Jerry Lewis Raises $60.5M - $4.5M Less than last year

Despite a downed economy contributions and pledges to the 44th annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon in Las Vegas totaled $60,481,231, organizers said.

During the Labor Day Weekend's 21 1/2-hour event there were several Co-hosts this year to include TV's Jann Carl; Nancy O'Dell, host of "Access Hollywood;" and "Days of Our Lives" star and "Biggest Loser" host Alison Sweeney.

Also serving as co-hosts, as well as performing, were recording artists Ace Young and Billy Gilman. Tom Bergeron of "Dancing with the Stars" and "Funniest Home Videos" appeared in taped segments throughout the broadcast.


The entertainment lineup at the 2009 telethon included Wynonna, Dolly Parton, Tony Orlando, Reba McEntire, Bo Bice, Charo, Train, comedian George Wallace, Lee Greenwood, Joshua Bell, Three Dog Night, Five for Fighting and ventriloquist Terry Fator.


The money raised will allow the non-profit Muscular Dystrophy Association to continue funding worldwide research to find treatments and cures for muscular dystrophy and related diseases.

Contributions also provide assistance with the purchase of equipment such as wheelchairs and leg braces; send thousands of children to MDA summer camp; and support more than 200 MDA clinics across the country.

"These are very special people, and their money comes straight from the heart," MDA National Chairman and telethon star Jerry Lewis said in a statement. "Right now, the only thing I can think of to say, other than, 'Thank you, thank you,' is 'Love conquers all.' So many people, everywhere, even with cares of their own, dug deep to show their wonderful compassion for others who need their help."

Jerry had an emotional tribute to his former co-host Ed McMahon.

Jerry is now headed to Australia to attempt to start there what he has completed here over the last 44 years. We wish you all the luck in the world.

Jerry is an icon and hero to all of us for what he has given and given and given for his kid's.

Thank you! We love you! xoxo D

'Dancing With The Stars' Off-Set Fight

Shouldn't they be more worried about performing instead of slinging mudd? Is this 'Mudd Wrestling with the Stars'? Wait a minute, let me call Ashton Kutcher, I bet he would love to produce a show like that for me.

Actress Joanna Krupa called out professional dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy saying she was relieved she wasn't paired with him. "He gets a little impatient and really pushes you, so maybe we would've had a little argument here and there!" she told TV Guide. But now Chmerkovskiy is firing back, setting off a feud that's sure to make its way into the ballroom.

"She doesn't even know me. I'm very happy we're not partners. If she wants to jump on the bandwagon of thinking I'm impatient, that's fine by me," the Ukrainian dancer told TV Guide.

"People always think, 'Wow, Maks is so mean.' I'm not mean. Yes, I'll be frustrated, but I know what to get out of this person so we'll be there Thursday... What happens is people sign up not knowing what exactly they're signing up for. When they're freaking out, I go, 'Listen, if you do exactly what I say, you'll be fine.' Sometimes we need to push our partners because that's what they want us to do," he added.

"I didn't speak one word to Joanna during the season and I haven't spoken to her one word since we've been here. But as far as I'm concerned, I'm happy we didn't get partnered up. I wish them a lot of luck," he said.

Krupa claimed, "I really would not have been shocked if I got paired with Chmerkovskiy, but when I saw Derek Hough's face, it really put a smile on my face. I got this really great guy. It's definitely a better match."
 
Hopefully all this negative energy will be reflected onto the floor...

Damon - 'The Informant'

Okay, the day I pack on the pounds for a movie role, well, okay, if they are paying me the amount Matt Damon is getting to do the movie 'The Informant', what the heck. I could be a fatty too.

Damon was asked to pack on 30 lbs for the goofy role. I personally liked the chiseled 'Bourne' roles he played, but hey, I'm not much into the fat thing...

Damon says he had "probably the funnest time" he's ever had working while filming 'The Informant!,' saying he loved not having to go to the gym after work. "I just ate everything I could see,"

The Oscar-winning actor-writer says it was "very, very easy to gain the weight," also continuing the "very" party by calling it "very, very fun."

'The Informant!' stars Damon in his latest collaboration with Steven Soderbergh. Damon plays a badly-mustachioed and glasses-sporting FBI informant.

 
Take a look at the trailer, Good Luck Matt unpacking those pounds. It was easy to put on, wait till you try to take them back off... xoxo

 

Jon says he despises Kate - As if we don't despise him

Jon Gosselin, the infamous Douchebag, said in an interview he despises his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Kate.


The reality couple, who star alongside their eight children in the TLC series "Jon & Kate Plus Eight," announced during the summer their plans to divorce after nearly 10 years of marriage. Jon has since been living life to the fullest and has been photographed at clubs, bars and celebrity events and spotted with his 22-year-old girlfriend Hailey Glassman.

Usmagazine.com said Jon told ABC News his relationship with Kate is so tense they have to tape their segments for the show separately.

"I can't sit on the sofa with that woman," he said. "I can't sit with someone right now that I despise. ... I despise (her) because she's not speaking from the heart... Please -- the stuff you tell me in private should be the stuff you tell me on TV."

"While I certainly have a very different perception of how our marriage dissolved, for the sake of my children I maintain that I'm not going to go into details of aspects I believe should remain private," Kate said in a statement issued to ABC News.

Despite all of this, this dude does nothing but sign autographs at the fence at their home in Pennsylvania. What's he gonna do if he get's kicked off the show and doesn't have any income coming in... what will he do to earn that $57K an episode?

I think Hair Club for Men is looking for a new spokesperson.

Jay-Z has announced plans for a North American concert tour this fall

Jay-Z has announced plans for a concert tour this fall in North America. The multiple Grammy Award winner is to perform 21 dates at a mix of college campus arenas and traditional venues, starting at Penn State University Oct. 9 in State College, Pennsylvania. My home town.

