Monthly Archives: July 2011

Kourtney Kardashian's brother blasts Scott

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Kourtney Kardashian’s brother refuses to visit her because of Scott Disick.

The socialite moved into a new home with her partner and their 18-month-old son Mason five months ago, but her sibling Rob Kardashian has only just been to the property for the first time, admitting “negative” Scott is the reason why he has stayed away.

In a forthcoming episode of ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’, Rob tells Kourtney: “The reason I don’t come over here is because of Scott. He’s an alcoholic. He’s a negative person in my life.

“Like, he has a kid. Show me that you’re mature and show me you’re mature enough to have a kid with my sister.”

Last year, Scott sought therapy for his addictions and vowed to fight his problems for the sake of Kourtney and Mason.

He said: “Kourtney doesn’t really always 100 per cent understand that it’s a real disease that I have, and it’s not just something that I can turn off and on.

“But now that I have a little baby, I don’t really want to play any of these games. I just want to be with her and see my son grow.”

Scott famously has a difficult relationship with Kourtney’s family, though her mother Kris Jenner has revised her opinion of him and recently urged the couple to marry and have more children.

She said: “I would love for them to get married. I mean, they have a baby and it’s time to make that, you know, a full-on legitimate family.

“They’re being a little stingy with the grandchildren. I need some more!”

Ewan McGregor had no ideal woman

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Ewan McGregor didn’t have an ideal woman “checklist”.

The ‘Beginners’ actor – who is due to celebrate his 16-year anniversary with wife Eve Mavrakis next week – explained while he doesn’t know what the secret to their lasting romance is, he “fell in love” with her instantly.

He said: “I don’t know what keeps us together. I hit 40 this year and I’ve got friends of the same age who haven’t found a partner yet.

“I didn’t have a checklist for my ideal woman. I was very young when we met, and I just fell in love with her and knew I wanted to be with her, and I still want to be with her.”

The 39-year-old star – who raises four daughters with Eve, biological children Clara, 15, and Esther, 10, as well as adopted kids Jamiyan, nine, and a baby girl whose name has not yet been revealed – explained the couple are raising their brood with traditional Scottish values passed down from his own parents.

Ewan added to the Daily Mail newspaper: “We go back to visit my mum and dad in Crieff every summer and the kids love it. My knowledge of parenting comes directly from the way I was raised by my parents – I think that politeness and manners are very important.”

Michael Caine shared jokes with Queen

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Sir Michael Caine once shared a joke-telling session with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth.

The 78-year-old actor portrays a 1966 Aston Martin in forthcoming movie ‘Cars 2’, which also features a vehicle in the likeness of the queen, and he thinks the monarch would love it because she has such a good sense of humour.

He said: “I think she’d react very well. She’s good fun.

“I sat next to her at a dinner once, and she suddenly turned to me and said, ‘Do you know any jokes?’ And I said, ‘Yes, but not many I could tell you, Your Majesty.’

“I said, ‘You tell me one while I think of one to tell you.’ ”

However, the veteran actor – who has appeared in more than 150 movies throughout his career -can’t remember the humorous retort she told him in response.

He added in an interview with the Daily Telegraph newspaper: “I can’t remember the joke she told me, but it was very funny. The Queen has an incredible sense of humour, a tremendous sense of fun.”

Alicia Keys saved by 'tough' mother

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Alicia Keys’ “tough mama” stopped her falling in with a bad crowd.

The ‘Empire State of Mind’ hitmaker – whose father walked out on her mother when she was two years old – admits she has seen a lot of people she grew up with in the tough Hell’s Kitchen area of New York end up in prison, and knew she had to make the right choices to avoid going down the wrong path.

She said: “I had to decide if I was going to do the right thing or the wrong thing, take drugs or not take drugs, or end up getting in the wrong scenario.

“So many people I knew ended up in jail.

“How did I avoid it? I had a really tough mama.”

Alicia – who has a nine-month-old son Egypt with husband Swizz Beatz – admits she has had to work hard to reach her goals, but insists she has always accepted that is what she needed to do because of her upbringing.

She explained in an interview with The Guardian newspaper: “I just see it as having to do what I had to do to be heard. Growing up in New York City, everybody wanted to be heard, so you had to do the work.”

David Beckham to be a delicate dad

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David Beckham is learning to be more “delicate” with his newborn daughter.

The soccer star and fashion designer wife Victoria – who already have three sons, Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, eight and six-year-old Cruz together – welcomed little Harper Seven into the world on Sunday and he admits having a girl is different to having boys.

