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Eminem, Jay-Z team up for several shows

Eminem and Jay-Z, two of the most popular names in hip-hop joined forces and performed at the Comerica Park in Detroit.

Supporters from all over the country were ecstatic to see their rap icons perform together in the same stage, as the stadium in Detroit were filled with screaming fans and rhymes that only “Slim Shady” and Jay-Z can deliver. These rap superstars made hip-hop history, as they headline two shows in two consecutive nights to perform in Motor City’s baseball stadium. They also added two more consecutive shows for the Home and Home Tour, to be held at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York later this month.

As Eminem was in a series of personal problems these past few months and was not actively participating in the hip-hop scene, Jay-Z was successful with his high-grossing tours. However, with the help of this tour, Eminem was revitalized, and he proved that he is one of the pillars of the hip-hop scene of his time. It was also evident that Eminem missed performing for his fans. He was in high spirits, energetic and lively that night.

Eminem is the multi-platinum, Grammy award winning hip-hop artist from Detroit, Michigan. His albums has sold 12.5 million copies and he is also listed 82nd in Rolling Stone magazine’s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and named artist of the decade in December 2009 by Billboard magazine.

However, a career hiatus and personal problems were always part of his career. In 1999, his mother sued him for $10 million dollars for slander, pertaining to the lyrics in Eminem’s album, “Slim Shady LP.” In 2001, he was sentenced to probation due to weapons charges. He has also gone through addiction problems, and an issue related to Mariah Carey and the rumored relationship between them.

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Michael Douglas to expect complete recovery from his throat cancer

Actor Michael Douglas appeared on the “Late Show with David Letterman” and revealed about his stage 4 throat cancer diagnosis on Tuesday evening.

Douglas said that at present, he is going through several treatments for his throat cancer and doctors revealed that the actor had almost 80% chance to recover from the disease completely giving Douglas a new hope. His TV appearance at the late night show is to promote his new movie, which is “Wall Street: Money Never Sleep.”

The actor press representative Allen Berry said that Douglas is undergoing treatment at the Manhattan’s Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Berry likewise revealed with the ABCNews.com that the actor’s cancer is located at the base of his tongue and the diagnosis is conducted in order for Douglas to recover from it.

According to Douglas, his announcement in the late night show that he was diagnosed on early summer, he had been experiencing soreness from his throat and decided to seek for medical help. When he was asked regarding the severity of his disease, Douglas just answered that his cancer is above his neck and giving him hope to survive.

He also admitted that before he use to drink and smoke a lot, and reports from the New York Times affirmed that this type of cancer is commonly acquired from too much drinking as well as smoking.

Early this year, the actor likewise appealed to a judge regarding the case of his son Cameron who is sentenced to five-year imprisonment because of dealing drug. Douglas had appealed to the judge to show empathy because there are drug histories and alcohol abuse in the family as well as the actor himself had experienced alcohol abuse treatment back in 1990.

In addition, he stated that currently had completed his first week of chemotherapy and radiation treatments that is set for at least two months. According to him, so far the treatments are extreme.

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Rapper T.I. released from jail after drug possession incident in LA

Rapper T.I. was released from jail on Thursday following an arrest in LA because of suspicion for possessing ecstasy, according to the police.

Clifford Harris Jr., 29, T.I.’s real name, was taken into custody alongside his wife Wednesday night on Sunset Boulevard, following an incident wherein police smelled marijuana emanating from a car in which the rapper superstar was a passenger.

Also, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County sheriff’s department said that the Grammy award-winning rapper was booked for having at hand a controlled substance but was later released after posting bail of $10,000. However, he is not yet formally accused because examination on a handful of pills resembling ecstasy as of this moment is ongoing and is currently conducted by the officials.

Subsequently, T.I. will appear on the court this coming Friday.