Tickets go on sale in select markets beginning Friday at http://www.livenation.com/.

The fall tour is the follow-up to the "Mary J. Blige & Jay-Z: Heart of the City" tour, which was seen by more than 600,000 fans. The 28-date trek grossed more than $35 million.

Prior to the upcoming tour kickoff, Jay-Z will headline a charity concert at New York's Madison Square Garden Friday in support of the New York Police & Fire Widows and Children's Benefit Fund. All proceeds from tickets sales and concert merchandise are to go directly to the charity, Live Nation said.

For more information, please visit http://www.answerthecall.org/.

Jay-Z's latest album, "The Blueprint 3," also will be released Friday. Be sure to pick up your copy.

Janet to Honor her Brother

Janet Jackson is going to pay tribute to her brother Michael witha performance at the MTV Video Awards show in New York City this weekend.

Janet has been very quiet since his death and really has not said much publicly unlike Jackson's other siblings.

His sister reportedly has been rehearsing a moving tribute to him, which will feature 20 backup dancers.

Kryiss Grant, one of the dancers involved in the production and an usher at Jackson's entombment last week, told TMZ some VMA practice sessions have lasted 15 hours.

"There won't be a dry eye in the house," Grant said.

I am looking forward to her performance. Janet is a talented performer like her brother and I am certain she will do a great job honoring her brother. Be sure to catch it.

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- Donald Trump, page 301 from his book "The Art of the Deal".

"What I think is that a good life is one hero journey after another. Over and over again, you are called to the realm of adventure, you are called to new horizons. Each time, there is the same problem: do I dare? And then if you do dare, the dangers are there, and the help also, and the fulfillment or the fiasco. There's always the possibility of a fiasco. But there's also the possibility of bliss."
- Joseph Campbell, page 133 from his book "Pathways to Bliss". Campbell was an American mythology professor, writer, and lecturer.

"A day will come when you will be stirred by unexpected events. A part of you will die and you will begin to search for the elixir that will bring this part of you back to life. You will seek the elixir in friends, lovers, enemies, books, religions, foreign countries, hero's, songs, rituals and jobs, but no matter where you look the treasure will evade you. All will seem lost and you will lose all hope that this magic potion even exists. This will be the darkest of nights and promise certain death will lead you to the abyss of despair. But staring into the abyss you will see the dim light of your own illumined soul. Your radiance will transform the abyss into the elusive elixir of life and for the first time you will realize that all the while it is your own light that you've been searching for."


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Want to be buried near MJ?

With the real estate market being in the toilet, there is one place that has seen a boost in prices. That would be Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale. Apparently the plots surrounding the King of Pop are soaring.

A rep for the cemetery says, "When a high-profile person comes in, it can affect the prices of the surrounding plots."

Units in the mausoleum where Jackson's body is housed once cost $7,000. Forest Lawn says that each plot is now worth $9,900 - and the owner of a double unit inside Jackson's mausoleum is asking a whopping $34,000 for the space.

"We've had a tremendous response," says the owner. "We're weighing all of our options."
 
If you want to be laid to rest near the "King of Pop" better hurry. I am sure the plots will go fast.
 
R.I.P. Michael Jackson - I pray for your children daily!

Chris Brown trying to win people back?? NO WAY!

Chris Brown's popularity has been in the toilet since his felony assault of ex-girlfriend Rihanna, but he may be hoping that the universal appeal of Michael Jackson's music can turn things around. Brown is now set to headline the upcoming tribute concert to the King of Pop in Austria.

Along with Brown, Mary J. Blige and Natalie Cole will be among the top artists performing at a Sept. 26 Michael Jackson tribute concert, organizers said.

Jackson's brother Jermaine told reporters that up to 25 performers are expected to perform outside a 17th-century palace in the Austrian capital. More names will be unveiled later this week in London and Berlin, he said.

Sister Sledge, Akon, Angela Bassett, and the Germany-based boy band US5 are also among the 13 artists confirmed so far, Jackson and event promoter Georg Kindel said. Jackson's original band and dancers will also perform.

Organizers are billing the event as the main global tribute to Jackson, who died June 25 in Los Angeles. Jackson's family and children will be in Vienna, and 65,000 fans are expected to attend, Kindel said.

Jermaine Jackson has said Vienna was chosen as the venue because his brother "loved castles," and because Jermaine was impressed with how a smaller tribute held in July outside a mothballed nuclear power plant was organized.

Are they simply taking Jackson's death a bit far with the tributes? Who is getting all the money? One of his charities I hope... I appreciate the need to mourn and to celebrate his life, but at what point will his children be allowed to move on....?

Teri Hatcher - A must do List

 Teri Hatcher of 'Desperate Housewife's is making and checking off items on her own, must do list. You know the one we all make, but never get to it.

"I want to learn to play a couple of songs on the guitar. I want to learn a few of those fancy dances from one of those 'Dancing With the Stars' teachers. And I want to run a triathlon," the actress told PEOPLE, and getting the jump on her list, Hatcher is training to participate in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon on Sept. 13.


Disney, the parent company behind 'Desperate Housewives,' asked Hatcher to lead a team in this year's triathlon. In addition to fulfilling a personal goal, the 44-year-old star is also raising money to benefit the Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Hatcher says running is the most difficult part of training for the race. "It's the least fun for me," she says of the four-mile run that caps off the event. "By that point, I'm really tired, so the whole time I'm thinking, 'I'm not going to make it.'"

"I'm just out to do it and I did it," she says, explaining that winning is not her top priority. "I did surprise myself that I'm in better shape than I thought I was."

We wish you luck and hope you raise lots of dough, if you want to donate to her charity go to http://www.teamhatcher.org/.

