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Michelle Obama’s dream job? Being Beyonce
Who would Michelle Obama be if she could be anyone? Beyonce. “It looks like musicians just have the most fun,” Mrs. Obama explains in an interview with People magazine.
Actress Keira Knightley engaged
LONDON — The publicist for “Pirates of the Caribbean” star Keira Knightley says the actress is engaged to be married. Publicist Sara Keene Friday confirmed the engagement. She says she does not have further details about the wedding plans. The Oscar-nominated 27-year-old actress who first …
Sharon Stone’s nanny sues, alleges slurs
A former nanny for Sharon Stone sued the actress Wednesday, claiming the Oscar-winner repeatedly insulted her Filipino heritage and fired her after discovering she had been paid overtime. Erlinda T. Elemen’s harassment lawsuit claims Stone insulted her accent and her religion in the final months …
Britney Spears walks off ‘X Factor’
Britney Spears reportedly walked off the set on her first day of taping “The X Factor” Thursday. Several audience members said Spears was upset when a contestant at auditions in Austin, Texas, butchered her song, “Hold It Against Me.” Other singers tried out for the …
Ill Elton John cancels shows
Elton John canceled three Las Vegas performances on doctors’ orders after being hospitalized with a respiratory infection. Officials with Caesars Entertainment say he was admitted Wednesday to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and is taking antibiotics. …
Lady Gaga tweet tweaks Thais
A Lady Gaga comment on Twitter sparked an uproar Thursday in Thailand. After arriving for a Friday night concert, Gaga tweeted: “I just landed in Bangkok baby! Ready for 50,000 screaming Thai monsters. I wanna get lost in a lady market and buy fake Rolex.” …
Kanye, Kim cool at cannes
Kanye West showed off his short film and his celebrity girlfriend — Kim Kardashian — at the only place for anyone famous to be this week: the Cannes Film Festival. The American rapper walked hand-in-hand with Kardashian at the launch of “Cruel Summer” on Wednesday …
Elton John falls sick, cancels 3 Las Vegas shows
LAS VEGAS — Elton John is canceling three Las Vegas performances on doctors’ orders after being hospitalized with a respiratory infection. Officials with Caesars Entertainment say the Thursday, Saturday and Sunday performances of “The Million Dollar Piano” are being cancelled. Show officials say Elton John …
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian show off in Cannes
CANNES, France — Kanye West showed off his short film and his celebrity girlfriend — TV reality star Kim Kardashian — in Cannes, the only place for anyone famous to be this week. The American rapper walked hand-in-hand with Kardashian at the launch of “Cruel …
Bill Clinton caught posing with porn stars
What has Bill Clinton been up to? Well, this week the former president struck a pose with a pair of porn stars. Clinton was in Monaco for a gala event at a Monte Carlo casino featuring celebrities and porn stars.
Porn star Brooklyn Lee tweeted …
Lady Gaga angers Thai fans with fake Rolex Twitter comment
BANGKOK — Lady Gaga wants to go shopping in Bangkok — for a fake Rolex. The singer made the comment to her 24 million Twitter followers, sparking a uproar Thursday in Thailand where some fans called it offensive, insulting and bad for the country’s image. …
Sorry, Snooki: It’ll be a boy
“Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is a little disappointed she’s having a boy, and she’s not shy about saying it. “I was hoping it would be [a girl], because all girls want girls,” she tells In Touch. She and fiance Jionni LaValle are deciding …
Jim Parsons of ‘Big Bang Theory’ labeled gay
A passing mention in a New York Times story about Jim Parsons was spreading quickly Wednesday on the Web. The writer notes, “Mr. Parsons is gay and in a 10-year relationship.” The star of CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory” never says a word about it …
‘Big Bang Theory’ star Jim Parsons acknowledges he’s gay
Spreading quickly on the Web is a small tidbit about Jim Parsons in an interview with the New York Times.
The tidbit is so small, it’s near the end of the article about Parsons’ upcoming starring role as Elwood P. Dowd in Broadway’s “Harvey.” The …
Snooki reveals sex of baby
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi made a big reveal on her Facebook page Wednesday: “we’re havin’ a BOY!”
