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Janet Jackson Launches Her Own Lingerie Collection

Nancy O’Dell with Janet Jackson and fashion designer Bruno Schiavi

August 20, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

On Friday, Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell has the exclusive broadcast interview with Janet Jackson as the singer-songwriter-actress-dancer-record producer and now — designer — announces her partnership with Australian fashion designer Bruno Schiavi.

On the eve of her world tour in support of her recent “Discipline” album, Jackson has added designer to her impressive list of talents with the launch of Pleasure Principle. The line will be Jackson and Schiavi’s first domestic lingerie collection with plans to have product in stores as early as November 2008 across America, with Australia, Japan and Europe to follow.

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Madonna: The First 50 Years

Sean Penn and Madonna chat with reporters prior to the screening of his movie ‘At Close Range’ in Los Angeles. (1986)

August 17, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone Ritchie turns 50 and fabulous today, and with a new album out and a world tour on the way, the Material Girl shows no signs of slowing down.

Since she released her debut album in 1983, the Queen of Pop has become the most successful female recording artist of all time, selling over 200 million albums worldwide and creating almost as many controversies along the way.

So how did a dancer from the Detroit suburbs land in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Access has the answers with five of Madonna’s career-making moments

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Access Exclusive: Fergie Cast As One Of The Final Leads In Rob Marshall’s ‘Nine’

July 18, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

In her first significant leading role on the big screen, Fergie (Stacy Ann Ferguson) of the Black Eyed Peas has been cast as one of the final puzzle pieces in Rob Marshall’s ensemble musical, “Nine” for The Weinstein Company, Access Hollywood has learned exclusively. The casting will be announced Friday.

While there are several female leads in the film, including Academy Award winners Kate Hudson (announced Wednesday), Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren and Marion Cotillard, as well as Academy Award nominee Penelope Cruz, Fergie’s role will be significant.

More details on the film, inside!

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Rising Star: Agyness Deyn

Agyness Deyn rocks out in black at Italian Fashion Week, 2008

June 12, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Cindy Crawford’s masculine facial bone structure made her the supermodel of the late ‘80s. In the ‘90s, there was no one bigger than waif-thin Kate Moss, whose tiny frame and sunken eyes prompted writers to coin the phrase “heroin chic” just to describe her. In recent months though, a new model has claimed “face of the decade” – Access Hollywood Rising Star, Agyness Deyn.

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Taylor Swift Joins ‘Hannah Montana: The Movie’

Best New Artist Nominee Taylor Swift at the 2008 Grammys

June 09, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Taylor Swift will be lending her star power to Miley Cyrus’ big screen treatment of her beloved Disney character.

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Britney Spears Heading To England For Music Video Shoot

Britney Spears continues to work on her fitness and is escorted into the gym

June 05, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Britney Spears is heading across the pond.

Larry Rudolph, who has managed the pop star, confirmed Spears will travel to England to shoot the latest video from her album “Blackout,” for the single, “Radar.”

More details about the video shoot inside!

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D.L. Hughley To Host 2008 BET Awards

Usher smiles during an appearance on ‘TRL,’ May 27, 2008

June 03, 2008

NEW YORK, New York

Actor and comedian D.L. Hughley will take the reins as host of BET Awards ’08.

Tagged as “the hottest ticket on television,” BET Awards ’08 is raising the stakes as the biggest stars in music, sports and entertainment unite under one roof at Los Angeles’s historic Shrine Auditorium on Tuesday, June 24 at 8 p.m. ET. BET Awards ’08 will feature live performances by some of today’s hottest artists, including Usher, Lil Wayne and Nelly.

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