Author: Martin D'Anjou

Categories
Potins

Madonna Bruised by Paparazzi

The incident took place over the weekend, and Madonna was carrying her adopted son, David, in her arms.

A source close to the singer told People magazine, "She had the baby in her arms when it happened.  When she landed in London, there was a lot of pushing and shoving. She was jostled around. She got hit in the paparazzi’s commotion."

Little David was not injured.  The source added, "Thank God the baby is OK."

Madonna was promoting her new children’s book, "Too Good to Be True", last weekend in London. 

Categories
Potins

Britney Spears Files for Divorce

Spears filed official divorce documents on Tuesday in a Los Angeles court.  Here are the reasons being mentioned by the American press for the split.

According to Access Hollywood, the singer says that she really tried to make the marriage work, but Federline wasn’t cooperating.

Us Weekly is reporting that the divorce papers were filed following a very troubling week.  Jounalist Ken Baker explained, "On Halloween night, Kevin had his big release party for his debut hip hop CD in LA at club Xenii.  Britney showed up. They didn’t interact and I’m told she left the party in tears, stormed out and didn’t even say goodbye to Kevin."

According to Baker, the rapper left Los Angeles last Wednesday for New York to promote his album.  Britney delayed her departure by one day.  They also stayed in different hotels, Britney at the Regency and Kevin at the Times Square Double Tree.  Spears also did not show for his release party at Club Stereo.

Monday, Federline travelled to Toronto to continue his record promotion.  Spears remained in New York where she appeared on the David Letterman Show. 

Hello! magazine reveals that before being interviewed by Letterman, Spears was seen ice-skating and holding the hand of an unidentified friend.

The official divorce documents cite irreconciliable differences for the reason for the split.  Spears and Federline were married in September of 2004.  They have two sons, Sean Preston, 1, and Jayden James, who was born on September 12.

Categories
Musique

Genesis Announces Tour

Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks have announced the first 20 dates and European cities for the summer of 2007.

The North American dates will be announced later, and the band is expected to include 20 shows as well.

The first performance will take place on June 11 in Finland’s Olympic Stadium in Helsinki.

During a press conference in London, the band members denied that the tour was put together just to earn a lot of money. "If money was the issue, we’d be doing more than 20 shows," said Collins. "We’re all loaded enough not to worry about where the next million is coming from."

In parallel to the Genesis tour, EMI will re-release the band’s 14 CDs in 2007. 

Here is a list of the European shows:

June 11: Helsinki

June 14: Herning, Denmark

June 15: Hamburg, Germany

June 17: Berne, Switzerland

June 18: Linz, Austria

June 20: Budapest, Hungary

June 21: Katowice, Poland

June 23: Hannover, Germany

June 26: Dusseldorf, Germany

June 29: Stuttgart, Germany

June 30: Paris, France

July 1: Amsterdam, Holland

July 3: Berlin, Germany

July 4: Leipzig, Germany

July 5: Frankfurt, Germany

July 7: London, England

July 8: Manchester, England

July 10: Munich, Germany

July 12: Monaco

July 14: Rome, Italy

Categories
Musique

This Week’s Music Releases

The band formed by Dave Growl, formerly of Nirvana, launched their first live album on Tuesday.  The accoustic collection, entitled Skin & Bones, touches fans with charisma.  The fifteen songs mark all of the successes of the career of the Foo Fighters.

Here is a list of this week’s music releases:

  • Skin & Bones ~ Foo Fighters
  • Yours to Keep ~ Albert Hammond
  • Arrival ~ ABBA
  • Ce ~ Caetano Veloso
  • Big Shiny Tunes 11 ~ Variés
  • Forever Begins Tonight ~ Patrizio Buanne, Mario Frangoulis, et al.
  • Story Man ~ Chris de Burgh
  • Ultimate Collection ~ Vikki Carr
  • Collectors’ King Crimson, Vol. 1 ~ King Crimson
  • Duets: An American Classic ~ Tony Bennett
  • I Will ~ MoZella
    • Categories
    Potins

    Snoop Dogg Turns Himself In

    The singer, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, was carrying the weapon onto a flight in California on September 27.

    The 35 year-old star was released by police after posting the $150,000 bond.

    Snoop Dogg will be tried in court on December 12.  The charges against the rapper carry a possible consequence of up to three years in prison.

    This is not the first time that Snoop Dogg has faced justice.  In October, he was arrested in a California airport for drug possession.

    Categories
    Cinéma

    Kirsten Dunst To Star in A Jealous Ghost

    In the film, the Spider-Man star will play a young student in London who starts to see demons after she begins dating one of her professors.

    Dunst will also produce the full-length feature, which will begin filming next year.

    Categories
    Cinéma

    Cyril Raffaelli To Star Opposite Bruce Willis

    The French actor, who is also a martial arts expert, will come across John McClane (played by Willis) in Live Free or Die Hard.

    To be directed by Len Wiseman (Underworld and Underworld 2 – Evolution), Die Hard 4 is the story of a computer expert (Timothy Olyphant) who organizes an attack on the United States information infrastructure.

    Cyril Raffaelli came to stardom in the films Banlieue 13 and Taxi 2.

    Filming for Live Free or Die Hard began last September in New York, and the movie will open next summer. 

    Categories
    Musique

    The Backstreet Boys Plan Comeback

    Band member A.J. McLean told MTV that the boys are putting the finishing touches on the CD.  He said, "The boys and I are finishing up the new record, coming out at the top of the year."

    "We’re about three-quarters of the way through," added the singer.  "We just got new mixes, we’re just kind of going through the top eight [songs] we have right now, and getting the mix [done] properly. But everyone’s really stoked about it. The songs are great, man."

    The Backstreet Boys released Never Gone in 2005.

    Categories
    Potins

    Cirque Du Soleil To Perform at Super Bowl

    According to Le Devoir, a team of artists and technicians is actively preparing for the show at the company’s home office in Montreal.

    The event, which is regarded as the biggest televised program after the Olypmpic Games and the World Cup, will also feature a performance from the singer Prince.

    The Super Bowl will take place on February 4 in Miami, Florida.

    Categories
    Cinéma

    Watch the Trailer for Balls of Fury

    The new film from Robert Ben Garant (Herbie: Fully Loaded, The Pacifier, Taxi) is a sports comedy set in the world of ping-pong.  A phenomenal player is recruited by the FBI for a secret mission.

    The film also stars Dan Fogler, George Lopez, Maggie Q, Thomas Lennon, Aisha Tyler and Robert Patrick.

    To watch the trailer for Balls of Fury, which opens in theatres next April, click here.