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Monday, January 23, 2012
Etta James passed away on Friday at the age of 73. The "At Last” singer died with her husband and sons at her side, after enduring a long battle with leukemia.
Heidi Klum and Seal have announced they are separating, after six years of marriage. The ``Project Runway'' host and her musician husband announced last night that after much soul searching, they've decided to separate and blame the break-up on growing apart. TMZ says Klum will be citing "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for their split when the papers are filed sometimes this week. Us Weekly is citing a source close to the couple as saying, "They've had a very rough road lately. They're either madly in love or having crazy fights." The couple has three biological children, Henry, 6, Johan, 5, and Lou, 2, plus Klum's 7-year-old daughter from her previous relationship, Leni, whom Seal adopted in 2009.
Elton John's husband David Furnish is apologizing for his outburst about Madonna’s recent win at the Golden Globes for Best Song. On Thursday, Furnish wrote on his Facebook page, "My passion for our film 'Gnomeo & Juliet' and belief in Elton's song really got my emotional juices going, but I must say for the record that I do believe Madonna is a great artist, and that Elton and I wish her all the best for next week's premiere of the film 'W.E.'" Madonna's "Masterpiece" won the Best Song trophy for "W.E." over John's "Hello Hello" from "Gnomeo & Juliet" and Mary J. Blige's "Living Proof" from "The Help”, which was considered the front-runner.
The latest celebrity fashion trend? Bunny bags! Yup, New Girl actress Zooey Deschanel was recently spotted with one. The Mandy Coon "Ginny Bunny" leather purse retails for over $400, and according to the Huffington Post, has already sold out online. What do you think? Would you pay 400 dollars for a bunny bag?
The Artist won best-produced film at the Producers Guild Awards (PGA) on Saturday. In addition to its Golden Globe wins, that boosts its chances for an Oscar nod ahead of the Academy Award nominations next week. Boardwalk Empire took the top TV prize.
"American Idol" judge Steven Tyler is getting bad reviews for his performance of the National Anthem at the Raven/Patriots AFC Championship game on Sunday. What do you think?
Bryce Dallas Howard has given birth to a baby girl. Beatrice Jean Howard-Gabel was born last Thursday (January 19th), weighing 8lbs 6oz. Proud grandfather director Ron Howard tweeted the news. Baby Beatrice is the second child for the 30 year star of The Help and her husband, fellow actor, Seth Gabel. They also have a 4-year-old son named Theodore.
Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler are moving forward in their relationship. The couple broke off their engagement last summer and then got back together, and got engaged only a few months later, but Cavallari and Cutler tell People magazine, "We are thrilled to announce we are expecting our first child together. It's an amazing time in our life and we can't wait to meet the new addition to our growing family." Cavallari once appeared on The Hills and Dancing With The Stars, while her beau is a quarterback with the Chicago Bears.
Have you seen the video of a five-member band playing ONE instrument? Well there is a group from Burlington, who has gone viral this month on YouTube for its song “Somebody That I Used To Know”. The video by Walk Off The Earth has already been viewed over 55 million times. According to an interview the band did with musicradar.com, the video took 26 takes and 14 hours to get right. However, there have been some questions about whether the song was merely lip-synced on the video. Walk Off The Earth is set to perform live on Ellen later today.