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There was a lot of new-baby buzz when news of Reese Witherspoon heading to a hospital was reported, but it turns out that there's no baby yet. While the expecting mom did visit a hospital Tuesday, she was still preggers when she was released. A source told The Daily Mail that "all parties involved are healthy and fine." The actress is reportedly due early next month.
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Celine Dion is taking most of it off for V. The usually modestly dressed singer posed for pics wearing skin-tight shiny black pants and no top for the magazine's upcoming travel issue. If a topless Celine is not enough to entice you to buy the magazine, perhaps Nicole Kidman's cheeks on the fold-out front cover will seal the deal.
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Though it was always assumed that Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson would both attend the red carpet premiere of this fall's Breaking Dawn - Part 2, rumor has it that RPattz is going to man up and walk side by side with Stewart, despite their recent break up. He reportedly wants to protect Stewart from possible embarrassment and booing female fans.
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Despite not having any children together, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are in the midst of a custody battle. The estranged couple are now reportedly figuring out custody over their pets. RadarOnline.com reports the two have a cat, Max, and a dog, Bear. Stewart wants to keep Max while Pattinson wants to retain custody of Bear, a mixed mutt he adopted from a high-kill shelter in New Orleans, but according to a "source," Stewart won't give up the dog without a fight. "They adopted Bear together and she always felt that he was their little baby." Looks like someone has been spending too much time around werewolves.
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When we said Cuba Gooding Jr. should be locked up for his post-Oscar career (Boat Trip, Snow Dogs), we were (mostly) kidding but it looks like the actor is really wanted by police. New Orleans police have issued an arrest warrant for Gooding after he allegedly shoved a bartender at a Bourbon Street bar early Tuesday morning. The Oscar winner is in town shooting the historical drama The Butler, which also stars Oprah Winfrey. According to police, Gooding became enraged and started cursing after several passerby began taking photos of him. He then allegedly shoved a female bartender after she asked him to leave the bar. He's wanted on a misdemeanor battery warrant.
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Snoop is dropping the D-O-Double-G and taking on a new moniker — Snoop Lion. The rapper unveiled the new name in his new documentary, Reincarnated, which follows Snoop recording his new Reggae album of the same name. Snoop said he got his new name from a high priest while at a Rastafarian temple in Jamaica. "No more. You are the light; you are the lion," said the priest. "I always said I was Bob Marley reincarnated," said Snoop. This prompted Snoop to change his name and take his music in a new direction. What's the next name change for Snoop? Will he take a cue from Apple and go by Snoop Mountain Lion?
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Serial dater Taylor Swift has moved on from dating actors and artists and is now reportedly hooking up with a member of America's Royal Family. People reports the country singer is dating Conor Kennedy, the son of Robert Kennedy and the late Mary Kennedy. Over the Fourth of July, Swift was photographed hugging Patrick Schwarzenegger, Arnold and Maria Shriver son, but it looks like Swift has locked on to Conor, as the two have been seen eating pizza and walking hand-in-hand. So when do you think we can expect a song about the inevitable breakup?
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Posted 07.31.12 by Chris -
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Forbes has just released their list of the highest-paid celebrities under 30, and it's no surprise that Taylor Swift tops the list. The singer/songwriter made an estimated $57 million between May 2011 and May 2012. Justin Bieber is at number two on the list with $55 million, followed Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry.
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Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is leaving American Idol and returning to his first love, rock and roll. The singer made a press statement announcing his decision to leave, and plugging Aerosmith's upcoming tour and album. Jennifer Lopez made an announcement soon after Tyler did, saying that she would be leaving the show as well. The singer and actress said "the time has come that I have to get back to doing the other things that I do."
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With Tyler and J.LO out, rumor is that Mariah Carey may be tapped as a new Idol judge. Though the 42-year-old songstress does have a thing for younger guys, we doubt she'll take on Steven Tyler's very important role on the show of saying inappropriate things to underage contestants.
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In a recent interview with the U.K. edition of Glamour magazine, Channing Tatum revealed that there may still be some magic left in Mike. When the actor was asked about the possibility of a Magic Mike 2, Tatum replied "Yes, yes and yes! We're working on the concept now. We want to flip the script and make it bigger."
Posted 07.13.12 by Mandy -
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Charlie Sheen is on the cover of the new Rolling Stone, and it sounds like he has a more solid relationship with reality than he did a year or so ago. He admits he had been in denial, saying "clearly, a guy gets fired, his relationships are in the toilet, he's off on some f--ing tour, there's nothing 'winning' about any of that."
