Jessica Simpson, Jessica Alba and Jennifer Lopez are currently the most popular beauty icons among online women, according to BeautyRiot.com.

The "three J's" drew the most interest from women seeking hairstyles and makeup inspiration and ideas, according to user stats from the leading celebrity beauty and hairstyles Web site in April 2005.

Each of the three stars has recently made a major change to her appearance. Coming in at number one, Jessica Simpson's new, shorter, shoulder-length hairstyle was by far the most popular hairdo with BeautyRiot.com's users. In second place, Jessica Alba, traditionally a longhaired brunette, now sports a sleek, chin-length, blonde bob. And, third place winner Jennifer Lopez recently cut her ultra-long hair into a shoulder-length style similar to Jessica Simpson's and Nicole Richie's haircuts.

"Jessica Simpson, Jessica Alba and Jennifer Lopez represent a growing appreciation for personal style among modern women," said BeautyRiot.com's editor in chief, Kirsten Lambertsen. "Each of these three women has her own unique look. Women today seek beauty style inspiration from celebrities who have embraced their own personal strengths rather than trying to fit into a cookie-cutter idea of what is beautiful."

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Missy Elliott has confessed that a love of sex toys inspired her song 'Toyz'.

The rapper says she was thinking about two "aids" when she wrote the explicit track. She said: "Yeah, they were called the Rabbit and, oh God, the Mega Blaster. "

The 33-year-old hip-hop star added that the inspiration for the track came from a friend's experience in a sex shop. She explained: "She went into this sex shop, and she was like, 'I seen body bags, catheters - the weirdest shit' A body bag - that you put dead people in - in a sex store!"

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1 The last thing I need to think about in the morning is Missy using a sex toy. Nasty.

Posted by: Iceman at June 13, 2005 08:43 AM (Xx4xo)

2 I know, right?

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An enterprising movie fan is trying to sell a jar of "celebrity air" on auction website eBay after `trapping' it at the Hollywood premiere of Mr. and Mrs. Smith last week.

The fan has taken pictures of himself `capturing' the air and placing a lid on the jar, just feet away from the stars of the film, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

He claims the pictures were taken for authenticity, and the jar hasn't been opened since he sealed the air inside.

--Get this dude a straightjacket.

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After weeks of questions about how strong her interest is in her boyfriend Tom Cruise's controversial Church of Scientology, Katie Holmes admitted to Access Hollywood at the premiere of her movie Batman Begins that she has indeed looked into Scientology, "and I really like it. ... I feel like I'm bettering myself."

Pressed about her and Tom possibly getting married, Holmes told show host Billy Bush: "You'll be the first to know." As for Cruise, on Wednesday night's Tonight Show, he again declared his love of Holmes, haltingly telling host Jay Leno, "She's ... it's great. She's lovely." He then turned and examined the couch on the set and slowly crept over to it as the audience squealed. Reprising his routine on Oprah, Cruise pounced on the furniture and struck a Rocky pose.

BUT...we can all band together to try to help the poor girl...

FreeKatie.net, a Website that proclaims itself dedicated to "the movement to liberate Katie, a young, gifted actress held captive by forces we may never understand. Even one summer of captivity is too long for one so bright!"

In an effort to perpetuate the tongue-in-cheek movement, the site is selling T-shirts, trucker hats, stickers and coffee mugs bearing the message "Free Katie."

Sheila Cameron, creator of FreeKatie.net, said she originally put up the site after watching Cruise's now infamous appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show last month. She said she was surprised by the amount of attention it has since attracted. "We just thought it would be funny to make a few shirts and send the link around to friends. I never thought it would get the response it has," Cameron told E! Online via email.

--I just might have to get the pink tee...

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Click here to check out ParisSquared's wedding registry from Tiffany.

--Also, is this a shotgun wedding?

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Show some love to the advertisers, Road Runner and Chabah, on the left side of the page. (Under the calendar).

Thanks!

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BritNews:

--Britney Spears's hand is about to get a little heavier. The pregnant pop star is getting an upgraded engagement ring – a gift from her husband Kevin Federline – to replace the one she picked out last year from jewelry designer Cynthia Wolff.

"I think it was because he wanted to buy her the diamond ring," a source close to Spears tells People.

The new ring, also designed by Wolff, is quite a sparkler, says the source, who describes it as having a platinum band with a 5.5 carat round, single diamond set in a classic style. Though Spears was spotted testing out a similar version of the ring over Memorial Day, friends say the real thing won't be delivered until later this month.

"Kevin is giving it to her, which is a huge gesture, I think," says the friend. "He's a real standup guy. It is lovely and she's very happy and excited. The gesture of the gift is huge."

--And, she's got a new song coming out: "Someday (I Will Understand)" the new single from Spears is shipping June 14 to radio. The video directed by Michael Haussman will premiere on the season finale of Britney and Kevin: Chaotic June 14.

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Ben Affleck can get a little nutty around his buddy Kevin Smith.

