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Global 2013: "Beverly Hills Cop" pilot: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold to reunite

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 07:11:00 +0000

Beverly Hills Cop III (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Billy Rosewood and Axel Foley will get together again.

Judge Reinhold, who played by-the-book detective William "Billy" Rosewood in the "Beverly Hills Cop" movie series, has signed on for a cameo in CBS's "Beverly Hills Cop" pilot, an individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap.

Reinhold will reprise the role of Rosewood - who has scored a big promotion from his old job. Murphy, who is serving as a producer, will also appear in the pilot, reprising his Axel Foley role.

CBS has not yet responded to TheWrap's request for comment.

The "Beverly Hills Cop" pilot, which comes from "The Shield" creator Shawn Ryan, is a continuation of the movie franchise, centered around Foley's police officer son (Brandon T. Jackson), who takes down the criminal elements of the rich and famous in Beverly Hills.

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/beverly-hills-cop-pilot-eddie-murphy-judge-reinhold-002431460.html

Global 2013: Erin Andrews Accuses Hotel of Trying to Violate Her Privacy

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:09:00 +0000

ESPN reporter Erin Andrews at the 2007 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech college football game. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Sportscaster Erin Andrews, who is suing Marriott over a stalker secretly filming her through a peephole and posting the nude video online, says the hotel chain is trying to again violate her privacy with a request for her employment and medical records.

In a filing this week in Los Angeles Superior Court, Andrews says Marriott is seeking her payroll records, contracts, performance reviews, any disciplinary reports, as well as other employment information from her current employer, Fox. Andrews was employed by ESPN when she was secretly recorded.

Andrews' attorneys say Marriott is also seeking "physician letters, notes, annual physicals, and other related medical records."

The attorneys are asking a judge to quash the subpoena -- essentially ruling that the request for information is out-of-bounds. The attorneys say the request is an attempt to "harass and embarass" Andrews.

Marriott did not respond to a request for comment from TheWrap.

In her lawsuit against Marriott and the man who recorded her, Michael David Barrett, Andrews contends that Marriott employees gave Barrett the dates Andrews would be at a hotel and a room next to hers. He then recorded her through a peephole.

Barrett pleaded guilty to interstate stalking and was sentenced to 30 months in prison.

Although Andrews initially claimed she had lost earnings and earning capacity because of the recordings, she later dropped those claims. That makes the requests for information about her employment irrelelent, her attorneys said.

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/erin-andrews-accuses-hotel-trying-violate-her-privacy-161240196.html

Global 2013: 'Celebrity Wife Swap' makes Coolio's girlfriend realize she could do better

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:08:00 +0000

Wife Swap (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

We fully expected craziness from the latest episode of "Celebrity Wife Swap." We didn't expect that one of the "wives" -- Coolio's girlfriend, Mimi -- would swap herself out of Coolio's life six weeks after the show taped.

Not that we didn't see the signs when Mark McGrath, his wife Carin, and their two-year-old twins switched households with Coolio, Mimi (who does eeeeverything around their house), and her three kids. Mimi did have a bit of trouble adjusting to the McGrath household -- Mark, a classic "helicopter dad," catered to the twins' every need and hovered while she dressed the kids.

But over at the Cooliohaus, we saw Carin struggling with the insane demands on Mimi, including scrubbing toilets and floors while Coolio snored away in bed...and when Mimi informed Coolio at the post-swap summit, "Our relationship sucks, it really does," we had to agree with her. Mark might hover, she pointed out, but Mark is there; Mark is around; Mark is involved. More to the point, Mark acknowledged how much Mimi takes on with two jobs, three kids, and no help.

Coolio copped to his selfishness...but too late. A chyron at the end of the episode informed viewers that Mimi had taken the kids and moved out. (And started school, because she's awesome.)

There was more craziness before that, too; below, a rundown of the 10 nuttiest moments (and our pitch to give Mimi her own show).

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/11-craziest-moments-from-mark-mcgrath-and-coolio-s--celebrity-wife-swap--episode-031758665.html

Global News 2013: Jennifer Lawrence’s golden moment becomes Oscar oops

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:29:00 +0000

Jennifer Lawrence on the red carpet at the 83rd Academy Awards (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Maybe Jennifer Lawrence didn't get that sandwich in time.

The actress, who joked on the red carpet that she hadn't eaten all day, wound up tripping on the stairs on her way to accept her Oscar for Best Actress for "Silver Linings Playbook."

But she managed to go on with the show. As she gripped her Oscar she told the crowd standing in support, "You guys are just standing up because you feel bad that I fell and that’s really embarrassing. But thank you."

The down-to-earth actress explained back stage what it was like when she hit the ground. "Was that on purpose? Absolutely! What happened? What do you mean what happened — look at my dress! I tried to walk up stairs in this dress, that's what happened. I tried to walk upstairs and stepped on the fabric. They waxed the stairs. What was going through my mind? A bad word that I can't say that starts with F."

This isn’t the first time the "Hunger Games" star has experienced an awkward moment during this awards season. At the Screen Actors Guild awards, the star caused some buzz when she appeared to have ripped her dress when she stood up.

It was later explained that the Dior gown simply had an odd construction that included sheer layers of tulle.

But with her own silver lining -- in the form of a golden statuette -- we're sure she didn't mind a little stumble.

http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/2013-oscars/jennifer-lawrence-golden-moment-becomes-oscar-oops-052545895.html

Global 2013: Affleck wins Oscar

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:26:00 +0000

Ben Affleck discusses global poverty (Photo credit: Talk Radio News Service)

Ben Affleck taking home the Oscar for Best Picture for "Argo" came as no surprise. In fact, the win marks pretty familiar territory for Affleck, who has come full circle back to being an Academy Awards darling after a handful of wrong (and some really wrong) turns in his life and career.

Affleck was first on the Oscar stage 15 years ago, when he and Matt Damon won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Good Will Hunting." Affleck was 25 at the time, already with a few decent film credits under his, and filled with a certain youthful exuberance.

