News Briefs: Amy Winehouse, Kim & Kris' brief honeymoon, Will & Jada say, "Our marriage is intact."

AMY WINEHOUSE: Autopsy and VMA Tribute:

Everyone seems to be very surprised... the Autopsy found that there were NO illegal drugs found in Amy Winehouse's system; Yet, it is still unclear what killed her, according to her family. There was, however, "Alcohol present" in her system, but they have yet to find out if that was a factor in her death.

The VMA's this year will do a special tribute to the late Pop Star. Entertainment Weekly states, "The legendary Tony Bennett, whose duet with Winehouse on “Body and Soul“—the last recording made before her death—appears on his upcoming Duets II, will have the honor of introducing the tribute."

When can we hear this single? Entertainment Weekly also reports that, "The single and video will be released for purchase by Columbia Records Sept. 14, which would have been Amy’s 28th birthday. Proceeds will support the Amy Winehouse Foundation established by the late singer’s family."


KIM KARDASHIAN AND KRIS HUMPHRIES GO ON A HONEY:

At least they're similar in height...

I call it "honey" because it was nowhere near a full honeymoon.

The New York Post reports that the newlyweds left LAX on Monday for a trip to Caprice.

Initially, Kim and Kris were postponing their honeymoon until 2012, but they were able to squeeze in a quickie, he he.

Kim has to be back in LA on Sunday to present at the MTV Video Music Awards.

WILL AND JADA UPDATE:

[Updated, 1:45 p.m. Aug. 23: "Although we are reluctant to respond to these types of press reports, the rumors circulating about our relationship are completely false," the Smiths said Tuesday in a joint statement. "We are still together, and our marriage is intact."

This evening, Jaden Smith, their youngest son, tweeted:

officialjaden Jaden Smith

#ItsAllLies

Is this all a rumor? I hope so. 14 years is such a long time in Hollywood.

Two years ago, Jada Pinkett Smith had a revealing interview with Ebony magazine. In that interview, she said,

"When Will asked me to get married, I said, ‘Understand this, there will be no divorce. So, you might be in one bedroom and I might be in another, but we’re gonna be under the same roof and we’re gonna be married.”

Will and Jada have been known to have a very open marriage... They say it has been that way since the day they got married. Reportedly, he believed that that was the key to their success in the relationship. However, is it too open?

In an interview with the UK Magazine Reveal, Will goes in depth about the openness of his marriage:

"Our perspective is, you don't avoid what's natural and you're going to be attracted to people." 
"And if it came down to it, then one would say to the other: 'Look, I need to have sex with somebody. Now, I'm not going to if you don't approve of it'."
"In our marriage vows, we didn't say 'forsaking all others'. We said 'you will never hear I did something afterwards'. Because if that happens the relationship is destroyed."

Maybe Charlize was able to get in on the fun too? That is just too much hottness right there. Will, Jada, AND Charlize? Sheesh.

Will and Jada: Victim to the Hollywood curse? Smiths call it quits

RELAX!

They are just separated for now, according to a "close source." Reps of the famous couple have not given any information regarding the split.

Is it true, though?

MSNBC says that, "RadarOnline.com is reporting that a family member says news of a split is not true. "They're happy and married still," the unidentified family member said."

A rumor like this could cause a split in itself. How awful.

Via Twitter:

Willow has not had any tweets since August 19th.

Jada Pinkett Smith's most recent tweet was yesterday:

@Jadapsmith Jada Pinkett Smith
Do Mondays ever make you want to scream :)

Jaden (youngest son) last tweeted:

@officialjaden Jaden Smith
Just Got Home #Shhh Don't Tell My Mom #ShesToReal

However, Trey, their oldest son tweeted:

@TheOfficialTrey Trey Smith
Did #WillandJada split? No they did NOT split ! False information ..its not true RETWEET!!!

NOTE** Trey's twitter is not verified, so I am not exactly going to take that as a reliable source.

Looking through their Timelines, there is no indication of any kind of trouble.

I'm sure we will find out more by tonight. I will keep updating!

