Katy Perry’s lip-sync performance: Awards take blame

Katy Perry’s mouth was moving, but the (correct) words were just not coming out as the pop star performed her hit single at the 15th annual NRJ music awards in Cannes on Saturday. The lip movements and the lyrics were not even close to being in sync - Perry’s mouth was a few full seconds away from the playback, creating an incredibly awkward performance.

On Tuesday, after the video of the incident went viral, the NRJ Awards shouldered the blame: “Katy Perry sang live during the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes on Saturday night, but unfortunately a bad soundtrack was accidentally launched, taking over the live performance of Katy at the beginning of the delivery tube of the Roar,” a statement read, translated from French to English by Google Translate. “TF1 and NRJ present their apologies to Katy Perry ... for this technical problem beyond our control.” Previously, Katy Perry’s reps did not respond to TheWrap’s requests for comment.

Source: Reuters

Could you be Diane von Furstenberg's brand ambassador?

Diane von Furstenberg is offering one lucky person the job of a lifetime via a new reality TV series - to travel the world as an official ambassador for her fashion label

Do you fancy travelling the world as an ambassador for one of the world's biggest fashion brands à la Olivia Palermo or Alexa Chung? Yes? Then read on.

As part of a "transformational docu-series for the millennial fashionista", Diane von Furstenberg is looking for eight potential 'brand ambassadors' who will be whittled down to one worthy winner throughout the series, set to air on a major cable network next year. The successful participant will then represent the DVF brand at "cultural happenings, store opening, premier fashion events and contribute to philanthropic endeavours" all over the world.

So if you class yourself as a "millennial fashionista" and have ever looked at Chung et al and thought 'I could do that', why not apply?

Kim Kardashian to Sing on Kanye West's New Album

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian may be about to venture into something very different from her usual day-to-day drama series.

A report in Media Take Out suggests that the 32-year-old expectant mum may be singing on beau Kanye West's upcoming album.

Apparently Kardashian will have a very small part to sing, perhaps as an "intro or an interlude" in the song, reports Hollywood Life.

However, this is not the first time the starlet has displayed her vocal skills. In 2011, she released a track called Jam (Turn It Up), produced by The Dream. 

Having risen to fame after the publication of a tex tape featuring her and rapper Ray J, Kardashian has become one of the world's most recognisable reality stars thanks to her role in E!s fly-on-the-wall show Keeping Up With Kardashians.

Full article on IB Times UK

You can own Carrie Bradshaw's Sex And The City shoes

Sarah Jessica Parker has donated three pairs of Carrie Bradshaw's shoes to a charity auction. Other celebrity lots include Madonna's Super Bowl boots and Britney's 'Crazy' wedges.

Sarah Jessica Parker reportedly kept around 70 per cent of her Sex And The City costumes after the successful TV series and movie franchise which she executive produced wrapped, so it's good to see she's sharing the spoils of her success.

The actress has donated three pairs of Carrie Bradshaw's shoes to a charity auction to raise funds for LaGuardia High School for Music, Art and the Performing Arts in New York: a pair of studded Prada peep-toe mules, a pair of black patent platform courts by Dolce Vita, and some strappy silver snakeskin sandals by British cobbler, Jonathan Kelsey.

Each pair is signed on the sole by SJP and comes with a handwritten note such as "Enjoy and be careful! Love SJP x" with the Kelsey pair.

Gwyneth Paltrow Defends Kim Kardashian’s Weight Gain

Gwyneth had some inspiring words of advice at the opening of Tracy Anderson’s new fitness studio in Brentwood, Calif. on April 4 in support of Kim Kardashian and her weight gain! Read on the find out what she had to say.

“I think that women should support each other, especially through pregnancy,” Gwyneth, 40, tells ET Online at the April 4 event. “It’s a difficult time, and I think Kim Kardashian looks absolutely beautiful. And we’re supposed to gain weight when pregnant, that’s how God intended it.”

Gwyneth, as a mom of two, gives her full support to Kim, 32, during this tough time of being pregnant under the spotlight. Weight gain is natural during pregnancy, and apparently it doesn’t stop Gwyneth from thinking that the reality star looks gorgeous!

