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Celebrity Sizzle by Mark Stone
Fergie's hubby may be having an affair. Will she stand by her man? (photo contributed)
Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie may be a big girl, but she sure has reason to cry this week as she is appearing on the covers of US Weekly and People magazine – but not in a good way. The US Weekly headline reads “Fergie Betrayed” and the People headline is going with “Rocked By Scandal.” The story behind the headlines alleges that Fergie’s new hubby Josh Duhamel carried on a fling with an Atlanta stripper.
All the reports have Duhamel denying the allegations (of course) and almost all of them state that Fergie is standing by her man. However, in a post yesterday in Bill Zwecker’s column in the Chicago Sun-Times, it seems that Fergie doesn’t believe him. Zwecker’s source states: ”[Fergie's] been around musicians for too long. She understands show business marriages are not like other people’s.” The source, a Black Eyed Peas insider, goes on to say, ”He’s definitely in the doghouse. But Fergie’s hanging in there — at least for the time being. She was fully aware of Josh’s reputation as a ladies’ man when she hooked up with him.”
Assuming the Sun-Times source is reliable, it’s time for these two to have a chat. Fergie’s got to tell him to Shut Up, that she’s Got A Feeling that he’s Phunking With Her Heart by being Clumsy with a stripper and if he doesn’t start showing her Where Is The Love she’s going to Boom Boom Pow him off the London Bridge.
Whew.
Chris Brown: not a big concert draw
Fergie is not the only music star not having a good week. Chris Brown, who is trying to establish a comeback with a series of concerts in smaller venues, is failing to sell tickets for most of the shows.
Perez Hilton is reporting that his concerts, which used to be in the 20,000-seat variety, are now being held in 1,000-2,500 seat venues. Every show listed on Ticketmaster’s website is showing plenty of seats available. Perez also reports that some markets’ sales have already been labeled as “disastrous.”
Ouch. Are you surprised? I’m not. Here’s why: while most people aren’t going to think twice about plopping down 99 cents to download any of his new tracks (and this will happen when he releases new material), most of us aren’t willing to fork over a big chunk of change to see Brown perform. By attending his concert, you’re showing your face in public and essentially validating his behaviours and supporting his career. Downloading a song is like a harmless, faceless act – which is why for the time being at least, Brown will fail in concert but flourish in music sales.
Then again I could be wrong. Seriously, Breezy – TOO SOON.
19 celebs that have dated Lindsay Lohan
Linsday Lohan certainly has a reputation for “dating” many Hollywood actors (and one female DJ). Whenever we used to hear about her “being” with so-and-so we would just shrug it off knowing that it wouldn’t last and soon she’d move on. But did you ever stop to think about how many celebs she’s actually been “linked” to?
The folks over at Buzzfeed did, and they’ve come up with a photo gallery of 19 Hollywood celebs who have at one time or another been Living La Vida Lohan. The names? Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Levine, Jared Leto, David Spade, Colin Farrell, Shia LaBeouf, Jack Osbourne, Brett Ratner, Nick Cannon, Christian Slater, Vanessa Minnillo, Nick Lachey, Wilmer Valderrama, Jude Law, Joe Francis, Shaun White, Aaron Carter, Samantha Ronson and Gerard Butler.
Of course, these names are all based on rumour and some of them may not be completely true. Still – given the list above, if you were a guy and were thinking of paying her a horizontal visit so to speak, wouldn’t you be scared off? That 10-foot pole analogy has never been more fitting…
And now for some very sad Lindsay Lohan news
Lindsay is an easy target; she’s one giant satirical cesspool. Sometimes, however, you’ve got to step back and worry about how sad her life must be if her father is releasing audio recordings to the media of her desperate cries for help. Today, RadarOnline posted a long recording of a phone call LiLo made to father Michael and mother Dina.
It’s almost heartbreaking to hear someone in this much emotional pain, as the tape reveals a tortured and inconsolable Lindsay. At times she wails and sobs uncontrollably. At others, she whimpers like a child complaining about problems with her family and ex-girlfriend Samantha Ronson.
Can you believe that her father would release this to a gossip site? He says he’s doing so in an attempt to prove his point and to disprove those around Lindsay who are saying she’s fine, and I can see what he’s trying to do. Doing it this way probably isn’t going to help her, though. Someone has got to step in and take control of the situation, as it’s clear that everyone involved up to this point hasn’t been able to steer things in the right direction.
Did Carol Burnett get Alec Baldwin the Oscar gig?
Yesterday Kelowna.com was one of the first media outlets anywhere to report on the Academy’s choice of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin for hosting the Oscars. When I heard the news I was shocked and at first wasn’t thrilled with the selection.
Now that I’ve had some time to think about it, it may not be that bad. With 29 Saturday Night Live hosting gigs between them, these guys know a thing or two about hosting a live event. Both are always pretty funny when they host, so that’s a good thing.
On the other hand, Baldwin is slightly overexposed (and overrated – his back-to-back Emmy wins aren’t warranted) and Martin has hosted the Oscars before and wasn’t all that funny last time. Also, neither of them is going to bring a younger demographic to the telecast that the show really needs.
An interesting tidbit of how Baldwin may have got the gig: I’ve got a video for you here where he took the stage at the Elle Women in Hollywood Awards on Oct. 19. During the event, Carol Burnett suggested that Baldwin host the Oscars – in front of the audience, which happened to include Oscar co-producer Adam Shankman. In this bit, he manages to bring Robert Pattinson, Kanye West and Balloon Boy into the world of Julie Andrews.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMZUJCHCXBs&feature=player_embedded
Tags: Academy Awards, Alec Baldwin, Black Eyed Peas, Chris Brown, Fergie, Josh Duhamel, Lindsay Lohan, Steve Martin
