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Rapper Nas and his wife R&B singer Kelis are going through marital problems.  In fact, word is they are getting divorced.  Kelis filed for divorce from Nas.

What’s weird about this divorce is the fact that Kelis is seven months pregnant with the couple’s first child.  Nas has a 15-year-old daughter from a previous relationship. 

According to reports, bad business deals and infidelity played a factor in her decision to file for divorce.  It doesn’t surprise me that infidelity might have played a part in the divorce.  There’s no way a woman would divorce her husband while she’s seven months pregnant unless something major happened.

This is not the first time Nas and Kelis were in the press about their marriage.  There were rumors circulating that the couple were heading for divorce court.  There were rumors that Nas might have been having an affair with another woman and that he and Kelis were breaking up.  Nas and Kelis denied those rumors.  I guess they were true after all.

Nas and Kelis have been married for four years.  Hopefully they will find a way to work out their problems.  It’s a shame that their marriage is over considering they are about to have their child soon. They are one more couple in the public eye that are going through a divorce.  Kelly Rutherford and her husband are getting a divorce while having a baby.  Sean Penn and Robin Wright are also going to be getting a divorce soon.  There must be something in the water to make all of these couples want to break up.

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 Johnny Depp Up For New Role
Johnny Depp, movie star and former star of 21 Jump Street, is possibly up for a new role.  Sid and Marty Krofft are interested in getting Johnny Depp to play Witchiepoo in a new movie.  The movie will be an updated version of their series H.R. Pufnstuf.  It’s slated to be in movie theaters in 2011.  Billie Hayes, the actress from the original series, thinks Johnny would be perfect for the role.  She thinks Johnny is “off-the-wall and has experience in wearing wild makeup”. 

What’s interesting about this is that Johnny might be playing a woman. I’m not sure if the character is going to change into a man or if he’s playing a woman in the movie. If he is, he has experience in dressing as a woman.  He dressed as a woman for an episode of 21 Jump Street. He looked pretty good dressed up as a woman. LOL!  I’m not familiar with the series, but I’m sure that Johnny will do a great job because he is a really good actor. 

90210 Star Out!
There’s casting news on 90210.  Dustin Milligan (Ethan) has been released from the show.  The powers that be have decided to write him out after the season is over.  He was let go after completing the finale in March.  The writers tried to do different things with his character, but they didn’t work.  One of the things was trying to pair him with Silver while she was dating Dixon.  To add insult to injury for him, his departure is not even going to be addressed on the show.  He is probably just going to disappear without anyone even noticing it.  Dustin is hoping that the writers will give him a proper sendoff in Season two.  I had a feeling that his days were numbered since he wasn’t getting much to do on the show after he and Naomi broke up. He also didn’t get much to do when he was paired up with Annie.  Their relationship didn’t last long on the show. That’s not a good sign since she is one of the lead characters on the show.

Former Desperate Housewives Characters To Return
There are two characters returning to Desperate Housewives.  One is a major character from the first two seasons.  The character will return in the last five minutes of the season finale on May 17^th.  Marc Cherry is keeping the identity hush hush.  I wonder if it’s John (the gardener) or Zack (Mike’s son).  They were both on for the first two seasons. The kids have been aged so it can’t be any of them.  I doubt it will be the Applewhites since they haven’t been mentioned since they moved from Wisteria Lane.

The other character returning to Desperate Housewives is Julie (Andrea Bowen) who is Susan’s daughter.  She will be needed for her mother after what Dave is going to be doing to her.  I think he might end up hurting her son and Julie will probably come back to comfort her. 

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Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick Baby News
It turns out the Sex And The City star Sarah Jessica Parker and her hubby actor Matthew Broderick are going to have twins.  They are using a surrogate mother to carry their twins.  They are expecting twins girls later this summer.   I wonder if this is an attempt to quiet the rumors of their marriage being in trouble.  It wasn’t too long ago that there were rumors spreading that they were getting a divorce and now they are adding on to their family.  I wish them luck with their new additions to their family. Since I am a twin, I love it when other couples have twins. 