Or, some might say, cockiness.

"There's no way we're doing this in less than 20 seconds," said Affleck after he and Damon were handed their statuettes by Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. Affleck then proceeded to frantically thank everyone involved with the film, as well as his and Damon's respective mothers and even "Cuba Gooding Jr. for showing us how to do an acceptance speech."

Affleck's excitement was perceived by many as too brash -- he barely let Damon get a word in edgewise. While it jumpstarted a lucrative acting career ("Armageddon," "Pearl Harbor," and "Daredevil"), Affleck soon found himself fronting reviled disasters like "Gigli" and "Jersey Girl" … and caught in a whirlwind tabloid romance with Jennifer Lopez that all but destroyed his credibility and made him a punchline.

He and Lopez didn't last. They called it quits just before they were scheduled to wed in 2004.

And then, after quietly marrying "Daredevil" costar Jennifer Garner the following year, Affleck's career took a major turn.

He reinvented himself as a director, making his debut behind the camera with the critically hailed Boston-set crime drama "Gone Baby Gone" (2007), which scored a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Amy Ryan. After his well-received turn as a morally compromised congressman opposite Russell Crowe in "State of Play" (2009), Affleck starred in and directed 2010's "The Town", a Beantown-based bank heist thriller. The film was a hit with both audiences and critics, earning an Oscar nod for Jeremy Renner.

Which brings us to tonight as "Argo." Snubbed in the Best Director race, Affleck found himself on the Oscar stage delivering his first acceptance speech in 15 years as a co-producer of the Best Picture winner.

http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/2013-oscars/ben-affleck-reborn-oscar-gigli-oscar-063738507.html

Global News 2013: Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren hang together with the kids

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:21:00 +0000

English: Swedish model Elin Nordegren, fiancee of American golfer Tiger Woods, touring the USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Persian Gulf. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Just when you thought the biggest shocker of the week for Tiger Woods would be getting bounced in the first round of the Accenture Match Play, these photos appear of him hanging with his ex-wife Elin Nordegren.

TMZ landed multiple pictures of Tiger hanging with Elin at what appears to be a youth sporting event in Jupiter, Florida on Sunday. As you all know, Tiger and Elin had a rather messy separation at the end of 2009 following news that Woods had multiple relationships outside his arrangement with the former Swedish model.

The two showed up at different times, but according to the TMZ report, left together after people started to recognize who they were.

This is obviously going to drum up rumors for just about everyone, but the bottom line is when you have two kids together there are going to be times when you have to go do things as a family. Woods and Nordegren haven't been photographed together in over three years, and while I'm sure people will blow this out of proportion, it looks like simply a family outing for all involved.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/golf-devil-ball-golf/photo-tiger-woods-elin-nordegren-hang-together-kids-181319383--golf.html

Global News 2013: Christina Applegate Marries Martyn LeNoble

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:16:00 +0000

English: Christina Applegate at the 60th Annual Emmy Awards, Nokia Theater, Sept. 21, 2008. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Christina Applegate is officially married with children … actually, just one child in her case.

The former “Up all Night” actress tied the knot with her musician beau of four years, Martyn LeNoble, "surrounded by family in a private ceremony at their home in Los Angeles" on Saturday, omg! has confirmed with Applegate's rep. The couple are parents to daughter Sadie Grace, who turned 2 in January.

The day before the two announced their happy news, LeNoble dropped a major hint when he tweeted, "What a glorious day!"

According to People magazine, Applegate’s dress was designed by Maria Lucia Hohan and both the bride and her Dutch-born groom’s rings were designed by Neil Lane.

http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/christina-applegate-marries-martyn-lenoble-071012149.html

Global 2013: 2013 All-Star warm-up jackets have patches showcasing players’ career accomplishments

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:13:00 +0000

Profile of Kobe Bryant, basketball player of the LA Lakers. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

When LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and the rest of the participants in Sunday night's 2013 NBA All-Star Game come out of the locker room to take the court at the Toyota Center, you'll be able to see exactly how much they've been able to achieve in the league, not just based on the level of their play, but also by patches displaying and recounting their career highlights on their black-and-white warm-up jackets.

The NBA and Adidas described the idea of celebrating each individual All-Star's C.V. when they unveiled this year's All-Star jerseys last month, but they didn't reveal what the customization would look like. And given the look of the jerseys themselves — which The Basketball Jones' Trey Kerby described as a "wacky" uniform combining "every design feature you can imagine" into a finished product that "came out looking like a default create-a-team uniform from 'NBA Live 2001'" — that mystery presented some cause for concern. But if the patches on the warm-up jackets of the Miami Heat's James, the Los Angeles Lakers' Bryant and the San Antonio Spurs' Duncan (which you can see after the jump) are any indication, the resulting graphical representation of each players' accomplishments actually came out pretty cool.

As the NBA and Adidas detailed in their initial release, the jackets "represent individual career accomplishments such as NBA All-Star Game appearances and All-Star MVP awards, NBA titles, in addition to season awards including MVP, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Scoring Championships." While the jerseys were reportedly inspired by Houston's aeronautical history, the jackets seem to have been inspired by the awards and decorations on military dress uniforms.

This, of course, lends itself more to veteran player with a lengthy career full of achievements, like Bryant's five NBA titles, James' three league MVPs and Duncan's 14 All-Star selections than to younger players and first-time All-Stars whose bodies of work might not be quite so impressive yet. In a way, though, that's good — it reminds you of why we spend more time talking about and celebrating those guys. Maybe it'll even offer some of those first-timers a reminder of the legendary levels to which they're aspiring, and the kind of consistent excellence that will be required to get there.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/2013-star-warm-jackets-patches-showcasing-players-career-001345584--nba.html

Global 2013: 'Die Hard' Rebounds With $25M

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:11:00 +0000

Cover of Die Hard [Blu-ray]

As iconic action hero John McClane of the Die Hard franchise would say -- yippe-ki-yay.

