WONDER WOMAN News flash 2011

Fashionable mom-to-be Jessica Alba hit the Fitness Factory gym in West Hollywood today (February 25) with a big Wonder Woman handbag in tow.

Looks like the Hollywood beauty wants to keep her fine figure as long as possible by working out on a regular basis.
Meanwhile, it appears that Jessica has a new stylist — Rachel Zoe’s former right hand man.

While in NYC for Fashion Week participating in the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Force and styling the Kate Spade show, Brad was eager to see Jessica rock the red carpet at the BAFTAs. The expectant star looked stunning in gorgeous blue Versace gown.

hot issue: Megan Fox For Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Excess

Ladies, if your lashes have been lacking and your flutter's failing to impress, then April is set to be the month for you. Giorgio Armani is releasing its Eyes to Kill Excess mascara ($55). The super dark, super volumising formula will totes be a hit with everyone who needs a little extra va va voom on a Saturday night. Complete with an oversized brush that's patented, a blend of hard and soft waxes that allow the formula to easily glide and coat each individual lash and the deepest, darkest, blackest pigments, it's the ultimate trifecta.
A jet black volumising master. Don't believe us? Watch Megan Fox in behind-the-scenes footage for the commercial and check out the ad campaign. Now, where did we put our Wish Lists

Rihanna to perform for $5 Million an hour in 2011

Grammy winning singer Rihanna will reportedly be paid 500,000 dollars for an hour long performance at an exclusive charity event in Florida.

The 'What's My Name' star will perform at a charity gala in front of just 600 guests, in aid of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, reports the Telegraph .

The VIP guests have shelled out up to 200,000 dollars for a table of 10 at the glitzy event, which takes place at Donald Trump's 58-bedroom mansion in Palm Beach.

Even the cheapest seats cost 2,000 dollars each.

Buffyfest Interviews Slay-a-thon's Kelly Creamer!

Slay-a-thon is an annual Whedonverse charity event running since 2003 in Chicago. The event raises money for the Make-A-Wish foundation by viewing a 12-hour marathon of Joss Whedon's work. Can't think of a better way to do it! This year's event will be this coming Saturday, June 25th. If you're in the Chicago area, definitely stop by. It's free and if you get a someone to sponsor your Buffy viewing, you'll be helping an amazing cause.

We had the great opportunity to chat with organizer Kelly Creamer about the event, the Whedonverse and other things. Check it out:

Buffyfest: You've helped raise over $110,000 for Make-A-Wish Foundation and granted 18 wishes to children with health problems. What made you choose this cause?

Kelly Creamer: I chose the MAW Foundation because the instant reward coming from it. We generally know exactly which kids will be getting there wishes prior to the event. Sometimes we even get to pick the children. It is one of the great rewards to see the kids get the wishes and usually we have a family come speak about their experience which makes most of us cry!

Buffyfest: Why Buffy?

KC: The world of Buffy & Angel along with Dr. Horrible has such a huge devotion that since I already had the devotion myself why not use it for the good of the world.

Buffyfest: How has your experience been with the many Whedonverse stars who have donated items for auction?

KC: Every one on all the shows including Firefly has been nothing but a dream to work with and some I have developed friendships with as a result. You could not ask for better people! Joss has been especially supportive and donates amazing things for our auctions.

Buffyfest: Now, since the Slay-a-thon event is based mostly on the pure joy of watching Buffy episodes, it sounds a lot like our own Buffyfest parties, but for a great cause. We're wondering if like our Buffyfest, no one actually watches the episodes but instead loudly and annoyingly discuss Willow's sweaters or argue about the minutia of how Angel/Spike's soul works over the entirety of the thing, thus missing the whole episode?

KC: Actually everyone who attends are fans and very respectful of the new fans attending. The only time people really sound out is during the musicals which they sing like crazy.

Buffyfest: Oh, it's just us then? Well, how do you decide which episodes to watch?

KC: We actually post on our website slayathon.org a voting section to let the attendees decide but we have some that just are in no matter what!

Buffyfest: Cool. Finally, who is your favorite Whedonverse character and why?

