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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Michael Jordan's Wedding Cost About $10 Million


Money was no object for Michael Jordan's second wedding. The NBA legend tied the knot with Yvette Prieto in a star-studded, extravagant ceremony in Palm Beach, Fla. on Saturday, Apr. 27.
Jordan, 50, and the Cuban-American model, 34, said "I do" at Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea and then headed to a lavish reception, coordinated by star wedding planner Sharon Sacks, in a large tent at Bear's Club in Jupiter, Fla. A source tells Us Weekly that the couple's wedding cost an estimated $10 million.

Over 300 people attended Jordan and Prieto's big day, including Tiger Woods, Scottie Pippen, Patrick Ewing and Spike Lee. According to the insider, Woods' girlfriend Lindsey Vonn was invited to attend, but she was busy training in Colorado. UsherRobin Thicke and K'Jon also were there to give special performances during the night.
An insider exclusively tells Us that newlyweds shared their first dance to K'Jon's "One the Ocean." The bride wore a stunning French silk J'Aton Couture gown with Swarovski crystals.

"They are so in love," the source tells Us of the couple of five years. "The warmth and the love was just overflowing. It was a wonderful day and will be a wonderful marriage!"
The reception space was decorated with crystal candelabras, candles and white roses, peonies and tulips with purple accents.

"The attention to detail was magnificent," the source says. "The tent even smelled beautiful. I looked like the most luscious garden you could imagine. You walked into the dining room and it looked like heaven. The room was filled with thousands of candles, thousands. It was heavenly."

Is Victoria Beckham Going to Be a Cow



Victoria Beckham does a lot of things well -- fashion, guilty-pleasure pop music, motherhood -- but smiling in photographs is not one of them. She is notoriously poker-faced on the red carpet, which hs earned her a reputation for being something of a grump. But as she proved during her Apr. 28 event at the Vogue Festival in London, she can actually be quite charming.
Speaking to the audience about her ever-growing fashion empire, her famous family, and how she juggles both on a daily basis, the married mom of four was witty, unguarded -- even self-deprecating. "I'm nice! Everyone thinks I'm going to be a cow," she quipped. "I understand it, actually. I think the same when I see the pictures."

World-famous pout aside, the former Spice Girl -- stylish as ever in a gray calf-length skirt and taupe blouse with matching gray cuffs -- insisted that she's just like any other working woman. But she admitted that she can be particular about certain things. "I'm a perfectionist," she explained. "I like everything to be right. I'm probably a complete pain in the neck to work with. It is really important to me because I've grown [my clothing] brand from nothing to where it is now."
Doing so, she said, took a lot of hard work and perseverance. "At the beginning, there were a lot of raised eyebrows, from those who could raise their eyebrows," she told the audience. "There were a lot of preconceptions, but I didn't set out to prove them wrong. I set out to prove to myself that I could do it. When I started, I did one-on-one presentations. I'd talk for hours to people who didn't even speak English. I think a lot of people probably thought, 'Shut up, stop going on about a bloody grosgrain waistband!' But I'm really grateful to the industry."

She's also grateful to her team, which includes a nanny for her four children, Brooklyn, 14, Romeo, 10, Cruz, 8, and Harper, 21 months. (Dad is soccer player David Beckham.) "I've got great people who handle my schedule," she explained. "Everything does revolve around the children. If there's a parents' night or an Easter bonnet parade or a nativity play, whatever it might be, then I plan everything around that."

"I don't know how I do it," she said. "It is a juggling act...I am also up late because I have a baby and a 14-year-old who refuses to go to bed. So I don't get as much sleep as I would maybe like."
That said, she wouldn't trade the time with her children for anything. "I really enjoy being a mum. I love [my children] and I'd do anything for them," she said. "I also love what I do. I think anyone who says it's easy is lying."

