Courtesy AP:
CHICAGO (AP) — Singer R. Kelly has been found not guilty on the first 7 of 14 counts at a child pornography trial. The jury deliberated less than a day.
Kelly was charged with 14 counts of videotaping himself having sex with an underage girl, who prosecutors say was as young as 13. If convicted, he faces a minimum of four years in prison and a maximum of 15 years. He would also have to register as a sex offender in Illinois.
From Waleg:
French singer Vanessa Paradis has been out of the spotlight for some time but it seems she's back now!
Paradis is the new face of Miu Miu's fall 2008 campaign.
Prada made the choice of Paradis based on her profile as an independent, powerful woman that emits a certain fragility and feminine strength. She is the interpretation of the Miu Miu woman!
What do you think? Is Vanessa Paradis the perfect woman for Miu Miu?
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WHAT'S HAPPENING TO HER EYEBROWS?
From The Winnipeg Sun:
With the exception of one album a few years ago, Jewel has always leaned musically more toward country than glossy, over-produced pop material.
So her new (and first) country album Perfectly Clear finally seems to be a perfect fit for the 34-year-old artist, even if Nashville industry folks weren't enthralled with the idea.
"A lot of them wanted me to be more pop, I was so surprised that that was the reaction I got," she says.
"They wanted me to be a bit more slick and produced and pop-driven country. I thought, 'I can't win for trying. I'm too country for pop and now they're telling me I'm too pop for country.' "
The album, out this week, follows an eventful few years for the performer. After 2006's Goodbye Alice In Wonderland, Jewel parted ways with Atlantic Records, eventually landing on the Nashville-based label The Valory Music Co. (Open Road Recordings in Canada).
