Archive for May, 2007

Paula AbdulAmerican Idol judge Paula Abdul has slammed reports she has undergone cosmetic surgery, insisting she has only tried Botox.

The former pop star underwent the muscle-paralysing facial treatment in April, and hints her fellow Idol judge Simon Cowell also has a penchant for Botox.

“Check behind my ears! I haven’t had one ounce of work done,” she told American OK magazine. “I had (Botox) done for the first time six weeks ago in my forehead, and it only worked for about two weeks. Simon doesn’t have any wrinkles.”

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Pop star Paula Abdul is so grateful for her seat on the American Idol judging panel - because she has finally found her purpose in life.

The singer experienced huge chart success in the late 1980s and earlier 1990s, but believes her current stint as a judge on the hit talent show is what she was destined for.

Amy WinehouseBritish singer Amy Winehouse’s shock Florida wedding has earned her the cover of the new Rolling Stone magazine.

The Rehab hitmaker was in the middle of a shoot for the publication earlier this month when she wed new husband Blake Fielder-Civil.

The impulsive decision made headlines all over the world, prompting Rolling Stone editors to promote Winehouse to the front page.

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Child actor pals Corey Haim and Corey Feldman have learned to live with and love each other thanks to a quirky new reality TV show.

The Lost Boys stars, both 35, are now housemates with Feldman’s wife Susan for a new American cable TV series - after years spent estranged.

And with the premiere of The Two Coreys just over a month away, the actors admit the show has brought them closer together.

Henry GoodmanSix months after its hugely successful run at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, the latest production of classic musical Fiddler On The Roof, starring actor Henry Goodman, has arrived in London’s West End. Caroline Westbrook offers her verdict.

Amy Winehouse’s mother is refusing to endorse her daughter’s recent marriage as she’s yet to meet Blake Fielder-Civil properly.

The couple wed secretly in Miami, Florida, earlier this month without inviting any guests, much to the surprise of her parents Janis and Mitchell Winehouse.

But while her mum isn’t bearing a grudge over the non-invitation, she admits she’s unsure of Fielder-Civil’s relationship credentials; their relationship first ended 18 months ago when he cheated on the star.

Actress Natalie Portman’s publicist has fired back at reports the actress is upset she wasn’t invited to attend the 30th anniversary celebrations of Star Wars in Los Angeles.

British tabloids ran with the story yesterday, with Portman quoted as saying the apparent snub was “upsetting” as she would have loved to have been a part of the five-day Star Wars Celebration IV earlier this month.

Adam LevineMaroon 5 frontman Adam Levine is lucky to be alive after suffering a freak accident while working out backstage last year.

The This Love singer was rushed to hospital after lacerating his chest when a workout went awry.

“It was one of the most painful things I’ve ever experienced,” he told Blender magazine. “It was really an embarrassing story, but I might as well tell it - I was working out backstage with the kind of cable pulleys that you put onto a doorstop.”

Natalie PortmanActress Natalie Portman is said to have been disappointed she was not invited to attend the 30th anniversary of Star Wars in Los Angeles earlier this month, because she would have loved to join in the celebrations.

The 25-year-old Israeli-born beauty plays Queen Amidala in the three film prequels, and is saddened she was snubbed for California’s five-day Star Wars Celebration IV last week.

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Jazz songstress Amy Winehouse is set to duet with music legend Sir Elton John.

According to an industry insider, Sir Elton is smitten with the recently wed north Londoner and wants to work with her.

Earlier this month, Winehouse apologised to the Rocket Man hitmaker for cancelling a gig which he was going to see her perform in London.

Maureen LipmanActress Maureen Lipman has been awarded by the British Listening Books charity for setting an example of the perfect English language role model.

The Pianist and BT television commercial star was honoured for using the language “as an instrument of gaiety and fun as well as learning” at the Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts in Hay-on-Wye in Wales.

She is only the third person to be awarded the annual prize by the charity.

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Veteran singer Leonard Cohen has accused Sony of exploiting his early records to “maximize profits”.

The record giant has announced plans to reissue Cohen’s first three albums from the late 1960s and early 1970s.

But despite boasting never-before released tracks among the package, Cohen insists the new songs are merely an attempt to mask the company’s greedy motives.

Hollywood legend Paul Newman is to retire from acting - as he has “lost confidence” in his movie star skills.

The veteran actor, 82, who has appeared in more than 50 films including Cool Hand Luke, admits his elderly years are behind his decision to withdraw from Tinseltown.

