Ryan's Birthday Bash in NYC

Ryan Cabrera took a trip to NYC last night to celebrate his 28th birthday! The musician celebrated at one of NYC’s top restaurant and nightlife locations, Juliet. Juliet is located on 21st between 10th and 11th avenue in Chelsea’s meatpacking area. A trendy, aesthetically pleasing crowd is drawn to this new exclusive hotspot of NYC, making the door a not so easy entrance. Ryan celebrated his birthday with friends and was single for the night. He had neither, a date nor any women around him at his table. I guess he’s still recovering from his last break-up with Audrina from The Hills. Don't worry Ryan, I'm sure with those looks and that voice you'll find a new girl in no time to get past this heartbreak!

George Steinbrenner Dies at age 80

George Steinbrenner, chairman and principal owner of the yankees has died this morning. He suffered a massive heart attack which was followed by death shortly after in his Florida home. Steinbrenner has been ill for the past several years being hospitalized in 2003 and then again in 2006. He turned 80 years old on July 4th. From his ownership in 1973 up until today the Yankees earned 7 World Series titles and 11 Pennants. He will surely be missed by Yankee fans everywhere!

Jennifer Hudson Unleashes Her Feelings

Jennifer Hudson, Oscar winning 'Dreamgirls' star and pre-'American Idol' winner, finally opened up about her feelings towards the serial killings of her family. Early this year her mother, brother and nephew had all been murdered and since then Jennifer hadn't made any comments to the situation. After the incident she told news that she basically stayed confined to a room for two weeks straight where friends and family came to pay respects to her.
She reveals that the whole thing was a major shock to her life and that it was a very traumatic experience to get over...I don't doubt that! She says her 11-month old son, David, is a constant reminder of her nephew who was murdered. She uses her mother for inspiration when raising her son and will try to provide him with the upbringing she received.

Angelinas' Shiloh Wants to be a Boy

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We always see Shiloh, daughter of Brangelina, dressed in boys clothes and even sporting a boys haircut. She is commonly seen sporting suits. Angelina comes out noting that Shiloh has Montenegro Style, thats how people there dress. She thinks that Shilohs major influence is her brothers and she wants to be like them. Regardless if she chooses boy or girls clothes to sport, shes still absolutely adorable!

Tom Cruise Bombs

Tom Cruises' film Knight and Day did the worst ever in Cruise action-film history. The film made a revenue of a $20.5 million in its debut putting it in third place of all the released films. It was beat out by Toy Story 3 which earned $59 million and Grown Ups earning $41 million. I guess Tom's entourage of fans its depreciating over time...

BET Award Show Recap

The BET Awards were last night with a lot of familiar faces such as, Queen Latifah (the host), Alicia Keys, Trey Songs, Drake, Justin Bieber, Lady Gage, Beyonce, Kanye West and Chris Brown.
Chris Brown put on a performance in rememberance of Michael Jackson singing his song 'Man in the Mirror'. The performance was a tribute to the singer who passed away a year ago. Chris was even brought to tears during his emotional performance of the song that correlates to his life and the incidents that occured last year with his ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

Sandra Back on the Singles Market

It’s official! Sandra and Jesse have finalized their divorce. The two ended their 5 year run with divorce papers with Sandra indicating the marriage became “insupportable”. Sandra will now be a single mother to Louis, her newly adopted son. The two are still keeping n contact and James wants to salvage any sort of relationship with Bullock that he can. In doing so he is moving to Austin, Texas with his three kids.

Amy Locane DUI Homicide

The Melrose Place star Amy Locane is arrested for a DUI in Montgomery, NJ on June 27th. Witnesses say they saw Locane driving recklessly and knocking down mailboxes. She told police that she had several glasses of wine before driving her vehicle. It has been made aware that she was involved in a hit and run before her accident that killed the passenger and put the driver in the hospital under critical condition. If convicted she can serve 5-10 years in prison.

Vienna for Playboy

Vienna Girardi tells all that she will soon be posing for playboy. The Bachelor winner mentions that the Bachelor did not pay her anything for doing the show and that she had run through all of her savings. I guess Gregory Michael hasn’t stepped up to be her sugar daddy! She is hoping to make a deal with playboy for about $250,000 and exclaims that she wants to use this money to do something nice for herself. Her photos will be in an issue later this year.

