Bb. Pilipinas 2008 Beauty Pageant

Candidate No. 1 is 23-year-old Eizza Rancesca Lim. The 5-foot six Ateneo de Manila University graduate now works for a mobile applications provider. She joined the Bb. Pilipinas pageant for the experience and if fortunate to win, to bring glory to the Philippines in a world-class pageant.

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Paris Hilton Reality Show Best Friend Search

According to latest reports, Paris Hilton prepares a new reality show. Is Paris Hilton so desperate for friends that she is searching them via reality TV? It could be an option! The hotel heiress Paris Hilton is set to appear in a new live-action series on either MTV or VH1 that will follow her quest to find a new best friend, maybe someone would want to be seen with her. Update: Paris Hilton has confirmed that she will star in a new MTV reality series for MTV in which a group of girls will share a house in LA and compete to become the 27-year-old queen of clubs new best friend. Isn’t that sweet..

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Jennifer Lopez gives birth to twins in NY

NEW YORK—Jennifer Lopez gave birth to twins early Friday, making the singer and husband Marc Anthony the parents of a boy and a girl after one of pop music's most closely watched pregnancies.

"She's thrilled," Lopez's manager, Simon Fields, told The Associated Press. He said the babies were born "just after midnight this morning."

Fields confirmed that the girl arrived first, weighing 5 pounds, 7 ounces. "Her boy is 6 pounds even and arrived about 15 minutes later" at a Long Island hospital, he said. The location was not identified.

Ending months of speculation, Lopez confirmed her pregnancy at a Miami concert in November. Her father, David Lopez, told Telefutura's "Escandalo TV" earlier this month that the 39-year-old singer was expecting twins.

Lopez and Anthony, 38, married in 2004. The twins are her first children, and his fourth and fifth.

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Rihanna Named Barbados Ambassador for Culture and Youth

After a day she celebrated her 20th birthday, the Pop Sensation Rihanna added on her list of accomplishments the honor of being named Ambassador for Culture and Youth for her home nation of Barbados on Thursday night. The newest Barbados’ youth and cultural ambassador Rihanna, was given the title by Prime Minister David Thompson at a tribute concert held in her honor in Independence Square.

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Angelina Jolie shows baby bump at Spirit Awards

The Celebrity couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt proudly showed the actress baby bump on the red carpet at the 2008 Film Independent’s Spirit Awards on Saturday afternoon - February 23. Angelina Jolie who wore a conservative black dress at the ceremony, is expecting twins, which means they will have three natural children (Shiloh and the twins on their way) and three wonderful adopted children Maddox, Zahara and Pax.

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2008 Film Indipendent Spirit Award Winners

Among this year Film Independent’s Spirit Awards winners is the comedy “Juno” winning the prize for best feature at the Santa Monica ceremony. Juno claimed three of the five awards, Ellen Page who stars in the movie, also earned the best lead actress statuette, while writer Diablo Cody took home the award for best first screenplay.

Philip Seymour Hoffman, was also honored with the prize for best lead actor for his work in “The Savages,” along with Cate Blanchett, who took home the statuette for best supporting actress for playing music icon Bob Dylan in “I’m Not There.”

Film Independent’s Spirit Award gala was hosted by actor Rainn Wilson, and the event belonged to the memory of late actor Heath Ledger, who was honored with tributes from his I’m Not There director Todd Haynes and co-star Cate Blanchett, who dedicated her Best Supporting Actress prize to the actor.

The complete list of 2008 Film Independent’s Spirit Award winners is as follows:

Best Feature: Juno

Best Director: Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Best First Feature: The Lookout

Best Screenplay: Tamara Jenkins, The Savages

Best First Screenplay: Diablo Cody, Juno

Best Female Lead: Ellen Page, Juno

Best Male Lead: Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Savages

Best Supporting Female: Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There

Best Supporting Male: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Talk To Me

Best Documentary: Crazy Love

Best Foreign Language Film: Once

Robert Altman Award: Director Todd Haynes and the ensemble cast of I’m Not There

John Cassavetes Award: Chris Eska, August Evening

Someone To Watch Award: Ramin Bahrani, Chop Shop

Truer Than Fiction Award: Laura Dunn, The Unforeseen

Producers Award: Neil Kopp, Paranoid Park and Old Joy

Best Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

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Camille Prats wants a church wedding this year

New mom Camille Prats enjoys every minute she spends with her baby boy named Nathaniel Ceasar Linsangan.

