May 15, 2012
Justin Bieber is getting an award for his scent.
The Canadian teen sensation will be honoured by The Fragrance Foundation at their 40th annual FiFi awards, or as they apparently like to call it, the “Oscars” of the perfume world.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that The Bieb has earned the “highly coveted” Elizabeth Taylor Fragrance Celebrity of the Year award, which is presented to a celebrity who has embraced and promoted the world of fragrance. Last year’s winner was Halle Berry.
Bieber’s female fragrance Someday broke records when it was released last June, taking in $3 million in just three weeks at Macy’s. Proceeds from Someday’s sales benefit Pencils of Promise, a charity organization that helps build schools in the developing world.
According to the Fifi Awards blog, the decision to award The Bieb was unanimous.
“I am honored to be named Elizabeth Taylor Fragrance Celebrity of the Year. It means a lot to me that my fans and The Fragrance Foundation support all my accomplishments,” Bieber said in a statement. “The best part is that my favorite charities are sharing in the success; it is important to pay it forward. Plus, I have the girls smelling great!”
Someday is also up for Fragrance of the Year: Women’s Luxe and Fragrance of the Year: Consumers’ Choice. The 40th annual FiFi awards will be held on May 21 in New York, with Jane Lynch as host.
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May 15, 2012
Donald Trump says Cher is a miserable loser.
The property tycoon and reality TV star’s comments follow remarks made by the music veteran about Mitt Romney, calling the Republican U.S, presidential hopeful “racist” and “homophobic.”
So, famous Republican supporter Trump shot back, posting a message on his Twitter.com page reading, “Cher attacked Mitt Romney. She is an average talent who is out of touch with reality… a total loser!”
He later added, “Cher should stop with the bad plastic surgery and nasty statements about good people running for office. I can’t stand her computer enhanced voice or music.”
But the Donald wasn’t done, according to Contact Music, which reports that he reiterated the sentiment on Monday, telling Fox News, “You know, I understand Cher, and Cher is somewhat of a loser. She’s lonely, she’s unhappy, she’s very miserable.”
Cher is currently working on her first album since 2001’s Living Proof.
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May 15, 2012
Slash says former Velvet Revolver bandmate Scott Weiland is “out of his mind” if he thinks he’s reuniting with the band and working on new material.
Spin magazine reports that Slash denies there are any plans whatsoever to reunite the rock and roll supergroup – and that if there are, he doesn’t know anything about them.
The comments come in response to an interview singer Weiland conducted recently with ABC News Radio. Weiland told the station he’d reunited with the band after having been fired for “increasingly erratic onstage behavior and personal problems” back in 2008.
Now, he says, the boys have been working on material for a new album and gearing up for a tour.
“We’ve all grown a lot,” he told ABC. “We’re able to put egos and differences and old…conflicts aside and so that’s really cool.”
He went on, “They gave me a couple of songs. And myself and Dave [Kushner] and Duff [McKagan] are gonna be getting together for a songwriting session next week.”
The news came as a surprise to Slash, who notably wasn’t mentioned in the comments and told Minneapolis radio station 93X: “What? No, he’s out of his mind. Maybe [other band members] know something I don’t know… [but] I have absolutely no intention of going back to that.”
The legendary guitarist also revealed he’ll be on tour for the rest of the year and wouldn’t have time for a Velvet Revolver reunion even if he wanted to.
“I’m on tour all this year. I’ll have to call Duff [McKagan], but I seriously doubt that…. We have no intentions of going backwards,” he said.
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May 15, 2012
The power of Twilight continues to influence baby names.
Or that’s the theory being put forth in an Entertainment Weekly report on the American Social Security Administration’s list of baby names. The Administration has just released its list of the most popular boy and girl baby names of 2011, and Twilight-related names are at or near the top of both lists.
Jacob – as in the werewolf hunk played on the big screen by Taylor Lautner – is the most popular boy’s name in the US for the 13th year in a row. Isabella – as in Bella, the vampire-loving beauty played by Kristen Stewart – has dropped out of the top spot, but still sits at number two. It bears noting that Jacob the Werewolf didn’t exist 13 years ago, so the logic might be faulty. Still, it’s fun to theorize!
The most popular girls name in America last year? That would be Sophia, a name that’s been rising up the charts in the past few years.
Other possibly celebrity-inspired names on the list include Ava, the name of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s daughter, and Jayden, the name chosen by both Will Smith and Britney Spears for their offspring.
Making its debut on the list this year is Mason. Though the name didn’t even chart in 2010, it took the number 2 spot in 2011, thanks perhaps to having been selected by Kourtney Kardashian.
MSCNBC recently reported that baby name website Nameberry had named Rue as the most popular name of the year for girls. The name has surged in popularity due to a beloved character in this summer’s blockbuster The Hunger Games.
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May 15, 2012
Will Smith says he wasn’t excited at the prospect of shooting his upcoming sci-fi comedy Men In Black 3.
WENN reports that the star, who once again returns as the debonair Agent J in the third film in the MIB franchise, says his biggest worry was that 3D might make one of his most famous features even more prominent.
