Selena Gomez Gets Three-Year Restraining Order Against Stalker

Selena Gomez

has been granted a long-term restraining order against the delusional man who allegedly stalked her and threatened to kill the singer-actress.


On Friday, a judge granted Gomez a three-year protection order against Thomas Brodnicki, who is said to have told people he had “conversations with God” about murdering Gomez and revealed to a psychiatrist that he made multiple visits to her workplace.


Brodnicki pled not guilty to stalking charges in November and had his case dismissed.


Gomez’s petition for the long-term protection was previously denied because Brodnicki had not been present to tell his side of the story, but on Friday her lawyer presented a declaration from Brodnicki himself that said ”a restraining order should be issued against me to prevent me from trying to contact Selena.”

Rob Lowe in Talks to Co-Host “Live” with Kelly Ripa

After sitting in as a guest co-host on “Live with Kelly Ripa,” Rob Lowe has been approached by ABC to possibly replace Regis Philbin, who left the hit morning show in November.


Gossip Cop is told ABC is already in talks with Lowe’s people after the actor proved to be “a natural — really great,” says a network insider.


A source close to the actor confirms to us, “His agents are dealing with it.”


Of course, Lowe is already on the NBC show “Parks & Recreation,” so he’d have to leave the West Coast-based show to do the morning program out of New York.

CLAIM: Nicole Richie and Joel Madden’s “Marriage in Crisis!

The honeymoon is definitely over for Nicole Richie and Joel Madden,” claims Star.


According to the tabloid, the couple’s relationship is in “crisis” as Madden gears up to leave Los Angeles for a stint on Australia’s version of “The Voice.”


Richie is “fuming,” a so-called “insider” tells Star.


“Nicole was opposed to Joel’s doing The Voice from the start, because she doesn’t want to endure the months apart,” explains the tabloid’s source. “But Joel isn’t listening. He insists that he needs to do it for his career and signed on without her OK, which set off a nasty round of fighting.”


Star asserts Richie and Madden spent most of their December 11 anniversary “bickering” about the show.


The “insider” also alleges that Madden “often isn’t around to pull his weight” with the couple’s two children, leading to strain on the relationship.


“Nicole complains all the time that she feels like a single parent,” adds the Star source.

CLAIM: Angelina Jolie Driving Brad Pitt “Crazy”

We have a pretty good idea of what In Touch magazine will look like in 2012.


Unfortunately, it’ll be just like 2011… and 2010… and 2009.


That’s because the tabloid is caught in an endless loop of bashing Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt and predicting doom for their relationship.


So it’s no surprise that this week brings yet another In Touch report about how she’s “driving Brad crazy!”


“Her closed-off lifestyle” is making Pitt nuts, explains a so-called “insider,” adding, “When they’re back in LA, she goes ballistic if he tries to leave home.”


Is that true?


And it’s “not much better” when they go out together, claims In Touch, which says the couple “got into two spats” while dining at restaurant Boulevard 3.

Teen Mom Amber Portwood Thrown in Jail

Troubled “Teen Mom” star Amber Portwood is back in jail, Gossip Cop can confirm.


Portwood, who was convicted in June of assaulting her baby daddy Gary Shirley and given a suspended two-year jail sentence, was arrested on Monday for violating her probation.


The reality star was booked at Indiana’s Madison County Jail, where she also spent time following her arrest last year.


Portwood violated her probation by getting into a fight at a restaurant last month, as well as failing to meet other mandatory terms of her probation.


She’s currently being held without bail.


Portwood is due in court on January 13.

Wrath of the Titans Official Trailer

Wrath of the Titans continues the fantasy-adventure story of Clash of the Titans.


It features Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson (who seems to be in half of next year’s movies), along with other assorted gods and monsters.


The movie opens in March.

Check out the trailer below!                               

Alyson Hannigan is Pregnant!

Alyson Hannigan is pregnant!


The “How I Met Your Mother Star” and husband Alexis Denisof are expecting their second childThe couple is already parents to a daughter, two-year-old Satyana.


Hannigan and Denisof, a British actor, married in 2003.


Congratulations!is pregnant!


The “How I Met Your Mother Star” and husband Alexis Denisof are expecting their second childThe couple is already parents to a daughter, two-year-old Satyana.


Hannigan and Denisof, a British actor, married in 2003.


Congratulations!

Britney Spears to Ring in Engagement at Planet Hollywood

Britney Spears who for years has marked the big occasions in her life at the various Planet Hollywood retaurants, will unveil her Neil Lane-designed engagement ring tonight at around 7 p.m. PT at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, where she and fiance Jason Trawick will be staying in a special suite.


