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XRCO Selects Jana Jordan as Heart-On Girl

The X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) has chosen Ninn Worx contract starlet Jana Jordan as the official Heart-On Girl for its 23rd annual awards show, scheduled for April 5 in Hollywood.

The Heart-On Girl presents the heart-shaped trophies to the winners, according to XRCO co-chairman Dirty Bob. She has traditionally been chosen from the ranks of the newest starlets with the strongest potential to be X-rated stars.

Jordan is so new there are still no movies with her on the street. Yet she's appeared on the covers of such publications as Hustler, Rockstar, Barely Legal, Live Young Girls and Spin, and was recently named Penthouse Pet of the Month.

The industry-only XRCO event will be the first chance for many in the adult business to get a gander at the blonde Texas native in the flesh.

"Trophy girls are sexy," Jordan said through her publicist. "I'm so happy to be the Heart-On Girl for the XRCO. I have to thank them for this honor."

The term Heart-On comes from the XRCO's heart-shaped trophy, which derives from the fact that for its first six years the awards show was held on Valentine's Day.

According to Jared Rutter, the original XRCO chairman, now a senior editor with AVN, the very first Heart-On Girl was Amber Lynn, in 1985. She was followed the next year by Nina Hartley. Both went on to become adult movie legends.

Other Heart-On Girls over the years have included such superstars-to-be as Kylie Ireland, Jewel De'Nyle and Tera Patrick, each of whom came back to host the ceremony in later years. Patrick returns again this year as co-host with hubby Evan Seinfeld.

Starving For Sanjaya - Day 10!!!

Day 10

well in commemoration of my 10th day hunger striking, i decided to step on a scale today just out of curiosity.

i was shocked at what i saw, i've lost nearly 10lbs.

though i guess i really shouldn't be that shocked, considering both how i feel and the fact that several of my clothes are fitting looser.

thank goodness that tomorrow is Tuesday and there is yet another chance to vote Sanjaya off the show. i know we can do it this week guys! today was not much better for me than yesterday ...

peace out.

-j

Here's The Pic Of The Scale

Starving For Sanjaya

Here's her post -

About me:
Hi, my name is J. I have always been a big fan of American Idol, so like many people I was excited for the 6th season to start this year.

Aside from the initial debacle with contestant Antonella Barba, season 6 was starting to look like it may be actually very good. The big voices of Melinda Doolittle and LaKisha Jones, the innovative styling of Blake Lewis, and the smooth R&B of Phil Stacey are just a few of the hopefuls with immense potential.

However, there is one hinge in this broad spectrum of talent this year ... Sanjaya Malakar.

We have no problems with Sanjaya personally, he seems like a very personable and charming young man. However, he does NOT belong on American Idol. The judges faltered with their decision to place him in the 24, and American Idol voters have done even worse by keeping him on.

So until the day that Sanjya is no longer American Idol, I will be going on a hunger strike. This means I will refuse to eat anything until American Idol voters wise up, and stop voting Sanjya through each week.

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Read Her Bulletin Posts

More Jenna Jameson Drama

Jenna Jameson posts on MySpace: Just like always... he [Jay Grdina] rears his ugly head, only when it might mean a little press for him. He wants to be a star so bad, and has ridden my coat tails for years. I wish him luck, he wants it more than anyone I know. He gave everything up for it... period.

It's really too bad that he feels the need to bash me and not accept any blame for his hideous actions... but it will all come out in the end. The truth will set you free. Good luck...J

Darth writes on www.xxxporntalk.com: Jay created Jenna Jamison. Jenna didn't create Jenna Jamison. Jay did the whole club jenna and hired people to manage her myspace account. She seems as motivated as a can of tuna.

Moron Boy Responds: The way I see things, Wicked Pictures created Jenna Jameson. Jay saw an oppurtunity to make some $$$ after she split with them.

Calvin writes on XPT: But she [Jenna] is a role model for a lot of women. Look at all the new talent coming into the industry and treating it as a "career". Parcelling out the sex acts to drive up the price. Expecting to cash in, then cross over to semi-legitimate mainstream status.

There is nothing really new about this. Look at Ginger Lynn's career path. If she had come up in 1993, she would have done the same thing, and would still have failed to take that last step where she becomes accepted.