"Fringe" - Season 2

Another set of promo is released ahead of "Fringe" season 2 premiere. The TV spot, that still uses Fefe Dobson's "Paranoia", begins with Joshua Jackson's Peter toasting Anna Torv's Olivia "To all things weird". There are then glimpses of interaction between Leonard Nimoy's William Bell and Olivia.


In the stunning first season finale, Olivia traveled to an intriguing parallel universe to meet with Massive Dynamic founder William Bell. Season 2 opens with her shocking return to this perplexing alternate reality, while Peter, unknowingly in a race against time with an ominous mobile force, pursues information about Olivia's visit. Walter reenters the lab to cook up a bit of fringe science, and of course, some custard for Peter's birthday.

Guest starring beginning the first season's finale, Nimoy will be seen portraying William a whole lot more in the new season. He had shot an episode which will air in October and is scheduled to film one more episode. Creator J.J. Abrams will see how the character appeal to the audience before deciding on more episodes.

"Fringe" comes back with its new phenomenons on September 17.
 

 
Can't wait for the season premiere. If you haven't caught an epsiode, your missing a great show!!

Uma Thurman Shelling out the Dough.

Apparently Uma Thurman is renting out the Kensington Place, former home of Princess Diana, for her upcoming wedding to her millionaire financier fiance Arpad Busson. The nuptials is suppose to take place in June of 2010.

"Uma wants to get married like a princess," says one of her friends. "She already has an eight-carat diamond ring and now she is planning to get married in a palace." The friend continues revealing, "They want to have it entirely to themselves, so as well as the 11,000 pounds ceremony and venue hire fee, they have hired the rest of the palace to ensure it's completely private."

While there has been no word yet on possible wedding date, Daily Mail mentions such names as Sir Elton John, Sting, Claudia Schiffer and Elizabeth Hurley, all of whom are Uma and Arpad's A-list friends who are expected to be invited to their wedding.

Uma Thurman began dating Arpad Busson, who is a wealthy self-made Swiss/French financier, in 2007. In late June the following year, her representative confirmed that the pair has got engaged. He reportedly presented her with an 8-plus carat center stone surrounded by 20 smaller stones.

Should Daily Mail's report is proven true, the wedding will be Uma's third. She was first married to actor Gary Oldman. Her second husband was movie star Ethan Hawke, with whom she has two children; daughter Maya Ray and son Levon Roan.

Wow, you know they are shelling out some huge cash for this place just for a wedding. I wonder if they would let me piggyback the wedding so I can feel like a prince and get married as well.

Boy's Like Girls - "Love Drunk"

Boys Like Girls are getting ready to release the follow-up to their gold-certified debut album "Boys Like Girls". They will debut  "Love Drunk" in the U.S. on September 8, the same day they will perform in "Jimmy Kimmel Live!".


After paying Jimmy Kimmel a visit, the band will help the New England Patriots kick off their 2009 season with a free concert on September 13, outside Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA.

The following night, frontman Martin Johnson will open the 40th season of Monday Night Football by singing the National Anthem live before his hometown Patriots faces off the Buffalo Bills.

"Love Drunk" is led by its title track which peaked at number 22 on Billboard Hot 200 and has sold more than 400,000 copies since making its way out in June. Its music video was premiered in July and features Ashley Tisdale as a cameo.

What differs the new album from the previous one is that it features their collaboration with singer from different genre, Taylor Swift, something they never did before. "We just thought she was the right voice and the right person for that song," Martin told MTV about the duet.

"I don't think we were worried about how our fans would react to that collaboration. I think Taylor's such a versatile artist, she can go from country to pop to rock to anywhere. We just saw her at Madison Square Garden, and there were so many kinds of fans there."

A bunch of tour dates have been announced to promote the new record and Cobra Starship have been billed as their supporting act. Beside touring and performing on TV, Boys Like Girls will also treat fans with in-store performance and autograph signings. Fans can log on to their official website to get more info about their schedule.

http://www.boyslikegirls.com/

Five for Fighting's 'Chances' Music Video Debuted

In a bid to promote Five for Fighting's new single "Chances", an accompanying music video has been brought out for public viewing pleasure. It captures John Ondrasik staring at a luminescent globe miniature. When the globe is zoomed in, a love story between a young boy and a girl he met in the wood is shown.


"Chances" is one of the singles planned to be listed in Five for Fighting's forthcoming studio album "Slice". The track reportedly will serve as the first single from the soon-to-be-released effort and has been sent to digital retails since July.

"Slice" is expected to come out across United States on October 20. Its tracklisting hasn't been uncovered, but John himself revealed that he has been working on three other fresh materials, "A Note to the Unknown Soldier", "Tuesday" and "This Dance", for the album. Also, he recently outed a new song called "Augie Nieto".

Beginning on the day of the album's arrival, Five for Fighting will be touring in North America. He will perform through November 11 in Los Angeles. Fans can visit his MySpace to obtain more info about his upcoming shows and listen to his new songs.

Katy Perry Reportedly Engaged??

Okay, is this for real this time or not? I sent Katy a Tweet today to see if she would confirm or deny the rumor, guess we will have to wait to see if she confirms or deny's.

Katy Perry has ignited Internet reports that she is engaged to boyfriend Travis McCoy after she was spotted sporting a ring on her engagement finger during an outing in Los Angeles last week, neither of them has confirmed or denied the claim.


Having been dating on and off since they first met through her music producer back in 2005, Katy Perry and Travis McCoy briefly split in December last year before then reconciling in April. Last year, they were forced to deny report that they were engaged.

"NOT engaged!" she wrote on her blog when denying The New York Daily News' Gatecrasher claim that Travis proposed to her during a romantic break to the French capital, Paris. "But thanks for the free press, New York Daily News!" she continued, adding that "You should fact check with the source before you spread world wide news like that."

