Chris Brown: Of Course, I Remember What Happened

He's ashamed and sorry and wished it never happened. But there's one thing Chris Brown says he most certainly is not: forgetful.In a detailed statement to PEOPLE, the singer clarifies what he calls incorrect reports – based on a clip of an interview with Larry King airing Wednesday night – about the events with Rihanna that led to his arrest:

"There have been reports on the Internet that I didn't remember what happened that night with Rihanna. I want to try and set things straight."

That 30 seconds of the interview they used of me was taken from a one hour interview during which that same question was asked something like four or five times – and when you look at the entire interview you will see it is not representative of what I said. "

The first four times – or however many times it was – I gave the same answer – which was that I didn't think it was appropriate for me to talk about what happened that night. I said it was not right for me and it really wasn't fair to Rihanna.

The fifth time – or whatever it was – I just misspoke. I was asked, 'Do you remember doing it?' and I said, 'No.' "Of course I remember what happened. Several times during the interview, my mother said that I came to her right afterwards and told her everything. But it was and still is a blur. And yes, I still can't believe it happened because it is not me or who I am, nor is what happened like anything I have ever done before. "

As I have said several times previously, I am ashamed of and sorry for what happened that night and I wish I could relive that moment and change things, but I can't. I take full responsibility for my actions. What I have to do now is to prove to the world that this was an isolated incident and that is not who I am, and I intend to do so by my behavior now and in the future."

Court-Ordered Counseling

Right after the incident, Brown tells PEOPLE, he was "distraught" and immediately "went to my mom on the same night and told [her] what happened and broke down." With the sentencing behind him, Brown is eager to start the court-ordered counseling sessions. "I want to find out what really transpired as far as me that night. I just want to talk to [the counselor], someone who has dealt with this and has an expertise because I think it would be helpful for me to learn how to channel [the anger] and understand my feelings."

Brown says he'd never claim to have forgotten the assault or spend time defending his behavior: "I feel like there's no need to make any excuses. At all."

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Paula Abdul Says Leaving Idol Wasn’t About Money

In one of her first interviews since announcing her departure from American Idol, Paula Abdul reveals why she left her post on the judges’ panel — and wasn’t just about money.
“I had to stand on my principle,” Abdul, 47, tells TV Guide. “I’m going to miss the experience of watching young talent evolve into a place where they get to take off and soar.”
The former Idol judge, who calls the show an “amazing experience,” says her decision wasn’t solely about a paycheck dispute. “I stand on principle where many people stand on money,” she says. “I’m a hard-working artist. I’ve lasted in this business for 23 years. And you can’t do that unless you are good at what you do.”
That success seems to have given Abdul a confidence that will last in her post-Idol career. “I believe in myself and you have to have your own self respect,” Abdul says. “And sometimes decisions are very difficult to make, but I’ve always believed that at the core I’m a survivor. There’s not one thing I’ve done that I’ve really set my mind to that I’ve failed at.”
So what’s next? “I definitely want to do a talk show because it would be different,” she says. “It would be a lot of fun variety with a ton of unexpected stuff and tributes to everyday people getting their big chance.”
Abdul, who’s been busy shooting a guest role on Lifetime’s comedy Drop Dead Diva, says just because she’s no longer sitting beside Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jackson doesn’t mean she will not tune in to TV’s top talent search. “I had some really unforgettable moments that hit plateaus for me and I’m very blessed to have been a part of what made television history,” she says.
And finally, Abdul expressed gratitude to her fans. “The fans all should know I adore, love, appreciate and respect how much they’ve expressed their outpouring of love and support for me,” Abdul says. “That’s what keeps me going in lots of ways.”
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'Twilight' fans hunt down Robert Pattinson's top secret film location

The sight of him literally makes fans swoon.So as Robert Pattinson gets his teeth stuck into filming Eclipse, the third instalment in the Twilight saga, admirers are desperately trying to work out the location of the shoot.

They tweeted and begged for information during what quickly became a cat and mouse game featuring the dreamy Englishman and his lovely co-star Kirsten Stewart.

The most ardent were rewarded with a sighting at a Vancouver school.

David Thompson High School is regularly used as the fictional Fork Washington institution where their characters, teenage lovers Edward and Bella grapple with their ill-fated romance. Despite the excitement about the cult series, Rob – who recently swooped off with the sexiest man in the world title in a magazine poll – doesn't take fame too seriously. "The hottest actor stuff doesn't really mean anything - you have a month maybe with all this heat and hype," he muses.
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Movies Coming Soon

Halloween II

Opens: August 28, 2009

Runtime: 1 hr. 41 min.

