BROWN DOES REMEMBER RIHANNA FIGHT
CHRIS BROWN has spoken out to clear up reports he couldn't remember the fight with ex-girlfriend RIHANNA which saw him convicted of attacking the singer - insisting he 'mis-spoke' in a new interview.
Chris Brown on the set of a music video in Hollywood. Los Angeles, California - 19.08.09
Brown was sentenced to five years probation and six months of hard labour after pleading guilty to assaulting the Umbrella hitmaker.
His first interview since the incident was recorded with U.S. talk show host Larry King and is due to air later this week (beg31Aug09).
Excerpts of the chat have already leaked online and Brown is dismayed that one particular quote makes it sound like he couldn't remember the night of the fight.
He says in a statement to TMZ.com ,"There have been reports on the internet that I didn't remember what happened that night with Rihanna. I want to try and set things straight.
"That 30 seconds of the interview they used of me was taken from a one hour interview during which that same question was asked something like 4 or 5 times - and when you look at the entire interview you will see it is not representative of what I said.
"The first four times, or how ever many times it was - I gave the same answer - which was that I didn't think it was appropriate for me to talk about what happened that night. I said it was not right for me and it really wasn't fair to Rihanna. The fifth time or whatever it was, I just mis-spoke. I was asked, 'Do you remember doing it?' and I said, 'No.'
"Of course I remember what happened. It was and still is a blur. And yes, I still can't believe it happened because it is not me or who I am or is what happened like anything I have ever done before."
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Post a commentHOUSTON KEPT HER FAITH DURING TROUBLED TIMES
WHITNEY HOUSTON has credited her religious beliefs with helping pull her through a difficult few years - insisting she has finally moved on from her troubled past.
Whitney Houston performing at the Plymouth Jazz Festival 2008.
Tobago, West Indies - 26.04.08
The R&B diva struggled for years with an addiction to crack cocaine and a turbulent marriage to singer Bobby Brown, but she kicked her drug habit and divorced her husband in 2007.
She has now launched her comeback with her first new album in seven years and admits her Christian beliefs helped give her the strength to get her life back on track.
She tells Ebony magazine, "I thank God that people love me. But I (really) thank God that God loves me. I thank Him for chastening my heart, for never letting go. What I did sometime? I went off and did my thing, but He never let me go.
"I shed a lot of stuff, a lot of unnecessary weight in the last three or four years. I left a lot of old luggage behind, and when I did, the blessings just started pouring on me, and the light in my spirit started to lift again."
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FAT JOE STRIKES BACK OVER BIG PUN MONEY ROW
FAT JOE has blasted the widow of his former protege, BIG PUN, accusing her of blowing cash hand-outs in 'unwise' shopping sprees.
Fat Joe and his terror squad at Lil' Kim's birthday celebration at Mansion nightclub. Miami Beach, Florida - 23.07.09 (Photo by: Johnny Louis/WENN)
Liza Rios recently hit out at Joe, her husband's boss at label Terror Squad, claiming she is owed royalties from his records, but has never been paid.
Rios alleges she was handed a $160,000 (£107,000) lump sum when Big Pun - real name Christopher Rios - died in 2000, but has never seen a penny since.
She complained, "There's no money comin' in, there's just money comin' out."
The accusations prompted Joe to hit back at her in an interview with New York radio station Hot 97. He claimed he had given Rios money, but she came back asking for more, admitting to him she had "spent the money unwisely".
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BLINK-182 TOO UPSET ABOUT DJ AM'S DEATH TO PLAY IN NEW YORK
BLINK-182 scrapped a concert in New York on Monday (31Aug09) to allow themselves time to mourn pal ADAM 'DJ AM' GOLDSTEIN's death.
Travis Barker of Blink 182 perform at First Midwest Bank amphitheater in Tinley Park.
Illinois, USA - 15.08.09
The trio struggled through a Connecticut show on Saturday (29Aug09) - the day after Goldstein's body was found in his New York apartment, but decided they couldn't go on.
In a statement released on Monday, the band, featuring the DJ's TRV$DJAM bandmate Travis Barker, revealed they would not be performing on Monday, citing the circumstances surrounding "the unfortunate and untimely passing of our dear friend Adam 'DJ AM' Goldstein for the cancellation."
The band's touring partners Weezer and Taking Back Sunday were expected to take the stage as scheduled.