Megan Fox & Austin Green Eloped

Long time lovers Megan Fox and Austin Green finally tied the knot, but on the down low. The two have been together since 2004 and originally were engaged in 2007 until they broke off the engagement in February 09’. The couple then reunited and re-engaged on June 1st. It has been acknowledged that the fairly large wedding, kept hush hush, had more security than guests. The two wed in Hawaii’s Four Seasons Haulalai(photo above) in historic Kalupulehu on June 24th. The couple is still at the hotel continuing the celebration and relaxing for their honeymoon.

Eclipse Opening Skyrockets

The release of the third Twilight Sagas named Eclipse opened on Wednesday, June 30, midnight. The newly released filmed made a total revenue of 30$ million and was released in 4,416 theaters. It was the third widest release ever even beating out Iron Man 2. It’s been discussed that the film will continue to be released in more theaters by the weekend. Critics even gave the film the best remarks out of all three pictures thus far. I guess that things will be looking up for when the fourth and final Twilight saga series movie is released!

** Related news: the producer of Eclipse confirms that Robert Patterson and Kristen Stewart are officially dating, as mentioned by Perez Hilton, regardless of the duos’ denial.

Sheen in Shackles!

Sheen is going to AGREE to a plea bargain. Looks like Charlie is finally getting a little slap on the wrist after his long history of alleged abuse to his significant others! He is going to accept the plea bargain offered for assaulting his wife on Christmas in 2009 PEOPLE reports.
The court date is on June 7 and once he accepts the bargain he will have to serve 30 days. If he is a good boy though he can be out in possibly 15! There are just some very important details that are still being worked out! What problems do you ask? Well, the jail does not allow any smoking whatsoever! OH NO! Poor Charlie! I don’t know what he will do if they don’t let him smoke in prison…please, spare us the agony.

TWI's and Debt Don't Mix... OOPS!

So as we have all heard recently the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, was recently not only caught, but VIDEOTAPED, in the midst of a “business transaction”. She was attempting to sell information about her ex-husband Prince Andrew requesting $38,000 for one of her friends (or so she claims) in need and then added and additional $725,000 for herself. I guess it makes sense for her to add in some interest huh?
So when she finally got caught what was her response?

"I'm aware of the fact that I've been drinking, you know, that I was not in my right place… I was looking for quick fixes in the places I wouldn't normally look. I think I've been a huge over-trusting, idiotic, stupid woman,"

Fergie told Oprah. You THINK? Her reasoning for the whole incident was due to Talking (or better yet, THINKING) While Intoxicated. Personally I still don’t see that as a good enough excuse especially from a 50yr old woman, but HEY at least she acknowledges her own stupidity. I guess we can all agree that when we drink we don’t get the brightest ideas… Apparently drinking and driving isn’t the only harm that alcohol can bring!

Al and Tipper Gore Split

So it’s official! Al Gore and his wife Tipper are officially splitting. An email has been circulating the media this morning in regards to their relationship collapse. The email read as follows

“We are announcing today that after a great deal of thought and discussion, we have decided to separate…a mutually supportive decision that we have made together following a process of long and careful consideration“

The couple is splitting after a 40 year marriage together. The pair have seemingly grown apart from each other.

Time Magezine 100 Most Influential of 2010

Every year Time Magazine has an event where they like to acknowledge who they have selected to be the 100 most influential people in the world. The event began in 1999 when Time named the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. The issue was such a hit that in 2004 it officially became an annual event.



Time has four categories for the selection process which are: Leaders, Heros, Artists and Thinkers. The magazine then makes selections within those categories of most influential.

This year’s event was on Wednesday, May 5th 2010 at the Lincoln Center in NYC. It was a big event including big names such as Taylor Swift, Donatella Versace, Sarah Palin, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Martha Stwart, Elton John, Neil Patrick Harris and Oprah (who made the 20th century cut and each annual selection since 04’).

The night’s event was most certainly a hit and to see the full list you can pick up an issue or go to Time Magazine site for more details:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,1984685,00.html

Bada Bing Obama

This past weekend was the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner which was held on Saturday, May 1st, 2010 at the Washington Hilton Hotel. The Correspondents’ Dinner first began on February 25, 1914 with it continuing annually for almost a century thus far.

