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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are allegedly getting married this week.
The reality star and her rapper fiancé were rumoured to be having a lavish wedding extravaganza in Paris next month in front of all their family, friends and celebrity acquaintances, but TMZ are now reporting the couple are going to break with expectations by holding a highly secretive ceremony in the next few days.
Sources told the gossip site the couple already have a marriage license and intend to get hitched before the week is out.
Kim, 33, and Kanye, 36 - who have 10-month-old daughter North West together - are so intent on keeping their nuptials private that they have secured a "confidential" marriage license so no one officially knows.
However, the lovebirds want to make up for their minimalist big day with an extravagant bash in the days following the event.
This marks a big turnaround for 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star Kim, who wed basketball player Kris Humphries live on TV in August 2011 following a 90-day engagement.
The star-studded affair took place in Montecito, California, and was filmed for a two-part, four-hour TV special on E! called 'Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event'.
The couple called it quits after just 72 days of marriage, with Kim citing "irreconcilable differences".
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to wed this week
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are allegedly getting married this week.
The reality star and her rapper fiancé were rumoured to be having a lavish wedding extravaganza in Paris next month in front of all their family, friends and celebrity acquaintances, but TMZ are now reporting the couple are going to break with expectations by holding a highly secretive ceremony in the next few days.
Sources told the gossip site the couple already have a marriage license and intend to get hitched before the week is out.
Kim, 33, and Kanye, 36 - who have 10-month-old daughter North West together - are so intent on keeping their nuptials private that they have secured a "confidential" marriage license so no one officially knows.
However, the lovebirds want to make up for their minimalist big day with an extravagant bash in the days following the event.
This marks a big turnaround for 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star Kim, who wed basketball player Kris Humphries live on TV in August 2011 following a 90-day engagement.
The star-studded affair took place in Montecito, California, and was filmed for a two-part, four-hour TV special on E! called 'Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event'.
The couple called it quits after just 72 days of marriage, with Kim citing "irreconcilable differences".
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Chelsea Handler has joked she's "retiring".
The 39-year-old funnywoman is set to quit her E! talk show 'Chelsea Lately' later this year after becoming "bored" with the series and she is now considering spending her days lazing in the sun.
Appearing on 'Conan' last night (28.04.14), she quipped: "I'm retiring! ... I don't know, I want to go to Spain. I want to go to a place where men don't understand what I'm saying."
Chelsea later clarified that she hasn't made any decisions about her future after E!, but admits she has become tired of hosting her late night show, which regularly features A-list guests such as her pals Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow.
She explained: "Well, I'm just done with that show. I just have to move on. I get very bored. I've been there a long time - seven great years. I had a great time but I'm ready to take a little bit of a break."
The comedienne played coy about rumours she is close to signing a deal for a show on streaming service Netflix, but is keeping her options open.
She added: "I haven't made any decisions about what I'm doing ... everything's an option."
Chelsea Handler ‘retiring to Spain’
Chelsea Handler has joked she's "retiring".
The 39-year-old funnywoman is set to quit her E! talk show 'Chelsea Lately' later this year after becoming "bored" with the series and she is now considering spending her days lazing in the sun.
Appearing on 'Conan' last night (28.04.14), she quipped: "I'm retiring! ... I don't know, I want to go to Spain. I want to go to a place where men don't understand what I'm saying."
Chelsea later clarified that she hasn't made any decisions about her future after E!, but admits she has become tired of hosting her late night show, which regularly features A-list guests such as her pals Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow.
She explained: "Well, I'm just done with that show. I just have to move on. I get very bored. I've been there a long time - seven great years. I had a great time but I'm ready to take a little bit of a break."
The comedienne played coy about rumours she is close to signing a deal for a show on streaming service Netflix, but is keeping her options open.
She added: "I haven't made any decisions about what I'm doing ... everything's an option."
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Zach Braff has split from his girlfriend Taylor Bagley.
The 'Scrubs' star and the model called it quits earlier this month after five years of dating, according to the New York Post's Page Six column.
The couple parted ways shortly before the April 10 opening of Zach's Woody Allen-directed Broadway musical, 'Bullets Over Broadway'.
