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Music graduate Jennifer Lopez
23 December 2009 3:04 AM, PST
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Jennifer Lopez felt she had "graduated" as a singer when she performed at husband Marc Anthony's 40th birthday party. The 'Love Don't Cost A Thing' hitmaker admits she was nervous about dedicating Barbra Streisand song 'My Man' to Marc but knew she needed to do it to prove her credentials. She said: "I sang a song for Marc's birthday, for his 40th birthday, called 'My Man,' which is an old Barbra Streisand song from 'Funny Girl'. When I sang it, you know, she's so my idol. I was like, 'I cannot believe I am trying to sing a Barbra Streisand song, this is insane! What are you thinking?!' But I sang and it was almost like I had graduated, you
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Lea Michele reflects on singing Streisand
21 December 2009 9:38 AM, PST
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I have to admit that from the first time I saw Glee, I loved Lea Michele. The character of Rachel Berry, that "determined to be a star and I don't care who knows it" attitude appealed to me. I recognized that feeling, too, because I remember watching Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl in the movies and having the same feeling of identification. When Streisand finished singing "I'm the Greatest Star" as Fanny Brice, I was convinced. Well, Lea feels it, too. She's a major Streisand fan and she loved singing a Barbra song on Glee.
Every time Lea Michele has had a chance to go diva -- like "Maybe This Time" and "Defying Gravity" -- she's displayed that Streisandesque musical power.
So when the winter finale had the New Directions show choir at sectionals and Rachel stepped up to sing "Don't Rain on My Parade," I was on the edge of my seat.
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Jessica Simpson Tries to Bail Friend Out of Jail
18 December 2009 7:54 AM, PST
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Jessica Simpson tried to be good friend when she visited the L.A. County Sheriff's Department in West Hollywood early Friday morning to try to bail out a pal. Unfortunately, the 29-year-old singer was turned away.
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Simpson's makeup artist, Mary Phillips, was arrested at 1:30 Am for being drunk in public.
The Sheriff Department tells "Extra" Phillips could not be bailed out because detainees cannot be released until they are sober.
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Lindsay Lohan Tweets About Charity Work in India
12 December 2009 6:41 AM, PST
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Lindsay Lohan wants to make a difference.
The actress, 23, is in India to film a documentary on child trafficking and she's also working with the charity Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement).
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Lohan posted on Twitter, "The Bba does amazing work and I thank them for it! Glad to be with people for all of the aftermath." She posted a photo of a village and said,
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Carpenter sues Barbra Streisand
7 December 2009 4:38 AM, PST
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London, Dec 7 (Ians) Singing legend Barbra Streisand has been sued by a carpenter over allegations of negligence after he fell into a ditch while working at her California home.
Woodworker Daniel Ortiz was hired to help renovate the “Funny Girl” star’s property in Malibu in 2007. But while working on a trailer he fell straight into a ditch.
The carpenter claims Streisand and the contractors are guilty of negligence as they failed to make him aware of the hole in the ground, reported contactmusic.com.
The suit, filed Dec 2 at Los Angeles Superior Court, states that the star “failed to take steps to either make the dangerous condition safe or warn” Ortiz of the ditch.
Ortiz also alleges.
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Khloe Kardashian Denies Rumors of Fighting With Lamar Odom
4 December 2009 5:05 PM, PST
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Newlyweds Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom reportedly got into a public fight at the dressy Chinese eatery Philippe Chow in Beverly Hills, but the reality TV star says that's "crazy"!
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Kardashian, posted on Twitter, "Im so tired of all of these crazy rumors that Lamar n I r fighting!"
Odom, 30, reportedly got jealous because Kardashian, 25, was text messaging at the table.
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Kim Kardashian Shows Off Bikini Bod
25 November 2009 12:42 PM, PST
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Reality TV star Kim Kardashian loves her new figure!
The 29-year-old posted this shot on Twitter, saying, "Quick Trim photo shoot today in Miami! I finally feel I've reached my goal!"
