Daydreamin'

here's the original in case you were curious.

Retna at Tribeca

PUSHIN Showcase in Atlanta, GA on April 23rd, 2008

Crime Mob
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The event will take place on Wednesday, April 23 at Atlanta’s fast-growing quality nightlife staple – Sugarhill @ Underground. Host for this event are Princess, formerly of Crime Mob, and J-Nick of Atlanta’s HOT 107.9 FM.

Independent and unsigned talent from varying musical genres ranging from R&B to Hip-Hop will performing for will be showcased on the BREAK Magazine PUSHIN MIX CD, VOL. 1 hosted by DJ Teknikz, as well as, featured in a special edition of BREAK Magazine PUSHIN this summer. The event will be sponsored by RETNA, an authority in celebrity imagery and entertainment services, and promises to bring out the best and the brightest A&R, publicist, promoters and producers in the game today.

For more information and/or details, log onto www.myspace.com/breakmagazine, or call (404) 630-8534

Rap-Up and Google Me

Rap-Up’s 3rd Anniversary and Book Release Party
Rap-Up 3rd Anniversary & Book Release

Check out some snapshots of Keri Hilson, Teyana Taylor, and Nina Sky at Rap-Up’s 3rd Anniversary and Book Release Party Thursday night at the adidas Originals store in SoHo, NYC presented by adidas, Pepsi, VTech, Lasonic, and Hennessy.


Teyana Taylor's 1st single:

Where in the world is Osama Bin Laden?

Morgan Spurlock & Jeremy Chilnick & Stacey Offman
Originally uploaded by retnablog

© Henny Garfunkel / Retna

From efluxmedia.com:

"After losing the fat he had gained for eating McDonald’s products for a month, Morgan Spurlock chose a more energetic mission, which involved traveling in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

This time, Spurlock chooses a more difficult mission, one that is more serious and lethal than eating at the McDonald’s: finding Osama Bin Laden."

The E Street band has lost a member.

E Street Band & Danny Federici
Originally uploaded by retnablog

From e!online:

"The E Street Band is mourning one of its own.

Danny Federici, the longtime organist and keyboard player for the Bruce Springsteen-fronted group, died Thursday afternoon of melanoma at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

The rocker, who reportedly battled the disease for three years, was 58."

Federici Solo:

Welsey Snipes might go to jail.

From EOnline.com:

U.S. prosecutors have recommended that the IRS-dodging Blade star serve the maximum sentence of three years in federal prison and pay a $5 million fine for his convictions in February for willful failure to file returns.

The punishment recommendation, filed Monday but—fittingly—made public Tuesday, were submitted in U.S. District Court Ocala Division by Florida U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill, who said Snipes deserved the harshest sentence due to years of "brazen defiance" and "insidious concealment."

Ashley Simpson is getting hitched. (And she's preggers)

Simpson's response according to MTV.com:

"I just think it's an inappropriate question to ask any woman," Simpson told MTV News' Kim Stolz, who followed the question with a list of other celebs — including Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Lopez, who were the subject of similar speculation for months before finally coming clean.

"For me, that's something that I didn't ever want to respond to, because I think it's an inappropriate question," Simpson said. "Some things, you want to keep personal, and I think that when people deny [reports that they're pregnant], it's probably because it's something they want to keep personal."

So...in other words...yes. She's pregnant.

Here's an Ashley Simpson video for you to enjoy.

Celine Dion workout video.

Well, it's not Celine Dion, it's actually Laura Landauer impersonating Celine Dion, but it's still funny as hell.



Here's the real Celine Dion showing off her workout moves:



See more of Laura's work at www.gypsymiller.com/ .

Depp getting hitched.

According to Showbizspy.com:

"The pair — who have been together for 10 years and have two children, eight-year-old Lily-Rose and six-year-old Jack — have always insisted they don’t feel the need to make their relationship official, but French singer Vanessa is now keen to walk down the aisle."

From Pirates of the Caribbean.

