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Beyoncé was spied filming scenes for her new music video If I Were A Boy, which is to be the first single off her as-yet untitled new album due out in November, on the streets of NYC last Friday … check out these pics of Officer Knowles extending the long arm of the law as she plays one of New York’s Finest in her new music video:

I can see Beyoncé playing a bad-ass cop … you can tell she’s got some aggression/authority issues to work out and playing a police officer is the perfect way for her to act out those feelings. She looks pretty hawt in that uniform … I wonder if hubby Jay-Z requested that she wear it for him in the privacy of their own home … I mean, I can see that happening, can’t you?

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Here is a very cute picture of the late Lillian and George Anthony Portell … can you guess who their very famous great granddaughter is?

I realize it’s kinda difficult to venture a guess right off … but if you look closely at Lillian‘s face, you might be able to recognize her famous great granddaughter. After the jump, find out who it is …

Dakota Fanning was on hand at the Village East Cinemas here in NYC last night for the premiere of her controversial new movie Hounddog. I gotta say, I was very surprised to see how much older Dakota looks these days, as is evident in these photos of her on the red carpet … can someone say, growth spurt?

Having lurched through a gantlet of Sundance jeers, recuts, and release delays, writer/director Deborah Kampmeier’s Hounddog—at least as far as the press notes indicate (urgently)—now exists as a version different from the one that met such derision. One imagines, however, that the song—both the hip-swiveler of the title and the Southern Gothic story of FUBAR families, innocence, and, yes, child rape that it brackets—remains more or less the same. Dakota Fanning plays 12-year-old Lewellen, and while the role will test the patience of even the staunchest survival-parable lovers, Fanning’s extraordinary poise finally trumps precocity. “I’m gonna kill my daddy one day,” she declares in the first scene, and why not? Played by David Morse, he’s an inconstant brute with a wardrobe full of wife-beaters, in case there was any doubt. The symbolism is as clobbering as the blows that send Lewellen’s maybe-mommy (Robin Wright Penn) reeling: Snakes abound, notably in a grotesque, crotch-slithering dream sequence. Shot in mellow green and gold, Hounddog manages an engaging summer sweetness in its early scenes, as Lewellen plots to obtain a ticket to a local Elvis concert, but in the wake of the inadvertent betrayal that leads to her now-notorious rape (a sequence that, ironically, seems to have lost the horrific impact it needs), the film turns listless. By the time Lewellen gets tutored in the white-girl blues by a band of magical Negroes, it has fulfilled its risible potential.

This movie review by the Village Voice does seem to imply that the controversial nature of the rape scene is now not only nullified a bit but is, sadly, the high point of the film. I, personally, have no interest in seeing this movie … but I am very taken with how much older Dakota looked at last night’s premiere. She’s not longer the cute little tot that the world fell in love with … nor is she the gangly-looking, heebie-jeebies teen smiling thru her braces. She has grown into a mature looking young girl … which is a little hard to process for me. I realize it’s unfair to want to lock child stars into the youthful cute kids that they used to be … so I am very much looking forward to seeing if Dakota Fanning can translate from a child star into a bona fide actress. I’m not sure if this movie is the right vehicle for her to do that … but mebbe one day.

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Congratulations are in order for Jessica Simpson this week … her just released first-ever Country Music album, Do You Know, has debuted atop the Billboard Country Music Chart and comes in at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart:

Jessica Simpson has good reason to celebrate. The pop star-turned-country crooner’s new album, Do You Know, debuted at the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. It also secured the No. 4 spot on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart today. “I’m extremely touched by the overwhelmingly positive response to the album,” says Jessica. “There is so much honesty and raw emotion in there. And, I’m just thrilled that country fans are giving it a chance!”

I think congrats are definitely in order! We all know that Jessica Simpson is not used to enjoying success at the top of the Billboard charts so this is quite an accomplishment. I think Jess has really found her niche … three cheers for Jessica Simpson: Country star!

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Last night, David and I met up with his cousin Caren and his sister Eden for an amazing dinner at a place called Bar Q. David and I last ran into Caren when we were in Jackson Hole, WY for Sashie and Will’s wedding last month but it was great seeing her here in the city as well. It wasn’t a late night at all, we just met up for drinks and food and then we all parted ways. The end.