Moreover, the Atlanta-raised rapper and actor formerly have problems in opposition to the law, which includes various arrests on drugs and weapons indictment. In addition, five months ago, he was released from a halfway house after serving a year in prison related to federal weapons charges.

He is also the co-founder of Grand Hustle Records and was distributed by Warner Music Group’s Atlantic Records. Currently, he starred in a heist film “Takers” that bagged the top spot at the North American box office a week ago.

T.I. is an American recording artist, film & music producer, and stars in film in rare occasion. He is best known for his collaboration with other music artists such as Justin Timberlake and was responsible for several smash hits like Got Your Back alongside R&B singer Keri Hilson.

In early 2007, Forbes Magazine had publicized its first Hiphop Cash Kings list, with list of the top 20 hip hop grossing artists for the preceding business year, and  T.I. was included in their list for three times.

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Toronto Film Festival sets Powerful Lineup includes Star Wars movie named to hit Blu-ray in 2011

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is set to start a roll to highlight another cluster of new movies from top filmmakers across the globe that includes Star Wars movie.

Creator George Lucas revealed that he is planning to release Star Wars next year on Blu-ray for the comeback of this spectacular famous franchise. Other popular films include a possible theme park for The Lord of the Rings and launching news for the much-awaited American film remake of the movie The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Although Cannes acquires many of fizzle every year, TIFF is also recognized as one of the famous film festivals around the world, capturing remarkable filmmaking talents yearly.

The screenings for this year will begin this coming September 9, and will include movies from Oscar winners suchlike Danny Boyle (“Slumdog Millionaire”) and Clint Eastwood and works from well-known directors like John Carpenter and John Sayles. TIFF will take place on September 9-18 and anticipated to draw numerous celebrities worldwide.

The TIFF likewise has a way of showing people across the globe come backing Star Wars movie that has admired almost unequalled universal acknowledgement and spectacle. After a collection of special editions on DVD, George Lucas is set to distribute both trilogies on Blu-ray next year in a decision that will definitely create a tremendous expectation from the viewers around the world.

Unfortunately, for people who did not mind for the avant-garde trilogy, they will have the chance to see it because both trilogies in the sequences will be included in one collection. Right now, the schedule of the films’ release is not yet revealed and the fans will need to purchase the whole set to see the complete series on Blu-ray.

The re-mastered versions of the original trilogy will likewise be included on the Blu-ray edition that had been believed a source of dissatisfaction among some followers of the Star Wars movie in the past years.

The Blu-ray edition will also only include the remastered versions of the original trilogy, which have been a source of discontent among some “Star Wars” fans over the years.

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US President Barrack Obama Plays with NBA Dream Team

United States President Barrack Obama started his birthday festivities playing with NBA superstars for a dream-team basketball game.

United States President Barrack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama enjoyed themselves in various activities on different continents on Sunday.

The president, who stayed in the United States, started his birthday festivities with his close friends and colleagues with an all-star basketball game. The game was basketball star-studded, with Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Bill Russell, LeBron James, Alonzo Mourning and Carmelo Anthony were the basketball stars of the NBA who started hoop blasts with the president. Kobe Bryant attended the game; however, the tough guy did not play on the game.

On the other hand, the U.S First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughter Sasha completed their vacation in Spain with a visit and lunch meeting with the Royal family of the Spain on Sunday.

The first lady and her first daughter arrived in the royal palace of Marivent. King Juan Carlo of Spain, together with his lovely Queen Sofia and Princess Letizia, welcomed the First Lady Michelle Obama with her daughter Sasha.

The king together with his royal family spent their August vacation at their Marivent palace nearby  Palma Mallorca for almost a decade.

Their lunch meal included Andalusian-style chilled gazpacho soup, veal escalopes, rice, turbot, vegetable ratatouille, and dessert of fruits with ice cream.

After the warm welcome and lunch together with the royal family, Mrs. Obama and daughter Sasha boarded in an aircraft to catch up the birthday celebration of President Obama.

