Mar 31
Amy Winehouse went Back to Black for her second album and now she’s staying there for the third. The upcoming third album plunges further into the depths of the singer’s heartbreak with her new songs being described as suicidal.
It’s not hard to see why Amy’s personal life is being reflected in her music, being separated from lover Blake Fielder-Civil and her ongoing battle with drinking and drugs has taken it’s ugly toll not just emotionally but physically too.
Every time the singer steps out into daylight she manages to shock more and more onlookers with new cuts and bruises. The most recent addition is sores and scabs on her face and cuts running all the way up her arms.
A source told The Sun that the state of her skin brings her down, saying: “Her next album is darker than ever. Amy’s got low self-esteem anyway but her skin has made her want to hide away from the rest of the world. And we have started noticing more and more cuts on her arms. “Her problems are pushing her over the edge and she’s turning into a depressed recluse. It’s not good for her to stay in so much.” But Amy is reluctant to receive any help, even choosing to stay at home than visit her love obsession Blake at London’s Pentonville Prison. We all know Amy’s feelings on Rehab but in her position she can’t afford to say no, no, no. Female First- Claire Williams
Mar 31
After enjoying a break over the Easter holiday, Jennifer Ansiston and Owen Wilson have settled back into work mode - filming a sequence for their feature film, Marley & Me, in Miami on Monday (March 31).
According to a source on the set, “The two were playful, laughing and having a great time (on the set). They appear to have a great working relationship, as observers could easily see.”
As previously reported by Gossip Girls, Marley & Me is an adaptation of the best selling book of the same name about a family that learns many life lessons through their naughty and neurotic dog.
The David Frankel directed canine comedy makes its way to theaters in the States on Christmas Day 2008.
Mar 31
Kate Moss is planning a gypsy-themed engagement party.
The supermodel, who is set to wed The Kills guitarist Jamie Hince later this year, has told friends she wants to throw a huge bash after accepting Jamie’s marriage proposal.
A source said: “They are thinking about having the actual wedding in September, so the plan is to hold an engagement party in August. Kate asked all her mates for ideas for the engagement and Lily Allen suggested a gypsy-themed party. Kate got really excited and started talking about what she could wear.”
Although Kate and Jamie were rumoured to have got engaged while in Amsterdam, Holland, last week, it has been claimed the rocker actually proposed in Paris, France.
The source said: “Kate said he got down on bended knee in Paris underneath the Eiffel Tower. They’d had a few drinks, so she didn’t believe it at the time, but she said yes next day.”
Meanwhile, Kate - who has been dating Jamie since August last year - is said to be trying for a baby.
The 34-year-old beauty wants to give her five-year-old daughter Lila Grace - from her previous relationship with magazine editor Jefferson Hack - a brother or sister.
Mar 31
Madonna was bullied at school for being a “weirdo”.
The ‘4 Minutes’ singer was shunned by her classmates because she chose to concentrate on her music rather than experiment with drugs like her peers.
She said: “In high school I wasn’t a hippie or a stoner, so I ended up being the weirdo. I was interested in classical ballet and music, so the kids were quite mean if you were different.
“I was one of those people that people were mean to. When that happened, instead of being a doormat, I decided to emphasise my differences. But if your joy is derived from what society thinks of you, you’re always going to be disappointed.”
Madonna - who has three children with husband Guy Ritchie - also revealed she initially found it difficult to work with Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams on her upcoming album ‘Hard Candy’.
She added to Vanity Fair magazine: “It did take time to get comfortable. It’s not like we hit it off right away. Writing is very intimate. You have to be vulnerable and it’s hard to do that with strangers.”
Mar 31
With the ever-increasing influence of American popular culture on the rest of the world, it’s no wonder there are so many celebrities jet-setting around the globe. And Mariah Carey landed in Paris, France this past weekend to spread some love and promote her new album.
