NEW YORK (July 16)- Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole has been diagnosed with hepatitis C, her publicist said in a statement Wednesday.Hepatitis C is a liver disease spread through contact with infected blood. The statement said the disease was revealed during a routine examination and was likely caused by her drug use years ago."I've been so fortunate to have learned so much from my past experiences," said Cole. "I am embraced by the love and support of my family and friends; I am committed to my belief in myself and in my abiding faith to meet this challenge with a heartfelt optimism and determination. This is how I intend to deal with this current challenge in my life."
Dr. Graham Woolf, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA/Cedars Sinai Medical Center, said that Cole has had a "terrific response to her medication and is now virus negative.""This gives her an increased chance of cure," he said. "But, she has also suffered significant side effects from the anti-viral medicine, which is the only FDA authorized treatment for hepatitis C. Her side effects include fatigue, muscle aches and dehydration but she is recovering from these."Cole, 58, the daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, has sold millions of records over her long career. She is due to release "Still Unforgettable," the follow-up to 1991's Grammy-winning, multiplatinum CD "Unforgettable ... With Love," on which she remade some of her father's classics, in September.On the Net:http://www.nataliecole.com
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BNL Singer Arrested on Coke, Pot Charges
FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. (July 16) - The singer and guitarist for the band Barenaked Ladies has been arrested on drug charges in upstate New York.Police say Steven Page was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance on Friday in the Syracuse area.
Authorities say the arrest occurred at about 2 a.m. after police noticed a suspicious car with its driver's side door left open. They say they found Page and two women in a nearby apartment, along with cocaine and marijuana.Barenaked Ladies' manager Terry McBride confirmed the charge to the Post-Standard of Syracuse but declined to comment further. The singer, released after paying $10,000 bail, is due in court Thursday.Page helped form the band in 1988. The group, know for hits such as "One Week" and "Pinch Me" recently released their debut kids CD "Snacktime."Barenaked Hits
Authorities say the arrest occurred at about 2 a.m. after police noticed a suspicious car with its driver's side door left open. They say they found Page and two women in a nearby apartment, along with cocaine and marijuana.Barenaked Ladies' manager Terry McBride confirmed the charge to the Post-Standard of Syracuse but declined to comment further. The singer, released after paying $10,000 bail, is due in court Thursday.Page helped form the band in 1988. The group, know for hits such as "One Week" and "Pinch Me" recently released their debut kids CD "Snacktime."Barenaked Hits
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Bret Michaels to 'Rock' VH1 Again
(July 16) - Third time's a charm for Bret Michaels, because VH1 has just announced plans for a new season of "Rock of Love".Right on the heels of news that Bret and season two winner Ambre Lake have split, VH1 has greenlighted plans for a third season of the reality dating show, in which the Poison frontman tries to find his match.This time around, changes to the program include the rocker's tour bus replacing the mansion. The show will hit the road, with the single ladies trailing Michaels on his nationwide tour, and participating in challenges in each city along the way."Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels" is set to premiere in early 2009.
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Thursday, July 17, 2008
Hendrix's Torched Guitar Up for Grabs
LONDON (July 16) - One of Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitars, set on fire on a London stage more than 40 years ago and thought to have been lost forever, is to be auctioned later this year.The guitar, a 1965 Fender Stratocaster, was famously doused with lighter fluid and set ablaze by the rock legend during a one-off performance at London's Finsbury Astoria in March 1967.
Hendrix had to be rushed to the hospital with minor burns to his hands after the stunt, and the guitar, slightly damaged along the neck and pickboard, was recovered by his staff.It eventually ended up in the hands of his press officer, Tony Garland, who stored it in his parents' garage, where it remained until it was unearthed last year by Garland's nephew.The guitar is among a range of rock memorabilia to be auctioned by the Fame Bureau in London on Sept. 4. Its value is estimated at 500,000 pounds ($1 million). Other lots include the Doors frontman Jim Morrison's last notebook of poems."When Hendrix set this guitar alight it marked a watershed in live performance," said Ted Owen, director of acquisitions at the auction house. "He raised the bar of what could be expected and paved the way for a series of imitations and pastiche that exist to this day."Hendrix, who died in 1970, burned two guitars on stage -- he repeated the stunt at a festival later in 1967 -- but the one to be auctioned is the only example that survives intact.A previous auction of a Hendrix guitar, known as the Woodstock Stratocaster, fetched $1.8 million.
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Hendrix had to be rushed to the hospital with minor burns to his hands after the stunt, and the guitar, slightly damaged along the neck and pickboard, was recovered by his staff.It eventually ended up in the hands of his press officer, Tony Garland, who stored it in his parents' garage, where it remained until it was unearthed last year by Garland's nephew.The guitar is among a range of rock memorabilia to be auctioned by the Fame Bureau in London on Sept. 4. Its value is estimated at 500,000 pounds ($1 million). Other lots include the Doors frontman Jim Morrison's last notebook of poems."When Hendrix set this guitar alight it marked a watershed in live performance," said Ted Owen, director of acquisitions at the auction house. "He raised the bar of what could be expected and paved the way for a series of imitations and pastiche that exist to this day."Hendrix, who died in 1970, burned two guitars on stage -- he repeated the stunt at a festival later in 1967 -- but the one to be auctioned is the only example that survives intact.A previous auction of a Hendrix guitar, known as the Woodstock Stratocaster, fetched $1.8 million.
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Lil Wayne Eeks Out Coldplay on Charts
NEW YORK (July 16) - Rapper Lil Wayne led the U.S. pop album chart for a third non-consecutive week Wednesday, while Kid Rock's former chart-topper returned to the top five in its 40th week of release.Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" sold 125,000 copies during the week ended July 13, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It has sold almost two million copies since its June 10 release.
The next two rankings were also unchanged: Coldplay's "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," which interrupted Lil Wayne's reign for two weeks, was at No. 2 with 113,000, and the Jonas Brothers-led soundtrack to the Disney Channel TV movie "Camp Rock" was at No. 3 with 88,000.Beck's "Modern Guilt" arrived at No. 4 with 84,000 copies. His previous set, 2006's "The Information," bowed at No. 7 but sold 99,000.Kid Rock's "Rock N Roll Jesus" rose two to No. 5 -- its highest rank since Christmas -- with 61,000 copies. Sales have been boosted by strong radio airplay for his Lynyrd Skynyrd/Warren Zevon-inspired single "All Summer Long." The album has sold almost 1.2 million copies to date.The multi-artist "Now 28" compilation held at No. 6 with 48,000 copies.The soundtrack to "Mamma Mia!," the film adaptation of the hit theatrical musical based on ABBA's songbook, debuted at No. 7 with 48,000. The film hits North American theaters on Friday, so there's a good chance the album could see a sizable gain on next week's chart.In its 58th week on the chart, Rihanna's "Good Girl Gone Bad" rose one to No. 8 with 47,000. Rap combo G-Unit's "T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight)" slid five places to No. 9 with 36,000 copies in its second week. John Mayer's "Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles" also tumbled five places in its second week, to No. 10; it sold 34,000 copies.At 7.33 million units, overall sales were down 3% from the previous week's sum, and off 11.7% from the same week last year.
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The next two rankings were also unchanged: Coldplay's "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," which interrupted Lil Wayne's reign for two weeks, was at No. 2 with 113,000, and the Jonas Brothers-led soundtrack to the Disney Channel TV movie "Camp Rock" was at No. 3 with 88,000.Beck's "Modern Guilt" arrived at No. 4 with 84,000 copies. His previous set, 2006's "The Information," bowed at No. 7 but sold 99,000.Kid Rock's "Rock N Roll Jesus" rose two to No. 5 -- its highest rank since Christmas -- with 61,000 copies. Sales have been boosted by strong radio airplay for his Lynyrd Skynyrd/Warren Zevon-inspired single "All Summer Long." The album has sold almost 1.2 million copies to date.The multi-artist "Now 28" compilation held at No. 6 with 48,000 copies.The soundtrack to "Mamma Mia!," the film adaptation of the hit theatrical musical based on ABBA's songbook, debuted at No. 7 with 48,000. The film hits North American theaters on Friday, so there's a good chance the album could see a sizable gain on next week's chart.In its 58th week on the chart, Rihanna's "Good Girl Gone Bad" rose one to No. 8 with 47,000. Rap combo G-Unit's "T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight)" slid five places to No. 9 with 36,000 copies in its second week. John Mayer's "Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles" also tumbled five places in its second week, to No. 10; it sold 34,000 copies.At 7.33 million units, overall sales were down 3% from the previous week's sum, and off 11.7% from the same week last year.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Miley Hearts God and Bibles, Not Scandal
(July 15) -- On her new album 'Breakout,' Miley Cyrus croons about '7 Things' in life she hates about an ex ... but what's the one thing she couldn't live without? "The Bible," the scandal-prone teen starlet says in a new TV Guide interview, calling it her "‘how-to' guide for life." She also says that she wouldn't know what to do "without a God that blesses me with the ability to do this."
