'Pitchy' Sanjaya New Nationwide Pitchman

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Former "American Idol" contestant Sanjaya (san-JY'-yah) has gone from "pitchy" to pitchman.

Sanjaya Malakar is merchandising Nationwide Insurance in a new ad that's part of the Columbus, Ohio-based company's political campaign, "Life Comes at You Fast."

Malakar says that's something he knows from personal experience. In a command, he points out that he went from an unknown isaac M. Singer to appearing before of millions of people on "Idol."

In the commercial, Malakar visits a wise man who tells him he needs a retirement plan � and a haircut. He sports a "ponyhawk" hairstyle similar to the one he made famed while competing on the Fox network show, where the judges often take for off-key singing "pitchy."

Other celebrities who have poked playfulness at themselves for Nationwide include Kevin Federline, Fabio and MC Hammer.

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Report: Amy Winehouse has emphysema

Amy Winehouse has early stage emphysema and her lungs have been damaged by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes, her father said in an interview published Sunday.

The Sunday Mirror quoted Mitch Winehouse as saying that Amy has an irregular heartbeat, and has been warned that she will have to wear an oxygen mask unless she stops smoking drugs.

"The doctors have told her if she goes back to smoking drugs, it won't just ruin her voice, it will kill her," Mitch Winehouse was quoted as saying. "There are nodules around the chest and dark marks. She has 70 percent lung capacity."





The 24-year-old soul diva collapsed at her north London home Monday after signing autographs for a group of fans and was taken to a London hospital for tests. She remained there all week.

She is still scheduled to sing at a concert in London on Friday celebrating the 90th birthday of Nelson Mandela, the South African Nobel Prize-winner, and plans to take part in the Glastonbury music festival the following day.

Mitch Winehouse said it would be good for his daughter to perform.

"When she's been inactive work-wise then that's when the problems really start. The doctors have said that medically there isn't any reason why she can't do Glastonbury," the paper quoted him as saying.

He also pleaded with her drug-taking friends to stay away from her.

"What hope does she have if people are taking drugs around her," he said.

Chris Goodman, spokesman for Amy Winehouse, said "If that's what Mitch says, that's what he says. It sounds right."

Mitch Winehouse could not immediately be reached for comment.

Jennifer Aniston Denies Feud With Actress

A rep for Jennifer Aniston has come forward to deny reports that she is feuding with fellow ‘He’s Just Not That Into You’ co-star Jennifer Connelly, calling the rumors “absolutely absurd.”
The story about the former ‘Friends’ actress excluding Connelly from a group cover shoot with marie claire magazine came about after U.S. tabloid Life & Style printed the claims.
However, “there is no drama whatsover,” Aniston’s rep explained to Us magazine.
“marie claire wanted Jennifer alone. It was our idea to make it a group cover as Jennifer has a smaller supporting role in the film.”
Aniston’s rep also stated that there was no feud between the stars, saying, “Jennifer got along great with Jennifer Connelly.”
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Former screen siren Bardot convicted in race case

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A Paris court on Tuesday convicted Brigitte Bardot of provoking discrimination and racial hatred for writing that Muslims are destroying France.

The court also handed down a $23,325 fine against the former screen siren and animal rights campaigner.

A leading French anti-racism group known as MRAP filed a lawsuit last year over a letter she sent to then-Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy. The remarks were published in her foundation's quarterly journal.

In the December 2006 letter to Sarkozy, now the president, Bardot said France is "tired of being led by the nose by this population that is destroying us, destroying our country by imposing its acts."

She was referring to the Muslim feast of Aid el-Kebir, celebrated by slaughtering sheep.

French anti-racism laws prevent inciting hatred and discrimination on racial or religious or racial grounds. Bardot had been convicted four times previously for inciting racial hatred.

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At the after-party at the Playboy Mansion, Christopher Mintz-Plasse seemed to have the most fun — albeit reluctantly. The 18-year-old star of Superbad was standing by the bar when a group of thirtysomethings recognized him.

"Dude, you're doing a shot," one said, handing him what looked to be whisky.

"I can't!" the underage actor pleaded. But after a moment, Mintz-Plasse obliged — then headed toward the Playmates cavorting in the pool.

We can only pray that his mom does not read our blog.

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