With election day now upon us, Beyonce Knowles has some kind thoughts to share with fans about her preferred presidential candidate, Barack Obama. Meanwhile, her husband Jay-Z rapped his support for Obama at an Ohio rally: Jay-Z – 99 Problems (But Mitt Ain’t One) The R&B singer posted a handwritten letter on Monday to the 44th U.S. president on her website praising his leadership and expressing her support: “Everyday we see your heart and character, inspiring all of us to give more of ourselves. You are the leader to take us from where we are to where we need to be.” Bey and hubby Jay-Z, of course, are big boosters and friends of the president and his wife, Michelle Obama, throwing a $40,000-per-person fundraiser in September. Knowles has hailed Michelle Obama as a “truly strong African-American woman.” In her latest missive, the “Halo” singer was even more glowing about the example she says Barack has set for the next generation, particularly her daughter Blue Ivy. “You are the reason my daughter and nephew will grow up knowing that they can truly be ANYTHING they want to be,” she added in praise of Obama. For his part, Jay-Z expressed his support by performing at an Obama rally in Ohio Monday afternoon and tweaking some lyrics in his hit “99 Problems.” He rapped: “If you’re having world problems, I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems but Mitt ain’t one.” Well played, Jay.
It’s been a Cruel Fall so far in the Northeast, but Kanye West is already looking ahead to Winter. The rapper has followed up his Cruel Summer mix tape with a Cruel Winter short. The film, directed by Austin Christianson for West’s production Donda shows bare trees and trembling branches with other ghoulish accoutrement. The footage also includes a speech by George H.W. Bush. The trailer suggests a feature on the way, but does not reveal any release date – only Coming Soon . Last time around, West’s GOOD Music label released its Cruel Summer compilation. West then traveled to Cannes to debut his 30-minute short titled Cruel Summer . West directed that film himself, with shots of Kid Cudi in the in the Gulf state of Qatar, using songs by Big Sean, John Legend, Raekwon and a remix of Coldplay’s Paradise . The film has not had a wide release. Rapper Q-Tip (a GOOD artist) hinted about the Cruel Winter album last month. “If there’s a Cruel Summer then there’s got to be a Cruel Winter, right?” he told MTV News. “That’s all I’m saying.” [Source: The Guardian ]
Is Wreck-It Ralph a video game flick for kids, or the saga of a destructive 30-year-old loner on an existential journey of rediscovery? We put the bigger questions to John C. Reilly , whose smash-happy villain Wreck-It Ralph goes game-jumping through his arcade world in search of his inner hero — crashing a first-person shooter and a candy-colored racing game in the process — in the Disney animated adventure. There’s a lot for children to enjoy in Wreck-It Ralph , but adults may find even more to grasp onto in Ralph’s story – he’s basically just turned 30, is having an existential crisis, unsure of his destiny and his job and what he’s supposed to be doing with his life. It’s no accident that Disney is over the moon with the age range of people that are enjoying the movie already. Yeah – there are some deep things said in the movie, in a very fun, video game world kind of way. The kids watching it may not understand some of these life crises for a few decades. They will one day! Was that something you had in mind as you gave voice to Ralph? Did you see him as a 30-year-old in crisis? I wasn’t so focused on the time span of it, and I wasn’t thinking of it so much as a mid-life crisis or existential crisis kind of thing. It was much more emotional, and it was immediate, too – “Why doesn’t anyone like me?” “Because you smash things!” I know, but that’s just what I do for a living! Give me a break! To me, the thing I was most conscious of was someone in the beginning of the story who doesn’t know himself, and he can’t accept who he is, because he doesn’t really know who he is. That’s one of the things that the journey he goes on gives him when he’s put into these tight spots and is called upon to be something bigger – he rises to the challenge and learns who he is, and accepts who he is. And then everything’s fine! Don’t give away the ending! Well… I was talking about people in general. But everything might be fine in the movie. Who knows? Do you relate to Ralph’s quandary of being defined by the job that he does? Yeah. I think that’s true – I noticed, working in France, that’s just not something people do. “What do you do?” That’s not the first thing they ask you at a party. I can’t remember what is the first thing they ask, but they’re a lot more private and people don’t share personal information quite so readily there, for whatever reason, they’re a little more formal. But here the first thing anyone asks is “What do you do?” So that’s the first bit of information where people start to judge you or size you up. That’s Ralph’s problem, that everyone sees him as what he does. In your own life and career have you felt that similar feeling of being typecast, or thought of in a way that you wanted to break out of? Every time I did, I did something