17 January 2007
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Pitt and Jolie Move to New Orleans
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have moved their family to New Orleans, Louisiana to escape the constant media attention they are subjected to in Hollywood. Pitt is currently filming The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button in Louisiana and the celebrity couple have recently purchased a home in the city's historic French Quarter. Jolie confirms the movie to American publications Us Weekly, saying, "We love it there. The kids are going to go to school there. We're really looking forward to it." While Pitt is working, sources say Jolie, 31, plans on being a low-key mother to the couple's three children, Maddox, five, Zahara, two, and seven-month-old Shiloh. A source close to the actress says, "She's interested in befriending normal moms so she can do things with the kids." Construction is set to start this month on the 20 environment-friendly homes Pitt jointly commissioned with Global Green USA. The couple also hope to raise awareness for the region, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A source adds, "They think it is important to be there right now."
Stars Ditch Globes Bashes to Party with Prince

Celebrity couples Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony and Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher joined Posh Spice Victoria Beckham at the glitzy party Prince threw after the Golden Globe Awards on Monday night. The quirky pop superstar, who claimed the Best Song prize for his Happy Feet tune "The Song Of The Heart," performed at the Forbes Penthouse inside the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons hotel - and the stars came out to see him. Even Justin Timberlake, who had mocked the pint-sized singer's height while accepting the honor on behalf of the absent Prince, was invited, along with ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz. Other stars spotted at the lavish party included Penelope Cruz, Lindsay Lohan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Chris Rock, Drew Barrymore, Sienna Miller and Jamie Foxx. The party continued well into the night and Beckham fueled rumors she's planning a clothing line with Lopez when she left the glitzy bash with the singer/actress and her husband.
Heigl Slams Co-Star Over Homophobic Slur
Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl has slammed co-star Isaiah Washington for using a homophobic slur at the Golden Globes on Monday night. The actor tried to set the record straight regarding reports in October he got into a scuffle with Patrick Dempsey after Washington allegedly used a homophobic slur toward their co-star TR Knight. After a reporter questioned him on the validity of the on-set incident, Washington denied his involvement saying, "No, I did not call TR Knight a faggot. Never happened, never happened." Heigl told Access Hollywood reporter Shaun Robinson that she disapproved of his use of the slur when referring to the incident saying, "I'm not okay with it. I'm going to be really honest right now, he needs to just not speak in public. Period. I'm sorry, that did not need to be said. I just find it hurtful. I just feel like this is something that should be very much in house we need to deal with and it's among us and the cast and crew and among Shonda (Rimes, the show's creator) and the producers." Washington immediately tried to defend himself after making the comments, insisting he and Dempsey have moved beyond the incident. He adds, "I kiss Patrick Dempsey. We purposely sing 'Ebony And Ivory' every night since October 9 and nobody has written about it."
'Queer Eye' To End

Hit US makeover show Queer Eye For The Straight Guy is to wrap up after the series' fifth season this summer. The show, which has spawned a number of foreign shows, features five gay stylists who transform culturally challenged heterosexuals into well-groomed trendsetters. The program has been a big hit on US cable network Bravo for the past four years. The reality show will make way for new programs featuring Paula Abdul, and Project Runway star Tim Gunn. Abdul's new series, which is tentatively titled Hey Paula!, will follow the "Straight Up" singer and American Idol judge in her professional and personal life.
Abdul Explains Bizarre Behavior
American Idol judge Paula Abdul insists she behaved strangely during a series of TV appearances last week due to audio difficulties during the live interviews. The 44-year-old was promoting the upcoming season of the reality competition on a local Seattle, Washington TV station when she appeared to slur her words, sway in her seat and wink at the anchors. Abdul appeared on The Tonight Show Monday night in an effort to clear up reports she was intoxicated. When host Jay Leno asked her about her appearances, which have been widely circulated on the internet, she explained, "I did a big week of press all last week in New York, and, on the third day, I did one of those press junkets, where you're in that one little room and you're looking at one camera and there are 30 cities talking into your ear. I guess Alabama was in my ear and so was Seattle at the same time. So I'm answering questions to the wrong answers of the cities. So they're going, 'What the heck... what is she saying?'" The singer laughed off the incidents adding, "(It was) not my fault! I was having fun. I answered the right questions in one of the cities!"
Campbell Pleads Guilty To Phone Assault
Naomi Campbell pleaded guilty yesterday to assaulting her former maid with a mobile phone during an argument over a pair of missing jeans. Maid Ana Scolavino was treated for a head injury following the incident in the supermodel's Manhattan, New York City home last March. Campbell, 36, told Manhattan Criminal Court, "I threw a cell phone in the apartment. The cell phone hit Ana. This was an accident because I did not intend to hit her." Following her guilty plea, Campbell was ordered to pay Scolavino's medical expenses, complete five days of community service and attend an anger management class.
Longoria Desperate for Presenter's Bow-Tie
Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria was so desperate to get hold of a TV presenter's bow-tie at the Golden Globe Awards Monday night, she offered to buy it from him. Former Saved By The Bell star Mario Lopez was making his debut as a presenter for news show Extra when Longoria challenged him about his smart bow-tie. She told the stunned TV star, "I like your tie. I'll buy it, but I want it now." But Lopez had already agreed to donate his tie to the Clothes Off Our Back charity auction, and insisted the actress would have to bid for it like everyone else.
Spanish May Be the Language of the Oscars

Spanish-language movie hits Pan's Labyrinth and Volver are shortlisted for Oscar gold at the upcoming Academy Awards. Nine films from 61 hopefuls were selected as possible nominees for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 79th Oscars. As well as Mexico's Pan's Labyrinth and Spain's Volver, other potential nominees are Days Of Gloria (Algeria), Water (Canada), After The Wedding (Denmark), Avenue Montaigne (France), Black Book (The Netherlands), Vitus (Switzerland) and Lives Of Others (Germany). The final five films in contention will be announced at the officials nominations on January 23.
Ross: "I Haven't Seen 'Dreamgirls'"

Music legend Diana Ross hasn't seen the hit film Dreamgirls, even though it was inspired by her 1960s supergroup The Supremes. The film picked up the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical/Comedy) Monday night, but the soul star admits she hasn't had time to sit down and watch it. She explains, "I haven't seen it. I think I've got to go and see it quickly. I've only heard what everyone has said, that it's very much my image and likeness. If I've had the opportunity to inspire any of these beautiful talented young people, then I'm excited about it. It's a privilege." Joking about reports the film mirrors her early life, the singer added, "Maybe I should see it with my lawyer!"
Actress King To Divorce
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous star Regina King and her husband Ian Alexander are divorcing after splitting up last year. The actress filed for divorce in November, citing "irreconcilable differences," and tells the new issue of urban magazine Sister 2 Sister that she isn't ruling out a future marriage, but accepts "it's not an easy thing." King wed Alexander in 1997. The couple has one child, Ian Jr.
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