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Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger Call It Quits

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Call me silly, but I didn’t see this one coming. Yesterday, it was announced that journalist Maria Shriver and the former governator Arnold Schwarzenegger are calling it quits. The couple has been married for 25 years, but they’ve been together even longer than that. They were introduced by Tom Brokaw in 1977. After about nine years of dating, the seemingly unusual couple married on April 26, 1986 in Hyannis, Massachusetts. They seemed like an odd couple because at the time, Schwarzenegger was a body builder turned actor who supported the Republican Party. Shriver, daughter of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, was a … Continue reading →

Suri Starts School and Jessica Simpson Ends Country Music Career

It’s hard to believe, but the adorable spawn of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes turns 3 on Saturday. Yup, Suri Cruise is getting to be a big girl, and now that she no longer clings to her bottle like a dryer sheet to a fuzzy sock, she’s headed off to school. Scientology school to be exact. According to reports, young Suri will attend the Church of Scientology’s $8,810 a year New Village Academy in Los Angeles in the fall. A British newspaper alleges Cruise is keen for his youngest child to learn the ways of his religion. But lest you … Continue reading →

Celebrity Good Week/Bad Week News

More ups and downs for our favorite celebs this week: It’s been a bad week for. . .Lindsay Lohan The young actress has lamented to Interview magazine about how she envies the career of her peer Scarlett Johansson. Lindsay said what has hurt her most is that “I work just as hard as any other actress around my age, like Scarlett Johansson, but I just don’t get the opportunities that they get because people are so distracted by the mess that I created in my life. But that doesn’t mean it’s going to last forever.” Would that be Scarlett Johansson … Continue reading →

“Tropic Thunder” Rocks Groups Representing the Mentally Disabled

But not in a good way. The summer movie starring Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. premiered in Los Angeles a couple of days ago, but the flick which is supposed to elicit laughs from its high profile comedic actors is instead drawing ire from the American Association of People with Disabilities. Dozens of representatives from the American Association of People with Disabilities and the Special Olympics joined forces Monday night to protest the movie for what they consider is its blatant degradation of intellectually challenged individuals. The protesters held up signs with slogans such as “Call me by my … Continue reading →

The Ups and Downs of Celebrity

So much for a summer wedding… or a fall or winter one. George Clooney is hanging tight to his title of Hunkiest Bachelor Alive. According to reports, he and girlfriend Sarah Larson have split up after a year of dating. Larson is the stunning beauty the actor met in Sin City nearly four years ago while she was working as a cocktail waitress. The 29-year-old former Fear Factor winner caught Clooney’s eye and the pair began a romantic relationship in June 2007. Within weeks Larson and her 47-year-old beau made appearances together at the Venice and Deauville film festivals and … Continue reading →

Up for a Celebrity Hand-Me-Down?

How would you like to strap on a diaper bag worn by hunky Matt Damon? Perhaps you would prefer to strap your child into the same high chair Julianne Moore’s daughter ate her mom’s famous meatloaf in? You’ll get your chance beginning Tuesday when celebrity baby hand-me-downs go up for auction on eBay. A slew of famous parents dug deep to donate items their own children used to help kids in need. Organizers say proceeds raised from the Johnson & Johnson Celebrity Hand Me Down Auction will benefit charities such as the March of Dimes, Save the Children, Zero to … Continue reading →

Heidi Throws Her Hat into the Britney Ring and CW Cleans House – Again!

It never ceases to amaze me how celebrities are coming out of the wood works to offer advice and help to Britney Spears. Who is the latest celebrity to offer her advice and help? It is none other than “Project Runway” host and model Heidi Klum. Heidi has said in an interview that Britney can come and live with her, hubby Seal, and their three children. The supermodel says her family would welcome Britney with open arms to help her put her life back together. Associated Press is saying Heidi said, “She can call me and come live in our … Continue reading →

“Brady Bunch” Star Dies and Britney Returns to the Land of the Living

He was best known in my family as Alice’s butcher boyfriend on “The Brady Bunch,” but you might remember Allan Melvin as Archie Bunker’s neighbor on “All in the Family.” Regardless of his previous roles, family, friends and fans of Melvin are mourning his loss. According to the Los Angeles Times, the sitcom star died late last week from cancer. He was 84. In addition to his roles on “The Brady Bunch,” “All in the Family” and “The Andy Griffith Show,” Melvin was also the voice of Bluto on the Popeye cartoon and Hanna Barbera’s Magilla Gorilla. He also played … Continue reading →

Celebrity REAL or RUMOR: Britney’s Driving Ban and “Desperate Housewives’” Star is Pregnant

BRITNEY’S A WRECK (WAITING TO HAPPEN) Very REAL. Britney Spears couldn’t make ex-husband Kevin Federline’s attempts at gaining full custody of their young sons any easier. Just when you thought the trainwreck’s driving-related issues were over—–BAM—the pop diva gets caught running a red light in her sports car and nearly gets into a collision. To make matters worse, Spears did so with her two sons strapped into the backseat of her car and a court-appointed monitor in the front passenger’s seat. Oh, and that’s not the half of it. Paparazzi photos show Spears driving towards the intersection in Los Angeles … Continue reading →

Celebrity Weekend—It’s a Wrap

It was a great weekend for Britney Spears. The pop princess steered clear of car accidents, her house in Malibu is still standing, oh, and she regained visitation rights of her sons, Preston, 2, and Jayden James. The singer was snapped cruising around L.A. in her damaged white Mercedes with her children securely strapped in their safety seats (bonus points for Brit) and a court-appointed monitor in the front passenger seat. This after a judge temporarily suspended her vitiation rights last Wednesday. Media reports say the judge removed her rights after the trainwreck was unable to be reached to schedule … Continue reading →