June 23, 2005

He's gotten 12 stitches in his neck as a result of the glass bottle attack happened to him during his leaving the Hollywood Friday party held at a bash at the home of Rick Salomon. Feels "insecure" with that incident, Leonardo DiCaprio soon filed a police report claiming he was assaulted with a deadly weapon and needed hospital treatment for his wounds. According to police, no suspects have been arrested and the motive for the attack itself remains unknown.

Film legend Sophia Loren has been granted the honorary citizenship by people of her hometown in southern Italy, for which they have a ceremony held on Wednesday in Pozzuoli, just outside Naples. Receiving the honor with tears in her eyes, Loren said, "Thank you, thank you, I don't know if I deserve it."

Compared Loren to other film divas, like Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich and Marilyn Monroe, governor of the region around Naples, Antonio Bassolino, praised the 70-year-old beauty for her ability in keeping her feet on the ground because she had grown up with "strong values."

The Regency Enterprises is outing their new project, which is the work of Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Approached to star in the untitled spoof of the romantic comedies among others are Alyson Hannigan, Eddie Griffin, Fred Willard, Jennifer Coolidge, and British newcomer Adam Campbell.

In that fresh from the oven project, Hannigan plays the lead role, while Campbell plays her romantic interest. Griffin is asked to portray's Hannigan's father, while Coolidge and Willard are Campbell's parents.

Fans are everything for performers, and so for Red Hot Chili Peppers. Mainly because they're special, the band wants to give all the best for them, hence traffic, exits, and the heat are the particular things that make RHCP moves their concert, which supposedly to take place in the parking lot of the Las Vegas Convention Center just off the Strip, to the Sam Boyd Sports Complex, on Russell Road east of Boulder Highway.

The reason for the concert relocation is mainly to make fans attending the gig feel comfortable so that they can enjoy their idol performance. Though permit to hold the gig will still be discussed at Tuesdays county commission meeting, at least 50,000 people are expected for the concert which performers also include Weezer.

Coldplay stays cool. Yes, the British band stays cool, topping the album charts for the second week with their album "X&Y," though there are some newcomers eyeing on the position. With their "X&Y" sold 323,000 copies in the week ended June 19, the band conquers Foo Fighters, whose "In Your Honor" sold for 310,600 copies, reining the second top. Behind both is the "Never Gone" of Backstreet Boys with 291,000 copies.

Mariah Carey's "Emancipation" this time rises one place to No. 4 with 163,300 copies, while Black Eyed Peas' "Monkey Business" falls three places to No. 5 with 154,500. Enters the chart at No.6 is Fat Joe whose "All or Nothing" sales reaches 106,500 units. From 7 to 10; Toby Keith's "Honkytonk University," Shakira's "Fijacion Oral, Vol. 1," Gwen Stefani's "Love, Angel, Music, Baby," and System of a Down's "Mezmerize."