Celebrity Love

From NBC10.com Drug companies are telling colleges the discounts are done. For years, college students have been able to buy birth control very inexpensively. The drug companies offered the deeply discounted contraceptives to college health services. Colleges and universities tended to tack on a few bucks and sell them to students. But now, due to federal cutbacks, cheap birth control is a thing of the past. The drug makers have stopped the discounts as a result of the Deficit Reduction Act signed by the president. Tango’s Take

From Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) - China has ordered all hotels, holiday resorts and public showers to provide condoms, part of nationwide efforts to fight the spread of AIDS, a newspaper said on Friday. The regulation, issued by the commerce and health ministries, also required pamphlets about AIDS prevention to be displayed, the Beijing News said. The move follows an unusual step by the booming eastern province of Zhejiang in March to fine hotels and bars if they did not provide condoms. China originally stigmatized AIDS as a disease of the decadent, capital West -- a problem of gays, sex workers and drug users. Traditionally, none of these officially existed in communist China. Tango’s Take

From ITV.com Forget Father of the Bride, Hollywood star Steve Martin was the one getting married this time in a surprise wedding ceremony. The actor and funnyman married girlfriend Anne Stringfield in his trademark wacky style in front of 75 stunned guests who thought they had been invited to his home for a party. Some of the celebrities treated to the shock nuptials included Tom Hanks and Diane Keaton. Martin, 61, was sporting a moustache that he has let grow for his role as Inspector Clouseau in an upcoming sequel to the 2006 movie The Pink Panther, which co-starred R&B diva Beyoncé. Tango’s Take

From New York Daily News BY Phyllis Furman Fresh off the 7/7/07 wedding bonanza, 8/8/08 is shaping up as the next must-have, I-do date. While it's still relatively early, reception halls, restaurants, caterers and photographers are booking up. Couples are signing on, even though the triple eights fall on a Friday, a less desirable day for walking down the aisle. Chinese brides and grooms are leading the pack. The number 8 is considered especially lucky in Chinese culture because the pronunciation sounds like the word for prosperity. Repeat it three times and you increase your luck. The Summer Olympics in Beijing will begin on 8/8/08 -- at 8:08:08 p.m. Chris Chen, CEO of Dynasty Weddings, a New York wedding planner who caters to Chinese couples, has fielded 10 inquiries for the date so far. Tango’s Take

From The Boston Globe (BANG) - Jude Law has flown to the US to be with alleged new love Cameron Diaz. The British actor, who played Cameron's lover in festive comedy 'The Holiday', is set to spend a romantic week with the stunning actress. A source is quoted as saying: "Jude is going to take her on a series of romantic dates this week. "They had a lot of fun while making 'The Holiday' and this is the key to their relationship." Cameron, 34, previously admitted she "fell in love" with the 'Cold Mountain' star, also 34, after working with him last year. Tango’s Take

From Reuters By Guled Mohamed MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Women decked out in brightly colored gowns, gold jeweler and elaborate hairstyles dance with men to the slow tunes of Somali love songs. A pianist, guitarist and female singer entertain the crowd packed into a small, stuffy hall for a wedding reception. Such a scene would have been unthinkable in Mogadishu just months ago when a hardline Muslim movement ruled the seaside capital and much of southern Somalia, imposing sharia law and shutting down many forms of entertainment seen as un-Islamic. But business is back after the interim government, with Ethiopian military help, in January ejected the Islamists and their strict form of Islam. Tango’s Take

From AP Sports BOISE, Idaho (July 25) -The Boise State running back who scored the winning points in the Fiesta Bowl, then proposed to his cheerleader girlfriend on national television, says he has hired security for their wedding because of racial threats. Ian Johnson, who is black, and Chrissy Popadics, who is white, are due to be married Saturday in Boise. Since his Jan. 1 proposal, Johnson said, he has received phone calls, letters and some personal threats from people who object to their marriage plans. "You take it for what it is - the less educated, the less willing to change," Johnson, 21, of San Dimas, Calif., told the Idaho Statesman for its Tuesday editions. "But we're not acting like we're naive to all the stuff that's going on. We know what's been said. We're going to make sure we're safe at all times. It's an amazing day for us, and we'd hate to have it ruined by someone." Tango’s Take

From OK! Magazine Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber welcomed their first child, son Alexander Pete, on Wednesday, July 25, at 3:59 p.m. in Los Angeles. Baby Alexander tipped the scales at 8 lbs, 4 oz, and measured 22.5 inches long. “The parents are ecstatic, and both mom and baby are doing great," Naomi's rep says. Just this past Saturday, Naomi hosted a baby shower at her Brentwood, Calif. home with the likes of Kate Hudson in attendance. Tango’s Take Finally. Hasn’t Naomi Watts been pregnant for like five years? It’s really unfortunate that celebrities have the same gestation period as the rest of us. They’re famous. If they want babies they should have to wait less time. More and more, we’re seeing that Angelina and Madonna were innovators. They want their celebrity and their kids, but not all this lame waiting around. Brilliant. Read More Of The Original Article…

From The Associated Press By Curt Woodward Pharmacists have sued Washington state over a new regulation that requires the sale of emergency contraception, also known as the "morning-after pill." In a lawsuit filed in federal court, a pharmacy owner and two pharmacists say the rule that took effect Thursday violates their civil rights by forcing them into "choosing between their livelihoods and their deeply held religious and moral beliefs." The state ruled earlier this year that druggists who believe emergency contraceptives are tantamount to abortion can't stand in the way of a patient's right to the drugs. Tango’s Take

Ignore Bruce Willis. Chemistry! From OK! Magazine Live Free and Die Hard co-stars Justin Long and Maggie Q are dating! “Justin and Maggie were making out in full view of everyone at the ‘HER Luau at the Mansion,’ July 21 at Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion,” an eyewitness says. The event – hosted by Denise Richards – benefited the Nicole Brown Foundation, to stop domestic violence. Justin, 29, and the Vietnamese-American beauty, 28, “met on the Live Free and Die Hard set. They met as co-stars on the set, and then they hooked-up,” the source adds. Tango’s Take