Kate Middleton, now referred to formally as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, got a chance to attend a royal wedding on Saturday without the stress planning when Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips married rugby player Mike Tindall in Scotland.
For the ceremony, Kate wore a cream-colored coat topped off with a hat to match. People magazine notes that Kate previously stepped out in the coat to the wedding of Laura Parker Bowles, daughter of Prince Charles' wife Camilla, in 2006.
The Royal couple finished a brief tour of North America recently which began on June 30 in Canada and ended in Los Angeles on July 10.
Phillips, 30, and Tindall, 32, became engaged in December. She is 12th in line to the throne and met Tindall in 2003 during at the Rugby World Cup in Australia, which was won by England. Phillips is the daughter of Princess Anne, the Queen's only daughter, and her former husband, Captain Mark Phillips, an Olympic gold medal-winning equestrian.
Al Pacino's 21-year-old daughter, Julie, was arrested on a drunken driving charge in New York City on Saturday, reports the Associated Press.
Julie Pacino was stopped at a traffic checkpoint in Manhattan at 1:05 a.m. Saturday. According to Police, Pacino's blood-alcohol level was over the legal limit for driving. However, her exact blood-alcohol level was not immediately available. She is being held at the Manhattan Detention Complex pending arraignment.
Julie Pacino, who can be seen above in a 2004 file photo with her father Al Pacino, is the actor's eldest child and daughter with acting coach Jan Tarrant. Pacino also has twins, son Anton James and daughter Olivia Rose, born in 2001 with actress Beverly D'Angelo. The actor has not commented on the report.
Kim Kardashian is putting the finishing touches on her wedding plans. The "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star went shopping for wedding cakes with her fiancé Kris Humphries in Los Angeles on Friday, reports E! News.
The site says the two tried several flavors including chocolates, vanilla and lemon but it is not known which one the two chose. The bakery, called Hansen Cakes, has also made a wedding cake for Tori Spelling in the past.
Images of the couple's wedding invitation emerged online Friday, which confirmed the pair's wedding date as August 20.
The invitations were designed by Lehr & Black, who also designed invitations for her sister Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale, Fergie and Josh Duhamel, Heidi Klum and Seal and Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, among others.
Kardashian celebrated her bachelorette party in Las Vegas on July 23 and ended up crashing Humphries' bachelor party. The 30-year-old reality star celebrated her final few weeks of single life at Tao Las Vegas with friends and sisters Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian.
Kardashian and Humphries began dating in December 2010 and the basketball player proposed in May with a $1 million, 20.5 carat engagement ring.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Miley Cyrus has taken a rather permanent stand in favor of gay marriage, by inking an equal sign onto her finger.
"ALL LOVE is equal," Miley Tweeted on Friday, along with a picture of her new tattoo.
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The bold statement from the 18-year-old former Disney darling quickly caused a flurry of fan responses (not all of which were favorable), prompting Miley to fire back.
"Where does it say in the bible to judge others?" she Tweeted to one of her followers. "Oh right. It doesn't. GOD is the only judge honey. 'GOD is love.'"
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This is not the first time the "Party in the USA" singer has voiced her support for LGBT rights.
After Casey Anthony was found not guilty on murder charges, Miley Tweeted, "You know the world is skewed when people get away with murdering children but we cant get gay marriage legalized in the state of California."
The new tattoo joins Miley's various other body art, including a heart on her little finger, anchor on her wrist, dreamcatcher on her ribcage, and the words "Just Breathe" on the left side of her chest (in honor of a friend who died of cystic fibrosis).
Singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte had some harsh words for President Barack Obama and congress over the debt ceiling debate. During the Television Critics Association Press Tour, where he was promoting his upcoming HBO documentary "Sing Your Song," Belafonte told reporters, "Barack Obama and his mission has failed because it has lacked a certain kind of moral courage, a certain kind of moral vision that we are in need of." According to the Wall Street Journal, he later added, "There is still a lot of opportunity for that corner to be turned."
"When he said, 'Yes, we can,' it may have been politically clever," Belafonte continued. "He never defined for us what he said ... So those of us who felt that we needed change filled in that space with our own images of what we thought he meant only to find out we are all disappointed because none of those things have been satisfied."
The 84-year-old singer is known for the "Banana Boat Song" and has been dubbed "the king of Calypso." He also took Congress to task saying, "My question would be to the Congress and to the President and to a lot of institutions in the United States of power, 'What happened to moral truth? What happened to moral courage? Why has it been so eliminated from our DNA?"
Belafonte is not the first celebrity to criticize the president. Ted Nugent called President Obama a "clueless, rookie president." Clint Eastwood claimed he was "not a fan" of the president's work and Peter Fonda called President Obama a "traitor" over his handling of the Gulf oil spill.
"Sing Your Song" is a documentary set to air on HBO on October 17.
Kim Kardashian and her fiancé Kris Humphrie's wedding invitation emerged online on Friday, confirming the couple's wedding date of August 20.
The black tie affair will occur in an undisclosed location in Montecito, California. According to People magazine, the invitations arrived housed in boxes covered in black hematite crystals. See a photo of the invite below.
The invitations were designed by Lehr & Black, who also designed invitations for her sister Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale, Fergie and Josh Duhamel, Heidi Klum and Seal and Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, among others.
Kardashian celebrated her bachelorette party in Las Vegas on July 23 and ended up crashing Humphries' bachelor party. The 30-year-old reality star celebrated her final few weeks of single life at Tao Las Vegas with friends and sisters Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian.
Kardashian and Humphries began dating in December 2010 and the basketball player proposed in May with a $1 million, 20.5 carat engagement ring.
Humphries, who plays for the New Jersey Nets, will be the second NBA player to join the family since Khloe married Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom in 2009. But while Khloe's wedding came together in just 9 days of planning, she predicts that her sister will "go big."
"Kim goes big. It's not going to be small. And I joke and I say it will be like the Royal Wedding, because she is just like that," Khloe Kardashian told People magazine. "I don't want to help because Kim is going to be such a bridezilla! If I do one thing wrong, I'll be screwed! But I would love to be in the wedding."
Jennifer Lopez had a huge victory in court in California on Friday when an appeals judge sided with her and ordered that an invasion of privacy lawsuit she filed against her first husband be handled in arbitration rather than in a public court case, reports the Associated Press.
The ruling states that Lopez's attorneys provided a Los Angeles judge with plenty of information supporting that she had a binding arbitration agreement with her first husband, Ojani Noa.
The actress sued Noa for $10 million in November 2009 after he and his agent announced plans to use portions of 11 hours of home videos to produce a movie based on the couple's relationship.
The couple married in 1997, but their marriage lasted 11 months. This isn't her first court battle with Noa, in 2007 Lopez won $545,000 in damages in a seperate lawsuit that blocked Noa from publishing a ghostwritten tell-all book.
A settlement agreement between the Lopez and Noa prohibits him from "disclosing for monetary gain any private or intimate details about Lopez or Noa's relationship with Lopez." The agreement also binds any of his agents to the same terms.
The videos do not depict the singer and actress in sexual situations, according to the wire service, and have been blocked for release by a judge. Ed Meyer, Noa's agent, threatened to release clips from the videos earlier this year, which prompted a judge to order them to be stored in a bank safe deposit box with restricted access in June.