In the interview, Cyrus is hesitant to chat about her controversial Vanity Fair photo shoot, saying that her and her family "try to keep [that stuff] as much not talked about as possible." She does, however, chat about some possibly-too-mature-for-fifteen topics.Discussing why she wears a purity ring -- a piece of jewelry meant to symbolize one's belief of no sex until marriage -- Cyrus cites her peers as motivation. "Even at my age, a lot of girls are starting to fall, and I think if [staying a virgin] is a commitment girls make, that's great," the 15-year-old 'Hannah Montana' starlet said.But when it does come to interaction with boys, Cyrus says she likes to think of herself as "the girl that no one can get, that no one can keep in their hand."Overall, she says she just wants "to be a positive role model." Her upcoming album, 'Breakout,' is on sale July 22.Miley Cyrus Racy Photos
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In the interview, Cyrus is hesitant to chat about her controversial Vanity Fair photo shoot, saying that her and her family "try to keep [that stuff] as much not talked about as possible." She does, however, chat about some possibly-too-mature-for-fifteen topics.Discussing why she wears a purity ring -- a piece of jewelry meant to symbolize one's belief of no sex until marriage -- Cyrus cites her peers as motivation. "Even at my age, a lot of girls are starting to fall, and I think if [staying a virgin] is a commitment girls make, that's great," the 15-year-old 'Hannah Montana' starlet said.But when it does come to interaction with boys, Cyrus says she likes to think of herself as "the girl that no one can get, that no one can keep in their hand."Overall, she says she just wants "to be a positive role model." Her upcoming album, 'Breakout,' is on sale July 22.Miley Cyrus Racy Photos
The seemingly endless stream of private Miley Cyrus photos continues. On Saturday a Web site called Digital Gangster posted photos that they allege were found by a hacker known as TrainReq in the memory of the singer's cell phone.
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A few hours later the headline on the gossip site JustJared.com blared 'Miley Cyrus is Soaking Wet.' Jared speculated that the Cyrus' necklace that reads "NICK J" is proof that she dated the Jonas Brothers band member.
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it was only a matter of time before Perez Hilton shared them with the world, under the headline 'Miley Almost Naked!'
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In late May, scandal erupted when Vanity Fair published photos of Miley Cyrus, taken by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, where the teen was topless and covered with a cloth. Rekindling the scandal, Miley's father Billy Ray Cyrus says he "didn't know they were going to strip her down and wrap her in a blanket."
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Billy Ray also caught flak for this Vanity Fair pose with his daughter, which drew criticism from many corners, even Howard Stern. "It looks like his daughter is his girlfriend," Stern said. Interest in the photos caused Vanity Fair's site to crash.
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Renowned photographer Leibovitz defended her photographs. "I'm sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted. Miley and I looked at fashion photographs together and we discussed the picture in that context before we shot it. The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful."
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On May 22, Miley and her penchant for self-taking scantily clad photos of herself has struck again, as new photos of the 15-year-old star raising her shirt and posing in underpants have hit the community site LiveJournal.
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And in late April, photos of Cyrus flashing her bra and pulling up her shirt while draped across the lap of a male furthered the speculation that the singer-actress sensation may be more PG-13 or R than G-rated.
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"The pictures of me on the Internet were silly, inappropriate shots," said Cyrus about the Internet photo scandal. The leaked pics didn't make a dent. Her 'Best of Both Worlds' CD was ranked near the top of the charts last week.
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The madness all started when pPhotos of Cyrus in provocative poses first leaked near the end of January to gossip sites like TopSocialite.com.
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Hilton Blogs to Fight Fake Headlines
(July 15) -- Warning: Paris Hilton is on the Internets, and she's angry.The socialite heiress turned reality-actress-musician is lashing out against all of the tabloid media rumors constantly being levied against her, saying on her MySpace blog that she is "blown away by more lies that are going around." She takes particular aim at the New York Post's Page Six column, saying: "I'm sick of Page Six and other gossip sites printing completely false stories."
Hilton goes on to specifically refer to a Page Six item that claimed she moved into boyfriend Benji Madden's Glendale neighborhood, which made Nicole Richie upset, according to the paper.Vowing to strike back against future falsehoods, Hilton says she's "tired of not commenting on the rumors I hear and I think it's fair for you to know the truth." The rash of false headlines is "not fair because these lies then spread like wildfire online and people begin to believe they are true, just because they read the same story on so many different sites."By the end of the post, Hilton lightens the mood by saying she is "thankful that I know who my true friends and colleagues are, and I encourage my fans to ignore worthless stories like this. There is too much going on in the world, and in your own lives, to waste time reading lies. Such a disappointment but as always, you'll get the true story from me!"Weekly Tabloid RoundupWeekly Tabloid Roundup
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Hilton goes on to specifically refer to a Page Six item that claimed she moved into boyfriend Benji Madden's Glendale neighborhood, which made Nicole Richie upset, according to the paper.Vowing to strike back against future falsehoods, Hilton says she's "tired of not commenting on the rumors I hear and I think it's fair for you to know the truth." The rash of false headlines is "not fair because these lies then spread like wildfire online and people begin to believe they are true, just because they read the same story on so many different sites."By the end of the post, Hilton lightens the mood by saying she is "thankful that I know who my true friends and colleagues are, and I encourage my fans to ignore worthless stories like this. There is too much going on in the world, and in your own lives, to waste time reading lies. Such a disappointment but as always, you'll get the true story from me!"Weekly Tabloid RoundupWeekly Tabloid Roundup
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Weekly Tabloid RoundupMarch 31 Headlines: Jen, Kate & Owen Love Triangle; Married Drew Cheats With Cheryl; Angie & Shiloh Fab New Photos; Brit & Kevin Second Chance (Star)
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Weekly Tabloid RoundupMarch 31 Headlines: Lauren Conrad Betrayed by Brody and Audrina; New Photos Spitzer's Call Girl, Her Secret Double Life; Halle Baby Girl Details (Us Weekly)
Weekly Tabloid RoundupMarch 31 Headlines: Jen's Magic Diet; Trista's Vacation Fitness Plan; Carnie, 'I Will Be Thin Again!' (OK!)
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Weekly Tabloid RoundupMarch 24 Headlines: Katie Couric and Nicole Richie Wedding Called Off; Heather Locklear, 'I Feel Like Killing Myself': Swayze Chemotherapy & Cigarettes His Last Days; Mandy Moore's Mom Leaves Her Dad - For a Woman; Murdered! The Man Who Spilled McCain's Secrets (The National Enquirer)
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More Racy Miley Pics Hit the Internet
(July 13) -- Musicians through the ages have struggled with drugs, alcohol and their libidos. But Miley Cyrus is a different kind of pop star. Her greatest demon? Cameras.
Yet another batch of photos of Cyrus taken using her own cell phone have surfaced. These have been posted on a site called Digital Gangster and were allegedly found in the memory of Cyrus' phone by a hacker identified only as "TrainReq." The photos were quickly picked up by first Just Jared and then Perez Hilton.One photo, apparently taken by someone else, shows Cyrus wearing a T-shirt while taking a shower and in another she is blowing a kiss to the camera. A third photo shows her wearing a necklace that reads "NICK J," which JustJared speculates is proof that the 'Hannah Montana' star had in fact dated Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers.The first racy photos of Cyrus surfaced in January, with more batches surfacing in April and May. At the time, Cyrus dismissed the pictures as "silly, inappropriate shots."Just when it appeared Cyrus' photo problems had cooled off this spring, there was a firestorm of controversy over pictures of her taken by Annie Liebovitz for Vanity Fair magazine. One photo showed Cyrus topless holding a cloth over her chest, while another showed her with her father in a pose some thought was more appropriate for romantic adults than a father and daughter.This Week in Pop Culture July 14 - July 20
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Yet another batch of photos of Cyrus taken using her own cell phone have surfaced. These have been posted on a site called Digital Gangster and were allegedly found in the memory of Cyrus' phone by a hacker identified only as "TrainReq." The photos were quickly picked up by first Just Jared and then Perez Hilton.One photo, apparently taken by someone else, shows Cyrus wearing a T-shirt while taking a shower and in another she is blowing a kiss to the camera. A third photo shows her wearing a necklace that reads "NICK J," which JustJared speculates is proof that the 'Hannah Montana' star had in fact dated Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers.The first racy photos of Cyrus surfaced in January, with more batches surfacing in April and May. At the time, Cyrus dismissed the pictures as "silly, inappropriate shots."Just when it appeared Cyrus' photo problems had cooled off this spring, there was a firestorm of controversy over pictures of her taken by Annie Liebovitz for Vanity Fair magazine. One photo showed Cyrus topless holding a cloth over her chest, while another showed her with her father in a pose some thought was more appropriate for romantic adults than a father and daughter.This Week in Pop Culture July 14 - July 20
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July 18, 1989: 'My Sister Sam' star Rebecca Schaeffer is shot in the face by obsessed fan Robert John Bardo. Her murder will spur California to pass America's first anti-stalking law the next year.
