Happy Monday Kiddies, and away I go.
The “Twilight” sequel scored the third-biggest opening weekend of all time at the North American box office on Sunday, as millions of young women swooned over the complex love triangle involving a high school girl, a vampire and a werewolf. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” earned an estimated $140.7 million during its first three days of release across the United States and Canada, closely held distributor Summit Entertainment said, crushing industry expectations. The record for an opening is $158 million, set last year by the Batman sequel “The Dark Knight.” The 2007 movie “Spider-Man 3″ follows with $151 million. “New Moon” replaced “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” ($136 million) at No. 3. The vampire romance is well on its way to exceeding the $193 million total of its predecessor, “Twilight,” which was released exactly a year ago. Summit Entertainment said “New Moon” also set an opening-day record with Friday sales of $72.7 million, surpassing the $67.2 million haul of “The Dark Knight.” That tally was bolstered by record-breaking midnight sales of $26.3 million. The old mark was set earlier this year by “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” with $22.2 million. Um, they will not be getting my twelve dollars.
Country crossover star Taylor Swift overshadowed the late Michael Jackson at the American Music Awards on Sunday, winning five awards including artist of the year. Jackson, who had been expected to enjoy a clean sweep, ended up with four awards. He and Swift went head-to-head in the artist of the year race, the ceremony’s final prize. Other multiple winners included hip-hop acts Jay-Z and the Black Eyed Peas, with two each. Swift, 19, was also named favorite female artist in the pop/rock and country categories, and favorite adult-contemporary artist. Her 2008 album “Fearless,” the best-selling release in the United States this year, was named favorite country album. She accepted her awards live via satellite from backstage at London’s Wembley Arena, where she will perform a concert on Monday. Did the Ama’s really have to ship her overseas to London in order for Kanye not to crash her acceptance speech?
Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez Monday laughed off an embarrassing misstep she made at the American Music Awards show Sunday night. She jumped down onto the stage from a dancer’s back and fell on her bottom during a performance of her new song “Louboutins.” She quickly bounced back up and went right on dancing, however. ”Did I trip a little bit? I don’t even remember,” EW.com reported she joked on Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS-FM radio show Monday morning. “I meant to do that! You should know me better than that. That was part of the choreography!” Seacrest praised Lopez with “the greatest recovery ever” following her tumble, prompting the entertainer to note, “The measure of things is not what happens when you fall, it’s how you handle when you fall,” EW.com said. So is it bad I forgot that J-Lo was a singer?
Over 10,000 people showed up at Roosevelt Field mall in Long Island in anticipation of Justin Bieber’s appearance, causing the event to be canceled. Bieber used his twitter account to let his fans know what had happened: “they are not allowing me to come into the mall. If you don’t leave I and my fans will be arrested as the police just told us,” he tweeted at about 4:30 p.m. He later wrote: “the event at roosevelt mall is cancelled. please go home. the police have already arrested one person from my camp. I don’t want anyone hurt.” Yeah Justin, you are still a wannabee Jonas Brother.
Michael Jackson’s famous white glove sold for $350,000 at a memorabilia auction on Saturday, soaring far past pre-sale estimates, while a black jacket he wore during a 1989 world tour fetched $225,000. The Jackson memorabilia was the highlight of an auction of hundreds of rock’n'roll items, including many not associated with the “King of Pop,” who died in June. Darren Julien, CEO of Julien’s Auctions, which ran the auction, called the glove “the Holy Grail of Michael Jackson,” and many expected it to sell for far more than its pre-sale estimate of about $50,000. With the added commission, the final price excluding taxes ran to some $420,000. The buyer was Hong Kong businessman Hoffman Ma. Well that’s one way to pay off your kid-touching tab.
A bus carrying members of Miley Cyrus’ production crew crashed early Friday morning in Virginia. According to Virginia Police, the driver of the bus was killed in the crash and one other person sustained minor injuries. Miley Cyrus was not on board the bus that crashed, however according to TMZ, she was on another bus in the 4-vehicle caravan. “It was one of our tour buses, but not Miley’s,” Cyrus’ manager told TMZ. “It was one of our buses that transported our lighting crew.” The bus was en route to Greensboro, North Carolina where the singer is scheduled to perform on Sunday. I always knew that Miley was dangerous to listen to.
Record producer Sean “Diddy” Combs spent $3 million on his 40th birthday party at The Plaza Hotel in New York, observers say. The New York Post reported Sunday that Combs’ birthday celebration at the New York hotel included a silver-confetti drop, a $30,000 orchid display and a black dance floor installed just for last week’s event. Singer Al Green performed at last Thursday’s lavish affair, which drew a variety of celebrities. The Post said among the famous names attending Combs’ party were TV host Martha Stewart, actor Denzel Washington, singer Bono and model Christy Turlington. Several of Combs’ fellow rappers were also in attendance such as Nelly, Jay-Z and Fabolous. Recession? What recession.
Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom, who were married two months ago after a brief, whirlwind courtship, are settling down. The Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami star, 25, and her L.A. Lakers husband, 30, have purchased a seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom home in a Tarzana, Calif., gated community for nearly $4 million, a rep for Kardashian confirmed to PEOPLE. While the couple now gears up for decorating the massive home, could populating their home with children be in the future? Maybe! When asked by talk show host Chelsea Handler earlier this month if Khloe is pregnant yet, Odom responded, “Soon.” And when Handler pushed and asked, “You planning on having a baby soon? You want to do that right away?” Odom responded, “I do.” A source tells PEOPLE, “Khloe’s beyond loving married life. She loves Lamar, she loves her life, she loves just being with Lamar, and she can’t wait to move into a huge house.” I bet Kim is flipping her shit right now.
Production on Cougar Town has been suspended for now while star Courtney Cox attends to a family matter. Neither reps for Arquette, 45, nor the show disclosed what the issue was. In a statement, an ABC rep says: “We can confirm production on Cougar Town has been temporarily shut down in order for Courteney to deal with a private family matter.” Hum what could it be? Sounds kind of shady to me.
And finally, It was a happy moment for funnyman Jim Carrey last weekend when he escorted his daughter, Jane, down the aisle at her wedding to musician Alex Santana. ”It was a beautiful day. Simple and sweet,” the actor tells PEOPLE in a statement. “I wish them everything that love has given us.” Carey also shared his joy on Twitter Wednesday night. “My Jane is a married women. days ago her and my new son in law Alex got hitched,” he wrote. “The day was simply perfect… lots of love there.. 
” In the spring, the star will become a grandfather as well: Jane, 22, is due to give birth to her first child in March. “I am very excited,” he said in July. “Jane is going to be a great mom.” Jane is Carey’s daughter with his first wife Melissa. Way to put the cart before the horse Jane, I can surely bet the wedding was not in a Catholic Church.
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