Posted on Fri Jan 20th, 2012 1:20pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Katherine Heigl pulled out the fashion stops, donning a quirky pair of suede and gold wedges and a fun leopard print bag, as she made her way to a meeting in LA, on Friday morning.
The One for the Moneystar recently revealed that she's itching to return to Grey's Anatomy, after requesting to be released from her contract in 2010.
The Knocked Up star told E! of reprising her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens, "I really, really, really want to see where she is. I just want to know what happened to her and where she went and what she's doing now. My idea is that she actually, like, figures it out and finds some success and does really well in a different hospital. She was always floundering, you know, and so she was always one step behind the eight ball, and I want to see that girl take some power back."
Heigl famously turned down an Emmy nomination for her role, after announcing, “I do not feel I was given the material this season to warrant a nomination.â€
Posted on Fri Jan 20th, 2012 12:40pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Kim Kardashian is making sure her booty stays in tip top shape by heading to Pilates class in Los Angeles. Love those flip flops!
The 31-year-old reality star may be working off some stress after the Kardashian clan reportedly lost two big deals ... a Kardashian-themed magazine with American Media Inc. and a Kardashian Barbie doll line from Mattel.
According to the NY Post, momager Kris Jenner's demands killed the deal. The source tells the paper:
"AMI chief David Pecker made it clear that there was no way he was going to tell his editors what stories they could and couldn't do."
As for the Barbie doll line, a rep for Mattel says:
"As popular as the Kardashian sisters are, at this point in time we are not manufacturing Barbie-branded Kardashian dolls."
Let's hope the Pilates class is exactly what Kim needs to get through these tough times.
Posted on Fri Jan 20th, 2012 11:45am PDT By
X17 Staff
Talk about a waste of money!
Octomom Nadya Suleman appeared on The Wendy Williams Show Friday to announce that she is losing her home, and claims an anonymous party offered her $1 million to disclose the name of the man who fathered her 14 children.
Suleman revealed to Wendy, "I was offered, from the tabloids a million dollars within the first month after I had the babies to disclose his name."
The celebrity mom, who claims she's been celibate for 13 years, has always maintained that the father of her kids is an old friend who does not pay child support. "We had an agreement that he would be financially exempt from any kind of responsibility," she told Wendy.
The talk show host also asked the busy mom is she was seeing a therapist, to which she replied, "No. My form of therapy and survival has been exercise. I discovered that a couple of years back."
Nadya is currently taking classes to become a certified fitness trainer, and she also appeared in the low-budget horror flick Millennium as a woman impregnated by a demon, so that she would be eligible for Screen Actors Guild health benefits.
Posted on Fri Jan 20th, 2012 11:15am PDT By
X17 Staff
W
Thank you W mag!
Sexy British actor Michael Fassbender took it all off for a recent shoot with the fashion mag's February 2012 issue of W magazine that leaves very little to the imagination.
The 34-year-old star is used to appearing in his birthday suit, telling W, "From the start of my career, I've been naked. My first job was a commercial for SAS airlines. In the spot, I wake up in a pink room next to a beautiful blonde girl and get out of bed naked. From that point forward, it’s been in all of my contracts: He must be naked in this film."
We're not complaining!
The actor also spoke about his role in the upcoming film Shame, costarring Carey Mulligan. "I must admit—I initially thought it might be fun. You hear ‘sex,’ and you think…sex! But this was definitely the hardest job I’ve done."
Posted on Fri Jan 20th, 2012 10:40am PDT By
X17 Staff
Randy Jackson and the mother of his two children, Alejandra, faced off in an LA courtroom Friday morning over a $600k child support judgement that was awarded to her back in December 1990. The judge ended up siding with Randy.
In court, Alejandra had said her daughter was born in 1999, which would make her 13. However, Jackson's lawyers clarified the age. Since their youngest child, Genevieve, is 22 and an adult ... the judge didn't force Michael's brother to hand over any money, and instead, postponed the case until May 25.
Alejandra claims Randy has not paid his $1,200-a-month child support in years and as a result, the amount now exceeds $600k.
Randy filed a countersuit claiming that Alejandra agreed to a deal back in 1993 that would allow her to live comfortably at the Jackson Encino home instead of receiving payments. This included cooks, maids, food and use of luxury cars. In Randy's suit, it says Alejandra and her kids have lived "like kings and queens at Randy Jackson's expense."
A Jackson insider tells X17online exclusively:
"Randy is a great dad, and his kids are well taken care of. He's excited to get this over with and move on."
Randy never married Alejandra, but they had two children together. Alejandra then went ahead and married his brother Jermaine, against his will and knowledge ... and had two kids with him. Now, after almost two decades, we're told "she's after money from both brothers."
Making her first appearance since announcing her split with Russell Brand last month,
Katy Perry took to the stage on Thursday night to perform her second to last concert for the 124-date "California Dreams" tour, at the Sentul International Convention Centre in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The "Teenage Dreams" singer has been Tweeting her excitement for the second to last show, writing, "I'm SO EXCITED to FINALLY be in INDONESIA! U guys have waited forever #timetodeliver." A few hours before taking the stage, Perry again Tweeted, "It's the day of the show y'all! Can't WAIT! #JAKARTADREAMS."
The only sign that things have changed in Katy's life came when the singer removed footage of her wedding to Brand from the concert, which was originally meant to play during the track "Not Like The Movies." Perry replaced the video with random cartoon images instead.
The performance comes just one week after a blue-haired Katy was spotted shooting an Adidas commercial in LA. She is set to perform her final show on Monday in Manila, Philippines.
Posted on Fri Jan 20th, 2012 9:40am PDT By
X17 Staff
Beloved soul singer Etta James, the powerful voice behind the chart-topping 1961 hit "At Last," has died at the age of 73 after losing a lengthy battle with leukemia, her Longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon, said on Friday.
De Leon, first confirmed the news to CNN, saying in a statement:
"This is a tremendous loss for the family, her friends and fans around the world. She was a true original who could sing it all – her music defied category. I worked with Etta for over 30 years. She was my friend and I will miss her always."
James was first admitted to the hospital in January 2010, after suffering from a blood infection, before retuning to seek care in May 2011 for a urinary tract infection and the blood infection sepsis.
The four-time Grammy winner was inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, and was famously portrayed by Beyonce in the 2008 movie Cadillac Records.
Knowles released a statement after the singer's death, expressing: "This is a huge loss. Etta James was one of the greatest vocalists of our time. I am so fortunate to have met such a queen. Her musical contributions will last a lifetime."