Only one day after being dropped by Sony for their crappy first single ‘Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)’ with rapper Vanilla Ice, X Factor finalists Jedward have been picked up by Universal. Their manager Louis Walsh is reportedly happy over the signing and he knows that the twin singers “still have a great career ahead of them”. Are we talking about the same group that sang with Vanilla Ice? Gimmicks can only last for so long. I’m willing to open up a betting pool to how long it will be until they get dropped again and ultimately disappear into obscurity.
US president Barack Obama has expressed his support for fallen golfer Tiger Woods.
Obama said Woods will be a “terrific” golfer despite his personal issues, the AP reports.
Woods, who just announced his return to competitive golf, is reported on the road to re-establishing his sporting career after the fallout from revelations of multiple extra-marital affairs. He announced he would play The Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia next month, as insiders noted he picked the “most controlled” of tourneys for a comeback.
Obama in an interview with the Fox News Channel on Wednesday said that Woods has acknowledged betraying his family and that he has to work out personal issues. Obama said he was sure Woods is still going to be a terrific golfer.
Woods appears to be en route to healing his marriage to Elin Nordegren after taking four months off to attend to rehab and damage control.
Rachel Bilson has said her fiance Hayden Christensen is like a human dictionary.
The 28-year-old actress is engaged to the Star Wars actor and said people will need a dictionary to read some of his interviews.
Bilson said to Cleo magazine: “Yeah, he’s very, very articulate. He has a wide vocabulary and he’s quite a clever guy.
“There are definitely things where I’ll be like: ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about right now.’ Or: ‘What does that word mean?!’ We definitely have that every so often.”
Asked if he is like a human dictionary, she said: “Exactly!”
After admitting that he cheated on his wife10 times, it should hardly come as a surprise that Take That singer Mark Owen has checked himself into rehab. The British boy band member has owned up to a 10-year long alcohol addiction and is finally ready to get the help he needs. He said “I have had issues for a long time. I’ve drunk for the last 10 years and it got to a bad point… I need to sort things out. I’m going into rehab properly. I’ve made my bed and I’ve got to lie in it. I was very lucky to marry Emma because I’ve not always been a great partner.”
British actors Paul Bettany and Rufus Sewell are the latest stars to sign up for Angelina Jolie’s new movie The Tourist, according to reports.
The romantic thriller is currently being filmed in Venice, Italy, where Jolie, 34, and co-star Johnny Depp, 46, have regularly been spotted shooting scenes for the flick.
The movie sees Jolie take on the role of an Interpol officer, who crosses paths with Depp, who plays an American tourist visiting Italy to get over a broken heart, and leads him into a dangerous world of mystery and intrigue.
According to UK magazine Empire, it is not yet known what roles Bettany or Sewell will have in the flick, which is being directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.
Amy Winehouse is launching a clothing collection in collaboration with British label Fred Perry. The British train wreck of a singer’s line is expected to make its debut in stores in October. Richard Martin, Fred Perry’s marketing director, explained the partnership with Wino to the media by saying “Amy has been wearing Fred Perry for years, so we were aware she was a genuine fan of the brand. Amy has a unique sense of style that reflects the brand’s own historical reference points.” If the designs are from the Wino druggie era, I want no part of it. I’m fine with everything else though.
Oscar-nominated actress Carey Mulligan is reportedly lonely after moving to the US.
The 24-year-old has moved in with her American actor boyfriend Shia LaBeouf, 23, who lives in America, and she is reportedly homesick after leaving friends and family behind in Britain.
A pal said to UK Newspaper The Mail on Sunday: “Carey is lonely, the move has been hard on her and she has found herself taking second place for the entire awards season.”
Mulligan has already split with the Transformers actor once before and she is reportedly doubting their union once again.
The friend added: “Carey is having doubts again. She has been working hard and so has Shia. They only ever get a couple of days a week to spend together. Now Carey is feeling restless once more.”
Model Gisele Bündchen has revealed that she “felt like ET” after giving birth to her son, according to reports.
Bündchen, 29, gave birth to son Benjamin in December and said that she “gained only 30lbs” during the pregnancy.
But the Brazilian supermodel admitted that she had a shock when she recently returned to modelling and had to pose for one of her clients.
She said to Vogue magazine: “I got to the studio and I felt like I was ET – whoa, what’s going on? Hair and make-up? I hadn’t looked at myself in a mirror for a month-and-a-half.”
She added: “I’d been in my house, in a cocoon with my kids, my husband, my dogs. Usually, as I walk through the door into that atmosphere, I already feel different.”
Charlie Sheen will return to Two And A Half Men next week, his publicist said.
Sheen reportedly underwent rehab and is in the “process of exiting” the facility, according to ABC Australia.
Sheen’s life unravelled after an alleged domestic violence outbreak last Christmas involving his wife Brooke Mueller in Aspen Colorado. He faces a court date in Aspen on Monday to answer felony charges arising from the Christmas Day arrest.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports Sheen publicist Stan Rosenfield said: “He returns to the show for the March 19 taping.”
Speculation about the effect of a hiatus on the CBS hit show followed the announcement Sheen was starting rehab on February 23. However, one report notes the hiatus will have lasted only three weeks in a month that has a built-in one-week hiatus for cast and crew.
Mischa Barton put her Hollywood home up for sale, RadarOnline reports.
Barton has reportedly listed a lovely Beverly Hills home for $8.4million, the website says.
