Hottie Ricky Martin is back in the public all the way in Brazil. He has just bought an island off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
According to El Univarsal, Mexican newspaper Ricky paid nearly $8 million (GBP4 million) for the private island, on which he set his heart on for a few months.
The sexy latino will be Shakin his Bon Bon on his own island! How
hot! I would love to come visit him for a week, make him order french
champagne Livin’ La Vida Loca!
Los Angeles (E! Online) - There's free Candy on MySpace!
Don't worry; we're not running a sting for Dateline: To Catch a Predator.
Four days before its official release, Madonna's new album Hard Candy is premiering on MySpace. Fans can get a taste of the dance diva's new tracks, which feature contributions from Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, and Pharrell Williams.
Plus, fans will get the chance to deliver those all-important words to Madonna herself:
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Hi everyone,
The countdown has begun!! Not long now before opening night for KylieX2008!!!!
My cast, crew and I have been working hard to really make this show a 'Spectacular' for you. Full production rehearsals are coming up and we are very excited to merge all the various elements of the show. If you have seen some of the behind the scene footage you will have noticed both new and familiar faces. I will update you with one more peek behind the scenes before we open in Paris, so keep a look out!
I hope you liked the little 'All I See' video we did especially for you! I managed to squeeze in three hours filming at the end of a long day's shooting for the show. Very low-fi, just Willie and Marco (one of my dancers) and a white backdrop. And, as I always say...'When in doubt, apply more glitter!'. Girl can't get enough of a glitter drop!
As all my time seems to be taken up with elaborate and difficult rehearsals it was fun to do something simple and spontaneous. Back to the studio now and I will check in with you again before May 6th!
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Ashlee Simpson is pregnant and plans to get married next month at a private residence in Southern California, a source close to her family tells PEOPLE.
Simpson, 23, is engaged to Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz, 28, who initially blasted pregnancy rumors as a "witch hunt."
But on Tuesday, Simpson, sidestepped the rumors during an interview with MTV after taping TRL in New York, saying simply, "Some things you want to keep personal."
And now the source tells PEOPLE that not only is Simpson pregnant, but that she's planning to have her wedding in May at a friend's house in La Jolla, Calif., north of San Diego.
After all the ruckus — the false allegations, the apologies, the hemming and hawing, and finally the retraction – Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times journalist Chuck Phillips will be keeping his job. Hmm.
So after a story accuses Diddy and Biggie of abetting Tupac’s murder — basically hanging one of hip-hop’s most infamous slayings on two of its biggest stars — the journalist responsible is still in business. Never mind that he took his cues from known forger James Sabatino, who’s currently in prison.
Then again, these old-school publications are known for firing people the old-fashioned way: moving you to the grandpa beat. Like when they gave McNulty boat duty on “The Wire.” Maybe Phillips is headed for the water?
Actually, speaking of “The Wire,” doesn’t this remind you a bit of the final season — that kid at The Baltimore Sun…?
While Phillips defended his methods to MTV News, it seems as if further investigation is called for. After all, as Smoking Gun editor William Bastone pointed out, “In the recent history of journalism, when stories go really bad, the publication often does an explanation of how it happened…I’d like to know: How did [Sabatino] pull this off from behind bars?”
Anyone who's written off P.O.D. as a hard rock also-ran in recent years will have to bring a new set of ears to this disc. The return of original guitarist Marcos Curiel after a four-year absence is momentous enough, but the 13-song set is also the San Diego quartet's most mature and ambitious outing to date. P.O.D. still brings the noise on such tracks as the opening "Addicted," the fierce "End of the World" and "God Forbid," which incorporates Helmet's Page Hamilton and swings like a sledgehammer. Those are made all the more effective by the cuts that chart a different course, including the slinky funk of "Kaliforn-Eye-A" (with Suicidal Tendencies' Mike Muir), the roots reggae-flavored "I'll Be Ready" (with the Marley Sisters) and the Spanish guitar-driven instrumental "Roman Empire."—Gary Graff
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