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Simon Cowell Says Britney Spears Is 'In Awe' of Him
1 December 2008 9:20 AM, PST
If Simon Cowell gets his way, Britney Spears could be the next guest star on American Idol. The British producer raved about the singer after she performed on his British talent show X Factor. "Of all the artists I have ever had on any of these shows, there was more buzz, more excitement for this girl [than anyone else]," Cowell told Ryan Seacrest on his Kiis-fm radio show. "It was as if the president was on the show. I love it. I think if you're going to be a star, be a star." Cowell, who is a fan of Spears's single "Womanizer", said
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Emmet Sullivan
Five Ways to Get Tickets for Obama's Inauguration
1 December 2008 8:00 AM, PST
Want to be witness history when President-elect Barack Obama is officially sworn in Jan. 20? Join the club! Washington, D.C., officials predict 1.5 million visitors will descend for the swearing-in, parade and dozens of balls and celebrity-filled parties. Here, for the truly committed, are tips for getting in on the action: . Roll with Oprah! If you're in O's entourage, you're in luck: word is the Obama's mega-supporter is planning a star-studded fete at the Kennedy Center on inauguration night. Winfrey told radio host Ed Lover on Election Day she had been planning her look for months. "I got me a board
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Kristen Mascia
Travis Barker, DJ Am to Play New Year's Eve Concert
1 December 2008 6:15 AM, PST
New Year's Eve will bring an upbeat reunion for Travis Barker and DJ Am – who will perform together for the first time since they survived a fiery plane crash in September. The duo are set to headline New Year's Nation's Los Angeles New Year's Eve Party at The Lot in West Hollywood, the Associated Press reports. The appearance will be streamed on the Internet and broadcast at other New Year's Nation parties nationwide. This performance will be the first for the former Blink 182 drummer and the celebrity DJ (real name: Adam Goldstein) since they performed at a free concert for about 10,000 people in Columbia,
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Stephen M. Silverman
Divorce Drama for Amy Winehouse?
1 December 2008 5:15 AM, PST
Amy Winehouse's husband says he wants out of their marriage – for her sake. "I have to let her go to save her life," Blake Fielder-Civil – who is currently in rehab after being released from jail in November – told a British newspaper Sunday. "I am not abandoning her. I am doing this out of love." During the interview with the News of the World, Fielder-Civil also admits that he "introduced" the 25-year-old Winehouse to crack and heroin. (Audio files from portions of the chat are available on the paper's Web site.) The former video production assistant – who wed Winehouse in
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Simon Perry
Listen: Idol's Michael Johns 'Another Christmas'
1 December 2008 4:25 AM, PST
Former American Idol contestant Michael Johns will release his latest song, "Another Christmas," on iTunes Dec. 9 – and People.com has an early listen. The Australian singer will donate proceeds from the song's sale to fight Lou Gehrig's disease. He credits his friendship with Access Hollywood's Nancy O'Dell, whose mother Betty passed away in June after battling the disease, with raising his awareness of the illness and touching his heart. "Losing a family member to such a horrible disease is just so hard," Johns said in a statement. "It is a disease that is not often talked about and does
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Photo: Courteney Cox Arquette Scrubs Up to Play Doctor
1 December 2008 4:15 AM, PST
Scrubs gets a new network and a sexy new chief of medicine – Courteney Cox Arquette – and People has the first-look photo. The long-running NBC comedy is now on ABC, with the Friend-turned-md appearing in the season-eight premiere on Jan. 6 as Dr. Maddox in the first of three episodes. Also look for her onetime costar Matthew Perry to show up on Scrubs later in the season. – Mike Fleeman
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Madonna & A-Rod Head to Mexico City
1 December 2008 4:00 AM, PST
Coincidence? Madonna and Alex Rodriguez were both spotted in Mexico City last weekend. The two have not confirmed their romance. But they reportedly had their public "coming out" Nov. 26, when, according to E!, the Yankees third baseman handed Madonna a water bottle during her Miami concert. They also apparently met up on Thanksgiving, after Rodriguez fulfilled his family obligations. When asked what he thought about being in the capital city the same time as his rumored paramour, the baseball star would only say it was "very good," the Associated Press reports. The 50-year-old Madonna – whose divorce from Guy Ritchie was
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Kate Stroup
William Balfour Arrested in Jennifer Hudson Family Murders
1 December 2008 2:45 AM, PST
Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law, William Balfour, was arrested Monday in the slayings of the Oscar winner's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew, according to Chicago police. Formal charges have not yet been brought by the Cook County prosecutor's office, but Balfour was transferred from an Illinois state prison – where he has been held on suspicion of a parole violation – back into police custody, says police spokeswoman Monique Bond. Balfour, 27, who is separated from Hudson's sister, Julia, was arrested in the first-degree murders of Hudson's mother Darnell Donerson, 57, brother Jason Hudson, 29, and his own stepson, Julian King, 7. The bodies of Donerson and Hudson were found shot to death Oct. 24 in the family home on Chicago's South Side by Hudson's sister, Julia. The body of King, Julia's son, was found three days later in the backseat of Jason's abandoned Chevrolet Suburban parked 10 miles from the family's home. All died from gunshot wounds.
