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noreply@blogger.com (Joe) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:14:00 +0000

Willy Wonka's Real-Life Golden Ticket Contest

noreply@blogger.com (Emily) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:12:00 +0000

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is coming to life (sort of) as Nestle is launching a new line of Wonka chocolate, Wonka Exceptionals, which will feature a golden ticket contest. However, instead of winning a twisted tour of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, the winner will instead win a trip around the world worth $12,500!

Just like the story, there will be five tickets available. Each winner will be allowed three guests and will receive $12,500 to buy chocolate from all over the world, with a maximum of four consecutive destinations. Other prizes will also be available, including movie certificates, airline vouchers, Ticketmaster gift cards, and free chocolate.

Veruca Salts of the world, better get moving!

"Dancing With the Stars" Cast Announced

noreply@blogger.com (Emily) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:54:00 +0000

The cast for the new season of "Dancing With the Stars" has been announced! The show will air on March 22, featuring this star-studded lineup:

Kate Gosselin (mother of 8)
Nicole Scherzinger (Pussycat Doll)
Aiden Turner ("All My Children" soap star)
Chad Ochocinco (Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver)
Buzz Aldrin (the second person to walk on the moon)
Erin Andrew (ESPN sportscaster)
Neicy Nash ("Reno 911" comedian)
Evan Lysacek (figure skating gold medalist)
Jake Pavelka (the latest "Bachelor")
Pamela Anderson ("Baywatch" babe and home-movie star)
Shannen Doherty ("Beverly Hills 90210" star and world-famous bad girl)

Backstreet Boys Cruise 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Emily) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:17:00 +0000

The Backstreet Boys have announced via their Twitter that they will be embarking on a fan appreciation cruise! It will begin on December 9 and last four days, leaving South Florida and stopping at several exotic ports along the way. The boy band will perform an intimate show and host a Q&A, Photo Session, Deck Party, and Beach Party. The pre-sale for tickets starts March 15, with fan club members getting first dibs.

Simon Cowell Pops the Question

noreply@blogger.com (Emily) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:08:00 +0000

Rumors have been swirling for some time that "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell is engaged to his girlfriend of about a year, Mezhgan Hussainy. Cowell himself has denied said rumors, but Hussainy recently spilled the beans that Cowell did, in fact, propose and that the two are now officially engaged.

The pair met several years ago while they were both working on "Idol" - she as the head make-up artist, and he as a judge. They became a couple after Cowell's previous relationship ended. The two are already living together, and Hussainy has hinted that the wedding will take place soon - probably within the year.

Body of Missing Actor Found!

noreply@blogger.com (Kristyn) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:35:00 +0000

This afternoon Vancouver police reveal that a body has been discovered and they believed it may be the body of missing "Growing Pains" actor Andrew Koenig. CNN.com is now confirming that the body is indeed that of Koenig. Koenig has been missing since Valentine's Day and sources reveal the body was discovered in Vancouver's Stanley Park, which so happens to be an area that Vancouver police were heavily searching in the days since Koenig's disappearance.

Koenig's family and friends decided to do their own search of the area and that is when the body was found. Koenig's father "Star Trek" actor Walter Koenig revealed in a press conference that his son "took his own life".

Koenig's disappearance was first reported after the actor missed a return flight to Los Angeles, after visiting with friends in Canada. He was said to have been in a depressed state leading up to his disappearance and stopped taking anti-depressant medications a little over a year ago.

Mary-Kate Olsen Splits with Boyfriend

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:37:00 +0000

Actress Mary-Kate Olsen is no longer dating her boyfriend Nate Lowman. The pair began dating in 2008 after meeting through mutual friends. A rep for Olsen confirmed that the couple has broken up. They reportedly split right before Valentines Day even though they were seen walking together in New York City on Feb. 4.

However Olsen does not seem to be too devastated by the break-up because she was spotted kissing actor Josh Hartnett last week at Weinstein Co. and Universal Pictures post BAFTA party in London.

"They were making out in a dark corridor of the party," a source told People. "Everyone danced all night." Olsen's rep denied that the two were kissing.

Whether or not she kissed Hartnett, she is not sitting around crying about the split because she was seen with sister Ashley attending shows at London Fashion Week.

Cast of 'Glee' to Perform at White House

noreply@blogger.com (Alexa) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:30:00 +0000

The year 2010 has only just begun, but it is shaping up to be the best year ever for Fox's hit show 'Glee.' The show has already won a SAG award and Emmy this season, so what could be an even higher honor you may ask? How about singing at the White House for the President and First family.