After a touch-and-go start, Bruce Willis starrer A Good Day to Die Hard has pulled ahead of rivals Safe Haven and holdover Identity Thief to narrowly win Presidents Day weekend with a three-day gross of $25 million. The 20th Century Fox pic is now projected to earn $30 million for the full holiday weekend, pushing its five-day debut to $38.3 million (both Die Hard and Safe Haven opened on Valentine's Day).

Melissa McCarthy-Jason Bateman's R-rated comedy Identity Thief has plenty of reason to laugh in its second weekend. Declining a narrow 33 percent, the Universal pic came in No. 2 for the weekend with $23.4 million. Its projected Friday-Monday gross is $27.7 million for a domestic haul of $75 million through Monday.

Relativity Media's Nicholas Sparks film adaptation Safe Haven remains a big winner as well, even at No. 3. Fueled by younger females, the romantic drama grossed $21.4 million for the three day weekend, and should earn $25 million for the four days.

Pairing Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel, Safe Haven wasn't expected to open much past $25 million; now, it should finish Monday with $34 million in the bank. Safe Haven narrowly won Valentine's Day and tied with Die Hard on Friday.

Die Hard had been widely expected to amass a five day gross in the $40 million to $45 million range. Dismal reviews likely are hurting the R-rated film since the franchise's fan base is older and more influenced by a critic's opinion. Those who are turning out gave the film a B+ CinemaScore.

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/box-office-report-die-hard-rebounds-25-mil-050000193.html

Global 2013: Tiger Woods apparently loaned Lindsey Vonn his plane

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:16:00 +0000

English: Lindsey Vonn after winning the Downhill World Cup title (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Man, it's tough being a global celebrity. You do a friend a favor by sending them a plane, as friends do, and all of a sudden the press is all over it, making a big deal. Can't a multimillionaire get a little peace?

By now you've probably heard that Tiger Woods allegedly sent his plane to help Lindsey Vonn get home following her injury during the world championships in Austria. TMZ snapped Vonn boarding the plane, and other outlets, including the Swiss tabloid-eseque newspaper Blick (as cited by Ski Racing Magazine) also reported that the plane was Woods'. While planes are indeed trackable and identifiable by their tail numbers, Woods' plane is private and therefore does not register its travels, and as you can see above, there's no plane number visible in that photo.

Woods and Vonn have been the subject of plenty of rumors; Woods' story you know, and Vonn finalized her divorce in January. So there you go. However, Woods has made no public statement on the matter, and Vonn actually released a statement trying to shut down the rumors:

"Lindsey is currently in the midst of the World Cup season in Europe," the statement read. "Her focus is solely on competing and on defending her titles and thus she will not participate in any speculation surrounding her personal life at this time."

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/golf-devil-ball-golf/yeah-tiger-woods-loaned-lindsey-vonn-plane-wouldn-190920368--golf.html;_ylt=Al23rJYlgHsVECTzszRpspoogsUF;_ylu=X3oDMTQyb2YzMDluBG1pdANGRUFUVVJFRCBNZWdhdHJvbiBHT0xGIEZQBHBrZwMwOGIyNmY1YS0xOTA4LTM2ZTktODMzZS0wYTkxYTc5MTE5NDkEcG9zAzIEc2VjA21lZ2F0cm9uBHZlcgMyMDY3OTYyMS03M2M0LTExZTItOWFiZi1iNDkxOGEzYjM1ZDA-;_ylg=X3oDMTFpZjcwa3Y4BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANnb2xmBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3

Global 2013: Earth Safe from Asteroid's Close Flyby Next Week

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:14:00 +0000

English: The NASA insignia. Español: Insignia de la NASA. Italiano: Logo della NASA. Русский: Логотип НАСА. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

An asteroid will give Earth a historically close shave next week, but there's no chance that the space rock will slam into our planet on this pass, experts say.

The 150-foot-wide (45 meters) asteroid 2012 DA14 will zoom within 17,200 miles (27,700 kilometers) of our planet on Feb. 15, coming nearer than the ring of satellites in geosynchronous orbit. While the flyby will be the closest ever known in advance for such a large asteroid, there's no reason to retreat to the doomsday bunker.

"NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Office can accurately predict the asteroid's path with the observations obtained, and it is therefore known that there is no chance that the asteroid might be on a collision course with Earth," officials at the space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., wrote in a statement Friday (Feb. 1).

"Nevertheless, the flyby will provide a unique opportunity for researchers to study a near-Earth object up close," the statement added. [Asteroid 2012 DA14's Feb. 15 Flyby: Fact vs. Fiction (Video)]

NASA will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. EST (1900 GMT) this Thursday (Feb. 7) to discuss the space rock's close flyby.

2012 DA 14 was discovered in February of last year by astronomers with the La Sagra Sky Survey in Spain. The near-Earth asteroid has recently been zipping around the sun once every 368 days, though next week's close pass will reduce its orbital period to 317 days, researchers said.

At its closest approach on Feb. 15, the space rock will be just 1/13th as far from Earth as the moon is. 2012 DA 14 will whiz by our planet quickly, zipping through space at about 17,400 mph (28,000 kph) as it makes its closest pass for at least the next 30 years.

The asteroid will present an intriguing target for skywatchers, becoming visible as a point of light through binoculars and small telescopes during the close encounter. The best observing will be from Eastern Europe, Asia and Australia, NASA officials said. (2012 DA 14 will have faded considerably by the time Earth's rotation brings the object into view for folks in the continental United States.)

Researchers at NASA and other institutions plan to take advantage of the flyby to learn more about 2012 DA14 and its orbit.

"Radar astronomers plan to take images of the asteroid about eight hours after closest approach using the Goldstone antenna in California's Mojave Desert, which is part of NASA's Deep Space Network," space agency officials wrote in Friday's statement.

Several other known asteroids have given Earth an even closer shave than 2012 DA14 will, but those objects were all smaller. Asteroids of 2012 DA14's size probably make such close flybys once every 40 years and actually hit Earth every 1,200 years or so, researchers said.

