Mel Ferrer dies aged 90: his life in brief

Hollywood actor and director Mel Ferrer has sadly died at the age of 90. The great man, who was married to late actress Audrey Hepburn, was surrounded by family and friends at his home in Santa Barbara. Ferrer had directed a number of movies which starred his late wife Hepburn, one of which was the terrifying thriller “Wait Until Dark.” The film was about a blind woman who was being constantly terrorized by drug dealers in her apartment.

Mel Ferrer began his acting career when he was just 21; he was a chorus dancer on the Broadway stage, just two years later he made his acting debut there. After that he moved on to radio where he was a DJ in both Arkansas and Texas, he later moved up the ranks and was a producer-director of a range of top shows for NBC in New York. He later made a return to Broadway, not long after he got involved in the world of motion pictures, in his long career Ferrer directed more than ten movies and also starred in more than 80 films. One of his most successful movies was Wait Until Dark, which starred his late wife Audrey Hepburn.

Mel Ferrer never reached his full potential so never made it as a major star; this then made him turn to television where he directed a number of TV programs, such as The Farmer’s Daughter. He starred in a number of programs himself, such as Falcon Crest as well as TV serial Return of the Saint.

Gina Gershon and Bill Clinton not having sexual relations

Actress Gina Gershon and former president Bill Clinton are said to be very angry over the July edition of Vanity Fair, as there is an article in the magazine that suggests that they could possibly be having an affair. Part of the article goes so far as to say that Clinton is out of control and that he is “seeing a lot of women on the road.” Gershon has been named as a possible paramour; the actress is fuming and has asked for a full retraction and correction.

The article goes so far as to say that Ms. Gershon has been visiting Mr. Clinton a lot and is insinuating that they had an inappropriate sexual relationship. Gershon’s attorney Lynda B. Goldman of Lavely & Singer law firm has said that “This is absolutely false … and she is extremely offended by the false and defamatory inference that she engaged in an adulterous relationship with the president.”

Gina Gershon’s attorney has said that the truth behind the story is that her client has only been in the room with Bill Clinton on just three occasions, and during those times there have always been at least a dozen to a hundred people in the room at the same time. Ms. Gershon’s attorney has said that Vanity Fair is not interested in learning the truth. Bill Clinton has also rubbished the claims.

Father of The Year Kevin Federline: Did Britney Spears vote for him


A Las Vegas club has named Kevin Federline Father of the Year, but I bet the father of four did not get a vote from Britney Spears. The former rapper has two children with Britney and two with his ex shar Jackson; he will be presented with the award at a party that he is hosting at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. This is not the only award going to a strange celeb, Lindsay Lohan mum Dina picked up an award for Top Mom from Mingling Moms Organization, the charity is based in Long Island.

This is one award that we will not be taking seriously, how can you say that Ferderline is the Father of the Year. No good father will subject his children from the pain of not seeing their mother, ok I know that Britney is having problems, but Kevin should understand that the pop princess has been under a lot of pressure. Does he not realize that by not letting her see her children, will not only prove stressful for Spears, it will also affect his kids as they grow up. Let us hope that Britney keeps improving, and that she will finally get a chance to spend more time with her kids, that is the one thing that could help to bring the good old Britney back.

Nicole Kidman’s Pregnancy Photos By Patrick Demarchelier

It has been reported that Nicole Kidman has chosen Patrick Demarchelier to take exclusive photos of her Pregnancy but has said that she wants to wait until she is nearly ready to give birth before the shoot. A source close to Nicole said that “Nicole wants to wait until she looks really pregnant.”

In 1991 Demi Moore caused controversy when she bared her baby bump on the front of Vanity Fair magazine and Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera have also posed for magazines while pregnant.

Nicole who has two adopted children with her ex Tom Cruise has said that she is enjoying being pregnant. Nicole said that “I feel good!” when asked how her body was coping with the third trimester.

In other news Nicole and Keith have finally found out their baby’s gender, but it’s said that they want to keep it a secret. Keith said that I’m not saying. I’m glad we found out though, because it brought it home, you know what I’m saying?

