Friday, May 25, 2012

Robert Pattinson: What Happens in My Pants Stays in My Pants

By Dana Kennedy and Stephen M. Silverman

Friday May 25, 2012 11:00 AM EDT

Robert Pattinson

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Before director David Cronenberg's new movie about a young, rich financier, Cosmopolis, was unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival, its star, Robert Pattinson, did a little revelation of his own – though, apparently, not as much as his director had requested.

In an interview for Metro France that quickly got picked up around the festival, the Twilight star, 26, was quoted as saying, "Five minutes before we filmed, David told me, 'I want to see the bottom of your balls on the top of the frame.' At the moment, I reminded myself that I would do anything for him. So I went back to see him and told him that wouldn't happen."

And how did the filmmaker of The Fly, Scanner, Eastern Promises and A Dangerous Method react to his leading man's decision?

"He took it really well," Pattinson is quoted as saying. "At the start, it's a very bizarre scene that you won't see again in another movie, I promise."

As it was, the actor admitted at the press conference after the Cannes screening that he was already anxious about making the sexy and (at-times) violent movie – to the point that he wasn't sure he could pull off the role.

"I spent two weeks in a hotel room worrying and confusing myself," Pattinson said.

The London-born-and bred heartthrob also said he disagreed with some critics who found the movie, based on the novel by Don DeLillo and set for the most part in a limo while Pattinson's character tries to go get a haircut, to be about the end of the world.

"I think it's a very hopeful movie," he countered. "Maybe I'm just a depressive, but I think the world needs to be washed and cleaned every once in a while."

Meanwhile, Pattinson and his real-life girlfriend, Kristen Stewart, who both have films in festival competition, arrived in Cannes this week and have been seen sneaking kisses on the Croisette.

Wednesday night, Pattinson attended the red-carpet premiere of Stewart's film, On the Road, while she is as expected to accompany him at Friday night's official screening of Cosmopolis.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Jerrod Niemann Survives Tour Bus Explosion

By Kay West

Wednesday March 07, 2012 06:00 PM EST

Country musician Jerrod Niemann had a brush with death on Tuesday night.

The "Lover, Lover" singer, 32, performed at the Heart Strings for Hope benefit in Chattanooga, Tenn. where he and other stars raised $65,000 for charity on Tuesday night. But the drama happened after the show.

The singer, his band mates, father and uncle had to evacuate Niemann's tour bus after his pal, country singer Lee Brice, warned them that they'd better get out.

"I smelled something when I got on the bus but I figured it was that smell a heater makes when it comes on," Niemann tells PEOPLE. "Jon Stone, a songwriter who was with us because he wrote Lee Brice's new song, said, 'Dude, I think your bus is on fire.' "

I said, 'No, that's the heater.' But he had been on Lee's bus when it caught on fire just recently, so he was pretty adamant. He and Lee went outside and Lee came back on and said, 'No dude, this bus is on fire! You need to get your stuff and get off now!' "

Indeed, the bus was on fire. Niemann posted a photo on Twitter of himself, Brice and a friend with the blazing bus in the background.

"We could see the fire moving up from the back corner of the bus, under the bus, and we were backing up, then the windshield blew out with a piece of blind stuck to it," he says of those scary moments. "All the pressure built up and blew it out."

In the end, Niemann says he's happy to be alive.

"I'm just grateful to Jon and Lee for recognizing it, and so thankful that we weren’t parked somewhere sleeping because we may not have smelled the smoke at all until it was too late," he says. "It happened so fast we didn't have time to get scared, but we were pretty shook up after."

As for the bus, he'd only just started using it to see if he wanted to lease it for his tour.

"It used to belong to LeAnn Rimes and it was pretty luxe!" he says. "I'm glad I got to ride in it for one night at least."

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Jessica Simpson vs. Demi Moore – the Bare-Belly Covers

By Dahvi Shira

Wednesday March 07, 2012 10:15 AM EST

Jessica Simpson vs. Demi Moore – the Bare-Belly Covers | Jessica Simpson

Demi Moore (left) and Jessica Simpson

Demi Moore made a bold move in 1991 when she posed naked on the cover of Vanity Fair while seven months pregnant with her second daughter Scout.

The accompanying story, titled "More Demi Moore," sparked controversy, and even led to numerous parodies.

More than two decades (and multitudes of other nude cover subjects) later, a pregnant Jessica Simpson channels Moore's infamous Annie Leibovitz-shoot for Elle magazine's April issue, as she carries her and fiancé Eric Johnson's first child.