Shedding some of the weight she gained during her pregnancy, Camille revealed to GMA-7 in an exclusive taped interview from Los Angeles, California, some details about her impending return to the Philippines.

"Ay naku, sobrang excited na ko to go back!" she excitedly told Lhar Santiago.

Camille made known her plans to resume her shelved showbiz career. But other than work related matters, the former child star along with husband Anthony Linsangan are determined to finally push through with their church wedding before 2008 ends.

"Inaayos na namin," revealed Camille. " Actually, pag-uwi namin aasikasuhin na namin. We have a date already, we have a venue, ‘yong church inaasikaso pa namin. Pero for sure, by the end of this year mangyayari ‘yong church wedding."

Camille and Anthony tied the knot last January 5, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. It was a simple civil ceremony witnessed by immediate family members. A few weeks after, she gave birth to Nathaniel.

Having gone through the rigors and pains of conceiving a child, Camille gave StarStruck luminary Jennylyn Mercado a piece of advice on how to deal with her current predicament.

Jennylyn, as we all know, is currently pregnant courtesy of ex-boyfriend Patrick Garcia. Jen's delicate condition combined with her difficult relationship with Patrick has obviously taken its toll on the young actress, aggravating her situation even more.

"Jen, ano lang, just take it easy kasi ‘yong hormones niyan grabe," said Camille. Citing from personal experience, she continued: "Kasi when I was pregnant nung first three months ko, ayokong nakikita si Anthony. Ayoko siyang nakakausap, I don't want to hear his voice, I don't want to talk to him, that time. Pero isipin mo lang na don't indulge too much to those emotions because it's just your hormones," she ended.

Camille and Jennylyn worked together before in the GMA-7 fantaserye Super Twins. - Philippine Entertainment Portal

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Jennylyn Mercado confirms break-up with Patrick Garcia

Hindi na maawat ang pagsasalita ng young actress-singer na si Jennylyn Mercado tungkol sa estado ng relasyon nila ni Patrick Garcia, ang ama ng kanyang dinadala. Namugto ang mga mata ni Jennylyn pagkatapos kumpirmahing hiwalay na sila.

Nakarating agad kay Patrick ang pagpapa-interview ni Jennylyn sa mga TV crew kahapon, February 20, sa Friday's restaurant sa may Hotel Rembrandt.

Tinawagan daw ni Patrick si Jennylyn, pero dinedma ng young actress ang tawag ng young actor. Nagpasiya rin si Jennylyn na magpalit ng SIM card para maputol na ang komunikasyon nila ni Patrick.

Hinaing ni Jennylyn, simula raw nang mabuntis siya ay wala siyang nakukuhang suporta kay Patrick, emotionally and financially, kundi stress lamang.

"Magbuhat nang magbuntis ako, wala naman siyang ginagawang effort para sa akin at sa magiging anak niya," bungad ni Jennylyn nang makausap siya ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) pagkatapos ng kanyang interview.

Bakit hindi niya kinausap si Patrick na ayusin ang relasyon nila?

"Ilang beses ko nang ginawa ‘yon," sagot niya. "Ilang beses kong sinabi na huwag niya akong iwan. Sobrang na-disappoint ako. Wala na akong makita sa kanya. Umiiwas siya. Kahit magkasama kami nung Valentine's day, wala naman kaming napag-uusapan.

"Kung kailan ko siya kailangan, saka siya nawala. Hindi ko kailangan ang financial support. Ang kailangan ko ay love, care, at emotional support. Dapat siya na ang lumapit. Ilang beses na akong lumapit," pagtatapat niya.

Bakit sa telebisyon sila nag-uusap? Bakit ito ang ginagawa nilang medium para makapag-usap?