Rated: NR

Cast: Scout Taylor-Compton, Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane

Genre: Horror

Final Destination: Death Trip

Opens: August 28, 2009

Runtime: 1 hr. 22 min.

Rated: R

Cast: Shantel Van Santen, Bobby Campo, Haley Webb

Genre: Horror

All About Steve

Opens: September 4, 2009

Runtime: 1 hr. 38 min.

Rated: PG-13

Cast: Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Thomas Haden Church

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Gamer

Opens: September 4, 2009

Runtime: 1 hr. 45 min.

Rated: R

Cast: Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Amber Valletta

Genre: Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller

Extract

Opens: September 4, 2009

Rated: R

Cast: Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig

Genre: Comedy

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself

Opens: September 11, 2009

Rated: PG-13

Cast: Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Adam Rodriguez

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Sorority Row

Opens: September 11, 2009

Rated: R

Cast: Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis

Genre: Horror, Suspense/Thriller

9
Opens: September 9, 2009

Rated: PG-13

Cast: Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau

Genre: Action/Adventure, Animated, Drama, SciFi/Fantasy

The Informant!
Opens: September 18, 2009

Rated: R

Cast: Matt Damon, Melanie Lynskey, Scott Bakula

Robert Pattinson: Edward Is a Murderous Weirdo

Apparently, the fangirls have a death wish.

According to Robert Pattinson, there's not much to love about his Twilight saga character,

Edward Cullen. In fact, the heartthrob thinks the vamp is more like a serial killer than a dreamboat.

"With virtually anyone, the nice guys always seem to finish last," he told British OK! "You always get weirdos like Edward who seem to attract women for some reason. If Edward wasn't a fictional character and you met him in reality, he is like one of those guys who would probably be an axe murderer or something."

Yikes. Team Jacob is starting to sound better by the minute.
"People just project their idea of my character on to me and they just seem to assume that I'm the same, when, in reality, I'm not," he said.

Phew! When he puts it that way, we'll take that as a good thing.

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Jessica and Tony's Relationship: What Went Wrong?

Two weeks ago, when PEOPLE asked Tony Romo what he had planned for girlfriend Jessica Simpson's birthday, he said, "It's a secret." As it turned out, Simpson's birthday surprise turned out to be a shocker: Although Romo had insisted that things between them were "going good," the Dallas Cowboys quarterback ended their year-and-a-half relationship on July 9 – the night before the singer turned 29. "She is heartbroken," says a source. "She loves Tony. But it's been difficult lately. He's busy with his career and she's getting ready to shoot her show (The Price of Beauty). They decided to part ways." But nobody would say that the pair didn't give their relationship a good shot – weathering many a storm and breakup rumors before.

Early Romance

After Simpson and her family went to see Romo play for the first time in November 2007, things moved pretty quickly – he even kissed her on their first date! "The fact that this guy, on our first date, in the first 10 minutes of dinner, wanted to lean over the table and say, 'This is my girl and I want to kiss her' – our first kiss in front of everybody – was awesome," Simpson said at the time. Days later, they shared Thanksgiving together in Texas – but their first bump in the road came quickly. In December, after Romo played his worst game ever while his new girlfriend looked on from the stands, some fans blamed Simpson for distracting Romo and causing the team to lose. Still, the couple rebounded with a Mexican getaway, a romantic Valentine's Day dinner and a public PDA session on his birthday (complete with a frosting fight) in April.

United Front

By May, rumors began to swirl that the couple was heading for a split and that Simpson was devastated to learn her ex-boyfriend, John Mayer, had started dating Jennifer Aniston. But her rep denied talk of a breakup, and Romo escorted Simpson to her sister Ashlee's wedding that same month. The summer seemed blissful for the couple: Simpson went home with her man to Wisconsin where they had dinner with his parents. Later, she dedicated her song, "You're My Sunday," to Romo during a concert tour for her country album and even gushed to PEOPLE that he was "the love of my life." At the beginning of 2009, Romo stood by Simpson when she was slammed on blogs for looking heavier, even taking her out for a romantic night out in New York. "I've never dated a guy that was more simple," she swooned in the May issue of Vanity Fair. "I'm always there for him ... And he knows he has me to come home to."

