Posted on Mon Jul 1st, 2013 10:59am PDT By
X17 Staff
Of course a Kardashian wouldn't give away such a valuable photo for free!
On Saturday Khloe Kardashian posted the above snapshot of her sister Kim on Facebook, and while most media outlets (including
us!) were fooled into thinking that this was the first post-baby picture of the reality TV starlet, it's actually a re-post from April!
Several months ago Khloe uploaded the same shot to Instagram and wrote, "Sleeping beauties," and on this one she said, "I love my lil baby so much..." but we highly doubt she forgot when the pic was taken.
Seems like Khloe is is having fun pranking the press!
Posted on Mon Jul 1st, 2013 10:30am PDT By
X17 Staff
Who knew that Legolas had a sense of humor?
Orlando Bloom bid adieu to his famous
Lord of the Rings character by spoofing Legolas in a video shot by director Peter Jackson on Saturday. The actor quotes one of his famous lines from the trilogy, chanting "They're taking the hobbits to Isengard!" to a looped video of his character screaming the same thing on screen. "To Isengard! To Isengard! To Isengard!" he yells.
Jackson wrote on Facebook that Bloom had finished filming his final scene for
The Hobbit: There and Back Again -- the last film from the director's
The Hobbit trilogy, which is a follow-up to Jackson's Oscar-winning
Lord of the Rings trilogy.
"A day after saying goodbye to Gandalf and Tauriel, it was time to farewell Legolas," Jackson wrote. "What a great day it was, with Orlando battling a serious Orc for all 12 hours of shooting - part of the Battle of the 5 Armies for the third Hobbit movie. When we finally got the day done, we said goodbye to Orlando, had a couple of beers ... and couldn't resist doing this!"
The director also said farewell to Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Evangeline Lilly (Tauriel), who wrapped up their final scenes as the wise wizard and elf warrior, respectively, the day before on Friday. Jackson posted a Facebook photo of himself and McKellen looking glum about the final day of filming. "Seconds ago we finished our last shot with Gandalf," he wrote. "The end of an incredible adventure that began in 1999. I'm feeling very sad right now."
"End? Oh, the journey doesn't end here."
Posted on Mon Jul 1st, 2013 9:55am PDT By
X17 Staff
Kristen Stewart departed from Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday, and we're not sure where the 23-year-old actress was headed, but just last week she was in Nashville, Tennessee for Pride and Glory week.
Last we heard, K. Stew had dropped out of
Focus, but she's lined up several new gigs with
Camp X-Ray,
Sils Maria and
The Big Shoe. Guess that's the best way to get over a breakup -- stay busy at work! And since she has a thing for getting involved with her co-workers, maybe she'll meet her next man on set?
In other news, Rob Pattinson's ex-girlfriend was recently named to
Forbes' Celebrity 100: Power Actresses List as the fourth most powerful star in Hollywood. Congrats!
Posted on Mon Jul 1st, 2013 9:25am PDT By
X17 Staff
Here comes the bride!
Brooke Hogan got engaged to her Dallas Cowboys football player beau Phil Costa in Las Vegas over the weekend, and Hulk's daughter decided to share some snapshots of the proposal on her Instagram account.
"Happiest moment of my LIFE. I am marrying my best friend. I wouldn't choose anyone else. I am so lucky and grateful," the 25-year-old captioned the photos.
Costa dropped to one knee in front of the Paris hotel's Eiffel Tower, and his lady love looked completely surprised.
Congrats lovebirds!
Posted on Mon Jul 1st, 2013 8:55am PDT By
X17 Staff
"Happy Birthday, Mr. President!" Or not.
Jennifer Lopez is retracting her musical birthday wishes for the president of Turkmenistan after learning that the country is notorious for human rights violations.
J.Lo performed in the former Soviet nation on Saturday and sang "Happy Birthday" to Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow during a show hosted by the China National Petroleum Corp. The singer's spokesman Mark Young told the Associated Press that Jennifer "graciously obliged" to the last-minute request for the birthday serenade. "Had there been knowledge of human rights issues of any kind, Jennifer would not have attended," the rep added.
The president of The Human Rights Foundation, Thor Halvorssen, scolded the singer in a statement to
The Hollywood Reporter. "Lopez obviously has the right to earn a living performing for the dictator of her choice and his circle of cronies," Halvorssen said. "But her actions utterly destroy the carefully crafted message she has cultivated with her prior involvement with Amnesty International's programs in Mexico aimed at curbing violence against women."
Jenny from the Block is the latest A-lister to face backlash after performing for a dictator in recent years. Oscar-winner Hilary Swank attended a birthday party for the Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, in 2011. Beyonce, Nelly Furtado, 50 Cent, Mariah Carey, and Usher performed at parties linked to the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. All the celebs later apologized for their ignorance.
Update: A source told
Us Weekly that Jennifer was paid $1.5 million for the performance.
Posted on Mon Jul 1st, 2013 8:25am PDT By
X17 Staff
Um, seeing as Brad and Angelina were paid a whopping $14 million for photos of their twins, we're thinking the glossies are going to have to pony up more than two mil for Kim Kardashian!
Despite recent online reports, we won't get our first peek at Kim and Kanye West's infant daughter North West on Kris Jenner's upcoming talk show, according to
TMZ. Apparently Kim is "so averse to exploiting her baby," she doesn't even want the little girl featured on
Keeping Up with the Kardashians next season. So how is she going to cash out on her bundle of joy?
Kim is reportedly planning Nori's big reveal with a magazine, and apparently one of the offers is already at the $2 million mark.
TMZ reports that the proceeds will go to charity, but we have a feeling the sum Kim is willing to accept will be 3-4 times this initial offer...
Posted on Mon Jul 1st, 2013 7:50am PDT By
X17 Staff

Robert Pattinson was spotted in Loz Feliz on Saturday with
a mystery lady Riley Keough, and we're not sure what these two were up to, but isn't she supposed to be closer with Kristen? After all, the ladies both starred in
The Runaways in 2010. Riley ended her engagement to Alex Pettyfer last year, and in May she was spotted with Jennifer Lawrence's ex Nicholas Hoult, so we're not really sure who she's dating these days ... as far as we can tell she's still single!
The duo drove around in the
Twilight hunk's red Chevy pick-up truck with a new ping-pong table in the back, and they later returned to his pad.
Two weeks after Robsten's nasty split in early May, we caught Rob
moving all of his stuff (and the former couple's two dogs) out of K. Stew's Los Feliz home.
But is Rob moving on with Riley?
Read More!
Posted on Mon Jul 1st, 2013 7:39am PDT By
X17 Staff
Teen Mom/porn star Farrah Abraham has checked in to rehab at the Lukens Institute in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida to deal with alcohol abuse.
"At this time in my life, I need to stay focused on the positive to get through all of the negative that a DUI has caused in my life," she said in a statement. "I'm 22 and I want to make better choices and ensure I can recognize when I am putting myself in a bad situation next time."
Abraham's 4-year-old daughter Sophia will stay with her father Mike while her mother spends ten days in treatment.
Last March the reality star was arrested in Omaha, Nebraska for driving under the influence with a blood alcohol level of .147, nearly twice the legal limit. Abraham was placed on six months probation and ordered to complete an alcohol education course.