Lopez turned 42 on Sunday, July 24. On July 15, Lopez and Anthony, who is 42 and is also a singer and actor, announced they would end their marriage of seven years. The couple has not specified a reason for the split. The two married in June 2004 and their twins were born in February 2008.
Joe Pesci has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the filmmakers of the Gotti family biopic, "Gotti: In The Shadow of my Father," claiming Fiore Films rescinded his part after the actor gained 30 pounds for the role.
According to the Associated Press, Pesci accused the company of using his name to gain interest in the movie, which also stars John Travolta, Al Pacino, Kelly Preston and Lindsay Lohan. The actor was slated to play Angelo Ruggiero, a Gotti enforcer and childhood friend of crime boss John Gotti Sr. The 68-year-old actor was then offered a lesser role, with a $2 million salary cut.
"Defendant has no intention of paying (Pesci) $3 million or having him portray Ruggiero in the film," the lawsuit claimed, according to the Associated Press. "Rather, plaintiff secretly planned to use (Pesci's) name and likeness to promote the film and then to later concoct some pretext for terminating the contract so as to avoid paying plaintiff anything for the substantial publicity and 'buzz' that was generated."
Fiore CEO Marc Fiore claimed that it was Pesci who left the project "months ago," refusing to appear in the film until the original director, Nick Cassavetes was replaced. Barry Levinson has since signed on to helm the biopic.
Fiore claimed the company told Pesci in April that if he refused to act under then-director Cassavetes that they would pull the offer and said he is baffled that Pesci was putting on weight for the role as the portly mobster.
"I don't know why he would gain 30 pounds," Fiore told E! Online. "I don't know who told him to gain 30 pounds. It certainly wasn't me. Why would you gain 30 pounds when you have on your manager's desk on April 28 that we pulled the offer, why would you continue to gain weight? Honestly that doesn't seem very rational."
Pesci's lawyer said no one informed Pesci of a reduced role until recently and cited his roles in mobster films like "Casino" and his Oscar-winning part in "Goodfellas" as proof that he was fully capable of portraying the Gotti advisor.
Travolta signed on for the role of mobster John Gotti Sr. in the project, which is scheduled to begin production in January.
There was also some confusion with Lohan's role in the film. The actress was originally in talks to play Gotti Sr.'s daughter Victoria, but was eventually given the role of Kim Gotti, the mob boss' daughter-in-law.
Fiore said agreements had been reached with most of the actors, including Travolta, Pacino and Preston. The filmmaker also said that he is prepared to countersue Pesci.
"He's wasting his time and everybody else's time," Fiore said. "I might be a newbie in town... This newbie is not going to get bulled around."
Pesci has appeared in two movies in the past ten years, portraying Joseph Palmi in the 2006 movie "The Good Shepherd" and starring opposite Helen Mirren in the 2010 film "Love Ranch."
50 Cent is no stranger to controversy and now the hip hop star has lashed out against Interscope record label, threatening to withhold his new album and leak Dr. Dre's next single.
"Man I'm not releasing an album," 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, wrote on Twitter on July 26. "I can't believe Interscope is this (expletive) up right now. I apologize to all my fans."
Jackson was reportedly angry at the label for not giving him the same attention as his label partner Dr. Dre and for leaking one of his songs, possibly "I'm On It," which made it on to the Internet early on Wednesday morning. In retaliation, he threatened to leak Dre's next single, "Psycho" from his album "Detox."
"I LOVE DRE but I'm putting his next single psycho out tomorrow at 2:00," Jackson threatened, adding later, "Your gonna love it it's a big song I just don't think it deserves a great set up sense they can't seem to get it right when it comes to me."
50 Cent had been working on an album entitled "Black Magic," but scrapped the project to work on a new untitled LP, that he told MTV earlier in the week that he would like to release later in the year.
Jackson voiced his displeasure with the record label earlier in the year, saying they were "moving in slow motion" and threatening to leave the label.
Jackson eventually decided not to leak the single writing, "I wouldn't leak dre's record he has done nothing but help me in my career. jimmy has always been supportive of me."
Earlier in the year, Jackson took heat for performing at the 2005 Venice Film Festival, an event which was organized by family members of Gadhafi and subsequently donated the substantial income to UNICEF.
Jackson made his name as a rapper before venturing into acting. His film credits include "Righteous Kill," "Twelve," "13," and "Caught in the Crossfire." Jackson will star as a police officer in the upcoming crime drama, "Freelancers" and has a 20-film deal with Lionsgate for his production company, Cheetah Vision Films.
Jackson was raised in Queens, NY by his grandparents after his father ran out and his mother was shot when he was 8-years-old. His first single as 50 Cent was "Thug Love" with Destiny's Child and he was shot twice in the head, three days before filming the music video for the song.
50 Cent was romantically linked to comedian Chelsea Handler, who recently confirmed that the two had dated "very casually."
Pippa Middleton stole the spotlight at the Royal Wedding and now her notoriety has made her the subject of "Crazy About Pippa," a one-hour special set to air on TLC in August.
The show will air on August 9 at 9 p.m. ET and "focuses on Britain's most eligible bachelorette -- Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton's younger sister -- Pippa Middleton," according to the network's press release. The special will reportedly include interviews with those closest to Middleton.
Pippa's appearance at the Royal wedding in a gorgeous Alexander McQueen gown sparked interest and earned her the unofficial title of "Her Royal Hotness" and a website dedicated to her derriere and a 230,000 member-strong Facebook fan group.
The 27-year-old's backside has even sparked a plastic surgery craze called the "Pippa Butt Lift," according to FOX News.
"The latest craze here in the U.S. and all over the world is to get the 'Pippa Butt Lift,'" Miami-based celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Constantino Mendieta told the news site. "Once the breast implants reigned supreme, now it is the buttocks that are considered a woman's best asset."
Middleton's Pilates instructor Margot Campbell also plans to cash in on the craze and is penning a book detailing how to get a shape similar to "Her Royal Hotness." She reportedly received offers after Middleton wrote a glowing review on her website.
"As someone who is always 'on the go,' Pilates has been a wonderful escape from my busy lifestyle in London," Middleton wrote in her testimonial. "Over the past few months I have noticed a huge difference in my core strength and posture and couldn't recommend Margot more highly as an instructor. From breathing techniques, muscle toning to overall flexibility and relaxation, my Pilates sessions have become something of a weekly necessity that keeps me fit, happy and energized."
Middleton, who was formerly working as a party planner, has also taken a job with her rumored love interest, wealthy heir George Percy's geothermal energy firm. She will now help lobby for government licenses which would allow the Percy's company to drill underground for hot water which would be converted into heat and electricity. Pippa also works part-time at her parents' party planning company Table Talk and writes an online magazine for their online party supply website, Party Pieces.
According to People magazine, Middleton recently split up with former England cricketer Alex Loudon, who accompanied her to the Royal Wedding. However, the pair was spotted at a different Wimbledon match earlier this week.
Middleton's sister Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and brother-in-law Prince William recently completed an official tour of Canada and California. See photos of their visit.
