A portrait of the late Heath Ledger won The People's Choice Awardat Australia's Archibald Prize Exhibition on Thursday. The painting, called "Heath," was created by Ledger's friend, Vincent Fantauzzo, shortly before the actor's death.
Ryan Seacrest already has a radio show, a TV job on E!, American Idol and now comes word that he may violate our TV screens even more.
Madonna is kissing girls again. She was "pretending" to make out with a chick at her concert in Paris last night.
Lance Bass has a hot new beau. Former boybander Lance Bass and his new shirtless stud work out and pick up energy drinks from the juice bar at Equinox Fitness Club in South Beach, Florida on Wednesday.
If you were one of the many people asking yourself who the hell is "Sarah Marshall," you were not alone. The mass amounts of advertisement for the movie, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" have been seen everywhere. She is played
by Kristen Bell. For those of you who do not know who Kristen Bell is, here is a little info.
In 1998, She’s a Broadway Bell
Bell moves to New York to attend New York University. While studying musical theater, she appears on Broadway in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Crucible with Liam Neeson and Laura Linney. She also stars in an off-Broadway production of Reefer Madness – a role she reprises for Showtime in 2005 (left). She eventually drops out a few credits shy of earning her degree.
In 2004, She’s Veronica Mars
Bell, 24, headlines the teen detective drama Veronica Mars (pictured with costar Percy Daggs III). "I'm always the girl next door – the nothing ingenue – and it's totally boring to play," she tells the New York Times. "To have someone like Veronica, who's deep and witty and sarcastic, is wonderful." The series ranks 122nd out of 133 in Nielsen ratings, but critics and fans adore Bell's combination of wit, spunk and vulnerability.
In 2006, Bell's Star Pulses
Bell's performance on Mars helps her land roles in Wes Craven's psychological thriller Pulse (left), the campus comedy Fifty Pills, and Fanboys, about a group of Star Wars fans on the road. "I think I'm put into the category of more of a short list, which I'm very happy to be on," she tells Chicago Tribune. "But, yeah, it is what it is. I'm Veronica Mars on Veronica Mars."
In 2008, Bell Covers Cosmo & Hits Big Screen!
Bell, 27, appears on the cover of Cosmopolitan. "It’s funny. The feedback I’ve always gotten is that I was not nearly pretty enough to play the pretty girl and not homely enough to play the ugly girl," she tells the magazine. "So I’ve always been like 'I’ve got to be able to fit in somewhere!'" After her new comedy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, opens at No. 2, Bell finds a place among the 'pretty,' as she lands on PEOPLE's Most Beautiful list.
Jennifer Aniston, 39, and John Mayer, 30, were first seen together publicly last Friday when they had an intimate lunch at Michael's Genuine Food & Drink in the Miami Design District. Later on that day, the cozy couple was seen at Casa Tua on South Beach. After spending the weekend together lounging and laughing in Miami, Jennifer Aniston stayed behind to film her movie, Marley & Me with Owen Wilson, while John Mayer returned to New York. A source close to Mayer says, “they already miss each other.” Another source of the singer says, “it's very real; they've been seeing each other for a few weeks now."
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon held hands all night at the aferparty for her new film Tennessee on Saturday night. Everyone noticed the enormous, luminous rock on her ring finger, but neither Carey or Cannon wanted to respond to questions of a possible engagement. When asked what he loved about Carey, Cannon, 27 told People Magazine, “Everything.”
Britney parades herself wearing only a towel - After a 52 sec. Workout session, Britney spots the paparazzi and tries to get some attention.
Katie Holmes is trying out a Scientology boot camp - Star Magazine claims Katie Holmes recently spent 3 days at Gold Base, the Scientology compound in Hemet, CA.
Selena Gomez is the New Miley Cyrus - E! recently reported that Disney executives are so worried about Miley’s semi-topless Vanity Fair scandal that, more than ever, they want to make Selena shine as the teen alternative to Miley Cyrus.
