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M.I.A.'s Son Ikhyd Will Inherit $8 Billion!

Sassy Smith — Sat, 16 May 2009 12:06:00 GMT

M.I.A.'s infant son, Ikhyd Edgar Arular Bronfman , 3 months, is going to be one rich little dude - he'll inherit nearly $8 billion! Eight billion dollars - can you even imagine?

M.I.A.'s fiance and father to Ikhyd, Benjamin Bronfman, 26, is set to inherit the massive amount of money and it will be passed down to the couple's son at some point.

The fortune was accumulated by Benjamin's family, who are owners of a now defunct Seagram company - once the largest distiller of alcoholic beverages in the world.

A source said the Paper Planes singer doesn't "really care about the money. But it helps." Uh, yes, eight billion clams will probably come in handy!

Although M.I.A. and Benjamin are not married, that won't make a difference in their son inheriting the money and assets.

"They will do the marriage thing when time permits."

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M.I.A.'s Post Baby Body!

Sassy Smith — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:11:00 GMT

Singer M.I.A. welcomed her first child - son Ikhyd Edgar Arular Bronfman - almost three months ago, and she made a recent appearance at the Time 100 Most Influential People in the World Gala. I must say, she was looking awesome!

We got a sneak peek at her baby boy as she and fiance, The Exit singer and guitarist, Benjamin Brewer walked through LAX. That baby is gorgeous!

M.I.A. recently performed at Coachella, and during her set, she said to the crowd, "Can we get some order in the place? My baby's waiting!"

She might still love performing but now that she's a mom, baby comes first!

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M.I.A. Wreaks Havoc at Coachella

trix — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:33:00 GMT

It only takes 9 words from a performer at Coachella to wreak havoc, yikes, those must have been some powerfully spoken words.

Oh wait, it was M.I.A. asking for her fans to come up on stage. M.I.A. called out to her fans, " Can I get some people up on the stage?" and some of the audience complied.

Oh my, the security guards must have been going crazy. They try so hard to keep everything copacetic, but she threw a monkey wrench in their carefully laid out plans.

The guards tried to keep the audience off the stage, but she yelled out, " Let 'em on".

Were you one of those who rushed the stage at Coachella? Me neither, I had a yard sale. How very grown up of me, I know.

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M.I.A.'s Real Baby Name is Still Crazy

sweatpantsmom — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:35:00 GMT

Remember when everyone thought that M.I.A. had gone and given her baby that crazy name, Ickitt? And then she came out and said, no way would I give my baby a stupid name like that? Well, don't worry - she's finally released the baby's real name, and it's...Ikhyd.

TMZ has gotten it's hands on the baby's birth certificate, and his official name is Ikhyd Edgar Arular Bronfman.

And we thought she was going to give him one of those unusual baby names.

Well, I guess the little guy can always just call himself 'Ed' for short.

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UPDATE: M.I.A. Did NOT Name Her Baby Ickitt!!!!

Sassy Smith — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:04:00 GMT

Oh thank goodness! It was reported that new mom M.I.A. named her nearly-one-month-old baby boy Ickitt but that is not the case... whew! No offense, but that really is an awful name.

M.I.A. updated her MySpace to say:

MY BABY IS NOT CALLED ICKITT, PICKIT OR LICKIT THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL THE HOLLYWOOD PRESS. HES A BABY , HE DONT NEED PRESS!

I DIDNT RELEASE THE BABY NAME BECAUSE I DIDNT THINK IT WAS NEWS!!!!

BUT I WILL BE BACK WITH SOMETHING NEWS WORTHY SOON , TILL THEN GO PICK ON APPLE, SATCHEL AND MOON UNIT.

LOTS OF LOVE STICKIT!!

Ha ha... lots of love stickit... she's cute.

I guess she'll release her baby's REAL name when she's darn good and ready or maybe she won't.

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Finally! M.I.A. Names Her Baby Boy!

Sassy Smith — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:10:00 GMT

Well, I say finally, but to be fair, I'm sure hip-hop singer M.I.A. named her baby boy soon after his birth, but this is the first time we're hearing his name. She and Benjamin Brewer welcomed him on February 11, and their son is one of the most adorable babies I've ever seen... but his name? Uh, not, something I'd pick. Wanna know what it is?

Find out after the jump!

Ickitt. I don't know, maybe it has some special significance that we're unaware of? Sure, it's obviously her choice what she names her baby and really, he is a beautiful, beautiful baby, but the name...

