KEVIN JONAS ENGAGED
KEVIN JONAS has stunned fans of the JONAS BROTHERS by asking his girlfriend DANIELLE DELEASA to marry him.
Kevin Jonas of The Jonas Brothers at The 2009 Much Music Video Music Awards - Press Room.
Toronto, Canada - 21.06.09
The romantic pop star, 21, reportedly dropped to one knee after showing up unannounced at Deleasa's home in New Jersey on Wednesday morning (01Jul09) - after flying in from a Tuesday night concert in Vancouver, Canada.
He presented her with a custom-made, cushion-cut diamond ring, according to People.com.
Thrilled Jonas tells the publication, "It was tough performing last night, knowing that I was going to ask the biggest question in my life to the most amazing girl in the world.
"She said yes, yes, yes, like, 500 times super fast in a row."
The couple met in 2007 while vacationing with their families in the Bahamas, and Kevin has the blessing of his parents.
A statement from Denise and Kevin Jonas, Sr. reads, "Our hearts are filled with joy today and we are happy to share with you that our son Kevin has asked Danielle for her hand in marriage... It is such a blessing that she will be joining our family."
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MICHAEL JACKSON was so worried about his looming comeback tour he often forgot to eat, according to the show's promoter.
Michael Jackson speaking at the press conference and tour announcement held at the O2 Arena.
London, England - 05.03.09
The King Of Pop was booked to do 50 gigs at London's O2 arena, kicking off later this month (Jul09) and running into next year (10), and was in vigorous rehearsals for the spectacular shows before his death last week (25Jun09).
The show's director Kenny Ortega and AEG Live's boss Randy Phillips were keeping an eye on the star's food intake in the days leading up to his death - and they were shocked by how little Jackson was eating as he geared up for the mammoth run of gigs.
Phillips tells Britain's Daily Mirror, 'He used to forget to eat because he was so focused and Kenny Ortega and I used to cut up his food and physically feed him.'
But Phillips is adamant Jackson was fighting fit - despite his erratic eating habits.
He adds, 'Frail, he certainly wasn't. He was always very thin but not to the point where he couldn't perform. He really kicked into high gear and was totally engaged in the last two weeks. Before that he was nervous and not really coming to rehearsals. But that was his schedule and that was how he wanted to do things.
"Michael did not have a gruelling schedule - he had Michael's schedule. He didn't need to rehearse that much. He was so talented that he didn't need to. When he started dancing, he was dancing better than the best 20 year old dancers in the world. He was that good.'
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MANILOW TO ESCORT TAYLOR TO JACKSON FUNERAL
BARRY MANILOW has reportedly agreed to escort DAME ELIZABETH TAYLOR to MICHAEL JACKSON's upcoming funeral.
Barry Manilow at the Annual Pre-Grammy Gala presented by Clive Davis and The Recording Academy.
Beverly Hills, California - 07.02.09
Manilow will jet to California after his 4 July (09) Independence Day concert in Washington, D.C. to help Taylor through what is sure to be one of the toughest days of her life, according to U.S. entertainment news show Entertainment Tonight.
Paying tribute to Jackson earlier this week (beg29Jun09), Manilow, who performed a medley of the pop superstar's hits onstage at the American Music Awards in 1984 - as the King of Pop sat in the front row - said, "He will go down as one of history's greatest entertainers. I was very happy to be in the world when Michael Jackson was in the world."
Funeral arrangements for the pop superstar have yet to be decided.
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JACKSON DELIGHTED AT RECORD-BREAKING RESIDENCY
The promoter of MICHAEL JACKSON's comeback tour has slammed reports the star threatened to cancel his entire run when he discovered he was to perform 50 gigs - insisting the King Of Pop was delighted to stage so many shows.
Michael Jackson speaking at the press conference and tour announcement held at the O2 Arena.
London, England - 05.03.09
The singer announced in March (09) he would be performing 10 gigs at London's O2 Arena in July (09) and within days an extra 40 concerts were added due to phenomenal demand.
Reports earlier this week (beg29Jun09) claimed Jackson was angry when he found out he had to put on 50 shows - and threatened to completely pull the plug on his This Is It residency.
But the boss of the show's promoter AEG Live, Randy Phillips, has dismissed the claims - insisting the star was ecstatic his run of shows were set to be a record breaker.
