Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Abbie Cornish Plans On Bringing Ryan Phillipe To Australia For Christmas
3:50PM Jess McGuire | Things are still hunky dory between Australian actress Abbie Cornish and the former Mr Reese Witherspoon, actor Ryan Phillipe. While Ryan and Abbie will be spending Thanksgiving in the States with his children Ava and Deacon, it appears Abbie will be flying back to Australia in order to join her family for Christmas. And smh.com.au seem to think her Hollywood beau will be joining her. Yesterday it was revealed Cornish will be the star attraction at a party being thrown on December 16 by US fashion designer Klein on Cockatoo Island for 500 Sydney VIPs. Insiders say Phillippe is a strong contender to join Cornish on her trip home, giving him his first opportunity to meet her extended family since the couple began dating two years ago. It has been more than a year since Cornish spent time with her clan, from the sleepy Hunter Valley hamlet of Lochinvar. People of Lochinvar, prepare for some Tinseltown madness to descend upon your “sleepy hamlet”. Oh, and is Abbie pregnant? More »
Welcome To The End Of Your Productive Work Day
3:06PM Jess McGuire | This morning my friend Ang told me about an incredibly addictive online game she’d been playing which involved building contraptions to try and move something from one side of the screen to the other. I was only half listening at the time because I hung out with Mr Garry Gary Beers from INXS last night (METAPHOR) and spent most of this morning trying to make my nausea subside. Yes, “Mr Garry Gary Beers from INXS” got me “pregnant”. Even I don’t know what I’m saying anymore.
Point being, a few hours later when my head was clearer and I’d gotten Mr Garry Gary Beers from INXS out of my system, I demanded she send me the link to this allegedly addictive game, and she obediently did so.
For the first two minutes I was like “WHAT IS HAPPENING? THIS SUCKS!”. Then I successfully completed a level, and suddenly this stupid game became crack for my brain.
It really shouldn’t be nearly as addictive as it is. Say goodbye to getting things done at work this afternoon, Defamer Australia readers!
MORE: Fantastic Contraption More » Opera Australia’s Richard Hickox Passes Away In Wales
1:06PM Jess McGuire | Sad news from the world of music – Richard Hickox, the artistic director of Opera Australia, died of a heart attack yesterday while in a hotel room in Wales.
The 60-year old English conductor died of a heart attack on Sunday in a hotel room in Swansea. He was in the Welsh city preparing for a recording session with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
In a statement released last night, the chief executive officer of Opera Australia, Adrian Collette, said: “All of us at Opera Australia are profoundly shocked and saddened by the news of Richard Hickox’s death.
“We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife, Pamela Helen Stephen, and their children, Abigail and Adam. They are very much in our thoughts during this terribly sad time.”
MORE: Opera Australia director found dead in hotel More » 
Amy Winehouse Round-Up: When Hot Sex And Wild Threesomes Isn’t Enough Anymore…
9:46AM Jess McGuire | It’s over between Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil! Who saw this coming?! Not me, because I believe in junkie love!
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse has admitted her marriage is over, adding she and Blake Fielder-Civil were only together for sex.
The award-winning Back To Black singer said her jailbird husband has fallen into the arms of a blonde German model Sophie Schandorff, who was reported mouthing “I love you” to Fielder-Civil at the start of his trial.
“It’s over. There’s no way back for us now. It was never going to last. We were only together for sex,” she reportedly told The News of the World newspaper in the UK..
And good god, what sex they had… More » Here Is A Nice Facebook Group For Dannii Fans To Join
8:40AM Jess McGuire | The fact that a group called People for the Ethical Treatment of Dannii Minogue (PETDM) exists makes me very happy indeed. Dannii’s not had an easy run of life, what with a remarkably successful older sister, spats with Sharon Osbourne, etc. Although the group appears to have been created specifically with Dannii’s woes on British television program The X Factor in mind -
We, the undersigned, believe the following to be true:
1. Dannii Minogue does not deserve the amount of abuse she has received this year, or indeed last year, on The X Factor.
2. Dannii Minogue has borne this abuse with good humour, but she shouldn’t have to.
3. Louis Walsh needs to realise that name-calling, pouting and squabbling are not appropriate ways for a 56-year-old man to behave.
- perhaps all of us would benefit from treating Dannii Minogue a little better.
Sorry about making jokes at your expense Dannii! More » 
Introducing Mario Majorski, the Scientology Swordsman
8:30AM Kyle Buchanan | Though he may be hard to recognise when he’s not brandishing two samurai swords, this is Mario Majorski, the man who hopped out of a red convertible and attempted to cut a swath through the Scientology Celebrity Centre yesterday in Los Angeles. TMZ has the mugshot from one of Majorski’s earlier arrests in Oregon, and more information is coming to light about Majorski’s complicated relationship with the religion, which he was once a member of: More »
8:20AM Kyle Buchanan | Unholy Unions: When we heard today that Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt had gotten married, we knew there would be pictures, and we had only one question: did Spencer shave off his abominable snowbeard for the wedding? As revealed by this cover of Us Weekly, no, he did not! The magazine and Life & Style are both reporting that Montag’s parents were less than thrilled that their daughter went ahead and got married without her family present. Settle down, Montags: we’re sure the dynamic duo is planning a second, blowout wedding at Les Deux as we speak. Will Lauren crash the ceremony to object? Will Brody Jenner be “best bro”? So many questions, so few cumulative brain cells. [Us] More »
Meet The Newest Wholesome Family Sensation: The Emanuel Brothers!
8:14AM Seth | Pictured on a Disney premiere red carpet is fraternal showbiz sensation the Emanuel Brothers—Ari (the sexy brooding one, and the brains of the operation), Rahm (the cute, vocal one), and Zeke (the goofier-looking older one who you’d still totally be thrilled to settle for)—sending their throngs of young admirers into screaming fits and fainting spells. More »