Quick Split

In recent weeks, however, the couple have been spending time apart. A source tells PEOPLE: "They've been having a lot of problems lately in general." Their last public appearance together was July 1 when she sang the National Anthem at the National Golf Tournament in Bethesda, Md., and Romo played a practice round with Tiger Woods. On July 2, Simpson still seemed upbeat and excited for her upcoming birthday. She posted a message on Twitter to her friend Emmy Rossum about her upcoming party: "Can't wait to see your costume on the 10th! Birthday evite coming soon. You are always the best dressed!!!" But just nine days later, Simpson ended up celebrating her birthday quietly "with family and close friends," according to a source close to Simpson. Meanwhile, Romo was spotted out with a group of friends at L.A. hotspot MyHouse. According to a source, Romo was out with the guys to "lift his spirits." Adds the source: "His friends wanted him to have some fun before football training camp starts." On Sunday, Simpson again took to Twitter to write this reflective post: "Everyone needs to know that hope floats ... grab the strings and pull it back to you. Falling asleep with my mom and the dogs. Please lord give all of my beautiful fans, friends, enemies, and family rest. Bring all of us peace." Says the source close to Simpson: "[Jessica and Tony] were good together for along time. But I guess it wasn't meant to be."

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Inside Michael Jackson's Memorial: (See photos of family and friends celebrating the life of the King of Pop)

Family Gathering

Family and friends gathered in Encino, Calif., early Tuesday morning as they prepared to leave for Jackson's funeral at Forest Lawn Cemetery in L.A. Last night, family also gathered at Forest Lawn Memorial Park for a private viewing. The Processional

A processional of cars departed Katherine Jackson's Encino, Calif., mansion, Hayvenhurst, to go to the private funeral. A dozen-car police motorcade was also spotted inside the Forest Lawn Memorial Park around 7 a.m. PST, a witness told Us. Security checked each car that was admitted into the cemetery. His Sister Mourns

LaToya Jackson, Michael's sister, sat in a car that was part of the line of vehicles that arrived at the funeral shortly after 8 a.m. PST. Her father, Joe Jackson, was in the first car of the processional, which included six Bentleys and Rolls Royces, eight Land Rovers, two limo buses and 19 California Highway Police motorcycle cops. The Stage Was Set

Before the memorial began on Tuesday, Los Angeles police officers checked the stage of the Staples Center, which was the same venue where Jackson rehearsed for his London concert tour just two days before he died on June 25. Below the stage, the front row was surrounded by large bouquets of multicolored flowers. His Rose-Filled Hearse

After the short, 30-minute service, Jackson's casket -- covered in a giant arrangement of red roses -- was loaded into the hearse at Forest Lawn Memorial Park and made its way to the Staples Center, which was 10 miles away.

The Public Memorial

Fans gathered outside L.A.'s Staples Center the day of Jackson's public memorial. More than 1.6 million people registered online for a chance to attend the ceremony, and only 8,750 names were chosen. Those with a ticket were given a free 14-page souvenir program with personalized notes from family and loved ones as they entered. Fans who brought gifts were asked to leave their offerings at a special table inside.

Loyal Fans

Outside the Staples Center, fans paid tribute to the late King of Pop, including an impersonator who posed in Jackson's '80s era, classic white glove. Many fans danced to Jackson's biggest hits and showed off some of his signature moves, including his moonwalk and the infamous crotch-grabbing routine.

Paying Tribute

Vendors took the opportunity to sell T-shirts -- that said "R.I.P. August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009" -- and other memorabilia outside the Staples Center.

Final Messages

Fans signed a large black-and-white poster of Michael Jackson outside the Staples Center.

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Movie Review : Public Enemies (2009)

(B-)By Lisa Schwarzbaum

The massive financial rip-off masterminded by Bernard Madoff, an extended crime spree that harmed thousands, is proof enough that public enemies still walk among us. But Madoff the man is as dull a figure as his crimes are vivid. Not so John Dillinger, the brazen Depression-era bank robber. His fabled career busting into Midwestern banks and out of jails was brief — he was 31 years old when he was shot to death by FBI agents led by steely G-man Melvin Purvis in Chicago in 1934. But during Dillinger's reign, the outlaw designated by FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover as Public Enemy Number One played his part with aplomb, happy to fill the bill as a tommy-gun-toting folk hero for a public who saw him as a defiant celebrity suitable for down-and-out times. As filmmaker Michael Mann takes pains to emphasize in his handsome, underheated gangster drama Public Enemies, the gent may have been murderous, but he had style.

In case there's any doubt, the gangster-in-chief is played by Johnny Depp, one of the most effortlessly elegant, intriguingly self-contained American movie stars on screen today. But that mystery comes with a price. By the end of this arm's-length study, Depp's Dillinger comes across as an interesting cat, but never a knowable man — he's a pop cultural phenomenon because the movie asserts he is, not because we believe it. We don't feel the bank robber's heartbeat the way we felt the agonies of Russell Crowe's whistle-blower at the end of The Insider — 
or even grooved on the rhythms of cops Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs on Mann's stylish Miami Vice.