The "Jersey Girl" director tells Maxim U.K. that during filming of the 2004 flop, Affleck used to pull a prank called a "Fruit Basket." Smith explains: "I'd be sitting in the director's chair and I'd be watching a playback, and he'd stand behind me. Every once in a while I'd feel something on my neck. I'd be like, 'What the [bleep] was that?' And I'd turn around and he'd have his (I'm sure you all can figure it out) out and resting on my neck. I was like, 'What the [bleep] is wrong with you, dude?' What if it got out in the press that that's the kind of thing you do?'

He's like, 'No one would ever [bleeping] believe you, sir.' " Besides exposing Affleck's shenanigans, Smith tells the mag about his hate for Reese Witherspoon, who was once rude to Smith's ex-girl friend, Joey Lauren Adams. "I was at some party with Joey . . . and Reese had just got a part Joey was hoping to get," Smith recalled. "Joey said, 'Hey, Reese — I just wanted to say congratulations. I think you'll do really great with the part,' and Reese just gave her this dead-eyed look and was like, 'Whatever.' What a [bleeping] [bleep]-bag!"

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Actress Kristin Davis faced a tough line of questioning during a visit to David Letterman's chat show on Wednesday night, when she was quizzed about pal Cynthia Nixon's lesbian relationship.

Davis appeared on the show to promote her new movie The Adventures Of Shark Boy & Lava Girl In 3-D, but within minutes of taking a seat, Letterman grilled her about Nixon's romance with Christine Marinoni. When Letterman enquired if Nixon is a lesbian or if she's "just visiting", Davis answered, "I don't personally know but I think she says that she doesn't need a label. Doesn't need one, isn't concerned about it..."

The funnyman also raised a laugh when he asked if Danny Mozes, the father of Nixon's two children, "turned" also, before admitting of Nixon's romance, "In a way, it's kind of hot." While Davis is heterosexual, she informed Letterman she would "never say never" to the idea of one day having a relationship with a woman herself.

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Get over yourself, Usher:

The 26-year-old singer stunned organizers at the Glamour Women of The Year awards by insisting a bigger star than Radio 1's Trevor Nelson present him his Man of the Year award.

So tipsy actress Sophie Okonedo did the deed. "It was hilarious. Usher had to hold her up," says an onlooker.

And on accepting his award, arrogant Ush moaned that a Justin Timberlake track was played as he went on stage. He said: "Justin's not man of the year!"

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In a bid to boost sagging ratings, the "Today" show is about to admit it made a mistake — sort of.

Several years ago, the show was lengthened from two hours to three. The extra hour has been a "nightmare," an insider said, but it will soon end. "Katie Couric, Matt Lauer, Ann Curry and Al Roker will continue to do the first two hours, but NBC will most likely have an entire different cast of characters for the third hour. They are even hiring a separate producer for the third hour."

"It will be like a different show to keep up with 'Live! With Regis and Kelly' and other shows, but will still be called 'Today.' This way Matt and Katie can have a break."

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British soul sensation Joss Stone's stint as the face of Gap is set to be short-lived - R+b star John Legend has already been named as her successor.

Stone was thrilled when she learned she'd be taking over from former Sex And The City star Sarah Jessica Parker earlier this year.

But now Allhiphop.com reports that Ordinary People singer Legend is set to star in a TV and print advertising campaign for the company from next month. Legend, real name John Stephens, follows in the footsteps of Madonna, Missy Elliott and Orlando Bloom, who have all fronted Gap campaigns.

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ItÂ’s easy to get distracted when Sean Combs, Kanye West, and Naomi Campbell are in the same crowded showroom. Maybe thatÂ’s why most guests at the Audemars Piguet party this Tuesday didnÂ’t notice the luxury watch companyÂ’s latest offering: a pair of sneakers.

Designed with help from Shawn Carter, a.k.a. Jay-Z, the shoes represent a possible collaboration between Reebok, Audemars, and the hip-hop mogul. Currently, the shoes are only available to industry insiders, but sources within Jay-Z’s camp confirm, “It’s fair to say that Audemars and Jay-Z have something brewing with a special limited-edition shoe, available at Reebok retail at some point.”

Jay-Z launched his first footwear line with Reebok in 2003. This year he teamed with Audemars Piguet for a line of luxury watches and iPods sold for charity.

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It seems The Sopranos might not be sleeping with the fishes as soon as expected, reports E!Online.

Despite creator David Chase's claims that the upcoming sixth season of the HBO series would be the last for his gang of merry mobsters, the Sopranos mastermind appears to have left the door open for a possible seventh season.

At the DVD release party for the fifth season of The Sopranos Monday, Chase said he was considering the idea of extending the show's run. "I'm ambivalent," he told reporters. "HBO wants me to do it, and I can't deny that there's a certain pull on me from the cast."

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With jurors deliberating behind closed doors, the odds of Michael Jackson being convicted of child molestation are almost even, according to a popular Internet betting site.