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The Queen's Diamond Jubilee isn't the only royal accomplishment to celebrate this week. The Duke of Cambridge is now qualified to lead search and rescue missions in Royal Air Force Sea King helicopters by himself. Previously, Prince William was only qualified to be a co-pilot on missions.
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Mathematician and actress Danica McKellar has filed for divorce, says TMZ. This is good news for anyone who ever had a crush on Winnie Cooper — so that's pretty much everybody. McKellar and composer Mike Verta were married in 2009 and have a one-year-old son.
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In a recent interview with Yahoo!, actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar said the unthinkable: that his old Saturday morning sitcom, Saved by the Bell, was "not a great show" and that the writing was "kind of hokey." He must have forgotten about that "very special episode" in which Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley) gets hooked on caffeine pills.
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Apparently John Mayer has learned the hard way that dating a teenager while in your thirties can cause embarrassment. He told Rolling Stone in an interview that he was "humiliated" when Taylor Swift's "Dear John" was released. The song is widely believed to be about Mayer and the relationship the two had when Swift was 19.
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Magic Johnson and his investment group, Guggenheim Partners, closed a $2 Billion dollar deal on Tuesday night to buy the LA Dodgers. This announcement ends a three-year period of financial instability for the baseball team that included a bankruptcy filing. The sale will be confirmed at an April 13 court hearing.
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Singer/songwriter Taylor Swift is going to receive some very special recognition at Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards. First Lady Michelle Obama will present the musician with the Big Help Award at the ceremony, which airs Saturday. Swift's philanthropic efforts include volunteering for the Make-a-Wish Foundation and Habitat for Humanity, as well as assisting flood and tornado victims.
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William and Kate have a new neighbor. Prince Harry has moved from Clarence House, where his father lives, to a one-bedroom apartment at Kensington Palace. The move puts Harry very close to Nottingham Cottage, home to his brother.
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Justin Bieber is being threatened with legal action due to a phone prank. The teen heartthrob Tweeted most of a phone number and a message saying "call me right now." Fans resorted to guessing the rest of the number, which left the phones of two Texans, Dilcie and Kent, ringing off the hook. A lawyer for the pair has reportedly said that acceptable compensation for The Bieb's reckless behavior could include an apology from Bieber and tickets for Dilcie's grandchildren to one of his concerts, as well as monetary compensation.
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OctoMom Nadya Suleman is awfully naked in some pics that were taken for the European magazine Closer. The mother of 14 children was reportedly paid $10,000 for the topless photo shoot.
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Dr. Drew Pinsky took to the blogosphere to air a gripe about celebrities reportedly being hospitalized for "exhaustion" and/or "dehydration." According to the doctor, "there simply is no such diagnostic category as exhaustion," and furthermore hospitals "cannot admit a young healthy individual for being tired!" We knew we loved Dr. Drew for something other than his super cute glasses. So what statement should a publicist make when a client is hospitalized? The doctor recommends merely stating that "the individual is under doctor's care and will be expected to return to work soon." No lies necessary.
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Does being pregnant and engaged mean the Jersey Shore party is over for Snooki? It could, according to one PR expert. "I think Snooki's brand will be negatively affected by her recent pregnancy and news that she is considering marriage," said Ronn Torossian, CEO of 5WPR, a leading PR agency." While the pint-size "meatball" hasn't actually confirmed she's preggers, she has been seen walking around with a new rock from her fiancé Jionni LaValle. MTV is still planning a Jersey Shore spinoff show with Snooki and JWoww called Snooki and JWoww vs. the World. Do baby onesies come in zebra print?
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First it was a "slap" then it was a "violet hit" and a "nice wallop." That's how former Desperate Housewives star Nicollette Sheridan has described how the show's creator, Marc Cherry, "struck" her. Sheridan is suing the show and Cherry for wrongful termination, arguing she was fired in retaliation for her complaints about being "struck" by Cherry. Cherry said he "tapped" the actress' head during rehearsal to illustrate how he wanted a scene to play out. When asked by Sheridan's lawyer if he had permission to touch the actress, he replied, "I didn't need permission. Permission was understood."
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Joey Fatone has some marriage advice for former 'NSYNC band mate Justin Timberlake, who is engaged to Jessica Biel. "Don't listen to all the BS," Fatone told Parade Magazine. "Especially in his situation, he and his fiancée — I haven't really talked to him about everything yet — but they're both in the limelight as well. It's tough for those celebrity couples. It's really hard." Fatone has been married to his wife since 2004. Think there will be an *NYSNC reunion at the wedding?!