Of course, other relatively large asteroids have probably zipped very close to Earth recently without being spotted. Astronomers have identified more than 9,000 near-Earth asteroids to date, but perhaps a million or more such space rocks are thought to exist.

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/earth-safe-asteroids-close-flyby-next-week-210821585.html

Global 2013: Nonito Donaire May Not Face Rigondeaux

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 01:12:00 +0000

Guillermo Rigondeaux after the win vs. Rico Ramos 20JAN2012 Las Vegas - Palms Casino (Photo credit: stoyanvassev_)

Would it be unfair to suggest that "Filipino Flash," Nonito Donaire and his team are playing a high-stakes game of "Duck, Duck, Goose?" Or, in this case, "Duck, Duck, Darchinyan?"

Maybe it wouldn't be right to categorize the 2012 Fighter of the Year in that way, but appearance is a big thing in boxing. It's especially big among the fans, who only get to see the tip of the iceberg when it comes to contractual dealings and other behind the scenes issues.

When Abner Mares and Golden Boy Promotions walked away empty handed after trying to goad Top Rank and Nonito Donaire into a junior featherweight unification bout, there was, apparently, a silver lining to the storm cloud.

Team Donaire couldn't be coaxed into facing Mares for $3 million, but only because Donaire was already committed to a bout with the other junior featherweight titlist, Guillermo Rigondeaux. Right? That's what Top Rank bossman Bob Arum said, anyway. That's what the media reports indicated.

Now, as Mares has officially decided to move up to featherweight and the Donaire-Mares bout is forever left to message board debate, it appears as though the Rigondeaux fight is on shaky ground.

According to reports, the two-time Olympic gold medalist and current WBA junior featherweight champ is pressuring Top Rank to settle their ongoing lawsuit with his previous promoter, Caribe Promotions, before officially moving ahead with any future fight plans.

Nobody on the outside quite knows why Rigondeaux is insistent on settling old scores before moving ahead, but it may have to do with the chaos and distraction prior to trying to put together his last fight. Last September's bout with Robert Marroquin was on-again, off-again several times due to threatened legal action from Caribe Promotions and officially confirmed less than two weeks before the actual date. It's fair to want a distraction-free environment prior to a legacy-defining bout with Donaire.

Arum, however, feels that Rigondeaux is somehow being manipulated by his former promoter.

"It's craziness. If he don't straighten out, we'll go to [Vic] Darchinyan," Arum told Boxingscene.com. "[Caribe] is trying to use the kid to put muscle on us to settle a lawsuit that we feel has no value. We offered him the fight. We've offered him a lot of money for the fight. If he doesn't take it, we'll move on to the next guy. He has to understand that he is very much the B-side."

The question in this whole matter is: Did Rigondeaux suddenly get this idea that Arum and Caribe should settle their lawsuit or has this been a point of concern for awhile? Nobody other than the actual participants knows the truth and timing of this, but if this has been an ongoing issue, then Arum knew all along that closing a deal for a fight with the Cuban was going to lead to a dead end.

In turn, that would mean that the underlying reason for passing on Abner Mares was pure fabrication. Rigondeaux, who just shook up his team with a change in trainers, might never have been on board. Darchinyan, quite possibly, was the plan all along.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nonito-donaire-may-not-face-rigondeaux-either-top-051600663--box.html

Manila 2013: Karylle’s V-Day Plans

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:09:00 +0000

Cover of Audrey Hepburn

Karylle is definitely not your typical girl. She’s not into fashion and she never plans for Valentine’s unlike most girls. Her anything-goes style and gungho attitude are charming. She’s one of those celebrities that prove to be the epitome of “real”.

Describe your style.

I always say I have no style. It’s one of my resolutions or goals for 2013 kase I always make a vision board. I used to say that I have no style so I’m trying to be more interested in fashion but generally I’m very clueless that’s why I have a bunch of stylists. For Showtime, I have three stylists. They’re all bloggers: Keigh Jalbuena, Pax, and Ava. I have a different stylist for ASAP, si Sidney Yap. He’s like a teddy bear. I love him. I really generally need a lot of help because I don’t like shopping. And whenever I shop, I always buy those statement shirts. Of course, when I look at my closet, I’m like “What did I buy?” Kase diba hindi siya investment pieces.

But is there a preference in styling that you like?

The style that I like is what Vice Ganda calls “peg mo nanaman si Michelle Obama.” Very classy, naka skirt. I really also like vintage pieces. I like hats also. I really try to invest in them. I’ve gotten hats from London, yung talagang sa vintage store. I got one recently from Paris. Feeling ko kase here ang weird ko pag suot ko siya kase hindi siya talaga ganun ka common. But when I’m abroad, I wear it. My hair is curly and unruly except with a hat to keep it together. So that’s really my style. I wear a lot of ballet flats, too. Very girly but I try to make it a little not too girly. I balance it out by wearing a leather jacket for example—which is the only jacket I have.

So you’re more of a shoe girl than a bag girl?

I try to be kind to my legs because I’m always in heels for work so I have a lot of nice flats in my closet. I have my favorite traveling back pack. It’s Fatigue pero floral. It’s my favorite kase yung strap niya may lalagyan ng phone. I don’t have expensive bags. I used to have a bag that says “I left my LV at home.” When I was in Singapore, my dad asked me “Can you buy me please a Tumi bag” and I was like “Dad, it’s so expensive.” And my dad never asks me for anything so I figured I’ll treat him to a bag. And then when I got home, I said “Dad here’s your bag.” And he was like “Ah you can borrow it first.” And I had a trip so I used the bag. And when I got home from that trip I said “Here’s your bag.” And he was like “Ah, just keep it first.” And I figured he just wanted me to get rid of my ugly bag. He had to trick me into buying a bag!

Are you afraid of aging?