Kourtney Kardashian and her baby's daddy on Miami Beach

Kourtney Kardashian and her baby's daddy Scott Disicks spent some tme enjoying the sun and surf in front of the Fountainbleau Resort in Miami Beach. Kourtney tried to cover up her baby bump as they strolled the beach.

Kourtney's reality series with her sister, Kourtney & Kloe Take Miami has wrapped up its first season but has been such a hit for producer Ryan Seacrest and the E! network, it will almost certainly be back on a second. How to work in, or around, the new baby, has yet to be decided.

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"Don't pay any attention to the critics-don't even ignore them."

- Samuel Goldwyn, was an American film producer, and founding contributor executive of several motion picture studios.



"Look back in forgiveness, look forwards in trust. Be here now in Love."
- Mastin Kipp



"You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks, jump over the hurdles and break through the brick walls that are always going to be placed in front of you. If you don't have that kind of feeling for what it is you are doing, you'll stop at the first giant hurdle."
- George Lucas, is the creator of Star Wars, Indiana Jones. His best work is obviously "Howard the Duck"!

"People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.

A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave.

A soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master..."

- Elizabeth Gilbert, is the best-selling author of "Eat, Pray, Love"



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Labor Day at the Theatre

During Hollywood's weakest long weekend of the year, Bullock managed a respectable, $14 million Friday-Monday debut for the critically trashed All About Steve, while Pitt's Inglourious Basterds marched toward $100 million with a $15 million four-day take.

 

The Final Destination, last weekend's 3-D-boosted champ, was this weekend's champ, too, with $15.4 million, Exhibitor Relations reported.

 

• All About Steve will finish third, not second as projected Sunday, per Exhibitor Relations. The romantic comedy flip-flopped with Inglourious Basterds, which moved up a spot.

• Third place or second place, All About Steve didn't bomb, despite a Tomatometer reading on Rotten Tomatoes of 5 percent. Yes, 5 percent. Just so you know, if you turn on a camera and film a wall and/or make The Dukes of Hazzard, you can rate a Tomatometer reading higher than 5 percent.

• Arguably even stranger but true, All About Steve made more money at each of its theaters than any movie in the Top 10.

• Maybe goodwill did it? All About Steve not only starred Bullock, hot off The Proposal, but Bradley Cooper, hot off The Hangover.

• To be sure, All About Steve isn't exactly a career highlight for Bullock. It's her lowest-grossing debut for a wide-release movie since 2002's Murder By Numbers.

• Only one Quentin Tarantino movie has ever blown past $100 million. At $95.2 million after three weekends, Inglourious Basterds looks to soon join Pulp Fiction.

• From Friday-Sunday, Gerard Butler's Gamer scored $9 million, Box Office Mojo said, which, given an average ticket price of $7.18, works out to about 1.2 million tickets sold. In 1982, Tron scored a $4.7 million Friday-Sunday debut, which, given a then-average ticket price of $2.94, works out to about 1.6 million ticket sold. Game over.

• Even if you add in Monday's grosses, which are expected to bring Gamer up to $11.2 million, Tron still outsold its video-game descendant.

• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will make $1 million through today, Paramount Pictures estimated, and will join Hollywood's exclusive $400 million or more club. Once Revenge of the Fallen's membership is confirmed, there will be only nine members.

• District 9, the little sci-fi movie that could, broke $100 million, with a $9 million Friday-Monday.

• Of the weekend's new movies, Mike Judge's Extract was, as Exhibitor Relations' Jeff Bock put it, "the best-reviewed film that did the worst." It's expected to gross $5.5 million Friday-Monday.

• On the upside of being down, Extract is now projected to finish ninth, not 10th.

• The long and the short of it: G-Force fell out of the Top 10 after six weekends and a $114.6 million run, through Sunday; Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock fell out of the Top 10 after one weekend, and a $6 million run, also through Sunday.

• The summer box office estimates held. This now-concluded beach season will go down as the highest-grossing—and one of the weirdest. While revenue was up (thanks, 3D!), attendance was down. While August was surprisingly hot, thanks to G.I. Joe and District 9, Bock said, June and July were surprisingly cool.

• Perhaps nothing symbolized the summer's split personality more than Terminator Salvation. The movie grossed $371 million worldwide; its producers filed for bankruptcy.

Here's a look at the holiday weekend's top-grossing films based on Friday-Monday estimates as compiled by Exhitor Relations:

• The Final Destination, $15.4 million
• Inglourious Basterds, $15 million
• All About Steve, $14 million
• Gamer, $11.2 million
• District 9, $8 million
• Halloween 2, $7.01 million
• Julie & Julia, $7 million
• G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, $6.7 million
• Extract, $5.5 million
• The Time Traveler's Wife, $5.46 million

'The Beatles: Rock Band' - Coming Wednesday

"The Beatles: Rock Band" game and the British group's original recorded catalog, digitally re-mastered, go on sale this week, industry officials say.


Apple Corps Ltd., MTV Games, Harmonix and EMI Music said the game and catalog will be available worldwide Wednesday.

"'The Beatles: Rock Band' allows fans to pick up the guitar, bass, mic or drums and experience The Beatles' extraordinary catalog of music through game play," the companies said in a news release. "From the early touring days in 1963 Liverpool to the immortal, final performance on Apple's rooftop, fans can follow in The Fab Four's footsteps as they traverse the globe during the height of Beatlemania, unlocking real photos and videos of The Beatles -- some never before seen by the public."

The Beatles' entire original recorded catalog has been digitally re-mastered for the first time by a team of engineers at EMI's Abbey Road Studios during a four-year period. The songs will be sold individually and in a variety of digital and CD collection packages.

Marley Shelton Welcomes First Child

Marley Shelton ('Eleventh Hour') and her husband, producer Beau Flynn, have a new daughter. Shelton gave birth on Sunday in Los Angeles. Shelton and Flynn have named the baby West.


