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Ashton Kutcher and his company, Katalyst, are suing the DMV for over $1.4 million. A reality series about the day-to-day dramas at the California Department of Motor Vehicles was planned by Kutcher, and the DMV reportedly agreed to participate. Katalyst says that it had already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars developing the series when the DMV decided to back out. One question that remains: Did any television viewers really want to endure the experience of being at the DMV while sitting at home?
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For anyone looking for a new, lucrative line of work, it turns out that being the father of Halle Berry’s child can deliver a pretty hefty pay day. TMZ reports that Berry has been ordered by a family court judge to pay Gabriel Aubry $20,000 a month in child support. No determination has been made yet on whether Berry will be allowed to move their 4-year-old daughter, Nahla, to Paris.
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It's going to be a boy for Vanessa and Nick Lachey. The mom-to-be made the announcement on her website yesterday. The baby boy is expected to arrive in September. Earlier this week, the Lacheys made another big pregnancy reveal when they posted a pic of Vanessa showing off her bump in a bikini.
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In more Nick Lachey news — and who doesn't want more of that? — he and brother Drew Lachey announced on Wednesday that the boy band 98 Degrees will reunite this summer to perform at the Mixtape Festival in Hershey, PA. Though the two said this doesn't necessarily mean that they're planning a 98 Degrees reunion tour, they didn't rule it out, either.
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It's a big day for the British royal family — Prince William celebrates the big 3-0. The Duke of Cambridge is reportedly planning a small, private celebration with close friends, but not everything about reaching this milestone will be low key. Upon turning 30, William will inherit $15 million from his mother's trust fund.
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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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Prince William told Katie Couric in an interview that aired Tuesday night that he is "very keen to have a family." His younger brother, Harry, echoed his sentiments and revealed that he too wants marriage and a family but is waiting for "the right person, someone who’s willing to take on the job." We're pretty sure he'll be successful in his quest, seeing as there are undoubtedly many young ladies who would be interested in the position.
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American Idol winner Phillip Phillips was forced to postpone kidney surgery yesterday. The singer has a congenital kidney condition and has already undergone eight surgeries because of it. The surgery on Tuesday was canceled because Phillips had a high fever due to a sinus infection.
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Looks like it's a good time to be a lawyer. There's a ton of celebrity-involved lawsuits in the news. Singer and songwriter Mary J. Blige's charity is being hit with two lawsuits. The Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now is accused of not paying its bills. Thirty musicians who performed at a benefit concert last year are claiming their checks bounced, and TD Bank is suing over a $250,000 loan that has gone into default.
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Tattoo artist Kat Von D is being sued by State Farm over a house fire. The fire happened back in 2010 and the insurance company paid out over $900,000 in damages. Now State Farm is saying the money wasn't owed because the fire was Von D's fault; it was started by lit candles that were left unattended.
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The band No Doubt is taking a video game company to court. The band members claim that Activision Publishing Inc. misled them about how their likenesses would be used in the game "Band Hero." According to the lawsuit, the game turns the band into "a virtual karaoke circus act."
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In what is the strangest celeb lawsuit news of the day, Ray J is being sued by L.A. stylist Marc Littlejohn over some clothing that was left in Whitney Houston's hotel room. Littlejohn is claiming that Ray J had borrowed some clothing for a Grammy-related event and then left the clothes in Houston's room the night before she died. According to the lawsuit, the clothes have not been seen since and the stylist has not been paid the $2,880 to cover the cost of the garments.
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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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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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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.
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There have been Casey Anthony sightings in Ohio, and she was snapped on Sunday in an OSU baseball cap, glasses, and a tight polo while shopping for dresses at Old Navy. Her attorney, Cheney Mason, has told the court in Orlando that the request for her return to serve one year probation for check fraud would "put her in great peril."
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Any Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fan can tell you that Russell Armstrong is a complete tool, but who knew he was such a violent tool, too? He has had separate restraining orders filed against him by his ex-wife and his ex-girlfriend, and pled guilty to battery in 1997. Armstrong and wife Taylor Armstrong are divorcing.
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The Hills reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have hit rock bottom now that the couple is broke and have been forced to move into Pratt's parents' house.
