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  • Kim Kardashian Arrives In Australia To Promote Her New Perfume

    Kim Kardashian, who recently tried to “break the internet” with her nude photos for Paper magazine, has landed in Melbourne. The celebrity is in Australia to launch her new perfume, Fleur Fatale, which will launch in Australia next month. Kardashian was spotted on November 16 at a private room in Bondi restaurant Icebergs. She is now in Melbourne to attend a VIP party. Kardashian arrived on a Qantas flight from Sydney wearing a strapless dress, stilettos, and a kaftan jacket.

    She was whisked away by her escorts to her hotel in Yarra. Kardashian won’t be cooped up in her hotel room though. The star is expected to visit her favorite fashion hotspots in the city. The reality TV star, who is married to hip-hop superstar Kanye West, recently gave birth to their daughter North, who is now 17 months old. Her family didn’t join her on her trip to Australia.

    #BreakTheInternet

    A photo posted by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on

    In an interview with the Herald Sun, Kim talked about how global fame affected her personal life. In the interview she said, “I live my life in front of the world and it has offered amazing opportunities to my family and me. But along with all the media attention, comes stress and hardships on the people that I love.”

    Kardashian will be heading out to India next to appear on the reality show Bigg Boss, a sort of Indian take on the show Big Brother.

    A recent op-ed piece in the Washington Post asked, “Why is Kim Kardashian so famous?” The star’s grasp of social media pretty much made it possible for the star to build her own empire centered on her being a celebrity. The Paper profile on Kim Kardashian said as much. “Social media has created a new kind of fame, and Kardashian is its paragon. It is a fame whose hallmark is agreeable omnipresence, which resembles a kind of evenly spread absence, soothing, tranquil and unobjectionable,” Amanda Fortini wrote in the profile. 

  • Sue Ann Hamm Not Satisfied With $1 Billion Divorce Settlement

    Sue Ann Hamm, the ex-wife of Oklahoma oil tycoon Harold Hamm, was awarded over $1 billion in cash and assets during their divorce trial last week. However, it seems Sue Ann is not happy with the ruling and will be appealing the judgment on the grounds that it “grossly undervalues” the money she is entitled to, especially after working in the company during her marriage with Hamm. The ruling allowed Hamm to keep an estimated 94 percent of the rise in his shares during their marriage.

    “Sue Ann is disappointed in the outcome of this case. She dedicated 25 years as Harold’s faithful partner in family and business,” said Sue Ann’s attorney Ron Barber. According to a court filing, Judge Howard Haralson ruled that Hamm should pay Sue Ann a total of $995.5 million dollars with about a third of the money to be paid for by the end of the year. She was also awarded additional assets including a ranch and a house, both located in Oklahoma. The assets are said to be worth millions.

    The divorce settlement that was reached on Monday, November 10, is considered as one of the biggest settlements in US history. Hamm is the CEO of Continental Resources, one of the largest oil companies in the United States. Hamm also owns 68% of Continental Resources’ stock, which is worth $13.5 billion.

    Sue Ann is a lawyer and economist who has worked in key positions at Continental Resources during their 26 years of marriage. According to court documents, Sue Ann also led the crude marketing department at one point.

    In a court filing from 2013, Sue Ann revealed that Harold was having an affair, which prompted her to file for divorce. The couple got married back in 1988 and they have two daughters together. It is worth noting that Harold and Sue Ann never signed a prenuptial agreement when they got married.

  • Nicki Minaj Spotted With “New Jewish Boyfriend”

    Nicki Minaj got in trouble recently after she released the video for “Only”, her collaboration with Drake, Chris Brown, and Lil Wayne. The rapper was accused of using Nazi imagery in her video, and despite the fact that Minaj has apologized on her Twitter, she’s still being hounded by questions about the controversy. TMZ caught up with Minaj when she landed at LAX after her hosting stint at the MTV Europe Music Awards. The “Anaconda” rapper was accompanied by security personnel and another man, which she called her “new Jewish boyfriend”. “No this is my new Jewish boyfriend. Why the f–k would I do that? We did this together,” Minaj said after she kept being asked about the music video.

