Whoopi Goldberg was officially named Wednesday as the new moderator of 'The View.' She said her new job is a "big ol' thrill for me." Goldberg jogged down the aisle of the New York studio, slapping hands with the audience, when the announcement was made live on the air by show creator Barbara Walters. "I love this show," said Goldberg, one of a select few performers to win an Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Grammy award. "I love coming on it. I love hanging out with you guys." When asked what she would be looking forward to the most and the least, Whoopi replied: "I'm looking forward to the hot topics. The thing I'm looking forward to the least is getting in between everyone talking at one time." Goldberg replaces Rosie O'Donnell, who announced she was leaving the show after less than a year filled with controversy and feuds with Donald Trump and co-Star Elisabeth Hasselbeck. "'The View' is in 'ongoing discussions' with several people for another cast slot," a spokesman said. "That would fill the chair left unoccupied since the departure of Star Jones Reynolds last year."
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Vanessa Hudgens also posed for sexy photographs for former boyfriend Drake Bell before she was famous, claims a source. The candid mirror-image shots of Hudgens began circulating on the internet last week were allegedly intended for her boyfriend and 'High School Musical' co-star Zac Efron's eyes only, but an unknown third party stole the pictures and put them on the internet. Reportedly, this isn't the first time Hudgens posed naked for a boyfriend. Hudgens emailed racy shots to her former boyfriend several years ago. A representative for Bell denies the controversial pictures were ever received by him. Jill Fritzo says, "Drake says he never received those photos." Hudgens said in a statement, "I want to apologize to my fans, whose support and trust means the world to me. I am embarrassed over this situation and regret having ever taken these photos. I am thankful for the support of my family and friends."
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The widower of the Woman who died in a car accident involving R&B singer Brandy Norwood is furious that Brandy is out partying it up while he's still mourning his wife's death. The attorney for accident victim Awatef Aboudihaj's husband, Marquane Hdidou, said his client is extremely angry that he sees pictures of Brandy out clubbing so soon after the crash, which took place last December. In the upcoming court case, the judge allowed the four parties suing Brandy in civil court to combine their cases: Hdidou, his wife's two children from a previous marriage, her parents, and Mallory Ham, the man who survived the accident. A trial date has been set for January 28 in the civil case. As for the criminal case, the investigation is still ongoing and no charges have been filed.
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Britney Spears has shocked again, flashing her panty-less private parts at a paparazzi photographer after her performance at MTV Video Music Awards. Spears exposed herself while stepping into an awaiting limousine after leaving Las Vegas' Bellagio hotel, where she partied after her embarrassing awards show performance. While she was slammed for performing the opening act at the VMAs in a skimpy outfit, she made headlines for taking them off later, when she was caught without her panties by a WENN photographer. It's not the first time Spears has been caught without underwear. In November of last year, Spears revealed all to a photographer during a night out with party pal Paris Hilton, just two months after giving birth to her second child. Spears' most recent gaffe came just hours after she disappointed the VMA audience with a disjointed and critically panned comeback performance of her new single 'Gimme More,' her first major public appearance in four years. A bystander said, "What is she thinking? She's a mother of two and here she is flashing her goods to the world!"
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Paris Hilton sold her 1926 Spanish-style Hollywood Hills home for $4.25 million. Hilton is buying a larger home in a gated community or, one with a long gated driveway, according to her aunt and informal spokeswoman, Kyle Richards. Hilton bought the four-bedroom residence in 2004 for about $2.9 million, during the second season of her reality show, 'The Simple Life.' She redecorated the interior in black and white and transformed one bedroom into a walk-in closet and another into a security control room. During Hilton's recent legal woes, her home was the center of a media invasion that was upsetting her neighbors. The throng of reporters and paparazzi staked out the home above Sunset Boulevard, capturing her move from jail to home and back again. The onslaught caused some residents to circulate a letter advising neighbors to call police about the noise and traffic. Richards, says their discomfort was not a factor in Paris' decision to sell. "I'm sure they'll be happy to see the paparazzi go, but that had nothing to do with it," Richards says. "She can't control the people who are outside."
