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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
March 10 - 16, 2012
Lady Gaga creates Twitter history along with Drive, were nominated five times each Lady Gaga hits 20 million Twitter followers Potter and Drive lead LADY Gaga has become her account. the first Twitter user to Last month, she revealed Empire Award nominations reach 20 million followers. she was preparing to launch Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows (part two)
The singer tops the microblogging site’s most popular list ahead of fellow pop stars Justin Bieber (18 million), Katy Perry (15.7 million) and Shakira (14.5 million). Gaga’s massive following is in addition to 48 million fans on Facebook and more than 800,000 “circles” on Google+. Unlike some other stars, the best-selling singer has said she personally updates
her own social network, Little Monsters. A preview holding page for the new site suggests it may resemble popular image-sharing site Pinterest. Fans have been invited to sign up and receive an invitation to test the site. Lady Gaga’s latest album, Born this Way, has sold about eight million copies - thanks in part to a considerable social media marketing effort.
HARRY Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part Two and Drive lead this year’s Empire Awards, with five nominations each. The movies compete against each other for best film, best director and best actor. The Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, Attack the Block, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo are shortlisted in four categories. The awards are voted for by
the British public via the film magazine’s website. Oscar-winning releases The Artist and The Help failed to make the list of nominations. In the best actress category, Drive Star Carey Mulligan will do battle with Meryl Streep for her performance in The Iron Lady. Michelle Williams for her performance in My Week With Marilyn, Rooney Mara for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and Tyrannosaur’s Olivia Colman are also in the running. Homegrown stars Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Craig, Gary Oldman and Andy Serkis are pitched against each other for best actor. Steven Spielberg is up for a best director nod for his work on War Horse, in a shortlist that includes the director of the last Harry Potter episode, David Yates. A number of new categories have appeared in this year’s awards including the Art of 3D, while the best newcomer award has been split into male and female prizes.
Karrueche Tran and Rihanna are going through a war of words
Rihanna and Chris Brown’s girlfriend at war! RIHANNA may have a remix with her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, and as far as his current girlfriend Karrueche Tran is concerned, that’s about where their relationship ends! The aspiring model who’s been hot and heavy with Brown since January, lashed out at the “We Found Love” singer on her Facebook page. “I’m Angeline [sic], you’re Jen. C’mon you see where Brad is at,” Tran, 23, posted to her profile, referencing the famous Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt/Jennifer Aniston love triangle. The cyber attack came after Rihanna, 24, tweeted a photo that could be interpreted as a racist jab at Tran, who is half-Vietnamese: a bag of rice cakes with gold earrings
and black shades, along with the caption, “Ima make u my bitch,” on March 3. On Tuesday, Rihanna, perhaps fueling the feud again, tweeting lyrics from Lil Kim/ Mob Deep’s remix “Quiet Storm,” “I’m a leader, yall on some followin s***…comin in dis game on some modeling s***!” possibly referencing Tran’s occupation. In January, sources close to the exes told Us Weekly that the pair have been secretly hooking up for nearly a year. “Rihanna loves to live dangerously, and talking to and hooking up with Chris is all part of that,” adds a Rihanna insider. Meanwhile, Brown’s rep tells Us, “He and Rihanna are just friends. He’s not cheating.” (USmagazine)
Hulk Hogan said he was not aware that the tape was filmed.
Hulk Hogan I’m the victim in a sex tape setup
HULK Hogan says the sex tape being shopped to porn companies was “secretly filmed” without his permission ... and claims the footage is nothing less than an “outrageous invasion of privacy.” TMZ broke the story ... the grainy video which has
already been shopped to Vivid Entertainment features Hulk and a mystery brunette. It’s unclear when the tape was shot. Now, Hulk’s lawyer David Houston has released a statement ... saying, “Terry Bollea is appalled at the unauthorized release of a
secretly filmed video.” He adds, “[Hulk] neither approved of the filming nor the release of the same. It is clearly an outrageous invasion of privacy and breach of trust if it is genuine. We will take all necessary steps to enforce both civil and criminal liability.” (TMZ)