Archives for June 2009

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are sharing the first photo of their twin daughters.The baby girls - Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick and Tabitha Hodge Broderick - were born last Monday at an Ohio hospital to a surrogate mother.

The photo, taken Monday in New York, shows a happy family: Parker and Broderick are smiling, each holding a twin. Their 6-year-old son, James Wilkie Broderick, stands in between mom and dad, gazing down at one of his little sisters.

Nicole began modeling for catalogs and fashion shows at the age of six. The following year, Nicole's family moved from Scarborough to Port Perry. When she turned eleven, she stopped modeling for a time, as she was finding herself becoming "too mature to be doing kid's jobs".
When she was 15, a scout from a Toronto modeling agency spotted her outside the Air Canada Centre as she was leaving a concert and offered her an opportunity to return to modeling. Since then, Nicole has appeared in numerous publications and fashion shows. She created and owns her own agency, "A Touch of Class", based in Port Perry.
Nicole studied hotel management at George Brown College in Toronto, but dropped out to pursue a modeling career.
A prominent feature of her body is a tattoo of the word "respect" in Blackmoor font on her extreme lower abdomen.She got the tattoo after leaving a bad relationship to remind herself to not let anyone push her around. The placement was in part due to her career as a model. In that location, she could still model without worrying about the tattoo being revealed on non-nude modelling jobs.
In October 2008, Nicole appeared in a presidential election spoof video for Funny or Die.com. The video, "Playmates Heat Up the Presidential Debate" also features fellow Playboy models Jo Garcia, Grace Kim, and Christine Smith. Footage was taken from the Presidential town hall debate which took place October 7, 2008, and digitally altered to show the women asking Senators Obama and McCain a series of questions.

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Although Farrah Fawcett’s biggest hit as an actress was as the vivacious Jill Munroe in "Charlie’s Angels" some 33 years ago, she was undoubtedly a cultural icon whose presence captivated young and old, male and female, the world wide. Pop Tarts caught up with some Hollywood stars and starlets, some who were friends and some who were simply fans, to share their strongest memories of the late Ms. Fawcett who succumbed to cancer in Los Angeles on Thursday morning.

Hugh Hefner: "Farrah was one of the iconic beauties of our time. Her girl next door charm combined with stunning looks made her a star on film, TV and the printed page. I was saddened to learn of her passing earlier today and my thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends."

Chevy Chase ("Man of the House"): "Farrah was more than a beautiful star. She shared the most intimate part of living with the world even as she approached the end of her own life. Graceful in life and graceful as she neared the end, I found working with her to be one of the nicest experiences I’ve ever had in film. God bless Ryan and their son and other members of the family."

POP STAR Michael Jackson has died from a heart attack after being taken to hospital in California.The 50-year-old moonwalking former child star, who became known the world over as the King Of Pop, was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his home early yesterday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles Times.

He was taken to the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Centre, the newspaper added.A cardiologist at UCLAlater told celebrity news website TMZ.com that Jackson had died of cardiac arrest.A Los Angeles city official later confirmed that Jackson was dead, the LA Times reported.The official said he died at 1.07pm Pacific time, 9.07pm BST.

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Model Katie Price has taunted her estranged husband Peter Andre on her Twitter web page, it is reported.
The 31-year-old, who has just returned from a holiday in Ibiza, used the social networking site to attack Andre and said it was his decision to leave their three-and-a-half-year marriage.
More than 196,000 fans have signed up to read Price's Twitter comments.
The couple, who announced they were to separate last month, found romance on the reality show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.
They have two children, Junior and Princess, and Price has another child, Harvey, from a previous relationship.
Claude Knights, of children's charity Kidscape, criticised Price, saying: "Celebrities have a responsibility not to negatively influence young people. Teenagers have a huge presence on Twitter and young girls model themselves on female idols."

Megan Fox dismisses comparisons between her and Angelina Jolie as the product of a lazy media.

The two actresses are both brunettes with tattoos who are known for their candor - and that has been enough for some to proclaim Fox the heir apparent to Jolie's crown. Fox says the parallels are the product of a lack of media creativity, but adds, "you live with it."

The 23-year-old Fox stars with Shia (SHY'-uh) LaBeouf (lah-BUFF') in the new film "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." She says she and the actor, who were paired in the first "Transformers" movie, enjoy a brother-sister relationship.

LeBeouf says rumors the two are dating are just that. He described himself as a "red-blooded 23-year-old," but said the connection with Fox is strictly professional.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has slammed former Spice girl Victoria Beckham for supporting a fashion chain that uses crocodile skin in its products.

The singer-turned-designer, who is regularly seen with a Hermes handbag on her arm, has been urged to give up the luxury brand as it frequently uses animal skin, reports contactmusic.com.

"We will send Victoria Beckham, a compassionate person who won't wear fur, our undercover footage that shows how alligators and crocodiles are beaten to death and how snakes are nailed to trees and skinned alive for these products," said a PETA spokesperson.

"The mere thought of purposefully breeding and killing crocodiles for an outdated, overpriced handbag should make any fashionista's skin crawl," the spokesperson added.

Looking to be enjoying her afternoon, Whitney Port was spotted out in Greenwich Village in New York City earlier today.“The City” star met up with co-star Olivia Palermo at Philip Marie restaurant to film scenes for the upcoming season - which supposedly will have much more drama this time around.According to reports by Page Six, Palermo is getting a new "job" for the show's next season at Elle. Their source says that she will be working in the magazine's publicity department.Philip Marie Restaurant, which serves a fusion of New American Cuisine, is owned by Chef John P. Greco III. Before opening Philip Marie, he worked at such renowned establishments as Cipriani/Harry’s Bar, (NYC & Venice), Le Cirque (NYC) and Torre di Pisa (NYC), where he was executive chef. For you summer diners, the restaurant also features outdoor seating! The best way to make a reservation is to call (212) 242-6200 or visit their website here.As always, feel free to click on "Subscribe to Email" by my photo to get stories as-they-happen! You can also follow me on Twitter.

Life can be a whiplash.  While Twittering from DC this morning, I suddenly got a call asking me to host a big deal UNHCR World Refugees Day event starting in an hour because CNN's Anderson Cooper's plane couldn't land in the rain.

UNHCR helps millions of refugees all over the world, so "no" was not an option.Actress and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie, left, and TV journalist Ann Curry, right, join the commemoration of World refugee Day at the National Geographic Society in Washington

Robe and curlers flying, I was out the door in five minutes, worrying how I was going to pull this off. To make matters even more spontaneous, one of the key speakers along with Angelina Jolie and the the UN High Commissioner on Refugees, was to be Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Except, I learned, she had fallen the night before and fractured an elbow.

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The Emmy Awards are being postponed by a week to avoid bumping into MTV's Video Music Awards on September 13.CBS and the Television Academy said Wednesday that the 61st Primetime Emmys would be presented Sept. 20 instead.Jack Sussman of CBS said Wednesday that "it's best for the industry and the audience that these events not compete against each other."Sussman said the network learned of MTV's awards-show plans after it announced its own, and CBS "had the flexibility to move; they didn't."
Nominations for the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced July 16.