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Taking an unusual step, Hilary Duff has been reported to 'take over' Seventeen Magazine. The star is given full access to anything the magazine could offer, including photo shoots, interviews, and even a little guest editing.

In exchange for the access, however, Duff had to answer some burning questions about her personal life. Several of those included the information of her hectic traveling schedule and the unveiling of her favorite hotspot.

Rihanna has her own way to celebrate her MTV Video Music Award nomination before the event took place at New York City's Radio City Music Hall on Thursday night, August 31.

The "Pon de Replay" singer had a Manhattan artist tattooed a friendship symbol behind her right ear. "My best friend from Barbados was here so we had to do something crazy," so she revealed the reason behind her action. "She got one too."

Appearing on NBC's "Today" show Friday morning September 1, pop sensation Jessica Simpson boldly made a singing performance for the first time since injuring a vocal cord.

Despite the injury, the beauty delightfully managed to make her way in singing her new single "I Belong to Me", but her voice sadly cracked afterwards when trying to hit a high note on "With You", forcing her to pause for a moment before finishing the tune. "That had to be the most nerve-racking thing you've ever done in your life," "Today" co-host Matt Lauer commented.

Raising fund for the Hurricane Katrina victims, pop star Madonna has put the tiara she wore at her wedding to Guy Ritchie up for auction on eBay. The impressive Edwardian jewelry has been donated to the Kazanjian Foundation Jewels For Charity Auction and can be bid for on the site until September 1.

Features 78 carats of diamonds, the tiara, which can also be converted into a necklace, is estimated to be worth $325,000, but since it has yet to attract a bid, the opening amount of it has been dropped to $225,000 in turn.

A picture speaks louder than a thousand words. And so does with the photographs showing action hero John Travolta kissing same sex friend. Worse, the actor didn't seem to care if any one else noticed as he embraced and kissed a friend as they stepped into his private jet.

This then prompted rumors on Travolta's sexuality which has become longtime speculation. The photographs, published in the newest issue of the National Enquirer, show Travolta kissing a male friend on the lips on the steps of his private plane at an airport in Hamilton, Ontario. The publication, furthermore, noted that Travolta, whose left arm is on the man's back, got "up on one toe while puckering up with his pal."

The U.S. cable channel VH1 is launching reality series focused on troubled actor Tom Sizemore. And after the many bad publicity, this will then become such a very good chance for the star to regain his reputation as a good man.

The series will follow the now-sober actor as he embarks on acting jobs, including a movie for the BBC being filmed in Canada.

After some times of competition, Brad Pitt finally on Thursday August 31st announced the winner of his Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans. And the lucky champions are New York City architects Andrew Kotchen and Matthew Berman, of the firm Workshop/APD.

"I'm very, very excited about the result," Pitt tells People magazine. "There are a lot of great ideas that came across the table." And so, their complex of single family homes and apartments would be built from modular pieces into long houses on a site that connects to the neighboring Mississippi River levee with a wide pedestrian ramp.

New rumors surface by the hour that Hollywood hunk George Clooney falls for Ellen Barkin. The twosome first met on the set of "Ocean's Thirteen", in which they were co-stars.

Since then on they are said to be inseparable. About them, a source reveals to British newspaper the Daily Mirror that Clooney has become "a shoulder to cry on for Ellen - he's helping her get over her divorce from second husband Ron Perelman in February early this year.

She does sing and act. And now for the umpteenth time, multitalented female Madonna gives hand at modeling. The pop diva reportedly is about to model for Louis Vuitton.

While she's been slated to perform at a private party for Louis Vuitton next month, Madonna also is rumored to be the next face of the fashion giant. She is "very interested" in modeling for Louis Vuitton, so said a source.

Actress-singer Jessica Simpson comes clean about her sexy lips.

The star spills all about surgically enhancing her lips last year, admitting that she artificially plumped up her lips with the protein-based gel Restylane. However, Jess claims that she hated the results.

What's hot from the hot commodity in nowadays Hollywood entertainment industry, Jessica Simpson and John Mayer? It is all about what the pop singer-actress tells her friends about her new guy.

A source close to Jess tells People, "She's head over heels. She's telling friends, 'I'm in love.' " Greater than that, Jess' father, Joe Simpson, also is a fan of Mayer and has on Tuesday August 29th tells People "I love John Mayer. I love his music. I love his talent. The last time he was at the House of Blues in L.A., I went by myself to see him play."

The party still continued after that at the 2006 MTV VMA, at least for Beyonce Knowles and her folks as the former "Destiny's Child" member celebrated her 25th birthday that night, Thursday, August 31, in the VIP room of 40/40 Club.

Held by Jay-Z, her boyfriend, the party's guests also included singer fellows like Andre Benjamin, John Legend, Young Jeezy, Nicole Richie, Slim Thug, Rihanna, Ne-Yo and Kelly Rowland. Knowles' parents, Mathew and Tina Knowles, were also present along with her younger sister, Solange Knowles.

That Nicole Richie and Brody Jenner embark on a romance it's no longer a surprise. What's new from the in-love couple is that pop singer Lionel Richie has publicly shows his approval on his daughter relationship with her longtime friend.

"I was there when (Brody) was born!" Lionel said while adding "They grew up together. To see them together now is like, 'Where are you going with this?' But they're having a wonderful time."

From now on people would not merely recognize Chris Brown as R&B artist as the singer also is giving hand at acting. "I'm gonna be on 'The O.C.,' " Brown said Wednesday August 30th at the MTV Video Music Awards media forum at Radio City Music Hall.

On his new duty, Brown reveals that producers for the American television comedy-drama program contacted his management and so he wanted to give it a go. And thus, the R&B singer has been slated to perform in approximately seven episodes of the fourth season of the drama, broadcast on the Fox Network, beginning in October and airing in November.

Pop punk/emo band Panic! At the Disco beat the other potential and strong contenders to bring home the Video of the Year award at the 23rd MTV Video Music Awards, held August 31st at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. It was the band's single "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" from album "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" that bring them to the attainment.

As of the album, it is their debut released September 27, 2005. It was also this set that indeed brought Panic! to widespread recognition as the album debuted at #112 on the Billboard 200 album chart, #6 on the Billboard independent chart, and #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, with nearly 10,000 albums sold in the first week of release. On top of that, in early August 2006 "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" finally was certified Platinum.