Dillinger the gun-waving daredevil is first seen finessing a prison break with his henchmen — one of the director's famously crisp, complex, assertive males-in-extremis transactions. Shooting in HD, Mann's frequent collaborator, cinematographer Dante Spinotti, conveys the sense that the flat location landscape signifies both limitless opportunity — and the impossibility of escape. Later, the wanted man dines, dances, and romances his lady love Billie Frechette (Marion Cotillard, the French Oscar winner from La Vie en Rose, working studiously in newly acquired English) when not busy taking the (bank's) money and running. Throughout, Depp talks softly, making the most of those refined feminine features that once looked great in eyeliner as a pirate of the Caribbean, and now look swell framed by hats. He projects seriousness — and also telegraphs a hint of delight, as if Dillinger is tickled by what he's getting away with, hooked on the romance
 of outlaw stardom.

Mann, meanwhile, suggests that every character in this very masculine story is similarly beholden to individual obsessions; his upscale gangster pic is intent on making intellectual connections, sacrificing depth of character in the process. Purvis, played with a buttoned-down agent's tight jaw by Christian Bale, is obsessed with an efficient, clean pursuit of justice, and as he and his team hunt Dillinger and his accomplices, the lawman is distressed to realize that purity of purpose isn't easy to maintain in the new, modern
 Federal Bureau of Investigation. In contrast, FBI head J. Edgar Hoover, played with terrific bursts of ornate, egotistical menace by Billy Crudup, is shown to be hooked on — well, on something slightly rotten and certainly ruthless, something Purvis can't quite understand and eventually can't condone.

With its measured, team-produced screenplay by Mann, Ronan Bennett, and Ann Biderman, Public Enemies makes heavy business of the notion that Hoover ushered in
 an era of ethically elastic law-enforcement procedures still recognizable today. Purvis is the existentially anxious 20th-century man caught in the middle of change he doesn't like. Dillinger represents the end of a desperate golden era when poor people cheered for robbers who gallantly called female hostages ''sister.'' But as a murderess and a jailhouse matron sing in the musical Chicago — another study of celebrity criminals — ''What ever happened to class?'' Throughout his own
 heinous career, Bernard Madoff wore only gray suits. John Dillinger wouldn't have been caught dead in a costume so drab. Public Enemies re-creates clothes, but doesn't fully fashion the man who wore them. B-

Posted Jun 30, 2009

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Watch Michael Jackson's Last Performance

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Debbie Rowe to Seek Custody of Jackson Kids

A fierce custody battle is brewing over two of Michael Jackson's children, with their mother relaying word Thursday that she plans to fight for them in court, and the Jackson family signaling they will fight right back.

Debbie Rowe, the mother of Prince, 12, and Paris, 11, spoke to her former attorney Iris Finsilver, who says, "She is going to be pursuing custody of the children."

"Frankly, she won't have to fight for them," Finsilver tells PEOPLE. "She is the children's biological mother. She loves her children."

The kids, along with a third child, Prince Michael II (Blanket), 7, whose mother is unknown, are in the temporary court-ordered care of Jackson family matriarch Katherine Jackson, 79, whom the singer named as guardian in his 2002 will. (Diana Ross was also named, in the event that Katherine was no longer living.)

A source close to the Jackson family says they intend to seek permanent custody. "They will fight," says the source.

Rowe earlier made her position clear July 2 in an interview with a Los Angeles television station, saying, "I want my children."

"I am stepping up," she told a reporter for Los Angeles station NBC 4 in a 90-minute phone conversation. "I have to."

Rowe also said she'd be willing to take custody of Blanket to keep the three children together, and she may seek a restraining order to keep her former father-in-law, Joe Jackson, away from her children.

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Meet the Real Most Interesting Man in the World

He's called the Most Interesting Man in the World, the debonair Renaissance man in those Dos Equis radio and TV ads with the outrageous one-liners: His enemies list him as their emergency contact number; he doesn't stick with just flour or corn, but switches freely between the two; he's the only man to have aced the Rorschach test. But who is he, really? In an exclusive interview, PEOPLE got to know the man behind the beard. His name is Jonathan Goldsmith, he's an actor and businessman originally from New York City, and while the Spanish accent is fake, he really is very interesting. Here are five things to know about him: He lives on a 47-foot boat in Marina Del Rey, Calif.: "It's like sitting in a beautiful French shop in England. It's like a fine furniture shop or antique shop," says Goldsmith. In his long career as a TV actor, he was often killed onscreen: "Electrocuted, shot, chopped, hung, machine-gunned and actually ground by somebody impersonating a nun," he says. "I was either killing people or being killed." In 1991, he started a marketing company and taught people how to achieve their dreams: He retired in 1998 from his multimillion-dollar business and returned to Hollywood. "When I was up making these pitches on the stages, I would practice my projection, imagining I was back on stage. And promising myself that one day I would return to that which I love. And I did." He was good friends with Fernando Lamas: Goldsmith cites the actor as the main influence for his Dos Equis character. Their passion for sailing bonded their friendship, and "I eventually scattered his ashes from my sailboat," he says. He does have a favorite tortilla: Unlike his character who doesn't choose between flour and corn, Goldsmith says, "I prefer flour over corn. I get that all the time."

