Archive for August, 2008
« Previous EntriesSwimmer Michael Phelps Breaks Record With Eighth Gold Medal
Sunday, August 17th, 2008Swimmer Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal at the Olympics in Beijing Sunday – a record for any one Game.
The 23-year-old, who smashed seven world records this week, is also the highest achieving Olympian of all time with a total of 14 gold medals.
“It all happened here this week,” said Phelps, who had fought [...]
Ellen DeGeneres and Fiancee Portia de Rossi to Wed This Weekend
Friday, August 15th, 2008Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, 35, will wed this weekend in California, Usmagazine.com has learned exclusively.
The pair are planning a small, intimate ceremony with only a few close friends and family.
Following the California Supreme Court’s monumental ruling that same sex couple’s have the “right to marry,” DeGeneres announced she planned to wed her longtime [...]
JESSICA ALBA’S OLYMPICS FEVER
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Jessica Alba had a lovely Sunday brunch at La Conversation in West Hollywood on August 10. Dining with the two loves of her life, hubby Cash Warren and baby Honor Marie, Jessica looked cute and put together in her summery white eyelet frock (similar to Woo’s Jasmine Dress in White) rocking her signature side braid [...]
Mark Spitz Calls Michael Phelps ‘The Greatest’
Thursday, August 14th, 2008As the world watches to see if Michael Phelps makes it to eight gold medals in a single Olympiad this weekend, the athlete whose record Phelps hopes to beat – Mark Spitz – is graciously wishing the young American phenomenon well.
“He is the single greatest Olympic athlete of all time now,” Spitz, 58, said [...]
David Beckham to Help Close Olympics
Thursday, August 14th, 2008David Beckham will star in the Aug. 24 closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, PEOPLE has confirmed.
“David is going to be in the surprise finale. They always have a segment to do the handover, to showcase the next city to host the Olympics,” a source tells PEOPLE.
When the Games end at Beijing’s National Stadium, the [...]
Jennifer Love Hewitt Reveals New Thinner Body
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
In November, Jennifer Love Hewitt was criticized for weight gain after photos surfaced of her looking fuller-figured in a bikini in Hawaii.
“We know what you ate this summer, Love – everything!” TMZ.com notoriously wrote.
Now, the Ghost Whisperer star has the last laugh.
In the new issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now, the 32-year-old shows off [...]
Madonna Turning 50 With World Tour On Her Mind
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008LONDON (Reuters) - Madonna won’t have much time to fret about turning 50.
While many people passing the milestone may prefer to pause and reflect, the “queen of pop” is in the midst of final preparations for her world tour which kicks off in Cardiff, Wales, on August 23, a week after her birthday.
If previous shows [...]
JESSICA ALBA HOOKED ON THE OLYMPICS
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008Actress Jessica Alba has become such an Olympics fan she has taken to reporting on it in cyberspace.
The new mom admits she can’t get enough Olympic action as America and China compete to win the major medals haul in Beijing, and she has let everyone know how she has excited she is via her MySpace.com [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Sources: Jennifer Aniston & John Mayer Split
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer have called it quits, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE.
“They had a great time together but they are just in different places in their lives right now,” says a source of Aniston, 39, and Mayer, 30, who kicked off their courtship in April.
A friend of Mayer adds that a reconciliation isn’t [...]
Jenna Jameson: Nude for PETA
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008It doesn’t take a lot to get Jenna Jameson nude.
The former porn star made an empire out of it for years. Now, in a new ad for PETA, the adult film actress is doing her best Bob Barker impression, pleading with individuals to have their pets spayed or neutered.
Doesn’t staring at Jenna Jameson naked make [...]