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Celebrity Rundown
There's yet another nude British royals "scandal," and this time it's focused on the Duchess of Cambridge. Reuters reports that a French magazine, Closer, posted pics of Kate sunbathing on a beach in southern France topless while on vacation with William. While the photos are causing some titillation and discussion of the royals' right to privacy, it hardly seems scandal-worthy seeing as being topless while sunbathing in the south of France is about as inappropriate as being nude in a spa or a shower... or at a party in a Las Vegas suite.
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At least we know what she was thinking. Amanda Bynes' lawyer went in front of a judge this week and argued that the actress could still drive since she had not yet been to a DMV hearing. The judge assured the lawyer that the license had been suspended, and added that perhaps Bynes should show up at the next hearing.
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Not to be outdone hot-mess-wise, Lindsay Lohan has been acting erratic. She is rumored to have not reported to work for shooting on Scary Movie 5, but perhaps that was because she was too busy tweeting deep thoughts such as: "Birkin. Mac Computer. Chanel and a jet. Never quit fighting to live your dreams. God Bless." Yeah, we don't know what that's supposed to mean either.
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She might be too old for action movies, but Gwyneth Paltrow has signed a deal with cosmetic company Max Factor.
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Thirty-seven-year-old Eva Longoria admitted to Extra that she is dating football player Mark Sanchez, who is 25. Does anybody else think she might want to try dating men her own age again? After all, guys in their twenties tend to have the bad habit of acting like guys in their twenties.
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ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
According to Forbes, Sofia Vergara is the best paid actress on television. She doesn't top the list just with her Modern Family paychecks, however. The actress made an estimated $19 million in the past year from income from acting, endorsements, and a production company she founded sixteen years ago. Kim Kardashian was second on the list with $18 million, though one does wonder if she belongs on any "actress" list. Eva Longoria was a surprise at third place, coming in with $15 million.
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Artist Danny Evans has a rather unique celeb photo gallery on his Planet Hiltron Facebook page. The gallery features photos of celebrities given a thorough Photoshop makeunder. The altered photos show what celebrities like Johnny Depp, Jennifer Aniston, and the Kardashian family would look like with a 40 pound weight gain, a $10 haircut, and a Walmart wardrobe. It's a little like seeing the beautiful Cameron Diaz turned into a frizzy-haired frump in Being John Malkovich.
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Fred Willard was arrested for lewd conduct on Wednesday evening, says TMZ. The 78-year-old actor was in an adult movie theater at the time, which should be enough information for readers to go ahead and figure out the details for themselves.
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The British royal family has been out and about with the upcoming London Olympics. The Duchess of Cambridge attended a gallery opening that featured photographic portraits of Olympic athletes, while her father-in-law, Prince Charles, tried out the climbing wall at a secondary school.
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Happy Wednesday, fellas! Have we got some good news for you. Modern Family star Sofia Vergara is rumored to be single again. She had been dating environmental businessman Nick Loeb since 2010, but she showed up to Monday's Met Gala solo and told other attendees that she and Loeb had split.
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In much ickier news, John Tavolta's sexual assault and harassment scandal is staying alive, despite his lawyer stating that the claims are "absurd and fictional." So far, two anonymous male masseurs have filed sexual assault claims against the actor, and their lawyer, Okorie Okorocha, has said that others have come forward with similar claims.
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The Duchess of Cambridge has proved that she can go from hiking in jeans and boots to attending a black-tie affair with no problems at all. Kate Middleton rocked an elegant cream-colored gown paired with sparkly stilettos at a private dinner in London hosted by the Thirty Club on Tuesday night. Several days earlier, the Duchess and her puppy Lupo volunteered with the Scouts Association at an outing exploring some woods in Scotland. She looked perfectly suited to the outdoor event wearing jeans, boots, and a vest. What can't she do?
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In other royals news, the Queen of Soul will be getting a big honor soon. Aretha Franklin will be inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in a ceremony this August. Franklin's 1972 album, Amazing Grace, is one of the best selling gospel records of all time and has sold over 2 million copies.