This years’ dinner was a hit for several reasons. The primary being that for the first time in 96 years the dinner was geared as an eco-friendly event. The White House Correspondents’ Association made sure that they would reduce the carbon impact of the event. Their actions included renewable energies for the event, with paper products, supplies and services. They also attempted to encourage those attending to show up in either hybrid cars or even car-pooling.

The second reason which made the dinner such a hit was the discovery that President Obama could be quite the comedian. Although Jay Leno was the suppose to be the host and comedic attraction of the night it seemed that President Obama had more than a few tricks up his sleeve.

I think that after his speech Leno might be contemplating hiring better writers for his material after Saturday night's response to his performance.

I specifically titled this article Bada Bing Obama because the President had the audience entertained and laughing throughout his entire speech. He took some really good swings at some specifics such as, Jay Leno, Jersey Shore, Eric Massa, and Politico. For a person who has certainly made great strides within his two years in office, President Obama showed that he isn’t all work and no play. He absolutely has a sense of humor even going as far as quoting Biden’s coercion for his attendance. Obama states Biden had come to him saying

“Mr. President this is no ordinary dinner. This is a big *beep*ing meal!”

Following President Obama, who apparently did not have a dry seat in the house, was Mr. Jay Leno! It was apparent that following Obama did not work out too well in Lenos favor. For any that watched the dinner Leno had to pull teeth to get some chuckles and even those were not in comparison to the Presidents'. We blatently saw Leno struggling to get some good laughs out of the audience. He himself even mentions during his speech that it was a tough crowd!

Overall the Correspondents’ Dinner was a success and lots of stars made sure that they didn’t miss it.


A portion of the stars that attended the event are Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, Jessica Simpson, The Jonas Brothers, Bradley Cooper, Scarlett Johansson, Cash Warren, Jessica Alba, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Queen Latifah, Steven Spielberg, Michelle Pfeiffer and the list goes on.



The dinner was certainly a hit this year for all who attended. If anyone didn’t have a chance to watch it, the video is online at the White House Correspondents’ Association Website (WHCA) and here is the direct link where you can find the video: http://www.whca.net/dinner.htm




Thank you all for reading until next time…

Beth’s Babble

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Finally Jersey Receives Better Recognition Than “The Jersey Shore”

On Sunday the infamous Garden State had inducted a few celebrities into its third annual New Jersey Hall of Fame ceremony. Some of the stars that were inducted are Susan Sarandon, Jack Nicholson, Judy Blume and Danny DeVito. Those are only some amongst the 15 who were inducted in the hall of fame on Sunday.

The event was held at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. The ceremony even included stars to present the awards such as, Buzz Aldrin, Joe Pesci and Bruce Springsteen. The candidates that were selected were chosen by experts in five categories that included general, arts and entertainment, sports and enterprise. There was also voting for the Hall of Fame on njhalloffame.org for the public to select their choices. The Hall of Fame is planning to open a temporary exhibit in Asbury Park this summer. What’s even better about all of this is the rest of the United States now knows Jersey has a little more to offer than what it recently depicted on the “Jersey Shore”.

Lynn "Legend" Redgrave 1943-2010

Publicist Rick Miramontez has released to press that the British film and stage actress Lynn Redgrave died Sunday night at her apartment in New York. She was 67 years old. Lynn’s death followed not even a month after her older brother, Corin Redgrave, which occurred on April 6. Her death was apparently due to breast cancer which she had been in an on-going battle with for the past 7 years.

Lynn was most well known for her starring in the 1960’s films “Georgy Girl” which earned her the New York Film Critics Award and “Gods and Monsters” both of which she received Oscar Nominations for. As we all know those two films are just tiny morsels of her career. As she flourished and was featured in many films as recent as “My Dog Tulip” in 2009 and even many recent TV Shows such as “Ugly Betty” and “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”. She had even recently been inducted at the 39th Annual Theater Hall of Fame ceremony which had been held on January 25 in the Gershwin Theatre's North Rotunda.

On Lynn’s homepage she quotes:

“I am proud to be part of a family of actors, embracing as it does more than five generations..."