As we all know, M.I.A. certainly isn't the first celebrity parent to give their child an unusual name.

Maybe it'll grow on us.

*Update* She did NOT name her son Ickitt......HERE!!!!!!

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Kate Winslet: My Daughter Hated My Oscar Gown

Sassy Smith — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:03:00 GMT

Actress Kate Winslet won an Oscar for Best Actress last Sunday and while some may have thought her choice of dress was lovely, there was one person who was "mortified" about her gray dress... her 8-year-old daughter, Mia!

Winslet called her children - Mia, and son Joe Alfie, 5 - backstage, after her win. Mia couldn't believe her mother's gray Yves St. Laurent evening gown.

Kate, told Oprah on Monday's show, "I said, 'Hi, Mia, did you jump up and down?' "[Mia] says: 'Yes, I did, Mum, I did. I need to talk to you about the dress, it was gray.' She was absolutely mortified I wore a gray dress."

The 33-year-old told Oprah she didn't want a lot of dresses being sent to her, especially in these tough economic times.

"I think in this time in the economy, it's just not nice to have people make lots of dresses and you just wear one out of a possible five. So Yves St. Laurent very kindly said, 'We'd like to make something for you,' and that was what we did."

Kate also talked about not doing any more nude scenes because of her children.

"I have done quite a lot of nudity, and I feel like my kids they're 8 and 5 now, maybe they're going to start to become aware of the amount of nudity I've done. I just sort of feel like I can't get away with it that much longer."

Another reason I love her - she's so real and seems like such a great mom! (And ya, she's a wonderful actress too!)

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Photo: See M.I.A.'s Beautiful Baby Boy!

Sassy Smith — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:02:00 GMT

Singer M.I.A. and her fiance Ben Brewer welcomed their first child - a son - on February 11 and she blogged about her little boy here. Although she's not released the baby's name or photos, a friend of hers posted a picture of the little one on his MySpace. And what a doll he is!

Photo after the jump!

M.I.A.'s friend Afrikan Boy posted the photo and the following message:

I just woke up when i recieved this baby picture from Maya of her newborn son….

He is Handsoommmeee!!..

I Need to teach him how to make PoundedYam and get Straight A's in School like Me!!!

Love from Maya Ben and I Y H K D!

Welcome to the World!

What a sweet baby! M.I.A. and Benjamin sure made a beautiful boy.

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New Mom M.I.A. To Perform At Oscars In A Bed?

Sassy Smith — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:05:00 GMT

Hip-hop star and performer M.I.A. welcomed her first child - a son - last Wednesday, and she was scheduled to perform this coming Sunday at the Oscars, however, will the new mom be up for it so soon after the birth of her baby?

Oscar producers Laurence Mark and Bill Condon are willing to do whatever it takes to make M.I.A. comfortable, in the hopes that she'll be performing at the Oscars Sunday evening, even though she's just had a baby.

M.I.A. is scheduled to perform her Oscar-nominated song "O, Saya" from Slumdog Millionaire, and producers are suggesting she perform on a bed!

Said Mark, "She's eager to perform... We've said things like, 'We're willing to have her enter on a large bed.' We'll make it as easy for her as we can."

I'm thinking she'll do it - if the woman can get her groove on, up on the Grammy stage, when she's ready to pop a baby out, then this should be a piece of cake!

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Update: M.I.A. Blogs About Her New Son!

Sassy Smith — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:03:00 GMT

Hip-hop star M.I.A. and fiance Benjamin Brewer welcomed their first child, a son, Wednesday, February 11 and the 31-year-old singer took to her Myspace to talk about her new bundle of joy!

From M.I.A.:

"Sunday night I came home from the Grammys still in the mood to party - I could easily gone out but I went home instead - lucky I did! My early labor kicked in around 2 a.m. My baby was born Wednesday. He is healthy, fine, beautiful and the most amazing thing ever on this planet - of course I'm his mum!! Me and baby are putting our tour dates for 2010 together, making mix tapes and figuring out a way to break out of the hospital! My baby boy says hi!"

Next up - will M.I.A. be up to performing at next Sunday's Academy Awards? She's set to sing "O Saya," her Oscar-nominated song from Slumdog Millionaire.

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She Popped! M.I.A. Gives Birth!

