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Rihanna To Perform At Teen Choice

by lawsonjeff @ 2006-08-12 - 08:48:43

Rihanna is set to perform her No. 1 hit single "S.O.S." live on TEEN CHOICE 2006 Sunday, Aug. 20 (8:00-10:00 PM ET Live/PT Tape-Delayed) on FOX. Jessica Simpson and Dane Cook will co-host the eighth annual special, where the coolest stars will receive coveted Teen Choice Surfboard awards.

Rihanna's "A Girl Like Me," which recently hit platinum status, is the follow-up to her gold debut album of last year, "Music of the Sun." That album featured her No. 1 dance hit "Pon De Replay," a traffic-stopper in the U.S. and Europe that was certified a triple-platinum digital download by the RIAA. With its infectious sample of "Tainted Love" (the Soft Cell classic), "S.O.S." became Rihanna's second worldwide phenomenon, and the single hit No. 1 on numerous international charts, including Canada and Japan. At TEEN CHOICE 2006, Rihanna could walk away with five Surfboards for Choice Female Artist, Choice R&B Artist, Choice Hottie, Choice Breakout and Choice Music Single for "S.O.S."

Celebrities scheduled to appear at TEEN CHOICE 2006 include TV personality Paula Abdul (AMERICAN IDOL); actors Jensen Ackles ("Supernatural"), Wentworth Miller (PRISON BREAK), Amaury Nolasco (PRISON BREAK), Brandon Routh ("Superman Returns") and Tom Welling ("Smallville"); actresses Kristen Bell ("Veronica Mars"), Rachel Bilson (THE O.C.), Sophia Bush ("One Tree Hill"), Jaime Pressly ("My Name is Earl") and Kristin Cavallari ("Laguna Beach"); teen queen Hilary Duff ("The Perfect Man"); the cast of "High School Musical"; rapper Snoop Dogg; singer Nick Lachey; and actor Wilmer Valderrama ("That '70s Show").

As previously announced, Nelly Furtado and Timbaland are set to perform their hit "Promiscuous" and Kevin Federline will close the show, performing his single "Lose Control" live for the first time on network television. Other performers and presenters will be announced soon.


 
 

Mortensen & Isaacs To Play Nazis In Film

by lawsonjeff @ 2006-08-12 - 08:36:22

Jason Isaacs and Viggo Mortensen are set to act in a new film where they play Nazis.

According to sources the two of them have been planning the project called 'Good' for a while but it could not take off as they found funding just recently. Isaacs said: 'It's based on a play about how these good men become Nazis - how reasonable, sophisticated people became Nazis. It (World War II Germany) wasn't a nation of evil people. It was a nation of people like you and me who read, listened to music and were ordinary human beings.'

Dita Up Pole With Pamela

by lawsonjeff @ 2006-08-12 - 08:24:11

Dita Von Teese is teaming up with Pamela Anderson to open pole-dancing clubs in Los Angeles and London.

And we hear the 33-year-old brunette and Pamerla, 39, are currently looking around several possible venues for their exciting new business venture.

Our Stateside mole said: "Both women want other women to experience the pleasure of pole-dancing - and they both find it erotic and liberating. So they are looking at several venues to open a pole-dancing school in both Los Angeles and in London."

Claire Is Queen Of Clubs

by lawsonjeff @ 2006-08-12 - 08:19:42

Claire Sweeney was on fine form when she left London nightclub Chinawhite, despite dancing until the early hours.

And unlike most celebs who get caught on camera after a night on the lash, the 34-year-old was all smiles.

Claire deserved to let her hair down. She is working hard in West End stage show Guys and Dolls alongside Patrick Swayze.

Hollyoaks actress Roxanne McKee was also on a mission to party along with her fellow cast members at London's Aura nightclub.

The 25-year-old was celebrating her birthday and looked lovely in gold and brown.

