Has Foxy Brown finally learned the error of her ways? Here are a few pics of Foxy doing a bit of reverent praying at St Paul's The Apostle Church in NYC this past Sunday on her third full day of freedom since being released from an 8-month stint in jail. Wearing a nice and almost demure Zac Posen dress, Foxy supplicated herself at the altar, most likely, offering prayers of thanks for her freedom:


Photo credit: Splash News
I just hope the girl spends some time praying for control of her violent emotions as well, it was her uncontrollable rage that landed her in the big house in the first place. I would hope that an extensive jail sentence would be enough to deter a convicted criminal from returning to their violent ways but that is not always the case. If Foxy keeps prayin' then she might be able to stay out of trubs. Perhaps we should all offer our own prayers that she can stay on the straight and narrow. [Source]

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Kylie Minogue has just updated her official My Space blog with a new message for fans (which was posted to her official website this weekend) updating us on tour rehearsals for her upcoming KylieX2008 tour and explaining how her new video for the song All I See was filmed ... here is the full text of Kylie's latest message:


Hi everyone,

The countdown has begun!! Not long now before opening night for KylieX2008!!!!
My cast, crew and I have been working hard to really make this show a 'Spectacular' for you. Full production rehearsals are coming up and we are very excited to merge all the various elements of the show. If you have seen some of the behind the scene footage you will have noticed both new and familiar faces. I will update you with one more peek behind the scenes before we open in Paris, so keep a look out!

I hope you liked the little 'All I See' video we did especially for you! I managed to squeeze in three hours filming at the end of a long day's shooting for the show. Very low-fi, just Willie and Marco (one of my dancers) and a white backdrop. And, as I always say ... 'When in doubt, apply more glitter!'. Girl can't get enough of a glitter drop!

As all my time seems to be taken up with elaborate and difficult rehearsals
it was fun to do something simple and spontaneous. Back to the studio now and I will check in with you again before May 6th!

Love Kylie x

KylieX2008 is very close now ... I love that Kylie is taking the time to post little updates as the tour kick-off date draws near. I won't be seeing Kylie live on stage (for the very first time ever) until well into July so I'm still very excited for the tour to get underway. Tour spoilers will be making their way to the Internets very soon and I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to keep from looking. I suspect I'll check out the press images and stay as far away from fan pics and videos as I can. [Source, Source]

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It appears that Trent Reznor is about to release new music, the first since he released his last batch of new music in early March. NIN.com has been updated with the cryptic message seen below:


Just this afternoon, Pink reader Carrie gave me the head's up that The NIN Hotline is reporting that a new NIN song called Discipline made its debut on radio today:

Check out these reports, and if your local rock station plays NIN stuff, maybe you should tune in today, or call and ask them if they'll follow suit:

Katrina says: FM 102.1 (WLUM) in Milwaukee is debuting a new NIN song today that actually has words.

Alexander: a single "discipline" just got released to radio today. it was mastered yesterday.

Jim: I was just driving in Seattle and 107.7 The End just played a new NIN song called "Discipline".

Nancy: i just heard a new song on KROQ in LA called Discipline. wtf is this about? I have not heard anything about a new song with words!!!

It appears this song was sent to radio stations across the United States, and most of them played it between 2:30 and 2:45pm Eastern Time, resulting in a bit of a flood of very surprised emails headed our way. The song was mastered by Alan Moulder yesterday afternoon, and turned over to radio stations less than 24 hours later!

OMG ... this is freaking awesome news! I had a sneaking suspicion that NIN would be releasing new material this year (songs with words and not just the instrumental songs on the Ghosts I-IV 4-disc collection) but I guess I assumed the new music would come much later on in the year. It now appears, if history repeats itself (the last time NIN.com posted the message "2 Weeks" the Ghosts collection was released 2 weeks to the day the message got posted), that we're gonna be getting new music in about 2 weeks. [Source, Source]

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Are you hating yourself for missing out on watching Gossip Girl last night? Well, never fear, 236.com is offering up a vid clip of last night's episode, entitled The Blair Bitch Project, in an easy-to-manage 1-minute video that gives you only the most important bits of the ep without all that extraneous "plot stuff" that tends to get in the way:


To be fair, this 1-minute vid clip doesn't include all of the important bits from last night's ep ... the hilarious shout-out to Brody Jenner's phone didn't make the cut.

In other GG vid news, Kelly Rutherford (who plays Lily van der Woodsen) reveals which character on the show is going to come out as the "gay character" in an exclusive video interview with US Weekly:


I already called it but just in case you missed hearing it from me, you can watch the video above and hear it from Kelly.