Sassy Smith — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:03:00 GMT

She must have got things moving after her Grammy performance last Sunday - because hip hop star M.I.A. has given birth to her first child! So, did she have a girl? Or a boy, as she was convinced she was having?

It's a boy! She and fiance Benjamin Brewer welcomed their son on Wednesday, February 11.

Desi Hits asked M.I.A. what she hopes to teach her child: "I would teach my child tons of things. I want my child to see third world countries, and be humble about what he or she has, and have sound judgement."

Congrats! We'll keep you posted with more details as they become available.

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Video: Pregnant M.I.A. Grammy Performance, Says Son To Be Hip Hop Star

Sassy Smith — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:08:00 GMT

A very pregnant M.I.A. took to the stage at the Grammy Awards Sunday evening, and she certainly delivered - well not her baby, but her performance! I was convinced her water was going to break! The hip hop singer, who is having a son, is convinced her boy will be a hip hop star too.

Video after the jump!

Before taking the stage Sunday night, M.I.A. said her little one is poised to be a hip hop star. "He's getting ready for Jay-Z and Lil Wayne. So far, so good.

"I just don't know what labor is. It's my first baby. So I'm not walking around going, 'Maybe this is it.' The baby is just moving around, getting his swagga on."

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M.I.A. Did Not Go Into Labor at the Grammys

The Grammy Winners!

Whit Honea — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:35:00 GMT

Whenever the entertainment industry has one of their big award shows we like to break from our strict set of rules and protocol and recognize the winners. The thing is, there are only 20 or so award shows and if we don't pat Hollywood on its back then they'll have to keep doing it themselves and that's a good way to get a cramp.

Here is a list of the Grammy Winners from last night. Please note that many of FameCrawler's favorite celebrity parents do make an appearance.

Album of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand

Best Rap Album: Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: John Mayer, “Say”

Record of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Please Read This Letter”

Best New Artist: Adele

Best Rock Album: Coldplay, Viva la Vida

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Rich Woman”

Song of the Year: Coldplay, “Viva la Vida”

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group: Sugarland, “Stay”

Best R&B Album: Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson

Industry Icon Award: Clive Davis

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Rick Rubin (Death Magnetic, Home Before Dark, Mercy, Seeing Things, Weezer)

Best Rock Song: Bruce Springsteen, “Girls in Their Summer Clothes”

Best Rock Instrumental Performance: “Peaches En Regalia,” Zappa Plays Zappa, Featuring Steve Vai & Napoleon Murphy Brock

Best Metal Performance: Metallica, “My Apocalypse”

Best Hard Rock Performance: The Mars Volta, “Wax Simulacra”

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Kings of Leon, “Sex on Fire”

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: John Mayer, “Gravity”

Best Alternative Music Album: Radiohead, In Rainbows

Best Pop Vocal Album: Duffy, Rockferry

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Coldplay, “Viva la Vida”

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Adele, “Chasing Pavements”

Best Pop Instrumental Album: Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Jingle All The Way

Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Eagles, “I Dreamed There Was No War”

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books): Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth (Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon and Blair Underwood)

Best Contemporary R&B Album: Mary J. Blige, Growing Pains

Best R&B Song: Ne-Yo, “Miss Independent” (Mikkel S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen and S. Smith, songwriters)

Best Urban/Alternative Performance: Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am, “Be OK”

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton, “You’ve Got the Love I Need”

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Al Green Featuring John Legend, “Stay With Me (by the Sea)”

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: Alicia Keys; ” Superwoman”

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Ne-Yo, “Miss Independent”
Lil’ Wayne Frank Micelotta/Getty Images for MTV

Best Rap Song: Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major, “Lollipop” (D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer and R. Zamor, songwriters)

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Estelle Featuring Kanye West, “American Boy”

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Jay-Z and T.I. Featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne, “Swagga Like Us”

Best Rap Solo Performance: Lil Wayne, “A Milli”

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Natalie Cole, Still Unforgettable

Best Country Album: George Strait, Troubadour

Best Country Song: Sugarland, “Stay” (Jennifer Nettles, songwriter)

Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947

Best Country Instrumental Performance: Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert and Steve Wariner, “Cluster Pluck”

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Killing the Blues”

Best Male Country Vocal Performance: Brad Paisley, “Letter to Me”
Carrie Underwood John Shearer/Getty Images

Best Female Country Vocal Performance: Carrie Underwood, “Last Name”

