“It’s true – I’m going to be a mummy!” she Tweeted Monday, posting a photo of herself dressed up as such for Halloween and cradling her baby bump.
This will be the first child for Simpson, who has previously expressed her desire to have fiancé Eric Johnson‘s babies.
“I definitely see myself having a family with him, so that’s exciting to think about,” Simpson said shortly after her beau, a former NFL athlete, popped the question last November.
Although she's one celeb whose name we thought would never share the same sentence as "nude photo scandal," it looks like Taylor Swift is taking her turn in the denial rodeo. After celebrity skin website, Celeb Jihad posted photos of an alleged topless Swift with the headline, "Taylor Swift Topless Private Pic Leaked?" the poised and pretty country crooner is in full attack mode, assuring her fans that she is not the girl in the photo, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The photo in question shows a young blonde, who bares a striking resemblance to Swift, sprawled across a bed wearing only a pair of blue underwear.
But along with some curious clickers, the website may also be receiving a lawsuit from Swift's lawyers. If the photo is not removed from the website, Swift and her team are prepared to sue for trademark infringement, reports TMZ. A letter from Swift's representatives to Celeb Jihad stated that their story was based on "false pornographic images and false 'news.'"
This story of celebrity exploitation is all too familiar. Earlier this year, nude self-portraits of a woman who appeared to be Scarlett Johansson surfaced, but the actress vehemently denied that she was the subject of the photos.
Timberlake, a Grammy-winner six times over before beginning his acting career full time, has been offered a spot in the Coen Brothers latest film, Variety reports. The flick, called "Inside Lewyn Davis," is a film about the early 60s folk scene in Greenwich Village, with the lead, a musician based on Village legend Dave Van Ronk, to be played by Oscar Isaac.
Timberlake would play a folk musician named Jim, who, quite interestingly, is married to Carey Mulligan; in this summer's "Drive," Mulligan and Isaac played a married couple.
Timberlake recently dipped back into music, producing an album for FreeSol and performing on a number of songs on the disc. Oh, and he also aced "The History of Rap" with Jimmy Fallon last week.
The film would pair the former pop star with arguably the most prestigious filmmakers of his career. He's had a banner calendar year, starring in hits such as David Fincher's "The Social Network," "Bad Teacher" and "Friends With Benefits." His latest film, "In Time," opened to a soft $12 million at the box office this past weekend.
The 37-year-old Dark Knight Rises actor and his sweetheart were also joined by their cutie pie daughter.
Christian was spotted on the set of The Dark Knight Rises with co-star Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Friday - for filming, Trump Tower was turned into the Wayne Enterprises building!
"Tear It Up" comes from his upcoming independent album,"Skate Boy (Deluxe Edition)", that will be released in stores across the United States on Tuesday, November 1. Aside from this song, the mixtape also includes a track about his controversial military comments and a remix of Drake's "Headlines".
"Skate Boy (Deluxe Edition)" is set to come out before Soulja puts out his highly anticipated 4th studio album in early 2012. In a recent interview with Billboard, he revealed several collaborations he has prepared for the effort. "Me and Drizzy," he said. "We definitely going to drop something. Definitely Busta Rhymes, Lil B."
When speaking of competitors, he pointed out, "I mean there's artists out there, but its like, shit got dry in the last few years. N***as be trying to sound like me and shit. I listen to a hit, its like 'Okay it's a hit, but it sounds like me.' Every time I do something they copy it. I mean its cool, it makes me bigger and shit. But it's just like... Once you do so much copying, I can't do me then."
It turns out that Sue "at one point had Broadway dreams." In a flashback scene on the upcoming episode, 16-year-old Sue will be featured performing the title song from "Oklahoma!" on stage. However, a brutal critic broke the young girl's heart.
"Her little heart was broken," the Sue depicter, Jane Lynch, teased. "Will tells Sue, 'Poor little Susie Sylvester was told she wasn't good, and now she's got to punish the world.' Like a lot of angry people out there, Sue's a wannabe."
Tackling the role of 16-year-old Sue is 19-year-old Colby Minifie. Commenting on the young actress, Lynch told TV Guide , "I think they did a terrific job casting. She has a great voice and energy."
Also highly anticipated on "Glee" is the election of the students' class president, which coincides with Sue's congressional bid. Giving a tidbit on this, Brennan shared, "People are voting for both elections in the school, with signs pointing voters in different directions," adding that the final results take "a very surprising twist."