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ATTENTION: THE HILLS SPOILER ALERT WARNING

Well, despite the questionable decisions that Audrina has been making on the past few episodes of The Hills, leading up to her most questionable behavior yet on last night's ep, this week's installment of The Hills was kinda tame. There was a lot of back and forth with couples conversing about various things but nothing juicy really took place (all the drama was found in last night's ep of Gossip Girl, which I thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish). We did see Audrina tighten the noose on her own neck, ensuring that she would be well on her way off LC's A-List and back in the arms of her fave bad boy Justin Bobby:


I think we all see where things are going on The Hills ... LC and Heidi are being brought together in closer proximity due to LC's new friendship with the She-Spencer and Audrina's rekindled friendship with Heidi herself. Reacting Justin Bobby to bathwater, LC was so repelled by having to sit on the same couch with both JB and Heidi that she pretty much bolted for the door as quickly as possible ... it was at that moment that she started thinking about how to expunge Audrina from her life, taking JB and Heidi with her -- enter Lo, the perfect new roommate. The only way to get LC to run from the Hills of Hollywood and into a house in the Valley would be for her roommate to take up with 2 of her enemies ... the only thing that could'd've made the sitch worse would be if Audrina started hanging out with Spencer too (who, btw, only got about 20 secs. of screen time ... which is still commendable since he really had nothing at all to do with any of the drama last night). With Lo back in the picture, LC can move on and away from all the baggage she can't seem to get rid of ... and which Audrina seems hell-bent on getting reattached to. While all of this is interesting, it's not really all that juicy. It seemed obvs that LC and Lo weren't really that interested in inviting Audrina to move in with them but they had to save face in front of her. Now, I'm not sure if Audrina was just completely clueless about what was going on or she was merely trying to deny that she is becoming person non grata but in either case it's a little sad. Things have ended on the assumption that the ladies would be living in harmony but I doubt that's gonna happen. If Audrina wants to stay on LC's good side then she's gonna hafta get rid of JB (and Heidi). You can just tell that Justin Bobby has complete control over poor Audrina (did you catch that bit about how Audrina revealed that it was JB who stopped returning her endless calls and txts and that is why they stopped seeing each other ... and now he's back and she's all wrapped up again). Girls can be so dumb sometimes. Next week's ep looks kinda okay ... Stephen returns to The Hills, which should stir up all those old feelings from the Laguna Beach: The Real OC days ... I'm just not sure that dead horse can get beaten any further to make it interesting. I guess we'll see. [Source]

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Woot! Yesterday was a pretty kick-ass day and I can't wait to tell y'all all about it ... unfortch, I have to keep all the deets under wraps ... and for some time. I don't really want to give too much away so early but I will share just one photo as a tease:


Yep, that's all I can divulge right now. But, I'm very much looking forward to spillin' all the deets about my day yesterday ... someday soon.

This afternoon, I have some things to take care of in preparation for Gillian's wedding this weekend. I have to get a few things for my outfit this weekend (I've decided that the Rihanna outfit might not look as good on me as it did on her) so I'll be dress shirt shopping. I really hate dressing up in formal wear but I am excited for Gillian's big day so I want to make sure that I look good for her :)

So yeah ... I guess that's it. I have to keep mum on my day yesterday so there's not much else to share. I think Darion, Kirsten and I are going to be making our way to Redondo Beach for some Chick-Fil-A yumminess later on tonight ... which means that it's going to be a really good day.

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• B-Jay quietly file their signed marriage license.
• The Hills scored a higher rating than Gossip Girl in the ratings race last night.
• Richie Sambora gets charged with drunk driving.
• Kanye West and fiancée Alexis Phifer are dunzo.
• Madonna's new album, Hard Candy, is available NOW one track per day to lucky Vodafone mobile customers.
• Janet Jackson reveals to E!'s Marc Malkin that Alicia Keys is her girl crush.
• The drunk driver who hit Sandra Bullock's car has been charged with drunk driving.
• GWB continues to show the world that the US is not a laughing stock.
• The Simple Life: Wedding Edition.
• The quest for the Democratic nomination has become a 1-ring circus.
• The Dalai Lama is now a citizen of Paris, France.
• Penelope Cruz gets really nekkid in her new movie Elegy. (NSFW)
• Tony Romo shares his birthday cake with girlfriend Jessica Simpson.
• Mike Comrie macks on Hilary Duff.
• Not everyone is a fan of Natalie Portman.
• Eric Mabius (Ugly Betty) is 37, Jack Nicholson is 71 and Charlotte Rae (The Facts of Life) is 82 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• Miley Cyrus loves to take photos and post them online.
• Has Lindsay Lohan fallen off the wagon?
• Connor Cruise is ready for his close-up.

