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NOTHING CAN STOP THE JERSEY SHORE STEAMROLLER OF SUCCESS

Time for a Jersey Shore update. The cast was set to leave for Florence, Italy, on April 18 to tape the next series, but the fact that Snooki, The Situation, and Pauly D had not settled their contracts caused MTV to postpone filming until May. Since Snooki (along with Jenni) and Pauly D have their own 12 episode spin-offs coming to MTV, we have a feeling they will cooperate. But The Situation might be a tad resentful. Rumors that the hotels and bars in Florence aren’t cooperating with MTV’s attempts to arrange for filming are unfortunate. If they only knew how the shore businesses the cast visited have FLOURISHED, they might reconsider. We hear the bars, restaurants, and the t-shirt store are still raking in big bucks thanks to Jersey Shore fame.

By Janet / April 7, 2011

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IS WILLOW SMITH PLAYING HOOKEY FROM SCIENTOLOGY SCHOOL?

Don’t they take attendance at Scientology school? It seems like Willow Smith, 9, has been around the world more than once in the last month and she hasn’t been seen twice in the same outfit. Right now she’s taking in the sights at Milan’s Fashion Week. Note she is sitting in the very exclusive FRONT ROW at the Dolce & Gabbana show and fraternizing with the likes of Naomi Campbell and her Russian billionaire Vladimir Doronin. What about math class?

By Janet / September 27, 2010

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THE JOLIE-PITTS HAVE YET ANOTHER PLACE TO CALL HOME

Villa Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

Time to ponder how the other half lives again. Brad and Angelina have reportedly purchased a villa in the hills of Northern Italy for around 40 million dollars. The U-shaped mansion has 18,000 sq ft and many of the walls are covered with 17th century frescoes. There are 15 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms, 2 pools, a vineyard and waterfalls. Plenty of room for an expanding family. This makes their sixth home in various countries in the world. As it stands, each of their children could inherit their own house. The Pitt-Jolie family is very generous to the less fortunate, but they don’t deny themselves much, either.

By Janet / September 13, 2010

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SUSAN SARANDON AND HER YOUNG BOYFRIEND ARE DOING MORE THAN PLAYING PING PONG

Susan Sarandon said it wasn’t so when she was accused of dumping the father of her children, Tim Robbins, last December, for a younger guy – specifically her ping-pong club partner Jonathan Bricklin. Bricklin, 32 years younger than Susan, has been her constant companion and they have traveled together before. Above, they were photographed at a film festival in Ravello, Italy. Still, they both avoid all suggestions of a romance. But if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck….

By Janet / July 27, 2010

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JANET JACKSON IS FROLICKING IN SARDINIA WITH HER ARABIC BOYFRIEND

You don’t often see Janet Jackson in a gold bikini vacationing at a sexy hideaway with an Arabic boyfriend, but she seems to be getting out a lot more these days. Janet and her Qatar businessman boyfriend Wissam Al Mana are spending lazy days in the sunshine in Sardinia, Italy, at a private pool. The pair have been keeping company since last December when they were seen together in Paris. Wissam, 35, comes from a wealthy family in –what else- the oil business.

By Janet / July 19, 2010

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RYAN SEACREST AND JULIANNE HOUGH: TEMPERATURES RISING!

Mr MoneybagsRyan Seacrest has obviously grown extremely fond of “Dancing With The Stars” ingenue Julianne Hough. He’s been cruising on a yacht around Italy with his buddies and a gaggle of model types, but he didn’t look REALLY happy until today when Julianne flew in from the USA and boarded his yacht in Portofino. She ran up the gangplank and leaped into his joyfully open arms and they kissed and hugged for the longest time. Later they strolled hand in hand around the port and size-wise, they ARE a great match.

By Janet / July 13, 2010

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