Starpulse Entertainment News Blog

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Starpulse Entertainment News Blog

Posted: 03 May 2008 10:00 AM CDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The estate of Jimi Hendrix says it questions the authenticity of a sex tape released this week allegedly starring the deceased musician.

Posted: 03 May 2008 09:08 AM CDT

Celebrity snapper Annie Leibovitz has come under fire for pushing stars to go too far in photoshoots.

Posted: 03 May 2008 09:03 AM CDT

Tom Cruise has confessed he was "wrong" for attacking pal Brooke Shields and other depressed new moms who turn to medication to beat postpartum depression.

Posted: 03 May 2008 09:00 AM CDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - An attorney says a DNA test confirms James Brown fathered the son of a woman who claimed to be the singer's wife when he died.

Posted: 03 May 2008 08:23 AM CDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Elizabeth Taylor said Friday she's supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign, calling the New York senator a smart, strong leader.

Posted: 03 May 2008 08:20 AM CDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Celebrities of all types came out to party on Kentucky Derby eve, putting the spotlight on Louisville the night before the world's best known horse race.

Posted: 03 May 2008 08:14 AM CDT

LONDON (AP) - Amy Winehouse has abandoned recording the theme to the latest James Bond film because the singer is not ready to work, her producer said Friday.

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Notable Quotables

Posted: 03 May 2008 07:30 AM CDT

"I have a two-headed cow fetus in formaldehyde in my garage. I love carnival, circus, freakshow stuff. I bought it in a jar from a man in New Mexico." Neil Patrick Harris confesses his odd hobby.

Posted: 03 May 2008 06:00 AM CDT

"The Next Food Network Star" is back this summer with a star-studded fourth season on Food Network. This season Bobby Flay takes a seat with the selection committee full-time and the finalists are put through the ringer to prove that they can take the cake

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Celebrity Birthdays, May 3

Posted: 03 May 2008 02:00 AM CDT

Happy Birthday to Saliva lead singer Josey Scott (1971), singer/songwriter Christopher Cross (1951), The Four Seasons singer Frankie Valli (1937), the 'Godfather of Soul' James Brown (1933), country singer Dave Dudley (1928; d. 2003), boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson (1921; d. 1989), folk legend Pete Seeger (1919),

Posted: 02 May 2008 07:19 PM CDT

The whole point of a romantic comedy is the comfort of the ritual - the familiarity of it all, as if you're wrapping yourself in a warm, snuggly blanket of knowledge that the two attractive, charming leads will surely end up with each other in the end. The outcome is never in doubt, despite the various contrived obstacles that pop up along the way.

Posted: 02 May 2008 02:38 PM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) - Surely Carly Simon wasn't talking about anybody in this room. A Rachael Ray fundraiser attended by Bill Clinton, Bobby Flay, Mario Batali, Joy Behar and Katie Lee among others turned into a private concert when Simon took the stage to sing a four-song set including ''You're So Vain.''

Posted: 02 May 2008 02:32 PM CDT

One of the most talked about films at this year's Tribeca Film Festival is "Baghdad High" a documentary about-no, not about the Iraq war-four high school seniors who spent a full calendar year keeping video diaries of their daily lives.

Posted: 02 May 2008 02:24 PM CDT

Ashton Kutcher was delighted to return to Las Vegas to film new comedy What Happens In Vegas - because it reminded him of a drunken night he spent in the city with porn stars. The 30-year-old star traveled to Sin City with co-star Cameron Diaz to shoot 20 per cent of the movie.

Posted: 02 May 2008 02:14 PM CDT

Neighboring countries India and Pakistan are, well, not great friends. It's not like a relationship where two neighboring homeowners have a fallout over a tree growing in the other person's yard and they are no longer on speaking terms-it's more like one homeowner clutching his shotgun

Posted: 02 May 2008 02:05 PM CDT

Actress Denise Richards has launched a legal bid to separate her joint bank account with ex-husband Charlie Sheen. The 37-year-old has a number of financial obligations - including paying her late mother's medical bills - and is demanding the accounts are divided equally so she can start spending her share.

Posted: 02 May 2008 01:58 PM CDT

Cameron Diaz has returned to work to promote her new movie What Happens In Vegas just weeks after her father passed away. The actress made her first public appearance following the death of her father, Emilio Diaz, at the Los Angeles premiere of her new film on Thursday.

Posted: 02 May 2008 01:31 PM CDT

(HollywoodChicago.com) – Move over, Superman. This lush, high-octane playboy never tasted so good.

Robert Downey Jr. fittingly opens “Iron Man” with a cocktail in hand and all the arrogance in the world. As the story goes, his conceit is indeed

Posted: 02 May 2008 01:10 PM CDT

On last night's episode of "Supernatural" Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki) Winchester were desperately finding a way to get Dean out of his deal.

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Music Technology: Then And Now

Posted: 02 May 2008 12:38 PM CDT

Almost everyone owns an Ipod, or some other form of music listening device, that we can thank to the benefits of the changes in music technology. If we were to consider however how the "music" itself has changed due to technology,

Posted: 02 May 2008 11:49 AM CDT

HOUSTON (AP) - Toxicology tests show that Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira was intoxicated when the tour bus he was driving crashed into freeway barrels in suburban Houston in March, authorities said.

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Gemma Arterton Learns How To Milk It

Posted: 02 May 2008 11:33 AM CDT

Bond girl Gemma Arterton was forced to learn how to milk a cow for her latest role in a BBC TV series. The 22-year-old - who appears in forthcoming 007 picture Quantum of Solace - plays the title role in an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's famous novel Tess of the D'Ubervilles.

Posted: 02 May 2008 11:24 AM CDT

Sarah Jessica Parker has ruled out ever undergoing cosmetic surgery to preserve her good looks. The 43-year-old actress is determined to grow old gracefully and vows never to succumb to the popular Hollywood trend of wrinkle-smoothing Botox injections.

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Hayden Panettiere Sick Of 'Child Tag'

Posted: 02 May 2008 11:14 AM CDT

Actress Hayden Panettiere is hoping to shake off her 'child star' tag now she has reached her 18th birthday. The Heroes star hates being dubbed a "Hollywood baby" in magazine articles - because she now considers herself to be an adult.

Posted: 02 May 2008 11:07 AM CDT

Hollywood actress Katie Holmes hates the constant media attacks on her marriage to Tom Cruise - insisting it is not fake. The Dawson's Creek star has been the center of media attacks since she wed Cruise in 2005 and had baby Suri a year later.

Posted: 02 May 2008 10:29 AM CDT

Rob Lowe's wife Sheryl has blasted the family's former nanny who has charged her with sexual harassment, calling the action "deeply offensive."

Posted: 02 May 2008 10:26 AM CDT

Marilyn Manson's brand of absinthe is so potent his own girlfriend avoids drinking it at all costs.

Posted: 02 May 2008 10:25 AM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Edward Brooke declined to comment Friday about whether he had an affair with Barbara Walters in the 1970s.

Posted: 02 May 2008 10:24 AM CDT

Alicia Keys is looking for a new back-up singer in cyberspace. The hitmaker is asking wannabes to "audition" to be a part of her touring group via her MySpace website.