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Every week stars, mystyle staffers and readers offer up their favorite fashion, beauty and lifestyle tips. This week, Chris Birchby, co-founder of COOLA Suncare, gives us advice on sun protection...
Michael Jackson Estate Rakes In $310 Million To Date
Singer left behind more than $400 million in debt.
Michael Jackson
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Between album sales, movie profits, licensing arrangements and lucrative deals for Cirque du Soleil shows, the estate of late King of Pop Michael Jackson has raked in more than $300 million since the singer's shocking death in June 2009.
According to TMZ, legal documents released on Thursday reveal that executors of MJ's estate have managed to make a major dent in the more than $400 million in debt that Jackson owed at the time of his death.
The first accounting from the executors shows that they have already spent around $159 million paying back various debts, income taxes and other expenses, which include providing support for the pop star's mother, Katherine Jackson, as well as his three young children.
"Although there remain unresolved creditor claims, pending litigation and additional challenging business, tax and legal issues, and the estate is not yet in a condition to be closed, the executors have made substantial progress in reducing the estate's debt," the documents state, according to a Reuters report. Two of Jackson's longtime confidants, attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain, were named as administrators in a will sign by the pop icon.
In addition to paying to make "substantial improvements" to the Jackson family's Havenhurst estate in Encino, California, the executors also spent an undetermined amount of money on "last illness and funeral and memorial service expenses." Those costs included a $900,000 payment to the Forest Lawn Memorial cemetery where Jackson is buried and $35,000 on expenses described as "costume for memorial."
TMZ reported that not only did the famously cash-strapped Jackson have more than $400 million in debt, but his estate also owed more than $40 million to concert promoter AEG tied to the scuttled This Is It Tour, for which MJ was rehearsing when he died unexpectedly. They've also paid $27.2 million in taxes and $4 million in mortgage payments on Jackson's properties.
Despite the solid sales of the Michael album and millions of units of the singer's back catalog being sold, as well as the box office of the "This Is It" movie and DVD sales, the estate is not nearly out of the woods. TMZ noted that the administrators have received more than 65 creditors' claims, some of which are subject to "extremely high" interest rates, and there are several outstanding lawsuits against the estate in several countries.
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Monday, May 30, 2011
Snookie Is In An Italy Jail After Smashing Into A Cop Car
Even over 4,000 miles away, Snooki still manages to get in trouble with the law. The “Jersey Shore” cast member, whose real name is Nicole Polizzi, was taken into custody in Florence today after crashing into a police car, TMZ.com reports. The pint-sized reality star, who is in Italy filming the fourth season of the [...]
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Glam Slam: Makeup Mondays - Cannes Beauty!
The Cannes Film Festival ended yesterday, wrapping up twelve days of non-stop red carpet glamour from the Haute Couture gowns to the stars? gorgeous makeup.
?The major trends at Cannes this year were bright lips and bold, long lashes!? according to Joanna Schlip, Celebrity Makeup Artist for Physicians Formula, who has worked with Audrina Patridge, Denise Richards, Christina Applegate and Jillian Michaels.
Here, Joanna shares how you can achieve the same gorgeous looks as Cannes ladies Gwen Stefani and Rachel McAdams.
Get Ready For The MTV Movie Awards With Sneak Peek Week!
FROM MTV MOVIES: Each year, we jam 12 months' worth of movie magic into just one day for the MTV Movie Awards. This time around, there's simply too much Golden Popcorn goodness to contain, so we're opening up things with a full five days of cinematic treats that we call MTV Movie Awards Sneak Peek [...]
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Kirstie Alley Is Locked Out!
Kirstie Alley is spending the Memorial Day weekend in Tribeca. I know this because here she is, arriving with luggage and everything to spend the weekend at a place there, but she was locked out! And naturally the paparazzi were … Continue reading
Did 'American Idol' Judges Spark A Rush For Celeb TV Panels?
Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo, Nicole Scherzinger just latest pop stars to follow in career-enhancing footsteps of Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.
By Gil Kaufman
Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson
Photo: FOX
Back when Paula Abdul signed on to be a judge on the first season of "American Idol," some saw it as a last-ditch effort by a faded pop star to kick-start a stalled career. And though the long-promised comeback album from Abdul never materialized and her spin-off dancing show, this year's "Live to Dance," was canceled after one season, it's beginning to look like Paula was on to something.