I suspect that this is also part of what is driving Jenna to her current state. The divorce, and potentially losing a large chunk of her empire must hurt, but she has also hit the glass ceiling of respectability. People buy her book and invite her to B-list red carpet events, but she is never going to get her own ABC sitcom or starring role in a "legitimate" movie - and she wouldn't get one even if she could act.

Lethal Butt Shot Kills Anna Nicole

WWW - [NY Daily News] - Anna Nicole Smith died of a lethal level of a potent sleep medication, but she had a raging blood infection that could have killed her had she not overdosed, an exclusive report revealed yesterday.

Smith took the speedy sleep-inducer chloral hydrate, which is sometimes used in "date rape" drugs, the night of Feb. 7th and never woke up, according to a joint investigation by sister publications the National Enquirer and the Star.

In the most stunning disclosure, the report says Smith's life might have been saved had she simply gone to a hospital rather than treating her severe fever, nausea and other infection symptoms on her own.

Smith's lawyer pal Howard K. Stern, a bodyguard and a nurse were with her in the days and hours leading up to her death.

The report comes days before Broward County Medical Examiner Dr. Joshua Perper is set to reveal his official findings about what killed the 39-year-old ex-model, who died Feb. 8 at a Florida hotel.

Smith's infection, which drove her temperature to a staggering 105 degrees, was caused by an injection in her left buttock with a needle that apparently was not properly sterilized, according to the report, posted on the Enquirer and Star Web sites.

Tests did not reveal what substance had been injected into Smith three days before she died, but a painful abscess developed, the report said.

He Says, She Says -- Jenna Jameson Blames Drop In Weight On Divorce, Jay Says PREACH ON BITCH

Jenna Jameson and her soon-to-be former husband and business partner, Jay Grdina are becoming the new Travis Barker and Shana Moakler.

The high priestess of porn took to her MySpace blog yesterday, lashing out at her ex and blaming the nastiness he's causing her during their divorce proceedings on her recently extreme weight loss.

Jenna Jameson posts: I feel like I need to address the weight rumors that have been swirling for a few months now. This saddens me... only because, everyone that is judging me... has absolutely NO idea what is happening in my life. People are hateful and accuse me of being a drug addict, or an anorexic.

Does anyone seem to remember the fact that I am going through a nasty divorce? It has been weighing heavily on me. I worked extremely hard for years to secure my success, and i have been forced to fight for everything I busted my ass for. This has definitely affected my weight. It really hurts that my fans and everyone else has taken it upon themselves to be so horrible, screaming "eat a burger!" or "we want the old jenna back!" I'm sure everyone out there has gone through tough times, and this is when I need support.

I wish I could enlighten everyone with what is exactly going on in my divorce and business, but I can't because of legal proceedings. I really hope everyone understands and remembers I am human, and I really need friends and the love and support right now.

Soon the divorce will be settled and I am hoping to come out unscathed, but my x is doing his best to make it hard. Thanks for all of your support, and remember I love you! xoxoxox, Jenna

Then Jay posted this message on his MySpace blog.

PREACH ON BITCH

Blah Blah Blah... people in life are amazing! It's funny how individuals always believe their own bullshit.. or basically their side of the story... as flamboyantly as they might want to tell it. Peeps will convince themselves that the shit they spout out of their mouths is the truth and that it justifies everything in their lil realm of reality!! This is man's/woman's best justification of actions and feelings. I love to call it the "Denial Zone". There are always 3 sides to the story and only one side to the truth.. It's a funny theory, but it is a reality of life. People in general will always try to blame someone or some thing else for their own faults, inadequacies and/or weaknesses... this is a classic scenario and the best form of defiance! At some point in all of our lives we have to face...REALITY..and the majority of the times its is not fun, exciting, or something anyone wants to deal with. This is when the real people .. the ones with integrity and honesty step out from the pack. I recently read a blog from someone blaming their physical appearance on circumstances and situations.. all of which are completely self perpetuated, on a victim or stress and circumstance. At some point you just have to be honest with yourself... as much as it might hurt and say.. I need help, my life and what I am doing is wrong! At which poijnt you need to become proactive in the rectification of the situation. The saddest point about all of this is that most people have to hit rock bottom b4 they realize this simple truth.... this is heart breaking to everyone that loves and supports that person. I always ask myself ...why does it have to get this??? For the people that love and try to help..well...we have an inherent flaw that is in most of us.. we want to help... we always want to come to the rescue; and the person in need has no control; abuses and consumes.. consumes like a psychic vampire! Thse are just truths in life i like to pass on.. if they fit in your scenario of life, then appreciate them. I will never use this forum as a personal place to verbally slaughter people and/or personas.... This is a place where I can rant and express.... My theory to life is something that I believe to be helpful... that's it! Take it for what it's worth. I will do a blog later about what is happing in life...the last 4 weeks have been SIIIIIIKKKKK!!!!! That I will save for the next blog.

