Posted Jul 18th 2006 5:33PM by TMZ Staff
4) Gossip in Maryland Has Just GOTTA KNOW: What happened to Ashanti? A few years ago she was the biggest thing and now I haven't heard anything from her. And is she still with Nelly?
Although her relationship with Nelly cannot be confirmed, the talk around town is that they are an item. And they've been spotted in each other's company as well -- the most recent at The Black and White Ball in St. Louis, hosted by Nelly himself. July 28 marks the release date for her latest movie "John Tucker Must Die" where she stars alongside Sophia Bush as one of the many girlfriends of playboy John Tucker (Jesse Metcalfe). Expect to see Ashanti on "Live with Regis and Kelly" on Tuesday, July 25 as well. Read more about co-star Jesse Metcalfe's not so intimate date earlier this month.
5) Jeff Has Just GOTTA KNOW: Who is Jake Gyllenhaal dating?
In the past few months, it seems as though Jake Gyllenhaal has picked right up from where he left off after splitting with on-again-off-again girlfriend Kirsten Dunst. (Could this time be for good?) So much so that two women have been spotted on his arm in the last couple of months. Olympic snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler and sporty Jake were seen keeping each other company and it had been rumored that Gretchen would be moving to LA to be closer to the stud. But most recently, he's been taking up with the likes of Natalie Portman -- his love interest before Dunst. In fact, the two of them were spotted side by side at Matthew McConaughey's 4th of July weekend BBQ bash, rarely leaving each other. So could Jake be trading in his male bonding time with McConaughey for some quality time with Portman? We'll just have to let time tell!
6) Jessica Has Just GOTTA KNOW: Where is Aaron Carter?
A spat with brother Nick Carter is among the list of the latest with Aaron Carter. The two exchanged blows last Monday right before announcing their new reality TV show "House of Carters." But fear not, the fight was nothing dramatic enough to end the brotherly bond. As Nick explained to PEOPLE, "Eh, we're brothers, it happened," adding that it was all "over a little misinterpretation." The argument occurred at the annual Television Critics Association convention and was broken up by a "House of Carters" cameraman. Now although we don't have any still shots of the fight, you can expect to see the whole thing, which was caught on tape, on the Carter brothers' show. It debuts in October on E!. For more sibling and family rivalries, read on.
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Posted Dec 29th 2005 2:28PM by TMZ Staff
The blockbuster comedy 'Wedding Crashers' put the spotlight on a longtime underground practice: people showing up uninvited at weddings. Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn made the fun so convincing, the movie just may have influenced the rise in people crashing weddings.
So TMZ took an an informal survey of wedding-reception halls around New York City and Los Angeles, and found that there actually have been an increase in wedding crashers, especially since the movie's July 15 release.
"Most wedding crashers are between the ages of 16 to 21," reports Lorin Kalin, director of Belmont Shore Chalet, a popular wedding-reception hall in Long Beach, Calif. "Because it's young people who want to sneak in to get alcohol. The movie may be the reason for why more people are crashing weddings, but the people who crash weddings usually aren't going to say that it's because of the movie."
'Wedding Crashers' was the top-grossing comedy of the year, taking in $209 million at the U.S. box office. New Line Cinema will release the movie Jan. 3 on DVD in the original R-rated version, along with an unrated version.
The movie, which stars Wilson and Vaughn as the title characters, highlights the romantic complications that can occur when people show up uninvited to a wedding.
Those awkward wedding-crasher situations also happen in real life, says Kalin. "At one wedding reception, there was a teenage couple: a girl and her date. But the girl's boyfriend was also at the wedding and didn't know she was going to be there with another guy. It got really testy and it looked like there was going to be a fight, but security calmed everyone down."
Teenagers may be the easiest wedding crashers to spot, but Kalin says that older professionals -- like the ones portrayed in the movie by Wilson and Vaughn -- may get away with more if they fit in with the crowd.
And what happens when wedding crashers are outed at the event?
Kalin continues, "If there's security, they usually ask the bride and groom if they'll allow the uninvited person to stay. If the wedding crasher isn't causing any problems, they usually get to stay."
'Wedding Crashers' may be considered the copycat movie of the year. (Thank goodness it wasn't 'Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'.) So we started wondering about which upcoming 2006 flick could inspire a bunch of copycats?
Some possible contenders:
'John Tucker Must Die,' starring Jesse Metcalfe (the hot gardener on 'Desperate Housewives'), is about a high-school stud who's unknowingly set up by three of his girlfriends who join forces to find another girl to break his heart.
'The Benchwarmers' stars Rob Schneider, David Spade and Jon Heder as three guys who try to relive their childhoods by starting their own baseball team and taking on the best elementary school baseball players in the state. Wow! Talk about arrested development!
'You, Me and Dupree' tells the story of a newlywed couple (played by Matt Dillon and Kate Hudson) and how they deal with a house guest (Owen Wilson) who's overstaying his welcome ... really seriously overstaying his welcome.
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