'Glee' Star Lea Michele To Publish Her Memoir
Random House will publish "Glee" star Lea Michele's book about her life. The autobiography, "Brunette Ambition," is described as "part memoir, part how-to and part style-guide."
The book will feature Michele's life growing up in New York City, her stint on Broadway, and her role on the popular FOX series.
The actress said in a statement: "There wasn't a guidebook when I was growing up, that detailed everything I would need to do, and know, to get where I am today. But I believe I can write one of sorts: not a how-to-make-it-in-show-business book, but a guide to harnessing tenacity, passio...
READ MOREThe book will feature Michele's life growing up in New York City, her stint on Broadway, and her role on the popular FOX series.
The actress said in a statement: "There wasn't a guidebook when I was growing up, that detailed everything I would need to do, and know, to get where I am today. But I believe I can write one of sorts: not a how-to-make-it-in-show-business book, but a guide to harnessing tenacity, passio...
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Jessica Alba Honored With Champion For Children Award
On Monday, multi-talented actress Jessica Alba was honored in Connecticut in acknowledgment of her philanthropic efforts.
The Machete star, who has two young daughters, was handed the Champion for Children Award by Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, the director of Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center at a luncheon event at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich.
Alba was given the honor for helping advance the center's mission through her work, which includes her eco-friendly baby product line Honest and her book, The Honest Life, based on bringing her children up in a non-toxic household.
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READ MOREThe Machete star, who has two young daughters, was handed the Champion for Children Award by Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, the director of Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center at a luncheon event at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich.
Alba was given the honor for helping advance the center's mission through her work, which includes her eco-friendly baby product line Honest and her book, The Honest Life, based on bringing her children up in a non-toxic household.
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The surviving members of rap group The Beastie Boys have inked a deal to release a memoir. Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz, also known as Mike D and Ad-Rock, will document their rise to fame with late bandmate Adam 'MCA' Yauch in the as-yet-untitled book, which has been described as a "multidimensional experience" with a "strong visual component". Spiegel & Grau publisher Julie Grau tells The New York Times, "(The Beastie Boys are) interested in challenging the form and making the book a multidimensional experience. There is a kaleidoscopic frame of reference, and it asks a reader to keep...
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Jason Segel Writes 'Nightmares!' For Young Readers, Random House Bites
Jason Segel is now an author. The "How I Met Your Mother" star has inked a book deal with Random House to write a children's series.
The actor is co-writing "Nightmares!" with author Kirsten Miller. The series will center on a group of kids who must save their hometown from fear, which has manifested itself in the form of nightmare creatures that appear in the everyday world.
Segel said in a statement: "Ultimately, it's a story about learning that we can accomplish anything, as long as we are brave enough to try. These are the types of stories that always inspired me."
The three-book ser...
READ MOREThe actor is co-writing "Nightmares!" with author Kirsten Miller. The series will center on a group of kids who must save their hometown from fear, which has manifested itself in the form of nightmare creatures that appear in the everyday world.
Segel said in a statement: "Ultimately, it's a story about learning that we can accomplish anything, as long as we are brave enough to try. These are the types of stories that always inspired me."
The three-book ser...
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Director Gus Van Sant has recruited Magic Mike actor Alex Pettyfer to film a test sex scene for the upcoming Fifty Shades Of Grey movie.
The Good Will Hunting filmmaker reportedly shot steamy sample footage to the show's producers in a bid to land the coveted job of adapting E. L. James' erotic novel for the big screen.
According to the website TheWrap.com, Van Sant enlisted 23-year-old actor Pettyfer, who bared all to play a rookie stripper in Magic Mike, to tackle the role of sado-masochistic billionaire Christian Grey.
The footage they shot is believed to be a sex scene, but it is n...
READ MOREThe Good Will Hunting filmmaker reportedly shot steamy sample footage to the show's producers in a bid to land the coveted job of adapting E. L. James' erotic novel for the big screen.
According to the website TheWrap.com, Van Sant enlisted 23-year-old actor Pettyfer, who bared all to play a rookie stripper in Magic Mike, to tackle the role of sado-masochistic billionaire Christian Grey.
The footage they shot is believed to be a sex scene, but it is n...
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Beach Boys Co-Founder Brian Wilson To Pen Autobiography
Brian Wilson is set to open up in an uncensored story of his life in a new memoir, 24 years after the release of his controversial 'autobiography' surprised the music industry.