Another plot set up for Sue is a love triangle involving coach Beiste and football recruiter character played by Eric Bruskotter. "In Episode 7, we find out that Bieste's new man is Sue's booty call. The two ladies end up fighting for him. Not sure yet who wins," an insider has revealed.
According to reports from Us Weekly and People magazine, the reality TV star is planning to file for divorce from her husband Kris Humphries.
Keeping Up with the Kardashians producer Ryan Seacrest confirmed a divorce is imminent.
“Yes @kimkardashian is filing for divorce this morning. I touched base with her, getting a statement in just a few mins (sic),” he wrote on Twitter.
Kim — who attended a Halloween party in New York over the weekend but did not bring Kris along — has reportedly hired divorce lawyer Laura Wasser, who has previously represented Britney Spears, Maria Shriver, Angelina Jolie and Ryan Reynolds and will cite “irreconcilable differences” in her divorce papers.
Sources close to the pair told website TMZ that their arguments over where to live were responsible for the breakdown of the union, with Kris wanting to live in Minnesota while Kim didn’t want to leave Los Angeles.
The date of separation is reportedly Oct. 31, 2011.
“She wanted the fairy tale and she got caught up in it all,” says a source close to Kardashian. “She felt like the pressure of the TV show just isn’t what they could have handled.”
“They’re not getting along at all,” another insider said. “Kris is not drinking the Kardashian Kool-Aid, and it’s causing major problems.
“On some levels, she feels like she made a mistake.”
Kim has previously revealed her marriage to 26-year-old Kris wasn’t ideal because of the publicity surrounding their union and said they were finding it hard to get some alone time.
“It’s not been ideal because you’re newlyweds and you want privacy.”
Kim and Kris tied the knot in a fairytale ceremony in front of 440 guests in Montecito, California with her sisters Khloe and Kourtney as matron and maid of honor, and her nephew, 23-month old Mason, as ring bearer.
The 53-year-old star — who has previously been married to Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie and is currently dating 24-year-old dancer Brahim Zaibat — believes women all have similar expectations about love, though she knows she is responsible for her own happiness.
“We women still want what we’ve always wanted. So much has changed for us over the last few decades, in that we have the opportunity for better education, for many different kinds of jobs, for being independent in ourselves,” she said.
“But we all still find ourselves wanting the same thing at the same time – to be swept off our feet by the perfect man.
“We all think that perfect love is going to change our lives immensely. And of course love does change your life. But what we also have to understand is that happiness lies in our own hands, not someone else’s.”
Madge insists no one has ever given up their “kingdom” for her but she wouldn’t want anyone to make big sacrifices for her happiness.
“No one’s ever given up their kingdom for me yet. And to tell you the truth, I wouldn’t want them to,” she added.
“When a man gives up his kingdom for you, then it’s your job to make him feel like he’s still a king for the rest of his life. That’s a tall order.”
On Saturday, October 29, Millenium Films has announced that De Niro and Travolta will kick off the production of the movie on January 16, 2012. "Ghost Rider" helmer Steven Johnson is set to serve behind the lens, while "Snow White and the Huntsman" scribe Evan Daugherty will pen the script.
"Killing Season" follows an American military veteran (De Niro) who lives in a remote cabin in the woods. He then strikes up an unlikely friendship with a European tourist (Travolta) who suddenly comes to visit him. However, everything changes as the veteran finds out that the tourist is a Serbian soldier bent on revenge. The two then form a one-on-one war at the grueling Appalachian mountain.
Millenium will distribute the film in consultation with Corsan. Of the project, Corsan CEO Paul Breuls said, "I've loved this project from the moment I read Evan Daugherty's script. It's thrilling, imaginative, unexpected and dominated by two extraordinary characters on a collision course." He added, "I'm very pleased this film is moving into production and to be partnered with Avi Lerner [Millenium topper] and his team at Millenium."
Lerner went on adding, "We're excited to be co-financing and co-producing this film with Corsan, and to be working again with Robert De Niro and John Travolta." He said, "We've never seen these two great actors on screen together before, and we're excited to see what comes of the combination."
The socialite and reality star attended several parties in New York over the weekend — but, according to reports, Kim was there without her new husband Kris Humphries.
New York Post gossip column Page Six reports that on Saturday night, Humphries did a disappearing act as Kim — who was dressed as Poison Ivy in a green bustier outfit and red wig — hosted a Midori party at Lavo in Midtown.
“Kris was supposed to there but flew home to see his family in Minnesota instead,” a source said.