He tells Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper, "We were always going to put on 10 shows first. Neither Michael nor I knew how the public were going to react. But the pre-sales went mad and I remember picking up the phone to his manager and saying whether we could add more London shows because the demand was so great.
'He got off the phone, asked Michael and called me back and said 'yes'. Michael then called me and said, 'Randy how long am I going to stay in London?' And I said: 'Long enough to qualify for a British passport.'
'And his biggest concern was not that he was doing 50 shows but that the Guinness Book of Records knew that he was going to break the all-time record.'
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BONO BEAMS INTO SPACE AT BARCELONA GIG
U2 thrilled fans at the opening night of their new world tour in Barcelona, Spain - by contacting space.
A general view of the stage built for the upcoming U2 concert at the Nou Camp Stadium.
Barcelona, Spain - 26.06.09
Frontman Bono called up the astronauts on the International Space Station via satellite 30 minutes into the band's set at Camp Nou stadium to ask if they could see the Spanish city from outer space.
The message that came back: "Right now the most beautiful sight in our cosmos is the blue planet Earth."
U2 then dedicated their hit Beautiful Day to the spacemen.
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BAND INJURY FORCES AEROSMITH TO SCRAP OHIO SHOW
A mystery band illness has put a temporary halt to AEROSMITH's summer tour with ZZ TOP.
Steven Tyler of Aerosmith performs live. Moscow, Russia - 12.07.07
The rock supergroup postponed Wednesday's (01Jul09) concert in Cincinnati, Ohio, listing only "an injury within the band" for the cancellation. The concert will be rescheduled.
Friday's (03Jul09) show at Hersheypark Stadium in Pennsylvania is scheduled to go on as planned.
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JONES FEARS JACKSON FUNERAL WILL BE A MULTI-MILLION MESS
Legendary music producer QUINCY JONES has reiterated his plans to steer clear of pal MICHAEL JACKSON's funeral - because he doesn't want to see nine million people mourning the loss of the King of Pop.
Quincy Jones at ASCAP Pop Awards at the Kodak Grand Ballroom. Los Angeles, California - 22.04.09
Jones initially stated he feared he wouldn't be able to handle the grief of bidding farewell to his friend, who he has called "my little brother"..
He said, "I won't go to any more funerals as long as I live. I can't handle it."
But now he tells Details magazine he simply doesn't want to be part of a massive crowd.
Jones, who was the brains behind the King Of Pop's biggest hit albums, Thriller, Off The Wall and BAD, says, "It's going to be, like, nine million people there, and it's not what I want to see."
A date and location for Jackson's funeral have not been determined.
A planned public viewing of his body, which was to take place at the pop star's former Neverland Ranch home in Santa Barbara, California on Friday (03Jul09) has reportedly been scrapped.
There will be a private family memorial on Sunday (05Jul09).
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O'NEAL'S TEARS OVER FARRAH'S LAST LETTER
RYAN O'NEAL and his son REDMOND broke down in tears at FARRAH FAWCETT's funeral, after final letters from the CHARLIE'S ANGELS star were read out during the service.
Ryan O'Neal and pallbearers attends the funeral service for actress Farrah Fawcett at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Los Angeles, California - 30.06.09
Fawcett's longterm partner Ryan and her 24 year old son were pallbearers, and both gave readings at the emotional ceremony on Tuesday (30Jun09).
But it was two letters the actress had penned before her death last week (25Jun09) that most moved her family members to tears.
A friend of Fawcett, who died of anal cancer, read out a letter to Ryan, which addressed the ups and downs of their on/off 30-year relationship.
The message read, "When I figure out what it is all about, I can tell you."
And a letter for Fawcett's troubled son Redmond - who was granted a three-hour release from jail, where he's serving time on drug charges, to attend the funeral - was equally as moving.
It said, "The greatest gift of my life was to be your mother. By leaving you behind I hope you will be able to work out all your troubles and grow as a person."
Fawcett had also written a piece to tell her 90-year-old father, James, how much she loved him: "You gave me life and you were the greatest dad around."
As well as Ryan and Redmond O'Neal's readings during the ceremony, Fawcett's longtime pal Alana Stewart and her doctor Lawrence Piro paid tribute with self-prepared eulogies.
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JACKSON'S DEATH INSPIRES MASE COMEBACK
MICHAEL JACKSON's death has inspired rapper MASE to end his extended hiatus and stage a comeback.