No naman. I look at people like Margie Moran who have aged so gracefully and so beautifully. I always look at photos of Audrey Hepburn in my Instagram. There are shots of her when she was young and there are also shots of her when she was old and she looked beautiful. Parang I just try to look at people who have aged gracefully and they look happy. Like Meryl Streep looks happy. And Bette Midler. Like Maricel Laxa! She’s my new peg in life. She just had a new baby and she looks better than ever. And she has abs. She has a healthy, active, happy lifestyle. So when I see people like that, I think it’s fine. I don’t even know how old she is but she looks younger than ever. People say the sun is bad for you and running is bad for you but look at Maricel Laxa. As long as you’re happy and you are able to find that perfect mix and balance in your life.

What are your plans for Valentine’s?

I just don’t really plan. Siguro kase before people would always ask me about Valentine’s but I don’t think of it much as a big holiday because I don’t like the pressure. It messes up Valentine’s. People are always asking me what my plans are and it becomes a reason to fight because your expectations are so high. I don’t know what people are expecting it to be like. Like a movie? But I think the best times are when you are just having a chill moment and then you find it to be something like a movie. You just have to catch it. Sometimes it just kind of happens and everything is perfectly there but you have to look around and be aware. You can’t really plan it.

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Global 2013: Sex-Drive Killers

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:08:00 +0000

Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Sexual Fantasies (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Sex-Drive Killer: Unresolved Issues
Unresolved relationship problems are one of the most common killers of sex drive. For women in particular, emotional closeness is a major ingredient in sexual desire. Simmering arguments, poor communication, betrayal of trust, and other barriers to intimacy can steer your sex drive off the road.

Sex-Drive Killer: Alcohol
A drink or two doesn't always put you in the mood. Alcohol famously makes you feel less inhibited about sex.

Sex-Drive Killer: Too Little Sleep
If your sexual get-up-and-go is gone, maybe you're getting up too early or getting to bed too late. Or maybe you have insomnia or sleep apnea.

Sex-Drive Killer: Parenting
Parenting itself doesn't kill sex drive. But it can be hard to find time to be intimate when the kids are under foot. Hire a baby sitter for some time to nurture your relationship.

Sex-Drive Killer: Medication
Drugs commonly linked to libido loss include:
Antidepressants
Blood pressure medications
Antihistamines
Oral contraceptives (some studies show a link; others don't)
Chemotherapy
Anti-HIV drugs
Finasteride
Synthetic progesterone-medroxyprogesterone

Sex Drive Killer: Poor Body Image
It's hard to feel sexy if your self-esteem suffers from poor body image. For example, feeling ashamed of being too heavy (even if you're not) will douse your love light. If your partner has these feelings, it can really help to reassure him or her that you still find him/her sexy. And there's a flip side to the equation: Working out not only enhances your self-esteem, but also ups your sex ...

Sex-Drive Killer: Obesity
Being overweight or obese is linked to a lack of sexual enjoyment, desire, and difficulties with sexual performance.

Sex-Drive Killer: Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a different kind of sexual disorder than loss of libido (a medical term for loss of sex drive).

http://ph.she.yahoo.com/photos/sex-drive-killers-causes-low-slideshow/

Manila 2013: Models strip for 'Mali' the elephant

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:02:00 +0000

Released into the public domain by PETA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Calls for the transfer of Manila Zoo's elephant "Mali" are going stronger with the recent addition of her top-notch 'freedom for Mali' warriors.

Top models and celebrities such as Bianca Valerio, Amanda Griffin Jacob, Geneva Cruz, Daiana Menezes, Sheena Vera Cruz, Julia Sniegowski, Ornusa Cadness, Mia Ayesa and Sanya Smith have joined the calls for Mali's transfer to a more habitable environment.

Mali has been in Manila zoo for decades.

In a photoshoot spearheaded by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Asia (PETA), the models "took off" their clothes and only held placards calling for Mali's transfer.

This comes as an online petition gains over 60,000 signatures, calling to take Mali out from "solitary confinement at the Manila Zoo, where she is ailing and denied everything that's natural and important to her."

PETA says Mali should stay in "a spacious sanctuary in Thailand, where she would enjoy vast spaces in which to roam, the vital company of other elephants, and top veterinary care."

PETA, known for its provocative ads, said Mali is also "suffering from debilitating foot ailments, the leading cause of death in captive elephants."

The ad was shot by ace photographer Niccolo Cosme and had the voluntary help of several celebrity make-up artists, said PETA.

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/-models-strip-for--mali--the-elephant-163049050.html

Global 2013: Megan Fox in sexy Brazilian beer commercial

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:39:00 +0000

Megan Fox. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

It's getting hot in here, so Megan Fox is taking off all her clothes!

Well, sort of. The sultry actress stars in a new Brazilian commercial for Brahma beer in advance of the famously wild Rio Carnival, which begins February 9.

In the Portuguese-language ad, Fox flaunts her svelte postbaby body while winking and dancing along with a crowd of revelers. Then she takes off her top … only to transform into someone decidedly less sexy.

Luckily, Fox transforms back to her gorgeous self. And she doesn't show an ounce of baby weight after having given birth just a few months ago. She and husband Brian Austin Green welcomed son Noah on September 27.

Word is that Fox and her hot bod will make an appearance the first weekend of Carnival as part of her duties as a Brahma spokesperson!

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/hot-mam%C3%A3e--megan-fox-takes-off-her-top-in-sexy-brazilian-beer-commercial-170931576.html

Global 2013: Jamie-Lynn Sigler Is Engaged to Cutter Dykstra

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:37:00 +0000

Jamie-Lynn Sigler in HBO Post-Emmys Party, Pacific Design Center, Sept. 21, 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Jamie-Lynn Sigler is a bride-to-be! The actress announced on Twitter Monday, January 28, that she is engaged to Washington Nationals infielder Cutter Dykstra.

"So this just happened . . ." Sigler, 31, wrote with a picture of herself showing off her huge diamond engagement ring while riding in a car with her new fiance. "She said yes!!" Dykstra, 23, also tweeted with the same picture.

