PR-Inside.com Entertainment News

MELANIE BROWN’s sister has blamed the star’s husband for driving the family apart - insisting the singer hasn’t spoken to her mother in five months.
The former Spice Girls star, who lives in Los Angeles, wed Stephen Belafonte in 2007 and has gradually lost contact with her loved ones in her native U.K.
And Brown’s actress sister, Danielle, admits she is desperate for her sibling to get in touch.
She tells British tabloid News of the World, "Mel hasn’t spoken to her own mother in months. She has a husband now so she doesn’t find the time. He doesn’t help. To be honest, I don’t think he’s a very nice person." Brown’s mother, Andrea, is said to be devastated that she hasn’t been able to see her grandchildren - ten year old Phoenix Chi from her first marriage to dancer Jimmy Gulzar, and year-old Angel Iris from a brief romance with Dr Doolittle star Eddie Murphy.

Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)

REESE WITHERSPOON had to fight for the gown she wore to the Oscars in 2006 - because the owner didn’t want her to wear it.
The actress found the vintage Dior dress in Paris, France and decided she had to have it for the Academy Awards - but the shop owner was far from accommodating.
She recalls, "My stylist said, ‘Please let her try it on.’ And I tried it on and it fit perfectly, like, no alterations." The store owner explained why he had been so reluctant to part with the dress - it had once belonged to a princess.

Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)

Rapper/actor NICK CANNON is far from surprised his marriage to MARIAH CAREY is going strong after almost a year - because he secretly knew he was destined to wed the singer.
The couple wed last April (08) after a whirlwind courtship, leaving many to speculate about the strength of the union.
But Cannon had no doubts he was making the right decision after failed romances with Christina Milian, Selita Ebanks and Kim Kardashian - because he knew Carey was the one.
He tells U.S. news show Extra, "I was the biggest Mariah Carey fan ever. Every time I’d do interviews and they’d ask, ‘Who is your celebrity crush?’ I was like, ‘Mariah Carey! I’ve gotta meet Mariah Carey!’" And Cannon and Carey, who turns 39 today (27Mar09), are thrilled they’ve been able to prove all the doubters wrong.
He adds, "The first year of marriage was amazing. I’m looking forward to the second year. It’s one of those things, it went by so fast… We’re proving people wrong! They said we wouldn’t make it. We’re making it."

Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)

Relatives of the Malawian orphan MADONNA is reportedly hoping to adopt are terrified they will never see MERCY JAMES again after the singer becomes her mother.
The pop superstar has confirmed she will file adoption papers in a Malawi court next week (begs30Mar09) to legally adopt her second child, believed to be four-year-old James, whose 18-year-old mother died five days after giving birth to her.
The child’s uncles Peter Baneti and John Ngalande claim they have repeatedly tried to refuse the adoption - but have been urged by the director of the orphanage that the agreement is in the girl’s best interest.
And the family insists they are only agreeing to the proceedings if James returns to her native country once she completes her education.
Baneti says, "My mother, my brother and I all said no three times to the orphanage, which was pressing us on Madonna’s behalf.
"Now we have been persuaded that Mercy can have a better, healthier life somewhere else in the world with this rich white woman.
"I feel that we need more advice but everything is going so fast. They have taken Mercy from the orphanage and she is already in Lilongwe waiting for this new mother to arrive.
"We were told there is an important meeting where we must sign papers on Monday, and now we hear it is a court hearing in front of a judge. We have no experience of this sort of thing. We are not sure if we should be saying goodbye to Mercy like this.
"We cannot afford a lawyer to represent us but my brother and I are going to insist there is an agreement that our niece will come back to us one day. We really need that." Their fears come amid complaints from Yohane Banda, the biological father of Madonna’s adopted son David, who alleges he hasn’t seen his child since handing him over to the star in 2006.
On Saturday (28Mar09) Banda said, "I said goodbye to David as Madonna took him away in her arms. I comforted myself then that I would be seeing him regularly and getting news of him.
"But even though Madonna visited Malawi with him last year she did not contact me or bring my son to me. I was very shocked by that.
"We had a verbal agreement and she promised me that David would stay close to his roots and to me, his nearest relative. She broke that promise and I have heard nothing for two years."

Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)

BRAD PITT and ANGELINA JOLIE are to extend their multinational brood with a child from India, according to reports.
The pair already has three adopted children - Maddox, seven, from Cambodia, Pax, four, from Vietnam and Zahara, three, from Ethiopia - as well as biological daughter Shiloh, two, and their seven-month-old twins Vivienne and Knox.
Jolie recently revealed plans to adopt from India when she met the child stars of Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire.
When ten year old Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail asked the Tomb Raider star why she hadn’t adopted from his home country, she replied, "Well, I’ll let you into a little secret, we will soon." A source tells British newspaper the Sunday Express that the couple originally showed interest in adopting from India when they visited the country’s Priya Darshini Orphanage in 2006, but were too busy to finalise the details.
The insider says, "They filled out all the paperwork but had to put the adoption on hold because of all their other commitments."

Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)

Welsh rockers MANIC STREET PREACHERS have ordered a far-right wing political party to stop using one of their songs in a publicity campaign.
The band’s 1998 single If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next has been adopted by the U.K.’s British National Party (BNP) - and the tune has been used to accompany a promotional video for the organisation on YouTube.com entitled The Cesspit Called London.
But the Design For Life hitmakers were quick to lodge their objections - and the song has now been removed.
The track was written about the International Brigade - a group of foreign volunteers who fought against fascism in the Spanish Civil War. The song’s title was a popular poster slogan during the 1930s conflict.

Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)

Rapper THE GAME has challenged chart rival BOW WOW to a videogame rematch - because the LIKE U star has yet to pay up the full $100,000 (£68,490) forfeit he owes for losing their 2008 clash.
The hip-hop hitmakers went head to head over American football game Madden ‘09 in September, after Bow Wow took exception to The Game’s boasts that he was the best celebrity Madden player.
He challenged the Dreams hitmaker to a winner-takes-$100,000 marathon - but the 22-year-old lost the match 23-55.
However, The Game claims Bow Wow has yet to hand over the full amount - and he’s issued a new double-or-nothing challenge on another sports game - the Black College Football Experience (BCFE) on the Xbox 360.
He says, "I played football before; Bow Wow was my first victim, he lost $100,000 in front of a million people. He still ain’t (sic) paid me all my money yet, but that’s my man, I’ma (sic) get it from him. Or maybe we can bet double or nothing on this BCFE… but he ain’t (sic) ready, he’s too young."

Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)

THE A-TEAM star MR T is proud of his decision to reject the Hollywood party scene - insisting he has turned down more than 25 invites to HUGH HEFNER’s famous Playboy mansion.
The 56-year-old actor, real name Lawrence Tureaud, argues he has always preferred to shun the spotlight.
And Tureaud, who played burly B.A. Baracus in the popular 1980s U.S. TV show, insists adult media mogul Hefner has nothing to offer him.
He tells British tabloid the Daily Sport, "I’m not caught up in all that Hollywood stuff. I work in Hollywood, but I’m not a part of Hollywood.
"You know Hugh Hefner, the Playboy guy? He has invited me to the Playboy mansion over 25 times - I never showed up.
"There’s nothing Hugh Hefner can do for me. If I went to the Playboy mansion, it would be a plus for Hugh Hefner, but a minus for me." (SW/WNTSP/LR) WENN - FIRST - INTERNATIONAL MUSIC NEWS - 29 MAR 2009

Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)

Hollywood star JOSH DUHAMEL could be a father by 2010 - his new wife FERGIE wants to start "talking about babies" as soon as her tour with the BLACK EYED PEAS is over.
The couple married in January this year (09), and while the singer is tied up all summer with her band, Duhamel will be bracing himself for fatherhood.
Speaking to gossip site Hollyscoop.com, the singer reveals she wants to become a mother as soon as possible - and will even consider adoption.
She says, "I would love to adopt, are you kidding me? I want to have babies if I can of my own too if God permits, but after the tour we’ll talk babies." The couple has been together since 2004.

Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3, MILEY CYRUS and the JONAS BROTHERS were among the big winners at the 22nd Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday (28Mar09).
The High School Musical sequel claimed the night’s Favorite Movie prize and the film’s star, Vanessa Hudgens, took home the Favorite Movie Actress honour
. Meanwhile, a shocked Cyrus sobbed through her Favorite Female Singer acceptance speech and her ex-boyfriend, Nick Jonas, and his brothers picked up the Favorite Music Group award.
Other big winners at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion included Selena Gomez (Favorite TV Actress), iCarly (Favorite TV Show), Will Smith (Favorite Movie Actor) and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (Favorite Animated Movie).
A bronzed Leonardo DiCaprio also took home the Kids’ Choice Awards’ inaugural Big Green Help award for his environmental efforts.
And the Kids’ Choice Awards wouldn’t be the Kids’ Choice Awards without plenty of green slime - Favourite Male Singer prizewinner Jesse McCartney got splattered while chatting to show host Dwayne Johnson and funnyman Will Ferrell threw himself down a slime-filled slip ‘n’ slide on the UCLA campus.
Hugh Jackman and Sandra Bullock were also showered with the green gunk when they opened a briefcase to reveal the winner of the Favorite Book award (Twilight series).
Other highlights included performances from the Pussycat Dolls and the Jonas Brothers, and host Johnson dressing up to look like Cyrus.
More than 90 million online votes were cast for the event - a new record.
The full list of winners: Favorite Movie - High School Musical 3: Senior Year Favorite Animated Movie - Madagascar: Return 2 Africa Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie - Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda) Favorite Male Movie Star - Will Smith Favorite Female Movie Star - Vanessa Hudgens Favorite TV Show - iCarly Favorite Reality Show - American Idol Favorite Cartoon - SpongeBob SquarePants Favorite TV Actress - Selena Gomez (Wizards of Waverly Place) Favorite TV Actor - Dylan Sprouse (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody) Favorite Song - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) by Beyonce Favorite Music Group - Jonas Brothers Favorite Male Singer - Jesse McCartney Favorite Female Singer - Miley Cyrus Favorite Male Athlete - Peyton Manning Favorite Female Athlete - Candace Parker Big Green Help Award - Leonardo DiCaprio Favorite Video Game - Guitar Hero World Tour Favorite Book - Twilight series

Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)