Metro Releases Collector's Edition of Pat Myne's X-Rated

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What's Wrong With Jenna Jameson?

Porn legend Jenna Jameson -- or, rather, what's left of her -- was snapped yesterday walking the runway at a fashion show in Los Angeles. Rumors about her drug abuse, anorexia and/or an abusive boyfriend are flying all over the web.
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David Aaron Clark - He Thought He Was Leaving Porn

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On Set Of DCypher's Taboo 22 From Metro

Here are a bunch of photos and some short video clips that were shot at the filming of our Taboo 22, we've got Ava Rose, Charlie Laine, Van Damage, Herschel Savage, Carli Banks, Faith Leon, Neveah, Celeste Star, Brooke Haven, DCypher, Faith Leone, Jason Sechrest -- just to name a few, courtesy of lukeisback.com

Devinn Lane Returns to Metro’s No Man’s Land

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Behind The Doors At Hef's Place

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Breaking Story - Anna Nicole Got Hookers for Her Son

National Enquirer interview about to hit the stands

From actressarchives.com

The personal assistant of Anna Nicole Smith, Nathan Collins, has given an interview to the National Enquirer about what the TrimSpa model and Playboy Playmate's life was like before her death on February 8th at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. As you might imagine, the details are shocking or as shocking as anything can be in the increasingly more over-the-top story of Anna Nicole Smith. According to Nathan Collins, Anna Nicole Smith enjoyed sex with both genders, hired prostitutes for her son Daniel (who died last September just days after his mom gave birth to his sister Dannielynn), and was definitely hooked on drugs.

The interview about Anna Nicole Smith through the eyes of her personal assistant will be published in the new issue of the National Enquirer. Nathan Collins is claiming that he frequently saw Howard K. Stern, the lawyer and alleged lover of Anna Nicole Smith, inject the former reality TV star with Phenegram, an anti-nausea medication.

According to Canada.com, Collins also claims that Stern kept Smith well stocked with a variety of prescription drugs like Xanax, Vicodin, and methadone. Considering the fact that a combination of drugs led to the death of Daniel Smith, that has been the number one suspect in a cause for Anna Nicole Smith's death since her passing three weeks ago.

Collins tells the National Enquirer that he once fought with Howard K. Stern over the dosage that the attorney was administering to Anna Nicole Smith, saying that when Anna asked that her Lexapro, an anti-depressant, dosage be doubled, red flags were raised in the assistant's mind and he fought with Stern. "He knew it could be harmful or fatal but backed off because Anna was in charge. What Anna wanted, Anna got. Everyone wanted to appease Anna."

The assistant to Anna Nicole Smith calls Howard K. Stern "an enabler" and that he obtained multiple prescriptions under her legal name - Vickie Lynn Marshall - and even used other aliases to get the woman more drugs. Collins even claims that the staff knew that if there was an overdose they weren't allowed to call 911 and were instructed just to drive Anna Nicole Smith to the closest hospital and that "Her medications were to be hidden."

Nathan Collins also told the paper that Anna Nicole Smith was once so strung out on drugs that she had a hallucination involving rats under he bed - "It was very sad to watch."

Collins believes that Anna Nicole Smith and Howard K. Stern were close at one point but that they were no longer sleeping together long before the Playmate got pregnant - "I believe Larry Birkhead is the father of Anna's baby. She's a very sexual person. She had a lot of wild encounters."

Finally, Collins claims that Anna Nicole Smith hired two escorts for her virgin son Daniel because she started to question his sexuality but that "Daniel never went through with it."

In other new Anna Nicole Smith news, the estranged mother of Anna Nicole finally got to see her granddaughter last night just 48 hours after Larry Birkhead, the alleged father of Dannielynn was allowed his first visit. WENN reports that Virgie Arthur was allowed a 50-minute visit with Dannielynn and that the supervised meeting took place at the Bahamas mansion where the girl is staying with Howard K. Stern. TMZ even had an exclusive photo of Virgie Arthur leaving the estate after the visit and looking distraught.