The first-time dad said in a statement, "She's an absolutely miraculous, gorgeous bundle of pure love." West, who weighed in at 9 lbs. and 21 inches long, is also the first child for Shelton, 35.

Shelton currently appears in the film 'A Perfect Getaway.' Flynn's producing credits include 'Requiem for a Dream' and 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose'. The couple wed in 2001.

Ludacris Shows his Kindness!

Ludacris has earned a great deal of respect from me. Ludacris mimicked one of Oprah Winfrey's signature moves and gave away 20 cars in the Atlanta area on Sunday.


Teaming with his Ludacris Foundation and Nissan South, the actor and rapper (whose given name is Christopher Bridges) showed a little southern hospitality by awarding the used cars to Atlanta residents in need.

"This year we want to do something to help youth and families manage during these tough economic times," Roberta Shields, president of the Ludacris Foundation, said in a statement. "Having a vehicle to get back and forth to work and daycare can make the difference in getting and keeping a job".

Contestants submitted essays detailing their need for a car in order to be considered for the "Ludacares Stimulus Package." The lucky winners not only drove off with a used vehicle, but free gas for 30 days.

You gotta wonder if he shouted "You get a car…and you get a car… and you get a car!" just for the heck of it.

Thank you for your generousity for those in need.

Jackson sequined glove - Sells for $49K

One of Michael Jackson's iconic sequined gloves has recently sold at an auction for $49K.

Jackson was entombed in Forest Lawn Memorial Park's Great Mausoleum in Glendale, Calif., last Thursday night -- 70 days after his death at the age of 50.

Warwick Stone reportedly purchased Jackson's glove at a Bonhams and Goodman auction in Melbourne during the weekend on behalf of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

TMZ said Jackson donned the the famous fashion accessory when he wed Debbie Rowe, the mother of his two oldest children -- Prince Michael II, 12 and Paris, 11 -- in 1996. The couple divorced in 1999.

Oprah prepares for Huge block party.

Oprah is at it again, getting set up for her block party season premier with Chicago's Michigan Avenue between Wacker Drive and Ohio Street closed


The event, which is free and open to the public, is set to take place Tuesday afternoon in honor of the Season 24 premiere of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

Scheduled to air on television Sept. 10, the episode is to feature appearances by the Black Eyed Peas, Criss Angel and Jennifer Hudson.

The Chicago Tribune said the streets will be re-opened to vehicular traffic at 5 a.m. Wednesday.

Now you can't tell me that this is cheap to do. Oprah is putting out huge bucks to keep these streets closed for this length of time.

Until then, people will be allowed on the area's sidewalks and given access into its buildings, except possibly during the actual two-hour taping of the show, the newspaper said.

The entrance for the standing-room-only event is being set up at the intersection of Michigan and Ohio, and will open at noon Tuesday.

People will not be allowed to camp out there ahead of time and weapons, pets, coolers, professional recording devices and large beach umbrellas have reportedly been banned.

I can't be there, so I hope to see some tweetpics to @danelson239 or some sent to my email at buscando239@aol.com
 
xoxo D

Father of 'Slumdog' child actor dies

MUMBAI -The father of Indian child actor Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, best known for his role in "Slumdog Millionaire," has died.


An unidentified sources said Sunday that Mohammed Ismail died in Mumbai following a prolonged battle with tuberculosis, the Press Trust of India reported.

The elder Ismail, whose age was not reported, died Friday of unspecified causes in the Mumbai home the "Jai Ho" trust purchased for his family after "Slumdog" highlighted the plight of poor Mumbai residents.

"Slumdog" director Danny Boyle helped set up the charitable trust, named after his film's Academy Award-winning soundtrack song.

The elder Ismail was the focus of a media storm this year amid reports he allegedly slapped his 10-year-old actor son for refusing to take part in media interviews, the Press Trust of India reported.

In "Slumdog," Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail played the young version of Salim Malik, the lead character's brother.

My thoughts and prayers are with you all.... xoxo

Cox enjoy's being a Cougar!

As if anyone should be suprised by this, but Courteney Cox says she truly enjoys playing her character on the new ABC series "Cougar Town."

The Los Angeles Times said Sunday that "Cougar" features Cox, 45, as a divorced mother attempting to find love in Florida, a far cry from her role as a cynical tabloid editor in the defunct FX series "Dirt."

"I hope this show is a huge hit and that people love it. Because I like playing this character more than any character I've ever played," Cox said of her character Jules in "Cougar," which is set to premiere on ABC on Sept. 23.

Bill Lawrence, who created "Cougar" with Kevin Biegel, said he designed the "Cougar" character around Cox's real-life personality.

"I wanted her to be like Courteney. If you talk to Courteney when she's off-guard, or when she's being herself, she's incredibly frank, she's incredibly brassy," he told the Times. "Very opinionated, very self-deprecating. But at heart she's still a goofball."

I will check out the premiere, but not so sure this show is going to be a hit. Saw a few clips and the only thing good about it is the eye candy...

How'd you like to find a 10-ft Python in your Toilet?

Okay, this story makes me rethink those late night trips to the toliet when you don't want to turn on the light cause you are half a sleep.

A sanke wrangler near Darwin Australia had to pull a 10-foot python from the plumbing of  a toilet. The python was apparently harmless, yeah okay, and had sharp teeth and an attitude. Is there any other kind of Python?

"So if you felt something bite you on the bottom while you were on the toilet it would give you a hell of a fright," said Craig Peberdy, a reptile expert who caught the snake and relocated it in the wild.

Peberdy was called to the home of Erik Rantzau after the python developed a routine of slithering in from the garden and curling up in the toilet bowl, The Sunday Times of London reported.

"I've seen it on and off around the property for the last 10 years, but never in the dunny," said Rantzau, who lives in a rain forest.

