Rihanna Taught Dangers Of Alcohol By 'Addict' Father
R+B singer RIHANNA rarely gets drunk because she was taught the dangers of booze by her alcoholic father. The Barbados-born star recently revealed that her childhood was blighted by her dad's drink and drug problems, admitting that as a child she was often left to care for her younger brothers while her mother was at work. But Rihanna insists that the behaviour of her father - who left home when she was nine - taught her some valuable lessons, as she has seen the problems drink can cause. She says,

‘GMA’ in Training for ‘50 States’ Tour
Roger Goodman, ABC’s VP for special projects, has successfully transmitted ABC News programming from a submerged nuclear submarine, an aircraft carrier, a cruise ship and a dinghy rocking in the icy North Atlantic. All his previous challenges pale next to rigging a nine-car Amtrak train to broadcast “Good Morning America’s” “Whistle-Stop ’08” tour live at speeds up to 60 mph. For five days and nights, the tour will move around the eastern U.S., picking up interviews with Democratic presidenti

Can Ron Howard give ‘Frost/Nixon’ the edge it needs?
In 2000 I remember reading a post on Ain’t It Cool News by Harry Knowles.  Having seen an unfinished cut of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” the Ron Howard film based on the beloved Dr. Suess story and animated program, Knowles believed that the film would redefine Howard as a filmmkaer, elevate him to a higher level and be the film he would be remembered for. Knowles felt it was a greater achievement than “Apollo 13″ and pretty much anything else the director had done, that

Recovering Diva Anne Hathaway Cops to Grief, Bitchiness in Riveting New Profile [Rebounds]
Washing and braiding and overstyling that man right out of her hair, cover girl Anne Hathaway offered W Magazine her most candid interview yet about the travails of her relationship with Rafaello Follieiri. But for all the catalogged heartbreak and homelessness anecdotes and advice gleaned here from her de facto Italian publicist Steve Carell, we're taken even more aback by Hathaway's stirring candor about rebounding on the job — when she's not chewing off her director's head:"Right now I don’t have

Reader Roundup []
Best Comment of the Day, in response to This Week In Tabloids: Sarah Palin Joins Angelina & Jamie-Lynn As Cover Moms With Probs: "I'm guessing Wendy the Snapple lady will go with Obama. She seems to be a free thinker. The Dunkin Donuts man, though, he could be a wild card and go either way." We say: but Orville Redenbacher, that old dude is a real McCain crony. His popcorn is the snack of the right wing! • Worst, in response to Website Claims To Have 68-Year History On Every Abortion-Having American Woman

Five Scifi Cycles To Adore [Bikes Of The Future]
We've given it a lot of thought, and come up with the only possible explanation for why The Dark Knight was such a big hit: The Bat-Pod. From Easy Rider to Ghost Rider, theatergoers have been going wild about tight butts on hot hogs for years, and Batman's sweet ride is just the latest to make those cash registers sing. With that in mind, we'd like to suggest five more motorcycles that Hollywood should consider taking a(nother) look at. Street Hawk: Few people remember Street Hawk, which tried to

Staying naked from age 12 to 28? That's what Jennifer Love Hewitt wishes she had done!
Nelynn_gryff: Jennifer Love Hewitt, singer and Hollywood starlet reminisces about the time when she had a great body. In an interview with Health magazine, Love Hewitt, 29 talked about wishing to have stayed naked from age 12; I wish I had been nude from the time...

Centennial Tributes: Bette Davis: Part I
By OdienatorRuth Elizabeth Davis, better known as Bette, was born 100 years ago today. In her 81 years on Earth, she accumulated more than 100 film and television roles, 10 Oscar nominations, four husbands, two Oscars, one Emmy and lots of enemies. Her career began with The Bad Sister and ended 68 years later with a Wicked Stepmother. She appeared in melodramas, horror pictures, gangster movies, women's weepies, Disney flicks, the occasional comedy, and my favorite movie of all time. She was the first femal

The pregnant Ashlee Simpson looks cute!!!
Ashlee Simpson recently appeared at a Zellers location in Mississuaga for the re-launch of Request clothing line. She was present at the venue as the spokeswoman for the line. She was looking very cute in a black Request line shirt with her little baby bump clearly visible. She had done her hair in a ponytail. She was wearing a bright-orange scarf with a pair of white print leggings and heels. While talking about the baby-in-the-pipeline, the pregnant actress said, “It’s going to be very exciting. I t

Brad Pitt and George Clooney - the Bromance
I know how we all feel about some of the stories that come out of US Weekly magazine. But I also know how I happen to feel about Brad Pitt and George Clooney. I laughed the first time I heard someone refer to their friendship as a “bromance”. So when I saw that US Weekly had done a photo spread of the Brad Pitt & George Clooney “Bromance” I had no choice but to share it with you. Check it out here. Enjoy! "); } //OBEND:do_NOT_remove_this_comment //--> Share This

Anne Hathaway humbled by director’s comments after outburst
The actress told W magazine that she got angry when director Jonathan Demme changed something she liked in the script and she confronted him about it: “Jonathan altered something in the script, and I said, ‘Jonathan! Why did you change this?! It was better the other way and here’s A, B, C, D, E, F, G why!’ “He smiled at me and said, ‘Hey, Annie? Maybe instead of telling me why I’m wrong, you could ask me why I made the choice I made.’ “I instantly felt

