February 9th, 2010
Original Article from The Hollywood Gossip
David Archuleta is featured on a new calendar.
Created by photographer Jennifer Barry, the item is on sale at Qoop.com and benefits a cause near to the American Idol runner-up’s heart: the Utah chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
“This year instead of waiting for a fundraiser to begin, I created it myself as I was inspired by David’s charity speech [in January],” Barry said. “I have been wanting to help support Crush MS through photos I have taken of David.
“So, this year, I made a 2010 David Calendar called ‘Be The Change.’ All proceeds will go to help support the fight against MS… whether you purchase this calendar or not, please make this the year YOU make a difference!”
For just $21, you can help David Archuleta fight a difficult disease.
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February 9th, 2010
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Jake Pavelka toured the hometowns and met the families of his remaining four women on The Bachelor last night. From New York to Oregon, everything went well.
Until Ali Fedotowsky dropped the biggest bombshell in Bachelor history, that is. Well, except for last summer on The Bachelorette when the same thing happened.
The story editors really need to step it up. As always, THG endured Jake’s trials and tribulations on The Bachelor to recap the action in our exclusive point system:
Gia Allemand says Jake’s unlike anyone she’s dated. Yup, he’s that dull. Minus 3.
Erick, Gia’s brother, is like a poor man’s Pauly D from Jersey Shore. Plus 4.
Gia confesses was with a “bad guy” who cheated on her with all her friends. Wow, so Carl Pavano is not only wildly overpaid, he’s a complete jackass. Minus 7.
Jake pretends to deliberate while looking at pictures from ABC.com.
Visiting New England in the late fall, Jake tells Ali that it comes to cold, “I’m a big baby.” Replace “cold” with just about anything and that would be true. Plus 5.
Ali decides poor Jake to … her dead grandmother’s empty house. To borrow one of the simplest, but most profound Liz Lemon quotes: “Dealbreaker!” Minus 3.
Ali’s mom says she Googled Jake. THG ranks #1 when one does this. Plus 30.
Jake to Tenley: “I run everything I do by my parents.” Groan. Minus 8.
Jake to Tenley: “You have to be a we.” Swoon. Plus 9.
Tenley choreographs a ballet dance for Jake set to a traditional wedding march. We can’t decide if genuine cuteness trumps extreme awkwardness, so … Even.
Jake asks Tenley’s dad for his blessing – while dating three other girls – and gets it! Why? Because he’s “a man of integrity.” On The Bachelor. LOL. Minus 48.
Farewell, Ali Fedotowsky … or will you return?
For once, Vienna Girardi was not the focal point of the entire episode. Plus 12 for that, but an obligatory Minus 7 because her dad has some major screws loose.
The “bombshell” is Ali Fedotowsky going all Ed Swiderski on Jake Pavelka’s Jillian Harris. She’s gotta go back to work! Minus 100 for the absurd hype this got.
But Plus 86 for Ali crying in the hallway; Jake leaning over the banister. Ali pulling out of the rose ceremony, and Jake’s remark: “All I have right now is hope.”
While it’s rather lame of Ali to up and leave, she probably made the right choice. Jake is pretty lame, and it’s hard to get a new job in this economy. Plus 24.
In the promo for next week, the phone rings and it’s … Ali! Who would have guessed? Oh wait, us. Since this already happened on The Bachelorette. Minus 8.
TOTAL: -12. SEASON: +1. Roses: Tenley, Gia, Vienna. Gone: Ali … or is she?!
Who should Jake Pavelka give his final rose to?
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February 9th, 2010
Original Article from Rolling Stone
• News Ticker: MGMT, Graham Nash
• Conrad Murray Charged for Jackson’s Death
• The Who Rock Super Bowl XLIV With Big Hits
• Howard Stern Says He’d Consider Idol Job
• Joan Baez Joins White House Concert Lineup
• Timberlake Dons Drag for Harvard Honor
• Grohl Pulls Double Duty on SNL
• Readers’ Rock List: Best Drummers
• Fans React to the Who’s Big Set
• Black Eyed Peas Open E.N.D. Tour in Atlanta
• Ke$ha Hijacks Hollywood Sign in Prank
• Cold War Kids Rock Live at Rolling Stone
• Depp Directing Keith Richards Doc
• Wentz, Simpson Joke About Naked RS Covers
• Swift’s Label Defends Grammy Performance
• Drake on Lil Wayne’s Prison Time
• Kelly Clarkson Riled By Anti-Idol Comments
• Mayer Treats Fans to Free Rehearsal Gig
• Breaking: Yeasayer
• Pete Wentz Hints at End of FOB in Blog Post
Scroll down for full news stories, commentary and much more in Rock Daily.
