Mariah Carey’s Surprise Marriage
Singer and legendary diva Mariah Carey has confirmed that she has indeed married Nick Cannon after a whirlwind (read: ridiculously short) six week romance.
There have been rumours flying for several weeks now, and Carey has finally spoken up in an interview with People Magazine.
Exclusive photos in the magazine show Carey and Cannon on their wedding day, April 30th, in the Bahamas.
Talking to people Mariah, 39, said: “We really do feel we are soulmates. I never felt a love like this was in the cards for me.”
Equally lovey was Cannon talking about Carey when he said she is: “”beautiful on the outside and 10 times as beautiful on the inside.”
The couple also had tattoos in celebration of their love, his saying ‘Mariah’ and hers saying ‘Mrs Cannon’.
Scarlett Johansson Engaged
Bad news fellas! Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are officially engaged.
Johansson, 23 and Reynolds, 31 have been a couple for over a year now and their reps confirmed today that they Ryan has proposed.
Reynolds has starred in US sitcom Two Guys and a Girl, as well as several movies including Blade Trinity with Wesley Snipes.
He was previously engaged to singer Alanis Morissette in 2004 but the couple split in 2006. This will be the first marriage for both Reynolds and Johannson.
Reports say that it was Reynold’s birthday last week and that Johansson gave him a fairly unique gift. Apparently Johansson, having had her wisdom teeth taken out last year, had one of them dipped in gold and strung on a chain as his birthday present.
The date is yet to be set for the wedding.
Jimi Hendrix in Sex Tape
Marilyn Monroe is not the only celebrity to have a sex tape surface after several decades.
Two weeks after Monroe’s sex film was sold to a private collector in the U.S. for 1.5 million dollars footage of rock legend Jimi Hendrix has come to light.
Hendrix, who died of a drug overdose in 1970, is allegedly seen frolicking with two brunettes in the bedroom. There is only one front on shot of his face, while his profile can be seen briefly.
The footage appears on a DVD that documents Henrix’s later life and includes interviews with two famous groupies from the era, Pamela Des Barres and Cynthia Albritton, both who claim that they believe the film to be genuine.
Hendrix biographer Charles R. Cross doubts the authenticity of the sex film claiming that the face and nostrils of the man in the video do not match Hendrix.
The company who made the DVD stand by the validity of their claim and have said they brought in expert consultation to authenticate the footage.
Hannah Montana Star’s Nude Shots Cause A Stir
Star of TV show Hannah Montana, Miley Cyrus, is doing more than entertaining the kids these days.
The fifteen year old actress has had to apologise for a highly controversial photo shoot for Vanity Fair in which she is swathed in nothing but a sheet.
The shots were taken by legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz, who has photographed many of the world’s most famous faces.
However Miley says “I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be ‘artistic’ and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story I feel so embarrassed. I never intended for any of this to happen and i apolologise to my fans who I care so deeply about.”
While this is what Miley is saying today, word has it that she and her parents saw the photos after the shoot and had no problem at all with them, leaving Vanity Fair and Annie Leibovitz surprised at the hubub.
Commentators suggest that the similarity to the scandal created when High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens had some private nude photo’s leaked has made Disney go into overdrive to protect their wholesome image. Hannah Montana is currently the top rated Disney show and the ratings within its target audience of 6 to 14 year olds is second only to American Idol.
Disney have come out with guns blazing and had this to say about the shoot: “Unfortunately, as the article suggests, a situation was created to deliberately manipulate a fifteen year old in order to sell magazines”.
Vanity Fair had this to say: “Miley’s parents and/or minders were on the set all day. Since the photo was taken digitally , they saw it on the shoot and everyone thought it was a beautiful and natural protrait of Miley.”
My Family Star in Intensive Care
Actor Kris Marshall is in intensive care in a Bristol hospital after he was a hit by a car on Sunday night.
He had been out drinking with friends when he was run over and suffered a serious head injury.
He remains in intensive care but his parents told reporters that his condition is improving.
The Avon and Somerset police said: “There was a collision between a car and pedestrian shortly before 1am on Sunday.
“It happened in St Augustine’s Parade in Bristol City Centre. A man in his 30s was taken to hospital with head injuries not considered to be life-threatening.
“Police spoke to the driver of the car involved, which was a VW Polo. He stopped immediately after the collision and we are looking into how it happened. He was not a drink driver.”
Marshall currently stars in the BT internet ad campaign but is also famous for his roles in TV show My Family and film Love Actually.
Amy Winehouse Drinks, Gets Violent, Gets Book Deal
Amy Winehouse, ever a source of gossip and sleaze, has outdone herself in the last week as news columns are flooded with her latest antics.
She spent Friday night at Holborn Station in central London after getting into a fight with two men (bring it on Amy!) while out on the town. This is the same week in which she allegedly headbutted someone. For what? Trying to hail her a taxi apparently.
This comes on the heel of rumours that Amy has hooked up with a new fella, despite her husband Blake Fielder-Civil still being in prison.
