Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Isla Fisher Promotes "Confessions Of A Shopaholic"

Looks like a good morning indeed for the Confessions of a Shopaholic star as she pops in for an appearance on Good Morning America to plug her new flick, opening Friday.

Jeff Gordon And Family Visit Disneyworld

Jeff Gordon and his wife Ingrid take their two-year-old daughter Ella on the Magic Carpets of Aladdin ride at Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. on Monday.

T.R. Knight and Katherine Heigl Are Leaving Grey's Anatomy

Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight will soon take off their scrubs for good, their Grey's Anatomy costar confirms.

When Us Weekly asked James Pickens Jr. (a.k.a. Grey's Dr. Richard Webber) on February 7 if Heigl is leaving the medical drama, he said, "Yes, she is." And he continued, "Wherever Katherine goes, I wish her nothing but the best."

Following Heigl, 30, out the door?

Her outspoken BFF, Knight, 35. "He's going too," Pickens told Us at the NAACP Awards luncheon in Beverly Hills. "He just wanted to pursue other career paths."

"He complains to Katherine all the time," a set source has said of Knight (with Heigl). "The energy on set will be much better when he's gone."

Sources close to the actors concur.
"Katherine is ready to move on to the next chapter," says a set source. And Knight is "not shy about telling people" he wants out of his contract, another insider told Us in December.
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"He's Just Not That Into You" Stars Premiere Their Film Down Under

Ginnifer Goodwin and Justin Long won't let a rain shower put a damper on their night!

The costars happily huddle together Monday at the Sydney, Australia, premiere of their comedy He's Just Not That Into You.

Dancing With The Stars' Maksim Chmerkovskiy Talks About The Upcoming Seasons Celebrity Dancers

Dancing with the Stars' lineup of Season 8 celebs has been released, and fan-fave pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy finds himself happily hooked up with actress/reality star Denise Richards.

TVGuide.com sat down with Maksim on the set of Good Morning America, where he met Denise for the first time, to get his thoughts on some of this season's other celebs.

TVGuide.com: How does it feel to be back competing on Dancing with the Stars?

Maksim Chmerkovskiy: We're very happy, especially in this economy, that we get a job. It's a little bit of a whirlwind because we literally finished our last day of the tour yesterday, in Philly. Some of the people already flew out to meet their celebrities, and this is my meeting [with Denise]. We start rehearsals [Feb. 10].

TVGuide.com: Did you get to indulge in any pet projects during your time off?

Chmerkovskiy: I didn't have time off. I choreographed the tour, which went to 38 cities, and I was also the dance captain in charge of all the injuries and replacing people... . It was a crazy experience, and a lot of work. But it's fine. I'm 29; I'll relax when I'm 50.

TVGuide.com: How excited are you to be paired with Denise?

Chmerkovskiy: Very. Very. Things are happening up here [in my head], as to what we're going to do for our first dance... . I'm picking up on all the things she's been saying about her flexibility and the Pilates. Most of the things that are difficult for the celebrities are moving their legs and arms in different directions at the same time, to the music.

TVGuide.com: Coordination is important. [Olympic gymnast] Shawn Johnson might have the athleticism and Belinda Carlisle and Lil' Kim may have rhythm, but...

Chmerkovskiy: Lil' Kim is going to be up for a challenge, I think. We'll see. The cast is as diverse as it's ever been. All jokes aside, there are some people that I would probably not want to be paired up with. I lucked out with Denise.

TVGuide.com: What sort of unique challenges face Shawn Johnson, who is just 4-foot-10?

Chmerkovskiy: I actually think her main challenge is that she's so young [age 17] in a big girl's world, so to speak. Her challenge will be to spice things up if the judges say that she's too quiet and calm. But we all saw her at the Olympics — she's amazing and focused and determined. A very hard worker.

TVGuide.com: She could break into a tumbling pass in the middle of a Paso Doble!

Chmerkovskiy: Oh, she could do a cha-cha on her hands! We're kind of guessing that she'll be paired up with Mark [Ballas], and he's crazy with the [choreography].

TVGuide.com: Some are speculating that dancing as a team could be tough on Julianne Hough and Chuck Wicks, her country singer-boyfriend. But I think if DWTS has shown us anything, it's that it cultivates romance. They could come out of this stronger.

Chmerkovskiy: I don't want to start the season with a usual Maks rant, so I'm going to plead the fifth on that pairing!
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Leo DeCaprio's Girlfriend Will Be The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition's Cover Girl

The actor's off-again, on-again main squeeze, Bar Refaeli, is next month's Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl, according to a big ol' billboard in Manhattan.

