Jennifer Lopez Defends Scientology
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Though not a practitioner herself, Jennifer Lopez
spoke up on behalf of Scientology - and revealed that her father, David Lopez, is a follower - during a weekend interview with a Miami TV station."My dad has been a Scientologist for 20 years," Lopez, 37, told South Florida's NBC6. "It's weird people want to paint it in a negative way."Lopez made her remarks while being asked about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' Nov. 18 "wedding of the decade" in Italy, which Lopez and her husband, Marc Anthony, attended. Besides the groom, Lopez's close friend, Leah Remini, is a Scientologist.Asked for her response to some people's negative perception of Scientology, Lopez said, "I, myself, am Catholic. But it's just sad that people would look at it (Scientology) in that way."After the interview aired, Lopez's rep, Leslie Sloane, said, "Jennifer is not a Scientologist, nor is she becoming a Scientologist.�
Read more: Jennifer Lopez
Eddie Murphy's Spice fan fear
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Eddie Murphy
avoided the London premiere of 'Dreamgirls' because he was scared of Mel B fans, it has been alleged.The 'Nutty Professor' star won the Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe for his role in the film, but didn't promote the movie in the UK because he didn't want to be confronted by Spice
Girls fans angry at the way he dumped pregnant Mel.A source told the New York Daily News newspaper: "London is her turf, and Eddie knows Mel has a loyal fan base. He's afraid the UK's reaction to him won't be good because of what he did to her."The 45-year-old actor publicly dumped six-months-pregnant Mel on a Dutch talk show and has demanded a paternity test to prove he is the father of her baby.A spokesman for Eddie said: "He very much wanted to come to the UK premiere. Eddie not attending the UK premiere of 'Dreamgirls' had nothing to do with Ms. Brown or anything else. He was looking forward to going."The Golden Globe winner's representative said obligations to his film, 'Norb
Read more: Eddie
, Eddie Murphy
Sharon Stone: 'We Don't Need Men To Be Mothers'.
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Hollywood star SHARON STONE is urging women to follow her lead and have children on their own.The 48-year-old actress has three adopted sons, and insists women shouldn't have to wait for a partner if they want to be mothers.She says, "Don't wait for a man to give you children, do it yourself."Then, if Prince Charming does come along, he'll walk in and say, 'Oh, just what I've been looking for, a family waiting for me.'" Stone
has been married three times but has been single since 2004.
Read more: Sharon
, Mothers
, Sharon Stone
Anne Heche's beautiful friendship
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Anne Heche has described her relationship with her 'Men In Trees' co-star James Tupper as "beautiful".The 'Six Days and Seven Nights' star filed for divorce from husband Coley Laffoon earlier this month amid rumours she was having an affair with her TV co-star.Heche - who formerly dated chat show host Ellen DeGeneres - has not confirmed she is dating Tupper but has said "we love each other".She told US TV show 'Entertainment Tonight': "We have a beautiful relationship. I think people like to read a lot into the chemistry we have on the show, and I think it's fantastic."We all have a lot of chemistry. We love each other, we're like a family here, we all go out on the weekends."I'm obviously going through something personal in my life, and I don't know what is going to happen in my future."
Read more: Anne Heche
Shakira's stage demands
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Shakira reportedly makes her roadies clean the stage before every concert, because she likes to perform in bare feet.The 'Hips Don't Lie' singer, who is currently on the European leg of her 'Oral Fixation Tour', prefers to gyrate round the stage with no shoes on and insists the floor be spotlessly clean.She said: "It's got to be clean otherwise I can't go on."Shakira has also revealed she is desperate to visit Scotland, although the country is not one of the stops on her current tour.She said: "I love Scotland. I think it's beautiful. I don't always get to decide where I go on tour. It's the promoters, but I would love to come."Meanwhile, Shakira has confessed she is anxious about turning 30 on February 2 this year.
