"I can't get over that she is a huge pop icon of the world. People are acting like she's the new Britney Spears...I don't know even why this girl gets so much attention and press. I guess if you dress like a fool and have crazy, ridiculous haircuts, people start paying attention."
~Spencer Pratt on Lady GaGa
The story goes like this: Miley Cyrus wanted to meet Radiohead at the Grammy's. Like, really bad.
“They’re like, my rock god. I am obsessed with them. This is the only person I would probably cry over. I would cry,” she said during an interview on a radio show at the beginning of the month.
But Radiohead, as it turned out, wanted nothing to do with Miley.
Since appearing on the British version of Big Brother in 2002, Jade Goody has become a household name. Those who don't know her for the drama that unfolded after she appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in '07 (she was accused of racist bullying after making comments about Indian actress Shilpa Shetty) probably know her because of a much sadder reason: Jade, 28, is dying of cancer.
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Sean Penn, accepting the best actor award for his role as Harvey Milk in Milk: “You commie homo-loving sons of guns. I did not expect this, and I want it to be very clear that I do know how hard I make it to appreciate me, often, but I am touched by the appreciation.”
Seventy-one year old Dustin Hoffman has no plans to retire. In fact, the dapper film legend is intent on making it to 100, for a very good reason.
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"My advice to Sarah Palin is, you’ve got a hot bod; don’t keep it to yourself. Why wear a pantsuit when you can wear a swimsuit? Welcome to the Lower 48, girlfriend."
~Paris Hilton offers some fashion advice to Vice-president hopeful Sarah Palin
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“I don’t have a problem discussing the topic of somebody being gay, but I do have a problem discussing my personal life. You don’t get that part of me. Sorry. We’re not discussing it in our meetings, we’re not discussing it at Cover Girl…nobody gets that. I don’t feel like I need to share my personal life, and I don’t care if people think I’m gay or not. Assume whatever you want. You do it anyway.”
~ Secret Life of Bees star Queen Latifah on keeping her personal life out of the media
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"I will never forget the time I went to Amy's house and she sang and played guitar for me, my mother and sisters. She is our era's Billie Holiday. I listen to a lot of music from the 30s and 40s, but Amy Winehouse is the most important and interesting vocalist of the modern era. Unfortunately, it seems that she is also following in the same footsteps as Billie - with genuine angst, drama and drug addiction."
~Dita Von Teese
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"Being famous can be isolating. I was 11 when I started acting, and I've always been surrounded by adults and people I'm trying to please. It can make you feel very lonely. You're constantly wondering if people are using you."
~How to Lose Friends & Alienate People star Kirsten Dunst, on fame.
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