The Tuscan-style pad is smack bang in the middle of Tinsel Town, located in an exclusive private, gated community just minutes from Sunset Strip and Rodeo Drive.
Barton was recently reported being sued by her New York landlord over alleged non-payment of rent on a Tribeca $7000-a-month apartment. She has been swinging between coasts and projects, apparently lacking direction – and a job.
The Beverly Hills home features a family style kitchen, ascending staircase, six bedrooms, media room, canyon views, swimming pool and spa. Last year, police were summoned to the home when she suffered a meltdown that led to her admission to a psychiatric ward in a local hospital. Her subsequent stint in New York for The Beautiful Life was soured when the show was abruptly cancelled.
Lily Allen still swears that she’s going to retire from music and there may be a little help to keep her to her word as the train wreck of a singer has just signed on for a new reality series that will document her transition from being a singer to a shopkeeper. Once she’s done with singing, Lily wants to open a designer “clothes-hire” store with her sister called Lucy in Disguise as well as launch her own record label. A source said “Lily was approached about the TV show and thought it would help promote her new ventures as well as letting people get to know her a bit better.”
Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian are teaming up to endorse new skincare brand PerfectSkin.
The three sisters are getting behind the brand after discovering it was difficult to find the right skincare product.
Kim wrote on her blog: “Kourt, Khloe and I have a big announcement to make! We are so excited to tell you guys that we’re partnering up with PerfectSkin.
“Like most girls we’ve tried an endless number of skin products over the years and with so many products on the market it’s so difficult to find one you like and can stick with.
“But PerfectSkin products have really worked for us and they are the only skincare products I use now.”
Twilight fans got a tantalising glimpse of the much-anticipated next movie in the vampire saga, Eclipse, with a 10-second preview of the official trailer ahead of its release tomorrow.
The third film in the hit film series, which stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and a shirtless Taylor Lautner, explores the love triangle between Edward (Pattinson), Bella (Stewart) and werewolf Jacob (Lautner), and sees the werewolf pack and the Cullen family join forces to fight a new breed of evil vampires.
The 10-second preview of the trailer was made available online today, while the full trailer is expected to be released by Summit Entertainment tomorrow.
Star of the highest-grossing film in history, Sam Worthington disappointed with his Oscars presenting gig on Sunday night.
Avatar’s Worthington made a very ordinary addition to poised superstar Jennifer Lopez who exuded sequins, class and manners. He chewed gum and was not so recognisable either, in black thick-rimmed spectacles. The Daily Telegraph in Australia claimed Worthington “left many cold”.
But the paper noted he managed to make a “dashing” red carpet appearance with his girlfriend Natalie Mark. When he was asked what he was wearing Worthington said: “Payless shoes and a friggin’ kick-arse suit.”
The newspaper noted Worthington’s response to the suit designer question. “Some bloke” was the response. Brioni was the answer.
The singer recently admitted to the fact that she is a very big fan of the transgender community. Probably to the surprise of many, Kesha is such an admirer of these fellows because they are so much better at being women than she is. This is what she said on the matter: “I am a huge fan of the transgender community. I am so not a proper, good female. I can’t dance in high heels and I’m just so not girly, but then I see these men with these banging bodies, dancing in heels, singing, and having so much fun with so much makeup on. That makes me honestly want to be a better woman. It is so fascinating that someone can commit their whole entire lifestyle to being such a fantastic woman when I’m such a bum about it.” It’s good to see Kesha finally finding someone who can inspire her to better herself. Truly, the singer is lost no more.
Cherie Currie recently talked to Spin magazine to talk about what she thought when she saw the movie ‘The Runaways’, which is about her band with Joan Jett back in the 70s. The iconic rock star said “I was stunned. When you live something, your first reaction is to say, ‘Well, that’s not right’ or “Wait a minute, it didn’t happen that way.’ Then Joan and I saw it again and thought, ‘Wow, this is really good.’ It takes time for it to sink in. I thought the performances were just incredible.” I wonder what she felt when she heard Kristen Stewart’s and Dakota Fanning’s renditions of some of their songs.
Former supermodel Kathy Ireland denied she was under the influence of alcohol while she interviewed celebrities in the lead-up to the 82nd Academy Awards.
The New York Daily News claims Ireland “served up some seriously stiff” interviews from the red carpet. She reportedly shocked viewers as she awkwardly welcomed Precious star and best actress nominee Gabourey Sidibe and Zac Efron.
Ireland was reportedly branded a “hot mess” on Twitter, while some Twitterers claimed she was in the running for an award for “best use of medication”.
Ireland, 46, took to Twitter herself to respond. One of her tweets ran: “No Red Bull or chemicals…just J.O.Y.!”
In a friendly tone, she added: “So many mis understood that the J.O.Y. was being invited 2 co host. Grateful to all.”
Tim Burton might be in charge of movie takes on Alice in Wonderland, but Helena Bonham Carter calls the shots at home.
The Alice star said: “At home I’m the boss – he calls me ‘chief’ and I would say on the whole he likes me to make the decisions. He’s not a mad professor type. His time management is good. He is financially responsible. A part of him maybe exists in an alternative reality but he is a very sane and grounded good father.”
Burton, whose 3-D fantasy film starring Johnny Depp has taken London by storm, is the father of Bonham Carter’s two children. The actress admitted things can get contentious on set. “At work is where we sometimes get it wrong. He’s the boss and I’m not as silent as he’d like me to be.”
