The Justin Files, 5/26 Weekly Wrap Up

The competitions come to a close
We have a new Dancing with the Stars champ as well as a new American Idol.

Kristi Yamaguchi took home the mirror ball trophy on Dancing.

David Cook won the Duel of the Davids on Idol. In fact "Cookie" has already signed a record deal, with his debut CD due out in the Fall, and he's scored the biggest single debut for an Idol since season 2.

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Lots of Angelina news
Angelina Jolie has been in the gossip pages a lot in the past week or so. First, a British tabloid reported that she planned to name her forthcoming twins after the mythical twins of the Gemini astrological sign, "Castor" and "Pollox". Because they won't get beat up on the playground.

And then just today, Entertainment Tonight reported that Angie has given birth to the twin girls and named them "Isla Marcheline" and "Amelie Jane" which, thankfully, don't sound like infections.

But People denied that report, saying that the lippy star is still just as pregnant as she was yesterday.

So basically, nobody knows what's going on for sure.

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Movie News
No big surprise, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull had an enormous Memorial Day weekend, raking in $126 million. Good for 2nd on the all time Memorial Day weekend list, behind only last year's Pirates of the Caribbean flick.

Obviously an almost 20 year layoff didn't hurt Indy, so Eddie Murphy is hoping to cash in on reboot mania. He'll dust off another classic character as Detective Axel Foley looks to hit movie screens in another Beverly Hills Cop installment. A release is tentatively scheduled for 2010, so it would make it to multiplexes 16 years after the last sequel.

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The strangest story of the week...and possibly ever
If the gossip rags are right, it looks like Clay Aiken might be a daddy in the not too distant future. Of course there's nothing all that strange about that fact. Here's where it starts to get a little unusual - the mother would apparently be his 50 year old record producer who was artificially inseminated with Clay's...umm..."DNA".

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Quick Hits
* Rumors of the demise of Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo's romance may have been greatly exaggerated, they apparently spent the whole Memorial Day weekend together.

* Speaking of Simpsons, Ashlee has officially confirmed the speculation, she is pregnant.

* Bill Murray's divorce is getting ugly with his estranged wife accusing him of drug addiction, abuse, adultery, and abandonment.

* Donald Trump is selling his Trump Marina Hotel Casino in AC for a reported $315 million to none other than Jimmy Buffett, who will naturally rename the property "Margaritaville".

The Justin Files, 5/16/08

Getting paid to exist
If you're a celebrity in this day and age you can get paid just for going about your life. Getting married, having kids, what's next, going to the DMV? So word on the street is that People will pony up $1 million for the exclusive pictures from the (alleged) upcoming wedding of Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz (from Point rockers Fall Out Boy). On the heels of that news is the speculation on how much the exclusives of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's twins are going to go for, with some experts speculating that the pix could fetch up to $10 million.

All that just for existing.

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Sex and the City early reviews
The first reviews of the upcoming Sex and the City movie are starting to come out, and it seems that it might not be so sexy after all. Variety was first at the trough, calling the movie "a trifle half-hearted" and saying that it's basically "A regular episode bloated to five times it's customary length".

Ouch.

You can judge for yourself when the flick hits multiplexes on May 30th.

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Quick Hits
* The American Idol final is set. It'll be the Duel of the Davids when Archuleta and Cook battle for the title on Tuesday.

* When you're a former Idol who hasn't fared well in the music biz what do you do? If you're Taylor Hicks you follow in the footsteps of Fantasia, Clay Aiken, and others and hit the stage. He'll take on the role of "Teen Angel" in Grease on Broadway next month.

Update Policy

I just wanted to post a quick note about the new update policy. When I started the blog I was all ambitious and planned to update it daily, but I've discovered that it's honestly just too much work. Especially on the days where there isn't really any big news. So the plan now is to update a weekly wrap up on Fridays. Obviously if a huge story breaks, I'll make a special update. Please do feel free to keep in touch though with comments and emails!

The Justin Files, 5/12/08

An Idol mini-scandal
Stories have been floating around for weeks about the alleged actions of David Archuleta's father. Some publications have called him a stereotypical "stage dad" who intimidates show staff, other contestants, and his own kid. It turns out that there may be some truth to the rumors, Idol officials have revoked Jeff Archuleta's back stage access, banning him from rehearsals. It should be interesting to see how the decrees affect David's performances. We'll get our first chance to find out tomorrow night.