A source has said that “The happy couple keeps buying things for the baby close to their Nashville home, and a source claims they have been reading a lot of parenting books. They looked so happy and so cute together. They were both pointing at the books and sharing a laugh about what they were doing. You can tell they are thrilled at being pregnant and loving every minute of it”

Janet Jackson to tour in September: Will Brother Michael appear

We all know how much of a hard time the Jackson family has had just lately, and all of the money troubles which has surrounded the family. It looks as though Janet Jackson is about to get a cash boost, as she has announced that she it to start a new tour. The singer who was last in the spotlight with a wardrobe malfunction at the Super Bowl a few years back will kick of her new tour in Vancouver on Sept. 20. The tour will see Janet playing venues in both Washington and New York; it has been 7 years since the last time that Janet Jackson toured.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Janet had said “I was supposed to go on tour with the last album,” Janet is talking about 20 Y.O. which was released in 2006, but it was her record labels decision to wait until the release of her new CD, Discipline. Janet is now in full rehearsals for the upcoming tour, Janet and the rest of the singers and band are now trying to learn their new songs, as well as working hard on the choreography which Janet is famous for.

As Janet will be starting a new tour, I do wonder if her older brother Michael Jackson will make a guest appearance at one of her venues. The King of Pop has been working hard on getting his music career back to what it once was, so what better way to get things rolling than appearing at one of Janet’s shows.

Is Robert Downey Jr. a convincing black man in Tropic Thunder?

We all know that when the news first came out that Robert Downey Jr. was to play a black man in Ben Stiller’s new movie Tropic Thunder, many people did not know how to take it. The thing is people were worried how Downey Jr. who is white will portray playing a black man. However, that is not all that people were worried about the movie, the thing is people first thought that Tropic Thunder was mocking people in the army as stupid and incompetent, but after watching the first trailer, we really do not have anything to worry about.

Tropic Thunder is a movie that pokes fun at Hollywood actors, and how they act as a pre-Madonna prima donna, it is great that someone like Stiller actually pokes fun out of himself and his fellow actors, such as Robert as well as Jack Black. You may still be wondering why Robert Downey Jr. is playing a black man, well he plays actor Kirk Lazarus in the movie, who was given a role in a new movie which was wrote for a black guy. Lazarus is an Oscar winning actor so accepts the part and dies his skin and really immerses himself in the role, he really starts to think that he is a black man during the movie.

I have to say that people do not need to worry about Robert Downey Jr. playing a black man in Tropic Thunder; there are no raciest intentions in the movie, just a laugh at the expensive of Hollywood actors. I have to say that if we were not t

Miley Cyrus American Got Milk advertisement: Controversial or innocent?

After all of the Vanity Fair Magazine business you would think that Miley Cyrus would be doing all she can to not get as much media attention, but you know how these celebs can be. The Hannah Montana star thought that by appearing in an advertisement for American Got Milk was a good innocent move, but American bloggers do not think so. It seems as if they think that a young girl sprawled across a chair in a tight-fitting top and a milk moustache is not the right image a girl of her age should be seen doing.

It seems that so many people agree that the poster was in bad choice, I just worry that Cyrus’s management are not doing the correct job in keeping her away from Controversial situations. This comes just weeks after Miley was seen wearing just a satin sheet for that Vanity Fair photo shoot, these photos were both offensive and has now made Miley Cyrus a bad model for so many young girls, it makes it look ok to do things like this.

The Bachelor Finale Results: the winner is Shayne Lamas


The Bachelor started off with 25 American women and now it was the final and it came down to just two women, so what one would Brit Matt Grant choose to propose too, Chelsea Wanstrath or Shayne Lamas. Well it seems that Lamas the 22-year-old Californian actress was the eventual winner of the show. All 25 women had to be put through their paces to see if they were worthy of their hand in marriage and it was the blonde actress who beat the lot of them.

So what kind of things was Shayne Lamas put through to be crowned the winner of The Bachelor Finale, well she had to play rugby on a muddy field as well as have a game of tennis. She was also treated to a home cooked meal by the bachelor Mr. Grant himself. Matt has been described as a “totally charming and witty English gentleman who works with millionaire businessmen.” Grant had a nick name for Lamas which is how he proposed to her saying “Monkey will you marry me.” She did reply to him saying that she would, as long as he did not look at another woman.

When our bachelor was asked to describe Shayne Lamas, he said that she showed “warmth, sincerity and generousness.” Chelsea Wanstrath who lost to Lamas has said that her rival is one of the falsest people that she has ever known.

