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Brandi Glanville to LeAnn Times: Thanks For the Book Sales!
5 months ago
Days after LeAnn Rimes’ interview about her feud with Brandi Glanville, the latter Tweeted a backhanded thank you to a “certain someone” for boosting book sales.
Friday, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star wrote: “Every time a certain someone does another interview my book pre-sales sky rocket! Thank you! #Career.”
Glanville’s Drinking and Tweeting: And Other Brandi Blunders does not come out for another few weeks, but pre-orders have indeed risen over the past few days.
Her sarcastic comment comes after Rimes slammed Glanville to ET for their “ridiculous, one-sided feud,”
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Instagram Releases Statement, Seeks to Quell Public Uprising
6 months ago
Attention, Internet users: Instagram has an important message to pass along…
In response to uproar over the rumor that a new terms of service agreement would allow the company to sell photos without compensating the subject of said photos, co-founder Kevin Systrom has released a statement.
“[The new terms of service] was interpreted by many that we were going to sell your photos to others without any compensation. This is not true,” Systrom says.
According to the controversial Instagram agreement:
“A business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness,
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Gun Sales Spike in Virginia and Colorado
6 months ago
While an assault weapons ban will likely go before Congress in 2013, and while many are calling for stricter gun control laws in response to the Connecticut shooting, residents in at least two states are taking a different tact:
They’re getting locked and loaded.
On Saturday, Virginia state police reported 4,166 filings for background checks on those seeking to purchase a gun, that’s a whopping 42 percent increase from the same date in 2011.
It’s also the highest tally since the state starting tracking these transactions in 1989.
Colorado also set a single-day record for
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Steven Tyler Denies Racist Charge, Apologizes to Nicki Minaj
6 months ago
In a new interview with Canadian talk show eChat, Steven Tyler calmly addresses the charges of racism leveled at him this week by Nicki Minaj.
The latter artist went off on Twitter this week after Tyler randomly said the American Idol Season 12 judging team would send Bob Dylan home if he were to audition in front of them.
Minaj took major exception to the comment, chalking it up to bitterness on the part of Tyler.
“I apologize if it was taken wrong, Nicki… I am the last thing on this planet as far as being a racist,” Tyler says in the following video.
Watch the full response
More >New Breaking Dawn Part 2 Pictures: Sullen in the Snow
9 months ago
A couple new Breaking Dawn Part 2 photos have hit the Internet, with one being especially apt.
It depicts Edward Cullen, seemingly alone, confused, lost in his thoughts. If Robert Pattinson had to reshoot this scene right now, we have a feeling he’d easily be able to summon those emotions.
Take a look below at Edward soliciting the help of the Denali coven to fight against the Volturi.
In the other just-released image, Edward and Bella are joined by a few Amazon friends, as trouble is clearly afoot and forces are gathering on both sides:
Breaking Dawn Part 2 hits theaters on November 16,
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Kate Gosselin Misses Her Old Life, Show
11 months ago
Kate Gosselin’s missing the bygone era when she was a reality TV star traveling the world with her brood, according to a recent Twitter missive. So much so, she even watches old episodes of the old days … we can’t decide if that’s sweetly nostalgic or just sad.
The mother of eight Tweeted:
“Wow. We all agreed: we miss our show & the adventures and huge opportunities to help and entertain others! Why am I watching and crying??!”
“We are watching the St Jude’s episode… I am crying… Happy and sad tears… Old episodes of Jon & Kate +8 warms our hearts…” Kate later added.
Gosselin’s
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Kate Gosselin Cruise Canceled Due to Low Sales
1 year ago
Royal Caribbean’s Kate Gosselin-hosted celebrity cruise has been canceled because of poor turnout and low ticket sales, according to reports.
The mother of eight was supposed to set sail from August 12-19 at a rate of $1,900-$3,175 per ticket. Astonishingly, there weren’t many takers.
All cruise-goers have been fully refunded for the nixed event.
Said a spokesman for the company of the Kate Gosselin cruise:
“Yes, that event has been canceled. We just didn’t get the turnout that we desired and mutually we agreed that if we didn’t get it, we would cancel.”
“All ticket purchasers have been
More >The Bachelorette Spoilers 2012: Emily Maynard Men, Final Four Revealed!
1 year ago
Emily Maynard debuts as The Bachelorette May 14, and we’re starting to piece together the coming season of the long-running ABC guilty pleasure.