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July 18, 1992: Whitney Houston marries Bobby Brown in a ceremony at Houston's Mendham, N.J., home. Their union will slowly devolve into one of the most disastrous celebrity marriages ever, much of it chronicled on reality TV.
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July 20, 1984: Officials of the Miss America pageant ask recently crowned winner Vanessa Williams to quit after Penthouse magazine publishes nude photos of her.
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NEW YORK (June 13) - Bon Jovi rocked Central Park, New Jersey style.The rock group gave a free concert Saturday night on the park's Great Lawn, delighting tens of thousands of fans who sang along with the lyrics on a glorious summer evening.
The band opened with "Livin' on a Prayer" and belted out songs including "Born to be my Baby," "Lost Highway," and "Runaway."Jon Bon Jovi, for one, was relieved that a long tour was winding down."It's good not to call room service. I can tell you that, you know?" the singer said before the concert. "It feels real good not to dial 9 to get a cup of coffee. For me that was very nice this morning. But what a way to end up."We started 10 nights in New Jersey and ended up with the biggest show of the year in New York at Central Park on the Great Lawn. It's very rarified air, you know? We know there are only a half a dozen shows that have ever been on this grass."New York City officials gave away 60,000 tickets for the concert. Some 50,000 people were expected to attend. The free tickets were reportedly being hawked by scalpers on eBay for as much as $1,500 a pair.Bon Jovi said that drama did not put a damper on the show."No. I mean look, it's all behind us at this point," he told The Associated Press. "So we did what we could for our fans and for the people of New York and wanted to share a beautiful Saturday summer night with them."Hundreds of fans lined up early - in some cases as many as six hours before the show's 8 p.m. start.This Week in Pop Culture July 14 - July 20
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The band opened with "Livin' on a Prayer" and belted out songs including "Born to be my Baby," "Lost Highway," and "Runaway."Jon Bon Jovi, for one, was relieved that a long tour was winding down."It's good not to call room service. I can tell you that, you know?" the singer said before the concert. "It feels real good not to dial 9 to get a cup of coffee. For me that was very nice this morning. But what a way to end up."We started 10 nights in New Jersey and ended up with the biggest show of the year in New York at Central Park on the Great Lawn. It's very rarified air, you know? We know there are only a half a dozen shows that have ever been on this grass."New York City officials gave away 60,000 tickets for the concert. Some 50,000 people were expected to attend. The free tickets were reportedly being hawked by scalpers on eBay for as much as $1,500 a pair.Bon Jovi said that drama did not put a damper on the show."No. I mean look, it's all behind us at this point," he told The Associated Press. "So we did what we could for our fans and for the people of New York and wanted to share a beautiful Saturday summer night with them."Hundreds of fans lined up early - in some cases as many as six hours before the show's 8 p.m. start.This Week in Pop Culture July 14 - July 20
July 14, 2007: Jerry O'Connell, the fat kid from 'Stand By Me,' somehow grows up to marry former Victoria's Secret lingerie model Rebecca Romijn, giving hope to pudgy teens everywhere.
Everett Collection / Wire Image
July 18, 1989: 'My Sister Sam' star Rebecca Schaeffer is shot in the face by obsessed fan Robert John Bardo. Her murder will spur California to pass America's first anti-stalking law the next year.
CBS / Getty Images
July 18, 1992: Whitney Houston marries Bobby Brown in a ceremony at Houston's Mendham, N.J., home. Their union will slowly devolve into one of the most disastrous celebrity marriages ever, much of it chronicled on reality TV.
L. Cohen, Wire Image
July 18, 2006: 'Baywatch' babe Carmen Electra files for a divorce from rock guitarist Dave Navarro. He will find comfort in the arms of porn star Jenna Jameson, while the tabloids link her to Joan Jett, though she insists they're "just friends."
J. Strauss, Wire Image
July 18, 1936: The first Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, brainchild of the hot dog baron's nephew, Carl Mayer, hits the streets of Chicago.
Randy Tobias, Kraft Foods / AP
July 16, 2006: Heirhead Paris Hilton tells British newspaper The Sunday Times, "There's nobody in the world like me. I think every decade has an iconic blonde -- like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana -- and right now, I'm that icon."
Charley Gallay, Getty Images
July 17, 1968: The Lord Mayor of Pepperland sends Old Fred to Liverpool to enlist the Beatles' help in battling the Blue Meanies and regaining control of his kingdom 80,000 leagues below the sea in the premiere of the band's feature-length cartoon, 'Yellow Submarine.'
AP
July 20, 1984: Officials of the Miss America pageant ask recently crowned winner Vanessa Williams to quit after Penthouse magazine publishes nude photos of her.
Bettmann, Corbis
July 15, 2006: During a shopping spree at the Los Angeles boutique Kitson, Nicole Richie falls to the floor, having fainted. An onlooker says, "The staff helped her to a chair and offered her something to eat. She shot back, 'No!' and mumbled something about it being 'so hot.'"
Rose M. Prouser, CNN / AP
July 16, 2005: 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,' the sixth installment in J.K. Rowling's absurdly popular series, is released. It will sell 287,564 copies per hour in the first 24 hours, making it the fastest selling book in history.
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For some, it was a family affair. Josephine Ribaudo-McGrane, 34, of Queens, arrived at 1 p.m. wearing a well-worn Bon Jovi concert T-shirt she bought in 2006. She came with her mother, 12-year-old son, 8-year-old daughter, an adult sister and her best friend."They've gotten me through a lot of rough times," she said, adding that her iPod is stocked with 200 Bon Jovi songs. "I don't think there's a song that I don't like."The show was billed as a prelude to the Major League Baseball All-Star game at Yankee Stadium. The game on Tuesday will mark the final season at the Bronx ballpark. A new stadium is being built.The band joins other greats who have performed on the Great Lawn, including Paul Simon, Barbra Streisand and Pope John Paul II. Garth Brooks also performed at the park's North Meadow.Bon Jovi performs at Madison Square Garden on Monday and Tuesday as part of its "Lost Highway" tour. Those shows require paid admission.The quartet has been rocking for more than two decades and has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. AP video producer Nicole Evatt contributed to this report.Bon Jovi ‘Free’ Show Tix Going for $1,500
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Sunday, July 13, 2008
Lennon's 'Peace' Lyrics Sell for $833,654
LONDON (July 11) - Christie's auction house has sold John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to "Give Peace a Chance" for $833,654.The lyrics were written during Lennon's 1969 Bed-in protest for peace at the Queens Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
Christie's spokeswoman Zoe Schoon said Lennon gave the sheet to 16-year-old Gail Renard during the eight-day Bed-in.Lennon wrote the lyrics and recorded the song in the hotel room with about 50 guests, who included singer Petula Clark and beat poet Allen Ginsberg.We're Just Sayin' ...
Christie's spokeswoman Zoe Schoon said Lennon gave the sheet to 16-year-old Gail Renard during the eight-day Bed-in.Lennon wrote the lyrics and recorded the song in the hotel room with about 50 guests, who included singer Petula Clark and beat poet Allen Ginsberg.We're Just Sayin' ...
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Aguilera 'Rocks the Vote' for Baby Max
(June 11) -- Inspired by her 5-month old son Max, Christina Aguilera is lending her voice to the drive for voter participation in the upcoming presidential election.Rock the Vote, an organization founded in 1990 and dedicated to the "engagement of young people in order to achieve progressive change in our country," has debuted a new ad featuring Aquilera singing 'God Bless America' while holding and her son wrapped in an American flag.
"It was really important for me to get involved and get excited about this election in particular," Aguilera told Larry King during a June 25 interview. "Being such one of change and new development for our country and for the future of my son."Christina Aguilera Snapshots
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"It was really important for me to get involved and get excited about this election in particular," Aguilera told Larry King during a June 25 interview. "Being such one of change and new development for our country and for the future of my son."Christina Aguilera Snapshots
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Friday, July 11, 2008
Isaac Hanson Welcomes Second Son
(July 10) - The Hanson Family continues to grow.Isaac Hanson's wife Nikki gave birth to the couple's second child, James Monroe Hanson, on July 1, PEOPLE reports.
Monroe, as they call him, joins his older brother 1-year-old Clark Everett, who also goes by his middle name."The addition of Monroe to our family is incredible and exciting. With Monroe and Everett being so close in age, it will be great to watch them grow up together," Isaac gushes."Two little boys is going to be twice the fun," he says.This is the sixth child for the Hanson boys. The youngest Hanson, Zac, became a dad for the first time in May, and the middle brother Taylor has three kids.