It's interesting that Howard K. Stern allowed Virgie Arthur to see Dannielynn considering how vicious the fight between the two for the body of Anna Nicole Smith has been and both parties have said some nasty things about each other. In fact, hours before Arthur met with Anna Nicole Smith's daughter. Howard K. Stern filed papers that say that Arthur's refusal to allow her daughter's body to come back to the Bahamas shows "a blatant disregard and dishonor of Anna Nicole's ultimate, final, personal wish."

This morning, attorneys for Virgie Arthur and Howard K. Stern will appear in a Florida court to address Arthur's appeal of the ruling that will send Anna Nicole Smith to be buried in the Bahamas under the care of Dannielynn's court-appointed guardian, Richard Milstein. Anna Nicole Smith's body is still above ground, almost three weeks after her death, as every aspect of the woman's life - her child, home, and body - stays held up in legal debates. The first situation to get resolved - where and when Anna Nicole Smith will be buried - could happen as early as today.

Some Jokes

A drunk walks out of a bar with a key in his hand and he is stumbling back and forth. A cop on the beat sees him and approaches "Can I help you sir?"
"Yessh! Ssssomebody ssstole my carrr" the man replies.
The cop asks- "Where was your car the last time you saw it?"
"It wasss on the end of thisshh key" the man replies.

About that time the cop looks down and sees the man's weiner hanging out of his fly for all the world to see. He asks the man "Sir are you aware that you are exposing yourself?"
Momentarily confused, the drunk looks down at his crotch and without missing a beat, blurts out... "I'll be damned ----- My girlfriend's gone, too!!!!!


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A guy stumbles out of a bar.. drops his keys, falls on the car, takes him a couple minutes to open the car door... yelling and screamin at the people walking out of the bar. There are a couple cops watching this all happening, licking thier chops because they are going to bust him the moment the car moves....

He continues to stumble and finally gets in the car.. a few minutes pass, then a few more... he starts the car and starts to go....

The cops pull him over.. sobriety tests, breathalizer blows 0.0, he passes the straightline, says the alphabet backwards... not one thing does he miss....

The cops are baffled... so they ask what he has been drinking.. he turns and says 'Nothing, I am the designated decoy tonight!


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A piece of string walks into a bar, sits down at the bar and orders a drink.

The bartender promptly says "We dont serve your kind here, get out!".

Hurt but not deterred the string goes out tussles his hair, ties himself up and returns to the bar.

He sits down and the bartender warily eyes him and says "Hey, aren't you a piece of string?"

The string replies "No, I'm a-frayed-knot"



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Guy walks into a bar and tells the bartender that he is broke but wanted a drink. He said that if he showed the bartender something he has never seen before would he give him a drink. The bartender said "show me".

So the guy puts a box on the bar and opens it...inside is a little dude about a foot tall and a teeny tiny piano and the guy begins to play....and play well. He signs and plays the piano like you have never heard...and only a foot tall.

The bartender was impressed so he makes the guy a beer. While the guy is drinking he asks, "Where did you get that?". The customer replied that there was a magic genie bottle in the alley and that the genie gave it to him. So with that, the bartender ran outside, top speed, to the alley and found the bottle. He rubbed it and a genie came out and asked what one wish he wanted granted. The bartender thought for a second and said "I wish for a million bucks" ....POOF....a cloud of smoke filled the alley and as the it cleared he was surrounded by DUCKS....yes, DUCKS, everywhere. As far as he could see there was nothing but ducks.

Pissed off he came back into the bar and yelled at the customer...."WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THE GENIE WAS HARD OF HEARING????" The customer replied...."Do you really think I asked for a twelve inch pianist"?

Howard Stern To Marry Again - Beth Ostrosk's The Lucky Girl

From The Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Howard Stern once worried on the air that a marriage to longtime girlfriend Beth Ostrosky would only mess up a good thing. It seems he's willing to take the risk.

Stern announced on his satellite radio show on Wednesday that he had proposed the evening before -- and Ostrosky had said yes.

Stern told listeners that he surprised the model with an engagement ring while they were naked in bed.

''Are you for real?'' he said she responded.

It's a turnaround for the media maverick, who launched his satellite radio show last year with comments that he was happy to leave things as they were.

''I am not married,'' Stern said then. ''It's a nice feeling that we get along great. We're very happy, and I don't want to (mess) it up.''

Stern has been married before. He bragged of his marital fidelity while entertaining scores of strippers and porn stars on his previous radio show before splitting from his wife of 21 years in 1999.