Yesterday Kim flew to Australia, but her original flight was canceled, so she had to drive late Saturday night after the party to Philadelphia to get a flight out from there.
We recently reported how Kim was unhappy in her marriage to Kris.
“Kim’s miserable,” a source told America’s Life & Style magazine.
“They’re always fighting.
“Kim said to herself, ‘I didn’t know marriage was going to be so hard. With all this travel and work, it’s been a big adjustment for both of us’.
“She doesn’t feel like she’s ready for the commitment.
“Kim feels this all happened too soon, that she didn’t take time to get to know Kris. She’s embarrassed — she rushed into things, and now she’s stuck.
“Kim is definitely worried that Kris isn’t mature enough and could be using her for her money — especially since he’s not working right now with the NBA lockout.
“He tries to have creative input in Kourtney & Kim Take New York. It’s her show, and he tries to dominate it.”
"Obviously we are here in October - we were supposed to do this show in August. Obviously, the stage is different. You are different and we are different," said vocalist Jennifer Nettles on the stage. "We are all changed by what happened then."
"We are going to try to give you the best show that we can, and to celebrate healing with you, and to celebrate life and music with you here tonight," she added. The 37-year-old singer additionally informed the audience that they visited the fair grounds prior to the concert.
Clad in all-black outfits, Nettles and her band mate Kristian Bush delivered a 90-minute concert for the crowd. Some of their hit songs showcased that night included "Tonight" and "Little Miss".
During the benefit performance, concertgoers were encouraged to donate $10 to the Indiana State Fair Remembrance Fund by texting the word "fair" to 27722. The show also marked the final date of the duo's Incredible Machine Tour.
On August 13, the stage collapse at Indiana Fairgrounds killed 7 people. More than 40 fans were seriously injured during the incident.
The British actress believes the Inception hunk is the best actor in the world.
“Leonardo is the most incredible actor on the planet,” says Carey.
“Getting to act with him is just amazing. I walked away from my audition for the film and I couldn’t believe that I’d been acting with him. I’ve worked with amazing people, but my friends freak out that I’m working with him. I freak out in a geeky acting way. They freak out in a starstruck way. He’s Leonardo DiCaprio!”
Carey recently insisted she doesn’t want to be the next Keira Knightley.
The actress says she is being inundated with offers to star in period dramas but has so far managed to resist following the same career path as Keira.
“As brilliant as they were, there wasn’t a good enough reason for me to do them,” says Carey.
“I felt I had just come out of a really long two years of doing lots of British TV, and lots of costume drama, Austen and Dickens, and I just didn’t feel like going back into that territory. I just thought that I should wait. Then I just suddenly found all these exciting roles like Drive.”
Insisting that the blonde girl in the image was not the country music star, her camp demanded that the photo be taken down immediately, accusing Celeb Jihad of spreading "false pornographic images and false 'news' about the singer." Despite the trademark infringement threat, the site has yet to remove its post titled "Taylor Swift Topless Private Pic Leaked?"
Celeb Jihad put out the alleged topless photo of Taylor back in August. The picture captures a girl who "bears a striking resemblance" to the ex-girlfriend of Jake Gyllenhaal reclining on a bed with her breasts exposed. A representative for the site told TMZ that it was considering its options, while to Gossip Cop, it claimed that the shot of "Taylor Swift shall stay up".
The Moneyball star has reportedly been guilt-tripped into giving up the habit after he was spotted by daughters Zahara, six, and five-year-old Shiloh having a quick cigarette at the bottom of his garden in his rented home in Budapest.
“They followed him outside and caught him puffing away. They couldn’t believe it as he’s always said smoking’s bad for you,” a source said.
Brad — who also raises Maddox, 10, Pax, seven, and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne with partner Angelina Jolie – has been undergoing hypnotherapy sessions and taking nicotine lollipops and mints to try to fight the craving.
The actor recently admitted he always puts his children and family life first. Even though his kids can be “unruly” at times.
“We’re a normal family, a mother and father, and the kids get unruly! The kids are fantastic and say the funniest things I’ve ever heard,” he said.
“But the most important thing for us is to make sure we carve out time for them, that we get group time and one on one time because it’s our responsibility to show them around and help shape them. So I guess the only thing I can say is that it’s fatherhood first, family first, and then I slip in the work.”
The 36-year-old actor chatted with the romantic drama’s director, Baz Luhrmann, between scenes.
Leo has been Down Under for the past few months working with co-stars Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher, and Tobey Maguire on the new film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald novel.
