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Shakira Talks About Early Struggles With Money
Shakira thought her parents were “the most incompetent business people in the world” when she was eight.
The ‘She Wolf’ singer said she was upset and frightened when her father, a jeweler, went bankrupt and had to sell most of the family possessions when she was a child.
The experience did, however, lead them give her a lesson she has never forgot about true poverty.
“I couldn't believe my parents! I thought they were the most incompetent business people in the world! And I was so upset.
“My dad and my mom took me to the park that day, where all the kids who were orphans are sniffing glue to deal with the tragedy of their own lives and hunger and the solitude of their lives.
“Little kids, like my age, sniffing glue and barefoot. They just wanted to show me another reality that was much worse than mine. Those images of those kids left a huge impression.”
Shakira, who found fame in her native Columbia as a teenager, later went on to establish the Pies Descalzos Foundation, a charity which sets up special schools for underprivileged children across her home country.
She is also a UNICEF Goodwill ambassador and regularly performs at benefit concerts around the globe.
In February she also opened a new $6 million school in her hometown Barranquilla sponsored by herself and the Pies Descalzos Foundation.
Nice to see a celeb giving back to their community.
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More Pictures From The Set Of 'Knight And Day'
Well, isn't this a typical Tom Cruise movie? TONS of action. Nonstop sequences of motion. Dozens of extras. Huge production budget. Guns, bike chases, leaping from balconies - that's what I'm talking about! LOL!
Here's a look at Tom and Cameron Diaz racing through Cadiz, Sevilla, Spain. Tom is seen greeting extras who happen to be fans, talking to his stunt double and waving to the paparazzi.
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Reps Say Gyllenhaal-Witherspoon Are Still On!
People Magazine's initial report that Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal split might have been premature. Today, a rep announced that the couple is very much still together.
Perfect timing for a rumor like this to come out right? Doesn't Jake have the movie 'Brothers' coming very out soon? It's almost like when Megan Fox started to have trouble with Brian Austin Green right when Transformers hit the theatres. Just saying...
It Took Janet Jackson Three Months To Admit Michael Jackson Was Dead
Janet Jackson said the realization of her brother, Michael’s, death only hit her three months after his death.
The ‘Make Me’ singer said she had avoided everything that could remind her of her Thriller’ singer brother after he suddenly passed away in June, until she was about to perform at the
MTV Video Music Awards in September, when she saw a huge picture in tribute to him. Janet, 43, said:
“It hit me before I was about to do the performance, and it hit me when we were in rehearsal.
“There was a huge image of him on this screen, and I started to cry. I had to step away.”
She also said that she is continuing to come to terms with the singer’s death but that she feels in future things will get easier.
“You know, a day doesn’t go by where you don’t think about him. It’s always there, in every sense. “But it will get better. It’s not easy, but I know with time it will get easier. But it will never be easy. It’s my brother.”
This is something that everyone can relate to. I remember watching Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in the theatre last year and hearing:
We seem to have reached the age where life stops giving us things and starts taking them away.
and got chills because that is so true. I'm going to more and more funerals of MY FRIENDS - it's frightening but a natural part of life. At 32, I've buried 4 friends. It's surreal.
Is This Tiger Woods' Mistress?
Here's pictures of Rachel Uchitel, Tiger Woods' alleged mistress, arrives at LAX. I just cannot BELIEVE this story. Tiger JUST HAD A BABY with his wife.
I guess you never know who is capable of doing such a thing. Then again, nothing is confirmed right?
TMZ has confirmed that FHP troopers are seizing Tiger's medical records to see if his injuries look like they came from a domestic dispute or an accident.
Unfortunately for the family... everything will come out in the end. It's not public interest for this dispute to be resolved.
Rachel insists she is not involved with Tiger:
"I did not have any involvement with him [Woods]. Whatever was written in the Enquirer was not said by me, it was said by two people that claimed they were friends of mine but they're not," the 34-year-old said.
