Kanye West's plan "to take some time off"!!

Kanye West's plan "to take some time off" in the aftermath of his MTV awards show embarrassment may be cut short as the rapper readies for a three-month tour with Lady Gaga.

Kanye Omari West (pronounced /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977)is an American rapper, record producer, author, and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008. His first three albums (and his fourth to a lesser extent) have received numerous awards and critical acclaim.All have been very commercially successful, with 808s & Heartbreak becoming his third consecutive #1 album in the U.S. upon release. West also runs his own record label GOOD Music.West's mascot and trademark is "Dropout Bear," a teddy bear costume which has appeared on the covers of three of his four albums as well as various single covers and music videos.
West gained fame by producing for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album, The Blueprint as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally utilized pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. However, subsequent albums saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences ranging from '70s R&B, to synth-pop, and classical music.
About.com ranked Kanye West #8 on their "Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers" list.On May 16, 2008, Kanye West was crowned by MTV as the year's #1 "Hottest MC in the Game.

The tour, titled Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga, starts November 10 and ends January 24, promoter Live Nation announced Friday.
The tour dates announced Friday include 34 shows across the United States and Canada, with few days off except for travel.
People who are still members of the Kanye West Fan Club get a first shot at tickets starting Tuesday, and sales to the general public begin in select cities September 25.
Sunday night, West caused a ruckus when he put down his bottle of cognac, jumped on the MTV Music Video Awards stage and grabbed the microphone from singer Taylor Swift as she was giving an acceptance speech.
West, who apologized the next day on "The Jay Leno Show," seemed to blame his erratic behavior on the lack of time he had to grieve his mother's death two years ago.
"I deal with hurt and, you know, so many, you know, celebrities, they never take the time off, and I've never taken the time off to really, you know, I just, music after music and tour after tour on tour," West told Leno.
Fame Kills kicks off in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 10, followed by concerts in California, Nevada and then Canada for the rest of the month. Those shows will be followed by concerts in cities such as Denver, Colorado; St. Louis, Missouri; and Washington, according to the announcement.

Tom Brady is confirming that he and model Gisele Bundchen are expecting a baby?

BRISTOL, Connecticut — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is confirming that he and model Gisele Bundchen are expecting a baby.Brady confirmed in a television interview scheduled to air Sunday that Bundchen is pregnant. He also has a child with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan.
Brady told ESPN: "It couldn't be harder than this training camp, so I'll be prepared."
Bundchen did a photo shoot for London Fog recently, and a company spokesman said this summer that the pictures were airbrushed to remove her baby bump. Brady had previously denied reports that Bundchen was pregnant.

Thomas Edward "Tom" Brady, Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. After playing college football at Michigan, Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.
He has played in four Super Bowls, winning three of them (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX). He has also won two Super Bowl MVP awards (XXXVI and XXXVIII), has been selected to four Pro Bowls (and invited to five, although he declined the 2006 invitation), and holds the NFL record for most touchdown passes in a single regular season. He also owns the fourth-highest career passer rating of all time (92.9). Brady was named as Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, in 2005. He also helped set the record for the longest consecutive win streak in NFL history with 21 straight wins over two seasons.
In 2004 and 2007, Brady was named "Sportsman of the Year" by The Sporting News.He was also named the 2007 NFL MVP, as well as 2007 Male Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press, the first time an NFL player has been honored since Joe Montana won in 1990.
Brady holds numerous regular season and postseason records, including most touchdown passes in a regular season (50), highest single-game completion percentage, regular season or postseason (26/28, 92.9%), most completions in one Super Bowl, most completions in Super Bowl history (career), the highest winning percentage of any quarterback ever during his first 100 starts (76 wins), and the longest streak of games with 3 or more touchdown passes (10 games).

Gisele Caroline Bündchen (born July 20, 1980) is a Brazilian model and occasional film actress. According to Forbes, she is the highest-paid model in the world and also the sixteenth richest woman in the entertainment world,with an estimated $150 million fortune.

Michael Jackson is set to become the highest earning celebrity of 2010?