    The man in question is Grizz Lee, whose real name is Alex Loucas. Loucas is a videographer, and he’s the one who supervised the making of the Only video. In a series of tweets apologizing for the content of the music video, Minaj named Loucas as the man behind the concept. “Both the producer and person in charge of overseeing the lyric video (one of my best friends & videographer: A Loucas), happen to be Jewish,” Minaj said in her tweet. Minaj added, “The artist who made the lyric video for “Only” was influenced by a cartoon on Cartoon Network called Metalocalypse and Sin City.”

    “Only”: Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown (explicit lyrics)

    Prior to dating Loucas, Minaj went out with Trinidadian rapper Safaree Samuels. Earlier this year, the two reportedly had a huge fight. According to reports, Minaj chased Samuels with a baseball bat before proceeding to smash his 2012 Mercedes Benz. She also threw Samuels’ clothes in the trash. It is worth noting that Samuels was seen last month with his tattoos of Nicki all covered up.

    After her breakup with Samuels, there were rumors that Minaj was flirting with Drake but it seems those rumors were unfounded and Alex Loucas is the lucky man this time around.

  • Miss World 2014 Contestant Has Gone Missing

    Honduras’ representative for the upcoming Miss World pageant has gone missing. The authorities are currently searching for Miss Honduras World Maria José Alvarado Muñoz and her sister Sofia. The two went missing on Thursday, November 13. According to the police, the family reported them missing on Saturday, November 15. The director of the pageant in Honduras, Eduardo Zablah, told reporters that the girls were last seen getting inside a vehicle after attending a friend’s birthday party in their hometown of Santa Barbara.

    Police revealed that they are not yet treating the disappearance as a crime, but they have arrested the last four people who have seen the sisters including Sofia’s boyfriend. “Four people are under arrest. They include the owner of the party venue and Sofia Trinidad’s boyfriend. They are being investigated,” police chief Jose Coello said.

    The women’s mother pleaded, “Open your hearts and understand my pain. There is an all-powerful God that sees everything and I hope you set them free.”

    There is a feeling of anxiety regarding the case, considering that Honduras is one of the most dangerous places in the world. San Pedro Sula, around 30 miles from Santa Barbara, is considered the murder capital of the world. Over 1,200 killings a year have been reported and its murder rate surpasses that of North America and other larger cities in Central and South America.

    The sisters disappeared just before Muñoz was scheduled to fly to London for Miss World 2014. The contestants from over 120 countries are set to arrive in London this week for the early rounds of the Miss World pageant. The final round will be held on December 14.

    In a profile in the Miss World website, Muñoz describes herself as “an aspiring diplomat who enjoys playing volleyball and football in her spare time”. She won the Miss Honduras World title in April after beating 18 contestants.

  • Nicki Minaj And Skylar Grey Collaborate On New Song “Bed Of Lies”

    Last week at the MTV Europe Music Awards, Nicki Minaj debuted a new song called “Bed of Lies”. The track is a collaboration with Skylar Grey. A full version of the ballad was released on November 15 as the fourth single from Minaj’s upcoming album, The Pinkprint. The song marks a shift in Minaj’s style, with “Bed of Lies” being a more personal track about dealing with betrayal from an ex-boyfriend.

    In an interview with Billboard about the track, Skylar Grey talked about how the collaboration came about. “The song started being written almost a year ago and then [Minaj] picked it up and wrote her verses on it. Luckily, she liked the demo of it enough to keep me on the song,” Grey said in the interview. “When I heard that she was taking the song I was surprised because it’s not a typical kind of song for her. I was very excited when I heard what she did with it. She seemed to take it to a very personal place. And I love that, I love doing that with my songs and my collaborations, bringing out something that’s a little more emotional and personal with the artist.”

    Minaj talked about this change in direction with Rolling Stone. In the interview, she said, “I don’t think any of these songs could have been on my last album. I’ve grown as a writer. I’m braver in terms of speaking about things I didn’t feel comfortable sharing two years ago.”

    The rapper recently made the news after the video for her song “Only” featuring Drake, Lil Wayne, and Chris Brown, became controversial for its apparent use of Nazi imagery. The video’s director, Jeffrey Osborne, refused to apologize for the music video. However, Minaj took to twitter to issue an apology. “I didn’t come up with the concept, but I’m very sorry and take full responsibility if it has offended anyone. I’d never condone Nazism in my art,” Minaj tweeted.

