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Seen and heard ... The Backstreet Boys weren't the only boy (should be men,
really!) band in town over the weekend. NSYNCer and Broadway star
Joey Fatone stopped by Duffy's
Sports Grill at U.S. 1 and PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens
with four friends for dinner Friday. Joey's gotten a little chubby
with the years, but he limited himself to a sandwich -- and left
a 20 percent tip...
Transcript - JC's July 21st Musicfreedom interview All right. So whats been rockin on your iPod lately? So hows the new record coming along? So has your writing process changed from the last record to
this record? Okay so you've been working on this record, pretty much night
and day for awhile. Like, at the end of the night, what do you
do to relax. Do you just go to bed. Or do you have, something
you need at the end of the night to recharge to be creative the
next day. So how did you spend this past 4th of July? What's the latest Movie that you've seen? Do you have any plans for your birthday?
July 21 Interview with JC
MusicFreedom V2 The new version of Musicfreedom is up and running.
'Mickey Mouse Club: The Best of Britney, Justin & Christina' Why? Because we lick you! Er, like you! The early '90s introduced as Mouseketeers the cherubs who would in a few years more directly impact America's youth with songs like ''Dirrty,'' ''I'm a Slave 4 U,'' ''Rock Your Body,'' and ''All Day Long I Dream About Sex.'' Watching four shows' worth of the formerly wholesome Spears, Timberlake, and Aguilera on "Mickey Mouse Club: The Best of Britney, Justin & Christina" -- before the voice and chest changes, before the piercings -- you realize you're being afforded a fascinating glimpse of Satan's own sleeper cell. Spears, especially, is every bit as scarily camera-solicitous in her pubescent years as she is on "Chaotic." Fans of JC Chasez, Keri Russell, and Ryan Gosling will have to settle for seeing them sing along to the hip-hopped-up theme song. An earnest interview segment about teen depression, in which a gay lad talks about nearly being driven suicidal by mom's rejection, further drives home the fact that this was not your Grandpa Cubby's Club. EXTRAS An audio commentary offers the distant sound of maniacal laughter. Or maybe we just imagined that. There's no supplement, though the menu offers quick access to at-home segments with Britney (''I eat like a horse. I eat soooo much'' ... crawfish), Justin (yes, he spoke in black patois even as a kid showing off his golf moves), and Xtina (her first horseback ride -- good prep, we're sure, for riding male dancers in many videos to come). EW Grade: C+
'N town for a ball Celebrities flocked to Chicago last weekend for 'N Sync's seventh annual Challenge for the Children, where the pop stars bowled and played basketball for children's charities. Justin Timberlake and his fellow 'N Syncers kicked off the weekend Friday night at 10pin Lounge, where they bowled with other celebrities, including actress Shannon Elizabeth, "7th Heaven" stars David Gallagher and Beverly Mitchell, Good Charlotte's Benji Madden, singer Aaron Carter, actor Taye Diggs, Dallas Cowboys star Roy Williams and—my personal favorite—Shondrella Avery, who was LaFawnduh in "Napoleon Dynamite"! The celebs split up into teams, the Daze versus the Knights, for Saturday's basketball game at Allstate Arena. The Daze basketball team (headed by Timberlake and Joey Fatone) won over the Knights (JC Chasez and Lance Bass). Saturday night, all the stars in town for the event, except Timberlake, strolled the red carpet at Le Passage for the Champion's Celebration party. A few more VIPs, including the Cubs' Todd Walker, joined them. Sadly, Avery told me there will be no "Napoleon Dynamite 2." "It can't be done," she said. "It's more about the extended wedding." Meanwhile, after dating "Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria, Chasez said he's single. "I'm not looking for love, baby," he said. "I need a break—you all are crazy." I asked bandmate Fatone how married life was treating him. "Married,"
he responded.