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David Beckham will not appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show until this Thursday but a new photo and new video from his appearance has been posted on the show's official website. The video is really cute and is a great tease for the upcoming ep ... Ellen makes a deal with Becks that if she kicks a soccer ball "well" then he'll "take something off" -- cut to Ellen kicking the ball perfectly and Becks unbuttoning his jacket:


Just how much Becks takes off is anybody's guess (except for those folks who were in the audience at yesterday's taping, that is ... if you've got deets, send 'em in) so we'll just have to tune in Thursday to find out. Check out the video HERE. [Source]

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Allen from Vision Model Management has just uploaded a set of photos of 19-year old model David Fair, that will be featured in the new "adults only" Abercrombie & Fitch catalog, to the Vision Model Blog. As y'all know, the Abercrombie Catalog went out of print a few years ago due to pressure from conservative groups here in the US and has been resurrected for publication in Europe only. Bruce Weber returns as photographer for the famed catalog ... here are a few of the pics featuring David Fair from the catalog:


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Ahhhh yes ... how I have missed the Abercrombie Catalog. I'm relieved to see that the same look and feel of the original catalog has been kept intact for this new incarnation. To be honest, I don't think folks weren't really interested in the A&F; clothing that was sometimes strewn across the hard, semi-nekkid bodies (both male and female) in the catalog but that never hurt sales of the book. While conservative groups tried to paint the publication as "pornography" (and still like to cause trubs for the clothier even today), I've never really considered it much more than a tasteful and artistic photobook which pushed the boundaries for art's sake. Tho, I did see the point that selling the book to minors may not have been the best idea that the company had. I doubt the catalog was ever really meant to sell clothes -- it really was a vehicle for the clothing company to offer a tasteful artbook (and maybe stir up a little controversy as well). I mean, really ... who doesn't love the nekkid human form? The new Abercrombie Catalog is only available in Europe so I'm gonna have to see about having one imported for me. I can't wait to see more pics from the catalog :) [Source]

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Spice Girl and almost Dancing with the Stars champ Melanie Brown who was recently announced as the new spokesmodel for the Ultimo underwear line, has just unleashed the first promo photos for the lingerie line. Altho Mel looks a bit awkward in these photos (I'm not sure exactly what is is about the pics that seem ... off ... I think it's the poses), it's great that she managed to secure such a lucrative endorsement deal especially since the Spice Girls cash cow has been put out to pasture. Here are a few of Mel B.'s photos:


Spice Girl Mel B has been unleashed as the new face of Ultimo lingerie and if these shots are anything to judge by she's in better shape than ever. Posing in a daring photoshoot above the LA skyline, the 32-year-old sparkles dressed in nothing but the company's latest line of racy two-pieces and stilettos in some of the shots. The singer follows in the footsteps of supermodels Helena Christensen, Rachel Hunter and Penny Lancaster but thanks to the Spice Girls' grueling reunion tour Mel looks just as good as her catwalk-strutting predecessors. Her honed physique and glowing reputation stateside are reportedly the reasons behind the brand's decision to hire her. When the new appointment was leaked to The Sun earlier this month, a source from the company said: "We were blown away by the great shape she is in and desperate to land her. Mel B has never been bigger." Mum-of-two Mel said: "I am over the moon to become the Face and Body of Ultimo lingerie. When Michelle Mone asked me, I was ecstatic. I was so excited, but slightly nervous – I had never modeled lingerie before. The photoshoot in LA was fantastic. Ultimo lingerie gives you a superb shape and is so comfortable with sexy styles in every collection. I took every set home with me."

There is no question that Mel's got a bangin' body ... she looks amazing ... I just think the poses and facial expressions don't give off a very sexy vibe. To be fair, I don't think this is supposed to be a Victoria's Secret sort of thing but it wouldn't have killed her to look a little more sultry, I think. The Sun has an extensive slideshow of Mel modeling 16 different looks HERE. [Source, Source]

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Rihanna, lookin' like she fell right out of the new Speed Racer movie, was all dolled up in black and neon pink leather for her performance at the Glow in the Dark Tour with Kanye West at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA this weekend ...


Photo credit: Wireimage
... and suddenly I know what I *think* I might be wearing to my friend Gillian's wedding this weekend. I just hope I can find those same gloves otherwise the whole outfit will be shot. Wish me luck!! [Source]

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Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox, Susan Sarandon and John Goodman (who are all starring in the big screen live action adaptation of Speed Racer) convened at the Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix in Long Beach, CA this weekend to pose for a few pics with race cars and drivers to whip up a little hype for their new movie which opens in theaters on May 9th ... check it out:


Photo credit: Wireimage
Some of you may have been seeing the new trailers that have been playing on TV in the past week ... and I'm sure that you, like I, are completely floored by the hyper-colorness of how the movie looks. As if the Wachowski brothers knew beforehand that all the neon colors would be in fashion this summer, Speed Racer has been amped up and overloaded with crazy intense action and color. I'm really excited to see the film just so that I can take in all the intensity on the big screen rather than on my TV or computer screen.


