Whitney Was “Fine” and in “Great Mood” says Ricky Minor, Whitney Houston’s longtime musical director
By Roger Friedman
TrendPK.com: EXCLUSIVE Ricky Minor, Whitney Houston’s longtime musical director, tells me that he met with her on Thursday morning here at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. “She’d just been swimming. It was before 9am. She loves to swim. She had wet hair and she was getting it all over me.”
Minor was getting ready to rehearse Brandy and Monica for a medley of Supremes songs for Clive Davis’s dinner–being held now, only three hours after Whitney’s tragic death. “She stayed, gave the girls advice. She was singing along from the theater. She said, Can I have a mike? And I said No, this is their show,” Minor said, remembering that he was joking. He is in shock he says.
While we spoke, another member of the Davis team came along and said “I spoke to her yesterday. She was fine.” Minor tells me Whitney showed him her athletic arms from swimming, and was “very proud” of her athletic condition. “She said she was very excited about producing Sparkle and wanted to produce more films. It’s unbelievable.”
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Whitney Houston has died at 48 years old
TrendPK.com: Whitney Houston has been confirmed as passing away at the age of 48 years old.
The singer has reportedly died today although the cause and place of death are unknown at this time. Houston’s rep, Kristen Foster, allegedly just reported the tragic news that is surely hitting fans hard, states CNN.
In her majorly successful career, Houston sold more than 170 million albums, singles and videos.
Houston was supposed to soon be appearing in the film ‘Sparkle,’ which was allegedly loosely based on The Supremes.
Houston has struggled with drugs and alcohol over the years.
With the Grammys tomorrow, the legendary singer will likely be on everyone’s mind.
Our thoughts go out to her friends and family.
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‘Jersey Shore’s’ JWOWW talks not getting along with “The Situation”
TrendPK.com: ‘Jersey Shore’ star Jenni “JWOWW” Farley has always had problems with Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, something that certainly hasn’t changed this year.
JWOWW recently commented on how he’s been acting on the show and how she thinks he needs to realize how he has been seen on TV, states Hollyscoop. “He puts himself in this position, and I’m kind of glad that he’s getting a reality check that he can’t get away with what he does to his roommates,” JWOWW commented.
However, she is also realizing that she was right about him from the start: “I do recall hitting him the first season and I did not hit him for no reason.”
What do you think about him?
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Reese Witherspoon’s husband allegedly dated ‘Bachelor’ contestant
TrendPK.com: It seems that Reese Witherspoon might have something in common with ‘Bachelor’ contestant Courtney Robertson who is currently going after Ben Flajnik.
It is being rumored that Witherspoon’s new husband, Jim Toth, once dated Robertson although it was reportedly nothing serious at the time, states UsMagazine.com. Witherspoon allegedly didn’t find out until recently, but really didn’t care about it.
Toth and Robertson may have dated briefly, but they apparently didn’t go very far with the romance.
What do you think about her on the show?
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Paul McCartney Honored at the 2012 MusiCares Person Of The Year Gala
TrendPK.com: Cast members from The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil performed live last night at the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year gala at the Los Angeles Convention Center. All 60 dancers and acrobats from LOVE performed to a specially edited track by Producer Giles Martin, featuring songs from the two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning LOVE album.
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Iconic artist and philanthropist Paul McCartney was honored as the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year at this special event celebrating his exceptional artistic achievements as well as his philanthropic work. The sold-out tribute to McCartney benefits MusiCares’ emergency financial assistance and addiction recovery programs. Proceeds from the annual Person of the Year tribute — now in its 22nd year — provide essential support for MusiCares, which ensures that members of the music community have a place to turn in times of financial, medical and personal need.
Additional performances included multi-GRAMMY® winning artists and current GRAMMY nominees Tony Bennett, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, and Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas; GRAMMY winning artist Duane Eddy; multi-GRAMMY winning artists Norah Jones, Alicia Keys and James Taylor; two-time GRAMMY winning artists Diana Krall and Neil Young with Crazy Horse; two-time Latin GRAMMY winning artist Sergio Mendes; and current GRAMMY nominee Katy Perry. The evening also featured a special performance by 14-time GRAMMY winning artist and 2012 MusiCares® Person of the Year Paul McCartney.