It turns out that along with the rest of America, Malia and Sasha Obama are huge fans of the musical comedy. Not only do the girls love the show, but so does the First Lady. Michelle Obama requested the cast to come sing at the White House Easter Egg Roll, and the cast couldn't be happier to accept.

Bristol Palin Acting Debut

noreply@blogger.com (Alicia) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:29:00 +0000

Bristol Palin, daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, is set to be joining the cast of ABC's 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager'. Bristol will make her debut on an upcoming episode when the show returns for its third season this summer. She will be playing herself on the show and befriend new teen mom Amy.

Executive producer Brenda Hampton thinks that casting "the most famous teenage mom in America" will draw special attention to the show's topics. “I think she will bring additional attention to the issues facing teen parents that we’ve been exploring for a couple of seasons now.”

The young mom is excited to be part of the show, too. “I am thrilled to be on this show and to be a part of a program that educates teens and young adults about he consequences of teen pregnancy,” Palin said in a statement.

Sliding Kitty!

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:26:00 +0000

Here is your dose of cute for the day. Check out this adorable video of a curious cat sliding into a box!

Charlie Sheen Goes to Rehab

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:59:00 +0000

Actor Charlie Sheen has entered rehab for undisclosed reasons.

"As a preventative measure, Charlie Sheen has entered a rehabilitation facility," his rep said in a statement. "He will take some time off his series Two and a Half Men."

His wife Brooke Mueller also entered rehab earlier this month for a crack and alcohol problem. She recently switched rehab centers for privacy reasons.

Sheen is also dealing with domestic violence charges due to the fight with his wife on Christmas day. He was allegedly drunk at the time of the assault.

The actor has reportedly been in rehab twice before for drug and alcohol abuse. This time his trip to rehab could be a result of dealing with his domestic violence case which has increases his stress level and made him more vulnerable to drugs and alcohol.

"Charlie is stressed. He's tired. The kids are on his mind. Brooke's on his mind," a source told People. "A lot of things are on his mind. He didn't want to get a place where he had the urge to get high. He's not using and he doesn't want to. He felt like he needed to get away from negative influences around him and clear his head, rest and take a short break."

New Vampire Weekend Video Features a Star-Studded Cast

noreply@blogger.com (Emily) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:27:00 +0000

Indie-rock darlings Vampire Weekend topped the charts with second album Contra, and now they've got some famous friends to show off. The quirky tennis-themed video for "Giving Up the Gun" features the band's redheaded friend Jenny Murray competing against Jake Gyllenhaal and Joe Jonas, while Wu-Tang Clan member RZA serves as referee and Lil Jon gives her some backhand tips. Maybe you just have to watch this one:

Brangelina's Reunion With Jon Voight

noreply@blogger.com (Allie) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:55:00 +0000

Brangelina along with their family, were spotted walking through Venice on Sunday with Jon Voight. The bunch took a trip through the Italian city, since Jolie is about to start filming The Tourist.

Voight, who is Jolie's estranged father, has not been reunited with his daughter for a long time. Their relationship has been on the rocks since 2002. According to E Online, the 71-year-old actor said in an interview that Angelina had "serious mental problems" and was "trying to reach her to get help." His daughter was disheartened by these statements.

However, in 2007 she was looking for a reconciliation with her father. Although they did reunite late last year, this is the first time in awhile that they have been seen in public together.

Top Chef Host Gets New Addition To Family

noreply@blogger.com (Allie) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:47:00 +0000

Top Chef host, Padma Lakshmi, gives birth to a baby girl. She gave birth to beautiful Krishna Thea Lakshmi in New York City on Saturday. The name of the father has not been publicly released.

This is the first child for Top Chef beauty. Lakshmi has suffered from endometriosis, a disease that can cause infertility.

Perhaps one of the Top Chef quick fire challenges will be to make baby food that will appeal to Krishna's appetite!

Cornish And Phillippe Relocate To Splitsville

noreply@blogger.com (Allie) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:29:00 +0000

Actors Ryan Phillippe, 35, and Abbie Cornish, 27, have called it quits after four years of dating. The actress was seen on Sunday removing her belongings from the house they shared.

The ex-couple met on the set of their film, Stop-Loss. Cornish and Phillippe survived intense attacks from the media, following Phillippe's divorce from actress Reese Witherspoon.

This break-up comes after months of speculation regarding Phillippe's night life. He was spotted partying at night clubs and being linked with several women. "Abbie ended the relationship with Ryan and she moved out of their home," a rep comments.