I plan to see Speed Racer in IMAX because I'm pretty sure it'll be mind-blowing on that large a scale. I dunno if promo appearances like the one the cast did over the weekend at the Grand Prix are gonna do much for ticket sales but I'm totally sold based on the movie trailers that can been seen on the official site. [Source]

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The fictional Petrelli brothers from the hit show Heroes, Milo Ventimiglia and Adrian Pasdar, made their way to the London Palladium on Sunday to make an appearance at the British Academy Television Awards ... and they were both lookin' F-L-Y in their sexy tuxedos ... take a look:


Photo credit: Wireimage
Yeah, the bottom line is that both men were lookin' gooooood. I love how close all the Heroes cast members are with one another ... you can tell they are a very tight-knit group. Yeah, that's pretty much all I got ... hot mens in sharp suits. [Source]

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We are now just 1 week away from the release of Madonna's new album Hard Candy and things are starting to get into gear. Madonna and her daughter Lourdes packed up their shizz and made their way from their home in London to NYC this weekend ... here are pics of Madonna and child making their way thru Heathrow Airport on Saturday:


Photo credit: INFdaily
Upon arrival, Madonna handed off little Lola so that she could spend some time with her father Carlos Leon for a little father-daughter bonding time together ... here are pics of the pair going out for a stroll on the Upper West Side of NYC yesterday afternoon:


Photo credit: Splash News
Yeah ... these 2 look like a couple of bad mofos, alright. I understand that Lola will be spending alone time with her father while Madonna prepares for upcoming promo appearances surrounding the release of her new album next week. As we are all well aware, Madonna will be debuting some of her new music live at the Roseland Ballroom on April 30 and I'm sure there are a million things to be done before hand.

There is always so much excitement when a new Madonna album is being released ... here is but the latest of her magazine covers, this one for French Elle magazine:


And here are a couple new promo photos that have been making the rounds:


I *may* have been privy to hearing the album in full and I must say, it's a pretty upbeat and catchy album. There are a few obvs singles on the album but even the "non-singles" have really catchy hooks and memorable choruses. I'm still digesting it all so I'm gonna hold off on a proper review. I really like the songs she did with Pharrell overall but I'll need a few more listens before I can make an adequate judgment. We are t-minus 7 days away from the release of Hard Candy -- I'm very interested to hear what other folks think once they get to hear the album for themselves.

PS: Don't forget that Pink is the new Blog is doing a contest this week where YOU have the chance to win all of Madonna's CDs. Entries are being accepted until this Friday night, click HERE for all the deets.

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Much love goes out to my bestie Sarah for reminding me that today is Earth Day! Even tho we *should* be "green" every day of the year, Earth Day makes it especially easy to greenify, if at least for one day out of the year:


A lot of people think it take a lot of effort to do your part for the environment but there are countless things that are so easy to do that folks don't even know they are being environmental when they are doing them. It's as easy as shutting off a light in a room you're not in, turning off the water while you're brushing your teeth or dropping off aluminum cans, glass bottles or paper products for recycling. Earth Day is the perfect time to think about these things and make the effort to do a little more especially for today. HERE is a list of Earth Day activities that are taking place all over the world and you can visit the Earth Day Network to find things closer to home ... the site also has great tips on how you can do your part for Earth Day today. Kermit the Frog once famously sang that It's Not Easy Being Green but he was wrong ... it's really easy if you just give it at try.

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While doing promo for his new movie Harold and Kumar 2: Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Neil Patrick Harris was asked by Extra TV about his feelings concerning the report that Britney Spears will be making another guest appearance on his TV show, How I Met Your Mother. NPH wants to make sure that everyone knows that he didn't make any disparaging remarks about Britney's guest stint the first time around and says that he is looking forward to welcoming her back to the set:


"Extra" sat down with How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris who spoke about Britney Spears' rumored return to the hit show, making the sequel to cult classic Harold and Kumar Goes to White Castle and whether he's made plans to return to Broadway. As for whether or not Britney Spears will reprise her role as Abby on HIMYM, Harris responded, "I don't know if it's true or not actually. I read it online as well, so nothing has been confirmed to me in any way, but we would be so lucky to have her. She was great fun the first time." When asked to set the record straight about the rumored negative comments he made regarding Spears, Harris explained, "I made no comments about her that I needed to correct. I've said all along that she was great on the show and she was and she was fun to be around ... We're very protective of her while we're making the show so there's not a lot of dirt to be said ... I think it was a slow news day ... It's interesting for me to see how the media's game of telephone, especially on the internet, plays out."

