Posted on Fri Oct 14th, 2011 3:30pm PDT By
X17 Staff

On the heels of her looming court appearance next week, Lindsay Lohan has taken to Twitter to clear up some of the drama surrounding her life.
It was reported this week the Downtown Women's Center in LA has kicked Lohan out of the program for not staying longer than an hour, or simply failing to show up at all for her court-ordered community service.
Lilo Tweeted Friday afternoon:
"I am not to be made an example of anymore. I am working hard and fulfilling my obligations every single day, to the court as well as myself. If I travel, its for work and its been approved. As is anything I do when I leave the state. I'd appreciate it if people will just let me do what is asked of me, so that I can get my life back. Please ignore the reports which have no truth to them. Thank you."
The troubled star has reportedly logged an "unimpressive" amount of hours for her community service, and sources say she may be looking at actual jail time when she faces Judge Sautner next week.
The Probation Department's volunteer center has now assigned her to a new community service program at the Red Cross, where she was spotting clocking in her time early this week.
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Posted on Fri Oct 14th, 2011 3:13pm PDT By
X17 Staff

After much speculation that the couple might be expecting ... Trace Cyrus and Brenda Song announced today they're engaged to be married.
Miley's brother
Tweeted: "I am very excited to say, last week I asked my girlfriend Brenda Song to marry me and she said YES! We are both very excited to be engaged."
Song, known for her role on
Suite Life With Zach and Cody on the Disney Channel, and for her role as Andrew Garfield's girlfriend in
The Social Network began dating the rocker/clothing designer earlier this spring. Their first appearance together was at a
Nylon magazine party in May.
X17online snapped some seemingly
sad photos of a teary Song returning home from the hospital three weeks ago with Trace and Tish Cyrus by her side.
The actress' mother denied reports her daughter was pregnant but there was never any official word from Song's publicist.
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Posted on Fri Oct 14th, 2011 3:12pm PDT By
X17 Staff

Now that
Twilight is nearing an end, Robert Pattinson is free to peruse any movie project he wants -- but will he switch it up and go the musical theater route?
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong is reportedly desperate to cast RPatz in the lead role in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical "American Idiot," which is based on the band's popular album.
Armstrong has been waiting for over two years for the world's sexiest vampire to have some free time, telling Spinner.com in an April 2009 interview:
"I'm gonna say maybe that kid in 'Twilight,' [Pattinson]. He's a good actor. There's still more to come with that kid."
The film is set to be produced by Tom Hanks' Playtone and is currently in pre-production. No one has been cast as of yet, and Pattinson has remained mum on the potential new film role.
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Posted on Fri Oct 14th, 2011 2:53pm PDT By
X17 Staff
The fabulously funky Nicki Minaj as an 18-century courtesan?
Photographer Francesco Vezzoli explained the concept behind this unusual photo shoot for
M Magazine:
In her performances, Minaj makes very explicit and Âchallenging use of her beauty and her body, so I thought of comparing her to some of the most famous courtesans in history: the Marquise de ÂMontespan, Comtesse du Barry, Madame de Pompadour, and ÂMadame Rimsky-ÂKorsakov. My idea was to reproduce four iconic portraits of some of the most fascinating females of the past in a series starring an American pop-culture role model. We tried to re-create those original portraits using similar furniture, props, and clothing, Ã la Visconti. Luckily enough, the result came out as surreal as it could be, just as I wished.
The 28-year-old singer looks awesome in this unique spread ... check out the gallery below!
Posted on Fri Oct 14th, 2011 2:45pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Orvis/Cushman & Wakefield
Val Kilmer has been trying to sell portions of his 6,000-acre New Mexico ranch for several years, and has just recently decided to list the entire property -- for a cool $33 million.
The Doors star is reportedly gearing up to run for governor of New Mexico next year, so he needs to unload the Pecos River ranch property, which requires a lot of attention and upkeep.
The rustic cabin-like log house is approximately 5,600 square feet with four bedrooms, and two guesthouses, an 1,800-square-foot caretaker’s home, additional guest homes, barns, garages, and outbuildings -- all up for grabs.
Kilmer has owned the property for nearly 15 years.
Check out all of the pix from Val's New Mexico abode in our gallery below.
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Posted on Fri Oct 14th, 2011 2:30pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Not many people can pull off an all-gray jumpsuit and still look picture perfect, but supermodel Tyra Banks can make any ensemble look good.
We caught up with the gorgeous Miss Banks while she was exiting Il Covo restaurant in Hollywood on Thursday night, and she couldn't stop smiling! Could it be due to the fact that the
America's Next Top Model judge has recently been named a New York Times best selling author?
The model/mogul's debut novel, 'Modelland', topped the Barnes and Noble charts this week and came in second in the New York Times Children's Chapter Books chart.
After riding a huge wave of success with her first book, Banks is reportedly working on a film adaptation for 'Modelland' and has admitted she is already looking to cast a girls who could play the characters in the book.
Tyra recently gushed to reporters, "I'm looking for an every-girl to possibly play one of the characters in the story."
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Posted on Fri Oct 14th, 2011 2:23pm PDT By
X17 Staff

Let's face it, in this town, when you're skinny, you're usually happy -- and if you've lost weight because you're on a "divorce diet," you're probably still happy that at least one good thing came out of your failed marriage.
But in the case of Mischa Barton, who isn't in the throws of a messy breakup, her weight loss hasn't put a smile on her face. Or maybe it's just the paparazzi who make her frown?
Whatever the case, Ms. Barton and her lovely, well-defined cheekbones, looked spectacular last night as she left dinner on Sunset Plaza with a friend. Now if she'd just smile ...
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Posted on Fri Oct 14th, 2011 2:00pm PDT By
X17 Staff

At long last, Twihards are finally getting their very own interactive online community!
Summit Entertainment has just launched the
Twilight time capsule where fans can "commemorate and share content with each other, and relive any moment in
Twilight Saga film history," according to the press release.
Fans can also view a timeline that includes memories and trailers from the releases.
Twilight star Nikki Reed said in a video about the site:
"Now you can commemorate your personal memories forever and become a part of Twilight Saga history."
The
Twilight time capsule launch comes just in time for the Nov. 18 release of
Breaking Dawn - Part 1, which is the second to last film in the series. The final film is set to hit theaters on November 16, 2012.
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