Justin Timberlake to produce MTV reality show The Phone

It has been reported that Justin Timberlake is set to produce the MTV reality show “The Phone”. Justin has been announced as the executive producer of the adventure series which is based on a Dutch programme that will see contestants battle it out for a cash prize.

Tony Disanto who is the executive vice president of programming and series development for MTV, said that “Genre-busting and reinvention is at the core of what we do, and ‘The Phone’ does just that. Each week will be an action-packed mini-movie.”

Here is what will happen in each episode. The show will begin with two hidden cell phones ringing at either end of a major city it’s then said that the two contestants who answer their phone will have five seconds to decide whether they want to play for a cash prize. The person on the other end of the phone will give them a task to complete in a set amount of time and if they complete it they win the cash prize.

In other news Justin’s collaboration with Madonna’s hit single ‘4 Minutes’, has reached number one in 21 countries.

Could James Alexandrou be dating Amy Winehouse?

Ex EastEnders star James Alexandrou is due to make his West End debut in a play that is set on the day of the 7th July bombings. James played Martin Fowler in the soap and will now appear in “In My Name” with fellow ex-EastEnders stars Ray Panthaki and Kevin Watt.

It’s said that the comedy will follow three supermarket workers who start a night of drinking at their flat on the day London was hit by suicide bombers back in 2005. It will run between 1st to 19th July at London’s Trafalgar Studios and will then transfer to the West End Theatre in Islington.

In other news James has been photographed in recent weeks at Amy Winehouse’s house in north London where the pair were seen happily chatting away. It said that James has known Amy for years and was just dropping a hairdresser friend off at Amy’s place.
The friend said that ‘James didn’t stay long, but he had a quick catch-up with Amy. They hadn’t seen each other in years, but used to hang around together when they were kids and they still have some mutual pals.’

Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson have split again

It has been announced that Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson have split up again. Earlier this year they decided to rekindle their romance and friends of the couple have said that the spilt this time was not amicable.

Owen’s friend said that “It was a pretty bad break-up. Owen said it was a tough one. He definitely doesn’t want to dwell on it. He wants to put it behind him.”

It was only last week that rumours were flying around saying that the couple had got engaged but Kate’s representative has denied the claims.

Sources have alleged that when the pair first split last June it was said to have triggered Owen’s suicide bid in August but this we will never really know. Let’s hope that he is ok this time round.

Kate has said that “Owen is such a lovely person, and I love him dearly. I wish him beautiful things - health and everything that he desires in life.”


Angelina Jolie’s Twins are due on the 19th August

It has been announced that Angelina Jolie’s Twins are due on the 19th August; this rumour has been revealed Dustin Hoffman. Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, in France Jack Black confirmed that Angelina is expecting twins, and Dustin Hoffman has disclosed more information about what has become Hollywood’s worst-kept secret.

Natalie Morales reveals in an interview that has yet to be aired, that Dustin told her that “She is due on August 19th”. But Is this true because its said that Angelina has added more confusion surrounding her pregnancy after revealing that she is due to give birth in as little as two weeks.

According to Perez Hilton, Angelina has said that she is preparing to give birth in a matter of weeks during a chat with a French TV network yesterday.

Maybe Angelina will clear this matter up soon and revel when she is due to give birth.

In other news Angelina plans to host a sibling party for her four kids when she brings home her twins so that everyone can celebrate the new arrivals. Angelina has said that the party will be a great way of making the other kids feel good about babies.

Angelina said that “It’s like, ‘Congratulations, your big brother, cake.’ It’s a big deal. I think it’s just mainly so their life doesn’t feel like the new baby’s made their life feel smaller”.

EastEnders Aaron Sidwell: why would we miss Steven Beale?


With Aaron Sidwell walking back into EastEnders in September 2007, it was great to have a new face and it was interesting seeing him play the role of Steven Beale, now he’s not in the popular BBC show, will you miss him? I am glad to see the back of Steven Beale myself, he played an evil boy who is not only confused about his sexuality, but also on what’s right and wrong. Anyone that goes to the point of killing people to get what he wants is sick in my books. Ok, its just a TV show and I am sure he’s not like that in real life but I can think of many other actors and actresses that would be more fun to come back into EastEnders.