  • Kendall Jenner Chosen As New Estée Lauder Spokesperson

    On Saturday, November 15, it was announced that Kendall Jenner has been chosen as the new face of Estée Lauder, the iconic cosmetics company. Kendall revealed the news on her Instagram with the message, “I am super excited to announce that I am the new face of @esteelauder!” Kendall was reportedly tapped by the company because of her ability to bridge “the worlds of high fashion, entertainment and social media”. Kendall has been making a name for herself as a model, and this deal with Estée just makes a new phase in the 19-year-old’s career.

    Kendall made the announcement just two weeks after celebrating her 19th birthday. According to Vogue.com, Kendall has been keeping the announcement a secret since she got the news after a Sonia Rykiel show during Paris Fashion Week. As the new face of Estée Lauder, Kendall is expected to appear in magazine print ads and TV commercials that will be seen all over the world.

    Estée Lauder has released the first official video for the campaign on their website. The video shows clips from Kendall’s childhood while she talks about how honored she is to have been chosen for this promotional campaign. “The first time that I wore makeup, I was little girl and my mom was filming me,” she says. “And I’m like, ‘Mom, I did my makeup, do you like it?”

    “I just want to be the best me I can be,” Kendall also says in the video. “So having the power that social media does, I think just seeing how many people care about you and seeing how many people, like, want to watch what you’re doing, it just makes you really want to do the best you can do.”

    Kendall’s star as a model has been rising consistently. Just this year, Kendall walked runways for various major designers including Givency, Dolce and Gabbana, and Chanel.

  • Tracy Morgan’s Lawsuit Against Walmart Being Hampered By Truck Driver

    Tracy Morgan’s Lawsuit Against Walmart Being Hampered By Truck Driver

    Kevin Roper, the truck driver charged in the New Jersey highway crash that injured Tracy Morgan and killed comedian James McNair, is seeking a delay in the federal lawsuit against Walmart pending the outcome of his criminal case in state court. According to reports, Roper’s attorney filed the request on Friday, November 14. Roper has pleaded not guilty to one count of death by auto and four counts of assault by auto.

    According to Roper’s attorney, David Glassman, letting the federal case proceed will force Roper to defend two actions at the same time and that it would affect Roper’s constitutional rights because it would “provide a de facto additional forum through which the criminal prosecution could obtain evidence for use in the criminal trial against Roper”. However, it should be noted that Roper is not named as a defendant in the federal case against Walmart.

    Back in July, Morgan sued Walmart for criminal negligence after it was found out that Roper, who was hired to drive the truck for the company, had been awake for more than 24 hours and fell asleep behind the wheel at the time of the accident. Walmart contends that Morgan was at fault because he wasn’t wearing his seatbelt when the crash took place.

    The accident happened when Morgan was returning from a performance in Delaware back in June. The former Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock star suffered leg and rib injuries and he spent several weeks in rehab. According to Morgan’s lawyer, the comedian is having a “tough time recovering from his injuries” and that he may never perform again as a result.

    During a preliminary investigation of the accident, it was revealed that Roper was driving 65 mph before he slammed into Morgan’s van. The speed limit on that particular stretch of the New Jersey turnpike was 55 mph and was lowered to 45 mph due to construction in the area.

  • Tori Spelling’s Marriage May Finally Be Over

    After years in a very troubled and public marriage, it seems Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott are finally splitting up. According to an Us Weekly source, the couple have finally reached the end of their rope. “There appears to be no love between them,” the insider said about the couple who appear in the reality TV show True Tori. “When the cameras are off, they’re cold toward one another.”

    Spelling and McDermott have been struggling to make their marriage work for years now, and they’ve been doing it in the public eye. True Tori has gradually shown the strain that was put on their marriage by Spelling’s constant trips to the hospital, the couple’s financial problems, McDermott’s substance abuse, and his highly publicized 2013 affair.

    “Dean has physically been there for Tori at the hospital out of a sense of obligation and it was obvious and very depressing to Tori,” another source tells Us about Spelling’s recent hospital stay to treat her bronchitis. “His thoughts were elsewhere while he was at the hospital and he was not attentive to her.” The source added, “He looked for every excuse to leave and pretty much stayed there as minimally as possible. He didn’t spend the night there with her at all. Tori was forced to sleep alone while Dean went home to their cozy house.”

    Another source claims that Spelling and McDermott are “barely on speaking terms”.

    Despite the rumors, however, the couple was spotted leaving an LA salon on November 15. McDermott and Spelling allegedly went to the salon to get a four-hour couple’s massage.