When asked the same thing by MTV News, NPH reiterated his lurve for Brit Brit:

It's been a long, long time since anyone asked Britney Spears for an encore, but the singer is reportedly planning on taking a second bow in her role as a ditzy receptionist on the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother." After her first appearance on March 24 catapulted the comedy to its best ratings ever among viewers ages 18-to-49, Spears is scheduled to return to the show for another episode, according to People magazine. "The show is ecstatic, and so is Britney," an unnamed source told the magazine. "She had so much fun the first time around, she really wanted to come back. It was a mutual decision to work together more." ... co-star Neil Patrick Harris seemed to confirm the news to MTV News on Sunday at the New York Comic-Con. "She's coming back again, so I hear, so it should be fun," the "Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay" actor said. He added that his enthusiasm is not exactly a reversal from the comments he made two weeks after Spears first appearance on the show, when he said he doubted that Spears, 26, would join the ensemble as a recurring character. "The media takes things out of context and makes other stories out of them, which was pretty much that in a nutshell," he said in reference to his previous statement. "She's not an actress," he told MTV News earlier this month. "She played a role for a week, and did a really nice job, but the workload involved with doing memorization and the purging of comedy over and over is really, really hard. I mean, it takes a strong skill set to do that every week."

It's not that I don't believe Neil's sincerity but I really don't hear that much geniuneness from his comments. I'm sure the last thing he wants to do is talk about Britney Spears when he's promoting one of his movies but the mantle has fallen on his shoulders to do so. Britney Spears gave HIMYM such stellar ratings, of course they are going to have her back ... I don't know that I'd be happy to be overshadowed by that kind of attention on my TV show so ... I can understand if folks aren't all that excited about her guest stints. All in all, if more folks are watching the show, for whatever reason, then any attention is positive attention. In the end, I'm sure that all the HIMYM cast members will be happy to have Britney back on the set ... son long as she keeps doing guest stints and doesn't become a series regular ;) [Source, Source]

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Here are a few pics of Kylie Minogue doing a bit of shopping at the Prada store on Sloane Street in London, England this weekend obvs in the mood to pick up a hot new pair of shoes:


Photo credit: Bauer-Griffin
Kylie Minogue always has such a big smile on her face but I think this one is extra big since she's shopping for shoes ... I know the feeling :) [Source]

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While making his way to Walt Disney Studios on his motorcycle here in SoCal over the weekend, Brad Pitt showed off which brand of undies he prefers to wrap his goodies in:


Photo credit: Bauer-Griffin
While David Beckham is an Armani underwear man, Brad prefers to secure the family jewels in a good ol' fashioned, tighty whitey, pair of Fruit of the Loom briefs. On most anyone else that would be such a turn off ... but on Brad, well, it sounds kinda hot ... am I right? [Source]

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Pete Doherty is clearing up at least one rumor while he cools his heels behind bars in a UK jail cell. Writing to an NME reader, Pete penned a short note back to the fan revealing that reports of his drug use while behind bars are wrong. Pete failed to address the news that he has been evicted from his home in this short note but perhaps we'll be getting a new note tomorrow. Here is a pic of the note that Pete sent to his fan (along with a clear translation) and the Daily Mirror report on his eviction:


"Watcha Jenny! All the best from The Scrubs. Tell 'em I'm clean, countin' the days until the next freedom gig! Yours, Pete D."

Well, that settles it. No drugs for Pete. Here's the report:

He's broke, banged up in jail and now Pete Doherty has been kicked out of his house after spraying blood all over the walls. The jailed junkie is thousands of pounds in debt. Now he has been evicted from his sprawling nine-bedroom mansion after wrecking the place over the past year. Popping over to check on the place the landlord was horrified to find that his beautiful country pad had become a stinking hovel. The walls, floor and even some of the windows have been daubed with human blood. And we're told the stench from his abandoned nine cats is so strong it would turn the strongest stomach. After taking one look at the carnage, the landlord cancelled Doherty's tenancy.

Now really, is anyone at all surprised by this news? Surely not I ... but OMG ... I can't wait for Pete's next Letter of Truth from behind bars. Someone get the man a blog, post haste! [Source, Source]

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Pink reader Rawa, who hails all the way from Sweden, sends in an amazing promo photo of the cast of season 7 of 24. As you can see from this kickass photo, Jack Bauer and the gang are back for action ... there are some familiar faces as well as some new faces ... check it out:


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OMG ... I'm dying, this photo rules! Chloe O'Brien looks great as does a very facial-hairy Bill Buchanan ... and is that the bespeckled Janeane Garofalo, in a very smart suit, I see among the other new CTU agents? Madam President stands with her aides to the right but we still don't know if she's gonna be a good prez or a bad prez. I am SO dying ... what a great tease for the new season to come. I know I am not alone with my excitement ... enjoy!! [thanks Rawa]