In a video on his Facebook page, he said: “To have another girl in the family is really incredible. We’ve got three beautiful, healthy boys already and we’re so lucky to have that and now to have a beautiful little girl, it’s amazing.

“Having a daughter is a whole new thing. Having pink in the house and lilac in the house. And you have to be a lot more delicate with girls than with boys and I’m not used to that so it’s a whole new experience but it’s an amazing experience. To have that little bundle of joy and your hands and her making her little noises and opening her eyes – it really is an incredible moment for us.”

The British athlete – who wore the number seven on the back of his shirt for many years – also spoke about the reasons behind Harper’s name.

He said: “A lot of thought goes into our children’s names and Harper was a name we’ve loved for a long time for a couple of reasons.

“One is them was because Harper is an old English name which we loved and one of the other reasons is because Victoria’s favourite book is ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ and the author was Harper Lee. And it’s a very strong passionate book so that’s where Harper came from.

“And Seven is partly because of the shirt number I wore for many years because I had so much luck around wearing that number and it was such an influential number throughout my career and a lucky number but that wasn’t the main reason. The reason behind Seven is that it symbolises spiritual perfection and is a lucky number around the world. We love the name. We love Harper Seven and we’re very proud of having her in our family.”

Ryan Seacrest launches charity broadcast centre

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Ryan Seacrest has opened a new broadcast centre at a children’s hospital.

The ‘American Idol’ host’s charity, The Ryan Seacrest Foundation, launched The Voice at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia today and he was accompanied by Selena Gomez as he cut the red ribbon.

He told E!: “I’m excited to bring The Voice to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is a leading paediatric clinical and research facility and a national leader in developing techniques to support the patient’s emotional well-being. The Voice closed-circuit broadcast centre is a new addition to their existing Child Life programmes and provides creative, interactive entertainment.”

The Voice – an interactive, closed-circuit broadcast multimedia centre housed in the hospital – will allow patients to engage in lots of activities relating to radio, TV and new media, including broadcasting, acting as a DJ and watching live artists perform.

The Ryan Seacrest Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for seriously ill and injured children through unique programs that utilise multimedia and interactive platforms to enlighten, entertain and educate.

 

 

 

Man charged with stalking Paris Hilton

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A man arrested outside Paris Hilton’s Malibu home has been charged with felony stalking.

James Rainford – who already had a restraining order, in which he had to stay at least 200 yards away from the hotel heiress and her properties – appeared in a Californian court today (15.07.11) after he was found by police standing on the beach looking into Paris’ home on July 4.

Prosecutor Wendy Segall said Rainford, 36, is facing two felony stalking counts and three misdemeanour counts of disobeying a court order.

Rainford is currently in jail with bail set at $150,000.

In April, Rainford attacked Paris’ then-boyfriend Cy Waits outside a Los Angeles courthouse and was arrested last April after sneaking into her Hollywood property, but pleaded no contest to both charges.

The news of Rainford’s arrest came days after an intruder who tried to break into Paris’ home was sentenced to two years in prison.

Nathan Lee Parada – who was wielding a knife when he attempted to get into her Los Angeles house – was found guilty of first degree residential burglary in April, and at the hearing Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Kellogg also recommended he undergo mental health counselling.

Joss Stone speaks about kidnappers

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Joss Stone says the two men who allegedly tried to kidnap her were “completely off their Charlie”.

Junior Bradshaw, 30, and Kevin Liverpool, 33, were arrested near the British singer’s home in Devon, Southern England, in June and charged with planning to commit robbery and conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm but Joss refuses to let it affect her life in a negative way.

She told ‘E! News’: “It’s a lot of crazies in the world. Isn’t it weird? I mean, what an awful thing to do. But, no, it’s fine, they’re just completely off their Charlie.”

Despite the terrifying plans, Joss says she still feels safe in her home.

She added: “It’s weird because I live in the middle of nowhere, well that’s why they got lost, which is good.

“I do feel very safe where I live. I live in the house that I grew up in and I don’t ever plan on moving. I love my home because there’s an extended family. I have four neighbours, one’s a neighbour with a shotgun and I’ve got a great Rottweiler. It’s silly to worry about things that didn’t happen. Just gives me more lyrics, more stories to tell.”

At the time of the arrests, the ‘Fell in Love With a Boy’ hitmaker said: “I’d like to thank everyone for their concern but I’m absolutely fine and getting on with life as normal while the police continue with their inquiries.”