Dancing With The Stars Is Down To Five Couples
Dancing With The Stars contestant Chuck Wicks (with his partner Julianne Hough) were the latest casualties. They were eliminated from the competition last night. Chuck and Melissa were the last two remaining contestants when the bomb was dropped on Chuck.   I knew that Melissa wasn’t going anywhere when it was down to the two of them making it to the top five.  Melissa was injured and couldn’t perform on Monday so the judges had to base their opinions on her rehearsal dance.  They didn’t really like it and she ended up scoring 21 points.  They pretty much liked Chuck, and he scored 26 points, but he was still eliminated.  I have a feeling that ABC rigged it for Melissa to stay in the competition.  It’s not likely that she got more votes than Chuck when she scored less than he did. I know votes count for half of your score, but he had FIVE points higher than she and he still ended up leaving anyway.  Obviously, ABC will do anything that they can to make sure she stays in the competition. Why is she being rewarded like this? Is it just because she was dumped on ABC television and they are trying to reward her for it? JMO 

Sean Penn & Robin Wright’s marital problems
After they’ve tried to work things out a year ago, Sean Penn is getting a separation from Robin Wright. Last time, Robin was the one who wanted to get a divorce and now he is the one who is filing for a separation.  The couple met in 1990 while they were filming a movie together. They have been married for about 13 years and they have two children Dylan and Hopper.  I wonder what happened to make Sean decide to file for separation.  There were rumors of his infidelity not too long ago.  I’m not sure if I completely believe this story or not since rumors have been flying about their possible divorce since 2007.  How many times are they going to keep filing for separation before they finally get a divorce?  This must be doing damage to their children since they are probably getting their hopes up that they are going to stay together only to find out that their parents are possibly getting a divorce after all. 

Harper’s Island New Day & Time
For those of you who watch the CBS mystery Harper’s Island, the day and time have changed.  It came on Thursdays at 10 p.m., but now it will be airing on Saturdays at 9 p.m.  I watch the show and I hope that this isn’t a bad sign for the show since it was moved to the graveyard.  There aren’t too many shows that air on Saturdays for a reason.  Most people don’t watch them.

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From Blind Gossip

 This top celebrity makes a big deal out of talking about motherhood and how much time she spends being a good mom. She would lead you to believe that she dotes on her children and takes an active role in their lives. Not so. When the kid/s were little, she only changed about one out of every hundred diapers. The kid/s are being raised by a small army of nannies. Our star has limited contact with them except during photo opportunities, which are always staged with her carrying the child/ren, even if they are big enough to walk on their own. Why? Because she thinks that carrying a child makes her look motherly and “likable”. 

I think this blind item might be Angelina Jolie or Madonna.  They are both seen in pictures with their children. They’re both considered top celebrities.  In Angelina’s case, she is considered a great mother because she adopted so many children.  I’ve read that she has nannies for her children even though in pictures she is always seen with her children.  Madonna is my second choice because she is also photographed with her children when she most likely has nannies too.   

This 80’s Heartthrob is finding out the hard way you should never abandon your kids. When they grow up they come back to haunt you and make you look like a fool!

I think this might be R&B singer Al B. Sure!.  His son recently wrote an open letter talking about how Al abandoned him when he was a kid and he was a rotten father to him. Al’s son credits P. Diddy as being his father.  Al was also an R&B star in the 80s so he fits. If it’s not him, then maybe it’s someone from New Kids On the Block or New Edition.  They were considered 80s heartthrobs too.

This B list television and movie actor is more famous for his current television role, than any movie in which he has appeared. Filming of his show is delayed by hours everyday, because our actor refuses or is unwilling to learn his lines each day and therefore necessitates take after take after take for him to finish his scenes.

 I could be wrong about this, but I think this one could be Simon Baker from The Mentalist.  He has been in television and in movies. His TV show is probably more successful than his movies were.  Since this one is a little vague, I will guess Simon.  He is the only one I can think of who’s done TV and movies and who is known more for his television show than for his movies. 

From Panache Report 

This celebrity male is so in love with his wife and she knows it! His love is so extreme, that he will tolerate anything to stay with her and make her happy. She suggested, “To keep our marriage fresh, lets have an open marriage.” He balked and refused to cheat on her but that didn’t stop her from stepping out. Thus far, she’s only been cheating with women and he’s relived because if she ever cheated with men, he doesn’t know if he could handle it.  He considers another woman non-threatening. He’s henpecked and his pretty wife is the dominant/controlling one in the relationship, she runs him and calls the shots because she knows he loves her more than she loves him and she uses that against him. She’s also the dominant one in her sexual romps with lipstick lesbians/bi-sexual women. She’s the top in the majority of her girl/girl flings.  Over the last few years, she’s compiled a list of beautiful women she creeps with, some famous, some not so famous, but they share one thing in common: Beauty.  She’s attractive and will only sleep with other attractive women. And, they have to be feminine. When you see her and hubby pictured on blogs or in entertainment magazines, they’re all smiles, it’s sincere on his part but a facade on her part. It’s sad that she doesn’t appreciate him. Hints: Are they both black? Are they both celebrities?