Rantzau said he didn't mind if the snake he named Axl occasionally glided through the room while he was watching TV, but taking up residence in the toilet was another story.

Is this guy crazy, he was okay with this snake being in his house. OMG! I would have blacked out the first time is occasionally glided across any room in my house.

"You think you might find a spider or a green tree frog in your dunny, but not a snake," Rantzau said.

44th Annual Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon

The 44th annual Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon started tonight from Las Vegas at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa. The Telethon will run for 21 1/2 hours.

Singer Wynonna Judd started off the Telethon.
Also among the telethon's performers will be singers Bo Bice, Tony Orlando and Joshua Bell, along with the Las Vegas Mass Choir and the Ten Tenors.

Comedian George Wallace and ventriloquist Ronn Lucas are also slated for telethon appearances.

Lewis said this year's telethon will be particularly emotional because of the June death of anchor Ed McMahon, who previously helped Lewis run the live broadcast that began in 1966.

"It's hard to imagine doing the show without him," Lewis said in a statement

"Ed was a dear, dear friend. We were always making jokes, cracking each other up. He cared deeply about people with muscle diseases. On the telethon, he was my right-hand man."

An emotional Jerry Lewis introduced a tribute to Ed McMahon put together by his staff.

Please take the time to donate what you can to help such a wonderful cause... Call 1-800-FIGHT-MD. Make a donation in honor of Ed McMahon.

Let's pray that Jerry can make it through the entire telethon without issues! We love you Jerry for all that you do for Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Tila Tequila Allegedly Choked By Shawne Merriman, NFL Star

Early this morning, reality star Tila Tequila called the Police and claimed that her NFL superstar boyfriend Shawne Merriman choked her. Police took Merriman into custody and is accused of battery and false imprisonment. What is wrong with people in the spotlight? Too much pressure that you have to beat on a WOMAN, Geeesssshhhh!

According to the reports, Tequila and Merriman were out at a club that night and after leaving, went back to his apartment. Merriman reportedly got upset when Tequila tried to leave, which is when she claims he "choked and physically restrained" her.

Merriman was taken into custody at 3:45 a.m. local time and charged with battery and false imprisonment. Tequila was taken to a local hospital for treatment for loss of breath and cuts to the face.



Merriman's lawyer told TMZ that his client is innocent, and that he was trying to keep an extremely inebriated" Tila from unsafely leaving the apartment.

Yeah, and Chris Brown was trying to keep Rihanna from doing what? A better performance then him at the Grammys?

Guess who get's this Holiday Weekend's Douchebag Award. Yup, you guessed it, Shawne Merriman has earned my Douchebag award! Congrats!

"The Final Destination" Still on TOP

Fear has trumped romance at the box office over Labor Day weekend. The Warner Bros. fright flick "The Final Destination" remained the No. 1 movie for the second-straight weekend with $12.4 million for the first three days of the long holiday weekend. "The Final Destination" raised its 10-day total to $47.6 million.

I don't know about you, but I'd rather see some blood and gutz versus love and sappy crap.

It came in ahead of Sandra Bullock's romantic comedy "All About Steve," a 20th Century Fox release which debuted in second-place with $11.2 million from Friday to Sunday. Bullock plays a woman who sets out on the road in pursuit of her soul mate.

Among other new movies, Lionsgate's action tale "Gamer" debuted at No. 4 with $9 million. The movie stars Gerard Butler in a thriller about real humans controlled by players in lethal games.
 
Opening at No. 10 with $4.2 million was Miramax's comedy "Extract," starring Jason Bateman as a businessman whose personal life heats up just as he's trying to sell his flavor-extract company to General Mills.

Studios will release estimates for the four-day weekend on Monday and you can count on me to give you the final tally for the four day weekend on who was on top and who was not so hot.

The Backstreet Boy's - Coming Back

The BackStreet Boy's are working on a come back as a much older boy band. They have a YouTube page where they have been posting videos. I really don't spend much time watching YouTube videos, but I have been watching these video's and they are entertaining. This one I am posting has to be one of my favoriate, so take a look, subscribe to their YouTube account and join the adventure.

Rihanna to Return to Stage

After not see much of RiRi, she has decided to come back out in the lime light after she received a brutal beating the night before the Grammy Awards. Chris Brown has been in the public eye a lot with his court case and now his sentencing.

RiRi has not performed publicly since that night and also canceled her tour, but now she is easing her way back into performing.

She has a leading role in the new Kanye West's 'Paranoid' video and had lended her voice to Jay-Z's new hit "Run this Town" which also features Kanye West.
Rihanna is taking an even bolder step by agreeing to join her “big brothers” Jay-Z and Kanye West to perform “Run This Town” on The Jay Leno Show on Sept. 14. On Thursday, the “Run This Town” video was officially released on MTV.
 

Welcome back RiRi. Glad to have you back in the spotlight. xoxo!

Selena Gomez - Newest UNICEF Ambassador

UNICEF has appointed Selena Gomez the newest and youngest Ambassador. Selena spent most of the weekend in Ghana to witness first-hand the horrible conditions in whcih the vulnerable children are subjected too. This includes vital necessities including clean water, healthcare, educations, and most of all nourishment.

The actress went to Twitter to upload photos and tell her fans about her travels. "I'm having such a wonderful time helping and learning about this culture and life!"

Gomez will help educate and advocate on behalf of UNICEF and support the organization's mission to help reduce the number of daily preventable deaths of children, from 25,000 to zero.

In her first field mission, Gomez visited Ghana, which is ranked 30 out of 195 countries with the highest mortality rates of children under five.

"Every day 25,000 children die from preventable causes. I stand with UNICEF in the belief that we can change that number from 25,000 to zero," Gomez said.

"I know we can achieve this because every moment, UNICEF is on the ground providing children with the lifesaving assistance needed to ensure zero becomes a reality," she added.

