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Last Update on May 09, 2008 03:06 EDT
| MARIE OSMOND BLAMES BILLY RAY CYRUS FOR MILEY'S RACY PHOTO SHOOT |
UNDATED (AP) -- Marie Osmond is criticizing Billy Ray Cyrus for leaving daughter Miley alone during her Vanity Fair photo shoot. She says "her dad stepped out," and that's when the racy picture of Miley was taken with her back exposed. Osmond tells AOL Television "my parents never, never left us alone." She says "I think, if your kids are going to be in that kind of business, then you need to make it your business to be there for them and help them figure out." She adds, how could you say no to someone like Annie Leibovitz when you're a little girl?
| "SPEED RACER" - EMILE HIRSCH |
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In just four months, Emile Hirsch went from the peacefulness of "Into the Wild" to the fast-paced world of "Speed Racer." Hirsch compares it to "being in the sauna for eight months and then jumping into an ice bath and having them close the hatch for three months" He says it was "really quite a shock." "Speed Racer" opens today. < < 00:34 "" Michael Weinfeld Emile Hirsch got a shock filming "Into the Wild" and "Speed Racer" back to back. Hisrch told AP Entertainment Editor Michael Weinfeld what it was like. < 00:26 "move; now " Emile Hirsch and Matthew Fox Here are Emile Hirsch and Matthew Fox in a scene from "Speed Racer." < 00:10 "slightly different" Emile Hirsch Emile Hirsch says "Speed Racer" fans should like the movie even though it's not animated. < 00:09 "the rest" Emile Hirsch Emile Hirsch says he watched all 52 episodes of the "Speed Racer" cartoon series. ) < 00:12 "an extreme" Emile Hirsch Emile Hirsch says "Into the Wild" couldn't have been more different than "Speed Racer." < 00:09 "a shock" Emile Hirsch Emile Hirsch says it was a big change filming "Into the Wild" and "Speed Racer" back to back. )
| PORTRAIT OF HEATH LEDGER WINS AUSTRALIAN ART AWARD |
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- A portrait of Heath Ledger painted weeks before his death has won an Australian art award. The painting features a bare-chested Ledger staring from the canvas as two images of the actor whisper into his ears. It was awarded a secondary prize by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in its annual national portrait competition. "Heath" was the popular choice among the 32,000 people who saw the exhibition.
| CHACE CRAWFORD DESCRIBES HIS DATING STRATEGY |
UNDATED (AP) -- Chace Crawford from "Gossip Girl" says his ideal first date would include playing Nintendo Wii , ordering in pizza and then grabbing a beer. He tells People.com that when it's time to take a girl out, he'd go "to a concert in Central Park or an NBA basketball game, if she likes sports." Crawford says he's been focusing on his work and his workouts since his break-up with Carrie Underwood, adding "I've been dating my gym bag for a while now."
| JULIE ANDREWS' CHILDHOOD DIDN'T COME WITH A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR |
NEW YORK (AP) -- Julie Andrews says her early experiences in vaudeville and growing up during World War II formed the work ethic that helped her throughout her career. She says those two things make you say "the show must go on and what choices do we have but to get on with this." As a child, her family battled poverty and braved wartime food rationing and German air raids. She says she had a complicated relationship with her stepfather, who, on the one hand, discovered her singing talent and gave her early voice lessons but also was an alcoholic who made inappropriate advances toward her. Andrews talks candidly about her not-so-Mary Poppins upbringing in her new book "Home: A Memoir of My Early Years." < < 00:34 "" Caitlin King Julie Andrews got her start in her parents' vaudeville show, but her childhood didn't come with a spoonful of sugar. AP correspondent Caitlin King reports. < 00:10 "to capture" Julie Andrews Julie Andrews says one thing in her childhood helped her decide to write a memoir. < 00:08 "ever uttered" Julie Andrews Julie Andrews says "home" was her first word. < 00:17 "we go" Julie Andrews Julie Andrews says her memoir is a look at her childhood and rise to fame. < 00:14 "that time" Julie Andrews Julie Andrews says she started out as a side show in her parents' vaudeville act that was called "Ted and Barbara Andrews with Julie," but she soon became the headliner. < 00:14 "not successful" Julie Andrews Julie Andrews says her relationship with her dad was a complicated one. ) < 00:11 "own job" Julie Andrews Julie Andrews says she was shaped by her early experiences. )
| HEIDI KLUM REVEALS HOW SHE GOT ENGAGED |
UNDATED (AP) -- Heidi Klum says husband Seal proposed to her in an igloo. She tells Marie Claire that he took her by helicopter to the Canadian Rockies where he had the igloo built. She says it was completely set up with a bed inside, rose petals and candles everywhere as well as food and champagne. She calls it "very, very romantic!" But she says, then the helicopter left and "it was a little scary, too, because you're so cut off from the world." The pair have two children together.
| MARCIA CROSS - KEEPING FAMILY HISTORIES |
NEW YORK (AP) -- When Marcia Cross finished "Melrose Place," she was "stuck." She didn't know what she wanted to do next. So she prayed for some direction before going to bed. When she woke up, she felt like she'd been given this idea on how to keep family histories. She developed the Legacy Keeper, which includes an Mp3 recorder with eight hours of space to record family stories and also has boxes and spaces for photos, DVDs, CDs and other momentos. It took her until she was cast in "Desperate Housewives" to get help from Hallmark to market the product. < < 00:31 "" Michael Weinfeld Marcia Cross plans to give her twins a present on Mother's Day instead of the other way around. She told AP Entertainment Editor Michael Weinfeld why. < 00:13 "about that" Marcia Cross Marcia Cross says she doesn't want anything for Mother's Day. ) < 00:09 "about most" Marcia Cross Marcia Cross says she wants her twins to know their mommy, just in case something should happen to her. < 00:10 "they've asked" Marcia Cross Marcia Cross says she plans to record answers to questions about her thoughts, dreams and philsophies so her kids can hear them when they grow up. < 00:13 "too late" Marcia Cross Marcia Cross says she prayed for help in finding something else to do after "Melrose Place" and she came up with the idea for the Legacy Keeper, which helps people keep family histories.
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