Naomi Campbell on Ugly Betty - Pictures of supermodel Naomi Campbell looking like one sexy baseball player on the Los Angeles set of Ugly Betty.
Miley Cyrus made the list of most discussed celebrity personalities after posing for provocative pictures by famed Vanity Fair photographer Annie Leibovitz. While Cyrus's defenders suggest that the pictures – now available on the Vanity Fair Web site – may ultimately help the 15-year-old graduate into a more mature artist, others are criticizing her for disappointing her 'tween and teen fan base, which looks up to her as a role model.
Carmen Electra is hoping the third time is a charm for falling in love. Her boyfriend, Rob Patterson, former touring guitarist for Korn, popped the question in Las Vegas over her 36th birthday celebration. Patterson presented her a “beautiful black diamond set in white diamonds”, a source tells People magazine.
The actress-model electrified the pages of Playboy in the 1990s and then made waves with her role in the hit TV series Baywatch. She has since starred on numerous TV shows and in films like Scary Movie.
The actress-model was previously wed to NBA star Dennis Rodman for about 5 minutes before annulling the marriage. She also wed Jane’s Addiction rocker Dave Navarro, but they divorced in 2006. That did not hinder her from accepting the proposal from a man who she’s been dating less than a year. History always repeats itself, as Electra already tattooed herself with her third future husband’s name too.
The IRS doesn’t care who you are if you owe them money. Wesley Snipes, 45, paid a $5 million dollar fine and was sentenced Thursday to three years behind bars as his punishment for failing to file his tax returns, U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges announced in an Ocala, Fla., courtroom.
Prosecutors said the Blade star owes a total of $41 million in taxes from 1999 through 2001. The prosecution was seeking to make an example of Snipes so average people didn’t think that they rich and famous could get away with it. Snipes’ defense claimed the tax loss only $227,959, and sought probation. "Wesley Snipes is not a dangerous man who needs to be imprisoned to protect the public," Snipes' attorney said in his sentencing memo. "He is contrite, promises that he will never again break the law, and respectfully asks the court to consider not just the jury verdict but also all the good that he has done in his life."
In February, Snipes, an Orlando native, was acquitted on the more serious charges of conspiracy to defraud the government and filing a false claim for a $7 million refund – both felonies – as well as three similar counts of failure to file returns for the years 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Several famous names sent in letters of support for Snipes, including Denzel Washington, Woody Harrelson and TV judge Joe Brown. Washington called Snipes a "great oak." Harrelson, who starred with Snipes in Wildcats, wrote, "Wes continues to encourage and challenge me to be the best man I can be by being a constant friend."
Ellen DeGeneres tried her hardest to get David Beckham shirtless when he appeared on her talk show August 24th, 2008. After viewing a collaboration of videos of the L.A. Galaxy star, mostly sans shirt, she let him know how “easy on the eyes” he is, and that she wouldn’t mind if he took anything off.
Ellen’s show set up a skill test where she and Beckham played strip soccer. The audience grew excited as Ellen scored one goal, and Beckham missed all three! He ended up being a tease, and to the audience’s dismay, did not take anything off.
The rest of his interview included talk of another baby with his wife of nine years, Spice Girl Victoria "Posh" Beckham. He said, "We always wanted a big family." The couple has three boys: Brooklyn, 8, Romeo, 5, and Cruz, 3.
Rapper Kanye West and fiancé Alexis Phifer have split up after being engaged for a year and a half. The couple dated on and off since 2002, then got engaged during a vacation on the island of Capri in August of 2006. Kanye proposed during their dinner of lobster and pasta.
The split was not surprising to mutual friends of theirs. Instead of planning their wedding, Phifer and West, both 30, continued to spend more time apart. The Grammy-winning star has been busy preparing for his nationwide "Glow in the Dark" tour and Phifer was busy launching her clothing line, Ghita.
Phifer told People Magazine that “I wish him the best in his future and all of his endeavors. He's one of the most talented people I've ever met."