The actress' rep confirms the engagement news to Us Weekly and a source tells Us that Sigler is "over the moon."

"Jamie couldn't be happier. Cutter is the perfect guy for her," the source adds. "Although they have only been together for a year, they both know that this is it for both of them. They are both on cloud nine as are their families and friends."

Sigler and Dykstra, who is the son of former Mets star Lenny Dykstra, went public with their romance in March 2012. This will be the second marriage for the "Sopranos" star. She was previously married to her manager A.J. DiScala from 2003 to 2005.

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/jamie-lynn-sigler-is-engaged-to-cutter-dykstra-015443227.html

Global 2013: Women’s most romantic dates

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:15:00 +0000

Janelle (Photo credit: williamhartz)

If you could package up all the elements of a romantic date and sell it, you’d make millions. Everyone wants an absolutely perfect, over-the-top experience that makes your pulse race, your heart swell, and your senses come alive — but it’s not that easy to pull off. The most romantic dates are often the result of alchemy; they combine good timing, planning, execution, luck and a little bit of magic to produce a memory that lasts a lifetime.

Recently, I asked women to tell me about their most romantic date memories. From viewing a spectacular sunset high above the city to boldly reclaiming romance after a lengthy illness, listen as these ladies let us in on the secrets that made these moments so unforgettable:

“My meeting with the boy next door in Paris netted us both a new relationship”
“I’d been looking forward to my overseas trip so much,” says Maryland resident Patricia, 32. “My friend Janelle and I had planned to visit Paris for three days and then take the train to stay with my sister in London. At the last minute, Janelle got sick and couldn’t travel. I was torn about visiting Paris alone. I didn’t speak French; Janelle’s fluent and was going to be our translator… but I’d already paid for both the plane ticket and the hotel, and my sister was expecting me in London. A little voice inside me said: Do it. It’s an adventure. You never do anything alone anymore. So off I went, and the first night, I was terrified. I felt very alone and troubled by the language barrier. As I lamely attempted to order lunch at a bistro in the Marais district on the second day, a man about my age who was eating lunch by himself while intently reading something on his iPad interrupted me. In perfect French, he told the waitress what I was trying to order. I thanked him and we started chatting. Turns out, he’s a teacher from Baltimore who lives 30 minutes away from me and happened to be visiting friends in France and Germany for a few weeks. He asked me if I’d like to have dinner that night, and I said ‘yes.’ He was really cute, we flirted up a storm, and all of a sudden during dinner, I just fell in love with Paris,” admits Patricia.

“After 15 years, I was reunited with my college sweetheart”
“His email came from out of the blue,” recalls North Carolina native Sarah, 39. “But there it was, a note from Jimmy (my college boyfriend) writing to see how I was doing, ask if I was planning to attend our 15-year college reunion, and also fill me in on the news that he was recently divorced. I’d been in love with Jimmy, but after college, we broke up and went our separate ways — me to New York City to work in the publishing industry; him to Raleigh, NC, where he opened a landscaping business near where I lived shortly after leaving New York. We had mutual friends and kept in touch [with each other] indirectly. He married and had two children; I didn’t, but I’d had a couple of long relationships, both of which were now over. But the idea of meeting Jimmy again at the reunion sounded too cliché to me; these things never work, and it’s always a disappointment because you can’t recapture the past.”

“Watching the sun set over Seattle made me feel like I was in a Hollywood movie”
“My most romantic date ever started with a picnic and ended high above the city, watching the sun set over Seattle,” says Mary, 28, who left her hometown in Oregon because she wanted to discover love and excitement in a big city. “I’d met Patrick online and we’d had two dates already. We decided that for date #3, I’d choose the first activity, he’d choose the second, and we’d surprise each other. I decided on having a picnic at Pike Place Market and brought a blanket, cups, utensils, and a basket so we could load up on goodies from the market and take them to a grassy area not too far away. It was so much fun picking out fruits, cheeses and breads with him, exploring, trying things, talking for hours on the blanket… then came his turn.”

“We found ways to reconnect on the road to nowhere”
“I’d gotten to the point where romantic gestures seemed rote to me,” says Washington native Suzy. “It’s Valentine’s Day, get the flowers; plan a dinner for the anniversary… nothing bad, but it was all just so expected. My husband Bill and I had been married for 15 years, and I think you get either lazy about connecting — or, in our case, acting a little too by-the-book. Bill and I had been working really hard for several months, and I think he knew I’d grown tired of being over-scheduled. Before my last birthday, he told me very cryptically to be prepared for a day trip. We dropped the two kids off at my sister’s house, and then the fun began.”

“Her joy in making me happy made this my favorite date ever”
“My girlfriend Melissa knew I’d been dying to see K.D. Lang, my favorite singer, in concert,” relates Tina, 38. “So she got two tickets to her Wolf Trap outdoor theater performance in the Virginia countryside. She took me to dinner beforehand, and she was more excited than I was, I think. Seeing my girlfriend so excited to do something nice for me was deeply romantic. It was a hot summer night, and we held hands during the show. Getting to experience a night with my favorite performer and my favorite girlfriend ever just made it over-the-top special for me.”

“Celebrating getting back to normal was the highlight of our marriage”
“I’d had an awful year, just the worst,” says Marylander Carrie, 43. “I’d had breast cancer, and the treatments — which took a toll on me physically and emotionally — ended in late January. I was not an easy patient. I wasn’t one of those tough chicks who grin and bear it. I was really upset, and my husband of 10 years bore the brunt of my anxiety (with 100% grace I might add). About a month after my treatments ended, I surprised him by getting all dolled up, making his favorite dinner, and opening a bottle of champagne like it was a combination birthday/Valentine’s Day celebration. It was neither, but it was my comeback! I felt strong and healthy, and I wanted to thank him for all he’d done to make that possible, all the dinners he’d made, and all the times he’d sat with me when I was feeling lousy. It was our most romantic date ever because we’d triumphed over something terrible and were able to smile, laugh, love and celebrate again… together.”

