Warner Bros has stopped a London single mother from hosting a Harry Potter-themed Hallowe’en dinner at her house.
The Hollywood studio sent the woman, who runs a supper club from her home, a terse letter warning her on copyright infringment of the Potter series, written by JK Rowling.
The woman advertised Harry Potter Night dinners on her blog, selling tickets for £25 each. Her Potter-inspired menu included butterbeer, dandelion wine, pumpkin soup, mint humbugs and cauldron cakes.
The studio informed the woman that it was delighted she was a fan of Harry Potter but that “no one may copy, license, exhibit, reproduce or otherwise trade on the Harry Potter Properties without the prior authorisation and consent of Warner”.
The woman changed the name of her already sold-out dinners on Friday and Saturday nights to Generic Wizard Night.
Singers Miley Cyrus and Kelly Clarkson reveal that family, friends and sleep make them content.
The Since You’ve Been singer has said her life would be rubbish without her family and friends.
As Kelly, 27, had a recent single named My Life Would Suck Without You, US OK! magazine asked her what her life would suck without.
She said: “Probably my family and my friends, I guess.”
“That’s the cheesy answer, but it’s totally true for me. I live in Texas with my family, and they keep me grounded and they’re fun. My little nieces and nephews are killer. I don’t know – I love ‘em.
On the other hand, Miley, 16, thinks her life would suck without sleep.
The Hannah Montana star said: “The best way I think is to just take yourself out and dream for a little while, so I love just laying in my bed and watching movies and eating popcorn and reading all the Harry Potters and whatever, so that’s fun.”
The Climb singer also likes music, meeting her idols and maximising her potential.
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Eva Herzigová swaps mummy tips with Claudia Schiffer, she has revealed.
The supermodels were reunited for an ad campaign and Eva said it was great working together again now they are mums.
She said: “It is nice, we’ve been friends for such a long time and then our lives went in different directions and now again seeing each other and chatting about the kids with Claudia and exchanging contacts for the best doctor and for the best place to go food shopping and this and that so it’s really nice.”
Eva, 36, has a two-year-old son, George, and Claudia, 39, has two children, Caspar, six, and Clementine, four.
She admitted she’d like to have more children, adding: “I’d love to, I think I’d love to and I think I need it because I’m so in love with him it’s not healthy for me.”
Eva was reunited with Claudia and Naomi Campbell for the D&G ad campaign and admitted she wasn’t expecting to strip off. She said: “It was not supposed to be part of the campaign.
“The first thing Mario Testino the photographer tells us is, like, ‘okay, everyone take your clothes off’, like that’s not in the contract but it happens, Mario is amazing and you will take it off for him.”
The model also spoke out about the 90s Wonderbra campaign that catapulted her career.
She said: “I think it was the best campaign that was ever put out there, it was so smart, the whole snapshot feeling of the pictures, you know, it didn’t feel like lingerie it looked like it’s a picture taken out of a movie, then the smart sentences attached to it that were just giving a strength to women, it was not like women being victimised.”
Actress and singer Miley Cyrus has taken some time out to make her own customised milkshake.
The Hannah Montana star made her own milkshake creation with her sister Brandi at Millions of Milkshakes in West Hollywood.
The singer already has a shake named after her at the store, The Miley Shake.
The 16-year-old joins a group of celebrities that have had Millions of Milkshakes drinks named after them.
Included in the list are Lindsay Lohan, Victoria and David Beckham and Paris Hilton.
The Miley Shake contains vanilla ice cream with cookie dough, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and whipped cream.
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Lovebirds Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal enjoyed a romantic summer’s night under the stars with fellow celebs at a popular LA show.
The couple attended a concert Ray LaMontagne/Jenny Lewis/Blitzen Trapper show at the Hollywood Bowl.
Others among the audience included Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel and Evangeline Lilly.
The couple not long ago were seen holidaying together in Europe.
Witherspoon, 33, will star in Pharm Girl, a movie about a libido pill salesman taken from the real-life story of Viagra.
Witherspoon has two children from her marriage to ex-husband Ryan Phillippe. Phillippe, an actor, has been linked to actress Abbie Cornish.
Paris Jackson, the 11-year old daughter of the late King of Pop Michael Jackson, gave a tearful goodbye at the singer’s public memorial service which was held at the Staples Center this past Tuesday in Los Angeles. She said “I just wanted to say, ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. And I just wanted to say, I love him so much.” With her two brothers, Michael Jackson Jr. and Prince Michael Jackson II, and the rest of the Jackson family standing by her side, it was the rawest and sincerest tribute of the night. I don’t think there was a dry eye after she spoke.
The 26-year-old chimpanzee, once Jacko’s constant companion, is enjoying his retirement in a special sanctuary in Florida.
Bosses at the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula, Florida, allowed TV cameras to film Bubbles to prove he was still alive – and to dispel many of the wild rumours about his fate.
And staff say since Jackson’s death, they feel an even stronger desire to spoil arguably the world’s most famous chimpanzee.
