Archive - Feb 12, 2010

Sandra Bullock Happy to be Labeled as Worst Actress


Sandra Bullock is happy to be labeled as Hollywood’s worst actress.

The 45-year-old star, who has been nominated for the Worst Actress honor at the forthcoming Razzie Awards for her performance in ‘All About Steve,’ insists the ceremony, which salutes the worst film offerings every year, is just as important as the Academy Awards and will be attending both events.

Sandra, who is up for Best Actress for her role in ‘The Blind Side’ at the Oscars, is quoted by website Absolute Now as saying, “I think it’s brilliant. It’s exactly the way it should have happened because it’s a great leveler. If you don’t show up for something like the Razzies then you’re a little hypocritical. You can’t just show up for the good stuff.”

Although she plans to attend both ceremonies, Sandra is more nervous about going to the Razzies, because she doesn’t know what to wear.

She added: “You gotta show up for everything. I can’t wait to go to the Razzies or the Oscars. In a way I’m less nervous about the Oscars because I just don’t know what I’m going to wear to the Razzies. It’s a big night!”

The screen beauty, who picked up an award for Best Actress in ‘The Blind Side’ at the Golden Globes last month, claims she is “more comfortable” with her work being criticised than praised.

She said, “I’m more comfortable with criticism than I am with goodwill, because I’m more familiar with it, and I’ve made friends with it. And the Razzies are a great honor.”

The Razzies take place on March 6, the day before the Academy Awards.



Alexandra Burke Heartbroken For Haiti


Alexandra Burke says the damage in Haiti is of “Biblical proportions”.

The ‘Broken Heels’ singer is in the earthquake ravaged country’s capital Port Au-Prince where she is helping with relief efforts to assist the survivors of the two huge earthquakes which devastated the country last month.

Alexandra visited a Save The Children camp and met with Kiki Joachin, hailed the ‘miracle boy’ after he was found alive in rubble after being trapped underground for days. He later found out he had lost three of his six brothers and sisters in the quake.

Alexandra said, “Everything people said is true, the damage here is of Biblical proportions. The desperation of so many people has broken my heart.

“Despite going through hell, Kiki is still here smiling. He’s beautiful. I didn’t know what to say to these people who lost so much.

“His family lost three other kids in the quake. I was really nervous. I broke down in tears when I read about them.”

Kiki’s picture is on the cover of the Helping Haiti charity single, a cover of R.E.M’s ‘Everybody Hurts,’ which Alexandra sings on.

She added to The Sun newspaper, “Kiki is the bravest person I’ve ever met. I’m honoured to meet him and to sing on a record that has his picture on the front.”

Speaking from the Save The Children Camp, the star urged everybody to buy a copy of the single to raise money for aid relief.

She said, “So many children homeless, so many lives ruined. It’s these kids who bear the brunt. But to see them singing and dancing at this center makes me so proud.

“You see the poverty and destruction in the papers or on the news, but nothing prepares you for this.

“It’s like being punched in the stomach. I just hope millions buy the ‘Everybody Hurts’ single. This is a whole country on its knees.”



Shia LaBeouf to Run in L.A. Marathon


Shia LaBeouf is set to run the Los Angeles Marathon.

The ‘Transformers’ actor will undertake the grueling 26.2 mile race on March 21 as he aims to raise money for America’s largest non-profit organization US VETS.

The charity, which provides services to war veterans of all ages returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, is close to the star’s heart as his father Jeffrey fought in Vietnam and his paternal grandfather was a Green Beret.

US VETS President and CEO Dwight Radcliff said of the news, “We are delighted and grateful to have Mr. LaBeouf participate in the marathon on our behalf.”

Shia is not the first celebrity to endure a marathon.

In 2007, Katie Holmes took part in the New York Marathon, where she was cheered on by husband Tom Cruise and daughter Suri.

Last year, glamour model Katie Price and her then-husband Peter Andre completed the London event, which TV chef Gordon Ramsay is a regular competitor in.



Amy Winehouse Gives Away Her Cats


Amy Winehouse has given away her 11 cats.

The ‘Rehab’ singer, who flew out to Jamaica to work on her much-anticipated third album earlier this week, has given two of her beloved pets to goddaughter Dionne Bromfield and called an animal shelter asking them to pick up the others from her London home.

A source told The Sun newspaper, “Amy was pretty upset about it because she loved them dearly, but she had to give them up.

“They were climbing all over the place, breeding and generally getting out of control.”

Although Amy has got rid of her cats, she won’t be short of company when she returns to the UK as she is believed to be planning a reconciliation with ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil.

The 26-year-old star is reportedly arranging flights for Blake – who was released from jail last February after serving time for grievous bodily harm (GBH) and attempting to pervert the course of justice, to join her when he completes his drug treatment programme.

A source said, “Amy and Blake want to spend some time together away from home where they have been governed by his curfew.

“She is desperate for him to join her and, of course, he wants a nice holiday and some fun. Friends have tried talking her out of it, but at the moment she’s more focused on work than she has been for ages.”



Taylor Swift’s Possum Problem


Taylor Swift has been blasted by an environmental agency, for feeding possums.

The ‘Fearless’ singer, who is currently on tour in Australia, made a late-night visit to a park in Melbourne with her bandmates on Wednesday night, February 10, to feed the wild furry rodents.