Best Reggae Album: Burning Spear, Jah Is Real

Best Hawaiian Music Album: Tia Carrere and Daniel Ho, Ikena

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand

Best Traditional Folk Album: Pete Seeger, At 89

Best Traditional Blues Album: B.B. King, One Kind Favor

Best Contemporary Blues Album: Dr. John and the Lower 911, City That Care Forgot

Best Long Form Music Video: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “Runnin’ Down a Dream”

Best Short Form Music Video: Weezer, “Pork and Beans”

Best Classical Album: Weill, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Producer of the Year, Classical: David Frost

Best Classical Crossover Album: The King’s Singers, Simple Gifts

Best Classical Contemporary Composition: John Corigliano, composer, Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan (JoAnn Falletta, conductor)

Best Classical Vocal Performance: John Corigliano, Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan

Best Small Ensemble Performance: Spotless Rose, Hymns to the Virgin Mary

Best Chamber Music Performance: Elliott Carter, Pacifica Quartet, String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra): Gloria Cheng, Piano Music of Salonen, Stucky, and Lutoslawski

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra): Hilary Hahn, Schoenberg, Sibelius: Violin Concertos (Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor)

Best Choral Performance: Sir Simon Rattle, “Symphony of Psalms”

Best Opera Recording: Weill, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Best Orchestral Performance: Shostakovich, “Symphony No. 4,” Bernard Haitink, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

Best Engineered Album, Classical: Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago

Best Electronic/Dance Album: Daft Punk, Alive 2007

Best Dance Recording: Daft Punk, “Harder Better Faster Stronger”

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: Kirk Franklin, The Fight of My Life

Best Traditional Gospel Album: The Blind Boys of Alabama, Down in New Orleans

Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Gaither Vocal Band, Lovin’ Life

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: CeCe Winans, Thy Kingdom Come

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album: TobyMac, Alive and Transported

Best Gospel Song: Kirk Franklin, “Help Me Believe”

Best Gospel Performance: Mary Mary, “Get Up”

Best Latin Jazz Album: Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, Song for Chico
George Carlin Paul Schiraldi

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: Chick Corea and Gary Burton, The New Crystal Silence

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo: Terence Blanchard, soloist, “Be-Bop”

Best Jazz Vocal Album: Cassandra Wilson, Loverly

Best Contemporary Jazz Album: Randy Brecker, Randy in Brasil

Best New Age Album: Jack DeJohnette, Peace Time

Best Comedy Album: George Carlin, It’s Bad For Ya

Best Polka Album: Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra, Let the Whole World Sing

Best Contemporary World Music Album: Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo, Global Drum Project

Best Traditional World Music Album: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album: Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Best Native American Music Album: Come to Me Great Mystery—Native American Healing Songs

Best Norteño Album: Los Tigres del Norte, Raíces

Best Banda Album: Joan Sebástian, No Es de Madera

Best Tejano Album: Ruben Ramos and the Mexican Revolution, Viva la Revolucion

Best Regional Mexican Album: Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, Amor, Dolor Y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera

Best Tropical Latin Album: José Feliciano, Señor Bachata

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album: 45, Jaguares

Best Latin Pop Album: Juanes, La Vida…Es un Ratico

Best Musical Show Album: In the Heights

Best Musical Album for Children: They Might Be Giants, Here Come The 123s

Best Spoken Word Album for Children: Bill Harley, Yes to Running!

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): Natalie Cole, “Here’s That Rainy Day” (Nan Schwartz, arranger)

Best Instrumental Arrangement: Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, “Define Dancing” (From Wall-E) (Thomas Newman, arranger)

Best Instrumental Composition: “The Adventures of Mutt” (From Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)

Best Surround Sound Album: Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Prelude to Khovanshchina

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: MGMT, “Electric Feel,” Justice Remix (Justice, remixers)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: The Raconteurs (Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell and Jack White III), Consolers of the Lonely

Best Historical Album: Art of Field Recording, Volume I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music (Documented by Art Rosenbaum)

Best Album Notes: Miles Davis, Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition (Francis Davis, album notes writer)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: In Rainbows

Best Recording Package: Metallica, Death Magnetic (Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat and David Turner, art directors)

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, “Down to Earth” (From Wall-E)

Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer, The Dark Knight

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Juno

M.I.A. Did Not Go Into Labor at the Grammys

trix — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:31:00 GMT

M.I.A. performed at the Grammys last night in all her pregnant glory.