else. It doesn’t happen very often. But I’ve done a lot of different stuff over the years and people are always surprised at what I end up in. I’m sure they’ll be surprised to see me in this. You had an interesting start to your career, with Brian De Palma. Casualties of War ! Do you remember that experience vividly still? Yes, of course! It was a big, life-changing experience. I’d never been on an airplane before, I’d never been out of the Midwest before, I’d never been in a movie before. I met my wife on that movie. There were a lot of big changes. All these characters we meet, the hundreds or thousands who exist in Ralph’s world from his game and the other games connected to his via power lines, are just the characters within this one arcade. Right. So here’s the big question: If there are, say, hundreds or thousands of similar arcades out in world beyond the confines of Litwak’s Family Fun Center, does that mean there are potentially many more Ralphs out there? And are they all going through the same existential journey at the same time, in their respective arcades? Duplicate Ralphs?! Multiple souls, maybe? What’s going on here? Wow . I never even thought about that. That’s surprising, after three days of a press junket, to think about that for the first time. I don’t know! Are they all experiencing the same thing at the same time, or is it a Matrix -like situation? This is the next creative leap. The next leap of imagination that people can make after they see the movie. The first one is like, what is it like to be inside a video game, to be a video game character – that could be a sequel, or something. And could you go into the surge protector and into the electricity network… That could be the next destination. I think you’re cooking up a sequel here! Meanwhile, there’s a moment in the film when Ralph fantasizes about being the toast of the town, and there’s a shot of him on the disco floor. Was that a nod to Boogie Nights ‘s Reed Rothchild in some way? It wasn’t a nod on my part, because I had nothing to do with that. Unless there was dialogue in the scene, I most likely wasn’t even aware of it. What were you most surprised by when you watched the film, having taken part in just that one aspect of it? The level of detail and how many people are in those scenes. The racing scenes in the candy world, it’s insane the amount of work that went into that. I was also surprised at how funny Jane [Lynch] and Jack McBrayer’s scenes were, because I literally didn’t see any of it, I didn’t even see rough cuts of those. You were paired in the recording booths together with Sarah Silverman, as Jane and Jack were. What’s your fondest memory from recording with her? She’s awfully fun to be around, she’s a real sweetheart and very funny so it was always fun to work with her. The ‘doody’ line gets a big laugh in the film. There were probably six more that she had that were not in the movie! But I like the scene where I have to break her heart, because Sarah was really good in that dramatic scene. That was kind of traumatic actually, that day – for both of us. We’re both right there recording it and she’s screaming, “No, Ralph!” It was a pretty heavy day. Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Biography for Sylvie van der Vaart Born Sylvie Meis 13 April 1978 Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) Hair color Dark Blonde Eye color Blue-Gray Measurements 34-28-34(UK); 86-71-86 (EU) Manager ANC Model Management Spouse Rafael van der Vaart Sylvie Françoise van der Vaart (née Meis; born 13 April 1978) is a Dutch television personality and model. She is the wife of footballer Rafael van der Vaart.
A night after Cee Le Green and Adam Levine cut their teams in half , The Voice returned last night with 10 new knockout round battles. Which five members of Team Christina would advance to the live shows? Who among Team Blake would move on? Watch a slew of performances below and then scroll down for the full results: Devyn DeLoera vs. Laura Vivas Adriana Louise vs. Celica Westbrook Alessandra Guercio vs. Dez Duron Chevonne vs. De’Borah Aquile vs. Sylvia Yacoub Gracia Harrison vs. Liz Davis Rudy Parris vs. Terry McDermott Colin McLoughlin vs. Michaela Paige TEAM CHRISTINA Devyn DeLoera (“I Have Nothing”) vs. Laura Vivas (“I Need to Know”) WINNER: DeLoera Adriana Louise (“Already Gone”) vs. Celica Westbrook (“Never Say Never”) WINNER: Louise Alessandra Guercio (“Take a Bow”) vs. Dez Duron (“Stuck on You” WINNER: Duron Chevonne (“Dancing With Myself”) vs. De’Borah (“You Found Me”) WINNER: De’Borah Aquile (“Grenade”) vs. Sylvia Yacoub (“Fighter”) WINNER: Yacoub TEAM BLAKE Gracia Harrison (“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”) vs. Liz Davis (“Gunpowder and Lead”) WINNER: Davis Rudy Parris (“Forever”) vs. Terry McDermott (“Maybe I’m Amazed”) WINNER: McDermott Colin McLoughlin (“Breakeven”) vs. Michaela Paige (“Live is a Battlefield”) WINNER: Paige Julio Cesar Castillo (“Somebody to Love”) vs. MarissaAnn (“Lady Marmalade”) WINNER: Castillo Suzanna Choffel (“Could You Be Loved”) vs. Cassadee Pope (“Payphone”) WINNER: Pope So there you have it. Four teams. Five singers each. It’s on heading into next week. Did you agree with this week’s Knockout Round winners and losers?