Mase at NRJ Music Awards Ceremony Cannes 2006. Cannes, France - 21.01.06
In a recent radio interview, the former Diddy protege, whose real name is Mason Durrell Betha, has sparked his return to the limelight by releasing a remix of Drake's hit Best I Ever Had. It's his first release in five years.
Mase explains the Jackson tragedy gave him the impetus to hit the studio again: "Mike passed away and it just lit the fire in me - it made me go in the studio and do something. I'm excited.
"I asked my nephew, 'Who is the hottest thing out there?' and he said, 'Drake!' When I listened to his music I said, 'I'm going to jump on this joint.'
"I've got things up my sleeves, I just need someone to play them."
The radio chat also ended Mase's on/off feud with fellow rapper Jim Jones, who was mentioned among the artists the reclusive star admired.
His respect prompted Jones to call into Power 105.1 to speak with his former nemesis.
Jones apologised "for anything I ever did when I was younger," and added, "I tip my hat to you. This is monumental and it's nothing but love."
Mase announced he was retiring from music in 1999 to "follow God" but he returned in 2004 with the Bad Boy Records album Welcome Back. Very little has been released since then.
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BEACH BOY JARDINE CALLS FOR FLEET FOXES COLLABORATION
Cult folk-rockers FLEET FOXES are in talks to team up with BEACH BOYS legend AL JARDINE for a new album.
Fleet Foxes performing at 2009 Glastonbury Festival - Day 1, Worthy Farm, Pilton.
Somerset, England - 26.06.09
The Seattle, Washington group took the world by storm in 2008 with their acclaimed self-titled debut album, and Jardine was among the celebrity fans hailing the band as the next big thing.
He invited the group to visit him at his California recording studio - and now Jardine is hoping to secure the Fleet Foxes as guests on his upcoming album A Postcard From California.
He says, "They're awesome. They kind of have the Beach Boys vibe, too - very beautiful harmonies."
And Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold is very fond of his new pal, telling Pitchfork.com, "He was amazing, a really sweet guy."
Jardine's new album will feature guest spots from former bandmate Brian Wilson and actor John Stamos.
Rolling Stone magazine reports the album will also feature A California Saga - a lost track the Beach Boys star recorded with Neil Young, David Crosby and Stephen Stills.
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LEKMAN QUARANTINED WITH SWINE FLU
Pop star JANS LEKMAN has become the first celebrity to contract swine flu.
The Swedish hitmaker is reportedly recovering at home after falling ill on tour in South America.
He has been quarantined for 10 days.
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ACTOR PRESNELL DIES
Broadway star HARVE PRESNELL has died, aged 75.
The actor passed away on Tuesday (30Jun09) in Santa Monica, California after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Presnell made his name on the New York stage in the 1960s and 1970s, starring in productions including The Unsinkable Molly Brown and Annie. He also acted on the West End stage in London in a 1972 version of Gone With The Wind.
He was also an established movie star, appearing alongside Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan in 1998, and he won a Golden Globe in 1965 for Most Promising Male Newcomer.
He also appeared in Fargo, Face/Off and Mr. Deeds. His final films were 2006's Flags of Our Fathers and 2007's Evan Almighty, in which he played Congressman Burrows.
Presnell also appeared in a number of U.S. TV shows, such as teen drama Dawson's Creek and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
He is survived by his wife Veeva Suzanne Hamblen and three children from a previous marriage.
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DOUGLAS REMEMBERS MALDEN
Veteran actor KIRK DOUGLAS has paid tribute to his longtime friend KARL MALDEN, who passed away on Wednesday (01Jul09) - insisting no one knew him as well as the Oscar winner.
Michael Douglas, Karl Malden and Kirk Douglas at the Monte Cristo Awards presented at a luncheon by the Eugene O'Neill Theatre to Karl Malden held at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Beverly Hills, California - 11.11.04
Douglas and Malden met as youngsters at college and struck up a firm friendship which lasted for over 70 years.
The movie legend was delighted when his son Michael was cast alongside Malden in TV cop drama The Streets of San Francisco in the early 1970s, because he felt the youngster's career would benefit greatly from working with such an established actor.
And now the Douglas family are in mourning for their great friend.
In a post on his MySpace.com blog, Douglas writes, "Nobody knew me as long as Karl Malden knew me. I first met him when I worked with him doing summer stock (theatre) during college vacation.
"Karl and (his wife) Mona are great people; we started a friendship that continued for 70 years.