Pippa Middleton served as the maid of honor at her sister's wedding and was responsible for planning the post-wedding party, which reportedly made palace officials "shudder."
Advertising watch dogs in the United Kingdom have taken issue with magazine ads for L'Oréal-owned companies, Lancome and Maybelline, featuring Julia Roberts and Christy Turlington.
The ads featuring the two have been pulled by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over complaints that their images have been overly photoshopped and are falsely advertising the benefits of L'Oréal beauty products, reports The U.K. newspaper The Guardian.
Jo Swinson, a parliament member of the Liberal Democrat party, lodged complaints with the ASA over the two advertisements and the ASA ruled that the ads were in breach of a standards code for "exaggeration and being misleading" the newspaper reports.
The Academy Award-winning actress, who is the face of Lancome, appeared in the ad for a foundation called Teint Miracle. The ad was shot by Mario Testino, who also shot Prince William and Kate's engagement photos.
Swinson said the images were "not representative of the results the product could achieve."
The newspaper reports that L'Oréal provided the ASA with photos of the celebrities on the red carpet to prove their natural looks but admitted to digitally altering both images of Turlington and Roberts. Roberts' image was altered digitally in post-production but the company said the changes were not "directly relevant" to the ad.
The ASA was not allowed to see the pre-production photos of Roberts from the photo shoot for the advertisement due to a contractual agreement from the actress.
"It shows just how ridiculous things have become when there is such fear over an un-airbrushed photo that even the advertising regulator isn't permitted to see it," Swinson told The Guardian.
"On the basis of the evidence we had received we could not conclude that the ad image accurately illustrated what effect the product could achieve, and that the image had not been exaggerated by digital post-production techniques," the ASA said about the ban.
L'Oréal released a statement to The New York Times that said, "We do not believe that the ad exaggerates the effect that can be achieved using this product. In consumer tests among over 100 women, 77 percent agreed that Teint Miracle made their complexions look radiant and luminous.
Kelly Rowland‘s new album Here I Am drops today, and last night she participated in a live Q&A with Billboard to discuss the record, its R&B/Hip-Hop chart-topper “Motivation,” and Destiny’s Child reunion rumors.
Rowland, thrilled at the success of “Motivation” (not only for its own sake, but because it signaled that the record would not be pushed back again, as it had last year), was breathless with praise for all of her collaborators, but especially for Lil Wayne’s verse on her single: “I literally was at a loss for words.” To hear Rowland tell it, her process in preparing the record was not dissimilar to Dr. Dre’s in preparing Detox (though she herself did not make that comparison). “The only thing that could have been holding me back would be myself,” she told Billboard.
As for the Destiny’s Child question? It’s already a Catch-22, because the only time a question like that can really be asked is when a member is in the early stage of promotion for a solo record (as Rowland is, here). A Destiny’s Child reunion is already not coming until the album cycles of Here I Am and Beyoncé‘s 4 are over. That said, Rowland wasn’t exactly making promises for the far future either. “To be honest with you—myself, Michelle and B—we haven’t talked about it. It has not come up in our conversations. We talk about everything else,” she said, insisting that they all remain good friends despite constant rumors of feuding, particularly between her and Beyoncé. In fact, she took the moment to stump for her sister-in-arms: “What kind of angers me a bit is just the fact that Michelle is in Destiny’s Child, too, and respect her and know that it’s three of us—it’s not two.” All in all, a well-handled response to an oft-asked question
While stars like Channing Tatum and Matt Damon are shaving their heads, Ben Affleck is at the other end of the spectrum: He's growing out his hair.
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The actor stepped out in Santa Monica, Calif. on Monday sporting a shaggy new 'do that channeled a certain 17-year-old multi-platinum pop star. But for those wondering if the actor has a case of Bieber Fever (he does have two daughters after all), they'll be relieved to know that his straighter, longer locks can be attributed to a movie role.
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The 38-year-old actor, who has rocked a cleaned-up crew in the past, has been skipping the routine haircuts for his new film Agro -- a thriller in which he's starring, directing, and co-producing. (Talk about a triple threat!)
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No word if Affleck will let his locks grow as long as Tom Brady, who has been known to pull his strands into a ponytail.
Tweens will recognize the heart-hand sign popularized by stars like Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber to show love to fans. But today, Biebs is urging folks to “show your hearts” for a special cause.
Bieber, among other stars, are tweeting with the hashtag #showyourhearts to help raise funds and awareness for the Joshua and Robin Berry Children's Trust
On July 3, the Berry family of Houston, Texas, was struck by another vehicle while traveling in their mini van. Both parents were killed in the accident. Their three children, Peter, 9, Aaron, 8, and Willa, 6, survived - but the boys were left paralyzed below the waist. The children are currently being treated for their injuries in a Houston hospital.
Moved by the family’s tragedy, Bieber has joined forces with the Kardashians, Britney Spears and other celebs to create the Show Your Hearts Fundraising Campaign.
Bieber is encouraging fans to help by changing Facebook and Twitter pictures to Show Your Heart art, posting pics of the heart sign on Facebook with the message “show your heart” and donating to the Joshua and Robin Berry Children’s Trust.
"[On July 27] we all change our profile pics on twitter and facebook and make a donation to #SHOWYOURHEARTS," Bieber tweeted. "Spread the word. #makeachange."
After Lauryn Hill gave birth to her sixth child on Saturday, Rohan Marley, her longtime partner and father of her five children, issued an unusual Tweet.
"I'm forwarding all well wishes to Ms. Hill on the birth of her new son. I'm sure she'll appreciate the love being sent to her," Marley wrote on Monday.
Rumors began to surface online that Marley was not the father of Hill's newborn son, that he left her during her pregnancy and began seeing a Brazilian model by the name of Isabeli Fontana. Fontana recently Tweeted, "I'm in love with @Romarley's heart," along with a picture of herself and Marley.
While Marley has not commented on whether he is the father of Hill's baby or is dating Fontana, Hill issued a vaguely worded personal statement on her official website about the rumors on Wednesday.
"Mr. Marley and I have a long and complex history about which MANY inaccuracies have been reported since the beginning. To speculate without the facts can only cause people to form WRONG conclusions. We both value privacy and for that reason defend and preserve our right to it," Hill said.
The statement continued, "Contrary to the numerous reports, Mr. Marley did not abandon me while pregnant with his child. We have had long periods of separation over the years but our 5 children together remain a joy to both of us. Thank you for your concern and I appreciate all of the well wishes regarding the birth of my new son."
Hill, 35, has avoided publicity since dropping out of public view in 2002, following the success of her first album. Marley was reportedly married at the time they met in 1996. The couple have five children together, Zion David-Nesta Marley, 13, Selah Marley, 12, Joshua Marley, 9, John Marley, 8 and Sarah Marley, 3.
Marley addressed their relationship on Twitter recently writing, "The nature of our relationship something we don't expect people who spread gossip for a living to fully understand," adding later, "Ms. Hill is the mother of my children, whom I have a tremendous amount of love and respect for. I would never do that."
Hill announced that she was expecting in June, during a concert at Detroit's Chene Park.
"I'm going to be taking time off to give birth," Hill told the crowd, Rolling Stone reported. Hill previously hinted at the pregnancy during a show at Los Angeles' Club Nokia in April.