Co-star Ali Bastian opted for a little black dress while Jodi Albert leant on her support. But the brunette actress left fiance Westlife singer Kian Egan inside the venue with his bandmate Nicky Byrne.

hush hush

by lawsonjeff @ 2006-08-12 - 08:13:24

Which well known woman claims that she is naturally skinny but we know she's had three tummy tucks. And the blonde star regularly romps with her male PA behind her partner's back but she'll be eating humble pie if her fit husband finds out.

Jes Three 'N Easy

by lawsonjeff @ 2006-08-12 - 08:10:46

Jesse Metcalfe revealed he has a habit of dating three girls at the same time. The 27-year-old discussed his new film at London's Courthouse hotel.

And the Desperate Housewives star admitted he's the perfect choice for the role because he used to be a shameless cad. He said: "I've dated three or more girls at the same."

Magazine Alert

by lawsonjeff @ 2006-08-12 - 07:44:43

- Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean special) in Empire magazine.

- Lindsay Lohan in September issue of ID magazine.

- Heidi Klum in Esquire magazine.

- Joanna Krupa in LA Direct magazine.

- Ryan Phillippe in the September issue of Premiere magazine.

- John Krasinski in Elle magazine.

- Christina Aguilera in the latest issue of Rolling Stone.

- Jake Gyllenhaal in Seventeen magazine.

Ryder Talks About Depp Heartbreak

by lawsonjeff @ 2006-08-12 - 07:04:22

Winona Ryder has discussed the way she handled her break-up with Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp.

The couple enjoyed a four-year-long romance in the early '90s, labelling it a "fiercely deep love", but their split in 1993 prompted the young actress to go through a period of solitary wallowing.

She revealed: "I was embarrassingly dramatic at the time. But you have to remember I was only 19 years old. I attempted being an alcoholic for two weeks, spending a lot of time in my hotel room, drinking screwdrivers from the mini-bar, smoking cigarettes and listening to Tom Waits."

Beyonce Cancels Visit To Britain

by lawsonjeff @ 2006-08-12 - 06:55:42

Beyonce Knowles has pulled out of a trip to the UK, following the terrorist threat uncovered by police.

The singer was due to travel across the Atlantic to promote her new single 'Deja Vu'. However, record executives have insisted she stays in the US until the danger has subsided.

A source said: "It's not a difficult decision to make in the light of the UK going to critical alert status. Beyonce's been told she's not to come to the country so soon after so many trans-Atlantic flights were threatened. It is a blow because she needs to get as much hype going around her new single as possible."

Farrell A Letdown Between The Sheets

by lawsonjeff @ 2006-08-12 - 06:16:17

Colin Farrell swept a young fan off her feet so quickly that they met at breakfast-time and made love three times before lunch.

The handsome actor's encounter with Woody Allen's French au pair Angelique Jerome came only hours before he waved to excited fans at the London premiere of the blockbuster movie.

But though Irish-born Colin was Angelique's movie idol before their lust-fuelled encounter, his performance left her less than impressed when all three bouts of hurried sex added up to only 10 minutes.

Angelique 24 - who looked after movie legend Woody's children for two years - said: "He has a great body and a charm that any woman would kill for. But he's all talk. Between the sheets, he is a let-down with only half a baguette in his lunchbox, if you know what I mean.

"He kept saying 'C'est bon (it's good), you're beautiful, c'est bon'. He sounded like James Blunt.

"Once he'd got what he fancied - in about 10 seconds flat - he just wanted to go to sleep."

Colin, 30, met Angelique 10 days ago on the set of Woody's new movie, now being filmed in London with Farrell and Ewan McGregor. In April she had quit as Woody's livein New York nanny to be a model in France, but the director is still a friend, so he let her on set early that morning to see her idol Colin.

She said: "He caught my eye straight away. He turned to me, stared deep into my eyes and whispered 'hi' with a wide smile. My knees turned to jelly and I knew immediately there was chemistry between us.

