Vice Ganda (File)
Vice Ganda admits feeling blue these days, seemingly over his recent breakup with his non-showbiz boyfriend.
The Kapamilya host-comedian was absent on “It’s Showtime” on Thursday. On Friday, Vice said he thought it necessary to take a leave from the show even if only for a day as, “parang hindi (na ako) totoo, hindi na ako normal.”
“Palagi kong sinasabi sa opening ng ‘It’s Showtime,’ ‘Tumawa tayong lahat, masaya tayong lahat,’ eh hindi naman ganoon ang realidad,” he added. “Sa isang buwan, isang araw kang malungkot at mag-isip-isip, hindi naman siguro masama ’yon. Nakaka-tao, hindi ka robot.”
Vice believes taking a break during such times is necessary to rediscover happiness.
“Dahil kapag nakadama tayo ng lungkot, kinabukasan (ay magiging) mas masaya.”
Vice Ganda reiterated that “it’s okay to cry once in a while” inasmuch as repressed pain could be a negative force that could swallow one whole.
“Kapag ’di mo nailabas ’yan, ’yung lungkot, nagiging galit at ’yung galit, nagiging muhi. Sa pagkakataong ’yon ay ’yung kalungkutan, nagiging kasalanan,” he said, before urging his audience to “stay positive.”
Melizza Shawn Banaag, Abby Gale Angel, Kimberlyn Jacqueline Weber, Alexa Amico Patriana and Dana Loise Abbe Ledonio. (Photos courtesy of Miss Teen Philippines 2014)
In brief interviews with the media following their introduction, most of the 40 candidates of this year’s Miss Teen Philippines have actually participated and even won in pageants held in either their hometown or schools.
Regardless of the results, many of them hope to “graduate” to major pageants like Binibining Pilipinas, Mutya ng Pilipinas, Miss World Philippines and Miss Philippines-Earth. But for now, their focus is on Miss Teen Philippines, and the doors that it could open for them after the pageant is over.
Up for grabs is a prize package worth an estimated value of P2.6 million. Aside from the title of Miss Teen Philippines 2014, the winner will also the Department of Education’s Ambassadress for Education as well as automatically become a member of the Philippine Delegation to the Southeast Asian Youth Program and the National Youth Parliament.
Here are five candidates InteAksyon believes will figure prominently in the Grand Pageant Night this Saturday at the PICC.
#5 MELIZZA SHAWN BANAAG
This 18-year old Batangas native who currently studies at the Philippine State of Aeronautical Colleges has been flying high with victorious stints in campus and local pageants for quite a including Miss Teen Taal where she placed third. She hopes to find similar success in Miss Teen Philippines.
#13 ABBY GALE ANGEL
Another formidable contestant is this dusky 17-year old stunner from Columban College who won the local and regional titles of Lakambini ng Kalikasan 2014 as well as the Miss Teen Olongapo crown that eventually led her to MTP. She takes her inspiration from Miss World 2013 Megan Young who is also from Olongapo.
#21 KIMBERLY JACQUELINE WEBER
A native of Subic in Zambales which is just a stone’s throw away from Olongapo, Sweet 16 Kimberly is a student at the Lyceum of Subic Bay. Initially not a fan of pageants, she said she joined MTP because she hopes it will lead to her growth as a person and give her a chance to become a role model for education.
#33 ALEXA AMICO PATRIANA
Inspired by Miss Universe-Philippines 2014 Mary Jean Lastimosa who is also from Mindanao, the 17-year old Cagayan de Oro native who goes to school at Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan believes that MTP is the right place and moment for her to become a better person.
#35 DANA LOISE ABBE LEDONIO
Not as tall as the other contestants, this 14-year old charmer takes her inspiration from Stephanie Sol who won in the pageant in 2004 despite standing only 5’3”. A straight A-student at Western Visayas College of Science and Technology, she said what she lacks in height, she will more than make-up for in poise and intelligence.
Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ has set another world record (Screengrab)
The video for “Gangnam Style,” the 2012 viral song that made Korean rapper Psy a global star, has achieved another world record by garnering 2 billion views on YouTube.
It has also amassed 8.3 million likes and 5.18 million comments as of this writing.
The milestone was reached around 11:33 AM, May 31 (Manila time), a year and 10 months after it was uploaded on YouTube in July 2012.
“Gangnam Style” is the title track of Psy’s album “Psy 6 Part 1″ which was released on July 15, 2012.
