‘Lonely’ rapper Akon has been asked by FIFA to record to record their official anthem for next year’s soccer World Cup. Akon is to record the official anthem for next year’s soccer World Cup. The ‘Lonely’ rapper has been asked by FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) to co-ordinate the song as well as music for the opening ceremony at the South African tournament, which starts next June. He said: “I’ve been hired as musical director for the World Cup. I will be overseeing the World ...

Miss USA pageant chief Donald Trump says Miss California USA, Carrie Prejean, will retain her crown despite semi-nude photos of her that recently emerged. Prejean, 21, failed to divulge before last month’s Miss USA pageant that she had posed in her underwear as a teenager in the photos. In announcing his decision, Trump said the pageant had determined that while some of the pictures were “risque,” they were still acceptable under pageant rules. Prejean also sparked controversy when she answered a pageant judge’s question ...

The latest controversy surrounding David Beckham and his wife Victoria Beckham are reports that David has been carrying on an affair with Hungarian model Mariann Fogarasy. It has been alleged that David and Mariann enjoyed a candlelit dinner together after his game in Budapest.  They were said to have been photographed together.  We have not seen the photos. Coming up on his 10 year wedding anniversary with Victoria in July, David is denying any extra-marital affairs.  “I have no desire for another woman.  I only love Victoria.  Ninety percent ...

Tammy and Victor Jih soared to victory in tonight’s season 14 finale of The Amazing Race. Of course, after winning an earlier stage at a place called the Bird’s Nest, perhaps it was only natural. The overachieving sibling attorneys, both Harvard Law grads, were followed to the finish line at Maui’s King Kamehameha Golf Club by former NFL cheerleaders Cara Rosenthal and Jaime Edmondson (a gender pairing yet to win the Emmy-winning reality show) and, in third place, the mom and son team of Margie and Luke Adams—the race’s ...

She’s a staple in men’s magazines and was named FHM’s Sexiest Woman in the World for 2008. But Megan Fox says she doesn’t know how to deal with the attention. “If you know how to take control of (being a sex symbol), then it can be powerful,” the actress, 22, tells Esquire in its June issue. “But I have no idea how to handle it yet, how to deal with it.” Still, the “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” star, who graces the magazine’s cover flashing a black garter belt, says she has ...

In an interview, Lance Armstrong pretty much said that the split with Sheryl Crow was because she wanted kids and he wasn’t ready. “She wanted marriage, she wanted children; and not that I didn’t want that, but I didn’t want that at that time because I had just gotten out of a marriage, I’d just had kids [Luke, Grace and Bella],” Armstrong, 37, reveals. “Yet we’re up against her biological clock — that pressure is what cracked it.” Why would he start dating someone several years older than him knowing that she would want marriage ...

Victoria Principal is embroiled in a legal fight with a former housekeeper that’s worthy of a prime-time soap opera. It involves allegations of a gun, a sick dog and extortion. Maribel Banegas claims she was fired by the former “Dallas” star on Dec. 26, but instead of paying her, the actress threatened to shoot her. Principal, in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, states she pulled the gun only after Banegas injured her dog and was acting aggressively toward the actress and another worker. She claims Banegas repeatedly demanded money during an argument ...

Lindsay Lohan, who recently split from her girlfriend Samantha Ronson, reportedly spent Monday evening (04.05.09) flirting with her ex-boyfriend Jared Leto. Lindsay Lohan has been spotted flirting with Jared Leto. The 22-year-old actress – who romanced the 37-year-old actor when they were filming 2007 movie ‘Chapter 27′ – got close to Jared at New York’s Roosevelt hotel during a party thrown by Nylon magazine and MySpace’s Young Hollywood on Monday night (04.05.09). A source told E!: “Jared came over to ...

The father of an African girl Madonna hopes to adopt says he wants to take care of his daughter himself — even though he’s never met her. James Kambewa, believed to be the biological father of Chifundo “Mercy” James, said he doesn’t want the pop star to adopt the 4-year-old. “I want to take care of her, and I’m capable to take care of my baby,” he told CBS’ “The Early Show” in an interview to be aired Monday. “Mercy, she is a Malawian — so (I) need her to grow as a Malawian as ...

Adam Cook, the eldest brother of “American Idol” winner David Cook, has died from brain cancer. He was 37. David Cook announced the Saturday death at the 12th annual Race for Hope 5K in Washington, D.C., where he was serving as grand marshal. The singer says the cause of death was a brain tumor. Adam Cook was a lawyer and married father from Terre Haute, Ind., who battled cancer for more than a decade. He famously cheered for his singing sibling in the audience of the popular Fox signing competition’s seventh season in 2008. Our condolences ...

The 39-year-old apparently asked about the film rights to the singer’s life story after being inspired by her appearance on Britain’s Got Talent. The Hollywood actress contacted the producers of the show after Miss Boyle became a huge hit in the US, the Daily Mail reported. James Cameron, the Oscar-winning film director behind Titanic, is also believed to have expressed an interest in a similar project. Miss Boyle, a church volunteer from West Lothian, Scotland, has become a worldwide star after her performance on the ITV show several weeks ...