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February 9th, 2010
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- MGMT’s Congratulations, the follow-up to breakthrough disc Oracular Spectacular, is due April 13th. The nine-track LP, which is “sequenced to flow with sonic and thematic coherence” per their label, features guest vocals from Royal Trux’s Jennifer Herrema and production by Sonic Boom.
- Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Brendan Benson and more artists have rerecorded songs from Graham Nash’s 1971 debut for Be Yourself: A Tribute To Graham Nash’s “Songs For Beginners” that’s due May 25th. A portion of the profits will benefit Wavy Gravy’s Camp Winnarainbow.
- Kanye West has been working on the follow-up to 808s & Heartbreak, and now the MC has revealed he’s also been prepping a new blog. West writes on his Website the new project will be live this week.
- Dave Mustaine has announced that original Megadeth bassist David Ellefson is returning to the band. “This shows the power of brotherly love and forgiveness,” Mustaine sad in a statement. “Next we are going to show you the power of getting your asses kicked… hard!” The band’s tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of Rust In Peace begins in March.
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February 9th, 2010
Original Article from The Hollywood Gossip
Andy Roddick has been unlucky in his professional life. The tennis star would likely have many more major titles to his name if he played in an era that didn’t include the greatest player of all-time, Roger Federer.
But any sympathy you might have for Roddick goes out the window as soon as you realize how fortunate he’s been in love: the guy is married to Brooklyn Decker.
No longer a little-known model, Decker has reached the pinnacle of her business. She headlines the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. The cover was revealed on last night’s The Late Show with David Letterman, as the host unveiled the photo below as a Times Square billboard.
In related news, THG may soon move its headquarters to midtown Manhattan…
Tweeted Decker last night: “The issue is amazing, glowing, fun, the girls are happy… it’s not over-the-top, the girls and editors should be so proud! THANK YOU ALL!!!”
No, Brooklyn, thank you.
Quick background on the model, who will be interviewed by Letterman tonight and all over the news this week: she hails frim Kettering, Ohio; was discovered in a North Carolina shopping mall; and moved to New York to model.
She’s also guest-starred on Chuck, Royal Pains and Ugly Betty.
We’d like to ugly her betty… if you know what we mean! In case you don’t, just click on the photos below for more shots of Decker in this issue of Sports Illustrated:
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February 9th, 2010
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Recent rumors of their demise have gotten so out of control that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are suing a London tabloid for claiming they are planning to split.
The couple’s lawyer, Keith Schillings, tells BBC News that Pitt and Jolie have begun legal proceedings against the always-reputable News of The World tabloid.
On January 24, that publication said the two had agreed to divide their assets and made arrangements for the custody of their six kids. This is not the case.
Schillings tells the BBC that the report contained “false and intrusive allegations” and the paper failed to meet a demand for a retraction and apology for it.
Schillings says Sorrell Trope, an L.A. divorce lawyer identified by some publications as advising the two, denied that he had been in contact with the couple.
Brangelina is not dividing up assets or Maddox anytime soon.
“I have had no contact from… Angelina Jolie and/or Brad Pitt,” Trope said in a statement. “I have never met… your clients or had any involvement with them. The foregoing is true with respect to all other members of this firm.”
Basically, for a lawsuit to have merit, the plaintiff must prove it was deliberately defamed by false reporting, rather than the publication merely screwing up.
It certainly looks like that was the case here, as evidenced by Trope’s denial. The News Of The World has yet to comment on the story or lawsuit.
Pitt and Jolie, who are not married, nonetheless appear wholly committed to their relationship and each other, as their Super Bowl PDA in Miami Sunday.
They took their eldest son, Maddox (pictured), to the big game. Surprisingly, there was no sign of Jennifer Aniston, who Brad is still in love with, according to OK!
Better have some good lawyers on retainer, OK!
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February 9th, 2010
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The Real Housewives of Orange County writers have come up with an exciting twist for Tamra Barney this season.
Just weeks after she was served divorce papers by her husband of 11 years, Simon, Barney has confirmed that she’s moved one… to Simon’s best friend Eddie Judge!