Stars flicker while bowling for charity You didn't have to look far this weekend to find a celebrity in Chicago -- the town was virtually swarming with 'em! N'Sync's Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez and Lance Bass snared high-profile pals Shannon Elizabeth, Aaron Carter, Taye Diggs, Beverly Mitchell ("7th Heaven"), the Dallas Cowboys' Roy Williams, "Good Charlotte's Benji Madden, Donald Faison ("Scrubs") and Shondrella Avery ("Napoleon Dynamite") for "Challenge for the Children VII" -- a two- day bowling and basketball funfest, raising funds for kids' charities. As for being better on the lanes (at 10pin at Marina City) or on the court (at Allstate Arena) -- sounds like the celebs best not give up their day jobs. "I suck," quipped Fatone. "I'm terrible at any sport there is. But you get me on Broadway or dancing and singing -- that I can do." Ditto for Elizabeth. The star of the new UPN series "Cuts" also used the "S" word to describe her bowling skills, "though I usually can make a couple of baskets." After coaching tips from Carter, Avery claimed, "I really learned how to bowl in five minutes!" Bass said, "I'm a better bowler than basketball player, so this is my game." And what about his long-postponed plans to become an astronaut? "It's still up in the air," he said with a wink. "But once we get the shuttle flying again, we can talk about my going into space." * Along with bowling and shooting hoops, the N'Sync crowd had fun shopping on Michigan Avenue, going on a river boat tour, zipping around on a speed boat and heading to Navy Pier to catch the midnight Thursday IMAX screening of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." * Chicago nightlife mogul Billy Dec was so busy hosting all the N'Sync event celebs at LePassage and Rockit Ranch Saturday night, he probably didn't have time to worry about the breakup of his romance with "The Bachelorette" Jen Schefft. Confirming all the supermarket tabloid rumors, Dec told this column, "We mutually thought it best to be best friends, and go back to how we started out."
Musicfreedom Update The new music freedom is about to launch any day now. OK - ta ta for now.
Partner says singer underfunded Zen Sushi Bar & Asian
Grill Robert Daly blamed his partner, singer JC Chasez of pop's *NSYNC for Zen Sushi Bar Zen Sushi Bar & Asian Grill will not reopen, according to Robert Daly, co-owner of the Fifth Avenue South restaurant. Co-owner JC Chasez, a singer in the pop group *NSYNC, put the downtown Naples restaurant in bankruptcy last month. Zen closed for business about two weeks ago. "That restaurant is dead and done," said Daly in an interview Thursday. Daly said he doesn't know if he's going to fight the bankruptcy. Zen employed around 70 people, none of whom received paychecks for their last three weeks of work, Daly said. Daly accused Chasez of underfunding the restaurant and failing to pay employees. "He killed the people's jobs and lives and business," Daly said. Lisa Kussell, Chasez's personal representative, said Chasez was unavailable for comment. She declined to respond to any of Daly's allegations. Daly and Chasez opened Zen in May 2004 in a 50-50 partnership, with an agreement to split revenues 50-50. Chasez was an absentee partner and Daly took care of day-to-day operations. According to the bankruptcy filing, Zen has $484,400 in assets and $325,000 in liabilities, including more than $71,000 owed in state taxes. The Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which usually leads to liquidation under the direction of a court trustee, was filed June 20 in U.S. District Court in Tampa. In March Chasez sued Zen and Samuel Phillips, who helped run the restaurant, for full ownership, claiming a deadlock between owners. The lawsuit, filed in Collier Circuit Court, accuses Daly of mismanagement and forging Chasez's signature on a loan application for $90,000. Daly disputed the accusations. Daly met Chasez, who owns a home in Orlando, through friends about five years ago. Daly expressed regret for the restaurant employees who are out of work, and for getting involved with Chasez. "Nothing good's going to come out of this, except lawyers,
bills and headaches," he said.
Staying In: DVDs In retrospect, the 1990s revival of TV's The Mickey Mouse Club
had a noteworthy cast of its own. Singers Britney Spears, Justin
Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Joshua (JC) Chasez, future
Felicity star Keri Russell and The Notebook's Ryan Gosling joined
other Mouseketeers in lame skits with canned laughter, dances
to thudding rhythms ("The Mouse got it goin' on, funky style")
and segments showing viewers their home towns. In one of the four
1993 episodes on The Best of Britney, Justin and Christina, Spears
helps out at the family deli in Louisiana, instructs viewers on
the right way to eat crawfish, and plays basketball ("They
call me Air Britney").
