Posted on Mon Sep 2nd, 2013 11:00am PDT By
X17 Staff
We bet Cher is thanking her lucky stars for airbrushing!
The 67-year-old singer has certainly turned back time in the cover shoot for her brand-new album
Closer to the Truth -- and we are totally diggin' it! Wearing a negligee and sprawled atop fur rug (as divas are wont to do), the always seductive singer revealed the new images to her fans on Twitter.
Along with the racy photos, Cher wrote, "Playboy Center-fold effects." At least she has a sense of humor about her smoldering pics.
Closer to the Truth has 11 tracks on the standard version, and 17 on the deluxe edition. The album includes collaborations with Timbaland and Pink. Originally a duet with Lady Gaga was slated to be on it as well, however the single was subsequently left off the album.
Cher said, "I think this is probably the best album I’ve ever done. I think it’s brilliant and I thought [Gaga's] performance was great but she doesn’t like it." What a bummer!
Closer to the Truth is Cher's first record since 2001's
Living Proof and her 26th studio album.
Posted on Mon Sep 2nd, 2013 10:31am PDT By
X17 Staff
Last week it was reported that Will and wife Jada Pinkett-Smith quietly put their Calabasas compound on the market
for a whopping $42 million, and this also comes after the news that the couple sold their vacation home in Kauai for $20 million. Either the A-listers are going broke or they're headed for a split ... we can't imagine there's any other reason why they'd want to unload such gorgeous homes! Unless of course they're planning on upgrading to something even bigger? But we can't imagine that's the case...
The Smith's Calabasas estate sits on 150 acres of land, and from the 25,000-square-foot main house to the man-made lake, this property has everything a buyer could want. Other impressive features include a recording studio, a sunken trampoline, a sand volleyball court, basketball and tennis courts, a lagoon-style pool that comes right up to the side of the house and there is even a meditation lounge. The home took seven years to build, and the Smiths have only been living in it for two years.
As far as the couple's former Hawaii pad, the 7-acre property was bought by real estate mogul Dmity Rybolovlev in an off market deal earlier this year. The Smiths still own several properties in Pennsylvania and they have two other homes in Los Angeles. They bought a 4,146-square-foot pad in Woodland Hills in 2010 for $910,000 and they have a 5,976-square-foot ranch home in Hidden Hills that they bought in 2003 for $3,400,000. It is believed that they stayed at this Hidden Hills pad while their Calabasas estate was under construction.
In January of 2012 it was reported that Jada met with celebrity divorce lawyer Laura Wasser, and
In Touch Weekly reported that the actress even passed on a movie role to spend more time with her kids during the "difficult time." In August of 2011 it was reported that Will and Jada had separated, but the pair quickly shot down those reports.
"
Although we are reluctant to respond to these types of press reports, the rumors circulating about our relationship are completely false," they said in a statement. "
We are still together, and our marriage is intact." Wonder if that's still the case?
Posted on Mon Sep 2nd, 2013 10:00am PDT By
X17 Staff
He's getting so big!
Charlize Theron took son Jackson for a sweet treat at Pinkberry with mom Gerda yesterday, and the little one almost upstaged his famous mom by looking super stylish sporting a mohawk and mocassins. Adorbs!
The actress looked effortlessly chic in white jeans and flats, and we can't understand how someone this gorgeous is still single!
The South African beauty may not have time for romance, though, because she is busy filming her latest movie
Dark Places. The thriller tells the story of a young girl who witnesses the murder of some of her family members.
Who needs a boyfriend when you have a baby boy that's this cute?!
Posted on Mon Sep 2nd, 2013 9:15am PDT By
X17 Staff
Finally! Universal Pictures announced today what actors were cast as the lead roles in the highly anticipated film adaptation of
Fifty Shades of Grey. Dakota Johnson, the daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, will be stepping into the role of Anastasia Steele.
Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam will be taking on Christian Grey. Bondage fans: grab your rope and your favorite whip -- because it's time for a Labor Day celebration!
E.L. James' novel,
Fifty Shades of Grey, has sold over 70 million copies worldwide and weaves the erotic tale of business magnate Christian Grey and college student Anastasia Steele. the book has made waves for explicitly erotic scenes that feature elements of bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, and sadism/masochism, for those of you not in the know -- that's BDSM. And for you even less in the know -- that's kinky stuff.