    McDermott recently announced his departure from True Tori after he admitted that airing their marital troubles in public has taken its toll on him, especially after the most recent scandal involving his affair with a woman named Emily Goodhand.

  • Porsha Williams: Did Her Ex-Husband Hook Up With RHOA’s New Cast Member?

    It seems that there’s already some drama brewing around Claudia Jordan, the new cast member who joined Real Housewives of Atlanta for its seventh season. The drama stems from the fact that Jordan may have hooked up with Porsha William’s ex-husband in the past. Kenya Moore talked to HollywoodLife.com about Jordan and Kordell Stewart’s history. “Well Claudia and Kordell have a history and you’ll have to watch that show to see what history that’s about, and if there was a romantic development or not,” she said during the interview. “But I can give you that juicy tidbit. They do have a history — a long, long history.”

    Moore added, “If Porsha’s moved on with her life, she’s dating, she’s, you know, doing other things. So for me, if I was a person who’s moved on from a relationship I wouldn’t have an issue with a woman that I don’t know dating him. I don’t get into physical fights with other people, I can’t speak for other people.”

    Porsha was recently demoted from being a main cast member to a “friend of the housewives” back in October. While rumors have circulated that this demotion is because of her fight with Moore during the Season Six reunion show, Bravo executive Andy Cohen said otherwise. According to Cohen, Porsha was demoted because her storyline was not as compelling as those of the other housewives.

    “We went into it assuming she would be a full Housewife, holding a peach. We just haven’t gotten enough to merit that. She’s going to be in it a lot. We love her. I hope she’ll be on Bravo endlessly,” Cohen said about Porsha’s demotion.

    Fans have speculated that Porsha will get her own spinoff show. When Cohen was asked about whether or not these rumors were true, he simply said, “…not that I’ve heard.” However, he added that “if she had stuff happening,” he might consider it. Some housewives have gotten their own spinoffs in the past including Kim Zolciak, NeNe Leakes and Kandi Burruss.

  • Susan Boyle: “I’m King Kong’s Mother!”

    Susan Boyle: “I’m King Kong’s Mother!”

    Susan Boyle has always been described as eccentric or unpredictable. She used to chalk it up to brain damage due to being starved from oxygen at birth. That is, until she was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome just last year. In a lengthy interview with The Daily Mail, the singer talked about her struggle with Asperger’s, which is a form of autism. “I’m the only artist who needs a leash! I’m King Kong’s mother!” Boyle said about her condition which makes her susceptible to wild mood swings.

    Boyle adds, “Off stage, [my bad behavior] happens lots. It always has. But I’m getting better at dealing with it because I know what it is.” Oddly enough, the singer confessed that performing provides a respite to her troubles. “It never happens on stage. It seems to make me feel better. When I’m up on stage, even if I’ve had a bad day, I can become a different person. I feel safe. I don’t feel judged up there. I feel accepted.”

    Ever since the diagnosis, Boyle has found ways to deal with her condition. “If I feel I’m going to take a mood swing, I get up and leave. I’ve learnt that is the only way,” she said in the interview after a particularly bad episode. She hopes that talking about it will take away the stigma from the condition. “People with Asperger’s do put a barrier up because they don’t know how to trust people. I try not to. I want to let people in.”

    It seems that Boyle has a perfect grasp on how to live despite being diagnosed with with Asperger’s. According to Boyle, “It’s a very difficult subject to talk about because you always feel that eyes are on you, and people view you as different. I like to see myself as someone with a problem, but one I can solve. It is definitely getting better.”

    Boyle recently embarked on a successful US tour and she will be putting out her new album Hope on November 24.

  • Paris Hilton Boots Amanda Bynes Out Of VIP?

    According to reports, troubled actress Amanda Bynes was seen feuding with Paris Hilton on Thursday, November 13. The former Nickelodeon star and Easy A actress was seen being escorted from the VIP area of LA nightclub 10ak after she and a male friend tried to join the heiress, who was not happy about the intrusion. Bynes proceeded to act strangely the rest of the evening.

    A source told Page Six that Hilton was joined by Brandon Davis at the time of the incident. “Amanda tried to sit at Paris and Brandon’s table, and they were not happy about it. There was a scene, and words exchanged, before they kicked her out of their area.” The source added, “Amanda wasn’t drinking, but she was acting really weird. She stood in the middle of the club with her friend, looking really awkward, and just seemed totally out of it.”

