Sunday, April 13, 2008
Cate Blanchett Pops; Gives Birth To A Baby Boy
CATE Blanchett and husband Andrew Upton welcomed their third son, Ignatius Martin Upton, into the world [Sunday]. Initial reports are that Sydney-based mother and child are both well. The Elizabeth: The Golden Age and I'm Not There star gave birth [Sunday] with the little boy weighing just over 8 pounds. Blanchett and her writer-director husband, who have shared co-artistic director responsibilities at the Sydney Theatre Company since January, already have two sons: Dashiell, 6, and Roman, 3.
Much congrats goes out to Cate and her growing family. I just love her and couldn't be more happy about this great news :) [Source]
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The TV Guide Part II: All Vegased Out
I was pretty wrecked on Saturday morning after all the drinking I did Friday night (thanks to the our heavy-handed bartender Marissa) so I opted out of drinking last night. Pretty much everyone got trashed (I understand the lime vodka was a particular favorite) which made everyone all the more fun to hang out with. I got to meet Pink reader Ko who was also partying at Mix last night ... it was great getting to say hello to her.
Today, as I mentioned previously, the MGM Grand wouldn't allow late check-outs so I had no time to do my work earlier in the day. Generally when we go to Vegas we stay at Luxor and they have always been very accommodating to us. I think I'm over the MGM Grand as a hotel, tho.
I was bummed to have to part ways with David again (there always seems to be the goodbyes) but I have my trip home to Detroit later on this week to look forward to. It'll be great to see everyone back home. And so ... the weekend comes to a close ... another one for the books.
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Les News: Jodie Gives Birth, Ivana Gets Married, Charlton Laid To Rest
- Jodie Sweetin gives birth to a baby girl named Zoie.
- Ivana Trump marries for the 4th time, to a man 24 years her junior.
- JK Rowling is preparing to testify in court this week to stop the publication of an unauthorized Harry Potter encyclopedia.
- Bob Dylan wins a Pulitzer Prize.
- Beastie Boy Adam MCA Yauch makes a b-ball documentary.
- Nellie McKay is 26, Ricky Schroder is 38 and Ron Perlman is 58 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
- Charlton Heston is laid to his final eternal rest.
- Jermaine Dupri teams up with Proctor & Gamble to launch a new hip-hop record label.
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Hot Dude Of The Week: Jon
Photo credit: All American Guys
Shirtless and serious ... just the way I like 'em. Even tho a smiling face is a nice addition to a really hot bod, I can see the appeal in a glowering guy lookin' all mean and serious as well. To be quite honest, I don't mind if the Hot Dudes of the Week are happy or sad, friendly or serious ... as long as they're ripped and mostly nekkid. I think Jon fits the bill nicely, yes? [Source]
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Hilary Duff , Bien Sur
The raven-haired Hilary has been raising eyebrows among her faithful fans as new footage from her latest movie War, Inc. has made its way to the Interweb. By now you've, no doubt, seen the infamous You Tube clip where Hilary drops a scorpion inside the front of her pants and then asks a man to "get it out" for her (ie. he shoves his hand into the front of her pants to fish out the scorpion from her crotch region). Yes folks, our little Hilary Duff has grown up a bit over the years. It's unclear how this new "grown up" Hilary will be perceived by her fans but I don't really think her new movie is really geared towards the Lizzie McGuire fanclub. She still looks innocent enough on this magazine cover ... tho we have no idea what she may have stuffed into her pants for the covershoot. [Source]
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Saturday Night Lurve
Photo credit: Splash News
Clearly the girls have a strong affinity for one another ... I don't think we ever get to see Blake acting this chummy with her other Gossip Girl co-star Leighton Meester off set. It looks like it's all lurve from where I'm standing ... [Source]
... which is interesting because here are a couple pictures of Ashton with his lady love and wife Demi Moore lookin' about as miserable as can be as they made their way out of the afterhours shindig:
Photo credit: Splash News
Is the honeymoon over already ... or have they just morphed into an old married couple? Ah well, at least we know that the true love is still alive among the Gossip Girls ... for this week, that is. [Source]
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Beachbound