The quirky music video became viral after several international celebrities took notice.
American rapper T-Pain took to Twitter to comment how “amazing” it is.
Singer Josh Groban, on the other hand, tweeted, “It’s a Gangnam Style world, we’re just living in it.”
Guinness World Records declared “Gangnam Style” the most liked video in YouTube history in September 2012. It reached 100 million views on YouTube the same month.
The song spawned parodies, with other artists, including Grammy winner Nelly Furtado, performing their own version of it.
In October 2012, “Gangnam Style” climbed to the No. 2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and stayed on the spot for weeks.
The same month, its music video earned 500 million views on YouTube. Psy then graced the cover of Billboard magazine.
The following month, Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism bestowed on Psy the Order of Cultural Merit for his contribution to spreading hallyu or Korean Wave.
“Gangnam Style” became the third bestselling single in the world in 2012 with 9.7 million copies sold, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
It also won Best Video at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2012, New Media at the American Music Awards, and Song of the Year and Best Video at the Mnet Asian Music Awards 2012.
Last year, it won the Music Video of the Year and International Song of the Year at the NRJ Music Awards in France and Digital Daesang at the Golden Disk Awards held in Malaysia.
Eric Quizon and Zsa Zsa Padilla (File photos)
Eric Quizon has confirmed that singer-actress Zsa Zsa Padilla will inherit part of the late comedian Dolphy’s estate.
“Definitely mayroon. Kasi ‘yun ang binilin ng daddy ko, na gusto niya ay pantay-pantay (kami). Kasama siya (Padilla) sa 19, kasi 18 lang kaming magkakapatid,” Quizon told ABS-CBN News, Friday.
He downplayed malicious insinuations about the whole issue, saying, “Understood na ‘yon na Zsa Zsa will always be part of the family.”
The actor-director also reiterated how he and Zsa Zsa go a long way back — even prior to her romance with his father.
“Kasi nung nag-uumpisa din ako (sa pelikula) ay kasabay ko siya,” he related going on to reveal how their bond was strengthened “during the time na nagkasakit na ang daddy ko and all that.”
“Lahat nang pinagdadaanan namin, we always discuss. Kung anuman ang nangyayari sa buhay niya, she’s very open about it and open naman siya sa pamilya namin,” Eric added.
Asked to confirm rumors about Zsa Zsa’s supposed impending marriage to architect Conrad Onglao, Quizon said, “Wala pa naman akong
nababalitaan… Kung mayroong ganoon, I’m sure sasabihin sa akin ni Zsa Zsa. But like I said before, kung saan masaya si Zsa Zsa, then masaya kami para sa kanya.”
Quizon, who admitted to having already met Conrad, sees nothing wrong with the idea.
“If you consider the person your friend, you will understand kung anuman ang magiging decision niya sa buhay niya, not unless mali ang ginagawa niya,” he said.
Lee Jin Wook and Gong Hyo-jin on a date (Photos: wwws.sportsseouli.com)
Actress Gong Hyo-jin, 34, and actor Lee Jin Wook, 33, are the new celebrity couple after a news site published photos of the two dating.
The photos published exclusively by Sports Seoul on May 29 showed the two dating in Gangnam, Seoul. Gong Hyo-jin is seen wearing a hat and a face mask to hide her identity.
The two attended the 2013 Spring Seoul Fashion Week, the report said.
Gong Hyo-jin’s agency, Management Soop, confirmed that the two are dating.
“After checking, we confirmed that Kong Hyo Jin and Lee Jin Wook came to have good feelings for each other recently after having been good colleagues. They will each be showing good sides as they stand in their positions as an actor and actress,” said the agency, according to ENewsWorld.
Gong Hyo-jin starred in Korean drama such as “Pasta,” “The Greatest Love” and “Master’s Sun.”
Before being involved with Lee Jin Wook, Gong Hyo-jin had a 10-year relationship with actor Ryoo Seung-bum. The two ended their relationship in 2012.
Lee Jin Wook was the former boyfriend of hallyu actress Choi Ji Woo. They broke up in 2011.
He starred in dramas such as “Air City,” “Formidable Rivals,” “Myung-wol The Spy” and “Nine: Nine Time Travels.”
His recent films are “Miss Granny” and “The Target.”
The Kimye kiss (Photo from Kim Kardashian’s Instagram)
LONDON (AP) — A photo of reality TV star Kim Kardashian kissing rapper Kanye West on their wedding day has broken the record for the most likes on Instagram.