Read more: Shakira
Driving Ms. Diaz
1970-01-01 00:59:59
First they rode the waves together, now it's tee time! Cameron Diaz and surfer pal Kelly Slater continue enjoying the island life - and each other's company - as they take in an afternoon golf game at the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu, Hawaii.
Read more: Driving
Robbie's fag friends
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Robbie Williams' friends bring him cigarettes as a gift when they visit him in Los Angeles.The Stoke-On-Trent-born singer only smokes Silk Cut brand cigarettes but has difficulty buying them in America.Robbie said: "Silk Cut are hard to find in Los Angeles, so I get people to bring them out when they visit. I don't like smoking anything else."Before Christmas, Robbie vowed to quit smoking in 2007.The 'Angels' singer, who smokes up to 60 cigarettes a day, insisted he was determined to beat his nicotine addiction after overcoming his problems with alcohol and drugs.He said: "I want to give up cigarettes for good in 2007. I may go and see a hypnotist, that seems like a good idea. I smoke loads and I really don't want to anymore. But I'm terrified of giving up. I'm a fat bloke inside this body and the minute I stop smoking, I will put on weight."
Read more: Robbie
CAarry-On Couple
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Chad Michael Murray and fiancée Kenzie Dalton keep things light as they stroll through Los Angeles International Airport on Friday. Murray's divorce from his One Tree Hill costar Sophia Bush was finalized earlier this month, but a wedding date has yet to be announced for the couple.
In Step
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Kate Winslet - who's a SAG nominee for her role in the drama Little Children - guides her own little boy, 3-year-old Joe, through the busy New York City streets on Thursday.
Escort Service
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Two days after Angelina Jolie played chauffeur to son Maddox, Brad Pitt joins in on the after-school activity. On a break from filming The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Wednesday, Pitt accompanies Jolie (not pictured) to pick up the 5-year-old from his New Orleans school.
Read more: Service
The Look Of Love
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Keira Knightley keeps her eyes on the prize - boyfriend Rupert Friend - as the couple take a stroll near London's Hyde Park on Tuesday. Meanwhile, on a serious note, the actress is suing a British tabloid over suggestions that she has an eating disorder.
Cate's husband hate
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Cate Blanchett hated her husband when she first met him.The 'Notes on a Scandal' star, who has been nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, insists it was anything but love at first sight when she and screenwriter Andrew Upton were introduced by a mutual friend in 1996.Cate has revealed that Andrew wasn't exactly smitten with her either.She told Britain's Daily Express newspaper: "We didn't like each other at first. He thought I was aloof and I thought he was arrogant."However, a little humour eventually broke the ice between the pair and it wasn't long before they fell passionately in love.Cate explained: "One day I told him a joke that my actor friend Geoffrey Rush had told me and he just laughed his head off.
Ugly Betty's Ashley Jensen Elopes in California
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Ugly Betty
actress Ashley
Jensen eloped with her longtime boyfriend, actor and writer Terence Beesley, she tells PEOPLE exclusively.The pair exchanged vows last Monday in the northern California
hideaway of Big Sur."It was in a forest," the Scottish-born Jensen, 37, says of her private wedding, where a minister officiated and the couple's dog, Barney, served as ring bearer. "It was about our marriage. We didn't want to be worried about napkins, you know? It was about us."Jensen, who plays the seamstress Christine on Betty, also said that she and Beesley have "been together for over seven years" and theirs "was a beautiful, beautiful magical wedding. ... It was brilliant."So who was the first to hear the news? "My mum was the first to know," said Jensen, whose work schedule just happened to fit her bridal calendar."I fortunately had an episode off," she said. "I didn't have to go to work, (and) I thought ... let's seize the moment."By Thursday, however, she was back on the set of th
Read more: Ugly Betty
Time For a Touch-Up
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Now that's some serious multitasking: Will Smith juggles receiving the Modern Master Award for his career achievements with tending to presenter and pal Tom Cruise's tresses at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Saturday.