"Hindi kasi kami nag-uusap. Bago pa ang situwasyon na ito, lumayo na siya. Ganoon na siya, malayo na siya. Wala siyang maidadahilan sa akin dahil wala siya. Ni hindi niya nakikita yung malilit na pangangailangan ko," pahayag ni Jennylyn.

Maliit pa rin ang tiyan ni Jen kahit mahigit na siyang three months pregnant. Hindi mo iisiping buntis siya kung hindi mo alam. Tanong daw tuloy ni Patrick nung huli silang magkita, "Is the baby still there?"

PATRICK'S INTERVIEW. Ang labis na ikinasama ng loob ni Jennylyn ay nang mapanood niya last Sunday, February 17, si Patrick sa The Buzz, kung saan tinanong siya ng kanyang reaksiyon tungkol sa tsismis na hindi siya talaga ang ama ng ipinagbubuntis ng kanyang girlfriend.

"No comment" ang sagot ng aktor.

Bukod dito, tinanong din si Patrick kung sakaling isang araw ay malaman niyang hindi siya ang ama ng baby. Ang sagot na naman ng aktor, he will take the responsibility daw till someone comes along para umako.

"Wala siyang tiwala. Masakit para paghinalaan niya ako. Panindigan nila ‘yan, basta akin ang bata. Parang ano ba ang tingin nila sa akin? Bakit may ganyang issue?" deklara ni Jennylyn na umiiyak.

"Parang ang pangit na nagdududa sila, ‘tapos biglang aaminin na sa kanila. Siyempre, nasaktan na kung sino ang nasaktan...ang pangit, e. Kung ganun din lang pala, wala na rin tayong dapat pag-usapan pa. Live your life and I will live my life.

"Wala siyang...ayokong sabihin. If you're man enough naman na puwede mo namang sabihin kung sigurado ka, ‘Sa akin ‘yan.' Pero kung hindi ka sigurado, sasabihin mo ‘no comment' o puwede mong sabihin na hindi mo alam. Pero kung alam niya naman na siya ang tatay at alam ko naman sa sarili ko kung sino ang tatay nito...ako, sigurado ako, e!

"Ang ine-expect ko sanang marinig sa kanya is sabihin niya yung totoo. Alam niya na sa aming dalawa ito. Puwede naman niyang sabihin nang diretso na siya ang ama at wala nang dapat pang pag-usapan because yun naman ang totoo," hinaing ni Jennylyn.

MARK HERRAS. May mga nang-iintriga na ang dating boyfriend ni Jennylyn na si Mark Herras daw ang ama ng dinadala ni Jennylyn. Ano ang masasabi ng young actress dito?

"Kawawa naman yung tao [Mark]. Wala siyang kamalay-malay. Ang tagal na naming wala. Bale three years na kaming split. Hindi masyadong nagkakausap, nagte-text-an tapos idadamay. Unfair naman sa tao," pagtatanggol ng young actress.

Tahasan ding sinabi ni Jennylyn na walang katotohanan ang tsismis na si Mark ang ama ng kanyang dinadala. Lalong hindi rin daw totoo ang napabalitang magkasama sila sa isang hotel noong December 2007.

"Yung sinasabi pa lang nila na dates na sinasabing nakita kaming magkasama, iba-iba, hindi consistent. May December 4, 6, 8, 10, 11... So, dun pa lang, alam mo nang hindi totoo," bulalas ni Jennylyn.

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Nadia Montenegro talks back against Gretchen Barreto

Matapos magsalita si Claudine Barretto ukol sa taong diumano'y nagkakalat ng mga maling balita tungkol sa kanyang ate na si Gretchen Barretto, naging bulung-bulungan na si Nadia Montenegro ang maaaring tinutukoy ng aktres.

Sa balitang inilabas ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal), tinukoy ni Claudine na isang insider sa showbiz ang naglalabas ng balita tungkol kay Gretchen.

Dagdag pa niya, isa raw itong artista na akala nila ay isang kaibigan nging tatraydurin din pala ang kanyang ate ng patalikod.

Bunsod ng paglabas ng pangalan ni Nadia sa isyung ito, naglabas ng pahayag ang dating aktres sa pamamagitan ng text messages sa entertainment columnist na si Ogie Diaz.