The “Always Be My Baby” singer did her usual hamming it up for the cameras outside the Four Seasons George V, wearing a sexy black dress, high heels, and a pink patent leather half-jacket.
Here in the States, Carey is on pace to rack up her 18th #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Charts this week. “Touch My Body” was at #15 last week, and will most likely get bumped into the Top 10 when it is released for digital download tomorrow.
Once she garners her 18th #1 hit, Mariah will be tied with Elvis Presley for the second most #1s of all time. Of course, the Beatles still hold on to the top spot with a total of 20 chart toppers.
Mar 31
It’s close to April Fool’s day so let’s preface this by pointing out that this is not a joke: PETA has offered Britney Spears a job. For a day.
In a letter PETA president Ingrid Newkirk penned to Spears after seeing her “How I Met Your Mother Performance,” Newkirk offers Spears the chance to be a receptionist “for as little as an hour.”
Newkirk contends that the PETA target would see “from the inside, why we are so concerned about issues like fur and homeless dogs and cats. … We might have criticized you in the past for contributing to the dog overpopulation crisis and wearing real fur, but perhaps now that your own crisis has abated, a new day calls for a new relationship, a new outlook, and a new understanding,” the letter said.
The hourly pay isn’t so bad, either. The group is offering Spears a $1,000 donation to a children’s charity of her choosing.
Mar 30
Rival magazines have claimed that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt did something for a marriage. Star magazine alleged that the couple got married on Saturday. Another magazine, People, claimed that Star was incorrect.
There were rumors that the couple had agreed on a $200 million pre-nuptial contract. The couple supposedly planned for a wedding in Saint Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. An inside source claimed that the celebrity couple made provisions because of their prior experiences with divorce.
Angelina was rumored to be suffering from gestational diabetes. Her feet have swelled. She had fluid build up and her feet hurt. She was also tired because of traveling to Texas to visit Brad on his set of “Tree of Life.”
Mar 30
She’s getting further and further along in her pregnancy, but that didn’t stop Jessica Alba from attending the 2008 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday night (March 29).
The Sin City starlet has proven time and time again that she’s a children’s favorite, taking home one of the top awards during the ceremony held at Pauley Pavilion.
Accepting the Favorite Female Movie Star award for her work in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Alba gushed: “I love Nickelodeon! I wore green today in honor of the slime.”
After rattling off a list of people whom she’s grateful to, Alba ended her speech by telling the crowd to a wild response: “I love making movies for you all.”
Mar 30
Taking a break from her string of charity gigs, R&R hitmaker Rihanna paid a visit to UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion for Saturday night’s Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
And to the surprise of many, the Umbrella singer and her rumored boyfriend Chris Brown walked the event’s orange carpet separately.
Brown, who picked up the favorite male singer prize, kept his distance from the Barbados beauty as they both took separate turns waving to the throngs of screaming fans.
Chris even went as far as telling reporters, “We’re not in a relationship or anything,” before making his way inside the slime-filled ceremony.
Meanwhile, Rihanna was content chumming it up with fellow celebs such as Ashlee Simpson before tending to her presenting duties alongside Brendan Fraser.
Mar 30
Jennifer Lopez misses being pregnant.
The Latino star - who recently gave birth to twins Max and Emme, her first children with husband Marc Anthony - enjoyed the connection she felt with her children while they were inside her.
She said: “I miss feeling them inside me. It’s funny, when their little umbilical cords fell off I cried. That was the last attachment we had where it was just us.”
Jennifer, 38, also insists she has never experienced love like the love she feels for her son and daughter.
She added in a magazine interview: “It’s not until you experience it yourself that you can put it into your own words. Your heart is connected to them. It feels like there’s a string from my chest to theirs.”
Earlier this week, Jennifer vowed to ease up on her work commitments because motherhood is the biggest priority in her life now.
She said: “I’ve been very career-orientated my whole life, but all of a sudden it’s been like, whoosh! I want to do everything for them.”