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Ne-Yo Is Prepped for New Orleans Concert – And the Gumbo

After spending the last four months in Prague where he was shooting the upcoming Tuskegee Airmen drama Red Tails alongside actors Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr., singer-songwriter Ne-Yo is ready to let loose and head down South. Hitting the stage at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans on Friday, Ne-Yo tells PEOPLE he's been prepping his moves. "I'm a little rusty right now; I can admit that! ... But it will not show by the time ya'll see me at Essence! Don't worry!" he assures his fans. Also on the Essence bill: Beyoncé, John Legend and Maxwell. The star, who recently started rehearsals for his month-long European tour, added: "I've been off the radar while I was shooting [the film], but I'm getting my tour legs back. Performing music is in my blood. It's not like I’ll ever forget how to do it, but anything that you stop doing for a long enough period of time, you get a little rusty."

And once Ne-Yo wraps up his Big Easy performance, he'll be ready for a night on the town. "I love New Orleans – it's a party town! I grew up in in Las Vegas, so I know what it is!" he says with a laugh. But before hitting the scene, he plans to get his fill of some traditional New Orleans-style cuisine. "Gumbo is a must! I won't get on the stage until I get a proper bowl of gumbo," he jokes.

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Twilighters Attend Summer School & Prom at Edward & Bella's High School

Ever wonder what it's like inside the halls where Twilight vampire Edward met his mortal love Bella? Well, some dedicated Twilighters got the chance to do so last weekend at Summer School in Forks: A Twilight Symposium. The fan event, which took place in the small town of Forks, Wash. (population 3,000) – where author Stephenie Meyer set her romantic saga – gave lovers of all things Twilight the opportunity to attend classes about the novel at Forks High, tour the town and party at a real-life prom – just like Edward and Bella! "The town was having some major economic issues, because their major export was logging – and then Twilight came along," popular Twlight blogger Kaleb Nation told MTV News. "And if you look at Forks now, Stephenie has transformed this town into a Twilight tourism economy. It's crazy."

Here were some highlights from the eventful weekend, where two Twilighters could attend for $300:• Forks Tour: The town has transformed into a mecca for Twilighters, with signs that read, "Edward Cullen Slept Here" and meals dubbed a "Twilight Dinner" (served by waitresses with Alice pixie cuts!) Cutouts of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart linger in store fronts selling Twilight gear, while Forks High features lockers reserved just for Edward and Bella. • Forks High Prom:The prom on Saturday was set in the Forks High Gym featuring performances by popular Twilight acts, Bella Cullen Project, Bella Rocks and the Mitch Hansen Band. Two fans were also crowned the Summer School in Forks Prom King and Queen! • Summer Graduation:Attendees of the Summer School even received diplomas at a graduation ceremony set in the school's cafeteria on Sunday. Writer Larry Carroll of MTV's "Twilight Tuesdays" column delivered the keynote address. "As the line between fiction and fact continued to blur," Carroll said of the event, "The Twilighters exchanged hugs and phone numbers, taking home the memories of a lifetime along with their diplomas."














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Michael's Legacy of Unreleased Recordings

When he died a week ago, Michael Jackson was sitting on so much unreleased music, that fans could see more new material from him now that he's gone than in recent years.
"There are dozens and dozens of songs that did not end up on his albums," Tommy Mottola, who from 1998 to 2003 was chairman and CEO of Sony Music, which owns the distribution rights to Jackson's music, tells the Associated Press. "People will be hearing a lot of that unreleased material for the first time ever. There's just some genius and brilliance in there."
Included in those recordings are unused tracks from sessions Michael held for some of his best and most famous albums, as well as recent songs with Akon and will.i.am.
So exactly how much music are we talking? Tommy says the album releases to be made "could go on for years and years – even more than Elvis." Tommy went on to explain that for every album Michael made, several tracks were recorded that never made it onto the records.
The Jackson family hasn't revealed what will happen to Michael's song catalog and unreleased concert footage. A 2002 will of the late King of Pop was just filed yesterday, leaving everything to the family trust. It's also still unclear who exactly owns what rights to which recordings, between Sony and MJ himself.
Akon tells the AP they only completed one song, "Hold My Hand," which leaked last year, and that they talked on the phone all the time about ideas for finishing the album after the London tour.
He adds that he'll keep those bits of songs "locked up in the vault" until the Jacksons decide what to do with his legacy.
"It was all positive records – songs to uplift people, songs to make people think about the problems in life," Akon told the AP. "It was all about bringing people together."

