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Sex change bars Canadian wannabe beauty queen March 30, 2012 | Comment on this article

… Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Beach shots depict her as every inch a curvaceous beauty queen. But 23-year-old Jenna Talackova was born male, and that led the Miss Universe Canada organizers to disqualify her last week as a finalist in the 61st Miss Universe Canada... Read More

Alicia Silverstone feeds baby 'bear' more like bird! March 27, 2012 From www.thekindlife.com, Alicia Silverstone’s blog… Silverstone posted this yummy video of her feeding her son… baby bird style! OK, this is kinda gross. She writes: “I just had a delicious breakfast of miso soup, collards and radish steamed and drizzled with flax oil, cast iron mochi with nori... Read More

Staind bassist's gift helps buy ambulance in Mass.

March 27, 2012 GOSHEN, Mass. (AP) — An ambulance company that serves six rural western Massachusetts towns has purchased a new ambulance thanks to a $150,000 gift from the bass player for the hard rock band Staind. The gift from Johnny April enabled Highland Ambulance to buy a new vehicle to replace its aging... Read More

Ziggy Stardust spot marked with heritage plaque

March 27, 2012 LONDON (AP) — London authorities have put up a plaque to commemorate a small street with a big place in rock history. Spandau Ballet star Gary Kemp on Tuesday unveiled the plaque in Heddon Street, 40 years after David Bowie stood on the spot for the cover photo of his album “The Rise and Fall... Read More

Aretha Franklin celebrates 70th, talks new music

March 26, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin has a lot more than her 70th birthday to celebrate: She’s reuniting with one of her musical mentors, Clive Davis, for a new album. In an interview at her swanky birthday party on Saturday, Franklin said she and Davis, who helped engineer her comeback in the 1980s, would be... Read More

Bobby Brown arrested for driving under the influence... reports TMZ

March 26, 2012 TMZ is reporting that…..wait for it…. Bobby Brown has just been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. TMZ reports that law enforcement sources say Bobby was busted moments ago in Los Angeles after cops pulled him over for driving while talking on a cell phone.… Read More

Jimmy Kimmel to host Emmys for the first time

March 26, 2012 LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Kimmel has been picked to host the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, which will air on Sept. 23 on ABC. It is the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” host’s first time performing those duties for the Emmys, which is surprising considering the amount of hosting work he’s done for other... Read More

Country stars stampede to studio to help Richie

March 26, 2012 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kenny Chesney was so excited about the idea of working with Lionel Richie that he drunk-dialed the pop legend to suggest a song. Darius Rucker tossed aside a lyric sheet in the studio, saying he’d been preparing for the moment his entire life.… Read More

Arrest warrant for actor Russell Brand in La

March 15, 2012 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police have an arrest warrant out for actor Russell Brand. Brand is in New Orleans to film an untitled movie. He faces a charge of simple criminal damage to property valued at $700. Police spokesman Remi Braden on Thursday could not immediately release details of... Read More

Warhol portrait of Elvis could fetch $50M in NYC

March 15, 2012 AP Photo NYR105 %reldate(2012-03-15T20:54:23 NEW YORK (AP) — An Andy Warhol portrait of Elvis Presley depicted as a cowboy is being auctioned in New York City and is expected to sell for between $30 million and $50 million. “Double Elvis (Ferus Type)” will be offered at Sotheby’s on May 9. …... Read More

Charlize Theron adopts baby boy named Jackson

March 14, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Charlize Theron is a mother: The actress has adopted a child. In a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday, Theron’s publicist said the actress is a “proud mom of a healthy baby boy named Jackson.” No more details were provided.… Read More

Man says Lohan grazed knee with her Porsche, Lohan Tweets denial

March 14, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man says Lindsay Lohan’s black Porsche grazed his knee in Hollywood, and then she drove away. Los Angeles police Sgt. Mark Ro says the man wasn’t hurt in Wednesday’s 12:20 a.m. incident. The man is an employee at the Hookah Lounge. … Read More

Clooney makes quiet visit to volatile Sudan region

March 13, 2012 Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Actor and human rights activist George Clooney made a quiet visit to a volatile border region between Sudan and South Sudan last week ahead of testimony he’s giving before a U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday. … Read More

'America's Got Talent' champ to try politics again

March 13, 2012 CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — The one-time winner of the NBC show “America’s Got Talent” has decided to make another stab at politics. The Southeast Missourian reports that Neal Boyd of Sikeston will seek election as a Republican in the newly drawn 149th Missouri House District. … Read More

Dennis Quaid's 3rd wife files for divorce in Texas

March 13, 2012 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Actor Dennis Quaid’s third wife has filed for divorce, saying the couple’s seven-year marriage has “become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities.” Kimberly Buffington Quaid filed a petition in Travis County, Texas, using the initials “B.K.” and... Read More

Jennie Garth, Peter Facinelli split after 11 years

March 13, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli say they are divorcing after 11 years. In a statement Tuesday, the couple said they decided to end their marriage but share “the same deep love and devotion to our children.” Garth and Facinelli said they remain “dedicated to raising our beautiful... Read More

Streep as Clinton? Tribute gets people talking

March 13, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — Meryl Streep is fresh off her Oscar win for playing Margaret Thatcher. But she had an entire theater at Lincoln Center wondering if an even better role for her would be a political icon closer to home: Hillary Rodham Clinton.… Read More

'Kill Bill' actor Michael Madsen jailed in Malibu

March 13, 2012 ‘Kill Bill’ actor Michael Madsen jailed in Malibu MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say actor Michael Madsen has been arrested for investigation of cruelty to a child after a fight with his teenage son. A Los Angeles County sheriff’s statement says Madsen was arrested Friday afternoon at his home in... Read More

Schwarzenegger's son injured in Idaho ski accident

March 13, 2012 SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) — The 18-year-old son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver says he has been treated for injuries after getting in “a little ski accident” in Idaho. Patrick Schwarzenegger tweeted Saturday that he received stitches “down the back and but” (sic) after the... Read More

Jessica Simpson's 'Unstoppable' pregnancy libido March 13, 2012 Jessica Simpson is obviously very pregnant, and now we know she’s obviously very … affectionate as well. “I am definitely feeling ‘intimate.’ I’m kind of unstoppable at the moment!,” the “Fashion Star” mentor said Tuesday on Ryan Seacrest’s morning radio show.… Read More