February 20th, 2012 by Gabrielle Walker | Tags: Cissy Houston, Houston
Enlarge Pallbearers place the casket of Whitney Houston into a hearse after the rousing funeral service at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark. (Noah K. Murray/The Star Ledger) Whitney Houston funeral photos: part 4 gallery (53 photos)
Aretha Franklin angrily called out the New York Post, Newsday and Extra for reporting that Cissy Houston, in a snit over comments Franklin made in the wake of Whitney Houstons death, barred Franklin from attending Houstons funeral last week.
Franklin did not attend her goddaughters funeral for health reasons, not because of a rift between her and Cissy Houston, friends for nearly half a century, the R&B legend insists.
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February 14th, 2012 by Gabrielle Walker | Tags: Star, Walking Dead
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Andrew Lincoln, who stars as Sheriff Rick Grimes in “The Walking Dead,” says he loves a secret.
That’s partly why Lincoln has told no one the answer to what’s become the biggest mystery of the AMC zombie drama: What scientist Dr. Jenner whispered to Rick in the season one finale.
“Not even my wife knows what he whispered to me,” Lincoln said in an interview Wednesday.
Lincoln said that in keeping the secret he feels he is being true to his character in the show.
“He chooses not to tell people so why would I tell,” Lincoln said of the sheriff.
What was said has only been heard by a handful of people, and the mystery has become the object of intense scrutiny by fans.
Lincoln said he realized just how curious people were when a show editor revealed he had scrolled through hours of show footage and listened in on radio traffic to find the only two takes where the brief remarks were audible. Read full artilce…
February 14th, 2012 by Caitlyn Genders | Tags: Mars, Mars “polaroyced”
Veteran German electronic duo Mouse On Mars will release their tenth studio album, Parastrophics, next week, and today the group unleashed that affairs lead single, Polaroyced. Stream the skittering, pulsating track below.
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February 10th, 2012 by William Curran | Tags: Engaged, Lil Wayne
Having a little fun with his loyal Twitter followers, Lil Wayne made it sound like he got engaged on Valentine’s Day.
The “Mirror” rapper set rumors flying yesterday afternoon when he tweeted, “She said yes!” in regards to his girlfriend Dhea.
Things aren’t always what they seem, however, and after getting wind of some of the chatter, Wayne sent out a new message on Wednesday morning (February 15) to clarify things.
“Ohhhhhhh now I see why! I meant ‘she said yes’ to being my valentine!!! Hahahahahah! Ya’ll krazy!”
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February 7th, 2012 by William Curran | Tags: Awards
“The Help,” a movie about the treatment of maids in a Mississippi town during the civil rights era, took top honors at the Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday night, making it the movie to watch as the Oscar awards approach next month.
Viola Davis won the best actress trophy, while Octavia Spencer was given the best supporting actress honor. Both women portrayed maids.
“The Help” also won the best cast ensemble SAG award.
“The stain of racism and sexism is not just for people of color and women,” Davis said. Read full artilce…
February 5th, 2012 by Caitlyn Genders | Tags: Jean Dujardin, Roles
“The Artist” star Jean Dujardin is creating his own buzz ahead of the Oscars with a sketch on Funny or Die. The French actor is seen doing an “audition” for villain roles in big but imaginary Hollywood sequels such as “Die Hard 5″, “We Bought a Zoo Too” and “Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer 2″.
The video aims to highlight the common practice of hiring big European actors for spy/action thrillers. Dujardin started with the predictable flicks like “James Bond”, “Sherlock Holmes” and “The Bourne Identity” but ended up doing other quirky projects like “Bridesmaids 2″ and “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s French Vacation”.
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