We’re told newly engaged Spears and Trawick will first be joined by a small group, including her sister Jamie Lynn and brother Bryan, for a reception on the hotel’s mezzanine.


The hotel’s owner — and a longtime friend of Spears — Robert Earl will toast the couple before they head out to a celebratory dinner and partying at the Chateau nightclub at the Paris Resort.

Golden Globe 2012 Nomination Snubs.

Inevitably, after the Golden Globe 2012 nominations were announced and everyone carefully read through the categories, there was that realization that some deserving people, television shows, and movies were snubbed.


Here’s a list of a few noteworthy oversights.


Feel free to sound off on who you think should have been nominated.


Melissa McCarthy was overlooked for her work in Bridemaids and “Mike & Molly,” for which she won an Emmy.


Armie Hammer and Nick Nolte seemed to have been snubbed for J. Edgar and Warrior, respectively.


Jim Parsons, who won a Globe last year and the Emmy for the past two years for his work on “The Big Bang Theory,” got shut out this year.


He wasn’t the only perennial to get snubbed.


Hugh Laurie (“House”), Steve Carell (“The Office”), Michael C. Hall (“Dexter”), and Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”) were all mysteriously missing.


Directors Clint Eastwood (J. Edgar), David Fincher (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), and Steven Spielberg (War Horse), also all got dinged.


While “Breaking Bad” was overlooked by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for Best Drama, it certainly hasn’t been by fans, who’ve lit up message boards.


A number of films and their stars were also snubbed, including Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, with non-nominees Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock; Margin Call with Kevin Spacey and Jeremy Irons; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, with its stars Gary Oldman and Colin Firth; and We Bought a Zoo, with Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon.

Ben Flajnik: Jennifer Love Hewitt’s a “Nice Girl,” But No Interest in Dating Her.

Ben Flajnik didn’t feel the love when he took Jennifer Love Hewitt out this past summer.


While speaking to reporters today about the January 2 premiere of “The Bachelor,” Flajnik said the actress was “a nice girl,” but he ultimately wasn’t interested.


Flajnik, who was left crushed by last season’s “Bachelorette” Ashley Hebert, acknowledged Hewitt initiated the date.


“She had reached out to me and wanted to come up to the winery,” recalled Flajnik.


And while he found her to be “nice,” Flajnik said, “After this is all said and done, I want to go back to Northern California to my normal life,” noting, “Ending up with a Hollywood celebrity is not something I ever imagined doing.”

Katy Perry Named MTV Artist of the Year

Katy Perry has been named MTV‘s “Artist of the Year” for 2011.


It’s the first time the network has handed out the honor.


MTV made the announcement on Thursday.


A seven-person panel selected Perry ahead of Nicki Minaj and other major talents.


Perry’s Teenage Dream album produced a record-tying five #1 singles, and videos including “Last Friday Night (TGIF)” and “E.T.” became major hits both online and on TV.


Her “Firework” won Video of the Year at last August’s VMAs.


Do you think of 2011 as the Year of Katy Perry

Kim Kardashian On Her Sex Tape: “I’ve Made Mistakes In My Life

On “Barbara Walters Presents: The Most Fascinating People,” the veteran journalist grilled Kim Kardashian and her family about their controversial rise to fame.


Kardashian, previously best known as Paris Hilton‘s close pal, become a celebrity in her own right after a sex tape featuring then-boyfriend Ray J leaked in 2007.


“I’ve made mistakes in my life, for sure,” Kardashian told Walters when asked about the tape.


Mom Kris Jenner, who was also interviewed along with Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian, added that the leak “was devastating.”RELATED – Barbara Walters: “You Cannot Trust The Kardashians”


But the entrepreneurial Jenner decided to turn lemons into lemonade.


“You hire a really good attorney and you make something better happen,” she explained.


Several reality TV shows later, the rest, as they say, is pop culture history.


The interview, which was conducted prior to Kardashian’s recent split from Kris Humphries, aired on ABC Wednesday.

