California girth: Katy Perry's skin-tight silver dress clings in all the wrong places

It could well be a trick of the light, combined with an unflattering outfit choice.

But the usually immaculate Katy Perry was looking a little curvier than usual during a concert in Budapest, Hungary, last night.

The 25-year-old star took to the stage in a skin-tight silver rubber dress, which clung in all the wrong place.



With the material buckling around the waist, the figure-hugging design even gave the impression of a protruding belly.

Usually Katy looks a million dollars, but apparently even she has her off days.

Perry is also something of a gym fanatic, and has been working out extra hard ahead of her wedding to comic Russell Brand, who she is expected to marry before the end of the year.

The star has been hitting the headlines recently after being axed from Sesame Street because the scenes, featuring her wearing a low cut top, were deemed too racy.

Olivia Wilde joins Justin Timberlake in Andrew Niccols project

House’s Olivia Wilde has landed yet another feature film role but this one is probably the most unique. For she will play Justin Timberlake’s mother in the Untitled Andrew Niccols project (previously titled I’m. mortal) for New Regency and Fox.

How, you ask, can this 26- year old actress play the mother of J.T.? Well the new thriller is based on a society where aging stops at 25 and time has become the currency. As such, even a 50-year old can look 25. In this world, the rich are immortal and the rest struggle to stay alive. The plot of the film center’s on Timberlake’s character Will who is falsely accused of murdering a wealthy man for his time, and is forced to go on the run with a hostage, Sylvia, played by Amanda Seyfried. Cillian Murphy is playing one of the time keepers out to stop Will.

Niccols had wanted Wilde for the part but it was touch-and-go as to whether she could do it considering she’s set to co-star opposite Ryan Reynolds and Justin Bateman in the Universal comedy The Change-Up and still has her House role as Thirteen to manage. The young actress has become a hot commodity as of late, co-starring in Disney’s highly-anticipated winter release of Tron and just finishing up her role in Jon Favreau’s genre mash-up Cowboys vs. Aliens. With all this film work on her plate, it’s a wonder how long the Thirteen role will last.

What Was Miley Cyrus Doing at a Naughty Nightclub?

Miley Cyrus is only 17, but she partied last night at Voyeur nightclub, a very grown up venue that features topless dancers and S&M performances.

Miley hit the West Hollywood hot spot—sans Liam Hemsworth—to attend a private birthday bash. And by the looks of her short shorts and bare midriff, she seemed to be in the mood to show some skin herself.

So what was Miss Miley doing inside?

MORE: Miley went clubbing in Paris with costar Ashley Greene

Keep your shirts on! Nothing too scandalous, according to sources at the scene.

"She wasn't drinking, just dancing with a girlfriend," one tells me.

Another partygoer, sitting at the table next to the teen, dishes: "I was expecting her to be pretty wild, but in all honesty, she seemed pretty chill and looked like she was having a good clean time."

Miley's rep didn't respond to our request for comment.

The "Party in the USA" singer left Voyeur around 1:30 a.m., but didn't want to get photographed. Her friends shielded her as she walked out, and then she hid on the floor of a pal's car as they drove off.

Just another Thursday night in Mileyland, right?

The Hills' Stephanie Pratt is a bikini babe as she lounges poolside

There's no doubting who inherited all the good looks in the Pratt household.

Spencer's little sister, Stephanie Pratt looked stunning yesterday as she lounged poolside in Los Angeles, California.


Making the most of the current California heatwave, which has seen some of the hottest temperatures since records began, Pratt rocked her itsy bitsy bikini and wide, floppy, straw hat.

The 24-year-old had taken a book with her to help while away the hours as she worked on her tan, but opted instead to spend her time texting on her ever present Blackberry.

Pratt, who has struggled with bulimia in the past, looked healthy and happy, at the perfect weight and in great shape.

The reality star shot to fame on the hit MTV show, The Hills, which ended its series run on July 13.

Aiming at Android, Microsoft sues Motorola

Microsoft today sued Motorola, alleging several of the cell phone maker's Android devices infringe on Redmond's patents.

Microsoft both sued Motorola in U.S. District Court in Washington and brought a complaint before the International Trade Commission. Microsoft alleges Motorola infringes on nine Microsoft patents related to key smartphone experiences such as syncing e-mail, calendar, and contacts, and notifying applications about changes in signal strength and battery power, Microsoft said. The complaint cites Motorola's Droid 2 phone as an example.

"We have a responsibility to our customers, partners, and shareholders to safeguard the billions of dollars we invest each year in bringing innovative software products and services to market," Microsoft deputy general counsel Horacio Gutierrez said in a statement.

The suit comes as Microsoft is trying to line up phone makers to use its Windows Phone 7 operating system. Although Google-developed Android can be used free of charge, Microsoft has been trying to make the case that phone makers should consider the potential intellectual-property issues and related costs before going with Android.

iPad Early Adopters More Satisfied and Active with Their Tablet Than New Buyers

Based on results from a new study, the NPD Group has revealed this week that early adopters of Apple’s tablet device, the iPad, are more satisfied and active with their tablet device, while new purchasers of the tablet device are far less active. The study says that those early adopters use their tablets quite often. The results were revealed by Stephen Baker, Vice President of Industry Analysis with NPD, on the company’s official blog.