Moreover, the scorned, soon-to-be ex learned of his wife’s dalliance by witnessing it himself in a scene likely caught by Bravo cameras. Simon says he was at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas this weekend, walked into a club around midnight and:
“I saw Tamra with a friend of mine, Eddie Judge,” he told RadarOnline.com. “I saw them holding hands and acting like a couple. As soon as Tamra saw me she let go of his hand and walked away. I went up to Eddie and asked him if he’s (bleeping) my wife. He didn’t say a word.
“I couldn’t believe what I had just witnessed – the ultimate betrayal by a pal and my estranged wife.”
Nice soundbite! Kudos to whichever writer fed Simon that line.
Simon adds that he fell to his knees at the time and was helped out of the hotel by a series producer doorman.
Barney, pictured above with Judge, admits to the relationship with her ex-husband’s close friend. She said:
“”I started dating Eddie Judge last week… We are romantically involved, he is a great guy. It was bound to happen that we both we would dating again after [Simon] filed for divorce.
“I don’t know what the future holds with Eddie and only time will tell.”
Time, and script writers, that is. We’re guessing they’re hard at work on a suspense-filled conclusion to this storyline.
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February 9th, 2010
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We pray this isn’t so…
According to In Touch Weekly, John Mayer and Taylor Swift – it pains us to even write these words – hooked up in late January. At least that’s what the douchebag of male singer told a friend.
It’s already been confirmed that the pair met for dinner in Nashville. But an insider tells the tabloid they got extra cozy in a recording studio there.
“She was sitting on John’s lap, her arms were around him, and she was talking in his ear,” said the source. “They were acting like teenagers.”
Well, Taylor is only 20 years old. Yet another reason (aside from how much cooler she is) for Mayer to keeps his hands off her.
Mayer and Swift dined that evening at the restaurant Cabana and were joined by pals afterward. From there, the magazine alleges, they went back The Hermitage Hotel alone, where they were privately escorted to John’s suite.
“Taylor spent the night and enjoyed mid-morning room service before leaving his suite the next day,” said the insider, defying the denial from both singers’ reps that anything romantic has gone on between the two.
When asked by a friend how his night with award-winning star went, John supposedly laughed and said: “How do you think it went?”
Oh man. Maybe this really did happen. That does sound exactly like something Mayer would say.
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February 9th, 2010
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A year to the day we reported on Chris Brown’s arrest for beating up Rihanna before the Grammy Awards, could the singer be romancing a new R&B diva?
He’s already collaborated with Keri Hilson musically, and last night, Chris “was all over” Keri at the Axe Lounge at Liv, where Diddy was hosting a big bash.
While Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush celebrated the Saints’ big Super Bowl win, Chris was apparently looking to score a touchdown himself. Eh, eh?
He and Keri were “grinding each other” on the dance floor, reports say, and Chris even made a request: “He insisted on her being in a photo with him.”
Now that’s a big deal!
Run for it, Keri Hilson! Chris Brown’s creepin’!
The two left together, along with a group of friends. No word from either of their reps as of right now, but Keri posted the following on her Twitter page:
“LMAO paps think they slick!! Gone ask CB & I to tk a pic on carpet then asked da crew if we datin!! LHLAB so, no! I’mma let yall know now 
”
Okay, then. We’ll consider that a denial … maybe.
As for Rihanna, she hosted a party at that same venue just two nights earlier. We have nothing funny or significant beyond that, just pointing it out.
She’s also dating Matt Kemp, most likely.
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February 9th, 2010
Original Article from The Hollywood Gossip
He already took a big step in life by winning a playoff game (singular) this year. Could the Dallas Cowboys quarterback be stepping it up off the field too?
Rumors are swirling again that Tony Romo and Candice Crawford, who were linked last year, are not just dating again, but ready to walk down the aisle.
Back in December, Candice Crawford was spotted sporting something shiny and diamond-like on her finger, but colleagues shot down engagement rumors.
However, friends close to the Dallas power couple are now saying that Tony and Candice, sister of Gossip Girl star Chace, really are getting that serious.
Tony Romo is pumped about Candice Crawford. Deservedly so!
“Tony’s ready to make the next step,” a friend of the hunky QB tells E! about the cute former Miss Missouri and current Dallas-area sports journalist.
“They’ll move in together,” adds the sports (and relationship) insider, “because he’s telling friends he’s most likely going to pop the question… soon.”
Whoa.
Perhaps Tony has learned from past, public courtships with Carrie Underwood and Jessica Simpson that he should keep things a bit more under wraps.
We applaud that … as well as his taste in women. Well, looks-wise. Jessica was kinda painful by the end, which was a big reason why he dumped her.
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