May 4, 2009

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard Get Married

Wedding bells rang this weekend for Maggie Gyllenhaall and Peter Sarsgaard. The couple tied the knot on Saturday at a small chapel outside Rome, her rep confirmed to PEOPLE. Guests at the wedding included Gyllenhaall's brother Jake and his girlfriend, Reese Witherspoon.

The long-time couple announced their engagement--and Gyllenhaall's pregnancy--in 2006, after being together for four years. Their daughter, Ramona, is 2 1/2.

Twitters shared their excitement over the couple's nuptials:
  1. Graham Collie
    keepyourhead Awww Maggie Gyllenhaal is married. Congrats love!
  2. Chloé
    ChloDubs Aw, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard got married! He went to WashU and gave a talk here in '07, was very cool & funny
  3. Rininta Irientantya
    rinintantya maggie gyllenhaal, peter sarsgaard get married?????? WOOOW
  4. Lisa Budiman
    lisabudiman Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard got married in a intimate wedding ceremony in Italy..congratz!
  5. perfect bound blog
    perfect_bound Maggie Gyllenhaal & Peter Sarsgaard Got Married in Italy This Weekend! Wonder what she wore...

Gyllenhaall and Sarsgaard starred together in the low-budget 2003 flick "In God's Hands." While Gyllenhaall recently starred in "The Dark Knight" (replacing Katie Holmes as Bruce Wayne's childhood friend and love interest, Rachel Dawes), Sarsgaard has appeared in films such as "Jarhead" (with Jake) and "Shattered Glass," which earned him a Golden Globe nomination in 2004.

According to PEOPLE, Salma Hayek also married in Italy just last week.

May 3, 2009

David Cook's Brother Loses Cancer Battle

This morning, before the 12th annual Race for Hope 5K in Washington, D.C., American Idol winner David Cook announced that his older brother Adam died yesterday after a long battle with brain cancer, reports PEOPLE.com.

"I actually lost my brother yesterday to a brain tumor and I couldn't imagine being anywhere else right now," Cook, 26, told the crowd at the benefit for brain cancer research. Adam Cook, 36, had been fighting the disease for a decade, but thankfully at least had the opportunity to see his little brother perform on Idol.

Per Entertainment Weekly, fans can make donations to David's Race for Hope team through September 30.

Twitterers expressed their sadness over the news.

  1. Vicky
    BLKMGK Awww, I just found out that David Cook's brother died :(
  2. Disa
    disappear23 Just heard that David Cook's brother died from cancer... so sad... =[
  3. Stacy Kimber
    stacy_anne4 A lot of us are lighting a candle for David Cook's brother Adam at 5pm PST/8pm EST tonight. Please join us. Rip. <3
  4. vanessa jonas
    vanessajonas RIP David Cook's brother, Adam. : (
  5. NewEnglandDJs - Dave
    newenglanddjs Sad news.. American Idol winner David Cook's brother passed away.... He supported his brother through the show..
  6. stacey reed
    alvahsmommy just heard about David Cook's brother...I feel for him and his family, I know how it feels to loose loved ones to cancer.RIP mom and dad
  7. SimplyStar
    SimplyStar Aw, I remember when David Cook's brother, Adam pushed him to go on Idol. He passed away today. Rest in Peace. Light a candle at 8pm EST.

May 1, 2009

'The View' makes TIME 100

Per Time.com, the opinionated hosts of the very popular morning talk show The View made Time Magazine's 2009 list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd collectively made no. 54 on the list. Richard Stengel, editor of Time, even appeared as a guest on the show to explain to the viewers and the ladies why they were chosen to be on the prestigious list.

According to Stengel, the ladies are "the angels of democracy."

Twitterers shared various reactions to Time's decision to include 'The View':

  1. Heidi Ortiz
    heidimarie83 Can't believe those whiny bitches on the View made the top 100 most influental people of the world! Really, TIME?!
  2. amy rosenberg
    amyjrosenberg #time mag 100 most influential people. do u really think the view is worthy? in my life, yes, but globally? http://tinyurl.com/ddtdhz
  3. jimgeraghty
    jimgeraghty (LANGUAGE WARNING) Dear Time, how the f*** is "The View" one of the world's 100 Most Influential People? http://tinyurl.com/ddtdhz
  4. Brenda McCoy
    BrendaAMcCoy Just watched DVR "The View"Loved it as alwaysThe ladies were chosen as one of 100 most influential voices in Time Magazine!!Congrats, ladies
  5. Diedra Smalls
    pcanxtc43 Congrats to the ladies of The View one of TIME 100 World's Most Influentioal People. You do deserve it.
  6. FiLeith
    FiLeith Did a doubletake when she spotted The View on the Time 100 list. It's the telly prog, of course, nae the Dryburgh delinquents. Shame...
  7. Farid A.
    12id 'The View' is one of Time's 100 Most Influential .. can I get a woot woot?!





