Roddick's wife on SI cover; Jolie, Pitt sue tabloid

-- Model Brooklyn Decker landed the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover this year. The 22-year-old wife of tennis star Andy Roddick said being chosen for the front is "the news of a lifetime." As for Roddick? How does he feel about his wife making the cover? He's relieved the five-time SI Swimsuit model can check the cover-girl box and won't be as nervous next February when the next edition comes out. [AP]


-- Keith Schillings, of London-based Schillings law firm, said in a statement that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had begun legal proceedings against the News of The World, a Sunday tabloid and Britain's highest selling newspaper. He said the newspaper had made "false and intrusive allegations" when it reported Jan. 24 that Pitt and Jolie had agreed to separate, to divide assets worth 205 million pounds ($320 million) and had made arrangements regarding the custody of their six children. Bad tabloid! Bad! [AP]

-- We prefer the real celebrity gossip and scandal, but for those who prefer fiction: Jackie Collins' new one, "Poor Little Bitch Girl," will hit the market today. She answered questions from fans  "Good Morning America" this morning and will hit  "The View" tomorrow.  It's book selling time! [ABCNews | Jackie's site]

-- A star for former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday during a whimsical ceremony that also marked the 50th anniversary of the sidewalk attraction's groundbreaking. [AP]

-- Drew Brees showed up on Letterman last night to talk about the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl XLIV victory over the Indianapolis Colts. Watch:

[Zap2It]

-- Speaking of the Super Bowl, The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said yesterday. [AP]

-- As for movie winners, "Dear John" toppled "Avatar" this weekend at the box office. "Dear John" debuted with $30.5 million, nudging "Avatar" to second-place with $22.9 million. Well, at least, it wasn't a romantic comedy. [AP]

-- Just an FYI. Look out for the next tween sensation Justin Bieber. He's burning up the trend charts... overtaking Jonas! Can you believe it? Could it be?

-- As for the older kids, they're getting all excited about the idea of the Flaming Lips performing a reprise of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" in its entirety at this year's Bonnaroo. [Pitchfork]

-- Also, Lil Wayne is expected to start his year-long prison term for attempted gun ownership after he officially enters his guilty plea this morning in New York. [Pitchfork]

-- ShowBiz Minute: Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, charged with involuntary manslaughter; Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to sue over split claim; Ringo Starr honored with Walk of Fame star. [AP]

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Murphy's death preventable; 'Idol' wants Stern

-- Well... now we know. It was the drugs: The Los Angeles Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter finally confirmed that Brittany Murphy's death was accidental and likely preventable. The "Clueless" and "8 Mile" actress died from pneumonia, with prescriptions drugs and anemia playing a role. He said that she did have a doctor's appointment scheduled a few days after her death. The coroner declined to specify the types of drugs found in her body. [AP]

-- You have got to be kidding! Sources are telling the New York Post's Page Six that "'American Idol' producers are eager to hire Howard Stern to replace Simon Cowell as the show's tough-talking judge." One source says it's one of the few shows that could compete with his $100 million-a-year Sirius contract. Plus, they think he is nastier than Simon. Well, duh! Stern's nastiness veers to the porn industry more than gum-popping teens, though. Think he will ask a contestant to sit on a speaker and sing? [NYPost]

-- More bad news for "Idol" Remember the girl with the "helium sounding, Italian accent" who auditioned in Denver on Feb. 2? Well, Nicole 'Nicci Nix' Palmeri once appeared on at least four other reality TV shows, including "Fear Factor," "Next," "Making the Band" and "Date My Mom." She even has a couple of music videos - "Best X Friend" and "Sexcessful Virgin" - on YouTube. We *love* her panda-bear outfit in "Best X Friend." Seriously, check it out:

[TMZ | Zap2It]

-- This is the oddest thing. Charlie Sheen report his four-door Mercedes-Benz stolen around the same time (4 a.m.) that LA Police got an On-Star-style emergency alert from the same car. Police found the car in a ravine near Sheen's home. When police inspected the scene, it appeared no one had been in the car at the moment of impact. Go figure this weirdness. P.S. Check a photo of his car in the ravine on TMZ. That's not good! [AP]

-- These kids get around. The entire "Jersey Shore" cast - Snooki, JWoww, Jolie, Vinny, Ronnie, Sammi, Pauly D and The Situation - are scheduled to appear on "The View" Feb. 23. Snooki will be at Peabody's in Va. Beach in about a week. [AP | HamptonRoads.com]

-- Hasbro has put a spin on its classic board game Monopoly. We're not kidding. Look:

[Yahoo!]