Stern and his ex-wife, Alison Berns, whose romance was the basis of his film ''Private Parts,'' have three daughters. They divorced in 2001.

In The Spirit Of Valentines Day, Some Advice From Ron Jeremy

Uncle Ronny’s rules for romance:

Ron Jeremy’s line of work has gotten him girls on a number of occasions. But what about when he’s off-duty? In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, the most famous porn star in the world offers some advice for the fellas.

Finding a date:
“Best place to meet women? A discothèque. I’ll tell you why: Anywhere else, a Laundromat, shopping, it’s socially unacceptable to approach a girl and start talking to her. She could say, ‘Get lost, asshole’ or ‘I’ve got a boyfriend’ or ‘Who the hell are you?’ But at a disco, there’s an unwritten rule that you have the right to approach a girl and ask her to dance. You’re allowed to break the ice. She can just smile and say yes or no. If you ask enough girls, one of them is going to say yes. It may be the ruthless, toothless one, but who cares. Someone will say yes. Buy her a drink, give her a kiss goodbye, tell her you’d like to go out with her sometime.”

The Date:

“Be a perfect gentleman; bring the girl flowers. As corny as it sounds, girls still like flowers. Forget the candy—everyone’s on a diet now, and they’ll kill you for the chocolate. And look, girls love being taken out for candlelight dinners. Maybe a little dancing, if there’s a place there. Perfectly romantic. So, dinner, maybe a little dancing, you take her home, and maybe you’ll get a nice big sexy kiss outside the door.”

If You Get Lucky:

“If you do get friendly, if you do actually get to have sex, you follow the guidelines set by my old friend Sam Kinison: Lick the alphabet. That way you know exactly what you’re supposed to do.”


And From the San Diego City Beat, an interview with Ron Jeremy...

Having a conversation with Ron Jeremy is a trip. It’s not just because at 53 years, 200-plus pounds and seriously hairy, he’s the world’s most famous porn star. Or because in the last 30-odd years, he’s appeared in more than 1,700 adult films and slept with—combining his film shoots and his personal life—something like 4,000 women. Seriously.

No, it’s because Ron Jeremy, just kicking off a tour for his autobiography, Ron Jeremy: The Hardest (Working) Man in Showbiz, doesn’t have much of a raunch filter. His life in porn is so intertwined with everything else that he’ll talk about his mother’s Parkinson’s disease before segueing into the delicacies of anal sex.

But that is the charm, if you will, of Ron Jeremy. He’s a nice guy, reasonably well-spoken, fairly sensitive and brimming with stories about his life inside the industry and out. His book is breezy — some of it good, some of it bad, plenty of it ugly — but like the man himself, it’s generally affable and funny. And it’s all in Jeremy’s un-raunch-filtered voice, from his introduction to porn to his master’s degree in special education, from films made with John Wayne Bobbitt and Divine Brown to his classical piano skills and his brown belt in karate.

Jeremy has some history with San Diego. He was arrested here for pandering, while shooting a movie back in the ’80s. Still, the easy-going Hedgehog (the origins of that nickname are found in the book) doesn’t bear a grudge. “You've got a great city!” he says. “In fact, the police were usually pretty nice. But it was creative expansion of the law, which was mostly written to protect escorts from being beaten up by their pimps. Prostitution was a night in jail and a slap on the wrist. The pimp gets three years per count. But there was a lady DA down there in San Diego who was so out to get me. There were 10 girls on my shoot, so she wanted to give me 30 years in jail.” Before his case went to trial, the California Supreme Court ruled that making pornography is not prostitution, nullifying the charges.

Though he has made inroads into the mainstream world, appearing in the film The Boondock Saints and on VH1’s The Surreal Life, Jeremy, who still shoots porn films, has made the bulk of his money in his 30-year career in the adult-movie business. Jeremy has formal acting training and always planned to move from porn to mainstream films.

“I got into the business feeling like an actor. There was no DVD, no VHS, no computers, no herpes, no HIV. It was a fun business. You’d work on a movie for 10 days. You’d get up in the morning, memorize your lines, fly all over the world for shoots. There was real dialogue.”

But he’s not sure if he would go the same route today. “It isn’t the same thing by a long shot. I would probably have a hard time justifying it as an acting performance. You walk on the set and your dialogue is like, ‘Hi honey. Here’s a cup of coffee. Eat this.’ Cut, great scene, great dialogue, what a great actor. But the girls I fuck are better looking now. Look at the old movies and look at the girls of today. They’re absolutely breathtaking. And the sex is probably better.”

