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Look at these figures as mentioned by theage.com.au, Robbie Williams earnings drop by over $54 million! He made just $484,000 last year, down from $1.8 million in 2007 and a $57.5 million from the record sales, concerts and merchandising in 2006, wow they are some numbers. Robbie's spokesperson said they had "no comment to make" on the figures.

Well l say to him, some of us do not make that type of money in 20 years, so l hope you have been saving some of it too.

(Source: theage.com.au)

The famous home shopping show QVC, had  Jessica Simpson appear on it but, she disappointed all the viewers. She presented, one of her purses as the Today's Special Value, along with high heels and jewelry and hats and other things from her Jessica Simpson fashion line. And the worst part was that she was sounding like she didn't have a clue about what she was selling. She told QVC presenter Patti Reilly that "you know more about my bags than I do." Can you believe that!

Someone said, "She can barely put together a coherent sentence.... it's painful... " "Jessica doesn't really know what to say about her products...makes me wonder if she's ever seen some of them before. It's quite painful to watch, and I feel sorry for the host." "Thank God that's over ... what a mess."I really don't understand why Jessica was there, l guess we are all talking about it though.

Beyonce Knowles, the famous American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and model was born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas.

Family:  Beyonce's father Mathew Knowles and mother Tina Knowles always supported her and helped her in achieving a name in the world of music. Beyonce has a younger sister called Solange Knowles; she is also an actress and singer.

Education: By age seven, she was attending dance school.  As a teenager, Knowles attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, where she showed her musical talents. She later went to Alief Hastings High School, in Houston.

Career:

• Knowles started her singing career in her church choir.

• Along with her cousin Kelly Rowland and friends LaTavia Robertson and Letoya Luckett, Beyonce formed a group called "Girl's Tyme".  Beyonce's father managed the group.
• The group became "Destiny's Child" and was an almost instant hit with the public. 

• Knowles was recognized as a songwriter during the run of Destiny's Child in the 1990s and early to mid-2000s.

• Destiny's Child released 7 albums over a period of almost ten years. With the great success that the group brought them, Beyonce Knowles decided to pursue a solo career and the band finished in 2005.

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R. Kelly was hiding a shocking truth for a long time, but he has finally admitted that he is illiterate. The great musician is loaded with musical talent however he can't read and barely made it through grade school. "When I was trying to make it out here, I already knew, and I was stubborn about it," he said. "I don't even read really and I'm not afraid to say that. My cousins and brothers used to tease me ‘you can't even read right. How you think you're going to come up?'

"The only reason I graduated from grammar school is because I had a great jump shot. I went to high school and [my teacher] told me ‘you will one of the greatest writers of all time.' I believed. You [have to] believe it. You can't believe [anything] if you're hating. You can't achieve [anything] if you hate." If lack of education can give birth to a musically talented personality, it's worth it for him!

(Source: showbizspy.com)

Miley Cyrus is going very fast when it's about her love life and her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, has lots of concerns. Miley Cyrus's new boyfriend is Liam Hemsworth, her co-star in the upcoming "The Last Song."  A source close to the ''Hannah Montana'' star tells ''all-controlling'' Papa Cyrus is worried the young couple's relationship is ''going too far, too fast.'' All these affairs and relationship is giving rise to heated arguments between father and daughter ''and is causing a lot of conflict in the family,'' said the source.

Billy Ray as the parent of a teenager should be concerned but also understand that he cannot have complete control of her daughter's life. Enjoy the pictures of Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus while performing on Good Morning America in New York.

(Source: suntimes.com)

If you are a fan of Beyonce Knowles, be ready to enjoy her performance in Malaysia. As protesters threatened her to disrupt the concert because of her sexy image and clothing, she is performing after two years in this Muslim-majority country. Already the upcoming show has triggered the anger of conservatives where female performers are required to cover up from the shoulders to knees with no cleavage showing.

The show is organized at a stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's biggest city, on Oct. 25. "Beyonce for the first time ever has decided to make Malaysia part of her 'I am.' World Tour," her web site said.  Sabki Yusof, youth vice head of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, said "We are not against entertainment as long as it is within the framework of our culture and our religion," "We are against Western sexy performances. We don't think our people need that." Let's see what is the reaction is of the public after seeing Beyonce after two years, but looking at these pictures, l am sure they will have something to say!.

