Posted on Thu Dec 23rd, 2010 3:05pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Yesterday we spotted Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell wandering around Aspen, but they aren't the only ones celebrating Christmas in Colorado! We also caught Jack Nicholson, Zoe Saldana and Real Housewife Kyle Richards out and about, and it looks like these celebs are eager to hit the slopes. But will snow bunny Kate Hudson come out of hiding with her beau Matt Bellamy (and her boobies) this winter? We know she's there!
Posted on Thu Dec 23rd, 2010 2:44pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Ahhh to be a celebrity on New Year's Eve!
While most of us are still trying to figure out how much we'll have to fork over to get into a club, both A-listers and D-listers alike are raking in the bills simply by showing their pretty faces at the hottest spots on NYE!
We've put together a list of just a few celebs who are set to earn mega-bucks when the ball drops, and you wont believe their pay checks!
Sexy singer Rihanna is picking up $250,000 to host at Pure at Caesars Palace in Vegas while her ex-boyfriend Drake will earn the very same amount to host at Wall at the W Hotel in South Beach. It pays to date Rihanna!
Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin, along with wife Gwyneth Paltrow, Jay-Z, and Beyoncé are reportedly earning $1 million each for performing together at the $25 million Cosmopolitan hotel bash in Las Vegas. We hope Gwynnie sings!
Nicki Minaj will take home $75,000 to perform at Miami's Mansion, and Trey Songz gets a cool $37,500 to host at Lux nightclub in Miami Beach, but you don't have to be a performer to host an NYC blowout! Jersey Shore's Snooki is earning $10,000 to host Madame Tussauds on West 42nd Street ... a "real" celeb hosting a party with a whole lotta fake, waxy celebs? Heck yes!
But we can't forget the DJs! They make a lot of cash on NYE too, as they should! DJ Tiesto will nab a whopping $200,000 to spin at Miami's Fontainebleau ... and if he's making that much, we wonder how much Samantha Ronson is asking?
The rest of us just have to worry about paying to get IN!
Posted on Thu Dec 23rd, 2010 1:59pm PDT By
X17 Staff
The BP oil spill made a lot of people angry, but who knew it would result in a lawsuit between Stephen Baldwin and Kevin Costner?
Baldwin and friend Spyridon Contogouris filed a suit Wednesday in New Orleans claiming Costner and his business partner Patrick Smith cut them out of their fair share of an $18 million deal with BP, who agreed to purchase oil-separating centrifuges from Ocean Therapy Solutions, a company the actors formed after the April 20 spill.
BP ordered 32 of the centrifuges from Ocean Therapy Solutions after Costner and Smith visited Port Fourchon in June to meet with BP and discuss their plan to help with the spill using their product.
Baldwin and Contogouris claim they were deliberately excluded from the meeting in which BP executive Doug Suttles agreed to make a $18 million deposit on a $52 million order for the 32 devices. The suit claims three days later Baldwin and Contogouris agreed to sell their shares of the company for $1.4 million and $500,000, respectively, and were not made aware of any deal concerning BP and Costner.
Mr. Baldwin and friend claim in the suit they were "schemed" to use money from BP's deposit to buy their shares in the company, and they were entitled to profits from the $52 million deal made with BP.
The suit states:
"This action effectively robbed plaintiffs of a distribution that otherwise would have been payable to plaintiffs."
Baldwin and Contogouris seek unspecified damages. Costner's rep has declined to comment on the suit's allegations.
Posted on Thu Dec 23rd, 2010 1:25pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Yesterday afternoon we spotted Rachel Zoe leaving Bouchon Bistro in Beverly Hills, and though we couldn't get a peek at her growing baby bump there, we did catch a glimpse inside Barneys New York earlier in the day:
So weird to see her with anything but a concave stomach!
Posted on Thu Dec 23rd, 2010 1:07pm PDT By
X17 Staff
Lady Gaga and Alicia Keys are at the top of DoSomething.org's "Top 20 Celebs Gone Good" list for 2010. The organization is a charity leader for teens and social change, and clearly the work both of the ladies have done for gay rights and AIDS funding caught their attention.
Rounding out the top 10 are Taylor Swift, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, Ellen DeGeneres, Nick Jonas, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Oprah Winfrey and Justin Bieber.
Posted on Thu Dec 23rd, 2010 12:43pm PDT By
X17 Staff
The California Department of Public Health is currently investigating the Betty Ford Center surrounding the alleged fight between Lindsay Lohan and ex-staffer Dawn Holland, according to a source involved with the situation.
Details about the investigation have yet to be released, however detectives are still looking into whether or not Lindsay committed a crime on the night of December 12. Holland claims that just after 1am, the actress hit her ... causing injuries to her wrist.
The Betty Ford Center could face a civil fine as a result of this incident, reports the AP. Our source also adds that Dawn Holland is under investigation for violating a confidentiality agreement.
Although the rehab center has not commented on the possible investigation, a spokesperson for Betty Ford Center did release the following statement about Holland's dismissal:
“In the three decades since our doors opened to patients, the Betty Ford Center and its employees have respected the privacy of all our patients. Regrettably, on December 21, 2010, one of our employees violated patient confidentiality by talking to the media and by disclosing a privileged document. That employee has been terminated by the Betty Ford Center.â€Â
Calls to Betty Ford Center for further comment have not been returned.