Celebrity News Week Recap of December 10th 2004

Let me see last week we left off (fine I left off) with headlines
of police breaking into Michael Jackson's home with a search warrant. Exactly what they were looking for was not disclosed, but on going investigation seems to worsen for Jackson.

Damaging Evidence surfaces in Michael Jackson's Child Molestation Case

A potentially damaging piece of evidence has been unearthed in the child-molestation case against Michael Jackson, according to a report in Saturday's Santa Barbara News-Press.

The newspaper reports that fingerprints belonging to both Jackson and his accuser were found on pornographic magazines that authorities seized from Jackson's Neverland Ranch last year. | source: MTV.com

Jackson reportedly gives DNA sample

Michael Jackson , who left his Neverland estate on Friday soon after investigators arrived to search it, returned by helicopter the following day and provided authorities a DNA sample at their request, the Santa Barbara News-Press reported Sunday. ...

Jackson was home when authorities arrived Friday but left soon afterward because the presence of law enforcement officials and prosecutors was upsetting his children, sources close to the entertainer told the News-Press. He returned Saturday specifically to give the sample. | source: MSNBC

Drunk Danes unnerve J.Lo
Drunks from anywhere can unnerve me. However, as a performer I would assume performing for a drunken crowd goes with the job. Of course they can be rude and obnoxious but if you have a commitment you have to honor it. Apparently Jennifer Lopez continues on her diva streak and was so annoyed by alcohol happy Danes that as soon as her performance was over she left as fast as she could. I can relate to the feeling, but then again that's not part of my job...
J.Lo lost her cool in Sweden.

The singer was in Stockholm earlier this week where she was performing some songs from her forthcoming CD for about 100 VIPs, a source tells The Scoop.

"They asked the Danes several times to be quiet but they didn't listen. J. Lo was expected to stay at least an hour after they played the songs, but she ran out of the place as soon as she was done." | source: MSNBC

I will not be leaving my seat when I watch Alicia Keys guest spot on Regis and Kelly. Not just a guest but a guest host,which is even better.
Alicia Keys To Fill In For Kelly Ripa

Keys will sit in as a guest host with Regis Philbin for the vacationing Kelly Ripa on "Live With Regis and Kelly" on December 22. In addition to preparing to play sidekick to Regis, Keys is still basking in her eight Grammy nominations. The nods mark the singer's second trip to the big show as a nominee. She won five Grammys in 2002 for her debut album, Songs in A Minor.

This time around, it's more exciting because this year has been so exciting in terms of my growth as a woman and as an artist," Keys said. "I'm really getting to enjoy it. The first time it was all a whirlwind, and I was caught up in the shock."
| source: MTV.com

Keys picked up SEVEN of those eight nominations at this Years Billboards Awards. Usher nabbed ALL eleven awards. Kanye West Picked up four, including Best New Artist. See the complete winner list at Ivillage

That was great news for Kanye West, but honestly after hearing his disappointing child like tantrum, I personally I wish West didn't win ANY awards this year, even if he is from Chicago.

"I feel I was definitely robbed, I was the best new artist this year," West said about losing the Best New Artist trophy to Gretchen Wilson. "I don't know if I'll be back at this award show next year." | source: React Magazine

Since then I suppose his publicist's have worked with him to be a more gracious public speaker. "I should have accepted that more gracefully. "I'm really ashamed of the way I reacted to that situation."

Could it be that Hollywood's most famous couple is headed for serious trouble? It has been rumored that the relationship between Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston has been headed for the rocks for months. Brad Pitt has been wanting to start a family with wife Jennifer Aniston since before her commitment to the show F.R.I.E.N.D.S. ended. During a recent interview with Diane Sawyer the rift couldn't be more evident when at the same time, Jen's actions contradict Brad's wants.
Brad & Jen He Tears Up, She Parties Hard

Call it A Tale of Two Cities... or Spouses: On the evening of Dec. 2, film fans were treated to a rare sight: manly movie star Brad Pitt, 40, with eyes welling up on national television as he admitted to Primetime Live's Diane Sawyer just how much he has "family on the mind." Just as his interview was airing, however, Brad's wife, Jennifer Aniston, was acting out an entirely different story.
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If Jen knew about Brad's teary eyes, witnesses say she certainly didn't show it, dancing and partying the night away with co-stars from her upcoming film Derailed, which is just finishing up filming in London. But to industry observers, the scene -- along with ongoing rumors of a rift in the Pitt-Aniston marriage, including, as Star reported, a chilly goodbye at the Los Angeles airport Nov. 26. | source: Ivillage.com

Another couple that has gone to the dumps is that of Ellen DeGeneres and life partner of four years Alexandra Hedison
Ellen DeGeneres and Her Partner Separate

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has separated from her girlfriend, photographer-director Alexandra Hedison.

A source close to the couple tells PEOPLE that Hedison moved out of DeGeneres's home last month, ending their four year relationship. "It's difficult for both of them and very sad," says the source. "They were a private couple and they hope they can separate privately." | source: People Magazine

Read more scoop from this weeks headlines:
Paris Hilton snubs gift bag worth $6000
Eminem goes on a makeup shopping spree spending $10,000 from MSNBC