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Michael Phelps drugs scandal!!

Olympic superstar Michael Phelps could face criminal charges as part of the fallout from a photo that surfaced showing the swimmer smoking from a marijuana pipe at a University of South Carolina house party.A spokesman for Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, who is known for his tough stance on drugs, said Tuesday the department was investigating."Our narcotics division is reviewing the information that we have, and they're investigating what charges, if any, will be filed," said Lt. Chris Cowan, a spokesman for agency.The photo first shown in British tabloid News of the World on Sunday was snapped during a November party while Phelps was visiting the university, according to the paper.Phelps, 23, and his team have not disputed the photo's accuracy. Phelps has issued a public apology, acknowledging "regrettable" behavior and "bad judgment" after the photo appeared.One of Phelps' agents, Drew Johnson, said Tuesday authorities had not contacted the swimmer. "So we really can't speculate," he said.Last fall, Phelps was introduced to large applause at South Carolina's football game with Arkansas. He met with players and visited with Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier, who gave Phelps one of the ball coach's trademark visors.Phelps also spoke at a university class on sports' role in society.Where exactly the party occurred isn't clear. The university said its police have no evidence it was on campus, and city police said they won't pursue criminal charges unless more information comes forward.The Richland County sheriff can pursue charges as long as the party was in the county, the spokesman said."The bottom line is, if he broke the law, and he did it in Richland County, he's going to be charged," Cowan said. "And there's no difference between Michael Phelps and several other people that we arrest for the same type of a charge everyday."Under South Carolina law, possession of one ounce or less of marijuana is a misdemeanor that carries a fine up to $200 and 30 days in jail for the first offense. Possession of paraphernalia is a $500 fine.The Richland County sheriff has long sought to fight drug crimes. He rose from patrol officer to captain of the narcotics division in the early 1990s, after the television series "Miami Vice" made its splash.Lott played the part well. He wore stylish suits and had long hair then. He drove a Porsche seized from a drug dealer and even worked undercover with federal agents in Florida.

Kylie Minogue's Home For Sale!!

Kylie Minogue's beautiful home in Australia's Western Port Bay is up for sale. The home is special to the star as she describes it as her 'sanctuary'. It was here that she was nursed back to health by former lover Olivier Martinez. The popstar has spend quite some time at her home called 'Beauciel' meaning Beautiful Sky, as she fought back breast cancer in 2005. It was worth 200,000 pounds at that time. Since then the property has undergone various renovations worth 200,000 pounds.

The celebrity couple have made various environmentally friendly innovations that includes solar and wind power and have planted around 1,000 trees. The other features about the house includes a huge country kitchen, a restored chicory kiln and an organic fruit and vegetable garden.

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Iron Maiden Open Up Luxury Hotel !!!

While there was a point you could expect Iron Maiden to be tearing hotels down, now they’re apparently building them. Rock’n’roll or not, the band’s management has announced its going into the hotel business and opening a luxury London hotel dedicated to musicians, or at least the well-behaved ones. Called Sanctum Soho, the 30-room boutique hotel will break from the rock’n’roll tradition of TV-throwing and room-thrashing to cater to a more refined crowd, giving guests access to a 24-hour bar, rooftop hot tub, art deco-styled interiors and mini-bars built inside amp stacks. And with the entire project costing £6.5 million ($11 million CDN), hotel protocol will demand guests are much more orderly than the hedonists rockers of yore. “It’s not a hotel for throwing televisions out of the window. It’s going to be a sexy hotel,” Ben Groom, the hotel’s publicist, told the London Sunday Times [via Spinner]. Despite this tamer, lamer attitude, Sanctum Soho will offer musicians “a fairly elite environment” when it opens in April, with “crash rooms” going for $260 a night, suites with names like Purple Haze and Naked Baroque for $450 and rooms called Naked Luxe for $870. The hotel will also feature heavy security to keep the paparazzi and fans at bay, desk clerks dressed in black, like in Elvis’s Heartbreak Hotel, and perhaps some of Iron Maiden’s platinum and gold discs in the lobby. Chris Rouse, the London hotels expert at CB Richard Ellis, the world’s largest commercial property adviser, told the Times: “What is important to success is a brand. Iron Maiden is a strong brand. Whether their room would be left in the state you would wish to find it, I can’t say.” Yeah, that’s right. He said brand not band.

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Britney Spears - New pop princess!!!

If pop queen Madonna is the mother of reinvention, and she surely is, then pop princess Britney Spears is undoubtedly the daughter of redemption.

The embattled singer's resurrection, after a year of living dangerously, officially begins Tuesday with the release of Circus, her aptly-titled CD, which is landing hot on the heels of an intimate and sympathetic television documentary, a drought-ending batch of MTV Video Music Awards and a just-announced 2009 world tour.
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Ginger Spice engaged to Italian yacht tycoon !!!

