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This is one of the weirdest entertainment headlines I've read recently - "Oscar-nominated actor Bradley Cooper is about to make his debut as director in a remake of A Star is Born." What?!

Can you believe it? Plus, it might star Beyonce! WHAT?!

I don't know what to make of all of this, but I know that it will most-likely make a ton of money. Hey, it's better than another 'Hangover' movie.

Be Well,
Steve

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Jon Hamm completes rehab for alcohol abuse
Mad Men star Jon Hamm recently completed a 30-day program at an substance abuse facility in Connecticut, his representative said.

The 44-year-old actor voluntarily checked himself into Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan to receive treatment for alcohol abuse.

"With the support of his longtime partner Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm recently completed treatment for his struggle with alcohol addiction. They have asked for privacy and sensitivity going forward," his representative said in a statement sent to multiple media outlets.

The admission comes just days before the second half of the final season of Mad Men is set to debut on AMC. All episodes of the upcoming season have already been shot and completed.


Iggy Azalea reveals she got breast implants
Iggy Azalea recently got a boob job.

The 24-year-old singer admitted as much in an interview for the April issue of Vogue. Azalea told the magazine she wanted breast augmentation surgery for years before she finally underwent the procedure in 2014.

"Four months ago, I got bigger boobs! I'd thought about it my entire life," she shared. The star declared herself not "into secret-keeping," and explained she was tired of sewing padding into her stage costumes and having to wear lingerie with wiring.

Although Azalea is upfront about her implants, she considered keeping mum for fear of her fans feeling bad about their own bodies. The singer confessed she went through a period of self-doubt after modeling agencies told her to lose weight and fix her nose.

Iggy Azalea thinks "on fleek" is over: http://t.co/1GqoqtdVui #73Questions @SCENE- Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) March 24, 2015

Azalea released her debut studio album, The New Classic, in April 2014, and will reportedly appear on a new single by Keeping Up with the Kardashians star Kylie Jenner and rapper Tyga. The singer will also make a cameo in upcoming The Fast and the Furious sequel Furious 7.


LOOSE LIPS:
"I'm incredibly close to the common woman, in that I'm a woman and I'm a mother, and we all are in a physical body with beating hearts, with compassion and love."
- Gwyneth Paltrow, when asked about relating to everyday women, to CNNMoney


??? Guess Who ???
Which Grammy Award-winner is going to play Roxie Hart in Broadway's 'Chicago'?


David Lee Roth and Van Halen to perform on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'
Van Halen and the iconic rock band's original lead singer David Lee Roth are to perform a special concert for Jimmy Kimmel Live on Hollywood Boulevard.

The show is to take place Monday and portions will be broadcast on JKL Monday and Tuesday. This will mark the group's first U.S. television performance with Roth.

Van Halen is scheduled to tour North America beginning July 5 in Seattle. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band will support all dates along the Live Nation-promoted tour.

Tickets are to go on sale beginning April 4.


Bradley Cooper to make directorial debut with 'A Star is Born' remake
Oscar-nominated actor Bradley Cooper is about to make his debut as director in a remake of A Star is Born.

According to Deadline, the production team is eying singer Beyonce Knowles for the starring role. Cooper is also slated to produce and possibly play the male lead in the Warner Bros. film.

A Star is Born tells the story of a jaded movie star who helps an aspiring actress find fame. The original version of the film was released in 1937 with Janet Gaynor and Fredrick March. The first remake of the film came out in 1954 starring Judy Garland as Vicki Lester/ Esther Blodgett and James Manson as Norman Maine.

A second remake featuring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson as the leads was released in 1976.

The new iteration was originally set to be directed by Clint Eastwood. He had intended to have Beyonce and Cooper play the leads. The singer has not yet been approached again about the new picture.

Cooper last starred as real-life Navy SEAL Chris Kyle in Eastwood's Oscar-nominated blockbuster biopic American Sniper.


??? Guess Who ???
Which Grammy Award-winner is going to play Roxie Hart in Broadway's 'Chicago'?

Actress and singer Brandy Norwood is to make her Broadway debut in the stage musical Chicago, producers announced Tuesday.

Norwood will begin her eight-week limited engagement as Roxie Hart at New York's Ambassador Theatre April 28.

"Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her," a synopsis said. "Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago's slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today's tabloids."

Norwood is best known for her acting work on TV's Moesha and The Game, and for her hit songs "I Wanna Be Down" and "The Boy is Mine." She also starred in the television musical version of Cinderella alongside the late Whitney Houston.