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Monroe, as they call him, joins his older brother 1-year-old Clark Everett, who also goes by his middle name."The addition of Monroe to our family is incredible and exciting. With Monroe and Everett being so close in age, it will be great to watch them grow up together," Isaac gushes."Two little boys is going to be twice the fun," he says.This is the sixth child for the Hanson boys. The youngest Hanson, Zac, became a dad for the first time in May, and the middle brother Taylor has three kids.
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Bro's Barrage Against Madonna Continues
(July 8) - With every passing day, more allegations about Madonna and the people in her life emerge from her brother Christopher Ciccone's unauthorized biography of the Material Girl, with the latest batch of accusations hitting her current and past men.Ciccone claims in 'Life With My Sister Madonna' that Madonna's current (and possibly soon-to-be ex) husband Guy Ritchie is homophobic, and that his machismo "swells noticeably" when he's around gay men. Ciccone is openly gay.
Ciccone also goes into Madonna's past, saying that her former husband Sean Penn once cornered him with a knife and forced him to be "blood brothers" by slicing their hands and rubbing the wounds together. Ciccone claims Penn later asked "You don't have AIDS, do you?"He also says that Madonna said she was "repeating Marilyn [Monroe] and the president," during her fling with John F. Kennedy, Jr, and that she isn't sure Carlos Leon -- the father of her daughter Lourdes -- "fulfills the intelligence requirement" she had when she was pondering a father figure.'Life With My Sister Madonna,' which hits shelves on July 15, also includes details on how the singer allegedly saved her 7-year-marriage to Guy Ritchie with counseling from a rabbi, her past lesbian flings with women, and her relationship with soon-to-be-divorced Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, Usmagazine.com reports.According to early looks at the book, Ciccone claims that the main problem between Ritchie and Madonna was their desire to raise their kids in different places. The director preferred London but the singer wanted to move the family to New York.Photo Gallery
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Ciccone also goes into Madonna's past, saying that her former husband Sean Penn once cornered him with a knife and forced him to be "blood brothers" by slicing their hands and rubbing the wounds together. Ciccone claims Penn later asked "You don't have AIDS, do you?"He also says that Madonna said she was "repeating Marilyn [Monroe] and the president," during her fling with John F. Kennedy, Jr, and that she isn't sure Carlos Leon -- the father of her daughter Lourdes -- "fulfills the intelligence requirement" she had when she was pondering a father figure.'Life With My Sister Madonna,' which hits shelves on July 15, also includes details on how the singer allegedly saved her 7-year-marriage to Guy Ritchie with counseling from a rabbi, her past lesbian flings with women, and her relationship with soon-to-be-divorced Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, Usmagazine.com reports.According to early looks at the book, Ciccone claims that the main problem between Ritchie and Madonna was their desire to raise their kids in different places. The director preferred London but the singer wanted to move the family to New York.Photo Gallery
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Ciccone also contends that the reason he and Madonna no longer speak is due to her husband. In the biography, Ciccone, who is gay, alleges that his relationship with Madonna went downhill after she married Ritchie because of the director's homophobic tendencies, a Chicago Sun Times columnist writes.Furthermore, an anecdote reveals that the 'Material Girl' once kissed her close friend Gwyneth Paltrow, while the two were partying at a club.Griffin claims first iPhone-ready iTrip
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
Olivia Newton-John Marries Again?
CANBERRA, July 10 (July 10) - Olivia Newton-John, best known for her role in the 1970s hit movie "Grease," got married for a second time in a surprise ceremony last week, according to media reports.Newton-John, 59, married 49-year-old American entrepreneur John Easterling at her home in Malibu, California, according to The Daily Telegraph newspaper of Sydney.
Guests arrived at the house thinking they were attending a Fourth of July Independence Day barbecue to find they were participants in the couple's wedding.The actress and singer, whose hits included "You're The One That I Want" with John Travolta in 1978, went ahead with the wedding even after a brush fire broke out in a nearby canyon.A source told the newspaper that the British-born singer and actress, who was raised in Australia, said she had gone through too much in her life already and she was not going to let anything interfere with her happiness. The couple, who began dating last year, are both environmental campaigners.Newton-John, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, is also an avid campaigner for breast cancer awareness, leading a three-week celebrity walk along the Great Wall of China in April this year.She divorced her first husband Matt Lattanzi in the mid-1990s after he had an affair.In 2005, she was devastated by the disappearance of her boyfriend of nine years, 48-year-old Patrick McDermott, who went missing on a fishing trip off the California coast.In 2007, Newton-John was back in the headlines when it was revealed that her daughter was suffering from anorexia.
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Guests arrived at the house thinking they were attending a Fourth of July Independence Day barbecue to find they were participants in the couple's wedding.The actress and singer, whose hits included "You're The One That I Want" with John Travolta in 1978, went ahead with the wedding even after a brush fire broke out in a nearby canyon.A source told the newspaper that the British-born singer and actress, who was raised in Australia, said she had gone through too much in her life already and she was not going to let anything interfere with her happiness. The couple, who began dating last year, are both environmental campaigners.Newton-John, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, is also an avid campaigner for breast cancer awareness, leading a three-week celebrity walk along the Great Wall of China in April this year.She divorced her first husband Matt Lattanzi in the mid-1990s after he had an affair.In 2005, she was devastated by the disappearance of her boyfriend of nine years, 48-year-old Patrick McDermott, who went missing on a fishing trip off the California coast.In 2007, Newton-John was back in the headlines when it was revealed that her daughter was suffering from anorexia.
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Lil Wayne Is King of Charts Again
NEW YORK (July 10) - Rapper Lil Wayne returned to the top of the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday, ending the two-week reign of British rock band Coldplay.Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" sold 156,000 copies during the week ended July 6, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and has now sold 1.68 million in four weeks of release.
Coldplay's "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" slipped to No. 2 with 149,000 copies, flip-flopping with Lil Wayne. The Jonas Brothers-led soundtrack to Disney's "Camp Rock" TV movie was No. 3 for a third week with 116,000.Rap combo G-Unit's sophomore set, "T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight)" debuted at No. 4 with 102,000. The crew's 2003's debut album, "Beg For Mercy," started at No. 1 with 377,000.John Mayer's "Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles" was new at No. 5 with 75,000. It's the third live offering from the songwriter, on the heels of 2005's "Try! Live in Concert" and 2003's "Any Given Thursday." The former debuted and peaked at No. 34 with 50,000, while "Thursday" debuted at No. 17 with 64,000.The multi-artist hits compilation "Now 28" was steady at No. 6 with 59,000. Kid Rock's former chart-topper "Rock N Roll Jesus" jumped five places to No. 7 with 45,000 in its 39th week. Much of that album's charge as of late has been powered by strong radio airplay for the single "All Summer Long."Usher's "Here I Stand" slipped one to No. 8 with 41,000. Rihanna's "Good Girl Gone Bad" rose one to No. 9 with 40,000. That album flip-flopped with rock band Disturbed's former chart-topper "Indestructible," which sold 37,000 copies.Other new entries included rapper Tech N9ne at No. 12 with "Killer," and rock outfit Alkaline Trio's "Agony & Irony" at No. 13."High School Musical" star Vanessa Hudgens' "Identified" debuted at No. 23 with just 22,000 copies. Her castmate Ashley Tisdale did better in February 2007 when her debut "Headstrong" opened at No. 5 with 64,000 copies. And both did considerably better last August when the "High School Musical 2" soundtrack sold 615,000 copies in its first week.Elsewhere, Motley Crue's autobiographical "Saints of Los Angeles" slid to No. 16 after a surprisingly strong debut at No. 4 the week before.At 7.6 million units, overall sales were down 1.4% from the previous week, and off 13.4% from the same week last year.