Other entertainers on the list include Zac Efron, Kate Winslet and M.I.A.

No Doubt Reunites On "TODAY Show"

Kicking off NBC's "TODAY" summer concert series, rock band No Doubt belted out its punk-infused sound across Rockefeller Plaza Friday morning, marking the band's first live performance in five years.

Per MSNBC, frontwoman Gwen Stefani sported her signature style while performing classic hits "It's My Life," "Spiderwebs," and "Don't Speak."

With the exception of a few disappointed fans, the Twitterverse responded with a mix of nostalgia and excitement:




  1. Jason Pontillo

    jasonpontillo Perhaps no doubt should have rehearsed more before the today show.... Horrible!



  2. Ryan Sanders

    ryanvogue No Doubt was pretty bad on the Today Show.. She forgot the lyrics more than once and their performance was very lackluster.



  3. Tiffany

    ilikedginger Dang, I'm watching No Doubt's Today Show clip and it's making me all like ... don't know. They were the first cd I ever bought.



  4. Jackie Johnson

    JaclynRJohnson No Doubt performing Spiderwebs on the Today show..feels like I'm back in my angst filled jelly sandals #goodolddays



  5. Stephen!

    plumbrains Saw No Doubt's performances from this morning on the Today show. It's so weird seeing Gwen in her rock outfit and whacked out hair! Ha!



  6. Krysick

    Krysick Just saw a vid of No Doubt performing on the Today show and I'm glad I didn't buy my ticket to their show at the Bell Centre.



  7. Amphitheater

    vabeachmktg No Doubt was on the Today show this am! Can't wait to see them on 6/10 at the VB Amp. Lawn tix are only $10 plus fees! http://bit.ly/s4jv2



  8. Courtney Howard

    Lulamaybelle Watching the today show to see no doubt. Currently in love with some Lamb shoes at shopbop. So not practical.


  9. sandra roman

    sandersroman Just saw the Today Show video with No Doubt performing. Gwen Stefani...Wow. Her voice is amazing... And she gets more and more beautiful.



  10. Sadao Turner

    SadaoTurner Watching No Doubt's Today Show performances with the rest of team seacrest. We're taking bets on how old Gwen Stefani is. Wiki here I come..



Coldplay to Give Fans Free Live Album

Per PEOPLE.com, on May 15 Coldplay will "give everyone attending concerts on their North American Viva la Vida summer tour a free live album."

"The give-away is meant as a recession-busting mark of gratitude to everyone who's supported them," says a message on Coldplay's Web site. "Playing live is what we love. This album is a thank you to our fans – the people who give us a reason to do it and make it happen."

The announcement was also made via Coldplay's Twitter account.

  1. Coldplay
    coldplay Coldplay announce plans to give away a live album at shows and online! http://bit.ly/lrlrl A


Reactions to the news varied across the Twitterverse. Some seem pleased...

  1. John Presley
    johnpresley @leaddogJSJ coldplay is giving away their next album may 15, following footsteps of radiohead and others.
  2. jess greco
    jessgreco Coldplay is giving away a brand new live album to every person who attends their concert as a gift during tough economic times. Love them.
  3. Matt McCartie
    theft kinda cool, whether you like coldplay or not. http://bit.ly/16NH78
  4. Tâmile Nogueira
    milenog @coldplay WOW! That's so cool :D
  5. Zoe F.
    notlost92 @coldplay You treat us fans too well! Can't wait to get my copy of the album in 20 days! Now if you'd only play Everything's Not Lost... :P
  6. Rian
    RianVDM Ok, now I'm seriously considering naming our child Coldplay. This is awesome news - http://bit.ly/joto9
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But others felt quite the opposite...

  1. jclor
    jclor Coldplay giving away new album for free: band's music finally priced correctly.
  2. Branton Davis
    vescestvo If only there were some way of openly rejecting the free Coldplay download. Well, there's this. @coldplay, please stop. Please.
  3. Bernice Sad
    bsad coldplay is handing out free copies of their live cd at their shows, nice gesture but who the hell wants one?
  4. cjchilvers
    cjchilvers Coldplay giving away their next album, eh? Still overpriced.