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009), known as the "King of Pop", was an American musician and one of the most commercially successful entertainers of all time. His unique contributions to music and dance, along with a highly publicized personal life, made him a prominent figure in popular culture for four decades.
He started a solo career in 1971, having made his debut in 1964 as a member of The Jackson 5. His 1982 album Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time, with four others — Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995) — among the best selling. He popularized several intricate dance moves, such as the robot and the moonwalk. He is widely credited with having transformed the music video from a promotional tool into an art form, with videos for his songs "Billie Jean", "Beat It" and "Thriller" making him the first African American artist to amass a strong crossover following on MTV.Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009), known as the "King of Pop", was an American musician and one of the most commercially successful entertainers of all time. His unique contributions to music and dance, along with a highly publicized personal life, made him a prominent figure in popular culture for four decades.

LONDON: Late pop legend Michael Jackson is set to become the highest earning celebrity of 2010, with experts predicting the star will bring in an estimated $240 million in revenue. The King of Pop's music shot back into the charts following his sudden death in June and the executors of his estate are planning to launch an official range of merchandise as well, reports contactmusic.com. Bosses at the company behind Jackson's doomed comeback concerts in London, AEG, are set to release a movie featuring rehearsal footage for his 'This Is It' residency, and are also reportedly considering a live album and DVD. The ventures look set to make Jackson the highest earning celebrity in 2010, ahead of Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, Lady Gaga and Harry Potter actors Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe. Also featuring in the top ten is British supercouple David and Victoria Beckham, racing driver Lewis Hamilton, "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson, Elvis Presley and Britney Spears, according to a survey of licensing and merchandising experts across Europe

Pitino tells cops he paid for abortion

Rick Pitino (born September 18, 1952(1952-09-18)) is an American basketball coach. Since 2001 he has been the head coach at the University of Louisville. He has also served as head coach at Boston University, Providence College and the University of Kentucky, leading that program to the NCAA championship in 1996. He has coached on the professional level for the NBA's New York Knicks and Boston Celtics with mixed results.

Pitino holds the distinction of being the only men's coach in NCAA history to lead three different schools (Providence, Kentucky, and Louisville) to the Final Four. In addition, Pitino has achieved a measure of success as an author and a motivational speaker.

Louisville men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino told police he had sex in a restaurant six years ago with a woman now accused of trying to extort millions of dollars from him. And when she told him two weeks later she was pregnant, he gave her $3,000 for an abortion.

The Courier-Journal of Louisville reported on its Web site Tuesday that Pitino told police he had been drinking in a Louisville restaurant and had consensual sex with Karen Sypher in August 2003. The police report said the 56-year-old coach denied Sypher’s allegations that he raped her after the restaurant closed and at another time somewhere else.

Sypher reported the rape allegations to police last month, but a Kentucky prosecutor said the complaint wouldn’t be prosecuted because it lacked supporting evidence. Sypher, 49, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of lying to the FBI and trying to extort $10 million from Pitino, who is married.

Sypher told police she met Pitino at the restaurant and asked him to speak to her sons on the phone, which he did. She said the place’s owner gave Pitino the keys at the end of the night and asked him to lock up when he left. She claimed Pitino then forced himself on her.

University sports information director Kenny Klein said the coach was in his office on Tuesday but directed all inquires to Pence. Pitino finished his eighth season with the Cardinals, leading them to a 31-6 record and the Big East regular-season and tournament titles. The Cardinals lost to Michigan State in the regional finals of the NCAA tournament.

School president James Ramsey said his thoughts were with Pitino and his family. Pitino and his wife Joanne have five children, including son Richard, an assistant who left the program after last season to join Billy Donovan’s staff at Florida.

“Several months ago, Coach Pitino informed me about the alleged extortion attempt. I’ve now been informed that there may be other details which, if true, I find surprising,” Ramsey said in a statement.

Pitino is Catholic and brings along close friend and spiritual adviser, the Rev. Edward Bradley—a priest in Henderson, Ky.—on many team trips. Bradley often prays with the team before games and is a fixture near the Louisville bench.