A European spokesperson for the photo-sharing site said Friday the picture, shared from Kardashian’s account, received 1.96 million likes, becoming the most popular post on the site so far.
The wedding snap has overtaken a photograph shared by pop star Justin Bieber posted five months ago, showing actress Selena Gomez embracing him, which received 1.83 million likes.
Kardashian and West were married on Saturday in a private ceremony at Belvedere Fort in Florence.
The flaming logo for the Los Angeles premiere of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” is seen at the Nokia Theatre LA Live in Los Angeles, California, November 18, 2013. (AFP / Robyn Beck)
Interactive entertainment company Kabam announced Friday that it agreed with film studio Lionsgate to make a title for play on smartphones or tablet computers based on the dystopian books and films.
San Francisco-based Kabam specializes in mobile games that are free-to-play, instead bringing in revenue through tactics such as digital ads or hawking virtual goods or abilities.
“Lionsgate has an unparalleled track record of developing and producing blockbuster movie franchises like ‘The Hunger Games,’” Kabam chief operating officer Kent Wakeford said in a release.
“Partnering with Lionsgate, Kabam will build a mobile game that’s as much fun to play as the movie is to watch.”
Kabam’s vision for the game included casting players in roles as District members out to build alliances and liberate themselves in the spirit of the story told in the books on which the film is based.
The story centers around a futuristic society which stages televised death matches among youth.
The first two “Hunger Games” films starring Jennifer Lawrence have taken in more than $1.5 billion at box offices worldwide, according to Kabam.
The next installment in the series is set for release in November.
“We are so pleased to be working with Kabam to give the fans an experience like they have never had before,” said Lionsgate executive vice president of digital media Danielle DePalma.
“Being able to role-play with the mentors straight from the world of ‘The Hunger Games’ will let fans feel as if they are in the middle of the action.”
The game will be developed in the Kabam studio in China that made a mobile game based on “The Hobbit.”
Vitalii Sediuk (AFP Photo)
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – A notorious Ukrainian prankster who attacked Brad Pitt at a Hollywood red carpet event was put on three years’ probation Friday, after pleading no contest to two charges against him.
Vitalii Sediuk was also given 20 days of community labor and ordered to undergo psychological counseling and stay away from future red-carpet or celebrity events, two days after the incident.
The 25-year-old was ordered to remain at least 500 yards (meters) away from Pitt and his partner Angelina Jolie, and stay away from the Hollywood & Highland Center — the home of the Academy Awards.
Sediuk, who knocked Pitt’s sunglasses off at the premiere of Jolie’s new film “Maleficent,” pleaded no contest to charges of battery and unlawful activity at a theatrical event.
Two other charges — assault and interference of a theatrical event — were dismissed as part of a plea deal, prosecutors said.
Sediuk was arrested Wednesday after jumping over a barrier outside the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood and attacking the actor.
He made contact with Pitt’s face, but neither the actor nor Jolie seemed fazed by the altercation.
Sediuk is a Ukrainian TV journalist who has a reputation for celebrity-related gatecrashing and stunts.
At this year’s Cannes film festival, he burst onto the red carpet, threw himself to the ground and put his hands around “Ugly Betty” actress America Ferrera’s ankles for a few seconds.
Other targets of his affection have included Will Smith, Madonna, British singer Adele and Leonardo DiCaprio.
In February 2013, he gatecrashed the Grammy music awards, going up on stage after presenter Jennifer Lopez read out Adele’s name.
That stunt landed him in jail overnight, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The public, through social media, is finally having glimpses of the grand Florentine wedding between hip-hop artist Kanye West and reality television star Kim Kardashian, who tied the knot last week.
On her Instagram account, Kardashian, 33, first posted a photo of their kiss in front of a lavish wall of white flowers, reportedly taken soon after they said their vows.
HAPPY BRIDE – Known as the ‘Kimye’ couple, Kim Kardashian, looks gorgeous in her white Givenchy gown, while Kanye West, looks dashing in his Givenchy suit. Kardashian, 33, posted a photo of their kiss in front of a lavish wall of white flowers after getting married – the third for Kardashian and the first for West — on the night of May 24 at the 16th century Forte di Belvedere in Florence, Italy. (Photo from Kardashian’s Instagram)
She also posted a second photo with West, 36, walking down the aisle among their friends. Its caption read: “Mr. & Mrs. Kanye West.” Seen in the background is Kardashian’s mother, Kris Jenner, holding the couple’s nearly one-year-old daughter North West.