Barker, who survived a 2008 plane crash with Goldstein, dedicated Saturday's Blink-182 concert to his pal.
In a Twitter.com post just before he took to the stage, Barker wrote, "Don't know how I am gonna play 2night (sic) but I am for AM... My brother is gone. I love u (sic) and miss u, I'll never forget all the good times we had."
He later added, "I'll never forget everything we've been thru (sic) and every time I play the drums I'll Think of you. U (sic) were an amazing friend/DJ/human being... Rest in peace my brother, this really f**ks me up."
Bandmate Mark Hoppus struggled with a tribute onstage during the show, fighting back tears as he asked for a moment of silence for their friend, before launching into an emotional rendition of the song Down.
The frontman told fans, "We truly hope that you're all having a good time tonight. But this night's really hard for the three of us up here onstage and for a lot of our crew as well because we lost a really dear friend yesterday."
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BROWN: 'I'M NOTHING LIKE MY ABUSIVE STEPFATHER'
CHRIS BROWN is attempting to distance himself from comparisons to his abusive stepfather following his conviction for assaulting RIHANNA, insisting his outburst was an isolated incident.
Chris Brown on the set of a music video in Hollywood. Los Angeles, California - 19.08.09
The shamed star, 20, has been ordered to stay away from his ex-girlfriend for five years as he serves probation after pleading guilty to attacking the Umbrella hitmaker on 8 February (09).
But Brown, who has previously spoken out about witnessing his own mother Joyce Hawkins being beaten up by a former lover, insists he is nothing like his stepfather.
He tells the forthcoming issue of People magazine, "I feel like he enjoyed it. He was an abuser. It was continuous."
Brown's comments come just hours after excerpts from his first TV interview since the February (09) altercation were released online.
In an interview with Larry King, which will air in the U.S. on Wednesday (02Sep09), Brown admits he was shocked by his own actions and "can't believe (the assault) actually happened".
He adds, "I made a mistake and it was just something that I have to live up and own (sic)."
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HOUSTON HAPPY TO HAVE DAUGHTER'S TRUST
WHITNEY HOUSTON is a contender for celebrity mum of the year - she only agreed to her eagerly-anticipated comeback when she was sure her teenage daughter trusted her as a mother.
Whitney Houston arrived at a London hotel. London, England - 14.07.09
The R&B superstar reveals she stepped back from the limelight to be a full-time mum to Bobbi Kristina, her daughter with ex-husband Bobby Brown, and she's very pleased with the job she has done.
She tells Ebony magazine, "She and I are not only mother and daughter, but we're good friends. I want her to trust me, to be able to trust in me, to know that I'm not going nowhere. If she knows that I'm there for her, she can depend on me. I'm the dependable one; she can depend on her mommy."
And the time away from the stage and studio made Houston a better daughter to her own mum Cissy: "My mother's getting older. I wanted to spend more time with my mom (because during) most of my 20s and 30s, I was dealing with making records and travelling the world and being this thing - icon."
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FASCINATING FACT: ERIC CLAPTON
ERIC CLAPTON has boosted U.S. comedian JAY LENO's star power as he returns to TV this month (Sep09) - the rocker will perform with Bruce Hornsby and his band the Noisemakers during the inaugural week of the new
Jay Leno Show. The premiere of the hotly-anticipated programme on 14 September (09) will feature Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will be Leno's first guest.
Eric Clapton performing at The Royal Albert Hall in Kensington. London, England - 22.05.09
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THE THINGS THEY SAY: DOMINIC WEST
'No one watched it for at least four years. And we were only doing it for five years. While I was filming it (I thought),
'What's the point? No one's watching it and no one cares.' I was always moaning that I didn't want to act in it any more. Now it's very gratifying that people like it." THE WIRE star DOMINIC WEST is pleased he persevered with the slow-burning cop drama.
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BANTON'S LOS ANGELES SHOW SCRAPPED
Reggae star BUJU BANTON's upcoming Los Angeles concert has been scrapped following protests from the city's gay rights groups.
Buju Banton at BMI Urban Song Awards at The Roseland Ballroom.
New York City, USA - 30.08.06
The Jamaican dancehall singer was booked to perform at Club Nokia in October (09), but bosses at AEG, who operate the venue, and promoters Live Nation have agreed to pull the plug on the show.