There was no answer late Tuesday at the priest’s office where he also lives.

Neither Sypher nor her attorney, James Earhart, immediately returned calls from the AP seeking comment. Earhart told The Courier-Journal he hadn’t received the records and couldn’t comment.

Sypher is married to the team’s equipment manager, Tim Sypher, but divorce papers were recently filed. Tim Sypher was Pitino’s personal assistant with the Boston Celtics from 1997-2001, then followed the coach to Louisville in 2001.

The criminal complaint said Tim Sypher brought Pitino a written list of demands from his wife, including college tuition for her children, two cars, money to pay off her house and $3,000 per month. The demands later escalated, the complaint said. Tim Sypher has not been charged.

Besides Louisville and the Celtics, Pitino coached the New York Knicks from 1987 to 1989. His ties to the Bluegrass State are strong. He was at Kentucky from 1989 to 1997, where he earned one national championship and two other trips to the Final Four.

About two weeks after meeting Sypher at the restaurant, Pitino told police she called, told him she was pregnant and he had to be the father. Pitino told her when they met again that he had five children and she had four, and that he didn’t know what he wanted to do, according to the report by Sgt. Andy Abbott, commander of the sex-offense unit.

Pitino said Sypher told him she was going to have an abortion but didn’t have health insurance, so he gave her $3,000 for the procedure done in Cincinnati, according to the report.

Pitino’s lawyer, Steve Pence, said the story is about Sypher and not his client.

“Karen Sypher is indicted for extortion,” Pence told The Associated Press. “The commonwealth’s attorney has said she is void of any credibility on these 6-year-old allegations she has made.”

Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich said in a statement that “Coach Pitino has been truthful with us about this matter all along and we stand by him and his family during this process.”

The newspaper cited Louisville Metro Police reports that it obtained under the Kentucky Open Records Act. Police spokesman Sgt. Robert Biven said the records couldn’t immediately be released to the AP on Tuesday because the office that prepares them was closed for the day.

Abbott asked Sypher during one interview why she waited until after she was indicted to report the rape allegations.

She gave varying answers, according to transcripts, saying she wanted to forget about it, that Pitino threatened her and finally that “they kept throwing crumbs to keep me happy.”

Abbott asked Sypher why she was coming forward only after she was charged.

“Because … where we are, it seems like retaliation,” Abbott said.

“I know it does,” Sypher responded.

The case became public in April when Pitino announced that someone had tried to extort him. Pitino said he reported it to the FBI, and Sypher surrendered to authorities a few days later when she was named in a criminal complaint. At the time, several media outlets declined to air interviews with Sypher about allegations against Pitino, saying they were personal and unsubstantiated.

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Erin Andrews nude photo leaked on Cyberspace?

Erin Andrews (born May 4, 1978, in Lewiston, Maine) is an American sportscaster. She is represented by the sports agency Career Sports & Entertainment in Atlanta, Georgia.In 2007 and 2008, she was voted "America's Sexiest Sportscaster" by Playboy Magazine.

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Andrews joined ESPN in May 2004 as a reporter for the network's National Hockey LeagueSince the 2004 season, Andrews has served as sideline reporter for the ESPN College Football Saturday telecast, the Saturday Primetime college basketball game and Big Ten college basketball coverage. In 2005, she added Major League Baseball sideline reporting to her duties. She also provides reports and features on Great Outdoor Games coverage, covers Men's college baseball, and is a familiar sight during the College World Series. On July 8, 2009, Andrews was struck by a foul ball in the chin.The ball was hit by Alex Cora of the New York Mets.She was rushed to the hospital, but she only suffered bruises. coverage.

Erin Andrews has managed to hit the Paris Hilton syndrome on internet and because of the Hotel Peephole Video Tape she has managed to get herself even more into the national subconsciousness or perhaps the age group that matters more – 18 to 35.

Erin Andrews Peephole Video Story Background

So apparently Erin Andrews was staying in some hotel and some dude (most likely) peeped through a peephole and made a video recording of Erin Andrews using her curling iron to fix her hair.