Sa Umagang Kay Ganda kahapon, February 20, binasa ng segment host nitong si Ogie ang mga mensaheng natanggap niya mula kay Nadia. Ang nasabing mensahe ay lumabas din sa kanyang column ngayon, February 21, sa People's Journal.

Ito ang nilalaman ng mga mensahe: "Og, mapapahiya lahat 'pag nagsalita ako. Puro depensa ginawa ko for Gretchen ever since the John Estrada issue, dahil kaibigan ko siya.

"'Di ko akalaing kaya niya akong baligtarin at gamitin dahil lang sa ipinu-promote na CD niya.

"Sabagay, kung pamilya nga niya, kaya niyang saktan, ako pa kaya? 'Wag muna akong i-judge dahil kahit pa'no, you know me when it comes to my friends."

Nang tanungin ni Ogie kung siya nga ba ang nagkakalat ng mga bali-balita tungkol sa relasyon nina Gretchen at kinakasamang si Tonyboy Cojuangco, ito ang naging sagot ni Nadia: "Hindi ko gagawin 'yon, Og. All I did was defend them. Sirang-sira ako kay Tonyboy dahil nalaman ko na lahat kung ano ang mga alibi niya.

"Puro ‘I'm going out with Nadia,' ‘Nadia's picking me up,' ‘I'm at Nadia's house,' etc., etc. Ako pala ang ginagamit niya all this time. And poor Claudine, naniwala siya sa kapatid niya kahit wala siyang alam. Magugulat kayo sa alam ko.

"It's time to defend myself 'coz if there's one thing I'm good at, it's being a loyal friend. Hindi ko kayang tapatan ang pera nila, but the truth will set me free. Masakit na umabot sa ganito, Og. I kept quiet coz of Dody [Puno]. But now, I have to tell the truth.

"Grabe na pala ang mga write-up sa akin. No newspapers allowed kasi rito sa bahay, kaya wala akong alam na ganito na pala kalaki't kasama ang mga ginawa nila sa akin.

"Naku, Og, masakit itong gagawin ko, but I have to defend myself. Yun ngang 'pag tama ako, ang tapang ko, ngayon pa kayang hawak ko ang katotohanan?

"Puro front lang nakikita n'yo kay Gretchen. Diamonds, Jaguar, beautiful face, sexy, milyonarya, pero ang itim ng puso. Grade 4 pa lang kami, puro pagpapasensiya na ang ginagawa ko riyan. Milyonaryo rin ako, pero ang pagkakaiba namin, milyon ang friends ko, siya, milyon ang kaaway.

"My name is all I have. Kahit mga anak ko minsan, napapabayaan ko na para sa mga kaibigan ko at gusto kong patunayan sa lahat na hindi ako ganung klase.

"Og, hindi ako showbiz, I'm very down to earth despite what I have in life. Hindi importante ang pera, kaseksihan, mansiyon, etc. Importante sa akin, wala akong kagalit at so far, successful ako run till now what Gretchen is doing to me.

"You have to know her as well as I do para maintindihan mo ang utak ni Gretch. Siya lang ang taong kilala ko na natutuwa pa 'pag may mga iskandalo sa kanya. Irarason lang niya na Tony believes whatever she says at dumarami raw endorsements niya kahit daw pangit ang mga lumalabas sa kanya.

"Gretchen knows na totoo lahat ng lumalabas na balita about her. And siguro, since may CD siya, strategy niya ang kunwari may sumisira lang sa kanya. Plano niya lahat ito. She doesn't care kung may masaktan as long as nasa news siya. Hindi nagpapatalo 'yan, kaya kahit ano, gagawin. Kahit sino, gagamitin. I know her so well. Suwerte lang talaga siya at may Tony na nagmamahal sa kanya!"

Pero sa bandang huli, umaasa si Nadia na matatapos din ang gulong ito. Aniya, "Og, hindi ako naghahanap ng kakampi, dahil ang dapat, magkakampi ang magkakaibigan. Tama ka, darating din ang araw na maaayos ito."