"I am overwhelmed, so I hired [celebrity attorney] Gloria Allred to handle the situation. I don't want to get this much attention and I wish everybody would leave me alone."
What do you think?
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Beyonce Traded Her Personal Life For Success
Beyonce said she has sacrificed her entire life in becoming successful.
The ‘Single Ladies’ singer said that the pressures of celebrity have taken everything away from her that would allow her to enjoy a normal lifestyle.
“I just sacrificed life. Being able to walk down the street and being able to make mistakes and not have it recorded for ever.
“Being able to have regular relationships and dates. Just regular, normal things that people probably don't even think about. Sometimes it's hard.”
Beyonce, 28, also said that during her career she has hardly ever had any chance to take a break.
“I haven't had longer than a couple of months off ever in my life, since I was 15.
“But I was raised that anything that's worth anything takes a lot of sacrifice. And when anything is too easy for me I get scared.”
The ‘Halo’ hitmaker also said, however, she’s promised to take some time out of her recording and touring schedule to keep for herself next year.
“After a couple of dates in February and a couple of award shows, I promised myself that that it's time to smell the roses.
“I'm going to take – hopefully – a couple of months off. I'm not going to plan anything. I'll perhaps take some art classes, I'll visit some museums and I'll check out some shows on Broadway. I'd like to travel somewhere – maybe Egypt – without anyone, without any security, and focus on things I've always wanted to do myself.”
Easier said than done right? Imagine Beyonce trying to take a trip abroad without any security detail? Things could get very ugly rather quickly.
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Put That Celeb Together
I'm wondering if this big smile might throw you off here! Do you recognize this happy girl?
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Jessica Alba And Cash Warren Lunch In LA
Jessica Alba and husband Cash Warren took their daughter Honor Marie out to lunch at a nearby restaurant in Los Angeles, California on Saturday. The family enjoyed a scrumptious meal before dashing to their car where Cash had the car seat waiting for little Honor so they could get away from the paparazzi. There was quite a lot of them that day!
In other news, Jessica said she cooked the turkey thanks Thanksgiving for her family!
“I made the turkey this year. My mom just laid it on me - a big 26 pounder. We do it potluck style.”
How does your family cook the turkey?
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Jaden Smith Is The Next Karate Kid
Will Smith must be so proud of his son! Will's youngest son, 11 year old Jaden Smith, is co-staring alongside Jackie Chan in the remake of the 1984 classic The Karate Kid.
"I trained every day for four months with Master Wu [the film's fight coordinator]," Jaden, 11, tells PEOPLE as he takes on his first leading role as an American boy named Dre Parker who moves to China. "We did a lot of stretching."
Jaden was so dedicated to mastering those high kicks that even Jackie Chan was impressed with him!
"He took the training very seriously. I was very impressed with him."
"Jaden had a lot of respect for me as his teacher, even off the set," says Chan. "He is professional as many adult actors who have been in the business for years."
And what exactly is Jackie teaching 11 year old Jaden?
"Jackie taught me to ask, 'My left or camera left?'" says Jaden on learning the important directions of acting in front of the movie camera. "That helped."
Jaden's behavior around the home has also started to change.
"His dad told me that Jaden had changed," says Chan. "When he takes his shoes off, he doesn't throw them in the corner, but puts them away neatly!"
Well I guess that's a great way to learn a lesson - right alongside Jackie Chan!
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Reese Witherspoon And Jake Gyllenhaal Split!
People Magazine just broke a story that says actress Reese Witherspoon and her boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal have split. A source close to the couple confirmed that their relationship is officially over.
Romance rumors began in late 2007 when the pair co-stared in a film, but by 2008 they were a confirmed couple.
This must be heartbreaking for Reese to have another failed relationship! She got a divorce from her ex-husband Ryan Phillippe three years ago and found love with Jake soon after. Do you think he was a rebound after all?
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