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Thursday, October 31, 2013
Future Proposes to Ciara With 15-carat Diamond Ring
Future has become her future!
Ciara got engaged this past weekend to her boyfriend, Future. She tweeted about her excitement on Sunday, October 27.
"Today Has 2 Be Like One Of The Sweetest Days Of My Life! #TheBestBirthdayEver. If I'm Dreaming I Don't Want To Wake Up.. Aaaaaahhh!!!"
The "Goodies" singer was celebrating her 28th birthday in New York City when the rapper popped the question. He proposed with an Avianne & Co.15-carat diamond ring.
In an interview with Angie Martinez of Hot 97 back in August, the "Turn On The Lights" rapper said that she is the one.
"I said it seven years ago. So for it to come around and for it to happen, it was just meant to be."
This will be the first marriage for both of them.
E!
Us Weekly
People
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Chris Brown and Bodyguard Arrested For Alleged Assault in D.C.
Not again.
Chris Brown and his bodyguard were arrested for an alleged assault charge early Sunday morning in D.C. The alleged victim was hospitalized and wants to press charges.
The 24 year-old singer was in the nation's capitol to host a homecoming party at Park 14 Saturday night. Brown tweeted: "I'm hosting the Biggest Homecoming Party in DC TONIGHT."
According to Metro Police, the alleged altercation happened a few blocks down from Park 14, outside of W Hotel. Brown was taking a photo with two female fans when a guy and his friend decided to jump in the picture.
The victim, Isaac Parker, says that Brown was angry about the photobomb and said, "I'm not down with that gay s**t, I'm into boxing." He then punched him in the face, the blow breaking his nose.
Brown's bodyguard, Chris Hollosy, 35, stepped between the two and punched Parker in the face. He grabbed the singer by the arm and led him to his tour bus, which was parked nearby.
Parker, 20, was taken to the hospital and treated for a fractured nasal bone. He told TMZ that he hired a lawyer and wants to press charges.
Sources close to the "Fine China" singer say Parker is lying about the reason behind the fight. According to the source, the guy was trying to force his way onto Brown's tour bus and that Brown was just trying to prevent him from trespassing.
Brown and Hollosy were taken into custody for a felony assault, but the charge was reduced to a misdemeanor in a court hearing on Monday.
Brown was put on a five year probation in 2009 after he abused ex-girlfriend Rihanna. He is due back in court on November 20 for a probation hearing. If revoked, the singer could be put behind bars.
NY Daily News
NBC News
CNN
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Katherine McPhee and Michael Morris Photographed in Liplock
Hubba hubba.
Katharine McPhee and Michael Morris were photographed sharing an intimate liplock. There's only one problem: they're both married to other people.
The former Smash director is married to actress Mary McCormack and they have three daughters together. The 29 year-old actress married her producer husband, Nick Cokas in 2008.
McPhee and Morris worked together on the NBC show Smash. The musical drama was canceled back in January after two seasons.
According to NY Daily News, the pair was seen holding hands and cuddling in Hollywood.
Neither parties have yet to comment on the picture.
Us Weekly
NY Daily News
TMZ
Monday, October 21, 2013
Kelly Clarkson Gets Married!
Kelly Clarkson decided to break away... and get married!
The "A Moment Like This" singer got married over the weekend to long-time boyfriend, Brandon Blackstock She announced the good news on Monday, October 21 via Twitter.
"I'm officially Mrs. Blackstock :) We got married yesterday at Blackberry Farms in TN, the most beautiful place ever!"
She also posted two pics from the wedding (above and below).
The 31 year-old singer was introduced to her groom by his father, Narvel Blackstock who has been her manager for years. He is also married to Reba McEntire. Blackstock proposed to Clarkson after a year of dating. It is a yellow canary diamond surrounded with white diamonds, a ring he designed with jeweler Jonathon Arndt.
Rumors started that the couple's big day was coming up soon when they applied for a marriage license last week on Tuesday, October 15. The license was only good for 30 days. Clarkson did confirm that she would be wearing a dress designed by Temperley London.
