Archive for November 18th, 2008

Amy Winehouse Brings The Beehive Back

Not necessarily a good thing
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

A somewhat more put together looking Amy Winehouse was spotted on the streets of London, England this week looking a fright better than she did the last time we saw her here on the blog. And look! She’s decided to bring her trademark beehive back:


Tho her new/old ‘do makes her look more like a cracked out Tammy Wynette (circa 1958) rather than the Amy Winehouse we’re most familiar with. I kinda hate it. What do y’all think?

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Prince Harry Gets Back In Uniform Again

Sir, yes, sir!
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Prince Harry, who we last saw lookin’ sharp as hell in his tuxedo at the Quantum of Solace premiere in London, has gone back to his military regiment Blues & Royals to start training again. Here are a few pics of Harry with some of his military buddies taking a break from a grueling bit of training exercise in Canada:


JOKER Prince Harry shows he’s the court jester while posing for a snap with Army pals. He made a cheeky hand gesture standing next to a lieutenant pal and other young officers. The picture was taken in a lighter moment during a recent gruelling exercise in Canada for Harry, 24, and his Blues and Royals colleagues. Last night a source said: “This is typical of Harry. He loves to be one of the boys. This is not the kind of pose you will see him pull for official Royal photographs.” Lieutenant Wales — as Harry is known — is a popular member of his regiment. The source added: “He’s normally the one to raise the men’s spirits by playing the fool.” In other pics he is seen sleeping leaning on his tank. Harry is due to leave his Household Cavalry colleagues for a while to train to be a helicopter pilot.

I gotta say … I like the military action figure version of Prince Harry. He looks like fun. Again, I reiterate my point … Prince Wills may be in the more powerful position but Prince Harry has totes got him beat when it comes to hawtness. I hope we get to see more of Prince Harry and his coming military training … if only for more uniform pics. Weee!

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‘Bolt’ Premieres

It's a dog's life
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Miley Cyrus, John Travolta and others came out to the El Capitan Theatre in SoCal yesterday for the Hollywood premiere of their new Disney animated movie Bolt. Here are a few pics from the red carpet arrivals:


Bolt tells the tale of a celeb dog who thinks he has super powers and has to come to grips with the truth that he is just an ordinary dog … blah blah blah … I’m prolly not gonna see it. But I was very surprised to see that Miley’s “friend” (and 20-year old underwear model) Justin Gaston was not in attendance for the festivities yesterday … especially telling since Billy Ray is now telling the world that Miley and Justin are collaborating on new music together. Here are pics of Justin roaming the streets of SoCal all by his lonesome earlier this week, most prolly missing the Cyrus family:


Billy Ray Cyrus says his 15-year-old daughter Miley and 20-year-old underwear model Justin Gaston are making sweet music together. “I’ll tell you what – they are great friends, and they make a good team,” he told Usmagazine.com at Monday’s Bolt premiere in L.A. “They write a lot of songs together, and they sing – it’s incredible.” … What advice does he have for his daughter? “Make good choices. Do the best you can do – mostly have fun,” he told Us. “I always tell her that as long as she’s having fun, then it’s working. When it starts being work, then it ain’t working,” he added. “She loves what she’s doing. She has a real passion for making music as an artist. She loves being an actress, and we all feel very fortunate being in the Disney family and getting to do both of our loves.”

I suppose I could make a joke about Jiley making beautiful music together but … meh, I won’t. Tho I’m pretty sure that Miley IS having a lot of fun by hanging out with Justin’s hawt booty. I hope that Justin wasn’t feeling too left out from being uninvited to the Bolt movie premiere … but, then again, what interest would a 20-year old man have in watching an animated Disney film like this? That’s about as absurd as a 20-year old man being interested in a 15-year old girl. Oh wait.