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Coldplay's "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" slipped to No. 2 with 149,000 copies, flip-flopping with Lil Wayne. The Jonas Brothers-led soundtrack to Disney's "Camp Rock" TV movie was No. 3 for a third week with 116,000.Rap combo G-Unit's sophomore set, "T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight)" debuted at No. 4 with 102,000. The crew's 2003's debut album, "Beg For Mercy," started at No. 1 with 377,000.John Mayer's "Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles" was new at No. 5 with 75,000. It's the third live offering from the songwriter, on the heels of 2005's "Try! Live in Concert" and 2003's "Any Given Thursday." The former debuted and peaked at No. 34 with 50,000, while "Thursday" debuted at No. 17 with 64,000.The multi-artist hits compilation "Now 28" was steady at No. 6 with 59,000. Kid Rock's former chart-topper "Rock N Roll Jesus" jumped five places to No. 7 with 45,000 in its 39th week. Much of that album's charge as of late has been powered by strong radio airplay for the single "All Summer Long."Usher's "Here I Stand" slipped one to No. 8 with 41,000. Rihanna's "Good Girl Gone Bad" rose one to No. 9 with 40,000. That album flip-flopped with rock band Disturbed's former chart-topper "Indestructible," which sold 37,000 copies.Other new entries included rapper Tech N9ne at No. 12 with "Killer," and rock outfit Alkaline Trio's "Agony & Irony" at No. 13."High School Musical" star Vanessa Hudgens' "Identified" debuted at No. 23 with just 22,000 copies. Her castmate Ashley Tisdale did better in February 2007 when her debut "Headstrong" opened at No. 5 with 64,000 copies. And both did considerably better last August when the "High School Musical 2" soundtrack sold 615,000 copies in its first week.Elsewhere, Motley Crue's autobiographical "Saints of Los Angeles" slid to No. 16 after a surprisingly strong debut at No. 4 the week before.At 7.6 million units, overall sales were down 1.4% from the previous week, and off 13.4% from the same week last year.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Ali Lohan's Debut Single Hits the Web
Ali Lohan is ready to follow in big sis Lindsay's musical footsteps -- because she's just debuted a song of her own.This week, PEOPLE released an exclusive peek at the 14-year-old's new single: "All the Way Around."In an interview with the magazine, Lohan described her upcoming album as having "a different vibe" than those of her pop peers, like Miley Cyrus. "She’s really good," said Lohan. "But mine is more hip-hop. Kind of like Rihanna."
Lohan went on to hint about the possibly of a duet with her famous older sis."We talked about it," she said. "I think that would be awesome."Read the full story at PEOPLE.
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Lohan went on to hint about the possibly of a duet with her famous older sis."We talked about it," she said. "I think that would be awesome."Read the full story at PEOPLE.
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Rumors Made Kravitz Nearly 'Throw Up'
(July 9) -- Lenny Kravitz has a weak stomach when it comes to his name being dragged into a major divorce story.
According to a trainer who knows both Cynthia Rodriguez and Kravitz, Kravitz "looked like he was going to throw up" when he found out he would become part of Alex Rodriguez's highly publicized divorce. Even more interesting though is that Guy Oseary, who managed Kravitz, Madonna and Rodriguez, is the source behind the rumors linking the baseball slugger to Madonna.Donald Romero, a fitness trainer who recently accompanied Cynthia Rodriguez on a trip to Paris, says that Oseary was planning to "pimp out Madonna and A-Rod," and that Kravitz fired him shortly after finding out. Romero says Kravitz was devastated by the implication that he was involved with Rodriguez, saying "'I worked so hard to clean up my image and now I'm gonna get dragged into this.'"According to the New York Post report, Romero says Oseary planted the story because he was dumped.
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According to a trainer who knows both Cynthia Rodriguez and Kravitz, Kravitz "looked like he was going to throw up" when he found out he would become part of Alex Rodriguez's highly publicized divorce. Even more interesting though is that Guy Oseary, who managed Kravitz, Madonna and Rodriguez, is the source behind the rumors linking the baseball slugger to Madonna.Donald Romero, a fitness trainer who recently accompanied Cynthia Rodriguez on a trip to Paris, says that Oseary was planning to "pimp out Madonna and A-Rod," and that Kravitz fired him shortly after finding out. Romero says Kravitz was devastated by the implication that he was involved with Rodriguez, saying "'I worked so hard to clean up my image and now I'm gonna get dragged into this.'"According to the New York Post report, Romero says Oseary planted the story because he was dumped.
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Shocking Details in Madonna Biography
(July 8) - Madonna's estranged brother Christopher Ciccone opens up in a new book chronicling his superstar sister, making steamy allegations about her love life, marriage to Guy Ritchie and drug abuse in the unauthorized biography.'Life With My Sister Madonna,' which hits shelves on July 15, includes how the singer allegedly saved her 7-year-marriage to Guy Ritchie with counseling from a rabbi, her past lesbian flings with women, and her relationship with soon-to-be-divorced Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, Usmagazine.com reports.
According to early looks at the book, Ciccone claims that the main problem between Ritchie and Madonna was their desire to raise their kids in different places. The director preferred London but the singer wanted to move the family to New York.Ciccone also contends that the reason he and Madonna no longer speak is due to her husband. In the biography, Ciccone, who is gay, alleges that his relationship with Madonna went downhill after she married Ritchie because of the director's homophobic tendencies, a Chicago Sun Times columnist writes.Furthermore, an anecdote reveals that the 'Material Girl' once kissed her close friend Gwyneth Paltrow, while the two were partying at a club.EOnline.com is reporting Madonna's brother has already set up his TV book tour, and will appear on 'Good Morning America' as well as 'Chelsea Lately.'Photo Gallery
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According to early looks at the book, Ciccone claims that the main problem between Ritchie and Madonna was their desire to raise their kids in different places. The director preferred London but the singer wanted to move the family to New York.Ciccone also contends that the reason he and Madonna no longer speak is due to her husband. In the biography, Ciccone, who is gay, alleges that his relationship with Madonna went downhill after she married Ritchie because of the director's homophobic tendencies, a Chicago Sun Times columnist writes.Furthermore, an anecdote reveals that the 'Material Girl' once kissed her close friend Gwyneth Paltrow, while the two were partying at a club.EOnline.com is reporting Madonna's brother has already set up his TV book tour, and will appear on 'Good Morning America' as well as 'Chelsea Lately.'Photo Gallery
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Village People Policeman Has Surgery
LOS ANGELES (July 8) - Former Village People lead singer Victor Willis is recovering from vocal cord surgery and has postponed his tour.Willis, the band's original policeman, is resting in a San Diego hospital after surgery Monday to remove nodules from his vocal cords, spokeswoman Linda Smith said.
Willis sang lead and co-wrote lyrics to such Village People hits as "Y-M-C-A" and "Macho Man." He developed hoarseness after several 2007 performances, forcing him to cancel European and Canadian concert dates this year.He's expected to recover and reschedule the tour dates.Willis left the group in 1980. In 2006, San Francisco police found cocaine in his car; he pleaded no contest to drug possession and served three years' probation.
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Willis sang lead and co-wrote lyrics to such Village People hits as "Y-M-C-A" and "Macho Man." He developed hoarseness after several 2007 performances, forcing him to cancel European and Canadian concert dates this year.He's expected to recover and reschedule the tour dates.Willis left the group in 1980. In 2006, San Francisco police found cocaine in his car; he pleaded no contest to drug possession and served three years' probation.
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Nate Dogg Hit With Felony Charges
(June 8) - Prosecutors have filed felony charges against Nate Dogg, who authorities suspect threatened and stalked his wife.The rapper, whose real name is Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, was charged Monday. He was arrested last month by the California Highway Patrol after his wife claimed he was threatening her and following her as she drove on a freeway south of Los Angeles.
Hale, 38, will be arraigned July 16 on felony counts of making criminal threats, stalking and a misdemeanor charge of driving while his license was suspended for a drunken driving violation.He was arrested June 23 and released on bail a day later.His attorney, Mark Geragos, said Tuesday he looked forward to defending his client in court. "Unfortunately he's had a tough year and we look forward to getting him through it," Geragos said.Hale made his name appearing on songs alongside rappers such as Snoop Dogg, Warren G, 50 Cent and Eminem.
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Hale, 38, will be arraigned July 16 on felony counts of making criminal threats, stalking and a misdemeanor charge of driving while his license was suspended for a drunken driving violation.He was arrested June 23 and released on bail a day later.His attorney, Mark Geragos, said Tuesday he looked forward to defending his client in court. "Unfortunately he's had a tough year and we look forward to getting him through it," Geragos said.Hale made his name appearing on songs alongside rappers such as Snoop Dogg, Warren G, 50 Cent and Eminem.
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Bon Jovi 'Free' Show Tix Going for $1,500
NEW YORK (July 8) - Bon Jovi's concert in Central Park this Saturday is free. But that isn't stopping some scalpers from selling tickets for as much as $1,500 - despite a warning they cannot be resold.New York City has distributed 60,000 tickets, with each person limited to two freebies. The performance is billed as a prelude to the July 15th All-Star baseball game, which will highlight the final season at Yankee Stadium.
The New York Post reports that it found 267 listings for tickets on eBay Monday. Prices ranged from 99 cents to $1,500.Kimberly Spell, a spokeswoman for NYC Marketing, says lawyers will be contacting eBay officials to make them aware of the situation.
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The New York Post reports that it found 267 listings for tickets on eBay Monday. Prices ranged from 99 cents to $1,500.Kimberly Spell, a spokeswoman for NYC Marketing, says lawyers will be contacting eBay officials to make them aware of the situation.