Internet speculators, however, see it as more likely than not that the pop star will be convicted of the separate charge of administering alcohol to a minor.

On the Dublin-based Tradesports.com Web site, the odds of a conviction on the alcohol charge were 70 percent Wednesday. That means traders who buy a contract for $70 stand to win $100 if Jackson is convicted or lose everything if he is acquitted.

Earlier in the trial, the contract for the alcohol charge had fallen as low as 20, but shot up last week after jurors were told they could convict Jackson for a lesser, misdemeanor charge of giving alcohol to a minor.

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may have checked into L.A.'s W Westwood hotel as "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" after they attended the movie's nearby premiere Tuesday night.

An eyewitness saw the couple enter Room 816. And as a spy was leaving yesterday morning, the couple was wearing bathrobes as room service delivered their breakfast. Pitt's publicist, Cindy Guagenti, confirmed that he stayed at the W Westwood, but insisted that Jolie was booked into a different hotel.

--You know she's thinking, "Whoa, Brad. Tone down the peroxide."

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Tom Cruise will star alongside Michelle Monaghan when filming for Mission: Impossible III starts next month.

The actress has taken over leading lady duties from Scarlett Johannson, who was forced to drop out of the project last month due to a conflicting schedule. Cruise's young lover Katie Holmes and Lindsay Lohan were also in the race to play Cruise's love interest, but Monaghan beat out their competition to be chosen by director JJ Abrams and the Collateral star.

--Hmmm...wonder if this decision caused a little spat between Holmes and Cruise.

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Jennifer Lopez is not one to be ruled by convention. MSNBC.com's The Scoop reports that the very married Jennifer Lopez has gotten engaged, one year after her wedding.

Marc Anthony must have been as surprised as we are that the marriage to the diva stuck for twelve months, so he decided to mark the occasion in style. According to the item, which cites an upcoming issue of In Touch weekly, the Latin crooner took the opportunity to give his bride an 8.5 carat engagement ring estimated to cost about $1 million as an anniversary present. Anthony also reportedly formally proposed to his wife with the ring in hand.

"It sounds a little odd, but Marc and Jennifer were never really engaged -- they just got married. So, to mark their first anniversary, Marc officially proposed, this time presenting Jennifer with an engagement ring from exclusive jeweler-to-the-stars Neil Lane," a tattler told In Touch.

The insider added that the ring is "huge, and it sparkles beyond belief. Jennifer was very excited to get it!"

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The Secret Service was called in to retrieve Jimmy Buffett's cellphone from a busboy after police were told it contained the private numbers of Buffett's high-profile politico pals like Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Jimmy Carter.

The singer left his $500 Ericsson mobile outside Cuban eatery Brisa Atlantica in Delray Beach, Fla., on May 29, the Palm Beach Post reports, where busboy Jason Martin, 22, picked it up. The phone's memory card stored numbers for Clinton, Gore, Carter, George Clooney, Harrison Ford, Michael Douglas, Bill Gates and Clint Black, Martin claims.

"We were sitting around smoking weed and strolling down the list on Jimmy's phone, going 'Wow!' ," Martin told the Florida paper. He claims he didn't call any of the numbers, but according to a police report, Clinton received a number of crank calls. Martin may be telling tales, though. Clinton's rep told Page Six, "Whatever number was in there, it wasn't President Clinton's." Clooney's rep said, "George doesn't even know Jimmy Buffett. If he did have a number, it would have to be for George's office. He hasn't gotten any suspicious calls."

The day after Martin found the Ericsson mobile, one of Buffett's staffers called the phone, which Martin answered. "He said I was a thief and a liar," Martin told the paper. "Then I called [Buffett's wife] Jane's number, and she was nasty to me. So I told them I wouldn't give it back." Buffett offered Martin a $200 reward, but he wouldn't bite. So the singer called the Cuban eatery's owner, Israel Torres, who fired Martin and called police.

The cops alerted the Secret Service when Martin told them that the two ex-presidents were in Buffett's phone book. Martin gave the phone back when the authorities dropped by, but he kept the memory card. "It's a person's worst nightmare," Buffett said. "I had probably left the phone on the restaurant table, but I got it back."

--Looks like Jimmy had one too many margaritas.

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The Simpsons movie is off the drawing board and in preproduction.

"You know what? We've just done the table read for The Simpsons movie, so although we've been promoting that we're going to do it, now we're actually doing it and are in production," Nancy Cartwright, who gives voice to Bart Simpson, told BBC Radio 1 this week.

Cartwright, in London doing publicity for her one-woman show, My Life as a Ten-Year-Old Boy, indicated that the movie is still in the preliminary script development stage and it will take at least two years before it's fully animated and ready for release.

"I don't know the name of it, and I can't go into details about it, and we'll just have to see how it goes, but I think it's going to be great and the fans are going to dig it," she added.

--Thanks for the tip, Brian.

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