Stanley Kamel 1943-2008

© Sara De Boer / Retna

Actor Stanley Kamel was found dead in his Hollywood home yesterday reports Access Hollywood. He was 65. Cause of death is not known.

Stanley Kamel was most recently working on the show Monk.

Robin Wright Penn and Sean are staying married.

Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn aren't getting divorced.
Reuters Reports:

"Oscar winning actor Sean Penn and his wife actress Robin Wright Penn have withdrawn their divorce petition filed in December, a court document posted on celebrity Web site TMZ.com showed on Wednesday.

The request to dismiss the divorce, filed one day earlier in Superior Court of California in Marin County north of San Francisco, shows the withdrawal was made "without prejudice."

A spokeswoman for Penn declined to comment, and no further details were available."

Charlton Heston (1923-2008)

From E! Online:

Heston, the Oscar-winning actor who, as the biggest male star of Hollywood's outsize epic era of the 1950s and 1960s, parted the Red Sea, raced chariots and battled gorilla tyranny, died Saturday at his Beverly Hills home.

He was 84, his family said. He had been battling Alzheimer's disease for years.

New Kids on the Block are BACK

And honestly, I'm SUPER frickin excited.


Photos from the announcement.

RD / Leon / Retna


Video from the announcement.




Old Skool New Kids.

Beyonce & Jay-Z Wedding Watch!

Beyonce Knowles & Jay-Z
Originally uploaded by retnablog

© Brian Hineline/Retna


From People.com:

For Beyoncé and Jay-Z, April showers brought flowers – and a possible wedding. On a rainy Friday in New York City, crews delivered floral arrangements, candelabras and a tent into Jay-Z's Tribeca apartment building.

The wedding buzz began when the couple went to get a marriage license at a village hall in Scarsdale, N.Y., on Tuesday. "It's [happening] tonight," says a source. "A lot of their friends are booking hotel rooms."

Early Friday morning, workers erected a white tent atop the building, where Jay-Z owns a penthouse apartment. Not long after, an SUV carrying what seemed to be AV equipment arrived, followed by deliveries of flowers and party rentals.

More evidence of an impending wedding? Likely guests have been gathering in New York. Producer Rodney Jerkins, who is working on Beyoncé's new album and is a friend of Jay-Z's, zipped into town a couple of days ago. Beyoncé's former Destiny's Child bandmates, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, are also here, coyly divulging in a YouTube video that they are camped out at a Manhattan hotel, giggling about "sisters" getting together.

And of course, there's Jay-Z, who reportedly hopped a flight from Boston, where he performed last night, to New York this morning.

Friends of the couple say they are very eager for the nuptials to happen. "It's about time," says producer Dallas Austin. "I think it's great that they're getting married."

Where in the world are Jay-Z and Beyonce?

The Rumors are running rampid that sometime, somewhere, Jay-Z and Beyonce are getting hitched. Although we hear that it will be here in the big apple, there's always the chance they'll jet off to a more discreet location away from cameras and paparazzi.

Where do you think it's going to go down? My vote is for a joint wedding with Remy Ma and Papoose at Riker's Island.

Remy Ma and Papoose are getting married....

© Retna


That's right. Rappers Remy Ma and Papoose are reportedly going to tie the knot. At Riker's Island. Cause Remy shot someone in case you hadn't heard.

VH1 Says:

Pap said the two are moving forward with their nuptials despite Ma's predicament and are making arrangements to marry in prison.

"We always wanted to keep our personal lives personal, so that's why we never went public with our relationship," he wrote in an e-mail to MTV News. "Right now, I just feel like she gotta live through me. Yes, we were scheduled to be married on a yacht April 27th. But due to circumstances beyond our control, we are now making arrangements to be married in prison."


Oh man I hope I'm invited to that wedding. I've never been to a jail wedding before!

Prince Phillip is in the Hospital

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh & Queen Elizabeth II
Originally uploaded by retnablog

© Anwar Hussein / PA Photos / Retna

Prince Philip, the 86-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has been admitted to a London hospital with a chest infection, Buckingham Palace said Friday.

