Maine Mendoza broadens her horizons beyond AlDub

If there’s anyone who understands that fame is fleeting, it’s Maine Mendoza.

The 22-year-old actress knows what it feels like to be a total unknown one moment and on top of the world the next — as a result of her onscreen love team with actor Alden Richards. She knows the process could go the other way just as quickly.

But two years after she became an overnight phenomenon, Maine is still overwhelmed by the blessings that continue to come her way.

“I never dreamed of being in this position. Everything happened so fast for me and Alden. I still could not fathom what people saw in me. It’s a question that I honestly still could not answer,” Maine said in mostly Filipino during the recent launch of CDO Funtastyk Young Pork Tocino’s “Forever Young” campaign.

Maine insists that a lot of people may not be aware of it but much of AlDub’s success is a product of hard work.

“Some people think that what we do is easy, that it’s all glitz and glamour and everything is very relaxed. But the truth is, there’s a lot of downside to being an artist, a celebrity,” the reluctant superstar pointed out.

Although AlDub remains a daily trending topic on Twitter, the frenzy has somewhat settled down as Maine and Alden are taking well-deserved respites while waiting for their next big projects after their successful teleserye, “Destined to be Yours,” and their blockbuster movie, “Imagine You and Me.”

Even so, Maine is still trying to find ways to broaden her horizons and reveal sides of her that not too many of her fans have noticed before.

“Just like in most things, once you reach the top, you just want to maintain your ranking,” Maine noted.

Early this year, she was included in Mega magazine’s 25 Iconic Women list. Last month, she landed on the cover of the 20th anniversary issue of Cosmopolitan magazine and just recently posted several photos from her recent vacation at the Maldives that also showed her sexy side, which might explain her Top 10 ranking in the last update of FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women list.

But while Maine is not likely to shed her wholesome image anytime soon, most of her activities are geared towards showing her fans that she’s enjoying whatever she has while she still has it.

Maine admits that she’s inspired by the success of CDO Funtastyk Young Pork Tocino, considered as the country’s number one tocino.

“I’m very impressed with the unique concept of their ‘Forever Young’ commercial. We began the campaign with me just saying, ‘Iba talaga pag forever young’ which had people wondering if this is about a new beauty product until we revealed that it’s about food, about CDO Funtastyk Young Pork Tocino. I think this is the kind of campaign that will look and sound fresh for consumers.”

Maine says she’s personally fascinated by the idea of being “forever young” which for her also serves as a reminder to keep her feet firmly planted on the ground.

“Fame may not last forever but at least when it comes to tocino, you can have something that’s forever young,” she quipped.

source: interaksyon.com

ABS-CBN: Post on Piolo Pascual's sexuality a hoax

MANILA, Philippines — ABS-CBN, the home network of Piolo Pascual, on Saturday denied claims that the actor admitted his being gay in an interview with a website.

In a statement, ABS-CBN said Pascual himself "vehemently denied" granting an interview with website Manila Link, which recently posted a story headlined "Piolo Pascual admits he's gay."

"This article is a HOAX. We enjoin the public to beware of HOAX sites such as manilalink.com that intend to malign and destroy the reputation of good people," the network said.

On its description page, the site dubs itself the "most notorious satirical news portal in the Philippines" claiming to publish make-believe articles from contributors.




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Singer-comedian Elizabeth Ramsey, 83, passes away

Singer-comedian Elizabeth Ramsey has passed away in her sleep. She was 83 years old.

Her daughter, singer and TV host Jaya, announced her demise on Facebook Thursday morning.

“Mama Beth is now with our Lord… 83 years has been full. Love and laughter, she has given not just our family but the whole nation. Thank you for your love and prayers and I rejoice because she passes in her sleep. In peace. In God’s loving arms. Bye mama, until we meet again. I love you forever. Thank you Jesus,” Jaya posted.

Last August, it was reported that Ramsey was confined at the intensive care unit of an undisclosed hospital following what Jaya said was a hyperglycemia attack and not a stroke as had been initially reported.

Ramsey recovered and Jaya vowed to make sure her mother feel loved as she also declared her intention to take her under her personal care in her own home.

With an entertainment career spanning over five decades, Ramsey was a native of San Carlos, Negros Occidental who was best known for her wacky delivery of English and Tagalog in her trademark Visayan accent, as well as for her signature song “Waray-Waray”.

