Beauty And The Beat

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Hilton selling her Hollywood Hills home

Hilton Hill HomeParis Hilton is selling her Hollywood Hills crib.

The 1926 Spanish-style house went on the market on Friday for a cool $4.25 million.

"This is a very special celebrity-owned home," according to a description on MLS, the multiple listing service that brokers and customers rely on for a first look at available properties.

The house boasts 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms an a separate guest quarter and office. One bedroom was converted into the "ultimate closet."

Hilton's publicist, Elliot Mintz, confirmed the house was put up for sale but declined to comment further.

The 26-year-old hotel heiress and reality TV star walked out of jail a month ago after a three-week stay in which she was briefly released to home confinement and then sent back screaming to a lockup. She had been sentenced to 45 days for a probation violation.

A throng of reporters and paparazzi staked out the home above Sunset Boulevard last month, capturing her move from jail to home and back. The onslaught caused some residents to circulate a letter advising neighbors to call police about the noise and traffic.

A call to the listing agent, Mauricio Umansky, was not immediately returned.

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Monday, July 30, 2007

Usher Wedding Cancelled

Usher Wedding CancelledHOLLYWOOD - Usher's wedding has been mysteriously scrapped.

The R&B superstar was hoping to wed his pregnant fiancée Tameka Foster on Saturday afternoon at record executive Antonio 'L.A.' Reid's home in Long Island, New York.

Flowers, catering and even entertainment by Usher's pal Robin Thicke was booked when the "Yeah!" singer's publicist announced the ceremony was cancelled earlier in the day Saturday.

The singer's spokeswoman, Patti Webster, says, "No additional information will be given regarding the circumstances of the cancellation, but we hope the privacy of this matter will be respected."

Webster refused to comment on whether or not the couple had split.

Usher announced his stylist girlfriend Foster was pregnant in January and the couple confirmed engagement reports in June.

News of the wedding cancellation comes just days after tabloids reported Foster has a secret criminal past.

In the current issue of the National Enquirer, Foster's half-sister has spoken out about the stylist's past--including a romance with a drug dealer, who was 'executed' by a rival gang.

Valencia Foster told the tabloid, "Tameka is giving him (Usher) a big-time snow job."

The half-sister reveals she was sworn to secrecy when Usher went home to Oakland, California, to meet his future in-laws recently.

She adds, "(He said) 'You know all the family secrets--tell me about them.' Before I could say a word, Tameka kicked me so hard under the table she almost put a hole in my leg. Then she pulled me aside and whispered, 'Don't tell him anything.'"

But Valencia couldn't keep quiet--she told the Enquirer her half-sister was once involved with a married drug dealer and she was arrested twice, allegedly serving 20 days behind bars for petty theft.

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Sunday, July 29, 2007

Angelina Jolie despairs over box office dud

Angelina Jolie despairs over box office dudActress Angelina Jolie informed that she was “devastated” by moviegoers less-than-positive response to her film A Mighty Heart. The movie grossed a mere nine million.

The informer told Us Weekly that, “She poured her heart into the story and can’t believe people don’t understand how important it is.”

The remedy for this sadness? A family holiday with partner Brad Pitt and their four kids in France.

The Most Beautiful Family are putting up in a Marthon manor which rents for $13,818 a week. The property has a swimming pool and a private theater. Friend of the Jolie-Pitt clan Mariane Pearl was observed visiting them during their stay.

The source explained, “Brad and Angelina wanted to get away from everything, and France is a great place to do that.” From what we’ve seen, it’s definitely working!

Angelina is the voice of the Tigress in KungFu Panda for her next film, co-starring Jackie Chan.

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