For a while, pop stars expanded their "brand" by launching clothing lines, vanity record labels and hawking shoes. Now that the stigma of reality TV has clearly lifted, though, is joining the panel of a singing competition the new celebrity perfume?
Wednesday night's hit finale of "Idol," in which Scotty McCreery was crowned champ and judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler got as much screen time as some of the season's contestants, was definitive proof that reality shows can be a career resuscitator.
It used to be unusual to see a contemporary star — or even a legendary name whose career was still somewhat viable — sign on for one of these shows. In 2007, former pop chart staple Jewel became the host of "Nashville Star" at a time when her music career was at a low ebb. And way back in 1998, late TLC member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes was the exception to the rule when she hosted the MTV talent series "The Cut" when TLC was still one of the biggest bands on the planet.
But ever since Tyler and Lopez joined the cast of "Idol" this year and saw an immediate boost to their bottom line in the form of major iTunes sales for Aerosmith's back catalog and the biggest hit in years for J.Lo, the floodgates have opened.
"Never in a million years did I think Steven would do something like this," said Jeff Rabhan, the chairman of the Recorded Music Department at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and longtime artist manager for artists ranging from Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg to Lopez and Linkin Park.
Rabhan said the addition of Cee Lo Green, Maroon 5's Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera to NBC's hit singing competition "The Voice" is further proof that the stigma is gone and artists and their managers are realizing the potential boost from appearing in prime-time every week on a major network.
"The Cee Lo quotient is a wild card," Rabhan said just a few weeks ago of the "Forget You" singer, whose profane hit has gained ubiquity and put up strong single sales, while his album, The Lady Killer, has put up modest numbers. "I do think for a lot of people it's the 'mom quotient.' A lot of people still don't know who he is and for Cee Lo, I get it. For some of the others, though, I can't help but feel like it's a plateau move."
That was then, but now, with "The Voice" a ratings hit and all of America charmed by Green's infectious smile and musical chops, clearly the gamble has paid off.
"Celebrities are flocking to singing reality shows," said Shirley Halperin, music editor of The Hollywood Reporter. "Everybody wants to be on one. I don't think it's the merit of the show — it's the merit of the numbers. People want the 20 million viewers and there's no other way to do it on a mass level than on television. Television is the great platform for music."
Considering the huge amount of screen time Interscope boss Jimmy Iovine got on "Idol" this season and early word that "X Factor" judge and former Island/ Def Jam chairman Antonio "L.A." Reid's harsh judgments have made Simon Cowell look like a pussycat, Halperin said there may also be a gold in them hills for music execs as well. "Jimmy ... could have a really nice act three or act two being a mentor and TV personality," she said. "These music business guys, they know their business and they're not messing around. I have a feeling there might be a demand for executives who are willing to really tell it like it is."
Although it raised eyebrows at first, Rabhan said the "Idol" gig made sense for Tyler, who is in the twilight of his rock career. "In a lot of ways, he's protected. If the show dies, Tyler can say it was dying already without him. If it does great, it's a win for him." Of course, we now know that ratings were up, Tyler became America's favorite potty-mouthed wacky uncle and he found a huge platform to hawk his debut solo single and memoir and it's likely he'll be back for another go next year.
For Aguilera, Rabhan said the calculus was probably a bit different. "She's always been a bit untouchable and the public never got to know her," he said of the notoriously private singer, who has hit a rough patch lately. "And she was able to sustain some of the speed bumps in her career up until now. But I'm sure [her handlers saw] this is an opportunity to rebuild her tarnished public image."
That rebuilding appears to have already begun, with a toned-down Aguilera coming off as the sexy, flirty chanteuse who's always rooting for the underdog on the show and coming off as much more approachable.
Like Rabhan, Stuart Levine, assistant managing editor for features at Variety, said that for an artist like Cee Lo, "The Voice" offers mainstream exposure to a demo that may not be familiar with his music. "For someone like Christina, after all her latest antics, I'm sure she sees the success of 'Idol' and what it did for people like Randy, Paula and Simon Cowell, and the praise that J.Lo and Tyler are getting and she doesn't see much of a downside," he said. "A lot of the stink of bad reality shows is not around anymore. And whether they're good or bad, it hasn't hurt anyone when they did one of these on a broadcast network."
