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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The “Queen of Soul" has called off her wedding. Aretha Franklin and her fiance William 'Willie' Wilkerson released a joint statement yesterday, saying "Will and I have decided we were moving a little too fast, and there were a number of things that had not been thought through thoroughly. There will be no wedding at this time.We will not comment on it any further because of the very personal and sensitive nature of it. We appreciate all of the many well wishes from friends. Aretha & Will."
Simon Cowell's engagement has also been cancelled. In an interview with UK newspaper the Daily Mirror, the "X Factor" judge reveals that he and his fiancee, Mezhgan Hussainy, are taking a break from both their relationship and their wedding plans. The 52 year old said, "It's quite a complicated relationship. We have had a break from each other, and we are still incredibly close. I don't know if I will ever get married, but I am happy." The couple got engaged in February 2010.
Meanwhile, did you see Jim Carrey’s 24 year old daughter audition for American Idol on Sunday night? Jennifer Lopez met Jane Carrey when she was only a baby, while J-Lo was a fly-girl with Jim on “In Living Colour”. Jane was among those moving on to the Hollywood round. Did she deserve to?
"30 Rock'' star Tracy Morgan has been hospitalized, after collapsing at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah on Sunday night. The actor’s publicist says he was suffering from a combination of exhaustion and altitude. Morgan was at the festival for his comedy ``Predisposed.” Morgan was diagnosed with diabetes in 1996. In 2010, he had a kidney transplant.
2 Live Crew is going to reunite! The rap group famous for the retro party hit "Me So Horny” has announced plans to go on tour this summer.
You know the break-up is official when the couple starts to stop following each other on Twitter. Katy Perry has “unfollowed” her soon-to-be ex, but as of Friday, the British comedian and actor was still following her. Sources tell Us Weekly that the 27 year old singer is only communicating with Brand via phone or email.
Kevin Federline has also been rushed to hospital after his heart showed signs of distress, while filming a weight-loss reality show in Australia. K-Fed was photographed with an oxygen mask on the set of Excess Baggage over the weekend, but reports say he only spent the night in hospital for observation and is undergoing tests. TMZ says Federline -- who is 33 years old and significantly overweight -- was playing football with an Australian football team when he started getting chest pains. Federline has been filming the celebrity reality series for nine weeks and was hospitalized with heat stress earlier this season.
There are rumours swirling that Rihanna and Chris Brown are getting back together. The former couple partied at the same club on the weekend in West Hollywood. Sources say the two singers were there separately, but at the same time. Brown was convicted of assault, after giving Rihanna a black eye before the 2009 Grammy Awards, but the protective order -- requiring that they have no contact with each other -- was lifted a year ago.
Pamela Anderson is selling her car to raise money for Haiti. The former "Baywatch" actress is auctioning off her 2007 Range Rover on eBay and she promises to hand over the keys personally if the bid goes over 50-thousand dollars. The money raised will go towards Sean Penn's J/P Haitian Relief Organization, which is helping rebuild the nation after it suffered a devastating earthquake in 2012. She has admitted there was some minor "wear and tear" to the car -- which has 75,000 miles on the odometer-- due to her ex-husband Tommy Lee using it in the past. Check it out or place a bid by clicking here.
It was bound to happen; there will soon be a Canadian edition of ``The Bachelor.” Host Chris Harrison was in Toronto yesterday to promote the new series, which is scheduled to launch on City TV this fall. Shooting for ``The Bachelor Canada'' is slated to begin in the spring. Want to apply to be on the show? Click here.
The Academy Award nominations are going to be announced this morning.