"I keep having these children," Hill said at the time. "I don't know if I'm the most fertile woman in America. I've got five big children, you believe that? If you ask anybody I went to high school with, they'd be puzzled."
Hill rose to fame as a member of the Fugees. In 1998, she launched her solo career with "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," which earned the singer five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best New Artist.
A funeral for singer Amy Winehouse was held in London on Tuesday, July 26.
Mourners such as Kelly Osbourne and music producer Mark Ronson gathered with Winehouse's friends and family, including her parents and brother, to say their final goodbyes. Osbourne wore her hair in a beehive as a tribute to the singer, who sported a similar look at the height of her fame (see photos from Amy Winehouse's funeral).
Winehouse was found dead on Saturday in her London home. She was 27.
An autopsy failed to determine the cause of the singer's death. Police are awaiting the results of toxicology tests, which are expected to take two to four weeks.
More than 100 people attended the service at Edgwarebury Cemetery in north London. Mark Ronson, who produced Winehouse's Grammy-winning single "Rehab" and her 2006 album "Back To Black," was also among them.
The Jewish service was led by a rabbi and included prayers in English and Hebrew and reminiscences from Winehouse's father, Mitch Winehouse, who ended his eulogy with the words "Goodnight, my angel, sleep tight. Mummy and Daddy love you ever so much."
His eulogy also included funny and happy memoires from the singer's childhood too.
"Mitch was funny, he told some great stories from childhood about how headstrong she was, and clearly the family and friends recognized the stories and laughed along," family spokesman Chris Goodman told the Associated Press. "He stressed so many times she was happier now than she had ever been and he spoke about her boyfriend and paid tribute to a lot of people in her life."
The service was being followed by cremation at London's Golders Green Crematorium before the family begins Shiva, a Jewish traditional period of mourning.
"Knowing she wasn't depressed, knowing she passed away, knowing she passed away happy - it makes us all feel better," Mitch Winehouse later said in a statement, published by People magazine. "She was the happiest she has been for years."
Meanwhile, MTV reportedly plans to re-broadcast a concert the singer had back in 2007 to celebrate her "life and musical legacy," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The concert was a part of MTV's 45th at Night concert series and included a collaboration with rapper Mos Def on the song "Love Is a Losing Game" as well as performances of her hit songs "Rehab" and "Back To Black."
Lauryn Hill welcomed a baby boy on Saturday, but it wasn't an easy entrance into the world for the former Fugees singer's sixth child.
The child had his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck after the delivery, but both mother and baby have since recovered from the scare, E! News reported. The baby's name has yet to be announced. Hill has not commented. "A message posted on her official website on Monday, July 25, read: "Ms. Lauryn Hill is reported to have given birth to her sixth child, a son."
The father of her other five children, Rohan Marley, 39, a son of reggae legend Bob Marley, gave the new mother support on Twitter on Monday, writing, "I'm forwarding all well wishes to Ms. Hill on the birth of her new son. I'm sure she'll appreciate the love being sent to her."
Hill, 35, and Marley's relationship status is unknown as the singer has avoided publicity since dropping out of public view in 2002, following the success of her first album. Marley was reportedly married at the time they met in 1996. The couple have five children together, Zion David-Nesta Marley, 13, Selah Marley, 12, Joshua Marley, 9, John Marley, 8 and Sarah Marley, 3.
Marley addressed their relationship on Twitter recently writing, "The nature of our relationship something we don't expect people who spread gossip for a living to fully understand," adding later, "Ms. Hill is the mother of my children, whom I have a tremendous amount of love and respect for. I would never do that."
Hill announced that she was expecting in June, during a concert at Detroit's Chene Park.
"I'm going to be taking time off to give birth," Hill told the crowd, Rolling Stone reported. Hill previously hinted at the pregnancy during a show at Los Angeles' Club Nokia in April.
"I keep having these children," Hill said at the time. "I don't know if I'm the most fertile woman in America. I've got five big children, you believe that? If you ask anybody I went to high school with, they'd be puzzled."
Hill rose to fame as a member of the Fugees. In 1998, she launched her solo career with "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," which earned the singer five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best New Artist.
Jesse James and Kat Von D have broken up and called off their engagement.
Von D, a 29-year-old tattoo artist and "LA Ink" reality star, confirmed the split on her Twitter account Monday night, saying, "I am no longer w Jesse, and out of respect for him, his family and myself, thats all the info I'd like to share. Thanks for respecting that."
James told People magazine that the long distance was an issue for the couple.
"I'm so sad because I really love her. The distance between us was just too much," the magazine quoted James, 42, as saying in an article posted on Tuesday, July 26, which also marks the 47th birthday of his ex-wife, Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock.
Von D runs her tattoo parlor in Los Angeles, while James lives outside of Austin, Texas. The couple had regularly commuted between California and Texas.
The news came days before "LA Ink" returns to the TLC cable network with new episodes on July 28. The show is based on her life. In the last year, Von D became engaged to James, got a tattoo of him inked on her skin, survived a house fire and obtained a new kitten.
James, a motorcycle customizer and former host of the Discovery Channel series "Monster Garage," became engaged to Von D in January, less than a year after his split from Bullock.
James and Von D denied breakup rumors last month and said they planned to get married in the summer on the one-year anniversary of their first date.
James has been married three times and has three children from previous relationships.
James and Bullock married in 2005. The two split in March 2010 amid reports James had been unfaithful, especially with a tattoo model named Michelle "Bombshell" McGee," which he later confirmed. James and Bullock finalized their divorce that June. James told Stern that Von D contacted him last year after he was "persecuted by the media."
Kelly Osbourne and music producer Mark Ronson are among the many mourners at Amy Winehouse’s private funeral Tuesday in the Golders Green area of London.
Osbourne, 26, arrived at Edgewarebury Cemetery wearing a beehive hairstyle in honor of the late Rehab singer. On Saturday, Osbourne poured out her heart on Twitter, writing: “I can’t even breath right my now. I’m crying so hard. I just lost one of my best friends. I love you forever Amy and will never forget the real you!”
According to Kelly’s mom Sharon, Winehouse’s friends and family have been gathering at the family home for a seven-day long “shiva” – the Jewish mourning period.
“She's [Kelly Osbourne] with Amy's mum, they're doing shiva at the house,” Sharon said. “She's there with all the girls that used to hang out [with Winehouse].
In addition to Osbourne, Winehouse’s Back to Black producer Mark Ronson (also Samantha Ronson‘s brother) is also at the funeral.
Winehouse, 27, was found dead in her London flat on Saturday. The cause of her death has yet to be derermined.
The cause of Amy Winehouse's death will remain a mystery for at least a few more weeks.
An autopsy performed Monday at St. Pancras Mortuary in London did not establish a formal cause of death, Metropolitan Police tell Us Weekly in a statement. "We are awaiting the results of further toxicology tests," they add.
Further information regarding the 27-year-old singer's death is not expected for at least another two to four weeks. An inquest was opened at St. Pancras Coroner's Court Monday afternoon and was adjourned until October 26.