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Monday, July 7, 2008
Lawyers, Surfers Turn on the Paparazzi
LOS ANGELES (July 7) - For years Hollywood's paparazzi have hounded celebrities, but now -- with help from local politicians, a lawyer in the Monica Lewinsky case, and even Malibu surfers -- they are the ones feeling the heat.In Los Angeles and the nearby beachside enclave of Malibu, city leaders want to slap restrictions on the paparazzi citing safety concerns. But the paps, along with legal experts, say they are protected by their right to free speech under the U.S. Constitution.
"The paparazzo is just as much covered by the First Amendment as you or I, or any Joe Schmo up the street," said Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Virginia-based Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press."I don't think under any First Amendment law you can single out a paparazzi photographer," she said.Still, many people are trying.Numerous Hollywood celebrities, ranging from Mel Gibson to Britney Spears, have homes in posh Malibu and as a result, it has become a magnet for photographers looking for stars.In late June, several Malibu surfers swarmed some paparazzi who had gathered at a beach to get shots of "Fool's Gold" actor Matthew McConaughey, 38, as he surfed.A fight ensued, was captured on video and posted online showing the shirtless surfers -- some apparently holding beer bottles -- battling with the photographers."No one who lives here wants you here," one surfer yells.TAXING THE PAPS
One week later, peace seemed to reign on Malibu's beaches as surfers handed out flowers to the paparazzi in a gesture of goodwill after the two groups traded threats online for days and as sheriff's deputies patrolled to prevent further fights.Still, Malibu officials are considering regulations that include buffer zones around certain areas, licensing photographers and taxing revenues from the photos they take.Malibu City Councilman Andy Stern supports new rules, but declined to say specifically what is under consideration.He told Reuters he himself has experienced perilous situations as paparazzi tailed celebrities on a key stretch of highway in Malibu."My obligation is to protect everyone, not just the paparazzi," Stern said. "If they want us to ignore them, that's just not going to happen."Malibu officials are getting advice from Kenneth Starr, the attorney whose investigation of former President Bill Clinton led to the uncovering of his sexual liaison with Monica Lewinsky and caused his impeachment. Starr is dean of the Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu.Earlier this year in nearby Los Angeles, City Councilman Dennis Zine proposed restrictions on the paparazzi, suggesting they be kept several feet away from stars they photograph."It's becoming more combative where people are saying they've had enough with these people," Zine said."Right now, you have no laws that really apply. You have a chaotic situation that keeps on getting worse," he said.Zine points to the 1997 death of Princess Diana, who was killed in the Paris car crash along with companion Dodi al-Fayed as the paparazzi pursued them, as an example of why Los Angeles needs restrictions on celebrity photographers.NOT SO FAST, COUNCILMAN
The number of paparazzi tailing Hollywood's young elite has swelled in recent years, and dozens of photographers often crowd celebrity hot spots. In decades past, top restaurants and clubs attracted only three or four.Starchasing is easier for the paparazzi in California and the United States than in some countries in Europe, where privacy laws favor stars. In France, for example, the paps often must get a celebrity's permission to take and distribute a picture.Lower costs for photo equipment and growing demand from magazine editors for shots of celebrities doing every-day things -- instead of looking coiffed on the red carpet -- also has contributed to the growing numbers of paparazzi."They want to see them with their hair kind of messed up, they want to see them with maybe some spaghetti sauce on their shirt, they want to see them a little bit pudgy," said Brad Elterman, co-owner of Los Angeles-based agency Buzz Foto.Paparazzi -- many of whom are immigrants -- can sell the same picture to different magazines and make thousands of dollars on a single shot, an income stream that affords top photographers nice cars and flexible hours, Elterman said."It's like the Mafia, once you're in you never want to leave," he said.Experts said that authorities in California could crack down on the paparazzi's excesses by enforcing current traffic and trespassing laws. Still, those clamp-downs would not affect the ease with which unflattering celebrity photos are transmitted on the Internet, or the public's demand for more."We're in an age where no one really knows where the lines can or should be drawn," said Gary Morgan, CEO of the L.A.-based celebrity photo agency Splash News.
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"The paparazzo is just as much covered by the First Amendment as you or I, or any Joe Schmo up the street," said Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Virginia-based Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press."I don't think under any First Amendment law you can single out a paparazzi photographer," she said.Still, many people are trying.Numerous Hollywood celebrities, ranging from Mel Gibson to Britney Spears, have homes in posh Malibu and as a result, it has become a magnet for photographers looking for stars.In late June, several Malibu surfers swarmed some paparazzi who had gathered at a beach to get shots of "Fool's Gold" actor Matthew McConaughey, 38, as he surfed.A fight ensued, was captured on video and posted online showing the shirtless surfers -- some apparently holding beer bottles -- battling with the photographers."No one who lives here wants you here," one surfer yells.TAXING THE PAPS
One week later, peace seemed to reign on Malibu's beaches as surfers handed out flowers to the paparazzi in a gesture of goodwill after the two groups traded threats online for days and as sheriff's deputies patrolled to prevent further fights.Still, Malibu officials are considering regulations that include buffer zones around certain areas, licensing photographers and taxing revenues from the photos they take.Malibu City Councilman Andy Stern supports new rules, but declined to say specifically what is under consideration.He told Reuters he himself has experienced perilous situations as paparazzi tailed celebrities on a key stretch of highway in Malibu."My obligation is to protect everyone, not just the paparazzi," Stern said. "If they want us to ignore them, that's just not going to happen."Malibu officials are getting advice from Kenneth Starr, the attorney whose investigation of former President Bill Clinton led to the uncovering of his sexual liaison with Monica Lewinsky and caused his impeachment. Starr is dean of the Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu.Earlier this year in nearby Los Angeles, City Councilman Dennis Zine proposed restrictions on the paparazzi, suggesting they be kept several feet away from stars they photograph."It's becoming more combative where people are saying they've had enough with these people," Zine said."Right now, you have no laws that really apply. You have a chaotic situation that keeps on getting worse," he said.Zine points to the 1997 death of Princess Diana, who was killed in the Paris car crash along with companion Dodi al-Fayed as the paparazzi pursued them, as an example of why Los Angeles needs restrictions on celebrity photographers.NOT SO FAST, COUNCILMAN
The number of paparazzi tailing Hollywood's young elite has swelled in recent years, and dozens of photographers often crowd celebrity hot spots. In decades past, top restaurants and clubs attracted only three or four.Starchasing is easier for the paparazzi in California and the United States than in some countries in Europe, where privacy laws favor stars. In France, for example, the paps often must get a celebrity's permission to take and distribute a picture.Lower costs for photo equipment and growing demand from magazine editors for shots of celebrities doing every-day things -- instead of looking coiffed on the red carpet -- also has contributed to the growing numbers of paparazzi."They want to see them with their hair kind of messed up, they want to see them with maybe some spaghetti sauce on their shirt, they want to see them a little bit pudgy," said Brad Elterman, co-owner of Los Angeles-based agency Buzz Foto.Paparazzi -- many of whom are immigrants -- can sell the same picture to different magazines and make thousands of dollars on a single shot, an income stream that affords top photographers nice cars and flexible hours, Elterman said."It's like the Mafia, once you're in you never want to leave," he said.Experts said that authorities in California could crack down on the paparazzi's excesses by enforcing current traffic and trespassing laws. Still, those clamp-downs would not affect the ease with which unflattering celebrity photos are transmitted on the Internet, or the public's demand for more."We're in an age where no one really knows where the lines can or should be drawn," said Gary Morgan, CEO of the L.A.-based celebrity photo agency Splash News.
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Friday, July 4, 2008
Madonna, Guy Out Together in New York
(July 2) - Perhaps as an attempt to dispel rumors of their impending divorce, Madonna and her husband Guy Ritchie stepped out for dinner in New York City last night.The couple hit an Italian restaurant on New York's Upper West side, and walked in holding hands, PEOPLE.com reports.
"They looked very unassuming. Not like they were looking for attention," a witness said."Everyone was whispering and saying, 'Wow, that was Madonna. She is supposed to be separating from her husband. I can't believe she is here," the same source added.Madonna's date night with Guy comes after allegations she was having an affair with Yankees' third baseman Alex Rodriquez. But the star denied those reports."Madonna and Alex have the same manager, Guy Oseary. They have met. They know each other and Madonna took her kids to a Yankees game last week. There's really not anything to comment on beyond that," her rep told PEOPLE.Rodriguez himself refused to talk about any alleged relationship he may have with the singer."I'm not talking about it. No comment," the baseball player told the New York Post.
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"They looked very unassuming. Not like they were looking for attention," a witness said."Everyone was whispering and saying, 'Wow, that was Madonna. She is supposed to be separating from her husband. I can't believe she is here," the same source added.Madonna's date night with Guy comes after allegations she was having an affair with Yankees' third baseman Alex Rodriquez. But the star denied those reports."Madonna and Alex have the same manager, Guy Oseary. They have met. They know each other and Madonna took her kids to a Yankees game last week. There's really not anything to comment on beyond that," her rep told PEOPLE.Rodriguez himself refused to talk about any alleged relationship he may have with the singer."I'm not talking about it. No comment," the baseball player told the New York Post.
