Paris Hilton Offered $1 Million to Talk Branding
Recently released from prison Paris Hilton has been offered the chance to become self-help group The Learning Annex’s second highest-paid speaker behind property tycoon Donald Trump, informs Hollywood.
The company has offered the socialite $1 million if she’ll agree to host an hour-long seminar called “How to Build Your Brand.”
Will.I.Am Designs Hard Rock Uniforms
Will.I.Am has teamed up with Hard Rock Hotel and Casino to create a new uniform collection for staff.
The rapper/producer, who has already launched his own high end clothing label, i.am Antik, has collaborated with design partner Lor-E Phillips to create the line.
“My goal was to create a look that exudes upscale rock ’n roll, leveraging the essence of the brand while contemporizing the staff’s wardrobe to provide a more stylistic and fashion-forward appearance.” said the Black Eyed Peas front man.
Victoria Adams in Talks to Star in ‘Ugly Betty’
Victoria Adams, the former Spice Girl, reportedly is being attached to star in an episode of the hit TV series ‘Ugly Betty’.
While there has yet any official confirmation from the show’s producers, actor Eric Mabius, who plays Mode’s editor in chief Daniel Meade in the series, let slip details concerning the speculation.
“Victoria is keen and so are we. We can see her fitting in as a cameo now she is about to be big in the US,” Eric said in a statement, informs Aceshowbiz.
Pamela Anderson Opens Strip Club
According to her personal blog, Pamela Anderson has her mind set on opening a strip club chain.
The ideea, a strip club chain called Lapland, came up when she went to Finland to promote animal rights and to find her roots.
“I’m going to look into opening a chain of strips club and I’ll call them LAPLAND!!!” informs Pamela, on her blog, www.pamelaanderson.com.
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R&B Singer Babyface’s Divorce Finalized
Grammy-winning R&B singer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and his ex, Tracey Edmonds, have officially finalized their divorce, according to court papers.
Babyface and Tracey had been married for 13 years. They will have joint custody of their two sons, Brandon, 10, and Dylan, 6, according to a Superior Court final judgment filed Friday and released on Monday.
The other terms of the divorce settlement were sealed by the court.
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Morgan Freeman To Play Nelson Mandela
Oscar winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby - 2004) has been tapped to play South African leader Nelson Mandela in the film adaptation, ‘The Human Factor’.
The motion picture will be based on an upcoming book, titled ‘The Human Factor: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Changed the World’, by journalist John Carlin. The book examines Mandela’s public and private life in the first year of his presidency, when South Africa was just emerging from years of apartheid and Mandela was putting his 27 years of imprisonment behind him.
Revelations Entertainment, is expected to begin production on the movie in early 2008, according to Reuters.
50 Cent To Act in DeNiro and Al Pacino Movie
Rapper 50 Cent has landed a role in Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino’s forthcoming movie, ‘Righteous Kill’.
New York’s Daily News reports that 50 Cent will play a drug dealer in the movie, which isn’t a stretch for the rapper who began dealing drugs on the streets of Jamaica, Queens at the age of 12.
Shooting is scheduled to begin on August 6th in Connecticut.
The movie is expected to hit theaters in 2008.
Winners Of The 2007 BET Awards
Female R&B artist: Beyonce
Male R&B artist: Ne-Yo
Group: Gnarls Barkley
Gospel artist: Kirk Franklin
Hip-hop artist: T.I.
New artist: Jennifer Hudson
Collaboration: Ludacris f/Mary J. Blige, “Runaway Love”
Video of the Year: Beyonce, “Irreplaceable”
Actor: Forest Whitaker
Actress: Jennifer Hudson
Male Athlete of the Year: LeBron James (Basketball)
Female Athlete of the Year: Serena Williams (Tennis)
BET J Cool Like That: Gerald Levert
Viewers’ choice: Birdman & Lil Wayne, “Stuntin’ Like My Daddy”
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Michael Jackson Suit Settled
Pop star Michael Jackson last week ended a three-year dispute with Hackensack-based Prescient Acquisition Group Inc. over $48 million. Jackson and his firm, MJ Publishing Trust, settled a July 2005 lawsuit filed against them by Prescient at the U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
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