Photo credit: Splash News
Gwen is getting plumper and plumper by the moment ... it's hard to imagine that her family life could get any more perfect. I have a feeling that Gwen is currently incubating a baby girl so that her little family will be evenly matched and truly become perfection. It's always great to see new pics of Gwen out and about with her family ... they are a constant reminder that celebrity can still be wholesome and normal. [Source]
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Knives Out
Photo credit: Splash News
Adnan was attacked and stabbed last night but he is doing OK after receiving medical attention for his wounds. He received a stab wound to his arm, facial lacerations as well as a nice shiner. I'm not sure what to make of this considering that he's received more and more death threats in recent weeks. Is it coincidence? I don’t know. But in the ever growing Adnan hating world that some blogs live in, the repeated venom spewed at him could have finally boiled over to the real world ... Yes we're tight with Adnan and all but still, this attack pushed this situation into a whole ‘nother level that I'm having trouble accepting. Hopefully the attackers will be found and brought to justice. And by the way, we're all thankful that Britney wasn’t hurt in her fender bender earlier in the evening.
Curiously, no other site has any information on this attack. One would expect that Finalpixx blog (the paparazzi company that Ghalib worked for before he got involved with Britters) would have some information about this but, as of Sunday evening, there is no mention on their site either. Could this be merely a ploy for Adnan to get more attention in the media now that Britney has cast him asunder or does the guy really have more enemies than he knows what to do with? Hmmm ... I wonder where Kathy Griffin was last night ... she better have a damn good alibi. [Source]
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The TV Guide: To Be Continued ...
I deffo plan on posting for the rest of this Sunday but those posts will have to come later on in the day ... I understand the temps will reach the high 90s in SoCal today, which I'm very much looking forward to. But for now ... I must be off ... I shall return.
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Crash! Boom! Bang!
Photo credit: WENN and X17
Britney Spears is unhurt after being involved in a highway accident Saturday evening in the Los Angeles area. The pop star was driving her 2008 white Mercedes northbound on the 405 connector to the 101 freeway when the collision occurred at 8:18 p.m., the California Highway Patrol confirmed. According to the accident report, "The collision occurred when the driver of the Mercedes, driving in the #3 lane, in stop and go traffic failed to observe the vehicle directly ahead of her come to a complete stop. She attempted to brake but failed to stop her vehicle prior to colliding into the rear of the Nissan [in front of her]." The Nissan, as a result, collided into another car, which was not damaged. No one was injured, according to the report. Later on Saturday night, Spears went out to dinner at Dominick's in West Hollywood with her mother Lynne – driven by bodyguards.
Photo credit: X17
These sorts of things happen on the 101 freeway all the time ... there is constant stop and go traffic and you see these little bumps all the time ... this one just happened to involve Britney Spears. I'm actually quite disgusted by The Sun's reporting of this incident. They quoted a "source" who was allegedly on the scene as saying, "Britney just appeared to lose concentration and drove into the car in front of her." TMZ is reporting that Brit Brit was given a field sobriety report to see if she was driving under the influence of alcohol ... which turned up completely negative. In any event, this whole thing is such a non-issue but it's deffo worth talking about since it involves Britney Spears. [Source, Source]
Earlier in the weekend, Britney was spotted having dinner with her agent Jason Trawick (who, if memory serves, was the person instrumental in getting Britney her guest starring spot on How I Met Your Mother) at Sushi House Unico on Friday night, no doubt cooking up their next plan of attack career-wise:
Photo credit: X17
It's too bad she didn't have Jason drive her around last night, she might've avoided her latest overdramatized car accident. I find it very encouraging that the two met up for dinner because that means that she prolly has some new career opportunities in the near future. Could they have been discussing her next guest starring role on TV? I guess time will tell.
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