What’s weirder than taking your newborn to a party at the Playboy Mansion? Defending that action with a poem. But a couple days after Kelsey Grammer took three-month old daughter Faith to a Halloween bash at Hugh Hefner’s famous residence, he has released a statement explaining the move to TMZ. In rhyme. “Kayte is breast-feeding and we do not have a nanny or a trusted baby-sitter at this time, so Faith goes everywhere with us,” Grammer said , adding: “The baby slept as her ears were covered the entire time and we left shortly after midnight.” He then concluded the statement in odd fashion: “We love our child. Kayte is my wife and lady love (who is 31 and goes by the name Kayte Grammer, by the way, not Walsh). The world is round. All our eyes are blue. Happy Halloween and Cock-a-doodle-doo!” Well, okay then! What do you think? Kelsey Grammer bringing a baby to the Playboy Mansion is… So inappropriate! So much fun for the baby! View Poll »
Nadya Suleman has checked herself into a rehab facility due to a prescription drug problem, sources confirm to TMZ. A rep for Suleman says she is now a patient at Chapman House Drug Rehabilitation Center in Southern California because she had grown dependent on the anti-anxiety drug Xanax. “Nadya wanted to get off the Xanax she was prescribed by her doctor and learn to deal with her stress, exhaustion and anxiety with professional help with a team of doctors,” says her rep. “Nadya wanted to deal with her issues and make sure she is the best mother she can be.” The deranged woman’s 14 (!!!!!!) children will remain under the care of three nannies and two friends during the 30-day rehab stint for their mother. Sources also say that Suleman could have afforded to pay for the facility herself – due to her porn career – but the center is picking up the tab anyway. Apparently it truly, literally does pay to be famous. Even if you’re famous for having an obscene number of children on your own… undergoing foreclosure … and then depending on boxing, stripper gigs and masturbation videos to pay the bills.
Cottrell Guidry is set to make an honest witch out of Kat Graham. The Vampire Diaries star is engaged Guidry, an actor who has appeared in such films as See You on the Other Side and Skyler . Guidry confirmed the happy news over Facebook this weekend, while also Tweeting on Sunday, while preparing to walk the dog, “#Waiting forWifey.” At this time, neither of the stars’ reps have confirmed the engagement, but assuming it’s true, join us in wishing the couple nothing bu the absolute best.
Linda Hogan appeared yesterday on Access Hollywood Live to promote her book “Wrestling the Hulk: My Life Against the Ropes,” only for the conversation to quickly turn to the Hulk Hogan sex tape . “It really is quite an embarrassment for our family,” Linda said of the video, which depicts Hogan giving it to Heather Clem in 2006. “I’m not really shocked because I knew that he was having affairs and I knew that he was cheating.” Hogan has admitted to stepping out on his wife, but has insisted he had no knowledge he and Clem were being filmed, nor did he play a role in releasing the tape. He also sort of blamed Linda for the affair because he said she abused him physically and emotionally during their marriage. Linda, meanwhile, told host Billy Bush that she has viewed the footage. “It actually did make me upset,” she said. “I’ve seen him on TV so much, but this was different. To see your husband in a room with another woman … It’s a whole life of deception. I’m glad to be away from that now.”
Levi Johnston and Sunny Oglesby tied the knot yesterday in Wasilla, Alaska. Their daughter, baby Breeze Beretta, was on hand … and in their hands: As for his other child, four-year-old son Tripp, the little man could not make it. Hilariously, Levi did not tell his ex, Bristol Palin , that he was tying the knot over the weekend, and instead simply asked for custody of his son Saturday and Sunday. Palin denied his request. It was up to Breeze Beretta, the one-month-old daughter of Levi, 22, and Sunny, 20, to take part in the ceremony, officiated by Johnston’s friend Crosby Marrow. The couple’s wedding – the first for both – took a lighthearted turn when the groom made a mess of his vows and elicited laughs from family and friends in attendance. “To have and to hold, whatever you say,” Inside Edition reports Johnston as saying. Classy.
