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Celebrities Celebrating Marvelous Milestones

She named her first child Poet, and at this point there’s no telling what Soleil Moon Frye will name her next child. Regardless, she only has a few more months to decide. According the former Punky Brewster star’s rep, the actress is expecting a baby in the spring. Frye and her husband, MTV producer Jason Goldberg’s first child Poet Sienna Rose Goldberg was born in 2005. The couple married in 1998 after dating for two years. And life has only gotten more hectic for the growing family. Frye is not only pregnant, but also plans to open a specialty children’s … Continue reading →

Juicy Hollywood Tidbits – June 1, 2007

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David Hyde Pierce Admits to His Sexuality I believe it was David Hyde Pierce who, when once asked about his sexuality, said, “My life is an open book, but don’t expect me to read it to you.” That was a good answer – I mean, I think we all knew the answer, but this week, David officially allowed his partner’s name to be mentioned. An interview online at CNN.com has the line “Pierce got to Los Angeles in the early 1990s when his partner, actor-writer-producer Brian Hargrove wanted to write for television.” Now some might still say that is a … Continue reading →

Juicy Hollywood Tidbits – May 23, 2007

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Mamma Jolie Takes a Break Angelina Jolie has won an Academy Award, but her priorities now seem to be her family. She has announced that she will be taking a year off from acting to spend more time with significant other Brad Pitt and their four children, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, and Shiloh. Jolie said she would be in Prague for a few months this summer, and then take two months off. Working two more months after that, she plans to start her yearlong break. However, even though she says she is taking a break, she has signed up to star … Continue reading →

“You’re No Sanjaya! You Have To Board Like Everyone Else.”

Catchy title, eh? Wish I could take all the credit for coming up with it, but truth be told, it is an actual quote from a real-life passenger trying to board a flight alongside “American Idol” judge Paula Abdul. Typically, each week I post a “Sunday Travel Funnies” blog. Well, this is it; only I changed the title in hopes of grabbing your attention. Anyway, back to Paula Abdul and the quote heard round the world. According to news reports, Abdul created quite a ruckus recently when she tried to board a Southwest Airlines flight from San Jose to Burbank, … Continue reading →

Emilio Estevez in Love

If you were alive during the 80s (and even if you weren’t) you may remember Emilio Estevez best as wrestler Andy Clark in The Breakfast Club. He was the typical jock in a movie that served as a high school microcosm of teenage angst. Emilio was officially a member of what was dubbed the Brat Pack, a group of young actors noted for starring together in movies that would forever define a decade. However, being a member of the Brat Pack did not come without some backlash. In the days before Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan ruled Hollywood nightlife, the … Continue reading →

Paula Abdul: An American Idol Herself

Paula Julie Abdul was born on June 9, 1962, in San Fernando, California. Her mother, Lorraine Rykiss, is a Jewish Canadian concert pianist and her father, Harry Abdul, is a Syrian-Brazilian orphan who was born to parents of Sephardic Jewish descent. Because of her Arabic surname, she is often mistakenly perceived as being of African-American or mixed-race descent. Her parents divorced when she was seven years of age and she and her older sister, Wendy, lived with their mother in the San Fernando Valley. She began to take dance lessons at the age of 8, and demonstrated a real talent … Continue reading →