Flash Lites: Rip ‘N’ Read Pop Culture Recap

Flash Lites: Rip ‘N’ Read Pop Culture Recap



BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Wireless Flash) – Pregnant pop star Brandy is having her baby shower this Friday (May 24) at Le Meridien hotel in Beverly Hills, and insiders say it looks like she’s going to have a girl based on the number of cute baby dresses guests are buying for her.

LONDON – Most women wish their butts were smaller, but not bootylicious diva J.Lo. She tells BBC talk show host Michael Parkinson she’s had times where she thought her rear looked too small in an outfit. “To me and my culture, being curvy is a good thing,” she adds.

ST. JOHNS, Antigua – William “The Refrigerator” Perry and Olga Korbut are the celebrities favored to win big on Celebrity Boxing 2 airing tomorrow (May 22) on Fox. Intertops.com ranks Perry and Korbut 29/100 favorites over challengers Manute Bol and Darva Conger.

LOS ANGELES – If you think the Osbournes are bad, how about “the Ozporns.” Filming is taking place in Los Angeles for the adult film of that title featuring Ron Jeremy as the family dog who poops everywhere.

NEW YORK – MTV’s MTV2 division is looking to crank up the beats this weekend (May 25-26) with videos that feature steadily increasing beats-per- minute as a countdown to celebrate DanceStar USA, the American Dance Music Awards on May 26. “Increase the Beat Weekend” will feature music from artists such as OutKast, FatBoy Slim and Jay-Z, with the only rule being each video must have more beats per minute than the last.

MARATHON, Fla. – Backstreet Boy Nick Carter’s racing career was sadly cut short this weekend when his raceboat broke down forcing him to drop out of the Florida Keys’ Marathon Offshore Grand Prix.

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