The trend is catching on all over, from "CMT's Next Superstar," which counts guest judges such as Trace Adkins and Colbie Caillat, to the about-to-launch on Bravo "Platinum Hit," a songwriter-search show starring Jewel and former "Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi. The Bravo series will also feature guest-judging from Leona Lewis, Taio Cruz, Jermaine Dupri, Natasha Bedingfield and Ryan Tedder.
While superstars often try to avoid looking like regular people by showing off their lavish lifestyles, when they stumble, Rabhan said the first instinct is to try and look human and what better way to do that than to appear on a prime-time show and offer advice to potential future stars?
All of which begs the question of why the ultimate steward of reality-show singing competitions, Cowell, seemed to have missed the writing on the wall while putting together his "X Factor" panel. Recycling Abdul, adding the respected, but not well-known by the public Reid and British girl group star Cheryl Cole seemed like an odd move in light of the emerging trend.
The dice roll already appears to be not paying off. As "Idol" was commanding all the media space oxygen on Wednesday night, word leaked that Cole was being replaced on the panel by former Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger, who was originally tapped to be the "Factor" co-host. The move reportedly came because Cole did not mesh well with the rest of the panel (or, according to some reports, because her British accent was too strong) and it seemed like a correction inspired in part, at least, by the writing on the wall.
Considering the months of headlines surrounding Cowell's departure from "Idol," as well as the applause for Tyler and Lopez on the show, Levine said, publicity-wise, it's hard to say no to the opportunity if you want to get you name (back) out there.
"If networks want the shows to be hits, they need big names, so you can't just throw someone out there with a so-so career," he said of the move to tap marquee names for shows like "The Voice." "Whether the networks accept it or not, people tune in to these shows to hear the judges. If you want big ratings, you need big names."
What's you r favorite TV singing competition show right now? Tell us in the comments!
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Saturday, May 28, 2011
Amar?e Stoudemire Is Producing A Horror Movie
As if Amar’e Stoudemire didn’t have enough projects in the works, he’s now getting into the movie business as a producer of a Hollywood horror flick. The Knicks star, who’s also a fashion designer and actor, is now in discussions with Relativity Media mogul Ryan Kavanaugh to executive-produce “The Strangers 2,” a sequel to the [...]
Jeff Conaway Dies at Age 60
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Afternoon Links With Bar Refaeli And Tony Parker
Bar Refaeli and Tony Parker were spotted attending the Roland Garros French Open in Paris. (not together, though!) (Wenn.com) Whitney Port’s beach style – hot or not? (Derek Hail) DMX is released from prison early. (The Celebrity Cafe) Take a … Continue reading
Friday, May 27, 2011
Jennifer Lopez Loses Court Battle Over Home Video
She?s been battling with her ex-husband, Ojani Noa, for her years about the release of a private home video, but it sounds like Jennifer Lopez has lost the fight.
According to Radar Online, the ?Dance For Your Papi? singer will face a huge embarrassment when Noa releases an intimate home video of the former couple, who was married for a brief time.
Apparently, Ojani managed to find a loophole in the law and sold the footage to his current girlfriend, Claudia Vazquez for her to release it on his behalf.
Ed Meyer, the executive producer of the project tells RadarOnline, "Claudia Vazquez has been allowed to release the home videos of Ojani and Jennifer. The project will deal with JLo's rise to fame, and her marriage to Ojani. Claudia will be meeting with video distributors on Tuesday, and hopefully, a deal can be made very soon."
Kate Middleton Making Up Own Face for Wedding
In less than 12 hours, Kate Middleton will be paraded around the streets of London before making it official with Prince William at Westminster Abbey. And while speculation has been endless about who is designing her wedding gown, her big-day makeup look hasn't gotten much attention. Now People is reporting that Middleton will be applying it all herself. As if the future princess hasn't been busy enough...
Sarah Michelle Gellar?s Ringer Wows Buffy Fans
For Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ringer finally puts a date on her much talked about return to television. The upcoming CW show could be her chance to prove that she is far from type casted by her role as Buffy. In a way, Gellar has worked under the radar for some time now. She has been in a few choice movies, but hasn?t done a whole lot of television. But being the star of the O.G. vampire drama Buffy The Vampire Slayer has given her quite the cult following. Smartly, the series was picked up by CW, a network with a prime audience for her return. It?s safe to say that a great deal of Vampire Dairies fans were once Buffy fiends. They will soon be flooded with previews of the upcoming series, which will most likely capture the attention of former Buffy fans. The thriller looks to be a tad on the serious side for that demographic, but I think they are well primed by shows like VD and One Tree Hill. The premise is not exactly original, but I like where they are headed with it. A young woman, plagued by a traumatic incident, decides to hide out with [...]
