Stories written by Laila Morales

Rock star, co-founder of KISS, and television personality Gene Simmons is challenging the claims of a makeup artist who falsely claimed that he assaulted her while visiting the ESPN studios in Los Angeles before a KISS concert last November at the Staples Center.
“I have no idea who this woman is and I deny her allegations,” [...]

Author, actor, TV host, and soon-to-be-dad Mario Lopez – whose new book, Extra Lean, is already earning critical acclaim – appears on the cover of DTM Magazine’s June 2010 issue. The issue, which is dedicated to fathers, also features such notable Latino dads as Benjamin Bratt, George Lopez, Luis Guzman, and Ricky Martin.
Lopez, best known [...]

Spike TV will induct quintessential mob classic and iconic movie “GoodFellas” into the Guy Movie Hall of Fame during the fourth annual “Guys Choice,” taping Saturday, June 5 at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA. Film stars Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta will reunite on stage to be honored, celebrating the 1990 [...]

A national study conducted among 3,901 American Idol viewers revealed that the contestant who was selected as the winner of the season 9 competition did not accurately reflect the viewers’ choice.
The Idol Democracy study was conducted during May 25-26, by HCD Research using its mediacurves.com website, to obtain American Idol viewers’ perceptions of which contestant [...]

Veteran alligator handler and performer, Jeff Quattrocchi was badly bitten during a performance as a crowd looked on in disbelief.
Nicknamed “Swamp Master”, Quattrocchi, was entertaining an audience at a festival in New Port Richey, Florida when suddenly the eight foot alligator he was showing, struck him in his right arm. Three-quarters of his arm was [...]

Miley Cyrus’ single “Can’t Be Tamed” quickly took the # 1 spot on iTunes’ singles chart, when it became available on May 18. The # 1 debut followed Miley’s stellar performance on ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” on Tuesday night.
The single debuted April 30 on MySpace Music, and instantly became the biggest premiere of 2010. [...]

Leading gaming and music entertainment giants Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. and MTV Games, part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), are once again seeking the best Rock Band® gamers in the United States with The 2nd Annual Total Rock, Total Rewards Rock Band Competition.
Five participating Harrah’s Total Rewards Casinos will host Rock Band [...]

Five-time Grammy Award winner Wynonna Judd announced last Wednesday the launch of her new online community via the Nashville-based social commerce network, Moontoast.com. The innovative technology provided by Moontoast adds an interactive element to her current website, wynonna.com. Unlike other social networking sites, Moontoast is more than just a channel for sending messages. Moontoast instead [...]

Fresh off the heels of a two month-long European trek, multi-platinum recording artist 50 Cent is ready to captivate and connect with American audiences on a personal level with his upcoming 18-city US tour. Starting in Cleveland on May 28 and culminating in Atlantic City on June 25, the tour will take 50 across the [...]

For only the fifth time in its 57-year history, Playboy magazine has released its list of America’s Top 10 Party Schools. The much-talked-about rankings, featured in the magazine’s May 2010 issue, were determined by Playboy’s editors, with input from the magazine’s campus representatives, models, photographers, online voters, and student readers.
The following schools have earned a [...]