I am excited about a new development here on the blog. I am now syndicating my Twitter account on the right sidebar (under Still Fresh) so that all y’all can keep abreast of all the random status updates that I post on Twitter:

I’m new to Twitter but I love it already … basically, it’s like a Facebook or My Space status update message that you can update as many times a day as you like both on the web or via mobile phone. It’s fun … and now my tweets are syndicating on the blog so those of you who are interested can read them. I think I’ll be live-Twittering shows like Gossip Girl, 90210, The Hills, Project Runway, etc. Could be fun, yes? If any of all have Twitter accounts, post them in the comments so I can check them out, too ;)

We’re having dinner tonight with David’s friend Lisa but I have to get out and pick up David’s bday present … I’m trying to be sneaky but he’s always around … and he’s prolly reading this right now … so … I’m gonna shut up and go do what I gotta do :)

• Scarlett Johansson visits AIDS clinics in Rwanda.
• Lauren LC Conrad takes on dating violence.
• Eva Mendes reveals that she has had sex in all 50 of the United States of America.
• Jennifer Aniston is “happy” to be single.
• Courtney Love is no fan of the Jonas brothers.
• Sex and the City: The Kids Series????
• Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to guest on The Daily Show.
• Woot! Hunter Parrish gets nekkid on Weeds again.
• Kathy Griffin talks to Ross the Intern about her newest Emmy Award.
• Marisa Miller does Malibu magazine.
• Rachel Bilson likes to keep her head warm.
• Celebs like raising money for needy kids.
• Try as she might, Gwyneth Paltrow just can’t diet.
• Nona Gaye is 34, Matthew Settle (Gossip Girl) is 39 and director Baz Luhrmann is 46 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• Is DJ Hero taking things a little too far?
• Fans have a chance to attend the Academy Awards next year … kinda.
• Congrats goes out to Detroit’s own winner of Big Brother 10.

Last night’s episode of 90210, you know — the one that revealed the identity of Kelly Taylor‘s babydaddy, featured a very prominent shout-out to Tori Spelling‘s character Donna Martin (and the famous Donna Martin Graduates episode of BH, 90210) in the early part of the ep. It sounded so natural to have Kelly Taylor and Brenda Walsh talking about Donna Martin as if no time had passed, as if all was right with the world (Brenda also revealed that Donna has a baby … tho it wasn’t specified if she had that child with her husband David Silver). I feel that there is hope that Tori Spelling might still be brought on the show … in fact, Tori Spelling herself is still hoping that she might be able to, one day, return to the role that made her a star:

At the Silverspoons Pink Party Luncheon in recognition of breast cancer awareness, OK! caught up with Tori Spelling as she tried on the New Balance pink sneaker designed especially for breast cancer awareness month. Tori was happy to talk about upcoming projects, revealing she’s still holding out for a role on the new 90210. “Yeah, well see. I’m a big believer in what’s meant to be will be, so if it’s meant to be it will work out,” she says. “I watched it and I think it’s so cute. The new cast is so cute.”

My money says that last night’s Donna Martin shout-out is a clue that producers will eventually bring her back on the show again. My guess is that she will, indeed, return … most probably after Shannen Doherty‘s 4 eps have aired. I would love to have Kelly, Brenda and Donna all together again on screen but … at this point, I’ll take what I can get. After the jump, check out video of Kelly and Brenda talking about Donna in the cafeteria of West Beverly High School …

Here are a few pics of our dear Britney Spears (with entourage/security detail) making her way into the International Dance Academy Hollywood in Beverly Hills, CA yesterday afternoon undoubtedly continuing work on her big musical comeback:

While her Mama Lynne Spears has been bizzy doing promo work for her just-released memoir Through the Storm, Brit Brit was bizzy gettin’ down to biz on her big comeback. As you may recall, Britney will be releasing her new album, titled Circus, on December 2 and I hear that she may be planning a big television performance for New Year’s Eve … and possibly a world tour after? I’m not holding my breath for a world tour just yet but I do believe that Britters is working on a big to-do to ring in the new year in style. I’m so excited, I could burst :) Keep doing your thang, Britney … we’ll be right here waiting.

PS: THIS song has been making the rounds as a rumored leaked song off of Circus but it sounds to me more like an unreleased track from the Blackout sessions. Just an FYI.

