Archive of the May 2010

• May 17, 2010

  Does Jason Alexander look all that different in Jenny Craig 'after' photo?

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  (JennyCraig.com)

  Jenny Craig’s ad campaign featuring a slimmed down Jason Alexander is rolling out with a new commercial that shows him strip down to a unitard.

  And then to nothing at all.

  The “Seinfeld” star looks good (in the unitard, that is), don’t get us wrong, but does he look like he lost the 30 pounds Jenny Craig said he did?

  SLIDESHOW: Stars Famous for Gaining and Losing the Pounds.

  Listed at 5 ‘ 4 1/2″, Alexander is a decidedly small star. Yet in his after picture, he looks kind of the same as he used to.

  Big 6′ 5″ ex football players who lose 30-or-so pounds on that other weight loss program often look startling different in their before and after shots. But Alexander just looks, well, the same-ish.

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• May 17, 2010

  Woody Allen says President Obama should be granted dictatorial powers (seriously)

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  Woody Allen and wife Soon-Yi Previn. (AP)

  Woody Allen has a strange take on the democracy that allowed him to become rich and famous.

  The “Scoop” director said it would be a cool idea for President Barack Obama to be dictator for for a few years.

  Why?

  So he could get things done without all the hassle of opposing views getting in the way.

  In an interview published by Spanish language newspaper La Vanguardia (that we translated), Allen says “I am pleased with Obama. I think he’s brilliant. The Republican Party should get out of his way and stop trying to hurt him.”

  But wait – there’s more!

  The director said “it would be good…if he could be a dictator for a few years because he could do a lot of good things quickly.”

  Of course, Allen has a famously strange relationship with reality. The director took nude photos of his lover Mia Farrow’s teen-age adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn, and then ended up marrying her after separating from Farrow.

  Farrow also said he molested their seven-year-old adopted daugther, Dylan. A judge refused to act on the charges, but called his relationship with Soon-Yi “grossly inappropriate.”

  Perhaps that judge has an opinion on Allen’s “dictator” comments?

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• May 17, 2010

  UPDATED: Miss USA Rima Fakih stripping contest photos emerge

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  Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih was a contestant in a stripping contest sponsored by a Detroit radio station, MyFOXDC.com is reporting.

  Fakih appears in several photos on Mojointhemorning.com, a morning show on Detroit’s Channel 955.

  Two of the photos are from a strip tease contest held in 2007, and show Fakih performing on a stripper pole in front of an audience of women dressed in their underwear.

  SLIDESHOW: Controversial Miss USA Lingerie Photo Shoot.

  “Congratulations to Miss Michigan, Rima Fakih who was crowned Miss USA on Sunday night! Rima is a Dearborn resident and the first Arab American to wear the crown,” the site states. “Rima is a Mojo In The Morning listener who has joined us in studio and at events. Check out Miss USA Rima Fakih when she won Mojo In The Morning’s ‘Stripper 101′ contest in 2007.”

  The judges were strippers, and awarded Fakih first prize. The prizes included jewelry, gift cards, adult toys and a stripper pole for home use, according to the website.

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• May 17, 2010

  Rachel Uchitel to strip down for Playboy magazine, report claims

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  (AP)

  Everyone’s favorite Hollywood mistress Rachel Uchitel has signed a deal to bare all for Playboy magazine, TMZ reports.

  Linked to several married stars, including David Boreanaz and Tiger Woods, Uchitel played coy when TMZ asked her last week if she would appear in the men’s magazine. But now the gossip site has learned from a source that she has already signed an agreement to shoot the spread in three weeks.

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• May 17, 2010

  Ronnie James Dio dies, but his heavy metal horns live on

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  Ronnie James Dio, the pint-sized heavy metal singer who replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath, died on Sunday, five months after being diagnosed with stomach cancer, his wife said.

  He was 67.

  “Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes before he peacefully passed away,” his wife Wendy wrote on his official website. “Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all. We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us. Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss. Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever.”

  The rocker, born to an Italian-American family in New Hampshire as Ronald James Padavona, also led his own band, Dio, whose 1983 song “Holy Diver” is a classic-rock radio staple.

  Aside from his legendary pipes, Dio is known for inventing the “heavy metal horns” that one makes with one’s thumb and forefinger extended, while folding one’s two middle fingers and thumb down.

  Fun Fact: Dio wrote country songs before he became a metal maven.

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• May 17, 2010

  TV chef Juan-Carlos Cruz to be charged with hiring homeless to kill wife, report says

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  (AP)

  A former television chef suspected of recruiting homeless men for a murder plot is set to appear in a Los Angeles courtroom.

