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January 28, 2012

Peru wins big at Berlinale!

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One time for my Peruvian people!!

The winner of this years Golden Bear Award for Best Picture at the 59th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin is the Peruvian film, The Milk of Sorrow.

Directed by Claudia Llosa, the film stars Magaly Solier as Fausta, who suffers from a disease she believes is transmitted through the breast milk of women who were raped in the Shining Path’s war of terror in Peru. Her life starts to change direction after her mother dies and she goes to live in Lima.

The Spanish-Peruvian co-production is Llosa’s second feature film.

“This is beautiful … this is such an honor,” Llosa said after receiving the award. “This is for Peru. This is for our country.”

“We need this kind of prize,” she said at a later news conference. “It is important to us that people get to know our films.”

The winner was selected from 18 contenders by a seven-member jury led by the actress Tilda Swinton.

Congrats!!!!

Rihanna’s Dad speaks up

84471770NV013_Verizon_BlackRihanna’s father Ronald Fenty is speaking out about his daughter’s current state after all this Chris Brown drama.  As any father would, Fenty says that when he first heard his daughter had been attacked by Chris Brown he could not believe it.

“I know my daughter,” said Fenty, 55. As for Brown, he said, “You think you know somebody, but you really don’t.”

Fenty says that RiRi is currently in Barbados with some girlfriends trying to heal and will speak out soon about the situation.

“There is some bruising. She will be alright. I think so.”

He adds, “At some point, she will speak out. I hope she will stand up for women all over the world.”

Not even Fenty knows what the future holds for Rihanna and Chris. But he (as we all do) hope she will not return to that abusive relationship.

“If it were me, I’d move on.”

Mandy Moore opens up about engagement

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Mandy Moore is opening up about her recent surprise engagement to indie rocker Ryan Adams.

I’m actually very happy and very excited and sort of perplexed at even the little bit of fuss it’s garnered,” the singer, 24, said Friday on 104.3MYfm’s Valentine in the Morning in L.A.

Is she serious?  Last we had heard she had reignited her relationship with ex-boyfriend D.J. A.M. after his airplane accident.  We never even knew she got back together with Ryan Adams!  Furthermore she states that she might ask D.J. A.M. to play at her wedding!

“I could ask my friend Adam [Goldstein]. That could work too. [There are] many options. I haven’t even gone down that path yet.”

She’s only just become engaged and confesses she has not begun to think about her dress.  Since getting married on so many films she feels she has gotten a lot of the wedding fuss out of her system.

“Hopefully, it can happen and slip by unnoticed by everybody,” she added. “I guess we have to be sort of sneaky about it, but I’ll see what I can accomplish.”

No wedding date has been set yet.

Russell Brand cancels UK shows

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My poor Russy is ill!

Comedian Russell Brand has had to cancel three of his UK stand-up tour dates due to a sore throat, his publicist has said.

Brand apologized to fans in a statement saying: “I’m in bed, very confused, at the specialist’s insistence.”

All three shows set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday have been moved to April.  Anyone currently holding tickets, hold on to them, they will be valid for the April shows.

“I will make it up to everyone at the rescheduled gigs on 9, 10 and 11 April,” said Brand.

“I’m alone – except for the cat, who I’m thinking of putting a bikini on – it must be the fever.”

Anyone with Brand’s phone number or address must contact me immediately so that I can go and play his nurse.

Get better soon!!

Why did Kenny Chesney & Renee Zellweger fail?

reneechesneyI don’t know about anyone else but I always wondered what happened between pouty lipped actress Renee Zelweger and her husband of 5 minutes Kenny Chesney.  Because Kenny Chesney is a PLAYER!!!

Chesney opened up to Playboy Magazine’s March 2009 edition and says that marriage wasn’t something he could commit to.

“I have friends who have a normal family, kids and a dog, and I think I would blow my brains out. It’s fine for them. But I’m such a free spirit, I feel more alive when I’ve got somewhere to go. I can stay on my boat for a few weeks if I have a guitar and a girl and a Bob Marley CD. After that, I’ve got to move around.”

This whole time I had been mentally blaming Renee, thinking she had done something. The Country crooner just looked so nice and innocent! He claims the two had to claim “fraud” in their divorce due to a technicality. But this made many people question if Chesney was gay.

“That is the most unbelievable thing in the world. ‘Because Renee cited fraud, Kenny’s got to be gay.’ What guy who loves girls wouldn’t be angry about that shit?” Chesney said. “I didn’t sign up for that. I think people need to live their lives the way they want to, but I’m pretty confident in the fact that I love girls. I’ve got a long line of girls who could testify that I am not gay.”

So to prove his point he brags about all the ladies he’s bagged.

“Man, I was over 100 several years ago. I can’t believe I’m actually saying this on the record: That was probably back in 2001. I had a good time in college, I really did,” Chesney claimed.

“My first five years on the road were intense because I was the guy in college who never got laid until I started playing guitar,” he continued. “There were years when I had a better summer than A-Rod, buddy. You know? I got on the boards quite often. From 1993 to 1998 — those five years were a blur. We would party on the bus after every show.”

Good riddance girl!

Mickey Rourke prefers gorilla over Love!

Mickey Rourke @ the premier of "The Wrestler" in Paris 2/5/09

Mickey Rourke @ the premier of "The Wrestler" in Paris 2/5/09

I have yet to see The Wrestler but Mickey Rourke is quickly becoming one of my favorite people!  Reports were flying all over the internet that the comeback kid had been secretly dating rocker Courtney Love.  While on the streets of London today Rourke was questioned about the alleged romance.

“I’d rather be on a deserted island with a gorilla,” Rourke told the reporters.

This guy just climbed about 40 notches in my book!

Photo Cred: Fame Pictures

Clive Owen visits The View

"The International" NYC Premiere 2/9/09

"The International" NYC Premiere 2/9/09

The women of The View are some major lucky bitches!  They get some of the best celebrities on their show and today was extra special!! Clive Owen visited today to promote his action/thriller The International which hits theaters today.

I give major props to Sherri for coming straight out and telling this man that he is hot! Yeah……he knows it!