    It’s been reported that Bynes practically idolized Hilton. She even got a puppy so she could imitate the hotel heiress-turned-DJ. “Amanda thought Paris was so glamorous when photographers would follow her around all the time,” said a Radar insider about the pet purchase. “When she got that puppy she said it was to try and be more like Paris.”

    Bynes got in trouble recently after a tape surfaced wherein she talks about wanting to kill her parents. “I want to literally like lead him into a ditch and… I haven’t decided how I’d want to murder him, because now I have like this war wound on my face, and I don’t believe in murder. Nothing would give me greater pleasure than like, slitting his throat,” Bynes said in the recording.

    Disturbing tape recording of Amanda Bynes saying that she wants to murder her family

    According to reports, Bynes’ family wanted the tapes released because the recordings could be used as a “wake-up call for medical professionals to intervene and get her help”.

  • Demi Moore’s Daughter Dishes On Ashton Kutcher

    Rumer Willis, the daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, recently appeared on Access Hollywood Live. This is the first time that Rumer has been interviewed since the news broke out that her former step-dad Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis were expecting a baby. According to Willis, there are no hard feelings between her and Kutcher and she is happy for him and his new family. “I reached out to him when he had the baby, which is so awesome,” Rumer said in the interview.

    Rumer also talked about what it was like when Kutcher started dating Moore. Ashton was 25 and Demi was 40 years old at the time. “I realized the other day that he was a year younger than me when he and my mom started going out,” said Willis. “That would be like me meeting someone who already had three teenage kids. Kind of going into that situation was crazy.”

    According to Rumer, however, Moore made things pretty clear right from the get-go. Willis told hosts Billy Bush and Kit Hoover, “They were just hanging out. My mom has always made how [my sisters and I] feel about situations the most important thing. I think it was more, her going, ‘Hey, this is my life and these are my kids and my priorities. So if you want to come and kind of join our crazy clan, this is what I already have kind of built.’ Which I find so amazing and respectful. It’s one of the things that I admire most about my [parents], is that they set such an incredible example for kind of putting their children first and keeping a family together, no matter what.”

    Kutcher married Moore back in 2005 and they got divorced in 2013. Kutcher is now engaged to actress Mila Kunis and they welcomed their first child, Wyatt Isabelle, in September.

  • Phil Robertson Speaks Out Against Equal Rights Yet Again

    Phil Robertson is pretty vocal about his political and religious views and this has got him in trouble in the past. Just last year, Robertson’s comments in GQ Magazine got him suspended (albeit briefly) from the reality show Duck Dynasty. In the interview, Robertson compared homosexuality to bestiality and promiscuity. “Everything is blurred on what’s right and what’s wrong. Sin becomes fine,” Robertson told GQ.

    Earlier this year, Robertson was interviewed by the Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins for his radio show. It should be noted that Perkins has also spoken against the LGBT community in the past. In the interview, Robertson said that AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases “were God’s punishment for immorality”.

    Just last week, Robertson spoke at an event called “I Stand Sunday” which was organized by the Family Research Council among others. In the event, Robertson talked about his opposition to Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance which aims to extend equal rights protections to gay and transgender residents. The ordinance was passed by Mayor Annise Parker, the first openly gay mayor of any major city.

    “For all you ladies in Texas, trust me when I tell you this, when you’re seated in your restroom putting on your Maybelline, when I need to take a leak I’m not going there,” Robertson said referring to allegations that the ordinance will allow men to enter women’s restrooms.

    It seems Phil isn’t the only Duck Dynasty star who is vocal about his religion. Phil’s eldest son, Alan, has also been outspoken about his beliefs. He recently told CNSNews.com, “Let’s look at human civilization and go back at all the great cultures that rose up, like the Romans or others, and it [sin] just weighs in on itself and it destroys. It becomes such a weighted-down culture in its own seeking of personal pleasure or personal gain, and then it collapsed. It’s happened every time, up to now. Do I think it will happen to America? Absolutely.”

  • Bond 24 Has Found Its New Villain, Christoph Waltz To Play Role

    Bond 24, which is the working title for the new James Bond film, has found its villain. According to The Daily Mail, Christoph Waltz has signed on to play a character who is believed to be the antagonist in the film. “It’s not immediately evident whether the part’s friend, or foe, or a bit of both,” The Daily Mail’s Baz Bamigboye said. One thing’s for sure though, the character he will play is a cunning “nemesis of sorts”.

