Rep says hospitalization is unrelated to run-in with Whitney Houston’s family at the Billboard Music Awards. By Nadeska Alexis Ray J Photo: Getty Images When Ray J attended the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday night, he reportedly had a tense run-in with Whitney Houston’s family. The following morning, he was hospitalized for exhaustion. A representative for Ray J told CNN that he was rushed to the hospital Monday to be treated for exhaustion and jet lag after returning from a 32-hour business trip to China, where he performed a show and attended meetings. The singer apparently made a four-hour drive to Las Vegas upon his return to host a party for Prince Reigns Hair Serum, and he was later found in his hotel room “extremely disoriented” and “out of it.” Ray J’s rep also made sure to point out that his hospitalization was not related to an incident that took place at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night. Ray J, who dated Whitney Houston on and off for several years, was seated in the same section as the late singer’s family , which sparked trouble. Whitney’s sister-in-law Patricia Houston asked security to forcibly remove Ray J from the section, but he refused. “Pat ruined what was a great opportunity to honor the woman who I loved,” Ray J said later. There’s been no word yet on when Ray J will be released from the hospital. Since Whitney Houston’s death, he has been outspoken about his grief, admitting, “I really miss my friend, you know, I really do. I’m still hurting.” On Sunday night, Houston was honored with Billboard ‘s Millennium Award, which her daughter Bobbi Kristina accepted on her behalf , thanking fans for their support. Related Artists Ray J
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Hello everyone and welcome to The Vortex where lies and falsehoods are trapped and exposed. I’m Michael Voris. Well we need to issue a correction-slash follow up to some information we told you about in one of last week’s Vortex episodes .. a significant follow up. We highlighted a situation at Prince of Peace Catholic High School in Clinton Iowa in the diocese of Davenport Iowa and gave a big hand… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : SANCTE PATER Discovery Date : 15/05/2012 17:40 Number of articles : 2
Kate Middleton has officially stepped outside of her fashion comfort zone! In London Friday, the Duchess of Cambridge worked the red carpet at the BOA Olympic Concert dress in a stunning emerald Jenny Packham pleated gown. The design, which featured a low-cut neckline and a sheer, lace back, is accented with a crystal-adorned ribbon that cinched the royal’s waist. Take a look: The 30-year-old fashion icon paired the breathtaking dress with Jimmy Choo “Vamp” platform glitter sandals and a matching Jenny Packham bespoke clutch. The more-revealing-than-normal number wasn’t her only new look this week. Kate Middleton’s dress earlier this week turned heads due to its slit up the leg. Kate, who arrived hand-in-hand with her husband Prince William, wore her hair in an elaborate braided chignon that ensured the dress’ sheer back was on display. Another resounding style win, wouldn’t you say? For many more of the fashionable royal’s looks, follow the link for THG’s gallery of Kate Middleton pics ! [Photo: WENN.com]
‘We’re both kids at heart,’ he says of working with his superstar wife on a family-friendly animated project. By Jocelyn Vena Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Photo: Getty Images Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon might soon be working together on a top-secret project. The proud parents of Dem Babies are hooking up for a spankin’-new endeavor that will focus on family. While the details of the venture are slim, Cannon shared that it will certainly pay homage to their year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe . “Yeah we actually got some stuff in development that we’re working on, some animated stuff that her and I are putting together,” he told MTV News. “So you’ll definitely see her in that space too. Oh yeah, it’s just something that we both enjoy, and even more so than that, we’re both kids at heart. So we love those types of stories and fantasy/fairytale type of stuff.” Before Cannon explores fairytales with Carey, he serves as the executive producer on the forthcoming Nickelodeon flick, “Rags,” a hip take on Cinderella, complete with gender role reversals. It features Nick stars Keke Palmer, Max Schneider and Drake Bell. The network chairman explains that you should expect more and more family-friendly programming influenced by his own real-life role as dad. “I mean it’s one of those things where a lot of the stuff I’m going to be doing in the near future is going to be really family-driven just because of the fact being a father and wanting to be able to provide content for my kids,” he said. “So it works out really good. It makes you proud when you can have some work that your kids can go see.” In addition to “Rags” and his untitled project with Carey, Cannon just signed on to make his directorial debut with “School Dance,” which will follow in the vein of “Friday” and “House Party.” Variety reports it will revolve around a teen who wants to join the coolest dance clique in school, though he fears his stage fright will prevent him from passing initiation. While it seems that Cannon is focused on making projects his kids can watch, it might be a while before Roc and Roe check out “School Dance.” What kind of project would you like to see from Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon? Leave your comment below! Related Artists Nick Cannon Mariah Carey