Smokin' Aces
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Trailers :Review :SEVEN ASSASSINS, ONE TARGET, THE HIT GOES DOWN ON JANUARY 12TH 2007Universal Pictures and Working Title Films present the release of the high octane dark action comedy SMOKIN ACES in cinemas across the UK and Ireland from January 12th, 2007.When Mob boss Primo Sparazza took out a $1m contract on Buddy "Aces' Israel (Jeremy Piven), a sleazy magician who agreed to turn state's evidence against the Vegas mob, word spread quickly throughout the criminal underworld.Bounty hunters, thugs-for-hire, smokin' hot vixens and double-crossing mobsters all joined in the hunt. The FBI, sensing a chance to use Aces to bring down Sparazza, placed him into protective custody - under the supervision of two agents (Ryan Reynolds and Ray Liotta) who were dispatched to Aces' casino hideout. With all eyes on Tahoe, a wave of various hired "guns" collide in a darkly comic race to hit the jackpot and rub out Aces, all while the FBI is trying to keep him alive.The film stars Je
Read more: Smokin
Madonna Will Not Face Dutch Prosecution.
1970-01-01 00:59:59
MADONNA will not face prosecution for blasphemy in the Netherlands over imagery she used in two concerts in Amsterdam last year (SEP06).The HUNG UP star was seen to kneel and take off a crown of thorns against the backdrop of a crucifix, prompting calls from members of the Protestant SGP party for charges to be brought against her.But a spokesperson for Amsterdam's prosecutor's office says, "The pop singer Madonna
will not be prosecuted for blasphemy and insulting faith."The prosecutor's office believes that through her show, the singer on all the evidence tried to express her frustrations about certain situations in the world .. it is not a question of contempt for God."Furthermore, Madonna did not discredit Christians as a group."
Read more: Dutch
, Prosecution
Sheryl Crow Celebrating Baby News - With Her Horse.
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Rocker SHERYL CROW was stunned to discover the horse which helped her through her breast cancer battle a year ago (06) is pregnant, after failing to realise how fat she was getting.The SOAK UP THE SUN singer rode SALLY, the horse she houses at her ranch in Nashville, Tennessee in Los Angeles to cheer herself up during lows in her treatment, and was perplexed when the normally dependable beast started tripping on rides recently.She says, "The woman that was boarding her thought she was just so fat and I kept thinking, 'She doesn't look that fat to me.' And she kept tripping, and this is a very dependable horse."I kept having vets come out and they all kept saying, 'She looks really fat.' And I kept saying, 'She can't be pregnant because there's not been any stallions around.' "It turns out that I didn't realise that horses have an 11 month gestation period, so she was pregnant."The way I found out was the baby kicked me, kicked my leg.The vet came and checked her again and Sal
Read more: Horse
, Sheryl
, Sheryl Crow
Paris Hilton Sues to Shut Down Web Site
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Paris Hilton
on Monday slapped a federal lawsuit on the Web site that's displaying private photos, videos, diaries and other possessions she had kept in storage, the Associated Press reports.Parisexposed.com, which the 25-year-old Simple Life star hopes to shut down, launched Jan. 23.It lets visitors paying $39.97 view Hilton's passport, bank statements, medical records and other legal documents that the site claims were auctioned off after Hilton failed to pay the rent on a Los Angeles-area storage facility.In her legal papers, Hilton says the items went into a 6,000-sq.-ft. storage unit two years ago when she and her sister, Nicky, 23, moved out of a house that had been burglarized.Hilton claims a moving company was to pay the storage fees."I was appalled to learn that people are exploiting my and my sisters' (sic) private personal belongings for commercial gain," Hilton said in a statement accompanying the lawsuit, according to the AP. She said she feared the information - whic
Read more: Paris
, Paris Hilton
, Web Site
Epic Movie
1970-01-01 00:59:59
TrailersReviewA movie of epic proportions. Epic movie centers on four unrelated orphans: one raised by a curator at the Louvre (where an albino assassin lurks), another a refugee from Mexican "libre" wrestling, the third a recent victim of snakes on her plane, and the fourth a "normal" resident of a mutant "X"-community.The hapless quartet visits a chocolate factory, where they stumble into an enchanted wardrobe that transports them to the land of Gnarnia.There they meet a flamboyant pirate captain and earnest students of wizardry - and join forces with, among others, a wise-but-horny lion to defeat the evil White Bitch of Gnarnia.Directed byJason FriedbergAaron SeltzerWriting credits (WGA)Jason Friedberg (written by) & Aaron Seltzer (written by)Cast overview, first billed only:Kal Penn .... EdwardAdam Campbell .... PeterJennifer Coolidge .... White BitchJayma Mays .... LucyFaune A. Chambers .... SusanCrispin Glover .... WillyTony Cox .... BinkHéctor Jiménez .... Mr. Tumnus
Read more: Epic Movie
Trump Tells Spears: 'get Back To Work'.
