WebProNews

Author: Val Powell

  • Taylor Swift Looked Adorable At The 2014 iHeart Radio Music Festival

    Taylor Swift’s new fashion style has everyone talking and gawking. Although the pop princess has always been spot-on with the rock chic look for her past performance ensembles – her recent more daring wardrobe choices are a welcomed change.

    At the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival held in Las Vegas on Friday, the “Shake It Off” singer stole the show by revealing plenty of skin both on the red carpet and on stage.

    To kick off the festivities, 24-year-old Swift entered the press room at the MGM Grand Casino and Resort in the festival’s signature hues: a strapless, bandeau white top paired with a fire engine red pencil skirt, from the Calvin Klein Resort 2015 collection. Still present is her signature red-hot look: her crimson pout framed by loose waves matching a high-waisted red skirt. This was capped off by a pair of strappy black and white Christian Louboutins.

    For the night’s stage set, the Grammy Award-winning artist opted for a bubblegum pink Jessica Jones two-piece.  The sparkling long-sleeved crop top and matching flared miniskirt were cut to showcase her toned abs and legs. The outfit was completed by a pair of sky-high booties covered in rhinestones. US Weekly reported that the booties had to be bedazzled especially for the event:  “It took Taylor’s wardrobe people three or four hours to put all the rhinestones on her shoes last night,” said a backstage source.

    Hopefuls wanting to rock a Tay Tay look in their own personal style should go for moderation, stylists recommend:

    “Keep dresses form-fitting and not too revealing,” says image consultant Thea Wood. “A good rule of thumb? If it’s form-fitted, feature only one skin element, such as your back, bust, legs, or mid-riff. (Yes), shiny fabrics are on-trend, but be careful. They will highlight every bump and roll, so place shiny strategically and wear shape-wear.”

  • Chrissy Teigen Wants To Have Lots Of Babies With John Legend

    She recently celebrated her first anniversary with husband John Legend, but model Chrissy Teigen is already excited about growing old with the Grammy-winning singer. In an interview with Us Weekly on Wednesday, Teigen talked about what life would be like with Legend when they are both senior citizens.

    “It’s nice to be able to be like, ‘I can’t wait to see you with grey hair, it’s going to be hysterical.’ Or, ‘I can’t wait until you have to use Viagra, that’s going to be hysterical!’” she joked.

    She said that marriage has given her the license to comfortably talk about the future. “’I was the kind of girl that never talked about marriage and kids… [Now] you just end up talking about everything as forever, which is very cool,” said the 28-year-old Victoria’s Secret model.

    Teigen revealed that she and her husband are planning to have lots of children in the near future. “I want a huge family. We want a lot of kids. When it happens, it happens. For us it’s hard because he’s on the road so much and I’m working,” she said. “People think it happens so easily … but the stars really have to align to have a baby and it is a little miracle, so when it happens … we will be so happy.”

    Although Teigen and Legend often spend time apart due to his concert tours, she reportedly appreciates the fact that it makes their time together more special. “I’m sure there’s a lot of people out there that wake up to the same person every single day and that’s beautiful to them. For us, it’s exciting to have time away and then be together and make up for that lost time,” she told People on September 16 at the new Piperlime launch.

  • Li Na: Chinese Tennis Champion Retires Due To Chronic Knee Injuries

    Tennis superstar, Li Na, has announced her immediate retirement from the sport saying her chronic knee injuries cause so much pain that she is no longer able to give 100% to her game.

    The current world No. 6 is the first Chinese player to win a grand slam singles champion title, which she won twice, in the French Open in 2011 and the Australian Open in 2014.

    “It took me several agonizing months to finally come to the decision that my chronic injuries will never again let me be the tennis player that I can be,” Li wrote on her Facebook page. “Walking away from the sport, effective immediately, is the right decision for me and my family.”

    The 32-year-old Li has had four major knee surgeries in the span of her career, the most recent one being in July, which forced her to withdraw from the recent U.S. Open. Credited for helping popularize the sport in China and the rest of Asia, Li has no regrets about her decision to hang up her racquet. She now plans to focus her efforts on helping develop the next generation of tennis stars from her home country. “We’re putting together various plans on how we will continue to grow the sport of tennis in China,” she said. “These plans include opening the Li Na Tennis Academy, which will provide scholarships for the future generation of Chinese tennis stars.” She also said she will continue to be involved in the Right to Play, an organization dedicated to helping underprivileged children overcome challenges through sport.