(Source: nydailynews.com)

This time Chris Brown has started fight with the wrong woman. Brown made a comment about Oprah Winfrey in the new People Magazine when People asked Brown about the fact that Oprah did "a show on abuse, inspired by Rihanna." And now Oprah Winfrey is firing back at the comments. Chris Brown replied People about Oprah: "I commend Oprah on being like, 'This is a problem,' but it was a slap in my face. I did a lot of stuff for her, like going to Africa and performing for her school. She could have been more helpful, like, 'Okay, I'm going to help both of these people out."  What do you think how Oprah would have reacted to this statement? Oprah must be searching Brown to give him a good slap.

When TMZ asked Oprah how she felt about Brown's statement, her rep said in response: "Oprah is very appreciative that Chris Brown performed at her school but she takes domestic abuse very seriously. She hopes he gets the counseling he needs." Me too, not nice at all.

(Source: tmz.com)

Thursday night, famous American recording artist Chris Brown song entitled "Changed Man" was leaked online. There was an assumption the song would be the first single on his post-Rihanna-beatdown album. However Brown's rep said Billboard.com that "Changed Man" is not his comeback single and that the song was "recorded some time ago -- a long time ago, actually." Yet this is not clear whether the track was recorded after Brown assaulted ex-girlfriend Rihanna, whom he appears to be addressing in the lyrics or not. "I'm a changed man, because you mean that much to me," sings Brown on the mid-tempo ballad's chorus. "And I don't want to be done/I'm doing all that I can, and everybody hates Chris/They can never understand."

Brown's last official single "Forever," drops from No. 20 to No. 51 on this week's Digital Songs chart, so you need to get up man! Since Feb time is not in the favor of Chris, first of all the assault charges then video of apology. Not only this, several songs recorded by Chris have leaked this summer. "Smash" and "Not My Fault" hit the web in June. And now "Changed Man" He seems to be a good singer it's just a wrong time for him.

The New Village Leadership Academy is a school founded by Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. They are very serious about this venture and just can't afford to take any risk. They have fired Jacqueline Olivier, the head of the school from her $200,000-a-year position. A source told website RadarOnline: "Jada phoned Jaqueline and told her that they had 'decided to go in another direction' with the school. As head of the campus her position was becoming untenable as she did not agree with Study Tech and felt uncomfortable with it."

They have now hired Piano Foster as they feel she is more suited to the role. Foster said of her new job: "I officially took over on July 1, 2009, and I'm looking forward to the challenge. I've been working in education for the past 20 years at various public and charter schools so I feel I'm ready for the job." Both Smith and his wife have denied they are Scientologists and in a previous interview with the Los Angeles Times Olivier insisted the facility had no religious affiliation. She said: "We are a secular school, and just like all non-religious independent schools, faculty and staff do not promote their own religions at the school." The school has opened last September however there were so many controversies since then. Let's see what the future of this school is after a new head.

(Source: radaronline.com)

It's very common in Hollywood's celebrity parties to include the rules like ''No Cell Phone/No Cameras'' which usually aren't observed or enforced when it comes to superstar guests. However there were special rules and instructions for the Jennifer Lopez's 40th birthday arranged by Marc Anthony last weekend in New York. 'It was particularly funny at the [big Saturday night] party at the Edison Ballroom,'' said a spy who was there. ''People like Gayle King, Beyonce, Rihanna or Madonna aren't used to having their cell phones or Blackberrys confiscated at the door. People really looked [ticked] off ... but they got over it pretty quickly.''

You will be surprised to know the reason for the new rule; Anthony and Lopez have sold exclusive rights to the parties to a celebrity magazine. Lopez is always late in all the party was clearly unhappy, complaining about some of her guests arriving quite late for the festivities. That's surprising!  Enjoy the pictures of Jennifer Lopez at her 40th birthday party at Edison Ballroom in New York.  

(Source: suntimes.com)