“My first concern being in 3D was my ears because I could see these pretty much take up the whole screen,” Smith jokes. “When I first saw (the film) they were cool and didn’t have them looking like satellite dishes!”
Smith says his other concern was with the quality of the 3D in the film. The actor says too many 3D movies these days don’t take full advantage of the medium and aren’t as good as they could be.
MIB director Barry Sonnenfeld, however, managed to use the new format perfectly, according to Smith.
“As soon as you get the tools to do everything, now the movies aren’t as good. With the 3D in Men In Black, Barry found the balance of not throwing things at the audience. He went for depth which makes it more pleasing to the eye.”
MIB III lands everywhere May 25.
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May 15, 2012
Matthew Morrison says Cameron Diaz acted like a flasher on the set of What to Expect When You’re Expecting.
Starpulse reports that the Glee star recently revealed that his co-star in the upcoming pregnancy comedy was so proud of her prosthetic breasts she took to showing them off when the cameras weren’t rolling.
Diaz wore a fake chest piece to help create movie magic to make the actress look pregnant for her role as a nervous mom-to-be in the movie inspired by the best-selling pregnancy guide book.
“They were fake breasts because her character was pregnant,” Morrison recently explained. “She was walking round with her shirt open all day on set, though, loving her big boobs.”
Morrison and Diaz join a star-studded cast including Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Dennis Quaid and Chris Rock.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting pops out on screens everywhere May 18.
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May 15, 2012
Taylor Swift has responded to the dreams of an injured fan who was hit by a drunk driver en route to see the country music star in concert.
The Boot reports that 13-year-old super-fan Summer Schulze and her mother Michelle were traveling to see the country music superstar perform live on September 3, 2011, when their car was rammed by an impaired driver.
Though both Summer and Michelle survived the horrific accident, they were both badly injured.
Summer’s plight touched the heart of California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Lowry, who described the accident as “one of the worst” he’s ever seen. Lowry says the sight of Summer smiling while trapped amidst the smoking, twisted metal of the wreckage was heart-wrenching.
“It was like she was trying to be the strong one to not let her parents know how hurt she was,” Lowry told local television station KOVR-TV.
Lowry was so moved he reached out to KOVR-TV as well as radio station KNCI in the hopes of tracking Swift down and alerting her to Summer’s condition.
Told of the news, Swift sent gifts for her ailing fan, mailing the teen some autographed Taylor Swift branded merchandise along with tickets to the show – should Swift happen to return to Sacramento in 2013.
What do you think? Did Taylor do enough for her wounded fan? Tell us in the comments!
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May 15, 2012
The captain of Team Jacob will be hitting the streets of New York City as a wall-climbing bike courier in the upcoming action flick Tracers.
Deadline reports that Twilight Saga hunk Taylor Lautner has signed on to star in the thriller, in which he’ll play a bike courier named Cam who finds himself in trouble after winding up in debt to the mob.
Things take a turn for the sexy when Lautner crashes into a seductive stranger who introduces him to the world of parkour – the French extreme sport of wall-hopping, fire-escape climbing and roof jumping.
Twilight Saga producers Mary Bowen and Wyck Godfrey are behind the project, which will be directed by The Manhunt helmer Daniel Benmayor. Distribution on the flick will be up for sale at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
“We had a remarkable experience with Taylor on Twilight and look forward to bringing Cam to life,” says Godfrey.
Twi-hards chomping at the bit for the last chapter of the Twilight Saga will have to continue to be patient, however, as Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 won’t be hitting theatre screens until November 16.
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May 15, 2012
Million Dollar Baby star Hilary Swank is suing a home entertainment company that she says used her image in advertisements without her permission.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Swank filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court earlier this month, claiming L.A. store Robert’s Home Audio and Video used a photo of her in its ads.
Swank’s suit says the Oscar-winner never okayed the usage.
“Defendants did not ask for or receive Ms. Swank’s permission to use her photograph, identity or persona in the advertisements or otherwise to associate with Defendats’ [sic] companies or to market Defendants’ commercial products or services,” reads the suit.
Just days ago both George Clooney and Julia Roberts teamed-up to sue a different electronics store for using pictures of them in their ads.
Swank says the use of her image constitutes a “misappropriation of right of publicity/privacy and negligence” and now she wants money to make up for the harm done to her reputation.
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May 14, 2012
A duet between veteran diva Barbra Streisand and newly-minted superstar Adele might be on the horizon.
The New York Post reports that Babs – who recently inked an extended contract with Sony, reported to be worth something in the neighbourhood of $30 million - has been approached by label execs to record an album of duets with young, hip artists, including Adele and Rihanna.
The move would mimic Tony Bennett’s recent Duets II album, on which the legendary crooner sang along with similarly youthful guests, such as Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse, John Mayer, Michael Buble and Carrie Underwood. Both Bennett and Streisand are signed to Columbia records.
The Post reports that industry sources say the move would aim to boost Streisand’s appeal with younger record buyers.
Streisand has a full schedule at the moment, which includes a recently-announced concert at the 19,000-seat Barclays Center and a charity event with Bill Clinton. She’s also starring in The Guilt Trip, in which she plays Seth Rogen’s mother. That’s scheduled to be released on Christmas day of this year.
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