Thankfully, she did not go into labor while she was performing. She probably figured that even though Sunday was her due date she was willing to take the chance, because you are usually late your first pregnancy.

That only happens sometimes. I have a friend that went into labor on her due date and it just happened to be Labor Day.

M.I.A. did say that even if she did go into labor she figued that she would win either way.

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Pregnant M.I.A. Will Perform Sunday At Grammy's - Her Due Date!

Sassy Smith — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:06:00 GMT

Pregnant hip-hop star M.I.A. will perform at Sunday's Grammy ceremony, which is awesome, but what's more interesting - is it's also the same day she's due to deliver her baby!

Says the first-time-mom-to-be:

"They say that you're often late the first time, so I'm planning to go. We'll see. People are trying to get me to relax and focus on the baby. It's like being in parallel universes."

Sounds like she's going to keep going until the very end - well, the beginning of her new life with baby!

M.I.A. , who is engaged to musician Benjamin Brewer, is up for two Grammy awards.

Good luck with the show and the baby!

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Photos: The Secret To Kate Winslet Looking Good Naked

Sassy Smith — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:04:00 GMT

Kate Winslet, after having two kids, admits that she has to work harder at keeping fit. She says that being nude on film gives her great incentive to get in shape, especially playing an older woman seducing a teen in her latest flick, The Reader. So, how does she get that sexy body?

More pics after the jump

The 33-year-old actress could have had a body double in the movie, but opted not to - she wanted the nude scenes to be real.

She said, "The body on screen is all me. I'm doing alright. I've had two kids [Mia, 8, and Joe, 5]. I don't look in the mirror and go: 'I look fantastic!' I don't believe in perfection, but I do believe in saying: 'This is who I am.'"

And the secret to her sexy shape? No secret really - just common sense and hard work.

Kate avoids carbs and alcohol.

She continues, "I don't eat pasta or bread, I don't drink and I limit processed foods.

"I don't go to the gym. I go through phases where I think, 'I really should go.' But I work out on the living room carpet. It's great - no one's looking at you, no one's telling you what to do.

"I have a mat and weights and I do a stomach and burn thing."

She adds, she's not perfect - she's got her flaws like everyone else.

"I have a crumble baby belly, my boobs are the worse for wear after two kids. I'm not a supermodel. I just do whatever I can to stay healthy."

I like her - she seems so normal, well as normal as any celebrity can be!

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Introducing Cruz Hewitt

Karl Erikson — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:30:00 GMT

Here's brand new Cruz Hewitt, born December 11. Proud parents tennis champ Lleyton Hewitt and Bec are happily enjoying their holidays, along with 3-year-old daughter Mia.

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Karl Erikson — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:32:00 GMT

Another celebrity baby wants to have his name changed. First Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, and now Kate Winslet's son, Joe Alfie, who turns 5 next week. Kate, 33, revealed on Monday's "Tonight Show" appearance that Joe will only respond to the name "Traiver" these days. He accidentally created the name while looking for his "trainers," aka sneakers.

Kate said, "He turns to me and says, 'My name is not Joe, okay? So just don't call me that anymore. That's why I've changed it to Traiver. But you can call me Traiver, or Traive.' I said, 'Okay, that's really cool, Traiver, how do you spell that?' It was so sweet."

Guess it's a good thing he wasn't looking for dog poop instead of his trainers.

Kate also said that both kids - she also has 8-year-old daughter Mia Honey - believe strongly in Father Christmas. And she wasn't sure if the kids were watching so she was very firmly on the side of Santa. Jay Leno asked if the wrapping paper ever raised suspicion with the children and Kate said, no, "the gift wrap in the North Pole is so completely different. You can't get the same gift wrap in the North Pole that you'd get in London or New York or wherever else you might be."

And for Joe, who is a Christmas baby (with a birthday of December 22), he'll be getting a few more gifts. Kate makes sure that Joe - er, Traiver - gets a separate birthday party with separate presents each year.

Mia is Kate's daughter with ex-husband Jim Threapleton. Joe/Traiver is her son with director Sam Mendes. Kate has a couple of movies hitting the cinema in the coming weeks: "Revolutionary Road" and "The Reader."

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Lleyton Hewitt and Wife Welcome Son

Karl Erikson — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:34:00 GMT

Congratulations to world famous tennis player Lleyton Hewitt and his wife Bec. They're the proud new parents of baby boy Cruz, who was born Thursday in Sydney, Australia. Cruz has an older sister, 3-year-old Mia.

