Showing posts with label Paula Abdul. Show all posts
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Newsstand Friday: OK!

BRAD PITT

OK! joins the cast of Ocean’s 13 for an exclusive fund-raiser

Only OK! was invited to join Brad Pitt, George Clooney and the rest of the cast of Ocean’s 13 on the RM Elegant, one of the world’s most expensive yachts, to promote Not On Our Watch, a group which raises awareness of the horror occurring daily in Darfur. “We’re trying to get what’s happening to stay on the radar,” George told OK!. Brad pointed out that while the problem seems far away, “It’s our problem too. If this was happening in the U.S. it would be a different matter....”

PAULA ABDUL

The Idol judge gives her most heartfelt interview to OK!

Paula Abdul has enjoyed a long career as a dancer, musician and Idol personality. But the star admits that her life has come with emotional highs and lows. “I’ve survived a number of crises, and with it comes depression. I have really good therapists. I’m not afraid to ask for help,” she tells OK!. Paula also talks candidly about the plane and car accidents that left her in pain, her blossoming love life and fights back over claims that she sometimes exhibits bizarre behavior.

JORDIN SPARKS

America’s newest Idol talks to OK!

Jordin Sparks may be American Idol’s youngest winner at 17, but she has some very grown-up views on the pressure in Hollywood to be super-skinny. “I really think Hollywood needs to get over it,” she tells OK! “I’m gonna stay the same. It would look really weird if I lost a ton of weight anyway. I like the way I look.” The bubbly teen also tells OK! about the designer style she rocked for the finale, and her secret Idol crush!

STAR JONES

She’s helping women achieve their goals

Star Jones recently hosted a charity brunch for Dress for Success, an organization that helps disadvantaged women by providing business attire and a support network to boost their career chances. Star herself has donated more than 100 boxes of clothes to the cause. “Dress for Success has gotten all of my clothes from when I was size 24 through size 10,” she told OK!. The new Court TV correspondent also talks about how comfortable she is now with her body. “The big goal was to never have to carry an inhaler in my hand again — I haven’t in four years this August,” she revealed to OK!. Star also filled us in on her diet and fitness secrets.

Newsstand Friday: OK! Magazine

KELLY RIPA
America’s sweetheart is determined to save her troubled marriage
Live With Regis & Kelly host Kelly Ripa seems to effortlessly balance her professional and home life, caring for her husband, Mark Consuelos, and their three children. But the couple’s grueling work schedules have put a strain on their 11-year marriage. Kelly had to take up the slack when Regis Philbin left their show for bypass surgery, while Mark has spent the last few weeks in Los Angeles, shooting his new reality show Age of Love. In spite of recent tensions, Kelly and Mark are not giving up on their marriage. “They have both realized that changes need to be made,” a friend tells OK!. “They are determined to not let this marriage fail.”

KATIE HOLMES
Will Nicole undermine her efforts to be a good stepmom?
Katie Holmes has been growing closer to her stepchildren, Conner and Isabella, a fact that irks their mother, Nicole Kidman. “Nicole is being very firm about the fact that these are her kids, not Katie’s,” a friend of the star tells OK!. Nicole is taking action, asking ex-husband Tom Cruise for more time to spend with her children, and it seems that her persistence is finally paying off.

PAULA ABDUL — OK! EXCLUSIVE
Only in OK!, Paula predicts who will be in the top two!
OK!’s own Idol Insider Paula Abdul dishes on the final three contestants on America Idol, and who she feels should be competing in the top two slots. Paula also reveals how she made her choice for Blake’s “judge’s pick” song; which of the final three desperately needs a makeover; and what she thinks about LaKisha’s recent elimination.

HEALTHY WEIGHT LOSS IN HOLLYWOOD
Stars drop pounds the right way
More celebs are losing weight sensibly. Mother of two Brooke Shields shed her baby weight on what she calls “the three-year-old diet,” running after now 4-year-old daughter Rowan a mere month after her younger daughter, Grier, was born. Sandra Bullock has admitted she put on pounds after settling into blissful married life with Jesse James, but an active lifestyle with her husband of three years has helped her slim down.

Newsstand Friday: Star

Brad and Angelina's Trial Separation!

Madonna In Malawi

Paula Goes Crazy On A Plane

Renée's Office Romance

Sanjaya's Out of American Idol. Oh, Happy Day!

By now you must have heard that Sanjaya got kicked off American Idol last night (sorry if you TiVo'd it). One would think that he could at least rely on Paula for some sympathy as the nation rejoices that American Idol is now Sanjaya-free. No such luck.

TMZ talked to Paula after she dined at LA's Mr. Chow last night, where they asked her how she felt about losing Sanjaya. Instead the spouting the usual sugary sweet stuff, Paula just said: "Oh he'll be fine." She also said that now that Sanjaya is gone: "The competition's gonna start getting heavy." I just hope there will be less ponyhawks. Is that too much to ask?

Photo from Fox.

Newsstand Friday: Star Magazine

Angelina Walks Out on Brad!

How Rehab Saved Lindsay Lohan

Paula Collapses In Church

Who's the Cutest Baby In Hollywood?

Newsstand Friday: TV Guide

COVER STORY
Paula Abdul Exclusive!
Paula Abdul dishes on her new reality show, what’s in her Coke cup and what Simon is really like.

Plus: Neil Patrick Harris, a sneak peek at upcoming CSI Miami and Bones episodes and Dancing with the Stars’ hip-shaking contestants.

BREAKING NEWS
Can CBS Save Katie?
Katie Couric’s Evening News gets a shake up. Plus: Star’s new look!