In March of last year, Ramsey shared her life story in a DZMM radio interview with hosts Jobert Sucaldito and Ahwel Paz. In that interview, she revealed that she had been raised in a broken family and had started performing with bands at the age of 16 to be of financial help to her then ailing mother.

She later worked as a househelp when she came to Manila as she admitted that she was not really big on going to school and was more interested in singing. By 19, her father married her off but her desire to be a performer never waned.

She finally got her big break when she joined the singing contest of the noontime show “Student Canteen” and became an undefeated champion.

After that, Ramsay never stopped performing in places like the Manila Grand Opera House and Clover theaters mixing music and her livewire brand of comedy as she later became known as both “Queen of Rock and Roll” and the “Original Queen of Comedy.”

Over the years, she appeared on several films and television programs even as she never stopped doing live shows both here and abroad. One of her memorable screen performances came opposite Fernando Poe Jr. in the 1959 movie “Prinsesa Naranja”.

In 1963, she was even nominated for a FAMAS Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in “Ang Bukas ay Akin” topbilled by Charito Solis and Nestor de Villa, both now deceased.

One of her last memorable performances was a hilarious television commercial for Datu Puti vinegar in 2012 where she gamely “flirted” with TV5’s Derek Ramsay.

“Hindi mo nga ako Mama pero Papa kita… Sino’ng nanay mo?!” went her famous lines in that commercial.

In an interview with InterAksyon last year, Jaya talked fondly about her mother and the thrill of sharing the same stage with the one and only Elizabeth Ramsey.

“You know, I recently did a tour with my mom. Imagine, 83 na siya, hanggang ngayon nagto-tour pa rin. She’s still got it, the voice and everything. Gustong gusto nya, ako ang nag-i-introduce sa kanya pag magkasama kami sa show,” she quipped.

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Dingdong Dantes, Marian Rivera tie knot in grand ‘royal’ wedding

Showbiz couple Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera finally tied the knot in a grand wedding held Tuesday afternoon at the Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral in Cubao, Quezon City.

The couple first met and starred together on the GMA primetime series “Marimar” in 2007 and officially became engaged last August after Dingdong proposed to Marian on live television. In a year when several other showbiz couples either became engaged or also tied the knot, the wedding of the couple dubbed as “Dongyan” was widely anticipated to be the biggest of the year.

And indeed it was, with no less than President Benigno Aquino III serving as best man, eight bishops and seven priests celebrating the mass, plus 40 principal sponsors, 18 groomsmen and 18 bridesmaids and 20 secondary sponsors in attendance.

Among the principal sponsors of the so-called “royal wedding” were Batangas Governor Vilma Santos, Sharon Cuneta, Vic Sotto, Ogie Alcasid and wife Regine Velasquez, Helen Gamboa, Celia Rodriguez, GMA bigwigs Felipe Gozon, Gilberto Guavit, Jr. and Lilybeth Rasonable, TV5 executive Wilma Galvante, TAPE, Inc. Chairman Tony Tuviera, producers Wilson Tieng and “Mother” Lily Monteverde, Bench owner Ben Chan, fashion designer Randy Ortiz, directors Joyce Bernal, Mark Reyes and Mac Alejandre and Dr. Vicki Belo.

Those who stood as secondary sponsors included Richard Gomez and wife Leyte 4th District Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez, Ai-Ai delas Alas, KC Concepcion, Senator Bam Aquino and child sensation Ryzza Mae Dizon, who also served as flower girl.

Marian’s close showbiz friends Roxanne Barcelo and Ana Feleo were among her maids of honor while Dingdong’s brother, Jose Angelo Dantes, was among the best men.

Among the showbiz personalities listed as bridesmaids were Agot Isidro, Bettina Carlos, Rochelle Pangilinan and the recently married Bianca Gonzalez. Actor Paolo Contis was also one of the groomsmen.

Spotted in the wedding were Senator Tito Sotto, Anjo Yllana, Alden Richards, Pokwang and KC Montero who posted updates on social media.

Dingdong wore a Randy Ortiz beige-colored suit with a black bowtie and black trousers and arrived at his wedding in style riding a Ducati Diavel Monster 1100EVO motorcycle.

Marian looked ravishing in a gown especially designed for her by Dubai-based Filipino designer Michael Cinco. The gown reportedly cost P2 million.

Marian’s Spanish father, Francisco Javier Gracia, flew in to personally witness his daughter’s special day.