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Rihanna's guest this Summer is....

Hard to keep up with whirling dervish Cara Delevingne. When she's not working the catwalks of New York, London, Milan and Paris, she's staring back at you from the cover of Vogue, or naked in a bath on the cover of LOVE. One minute she's wearing matchy-matchy T-shirts with her new BFF, Rihanna tribute act Rita Ora; next she's moving in with fellow posh model Georgia May Jagger. And now she is apparently planning to play summer houseguest to the real Rihanna.

With the equally hectic Rihanna busy on her Diamonds world tour, there will be plenty of space at the mood-lit poolside for Cara's ever-growing circle of friends to party through the night (the average 20-year-old model's preferred method of R&R), and recuperate the morning after in the Jacuzzi with cocktails from the outdoor bar.

Could Cartier put an end to fashion spoofs?

Jewellery brand Cartier have taken legal action after a New York student produced a profane spoof of their branding.

Over the last month or so the fashion market has become flooded with 'parody branding' - when famous, iconic logos are taken and given a comical twist, such as What about Yves?'s 'Ain't Laurent without Yves' tees, Reasons' 'Celine (Dion)' branding, Conflict of Interests' 'Ill Sander' logo and Brian Lichtenberg's 'Homies' play on Hermès. Celebs have got in on the trend too, with the likes of Cara Delevingne and Rihanna sporting various spoofs and boosting their popularity further.

But now it appears the trend may have gone too far, with luxury jewellery brand Cartier taking one such jovial spoof to court.

The brand in question is KTHANKSBYE, which was set up by a Parsons The New School for Design graphic design masters student known only as Fahad. Fahad created a small range of baseball caps and knitted beanies featuring a profane play on Cartier's branding (hint: swap the 'ar' for 'un') using the same typeface and brand colours - an idea which sprang from a friend complaining about the jewellers poor customer service, reports The Daily Beast .

Heidi Klum joins America’s Got Talent judging panel

German supermodel Heidi Klum has been confirmed as the fourth judge for the new series of the Simon Cowell-produced 'America's Got Talent'.

Heidi Klum at yesterday's 'America's Got Talent' auditions

Heidi Klum is adding yet another notch to her belt by becoming a judge on America's Got Talent .

The German supermodel will join three other judges, comedian Howie Mandel, DJ Howard Stern and fellow newbie and former Spice Girl Mel B (nope, we're not sure why either), who will seek to find America's most talented citizen.

Klum was chosen for her "international sensibility and understanding of what works in today's global entertainment industry", Paul Telegdy, president of NBC alternative and late-night programming told People.com , and we're betting her pretty face played a part too - after all, this is a Simon Cowell-produced show.

The 39-year-old is no stranger to reality TV contest format - she's also the host of Germany's Next Top Model and Project Runway, which aim to find the next big model and fashion designer, respectively.

Kim Kardashian reveals Baby Gender!!

Time to start buying all-pink Versace, Kanye! As HollywoodLife told you first, Kimye’s first child together is going to be a girl. Let the name-guessing game finally begin!

Less than two months since they announced their baby news, we now know what Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are having — a little baby girl!

A new Us Weekly report adds to what HollywoodLife.com first told you on Jan. 4, that the little Kimye is going to be a girl, and that the couple is thrilled about the news.

“They’re over the moon,” a source close to the couple said. “Kanye always wanted a girl.”

No matter what the little girl is named, she is DEFINITELY going to be the best-dressed baby ever — Kanye and Kim will make sure of it. “I think [Kanye] is going to have things specially made,” Kim told Jimmy Kimmel in January.

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Source: HollywoodLife.com

Sarah Jessica Parker's face is ruined!!

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is the latest celebrity to fall prey to heavy-handed airbrushing on the cover of Chinese 'Harper's Bazaar'.

Sarah Jessica Parker has paid a visit to the Photoshop of horrors for her latest cover appearance.

The Sex and the City actress stars on the cover of Harper's Bazaar China's March issue but appears to have had more than a little post-production work done. Her eyes are painfully piercing, cheekbones razor sharp and we're pretty sure that's not her real mouth.

