Starpulse Entertainment News Blog

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Starpulse Entertainment News Blog

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 10:03 AM CDT

Sex and The City star Kim Cattrall's links to the catering world have landed her the job of hosting the upcoming 2008 James Beard Awards, which are considered the 'Oscars of the food world.'

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 09:36 AM CDT

''Smart People'' isn't as smart as it thinks it is, despite some wickedly snappy dialogue. Novelist-turned-screenwriter Mark Poirier gives the capable, eclectic cast some real zingers to play with, but he also loads his script with some plot contrivances that are simply too hard to accept.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 09:29 AM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) - Harry Potter is headed to The Great White Way. Daniel Radcliffe, the star of the ''Harry Potter'' movies, will make his Broadway debut on Sept. 5, playing the disturbed stable boy in a revival of Peter Shaffer's play, ''Equus,'' it was announced Tuesday.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 09:25 AM CDT

Daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson is so terrified of walking the red carpet; she turns into a "different person". The actress hates celebrity events so much, she doesn't recognize herself when she sees photos or film footage - and understands why she's often thought of as an "icy" star.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 09:09 AM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) - Mike Myers will host the 2008 MTV Movie Awards, which will air live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif., on June 1.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 09:05 AM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) - Sitting in a Soho coffee shop, Norah Jones looked across the table at the elegant and mysterious Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai, who sat quietly behind dark sunglasses that don't come off, even indoors. Jones didn't even know who Wong was, but the hugely respected filmmaker had a question for the singer. Eventually, Wong posed his heavily accented query: ''So Norah, do you want to act?''

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 09:02 AM CDT

The ongoing saga surrounding the long-awaited release of Guns N' Roses' new album Chinese Democracy is set to be turned into a reality TV show, according to internet reports. Frontman Axl Rose is reportedly in discussions with TV executives to front a new show about the making of the album and its upcoming release, according to AllYourTV.com.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 08:47 AM CDT

Monty Python star John Cleese has pledged his political allegiance to presidential hopeful Barack Obama - after offering to write his speeches.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 08:39 AM CDT

Magazine bosses at over-50s publication AARP have hit back at reports Jamie Lee Curtis was unhappy with her "topless" cover shot for the new issue of the publication, insisting comments the actress made on Oprah have been misconstrued. The Perfect star appeared on the TV show on Monday and appeared to be shocked by the publicity generated by the magazine cover shot.

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Naomi Campbell Accused Of Racial Abuse

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 08:27 AM CDT

A spokesperson for Naomi Campbell has denied allegations the supermodel racially abused a policewoman during a dispute over missing luggage. The catwalk star was arrested but later released on bail after she was arrested at London's Heathrow airport following the argument last Thursday.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 08:20 AM CDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Last place became last dance for Adam Carolla on ''Dancing With the Stars.'' The 43-year-old comedian and his professional partner, two-time champ Julianne Hough, were eliminated from the ABC dance-off during Tuesday's results show.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 08:06 AM CDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Toni Braxton canceled her Las Vegas show after being hospitalized overnight with chest pains, hotel officials said. The 40-year-old Grammy winner spent Monday night at a Las Vegas hospital and was expected to be released after precautionary tests, Flamingo Las Vegas hotel-casino and Harrah's Entertainment Inc. spokeswoman Deanna Pettit said.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 07:58 AM CDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mary-Louise Parker has broken off her engagement to fellow ''Weeds'' actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Parker, who plays an upscale suburban marijuana dealer on the Showtime comedy, ended the relationship with her actor fiancé, according to a person close to the former couple.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 07:40 AM CDT

Dance star Moby is harboring an unlikely celebrity crush in the shape of troubled star Britney Spears. Moby admits he would wed the Toxic singer "in a heartbeat", as he has fallen for her "weird" charms.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 07:38 AM CDT

Rosie O'Donnell has banned her children from watching TV and using computers, and she insists the rule has changed the youngsters' lives for the better.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 07:36 AM CDT

