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Posted: 5:14 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011
By Jessica Forkel
Yes, it's true. Ben & Jerry's latest limited-batch ice cream flavor takes its name from a holiday "Saturday Night Live" sketch starring Alec Baldwin. That's right...get ready for two scoops of "Schweddy Balls." Baldwin stared in the sketch as Pete Schweddy who went on the air to talk about the family secret recipe for holiday treats. As far as the Ben and Jerry's treat, the "Balls" are made of rum and milk chocolate malt, covered in fudge, and are swimming in a pint of Fair Trade vanilla ice cream.
William Shatner has signed on for a guest stint on ABC’s "Rookie Blue". The former Captain Kirk/T.J. Hooker/Denny Crane/star will play "a very drunk driver" in the Season 3 premiere. "Rookie Blue" wraps up its second season tonight on ABC. Production on Season 3 is currently underway in Toronto, Canada.
Resse Witherspoon is resting safely at home after the 35 year old Oscar winner was hit by a car while she was out jogging. Santa Monica police confirm that the vehicle was going approximately 20 miles-per-hour when it struck Witherspoon. The actress was taken to the hospital to treat minor injuries and was released.
Mos Def is changing his name to "Yasiin." The rapper/actor (real name Dante Terrell Smith) says he just got tired of "mos def" and is retiring the name at the end of the year. When asked why the change, he said, "Mos Def is a name that I built and cultivated over the years, it's a name that the streets taught me...I feel I've done quite a bit with that name and it's time to expand and move on."
Madonna continues to act like a diva. After she threw some flowers under the table after they were presented to her because she "loathes" hydrangeas, she then set her sights on Lady Gaga. In a new interview with a French newspaper, Madonna expressed her disdain for Lady Gaga saying, "As for Lady Gaga, I have no comment to make about her obsessions having to do with me because I don't know whether her behavior is rooted in something deep and meaningful, or superficial." Madonna's longtime publicist, Liz Rosenberg, tried to mitigate the damage by quickly making a statement saying "Madonna has said many supportive things about Gaga over the years."
Lauren Conrad has put up her Hollywood pad where she lived on "The Hills" for $2.25 million dollars. The 3,009 square foot Spanish-style home has 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, a pool, hardwood floors, a breakfast bar and a detached guest house. Conrad bought the home in 2008 for $2.36 million.
A former "Price Is Right" model filed a lawsuit Wednesday against two producers claiming one verbally accosted her in the dressing room, in front of the other models for not wearing a microphone, while she was "naked and exposed." Lanisha Cole, the longest tenured model on TPIR, filed the lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court and accused the producers of harassing and abusing her in the workplace. Lanisha makes it clear that host Drew Carey has NOT been accused of any wrongdoing.
Buddy Holly received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, which would have been the singer's 75th birthday. Holly was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and was named #13 on Rolling Stone magazine's "Fifty Greatest Artists of All Time." Holly was killed at the age of 22 years in the same plane crash that took the life of Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson. The unveiling of the star was attended by his widow Maria Elena Santiago, Phil Everly from the Everly brothers and Gary Busey, who portrayed the singer in "The Buddy Holly Story."
Legendary jewels owned by Elizabeth Taylor are scheduled to hit the auction block at Christie's New York on December 13th and 14th. The 269 piece collection which will be on an 8 city tour through Moscow, London, Dubai, Geneva, Paris, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong, are expected to bring in at least $30 million dollars. The pieces headed to auction include "The Elizabeth Taylor Diamond" given to Taylor by husband Richard Burton. The 33 carat piece is expected to sell for $2.5 to $2.5 million. And "The Mike Todd Diamond Tiara" a gift from husband, Mike Todd. The $80,000 dollar headpiece was worn by Taylor to the 1957 Academy Awards.
NBC chief foreign affairs correspondent, Andrea Mitchell, announced Wednesday that she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She said the cancer was caught during a routine screening, allowing her to begin treatment quickly during the early stages of the disease.
Jessica is originally from Marietta, GA! I am probably one of the only real "Atlantans" left! I love Atlanta because there is always something going on, and it's just close enough to the beach to get away for a weekend.
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