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The 10th-annual Lebowski Fest — August 15-16 in NYC — will be the best yet as cast members Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, and Julianne Moore will be in attendance.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge don't act anything like royals as they took a commercial flight on a budget airline and sat in coach on the way home from a friend's wedding in Edinburgh.
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The planking fad was post-peak long ago, but someone forgot to tell Hugh Hefner as he planked on the dining room table of his famous Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles.
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Just one day after the news of their separation broke, it's reported Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to be back with Maria Shriver, and "has done a 180" and has "been really sweet to her since all this went down," according to a source close to the couple. At an Israeli Independence Day event last night, the former Governator spoke publicly about the split and said, "We both love each other very much, we are very fortunate we have four extraordinary children, and we're taking it one day at a time."
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Prince William and Kate Middleton have failed to keep their honeymoon destination a secret — the Seychelles tourist board confirmed that they're there (duh) — and now may have just a day or two of privacy before long-lens shots of the couple emerge. While there are 115 islands in the Indian Ocean archipelago, only four of them are privately owned and potential locations for their vacation.
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Meanwhile, royal wedding scene-stealer Pippa Middleton has gone from "Kate Middleton's little sister" to pop culture icon as she's made the cover of this week's People.
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Former Charlie Sheen goddess Bree Olson (real name Rachel Oberlin) has done a nude shoot for Playboy. Last month the former porn star dumped Sheen via text message and was believed to have moved back in with her parents in Ft. Wayne, IN.
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Bristol Palin has confirmed she has had surgery, but it was not the plastic kind. The reality TV star claims it was corrective jaw surgery so her jaw and teeth could properly align.
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Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino's dad has gone completely off on his reality TV star son. In a profanity-laced tirade, Frank Sorrentino suggests The Sitch has abandoned his dad after becoming famous and concludes, "I love my son but he broke my heart."
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One of the most awkward reality TV marriages is probably over as The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Taylor Armstrong has split from her husband Russell over marital problems related to finances.
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The 25-year marriage between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver might be terminated as the couple has separated while they "work on the future of our relationship." While there was no reason given for the split, Schwarzenegger has previously admitted to attending orgies, and during his 2003 run for governor was accused of sexual harassment by six women in what was dubbed "Gropgate."
UPDATE: This morning TMZ is reporting the split was "a long time coming" due to Arnold's out-of-control ego and womanizing.
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Bristol Palin has landed a reality series on BIO (the channel formerly known as Biography), tracking her move from Alaska to L.A. to work at a small charity and live with her friends the Massey Brothers. Last week side-by-side facial analysis lead many observers to believe Palin had gone under the knife to raise her cheekbones and sharpen her jawline.
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Justin Bieber has taken being called "a brat" pretty seriously, responding to CSI star Marg Helgenberger's comments with a series of tweets calling them "lame," telling others not to spread "gossip" and "rumors," and to "keep ur head up and be the man ur mama raised."
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Al Pacino is the latest A-Lister to star in the John Gotti biopic Gotti: Three Generations, joining John Travolta, Kelly Preston, and Lindsay Lohan.
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Where in the world are the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge? Prince William and Kate Middleton have left for their honeymoon and speculation has them in Australia, or Mustique, or Jordan, or Kenya (where he proposed). Britain's Daily Mail claims they're in the Seychelles (an archipelago in the Indian Ocean) staying in a $6,500/night villa.
QUICK BITS:
* Entourage executive producer Doug Ellin wants Charlie Sheen in a cameo.* Alicia Silverstone had her baby and named him Bear.
* Whitney Houston can't put down the crack pipe and is back in rehab.
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Just because Will and Kate have walked down the aisle, there's no need to stop obsessing. Sure, you already know Kate's dress will be fabulous, that they'll kiss twice on the balcony, and who Price Harry's date will be, but it's fun to relive it all.
ReelzChannel's own two-hour special, "Royal Wedding Highlights," will have encore presentations all weekend. See the best footage from Westminster Abbey, the procession, and the star-studded reception, as well as commentary from royalist and former reporter and Los Angeles bureau chief for Great Britain's GMTV, Marc Freden; fashion expert Keylee Sanders; journalist Antonia Blyth; and celebrity journalist Ryan Smith. So grab some McVitie's biscuits, a fruit cake, and some commemorative condoms and indulge in another Royal Wedding weekend.
get airdates and times >> Posted 05.04.11 by Mandy