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Posted: 4:56 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

Quikkies 2/9/12 

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By Vikki Locke

 - The NatGeo channel is doing a one-hour documentary on the Costa Concordia disaster. The special will feature home video as well as passenger and crew stories. The short film will also show similarities and differences between the Costa and Titanic.

 

Whatever happened to former "Bachelor" star JAKE PAVELKA?

   The former airlines pilot did a brief gig on "Dancing With The Stars" after being dumped by VIENNA GIRARDI in 2010, and was on a couple of reality shows, VH1's "Famous Food," and the CW's "H8R."    Now, TMZ.com says he's got a new gig as the latest Chippendales celebrity MC at the Rio in Las Vegas. His first night will be Thu, Feb 23.

 


- Russell Brand is not seeking any divorce money from Katy Perry even though he is entitled to half of her $44 million fortune under California law. The couple signed their divorce papers yesterday. Katy signed hers with a smiley face.


- NEW magazine claims a sequel to Jaden Smith's Karate Kid movie is in the works. Jackie Chan will also star in the sequel.


- Gary Busey filed for bankruptcy yesterday because he is $500,000 in debt and only has $50,000 in assets.


- Former Bachelor star Jake Pavelka has landed a new job.
He is going to emcee upcoming Chippendales shows in Vegas.


- Chad Ochocinco is changing his name back to Chad Johnson.


- Fox has announced that House will end in May!


- Eva Longoria was involved in a fender bender yesterday in Hollywood. She was leaving her hair salon when she tapped the car in front of her. No one was injured.

 

Date Night: Restaurant owners are glad that Valentine's Day falls on a Tuesday this year instead of a Saturday because Saturday night is already their busiest night of the week. When Valentine's Day falls on an off-night like a Monday or Tuesday it gives restaraunts another good night of business.

 

Run For Your Life: A zombie run, inspired by the TV show The Walking Dead, is being held in Atlanta on March 3rd. It costs $87. Runners, who must be at least 14, have to overcome zombies, and 12 obstacles, including an incline wall and a "blood” pit. Runners will have “health” flags on their belts. If zombies grab them all, they then become zombies. The fastest runners will win prizes while some proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross.

 

Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party is going to be attended by Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood, Diana Ross, Tom Hanks, Serena Williams, Tony Bennett, Alicia Keys, Bruno Mars, Jane Fonda, Jennifer Hudson, Sacha Baron Cohen, Neil Young, Whitney Houston, Quincy Jones and Sean Parker. Some music fans have offered the music mogul $150,000 for tickets to his Saturday bash.

 

Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are reuniting for a new movie called 'Interns'. It's about two corporate employees, who change careers after their company downsizes. They take internships at a technology company before battling two 22 year-olds for promotions. Vince wrote the script.

 

The Sun Times claims Jennifer Hudson may testify during William Balfour's murder trial. It starts on April 23rd. He is accused of killing her mother, her 29 year-old brother, and her seven year-old nephew. Defense attorney Amy Thompson is trying to contact Jen regarding some text messages that were exchanged with her mom around the time of the shooting.

 

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has had one-night stands with groupies. He tells Showbiz Spy, “I was always very nervous about the groupie thing. I like to like somebody before I sleep with them. You know, you’re going to have to talk to them afterwards, even if it is a one-night stand, I have… I mean, that [one-night stand] has happened, but generally speaking I’ve known the person. Apart from a few times when I was drinking.

 

Gina Carano has won ActionFest's inaugural Chick (sic) Norris Award for her performance in Haywire. The award is named after Chuck Norris, who says, "I am honored to have Gina Carano receive this award... I cannot think of a better person than Gina for this honour, and I am proud that she is the first to receive this award. I highly respect her martial arts ability and she deserves all her accolades for Haywire. Watch out world, a star is born. A proven fighter and very tough action star is here to stay."

 

Madonna is amused by Lady GaGa. She says, "I think she references me a lot in her work. Sometimes I think it is amusing and flattering and well done. I really don't have a problem with it. It's flattering."

 

Adam Levine's home is going to be featured in Architectural Digest. The 1940s ranch-style home has an ultramodern kitchen, vintage guitars and a grand piano. Adam also has art by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol.

 

Adam Levine denies he recently split from long-time supermodel girlfriend Anne Vyalitsyna.

 

Ke$ha is writing a song for Justin Bieber's third CD!

 

 

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