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Desertwind
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So Dynamo1 the younger generation doesn't know who Bob Dylan is?, or just some?
Sarah Chalke star of "SCRUBS" is pregnant. Her publicist, Gary Mantoosh says it will be the 1st child for Chalke and her finance, Jamie Afifi Mantoosh says the baby is due this winter. Chalke, 32, recently appeared on "How I Met Your Mother" and is in the Lifetime movie "Maneater". She and Afifi, an entertainment attorney, became engaged in 2006~
Jerry Seinfeld will be the 1st guest on the premiere of "The Jay Leno Show", seinfeld will join previously announced musical guest Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West The new weeknight prime-time series debuts Sept 14. Seinfeld will be returning to NBC early next year with 'The Marriage Bed" a reality series that he'll produce~
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Sarah Chalke star of "SCRUBS" is pregnant. Her publicist, Gary Mantoosh says it will be the 1st child for Chalke and her finance, Jamie Afifi Mantoosh says the baby is due this winter. Chalke, 32, recently appeared on "How I Met Your Mother" and is in the Lifetime movie "Maneater". She and Afifi, an entertainment attorney, became engaged in 2006~
Jerry Seinfeld will be the 1st guest on the premiere of "The Jay Leno Show", seinfeld will join previously announced musical guest Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West The new weeknight prime-time series debuts Sept 14. Seinfeld will be returning to NBC early next year with 'The Marriage Bed" a reality series that he'll produce~
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MICHAEL JACKSON "The King Of Pop" will bve buried on what would have been his 51st birthday on Tuesday at a private ceremony at Forest Lawn-Glendale, said spokesman Ken Sunshine. Guest will be limited to family and a few close friends, Sunshine said. Jackson will be buried on the Hollywood Terrace at the cemetary's Great Mausoleum. The ceremony's Web site describes the mausoleum as featuring replicas of works of Michaelangelo. It also features a stained glass recreation of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper". The cemetary is located in the city of Glendale, which is about 8 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. It is a different location from the Hollywood Hills cemetary where Jackson's family was seen gathering days after his death on June 25~[may he finally RIP]
CELINE DION is expecting her 2nd child.[fantastic] Murielle Blondeau, a spokesman with the Bureau de Francine Chaloult. This was announced on Tuesday, that Dion, 41, and her husband Rene Angelil, found out about the pregnancy Monday after she underwent fertility treatments in New York. The baby is due in May. She says Celine and Rene are "full of joy" and its been a dream of Celine to have a 2nd child. Rene-Charles started private school this week in Florida. He was also conceived by vitro-fertilization at the same clinic 8 years ago DRUM ROLL:thumbsup:
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CELINE DION is expecting her 2nd child.[fantastic] Murielle Blondeau, a spokesman with the Bureau de Francine Chaloult. This was announced on Tuesday, that Dion, 41, and her husband Rene Angelil, found out about the pregnancy Monday after she underwent fertility treatments in New York. The baby is due in May. She says Celine and Rene are "full of joy" and its been a dream of Celine to have a 2nd child. Rene-Charles started private school this week in Florida. He was also conceived by vitro-fertilization at the same clinic 8 years ago DRUM ROLL:thumbsup:
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Jessica Biel is the most dangerous celebrity on the Web. Security technology company. McAfee Inc., on Tuesday reported that searches for the 27-yr. old actress are more likely to lead to online threats such as spyware and viruses than searches for any other celebrity. McAfee, said fans searching for the actress have a one in five chances of ending up at a Web.site designed to damage one's computer. It's the 3rd annual report on the subject from McAfee, which last year found that Brad Pitt was the "most dangerous" celeb online. Following Biel in the report, in order, were Beyonce, Jennifer Anniston, Tom Brady, and Jessica Simpson~
*The price for spending eternity above Marilyn Monroe is more that $4.6 million. That's ho much the crypt directly above the actress went for in an online auction that ended Monday. The eBay.com listing says the space at westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetary above Monroe is being vacated, making room for someone else. The listing also offers the detail that the current occupant is "looking face down on Monroe", who was laid to rest in 1962 [how ghoulish]:vulcan: Bidding for the auction started at $500,000 on Aug. 14. The final bid was $4,602.100. The Los Angeles Times, reported earlier this month that the seller was Elsie Poncher, who was putting her late husband's crypt up for auction to help her pay off her $1.6 million mortgage on her Beverly hills home~
