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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. WENN Blog - Celebrity Photos, News, and Gossip - Celebrity Cocktails With A Twist Stewarts in Toyland May 20, 2009 at 10:43 pm “Maggie May” singer Rod Stewart visited Tom’s Toys in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, ahead of his performance of his signature song on the live results finale of American Idol.  We can’t stand that song — it’s overplayed and annoying — but we love his shoes in this shot. Girls, girls — you're both pretty May 20, 2009 at 5:02 pm Paris Hilton, who has hit back at neighbors who complained about her noisy habits as “mean,” wrestled her bustline for control of the Inglourious Basterds red carpet in Cannes on Wednesday.  We know it’s not a Tarantino movie without gratuitous violence, but: really, ladies! Jacko postpones start of London tour May 20, 2009 at 2:49 pm According to the WENN news desk, Michael Jackson needs more time to prepare for his “This Is It” string of shows: Michael Jackson has postponed the start of his London concert extravaganza by five days to allow him more time to prepare for the gruelling seven-month residency. The pop superstar will now take his first bow at the British capital’s O2 Arena on 13 July — five days after he was due to open his “This Is It” string of concerts. Fans with tickets for the original opening night on 8 July will still have seats for the first gig — but those due to attend on 10,12 and 14 July will now have to wait until March 2010 to watch Jacko in action. A statement from concert producers AEG Live reads, “Due to the sheer magnitude of the ‘This Is It’ concerts at the O2 Arena, promoters and producers AEG Live and Kenny Ortega, Michael’s directorial partner and creative collaborator, have elected to move back a few of the opening shows in order to meet the challenges presented by such a massive and technically complex show. “Organisers are determined that all Michael’s legions of fans attending the opening nights get the same quality of staging and level of entertainment. “Kenny and Michael are, at the same time, both creative pioneers and perfectionists. This show has grown in size and scope, thereby, necessitating more lead time for manufacture of the set, programming the content for the massive video elements, and, most importantly, more time for full production and dress rehearsals in the world’s busiest arena, the O2. “As much as we agonised over this change in the original schedule, we are sure the fans will understand when they experience the level of entertainment Michael Jackson intends to deliver while also ensuring the safety of the musicians, cast and crew and the crisp execution of the production.” Choreographer Ortega adds, “After directing the ‘Dangerous’ and ‘HIStory’ tours, I know what the fans expect and myself and the team want to deliver a flawless production. We apologise to all disappointed Michael Jackson fans and remain extremely dedicated and focused on creating an exceptional live music experience.” The skin-cancer story surrounding Jackson last weekend is pointedly not mentioned, but the timing is a bit suspicious… It's a Sicilian message. It means William Shatner sleeps with the fishes May 20, 2009 at 11:25 am Priceline spokes-ham William Shatner is poised to run the animation world — as a cartoon Mafia Don. The Star Trek actor has lent his famous voice to a new cartoon series, The Gavones, which is shown on YouTube.  The animated short is the story of a Mafia family who intend to break into Hollywood movies; Shatner, who plays the family’s don — Don Salmonella Gavone — compares the  project to both The Simpsons and The Sopranos. Shatner told People.com, “It is the Mafia in Hollywood trying to make a hit — and half the family think it’s murder and the other half thinks it’s a movie. It’s a comedic Soprano family.” Hayden-December romance? May 20, 2009 at 9:34 am Okay, it’s more like “May-August,” but still: can we now definitively say that Heroes‘ Hayden Panettiere has a type?   The 19-year-old has the rumor mill churning that she’s moved on from ex-boyfriend Milo Ventimiglia, after several sightings of her cozying up to UK TV presenter Steve Jones.  Above, Panettiere and Jones relax in an unincriminating fashion on David Furnish’s yacht in Cannes, but spies also saw the pair at London’s Nobu Berkeley restaurant last week. When Panettiere and Ventimiglia broke up last year, speculation was that the 12-year age difference hadn’t helped matters (that, or the difficulty in hyphenating the last name, if they got married), but Jones is the same age as Ventimiglia.  (His celeb-dating track record is a bit more eyebrow-raising; the Welshman has been linked to Halle Berry and Pamela Anderson in the past.) So, it seems that Panettiere likes her an older man, which is fine…if somewhat indicative of some daddy issues, perhaps. It's so crazy, it just might work May 20, 2009 at 8:40 am We mean, of course, the pairing between Bette “The Rose” Midler and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, shown here at Tuesday’s 8th Annual Spring Picnic for the New York Restoration Project in NYC.  Seems Midler and Jackson have bonded over their commitment to the organization — and now Midler is hoping to duet with Fitty in some way.  Midler said, “It’ll be the little Jewish lady and the great big rapper. He’s such a doll. I love him. He’s gorgeous.”  (He does look much taller than we thought; maybe it’s because he’s standing next to the petite Midler?) She added, “I was hoping we’d sing songs from the Depression.”  And no, this is not one of those times where we make things up to get a laugh…and you know, it’s an odd-couple pairing, but we think it could work.  Lord knows Jackson would look great in the clothes, and putting some beats on “Basin Street Blues” sounds awesome.   This email was sent to createrofheaven.lend@blogger.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.