Zoliad! » Entertainment http://www.zoliad.com ...Say What? Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:25:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en Eva Longoria Top of the ‘Rock’ http://www.zoliad.com/2007/07/11/eva-longoria-top-of-the-rock/ http://www.zoliad.com/2007/07/11/eva-longoria-top-of-the-rock/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:24:39 +0000 couch potato http://www.zoliad.com/2007/07/11/eva-longoria-top-of-the-rock/ Eva 

Desperate-no-more newlywed Eva Longoria seems to have put on a few pounds in a matter of a minute. Literally.Sporting a red tracksuit, the red-hot actress touched down on home soil with her basketball hubby Tony Parker and some bonus bling on her wedding finger after her French nuptials.

The ring reportedly consists of a total of 107 diamonds and some sweet French inscription.

[via daily mail]

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Suit: Porn Star Took Old Friend’s Name http://www.zoliad.com/2007/07/11/suit-porn-star-took-old-friends-name/ http://www.zoliad.com/2007/07/11/suit-porn-star-took-old-friends-name/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:37:48 +0000 couch potato http://www.zoliad.com/2007/07/11/suit-porn-star-took-old-friends-name/ A Houston woman is suing a former high school classmate who took her name and starred in pornographic movies.Kristen Syvette Wimberly, 25, is asking that Lara Madden and film distributor Vivid Entertainment Group stop using or publicizing her name, which Madden took as a stage name.

The two met in ninth grade at Kingwood High School. According to the lawsuit, they “were friends but eventually that friendship ended due to conflict.”

Madden, 25, began her adult-film career in 2004 and has appeared in about a dozen adult films using the name Syvette Wimberly.

As a result, the lawsuit claims, Madden and the distributor have inflicted “humiliation, embarrassment, loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress, mental anguish and anxiety.”

Caj Boatright, attorney for Kristen Syvette Wimberly, said her client started being contacted by friends and acquaintances asking about her career in pornography.

“The purpose of the lawsuit is to get her to stop using this name,” Boatright said. “We’re not out looking for millions of dollars.”

Kent Schaffer, Madden’s attorney, said his client chose the name simply because she liked the sound of it.

“There is no bad blood between them,” Schaffer said. “Lara never meant to harm this other girl.”

Madden no longer performs in pornographic films, Schaffer said. Vivid Entertainment had no comment because it hadn’t been served with the lawsuit, a spokesman said.

The lawsuit, filed June 26 in Harris County District Court, seeks unspecified damages, but Schaffer said Madden will agree to stop using the name if that’s all the plaintiff wants.

“They’ll never get a penny from her,” he said. “She doesn’t have any money, for one thing, but even if she did this suit will never hold up in court. I’m not aware of any court that has upheld such a lawsuit. If I use your name to defraud somebody, that’s different.”

[via foxnews]

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Dog Food Taken from Paris Hilton’s Trash Fetched $305 on eBay http://www.zoliad.com/2007/07/03/dog-food-taken-from-paris-hiltons-trash-fetched-305-on-ebay/ http://www.zoliad.com/2007/07/03/dog-food-taken-from-paris-hiltons-trash-fetched-305-on-ebay/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:28:11 +0000 couch potato http://www.zoliad.com/2007/07/03/dog-food-taken-from-paris-hiltons-trash-fetched-305-on-ebay/ Paris

An empty gourmet dog food can taken from Paris Hilton’s trash fetched $305 (€224) in an eBay auction.The bidding that ended Sunday had reached $1.5 million (€1.1 million), but some of the bids were retracted or canceled because the wrong amount was entered or they were not legitimate, according to the eBay Web site.

The sellers were from the Web site HollywoodStarTrash.com, which also listed several other Hilton items for sale on eBay, including a used toothbrush that also sold for $305 (€224); two envelopes sent to her while she was in jail that sold for $510 (€375); and a Coke can for $51 (€38).