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Lindsay Lohan has reportedly been caught taking drugs in rehab. She was allegedly forced to undergo a drug test by the staff at Utah's Cirque Lodge facility, and the results came back positive. Lohan has now been warned if she does not stay clean she will be thrown out of the center. A source claims, "Lindsay got called into the director's office and was questioned about drugs. When ordered to take a drug test, she reluctantly complied but screamed and cursed at the medical director before storming out the room. She was told that if she couldn't conform to the program she'd have to leave." According to reports, this is not Lohan's first indiscretion since entering Cirque Lodge earlier this month. She was reportedly caught having sex in a toilet stall with a male patient, who is also at Cirque for drug rehab. She is reportedly frequently late to meetings and refuses to do any chores or menial tasks such as toilet cleaning duties. Lohan entered the rehab center following her arrest after a high-speed car chase in Santa Monica. She was in possession of cocaine when she was taken into custody. Last week, Lindsay pleaded guilty to two charges of being under the influence of a controlled substance (cocaine) and pleaded no contest to two charges of DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol). She also pleaded no contest to one charge of reckless driving. After entering her plea bargain, she was sentenced to one day in jail and 36 months probation for her offences and ordered to undergo an 18-month alcohol rehabilitation program. This is Lohan's third stint in rehab. She previously stayed at the Wonderland and Promises facilities in Los Angeles.
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Jennifer Lopez has been awarded nearly $545,000 in a lawsuit against her first husband, Ojani Noa, over his plans to publish a tell-all book claiming she had several affairs. A court-ordered arbitrator made the decision in Lopez's breach-of-contract lawsuit against Noa, court papers indicated. The award includes $200,000 in damages, with the rest going for arbitration costs and attorneys' fees. Lopez's lawsuit claimed that Noa had violated a previous lawsuit settlement preventing him from revealing private information about their relationship. The arbitrator also decided that a permanent injunction should be awarded against Noa that would bar him from "criticizing, denigrating, casting in a negative light or otherwise disparaging or causing disparagement" to Lopez. Noa will be be directed to give Lopez or her attorney all copies of materials related to the book. The arbitration decision was disclosed when Lopez's attorney filed papers asking a Superior Court judge to confirm the award. A hearing in the case was scheduled for Sept. 5. Noa and Lopez, married in February 1997 and were divorced 11 months later. His unpublished, ghostwritten book alleges that during that time Lopez had multiple affairs, including one with her third and current husband, Marc Anthony, court documents indicated. Her lawsuit claimed Noa offered not to publish the book in return for $5 million. In 2004, Noa sued Lopez for breach of contract, claiming she lured him into taking a $1,000-a-week managerial job at her Pasadena restaurant and then fired him Five months later. Noa settled the case for $125,000 and agreed not to disclose private information about their relationship or to disparage Lopez, according to court papers. Lopez's lawsuit claimed Noa's book plans breached that agreement.
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Melanie 'Mel B' Brown went to court to try to establish paternity and get some child support from Eddie Murphy. Brown, filed a petition in Superior Court that seeks to legally establish Murphy as the father of her 4-month-old daughter. "She will also seek sole custody and reasonable child support," said Brown's attorney Gloria Allred. "I am here today for one reason and one reason only; her name is Angel," Brown said. "Angel is my baby and Eddie's. She will always know that she was planned and wanted by both of us." Allred said Murphy took a DNA test in June. The test "established paternity but paternity has not been legally acknowledged," Allred said. " Eddie Murphy has shown 'shocking and appalling' conduct since the test," she said. Brown, who dated Murphy last year, gave birth to her daughter April 3. She listed Murphy as the father on the birth certificate. Murphy has Five children from his marriage to Nicole Mitchell Murphy, who filed for divorce in 2005. Brown also has an 8-year-old daughter.
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Halle Berry has confirmed she's three months pregnant with her first child. She confirmed the good news that she's expecting boyfriend Gabriel Aubry's child. Berry said, "Yes, I am three months pregnant! Gabriel and I are beyond excited, and I've waited a long time for this moment in life. Now the next seven months will be the longest of my life. You heard it from me first!" Rumors of a baby had been Rife for quite sometime. According to the reports, the producers of her upcoming film 'Tulia' had delayed the shooting, which was supposed to start in October, because of Berry's pregnancy.
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A Los Angeles judge has issued a restraining order that prevents the release of a 1994 videotape documenting a breast augmentation surgery for Anna Nicole Smith. Superior Court Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff granted the order at the request of Smith's former attorney and executor of her will, Howard K. Stern. The injunction prevents the sale, distribution or dissemination of the videotape. In court documents, Stern accused Gerald Wayne Johnson, the Texas doctor who performed the surgery, of sending a tape showing the procedure to Thomas Riccio, a Los Angeles-based memorabilia dealer. Stern claims the surgery was taped without Smith's consent. Smith died in Florida in February at the age of 39. Johnson claims he routinely records surgeries with the patient's permission and promises to keep the video confidential "during the patient's lifetime." Johnson said he gave Riccio permission to use the video after Smith died. Stern claims Johnson's wife and Riccio would share in any proceeds from the sale of the videotape to various media outlets.
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