According to the British Broadcasting Corp. Phillip was was admitted to King Edward VII's Hospital on Thursday.

A Palace spokeswoman told the Associated Press he is being assessed and treated for a chest infection but had no information about his condition.

She said his engagements for the weekend have been cancelled.

Philip has been married to the Queen since 1947. As husband of the sovereign, Philip was not crowned at the coronation ceremony in 1953.

Amy Winehouse likes candy

© Chicago / PA Photos / Retna


Amy Winehouse wandering in north London. Amy's travels saw her borrow £20 from the snapper to buy sweets at sunrise on April 4, 2008

Estelle

Here's some photos:




And a video...with Mr. West...

Mariah Carey likes her Body Touched

Suzan / PA Photos / Retna

Mariah Carey pictured at a signing session for her new single"Touch My Body" at Selfridges on Oxford Street, London, April 1, 2008.

I can't BELIEVE she's wearing the same thing as me!

Tell us who wore it better in the comments below!

Gossip Girl Gossip.

The gorgeous cast of Gossip Girl left their home base of New York City this weekend and flew to Los Angeles where they were honored by the Paley Center for Media. Not only was the panel one of the prettiest we've ever seen, but it was one of the most fun, too.

Blake Lively (Serena van der Woodsen), who was introduced by moderator Tim Stack as "the best head of hair in Hollywood," and Leighton Meester (Blair Waldorf), who was originally a blonde and had to dye her hair during the Gossip Girl audition process, pose for the photogs with Taylor Momsen (Jenny Humphrey).
Taylor Momsen, Chace Crawford, Jessica Szohr

Taylor meets up with Chace Crawford (Nate Archibald) and Jessica Szohr (Vanessa Abrams), whose characters will begin hanging out when the series returns for five new episodes on April 21. Fun fact: Jessica met Girl executive producer Josh Schwartz last year when she attended a barbeque at his house with mutual friends. He took one look at her and told producing partner Stephanie Savage, "That's Vanessa!"
Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick

Seen here with Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick (Chuck Bass) made the ladies swoon with his thick British accent—and made it impossible for Josh Schwartz to understand a word he said. He gave two thumbs up to the pairing of his character, Chuck, with bratty girl Blair. Of her portrayer, Leighton, he said "How could I not [be happy]? I mean, come on, look at her." Awww...
Penn Badgley, Gossip Girl

The show's resident good guy, Dan Humphrey (played by Penn Badgley), will get dirtied up a bit this spring...though his lady love, Serena, will likely get in more trouble. Schwartz promises the return of "bad girl" S.
Kelly Rutherford

Kelly Rutherford's character, Lily, may or may not be a bride to be. "We are building toward a wedding, but we won't say whose [wedding] or if it happens," said Savage. As for Lily's shaky relationship with Rufus Humphrey, Matthew Settle doesn't see why it would be a problem for their respective onscreen kids, Serena and Dan: "It's 2008. I think they should have a double date..."
Leighton Meester

By the way, Blair and Jenny go to war this spring, Schwartz told the audience. But when Georgina Sparks (Michelle Trachtenberg), a blast from Serena's past, shows up, Blair will be very intimidated...

Stay tuned!

—Reporting by Korbi Ghosh
Courtesy of Eonline.com

Here's a preview with a british narration which always makes everything better:

Some Smart People.

© RD / Dziekan / Retna

Smart People is a story about a pompous English professor (Dennis Quaid), who in the years following his wife’s death, has become a scrouge to his students and an emotionally absent father to his rebellious son James (Ashton Holmes) and his perfect preppy daughter Vanessa (Ellen Page). When he suffers a concussion in a freak accident, he meets and unexpectedly falls for a beautiful tough E.R. doctor (Sarah Jessica Parker), a brilliant former student who is still harboring a grudge over a bad grade he gave her years before. Things get more complicated when his slightly shady, n’er-do-well adopted brother Chuck (Thomas Haden Church) shows up, moves in and starts rocking the family boat. As the professor juggles his fractious family and a new romance, he must learn to reconnect with the people around him and become the man he once was