Blog Posts by Raechal Leone Shewfelt

Paula Abdul has sat on the judging panel for reality competition shows "American Idol," "The X Factor," and "Live to Dance," and has starred in her own Bravo reality show "Hey Paula." It's been rumored that she's coming back to the familiar realm of TV, but will it really happen? In an interview with omg!, Abdul teases that it just might. "I've been approached about several exciting projects, and I've narrowed it down to a few gems that really stood out to me," she reveals. "Stay tuned."

It's less likely that Abdul, who turned 50 on June 19, will return to her career as a pop star, but you never know. She's still proud of her '80s and '90s hits like "Straight up" and "Cold-Hearted Snake," but choosing a favorite is impossible for the singer. "I have such fond memories of all the hits I’ve recorded because they each represented a different experience in my life," she shares, adding that she still performs every now and then. "Music and dance have always been a part of my life. I had Read More »from Paula Abdul teases that she might be coming back to TV

Before she became a tabloid staple over the last six months, Amanda Bynes was known as a cute former child star. The 26-year-old actress was Nickelodeon's answer to Disney star Hilary Duff in the late '90s and early '00s. She starred in the kid-friendly network's sketch comedy show "All That" from 1996 to 2002, and even headlined her own spin-off, "The Amanda Show," from 1999 to 2002. When those stints ended, she starred alongside Jennie Garth, who played the older sister serving as her guardian, on The WB sitcom "What I Like About You" for four seasons ending in 2006. She also found time to take on leading roles in comedy films like 2003's "What a Girl Wants" with Colin Firth, 2006's "She's the Man," and 2007's "Sydney White," as well as supporting roles in 2007's "Hairspray" with John Travolta and 2010's "Easy A" with Emma Stone. In 2007, Bynes had her own clothing line, Dear, at the now defunct store Steve and Barry's. She was a big name in Young Hollywood.

These days, that name

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Most of us will never accumulate millions in our bank accounts. But in a real-life "Richie Rich" story, the daughter of late actor Dennis Hopper has done just that – and she’s only 9 years old. Galen Grier Hopper has inherited a trust fund of $2.25 million cash and $600,000 worth of property from the "Easy Rider" actor's estate, according to TMZ, which cites legal documents. The millions are a fraction of Hopper's fortune that included properties in California, New Mexico, and North Carolina, plus an extensive art collection featuring works by artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Julian Schnabel, and Frank Gehry. The legal docs reportedly stipulate that Galen's mother and Hopper's estranged wife Victoria Duffy have absolutely no access to the money.

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Hopper was still legally married to Duffy when he died from prostate cancer at 74 in May 2010. At the time, the couple were embroiled in a divorce that was bitter even by

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Paris Jackson (Charles Bush/Glamour)

Just like her late father Michael, Paris Jackson knows how tough it can be to live life in the spotlight. But somehow, that only seems to have made the 14-year-old aspiring actress, who's landed a role in the 2013 film "Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys," more determined to stay there. In a new interview with Glamour, the teen opens up about her showbiz dreams. "A lot of people don't want me to do it," Paris tells the mag, acknowledging comments like the one her aunt Janet Jackson made during an interview with “Access Hollywood”: "[Paris] has the rest of her adult life to be that actress that she wants to be.... Your childhood — you completely lose." However, as Paris notes, her aunt La Toya Jackson, is very supportive of her goals. "Aunt La Toya believes in me. She heard me play a little guitar and sing, and she started clapping, 'Oh my God, oh my God.' She really does encourage me; it's just awesome of her."

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Paris and

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The cast in Season 5. (MTV)

Can you stand to hear one more quip about how the fist-pumping will soon stop for good on MTV's "Jersey Shore"? I'll spare you, just in case. Suffice it to say, MTV announced last week that the upcoming sixth season of its hit "Jersey Shore" is set to be its last. Fans had long suspected as much, since the show's cast members are rapidly becoming more, dare I say … mature? The show's biggest star, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, is now mom to baby Lorenzo, born August 26, and engaged to Lorenzo's dad Jionni LaValle. Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, emerged from rehab, where he was being treated for a prescription drug addiction, in April. Now an MTV exec confirms that the cast's lifestyle changes were the main reason for "Jersey Shore's" demise. "We've always said we'd do the show for as long as it made sense," Chris Linn, MTV's executive vice president of programming, told Entertainment Weekly. "We noticed what was going on in their lives, with Nicole having her baby, the relationships,

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Susan Sarandon and her new(er) man. (Jean Catuffe/PacificCoastNews.com) Men like George Clooney, Alec Baldwin, and Hugh Hefner do it all the time! Now it’s a woman’s turn. Susan Sarandon, 65, is the latest Hollywood star to show off her romance with someone considerably younger. The "Thelma & Louise" actress was photographed indulging in some PDA with her 33-year-old beau Jonathan Bricklin at the U.S Open in New York on Tuesday. Bricklin, who also is Sarandon's business partner in the Manhattan ping pong club SPiN, held Sarandon's hand and even massaged her shoulders while they sat in the stands and watched the ball get batted back and forth just as they often do at their business, albeit on a much larger court. The happy couple watch the match. (Jean Catuffe/PacificCoastNews.com)

[Related: Susan Sarandon reveals who convinced her to star in 'SNL' digital short 'Motherlover']

Until yesterday, Sarandon had been rather discreet about the relationship. The couple has reportedly dated for about two years, although she only confirmed the relationship in March. In an interview with People, she and Bricklin were described as Read More »from Susan Sarandon and much younger beau indulge in PDA at the U.S. Open

Shia LaBeouf (WireImage)

Shia LaBeouf is such a serious actor! The "Transformers" star is willing to go to extremes for his craft, including dropping acid. In a new USA Today profile , LaBeouf reveals he set aside a day for a real acid trip to play scenes where his character in "The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman," which will debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January, is on acid. "There's a way to do an acid trip like 'Harold & Kumar,' and there's a way to be on acid," LaBeouf says. "What I know of acting, Sean Penn actually strapped up to that (electric) chair in 'Dead Man Walking.' These are the guys that I look up to."


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LaBeouf also hit the bottle pretty hard to play a hard-boozing bootlegger in the Prohibition-era crime drama "Lawless," which hits theaters Wednesday. He drank real moonshine, even though he gave up alcohol years ago after he was involved in a bar fight and a car wreck. "My drinking on this movie was as

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(Splash News)A day after nude photos of Prince Harry partying in a Las Vegas VIP hotel suite were posted online, they were nowhere to be found on the pages or websites of Britain's major newspapers. As of late Thursday on Los Angeles time, only tabloid The Sun had dared to publish them in Friday's edition, Much of the reason is that the royal family contacted the London-based Press Complaints Commission, which describes itself as "an independent self-regulatory body" for journalists, on Wednesday. Furthermore, a spokesman for the royals confirmed that newspapers were reminded that the PCC's code of practice for editors stipulates that "it is unacceptable to photograph individuals in private places without their consent." After all, the prince was on holiday, and the grainy images of him in the buff appear to have been snapped by a phone. Rory Carroll, a U.S. West Coast correspondent for British newspaper The Guardian, explained the overseas media's reaction to E! Online. "The royal family can ask Read More »from Fallout continues in Prince Harry's nude photo scandal