Paris Hilton Gets Stood Up... By A Prince!!!

Prince Harry recently split from his girlfriend of five years, Chelsy Davy and has been back on the singles market. But apparently it's been so long for him that they are saying he has forgotten how to date.

Harry had planned to meet Paris Hilton last week(Who knows why, but he wanted to). But he canceled at the last minute, leaving Paris without a date for the night.

Paris has been in touch with Harry since they met in London last year and had even had an invite back to Clarence House. Well this time she was in town promoting her new reality TV show and had told her friends she planned to meet Harry on Friday at midnight. She received a call from his bodyguard hours before their rendezvous to say that the Prince was not coming to London.

"Paris had spoken directly with Harry to arrange their meeting, and was pretty annoyed that Harry blew her off but they may well meet on her next trip to London," says a source.

Who does Harry think he is, you don't blow off Paris Hilton-She is a heiress.ha.

This story really made me laugh for a couple reasons. First off, Paris has another new reality show coming out? Her first one was pretty awful-In case you forgot it was Paris Hilton's BFF, where she searched for her new best friend, and since that show ended I think she was photographed with the "best friend" like 3 times max. So I really can't wait to see what crap this new show will be. Secondly, why would Prince Harry want to hang out with her? I'm sure the Queen would definitely not approve of that-She didn't even approve of Prince William's girlfriend Kate who is the 100% complete opposite of Paris. Who knows, but we'll see what photos come out when they do eventually hang out, if he doesn't blow her off again lol.

Usher Cancel's Performance

Usher has canceled his performance at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party due to a family emergency. His wife, Tameka, is in Brazil and has experienced complications from plastic surgery. A neurosurgeon is also on the way to South America.

A rep for Usher had no comment at this time. Josh Groban will fill in for the R&B star at Davis' annual event.

I will let you know any updates with this story as it happens. Best wishes for Usher and his wife.

CEO's Buying Hookers With Corporate Visas!!

The NYC madam Kristin Davis that was busted in March 2008 for running New York City's largest and most expensive prostitution ring was on 20/20 tonight. She shared with them her client list and also discussed her business. Her company was "called" Davis Investments. She used 4 different websites, each one used a different price range to sell the girls to every type of man. The pictures of the girls were all the same on each website, but had different names and of course provided different "services" on each site. The number the men called routed them to Uruguay then eventually to the madam to keep her number from being known-helping her "stay off the radar".

The part that is crazy is how the men paid for these $2,000/hr girls-They charged them on their corporate credit cards and handed in the invoices to their accountants! Of course you can't just hand in a bill from a hooker so she billed it as computer consulting, construction expenses, one CEO had his invoice state it was for roof repair on a warehouse. She had to bill them as that so they could "get it by their accountants".

She ended up spending 3 months in jail, had to give up her $500,00 in profits, but got to keep her client lists. So now she is getting back at the men, who spent no time in jail and she is exposing them. She had to find out someway to get back the money she lost so surprise, surprise she is also coming out with a book.

Anyway here is some of the list:

*The part owner of a Major League Baseball team who "loves Kelsey"
*The CEO of one of the country's largest private equity firms who met "Cameron" at the Peninsula Hotel
*A major New York real estate developer who, according to the list, "will come to the door wearing women's panties," and who spent nearly $100,000
*A partner at the Wall Street law firm Cravath Swaine Moore "looking for a party girl to come fully equipped" and spent a total of $20,000
*An investment banker from Lehman Brothers who saw "Kelsey and Keely together" and later saw "Aria and Skyler at the same time"
*An investment banker at JP Morgan Securities who "loves Brooke" and spent $41,600
*An investment banker at Goldman Sachs who "only wanted all-American girls" and spent $27,000
*A managing director from Merrill Lynch who saw "Lana" using the name "Nataly"
*A managing director from Deutsche Bank "who called about seeing Nataly again"

It's just so nice that so many people are unemployed and struggling with recession, while these guys are out spending upwards of $20,000 with not even their own money.Ugh

Cash4Gold Exposed!!!

I know this isn't celebrity news, but I feel that this was a very important story. At a time when most people in our country don't have a job, getting layed off from their jobs, or just plain don't have any money-People resort to doing other things to make money such as selling their old jewelry. If your like me and my friend Crotchety Old Man you are sick of the incessant televised advertisements for a company called Cash4Gold. If you haven't heard about them, they are a company that supposedly pays out the highest amount of money for your unwanted, broken, old jewelry. They claim they can pay top dollar because they own the refinery to break down the metals therefor eliminating the middle man(pawn shops). I thought while watching these ads that they were probably scamming everyone I just didn't know how. Well now I know how my friends and you do too.

The folks at Cockeyed.com put Cash4Gold to the test, they figured if Cash4Gold had enough money to advertise all the time on TV and they had a spot in the SuperBowl , someone's getting the short end of the stick. So they rounded up a bunch of old rings, necklaces, and earrings, and took them to a regular pawn shop to be appraised. The offer: $198 for the lot. They then sent the items to Cash4Gold and waited for a check in the mail. It arrived within a few days as promised... in the amount of $60. (You don't have to accept the check; the deal isn't done until you cash it.)