Expect to see The Great Gatsby on the big screen next Christmas!
The 28-year-old Aussie model and her hubby took their son Flynn out for a walk and covered his stroller with a blanket to keep out the cold.
Tonight, Miranda is hosting a circus-themed party and will dress as a 1940s ringmaster.
Earlier in the week, Miranda caught up with a friend in the city - and Flynn tried to grab her sunglasses off of her face!
Now, the singer has come out and offered an intriguing tease of what's to come on his next album. Or, to be more precise, who is to come.
“I’m working with a lot of cool people. I’m working with Kanye. Drake is gonna work on the album with me and a lot of different artists,” Justin told Rap-Up about the CD due out in early 2012.
Bieber is also collaborating with producers Bangladesh, Kevin Cossom, and Danja, the latter of whom recently said: “What I’m creating for him I think is definitely a more mature sound. That’s where he’s headed now."
Actually, where he's headed now is Dancing with the Stars. Bieber will perform with Boyz II Men on Tuesday, November 1.
The 29-year-old actress took a trip to the gym earlier in the day for an early morning workout.
In case you happened to miss Anne’s film Love & Other Drugs when it was in theaters last year, you can can now catch it on HBO! The film made its premiere over the weekend and is now available on HBO Go.
The 39-year-old actress dressed up as a stripper for the evening and even had dollar bills hanging from the waistline of her costume!
At the end of the night, one of Cameron’s pals dressed up as an inmate in an orange jumpsuit escorted her to her car and gave her a good night kiss.
Also in attendance at the party: Jessica Alba (dressed as a witch) with husband Cash Warren (dressed as a football player), and Emma Roberts with boyfriend Chord Overstreet.
The 35-year-old actress was reportedly offered a role in Sony Pictures’ Sex Tape, opposite Jason Segal.
Funnily enough, Reese has spoken out against sex tapes in the past!
“When I came up in this business, if you made a sex tape, you were embarrassed and you hid it under your bed,” Reese said this past year at the MTV Movie Awards. “And if you took naked pictures of yourself on your cell phone, you hide your face, people!”
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE Reese Witherspoon play opposite Jason Segal in Sex Tape?
The 33-year-old Dancing with the Stars contestant, who split from George in June after two years together, revealed that “between us there was more of a father-daughter relationship. I was unable to clarify this up ’til now.”
“George and I never spoke of marriage nor of having kids,” she added. “I don’t put limits to the possibility of having them, but neither George nor I had ever envisaged having kids together. The end of the relationship was not caused by a marriage issue, but instead by our personal needs.”
“Thanks Dr. Dorfman for the zoom… My gums are so sore though!” Lindsay wrote.
The 25-year-old actress waited by the exit door of the Los Angeles Coroner’s Office on Friday (October 28) while her sister Aliana made her way into the building to visit her.
Lindsay has called upon her mother Dina to be at her side this Wednesday during her hearing before Judge Sautner, where she could get sentenced to a year and a half in jail, according to TMZ.
The 26-year-old Aussie actress modeled looks by Burberry Prorsum, Ralph Lauren Collection, Stella McCartney, Carven, Sonia Rykiel, and Miu Miu for the French magazine.
Isabel can next be seen on the big screen in Immortals, out November 11, opposite Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto, Kellan Lutz, and Mickey Rourke.
Here’s the synopsis: Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.
Susan Sarandon's actress daughter is now a married young woman...
Amurri, 26, and retired soccer player Kyle Martino, 30, became husband and wife today in Charleston, S.C., reports People magazine. (Martino's parents live in the historic city.)
The bride wore a dress by Lela Rose with the groom in a Brioni tux. Sister Helen Prejean (Sarandon played her in Dead Man Walking) officiated. The black-tie reception included toasts with Perrier-Jouët champagne.
Tim Robbins, who helped raise Amurri during his relationship with her mom, cohosted the affair with Sarandon.
Amurri, who will next be seen opposite her mother in I Hate You, Dad, and Martino announced their engagement in December via Twitter.
"I asked, and @EAmurri said yes," posted Martino, now a soccer commentator.
Amurri was in Vegas on Sept. 23 for her bachelorette party at Lavo in the Palazzo. She blogged about the festivities for Maxim magazine.
"What's a Bachelorette Bash without a penis headband and a dance party?" she wrote for a photo showing her wearing adult-themed headgear.
She also wrote, "I also got tons of gorgeous lingerie...lucky Kyle ;) Can't wait to get married."
