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Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson had the most tragic moment in her life. When she found out that her mother and her brother were found shot dead in her mother’s home in Chicago. And police is in search of the suspect in the shooting. They are also looking for Hudson’s nephew, a seven year old boy who was found missing in their home. Police identified the victims as Darnell Donnerson, Jennifer’s mother and Jennifer’s brother Jason. Neighbors claim they heard gunshots rang from the house in the morning. But it was just past mid afternoon when the bodies were found. The suspect is believed to be William Balfour. The young Hudson was in Florida when she was told of the incident and immediately went to Chicago.

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Raffaello Follieri, Anne Hathaway’s ex boyfriend pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering and soon agreed to give back $2.4 million. They prosecutors wantd the judge to impose more than four years prison sentence that Follieri agreed to when he pleaded guilty. They were somewhat disgusted that the former boyfriend of Ms. Hathaway sent the judge a photo of himself with the pope, in connection with his request for leniency in cheating his investors with their money by convincing them that he could buy the Catholic Church’s property for a cheap price. He claims to have deep ties with top clergy men in the Vatican, and this was his foundation to defraud his colleagues. Prosecutors are crying foul over this saying Follieri is manipulating the whole system. He has deeply hurt his investors by using the money entrusted to him for his personal greed like traveling on private planes, extravagant living, food, luxury, hotels, yacht and countless others.

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Paul Newman an actor of great depth and charisma who touched generations of fans leaves behind an inspirational, 83-year legacy of talent, love and compassion. He is a prolific film star, race-car aficionado and passionate philanthropist. Sharing his life with us for over 50 years of treasure that no one could measure even if they tried.

An ultimate role model he showed the world how to love someone like Joanne Woodward as he did, not just because lifelong love is a treasure, but because the example of the relationship was a charm against cynicism and frivolity of Hollywood love.

The younger generation may only know him as the voice of Doc Hudson from the Disney-Pixar movie Cars, since he had retired from film, but he is most remembered for his classic performances like Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, opposite Robert Redford. This week, one or our most beloved iconic screen stars left Hollywood’s constellation. Let us take a moment to remember Paul Newman (1925-2008), one of the older generation’s certified major star. He died at home due to complications arising from cancer.

Paul Newman had truly transcended the age gap, capturing the hearts, not only of our grandmother’s and mother’s generation, but also held the distinction of being one of the very few actors who retained their good looks, even as they aged. He and actress Joanne Woodward, is hailed as one of the most stellar examples of marriage, having achieved 50 years together, in a world where marriage is often transitory and fleeting. He is also a genuine philanthropist, founding Newman’s Own, a line of food products that donates all proceeds of the sale to charity.

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Celebrities in present times are not only fabulous but also dangerous indeed. In the latest survey report of McAfee, an anti-virus program, come up with the 5 Most Dangerous Celebrities to search for in the web. And they are:

Brad Pitt – When looking for “Brad Pitt screensavers”, more than half of the resulting Web sites were identified as containing malicious downloads with spyware, adware and potential viruses.
Beyonce – Inputting “Beyonce ringing tunes” into a search engine yields risky Web sites that promote misleading offers to gather consumers’ personal information.
Justin Timberlake – Interest in his high-profile relationships makes him an easy target for spammers and hackers. When searching for “Justin Timberlake downloads” one Web site advertised free music downloads that were flagged as directly leading to spam, spyware and adware.
Mariah Carey – Spammers and hackers are using Mariah Carey screen saver Web sites to link to other sites proven to contain spyware, adware and other threatening downloads.
Lindsay Lohan – This young Hollywood starlet is as dangerous to search online as she is famous. Searching for “Lindsay Lohan downloads” resulted in several dangerous Web sites laden with hidden adware.
Too risky to search for your favourite Celebrities? Then Think.

45-year-old Blade star Wesley Snipes got convicted on three misdemeanor counts of failing to file a tax return but was acquitted on charges of federal tax fraud and conspiracy. The sentence was deliberated for three days by a federal jury in Ocala, Florida. However, Snipes is still liable for millions in back taxes from the government and could possibly face 3 years in federal prison.

After denying numerous pregnancy rumors, Ashlee Simpson confirmed that she is pregnant with her new husband, Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz.

They made their announcement after their honeymoon in Turks and Caicos. “While many have speculated about this, we wanted to wait until after the first trimester to officially confirm that we are expecting our first child,” they wrote on Wentz’s site, friendsorenemies.com. “This is truly the most joyous time in our lives and we are excited to share the happy news and start our family.” Ashlee and Pete were married last May 17 in a non denominational ceremony performed by her dad, Joe Simpson in Los Angeles. 150 guests attended the rockstar glamour themed wedding including Jessica Simpson and her boyfriend Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Tony Romo and Nicole Richie.

Due to her impeding pregnancy, she had to postpone her summer tour. Her publicist made an announcement that she will return in the near future better than ever and ready to rock the world.

Successful actor Tom Hanks has been lauded time and again for the choice films he stars in and apparently this latest one, Charlie Wilson’s War, is not one that is about to be passed up by most of his fans. This time around, he plays as a congressman, sending some weird speculations that he will run for public office soon.

It is no secret that Hanks has been offered some political positions, particularly joked on running for the Presidency in the Philippines. While it may seem like a joke, you never know when Hanks may take it seriously in his native ground. Besides, what has he got to loose?

At some point we all know our time come. Age is not immortal but only in memory. Such is the plight of Sidney Pollack, an acclaimed director who has accomplished so much in providing quality films aimed at entertaining and educating audiences worldwide. He has also been an actor in the early part of his career with movies such as A Civil Action and Changing Lanes.

Our last glimpse at Mr. Pollack would be in the soon to be shown film of Patrick Dempsey, Maid of Honor. He will always be remembered as he has truly established himself as another icon in the world of entertainment.

You have to wonder at how fairy tale weddings of the stars would suddenly end up in shambles after some time. We have seen people such as George Clooney and Sarah Larson, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston and so on. These couples seem to be made for each other. But at some point you would become surprised at how in the world their marriage would suddenly fall short.

Apparently you cannot mix showbiz with real life intentions. There are possible mainstream problems and for sure time and conservatism will be the main problems to be encountered.