It's the second time the Los Angeles gay and lesbian community?s protests have led to the cancellation of a Banton show in the city - in 2006 a concert at the Highlands club was scrapped and the reggae star was forced to find an alternative venue.
Banton has faced fierce opposition from gay rights groups for years because of his violently homophobic lyrics - his 1992 song Boom Bye Bye suggested homosexuals should have acid poured on them.
The Los Angeles concert isn't the only one AEG and Live Nation bosses have cancelled - they've also pulled the plug on scheduled shows in San Francisco, Philadelphia, Chicago, Las Vegas, Dallas and Houston.
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CYRUS & DISNEY THRILLED ABOUT GAY GUYS DANCING VIDEO
MILEY CYRUS and her bosses at Disney are so thrilled with an internet parody of her new PARTY IN THE U.S.A. video they're trying to track down the brains behind the beach party promo.
Miley Cyrus performing live on the 'Today Show's Summer Concert Series' at Rockefeller Plaza.
New York City, USA - 28.08.09
The video, renamed Party In The F.I.P, centres around guys having fun at gay and lesbian resort Fire Island Pines in New York, dancing and miming to Cyrus' song.
The singer admits she's "obsessed with this video," and Disney chiefs, who are usually quick to seek legal recourse against all copyright infringements are reportedly keen to get hold of the man behind the promo, so that he and Cyrus can hook up for publicity.
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ABDUL HEADING TO LAS VEGAS
PAULA ABDUL is heading to Las Vegas for a shocking new show.
Paula Abdul outside Ed Sullivan Theatre for the 'Late Show With David Letterman'.
New York City, USA - 04.06.09
The singer and dancer, who quit as a judge on American Idol last month (Aug09), has been linked to a number of TV programmes but she's planning a big spectacular in Sin City.
Abdul says, "I'm not ready to announce that yet, but I will when everything's worked out. It's going to happen, but the details have yet to be ironed out."
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DISNEY BUYS COMIC GIANT MARVEL
Bosses at entertainment powerhouse Walt Disney have agreed a multi-billion dollar deal to buy Marvel Entertainment - giving the company the rights to superheroes including IRON MAN, SPIDER-MAN and the X-MEN .
Mickey Rourke as 'Ivan/Whiplash' in Paramount Pictures' 'Iron Man 2'
Through the agreement, valued at around $4 billion, the company will take on the extensive library of over 5,000 Marvel Comics characters, which also include the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Thor and Captain America.
Robert A. Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, says, "We believe that adding Marvel to Disney's unique portfolio of brands provides significant opportunities for long-term growth and value creation. We are pleased to bring this talent and these great assets to Disney."
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FASCINATING FACT: JESUS LUZ
MADONNA's boy toy, JESUS LUZ, has a cameo in the pop superstar's new CELEBRATION video. The singer is seen stripping her man, who plays a DJ in the promo, before planting an open-mouthed kiss on his lips.
Jesus Luz out and about in London. London, England - 22.06.09
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THE THINGS THEY SAY: JACK BLACK
'I turned 40 years old this week, and I feel like I'm in the body of a 10 year old.' Movie star/musician JACK BLACK was energised as his band TENACIOUS D headlined the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco, California on Sunday night (30Aug09).
Jack Black at The world premiere of "Year One" at AMC Lincoln square.
New York City, USA - 15.06.09
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COLE: 'LEDGER TAUGHT ME TO ACT'
LILY COLE owes her acting career to the late HEATH LEDGER - because he taught her the tricks of the trade while they were filming THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR PARNASSUS.
Lily Cole at the 2009 Cannes International Film Festival - Day 10 - Premiere of 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'. Cannes, France - 22.05.09
The model landed a small role in 2007's St. Trinian's movie and couldn't believe it when she was hired for Terry Gilliam's fantasy epic, opposite Ledger and Christopher Plummer.
She admits she was nervous about taking on such a prominent part in the movie, but found Ledger, who died mid-way through the shoot, to be a great friend and mentor.
She says, "He definitely helped me. From the beginning, he understood that I would be overwhelmed and scared by the size of the project. He encouraged me and said he was really proud of me, constantly fed me support."
Cole reveals she came close to giving up on the film when Ledger was found dead of a prescription drug overdose in January 2008 - a tragedy that halted the shoot.
His role was taken on by three other actors - Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp.
