Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Kim Zolciak: Engaged to Kroy Biermann!

On last night's edition of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, NeNe Leakes inched very close to a divorce. Her castmate, meanwhile, has gone in the opposite direction.
Sources close to Kim Zolciak tell Radar Online this reality star is engaged to NFL lineman Kroy Biermann. Last week, the pair revealed its expecting a child in a few months.
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Kroy Biermann's 2010 stats: 28 tackles, one sack and one fiancee.
"They are both really happy about both the baby and their engagement and cannot wait to start their new lives together," an insider said. “Kroy proposed to her and bought her a substantial ring, which she has shown to a few friends, although she is not wearing it in public yet."
Kim and Kroy are in negotiations for a spin-off show, Kendra and Hank Baskett-style.
If the spin-off doesn't go down, friends say Kim wants some leverage with Bravo when discussing a new Real Housewives of Atlanta contract, something an impending wedding and baby would provide. Yes, she's using these major life milestones as negotiating tactics.
“The other cast members are publicly backing Kim and Kroy, but privately there are some jealousies because Kim is very much in the spotlight right now and not everyone is happy about that," concluded the source.

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Jersey Shore Cast Negotiating Fourth Season, Demanding Spinoffs For All

The third season of Jersey Shore hasn't even aired on MTV yet (it premieres January 6) and the cast is already angling for a fourth - and beyond.
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, Jenni "JWoww" Farley and their trashy cohorts are already negotiating for a new season.
We know ... you were just thinking they don't get enough exposure.
Jersey Shore Cast Picture
MORE SHORE: Can there ever be enough?!
"The cast are all about to start talks for a new season. Producers want to film in Miami again next spring, and want to lock the cast down now," a source said.
The problem is that most, if not ALL of them plan to demand their own spinoff show as part of the deal, "as well as a large raise on their current pay." Wow.
Most likely that doesn't include Angelina Pivarnick. We hope.
MTV has discussed going the spinoff-only route - with Snooki, Pauly D and The Situation and discarding the rest - but we'll see if there's a new season too.

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Irvin Kirshner Passes Away

On the heels of Leslie Nielsen's death comes another sad passing in the Hollywood community. Irvin Kershner, director The Empire Strikes Back, has died.
He was 87. The director was in his 50s when he was tapped to head the Star Wars sequel. Kershner was a teacher at USC; George Lucas was a student.
The 1980 film was by far the best of the entire series, paving the way for Return of the Jedi and decades later, an entire prequel trilogy that Lucas ruined.
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R.I.P. Irvin Kirshner (1923-2010).
While the critically acclaimed, massively successful Empire Strikes Back is certainly the film for which Kershner is best remembered, his credits don't stop there.
He's also known for helming 1983's James Bond film Never Say Never Again, which saw Sean Connery return to the role of 007, Robocop II and other movies.
He did some acting in his day as well, beginning with Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ. He was actively working in photography until his death.
May he rest in peace.

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Rihanna Covers UK GQ; Fishnets in Effect

With her striking red wig and fishnets, Rihanna strikes a sexy pose for the January issue of GQ UK. A pose she acknowledges some peeps are tiring of.
So she says, anyway. “Girls don’t like to see other girls dressed sexy all the time. I get that. People are always seeing my ass out and my boobs out."
"It can get a little irritating.” Hey, at least she's self-aware ...
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YAWN: Getting tired of seeing Rihanna pictures like this? Anyone?

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Who Does Barbara Walters Find Fascinating?

As she does at the conclusion of every year, Barbara Walters has compiled a list of the world's Most Fascinating People.
Really just a rundown of those who have been in the news (seriously, we all love Betty White, but does a single reader find her "fascinating?"), the following celebrities made the cut:
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  • Sandra Bullock 
  • Kate Middleton
  • Justin Bieber
  • Betty White
  • LeBron James
  • Sarah Palin
  • Jennifer Lopez
  • The cast of Jersey Shore
As you can see, only eight spots are filled. That's because the ABC host will reveal the final two on her December 9 special. Who do you think they'll be?

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