"I learned a lot from Karl and so did my son Michael. When he got the part in the TV series Streets of San Francisco I said to my son, 'You are lucky. You will learn a lot from Karl.' And he did. Karl took Michael under his wing and they had a fantastic relationship for four years, which continued to this day."
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O'NEAL BANNED SON FROM FAWCETT'S FUNERAL
RYAN O'NEAL's estranged son GRIFFIN was banned from attending FARRAH FAWCETT's funeral on Tuesday (30Jun09) - because he's 'a bad guy'.
Ryan O'Neal attends the funeral service for actress Farrah Fawcett at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Los Angeles, California - 30.06.09
Redmond, the actor's 24-year-old son by Fawcett, gave a reading during the ceremony at Los Angeles' Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels after he was granted a three-hour release from jail, where he's serving time on drug charges - but his half-brother was not welcome.
Speaking to U.S. news show Extra outside the funeral, Griffin O'Neal, 44, insisted Fawcett would have been upset he wasn't able to bid farewell to his father's longtime companion.
He said, "She's mad I'm not in there."
Speaking hours after the service, Paper Moon star O'Neal confirmed he refused to allow his son to attend the funeral, adding, "He's a bad guy."
Father and son have been estranged since the beginning of 2007 following a fight at the family home, which ended with Ryan firing off a shotgun into the stairwell. Reformed drug addict Griffin's 22-year-old pregnant girlfriend, JoAnne Berry, was injured during the fight.
Ryan O'Neal claimed his son grazed him "four or five times" with a fireplace poker, and that when he ducked to avoid the swinging weapon, Griffin "hit his own girlfriend in the head."
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PANETTIERE STILL COMING TO TERMS WITH MUM AND DAD'S FIGHT REPORT
HEROES star HAYDEN PANETTIERE is struggling with the public image of her father as a wife beater - because 'that's so not who he is'.
Hayden Panettiere seen and trying on different spectacle frames at an optician on Melrose Avenue.
West Hollywood, California - 13.06.09
The actress' dad, Alan, was arrested and charged with misdemeanour battery after a scuffle with his wife at a party, but Panettiere insists it was all a big misunderstanding.
And she's still struggling to deal with the 2008 controversy.
Panettiere tells Seventeen magazine, "It's hard enough going through it personally within your family, let alone when the entire world knows about it."
Alan allegedly left a bruise on his wife Lesley's cheek.
His famous daughter adds, "It put my dad in this light that is so not him... Your mind goes to: 'He abuses, he beats his wife.' For my dad to have that reputation now, which is so not who he is, kills me.
"I'm less concerned about myself, but when it involves my family or people I care about, I mean, I'll fly off the handle for my family."
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BROOKS TO BE HONOURED BY ACADEMY
Moviemaker and funnyman MEL BROOKS is to be the subject of a star-studded tribute at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles later this month (24Jul09)
Mel Brooks at The New York Times Arts & Leisure Week featuring the cast of the Broadway musical 'Young Frankenstein' at The Times Centre. New York City, USA - 13.01.08
The comedian, director, actor and writer, who is one of only 12 people to win an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award, will be feted by famous fans, friends and stars of his movies.
Special guests will include Richard Benjamin, Young Frankenstein co-stars Teri Garr and Cloris Leachman, Carl Reiner, Tracey Ullman and Lesley Ann Warren.
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FACINELLI THANKS FANS FOR TWITTER HELP
TWILIGHT star PETER FACINELLI caused pandemonium in Hollywood on Tuesday (30Jul09) as he staged an impromptu autographing session to thank his fans for helping him land 500,000 followers on his Twitter.com blog as part of a bet.
Peter Facinelli at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheatre.
Los Angeles, California - 31.05.09
The actor bet pal Rob DeFranco he could use the online social network to boost his popularity - and offered his friend the fabric from his director's chair from the set of his Twilight sequel New Moon if he failed.
The actor, who is married to 90210 star Jennie Garth, won the bet, gaining half a million followers in just three days last month (Jun09) - and he signed autographs for his adoring fans at Los Angeles clothing store Affliction on Tuesday (30Jun09) to say thanks.
DeFranco was left red faced after losing the bet - he had to dance along Hollywood Boulevard wearing just a bikini.
Facinelli cheered his pal on on Tuesday morning before the signing session.