KC: Buffy is truly my fave as she stands for so much to me. I think she is equal to being a human struggling in a world that is not always what you would hope it to be. She gives me hope and strength to get through the bad times! I tattooed her on my shoulder along with the logo, our logo and the hardest thing in this world is to live in it! I miss her everyday and can't wait for more comics and goodies to come out!

The deets:
This year's 9th Annual Slay-A-Thon and Make-A-Wish Foundation Benefit
Saturday, June 25, 2011
11:30 AM - Midnight

Dave & Buster's Gold Coast - Showroom
1030 N. Clark Street (Clark at Oak)
Chicago, Illinois

Be Back Tomorrow Night with Updates!

Hey everyone!

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! Mine was pretty busy with a father's day celebration (Happy belated Father's Day to all you dads out there!!) and two graduation parties for my cousins (congrats to grads out there too!!) so I wasn't on my computer at all. I just wanted to give you all a heads up because I won't be online today either. My sister is having minor surgery today and I will be with her at the hospital. I'm going straight from work and I'm not sure when I'll be home. I will be back tomorrow with updates though as I'm off and will have plenty of time to post some news!

Have a great Monday! See you tomorrow!

PS: My eBay auctions are ending today. I received emails from a few of you wondering about international shipping. I will be re-listing items that didn't sell on Friday and will include international rates. I didn't the first time and I apologize but I definitely will next time around. I'll post all info as soon as it's up! Thanks everybody!!

Megan Fox has one of her nine tattoos removed?

Hollywood actress Megan Fox has done many things in the past year in an effort to clean up her image: she married longtime love Brian Austin Green, stopped bad-mouthing her directors to the press, and now it seems she has taken the final step in her transformation to good girl by removing her some of her body ink.

At a Jaguar event in New York this past week, Fox showed up with the iconic Marilyn Monroe portrait on her right forearm looking conspicuously faded. Fox, who has vocally professed her love for Ms Monroe in the past, has said the tattoo was a tribute to the fallen star and not her attempt to copy her career: "I really admire Marilyn Monroe, but I would never try to emulate her. I got the tattoo as a warning. It warns me not to let myself be treated so badly by the film industry so that it breaks me down."One person who Fox has been accused of emulating is Angelina Jolie, who also has multiple tattoos and an enviable career, not to mention Brad Pitt. Though Fox has not publicly commented on whether or not she is planning on lasering away Marilyn from her body for good, she has other tattoos to remind her of her (former?) wild child ways.

How Rihanna Learned to "Actually Like" Her Body

16 March, 2011 - It's hardly debatable that Rihanna, 23, is one of the most beautiful women in music -- but like any woman, she's far too hard on her own looks. In the new Shape Issue of Vogue, the pop diva from Barbados says that she's finally learning to love the body she was born with.

"Over the holidays...I realized that I actually like my body, even if it’s not perfect according to the book," says Rihanna (who must have a different book than we do). "I just feel sexy. For the first time, I don’t want to get rid of the curves. I just want to tone it up. My body is comfortable, and it’s not unhealthy, so I’m going to rock with it."

And here's that last sentence again, in case you want to tape it over your mirror: My body is comfortable, and it's not unhealthy, so I'm going to rock with it. What a fantastic way to look at things.

Part of Rihanna's new appreciation for her body comes from testing its limitations on the set of her upcoming feature film, Battleship. The singer's trainer gave her a varied but tough routine of weight-lifting, core-strengthening and endurance exercises, until she was in the best shape of her life -- and comfortable firing a machine gun in an inflatable raft, amid seven-foot waves and sharks! ("I loved it," says the singer.)
On her first Vogue cover, Rihanna looks gorgeous in a sheer lace dress that floats from her body. With her curves and the sea in the background, she looks like a mermaid -- more specifically, sporting her current flame-red curls, she looks like Disney's Ariel. But she knows how hard it is for the average woman to feel like a cover girl.
"For a woman to accept her body the way it is, is almost impossible," says Rihanna in a behind-the-scenes video from the photo shoot.

"The grass is always greener. I think it's really important that Vogue decided to team up with me and Annie (Leibovitz) on an issue like this, that promotes loving your body the way it is, all different shapes, sizes, curves...I'm very big on dressing to my body type."

