MANILA, Philippines - Ages ago, a movie reporter asked Young Action Star: ?Is your new movie based on real life??
Quipped YAS, confidently: ?No, it?s friction.?
Fast forward to the here and now. YAS has run for public office ... and won.
Most hated manager
A Talent Manager has incurred the ire of the fans of a US-based Star.
It?s not just because of the perceived ?mishandling? of their idol?s career.
?TM has the habit of borrowing money from fans,? said a source.
Long-lost twin
A mole reports that a Flesh Peddler in Tarlac looks uncannily like a Kapamilya Actor.
Told of the resemblance, FP retorted, proudly: ?I?m more handsome ha.?
Guy trouble
People close to Singer-Actress think that her Actor-Boyfriend?s success has changed the guy ... for the worse.
AB keeps using SA in his publicity stunts, said a source. ?He has become so image-conscious. His handlers constantly create controversies at her expense.?
The source surmised that AB resorts to gimmicks because the notoriety can lead to more advertising deals.
Two for Marian
Marian Rivera has bagged two entries in this December?s Metro Manila Film Festival??Desperadas 2? and ?Shake, Rattle and Roll X,? said Regal producer Lily Monteverde.
In the horror franchise, Marian was a last-minute replacement for an award-winning comedienne who had to drop out of the project.
Fondness for Pinoys
There?s no getting away from Imelda Marcos, visiting actor Lee Majors told the Inquirer as he reminisced about his first trip to Manila in the ?70s, when he came to do a movie which was eventually aborted. Billeted in a hotel by the bay, the ?Six Million Dollar Man? was invited by the then First Lady for lunch and dinner at the Palace, which turned out to be one big party.
?I told Imelda, ?this place sure can hold a lot of hay,?? referring to the big open space which later turned into a disco, with Imelda turning the heat on the dance floor. Later in the night, singer-composer Paul Williams was entertaining guests with a song when he was cut short by who else but Imelda, who ?grabbed the mic from Paul and won?t let him back.? ?She wanted to be a singer so badly,? the actor quipped.
After that first trip to Manila, Majors has since developed fondness for Filipinos, whom he said were very easy to spot even in a multiracial country like the United States. ?A lot of times I walk by and they go, ?toot-toot-toot-toot-toot-toot,? giving me the old bionic sound. I kinda know they?re from the Philippines. They?re the only ones who can do that. They?re so cute.?
Slim Shady?s back
DETROIT?Eminem, the man recently named ?Best Rapper Alive? by a poll of Vibe magazine readers, has returned in a major way.
His new track, ?I?m Having a Relapse,? has caused a stir on the Web and is fueling talk of a new record and maybe even a tour.
But before Eminem moves forward musically, he?s taking a step back with a recently published memoir.
The book ?The Way I Am? answers a few lingering controversies and questions, including his 2000 arrest for pistol-whipping a man who kissed his wife (?Guns are bad, I tell you?); his substance-abuse problem (?I?m glad that I realized it and set myself in the right direction?); the flap over his perceived homophobia (?Ultimately, who you choose to be in a relationship with and what you do in your bedroom is your business?); and ethnicity (?Honestly, I?d love to be remembered as one of the best to ever pick up a mic, but if I?m doing my part to lessen some racial tension I feel good about what I?m doing.?). AP
Sasha who?
LOS ANGELES?Beyonce Knowles would like to be known by a bold new name. The R&B singer has christened herself ?Sasha Fierce? for her new double album, ?I Am ... Sasha Fierce,? due in US stores on Nov. 18, and has released a lengthy justification for the comical moniker. Reuters
Quotable quotes
?She?s a very good friend. I?m supporting her in all the ways that I can. I?m just there for her. I speak to her a lot.? ?Gwyneth Paltrow, who?s helping her friend Madonna through the breakup of her marriage to Guy Ritchie.
?I don?t know what people are scared of. Maybe they think their children will be influenced (by gay marriage), but I?ve got to tell you, I was raised by two heterosexuals. Everywhere I looked?heterosexuals. And they did not influence me. It?s time we love people for who they are and let them love who they want.??Ellen DeGeneres, who?s urging voters to oppose a ballot initiative in California that would ban same-sex marriage. AP
Celebrity birthdays
Today: Actress Jaclyn Smith (?Charlie?s Angels?) is 63. Musician Bootsy Collins is 57. Guitarist Keith Strickland of The B-52?s is 55. Actress Rita Wilson is 52. Actor Dylan McDermott (?The Practice?) is 47. Singer Natalie Merchant is 45. Country singer Keith Urban is 41.
Tomorrow: Actor-comedian John Cleese is 69. Bassist Garry Tallent of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 59. Author Fran Lebowitz is 58. Actor-director Roberto Benigni (?Life Is Beautiful?) is 56. Singer Simon LeBon of Duran Duran is 50.
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Top of the tabloids
The top show biz stories in local tabloids this week. (And why we are moved, if we are moved.)
Dingdong?s ordeal
?Dingdong Dantes binawalan ng GMA na magsalita? (Hirap ata nun.)
?Dingdong iniiwasan na si Karylle (Sad.)
Answers please
?John Lloyd Cruz inahas daw si Carmen Soo kay Jericho Rosales?
?Paulene Luna vs. Michelle Madrigal: Isnaban, tarayan?
?Makatarungan ba ang suspension ng ABS-CBN kay Cristy Fermin? (Bakit hindi?)
?Sharon Cuneta naghakot ng gamit, nilayasan si Kiko Pangilinan?
Mega intrigues
?Kiko ayaw nang tumakbo sa 2010 election (Can we count on that?)
?Mega, Gabby bati na; pwede nang gumawa ng pelikula (Ang saya!)
?Helen Gamboa ?di magawang sabihan si Sharon na iwan na ang asawa!
?Gabby magulong kausap sa pera
Give peace a chance ?not!
?Isang tinik ang nabunot kay Joey de Leon nang magkabati sila ni Willie Revillame (Isa lang? May natira pa?)
?Joey may banta pa rin kay Willie (Sabi na eh.)
?Lolit Solis binweltahan si Willie (Nakisali pa.)
?Ai Ai dela Alas gusto nang makipagbati kay James Yap!
Lust and cravings
?Gladys Reyes kahit pagod never tinanggihan ang pangangalabit ng mister! (Nagba-vitamins?)
?Sam Milby liligawan uli si Anne Curtis! (Walk the talk.)
?Di totoong sina John Lloyd Cruz at Carmen Soo na! ( E ?di hindi.)
?Valerie Concepcion kung kelan naging mommy saka umalagwa ang karir sa ere! (Kailangan eh.)
(Bandera, Tumbok)
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