John Mellencamp for Senate?

noreply@blogger.com (Emily) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:33:00 +0000

Oh, the wonders of the internet! Over 3,500 people have joined the ever-growing Facebook group "Draft John Mellencamp for Senate," hoping that the musician will replace Indiana Democratic Senator Evan Bayh (who is not seeking re-election). Mellencamp, who is from Indiana, has showed interest in politics over the years, including writing numerous politically-charged songs, founding Farm Aid, and making many statements in open distaste for the Republican Party. He even refused to allow John McCain to use his music during the 2008 election. Of course, Mellencamp is lacking in experience, but in this "the year of the amateur" (according to the L.A Times's Patrick Goldstein) combined with growing internet support, this might not be that much of an issue. Plus, people like Brent Budowski of "The Hill" claim that Mellencamp is "one of the great advocates of small-town America," which some might believe is enough for the rock star to make it all the way to the Senate.

Growing Pains Actor Missing!

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:37:00 +0000

Andrew Koenig who played Boner on Growing Pains has reportedly been missing for about a week. He was last seen in Vancouver Feb. 14 and missed his flight back to the United States two days later.

In Vancouver he was staying with burlesque artist Jenny Magenta who asked for help finding Koenig via Facebook. Koenig's parents say the 42-year-old actor is "severely depressed."

His father is Walter Koenig who played Chekov in the 'Star Trek' series and movies. Andrew Koenig's most recent role was the 2008 film InAlienable written and directed by his dad. He had recently served as a camera operator for the comedy podcast Never Not Funny.

Anyone with information about Koenig's whereabouts should contact Det. Raymond Payette of the Vancouver PD at 604-717-2534.

Hilary Duff Engaged!

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:37:00 +0000

Actress and singer Hilary Duff is now engaged to Edmonton Oilers hockey player Mike Comrie.

"Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie were engaged this weekend while vacationing in Hawaii," Duff's rep Nanci Ryder said Friday. "After having been together for over two years, they are very excited to share this happy news. They are thankful for all of your warm wishes."

Earlier in their relationship the 29-year-old hockey player gave Duff a Mercedes for her birthday.

The 22-year-old actress is often spotted at Comrie's hockey games and has admitted to reading Hockey For Dummies in order to better understand the game. Comrie also supports Duff's career by accompanying her to press events and shoots.

Family Guy Actress Says Palin 'Lacks Sense of Humor'

noreply@blogger.com (pinkblogger) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:06:00 +0000

As we all know, Family Guy is the least kid-friendly cartoon out there. Count on it to poke fun of everthing-touching on all spectrums of race, gender,religion,andpolitics. However, former vice presidential candidate
Sarah Palin says that one episode crossed the line.

The newest of season of Family Guy makes fun of Sarah Palin. A guest character on the show, Emily, explains to Chris,a character on family guy, that Sarah Palin is her mother. Palin was insulted because Emily's character has down syndrome, just like her real son, Trig.

According to NJ.com, Bristol, Trig's older sister, commented on facebook, "“If the writers of a particularly pathetic cartoon show thought they were being clever in mocking my brother and my family yesterday, they failed. All they proved is that they’re heartless
jerks.”

Andrea Fay Friedman, the voice of Emily, who also has down syndrome in real life,
responded by the whole fiasco by writing a heated letter to the New York Times. Friedman tells New York Times that Palin should "get a sense of Humor". In the letter, Friedman goes on to say that at least her mother didn't carry her around in hopes for "sympathy votes".

Ouch! Lil Wayne Has 8 Root Canals at Once

noreply@blogger.com (Emily) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:54:00 +0000

Never one to do anything half-assed, rapper Lil Wayne underwent a marathon root canal session earlier this week, with a whopping 8 teeth needing treatment. His mouth was apparently in such dire need of medical attention that he actually had his prison sentence for gun possession postponed to have the oral surgery. While he was there, he also had several tooth implants redone, more implants added, the last of his few real teeth repaired, and even had his diamond-encrusted grill worked on. The procedure lasted 8 hours in total, but no word on how much novocaine was required.

Malcolm in the Middle of a Band!

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:59:00 +0000

Malcolm in The Middle star Frankie Muniz is now a drummer for an unsigned band called You Hang Up. The 24-year-old stopped acting in 2008 and became a professional race car driver and now he is adding drummer in a band to his resume.

"This is something I have always wanted in my life, and I'm thrilled to be associated with such a great group of guys!" Muniz wrote on his Myspace page after he joined the band in late December.