She tweeted, “Tonight the band and I played a show, then hopped in the van and headed to the park for some midnight wild possum feeding.”

However, the 20-year-old songstress has been criticized by Australian wildlife authorities, who believe her petting session could cause “disruption” to the animals.

A spokesperson for Australia’s Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) told Radar Online, “We know people who feed wild animals often have the best intentions and that it is attractive to tourists who want to interact with Australian wildlife.

“However, DSE advises people not to feed wild animals… it can disrupt their natural behaviour and it can cause some animals to lose their natural fear of people, making them vulnerable to attack.”



Kendra Wilkinson Spending Valentine’s in Vegas


Kendra Wilkinson is going to Las Vegas for Valentine’s Day, February 14.

The former ‘Girls Next Door’ star is delighted she and husband Hank Baskett will get to spend the romantic day alone after their two-month-old son Hank’s grandparents agreed to take on his care for a few days.

She tweeted, “I love valentines day. Last year Hank took me whale watching. it was fun!

“This wkend we r gunna spend a lil time in Vegas. grandma is coming to watch him for the wkend while mom n dad get some time together. (sic)”

While the former Playboy model is happy to go away without her son, she has been taking delight in his development and is astonished by how big he has grown already.

She wrote on her twitter page, “crazy how baby hank is 9 wks old but I just put him in a 6-9 mo outfit n it fits..that’s my boy! Lol. (sic)”

Kendra also took to the micro-blogging website to express her pride in Hank – who she married last June – and their happiness together.

She wrote, “i am so proud of Hank for bein strong..he is the best person you could ever surround yourself with..he knows what lifes about!(sic)”



Alec Baldwin Hospitalized For Misunderstanding


Alec Baldwin’s hospitalization was a “misunderstanding”.

The ‘30 Rock’ star was taken to New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital after a caller, believed to be his 14-year-old daughter Ireland, phoned 911 to say he was “unresponsive” but left the medical facility after just an hour.

His spokesperson said, “This was a misunderstanding on one person’s part. Alec was quickly released from the hospital, he’s completely fine and will be at work. If there was a real problem, he wouldn’t have been released within an hour.”

According to reports, Ireland, the actor’s daughter with ex-wife Kim Basinger – called emergency services following an argument in which the 51-year-old star threatened to take an overdose.

However, sources have insisted there were no drugs or alcohol involved in the incident.

In April 2007, Alec was left humiliated when a phone call in which he called Ireland, then 11, a “rude, thoughtless pig” after she failed to answer the phone when he rang her for a call pre-arranged by a court overseeing his custody battle with Kim.

Alec later admitted he had considered suicide following the outcry sparked by his message.

He said, “I spoke to a lot of professionals who helped me. If I committed suicide they would have considered that a victory. Destroying me was their avowed goal.”



Sandra Bullock’s Intimate Agony


Sandra Bullock burned herself dying her pubic hair.

The actress, who is married to motorcycle enthusiast Jesse James,admits she was horrified when her special Valentine’s Day, February 14, grooming efforts went wrong.

She explained, “I decided for Valentine’s Day I would do a special hair thing. I wanted to try to create a pink heart shape with my lower hair. It was painful.

“You had to bleach it first. There’s something about bleach that feels like acid. Then I had to shave it. I was in so much pain, but I kept going and put the pink dye on and it went the wrong colour.”

The 45-year-old star also suffered another dyeing disaster when she went blonde recently for her role in ‘The Blind Side’ because Jesse hated it.

She admitted to Britain’s OK! magazine, “There is a very important person in my life who just didn’t want me being blonde, thank God. There was a big person who said, ‘I don’t like the blonde on you, take it off. You want him to say that.’ You want him to say that. You do.”



Lady Gaga Dating Best Friend Matthew Williams


Lady Gaga is reportedly dating her “best friend”.

The ‘Poker Face’ singer is said to have grown increasingly close to her style collaborator Matthew Williams in recent months, who she previously romanced for over a year.

A source said, “Matthew and Gaga have been dating for months. They were together on and off for more than a year, but called it off when mixing work and love became too difficult.”

After the pair first went their separate ways, Gaga began dating an entrepreneur named Speedy while Matthew started a new relationship and became a father.

However, both romances fizzled out and the former couple have now reconciled after growing close on the star’s ‘Monster Ball’ tour.

The source added to InTouch magazine, “They spend all their time together, and travel everywhere, so it was bound to happen. Speedy dumped her, and Matthew left his girlfriend for Gaga.”

The singer has previously revealed Matthew was the creator of her infamous ‘hair bow’ hair style.

She said, “Me and Matt Williams, he’s my creative partner and my best friend, we design and creative direct everything together, we were on the set of my ‘Poker Face’ video. We were looking through books, and he was looking through a Gaultier fashion show, and Gaultier did all this amazing hair art with cats and giraffes, like crazy amazing.

“And I was yapping about bows. I was imagining myself with hundreds of bows. ‘Bows are everywhere! Bows are the next big thing! They’re not on the street but they’re at the parties!’ So he’s saying, ’Yeah, I like bows, but everyone’s going to do it.’ And I said, ‘Let me see that hair art. Go and put a f**king outfit on my head.’ ”