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First Look! Kendra Wilkinson's Official Wedding Photos

When Kendra Wilkinson walked down the aisle last Saturday, "she looked so beautiful, I couldn't take my eyes off her," groom Hank Baskett tells the new issue of Us Weekly, on stands today.
The bride -- who is three months pregnant with the couple's first child -- donned a $20,000 duchesse-silk gown consisting of 55 yards of fabric covered in 1,200 crystals codesgined by herself and R-Mine Bridal's Armine Ohanessian.

Of her civil ceremony held at the Playboy mansion and attended by 300 guests, Kendra -- who will take the name Baskett -- tells Us: "Everything looked so beautiful around me -- it was surreal."

Even Hugh Hefner -- who split from Kendra last October -- got a little teary eyed, Girl Next Door and bridesmaid Bridget Marquardt tells Us.
"It was a spectacular day, filled with emotion," Hef tells Us. "Her first dance was with the groom; the second, with me."

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The 2009 BET Awards: A Tribute To MJ

It can't come as a surprise to anyone that the 2009 BET Awards will go down in history as being all about the legacy of one entertainer.
Guess which entertainer? Yes, you guessed correctly.

In what must have taken a monumental effort of teamwork, flexibility, and ingenuity—the annual awards program overhauled whatever original plans it had and hastily centered its entire focus on a tribute to the late Michael Jackson, who passed away unexpectedly last Thursday.
The telecast ran an extra 30 minutes in order to accommodate all of the tribute material.

The tone for the evening was set by a quote from Jackson's father, Joe, who called his son "the greatest star in the world" and told reporters outside the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, "I wish he could be here."

The pre-awards show, generally a fashion fest for stars to show off their latest designer finds, turned into a touching tribute of its own, with hosts Terrence J. and Rocsi asking everyone for their favorite Jackson moment or song.

The mega-stars of the evening seemed honored to take a backseat to Jackson's memory. Host Jamie Foxx opened the show with a request to "celebrate," providing the crowd with a shaky attempt at moonwalking and a re-enactment of Jackson's iconic "Beat It" choreography—complete with red jacket and glove.

Many of the performers of the evening incorporated homages to Jackson: Most notably, Ciara sang his "Heal The World," Best Male R&B winner Ne-Yo performed "Lady In My Life," and New Edition ran through a medley of Jackson 5 hits.
A chant of "Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson," ran through the auditorium as four-time nominee and Best New Artist winner Keri Hilson performed.

Winners of the awards thanked the late Jackson in their speeches, as well. Five-time-nominated Beyonce, who won for Best R&B Female Artist, called Jackson her "hero."
Legendary R&B band the O'Jays, whose classic music won the Lifetime Achievement award, even graciously shared their moment and paid their respects, as singer Eddie Levert touchingly noted how much he'd miss Jackson.

In a tremendous surprise, Jackson's sister Janet took the stage, making her first public appearance sincer her brother's death, and spoke on behalf of her entire family, thanking fans for their love and support. Following her appearance, Ne-Yo and Jamie Foxx took the stage to perform the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There."
List of winners:
• Male R&B Artist: Ne-Yo.
• Female R&B Artist: Beyonce.
• Group: Day 26.
• Collaboration: "Blame It," Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain.
• Male Hip Hop Artist: Lil Wayne.
• Female Hip Hop Artist: M.I.A.
• New Artist: Keri Hilson.
• Gospel Artist: Mary Mary.
• Video of the Year: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Beyonce.
• Video Director of the Year: Benny Boom.
• Actor: Will Smith.
• Actress: Taraji P. Henson.
• Female Athlete: Serena Williams.
• Male Athlete: LeBron James.
• Centric Award: Jazmine Sullivan.
• Viewer's Choice Award: "Live Your Life," T.I.
• Humanitarians of the Year: Alicia Keys and Wyclef Jean.
• Lifetime Achievement Award: O'Jays.

New album due from Bassekou Kouyate

Out here records announce the forthcoming release ofBassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba"I speak fula"(OH 013)UK release date: 21 September 2009The band labelled ",the best rock n roll band in the world." by The Independent will release the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed and award-winning debut "Segu Blue" on 21 September on Out Here Records. The new album, entitled "I speak fula", was produced in Bamako by Lucy Duran and Jerry Boys, and features guest appearances by Toumani Diabate, Zoumana Tereta, Harouna Samake and Vieux Farka Toure.