The actor's representative confirmed: "Zach and Taylor broke up over a month ago. They are continuing their friendship but are no longer a couple."
He is said to have ended things because he wasn't ready to settle down with the 6ft tall beauty, with a source telling the paper, "Taylor wanted to get married".
The 39-year-old star has reportedly been spotted making the most of his single status at New York City hotspots since their long-term relationship ended.
The couple's demise could also be related to Zach's intense rehearsal schedule for the show, which Taylor had initially encouraged him to take part in.
His rep added: "Zach has been attached to the [show] and involved with its development for over two years. He chose to do it because it has been a lifelong dream of his to be a part of a Broadway musical."
Zach Braff splits from long-term girlfriend
Zach Braff has split from his girlfriend Taylor Bagley.
The 'Scrubs' star and the model called it quits earlier this month after five years of dating, according to the New York Post's Page Six column.
The couple parted ways shortly before the April 10 opening of Zach's Woody Allen-directed Broadway musical, 'Bullets Over Broadway'.
The actor's representative confirmed: "Zach and Taylor broke up over a month ago. They are continuing their friendship but are no longer a couple."
He is said to have ended things because he wasn't ready to settle down with the 6ft tall beauty, with a source telling the paper, "Taylor wanted to get married".
The 39-year-old star has reportedly been spotted making the most of his single status at New York City hotspots since their long-term relationship ended.
The couple's demise could also be related to Zach's intense rehearsal schedule for the show, which Taylor had initially encouraged him to take part in.
His rep added: "Zach has been attached to the [show] and involved with its development for over two years. He chose to do it because it has been a lifelong dream of his to be a part of a Broadway musical."
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Chris Martin included his children on Coldplay's new album to promote "togetherness" through challenging times.
The 37-year-old singer - who split from wife Gwyneth Paltrow last month after 10 years of marriage - says the personal theme of 'Ghost Stories' was reflected by the inclusion of vocals from Apple, nine, and Moses, eight, and he found their presence in the recording studio "powerful".
Speaking about the contribution of his children - who appear on different tracks - with BBC Radio 1 DJ Zayn Lowe, he revealed: "My daughter is singing in there a little bit too. It was the idea of togetherness through life's challenges.
"For me, the message is don't ever let go. For example we've had friends who have killed themselves or gone down the wrong road because they haven't had the right people around them. And that's really sad.
"But having my son in the studio with me is really powerful."
The 'Magic' singer - who has admitted his "own issues" contributed to the breakdown of his marriage - admits the album is full of messages of encouragement to himself.
He said: "I don't want to get too personal but that's just to me saying 'You're amazing, you've got to be amazing,' and I need to improve a bit.
"It's a new approach to life, because I had to change it."
Chris Martin’s kids appear on album
Chris Martin included his children on Coldplay's new album to promote "togetherness" through challenging times.
The 37-year-old singer - who split from wife Gwyneth Paltrow last month after 10 years of marriage - says the personal theme of 'Ghost Stories' was reflected by the inclusion of vocals from Apple, nine, and Moses, eight, and he found their presence in the recording studio "powerful".
Speaking about the contribution of his children - who appear on different tracks - with BBC Radio 1 DJ Zayn Lowe, he revealed: "My daughter is singing in there a little bit too. It was the idea of togetherness through life's challenges.
"For me, the message is don't ever let go. For example we've had friends who have killed themselves or gone down the wrong road because they haven't had the right people around them. And that's really sad.
"But having my son in the studio with me is really powerful."
The 'Magic' singer - who has admitted his "own issues" contributed to the breakdown of his marriage - admits the album is full of messages of encouragement to himself.
He said: "I don't want to get too personal but that's just to me saying 'You're amazing, you've got to be amazing,' and I need to improve a bit.
"It's a new approach to life, because I had to change it."
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Jennifer Lopez's children convinced her to record a song about curvy butts for her new album.
The 'I Luh Ya Papi' singer was struggling to decide whether to feature a track entitled 'Big Booty' on her eighth studio album - which is set for release in June - until her six-year-old twins, Emme and Max, stepped in to lend a helping hand.
