated sequel, 'New Moon,' which will be helmed by Chris Weitz. 'New Moon' will hit theaters November 20.
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The Bachelor Babe's take on Episode 5
Wednesday, February 4, 2009Because our standard weekly recaps are clearly not enough to quench your thirst for The Bachelor gossip, commentary and insight, The Hollywood Gossip's own Bachelor Babe will be sharing her thoughts on each exciting episode with us as well.
Here's her take on Jason Mesnick and his five (now four) remaining ladies after Monday's trip to his native Seattle, where burning questions left J sleepless ...
Wait wait wait wait wait - First scene of Jason is on a houseboat?!!?!?!?
That CANNOT be where he lives - it has to be made up, right?
The producers are just trying to recreate Sleepless in Seattle – I totally see right through that plot device. Well, I have news for you producers, it won’t work because we all know Jason doesn’t like blondes. The only girl that comes even close to the cuteness of Meg Ryan is Molly with her adorable little giggle.
Okay I’m totally right, nine minutes later the announcer says “Burning questions leave Jason sleepless” - leave it to the rest of us to add “in Seattle.”
Anyway, after 30 minutes of recap and random shots of Jason and the girls, the episode actually starts. Melissa Rycroft gets the first one-on-one date, with a hand delivered letter from Jason who tells her not to open it 'til he leaves.
When he leaves (approximately three seconds later) Melissa opens the note which says, “Let’s hit the town in style, J.” Which part of that couldn’t be read in front of him??
Turns out the date is canceled so Jason can spend the evening with Ty (awwww), so Melissa goes to Jason’s house and proceeds to… clean up Jason and Ty’s leftovers.
Will Melissa Rycroft embrace playing housewife with The Bachelor?
Nice, Jason. Remind us again what you’re looking for in a spouse?? Like any neglected housewife, Melissa pours herself a glass of wine and sits on the couch waiting for her man to show her some attention.
Next, Stephanie, Jillian and Molly get the group date and head to a harbor cruise, where Jason promises to show them “The Best of Seattle” (isn’t that a coffee slogan?).
He chooses this moment to bring up Sleepless in Seattle again, when they motor past the houseboat where Tom Hanks lived in the movie. Jason pulls Stephanie aside for alone time, but you don’t really see any spark between them.
My roommate Nicole says that Stephanie seems like the woman that Jason would be best friends with, and they wouldn’t be able to get married to anyone else without each other’s approval, and Ty and Sophia would grow up being buddies, but there won’t ever be a real spark and passion. Nicole also says Stephanie just needs to get laid, and I kind of agree with her.
After the ferry ride, the girls go to the radio station to watch Jason give a live interview. Don’t worry though, the hosts have been married “for a long time” according to Jason, so they’re obviously qualified to help Jason decide which girl to keep around. The hosts make Jason have a kissing contest, which again just made me feel badly for Stephanie - a first kiss because the radio host told you to?? Doesn’t bode well for you honey. Especially after Jason just named Molly as the best kisser.
Next, Jason and the group date go to dinner and Jason spent some alone time with Jillian and Molly Malaney - pretty uneventful.
Molly told Jason about her family and the Malaney Beer Pong game that’s likely to happen if he goes to visit, and I was really disappointed that Jason didn’t seem more excited about that.
I mean, how cool and fun must her family be??
The last one-on-one date Jason has is with Naomi and her note tells her not to look down or she might fall in love ... I really think Jason Mesnick has an obsession with flying in things!
He took Melissa in a blimp then was going to take her in a helicopter and now he’s taking Naomi in a plane?!?!? Is there a little Peter Pan in him?? Does he play with Ty’s toys too much?? Anyway, after the plane ride Naomi and Jason go rock climbing, where Jason says they have an “extreme kiss.”
I’m sorry Jason, but rock climbing in some granola overpriced clothing store and climbing a wall with NO chance of falling because you’re attached to 1,000 ropes is not extreme. It’s actually a little lame, and I’m pretty sure Naomi knew it – she was just excited to get some alone time with Jason.
Meanwhile back at the house, the girls all get in a bathtub together.
This is not normal.
Thanks ABC, we know you set that one up. I’m a girl and I’ve never ever climbed into a bathtub with three other girls. Or even two. Or one.
And I should add that Nicole and I have a huge Jacuzzi with jets and Disney Princess bubble bath. Still hasn’t happened. And never would if the people filming you and controlling your life at that moment didn’t tell you to. Just doesn’t happen in real life, sorry guys (ha, as if there are guys that watch this show)!
Now, it’s time for the rose ceremony, and Jason, your outfit is terrible. Who picked that out? More shots of Jason and the girls, and more recap, and thanks announcer for announcing there’s only one rose left as if we can’t count.
Producers, if you’re going to make every episode two hours this year, at least film more material so you can fill up the time with actual things going on, not random, out of place announcements.
This ending was a little sad, but I think we all saw it coming: Stephanie, we’re sorry to see you go, I wish you and Jason had a bit more of a connection, or that he didn’t believe Naomi when she said she was ready for something serious and that she’d open up eventually. I certainly didn’t believe her.
So let’s see, here’s the lineup for next week:
- A little golfing in Grand Rapids, Michigan with Molly (we still haven’t seen that golf swing).
- More climbing in Carlsbad, Calif., with Naomi.
- How aboot an out of the country experience with Jillian from Canada, eh?
- Obviously something up in the air (we’ve done blimp, plane and helicopter, maybe a hot air balloon ride next?) with Melissa in Dallas, Texas.
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