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In an interview on Ellen, Johnny Depp revealed how he developed some of his most memorable characters. Apparently his version of Willy Wonka was inspired by what he imagined George (we're assuming he meant W.) Bush would be like "incredibly stoned." Edward Scissorhands, meanwhile, was inspired by Depp's puppy.
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At this weekend's White House Correspondents' Dinner President Barack Obama asked the question we've all been asking ourselves: "What is [Kim Kardashian] famous for, anyway?" Kardashian and Lindsay Lohan, both who were in attendance, were the butt of many of Obama's and host Jimmy Kimmel's jokes at the Washington, D.C. event. Here are some of our favorite jokes.
"Seriously, guys, what am I doing here?" Obama said. "I'm the President of the United States, and I'm opening for Jimmy Kimmel? Why am I telling knock-knock jokes to Kim Kardashian?"
"When you took office, the Kardashians had one reality show," Kimmel said to the President. "Now they have four. This is not a good trend."
Where is Sully Sullenberger? I met him outside," said Kimmel. "Sully, would you do us a favor? Would you mind driving Lindsay Lohan home? And make sure you don't run into a goose, especially a Grey Goose."
"If you are looking for the biggest threat to America right now, she is right there," said Kimmel. "Her name is Kim Kardashian. She was captured by Greta van Susteren and brought right to your doorstep."
"There are a lot of very big celebrities here with us tonight," Kimmel told the crowd. "Uggie is here. Uggie is the dog from the movie The Artist. Uggie is amazing. He can roll over on command. He's a Democrat."
"I guess Governor Romney is feeling pretty good about things because he took a few hours off the other day to see The Hunger Games," said Obama. "It's a movie about people who court wealthy sponsors and then brutally savage each other until only one contestant is left standing. I'm sure this was a really great change of pace for him."
Kardashian and her mother Kris Jenner reportedly laughed off the jokes. Kardashian said her favorite part of the night was meeting Martha Stewart "It's always a fun night," she said.
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Speaking of the Kardashians... While the family recently signed a $40M contract to keep their reality show on the air for at least three more years, Khloe Kardashian and husband Lamar Odom are pulling the plug on their spinoff show, Khloe & Lamar. TMZ reports Lamar wants to focus on his fizzling NBA career rather than the reality show. Odom, who was traded from the L.A. Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks, was recently put on the inactive list after a lackluster season. Determined to make a comeback, Lamar is said to be moving back to L.A. but focusing full time on basketball, hiring trainers to help him get his game back. Now, if we could only figure out how to get Kim to cancel her show. Too bad she didn't stay together with her basketball player husband.
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Kate Middleton and Prince William celebrated their one-year anniversary at a low-key party with close friends on Saturday. The day before the couple attended the wedding of Middleton's college friend Hannah Gillingham. One year into their marriage, the press is now on royal baby bump watch, with everyone speculating when the couple will have their first child and heir to the throne.
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Boy band of the moment, The Wanted is not a fan of Christina Aguilera. During a radio interview the group trash talked the singer, calling her a bitch. "She's a total bitch," said member Tom Parker. "She might not be a bitch in real life, but to us, she was a total bitch. She just sat there and didn't speak to us. Wouldn't even look at us." The spat got started when Aguilera reportedly ignored the group during a recent appearance on The Voice. The band, however, seems to be a fan of American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez. Several members tweeted their admiration for Lopez. Jay McGuiness tweeted: "Jennifer Lopez it [sic] beautiful inside and out, everyone of us in love. Sexy, classy, funny, kind. Her new tune is a killer."
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And in gender equality news, Joe Manganiello said the hardest part about playing a male stripper in this summer's Magic Mike was wearing a thong. "We all had to suffer a bit for our craft."