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Global 2013: Facebook on Collision Course With Google on Web Searches

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:14:00 +0000

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

After years of collecting photos and personal data from its billion-plus members, Facebook Inc. (FB) Tuesday unveiled a search tool that sifts through people's profiles—and pushes the social network deeper into Google Inc.'s (GOOG) home turf.

The two companies are vying to become the primary gateway to the Internet. Google has long served as a destination to find websites and information; Facebook, to share gossip and photos with friends. But those distinctions are increasingly blurring, and billions in advertising dollars are at stake.

The social network said Tuesday it will enable members to conduct complex queries related to their friends' profiles, such as "tourist attractions in France visited by my friends."

In doing so, Facebook is attacking Google's core strength and its most lucrative product—search—in a bid to convince people they might not need to use Google to find information.

Google generates the majority of its $40 billion in annual revenue world-wide from selling ads on its search engine. In the U.S., Google was projected to make more than $13 billion in search-ad revenue, or 75% of the entire market, in 2012, according to research firm eMarketer Inc.

Google's repository of information remains unmatched. It said it has indexed 30 trillion unique Web pages across 230 million sites.

Having witnessed Facebook's rise and anticipating its move into search, Google built its own social-networking service, Google+, in 2011 to obtain data about specific individuals by name, their personal interests and the identities of their friends.

A Google spokesman declined to comment.

But Facebook has a far larger social network and a sizable head-start after spending years encouraging its members to add photos and all sorts of personal information to their profiles, from basic data like location and interests to more sensitive details such as religion and romantic status.

Much of that data is now searchable using Facebook's new "Graph Search" feature after more than a year in development. Facebook began rolling it out Tuesday as a test to a limited number of users. For Web searches that Facebook can't deliver, the queries are served by Bing, the search engine from Facebook partner Microsoft Corp. (MSFT).

Facebook's move into search could disrupt a number of other Internet businesses, such as Yelp Inc. (YELP), LinkedIn Corp. (LNKD) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), which people use to find local places, business connections and products, respectively.

Amazon and LinkedIn declined to comment. A spokesman for Yelp, whose shares dropped more than 7% in the wake of Facebook's announcement, wasn't immediately available for comment.

"I don't think one query will take down a whole business today, but (many of) these businesses have to be worried because they are social in nature," said Brian Blau, a Gartner analyst.

Facebook didn't announce any business initiatives connected with the new capability, which won't initially be available on mobile devices—where a growing number of users are tapping into the service.

But the product will likely open moneymaking opportunities down the road for Facebook in the form of search advertising, as the company works to boost its revenue following its botched initial public offering last May.

Facebook currently makes most of its revenue by selling small graphical, or display, ads on its site.

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that Graph Search could help Facebook make more money, but demurred on when the company might capitalize on those opportunities.

"This could potentially be a business over time, but for now we've really focused on building out this user experience," Mr. Zuckerberg said at the product's launch event at Facebook's Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters, adding that the company has no specific targets for making the search service more widely available.

Investors didn't appear to be surprised by the news, which followed days of speculation online that Facebook would announce a search tool. Facebook's shares, which have risen more than 75% since their September nadir, fell 2.7% to close Tuesday at $30.10.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-collision-course-google-searches-044400564.html

Global 2013: Oprah on Lance Armstrong: 'He Did Not Come Clean in the Manner I Had Expected'

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:08:00 +0000

English: Oprah Winfrey at the White House for the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Oprah Winfrey's interview with cyclist Lance Armstrong, in which the seven-time Tour de France winner confesses to using performance-enhancing drugs, was not the intense emotional bloodletting the OWN host was expecting.

On "CBS This Morning," Winfrey said Armstrong "did not come clean in the manner I had expected, adding that her production team was "mesmerized and riveted" by some of his answers.

"I think the most important questions and answers that people around the world have been waiting to hear were answered," she said.

The two-and-a-half hour interview -- extended over two days, to be broadcast on Thursday and Friday -- took place in Austin, Texas. Winfrey said she had 112 questions prepared.

"I felt that he was thoughtful. I thought that he was serious. I would say that he met the moment," she said, adding that "we both were pretty exhausted" after the interview.

On Monday, Lance Armstrong apologized to the staffers of his former cancer charity Livestrong Foundation. While the disgraced bicyclist stopped short of openly admitting his use of banned substances during his Livestrong visit, he did apologize for endangering the organization and disappointing its staffers, a source told the AP.

Armstrong, a survivor of testicular cancer, founded Livestrong as the Lance Armstrong Foundation in 1997, but stepped down as chairman and board member last year, after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency stripped the cyclist of his Tour de France wins and banned him from competition for allegedly using performance-enhancing drugs.

The cycling legend has denied the allegations, but did not contest the USADA's decision. A source told the AP that Armstrong will admit to doping in the interview, his first since being stripped of his titles and banned from the sport.

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/oprah-lance-armstrong-did-not-come-clean-manner-150852049.html

Global 2013: Lindsay Lohan film ‘The Canyons’ is a train wreck

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:10:00 +0000

lindsey lohan (Photo credit: alandberning)

What got off to a rocky start met with dubious, watchful eyes is now meeting the general consensus of low expectations.

Indie flick "The Canyons," starring Lindsay Lohan and porn star James Deen (yes, two Es), is quickly becoming the brunt of Internet jokes.

A first clip of the ill-fated flick -- a seemingly dark spoof on former MTV reality show "The Hills" -- proliferated on the web in recent days, garnering jeers.

In the nearly-three-minute monstrosity, a confused and disheveled Lohan (as Tara) awakens in a sun-filled, modern hillside Southern California mansion and begins looking for her cell phone. The entire sequence is a display of poor acting and less than zero suspense.

http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/more-evidence-lindsay-lohan-film-canyons-train-wreck-221733565.html

Global 2013: Sarah Jessica Parker's Role Cut From Lovelace

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:05:00 +0000

English: Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival for the premiere of Wonderful World. Photographer's blog post about these photos. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

After stepping in for Demi Moore in "Lovelace," Sarah Jessica Parker's role has been cut from the film.

