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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2007

"I'm sure it will be a possibility someday again. Maybe when I get old. They get tired of you," the actor tells Esquire magazine in its January issue, available Friday. "`Didn't you used to be Johnny Depp?' That will be the clincher."
The 44-year-old star of "Sweeney Todd," which opens Christmas Day, talked with the magazine about the lessons he's learned over his two decades in Hollywood.
His friend and mentor Marlon Brando taught Depp to keep his private life private.
"That's your world and it's nobody else's business," he recalls Brando saying. "It's not anybody's entertainment."
A self-described people-watcher, Depp says he's learned to enter restaurants through the kitchen and hotels through the parking garage.
"It'll definitely make you a little weird if you're constantly being stared at," he says.
While he loves his work, Depp says he's "not a great fan of all the stuff that goes along with it."
"I don't want to be a product," he says. "Of course you want the movies to do well. But I don't want to know ... who's hot now and who's not and who's making this much dough and who's boffing this woman or that one. I want to remain ignorant of all this. I want to be totally outside and far away from all of it."
Source: AP
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 plane was named “Spice One” in honour of the 90’s hit band The Spice Girls, at Los Angeles International Airport.
Over 33,000 fans worldwide helped Emma, Geri, Mel B, Melanie C and Victoria choose the name from a shortlist of three.
With 56% of the votes “Spice One” won the vote beating both “Girl Power” and “Spice Girl”.
“It's fantastic to have a plane named in our honour. We wish everyone who travels onboard Spice One a great flight,” said The Spice Girls from the LA Airport.
Those who entered the name given competition were also entered into a draw to win the chance to fly to LA and meet The Spice Girls.
Commenting on the event, Sir Richard Branson, President of Virgin Atlantic said:
“Chosen by 33,000 people from around the world, Spice One could be the most popular plane name in our history.”
“We are proud to be bringing the Spice Girls back in style for their home-coming tour, and back in time for Christmas, following their triumphant US shows,” says Branson.
Source: Travel Connect
Jessica Alba is looking fantastic on the cover of the new January issue of In Style magazine.
Jessica Alba At "All American Girl" InStyle Magazine
Jessica Simpson is ready to go fully nude for a new movie that she believes will launch her into the Hollywood A-list.
The singer-turned-actress reckons that she will be taken more seriously in the film industry if she goes naked for her ‘art’ - even if it goes against her family's wishes.
A source said: "Jessica is in the running for a role that, if she gets it, will put her right on the map in terms of acting.
"The only hitch is that the script requires a number of quite graphic scenes including a full-frontal nude scene.
“Jessica is so desperate to land the role and get the industry's respect that she's ready to go against her better judgement, and her family, by agreeing to bare all."
Source: Entertainmentwise
Britney Spears called in sick to her court-ordered deposition Dec. 12, and according to her friends, we can expect her so-called illness to rear its ugly head again — relapses that will happen to coincide with future court dates.
“Britney feels like this is a perfectly acceptable thing to do,” said a source close to Spears. “She did feel sick, but more than anything, she felt like she didn’t have to do something just because she was told.”
Would Britney really risk losing her kids rather than face questions about her parenting? The answer is complicated. “She would do anything for those babies,” one former employee was quick to point out. “But she really doesn’t believe that she’s going to lose them. She’s not connecting the dots.”
This isn’t the first time that Spears’ cooperation with the courts has been called into question. Kevin Federline’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, complained in court last month that she was routinely ducking court-ordered drug tests, often failing to pick up her telephone or respond promptly when called to the laboratory. After that hearing, the court ordered her to provide a reliable telephone number.
“There was a time that Kevin didn’t even have Britney’s cell number,” said one of Spears’ former employees. “Does it seem like a surprise that the court doesn’t have a good number?”
Source: Msnbc
Beyoncé and Josh Groban sang his song "Believe" from The Polar Express at the Academy Awards a year or two ago.
Watch the video below
BEYONCE KNOWLES AND JOSH GROBAN - 'BELIEVE' VIDEO
Baby Spice Emma Bunton has been walking on crutches after she fell over during the group's Las Vegas concert.
The Spice Girls are due to kick off a 17-date string of gigs at London's 02 Arena on Saturday night, but Bunton was on crutches with her foot in a cast at Los Angeles International Airport.
She told The Sun: "I had a tumble on stage and unfortunately I have sprained my ankle, so I'm hobbling around on crutches.
"But I'm sure to make a speedy recovery and see you all at the O2."
Despite wearing a cast over her injured foot, Bunton still wore a stiletto on the other.
Source: Digital Spy
Pamela Anderson and her new husband Rick Salomon have signed a deal to star in a new reality TV show, according to reports.
