Peter Kowalczyk was charged with assault last week after punching Leona

Peter Kowalczyk was charged with assault last week after punching Leona
Lewis during her book signing. The Metropolitan Police announced that
he will be appearing before the City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court
on October 26th. As of now, the man has been sectioned under the Mental
Health Act. You’d have to be off your rocker if you attacked someone
like Leona. The singer is absolutely the sweetest. By the way, I’m not
so sure about the guy being mentally ill. I bet he’s just saying that
he is to get a more lenient sentence.

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Kristinia DeBarge Performs on SYTYCD VIDEO

Kristinia DeBarge took over the stage on last night’s episode of So You Think You Can

Dance! Watch the scorching performance now!
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Kim Kardashian has revealed she gave advice to The Hills star Heidi Montag on whether she should appear in Playboy

Kim Kardashian has revealed she gave advice to The Hills star Heidi Montag on whether she should appear in Playboy.

The 28-year-old reality star, who has already done a shoot for the magazine, said she received a phone call from Heidi, 22.

She said: “Actually, I was in Mexico and I got a call from Heidi saying: ‘Call me right now.’ So I called her and she had said to me: ‘What do you think? What’s your opinion on if I were to do Playboy?’”

She added: “I think it’s a very classy magazine. It’s artsy. I talked her through the whole process and helped her make up her mind.”

But Kim admitted she wasn’t the only factor in Heidi’s decision to appear in the men’s magazine – Heidi’s husband Spencer Pratt also gave his opinion.

She said: “Her and Spencer talked it over. They felt it was the right thing for her to do and I’m anxious to see it.”

Talking about her own 2007 shoot for the magazine, Kim said: “It was a really fun process for me. I’m excited to see what the pictures will turn out to be.”

Simon Cowell has hit back at former X Factor contestants

Simon Cowell has hit back at former X Factor contestants who have flopped and accused him of ruining their lives.

The 49-year-old X Factor judge has often been slated by former contestants such as Steve Brookstein and Nikki Evans.

However, Cowell talked about the show’s 2006 winner Leona Lewis and her international success.

He said: “What Leona has done is that she has made the most out of her opportunity.”

He added: “Other people, it doesn’t work out, they blame us for wrecking their lives. No, we didn’t. We just said: ‘Welcome on the talent show – we’ll put you in front of millions of people. Good luck to you.’”

Cowell also said he struggled with his conscience when Susan Boyle, a contestant on his other show Britain’s Got Talent, spent time in a London clinic after finishing the show in second place.

He said: “It was a very, very, very tricky situation for me throughout because you have to ask yourself the question: ‘Have I done the right thing or the wrong thing?’”

But he said it would have been wrong to deny Susan, 48, the opportunity to finish the competition after her meltdown.

Katie Holmes to vamp it up on So You Think You Can Dance

Katie Holmes is set to vamp it up for a Judy Garland tribute performance on US talent show So You Think You Can Dance.

Tom Cruise’s wife is reportedly planning to wow TV audiences by strutting her stuff on stage in a sexy all-black ensemble during the show, hosted by British presenter Cat Deeley.

In a jaw-dropping routine, the former Dawson’s Creek actress, 30, will sing Garland’s Get Happy hit from the 1950 musical Summer Stock.

She is expected to show off her figure in an outfit similar to Garland’s famous black velvet fedora, patent leather heels, nylon stockings, body-hugging skirt and micro-mini skirt.

Holmes has reportedly been rehearsing this week at the Fox studios, in California.

A source said the Batman Begins star has been thrilling everyone with her performance

“She looks incredible. She is just doing an amazing job. Everyone is absolutely floored by how talented she is.”

The red-hot performance is expected to be shown on the primetime Fox show early next month.

London is still haunting Madonna

Tough times never come alone! And same is happening with our lovely singer Madonna!

Some days back, the pop queen Madonna performed at the Wembley Stadium in London during her World Tour. She was clearly late by about 40 minutes in starting the concert which clearly meant that the show had to finish much later than planned.

The 50-year-old heartthrob singer recently came to know about the strict curfew laws of the Wembley Stadium when she was fined US$100,000 for every fifteen minutes her concert exceeded past the established curfew.

In total Madonna was smacked down by a mammoth sum of US$270,000.

Demi Lovato has a new single!

Demi Lovato has a new single! Check out the track “Get Back,” a rocking song off of her debut album, released on September 23rd. Two Worlds features six songs co-written and co-produced by the Jonas Brothers, and the title track which was written for her best friend Selena Gomez. “Get Back” is available for download on iTunes now.

Metallica have just premiered the video for their single “The Day That Never Comes”

Metallica have just premiered the video for their single “The Day That Never Comes” on their MySpace page. The epic clip was directed by Danish director Thomas Vinterberg and filmed this past July in southern California. On working with the acclaimed filmmaker, Hetfield explained to MTV.com, “That’s the beauty, I think, of writing vague but powerful lyrics — that someone like a movie director can interpret it in his own way and obviously, someone creative is able to take the metaphors and apply them to whatever he needs in his own life.”

The band have also just unveiled another song from their upcoming album Death Magnetic. The hard-charging track, “Cyanide” is now available for sale on iTunes.

My Chemical Romance bassist to pen DC Comics story?

My Chemical Romance bassist, Mikey Way has just been tapped by DC Comics to write an 8 page story for an upcoming Halloween issue of one of their titles. The rumor is that it will have something to do with Batman but that isn’t confirmed yet at press time.

MCR are currently taking time off after finishing their world tour in support of their most recent album, The Black Parade.

STAIND add tour dates with Seether and Papa Roach

STAIND is touring in support of new album THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS, which debuted on Billboard’s Top 200 at No. 3, and new hit single “Believe,” which is currently No. 1 on the Modern Rock Chart. THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS is the fourth consecutive album of STAIND’s career to debut in the top 3.
Tour dates for STAIND are as follows (additional dates to be confirmed)

DATE VENUE CITY
10/3 Turning Stone Verona, NY (Staind only)

With Seether and Papa Roach
10/4 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD
10/7 Greensboro Special Events Center Greensboro, NC
10/9 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, FL
10/10 St. Augustine Amphitheater St. Augustine, FL
10/12 Hard Rock Live Orlando, FL
10/14 Heritage Park Simpsonville (Greenville), SC
10/15 Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
10/17 The Amphitheater at the Warf Orange Beach, AL
10/18 Snowden Grove Park Amphitheatre Southaven, MS
10/19 Lakewood Amphitheater Atlanta, GA
10/21 Black River Coliseum Poplar Bluff, MO
10/22 Rockford MetroCentre Rockford, IL
10/24 Tulsa Convention Center Arena Tulsa, OK
10/26 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Houston, TX (KTBZ Radio Show)
11/12 Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, CT (with Papa Roach only)
11/14 Sovereign Center Reading, PA (with Papa Roach only)
11/15 Asbury Park Convention Hall Complex Asbury Park, NJ
11/16 Tsongas Arena Lowell, MA
11/18 Hammerstein Ballroom New York, NY
11/19 Wicomico Youth and Civic Center Salisbury, MD