The newlyweds reportedly invited over 700 guests to the reception which was held at the 18,000-seater Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

source: interaksyon.com

Mark Neumann strikes gold with ‘Wattpad Presents’ performance

Now he can really be called “Mr. Popular”.

Since making his showbiz debut on TV5’s “Artista Academy” two years ago, Mark Neumann has been taking on one challenging project after another in his bid to prove to everyone that there’s more to him than just his pretty boy features.

After “graduating” from the reality talent search, the 19-year-old Filipino-Croatian lad who grew up in Germany immediately played against type when he took on the role of Fuego, one of the villainous superpowered characters in the 2013 fantaserye “Kidlat”.

He followed that up with the May-December TV movie “The Lady Next Door” where he played a troubled teen who fell in love with an older woman portrayed by Alice Dixson.

Mark was then included in the cast of the comedy soap “Confessions of a Torpe” where he first rekindled the “Shark” love team he started with Shaira Mae dela Cruz on “Artista Academy”. Despite the fact that Shaira went public with her relationship with Edgar Allan Guzman, fans continue to accept their onscreen team-up.

So it comes as no surprise that when the two headlined the “Wattpad Presents” mini-series “Mr. Popular Meets Ms. Nobody”, it turned out to be the biggest hit of the eight Wattpad stories adapted by TV5 to date as well as the only one to merit a sequel.

“We didn’t expect our story to rate that well. I was both surprised and happy with the good feedback but Shaira and I could not have done it without Direk Jay Altarejos, the rest of the cast and everyone who worked behind the scenes,” Mark told InterAksyon during the recent story conference for the latest batch of “Wattpad Presents”.

Aside from his chemistry with Shaira, which was pretty much a given, a big part of what made “Mr. Popular Meets Ms. Nobody” was Mark’s performance as Kyle, the most popular guy in school who made life very difficult for Chelsea, a little known girl who made the mistake of standing up to him. The young actor said it was not easy playing a character who is the exact opposite of who he is in real life.

“Ako yung binu-bully sa school noon,” he recalled. “Hindi rin ako mayabang kaya maraming nagsabi na hindi ako bagay sa role ni Kyle. So I really had to push myself and I kept thinking, ‘Mark, ang puso, laban dapat!” and I’m glad people I performed convincingly in this role.”

It was so convincing that Mark is now doing a double take on the same character. Although it seems that Kyle is now humbled by his love for Chelsea, their relationship is not without its share of challenges.

In “Mr. Popular Meets Ms. Nobody 2: Still in Love”, one of those challenges come in the form and shape of Mandy, Kyle’s ex-girlfriend portrayed by Yassi Pressman. As if that does not complicate matters enough, there’s also Kyle’s father (Lander Vera Perez) who wants him in an arranged marriage.

And then there’s also Adrian (Diego Loyzaga), the best friend of Kyle who still has the hots for Chelsea. He is still around and ready to take his place if the two young lovers don’t pan out.

“Unlike the first series na medyo pa-tweetums pa kami, dito mas mature na ang characters. Marami pa ring kilig moments pero I think mas medyo drama na siya compared to the first book,” Mark pointed out.

This also means that Mark once again finds himself in familiar territory of facing new challenges. But that is something that’s no longer news for him. Even as he already improved on his Tagalog, he continues to accept projects that will allow him to continue his mastery of the national language.

Recently, Mark was invited to be reader in the Inquirer Read-Along series along with Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Gilas Pilipinas and Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters forward Ranidel De Ocampo. As a first-time reader, he said the experience was very memorable to him in more ways than one.

“I’m happy and thankful to be reading for kids. But when they showed me the book, I found it to be malalim, Tagalog na Tagalog, so I practiced it repeatedly before I faced the kids and I’m glad that it went well with them,” he admitted. “Yes, I was nervous but since I’m always looking forward to experiencing new things, I’m glad I was able to do this.”

Again written by Pinkyjhewelii, “Wattpad Presents: Mr. Popular Meets Ms. Nobody 2: Still in Love” airs on TV5 every weekday this week at 9:30PM.

source: interaksyon.com

Veteran Comedienne Tia Pusit passes away

MANILA, Philippines - Veteran comedienne Tia Pusit, Myrna Villanueva in real life, died at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City, late Thursday night. She was 66.