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Life imitates art
Not only is Britney Spears making her second appearance on How I Met Your Mother tonight, but the episode's storyline of a charity auction will be reflected in real life. You can check out and bid on goodies from the show at www.charityfolks.com. The money raised will go to the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.

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Quick Hits
* More photos are surfacing of Jennifer Aniston and Point troubadour John Mayer getting cozy in Miami last weekend.

* The rumors that I reported on a while ago have been confirmed. NBC has announced that former Saturday Night Live cast member Jimmy Fallon will take over for Conan O'Brien on Late Nite when Conan moves into Jay Leno's chair next year.

* Iron Man kept an iron grip on the box office this past weekend, more than doubling the take of the nearest competitor. The Robert Downey, Jr. flick took in $50 million while Speed Racer only brought in $20 million at number 2.

The Justin Files, 5/6/08

Dancing up to first place
After finding his way to the hospital last week, Cristián de la Fuente went from worst to first. He scored the highest last night, with a gimpy arm and all. Broadway babe Marissa Jaret Winokur got the lowest marks of the evening.

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Britney's back...on TV
It looks like if this whole music comeback thing doesn't work out for Britney Spears, she might have a future in the sitcom world. After a well received guest spot on How I Met Your Mother a couple weeks ago, producers rushed through a script to bring Brit's character back. She'll show up once again next Monday (5/11). Of her last experience on the show, Britney said, "I couldn't wait to come back".

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Quick Hits
* Idol's theme tonight - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame songs.

* There's another celebrity engagement to announce. Actress Scarlett Johansson & actor Ryan Reynolds are planning to marry. It's not Ryan's first engagement, he was once betrothed to Point star Alanis Morissette.

* A judge has officially signed off on the legal name change for Point teen sensation Miley Cyrus. Born Destiny Hope Cyrus, her legal name is now Miley Ray Cyrus (which is probably a lot easier to sign for autographs).

The Justin Files, 5/5/08

More Mariah speculation
I told you about Mariah's alleged engagement to "actor" Nick Cannon. I also told you about the speculation about them eloping last week. Well we've had some "confirmation" (if you want to call it that) from one of Nick's relatives (although how they're related hasn't been specified). This relative claims that Nick called to tell them the good news, that he and Mariah had been wed at her vacation home in The Bahamas. This family member/gossip also claimed that it happened so quickly that there was no time to write up a pre-nup. I'll keep you updated.

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Amy Winehouse will not be the next Bond theme-singer
A while ago I told you about how Amy Winehouse would be joining the exclusive club of stars who've recorded James Bond theme songs. It turns out that she won't be penning the tune after all. Her producer says that, due to her ongoing personal issues, "she's not ready to record any music". Personally, I think she was just having trouble finding things to rhyme with the title of the next Bond flick, The Quantum of Solace.

There's been no word yet on who her replacement will be.

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Quick Hits
* It was a good weekend for Iron Man, the superhero flick brought in over $100 million, that's almost $85 million more than the 2nd place movie. When a movie makes that kind of coin you know what that means...yup, a sequel is scheduled for 2010.

* Rumors are floating around that Angelina Jolie gave birth over the weekend in France. What we do know - Brad and Angie were in France with the whole family, but there's been no confirmation of a birth.

* Britney Spears got good reviews for her guest spot on How I Met Your Mother, so it looks like Lindsay Lohan will try the same "how to generate good buzz" cure. She'll guest star on the season finale of Ugly Betty.

The Justin Files, 5/1/08

Mariah to marry?
If the gossip pages are to be believed it looks like Mariah Carey is engaged. Rumor has it that her boyfriend, Nick Cannon, bought her a $2.5 Million 17 carat pink and purple diamond ring. Nick, by the way, is 11 years her junior. He's probably best known for being on All That on Nickelodeon.

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Idol is down to a foursome
She forgot the words to songs on two different occasions, seemed awkward when talking to the judges, but seemed to survive like a Twinkie after an atomic blast, but Brooke's luck finally ran out this week. There are only four left; David A, David C, Jason, and the lone female Syesha. Word out is that next week's theme will be Rock N' Roll.

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Quick Hits
* After a very public divorce you'd think that Alec Baldwin would want to put it all behind him and move on...but wait...there's money to be made! He'll release a book on the topic in September.

* People's 100 Most Beautiful People issue hits newsstands tomorrow. Kate Hudson graces the cover, and a number of Point artists are included, like Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Miley Cyrus.