“Probably the best tribute we can pay Michael Jackson here is just to take excellent care of Bubbles because I know he loved Bubbles,” said the center’s director, Patti Ragan.
Bubbles, born in 1983, famously travelled everywhere – and did everything – with his superstar owner. But Jacko eventually had to give him up when he became too big and too strong to safely remain a domestic ‘pet’.
Bubbles has been at the Center for Great Apes for the last four years – but sadly never got a visit from his former owner.
“Most of our chimps recognise their former owners and get excited to see them,” said Ragan, who added that most of the chimps there were also connected to the entertainment industry.
“I’m pretty sure Bubbles would have got excited” had Jacko ever visited, she added.
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Since the news of Michael Jackson’s death came out last Thursday, celebrity friends and fans alike have released their reactions on their Twitter accounts and other modes of media. Everyone from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Shanna Moekler has something to say. Here are some of the best I’ve read. Diddy said “Michael Jackson showed me that you can actually see the beat. He made the music come to life!! He made me believe in magic. I will miss him!” Samantha Ronson said “His music is just as relevant now as it was the day they pressed record, I’m sure it will remain so for generations to come.R.I.P.Mr Jackson.” Ludacris wrote “If it were not for Micheal Jackson I would not be where or who I am today.His Music and Legacy will live on Forever.Prayers to the famR.I.P.” But I believe that Star Jones said it best, writing “Death comes to all. But great achievements build a monument.” He IS and WAS the greatest entertainer of all times…Peace to you brother.”
Twilight beauty Ashley Greene denies dating Adrian Grenier – but admits: “I think he’s a really sweet guy.”
Green and Grenier were linked after being spotted getting cosy at a special surfing event in California and then reportedly going on additional dates.
Asked about looking “cute and cuddly” with Grenier, Greene laughed and would only say: “God, that’s what I keep hearing!”
She insisted that their main connection was in fact bonding over concerns for the environment.
“I have only met him once,” Greene insisted.
“He’s very smart. We actually started talking about environmental stuff. He’s a very go-green guy.
“I think he’s a really sweet guy.”
Ashley Greene just finished filming the latest installment of the Twilight saga New Moon and is on a break before the cast reunites to start production on the next movie, Eclipse.
“I feel like I’m never in LA, so … I’m just kind of hanging out, getting my life together,” Greene says, adding that she is enjoying filming the sequels even more.
“I’m a little more comfortable in my skin this go-around,” she says. “The second go-around is nice because I get to enjoy it more and breathe it in.”
Ugly Betty star Becki Newton said she found it hard to speak to David Beckham when he came on set because she was so starstruck.
Becki, 30, plays bitchy receptionist Amanda in the hit TV series and she admitted she was awestruck when David, 34, came on set while wife Victoria, 35, filmed a cameo for the show.
She said: “When Victoria Beckham came on the show it was like royalty visiting. David was so sweet and so good-looking, it was hard for me to even speak in his presence.
“Victoria was classy and well spoken. All the Beckham kids were running around and kicking [co-star] Michael Urie in the backside.”
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Kellie Pickler sparkled in a gold mermaid gown at the 2009 Academy of Country Music Awards which was held at the MGM Grand on Sunday in Las Vegas. I can’t say much about her makeup though. In other news, the 22-year old country singer will be returning to the American Idol stage tonight to perform her latest single ‘Best Days of Your Life’. She talked about her return to Idol saying “Going back to American Idol is like going to a family reunion. Well, it’s more fun than going to my family reunions. Seriously, it’s always great to see the gang and feel the excitement from the contestants.”
On September 30, Walt Disney Records unveils Nightmare Revisited with 20 fresh recordings and beloved covers of the music, mayhem, and merriment from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Danny Elfman returns to recapture the musical landscape he masterfully created for the original The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack with two brand new recordings of the “Opening” and “Closing.” Adding a new tantalizing twist to Nightmare favorites, Nightmare Revisited also boasts an eclectic array of today’s music superstars including Korn, Amy Lee, Plain White T’s, Rise Against, Rodrigo y Gabriela, The All-American Rejects and more. Of course the soundtrack could not be complete without a popular ghost of Nightmare’s past: Marilyn Manson’s eerie cover of “This Is Halloween.”
Each artist re-imagines the most beloved Nightmare anthems, incorporating their signature styles and bringing a hauntingly delightful new sound to life. Clips of each song can be heard at nightmarerevisited.com.