Sky News has reported her parents Mitch and Janis "formally identified" Winehouse's body Monday morning and that there "no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of Amy Winehouse."
A spokesperson for the Winehouse family told BBC News that they are hoping to hold their daughter's funeral as soon as possible, but the post-mortem and police investigation have "made it impossible" to set a date. PHOTOS: Amy and other stars who died at 27
Early Monday morning, Mitch and Janis Winehouse joined their daughter's boyfriend, Reg Traviss, to meet with mourner's outside the singer's Camden Square home in London.
"I can't tell you what this means to us. It really is making this a lot easier for us," Mitch said. "We're devastated and I'm speechless, but thanks for coming."
From one maxi skirt ensemble to another, Blake Lively was spotted returning to the set of her series "Gossip Girl" in NYC on July 19 after a summer of attending lavish events and gallivanting around Europe with her main squeeze Leonardo DiCaprio. Blake was in full-on Serena van der Woodsen mode as the paps snapped away, wearing a red Rag & Bone maxi skirt that was paired with a white tank top and Theyskens’ Theory's jiguo ital vest. A chunky chain necklace, comfy flip flops and M.C.L. by Matthew Campbell Laurenza's fan pave bangles completed BL's outfit. If you're inspired by this summery ensemble, check out Free People's Cascade Convertible Skirt in Ivory and wear with Hard Tail's Sexy Tank Top in White and Prairie NY's Metallic Vest. If the vibrant red color of Blake's Rag & Bone skirt is what's catching your eye, scoop up Black Halo's Karen Skirt in Scarlet for something just as bright but way shorter. Accessory wise, Amrita Singh's Mayna Necklace in Silver is very similar to the one Blake's wearing, and from there, stack a few of Halston Heritage's Ring Bangle in Gold to emulate Blake's bracelet look. What are your thoughts on Blake's outfit here, readers - hit or miss? There have been several rumors that Blake and Leo are over, however, it seems that's not the case. In fact, word is that Blake is looking to settle down with the actor! Says a source: "She wants to land Leo as a husband. They are making plans together and acting like a serious couple. Blake is so smitten with Leo that she’s decided to rent a house a couple of blocks away from his Hollywood Hills home. She needed a place in LA and decided to live as close to Leo as she could. I don’t think she could have gotten a place any closer. She’s jumping in feet first. Blake is really into Leo, and is making it obvious." And how does Leo feel about all of this? According to an insider close to him, "Leo doesn’t like to be tied down. He is nervous about commitment and this is just how he deals with it. Blake finds it very unsettling but she loves Leo and is doing her best to reassure him that she doesn’t want to take things too far too fast." Pump the brakes, Blake!
Katy Perry debuted a new look when she showed up to celebrate her nine nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards on Thursday: blonde hair.
Perry, who revealed in a Tweet in 2009 that she is a natural blonde, actually talked about her plan to make a big change in color in early June. However, because she had been a brunette for too long, the dye job didn't take the way she needed it to.
"So I didn't get to the exact color I wanted from being black for so long," she Tweeted in June. "2get to goal I have 2b GINGER for 3WKS."
She added in another Tweet, "If I don't wait 3wks, I'll end up w/no hair or a #pixie90scutw/abarretteinthefront It's okay, I'll get to my secret color(s) soon! #patience."
In the photo above, Perry is seen on the left in the "Firework" video in 2010 as a brunette and on the right on July 21, in an MTV interview as a blonde.
On Thursday, the "California Gurls" singer nabbed nine nominations in categories like Video of the Year and Best Female Video for "Firework," Best Collaboration for her work with Kanye West on "E.T." and Best Pop Video for "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)."
Fans can vote online in general Video Music Award categories like Video of the Year, but are exempt from voting in the professional categories like Best Art Direction.
The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards are set to air live on August 28 on MTV at 9 p.m. ET. Check out the full list of nominees below.
Kim Kardashian had her big bachelorette party in Las Vegas on Saturday night and while her sister Khloe tried her best to embarrass the "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star, Kim ended up hopping over to her fiancé Kris Humphries' bachelor party.
The 30-year-old reality star celebrated her final few weeks of single life at Tao Las Vegas with sisters Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian and with friends LaLa Vasquez Anthony and Brittney Gastineau, according to People magazine.
"My sisters are doing everything they can to embarrass me," Kim Kardashian reportedly told the crowd. She later said on her Twitter page that she had an "Amazing night!"
The magazine reports that Kardashian then crashed her fiance's bachelor party at LAVO, a venue close to where she was having her bachelorette party, at 2 a.m. Humpries was partying with Kim Kardashian's brother Rob Kardashian, as well as Scott Disick, who is Kourtney Kardashian's boyfriend, and Lamar Odom, Khloe Kardashian's husband.
Us Weekly reports that the couple kissed in front of a crowd at the club and danced while cameras captured the event for "Keeping Up With The Kardashians." Kim Kardashian and her guests stayed for around ten minutes before departing.
Kardashian and Humphries began dating in December 2010 and the basketball player proposed in May with a $1 million, 20.5 carat engagement ring.
Humphries, who plays for the New Jersey Nets, will be the second NBA player to join the family since Khloe married Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom in 2009. But while Khloe's wedding came together in just 9 days of planning, she predicts that her sister will "go big."
"Kim goes big. It's not going to be small. And I joke and I say it will be like the Royal Wedding, because she is just like that," Khloe Kardashian told People earlier in the month. "I don't want to help because Kim is going to be such a bridezilla! If I do one thing wrong, I'll be screwed! But I would love to be in the wedding."
A lapse in Lindsay Lohan's health insurance -- because she's not been working in the past year -- has prevented her from paying for the psychological counseling ordered as part of her probation, her lawyer revealed in court Thursday.
"Maybe she knows somebody who can help out," Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner said, warning Lohan she had 21 days to sign up for counseling.
Judge Sautner ordered the actress to appear in court Thursday so she could review the actress' progress on meeting the requirements of her probation for a shoplifting conviction and two older drunk driving convictions.
Lohan, 25, entered a guilty plea in May to stealing a necklace from a Venice, California jewelry story.
While Lohan is in compliance with her community service, fines and shoplifting counseling requirements, but she has not signed up for the court-ordered psychological counseling, the judge said. She could be ordered to jail unless she proves within three weeks that she has found a psychologist, Sautner said.
Group counseling, which probationers attend, is often free or low-cost, but Judge Sautner agreed with Lohan's lawyer, Shawn Holley, that Lohan's celebrity status makes that unworkable.
"I don't want group counseling for her," Sautner said. "She needs one on one counseling."
Lohan scribbled a note to her lawyer during the hearing saying she believed she could raise the cash soon to enter counseling.
The judge chided Lohan for only completing 33 of the required 480 hours of community service so far. If it's not finished within a year, she could go to jail, she said.
Lindsay Lohan wore these shoes to court?!
She must work 120 hours at the Los Angeles County morgue after she completes 360 hours at the a women's center on Los Angeles' Skid Row section.
"Get done with that community service and your life can be back in order," Judge Sautner said.
Lohan's legal woes, which began four years ago with two drunk driving arrests, have been compounded over the past two years by her failure to attend counseling classes and alcohol and drug test failures.