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Rocking the Former Red-Light District: Hamburg's Reeperbahn Festival 2009

Rocking the Former Red-Light District - Hamburg’s Reeperbahn Festival 2009Now in it’s fourth year, the Reeperbahn Festival is a club-festival synonymous with great bands and entertainment throughout Europe. From September 24th - 26th 2009, up to 200 new international bands, solo artists and indie stars will meet audiences in and around in Germany’s bustling music metropolis of Hamburg.The Reeperbahn. Once commonly known as the "Wicked Mile", it is now a world famous entertainment boulevard, atmospherically dense and lined with countless cutting-edge music clubs, cool cafés and boho restaurants.This years line-up highlights include the neo-post-punk quartet Editors and underground legends Dinosaur Jr, who join Germany's chart-topping techno-rap party monsters Deichkind. Currently, Britain is represented by the dark melodic tones of the Cinematics, hotly-tipped The Sea, wild rockers Lowline and the BBC's "Unsigned Band Of The Week", Bleech. Other European neighbours are also offering their best home-grown talents. E.g. Sweden offers melancholic songwriters like Björn Kleinhenz, Norway brings the female four-piece Katzenjammer who reputably sound like a 'fantastical hord of drunk farmers from the Balkans’. Canada's Ohbijou enchant with sweet acoustic pop, while Germany's own Frittenbude and Egotronic hit the dance floor with driving electro beats. American band, Slightly Stoopid, glide in on relaxed reggae grooves, enriching the extremely diverse Reeperbahn Festival line-up, which will be constantly added to throughout the summer."Similar in set-up to Texas’ annual SXSW festival, and Cannes’ Midem, Reeperbahn Festival offers both an international showcase platform for emerging bands to play to influential music industry professionals and fans alike, and also an important meeting ground for the creative industries at large, in the form of seminars and workshops, addressing key factors currently affecting their industries."This 'industry’ side of the festival will be known as 'Reeperbahn Campus’.This year, running alongside the Reeperbahn Festival, 'Reeperbahn Campus' opens it's doors to representatives of the international music, film, IT and games industries. A perfect alternative to the recently cancelled music industry trade fair Popkomm, Reeperbahn Campus offers a new communication platform to an expert audience in an attractive setting beyond conference rooms and fairground halls from September 24th - 26th. Additionally, panels and talks will focus attention on the challenges and trends resulting from the constant merging of the "Creative Industries".
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Johnny Depp plays at Glastonbury

JOHNNY DEPP stunned revellers at Britain's Glastonbury Festival when he performed an impromptu musical set.After appearing on David Letterman's U.S. TV talk show in New York on Thursday, the actor flew to the UK to attend the festival and treated festival-goers to a display of his guitar skills. An MTV reporter was one of just dozens to have caught the actor - currently promoting his new movie Public Enemies. The journalist wrote, "Johnny Depp is playing in a tiny cafe... about 30 people here. Crazy!"

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Josh Duhamel Talks Post 'Transformers' Career & Having Kids With Fergie

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Josh Duhamel returned to the world of battling shape-shifting robots in "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen," on Wednesday. And in a new interview with the July 2009 issue of Men's Health magazine, the actor said he's finally reached the point in his career he'd always dreamed about.
"It's starting to happen. It's been 12 years. And I feel like I'm finally starting to get looks at some of the things I've always wanted to do," he told the mag. "I have a lot more flexibility I can show. That's what makes it fun. That's why I love this business. I don't want to do things just to prove to people 'Look how dark I can be.' It's about the story. It has to be a good story."

And though he's at the top of his acting game, he's also looking forward to starting a family with wife Fergie, whom he wed in January.
"I want to do good work, but having kids and a life outside of that is important. If you don't have anybody around who loves you, then what's it all for? You're just lonely in the end," he explained. "It's all about whatever enriches you. If you decide to go the domestic route and get married and all those things, it makes you a better actor."

And when the couple does decide to start a family, the world will know.
"We try to stay away from the places where the paparazzi hang out," he continued. "Still, they're outside the house every morning."
And though he might be starring in one of the summer's hottest movies and the object of the hungry paparazzi, the North Dakota native knows that nothing in Hollywood is ever a sure thing.

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Running Time:2 hr. 24 min.
Release Date:June 24, 2009
Starring:Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Matthew Marsden
Directed by:Michael Bay
What's The Story?
When Sam Witwicky finds out some crucial information about the Transformers' creation and their history on our planet, the Decepticons set out to catch him and pick his brain. Optimus Prime must join forces with armies from nations all over the world in order to stage an epic battle against the Decepticons in the enigmatic land of Egypt. Many secrets about both human and Cybertronian history are revealed amid spectacular clashes of robot vs. robot.