Sabay na ipinakilala sina Nadia at Gretchen sa pelikulang 14, Going Steady ng Regal Films noong 1984. - Philippine Entertainment Portal

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Gretchen Barreto walks out of TV Show

Nag-walk out ang controversial actress na si Gretchen Barretto sa Saturday showbiz-oriented talk show ng ABS-CBN, ang Entertainment Live!, noong Sabado, ika-23 ng Pebrero.

Nagulat na lang ang hosts ng Entertainment Live! na sina Toni Gonzaga at Luis Manzano nang biglang tumayo sa kinauupuan niya si Gretchen habang nasa stage sila at pinapanood ang VTR tungkol sa maaanghang na pahayag ni Nadia Montenegro sa kolumnista na si Ogie Diaz through text, na lumabas sa Remate tabloid.

Dali-daling umalis si Gretchen palabas ng studio at hindi na tinapos ang VTR. Kaya pagbalik sa ere ng Entertainment Live! ay wala na doon si Gretchen.

Agad naman nagpaliwanag sina Toni at Luis sa sudden disappearance ni Gretchen show, kahit pa nai-announce na nila na siya ang guest ng naturang show para sa segment na iyon. Kasunod nito ang paghingi ng paumanhin sa ere nina Toni at Luis sa audience.

Tinawagan ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) ang supervising producer ng Entertainment Live! at head ng promo/publicity ng Star Records, na siyang nag-release ng album ni Gretchen na Unexpected, na si Roxy Liquigan upang linawin ang isyu.

"Nagulat din kami, e. Prior to her guesting alam niya kung ano ang mga itatanong sa kanya, ano yung isyu na idi-discuss, and then magpo-promote siya ng album. Kaya walang set-up na nangyari or binigla siya sa mga mangyayari. Walang ganun.

"Hindi naman magagawa kay Gretchen yun.'Tsaka kami rin ang nagha-handle ng promo ng album niya kaya alam namin kung ano ang magaganap. Pina-approve rin namin sa kanya yung mga tanong, so, wala kaming inisip na magiging problema," ang paliwanag ni Roxy.

Nakausap din ng PEP ang road manager ni Gretchen na si Bettina Aspillaga sa telepono right after na makausap namin si Roxy. Katatapos lang that time ng mall show ni Gretchen sa SM Marilao, Bulacan.

Kinumpirma ni Bettina ang mga sinabi ni Roxy na aware si Gretchen sa mga itatanong sa kanya pati na ang isyu sa kanila ni Nadia. Subalit hindi in-expect ni Gretchen na magiging ganun kadetalye ang paglalarawan sa nangyaring away nila ni Nadia.

Ayon kay Bettina, "But what prompted Gretchen para umalis is yung masyadong pagkaka-detalye nung away nila ni Nadia. She wasn't expecting that it will be too detailed. Nagulat din siya sa mga sinabi ni Nadia na inilabas nila. Hindi niya alam yun. That was the first time na nalaman niya na may sinabi si Nadia na ganun.

"When she saw that, she said, ‘I don't like this.' Saka siya nag-walk out. Parang sa kanya kasi, okey lang na ma-discuss si Nadia sa kanya pero ayaw niya yung masyadong detailed.

"Parang it rolled back the emotions again sa gap nila ni Nadia. Okey na siya, e, after nakapag-usap sila ni Nadia last Wednesday. Pero nung napanood niya yun, parang nanumbalik ulit yung pain, which parang sa tingin ko she doesn't want. S'yempre ‘pag galit ka. baka kung ano ang masabi niya. Maybe she doesn't want to be in a place na parang she's not comfortable.

"But right now, she's okey na. Katatapos lang niyang mag-mall show and she looks happy naman sa naging reaction ng crowd sa kanya sa SM Marilao. She even granted an interview for The Buzz after her [mall] show," paliwanag ni Bettina.

Nakarating na rin kay Gretchen ang paghingi ng paumanhin ng Entertainment Live! sa kanya at maluwag naman itong tinanggap ni Gretchen. Sa kabila nito, matatagalan pa raw bago pumayag ulit si Gretchen na mag-guest sa nasabing showbiz talk show. - Philippine Entertainment Portal

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