Lleyton is a former World #1 tennis player. In 2001, he was the youngest male ever to be ranked #1. He won the 2001 U.S. Open and 2002 Wimbledon men's singles titles. Now, because of some hip problems and hip surgery, he's ranked as #67 in the world. That's only 786,342 spots ahead of me.

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Kate Winslet Keeps Nude Scenes Real

Sassy Smith — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:02:00 GMT

Kate Winslet likes to keep things "real," especially when it comes to movie roles and particularly doing nude scenes. Said Kate, who is playing an older woman engaged in an affair with a younger man, in The Reader, "It was important to me to look real. I really don't believe in this notion that actors and actresses should look untouchably perfect."

And how is it filming love scenes with actor David Kross, who is 15 years younger than she is? "It was the same as shooting any other scene of that nature.

"A scene with that level of intimacy involving nudity, you know, it's always nerve-wracking, and you really have to rehearse those scenes so that everybody knows exactly what's going on."

She, however, did find it difficult to go through the "aging" process for the movie - she was playing a woman 35 years older than she is now. Winslet admits it "was exhausting."

She adds, "It took seven hours to put on every day and the body suit weighs about 15 pounds." Can you imagine seven hours of prep time? Yikes!

I wonder if, when her kids are grown, if they'll watch some of their mother's movies that they're obviously too young to see now? I think part of that would be cool, but also sort of weird, especially if your mom is doing nude scenes. But maybe if you're a kid who grows up with actor parents, it's no big deal?

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Karl Erikson — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:03:00 GMT

Here's Kate Winslet in New York City yesterday morning, all dressed warm while walking Mia and Joe to school. Believe it or not, we had to bundle up last night in Florida! Got down to 38 last night. Very freaky weather for November in FL. I wish Kate Winslet would come down and keep me warm.

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Sassy Smith — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:08:00 GMT

British singer and performer M.I.A. is expecting her first child with Benjamin Brewer and she posted on her MySpace yesterday that she is happy that she is witnessing history in the making and that change means a new "future" for her baby.

M.I.A. posted a Joy Division video and said that the image at the end of it represented how people saw the election in her opinion. She wrote:

"Me and Blaqstarr found the image at the end from a Joy Division video and thought about the election and thats how people want you to see the world , black/ white , good/ evil, jesus/devil
for you the words are Obama vs Mc Caine for me its terror vs genocide
simple maths so we put it on at the end to show how far we've gone and how far we've come, i have to start staying at home more because i dont think i can fit through my front door anymore but i want this to do the traveling for me.

good luck! go vote! i cant , but im glad im witnessing history in the making either way .......... m.i.a>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> THANK F**K THE FUTURES HERE!"

This is the video she is referring to:

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Vanity Fair: Kate Winslet Bares It All

Sassy Smith — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:07:00 GMT

Kate Winslet looks amazing in the December issue of Vanity Fair! The 33-year-old actress and mother of two says that sometimes she thinks she looks "a little bit wrong." Uh, well, I think she looks "a lot right!" She's often criticized by the media (especially in England) for her weight fluctuations, but Winslet refuses to lose weight to fit some sort of Hollywood ideal. I say good for her!

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Kate said of the way she looks, "I often look at women who wear great jeans and high heels and nice little T-shirts wandering around the city and I think, I should make more of an effort.... But then I think, they can't be happy in those heels."

Kate is mom to daughter Mia Honey, 8 (dad is Kate's ex-husband Jim Threapleton) and son Joe Alfie, who will turn five next month (dad is Kate's husband Sam Mendes).

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I Choose You, Kate Winslet

Whit Honea — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:17:00 GMT

Kate Winslet and her children Mia, Joe and Pikacho enjoyed a nice stroll in NYC.

Happy kids that like to read. Well done, Kate.

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M.I.A. Shows Off Her Huge Baby Bump

Sassy Smith — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:06:00 GMT

British artist, songwriter and singer M.I.A. has been canceling numerous appearances and went into "retirement," and it's pretty obvious as to why - she's pregnant. Either that or she swallowed a good sized watermelon. I'm going with the pregnancy thing...

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M.I.A. performed at Disel party looking very much with child. The 31-year-old recently became engaged Exit member, Benjamin Brewer.

Congrats to the happy couple!

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