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Chris Brown And On-again Girlfriend Involved In Car Accident

2013-05-22T07:55:03Z

Embattled R&B star Chris Brown suffered more car trouble on Tuesday when he accidentally hit another motor while driving through Beverly Hills with his on-again girlfriend Karrueche Tran.
After crashing his Porsche into a wall back in February, Brown was taking down insurance details again after he reportedly rear-ended a black Mercedes.
Brown and Tran were on their way to the studio when the accident happened on Tuesday afternoon.
X17.com reports no one was hurt and cops were not called to the scene.
Brown split from model Tran last year to embark on a new romance with another ex, Rihanna, but that relationship has since fizzled out and the Kiss Kiss hitmaker appears to be back with his former flame.

Annie Lennox Performs At Desmond Tutu Prizegiving

2013-05-22T07:55:03Z

Annie Lennox provided the music for a special prizegiving honouring human rights icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu in London on Tuesday.
The Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) singer was invited to perform at a ceremony in London’s Guildhall venue, where the beloved clergyman was handed the 2013 Templeton Prize in honor of his lifelong humanitarian work.
Lennox performed Don’t Let It Bring You Down and Many Rivers To Cross on the piano, before belting out Lean On Me with a 24-strong choir.

Ke$ha Slammed Over Urine-drinking Stunt

2013-05-22T07:55:03Z

Ke$Ha is facing a backlash from officials at the Parent Television Council (PTC) after footage of her drinking her own urine was shown on TV.
The TiK ToK hitmaker was caught on camera guzzling her pee on Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life, which aired on MTV on Tuesday.
Campaigners at the PTC are fuming over the “disgusting, vile” scene, and are now demanding cable TV providers allow customers to have control over the content which enters their homes.
A statement from PTC President Tim Winter reads, “If given the opportunity, I can’t imagine that parents would want to pay for a cable network that airs an episode of a pop star drinking her own urine…
“Why should we have to pay for this kind of garbage just so we can get access to (other networks bundled with MTV) Discovery, Disney, or the Golf Channel? It’s outrageous – and it shouldn’t be that way. Consumers deserve choice. We should all have the ability to choose and pay for only the channels we want to watch.”

Jessica Chastain Dazzles Cannes With Elizabeth Taylor’s Jewels

2013-05-22T00:50:06Z

Jessica Chastain dazzled at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday as she attended the 50th anniversary screening of Cleopatra wearing a diamond and sapphire Bulgari necklace once owned by Elizabeth Taylor.
The movie star hit the red carpet in a basic white Versace gown so as to highlight the priceless gems around her neck – a gift to Taylor from her then-lover and Cleopatra co-star Richard Burton, who fell in love with the screen beauty on the set.
Chastain still couldn’t believe she had been chosen to model the great movie dame’s jewels at Cannes, telling reporters, “I call them the Cleopatra jewels because Richard Burton bought them for Elizabeth Taylor when they fell in love when they were shooting Cleopatra. I’m so excited to be wearing them.
“They looked so fabulous on her and she was a movie star from her head to her toes. That kind of glamorous star doesn’t exist anymore but the diamonds do.”
Chastain hosted the special screening Taylor’s son Christopher Wilding and Burton’s daughter Kate.

Jesse James Accidentally Chops Off Finger

2013-05-22T00:50:06Z

Sandra Bullock’s ex-husband Jesse James has chopped off the tip of his little finger after an accident in his car workshop.
The reality TV mechanic posted a photo of his mangled digit on his Instagram.com blog on Tuesday, but he didn’t appear to be too concerned about the injury.
In the accompanying caption, he wrote, “Doesn’t look like this little dude’s gonna make it, Nice know’n (sic) you little buddy.”
James has since revealed he suffered the injury while using a mechanical saw at his Dallas, Texas garage – but he barely noticed.
Calling in to news show TMZ Live while waiting at his local hospital, he explains, “I was working in the shop today and my glove got caught into one of the machines and just smashed it, took my finger off. I didn’t even know my finger had got cut off until I got five steps away and I was like, ‘Oh man, I think my finger got cut off.’
“My wife (drag racer Alexis DeJoria) and I were on the floor looking around for the piece of finger so we could put it on ice and haul a** (hurry) to the hospital.”
Despite their best efforts, the detached part of the finger was not salvageable and James is now set to undergo surgery to seal the wound.
He adds, “They (doctors) said it’s gone. They’re gonna take a skin graft off the chunk of finger and just sew it back on (the injured stump)…”
But James insists he’s feeling fine – and has even turned down medication to numb the pain before his operation: “They’re totally trying to give me morphine but I’m like, ‘No, I’m fine, I’m cool, I’m all right. I’ll just take the pain’. I’m fine… It’s not that bad, dude.”