The Beach Boys legend stunned critics when he teamed up with a magazine journalist for 1991's Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story, in which he apparently revealed a catalogue of childhood abuse at the hands of his father and admitted for the first time he had suffered alcohol and drug addiction and serious mental illness.
The book's validity was questioned because it was released while Wilson was under round-the-cl...
READ MOREThe Beach Boys legend stunned critics when he teamed up with a magazine journalist for 1991's Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story, in which he apparently revealed a catalogue of childhood abuse at the hands of his father and admitted for the first time he had suffered alcohol and drug addiction and serious mental illness.
The book's validity was questioned because it was released while Wilson was under round-the-cl...
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Gwyneth Paltrow Defends New Cookbook Over $300 A Day Meal Claim
Gwyneth Paltrow has spoken out over the alleged costly recipes in her new cookbook, "It's All Good," calling her critics sensationalist bloggers who are just looking for some attention.
Yahoo.com's Beth Greenfield, who writes for the site's lifestyle blog Shine, estimated that following Paltrow's recipes for a single family for one day would cost over $300.
"That is insane," Gwyneth responded via ABC morning show Good Morning America. "I mean this meal here is like $2 a person so I don't know where they're getting (that figure). I say I like honey, like raw honey, and a jar is $25, but it...
READ MOREYahoo.com's Beth Greenfield, who writes for the site's lifestyle blog Shine, estimated that following Paltrow's recipes for a single family for one day would cost over $300.
"That is insane," Gwyneth responded via ABC morning show Good Morning America. "I mean this meal here is like $2 a person so I don't know where they're getting (that figure). I say I like honey, like raw honey, and a jar is $25, but it...
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Gwyneth Paltrow Continues Out Of Touch Streak With $300 A Day Cookbook
Gwyneth Paltrow has been branded as out of touch once again after critics took her to task for publishing a cookbook which featured recipes that would cost about $300 a day to feed a family.
It's All Good was released last week, and critics have bashed dishes that included exotic and expensive ingredients such as duck eggs and Manuka honey, the latter of which costs $43 for 18 ounces.
It was a Yahoo! critic who crunched the numbers and estimated it would cost $300 a day to feed a family with Paltrow's recipes. Raphael Brion from Eater.com wrote, "It's All Good is drenched in a chatty faux...
READ MOREIt's All Good was released last week, and critics have bashed dishes that included exotic and expensive ingredients such as duck eggs and Manuka honey, the latter of which costs $43 for 18 ounces.
It was a Yahoo! critic who crunched the numbers and estimated it would cost $300 a day to feed a family with Paltrow's recipes. Raphael Brion from Eater.com wrote, "It's All Good is drenched in a chatty faux...
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Jason Segel Penning Young Adult Book Series
Actor Jason Segel is adding author to his resume after turning an old film script into a new book series for young adults.
The Muppets star reveals he came up with the story when he was 21 and sold the plotline for "super cheap" as an aspiring actor, but he recently tracked down the material and bought back the rights - and he has since decided to rework it into a collection of novels.
He says, "As I got more successful I kept hoping they (film developers) wouldn't realize I was the same Jason Segel as the Jason Segel they bought the script from (before he became famous)."
Segel is ke...
READ MOREThe Muppets star reveals he came up with the story when he was 21 and sold the plotline for "super cheap" as an aspiring actor, but he recently tracked down the material and bought back the rights - and he has since decided to rework it into a collection of novels.
He says, "As I got more successful I kept hoping they (film developers) wouldn't realize I was the same Jason Segel as the Jason Segel they bought the script from (before he became famous)."
Segel is ke...
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Marie Osmond Opens Up About Her Son's Suicide
Marie Osmond has opened up about the night her adopted son committed suicide, revealing she knew right away something was wrong when he repeatedly failed to answer his cell phone.
The Paper Roses hit-maker's 18-year-old Michael Bryan Blosil jumped to his death from the balcony of his Los Angeles apartment on February 26th, 2010 following a long battle with depression. Now the star, who was performing in Las Vegas at the time of his passing, has spoken about the darkest day of her life in new book The Key Is Love.
In an excerpt obtained by People magazine, she writes, "Exhausted from a ...
READ MOREThe Paper Roses hit-maker's 18-year-old Michael Bryan Blosil jumped to his death from the balcony of his Los Angeles apartment on February 26th, 2010 following a long battle with depression. Now the star, who was performing in Las Vegas at the time of his passing, has spoken about the darkest day of her life in new book The Key Is Love.
In an excerpt obtained by People magazine, she writes, "Exhausted from a ...
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