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Welp, I've made my way back home to LA after my quick trip home to Detroit this weekend ... which was really fun and deffo worth the time. I had a late flight out of Detroit yesterday which allowed me to spend some time with my parents (since I spent a lot of my other time at home with various friends). The flight home wasn't one of my better flights ... there was a poor, screaming baby sitting right across the aisle from me and before I could get really angry I started to feel so bad for her parents. It can't be easy traveling, let alone taking care of a young child so I just put my headphones on and read/slept for most of the trip. I'm telling you, positivity works much better than negativity ... the cute little girl ended up falling asleep too and everyone was very happy she was getting some rest.

I have to send out much love to my friend Mike who happily picked me up from LAX Airport last night ... you can really tell who your friends are when you need to move or be picked up from the airport.

It's good to be home, that's for sure ... the sun is shining and it looks like it's going to be a pretty nice week. This afternoon I have a *very cool* appointment that I'd like to keep under wraps for now. If everything works out well, I'll have some great news soon :) The rest of the week looks chill ... hopefully I'll get to see some friends who I haven't been able to see for some time now. David comes back to town later on in the week for our friend Gillian's wedding next Saturday -- that should be a lot of fun too. And so ... I hope this fine Monday is treatin' all y'all very well -- I'm having a pretty decent one myself.

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• The Forbidden Kingdom was the #1 movie at the box office this weekend.
• Geri Halliwell reveals that motherhood helped heal the rift that grew among the Spice Girls.
• Madonna announces her first new live UK date.
• Weezer are streaming their new single online for free; announce album tracklisting.
• Hells Angels founder to sue HBO.
• There is a God, who is not an American Idol fan.
• Somewhere, the owners of Threadless are quaking in their boots.
• Maybe Pete Doherty smoked his maid?
• The mayor of London really <3s the gays.
• Colin Farrell is really late to the whole pirate-look thing.
• Fergie Ferg hits the beach.
• UH OH ... good girl Emma Watson has her first up-skirt moment on her 18th birthday. (NSFW)
• Ryan Phillippe takes the kids shopping, opens up about his paparazzi anxiety issues.
• And just what do YOU do when YOU'RE behind the dumpsters?
• James McAvoy is 29, John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) is 45, Robert Smith of The Cure is 49, Tony Danza is 57 and Iggy Pop is 61 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• GWB to appear on Deal or No Deal ... clearly his commitments as Commander in Chief aren't as pressing as one would imagine.
• Madonna gets a delay in her adoption case so she can keep her album promotion commitments.

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It has been a few months since the sad passing of Heath Ledger and it would seem that Michelle Williams and his daughter Matilda Rose are doing OK ... well, about as OK as they can be in the wake of their loss. Here are a couple of really supercute pics of Michelle and Matilda enjoying the lovely Spring weather in Brooklyn, NY as the pair went for nice stroll this past Saturday afternoon:


Photo credit: Bauer-Griffin
It is really remarkable how much Matilda Rose looks like her late father Heath Ledger. While it is incredibly sad that Heath passed away at such a young age, it is clear that he lives on in his baby girl. Michelle has been back into the swing of things lately ... she has long since resumed work on her new projects (her latest movie Deception opens in theaters this Friday) and has been staying very active with her little girl. I do not imagine that the pain of their loss has completely gone away but it is comforting to see that both Michelle and Matilda are doing well so soon after Heath's death. Matilda just looks so much like him ... it's very nice that she will be a constant reminder of her very talented father. [Source]

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Before Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale made their way out to Santa Monica, CA last night to dine with Les Beckhams and her famous friends, the happy couple spent their Saturday afternoon with their first born son Kingston James. The happy family made their way to the El Capitan Theater on Hollywood Blvd. for an afternoon showing of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian before heading off to a nearby park afterwards to play together on the playground ... capping off the perfect Saturday afternoon for the perfect Hollywood family ... here are a few pics:


Photo credit: INFdaily
OMG ... seriously ... the cuteness never ends with this family! You've got daddy Gavin at the top of the slide and mommy Gwen at the bottom of the slide so that little prince Kingston doesn't get hurt by going down the slide (tho, if they don't let the kid toughen up a bit, he's bound to suffer thru some ass-beatings once he starts going to school ... Zahara Jolie-Pitt would deffo be the one to whip his ass). I've mentioned before how the Stefani-Rossdale cuteness borders on nausea from time to time but I can't really hate on them at all. They are the pefect model for the perfect family and I just love them. [Source]

