Archive for May 28th, 2006
Supermodel Jodie Kidd is to swap the catwalk for a console controller to challenge online gamers to some motor racing action next week. The star will be taking on all-comers at ‘Project Gotham Racing 3′ in the latest Xbox Live ‘Game With Fame’ event. Kidd will be chatting and playing with Xbox Live gamers on Tuesday May 30 from 5.30pm-7pm and gamers will have the chance to win a limited edition, black-cased Xbox 360 console. However, it will not be an easy challenge. Kidd is a motor racing enthusiast, recently taking second place in the Trofeo Maserati race at the Bologna Motorshow, with co-driver Fabio Babini. She has also taken part in several Gumball 3000 rallies and held the fastest celebrity lap in Top Gear for some time. Other celebrities who have previously taken part in similar online events include McFly, The Strokes, Kasabian, Embrace, Maroon 5, The Thrills and Goldie Lookin’ Chain.
May 28th, 2006
Supermodel Kate Moss is likely to evade criminal charges over her alleged cocaine-snorting session last year, as police have failed to find any witnesses. As reported, Moss came under fire in September when a British newspaper published images showing her consuming the drug in London’s studio Metropolis.
Though enough evidence has been gathered against Moss to convict her, police are concerned the case will never come to court.
In the next 10 days, the Crown Prosecution Service will decide whether to press charges against her or not. A police source said: “It’s a no-win situation. If she is prosecuted, people will say, ‘Why pick on her and not the thousands of other drug users in London?’ If she isn’t prosecuted it is seen as a waste of money and proof that celebrities can get away with anything.”
The police believe Moss was ’set up’ by a music industry insider. It is rumoured that the Daily Mirror newspaper paid up to $300000 for the mobile phone footage, which broke the scandal.
May 28th, 2006
Model-turned-actress Amber Valletta and former Malcolm in the Middle star Frankie Muniz were spotted passing a large baggie of marijuana back and forth at the legendary Joe’s Stone Crab restaurant in sunny Miami Beach. But there’s no scandal here – the weed was fake and the two were just shooting a scene for the movie My Sexiest Year. (Also in the flick is Harvey Keitel, who has something in common with Amber: Both worked on projects in Toronto last summer and, just weeks apart, shot scenes on the same street near Queen’s Park. Keitel and Valletta even had their trailers set up in the exact same spot!) When it was time for lunch on the set, Amber refused to eat from the craft services buffet – which was good enough for Muniz – and demanded that a fresh turkey wrap be delivered to her. Fellow model Karolina Kurkova, who also appears in the 70s-set movie, wasn’t as much of a diva. She happily posed for pictures with the director’s parents and mingled with extras on the set, raving about how great they looked.
May 28th, 2006