Tori Spelling has become the latest star to shed her clothes while heavily pregnant. Spelling, who is eight months pregnant with her second child, posed in a bikini for photo agency Startraks in Beverly Hills, California on March 20.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 07:33 AM CDT

Kristen Bell is keen to take her former TV character Veronica Mars to the big screen despite the fact writers gave the teen detective a sexually transmitted disease.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 07:29 AM CDT

Actor David Naughton has served time in jail after pleading guilty to domestic battery. The American Werewolf In London star was arrested in Henderson, Nevada on January 28 after an argument with his wife of five months, Seann.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 07:28 AM CDT

The Rolling Stones have edged out U2 for the year's biggest rock concert film opening. The Stones' new film Shine A Light, which was directed by Martin Scorsese, took in $1.5 million at the box office last weekend, according to Billboard - almost $500,000 more than U2's U23D debut in February.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 07:25 AM CDT

A former contestant on Poison frontman Bret Michaels' reality TV show Rock Of Love is auctioning off a date with herself online. French wannabe Angelique Morgan - a former stripper whose nickname is Frenchy - has agreed to spend quality time with the eBay.com auction's highest bidder.

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 07:23 AM CDT

Country star Trace Adkins is leading a new awareness campaign for food allergy sufferers. The singer appears on a new poster encouraging allergy education for the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN).

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 07:21 AM CDT

Veteran jazz pianist Dave Brubeck was presented with a U.S. State Department award on Tuesday for promoting America overseas. The 87-year-old, best known for his 1959 song Take Five, collected the Ben Franklin Award for public diplomacy from U.S. Secretary Of State Condoleeza Rice in Washington, D.C.

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Celebrity Birthdays, April 9

Posted: 09 Apr 2008 02:00 AM CDT

Happy Birthday to "Zathura" actress Kristen Stewart (1990), singer/actor Jesse McCartney (1987), "The Cosby Show" actress Keshia Knight Pulliam (1979), MCR lead singer Gerard Way (1977), "Sex and the City" actress Cynthia Nixon (1966), "American Dreamz" actor Dennis Quaid (1954), rockabilly pioneer Carl Perkins (1932; d. 1998), Playboy creator/editor Hugh Hefner (1926),

Posted: 08 Apr 2008 06:34 PM CDT

You've been behind the music, read the dirt and seen the concerts, now experience what it takes, and meet who is involved, in the making of a Classic Album. Eagle Rock Entertainment is proud to announce the April 22 release of The Doors, as the next installment of its much-lauded "Classic Albums" DVD series.

Posted: 08 Apr 2008 06:00 PM CDT

Born and raised in Nefyn, North Wales, Duffy has a vocal ability that towers above expectation. Evocative of the music that raised her, yet thoroughly modern, her soulful sound combines a longing, scratchy blues feel with the rustic sound of modern life.

Posted: 08 Apr 2008 05:30 PM CDT

Among the world's most gifted, forward-thinking and eclectic electric bassists, Marcus Miller is a two-time Grammy-winner and the composer / producer of eight critically acclaimed and genre-defying albums.

Posted: 08 Apr 2008 05:00 PM CDT

Mick Jagger is keen to release The Rolling Stones' controversial C---sucker Blues film - because he thinks the backstage movie is a "classic."

Posted: 08 Apr 2008 05:00 PM CDT

More than a thousand Queens Of The Stone Age fans were forced to flee a gig in Tasmania, Australia on Friday, after a stage light overheated and filled the venue with smoke.

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Nas Backs Barack Obama

Posted: 08 Apr 2008 04:59 PM CDT

Rapper Nas has offered his backing to Barack Obama's U.S. presidential campaign, claiming the Democratic candidate is the "face of America." Nas is the latest in a line of celebrities to publicly declare their support for Obama.

Posted: 08 Apr 2008 04:30 PM CDT

Critically acclaimed and Grammy nominated artist, Karrin Allyson returns with Imagina: Songs of Brasil on March 25, 2008. The album will be released on Concord Jazz and is Allyson's 11th release for the label.