‘She’s truly bleeding for other people,’ ‘Snow White and the Hunstman’ star says on ‘MTV First’ about her character. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Kristen Stewart on “MTV First: Snow White and the Huntsman” Photo: MTV News Kristen Stewart puts her inner action star on full display as the butt-kicking Snow White in “Snow White and the Huntsman.” But, it’s her vulnerability that Stewart related to most with the chainmail-wearing princess. “I think that I related to Snowy because … I love her,” she laughed to MTV News during “MTV First: Snow White and the Hunstman” on Tuesday night. “She feels such strong things and sort of can’t say exactly why she feels those things … and I can completely relate to that and I also can relate to feeling arrogant about it a little bit. Sort of like ‘It’s not about being who you are; it’s sort of not saying what everyone thinks I’m going to say because I’m uncomfortable’ … She’s like very instinctive and sort of awesome in that way.” Having already brought to life one literary heroine playing “Twilight” leading lady Bella Swan, she explained that she didn’t feel pressure to have to tackle Snow White, mostly because there was enough room for her to interrupt the character the way she felt was natural. “I mean she’s such a child in the beginning and has such a strong sense of self in a way that sort of isn’t normal, like supernaturally almost,” she said. “She’s got this connection to the Earth and to her people that makes her like so truly empathetic and not sympathetic. “She’s not putting herself in a position and going, ‘Oh, how horrible would that be for me.’ She’s truly bleeding for other people,” she said. “It’s a different feeling. It’s something I want to get to if I can be a better person. She’s a great girl. She’s a good person.” “Snow White and the Huntsman,” which also stars Charlize Theron (who plays the evil queen Ravenna ), Chris Hemsworth (The Huntsman) and Sam Claflin (the charming Prince William), hits theaters June 1. Check out everything we’ve got on “Snow White and the Huntsman.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com . Related Videos MTV First: Snow White And The Huntsman
The world’s most famous newlyweds are no longer newlyweds. It’s hard to believe that a whole year has passed since Prince William and Kate Middleton became Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at London’s Westminster Abbey. The royal wedding was a spectacle unlike any other, and not simply because William is royalty: It’s a celebrity news story that isn’t the slightest bit negative! Nary a harsh word is ever said about the couple, who the whole world is rooting for to succeed (while speculating over Kate’s future pregnancy) 24/7/365. Royal Wedding Kiss and Highlights A year after they declared their love for each other in front of an estimated two billion (!) viewers, they’re keeping their first wedding anniversary private. The Duke and Duchess were to spend part of the weekend with friends in London, then return to their home in Anglesey, on the Welsh coast, by Sunday. So here’s to William and Kate! Click to enlarge some of our favorite photos of the royal no-longer-newlyweds on this, their one-year wedding anniversary:
Welcome to Biz Break, Movieline’s inaugural roundup of film news that comes our way and other highlights from publications worldwide. Among today’s stories: Harvey Weinstein will celebrate his Legion of Honor award in New York, Willem Dafoe lands a role in an upcoming thriller, Ridley Scott gets a career retrospective, and more… Movieline Tidbits Harvey to Party for Légion d’Honneur Award in NYC Last month, French president Nicolas Sarkozy bestowed France’s Légion d’Honneur award on TWC’s Harvey Weinstein. The celebration continues next week in NYC: Friends and family of Weinstein will join together at the French Embassy of the United States in New York City on Monday, April 30 to celebrate at a reception hosted by the French embassy. At the reception, a “special guest” will read a letter from President Sarkozy to Weinstein before the crowd. Prior to the reception at the French Embassy, there will be a private screening of The Intouchables at the Paley Center for Media’s Bennack Theatre. The film will be released in the U.S. May 25th. Dafoe to Join Thriller Out of the Furnace Relativity Media has closed a deal with two-time Oscar-nominee Willem Dafoe to join the cast of its gritty dramatic thriller currently titled