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Lego Building Blocks is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their minifigures this year and in celebration, Lego has come up with a few cute little celebrity incarnations of their famous little Lego people. Normally yellow, these celebrity Lego people are flesh-toned and, in my estimation, are pretty damn good representations of the celebrities they portray … here are the Lego versions of Vicki B. & David Beckham, Madonna, Amy Winehouse, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and the twins Vivienne Marcheline & Knox Léon Jolie-Pitt:

Lego, the Danish plastic toy firm is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the minifigure. It has launched a website with videos and photos and is encouraging enthusiasts to enter a movie making contest to show their own interpretation of the minifigures’ adventures. The minifigure started off in 1978 as a largely featureless yellow figure but has since evolved to include realistic characteristics including skin colour and facial hair. The plastics toy firm has also produced ‘famous’ minifigure versions of characters from the big screen such as Spiderman, Darth Vader and Indiana Jones. Last month Lego announced that its half year profits have more than doubled, partly due to the success of its classic and movie/celebrity contracts.

I’m a BIG Legos fan from way back in the day. Nothing would give me more pleasure than building a model out of Legos and then smashing that model onto the tiled floor of our basement so that it would break into hundreds of pieces. Unfortch, I would smash the models so hard that some of the Lego blocks would break and my mom stopped buying them for me … but it was fun while it lasted. I think it’s awesome that Legos is having this much fun with the 30th anniversary of their minifigures. I know there are some Lego fans out there who prolly appreciate this as well, yes? So cute! My fave is the Becks one ;)

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Mama Lynne Spears released her new memoir Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World yesterday (I already have my copy, I’m already a few chapters in) and this morning gave her first morning television interview to Meredith Vieira on The Today Show on NBC to promote the book. Here are a few screencaps from Mama Lynne‘s appearance and some portions of her interview with Meredith:

Lynne Spears, whose daughters Britney and Jamie Lynn found both fame and infamy in a dizzyingly short amount of time, said her new book is an attempt to set the record straight. “I think there was the tabloid version of our lives,” she told TODAY’s Meredith Vieira in an exclusive interview Wednesday. “I wanted people to see our family as we really are.” Spears had begun the book, “Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World,” five years ago as a collection of poems and memories. But when controversy and scandal erupted first around Britney and then around Jamie Lynn, she decided she needed to tell the story the way it really happened to real people. “I have sat for hours thinking and thinking about everything that’s happened,” Spears, 53, explained. “It’s been a whirlwind. It’s been a wild ride for everybody.” Spears came to the conclusion that it was the mixture of Britney’s superstar celebrity status and the 24/7 coverage of the paparazzi, 17 of whom were assigned full-time to chronicle her every move, that spawned the “storm” in her title … The first hint of that ugly side came in 1999 when Britney, then just 17, appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine as a precocious woman-child dressed in little more than her underwear, hugging a stuffed toy and holding a telephone to her ear. The photos raised eyebrows. Spears said the family was simply overwhelmed. “The Rolling Stone interview, we were so in awe. She’s just beginning. She’s just coming on the scene. We didn’t really know what we were doing. “We were in shock at what was going on, and we were in awe. We didn’t have any choice in the pictures. We had no one that could tell us what we were supposed to be doing.” Lynne was having her own problems. She and Jamie Spears filed for bankruptcy in 1998. Jamie was an alcoholic, and the couple eventually divorced. Finally, Britney’s life started to fall apart. “It was so crazy at that time. I don’t think anybody was trying to sit and think what was going on,” Spears said of the darkest time, when Britney was committed to a hospital for psychiatric problems and Jamie Lynn was 16 and pregnant. “We were praying very hard, because it seemed like we were having no control over anything that was happening. We were trying.”

As I said, I’ve already read the first 6 chapters of the book (it’s a thin book, btw) and Lynne has already talked about her late sister Sandra, her marital problems with her then-husband Jamie Spears (ie. his drinking problem), that fatal accident where she killed a 12-year old boy and how her eldest child Bryan almost died — twice. I gotta say … the book is fascinating. I don’t expect to read any “dirt” on the Spears family in this book … in her prologue, Lynne warns off potential readers that her book will not dish on her famous daughters … but I am interested to hear Lynne‘s side of the story that we think we know so well. Already she has painted a portrait of a family caught up in a whirlwind of fame — granted, it’s a whirlwind they happily and diligently pursued. I’m very interested to read her whole story.

After the jump, check out Mama Lynne‘s entire interview with Meredith Vieria on The Today Show this morning and hear from the lady herself …