That price alone is practically criminal, but that's where the truly slimy part of the operation begins. First, if you call Cash4Gold and ask for your stuff back, you abruptly get a better offer: In the case of the above experiment, the offer was a whopping $178. That's a better deal, but still not market rate, though the caller was told that Cash4Gold could "manipulate the numbers on their end" to make it appear that more product was sent than was in reality. Bizarre, but it's really the only way Cash4Gold can cover its behind to convince you the original offer wasn't a wholesale ripoff.

As bad as that is, it's far worse if you opted for the company's "Fast Cash" option. Here, that original offer ($60) is wired into your bank account within 24 hours of them receiving your jewelry. It sure is fast, but it's not much cash -- and you don't have the option of declining the offer at all. You're stuck with being ripped off. (It's also worth noting that Cash4Gold has offered Cockeyed cash 4 removing its expose from the web...)

As a side note, another website offers an in-depth expose on how the system works here, this time analyzed from the inside by a former employee. Here it's outlined how the company offers bonuses to phone operators who can convince you to accept a lower offer and how the company attempts to delay payments as long as possible. It's also worth a look if you're considering sending stuff to Cash4Gold anyway and haggling for a better deal.

I always knew this company was a scam, but reading the article from the ex-employee and the original story really opened my eyes to how horrible of a company they are. Please don't send them your jewels, and please send this to other people you know so more people don't get scammed.

Source: Yahoo Tech Blog-Christopher Null:The Working Guy

2009 Grammy Nominations

The Grammy's are on 2/8/08 at 8pm.

2009 Grammy Awards Nominees:

Record Of The Year

Chasing Pavements
Adele

Viva La Vida
Coldplay

Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis

Paper Planes
M.I.A

Please Read The Letter
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Album Of The Year

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Coldplay

Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne

Year Of The Gentleman
Ne-Yo

Raising Sand
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

In Rainbows
Radiohead

Song Of The Year

American Boy
Estelle Featuring Kanye West)

Chasing Pavements
Adele

I’m Yours
Jason Mraz

Love Song
Sara Bareilles

Viva La Vida
ColdPlay

Best New Artist

Adele

Duffy

Jonas Brothers

Lady Antebellum

Jazmine Sullivan

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Chasing Pavements
Adele

Love Song
Sara Bareilles

Mercy
Duffy

Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis

I Kissed A Girl
Katy Perry

So What
Pink

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

All Summer Long
Kid Rock

Say
John Mayer

That Was Me
Paul McCartney

I’m Yours
Jason Mraz

Closer
Ne-Yo

Wichita Lineman
James Taylor

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Viva La Vida
Coldplay

Waiting In The Weeds
Eagles

Going On
Gnarls Barkley

Won’t Go Home Without You
Maroon 5

Apologize
OneRepublic

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

Lesson Learned
Alicia Keys & John Mayer

4 Minutes
Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland

Rich Woman
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

If I Never See Your Face Again
Rihanna & Maroon 5

No Air
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

The full 2009 nomination list can be found here.

Gwen Stefani's Hoodies Recalled

Several hooded sweatshirts from Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers children's clothing line have been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The commission charges that "the jackets have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children," although no such incidents have been reported.

The voluntary recall suggests purchasers of the RSL Hoodie and Lovers Leopard styles trim off the ties or return them for a full, $75 refund. The jackets were sold in Macy's, Nordstrom's and other retailers from August 2008 to January 2009.

I'm sure Gwen is upset about this find by the CPSC, but I'm sure she's very thankful no one has gotten hurt from it.

Jessica Simpson's Mini Breakdown!!

These last couple of weeks have been pretty bad for Jessica Simpson. While performing at a chili cook-off last week she was photographed apparently looking heavier than "normal" . While I don't think she wore the most flattering outfit, I still believe she has a gorgeous, REAL body with real curves-Not the typical Hollywood stick figure. Page 6 went crazy with the pictures and drew horrible cartoons of her and she's been really upset about it. She has always been someone who has flip-flopped with her weight, but I don't know if this was the reason for her recent breakdown.

During her opening set for Rascal Flatts in Grand Rapids, Michigan right after the opening song, she started talking about how much she missed Tony Romo saying, "I'm so excited, I get to see my boyfriend tomorrow,". Tony came up again later when she dedicated "You're My Sunday" to him, telling everyone, "I love him so, so much!"

Then Jessica lost her place in several songs including "Pray Out Loud," which the band had to start over after several measures. And then "Come On Over," where she mouthed "sorry" to the monitors.

She explained tearfully, "My voice is weak tonight and I feel so vulnerable onstage." And just before she closed the 38-minute set, she mentioned how sometimes, like this particular disastrous night, she wished she could just walk off the stage. She then thanked her band for not going all Christian Bale on her and appeared to wipe tears away as she exited the stage.

One of the local paper's writers blames the episode on Tony not showing up, but who knows. The fans that attended the show and cheered her on with words of support have a slightly more astute take on the whole thing. "I felt bad for her tonight," one told the paper. "Magazines are ripping her, being so harsh, and she's gorgeous." That sounds like more of a reason to me, she seems really stressed out. I hope nothing but the best for her-I like Jessica!