 I think this might be Will Smith and Jada Pinkett – Smith or Robin Thicke and Paula Patton.  I’ve read rumors that Will and Jada have an open marriage even though she’s denied it.  There are also rumors that she is bisexual so they fit the blind item.  Since the hints make reference to the race of the couple, it might mean that this is an interracial couple. That lead me to think that the blind item could be Robin Thicke and Paula Patton.  I’m sure that there are others that could fit this blind item, but I can’t think of them right now.

This man is the patriarch of a successful entertainment dynasty. Few people know that his sister has been the mistress to a record company mogul for the last 30 years. She’s been his mistress through numerous marriages and he’s taken care of her for all of these years. He’s paid off her home, paid for her plastic surgery, credit card bills and he’s bought her numerous expensive cars. Yet, he never thought enough of her to ever marry her and she stuck it out with him, regardless. Who is the patriarch? Who is the mogul?  

This one might be an easy one. There aren’t too many patriarchs of successful dynasties around.  With that said, this is probably Joe Jackson of the famous Jackson family.  I think the music mogul is Berry Gordy founder of Motown Records.  There aren’t too many famous families in music so that makes Joe stand out to me.  Since Joe Jackson’s sons were at Berry’s label, that makes Berry Gordy stand out.  Since the affair was carrying on 30 years that would mean it started in the 70s. Motown was really popular in the 70s and it was run by Berry Gordy.

I have some very sad and shocking news to report. Bea Arthur has passed away.  Bea Arthur was best known for her roles on Golden Girls and Maude.  She was 86 years old.  She died in her home this morning.  She suffered from cancer.  Cancer seems to be taking away a lot of celebrities. A lot of them seem to die from cancer.  There’s no word of what she died from, but I will keep you all posted when I find out the info.

Bea Arthur was born Bernice Frankel on May 13, 1922.  She started her career doing theater work before she moved on to television and movies.  She got her big break on television in 1972 when she got her own show named Maude. She played the title character.  Her character was first introduced on All In The Family.  Maude was a groundbreaking TV show.  It lasted for six seasons. She won an Emmy on the show. 

Bea’s other big break happened in 1985 when she starred on the Golden Girls. The show lasted seven seasons. Bea also won an Emmy for this show.  In case you all didn’t know, Bea didn’t want to play the role of Dorothy Zbornak.  Rue McClanahan (Blanche on the Golden Girls) had to convince her to do the show.  It’s a good thing that she did since I can’t see anyone else playing the part. 

Bea was divorced twice in her lifetime.  She is survived by her two sons Matthew and Daniel and a sister.

I still can’t believe that she’s gone. I watch Golden Girls all of the time and it’s going to be so weird to watch it knowing that she’s gone. It’s bad enough that we lost Estelle Getty (Sophia) last year, but now we’ve lost one more Golden Girl.  My heart goes out to all of Bea’s family and friends as well as all of her fans. She will really be missed.

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Leighton Meester Get Record Deal
Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester (Blair Waldorf) (23) has just a record deal with Universal Republic through Time-Act Music.  She is going to be releasing a CD in the fall.  She plans to work with producers Polow Da Don, Harvey Mason Jr., and Spencer Nezey.  Her CD is going to have an electro-pop edge to it.

Leighton is one more actress who got bit by the song bug.  I’ve never heard her sing before so I don’t know if she’s any good at it.  Since she’s doing music that I am not too familiar with, I probably won’t be buying her CD.  It’s going to be really hard for her to be taken seriously as a singer since she is known for acting.  Hopefully people will be able to get past Blair Waldorf and still be able to enjoy her music.  There aren’t too many successful actors-turned singers so hopefully she won’t be one of them.

Gospel Star Timothy Wright News
Gospel start Timothy Wright (61) has died.  He died last Thursday from complications following an accident that he was in last July.  His wife and grandson were killed in the accident back in July.  Timothy never fully recovered from the critical injuries he suffered after the accident.  My heart goes out to his family after losing so many members so close together.

Jay Leno Hospitalized
The Tonight Show host Jay Leno (58) was hospitalized on Thursday.  There’s no word on what caused his injuries. He had to cancel a taping because he had to be taken to the hospital.  His rep said that there is nothing seriously wrong with him. I hope that’s true and that he’s okay.

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I know I haven’t been updating my blog lately. I am dealing with some personal issues that have kept me from updating my blog the way I did before. With that said, I will move on with your entertainment fix.

Soap Opera Weekly reported that Deidre Hall was having financial trouble. Well, it turns out that wasn’t true after all. Deidre Hall said “that the story is nonsense and that her life is great”.  She is enjoying having this time to spend with her two sons.