Three Good Reasons:

1.If it ain't broke; don't fix it: Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg are back as director and producer, and stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox and John Turturro also return.
2.The sequel treats its audience to giant explosions in a number of new settings, including picturesque Egypt, and introduces some new and even bigger Transformers to the mix.
3.Taking a cue from The Dark Knight, Bay shot three action scenes on IMAX cameras, so the image will fill the entire eight-story screen. So you'll see Optimus Prime at more that double the size he'd be in real life.

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It's Official! Kendra Wilkinson Marries Hank Baskett

The Girl Next Door has become the blushing bride.
Kendra Wilkinson and her Philadelphia Eagle honey, Hank Baskett, tied the knot Saturday night at the Playboy Mansion, E! News has confirmed.
Security was tight as guests—including man of the house Hugh Hefner and Wilkinson's roommates turned bridesmaids, Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt—witnessed the duo exchange vows on the mansion's front lawn, next to the famed wishing well.
Baskett popped the question in November after a fairly short courtship, and the betrothed duo happily confirmed to E! News earlier this month that they're expecting their first child together in the fall.
"We don't officially know, but we keep saying he because we don't want to say it," Wilkinson told the Awful Truth this week. "The doctor kind of said he thinks it's a boy. But we don't know for sure yet."
And just because there's a baby on the way doesn't mean Kendra isn't a gal who still likes to have a little fun.
On June 18, her girlfriends treated her to a bridal shower at the Hollywood club Guys and Dolls, where they sipped cocktails (nonalcoholic for the mom-to-be), chowed down on gourmet comfort food and shared tips on love, sex and marriage.
All while clad in lingerie and licking frosting off each other, of course.
Baskett got to have his fun, too. While Wilkinson and her pals indulged in spa treatments on Wednesday, he and his buddies spent the day golfing. Then he and his future missus were guests of honor at a joint bachelor-bachelorette dinner party at MyHouse, a Hollywood bar furnished to look like a swanky private residence.
The couple had their rehearsal dinner Thursday night—a decidedly down-to-earth affair at Dave & Buster's, a fun-for-all-ages restaurant where everyone from Kendra's grandma to her Bunny-studded bridal party hit the adjacent arcade.
But the affair tonight was the one to remember, all glitz and glam.
The newlyweds have kept their honeymoon plans quiet—all Kendra has offered in the way of a hint is that it's an island where they're going to "be able to walk around naked."

Jennifer Lopez Sticks Sweetface in the Closet

In these rough economic times, it's hard to put on a happy face, let alone a pretty assortment of Sweetface.
Jennifer Lopez is temporarily pulling the plug on her 6-year-old brand of high-end sportswear and accessories (aka about-town clothes to suit the diva within), WWD.com reports.

Sweetface's spring 2009 collection, which is currently in stores, will be the brand's last—until the rebuilding period is over, that is.
"In light of new company strategies, we have decided to put the Sweetface line on hiatus while we prepare to reintroduce the brand in the near future with new messaging points and an entirely new fashion point of view," the company said in a statement.

This bit of strategery takes the Wedding Planner star out of the fashion business in the U.S. Her JLO by Jennifer Lopez line is currently only sold internationally.

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Kendra Goes Antiglam, Keeps it Real for Down-Home Rehearsal Dinner

Dave & Buster's. Sounds like a place your average girl next door would frequent for food, drinks and good cheer.
And that's exactly what Kendra Wilkinson got by holding her dream rehearsal dinner at the family-friendly restaurant-arcade in Glendale, Calif.

The theme of which was, "Keepin' It Real," according to Kendra executive producer Kevin Burns.

"She wants the wedding to be gorgeous and glamorous, a fairytale-princess wedding," he said. But she and her NFL-player fiancé Hank Baskett wanted the rehearsal to be about "who they are and where they come from."

It isn't just D&B's Million Dollar Midway that tells you what's important to Kendra, however.
"She was atually sitting at a Dave & Buster's when Hef called her when he invited her to come live at the mansion," Burns said.
Aw. Life-changing moment, indeed.
But don't worry, the new No. 1 man in Kendra's life got to have his fantasy cake and eat it, too—literally.
"He is a Transformers nut—so Hank got a Transformers cake," Burns said.

Sounds like there just might be more than meets the eye to this increasingly cute couple, who are tying the knot Saturday night at the Playboy Mansion.

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Gisele Bundchen is Naked, Sexy, and Just a Litlle Disappointing

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