Its a boring video by any standards. I have been told the resolution is very poor, it could be any blonde out there, and it is as interesting as watching paint dry.

But the effect on Erin Andrews so far has been phenomenal. She is hogging all this publicity without spending any dime. And lets face it, for a celebrity any publicity is good.

Because of this peeping tom leaked video tape, even the folks who had no interest or clue on who Erin Andrews was, want to check it out.

The fact that Erin had her lawyer issue a statement further added fuel to the publicity and was not short of an acknowledgment that the video is indeed of her.

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Megan Fox - have desirable body??

Megan Denise Fox (born May 16, 1986) is an American actress and model.

After a successful career as a model, Fox launched her acting career in 2001 with a supporting role as Brianna Wallace in Holiday in the Sun, starring opposite Mary Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen. Fox then guest-starred in various television series, including What I Like About You, Two and a Half Men, The Help, and Ocean Ave. She also played a recurring role as Sydney Shanowski on Hope and Faith.

Megan Fox has the most enviable body of all female celebrities, according to a magazine poll.

The Transformers star, whose curves have been known to reduce boys and girls to actual tears, topped Heat magazine’s Body Envy 2009 survey, followed by an almost-as-fit Cheryl Cole at number two.

"We've always known that Megan Fox is a hit with men,” said Heat editor Julian Linley, “but we were surprised at how quickly she has made an impact on women - they consider her to have the most covetable celebrity body."

In another, equally interesting, part of the survey, readers voted on the “perfect body” made up of various celebrity body parts – kind of like Fantasy Football but with limbs and boobs instead of Cristiano Ronaldo.

The winning combination was made up of Megan Fox’s face, Jennifer Aniston's arms, Angelina Jolie's breasts, Beyoncé curves and Kelly Brook's legs

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People like but Megan Fox don't !! Why?

WHILE most blokes I know could happily spend hours staring at MEGAN FOX, the actress hates watching herself on screen.

The Transformers star has revealed she dislikes viewings and avoids checking out her own performance.

Megan - who spent the weekend househunting in Santa Monica with on/off boyfriend, actor BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN - admitted: "I usually don't watch myself. I don't watch playback. I don't look at still photos. I have a phobia of it.

"But, I forced myself to sit down for Transformers 2. I shot an entire glass of champagne, so that I could get through it."

You weren't the only one...

One star who clearly loves checking out his own work is GEORGE MICHAEL. In fact, the singer enjoys his own hits so much he's put in requests at his local.

George has become a regular at San Carlo restaurant and bar in north London and asks staff to put on one of his albums while he's chowing down on pasta.

A source tells me: "George is a regular at San Carlo. Several celebs eat there but George is the first to ask for his own music."

George's pal STEPHEN GATELY is known to pop in for a spag bol from time to time too.

I wonder if fellow diners will soon be forced to listen to BOYZONE?

And according to a new poll, Megan Fox has the body most envied by women!!

The Transformers actress, who is praised for her classic hourglass figure, has been voted No 1 in Heat magazine's Body Envy Survey 2009.

But despite having the most desired body, Megan apparently has a phobia of looking at herself, telling Film.com: "I usually don't watch myself, I don't watch playback, I don't look at still photos, I have a phobia of it."

She added: "But I forced myself to sit down for Transformers 2. I basically shot an entire glass of champagne so that I could get through the sitting of it."

Girls Aloud's Cheryl Cole came second in Heat's Body Envy Survey, followed by curvy Kelly Brook in third place and bootylicious Beyonce in fourth place.

Angelina Jolie was voted fifth, just ahead of Brad Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston. Jessica Alba was placed seventh in the poll, Jennifer Lopez was eighth and Katie Price, aka Jordan, was considered to have the ninth most enviable body.

Rihanna rounded of the top ten list.

Heat editor Julian Linley said: "It's really refreshing to see Cheryl Cole beating curvy bikini goddess Kelly Brook to second place, and for the Brits to make the top ten, alongside Jennifer, Angelina, Beyonce and co."

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