Suri Cruise Turns 3 Our favorite scientology baby is back in action! Suri Cruise celebrated her third birthday on Thursday with a princess-themed party at her home in Los Angeles. Suri and her friends were served a "Beauty and the Beast" cake and were entertained by a treasure hunt and, of course, crazy Tom Cruise antics. Let's hope no couches were harmed.
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt to Marry ... Again After their famous elopement to Mexico last November, the famous "Hills" couple will officially wed on Saturday (under the watchful eyes of MTV's cameras, of course). The couple has released the date, time and location of the nuptials - because God forbid the paparazzi don't show up to the wedding. Montag also revealed that she will be wearing a custom Monique Lhuillier gown and over a million dollars' worth of loaned jewelry. As we know from "The Hills," Montag has no friends, so that leaves Pratt's sister, Stephanie, to be maid of honor.
"Slumdog" Kid for Sale? Rubina Ali, 9, a star in the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire," was purportedly put up for sale by her father, according to the British tabloid News of the World. The tabloid reported that Rafiq Qureshi offered to sell his famous daughter to a journalist posing as a sheik. Qureshi has denied the allegation, and an Indian police probe revealed no evidence of wrongdoing. But Ali's estranged mother, Khurshid Monish Dewade, has said that News of the World saved the girl from ending up "God knows where." This incident is the latest in a string of problems that the impoverished child stars of the film have had with the media and post-fame life.
Miss USA Controversy On Sunday, celebrity blogger and Miss USA judge Perez Hilton asked contestant Carrie Prejean what she thought about states moving toward legalizing gay marriage. "I believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman ... no offense to anyone," she said. Her answer caused a public outcry from gay activists, including Hilton himself. Prejean became the runner-up to the crown, behind Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton. Prejean has since visited several talk shows and stood behind her opinion.
A Legend Steps Down Acclaimed football broadcaster John Madden announced he will be retiring from his broadcasting booth after three decades of announcing. Madden spent the past three NFL seasons on NBC's "Sunday Night Football," and his last broadcast of his career was Super Bowl XLIII. Madden is 73 years old, and he says he will spend time with his family now that he's retired.
"Britain's Got Talent" Finds Success Despite being filmed and broadcast overseas, the UK "American Idol"-style show "Britain's Got Talent" has made two auditioners famous in the good old USA, where fame can come to the least expecting. Susan Boyle, a 43-year-old, never-been-kissed power singer, has become an Internet sensation. Singing a selection from "Les Miserables," Boyle shocked the audience with her unexpected talent. Boyle's competition, 12-year-old Shaheen Jafargholi, is also an Internet sensation.
Britney Spears' Stalker Arrested Twenty-six-year-old Miranda Tozier-Robbins was arrested for peaking into Britney Spears' windows at her Calabasas home. Tozier-Robbins was wearing camouflage and toting a camera when she was arrested and handed citations for trespassing and disorderly conduct. She is said to be a huge fan of Spears, and has even sung Spears' song "Everytime" at two "American Idol" auditions.
Beyonce "Today Show" Singing Scandal On Wednesday, controversial radio host Howard Stern aired an alleged recording of Beyonce Knowles' performance on the "Today Show" from November. Stern claims that Knowles was lip-synching and the version that he aired was Knowles' true voice. The sound clip of "If I Were a Boy," sounds horrible. Knowles' camp denied that the recording was true, and on Thursday, gossip guru Perez Hilton confirmed that the tape was phony. The man who doctored the tape, who goes by the name "Aladdin82" on YouTube, recorded a video under his YouTube account explaining how he created the track.
Stacie Foster is a freshman Magazine Journalism major and the pop culture columnist. Her columns appear every Monday and Friday. She can be reached at snfoster@syr.edu.
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