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Thursday, July 3, 2008
DMX Busted Yet Again in Arizona
LOS ANGELES (July 3) - Rap star DMX was arrested for failing to appear in court and other complaints at a Phoenix airport Wednesday, adding to his legal woes that include drug possession and animal cruelty charges.A Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spokesman said DMX, 37, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was taken into custody after getting off an airplane from Florida. Last week, he was arrested twice in that state, once for driving without a license and again in a drug bust.
In Phoenix, sheriffs arrested DMX for failure to appear in court, failure to pay fines and driving without a license, said Capt. Aaron Douglas, spokesman for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. The warrants are from past cases stemming from his arrests for marijuana possession and unauthorized driving of an all terrain vehicle (ATV), Douglas said.DMX's management company could not be reached for comment, and his attorney was not immediately available.The rapper, who has a home outside Phoenix, was arrested in Arizona in May on suspicion of drug possession and animal cruelty after searches of his home allegedly turned up weapons, drugs, dog carcasses and abused pit bulls.DMX barricaded himself in his bedroom at his home during that arrest, before eventually surrendering.But he gave himself up without incident on Wednesday at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, as he stepped off a plane after arriving from Florida, Douglas said.DMX pleaded guilty in New Jersey to animal cruelty charges in 2002 for neglecting a dozen pit bulls, according to news reports. As part of his sentence he was required to make a public service announcement against animal abuse.While he is best known as a rapper, DMX also has acted in several movies including "Romeo Must Die" and "Exit Wounds."Reuters/NielsenCelebs in Trouble
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In Phoenix, sheriffs arrested DMX for failure to appear in court, failure to pay fines and driving without a license, said Capt. Aaron Douglas, spokesman for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. The warrants are from past cases stemming from his arrests for marijuana possession and unauthorized driving of an all terrain vehicle (ATV), Douglas said.DMX's management company could not be reached for comment, and his attorney was not immediately available.The rapper, who has a home outside Phoenix, was arrested in Arizona in May on suspicion of drug possession and animal cruelty after searches of his home allegedly turned up weapons, drugs, dog carcasses and abused pit bulls.DMX barricaded himself in his bedroom at his home during that arrest, before eventually surrendering.But he gave himself up without incident on Wednesday at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, as he stepped off a plane after arriving from Florida, Douglas said.DMX pleaded guilty in New Jersey to animal cruelty charges in 2002 for neglecting a dozen pit bulls, according to news reports. As part of his sentence he was required to make a public service announcement against animal abuse.While he is best known as a rapper, DMX also has acted in several movies including "Romeo Must Die" and "Exit Wounds."Reuters/NielsenCelebs in Trouble
Roger Clemens is accused of carrying on a decade-long relationship with troubled country singer Mindy McCready that began with she was on 15. The New York Daily News report could damage the baseball legend's credibility in his lawsuit against a former trainer.
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Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora has plead no contest to one misdemeanor count of driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit stemming from a March 25 arrest. Prosecutors dropped a second charge of driving under the influence.
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Boisterous CNN host Richard Quest was arrested in Central Park early Friday morning, allegedly telling police: "I have meth in my pocket." He was later arraigned on a misdemeanor drug charge.
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Parisian prosecutors are calling for former film star Brigitte Bardot to be given a two-month suspended sentence and a hefty fine for anti-Muslim statements made in a letter to France's then interior minister, Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Vanilla Ice, known on his birth certificate as Rob Van Winkle, landed himself in handcuffs and with a domestic battery charge after he reportedly shoved his wife during an argument.
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Former 'O.C.' problem child Mischa Barton, seen in her mug shot, was pulled over and arrested on Dec. 27 by West Hollywood police for driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license. On Thursday she was sentenced to three years probation and ordered into an alcohol education program.
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Raffaelo Follieri, who's been dating actress Anne Hathaway for more than a year, was detained by police on April 3 after an incident involving Follieri and a bad check worth nearly a quarter-million dollars.
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Naomi Campbell, the supermodel who's no stranger to handcuffs or assault allegations, is arrested at London's Heathrow airport after allegedly assaulting a police officer there.
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Poison drummer Rikki Rockett was arrested on a Mississippi rape warrant in Los Angeles, Feb. 24. He was picked up at the airport following a concert over the weekend in New Zealand.
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Shia LaBeouf, who already got off of trespassing charges for a possibly-drunk Walgreens arrest, briefly had a $1,000 bench warrant against him after failing to appear in court for a smoking offense. The warrant was subsequently dismissed when LaBeouf's attorney entered a not-guilty plea.
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(July 3) - A-Rod and the Material Girl? That's a lot of hits. Reports that Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez and Madonna have become close just as their marriages are disintegrating have both the celebrity gossip industry and the sporting world - each a chatty bunch - buzzing with questions about the two "friends."A third boldface name was added to the saga when Rodriguez' wife fled from New York to the Paris home of rocker Lenny Kravitz, who denied anything improper had happened with the slugger's wife.
The story began last week amid tabloid stories that Madonna, who is married to the British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, had consulted a high-profile London divorce attorney. On Tuesday her publicist issued a statement saying Madonna's marriage was not in jeopardy. Then US Weekly magazine reported that Rodriguez, 32, has been making late-night visits to the Manhattan apartment of Madonna, 49.Janice Min, editor-in-chief of Us Weekly, said the magazine was "100 percent" confident in its story, which she said was based on multiple sources.Min said US Weekly has been careful not to overstate what's known of the relationship, which the latest issue labels a "hot new friendship.""The facts are that he comes to her apartment late at night, that they have a friendship, that she had never been photographed at a Yankees game until she was photographed in A-Rod's seats," said Min. "I think from those facts we put forth, a lot of people would infer that something more is going on."Madonna's publicist, Liz Rosenberg, acknowledged the two know each other after meeting at a charity event, but denied any romance. Rodriguez has refused to even address the topic when questioned by reporters, leading some to wonder if he could indeed be involved in the biggest Yankee romance since Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe.On Thursday, the New York Daily News reported that Rodriguez and his wife, Cynthia, have separated, citing an anonymous source. The couple was married in 2002 and has two children, Natasha Alexander and Ella Alexander. Then came news that Cynthia visited Kravitz in Paris.Weekly Tabloid RoundupWeekly Tabloid Roundup
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The story began last week amid tabloid stories that Madonna, who is married to the British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, had consulted a high-profile London divorce attorney. On Tuesday her publicist issued a statement saying Madonna's marriage was not in jeopardy. Then US Weekly magazine reported that Rodriguez, 32, has been making late-night visits to the Manhattan apartment of Madonna, 49.Janice Min, editor-in-chief of Us Weekly, said the magazine was "100 percent" confident in its story, which she said was based on multiple sources.Min said US Weekly has been careful not to overstate what's known of the relationship, which the latest issue labels a "hot new friendship.""The facts are that he comes to her apartment late at night, that they have a friendship, that she had never been photographed at a Yankees game until she was photographed in A-Rod's seats," said Min. "I think from those facts we put forth, a lot of people would infer that something more is going on."Madonna's publicist, Liz Rosenberg, acknowledged the two know each other after meeting at a charity event, but denied any romance. Rodriguez has refused to even address the topic when questioned by reporters, leading some to wonder if he could indeed be involved in the biggest Yankee romance since Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe.On Thursday, the New York Daily News reported that Rodriguez and his wife, Cynthia, have separated, citing an anonymous source. The couple was married in 2002 and has two children, Natasha Alexander and Ella Alexander. Then came news that Cynthia visited Kravitz in Paris.Weekly Tabloid RoundupWeekly Tabloid Roundup
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"Cynthia is a friend ... she came here to escape from everything happening in New York City," Kravitz said in a statement. "I opened my home to her as a friend and I find it extremely hurtful that I am now being referred to as an adulterer."Coverage of the private lives of Yankees is not new, particularly in an era in which professional athletes are increasingly scrutinized off the field.Earlier this year, it was reported that former Yankee pitcher Roger Clemens had an affair with country music singer Mindy McCready. Derek Jeter's string of girlfriends have also received considerable press, most notably a relationship with another mega-selling singer, Mariah Carey.Rodriguez, however, has found himself in the tabloids more than any other Yankee since arriving in New York in 2004. Last year, he was labeled "Stray-Rod" on the front page of the New York Post after being photographed out at night with a former Vegas stripper.On Thursday, sports talk radio in New York was dominated by larger concerns: mainly the dim playoff prospects for both the Yankees and Mets.The sports blog Deadspin wondered Thursday how Rodriguez would be greeted by fans at Yankee Stadium in the team's upcoming series against the Boston Red Sox: "Will there be any cone bras in the stands? Sean Penn masks? The theme from `Evita' being sung by a heavenly choir of visiting Red Sox fans?"80% of businesses have at least one Mac
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
No Rape Charges for Poison Drummer
JACKSON, Miss. (July 2) - A rape charge against Rikki Rockett has been dropped after authorities determined that the Poison drummer was not in the state at the time of the alleged crime.