You Hang Up is a Phoenix-based four member band who has done several concerts this year with Muniz.

In 2004 Muniz told Entertainment Weekly that his close friend Zac Hanson, drummer of the brother trio Hanson, taught him to play the drums.

"My best friends are Hanson," Muniz said at the time. "When they come out for their full electric tour after their CD gets released, they're going to have two drum kits up there, and I'm gonna jam with them.''

Muniz did spend some time on the road with Hanson in 2004, but he did not play with them on stage during their shows.

It seems Muniz wants to do it all. "Actor, race car driver, drummer in a rock band and accountant has a nice ring to it," Muniz recently tweeted.

Have a listen to All of My Life by You Hang Up.

New Season Brings New Controversy and Social Networking for Idol Contestants

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:16:00 +0000

The addition of Ellen to the judges panel is not the only change for American Idol this year--for the first time in Idol history contestants are allowed to have profiles on Twitter, Myspace and Facebook. In the previous eight seasons social networking was banned for contestants and any pre-existing profiles were deleted before contestants became part of the show.

Now all of the top 24 Idol contestants have been given profiles on Twitter, Myspace and Facebook. All of their profiles were created by Fox and it is not clear what the exact rules for the profiles will be. If you want to keep up with your favorite contestants online you can find a complete list of all of their online profiles here.

This season may have added online profiles, but it did not loose any of its drama and controversy. Chris Golightly, who called himself an orphan when we were first introduced to him on the show, has been kicked out of the top 24 and replaced by Tim Urban.

“It has been determined that Chris Golightly is ineligible to continue in the competition,” a press release from FOX said. “American Idol contestant Tim Urban has replaced Golightly as part of the Top 24.”

Fox has not given the reason why Golightly was taken out of the competition. Another contestant Michael "Big Mike" Lynch was also reportedly booted from the show in late January because his father broke the show's rules of confidentiality by talking to a Florida newspaper. However last night the top 24 was revealed and Lynch's profile is currently still up on American Idol's website.

And on an unrelated Idol note, last night was the first time in six years that Idol did not have the top ratings for its night, instead NBC's coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics took the top spot.

Harry Potter Author Accused Of Plagiarism

noreply@blogger.com (Allie) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:07:00 +0000

The successful author of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling, has been added to the 2004 suit against her British publisher Bloomsbury, which states that Rowling stole ideas from another publication.

They claim that "Harry Potter And the Goblet of Fire," or as us females know it as, "the movie that Robert Pattinson was in," was stolen from a 1987 children's novel called "The Adventures of Willy the Wizard: No. 1 Livid Land," by Adrian Jacobs.

According to EOnline, Rowling states, "the fact is I had never heard of the author or the book before the first accusation by those connected to the author's estate in 2004; I have certainly never read the book."

She adds, "the claims that are made are not only unfounded but absurd and I am disappointed that I, and my U.K. publisher Bloomsbury, are put in a position to have to defend ourselves."

Jon Gosselin and TLC Reach a Settlement

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:55:00 +0000

Hopefully we will finally stop hearing about Jon Gosselin's fight with TLC because they have settled their lawsuits against each other.

"TLC has reached a settlement with Jon Gosselin and will be undertaking procedural steps to conclude the litigation," TLC said in a statement. "All terms of the settlement are confidential. The whole Gosselin family remain under contract with TLC. "

"(TLC) hopes they will soon be able to film the family again," a source said. But Jon and Kate Plus 8 will not be returning.

TLC had filed a lawsuit against Jon for a breach of contract because he made various TV appearances without the network's consent. Jon then countersued the TLC for $5 million because he said that by preventing him from working with other media outlets, the network was damaging his career. He also forbid the TLC from filming his children with Kate Gosselin.

Kevin Eubanks Leaving Jay Leno?

noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:27:00 +0000

As if switching from The Tonight Show to primetime and back wasn't enough of hassle for Jay Leno, he may also be losing his trusty band leader, Kevin Eubanks. There have been reports claiming that Eubanks may not be staying with Leno for much longer. Some sources say that he will be returning with Leno to the Tonight Show spot after the Olympics, others say he will return but not for long, and still others claim he will not move back to the Tonight Show at all.

Eubanks has been laughing alongside Leno since 1992 and even followed him to primetime, so why would he leave now? "Kevin has expressed interest in pursuing personal touring and recording opportunities," a source form NBC told Inside TV. Does he really want to start a new career or is he afraid that the Leno-Conan scandal has ruined the image of Leno and the Tonight Show? Or maybe he is not leaving at all.