Nightmare Revisited track listing:
1. Overture – DeVotchka
2. Opening – Danny Elfman
3. This Is Halloween – Marilyn Manson
4. Jack’s Lament – The All-American Rejects
5. Doctor Finkelstein/In the Forest – Amiina
6. What’s This? – Flyleaf
7. Town Meeting Song – Polyphonic Spree
8. Jack and Sally Montage – The Vitamin String Quartet
9. Jack’s Obsession – Sparklehorse
10. Kidnap the Sandy Claws – Korn
11. Making Christmas – Rise Against
12. Nabbed – Yoshida Brothers
13. Oogie Boogie’s Song – Rodrigo y Gabriela
14. Sally’s Song – Amy Lee
15. Christmas Eve Montage – RJD2
16. Poor Jack – Plain White T’s
17. To the Rescue – Datarock
18. Finale/Reprise – Shiny Toy Guns
19. Closing – Danny Elfman
20. End Title – The Album Leaf
Nicole Kidman and her country superstar husband Keith Urban are now the proud parents of a baby girl. The baby was born on Monday weighing in at 6 lbs, 7 oz and was named Sunday Rose Kidman-Urban. This is the first child together for the couple. Nicole has two other children with her ex-husband Tom Cruise. Their spokesman Paul Freundlich told People “Husband Keith was by Nicole’s side, and mother and baby are very well.” Congratulations to the couple! And welcome to the world Sunday Rose! The hunt for your picture has officially begun. I wonder if she’ll be featured in a cover of a magazine too.
‘Gossip Girl’ star Chace Crawford and country singing sweetheart Carrie Underwood have definitely split up. Sources have confirmed the split to Usmagazine.com. Their relationship lasted 9 months. Carrie had gone all the way to Dallas to hand out with Chace’s family at Thanksgiving and over the Christmas holidays but it still went to the dumps. That’s some interesting timing if you ask me. News of the couple splitting up came on the same day that JC Chasez proclaimed that he and Chace aren’t an item. There’s something fishy that still needs to be unearthed with those three I tell you.
From the beginning of her popularity, J.K. Rowling has admitted that her life pretty much hit rock bottom before her rise to fame with her Harry Potter series. She has now opened up even more to British media about those times.
Rowling says that she actually considered killing herself back in the early 1990s, after her separation from then husband Jorge Arantes. She says, “We’re talking suicidal thoughts here, we’re not talking ‘I’m a little bit miserable,’”
She says her daughter helped her through it. “The thing that made me go for help was probably my daughter”, she says. Her daughter Jessica was then an infant.
It’s so Britney and Justin, but you just have to hope that maybe they’re being for real. The Jonas Brothers are proudly proclaiming their plans to maintain their virginity.
The boys say they have made “promises to ourselves and to God that we’ll stay pure till marriage.” All three boys, Kevin, Joe, and Nick, all wear purity rings as a symbol of that vow.
As we all well know, that vow didn’t work for Britney Spears. But we can look to Jessica Simpson, who says she saved herself until her marriage to Nick Lachey. Sadly, they are no more. More recently, American Idol Jordin Sparks, who also wears a purity ring, says, “It’s hard everday, but I made a promise to myself.”
Stay tuned to see how this purity thing works for them.
It may still be January, and we may still have ice and snow, but Katie Holmes gets Suri ready for spring.
Katie shopped from baby boutique Petit Tresor and stocked up on over $2000 worth of European sundresses for Suri. But when she sent a staff member to pick up her items, there was a little surprise tucked inside.
There was a set of t-shirt reading “Big Sis” and a onesie reading “Lil Bro”. There was also a set reading “Big Sis” and “Lil Sis”. Hmm….is that Katie’s way of telling us that she’s joining the recent celebrity baby boom? Maybe this is an early present for husband Tom’s ex-wife Nicole Kidman. She is pregnant with a baby who will be the half-sibling to Tom’s children with Nicole.
It’s true what they say. I pregnant woman really can “bloom”. There are even certain men that will tell you that the most beautiful thing in the world is a pregnant woman – and they don’t just say that to please their wives.
To personify the image Halle Berry is looking gorgeous, as she makes no effort to hide her pregnant belly during a shopping spree in LA. With only two weeks until the due date of her first-born child, Halle looks fit to burst in a tight fitting mini dress; making this childbearing business look a breeze.
Halle and her partner Gabriel Aubry have chosen not to find out the sex prior to the baby’s birth, which is estimated to be Valentines Day.
How romantic. Can I suggest Romeo, or Cupid for names?
Seems Hilary Duff is the latest person to be accused of participating in lip synching during concert performances. Some reports say she was lip synching during a concert in Mexico over the weekend.
Her reps say that’s just not true. They says her sound equipment was faulty and her mic was set on mute. So, when she was singing into the microphone, no sound was coming out of the speakers. Her reps say she was actually singing.
she will continue to sing (not lip synch) in Mexico, Brazil, and Australia in upcoming weeks.
A woman will tell you; when you are pregnant or trying to be, everywhere you look you see happy pregnant women or families with babies. It’s a strange phenomenon. Well it’s happening to me; but it’s everywhere I look in the celebrity world.
Since becoming pregnant I have come across many celeb pregnancies; and here is another one. Let’s give huge congratulations to the Sin City beauty; Jessica Alba. It was revealed this week that she and her boyfriend, Cash Warren, are expecting their first child.
The couple have been dating since 2004 and are said to expect the arrival of the little bundle in the late spring, early summer.
Jessica joins Halle Berry, Nicole Richie and Jennifer Lopez; to name but a few; who announced that they are expecting this year.