November 3, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
She’s just 23 and still promoting her heavily successful debut album, “Spirit,” but Leona Lewis is already thinking about family.
“I definitely want to adopt, ” the “Bleeding Love” singer told Britain’s Mirror newspaper.
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November 3, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, What teen super group was the First Lady playing in the mud with? Heather Mills wants to fight fires with her million dollar pool. And, who is bigger on “SNL” — McCain or Palin?
Get your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans inside!
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September 19, 2008
LAS VEGAS, NV --
International superstar Justin Timberlake has put together a stellar line-up of music artists to join him on stage as feature performers at “Justin Timberlake and Friends: A Special Evening Benefiting the Shriners Hospitals for Children.”
Access Hollywood can reveal that 50 Cent, Boyz II Men, Esmée Denters, The Jonas Brothers, Adam Levine of Maroon 5, Leona Lewis, Rihanna and Will.i.am will top the list of friends performing with him at the Planet Hollywood Resort Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas on Friday, October 17.
“It’s gonna be a real cool, eclectic kind of line up and I’m excited about it,” Timberlake told Billy Bush on The Billy Bush Show. “I think we’re gonna cover all the bases. . .I think it’s gonna be a really cool show.”
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August 24, 2008
BEIJING, China --
With help from British star power, China concluded its debut as Olympic host Sunday after 16 days of near-flawless logistics and superlative athletic achievement — coexisting awkwardly with the government’s wariness of dissent and free speech.
A spectacular closing ceremony opened with torrents of fireworks and included a pulsating show-within-a-show by London, host of the 2012 Games. From a stage formed from a red double-decker bus, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page played classic rock hit “Whole Lotta Love” and soccer icon David Beckham booted a ball into the surrounding throng of athletes on the stadium floor.
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August 19, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
What would it sound like if 15 of the hottest female singers joined voices? The answer will be revealed Sept. 2.
That’s when “Just Stand Up” hits airwaves and iTunes. The song features Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Leona Lewis, LeAnn Rimes and Carrie Underwood. All sales of the star-studded single will benefit cancer research.
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June 27, 2008
LONDON, England --
Queen, Leona Lewis and Amy Winehouse were among the performers due to serenade Nelson Mandela at a concert Friday honoring the South African statesman’s 90th birthday.
Winehouse, whose participation was in doubt when she was hospitalized last week after fainting, is reported to have rehearsed a rendition of the Specials’ 1984 anthem “Free Nelson Mandela” for the Hyde Park show, hosted by Will Smith.
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June 18, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Leona Lewis and Red Hot Chili Pepper Anthony Kiedis have been crowned the “Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities Alive” in a new PETA poll.
But which celebs did they beat out for the top slots? You’ll have to click through to find out!
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June 14, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Leona Lewis has not been approached to record the theme song to the next James Bond movie, according to a rep for the chart-topping singer.
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June 3, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Leona Lewis is keeping her “bits” covered. And what are Katie Holmes and Victoria Beckham “excited” about?
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April 16, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Fans across the Atlantic crowned singer Leona Lewis the winner of “X Factor,” (Simon Cowell’s British version of “American Idol”) and now fans stateside have anointed the British sensation queen of the American charts.
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March 6, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
She’s already conquered her native Britain, and now, Rising Star Leona Lewis is ready to take over America.
And take over she will, especially if “American Idol’s” Simon Cowell has his way. The “American Idol” judge has had a heavy hand in her short-lived, but already monumental career, which is beginning to take flight stateside.
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