The wait is over. Have fun, you two!
The 25-year-old actor filmed some graduation scenes for The Company You Keep two days before at a local university.
Shia recently wrote a letter to a L.A. City Council committee defending a 120-ft.-long wall near his home and his neighbors’ properties in Sherman Oaks.
While some have complained about the wall, which city officials say is illegal, Shia and those in favor of it are arguing it’s necessary to keep stalkers and paparazzi away.
The 36-year-old actress chatted about the final season of Desperate Housewives and also did some promo work for the show on Good Morning America earlier in the day.
“Wow, some dumb magazine (InTouch) is reporting I told Jessica Simpson to cancel her wedding date because I’m superstitious! So not true! My denial is at end of story but they ran it anyway. Makes no sense how they can lie to the public. #annoying,” Eva recently wrote on her WhoSay page.
The 29-year-old actress went in, but left quickly and returned empty-handed!
Kirsten and her Elizabethtown co-star Orlando Bloom are once again teaming up in the indie film Cities, an international thriller being directed by Roger Donaldson.
Clive Owen and Anil Kapoor are also set to star in the flick.
The film is a “cautionary tale about greed and ambition that takes place in the exuberant months leading up to the Dow Jones all-time stock market high,” according to Deadline.
The bash also featured the debut of the limited edition artist T-shirt collaboration to benefit GrowNYC.
Zoe recently explained why she isn’t into technology as much as some of her friends.
“I’ve seen cool websites. My friend just showed me this website called Stumble Upon. I thought that was pretty neat. That was very, very, very, very cool. But I’m not very Internet savvy. We’re the last generation of remember no Internet at all,” she said.
The 39-year-old actress showed off her growing baby bump in a form fitting purple t-shirt!
The day before, Jen and her hubby Ben Affleck held hands as they walked to a restaurant to have lunch together.
The night before, the 47-year-old actress attended amfAR’s Inspiration Gala, where she presented a tribute to the late Elizabeth Taylor.
At the event, Sandra’s agents participated in the auction where they placed an expensive winning bid on an Andy Warhol painting - and gifted it to Sandra’s son Louis!
“I want to thank Kevin Huvane and Bryan Lourd for not being cheap… and gifting my son with his first Warhol,” Sandra joked on stage before presenting the tribute.
"We got married on my roof by Jamie Bakker, who is Tammy Faye Bakker's son," he said. "It was beautiful, just my family was there."
According to Cantone, the longtime couple just decided it was the right time for them to tie the knot.
"I got married for the same reasons you did," he said, motioning to "View" co-host and fellow newlywed Joy Behar. "We're older, we've been together for 20 years. After 20 years you're like, 'Thanks for the anticlimactic honeymoon, government!'"
"I love him. He's a good man," Cantone said of Dixon.
According to E! Online, the couple, both dressed in Calvin Klein, walked down the aisle to the Rufus song "In Love We Grow," while Marc Broussard's "Lucky" played after their rooftop "I dos."
The 33-year-old Coldplay bassist and bandmates Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, and Will Champion recently stopped by BBC Radio 1 where they covered Rihanna’s hit “We Found Love.”
The band’s latest album, Mylo Xyloto, which includes “Princess of China,” a track featuring Rihanna, is expected to top the Billboard 200 chart, with an estimated 450,000 albums sold in its first week!
The 25-year-old actor and the 21-year-old actress’ characters Edward Cullen and Bella Swan tie the knot in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and Robert has revealed the director used a real priest for the on screen ceremony which means they’re husband and wife in the eye’s of God.
“The wedding scene’s funny because we used a real priest. So technically we are already married because he did all the things you would do in a normal ceremony. So we don’t have a civil union in law, but I guess in the church we are actually married,” he said.
Robert also revealed both her and Kristen felt “vulnerable” when they were shooting the film’s sex scenes because they were so many different people on set, most of whom seemed as nervous as the performers.
“The sex scenes were difficult,” he said. “The set was crazy and you have about 20 people in the room and someone saying things like, ‘No, Bella would not have made that noise. Can we do it again?’
“It was very charged, but a very tender and sentimental scene. It’s not a scene from the book, so everyone was nervous about doing it right.
“A ton of other people were nervous. And, Kristen and I were both worried about the shape of our bodies would look on camera. We felt vulnerable.”
The 53-year-old singer will perform to 60,000 fans in Hyde Park next July when the UK capital will host the prestigious sporting event.
“Madonna is planning a huge comeback and was determined to do it at Hyde Park while the Olympics are on,” a source said.
