Links For 6 May 2010

You have to love Mariachi Cabos version of Pink Floyd's Another Brick In The Wall. I would love to go into a Mexican restaurant and see something like this. I also love their version of Michael Jackson's Beat It.
 



Bristol Palin: I'm On My Own Financially
Bristol Palin is claiming that she is getting no help from her wealthy mother, and is struggling like tons of other teen mothers. Not buying it. And of course most teen mothers don't get $1750 a month in child support from their baby daddies.

Justin Bieber Fans Demand He 'Breakup' with Kim Kardashian
Maybe they are just trying to save her from that fame whore. Maybe they think she is using him for free publicity.
Dwyane Wade's Wife Sues Gabrielle Union, Charges Sexual Behavior In Front Of Kids
Dwyane Wade's estranged wife is suing Gabrielle Union for emotional distress because she and Dwyane were "engaged in sexual forplay" in front of the couple's boys. I'm assuming this means kissing. A lot of what the suit says sounds like Siohvaughn is putting words in the oldest boy's mouth. He is alleged to have told a court appointed rep that he wanted the police to put his dad in jail so he wouldn't have to go to visit. And that home is "where the woman kissing daddy lives."  Family court has already thrown out these charges. I guess Siohvaughn couldn't sue for alienation of affection.

Halle Berry & Baby Daddy Split Over Her Nagging
Gabriel Aubry left Halle Berry because she was nagging him about making enough money. He only makes around $700,000 a year. But it wasn't enough to pull his own weight in Halle's world. And I don't think it helped that he has been getting physical with the photographers.

I think she just wanted to make the perfect baby, and Gabriel was just a long term sperm donor. She also admits that she isn't sure that commitment is forever.

Tito Ortiz Arrested For Assaulting Jenna Jameson

UFC fighter Tito Ortiz was arrested Monday (April 26) in Huntington Beach, California, accused of felony domestic violence against the mother of his twin boys and the world's most famous adult-film star, Jenna Jameson.
TMZ reported that Jameson had "visible injuries" when police arrived on the scene following an early morning 911 call — allegedly placed by Jameson's father — that sent authorities to investigate a disturbance at the home she shares with boyfriend Ortiz.
The 35-year-old fighter was handcuffed and taken into custody, and there are conflicting reports about whether he has left the Orange County jail. TMZ reported him released late Monday afternoon after posting $50,000 bail with a cashier's check, while MMA Weekly is reporting that the mixed martial artist is still being held in lieu of bail set at $25,000.
Updating from the Ortiz/Jameson residence, TMZ learned that Jameson intends to press charges and had already filed a restraining order. "I am completely shocked," she told the website. "Tito is a loving, sweet man, and I've always supported him through everything. For him to lash out at me like this is shocking, and I feel completely betrayed. Completely betrayed. And I feel bad for my children."
Jameson announced on her Twitter page that she plans to quit the micro-blogging site, writing, "I'm sorry to all of my fans, but I'm going to be quitting Twitter. I cant take any more abuse from ANYONE.. To my sweet fans...thank you."
In a statement to the Los Angeles Times about Ortiz's arrest, UFC spokeswoman Jennifer Wenk said: "We're all aware of it, and any comment would be best handled by the authorities."
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Update Link: UFC Fighter Tito Orti Blames Girlfriend Jenna Jameson's Alleged Oxycontin Addiction For His Arrest

I'm not about to weigh in on the he said, she said bickering. But why is she using the children for photo props? Her reaction seems strange. You rarely see photos of the Jesse and Journey but all of a sudden she has them out for the cameras. Now is the time to spend some quiet time at home with the boys instead of posing for the photographers and heading out to Vegas.Because there may be a nasty custody battle coming and possibly some drug testing.

David Henrie Picks Fight

I know the teen age readers of my blog love David Henrie something fierce, so they will be sad to read that the 20 year old hottie was detained for trying to pick a fight .

David Henrie, one of the stars of the Disney Channel hit show "Wizards of Waverly Place," was cited last night for allegedly trying to start a fight at a popular Los Angeles shopping center.

Henrie, 20, and his 16-year-old brother Lorenzo were detained at Universal CityWalk late last night. They were both cited for challenging a person to a fight (similar to disturbing the peace) and released early this morning to their father.

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Links For 29 March 2010

Ricky Martin Finally Comes Out
Ricky Martin finally has admitted to being gay. Not sure what took so long, he's already a huge icon. And it's not like we didn't all know already. Congrats on not having to lie anymore!

