A New Baby girl named Gia Zaval for Matt Damon

Welcoming his third daughter into the world, Matt Damon’s lovely wife Luciana gave birth to a healthy baby girl earlier today (August 20).
“Matt and Lucy Damon had a baby girl named Gia Zavala on Wednesday, Aug. 20th. Everyone’s doing great,” Damon’s rep, Jennifer Allen, told People magazine. “She is a healthy baby girl.”

John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston break up

Though John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston were decidedly mum about their romance, the singer is opening up about their breakup. "There's no lying, there's no cheating, there's no nothing," Mayer told reporters Saturday about his split with Aniston after working out at an Equinox Gym in New York's SoHo neighborhood. If anything Mayer had only praise for his ex, saying: "Jennifer Aniston is the smartest, most sophisticated person I think I have ever met." So what went wrong? "People are different, people have different chemistry," said Mayer, who appeared emotional, nervous and sad. "I ended a relationship to be alone, because I don't want to waste somebody's time if something's not right." Sources confirmed that the duo, whose whirlwind romance began in April, mutually decided to split earlier this week. Since the breakup, Aniston and Mayer have settled into their separate lives on different sides of the country.

Joey de Leon of GMA Eat Bulaga show gives insulting jokes to Pokwang of ABS-CBN

Calling comedian and "Eat, Bulaga!" host Joey de Leon an "old man", comedienne Pokwang said her first reaction to the former's jokes at her expense--during an "Eat, Bulaga" production in the United States--was puzzlement.She simply wondered why the veteran comic would even bother to take potshots at her--going so far as to making fun of her appearance.De Leon’s version of the John Lennon hit "Imagine" during the show was a rumination on what life would be like without GMA-7. Pokwang was mentioned in the song in an unflattering vein. (A clip of De Leon's performance is on YouTube.)In the video, De Leon sings, to the tune of "Imagine“. Pokwang said that despite making jokes at her expense, she still considers de Leon a comic icon and adds that for de Leon to even bother to include her in the joke is, in a way, flattering.Pokwang said she has no plans to do anything about the said incident, and joked that she would simply let de Leon, whom she called as “lolo” (grandpa), have his fun.She did say that de Leon is nowhere near her own grandmother, who is loved by press people with a heart that refuses to hurt other people. Aside from co-hosting "Wowowee," Pokwang is a regular cast of "That's my Doc" every Saturdays at 6 p.m. with actor Aga Muhlach. She is also busy doing shows in various localities in the country and even for Filipino communities abroad.Pokwang or Marietta Subong in real life is a member of ABS CBN's Star Magic group of entertainers. She rose to fame after winning in ABS-CBN's "Clown in a Million." With a report from Ogie Diaz, Umagang Kay Ganda.

Joel Madden is a cool dad to baby Harlow

Nicole Richie may be blissfully in love with her musician beau, Good Charlotte lead vocalist Joel Madden, but romance aside, the star's musical tastes veer more toward the late '80s and early '90s, Madden has revealed. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight Canada, airing Thursday and conducted recently at Toronto's Ultra Supper Club before Madden, 29, kicked off a deejay set, the rocker said, Richie, 26, "likes a lot of old stuff." "She'd probably like to hear a lot of fun stuff like New Kids on the Block or Bell Biv DeVoe or something like that," he said. "She likes to have fun and listen to that stuff."As for their 7-month-old daughter Harlow, Madden said she hasn't yet fine-tuned her musical tastes. "It really doesn't matter right now. I'll play her lullabies at home." He added, "I'm a cool dad. I can still go out and rock and roll a bit and hang out and deejay, but I'm definitely all about my family. Family first."

Katie Holmes is really a fashion conscious actress

Looking city chic in an all black ensemble, Katie Holmes was spotted out on Sunday morning for rehearsals for her Broadway debut in Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons”.
The 29-year-old former “Dawson’s Creek” cutie has been spending the early part of her days at work, while always seeming to fit in time with daughter, Suri Cruise, when the evening rolls around.

where's the sun?

Hilary Duff and boyfriend Mike Comrie don their shades and head out for a morning walk in their neighborhood of Toluca Lake, Calif. on Sunday. The NHL season is just about a month away and Mike is getting ready to suit up again for the New York Islanders.