    The role that will played by Waltz in Bond 24 is reportedly the same role Chiwetel Ejiofor was previously in talks for before he dropped out of the project. Aside from Waltz, Lea Seydoux of Blue Is the Warmest Color will be joining the film as a femme fatale while wrestler, Dave Bautista, who starred in the box office hit Guardians of the Galaxy, will be playing the key henchman.

    Sam Mendes will be directing Bond 24, which is a direct follow-up to the highly successful Skyfall. Daniel Craig will reprise his role as James Bond and he will be joined by returning cast members Ben Whishaw, Ralph Fiennes, and Naomie Harris, who will be playing the roles of Q the quartermaster, M, and Miss Moneypenny respectively.

    According to The Daily Mail, the cast of Bond 24 will be meeting for a script read-through before they start shooting in December. Sam Mendes will be present as well as the film’s writers to talk the cast through the film’s key moments including the action sequences.

    Because of his involvement with Bond 24, Waltz won’t be joining Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight, which will begin shooting at around the same time as the 007 flick. It is worth noting that Waltz collaboration with Tarantino on the films Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained has been fruitful to say the least.  

    Bond 24 is scheduled to be released on November 16, 2015.

  • Nick Cannon To Host “Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous” Reboot

    “Champagne wishes and caviar dreams” indeed. NBC will be reviving the classic TV show Lifestyles of The Rich and Famous and they have tapped none other than Nick Cannon to host the program. Lifestyles of The Rich and Famous was a popular show back in the 80s and 90s. The TV series was hosted by Robin Leach and showed the lavish lifestyles of some of the richest people in the world.

    A year ago, the Style network was tasked to revive the show with Cannon also hosting. However, the plan fell through after the network was rebranded as the Esquire Network. In an interview with E! News back when Style network’s plans to revive the show surfaced, Nick Cannon expressed his excitement at the gig. “Robin Leach passed the torch to me, now I’m producing and hosting the new Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” Cannon told reporters. “You know what? I think rich and famous people take themselves too seriously. I’m gonna be just like I am on this show [America’s Got Talent]. I’ll be like what the hell? Gold toilet seats?! Let’s pop bottles.”

    According to reports, NBC’s take on the show is different from Style’s original plan. The new series will focus on Cannon’s point of view and will feature a more fun take on the profiles of the individuals that they will feature. Aside from the profiles of these individuals and their extravagant lifestyle, the show will also shine the light on their philanthropic efforts.

    Instead of the old tycoons that were featured prominently in the old version of the series, this new take will feature new tech billionaires who have pretty much replaced the old guard when it comes to the nation’s richest people.

    The project will continue Cannon’s partnership with NBC, where he also hosts the hit TV show America’s Got Talent.

  • Alanis Morissette Releases Song To Promote Documentary “A Small Section Of The World”

    Alanis Morissette Releases Song To Promote Documentary “A Small Section Of The World”

    On November 11, singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette released a new song called “The Morning”. The song is featured in the film A Small Section of The World, which focuses on the stories of female coffee producers in Costa Rica, particularly the women behind the group Asociación de Mujeres Organizades de Biolley (ASOMOBI). Morissette co-wrote the song with Costa Rican musician Carlos “Tapado” Vargas.

    The song, which premiered exclusively on The Hollywood Reporter, features Morissette singing along to a lushly-arranged instrumental track that features percussion made from coffee seeds and machines used in coffee production. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about her involvement with the film, Morisette said, “I think they (producers Nick Davidge and Dominic Sandifer) were trying to see who might lend the voice and sing through the hearts and minds and soul of these women in Costa Rica, to tell their story and articulate something that might be a little challenging to articulate.”

    The film, which takes its title from a line in the song’s bridge, is directed by Lesley Chilcott – who produced the critically-acclaimed documentaries Waiting for Superman and An Inconvenient Truth. Morissette’s song is intended as a teaser for the hour-long documentary.

    “For a long time, there was no conversation about women in coffee,” Morisette said in the interview. “But I think Lesley was telling me some 75 percent of coffee-making is done by women. I just think the community of coffee and how the women’s movement conversation can be threaded into it is really exciting and surprising.”

    Morissette also revealed that the language barrier didn’t hinder her collaboration with Carlos Vargas. “Working with Tapado was really easy. We had a shorthand, and even though there was the translation challenge for us with speaking different languages, it was quite easy because in our own way we just kind of finished each other’s sentences.”