-- Expect a lot of hype over this one. She's a hotty! "Lindsey Vonn is hoping the 'Sports Illustrated' cover jinx doesn't cross international borders. America's great Winter Olympic hope is featured on the front of SI's Winter Olympic preview issue, which hit newsstands Wednesday." [Yahoo!]

-- ShowBiz Minute: Michael Jackson's doctor to surrender Friday, whether a case is filed or not; Pete Townshend defends himself against child advocates upset over Super Bowl pick; Coroner says pneumonia killed Brittany Murphy, but drugs had role. [AP]

[via MostHorribleThingEver.com]

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Defending Taylor Swift; MJ's doc to be charged... soon?

-- After all the criticism of Taylor Swift's Grammy Awards performance, because you know she stank, Scott Borchetta the head of Swift's record label claims that Swift had a technical issue - "a volume problem in the ear," to be exact. "So," responds Borchetta, "She was concerned that she wasn't able to hear everything in the mix." [AP]

-- Michael Jackson's doctor is talking surrender. Dr. Conrad Murray is expected to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the pop singer's death. However, there is no confirmation of a Friday court appearance at a Los Angeles courthouse... but don't be surprised if it happens. [AP]

-- However, MJ's doc has already been found guilty by a Las Vegas judge of being in default on a nearly $132,000 debt related to medical equipment and services. Seems this guy won't catch a break. [AP]

-- Motivational speaker James Arthur Ray is making his court appearance on three counts of manslaughter. Seems two people passed out while inside a sweat lodge during an Oct. 8 "spiritual" event hosted by Ray. They died that night. A third died a week later. This is probably not the "spiritual journey" any of them signed up for. [AP]

--A restaurant in Toronto, Canada, Mildred's Temple Kitchen, is inviting diners to visit its unisex stalls for a little lovin' for Valentine's Day. Is this cute or just odd? We prefer this welcome to Canada from a beaver in the middle of the road:

[The Star]

-- By the way, Ashton Kutcher hates Valentine's Day. Honestly, it's the first admission that has endeared Cube to Kutcher a little... just a little. [People]

-- ShowBiz Minute: Source: Jackson's doctor to be arraigned Friday; Court says '80s hit `Down Under' copies kids' song; 'Avatar' has officially become No. 1 on all-time US domestic box-office chart. [AP]

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'Everybody Hurts' for Haiti; 'Dance Crew' lawsuit

-- Know what Simon Cowell's song to raise money for Haiti is? A cover of R.E.M.'s 1993 ballad "Everybody Hurts." How original, Cowell. The single - featuring Susan Boyle, Rod Stewart, Leona Lewis, Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams - debuted on BBC Radio 1 Tuesday. R.E.M. waived royalties for the sale of the single. Listen:

[AP]

-- "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson and MTV are being sued for allegedly stealing the idea for "America's Best Dance Crew" from a guy by the name of Dwight McGhee... who?! [TMZ]

-- The Jackson family wants a stronger punishment for Dr. Conrad Murray.  They believe involuntary manslaughter charges against the pop singer's physician would be "just a slap on the wrist." The doc is ready to surrender to authorities if prosecutors file charges. Nothing has been filed yet, but there's a strong indication it will happen soon. [AP]

-- Former 'Boston Legal' attorney dead: Justin Mentell, 27, who played attorney Garrett Wells on "Boston Legal," was found dead Monday near his crashed Jeep. [People]

-- Captain Phil Harris from "Deadliest Catch" woke up from a medically induced coma Tuesday, according to his sons -- and immediately started barking commands from his Anchorage hospital bed. [TMZ]

-- Leif Garrett was arrested Monday morning in Los Angeles for possession of a controlled substance. No word on what the former teen idol was carrying, but heroin and Quaaludes have been found on his person in the past. [TMZ]

-- Redmond O'Neal, 25, the son of the late Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal, is going back to rehab after a month in jail. He has been in jail since Dec. 29 for violating his probation on a previous drug conviction. [AP]

--  Who would have known that Joseph Brook, the guy who wrote the 1970s love song "You Light Up My Life," would be charged with molesting a string of would-be actresses in his Manhattan apartment? Yuck. [AP]

-- Urban Dictionary Word of the Day: "Vaguebooking: An intentionally vague Facebook status update, that prompts friends to ask what's going on, or is possibly a cry for help." Here at Cube we think vaguebooking is a sign of drama or a cry for attention. However, it's OK to play the popular Facebook game where you look up your first name in the Urban Dictionary, and you post the first listing as part of Facebook status message.

-- Trying to understand but can't help feeling... "Lost." Now there's a cure (sort of): Lostpedia!

