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THE SHIRT OFF ELVIS’S BACK IS UP FOR GRABS

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There’s something about a garment worn by a celebrity that makes it seem much more desirable and personal than most memorabilia. Especially if it was worn in a movie or photo. A red ultrasuede pullover samba shirt (with ¾ length sleeves) worn by Elvis Presley in a 1963 publicity photo for RCA is up for auction in Chicago. Leslie Hindman auctioneers are offering a group of Elvis items (including some of his hair) from a private collector. They predict the shirt will go for around $4000 – we think it will sell for more.

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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ADAM LAMBERT’S GOT A NEW LOOK

The longer hair and giant sunglasses ALMOST render Adam Lambert unrecognizable. But the paparazzi caught him walking out of a Beverly Hills doctor’s office carrying a little bag of free samples. He just got back into town after being on the road with the American Idol show.

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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KATE HUDSON AND ALEX RODRIGUEZ: FRIENDS ARE CHOOSING SIDES

Not everybody is thrilled about Kate Hudson’s romance with Alex Rodriguez. (Above they are pictured leaving The Spotted Pig separately after having dinner.) Some of Kate’s friends feel uncomfortable with the fact that Alex used to date Madonna. Friends that are closer to Madonna certainly don’t want to aggravate HER, so they are unobtrusively distancing themselves from Kate. Mutual friends like Guy Oseary, Demi Moore, and Justin Timberlake, are not socializing with Kate like they used to, simply to avoid rubbing Madonna the wrong way.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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THE DAVE LETTERMAN AND BONNIE HUNT CONNECTION

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One person who has been conspicuously silent about the David Letterman scandal is Bonnie Hunt. Both midwesterners, Bonnie and Dave have been close friends for years – he always appreciated her talent. Back in the 90’s he helped her career enormously by backing two sitcoms for her and he even offered Bonnie the Late, Late Show after Craig Kilborn left. (Bonnie astutely felt she was more the daytime talkshow type.) To his obvious delight, she was a frequent guest on the Letterman show. Naturally that started us thinking that maybe Bonnie was one of Dave’s secret girlfriends. She’s cute and smart – definitely his type.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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THE FRENCH CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF SEAN LENNON AND CHARLOTTE KEMP MUHL

Sean Lennon and his model girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl, seen coming out of The Ritz hotel, are the toast of Paris. The French love this couple and use them together in ad campaigns. Naturally Charlotte is IN many of the shows during fashion week, and when she’s not, she and Sean are in the audience. Of course, Charlotte is also an aspiring singer.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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PRINCE NEEDS A MAKEOVER

We have to admit we’re a bit disappointed in Prince’s look in Paris for fashion week. He says he designed this outfit but it doesn’t look new or fashion forward – it’s more of an unintentional 80’s look. The shoulders lack definition and we’re tired of those same flared pants over high heels. How about some harem pants or skinny pants? Maybe Prince is seeing the shows so he can pick up ideas for his own wardrobe.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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RIHANNA’S PARTYING NONSTOP AND JAY-Z IS NOT HAPPY

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Jay-Z is struggling to control his popular protege Rihanna because he thinks she’s cheapening her image by partying almost every night. She’s a regular at all the hot New York clubs and thinks nothing of staying out until all night and finishing up at after hours clubs. She’s hanging out with a druggy, questionable crowd and sometimes can barely walk unaided at the end of a long evening. Jay-Z assigned one of his own bodyguards to keep an eye on Rihanna, but she knows he reports back to Jay-Z, so she deliberately loses him. Jay-Z hoped Rihanna would have a hard-working good girl image like Beyonce, but she seems to be more interested in having a good time, and he’s worried.

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Monday, October 5, 2009
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CLIVE OWEN TRIUMPHS IN THE “BOYS ARE BACK”

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Whether or not you have a weakness for Clive Owen, run, don’t walk, to the nearest theater to see “The Boys Are Back.” After seeing Clive in one action film after another, we almost forgot he could act. This Australian movie is based on a true story about a sports writer who becomes a single father and has to learn how to deal with the everyday family problems that his wife always handled. It’s funny and sad and the likable characters all develop as time goes on. Clive is amazing – we can’t remember the last time we were in a theater when almost every one in the audience was crying.

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Monday, October 5, 2009
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DAVID LETTERMAN: GREAT BOSS, NOT SO GREAT HUSBAND

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Not only were we surprised to learn that mild mannered midwestern born David Letterman (above with former assistant Stephanie Birkett) was a lothario in his own office, but we were equally shocked to find out the girls in the office still love him! In fact, Dave’s production company has always been known as female friendly – meaning they get hired and promoted and paid like men. Former employees who have dated Dave swoon that they never felt pressured by their boss and they were absolutely crazy about him! They found Dave to be funny and endearing. Not one of his former paramours has a bad word to say about Letterman and most were heartbroken when the relationship ended! “The girls all love him” offered one employee. So far it appears that he’s a lousy husband but not such a bad boss.

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Monday, October 5, 2009
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ALMOST A NORMAL DAY FOR MICHAEL JACKSON’S KIDS

We can’t help but notice that Michael Jackson’s kids are growing up fast and appear to be thriving. They went to the California Science Center and IMAX theater with a group of their cousins and looked lively and happy. Paris,11 danced around and Prince,12, looks like he’s growing up into a handsome teen. The group also watched an IMAX movie and it wasn’t necessary to close the place down or hire extra security like it was when they had outings with Michael. And of course the best part was – no masks!

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Monday, October 5, 2009
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