"He is clearly a man who knows what he wants. When he looks at you in that special way, no red-blooded woman could resist. I kept catching him looking at me and smiling.

WHEN he was shooting a scene with Ewan McGregor, I could tell they were talking about me between takes. They were giggling like schoolboys so I knew they were saying nice things."

During a break, Angelique asked to have her picture taken with Colin. She said: "He agreed like a shot, moving so close I could feel his breath on my neck and holding me tightly.

His touch made my skin tingle. "He asked me my name and when I told him he nuzzled my ear and said: 'Angelique, that's beautiful'. If it hadn't been Colin Farrell speaking, it might have sounded corny. But as it was, I couldn't believe my luck.

"I gave him my number and just 15 minutes later he sent me a text saying, 'What are you doing over the next couple of hours? I'm just gonna go back to the hotel and take it easy... wanna come by in a bit, we can play?' "I was so nervous when I knocked on the door of his suite at the Savoy Hotel. But he put me at ease, standing there in the doorway wearing loose-fitting pyjama bottoms and nothing else.

"He was covered in tattoos, which I love. He had one red heart on his left arm and a tribal design on his right. He smiled, hugged me, took my hand, walked me into the bedroom and asked me about myself, where I was from, and how old I was. He was funny and charming. But I could tell, just by looking at him, that he didn't want to chat. He was obviously excited. Pyjama bottoms don't leave much to the imagination.

"Moments later he kissed me hard on the mouth, grabbed me and threw me on to the bed. He tore at my clothes and kept saying how beautiful I was. When I was naked, he ran his eyes up and down my body, gasping with pleasure." The couple made love on the bed, against the bathroom wall and in the shower.

Angelique said: "He was enthusiastic and athletic. He was so keen to have me, he didn't want to wear any protection. He just said, 'It'll be OK, it'll be OK'. But for all his ardour, it was like he was reading from a text book, lurching from one position to another. He loved it when I climbed on top. He was cooing, 'C'est bon, c'est bon'. It's clearly the only French he knows.

"We made love three times but the actual sex only lasted 10 minutes in total. At one point he lifted me up and carried me to one side of the bed so we were both looking in his full-ength mirror. He said, 'Look how beautiful you are'.

"To be fair, he did try and give me pleasure, kissing me all down my body - but his heart wasn't really in it. I kept having to fake orgasms - one, two, three - to keep him happy and let him keep his dignity. It seemed the polite thing to do."

Despite Colin's bad-boy reputation - the Dublin-born actor once told Playboy magazine: "I've always been a firm believer that casual sex is a good thing" - Angelique says he seemed nervous, clumsy and unsure.

"He must have told me I was beautiful eight times, or more. And he was always looking me in the eye. I found that rather off-putting, as if I were some kind of school project. It was too clinical. He didn't at all come across as a sex god who had slept with countless woman. If I didn't know better, I could almost have thought it was his first time.

"Then he kissed me again and made it clear that it was time for me to leave. I asked if I had time to shower - I knew he had the premiere of Miami Vice that night and when I came out he was already talking on the phone. So I got dressed and stood by the door. I thought he might offer to pay for my taxi, but didn't. At least he promised he'd text me."

Angelique left the Savoy at 12.15pm - barely an hour and a quarter after arriving and just three hours after she and Colin had met.

When she checked her phone later that day she found a text message saying: "Hello Angelique, please call. I have tickets for tonight."

She went to the premiere but stayed in the background. "After the movie we went to a party at the Sanderson Hotel. He was in the VIP room talking to the crew. I came close to show him I was there. He winked at me, but he was talking and I didn't dare interrupt.

AT midnight I went back and he was sat next to the actress Gong Li. She was massaging his back and flirting with him.

She's lovely looking but she's 40 - nearly twice my age. I didn't see her as a threat.

"I spoke to Colin's assistant and asked how long it was before I could see Colin. He told me to wait until 2am, but I was tired and Gong was all over him so I left in a huff.