    WTA chairman and chief executive officer Stacey Allaster paid tribute to her career by highlighting the Chinese star’s role in promoting tennis in Asia:

    “She is a pioneer who opened doors to tennis for hundreds of millions of people throughout China and Asia,” Allaster said in a statement. “It’s hard to be a household name in a nation with 1.4 billion people, but that’s what Li Na is.”

  • Sadie Robertson Needs To Get ‘More Down And Dirty’ To Win On Dancing With The Stars

    Duck Dynasty heir Sadie Robertson has been doing well on the new season of Dancing With The Stars, but she might have to step it up to win the competition. Professional-dancer-turned-judge Julianne Hough told the footloose 17-year-old recently that she would have to get “more down and dirty” to win it all, according to TMZ.

    Robertson’s father, Willie Robertson, wholeheartedly disagreed with that advice. When asked what he thought when Hough said it, he replied, “I was thinking she shouldn’t get ‘down and dirty’. Get off the ‘down and dirty’! I’m gonna tell Julianne about that.” He and his wife have been supportive of their daughter by being in the studio audience to cheer her on.

    Her strong performance on the show has been impressive, considering that Robertson came from a high school where dancing is strictly forbidden. The administration of Ouachita Christian School in Monroe, Louisiana has imposed a ban on all school dances.

    Neither her father nor her school need to worry about her wardrobe choices for the show, though. Robertson reportedly wanted to prove on the show that Christians could have fun. “The key is to be confident in yourself. You don’t have to be sexy if you’re confident because it takes care of itself,” she said. “I think it’s having fun in a good way. I think that Christians are liking it in the same way that everyone is liking it, too.”

    Despite Hough’s advice to her, Robertson was thrilled that the judge found her performance of the cha cha with partner Mark Ballas good enough to call her “the complete package”. Ballas told Access Hollywood that his partner was a big fan of Hough’s, and Robertson confirmed that she had been excited and trying to keep her cool while Hough was talking to her.

    Judge Bruno Tonioli called her a “duckling no more” and “a bird of paradise” on the dance floor, while Carrie Ann Inaba said to Robertson, “You’re a star, honey. You don’t even know it yet.”

  • Meagan Good’s Nude Photos Have Been Leaked, Gives Scathing Response To Hackers

    Actor Meagan Good was one of the female celebrities victimized by the second wave of leaked nude photos, but she is not taking the controversy sitting down. The Anchorman 2 star confirmed that the photos of her were authentic but also took the time to respond scathingly to the perpetrators of the hacking.

    An Instagram photo she posted on Sunday, September 21 showed her statement about the hacking of celebrity accounts and posting of stolen photos. She said that she was “shocked” and “saddened” for everyone who had to go through the ordeal. Good also said that she was not going to give the “person responsible” her power, adding that at the end of the day, the pictures were meant for her husband, DeVon Franklin, who is Senior Vice President for Production at Columbia Pictures.

    “Oh, yeah — and for everyone who’s reposting the leaked nudes? You should be ashamed of yourself,” she wrote. Good’s photo has garnered more than 23,000 likes on Instagram.

    Good’s co-star on the film Think Like A Man, Gabrielle Union, was also among the women whose nude photos were circulated in the second wave. Union reportedly confirmed that the photos were of her but clarified that she had sent them to her husband privately.

    “I can’t help but to be reminded that since the dawn of time women and children, specifically women of color, have been victimized, and the power over their own bodies taken from them,” Union said in a joint statement with her husband, basketball player Dwayne Wade. “These atrocities against women and children continue worldwide.”

    Besides Good and Union, female celebrities included in the most recent wave of leaked nude photos were Vanessa Hudgens, Kim Kardashian, Hayden Panettiere, Amber Heard and Rihanna. Weeks before, the first wave of leaked photos included those purported to be of Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, among many others.

  • Amber Heard’s Privacy Breached By Second Batch Of Nude Photo Leaks

    A second wave of leaked nude photos of female celebrities now includes pictures of actress Amber Heard. She is one on a list of female celebrities including Gabrielle Union, Rihanna and Kim Kardashian whose private accounts were reportedly hacked in order to steal and leak photos of them in various states of undress. Heard’s and other photos were posted on Sunday and showed up on sites such as 4chan and Reddit.

