DAILY DIRT - June 15, 2011
GAGA TALKS NEXT TOUR
Lady Gaga is already talking a little about her next tour. The pop star told MTV.co.uk that she is plans to kick off the next trek at the “top” of 2012 and that she’ll begin rehearsing for it at the end of this year. She likened touring to being in a marathon, saying that she wants to see how many in a row she can run. Read more at MTV.co.uk.
TIDBIT: Gaga’s Monster Ball tour grossed over 250-million dollars.
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LADY GAGA TWEETS FOR CLEMONS
Famed saxophonist Clarence Clemons is reportedly "responsive and in stable condition" after two brain surgeries, according to Bruce Springsteen fansite Backstreets.com. The E Street Band member suffered a stroke on Sunday and is now reportedly on the mend. Clemons performed on Lady Gaga’s latest album, Born This Way. He played the sax on her single, “The Edge of Glory,” and Gaga took to Twitter to wish him a speedy recovery.
TWEET: Lady Gaga’s tweet: "Little monsters, my very close friend +musician on ‘The Edge of Glory’ Clarence Clemons is very sick. Can we all make some get-well videos?"
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SELENA GOMEZ WAS “MALNOURISHED”
Selena Gomez has bounced back after going to the hospital last week. The singer performed at Santa Monica Place yesterday to make up for the gig she had to postpone on Friday, after being rushed to the hospital following her Tonight Show appearance. Gomez told Us Weekly that she was “very malnourished and low on iron and exhausted.”
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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE TALKS ABOUT POT SMOKING & MORE
Justin Timberlake opened up to Playboy magazine recently about smoking pot. The 30-year-old singer told the magazine that he lights up to help turn off his brain. He added, “Some people are better high.” JT went on to say he is contemplating taking some time off to sit and enjoy the fruits of his labor so it could be a while before we hear new music from Timberlake. His last album was 2006’s FutureSex/LoveSounds. You can see Timberlake opposite Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel in Bad Teacher, which opens June 24th.
QUOTE: Justin on smoking pot: "The only thing pot does for me is it gets me to stop thinking. Sometimes I have a brain that needs to be turned off. Some people are just better high."
QUOTE: JT on wanting to take time off: "I feel I'm just getting to a point in my life where I'm looking around, going, There's a lot to enjoy if I can just sit still, actually stop and take more time."
QUOTE: Timberlake on not making new music anytime soon: "People keep asking me when a new song or album is coming out, and I don't know what to say. Music is not my focus right now. It may be someday. It could happen next month or next year but right now it's not where it's at for me."
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MADONNA TO ENTER THE STUDIO NEXT MONTH?
Great news for fans of Madonna – it seems that the Queen of Pop will be getting into the studio to record some new music pretty soon. If her manager Guy Oseary’s Twitter is to be believed, then Madge will begin work on an album “next month.” Read more at Twitter.com/GuyOseary.
TIDBIT: Madonna recently finished shooting her new movie W.E., which just got a U-S distributor in the Weinstein Co.
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WANNA WIN A DATE WITH MYA OR JANELLE MONAE?
We’ve just learned which celebrities have decided to participate in CharityBuzz.com's latest auction. Mya is giving one lucky bidder a chance to have dinner with her, which is valued at 25-hundred dollars. If the price seems steep it’s because all proceeds will benefit the North Shore Animal League America. In addition, you can also bid on the opportunity to meet Janelle Monae backstage at one of her concerts. All proceeds from that will benefit the I'm Still Here Foundation, an organization that helps people with Alzheimer’s. Visit CharityBuzz.com to learn more.
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SOULJA BOY WAS HACKED ON FACEBOOK
Soulja Boy upset a lot of fans after he allegedly posted a rant on Facebook that read: “I'm gonna keep talking s**t to these white f**gots until they unlike my page. f**king weirdo stalkers!” However, the rapper released a statement to TMZ that reads, “I wanted to clear the air and let everyone know that my Facebook got hacked.” He added, “I had administrators on my account that no longer work with me. The hackers used these old accounts to post hateful messages. This was not done by me or anyone on my team and I'm upset that I am being labeled as a racist and homophobic person.” There you have it.
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HEFNER AND PLAYMATE CALL OFF WEDDING!
Hugh Hefner and his 25-year-old playmate fiancée have called off their wedding. TMZ is reporting the couple got into a fight this weekend and Crystal Harris, the bride to be, moved out of the Playboy mansion and called off their wedding. The nuptials were set to happen this Saturday with more than 300 people expected to attend.
TIDBIT: This would have been 85-year-old Hefner’s third marriage. He filed for divorce from his second wife, Kimberly Conrad, in 2009 and divorced his first wife, Mildred Williams, back in 1959.
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GLEE WANTS SPRINGSTEEN!
Glee has had everyone from Stevie Nicks to Britney Spears as a guest star, but producers have their eyes set on someone even bigger for the upcoming season – Bruce Springsteen. While writing for the third season hasn’t started yet, according to E Online, the folks behind the hit FOX series want The Boss to play a motivational speaker on an upcoming episode. Time will tell if Bruce is into the idea.
TIDBIT: Other Glee guest stars include Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Groban, Olivia Newton-John and John Stamos.