After the president finished an all-star game with the NBA superstars earlier, he and the first lady met up in the evening on the lawn in the White House for a barbecue party in the house. The barbeque included the seafood been caught straight from the Gulf. It was an item in the menu, which is very significant for the success of the oil giant company to tame the oil spill in the gulf.

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Jodie Fisher to cost HP CEO Mark Hurd his Profession over fraud and sex scandal issues

Jodie Fisher is at the center of the sexual harassment charge that forced the resignation of Hewlett-Packard (HP) CEO Mark Hurd.

Hurd lost his job as HP’s CEO against the allegations of fraud as well as sex scandal that involves a sexual harassment charge.

Today, after Hurd lost his profession and annual payment that was as high as $42 million last year, it was announced on Sunday that businessperson and actress Jodie Fisher was the woman at the center of this sex scandal charge. The 50-year-old actress knew Hurd because of her job contract with the marketing department of HP from 2007 until 2009. The company paid her about $5,000 per occasion to greet the guests and introduce the executives who are attending HP events, and she is a part of organizing the events.

The New York Daily News affirmed that the actress says she is regretful that the HP’s executive lost his job because of the issue, and that they never has an affair.

The sexual harassment charge established the chain of events leading to the revelation of the allegedly falsified documents for their dinner that later on ended in Hurd’s forced resignation last Friday from the largest technology firm in the world.

Fisher acknowledged that she and the Mark Hurd have arranged the issue. A source who is familiar with the case revealed to the Associate Press that the former HP CEO agreed to pay her yet wouldn’t reveal the amount of the deal.

It is clear that there is more to this issue than people understand and both fisher and Hurd know the truth, although they are not talking.

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Affleck’s sex harassment case to be extended

Lawyers of actor Casey Affleck and another of the girl charging him with sexual harassment throughout the shoot of a documentary by Joaquin Phoenix have filed court documents that extend a key deadline in the case by one month.

Rumor has it that both parties are talking resolution. Marty Singer, Affleck’s lawyer said Friday that there are no settlement negotiations on the way. Meanwhile, Brian Procel, the lawyer who embodies producer Amanda White and cinematographer Magdalena Gorka, refused to give remarks.

However White, the earliest to charge Affleck for $2 million on July 23, was programmed to present her opposition brief on Monday to Affleck’s proposal to shift the case from Los Angeles Superior Court to private adjudication. Moreover, that deadline has now been pressed back one month to September 9and no reason was specified in the provision.

Extensions in heated court case are frequently discussed to give time to work out differences and resolve a case. However, just as frequently, attorneys look for added time simply because they need it to plan a brief.

Perhaps unintentionally, the latest deadline is the day prior to the scheduled U.S. premiere of “I’m Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix,” which will debut at the Venice Film Festival in advance. If some type of resolution is made before then, the cases could be discharged. However, if not, they could draw on in public, even as the Magnolia Pictures motion picture made its way to theaters.

As far as one can recall, White and Gorka alleged that they abandon the development after continuing recurring sexual harassment by Affleck, who is wedded to Phoenix’s sister. White stated that Affleck forced her to stay in a hotel room with him, and Gorka pronounces Affleck creep into bed with her as she slept.

Singer has denied the allegations and calls them part of a plan to extract money from Affleck. The filmmaker in addition has threatened to countersue.

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Robbie Williams Marries Model-actress Ayda Field at his LA Mansion

Music icon Robbie Williams and his model-actress girlfriend Ayda Field tied the knot at his Los Angeles mansion.

According to Ayda’s spokesperson; the couple got married on Sunday, been witnessed by their close relatives and friends at the vicinity of their Beverly Hills mansion.

The security for their nuptial ceremony was very tight, after the two celebrities set an agreement with Hello! magazine to an exclusive covering of their wedding.

To transport all of their guests, they use tinted black buses. There were no fans allowed in the vicinity, but there are some helicopters belong to media that flew over the mansion, to their aim to shoot the wedding rituals from the air.