Out of the Furnace . Dafoe who will play John Petty, joins the previously announced award-winning cast including Oscar-winner Christian Bale, Oscar-nominated Casey Affleck, Zoe Saldana ( Avatar ), Oscar-nominated Sam Shepard ( The Right Stuff ), Oscar-nominated Woody Harrelson and Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker. The film, which started shooting on April 13th on location in Braddock, Pennsylvania, is written and directed by Scott Cooper ( Crazy Heart ). Film Society Readies Ridley Scott Retrospective The Film Society of Lincoln Center will host a complete retrospective of three-time Oscar-nominee Ridley Scott, whose career began in the 70s. The retrospective will run from May 25 – June 3 and will include the Director’s cut of Kingdom of Heaven , a new 35mm print of Thelma & Louise and the chance for fans to catch all of their favorites on the big screen. Carlos Diegues to Lead Cannes Camera d’Or Jury The Brazilian filmmaker Carlos Diegues will be joined by Italian journalist Gloria Satta, Rémy Chevrin of the French Association of Film Cinematographers, Hervé Icovic of the Federation of Cinema Audiovisual and Multimedia Industries, Michel Andrieu of the Society of Film Directors and Francis Gavelle for the French Union of Film Critics. Launched in 1978, The Camera d’Or is awarded to the best first film presented in the Official Selection (Competition, Out of Competition and Un Certain Regard), La Semaine de la Critique or Directors’ Fortnight – a total of 22 films in 2012. Diegues will present the prize on Sunday, May 27. Blondie to Close Toronto’s Inside Out Inside Out is pleased to announce that Bye Bye Blondie , from director Virginie Despentes ( Baise-Moi ) and starring Emmanuelle Béart and Béatrice Dalle, will make its North American premiere as the Closing Night Gala Presentation at the 22nd annual LGBT Film Festival. The film will close the 11-day festival showcasing 45 feature films and 75 short films from around the world. And from around the ‘net… King Courts Queen Academy Award-winning producer Graham King confirms that Sacha Baron Cohen will play Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. “We haven’t closed the deal yet, but I want him to do it and so does he, and he’s the one who actually brought the project to me while we were shooting Hugo ,” he says. Variety reports . Daniel Craig set for quick return to Bond Bond 24 is already in the works with a 2014 release date As Bond fansite MI6 points out, Bond 24 will be the last film Daniel Craig is contracted to star in. But he will be offered first refusal on the fourth outing, and with the time gap so brief, it’s unlikely the studio would be eager to hire another man to step into his briefs, The Guardian reports . Jack White to Compose Score for Johnny Depp’s The Lone Ranger Disney taps the Grammy-winning musician to produce the soundtrack for the film adaptation. Gore Verbinski is directing the movie which will feature Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as John Reid, according to The Hollywood Reporter . Hurt Locker Actor to Star in Indie Kilimanjaro The Hurt Locker star Brian Geraghty will star in indie film titled Kilimanjaro , by writer director Walter Strafford, according to The Hollywood Reporter . The story centers on a man (Geraghty) who is determined to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro after a recent breakup. The movie will shoot mid-May in New York. Sony Buys Action-Comedy Spec El Tigre Sony has won a three-way bidding war for action-comedy spec El Tigre by first-time screenwriters Aaron Buchsbaum and Teddy Riley. Sale was for mid-six figures after bidding among Sony, Paramount and MGM, Deadline reports . Redford Gushes over Charles’ Green Agenda American Hollywood royalty teamed up with British royalty as Robert Redford appeared in London to promote a documentary on Prince Charles’ latest environmental projects. Redford praised the heir to the British throne, speaking Thursday at the launch of the first-ever Sundance film and music festival. He says Charles “has been committed for a long time, which I greatly admire, to sustainability and environmental conservation” and said working together “seemed like a natural fit,” Yahoo reports .
Emily Maynard, the single mom who captured America’s heart on The Bachelor, is back! She’s The Bachelorette! In a newly-released promo for the new season (premiering Monday, May 14), we get our first look at the Southern Belle’s reality TV return. She may have to kiss a lot of frogs, but she will find her prince charming . Or so we’re told. The hometown dates are still filming and there’s been no proposal made or accepted as of yet. For a look at who goes on those coveted dates, see The Bachelorette spoilers page on THG! Then take a look at ABC’s promo below. The Bachelorette Promo This season, evidently, will keep us guessing from the opening night. We’re guessing that neither Brad Womack nor Bentley Williams arriving in the chopper, however. Crafty and misleading editing by the producers? Already in mid-season form.