Demi Moore, Rumer Willis Reunite for Yoga



Demi Moore and Rumer Willis are getting their relationship back into shape. After months of estrangement, the mother and daughter reunited at a yoga class in West Hollywood on Apr. 27.
Willis, 24, was accompanied by boyfriend Jayson Blair for the get together with her mother at Golden Bridge Yoga. "They all did the class together, and after 90 minutes they walked out as a group," a source tells Us Weekly. "Demi and Rumer seemed very close, like they had been in the past. There didn't seem to be any tension or hard feelings between them."
After their class, Moore, 50, and Willis, both wearing dark shades and black workout clothes, were all smiles while leaving with a group of pals.
"Everything seemed very normal and friendly," the insider tells Us. "Then they walked separately to their cars and went on their way. Rumer left with her boyfriend, and Demi left with a girlfriend."
The Margin Call actress became estranged from daughters Rumer, Scout, 21, and Tallulah, 19, following her painful split from Ashton Kutcher in November 2011 and stay in rehab in February 2012
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Reports surfaced in July 2012 that Moore's daughters with ex-husband Bruce Willis were considering getting a restraining order against their mother. However, a source told Us at the time, "It's true they're not all hunky dory, getting along like they used to, but they're not about to go to those extremes. They love their mom at the end of the day, and they're never going to completely abandon her."

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Kris Humphries Sued for Clothing Store Deal Gone Wrong



Someone other than Kim Kardashian is taking issue with Kris Humphries.
The Brooklyn Nets baller is being sued by Scott Hill, the owner of a designer clothing boutique in Beverly Hills who struck a deal awhile back with Humphries:
Kris introduces Hill to two other NBA players and, in return, Kris receives 30% off all items in the store.
However, Humphries failed to hold up his end of the bargain... while racking up over $46,000 in bills at the discounted price.
Hill alleges that Kris owes him $6,000 for the suits and is suing for $52,000 in damages, plus interest.
Sounds like a tough case to win if there's nothing in writing. But whatever. Humphries is an idiot.
Team Scott Hill!

Spurs waive Stephen Jackson after disagreements about his role



After recurring disagreements with the team about his diminishing role, the San Antonio Spurs released forward Stephen Jackson on the cusp of the playoffs, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.The Spurs had threatened the release for several days, but Jackson was still surprised that coach Gregg Popovich carried through with it on Friday, sources said.
Jackson, 34, isn't eligible to be included on a playoff roster if he's claimed off waivers or becomes a free agent after 48 hours.
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Popovich and Spurs general manager R.C. Buford had worked out issues with Jackson as far back as the trade deadline, and one source says the organization even offered to release Jackson and let him go elsewhere, if that was his wish.
Nevertheless, disagreements over Jackson's role resurfaced in recent days, and the Spurs believed that Jackson had started to have a negative impact on the team's younger players. Within the Spurs, the organization didn't believe Jackson was playing well enough to bring him into the playoffs under these circumstances, sources told Yahoo! Sports.
The Spurs' depth has taken a severe hit with the loss of Jackson, as well as Boris Diaw needing three to four weeks to recover after having surgery to remove a cyst from his lumbar spine.
In his second tour with Spurs, Jackson played a pivotal part in their run to the Western Conference finals a year ago. Still, those who knew Jackson believed that his desire for a contract extension in the final year of his agreement could bring tension to this season.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Javaris Crittenton Charged With Murder, Gang Activity

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Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton was indicted Tuesday on charges of murder and gang activity. He and his cousin were charged in a 12-count indictment.
The Fulton County D.A. said Crittenton, 25, and Douglas Gamble are charged with the death of an Atlanta woman and the attempted murder of another man.
Julian Jones was shot and killed in Atlanta while walking with a group of people in 2011. Authorities say that incident and a second shooting were gang-related.
Officials say the shootings may have been retaliation after Javaris Crittenton was the victim of a robbery in which $50,000 worth of jewelry was stolen.

Crittenton, a former Georgia Tech guard, was drafted by the Lakers in 2007 and has also played for the Washington Wizards and Memphis Grizzlies.
He is best known, of course, for being suspended for 38 games during the 2009-10 season for pulling a gun on Gilbert Arenas in the Wizards' locker room.
While nursing an injury, Crittenton and Arenas apparently were involved in some sort of gambling dispute stemming from a card game on a team flight.
Arenas brought four guns to the locker room and set them in front of Crittenton's locker with a sign telling him to "PICK 1." Crittenton then took out his own gun.
The rest, as they say, is gang-related history, although Crittenton's attorney, Brian Steel, maintains that his client is not guilty in the 2011 shooting:
"Mr. Crittenton and I are looking forward to proceeding to a jury trial, where the jury will be able to hear and see all of the evidence in this case."
He predicted "a lawful, just, and proper verdict of not guilty."
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