    A Small Section of the World will be shown in theaters on December 5 and will be available on demand beginning December 16.

  • Kelly Rowland Releases New Song Dedicated To Her New Baby

    Kelly Rowland has released a new song called “Mommy’s Little Baby”. The song was written just days after Rowland gave birth to her first child with Tim Weatherspoon, Titan Jewell. Rowland sings in the lullaby, “I’ve waited all my life, all my life, to see ya, I’ve been dreaming, dreaming about you, I wondered what you would be like, you would be like, now I’m speechless”. The words clearly express Rowland’s excitement at being a mother.

    In an interview with Essence, the 33-year-old Rowland talked about how happy she is at this new junction in her life. “I have been completely on a high getting to know my son Titan. I’m so in love! I could look at him 24 hours a day,” the former member of Destiny’s Child said in the interview. She added, “I don’t think we knew that much love existed for one human being. Now I know how God feels about us.”

    In 2011, Rowland started dating her manager, Tim Weatherspoon. Kelly announced their engagement back in 2013 during an appearance at The Queen Latifah Show. The couple got married in Costa Rica early this year, and the wedding was attended by Beyonce and her sister Solange Knowles. On June 10, Rowland announced her pregnancy on Instagram.

    #SWEAT

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    A song for Titan

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    Kelly Rowland was born on February 11, 1981. She was a member of the all-female RnB group Destiny’s Child alongside superstar Beyonce Knowles. When the group disbanded, there were rumors about a feud between the two. Rowland dismissed the rumors, saying, “I think the people wanted those stories for years and that’s just so sad on them because it’s not like that.”

    Despite constant comparisons to her former Destiny’s Child bandmate, Rowland had a pretty fruitful career as a solo artist. She released four studio albums: 2002’s Simply Deep, 2007’s Ms. Kelly, 2011’s Here I Am, and 2013’s Talk A Good Game.

  • Emily Blunt Reveals How She Hid Her Pregnancy During “Into The Woods” Filming

    Emily Blunt Reveals How She Hid Her Pregnancy During “Into The Woods” Filming

    In the upcoming musical Into the Woods, Emily Blunt plays a baker’s wife who is desperate to have a child but can’t because of a curse placed upon her and her husband by a witch played by Meryl Streep. In a strange twist of fate, Blunt found out that she was actually pregnant with her first child while they were shooting the film! In an interview with Disney twenty-three, a publication for Disney’s official fan club, Blunt and Streep revealed how they managed to hide the pregnancy during filming.

    “That was pretty funny,” Streep said in the interview. “They were constantly putting James Corden [the Baker] in front of her belly, raising her apron higher and higher.” Blunt talked about the other ways they managed to hide her baby bump when she was starting show. “I was hiding behind every tree in that wood,” the actress joked. “Colleen Atwood, who’s the most remarkable costume designer, as everybody knows, was so accommodating. I would say towards the end, every four or five days they were making some adjustments.”

    Blunt added that her actual pregnancy helped her understand her role even more. She said in the same interview, “The fact that I was pregnant actually was a rather transporting thing, and a very helpful experience in a way to understanding the urgent need that this woman has for a baby. Here I was, feeling incredibly blessed and understanding what the character maybe is missing out on.”

    The actress and first time mom married actor John Krasinski in Italy back in 2010. Earlier this year, Blunt finally gave birth to their first child Hazel. Three months after the birth, Krasinski shared a picture of their little girl on Twitter with the caption, “Pics of kids should only come direct from parents. So I’m thrilled to introduce you guys to Hazel!!!”

  • Katy Perry’s Boyfriend Starts “Get Taylor Swift A Booty Campaign”

    DJ and producer Diplo, who is rumored to be dating Katy Perry, dissed Taylor Swift on Twitter. The producer, whose real name is Thomas Wesley Pentz, tweeted “Someone should make a Kickstarter to get Taylor Swift a booty.” He took the joke one step further by tweeting a link to an actual Fundly page for “Get Taylor Swift a Booty Campaign”. Outspoken musician Lorde, defended Swift by replying to Diplo’s tweet and saying, “Should we do something about your tiny penis while we’re at it hm”.