Bethenny Frankel Calls Wedding 'The Best Night Of My Life'
The Real Housewife of New York finally got a man to marry her. I've never heard a woman whine about getting married and pregnant so much in my life. Now Frankel, 7months pregnant has achieved both. And of course she is filming everything for Bravo.

Polaroid 600 One Camera on Sale Via the Impossible Project
Built in flash, digital LCD screen for picture count, and a focus-free lens. $180. Better hurry, they have fewer than 50 left. I would have been all over this, but I finally gave in and bought an IPhone...and promply became addicted to Hipstamatic.

Sandra Bullock...Gone Hollywood Without Jesse
Sandra Bullock has moved out of the home she shared with husband, Jesse James (reality tv's Tiger Woods) and into a home she owns in Hollywood. Could you get over your husband not just cheating, but being a complete slut about it?

Five Takes on the Family Tree
I especially love the Genuinely Yours Tree. Too bad the last last four generations of my family wouldn't amount to a twig. (We're not really breeders.)

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Engaged

They've been together for more than three years and have two children. Now, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are planning to make it official.

"Yep. i'm engaged. Very happy. Yeah we've been engaged for a while so your all kind of late on that. But Thanks for the hooplah all the same," Madden Tweeted Monday night, after news of their plans to wed went wide. He also expressed thanks to relatives who did not let word of the engagement slip.

He Tweeted: "P.s. thats why i love my family and friends. None of them are sources. All good tight lipped people who let us enjoy it! Thanks everybody"

Richie said Monday night during a taping of the Late Show with David Letterman that the couple are engaged to be married, a source told PEOPLE.

After the show, Richie headed to the New York restaurant Abe & Arthurs – without her fiancé – for dinner. “She was glowing,” says a source. “She was telling her table how happy she was.”

Richie, 28, and Madden, 30, began dating in December 2006 and have daughter Harlow, 2, and son Sparrow, 5 months.

And while they've been living as a close-knit family, as recently as October Richie dashed engagement rumors. "One day I would love to get married," she said. "It's not something we're talking about right now. If my kids ask me to get married, I'd get married."
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Justin Bieber

For the little girl who asked me to write something about Justin Bieber, this is for you. Here is a behind the scenes look at his soon to be released video for "Baby."

Heidi Klum's Maternity Collection Available

You can purchase the pieces from Heidi Klum's collections for A Pea In The Pod and Motherhood Maternity now. But sad to say they are only slightly better than Nicole Richie's collection. Some of the basic black pieces are nice, but nothing exciting. And a black maternity unitard for $95 is just stupid. If you're brave enough to pull off that look you can do it at American Apparel and for less. And they don't have a seam running down the center of your belly.

Jamie Lynn Spears Finally Dumps Casey Aldridge

Jamie Lynn Spears and boyfriend Casey Aldridge have split, according to sources close to the couple, and the former Nickelodeon star is now moving on in a new relationship with Hammond, La., businessman James Watson.

"She's going through a lot of changes," says a Spears family friend. "It has been painful. She's a young mother and struggling in a lot of areas."

Spears moved out of the Liberty, Miss., house she shared Aldridge and their 19-month-old daughter, Maddie, about six weeks ago and is now living with her mother, Lynne, according to sources. The teenagers had planned to marry after Spears, then 16, became pregnant, gave birth to their daughter and set up house together. After a wreck last April that landed Aldridge in the ICU after he crashed his truck, a family source told PEOPLE that Aldridge was "thinking a little more seriously about things." Still, a wedding never materialized. (At least she doesn't have to give him any of her hard earned money. Would you get married if you saw how Kevin Federline cleaned up in his divorce from her sister.)

"She did a lot of growing up but he didn't," says a source. "I think she put up with more than she cared to put up with. She just got enough of it and was tired of the situation." (Doesn't that sound a lot like Maci and Ryan from MTV's Teen Moms. Just goes to show that all the money in the world doesn't make it much easier.)

Spears, 18, has recently begun dating Watson, 28, who owns a multimedia company close to Kentwood, La., according to a Spears family friend, who says, "he seems to be a nice guy."

Watson would not comment on his relationship with Spears when he spoke to PEOPLE. A rep for Spears has not commented on the status of their relationship nor her split from Aldridge.

Rather than stay in their former home alone, Aldridge is doing long-term construction work in another state, according to a source who spoke to him about the break-up.
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Brangelina Not Splitting

While reports are swirling that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are headed for a split, multiple sources close to the family tell PEOPLE that the rumors are false.

"Everything is fine" with the couple, who are parents to six kids, a source says.

Another source says the split reports, which were first published in a British tabloid, are "totally false."

