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Oh dear!
I wonder if anyone told poor Stevie that the microphone was upside down?
Nah … I’m sure one of his many assistants ran to the stage and fixed it for him before too many people noticed. It was probably just good luck that a quick photographer snapped this photo before the mistake was corrected.
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The popular British singer and song writer, James Blunt was involved in a car accident early Saturday. A man was injured outside an exclusive pre-oscar party.
Blunt, who had been attending the Creative Artists Agency’s annual invitation only bash was not injured. It’s not clear what role he played in the accident either.
“All I can do is confirm that James Blunt was involved in a traffic accident in which a man’s foot was run over,” Officer Norma Eisenman says.
James celebrated his 32nd birthday on Thursday night at the Soho House in West Hollywood. He’s been spotted making the party rounds with girlfriend Petra Nemcova.
Helen Mirren, Forest Whitaker and Martin Scorsese take top Oscar honors!
I don’t think many of the awards handed out will come as much of a surprise this year. There were so many great movies over the past year but some stood high above the crowd and it was clear that those movies and the actors that played in them would take home an Oscar Sunday evening.
Helen Mirren and Forest Whitaker took home the top acting prizes of course. Mirren thanked the Academy for “biggest and the best gold star that I have ever had in my life”. Whitaker, who was visibly moved for his win as Ugandan dictator idi Amin in The last King of Scotland took the time to thank everyone from his ancestors to the people of Uganda.
Martin Scorsese, won a long awaited Oscar for best Director. This award was a long time in coming as he’d been nominated five times before but had lost each time. Upon accepting his award he said “I’m overwhelmed with this honor. … I just want to say too that so many people over the years have been wishing this for me. I go into a doctor’s office, an elevator … .” After thanking a long list of colleagues and family members, he gave a final shout-out to his 7-year-old daughter Francesca: “Jump up and down and make a lot of noise in the hotel. I’ll see you in the morning.”
Jennifer Hudson was overcome with emotion when she was called up to accept her award – “I have to just take this moment,” she told the crowd. “I cannot believe this. Look what God can do.”
She continued tearfully, “If my grandmother was here to see me now – she was my biggest inspiration for everything. She was a singer. She had the passion for it but she never had the chance. But I’m so grateful to have my mother here celebrating with me, my boyfriend, my sisters and my brothers. … Thank you all for being with me.”
One surprise at the show was that Eddie Murphy did not take home an award for Best supporting actor. Instead the the award was given to Alan Arkin for his role in Little Miss Sunshine which also won for best Orginal Screenplay. – “More than anything,” he said, “I am deeply moved by the openhearted appreciation our small film has received.” He also credited the offbeat comedy’s cast and crew “for creating the same sense of joy and trust and community that the film speaks about.”
Ellen DeGeneres, the host of the 79th Academy Awards, kept things moving along and kept the mood friendly.
Gore took the award for Best Documentary feature “An Inconvenient Truth” and in accepting his award he said “My fellow Americans, people all over the world,” then continued, “[global warming is] not a political issue. It’s a moral issue. We need to solve the problem.”
For the second time this week Britney Checked into Rehab. This times she’s at Promises in Malibu. It’s said that Federline has been involved in her stay there. K-Fed even stopped by the facility Friday and visited for about an hour and a half.
Spears’ Father, Jamie Spears, 54, Spoke with Fox News on Thursday from his home in Louisiana. He told the media that his daughter is “a sick little girl. … We’re just trying to take care of her.” He went on to add that is daughters problems are “not about what other people think” and that he and Spears’ mom, Lynne, are “concerned about our daughter.”
Britney’s manager, Larry Rudolph has said that reports of Spears being on a suicide watch are false.
“The story is absolutely untrue. She is in rehab, and it is very disappointing that various media outlets are running these false stories about her, as Britney tries to get better,” Rudolph said.
Meanwhile, Federline is anxious about his wife’s condition – and about the couple’s two sons.
“Britney scared everyone pretty bad. Kevin is worried that’s for sure, Kevin just wants her to be OK. He loves her, so however she can get better is just what we’ll have to accept. They will make it work with the kids – it’s all still for them.” Says a Federline source.
Kevin Federline has asked the judge for an emergency hearing to discuss his custody dispute with estranged wife Britney Spears. The hearing should take place sometime today.
Only K-Fed and his attorney are scheduled to appear before a judge, but that could change. Federline had first filled papers in November requesting spousal support and sole custody of the children. A temporary court order granted the couple joint custody, with Spears having primary custody.
Spears recent erratic behavior plus her being in and out of rehab has been a cause for concern and is likely what instigated K-Feds wish for an emergency hearing.