“She’s been out of the limelight musically for a while but is ready to jump back into the saddle and thinks there’s no better time to do it than when London hosts the Olympics.”
Earlier this week, it was also revealed Madonna is to perform at next February’s Super Bowl, where she will headline the annual NFL match after beating off competition from Lady GaGa.
“When Madonna heard GaGa was in the frame, she knew she had to step up her efforts. She is going to deliver the kind of show never seen before in NFL history,” a source said.
The 32-year-old actress and her hubby went out for Japanese fare at Sushi Ike.
Kat recently caught up with Fox411 and told them she’d like to see a change in female roles in Hollywood.
“I would like to see more supportive female friendships and less of the kind of catty, uncomfortable, mean-spirited female friendships. You know the ‘frenemy’ thing. I am not a fan of that. I want to see what I have in my own life,” she dished.
After a year plagued with canceled tour dates and serious bouts of laryngitis, the British singer is on the shelf for the remainder of 2011 after throat surgery.
Her record company announced the news with "deep regret," confirming that all Adele's concert dates and promotional appearances are cancelled until 2012.
Adele's label said in a statement:
"She is to undergo surgery to alleviate the current issues with her throat and a full recovery is expected. As a result, doctors have ordered her to rest her voice and completely recuperate before looking to schedule any work commitments."
It's unclear when the 23-year-old - whose 21 is currently the bestselling album of the year - is expected to return, but the surgery will not impact her voice.
No 2012 appearances have yet been set, but the Grammys are set for February 12. That would seem like an appropriate time and place for a comeback.
Unlike the reaction of most Red Sox fans when they heard John Lackey will miss all of 2012 with Tommy John Surgery, here's hoping Adele returns ASAP!
It's official. Following a change in ascension rules, boy or girl, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be the next heir to the British throne.
The leaders of the 16 governments with Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state have unanimously agreed to change the laws in their realms to allow this.
Under current laws, the immediate heir is the first-born son of the monarch. Going forward, the immediate heir will be the first-born child of the monarch.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said, "Put simply, if the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were to have a little girl, that girl would one day be our queen."
Cameron personally applauded the move, adding that the UK stresses gender equality in all facets of life, making this a logical change to their traditions.
Queen Elizabeth II's son, Prince Charles, is next in line for the throne, followed by Will. The royal hunk will be the king of more than a dozen countries.
Those nations are Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Papua New Guinea, St. Christopher & Nevis, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Tuvalu, Barbados, Grenada, Solomon Islands, St. Lucia and the Bahamas.
The 28-year-old Aussie model left her apartment holding her son, Flynn, before handing him over to his nanny.
Celeb photographer Russell James, who has worked with Miranda, recently talked about why the United States “has fallen in love with her.”
“We love her because she has the most incredible girl-next-door look and she’s also insanely beautiful. It means women are not intimidated by her looks and guys think they might be able to talk to her. It’s a fantastic combination … people want to be around her; she’s fun on a shoot … and she’s not stupid, which can be a very annoying trait among some models,” he said.
The former "Dancing With The Stars" contestant -- and, of course, Emmy-winner for her work on "Cheers" -- may be taking her revived star to the great white way in a raunchy new comedy. According to the New York Times, Alley is in talks to join Lance Bass's upcoming Broadway play, "The Fabulous Life of Hollywood Whores," playing a demanding show biz executive who is running a secret LA call girl service out of a department store.
The Times cautions that no theater has been lined up and no actors have officially signed on the dotted line. Still, if it happens, it'd be another big step for Alley, who just a few years ago had a reality show about her efforts to lose weight. Following her turn on "DWTS," where she came in second place, Alley has lined up a number of big projects. She'll co-star alongside Jessica Biel, Jake Gyllenhaal and James Marsden in director David O. Russell's "Nailed," and has her own upcoming TV series, "The Manzanis," which will co-star Rhea Perlman.
MTV and the creators of the Real World are on the receiving end of a lawsuit filed by former castmember Tonya Cooley who claims she was sexually assaulted during her stint on the long-running reality series.
Who woulda thunk it?
Per the complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday and obtained by E! News, Cooley claims that when she was on the Real World: Ruins in 2009 contestants were provided with unlimited amounts of alcohol and that male contestants during the show were encouraged to mistreat the females.
A rep for the cable network declined to comment, but a spokeswoman for Real World masterminds Bunim/Murray Productions, told E! News, "after a thorough investigation, we have found Tonya Cooley's claims to be completely baseless."
