Today's Birthdays

Hilary Swank
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Hilary Swank (34)
Diva Zappa (29)
Jaime Pressley (31)
Tom Green (37)
Christine Taylor (37)
Christopher Nolan (38)
Simon Baker (39)
Vivica A. Fox (44)
Lisa Kudrow (45)
Laurence Fishburne (47)
Kate Bush (50)
Delta Burke (52)
Frank Stallone (58)
Jean Reno (60)
Arnold Schwarzenegger (61)
Paul Anka (67)
Peter Bogdanovich (69)

Shai LaBeouf gets in a wreck with Grenier's Girl

Shai LaBeouf
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Shia LaDouche was arrested on suspicion of felony DUIin Hollywood.

According to TMZ, Shia made an illegal left turn in front of a car at the intersection of La Brea and Fountain. This caused the other car to hit Shia at which point his car rolled. Apparently, Shia was clearly drunk at the scene.

The victim and Shia were both taken to the hospital. Shia seriously injured his hand and will need surgery.

Shia's passenger suffered a minor head injury. The victim is currently being treated for minor injuries as well.

Shia was arrested last year for being a drunken mess at a Walgreen's in Chicago.

The girl who was in the car with Shia LaDouche during his drunken car crash has been identified as Australian actress Isabel Lucas. Isabel is currently shooting "Transformers 2" with Shia. She's also dating Adrian Grenier.

Today's Birthdays

Stephen Dorff
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Stephen Dorff (35)
Rachel Miner (28)
Wil Wheaton (36)
Martina McBride (41)
Alexandra Paul (45)
Tim Gunn (55)
Leslie Easterbrook (58)
Tony Sirico (66)

LL Cool J: Baby

And the video

Schwayze, Gym Class Heroes and Katy Perry

All Photos by: © Scott Weiner/Retna

Club Providence at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey on July 25, 2008.

Check out videos from these artists:

Katy Perry: I kissed a girl


Schwayze: Buzzin


Gym Class Heroes: Peace Sign / Index Down

Today's Birthdays

Julian McMahon
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Julian McMahon (40)
Cheyenne Kimball (18)
Nick Hogan (18)
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (31)
Alex Rodriguez (33)
Maya Rudolph (36)
Takashi Shimizu (36)
Maria Grazia Cucinotta (39)
Triple H (39)
Juliana Hatfield (41)
Bill Engvall (51)
Yahoo Serious (55)
Maureen McGovern (59)
Peggy Fleming (60)

Ashanti Interview

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Nassau County Launches Their First Ever Tourism Campaign With The Help
Of Grammy Winner and Long Island Native Ashanti


To kick off this fun filled campaign to promote tourism in Nassau, Mr. Tom Suozzi introduces Miss Ashanti Douglas as Nassau Counties Ambassador of Music and Nightlife. Ashanti is joined by nine other Ambassadors ranging from Fishing and Surfing to a Naturalist and Golfer.
Ashanti, along with the other Ambassador's have invited five families visiting from abroad, from Japan, Netherlands, Toronto, Belgium, and Australia, on an exclusive tour of all that Nassau has to offer.


Retna: Ashanti, how does it feel to have such an important role in this campaign?

Ashanti: Amazing! It is a great way for me to give back to my home town, Long Island or Strong Island as I like to call it. I actually just donated 75,000 dollars to The Boys and Girls Club of America, to help fund their plan to put a studio in each of their centers.

Retna: How would you compare Nassau's nightlife to that of NYC's and L.A.'s?

Ashanti: It's just a lot different. For one thing I feel a lot safer in Nassau then NYC and L.A., Long Island is the kind of place where we keep our doors unlocked at night.

Retna: NYC and the Hamptons are very popular tourist spots on the east coast. Do you think Nassau can compete with these established tourist places?

Ashanti: Nassau is very different then the Hamptons and NYC. It is very family oriented. It is a more relaxed atmosphere then NYC plus when you come to Nassau you get to beat all that Hamptons traffic!!