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Hilary Shenfeld and Jeff Truesdell
Clay Aiken a Total Hands-On Dad
1 December 2008 1:30 AM, PST
Settling into his role as a doting dad, Clay Aiken says he's been a complete hands-on parent. "It was probably a week before [the baby's mother] had to change a diaper at all!" the American Idol favorite tells Entertainment Tonight. "I'm trying my best to be the one who doesn't always let him get what he wants, but he own us." Back on Broadway as Sir Robin for the final weeks of Monty Python's Spamalot, Aiken, 30, says returning to the stage will afford him more time with 3½-month-old Parker and good friend – and the baby's mother – Jaymes Foster. Though the singer says he
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Jessica Herndon
Tina Fey Reveals Trauma Behind Her Scar
1 December 2008 12:00 AM, PST
Since shooting to fame and winning Emmys as the star and creator of 30 Rock, Tina Fey has remained quiet about the dramatic story behind the faint scar that lines that left side of her face. "It's impossible to talk about it without somehow seemingly exploiting it and glorifying it," Fey, 38, tells Vanity Fair in its January issue. But when she was 5, the future TV star was playing in the front yard of her Upper Darby, Penn., home when a stranger approached the young Fey and violently cut her cheek. "She just thought somebody marked her with a pen," says her husband,
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Chris Willard
Marg Helgenberger & Husband Separate After 19 Years
30 November 2008 11:45 PM, PST
CSI star Marg Helgenberger has separated from her husband of nearly 20 years, actor Alan Rosenberg. "After 19 years of marriage, Marg and Alan have decided to take some time apart," the actress's rep told People on Monday. "They love and respect each other and remain committed to their family." Helgenberger, 50, and Rosenberg, 57, have an 18-year-old son.Rosenberg is also president of the 120,000-member Screen Actors Guild, which is at an impasse in contract negotiations with the studios, with the possibility of a strike looming. Related Article: . 2002: Marg makes People's Most Beautiful list Related Gallery: . Get the dirt on more celeb
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Mike Fleeman
Kristen Stewart Calls Robert Pattinson a 'Perfect' Vampire
30 November 2008 11:25 PM, PST
It's a good thing that Robert Pattinson scored the part of Edward in Twilight. His costar Kristen Stewart says she cannot imagine another actor in the role. "Not to put down any of the other actors who came in, because they were really good, but everyone came in playing Edward as this perfect, happy-go-lucky guy," Stewart, 18, tells Teen magazine's winter issue. "But I got hardcore pain from Rob. It was purely just connection." Pattinson, meanwhile, researched his role seriously: He studied Stephenie Meyer's book. "I kind of tried to read the book from Edward's perspective," says Pattinson. "He's this
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Brad Pitt 'High' From New Orleans Rebuilding Project
30 November 2008 10:40 PM, PST
With his Make It Right project making good in helping the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Brad Pitt is cheered by the number of architects, residents and community leaders who have joined the rebuilding process. "I never had any idea that so many people would show up for this," Pitt, 44, tells Architectural Digest for its January issue. "The model works and it's replicable." The Make It Right Foundation's goal is to build 150 new homes for residents in the area among those hit hardest during the 2005 hurricane. So far, six homes have been constructed. "We've cracked something here … these houses redefine affordable housing,
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Katie Kelly
Britney Spears: Getting Back in Shape Took Hard Work
30 November 2008 10:15 PM, PST
Britney Spears showed off her fit body – and a fierce dance routine – during her recent European mini-tour. But what did it take for the pop star to get back in shape? A lot of hard work, the pop star says. "I have had to work hard at getting [my body] back to where it used to be," Spears tells Glamour in its January issue. "I used to be obsessed with working out ... But I can't get motivated right now because I'm so focused on my music." What about her workout regimen? "It isn't fun [for me], so to do it every day would be horrible,
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Brian Orloff
Ivana Trump Separates from Fourth Husband
30 November 2008 10:10 PM, PST
Ivana Trump has separated from her fourth husband, Rossano Rubicondi, the Associated Press reports. Trump, 59, issued a statement announcing her split from her 36-year-old Italian entrepreneur husband, whom she married in April. According to her statement, Trump filed for legal separation three months ago but never went public because she did not want it to interfere with Rubicondi's participation on the Italian edition of Survivor. "Rossano wants to live in Miami and work in Milan," Trump says. "But, I am a New Yorker and my family, friends and businesses are here. As the beautiful song says, `Que sera sera!'
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