PHOTOS: Moms-to-Be Who've Dared to Bare!

She, too, is expecting a girl, she tells Elle in the interview. And she later Tweeted about the cover, writing on Wednesday, "My Elle cover comes out today!! I'm a lil nervous but I've never felt more beautiful or empowered. I hope you like it!!!"

Tell us: which hot mama-to-be has the better pregnancy pose?

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Jessica Simpson Goes Nude (and Confirms It’s a Girl)

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Jessica Simpson has made billions from her eponymous fashion line, and she tells ELLE that she’s hoping her little one — a girl! — will be similarly style-conscious.
“I swear, I will croak if she asks me for a pair of Nikes instead of Christian Louboutins!” the Fashion Star mentor, 31, says of the baby she’s expecting this spring with fiancé Eric Johnson.
“Eric is so athletic — we’re gonna have this athletic girl and I won’t even be able to take her shopping, ’cause all she’s gonna want is sports bras and Nikes!”
But while the baby’s personality has yet to be seen, one point is already decided: her “nontraditional” name.

“We’re sure,” Simpson explains in the magazine‘s April issue, for which she posed nude.
“It’s nothing shocking and nothing you’ll have to add to the dictionary. Still, when people hear it, they’ll know … why.”
– Lesley Messer

Linda Cardellini Welcomes Daughter Lilah-Rose

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A Leap Day baby!
Linda Cardellini and boyfriend Steve Rodriguez welcomed their first child, daughter Lilah-Rose, on Wednesday, Feb. 29, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
“It’s a wonderful, thrilling event,” the Return star, 36, told PEOPLE in December.
“I think you can’t help but be slightly terrified because somebody’s whole life will be in your hands.”
The actress, who formerly starred on Freaks and Geeks, E.R. and in the Scooby-Doo films, announced her pregnancy in October.
– Sarah Michaud with reporting by Ulrica Wihlborg

Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert Are Talking Babies

By Isley Kasica

Tuesday March 06, 2012 07:00 PM EST

Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert Are Talking Babies | Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert

With their first wedding anniversary on the horizon, Blake Shelton says that there isn't anything he would change about being married to Miranda Lambert.

"It's just so easy with her; we have so much fun being natural," Shelton, 35, told PEOPLE at Cosmopolitan magazine's Fun Fearless Awards 2012 Monday night. "We are more concerned with how to protect what's going on now than things we need to change."

Now that the couple has settled into married life, everyone can't help but wonder when the king and queen of country music will have an heir to the throne – including the newlyweds themselves.

"We just spent a week together in Oklahoma and we actually talked about that. I think we both agreed that we're a couple of years away from seriously talking about that," he told reporters.

"There is a lot [career wise] that is happening right now and it only happens once," continued Shelton. "We want to enjoy this and be able to focus on our careers so when it is time we'll be ready to sit around and watch that happen."

And just what kind of mom does The Voice coach think Lambert, 28, would be?

"If she's anything with an actual human being like she is with the dogs, the kid's going to be golden."

The Bachelor Contestants React to Courtney Robertson's Apology

Wednesday March 07, 2012 07:30 AM EST

Courtney Robertson

The reunited contestants of The Bachelor had no reason to suspect that their nemesis Courtney Robertson would be joining them for a candid chat at the Women Tell All special, because the finalists don't usually attend. But after dissecting her actions, calling her names and generally hating on her for 45 minutes, host Chris Harrison surprised them by bringing Courtney out to face the women.

Reactions to the model's weepy apology that followed were varied. After the taping, PEOPLE spoke with Kacie B., Blakeley, Casey S., Nicki and Bachelor Ben Flajnik about what Courtney said through tears:

Kacie B.: "[Courtney] will definitely not be a bridesmaid at my wedding. Can you imagine that toast? Not a flower girl. Courtney won't even be invited to my wedding. ... I hope she was being completely genuine in all that she said, but ... I have a hard time believing that somebody could act that way for so long [without] some sort of motive and not be a mean-spirited person."

Blakeley: "She said sorry. Whether she meant it or not is the question. I want to believe her. However, it is really hard to backtrack when you've gone so far and dug a hole so deep. I would be willing to open the door to the opportunity to see if we were compatible as friends. I would potentially like to see a friendship with her so that's why I cared enough to want an explanation and an apology."

