Madonna says she never planned "Wild" performance at Super Bowl
February 6, 2012
LOS ANGELES, Feb 5 (TheWrap.com) – Sorry, Joe Francis; Madonna won’t give you a chance to rake in a Super Bowl payday. On Friday, David R. Houston, attorney for “Girls Gone Wild” mogul Francis, sent Madonna a letter threatening legal action if she performs her new song of the same name at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday. The letter was obtained by TMZ. Houston told the singer, “our misappropriation of my clients’ trademark will not be tolerated” and accused her of trying to take a “free ride” on “the valuable consumer goodwill and brand recognition of my clients’ trademark. …
Hong Kong jewelry show set to sparkle
February 6, 2012
The international jewelry market will be looking to China to lift its fortunes in 2012 and gets its first chance to display all it has to offer in Hong Kong in February.
Bee Gee Robin Gibb makes "spectacular" recovery
February 6, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) – Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb said on Friday he had made a “spectacular” recovery from a serious illness, which was widely reported to be cancer. The 62-year-old, most famous as a founding member of the disco-era hit machine the Bee Gees, told BBC Radio 2: “Well, it’s all simple. I was diagnosed with a growth in my colon. It was removed. And I’ve been treated for that by a brilliant doctor, and in their own words ‘the results have been spectacular’.” Media speculation about his deteriorating health was sparked by his gaunt and frail appearance in recent months. …
Madonna dazzles with slick Super Bowl halftime show
February 6, 2012
(Reuters) – Pop superstar Madonna dazzled football fans and more than 100 million television viewers on Sunday when she performed during a glittery, spectacular Super Bowl halftime show. Madonna, the first female Super Bowl halftime headliner since the notorious Janet Jackson “wardrobe malfunction” of 2004, was carried, Cleopatra-style, into Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium by a cadre of muscled gladiators. …
Deep-sea filmmakers killed in Australia helicopter crash
February 6, 2012
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Two award-winning filmmakers working on a documentary with renowned Hollywood director James Cameron were killed in a helicopter crash in Australia on Saturday, according to National Geographic. American cinematographer Michael deGruy, 60, and Australian TV writer-producer Andrew Wight, 52, were killed when their helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff from an airstrip south of Sydney, the media group said on its website. Police did not release the victims’ identities immediately. …
USVI National Makes Super Bowl Debut
February 5, 2012
News Americas, INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Mon. Feb. 6, 2012: USVI national and X-Factor winner, Melanie Amaro, made her debut at the Super Bowl Sunday as part of a Pepsi commercial.
The Florida resident appeared opposite singer Elton John. John plays a king waiting to be entertained. He acts bored to death with the contestants until Amaro comes before him and dishes out her new single, a remake of Aretha’s “Respect.”
She then gets out her Pepsi and tells him: “Pepsi for everyone.”
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Trinidad Rapper Nicki Minaj Performs At Super Bowl
February 5, 2012
News Americas, INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Mon. Feb. 6, 2012: Trinidad-born rapper, Nicki Minaj, were among the few top artists chosen by Madonna to accompany her on her half-time performance at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI.
The sexy Minaj, wearing a white wig, fishnet stockings and a short leather skirt and red bodice, was part of the high-energy spectacle that included cheerleaders with gold pom poms performing “Give Me All Your Luvin.”
Minaj cheered alongside Madonna and M.I.A. and got a chance to shine – rapping her part on the track’s breakdown.
