Hayden Panettiere Is One Cute Little Hero!
Hayden Panettiere Is One Cute Little Hero!
When she’s not filming scenes for her hit show or confronting Japanese fishermen, teen queen Hayden Panettiere is just another normal 18-year-old girl.
The Heroes hottie, who can’t believe how successful her NBC series has become, was spotted all over the town on Saturday (November 3).
Dressed in beachwear, Hayden drew the paparazzi’s attention when she pulled into a gas station and, unlike other stars who have their own personal drivers, Hayden even took on the petrol pumping duties herself.
From there, it was off to meet some friends for a little gossip time while they ate at a local diner. Finally tuckered out, Ms Panettiere called it a night as she headed back to her home that she shares with her parents.
R. Kelly Identified as Sex-Tape Star
R. Kelly might not be the most recognizable R&B star, but so far the prosecution hasn’t had any trouble identifying him as the star of a certain sex tape.
A former employee of Kelly’s testified Tuesday she is “110 percent sure” that her famous boss is the guy featured in a 27-minute tape of a sexual encounter that authorities say took place between Kelly and a 13- or 14-year-old girl about 8 to 10 years ago.
Lindsey Perryman, who worked as both a producer and personal assistant for Kelly, said she initially didn’t want to believe it was the singer when prosecutors first showed her the video in December, because she thought highly of him and he and his family had been “very, very good” to her.
But, Perryman said, she is now sure that Kelly is on that tape, as well as the alleged victim, whom Perryman said she recognized from the recording studio.
“She has distinct cheekbones, the way she moves her mouth and talks and smiles,” Perryman, who also testified she used to drive the girl between school and the studio, said. “It’s very distinctive to her.”
Perryman said Kelly introduced the girl as his “goddaughter” and that she never got the feeling something inappropriate was going on.
Also on Tuesday, two more of the girl’s acquaintances identified her as the one on the tape.
Family friend Tadja Burnett also said she knew the girl by her cheeks, nose and overall facial structure.
But the defense zeroed in on testimony that the so-called victim wore braces between 1997 and 1999, asking Burnett whether the girl in the tape was sporting mouth metal.
Burnett admitted the girl in the tape didn’t appear to be wearing braces, but added that she must have had them put on after the tape was made. Prosecutors contend it happened between early 1998 and late 2000.
Meanwhile, the now 23-year-old object of all this horrified fascination has since denied being Kelly’s costar, and the defense has argued the video could have been doctored to make it look as if the coupling took place.
At the same time, Kelly’s team has also suggested to Cook County Judge Vincent Gaughan that certain people who claim they viewed or possessed a copy of the tape in the early 2000s and didn’t alert authorities should face child-pornography charges.
Court Covers Up for R. Kelly
Freedom of the press and all, but…ew.
The Illinois Supreme Court on Monday shot down a motion filed by the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and AP requesting access to sealed records and transcripts pertaining to R. Kelly's long-gestating child-porn case.
Jury selection is currently underway, and the trial is expected to begin Friday, nearly six years after the case went to a Cook County grand jury.
Kelly has pleaded not guilty to having inappropriate contact with a minor and related charges for allegedly taping himself having sex with a 13-year-old girl sometime between Jan. 1, 1998 and November 2000.
Idol (Live) Redux: My Heart Goes Out to Jason Castro
Last week, I thought I had it all figured out. If you're a preteen, you vote for David Archuleta. If you're a teenage girl, you love Jason Castro. And if you are a full-grown adult, you are all about David Cook.
But tonight, sitting in the live audience at Idol, I came to the realization that no matter who you are or what your age, when you hear David Archuleta in person, it is hard not to admit: He is so undeniably talented—with a voice so flawless and dynamic and pure, it actually resonates in your soul—that he probably most deserves to be the winner of this year's American Idol. (It would explain why he got the only full-audience standing O's of the night—and two of them, at that! He is that good.)
Still, here's the truly ridiculous thing you can clown me for (and I know many of you will): The 13-year-old girl in me weeps for Jason Castro.
Not because he has the strongest voice of the remaining four (he of all people will tell you he does not) and not because he deserves to win (he does not), but because Jason is so much better than that unfortunate catastrophic display we saw tonight, which would be a pretty bad exit. I can tell you that in rehearsal, the guy was good—really good. And so obviously, his nerves got the best of him, and now it will be a huge shock if J.C. doesn't get the boot tomorrow night.
Archuleta has a huge fan following (see: two standing O's). Ditto for Cook and rightfully so. (On the way out tonight, I nearly got run over by a shaking and crying fan who was screaming about David's "blue eyes" that "looked right at" her as she jumped up and down and called everyone she knew on her cell.) And Syesha Mercado seems to be getting stronger and stronger each and every week—not to mention, the heartfelt tears tonight will certainly win her a few extra votes.
And so, unless Simon's harsh words motivate a surprisingly large number of my fellow 13-year-old-girls-at-heart, it is probably time to say goodbye to this season's resident charming-but-awkward dreadlocked cutie. (In preparation, I will be listening over and over to my favorite Idol downloads so far this season—"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "Hallelujah"—and prepping for my eighth-grade geography test tomorrow.)
But let's be honest. It has to be David versus David in the end, right? They are both crazy good, and all the more impressive in person.
Who do you think most deserves to stay around another week? Feel free to comment below.