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Madonna now building new school in Malawi

As part of her ongoing campaign to expand on her fame without engaging in work, Madonna is scheduled to visit Malawi today to attend a ground-breaking ceremony for a new school being funded by a charity with whom she is linked. Due to be built in Lilongwe, Malawi’s capital, CNN says the school, ‘Raising Malawi Academy for Girls,’ from which all boys are excluded, now has the mission to educate local girls on how to grow up to be their nation’s new leaders. “Our goa...

Amy Winehouse ‘marries’ Blake Fielder Civil

As we reported a few weeks ago, the unlikely pairing of Amy Winehouse and her former husband, Blake Fielder Civil seemed to set to return, and events over the weekend have only heightened the chances of this being fact. The 26-year old singer divorced Blake in July due to alleged infidelity, but the pair kept in touch via regular emails and have just changed their Facebook status back to ‘Married.’ Since then, a large number of friends have sent Amy congratulations via forms on the ...

Wedding Bells For Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump, the beautiful daughter of the unholy union that is Ivana and Donald Trump, was married yesterday in a Palm Beach-based ceremony. Her new husband is Jared Kushner, son of Seryl Kushner and Charles B. Kushner. Jared is currently the owner of The New York Observer, and so successful, just like his new wife, who heads a branch of her father’s company. Happily, she took after her father, and he didn’t. After all, Charles Kushner spent 2 years in prison for shady business dea...

ESPN analyst Steve Phillips fired over sex scandal, heads to rehab

Baseball analyst Steve Phillips was fired by ESPN Sunday night, less than a week after he admitted to an affair with a production assistant.   Phillips’ acknowledgment Wednesday of his relationship with 22-year-old Brooke Hundley whom he met when the two were working at the All-Star Game in St. Louis, was not unlike David Letterman’s situation but big difference in the outcome.  According to a police report filed in Wilton, Conn., Hundley began calling Phillips’ wife, Marni, on...

Sean Penn flies off to Interview Fidel Castro in Cuba

Actor Sean Penn, known for his political activism, is bound for Cuba to meet with revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro for Vanity Fair magazine. According to TMZ, Penn’s interview with Castro will focus on the changes in relations between the Communist country and the U.S., since Barack Obama took office. Penn is traveling with London-based philanthropist Diana Jenkins, who had a hand in setting up a possible meeting with the reticent ailing leader. Penn’s representative also told TMZ ...

Shakira Chats About Her Oral Fixation, Ruins It By Mentioning Babies

There has always been a trend in Hollywood where an actress, singer, or wannabe-starlett will say something apparently innocent, that sounds unbelievably suggestive. Shakira started an interview with Rolling Stone magazine in precisely this way. “I’ve always lived through my mouth,” she was quoted as saying. “It’s my biggest source of pleasure: what I say, what I sing, the kisses I give, the chocolate I eat.” She has apparently been seeing a therapist with a F...

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber “has prostate cancer”

A spokeswoman has announced famed composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The statement thankfully said “the condition is in its very early stages. Andrew is now undergoing treatment and expects to be fully back at work before the end of the year.” Webber, 61, other musical hits have included “Cats,” “Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Starlight Express,” and “Ev...

Alleged Ex-Mistress to Steve Phillips No Longer Working For ESPN

"The Insider" confirms that Brooke Hundley, alleged ex-mistress to sports analyst Steve Phillips, is no longer employed as a production assistant at ESPN. Phillips was fired from the cable network Sunday night, "The Insider" confirmed, and a rep reportedly announced that the former New York Mets General Manager would be entering a treatment facility. Keep checking "The Insider" as the alleged affair scandal between Phillips and Hundley continues to unfold.[Read full story on The Insider]

Rosie O’Donnell on Split: We’re Working Things Out

Rosie O'Donnell tells Howard Stern that she is separated from longtime partner Kelli Carpenter because they have "different living styles," but assures the radio host that the two are "working through it." "I think we're working through what is best for us. ... It's all okay," O'Donnell says of the split. "Kelli and I have a very strong connection. ... I love her very much." Carpenter and O'Donnell will continue to parent their four children, O'Donnell confirms on Stern's show. "There is gonna b...

HTV: Janice Dickinson on ‘Balloon Boy’

HTV asks Janice Dickenson if she'd wear a "balloon boy" costume? "No," she answeres flatly, after saying "I love balloon boy." Watch the video for more.[Read full story on The Insider]
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