She adds, "Everyone loved Heath. For everyone who knew him, (his death) was devastating. The practicalities of continuing the production were difficult, but it seemed irrelevant.
"Johnny (Depp) slipped seamlessly into the role, but that didn't stop it being bizarre. I thought I was in at the deep end in the beginning - then look what happened!"
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AUDIGIER MOVES INTO CAGE'S BEL AIR HOME?
Fashion designer CHRISTIAN AUDIGIER has reportedly added to his Los Angeles property empire by snapping up NICOLAS CAGE's famous Bel Air property, according to reports.
Christian Audigier arriving at Grill Royal restaurant. Berlin, Germany - 02.07.09
Cage's mansion, which was once home to both Dean Martin and Tom Jones, has been on the market since 2007.
The actor slashed the asking price by half earlier this summer (09) in a bid to offload the property.
It is not known exactly what Audigier, who also co-owns the Holmby Hills mansion Michael Jackson called home during the last months of his life, paid for the pad.
According, to RadarOnline.com, Cage was selling at a drastically reduced $17.5 million (£11.6 million).
A source close to Audigier says, "I believe it was a one-to-one deal. Christian knows Nicolas and they did the deal between themselves."
Cage has also slashed the price of his 12 bedroom estate in Rhode Island, which hit the property market last year (08) for $16 million (£10.6 million). According to RealEstalker.com, he's now asking $12 million (£8 million) for the home.
The movie star is also reportedly selling a two-unit condominium at the Olympic Tower in New York, two homes in New Orleans, Louisiana and a house in Las Vegas.
Reports suggest he recently sold property in Malibu, California and a castle in Germany. He still owns an estate in England, a second home in Malibu and a spread in the Bahamas.
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IRANIAN DIRECTOR MAKES HISTORY WITH U.S. FILM
MASOUD JAFARI JOZANI is set to make history next month (Sep09) when he becomes the first Iranian director to lead a film crew to America.
It'll be the first time an Iranian film has been allowed to shoot in Los Angeles since the Islamic Revolution 30 years ago (79).
Jozani's In The Wind's Eye follows three generations of Iranians from 1920 to 1981, and, with an overall budget of $12 million (£8 million), the project will be the most expensive production in Iranian film industry history.
He says, "Thanks to President Obama's more open stance towards Iran, we were able to secure 12 work visas for our cast and crew. This would have been unheard of a year ago."
Jozani, a leading light in Iran's movie business, hopes to follow up In The Wind's Eye with another U.S.-based film project - about a Princeton graduate, who travels to Iran in 1905 to teach and becomes caught up in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution.
A third of the film, called Baskerville, will be shot in the U.S.
The director has been trying to make that movie since 2000, but could never get permission to shoot in America.
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JANE WANTS TO GET BACK TO BOLLYWOOD
THE PUNISHER star THOMAS JANE is desperate to return to the Bollywood movie industry in India - because he had a great time filming PADAMATI SANDHYA RAGAM there at the start of his career.
Thomas Jane at HBO's Premiere Of "Hung" - Held at Paramount Studios.
Los Angeles, California - 24.06.09
The actor, who is married to Patricia Arquette, shot the film in 1986 and admits he developed a great love for the sub-continent.
He says, "I would love to go back to Bollywood... It was a phenomenal experience. I love the way they make movies there."
Jane, who played the object of an Indian girl's affections in the film, reveals the five months he spent shooting in India helped him to become a better actor and a better person.
He adds, "I still have a real soft spot for everything Indian. India opened up my eyes to the world in a way no other experience could have. It's the opposite of the western world. Their values are put less on the material things and more on the spiritual things of life.
"Being in India gave me a perspective that material things are not the end-all, be-all of what life is about? I was shown the light in India? It gave me the strength and wisdom to overcome a lot of rejection."
Hindu leaders in America have applauded Jane for his comments, and he has been invited to visit temples to further his love of Indian knowledge.
Leading U.S. statesman Rajan Zed says, "I urge Mr. Jane to further study the rich philosophical thought which Hinduism offers. Jane should start with ancient scripture Bhagavad-Gita, which says: 'You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work. You should never engage in action for the sake of reward, nor should you long for inaction.'"
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THE THINGS THEY SAY: BLAKE LIVELY
'My house was filled with hundreds and hundreds of balloons, which was a very nice, romantic surprise.' BLAKE LIVELY was thrilled with boyfriend PENN BADGLEY's birthday treat last week (25Aug09).