-- ShowBiz Minute: Prosecutors plan to charge Michael Jackson's doctor with manslaughter; 'Avatar' and 'The Hurt Locker' get 9 Academy Award nominations each; John Mayer puts on free show for University of South Carolina students.  [AP]

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Ex-spouses' Oscar face off; Groundhogs disagree

-- Guess what! Not that it takes much of a guess, but "Avatar" led the Academy Award nominations with nine nominations. This part is the nice surprise: "The Hurt Locker," a difficult-to-watch war movie, also led the nominations with nine nominations. Even more fun in the gossipy chatter category: The nine nominations include best picture and director noms for James Cameron and his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow, who directed "The Hurt Locker." Wonder if they will be friendly competitors or will they give each other dirty looks over the red carpet. [AP]

-- Also for the first time in history, the best picture category will feature 10 contenders instead of five. They include "District 9," "Up," "Inglorious Basterds," "The Blind Side," "Up in the Air," "A Serious Man," "An Education," and "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire" as well as the two mentioned above. We get the feeling the extra five on the best-picture list is a way to get in some of the more uber-hyped films of the year along side the films that deserve it. [AP]

-- Click here for the full list of noms for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. Or, click here for an interactive list of the noms.

"Avatar"  makes a local connection: The director and two stars of the Oscar-nominated "Avatar" flew to the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower last week for a visit and a special screening of the movie in the ship's hangar bay. (PilotOnline)

-- The groundhogs are in disagreement about whether or not there will be six more weeks of winter or an early spring. The most famous of all groundhogs, Punxsutawney Phil (pictured left), saw his shadow. However, Phil's Ohio cousin Buckeye Chuck didn't see his shadow. Their Wisconsin-based buddy Jimmy the Groundhog also predicts an early spring. We think you're outnumbered Phil. We're going with the majority. We hear Jimmy has an 80 percent accuracy rate anyway. [AP | Marion Star | WKOW-TV]

-- For goodness sake no! Stars gather to cover `We Are the World' for Haiti. Sure, it's a good cause, but do we have to bring that song back to the forefront of pop culture? [AP]

-- "Deadliest Catch" Capt. Phil Harris has suffered a stroke while his fishing vessel Cornelia Marie was in port at St. Paul Island, Alaska. He was flown to Anchorage and underwent surgery over the weekend. It may be a while before we know more. [AP]

-- Stephen Colbert's interview with potential U.S. Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr. made some people wince while nodding their heads in agreement. During an appearance taped for Monday night's "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central, the fake pundit said the former Tennessee congressman established his New York residency by spending "six minutes" at the interview table. He also complimented Ford for taunting the media with confusing explanations he has given about his positions on abortion rights and gay marriage. Watch it...  [AP]

-- ShowBiz Minute: Stars gather to cover 'We Are the World' for Haiti; Grammy Awards U.S. ratings are best in 6 years; Rip Torn heading to rehab after charge of breaking into bank with gun. [AP]

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Virginia wins Miss America; Grammy winners

-- Miss Virginia a.k.a. Caressa Cameron, a broadcast journalism student at Virginia Commonwealth University and Fredericksburg native, is the nation's newest Miss America. Cameron almost had a Carrie-Prejean-Miss-USA moment when the judges asked her opinion about gay marriage. She said she believed marriage should be between a man and woman because of her religious conviction, but she didn't believe there should be laws against it. It probably didn't hurt that Rush Limbaugh was a judge. [AP]

-- Beyonce made history by winning six Grammys on Sunday night. That's more than any woman on a single night in the award shows 52-year history. Taylor Swift won album of the year; Kings of Leon won record of the year for "Use Somebody"; and the Zac Brown Band was named best new artist. Check Grammy.com for a full list of nominees and winners.  Oh! And our local loves Dave Matthews Band lost out to Taylor Swift for "Album of the Year" and to Green Day for "Best Rock Album."[AP | Grammy.com]

-- More love for Virginian natives... Mechanicsville's Jason Mraz  won Grammys for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Make it Mine" and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Lucky," his duet with Colbie Caillat, during the Grammy pre-show yesterday. However, Trey Songz (born in Petersburg, Va.) was bested by Beyoncé in the Best Contemporary R&B category, while Richmond's Lamb of God's "Set to Fail" lost to Judas Priest's "Dissident Aggressor" for Best Metal Performance. Also, our Charlottesville loves Dave Matthews Band lost out to Taylor Swift for "Album of the Year" and to Green Day for "Best Rock Album." Update:  How could I forget Norfolk native Scott Travis, the dummer for the British metal band Judas Priest, was on the Grammy stage when the band won for Best Metal Performance. [Richmond Times-Dispatch | Grammy.com | PilotOnline]

-- Lady Gaga scored two Grammys, but she will be best remembered for her eye-catching solar-system gown created in collaboration with Giorgio Armani.  We're impressed it almost passed for something classy. Read more about the Grammys fashion parade. [AP]

-- What did you think of the Grammy tribute to Michael Jackson? Yahoo! music blog "And the Winner Is..." had nothing but praise for the performance of "Earth Song" by Celine Dion, Usher, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, and Smokey Robinson while the 3D version played in the backgrond. Prince and Paris accepted the Lifetime Achievement award on behalf of their father. [Yahoo!]