Speaking on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' last night (28.04.14), she said: "This song is a Diplo track. He's a really great producer and we were in the studio, you know, and this track comes up and everyone in the studio is like this is the type of song that J.Lo needs to do. And I'm like, 'Never in my life will I do a song called 'Big Booty' ever, it will never happen.'
"We end up writing the track. I take the (songs) to my car afterwards and try to live with it to see, like, which ones in the studio this week will I go and record afterwards. So I'm the car with my twins Max and Emme, who were five at the time. I'm listening to a bunch of songs and the minute they hear 'Big Booty' they were going crazy. I don't know if they thought they were saying a dirty word, if they felt naughty, but they loved this song and because they loved it I recorded it."
The 44-year-old star was confident to trust her kids' musical tastes, especially after noticing her son Max has a talent for recognising the biggest hits, comparing his ear for a tune with Grammy Award-winning producer Clive Davis.
J.Lo - who had the twins with her ex-husband Marc Anthony - said: "My son has a very good ear. He could be the next Clive Davis. I know he has a good ear for music. We will be in the car listening to the radio and flipping through channels and all of a sudden he'll be like go back. Right away he can pick on a first listen, only the big, big smashes."
Jennifer Lopez recorded Big Booty song for kids
Jennifer Lopez's children convinced her to record a song about curvy butts for her new album.
The 'I Luh Ya Papi' singer was struggling to decide whether to feature a track entitled 'Big Booty' on her eighth studio album - which is set for release in June - until her six-year-old twins, Emme and Max, stepped in to lend a helping hand.
Speaking on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' last night (28.04.14), she said: "This song is a Diplo track. He's a really great producer and we were in the studio, you know, and this track comes up and everyone in the studio is like this is the type of song that J.Lo needs to do. And I'm like, 'Never in my life will I do a song called 'Big Booty' ever, it will never happen.'
"We end up writing the track. I take the (songs) to my car afterwards and try to live with it to see, like, which ones in the studio this week will I go and record afterwards. So I'm the car with my twins Max and Emme, who were five at the time. I'm listening to a bunch of songs and the minute they hear 'Big Booty' they were going crazy. I don't know if they thought they were saying a dirty word, if they felt naughty, but they loved this song and because they loved it I recorded it."
The 44-year-old star was confident to trust her kids' musical tastes, especially after noticing her son Max has a talent for recognising the biggest hits, comparing his ear for a tune with Grammy Award-winning producer Clive Davis.
J.Lo - who had the twins with her ex-husband Marc Anthony - said: "My son has a very good ear. He could be the next Clive Davis. I know he has a good ear for music. We will be in the car listening to the radio and flipping through channels and all of a sudden he'll be like go back. Right away he can pick on a first listen, only the big, big smashes."
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Billy Joel was left "drooling" when he tried heroin.
The 64-year-old star has admitted that he once tried the illicit drug while visiting Holland but vowed to never take it again after the experience left him "drooling" and feeling "sick".
Speaking at Howard Stern's 'Town Hall' event at New York's Cutting Room club yesterday (29.04.14), he said: "This was back in the late '70s I think. We were in Amsterdam, and there was all this stuff going on, so I said, 'Let me see what this is like.'
"It got me so high, I don't know how to deal with it. You just get way out, just go to another place, and you're into the blues. All you want to hear is the blues. You start drooling, and you get sick."
The 'Piano Man' hitmaker confessed however, that despite not enjoying his experience of the drug, it did inspire the lyrics behind his track 'Scandinavian Skies', which featured on his album 'The Nylon Curtain' and mentions the "sins of Amsterdam" and the feeling of being left "paralysed".
Billy - whose daughter Alexa Ray Joel is now a successful musician in her own right - also admitted he has no plans to work on any new material.
He said: "Everybody has a hard time understanding that, 'Why don't you write new songs?'
"Elton [John] would say that to me, 'Why don't you make another album?' And I used to say to him, 'Why don't you make less albums?' "
Billy Joel ‘sickened’ by heroin experience
Billy Joel was left "drooling" when he tried heroin.
The 64-year-old star has admitted that he once tried the illicit drug while visiting Holland but vowed to never take it again after the experience left him "drooling" and feeling "sick".