Whoever did the Photoshop work was definitely watching Avatar!

Rihanna and Kate Moss get it on for V Magazine

Rihanna spanks Kate Moss in a shoot for V Magazine - and there's a saucy teaser to go with it.

Rihanna was in the doghouse for leaking pictures of a kinky shoot she did with Kate Moss for V Magazine. The photos, shot by Mario Testino and posted on her Twitter account back in November, are now officially out in the latest issue of the glossy. Since you already know what they look like thanks to Rihanna's premature blabbing, there's a behind-the-scenes teaser by way of a little bonus.

So, we've got a scantily clad Rihanna making good on her declaration that whips and chains excite her as she spanks the equally scantily-clad Moss's bum; Moss palming the singer's boobs; Mario Testino going in for a Rihanna and Moss sandwich, before collapsing into a fit of laughter, and generally lots of seductive eyes and pouting at the camera.

That's what's BANNED from the Grammy Awards

Grammy Awards broadcaster CBS issue a 'wardrobe advisory' notice ahead of Sunday's ceremony to encourage flesh-flashing celebrities to cover up.

Celebrities are finding ever more inventive ways of baring their assets on the red carpet. Side-boobs, waistline-necklines and backless dresses, which sit so low they reveal something of 'what lies beneath', have become the norm. And that's before we've even got into the thigh-split dresses that so love to make a feature of a girl's underpants.

Such rampant, flesh-baring antics have now driven CBS, the broadcaster of Sunday's 55th Grammy Awards, to take the unusual step of sending out a 'Standard And Practice Wardrobe Advisory' notice to all attendees, containing a strict dress code.

'Please be sure that buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered', it begins.

'Thong type costumes are problematic. Please avoid exposing bare fleshy under curves of the buttocks and buttock crack.' 

Addressing the growing side-boob trend, the notice cautions 'Bare sides or under curvature of the breasts is also problematic. Please avoid sheer see-through clothing that could possibly expose female breast nipples.'

Sorry… female breast nipples? Who wrote this? So male's nipples are okay??!!! 

Lady Fozaza talks about her SS2013 Collection on MBC

Lady Fozaza Fans are on a date today with their fashion designer guru Alanoud Badr who will talk about her new Spring-Summer 2013 Collection. The interview will broadcast LIVE at 1pm on MBC with Lojain Omran's "Sabah Al Khayr Al Arab". Tune in and don't miss it! ;)

Brad and Angelina got married on Christmas Day?

Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's wedding is rumoured to have taken place on Christmas Day at Donna Karan's Parrot Cay estate in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

It seems that the celebrity wedding the whole world is waiting for, might have already happened...

Word reaches us that Hollywood's hottest couple, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, secretly tied the knot on Christmas Day in the Caribbean's Turks and Caicos Islands.

The couple, who announced their engagement in April 2012 after seven years together, have been spending the holiday at the private Parrot Cay estate of American fashion designer, Donna Karan along with their six children, Brad's parents Jane and William Pitt, his brother Doug and sister Julie.

'The Sanctuary', a collection of three secluded villas, three open-air pavilions and four swimming pools, was built by Karan as a "cocoon of serenity" for her family following the death of her husband Stephan Weiss in 2001.

The entire estate, styled in a hybrid Indonesian/African style, sleeps 22, but Parrot Cay is dotted with similarly luxurious private residences, perfect for their entourage ( one local told a journalist that the couple had been spotted with two nannies per child in tow), and wedding guests.

Speculation about the couple's wedding plans has been rife ever since news of their engagement broke; with recent reports pointing to Greece as the likely location.

Kate Moss heading to the X Factor??

X Factor boss Simon Cowell wants supermodel Kate Moss to act as a style consultant on the show, according to rumours.

She's made her fortune posing in front of cameras, but when it comes to talking on camera, Kate Moss usually likes to keep mum.

All that could be set to change however, if rumours in the Mirror today turn out to be true.