-- Time for the Razzies! "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "Land of the Lost" top the list of worst-picture nominees. Others include "All About Steve," "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" and "Old Dogs." Sandra Bullock - who has been nominated for worst actress for "All about Steve" and best actress for "The Blind Side" - could be the first to earn a Razzie and an Oscar in the same weekend. [AP]

-- Rip Torn - you might remember him as Zed in "Men in Black" - allegedly broke into a bank with a loaded gun while intoxicated. He is scheduled to be arraigned on burglary and firearm charges today in Bantam Superior Court in Connecticut. The actor is 78. [AP]

-- Westboro Baptist Church took to San Francisco to protest their message of hate in front of Twitter headquarters and other prime locations in the area. The residents of the city, however, staged an absurdest counter-protest that included random signs and nonsensical yelling. See the photos on the Laughing Squid blog. [Laughing Squid]

-- ShowBiz Minute: Beyonce and Taylor Swift win big at the Grammy Awards; 3-D tribute paid to Michael Jackson at Grammys; 'Avatar' on cusp of breaking US domestic box-office record after topping chart for seventh straight week. [AP]

That's it for Cube Candy today. Go slide across some frozen ice patches... or something.

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Must Watch: 'What Not to Wear' features local mom

Tonight's  "What Not to Wear" will feature Crizti Walsh, a Norfolk mom and local radio personality.

Demographic loyalty isn't the only reason to watch TLC at 9 p.m.

This episode also marks the 250th episode for the show.  To celebrate, hosts Stacy London & Clinton Kelly have invited a dozen former "What Not to Wear" contributors to help Crizti with her fashion choices.  We're sure that'll make this episode even more fun than usual.

Word is, Crizti survived the taping of the show. Tonight she plans to watch it with her two teenage daughters. Afterward, she plans to celebrate her tv appearance in a not-so-secret-to-friends location.

The episode's official summary:
"It's What Not to Wear's 250th episode and it's time to celebrate! Stacy and Clinton hit Times Square to pull over a double-decker bus to stop a fashion nightmare in her tracks and they've invited along more than a dozen former contributors for the ride."

Watch it: "What Not to Wear," 250th episode with Crizti, 9 p.m. on TLC.

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Edwards' lover wants 'private' video; Clinton relations

--- The mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards wants a "very private and personal" videotape back from a former aide who wrote a book about the politician, according to court documents obtained Friday by The Associated Press. Rielle Hunter was granted a temporary restraining order against former Edwards aide Andrew Young in a North Carolina court. It seeks the return of photos and videos, including one she says she made in 2006 while working for Edwards. The tape was suppose to be destroyed, but it sounds like Young pulled it out of the garbage. How trashy! Who wants to bet it ends up online soon?! [AP]

-- George Stephanopoulos underwent DNA testing to promote "Faces of America With Henry Louis Gates Jr.," a four-part series on family histories premiering Feb. 10 on PBS. It was only an innocent promotion, but the Good Morning America co-host learned this morning that he may be related to Hillary Clinton. "You are very likely a maternal cousin with Hillary Clinton," Gates told him. "You're putting me on," Stephanopoulos said. "Sorry, Secretary Clinton. I did not set this up." Yeah, riiiight. [AP]

-- Etta James' son says the 72-year-old R&B singer is hospitalized in Southern California with a serious infection but he expects her to be released soon. [AP]

-- We doubt this will be fun to watch: ABC says Victoria Beckham will co-host "The View" next month. The singer-model-businesswoman (and wife of soccer superstar David Beckham) will be a guest co-host of the live weekday talk show on Feb. 17. [AP]

-- Larry "Pants on the Ground" Platt is growing from an "American Idol" reject to a red-carpet performer at the Grammys. [TMZ]

-- "American Idol" contestant Angela Martin appeared on Ryan Seacrest's radio show this morning to ask people for help in the search for her missing mother. [TMZ]

-- ShowBiz Minute: Legendary author J.D. Salinger dies aged 91; music world prepares for 52nd Annual Grammy Awards; Anne Hathaway gets her pudding pot at Harvard. [AP]