My heart goes out to the Redgrave Family for the recent tragedies to the Redgrave Dynasty and the demise of a cherished actress. Lynn’s mark in theater will always be remembered!

And Another One Bites the Dust...or in this case Sandra Bullock

As we all know the gorgeous Sandra Bullock has been having a roller-coaster ride with recent incidents occurring in correlation to her love life. Like we haven’t seen enough drama with celebrities and their scandalous “double lives”!

That’s right! There have been recent rumors that Jesse James, her husband of five years, has been following down the same path as our recent notorious cheater Tiger Woods. They’re certainly giving Tiger a break, which I can imagine he is relieved about! The rumors with Jesse began when a so-called Michelle “Bombshell” McGee revealed that she and the star have had sexual relations for the past 11 Months.

McGee is a tattoo obsessed model and stripper who apparently told tabloids she initially made contact through Myspace about a modeling job on the show West Coast Choppers. This then followed up with a meeting where “Bombshell” McGee had driven to James’ West Coast Chopper bike shop in Long Beach. When she spoke with James apparently he wanted more than just to do business with her and pursued with sexual aspirations. She claims that she was unaware of Bullock and James being married because James had been telling her that the two were separated.

Although McGee apologizes to Bullock through tabloids I think we can all agree the damage is done. What began as a simple request through the internet soon grew into today’s current big scandal. Tabloids are now saying that Bullock has plans to get divorced from Jesse James. She has even already proceeded relocating herself and her new son, Louis, to his original hometown in New Orleans. On Thursday April 29th the moving trucks arrived at Bullock’s lavish $2.25 million, five-bedroom mansion in New Orleans and unpacked all of her belongings. Although Bullock and Louis were nowhere to be seen I am sure they aren’t too far behind!

I guess the least I can say is good for her for not putting up with it! Maybe she was the additional inspirational boost which finally slapped Elin Nordegren in the face to finally ask for her divorce as well!
Thanks for reading, until next time…

Beth’s Babble

Beginnings of Beth's Babble

Why Beth's Babble?
Hey everyone! My name is Beth Cefalu and this is Beth’s Babble. In other words, it’s my celebrity blog I created so I can share my own recaps of the celebrity world and all the gossip that goes along with it. Growing up all I knew was that whatever career I chose needed to be one that would keep me on my feet. A 9-5 desk job certainly wouldn’t be the ideal life for me; it would be more like HELL! I have always been an extremely outgoing, social, and driven student. After years of careful consideration *bam* it hit me! Broadcasting!

Why Broadcasting?
I believe that broadcast journalism is an unremarkable field that’s constantly changing and I would love to be apart of the forever-growing entity that is media. To be a TV broadcaster to me would be such an amazing career because I would have the power to converse to millions of people. Depending on which field I chose, I could communicate and stress important issues or even help inspire my audience on a daily basis. What more of a gregarious career could I choose than one where I would be required to be on my feet to keep up with the daily changes and curve balls that I am thriving for? Media is a means of communication to converse information and influence a wide range of people. It is the basis which links individuals or groups to their societies to make sense of everyday life. I really thought to myself and realized that by being a broadcaster I would be able to directly link myself to people all over the country and have a chance to make a difference.

Why Celebrity Gossip?
Now that I narrowed it down to a career I had but only one thing left! That is, my choice of broadcast genre. The choice of Celebrity Gossip was an almost impulse decision following broadcasting. There is nothing more fascinating to me than culture itself. As a student I can only afford so much traveling but whenever I did it was outside the US. All I wanted was to explore different cultures and civilizations other than the one I am accustomed to. My original major even before I chose broadcasting was Spanish because I truly enjoyed learning the culture in and out. To be able to follow and discuss not only the most successful people in the country but some of the most talented that are shaping our culture on a daily basis would be and incredible opportunity. Celebrities have such an amazing grasp over societies and regularly have a strong influence on anything they come into contact with. They live such fast paced lives that we cannot even attempt to dream about, but I am certainly up for the challenge of exploring all it has to offer. There is always something new occurring with constant drama to follow. My perfect career would be one where I would be constantly faced with new challenges everyday and Celebrity Gossip is certainly that! I am absolutely fascinated by this and all that celebrities stand for which is why I know that I would love and be most successful in this genre of broadcasting!

-Beth L Cefalu