LOVE, a Cirque du Soleil creation and co-production with Apple Corps Ltd., celebrates the musical legacy of The Beatles and is presented exclusively at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. This joint artistic venture marks the first time that The Beatles company, Apple Corps Ltd., has agreed to a major theatrical partnership. The project was born out of a personal friendship and mutual admiration between the late George Harrison and Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte.
Since its June 2006 premiere, LOVE has performed over 2,000 shows for more than 4.3 million people. Recently named “Best Show in Las Vegas” by USA Today, LOVE has been voted “Best Show in Las Vegas” by the Las Vegas Review-Journal for four consecutive years and continues to be a celebrity favorite. In February 2011, The Beatles’ GRAMMY Award-winning LOVE album and ‘All Together Now’ documentary made their digital debuts, exclusively on iTunes.
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Whitney Port allegedly dating her show’s former producer
TrendPK.com: Former reality TV star Whitney Port split from her longtime beau, ‘The Buried Life’s’ Ben Nemtin, last summer, but she has apparently moved on to someone she’s known for quite a bit.
Port is allegedly dating a former associate producer with ‘The City,’ Tim Rosenman, after having a crush on him for some time, states UsMagazine.com. The two reportedly kept in touch after her reality show ended, but didn’t start dating until some time after her split with Nemtin.
Port and Rosenman allegedly vacationed together this January in Miami.
Do you think she’s found the right guy?
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Adele sings publicly for first time since surgery to Anderson Cooper
TrendPK.com: Everyone has been waiting for Adele to return to performing after her recent throat surgery, and it seems Anderson Cooper was lucky enough to get just that.
Cooper chats with Adele on ’60 Minutes’ which will air before the Grammys. In the interview, Cooper gets Adele to sing a few lines of her hit song “Rolling In The Deep,” states RadarOnline.com.
Adele is reportedly not only singing at the Grammys on Sunday, but allegedly opening the show.
She is nominated for six Grammys this year.
Are you looking forward to seeing her perform again?
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Karan Johars twitter account hacked
Karan Johar is the latest celebrity to enter the list of victims whose twitter account has been hacked. Along with Karan, even actor-producer Kamaal R Khan’s twitter account got hacked. While the hacker posted lewd tweets from KRK’s account, from Karan’s account direct messages were sent out.
Their accounts were hacked on Thursday but were recovered later in the day. Clearing the air on his tweets, Karan tweeted “So something weird happening to my Twitter account. Its sending random DM’s to the twitterati. Please be warned. Even KRK’s account is hacked!”
KRK also apologized for the demeaning tweets sent by his impersonator. He tweeted, “Friends I have just got back my account. I am really sorry for all the bad tweets since morning. Thank GOD I got it”
The accounts of Bollywood celebs like Neil Nitin Mukesh, Mahesh Bhatt, Arbaaz Khan and the late Shammi Kapoor have been hacked in the past.
Angelina Jolie talks walking the red carpet
TrendPK.com: Angelina Jolie certainly knows how to work a red carpet, but apparently that person walking the carpet isn’t who she really is.
Jolie recently opened up about how somewhat odd it is to get dressed up and walk the red carpet even though she’s been doing it for years, states RadarOnline.com.
“Every once in a while I put a dress on and go on a red carpet but it’s kind of like that funny thing you do — that party you go to — but it’s not who you really are,” Jolie commented.
Jolie also admitted that her humanitarian work has helped her from leading a more shallow life that could happen if she got caught up in all this.
Do you like her red carpet style?
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John takes Marathi lessons for SAW
John Abraham, who is all set to play the role of the gangster Manya Surve in Sanjay Gupta’s Shootout At Wadala, will be taking Marathi lessons to brush up his Marathi speaking skills. Director/actor Mahesh Manjrekar will help him grasp the colloquial nuances of the language.
Since Manya Surve was a local Mumbai dacoit, he spoke colloquial Marathi and to get into the skin of the character, John too needs to brush up his Marathi. Since Mahesh is a Maharashtrian and knows how to speak fluent colloquial Marathi, Sanjay felt he would be the best to train John in speaking Marathi.
Manjrekar will also be acting in this multi-starrer. The film also stars Anil Kapoor, Kangna Ranaut and debutant Siddhant Kapoor.
Shootout At Wadala goes on floors this year on 1st March.