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Which Hills Stars Are Getting Invited to Kristin Cavallari's Wedding?
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mistress #2 Speaks Out
It was back in 2001 when Gigi Goyette was paid $20,000 to not talk about her supposed affair with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Now, since it was recently discovered that the ?Kindergarten Cop? actor not only had an affair while married to Maria Shriver, but had a son as well, Gigi?s story is back in the news.
Talking with Extra, Miss Goyette dished about her encounter with the former Governor of California while also apologizing to Miss Shriver, saying, "I am very sorry for the mistakes I made in the past and for being intimate with your husband, and I would hope that you would forgive me for that."
In response, Schwarzenegger's attorney, Marty Singer, told People Magazine, "This woman recently sold at least four stories to the tabloids relating to my client."
The rep also added, "She's just a person who wants to make money selling stories. Her actions speak for themselves."
Goyette's lawyer, Gloria Allred, says the reason her client is coming forward now "is to set the record straight about the nature of her relationship with Arnold."
According to Allred, Goyette's relation with Schwarzenegger began when the actress was 17 years old and continued, with extended hiatuses, until 2000 or 2001.
Look Who's Dancing Again!
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Even though she only just appeared on Dancing With The Stars last season, Pamela Anderson is back at it, this time appearing as a contestant on the Argentinian version of the show, Bailando por un Sue�o!
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Judge Rules Face Tattoo Will Not Stop Release Of The Hangover Part II
In case you’re studying up on how to be a tattoo artist/lawyer that sues only movie studios, you’ll be interest to hear that The Hangover Part II face tattoo case got thrown out of court this morning. A judge in St. Louis determined that Mike Tyson’s tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill cannot file an injunction [...]
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Jennifer Lawrence On 'Hunger Games,' 'Transformers' Announces World Premiere In Today's Dailies
You didn't think that outliving 23 of your fellow competitors while they fight tooth and nail to kill you first was going to be easy, did you?
Jennifer Lawrence is in the midst of a rigorous training session to play Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games," and she detailed the process in an interview with Hollywood [...]
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Michael Jackson Wrongful Death Suit Vs. AEG Can Proceed, Judge Rules
Katherine Jackson and family are pursuing a claim against concert promoter.
By Gil Kaufman
Michael Jackson
When he was alive, Michael Jackson was forever embroiled in a series of complex and expensive-sounding lawsuits. But even in death, the late King of Pop is the subject of major legal action. None could potentially be bigger than the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the pop icon's mother, Katherine Jackson, against concert promotion giant AEG Live.
Reuters reported that a Los Angeles judge ruled on Wednesday that the civil lawsuit can go forward. It will proceed in parallel with the criminal case against Jackson's physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, who has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with Jackson's June 2009 death from an overdose of the powerful surgical anesthetic propofol. Murray is the only person charged in Jackson's death and he is currently awaiting trial in that matter.
Katherine Jackson's lawsuit — filed in September on behalf of her and Jackson's three young children — accuses AEG of being responsible for the medical decisions made by Murray, whose salary was paid by the touring company behind Jackson's attempted "This Is It" comeback shows in London. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos denied a motion on Wednesday by AEG to dismiss Katherine Jackson's suit, but warned Jackson's attorneys that they would need to show evidence of "fraud, negligent infliction of emotional distress and civil conspiracy" in order to win the case.
The judge has already said she doubts they can prove the latter charge, because the suit does not detail any agreement between Murray and AEG to break the law in providing medical care to Jackson.
"If the object was to get him to rehearsals, I don't see that as a wrongful or illegal act," the judge said. A lawyer for AEG told the judge that the company could not have predicted beforehand that Murray's medical decisions would result in Jackson's death. Court papers also show that AEG "did not choose to hire Murray" and had only participated in negotiations to bring him on as an independent contractor. Michael, who had previously been treated by Murray in Las Vegas, was reportedly the one who suggested the cardiologist serve as his personal, on-call physician during the "This Is It" rehearsals and shows.
Katherine Jackson's attorney recently dropped choreographer Kenny Ortega from the lawsuit based on new information they received about his actions. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for March 22, just six days before Murray is due back in court for his trial. Jackson's father, Joseph, has twice attempted to file a wrongful death suit in the matter, though his is focused on Murray and the Las Vegas pharmacy that supplied the propofol, not AEG Live.
