Monday, January 2, 2012
Jamie Lynn Spears Gets Her Hair Did
Lady Gaga & Taylor Kinney Have Taken Their Romance Public
Kid Cudi 'Broke Down' Over Fan Ben Breedlove's Death
Teenager who posted YouTube videos about his heart condition died on Christmas Day.
By Andrea Duncan-Mao
Kid Cudi
Photo: MTV News
Kid Cudi wrote on his blog that he "broke down" over the death of Ben Breedlove, an 18-year-old fan from Austin, Texas, who suffered a fatal heart attack on Christmas Day.
Cudi heard about Breedlove after a pair of YouTube videos the fan made went viral before his death. In the videos, Breedlove silently holds up cards that tell the story of living with a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is a disease that causes the heart muscles to enlarge, making it difficult to pump blood properly. He says he "cheated death" three times: the most recent time in early December when EMTs used shock pads on his chest after his heart stopped. He described a vision of being in a white room and being with his "favorite rapper, Kid Cudi" wearing white suits and feeling "happy and peaceful" and he "couldn't stop smiling." He ended his videos with a card that read "Do you believe in God and angels? I do."
After watching the videos, Kid Cudi wrote: "I am so sad about Ben Breedlove. I watched the video he left for the world to see, and him seeing me in detail, in his vision really warmed my heart. I broke down, I am to tears because I hate how life is so unfair. This has really touched my heart in a way I cant describe, this is why I do what I do."
Cudi went on to say, "To Ben's family, you raised a real hero, he's definitely mine. You have my love."
Breedlove's parents released an obituary in the Austin American-Statesman on Thursday (December 29) referencing the videos and writing, "Now the world has come to know our Ben. He was a genius at using the Internet to reach and influence his peers. ... In the weeks prior to his death, he had faced some scary situations with his health, but had been given an amazing gift that he was determined to share; first with us, his family, and then, not surprisingly (and generously) with his YouTube audience."
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YBF KIDS: Laila Ali SHOPS With Baby Sydney + Halle Berry LUNCHES With Nahla
YBF moms Laila Ali and Halle Berry were spotted out in Cali with their daughters yesterday. See pics of baby Sydney and tot Nahla inside.....
Boxer Laila Ali was spotted knocking out some shopping in Calabasas with her 8-month-old daughter Sydney yesterday. Looks like it was just the girls as daddy Curtis Conway and big bro Curtis, Jr. weren't there.
Laila also celebrated her birthday yesterday.
The mommy/daughter duo picked up a few items from Sundance Boutique. Precious!
And over in Malibu.......
Halle Berry was spotting taking her daughter Nahla to lunch.
They were joined by Halle's beau Olivier Martinez just a day after Nahla spent time with her dad Gabriel Aubry and a mystery woman.
Photos via Splash
Michael Buble's Christmas Retains #1 Billboard Spot1676374
Adele's 21 and Justin Bieber's Under the Mistletoe snag #2 and #3 spots.
By Rob Markman
Michael Buble's Christmas
Photo: Reprise
Wondering what gifts will await you on Christmas morning? Don't be surprised if Ol' St. Nick stuffs your stocking with a copy of Michael Bublé's Yuletide LP. The throwback singer sold almost 448,000 copies of his Christmas album this past week while shoppers rushed stores to snag gifts for their loved ones. The sales number was more than enough to once again perch Bublé atop the Billboard albums chart like a partridge in a pear tree and bring him that much closer to a double-platinum plaque, according to SoundScan.
Adele put in work as well, securing the #2 spot on the charts, as another 277,000 music lovers realized they should run out and buy her masterpiece 21, 43 weeks after its release. Justin Bieber's Under the Mistletoe (#3, 171,000), Lady Antebellum's Own the Night (#5, 81,000) and Drake's Take Care (#7, 77,000) all pushed past platinum this week, while the Black Keys' El Camino and Amy Winehouse's posthumous Lioness: Hidden Treasures remained in the top 10 in their second week of release. Nickelback's Here and Now (#6, 80,000), Andrea Bocelli's Concerto: One Night in Central Park (#8, 76,000) and "American Idol" winner Scotty McCreery's Clear as Day (#9, 66,000) rounded out the rest of the top 10. Soul vocalist Anthony Hamilton saw his fifth studio album, Back to Love, miss the top 10 in its debut week, landing in the #12 position by selling almost 63,000 copies. Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa's Mac & Devin Go to High School movie soundtrack was the week's second notable debut, but one would have to imagine that the duo expected to land higher than #29. Still, once the accompanying film is actually released in 2012, the album could potentially move up. It'll be interesting to see where veteran rappers Common and Young Jeezy will land next week with their respective albums, which were both released Tuesday.
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Prince William & Kate: New Year's Eve in Buckleberry!
Putting aside expected plans to usher in 2012 with Prince Charles in Scotland, Prince William and Duchess Catherine instead opted for a low-key New Year's Eve at the Middleton residence in Buckleberry, Berkshire.
The royal couple was spotted roaming the estate's grounds on Saturday afternoon (December 31), with Catherine playing with the family pooch while her brother James cruised about on an ATV.
Later in the night, Will and Kate joined family and friends in attending a NYE soiree hosted by Pippa, with the festivities taking place underneath a giant "palace-like" tent which is said to have cost a cool $5,000.
With the canopy enclosing a dancefloor and seating for 100 guests, an onlooker told UK press that Kate looked quite pleased to be back at her family's abode, saying, "[Catherine] looked full of the joys of the season."
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