    The nude photo leaks are thought to be a blow to Heard, who has been known to safeguard her privacy, especially when it pertains to her relationship with fiancé, actor Johnny Depp. The couple has given few details about their lives off-camera to the public. In an interview with Collider in September 2011, she stressed her need to keep her personal details away from prying eyes. “I’ve always been a private person. I’ve always valued my private life,” she said.

    However, Heard’s privacy has been breached by the recent nude photo leaks, which includes more than 50 photos of her in compromising situations. One photo of Heard shows her undressed and holding up a sign for Depp, according to TMZ. The sign addresses Depp as Tonto, his character from The Lone Ranger. Another photo shows her participating in what appears to be a threesome, while yet another shows her smoking from a bong, reported The New York Daily News.

    Unlike the photos from the first nude photo leak, which included pictures of Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, Heard’s photos and those of other celebrities were reportedly soon deleted from sites due to new regulations on posting copyrighted images. The FBI said on September 1, after the first leak, that it was “addressing the matter” of the hacking allegations.

    Heard’s name was reportedly among a master list of hacking victims that was posted at the time of the first leak. Other celebrities who were victimized by hackers include Kate Bosworth, Hayden Panetierre, Lake Bell, Avril Lavigne, Leelee Sobieski and Aubrey Plaza.

  • Rihanna: Photo Leak Reportedly Shows Popstar In The Nude

    On Sunday, popstar Rihanna joined the list of unfortunate female celebrities whose alleged nude photos have been leaked to the public. The singer from Barbados had her privacy violated recently when purported photos of her naked hit sites such as 4chan and Reddit and were shared by users on others.

    TMZ reported that on early Sunday morning, two photos of someone who appeared to be Rihanna were posted on 4chan and Reddit. One of the photos had censored her breasts, while the other showed her naked backside and one of her nipples. According to the site, it seemed as if the photos of Rihanna had been taken during a fitting. The site reportedly reached out to the singer’s representative about the matter but has not yet received a reply.

    Among the stars whose alleged photos were leaked in this second wave were Aubrey Plaza, Mary-Kate Olsen, Hayden Panettiere and Leelee Sobieski. Jennifer Lawrence was one of the targets of the first leak in early September but was not spared in the second round of leaks, which delivered previously unreleased photos of her.

    Calls have been made by various critics online to avoid viewing the leaked photos as they are a breach of the celebrities’ privacy. According to Claire Cohen, Deputy Women’s Editor for The Telegraph, looking at the photos is part of the online trend of normalizing “Peeping Tom” behavior.

    Actress Jessica Chastain has also spoken out against the leaked nude photos. In an interview with Sky News on Sunday, she commented, “It’s such a violation. To me they’re not leaked photos, they’re stolen photos. Me appearing nude in a film is my choice and I find it so terrible that these actresses have been completely victimized.”

    “Anything sexual which does not have the woman saying ‘yes’ to is a big problem to me, so I hope that we find out who these people were and we can go after them as hard as we can,” she added.

  • Howard Stern Mourns Passing Of Eric ‘The Actor’ Lynch

    One of Howard Stern’s “Wack Pack” friends recently died after he was rushed to a Sacramento hospital on Saturday. Stern’s friend, Eric “The Actor” Lynch, had suffered from heart problems for months before he was sent to the hospital, and the radio personality reportedly experienced multiple organ failures that day, according to TMZ.

    A source from the hospital confirmed to the site that Lynch passed away on Saturday afternoon. Lynch’s manager, Johnny Fratto, announced his charge’s death on Twitter, posting on Sunday, “I am so sorry and so sad to inform everyone that my friend Eric “The Actor” Lynch passed away yesterday afternoon!!!”

    TMZ also reported that Fratto described Lynch at his deathbed as surrounded by the people closest to him, including his family, friends and his caretaker Jon. Lynch last appeared on Stern’s show just last week, when he called in to say that his parents would be taking over caretaking duties for him because Jon would be moving away. Lynch had been calling into Stern’s radio show since 2002 and was a member of the “Wack Pack,” a group of personalities who regularly guest on the show. Also known as “Eric The Midget,” Lynch is famous for yelling at the infamous shock jock whenever he called into the show. He supposedly had a love-hate relationship with Stern’s staff and never explained his medical condition on air except to mention that he had lived beyond doctors’ expectations, according to TMZ.

    As an actor, Lynch also starred in shows such as Fringe and In Plain Sight. The radio personality was 39 years old when he passed away on Saturday.