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Soap Dish: Big Changes At Days Of Our Lives & General Hospital
Changes they are a coming to two of the last four daytime soap operas on air. It has been one heck of a week for Days Of Our Lives and General Hospital consisting of some serious hirings and firings. Both Days and GH ditched their current head writers in favor of some not so well known writers. DOOL has hired two writers from Passions while GH promoted someone from within. Although I don?t disagree with the decisions to get rid of Dena Higley and Bob Guza I do have to wonder though with so many really good head writers out of work why not pick one of them, just a thought. Here is hoping these newbies don?t mess up my shows any more than they already are, after all we are trying to save our soaps right? Along with the behind the scenes changes comes the firing of one of my favorite GH men and return of one of my all time favorite DOOL guys. Hunky Ingo Rademacher has been fired from the show he has called home for 15 years. Can I just say really really bad move General Hospital. Ingo and his character Jax are freaking awesome, especially [...]
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, John Paul Jones Unveil Supergroup
Them Crooked Vultures make their debut with a post-Lollapalooza set.
By James Montgomery
Dave Grohl (file)
Photo: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images
Officially, Lollapalooza ended Sunday night in Chicago's Grant Park, with dueling sets from the Killers and Jane's Addiction. Unofficially, it ended very early Monday morning, across town at venerable rock club the Metro, with a surprise show by Them Crooked Vultures.
To the unfamiliar, the Vultures might seem like an odd choice to close out Lolla weekend ... until you realize that they're made up of Foo Fighters frontman/ former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, Queens of the Stone Age mastermind Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin legend John Paul Jones. And their gig at the Metro was their world premiere.
According to some reports, the Vultures actually turned down Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell's request to replace the Beastie Boys as headliners at the festival, opting to debut in front of some 1,100 super-psyched fans at the Metro, rather than 75,000 in Grant Park (tickets for the gig were announced via Foo Fighter/ QOTSA fan clubs). Meaning that, in a lot of ways, this was the most sought-after ticket in town.
Taking the stage just after midnight, the Vultures — Grohl on drums (of course), Homme on guitar and vocals, Jones on bass and keys and frequent QOTSA contributor Alain Johannes on guitar — ripped through 12 songs in 80 minutes, all taken from their upcoming debut, which may or may not be called Never Deserved the Future, and may or may not be hitting stores on October 23 (early "promo" videos touting both those facts were revealed over the weekend to be hoaxes perpetrated by QOTSA fans).
The songs, with appropriately Homme-ian titles like "Scumbag Blues," "Mind Eraser (No Chaser)," "Caligulove" and "Interlude w/Ludes," sounded pretty much how you'd expect, given the band's pedigree. They rocked, hard — Chicago Tribune critic Greg Kot described them as "fresh, invigorating and just plain nasty" — delving off into psychedelic, reverb-filled excursions and exploring proggy territory, "both of the old-school Yes variety, and the more modern Tool flavor," according to the Chicago Sun-Times' Jim DeRogatis.
It's not known if Monday's Metro performance was a one-off event for the Vultures — there have been whispers of a full-blown tour, but a spokesperson for Homme had not responded to MTV News' request for comment at press time. Nor was it clear whether or not they'll have an album out in October.
Early Monday, a Crooked Vultures Twitter account, which had previously posted links to the band's official-looking Web site and the Metro's online ticketing site — posted a link to what appears to be the group's first bit of official merchandise: a Deserve the Future T-shirt. Cost: $30.
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Former child actress Gigi Goyette is claiming she too had an affair with Arnold Schwarzenegger while he was married to Maria Shriver. Oh yeah the plot thickens my friends and it is looking like someone is finding himself in some deep you know what. Is there any truth to this chick?s claims, well she has hired the one and only Gloria Allred so I am thinking there must be some sort of truth to her claims. After all Gloria is the go to lawyer for former lovers of celebs who now find themselves in the midst of a scandal. E! online is reporting that Gigi and Arnold had an intimate relationship back in 1975 when he was body building and she was a 16-year old actress. Then for whatever reason the two parted ways until resuming their relationship again in 1988. That is right my friends three years after Schwarzenegger got hitched to Shriver. As for what Goyette wants or why she is coming forward now we don?t know yet and for once Allred is keeping her mouth shut. I highly doubt that will happen for much longer though. I have a feeling that we might just have another Tiger [...]
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