26th August, 2008
Actress: Kirsten Dunst’s wants to star in ‘Spider-Man4′
Kirsten Dunst wants to star in ‘Spider-Man 4′.
The actress - who plays Peter Parker’s love interest Mary-Jane Watson in the superhero series - is prepared to reprise her role if director Sam Raimi and her co-star Tobey Maguire agree to another instalment.
She said: “I feel as thought the third film is the end of a chapter for the ‘Spider-Man’ franchise but I’m willing to explore a fourth one if Sam and Tobey are on board.”
If a fourth movie does get the go-ahead, Kirsten will have no problem wearing a padded bra again like she did in the other films.
The 26-year-old star added: “It’s part of the role. MJ is more voluptuous than I am. I had to wear a padded bra but I didn’t feel it was sexist. I embraced my MJ boobs!”
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26th August, 2008
Aubrey O’Day: Can’t shake being mistaken for Paris Hilton!
Danity Kane’s Aubrey O’Day may be rising in her own right, but she can’t shake being mistaken for that other young, rich, blonde – Paris Hilton.
“Whenever I carry my dog around, people say ‘Paris Hilton,’ ” she tells OK! at the Traitor premiere in N.Y.C. on Thursday. “That’s horrible because I absolutely love my dog and I’m nothing like that girl. Like, nobody can have a dog? I think any white girl with blonde hair who carries around a dog is compared to Paris Hilton.”
The “Damaged” singer continues, “I’m not concerned with who people think I am. I’m just concerned that people know who I am.”
While Paris, 27, dates Good Charlotte’s Benji Madden, Aubrey, 24, is single and prefers men like Don Cheadle. “He’s so f—— sexy,” she says. “I love him.”
While Paris has a sex tape, Aubrey’s pals like to razz her for being solo.
“Someone sent me a male blowup doll one time for my birthday because I was single and not getting any,” she tells OK! “They felt like they would amuse me by sending me some plastic, which did me no good. So it’s still sitting at home. His name is Charles, after my stylist, because he’s got impeccable style.”
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26th August, 2008
Remembering: Aaliyah is still one in a million
I turn on MTV and see Rihanna’s new video, “Disturbia.”
Its dark edginess has it at the top of the charts, and she reminds me of another pop star — Aaliyah. She had that same sweet but mysterious thing working for her, too.
Aaliyah should be my age. She should be releasing a new album. She should be here. But she’s not. Aaliyah died in a plane crash — Aug. 25, 2001, forever 22 years old.
And sometimes it feels like she’s been forgotten. It seems as though she was just famous enough to make headlines but not a big enough Hollywood star to be remembered after a year or two passed by.
I didn’t know her, but sometimes I miss her. She always came around at the perfect time, with just the right summer song.
When she died, I cried until my eyes were dry and sore. I was confused by my grief. I mean, really. Crying over a singer? But it felt like I’d lost a friend.
I know I’m not alone in this. Even though we don’t personally know them, entertainers connect with us through their work. And when they die, especially unexpectedly, we cry. Kurt Cobain, Heath Ledger, Tupac Shakur — each had his following, and each his mourners.
Through her music, I felt Aaliyah was singing the songs of my teenage years, tearing pages out of my lovesick diary. Turn me inside out/Make my heart speak/Don’t want no one else/You are all I need.
Her beats were bass-heavy, hard enough for guys to like. But Aaliyah’s love-laced lyrics represented for the ladies. She truly represented a marriage between hip-hop and R&B.
I’ve read Internet blogs that dis and doubt Aaliyah’s accomplishments. Some were confused when Fader gave her the coveted cover of the magazine’s icon issue earlier this year. She’d been discounted as one of R. Kelly’s young girls, a mediocre star with only posthumous success. Sure, she was no Madonna or Janet Jackson, but she does qualify as a young icon. Her influence and inspiration permeate today’s pop music and culture.
Long before it was the norm for R&B pop stars to close deals with clothing lines and cosmetics brands, Aaliyah was modeling for Tommy Hilfiger. Before her death, she was supposed to star in the “Matrix” sequels.
Timbaland, the acclaimed producer partly responsible for the mega-stardom of Justin Timberlake, worked with Aaliyah first. He called her his muse. Fans of Aaliyah quickly became admirers of Justin.
Pop tarts such as Ciara and Cassie not only borrow from Aaliyah’s fluid dance moves, but they use her modest and sexy style, too. Aaliyah never showed too much. Her style was half-tomboy, half-girly.
I see a lot of pop stars who have borrowed from her street-sweet style. I wonder where she would have taken her music, how much she would have grown by now.
We will never know, but we can still be comforted by her music — three albums and a dozen or so random singles.
That’s the awesome thing about celebrities: They have a never-ending lifeline through their movies, music and interviews. I can put on an old album such as “One in a Million” and still get lost in Aaliyah’s breathy, sugary voice.