Alex Haines, 22 years old, is an assistant to Amy’s manager and very opposed to drug taking, a factor which Haines’ stepfather said ‘could only be a good influence’ on the spectacularly troubled singer.
Speaking of fathers, Amy’s father has also weighed in with claims that Amy should sectioned, for her own good.
In an interview with News of the World (right on, Dad, tell the people who really care)“The situation is getting out of control. I want her off the street. I don’t think being (in rehab) for six weeks is going to cure her problems. I think it needs far more radical measures.
“I’ve been on the phone to Amy’s manager in Los Angeles and he’s starting things rolling. They are going to be speaking to doctors, psychologists and everything else. Ultimately, it’s the doctors who will decide if anybody is sectionable.
“I’ve told (medical authorities) she is a danger to herself. There is evidence of self-harming and she’s a danger to other people because she’s attacked someone.”
Amidst all this drama it seems unsurprising that rumour has it that Amy and Blake have been offered £1 million for a book about their relationship (or so the tabloids say).
Ah, another week in the life of Amy Winehouse.
Wesley Snipes Jailed for Three Years
Famous Hollywood actor Wesley snipes was sentanced to three years jail yesterday for wilfully failing to file his US tax returns between 1999 and 2001.
Despite such character witnesses a Woody Harrelson and Denzel Washington, Judge William Terrell Hodges (described as ‘cantankerous’ by many reporters) said that Snipes showed a “history of contempt over a period of time” for the U.S. tax man.
Judge Hodges awarded the maximum sentence to Snipes, a move which many say is to provide an example to the American people that if a celebrity can be jailed, so can anyone.
Snipes denied that it was wilful evasion, saying that he had been badly advised. He said “I am an idealistic, naive, passionate, truth-seeking, spiritually motivated artist, unschooled in the science of law and finance”
Snipes is appealing the sentence.
Grab a Sneak Peek at a Dream Job with Unearthed
Imagine if you could, this year, jump on a plane and become David Attenborough for a month. Well, that’s the opportunity that Animal Planet’s new series of Unearthed: Film School Wild (premieres Monday 28th April at 9pm), is offering.
For those who missed the first season, Unearthed takes a group of aspiring wildlife filmmakers from all over the world and takes them with a film crew and mentors to Africa. There they are immersed in an intense and competitive crash course in documentary.
It is an incredibly attractive formula, blending the drama of wildlife documentary with the human interest of watching four completely inexperienced young people from all walks of life go through an intense four week training.
This opportunity was open to anyone and in fact none of the contestants were filmmakers to begin with. One of them, Mayuri, was a dentist from India.
I got to catch up with one of these lucky contestants, Amabel Adcock, for the inside scoop on how it feels to get up close and personal with great white sharks, elephants and penguins.
When did you get back?
We got back in middle of August. We’ve been back for a bit of time now.
And how long were you there for?
We were there for four weeks exactly. It was amazing.
So, tell us, how did you first hear about Unearthed?
I watched the last series and thought it was quite interesting. I went onto the website and had a look and saw that they were looking for a 2nd series and I thought oh my god, you know, I’ll regret it forever if I don’t apply for that.
So you’re flying out on the aeroplane to Africa about to start this, what was going through your mind?
Sheer panic. I thought ‘what am earth am I doing?’ Obviously my whole overwhelming idea of the series was a mix of completely terrified and not knowing what was going to happen next and then really, really excited because you know what’s going to happen is probably going to be something quite incredible. And so for the whole experience I was quite terrified and quite excited.
And the other thing was I was terrified even of being in front of cameras. I mean it’s a really weird idea. I think in the beginning we are very different from how we appear in the end. But then you have to get over that and get on with why your really there.
So what was your first impression?
My first impression was seeing Seb (one of the other contestants) walk off the plane dressed like a zebra. In fact, obviously he turned out to be hysterical.
What most surprised you about being on Unearthed?
The amount of things we did. I didn’t think that would be possible. I thought we’d be in Shamwari National Park filming the wildlife there but one of the first things we did was be taken off to islands near cape town, shark diving,
I came away thinking I’d had half a dozen experiences that you’d be lucky to have once, all in four weeks. It was extraordinary.
What was the scariest thing you did?
Shark diving was the most scary. It was weird, it was incredible. I think I was one of the last to go down so I felt quite comfortable by the end but it was totally different. I mean you can kind of deal with animals on the ground because you are used to seeing them but underwater is so alien and it was pretty terrifying but fascinating.
What was your lowest point and why?
When we had to miss out on doing tasks (Unearthed pitches the contestants against each other, and each week one of them has to sit out of one of the tasks).I mean firstly finding out about that at the beginning, that was a bit of a blow. Finding out it wasn’t going to be like the first series. There was a twist to it.
Did that affect your relationship with the other contestants?
Actually we bonded incredibly well, and it was really brilliant. We got on so well. I think we were able to switich between the two. There was always that slight edge, you know if you’ve seen someone else finish their script an hour before you, you’d think oh god… but we had a very open relationship between the four of us. We just laughed and took the mickey out of each other.