Megan Fox's Latest Going Directly To DVD.

After the much-hyped but critically eviscerated Megan Fox/Mickey Rourke romance Passion Play debuted at the Toronto Film Festival last year, nobody heard too much about it - which we know now is because instead of going to theaters, it will be released straight to DVD on May 24th!

We bet someone's wishing that she had stuck around for Transformers: Dark of the Moon pretty badly right now!

Better luck on the next one, gurl!

Rihanna takes a break to party 2011

March 12, 2011 - WHEN pop superstar Rihanna wants to party, she goes to Adelaide's Electric Circus. The Barbados-born singer let her hair down with tour DJ Calvin Harris and comedian and ladies man Arj Barker at the popular Crippen Place club after her Thursday night concert at the Entertainment Centre.

Although initially escorted up to exclusive bar, Limbo, which was reserved for the star entertainer, 23, Rihanna later insisted she be taken downstairs to EC, where Calvin was playing a sold-out gig.
Mixing with average punters on the dancefloor - albeit behind two burly security guards - Rihanna partied the night away with her dancers and members of her band.

Electric Circus promotions manager Stuart Duckworth says the sexy singer had an amazing time.

"She loved it, she told us she thought it was one of the coolest clubs in Australia. She was very surprised Adelaide has a place like it," he says.

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"She was very relaxed, waving to people and having a few drinks with her crew.

The singing sensation kicked on until about 3am before her team of minders left the club.

Later, Rihanna tweeted: "Australia ROCKS!! Adelaide, what a night." Rihanna has been keeping a low profile while on tour in Australia and hasn't been out drinking with her entourage.

Jessica Alba Baby News And Kourtney Kardashian

News spread like wildfire this morning that Kourtney Kardashian was engaged to her boyfriend Scott Disick. Turns out, that's exactly what it was for Kourtney: news!

The reality star addressed the rumors that she would wed her longtime (and, let's be honest, not always beloved) baby daddy, when she wrote from her Twitter page, "WOW!! Where do the mags come up with this stuff? And claiming exclusives? Come on now." While her little sister Khloe Kardashian (pictured here with Kourtney) wouldn't address the story, she did share, "Just saw @KourtneyKardash new house! It looks fab already! Can't wait until everything is unpacked! Mason I can't get enough of you!"
But Kourtney, Scott and baby Mason weren't the only fam with changes ahead.

Jessica Alba announced that she and her hubby Cash Warren are expanding their brood, as she linked to her Facebook page from Twitter to tell fans, "It's been a while since I've been on FB & I thought I'd drop by to let you all in on some exciting news>Honor is going to be a Big Sister!" The actress got plenty of well wishes from the Twitterverse, including some from pals like rocker Joel Madden who wrote, "Congrats you two @cash_warren @jessicaalba some of the best parents around.

Happy for you guys!! Another superhuman on its way!!!" and his brother-bandmate Benji Madden, "@cash_warren @jessicaalba Congrats you two! You sure do make beautiful babies! Uncle Benj is stoked!"

Megan Fox: Madison Boutique Beauty

The "Jennifer's Body" babe looked cute and casual in a buttondown shirt with jeans and flip-flops as she hit up the popular Madison boutique on Melrose Avenue.

On the career front, Megan has recently been busy filming the upcoming Jennifer Westfeldt directed comedy "Friends with Kids".
Meanwhile, rumors claiming that Fox's drama/thriller flick "Passion Play" would be a straight to DVD effort have been shot down - as the movie co-starring Mickey Rourke will start out in theaters on a limited basis beginning May 6th.

Rihanna paid $500,000 for one-hour gig

Rihanna is set to rake in a staggering $500,000 for an hour-long appearance at an exclusive charity gala in Florida.

The Grammy-winning singer will perform at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute fundraiser, held at Donald Trump’s glitzy Mar-a-Lago estate.
According to the Palm Beach Post, the Barbadian diva is being paid half a million dollars to sing in front of 600 guests.

The newspaper reported that guests forked out as much as $200,000 for a table of 10, while the lowest priced seats were being sold for $2,000.