Sonija Kwok

Sonija Kwok is a Hong Kong actress, currently working for TVB.
She was born in Hong Kong and is of mixed Cantonese and British parentage. Kwok immigrated to Vancouver, Canada from Hong Kong. She initially attended the University of British Columbia but she transferred to Simon Fraser University and graduated there. After graduating from university, she became a Cathay Pacific flight attendant.After finishing her studies, she flew back to Hong Kong in 1999 and competed in the Miss Hong Kong 1999 pageant. Before the semifinals, she was a favorite for the crown because of her looks. In the semifinal, she took the Miss Photogenic award. After winning that award, she became a huge favorite for the crown. This was because for the Miss Hong Kong pageant contests of 1996 to 2001, all winners of the Miss Hong Kong pageants had also won the Miss Photogenic award. Ultimately, she won the title of Miss Hong Kong in July 1999. Besides winning the title of Miss Hong Kong of 1999, she also managed to grab two other awards and these were the Miss International Goodwill and Miss Intelligence awards. Coincidentally, the winners of the Miss Hong Kong pageant from 1997-2000 all hailed from Vancouver, Canada.
After winning the Miss Hong Kong title, she participated in many TVB events. In February 2000, she represented Hong Kong at the Miss Chinese International 2000 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. She won and was crowned Miss Chinese International of the year 2000 and had also won two other awards. She is considered one of the most successful Miss Hong Kong and Miss Chinese International winners, especially since she is the only Miss Hong Kong representative to win the Miss Chinese International pageant since Hong Kong's Michelle Reis took the crown in the pageant's inaugural year in 1988. After her success in both pageants, she represented Hong Kong at the Miss Universe 2000 pageant. Unfortunately, she did not managed to enter the top ten in that pageant which was held in Cyprus. However, she did make some impact though. For instant, by making the top ten of the Miss Photogenic polls and was featured in the front image of the Miss Universe website during that time. Kwok, as of now, is the last representative from Hong Kong to enter the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
As of today, she is filming TV series for TVB and continues to star in many TV shows, series, commercials, and entertainment functions, as well as being a spokeswoman for many beauty and other commercial products in Hong Kong. She is also filming TV series in mainland China.Kwok married Chinese martial arts choreographer Zhu Shaojie in Guam in 2011. The pair met in a film shoot in China a year earlier.
She has been linked to other TVB stars in the past including Deric Wan and Steven Ma.On 24 March 2009, Kwok was attacked by her maid, who bit her arm, pulled her hair and held a knife to her neck. This followed Kwok's reporting to the police of an earlier incident in which the maid, apparently distraught over the break-up of a relationship, held a knife to her own throat and was calmed by Kwok. The helper was subsequently held in a mental hospital.


Awards


Miss Hong Kong 1999
Miss Photogenic, Miss Intelligence, Miss International Goodwill, Winner.
Miss Chinese International 2000
Winner, Miss Internet Popularity, and Miss Vegas Gorgeous.
Starhub TVB Awards 2010
My Favourite TVB Female Character 2009: Ying Ching-Ching

Carrie Lam (politician)

Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, also known as Carrie Lam, GBS, JP is a civil servant-turned politician from Hong Kong, currently the Secretary for Development of Hong Kong Government. She joined the Administrative Service in 1980.
Lam has served in various bureaux and departments, including as Director of Social Welfare Department (2000 - 2003), Permanent Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands (Planning and Lands) (2003 - 2004), Director-General of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London (2004 - 2006), and Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs (2006 - 2007).
Lam is married to Lam Siu-por, who is retired. He is an Honorary Teacher in the Mathematics Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. They have two sons, Joshua and Jeremy.

Yoo Jae-Seok

Yoo Jae-Seok  is a South Korean comedian and television comedy show host. Nicknamed as "MC of the nation people (netizens) have voted him for the most popular Korean comedian for five consecutive years (since 2004). He has hosted several variety television shows in South Korea, including the hugely popular program Infinite Challenge. Nicknamed "The Grasshopper", due to early appearances dressed as a grasshopper, he is now known for his quick wit and likability with most demographics, and has established himself as one of Korea's top comedians and TV personalities.

Characters

Nicknames

Grasshopper
Master of ceremony for the Nation
Class-President Yoo
Jive Yoo
Samba Yoo
Deliquent Yoo
Dumb (and Dumber)
C-Dragon
Hubby Yoo
Yooruce Willis
Yoo Hyuk
Yoomes Bond
Seuk T.O.P
Yoobocop
Detective Yoo
Rapper Yoo

On Infinite Challenge

As the main host of two talk shows (Come to Play and Happy Together Season 3), Yoo tries to differentiate his hosting (MC-ing) styles. In Come to Play, he focuses more on guests' episodes, rather than his own (This can be violated when his close friends appear on the show). His remarks and reactions flow even if the guest is new on any kind of variety programs, thus makes Come to Play very heartwarming to watch. Happy Together Season 3 is little bit different in a sense that the setting is much more intimate (in a sauna locker room), and Yoo's ad-libs shine brilliantly.

CLAIM: Lady Gaga to Play Amy Winehouse

Though Amy Winehouse’s recent passing is still raw in the minds of many, some outlets are already speculating about a potential film about the late singer’s life.


“Mitch Winehouse has given the green light for Lady Gaga to play his daughter Amy in a planned movie of her life,” reports the Mirror.