Speaking at Howard Stern's 'Town Hall' event at New York's Cutting Room club yesterday (29.04.14), he said: "This was back in the late '70s I think. We were in Amsterdam, and there was all this stuff going on, so I said, 'Let me see what this is like.'
"It got me so high, I don't know how to deal with it. You just get way out, just go to another place, and you're into the blues. All you want to hear is the blues. You start drooling, and you get sick."
The 'Piano Man' hitmaker confessed however, that despite not enjoying his experience of the drug, it did inspire the lyrics behind his track 'Scandinavian Skies', which featured on his album 'The Nylon Curtain' and mentions the "sins of Amsterdam" and the feeling of being left "paralysed".
Billy - whose daughter Alexa Ray Joel is now a successful musician in her own right - also admitted he has no plans to work on any new material.
He said: "Everybody has a hard time understanding that, 'Why don't you write new songs?'
"Elton [John] would say that to me, 'Why don't you make another album?' And I used to say to him, 'Why don't you make less albums?' "
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Zac Efron is "not investing" in the dating market.
The 26-year-old hunk - who was recently rumoured to be dating 'Neighbours' co-star Halston Sage - has played coy about his relationship status, claiming he isn't actively looking for a girlfriend.
Quizzed if he's off the market now, Zac quipped: "I don't know, I'm not really sure I'm in the market ... I'm not investing. My money's out!"
The hunky star, whose previous romances include 'High School Musical' co-star Vanessa Hudgens and Lily Collins, is thought to have got close to Halston, 20, while they were filming the raunchy new comedy last year.
The stars were spotted looking cosy as they took in a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game earlier this month.
Zac also opened up about his sobriety - after seeking treatment twice last year -exclaiming that he feels "great" and is excited to further his acting career.
He told ITV's 'Good Morning Britain': "[I'm] than ever now. I'm just super excited about the future. This has been a long time coming. When I was a kid, I imagined doing this, but I never thought I'd have a chance. So I'm pinching myself that I'm still around."
In 'Neighbours', Zac plays a college fraternity leader, whose hard-partying ways annoy his next door neighbours, but the star admits the party scenes were less fun than they appear.
He explained: "It was chaos. It was not fun to be on set for a party that goes on that long. We were falling asleep in corners with rave music blasting."
Zac Efron ‘not investing’ in dating market
Zac Efron is "not investing" in the dating market.
The 26-year-old hunk - who was recently rumoured to be dating 'Neighbours' co-star Halston Sage - has played coy about his relationship status, claiming he isn't actively looking for a girlfriend.
Quizzed if he's off the market now, Zac quipped: "I don't know, I'm not really sure I'm in the market ... I'm not investing. My money's out!"
The hunky star, whose previous romances include 'High School Musical' co-star Vanessa Hudgens and Lily Collins, is thought to have got close to Halston, 20, while they were filming the raunchy new comedy last year.
The stars were spotted looking cosy as they took in a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game earlier this month.
Zac also opened up about his sobriety - after seeking treatment twice last year -exclaiming that he feels "great" and is excited to further his acting career.
He told ITV's 'Good Morning Britain': "[I'm] than ever now. I'm just super excited about the future. This has been a long time coming. When I was a kid, I imagined doing this, but I never thought I'd have a chance. So I'm pinching myself that I'm still around."
In 'Neighbours', Zac plays a college fraternity leader, whose hard-partying ways annoy his next door neighbours, but the star admits the party scenes were less fun than they appear.
He explained: "It was chaos. It was not fun to be on set for a party that goes on that long. We were falling asleep in corners with rave music blasting."
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Billy Joel has tried heroin.
The 'River of Dreams' hitmaker experimented with the deadly narcotic once, but got so "wasted", he was too afraid to try it again.
Recalling his experience, he said: "This was back in the late '70s I think. We were in Amsterdam, and there was all this stuff going on, so I said, 'Let me see what this is like'.
"It got me so high, I didn't know how to deal with it. You just get way out, just go to another place, and you're into the blues. All you want to hear is the blues. You start drooling, and you get sick."
The 64-year-old singer - who is nicknamed The Piano Man - admitted his decision not release new music has baffled his peers.