The 23-year-old Israeli model broke out of the pack after languishing on the inside of the magazine's most buzzed-about installment for the past two years.

SI's cover, featuring Refaeli and her tan lines in a multicolored string bikini next to the tease line "Bikinis or nothing," was first unveiled during Monday's episode of the Late Show With David Letterman, which tapes at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York, right across the street from the revealing billboard.
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Jennifer Hudson Announces Upcoming Tour

After easing back into the spotlight with performances at the Super Bowl and Grammys, the singer has announced that she'll be kicking off her first solo tour.

Jennifer and R&B singer Robin Thicke will co-headline a five-week tour which will kick off April 2 in Philadelphia and concludes May 8 in Houston.

On Sunday, Jennifer picked up her first Grammy award for best R&B album. In her acceptance speech she paid tribute to her mother, brother and nephew, who were murdered in October — allegedly by her estranged brother-in-law.

"I would like to thank my family in heaven and those who are here today," she said onstage.
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Kelly Clarkson Reveals Slimmer Figure

Wearing leggings that hugged her every curve, Kelly Clarkson recently flaunted a svelte new figure that mirrored her strong singing style.

The American Idol alum showcased her sexy look in the video for her latest single, “My Life Would Suck Without You,” which debuted during a Jan. 28 episode of the hit reality show that jump-started her career.

Now fans are buzzing about her weight loss, which some experts place at as much as 20 pounds.

But Kelly has been working on her appearance from a number of angles, resulting in her trim yet sexy silhouette. “She lost 7 to 10 pounds,” an insider tells OK!. “But she has great makeup and hair stylists behind her — as well as a phenomenal photographer — to tweak her to perfection.”
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Justin Timberlake Resumes "Normal" Life After Grammy Night

A day after performing on the Grammys, Justin Timberlake helped girlfriend Jessica Biel pick up dry cleaning in L.A. Monday.

Rihanna Forced To Cancel Tour Dates Due To Injuries

Rihanna -- who has been left with bruises and a scratch on her face from her early Sunday morning altercation with Chris Brown -- has postponed a concert in Malaysia this week, organizers said Tuesday.

Rihanna's Los Angeles-based reps informed Malaysia's Pineapple Concerts that a show slated for Friday would have to be rescheduled to an unspecified date "in light of recent events involving Rihanna," Pineapple Concerts said in a statement to the Associated Press.

Indonesia and Malaysia were the latest stops on the singer's "Good Girl Gone Bad" tour.

The singer intends to travel back to her native Barbados to be with family, Usmagazine.com reports.

She is also providing "ongoing" cooperation with police during their battery investigation against Brown, a police source tells the Los Angeles Times.

Sources tell the Times that Rihanna (real name: Robyn Fenty) told police that Brown had hurt her the night before the Grammys.

Meanwhile, Brown who will be arraigned March 5, boarded a private plane leaving L.A. on Monday, Us has confirmed.

He withdrew from the NBA All-Star Game and Wrigley Gum ads featuring him have been suspended.
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Gossip Girl's Blake Lively Promotes Her New Film

Goodbye, Upper East Side! Blake Lively takes a break from her day job on Gossip Girl for a Transatlantic trip to promote her film The Private Lives of Pippa Lee at the Berlin Film Festival on Monday.

Sandra Bullock Talks Family In The Newest InStyle

More than three years into her marriage to Jesse James, Sandra Bullock says she enjoys being a stepmom – though she hasn't ruled out having her own children as well.

"I have family in spades," Bullock, 44, tells InStyle for its March issue. The actress's husband has three children – son Jesse Jr., 11, and daughters Chandler, 14, and Sunny, 5 – from two previous marriages.

"Everything we do is about the kids," she says. I haven't had children biologically. I had shut that off; then I met Jesse, and it turned on again. I was like, 'Oh, that's that feeling.' "But pregnancy isn't on the immediate horizon, says Bullock.

"We realized we had to take care of some other things on this planet first," she says. "I hope to God when we get to a place where all is safe, calm, happy and healthy, it's not too late." Still, she says, "If I waited too long, it's because we were supposed to do other things. If it is just too late? There are millions of children on this planet that I would be honored to call my own."

As for her marriage, the All About Steve star says her husband loves her unconditionally. "Thankfully I married someone who loves me just the way I am – and all the nuttiness that goes into me," Bullock says. "My greatest joy is making our home what it's supposed to be," she says. "Being a good wife, a good stepmom, a good current wife to the ex-wife. We're a family."
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