Ashley Tisdale Obtains Restraining Order Against Alleged Stalker

2013-05-22T00:50:06Z

Actress Ashley Tisdale has been granted a temporary restraining order against an overzealous male fan amid fears the devotee will gun her down.
The High School Musical star claims Nicholas Fiore has been harassing her since last year and has bombarded her with more than 18,000 messages via Twitter.com.
She recently turned to Los Angeles police to investigate the matter, and she decided to file legal papers herself in Los Angeles County Superior Court in a bid to keep Fiore away.
In the documents, Tisdale reveals some of the tweets have featured song lyrics that reference guns, and the 27 year old has interpreted the lines as threats against her life and that of her boyfriend, musician Christopher French.
She also alleges that Fiore has twice turned up outside her property and once attempted to gain access to her home by posing as a delivery man, reports TMZ.com.
She stated, “If an immediate order is not granted… (Fiore) will attempt to cause or cause severe bodily harm to myself and my boyfriend.”
Tisdale’s request for a protective order was approved last week, but the judge only agreed to impose a ban of 100 yards (91.4 metres) on Fiore, instead of the 5,000 yards (4572 metres) she had asked for.
A hearing into the matter has been set for 5 June, when it will be determined if the order should be made permanent.

Guitarist Trevor Bolder Loses Cancer Battle

2013-05-21T22:49:02Z

Veteran British guitarist Trevor Bolder has lost his battle with cancer, aged 62.
The Uriah Heep bassist was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and underwent surgery and rounds of chemotherapy earlier this year.
A post on the band’s official website has confirmed the sad news, but no further details have been released.
The statement reads, “It is with great sadness that Uriah Heep announce the passing of our friend the amazing Trevor Bolder, who has passed away after his long fight with cancer.
“Trevor was an all-time great, one of the outstanding musicians of his generation, and one of the finest and most influential bass players that Britain ever produced.”
Bolder first came to prominence as part of David Bowie’s Spiders From Mars band in 1971, appearing on the rock icon’s albums Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane.

Angie Everhart Is Now Cancer-free

2013-05-21T21:55:03Z

Model-turned-actress Angie Everhart has been given the all-clear after undergoing surgery to treat cancer last week.
Joe Pesci’s former fiancee recently revealed that she had been diagnosed with the disease in her thyroid gland and she went under the knife last Tuesday to remove the cancerous cells.
Tests conducted following the operation have since come back negative – and the 43 year old couldn’t be happier.
Taking to her Twitter.com page over the weekend, she wrote, “MY DR CALLED ME ON A SAT. MORNING TO TELL ME I AM CANCER FREE!!!!! wootothemotherf**kinhoo (sic)”.
Expressing her gratitude for her fans’ well wishes, she added, “THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE!!! You have all been soooo kind and I’m over the moon relieved this nightmare is over!!!”

Beyonce Secretly Battled Tonsillitis On Tour

2013-05-21T21:55:03Z

Superstar Beyonce battled through a secret bout of tonsillitis just one day after kicking off her current world tour.
The Crazy in Love hitmaker launched The Mrs. Carter Show gigs in Belgrade, Serbia on 15 April, but the trek was thrown into jeopardy less than 24 hours later after doctors diagnosed her with the throat infection.
She struggled through the condition and pressed ahead with her scheduled concerts – and it’s only now that she has revealed her health problems to fans after sharing behind-the-scenes footage from her tour online.
In a short video clip recorded ahead of her show in Zagreb, Croatia on 17 April, she says, “I’m actually quite nervous because yesterday I was diagnosed with tonsillitis, (but) hopefully I’ll give Croatia a great concert. I’m gonna fight as hard as I can and I know that god has my back and god will protect me.”
The singer’s confession could explain why she scrapped a gig in Antwerp, Belgium last week due to dehydration and exhaustion after pushing herself a little too hard while on the road.
The cancellation fueled rumors she is pregnant with her second child, but her husband Jay-Z has since dismissed the reports.

Marion Cotillard Stalker Sentenced To Probation

2013-05-21T22:34:26Z

A New York woman convicted of stalking French actress Marion Cotillard online has been sentenced to probation.
Teresa Yuan, who suffers from bipolar disorder, faced up to 16 months behind bars after pleading guilty last September to bombarding the Inception star’s fan website with more than 500 emails, including 120 bizarre video clips of herself, over a four-day period in 2011.
She appeared in Brooklyn Federal Court on Tuesday for punishment, but Federal Judge William Kuntz decided to spare her jail so she can continue to receive treatment for her medical condition.
Judge Kuntz also ordered Yuan, 32, to remain on her medication and demanded that she use just one device to connect to the Internet – so her usage can be easily monitored by authorities, reports the New York Daily News.
Expressing her regret over the incidents, Yuan said: “It was never my intention to threaten or scare anybody. I am bitterly ashamed of myself.”