The actor tells People.com, "I kind of took this little bet, that was a silly little thing and I tried to make something positive out of it."
Clothing store Affliction donated $10,000 (£6,666) to the Christopher Reeve Foundation on behalf of Facinelli's Twitter followers.
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FASCINATING FACT:
Broadway musical THE LITTLE MERMAID is to close after a two-year run on the New York stage. The curtain will fall on the Disney musical on 30 August (09), before the show goes on a nationwide tour.
Jonathan Freeman, Tituss Burgess, Sean Palmer, Sierra Boggess, Sherie Rene Scott, Norm Lewis, Eddie Korbich and the cast on stage during the curtain call following the Opening Night performance of The Little Mermaid at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre. New York City, USA-10.01.08
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JOURNALIST SUES OVER X-MEN FIRING
The journalist who was fired because he reviewed a leaked version of movie X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE is suing his former bosses for $5 million (£3 million).
Logan (Hugh Jackman) and Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber) face off for the ultimate battle – against each other in 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'
Fox columnist Roger Friedman lost his job after the scandal earlier this year (09), in part because the Fox News and X-Men studios 20th Century Fox shares the same parent company, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
Friedman, who now writes for the Hollywood Reporter, alleges his firing was illegal, and is seeking more than $5 million in lost wages and damages, reports the Hollywood Reporter.
A spokesperson for Fox News tells the L.A. Times the company has yet to be informed of the lawsuit.
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JUDGE BANS CATCHER 'SEQUEL'
A judge has permanently banned a follow-up to THE CATCHER IN THE RYE from hitting book stores in the U.S. - after previously ruling the tome is 'substantially similar' to J.D. SALINGER's classic novel.
The reclusive writer is suing Swedish author Frederik Colting over his book 60 Years Later: Coming Through The Rye, claiming the follow-up is "a rip-off" of his influential 1951 novel.
Colting claimed his work, which features a character based on Salinger's famous antihero Holden Caulfield, is a literary commentary rather than a sequel.
Judge Deborah Batts issued a 10-day restraining order against the title last month (Jun09) - and now she has ruled against the publication of 60 Years Later.
In court on Wednesday (01Jul09) she dismissed Colting's claim that he wrote the new book to critically examine Salinger's most famous character, calling the new book and his argument "problematic and lacking in credibility".
The book was scheduled to be published across the U.S. later this summer (09).
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MOVIES THIS WEEK
Release Date: July 1, 2009
ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS
Cast: Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Ray Romano, Chris Wedge
Synopsis: The sub-zero heroes from the worldwide blockbusters 'Ice Age' and 'Ice Age: The Meltdown' are back, on an incredible adventure...For the ages, Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut (while, maybe, finding true love); Manny and Ellie awaits the birth of their mini-mammoth; Diego the saber-toothed tiger wonders if he's going too 'soft' hanging with his pals and Sid the sloth gets into trouble when he creates his own makeshift family by hijacking some dinosaur eggs. On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid, the gang ventures into a mysterious underground world, where they have some close encounters with dinosaurs, battle flora and fauna, run amuck, and meet a relentless, one-eyed, dino-hunting weasel named Buck.
PUBLIC ENEMIES
Cast: Billy Crudup, Channing Tatum, Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Leelee Sobieski, Marion Cotillard
Synopsis: In the action-thriller Public Enemies, acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann directs Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Academy Award® winner Marion Cotillard in the story of legendary Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger (Depp), the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoover's fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public.
No one could stop Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone, from his girlfriend Billie Frechette (Cotillard) to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression.
But while the adventures of Dillinger's gang later including the sociopathic Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham) and Alvin Karpis (Giovanni Ribisi) thrilled many, Hoover (Billy Crudup) hit on the idea of exploiting the outlaw's capture as a way to elevate his Bureau of Investigation into the national police force that became the FBI. He made Dillinger America's first Public Enemy Number One and sent in Purvis, 'the dashing Clark Gable of the FBI.'
However, Dillinger and his gang outwitted and outgunned Purvis' men in wild chases and shootouts. Only after importing a crew of Western ex-lawmen (newly baptized as agents) and orchestrating epic betrayals from the infamous 'Lady in Red' to the Chicago crime boss Frank Nitti were Purvis, the FBI and their new crew of gunfighters able to close in on Dillinger.
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- DEPP FILM BOSSES FACING ROAD COLLAPSE BILL
Source: CelebrityWonder.com