"I heard he had spent the night with Gong I was upset. I thought our time together had meant something. It certainly wasn't just the sex for me. Anything but."

Kanye Storms Out Of Lollapalooza

by lawsonjeff @ 2006-08-12 - 05:56:57

A furious Kanye West threw a tantrum at last weekend's Lollapalooza festival in Illinois after a technical problem marred his set, according to US reports.

The superstar rapper was performing at the Grant Park extravaganza in his hometown of Chicago on Saturday when the sound was suddenly cut.

A source tells the New York Daily News, "He threw a hissy fit. When the sound didn't work, he started yelling that he came all the way out to Chicago and he couldn't believe he was being treated like this."

West was reportedly so upset he snubbed his own party for producing trio Sa-Ra later that night.

31st Toronto Film Festival

by lawsonjeff @ 2006-08-12 - 05:54:20

The 31st Toronto International Film Festival will have megawatt star power in September, thanks to a stellar lineup of films unveiled yesterday.

Filmfest officials added 12 prestige titles, four of them Galas, the rest Special Presentations. Nine are world premieres, four are North American premieres. The filmfest runs Sept. 7-16.

The potential guest stars -- although none is yet guaranteed to attend in person -- include Penelope Cruz, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Hugh Jackman, Pierce Brosnan, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah, Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rachel Weisz, Viggo Mortensen, Jessica Lange, Joan Allen, Kathy Bates and even the renowned British veteran Peter O'Toole.

One movie alone -- Emilio Estevez's much-anticipated Bobby, the story behind the scenes of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 -- features a noteworthy ensemble of Estevez, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Fishburne, Harry Belafonte, Lindsay Lohan, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Martin Sheen, Elijah Wood, Sharon Stone, Joshua Jackson, Nick Cannon, Shia LaBeouf, Heather Graham, Freddy Rodriguez and Christian Slater.

Another Gala -- the world premiere of Christopher Guest's latest wacko comedy For Your Consideration -- features his core troupe. Among them is his Canadian cadre, plus others. The roster includes Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard, Bob Balaban, Parker Posey, Ricky Gervais (from the brilliant BBC version of The Office) and, no surprise, Guest himself.

Cruz is the star of Volver, Pedro Almodovar's splendid Cannes Film Festival triumph. It earned Cruz the best actress prize in tandem with five of her co-stars. The film, which will play as a Gala, is almost entirely about women and was inspired by Almodovar's mother and sisters and their friends.

Witherspoon, who is asserting a newfound power in Hollywood now that she is a best actress Oscar winner, is the producer of Mark Palanksy's Penelope. It is a fairytale-like modern fable that stars Christina Ricci, Richard E. Grant, Peter Dinklage and Catherine O'Hara.

Lopez, whose film career has been rocky since Selena (1997), has the potential for her best role in years in Leon Ichaso's El Cantante. She appears as the muse and the lover of real-life Puerto Rican salsa king Hector Lavoe. Lopez's husband, Marc Anthony, plays Lavoe in this tragic biopic, a Special Presentation.

Lange, Bates and Allen are the three leads in Christopher N. Rowley's Bonneville, a saga about three female friends who set out on a cross-America road trip in a 1966 Bonneville convertible. It will play as a Gala.

Splitsville

by lawsonjeff @ 2006-08-12 - 04:23:45

Alec Baldwin and his gorgeous lawyer girlpal of the past three years, Nicole Seidel are no longer a couple.

Some say Nicole, 28, got fed up with the constant battling between her 48-year-old beau and his ex Kim Basinger over their daughter Ireland and decided to end it.

"The stress of the custody hearings took its toll," says a source. "But they're still friends and Alec thinks Nicole's great."

hush hush

by lawsonjeff @ 2006-08-12 - 04:19:52

Which young blonde Hollywood actress loves nothing better than buying bundles of magazines whenever she is pictured in them? And the star in question also has the big-headed habit of covering the walls of her LA home in cuttings about herself.


 
 

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