The comedienne died almost a month after undergoing a bypass operation at the hospital. She died at around 11:30.

A report by ABS-CBN News said tsht according to Tia Pusit's sister, Nova Villa, she was also suffering from kidney failure and aortic aneurysm. She underwent operation last September 9.

Tia Pusit became popular in her role in the ’80s sitcom “Eh Kasi Babae.” 


Her last project was in TV5’s sitcom “Confessions of a Torpe” starring Ogie Alcasid, Gelli de Belen, and Alice Dixson.

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Lea Salonga takes Ice Bucket Challenge, calls out Aga, Sarah

Responding to Urs Buhler of the operatic pop vocal group Il Divo, singer Lea Salonga posted her own Ice Bucket Challenge video on YouTube Thursday night.

Unlike several other celebrities who had accepted the challenge earlier this week, the 43-year-old Broadway star and “The Voice of the Philippines” coach opted not to put her own spin on the charity campaign that had thrust the neurodegenerative disease ALS (amyothropic lateral sclerosis) into the mainstream conversation.

Instead, Lea shared a personal reason why the challenge was more than just a bandwagon to her. Before being doused with ice-cold water by her husband Rob Chien, she confessed that an uncle of Chien’s had died of ALS “not so long ago”. 


“It is out of love for him that we’re both doing this. Well, I’ll be the one drenched, and he’ll be the one doing the drenching,” she quipped.

Before the ceremonial dousing, Lea called out dear friend and “Glee” star Darren Criss, her former and future leading man Aga Muhlach, and her fellow “The Voice” coaches Apl.de.Ap, Bamboo, and Sarah Geronimo.

source: interaksyon.com

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Reportedly Sign Confidentiality Agreement

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon apparently will not say much about their marriage trouble to public. According to a recent report by TMZ, the pair whose marriage is currently on the rocks have signed a confidentiality agreement which bans them from revealing anything about their separation.

The report, however, suggests that Carey has more power in the agreement. The "My All" singer reportedly is allowed to announce the separation under her terms. Meanwhile, the host of "America's Got Talent" will face severe financial penalties if he says a word.

The multi-talented star previously confirmed that he and Carey were living separately and he reportedly would reveal no more. During an outing on Thursday, August 21, Cannon completely ignored a paparazzo who asked whether rumors of them getting divorced were true.

"We have been living in separate houses for a few months," Cannon previously revealed to Yahoo! Insider. The star, who has been married to his singer wife for six years, added, "My main focus is my kids." The pair have 3-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe.

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‘Homeland’ actor James Rebhorn dies of melanoma: reports

James Rebhorn, the tall, lanky character actor who appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, including the Showtime political thriller “Homeland,” has died at 65, according to media reports on Sunday.

Rebhorn died on Friday of melanoma at his home in New Jersey, the New York Times reported. The newspaper cited his agent, Dianne Busch, who was not immediately available to comment.

The actor worked regularly in film, television and on stage and appeared in more than 50 films, including “Independence Day,” “My Cousin Vinny,” “Basic Instinct” and “Cold Mountain.”

He also was known for his role in “Scent of A Woman” in 1992, according to the Internet Movie Database.

As a stage actor, he appeared in a revival of “Twelve Angry Men” in 2004. He had numerous roles on television, including a memorable part as the assistant district attorney who sent the “Seinfeld” cast to jail in the series’ finale.

He had most recently appeared in “Homeland” as Frank Mathison, the father of Carrie Mathison, the CIA officer played by Claire Danes. The show has featured how both daughter and father have grappled with bipolar disorder.

Rebhorn was born on September 1, 1948, in Philadelphia, the Times said. He leaves two daughters, Hannah and Emma, and his wife, Rebecca Linn.

source: interaksyon.com

Hollywood couple Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher engaged: reports

LOS ANGELES | Hollywood stars Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are engaged to be married, according to U.S. Weekly and the E! entertainment news website.

The two, who have been dating for about two years, appeared together on the popular television sitcom “That ’70s Show.”

Photographs on the US Weekly and E! websites taken of Kunis on Thursday in Los Angeles show her sporting a large diamond ring on her left hand.

Kutcher, 36, is divorced from actress Demi Moore. He appears in the TV sitcom “Two and a Half Men” and starred last year in the movie “Jobs.”

Kunis, 30, appeared in the movies “Ted” in 2012, “Black Swan” in 2010 and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” in 2008.

