Singer Jesse McCartney was left red faced on Sunday when he forgot the words to the National Anthem at a NASCAR race in California.

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Actress Cassandra Peterson aka "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" (1951)

Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl has gone brunette for a new magazine cover. The blonde actress goes dark for one of three alternative InStyle covers, and admits she has always dreamed of adopting a new look. Heigl says, "In a town of blondes, it makes me look a little more exotic - but my producers won't let me do it."

Happy Birthday to singer Jennifer Pena (1983), Simple Plan drummer Chuck Comeau (1979), "American Idol" finalist Constantine Maroulis (1975), Red "Power Ranger" Austin St. John (1975), NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson (1975), NBA star Rasheed Wallace (1974), singer Anastacia (1968), rapper Doug E. Fresh (1966),

Anastacia's new stepchildren were banned from her wedding to bodyguard Wayne Newton by his spurned former fiancée. Newton ditched Lorraine Elston for the singer after a 10 year engagement, and the 44-year-old was so hurt she refused to let their children, Corey, 10, and Max, three, attend the April 21 ceremony in Mexico.

American pop star Anastacia reportedly married her bodyguard Wayne Newton last weekend. Anastacia, 33, and Englishman Newton tied the knot in Mexico, according to German magazine Bunte. Anastacia tells the publication, "(It was) unbelievably beautiful. Everything was just the way it should be."

Following her resounding debut success in the U.K. late last year, singer-songwriter Chantal Chamandy--a longtime resident of Montreal who was born on the Nile in Alexandria, Egypt--is bringing her sensual uptempo sounds to the U.S.

Anastacia is determined to do her bit after recovering from breast cancer in 2003, by auctioning off personal possessions to raise cash for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The pop star is selling 12 items per week on auction website eBay and is urging fans to snap up some of her memorabilia for the good cause.

* Carmen Electra is set to add author to her impressive resume after writing a new book revealing her sexy secrets. The model/actress has written “Carmen Electra: How To Look Sexy,” which is set to hit bookstores in December, according to Life & Style. A source says, "It's a guide for how to wear clothes, how to put on the right make-up and even how to do your hair up so you look sexy."