Alan's blog: September 2012

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Exclusive Look Inside J.R. Martinez's Baby Belle's Sweet Nursery

Like many new dads, J.R. Martinez can’t help but gush over his 2-month-old daughter, Lauryn Anabelle, or “Belle” for short. “She is so aware of her surroundings!” he tells the new issue of In Touch, on newsstands now.

Luckily for Belle, her surroundings include a stylish — and serene — room with distressed floors, unique light fixtures and dark wood accents. “There’s a soft rug in the middle of the floor that’s so comfortable,” J.R tells In Touch. “We plan on spending lots of tummy time there in the future!”

The Dancing With the Stars winner and his girlfriend of four years, Diana Gonzalez-Jones, 30, worked with design experts Little Crown Interiors to create the luxurious nest, which J.R. admits is now his favorite spot in the house. “Diana fell in love with a lamb theme,” adds J.R. “Then her mother pointed out LAMB is an acronym for Lauryn Anabelle Martinez Belle.”

And J.R. proudly admits to In Touch that he is reveling in each new milestone his little girl hits. “The biggest thing,” he says, “is when Belle started smiling.”

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Apple Clashes With Sony Over iPhone 5 Music-Streaming Royalties (Report)

Negotiations between the tech company and the music publisher fizzled when the latter pushed for a higher rate for song rights.

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Kristin Cavallari Planning Another Baby In A Year

Kristin Cavallari had a photo shoot in Los Angeles, Calif. at the store Chinese Laundry on Friday (September 28).

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Universal Music Completes $1.9 Billion EMI Recorded Music Acquisition

"This is a next step towards ensuring the health of our industry,” says UMG chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge.

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Cat Deeley & Patrick Kielty Secretly Tie The Knot In Rome

In a surprise ceremony held in Rome, Italy, Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty tied the knot on Saturday (September 29).

Joined by 60 of their closest friends and family, Cat wore a stunning white ruffled, round-neck gown. The groom sported a classic black suit, but decided to nix the tie for the after-ceremony photos.

The newlyweds announced their relationship in May, but reported that they've been friends for years. Back in 2002, they co-hosted the TV talent show, "Fame Academy" in the UK.

In early August, the cheeky couple denied rumors of an engagement, after reports of a ring and a champagne celebration surfaced. Looks like the gossip was spot on, after all. Congratulations to the happy new couple!

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20th Century Fox Inks Deal with Comics Guru Mark Millar

The "Wanted" writer will serve as a creative consultant on the studio’s Marvel properties.

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Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino's New Business Venture: To Open 'GTL' Salons

A spring stint in rehab hasn't slowed Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino. A source reveals in the new issue of In Touch, on newsstands now, the 30-year-old Jersey Shore star will soon be capitalizing on the clan's infamous motto, "Gym, Tan, Laundry" now that MTV has finished taping its final season.

"He's starting a line of GTL salons," the insider reveals to In Touch.

But the triple-threat salon, equipped with a laundromat, tanning salon and a gym, won't be everywhere! According to the source, the salons will open in Miami and New Jersey to start, though there are plans to expand in the future.

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Lady Gaga Called A ‘Slut’ By New York Politician

When you’re Lady Gaga, getting called hurtful names is bound to happen. In the business she’s in you have to have “thick skin” in order to make it. But every now and then, you get comments so mean that require some special attention. With that said, a New York politician called Gaga a ‘slut’ and [...]

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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Victoria Beckham Gets Gussied Up for Soccer Saturday

Victoria Beckham

Making sure to give her boys their share of motherly attention, Victoria Beckham took a break from baby Harper to attend her sons' soccer game in Los Angeles, California on Saturday afternoon (September 29).

The Spice Girls star turned fashion designer got all gussied up in a black half length dress and shades as she grabbed a seat in the bleachers to take in the on-field action.

While her boys are just getting their start in competitive sports, Posh's soccer star hubby, , is nearing the end of his days as a pro in the game which has brought him immense fame and fortune.

And though he's still lacing up his cleats for the Los Angeles Galaxy, Becks' fashionista wife already seems to be plotting out the free time that will come with his retirement. To hear what Vic has in store, check out the video in the player above!

