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It cost more than $1 million, for the ceremony for Michael Jackson. As mentioned by PEOPLE, the funeral bill alone from Forest Lawn Cemetery totalled $855,730, which included entombing Jackson inside the Grand Mausoleum, costing $590,000. His casket cost $25,000; his burial garments came to $35,000, while $175,089 was spent on security.  Can you believe that? He was so much into saving others, why didn't they give some of that money to charity.

But it did not stop there, $3,682 was spent for framing of a photograph of Jackson next to his casket, $1,975 for wardrobe costs for the family, $11,716 for invitations/programs, $16,000 for flowers and $30,000 for additional cars and security! Now was it all worth it?

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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Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Colin Egglesfield are becoming close with time and chemistry between is very much visible. When husband, Pete Wentz was on tour in Dallas, overly flirty Ashlee got touchy-feely with Colin. An eyewitness tells about the closeness of Ash and Colin "They hung out together for hours. She giggled nonstop and did the whole hair-flip thing." Dressed only in a loosely tied robe, Ash, who plays not-so-innocent Violet Foster, kept grabbing Colin's hand and hugging him repeatedly. "One of the first things Ash said was, 'The guy who plays Auggie is really hot,'" reveals a close friend.

Have a look on the pictures of Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz and you be the judge.

(Source: starmagazine.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)