I’m glad that her life is great, but I was curious about something.  She said that the story was nonsense, but she didn’t come out and say that she isn’t having money problems.  If she’s not, I wonder what she’s doing for money.  It’s not as if she’s acting now.  Maybe she has great investments that bring her money.  There’s also another possibility.  She could just be saying that the story is nonsense just so no one would know how bad she’s doing.  I hope this possibility isn’t true.  If it is, it could have been avoided if Ken Corday didn’t fire her from Days Of Our Lives.  She would still be acting and be able to support her family.

I guess we’ll never hear anything about this issue from Ken Corday since he doesn’t seem to care too much about the actors that he chose to fire.  Maybe it’s a good thing that he hasn’t said anything since he might end up saying something bad about her.

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Former Days Of Our Lives star Deidre Hall is facing money troubles.  In court documents filed on March 9^th stemming from Deidre’s divorce from her husband Stephen Sohmer, explain that Deidre’s money is running out since she’s been let go from the show.  I guess actors are not immune from economic woes either since she’s dealing with this financial problem too.

Deidre claimed her monthly salary was about $28,000 while she was on Days Of Our Lives.  I did the math and she was making about $336,000 a year. I thought she was one of the million dollar actors in daytime because she is one of the most popular actresses on Soap Operas.  Her primary source of income came from her work on Days Of Our Lives.  Now that she’s been fired, she has to utilize the assets that she’s accumulated and the income generated by those assets to maintain her and her children’s lifestyles.  She has to pay her husband alimony so losing her job has made it difficult for her to make the payments that she was making before she was fired.

She is scheduled for a hearing on this matter on March 25^th.  I hope that it all works out for her.  It would be a shame that she would have to sell things in order to make ends meet.  She is a pretty good actress so I can’t believe that she can’t find another soap to join.  You would think that they would jump at the chance to hire her. She has a huge fanbase that will probably follow her wherever she goes.  Maybe Ken Corday will have a heart and hire her back on Days Of Our Lives.  He took a lot of heat by letting her go so he can make up for it by hiring her back.  I’m sure she will do it now because she needs the money. 

Actor Bruce Willis (54) married his girlfriend British model Emma Heming (32) this weekend. They got married at his home in the Caribbean.  They met through friends and they were dating since last year.  I didn’t realize he was dating someone that long. He managed to keep a low profile with Emma.  He was completely different from his ex-wife Demi Moore. She and Ashton Kutcher were pretty much everywhere when they were dating.  Maybe Bruce didn’t want the media to affect his relationship with Emma.

The couple will have another ceremony when they get back to California.  Bruce’s ex-wife Demi Moore and her husband Ashton Kutcher were at the wedding.  Bruce and Demi’s kids (Rumer 20, Scout 17, and Tallulah 15) were also at the wedding. That’s really good that Bruce and Demi are friendly enough that they could attend each other’s weddings.  I think he went to her wedding too.  More divorced Hollywood couples need to be like that.  They wanted to keep their relationship friendly for the sake of their children.  I like how they wanted to put their children first.  When you think of couples like Alec Baldwin and Kim Bassinger and Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards fighting over their children, it’s a nice change to see that Bruce and Demi were able to get past their problems and stay friends for their children.

Bruce’s previous marriage was to Demi.  They were married for 13 years and were divorced in 2000.  They have remained friends ever since.  I’m not sure if this is Emma’s first marriage or not.

I hope that they have a great life together.  There are so many couples that don’t stay together for very long and hopefully they won’t be added to the list.

Mary J. Blige has joined the cast of Tyler Perry’s new movie I Can Do Bad All By Myself.  It’s due out September 11, 2009. That’s a weird time for a movie to come out considering what happened on that day. The film will also star Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson.  The movie centers around Mary’s character. Mary plays a nightclub manager named Tanya.  Taraji will be playing a good friend of Mary’s character.  The character of Madea will be in the movie. I’m glad because I really enjoy the character of Madea.  I Can Do Bad All By Myself is another one of Tyler Perry’s stage plays that he turned into a screenplay.  I enjoyed the other movies that Tyler Perry has done so I’m sure I will enjoy this too. 

I hope that Mary can pull off a lead role like this.  She has a lot of weight to carry seeing as she’s the star of a Tyler Perry movie. They are usually filled with drama as well as comedy.  I’m not sure if Mary’s done a comedic role so it might be a challenge for her.  I wonder if Tyler had Mary in mind when he decided to do the movie or did she have to audition for it? 

Mary is also going to be guest starring on a primetime show this year.  She guest-starred on Entourage in 2007.  In addition to acting, Mary is in the studio working on a new CD.  She’s working on the follow-up on her Growing Pains cd. It’s due out later this year.  I will be looking forward to hearing her new music.  She’s been guest-starring in a lot of songs lately so it will be good to hear her own new music on the radio.