Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz confirm pregnancy rumors
Singer Ashlee Simpson and her husband, rocker Pete Wentz, are expecting their first child, the couple said on Wednesday.
“While many have speculated about this, we wanted to wait until after the first trimester to officially confirm that we are expecting our first child. This is truly the most joyous time in our lives and we are excited to share the happy news and start our family,” the couple said in a message posted on the social networking Web site friendsorenemies.com.
Simpson and Wentz announced their engagement in April and married this month. They have been romantically linked since 2006.
Simpson, 23, released her third music album, “Bittersweet World,” in April. She is the younger sister of singer and actress Jessica Simpson. (news)
Michelle Jones an escort?
The woman claiming to have had a month-long affair with fallen AFL star Wayne Carey has denied she is an escort – despite yesterday being outed by the gentleman’s club to which she is subcontracted.
In the second instalment of her tawdry kiss and sell on A Current Affair last night, Michelle Jones cried victim, claiming she had been the target of a smear campaign after being professionally linked to Melbourne escort agency the Millionaire’s Club.
The business boasts a range of girls who provide an hour or more of “full service” at prices starting from $500. (news)
Drug deal part of priest’s abduction
2 brothers will face court tomorrow after a priest was kidnapped at gunpoint and grilled for information relating to a drug deal.
The 57-year-old priest, an innocent party, was released unharmed hours after the abduction from a Sydney church on March 2, police said today.
It’s alleged the next day the two brothers snatched a 52-year-old man at gunpoint from his home at Belmore, in Sydney’s southwest. He was driven to Rudd Park, at Belfield, and shot and wounded in the leg. (news)
Sharon Stone kicks China when it’s down
Luxury retailer Christian Dior has pulled advertisements featuring Sharon Stone from stores across China after the actress suggested the country’s earthquake was “bad karma” for Beijing’s policies in Tibet.
At least 68,000 people died in the May 12 quake in southwest China, which came months after unrest in Tibet that sparked an international outcry over Beijing’s handling of the predominantly Buddhist region, which Communist troops entered in 1950.
“Due to some customer reaction we have decided to pull her image from all of the department stores and from all of China,” Christian Dior China said in a statement. (news)
