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‘American Idol’ winner is going to Disney World

May 19th, 2009 Posted in Entertainment | No Comments »
By DERRIK J. LANG

Kris Allen or Adam Lambert won’t just be crowned the next “American Idol” — one of them is going to Disney World.

Whichever singer wins will shout the famous phrase “I’m going to Disney World!” in a commercial airing after the show’s Wednesday finale. He’ll also croon “When You Wish Upon A Star” in the spot.

Disney said a camera crew will capture the celebratory pronouncement on the Nokia Theatre stage moments after “Idol” host Ryan Seacrest announces the champion’s name. The Fox competition is down to Allen, a 23-year-old college student from Conway, Ark., and Lambert, a 27-year-old theater actor from San Diego.

The “Idol” tie-in relates to the “American Idol” attraction that opened at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. this year.

Last year’s “Idol” winner David Cook starred in a similar commercial. Earlier this year, an attraction based on “Idol” opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park. Disney licensed the rights to create the attraction, which allows allow guests to audition and perform before a live studio audience, from “Idol” co-producers 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia.

“Top Gun” Star Confirms She’s Gay

April 30th, 2009 Posted in Celebrity Gossip | Comments Off

Reported by USMagazine

After years of rumors, “Top Gun” star Kelly McGillis wants to set the record straight: Yes, she’s gay.

Asked by lesbian Web site Shewire.com if she was looking to date a man or woman, the single star, 51, said, “Definitely a woman. I’m done with the man thing.”

McGillis — who is twice divorced and has two teenage daughters — said coming to terms with her sexuality was “an ongoing process from the time I was probably 12.”

“It was a long, arduous journey for me,” she went on. “I had a lot of things happen that convinced me that God was punishing me because I was gay. That was a hard process.”

“Life is a freaking journey and it’s about growing and changing and coming to terms with who and what you are and loving who you are,” added the actress, who had a guest role on Showtime’s lesbian drama

“The L Word” last year.

At 51, McGillis says, “I’m starting my life in a whole different phase.”

“I love acting,” she said, “but I don’t want to do it at the point of losing who I really am.”

Proof: She won’t even dye her hair!

Says the actress, “Whenever I get an offer, they ask me to dye my hair, and I just won’t.”

Catfight thriller `Obsessed’ claws it’s way to No. 1

April 30th, 2009 Posted in Entertainment | Comments Off

Ladies, ladies, please! We don’t have to tear each other apart in the name of love or jealousy or territory or fame.

But when we do, people will watch — as they did this past weekend, when the thriller “Obsessed” scratched and clawed its way to the top of the box office.

Featuring Beyonce Knowles as a wife whose marriage is threatened by another woman (Ali Larter) and propelled by a furniture-smashing catfight between the two sexy stars, “Obsessed” made a surprising $28.5 million in its opening weekend.

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