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She's back at it... and this time she brought her dad?! Lindsay Lohan, fresh off of probation, is back clubbing and has already gotten into her second alleged confrontation. TMZ reports LiLo is accused of throwing a drink during an altercation with another woman Wednesday night at the The Standard Hotel in L.A. Witnesses say the incident began after a "major misunderstanding" between Lindsay and the other girl. The girl involved was hanging out at a booth next to Lindsay's when the actress tapped the girl on the shoulder and asked, "Did you bump into me? The girl denied bumping into Lindsay and suggested maybe one of the guys in Lindsay's entourage was the one who bumped into her and then pointed at one of the men, Michael Lohan, Lindsay's dad. Lindsay replied, "That's my dad, why would he bump me? The girl said to Lindsay, "You go clubbing with your dad?" Apparently that was enough for Lindsay to allegedly start cursing at the girl and throw a drink in her face. Michael then grabbed his daughter's arm and the two of them left the club. Never one to turn down an interview, Michael was on TMZ Thursday denying Lindsay threw anything and claimed it was she who had a drink thrown at her. We're not sure who's right here, but Lindsay, you go clubbing with your dad?
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Justin Bieber has been busy lately. The 18-year-old has added two new rides to his car collection. The first is a $20,000 Ducati Superbike 848 EVO. Biebs, who doesn't even have his motorcycle license yet, picked out the Arctic white silk model on a recommendation from Usher, who has the black model. And while he's waiting on that bike license, he can drive around in his new customized Smart "Swag" car. Biebs was photographed driving around in his environment-friendly car Wednesday afternoon in Beverly Hills while wearing a presumably unironic "Never Sleep, Always Party" T-shirt. If anyone can make those Smart cars cool, it's the Biebs.
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People are calling her Kate Middleton's double. The English beauty queen who bears more than a striking resemblance to the Duchess of Cambridge is 19-year-old Sophie Moulds. Recent winner of the Miss Wales competition, Moulds has the same rich brown hair color, same 5'10" height, and the same eyes as Kate. And apparently, she's just as humble as the future queen of England. "She's very down to earth and she's very, very approachable," according to a Miss Wales contest organizer.
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Jennifer Lawrence proved that she still has to skills to play Katniss when the 21-year-old appeared on a Madrid TV show and shot a watermelon with a bow and arrow. Lawrence needs to stay in top shape because things are moving forward with Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games. Francis Lawrence has been tapped to direct the sequel, replacing Gary Ross, who decided not to return. Lawrence's directing credits include Will Smith's I Am Legend and Robert Pattinson's Water for Elephants.
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And in 4/20 news — Rihanna doesn't give a f--- when it comes to stories of her smoking weed. The singer was allegedly photographed smoking pot at Coachella last week. When MTV tweeted about the controversy, the singer tweeted back, "@MTV Yikes…. @rihanna ran out of f---s to give."
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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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Queen Elizabeth kicked off her Diamond Jubilee in style with the Duchess of Cambridge at her side. The two traveled from London to Leicester by train and reportedly caused a stir at the station. The Queen and Prince Philip plan to visit every major town in the UK during their tour, which runs through July 25. It seems safe to assume that the Queen will don many more fabulous hats during her tour.
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Yesterday, William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman became the second married couple to be honored with a double star ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Movie producers Lauren Shuler Donner and Richard Donner were the first couple to get their stars on the same day back in 2008. To date, Filliam H. Muffman have received two Emmy awards, two Oscar nominations, and seven Golden Globe nominations (including one win).
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Singer and songwriter Fiona Apple has a new album coming out this year and it has one mouthful of a title. The 23-word title doesn't follow any capitalization rules, but what else would one expect from a bad, bad girl like Apple? "The Idler Wheel is wiser than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords will serve you more than Ropes will ever do" doesn't yet have a release date, but it's expected to be out in early summer.
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Snooki finally admitted that she was pregnant, but she already has one little bundle of joy. Her engagement ring from Jionni LaValle is reported to include over 5 karats worth of diamonds. The $55,000 ring was custom made for Snooki but was based on a style she had pointed out to LaValle (very subtly, we're sure) late last year. The ring features a central 3.2 karat princess cut stone, with another 2 karats of diamonds set in the platinum band.