Real World: Ruins, part of the cable net's Real World/Road Rules spinoff The Challenge, promotes the show as following castmembers from "drunken dares and talent shows to war-like fights and sexcapades"—and Cooley says unfortunately she reaped the worst of it.
According to court docs, Cooley says during filming in Phuket, Thailand, male castmembers forcibly removed women's bathing suits, inappropriately touched female castmembers intimate areas and used derogatory terms that were offensive and insulted women. In addition, men and women were required to share bedrooms and bathrooms.
That didn't sit well with the MTV personality, but after she began to voice her concerns to higher-ups, she said she was told to "just deal with it" as it was part of the game.
Cooley contends MTV ratified and condoned this treatment.
"[Defendants] took no action to stop mistreatment of females," states the suit.
In one particularly terrifying incident, Cooley alleged that she got drunk and passed out and two of her fellow castmates had inserted a toothbrush inside of her vagina. When she woke up the next morning, she says she was unaware of the sexual assault, but noticed she had lacerations and abrasions. Only later did she learn about it from other castmembers who watched them do it.
But in a further outrage, Tonya claims her two assailants, Kenneth Santucci and Evan Starkman, never faced disciplinary action nor was she informed of the assault (though she notes the next morning producers gave the duo a new toothbrush).
On another occasion, Cooley got into a shouting match with another contestant and ended up slapping the participant, a violation of rules prohibiting offensive physical contact between castmembers. But unlike Santucci and Starkman, whom she accuses of raping her, Playboy's former Cyber Girl of the Week was booted off the show.
"[MTV and producers] created an environment in which degrading and harassing behavior toward the female contestants was openly tolerated and even encouraged," states the complaint.
Cooley is suing for sexual harassment, assault, sexual battery, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and wrongful termination along with other causes of action. Santucci, Starkman, MTV and Bunim/Murray are named as defendants in the action.
The teen pop star covers the newest issue of Billboard Magazine, but this feature, for once, isn't about his personal life. Instead, we get a look at Bieber, Inc., and the business behind making this former small town Canadian kid perhaps the biggest pop star in the world.
Known for drawing tears with a single toss of his hair and inciting riots at the mere spectre of his presence, Bieber has become larger than life for worshipping teen girls, who follow his every move with screams of unbridled excitement. In that sense, Braun sees the connection with the lads from Liverpool.
"All the hype and the kids running down the street screaming, you lose the chance to say that this started because of the music. This album lets the music speak for itself," he tells the magazine. "I don't want to draw comparisons, but there was a band during the British Invasion that had girls screaming at them. I think you know who I'm talking about."
Indeed, one of the reasons the Beatles stopped touring was because the screams were so loud, they couldn't hear themselves play. Bieber's world tour certainly brings that sort of vocal intensity, and he has one thing on his side that the Beatles couldn't have dreamed of: technology.
Bieber is a massive presence on Twitter and other social media pages, and his record label has coordinated an unprecedented launch for his upcoming Christmas album. TV, web video and widgets, radio and live performances will push out his upcoming Christmas disc. The only question is whether his voice will translate; he's grown up since his first songs first became hits, which means a changing voice.
"Vocally, his balls have dropped," Braun reveals -- which made the remix of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" with Mariah Carey a bit difficult to sing.
Will that do the trick? Hard to say, but 22 million views on his new video in just one week isn't too bad.
Soon after saying, "I do," the E! reality star, 31, and her NBA athlete husband, 28, faced tabloid reports that their marriage was already strained. Kardashian herself now admits that the couple's living situation in New York City was a source of stress.
"It's not ideal because you're newlyweds and you want privacy," she recently told PEOPLE, explaining the challenges of living with her new husband and sister Kourtney, her boyfriend Scott Disick and their son Mason while they filmed the second season of Kourtney and Kim Take New York.
But Kardashian's mom Kris Jenner, who says the duo is going "two separate directions [with work]," says she's confident that "they'll figure it out as soon as they get back [to L.A.]."
The 25-year-old In Time actress made a quick phone call while out on her walk.
In Time hits theaters this weekend! Amanda stars opposite Justin Timberlake and Olivia Wilde in the story of a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, so having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth.
Here’s what the 30-year-old Hart of Dixie star had to share with the mag:
On her nighttime routine: “I’m all about Netflix and ordering Teen Mom on iTunes. I go to bed at 9! I’m not as interested in going out and partying at night anymore; I’m more set in my ways. I know I sound like an 80 year old.”