According to Entertainment Weekly, directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman say they chose to alter when the film ended, picking 1980 instead of the planned 1984 - when Linda Lovelace became associated with Parker's character, famed feminist activist Gloria Steinem.

"You never want to make that call," Friedman told the mag.

"But she was a pro," Epstein added.

But could SJP's take on Steinem make it on to an extended DVD cut for the film?

The filmmakers told EW that they are still seeking distribution for the film about the legendary adult film star (it debuts Tuesday at the Sundance Film Festival), and have yet to figure out DVD details.

Back in February, Parker spoke to Access Hollywood about stepping into the role left vacant, after Moore sought treatment for her health and exhaustion issues.

"It was difficult because, obviously, the circumstances are not ideal," the actress said at the time. "I obviously conveyed that to the filmmakers [and] that I was aware and I was sorry for the reasons that they had to reach out to me. Also, of course, the somewhat daunting task of playing somebody with very little time [to prepare], who was obviously such an important person in the women's movement, but also played such a pivotal role in Linda's life."

Adding, "And to do it well and properly and not an impersonation, but rather a complete person with not a lot of screen time and not a lot of preparation."

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/sarah-jessica-parkers-role-cut-lovelace-214537116.html

Global 2013: Star Wars Movie From Zack Snyder?

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 06:01:00 +0000

The Story of Star Wars alongside the Revenge of the Sith DVD (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The mystery behind director Zack Snyder's reported involvment in a new "Star Wars" project is taking on a Sith-like secrecy!

Vulture first reported that the "300" and "Watchmen" director was developing a new "Star Wars" movie that was loosely based on Akira Kurosawa's 1954 classic "Seven Samurai" (a favorite of George Lucas), and would be a parallel, stand-alone film with the upcoming planned trilogy.

But then his rep told The Hollywood Reporter otherwise.

"While he is super-flattered because he is a huge fan, Zack is not involved in any way with the new 'Star Wars.' He is currently in post on his two films, 'Man of Steel' and '300: Battle of Artemisia,'" the director's rep said in a statement to THR.

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/star-wars-movie-zack-snyder-154054743.html;_ylt=Am7kPCK__mz3nduHkqekdfEr.Bx.;_ylu=X3oDMTRxM3JsN2dmBGNjb2RlA3ZzaGFyZWFnMnVwcmVzdARtaXQDTmV3cyBGb3IgWW91IE1peGVkIExpc3QEcGtnAzgwMDRjMWE2LTRlNWEtM2RhNC05YTNlLWUxZDdjM2MxZjNjMARwb3MDMQRzZWMDbmV3c19mb3JfeW91BHZlcgNiY2Q1YTc4MS01ZjJhLTExZTItOWZmOC1mNzcyNDNjNjlkOTU-;_ylg=X3oDMTE2Z2ppM3RwBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQD;_ylv=3

Global 2013: Nicole Kidman Speaks Out About Scientology

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 05:58:00 +0000

Português: Nicole Kidman no American Music Award (2009) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Nicole Kidman on Connor and Isabella's Scientology: "I Respect Their Beliefs"

Nicole Kidman has no problem talking about peeing on Zac Efron in The Paperboy or filming rough sex scenes with John Cusack, but when it comes to matters of off-screen controversy, the Oscar-winning actress clams up. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Kidman is asked about that most taboo of topics -- her ex-husband Tom Cruise and the religion that’s become synonymous with his name: Scientology.

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/nicole-kidman-speaks-scientology-selena-gomez-steps-man-004000700-us-weekly.html

Global 2013: Kim Kardashian Admits to Fertility Issues, Calls Pregnancy a ‘Pleasant Surprise’

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:55:00 +0000

English: Kim Kardashian Fragrance Launch, Glendale, CA on February 22, 2011 - Photo by Glenn Francis of www.PacificProDigital.com (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The fairytale world Kim Kardashian seems to live in might not have always been a dream come true.

The 32-year-old reality star revealed to “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie this morning that, like her little sister, Khloe Kardashian Odom, she’s struggled with fertility issues.

“Khloe has been very open about her fertility issues and I think I was always really kind of quiet about mine, and I have similar issues, and so it was a pleasant surprise when so many doctors were telling me one thing and then the opposite happens," she shared. "That’s an exciting moment; you can’t plan for things like that. So I think it's just such a blessing knowing my circumstances."

While this is the first we’ve heard about her problems getting pregnant, it begs the question as to whether she and Kanye West had been secretly trying to start a family long before he made the big announcement at his December 30 concert in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Either way, she’s certainly excited about her little bundle of joy with the 35-year-old rapper, due in July. One thing she’s not so excited about? The fact that she’s still going through a bitter divorce battle with her ex-husband, Kris Humphries.

While she’s hoping her 72-day marriage to the Brooklyn Nets baller will be far behind her by the time the stork arrives, she admitted that there is no guarantee.

“As much as I would like to be in a perfect world where I was divorced… you can’t plan for anything like that,” she said. “I can't speak for anyone else [about why Kris hasn't signed]. It's a process. ... It's happening, hopefully."

Divorce drama aside, Kim is moving full speed ahead and said she and her main squeeze are “really happy and content” and ready to join the parenting club.

Just don’t expect these two to walk down the aisle anytime soon. "[Marriage], it's something that we talk about, but I think it's just right now [we're] focusing on the baby," she said. "What I've learned in life is – I was always such a planner, and ... you think your life is going to be a certain way, and the best surprises just happen when you don't plan."

So there you have it – Kim Kardashian has “no plans” for the future other than reveling in baby bliss, but one has to wonder if momager Kris Jenner has something else in mind. Only time will tell.

http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/kim-kardashian-admits-fertility-issues-calls-pregnancy-pleasant-183435986.html

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