Celebrated American Sanskrit rock band to dedicate next album to Hindu statesman Zed
“Shanti Shanti”, world famous only Sanskrit rock band of the world consisting of an all American family, will dedicate their next album to Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who recited the historic first Hindu prayer in United States (US) Senate in Washington DC last year. Robert Henry Forman, music producer for the group, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that before starting recording of this new album, which would include Sanskrit recitations from pre-BCE ancient Hindu scriptures, the grou

Superman Silhouette Tattoo - GWS Reader Ink
There’s a new trend spreading among groups of young women in America. And I’m not referring to that whole pregnancy pact thing. Although the trend I’m citing also involves a prick and quite a bit of pain. I’m speaking, obviously, of the young women taking joint trips to their local tattoo parlors to ink themselves up with distinctively geeky symbols and images. Whatever. Good for them. So long as they don’t start that bra-burning nonsense again. Proper support is critica

Video: David Beckham on Sesame Street
David Beckham’s Sesame Street appearance aired earlier this week. It’s possibly the cutest thing I have ever seen. David teaches the viewers at home and Elmo about what it means to be “persistent.” Elmo wants to play soccer with David and keeps asking and asking and asking–in fact, he’s being quite persistent! I only wish that David had done a few more segments. And I love that Elmo calls him “Mr. David!” "); } //OBEND:do_NOT_remove_this_comment /

Torchwood's John Barrowman and Naoko Mori Make Beautiful Music at Comic-Con
During the Torchwood panel, a fan in the audience asked John Barrowman and Naoko Mori if they could sing a few bars from "The Last Night of the World" from Miss Saigon, the musical Barrowman and Mori had done together years ago. They obliged - beautifully. Watch and be impressed: Login to submit a comment.

National Review Essentials Party Like It Was 2008
ST. PAUL—Jack Fowler, the publisher of the National Review, was leaning back in a chair in a banquet hall at the St. Paul University Club. The party he’d just held there was breaking up, and he was talking to a reporter about President George W. Bush as Jay Nordlinger and Claremont Institute fellow and Power Line blogger Scott Johnson looked on. “There’s lots of clichés,” he said. “Everybody loves a winner, right? Who wants to be involved with a loser, or a guy who isn’t liked? I like the pre

Former KORN Guitarist's Backwards Message Unmasked?
"If you listen closely to [former KORN guitarist] Brian 'Head' Welch's first song ['L.O.V.E.'] on his solo record ['Save Me From Myself'], you will hear weird sounds where he seems to say a few sentences backwards. "I played it backwards, and here's what he says: 'I gave you everything All the pain life brings Just to get you to Come back to me' "I had done a previous version of this video, but the sound was too distorted to hear anything. That's why I improved the quality of the rip and released this n

Rihanna: 'I Used to Drink as a Teenager -- But Not Like Amy Winehouse'
Rihanna spent her time as a teenager in Barbados getting drunk with her friends -- but insists she never "went over the top" like Amy Winehouse. "I'd go out and get drunk, but that's what teenage girls do in Barbados," the singer, 20, says of her rebellious phase at the age 14. "The country's pretty laid-back about the legal age for drinking. But I never went too over the top," she tells Britain's Live magazine. "I wasn't exactly in Amy Winehouse mode. I'd seen what alcohol and drugs had done to my

Report: Amy Winehouse “Too Ugly” To Attend Birthday Party
Amy Winehouse said no, no, no to attending her 25th birthday bash...

Amy’s Too Ugly To Leave The House…
Yesterday we were the first celebrity website to bring you the sad news that Amy Winehouse had snubbed her own surprise 25th birthday bash at Jazz After Dark in Soho on Saturday night. Did she do it on purpose? Was she ill? Apparently not. According to reports: “Amy was standing in front of the mirror telling everyone how rough she looked. Unfortunately her lifestyle has had a major effect on her appearance and it has only just started to sink in. She kept saying she was ugly and was in an awful state. Th

Ha-ppy Birth-day to ….No-one!
Amy Winehouse can’t even get her stuff together to attend her own birthday party!  The girl is a mess!  Over the weekend she was supposed to celebrate her own birthday with family and friends….maybe someone forgot to tell her?  Surprise!  Amy’s not there! More pictures after the skip…. Amy’s mom and dad continue down their delusional path [...]

Amy Winehouse is ‘too ugly’ for her birthday party
Amy Winehouse refused to go to her own birthday party after realising how drugs have ravaged her looks and ranting: “I look “f***ing ugly...

Winehouse: Too 'ugly' to attend
Amy Winehouse refused to attend her 25th birthday party because she felt too"ugly".

Amy Winehouse: I look f*cking ugly (pix)
The Grammy winning singer refused to go to her own birthday party after realising how drugs have ravaged her looks and ranting: “I look “f*cking ugly.” www.thesun.co.uk    09-15-08 

'Ugly' Winehouse refuses to attend her 25th
Amy Winehouse refused to attend her 25th birthday party because she felt too “ugly”.