    Sirius XM, the satellite radio company that broadcasts Stern’s radio show, posted on their official Twitter account about Lynch’s death. “Rest in peace, Eric the Actor. We love you,” tweeted the account.

  • Terry Bradshaw’s Son-In-Law Rob Bironas Dies In Road Accident

    Terry Bradshaw’s Son-In-Law Rob Bironas Dies In Road Accident

    Terry Bradshaw was excused from Fox’s NFL coverage on Sunday to be with his daughter, Rachel, and family following the fatal road accident that took the life of his son-in-law, NFL kicker Rob Bironas.

    “Terry will not appear on today’s edition of FOX NFL SUNDAY,” Fox’s vice president of communications Dan Bell wrote in a statement, in behalf of the network. “He flew to Nashville early this morning to be with his daughter Rachel during this tremendously difficult time. The entire FOX Sports family has Terry, Rachel, the Bironas and Bradshaw families in our thoughts and prayers.”

    Howie Long also expressed his sympathies to the Bironas family in Sunday’s pre-game.

    “Heartbreaking day,” Long said. “Terry was very emotional when he left this morning to go back home. Thoughts and prayers obviously go out to the Bironas family and to you, Rachel. We love you and we’re thinking about you.”

    According to Nashville Metro police, the former Tennessee Titans kicker was driving close to a mile from his home when he lost control of the SUV he was driving around 11pm on Saturday night. He hit several trees before coming to rest upside down in a drainage ditch. Bironas was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville where he was later pronounced dead. The police also stated that there was no evidence that drugs or alcohol were involved in the car crash.

    Bironas, who was just 36 years old, married Bradshaw’s daughter, Rachel, in June this year, in a ceremony in Dallas, Texas.

    He played college football for Georgia Southern University and Auburn University. In 2002, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers. He went on to play for the Tennessee Titans in 2005, where he served as kicker for the past nine years.

  • Khloe Kardashian And French Montana Are Done; Was She Used To Boost Rapper’s Career?

    The supposed real reason reality TV star Khloe Kardashian broke up with rapper French Montana is now circulating online. According to MediaTakeOut, the 30-year-old Kardashian found out that Montana has been exchanging inappropriate text messages with her best friend, Malika Haqq.

    “Khloe broke into [French’s] phone and saw him sending all kinds of inappropriate texts to her girl [Malika]. She blacked out on dude, and that’s why they broke up,” a source said.

    Before this presumed “texting relationship” was known to the The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, Khloe’s family and friends had been telling her that Montana was using her to boost his music career.

    Montana admitted in an interview with Billboard that he is enjoying the extra media attention he has been getting since he started dating Kardashian.

    “I want to capitalize on it,” Montana said. “I’ll get a fan base from everywhere. I just hope I’ll be able to connect with everything that’s going on.”

    Other reports claim that the Kardashian-Montana relationship, which was first reported in April, was a mere publicity stunt. Kris Jenner reportedly paid the Moroccan-born musician to appear on the family reality show.

    Meanwhile, Kardashian has other concerns to occupy her time. The reality star recently shared a photo of a rose bouquet on Instagram and has her fans wondering who they might be from.

    Speculations have it that the bouquet was a present from her ex-husband Lamar Odom. He is said to be trying to win her back and has sent her a similar bouquet for Valentine’s Day.

    The couple filed for divorce in 2013 but they have not completely cut ties with each other. HollywoodLife.com reported that “Khloe still loves Lamar” and is “flattered” that he wants to reconcile.

    “Khloe has been having a challenging time,” a source told HollywoodLife.com. “She’s torn over whether or not to reconcile with Lamar, and yes, she’s been losing sleep over this.”

    “Her heart is telling her one thing and her head something else. She’s got a lot going on,” the source added.

  • Kendall Jenner Rules The Runway At Dolce & Gabbana Fashion Show

    Despite rumors of being victimized by backstage bullies at New York Fashion Week, Kendall Jenner is making huge strides in her modeling career. The 18-year-old recently rocked Milan Fashion Week, hitting several runways and leading the pack on the Dolce & Gabbana catwalk.

