WHO KNEW? First Lady Michelle Obama shops at Target. Good for her for staying down to earth.
AP photographer Charles Dharapak told CBS News that he photographed the 47-year old mother of two at the Target on Route 1 in Alexandria, Virginia (near the Nation’s capital) and the First Lady’s office confirmed that the pictures did in fact show Mrs. Obama.
The photos show her in a Nike baseball cap, wearing sunglasses and a floral-print button-down shirt. Michelle seems to have made it through the store without too much commotion. A source tells People that she “picked up dog food and toys for Bo,” in addition to other undisclosed household items.
Have we already found our winner on The X Factor? 26-year old Nashville, TN native, Brennin Hunt, sure thinks so.
On the Thursday September 29, 2011 audition episode we met the handsome and talented crooner who says he’s already got a strike against him because he’s hot. OK, that he is. But can he sing?
If you ask Brennin, his answer is that he “is the total package.”
He sang his own original called How We Make It. Simon Cowell called Brennin’s voice brilliant and told him he wants to work with him. Cowell said the reason Brennin has not yet “made it” is because he has not been given the right advice or direction to help propel him to that “next level.”
Paula Abdul told Brennin his voice stuck a chord in her heart. L.A. Reid called Brennin hot.
Watch Brennin’s audition below and tell me what you think. Is Brennin ready for super stardom?
“People keep saying I’m gay, and I’m not,” the original American Idoltells E! News. “I’m pretty sure I’ve never made out with a girl. It’s just not helping me because I’m straight. No boy wants to hit on me because I make mean songs about them, and they think I’m gay.” ~Kelly Clarkson.
Got to love Holly Madison. Hugh Heffner’s ex and the star of Las Vegas production, Peepshow, has insured her breasts for $1 million with the famed Lloyd’s of London insurance company.
Holly told People about her boob policy, “I’ve heard about people getting body parts insured and I thought, ‘why not?,’ because if anything happened to my boobs, I’d be out for a few months and I’d probably be out a million dollars. I thought I’d cover my assets.”
Hmmmm, I’m confused. What in the world could happen to someone’s boobs to trigger a $1M payout? Thoughts?
LeAnn Rimes has taken a lot of heat lately about her weight loss from fans and tabloids alike. She and her husband Eddie Cibrian have both defended her weight, with the singer admitting on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show Thursday that she now feels like a victim of media bullies in the wake of the constant harassment. Continue reading →
Yep, that’s all old news. But here is something new. Apparently Clooney never speaks out about his relationships, but he’s made an exception because the latest issue of Us Weekly claims Canalis sent her famous ex a series of angry text messages about his new girl friend. So, Clooney has done the chivalrous thing and released this statement to TMZ:
That story “was completely fabricated in order to sell magazines. I never comment on my personal life unless it affects others…and this lie affects others. Since I would be the only actual witness, I ask you to correct your story immediately, but that would assume you cared at all about telling the truth.”
Wow! You tell ’em George. Way to stand up for a lady!
SPOTTED: Kristen Stewartclad in full armor and riding a horse next to her Snow White and the Huntsmanco-star, Chris Hemsworth, in Wales, UK, on Wednesday.
Kristen’s co-star from The Twilight Saga, Taylor Lautner, recently weighed in on her unique take on the iconic fairytale character. “Kristen’s going to be cool and edgy and dark,” he said. “It’s gonna be something new for her and I think that’s really exciting.”
OK — You got us X Factor, you got us. When scruffy-looking Josh Krajcik came on the September 28, 2011 episode of the show, we were like, OK, we get it, this self-proclaimed burrito slinger guy is gonna stink it up. Real bad. The more his mom insisted the guy is the next best singer since Elvis, the more we anticipated a total bomb. Man, was the joke on us.
Just when we thought we know it all, The X Factor pulled the ol’ switcheroo on us, because the second the 30-year old crooner from Columbus Ohio opened his mouth, some of us got goosebumps. The rest of us got chills. Why? Because on his rendition of At Last came out some kind of unexpected and gritty Joe Cocker meets Bob Seger rolled into a soulful Etta James.
On his way to the next round, Simon Cowell told him, “I’ve gotta say, Josh. I always thought after a few auditions over the years I wouldn’t be surprised again. And then you started singing and it just blew me away.” He also said he likes him because, “You are honest. You didn’t come out here with any gimmicks. Good for you.”
L.A. Reid informed him, “You need to give the slinging-burritos job to somebody else.” Then he called him out: “I get why you’re dressed like that. You aren’t foolin’ me for a second. This is your ‘before,’ because the ‘after’s’ gonna be … you’re too good, you are way too good.”
Paula Abdul added: “There are just certain voices that the second you open your mouth to sing, it gets in our skin. What a treat.”
Watch Josh’s Chicago audition for yourself and you be the judge:
Did you catch the oddest contestant we will probably see make it through the next round on The X Factor Wednesday night?
I am talking about J. Mark Inman, the 31-year-old philosophy student who auditioned in Chicago (September 28, 2011) and compared his life to “the algorithm for pi” right after he said “J+Mark+X+Factor= $5Million.”
J. Mark performed his own whacked out take on Radiohead’s Creep. Yet, as bizarre and bad as he was, he was enthusiastically pushed through to the next round as if he had hypnotized and mesmerized the judges.
Backed by a stuttering electronic track of the Radiohead song which of course he made himself, J Mark looked really out of place on the big X Factor stage. Then, the music began and he looked even more misplaced. But his voice didn’t start. At first. He just slithered across stage in some kind of weird hip hop moves and it, I am afraid to admit, worked. Then he started singing. And I couldn’t tell if I loved him or was scared of him. Or, possibly even both?!
As the song ended with the lyrics, “I don’t belong here…,” Paula Abdul and the audiencegave him a standing ovation. Paula of course understood and got him because as Simon Cowell said, “he is from Planet Paula.” She said, “You don’t belong here. You’re other worldly. You are in another jurisdiction, fooor suuure. I think I have visited there once or twice in my life. Oh the places we could go together.”
Said L.A. Reid: “It sounded so bad, but felt so goooood.” Inman was sent through to the next round, and he seemed as shocked as anyone, espeically a wicked-smiled Simon.
Watch the amazingly odd audition video clip below:
SPOTTED: Odette Annable at The Grove in Los Angeles September 28, 2011 for an interview with Renee Bargh of Extra.
Odette, the star of Cloverfield and CBS’ Breaking In, is now the newest cast member on House, MD, which is set to premiere for a new season in less than a week. Odette will join the hit CBS show as prison doctor Jessica Adams and will consult on a case with the incarcerated Gregory House (Hugh Laurie). House as you know is in prison for the attempted murder of his ex. Continue reading →