The 120-day jail sentence also ordered translated into just 35 days of home confinement that ended on June 29. Jail overcrowding rules and and state rules that give credit for good behavior for prisoners allowed for the shortened term.
Her probation is scheduled to end within a year, unless Lohan is charged with breaking any laws before then. It has been extended several times because of probation violations, including failed alcohol and drug tests.
Lohan failed an alcohol test administered by a probation officer in June and was ordered to go before the judge for a probation violation hearing the next week. But Lohan's attorney convinced the judge the testing requirement had lapsed in February.
Judge Saunter ruled that Lohan is now allowed to drink alcohol and she is no longer required to take random drug tests.
The actress has managed to avoid more than a few days in jail despite two drunken-driving convictions, a long list of probation violations and the recent theft conviction.
"Because of budget constraints and because we're under a federal consent decree that requires us to curb our overcrowding situation, nonviolent offenders, lesser crimes, get 20% of their sentence," Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said.
Lohan entered drug rehab last year to avoid a jail sentence imposed by another judge. But Sautner made it clear in court last month that she didn't think drugs and alcohol were the root of Lohan's legal troubles.
"She's got other problems for which she self-medicates," Sautner said at her sentencing in May.
Lohan's four years in and out of court -- and sometimes jail -- started with two drunken-driving arrests in 2007. Since then, she's spent more than eight months in substance-abuse rehabilitation programs.
A probation report released in May said the actress "appears to be continuing to struggle with substance abuse issues."
"It would appear that the defendant's criminal conduct is increasing in seriousness and severity," the probation report said, yet it suggested she serve her sentence on probation and not in jail.
Lohan tested positive for alcohol use, a violation of probation rules, in February, the report said.
It also revealed that the drug test failure last August, which resulted in a jail sentence and court-ordered rehab, involved cocaine and amphetamines.
There's a new headliner at the Palace: the Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress.
The ivory and white satin-gazar dress by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen is the centerpiece of the annual summer opening of Buckingham Palace tours for the public.
Starting Saturday, about 643,000 tickets become available -- and given the 107 percent increase in sales over last year, when 413,000 visitors went on tour, insiders expect box-office records to be broken.
On Friday, Kate, 29, and the Queen, 85, will tour the exhibit.
Kate was instrumental in the decision to put the dress on display in the royal residence, where it stands under lights on a special platform in the Ballroom. Visitors are permitted within a few feet of the creation, which is topped-off with the Cartier "Halo" tiara that the Queen loaned the bride on the April 29 wedding day.
Tours, which run until October 3, cost $28.50 and include 19 state rooms, a special Royal Fabrege exhibit and a walk in the south side of the garden. Further details are available at The Royal Collection.
"Visitors will see what a great example of British couture it is," exhibition curator Caroline de Guitaut says of the wedding dress. "And how much detail and how much work went into the creation of this dress. The beauty really is in the detail."
In rooms where the wedding celebrations occurred are now showcases of the handcrafted bridal shoes by the team at Alexander McQueen (size 8, with three-inch heels) and a replica of Kate's bridal bouquet fashioned in silk flowers by the wedding florist Shane Connolly. There's also a film about the creation of the dress, featuring Sarah Burton.
In the state dining room is the tiered wedding cake. With the first cut, from Prince William's sword, still visible on its base, the cake is almost exactly as it was on April 29.
The top three tiers, however, have been replaced with replicas by baker Fiona Cairns, as the couple have held on to the top two tiers, keeping with the tradition of saving some to serve at a first child's christening.
38-year-old actress and author Jenny McCarthy has maintained for years that during her pregnancy in 2002, she topped the scales at 211 pounds - and on Friday, she took to her Twitter to prove it!
"For anyone that doubted my 211 lbs at pregnancy here is a photo I found!" Jenny Tweeted on Friday, posting an old photo.
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"Meaty meaty ass! Whoa!"
In the image, a heavily pregnant McCarthy is laying on her back exposing an enormous baby bump.
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McCarthy credited her postpartum slim-down to Weight Watchers, telling Shape Magazine that "They taught me portion control and to be conscious of what I put in my mouth."
Jay-Z and Kanye West fans got another glimpse of what's to come on the duo's album "Watch the Throne" Wednesday as the track "Otis" popped up online.
The single relies on the soulful sample from Otis Redding's "Try a Little Tenderness" - hence the song's title - and it supplies a smooth platform for Jay and Kanye to recount how great life has been going these days. If "H.A.M." didn't exactly sit well with you, odds are "Otis" will go down with more ease.
PopDust finds the single to flow "with an infectious coolness, partly because Redding’s signature growls and grunts hang around...while Jay and ‘Ye drop cocky, self-referential rhymes that serve as both a look back on their careers...and describe their current lavish lifestyles." New York Mag's Vulture critiques, "Even though the two aren't as concerned with sounding clever as they are with sounding like their lives are amazing, both get off their fair share of good shots." MTV believes that based on this single, it's pretty evident that "Jay-Z and Kanye West won't be relinquishing the rap throne any time soon."
If you pre-ordered, expect to be able to listen to the full "Watch the Throne" on August 2. Take a listen to "Otis" here.
Emma Stone worked the red carpet of the premiere of her new film Friends with Benefits that was held at Ziegfeld Theatre in NYC on July 18, playing up the current color blocking trend in a vibrant Giambattista Valli 'fit. Starting with a red Giambattista Valli top that was paired with a pink Giambattista Valli skirt with an oversized bow detail, Emma wore a nude pair of Christian Louboutin heels and toted a Ferragamo clutch. The glamorous finishing touches of ES' ensemble included Jack Vartanian's Pink Sapphire Studs and an 18 Karat Rose Gold Deco Ring with White Agate. To emulate Emma's look, try Kimberly Taylor's perfectly color blocked Dorado Dress in Fuchsia and Orange, or for similar separates, try Adam Lippes' Embroidered Mini in Magenta or Alexia Admor's Shimmer Beading Dress in Rouge. A sparkly cocktail ring, like Erickson Beamon's Gold Digger Ring, will perfectly complete your look. Are you a fan of this look, friends? Emma is quite the busy girl lately, as she's been promoting Friends with Benefits in addition to her upcoming rom-com Crazy, Stupid, Love. She spoke to MSN about a certain scene in Crazy, Stupid, Love that had her a bit nervous, saying: "It was a scene where Ryan Gosling had to catch me like the scene from 'Dirty Dancing.' I had a panic attack because when I was 7 I was standing on the parallel bars in gymnastics, and I fell off of them forward, breaking both of my arms. So I had this dormant primal fear that came out when he took me over his head and I was afraid I was gonna topple forward. And Ryan keeps thinking it was because I thought he wasn’t strong enough. But the guy was clearly strong... he had a muscle-y body." Do I sense a bit of co-star attraction?
As if watching Jersey Shore’s Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino on Dancing with the Stars on ABC was not torture enough, rumor has it that we will be painfully enduring Snooki next season. Read on for more…
That’s right, US Weekly is reporting in their latest issue that Jersey Shore star, Snooki will be heading to season 13 of Dancing With The Stars. The magazine says that inside sources have told them that Snooki is currently in talks with ABC about hitting the dance on September 19th – lucky us. I mean, wasn’t one Jersey Shore member on the show, torture enough for one lifetime? Although, I am not sure I can imagine anyone dancing worse than Mike “The Situation” did on the show – maybe Snooki will come out and brawl with everyone instead!