At the same time, the multibillion-dollar adult industry is more mainstream than ever before, and Jeremy says that “college students are my main demographic.” But would he point them to the business? “There are a lot of good reasons and a lot of bad reasons to get into porn. The bad reasons can have horrifying consequences. Bad reasons being rebellion from the family, piss off your dad, nothing else is working in my life, maybe I’ll try this. Those are all bad reasons. Now, if you want to get into the business because you want mainstream acting work, well, it could be a stepping stone, but it also limits you. You’re not going to get a job with Disney. But you gain notoriety, and some young filmmakers like that. Look, I wouldn’t necessarily say that I’m a role model, but after having done it myself, I couldn’t very well say that this isn’t for you, walk away, don’t do it. Hopefully you’ll do it for the right reasons, and sock some good money in the bank.”

As for Jeremy, if he could make it as a mainstream actor, he’d walk away. “I would not do porn, no,” he says. “Why would I? I love porn, but if I could make a better career move, go on to bigger and better, why would I want to go backwards?”

Nowhere Angels - See It First Here!

Available February 27, 2007 in stores - you can click this link to watch it now! Members - you get it FREE! Click Here To Join!

Acclaimed director DCypher invites you to a party where you'll meet a group of young rebels... the bad kids grown-up with all the sexual angst and inspiration that is the hallmark of true passion. Shot between Los Angeles and Mojave, "Nowhere Angels" is the story of several young adults coming of age in a burned out wasteland filled with drugs, religions, rebellion, and sex. Measuring their lives in lust, their angels appear from nowhere like messengers sent by the Gods of fornication. Amidst adversity, one thing thrives, one thing escapes...it's the release of physical pleasure.

Starring blonde sensation Cassie Courtland, AVN nominated Riley Mason, Charlotte Stokely and beautiful Justine Joli in roles that transcend... Nowhere Angels takes you to a new plane of eroticism. Are you ready to meet your angel?

"Nowhere Angels is by far my favorite movie of all the movies I have ever shot." raves director DCypher. "It's a true example of lit porn, combining elements from writers like Brett Easton Ellis, Thomas Pynchon, William Golding, Hunter S. Thompson, and Jack Kerouac. It's postmodern punk rock porn blended with an angelic sadness that will break your heart."

"It's also worth noting that the entire soundtrack is from DIAL 7, a band once signed to Warner Brothers. Barrett, our editor and one of the lead actors, was in DIAL 7, so he owned the rights to use the music."

Available February 27, 2007 in stores - you can click this link to watch it now! Members - you get it FREE! Click Here To Join!

Anna Nicole Smith Dies

Anna Nicole Smith was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Florida just after 2pm after she collapsed at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. She was found unresponsive in her hotel room and CPR was performed on her and a breathing apparatus was inserted into her throat. Local streets were closed off to rush her to the hospital and paramedics were seen pumping her chest as she was taken to the hospital.

The story is still breaking so more information will posted as it comes in.

UPDATE: Jesus, Anna Nicole Smith is officially dead at the age of 39. According to police reports, she was already dead when she was found in her hotel room.

NBA-er Is OUT!

From Associated Press:

John Amaechi is gay, and now the first NBA player to come out publicly is ready to talk about it.

Amaechi, a center who spent five seasons with four teams, is scheduled to appear on ESPN's Outside the Lines on Sunday, and his autobiography "Man in the Middle," will be released Feb. 14.

"He is coming out of the closet as a gay man," Amaechi's publicist Howard Bragman said Wednesday.

Three years after his playing career ended, Amaechi has become the sixth professional male athlete from one of the four major American sports (NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL) to publicly discuss his homosexuality.

Former NFL running back David Kopay came out in 1977; offensive lineman Roy Simmons and defensive lineman Esera Tuaolo came out more recently. Glenn Burke, an outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland A's in the 1970s, and Billy Bean, a utility player in the 1980s and 1990s, also have come out.

Amaechi, 36, who is British, competed for Penn State, then played 301 NBA games over five seasons. The 6-foot-10 centre averaged 6.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in the NBA. He began his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1995-96, then spent a few years playing in Europe. He rejoined the NBA to play for the Orlando Magic from 1999-01, then played two seasons for the Utah Jazz.