Selena, thank you for what you are doing, and thank you for the TweetPics... This is the greatest way to share with everyone what you are see... Please, donate to UNICEF today!

http://www.unicef.org/

Simpson Sharing Too Much?

I realize we all have been losing sleep over the fact that we were not aware of Ashlee Simpson-Wentz's dexterity while she was carrying her child, Bronx Mowgli.


Racael Ray was interviewing Simpson-Wentz for a talk show that will air on Sept 15th. Simpson talked about the time prior to giving birth and after giving birth. She said her and hubby Pete are still figuring out the parent thing. One comment she made was that Pete "is definitely over protective." Ashlee says she's "definitely going to lay the boundaries down" on Wentz.

She also says that despite having to very famous parents, she doesn't want Bronx "to grow up in the middle of Hollywood." Good luck with that, the Pooparazi won't allow that to be so...

She then goes on to talk about her actual pregnancy, and this is where she starts to reveal details that made us wonder why?

Simpson tells Ray that she "could do the splits when I was nine months pregnant." Not enough for you? Don't worry, there's more! "I could put my leg over my head still. I used to be a ballerina," Simpson shared.

So now we know all we need to know and will all sleep better at night. You can get ready to see more of Ashlee as she returns to TV in a redux of 'Melrose Place' this month on The CW.

LeAnn Rimes House Shopping

How did LeAnn Rimes spend her Saturday in LA? Shopping for a new home. Now that it's official that she has split from her hubby Dean Sheremet, she is in need of a new place to call home. Will she be sharing this new pad with her new boyfriend Eddie Cibrian?

LeAnn's first stop today was at a two story contemporary, perfect for a young couple in love. It's in the hills of Beverly Hills, tucked away in a grove of mature trees. It is fairly open to the street but would be easy to gate.

Then it was on to something entirely different. LeAnn also looked at a sprawling ranch within a gated community in suburban Caabassas, and there are several other properties lined up for her to look over.

Guess we will have to wait and see where LeAnn decides to call home...

Mel's Girlfriend Shopping in LA

Oksana Grigorieva, Mel Gibson's pregnant girlfriend, was seen out shopping at the grocery store today in LA. Wonder what she was buying? Could it be a meal for her boyfriend Mel for dinner? Could they be celebrating the end of her legal battle over a copyright infringement lawsuit she'd filed against Samuel Oriti.

Rumor has it, the two settled.

Jessica Simpson in Paris

Jessica Simpson was in Paris to tape an episode for her new upcoming reality series, 'The Price of Beauty'. During her visit she took some time to do some sight seeing.

The singer/actress plus her entourage and TV crew flew to France so that Simpson could walk the runway at a Paris fashion show. Turkish designer Ozlen Suer gave Simpson the nod for her Paris catwalk debut.

Jessica and her dad Joe Simpson are producing the show for VH1. It is expected to premiere in February.

[Photo by Sipa Press]

Lindsay Lohan Takes 16 Year Old Sis to LA Clubs...

So last night, Lindsay Lohan decides to take her underage sister Ali into the LA Clubs.

Friday night, Lindsay and Sis were seen at Teddy's which was packed with star power.

Both Lindsay and Ali were dressed for attention, with Lindsay wearing a tight jumper and lots of makeup. Ali wore a vest as a shirt and booty shorts.


The sisters danced wildly and when they came off the dance floor Lindsay was chainsmoking inside the lounge, a definite no-no. But like a good big sis, Lindsay took Ali and introduced her to various promoters who were in the club.

Like noone in the club wondered what a 16 year old was doing in the club? Where was the club security? Hmmm, Guess in LA 16 is the new 21?


The highlight of the night for Lindsay and Ali was when they bumped into Segel All we know is the Lohan sisters freaked out they were so excited, and told Jason he's "awesome" among other complimentary terms. Jason seemed a little embarrassed by the encounter but was gracious. And the night didn't end there for Lindsay and Jason. They left Teddy's and partied at Adam Levine's until nearly 6 a.m. when they were then spotted at the Chateau Marmont, with Jason getting out of the car.


Could there be a spark? or is Lohan just a good gal to party with....?

Protests over Madonna & the Israeli Flag?

Madonna causing protests? Apparently during a recent show, Madonna drapped herself in the Israeli Flag which set off protests in Gaza and the West Bank.

Hania Bitar, Palestinian Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation director general, said Palestinians voiced their displeasure with the Madonna's actions during one of her concerts in Tel Aviv, Israel, this week, The Times of London reported Saturday.

The "Material Girl" singer had been handed the Israeli flag by an audience member at her show. So, what did she do? She wrapped it around herself. Why should that be an issue?

One attendee of the Tel Aviv shows said Madonna, 51, did not adjust her style of dress for the Israeli appearances, despite a prior request to do so from an unidentified Orthodox rabbi.

"She looked amazing, especially for her age -- but not really what I would consider an 'observant' Jewish woman's dress," concertgoer Rachel Homesh told The Times. "We didn't really think that she would show up all covered up. She wouldn't be able to dance. The most she wore was at the very end, when she put on a Jewish flag."

Again, If you don't like the way Madonna sings, dresses, or performs, then get over it. Don't watch her, don't listen to her, or don't say anything about her. GET OVER IT!!!
 
(Flag Photo: Mor Shaham)

Tweed a rapist?

Who could forget British Reality TV Star Jade Goody. She touched all of our lives while we went through her illness which eventaully took her life.

Goody's husband, Jack Tweed, 22, has made an appearence in court. For what? Rape. Police in London have charged Tweed with Rape after a woman made a complaint. A court hearing which was held today, he was ordered to be detained until a further appearance on Sept 21st.


Tweed and Goody married in February, a month before her death at 27 from cervical cancer.

Weeks later Tweed was jailed for 12 weeks for attacking a cab driver. He has said he has struggled to cope with Goody's death. and has been mentally affected by the death.