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Amanda Seyfried and Josh Hartnett are together, and they've reportedly kept their relationship under wraps since January. Then again, perhaps they've simply been together a couple months but since neither is really gossip mag fodder, no one much noticed.
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In pop culture mashup news, the kids at College Humor combined the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song with Downton Abbey and it has to be the silliest thing we've seen in days. If only the Dowager Countess were around to say something civil yet snide about it.
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She's only been married for a few months, but the Duchess of Cambridge can't absently rest her hand on her waist or decline a snack without the press clamoring about the eminent arrival of a new successor to the throne. In Touch Weekly is the latest publication to make the big announcement, stating that a "royal source" revealed that the Duchess is six weeks pregnant.
Granted, when William and Kate do get pregnant they will probably wait several weeks to make the official announcement, and people close to the couple would know long before. Also, if every pregnancy rumor were true, the couple would already have quite a brood. Then again, maybe no one told them that the souvenir condoms were only a novelty item and not suitable for contraception.
What else did the "royal source" know? Posted 11.16.11 by Mandy -
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Charlie Sheen's comeback is nearly complete as his sitcom Anger Management — loosely based on the 2003 Jack Nicholson–Adam Sandler movie — will air on FX starting next summer. It will be be paired with Two and a Half Men reruns, which the network recently acquired, and if the first 10 episodes are a success, another 90 will be ordered.
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It was believed Michael Lohan was in jail again yesterday after making harassing calls to ex-girlfriend Kate Major, but it turns out he was in the hospital under police supervision, being treated for falling 34 feet from a balcony onto a set of wooden high chairs (he was reportedly trying to escape from officers), which injured his foot and cut his mouth.
Meanwhile, Major has been served an eviction notice from her luxury Tampa condo because of all the negative publicity the complex is getting, plus the swarms of photographers.
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Samuel L. Jackson is the highest grossing actor of all time and has been at the top of the list in the Guinness Book of World Records since 2007. As of 2010, his filmography has collectively brought in more than $7.57 billion at the box office.
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Kate Middleton unwittingly revealed a 3-inch scar on the side of her head at a charity dinner on Wednesday, which the Duchess's office explained was the result of a childhood operation, but did not say exactly what for.
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Steven Tyler purposely revealed his bruised, cut, and toothless head on the Today show after falling in a shower in Paraguay.
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At the Michael Jackson trial yesterday dermatologist Arnold Klein told the jury that he injected Botox into Jackson's armpits and groin to reduce excessive sweating.
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In unrelated news, Justin Bieber's new Christmas album Under the Mistletoe is more "seductive" than previous recordings because "vocally, his balls have dropped" according to his manager Scooter Braun.
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Hank Williams Jr. had his "Are You Ready for Some Football?" song yanked by ESPN before last night's game after comparing Barack Obama to Hitler in an interview on Fox News' Fox & Friends. He also called Obama and Vice President Biden "The Three Stooges." After sobering up, the country singer backtracked somewhat from his Hitler comparison, claiming his comments were "misunderstood."
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It's rumored Madonna will perform at halftime of Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
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Famed TV pitchman Don Lapre was found dead in his jail cell in an apparent suicide. Lapre had been charged with 41 counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, and promotional money laundering with his company, "The Greatest Vitamin in the World." Had he been convicted on all counts he couldn't been sentenced to up to 1025 years in jail.
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Rob Kardashian is the latest celebrity to lose weight thanks to Dancing With the Stars. The weight hasn't been coming off for Chaz Bono, and he might not get the chance to shed some pounds as the transgender son of Cher had the lowest scores in Week 3 of the show.
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More than 600,000 people showed up to see Kate Middleton's dress while it was on display at Buckingham Palace, shattering the previous palace record of 420,000 visitors that was set in 1994 after the palace was opened to the public.
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Finally, Olivia Wilde is officially back on the market now that her divorce from Italian Prince Tao Ruspoli is final.
Posted 10.04.11 by reelz