She was the longtime girlfriend of actor Macauley Culkin.

Representatives for Kunis and Kutcher did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

source: interaksyon.com

Simon Cowell’s girlfriend gives birth to boy in New York

NEW YORK | British TV and music mogul Simon Cowell, who had long said fatherhood was not in his plans, welcomed a son on Friday, his representative AnnMarie Thomson said.

The former “American Idol” judge’s girlfriend, Lauren Silverman, gave birth to the 6 pound, 7 ounce (2.9 kilograms) boy in New York. It is her second child and Cowell’s first.

Cowell, 54, who gained fame as an acid-tongued judge on television singing contests in the United States and his native Britain, has never married.

“I’m not brilliant with babies,” Cowell told U.S. magazine Parade last October. “I never know what to do. But (once he’s older) I think I’ll be a good dad in terms of advice.”

Silverman’s pregnancy first came to light last year when her ex-husband filed for divorce in New York and naming Cowell as a co-respondent.

Cowell’s “The X Factor” contest was canceled last week by U.S. broadcaster Fox, and he said that he would return to the judges panel on its UK counterpart amid sagging ratings.

source: interaksyon.com

Tom Cruise lawyer dismisses ‘bizarre’ $1 billion lawsuit over ‘Mission Impossible’ film

LOS ANGELES | A lawyer for Tom Cruise poured scorn on a $1 billion lawsuit alleging that filmmakers stole a screenwriter’s work to create a blockbuster “Mission: Impossible” film, calling the legal action “bizarre.”

Timothy Patrick McLanahan claims the 2011 film “Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol” was based on a script he wrote in 1998 called “Head On,” which he tried unsuccessfully to get made in Hollywood.

He pitched it initially to the William Morris Agency, but “I was told… that they could not use the script as a movie,” McLanahan wrote in the lawsuit, filed in December and published this week by celebrity news website Radar Online.

He alleges agents there then passed the screenplay, without his permission, to Creative Artists Agency (CAA), which represents Cruise, leading to a project he claims became the 2011 “Mission: Impossible” movie.

When McLanahan watched the film, “I immediately realized that the scripts for this movie had been illegally written and produced from Head On’s 1998 copywright,” he wrote in the lawsuit, which names Cruise among 13 defendants.

But Cruise’s lawyer Bert Fields dismissed the lawsuit.

“Tom Cruise has never stolen anything from anyone,” he told AFP Wednesday. “This bizarre lawsuit against 13 people… will be quickly dismissed by the court.”

In his legal filing, McLanahan specified why he is seeking $1 billion.

He noted that “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” made over $690 million at the box office, some $145 million in DVD and Blu-ray sales, and millions of dollars in film rentals.

“Because the ‘Ghost Protocol’ film generated close to $1 billion, I am asking for this amount in damages,” he wrote in the lawsuit, filed in California on December 17.

source: interaksyon.com

Academy award winning actor Maximilian Schell dies aged 83

VIENNA I Austrian actor Maximilian Schell, who won an Academy Award for his role as a German defence attorney in the 1961 film “Judgment at Nuremberg”, has died aged 83.

The Vienna-born actor died overnight at a clinic in Innsbruck as the result of a “sudden and serious illness”, his agent, Patricia Baumbauer, told the Austria Press Agency on Saturday.

One of the best known foreign actors in U.S. films, Schell starred on stage and screen on both sides of the Atlantic after growing up in Switzerland, where his family settled to escape the Nazis after Germany’s 1938 annexation of Austria.

The brother of actress Maria Schell, he also won a Golden Globe and New York Film Critics Circle award for his role in “Judgment at Nuremberg”, which followed a television drama version of the play.

He was nominated for two more Oscars for his acting, in 1976 for best actor for “The Man in the Glass Booth” and in 1978 as best supporting actor for “Julia”.

Schell won the 1993 Golden Globe for best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, mini-series or made-for-TV movie for “Stalin”.

source: interaksyon.com

New and old stars vie -- or team up -- for Grammys glory

LOS ANGELES - Music's top stars gather Sunday for the Grammys, with artists ranging from the Beatles and veteran rapper Jay-Z to French electro duo Daft Punk and newcomers like New Zealand's Lorde up for honors.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar, pop diva Taylor Swift, chart-topper Justin Timberlake, and Seattle hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are also among those vying for prizes at music's version of the Oscars in Los Angeles.

