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Golden Globes nominees!
So the Golden Globes are about to be handed out. Extreme boredom.
British costume drama ‘Atonement’ is leading the shizzay with 7 (!) nominations.
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Scott Baio got married!
The actor Scott Baio (mostly known for appearing on ‘Happy Days’) got married last Saturday to his longtime girlfriend Renee Sloan which means he isn’t single anymore.
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PETA launches anti Olsen-twins campaign!
Animal rights group PETA is angered by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen because they are still wearing fur. And not only that, they’re also still including it in their clothing line. PETA fumed: “Mary-Kate and Ashley have ignored pleas to stop wearing fur!”
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Prince bitchslaps fans!
Three major fansites dedicated to Prince (Housequake, Princefams and Prince.org) have been served legal notice to remove all images of the singer, his lyrics and “anything linked to Prince’s likeness.”
Only two months after Prince (49 years old) threatened to sue Youtube amongst other sites, he now demands the removal of fans’ photographs of Prince-inspired tattoos [...]
Why TicketMaster sucks
So, after the sudden death of his mother, Kanye West announced the cancellation of several shows here in Europe, which we figured would happen.
And TicketMaster subsidiary TicketService, who those of us in Amsterdam were forced to use if we wanted to buy tickets, dutifully announced they would issue a refund to concert-goers for the cost [...]