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Maybe she should run for president. Lady Gaga reached a new social media milestone. Gaga (@ladygaga) recently surpassed 20 million followers on Twitter, putting her above Justin Bieber (18M), Katy Perry (15.7M), and even President Obama, who has just 12.8M followers.
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And in celebrity bikini news, there are photos (here and here) of Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift wearing one.
Posted 03.06.12 by Chris -
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There are rumors that Lindsay Lohan had plastic surgery ahead of her hosting Saturday Night Live. Several outlets cite a photo of Lohan with a plump face as evidence that she recently has gone under the knife.
Lohan, prepping for her upcoming SNL appearance, stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and asked Fallon to make an appearance on the show. Fallon said "sure" to Lohan's request but in the video, he is obviously surprised. We'll see if he actually shows up when Lohan hosts the show this weekend. Promo spots for the episode have received mixed reviews.
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So much for calling them Swiftbow. After Taylor Swift and Broncos miracle worker Tim Tebow were spotted having dinner together, it was assumed they were the newest celebrity couple. Turns out the dinner was all business. Both are represented by William Morris agents and were having dinner to discuss working together in "various avenues of entertainment and charities." According to an onlooker, there was zero PDA. Too bad, we were looking forward to a Swift song about their breakup.
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Kim Kardashian and her sisters are full of it, according to a new lawsuit filed against them and their "diet" pill QuickTrim. A $5M lawsuit claims QuickTrim couldn't have helped Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney lose weight because the only active ingredient is "a large dose of caffeine." The sisters are accused of lying about losing weight with the product. The plaintiffs claim they would have never purchased QuickTrim if they knew the truth.
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Maybe the marriage isn't terminated. There are reports that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver are trying to reconcile. Shriver had planned to file for divorce after it was revealed that Schwarzenegger had fathered a child with a housemaid. But after spending Christmas together, the couple have been attending therapy and Schwarzenegger is said to be promising the moon if Shriver takes him back.
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And in celebrity skin news, James Franco posted a photo of his nipple yesterday. Well, at least we think it's his nipple.
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The Lorax co-stars Zac Efron and Taylor Swift appeared on Ellen yesterday to promote the upcoming Dr. Seuss movie. While they definitely brought on the cute, true to Ellen DeGeneres form, things got "weird."
After denying any rumors of dating (multiple times), discussing the animated movie, and even talking about Swift's cats, the duo serenaded DeGeneres with their own special version of Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks." With lyrics like "every single time I come on this show it's really weird, really weird, all because of Ellen" the host couldn't help but laugh .
watch the clip >> Posted 02.22.12 by reelz -
The newest trailer for The Hunger Games was aired during last weekend's Super Bowl, and today there's more news for the highly anticipated movie. The cover art for the movie's companion album, Songs From District 12 and Beyond, was released today on the Hunger Games' Facebook page. Fans can also go to the page to hear the first single from the album, "Safe and Sound" by Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars.
The album will be released March 20th, only a couple days before the movie is in theaters. Hopefully the release of the social media game, The Hunger Games Adventures, will come out sooner; because we can't wait to see the map of Panem that will be released with the game. Sure, it's obvious that The Capitol is somewhere near Denver, and District 11 has to be in the Midwest, while District 4 is probably the Gulf Coast, but where is District 2? And where was (is?) District 13? We need answers to these questions, so a prompt release of the game before the album would be much appreciated.
see the full Cover art image >> Posted 02.07.12 by Mandy -
Since appearing as Sean Parker in the 2010 Facebook drama The Social Network, Justin Timberlake's acting career has been on the rise (we'll ignore providing the voice of Boo-Boo in Yogi Bear for the sake of argument). With Timberlake set to appear in Joel and Ethan Coen's upcoming musical Inside Llewyn Davis to start the year, the singer/actor will follow that with the baseball scout drama Trouble with the Curve, which will put him opposite Clint Eastwood.
The movie will be the first Eastwood has only acted in since 1993's In the Line of Fire, and will see him playing an aging baseball scout who embarks on a working road trip to Atlanta with his daughter (Amy Adams), a rising attorney. THR reports that Timberlake has been cast as a young scout who may be Adams' love interest.
Robert Lorenz, Eastwood's longtime producing partner, will direct Trouble With the Curve, which is set to start production in Atlanta this March. Matthew Lillard (The Descendants) was recently cast as a fellow scout.
swift out of Les Mis >> Posted 02.01.12 by Ryan