Oscars Barely Nods Batman

The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced this morning. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” lead all films with 13 nods.

“The Dark Knight” earned eight Oscar nominations but only one for a major category, which was for Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker.

“Slumdog Millionaire” earned 10 nominations, including best picture, best director, and best adapted screenplay.

Robert Downey Jr. is the comeback story of the year and received a nomination for best supporting actor for his role in “Tropic Thunder.”

Surprise nominations included “Revolutionary Road” which received a best supporting actor nod and Richard Jenkins of “Six Feet Under” fame who earned a best actor nomination for “The Visitor.”

Lohan Goes to the Bank with Ronson

Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have secured their relationship (and future court proceedings) by opening a joint bank account. Britain’s Daily Express is reporting:

Ronson, who is said to earn as much as $23,460 (GBP17,000) for a disc-spinning performance, has always been fiercely keen to keep her financial
independence - and constantly splashes the cash on her actress girlfriend.
The insider adds, “Sam’s very generous to Lindsay. She pays for everything when they go away together and Lindsay wants to show her gratitude by doing this. Sam is completely disinterested in shopping and things, whereas Lindsay loves to spend and always says she wants to be as rich as possible. Having a joint account with Sam is a huge step for her.”

If these two watched Judge Judy they would have learned: never open a joint account with anyone!

Miley Cyrus Does Free Bird

Miley was seen showing off a new (old) look. While it may look like Miley is just going through an identity crisis typical of her age, she may just preparing for her future trailer park existence sitting in a lawn chair in front of her double-wide.

Brit Abs Back

Brit is on her way to looking like her old self again. Hopefully they didn’t just airbrush those abs in. Either way, it’s a big improvement to the bald porky from just a few years back.

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Britney Spears in Sex and the City

Britney Spears may be appearing in the new Sex and the City movie. Sarah Jessica Parker has told MTV UK that she is interested to cast Spears:

“It seems Britney who made her cameo on US TV show How I Met Your Mother last year would play a young relative of SJP’s character Carrie Bradshaw.
Sarah Jessica told friends: “My idea is to have someone like Britney Spears move to New York as my cousin or niece and Carrie would show her the ropes.”

Anyone who thinks this is a bad idea never saw Spears in How I Met Your Mother where she played a hilarious psychopath (how fitting.)

Lady Gaga Dressed to Kill

These pictures were recently taken of Lady Gaga while she was in merry old (and cold) England. From the looks of these pictures, Gaga must have been there fighting crime or using super powers of some kind. She looks like she was stripped right out of a comic book.

Whitney Port Nip Slip

New and more provocative paparazzi shots were taken of Whitney Port while in Miami filming scenes for her MTV reality show, The City.

Whitney Port had this to say about the incident on her blog:

“Okay so a couple photos were captured while I was in Miami that weren’t the most discreet and I’m sorry if they offended anyone but I got too caught up in the sunshine and the weather that I guess I wasn’t as cautious as I should have been.

Everyone knows the rough and tumble of the ocean mixed with a bathing suit — not the most attractive thing ever! So sorry for the view…very embarrassing to say the least!

I guess all I can do now is laugh about it and move on!”

Whitney really shouldn’t be embarrassed by these pics at all. They make her look way better than the previous bikini shots posted. I would say this bikini fits her better, even though it obviously doesn’t.

Whitney Port Spied Faking It

These photos were taken while Whitney Port was filming scenes for her new “reality” show The City. Notice how the guy in the black shirt comes in during Whitney’s conversation with the young actor to tell her what to say. What kind of reality is that?

Kelly Clarkson Prepares New Single

Kelly Clarkson is preparing for the drop (and potential flop) of her new single: “My Life Would Suck Without You.”

The heavily airbrushed picture looks like Kelly is trying to follow the Kate Perry look.

After reading the title of the song “My Life Would Suck Without You,” could it be about anyone other than American Idol host Simon Cowell?

Britney's Brother Marries Help

Britney Spears’ brother Bryan Spears has been married to his little sister’s manager Graciella Sanchez. The news of the engagement leaked only days ago, and the couple has already tied the knot in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve, reports People Magazine. The couple is said to have been dating for several years. Family members Jamie Lynn, Britney,and a growing number of children attended the ceremony.

Latest sexy photos of Liu Yi Fei

Crystal Liu Yi Fei Biography

Crystal Liu Yi Fei was born in Beijing but spent her childhood mostly in Wuhan. Her father was a university professor while her mother a famous dancer and stage performer.

Liu Yi Fei was already modeling since 8 years old; her photos are still found on some streets in Wuhan where she spent her childhood. Yi Fei was said to be a very potential artist since she was a kid; she showed talents in singing, dancing and playing piano.

After the divorce of her birth parents, Yi Fei left China to USA with her mother at age of 10. Yi Fei only came back to China in 2002, where she was accepted into the prestigious Beijing Film Academy at the tender age of 15.

Just shortly after Yi Fei got into Beijing Film Academy in 2002, she received chances to star in a TV drama, “Story of a Noble Family” (金粉世家).

Liu Yi Fei then got her leading role as ‘Wang Yuyan’ in CCTV’s “Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils” (天龙八部), a WuXia drama based on the legendary Jin Yong same titled novel.

Crsytal’s age was a concern for most people as they were worried if she could performed to the standard at the age of 15… but Yi Fei proved to everyone that her maturity is beyond her age and her performance at the series was up to the par.

Liu Yi Fei starred in her first movie “Love of May” (五月之恋) in 2003, followed by another movie “The Love Winner” (恋爱大赢家) in 2004.

It was however Crystal’s acting in another popular TV drama, “Chinese Paladin” in 2004 that made Yi Fei a superstar in China.

Chinese Paladin or “The Legend of Fairy Sword” was adapted from a popular RPG game and both the TV drama and game were superhit in China. Yi Fei played the leading role ‘Ling Er’ and Ling-Er was used as her nickname by Chinese fans as well.

In 2005/2006, Yi Fei made her fame as international superstar as ‘Xiao Long Nu’ in CCTV’s TV drama series, Return of the Condor Heroes, another Jin Yong’s WuXia novel adopted production. ROCH is a popular hit across Asia, from China to Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and South East Asia. Liu Yi Fei is becoming a household name and one of the most popular young actresses.

Liu Yi Fei is becoming a singer too, she signed a record contract with Sony Music in August 2005 and has been learning singing and dancing in Japan and China since then. Yi Fei has released her first Japanese single “Mayonaka no Door” in July 2006 and released her debut Chinese album in September 2006.

Crystal Liu Yi Fei is currently one of the most popular artists from China, and one of the most famous Chinese celebrities in Asia. She however decided to take a break from entertainment world in early 2007 to pursue her study in USA.