  Arraignment is scheduled Monday for Juan-Carlos Cruz, who once hosted the show “Calorie Commando” on Food Network.

  Santa Monica police say homeless people told the city’s homeless liason that Cruz approached them on the street and offered them money for a killing.

  Police say they notified the intended target, but they have not released the person’s identity.

  The website TMZ is reporting that Cruz will be charged with hiring the men to kill his wife, and that he will plead not guilty.

  Once a pastry chef from LA’s Hotel Bel Air, Cruz gained fame promoting lowfat cooking after he slimmed down himself, and authored “The Juan-Carlos Cruz Calorie Countdown Cookbook.”

  The 48-year-old was arrested Thursday and booked on suspicion of solicitation to commit murder. He was being held on $5 million bail.

  - The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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• May 17, 2010

  Did Oscar Nunez try to sink Miss Oklahoma with immigration question?

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  (NBC)

  “The Office” star Oscar Nunez asked Miss Oklahoma Morgan Elizabeth Woolard a question about the new Arizona law on illegal immigration during Sunday night’s Miss USA contest.

  Nunez was booed by the crowd as he posed the question.

  Now some are wondering if by asking a question on such a loaded and divisive issue, Nunez was trying to sink Woolard’s chances.

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• May 14, 2010

  'Prince of Persia' star feels 'fat' after Disney execs reportedly ban her from eating certain foods

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  Gemma Arterton may be a gorgeous movie star, appearing in the big summer blockbuster “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” But the size 6 actress still faces scrutiny from weight-obsessed Hollywood.

  The actress who also starred in “Clash of the Titans” and “Quantum of Solace” tells the the U.K. Daily Mail, “Occasionally, I come home and say to my fiance [stunt driver Stefano Mioni], ‘I feel really fat.’”

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• May 14, 2010

  EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Lynn Spears looking at colleges, mom going to Jill Zarin for advice

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  (OK Magazine)

  Lynn Spears and Jill Zarin had dinner in New York City this week, and Fox411.com has the exclusive on what they discussed.

  “Lynn and Jill have been friends for years, they have stayed in touch and they got together for a brief dinner at Kenmare [restaurant],” our source said. “There were definitely no cameras involved – you won’t see it on ‘The Real Housewives of New York’.”

  So what was the main topic of their top secret pow wow?

  Lynn Spears is about to have a daughter in college!

  Nineteen-year-old teen mom, Jamie Lynn Spears, is seriously considering going away to school.

  “Jamie Lynn is looking at colleges,” the insider told Fox411.com. “Jamie Lynn wants to go to college and Lynn needed some guidance. Jill and Lynn are friends and they end up talking a lot about what their daughters are up to. Jill’s daughter Ally is going away to school and Jill has been involved in the process every step of the way. Jill helped Ally write her application – she was hands on during the process.”

  This is uncharted territory for Lynn Spears, as neither sister Britney nor her brother Bryan attended college.

  “Lynn knows that Jill helped Ally and she has very little experience in this area,” the source said. “Jill knows all about the applications and follow-up and Lynn needed an idea of what to expect with Jamie Lynn doing it.”

  Jamie Lynn finished her high school education via online correspondence and received her GED two years ago. Since having baby Maddie when she was 16 years old, Jamie Lynn has been out of the spotlight and focused on her family.

  Jamie Lynn and Maddie used to live with Casey Aldridge, the child’s father, but the two split in February of this year.

  “Jamie Lynn is ready to continue her education. It was difficult being a young mom, but she’s doing it and she’s ready for a new challenge,” said the source, who did not know how Spears planned on taking care of Maddie while in school. “College would be great for her – she’s very smart. Lynn is so supportive of all of her kids, and she would love to see Jamie Lynn earn a college degree.”

  - Kelly Will

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• May 14, 2010

  Feud between Cameron Diaz and Kate Hudson heats up over A-Rod romance, report claims

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  (Reuters/AP)

  A Hollywood battle of the blondes is brewing as Kate Hudson is reportedly fuming over Cameron Diaz’s relationship with her ex, Alex Rodriguez.

  According to Us magazine, Hudson believes Diaz hooked up with the Yankee playboy to retaliate against her after she hooked up with Diaz’s ex Justin Timberlake in 2007, just two days after the couple split. Now, Hudson is jealous that the “aging old-lady actress,” as she reportedly called her, is shacking up with Rodriguez.

  “Kate hates Cameron …[She] thinks it’s payback, pure and simple,” an insider told the mag.

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