Saturday, June 2, 2012

Drew Barrymore enjoys wedding dress fitting with Cameron Diaz


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Will Kopelman and fiancee Drew Barrymore were spotted doing some pre-wedding shopping. 

According to People, Barrymore's fiance, art world player Will Kopelman, was also seen doing Chanel shopping of his own and left the store with a black garment bag.
The Chanel connection should come as no surprise, because Kopelman is the son of former Chanel CEO Arie Kopelman. Barrymore and the junior Kopelman got engaged in January after a year or so of dating. Kopelman popped the question in Idaho with a 4-carat ring.

Friday, June 1, 2012

Mary-Kate Olsen dating former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's brother?



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Olivier Sarkozy's new relationship with Mary-Kate Olsen may not impress his bosses at the Carlyle Group, who had previously ordered him to maintain a lower profile, the Post reports.
The 42-year-old half-brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy had been told to "tone it down and curb his high-profile lifestyle" by his bosses at global asset management firm Carlyle.

Hugh Hefner welcomes ex-fiancee back into Playboy mansion with open arms, report says



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Hugh Hefner’s ex-fiancee Crystal Harris has moved back into the Playboy Mansion, according to a report from Radar Online.
Harris, who called off her engagement to Hefner a week before their wedding last year, reportedly left the Playboy founder for another man. But it appears that Hefner has forgiven his ex and taken her in with open arms.
“Crystal begged Hef to let her come back,” a source told Radar. “He surprisingly doesn’t have any hard feelings against her, so he let her move back into the mansion.”

Lady Gaga may have been banned, but Indonesia is still wild for own raunchy shows



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Titin Karisma parades onto the stage wearing a rhinestone bustier and matching bottoms, with sequin fringe that jiggles wildly to the rhythm of the beating drums.
Preteen boys watch the singer wide-eyed as she straddles a speaker, whipping her long hair wildly. She licks the microphone and drops to the ground, repeatedly thrusting her pelvis toward a camera.
Lady Gaga's onstage antics are almost tame compared to this act, known as dangdut, the most popular genre of music in this predominantly Muslim nation of 240 million.
But while the pop star's show was effectively banned from Indonesia, tens of thousands of young women here put on performances like Karisma's every night. They shake and grind in smoky bars, ritzy nightclubs, at weddings, even circumcisions. In most cases the hosts say the sexier the better.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

'Snow White''s Kristen Stewart says interviews are (gasp!) fun


Kristen Stewart talks to reporters at a Los Angeles screening of "Snow White and the Huntsman."
Kristen Stewart talks to reporters at a Los Angeles screening of "Snow White and the Huntsman."

Kristen Stewart, like many celebrities, isn't particularly fond of doing interviews. But the 22-year-old is so press-averse that her discomfort during talk shows has often been physically noticeable: She stutters, taps her foot ferociously or avoids eye contact.

Now that it's been four years since the "Twilight" franchise launched the actress into the spotlight, however, Stewart says she's finally feeling more confidence doing press. In fact, she says interviews can even be -- gasp! -- "fun."

Jessica Simpson’s baby already on the cover of People magazine



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The first photos of Jessica Simpson and her daughter Maxwell Drew are in the new issue of People magazine.
Simpson and fiancé Eric Johnson sold the pics for a reported $800,000 to the celebrity weekly, and also gave an interview in which Simpson says having a baby has completely changed her life. (Gasp!)

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

ACLU lawsuit to challenge Ill. gay marriage ban



CHICAGO (AP) — More than two dozen gay and lesbian couples in Illinois plan to file lawsuits Wednesday arguing that it's unconstitutional for the state to deny them the right to marry, a move advocates hope will lead to legalized same-sex marriage in Illinois.

The two lawsuits — backed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois and the New York-based gay advocacy group Lambda Legal — include couples from the Chicago area, Bloomington and Marion. Both challenge a state law that defines marriage as between a man and woman, arguing that the Illinois Constitution guarantees the right for same-sex couples to marry under due process and equality clauses.