In recent weeks, it's been business as usual for the busy couple – movie shoots, family outings, charity work – and several observers say they saw nothing amiss.

On Jan. 2, Pitt, 46, and Jolie, 34, shared a romantic dinner for two at the French restaurant Le Perigord. "You could tell they wanted to spend time alone and didn't want to be bothered by anybody else," says a source. "It was wonderful to see a couple so much in love."

With filming wrapped, the two headed back to Los Angeles to work on pre-production for their upcoming movies: Jolie's The Tourist and Pitt's Lost City of Z. On Jan. 16, Pitt took their eldest son, Maddox, on a boys' trip to the New Orleans Saints' playoff game, while Jolie was spotted grocery shopping and dropping by an Apple Store in L.A. with daughters Zahara and Shiloh.

In the last few days, Jolie reportedly jetted to New York City for a Vanity Fair photo shoot, while Pitt stayed in L.A. to participate in friend George Clooney’s Hope for Haiti Now telethon. (Both Pitt and Jolie made major donations to the relief effort.) Pitt didn’t attend Saturday's Screen Actors Guild Awards, where his Inglourious Basterds picked up the award for best ensemble cast.

Ever since the National Enquirer broke the news of John Edwards' affair, the tabloids have a little more crediblity, but I questioned the report when I read that he was leaving her because she was crazy but leaving the kids in her care. It just made no sense. I have no problem believing that he would leave her, but the kid thing seemed too stupid to be credible.
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Nicole Richie Maternity Sale

Yesterday when I wrote about Heidi Klum designing for A Pea In The Pod I mentioned that Nicole Richie had designed an earlier collection for the company. Well, the pieces are still available and are on sale. Even better news, the collection is now priced as low as $18.99 and nothing is priced more $79.99.

Heidi Klum To Design Maternity

A Pea In The Pod has teamed up with Heidi Klum for another designer maternity line. Klum, supermodel and Project Runway host, will be designing for the company's main line and the more affordable Motherhood Maternity. Lavish is a 15 piece collection for A Pea In The Pod.

"I chose to call my collection for A Pea in the Pod Lavish because there is no grander name to express everything you want to give yourself and the child growing within you," Klum said of Lavish. We all know that it because the pieces will costs more. The dress above will cost $128. The Loved collection has 14 pieces and will be priced for a more mass market.

Both collections will be available in stores and online February 12. I just hope that it is a better collection than the Nicole Ritchie collection. Those pieces looked like Nicole Ritchie would never wear them.

Elin Nordegren Isn't Wearing Her Wedding Ring

Tiger Woods wife, Elin Nordegren was seen out and about with her children, without her wedding ring. Maybe she just forgot to put it on. But she did manage to remember to put on the rest of her jewelry.

Lil Wayne A Father Again

I know stories of Lil Wayne welcoming a new baby are getting old, but Nivea gave birth November 30th. The little boy was named Neal Carter. Kind of reminds me of Nell Carter, but at least they didn't give the poor boy some crazy Hollywood name. Wayne's other baby mama's tweeted their congratulations on the new arrival, because as crazy as the situation is they know to behave like adults (at least in public).

And speaking of Wayne's baby mamas, we finally get to see the mystery baby mama, Sarah and her son. They attended the birthday party of Lil Wayne's only daughter, Reginae.

Wayne, who is due to be sentenced 15 December on gun possession charges, will be in prison soon. So he will get a break from all that baby making. And maybe he has learned a lesson. He doesn't seem to have gotten any women pregnant in almost a year. At least any that the public know about.

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Tiger Issues Apology and Basically Admits To Being A Cheat

Here is a statement that Tiger Woods issued via his official website. And he pretty much comes out and admits that the wholesome family man image was nothing more than an act. I wonder if it has anything with Jamie Grubb, cocktail waitress and VH1 Tool Academy contestant coming forward. She is claiming to have proof that they were doing "it." And claims they started having sex within days of Elin giving birth to her first child. But I'm rambling. Here is his apology.


I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves. I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect. I am dealing with my behavior and personal failings behind closed doors with my family. Those feelings should be shared by us alone.
Although I am a well-known person and have made my career as a professional athlete, I have been dismayed to realize the full extent of what tabloid scrutiny really means. For the last week, my family and I have been hounded to expose intimate details of our personal lives. The stories in particular that physical violence played any role in the car accident were utterly false and malicious. Elin has always done more to support our family and shown more grace than anyone could possibly expect.
But no matter how intense curiosity about public figures can be, there is an important and deep principle at stake which is the right to some simple, human measure of privacy. I realize there are some who don't share my view on that. But for me, the virtue of privacy is one that must be protected in matters that are intimate and within one's own family. Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn't have to mean public confessions.
Whatever regrets I have about letting my family down have been shared with and felt by us alone. I have given this a lot of reflection and thought and I believe that there is a point at which I must stick to that principle even though it's difficult.
I will strive to be a better person and the husband and father that my family deserves. For all of those who have supported me over the years, I offer my profound apology.