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As anyone with eyes knows (due to the media commercial onslaught which launched in recent weeks), Gossip Girl returns with all new episodes starting tonight on The CW after being off the air for far too many months due to that heinous Writer's Strike that pretty much ruined this TV season (despite the fact that a few shows have managed to roll with the punches and have made the most of the situation). Seemingly overnight (well actually, not overnight but since the show aired its last new episode), Gossip Girl has turned into a huge sensation. I don't recall the show being quite this popular when it was airing last Fall but suddenly, it has become (to quote New York magazine) the Best.Show.Ever. Here is the cover of the new issue of New York magazine which features the white pajama-clad principal Gossip Girl cast and a few photos from the coverstory (titled The Genius of Gossip Girl) that rambles on and on and on (page after page after page) about how Gossip Girl is now suddenly the most important thing that has ever graced the television screen ... like, EVER:


The coverstory begins with a cute little narrative about how young girl fans of Gossip Girl have been going apeshizz over the filming of new eps of the show all over Manhattan and how the writers of the story identify with those young fans ... then the article goes on to explain just exactly why the show is worthy of this devotion and makes the case for its "geniusness":

[T]here should be no shame in a love of Gossip Girl. After all, it is (and we have come to this conclusion honestly) the most awesomely awesome show ever. And so on the eve of the show's return from writers'-strike limbo, we are here to give you the six best reasons you should openly love Gossip Girl, even if you’ve never seen it before. Why waste so much time writing about something so insipid? Because, dear readers, it's not.

And here are the 6 best reasons to openly love Gossip Girl, according to New York magazine:

Reason No. 1 Because 'Gossip Girl' is the Greatest Teen Drama of All Time. Reason No. 2 Because offscreen, the drama continues. Reason No. 3 Because 'Gossip Girl' is changing the very model of a successful TV show. Reason No. 4 Because of Blake and Leighton. Reason No. 5 Because there may really be a Gossip Girl. Reason No. 6 Because, against all odds, it offers profound social commentary.

At least the magazine offers up a substantial case for their argument, as I said, the article is a very long one. Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of Gossip Girl and I am among the throngs of eager folks waiting in anticipation of the new eps which start airing tonight but I'm afraid this bit of over-exaggeration just does nothing for me. To proclaim the show "genius" is taking things a bit far but to make the bold statement right on the cover page that it is the Best.Show.Ever. with all seriousness is just too much. It's a good show, it may be better than most but IMHO it is by far from the best show ever ... it's not even the best teen show ever. While GG is very contemporary and it really highlights all the things about teenage culture that are so popular right now (technology, blogging, high fashion), I fail to see how it is at all revolutionary. Had the iPhone been around during the days of Brenda Walsh and Dylan McKay's reign, you better believe Brenda would've been txting death threats to Kelly Taylor that she better stay away from Dylan "or else" by way of her touch-screen keypad (while Donna Martin blogs away the lonely nights about how her chastity is killing her relationship with David Silver). For me, over-reaching hype like this ridiculous fawning by New York magazine is the surest first step towards killing a fun show like Gossip Girl. Yes, it may help promote the show in the long run but as soon as you tell teenagers what is the "cool" thing they immediately become uninterested and end up proving you wrong ... just because they can. If Gossip Girl is going to be successful (and it very well may be hugely successful), it's not going to be because of platitudes like this from NY mag ... as long as the show keeps giving the teen angst, the sexy hook-ups and the fabulous bitchiness (just like all teenage dramas have been doing for years), it'll remain a very popular TV show ... for about as long as it takes for the next Best.Show.Ever. to come along. Even the reign of Beverly Hills, 90210 (arguably the most successful teenage drama of all time) came to an end eventually ... my only hope is that we're not forced to have to follow the GG kids to college and beyond -- that would most likely make it the worst.show.ever. [Source]

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The once and former beefcake Jesse Metcalfe has posted photos on his official My Space profile from a newish beach photoshoot. Gone are his silky smooth pecs since, it would seem that, chest hair is making a comeback. Here are a few of Jesse's new photos:


I'm not usually a fan of the overwaxed look on guys so I'm happy to see that Jesse has returned to his natural look (just as long as he keeps things under control ... manscaping is a duty that should not be taken lightly). I believe that Jess is going for that tough-guy bravado that tries to say, You don't want to eff with me. Clearly, British rapper Mims wasn't really feeling his bravado when he beat Jesse's ass a couple of months ago ... but maybe Jesse was still waxing back then. In any regard, I have to say that I kinda like this look on Jesse. He doesn't really have much else going on right now so I guess making a return to the beefcake look is what he has to resort to these days. Trust me, I'm not complaining. I'd much prefer more half-nekkid pics like these and less John Tucker Must Dies. [Source via Source]