The Bachelorette spoilers revealed thus far show that the men competing from Emily mostly range in age from 25-35, and are Caucasian. Shocker!
She’ll meet a teacher, a gym owner, a model, a bunch of of executives, a big-name race car driver (seriously) and a Jef with one “f” (also seriously).
Emily Maynard, 25, won Brad Womack’s season of The Bachelor, but that didn’t work out. She bested Ashley Hebert, the previous Bachelorette star.
As he did
More >Kailyn Lowry to Jo Rivera: Please Come Back to (and Impregnate) Me!
1 year ago
After trying out the dating scene, Teen Mom 2 star Kailyn Lowry has reportedly decided that estranged baby daddy Jo Rivera is the one for her after all.
She wants another baby with him, as well.
“She is still in love with Jo,” a source close to Kailyn tells Star. “She wants to wait until after she graduates, but she wants another baby with Jo.”
Earlier this year, Kailyn was going steady with Jordan Wenner, but was anything but faithful, often getting frisky with Jo Rivera on the side! Drama!
“Jo was spending a lot of time with her and their son, Isaac, and basically one thing led to
More >Modern Warfare 3 Reaches $1 Billion in Sales in Just 16 Days
1 year ago
Modern Warfare 3, the latest spinoff of the popular Call of Duty video game series, has officially beaten the quickest-to-a-billion-dollars record previously set by Avatar.
James Cameron’s epic effort took 17 days to hit that mark; Modern Warfare 3 took 16.
It’s an incredible benchmark for the series, and it’s evidence that video games have become one of the most economically vibrant corners of the media marketplace.
According to Variety, aggregate video game sales in November were up 15 percent thanks to high-profile sequels: Modern Warfare 3, Elder Scroll V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake’s
More >Katy Perry Debuts "The One That Got Away" Video on Ellen: Watch Now!
1 year ago
Will “The One That Got Away” be Katy Perry’s sixth straight #1 hit?
She hopes so, and thinks today’s video release date might be good luck.
On Ellen DeGeneres’ show this morning, Katy noted that if you took six #1′s and lined them up, you’d get 11/11/11. We totally didn’t think of that earlier.
Check out the video, which debuted during her interview with Ellen, and see if you think it’s up there with some of her other recent, instant pop hits:
Katy Perry – The One That Got Away (on Ellen)
Not bad, huh? She sure does love dressing up in elaborate costumes.
On a really cool note, Perry
More >T.I. to Diddy: Take it Down a Notch!
1 year ago
Diddy damn near caused a melee at an Atlanta club last weekend.
Fortunately, T.I. was there to talk his out-of-control buddy down.
After the mogul and Ciroc Vodka spokesman threatened to get violent with a man in the crowd drinking a rival brand (seriously) at the BET Hip Hop Awards after-party.
Things almost got out of hand at Compound, until T.I. stepped in:
Diddy Calls Out Non-Ciroc Drinker, T.I. Intervenes
Diddy began shouting at the man, “B!tch ass n!ggas … put that sh!t down … put that sh!t down before I come smack that purple shirt off your ass.”
It appears Diddy grabs ice and
More >Daphne Guinness on Food: Who Needs It?!
1 year ago
Heiress and fashion icon Daphne Guinness is raising eyebrows this week as the subject of a profile in this week’s issue of The New Yorker magazine.
In it, Daph displayed her affinity for style over comfort.
Put more succinctly, she’ll starve herself to look good.
The article describes Guinness at a David-Bowie inspired photo shoot, where she didn’t mind taking pains to make her fashion look original:
“To incarnate Ziggy Stardust, she let a stylist place an enormous metallic collar around her neck; the stylist apologized for any discomfort.
“Are you kidding?” Guinness said. ‘Uncomfortable
More >Demi Lovato Single Release: "Skyscraper"
1 year ago
Skies are crying, I am watching.Catching teardrops in my hands.Only silence, as it’s ending, like we never had a chance.Do you have to make me feel like there’s nothing left of me?
So croons Demi Lovato in her first post-rehab single, “Skyscraper.”
Demi has said the track symbolizes the “journey” she’s undertaken since checking herself into a facility to deal with emotional issues, such as cutting, related to bipolarity. A new album is up next, though no release date has been announced.
Listen to “Skyscraper” now and then vote: What do you think?
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