Retna: If you had to suggest one place to tourist as a must see, what would it be?

Ashanti: I would have to split it in half between two places, because both Morgan Beach and The Miracle Mile are must see places in Nassau. Plus there is a street named after me, you should definitely check that out!

Retna: Finally, when the time comes for you to settle down and raise a family, would Long Island be the place for you?

Ashanti: Absolutely, Long Island is a wonderful place to raise a family, and again is a very safe place to live, plus it is where I grew up so I would want the same for my family. *

X-Files: I want to Believe

Today's Birthdays

Daniel Radcliffe
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Daniel Radcliffe (19)
Ayaka Komatsu (22)
Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child (28)
Omar Epps (35)
Monica Lewinsky (35)
Marlon Wayans (36)
Alison Krauss (37)
Charisma Carpenter (38)
Stephanie Seymour (40)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (41)
Slash (43)
Eriq La Salle (46)
Woody Harrelson (47)
Edie McClurg (57)
Don Imus (68)

Retna's 30th Anniversary Party Photos

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Celebrity Birthdays

Aames, Willie
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Willie Aames (48)
Brian Austin Green (35)
Laura Benanti (29)
Diane Krueger (32)
Evan Marriott (34)
Scott Foley (36)
Eddie Griffin (40)
Brigitte Nielsen (45)
Forest Whitaker (47)
Lolita Davidovich (47)
Kim Alexis (48)
Marky Ramone (52)
Jan-Michael Vincent (54)
Terry O'Quinn (56)
Jesse Ventura (57)
Arianna Huffington (58)
Alicia Bridges (60)
Linda Rondstadt (62)

Retna's 30th Anniversary Party

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2008 Warped Tour

For more Warped Tour info go here

Brenda back in zip code 90210

If you’re a fan of the OG Peach Pit posse, you might want to sit down, ‘cause sources connected to the CW’s new 90210 are spilling exclusive dish of OMG proportions.

In a nutshell: Shannen Doherty is in, Tori Spelling is out and Jennie Garth may be—wait for it—reuniting with Shannen on the screen.

(We’ll pause while you find a paper bag to breathe into...especially if your name happens to be Jennie Garth.)

After EW.com's Michael Ausiello first reported the news that Shannen is in talks, a very reliable and very inside source who works on 90210 tells me exclusively that “It is happening with Shannen. It's just a question of how long she'll shoot, whether it will be one day or ten, and what the storyline will be, but we are working on it and it is a very real thing."

Inside sources also confirm exclusively that Tori will not be appear in the season premiere as planned because of personal reasons—like she just gave birth to a baby girl on June 9. The new mom had been signed on to do a few episodes at the beginning of the season, but she isn't yet ready to return to work, so her appearance has been pushed to a later date.

From E! Online

I was not planning on watching this, but I will watch it if Brenda comes back.

N.E.R.D.

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N*E*R*D performing at the iTunes Live Festival at Koko, London on July 1, 2008.

G-Unit Release Party

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Lloyd Banks, 50 Cent and Tony Yayo pictured at the G-Unit "Terminate On Sight" Album Release Performance at the Nokia Theater in Time Square, New York City on July 1, 2008.

Santogold

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Angelina Jolie in hospital

Pregnant star Angelina Jolie has checked into a hospital in the South of France to give birth to her twins, according to several news reports.

"She's very well. Everything is fine," Nadine Bauer, spokeswoman for the Lenval Hospital in Nice told the Associated Press news agency earlier today.

2008 U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team

The U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team Unveiling of Their New Team Look to Fans at Rockerfeller Center in New York City on June 30, 2008.

The announcement of the team:



For more information regarding the 2008 olympics check out the official olympic site here

Ever wonder what happened to Devo?

Devo
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Here they are now!


Find out about upcoming shows here!

And here's some classic Devo for you:

Hancock Premiere