Ashley Dean
E-Mail: dean.a@neu.edu
Web Page: http://blastmagazine.com
Short bio: Ashley Dean is a Blast staff writer
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November 19, 2009News travels fast, but in case you haven’t already heard, Johnny Depp was named “sexiest man alive” by People magazine for the second time.
People descibed the 46-year-old (I know, wow) actor as “the king of cool with killer cheekbones.”
Depp last won the honor in 2003, and this year, he joins the likes of Brad Pitt [...]
Nicole Richie and Tila Tequila have both been exercising some legal power recently.
The Associated Press reported that Richie successfully obtained a restrainging order against two photographers she blames for her car accident last month in Beverly Hills. The photographers have also trespassed at Richie’s home. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carol Boas Goodson granted Richie’s [...]
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are working with British jewelery designed Asprey to create a line of snake-like jewelery, People.com reported.
The serpentile pieces include bracelets, necklaces, rings, earrings and even spoons. The net proceeds will go to the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict, which the couple has already given $1 million through the Jolie-Pitt [...]
Whether it’s fair or not, Brazil is best known for beautiful women, skimpy bikinis, the wildness of Carnaval, and the Brazillian wax. But despite the sexy generalizations, the entire country has erupted in debate over a little red dress.
CNN reported Geisy Arruda, a 20-year-old student at the Bandeirante University (also known as Uniban), was escorted [...]
November 9, 2009TMZ.com reported yesterday that NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor was arrested after fleeing the scene of an accident in Florida.
Today, TMZ.com reports that police say Taylor seemed to have hit another car and a guard rail, then drove away. When they found him standing next to his car, it was missing a wheel, [...]
Rihanna spilled her guts to Diane Swayer this morning on “Good Morning America” – a move likely choreographed to sync with Chris Brown’s tell-all MTV interview.
According to MTV.com, Rihanna said her relationship with Chris was just too intense. They started out as close friends, and their love bordered on obsession. Rihanna also admitted to feeling [...]
MTV will air a tell-all interview with Chris Brown this Friday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. ET/PT.
According to MTV.com, Brown will answer questions about his fight with Rihanna, including “What caused the singer to lash out against his former girlfriend in the first place? Why has he tweeted old photos of the two of them [...]
Brett Farve, formerly known for his talent and now known for his inability to call it quits, had to be given extra protection upon returning to Green Bay in a Vikings jersey.
According to TMZ.com, Minnesota provided extra security for Farve, including a special security team specifically asigned to him. A Viking’s spokesperson told TMZ,”I can [...]
Jodie Sweetin, best known for playing Stephanie Tanner on ‘Full House’ and more recently for talking about her drug addiction, admitted that she was high while talking to students about getting clean, the New York Daily News reported.
In her new autobiography titled “unSweetined,” 27-year-old Jodie says she used the money from the college appearances to [...]
Adam Jasinski, winner of CBS’s reality show “Big Brother Season 9,” was arrested on drug charges in North Reading, Mass, the Boston Globe reported.
According to the affadavit, Jasinski agreed to sell 2,000 oxycodone pills to a cooperating government witness. He flew in Logan International Airport from his home in Florida, where he met the witness [...]
One of “The Hills” gang and unfortunate sister of Spencer, Stephanie Pratt, was arrested on suspision of drunk driving in Hollywood on Sunday, People.com reported.
According to LAPD records, the 23-year-old was pulled over and arrested at 3:45 a.m., booked in Van Nuys jail, and released on $5,000 bail at 10:30 a.m.
“It was your basic DUI. [...]
It seems we’re experiencing a sudden resurgance in LiLo news. Her parents have been publicly arguing about which of them is worse, and it seems Lindsay is siding with her mom.
The New York Daily News reported that Lindsay is working to file a restraining order against her father, Michael. He recently told X17 he plans [...]
In either a desperate bid for attention or just a stupid mistake, Meghan McCain posted a provocative picture of herself on her Twitter account, the Los Angeles Times reported.
In response to the negative press, Meghan had this to say:
“Could it be it’s because I have breasts? Because for those of you who didn’t know, I [...]
Lindsay Lohan was given another year of probation at a hearing in Beverly Hills today, People.com reported.
After LiLo showed up an hour and a half late, Judge Marsha M. Revel told her, “I ordered you into court today because I wanted to speak to you directly. I don’t want to get any more notices again [...]
Anna Nicole Smith’s bodyguard, Maurice Brighthaupt, testified on Wednesday during a hearing for Howard K. Stern, Dr. Khristine Eroshevich and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, the Associated Press reported.
The hearing was held to determine if the three will “stand trial for conspiring to illegally provide Smith with controlled substances,” the AP reported. Brighthaupt said, “This whole situation [...]
The New England Historic Genealogical Society recently discovered that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are distantly related, the Boston Herald reported.
The acting and writing duo from Cambridge share a 10th grandfather on their fathers’ sides, William Knowlton of Ipswich, making them 10th cousins once removed.
“We suspected they might be related since both of them had [...]
There are a couple fun things happening, so here’s a mini round-up.
Soulja Boy spent Wednesday night in jail, MTV.com reported. He was arrested on charges of obstruction after Georgia police responded to a call about juveniles in an abandoned house and he fled the scene. The 19-year-old rapper was caught when he returned for his [...]
“Law and Order” gets morbidly creative with the Gosselin drama.
October 7, 2009Yes yes, Jon and Kate are fighting about the twins’ birthday and Letterman’s former lover has been banned from the set of the Late show. More chapters in never-ending sagas.
But one of America’s favorite sagas died with Sarah Palin’s vice presidential dreams: Levi Johnston. Well, he’s back and prepping for a photoshoot with Playgirl, Usmagazine.com [...]
In continued efforts to smooth over the extortion scandal, David Letterman apologized to his wife Regina Lasko on TV.
She was “horribly hurt by my behavior,” he said, and added that the affairs were over and that he had his work cut out for him to fix the relationship.
As usual, he lightened the mood with jokes, [...]
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