    On Sunday, Jenner joined Dolce & Gabbana’s Spring/Summer 2015 fashion show in Milan to unveil the designer brand’s latest collection. Jenner modeled a dress from the brand’s Spanish-inspired collection composed of bold colors and flamenco-influenced designs, but made her true mark on her final walk. All the models wore an ensemble of embroidered, red high-waist briefs topped with a white button-down shirt and black tank top. The models almost looked identical with dramatic makeup and their hair parted in the middle, styled in tight, low buns. However, Kendall was front and center of the pack, reportedly walking with intensity and focus.

    She later posted a photo and video of her final walk on her Instagram account. The caption for the photo read, “Dolce & Gabbana finale. front and center #SQUAD.”

    Jenner also recently modeled for other fashion shows in Milan, including those of Fendi, Ports 1961 and Bottega Veneta. Her success is haunted by rumors that she experienced bullying from other models at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. According to InTouch Weekly, Jenner was bullied backstage in New York by models who weren’t happy about the ease with which she was included in the fashion shows.

    “The other models worked so hard to get a spot on the runway and didn’t think it was fair that she was here. Some [of the models] put out their cigarettes in Kendall’s drink! They thought she was getting special treatment and they just weren’t OK with it,” said a source to the magazine.

    Meanwhile, Jenner again made a cryptic Instagram post, appearing to reference the bullying rumors. “You can’t sit with us,” read the caption of her photo, which showed her hanging out with another model and laughing.

  • Téa Leoni Makes Comeback As ‘Madam Secretary’ On CBS

    After a 16-year hiatus from TV, Téa Leoni makes a big comeback playing the title role in CBS’ new series, Madam Secretary.

    The actress plays Elizabeth McCord, the new Secretary of State who reluctantly accepted the appointment from the President (her former boss) following the mysterious death of her predecessor.

    The role seemed to fit Leoni perfectly, she told CBS News that she was immediately drawn to Madam Secretary after reading the script. “Sometimes, I think, I read a script, and it’s not so much that I know that I have to do it,” Leoni said. “I know that I can’t not do it.”

    The 48-year-old actress said that she relates to her character’s rawness and honesty because she has kids who take over a huge part of her life, despite her high-powered position, “which at times, is a huge pain in the ass.”

    “Here’s another way about it,” the actress continued. “There are a lot of shows out there that are leaning wonderfully to the left and the right and forward and back…and I think we were really shooting to come up with a very wide open woman.”  Leoni further commented that she appreciates that there are plenty of interesting and dynamic female characters – specifically women in office – on television.

    Leoni’s character, McCord, is a former CIA operative who quit the agency because of conflict with her personal principles. She is living a normal life as a university professor, wife and mother until a plane crash causes the untimely death of the secretary of State and brings her into office.

    The pilot episode involves two Americans being held hostage in Syria which the government tries to sort out.  Because the character doesn’t have a political background, Madam Secretary will find herself at odds with those around her as she faces all sorts of conflicts as the series unfolds.

    “I like playing a fish out of water, and I like the opportunity. I think the dirty little secret on this character is that she’s hopeful and she’s not cynical and she’s a believer.” Leoni said.

  • Kourtney Kardashian Is Thrilled About Having Another Baby Girl, Boyfriend Disappointed

    A source told InTouch Weekly that Kourtney Kardashian is “so thrilled” that the baby is a girl. “She had wanted a girl from the very start. Kourt knows her new baby girl will be a perfect playmate for Penelope, and for Mason, too,” the source said.

    Kardashian’s boyfriend, Scott Disick, had reportedly been looking forward to having a son, however. “He was really leaning towards a boy because he’s surrounded by girls all the time. He just needs time. He’ll be fine,” said the source.

    Kardashian, who is 35 years old, is reportedly six months pregnant with her baby girl. She was recently spotted with Disick and daughter Penelope grabbing brunch in Calabasas, California. Despite her huge belly, Kardashian donned short, skin-tight cutoff denim shorts that looked a bit uncomfortable yet stylish. She wore a snug black shirt with Chanel espadrilles and wide-brimmed bowler hat, protecting her eyes with round sunglasses. Meanwhile, Disick was casual in his blue shorts and gray shirt, protecting his face with a black baseball cap. His daughter looked cute in a gray jersey top with puffed sleeves over black capri pants.

    Disick revealed in a recent episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians that he never married his girlfriend—and mother to his children—because of the “pressure.”

    “There’s a lot of pressure and everybody is watching you. That’s one of the reasons I think me and Kourtney don’t get married. It’s too much,” confessed Disick to Kardashian’s sister Kendall Jenner, in the September 1 episode.