Despite speaking readily to the press about his grief, Tweed admitted sleeping with model Lisa O'Connor just three months after Goody's death. He told the Daily Mirror at the time, "I didn't stay the night. I had started to sober up and left after it happened. I felt so guilty that I started crying when I went home."
 
I can't remember it at all. I'd had so much to drink and I'm a bloke and these things happen. It's all very blurry," he explained, and added that he was plagued by thoughts of Jade. "I think, 'What happens if she can see and she saw me doing that?' I know she told me to move on, but it's very soon."
 
So what will happen, guess we will have to wait till the 21st of September to find out. Tweed is not thinking clearly, and should think more about honoring his deceased wife, then poking with the wrong head.

Emma Watson - Dating Woes

The Harry Potter star who plays Hermoine, Emma Watson, says being the star of the Potter films has not helped her in the dating area of her life.

"There are no boyfriend-girlfriend relationships at all because we all work so hard," Watson told UK's Daily Express about her co-stars' off-set dating lives.



Watson admits the kissing scenes in the film made it impossible for her to ever think of her co-stars as more than just friends. "They're awful. For a start, you're in front of a room full of people and second, it's all so premeditated and technical," she added.

"There's not an opportunity to date. And Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint to me are like a pair of brothers," she said.

Like a brother or not, a romp in the sack with Daniel Radcliffe would not be off the table for me... xoxo

Quotes from The Daily Love

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"Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it."

- Groucho Marx, was an American comedian and film star famed as a master of wit.

"Death is a beginning, not an ending. When mortals fear death, they are only holding on to their memories, all that is ever lost are past images that should be let go of. Take the Wizard's view and welcome all losses, for each one of them signals some new beginning. Just loosen your grasp and remember that whatever you hold onto is already dead, because it has passed. Die to every moment and you will discover the way to everlasting life."
- Merlin, from 'The Return of Merlin' by Deepak Chopra.

"We're asking you to trust in the Well-being. In optimism there is magic. In pessimism there is nothing. In positive expectation there is thrill and success. In pessimism or awareness of what is not wanted, there is nothing. What you're wanting to do is redefine your relationship with the Stream. We do not ask you to look at something that is black and call it white. We do not ask you to see something that is not as you want it to be and pretend that it is. What we ask you to do is practice moving your gaze. Practice changing your perspective. Practice talking to different people. Practice going to new places. Practice sifting through the data for the things that feel like you want to feel and using those things to cause you to feel a familiar place. In other words, we want you to feel familiar in your joy. Familiar in your positive expectation, familiar in your knowing that all is well, because this Universe will knock itself out giving you evidence of that Well-being once you find that place. We have enjoyed this interaction immensely. There is great love here for you."
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Christian Slater to return to TV - For How Long? Who Knows?

Guess who's coming back to ABC? Christian Slater. Last season he stared in a drama series "My Own Worst Enemy", which I really enjoyed. But as usual, if I like a show, the network seems to cancel it after one season, which is very irritating.

Slater is best known for his work in the films "Heathers," "Pump Up the Volume," "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves," "Broken Arrow," "True Romance," "Untamed Heart" and "Bed of Roses."

Now he's set to star in "The Forgotten," producer Jerry Bruckheimer's first series for the network.

In the show, which debuts Sept. 22, Slater plays Alex Donovan, who leads "U.S. actor Christian Slater, who starred in last season's short-lived drama series "My Own Worst Enemy," is returning to television in a new show, ABC said.


"In the United States, the remains of over 40,000 people have yet to be identified. When police investigations reach a dead end, civilian volunteers across the country work to name the forgotten," ABC said in a news release. "After the police have exhausted all leads, a group of volunteers led by Alex Donovan must first solve the puzzle of the victim's identity in order to then help catch the killer."

Harry Potter Theme Park at Universal

Universal Studios in Orlando has promised a "first-ever glimpse" of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter later this month. The Potter Adventure will be in it's Islands of Adventure Park in Orlando, Florida.

The glimpse will come in the form of a Webcast on Sept. 15, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Reporters and bloggers have been getting invitations to the event. I've gotten mine and will sure to let you know all about the event as it unfolds.

Universal announced the Wizarding World in May 2007 and has released few details since. The "theme park within a theme park" is expected to include a 15-story Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

There will also be a Hogsmeade Village with shops selling chocolate frogs, butter beer and wands.

Presumably, visitors will pay in U.S. currency, not in the knuts, sickles and galleons of Harry Potter's world.

Stay Tuned... I will keep you posted.

Ex-Bunnymen musician killed

Borneo-born British musician Jake Brockman, known for his years with the rock band Echo and the Bunnymen, was killed in a motorbike crash on the Isle of Man.

Brockman, a Bristol resident who also had been part of the dance band BOM, worked as a sound recordist for the BBC's natural history unit on several projects, the British broadcaster said.

The 53-year-old former keyboard player for the Bunnymen sustained fatal injuries when his bike collided with a converted ambulance near Kirk Michael Tuesday, the BBC reported. Police said the wreck was under investigation.

Coincidentally, the band's first drummer, Pete De Freitas, was killed in a similar crash in 1989.
"Jake was always a classic bike enthusiast. He loved sailing though he was invariably seasick," his family and wife Sally Mundy said in a statement. "Music was central to Jake's life."

Ritchie bringing 'Lobo' to the big screen

British filmmaker Guy Ritchie is to follow up his movie "Sherlock Holmes" with a big-screen adaptation of the comic book, "Lobo," Variety reported.

Production on the film about an alien interstellar bounty hunter is slated to begin early next year, the entertainment industry trade newspaper said.

Ritchie, who is perhaps best known as pop star Madonna's ex-husband, previously directed "RocknRolla," "Snatch" and "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels."