KIM KARDASHIAN PREGNANT
Kanye West dropped quite a bomb during his Sunday night show in Atlantic City, NJ. While in the middle of a song, Kanye stopped the music and announced, “Can we make some noise for my baby mama right quick?” That’s right, Kim Kardashian is pregnant with the rapper’s baby. Not long after Kanye made the announcement Kim’s sister Khloe tweeted, “Keeping secrets is hard with so many family members! Especially when you are so freaking excited!!!" Added Kourtney,"Been wanting to shout from the rooftops with joy and now I can." Later Kim, who still isn’t divorced from Kris Humphries, released a statement saying, “We feel so blessed and lucky and wish that in addition to both of our families, his mom and my dad could be here to celebrate this special time with us." According to TMZ, Kim and Kanye conceived their baby-to-be during their October trip to Rome to celebrate her 32nd birthday.
PREGNANT KIM HITS VEGAS FOR NYE
Pregnancy didn’t keep Kim Kardashian from making money on New Year’s Eve with an appearance in Las Vegas. Kim and Kanye stepped out at the 1 Oak nightclub, with Kim wearing quite a revealing outfit. She told reporters that she has yet to experience any morning sickness, but admitted she’s not having an easy time with her pregnancy. “I have felt good. I haven't had any morning sickness, but it still isn't the easiest," she told Us. "People always say it's easy and fun. It's definitely an adjustment learning about your body and stuff like that. I've been feeling really good so that's good."
BRANGELINA WEDDING RUMORS
Have Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie finally tied the knot? The Telegraph claims the superstar couple, parents of six children, got hitched on Christmas Day in an intimate ceremony at Donna Karan’s estate in Turks and Caicos in the Caribbean. The pair announced their engagement in April, 2012 after seven years together. So far there has been no confirmation from the couple’s reps.
SHEEN APOLOGIZES FOR HOMOPHOBIC SLUR
Charlie Sheen has apologized for saying a homophobic slur during an appearance at the opening of a bar in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Charlie first shouted to the crowd, “how we doing?,” but then added, "Lying bunch of f---got a---s, how we doing?" After tape of the incident hit the Internet, Charlie immediately issued an apology. "I meant no ill will and intended to hurt no one and I apologize if I offended anyone," he told TMZ. "I meant to say maggot but I have a lisp."
McCONAUGHEY & WIFE WELCOME SON
Matthew McConaughey and wife Camila Alves became parents for the third time last week. Although websites first reported they welcomed a baby girl, the child was actually a boy. "Camila Alves gave birth to our third child yesterday morning. Our son, Livingston Alves McConaughey, was born at 7:43 a.m on Dec. 28, 2012," McConaughey wrote on Facebook. "He greeted the world at 9 lbs. and 21 inches. Bless up and thank you for your well wishes." The couple, who married last year, are also parents to son Levi, 4, and daughter Vida, 3.
HEF FINALLY MARRIED CRYSTAL HARRIS
Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris are finally man and wife. The 86-year-old Playboy founder and the 26-year-old model tied the knot in an intimate ceremony on New Year’s Eve at the Playboy Mansion. The couple was originally scheduled to get hitched in June, 2011 but Harris called off the wedding just days before the ceremony. They reconciled a year later.
GRIFFIN TRIES TO KISS COOPER’S CROTCH ON LIVE TV
Kathy Griffin was as outrageous as ever during CNN’s coverage of the ball drop in New York’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve. Griffin, who in 2009 dropped the F bomb, and last year stripped down to her underwear, attempted to kiss Anderson Cooper’s crotch during the broadcast. “Did you drop something?,” said Cooper to a crouching Griffin as they came back from a segment about a town in Maine that drops an eight food sardine from a building for New Years. She then replied, “no, I was kissing your sardine.” Then when she said, “you know you want to,” at which point Cooper answered, “believe me, I really don’t.”
REAL HOUSWIVES STAR PREGNANT
Real Housewives of Atlanta star Phaedra Parks is pregnant. Parks and husband Apollo Nida are expecting their second child later this year. The pair is already paremts to a son, Ayden, born in 2010.
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY STAR FILES FOR DIVORCE
Real Housewives of Orange County star Lynne Curtin has filed for divorce from her husband of 22 years, Frank Curtain. Lynne cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split and asked for spousal support. The pair, who married in 1990, are parents to two daughters, Raquel, 24, and Alexa, 21.
MICHEAL PHELPS SINGLE AGAIN
Michael Phelps is back on the market. TMZ reports that the Olympic champ has split from his model girlfriend Megan Rossee. The duo had been dating nine months. Sources tell TMZ Michael dumped Megan because he felt the relationship wasn’t going anywhere.
FANTASIA INSIST SHE ISN’T ANTI-GAY
Former American Idol champ Fantasia Barrino is defending herself against accusations she is anti-gay. Over the weekend, Fantasia posted a rant on Instagram which was aimed at those who judged her for starting an affair with her baby daddy while he was still married. “I Rise ABOVE IT ALL!!! THE WORLD IS GONE MAD. KIDS, THE GOVERMENT, THE church House… Everybody Trying!!!!!!!,” the singer wrote. “It’s a lot that going on that the Bible speaks about we should Not be doing. Weed legal in some places, Gay Marriage Legal BUT YET IM JUDGED!!! Im not doing Nothing for you… My Life!!!!” Some people took the rant to mean she was against gay marriage, but Fantasia later clarified her comments. "I, Fantasia Monique Barrino, don’t judge anyone because I don’t want to be judged,” she said. “The gay community is one of my largest supporters. I support the gay community as they support me. Bloggers please stop misrepresenting the facts.”
DANCING WITH THE STARS JUDGE WEDS
Dancing with the Stars judge Len Goodman got hitched over the weekend. Goodman, 68, married longtime girlfriend Sue Barrett, 47, on Sunday in London. The couple has been together for ten years. According to The Mail, the surprise ceremony was witnessed by only 30 members of their friends and family.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS STAR WEDS
Friday Night Lights star Zach Gilford married actress Kiele Sanchez in California on Friday. The couple, who got engaged last year, met on the set of the 2010 pilot The Matadors, which never made it to TV.
WINSLET GETS SPACE FLIGHT FOR WEDDING GIFT
Kate Winslet got quite a wedding present from new hubby Ned RocknRoll. According to The Sun, Ned convinced his uncle, billionaire Richard Branson, to let them take a free trip on Branson’s Virgin Galactic flight to space. The adventure, which costs $200K per person, is a two-hour flight that goes 60 miles above the Earth, with passengers getting to see the Earth’s curve and experience weightlessness. Other stars who have already purchased tickets on Virgin Galactic include Russell Brand and Ashton Kutcher. The flights are expected to begin running next year. Meanwhile, a few more details have come out regarding Kate and Ned’s wedding last month. According to The Mail, the couple tied the knot in a heated barn in New York’s Catskill region. The barn was reportedly decorated with colored lanterns and wild flowers in jam jars.
Q-Kate starred alongside Jim Carrey in what 2004 flick? Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
TERMINATOR 3 STAR BUSTED FOR LEWD ACT
Terminator 3 star Nick Stahl was busted last week in an LA porn store after getting caught “touching himself.” According to TMZ, LAPD undercover officers were conducting a routine check of an adult store on Thursday when they found Stahl in a private booth committing a “lewd act.” He was booked for lewd conduct, a misdemeanor, and released from custody a few hours later. He told TMZ cameramen the arrest was a “misunderstanding.”
Q-Stahl starred in what HBO drama series that ran from 2004-2006? Carnavale
DEPP NAMES BEACH AFTER GIRLFRIEND
Johnny Depp sure is enamored with new girlfriend Amber Heard. According to The Sun, the Pirates of the Caribbean star named a beach on his private island in the Bahamas after the actress. The tab reports that Depp decided to call the area Amber’s Cove, after he realized it resembled her hip on the map.
Q-Depp was once engaged to what Dirty Dancing star? Jennifer Grey
SLATER’S MOVIE BOMBS BIG TIME
Christian Slater won’t be putting his latest movie on his resume. According to Box Office Mojo, Slater’s 2012 release Playback made only $264 in total at the box office. The movie, which opened March 9th, played in only one theater for a week. Its opening weekend box office was $252, and only one more person saw it after that. The site claims that with an average movie ticket in the U.S. going for $7.94, that means only about 33 people saw the film.
Q- Slater’s breakthrough role was in the 1988 film Heathers, alongside Winona Ryder. What was the name of Ryder’s character? Veronica
JENELLE EVANS SPLITS FROM HUBBY/REUNITES THE NEXT DAY
Sounds like Teen Mom 2’s Jenelle Evans is not in a very stable marriage. Jenelle married Courtland Rogers less than a month ago, and over the weekend the pair got into a huge Twitter war that seemed to reveal they had called it quits. Apparently Jenelle got mad at her hubby because he was talking on the phone with his ex, who is the mother of his daughter. "First of all why is your daughter up at 11pm anyways when you were "talking" to her on the phone?! Haha right," Evans Tweeted to Rogers. Later Rogers Tweeted, "So I just got broke up with because of talkin to my lil girl on the phone last night finally getting to here (sic) her tell me she loves dada! Wow." He then Tweeted to his baby mama, "Jenelle said she was gonna make up charges saying I beat her and I never did so that just made me say f--k Jenelle for good." Of course, Rogers wasn’t true to his word. On New Year’s Day he tweeted, “For the record I never broke up with jenelle we took a day break with our families to enjoy time with them I love her with all my heart."
TEEN MOM 2’S HUBBY BLAMES WIFE’S EX FOR HER HEROIN ADDICTION
Meanwhile, just days before their Twitter spat, Courtland Rogers took to Twitter to blame Jenelle’s ex for getting her hooked on heroin. Rogers confronted Jenelle's ex Kieffer Delp on Twitter last week, writing “Just leave me and my wife…alone,” adding, “It’s funny people think I am a junkie wait till they see this next season on how u did Jenelle and got her hooked on heroin…she almost died cuz of u dumba**.” Courtland also Tweeted, “U got jenelle strung out and then bailed on her when she needed u most! And everyone thinks you are the good guy! this is sad.”
WOMEN WANT KATE MIDDLETON’S NOSE
According to the Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group, for the second year in a row, Kate Middleton’s nose has topped a UK list of the most requested body part for cosmetic surgery procedures. Coming in at number two is Cheryl Cole’s dimpled cheeks, with Nicole Scherzinger’s pout and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s eyes also making the list. On the male side, the top request was for Robert Pattinson’s jaw, followed by Ashton Kutcher’s cheekbones, Zac Efron’s eyes and Ryan Gosling’s lips.
DENZEL IS 2012’S TOP MONEY MAKER
Denzel Washington has been voted the Top Money Making Star of 2012 in the 81st Annual Poll of Motion Picture Exhibitors. Denzel, whose most recent releases include Flight and Safe House, landed on the list eight other times, but this the first time he’s topped it. Coming in at number two is Anne Hathaway, the only woman to make the Top Ten, who in 2012 starred in Les Miserables and The Dark Knight Rises. Her Les Miz co-star Hugh Jackman landed at number three, followed by Mark Wahlberg and Johnny Depp.
Q-Denzel has won two Oscars, one for Best Supporting Actor and one for Best Actor. Can you name the films he won them for? Glory (Supporting Actor) and Training Day (Best Actor)
HOLMES’ BROADWAY SHOW TO CLOSE
Katie Holmes’ star power wasn’t enough to save her Broadway show. The New York Times reports that Dead Accounts will close due to poor ticket sales on January 6th, after just six weeks. The play, which received mostly negative reviews, was supposed to run until February 24th.
JENNIFER GARNER NAMED CELEB MOM OF 2012
Lugging three kids around Hollywood sure made an impression on the public. Jennifer Garner has nabbed the title of 2012’s Celebrity Mom of the Year by TodaysParent.com. Garner, who gave birth to son Samuel in February, won by “a landslide” according to the site, beating out Reese Witherspoon, Beyonce, Jessica Simpson and Jessica Alba.
Q-What are the names of Garner’s two daughters? Violet and Seraphina
EMMA & ANDREW ADOPT A DOG
Things must be really serious between Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield because they just adopted a dog together. The couple, who met on the set of The Amazing Spider-Man, adopted a two-year-old golden retriever named Ren from a Los Angeles shelter on Christmas Eve. “She was one of the first dogs they saw, but they weren’t sure,” a source told People. “They left and they couldn’t stop thinking about her, so they came back for her. And it’s true love.”
Q-Garfield played Mark Zuckerberg’s good friend and co-Facebook founder in The Social Network. What was his character’s name? Eduardo Saverin
SHELTON & LAMBERT NAMED TOP CELEB NEIGHBORS
The Voice’s Blake Shelton and his wife Miranda Lambert are the stars most people would like as their neighbors, according to Zillow’s sixth annual poll. Tied for second are Taylor Swift and Reese Witherspoon, followed by Jon Stewart and Beyonce and Jay-Z. On the flipside, Honey Boo Boo and her clan were voted the worst celebrity neighbors to have, followed by Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Donald Trump and Lance Armstrong.