Speaking to Howard Stern at The Cutting Room in New York's Midtown, he said: "Everybody has a hard time understanding that: 'Why don't you write new songs?' "Elton [John] would say that to me: 'Why don't you make another album?' And I used to say to him, 'Why don't you make less albums?' "
The 'Billy Joel Town Hall' event saw the 'Uptown Girl' singer answer questions from the DJ and fans including TV stars Rachael Ray and Matt Lauer, and also featured musical guests, with Melissa Etheridge playing a cover of his track 'Only the Good Die Young'.
Billy teamed up with Pink to duet on 'She's Always a Woman', and Tony Bennett closed the show with a rendition of 'New York State of Mind'.
Billy Joel tried heroin
Billy Joel has tried heroin.
The 'River of Dreams' hitmaker experimented with the deadly narcotic once, but got so "wasted", he was too afraid to try it again.
Recalling his experience, he said: "This was back in the late '70s I think. We were in Amsterdam, and there was all this stuff going on, so I said, 'Let me see what this is like'.
"It got me so high, I didn't know how to deal with it. You just get way out, just go to another place, and you're into the blues. All you want to hear is the blues. You start drooling, and you get sick."
The 64-year-old singer - who is nicknamed The Piano Man - admitted his decision not release new music has baffled his peers.
Speaking to Howard Stern at The Cutting Room in New York's Midtown, he said: "Everybody has a hard time understanding that: 'Why don't you write new songs?' "Elton [John] would say that to me: 'Why don't you make another album?' And I used to say to him, 'Why don't you make less albums?' "
The 'Billy Joel Town Hall' event saw the 'Uptown Girl' singer answer questions from the DJ and fans including TV stars Rachael Ray and Matt Lauer, and also featured musical guests, with Melissa Etheridge playing a cover of his track 'Only the Good Die Young'.
Billy teamed up with Pink to duet on 'She's Always a Woman', and Tony Bennett closed the show with a rendition of 'New York State of Mind'.
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Jennifer Aniston had a "torrid affair" with a former co-star.
The 'Horrible Bosses' actress - who is engaged to Justin Theroux - reportedly shared an "extra hot" romance with Charlie Schlatter when they starred together in 'Ferris Bueller', the short-lived 1990 TV adaptation of classic movie 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'.
GQ editor-in-chief Jim Belson was a writer's assistant on the 13-episode show - which starred Charlie in the title role and Jennifer as his older sister Jeannie - and revealed the "dirt" in a new piece for the magazine.
He wrote: "To Aniston worshipers, I can offer little dirt. She was lovely, kept to herself on the set, smoldering a bit like her outraged character, 17-year-old Jeannie Bueller. She was a brunette then, with none of Rachel Green's (of 'Friends') bob or self-possession.
"GQ can exclusively report that everyone on set thought she was hot, including Schlatter, with whom she had a brief, torrid romance - while playing, it must be said, his older sister. To we immaturions on the show, this seemed extra-hot. Like performative incest."
Four years after their fling, Charlie, now 46, went on to marry Colleen Gunderson.
Jennifer Aniston’s ‘torrid affair’
Jennifer Aniston had a "torrid affair" with a former co-star.
The 'Horrible Bosses' actress - who is engaged to Justin Theroux - reportedly shared an "extra hot" romance with Charlie Schlatter when they starred together in 'Ferris Bueller', the short-lived 1990 TV adaptation of classic movie 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'.
GQ editor-in-chief Jim Belson was a writer's assistant on the 13-episode show - which starred Charlie in the title role and Jennifer as his older sister Jeannie - and revealed the "dirt" in a new piece for the magazine.
He wrote: "To Aniston worshipers, I can offer little dirt. She was lovely, kept to herself on the set, smoldering a bit like her outraged character, 17-year-old Jeannie Bueller. She was a brunette then, with none of Rachel Green's (of 'Friends') bob or self-possession.
"GQ can exclusively report that everyone on set thought she was hot, including Schlatter, with whom she had a brief, torrid romance - while playing, it must be said, his older sister. To we immaturions on the show, this seemed extra-hot. Like performative incest."
Four years after their fling, Charlie, now 46, went on to marry Colleen Gunderson.
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