Jessica Alba dresses demurely in black as she pays her respects at funeral

Jessica Alba cut a sombre figure today as she attended a funeral with husband Cash Warren.

The 29-year-old actress was seen greeting fellow mourners at a service in Inglewood, California.

Jessica was dressed in a demure black dress of the occasion, teamed with tights and black heels.

A spokesman for the star has been contacted for more details on whose funeral she was attending.

The Fantastic Four star is currently pregnant with her and Cash's second child. They already have a daughter, two-year-old Honor.

Meanwhile, Alba has opened up about juggling her acting career with motherhood.

She says she is grateful for her job because it allows her to spend more time with Honor.
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'I love acting because it allows me to be, I think, the best mom,' she tells Now magazine.

'I work for two or three weeks and then I can spend the rest of the time with my daughter.

'I get to be completely hands-on with her. Most of my friends who work are away all day and never see or spend time with their kids.

'I bring my daughter to the set. She has no idea that it’s a movie set. She just thinks of my trailer as mommy’s office.'

Megan Fox helps Jaguar celebrate 50th anniversary

Remember when Mickey Rourke recently spoke about Megan Fox whilst sporting a SMIRK? We were pretty impressed about the versatility of his facial expressions, although the actress probably wasn't. It's alright though because Mickey's now apologised to his former co-star. His eyebrows were raised while he did it, but that's not really his fault... After describing film Passion Play as "terrible" and allegedly smirking when discussing co-star Megan Fox's acting abilities, Mickey Rourke has now apologised - apparently he was at a party when he made the admission, which obviously means it doesn't count.

Talking to Vulture, whose reporter got the initial scoop, he said:

"Hey, guys. When I talked to you, I was at a party. It was loud and crowded, I was in a shitty mood and I was trying to get rid of your reporter. [Passion Play director] Mitch is one of my best friends since we were kids. I loved working with him and would do it again tomorrow. I don't know why I said that stupid shit. I love Mitch, I love Megan. My bad."

How can you hold a grudge after an apology like that? No trouble, Uncle Mickey - shit happens at parties, literally sometimes.

Anyway, back to Fox, her and husband Brian Austin Green were helping Jaguar celebrate 50 years of cars in New York, although knowing the actress, she probably thought she was supporting the big cats - she does love them...

Megan Fox: Armani Code Launch Lady

She was a busy girl last night- in addition to attending the Jaguar E-Type Anniversary, Megan Fox also showed up at the Armani Code Sport Fragrance Launch.

The “Jennifer’s Body” babe arrived at the Mondrian SoHo looking stellar in a black dress/brown jacket combo as she posed with industry bigwigs.

Megan is one of the stars in the Armani Code Sport commercials, and a new video documenting the filming process was recently released.

Armani Code Sport is described as, “radiating freshness, excitement, adrenaline and seduction at the same time, owing to its aromatic - woody composition. It refreshes with invigorating notes of lemon, mandarin and three kinds of mint, and opiates with gray amber (ambrox), ginger and vetiver.”
Enjoy the pictures of Megan Fox.

Celebrities in VB: Danielle Lineker in Victoria Beckham Spring 2011 - #89

The gorgeous Danielle Lineker attended the Royal Ascot this week and to the event she dressed up in a stunning Victoria Beckham piece that looked amazing on her! Danielle, aka Mrs. Gary Lineker, wore the blush V-neck bell dress, #89, from the spring 2011 collection. She accessorized with an over sized hat and a pair of suede Louboutins that perfectly complimented the gross-grain belt of the dress. LOVELY!
source: DM & Style

Scott Allie Goes Tweet-Happy with Dark Horse's #WhedonWednesday

So @ScottAllie has posted the following 8 images of the upcoming Angel & Faith comic on his Twitter for their new weekly event, #WhedonWednesday:

In addition to that, Dark Horse's #WhedonWednesday is featuring another Ivy Blog entitled "Dollhouse: Who is Alpha now?" Go over to Dark Horse's blog to check it out.

Finally, Scott divulged the very important issue if you're a Spike lovah: "To those hungry for Spike news, the online story in August is almost entirely about Spike, hardly anyone else shows up."