On her fashion sense: “I always had to dress myself, which is very interesting when you’re 2. My poor mom. There was this one dress, it was my favorite - it was really colorful and big and ridiculous. I wore it until it fell apart. I was a very bossy fashionista when I was 3. I feel like if I ever have a daughter, there is going to be some sweet revenge placed on me because of how I was as a kid.”
There is a great new show that premiered on Starz last week. Kelsey Grammer plays Tom Kane, the mayor of Chicago, in the new series Boss. Not since The West Wing have I seen a better portrayal of politics on the small screen. It's an excellent show and well worth your time.
The reviews were mostly positive, some glowing. However, in this age of instant analysis, the comments following the reviews were curious to say the least. A large portion of the comments had to do with Grammer's own political beliefs (he's a conservative) as opposed to the quality of the show itself.
A lot of the readers automatically assumed that because Grammer was the star and the show was about a fictional mayor, it was a right wing hit job. Others speculated that the reason the show was about the mayor of Chicago was to somehow smear President Obama. Nonsense.
The show is about politics and power. The political party is never identified because the plot and actions can apply to either side of the political spectrum. Why Chicago? Well, my guess is when you want to do a series about someone who rules a major city with an iron fist you usually think of Chicago first, not Salt Lake City.
As for Grammer's participation, he's the star because he's an excellent actor. (He is also one of the producers of the series.) This just in: there are a lot of conservatives working in the entertainment industry and as with liberals, their political beliefs are not brought to the sets or influence the product. In fact, Grammer recently stared on Broadway in La Cage aux Folles, the musical of which the movie The Birdcage was based. Not exactly playing to his base.
If you can't separate political beliefs from the opposing side's acting, writing or directing ability, then you're missing out on a lot of great entertainment. If you can only see the finished product through the political prism then it's your loss.
Boss airs Fridays at 10pm on Starz movie network. In my opinion it's the next great political drama. It would be a pity if your prejudices caused you to miss it.
Miranda Kerr is hosting a Halloween party Monday night on the rooftop of new hot spot Catch, while Heidi will hold it down at PH-D inside the Dream Downtown.
How will the spooky soirees stack up?
Well, Heidi will have some time to practice, as she's hosting another costume bash this weekend at Tao in Las Vegas.
A source tells me Miranda will be dressed as a circus ringleader for her soiree. While Heidi normally keeps her elaborate costumes top secret before her big bash, she posed for fittings in two costumes, including a hairy monkey and a Bodies exhibit cadaver.
But Heidi herself says she's saving the primate one for the Big Apple.
Seal's wife will serve HobNob wines and SmartWater at her fete, and it's safe to say cuisine at Miranda's party will include sushi and seafood, which is Catch's specialty.
So is there any bad blood between the ladies, who both worked the runway for Victoria's Secret in years past?
Nah. "A little healthy competition is good!" a party source tells me.
Orlando Jones would like to make something very clear: he does not want anyone to kill Sarah Palin.
Heck, the actor does not want anyone to kill anyone, for that matter.
Jones got himself in trouble last weekend for Tweeting, in response to the death of Moammar Gadhafi, "if American liberals want respect they better stop listening to Aretha & kill Sarah Palin (:”
That got the D-lister in trouble with even the most hardcore liberals and led him to write on Facebook last night:
“I pray that no harm comes to Governor Palin. I’m not a political pundit and I certainly don’t believe in murder. I think laughter is great medicine. I’d love to elevate the conversation but no one seems interested in that. So I’ll keep on going for the smiles even when I miss by a mile.”
Not really sure how an unfunny crack about murder is elevating any conversation, but, hey, we're no comedic pundits. It's nice to know for sure that Mr. Jones is anti-homicide.
The 35-year-old actress is being offered the lead role in the new Kate Angelo-scripted comedy, Sex Tape, Deadline reports.
Reese is rumored to star opposite Jason Segel in the film set to be directed by Nick Stoller.
Sex Tape is “about a married couple who take a night off from their kids, decide to get adventurous and spice things up by making a private sex tape. When they wake up, the tape is gone and they go
The 29-year-old actress looked fashion forward in a Giambattista Valli gown, belt, and shoes. She accessorized with Fred Leighton jewelry.
Jessica acted as one of the presenters that evening, and gave a star honoree award to Giambattista.
The night before, Jessica and her on again beau Justin Timberlake hit the One Night Only party at his restaurant Southern Hospitality BBQ in NYC.