Articles published by Kris Lorenz

9/6/2009
Gaga addresses widespread rumors for the first time . . . in fine style.
After a concert in the UK during which Lady Gaga was reported to have male genitalia, the pop singer has finally addressed the rumors, which have spawned an explosion of searches of "Lady Gaga Hermaphrodite" on Google. Lady Gaga told an Australian radio show the following, in response: "My...
9/6/2009
Reality TV does not necessarily cast real, responsible adults.
Lynne Curtin, a star of the hit reality show, "The Real Housewives of Orange County," was evicted from the house she was living in during the show, suggesting that the housewives aren't perhaps as real as the show would have the public believe. In addition, the owner of the home that Curtin was...
9/6/2009
Famous photographer's debt may cost her her dearest works.
Annie Liebovitz, probably the most famous photographer alive if not ever, may have to sell her photography portfolio to pay off debts. The artist had owed money to a number of different sources before consolidating her debt with Art Capital Group, a banking organization. The total amount of her...
9/6/2009
Thus begins the mass transfer of Jackson's personal items.
Bonhams and Goodman, an auction house in Melbourne, Australia, sold one of Michael Jackson's famous crystal encrusted white gloves today. It sold for $48,400 to Warwick Stone, a buyer for Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The glove had fallen into the possession of Bill Hibble in 1996 when...
9/6/2009
Singer may be tying the knot.
Singer Katy Perry is believed to be engaged to her long time boyfriend, Travis McCoy. She was spotted wearing a diamond ring last week in Los Angeles, sparking the rumors, but has not publicly announced the engagement. Though the lovers had broken up last December over difficulties related to...
9/6/2009
Spears delivers a decent cover performance.
Brittney Spears's "Circus" tour is in full swing this summer. At a show in Greensboro, N.C. on Saturday, she covered Alanis Morisette's breakthrough hit, "You Oughta Know."Despite Spears's history of dreadful live performance and lip-synching, she appears to have really given her all, for what it'...
9/5/2009
Rapper's anticipated album will be released early.
Rapper Jay-Z's upcoming album, "The Blueprint 3," has undergone a change in its release date. Originally slated for release on Sep. 11, the album will now be released on Sep. 8. Sep. 11, 2001 was the date on which the original "Blueprint" was released, and so the release of the latest album was...
9/4/2009
Russell Crowe is not afraid of the press and has the wheels to prove it.
Actor Russell Crowe was the victim of a particularly unflattering article about a bike ride during which he smoked a cigarette and ate several tacos. The article was called "Smokes and fatty foods the fitness regime for Rusty."So what did the notoriously defensive Crowe do? He did just what any...
9/4/2009
Illness forces cancellation of Nine Inch Nails show.
Trent Reznor, lead singer of Nine Inch Nails, announced on the band's website that tonight's show at the Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles is canceled. "Illness" was the given reason but the specifics of the cancellation have not been elaborated upon.According to TMZ, someone close to Reznor said...
9/4/2009
Disney actress takes on admirable charity work.
Actress Selena Gomez, 17, star of Disney's "The Wizards of Waverly Place," was named an ambassador of UNICEF, a charity organization that provides education, food, and medical benefits for unprivileged children all around the world. She is the youngest ambassador for UNICEF in the organization's...