In the photo, the smiling bride looked gorgeous in her white Givenchy gown; a happy West, meanwhile, also looked dashing in his Givenchy suit.
Kardashian and West, known in the media and to their followers as “Kimye,” got married on the night of May 24 at the 16th century Forte di Belvedere in Florence, Italy.
Another image that surfaced after the couple’s wedding showed some details of the preparation like Kardashian’s glorious Haute Couture lace gown photographed from the back. It showed the long lace train of the backless dress as well as the long veil.
The photo, released by E! News, was shot during her last fitting at the Givenchy atelier in Paris before the wedding ceremony.
Various other wedding details were released by the media, including the couple having the famed Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli singing during the ceremony while Kardashian walked down the aisle; and John Legend as the evening’s live performer singing his hits – including his current massive hit, “All of Me” – while he played on a marble piano.
At the reception, guests were reportedly having fun at the photo booth while the bar flowed with cocktail and songs like Otis Redding’s “These Arms of Mine” and Montell Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It” played in the background.
Reports also said that West gave a toast at the reception where he described the Kardashian family as “the most remarkable people of our time.”
Kim, who starred in the hit reality TV series Keeping up with the Kardashians, was infamously involved with another singer, Ray J, in 2003. In February 2007, a sex tape of the couple was leaked just months before the launch of the family’s TV show.
This is Kardashian’s third marriage. Prior, she eloped with music producer Damon Thomas in 2000. She was only 19 and the marriage ended in divorce in 2003.
In August 2011, she married NBA player Kris Humphries, then of the New Jersey Nets, in an extravagant ceremony in Montecity, California. The controversial union eventually led to Kardashian filing for divorce on October 31 that same year, after only 72 days of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.
Charlize Theron. (AFP)
LONDON | Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron sparked a flurry of criticism on Friday after she compared media intrusion into her life to rape.
The South African-born star, who was in Britain to promote her new film “A Million Ways To Die In The West”, made the comments when she was asked by a Sky News interviewer if she ever entered her name in a search engine.
She said: “I don’t do that, so that’s my saving grace. When you start living in that world, and doing that, you start I guess feeling raped.”
Pressed on whether she felt so strongly about the issue, she said: “Well, you know when it comes to your son and your private life. Maybe that’s just me.
“Some people might relish all that stuff but there are certain things in my life that I think of as very sacred and I am very protective over them.”
Theron, 38, who won the leading actress Oscar in 2003 for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos, runs an anti-HIV project in Africa and has campaigned against sexual violence.
In 1999 she made an advert for the Real Men Don’t Rape campaign in her South Africa, telling viewers that every 26 seconds a woman is raped in the country.
Katie Russell, a spokeswoman for sexual violence charity Rape Crisis in England and Wales, said: “What is particularly surprising is that this case does not come out of ignorance as Charlize Theron has been involved in campaigns around rape and sexual violence so she should understand that when she speaks there will be a huge number of victims of sexual violence among her audience.”
Angelina Jolie and actor Brad Pitt pose at the premiere of 'Maleficent' at El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, California. (Reuters)
LOS ANGELES | The Ukrainian prankster who struck actor Brad Pitt in the face at the Los Angeles premiere of the movie “Maleficent” will be charged with battery and assault, officials said on Friday.
Vitalii Sediuk, a 25-year-old Ukrainian TV reporter infamous for pulling pranks on celebrities at events, will be charged with four counts that also include unlawful activity and interference at a theatrical event, Los Angeles City Attorney’s office spokesman Rob Wilson said.
Sediuk jumped across a fence and onto the red carpet at Wednesday’s “Maleficent” premiere in Hollywood, where Pitt had joined his partner Angelina Jolie, the film’s star, to sign autographs for fans.
Police said Sediuk struck Pitt in the face, and was arrested immediately. He is being held on $20,000 bail, according to Los Angeles County Jail records.
Pitt was not seriously hurt and continued to sign autographs for fans after the incident, but was issued a restraining order against Sediuk.
Wilson said the city attorney’s office will also seek a stay away order for Sediuk from multiple entertainment industry events.
In previous exploits, Sediuk tried to climb under actress America Ferrera’s dress as she posed for photographers at the Cannes Film Festival, stormed the stage during singer Adele’s Grammy acceptance speech, and was slapped by Will Smith after kissing the actor at a Moscow premiere.