Clark’s influence endures today with such stars as Ryan Seacrest. By Gil Kaufman Dick Clark on the set of “American Bandstand” Photo: Getty Images Without Dick Clark, there would be no Ryan Seacrest. Hell, without “America’s Oldest Teenager” there would be no “TRL,” and maybe no MTV. Clark, who died at age 82 on Wednesday (April 18) after suffering a heart attack, never sang a note or released an album. He wasn’t the inventor of a dance craze or a label boss or even a particularly hip guy. What he was, though, was a visionary. And as much as any hotshot who played a guitar, figured out how to mix two turntables and a microphone, wiggled his hips or invented the next big sound in music, Clark was instrumental in making pop music pop. Photos: The life and career of Dick Clark He brought rock and roll into America’s living rooms in the 1950s, just as the sound of young America was upsetting parents, confounding the staid radio programmers of the day and encouraging teenagers to shake, rattle and roll. Though he dressed like a martini-swilling ad executive and was adamant about keeping a strict tie-and-jacket dress code on his long-running signature show, “American Bandstand,” Clark lived by one simple credo when it came to judging music: “It’s got a good beat and you can dance to it.” Most importantly, when he took over “Bandstand” and went national in 1957, Clark put teenagers on TV at a time when the most popular shows were aimed at their parents’ generation, including such popular series as “Gunsmoke,” “I Love Lucy,” “The Danny Thomas Show” and “General Electric Theater.” He let them see themselves on TV, which seems like no big deal to today’s YouTube-ified teens, but was a revelation for the first generation to grow up in front of the tube. An MTV VP recalls his first job in television, working for the late Dick Clark. With one of the longest runs in TV history (1957-1989), “Bandstand” became a crucial stop on any major artist’s promotional rounds. And with good reason: The show drew an audience of more than 20 million at its peak, half of whom were reportedly adults. Among the acts that lip-synced their hits on the program and got their first major exposure over the years: Chuck Berry, Sam Cooke, James Brown, Simon & Garfunkel, Johnny Cash, Aretha Franklin, Jackie Wilson, Marvin Gaye, the Jackson 5, Chuck Berry, the Doors, Pink Floyd, Prince, Kurtis Blow, Cher, Devo, LL Cool J, INXS, Bon Jovi, Run-DMC, Madonna and the Talking Heads. Clark would chat the artists up and, even as the years went on and the styles changed from the buttoned-down 1950s to the freewheeling 1960s, disco-dancing 1970s and new-wave 1980s and the show’s influence waned, Clark’s enthusiasm for the hits of the day was unwavering. The times changed, but Clark appeared ageless, his full head of hair and boyish smile as much a staple of the show as the enthusiastic dancing of its real stars: the audience. Though controversy would later rise over Clark’s claims that he integrated the show in 1957 (as well as a nearly career-derailing brush with the payola scandals of the 1950s), what is indisputable is that Clark offered a forum for both black and white artists at a time when there were few. The sight of black and white kids dancing together also inspired one of TV’s other enduring music programs, “Soul Train,” whose recently deceased leading light, Don Cornelius , was sometimes referred to as the “black Dick Clark.” Ryan Seacrest, Snoop Dogg and more celebs mourn Dick Clark. Clark didn’t just spin the hits, though. He created the template for the modern multitasking media mogul, a mantle picked up by his heir apparent, the unflappable Ryan Seacrest. He helped produce or executive-produce more than 7,500 hours of programming, from the Golden Globes, American Music Awards and Academy of Country Music Awards, to mind-numbing prime-time fluff like “TV’s Bloopers & Practical Jokes.” He often boasted that his was not the road less taken, but the cheesy, crowded freeway packed with bored couch potatoes just looking for a fun diversion, which he was happy to provide. Clark taught television execs that teenagers had the power to push the cultural needle and that they were having a huge impact on music, movies, fashion and, yes, even politics. More importantly, “Bandstand” helped pave the way for the Top 40 radio format and helped move rock and roll into the movies and beyond. Clark eventually moved into game shows, TV movies and children’s programming under his Dick Clark Productions banner. And if you want to know why Seacrest seems like he’s everywhere these days — from “American Idol” to “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” numerous awards shows and executive-producing multiple Kardashian shows and other TV — it’s because he studied at the knee of his icon and has patterned his multifaceted career on the man who laid the foundation. With holdings that included everything from themed restaurants to a theater in Branson, Missouri, it’s not a stretch to say that Clark’s influence reached into the modern world of hip-hop and pop, where moguls from Diddy to Jay-Z, Justin Bieber and Rihanna have diversified by dipping their toes into the worlds of perfume, beverages, advertising agencies and cosmetics. Nobody truly stays forever young, but Clark proved that you can stay forever young at heart. Share your condolences for Clark’s family, friends and fans in the comments below.