    Kardashian and Disick, along with her pregnancy, will star in the upcoming spin-off Kourtney and Khloe Take The Hamptons, which premieres in November on E!

  • Jennifer Lawrence: More Nude Pics Reportedly Leaked

    Jennifer Lawrence: More Nude Pics Reportedly Leaked

    The Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence is facing controversy again due to more leaks of her alleged nude photos, which were posted on the site 4chan last Saturday. Along with Lawrence, other celebrities also supposedly have photos in this round of leaks, including Kim Kardashian, Gabrielle Union and Vanessa Hudgens.

    The collection of photos reportedly hacked from celebrity iCloud accounts includes more than 60 photos of Lawrence in various states of undress. Some of the photos were confirmed by a representative as being of her, but other photos have not been confirmed to be of the Oscar-winning actress. Several photos are said to show Lawrence trying on clothes and wearing sexy lingerie, and most have been described as explicit. One GIF showed a woman resembling Lawrence performing a sexual act on a man.

    HollywoodLife.com reported that one of the photos showed Lawrence in her make-up as the character of Mystique in the X-Men film franchise, which has caused fans to question whether the star is in danger of being booted from the movie franchise. “Jennifer’s role in future X-Men films will not be affected at all over the photo leak. People close to the film are aware things like this happen and it shouldn’t do anything to her role because she never did it on purpose,” said an insider of the film series.

    The source also referred to X-Men director Bryan Singer’s past scandals, which did not get him in trouble with his film projects. The source implied that it wouldn’t look good if the franchise spared Singer and vilified Lawrence.

    Singer was accused twice this year of sexual assault. Charges against him in April were later dropped by the accuser in August . Another time was in May, a man based in London claimed he was assaulted in 2006 when Singer was in town for Superman Returns.

  • Amber Rose’s Career Gets A Boost With Help From Nick Cannon

    Amber Rose garnered fame soon after dating rapper Kanye West. Her career is about to get a boost with a new development. The 30-year-old has just signed up to be managed by Nick Cannon, and according to TMZ, he’s already gotten her a television series and a book deal.

    A representative has confirmed that Rose is now teaming up with Cannon, saying, “Amber Rose is indeed a client under Nick’s NCredible Entertainment Management Team.” This partnership is a continuation of previous work Rose had done with Cannon. She previously starred in the film School Dance, which he directed, and appeared on the season finale of the show he hosts on MTV2, Wild ‘N Out.

    According to TMZ, the television series that Rose has signed up to do is a fashion show that’s about female empowerment. Meanwhile, the book deal for Rose is reportedly pushing through, although the site couldn’t confirm what it would be about.

    Rose was formerly a stripper before she became famous for dating West. She was also once signed to Ford Models and released a single in 2012 in the hopes of becoming a recording artist.

    Page Six reported that Rose flew to New York on Thursday to meet with Cannon. Their relationship is reportedly purely professional as Rose is married to rapper Wiz Khalifa and they have a son together.

    Cannon himself is married to singer Mariah Carey, but the couple has reportedly separated, with Cannon currently living at a downtown Manhattan hotel. However, he and Carey have apparently remained cordial with one another as they co-parent their children, Monroe and Moroccan Scott. The Wild N’ Out host has been rumored to be seeing other women. A source told Page Six, “He’s not trying to hide — he’s moving on and he’s going after women.”

  • Prince William Will Take Over Malta Trip For Wife Kate Middleton

    Prince William and Kate Middleton have been dealing with pregnancy sickness since it was announced that they are expecting a sibling for Prince George.

    The Duchess of Cambridge has been feeling unwell, suffering from extreme morning sickness (Hyperemesis Gravidarum) that has forced her to stay in to recuperate at the home of her parents in Bucklebury, about 55 miles west of London.

    People.com reports that the Queen had given her all the time she needed to decide if she would be able to travel. The Duchess was asked by the Queen to go to Malta, on her behalf, to join the celebrations marking the island’s 50th anniversary of independence.

    After consulting with her doctors, Prince William and Kate were initially set to make decision on whether to travel on Wednesday. The date was then pushed back to Thursday, but now it turns out that Prince William will take over for his sick wife. The report said that the Duchess was very keen on going to Malta but was advised by her doctors to stay home.

    The royal family was said to be very excited when Prince William and Princess Kate confirmed that they are expecting their second child, which was announced by Clarence House on Sept. 8 via Twitter.