The former Baywatch star and Salomon, who married in Las Vegas in October (07), will produce and star in the programme for U.S. TV network E! News.
The currently untitled show will follow the newlyweds as they negotiate the ups and downs of married life.
An insider tells American magazine Us, "These two don't have any boundaries, which is perfect for reality stars.
Twice-divorced Anderson recently described her wedded bliss: "I'm the happiest I've ever been. We're good for each other. We're in every night - having sex!"
Source: PR inside
'Desperate Housewives' star Eva Longoria has rejected reports in the media that her husband Tony Parker cheated on her with a model.
Speaking to People magazine, the couple stressed they had been very happy together since their marriage this July.
Basketball star Parker said: "I love my wife. She's the best thing in my life, and I have never been happier."
AdvertisementLongoria added Parker had been the "perfect husband", while stating recent media reports were completely false.
The statement from the couple comes after model Alexandra Paressant told a celebrity website she had an affair with NBA star Parker after meeting him at the couple's wedding.
Paressant claimed Barcelona footballer Thierry Henry had introduced them to each other and said they later had a brief fling in the French capital Paris.
She also told the website Parker was not committed to Longoria and was still a playboy at heart.
The model said: "Everybody has to get married at a point, but [for him] it is still time to enjoy life."
Source: Rte

Wallgreens Co. officials stated that they did not want to prosecute the actor, sparking the charges to be dropped. LaBeouf had to show up in the Branch Courtroom at 9 a.m. to answer the charge against him.
The charg relates back to an incident one month ago when he refused to leave a Wallgreens very early in the morning. He was arrested at 2:25 a.m. on November 4th for refusing to leave when asked. Prosecutors stated that a letter was received from Walgreens that they did not want to pursue the case.
Judge William O'Malley stated "It's a hollow victory for two lawyers of your caliber." LaBeouf had two top attorneys by his side, Terry Gillespie and Edward Genson.
LaBeouf made no comment, wearing a black jacket and gray pants. He left without saying a word.
Source: Ecanada Now
I honestly don't think I'd recognize her if she looked like this.
Kelly Clarkson Out and About in New York
Sharon Stone hopes to raise more than $1 million for AIDS research at an auction at the Dubai International Film Festival on behalf of Cinema Against AIDS and AmfAR.
"We're happy as artists to know that we're coming together in the movie community to work in AIDS awareness," Stone told Reuters on Monday night. "We've been very happy to have been for many years at the Cannes film festival and the Rome festival, and now we're happy to be here."
Michelle Yeoh, star of Memoirs of a Geisha, and singer Gloria Estefan were also on hand to support the fund-raiser.
Source: Advocate
Lindsay Lohan’s new album is more than just talk. She’s currently in the studio putting together a bevy of ear candy for your listening pleasure.
And LiLo isn’t working with just anybody. She has the biggest and brightest producers at the helm, guiding her through the hit-making process.
Reportedly, Lohan has enlisted the services of J.R. Rotem, as one of the producers of her new project, tentatively titled “Nobody’s Angel.”
Along with Rotem, there is speculation that Lindsay has retained the services of 50 Cent. Earlier this month, her father Michael Lohan told press, “They’re talking about working together. Nothing’s firm yet, but they’re in talks. They’ve actually known each other for a while, just from being in the business together and crossing paths at events.”
And the “I Know Who Killed Me” star’s aspirations for collaboration are sky-high. “I want do to a tour like Madonna.... I want to do what Britney was doing. I want to work with Pharrell, Timbaland, and Justin Timberlake.”
Source: The Gossip Girl
Britney Spears has topped a poll of the top Hollywood meltdowns of 2007. The Toxic singer beat out competition from Owen Wilson to score the number one spot on the list compiled by American magazine Us. Spears' public downfall has spanned the whole year (07) and included such incidents as emerging from a car without wearing any underwear; shaving her own head; a stint in rehab; a disastrous performance at the MTV Video Music Awards; a divorce from Kevin Federline and an ongoing custody battle over her two infant sons.
Second-placed Wilson attempted suicide in August (07), while Paris Hilton came third following a tumultuous year which saw her jailed for violating her probation for drink-driving.
Lindsay Lohan, who was arrested twice for driving under the influence and checked into rehab twice in 2007, came fourth, while British singer Amy Winehouse is in fifth place.
The top 10 Hollywood meltdowns of 2007 are:
1. Britney Spears
2. Owen Wilson
3. Paris Hilton
4. Lindsay Lohan
5. Amy Winehouse
6. Cameron Diaz
7. Rosie O'Donnell
8. Ellen DeGeneres
9. Alec Baldwin
10. David Hasselhoff.
Source: Contact Music