Aaron Sidwell has been described as a heartthrob, maybe that’s with men and woman thanks to kissing both Johnny Partridge (aka Christian Clarke) and Lacey Turner (aka Stacey Branning). Although Aaron is not gay in real life, it would be interesting to find out if more women fancy him than men. Aaron did not renew his contract in May and has now left the soap.

Smallville Season 8: Allison Mack returns, Michael Rosenbaum & Kristin Kreuk depart

We all know that a few of our favorite characters from Smallville will not be returning for season 8, however we have learnt that sexy Chloe Sullivan played by Allison Mack is all set to return after reports that she wasn’t returning. I am happy that Chloe is returning in season 8, but I have to wonder what an impact it will have on the show with the departure of Michael Rosenbaum who plays Lex and Kristin Kreuk who plays Lana. Myself I am not that sad that Kreuk has not signed up for the new season of Smallville, but it is the departure of Rosenbaum that has me a little worried.

Allison’s reps were playing hardball with Smallville executives in the hope at getting a better deal for the star, and it seems as if their hard work has paid off. Justin Hartley looks set to return as The Green Arrow after a recent deal with the actor staring in another show fell through, although there is no official statement at the moment.

Arctic which is the last episode in season 7 of Smallville was the last time that we will see Kreuk and Rosenbaum, and this is what has fans worried the most; I just do not think that it will be the same show without our favorite bad guy. This was also the last show that Alfred Gough and Miles Millar who are the shows creators will have any involvement in the show.

The Office Season 4 finale recap: Toby Flenderson’s last day

When we look back at previous seasons of The Office they just concentrated on just one romantic affair in the American Workplace, but in season 4 the writers threw a little twist in, as a number of other characters were also involved. In the season 4 finale of The Office there were a huge amount of significant story developments, it seems as if the writers of the show wanted to set themselves up for a great start to season five. I would love to work in an office like that, as there were so many personal events going on in just one day.

The main story behind the last episode of season four is that it is Toby Flenderson’s last day before he heads of to Costa Rica, he has had enough with working in the office and he is also finding it hard to leave with the big crush that he has on Pam. As it is Toby’s last day his nemesis Michael Scott is so happy that he does his bit for the planned party, he even gives those extra cash for the party. Amy Ryan guest stars in this episode and plays Holly, she is the new HR person is set to take Toby’s place, as it is his last day he has to show Holly around. Michael as always wants to hate Holly from the start, but Holly has a strange effect on people and everyone likes her immediately. It seems that Michael has taken to her in a big way as he falls in love with Holly.

Things just get funnier as the episode goes on; this is a solid finale to season 4.


Kelly Brook to replace Jennifer Ellison on Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life

It has been reported that Kelly Brook is to replace Jennifer Ellison on the Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life TV show. The reality show will follow eight couples who will look to emulate Johnny and Baby from the 1987 film and win a contract with dance agency Bloc. I loved the first series and can not wait till this one starts.

The reality show is filmed at the Mountain Lake Hotel Resort in Virginia, which doubled as Keller man’s the fictional mountain retreat in the Patrick Swayze film.

Brook said that “Dirty Dancing is one of my favourite films and I can’t wait to get to Kellerman’s, carry the watermelon and learn the rules of Dirty Dancing, While raw dance talent is essential, I will be looking for that magic chemistry in our couples that will make the dance floor sizzle.”

Miranda Garrison and choreographer Sean Cheesman, will take on their roles again on the judging panel. It’s said that Kelly will be out in the US for 3 months to film the programme which means that she will be closer to boyfriend Billy Zane.

Dirty Dancing: The Time Of Your Life is due to air in the autumn.

62nd Tony Awards Nominations Announced: In the Heights gets 13 nods

Well the Tony Awards Nominations have now been announced and the one show that has been given the most nods is In the Heights. The show is a musical about Latino families who live in the Washington area and has a rap, hip-hop and salsa flavor. The show has been given 13 nods all together, two of which are for creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda. I also think that In the Heights is worth these 13 nods, the show has a great story behind it, which is also matched by some of the best music I have heard in a while This season of shows is not about the new shows more like a revival of older shows coming back for another shot.

One of the biggest shows to be revived is Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific which is being shown at the Lincoln Center Theater, this popular show has received 11 nominations. Another popular show is Sunday in the Park with George, this show has received nine Tony nominations, and another great revival show is Gypsy which has got seven nominations. Other shows that are up in the best musical category are Cry-Baby, Xanadu as well as Passing Strange.