And there you have it!

Victoria Tweets: Justin Bieber Gives the Boys a Special Gift

Like most of today's young people, the Beckham boys are huge Justin Bieber fans and unlike most of the Biebs' following, the Beckham brothers have gotten special meetins with the superstar and have even received gifts from him recently. Victoria took to her Twitter last week and posted the special signed guitars her sons all were gifted from the one and only Never Say Never superstar...

Thank u @justinbieber for the boys signed guitars!!! they are so happy!!!!!!! X VB x
Romeo got a special little message from @justinbieber!! X vb

Lucky boys! Most Justin Bieber fans would sell everything for presents like this!

source: Twitter - @VictoriaBeckham

David Launches Samsung's 2012 Olympic Campaign

As one of the world's most famous sportsmen, David Beckham is used to being center stage. But next year the English soccer star is looking forward to being "a fan" in what he tells CNN will be "one of the best, if not the best Olympics of all time."

Beckham has been a key backer of the event and was present as an official ambassador in Singapore in 2005 when London was handed the Olympics for the third time -- becoming the first city to do so in the modern era. He remained coy about his possible involvement with Team GB, preferring to focus on his nomination of 18-year-old Gabriella Roseje as one of 8,000 torch bearers for the pre-Olympics relay next year.

"My goal is first I want to be a fan at the Olympics and support our Team GB to win as many medals, to win as many gold medals, and to make our country proud, which they will do because we've got so many great young athletes that have been around for a while," Beckham, also an ambassador for 2012 sponsor Samsung, told CNN.

"So, it's an exciting time, and with my involvement I just want to be a part of it. For it to be in the East End of London is a proud moment for myself, and to be there with my sons, possibly my daughter, my wife, it's going to be a proud moment for not only myself but for many people in this country."

Beckham said people like Roseje, from the south-east London area of Bermondsey, represented a bright future for British sport. "It's what she does for other people is one of the reasons I've sat up and taken notice in the special things that she's done," he said.

"It's young people like Gabriella that are going to be inspired by the Olympics in our country. People are going to be looking at Gabriella thinking, 'How can I achieve what she's achieving, how can I do something that she's doing by helping so many young people? Not just athletes but kids around the world and especially in the UK, what she is doing for her charity and what she is doing for young kids. These kids look up to this young lady and that's inspiring. That's what the Olympics can do, not just in this country but all around the world, and that's why our country will make this Olympics one of the best, if not the best Olympics of all time."

Beckham said he is happy in the United States, where he plays for Los Angeles Galaxy and lives with his wife Victoria, sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz -- and his imminent first daughter.

"I've had such an exciting career so far ... when it will end, who knows. I continue to enjoy my football like I'm doing, I love playing. Until that changes, then I'll continue to play whether that will be here or in the U.S. I'm enjoying my time playing for the Galaxy and have no reason to move anywhere else."

Beckham is still a regular visitor to the UK, and was a guest at the Royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton in April. "They're an amazing couple that a month ago made our country so proud to see their amazing occasion," he said. "To have watched Prince Harry and Prince William grow up from such a young age and go through what they have gone through -- it was such an amazing occasion for our country. To be part of that was incredible."
source: CNN & Zimbio

Megan Fox Replacement In New Transformers 2011

In the run up to the theatrical trailer for Michael Bay's Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Paramount has been sending out new images left and right. In the last week we've seen two new banner posters and one new still get released, but the focus has been entirely on the robots. Now it's time for a human uprising.

Apple has released another image from the film, this time showing off Megan Fox's replacement, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Unfortunately the image isn't anything new, as while we've seen very little from the next installment in the Transformers franchise the image is basically a zoomed in screengrab from the Super Bowl trailer.

Jessica Alba and Baby News Shoots Her to Top of Online Buzz List

Which celebs have all the Internet buzz, and who is sucking online wind?

GossipCenter.com tracks celebrities' online popularity 24/7 with their Gossip Center Hot 45 List.

