Maria Sharapova Hits Paris Fashion Week
Maria Sharapova Hits Paris Fashion Week
Sure, she didn’t come out on top at Wimbledon, but that’s not stopping Maria Sharapova from enjoying some cutting edge fashion in Paris.
The 21-year-old tennis hottie was spotted out and about in the City of Lights for the 2008 Paris Fashion Week, looking hot in a silver coat overtop a black pencil skirt and a pair of unique black heels.
Throughout her day yesterday, Miss Sharapova arrived at the Place Vendome before heading over to the Valentino catwalk show.
Of her loss at Wimbledon, she told press, “I have had to deal with a lot of ups and downs in my life, on and off the court. But the number one thing is not to be disappointed by that, or by losses, or by negative things, things here and there. You have to find a way to keep your head even though it’s pretty tough.”
Audrina Patridge Glams Up Goa
Audrina Patridge Glams Up Goa
When it comes to nightlife, Audrina Patridge is always up to something. And last night the brunette babe was spotted with a few friends at Goa nightclub.
The “Hills” hottie brought her fashion A-game and came to party in a white lacey tank top and a pair of figure-flattering jeans along with some strappy sandals.
Recently, Miss Patridge addressed the rumors that she and BFF Lauren Conrad were having issues with their friendship. “Whenever our show is not airing, there are always rumors and assumptions made. But when the show starts airing, everyone will get back on track. We are friends, and every friendship goes though ups and downs.”
As for the new season of the Hills, Audrina reports there will be plenty of fun and excitement all season long. “Bathing suits, drama, romance and friendships! There is still a lot more to film!”
Casting Couch: Showtime for Matt Perry, Janet Jackson Gets Real, Sopranos Reunite
Matthew Perry is getting gabby.
After a short-lived season on NBC’s defunct Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, the Friends alum is rebounding to cable, coming aboard to executive produce and star in The End of Steve, a dark comedy series for Showtime chronicling the ups and downs of an afternoon talk-show emcee.
Perry cocreated and will cowrite Steve with veteran tube producer Peter Tolan, the mastermind behind HBO’s The Larry Sanders Show and FX’s Rescue Me and screenwriter of Analyze This.
The half-hour pilot centers on the titular character (Perry) as he tries to balance his professional life, in which he’s viewed as a likeable, funny guy on his chatfest, and his personal life as he struggles over a love affair with the station’s morning show host.
Meanwhile, in other casting news:
- Janet Jackson wants her MTV. The diva will front a reality contest in which she mentors a group of wannabe singers and dancers in advance of her world tour, which launches Sept. 10. The goal is to find the next big R&B star.
- That ’70s Show’s Wilmer Valderrama is joining forces with Fox again to headline the comedy pilot The Emancipation of Ernesto, which he will also executive produce. The hourlong series revolves around a Forrest Gump-like innocent on an epic journey to find his father and a long lost love in Los Angeles, with a tone said to be similar to Steve Martin’s The Jerk.
- Sopranos veterans Lorraine Bracco and Jamie-Lynn Sigler are set to reunite in the indie comedy Son of Mourning, playing a mother and love interest, respectively, of a resentful ad copywriter (Joseph Cross), who’s mistaken for a spiritual savior. Heather Graham costars.
Burn Notice: Get the Scoop on Summer's Hottest Series
“Your mission, should you choose to accept it…”
Oops, sorry, wrong spy show, but the declaration stands: Your mission is to catch up on Burn Notice by the time season two premieres—Thursday, July 10 at 10 p.m.! (Tip: The Burn Notice season one DVD came out Tuesday.)
I recommend the whole kit and caboodle of Burn Notice without reservation, and if you won’t take my word, then at least listen to dreamy star Jeffrey Donovan, who said, “It’s a summer show, there’s nothing else on, it’s got action, and there are some pretty hot women on the show.” Touché.
Stars Donovan and Bruce Campbell just took the time to chat about the season, and they were as witty and astute as their characters, Michael and Sam. Click in to find out about Tricia Helfer’s incoming character, Carla, and more inside scoop on the series…
Michael’s Old Ladies: There are two ladies in Michael’s life (his mom and his love interest), and they are simultaneously beloved and a pain in the bunda. When asked about the fiery Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar), Donovan said, “That’s a crazy relationship that’s going to have its ups and downs. It’s gonna go left, right and all around.” (Go forward! Go forward!) Jeffrey also said Michael’s relationship with his mom, Madeline (Sharon Gless), will be getting a little more settled this season: “The writers have brought her more into a personal connection with Michael Westen, so I think you’re going to see more of a true mother-son relationship.” Sweet.
Guest-Star Fiesta: Jeffrey spilled a little bit about the mysterious and dangerous Carla (Helfer), “You are actually going to meet Ms. Helfer in the flesh. She’s behind a lot of things that held Michael back, and you realize she’s actually controlling his life. She’s very evil and sexy at the same time.” Bruce: “That’s evexy.” Apparently Tricia was in and out of Burn Notice’s Miami set in a flash. (Cylons are nothing if not efficient.) According to Jeffrey , “She shot all of her stuff in one day. I wish I had her agent.” Jeffrey also revealed that Method Man guests in episode six.
Fermented or Demented? There’s no specific secret behind Michael Westen’s yogurt fetish, but Donovan and Campbell enjoy it as a gag. According to Jeffrey, “It was just something that was written into the script by Matt. For some reason every time I open the fridge, it says, ’All there is is yogurt.’ And then when Sam joins me, it’s beer. So I’m living on yogurt and beer, and that’s how I stay so thin.” Bruce added, “Some things have been added to the fridge this year—because Sam hangs out there a lot. So pickles have been added, and there may be hard-boiled eggs coming up sometime later.” Oops, should have mentioned: Spoiler alert!
What’s to Come: “I love the second-season scripts,” Jeffrey says. “They’re even better than the first season, and I think the first season was pretty darn good in and of itself. The ratings are not up to me, they’re up to the general public, and if they go up or down we’re still going to do the same thing we did last year, which is make the show we’d watch. And that’s what we’re doing this year again.” Yay!
If you’re already a Burn Notice fan, post in the comments and tell your fellow readers what they’re missing if they haven’t given this show a shot. (That is your mission and you must accept it.)