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Pop princess Britney Spears
should quit partying and get back to work - according to Donald Trump
.The business mogul believes the singer is wasting valuable time and letting her star fade, when she should be masterminding her comeback.Trump tells gossip site The Scoop, "She wants some free time but now, Britney, it's time to settle down and get back to work. It's time to get back to being a mother and being a star."
Aguilera Triumphs In Euro Singles Chart.
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Christina Aguilera
has knocked Akon & Eminem off the number one spot in the European singles chart with her new single Hurt, exchanging chart places with the rap collaborators.Smack That drops to number three, a spot held by Aguilera in last week's top five.Nelly Furtado's All Good Things (Come To An End) and Eric Prydz Vs Pink Floyd's Proper Education stay at numbers two and four respectively.French rapper Kamini is at number five with Marly-Gomont.Carla Bruni knocks Furtado's Loose from the top spot in the European albums chart with No Promises, with Loose falling to number two.U2 compilation U218 Singles
moves to number three, while James Morrison's Undiscovered remains at number four.
Read more: Chart
Attorney Recommends Manslaughter Charge For Brandy.
1970-01-01 00:59:59
The Los Angeles City Attorney
is recommending R&B star BRANDY is charged with misdemeanour vehicular manslaughter for her part in a December (06) freeway pile-up, which left one woman dead.The singer, full name BRANDY NORWOOD, reportedly failed to see traffic slowing in front of her while driving along the 405 freeway on 30 December (06), and collided with a Toyota in front of her.The collision set off a chain of accidents which left AWATEF ABOUDIHAJ - the driver of the car Brandy
hit, dead.Brandy recently issued a public apology as a fellow motorist involved in the crash revealed the singer admitted fault at the scene.The R&B star was not arrested, but Los Angeles police officials, who have spent the last month investigating the crash, handed the matter over to prosecutors last week.
Christopher Reeve's Daughter Engaged
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Christopher Reeve's daughter, Alexandra, is engaged to her longtime boyfriend Garren Givens, a family friend confirms to PEOPLE."They have been seeing each other for five and half years," says the friend. "Chris and Dana (Reeve) loved him. He was very close to them and their family."Alexandra, 23, and Garren, 25, are former classmates at Yale.Alexandra, who currently attends law school in New York City, also serves on the board - along with her brother Matthew - of the Christopher Reeve Foundation, founded by their father after his 1995 horse-riding accident to fund research for cures and therapies for paralysis.Reeve's mother is British mental health counselor Gae Exton.
Read more: Engaged
, Daughter
, Christopher
Simon Cowell Slams Uk Chart Star Mika.
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Acerbic American Idol judge Simon
Cowell
has slammed new UK pop sensation Mika - after he told the hotly-tipped star "not to bother" with a career in music.The singer, born Mika PENNIMAN, has been hailed as the new Freddie Mercury and is expected to top the British singles chart this week (ends21Jan07) with debut single, Grace Kelly.The 23-year-old recalls, "I managed to get a demo to him before he became a household name. He hadn't done any of the Pop Idol stuff."When I walked in and played my song, he said, 'You've got a good voice but your songwriting... you may as well not bother.'" Despite the knockback, Mika did not give up on his pop dreams, and instead has used the put-down to spur him on.He says, "Honesty is a good policy. That's how you've got to survive. Rub your hands together and start again."