According to the British tab, Winehouse’s father thinks Gaga would be the “perfect” choice to portray the “Rehab” songstress on the big screen.


“She would be great,” the Mirror quotes Mitch as saying.


There’s just one problem.


He NEVER said Gaga was tapped for the role

Peterson stuns Khan to claim world titles

WASHINGTON: American Lamont Peterson stunned Britain’s Amir Khan on Saturday, winning a majority decision to take the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Association light-welterweight world titles.


Referee Joe Cooper took two points from Khan for shoving Peterson during the bout, one in the seventh round and another in the 12th, and they proved to be the margin of the Englishman’s controversial defeat.


One judge saw Khan a 115-110 winner while the other two judged Peterson the victor by scores of 113-112, giving the hometown hero the triumph.


“It was like fighting two people in the ring, the referee and Lamont,” Khan said. “I can see why there hasn’t been a big fight in Washington in the last 20 years, because of decisions like this.”


Peterson, once a homeless youth living on the streets of the US capital, improved to 30-1-1 before a sellout crowd of 8,647 at Washington Convention Center while Khan fell to 26-2 with his eight-fight win streak snapped.


“A lot of people thought I was the underdog but I followed my game plan the entire time and it worked,” Peterson said. “It was a long road but all the hard work paid off. Couldn’t have been a better night.”


Two days after his 25th birthday, Khan suffered his first defeat since falling to Colombian Breidis Prescott in 2008, a defeat that could alter his plans to move into the welterweight ranks early next year.


“I’m ready for a rematch,” Khan said. “He wants to do a fight I’m here.”


Peterson, whose only loss was in 2009 to unbeaten US rival Tim Bradley, could look for a rematch against Bradley but made it clear he was ready to face Khan again as well.


“I would definitely give him a rematch,” Peterson said. “Why not? He gave me a chance.”


Khan made $1.1 million for the fight plus more from British pay-per-view television while Peterson took home $650,000.Khan used evasive moves to set up attacks well, but at the end of the seventh round, Cooper took a point from Khan for repeated pushing after the champion used his left forearm to shove Peterson away.


“Every time I tried to keep him away from me he kept coming in low,” Khan said. “I was the cleaner fighter. He was so wild in there. He was either going to head butt me or push me all night. The referee wasn’t giving me a chance.”


Tension built as the fighters tired and Peterson, eyes swollen and face bloodied, chased Khan in vain most of the last two rounds.


Cooper took another point from Khan for a shove with 1:50 remaining in the fight and it kept Khan from winning the round on all three cards. Without it, Khan would have kept his titles with a majority draw.

Justin Bieber Is Bing’s Most Searched Person for 2011, Beating Kim Kardashian

Justin Bieber is kind of a big deal.


Bing.com has announced its Top People Searches for 2011, with The Biebs usurping the number one spot from Kim Kardashian, who was last year’s most searched person.


Kardashian drops only one spot to #2, and Jennifer Aniston, who found love again this year with Justin Theroux, is #3.


The legally troubled Lindsay Lohan comes in at #4, and stunning actress-model Megan Fox is #8.


Pop stars Jennifer Lopez (#5), Britney Spears (#6), Katy Perry (#7), Lady Gaga (#9) and Miley Cyrus (#10) also made the cut.

Former Jersey Shore Star Angelina Pivarnick Sued Over Mall Violence

Remember when former “Jersey Shore” star Angelina Pivarnick was involved in some violence at a Staten Island mall last year?


Well, she’s being sued.


A woman named Kelsey Balzafiore claims that Pivarnick and a friend, Jeanine Vaiana, started the alleged fight that Pivarnick has blamed on her.


In court documents, Balzafiore says Vaiana struck Balzafiore’s friend first, and that Pivarnick hit Balzafiore after she fell to the ground, according to TMZ.


So now Balzafiore is suing Pivarnick and her pal for unspecified damages.

Lindsay Lohan Playboy Issue To Hit Newsstands Early After Nude Photo Leak

Hours after all 10 photos from Lindsay Lohan‘s upcoming nude spread in the January/February edition of Playboy leaked online, Hugh Hefner announced the publication’s release date has been moved up.


“Because of the interest & the Internet leak, we’re releasing the Lindsay Lohan issue early,” Hefner tweeted.


“Her issue goes on sale late next week,” he added. “Hot. Hot. Hot.”


As Gossip Cop reported earlier, the graphic Marilyn Monroe-inspired photos weren’t supposed to be revealed until December 15, with the entire issue hitting newsstands soon after.


Hefner, noting the leaked images were already causing “a sensation,” tweeted that he still expects the issue will “be a true Collector’s Edition.”