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Beauty Trend: Cherry Red Lips

I have always been a little afraid of painting my lips red, afraid I will look more trash than flash. But the beauty trend being set by Gossip Girl bad girl Leighton Meester seems to be able to change my mind with her cherry red lips. Meester tells Usmagazine, “L’Oreal Infallible Plumping Lipgloss in Plumped Red gives me that extra little color and boost when I really want my lips to pop.” Get the look in stores for only $10.

Joey Lawrence Expecting Girl # 2

Congratulations are in order for Joey Lawrence and wife ChandieYawn-Nelson. A source has confirmed to Usmagazine that the couple, who married in 2005, is expecting their second child. The Blossom actor, 33, will be adding another daughter to the family, in addition to three year old daughter Charli.

Prime Time’s Top Earning Men

Usmagazine has released the Forbes Prime Time’s Top Earning Men. And the winner is…Simon Cowell! Well that did surprise me a bit, but congrats to Cowell and the rest of the men who topped this list.
1. Simon Cowell- $75 million
2. Donald Trump- $50 million
3. Ryan Seacrest- $38 million
4. Charlie Sheen $21 million
5. Steve Carell- $21 million
6. Howie Mandel= $15 million
7. Kiefer Sutherland- $13 million
8. Jeff Foxworthy- $11 million
9. Hugh Laurie- $10 million
10. David Caruso- $9 million

Celine Dion Not Pregnant

Unfortunately, singer Celine Dion is not pregnant. It was announced that she was pregnant while being in the early stages of in vitro fertilization, but her and husband Rene Angelil, 67, found out the transfer of embryos were unsuccessful. Angelil told the Candadian paper Journal de Montreal, “We are living the reality of the majority of couples who have to use [IVF]. The process can be long and arduous. But today, we are full of confidence. Celine is more determined than ever.”
The couple have one son together, Rene-Charles, who was born in 2001. He was also conceived through the IVF process, with the help of Dion’s doctor Dr. Zev Rosenwaks, director of the Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Center Medical Center. People.com also reported that Dion and Angelil are going to New York this weekend for a third go around. Best of luck.

Julianne Hough and Chuck Wicks Split

People.com is reporting that a source has said dancer Julianne Hough and country singer Chuck Wicks have decided to take a break. The source says, “This was mutual. They needed some time apart.” Hough, 21, and Wicks, 30, were first seen in public together at last year’s CMA Awards, walking the red carpet together. Wicks also appeared on last season of Dancing With the Stars, dancing with Hough. The couple had talked marriage on more than one occasion, and just after weeks of dating Hough told People Magazine they “”definitely” wanted to go to the altar someday. The two will both be at the CMA Awards tonight, with Hough as a presenter and Wicks covering the red carpet for Entertainment Tonight.

Madonna Not Meeting Boyfriend’s Mom

Hold the awkward meeting of the parents. Madonna has told the New York Post that despite published reports, she is not meeting the mother of current boyfriend Jesus. Usmagazine reports the singer, 51, is going “strictly for fundraising and humanitarian purposes.” She will also be attending a meeting with the governor of Rio de Janeiro and sponsorship of a documentary about impoverished local children. Madonna has been linked with the 23 year old Jesus, model and aspiring DJ, since February of 2009.

Lindsay Lohan Was Possibly Dating Heath Ledger Before His Death

Lindsay Lohan’s father, Michael Lohan, has released another recorded phone conversation, this time speaking with ex-wife Dina. And this particular call releases a secret relationship between Lindsay and the late Heath Ledger. Usmagazine reports that Dina can be heard saying that her daughter, “was dating Heath when he died . . . I don’t know if you know that, but I know cause I would drop her off and they were friends, very, very close.” Ledger died on January 22, 2008 from an accidental overdose. The actor was just 28.
Dina Lohan is understandably upset in the tape, seeing similarities between Lindsay and Ledger. She says, “When she’s drunk or takes an Adderall with it she will do something like Heath Ledger did in a second without thinking.” Lindsay, 23, has taken to her Twitter page about her father’s actions, calling him “disgusting.”

Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri…Together Again?

Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri have apparently landed on ‘on’ in their on again-off again relationship. People.com reported that the pair, who had apparently broke things off around the time of Michael Jackson’s death, “never really broke up. Jermaine wanted to give her some space when Michael died.” Of the rumors that two are also getting married- well Dupri wouldn’t confirm or deny that talk. “They’ve been saying that for years and you don’t see a ring on my finger,” he told People Friday at a Prive Las Vegas party to launch his Nu Pop Movement watch line.

Jennifer Lopez Suing Ex-Husband

Jennifer Lopez is suing ex-husband, Ojani Noa for $10 million. Usmagazine reports that Noa is trying to produce a film titled How I Married Jennifer Lopez: The JLo and Ojani Noa Story. The film reportedly includes home videos of the couple’s time together.
Lopez,40, is suing Noa and also Ed Meyer in trying to produce and distribute the film. The singer is claiming this film would go against an agreement that was settled upon when the couple divorced. (They were married in 1997 and divorced less than a year later. Lopez in now married to singer Marc Anthony.) Ed Meyer is claiming to have footage that shows Lopez in “revealing lack of clothing and in sexual situations, especially in the hotel room footage from [their] honeymoon.”