Read more: Chart
, Simon Cowell
Open Arms
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Supermodel Tyra Banks is happy to attend Sunday's I Have a Dream Foundation charity luncheon at L.A.'s House of Blues. The nonprofit provides children from low-income communities with educational and mentoring opportunities. Banks, who recently opened up to PEOPLE about her own personal struggles, is a philanthropist in her own right: Her T-Zone summer camp is aimed at boosting teenage girls' self-esteem.
Amy's terrible drinking
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Amy Winehouse has confessed to being a "terrible drunk."The 'Rehab' singer says she has developed a drink problem since replacing marijuana with alcohol.Amy said in an interview with the Observer Food Monthly magazine: "My drinking replaced weed. I still have a problem. I have had a problem with drink but I haven't had a drink in a few days."The problem isn't exaggerated. I'm a terrible drunk. I don't know where that comes from - boredom?"The 23-year-old has attributed her weight loss to giving up smoking cannabis and hitting the gym.She said: "When I was smoking a lot of weed I ate badly.
Designer David Beckham
1970-01-01 00:59:59
David Beckham
is to help redesign the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer kit.The British sporting superstar, who moves to the US this summer after agreeing a five-year £128 million deal, is pitching his ideas to revamp the team's garish yellow and green strip.Tim Leiweke, president of AEG who own the club, said: "We have a good name but we need a more legendary, traditional kind of look and the kit and badge will change."We made a decision that it was time to start thinking how we can create a world brand."David Beckham will obviously help enormously with that and we can't wait to see him here."David's new contract begins on July 1, after his current deal with Spanish club Real Madrid ends.A team source said: "Given that David's arrival is a major chapter in the club's history, it has been decided that the club kit should have a whole new look."
Read more: David
, Designer
Courteney Cox's house sale
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Courteney Cox and David Arquette are selling their Malibu mansion for three times what they paid for it.The couple are selling their California home for $33.5 million - an astonishing $23 million dollars more than they paid for it.The "world class architectural estate" was designed by John Lautner. It has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, and an 80 ft beachfront area.A source told Us Weekly magazine: "Courteney bought the house for its unique architectural design, she studied architecture at Washington DC's Mount Vernon College."The property was listed for sale on January 23.Other sources claim the 42-year-old 'Dirt' star first put the house on the market in August 2006 and is having trouble selling it, due to its hefty price tag.
Read more: Courteney
, Courteney Cox
What's Up with Brit's Necklace?
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Besides showing off her newly brunette locks, Britney Spears models another accessory - a Star of David necklace - as she and new guy Isaac Cohen (not pictured) leave Hollywood's Chateau Marmont Monday night. A source close to Cohen tells PEOPLE that the necklace belongs to him.
Read more: Necklace
Lauren Nelson Crowned Miss America 2007
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Lauren
Nelson
, an aspiring Broadway star, was crowned Miss America
on Monday night, the second year in a row that a Miss Oklahoma has won the crown. Nelson, 20, of Lawton, Okla., is a student at the University of Central Oklahoma and wants to get her master's degree in musical theater. "I watched Miss America as a little girl since I was 2 years old, and never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I would be one of those girls on that stage, and never did I think that I would be Miss America," she said afterward. Shilah Phillips, the first black Miss Texas, was first runner-up, and Miss Georgia, Amanda Kozak, was second runner-up. Miss Mississippi, Taryn Foshee, and Miss Alabama, Melinda Toole, rounded out the top five. Viewers named Toole as Miss Congeniality. Nelson was crowned by last year's winner, Jennifer Berry. Nelson, a blonde who told judges she wishes she was taller, sang "You'll Be In My Heart" in the talent competition and plans to promote pr
Read more: Crowned
|
Recommend Site To A Friend