'I Love The '80s: 3D' In a Completely New Ten-Hour Event, VH1 Takes You to the Third Dimension for 'I Love The '80s: 3D' More Than 200 Music Artists, TV And Film Stars, Athletes And Celebs Give A Fresh Look Back At The Decade In VH1's Outrageous Year-By-Year Flashback Premiering Monday-Friday, October 24 - 28 AT 9PM* Each Night BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., July 14 -- We're back, we're funnier than ever, and because we haven't run out of ideas, we're taking it to the third dimension, with gnarly special effects that'll-like-blow your mind! That's right. Put on your 3D glasses and check out "I Love The 80s: 3D!" VH1 is reprising its highly successful and hilarious I Love the '80s approach for "I Love the 80's: 3D." All of your favorite comics, rock stars and celebs will come together once more to wax poetic about the essential '80s experience, and this time it will be a vision altering event. From Jheri-curls to Rat-tails, Oak Ridge Boys to Fine Young Cannibals, Star Search to Spenser for Hire, Cannonball Run to Naked Gun, the offbeat nostalgia show will bring viewers a skewed view of the music, movies, TV shows, fashions, fads, and trends that defined pop culture during every year of the decade. Fear not, viewers will still have a bodacious time watching the series even without those retro red and blue paper glasses. "I Love the 80's: 3D" premieres Monday-Friday, October 24 - 28, beginning at 9:00 pm each night. Each one-hour episode of "I Love The 80s: 3D" is a totally excellent adventure through a single year, celebrating the good, the bad, and the greedy through retro clips from sitcoms, movies, music videos, TV commercials, network news and other sources plus more than 200 new interviews with the people who survived the decade that created "the fruit roll-up." Mo Rocca ("The Daily Show"), Michael Ian Black ("Stella"), Hal Sparks ("Queer As Folk") and Rachael Harris ("Fat Actress") return to "I Love the 80's: 3D" to lend their hilarious point of view once again. Also lending their perspectives are Modern Humorists, Rich Eisen of the "NFL Network," Patrice O'Neal, Stuart Scott, Luis Guzman, Loni Love, Greg Fitzsimmons, Godfrey and others. *all times ET/PT A variety of music artists, TV and film stars, athletes, journalists and other celebs come together to dish the decadent decade, including Fat Joe, Maroon 5, Paula Abdul, Rachel Leigh Cook, Tony Hawk, Doug E. Fresh, Biz Markie, Nicole Eggert, Marilu Henner, Debbie Matenopoulos, Jane Wiedlin, Brenda Strong, Darryl McDaniels, Rick Springfield, John Melendez, Molly Culver, Rocco DeSpirito, Angie Everhart, Willie Garson, Nelson, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Lance Bass, Countess Vaughn James, Common, Dee Snider, Graham Norton, Alyson Hannigan, Scott Ian, Melissa Rivers and more. There are also interviews with such '80s survivors as Emmanuel Lewis, Chuck Woolery, Dom Deluise, Weird Al, Nadia Comaneci, Wil Wheaton, Alan Thicke, Gilbert Gottfried and more. Information about where to obtain a free pair of 3D glasses will be announced shortly. For more on "I Love the 80's: 3D" viewers can go online
to http://www.vh1.com."
Bankruptcy closes 5th Ave. South restaurant Zen Sushi Bar & Asian Grill on Fifth Avenue South has closed after filing for bankruptcy. The restaurant, which opened in May 2004, has been the subject of a lawsuit since March, when co-owner JC Chasez, a singer in the pop group *NSYNC, sued Zen for full ownership rights, claiming a deadlock between owners. The restaurant is owned by Chasez and Robert Daly, a Naples resident who also owns Naples-based RDL Group & Associates Inc., a financial consulting firm. In the suit filed in Collier Circuit Court, Chasez accuses Daly of mismanagement and forging Chasez's signature on a loan application. The Chapter 7 bankruptcy was filed by Chasez on June 20 in U.S. District Court in Tampa. Chapter 7 usually leads to liquidation under the direction of a court trustee. According to the filing, Zen has $484,400 in assets and $325,000 in liabilities, including more than $71,000 owed in state taxes. According to the Circuit Court lawsuit, Chasez and Daly agreed to 50 percent ownership. Revenue also was to be split 50-50 and Daly was responsible for day-to-day operations at the restaurant, according to the suit. In the lawsuit, Chasez contends he wasn't consulted on a number of business decisions made by Daly, including Daly's removing himself as an officer and director of the corporation, adding himself as chief executive officer and adding Samuel Phillips as vice president and director. Chasez named Phillips as a defendant in the suit, accusing him of breaching fiduciary duty and trespassing in the restaurant as it "interferes with Chasez's enjoyment and use of his property," according to the lawsuit. Phillips couldn't be reached for comment. The lawsuit alleges Chasez, who has a home in the Orlando area, was deprived of his rights as owner. "Shortly after Zen began operations, it became apparent that the corporation was losing money at an exponential rate," the suit says. "The poor financial performance of the corporation is due, at least in part, to the mismanagement and/or fraud of Daly and/or Phillips." The lawsuit says that Daly or Phillips on behalf of Zen took out a $90,000 loan with Chasez's signature forged on it. Attorneys for Chasez couldn't be reached. Daly filed for personal bankruptcy in January, listing more than $17,000 in liabilities and nearly $1 million in assets, which mostly consists of his homestead residence in North Naples. In the bankruptcy filing, Daly doesn't list any business interests or income. Daly's Naples attorney, Edward Miller, declined to comment. A sign on the door of Zen says the restaurant will reopen in the fall. When Zen closed within the past two weeks, a sign on the door said there was water damage to the restaurant. Daly said in an interview that the damage was related to a problem on the second floor of the building. He declined to comment further on the restaurant, except to say, "We're just taking a vacation." A creditors' meeting for the Chapter 7 bankruptcy is scheduled
for Aug. 2.