Tiger Woods' Piece On The Side Speaks

The so-called "other woman" whose name has surfaced in the wake of Tiger Woods's accident has hired a high-profile celebrity lawyer and issued an adamant denial of any relationship with the golfing champ.( I still wonder how much her denial is costing him.)

"I did not have any involvement with him [Woods]," Rachel Uchitel told E! News. "Whatever was written in the Enquirer was not said by me, it was said by two people that claimed they were friends of mine, but they're not."

She added: "I am overwhelmed, so I hired Gloria Allred to handle the situation. I don't want to get this much attention, and I wish everybody would leave me alone." (You don't hire Gloria Allred because you want privacy. You hire Gloria Allred to work out your book deal, press interviews, and if you are attractive enough, your Playboy deal.)

Just days before Woods, 33, crashed his car near his Florida home, the National Enquirer claimed he'd been carrying on a romance with the New York nightclub manager. Following the crash, rumors swirled that Woods's wife, Elin, had argued with the golfer about an affair just before the accident, and that she had caused the scratches police found on his face.

In a statement after the accident, which took place early in the morning after Thanksgiving, Woods denied "the many false, unfounded and malicious rumors." He also asked for everyone to respect his privacy, and has repeatedly canceled interviews with police.

Sources contradict Uchitel's account, however, saying she's claimed flings not only with Woods but with actor David Boreanaz, and that her mother has told friends her daughter has dated New York Yankee players Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.

"She is a fun party girl; she was definitely into celebrities," a source tells PEOPLE. "She's into being around famous people. Her job was to rack up VIP clientele. She is a flirtatious girl." (She sounds a bit like Super Head to me. You know Super Head, the video girl that rappers passed around like a blunt.)
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Why Is Tiger Woods Getting Special Treatment

Florida police, who have twice been turned away from Tiger Woods's home, have canceled Sunday's plans to speak to the golf great about his outside the posh home Friday.

"The troopers went to the house to see if they could speak with Mr. Woods. Mr. Woods's attorney was present and told investigators that Mr. Woods was unavailable for an interview," FHP spokeswoman Kim Montes e-mails PEOPLE. "Mr. Woods's attorney provided the troopers with Mr. Woods's driver's license information, registration and current proof of insurance as required by Florida Law. The crash investigation is ongoing and charges are pending."  

With the legal requirements fulfilled, his silence, coupled with the facts already known about the incident, are fueling speculation about the possibility of a heated, even physical, argument between the golfer and his wife, Elin Nordegren, preceding the accident. 

(This is the version of the story that sounds most likely to be true.Something is rotten in Denmark, or whatever Nordic country Mr. Woods bought his wife from. This whole thing probably would have gone away if Tiger just would have talked to police. Is it really that shocking that another professional athlete is having an affair on his wife.)

Earlier, Montes said FHP investigations into minor collisions don't normally drag on for days, but "it's happened before."

"This is not the first time that we've gone back to get a statement from a driver ... We try and give the driver every opportunity to tell us their side of the story before we complete our investigation," she told the Associated Press.

Woods's SUV has been towed to a private yard with damage to the front end and both back-seat windows broken.  (Sounds like someone has been busting windows out of cars.)

Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal is reporting elements of a 911 call made by a neighbor, who evidently heard the crash and "wanted help."

According to the transcript, the caller tells the 911 operator that "there's a man on the ground" and he appeared to be unconscious but breathing.

The call came in at 2:28 a.m. Friday and police arrived at 2:33 a.m., the Journal reports. Woods was taken to a hospital because of injuries to his face and then released.

The accident came two days after the National Enquirer published a story alleging that Woods had been seeing New York night club hostess Rachel Uchitel, and that they recently were together in Melbourne, where Woods competed in the Australian Masters.(I bet that this is what Tiger is trying to cover up. An affair wouldn't help his wholesome image any, and could even cost him an endorsement deal or two.)

Uchitel denies any relationship with Woods. (Wonder how much that cost him?)
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Did Nicole Richie Marry

Maybe it was nerves. Or maybe it just wasn't the time to issue a clarification.

But in court Monday,Nicole Richie's lawyer Mark Geragos referred to Joel Madden as her husband and Richie didn't correct him. The pair have been together for years and have two children.