Authorities say they are now looking for a man with a history of passing himself off as a rock musician to pick up women.Rockett was accused of raping a woman at a central Mississippi casino in September 2007 and arrested in March. The Neshoba County district attorney's office confirmed Tuesday that the charges were dropped.Rockett said he was in California when the rape was alleged."I was with my fiance watching her try on wedding dresses," Rockett said in a Tuesday phone interview with The Associated Press from Salt Lake City, where Poison is preparing to launch a 49-date tour. "We've got eyewitnesses to that."Pick Your Poison
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Authorities say they are now looking for a man with a history of passing himself off as a rock musician to pick up women.Rockett was accused of raping a woman at a central Mississippi casino in September 2007 and arrested in March. The Neshoba County district attorney's office confirmed Tuesday that the charges were dropped.Rockett said he was in California when the rape was alleged."I was with my fiance watching her try on wedding dresses," Rockett said in a Tuesday phone interview with The Associated Press from Salt Lake City, where Poison is preparing to launch a 49-date tour. "We've got eyewitnesses to that."Pick Your Poison
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Visa Denied, Boy George Cancels Big Tour
NEW YORK (July 1) - Boy George's plans for a North American tour have run into some bad karma.The Culture Club singer, whose given name is George O'Dowd, has canceled his summer plans after U.S. authorities denied him a visa to enter the country.
O'Dowd, 47, had planned to officially kick off his 25-city tour in Aspen, Colo., on July 10, and was to throw in a free concert at the New York City Department of Sanitation's Family Day in August. He worked for the department in 2006 while performing court-ordered community service in a drug case.That didn't appear possible, though, when last week O'Dowd's managers issued a statement saying he had been refused a visa because he's awaiting trial in London on charges that he falsely imprisoned a man. The Sun newspaper reported in April that a 28-year-old man claimed he was chained and threatened at O'Dowd's London flat, where he had gone to work as a photo model.The singer, whose hits include "Karma Chameleon," has pleaded not guilty."I was really hoping that the issue would be resolved and that some kind soul at the U.S. Visa Office would realize that if the police in the U.K. placed no restrictions on my movements, that should have been good enough for them," O'Dowd said in a statement Tuesday."I am very sorry that I will not see all my American fans this year, but I wish them a happy and healthy Fourth of July. I include the Visa Office in those good wishes and realize they are doing a very difficult job and I just got unlucky," he said.Meanwhile, O'Dowd intends to reschedule his North American tour for next winter. He'll continue his concert tours of South America and the United Kingdom in September and October.
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O'Dowd, 47, had planned to officially kick off his 25-city tour in Aspen, Colo., on July 10, and was to throw in a free concert at the New York City Department of Sanitation's Family Day in August. He worked for the department in 2006 while performing court-ordered community service in a drug case.That didn't appear possible, though, when last week O'Dowd's managers issued a statement saying he had been refused a visa because he's awaiting trial in London on charges that he falsely imprisoned a man. The Sun newspaper reported in April that a 28-year-old man claimed he was chained and threatened at O'Dowd's London flat, where he had gone to work as a photo model.The singer, whose hits include "Karma Chameleon," has pleaded not guilty."I was really hoping that the issue would be resolved and that some kind soul at the U.S. Visa Office would realize that if the police in the U.K. placed no restrictions on my movements, that should have been good enough for them," O'Dowd said in a statement Tuesday."I am very sorry that I will not see all my American fans this year, but I wish them a happy and healthy Fourth of July. I include the Visa Office in those good wishes and realize they are doing a very difficult job and I just got unlucky," he said.Meanwhile, O'Dowd intends to reschedule his North American tour for next winter. He'll continue his concert tours of South America and the United Kingdom in September and October.
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Madonna's Rep Shoots Down Divorce, A-Rod Rumors
(July 1) - U.S. pop star Madonna and her husband, British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, are not planning to divorce, her spokeswoman said Tuesday, denying media speculation that their marriage is ending."There are no divorce plans," Liz Rosenberg, Madonna's publicist, said in a statement emailed to Reuters.
Rumors that the London-based couple planned to split have been circulating for months, fueled most recently by reports that the singer had lined up Fiona Shackleton, a lawyer for Paul McCartney in his bitter divorce from Heather Mills.The speculation reached a fever pitch last week in London, where the Daily Mirror newspaper dedicated two front pages to the plight of the couple's marriage.Guy Ritchie's mother has also blasted reports of a divorce, calling the stories "rubbish."Madonna, 49, and Ritchie, 39, married in December 2000 at Skibo Castle in northeast Scotland. They met at a party hosted by ex-Police frontman Sting and his wife Trudie Styler.Their son, Rocco, was several months old on their wedding day, and in 2006 Madonna applied to adopt David Banda, a boy from Malawi whose mother died shortly after his birth. The adoption was approved by a Malawian court in May.Madonna also has a daughter, Lourdes, from an earlier relationship. She was married once before, to Hollywood actor Sean Penn, in the 1980s.Madonna is one of the most successful rock stars of all time, with global album sales estimated at more than 200 million copies. A multi-Grammy award winner, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March.Ritchie is best known for his movies "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998) and "Snatch" (2000), but he has come in for critical maulings since then, most notably when he directed Madonna in "Swept Away" (2002).Asked if he would ever work with his wife again, Ritchie told Reuters in an interview in late 2007: "I don't know. We don't want to stick our chins out again."Madonna's rep also shoots down rumors claiming the singer is involved with New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez. Us reported the 'Material Girl' reportedly snuck the married A-Rod into her New York apartment building for solo visits, which has "all the doormen ... talking."Madonna and Rodriguez have also swapped tickets. He was seen at Madonna's concert in New York City on April 30, and Madonna was in A-Rod's seats for a Yankee game on June 22.
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Rumors that the London-based couple planned to split have been circulating for months, fueled most recently by reports that the singer had lined up Fiona Shackleton, a lawyer for Paul McCartney in his bitter divorce from Heather Mills.The speculation reached a fever pitch last week in London, where the Daily Mirror newspaper dedicated two front pages to the plight of the couple's marriage.Guy Ritchie's mother has also blasted reports of a divorce, calling the stories "rubbish."Madonna, 49, and Ritchie, 39, married in December 2000 at Skibo Castle in northeast Scotland. They met at a party hosted by ex-Police frontman Sting and his wife Trudie Styler.Their son, Rocco, was several months old on their wedding day, and in 2006 Madonna applied to adopt David Banda, a boy from Malawi whose mother died shortly after his birth. The adoption was approved by a Malawian court in May.Madonna also has a daughter, Lourdes, from an earlier relationship. She was married once before, to Hollywood actor Sean Penn, in the 1980s.Madonna is one of the most successful rock stars of all time, with global album sales estimated at more than 200 million copies. A multi-Grammy award winner, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March.Ritchie is best known for his movies "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998) and "Snatch" (2000), but he has come in for critical maulings since then, most notably when he directed Madonna in "Swept Away" (2002).Asked if he would ever work with his wife again, Ritchie told Reuters in an interview in late 2007: "I don't know. We don't want to stick our chins out again."Madonna's rep also shoots down rumors claiming the singer is involved with New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez. Us reported the 'Material Girl' reportedly snuck the married A-Rod into her New York apartment building for solo visits, which has "all the doormen ... talking."Madonna and Rodriguez have also swapped tickets. He was seen at Madonna's concert in New York City on April 30, and Madonna was in A-Rod's seats for a Yankee game on June 22.
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(July 1) - Before Pete Wentz wed Ashlee Simpson last May, he probably came clean about his kissing past. Specifically: he's made out with guys.In an interview with Out magazine, the Fall Out Boy bassist admitted that he was 16 or 17 when he first kissed a guy -- and it was on a dare. Wentz also said he continued experimenting through age 19. His last same-sex smooch?"A long time ago. Probably when I was 22?" said the 29-year-old Wentz, who also said he has a man-crush on fellow musician John Mayer.
In the interview, Wentz went on to downplay his same-sex adventures, insisting that he's always felt "this relentless heterosexual drive" -- despite discussing his "possible bisexuality" with Blender back in 2007."When I said that I make out with dudes, there was a slight sense of sexual rebellion in that," he told Out. "And I probably even made it a bigger deal than it was."
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In the interview, Wentz went on to downplay his same-sex adventures, insisting that he's always felt "this relentless heterosexual drive" -- despite discussing his "possible bisexuality" with Blender back in 2007."When I said that I make out with dudes, there was a slight sense of sexual rebellion in that," he told Out. "And I probably even made it a bigger deal than it was."
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