Saturday, December 28, 2013

Who are the best and worst celebrity neighbors? Find out who made the lists!

"There goes the neighborhood." That seems to be the would-be consensus if Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were to move in to any particular community. 
Real Estate website Zillow has named the newly-engaged couple the least desirable celebrity neighbors of 2013. Zillow cites the couples reputation for "living an over-the-top lifestyle, with drama and the paparazzi never too far behind."  It says "No one wants to live next door to a family who has cameras following them everywhere and seems to seek out as much attention as possible." 
The cast of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" also made the undesirable neighbor list, ranking second ahead of Justin Bieber and Mile Cyrus who tied for third.

On the flip side, late night funnyman Jimmy Fallon was named the most desirable next-door celeb on Zillows seventh annual Celebrity Neighbor Survey.  Fallon was cited for his "positive, funny and relatable vibe." 
Country couple Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton tied with Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence for second place on the most desirable celebrity neighbor list. Interestingly enough, Kim and Kanye also showed up on the desirable list, although at the very bottom with just two percent of votes.

Zillow Celebrity Neighbor Survey

Most Desirable Neighbors for 2014:

Jimmy Fallon
Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton
Jennifer Lawrence
Sofia Vergara
Robin Roberts
Lebron James
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West


Worst Neighbors of 2013:

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
Cast of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo"
Justin Bieber
Miley Cyrus
Lady Gaga
Alex Rodriguez
LeBron James

One Direction & Beyonce Make List of Most Charitable Stars Find out who else made the list!

One Direction has come just shy of topping the annual DoSomething.com list for the years Most Charitable Stars. 
The British boy band are runners-up this year behind country star Taylor Swift, who is receiving the top honor for the second year in a row.  The charity site is applauding One Direction for partnering with BBCs Comic Relief to volunteer in Ghana.  Later in the year, Harry Styles and Liam Payne teamed up to raise an impressive $800,000 for a U.K.-based cancer research group using the site Prizeo.com. 
Coming in behind the boy band on this years list is Beyonce, who used her starpower to call attention to womens rights with the "Chime For Change" concert.

Other charitable musicians in the Top 20 include rap duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Carrie Underwood, Alicia Keys, Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus, Blake Shelton and Justin Bieber. 
The late Paul Walker came in at number four this year.  The actor lost his life in a car crash the same day as hosting a charity event to raise money for typhoon victims in the Philippines.

American Idol' Wins Top Searched TV Show Of 2013!

Give a big round of applause for Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, Harry Connick, Jr. and our very own Ryan Seacrest cause American Idol was the number one most searched for TV show of 2013!
According to Yahoo! the singing competition show scored the most internet searches this year while runner ups include fellow competition show Dancing With the Stars and A&E’s Duck Dynasty.
Check out the complete list of shows below. Are you surprised by any? Sound off in the comments below!
Top-Searched Television Shows on Yahoo in 2013:
1. American Idol
2. Dancing With the Stars
3. Duck Dynasty
4. The Walking Dead
5. Young and the Restless
6. Game of Thrones
7. South Park
8. Breaking Bad
9. Big Bang Theory
10. The Voice

WATCH: Miley Cyrus Releases 'Adore You' Music Video


 
She released the sexy new video early after it leaked online

Dec 26, 2013
Writhing between bed sheets in sheer underwear, Miley Cyrus is capping the year with another sexy new video. 
The five-minute clip for Cyrus "Adore You" was leaked on Christmas Day, just ahead of its promised Thursday release date.
Miley didnt take too kindly to whoever wrecked her post-Christmas video release plans, tweeting Wednesday that her fans, who she called "Smilers," likely would have broken another record if it wasnt for someone leaking  her video.  She then added, "Alllll good! Keep smiling."

Before the official release of her "Adore You" music video, Cyrus posted an Instagram pic of herself and the family play fighting on Christmas Day near their Christmas tree, adding the caption, "Annual family fist fight."
Watch Mileys "Adore You" video below! **WARNING: NUDITY**

Cee Lo Green joins 'X-rated Lady Gaga and a ghastly husband Liza Minnelli


Liza Minnelli cuts a tiny figure curled into an oversized chair in her riverside hotel suite. The fathomless black eyes are the only sign of animation in a face the colour of parchment.

She’s wearing silver, high-heeled pixie boots, black velvet trousers and a black hoodie with white skull-and-cross-bones appliquéd up each sleeve, the last thing, apparently, in current New York chic.

If she will forgive the observation, she looks like death warmed up. She smiles that crooked smile. ‘Listen honey, I’m not jet-lagged,’ she says, pulling on an ever-present Marlboro Lite. ‘I’m jet-thumped. I don’t know whether I’m coming or going.’