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*The price for spending eternity above Marilyn Monroe is more that $4.6 million. That's ho much the crypt directly above the actress went for in an online auction that ended Monday. The eBay.com listing says the space at westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetary above Monroe is being vacated, making room for someone else. The listing also offers the detail that the current occupant is "looking face down on Monroe", who was laid to rest in 1962 [how ghoulish]:vulcan: Bidding for the auction started at $500,000 on Aug. 14. The final bid was $4,602.100. The Los Angeles Times, reported earlier this month that the seller was Elsie Poncher, who was putting her late husband's crypt up for auction to help her pay off her $1.6 million mortgage on her Beverly hills home~
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Melanie Griffith's publicist says the actress has returned to a rehab facility to "reinforce her commitment to say healthy"[meaning she fell off the wagon] Spokesman Robin Braum says the 52-year old Griffith checked in as "part of a routine plan" Griffith went into rehab in 1988 to fight addictions to alcohol and cocaine. She went again in 2000 for treatment for an addiction to painkillers. Baum says this latest visit, was part of a plan developed years ago between Griffith and her doctors. The "Working Girl" actress has a 12-yr. old daughter with her husband Antonio Banderas and also a 24-yr. old son, and a 19-yr old daughter from previous relationships~
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MADONNA BOOED FOR DEFENDING GYPSIES
At first fans politely applauded the Roma performers sharing a stage with Madonna. Then the pop star condemned widespread discrimination against Roma or Gypsies..and the cheers turned into jeers. The sharp mood change that swept the crowd of 60,000 who had packed a park for Wednesday night's concert, underscores how prejudice against Gypsies remains deeply entrenched across Eastern Europe. despite long-standing efforts to stamp out rampant bias, human advocates say Roma probably suffer more humiliation and endure more discrimination than any other people group on the continnent. Sometimes it can be deadly:In neighboring Hungary, six Roma have been killed and several wounded in a recent series of apparently racially motivated attacks targeting small countryside villages predominanatly settled by Gypsies. Roma, or Gypsies, are a nomadic ethnic group believed to have their roots in the Indian subcontinent, They live mostly in southern and eastern Europe~[sad]
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At first fans politely applauded the Roma performers sharing a stage with Madonna. Then the pop star condemned widespread discrimination against Roma or Gypsies..and the cheers turned into jeers. The sharp mood change that swept the crowd of 60,000 who had packed a park for Wednesday night's concert, underscores how prejudice against Gypsies remains deeply entrenched across Eastern Europe. despite long-standing efforts to stamp out rampant bias, human advocates say Roma probably suffer more humiliation and endure more discrimination than any other people group on the continnent. Sometimes it can be deadly:In neighboring Hungary, six Roma have been killed and several wounded in a recent series of apparently racially motivated attacks targeting small countryside villages predominanatly settled by Gypsies. Roma, or Gypsies, are a nomadic ethnic group believed to have their roots in the Indian subcontinent, They live mostly in southern and eastern Europe~[sad]
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LeAnn Rimes and her husband are getting a divorce/ The 26-year-old country singer made the annoucement on her Web. site TUesday, in a message to her fans. After much thoughtful mutual consideration, Deane and I have agreed to move forward with dissolving our marriage Rimes and backup dancer Deane Sheremet were married in Feb. 2002. Tabloid reports have linked Rimes with actor Eddie Cibrian her co-star in the TV Movie "Northern Lights", Cibrian filed for divorce from his wife of 8 years last week~ [we'll see how long this lasts]
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MADONNA BOOED FOR DEFENDING GYPSIES
At first fans politely applauded the Roma performers sharing a stage with Madonna. Then the pop star condemned widespread discrimination against Roma or Gypsies..and the cheers turned into jeers. The sharp mood change that swept the crowd of 60,000 who had packed a park for Wednesday night's concert, underscores how prejudice against Gypsies remains deeply entrenched across Eastern Europe. despite long-standing efforts to stamp out rampant bias, human advocates say Roma probably suffer more humiliation and endure more discrimination than any other people group on the continnent. Sometimes it can be deadly:In neighboring Hungary, six Roma have been killed and several wounded in a recent series of apparently racially motivated attacks targeting small countryside villages predominanatly settled by Gypsies. Roma, or Gypsies, are a nomadic ethnic group believed to have their roots in the Indian subcontinent, They live mostly in southern and eastern Europe~[sad]
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That's just a damn shame. You'd think that we'd be beyond that by now. Go Madonna for sticking up for a much maligned minority group.
