Posted on Wed Jul 6th, 2011 4:10pm PDT By
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Katy Perry is usually a trendsetter, but now she's the latest to join a movement: planking!
Planking, i.e. the act of laying down and taking a photograph of yourself, is sweeping the Internet as people try to come up with crazier ways of accomplishing the feat -- planking on top of two camels, planking on top of a fridge, etc.
But Katy planked a boat, and she liked it! The singer Tweeted this fun pic of herself doing some relaxing planking.
Posted on Wed Jul 6th, 2011 3:50pm PDT By
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Actress Keri Russell is pregnant with her second child, according to HollyBaby.
Russell has been married to hubby Shane Deary for four years, and a close friend of the actress says she is a few months along. Congrats!
Russell, 35, and Deary already have son River, 4.
Up next for Keri is the indie romantic comedy Austenland, which is being produced by Twilight author Stephenie Meyer. She'll also appear in Goats, co-starring David Duchovny, Vera Farmiga, Ty Burrell and Minnie Driver.
Posted on Wed Jul 6th, 2011 3:30pm PDT By
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LaToya Jackson is claiming that her abusive ex-husband told boxer Mike Tyson that, for $100,000, Tyson could have sex with LaToya.
LaToya made the claim on CBS' The Talk, where she was promoting her autobiography Starting Over.
The book details the abuse LaToya, 55, says she suffered from ex-husband and manager Jack Gordon. She says he beat and threatened to kill her, forced her to participate in group sex and made her pose twice for Playboy. She said:
"Mike Tyson later told my mother and father and some other friends that he (Gordon) had told him that if he wanted to sleep with me he has to pay $100,000 ... I was in brothels and everything. ... And I had to do that because I knew what he said he would do, he would do it."
Gordon died in 2005. LaToya explained to the panel why she allowed Gordon to do what he did ... see what her reason was after the jump.
Posted on Wed Jul 6th, 2011 3:00pm PDT By
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Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis are taking time to talk to the world about a very important issue: creating a "Friends With Benefits" option for your relationship status on Facebook.
Of course, this is all in promotion for their new movie, Friends with Benefits, out July 22.
But we have to admit, promotion or not, the clip is funny! We love Timberlake and Kunis' playful banter, even though they've both declared that their relationship off screen is purely friends -- no benefits.
In fact, rumor has it Timberlake has been quietly seeing ex Jessica Biel again as of late.
Posted on Wed Jul 6th, 2011 2:30pm PDT By
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Taylor Swift has canceled her Charlotte, NC, and Atlanta, GA, concerts scheduled for this weekend after being diagnosed with bronchitis.
The 21-year-old country star will resume her tour on Thursday, July 24 in Montreal. She has rescheduled the canceled dates for the fall.
“It breaks my heart to miss out on this weekend’s shows with my friends in Charlotte and Atlanta,†she said. “I would never cancel if I thought I was physically able to perform these shows. I am so sorry to the fans, but I look forward to seeing you when we come back through your towns, which we will do.â€Â
Swift previously canceled her Louisville, KY, show that was set for July 2. She's in the middle of a 98-show, 17-country tour for her album Speak Now, which is taking up most of 2011 for her. The album sold more than 1 million copies in its first week in stores last year. Hope you feel better, Taylor!
Posted on Wed Jul 6th, 2011 2:00pm PDT By
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Pink explains the story behind newborn baby girl Willow Sage's unique name in a new interview with People. She says:
“The willow is my favorite tree. I grew up near one. It’s the most flexible tree in nature and nothing can break it  no wind, no elements. It can bend and withstand anything. I love that sentiment. I want that for her.â€Â
So cute! Pink and hubby Carey Hart are already such good parents -- they've been spotted out and about with Willow ever since she was born a little more than a month ago. They've taken her to the beach several times -- they really want little Willow to enjoy nature! As for Willow's middle name, Pink says:
“Sage is cleansing and sacred. And it sounded great together. It doesn’t hurt that her last name is Hart  flexible cleansed heart."
Pink and Carey planned on doing a natural, unmedicated birth, but baby Willow had other plans! She came into the world June 2 via a Cesarean section following two nights of labor.
“She was in the frank breech position, which is head up with her legs up by her head in a pike position. We tried everything to turn her around,†Pink, 31, says.
But Pink says that "next time," she'll try things differently -- meaning she and Carey plan on adding to their brood! “It all turned out perfectly ... because she is healthy and happy and so am I," the singer says. "We’ll go for our natural birth next time, for sure.â€Â
But for now, how are these first-time parents handling a newborn? Read the super-sweet, melt-your-heart thing Pink says about Carey after the jump!
Posted on Wed Jul 6th, 2011 1:30pm PDT By
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Jennifer Aniston's episode of Inside the Actor's Studio will air Monday on Bravo, and the network has just released a teaser for her interview with James Lipton, host of the show.
The talk covers Jen's career from the early 90s on, including, of course, Friends, and talk turned to ex Brad Pitt when the 2006 film The Break Up came up. The couple split in 2005 after almost five years of marriage; Brad Pitt soon went public with his relationship with Mr. and Mrs. Smith co-star Angelina Jolie.
Aniston tells Lipton of filming The Break Up:
"I was slightly familiar on the topic and the issue. So, I honestly felt like – what a great way to sort of exorcise some of that."
Lipton asks if her "familiarity" made filming the movie easier or harder. Aniston responds:
"Easier, oddly. I enjoyed it. I really enjoyed it. … You would think otherwise. Even the producers were like, ‘I don’t know if we should ask you to do this,’ and I was like, ‘Why not? You know, turn the page. Let’s move on.’â€Â
Aniston's newest beau, Justin Theorux, was in the crowd watching the interview.
Posted on Wed Jul 6th, 2011 1:00pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Well, new top boss anyway.
Speculation has been circling NBC's The Office for months as to who will replace Michael Scott (Steve Carrell's character) as boss of the Dunder Mifflin Scranton branch since Carrell has officially left the series -- this season was his last.
Some official news has finally surfaced. James Spader, who guest starred on the show this season, will become an official recurring character; he'll play the CEO of Sabre, Dunder Mifflin's parent company.
Spader is a multi-Emmy winner; he starred on Boston Legal and The Practice.
His character on The Office, Robert California, is described as an "uber-salesman that has a power to convince and manipulate, like a high-class weirdo Jedi warrior."
Love it -- especially the name "California"!
Spader will reportedly make $100-200,000 per episode for the show. Not bad!
As for who is still in the running to replace Michael Scott, see the names after the jump!