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In other Beckham news today, David Beckham and the LA Galaxy managed to pull out a 2-2 tie against the, thus far, winless Houston Dynamo at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA this past Saturday evening. Working in concert with his Galaxy teammate Landon Donovan, Becks provided 2 of his trademark passes to tie up the score and save the Galaxy from suffering another loss -- dare I say they are on a winning unlosing streak? To celebrate the tie, David Beckham stripped off his jersey (as he usually does at the end of soccer matches) and managed to give us a peek of his world-famous Armani Undies ... which is really cause for celebration for us, too:


David Beckham supplied two trademark passes for a Landon Donovan brace as the Los Angeles Galaxy held two-time defending champions Houston Dynamos to a 2-2 home draw in Major League soccer action on Saturday night. Donovan took advantage of a right wing cross to level for the second time in the 84th minute. A similar pin-point cross enabled him to make it 1-1 in the 67th minute with a diving header. Houston, who were twice ahead through Brad Davis and Argentine Franco Caaraccio, are still looking for a first win of the season after four games. "I've always said my game is about getting assists. It was great for Landon (Donovan) to get two goals," Beckham told the Associated Press. He smiled and added, "Goal scorers want to score, so it's good to make them go home happy."

Yay! The Galaxy may not be winning all their games but at least they aren't losing games either. I'm happy with the tie ... it adds to the momentum that the team has built up over the last few games. This is exactly the sort of news that Galaxy fans have been praying for since Becks' arrival on the team ... the season has a very hopeful outlook thus far. I'm just glad whenever Galaxy games end on a happy note ... sure, Becks still strips off his clothes whether he wins or loses but I think he gives off a little extra oomph when he is celebrating a win. Oomph away, Becks, oomph away!! [Source, Source]

Yesterday afternoon, before Becks and Vicki B. met up with their group of famous friends for another VB birthday dinner at Via Veneto in Santa Monica last night, Becks took his eldest sons Brooklyn and Romeo to watch the LA Lakers defeat the Denver Nuggets with a final score of 128-114 at the Staples Center in downtown LA. The Beckham boys were all wearing Lakers colors as they sat courtside while cheering on their team ... and you will note that Becks was on his best behavior yesterday, he managed to keep his eyes OFF the Laker Girl Cheerleaders and on the game at hand:


Photo credit: Splash News
Last week he was caught sizing up a cheerleader at an NBA game, but this time David Beckham was taking no chances. The football star, accompanied by his eldest sons Brooklyn and Romeo, appeared to be making every effort to keep his eyes planted firmly on the ball as he sat front row at the Los Angeles Staples Centre yesterday. He managed to resist the temptation of a cheeky sideways glance, instead turning his full attention on court as the LA Lakers defeated Denver 128-114.

LOL! I bet Vicki B. didn't take too kindly to seeing photos of her husband gawking at other younger women (click HERE for a reminder of Becks's wandering eye) so Becks decided to be good at yesterday's game. Maybe that was his birthday gift to her? At any rate, I always love it when Becks takes his sons out for events like this ... he looks so loving ... The Beckhams really do make an adorable family -- VB's obscenely oversized silicone breasts, superplumped lips and vapid, uncaring stare notwithstanding. [Source]

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Victoria Beckham must be really thrilled to be turning 34 years old this year because she just can't seem to stop all the celebratin'. On the eve of her 34th year last Wednesday, VB and hubby David Beckham enjoyed an intimate birthday dinner with Kate Beckinsale and Eva Longoria at Longoria's new restaurant Beso and then on her actual birthday this past Thursday, VB celebrated with just her family at Pink Taco in Centry City. Last night, in Santa Monica, CA, Vicki B. got herself all glammed up for a more star-studded birthday dinner at Via Veneto ... this time, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes came out for the celebration ...


Photo credit: X17 and WENN
... along with a host of other famous celeb friends, like Eva Longoria, P. Diddy, Gwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale, Elton John & David Furnish and Kate Beckinsale:


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Well, at least this birthday celebration was a bit more worthy of a Posh birthday party. Hopefully now VB got all the partying out of her system and she can go back to ... well, doing whatever it is that she does on a regular day-to-day basis. Once again, Happy Birthday, Vicki B.

OH yes, one more bit of VBness ... Ms. Vicki was spotted enjoying a nice, relaxing afternoon at a pool in Beverly Hills, CA over the weekend and was snapped drying off and wrapping herself up in a lovely American flag beach towel:


Photo credit: X17
It appears that VB is acclimating herself nicely to American culture. There was some talk that she was getting tired of living in the US already (just under a year since Les Beckhams arrived last July) but I don't think that is the case. With the exchange rage between British pounds and the American dollar in the state it's in ... I bet VB is very happy to be living full-time here in the US of A where everything she likes to shop for is basically 50% off. God Bless America, indeed.

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