If you could pick out the best moment, what would it be?
There’s too many. But I think going in the helicopter to the islands, just hanging out the side of the helicopter. You could see the whole South African coast line and then landing on this island where no one’s ever been and being surrounded by penguins.
I think one of the other amazing moments is just sitting on the jeep and an elephant walks next to you. It’s one of those moments that happens quite a lot but every time it does you think ‘this is the life’.
Has the experienced changed you?
It’s given me more confidence and hope. It gives you another drive to keep on going and keep trying to crack the industry which after a while can really get you down. And also I learnt a lot and I can always refer back to it now. But the confidence is the big change.
How was coming back to the UK- a welcome return or a sad departure?
It was a bit of both. I remember leaving and one of the crew looked at me and laughed and said ‘when are you coming back?’ and I said ‘as soon as possible.’
It was sad to say goodbye to the others but whenever you do something its always great to go home and tell people about it. You know, get back and show everyone my photos and tell everyone my stories, which I’m still doing now.
One of the judges, Harriet Nimo said: “It is so important to find new ideas for story telling and fresh perspectives, and this is even more crucial when trying to reach young people, today’s YouTube generation.” Is this something you’ve thought about? How do you think wildlife filmmaking can be brought into this new generation, are they interested?
When David Attenborough started TV was still just launching. Now it’s so established and there’s this whole new generation of digital media. That has to be embraced somehow.
Firstly I think you can really embrace all these different types of media but ultimately if you find a story that’s enchanting enough and fascinating enough, because you know for a lot of people, the kind of simple things that happen regularly in the African bush are actually fascinating and they’ve never even considered before. I think its just a way of making really telling stories and trying to really get them to a different sort of audience.
Would you recommend the experience to other budding young wildlife filmmakers?
100%. Definitely. If anything even if you decide you don’t want to be a wildlife filmmaker, you are going to have so much fun.
If this is your idea of a dream job then lucky you, because Animal Planet has also begun accepting applications for contestants to be featured on the third series. To learn more about the application process and eligibility, please visit www.animalplanet.co.uk/unearthed. The closing date for receipt of applications is 19 May 2008.
Check out the show this Monday at 9pm on Animal Planet and see Amabel’s adventure for yourself.
By McGee Noble
Comedian Russell Brand Makes his US Film Debut
British comedian and renowned kook is on top of the world today as his film Forgetting Sarah Marshall tops U.S. box office charts.
Brand’s fame has long established itself on British shores with his autobiography My Booky Wook being nominated for Tesco Biography of the Year at the Galaxy British Book Awards along side such greats as Katie Price and Ewan McGregor.
Born in Essex in 1975, Brand has long lived a life of debauchery and controversy although it is his comic talent that brought him to fame in 2000 at the Hackney Comic Talent of the Year finals. While he did not win, this did get him the attention of agent John Noel and led to a stand up tour. In 2001 he became a VJ for MTV’s Dance Floor Chart but was fired after turning up to work dressed as Osama Bin Laden.
An ex heroin addict and alcoholic, Brand has been clean since 2003 and today he is a noted patron of addiction charity Focus.
His leap across the seas to the U.S. follows a chance meeting with American comedian Adam Sandler when they were both being interviewed on a U.K. chat show. They got on so well that Sandler asked if Brand would be interested in being in a movie. This led to an introduction to some U.S. studios and finally to Judd Apatrow, who was already quite famous for his string of hits including The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Superbad.
Apatrow liked Brand so much that he rewrote the British character in his upcoming movie to fit Brand’s personality. In Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Brand stars as an outrageous British rocker that many critics say completely steals the show, despite being up against such established actors as Jason Segel (Knocked Up, How I Met Your Mother) and Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars, Heroes).
Not content with stealing the film, movie moguls also believe that the song ‘Inside of You’ that his character performs in the film could also top the U.S. charts.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall is due for U.K. release on April 25th.
Lindsay Lohan in Lesbian Rumours
Lindsay Lohan has set gossip mills rolling about her relationship with new BFF Samantha Ronsen.
The pair have been partying at the Beatrice Inn and the Hawaiian Tropic Zone over the weekend but trouble brewed when Ashely Olsen attempted to strike up a conversation with Sam. Witnesses say that Lindsay was furious, shouting “get your 15 year old ‘full house’ a** away from my girlfriend!”
To make things weirder, sources say that Lohan is so taken with Ronson that she has created a facebook profile with the name Lindsay Ronson.
DJ Sam Ronson is the sister of esteemed music producer Mark Ronson who has worked with a slew of celebrities including our very own Amy Winehouse.
Samantha Ronson also gained notoriety through her lawsuit against celebrity blogger Perez Hilton for his claim that she owned the cocaine found in Lindsay Lohan’s car after her car accident in LA in May last year. Althought the case was thrown out of court and Ronson ordered to pay Perez nearly $85,00, she is attempting to relaunch the case.
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