[Photo credit: Splash News, X17; Source]

First Look: Rihanna, ‘Rehab’

Co-starring Justin Timberlake
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

You may recall that last month Rihanna teamed up with Justin Timberlake to shoot a new music video (her 87th) from her latest album Good Girl, Gone Bad. Ri Ri and JT trekked out to the SoCal desert to film sultry scenes for her new single Rehab … here are a few screenshots from the finished product:


I was under the impression that JT would be providing vocals on the track but it turns out that he does not … he merely provides his hot bod for use in the video. After the jump, watch Rihanna’s new music video Rehab in full …

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Britney Spears Openly Goes On ‘The Record’

A tease for her new MTV documentary and new rehearsal photos
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

MTV won’t premiere the new, very candid documentary film titled Britney Spears: For The Record until November 30 but today we are getting our first taste of what sort of information will be presented in that film. Talking very candidly about her recent troubles, Britney gives her perspective on the things that have transpired in her life and the ramifications of her actions. Likening her life to a “jail sentence”, Britney reveals — for the first time, in her own words — the pain that she has been dealing with over the past months and years:


Britney Spears says that since her breakdown, her life has been worse than a jail sentence – but that she’s slowly healing one day at a time. “I have really good days, and then I have bad days,” the singer, 26, admits in a new fly-on-the wall, 90-minute documentary, Britney: For The Record, to air in the U.S. Nov. 30 on MTV and in the U.K. Dec. 1 on Sky1. Struggling to gain control of her life again after her public meltdown earlier this year, she says candidly: “Even when you go to jail, y’know, there’s the time when you’re gonna get out. But in this situation, it’s never ending. It’s just like [the Bill Murray movie] Groundhog Day.” She adds, “I’m having to pay for it for a really long time.” Spears was hospitalized for mental evaluation in January, which resulted in her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, being granted sole custody of their sons, Preston and Jayden. Her father, Jamie Spears, also gained legal control over her affairs. “If I wasn’t under the restraints that I’m under right now, I’d feel so liberated,” she says in the film, which follows the singer as she records and promotes her new album Circus. “When I tell them the way I feel, it’s like they hear me, but they’re really not listening.” A camera crew followed the singer for three months as she moved to pull her life back on track. “I wanted to make this film because I started to feel like I wasn’t being seen in the light that I wanted to be seen in,” Spears said. “This is an opportunity to set the record straight and talk about what I’ve been through and where I’m headed.” Overall, she says, “I think I’ve learned my lesson now, and enough is enough.”

Wow. I can’t even begin to imagine what Britney Spears’s life is like, especially in the wake of her breakdown, but from the outside looking in … I can’t imagine that her life now is worse than it was when she was spiraling down in a tragic mess all last year long. When she was under the control of Sam Lutfi, Alli Sims and Adnan Ghalib she looked hopeless and lost. These days there is a sparkle in her eye and a sense of purpose. I realize that she may think she is still “paying for” her breakdown but, to me, it looked like she was in a deep, deep hole. You can’t just climb out of something like that and expect to be 100% free again. Again, I can’t profess to know what her life is like but I know that I am thankful that her parents stepped in to take control of her life and her affairs after her breakdown. Who knows what her life might be like if she were allowed to continue on her tragic course towards travesty.

Her life is far from tragic these days … with a new album about to drop and plans for a new world tour, she really does have something to keep her active … something to work towards. After the jump, check out a few dance rehearsal photos that have been recently added to BritneySpears.com as well as a photo that was snapped on the set of her new music video Circus

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Raw Like Sushi

The TV Guide
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Last night Sarah and I got together with Nicole and Angi for a sumptuous dinner at Little Tree sushi in Royal Oak, MI before meeting up with Tara for after dinner drinks and dessert back at Sarah’s place. For the most part, we kept the night pretty chill … just hung out and stuffed our faces with delicious sushi:


We rounded out the night at Sarah’s dining room table drinkin’ wine and desserts from Astoria Bakery … it was a great way to spend a cold Detroit night. Tonight, Sarah, Mark, Tracey, Erik and I are heading out to Ford Field in downtown Detroit to see Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet World Tour. It’s the first time Madge has played her hometown/State since her Drowned World Tour so I think it’s pretty safe to say that everyone here in Detroit is very excited to see her. Woot!

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Happy 2 year ani, TomKat! Paris hooks up with Stavros? Kidman to retire?
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008