The marital reference came up during her 15 minutes of testimony at a hearing in which a judge issued a restraining order against two aggressive paparazzi.

Richie, 28, wearing black slacks, a black-and-white blouse and her hair in a bun, stated on the witness stand she was "crying hysterically and scared" last month after she wasby the two photographers, who she says "stalk and harass" her daily.

"Did you call your husband?" asked Geragos.

"Yes," Richie said.

Madden also testified, telling L.A. Superior Court Judge Carol Boas Goodson that Richie "is terrified" that the photographers might cause another accident involving their children, Harlow, 22 months, and Sparrow, 9 weeks, whom she's with "24/7," he said.

The photographers, Ivon Miguel and Eduardo Arrivabene, attended the hearing and denied that they ever trespassed on Richie's property, which she alleged. At one point, Miguel stated to Richie, "I want to apologize for the accident. You don't have to worry about us. I come from a good family."

But the judge ordered the men to stay 50 yards away from Richie and her two children until 2012.
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Celine Dion Expecting Baby #2

Update: Celine is no longer her husband announced. While it is very sad, it is not a surprising outcome. My question is why are they still working with their doctor. He announced to the press that she was pregnant, before it was even clear if she really was. I would go pick up my embryos and take them to another doc. He should be fired for putting all her business out in the streets. I guess all the fancy credentials in the world can't stop someone from being a media whore.
 

Update: Celine just got her positive pregnancy test result this week. That is very early for a public announcement, the risk of early miscarriage is very high (even higher at her age). They haven't even heard the heartbeat yet. I wonder if someone leaked the story to the press. Hopefully everything goes well.

Good news for those trying to have a baby via IVF. Celine's embryos were eight years old. The cost of storing those embryos on ice is totally worth it.

Making good on her expressed desire to have more children, Céline Dion is pregnant.

A family member tells PEOPLE, "We learned this morning." While a rep for the 41-year-old singer confirmed the news to various outlets saying, "Celine and René are very happy," and "They are crazy in love over the news ... they are overjoyed."

Herself the product of a family of 14, Dion only learned of her condition on Monday, reports Tuesday's Journal de Montreal, after she and her husband, René Angélil, 67, conceived with the help of a team of fertility doctors in New York.

The couple's one child together, son René-Charles, was born January 2001. The rep tells ET Canada that he "starts his first day of private school today."

Angélil also has three other children from two previous marriages.

According to reports in the French language press, Dion, whose concert tour ended in March, took time off this spring to concentrate on becoming a mother again. She also visited the clinic of Dr. Zev Rosenwaks , (I thought I would include a link to the good doctor for all of those out there suffering from infertility. And this guy has exquisite credentials. If you are spending a fortune to conceive you might as well get the best.) the Manhattan-based fertility expert who helped with the birth of René-Charles.

Quoting a previous interview the newspaper had conducted with Angélil, the Journal reports that "everything hinges on the pregnancy" in terms of Dion's future professional plans – and that a pregnancy now could conceivably delay the singer's scheduled return to Las Vegas in fall 2010.
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Gisele Bundchen

Does anyone know where Gisele Bundchen bought this dress. I doubt that it is maternity, and is perfect for the Spring like weather where I live.

Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty To Gun Possession

Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to felony gun possession in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday (October 22) stemming from a July 2007 arrest following his first headlining concert in New York. The rapper will be sentenced to one year in prison as a part of his plea deal and must also give up his passport. Wayne quietly told the judge yes when asked if he understood the terms of the plea he was making. Asked what type of gun he possessed, Wayne said, "A .40-caliber semi-automatic."

Wayne had black jeans, a gray coat, white T-shirt and blue Chucks. He was accompanied by the CEOs of his label, Cash Money Records, Bryan "Baby" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams.
The hearing began at 10:05 a.m. ET and was over in 20 minutes.
About 20 minutes after the hearing ended, Lil Wayne exited the building, covering his head with the hood of his coat. Photographers and reporters followed as court officials escorted him to his vehicle. In response to many reporters' questions, all Wayne said was, "What's up?"
Wayne will be sentenced in February 2010 and is expected to serve eight to 10 months, assuming good behavior. He must also appear in court in December for a parole update.
The incident took place in July 2007, when police pulled over Wayne's tour bus at around 11:30 p.m. on the night of his show at the New York's Beacon Theatre. They arrested the rapper for criminal possession of a weapon and another man on the bus for criminal possession of marijuana. Even before his show that night, Wayne made repeated comments from the stage about being hassled by police and threatened not to perform in New York again.

At least the serial baby daddy won't be making any more babies while he is in prison.
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