The tabloid is reporting that X Factor mogul Simon Cowell is: "looking at ways of refreshing the show and one idea he will bring to the table is getting Kate Moss on board" according to a source.

The mole continues: "He knows how important the styling of the contestants is and having a supermodel and a world-famous name on board would certainly raise the bar. Kate could give the contestants advice and ideas on how they want to look and also how to look after themselves and still look great in the years ahead."

Rihanna and Chris Brown Wish You a Merry Thug Life Christmas

Rihanna and Chris Brown, feeling festive and getting into the holiday spirit, took the time out to wish fans a Merry Thug Life Christmas on Tuesday.

Good tidings of great gangsta joy to all ...

Between this and attending the Lakers game, the couple certainly made no secret of their relationship (whatever its official status might be) on Christmas.

Chris Brown and Rihanna arrived together to the NBA contest and sat courtside in full view of a sellout Staples Center crowd and millions of TV viewers.

As if that weren't enough of a signal that the past / present / future lovebirds are totally together again, Rihanna then posted the image above via Twitter.

Kristen Stewart.. A hit or a miss??

Where do we begin, to tell the story of this $#%$^ dress... Well the legs are a show-off of course, but the dress?? Hmmm....

Givenchy for H&M? RUMOR!!!

Rumours about H&M's new designer collaboration are circulating, but we won't be seeing the results anytime soon.

Swedish retailer H&M only released its line with Maison Martin Margiela less than two weeks ago, but the ever-hungry fashion rumour mill is already into overdrive as to the identity of its next collaborator.

Loved by models Miranda Kerr and Natalia Vodianova, and showcased on the red carpet by Rihanna and Cate Blanchett, the Tumblr belonging to Fashion Industry Confessions announced that a stylish union would be on the cards next year.

So guess what??? All that talk is just one big fat rumor!!

Paris Hilton angers Saudis by opening store in Mecca

Paris Hilton's fifth handbag and accessories shop in Saudi Arabia has been accused of affronting the principals of Islam, and earned her a backlash of Twitter abuse in the process.

The American socialite and hotel heiress who's Twitter is awash with optimistic, life-affirming titbits such as - "Smile, because you're beautiful... Stand strong, because haters can't bring you down" and "I love black and white photographs. They are always so timeless" - has sparked controversy in the Middle East. From the very same account.

Posting a picture of her new accessories store in Saudia Arabia's holy city of Mecca - don't worry, we weren't fully aware of this best-selling handbag line either - Paris caused a backlash of abuse from an insulted Islamic community, with some claiming it as an "affront" to the "principal sanctuary" of the religion.

Her bubbly Tweet - "Loving my beautiful new store that just opened at Mecca Mall in Saudi Arabia!" - was met with disgruntled comments such as: "Saudi claim there are other ways to allow for pilgrims, and if religiosity is of such importance, why is Paris Hilton being allowed a store in Mecca?" The first comment was merely the understated, yet powerful "R u kidding?", according to the New York Daily News .

Undeterred by "The world is a corrupt place at the moment. Someone please send me to Mars" comments, the 31-year-old quietly reminded the Twitter sphere that this is her fifth store in Saudi Arabia alone, and number 42 in total.

J. Lo Gets Woman Fired for Seeking an Autograph??!!

J. Lo says the hotel maid was not fired for that, Tweeting, "Would never get anyone fired over an autograph. 1st I heard of this was on twitter. #hurtful."

E! News says the employee in question, Pray Dodaj, wasn't fired but was transferred to another hotel.

Dodaj allegedly wasn't seeking an autograph, but entered the room unannounced early one morning.

J.Lo's security team, obviously concerned that a stranger showed up, notified the hotel management.

Lopez was reportedly staying at the Breidenbacher Hof hotel in Dusseldorf, Germany, at the time.

Her rep adds, "Jennifer is having a great time on her world tour traveling with her twins and mom."

"Jennifer always goes out of her way to meet and greet fans as evidenced by her recent twitter @tweet2meet engagements, as well as stopping to sign autographs and say hello to hotel staff."

Between this and Jennifer Lopez nip slip action, there's never a dull moment on her tour.