Robbie William, 36 is a well-known singer in the music industry, he get married with his girlfriend Ayda Field, a model and actress in the U.S.

Before the official announcement of the couple with regard to their wedding, there were some photos and leaks been exposed by the News of the World reporter James Desborough that are all taken from a helicopter shot.

They possessed photos of the actress-model, who was astoundingly walked down the aisle in the garden area of Williams’ mansion, while the singer-composer dressed in a fine and striking tuxedo that add elegance to his personality.

Williams and Field have been together for over three-years now. It was noted that last year, the sexy hunk singer denied his mother affirmation that he was engaged to his girlfriend.

The singer said in a show, hosted by Jonathan Ross that he foresees himself to be a bachelor forever. Until he met, Field and the two of them got together. After the girl was introduced to him, his life finally changes because of his love to his ladylove.

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Patricia Neal Dies at the Age of 84

Patricia Neal, the award winning actress who won the Academy Awards for the movie “Hud” in 1963 and survived several heart attacks to continue her acting career, died on Sunday at the age of 84.

Patricia Neal had a lung cancer and she died surrounded by her family at her town in Edgartown, Massachusetts. According the statement of her family, Neal faced her illness like any other problems that came to her life. She endured all the trials in her life with good humor, grace and self-described stubbornness.

Patricia Neal is considered as one of the best actress in the industry. She is already an award winning Broadway actress when she won her Oscar award for her role as a housekeeper to the Texas father that is fighting his amoral and selfish son.

Neil suffered a series of strokes way back in 1965 at the age of 39. The annals of stroke rehabilitation consider her struggle to walk and talk as epic. After she recovered, she returned to the wide screen and earned another Oscar nomination and three Emmy nominations.

The Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center is named after her that is located in Knoxville, her hometown. The rehabilitation center helps people recover from strokes, brain and spinal cord injuries.

According to her friend Bud Albers, who graduated with Neal in Knoxville High School in 1943, Neil did not forget her friends in Knoxville when she went to Hollywood. He said that whenever she is in Knoxville, there is always a get together with her friends. He said that Neal is so courageous because of fighting her illness and the death of her 7 year old daughter because of measles in 1962. He said that Neal is always an inspiration for the people around her. Neal is one of the most respected actresses in Hollywood.

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Fantasia Barrino accused of having affair with a married man

Fantasia Barrino, the American Idol winner, was accused by a North Carolina woman to have an affair with her husband and says that the pair taped their sexual encounters.

Furthermore, Paula Cook filed the documents against Antwaun Cook and seeks allowance, child custody and other monetary assistance on Wednesday in the District Court of Mecklenburg County. They were separated last June and now Paula is accusing them with their love affair.

The documents charge Antwaun Cook started the affair with Barrino, 26-year old, in August 2009 after the pair met at the store of T-Mobile at Charlotte-area where Cook is working. In addition, Barrino, the eight time nominee in Grammy and the 2004 winner of the popular Fox show, took care of Cook to a generous lifestyle over the time of their affair.

In addition, the documents claim that Barrino flew with Cook in New York, California, Barbados, Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, Georgia and Florida. Moreover, the pair has at times taped their forbidden sexual activity.

According to the documents, a month after Paula Cook separated from Antwaun, Barrino is claimed to have intruded a phone conversation between the estranged couple. Furthermore, Barrino has showed in public a tattoo on her left shoulder reading Cook’s name, a noticeable compliment to Antwaun.

The claimed affair was initially reported in November by websites and gossip magazines. However, the Sony Music, Barrino’s record label, and she refused to state anything about the documents on Sunday. Paula Cook said that the result of their affair, Cook became more and more remote from their marriage.

The documents also stated that Antwaun stayed late at night and too much absent from work because of their affair. Furthermore, Paula is looking for custody of their two children, ages six and two, with Antwaun Cook.

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