UPDATE on Hurricane Irene: Florida is out of the forecast cone

I'm keeping up with WPTV News Channel 5. They are providing us with the latest updates on Hurricane Irene via news broadcast:

Stabilized category 2.... Center is starting to move towards open water, enabling it to get organized and stronger. Good news for Florida, most of the models seem to take the storm more towards the east of us. So, as of now, we are OUTSIDE the forecast cone. HOWEVER, this is forecast to be a category 4 storm, with powerful winds that extend over 200 miles from the center. Possible landfall in North Carolina as a category 1. There is a chance it may not even make landfall in the US. 30 to 40% chance that we will see tropical storm force winds: 39+ miles an hour.

To find out how to prepare yourself in the event of a hurricane, click the link below:
http://www.wptv.com/subindex/weather/hurricane

Not-So-Fat Joe: Hip Hop star Fat Joe loses 100 pounds

In an interview with MTV News, Fat Joe says,

"I'm not trying to impress nobody or nothing like that... I'm just trying to get healthy so I can be here for my family and take care of my kids and live the life that was intended for me to live, so it was crazy when I started getting all this attention. Two weeks from now, CNN is coming to my house, Sanjay Gupta, a big special, and all this attention is crazy."

When Joe started losing weight, he was 360 pounds. Now, one year later, at 260 pounds, he shares his wake up call:

"I went to my friend's funeral in the Bronx, and he was just the funniest, coolest dude on earth. He's got a daughter, she's the same age as my daughter, and it just felt like I was there, and I could just see my family in the funeral and I was like, 'Damn, he left his daughter, and she's only 5.' "

"That was the wake-up call. Then I just jumped on that treadmill and started eating right. It's not rocket science: It's the same thing they keep telling you to do, you actually just have to do it."

He hopes that he can inspire people who are battling the same obstacle, to lost weight...

Have people started following in his footsteps?

"One of my boys lives in Detroit, he said he came out his building, he got two dudes that been the fattest dudes on the block forever, they have weights outside and was running around the block, and he was like, 'Yo, what's up?' and they were like, 'We on that Fat Joe wave!' " says Joe.

Other noticeable celebrity weight losses:

Jonah Hill

Seth Rogan



50 Cent


Weight was also a factor in these celebrity deaths:

Chris Farley

John Candy

Tim Russert

Tracking Hurricane Irene

I will try to update as much as possible. As of now, Florida is out of the cone, and the brunt of the storm continues to veer towards the east (away from us)... However, the strength and size of this storm is massive. It may hit the coast at a category 3 or category 4.

Tropical storm conditions are projected to be a factor from over 200 miles outside of the center of the storm. That said, even though Florida is out of the cone, we are likely to experience tropical storm force winds.

I have my first class in Davie on Thursday at 7:10 pm. Guess I'll be starting next week!

The Kardashian/Humphries ROYAL WEDDING! *Exclusive*

The best moment of the Kim Kardiashian/Kris Humphries wedding?

It wasn't Lindsay Lohan... Somehow, she managed to get her own spotlight before the wedding... Oh well... as long as the white is in her dress and not up her nose, we'll let her be.

So back to the ceremony... The greatest moment seemed to be little Mason, Kourtney Kardashian's one-year-old, walking down the aisle as the ring bearer. Not once, but three times!

It took the toddler three times to get down the aisle!

Kathie Lee, one of the lucky guests at the wedding, said that if anyone could steal the shine, it would be Mason. "Ultimately it comes down to family," Lee said. "[Mason] set the pace for a little bit of humor."

Why was this such a precious moment? Because it reminded you that this was real. It wasn't a scene out of a movie. It was a "human moment," as Kathie Lee described it. From the diamond tiara, to the fairy tale ceremony, things seemed almost fantastical. One has to wonder if the foundation of a wedding: love and family, was masked by all of the glamour.

The Today show described her wedding getup: "[Her] dress was strapless, with a fitted bodice, a full, rather traditionally cut tulle skirt, and an epic train. The shoes were Guiseppe Zanotti. Her hair was up and her veil remained off her face as she walked down the aisle, the veil topped by a jeweled headpiece with diamonds that dripped onto Kim's forehead." In addition, all the guests had to be wearing either black or white.

