August 30, 2005

Repeatedly rumored to have a clash with Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera eventually placed a public statement denying her rivalry with Spears on her fan website xtinaxposed.com. "It's really sad to see that some tabloid magazines still have to manufacture ill will between Britney and me. We are both grown ups and have the utmost respect for each other personally and professionally," she wrote.

Blaming reporters for developing the rumors, she gave her comment in the tabloid press, saying "If certain journalists want to throw their integrity out the window by spreading false information, then so be it. But I'm not falling for their lies and neither should my fans or Britney's, alike." In the end of her statement, this talented performer also revealed her gesture of good will to the fellow singer, adding "I wish nothing but the best for Britney, her husband, and their family. May they be blessed with continued success and future happiness."

Treasure Entertainment positively keeps going on with "High Midnight" as the company has pointed Mary Lambert to direct this vampire Western flick. Written by Denis Faye and produced by Mark Heidelberger, the film focuses on the story of a broken-down sheriff who is dragged to team up with an obsessed Victorian vampire hunter in order to stop an evil also undead force from consuming a frontier town in 1892 New Mexico.

After a long hiatus, The Fugees, which consists of Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and Pras Michel, finally returns with a new single entitled "Take It Easy." The song will be released in the coming weeks and also becoming the group's first release since "The Score" (1996). Concerning this fresh tune, Jean gave his comment, simply saying: "Everybody that's been holding their breath should start letting their breaths go."

Based on a children book written by Milan Trenc, "A Night at the Museum" sets out to go into the big screen as Stephen Sommers has signed on to direct this 20th Century Fox's film project. Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan will take the producers' seats through their 1492 Pictures.

Sommers, who has given up his part of writing/directing/producing on Paramount Pictures' "When Worlds Collide," will team up with scriptwriters Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant, and also Scott Frank who does the script's revisions.

Claiming to be the "ugly duckling" of her family, Eva Longoria needs not desperate this time for she's been voted the Sexiest TV Beauty of All Time based on the survey of British supermarket Sainsbury's. The honor goes for her sexy performance in "Desperate Housewives" as Gabrielle Solis.

Rounding up below this 30-years-old Latina are Jennifer Aniston for "Friends", Kim Cattrall for "Sex And The City", Pamela Anderson for "Baywatch", and Sarah Michelle Gellar for "Buffy The Vampire Slayer".

Due to the release of her new album, "Libra," on September 27, Toni Braxton is about to give her full support in promoting this fresh piece of work. She sets to carry out a number of TV appearances, such as co-hosting the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards Sept. 7 in Pasadena, California, then showing up at ABC`s World Music Awards broadcast by the following week, and also taking part at BET`s 25th anniversary special in October.

As for the album itself, it contains 12 tracks, including "Please," which has already reached 40th rank on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart this week.