Spice Girl Geri Halliwell is spicing up her life in a big way. She has announced that she is engaged to Italian yacht tycoon Fabrizio Politi.
The 36-year-old singer - who split from London nightclub owner Nick House in December - only met Fabrizio, 34, in a nightclub in Florence last month.
Halliwell's management firm, 19, confirmed in a statement: "We are delighted to announce the engagement of Geri Halliwell and Fabrizio Politi.
"There are no immediate plans for marriage as the couple are enjoying their engagement."
In May 2006, Halliwell welcomed a baby girl, whom she named Bluebell Madonna. (The baby's father is reportedly screenwriter Sacha Gervasi.)

Source:http://blog.oregonlive.com/houseoffame/2009/01/report_paul_mccartney_to_wed_g.html

John Travolta Targeted in $20 Million Extortion Plot?

Ella, John, Jett and Kelly in an updated photograph (©Reuters)

Sometimes we just want to hand in our membership card to the human race. John Travolta and Kelly Preston are reportedly at the center of an extortion plot involving their 16-year-old son Jett, who died of a seizure disorder on Jan. 2 while the family was on vacation in the Bahamas.
According to TMZ.com, the purported plan concerns the circumstances of Jett's death, although details are few, other than there's apparently been a demand of $20 million.

TMZ also believes there's no truth to a London Daily Mail report that claims the alleged scheme is over a cell phone photo supposedly taken when Jett was being rushed by ambulance to the hospital (the paper said that in exchange for "millions of dollars," the alleged extortionists wouldn't sell the image to the highest bidder).
On Friday, Bahamian police detained a lawmaker and a paramedic in connection with the apparent extortion attempt, reports the Associated Press.
One of those detained was ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne, who had previously talked to the press about the efforts made to revive Jett on the way to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
"John went behind the hospital curtain, tears in his eyes. I could see the sorrow. I could see the love in his eyes for his son," he indiscreetly told the London Sun. "When he was hugging his son he said, 'I'm sorry Jett.' I think he meant, 'I'm sorry Jett, I did all I could do.'"
He wasn't the only one to talk to the media. The head of the EMT crew recalled how John and Kelly rode in the ambulance and the actor held his son's hand, telling him, "Come on, Jett."
The paramedic also said that, despite his grief, Travolta remained characteristically gracious, thanking him for his help and telling him, "Good job."
Lightbourne was reportedly picked up after a police alert was issued saying he was wanted for "attempted extortion" and was "considered dangerous and should be approached with caution."
"Regrettably, in a time of such terrible grief there are often a few individuals who attempt to make false claims in hopes of making millions of dollars," Travolta's attorneys, Michael Ossi and Howard Butler, said in a statement earlier this week. "We will never let that happen."
The Travoltas, who are also parents to 8-year-old Ella Bleu, held a private memorial service for their son on Jan. 8 at their Ocala, Fla., estate, where they reportedly remain in seclusion.
"Jett was the most wonderful son that two parents could ever ask for and lit up the lives of everyone he encountered," John and Kelly said in a statement shortly after Jett's passing. "We are heartbroken that our time with him was so brief. We will cherish the time we had with him for the rest of our lives."

Source:http://movies.msn.com/hotgossip/1-22-09_2/?GT1=28101&silentchk=1&

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Britney Spears - "Now She is a Writer"!!!

On Tuesday, the Daily Mirror reported that Britney Spears was about to sign a deal to write her memoirs. The news has spread like wildfire, but it may only be a rumor. If the original report is true, Britney is poised to get $14 million for a three-book deal with an unnamed publisher.
These days, with layoffs and belt-tightening across the industry, $14 million would be an awful lot for a publisher to offer any author. The biggest nonfiction book deal to date was announced in the summer of 2001: Former President Clinton would write a two-book memoir for Knopf for $10 million. Is Britney's autobiography really worth that much more than a two-term U.S. president's?
And although it's easy enough to imagine Clinton sitting down to write the 1,000-plus-page "My Life," have you ever seen Britney doing anything more with a pen than sign autographs? Britney has been many things: a beloved pop singer, a great dancer, a tabloid train wreck, a beautiful girl, a parent, a redeemed celebrity. But can you picture her as an author?
Who would read a book written by Britney? Who would read three of them?



Source:http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/01/britney.html
Photo: Britney Spears at LA Live in December. Credit: Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times.

ABBA women dismiss rumors of fights!!!

Former ABBA members Agnetha Faltskog, centre and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, right receive a lifetime achievement award on behalf of the group ABBA in Stockholm Thursday Jan. 22, 2009 . (AP Photo/Christine Olsson)

The two women members of 1970s hit group ABBA have rejected long-standing rumors that they are bitter enemies.
In a rare joint interview published Friday, Agnetha Faltskog, 58, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 63, took a chance to set the record straight.
"A lot has been written about how Agnetha and I fought and quarreled with each other. There is absolutely no truth in that," Lyngstad was quoted as saying by tabloid Aftonbladet. "Of course we competed, but to good effect."
Lyngstad and Faltskog formed ABBA together with male members Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus.
The band has sold more than 370 million records and is famous for hits like "Waterloo," "Dancing Queen" and "Money, Money, Money."
After ABBA split in 1982, rumors of fights between Lyngstad and Faltskog swirled in articles and books about the band.
"No, we didn't fight. But we have to live (through) a whole lot of such misinterpretations," Faltskog said.
The two women came together Thursday to accept Aftonbladet's lifetime achievement award.
The four former ABBA members are rarely seen together in public, but were reunited in 2008 for the Swedish premiere of "Mamma Mia!" a film based on their hits.