The Gossip Center Hot 45 List is calculated by looking at the popularity of the site's hottest stories, and determining which stars are on the rise, and who is crashing and burning.
All of the articles, pictures and videos on the Gossip Center Network are scanned for activity, and the rankings are updated several times daily.

As for the past seven days, the entertainment world certainly wasn’t shy of action – with the most activity being generated by top spot holder Jessica Alba. Not far behind, the always-popular reality star Kim Kardashian and “Firework” hitmaker Katy Perry snared the second and third slots, respectively.

Let’s see how this all played out.

Never descending too far down on the Hot 45 List, Miss Alba made the climb to the top spot upon announcing that she and husband Cash Warren are expecting their second child together. Dropping the news through a Facebook message on Wednesday, the 29-year-old told, “I thought I'd drop by to let you all in on some exciting news > Honor is going to be a Big Sister!"

Rihanna rejects 2011

Rihanna's not exatly leaping at the chance to follow in Whitney Houston's footsteps on the silver screen.

Last Month Warner Bros. confirmed that it was moving ahead with remake of its 1992 hit film The Bodyguard. When asked if she'd be open to playing the lead role, The "S&M" singer told OK! magazine, "Absolutely not!"
Rihanna thinks the role wouldn't be a challenge because she's already a singer in real life, so playing one in a movie isn't a stretch. “I want to separate the two," she explained. "I hate it when singers do singing movies all the time because you can never look at them as anybody else."

"I want to play a character," Rihanna said. "My whole life is playing Rihanna, (so) being a singer (in a film) won't be a stretch for me. I like challenges and being an actor is playing a role, being able to step into somebody else's shoes, that's the excitement."

While Rihanna has been linked to various film projects, like a remake of The Last Dragon, she'll be hitting theaters across the country in Battleship later this year.

Exclusive: Scott Allie's Top Ten Reasons to Look Forward to Buffy Season 9! (Spoilers)

Ala David Letterman, Scott Allie has created a list of the top ten reasons why we should be looking forward to the first month of Season 9, which is chock full o' mysterious teasers. Another treat for today is this exclusive image we received from the highly anticipated upcoming Angel & Faith series which is being released on August 31.

Check out Whedon Wednesday tomorrow for a lot more preview images.

And now here are Scott Allie's Top Ten reasons to look forward to the first month of Season 9:

10. Only two new #1's!
9. No new costumes! (Except Willow)
8. Buffy teams with Andrew for waterborne battle!
7. Angel & Faith: Double the redemption!
6. Poignant Giles flashbacks!
5. Longstanding debts come due...
4. World without magic: More dangerous than you'd think!
3. Feminist icon gets drunk (again) with calamitous results!
2. Joss Whedon writes Season 9!
1. Buffy & Angel separated by 5,363 miles!

And there you have it! Don't forget about Whedon Wednesday on Dark Horse's site tomorrow, there will definitely be more to get excited about!

Rihanna Will Not Star in Bodyguard Remake

Rihanna is passing up an opportunity to reprise the role that Whitney Houston made famous in 1992. Instead, she says, she wants to play a 'character.'

The S&M singer is taking a road that many musicians often don't take - the road to challenging movie roles. So often you see singers portraying other singers in movies, which likely isn't stretch at all to correctly portray in a believable manner. RiRi isn't interested in taking the easy singer roles, instead she wants a role with a challenge to it.
"Absolutely not," Rihanna says. "I want to separate the two. I hate it when singers do singing movies all the time, because you can never look at them as anybody else."

The 23-year-old Barbados singer has already got a movie slated for a May 2012 release called Battleship, which is based off of the popular children's board game in the works. The movie, which also stars True Blood's Alexander Skarsgard will serve as the singer's acting debut.

"I want to play a character," said Rihanna. "My whole life is playing Rihanna, [so] being a singer [in a film] won't be a stretch for me. I like challenges, and being an actor is playing a role, being able to step into somebody else's shoes, that's the excitement."

Now, it'll remain to be seen how good she is at stepping into a character's shoes and breathing life into a new character. If she's as good at it as she makes it sound, then movie-goers could be in for a real treat next year. Until then, it seems her fans will have to settle for watching her videos if they want to see her in film format.