The "Stronger" singer told E! that they were planning a big wedding, but decided to go for a small one while she was on break from touring. "We're not doing the big huge one. We're just gonna go off with the kids and go get married and it's just gonna be literally, seriously small."
They had a small ceremony with family and friends including Blackstock's two kids from his previous marriage.
E!
MTV
Hollywood Life
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Blake Lively Lands Leading Role in The Age of Adaline
It's been almost a year since Gossip Girl ended and now Blake Lively is back in action.
The 26 year-old actress took a hiatus after the series finale to be with her beau Ryan Reynolds. Lively is now returning to the acting scene after landing the leading role in the movie The Age of Adaline.
According to Deadline, her character is a 29 year-old woman who has stopped aging after recovering from a near-fatal accident. She goes on a journey throughout the 20th century until she meets a man who "forever alters her life."
Katherine Heigl was originally casted as the "ageless beauty," but was dropped and replaced by Lively for an unknown reason.
The last movie Lively played in was Savages in 2012 and the year before that, she played the love interest of Reynold's character in the Green Lantern.
Us Weekly
Inquisitor
Huffington Post
Monday, October 14, 2013
Rose McGowan Ties the Knot with Davey Detail
No love spell needed.
Rose McGowan married Davey Detail on Saturday, October 12. The wedding was an outdoor ceremony at the Paramour Mansion in Silverlake, Los Angeles, CA.
A source told E! that there were 60 people (close friends and family) that were attendance and also said the ceremony was "enchanting and magical."
McGowan, 40, wore a Monique Lhullier gown with Neil Lane earrings and bracelet, while Detail wore a black suit.
The couple announced their engagement in July after dating for over a year. The newlyweds are having their honeymoon in Tahiti.
The former Charmed actress was engaged twice before to Machete Kills director Robert Rodriguez in 2007 and to rocker Marilyn Manson in 2001.
Although Kills and Rodriguez both put a ring on it, Detail was the one to say "I do."
Us Weekly
USA Today
E!
Monday, October 7, 2013
Lea Michele Covers Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel Love" For Cory Monteith Tribute
This is one goodbye that will end in tears.
Lea Michele covers Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel Love" on the Glee tribute for her late co-star and boyfriend Cory Monteith. The cover was released online on Sunday, October 6.
This is just one of the heartfelt songs that is featured on the tribute. Naya Rivera sings "If I Die Young," Chord Overstreet and Kevin McHale sing "Fire & Rain," and former series regulars Amber Riley and Mark Sailing return to perform "I'll Stand By You" and "No Surrender."
Fox aired a sneak preview of the episode to come for fans to see last week on Friday, October 4. Glee creator, Ryan Murphy, says that the emotion behind the performances is real.
"Almost everything in that episode is from the first take of every performance, because the actors and the crew had a really hard time shooting it," Murphy said. "I've never seen a crew where you can't continue shooing because they left the room sobbing."
The actors are still having a hard time letting go of Monteith who died of a lethal mix of heroin and alcohol in July this past summer.
"It was very hard, and I struggled even working on it, because you're seeing what they felt about not just Finn [Hudson, Monteith's character], but Cory. So I think it's amazing performances across the board, and everybody went into it with a lot of love."
The tribute will air on Thursday, October 10.
Us Weekly
E!
Wall Street Journal
Miley Cyrus Spoofs the Goverment Shutdown
Apparently, we DID stop. Well the government did anyway.
Miley Cyrus made an appearance on Saturday Night Live on October 5. She did a spoof of her song "We Can't Stop" about the government shutdown called "We Did Stop (The Government)." In the parody, she plays a very sexy Michelle Bachmann while SNL's Taran Killam plays John Boehner.
The spoof showed a picture of Ronald Reagan a couple of times saying, "It's our party we can do what we want." Jay Pharaoh, dressed as President Obama, was outside looking through a window as the two "politicians" were inside partying. They even substituted the bears from the "We Can't Stop" video with GOP elephants.
"Republican party. Repping GOP. Doing whatever we want. This is our house. This is our rules. And we did stop (the government). Yeah, we did stop (shut it down)."
Although the government shutdown is a very contraversial matter, the 20 year-old singer approached it in a playful way that most wouldn't have dared.
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