The magazine is also reporting that Rob Kardashian is in discussions with the network as a source told them: “Rob is such a low-key guy, so it would be interesting to see if he’d come out of his shell.” As for the other contestants? Well, there has been no official announcement from ABC yet, but rumor has it that Mike Tyson, Christiana Milian and Melissa Gilbert will be joining the cast. Other names that we still see tossed around are Shaq and Regis Philbin as well. What do you think, do you want to see Snooki on the show? Who would you like to watch on the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars?
Paris Hilton showed her touchy side during a Good Morning America interview with correspondent Dan Harris. Read on to find out why the socialite and star of The World According to Paris walked off the set.
Good Morning America correspondent Dan Harris had a tense moment during an interview with Oxygen star Paris Hilton when he questioned her about the public’s fizzling interest in her life.
Dan Harris’ questions seemed innocent enough – at first. Harris asked Paris Hilton in the interview that ran on Good Morning America Wednesday (July 20), ”Do you worry at times that the people who have followed in your footsteps – like Kim Kardashian – are overshadowing you?”
She confidently responded, “No, not at all.” Then after mentioning her dismal Oxygen ratings he asked,”Do you ever worry about your moment having passed?”
Paris Hilton didn’t dignify the question with a response. She simply looked at her publicist off-camera, got up and walked out of the shot. She eventually returned back to the interview after what Harris described as a “long heated conversation with Hilton and her publicist”
The two ended up continuing on with the interview and Paris talked about reinventing herself, but it leaves us wondering – why so touchy, Paris?
We did get some other interesting info from the interview. Did you know her baby voice was a character created for the Simply Life? Hilton said of her voice: “It’s a character that I developed for The Simple Life. They wanted someone who was an airhead and kind of had the baby voice, so that a character that I had to do, and continue to do for five seasons.”
Phew, no one calls out Paris Hilton’s rank on the celebrity food chain without getting a little sass. Do you think Paris Hilton is on a downswing?
Singer and fashion designer Gwen Stefani is reportedly developing an affordable fashion line aimed at kids and tweens to be sold at Target, Women's Wear Daily reports.
The line, which is dubbed Harajuku Mini, will hit the retailer on November 13 and is set to include the same Japanese-inspired flair as her adult Harajuku Lovers line. Items will be priced between $3.99 and $29.99.
Stefani has several fashion ventures including her upscale L.A.M.B. label which includes clothing and fashion accessories like handbags and a fragrance called "L." Stefani's Harajuku Lovers is a creative extension of her debut solo album "Love.Angel.Music.Baby," and features the Japanese style she used on stage during her tour and in her music videos for the album. The clothing line was developed, in part, to be more accessible to mainstream buyers.
Target sells fragrances from L.A.M.B. and Harajuku Lovers. Spokespeople for Target had no immediate comment on the reports.
The 41-year-old ska and rock singer and her husband Gavin Rossdale, the 45-year-old singer of the rock band Bush, are parents to two boys - Kingston, 4, and Zuma, 2.
Stefani has sometimes brought Kingston to her runway shows. In a previous interview with ELLE magazine, the singer slammed the styles of fellow popular music arists Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Katy Perry.
"I don't see myself in those girls," she said. "I usually put pants on. I see these girls as more going for the sex symbol thing. I was more, in the band, like a tomboy. Of course, I think every girl is sexy, so there's going to be a little of that. But I see a lot of younger artists going more toward the sexy thing."
Stefani made headlines in March when it was announced that she donated $1 million to help with relief efforts in Japan following its recent deadly tsunami and earthquake.
R&B singer R. Kelly recently had emergency throat surgery and is recovering at a Chicago hospital.
The 44-year-old had an abcess in one of his tonsils drained on Tuesday, the Associated Press quoted his spokesperson as saying.
R. Kelly, whose real name is Robert Kelly, had recently complained about throat pain.
"I refuse to take another cup of theraflu!" he Tweeted on July 13. "I feel like my throat is coming back. I've been in bed sweating like crazy. Thanks guys!"
R. Kelly is known for commercial hits such as "I Believe I Can Fly," which was released in 1996. His 10th studio album, "Love Letter," hit stores in December of 2010. The singer recently debuted his new music video, "Radio Message." Check it out below.
Michael Vick may be better known as the guy who spent a year-and-a-half in jail on dogfighting charges than for his talent on the football field. Now two years out of jail, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback is eager to change his image and his ways.
Vick has teamed up with the president of the Humane Society, Wayne Pacelle, to help kids think about the harmful nature and morality of dogfighting, an activity that is prevalent in underprivileged communities. He wants to penalize people who attend animal fights, making a year in prison a mandatory punishment, three years if the person brings a minor.
On Tuesday, Vick and Pacelle sat down with Fox’s Greta Van Susteren to talk about his redemption from the violent “sport.” The duo explains that there is a surge of dogfighting in at-risk communities, stating that kids are “squaring up pit bulls in back alleys.” Prevention work, Pacelle says, is important.
Vick reveals in his new book, The Lost Dogs, that he got involved with dog-fighting at the age of eight.
“A lot of the older guys exposed myself and others to it. So it was just something that we learned to do. I didn't know whether it was right or wrong. We were just involved and never got any type of indication whether it was the right thing or wrong thing to do.”
Pacelle says it is not uncommon for a child of eight to witness an animal fight in poorer communities. People bring “a seven, or eight, or 10-year-old kid, a parent, to watch dogs fighting or roosters fighting.”
Pacelle and Vick are in Washington, D.C., this week to lobby against animal fighting. They have visited lower income communities and have spoken to the youth about the dangers of getting involved in a violent lifestyle. The duo is meeting with lawmakers on the hill and urging them to adopt new crimes for being involved in an animal fight.
The two acknowledged to Greta that they make an unlikely team. Pacelle says, “It was with a great deal of conflict I went out there, because our community and constituency was very down on Mike and what he did, understandably so. But I thought to myself, what are we about at the humane society? We are about change about not treating people in some static position and having them indefinitely in that place. We want people to be better and moving along to a better place.”
Since his release from prison two years ago, Vick has reached out to more than 10,000 kids one-on-one and has made great effort to change the atmospherics of the issue as well as the laws.
Greta pressed Vick on his claim to be an animal lover, “How can you convince me you love animals?” Vick explains he still asks himself why he let himself get involved with such a violent activity.
“And I hate to use it as an excuse. I know if you know better you are supposed to do better. I can honestly say I didn't know. I didn't think that I would ever get caught or get punished behind it.” He goes on to explain that because he got caught up with it at an early age, he just accepted it and didn’t question whether it was right or not.
“I'm trying to help more animals than I hurt. I think that's what it is about. The reason we were up on the Hill trying to keep kids doing the same thing, going down the same path and making change.”
Vick makes it clear that he doesn’t have to be doing this activist work. It is not part of any parole or probation condition, and he does not get paid. It is strictly voluntary.