Desertwind
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TOM SELLECK has been awarded more than $187,000 after a San Diego County jury found the actor was duped and sold a lame horse. Selleck accused Del Mar equestrian Delores Cuenca of trying to pass off a show horse with a medical condition as fit to ride in competitions. The defense had argued that the Sellecks didn't check the veterinarian records of the 10-year old Zorro. The bulk ot the award is for the price of the horse and the rest to cover boarding costs. A 2nd trial next week will determine how much Selleck should be paid in punitive damages. Selleck is best known for his role on TV's "Magnum P.I." in the 80's~
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Rapper LUDACRIS gave away 20 cars to people who wrote about their struggles to keep their jobs for a lack of wheels of their own. Ludacris sais he was taken aback after reading thousands of essays by people struggling or unable to buy cars needed to get to and from work or find jobs. The 31-yr. old rapper felt he could step in and move them ahead, partnering with a surburban Atlanta car dealership for Sunday's giveaway. Each of the used vehicles included free gas for 30 days. Winning contestants were responsible for tags, registration, tax and insurance. About 4,000 contestants submitted a 300-word essay to the rappers foundation, explaining why they deserved a car~ [Good job nice and thoughful]:bolian:
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TED KENNEDY JR. says he and his siblings grew up anxious about their fathers safety and worried he'd meet the same fate as his slain brothers. In a "60 Minutes" interview airing Sunday Ted Jr., says his father kept bulletproof vests in a coat closet at home. He says that whenever the senator appeared in public, he and his siblings Patrick and Kara always had in the back of their minds some"crazy person" might try "to make a name for themselves" The segment includes footage of the last videotaped iterview with the seantor before his death last month of brain cancer~
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ROBERT REDFORD has picked the city of Savannah, GA. for his location in a post-Civil War film about a woman who was hanged for aiding in the assassin of President ABRAHAM LINCOLN The story is about boarding house owner Mary Surratt, who was hanged in 1865, for being convicted of aiding JOHN WILKES BOOTH~
ELTON JOHN may be joining the ranks of A-list celebrities in the adoption of a child. John and his longtime partner David Furnish are interested in trying to adopt a Ukrainian toddler named Lev, they met during an orphanage tour there. The singer said Saturday that Furnish has long wanted to adopt a child, but he was reluctant until he met Lev, at an orphanage where many of the children's parents have died of AIDS. He acknowledged bureaucratic hurdles may make this adoption impossible~
Update, he was denied that sucks~
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ELTON JOHN may be joining the ranks of A-list celebrities in the adoption of a child. John and his longtime partner David Furnish are interested in trying to adopt a Ukrainian toddler named Lev, they met during an orphanage tour there. The singer said Saturday that Furnish has long wanted to adopt a child, but he was reluctant until he met Lev, at an orphanage where many of the children's parents have died of AIDS. He acknowledged bureaucratic hurdles may make this adoption impossible~
Update, he was denied
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From TV Guide online:
Betty White Receives SAG Life Achievement Award
Sep 16, 2009 01:29 PM ET
by Adam Bryant
Betty White will be given the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award at the 16th Annual SAG Awards.
White, 87, is best known for her work as Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls and Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She's performed on radio and the big and small screen since the 1940s and is also a passionate animal activist.
White's big break came in 1949 when she joined Al Jarvis' daily live variety show, Hollywood on Television on KLAC-TV. She took over as the show's host in 1952 when Jarvis left. Through the '50s and '60s, White was a frequent guest on the game show, Password, and married its host, Allen Ludden, in 1963.