In addition to the above, the report says that overall customer satisfaction with the iPad is strong, but that early adopters seem to be just more satisfied with the iOS-based tablet. This new survey was taken during the month of August. The findings says that 65 percent of customers who bought the iPad are “very satisfied” with their purchase in general. That’s a decrease from nearly 80 percent of respondents who said they were “very satisfied” with their purchase right after the launch of the iPad.

The NPD clarified who they believe as an “early adopter” of the tablet, and said that anyone who purchased it within the first two months of the launch is considered an early adopter. As far as activity goes, the survey found that early iPad purchasers use their tablet device up to 18 hours per week, and almost a third of those users see that time increasing. As one might expect, the usage on the iPad is pretty vast, but the normal usage patterns stand out: using the Browser, playing games, and accessing one’s email are all top contenders for most-used features on the tablet.

Andy Lau Avoids Talking About Wife's Pregnancy

It's rumored Andy Lau's wife Carol Chu is 3 months pregnant, but until today Andy has yet officially announced this good news. Even when being interviewed by a Mainland website, he only talk about work.

As for holding his 30th anniversary concert at the end of the year, Andy expresses it would be memorable and touching. "Very touched, because it's hard to support someone for 30 years. Just like you making a friend, or loving someone, it's also hard to keep the relationship for 30 years," he says. He didn't think about retiring from the industry. "If there are still people who want me to be in their films even when I'm 70, I would do it. If I quit, but come back later, then everyone would doubt whether there is a problem with my family," he says.

Over these years, Andy isn't enthusiastic about breaking into Hollywood. "My attitude is, I don't really mind. Or, is it worthy to spend a lot of time doing this thing? Some people might think it's a glory for Chinese people. Then let me ask, who got a very good career after going to Hollywood? I looked at too many scripts that aren't prepared for Chinese, or only let Chinese to play supporting roles. If they let me play Spiderman now, then I'll say yes," he says.

Source: Mingpao
Translation: Kay's Entertainment

A stunning Amy Adams debuts her slender post baby figure, four months after giving birth

It's been just four months since she gave birth, but Amy Adams has already managed to shed all her excess baby weight.

The 36-year-old actress yesterday debuted her slender post baby body in a figure hugging fuchsia pink dress at a Beverly Hills event.

With her red hair pulled up into a loose updo, Adams posed with her hand on her hip, perhaps to accentuate her newly slender waist.



The star was attending Variety’s 2nd Annual Power of Women luncheon, along with the likes of Katie Holmes and Jennifer Garner.

The event was honouring the most philanthropic ladies in entertainment.

Adams gave birth to daughter Aviana back in May - her first child with fiance Darren Legallo.

And the actress has clearly enjoyed her time away from the spotlight to devote to her personal life.

Meryl Streep signs on to play Margaret Thatcher

Though Meryl Streep has signed on to star opposite Julia Roberts in the film adaptation of August: Osage County, the actress will first have to become head of state before she tackles August‘s drug-addicted matriarch. The Academy Award-winning Streep will next film The Iron Lady, the biopic centered on British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. (The film will focus on the days leading up to the Falklands War in the 1980s.) Streep had been rumored to play the role for some time — she’s now set to star opposite Jim Broadbent, who will portray her husband Denis Thatcher.

Streep will partner with her Mamma Mia! director Phyllida Lloyd for the drama, with BBC Films and Pathe International on board to produce. That a British production would cast the American actress as their fabled prime minister certainly speaks to Streep’s acting prowess. And it already has some British citizens up in arms. British bloggers are saying Thatcher’s own children are upset with the casting choice. No matter — this is Streep. And like everything she’s done in the past, she will probably knock this out out of the park too.

Production on The Iron Lady is scheduled to begin by year’s end.

T-Mobile G2 trouble roundup: loose hinges, missing storage?


You know the drill -- new handset, new problems. It's pretty much inevitable that sporadic reports of bugs and hardware problems are going to start popping up by day two of any major phone launch, and sure enough, complaints are starting to circulate on two biggies for the G2. First off, some of the phones are shipping with loose hinges; the most obvious symptom is that holding it upside down causes the screen to hang down, but perhaps more annoyingly, holding it at some angles causes the screen to snap shut if it's open -- still not a huge deal since most humans don't use their phones upside down, but it seems like they could've tightened up a few springs to prevent this from happening.

Secondly -- and more strangely -- at least some G2s in the field appear to have half the promised storage space of 4GB, clocking in at a total of 2GB, which just happens to be the amount promised on the phone's Desire Z doppelganger. We're not sure how that kind of mix-up happens... but if it's legit, T-Mobile's got to take back the units or offer really big microSD cards to affected customers, if you ask us. More on this as it develops -- and let us know your experiences so far in comments.

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