Ten days ago, she left New York with her lifelong friend Rock (son of Yul) Brynner for Vladivostok where he was tracing his lineage. ‘We’ve known each other since we were five. He’s the first boy I ever kissed.’

She then flew to London (via Korea) to perform at the White Rose Ball this Sunday in aid of the Holocaust Centre in Nottingham. ‘The more we educate young people about the terrible things that happened,’ says Liza, ‘the less likely they could ever happen again.’

At 65, the woman is unstoppable. Four marriages, two hip replacements, one new knee, a near-fatal bout of viral encephalitis, Liza has survived them all. ‘I’ve been down,’ she says, at one point, ‘but I’ve never been out.’

Unlike her mother Judy Garland, who died in London in 1969, awash with booze and pills, aged 47 — and about whom she is ‘bored, bored, bored’ of talking.

But while we’re — briefly — on the subject, she does let slip a sweet, rather revealing tale about Judy.

As a child, she’d wait in the wings at Garland’s concerts, a trembling cup of tea in her hand to deliver to her mother when the final curtain fell.

‘One day, I said to her: “Mama, why are you always so sad when you sing Over The Rainbow?” She looked at me. “It’s what they want,” she said. “Now let’s go get a hamburger.” Forget anything you’ve read. That’s how I remember her. That’s my reality.’

Heidi Klum Flaunts New Fragrance "Shine"


Adding to her already impressive array of products, Heidi Klum unveiled her new fragrance Shine in West Hollywood yesterday (September 28).
The “Project Runway” starlet was all smiles as she hammed it up at the Mondrian Los Angeles to plug her signature scent.

Heidi explained that she put a lot of time and effort into creating Shine. “I worked with this amazing French nose who came from Paris many times to me in Los Angeles and New York when I was working there.

Basically we would just talk about all the things that I love in smells and different roots that I like. He comes over and has all the little sniffing strips. They all have numbers so we don’t mess anything up. You sniff, and sniff, and sniff, all day long.”

“I wanted something that is super feminine, that is very light. My husband definitely got an input in it because I do want to smell good for my husband. He doesn’t like it when I smell too strong. He still wants to smell me with a little bit of perfume.”

Lady Gaga to perform at Arjun Rampal's bar.


Actor Arjun Rampal announced yesterday that the infamous Lady Gaga will be performing at the Formula One after party which will be hosted at the actor's club.
He told The Times of India: "Huge event for India to get a star of her calibre. She has one million Twitter fans and over 40 million Facebook fans. It's a great feeling to get an icon like her to perform at your club at your lounge. She is very excited to come to India and to perform here."
The Airtel Grand Prix of India will take place at the Buddh International Circuit on October 20th 2011.
Gaga will be performing on the 30th of October. And ticket prices are a whopping Rs.40,000.

Anna Faris Reveals Her Number of Sex Partners


Anna Faris candidly revealed that she bedded a total of five guys before marrying her husband, “Moneyball” star Chris Pratt, in 2009.

“I’m at five,” the star said at a screening of “What’s Your Number?” “Don’t you think five is kind of low? I’m 34!” During a pre-screening interview Tuesday night with Marie Claire editor Joanna Coles, Faris added, “I’m not a very good lover. I’m so nervous about my sexuality.”

In the film, Faris plays an unlucky-in-love woman who frets she’ll never find Mr. Right after learning the average woman sleeps with 10.5 men before finding “the one,” and she’s bordering on 20.

VOTE: Should You Ever Reveal Your Number?

“I think 20 is kind of low,” she told Coles. “Shouldn’t it be like 70?” Faris -- who was recently hailed by Tad Friend in the New Yorker as the future of female comedy -- also said that she doesn’t read reviews.

“I try not to read [them],” she said at the Joseph Urban Theatre. “The bad ones really cling. And I’m lucky that I’ve been part of a lot of poorly received movies, so I’m immune. ‘Scary Movie 4’ was a brilliant movie. I’m shocked it didn’t get nominated.”

Hayden Panettiere, Stuart Weitzman, Jim Gold


Led by Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour, Fashion’s Night Out started three years ago in response to economic doldrums.

“The idea was to get the economy rolling,” said shoe designer Stuart Weitzman. “Now it’s become one of the giant charity events in America.”

At his Madison Avenue boutique Thursday night, Weitzman stood next to a display of the four shoes he designed with celebrities to raise money for ovarian cancer research.

Michelle Trachtenberg was wearing her contribution to the Young Hollywood Cares Collection, a pair of dark blue snakeskin platforms with studs on the heels.