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Akon claims he doesn't know his true age

Even though Akon has a birth certificate, he says his age is still a mystery — and he'd rather keep it that way. "All it's going to do is depress me," he told The Associated Press in a recent interview. "I don't want to know I'm getting older. Then I'll start to think about getting checkups and insurance. I don't want that."
Numerous reports have put his age between 25 to 35 years old. In 2006, he gave his age as 25. But now, he claims his birth certificate shows he was born on April 16, 1977, which would make him 31.
Some have accused Akon of trying to push back his age. But the singer, who was born in the United States but spent his early life in Senegal, where his family is from, says he never knew it.
"In Africa ... age is not important over there. They don't care. People only focus on it here (America) and in Europe."
Akon says when people ask, he just gives him a figure that comes to mind.
"I feel like I'm 21 right now," he says. "And I'll be 21 for the next 10 years."
Akon went multiplatinum with his 2006 CD "Konvicted," which included hits such as "Smack That" with Eminem and "Don't Matter." His most recent album, "Freedom," was released in December.
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Cindy Crawford Is Teaching Healthy Eating Habits To Her Kids

Cindy Crawford was spotted shopping with daughter, Kaya, on Monday. It must be amazing having your mom as a supermodel and knowing just what to shop for.
Recently Cindy said that she is trying to teach her kids healthy eating habits…
“I do want my kids to see their mom eating normally. If we go for ice cream I might get the tiny size but I’ll eat it. I don’t want my daughter to think she can’t eat ice cream.”
I think that’s a great idea. The way that they grow up seeing their body is the way they will always see it. I think you can eat anything you want…as long as it’s in moderation.

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Source: http://knockedupcelebs.com/2009/01/21/cindy-crawford-is-teaching-healthy-eating-habits-to-her-kids/

Britney Spears Song Banned!!

Britney Spears' 3rd single from her latest Circus has been banned!
Apparently, "If You Seek Amy" spells something naughty when you say it fast enough.
Old joke. New audience.
Britney sings, "All the boys and the girls are begging to If You Seek Amy."
Hey! No spelling on air!
Radio stations have threatened to ban the song deeming it inappropriate to teens who are already singing along to lyrics like "let's make love in this club, my neck, my back lick my [expletive] and my crack..."
So, Brit has been ushered back to the studio to record "If You See Amy".
Don't worry, we bet Brit didn't even get it.

Britney Spears To Release Autobiography?

Britney Spears is planning to tell all about her colorful life. The singer is reportedly set to sign a $14 million publishing deal.
The 27-year-old first stepped into the spotlight on "The New Mickey Mouse Club" in 1992, before launching a solo career and becoming one of the most famous singers on the planet.
And now she is close to detailing her rise to stardom and recent troubles after landing a multi-million-dollar book deal to write her memoirs, according to the Daily Mirror.
A source tells the newspaper, "There have been numerous unofficial autobiographies about Britney, but she's never agreed to pen her own tome -- until now.
"And some of the stories she's got are absolute dynamite. She's kept diaries, so there's nothing she'll leave out unless she wants to. If the deal goes ahead she will write three and five books throughout the next decade -- it's one of the most lucrative book deals in showbiz history."

Madonna @ 50+

The iconic singer celebrates a huge milestone as she turns 50.Some un-doctored, un-photoshopped pics of Madonna have leaked to the internet from a photoshoot she did for her Hard Candy album. As you can see, this is NOT the kind of thing Madonna wants the public to see. Unlike all those airbrushed, professional shots we are used to seeing, this is the real Madonna, and it’s kind of a shock to see considering the lengths she goes to in order to protect her “image.”

Madonna turned 50 this year. That’s a milestone I’d say, half a century, five decades of being a crazy attention-craving star — no small feat to still be an iconic sex-symbol at 50. But at some point, even Madonna’s going to have to throw the towel in and call it a day. She can’t be a sex-kitten forever. Eventually, even kittens grow up to be crotchety, arthritic old pusses, and Madonna’s no different.

I know some 50-year olds. Some look really great, some look a little less than stellar and most just look their age. A few wrinkles here, a few aches and pains, but no worse for wear.
To be fair, Madonna looks pretty good for her age, her REAL age, with her REAL face, without the smoke and mirrors, she does NOT however, look younger than 50, as she clearly wishes she did. And what this tells me is no matter how much you spend on beauty products, plastic surgery, specially blessed Kaballah or 3-hour a day killer workouts, you are what you are.

Madonna, embrace your age and come to terms with it. It’s good to be 50 — it certainly beats the alternative.
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