It's clear the "Keeping Up With the Kardashian's" starlet received a professional spray tan, but her body looks incredible in the tiny two-piece bathing suit.
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Kardashian credits her toned figure to QuickTrim and grueling workouts at the gym.
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Maltz Jupiter Theatre Presents David Bell's 'Fanny Brice,' 11/10 - 11/24
10 November 2009 1:30 AM, PST
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David Bell explores the life of the star, born Fania Borach, in Fanny Brice: The Real Funny Girl, which has its world premiere production Nov. 10-24 at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Marya Grandy stars as Brice.
For more than 40 years, the comic actress and singer triumphed wherever she appeared - from vaudeville to variety, burlesque to Broadway, the Ziegfeld Follies to film, and, finally, television.
But life wasn't always fun for Brice.
And it was that aspect of Brice's life that Bell wanted to explore in Fanny Brice: The Real Funny Girl.
"I not only wanted to capture the spirit of one of Broadway's most electrifying stars - I wanted to capture some of the spirit of ballyhoo, creativity, genius and flim-flam that made up the Broadway of that era," Bell said.
"Fanny Brice was such an icon," said Andrew Kato, Artistic Director of the Maltz Jupiter Theatre.
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George Lopez Promotes New Show With Twitterboard
7 November 2009 1:02 PM, PST
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"Lopez Tonight" premieres Monday, Nov. 9 -- and George Lopez is getting the word out in Times Square!
From now until Nov. 15, Twitter posts from Lopez and fans are on display on Broadway between 44th and 45th streets on a high-definition billboard. A scroll of selected tweets run on the billboard and fans can register and tweet through http://georgetweets.com.
On Monday, the comedian brings the party to late night with "Lopez Tonight" on TBS at 11 Pm.
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AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST
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"Extra" brings you AFI's 100 Best Movie Quotes of all time! From "The Wizard of Oz" to "Taxi Driver," see if your favorites made the list!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)
“Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.” —Said by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara.
The Godfather (1972)
“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Marlon Brando as Don Corleone.
On the Waterfront (1954)
“You don’t understand!
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'Glee: The Music Vol. 2' Tracklisting Revealed
3 November 2009 8:34 PM, PST
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A few hours before the first volume hit the stores in United States, "Glee: The Music Vol. 2" is announced coming on December 8. The second installment of tracks featured on the Fox's musical series "Glee" season 1 will contain 17 tracks like its predecessor.
The tracklisting which has just been released contains both solo and choral covers of popular songs such as Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" and Lily Allen's "Smile". There is also another song called "Smile" which is actually a cover of Charlie Chaplin's classic sung by Dianna Agron in the show.
The ensemble piece meanwhile is Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary" which will be performed in the upcoming episode called "Wheels". Other songs in future episodes are taken from two feature films "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from "DreamGirls" and "Don't Rain on My Parade" from "Funny Girl". The former is sung by Amber Riley
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First Hand Rose.
29 October 2009 4:29 PM, PDT
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Jose here to commemorate Fanny Brice's birthday. The extravagant comedienne would've turned 118 today. Yes, seriously, watching her energy in films like The Great Ziegfeld (where she played herself) or listening to her vibrant musical performances it's easy to think that this woman could've lived forever.
A New Yorker born from Hungarian parents, she made a way for herself in the burlesque world and later by her association with Florenz Ziegfeld. She became a huge musical star and a popular radio personality with her Baby Snooks character.
But what remains fascinating about Brice is that she pulled off an enviable career using raw talent. Would someone like her fit in our current notions of what makes an entertainer appealing?
Sure her life was plagued with scandal (her marriage to Nicky Arnstein wasn't as tragically romantic as pop culture has us think) and that would've fit wonderfully in our tabloid loving society.
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Photos: Ivanka Trump Says 'I Do'
26 October 2009 10:30 AM, PDT
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Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka married her publisher beau Jared Kushner in a ceremony at the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey on Sunday.
