It feels like November 18th is a lifetime away as I wait with many others for the new Twilight movie: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and to see Bella, Edward and Jacob come together again for another episode of their intense entangled vampire and non vampire romance. Yesterday in Hollywood, California Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner were honored with a Hand and Footprint Ceremony at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
Lady Gaga has teamed up with her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, to create a foundation that will help “empower youth and inspire bravery.” Named after her latest album, the Born This Way Foundation will tackle “issues like self-confidence, well-being, anti-bullying, mentoring and career development.”
The singer made the announcement on her website www.ladygaga.com Wednesday. According to Gaga, the foundation will partner with organizations that include the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Harvard University and The California Endowment.
In a statement Gaga said: “My mother and I have initiated…Read full story
Jessica Simpson is going to be a mother. The singer, designer and actress confirmed she was expecting her first child on Monday. Simpson Tweeted the announcement along with a photo of herself in a Halloween costume. “It’s True! I am going to be a mummy!” Simpson wrote.
The picture featured Simpson, who’s engaged to former football player Eric Johnson, in a sequined mummy outfit cradling her well-defined baby bump. No word on when the baby is due, but a source close to the couple told Access Hollywood Simpson is “feeling great,”…Read full story
Robert De Niro and John Travolta have signed on to star in the action thriller Killing Season, according to Variety. The movie is set in the Appalachian Mountains, where De Niro plays an American military veteran living alone in a remote cabin. Travolta plays a Serbian soldier, who poses as a European Tourist that befriends the isolated veteran in order to exact revenge.
Filming is set to begin on Jan. 16 and will be directed by Mark Steven Johnson (Ghost Rider). This is the first time DeNiro and Travolta have appeared…Read full story
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon will be teaming up for a new film. CNN reports the famous friends will co-star and produce a film about Whitey Bulger, the Boston gangster who was recently apprehended in Santa Monica after 16 years on the run.
Not all details have been released about the untitled film, but KHL has learned Affleck will also take on the role of director, and Damon has signed on to play Bulger. Affleck told reporters he and Damon “have been looking for something to do together for some time….Read full story
Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi are putting their money where your mouth is by opening a restaurant. According to the Hollywood Reporter, singer Chrissie Hynde and producer Steve Bing are partnering with the couple to open a vegan restaurant in the San Fernando Valley. For more on Ellen visit www.ellentv.com You can also follow Ellen on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TheEllenShow
Vegan chef to the stars Tal Ronnen, who catered DeGeneres and de Rossi’s wedding and cooked prepared meals for Oprah Winfrey, will create the menu. Celebrity designer…Read full story
Actor Matt Damon is hoping to quench the world’s thirst one water bottle at a time. Damon is selling limited edition CamelBak Groove water bottle’s on his Water.org charity website.
The bottles come in two designs, are environmentally friendly, 100% BPA-free, and $10 from every purchase will go to the charity. Water.org was co-founded by Damon and works to provide safe drinking water and sanitation to people in developing nations.
In a statement Damon said: “I think what resonates with me most is when you see people living without clean water and…Read full story
Sandra Bullock hosted the second annual amfAR International Gala Thursday night at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles. The event featured a tribute by Bullock to the late Elizabeth Taylor, who was an amfAR Founding International Chairman, and performances by singers Debby Harry and Sinead O’Connor.
The fundraising gala also included a poolside cocktail reception, dinner and a live auction, and was attended by celebrities Josh Duhamel, Selma Blair, Colin Farrell, Rose McGowan and Sean Penn. The next day, Duhamel posted a picture of O’Connor’s performance on his Facebook wall….Read full story