The show will also feature some eye-popping collaborations, including rockers Metallica with acclaimed Chinese pianist Lang Lang and Lamar with the Imagine Dragons rockers.

Surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will perform as Recording Academy organizers belatedly bestow a Lifetime Achievement Award on the Fab Four.

Performers at the awards show include a who's who of music's finest, ranging from Katy Perry and Robin Thicke to veterans Carole King, Chicago and Madonna.

The first couple of hip-hop, Jay-Z and Beyonce, are also expected to perform at the show, brought forward from its usual February date to avoid media conflicts with the Sochi Winter Olympics.

Going into Sunday's show, Jay-Z topped nominations with nine nods, followed by California hip-hop star Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Timberlake and Pharrell Williams with seven each, while Canadian rapper Drake scored five.

Tipped by many for coveted Record Of The Year is Daft Punk's "Get Lucky," but rival nominees include Kiwi teenager Lorde's "Royals," "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons and Hawaiian crooner Bruno Mars's "Locked Out Of Heaven."

Thicke's "Blurred Lines," made infamous by Miley Cyrus's twerking at last year's MTV Video Music Awards show, is also competing for the evening's top prize.

In the Album of the Year category, Swift's "Red" will compete with Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories," Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's "The Heist," Lamar's "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" and Sara Bareilles's "The Blessed Unrest."

Shortlisted for Song of the Year -- for songwriters -- are "Just Give Me A Reason" sung by Pink, "Locked Out Of Heaven" sung by Mars, "Roar" sung by Perry, "Royals" sung by Lorde and "Same Love" sung by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis was also nominated for Best New Artist, against Lamar, country singer Kacey Musgraves and British singer-songwriters James Blake and Ed Sheeran.

The 56th annual Grammy Awards show will include a "Grammy moment" bringing together country music veterans Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Blake Shelton.

The show, at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, will climax with a rock supergroup featuring Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham.

Some observers have poured scorn on the Grammy's tradition of throwing unlikely performers together.

Washington Post pop music critic Chris Richards said the so-called "Grammy Moments" were little more than "brand synergy masquerading as artistic collaboration," boosting sales by attracting new demographics to artists.

"Over the past decade, the music industry's biggest awards show has mutated into a Frankenstein-ish pop concert clogged with duets that feel as desperate and illogical as speed dating," he wrote Friday.

McCartney will accept a lifetime achievement award for the Beatles, one of seven to receive the honor also including Kristofferson, the Isley Brothers and German electro music pioneers Kraftwerk.

McCartney and Starr will also reunite for a Grammys tribute event being recorded Monday, and set to air on February 9 -- the 50th anniversary of their appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," launching Beatlemania in the United States.

source: interaksyon.com

Johnny Depp, 50, engaged to wed Amber Heard, 27

LOS ANGELES | Hollywood actor Johnny Depp and the actress Amber Heard are engaged to be married, People magazine reported.

“They couldn’t be happier to be engaged and excited to share the rest of their lives together. Amber has really taken well to the kids and really enjoys spending time with them,” the People report said, citing an unnamed source.



Representatives for Depp, 50, and Heard, 27, did not immediately confirm the report.

Depp, a veteran whose diverse career includes “Edward Scissorhands,” and the recent “Pirates of the Caribbean” series, was previously in a 14-year relationship with French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis.

They have two children and were not married, ending their relationship in 2012.

When the couple separated, entertainment media speculated Depp may have had a relationship with Heard, at the time a co-star in the film “The Rum Diary.”

Heard is known for the film “Zombieland.” She has spoken of her bisexuality and was recently in a four-year relationship with photographer Tasya van Ree. They split in 2012 around the same time as Depp and Paradis.

Depp was married in the 1980s to Lori Anne Allison. He also dated actress Winona Ryder and British supermodel Kate Moss.

Depp and Heard are starring in the upcoming film “London Fields”.

source: interaksyon.com

Sandra Bullock, Justin Timberlake sweep 2014 People’s Choice Awards

LOS ANGELES | Actress Sandra Bullock swept the 40th People’s Choice awards on Wednesday with four wins, cementing her status as a favorite among the fan-selected winners, while singer Justin Timberlake dominated the music categories with three wins.

Bullock, 49, picked up three awards for favorite movie actress, dramatic movie actress and comedy movie actress for her roles in existential space drama “Gravity” and in female buddy-comedy “The Heat.” She also won favorite movie duo alongside her “Gravity” co-star George Clooney, while the film won favorite drama movie.

