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Whitney Houston’s Funeral to be Streamed Online

February 16, 2012 By Holly Stafford 1 Comment

Whitney Houston‘s funeral is expected to be a very private and intimate service held at noon on Saturday from New Hope Baptist Church. There is a tightly guarded guest list that includes family, close friends, and a few mega stars as well. The funeral will reportedly be attended by some 1,500 people, including celebrity friends of the deceased like Chaka Khan, BeBe Winans, songwriter Diane Warren, music mogul Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid, Brandy and her brother Ray J, who was reportedly dating Houston when she died. Also on the guest list?

The internet.

Willow Smith Makes Music Debut With ‘Whip My Hair’

September 9, 2010 By Holly Stafford 5 Comments

You may not have heard of nine-year-old Willow Smith, but you’re probably familiar with her brother Jaden Smith (star of The Karate Kid), mother Jada Pinkett Smith (star of Hawthorne), and father Will Smith (star of everything else). Now the youngest child of the mega-talented Smith family is making her own mark on the entertainment world with a new hip-hop single, “I Whip My Hair.”

Watch out Rihanna, there’s a 9-year-old looking to steal your thunder! And judging by the barrage of tweets and online buzz that followed after Smith leaked her debut single, Rihanna and every other pop starlet should have Willow on their radar.

Per MTV:

Solange Knowles has co-signed on the track, tweeting, “Willow Smith make me wanna whip some haiiirrr in this house. Ummm kill em girl. Kill em!”

Brandy jumped onboard too. “OK, these lil Smith kids are AMAZING!!” the singer tweeted. “I whip my hair back and forth… Ms Willow is not to be played with!!”

On Tuesday, Justin Biebers‘ video director Alfredo Flores tweeted, “WHAT!!??! Willow Smith just KILLED “Whip My Hair”… Rihanna, Keri, Ciara, Ashanti – please be warned.”

Sounds like being the daughter of a major Hollywood actor AND actress definitely has its perks! Just like Rihanna, Smith is getting a helping hand from Jay-Z, who has reportedly signed her to his label, Roc Nation.

Per Celebrity-Gossip:

The “Run This Town” rapper told press, “We at Roc Nation are excited to work with Willow. She has an energy and enthusiasm about her music that is truly infectious. It’s rare to find an artist with such innate talent and creativity at such a young age. Willow is about to embark on an incredible journey and we look forward to joining her as she grows in all aspects of her career.”

If she keeps up her momentum, we could be looking at the world’s youngest mainstream Pop star. Thoughts?

Click here to see Justin Biebers’ ‘Teen Vogue’ cover.

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Bristol Palin Joins ‘Dancing With The Stars’

August 26, 2010 By Holly Stafford 1 Comment

Excuse me, did I miss the time she was actually a “star?” Despite being famous for, well – pretty much nothing except for the nasty baby-mama/daddy-drama going on between her and her ex Levi Johnston – Bristol Palin has joined the cast of the upcoming season of ABC’s ‘Dancing With The Stars,’ set to premiere Sept. 20th with a cast that is said to also includes David Hasselhoff, Audrina Patridge, ‘Jersey’s Shore’ The Situation, and Brandy.

And she claims that Levi is a fame-whore, being was upset with him for wanting to try and achieve fame? Pot? Kettle? Hello?

Per E! Online:

This will be Bristol Palin’s second gig with ABC, having guest starred last month on ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager. It seems this teen mom may be taking a page from Melissa Rycroft’s book, using DWTS to rebound after her recent breakup (with Levi Johnston).

I thought they got the “stars” (cough) for this show from a list of has-been celebrities who want to re-energize their lagging careers. How does Palin fit this description? One has to BE someone before they are considered to be a “has-been.”

Other new names reported to be joining the cast of “DWTS” are former ‘Brady Bunch‘ mom Florence Henderson, ‘Dirty Dancing‘ star Jennifer Grey, ex-NBA star Rick Fox, former NFL star Kurt Warner, and comedienne Margaret Cho.

Sorry ABC, you just lost me. Casting fail!

Click here to see who else is rumored to be joining the show for Season 11.

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