    According to Lorde, her tweet was meant as a joke and that she actually loves Diplo. Diplo and Perry reportedly started dating back in April, and this incident has led to rumors that this has something to do with the feud between Perry and Swift. The feud started out in September when Swift revealed in a Rolling Stone interview that her song “Bad Blood” is about a fellow pop star who is now an enemy of hers.

    “She would come up to me at awards shows and say something and walk away, and I would think, ‘Are we friends, or did she just give me the harshest insult of my life?’ Then last year, the other star crossed a line. She did something so horrible, I was like, ‘Oh, we’re just straight-up enemies.’ And it wasn’t even about a guy! It had to do with business. She basically tried to sabotage an entire arena tour. She tried to hire a bunch of people out from under me,” Swift told Rolling Stone.

    Shortly after the interview became public, Perry tweeted, “Watch out for the Regina George in sheep’s clothing…” a reference to the villain in the comedy film Mean Girls. This tweet led to speculation that Swift was referring to Perry in the interview. Perry reportedly lured three of her back-up dancers away from Swift’s tour.

    However, reports claim that the back-up dancers weren’t lured away but were fired when they told Swift they asked for a 30-day out clause to join Perry with whom they have toured with in the past.

  • Mariska Hargitay Helps Resolve Rape Kit Backlogs

    On November 12, actress Mariska Hargitay spoke at a press conference held by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance. Vance announced that he will be offering up to $35 million for a nationwide campaign to end rape kit backlogs. Untested rape kits have become a problem recently especially for municipalities that have been undergoing financial trouble. According to reports, Memphis has a backlog of 11,000 untested rape kits while Las Vegas estimates their backlog to be at around 4000.

    Hargitay attended the press conference on behalf of the Joyful Heart Foundation where she serves as president. The group is an advocacy group for victims of sexual assault and they are leading the charge against rape kit backlogs. “I remember first hearing about the backlog and I remember I was so deeply shocked and offended and outraged and dismayed,” Hargitay said during the press conference. She added, “The rape kit backlog sends two terrible messages. To victims, it says: ‘you don’t matter. What happened to you doesn’t matter.”

    The money which will be used in the initiative will be doled out as grants, and various municipalities will be able to apply at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for funding in order to test the rape kits. Each rape kit test is estimated to cost around $500 to $1000. The $35 million which will be devoted in the initiative was acquired through asset forfeiture. French bank BNP Paribas was required to pay the government when they admitted to violating sanctions by moving money from Sudanese, Iranian, and Cuban clients through New York.

    Mariska Hargitay is known for her role in the police procedural Law and Order: Special Victim’s Unit, a show that follows a group of fictional cops who investigate rape and other sex crimes. She plays the role of Det. Olivia Benson.

  • Lydia Ko Sets “Youngest LPGA Rookie Of The Year” Record

    Lydia Ko, at 17 years of age, has managed to become the LPGA’s youngest Rookie of The Year. Ko managed to clinch the point-based award while still having three tournaments left in her schedule. The New Zealand native managed to keep an impressive record with two wins, two runner-up finishes, and nine other finishes in the top 10. The last person to hold the youngest LPGA Rookie of The Year record was Laura Baugh, who won the award back in 1973 when she was just 18 years old.

    2014 was Ko’s first campaign as a professional golfer in the LPGA. According to Ko, “It’s really been a dream rookie season for me. I learned so much and am glad to have achieved some of my goals along the way. It’s an honor to have my name now etched alongside such amazing players and legends of the game on the list of Rookie of the Year winners.”

    Ko currently ranks third in both the LPGA’s Road to CME Globe points race as well as the Rolex Rankings. She also became the youngest millionaire in the LPGA, racking up $1.5 million in earnings. Ko is in Mexico this week for the Lorena Ochoa Invitational where she will be joined by Inbree Park and Stacy Lewis for Thursday’s first round.

    Lydia Ko, who began playing golf at age five, became the top ranked woman amateur golfer in the world for 130 weeks prior to going pro last year. Aside from becoming the youngest LPGA Rookie of The Year, she also managed to become the youngest person to win a professional tour event back when she was 14 years old. Also worthy of note is the fact that before going pro, she’s the only amateur to ever win two LPGA tour events.

    When Ko announced her decision to become a professional golfer, the LPGA waived their requirement of members being at least 18 years old to join the tour. “It is not often that the LPGA welcomes a rookie who is already a back-to-back LPGA Tour champion,” tour commissioner Mike Whan said in a statement.