Celebrities to meet in alley to raise money for several charities There will be a ton of star power in Chicago next weekend as members of N'Sync and a bunch of their celebrity pals hit town to raise money for the veteran boy band's ''Challenge for the Children'' foundation -- raising funds for kids' programs and charities nationwide. Along with Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, Lance Bass and JC Chasez -- Shannon Elizabeth, ''The Sopranos's'' Jamie Lynn DiScala, Aaron Carter, Anna Nicole Smith, Good Charlotte's Benji Madden and TV stars Max Greenfield (''Veronica Mars''), Sam Jones III (''Smallville'') and Donald Faison (''Scrubs'') will be throwing down strikes and spares from 7 p.m. to midnight Friday at 10pin Bowling Lounge at Marina City. On Saturday, the stars (divided into the Daze and Knights teams)
will move on from bowling to basketball -- taking the competition
to Allstate Arena for a celebrity hoops tournament.
Jessica: Birthday Girl It was a celeb-filled house party on Saturday night for JESSICA
SIMPSON. Her parents threw her a 25th birthday bash at their L.A.-area
home. Who was there? Hubby NICK LACHEY, lil' sis ASHLEE, JAKE
GYLLENHAAL, CHRISTIAN SLATER, JOAQUIN PHOENIX, SETH GREEN, DAVID
SPADE, JC CHASEZ, EVA MENDES, MACY GRAY (more on her later), WILMER
VALDERRAMA and MANDY MOORE, among others. The cake? Red velvet
decorated with a winking Betty Boop and trick candles. SAMANTHA
RONSON deejayed and eighties cover band THE SPAZMATICS performed.
Partying went on until almost sunrise. Gift bags from Silverspoon
included goodies from Fred Segal, Theory, True Religion jeans,
and Wolfgang's Vault vintage T-shirts (the WILLIE NELSON shirt
went to Jessica). So what did Nick get his wife? Custom tire rims
for her Range Rover. Yes, that's what she asked for.
Justin: Working with Macy So who's JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE been spending some nights with lately?
MACY GRAY. Yes, that Macy Gray. A pal tells me he's producing
tracks on her upcoming album. Gray's also spending time with Jessica
Simpson (and not just at her birthday party). Simpson's dad, JOE,
apparently is a big Gray fan and asked her to work with Jessica
on her new album.
First-Ever National 'Golden Ears' Survey First-Ever National 'Golden Ears' Survey Reveals America's 50-Year Love Affair with Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts. Highlights from the national "Golden Ears Survey" included: Two-thirds of celebrities can sing a chorus of "It's a Small
World *See link for full story
Mickey Mouse Club: The Best Of Britney, Justin, And Christina In honor of Disneyland Resort's 50th anniversary, discover MICKEY MOUSE CLUB: THE BEST OF BRITNEY, JUSTIN, and CHRISTINA, a new DVD that compiles the most entertaining episodes from the shows that featured the childhood performances of Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. This fun-filled DVD captures the spirit of the world-famous "happiest place on earth." With concert footage and personal profiles from the stars' home
towns, MICKEY MOUSE CLUB: THE BEST OF BRITNEY, JUSTIN, and CHRISTINA
is the must-have DVD for fans everywhere. This exciting DVD is
priced at $14.99 (S.R.P.), from Walt Disney Home Entertainment.
All That I Am **new release date - Sept 13, 2005** Features collaborations with: *There is no track list yet and JC wasn't mentioned.
Experiencing a ride in the fast lane I gulped water and tried to catch my breath as I watched Wallace take 'NSync singer Chris Kirkpatrick for a three-lap spin. Kirkpatrick was supposed to be in Palm Beach Gardens on Wednesday to work with his vocals coach, but he delayed the session for this rare opportunity. But after one lap, the car pulled onto pit road. The track is so big that it was raining on the backstretch, but still dry on the front stretch. ''That was amazing, so much fun,'' he said. ``I wish it hadn't of started raining. We would have had to go like eight more times. I'd have pulled out the bank account for one of those cars.'' For me, three laps was enough to know these drivers earn their
money.
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