Casey S.: "I was happy to see her. After hearing what everyone had to say, it seem the girls' feelings about Courtney have gotten a lot worse than they were in the house. Watching her on TV ... riled them all up. They think she only has a mean side because most didn't get to know her. That's not true. She is a great friend and funny."

Nicki: "I just don't buy it. If they're together, I don't see it lasting. Just watching the show and seeing her actions and comments would be enough to break them up. I don't really buy anything about her including the apologies or the tears. I think she showed up tonight because she looks bad to the viewers, to us and to Ben."

Ben Flajnik: "When I walked out there, I could tell something had riled the girls up. She said some mean things and that's not cool, but she is actually a sweet girl. Nobody gets to see [that] because of editing and stuff, which is sad. Unfortunately, I don't think this will be something that gets resolved. I don't see a world where all of these girls hang out together and get along. Too much has happened and too many feelings were hurt."

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

New Couple Alert?

Oh man!

We would have never anticipated this coupling - but we actually really dig it!

Jason Segel and Michelle Williams were reportedly spotted on what looked to be a DATE last week at Chateau Marmont!

According to sources, the pair started the evening with the actress' friend and former Dawson's Creek co-star, Busy Phillips, but after she took off, they stayed behind for a few hours, laughing and drinking several glasses of wine until about 1:30am, when he convinced her to continue staying out!

Aww! That's really sweet!

She deserves a nice guy! And so does little Matilda!

Hope you guys had a lovely evening, and that we'll see more of you together!

Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi Reveals Her Favorite Baby Names

Jionni LaValle and Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi

Newly engaged Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi is still in the early stages of her pregnancy, but she already has a list of names in mind for her baby.

For a girl, the Jersey Shore star told PEOPLE in 2011 that she loves the names Gia and Isabella. In November, she told GQ she also likes the name Giana.

If her bundle of joy is a boy, Polizzi told PEOPLE that she would consider the names Tony and Frankie, but told the men's magazine that she'd also think about honoring her new fiancé, Jionni LaValle, by naming the child Jionni Jr.

PHOTOS: Baby Bump Brides: Engaged and Expecting!

But Snooki may one day have a chance to use all these names.

"Family is a big thing for me and I can't wait to start a family," she said. "I definitely want to start a big family – like four or five kids poppin' out!"

Nick & Vanessa Lachey Expecting a Baby

Vanessa and Nick Lachey

There's a little Lachey on the way!

Vanessa Lachey (formerly Minnillo) is pregnant, her husband Nick Lachey confirmed on Live! with Kelly, which he co-hosted Monday. Vanessa is due late summer or early fall.

After Vanessa appeared on the show in early January, "she started to feel a little different, not herself," Nick, 38, explained. "So she went to the store, got a pregnancy test, and it came back positive. So we are having a baby!"

The giddy dad-to-be added: "I've had a chance to do a lot of great things in my career and my life but this is the one thing that, more than any other, I look forward to. The fact that it's actually here, it's overwhelming."

And while the couple doesn't yet know the sex of the baby, they will – if Nick has anything to do with it.

"We definitely want to know," Lachey told Ripa. "I can't take the knowledge that someone out there knows, but I don't know. It's like watching a sports game on TiVo."

Vanessa, 31, has yet to comment, but she's previously discussed her excitement to have a baby – and how a new addition will fit into her life.

"I would love to have children and work," the Wipeout commentator told PEOPLE in early 2011. "I definitely don't want it to slow me down. I'm always going to be, 'Go, go, go.' And I'm going to be pregnant, fat and happy through it all."

This will be the first child for Nick and Vanessa, who were married in July 2011.

Elizabeth Berkley Expecting First Child

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She’s going to be a mom!
Elizabeth Berkley and husband Greg Lauren, an artist and clothing designer, are expecting a baby, her rep confirms.
“In life there are moments you cherish forever and this is one of them,” the former Saved by the Bell star, 39, tells PEOPLE.
“Greg and I are so excited to be expecting our first child this summer. We couldn’t be more grateful and overjoyed.”
Berkley — who wrote a book, Ask Elizabeth – has also appeared in Showgirls and on CSI: Miami and The L Word.

The couple were married in 2003.
– Aaron Parsley

Snooki Is Engaged and Pregnant: Source

Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jionni LaValle on March 3

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Not only is Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi expecting her first child with Jionni LaValle, but PEOPLE has learned that the happy couple is also engaged!

The Jersey Shore star, 24, and her now husband-to-be will welcome a baby later this year, a source confirms.