The organic gourmet dog food was produced by Party Animal Inc., and can be found in about 150 stores in Southern California and about 40 in New York. It can also be bought through the company’s Web site.

[via Herald Tribune]

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TV Kidney Competition Reality Show Was A Hoax http://www.zoliad.com/2007/06/01/tv-kidney-competition-reality-show-was-a-hoax/ http://www.zoliad.com/2007/06/01/tv-kidney-competition-reality-show-was-a-hoax/#comments Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:43:06 +0000 chief http://www.zoliad.com/2007/06/01/tv-kidney-competition-reality-show-was-a-hoax/ A Dutch TV contest which purported to show a dying woman choose a patient to receive her kidneys was a hoax. The “donor” in the show was in fact an actress - though the three people vying for an organ were real patients in need of a kidney transplant.

The three knew that The Big Donor Show, which aired on Friday, was not real. The producers say it was made to highlight the shortage of Dutch donors.

Before the hoax was revealed, the show had attracted widespread criticism.

“We are not giving away a kidney here, that is going too far even for us,” presenter Patrick Lodiers said at the moment when the fake donor was apparently about to reveal her choice of patient.

The 37-year-old “donor”, identified only as Lisa, was to make her choice based on the contestants’ history and profile, and conversation with their family and friends.

Earlier, Lisa had said that it felt like playing God. “Think of it as playing Santa Claus,” replied the presenter.

‘No losers’

Viewers were invited to send in their advice by text message during the 80-minute show.

“We have only done this cry for help because we want to solve a problem that shouldn’t be a problem,” a producer told a news conference after the show.Dutch Education Minister Ronald Plasterk hailed the show as a “fantastic stunt”.

Caroline Klingers, a kidney patient who was watching the programme at a treatment centre in the town of Bussum, also praised it.

“It’s good for the publicity and there are no losers,” she said.

Earlier in the week Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende had criticised the programme, saying it could damage the reputation of the Netherlands.

The were calls from lawmakers to ban the show and Dutch embassies received complaints about it.

But Mr Lodiers said it was “reality that was shocking” because about 200 people die each year while waiting for a kidney in the Netherlands, and the average waiting time is more than four years.

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Salsa Music Makes Me High http://www.zoliad.com/2006/11/23/salsa-music-makes-me-high/ http://www.zoliad.com/2006/11/23/salsa-music-makes-me-high/#comments Fri, 24 Nov 2006 01:16:29 +0000 chief http://www.zoliad.com/2006/11/23/salsa-music-makes-me-high/ Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Caribbean rhythm that is popular in many Latino countries. The word salsa’s origin has the same meaning as the sauce. Who applied this name to the music and dance and why remains unclear, but all agree that the name fits, metaphorically referring the music and dance being “saucy” and “tasty”.

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Artistic Gymnastics Popular Yet Difficult http://www.zoliad.com/2006/11/22/artistic-gymnastics-popular-yet-difficult/ http://www.zoliad.com/2006/11/22/artistic-gymnastics-popular-yet-difficult/#comments Thu, 23 Nov 2006 03:51:10 +0000 chief http://www.zoliad.com/2006/11/22/artistic-gymnastics-popular-yet-difficult/ The sport of Artistic gymnastics is in all likelihood going to end up being one of the most popular spectator events at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games.  This is despite the fact that it is not a particularly popular participation sport, as performing at even the most fundamental level requires very high levels of physical fitness and skill.  Most people  are unfortunately not prepared to commit to the rigorous training schedule, therefore those who do, can always expect to get a lot of accolades and support.

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Apparatus Used in Gymnastics http://www.zoliad.com/2006/11/22/apparatus-used-in-gymnastics/ http://www.zoliad.com/2006/11/22/apparatus-used-in-gymnastics/#comments Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:29:42 +0000 chief http://www.zoliad.com/?p=3 Very few people know this, but he apparatus used in Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (MAG) and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) differs greatly.  The men’s apparatus emphasizes strength whereas the women’s apparatus emphasizes balance and agility.

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