August 29, 2005

Has becoming a famous and success tennis player, owning a fashion company, the "beauty junkie" Serena Williams announced Thursday she has signed on to be the next "guest creator" for Flirt! cosmetics. Williams actually got many offers, but she finally decided to go with Flirt! which is produced by Estee Lauder and sold only at Kohl's.

"Flirt! fits my personality. It's young, colorful, funky, cool - it's a great fit for me," so said Williams uttering her reason on choosing that line. Among the products that will have Williams' stamp are lip-glosses that are attached to necklaces, which will be available in stores February.

Tennis couple, Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, again continuing their doubles play. This time they're going doubles with Genworth Financial, a financial services company that has agreed to support their charitable works.

As for this project, Genworth said it will debut a third print and television advertisement Monday featuring the husband-and-wife duo, and will announce an extension of the sponsorship agreement through 2007. The new ad will coincide with the start of the U.S. Open in New York.

The 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, held Sunday, while caused some disaster also brought happiness for some of its winners. Green Day was one of them who was lucky to bring home an award for Best Rock Video for their "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams."

Among other winners was Kanye West, whose "Jesus Walks" won Best Male Video and Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" which won Best Female Video. In companion with them was Alicia Keys' "Karma" that won Best R&B Video, Missy Elliott with Ciara & Fat Man Scoop's "Lose Control" which got Best Dance Video, and Ludacris' "Number One Spot" that grabbed Best Rap Video.

The Oscar-nominated actor, Robert Downey Jr., got down the aisle, went groom for his second time. Downey married producer Susan Levin Saturday at a private home in the Hamptons in the Long Island town of Amagansett, People magazine and the TV news magazine Entertainment Tonight reported Saturday.

Some guests attending the wedding included the likes of Keanu Reeves, Billy Joel, Sting and Ellen Barkin, according to People magazine. Sting and Joel reportedly performed at the evening ceremony.

"The 40-Year old Virgin" holds strong its top position in Hollywood box office, remaining the first for a second consecutive week with $16.4 million. Debuted in 2nd place is "The Brothers Grimm," with $15.1 million, and soon followed by "Red Eye" at 3rd with $10.4 million.

Meanwhile, "Four Brothers," which estimated ticket sales reaches $7.8 million wins the 4th, as "Wedding Crashers" remains the 5th with $6.25 million. "The Cave," an underground monster movie, opens at No. 6 with $6.2 million. At No. 7 is "March of the Penguins," which taking in $4.6 million, followed behind by "The Skeleton Key" with $4.4 million.