“An actor can’t do what they do without hundreds of amazing people working for them and alongside them. I learned so much this year. I got to work with Melissa McCarthy on ‘The Heat.’ … And on ‘Gravity,’ the nicest people in the world would string me up and leave me there, and I still had an amazing time,” the Oscar-winning actress said.

Bullock later joined McCarthy on stage to pick up the favorite comedy movie award for “The Heat.”

Singer Timberlake, 32, who returned to the musical spotlight in 2013 with the two-part release of “The 20/20 Experience” after more than five years away to focus on his acting, picked up three awards including favorite album.

“I’d like to thank my parents for continuing to instill in me that no dream is too big. I’d like to thank my team that puts up with my ridiculous neuroses all the time – sorry, but not really, because look at this,” the singer said on stage, referring to his award.





Timberlake also won favorite male artist and favorite R&B artist, but was beaten in the favorite pop artist category by Britney Spears, who won her first People’s Choice award in her career spanning 15 years.

Actor Robert Downey Jr. was named favorite action movie star for his leading role in Disney-Marvel’s “Iron Man 3,” which also won favorite movie and action movie.

“I am Iron Man and this is for the people,” the actor said dramatically after asking for a spotlight and triumphant music on stage during his acceptance speech.

Adam Sandler won favorite comedic actor for the fourth consecutive time, this year for “Grown Ups 2.” While his films have failed to gain much favor with critics in recent years, Sandler is a favorite at the People’s Choice awards.

“This means a lot to me. I appreciate this, I really do, I really do. I think about the fans out there and how nice you’ve been to me all these years,” the comedian said.

The People’s Choice winners are chosen by fans, who can vote online across 58 categories spanning film, TV and music. This year, more than 700 million votes were cast, organizers said. The ceremony, aired live on the CBS network, kicks off Hollywood’s annual awards season that culminates with the Academy Awards on March 2.

Kaley Cuoco won her first People’s Choice award for favorite comedy TV actress for her role as the ditzy Penny in CBS sitcom “The Big Bang Theory.” Chris Colfer won favorite comedic TV actor for a second year running, for his role as Kurt Hummel in Fox’s “Glee.”

“The Big Bang Theory” won favorite network TV comedy for a third time, while fellow CBS show “The Good Wife” was named favorite network TV drama.

Ellen DeGeneres won favorite daytime TV host for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” picking up a record 14th People’s Choice award. Satirist Stephen Colbert picked up favorite late night talk show host for Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report.”

Oscar-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson was awarded favorite humanitarian for her charity work with her Julian D. King Gift Foundation, in memory of her late nephew.

“It’s one thing to be a celebrity and have power … but it means nothing if we’re not helping someone else. It also feels good to see positivity acknowledged,” Hudson said emotionally.

The 40th People’s Choice awards opened with a skit featuring many of the night’s nominees sitting in “2 Broke Girls” diner set, being served by the show’s stars and awards hosts Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs. Dennings and Behrs then kicked off the show by having a bevy of waitresses serve burgers to the audience.

Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, country star Brad Paisley and pop-rock group OneRepublic provided the musical entertainment, while Drew Barrymore, Matt LeBlanc and Zac Efron were among the night’s many presenters.

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Bossing Vic says Wally Bayola must apologize for sex video scandal

Vic Sotto thinks his “Eat Bulaga” co-host Wally Bayola must make a public apology for his sex video scandal before he should be allowed to return to the show.

Vic, one of the acknowledged pillars of the 34-year-old daily noontime variety show, told Kris Aquino in an interview on the latter’s morning program “KrisTV” on Wednesday that he could ask management to bring back Bayola.

“For me personally OK lang naman, but he has to apologize. I think people will people understand. Alam ko naman mapagpatawad ang Pilipino,” he said.

Wally has taken a leave of absence from “Eat Bulaga” since early September after a sex video featuring himself and one of the show’s resident dancers, Yosh Rivera, leaked online.

One-half of a comic duo with fellow “Eat Bulaga” co-host Jose Manalo, Wally is married and has five children, the eldest of whom is 18.




In the same interview with Kris, Jose said his partner had, in fact, broken his hiatus recently when they appeared together at a fundraising event in Olongapo City. They had been booked for the event before the scandal broke out.