"I know he's the one so I know the ring's gonna come soon," Polizzi told PEOPLE on Jan. 12 – though at the time, she had no idea a proposal was coming.

"Well, not soon-soon. He knows it should be big, cuz if it's small I'm saying no. Like, 'Get another ring!' "

PHOTOS: Baby Bump Brides: Engaged and Expecting!

A few weeks later, she also talked about her hopes for a family with her beau of a year and a half.

"I definitely do want kids, but I'm not pregnant," Snooki said on Good Morning America on Feb. 2. She also denied being with child on her Live! with Kelly appearance, demurring: "Everyone thought I was pregnant. I'm like cool, I gained weight again."

To make it a three-peat, she also denied the news to Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live.

Polizzi's rep and MTV have not commented. The couple were photographed in Jersey City over the weekend, where LaValle moved boxes into Polizzi's home where she's filming a Jersey Shore spinoff.

And it seems that Snooki will have support from her best buddy Jenni "JWoww" Farley as her pregnancy progresses. For their spinoff, the girls "moved into their new digs with animal print furniture in tow," a rep for MTV tells PEOPLE. "Things are going great thus far."

Surely a new routine is necessary for the formerly hard-partying, GTL-loving star. May we suggest BDL: bottles, diapers, lack of sleep.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Pat Sajak: I've Been Drunk on Wheel of Fortune

By Rennie Dyball

Thursday January 26, 2012 10:05 AM EST

Pat Sajak

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Ever wonder why Pat Sajak has unending enthusiasm toward the purchase of a vowel?

Turns out, margaritas have something to do with it.

The host of the long-running game show Wheel of Fortune says that back in the day, he and Vanna White occasionally had a drink – or six – while working on the show.

When asked by Dan Le Batard of Dan Le Batard Is Highly Questionable, which airs on ESPN 2, if he ever hosted the show while intoxicated, Sajak, 65, came clean.

"Yes," the TV veteran admitted with a laugh. "When I first started and was much younger and could tolerate those things. We had a different show then."

With a two-and-a-half hour dinner break during the game show's early format, Sajak and White would drop by Los Arcos, a Mexican joint in Burbank, for margaritas.

"Vanna and I would ... have two or three or six and then come and do the last shows and have trouble recognizing the alphabet," he says. "I had a great time. I have no idea if the shows were any good, but no one said anything, so I guess I did okay."

Though he insists he no longer imbibes while at work, Sajak has a feeling those old shows would be fun to watch. "They're really great tapes to get a hold of," he says.

We'll bring the chips and salsa when you find 'em, Pat!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Demi Lovato Leaving Wilmer Valderrama

Demi Lovato's New Message: 'Never Need a Man'

By Dahvi Shira

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Have Demi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama split?

Although the kissy couple never confirmed their relationship in the first place, Lovato, 19, went from Tweeting her excitement about People's Choice Awards rehearsals to posting about staying independent from the opposite sex.

"A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left," the former Disney starlet, quoting Marilyn Monroe, re-Tweeted one of her followers early Tuesday morning.

Just minutes after the Tweet that appeared to come out of nowhere, Lovato then posted, "The smartest thing a woman can ever learn, is to never need a man."
The "Skyscraper" singer and former That '70s Show actor, 31, were reportedly spotted out together just two nights ago, but suddenly Lovato began Tweeting about "loyalty" and thanking her "friends who stand by my side."

A rep for Lovato had no comment, while Valderrama's rep did not immediately return requests.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Russell Brand Removes Wedding Ring on Video

Russell Brand Removes Wedding Ring on Video Pre-Split from Katy Perry

By Stephen M. Silverman

Tuesday January 10, 2012 11:30 AM EST

The show must go on – and, apparently, the ring must come off.

And, as he was set to perform on an U.S. college tour, Russell Brand – who in December filed for divorce from his wife of 14 months, Katy Perry – made a video display of removing his wedding band.

"I'm going to place this somewhere very, very safe for the next week," says the actor-comedian, 36, as he holds up his hand in front of the camera and slips off the ring sometime in November.

Making no reference to his marriage, Brand does admit on camera that he knows very little about the American college scene – and what he has learned about from fraternities he got from Animal House.

All seemed well at home that day, though, as Perry Tweeted her support: "My fowl (sic) mouthed Hubby @rustyrockets is playing a few mid-west/east-coast shows starting tonight onwards! SUPPORT!"