“It is gratifying to see that we are making a difference in communities all over the world and helping masses of people,” said Vick.
It is illegal in 49 states to be a spectator at an animal fight; in 28 of those states it is considered a felony.
Educating Emma: The "Harry Potter" star plans to attend Oxford University in the fall. The actress took a leave from Brown University to pursue her acting career, but says she will return to the Ivy League in 2012 and complete her education there.
We all know Hollywood loves its nips and tucks, but some stars look like they've made too many trips to the cosmetic surgeon. From aging rockers to young starlets on the rise, everyone in Tinseltown's getting a tune up these days. But while a tweak or two may be the norm, some stars have become nearly unrecognizable in their quest to turn back time.
It looks like this member of the Kardashian family is one step closer to completing preparations for the upcoming Kardashian-Humphries wedding extravaganza. Mother of the bride-to-be, Kris Jenner revealed her post plastic surgery face on July 16 while out shopping.
As the Daily News' Gatecrasher column previously reported, Jenner recently got a facelift in time for the reported August wedding of daughter Kim Kardashian and New Jersey Nets player fiancé Kris Humphries. The procedure was (obviously) filmed for the family's E! reality show, 'Keeping up with the Kardashians,'
Vanessa Hudgens is playing a pregnant homeless girl in the upcoming film “Gimme Shelter,”and since her character cuts her own hair in the movie, she decided to do it in real life. (The actual hair cutting was shot for a behind the scenes video.)
Some folks are calling a ‘soccer mom’ cut – but I think she looks as adorable as ever.
Meanwhile, her character in the film looks suitably less glamorous.
Once-shy Katie Holmes flaunted her impressive bikini bod again while lounging by the pool in Miami Beach, Fla. on Sunday. Looking sexy in her two-piece, the 31-year-old star gave hubby Tom Cruise (clad in a shirt and fedora) a passionate kiss.
In another snapshot, Holmes and daughter Suri, 5, cooled off and played in the pool.
Holmes and her fashionable mini-me are hanging out in the hot, tropical state while Cruise, 48, continues shooting Rock of Ages with other A-listers like Julianne Hough, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin, Malin Akerman and Mary J. Blige.
Betty White sends her regrets: The 89-year-old was asked to attend the Marine Corps Ball by Sgt. Ray Lewis, but can’t go because she’ll be taping “Hot in Cleveland.” The star did note that while she won’t be there, "I am deeply flattered…as everyone knows I love a man in uniform.”
By now you've no doubt heard of the SUV crash from last Thursday that saw a car service hired by Los Angeles Laker Lamar Odom(notes) crash into a motorcyclist in downtown New York City. Odom wasn't driving, but it was his hired truck that crashed into a motorcyclist, which then crashed into a 15-year old boy.
It turns out that the boy, a pedestrian, has died from the injuries sustained in the crash. TMZ reported that the child passed away on Friday, and that his funeral was held on Monday. Odom, who was in N.Y. for the funeral of his cousin, is "devastated" by the news, according to TMZ. Early on Tuesday morning, he tweeted this:
This is the latest in a long line of unfair tragedies to befall Odom. Earlier this year, he admitted that his estranged father was a heroin addict. His mother passed away from colon cancer when Odom was still in grade school, and in 2006 his youngest son Jayden died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome while sleeping in his crib.
To return to his hometown for yet another funeral and unwillingly get mixed up in something like this is just astonishingly sad.
From here, there's not much to say beyond pointing out that our thoughts are with all involved in this terrible accident.
Kim Kardashian was papped heading out of LAX on July 13 with a male friend, opting for a bold color combination for her outgoing flight. Kim started with a pair of distressed JET by John Eshaya jeans (for something similar, try Work Custom Jeans' Twiggy in Light Riviera), and then wore a basic white tank (try Alexis' Racerback Tank in White) under a vibrant cardigan. For something with the same punch, check out Free People's Willow Breeze Top in Cherry. Kim then wore a circular pair of sunnies paired with woven Louboutin booties and carried a neon yellow Birkin. I wonder how many Birkins this makes for KK now? For a pair of booties that would definitely be Kim-approved, and reflect the neon yellow color scheme, check out Michael Kors' Python Peep Toe Bootie in Yellow. What are your thoughts on this look, everyone? I'm interested to see if you like the way Kim mixed colors here, or if you think it's OTT. In other Kim news, it seems that the popular reality starlet has set a date for her upcoming wedding. According to a Kardashian insider: "The date that close friends of the family are being given is in August. They are looking at private estates in Los Angeles, since location will make it much easier for guest flying in to attend. The last Kardashian wedding was insane. This time Momma Kris wants time to plan and prepare and make sure the entire family has time to enjoy getting ready for the big day. Kris deserves this moment... and she fully intends to make sure every detail is just perfect." Of course, the whole spectacle is going to be filmed for a 2-hour special on E!. And why wouldn't it be? This is the Kardashians we're talking about! A private moment? Pshhh!
Despite the recent announcement that Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have decided to end their marriage, the two will continue to work together on their upcoming reality talent competition series "Q'viva!: The Chosen."
Deadline.com reports that "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller's XIX Entertainment, which has partnered with the two stars to produce the series that will feature Lopez and Anthony searching for talent in 21 countries Latin America, is still slated to be filmed later this year.
"They're both committed to 'Q'viva!' and will work on it as planned," a spokesman for XIX Entertainment told the website. "The show goes on!"
Marc Anthony briefly touched on his recent split from Jennifer Lopez during a concert in Colombia on Saturday night.
According to a report by People magazine, the singer was heard joking about his break-up. "They're saying I'm single," the 42-year-old said on stage, according to the magazine. The singer was also spotted "playfully flirting" with women in the crowd.
The couple officially announced their separation after seven years of marriage on Friday.
"We have decided to end our marriage," the couple said in their joint statement to OnTheRedCarpet.com. "This was a very difficult decision. We have come to amicable conclusion on all matters. It is a painful time for all involved and we appreciate the respect of our privacy at this time."
They did not specify a reason for the split. The two married in June 2004 and their twin son and daughter, Max and Emme, were born in February 2008.
Both Lopez, 41, and Anthony, 42, are both actors and singers and released a duet, 'No Me Ames,' 1999. In 2011, Lopez appeared as a judge on 'American Idol's 10th season, while Anthony joined the TNT drama series 'HawthoRNe' as a regular cast member.
Lopez has been married twice before but has no other children other than her and Anthony's twins. She and Ojani Noa were married between 1997 and 1998. Lopez wed actor and dance choreographer Cris Judd in 2001. They divorced in 2003.
Lopez is Anthony's second wife. He was married to actress Dayanara Torres, between 2000 and 2004. They have two sons - Cristian, who was born in 2001, and Ryan, born in 2003. Anthony also has a daughter named Ariana, who was born in 1994, with ex-girlfriend Debbie Rosado.
Kate Middleton, now referred to formally as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, got a chance to attend a royal wedding on Saturday without the stress planning when Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips married rugby player Mike Tindall in Scotland.
Pippa Middleton stole the spotlight at the Royal Wedding and now her notoriety has made her the subject of "Crazy About Pippa," a one-hour special set to air on TLC in August.
