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George Michael to the tour the US? |
| June 19th, 2006 under George Michael. [ Comments: none ]
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GEORGE MICHAEL is considering a long-awaited US tour after fans stunned promoters with ticket demands for his upcoming European tour.
Almost 600,000 tickets for his 47-date 25 Live tour, which begins in Spain in September (06), have been sold, prompting the CARELESS WHISPER star’s handlers to suggest US shows.
The singer’s manager, MICHAEL LIPPMAN, tells music industry trade paper Billboard that everyone was stunned by the race for tickets.
He says, "It was beyond our expectations in terms of speed, but I never doubted we’d sell the tickets." It has been 15 years since Michael last toured anywhere.
Lippman reveals personal issues and his legal battle with Sony Records prompted the former WHAM! star to retreat from performing live.
He adds, "He just became a bit reclusive, not really wanting to go out and engage the public. Now he’s fit and ready to go and he wants to go out and play his music for people and interact with people." As for US dates, Lippman reveals, "I am very optimistic that we will (perform there)."
PR-Inside
OMG, I am so there too!
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Anyone else over Jeremy Piven? |
| June 19th, 2006 under Jeremy Piven, TV Scripted Prime Time. [ Comments: none ]
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ENTOURAGE star JEREMY PIVEN shocked fans at a Chicago Cubs baseball game on Sunday (18JUNE06) by cursing while singing the song TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME. Piven, who plays abrasive agent ARI GOLD on the hit series, was a guest of Cub’s marketing chief JOHN MCDONOUGH. The pair were chatting on the field before the game trying to figure out how to incorporate Piven’s signature line from the show, "Let’s hug it out, b**ch" into his performance of the iconic baseball anthem. They decided to go with the tamer version, "Hug it out, Cubs fans," but Piven apparently got caught up in the moment when it came time to perform. While singing the song during the seventh inning stretch for tens of thousands of fans, Piven yelled out to the crowd, "Let’s hug it out, you little b**ches!" Embarrassed Cubs executives immediately issued an apology, noting that while Piven has been a loyal Cubs fan and friend to the team, they were "disappointed" by the impromptu ad-lib. MCDonough adds, "I don’t know if professional adrenaline took over, but we don’t ever want to introduce profanity into the seventh-inning stretch."
Contact Music
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Seriously, I am the only one who liked Jar Jar Binks |
| June 19th, 2006 under Movies. [ Comments: none ]
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STAR WARS alien JAR JAR BINKS has been voted the most annoying film character of all time.
In a poll of 5,000 movie fans by UK website LoveFilm.com, the computer generated Binks beat out competition from ANDIE McDOWELL’s character, CARRIE, in FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL.
Third most irritating is ROWAN ATKINSON’s MR BEAN, followed in fourth place by JIM CARREY’s ACE VENTURA character.
In fifth place is BEN STILLER’s WHITE GOODMAN in DODGEBALL.
PR-Inside
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Moulin Rouge to the stage?!? |
| June 19th, 2006 under Keith & Nicole Urban, Movies. [ Comments: none ]
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Nic’s Moulin it over BAZ LUHRMANN wants to paint London town Rouge. The Aussie director is planning to bring his musical movie Moulin Rouge to the West End. And he has approached EWAN McGREGOR and NICOLE KIDMAN to reprise their leading roles in the flick for the first few shows. A source said: “Baz has discussed the idea with Ewan and Nicole. It will be the most lavish musical to open for many years. “It’s something he has wanted to do since the film was finished.” Baz is expected to meet up with his favourite leading lady again this weekend in Sydney — as a guest at her wedding to rocker KEITH URBAN.
The Sun
OMG! I am so there!
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Jerry Lewis is out of the hospital!!! |
| June 19th, 2006 under Sick Bay. [ Comments: none ]
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jerry Lewis was back working the phones for his annual Labor Day telethon as he recuperates on his boat in San Diego after heart surgery, his manager said Monday.
"He’s recovering and already working on the telethon," his longtime manager, Claudia Marghilano, said about Lewis’ benefit for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Lewis, 80, was released from a hospital Saturday after having surgery to insert a stent in an artery following a June 11 heart attack, she said.
He also is taking medication for pneumonia, which often strikes people with pulmonary fibrosis, a lung ailment Lewis has been fighting since 2000.
"He’s had it several times. That’s typical of having this lung illness," Marghilano said. "They put him on antibiotics and he’s recovering. He’s just doing great now."
It wasn’t clear whether Lewis plans to reschedule a live performance at The Orleans hotel-casino in Las Vegas. Lewis postponed the shows set for July 13-16 after his heart attack.
Plans are still going ahead for Lewis to direct a version of his 1963 comedy, The Nutty Professor, as a musical by next year, executive producer Ned McLeod said.
"We’re excited for his recovery," McLeod said. "He’s been joking with folks for several days now and warming up."
Lewis, a Las Vegas-area resident, keeps a boat in San Diego harbor.
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