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The
latest on popwrecks
WHAT is
the much-celebrated popwreck up to this time?
About a
week ago, Britney Spears was photographed driving around
on her own, like any other normal single mom. For all
the paparazzi to see, she stopped at a Starbucks branch
in
Malibu and, later, in a gasoline station. In the car, for a few
seconds she raised a copy of C.S. Lewis’s The Witch,
The Lion and the Wardrobe, and looked like she’s
reading it while sipping commercially glorified
caffeine.
In
another video now circulating on the Net, she was caught
buying the latest CD of former squeeze Justin
Timberlake. She didn’t go out of her car but instead
asked one of the papparrazis to buy it for her. Why not
just ask the bodyguard, Brit?
Speaking
of celebrities and their bodyguards, another wild
character in the pop-music scene got into trouble
because of his “off-duty” activities. Or so it seems.
Rapper
T.I., or Clifford Harris in real life, got arrested for
reportedly buying guns without license a few hours
before he was supposed to attend the second annual BET
Hip-Hop Awards, where he was nominated in nine
categories and eventually won two.
T.I.’s
representatives later denied the charges, saying that
their boss never tried purchasing guns illegally. And
that it was all his bodyguard’s wrongdoing.
In an
interview with a source posted on MediaTakeOut.Com,
“[The bodyguard] asked T.I. for an advance on his [pay]
and T.I. gave it to him....Whatever he spent the money
on—whether it be guns, drugs or formula for his
children—T.I. had nothing to do with it.”
The
amount was reportedly $21,000. The police also found
firearms in the rapper’s house, but the source reasoned
out that T.I. has security people who live with him, and
all were licensed to carry the guns. Chicago rapper
Common, who won the CD of the year award along with T.I.,
tried to lend his support. “I salute my guy T.I., who
also won, wherever he is,” said Common.
Meanwhile, over at the poolside…
WELL,
maybe the singular and irrepressible Lolit Solis, feisty
talent manager and TV host, can charge it to
serendipity. After all, as she detailed in her recent
piece for the tabloid Philippine Star Ngayon, she found
herself at the famous poolside of Hotel Sofitel one
afternoon quite by mistake, as she was at the newly
refurbished hotel to see some exhibit. Instead,
according to her report, she saw what she was later told
to be famous heartthrobs Piolo Pascual and
Sam Milby enjoying a moment at the
poolside coffeeshop that appeared rather conspiratorial,
intimate, full of cheek-to-cheek whispers and sly
smiles.
Alas,
according to Nanay Lolit’s report, some waiter called
out her name—she is, after all, a household name and
face herself—at which point the two heartthrobs made a
hasty retreat. Which naturally made the naturally
curious and suspicious Lolit all the more curious and
suspicious. Which led her to ferret out the information
that, supposedly, Piolo and Sam frequent the poolside
coffeeshop in the late afternoon when there aren’t a lot
of curious or even remotely interested eyes around.
Of
course, you might ask: So what if the two heartthrobs
are having a moment at the poolside coffeeshop? And, of
course, we could always assume that, hell, maybe they’ve
developed a fondness for things British and are enjoying
some variation of high tea. Believable enough?
Happy
mothers
JULIA
ROBERTS declared she was most happy in her roles as wife
and mother.
“I
really am just a girl from a little town in Georgia, who
had this giant, absurd dream,” said the Oscar-winning
actress, who recently accepted the 22nd Annual American
Cinematheque Award at a benefit dinner in Beverly Hills.
Many of Roberts’ current and former costars were on hand
to offer praise for the 39-year-old mother of three, who
arrived on the red carpet in a cinched-waist black dress
by designer Diane Von Furstenberg.
“Everybody loves Julia Roberts. Everybody, everybody,
everybody,” said actor Tom Hanks, who stars with Roberts
in the upcoming Charlie Wilson’s War. Roberts won an
Academy Award for her portrayal of a legal crusader in
the 2000 film Erin Brockovich.
Though
honored for her contributions to the film industry,
Roberts said she is most proud of her roles as a wife
and mother. She thanked her husband, cameraman Danny
Moder, for widening her life—and her hips. Roberts
married Moder, 38, in 2002. They have three children,
Phinnaeus, Hazel and Henry.
Meanwhile, there is news on Jennifer Lopez’s midriff
getting bigger everyday. Despite her denials, talks
persist that J. Lo is reportedly expecting twins.
The New
York Post and US Weekly, among other tabloids, came out
with several “exclusives.” Indeed, fashion speaks
louder than words, at least in her case. Lopez has been
seen wearing loose, flowing garments designed by Roberto
Cavalli, far from her tight-fitting, abs-baring outfits
in the past.
Even
Anthony’s former wife, Dayanara Torres, with whom he has
two children, was asked for a comment. “They [children]
don’t know yet, as I barely found out. But I suppose
they’re going to be very happy, because when my sister
had her kid, they were,” Torres said.
Maybe
all this pregnancy talk is going to benefit J. Lo’s
newly released album, Brave, which so far has failed to
ring the cash register in manner of her earlier album
releases. The unannounced preggy issue should make
people go to the music store and check if she’s singing
songs for the cradle. |