Zach BraffScrubs star Zach Braff is anticipating a visit from his hero Steven Spielberg after learning he owns one of the movie mogul’s former homes.

Braff has discovered his Hollywood home has housed a host of Hollywood stars, but he can’t wait for Spielberg to drop by unannounced.

Barbra StreisandBarbra Streisand has cancelled the opening date of her European tour in Rome next month following international criticism over ticket prices.

Organisers have been forced to scrap next month’s opening show in Rome, Italy, originally slated to take place on 15 June at the city’s Stadio Flaminio, delaying the start of the month-long tour.

Consumer groups in Italy protested against the show due to the expensive price of the tickets, which range from $200 to more than $1200, calling it “absurd and shameful”.

British glamour model Katie ‘Jordan’ Price is planning extensive plastic surgery after she gives birth to her third child, to shrink her breasts, puff up her lips and tighten her vagina.

The 29-year-old is expecting her second child with former pop star husband Peter Andre and will go straight from the delivery room to the operating theatre.

Kelly Osbourne has revealed a possible collaboration with her singer pal Amy Winehouse.

Osbourne is planning to record a third album following her 2002 debut Shut Up and 2005’s follow-up Sleeping In The Nothing.

While Osbourne is yet to name which famous friend she will be singing with, she is regularly spotted partying with fellow Brit Winehouse.

“I want to collaborate with one of my friends but I have to finish my TV projects first,” she says.

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Michael Douglas has been chosen to narrate late movie industry mogul Jack Valenti’s emoirs, This Time, This Place, which features fond memories of the Douglas clan.

Valenti was planning to narrate his own autobiography for an audiobook series, but the former Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) President died last month before the book’s release.

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Ken LivingstoneThe latest edition of the Jewish London Guide which covers arts and cultural events in the capital has been published.

Supported by London Mayor Ken Livingstone, the guide is produced in association with Jewish Culture UK and offers 30 pages of events happening in the spring and summer.

The guide features a range of activities from exhibitions and music to talks and family events.

Rita SimonsThe niece of loudmouth electronics tycoon Sir Alan Sugar - currently firing people in the latest series of The Apprentice - is set to star as a feisty relative of the Mitchell family in long-running soap EastEnders.

Rita Simons – whose previous claim to fame was starring in soccer soap Dream Team (which also featured fellow EastEnder Robert Kazinsky), will join the cast as Roxy Mitchell later this summer.

Sarah Jessica Parker regrets getting married in black and still wishes she had been more traditional on her wedding day.

The Sex And The City actress recently celebrated her 10th wedding anniversary with husband Matthew Broderick and admits she hates looking back at photos of her big day - because she made the wrong outfit choice.

Moviemaker Brett Ratner is throwing his support behind presidential hopeful HILLARY CLINTON by hosting a fundraiser for the Democrat at his Hollywood Hills home.

Tickets for the party, which is aimed at young Hollywood, cost $250.

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American Idol judge Paula Abdul has slammed reports a furious fit of anger was to blame for her nose injury.

Abdul was left bruised and with a fractured toe and broken nose after she tripped over her Chihuahua Tulip on Sunday.

Some media outlets and fans have questioned Abdul’s unusual explanation for her injuries, with some sources claiming she injured herself while throwing a tantrum.

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Zach BraffFunnyman Zach Braff is hoping to move to New York City once his sitcom Scrubs ends.

The actor grew up in New Jersey, New York’s neighbouring state, and forgot how much he loved the Big Apple until a recent visit there.

Eli RothFilmmaker Eli Roth enjoyed making a fake movie trailer for recent double bill Grindhouse so much, he’s decided to construct an entire film out of 20 or so promos.

The Hostel director’s Thanksgiving slasher trailer featured between Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror and Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof.

And now Roth is in negotiations to film 20 to 25 such trailers to be played back-to-back in new movie Trailer Trash, to be shot on a budget of circa $15 million.

Sharon OsbourneSharon Osbourne has lashed out at KISS star Gene Simmons in a new magazine interview after rocker publicly criticised her family.

The rock matriarch has served up a foul-mouthed tirade in the new issue of America’s Blender magazine, after Simmons claimed his kids were better than her own because they didn’t take drugs.

“He said that our kids are on drugs and that his aren’t messed up like that,” she says.

Jazz songstress looks set to go under the chuappah in London so friends and family can witness her recent nuptials for themselves.

The Rehab star exchanged vows with Blake Fielder-Civil last week during a trip to Miami, Florida, but neglected to tell her relatives about the ceremony until it was over.

Now she’s promised her disappointed dad Mitchell the chance to give his daughter away for all to see.