FLASH LITES: RIP N READ POP CULTURE RECAP
FLASH LITES: RIP N READ POP CULTURE RECAP
NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) Destinys Child is NOT breaking up. The girl group has released a statement to combat recent breakup reports caused by Beyonce Knowles announcement the girls are taking a break. According to the gals, We are very much a group, very much together and plan to be together for many years.
LONDON Maybe the public has gotten its fill of Britney Spears belly button: The London Times is reporting the pop star is re-shooting scenes in her upcoming movie because test audiences werent thrilled with long scenes of her wearing nothing but her skivvies.
NEW YORK Working for Gwyneth Paltrow isnt a cup of tea. The New York Post is reporting Paltrow had her assistant running around hysterically looking for a new cup for herbal tea she was served during a recent press junket. It seems the macrobiotic-diet-loving actress sensed there had been coffee in the tea cup at some point and didnt want any trace of caffeine entering her body.
MILWAUKEE This Grannys got a whip and shes not afraid to use it. A Milwaukee woman was arrested Wednesday for running a bondage den in the same house shes raising two young grandsons. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel says the police seized 63 whips, a metal gurney with chains and 31 bondage outfits from the home.
HONOLULU, Hawaii Fear and Loathing in ... Hawaii? According to the Honolulu Advertiser, Sean Penn and gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson recently spent time together in Hawaii planning a film version of Thompsons 1983 book The Curse of Lono.
NEW YORK Think hip hops lost its street-smart edge? You might be right: Rapper father and son team Master P and Lil Romeo will be starring in a kiddie sitcom on Nickelodeon. Pieces of the Puzzle debuts in Spring 2002.
LONDON British courts have granted a quickie divorce to Titanic star Kate Winslet and her film director husband Jim Threapleton. The couple met in 1998 and now have a one-year-old daughter together.
TORONTO Canadian-based tire maker Dunlop is offering $16,000 to be divided amongst people with the last name of Dunlop who are willing to legally change their name to Dunlop-Tire. The company has mailed out 1,000 information packets so far, and expect 37 percent of people will accept the offer.
NASHVILLE Garth Brooks should be singing all the way to the bank today because one-fifth of all country music albums sold last week were his new CD, Scarecrow.
HOLLYWOOD George Harrison fans will have reason to sing on January 14 when his 1971 song, My Sweet Lord, is re-released as a charity single.