Penn Badgley and Blake Lively in a scene from 'Gossip Girl' (The CW) Season 2, 2008-2009 (photo supplied by WENN)
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FASCINATING FACT: ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
Action man-turned-California Governor ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER has scored a Twitter.com milestone - he passed the one million followers mark over the weekend (29-30Aug09).
Among politicians, only President Barack Obama and his one-time presidential rival Senator John McCain have more followers.
Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger makes his way home after having lunch at Mulberry Street Pizzeria with some friends. Los Angeles, California - 17.08.09
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DVDS THIS WEEK
Release Date: September 01, 2009
EARTH
Cast: James Earl Jones, Patrick Stewart
Synopsis: How well do we know our Planet?
This state-of-the-art movie, co-shot with the successful BBC TV series, will take us on a tour of our home as we have never seen it before.
Using the sun as a guide, we set out on a truly global journey. On the way, we meet three mothers struggling to bring up their young. In the Arctic, a polar bear and her two new born cubs awaken to the first sunlight of spring. Will they find food before the ice on which they live melts?
Half a world away, in the heat of Kalahari, an elephant mother and her calf find water after a danger-filled trek across the desert. But they must share the pool with a pride of lions.
For the final leg of the journey, we follow a humpback whale mother. She must keep her calf safe on their 4,000 mile migration from the equator to Antarctica.
And so life on Earth goes on. A story played out billions of times a day, 365 days a year, as the Earth moves through seasons, every living creature bending to the power of the sun. No film has ever captured the epic scope of the drama of an entire planet, yet told it with heart-breaking and heart-warming intimacy of real animal characters. Until now…
STATE OF PLAY
Cast: Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, Russell Crowe
Synopsis: Oscar® winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in an case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McCaffrey, whose street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder and collusion among some of the nation's most promising political and corporate figures in State of Play, from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland).
Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.
McCaffrey has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins and a ruthless editor, Cameron (Oscar® winner Helen Mirren), who has assigned him to investigate. As he and partner Della (Rachel McAdams) try to uncover the killer's identity, McCaffrey steps into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation's power structures. And in a town of spin-doctors and wealthy politicos, he will discover one truth: when billions are at stake, no one's integrity, love or life is ever safe.
SIN NOMBRE
Cast: Diana Garcia, Edgar Flores, Gerardo Taracena, Paulina Gaitan, Tenoch Huerta
Synopsis: Sin Nombre tells the story of Sayra (Paulina Gaitan), a teenager living in Honduras, and hungering for a brighter future. A reunion with her long-estranged father gives Sayra her only real option - emigrating with her father and her uncle into Mexico and then the United States, where her father now has a new family.
Meanwhile, Casper, a.k.a. Willy (Edgar Flores), is a teenager living in Tapachula, Mexico, and facing an uncertain future. A member of the Mara Salvatrucha gang brotherhood, he has just brought to the Mara a new recruit, 12-year-old Smiley (Kristyan Ferrer), who undergoes a rough initiation.
While Smiley quickly takes to gang life, Casper tries to protect his relationship with girlfriend Martha Marlene (Diana Garcia), keeping their love a secret from the Mara. But when Martha encounters Tapachula's Mara leader Lil' Mago (Tenoch Huerta Mejia), she is brutally taken from Casper forever.
Sayra and her relatives manage to cross over into Mexico. There, they join other immigrants waiting at the Tapachula train yards. When a States-bound freight train arrives one night, they successfully rush to board - riding atop it, rather than in the cars - as does Lil' Mago, who has commandeered Casper and Smiley along to rob immigrants.
When day breaks, Lil' Mago makes his move and Casper in turn makes a fateful decision. Casper must now navigate the psychological gauntlet of his violent existence and the physical one of the unforgiving Mara, but Sayra bravely allies herself with him as the train journeys through the Mexican countryside towards the hope of new lives.
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Cast: Algenis Perez Soto, Rayniel Rufino, Joendy Pena Brown, Michael Gaston, Richard Bull
Synopsis: Sugar follows the story of Miguel Santos, a.k.a. Sugar, a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro De Macors, struggling to make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family out of poverty. Playing professionally at a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic, Miguel finally gets his break at age 19 when he advances to the United States' minor league system; but when his play on the mound falters, he begins to question the single-mindedness of his life's ambition.
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