    “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting their second child” — Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) September 8.

    Prince Charles apparently hopes the new baby will be a girl. “It’s wonderful to be a grandfather again. I’m looking forward to it – but I hope it will be a girl this time,” said Prince Charles, as reported by Independent.

    Reportedly,  Prince Harry wants the baby to be a girl as well, but for different reasons. “I can’t wait to see my brother suffer more,” he said. “I would love to see him try and cope with [a girl].”

  • Mark Ballas And Sadie Robertson Impress The Judges On DWTS

    Dancing With The Stars veteran Mark Ballas has been asked to write a guest blog about the hit reality TV show on HollywoodLife.com. In his first post, he gave readers his take on the premiere episode of the new season of the show, touching on his partner Sadie Robertson’s performance as well as Julianne Hough’s first stint as a judge.

    Ballas and partner Sadie Robertson of Duck Dynasty fame wowed the judges with their cha cha and garnered a high score of 34 out of 40. The 17-year-old partner of Ballas has had no formal dance training whatsoever, but Ballas felt she lit up the room with her performance. “I was very impressed with Sadie who just pulled it out of the bag. She hit this ‘on’ switch that I hadn’t seen in rehearsals yet. It blew me away!” he wrote. “She’s naturally gifted—she’s got it!” Robertson was the one who coined the duo’s nickname of Team Quack Attack on Instagram. In a rehearsal video released before their performance, she claimed that she was “more excited than nervous.”

    The 15-season veteran professional dancer approved of former pro dancer Julianne Hough’s new role on Dancing With The Stars as a member of the judging panel. He wrote, “It’s nice to have someone judging who has been in my position before, and knows what they’re talking about because they’ve experienced it, they’ve lived it, they’ve done it! She also knows what it takes to win.”

    Ballas also took note of the competition’s strong performances, citing those of Bethany Mota, Alfonso Ribeiro, Randy Couture and Tommy Chong. Meanwhile, Olympian Lolo Jones and her dance partner Keo Motsepe were eliminated from the competition, but Ballas still had a glowing review for the night.

    “We had a great opening show, and I’m really excited to continue and drive all the way to the finals with Sadie!” he wrote.

  • Kendra Wilkinson: Did She Really Take Hank Baskett Back?

    Kendra Wilkinson is said to have reunited with husband Hank Baskett after two months of living apart.

    Wilkinson has apparently forgiven Baskett after he explained his side in the highly publicized cheating scandal which he was involved in.

    According to a new report from Life&Style, the former NFL player has claimed that he was merely a victim of “unwanted sexual advances.”

    Baskett allegedly told Wilkinson that a friend of his lives in the same housing complex as transgender model Ava London, who he was said to have had an affair with. On a visit to help his unnamed friend, who has asked him to come over to her house to fix something, Baskett claims London made unwanted advances toward him, and he “felt violated afterward.”

    Friends close to Wilkinson are convinced he’s lying, but she apparently doesn’t think he is.

    “Her friends don’t trust him,” the source stated, “but there’s no convincing Kendra that Hank is lying.”

    The new trailer for Season 3 of Kendra on Top shows the 29-year-old reality star crying after having learned of the cheating allegations.

    “My whole life just flipped upside down,” she is heard saying, as the words “sex scandal” flash on screen. She later confronts him but Baskett denies her accusations.

    The couple was in Costa Rica together in August to film episodes for the reality series, where the former The Girls Next Door star reunited with her 56-year-old father Eric who she said she hasn’t seen for many years.

    The trip was mostly business though, with Baskett present only because “he’s contractually obligated to appear on the series.” a source told US Weekly. “Kendra and Hank slept in different rooms. She is not taking him back.”

    They were also ignoring each other when they were photographed lunching outdoors at Lola’s restaurant on the beach in Costa Rica. The pic showed them sitting at opposite ends of the table with their son Hank Jr. between them, the two turned away from one another.

    The couple took separate flights on their trip back to LA, although the athlete was spotted with his wedding band on.

  • Suicide By Crocodile: Thai Woman Eaten Alive At Zoo

    An elderly Thai woman committed suicide by crocodile last Friday by jumping into a pit full of the fierce predators. The 65-year-old woman was identified as Wenpai Inyai after police found her healthcare card floating in the water after she jumped.