There is still a month to wait until we can see who wins in this category of the 62nd annual Tony awards ceremony. The awards will take place at the Radio City Hall on June 15. There are so many other categories in the Tony Awards for a full list head over to NY Times

Sabra Johnson Wins So You Think You Can Dance US

Last night we saw Sabra Johnson win So You Think You Can Dance when 16 million of you voted last night. I watched the show last night and the Lion King routine which featured all of the top 20 dancers from this season was fantastic, I love the group routines.

During the final each judge got to request one of their favourite routines of the season to see again. Starting with Mary she requested that Lauren and Pasha start things off with their Shane Sparks hip-hop dance and I don’t know about you but I loved they way this routine was put together but then again I love Hip Hop.

Judge Nigel picked his favourite routine of the season and it was the dance that Jamie and Hok done which was Wade’s famous hummingbird routine. Nigel said that it was “Definitely one of the most beautiful dances of the season”.

Jean Marc Généreux picked his favourite and that was Sabra and Dominic for their Shane Sparks hip-hop routine.

Wade wanted to see Lacey and Danny team up again and they danced the Hip Hip Chin Chin routine again this was one of my favourite.

Per Mia’s requested to see Sabra and Neil’s table dance which was choreographed by Mandy Moore. They danced to Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by the Eurythmics.

The final four dancers where all powerful in the way they moved and performed the routines.

So in fourth place was Lacey followed by Neil and then it was down to the final two Danny and Sabra both very good dancers but America voted and Sabra was named America’s favoiate dancer.

Most of these dancers have been dancing since an early age but that don’t seem to mean much when it comes down to competition. Winner Sabra has only been dancing 4 years and what an amazing dancer she has become.

Congratulations to Sabra who is the winner of So You Think You Can Dance Season Three

High School Musical Tour heads to Las Vegas

The national tour of High School Musical has announced an addition to its current line-up. That’s right High School Musical Tour is heading to Las Vegas in June.

The company now completes the booking of the tour route with a stop at Las Vegas Theatre for the Performing Arts in the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. The tour will be there from the 4th June to the 8th June.

The remaining tour line up (subject to change) follows:

  • San Francisco, CA (April 15-27)
  • Spokane, WA (April 29-May 4)
  • Vancouver, BC (May 6-18)
  • Seattle, WA (May 20-25)
  • Portland, OR (May 27-June 1)
  • Las Vegas, NV (June 4-8)
  • San Jose, CA (June 10-15)
  • Costa Mesa, CA (June 17-22)
  • Tempe, AZ (June 24-29)
  • Dallas, TX (July 2-13)
  • Kansas City, MO (July 15-20)
  • Denver, CO (July 22-27)
  • Salt Lake City, UT (July 29-August 10)
  • Atlanta, GA (Aug. 15-24)

The stage company features John Jeffrey Martin as Troy, Arielle Jacobs as Gabriella,
Shakiem Evans as Chad, Shaullanda LaCombe as Taylor, and Chandra Lee Schwartz as Sharpay.

All the songs from the original soundtrack are featured in the show along with two added songs.

Tickets are available through each venue. For a complete list and further information click here

Pre-order Rambo 2008 starring Sylvester Stallone on DVD: release date June 23

Sylvester Stallone is back as John Rambo twenty years after the last Rambo movie, so as you would expect has retired and is living in Thailand. He is living on the border right next to the Thai-Burma where there has been a civil war which has been running for sixty years. But Rambo now lives a simple life running a longboat on the Salween River and does not want to get caught up in any fighting. For years he manages to stay out of anybodies way, which is until a group of human rights missionaries ask for John Rambo to become their American river guide.

Both Sarah played by Julie Benz and Michael Bennett played by Paul Schulze approach John and say that they are not able to make it to the refugee camps by foot as there are too many landmines, so they need to be able to make the journey by river. At first Rambo refuses to be their guide he then decides to help them by dropping them off as close to one of the villages.

Two weeks later Rambo learns that the two missionaries have not returned and that the congregation has now hired mercenaries to try and free both Sarah and Michael, with this news John Rambo knows what he must do and that is when all the ass kicking begins.