Brad & Angelina’s High-Flying Weekend
Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 23:50.Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie took to the skies this weekend, whisking daughter Zahara off for a helicopter ride around France Saturday.
The couple – who are hunkering down in St Jean Cap Ferrat at the historic villa owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen – appeared to be house hunting, sources say, exploring four possible properties.
Scarlett & Ryan Engaged!
Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 23:57.“They’re both thrilled,” Johansson’s rep Marcel Pariseau said.
Reynolds, 31, currently filming the aptly named The Proposal in Boston with Sandra Bullock, recently popped the question to Johansson, 23. The couple have not set a wedding date.
The Nanny Diaries star is expected to show off her sparkler at Monday night’s Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Gala in New York. Sources say Johansson is eager to “show off her rock” with her Dolce & Gabbana gown.
Friends Give Their Blessing
Britney & Kevin Expected at Custody Hearing Tuesday
Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 23:58.Britney Spears plans to attend a hearing Tuesday in a Los Angeles family court, a court spokesman confirms.
“It’s a hearing to discuss the status of her case,” said court rep Allan Parachini.
Asked if her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, would show, his lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan replied, “Kevin has been at every important hearing. I view Tuesday as an important hearing.”
Avril Lavigne Apologizes for Canceled Tour Dates
Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 00:00.Just days after canceling shows in San Diego and Phoenix due to acute laryngitis, Avril Lavigne has announced she’s postponing six more.
“My sincerest apologies to all of my fans,” the singer said in a statement released Saturday. “My intention was to complete the rest of the tour, but tonight at sound check in Anaheim I realized this wasn’t possible.”
The singer, 23, added that she’d been resting her voice “for days,” but it didn’t help: “When I tried to sing, nothing came out.”
Clergyman: I Presided Over Mariah & Nick’s Wedding
Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 00:02.Bishop Clifford Petty of the National Church of God in the Caribbean confirmed that he presided over the wedding of Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon.
Petty provided no details except to say that he did not give a sermon.
Carey, 39, and Cannon, 27, obtained a marriage license on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera, a source confirms. Petty’s church is based in Eleuthera, in the town of Governor’s Harbour, but he didn’t say whether the wedding took place there or elsewhere.
David Chiu Wins the WPT World Championship
Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 00:08.Congratulations to Full Tilt Poker’s David Chiu for winning the $25K buy-in World Poker Tour World Championship in dramatic fashion.
David entered heads-up play with Team Full Tilt's Gus Hansen with a 5-1 to chip deficit, but managed to double up at two key times before finally taking the chip lead after 45 hands of play. Two hands later, his trip Aces were good enough to win the final pot of the day and the nearly $3.4 million in first-place prize money. Hansen earned more than $1.7 million for his second-place finish.
Clements and Leonidas Score Wins at Bellagio
Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 00:14.Full Tilt Poker Pros Scott Clements and Alfred “Toto” Leonidas both claimed victories in preliminary events at the Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic.
Clements won Event #4, a $5,000 No-Limit Hold 'em tournament where he outlasted a field of 106 players and defeated Ted Lawson heads up to claim the $206,280 first place prize. Leonidas took down Event #8, also a $5,000 No-Limit Hold ’em tourney, where he defeated 134 players to collect $189,400.
Team Full Tilt's Erik Seidel Wins at Foxwoods
Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 00:17.Congratulations to Team Full Tilt's Erik Seidel who claimed his first World Poker Tour championship by winning the Foxwoods Poker Classic.
Seidel entered the final table as the chip leader - a position he would rarely relinquish over nearly 12 hours of intense play. After almost six hours of three-handed play, Seidel flopped trips when his pocket Jacks connected on a board of J-6-3, crippling third-place finisher Andrew Barta who busted on the next hand.
Jennifer Harman Takes Third at Bay 101
Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 00:20.Congratulations to Team Full Tilt’s Jennifer Harman for her impressive third-place finish in the final event of the Bay 101, proving yet again that she’s one of the top poker players in the world. The $10K No-Limit Hold ‘em event saw a starting field of 376 players, with Jen working her way to the final table as the last Shooting Star. After a lengthy battle to the final three, her AK fell short when she failed to improve against Brandon Cantu’s pocket 9s. However, she didn’t leave empty-handed, taking home a well earned $330K for her effort.
All Eyes on Ivey as He Conquers WPT LAPC
Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 00:24.Congratulations to Team Full Tilt’s Phil Ivey for winning his first WPT title in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold ‘em Championship Event at the LA Poker Classic. Ivey outlasted 665 players on his way to his record-breaking eighth WPT final table appearance, and collected $1.59 million for the win plus entry into the $25,000 WPT Championship.











