Twilight star Taylor Lautner l on the October cover of Teen Vogue, photographed by Bruce Weber. On paparazzi: "There are twelve cars that camp outside my house," he marvels. "You can't ever really get used to it, because it's not normal to have people snapping pictures of everything you do. You just have to try not to let it affect you." On his the type of girl who is on Team Jacob: "If she likes having a really close friendship with a guy, being able to tell him anything, and then having that friendship slowly transform into something more, [she'll be Team Jacob]… I think the fans would love anybody who played Jacob, I'm just lucky to be the one who got the chance." On acting: "At first, I wasn't interested, but [my Karate coach who was also an actor] said I could stay at his house for a few weeks, meet with some agents, go on auditions. I liked it. Taking on roles that were the opposite of what I could be in real life? That's still my favorite thing." The October issue of Teen Vogue hits stands September 8th.
Gossip Cop is reporting that both the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles network KTLA are prominently featuring a bogus online video that stars an allegedly alive Michael Jackson walking out of an L.A. coroner’s van. The 30-second clip, courtesy of Live Leak, is impossibly shaky and features a literally three-second glimpse of a shadowy waif with dark hair exiting a van from the back.
Tourists take snapshots of naked guests yesterday at The Standard hotel. If you've got it, flaunt it! That's the rule -- not the exception -- at the exhibitionist-friendly Standard Hotel in the Meatpacking District, employees told The Post. Photo Gallery: Peep Show At The Standard Hotel Even hotel staffers and managers get in on the act, workers said, stripping down and posing provocatively in front of the massive floor-to-ceiling windows to draw attention to the hotel, which straddles the city's new High Line Park. "We don't discourage it. In actual fact, we encourage it," a friendly bellhop told a pair of reporters as they checked in yesterday at The Standard, where randy guests cavort with abandon to the dismay -- or delight -- of parkgoers below. After the hotel opened late last year, the bellhop said, naked and semidressed staff members were encouraged to pose in front of the windows. The point, he said, was to create a buzz with the unexpected peep show. "One of the managers even got naked in a room, and filmed it -- they were considering a live feed for the Web site," the staffer said. "She's an exhibitionist, too." As The Post reported Monday and yesterday, the X-rated windows have infuriated some families, neighbors and visitors to the High Line. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn subsequently called for The Standard to tone down the sexcapades. The hotel's management responded by saying it would make "a concerted effort to remind guests of the transparency of the guest room windows." But there was no "reminder" when reporters checked into a room there yesterday. Instead, when the front-desk staffer was asked about the army of cameras outside, she brushed aside concerns about keeping the curtains open. "Do what you want," she chirped. "Just enjoy it!" Besides, she added, "It would be illegal for anyone to take your picture through the window." One problem: She's wrong. The only warning to guests was a letter, left in the room, from manager Ian Nicholson -- and outlining the month's window-washing schedule. The cleanings take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Nicholson noted, adding that guests who wanted to "maintain privacy" should "please keep your curtains drawn." The 18-story Standard opened with raunch-friendly ads. "We'll put up with your banging if you'll put up with ours," declared one ad playing on the ongoing construction at the hotel, and featuring a woman clad in nothing but a tool belt. The hotel also has asked guests to share their "intimate and explicit photos with us -- those floor to ceiling windows aren't just for the views." Since then, onlookers have reported seeing men masturbating, professional porn films being shot, and couples engaging in sex in full view of park-goers below. In a statement issued late Tuesday, the hotel did not directly address its employees' claims to The Post, but said: "When we built The Standard, we hoped it would provide the best views of New York looking out. We didn't anticipate that it would also provide those views looking in." It also said management would "continue to assiduously remind guests that their windows are transparent" and also "make it a point to remind guests about the considerate use of curtains."
Is The Hollywood Lifestyle part to Blame for this sad tragedy. What may have caused Ryan to snap. Can't help but thinking the motel room looks like a scene out of a David Lynch Movie. A man stands in the doorway of his room at the Thunderbird Motel next door to where fugitive Ryan Jenkins was found dead, in room number two, in Hope, British Columbia, Sunday Aug. 23, 2009. RCMP say fugitive murder suspect Ryan Jenkins was found dead of an apparent suicide in a motel in the town of Hope about 90 minutes east of Vancouver.(AP Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Reuters Propofol is a powerful sedative designed to be used only in the operating room. "Using this drug for insomnia is sort of like using a shotgun to kill an ant," Dr. Howard Nearman, department chairman of anesthesia at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Ohio, told FOXNews.com. "How someone could get a hold of this medication — and use it for the purpose that he allegedly used it for — is just incredible." Sounds like Dr. Murray still has a lot of questions to answer.
Copyright 2009 Rob Loud / Getty Images According to ET, ""Kari Ann Peniche's rep says the former beauty queen is "extremely upset" that the nude video of her, "Grey's Anatomy" actor Eric Dane and his wife Rebecca Gayheart has gone public. Peniche's rep released the following statement to ET: "Kari Ann is extremely upset over this situation. She considers Eric and Rebecca dear friends and this is an unfortunate incident where consenting adults who were having a little a fun are now victims of having personal property stolen and private matters made public." The former Miss United States Teen will be appearing on the upcoming season of VH1's show "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew." Dane's lawyer Marty Singer also released a statement to ET, saying, "This is simply a private consensual moment involving a married couple, shot several years ago, which was never intended to be seen by the public." The actor's lawyer also clarifies that "although the participants are nude, the tape is not a 'sex tape.'" He goes on to stress that the tape is private and was made for his clients' personal use."
The Jackson estate and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced today that This Is It, a film comprised of rehearsal and behind-the-scenes footage of Jackson preparing for his 50-concert run at London’s O2 Arena, will be released in movie theaters on October 30th. As Rock Daily reported last week, the two sides struck a deal to release the footage, and were only awaiting the approval of a judge overseeing the Jackson estate case.
According to a press release, the majority of the footage for This Is It was shot in the weeks before Jackson’s June 25th death, when rehearsals for the London shows were staged at Los Angeles’ Forum and Staples Center. Proceeds the Jackson estate receives from the film will go to the Michael Jackson Family Trust, with 80 percent benefiting Jackson’s children and mother. Randy Phillips and Paul Gongaware of AEG Live, the concert promoter who were producing the This Is It concerts, will serve as producers on the This Is It film.
“The world will see what our team was so fortunate to experience, which was the full commitment, passion and creativity that Michael put into this project. He was the architect of This Is It, and we were his builders,” said Kenny Ortega, who was the director of the planned This Is It concerts, in a statement. “It will also show Michael as one of the greatest entertainers in the world and one of the industry’s most creative minds. This Is It was Michael’s last theatrical work and although it was still a work in progress, I think the footage will show that the process was something that Michael deeply enjoyed and that it was clear that he was on his way to another theatrical triumph.
As Rock Daily previously reported, the deal with Sony was contingent on multiple factors. First, the film is required to be no longer than 150 minutes and must secure a PG rating. Also, the film can in no way show Jackson in a negative light, and a final cut of must be presented to the Jackson estate by October 2nd. Considering that there’s an estimated 100 hours of footage from the rehearsals — all filmed in high-definition and digital sound — that’s no small feat. The deal with Sony Pictures will also include a soundtrack, a director’s cut of the film and two special-edition DVDs.
In addition to the concert footage, select theaters will include some of the 3-D sequences that Jackson had planned for his This Is It concerts. Additionally, the film will also feature interviews from Jackson’s friends and collaborators and a retrospective over the King of Pop’s career. Fans are encouraged to keep eyes on the MichaelJackson.com Website as more information and clips from the upcoming film become available.