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Sheen in Outer Banks; Matthews 'forgot he was black'

-- Charlie Sheen's wife, Brooke, is recovering in a North Carolina wellness center after an infection that nearly took her life, her lawyer said Wednesday. TMZ reports the wellness center is Two Dreams Outer Banks, a drug and alcohol addiction treatment facility in Corolla. Apparently, they treat non-addictive behavior as well. [AP | TMZ]

-- MSNBC's Chris Matthews says President Barack Obama has done so much to heal racial divisions that he "forgot he was black" while watching his State of the Union address. Twitter reportedly blew up on the quoted phrase. Matthews returned to explain, but by then, no one was listening. [AP]

-- The State of the Union affected ratings all over, but "American Idol" still led the night with 17.2 million viewers. [Zap2It]

-- Eric Green, a cornerback who has played for the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers, has been sued by Angelina Mavilia, a transgender New Yorker... for sodomizing her. [HufPo]

-- So much for being "Friends." Jenni "J-WOWW" Farley and Ronnie Magro have agreed to MTV's $10,000 an episode offer for season two of "Jersey Shore." The rest of the cast is holding out. [TMZ]

-- ABC says this is the last season for "Ugly Betty." *Sigh* [AP]

-- Michael Douglas's son Cameron, 31, pleaded guilty Wednesday to dealing large quantities of meth and cocaine while staying in a Manhattan hotel. [AP]

-- Ozzy Osborne says, "You might not be as lucky as me -- I'm living on borrowed time." Duh. [CNN]

-- Animal rights wars: While Friends of Animals complains about U.S. figure skate Johnny Weir wearing fur on his costume, our favorite animal rights group PETA suggests Pennsylvania's Groundhog Day festival replace Punxsutawney Phil with a robotic stand-in. [Yahoo! Sports | AP]

-- Note: If I hear one more iPad joke, I will throw iPons. [Twitter]

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'Idol' top 24 possibly leaked; Depp alive, Eastwood loved

-- Some blogger (joesplaceblog.com) claims to have identified the top 24 "Idol" contestants for the season. Do you really want to know? Really? Then go ahead and click through to the blog. [E!]

-- Once again, Johnny Depp is not dead. He is alive, and people love him. A Harris Poll that measures public opinion on movies stars listed him as No. 2 on its most loved list. Clint Eastwood came in first on the list. In a breakdown of demographics, Eastwood is loved most by republicans, independents, baby boomers (45-63), matures (people 64 and older) and people who live on the east and west coasts. But if you just ask only the women polled, Depp is No. 1.

Here is the full list:
1. Clint Eastwood
2. Johnny Depp
3. Denzel Washington
4. Sandra Bullock
5 Tom Hanks
6. George Clooney
7. John Wayne
8 Meryl Streep
9 Morgan Freeman
10 Julia Roberts

[Yahoo! Movie Talk | E! | Harris Interactive]

- Funny: Frantic Steve Jobs Stays up all Night Designing Apple Tablet [The Onion]

- The Star-Ledger reports: Lingerie pics of Jenni Farley, aka "JWoww" of "Jersey Shore" fame, have turned up on RadarOnline.com, but hopeful voyeurs will be disappointed - she shows off far less than on a typical night at Karma. [NJ.com]

-- Susan Boyle was surprised by an intruder in her home as she returned from recording a charity single for Haiti. The unidentified man was detained and but has since been released. [AP]

-- "Avatar" finally did it. It has surpassed "Titanic" to become the highest grossing film in the world. As of Monday, "Avatar" had brought in $1.859 billion at the box office, passing the $1.843 billion worldwide record set by 1997's "Titanic." [AP]

-- Dennis Hopper is dying from prostate cancer, and his family is going at it over his estate already. Probably didn't help that he filed for divorce from his wife Victoria Hopper less than a month ago. In a court declaration she said that she believes the actor is divorcing her because he is, essentially, losing his mind thanks to his ailing health. Some sources say his daughter is influencing. Some say he is afraid Victoria will give his money to liberal causes.[AP | Internet gossip]

-- Jessica Simpson is raising money to send shoes to earthquake victims in Haiti. Sorry, Jessie... We just don't think they need stilettos down there. (Simpson has teamed up with the Nashville-based organization Soles4Souls. The charity has pledged to work with other aid agencies to give out one million pairs of shoes.) [AP]

-- ShowBiz Minute: 'Avatar' passes 'Titanic' on worldwide box office chart; Nicolas Cage's former Vegas home sells for nearly $5 million; Anne Hathaway set to announce Oscar nominations. [AP]

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