Archive for June, 2008
Stiller Movie Spawns Drink
by Jewtastic Staff June 30th, 2008Filed in: Film, Food & Drink 0 Comments
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A fictional energy drink that features in Ben Stiller’s next movie Tropical Thunder is being turned into a real product.
Booty Sweat pops up throughout the comedy, which is due to be released on 15 August.
Now Paramount Pictures want to cash in, by producing it and marketing it alongside the movie.
Kravitz Takes Part In Labelle Reunion
by Jewtastic Staff June 30th, 2008Filed in: Music 0 Comments
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Rocker Lenny Kravitz has been added to the production team which will oversee new recordings by Patti LaBelle’s reunited self-titled girl group.
Kravitz has joined legendary producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff in the studio as LaBelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash record their first new material together in over 30 years.
The Lady Marmalade hitmakers will launch their new album in September (08), and they’ll perform together for the first time since 1977 at the Essence Festival in Louisiana this coming weekend.
Lenny KravitzWinehouse Turns Down Book Deal
by Jewtastic Staff June 30th, 2008Filed in: Books, Music 0 Comments
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Troubled singer Amy Winehouse has reportedly turned down a lucrative book deal - because she feels she is too young to write her life story.
The Back To Black hitmaker has struggled with a variety of personal problems throughout her career, including drug and alcohol addiction and her husband Blake Fielder-Civil being incarcerated on charges of assault and perverting the course of justice.
Diamond Overcomes Tech Problems
by Jewtastic Staff June 30th, 2008Filed in: Music 0 Comments
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Veteran rocker Neil Diamond overcame an array of technical difficulties to wow the crowds at legendary music festival Glastonbury on Sunday.
The America hitmaker was forced to stop halfway through his rendition of Done Too Soon after the sound completely cut out.
But the audience remained buoyant throughout the delay - encouraging the singer with chants of “Neil, Neil!”
Ronson Rejects Hasselhoff
by Jewtastic Staff June 29th, 2008Filed in: Music 0 Comments
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DJ MARK RONSON was shocked when David Hasselhoff complimented him on his musical talents and asked to work with him - but was forced to turn down the singer/actor because he was too busy.
The superproducer was left stunned when the former Baywatch star asked him to collaborate on a song when the two met at California’s recent Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
Midler Finally Gets Wedding Snaps
by Jewtastic Staff June 29th, 2008Filed in: Celebrity 0 Comments
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Bette Midler is celebrating after setting eyes on her wedding photographs for the first time, 23 years after she walked down the aisle.
Midler married Martin Rochus Sebastian von Haselberg in a ceremony in Las Vegas in 1984 - but never stuck around to see the pictures taken at the event.
Winehouse Slams Weight Rumours
by Jewtastic Staff June 28th, 2008Filed in: Music, Celebrity 0 Comments
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Troubled singer Amy Winehouse has hit out at rumours she is suffering from an eating disorder - putting her skeletal figure down to stress.
The star has endured a variety of health problems so far this year, including a trip to rehab to kick her drink and drug addictions and a bout of highly contagious skin condition impetigo.
Nimoy Celebrates Olders Ladies
by Jewtastic Staff June 27th, 2008Filed in: Celebrity 0 Comments
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Star Trek star-turned snapper Leonard Nimoy is rallying against the unrealistic portrayal of women in the media - with a new book of photographs of fuller-figured women.
The 77-year-old, who has launched a successful second career as a photographer, hopes The Full Body Project will help larger ladies come to terms with their bodies, and resist the pressure to slim.
Goldblum On Good Side Of The Law
by Jewtastic Staff June 27th, 2008Filed in: TV 0 Comments
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Actor Jeff Goldblum will replace Chris Noth in hit TV series Law And Order, it has been confirmed.
Noth will not be part of the eighth season of TV cop drama Law + Order: Criminal Intent after quitting the show on Thursday.
He said: “The last few years have been fantastic, and both sides are happy with the result. All’s well that ends well.”
Rossdale’s Paparazzi Views
by Jewtastic Staff June 27th, 2008Filed in: Music, Celebrity 0 Comments
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Rocker Gavin Rossdale despises the pack of photographers who follow his every move when he’s out with wife Gwen Stefani - but can’t stop his mother from buying the tabloid fodder.
The former Bush frontman and his pregnant wife Stefani are constantly hounded by paparazzi eager to get snaps of the star couple with their young son Kingston.
And while he can’t stand having his picture taken, he admits his mum loves seeing him in the newspapers and magazines.
Klugman To Gain Access To Contract
by Jewtastic Staff June 26th, 2008Filed in: TV 0 Comments
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Quincy star Jack Klugman has won the right to be allowed access to the contract related to his time on the US series - after a judge ordered TV bosses to provide him with a copy of the documents.
The veteran actor filed a suit against TV executives at NBC in America in March, insisting the studio owes him profits from the hit show 25 years after it last aired.
Obama Responds To Johansson Email Reports
by Jewtastic Staff June 26th, 2008Filed in: Gossip, Celebrity 0 Comments
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US presidential candidate Barack Obama has downplayed his email communications with Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson - stating she doesn’t even have his personal email address.
Sexy screen star Johansson is a huge supporter of the democratic White House hopeful, and told reporters last month how she regularly offers the politician advice via e-mail.
And the actress admitted she was left stunned when Obama began a computerised correspondence with her.
Camp Camp Book Review
by Leslie Bunder June 25th, 2008Filed in: Books, Reviews 1 Comment
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The American summer camp is a legendary experience most US teens and children are put through.
From two of the authors of the seminal kitsch classic Barmitzvah Disco, which told the story of coming of age for Jewish kids and a few non-Jewish, now comes Camp Camp, a look at the people who attended summer camps mainly in the 1980s and 1990s and their true life experiences of them.
Winehouse Rehearsing For Weekend Gigs
by Jewtastic Staff June 25th, 2008Filed in: Music 0 Comments
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Troubled star Amy Winehouse has begun rehearsing for her imminent live performances at the weekend,, despite still receiving treatment in hospital for severe lung problems.
The star’s representative confirmed she had started working on her set for upcoming gigs at English music festival Glastonbury on Saturday and Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday celebrations in London on Friday.
Although a spokesperson insists Winehouse’s appearances at the show’s “looks likely”, she will have an anxious wait for “the final sign-off” from worried doctors.
Winehouse Smoking Shock
by Jewtastic Staff June 24th, 2008Filed in: Music, Celebrity 0 Comments
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Amy Winehouse shocked onlookers when she sparked up a cigarette in London on Monday - even though she is still in hospital recovering from severe lung problems.
Last week, the singer’s worried dad Mitch Winehouse told reporters the star was suffering from deadly lung disease emphysema, which has been caused by her wild lifestyle.