    Inyai reportedly went to the Samut Prakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo on Friday, and was caught by CCTV leaving her shoes on the walkway before jumping into a crocodile pit. The pond was 3 meters deep and reportedly full of hundreds of crocodiles. Staff members of the popular Thai tourist attraction tried to use long sticks to keep the crocodiles from getting to the woman, but failed to protect her, according to the Bangkok Post.

    Relatives of Inyai said that she had been suffering from stress and depression, and had not spoken to anyone for days before she committed suicide. Her family apparently tried to file a missing persons for Inyai on Friday morning, but were told by local police to wait for 24 hours before doing so, as required by law.

    In an interview with a local Thai radio station, Uthen Youngprapakorn, owner of the crocodile farm, said that additional fences and security measures had already been installed in the walkways such as the one from which Inyai had jumped. He reportedly described her death as “force majeure” and expressed condolences to her family.

    Previously, two other suicides using the same method as Inyai’s were reported at Samut Prakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo, one in 2002 and another a decade before that. The farm was established in 1950 and claims it is the largest crocodile farm in the world, reportedly housing over 100,000 crocodiles. The farm spans 3 acres and was established to save the reptiles from extinction. One of its popular draws is that tourists can feed crocodiles from the walkway.

  • Belle Knox Sheds Light On Porn Industry In New Docu-Series

    Becoming Belle Knox is a five part docu-series about the story of Miriam Weeks, the Duke University student who gained prominence when it was revealed she was doing porn to send herself to school.

    Known by her stage name “Belle Knox,” also as “the Duke porn star,” Weeks says it was Condé Nast who came to her with the concept for the series.

    “I was approached by Condé Nast about doing a documentary about my life. I feel like with my story there are a lot of misunderstandings about who I am, and nuances about being a student and a sex worker,” Weeks said in a report. “The documentary really humanizes me. I’m proof that porn stars can be real people.”

    Condé Nast Entertainment, the publisher behind Vogue, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker, produced the docu-series on their digital site, The Scene. The series hopes to reaffirm the idea that no one but sex workers should be able to decide what’s best for sex workers.

    Is porn really empowering Belle Knox or degrading her?

    In the documentary, the Duke porn star talks about how she loves what she does, and why she makes no apologies for joining the adult industry to pay tuition. She also admits to having grown a great deal since she started doing porn: “I think my experiences have aged me,” she says in the documentary. “I don’t have the mind of an 18-year-old. I kind of have the mind and the emotional baggage of somebody much, much older than me.”

    The series is a glimpse into the world of porn, showing details like how Knox got tested for STDs among others. Both moving and illuminating, it tries to dispel the misconceptions and fantasies the public has about the industry.

    In talking about how life has changed since she was outed, the struggle of attending school, and being cyber-bullied, Knox reveals the burden that sex workers are forced to bear as a consequence of the cultural condemnation of their profession. At one point, she says flatly, “A lot of sh*t in my life has been ruined because of sex.”

  • Eva Mendes & Ryan Gosling: The Baby Has Arrived

    On Friday actress Eva Mendes gave birth to a baby girl in Los Angeles, according to Us Weekly. She and her boyfriend, actor Ryan Gosling, had kept the pregnancy under wraps despite rumors circulating that they were indeed expecting a child.

    Mendes and Gosling are reportedly thrilled to have the baby with them and both shed tears when they met her for the first time, according to an insider that spoke to E! News. “It was very emotional for Eva and Ryan. They were both in tears when they saw their daughter for the first time!” the source said.

    “She’s so good with kids and has been wanting this a really long time. When she found out she was having a girl, she was freaking out. She kind of wanted a girl deep down, but of course just wants a happy and healthy baby! Ryan is saying he is going to be overpowered with girls in the house and is gonna have to be extra manly around the house!” added the insider.

    Mendes and Gosling were extremely private about the pregnancy, and the 40-year-old star of Hitch even denied that she was pregnant on Ellen in February, when she was already a few weeks along. “It all started because I didn’t want to go through the scanners at the airport,” she said on the show. She explained at the time that she would always opt out of that part of security checks. However, in July, rumors centered on her pregnancy swirled again.

    Sources tell E! News that the new mother keeps telling friends and family “how in love she is” with her daughter, and many are saying the baby has Mendes’ features, according to a source.

    “They are both so happy and in love. They wanted to start a family for a while now,” said the source of Mendes and Gosling, who have been dating since 2011.