Vanessa Hudgens performance is spectacular during her US tour

Following a brief break in the action to attend the 2008 Teen Choice Awards last Sunday, Vanessa Hudgens picked right back up where she’d left off on her US summer tour.
Over the past week, Ms Hudgens has performed shows in Wisconsin, Georgia and Michigan, with another gig scheduled at the New York County Fair later this evening.

Angelina Jolie's newborn twins picture is the most expensive celebrity pictures

People magazine and British tabloid Hello! have jointly bagged the rights to publish the exclusive photos of Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's newborn twins, a deal considered to be the most expensive for celebrity pictures.The pictures were sold for $14 million with Getty Images as the photo agency and go-between, hufingstonpost.com reports.People.com will unveil the first photo online Sunday evening.'People will feature twin babies Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon in an issue to hit the news stands Aug 4,' informed People's spokeswoman Nancy Valentino in a statement.The money will go to the couple's charity, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, for humanitarian aid around the world.The couple had earlier sold pictures of their kids Shiloh and Pax to the same magazines and the same photo agency to raise money for charity.

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Raffaello Follieri broke up with Anne Hathaway earlier this month

Italian businessman Raffaello Follieri, whom Get Smart actress Anne Hathaway broke up with earlier this month, has been arrested for fraud, money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Follieri, no stranger to scandals, has been accused of lying to investors, claiming to be the CFO of the Vatican, the Associated Press reports. He is due in Manhattan federal court Tuesday. Hathaway, 25, is not mentioned by name in the complaint against Follieri, 29, but he's accused of using the swindled funds in question for a trip to the Dominican Republic over New Years 2005/2006 with his "then girlfriend" and another couple. According to the papers filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office, he also used the funds for his $37,000-a month-apartment rent, medical bills for himself and his "then girlfriend" as well as orthodontist bills for his father. The complaint also charges that he kept clergy robes in his office and once asked a monsignor to change into the uniform of a more senior clergyman in order to beef up his alleged Vatican connections.

SHRIMPS with SWEET SOUR SAUCE PINOY Style

1 cup pineapple chunks (drained)
1 red bell pepper (strips)
1 big onion (quartered)
2 medium sized tomatoe (quartered)
1 cup cucumber, unpeeled (cubes)
1 small carrot (sliced)

camaron rebosado

Saute' onion in a little oil, when half done add the rest of ingredients. Saute in 3 minutes.
Arrange, the cooked shrimps (Camaron Rebosado) in dish, add the sauteed ingredients and pour the Sweet-Sour Sauce.

CAMARON REBOSADO

Wash and unshell shrimps. Remove head but leave tail intact. Cut a slit on the back. Marinate in salt, vetsin, and a few drops of calamansi juice. Set aside.

Coating:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 eggs (medium size)
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 cup water Mix all ingredients unitl smooth.

Dip shrimpc in this dough and drop one-by-one in boiling oil. If you want 'double-size' shrimos, after cooking halfway, dip again in dought and fry. Hold shrimps by the tail while dipping (first step) to be able to take it out in oil and coat again with dough.
Serve with sweet sour sauce or soy sauce with calamansi juice.

Pecan Pie

3 eggs

1cup corn syrup

2/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup margarine or butter, melted

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/4 cups pecan halves

Pastry for single-crust Pie

Oven 350 degrees

For filling, in a mixing bowl beat eggs lightly with a rotary beater or a folk till combined. Stir in corn syrup, sugar, margarine or butter, andn vanilla. Stir well. Stir in Pecan Halves.

Place a pastry-lined 9-inch pie plate on the oven rack. Pour the filling into the pastry-lined pie plate. Cover edge of pie with foil. Bake in a 350 degrees oven for 25 minutes.

Remove foil; bake for 20 minutes to 25 minutes more or till a knife inserted nar the center comes out clean. Cool pie in a wire rack. Cover and chill to store. Makes 8 servings.

Maple Pecan Pie: Prepare as above, except substitute maple syrup or maple -flavored syrup for the corn syrup

Peanut Pie: Prepare as above, except substitute coarsely chopped peanuts, macadamia nuts or cashews for the pecans.

Coconut-Oatmeal Pie: Prepare as above, except substitute 3/4 cup coconut and 1/2 cup quick-cooking rolled oats for the pecans.