The casting news is a bit shocking considering Johnson and Hunnam are not major names. Emma Watson and Shailene Woodley were some of the actresses who were rumored to be stepping into the submissive part. While, Alexander Skarsgard and Alex Pettyfer's names were bandied about in regards to playing the dominant boss.
The 23-year-old Johnson starred in the short-lived sitcom
Ben & Kate, and was also featured in
Need for Speed,
21 Jump Street and
The Five-Year Engagement. Her first big break was in
The Social Network -- don't remember her in the movie? That's okay neither do we.
Hunnam is a British actor best known for being a bike-riding bad boy Jax Teller in
Sons of Anarchy. The 33-year-old has also been in
Cold Mountain,
Children of Men and most recently
Pacific Rim.
Fifty Shades of Grey is slated to hit theaters on Aug. 1, 2014.
Posted on Mon Sep 2nd, 2013 9:00am PDT By
X17 Staff
Say goodbye to the goddesses, there are new ladies in town!
Charlie Sheen turns 48-years-old tomorrow, but he decided to start the party one day early with a dinner celebration complete with "Charlie's Angels", who happen to be his new porn star girlfriends. Would you expect anything less?!
The actor was in a playful mood and decided to share a snapshot of the meal on his Twitter account.
"48? My a** - I look 28! But more importantly, I feel 68!! Happy birthday to me! 9and Charlie's Angels)," he captioned the photo, which shows him jokingly pointing a knife at one of his girlfriends.
That kind of humor would be a lot funnier if he hadn't been accused of domestic abuse on countless occasions.
It's nice to see Mr. Sheen is having a ball while his ex-wife Denise Richards takes care of his children!
Posted on Mon Sep 2nd, 2013 8:27am PDT By
X17 Staff
Over the Labor Day weekend, Alessandra Ambrosio and her hubby Jamie Mazur took their adorable daughter Anja to the beach, and the trio had a blast splashing in the waves and playing beach volleyball with pals. They left their 15-month-old son Noah stayed at home with the nanny, but maybe next summer he'll be big enough to tag along?
On Saturday Ale tweeted, "Waking up to an amazing party and holiday weekend... Bom dia Acordando para um fim de semana de festas e feriado #instalovers #life #party #foreveronvacation #livelifetothefullest." And speaking of parties, just a few days after returning home from Greece, the family celebrated little miss Anja's fifth birthday last week. Sounds like the perfect summer!
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Posted on Mon Sep 2nd, 2013 7:45am PDT By
X17 Staff
Give the girl a break already!
It has been a rough couple weeks for Khloe Kardashian after reports surfaced that husband Lamar Odom has been cheating and is addicted to drugs, so the reality star took to her Twitter account to make a cryptic statement about her well being during this turbulent time.
"As much as I wish I were made of steel... I'm not," she tweeted before adding, "I'm pretty damn close to it though hehe."
Following her basketball player beau's arrest for DUI last week, many are wondering if the couple is headed for divorce, so maybe this is the
Keeping Up with the Kardashians star's way of sending a message that she's at her breaking point?
If it was up to X17online readers, Khlo would kick him to the curb! We asked in a recent poll if Kimmy K's sister should divorce her hubby or just deal with it, and 59% voted for the D-word!
Posted on Mon Sep 2nd, 2013 6:00am PDT By
X17 Staff
When the kids are away, Kourtney Kardashian will play.
The eldest Kardashian partied in Las Vegas solo in the midst of her family drama. Her boyfriend Scott Disick (a.k.a. Mr. Vegas) must have stayed home with the kids while Kourt had a girls' night in Sin City.
Kourtney hosted a Labor Day bash at Hyde Bellagio nighclub on Saturday, showing off her hot bod in a curve-hugging black lace jumpsuit. It's hard to believe she gave birth just a year ago.
The
Keeping Up with the Kardashians star was greeted at the club by sparklers and signs spelling out her name. She and her gal pals danced the night away to the beats of DJ Eric D-Lux. Things got more bizarre after 2 a.m. when a life-size zebra delivered Dom Pérignon to the girls. What happens in Vegas ...