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Archive for June, 2009

Michael-Jackson.jpg Michael Jackson’s fans will get one last chance to say goodbye to the pop superstar. His body will be driven to his Neverland Valley Ranch in central California as early as Thursday, according to media reports.

Both private and public services will be held in honor of the King of Pop. The public memorial will be held at Neverland Ranch on Friday, July 3, and the private one is slated for Sunday, CNN reports. A motorcade of as many as 30 cars is expected to accompany Jackson’s body to his ranch, which is located near the town of Los Olivos, north of Santa Barbara.

Sarah_Matthew.jpgA week after the birth of their twin daughters, Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick have released the first photo of their newborn twin daughters, Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge Broderick. The couple welcomed the twin girls, born via a surrogate mother, on Monday, June 22 in Ohio.

jude_law.jpg Jude Law is heading to Broadway! According to The New York Times, the actor, who’s currently starring in a Donmar Warehouse production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, will bring the show to Broadway in September. His Hamlet will play a 12-week run at the Broadhurst Theater, with previews beginning Sept. 12, says the paper.

Julia_Stiles.jpgActress Julia Stiles is set to make her Broadway debut with a reprisal of her role in David Mamet’s hit play Oleanna, opening Oct. 11 at the Golden Theater in New York. The play tells the story of a power struggle between a university professor and one of his female students who accuses him of sexual harassment.

susan-boyle.jpgAspiring singer Susan Boyle, who achieved fame through her Britain’s Got Talent performance, is reported to have been lined up to appear as herself in the popular US comedy, according to The Sun. The UK tabloid reported that the talent show runner-up, 48, was contacted by the show’s producers last month to “play herself.

Drea%20De%20Matteo.jpgAccording to Entertainment Weekly reports, Drea de Matteo is moving to Wisteria Lane. ABC’s hit drama Desperate Housewives has brought on the Sons of Anarchy star to play an Edie like role in their upcoming sixth season. Now that Nicollette Sheridan’s character is long gone, they needed to bring in some drama and Drea promises to bring the goods.

amy_adams.jpgAcademy Award-nominated actress Amy Adams is in final negotiations to star opposite Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg and Melissa Leo in the boxing-themed true-life Paramount Pictures drama The Fighter, which is set to begin shooting next month in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Evan%20Rachel%20Wood.jpgWhatever Works star Evan Rachel Wood and actor Alan Cumming have officially been cast in the upcoming Broadway musical Spider-Man Turn: Off the Dark. The production, which features music by Bono and The Edge and will be directed by Tony-winner Julie Taymor (The Lion King), is set to begin previews Feb. 25, 2010, at the Hilton Theatre. Both actors have worked previously with Taymor on film (Wood in Across the Universe and Cumming in Titus and the forthcoming The Tempest).

kendra-wilkinson.jpgFormer Girl Next Door reality star/Playboy Playmate Kendra Wilkinson married her American football player fiancé Hank Baskett on Saturday. The two were wed in a lavish ceremony at the world-famous Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, but Kendra’s ex-boyfriend/father figure Hugh Hefner did not give the bride away. According to US Weekly, Hef was Kendra’s first choice to walk her down the aisle, but she ended up going with her brother, Colin.

regina-spektor.jpgPiano singer Regina Spektor released her third full-length studio album, Far, this week, and it’s a welcome summer sound that doesn’t disappoint. Regina is best known from her prevalence of songs on TV shows including Grey’s Anatomy and Weeds, and their use in several commercials. In 2006 and 2007, her biggest single to date, Fidelity, was everywhere on television and radio.