E! News correspondent, Ken Baker, shared his thoughts on the fashion of the wedding: When it came to Kim's dress, Baker says, "She took a risk with the very elegant headpiece." "[The guests] went into applause when she went down the aisle." In addition, Baker says that Kris Humphries went through two outfits throughout the night, which is different because you never see the groom do an outfit change. Kim is clearly rubbing off on him!

The bridesmaids had a "Pipa middleton effect," describes Baker. "...Tight fitting ivory gowns."

The "Pipa Middleton effect" was no mistake. Kim said that she was definitely inspired by the Royal Wedding. She referred to hers as her own Royal Wedding.

The dresses weren't the only things inspired from Kate Middleton and Prince William's wedding... The location, Sotto Il Monte estate in Montecito, California, was also chosen in lieu of the Royal Couple.

Kathie Lee said that one thing that really stood out about the wedding was the vows. They had a "very spiritual pastor... He spoke about all the words in the bible for love. It made you think about what love really is." "He preached the bible. The pastor said, "If you don't work at it... you will have a mediocre marriage very quickly," adds Lee.

Kathie Lee and Ken Baker talked about the gifts they received from the wedding:

Kathie Lee displayed a white flip flop saying "Kim loves Kris." She also showed nail polishes, perfume, and plenty of spa products.

Ken Baker says, "There were plenty of gifts for everyone to go around." Everyone was also given a gift card for a pair of Jimmy Choos.

Oh, just to put the icing on the cake, here is a picture of Kim's engagement ring in case you haven't seen it. Crazy thing is, I have this. It's in my freezer at the moment, and I call it an ice cube.

Kim's first tweet as a married woman?

Look out for the full coverage of the wedding airing in October on E! News.

To all of you who labeled Christina Aguilera as a "has been," she was just paid 3.4 MILLION to sing four songs in Spain!

XTina's voice is worth MILLIONS! Literally!

Cromosomax.com (Spanish site) claims that Christina Aguilera is in Barcelona, Spain. Normally, we would say, "WHO CARES?" but a wealthy businessman is paying her to perform... No, not that kind of perform. He is paying her to sing! DUH! No Burlesque over here. Enric Zapatero, writer of the article reports (translated in English):

"The real reason [that Aguilera is in Barcelona) is that a Catalan magnate has paid a whopping 2.4 million euros (eat that, Jennifer Lopez) to sing the 4 known hits," says Zapatero. "It is unclear whether the action was yesterday or today, is that the girl still at Barcelona, ​​so seek him in the most known of the Catalan capital, which is certainly very nice, as we see in this picture has caught a twitterers."
The second quote is rather confusing... Maybe you can figure it out? Clearly, there was a flaw in translation. Or, there was a flaw in the Google Translator Tool.

Her Twitter (@TheRealXtina) gives us no kind of leads or information regarding her trip to Spain. Her last tweet was on August 16:

TheRealXtina Christina Aguilera

Another with Adele after LA show. Love her!... http://t.co/Hsv2y7d

However, all we care about is the fact that the pop sensation was paid 3.4 million dollars to perform FOUR songs.  That's like.... 20 MINUTES!!!!!!!!!! Maybe 30!!!!!!!!!! This just brings truth to the notion, "the rich get richer."

The fact that she was paid so much money is a bit surprising, seeing as her latest album was anything but extraordinary. Aguilera's 2010 "Bionic" album "... [sold] approximately 110,000 copies in its first week in release, marking the weakest launch yet for an Aguilera studio set and falling short of soundtracks for 'Twilight: Eclipse' and 'Glee,'" according to PopEater.

On an interview with Ryan Seacrest last year, she says that her movie Burlesque inspired her "Bionic" album. Well that makes sense. They were pretty much given the same amount of praise. 

We also can't forget about the heat she got for this:

I have to give it to her, though. Her second studio album "Stripped" (2002), still stands as one of the greatest albums of all time, in my opinion. I can still listen to it all the way through, to this day. Clearly, I'm not the only one who feels that way. That album sold over 13 million copies worldwide.