The duo received an award from the organizers, after which, Jose said, Wally addressed the crowd briefly, “Maraming salamat sa muli n’yong pagtanggap sa akin.”

Jose said he took over the microphone and apologized on Wally’s behalf, without directly referring to the sex video scandal.

In an interview with InterAksyon in late October, another “Eat Bulaga” co-host, Michael V., said the public should give Wally a second chance in the spirit of Christmas.

““Malapit na naman ang Pasko na panahon ng pagpapatawad at pagbibigayan. Sana naman makabalik si Wally,” he said.

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Pop singer Miley Cyrus named MTV’s best artist of 2013

NEW YORK | Miley Cyrus, the pop star who caused a sensation with her raunchy performance at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, was named best artist of 2013 by the cable TV network on Tuesday.

MTV said the singer dominated the music charts and the headlines with the release of her album “Bangerz,” her jaw-dropping performances at awards shows and her hosting stint on the television sketch show “Saturday Night Live.”

“She is the third artist to receive the distinction of being named MTV’s Best Artist of the Year with past honorees including Katy Perry (2012) and One Direction (2011),” MTV said in a statement announcing the results.

Cyrus, 21, was also ranked MTV.com top artist, based on fan visits to the site, and had the most watched video of 2013 with her live performance with singer Robin Thicke at the VMAs.

In an MTV documentary released in October, the “We Can’t Stop” singer admitted that she was out to shock and to push the boundaries. She said she was unapologetic for her provocative performance with Thicke.

Cyrus, the former Disney Channel star who shot to fame in the show “Hannah Montana,” has made a concerted effort to shed her good-girl teen image with her suggestive performances and revealing outfits.

Hip-hop artists Macklemore and Ryan Lewis came in second on the MTV list of best artists for 2013, with Justin Timberlake, rapper Kanye West and British boy band One Direction rounding out the top five.

Katy Perry was No. 6, followed by rapper Drake, R&B singer Bruno Mars, 17-year-old New Zealand-born singer/songwriter Lorde and Lady Gaga.

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Boy band One Direction makes chart history with third No. 1 album debut

LOS ANGELES | British boy band One Direction made chart history on Wednesday as its third album debuted at No. 1 on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart, the only group to have its first three albums top the chart in opening week sales.

The quintet’s “Midnight Memories” sold 546,000 copies, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan.

The group’s first album, “Up All Night” and second record “Take Me Home,” both released in 2012, also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, but with smaller opening week sales.

One Direction, comprised of singers Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan, was formed on the U.K. reality singing television show “The X Factor” in 2010 and has gone on to conquer the United States with songs such as “What Makes You Beautiful” and “Story of My Life.”

The band’s music is targeted at a young audience, and its fans are mainly teenage girls, dubbed “Directioners.” The group has more than 16 million Twitter followers and 22 million Facebook fans.

One Direction’s big opening week marks an increase in overall album sales for the week ending December 1, due to the shopping boost during the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Total album sales were 8.6 million for the week, up 14 percent from the comparable week in 2012, according to Billboard.

Only one other new album debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 this week. Country singer Garth Brooks came in at No. 3 with a box set of music called “Blame It on My Roots,” which sold 164,000 copies in an exclusive deal with retailer Walmart.

On the digital songs chart, which measures single track downloads, rapper Pitbull’s song “Timber” featuring Ke$ha climbed from No. 4 to No. 1 with 237,000 downloads, benefiting from the duo performing the song at the November 24 American Music Awards.

Eminem’s “Monster” featuring Rihanna dropped one spot to No. 2, while A Great Big World’s “Say Something” featuring Christina Aguilera climbed three spots to No. 3 this week, also benefiting from a performance at the AMA.

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Singer Kelly Clarkson pregnant with first child

LOS ANGELES | Pop singer Kelly Clarkson is pregnant with her first child, the 31-year-old Grammy winner announced on Twitter on Tuesday.

“I’m pregnant!!! Brandon and I are so excited! Best early Christmas present ever :) ,” Clarkson tweeted.

Clarkson, the first contestant to win the Fox singing competition “American Idol,” married talent manager Brandon Blackstock in October.

The Texas-born singer is one of the most successful winners of the show, having crossed over from country to pop music with hits such as “Since U Been Gone” and “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You).”

Clarkson is the stepmother to Blackstock’s two children from a prior marriage.

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