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Celebrities Invade Tampa for Super (Bowl) Exposure
For your favorite celebrities, last night's Super Bowl XLIII between the Steelers and the Cardinals was really just the hangover brunch to a weekend of nonstop partying.
On Friday night Lindsay Lohan looked bored while girlfriend Samantha Ronson DJ'd with Benji and Joel Madden at the ESPN the Magazine Next Party in a downtown Tampa tent. (They later ran into Brody Jenner and girlfriend at the Maxim party in Ybor City.) Meanwhile, Paris Hilton showed off a new haircut at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino while M.C. Hammer, star of last night's Cash4Gold.com ads, mugged on the red carpet.
On Saturday, "Gossip Girl"'s Chace Crawford, Blake Lively and Penn Badgley faced off against Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian and their stepbro Brody Jenner in the DirecTV Celebrity Beach Bowl. Kim Kardashian was MIA for the game, probably because she was off prepping for the night's Leather and Laces Party, where she mugged for the cameras with co-hosts Jenny McCarthy and Carmen Electra. And Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, who just discovered Twitter, live-tweeted their attendance at The Giving Back Fund's "Big Game-Big Give" event in South Tampa, which provides guidance to entertainers who want to start their own charities. That's how we know that he pulled a stray hair out of her nose. Ew?
But there was one star everyone wanted to see, and she didn't even make the parties: Jennifer Hudson made her first public appearance since the tragic murders of her mother, brother and nephew in order to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the game. There wasn't a dry eye in the house -- and that was before the 100-yard interception!
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[Photo: JustJared]
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Airport Photo Shoot: And I Am Telling You Wear Lots Of Layers
Jennifer Hudson hit LAX recently, but not with a $5,000 Louis Vuitton like the kind her character has in the "Sex and the City" movie. No, the former "American Idol" star sports a backpack along with her minidress, short hoodie and leggings. Hey, if you're only packing one bag, a backpack could be your best option--even if it isn't the most stylish.
Is that a paper ticket in her hand? Nah, probably just a boarding pass. The death of the paper ticket is supposed to save airlines over $3 billion each year according to USA Today, but of course that means we'll be buying that many more printer cartridges.
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[Photo: Just Jared]
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The Jennifer Hudson Victory Tour Stops At Burger King
When you're writing your Oscar speech, make sure to think about how you're going to thank the little people. Newly minted Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson didn't bother to thank "American Idol" for giving her the big break that (basically) got her the "Dreamgirls" role, and in response mean man Simon Cowell called her out on it. Hudson's defense? She can't thank everyone! Or as she put it, "If I'd been any better at my job when I was at Burger King in my middle teens, I wouldn't be here either, so should I thank them, too?"
Maybe Hudson should stop by her old franchise (East 87th Street and State Street in Chicago) sometime: Burger King displayed a remarkable amount of class by providing Hudson with free meals for life. Be sure to stop by and pick up some Whoppers (one for your Oscar and one more for the road) on your way to the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, commemorating the Pullman factory town that once stood nearby (and named for the union leader that got the porters to organize).
[Photo: China Daily]
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