“They’re perfect for Georgina,” she said, referring to her character on “Gossip Girl.”

Hayden Panettiere had climbed into a green Fendi jumpsuit, with black suede booties from the Cares collection.

“If I were wearing stilettos, I wouldn’t be standing here,” said the actress of “Heroes” and “Scream 4” fame. She’d been on her feet for an hour.

As for getting involved in a project that supports ovarian cancer research -- specifically the lab of Dr. Marsha A. Moses at the Folkman Institute in Boston -- “it makes you feel much better about indulging in guilty pleasures, like shopping,” she said.

The shoes retail for between $425 and $498. In the month of September, which is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 100 percent of that amount will go to Dr. Moses.

Lady Gaga to perform at Arjun Rampal's bar


Actor Arjun Rampal announced yesterday that the infamous Lady Gaga will be performing at the Formula One after party which will be hosted at the actor's club.
He told The Times of India: "Huge event for India to get a star of her calibre. She has one million Twitter fans and over 40 million Facebook fans. It's a great feeling to get an icon like her to perform at your club at your lounge. She is very excited to come to India and to perform here."
The Airtel Grand Prix of India will take place at the Buddh International Circuit on October 20th 2011.
Gaga will be performing on the 30th of October. And ticket prices are a whopping Rs.40,000.

'Five' brings out stars to N.Y. premiere



Premiere of Lifetime's Five, an anthology of five short films exploring the impact of breast cancer on people's lives.

The female-led project put a spotlight on famous women taking the director's chair for each of the five shorts, which air as one movie on Lifetime on Oct. 10 (9 p.m. ET/PT). "I have to say Jennifer and Demi, watching them transform from actors to directors was really exciting to watch," said Tripplehorn, who plays an oncologist in all five shorts. "They are naturals, they should do it more often." Clarkson, who plays a feisty survivor named Mia, also raved about Aniston as a director. "I worked with a little someone named Martin Scorsese and a little someone named Woody Allen and let me tell you, Jennifer holds her own."
Aniston, in a low-cut black vest and slim trousers, literally stopped traffic downtown getting out of her SUV as boyfriend Justin Theroux quickly headed inside the venue. Meanwhile, Clarkson walked the carpet with a diamond-encrusted gold leaf necklace around her neck. "This is from Jennifer Aniston," she said with a smile.
Aniston's favorite part about being back in New York? "The people!" she said, as across the street a topless woman photographed the event. "That is brilliant," laughed Tripplehorn. "That's what it's all about right there. We're dealing with breasts tonight. I love New York!"


Guest list:Five directors Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore, Patty Jenkins, Penelope Spheeris and Alicia Keys walked the red carpet, alongside stars Patricia Clarkson, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Lyndsy Fonseca.

Hayden Panettiere, Stuart Weitzman, Jim Gold


Led by Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour, Fashion’s Night Out started three years ago in response to economic doldrums.

“The idea was to get the economy rolling,” said shoe designer Stuart Weitzman. “Now it’s become one of the giant charity events in America.”

At his Madison Avenue boutique Thursday night, Weitzman stood next to a display of the four shoes he designed with celebrities to raise money for ovarian cancer research.

Michelle Trachtenberg was wearing her contribution to the Young Hollywood Cares Collection, a pair of dark blue snakeskin platforms with studs on the heels.

“They’re perfect for Georgina,” she said, referring to her character on “Gossip Girl.”

Hayden Panettiere had climbed into a green Fendi jumpsuit, with black suede booties from the Cares collection.

“If I were wearing stilettos, I wouldn’t be standing here,” said the actress of “Heroes” and “Scream 4” fame. She’d been on her feet for an hour.

As for getting involved in a project that supports ovarian cancer research -- specifically the lab of Dr. Marsha A. Moses at the Folkman Institute in Boston -- “it makes you feel much better about indulging in guilty pleasures, like shopping,” she said.

The shoes retail for between $425 and $498. In the month of September, which is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 100 percent of that amount will go to Dr. Moses.

Madonna's daughter Lourdes lords it over the catwalk for fashion line's first birthday



There's no mistaking where she gets her fashion sense from – even if a mini dress, high heels and flaming red lipstick are not every mother’s idea of what their 14-year-old should wear.

But then Lourdes Leon is no ordinary teenager and Madonna is certainly no ordinary mother.

The singer was happy to let her daughter take the spotlight and the hosting duties as they celebrated the first birthday of their Material Girl clothing line at Macy’s department store in New York.

Looking far older than her years – and remarkably like her mother – Lourdes, nicknamed Lola, attended the party and fashion show
with Kelly Osbourne, daughter of rocker Ozzy Osbourne.