"She looks amazing," a rep dished to People magazine of Ivanka. The bride, a VP with the Trump Organization, wore a Vera Wang dress inspired by screen legend Grace Kelly for her trip down the aisle. More than 500 guests watched the couple say their vows, including Regis Philbin, who sang at the reception.
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Lady Gaga Tweets from the Hospital
24 October 2009 10:57 AM, PDT
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She's a superstar performer and songstress -- and she'll always be daddy's little girl. Lady Gaga got personal on Twitter about her father's open heart surgery.
"My Daddy had open heart surgery today," Gaga posted on her Twitter page on Thursday afternoon. "And after long hours, and lots of tears, they healed his broken heart, and mine. Speechless."
On Saturday, she updated her followers, saying, "At the hospital. Giving daddy a foot rub while he falls asleep.
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Jessica Simpson to Fans: 'Own Your Beauty'
15 October 2009 11:31 AM, PDT
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Curvaceous country girl Jessica Simpson has a message to her fans: ignore the haters.
The "Come On Over" singer was mocked for her weight in a Fox cartoon, where animated members of the Dallas Cowboys poked fun at the blonde for her weight issues and breakup with Qb Tony Romo.
The attack was met with public outcry, and prompted Kirstie Alley to tweet, "Jessica Simpson u r a great beauty and infinitely funny...Don't let
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Miley's Goodbye Twitter Rap
10 October 2009 9:00 AM, PDT
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Teen queen Miley Cyrus is rapping about why she really quit Twitter on Thursday.
Cyrus, complete with a sideways baseball cap, raps the reason in a YouTube video, "I want my private life private." She adds, "I'm living for me."
Miley's last tweet said her "The Last Song" co-star Liam Hemsworth was the reason she was deleting her account. "Fyi Liam doesn't have a Twitter and he wants Me to delete mine with good reason,
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Streisand 'to sell off memorabilia'
9 October 2009 12:54 PM, PDT
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Barbara Streisand has said that she is selling off hundreds of collectibles from her long-running career in order to raise money for her charity foundation. The star is planning to shift a total of 400 personal items, including stage costumes from films such as Funny Girl and Meet the Fockers, designer dresses, a baby grand piano, several pieces of fine art and an old phonograph she purchased at the age of 18. Contactmusic quotes her as saying: "What good does it do in storage? Let someone else enjoy it. These things, they're not forever. We pass them on and reap the benefits for something (more)
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Did Miley Break Twitter?
8 October 2009 12:33 PM, PDT
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Uh oh! Miley Cyrus deleted her Twitter account, and now the micro-blogging site is frozen in time!
On Thursday morning, Status.Twitter.com announced they are "currently investigating a problem causing many users' timelines to be delayed."
"Timelines remain stale for users. We are deploying fixes to address the problem," the site confirmed. Twitter's search appears to be working.
Kirstie Alley has not tweeted for over 16 hours.
Come back Miley and save the day!
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Omg, Miley Cyrus Quits Tweeting
8 October 2009 9:20 AM, PDT
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Teen queen Miley Cyrus has left the world of Twitter -- and rumor has it, she did so to please rumored Bf Liam Hemsworth!
According to Perez Hilton, the "Hannah Montana" star tweeted last night about how Liam -- her "Last Song" co-star and rumored beau -- didn't jump on the Twitter bandwagon, and thought that Miley shouldn't have a Twitter account either.
This morning, Miley's Twitter account was disabled. Her mom's account was also deleted.
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Liz Taylor Undergoing Heart Surgery
6 October 2009 1:01 PM, PDT
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Dame Elizabeth Taylor has announced via Twitter that she will be hospitalized today for heart surgery.
Liz writes, "Dear Friends, I would like to let you know before it gets in the papers that I am going into the hospital to have a procedure on my heart." Taylor elaborated on the procedure, adding, "It's very new and involves repairing my leaky valve using a clip device, without open-heart surgery, so that my heart will function better.
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