She joined The Mary Tyler Moore show in 1973 after a one-off role led to her becoming a series regular. She stuck with sitcoms, joining Golden Girls in 1985. White also appeared as Rose in the Golden Girls spin-off, Empty Nest, as well as that show's own spin-off, Nurses.
White has remained active in recent years. She took on a role on The Practice in 2004, which led to a recurring gig on that show's spin-off, Boston Legal. She also recently appeared with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds in The Proposal.
The SAG Awards will be broadcast from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, and will air live on TNT and TBS.
Betty White Receives SAG Life Achievement Award
Sep 16, 2009 01:29 PM ET
by Adam Bryant
Betty White will be given the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award at the 16th Annual SAG Awards.
White, 87, is best known for her work as Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls and Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She's performed on radio and the big and small screen since the 1940s and is also a passionate animal activist.
White's big break came in 1949 when she joined Al Jarvis' daily live variety show, Hollywood on Television on KLAC-TV. She took over as the show's host in 1952 when Jarvis left. Through the '50s and '60s, White was a frequent guest on the game show, Password, and married its host, Allen Ludden, in 1963.
She joined The Mary Tyler Moore show in 1973 after a one-off role led to her becoming a series regular. She stuck with sitcoms, joining Golden Girls in 1985. White also appeared as Rose in the Golden Girls spin-off, Empty Nest, as well as that show's own spin-off, Nurses.
White has remained active in recent years. She took on a role on The Practice in 2004, which led to a recurring gig on that show's spin-off, Boston Legal. She also recently appeared with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds in The Proposal.
The SAG Awards will be broadcast from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, and will air live on TNT and TBS.
Desertwind
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AHHH, that's so awesome I love her, and what is she like 83 now, and still working and that's admirable~
Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelley have completed their first adoption of a baby girl from Korea. Heigl spokesman Melissa Kates says the couple named the 10-month-old Nancy Leigh after the actress's mother Nancy and her sister Margaret Leigh. The girl will go by the nickname Naleigh. Kates says both parents are together and doing well. The couple is putting photos of their daughter up on www.jasonheiglfoundation.org. the web-stie of heigl's animal-rescue foundation. Heigl plays Dr. Izzie Stevens on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy", and is currently shooting the film "Life As We Know It" She and Kelley, a snger songwriter, have been married since 2007.~
Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge after having their home broken into are glad the perp was arrested. Los Angeles police officer Rosario herrera says detectives arrested 18-yr.-old Nicholas Prugo on Thursday morning on suspicion of burglary. Prugo is being held in lieu of $20,000 bail. Herrera says the investigation is ongoing and there were no details whether any property was recovered. Jail records did not indicate whether Prugo has an attorney. Lohan's Hollywood Hills home was broken into last month. Patridge, a star of MTV's "The Hills" had her home burglarized in February. Both women turned over surveillance footage of the break-ins. LOhan's footage showed 3 people, while Patridge's captured a man and a wopman~
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Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelley have completed their first adoption of a baby girl from Korea. Heigl spokesman Melissa Kates says the couple named the 10-month-old Nancy Leigh after the actress's mother Nancy and her sister Margaret Leigh. The girl will go by the nickname Naleigh. Kates says both parents are together and doing well. The couple is putting photos of their daughter up on www.jasonheiglfoundation.org. the web-stie of heigl's animal-rescue foundation. Heigl plays Dr. Izzie Stevens on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy", and is currently shooting the film "Life As We Know It" She and Kelley, a snger songwriter, have been married since 2007.~
Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge after having their home broken into are glad the perp was arrested. Los Angeles police officer Rosario herrera says detectives arrested 18-yr.-old Nicholas Prugo on Thursday morning on suspicion of burglary. Prugo is being held in lieu of $20,000 bail. Herrera says the investigation is ongoing and there were no details whether any property was recovered. Jail records did not indicate whether Prugo has an attorney. Lohan's Hollywood Hills home was broken into last month. Patridge, a star of MTV's "The Hills" had her home burglarized in February. Both women turned over surveillance footage of the break-ins. LOhan's footage showed 3 people, while Patridge's captured a man and a wopman~
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