She took over as the label’s ‘muse’ after Gossip Girl actress Taylor Momsen was sacked for comparing its style to that of a ‘highclass hooker’.

When it comes to clothes for warmer weather, it’s shorts for spring that are all the rage for the girls. “I’m like obsessed with them,” said Lourdes.

While Osbourne pointed out the accessories. 'The shoes - there’s a pair of nude heels that I’m really obsessed with.

'There’s so much stuff in it that’s so me and what I wear. There’s a leopard dress that I get to wear next that I’m excited about. I love prints,' she told People Magazine.

The pair also mentioned the affordability of the brand.

'There’s not many other companies besides Material Girl that do clothes at an affordable price that are high fashion and [are] what people see in the magazines and can emulate themselves without having to go and spend $1000 on a dress, she said.

Kelly has also admitted to taking 'so much of my style from Madonna in the Eighties'.

But will have to be very careful about what she says as the clothes and the ad campaigns are aimed at teenagers.

Justin Bieber To Star In Gossip Girl?


Could our beloved Justin Bieber be scoring a guest role in our fave show?

'Gossip Girl' star Kelly Rutherford (who plays Lily Van Der Woodsen) says she would love to have Justin on the show!

"It would be great to have Justin on the show, it would be so much fun, we'd love to have him!" she said.

"I think he should perform. I think if he performed on the show it would be great. But I'm sure he's a great actor too so obviously whatever he wanted!"

Sounds like Kelly has a bit of Bieber Fever!

Kelly even brought her kids to New York Fashion Week to get a picture taken with Justin.

Totes jealous!

Meanwhile, Gossip Girl returns to TV in the US on September 26! Get your illegal downloads ready... what? We said nothing. Sssh.

Kelly Clarkson Tells Us About Man Bashing!


Kelly Clarkson was in in Australia this week to promote her new album Stronger, and Take 40 were lucky enough to sit down and chat with the gorgeous gal!

Kelly's latest single 'Mr. Know It All,' has been met with a huge response from Aussie fans and we were wondering what it was all about... has she dated a Mr. Know It All?

Kelly assured us that it's not about anyone specific, but more about general annoying people she might have worked with in the past.

"I've had a lot of man bashing songs..." she told Take 40, "(but) I'm actually very nice."

We also wanted to know whether she liked listening to her own music in those intimate moments... and her answer? Hmm not her own tunes exactly, but rather something heavily surprising!

Make sure you watch the full chat with Kelly below to hear what she said!

Kelly's new album Stronger is out on October 21st this year! Exciting!

NicChris Evans and Anna Faris 'make a great match on screen'...


Cornering the ‘funny girl’ market for the last decade thanks to the ‘Scary Movie’ franchise and films such as ‘Waiting’, ‘The House Bunny’ and ‘My Super Ex-Girlfriend’, Anna Faris now takes on the more traditional Rom-Com, and lands Captain America no less, in leading man Chris Evans.

‘What’s Your Number?’ is the story of Ally (Faris), a single lady with a fear of forever being on her own. After a magazine article backs up these fears, she has an epiphany- she will not sleep with another man until she’s sure he’s the one. Making a deal with her neighbour Colin (Chris Evans), the pair track down the twenty men she has, ahem, ‘taken to bed’, to see if she has overlooked Mr. Right. As the experiment delivers mixed results, she begins to realise that sometimes you can’t live life by the numbers.

It’s an undeniable truth that this is simply another attempt to tweak the formula of a rom-com just that little bit, only to deliver the same old chestnuts about living life and not chasing happiness with formulas and deadlines. The thing is, it’s just about likeable enough to get away with it. A combination of the leads’ charm (Faris and Evans genuinely seem suited on screen) and the frankly ingenious stroke of getting an array of famous faces to turn up as Ally’s exes (you will exclaim ‘is that…?’ more than a couple of times during the movie) mean the story keeps rolling along at an acceptable and enjoyable pace.

Faris made her name as the actress unafraid to get her hands dirty in the name of comedy, and she does so again to varying results. It’s not the clever role her talents have been crying out for, but she’s good enough at what she does to pull of some dumb comedy and still draw some laughs out of you. Likewise, Chris Evans is believable and occasionally quite funny as Colin, and as mentioned the pair make a great match on screen.

There have been far, far worse rom-coms in the last month, let alone this year, so the fact that ‘What’s Your Number?’ offers anything even slightly original is to be commended. A clever, ‘Legally Blonde’ type role is required for Faris to truly break out of the ‘disposable comedy’ niche she has created, but thanks largely to her this is a rare occasion that familiarity doesn’t breed contempt.