In a way, I can just press “play,” and she becomes again unforgettable. At least to me.
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26th August, 2008
Happy 21st. Birthday Blake Lively !
Gossip Girl beauty Blake Lively turns 21 today– but don’t expect to see the actress hanging at the nearest bar!
Blake chose to ring in the big day with good ol’ styleed burgers and her boyfriend, Penn Badgely!
The couple grabbed a bite to eat at the famed Burger Joint inside NYC’s Le Parker Meridien Hotel. An eyewitness says Blake and Penn both ordered cheeseburgers with the works, fries and milkshakes (strawberry for her, chocolate for him).
After the meal, the couple signed the restaurant’s famous wall.
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26th August, 2008
Jodeci member Jojo collapsed onstage as brother continues to sing
During a sold-out show at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre over the weekend, Jodeci member JoJo collapsed onstage while his brother K-Ci continued to serenade the crowd. Whether the fall was real or fake, the crowd allegedly took it seriously enough to boo the legendary group, and allegedly throw bottles.
The show was ticketed as a Jodeci show, but Jodeci’s founder, lead songwriter, and producer, DeVante Swing, and his younger brother Mr. Dalvin, were both missing. When K-Ci and JoJo came out to perform, they were rumored to have snuffed their other band mates by saying they “are the voices of Jodeci and therefore are Jodeci.”
The two then allegedly went on to perform their own catalog of hits, and only about four Jodeci songs. JoJo suddenly fell during a performance of “All My Life.” As the crowd gasped, K-Ci kept the song going, before a bulky man came from backstage to help the stocky singer off the floor.
According to Perez Hilton, “[K-Ci] told the audience that they were tired after their 24-hour flight and that JoJo had gotten dizzy.”
The group has been rumored to have a reunion in place for a while, but no word on an official album release date has surfaced.
“It’s the Jodeci sound, but … If you heard our second and the last half of Hotel, it’s like the bridge between the second and third albums. There’s 17 cuts — it’s a double CD,” JoJo told MTV in 2006 about the album yet to surface.
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25th August, 2008
Jennifer Aniston speaks on aging and plastic surgery
The former ‘Friends’ actress - who turns 40 next year - insists the only reason she would ever consider going under the surgeon’s knife would be for medical purposes.
She said: “I once had the degree of my deviated septum operated on. Since then, I can breathe much better and sleep nights like a bouncing baby. The rest of my body is all mine. And absolutely natural. And it’s going to stay that way. I am very satisfied with what God gave me.”
Jennifer also revealed she maintains her svelte figure with regular yoga sessions.
She added: “I do the best I can to keep myself fit, both in body and mind. I also draw a lot of strength and energy from yoga, new age and cosmic energies. I very much believe in karma - the way you treat your fellow man is how you will ultimately be treated yourself.”
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25th August, 2008
Zac Efron was a ‘nerd’ in school
Zac Efron was a “nerd” at school.
The ‘High School Musical’ star admits he wasn’t very popular with girls when he was growing up and was never in a cool “clique”.
He said: “I didn’t get much attention from chicks. I was the short kid in high school. I was, like, 5ft 6in. But as soon as I left and started working then I started to grow up a little bit. I wasn’t really the cool guy or the skater dude. I had a group of friends but we weren’t like a clique or anything like that. I tried really hard, I got good grades and I was in advanced classes. If you had to call me something you’d probably call me a nerd.”
Zac, 20, admits he still isn’t comfortable with his heartthrob status since he shot to fame playing Troy Bolton in the hit Disney movies.
He added: “It’s OK. Luckily, it’s not something I really have to deal with too much. I suppose I would be an OK role model. I don’t do much wrong - I’m not really into the Hollywood party scene.”
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25th August, 2008
Naomi Campbell felt a connection to the Great Sphinx of Giza Egyptian landmark
Naomi Campbell felt a spiritual connection to the Great Sphinx of Giza.
The supermodel spoke to the half-lion, half-human Egyptian landmark while on a personal tour conducted by secretary general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawass.
Hawass said: “She is particularly interested in the Great Sphinx of Giza. She claims she feels a great spiritual connection to it. I took her to visit and she started talking to it.”
However, the acclaimed archaeologist cannot reveal what Naomi said to the decaying statue.
He added: “That is a secret. She wouldn’t even tell me.”
The bizarre revelation comes shortly after Naomi hit out at Kabbalah - the mystical Jewish faith whose followers include Madonna and Demi Moore - comparing it with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
The tempestuous model said: “I knew about Kabbalah before Madonna got involved. Kabbalah is not a religion, it’s a program.
“I don’t like getting hooked on things like that. It reminds me of AA but just with different words.
“They’ve got the same principles. We’re all looking for positivity in our lives and looking towards the light but I just believe in God.
“I am religious. I pray most days and do my thing. But each to their own.”
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