Brand also jokes about looking forward to finding out what goes on in sororities.

"I don't know what a sorority is, except for what I have seen on Nudevista [X-rated website] – that they are sort of sex clubs for women," he says.

Since the divorce announcement, Perry, 27, Tweeted that fan support has made her heart happy again. She also said she's canceling her previously scheduled appearance at this Wednesday's People's Choice Awards.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z Welcome a Baby Girl

Beyoncé at the VMAs

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z are now Mom and Dad!

The singer, whose pregnancy was closely watched and the subject of various rumors, gave birth to a baby girl in New York on Saturday, according to her hometown paper. Mom and baby are doing fine, the Houston Chronicle reports.

Sources tell E! News the little girl's name is Blue Ivy Carter.

Apparently, she's a looker. "The most beautiful girl in the world," Beyoncé's sister, Solange Knowles, Tweeted Sunday morning.

PHOTOS: Beyoncé's Fierce & Sexy Bump Style

Friends of the superstar couple also used Twitter to offer public messages of congratulations:

"Welcome to the world princess Carter!" Rihanna Tweeted Saturday night. "Love Aunty Rih."

"Welcome to the world Blue!" Gwyneth Paltrow wrote on her Twitter page Sunday morning. "We love you already."

PHOTOS: Beyoncé & Jay-Z Through the Years

Russell Simmons also acknowledged the new parents on Twitter: "congrats to my good friends Beyonce and Jay-Z," he said.

Beyoncé, 30, checked into Lenox Hill Hospital on New York's Upper East Side on Friday, more than a month before her previously stated due date in February.

On Thursday, the singer was photographed out in the city covering her baby bump with a black blazer and a flowing scarf.

Despite buzz that the singer had given birth to a baby girl over New Year's weekend, Jay-Z and an "enormously pregnant" Beyoncé were spotted enjoying a dinner on Dec. 31 at Buttermilk Channel in Brooklyn, N.Y.

The first-time mom announced she was expecting at the MTV Video Music Awards in August.

Reps for the couple did not respond to requests for comment

Friday, January 6, 2012

How Justin Timberlake Proposed to Jessica Biel

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Engaged

Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake

Jessica Biel may have said only last year, "I was never one of those girls who dreamt of my wedding and my Prince Charming," but it looks like she's about to have both.

Biel and Justin Timberlake are engaged to be married, a source tells PEOPLE.

The big moment happened while the on-again couple were in Big Sky Country, on their annual vacation to Montana, according to the source, who reveals Justin proposed with a "custom-designed" ring.

Timberlake, who turns 31 later this month, and Biel, 29, celebrated the happy news with friends.

Only a few weeks ago, unconfirmed reports said the longtime romantic couple were altar-bound, but the rumors proved premature.

Last year, the couple spent time apart for several months after being together for four years, since May. They made their split official in March 2011.

Still, over that summer, Timberlake told Vanity Fair about Biel, saying, "She is the single-handedly most significant person in my life. In my 30 years, she is the most special person, okay? ... I don't want to say much more, because I have to protect things that are dear to me – for instance, her."

By the following September, the two were back on and publicly affectionate together again.

When they were spotted having brunch last fall in a Colorado mountaintop bar, an onlooker told PEOPLE, "There was plenty of P.D.A., and they seemed happy." Other sightings soon followed in Las Vegas, in New York and in Hollywood.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Nick Cannon Kidney Failure

Nick Cannon Kidney Failure: Mariah Carey Tweets About Husband's Recovery

Last year it was new mom Mariah Carey who spent some time in the hospital, but now it's her husband Nick Cannon who is recuperating. The singer took to Twitter Wednesday to reveal that Cannon recovering from "mild" kidney failure in Aspen, Colo.

"Please pray for Nick as he's fighting to recover from a mild kidney failure," Carey tweeted Wednesday morning, along with a photo of her and Cannon in a hospital bed.
The singer expanded on her message on her website.

"We're trying to be as festive as possible under the circumstances but please keep Nick in your thoughts because this is very painful," she wrote, adding that they're stuck in Aspen for the time being. "The truth is as long as we're together, we're OK. I'm not trying to make light out of the situation because it's a serious moment that's very tough on all of us so please keep us and our family in your prayers."
Carey and Cannon have been celebrating the holidays in Aspen with their children, Monroe and Moroccan.
You can see the photo Carey tweeted of her and Cannon in the hospital below.
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