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Selena Gomez, Olivia Wilde Join In On Global Citizen Festival

Spending some quality time in the Big Apple for a great cause, Selena Gomez was front-and-center for The Global Citizen Festival in New York City on Saturday (September 29).

The “Love You Like A Love Song” singer looked absolutely stunning, joining fellow celebs Olivia Wilde, Katharine McPhee, John Legend, Peter Nemcova and Michelle Trachtenberg (among others) as a host for the event.

Encouraging her 12 million-plus followers to join her for this inspirational evening, Selena wrote, “Speaking for @UNICEFUSA & kids living in poverty at @GlobalFestival Sept 29 in NYC. Hope to see you there.”

Being dubbed as the largest syndicated charity webcast and broadcast, the festival will be held smack dab in Central Park, and offers performances by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Foo Fighters, the Black Keys, Band of Horses, and K'Naan.

According to the foundation’s website, “The Global Citizen Festival aims to mobilize more than 50,000 people to take action in support of ending extreme poverty."

Check out live stream coverage of the show below!

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Adele: March 2012 cover girl of Vogue

Adele

Adele posed for an elegantly put together Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott shot spread while talking about everything from ridding of the booze to her highly publicized vocal cord surgery. Highlights from Adele's interview are as follows.

On her 'loud' personality: “I am quite loud and bolshie,” she says (British slang for unruly and clamorous). “I’m a big personality. I walk into a room, big and tall and loud.” Indeed. There is no doubt when Adele is in the building. The rule of thumb for protecting one’s vocal cords, she tells me, is: If people are more than an arm’s length away, you shouldn’t talk to them. “But I am like, Wah! Wah! Wah!,” she says, laughing. “It’s really bad.”

On giving up drinking last May: “Don’t like drinking anymore. I think I got it out of my system. D’yaknowhaImean?”

On her vocal troubles: “I’ve been singing properly every day since I was about fifteen or sixteen and I have never had any problems with my voice, ever. I’ve had a sore throat here and there, had a cold and sung through it, but that day it just went while I was onstage in Paris during a radio show. It was literally like someone had pulled a curtain over it.” She flew to London the next morning to see her doctor and was diagnosed with acute laryngitis. After a couple weeks’ rest, she continued her European tour, came to America, and then her voice went again in May. “That was a hemorrhage... a burst blood vessel on my vocal cord. That healed, I did a tour, and then it happened again at my best friend’s wedding on October 1.”

On getting support through her surgery from other artists: “John Mayer had it done at the same time as I did and he really helped me be chilled out about it. Roger Daltrey’s had loads of stuff done; Steven Tyler reached out; Elton John. Lots of artists have had problems with their voices, but you don’t know about it. And they are still singing incredibly well in their 50s and 60s.”

On her six Grammy nominations: “I burst into tears when I found out. And I would love, absolutely love, to win. This record is coming to an end, and that would be the final brick on it.” [gallery=821]

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Rupert Murdoch's 103-Year-Old Mother Hospitalized After Fall

The News Corp. CEO, in Australia for his annual tour of News’ businesses, has canceled all appointments to be with his mother, Dame Elisabeth.

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Whitney Houston dies at 48

Whitney Houston

It’s no secret she’s had a rough go of it in recent years, and Whitney Houston has died of undisclosed causes, says her publicist Kristen Foster. With her fans and friends understandably devastated by the news, details available thus far tell that the "I Will Always Love You" singer was found unresponsive in her room at the Beverly Hilton hotel on Saturday (February 11). With paramedica arriving within minutes, Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55PM with a full investigation already underway - though there are said to be no signs of foul play. According to TMZ, a search of the Beverly Hilton Hotel room in which the 48-year-old was staying found no illegal drugs, though prescription medications were located. TMZ adds that there's a chance Miss Houston died from drowning in the bathtub, but since her body was removed from the water before EMTs arrived the conclusive determination must await an autopsy. Below are pictures from the scene at the Beverly Hilton Hotel after Whitney Houston's passing (February 11). [gallery=817]

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